Jason's Secret Monroe page

OOC Masq. broken here

Monroe P. Dennison was born in 1820, in Philadelphia, the middle brother (and the only fictional one) of Aaron and David Dennison. The three brothers went into business producing the first mass-produced watches, Aaron handling the business and David and Monroe doing the designs. Monroe's excellent engineering work was discovered by the Order of Reason's Iteration 9, and he was awakened at their hands.

After some training, during which he showed excellent promise in learning the Sphere of Time, he was sent West to be one of the Timekeepers, living on the frontier in Yerba Buena (later to be renamed San Francisco). After disagreements with the Order, though, he was cut off from the supply of Quintessence, quickly accumulated Paradox, and was unceremoniously yanked into a Paradox Realm for over a hundred and fifty years.
Monroe's a watchmaker. Most of his magic is also done with clockworks, which makes for some interesting interactions with the rest of the paradigms of the rest of the mages.

"After my sacrifices in the war for the Union
Then to live to the day of the Great War
To lie for days in a delirium, and out of thought
And suffering to see that monster ravage the land
With a mouth like the Grand Canyon
Swallowing churches, swallowing colleges
Halls, as well as tons of newspapers,
Tons of books.
To hear him snort like a storm
As he trampled Liberty into the mire,
While mouthing moralities, patriotisms,
His throat full of bells, pipe organs, the booming of cannon.
You call this a Republic,
Where happiness is hunted, delight is defeated,
Thought is throttled, speech is choked;
And where slickness, lying, thieving, hypocrisy
Are encouraged and enforced by the Great Beast?
And where Dullness, the eunuch, is enthroned
Amusing himself by swatting flies
With a sceptre of lead!" --- Edgar Lee Masters

Monroe Links

• Monroe and a horse. Because you have to get around SOMEhow.
• Monroe's Old Hometown.
• Is Monroe Outrageous?
• Wendell Phillips addresses a crowd in Boston.
• Cump, one of Monroe's old buddies from his old hometown. Americans had to stick together out there, y'know.
• Picture of Willow, Monroe's twentieth century flame and twenty-first century wife. Too bad they're both a bit repressed, eh? They make a cute couple - she runs an occult bookshop and he used to think the occult was a load of hooey. (He still sorta kinda has that in the back of his head, but you have to be a bit more open-minded when you rely on the Traditions for survival and a LOT more open-minded when you fall for a Hermetic.) Another picture. Mrowr! It should be noted that the DWR Willow is a Brown-Eyed Girl.
• Monroe Logs! These are still under construction so all the links might not work yet.
  • Awakenings. Everyone yaks about their Awakenings.
  • Talkin' About Spark. Monroe and Willow discuss Spark's recent visit.
  • Monroe Meets Bardon. The first time they got to talk about magely stuff.
  • Monroe's Dream. This abortive TP never really got off the ground, unfortunately.
  • Monroe and Willow at Halloween. The first kiss.
  • Johnson's Brain. Monroe and Alec fixing up Johnson's brain.
  • G'morning. Monroe let Willow crash on his couch (this is in the pre-sexual days.)
  • Bardon & the Dream. The other log in the above-mentioned stillborn TP.
  • Fin's Christmas. The only log I have with Fin in it.
  • Party. Monroe hosts a small get-together.
  • Xerxes' Turn...to interrogate Monroe.
  • They're Back - Willow comes over to talk to Monroe after Xerxes leaves.
  • Fight Night! Monroe and Willow have their first fight.
  • Non-Mortal Kombat!. Monroe spars with Liu-Shen, who pours out a five-gallon jug of whup ass on him.
  • Dinner with Niles. Monroe has dinner with Niles and gets the third degree.
  • Prejudices. Monroe and Willow briefly discuss their view of prejudice.
  • Changes. A sea change in Monroe's life is brought about by the powerful Drace.
  • The Mob. Monroe sees in his 20th century mage friends a disturbing vision of vigilantism and set up a prissy little howl.
  • Politics. Monroe discusses Niles' proposal for a new chantry government with him.

Monroe Movie!