[OOC] The Asian Ghost Story Collection

[Pair of Hearts]

@DegenerateThree

Decided to make this a proper "taking it srs but not taking itself srs" roleplay. WIP

Meet Fletcher Koh, your generic Chinese guy from Singapore looking forward to his first day as a bodyguard. 'Act blur, live longer' were words he lived by pretty well, but maybe a young man can never be too sure when his boss has pink hair, a ridiculous name, and a taste for ghosts ...-hunting.

So begins the adventures of an indie team of paranormal investigation agency!

[Pair of Hearts]

INTRODUCING

Fletcher as the boh beh zao muscle.
Rhys as the kiwi researcher.
Noon as the Thai with a psychic zing.
Rainbow as the deadpan snarker jie jie we all need.
Murphy as the boss with questionable common sense.

[Songster Gecko]

*cue 80s sitcom theme music*

[Pair of Hearts]

@DegenerateThree
Changed Berjaya Complex to TNE. Keep the legalities and copyrights off. > <

[Songster Gecko]

Somehow, I highly doubt they'll send people after us, but better to be safe, I s'pose.

[Pair of Hearts]

I got sued and signed into the finance blacklist for owing a telco company ~50.00 SGD when some dickhead stole my identity, lol. It happened in Feb, received the letter a week ago, hence my disappearance.

[Songster Gecko]

Damn, that sucks. Can't you argue the blacklist if you've got proof that someone did steal your identity? It wasn't you, after all.

[Pair of Hearts]

Eh. Heartbreaking, but it was a dude who courted me to no success. Someone I considered a friend. The incident has left me partially, emotionally crippled now.

Still, was a friend so I don't wanna retaliate his petty revenge by charging him. I never planned to buy a house in Malaysia anyway, so I say, "Blacklist lah!" to them (after clearing the outstandings). I'd rather Singapore where my cool cousins are, or Brunei maybe, since the currency is the same. Or Sarawak's good too. Good looking people everywhere. //kicked

[Songster Gecko]

Singapore's a pretty expensive place to live, to be honest, unless you don't mind living in the 'developing areas', which translate to 'places so remote you're pretty much stuck there'.

[Pair of Hearts]

That's okay. I just mean buy a place there and collect rent. Like a baozupo, heh.

If I can, I prefer going to a western culture place. I'm really tired of dumbing myself down on purpose, and adding in Asian slurs to my speech to fit in. Notice how I sometimes forget to make our characters sound Asian-y?

[Songster Gecko]

Oh, that. Well, as long as I can find a place to live here, by all means. Heh.

Singapore's a pretty good place for that. We're pretty damn Westernized over here, so much that I'm having the same problem. I don't exactly speak Singlish all that often, though army's doing a good job of changing that. That's kinda why I have Fletcher as the standard, English-educated Singaporean.

[Pair of Hearts]

My friend was a wimp then because his collar really did look battered. He made it sound like warzone for national service! That, or he probably hurt himself on the same spot to convince us.

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... that's weird but I guess it's a plausible thing, thinking on it.

You'll be off to xxx for studies after you're done with NS this year, right? World is your oyster. ♡

[Songster Gecko]

I don't know, I honestly don't think it's possible to break your shoulder with the M16's recoil. There was a pretty scrawny guy in my platoon and he came out just fine (And I'm saying really scrawny, like when we had to fireman lift each other, he had problems finding a partner because he was just too light). I guess you could bruise your shoulder if you don't brace it properly, or you could just feel some soreness after firing a few magazines, but that's about it.

Yup, going off to continue studying. Going to be challenging after two years of not using my brain all that much.

[Pair of Hearts]

Good luck! I heard playing brain games helps.

Also! Does Rhys know Murphy and Rainbow are related and co-paying the crew?

[Songster Gecko]

Hmm...I think he'd just have an inkling? Just a guess, but nothing he's confirmed on his own.

[Pair of Hearts]

He's one dangerous kiwi.

[Songster Gecko]

The best kind of kiwi

[Pair of Hearts]

Just a note, like a bit of background, Murphy asks everyone out when they first meet. To gauge them herself personally.

[Pair of Hearts]

We're finally getting there to start a new case! Our maiden case!

[Songster Gecko]

Aw yes.

Forget ghosts, I think Fletcher's going to die of a heart attack at this rate.