Welcome to the City of Reflection, a behemoth of glass, devoid of colour and freedom. Citizens live in an easy life of control and allow the Conglomerate of Cascadia to pull their strings without any effort. People are born, educated and sent to work, just like that, without a care in the world. No excitement; no freedom is truly held. It's here where people come forward and live a life that their master's deem worthy of their criteria. Every man, woman and child follows a schedule like no other, making sure they live to how they are told to in order to maintain the false belief of order and stability. Watchful eyes from security firms and police industries scout out and watch the walls, streets and buildings they are sworn to protect. Everyone lives just how their puppeteers want. Well, that is unless they are a Runner.
Though technically being considered a messenger service that bypasses the security systems of Reflection, Runners are the freest of them all. They live in danger, difference and damnation by scaling the rooftops and underbellies of the city with fast movement and quick traversal. For many years, they have laid low in numbers and only remained as a small fraction of cells determined to get by with their own accord taking direction. Many come and go, others caught going against the system during some of the more questionable deliveries. However, for as long as they have remained active, Runners have been widely considered a mere inconvenience in the Conglomerate's side. They were generally not considered a threat and were never treated as such. In most cases, the Security forces and Runners left each other alone and made no contact to avoid any escalation in conflict, minus the odd arrest or two. Runners continued in silence, freely doing what they did best: Scaling the world. Although this perfect harmony was envisioned by the Conglomerate and the Runners sought out freedom in the wind, a clash was sure to come. And now, in Reflection, times are about to change drastically.
When Gabriel Raymond, member of the South-Cell of Runners, came across documentations during what was supposed to be a by-the-book Run, he discovered corporate plans that were preparing to ridicule the masses under their control. Within an instant, the news spread like wildfire throughout the Runner network and confusion arose. Many of the small cells banded together in consolidation to meet and discuss the implications of Gabriel's discovery. Many argued against investigating further and resuming their duties as Runners to avoid raising tensions whilst a select few pushed for taking action. What was in those documents were only known to those of the original meeting, but due to the rumours and information regarding the documentation's possession spreading so carelessly, it wasn't long before the all-seeing eye of the Security forces discovered of the incident.
March 25th, also known as Red Morning, became an infamous date throughout the streets of Reflection. What started out as a routine arrest from highly-trained armed Security Enforcers to obtain their stolen goods once more and silence the Runners who knew about it ended up descending into a bloody showdown. Within minutes of infiltrating a Runner meeting, violence broke out and shots were fired. Breaking the laws of peace, the Runners fought back in futile defence, trying to make their escapes. Hundreds of Runners were killed on that very day, alongside hundreds more Security and Civilian personnel, sparking the ultimate breakdown of prosperity. Now, Reflection hangs in the balance of a war between the Runners and Security forces of the Conglomerate, all whilst the controlled life continues daily.
It had been two years since the Red Morning of March. Gabriel stood as one of the few lucky members able to surpass the hunts. VTOL crews and patrols scouted rooftops and eliminated hundreds, if not thousands, of Runners who were still trying to make their honest freedom worthwhile. From groups of fighters to stragglers hiding in the shadows, they were brought to their knees, imprisoned or mostly killed off by their aggressors. Runners had been deemed an illegal perpetration of national law, which was enacted in others cities like Glass, until the final verdict came through. Anyone who was associated with the practice of Running was to be arrested or executed depending on the severity of the charges. All Runners were deemed to be a threat of order. Gabriel could not stand for such violence and formed his own Cell, known as the Doves, to combat and give refuge to Runners in need, whilst simultaneously training up his own batch. Without the jobs they used to do, there was only one grand use for these new steps in the evolution of Runners: a Resistance to avenge the Fallen.
As one of Gabriel's own, follow on the conspiracy and take arms against the Security forces. With fists clenched, guns armed, blades drawn and tools brandished, all that stands in the way of truly securing freedom is the City of Reflection itself. Will they take flight and uncover the truth behind the Conglomerate's plans or will they become just another name amongst those of the Red Morning?
Though technically being considered a messenger service that bypasses the security systems of Reflection, Runners are the freest of them all. They live in danger, difference and damnation by scaling the rooftops and underbellies of the city with fast movement and quick traversal. For many years, they have laid low in numbers and only remained as a small fraction of cells determined to get by with their own accord taking direction. Many come and go, others caught going against the system during some of the more questionable deliveries. However, for as long as they have remained active, Runners have been widely considered a mere inconvenience in the Conglomerate's side. They were generally not considered a threat and were never treated as such. In most cases, the Security forces and Runners left each other alone and made no contact to avoid any escalation in conflict, minus the odd arrest or two. Runners continued in silence, freely doing what they did best: Scaling the world. Although this perfect harmony was envisioned by the Conglomerate and the Runners sought out freedom in the wind, a clash was sure to come. And now, in Reflection, times are about to change drastically.
