+1 skeptical and very magical irish journalist

[headlining]

warning: subjects making badass entrances through doors are nerdier than they appear

Hey everyone! I'm Crystal, and I'm the newest of new meat when it comes to this game, bringing to you a guy by the name of Keats from a super obscure PS3 game by the name of Folklore!

I know that maybe like three people will recognize him, so I'll briefly explain Keats' whole deal. Keats is an Irish reporter/journalist for a somewhat unpopular occult magazine called Unknown Realms who happens to find himself in the middle of a murder mystery that may or may not involve the influence of Faeries. Thinking he might get a story out of all of this for his magazine, Keats suddenly receives the magical ability to travel to the realms of the dead and basically absorb the monstrous souls of the dead to use to fight against Faeries and whatnot. It's kind of like Irish mythology combined with Pokemon and a tiny bit of JJBA and it's great.

The problem with all of this, though, is that Keats doesn't believe in magic. Like, at all. He gets his powers? He waves them off as a lucid dream. He travels to the worlds of the dead? He thinks he's hallucinating. Honestly, he's pretty casual about his denial (he just plays along with everything he sees), but his stubborn refusal to even believe things that are right in front of him kind of makes you want to hit your head against a wall. I apologize for everyone who has to deal with him ahead of time, he'll deny everything magical SUPER HARD.

Speaking of not believing in magic, people who don't believe in magic cannot see Keats (ironic, I know). If your character is practically an Agent Scully, please go over to THIS POST and tell me! Keats is (highlight for Folklore spoilers) a magical creature created by the deep desire of a human being and therefore cannot be seen by these people! This may change later, but I just wanted to make it clear now so that I can integrate him into the game and play around with it if there are characters like that out there.

Besides that, Keats is also kind of a Jerk With a Heart of Gold and is very cynical and sarcastic, but he'll help if he can (though he'll never admit it). He also has a soft spot for kids. And last but not least, he's really kind of a giant nerd trying too hard to be cool, don't think his attempts at badassery mean anything.

You can friend me over at vampirize , I'm super excited to start plotting things out, don't hesitate to hit me up here or on plurk!

Comments

[viscontree]

Keats is so great... it's been a while but Folklore is so good!!! Hello Crystal welcome to the game! I'm nami and I play Julius here. NICE TO MEET YOU.

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Ahhh I'm super glad you think so! I've only met a few people who are familiar with the game, so it's always great to see there are more Folklore fans out there! And thanks, I can't wait to play in the game, I've been buzzing with excitement ever since I submitted my app.

[viscontree]

Obscure canon struggles, but yes! SOON!! We'll do the ic intros and do all the things!! I'm looking forward to playing with you!!

[headlining]

YOU KNOW IT and SAME TO YOU TOO

[winces]

ah crystal, hello again! it's lena c: idk if you remember me but we were in haven for a while! ahh i was also the nina from the tdm. c: i'm psyched to be in a game with you again!

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Oh man IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER SINCE HAVEN ahh how are you! It's good to play with you again, guess we should have a big Haven reunion or something, I recognize a lot of players from it who have migrated here.

[winces]

we're all desperate to find a new home, weh...

[riastraid]

i'll admit i'm 100% canonblind but he sounds really neat....!!! irish mythology unite B)b but geeking out aside, hello crystal, my name's nu and i play lancer here; welcome to the game!

[headlining]

Aw, thanks! He IS very cool (even though in reality he's a giant dork). Anyways, it's nice to meet you!

Oh man, Lancer, I've been meaning to get into the Fate series but I don't even know where to start, what do you recommend?

[riastraid]

cool dweebs are the best, i won't knock it. gives him a noogie tho

oooohh man, i'd actually suggest starting with the fate/zero anime!! it's everywhere (netflix, crunchyroll, questionable internet streaming venues), explains most of the mechanics, and it's largely self-contained. let know what you think if you get into it (8

[keystaff]

Oh man. I started on Folklore forever ago. And then got distracted by other games......I should possibly try get back to that. At some point.

