RP Title: Beyond the Boundaries

GM Note 9/27: Moving on with who we have, hoping the speed will pick up a little. Currently editing new locations for a space scavenger hunt, will be tweaking.

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RP Genres: Science Fiction, Quest, Odyssey, Fantasy, Modern, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Post-Apocalyptic and Sandbox.

Genres: Science Fiction, Quest, Odyssey, Fantasy, Modern, Adventure and Sandbox.

Cast Size: Anywhere from four to nine players at one time.

Length of Posts: Anywhere from four to ten paragraphs.

Commitment of Players: Temporary to Permanent Status acceptable for players.

Frequency of Posts: From one to three posts a week from any player in the group.

Status and Phase of RP: Open and accepting players, Pre-Chapter One.

RP Plot: Set in the Earth year: 2014, it's October 15'th, a simple Wednesday. People all over the globe are going about their lives, some are going to work or school, while some are retired and traveling at their leisure. Some people don't have the privilege of school, while others can choose not to, based on a wealth of money and lax parents. Some people are dodging traffic as they rush into the nearest coffee shop, while others are beginning to make dinner for some friends who are coming over in an hour. And some people are saving lives or taking lives. The beauty of Earth is that there are millions of lives being lived, experiences and relationships are boundless and limitless. People on Earth can do almost anything they want. Some squander the opportunity and go through life without finding a worthwhile passion, while others find faith in religion and use that as fuel to find happiness and purpose. Or some brave souls may be traveling to NYC, to begin a life changing journey!

And yet, on a tiny little rock in outerspace, these Earthlings don't know anything at all about what goes on around them. That's where Qyx comes in. Qyx hails from another planet, similar to Earth. Qyx is an alien, much like Earth humans would be alien to her and her people. The planet Qyx comes from is called XYD and while their alphabet is similar to Earth's, they don't use vowels. XYDNS find it's lazy to rely on so few letters to get a point across. Their planet has been around for 4,000 years and during that time, many variants of communicating have developed. Some XYDNS have learned to talk better without moving lips at all, and have instead adopted using body language and movement to talk to each other. And other XYDNS have used whistling and humming to talk. Still, no one uses the letters "A, E, I, O, or U" because it would be quite disgusting in their eyes.

But for Qyx, she and many other XYDNS have started changing language to suit vowels and have found their civilization has not been burned to the ground, nor has anyone become uglier or poorer thanks to changing their speech. Even so, these minority people are becoming popular in the underground depths of XYD. XYD is very high tech and their technology reaches far beyond Earth's current limitations. For the past near-decade, Qyx has been traveling around, through time and space to discover other means of communication. On the planet known as Yah, she found the inhabitants spoke a mixture of Earth English and Earth German. And yet the place Qyx has been returning to the most, is Earth. The people of XYD have many similar physical traits to those of Earth. It's a fascinating planet to her.

Interested in exploring other realms but having no friends in XYD who seek the same adventure and have the same thirst of knowledge, she has been advertising for companions on Earth. Every three years she makes posters and puts them all over Earth in hopes that someone would want to fly around outerspace with her. Unfortunately for her, she has yet to fully master Earth's many languages and so most of the posters she displays are poorly written and are thus overlooked. Three years ago though, she did manage to finally find two adventurers who she had loads of fun with. The three of them picked up other bored people while traveling and when it was time for Qyx to go home, she found it so hard to say goodbye to her new friends. Now that the Earth year of 2014 has rolled around, a new batch of posters have been sent out, this time with much better spelling and instructions thanks to what she had been taught.

The posters all read when translated back to Earth English, the following:

Are you bored of your life on Earth? Do you want to see the universe and meet new people who might one day save your life? If you're looking for adventure and believe that the world isn't all there is to your life, then come meet me, Qyx! I come from a far away planet and I've only scratched the surface of the universe and I'd like some company! You may pack one bag and meet me in New York City's Central Park, at the Tennis Courts at 3:00 AM on Thursday, October 16'th 2014. Should our journey begin and you wish to go home, that can be taken care off, no feelings hurt. However, I am not held responsible for any injury or death which may occur during our time together. Bring whatever you wish but be aware my technology and your technology might not play well together. I hope to see you there, never stop looking at the stars! Yours, Qyx.

