[OOC] The Unnatural Campus (Full)

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

You wake up, brush your teeth, have a little breakfast, dress for your job, and make sure your gun is loaded.

This is a typical day for your average person. After all everyone needs good protection against the Pests. Pests have been a problem for as long as people remember. Life goes on as usual, but with the risk of these little abominations attacking you when you leave the house. Pests resemble giant spiders, with the added detail of having many eyes and a clump of slimy tentacles where the mouth should be.

Luckily for the human race, these disgusting creatures, who seem more numerous by the day, are held at bay thanks to the efforts of Maniacles Corporation. Maniacles is a company that deals with mercenaries as well as weapon research and development. Its because of them that you now see mercenaries in suits of power armor. Its thanks to them that an average Joe can afford a reliable gun for as little as $50. They are even responsible for keeping the peace in most places. Anywhere in the world you go, people will probably know about Maniacles.

You are a young adult in this world trying to get by, working your job, maybe studying, and killing some pests along the way.

That is, until you get in trouble with the law, see the job ad, or maybe even get kidnapped. Maniacles has made contact with a society of people able to practice "magic," but anyone is capable of learning it. This could possibly change the game with the whole Pest situation, and probably make Maniacles a nice profit if they play their cards right. This is why Maniacles is looking for participants to got to the island where these mages are, and attend an academy there which teaches magic.

The name of the program?

"Operation: Unnatural Campus"
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This will be yes, a magic school rp, but its not your little brothers magic school rp. Oh no. Aside from the obviously chaotic situation the world is in, there are dark and powerful forces working behind the scenes.

The year is 2038. The world is overrun with disgusting little monsters called Pests. You and many other young adults are going to a unique college. Think Hogwarts meets Saints Row meets Lovecraft.

Rules

1. All human. It is a fantasy setting but low fantasy. All player characters must be human.
2. Your character knows nothing of magic or the magical aspect of the world before getting to the school. Also, it is unknown why the Pests ever appeared, where they came from, and how to get rid of them for good. Your character won't know any of these things either.
3. No god modding or controlling other player's characters. If I tell you to edit a post, do so.
4. Your characters abilities must make sense regarding your skills. A character with poor rifle skills shouldn't be getting all headshots with a sniper rifle.
5. No arguing in the ic, ooc, or with the gm. If you have a suggestion or concern, do bring it up in pm but remain civil.
6. Also, don't be shy about giving suggestions. The suggestions of the players have helped RPs do well in the past.
7. Everyone will have a gun, as everyone needs one in this world. However for now only handguns and non-automatic shotguns are allowed. Put what kind of gun you have in "other" if you read the rules.
8. If Maniacles is forcing your character into this, and one of their agents finds out you're telling people about it, they will probably seriously injure or "get rid of" your character.
9. New characters are always allowed, but you will have to hold off on posting when we are "full."

CS Template

Name:
Age: (Should be over 18 but below 30 accept in rare circumstances)
Origin: (Country, state, maybe even hometown. I always wound up with a diverse cast in past RPs and it felt more interesting.)
Appearance: (pic or description)
Skills: (Things you are exceptional at and magic you do well with. Your skills are meant to grow and develop over the course of the rp. For now, you are allowed to a skill relating to combat, a skill relating to the professional world, and a miscellaneous skill that relates to neither.)
Reason for joining: (Did you volunteer? Are you doing this to avoid prison time? Is Maniacles somehow forcing you to participate.)
Other: (anything else you want to tell us?)

[Mariana Collie]

Checking in here before adding to the list, I am new to this so appreciate any directions. I'm assuming that the rp starts as the characters arrive brought together by Maniacles en route to this island. Thus, am unsure how open the backstories are and I'm willing to edit if something is wrong. I added some backstory under origin and can clarify whatever if you want but felt keeping it simple was safe for a free rp.

Name: Nbarra "Bara" Olecie
Age: 19

Origin: She hails from a rural town in Colorado, a ranch at that. While enjoying the animals and work, she was an only child expected by overbearing and borderline physically abusive parents to continue ownership of the ranch. Instead, on a day when they had struck her one too many times she lashed out and struck her father back. The situation escalated and she ended up restrained, then jailed for assault after her parents testimony claimed she was the one who started hitting first. Their wealth sealed the deal and Bara spent half a year behind bars and another half in community service. During this time, her relationship with her parents was still rocky, resentful.

Towards the end of her term, the Maniacles company approached her at their home offering mercenary training and work. She felt intrigued and even interested in something that would allow her to leave home, but when she realized her parents were the ones behind securing that offer (STILL trying to get back at her after all this time) she threw a fit and refused. When her term of community service was up she took her long time friend-- the dog Miko, a suitcase of items, her mother's handgun and ran away from home. Climbed aboard a bus ride cross country. At a rest stop in the prairie, some official looking suits approached her. They slid in across the diner booth and demanded to know why she was running from obligations. Furthermore, they said the offer to work for them was never optional. They were simply humoring her.