When Gabriel Raymond, member of the South-Cell of Runners, came across documentations during what was supposed to be a by-the-book Run, he discovered corporate plans that were preparing to ridicule the masses under their control. Within an instant, the news spread like wildfire throughout the Runner network and confusion arose. Many of the small cells banded together in consolidation to meet and discuss the implications of Gabriel's discovery. Many argued against investigating further and resuming their duties as Runners to avoid raising tensions whilst a select few pushed for taking action. What was in those documents were only known to those of the original meeting, but due to the rumours and information regarding the documentation's possession spreading so carelessly, it wasn't long before the all-seeing eye of the Security forces discovered of the incident.
March 25th, also known as Red Morning, became an infamous date throughout the streets of Reflection. What started out as a routine arrest from highly-trained armed Security Enforcers to obtain their stolen goods once more and silence the Runners who knew about it ended up descending into a bloody showdown. Within minutes of infiltrating a Runner meeting, violence broke out and shots were fired. Breaking the laws of peace, the Runners fought back in futile defence, trying to make their escapes. Hundreds of Runners were killed on that very day, alongside hundreds more Security and Civilian personnel, sparking the ultimate breakdown of prosperity. Now, Reflection hangs in the balance of a war between the Runners and Security forces of the Conglomerate, all whilst the controlled life continues daily.
It had been two years since the Red Morning of March. Gabriel stood as one of the few lucky members able to surpass the hunts. VTOL crews and patrols scouted rooftops and eliminated hundreds, if not thousands, of Runners who were still trying to make their honest freedom worthwhile. From groups of fighters to stragglers hiding in the shadows, they were brought to their knees, imprisoned or mostly killed off by their aggressors. Runners had been deemed an illegal perpetration of national law, which was enacted in others cities like Glass, until the final verdict came through. Anyone who was associated with the practice of Running was to be arrested or executed depending on the severity of the charges. All Runners were deemed to be a threat of order. Gabriel could not stand for such violence and formed his own Cell, known as the Doves, to combat and give refuge to Runners in need, whilst simultaneously training up his own batch. Without the jobs they used to do, there was only one grand use for these new steps in the evolution of Runners: a Resistance to avenge the Fallen.
As one of Gabriel's own, follow on the conspiracy and take arms against the Security forces. With fists clenched, guns armed, blades drawn and tools brandished, all that stands in the way of truly securing freedom is the City of Reflection itself. Will they take flight and uncover the truth behind the Conglomerate's plans or will they become just another name amongst those of the Red Morning?
Welcome to the world of Mirror's Edge, where you and I will be taking up the mantle of Runners in a new city in Cascadia. Completely separate from any of the plots of the franchise, the new take on the story will see a darker, grittier battle between the Runners and Conformers of the Conglomerate's system. By instigating violence against their foes, the true struggle for survival begins right here, at home. As you can expect, everyone will have a main character training and surviving within the Doves under Gabriel's protection. Eventually, they will be plunged into the life they wished to stray from and battle it out with firearms, handheld weaponry and speed itself to break down their chances of defeat. However, depending on how the RP is received, the options to make secondary characters within the Runners and/or Security Forces is a viable option for all who wish.
You will notice from the tags that we have the precautions of 18+, Slice of Life and Casual + Advanced selected. Allow me to explain them. 18+ refers to the tone of the Roleplay. Mirror's Edge has always been quite restrained on the violence of the world, only showing the more pacifistic natures of Faith during her story. However, blending into the Slice of Life category, characters will not always be focusing on the running they subject themselves to. In-between the act of leaping from rooftop to rooftop, they will have to learn to live, cope and struggle with their fellow Runners, whether that means having strong and violent disagreements and hate conditions, or developing romance, they must life live whilst uncovering the conspiracy itself. And finally, Casual + Advanced is pretty obvious. At a minimum, this is a high-casual/low-medium advanced RP, so depth and story development is a requirement for this character narrative.
I look forward to seeing where this RP goes and hope to share it with both fans of the series and/or anyone who is interested in the concept of the scenario. Remember, don't stop running!
