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This is a rather quiet place you got here. Mind if I join your group? I've just lost my most recent one to the walkers.

Lol, but jokes aside (I really am on the verge of leaving an RP though due to factors beyond my control), I've got a few ideas for a character, and I'm wondering which ones you guys would prefer...

Valentina Vetrov (The Wild Child): This 10 (and a half) years old kid is a character I've been developing over the course of two RPs now, and this would be the third if you guys like. The advantage of choosing this girl is obvious. She's a tried-and-true character endorsed by two groups of people. She'd come ready-made with complete personality, backstory and all the little nuances that would allow a character to come alive. Furthermore, she won't be a stereotypical zombie apocalypse character either, whether be it your typical G.I Joe type mini-gun toting zombie killer nor the most recent stereotype *cough* Clementine *cough* kid character. She's basically a kid who'd lost family and friends over and over, and was broken physically and mentally in the process, forced to survive on her own to the point where she'd lost most of herself due to the lack of social contact and the need to survive. She's basically Clementine without the benefit of a trusty guardian(s) and far, far worse off, who's probably going to behave far more unpredictably and badly than Clementine ever could. Yeah, well, I guess she's nothing like Clementine.

The Cosmonaut/Taikonaut: I've always had the idea of combining the foreigner character with the isolated character with a dash of the astronaut character. Basically, this guy's going to be crash-landing into the middle of the zombie apocalypse without knowing what's going on at all. Neither is he/she going to know where on Earth he/she is. Might make for many interesting scenarios. This guy will probably start out with a crash-landed spacecraft and crewmates (who will be anything between unscathed to badly wounded), along with space-age equipment such as an experimental mars rover (that probably won't be as handy as a car), survival gear, space rations and a nifty experimental space suit that would allow him/her to run around with it without dying of exhaustion and heat injury.

The Peacekeeper: Another idea I've always had was to have a UN Peacekeeper who'd been flown in from another part of the world. I imagined this guy to be a Medical Officer who's also a Buddhist Chaplain. He's a soldier, but he won't be much of one due to his obvious inclination towards peace, saving lives and philosophy. For the sake of getting through the nitty and gritty, he'd be better at the traditional arts than he is at firearms. He's basically a Japanese with the JSDF, equipped specifically to deal with walkers/biters at the last minute with a factory manufactured sword and the usual infantry gear.

He'd resemble the Ronin-type character in Japanese literature, but instead of a dead master, his allegiance remains instead with the UN peacekeeping cause that'd died with his men, forcing him to wander and do what he can.
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This place is "quiet" for a reason, Darkraven. As of now, I'm not leaning toward accepting another member right at this moment. This role play isn't about accepting as many members as possible just for the sake of having as much interaction as possible and keeping the thread alive. I'm entirely against that idea, because too many characters (that aren't my own) are ridiculous to manage and they make it more complicated to direct the story when I already have a clear vision of where I'm going with it. I'm open to accepting new members only when I feel it is necessary to progress the story along or when some of the former characters have met their end. Some Gm's wonder why they can never finish their threads and it's because they think accepting a load of members will keep it thriving (and maybe it does to the advantage of the thread's longevity only)... but really, all it does is pull the STORY in different pointless directions and then members end up dropping, because the Gm doesn't know where to take the story anymore, and in truth, it's because the Gm fucked it up for everyone from the beginning. Or alternatively, new characters randomly appear out of nowhere to replace the old ones that fell off the face of the earth and then the role-play turns into a never ending story with no resolution or actual TRUE plot. That's exactly where I'm not going with this thread and I'd rather have my OOC feel 'quiet' than spammed with ten different members having random conversations that make it difficult for everyone else to discuss the actual importance of the thread. I dunno about anyone else, but I don't role play just to keep an idea going for as long as possible. I role play to start and finish a story. Rant concluded... Btw all of that wasn't directed towards you - just me ranting about my own opinion. I'm ok with at least three other members besides myself, but I don't feel that allowing another member to join right now is beneficial for the story. If you are interested in Joining Last life, then you could stick around for Chapter 4 or we will have an opening when Part 2 rolls around.
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Wow.. that was quite the rant there, but I can understand where you're coming from.
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Alright. I agree with everything you say, considering what had happened recently and what I'd been through.
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Gm issues.... I'm glad that you understand Darkraven and I would've given you a simpler, less rant oriented answer if I hadn't been thinking of my past failures as Gm at that particular time. I've had Gm experience for quite awhile now and the journey hasn't been that satisfying (as far as completing them) Guess I'm just trying to learn how to prevent my past mistakes. If I feel that I can fit a new character in sooner, then I will let you know ASAP & I'd be glad to have you on board (if accepted). As far as your characters, I like the UN peacekeeper the best. It's most suitable for Last Life.
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Oh btw, a thought crossed my mind. Joan's name is pronounced "Jone" not "Joe-Ann" Guess I shoulda made that clear from the beginning, but it's ok if your use to thinking it's pronounced differently. Also, I spell out her full name in the narration, but she's called J any other time when someone's talking to or about her.
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Thanks for considering me. I really appreciate it. I guess I'll be working on my character sheet whenever I'm free. Even if I don't make it into this RP, I'll use him for something else.
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Espa, can you please edit out your other two posts and just put a number or something? If not my head may do a 360 like the demon girl off the exorcist and it might explode. Clone posts like that in the Ic really bother me. I should be able to get them removed whenever I request to have Sly's post removed.
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done, sorry about that. when the server went down somehow it posted.
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No problem, not your fault. I meant to throw in a lol in my previous post, but the site wasn't cooperating with me yesterday.
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same here,*LOL
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Welp, the mods got those posts deleted very swiftly... I'm impressed. They responded in less than five minutes.
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I'll have a interaction for Chloe when I get back from the tire shop.
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:)
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Am I the only one having sign in problems or no?
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Well I'm constantly signed in so... no I guess...
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I'm signed in all the time as well.
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I would like to get Nathan to safety... but I don't want to ruin anything.
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Thankfully all of the site's technical problems seem to have ceased :)
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Glad to hear that.

Man, oh Man.

everything is gone!, Shame on you!. :)
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