Ahoy! Long time RPer, returner to RPG after a few years away, with a different name...mostly because I couldn't remember my old login name. Pathetic, isn't it? Anyway, I'm glad to be back as I've got some free time on my hands lately, and a guy can only fill it with non-internet friends so much before they become annoying with their constant desire to go to the mall. Am I right or am I right? So..that being said, I'm back, and am actively looking for some 1x1 pairings! I've listed a few plots below, but am always more than happy to develop a new story with the right partner, and I'm open to your ideas, too. Let's talk ground rules, shall we?
1. I'm a guy, and I'm sorry, but that's what I've got to play. This is for your benefit, trust me. I don't mind playing a female as a minor role if it's just going to come and go here and there, but you won't see me taking on a main character of the opposite sex. Call it what you will, it's just not me.
2. I know it sounds cliche, but I really do give what I receive as far as post length. I'm most comfortable with several paragraphs per post - this is obviously adjusted when there's a lot of dialogue, but we can work with whatever you're comfortable with.
3. I work in a body shop and play guitar for a rock band. That's not a humble brag, it's an excuse. This is my creative outlet to be a sensitive guy without getting jabbed in the ribs. That being said, I don't mind romance or cliches in my RPs. I just don't. Hell, I like it. Give me all the cheese you've got. I prefer mozzarella. I'm probably going to listen to the Avett Brothers while we write. Cool?
4. I'm happy to use whatever outlet you'd like, mostly. I know sometimes sites like this can go down, and that's always a bummer when you're in the middle of a good story. So, I often use things like Google Docs or just email to get through an RP. But like I said, I'm open to pretty much whatever. Not carrier pigeons, but, you know...
5. There's got to be a rule about limits, doesn't there? I don't have 'em. I'm an adult. If we're playing out a story that calls for certain themes, then so be it. I'm not going to play a dentist who randomly murders someone for no reason, no, but you get the idea.
6. As far as post length and grammar goes? I'm happy to give what I get. I don't think a quality post can really be written in anything less than 500-700 words. And while I'm not for fluff just for the sake of adding words, I'm definitely all about detail, so getting upward of 1000 words per post would be awesome. Of course, there are always exceptions to this. Dialogue, being a big one. I'm not scary, I promise, and will be happy to work with whatever quantity I'm given. It's quality that's important.
Onto some ideas that have been swirling around my head. Please don't take these short plot lines as the extent of my writing ability. I'm really all for building plots together, and not having every detail laid out, so they are summarized for a reason.
The Wrong Party
The basic idea revolves around a young man and woman. She is the daughter of a wealthy, well-respected Conservative Southern Senator. She's grown up in the limelight, and because of her good looks and her father's Kennedy-like fame, she has been primed from a very early age to take a certain path in life. Her every move is practically monitored, and she's as much of a political celebrity as there could possibly be, considering her family name.
The male character in this can be played two different ways (we can decide together which we'd like):
-He is a young man running for Senate in the same state as the long-standing politician. He's filled with fresh ideas, no matter how different they may be from what that area is used to. He and the young woman run into each other multiple times throughout the campaign trail and various events, starting out as nothing more than formal acquaintances brought together by media. But when they catch a few moments alone together here and there, they begin to see a friendship blossom - a friendship that would mean political suicide for him, and tarnish her family's name.
-The second option is more of a modern day 'rich meets poor' situation, in which he is nothing more than a street musician she meets while walking downtown one day, in an attempt to get away from the political craziness. When she stops to watch him for a few moments, she catches his eye, and he finds he has no idea of her status, which, of course, she instantly appreciates. As feelings develop between them, though, it's beyond clear he doesn't fit the mold of her family, and quickly gains nothing but her father's disapproval.
On The Road Again
He's a musician in a semi-popular indie-rock band. They are successful enough to tour a good portion of the year and make a living, but you won't find them on the cover of any magazine. He meets her one night in a bar where they're playing a show, where she's been dragged out to celebrate her birthday by a friend or two. After buying her a drink...or two, they seem to hit it off. But, of course, he gets the stereotype of flirting with women wherever he goes from her. And he quickly finds out she's married to an extremely successful businessman.
Still, he manages to get her number in a less-than-sober state, and spends the next few weeks on the road texting and talking to her whenever he gets a free chance. He eventually discovers that her marriage is not a happy one, and she knows of multiple infidelities, has unrealistic expectations put upon her from her husband, etc. Yet, she is a woman of her word, and can't bring herself to leave the man. Where this goes is up to the storytellers...
Living In Your Letters
This takes place in a modern-day war era (perhaps closer to early 2000s), when a High School Senior class is given an assignment to write a hand-written letter to a soldier overseas, in an effort to recreate the letters that were exchanged in previous wars, before the use of technology. When the young male soldier receives the student's letter, it instantly brightens his day, and for some reason, tugs on him more than he initially admits.
As they write back and forth over a series of months, a deep attachment begins to grow - they share things with each other that they don't share with others, and begin to wonder if its possible to fall for each other over a series of letters. Knowing his leave is coming shortly, he makes a point to show up...at her Senior Prom. Where it goes from here has been up to individuals, whether we decide to let their relationship blossom from there with ease, or play out the struggles of him returning to war, her going off to college, etc.
But We Were Soul Mates...
This is about as 'fantasy' as I get, and this is the first time I've ever introduced this idea, because it still has a lot of growth to go. Maybe we can piece it together...together! The basic idea here is based on a young man who has just lost his wife - a childhood sweetheart who died too young (insert possible reasons here). He's completely torn apart and basically shuts down everything in his life aside from work. He avoids going out with friends, barely speaks to his family, and gains most of his social interaction at his dreaded 9am-5pm office job, which he even keeps to a minimum. That is, until your character is hired as a new secretary, and has no problem talking enough for the both of them.
Meanwhile (and here's the fantasy part!), the wife is set to live in eternity in heaven/limbo/whatever you choose to believe, looking down on the man she left behind. While she is not being punished, she certainly feels that way. She didn't want to die, she wanted it all; the long marriage, a family, the white picket fence. So, what may be considered paradise for some, is a living hell for her. A young man (also, clearly deceased) is initially sent by this higher power to help her, to comfort her. But is it possible for your soul to fall in love with no body attached to it? Furthermore, does it break the rules?
Ideally, we'd each play two characters in this plot, and pick up lesser-important characters as they pop up. Again, this is really bare-bones and could use some tweaking.
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