[OOC] The "Goings On" at Upper Lake Institute

[Strange Rodent]

I, Headmistress here at Upper Lake Institute am delighted to welcome you on to our campus here in our beautiful home of Alaska. The next few years promise unique and exciting experiences for you as a member of our dynamic community. Here at Upper Lake Institute you will broaden your horizons, establish lifelong friendships, gain real-world learning, and of course have tons of fun!

Now that you have been accepted into the university of your dreams, what happens next? Staff are here for a useful resource in answering any question or offering any helpful information for you on your journey. Just let us know whatever it is that is troubling you. Many a murder mystery novelist have been born here. However, we are not just highly regarded for our modern literature and forensics programs, we are the best at making students see their full potential, whatever that may be. Once again congratulations my dear student. You deserve to be proud of of your achievement by being accepted.

I look forward to personally welcoming you to Upper Lake Institute.

_{Here at this shit hole I am disgusted and distraught to find you here, on my campus, my home, my tomb. These days, seconds, months, years I promise to make you sick. You are not part of this community, you are a vessel. You are just a bag of meat. Here you will die. Here you will lose your mind. Your friends will betray you. You will not be having any fun. Now that we have given your worthless life a shot at glory, what will you do? You're pitiful. Our staff are filled to the brim with sick and twisted beings. They will hurt you. They will trick you. They don’t believe you. They will use you. Let us know when you can’t take it anymore. We like to see you run. If you can read this, once again congratulations. You deserve to die, you deserve to read this and be proud that you’re not as stupid as you look. I look forward to making you suffer. Welcome to hell. Graduation can’t come more quickly.}

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Roleplay Basics

Welcome to a RP run by @Strange Rodent and @MissCapnCrunch! It will be about a cast of THIRTEEN students who share a freshman dorm hallway at Upper Lake Institute. The college is an Alaskan university renowned for its forensics and literature programs (though there are other areas of study of course). You will meet a cast of professors, staff, and most importantly- each other. Your dorm mates, and hopefully your friends for the next few years. We will be running a few abnormal ideas in this RP: Stats, Private messaged events, and much more. Stats will act as a guide for us in relevant situations to come, and we will occasionally PM players about things they learn that others don't- at least not right away. Everything else that may be abnormal? Well, expect the unexpected.

Mature content warning. This is going to be a wild ride.

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Rules and Expectations

● Rule 1 ●
Don't be a fuck.

● Rule 2 ●
The GMS are God, but we are not above the first rule.

● Rule 3 ●
Post soon, post often! One week time frame per post which can be extended as needed with notice.

● Rule 4 ●
Posts don't have to be long! Less is more sometimes. If you feel unmotivated or uninspired to write more, don't draw it out more than you have to. Ask for help, ask for ideas.

● Rule 5 ●
No collaborations. Sorry! Everyone ends up waiting on them and they exclude others from participating at times. Asking someone to include a piece of dialogue or two is acceptable though :) This is a team effort.

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Sheet Raw Code

[center][h1][b][color=8facce][STUDENT APPLICATION SHEET][/color][/b][/h1][/center] [color=gray][b]Appearance[/b][/color]
(Real photos only)

[color=gray][b]Name[/b][/color]
(Full name)

[color=gray][b]Age[/b][/color]
(Must be 18-21)

[color=gray][b]Gender[/b][/color]
(Self explanatory)

[color=gray][b]Sexuality[/b][/color]
(All are welcome)

[color=gray][b]Hometown[/b][/color]
(From Alaska? Out of state? Country?)

[color=gray][b]Style[/b][/color]
(What is your label/aesthetic/group)

[color=gray][b]Disposition[/b][/color]
(In one sentence, how does your character usually feel and react to new situations?)

[color=gray][b]Major[/b][/color]
(What major are you studying?)