Flustered she decided to surrender right there and took the job. She was already free of her parents home, so why did it matter any more? At least a job may hold a future bigger than homelessness.

Appearance:

My Hider

A short, compact frame that can never be intimidating strength wise but is fairly agile. She has brown skin, kinky hair and hazel eyes.

Dog:

My Hider

Miko is a large working mountain dog, standing a little above waist of the average person at 29 inches high. She has thick white fur and a loyal attitude. She stays by her owners side but is otherwise very lazy unless her owner is in danger or has work for her.

Skills: * An agreeable attitude, she doesn't like to cause drama and prefers to just do her job.
* If game like terms were applied, she's not much of a fighter but she has a high agility that lends to being able to run at high speeds, or sneak around quickly. She's more of a stealth build.
* Additionally, she has a healthy adrenaline that has applications from holding out stamina while running to stuffing her face with food to keep up the high energy. This can lead to embarrassing hyper moments around people or doing MORE work than was asked of her (or work that nobody asked her to do) just to not be bored.

Reason for joining: Maniacles offered work after her parents sent them her application/info for consideration (against her knowledge or will). She ran away from this obligation only to be quickly tracked down with the intent of kidnapping her if she refused. However, she actually agreed to the job the second time around because she felt it'd work out.

Other: She carries her mother's stolen handgun. When she lived at home, her parents would often make her go outside to work without being armed. This demonstrated how little regard they held for her very life once she revealed her desire to leave the ranch. Stealing the handgun felt good. Liking to keep her companion close, Miko is often laying by her side. Both of them hate to be separated, so if she leaves the dog to go to school, she'll feel anxious and Miko will probably tear something up while she's gone.

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

Accepted. I considered not allowing the dog to come with her, as Maniacles wouldn't but I think it would be funny if the dog wound up coming along anyway. You may post it to the characters tab.

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

BTW for anyone who saw the year was 2008, no idea why I had that in there. Its 2038, a near-ish dystopian future.

[Mariana Collie]

@MikkishtheLeprechaun Awesome yay. If it's in direct conflict, I don't mind removing the dog. But I'm happy you think it may work.

[Allie]

@MikkishtheLeprechaun

Maryln Fernández

Age: 19

Origin: Miami, Florida

Skills:
~Thievery
~Street smart
~Hard to break her focus

Reason for joining: Maryln was on one of her routes when a Maniacles agent confronted her for stealing money and jewelry from men. They had been watching the relative ease she had in manipulating passerby with simple brain tricks, leaving the victim completely unaware that she had robbed them until they realized it too late. Maniacles thought she had potential and offered her a chance to work with them instead of jail time.

Other: Beretta 92FS that she spray-painted a scarlet red

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

Accepted

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

Alright I am going to start the RP, and anyone who wants to join will be able to for a little while.

[Camey]

Well... This took me a long time to write. I never really write these detailed backstories so this was uncharted waters for me, but I did it! I knew if I didn't do it now, I would never do it and would miss out on this awesome concept! (even though this took me 3 hours to write... Lots and lots of breaks included.)

So before you read this, I made a few assumptions which is totally fine with me if I need to edit them. These may not make sense before you read my character submission, but it seemed more logical to put them up here with the rest of my 'ramblings'.
1. I made her have a Ukrainian nationality (at least until age 5). Is this possible? I don't know if air/boat travel is possible with the pests. If not, I will edit this. Otherwise I'll leave it as it is :)
2. Is poker a thing in this universe? :P Sorry, just a random thought but it is still an assumption
3. Maddox deals in illegal fire-arms. Is this possible? The Maniacles have great guns I suppose, but are there guns that are illegal? Or are there restrictions on them? I don't know if you need a permit or anything? In short, is it okay if her backstory includes her dealing in illegal fire-arms?

Lastly, after you reviewed my character (and either accept it or don't, up to you although I hope the first), is there anything that bothers you or you think is too OP or too heavily focussed on one side of the good-bad spectrum. I tried to balance it out with strengths and weaknesses since I don't want my character to come over like a generic bad person that doesn't care about anyone and just shoots the first thing they see, so I hope that's not the case. If you feel like it is, please tell me because then I will edit that a bit to sound a bit more believable.
4. I also assumed a lot about how the world is different with pests. I don't really know which year they arrived, but since you said that they were around as long as anyone can remember, I think well above 80+ years? That means that the world is different and that children will learn to defend themselves earlier. Specifically why Maddox learned to handle a gun at the mere age of 10.

