Welcome to the OOC thread for "Red vs Blue: Project Freelancer"!

This is a roleplay which takes place in the Red vs Blue version of the Halo universe. The setting is various locations-- primarily aboard the Mother of Invention-- during the time of Project Freelancer. We will be beginning from the conception of the program (in this case, the first set of recruits) and proceeding through the remainder of Project Freelancer's life. The rp has the potential to become an AU, but will focus primarily on freelancers who were not seen in the series (all OCs). Canon characters will also be welcome.

This is a high Casual roleplay, which should be written in prose (story) format in the first or third person (player preference, though third does make things less confusing). The only real posting requirements are to follow the conventions of high Casual writing and try to make a post a day. No stringent writing requirements otherwise. We are going to attempt to keep it to the tone of Seasons 9 and 10 of RvB: serious and relatively plot-driver, but with humor and fun mixed in.

Rules:
- Follow RPG general site rules. PG-13, though some cursing will be allowed. (They're freelancers, after all!)
- Do not god-mode without explicit permission.
- Do not have your character be all-powerful. Everyone has flaws, everyone takes hits, everyone loses battles. In a roleplay like this where characters are bound to be fighting other characters as well as general NPCs, it is important to acknowledge that the other freelancers are also skilled and will, occasionally, score hits, beat, or injure your character during training/combat. It's part of the fun!
- If you have OOC issues, please keep them OOC. If a character says something to your character ICly, it isn't meant as a personal jab at you; it is simply an aspect of roleplaying.
- Respect the other players.

Claimed Freelancers:
[Name (Gender) - Primary Armor Color/Secondary Armor Color]

• Massachusetts (F) - Cobalt/White


• California (F) - Maroon/Gold


• Illinois (M) - Steel/Brown


• Iowa (M) - Sage/Violet


• Alaska (M) - Steel/Gold


• Montana (M) - White/Steel

Please be aware of which armor color combinations have been taken already by both canon and non-canon freelancers. Each freelancer's color combo is unique.

Canon color combinations which are taken:
Please note: There is no such color as "black" within the Halo games, therefore black is "steel." If it shows up on this list, it is, in fact, denoting black. Please try to avoid overlap with canon colors.
Steel/Steel
White/White
Steel/Yellow
Green/Salmon
Tan/White
Brown/White
White/Orange
Purple/Green
Magenta/Lime Green
Blue/Blue
Aqua/White

Canon freelancers already have set genders, appearances, backgrounds, and personalities. Please be aware of all of the freelancers who have already been specifically crafted by Roosterteeth. Below you can find a quick list to refresh your memory.

Canon Freelancers: Maine, Carolina, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, York, Washington, Wyoming, Connecticut, Florida.
Canonically-Mentioned Freelancers: Utah, Georgia. [They are still useable as OCs, since they only appear in deleted scenes for RvB, so we don't know much about them other than that they are both male.]

Character Applications
Please post all Character Applications in this thread for a quick look-over prior to entering your character in the roleplay (this will just be double-checking for overlap, mostly). Remember, the more thoroughly you fill them out, the more your fellow players understand your character!

If you would like to make a character that fulfills missing roles within the freelancer program or within the rp (i.e. if we are high on CQB freelancers but low on distance/mid-range weapons specialists or if we need to balance out gender ratios), feel free to peruse the existing bios before you create your own. We are also always around to answer whatever questions about the characters and the rp you may have!

Count of Armor Abilities:
Camouflage - 1
Armor Lock - 2
Hologram - 1
Hardlight Shield - 1
Thruster Pack - 1
Drop/Domed Energy Shield - 0

Character Application:

Name:
Nicknames:
Codename:
Age: [21 is the absolute lowest age acceptable for a freelancer. There are already several agents this young; please make your agents older than 21.]
Rank:
Specialty: [No CQB soldiers will be allowed for now.]
Armor: [Image and/or specific description]
Armor Ability: [Please try to keep this diverse, where possible. Obviously there will be overlaps, but let's try to have a variety of abilities to work with. Only two freelancers may have the same power. Please see the list above to be certain your power is not already taken.]
Appearance:
History:
Personality:
Any specific weaknesses/flaws:
Quirks: [If any]

Agent Massachusetts: Character Application

Name: Elizabeth Skyler

Nicknames: Lizzy Sky, Mass

Codename: Massachusetts

Age: 24

Rank: Freelancer (Former ODST)

Specialty (if any): Snipers, CQB [OOC Note: Slightly more skilled/used to CQB, but still an excellent-- and improving-- shot with a sniper.]

Armor: See icon. Cobalt blue armor with white accents and green arm band detail. ODST helmet, Mark VI shoulders, CQB chest piece.

