Society (n.)
the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
Subculture (n.)
a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.
Britain, Spring, 1964
The Mods. Short for Modernists, this group of youths blossomed from their love of jazz and funk music, and partying well into the early morning hours. Many refer to them as the original ravers down to their notoriety of pill-popping, clubbing and anti-establishment attitude.
They are easily distinguishable by their 'chic' apparel, usually consisting of tailored suits and appropriately named 'mod-caps'. A popular mode of transport amongst the Mods are scooters, usually of the Italian variety and adorned with an excessive number of mirrors and Union Jacks.
The Rockers. This group of youths has been around much longer than the Mods. Their culture revolves primarily around rock music, by artists such as Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry, music that people call "screw and smash" music.
The Rockers can be easily recognised with their leather jackets and slicked-back hair. They get around on motorbikes, which are not only used as a method of transport, but often as a tool of intimidation and masculinity. Despite the fact that they don't have the drug-taking reputation that the Mods do, Rockers tend to be abused more by society due to their reckless appearance and stunts.
After just about a decade of torment from both sides of the Mods and Rockers all around Britain, the government invested in the Edgewater Programme. A school of sorts was built off the coast of England on one of the Islands of Scilly known as St. Martin's. It was a place constructed in isolation from the outside world with the intentions of straightening these delinquents out.
Within a matter of weeks, parents, teachers and the like were clambering to have their kids enlisted as part of this programme - some wanted some peace and quiet in their town, while others were genuinely concerned about the drug taking and fighting that was gripping the generation. No matter the reason, if you put your child's name in while paying a surprisingly low fee, they would be shipped off to St. Martin's the following month.
Okay, so that's all I have to far, but, basically, this roleplay will take place in the Edgewater Institute. You will be playing either a Mod or Rocker sent there from anywhere in Britain to be sorted out. There is no set plot yet, so I'm definitely open to suggestions on that - and I'll certainly need a co-GM to help me out. This probably won't be up and running until the New Year, but I'd love to see everyone's interest!