Prepare for long amount of text. I got a little bit carried away I suppose.

N A M E
Maddox Delaney

A P P E A R A N C E

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Age:
20 (18 October 2018)

O R I G I N

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Maddox was born in the south of Ukraine close to the Russian border. Her mother died in childbirth and at age 5 she was brought to America by a friend of her late father. She grew up there in the outskirts of New York City. She didn't know the English language, nor did she know the culture. Fortunately, it didn't take her too long to adapt. Because she was still young, she learned English pretty quick (although her Ukrainian accent is still noticeable to this day) and adapted to the culture fairly well even though she never really fitted in with the other children. Be it her past or her nature, Maddox always enjoyed being the quiet child. She would often go off on her own and explore the woods, or craft random things with what she found in those woods.

At age 10 she found a body in the woods. Strangely enough it didn't bother her that much. She had seen death before when she was a baby. She was too young to remember, but it distanced her from the fear and horrors of death. In fact, she felt a weird moment of peace seeing the sprawled out body. There was nothing to be done about it. There were people to blame, but it was over. It was done. Nothing could change the fact that he was dead. That constant comforted her, even if it was through death. After that ordeal her adoptive father learned her how to handle fire-arms to protect herself. She loved it. It wasn't necessarily that she liked the power she had with it - only partly -, it was the power it had. One small bullet in a covert machine could kill a man. 6 bullets in only 1 machine could kill 6 (if you were a good shot that is). Maddox never really thought about taking a man's life with it, but it still fascinated her how easy it was and would be.

In later years when she got older, she dealt in illegal fire-arms. It made a pretty substantial amount of cash, and seeing how Maddox didn't really care about the law, she was a pretty good dealer. She didn't start out that way of course. At age 15 she often shoplifted. She naturally looked for camera's and always wanted made sure she wasn't seen. She got caught a couple of times, but it didn't have major repercussions since she never stole really valuable items. She mostly stole because she wanted to see if she could do it, to prove something to herself or others, to win bets or even for the thrill. Later she turned to pickpocketing. At times when she was feeling 'generous' she gave it back to the owner and said that they had dropped it. Her troublesome streak of events didn't go unnoticed. At the age of 17, she was approached by someone who wanted her to deal in all sort of stuff. Not just stealing, but smuggling. It started of slow with items that weren't worth much. Stolen watches and stuff. In later years she climbed up the ladder and eventually started dealing fire-arms. Mostly small ones that she could carry with her, but occasionally she deals rifles and bigger units.

S K I L L S

Combat

Maddox has quite a good aim, especially with hand guns. She learned to shoot at the 'young' age of ten (young being in quotation marks since pests would make people more willing to teach their kids how to defend themselves at younger ages). She picked the skill up pretty quickly, but the main reason for her good aim is her ability to control her breath. A steady breath, combined with the ability to separate the emotional and rational, makes her have a steady hand which in turn causes her to have a good aim.

Professional world

Stealth. Seeing how Maddox deals in illegal fire-arms, her stealth game has to be on point. She used to play hide and seek as a kid, and would hardly be found. She knows how and where to hide, and more importantly, when to come out of hiding.

Miscellaneous

Surprisingly good at games like poker. She has a natural ability to twist the truth and to bluff. During her time shopliften, pickpocketing and dealing illegal fire-arms, she got better at this skill. She often had to lie to avoid getting caught, or talk herself out of a tricky situation. She still has a lot to learn, but at least in card games she can be really convincing.

R E A S O N S F O R J O I N I N G

My Hider

She was offered the job after she was ratted out by a fellow dealer. It was supposed to be a partnered mission. One being the distraction and Maddox being the one who smuggled a few guns. When her partner was close to being caught, he pretended he spotted the guns she had on her, causing her to be arrested. Not soon after, she was approached by someone who recruited new employees and thus offered her the job. She could either take it, or be in prison for most - if not all - of her life. She gladly took it. It meant that her crimes were exonerated to an extend and it meant that she had a job. She liked dealing. Having the thrill and the excitement, but this was another adventure Maddox was exited to try

S T R E N G T H S & W E A K N E S S E S

Strengths

-Good aim
-Stealth
-Notices surroundings. She always looks for camera's, nearest exits, things to defend herself with in case something goes wrong, etc.
-Convincing/pretty good liar (it makes her good at card games like poker and gets her out of tricky situations)

Weaknesses

-Trust issues (she was betrayed by someone she trusted before, but it made her not trust anyone with important things again)
-Gets annoyed quickly
-Lacks sympathy
-Devotes herself too much to jobs/what needs to be done, instead of thinking about the people 'close' to her. This connects to her being more rational than emotional

Neither

-Ability to separate the emotional and the rational. This can work in her favour, but can make her act rude or uncaring
-The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the most (except when it's about her. She puts her survival in the first place).