The posters were put in their usual places, in main cities and towns all over Earth. It's now time for Qyx to go down and see if she has had any success. She is quite hopeful but knows that humans while passionate, can be hard to change. While most of her galaxy has been mapped, there are still so many she had yet to see. One of the conditions that she has been given a time and space machine, is so that she can record new incoming data about culture, life and language. Qyx is a dedicated scholar who has managed to keep her image clean, despite her secret use of consonants. Qyx is a very lively individual who doesn't mind going off on her own but she has been reaching out to Earth for nine years and after her third attempt being a glowing success, she would find it rather lonely to pilot a ship by herself. So, as she stands in the tennis courts, she can't help but feel like Earth is too empty, to find any new friends again.

GM Note: I will be taking the role of Qyx, as well as a few others, be them human and or alien.

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Creating Characters, Planets and Aliens - The Rules: This RP will be infested with different characters, it's meant to house people from many walks of life. Is everyone going to get along? Surely, not (don't call me Shirley) but should two characters (not players) end up disrupting a quest or adventure, it is within Qyx's right to take them elsewhere, be it Earth or some asteroid. Qyx won't put up with too much drama, it's bad for everyone.

Whether your character is permanent one or not, is fine with me. If your intended lifespan changes (ex: your character is temporary), you must notify me as GM. If you make a character you plan to kill off soon, let us know. I encourage you to make males and females, characters from different planets who have different morals and habits and goals. Granted there should be no malice or hatred in these creations. I mean come on, who is going to pick up a hitchhiker who gives off a rapey or murdery vibe? Along with that, don't make characters with chips on their shoulders or who always sees things as bleak. No one wants to work with characters who have too much personal baggage. You need to smartly develop characters, if they're better suited for a shrink's office, they won't be accepted into this RP.

We're going to have fun and I know for a fact that fun isn't fostered by crazy characters who hate life or who are selfish. Just be smart. If I think your character is too gimmicky, just try a different approach. Let's not all be orphans with abusive parents.

As a note, temporary characters can come back to the group, or they can leave (back to Earth or stay on a planet while everyone moves onward) or die. Humans can also be accepted after we begin, just note that we will need to make a special post introducing them. Even though Qyx recruits every three years, she can change her habits on a whim. If you make characters joined together (ex: siblings, or significant others etc) don't make your post with just them interacting. It's not that fun to read about two people talking and not contributing.

When you submit characters, you will do so on your designated post. What I mean is, you will be editing your past/present/future roles into one post. I will then link that master post into this one so that players and myself don't spend months sifting through pages, trying to find that guy you've just introduced. You will keep your post clean and organized with their introduction post and their departing post, should they die or stay on another planet, to possibly come back to the group at another time. Your post page is obviously important, it will be where you submit your first CS and Bio as a player. I will be making one myself, just not at the moment.

Now, when it comes to suggesting/creating planets and species, you can either do it one of two ways. Though you must always, make it bold so we can see it through any clutter in the OOC. It can be either a sentence or a long winded idea you have. If the sentence is an interesting idea, the entire group will bounce ideas back and forth but it will be my decision in the end. But sometimes a long winded idea that explains your vision and purpose will win me over better, yet sometimes a crazy zany idea like a Pokemon Planet, will do it just fine.

I made make a section below for ideas: alien or planet oriented. You don't need to follow the outline given, but just list whatever you can so everyone has a good idea of your vision. That way, we can better decide to use it or not. Should you suggest something, make sure it has some kind of purpose. This is a sandbox story and as such, direction isn't necessary but thoughtfulness is. If we travel to a place you've created, I assume as GM, that you have a reason.

That reason can be simple or complex. Right now, they say "coming soon" because I'm working on kinks, when things settle down, I'll go further in depth as to how players can help mold the universe. I know I've covered more about characters than destinations or other aliens but once we get out of the first chapter, we'll be able to better figure out what we want and how to get it. Also, there will be a form for random mission ideas you as players have. They can be simple or complicated, we can take on as many or as few as we want, they are just available to give us direction during any lulls. I encourage us all to build off of planets with missions or other ideas, we've all got great brains, let's use em!

Just be aware that whenever you submit a CS, you need an appearance that is either nicely drawn or a real photograph (celebrities are acceptable). This will make it hard but I think it helps retain the depth of realism and ensures we're not giving off a fake feel with anime or cartoon pictures. Below you will find the basic CS for humans and aliens, I will probably add a destination CS, should players want to submit something in depth. For now, newcomers must fill out the CS for humans, as well as one for them as a player. Anyone coming in after the first chapter can apply as a human or alien. Should you be adding to your post with other roles, let me know so I can check it out.

