Hello again! From the person who invaded the fandoms of Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, Furuba, Bleach, and more, I make my reappearance at long last! I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates concerning a certain therapy fic, but that should be getting back on track relatively soon. Curse college and its time-consuming evil!

Anyway. A good friend of mine and I are currently involved in a very long and epic RP which may eventually be reworked into an actual story-- and we decided to immerse you into it slowly. Because yes. There are fan-characters. Who interact with the canon characters. And we would be thrilled if these characters were not treated as Mary Sues or Gary Stus, so we'll see how you take them and go from there.

In short, this is a drabble project with 50 themes selected for characters or pairings. Some are canon. Some are not. Kaly and I will be switching off every other chapter until we reach drabble #50. If this gets good responses, expect to see the actual RP in story format eventually. This is just a taste of it and the characters-- a "slice of life" thing, as it were.

Here's some additional information regarding characters and the basis of the roleplay.

Think Edo. The Earl and his minions have shown up and Allen Walker made his timely appearance. From there, the plot deviates from canon. It is now the aftermath, the Earl having skipped off, leaving the exorcists behind to pick up the pieces. What will they find in the rubble? What awaits them now in a time where the battles will only continue to grow more deadly and the exorcists are needed more than ever?

And now, some of the characters that you'll soon get to know a little better. These are just the bare bones for now.

Abigail Ainsworth- A kind-hearted woman who took care of Shae and Kanda during a bad storm. Also the mother of Luca and Dea.
Drina- A little gypsy girl who was found to be Innocence-compatible. She's the newest to the profession and unintentionally unnerves most people by accurately reading their emotions.
Mirielle Delacroix- A young scientist who takes her work very seriously, and can be found scolding her Supervisor for not completing his mountain of paperwork. She has an astonishing memory and eye for detail that makes her skilled at what she does. Prefers to go by the nickname "Miri".
Teivel Edison- A scientist who works for the Black Order, takes notes like a madman and fawns over his pug as if it were his child. Tends to overdo things with his enthusiasm. Doesn't get along with Rabi. Miri's childhood friend. Has an older brother who tends to flirt with anything pretty and animate enough, regardless of gender.
Shae Elliott Harper- a quiet, witty exorcist with a parasitic-type Innocence that can inject her Innocence-laced blood into an enemy or obstruction and destroy it from the inside. Has a past that she generally doesn't speak of. Often the victim of Karma's practical jokes.
Hanna Leon- a therapist with a keen and creative mind hidden behind a gentle smile.
Emery Lowe- A chivalrous Finder who never learned the meaning of "personal space". Deceased.
Devon Mayes- A young Finder who possesses three broken pieces of Innocence that can become golems. Wielder of Yan (fire), Auro (protective bubbles) and Ralla (akuma sensor).
Moriah- A puppy exorcist who can become a giant, slavering black beast when her Innocence is activated. She was known as the Barghest when she roamed Yorkshire until she joined the exorcists.
Raphael- An angelic being who aided Cassidy Wescott during a mission in Gowran, only to disappear shortly after saving her life. He made another appearance in China to help out again, where Allen Walker made a surprising discovery about his true nature.
Yossarian-Lang Romanovitch Vandrooghenbroeck the Thirteenth- A very verbose exorcist who remains convinced that the exorcists are the church's dogs, and whose Innocence can increase or decrease the density of matter. Inadvertently responsible for Moriah obtaining her Innocence.
Cassidy Wescott- A lively farm girl turned exorcist, with an Innocence capable of producing light strong enough to blind and burn. Possesses a crippling fear of the dark.
Deanna Wolfe- A shy and apologetic medic in the Black Order with an unusual appearance. She and her brother were originally Finders until something tragic happened.
Lucas Wolfe- A more confident medic and Dea's twin brother. He and Miri are often the ones keeping Komui from going on a scientific rampage.

Kaly and I own all of these characters (and you'll learn who owns who soon enough) and none of the ones found in the D.Gray-Man manga and anime. That would be Hoshino Katsura. Thank you, kick back your heels, and enjoy the show!

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Oh, so sweetly succinct is my Kia, always managing to cover what's needed without a waste of unnecessary space or breath.

Anywho Greetings, bonjour, ciao, konnichiwa and salutations, readers! My name is Kaly, as you might've guessed, the subordinate co-author to these 50 themes.

As my partner has already explained, this is an experiment which does involve a number of fictional characters (all personally owned between us) and, as such, I'd like to request that you suspend your disbeliefs. Being female and fictional does not necessarily equal a Sue, nor does fanfiction involving said character types necessarily equal any manner of self-gratifying love fantasy. Read with an open mind and form opinions as you go, judging us not by the genre's forerunners, but for the here and now we're presenting to you.

These drabbles will cover a broad span of criteria in no immediate chronological order. Alongside the various themes, we will be addressing a wide variety of characters (both major and minor, FC and OC) and an equal diversity of emotions.

There will be crack. There will be fluff. There will be tragedy and everything in-between, depending on the subject. Writing styles will be shifted, modified and otherwise played with. Various lengths will happen. Several points of view and different types of introspection will be utilized, and a number of canon pairings will be shamelessly peddled. Seemingly ambiguous details or references in one "story" will be built upon in others, interconnected and interwoven-- in other words, just think of this collection as a fun jigsaw puzzle with some assembly required.

So then... Thank you for tolerating my ramble. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy.