Corrected & Connected in Cyberspace Interface - - - A Digital Era - Save the Digital World! Accepting CS Till: Whenever I feel like like we've got enough. Co-GM: Available! RP Genre: Modern, Light Sci-fi, Action, Cyberpunk, Mystery and Slice of Life. Room for Time Travel and Post-Apoc down the line. RP Group Size: Small to medium. (3-6 characters) RP Post Frequency: To be discussed. RP Post Amount: To be discussed, preferably somewhere between 3-5 paragraphs though. GM Disclaimer: I have had this on the old site for about 2-3 years. When it fell, I kicked it back up but then due to the site's crazy inactivity and paired with personal issues, this had to be rebooted. The old members will be allowed to join of course but this is also a way to add fresh blood to the mix and get some active new writers involved in this mega awesome concept. This time around I will be seeking a co-GM to talk to me via text message, skype or facebook while I am offline. This GM will be given the same authority as myself and in exchange for helping me, their character will get 1-2 mild perks (not enough to be unfair to others, but it should be enough to interest people). Since this is a reboot, we will be starting from the beginning of things. Each reboot has been slightly different and this time, things will go slightly different since of course, our cast will be different. I am busy, I have only 2-4 1x1s and a few Groups but this is my beloved brainchild and I want to see it get off the ground and stay there. - - - Summary: Set in the near year of 2022, our technology has drastically changed. Now no one gets by without a cell phone. It is their link to everything in their life. Everything is digital and writing by hand has been outdated. Everyone not only has a cell phone, but it's also linked to world wide wi-fi. People use their cell phones to pick outfits, purchase clothes, food, and the like. And with a touch of a button, they have anything they want. They also use their cell phones to communicate with friends, listen to music and find an escape. Those are things we're familiar with right now in 2015. The big difference between now and then is that without a cell phone, a person will die. Think of the cell phone as a containment for your soul. It's charged by your own life force. Another thing that is different about the cell phones of 2022 is that they play music but this music is different, it can take people into a digital realm called the DgtWld. (Short for Digital World) You can travel across the world and go shopping, or be taken to a sunset overlooking the Caribbean. The way this is done, is by extracting your mental awareness and relocating it elsewhere while still keeping your body bound to your current relation. Music plays a big part in everyone's life and almost everyone is immersed in it when not working or going to school. Now with such technological advances, hackers have more opportunities to attack people aince everyone on one massive network. Because of this, the government has passed a secret underground project and has developed an application downloadable to certain people. This application allows the user to go completely into the DgtWld: mind, body and soul. These people are called Correctors who fend off the hackers and viruses that plague the DgtWld and threaten people's lives and well being. Correctors are hand selected by the government in their region, of course each country has only a select amount of Correctors who all fight for one cause and work together when necessary. The Gvn (Government) keeps everything tightly woven together so the public don't worry, so the Correctors are of course kept secret and only exist online. Correctors have an expiration date though. They are only used to help fight for about 9 years. Some are pulled off earlier. Correctors are recruited at age 20 usually for the sake of being more mature and able to juggle a personal, professional and academic life. Not to mention, their minds and bodies are also more mature and capable of fighting frequently. They are placed under the wing of other Correctors who are at least 3 years their superior. Correctors are not allowed to tell normal civilians that they are Correctors as the general population does not know of the project that passed. Nor should they, RP Starting Point and Closing Comments: We will be playing characters who are not 20, but around the age of 23-26. Those in school and with jobs will need to balance that out. Consider this a mix of Code LYOKO, Corrector Yui, Madoka Magica and Sailor Moon, dot hack or something. You can be male or female. And a big focus will be your cell phone, music, character development and a darker plot which I have planned already. So any antagonists will be mine to play as GM. After a player has gone through a full "Chapter" of the RP, they have the option to add on other characters who may be antagonists or special temporary cameos. - - - RP Timeline: 2015 - Japanese scientists unveil a new model of cell phones which link to the user's life force via microchip implanted in the back of their neck. This begins the boom in new cell phone design and soon a world wide wi-fi network is put in place. 2016 - Over 50% of the entire population now are using the new cell phone models which are very affordable. New applications are being released and sold through Apple and other major companies around the world. The general public is beginning to move over to a sleeker, more timely lifestyle of instant gratification. 2017 - The US and the Japanese Governments are the first to pass a secret bill that would allow the country to hire select people to help defend people from the onslaught of recent cyber crimes. Now 75% of the population is linked to the global network which is now giving people in rural areas new job opportunities. 2018 - Now everyone in the world is linked to the DgtWld and every major country is using secret Correctors to help protect their citizens. 2020 - Worldwide utopia seemed to have been reached. Life now centers around one's cell phone and music and most jobs cater to computers and security even though just years ago the world was in chaos with war and economic strife. With the entire world prospering, there is no little to no reported crime, hunger and famine are abolished and everyone seems happy with the progress made with technology for science and medicine. 2022 - Currently there are no signs of unrest, however in the DgtWld, a new era of terrorism is starting to rage against the Correctors and their scrutiny. - - - Corrector Info: Correctors are humans anywhere from age 20 to 29. They have been approached secretly by their Government usually by phone call, then an email. In the email, they are told to go to their local Gvn Office and once there, they are told of their new job. Refusal is not an option. They are paid well for their services and are not allowed to tell anyone of what they do behind the scenes. They are given applications which cannot be duplicated (read: hacked) and are monitored by the Government. The application allow the user to transform into a digital being/avatar and enter the DgtWld fully. They give the Corrector powers to fend off warring viruses and hackers. The App also give the Corrector tasks and other things to do. The powers Correctors are given can be downloaded by the application's store depending on their years in service and their individual performance. The Government wanted the Corrector to have limited customization in the beginning but as they progress, they'd be given more options. The application is called Cnnt (Connect) and it is always scanning the DgtWld for any signs of dismay. Notifications are sent to the cell phone of the user and once they all respond, they must sync up to a computer or cell phone and get to work. Fighting: I am leaving this a bit open in some manners. I do not intend this to be a fighting roleplay nor do I want us to be going into battle every other page. Weapons and abilities will be up to the user. As stated above, different skills can be downloaded to one's user if you're a Corrector. However what you can do is limited upon how long you've been a Corrector and how well you do your job. Most skills come from their weapon of choice. For example, choosing a katana would grant the user excellent speed and agility with their weapon which would allow them to be very offensive. But then their defense and endurance may then suffer. If a Corrector picks a bow and arrow as a prominent weapon, they would have nice long range attacks. It is possible to have no weapon and to use your fists. Your weapons are digital and can be reproduced within your body's limits. For example you could wield two katana at once but you couldn't use more than one bow and arrow since that's physically impossible. And if you're injured, regenerating a weapon is harder to do, due to mental and physical strain. But if your weapon breaks or falls into the abyss, you can easily conjure up another weapon with your mind. Your weapons are can be enhanced with elemental powers and may reflect a futuristic feel or something harkening back to fantasy fiction. It's up to you. Keep it within reason though. As the RP progresses, you will be given chances to change your character's alias, skills and online appearance. Microchips: Also known as MChips. Everyone has a MChip in the back of their neck. These are linked and synced up to your cell phone, laptop etc. Without a MChip present, you die. The MChip helps regulate your body and health. It helps you connect directly to the internet. It is your lifeline. MChips are implanted right at birth, ever since 2016. They store everything, they're your personal backup. It keeps track of passwords, information, etc. It's your memory bank for everything. Should you wish to listen to music, it allows you to do so without even needing headphones, transmitting music directly to your brain without disturbing anyone around it. It allows you to close your eyes and connect to a new destination across the ocean when you're stuck at the office. Your MChip is your link to living. Threats: Pretty self explanatory but why not? Threats of 2022 are much more serious. The stealing of one's identity and Mchip are much more of a concern than ever. Hackers are making more tough digitized threats known as Vs (viruses) that take the form of monsters in the DgtWld which seek out people and can kill them if they're linked by sending them corrupt information which could reach their Mchip and end their life undetected. People do have personal security (like Norton Anti-Virus) but hackers are finding ways to get around it and steal information and even blackmail people. If you can think of a crime, it's happening. Even murders. The DgtWld: The Digital World is the world wide wi-fi network that was first established in late 2015. Users log in with their cell phone and microchip. They play music and can take their minds to other areas of the world. Humans cannot pull their real bodies into the DgtWld unless they have some sort of virus that is endangering them. The DgtWld is where you access the internet with your phone or laptop's web browser. There are virtual goggles and headphones made for people who want a more personalized experience when using the DgtWld. Normal people (non Correctors) cannot customize any sort of avatar in the DgtWld, as far as they know, that technology hasn't been invented yet. Also, Correctors give themselves an alias to go by so that hackers won't know their name, though if hackers wanted to, they could try to break into the Gvm computers and find out Correctors' identities. The point of the alias is to just not use real names. Consider it a username. Phones and Music: Your cell phone is your link to your life and MChip. Your music sets the tone of your life. You can listen to pretty much anything for free in the year 2022 since you pay a music tax yearly that covers the cost already. Your phone texts, browses the web on the go, calls people, records video, and does much more. Without your phone, you cannot access your MChip, phones are replaceable while MChips aren't but the phones are not cheap by any means as the entire world is now making the market change. - - - Closing Notes: It's a lot of information but to be honest, it's something that myself and others have been working on for several years. Don't let that discourage you though. Any new players will get the same warm greeting as any old members who return. I have tweaked some of the dates and information so please read carefully. If you have any questions, please free comfortable asking. And if you're interested in joining as co-GM, please PM me some information about yourself and how you'd like to help and possibly what character you're thinking about making. But even if you're not interested in the GM spot, you still should post interest here and maybe brainstorm what character you'd like to be. Generally I am aiming for an all Japanese cast, meaning you're born in Japan and hopefully raised. If you'd like to be born in Japan but have been raised overseas, let's talk about it. Thanks for reading.

Woo, looking forward to this. I'll be around with incredible frequency for the next month or so, so I can co-GM at least until my work starts up again. But that's a pretty unreliable time limit, so I'd rather sit back and let somebody else take the reins, if possible.

Welp. Guess it's time for round two!

@Krauxis No worries, the offer was nice though I'd prefer someone more able to commit since I know I'll be on/off a lot since it's the middle of my semester and another one is about to kick up soon after and I have a lot of drama to handle with the school being a dickbutt. @Hexaflexagon Hello! Again! Aw, it's so nice to see the gang back together and eager to put up with me. ^^;

Sounds interesting. I'll join. I just hope I can handle 3 RPs here and one elsewhere on top of everything else.

Wow, this looks really good. I'm in!

*joins the hype* yay~ I will be happy to be round. ^^

Oooohhhh, I wanna Play~~~ Edit: I've helped Co-Gm on another site, and I've plenty of free time only having classes 3 days a week and work at nights, I'd be willing to help out, if you'd like? Alice

Count me interested. It may take me some time to get the hang of things and memorize all the info up top.

@Genkai Expressing my interest. I PMed you my Skype username as well.

@SimYouLater - I'd advise applying only if you feel you have time. This RP has been derailed once due to infrequent posts and it's not something I want to have happen again. @TheMusketMan - Thanks, glad to have your interest! @TalijaKey - Hiya~! Glad to see you've found us! SO MUCH HYPE! @AliceInRedHeels - Great, you're help would be wonderful. You sound almost as busy with me but maybe you've found a way to better manage your time, something I'm still struggling with. But if you and I want to talk further, we can talk through PM or skype, whichever works for you. @Anonymous - Oh you don't need to memorize it, it'll follow us to the new OOC. ^^ @Griever - Yes, I got your PM. I don't have much time right now but tonight I should be more free.

@SimYouLater - I'd advise applying only if you feel you have time. This RP has been derailed once due to infrequent posts and it's not something I want to have happen again.

I do promise to outright leave the RP if I can't keep up. I'm not one to join an RP and then not post as frequently as required. I've got a part time job where I work in the evenings (PST) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a second part time job on Friday mornings which I'd already given two weeks notice for but agreed to work until the end of this month because they're having trouble finding a replacement, and of course household chores. Other than that I'm free for extended periods of time, and it looks like one of the 3 RPs I've mentioned has not gone anywhere. So I think I can handle this. How often will you need me to post?

I will express some interest here as well. As if there wasn't enough expressed already.

I think I remember playing an earlier version of this idea back before the guildfall. I love cyberpunk and techy themes, so interested!

@vietmyke Hey there. ^^; @NeoAC Oh great, can't knock more interest. :3 @SimYouLater The fact is, advanced groups don't move fast but they still need to move at a decent pace so people don't get bored or uninspired. As far as how often I'd expect a post, really does depend on the size of the cast. I'd say as an individual player, they should post once a week but I'd love more frequent posts but where I will be more strict is how slow people will be posting. We will all be busy with real life but there needs to be a level of close communication to ensure that things move along smoothly and soundly.

@Genkai I can handle that then. I'd probably be posting at least once a day if the RP isn't moving slower than that.

Oh goodness, once a day? No no no, that would be very unlikely! ^^; I've rarely seen good advance players post that frequently...

One well written post a day per RP is a good way to burn out your creative juices real fast~ That being said, other than one RP that I'm running, my RP-Plate is completely empty, so if you need help with logistical/creative/other stuff I should be available to help out. If not I'd be plenty happy with just being a part.

I did get a PM from someone else but if I had two light acting co-GMs, that might be as good as having one full time/100% certain co-GM so you're offer would be very nice.

At your command La Capitan!