Again, do not post characters in multiple places, just use your one post for all your roles please!

Blank Application Outlines:











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General Rules and Other Stuff:

If you want to look at the Interest Check for old time's sake, go for it.

This is about exploring the unknown and having fun with one another. We can cover themes of religion, death, life, purpose, whatever. Or we can go around saving people from evil doers, if that's the general vibe of the group. Dynamics should invite change. This is meant to not be solely driven by me. There should be a back-and-forth dialogue between all of us. We should plot things out and let ourselves be influenced by other things. I mean Star Trek (TNG), Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy influenced this, as well as a tiny bit of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but not as much.

Should you need to withdraw permanently from the story, you must write your character(s) out. It's not my job as GM to clean up your mess. If you have temporary roles coming and going, they need to be given the same respect of someone who is considered permanent. Characters need closure (as do players), so whether they're staying on a planet or making a gallant sacrifice for the gang, you need to treat them with respect and give them a final post.

I'd love a cast ranging from different ages and origins but not everything is going to work out, so I may need to ask you to try a different approach if we have a bigger amount of something, over something else. Variety is the spice of life. We need just as many optimists as we do intellectuals and paternal figures and people with street smarts (in a non cliche way).

Any roles you make need my approval, so let me know when a CS is finished and I'll find a slot for a new character to come into play.

A big note for posting! Usually I install a posting round system where everyone can only post once a round before I kick things off again. There is no posting order this way, but it ensures no one is left out. For this however, I won't be doing that. I trust you all can post on a timely manner. This is an expansive story and as such, we should all be able to include everyone without someone feeling left out. However, if we have to keep waiting for someone to post, I give players permission to puppet characters of players who are inactive. Don't make us work hard to pick up your slack. There's no posting order but I still want this to move rather smoothly, on average, I'd like roughly one to three posts a week in the IC from anyone. That's not a lot but if life is getting busy (around finals time or holidays) we can take it more slowly, just be smart and active, that's what it boils down to.

I think I've listed everything I need to, anything urgent will be added, as I'm already assuming I've forgotten something already.

Listed below are the current known planets, characters, etc as well as room for other incoming date from applicants. Everything below will be massively edited as people apply and we brainstorm! Thanks for reading and showing interest, as well as making it this far!

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GM Note: Large sections below will be put into hiders to help keep things less cluttered.

Quests and Missions:

- Qyx will have a system that relays any issues a planet has to her ship. I will be making several up myself for us to pick from, they are all optional and are open to our crew to take on. Some will be simple while others are more complicated and will require a lot more attention, feel free to suggest missions or adventures with the aforementioned bold wording or outline. -

Our Characters:

Genkai's Role(s)

Nyther's Role(s)

Redwing's Role(s)

RedChatoyant's Role(s)

Viridity's Role(s)

Palindromatic's Role(s)

Kaga's Role(s)

Milieu's Role(s)

Tech, Lingo and Stuff:

The Connection is a XYD spaceship that can move through time and space. It was given to Qyx so she could map out the regions around her planet. It is very sleek and high-tech, it holds a large pantry but it needs to be replenished manually. It is voice controlled by a computer system called Connector. It has minimal firepower and can house several inhabitants who may require unique housing.

Lifesaver is a small device that attaches around someone's neck like a light choker. It's general use is to provide oxygen to anyone who may fall outside of a ship or area where oxygen is provided. This device can keep someone alive up to twelve hours but does not provide constant comfort like an actual suit or ship would. It also sends out a strong signal beacon to reach all lines of communication within several light years. It cannot pilot someone, nor does it offer protection against dust or stray rocks. A Lifesavers can come in bracelets, rings or other accessories but the best sort are chokers, other devices like rings will not provide ample oxygen or send out strong enough beacons.

Known Planets:

Earth - Link

Located in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is the only known planet in the solar system that houses intelligent life. It is home to many unique environments such as deserts, oceans, lakes, glaciers, rivers, forests, cities, towns, canyons, etc.



Yah - [description/pictures coming]

Known Species:

Earthlings - Link

Earth humans are either male or female. They reproduce the way mammals do. Earthlings have general intelligence but are prone to emotional outbursts. Humans have made small strides in space exploration, however due to constant civil conflict on Earth, they have gotten distracted in terms of medical advances. Most humans are social creatures who grow with the aid of parents and families. Earthlings speak many different languages but most can communicate with body language. Overall, humans have potential but get too distracting with petty things.