[color=gray][b]Dorm Room[/b][/color]
(This will be assigned)

[color=gray][b]Likes & Dislikes[/b][/color]
(Three each)

[color=gray][b]Interest/Hobbies[/b][/color]
(No more than six)

[color=gray][b]Belief[/b][/color]
(One sentence to describe how you see the world)

[color=gray][b]Drive[/b][/color]
(One word that sums up why you do what you do)

[color=gray][b]Fear[/b][/color]
(One thing that fills you with dread)

[color=gray][b]Regret[/b][/color]
(One thing that you regret most)

[color=gray][b]Secret[/b][/color]
(Everyone has them, share one- keep the rest for now)

[color=gray][b]Intellect[/b][/color]
[#] (How sharp are you? Doesn't have to be book smarts)

[color=gray][b]Social[/b][/color]
[#] (How good are you with people?)

[color=gray][b]Nerve[/b][/color]
[#] (Are you a coward, or not?)

[color=gray][b]Endurance[/b][/color]
[#] (How much physical punishment can you take?)

[color=gray][b]Awareness[/b][/color]
[#] (What was that?)

[color=gray][b]Resources[/b][/color]
[#] (How rich are you? Do you just have a lot of shit? Are you 'the guy who can get shit'?)

(For the above section you have exactly 13 points in total to split between all stats. 0-1 points is not very impressive, 2-3 points is considered very average, 4-5+ points is considered a world class expertise. All must be explained)
[center][h1][b][color=8facce][ENTRANCE EXAM][/color][/b][/h1][/center]
(Please send your answers to us in a private group message. You don't want your fellow classmates cheating off you, do you? Failure to do so will result in a botched application and your information will be lost in the system)

[hider=QUESTION ONE] How often are you on the guild? What are you posting patterns like? Do you prefer a slow burn or something always exciting going on in the IC and the OOC? Do you think a discord would be helpful for this roleplay experience? [/hider]
[hider=QUESTION TWO] What will be your character’s major at this university?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION THREE] What is a trait you and your character share with one another?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION FOUR] Which other character will get along with your character the most?
[/hider] [hider=QUESTION FIVE] Which other character will get along with your character the least?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION SIX] Do you believe in the supernatural? What about karma? [/hider]
[hider=QUESTION SEVEN] What hurts the most?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION EIGHT] What keeps you awake at night?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION NINE] What is the meanest thing you ever hoped to happen to someone?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION TEN] What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION ELEVEN] What is your most serious mental or physical injury?[/hider]
[hider=QUESTION TWELVE] Can you hear them in the walls? [/hider]
[hider=QUESTION THIRTEEN] Are you ready to join?[/hider]

Come join in the fun at Discord!
discord.gg/PVuHGRf

[Strange Rodent]

@Quincy@TheGrundlesnart@Kyrisse@Polaris North@Dutchess Sarah@Symphoni@bandcrsnatch@Fabricant451

For all you lovely interested folks, here is the OOC. Feel free to post sheets/WIPs!

[Fabricant451]

The fact that I already have a FC in mind terrifies me but it at least makes the character sheet process 70 percent less difficult.

[Polaris North]

Well, here we go.

Lilly Forrester

[STUDENT APPLICATION SHEET]

Name
Lilliana "Lilly" Forrester

Age
20

Gender
Female

Sexuality
Biromantic Asexual

Hometown
Grew up in San Diego, California

Style
Lilliana is what you call a floater - never really having a select 'look' or 'vibe' to her.

Disposition
Lilliana approaches new situations in an excited but cautious manner.

