Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s Elite...And who am I? That’s one secret I’ll never tell. You know you love me.
Gossip Girl
For about ten years now, Gossip Girl has been around, reporting on the lives of Manhattan’s Elite. No one knows who Gossip Girl is. SOme rumors claim that the person behind the identity of Gossip Girl was probably a scorned member of Manhattan’s Elite, while others claim it's just someone bored with their own life, so they decided to cause trouble for the Elite. Whoever it is behind that screen, be it a tablet, a phone, or some laptop at a cafe nearby, one thing is clear to everyone who is the topic of one of Gossip Girl’s News Blasts…
No one is safe.
If you are spotted by one of Gossip Girl’s many, many devout followers, be on the lookout. You might be the topic of her next news blast.
The Upper East Side is not for everyone. She’s tough and often unforgiving to outsiders. Should you be lucky enough to be included in a tight-knit group of Manhattan’s Elite, know if you show weakness, you will parrish, for here only the strong survive. The beauties and beasts of the concrete jungle will not show tolerance for frail bodies. If they smell blood, like the Great White, they will seek it out, and destroy without a care in the world.
Like the jungle, the Upper East Side could be thought of as a concrete variety. There is a pyramid that one must remember. The top of the food chain are those who call themselves “Manhattan’s Elite”. While they have different generations that span several decade, one thing has remained the same: power and wealth are what make you a true elite, not whatever half-baked passion or “heart” one might have. Sure, you can aspire to join those who might just be across the hudson river, but unless you can withstand what is to come your way because of your ambitions, you shall simply fall in line.
It’s survival of the fittest, for only the strongest will survive. Do you think you have what it takes? Guess we’ll see about that.
Hello and welcome to Minutes in Manhattan, a Gossip Girl-themed Roleplay. As you have already guessed, this is going to be AU to the original timeline of both the book series and television adaptation it got. In this roleplay, you will be able to get a glimpse into the lives of seven to fourteen members of families that rule the Upper East Side - or at least have ties to them. In this roleplay, mature content may be had. Though, not so mature to be rule-breaking, but shocking things may and will happen on a dime’s notice. So, if that is not your cup of tea, then turn back now.
This roleplay will be mostly located in a combination of the campus of Columbia University and various locations that have to deal with the characters. This may include but isn’t limited to: their dorms, where they live, local hotspots they may visit such as cafes or upscale restaurants, and many more. This will be a roleplay that is going to be handheavy with NPCs as to enrich the story of either the longrun or simply from scene to scene. These NPCs may be staff of Columbia, the siblings and parents of the main characters, or just general NPCs that will be created for the scene.
Minutes in Manhattan is a roleplay that will abide by High Casual posting standards. While novels aren’t going to be expected, at least decent quality of both content and length will be.
Huntsberg Family
Davis Family
Dubois Family
Arnette Family
Mossos Family
The new kids on the block, the Mossos Family, while holding a dominating presence among the mediterranean countries(Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain), they are new to the states. Only for about five years have they been present in the states. Though, that’s mostly on the west coast. Up until the third quarter of 2015, they remained in Los Angeles. However, after acquiring HartCorp - one of the Upper East Side’s leading conglomerate in the import/export business - they took their place along the Manhattan Skyline. Right where HartCorp’s building used to be, it now reads “Mossos”. And leading the charge is fifty-years old Baltazar Mossos, son of Hektor Mossos, who was rumored to be in the running for the Athen’s Hydra Mafia. Those are just rumors, of course.
In the year that they have been in New York City, they’ve been creating waves. SLowly Baltazar Mossos worked his way into the good graces of some of New York’s elite families . Because of their dealings and the areas of business that they mostly dealt in, Mossos has forged business ties with the Cross Foundation, Banks Industries, and DFG Incorporated. By doing so, Mossos has more or less cemented itself among the leading families of the Upper East Side. One can just assume that, wherever HartCorp had its hands and feet in, Mossos would take reigns. The business relationships forged wasn’t a bad starting point at all.
With their various business dealings, Mossos also owns a string of nightclubs throughout the Island of Manhattan. Their most famous one, however, is Club Delirium, which took over a popular nightclub by the name of Cerberus Underground - the club that most in the UES frequented.
Rules
- Follow Guild Rules.
- If it exceeds PG-13, fade to black please.
- Your posts must be 2 paragraphs at least.
- There isn't a posting frequency rule, but if it requires a collab, take it to etherpad or Google Docs.
- The general sense of this RP is to create interactive stories, so don't just stick to 1-2 people. Expand your interactions.
- This will be semi-sandbox with general setups of scenes. This means you have free reign in most areas. Create at your own risk.
- Though, there will be scenes created by the GM team to present a more non-linear arc.
- It shouldn't have to be said, but keep all OOC drama out of public view. Come to me if you have any real issues with anyone, which I sincerely doubt you will. Refusal to do so will result in a warning. Second offense will be a ban from this roleplay.
- And lastly, have fun. I made this RP in an attempt to recreate the fun most of us had in other Slice of Life RPs. This is as much my pet project as it is yours.
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