XYDNS - Link

XYDNS have human features such as arms, hands, fingers, legs, and ears. However, they have developed small scales and differing spiky scales atop their heads. They do not grown hair. They're colors depend on which mother spawned their egg. Some are orange or purple or brown or green. They tend to have raspy voices the more they age. They distinguish gender based on the head's shape and features. Male XYDNS have their attributes facing forward while the females have theirs going the other way. They have small claws rather than nails, they do not retract. Many XYDNS are of upper intelligence and prefer solitary activities of leisure. As progressive people begin to alter communications, some of the older folk are beginning to become restless at the idea of change.

Yahians - [description/pictures coming]

Brainstorming Ideas and Stuff:

- This is where I'll make note of any/all suggestions made and give my feedback/general group thoughts. -

The First Chapter:

- This will be the description of the first chapter, as well as the new characters and destinations, consider it basic and light, compared to say what we'd do in the Fourth Chapter. -

RPer:

Age:31

Frequency Online: Daily

Favorite Ice Cream: Mint chocolate chip.

Occupation: General IT

College Major: Computer Science

Any Fandoms You Enjoy: Batman and Trigun are the two main ones

Writing Sample: My writing style can vary. I prefer a dialogue heavy writing style, but I can do in depth description.

Human:

Status: As permanent as a human traveling in space can be

Opening and Closing Post: [link from the IC to their first and if applicable, final post]

First Name: Jamie

Last Name: Spano

Born: March 12 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia, US

Appearance: Here

4 Positive Adjectives: Goofy, good natured, inquisitive, animal lover

2 Negative Adjectives: Negative, distrustful

Siblings or Children: None

Education: Associates

3 Hobbies or Talents: Plays bass, has a huge wealth of trivial knowledge, can hold his breath for, like, 30 seconds. Impressive right?

2 Fears: Spiders, rejection

A Glimpse of...
Jamie was sitting on the couch, drinking a beer and just watching some TV. He wasn't really paying attention to the TV. His roommate had just busted in the door waving some flyer. "Jamie! Check this out. Some idiot put this up at the grocery store." He yelled throwing it towards Jamie. Jamie regarded the flyer and his roommate with the interest one would give to a fly: mild disinterest.

"Speaking of groceries." Jamie said, turning his attention back to the TV. "Did you get anything other than beer this time? I like beer, but I also like food."
"Asshole." His roommate muttered storming back to him room.

"So, that's a 'no' then?" Jamie yelled after his roommate. Jamie picked up the flyer and turned and read it to his cat Mr. Tibbs. Who sat lazily eying Jamie as he laid splayed out on the couch. As he got done reading the flyer he laughed to himself. "What a load of shit. Right Tibbs?" Tibbs mewed softly. With that Jamie turned his focus back on to the TV. A few hours later and several beer later, the flyer's words kept running through his head. He kept trying to force the idea from his head. It was crazy right? What if it wasn't? What if it was real and he could get some excitement in his life? The flyer said 3AM. It was 1AM and the meeting place was just a few blocks away. "Screw it." He thought to himself. He grabbed his backpack. He grabbed a handful of clothes that was on his floor and jammed it into the backpack. "What else?" He thought. "Deodorant. NyQuil. Few bars of soap and...rest of the beer."

As Jamie strolled out the door he looked back at Tibbs on the couch. He laughed in spite of himself. "I'm sure if this is real, whoever this alien thing is will let me come back for Tibbs." He walked toward the meeting place, drinking another beer and laughing at himself for even doing this.

Double post.
Sorry

Rper:

Age: 18

Frequency Online: Daily unless otherwise stated.

Favorite Ice Cream: Bubble gum

Occupation: Martial Arts Instructor

College Major: None and I don't plan on going.

Any Fandoms You Enjoy: My top five are, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, The Legend of Zelda, Fullmetal Alchemist/Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

Writing Sample: Being a quiet person myself, my writing tends to focus more on describing the world, actions, or thoughts my character has. I always write at least three good sized paragraphs, unless I can't think of anything in which case you'll still get two good sized paragraphs. As stated above I am a martial artist and my job is to teach people my skills. So I tend to go into way too much detail with my fighting scenes.

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My Character:

Status: Permanent please, I don't like it when my characters die.