Anyway, yes hai I'm Caprica and I just have this here magical girl, Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura. And she will obviously totally be able to see him because magical gurl, plz. Let her teach you all about the magics. Or. Her magical cards, anyway. It's okay she herself was in denial about it for a while too, Keats.

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Haha, luckily Folklore is a good game to drop and pick up after a while, it's actually a little better that way because of the endless grinding, so no harm done if you want to play it again now!

Sakura you mean MY CHILDHOOD - ahh, I'm excited to see her here! I'll definitely look forward to whatever possible interaction these two will have!

[keystaff]

Yup, basically. It seems to be the case. A lot of the time if I have trouble with a game and take a break I manage to get through whatever was frustrating me and such anyway so. I'm sure I'll work it.

But haha, so many people are saying that, I hope I do her justice. She's almost as iconic and Usagi in her own way! But I couldn't help wanting to play her when I reread it more recently.

[showmeyourwreath]

hello stranger i do not possibly know at all

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hey nerd who i have not seen or talked to at all and who i totally do not know

[rosing]

Folklore was one of those games I made a note to buy and play but never did :(

Anyway!! Hi, I'm Tale and I play Anna who definitely believes in some form of magic seeing how she's basically a fire king herself and I think she'll be amused around Keats, maybe try to help him understand himself...?

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Oh no. Well, it's certainly still available online to buy for really cheap, I don't think you'll be able to find it in any game stores. :(

Anna looks like a major cutie, though she'll need all the help she can get if she wants to convince Keats to acknowledge what he is. He's been sailing down a certain river in Egypt for years, Anna, GOOD LUCK, HONESTLY.

[dishearten]

I don't know this character at all but you had me at irish. Graham here is NOT irish, however he sounds painfully so. feel free to call him out on it, he might try and pretend and bomb spectacularly.

Graham does believe in magic, though, so that shouldn't be a problem!

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Oh man Graham, I watched OUAT for like two seasons and got soooo upset when he died, IT WASN'T FAIR.

And haha, guess Keats will have to put him through THE ULTIMATE IRISH TEST then...or he may just not care. Either way, I can't wait to play with Graham!

[troublebusted]

A hardcore skeptic to the point of not believing in magic despite repeated evidence to the contrary as a journalist for an occult magazine. That must have been an interesting career path. Also it would be pretty awkward if not being able to see Keats without believing in magic applied to himself. Imagine trying to shave in the morning.

Anyway, welcome! I'm Yosie and I play Nico, who, as someone from a canon that is largely normal except school clubs about idols are taken way too seriously (Love Live), would have previously been unable to see Keats, but she's kind of decided to roll with all this stuff that's happened since. Hope you have a good time!

[headlining]

You know, you say that, but it's canon that Keats has remained the same for years. He literally has permanent stubble. HE'S PROBABLY NEVER SHAVED. IT'S AMAZING, THE MAN IS A VAMPIRE.

Oh man, I have a few friends who are into Love Live and it seems incredibly addicting! Haha, guess it may have been a good thing she believes in magic now, else Keats would have had to spend a lot of time trying to convince a young Japanese schoolgirl that he exists.

[troublebusted]

YOU'D THINK SOME OF THIS WOULD HAVE TIPPED HIM OFF ABOUT MAGIC.

The game does rather take up a lot of time, but at least when it comes to the anime I can excuse rewatching it excessively as canon review. I'm pretty sure if he tried to convince her of this, she'd end up assuming that someone has found a way to get a second network account and is trolling her by pretending to be some fictional person.

[adoube]

..........oh Gosh, STUPID QUESTION, but would characters who don't have magic as a skill or a... concept... in their world.... would that kind of ignorance count as... not believing in....

( don't worry, I'll sort it out )


ALSO: HELLO, HI, HOW ARE YOU. WELCOME TO THIS HERE GAME.

[headlining]

OH MAN WELL I guess there would still be a concept of not believing in impossible things - like thinking that things will always fall down because of gravity/lead can't turn into gold/things don't go against the natural laws of the world. I don't know if that would help, but that's another way of thinking about it without putting it under the definition of "magic".

THANK YOU I'm already enjoying my time here, so I'M DOING GOOD.