I don't know why, but I keep wanting Sam to have a 'My spider!' moment with Laz and one of his fanclub members. Ah, may as well explain the game a little bit.
WoD is a Chat based RPG set in the real world, during real time (Except the 5 to 5 dusk till dawn year round rule). There are several different venues to play on the game, though right now I am favoring Changeling the Lost. My character (If you haven't already see the picture, and if you haven't shame on you) is Samantha Rhodes, a cross dresser. Yes, there is a reason for why she crossdresses, a legitimate one.
In the game you need to have a set of mental scars gained by your time in Arcadia, the place that makes you into a changeling. Without getting too techy, I'll just say that Arcadia really, really sucks. My own character was stuck in a dark well for days on end, left to 'dry out' when she finally became an elemental waterborn, and raped several times.
I'll say it again, Arcadia really, really sucks. Sam's mental scar derives from that last part mentioned, as being a virgin then going through that for three years will really mess with your mind. She still likes boys, and as seen in the picture loves Laz, but she does not want to be seen as a girl by anyone besides him and others who have gained her trust. Why? It's somewhat defensive I suppose, and it's probably from the fear that her keeper may return for her.
Besides this scar, Sam is also afraid of dark waters (Due to being trapped in a dark well for so long with things grabbing at her) and becomes panicky if she is seperated from a large source of water for more than twenty four hours ('Drying out' torture).
...What was I talking about? >_< I don't remember... *Rereads entry* Oh yeah!
Laz (Lazarak) is a spider, a beast venombite. His time in Arcadia resulted in a loved one dying by his own hand in an arena match he was forced to fight, killing numerous friends, and gaining a lot of scars and self hate during his time in Arcadia.
*Please look to the 'Acradia really, really sucks' comments*
Laz's mental scars included (They have changed):
-Being aloof and unwilling to socialize and afraid to make friends for fear he may need to kill them eventually. This scar probably lasted the least amount of time, as Sam and a group of others eventually ended up making a motley and '
ersuaded' (Bugged, harassed, gang rushed) Laz to join. He was still a little unsocial for a while before he completely gave up on that.
--This scar supposedly still exists.. No, it doesn't, closet springling
-When Laz first appeared he had a locket of the person he lost in Arcadia, Isabella. He carried it around to remind himself what he had done to her and that he didn't deserve to be loved again. This scar lasted (A month?) and then ended one night when Sam made him stay at her apartment to recover from some self inflicted wounds (She was in scary Sam mode... I think she scared him
). She kept the locket with her after pulling it out of his back so he wouldn't leave the apartment, and the next day he ended up telling her to keep it for a while. The day after that, he destroyed it in a fireplace.
--Laz ended up replacing his ties to the locket with a napkin Sam gave him the day he admitted he loved her and she tried to tell him she felt the same. Granted, the ties are not there for the same reasons.
-Laz joined Autumn Court (The court of fear and knowledge) to try to find a way to take revenge on the Fae that killed his love and forced them through all the things they had been through. His plans were to immediantly kill himself afterwards, since that had been his only drive in life.
--The spider now has other things worth fighting for: Sam, the motley, and his friends. Yay! ...*Smacks self* >_< Stop being a girly girl, darnit...
-The one scar still in effect is that if it turns out Isabella has not died and attacks him, he will not be able to fight back against her. Until he suceeds on a composure/resolve roll, he can only dodge her attacks. If she attacks his friends or injures them, however, that part of the scar is negated.
...I got off track again... Darnit... Oh, now I remember! So, that's Sam and Laz in a nutshell. Back to topic: Laz for some reason attracts all kinds of people who really, really like him.
I think he was hoping the girls would lay off a little when he decided to be with Sam (The whole place thinks he's gay now though, because Sam won't admit her gender and he won't make her
That and a girl said he was while drunk), but now he has boys going after him. Poor guy...
Anyway, that's what makes the 'My spider' moment so tempting. Just once, if a girl tries hopping into his lap or a boy tries doing something, I want Sam to grab him and go "No, my spider. Not your spider, my spider. Go get your own, this one is mine. MINE!"
Too bad that would be horribly out of character
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