ttog – cheshireinunderland

They hadn’t always lived on the island.

Once, a small part of Tanzanite B’s mind mused as he dropped stones into one of the koi ponds Platinum was fond of, they must have lived on the mainland. If they hadn’t then surely they must have lived on one of the other islands. They couldn’t have always been there.

A bigger part of his mind was pondering the meaning of pulchritudinous. According to Pink Topaz’s dictionary, it meant breathtaking, heartbreaking beauty. Personally, he thought it would be more suitable as the name for some kind of disease. She’d gone into a long monologue about how it was one of her favourite words when he’d mentioned that thought aloud, which had lead to his current location.

His sister would soon come looking for him, he thought as he stood up with a sigh, and he would really rather that she didn’t disturb the koi fish. He quite liked them.

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Shit about The Temple of Gemma y’all should probably know.

Continents? Only one. A supercontinent if you will. Known as the Mainland by anyone living on the many islands that surround it and known as Rodina (yes, I am aware that was the name of a supercontinent from over 7 million years ago, where do you think I got the name?) to the people actually living there.
The reason there’s so many temples? Mankind kind of never got out of their whole worshipping the Greek/Norse/Roman/Celtic etcetera gods/goddesses thing. They built temples, some are more well kept than others. That’s the reason.
The people who live on the islands are widely regarded as odd or mystical for doing so. Only the people living on the island with the Temple of Gemma are actually mystical beings these days.

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Cleo Rider. Hipster girl. Might be a bit of a conspiracy theorist. Started out dressing as a hipster to rebel against her parents and it spiralled from there. Has a tattoo of her zodiac, which is Pisces, near her collarbone. Flannel and beanies are a staple of her wardrobe, along with converse and cute hair ties. Only wears her alien choker because her cousin would whine if she didn’t, that’s totally the only reason. Has a ton of cherry bubble-gum in her pockets and will threaten to beat you with her baseball bat.

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons.

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Victoria Deòir. This lovely, or not, lady is one half of the villains we get! She isn’t affiliated with the other one. Tbh, she’s just trying to run a business but because the gemstone/metal people are our protagonists, we kind of can’t root for the jeweller who wants to use their body parts to make stuff. Efficient bitch™. Not very good at fight all things considered, gets other people to do it for her. Nice enough I guess. She’s just working against us so we have to work against her in return. Pencil skirts, blazers and oversized pearl earrings.

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons.

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Alastar Locksley. Tired™. Best friends with Cleo, is not the voice of reason. The fact she’s his cousin probably doesn’t help. Would push his sister into the sea and then regret it. Cute boi. Puppy dog eyes. Nice smiles. Hoodies and sarcasm for days. Honest and loyal. Wants to be seen as cool but everyone knows he’s too much of a dork. Is waiting for the day he can leave his parents behind and move into an apartment. Chill??? What is this chill you speak of? Not good under pressure.

*why doesn’t he have a sim? because this picture is accurate and also the sim picture wouldn’t load

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Marian Locksley. She is never really prepared for going outside on camping trips. Dresses, stilettos and too much pink lipstick. Sunflowers are the best. A bit of a snob. Secretly very aromantic asexual, doesn’t bring it up in front of her parents. Alastar is her little bother and she thinks he’s the best one she could have gotten, not that she’ll tell him that. Big ego, loud voice, only way to shut her up is with duct tape. Why the hell did she bring a shit ton of fancy dresses to an island??? Did she think there would be parties???

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons

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Celesta Thompson. Ballet Dancer. All the bright colours. Somewhat naïve about the real world. Dimpled smiles. Might end up being friends or in a relationship with Sulphur, who the heck knows? (certainly not me). Jeans and lace, pink and pale green. Never wears lipstick or lip-gloss, only wears lip balm in winter. Always forgets her freaking stationary despite having a ton, has to borrow pens and pencils, and then she never gives them back. Takes things very literal, tone down the sarcasm around her, folks!

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons.

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Platinum, Finnian or Finn. Has mystical powers which means he can slowly replace someone’s body parts with gemstones or metals. His legs are fucked up but for some reason he always forgets to fix them. Can’t walk far without either a cane or a wheel chair. Patient as can be. Nice boy. Really does not have much forethought. This bitch is the reason most of the events in the tale unfold tbh (probably not).

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons.

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Angelite or Angelica. As both of her names suggest, she is an angel. Wants to help as many people as she possibly can. Sometimes forgets that people dont always want help and will help themselves when they feel like doing so. Forgets plans all the time. Likes seeing people smile. Hums to herself whenever she’s organizing the library. Always up for learning new things. Indie music is probably one of her favourite things. Shorts with lace, hooped earrings, white converse and purple polka dot socks.

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons.

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Labradorite or Larissa. Simultaneously really kind and really mean. Aka, she’s kind to some people but if you’re an arrogant idiot, she will not hesitate. Wears a lot of cute things, like dresses with bows around the waist and cute ballet style pumps. Short™ (like, she only just about 4′9″). Extremely long hair that goes down to her waist and is usually tied in braided pigtails. Interested in aviation, could probably list most of the planes in existence. Has a collection of floral perfumes.

*featuring an actual picture of a human being and a sim for reasons.

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