[quote=FiroIV]
With regards to the skills shat kind of skills are we allowed to choose? Can it be something fairly normal such as being a computer genius or having and eidetic memory, or can be something fairly supernatural like the ability to see and hear things that aren't there, and maybe something even more superhuman?As for the background is it necessary to have had a life that is involved in criminal investigations? What I mean to say is that are we allowed to make a character that has not formal or any experience in criminal investigations, but have had experiences dealing with the unusual in an investigative way? Going beyond that is it necessary that their history is that on the side of criminal investigators or are we allowed to have a character that was on the side of making crimes, unusual or otherwise, that needed investigation?
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All skills are those that any normal person could conceivably have, whether they have a natural knack for solving puzzles or they've worked very hard to develop their own investigative or observational skills. Super-human skills or abilities are not allowed.

As for the history, you do not need to have past experience in police work, or working with the law etc. to be applicable. Perhaps you're just an excellent problem-solver, or maybe a professional chess player with no history of investigative work or criminal justice at all.

[quote=Vulpes]
How much time we have to post our cheets? I'm considering submitting one, but I'm leaving for a holiday trip from Monday till Thursday. Also, how dark this RP is supposed to be? Is it Death Note style darkness, where manipulation and killing exist but there are also some funny moments? Or something lighter or darker?
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There's no time limit right now, I'm waiting for more people to show interest at this point and I'm loathe to rush into things because haste makes waste after all. The IC will not start up for another week at least, and I'll be out of town Thursday through Sunday this week. 

As for the style of RP, it will be pretty serious and dark, but there's always room for humor and lighthearted moments. The overall mood will be determined by all characters' reactions to the situation at hand, and so even if I say this is supposed to be dark you all might go off and be goofballs IC. I'm going for a fairly realistic approach on the whole.