Major
Major in Game Design

Dorm Room
(This will be assigned)

Likes & Dislikes
✓ Video Games
✓ Having Fun
✓ Friends
✓ Caffeine
✓ Cloudy Days
✓ Nature

❌ Intolerance
❌ Bullying
❌ All-nighters (they always made her more irritated come the next day)
❌ Hot days (What am I going to do, take my skin off?)
❌ Not having her morning coffee
❌ Cramped Spaces
❌ Darkness

Interest/Hobbies

• Video Gaming - It was the entire reason why she had taken up her major in the first place. It had started out as a hobby until she couldn't pull herself out of it so she decided to embrace it wholeheartedly.
• Story Writing - Even if it wasn't a much needed skill in game development, Lilliana had found herself thoroughly drawn to making small proses and oneshots over the years. While she hasn't really made anything award winning, they were decent enough when matched with the right graphics and ambience.
• Photography - Lilliana doesn't have the best photography skills. She wasn't an expert by any means, but she loves taking pictures of things. From inanimate objects to animals to people - she loves having a physical copy of a memory in her hands.
• Drawing - She makes some money out of doing commissions over the internet. It was once just a mere hobby but then she went ahead and made an account in multiple sites to post some of her works. It then escalated to her opening up commissions for people but it was mostly out of desperation to get more money.
• Editing - Lilliana learned all about video editing while she was researching about creating games and soon found herself quite fond with it. She set up a channel for various animatics and has even offered to work with someone to edit their videos and whatnot. She gets some money out of it too but is, more often than not, her main source of tiredness.
• Gardening - Her parents had a small garden in their backyard once and she's always found it to be a calming hobby for her.

Belief
It's a dog-eat-dog world but maybe a little bit of light can give way to a kinder future.

Drive
Happiness

Fear
Loneliness

Regret
Not pursuing the person she loved in fear of getting kicked out. Back in her high school days, she had fallen for her best friend - a girl - and it really seemed like it was mutual. But fear of her conservative parents kept her from making a move and now they aren't in contact anymore and she always thinks about it ever since.

Secret
Once upon a time, in her wonderful child-like innocence, she had accidentally bought an adult movie with explicit scenes and watched through it before throwing it out as soon as she knew it was something wrong. And that kids is how 9 year old Lilliana discovered she never ever wanted to do anything like that.

Intellect
[2] Lilliana isn't the smartest person in the class, but she's not the dumbest either. She has decent common sense but she wouldn't be pulling out survival facts out of her own mind any time soon. She passes most of her subjects but usually just barely and doesn't generally step on the above average category.

Social
[4] If there's anything Lilliana is good at, it's getting along with people. She knows how to read the atmosphere well and she's learned to pick up subtle body cues due to spending a lot of time with other people. She can usuaully read people's facial expressions to see if they're uncomfortable with something and she has a general vibe that makes you feel at ease around her but maybe it's just because she seems so honest and genuine about everything.

Nerve
[2] - Lilliana can't dive in headfirst into danger and she would freeze up at times of great distress, but she can usually get over it with some encouragement from others. There are times where she has run away though or opted out of something due to fear of trying it.

Endurance
[1] - Lilliana isn't the most fit person. In fact, a few well placed hits and she would be down for the count. She's not very physically inclined either as she is more likely to spend her time sitting down rather than walking around due to the nature of her hobbies.

Awareness
[4] - Lilliana is an observant person and things catch her eyes fast. Maybe it was because of her playing too many video games that rely on snap reactions and catching of minute details. She's been known to react fast enough to catch something when her attention is called and is usually the first to react to something flying by (usually insects). This also plays extremely well with her socialization skills since she's quick to notice things and gut feelings are often correct and followed.

Resources
[0] - Has she mentioned that she's horrendously poor? She's only managed to afford getting into school and paying for extra expenses by doing commissions over the internet, working on her channel and working with other people on video editing. Her parents are working hard but it isn't enough to give her lavish gifts due to the fact that they have two other children to worry about. She has few things to her name since she needs to make money for the required equipment for her chosen major.

[Strange Rodent]

Brilliant, thank you :)

On a seperate note, sheet reviews will begin Feb 2nd, and you will have until the end of the sheet review process to submit a sheet! I'd recommend starting soon! Best of luck ~

[Kyrisse]

Sasha Mikhailovna

[STUDENT APPLICATION SHEET]

𝓐𝓵𝓮𝓴𝓼𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓪 𝓜𝓲𝓴𝓱𝓪𝓲𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓷𝓪

NickName
Sasha

Age
18

Gender
Female

Sexuality
Heterosexual

Hometown
Moscow, Russia

Style
No particular style. She likes putting on whatever feels comfortable but has a preference for pinks, purples and browns. Occasionally thinks of herself as artistic when it comes to music.

