#japeth

My guy had multiple racks of horns for all occasions

I found this in my drafts. I can't remember if this was inspired by something, but have at it. I'm open to suggestions or requests for other characters not yet listed, especially if anything seems out of character.

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Sophie: Texts cinematically and a e s t h e t i c a l l y . Sometimes writes a select word in all caps to be strategically dramatic as well, mainly because most texting apps don't allow for emphatic italics. Sometimes uses emojis. 💃🏼 Expounds on things with flair, like her usual, in-person monologuing. Sometimes does cutesy things, but can be disingenuous. Spams Agatha with long, vent-worthy blocks of text whenever anything goes wrong. Intentionally obscures of the subject of her discourse temporarily, to amp up drama and keep tensions running high. (Almost the opposite of Rhian II in terms of withholding information and clarity. She can use misinterpretation to her advantage.)

Agatha: Texts how she speaks. Uses abbreviations like bc and lmao. Simple and straightforward. Uses “This reminded me of you” in reference to the grotesque or for humor purposes.

Tedros: Often uses text-to-speech dictation and also makes voice notes because he thinks everyone loves hearing him talk and because autocorrect absolutely mutilates his non-standardized 14c/Arthurian spellings. Uses memes incorrectly. Also: “This reminded me of you” but unironically.

Rhian I: Alternates between two texting styles: crisp professionalism and proper grammar and punctuation or preteen girl with a crush and an abundance of emojis. Waxes poetic occasionally. Leaves himself voice memos or texts to-do lists to his own number. Uses air drop (even though it's insecure) to send School-wide messages.

Rafal: Never spares a second thought coming up with a proper greeting unless it's Sophie. Alternatively, he has “do not disturb” perpetually turned on for everyone but Rhian. Texts "too formally," like an old man, with proper grammar and punctuation. Texts like people email as he uses paragraph breaks. He did not realize he could swipe to see dates, so he just manually writes out the date for every conversation for his own reference. No one has bothered to inform him. He signs off with "RM" every time and later finds out he can create an automatic text message signature as he would do for emails and enables it. It saves time. Has autocorrect turned off. To communicate anything quickly to students, sometimes, he just drops a curt message in the subject line of an email and leaves the body of the email blank. Blocks people with seemingly no provocation. Rereads the texts from James or Sophie in secret when they are gone to remember their words verbatim and then deletes the evidence.

Rhian II: Also has autocorrect turned off. Never sends walls of incoherent text. Intentionally makes his texts digestible and quotable. Texts how one might speak, with short, cumulative thoughts. By taking care to directly name subjects, he ensures that everything he texts will make sense and reflect well on himself, even if screenshotted and taken out of context/leaked. Occasionally makes strategic but understandable or reasonably realistic typos to appear like he's a common, everyman type of fellow. Always "corrects" himself afterwards. Texts unknown numbers at random for the express purpose of campaigning.

Japeth: Cold sends links with no context. Gets himself blocked because he seems shady. If he ever sends voicemails, they're just of creepy silence since he intends to threaten/intimidate without actually being caught or leaving proof of his writing style/voice.

Aric: Monosyllabic replies usually or just "ok."

August Sader: Leaves everyone on “read.” Calls them instead, obviously.

Peter Pan: Keyboard smashes.

Midas: Takes ages to respond, but always does, and leaves people on “read” in the meantime. Otherwise, sometimes responds with headlines or Wikipedia articles as a sarcastic joke format.

Hort: Spam messages, like, 42 times in a row…

Kiko: Sends flowery ~Good Morning~ memes and uses emojis created from letters and punctuation marks.

Merlin: Literally doesn't own a phone. Probably lives off the grid. Idk, let’s say he uses smoke signals. /j

Context

So, this is an AU where after his death Aric turned into a cursed spirit (or something like that) and "haunts" Japeth. He lost his conciousness as a human, but there's still some lingering memory about Japeth.

He became a cursed spirit because, after his death, Japeth can't let go of him and that's what cursed him to become what he is (which also why he latched onto Japeth).

Where when we got to talkin' our hearts sang out in glee!

When we were together I never felt alone

That's why I called that mountain witch my home

But when you're on the mountain, you've got no guarantees

I gave her all my roses and she took all that she pleased

She kept takin' risks as we lived out all my fears

My love took on the mountain unprepared

Unprepared, so unprepared

That witch just couldn't care

She lived a life of thrills

Her truth was dares!

Unprepared, so unprepared

I said, "Unless you got a spare,

You got one life, so handle it with care!"

37 years ago we donned our gear and skiis

I was mighty nervous but she was filled with glee

Well, when you're always panicked and you always feel alone

It's either fightin' or your partner isn't home

But way up on the mountain, I had no guarantees

I gave her my last roses, I just wanted her with me

But when the mountain rumbled, we were unprepared

That day this here old mountain goat was spared!

Unprepared, so unprepared

I sure was fuckin' scared!

But that bitch was grindin' powder unaware!