Armor Ability: Camouflage

Appearance: Outside of her armor, Lizzy Sky could be typified as "cute." The young woman has bright blue eyes framed by light lashes and set beneath mildly arched eyebrows. She tends to wear her shoulder-length blonde hair in a short braid so that it doesn't get in the way or make wearing her helmet difficult. She has sun-kissed skin with a small mole on the edge upper right edge of her lip, and stands barefoot at a height of 5' 5". Build-wise she's thin and slightly pear-shaped due to the flare of her wide hips. She appears to weigh around 125 lbs, which, when coupled with her height, causes others to underestimate her capabilities.

History: Lizzy joined the standard UNSC Marines at the age of 19; she later applied and was accepted to the ODST program. She trained there for a year, earning excellent marks in training, and later displayed the high quality of her skills on missions along with her squad. It was from the ODSTs that Lizzy was invited to join Project Freelancer and, after a brief interview session where she asked more questions than they did, she agreed to the honor. She was among the first batch of recruits to arrive at the facility, go through the initial medical exams, and get outfitted. She has been training privately in preparation for the first monitored or partner training sessions.

Personality: Mass is a pleasant woman with good manners and a seemingly cheerful outlook on life. However, she IS a freelancer and she knows her way around a weapon well enough that those who try to mess with her thinking she'll be an easy target get more than they bargained for. She prefers hand-to-hand combat over guns, since her strength is in distance weapons or CQB. In spite of being a follower, she is stubborn and somewhat commanding. If Lizzy feels something is genuinely a bad idea, she'll put her foot down and refuse to let anyone go through with it. That said, if a mission was possible but poorly constructed in some way, Lizzy would be the first to point out the flaws in a plan before going through with it anyway. Orders are orders after all, so what's a little risky fun along the way? She's sweet, if a little unpredictable, and has a love of theatre and music.

Although she doesn't dwell on it, Lizzy is aware that she has always cared more about her squadmates and fellow soldiers than a soldier in wartime should. This innate concern for others can affect Lizzy's judgement in battlefield scenarios, as she is likely to be more concerned about a wounded companion than the objective of the mission unless someone who outranks her gives her a direct order. It is a quality which has, in the past, been both a blessing and curse and likely will elicit the same duality in the future. When paired with her age and her looks, she comes across as being naive or foolish to older soldiers/freelancers who are more grizzled or disinclined to sympathy than she.

Any specific weaknesses/flaws: Cares too much about others; nearly rubbish at mid-range weapons/grenades

Quirks: Has a tendency to play music from the "megaphone" function of her helmet while training. She also tends to dance when her music is on, even if it's mid-combat, provided the situation isn't serious. This sometimes leads to people believing she isn't entirely sane.

I'll be making a CS soon.

Name: Laura Katinka Jaeger

Nicknames: Kat, Cali

Codename: California

Age: 21

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 61 kg

Rank: Freelancer, formerly Master Sergeant, UNSC Marines

Specialty: Short range / hand to hand combat



Armor Ability: Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter, AKA Hardlight Shield



History: Laura was drafted at the age of 18, and although it wasn't her choice, she tried damnedest in the UNSC Marine Corp. Every day was filled with training, honing her hand to hand and short range combat skills. It was almost a dream come true, since every night prior to the draft she dreamt of the action being a marine would bring. She proved herself to be more than capable in her first deployment, being the only survivor of her squad and still neutralizing a small militia in revolt. From there, she rose through the ranks fairly quickly, soon seeing deployment alongside spartans and sometimes rivaling their kill counts. Needless to say, Project Freelancer took notice of her, and offered the possibility for her to join. She accepted, and after the interview she was admitted into the program. She continued practicing her hand to hand and short ranged combat through spars and simulations, intent on continuously pushing herself to get better.

Personality: Laura has an ISTP type personality, along with Antisocial Personality Disorder. Due to these two traits, she is usually seen as a loner, and can act coldly or even cruelly towards people around her. She is extremely logic based when it comes to making a decision (though almost never plans ahead), and very rarely lets down her guard, even around those considered to be her friends. Despite this, she can still be a fun person to be around, once she has warmed up to her present company. In battle, she starts calm, but her composure may begin to deteriorate as she loses herself in the heat of combat.

Any specific weaknesses/flaws: Long range combat, forethought

Quirks: None

datadogie said
I'll be making a CS soon.

Brilliant! Always nice to have more players. Looking forward to welcoming you aboard.

Hmm. What would be the minimum age for a character?

For a Freelancer? Everyone in the canon appears to be at least in their mid- to late 20s, if not older. I know one player here-- I want to say Nevada?-- is 21, and I'd like to keep that as the absolute lowest. At 21 you would have very little experience under your belt (even assuming you joined at 18), and the freelancers overall are meant to be skilled/experienced in their fields. Those who are younger will (generally, there could be exceptions) be less skilled than their older counterparts. That choice, however, is up to those of you making characters.