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

Name: Evangeline West
Age: 28
Origin: Wilmington, North Carolina
Appearance:

My Hider

Skills:

Combat Skill: Trapping
Profession Skill: Taxidermy, specializing in pests
Miscellaneous Skill: Medical Care

Reason for joining: Closed down a lucrative taxidermy business for the opportunity to kill pests professionally instead of just as a hobby.
Other: Owns a small pistol. Slightly over 6 feet tall. Not a serial killer.

[duskshine749]

So this looks neat, just a question before I commit to a character. Could someone use a sword as well as a gun? I understand everyone has a gun, but I gotta be real, swords are way cooler

[duskshine749]

Name: Gabriel Xerxes
Age: 23
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Appearance:


Skills: Combat Skill: Skilled at tae-kwon-do, especially kicks, which compliments his long legs (Might change that to swordplay depending on how you feel about swords.)
Professional Skill: Can drive land based commercial vehicles, and is pretty good at picking up how to drive other vehicles as a result
Miscellaneous Skill: Has a great memory

Reason for joining: Gabe volunteered, not being satisfied with his life

Other: He just uses a standard glock as his gun

@MikkishtheLeprechaun I lied about wanting an answer before committing to a character, so there we go

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

@Camey

Finally! A character from another continent!

So about the gun dealing/smuggling, it would make sense for this universe because while open carry firearms are now legal in most places, its still restricted to pistols and non-automatic shotguns and rifles. If someone wants an automatic pistol, they need a permit and they are very expensive. If someone wants an automatic rifle, mashinegun, or laser rifle (yes, those exist in this world) thats illegal.

Oops. I forgot to mention laser weapons, didn't I?

Anyways, I don't see any problems. Accepted.

@Gentlemanvaultboy

Hey man, its been a while.

Cool to see an older student, and a bit odd at that. Accepted.

@duskshine749

Well you should have waited >: (

JK. Anyway, yeah he can have a sword. It would be getting shipped, though. He won't have it on the sci-fi helicopter-like vehicle. Maniacles has policies about excess weaponry.

But either way, whether you go with swords or tae-kwon-do, accepted.

[Delta44]

My bad for not making a character yet, forgot to save this thread as a subscription :D I'll make something tomorrow maybe, too tired today :3

[duskshine749]

Decided to go with TKD instead of swordplay, also added height and a tattoo in other. I'll post later today, I'm busy with work for the next while.

[Camey]

@MikkishTheLeprechaun

Yeah. Most of my characters are from America, but some - like Maddox - are from different parts of the world. Still just Europe though... Oh well.

Did someone say l a s e r - w e a p o n s ? 'Cuz that's just way too awesome.

And Great! I will post my character in Characters after I'm done with my post :)

[Default]

Name: Naoko Suzuki
Age: 19
Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Appearance

Appearance:
Naoko is rather tall and wiry, with long legs.

Skills:

Combat

Naoko has relatively average game, but he excels with a small blade like a knife or shiv. When his parents didn't trust him with a firearm, he had to make due with a knife when he couldn't outrun the Pests. It ultimately benefited him.

Professional World

As a child in Tokyo, his parents didn't offer him a firearm like most others, so he learned to run instead. He knows how to maintain speeds and conserve stamina. Before he left to join Maniacles, he thanked his parents for this small contribution.

Misc

Naoko is a great judge of character. He can often tell if someone is untrustworthy. He also notices when someone blatantly lies to him. He uses a scale of trustworthiness, going from 1 to 20. He can't help but tell the people around him his rating of someone.

Reason for joining: Despite Naoko's smarts, he wasn't seeing any careers in his future, and college just didn't seem like something he wanted to do. His parents ultimately told him if he didn't get a job, he was going to get kicked out of the house. He didn't want to waste his years spent in a stuffy office helping people with their tech problems, so he decided to volunteer to join Maniacles. His parents were shocked to say the least, but were glad their son was contributing to the fight against pests. When he learned he would be going to college, he grumbled, but accepted it nonetheless.

Other: He currently uses a glock 19, holstered snugly at his right hip.

[Allie]

@Gentlemanvaultboy
I REALLY THOUGHT YOUR CHARACTER WAS A GUY OMFG

BUT NOW I SEE THE BOOBS 💀💀

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

@Allie
That's what I thought when I first saved that picture. It's incredible how well they blend in considering their size.

[MikkishtheLeprechaun]

@Gentlemanvaultboy

Oh Mikkish will notice. Where there are boobs Mikkish always notices.