Opening and Closing Post: [link from the IC to their first and if applicable, final post]

First Name: Ryusuke

Last Name: Takahashi

Born: August 14th 1996, Kyoto Japan.

Appearance: Ignore the red eyes. They're really hazel.

4 Positive Adjectives: Strong willed, passionate, fighter, energetic.

2 Negative Adjectives: Stubborn, reckless.

Family: Mother, father, and older sister.

Education: High School Graduate

3 Hobbies or Talents: Sword play, exercise, reading.

2 Fears: Claustrophobia and someone he cares about dying.

A Glimpse of...
A pang of homesickness went through Ryusuke as he walked the busy streets of New York. It had been two years since he had left his beloved home in Kyoto, Japan. His parents had moved here because of a very important job transfer. The culture shock had been incredible, and while he had a good grasp on the English language it was still heavily accented and he didn't understand some of the slang words. Most of the slang words actually. He had been semi-famous back in Japan, for his swordsmanship. But now here in the city he was just a normal person.

His parents didn't know, but he had signed up for a sword fight later in the month. He wanted to make a name for himself here as a swordsman, just like back in Japan. He knew that there wasn't much hope of it becoming his career, but it was still his passion. After taking a year off of school, he'd be going to college next year and majoring in physical training. That way he could still have an athletic job. Ryusuke caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye. It was some sort of flier. The Japanese male stopped for a moment to look at it, almost getting swept away in the all of the people walking about. He read the flier slowly, proud of himself for not tripping up on any of the words. Then after a moment of thought, he tore the flier from the post and continued making his way home.

He didn't know if the flier was true, or just some elaborate prank. But he wanted to find out either way. Space travel sounded absolutely fascinating. His parents wouldn't care if he disappeared anyway. After a few more minutes of walking he made to his apartment building. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator he made his way up to his floor. There were still several days until the meeting time, but already Ryusuke was making a list of things he would need in his head. Clothes, toiletries, the usual stuff. And then a weapon of some sort. The flier had mentioned injury and death, so there was no way he was going without a weapon. If this was real, that is.

Age: 14, going on 15.

Frequency Online: Daily. On average, I'll be on around 7 hours during weekdays, and a little more than 12 during weekends. This may fluctuate, but I'll be sure to post a heads up if it does.

Favorite Ice Cream: Rocky road and vanilla and cookie dough. (I CAN'T CHOOSE!)

Occupation: Highschool student

College Major: N/A

Any Fandoms You Enjoy: Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem, Bravely Default, Pokémanz, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and One Piece to name a few.

Writing Sample: I enjoy writing dialogue and descriptions of the environment, Nowadays, I'm trying to focus improvement on describing a character's emotions and feelings. And as much as I love action stories and movies, I cannot describe a fight scene without banging my head against a wall screaming, "HOW. DO. I. ACTION."
Since I enjoy comedy, I'll sometimes try to incorporate a bit of what my sad mind perceives as humor. When things get serious, though, I'll drop the comedy.

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Status: Temporary. I wanna try experimenting with new characters, but that won't stop character development!

Opening and Closing Post: [link from the IC to their first and if applicable, final post]

First Name: Amarra

Last Name: Pamalo

Born: September 2, 1986; San Antonio, Texas.

Appearance: Amarra Pamalo

4 Positive Adjectives: Outgoing, optimistic, friendly, daring

2 Negative Adjectives: Cocky, stubborn

Siblings or Children: Three brothers, one older and two younger.

Education: Has an Associates and Bachelors degree of Science.

3 Hobbies or Talents:
- Can play the violin.
- Used to kickbox for eleven years before moving to New York. She still occasionally practices.
- Can name most, if not all of the elements in the periodic table without hesitation.

2 Fears:
- Drowning
- Snakes

A Glimpse of...

The warm smell of cinnamon and freshly cooked bacon filled every corner of the diner, wrapping around the many customers and employees like a baby's soft blanket. Conversations between sassy waitresses and coffee drinkers we're heard all around. Some customers sat seated in the age old vinyl booths, while others were perched on the stools by the counter. It was a scene so familiar to Amarra, yet so calming. It was like coming home during Christmas after so many years, and seeing every family member welcoming you with open arms and smiles.

Amarra clutched the cup of coffee close and glanced at across the table where her two best friends, Sara and Luke, sat. Ever since that fateful day in third grade when Luke had spilled apple juice on Amarra, and Amarra, thinking it was Sara who had done it, shoved a cupcake into her face, the three were inseparable. An odd way of meeting, true, but an unregrettable way. Even when Amarra had moved away from Texas, the two had loyally went with her.