Okay. I'm currently writing a CS. I'd like to reserve Iowa, and the colour combination sage/violet until I'm done if that is alright. I shouldn't take long.

All right, initial IC post is up! We're in motion, guys!

This is just a general introduction to my character/a jumping point for the roleplay. You can respond to it or start out with your own character being elsewhere in the ship. Please note: Later in the day there will be a briefing by the Director, which every freelancer will be expected to attend. I'll transition to the briefing following the introductions of the majority of the characters.

datadogie said
Okay. I'm currently writing a CS. I'd like to reserve Iowa, and the colour combination sage/violet until I'm done if that is alright. I shouldn't take long.

No problem at all, Data. I'll put it on the list now.

Thanks. I'll finish my CS now.

Can i reserve the Codename Alaska, as well as the Steel/Gold combo?

Name: James Feryana

Nicknames: James, rarely Jimmy, and very, very rarely 'Mr I owe ya' (see what I did there. Sounds a lot like 'Iowa'. I think.)

Codename: Iowa

Age: 23

Rank: Freelancer

Specialty: Hacking, Electronics, short range.

Armor:

Armor Ability: Thruster Pack

Appearance: Outside of his armour, James normally looks quite shy, and quite innocent. He has short, slightly curly black hair, small ears and innocent-looking blue eyes that are normally glancing around at James' surroundings. He has small lips, and a small nose. James stands at around 5'7, and is quite thin and fit. It is noted that he walks with soft, careful steps, unless he is in combat, where his adrenaline would be pumping and he wouldn't have to think about what he is doing with his feet. Well, unless he is standing in a minefield.

History: Just like lots of other children, James had lots of jobs he wanted to take part in. He was good with computers, so he wanted to be a computer engineer. He was also good with electronics, so he wanted to be an electrician. His parents just nodded, and helped him learn. One day, James was watching a program about marines, and the UNSC. He turned to his parents, and he said to them; "I want to be a marine!" They simply nodded, taking it as another swing of which career the boy wanted when he was older. The only thing was, James hadn't taken another swing. He had made his choice.

As James grew up, he started taking part in more physical exercises. He got himself really fit, but also continued to study computing and electronics as well. Years later, when he was nineteen, he told his parents that he was going to register for the marines. His parents looked at each other with a very, very nervous look, then told James to sit down. they had a very long talk with him, and eventually were convinced that James was going to be alright in the marines. The next day, James walked to the nearest recruitment station, and registered himself.

James took part in many missions, a lot of which included him because of his skills in computing. The skills he had meant he could hack into things quite easily. A few more years, and he was making incredible progress in the marines. It was by this he was invited to join Project Freelancer, to which he accepted. James was asked questions, to which he answered. He was asked he he wanted to ask anything, to which he did ask a few questions. Afterwards, he was put through an exam, and was truly admitted into Project Freelancer. He started to train a bit more in short range combat than he originally had in basic marine training, and continued to train in hacking.

Personality: James is normally quite caring of his teammates, but is also quite shy, meaning that meeting new people isn't exactly his specialty. Otherwise, he is a fun guy to be around, often cracking jokes, sometimes even in the heat of battle at an LZ, he would probably say something like; "The LZ is hot. Not 'cause of all the bad guys, but because I'm here." He treats his teammates like family, growing quite attached to them. He is easily made upset, but just as easily made annoyed. James will sometimes come up with good ideas during combat that would support the team.

Any specific weaknesses/flaws: "Iowa, hit that barn door. It's at a medium distance away, so it shouldn't be hard to miss." "You hit two bullets out of ten. That's horrible." James is not good at medium-long range fighting. He also likes to experiment a little. Both a good thing, and a bad thing.

Quirks: James sometimes makes jokes at the worst possible times he could.

@ datadogie - He looks good! Nickname section gave me a chuckle, too.

MysT3CH said
Can i reserve the Codename Alaska, as well as the Steel/Gold combo?

Can do! Looking forward to your bio.

I'll set it up this way: Codenames/Colors can be held for a maximum of one week before I'll remove them from the list (and assume the player lost interest). Other than that, though, I'm happy to oblige.

Thank you, almighty Lizzy! *Bows down*

Thanks, i'll have my CS up soon.

Also: Hey Data :P

Hi Mystech. Nice to see you here.

Lizzy, what do you say we do a collaboration post for our spar? I think it would be easier than going back and forth, and it would make one big post instead of a bunch of short ones.

Sounds good to me, Treue. How would you like to set that up? PMs? I'd rather not clutter the OOC thread with it, if possible.

Theres a thing called Pirate Pad, a group of people can write at the same time on it.