I got buried by the snow

And I thought that I was dead

I got buried way down deep as debris did crush my head

I got dug back out

And got to breathe fresh air

I got rescued by that mountain witch

And for once she sure looked scared

She was scared, enough to care

And although my life was spared

It changed forever in a second then and there

37 years ago a witch done put a curse on me

A curse where I can't talk right 'cause of my injuries

When I began to slow her down with all my chronic pain

Communication and our relationship did strain

And one day on the mountain, she finally did leave

I grew no more roses but I learned to sing

So I took on the mountain, this time with no fear

I was finally free to just be here!

I repaired, got prepared

I was finally not scared!

This lesson must be shared:

Be prepared!

37 days ago there was a young lady

Appeared up on the mountain and called out cautiously

Her granny was in trouble and she was all alone

That's why she asked if she could use my phone

And way up on my mountain, she had audacity

I flashed back to roses while she kept talkin' over me

Way high up the mountain, I saw how she was scared

I recognized myself in her despair

She cared, she really cared!

She deserved to be aware

Of all the ways that witch had left her unprepared!

Unprepared, so unprepared

I thought, "Unless you got a spare,

You got one life, so handle it with care!"

I got a chance to break the tension

And I got her to play along

I got all these useful silly horns to show and tell through song

But the girl got very frustrated

And honestly that's fair

But she also got a sudden shock

As we both dropped through the air

3.7 meters down we landed in the mine

I sang out a warnin': keep in the mine cart at all times!

And when our cart went over that first big major drop

That girl screamed so loud I thought her heart'd stop!

But as we curved around the mountain, she began to ease

And so to soothe both our nerves I yodeled as I pleased

See the truth is on the mountain, you'll have to face your fears

That's why I'd done my best to be prepared!

I'd prepared, I really swear

I made sure to stay aware

I did this 'cause I care

I prepared!

Despite despair, I stay prepared

'Cause I don't got a spare!

I got one life, so I handle it with care!

Buuuuut... the mountain began rumblin' and I got fuckin' scared

An avalanche was comin', would we both be spared?

But thanks to that old witch's spell I couldn't fuckin' scream

So I did my best to just accept I'd yodel till we're creamed!

I was unaware that the track had blown to bits

As our cart took to the air we were certain this was it!

My mind sure was racin' I had to find a way

To spare us both from certain death that day!

Just then a disembodied voice called out from up above

A familiar voice filled with concern and love

She called out to the girl that she had to use her hood

And if I hadn't acted fast I'd be gone for good!

Did she really hate me or did she feel a thing?

Do you think she realized she's the reason that I sing?

Would that witch still recognize my number on the phone?

Or has my face just changed that much from testosterone?

I quickly had to rid my mind of all memories of scorn

I only had enough time to start my propeller horns

And as I passed the girl and I began to sing

One last victorious reminder I caught her smiling

When they called a few days later, imagine my surprise

When they asked me to start deliverin' their muffins and their pies

I considered saying no but quite honestly

They agreed to let me set my terms and pay me handsomely

So now I've got horns that hold up muffins

And I've got horns that hold up pies

I've got horns that fly with new cloud cakes that've really touched the sky!

I got horns that keep the snowcones cold

And horns that fill eclairs

I got horns that stack up pancake stacks

I alway come prepared!

Be prepared, be prepared

And unless you got a spare,

You got one life, so live it up with flair!

We bugged out for this round with the marvelous MAGGOTT! Born as Japheth in South Africa, the young boy's digestive system mutated into two large slug-like creatures, which can crawl out of his body, eat anything, and provide him with enhanced strength. The D-lister to end all D-listers, often appearing on lists of "Worst X-Men" or "Most Forgotten X-Men," we thought it was finally time to give Maggott his due. He appeared briefly in Children of the Atom and more recently in his own X-Men Unlimited story!

Our team embraced their inner digestion slugs and had fun updating Maggott for the modern day. He's only really had one notable costume to date, but is easily identifiable for his blue skin and, well, his maggots. See what everyone did, and make sure to follow them all on social media!

Ooo thanks for this!

I think the main three would play a game along the lines of Zelda or maybe even Genshin. Anything fantasy based. Somehow, I think Agatha would be a pro at video games and very hard to beat. She'd always be at the highest levels and have great strategy in battles. Tedros mostly loses to her. Sophie-- I'd imagine she would love to cosplay maybe? More than the game, she'd like the character designs and the aesthetics the most. However, she wouldn't miss a chance to beat Teddy. Hort doesn't strike me as a video game player, except maybe the internet crash dinosaur game.

Oh and Nicola would be great too! I think she would be excellent at puzzle games or Tetris. Candy Crush and games of that sort don't faze her. She knows how to maneuver around the harder levels. The coven would use it for bonding time, but I think they are definitely more horror people. Like FNAF? I think Dot would feel bad for the animatronic due to the... history of the games. I can see them loving post apocalyptic games like Fallout too.

Rhian 2, Japeth, Kei, and Aric look like Roblox kids. There would always be roblox drama. Aric would bully and kill other players, and those Adopt me stuff with this gang would be WILD. Lesso and Dovey would tell them to stop and touch grass, Evelyn maybe, but I think she'd find a way to make Japeth upset by allowing Rhian 2 more Game Time. Aric would be the bratty child that bites his mother when he doesn't get robux. Japeth and Rhian 2 would also love building your empire games, though.