"Dude, I'm telling you, this toast tastes like freaking cheese."
"Go home, Luke. You're drunk."
"I'm serious, Amarra! Look, taste it!"
"What? Ew, no! Stop trying to shove it in my mouth! Luke, st- mmph!"
"See! Cheese!"
"Dude, the hell! You ju- wait...holy crap, it does taste like cheese! Sara, try it!"
"..."
"...Alright, fine. Be that way. Jerk."

Amarra grinned teasingly at Sara, waving the cheesy-toast in front of her tauntingly. "You want the toast...go get the toast..." Amara said, as if Sara was a dog.
Sara cast her friend an annoyed glance and tried to bat away the bread. "Stop playing with your food," she scolded.
Amarra stuck her tongue out at Sara and tossed the toast onto Luke's plate. "Whatever. You so want it."
Sara rolled her eyes, a small smile managing to escape.

Amara laughed and gave her friends' an affectionate light punch on the shoulder. All joking aside, Amarra felt an uneasy form in her gut. A feeling so tiny, yet still sensible, like a pebble in a shoe. It was a feeling that she could hide from her companions through laughter, but not from herself.
Amarra had the strangest feeling that she wasn't going to see her friends for a long while...

Great turn out so far folks! I edited the CS to say "Family" rather than siblings or children, so please change that when you have the time, I figure it would be more broad and optional, rather than assuming someone has kids or is one. ^^;

My CS is currently a work-in-progress. I'm moving into my college dorm this Friday, though, which means if I don't manage to get it done tonight, then it might take me a little while to finish it. These next few days will be hectic.

Totally fine Kaga, I understand moving into dorms. *shudders at the memories*

I've got my own concepts written down next to me so I'll be getting my own master post up within the next day or so, as soon as I finish this mini-essay about boring personal finance. Urgh.

Working on my sheet now.

RPer:

Age: 23

Frequency Online: Daily, but I try to get on when I have hours of free time, should I only have a small window, I'll usually wait a day until I can dedicate more time to posts and GMing, rather than having to start, go somewhere and come back to what I was doing. As such, I might be MIA for a day or two randomly but I try to make any announcements in my signature if life itself is being a dick and time is really scarce.

Favorite Ice Cream: Orange sherbet. Mmmm.

Occupation: Full time college girl.

College Major: Creative Writing

Any Fandoms You Enjoy: Doctor Who, Pokemon, Yu Yu Hakusho, Oban Star Racers, American Horror Story, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Orphan Black, Orange is the New Black, American Dad, Futurama, Slayers, Dot Hack, Star Trek the Next Generation, Top Gear, Marvel movies, and Naruto to name a few.

Writing Sample: From my other group RP

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RPer

Age: 19

Frequency Online: Daily

Favorite Ice Cream: Vanilla, I'm a boring person

Occupation: College student

College Major: Astrophysics

Any Fandoms You Enjoy: Star Trek, H2G2, to name a couple

Character

Status: Temporary, I'll likely ditch him in favor of an alien eventually

Opening and Closing Post: [link from the IC to their first and if applicable, final post]

Name: Nathaniel Smith

Birth date: March 19th, 1987, Duluth, Minnesota (Age: 27)

Appearance: Here

4 Positive Adjectives: Inquisitive, intelligent, confident, easygoing

2 Negative Adjectives: Stubborn, impatient

Family: Mother, Father, two older sisters

Education: Master's - Mathematics

3 Hobbies or Talents:
- Has a passing interest in UFO sightings and related phenomena
- Avid reader, usually carries a book with him
- Collects rocks

2 Fears:
- Heights
- Fire

A Glimpse of...

Nathaniel flopped into the bed in his hotel room, exhausted. He had spent most of his time that day at a convention in New York City not far from the hotel, where he met with several of his former colleagues. As enjoyable as it was, he couldn't stand the crowds, or the traffic that seemed to clog every street. How anyone got around in cities as large as NYC was beyond him. He continued to lay on the bed, attempting to get a bit of rest. Unfortunately, his mind had other ideas; something reminded him of a poster he had seen earlier in the day.

With no small amount of effort, he dragged himself off the bed, opened up his backpack, and took out his phone. A few seconds later he was looking at a picture of one of the posters he saw. It intrigued him, although it was most likely either a prank or would be a meeting for crazy people. Still, what if it was legitimate? He could finally settle the age-old question of whether or not intelligent life existed beyond Earth. Nobody would believe him if it did prove to be what it claimed, but at least it would settle his own doubts. Regardless of what happened, he figured, it would likely be interesting enough to be worth his time.

Several minutes later, he found the motivation to pack his backpack with some basic necessities just in case, and then he threw himself back onto the bed and fell asleep.

Hoping you're still accepting. Also hoping I didn't write too much.

RPer

Age: 22
Frequency Online: Hourly
Favorite Ice Cream: Green tea
Occupation: Student
College Major: Psychology
Any Fandoms You Enjoy: Nothing too major, but I do have a thing for Mass Effect and Doctor Who. Can’t say I follow any tumblrs/blogs/other dedicated to them, though. Does that count?

Writing Sample


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Character

Status: Permanent
Opening and Closing Post: [link from the IC to their first and if applicable, final post]

First Name: Nicole “Nick”
Last Name: Rossum
Born: April 18th, 1991 (23-years-old), Toronto, Canada

Appearance: Nicole Rossum

4 Positive Adjectives: Carefree, charismatic, creative, thoughtful
2 Negative Adjectives: Cowardly, definitely not the smartest
Family: Mother, grandmother, three older brothers & one younger brother
Education: One year spent as an English major, two as a Gender Studies major, and one as a Sociology major. Still hasn’t graduated.

3 Hobbies or Talents:
- courtesy of her oldest brother (Ted), she can beatbox – quite well, if she does say so herself;
- enjoys reading, mostly thriller/mystery novels;
- Netflix.

2 Fears:
- death;
- contracting/developing a serious illness.

A Glimpse of...

@Everyone applying: While I work on my characters, I'll finally give my feedback! Sorry about the mega wait everyone, I had to finish up this online course and now it's pretty much done and done!

As a note, I am horrible at math so if you wanna put the character's age by their date of birth/location of said birthing, that'd be a huge help or mention it in your opening post...thanks.

@Palindromatic: Psych major? Nice, that was a pretty popular one not too long ago, though I think it always has its charm.

Your character is approved! Just add the location of where she was born please. And you're approved, I'll add you to the first post once I see they weren't born in a dumpster outside of the Sears parking lot. XD

@Viridity: Vanilla ice cream is awesome, not borning!

You're into Astrophysics? Right on, that's pretty badass. I've had such a love for space, but also a slight fear of...

Anywho.

You got a MN boy and from Duluth no less?! I have family in that area. *shudders* Everything checks out for him, he's appoved!

@RedChatoyant: Wow you're so young! I feel so old, that's awesome though. XD You use the word fluctuate, kudos. When I was your age...well we won't go there, and rocky road ice cream is great, though the nuts get stuck in my teeth these days, both good choices though.

Pokemonz, HP and Doctor Who, good fandoms. I tried playing Bravely Default and though it reminded me of FF games, I ended up passing on the demo. I know it's a great game though, don't let it steal you away! (like ORAS will do to me in November)

Your role looks good, she's accepted. Just be careful when it comes to breaking up dialogue so it doesn't look too sandwiched together. :3

@Redwing: College is a black hole for money. Can't say I blame you for not wanting to near one. Hahah.

Anywho, straight forward etc...you're accepted as well.

@Nyther: Ello!

Your guy is accepted, but be mindful of how you break paragraphs so they're easier to read and this will be detail heavy, so keep that in mind. We are exploring space after all. ^^;

Also, working on my sheets now and should be on most of today so if you need to reach me...I'm here.

I forgot to space out my paragraph, sorry and what I wrote was just a small sample. That's why I didn't go into a long description, but I promise you I can be very detail oriented. Especially with all this crazy spaciness going on. My character will have very colorful descriptions of everything. Glad to be accepted!

That's okay. Thanks for clearing that up.

First post has been updated with the master post links, I will add details for the characters who are in play once we start and once people begin coming and going.

Genkai said
Psych major? Nice, that was a pretty popular one not too long ago, though I think it always has its charm. Your character is approved! Just add the location of where she was born please. And you're approved, I'll add you to the first post once I see they weren't born in a dumpster outside of the Sears parking lot. XD

Oh... so... no prom night dumpster babies allowed? Well, there goes that idea. I guess Toronto's the next closest thing.

My CS has been edited. And trust me when I say that studying Psychology is always a great idea in the beginning. By this point, I just want it to be over and done with so I can accept my fate as everyone's favorite broken-down barista. Or shell out another ten thousand dollars to brag about my Master's Degree while making your decaf venti sugar-free vanilla soy extra hot no foam one splenda latte.

At least I'll be able to analyze, pinpoint and diagnose my depression. So I guess it's a win-win?

PS
Your signature, doe... all the feels, man. All the feels, all over.

I just came across the IC and am very interested, so don't start yet! I'll have an application up by tonight for review.

Roleplayer Profile

Age: 17

Frequency Online: Daily

Favorite Ice Cream: Cookie dough

Occupation: Student

College (Double) Major: Mass Communications and Broadcasting & Graphic Design

Any Fandoms You Enjoy: Doctor Who (including Classics!), Homestuck, Trigun, Death Note, Various other anime, MLP: FiM, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Pokemon, Digimon, Adventure Time, Legend of Zelda, Welcome to Night Vale… did I get everything?

Writing Sample:


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Character Profile

Status: Permanent (as far as I am aware; I will notify you if this changes)

Opening and Closing Post: Links TBA

First Name: Linda

Last Name: Welsky

Born: March 15th 1996, NYC

Appearance: Link

4 Positive Adjectives: Strong-willed, passionate, free-thinking, adventurous

2 Negative Adjectives: Stubborn, mouthy

Family: Lives only with her mother, no siblings.

Education: High school

3 Hobbies or Talents: Tarot card readings, skateboarding, watching Netflix documentaries

2 Fears: Not being able to spend her life doing something she enjoys, developing addictions

A Glimpse of…

Linda glowered down at her coffee, standing outside Starbucks early in the morning. “I drink too much caffeine.” she said to herself, having only taken a few sips and already feeling guilty about buying it. If one were to ask anyone else, though, she wouldn’t look like a caffeine addict; she’d only just recently gotten into the habit of drinking it regularly each morning — and that was her problem. I don’t wanna be dependent on this stuff. she thought to herself. I shouldn’t need it to wake up each morning. she told herself as she guiltily sipped her beverage on her way to work, trying to limit how much she consumed.

She worked at Subway — didn’t want to go to college right after high school, not if she didn’t know what career she would go there for. After all her mom was still paying off loans and she’s working retail! What an investment. Kind of hard for her mother to convince her to go when she was such a shining example of the college system’s success. Linda wanted to take a year off and figure out what it was she would do with her life. Unfortunately, nothing had come to her yet. Every morning on her walk to work she thought about how ironic it was that Subway was all about being able to decide what you want and yet she couldn’t decide at all. If that was even irony. She really didn’t know anymore.

She thought about a lot of the same things on her way to work each morning. Like every time she walked past that fortune teller, a small part of her wondered if it were possible to make a living doing the same thing, but she had only recently discovered tarot cards and she still had a lot to learn about fortune-telling techniques, not to mention getting the atmosphere down — something she wasn’t sure she could do since her only experience with it consisted of casually giving readings to her friends and being all, “Woooow isn’t it crazy how well it applies to your life? The cards know, girl”. Plus, how would she even get a business like this started? These doubts shot down the idea just about every morning.

This morning, however, was one that wasn’t exactly like the rest, because of a very peculiar flier that caught her attention as she walked by. “…What the hell. Is this for real?” she asked out loud, giving the extremely casual offer for a journey across the universe from a supposed alien life form a second read, laughing as she tore the poster off the telephone pole it clung to and gave it a closer look. “What even is this?” she asked, now looking at both the front and the back of the strange offer. “Man, I gotta look into this later.” she decided as she folded it up and slipped it into her pocket, continuing her usual route to work.

februari said
I just came across the IC and am very interested, so don't start yet! I'll have an application up by tonight for review.

Okay, I can wait a bit longer...hopefully the others can too!

@Palindromatic: Hmmm Toronto isn't a dumpster? Well huh, you learn something new every day!

I'd say go for the expensive Masters program so you can wear glasses while you draw designs on people's coffee and hot cocoa, winter is approaching after all! We need our brightest minds behind the counter! XD (I'm not one to talk, I'm a watered down English major...)

At least I can complain to a shrink without paying 80 bucks an hour or needing a co-pay...

And my sig? As in Nine/Rose? The most beautiful love in the universe? <3

@Kaga: She looks fine to me! Just specify what "addictions" she fears? Is it losing something she craves or is that she fears developing one...?