Disposition
Sasha sees new situations as something to learn from and reacts calmly to them.

Major
Performing Arts, major in Music

Dorm Room
(This will be assigned)

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Likes & Dislikes
: Music and dancing
: Meeting potential friends
: Coffee and tea

: Rude and obnoxious people
: Being interrupted when she's in the middle of something she's engrossed in
: Clowns

Interest/Hobbies
> Ice skating - Sasha used to compete in figure skating when she was younger. She used to dream of competing in the Olympics but due to personal reasons, she let go of the ambition. She still skates but for recreational purposes only.

> Listening to Music - She loves listening to all types of music and finds it relaxing. More often than not, you can see her wearing earphones and bobbing her head to the beat.

> Playing the violin - While not a maestro, she is proficient with playing the violin and enjoys it, usually playing it to relax herself. Anyone paying attention to how she plays can also tell what mood she's in.

> Dancing - Parallels her love of music which makes sense because music is almost always paired with dancing. She adores ballet and dabbles a bit on the other styles of dancing.

> Taking long walks - Enjoys spending her free time walking in parks, in beaches and basically anywhere. She likes exploring.

> Reading - She loves to read especially romance and adventure novels. If she's not dancing or playing the violin, you can almost always see her with her nose buried in a book (or her tablet).

Belief
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything."

Drive
Imagination

Fear
She fears disappointing the people that matters to her.

Regret
Her greatest regret is not being able to say goodbye to her grandmother when she passed away.

Secret
She had a fling with her best friend's older brother while he was away for a year for an exchange student program. It wasn't anything serious for the guy but she fell hard for him, only to find out that he was already secretly married a week before he broke it off with her.

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Intellect
[2] Sasha is average when it comes to intelligence. She may not be a rocket scientist but she's smart enough to catch on.

Social
[2] She is not a overly friendly person in the sense that she doesn't dive into a crowd trying to be friends with everyone. Oftentimes, she prefers to pick who she wants to be friends with, basing her choices on first impressions. However, she's aware that first impressions can be wrong and adjusts accordingly.

Nerve
[2] Not particularly brave and would only rise to the challenge if there's a dire need for it or if there's no one else to do the task.

Endurance
[4] Her endurance is outstanding being accustomed to hours of rigorous training when she used to compete in figure skating when she was younger. She can withstand hours of dancing and actually allots time for gym training.

Awareness
[1] Sasha can be so ignorant about her surroundings, often having her nose buried in a book of her head in the clouds.

Resources
[2] Classified as middle class, her parents having just enough money to send their only child to a good school and at the same time provide her with a comfortable life.

[Strange Rodent]

Okay, there seems to be some confusion surrounding the entrance exam. I can confirm that it is supposed to be answered in character, despite the questions being in the second person.

[Kyrisse]

@Strange Rodent ah there it is. Must edit then lol

[Strange Rodent]

Thanks :)

Sorry for the confusion

[Polaris North]

Pfft, so I just have to make the answers to the questions more enthusiastic!

Time to go edit~

[Dutchess Sarah]

As soon as my cold fades, and the fever breaks, I'll be all over this.

[Sputnik]

Sound very promising! I'll bite then.

[bandcrsnatch]

I think I'm pretty much done with the first portion, but it's pretty late here so I'll leave the rest for tomorrow. Just to verify, are ALL the answers in the entrance exam supposed to be answered in character? My brain's checked out for the day lmao

[TheGrundlesnart]

Buford "Ford" Thomas

[STUDENT APPLICATION SHEET]

Appearance

Name
Buford "Ford" Cannon

Age
21

Gender
Male

Sexuality
Heterosexual

Hometown
Savannah, Georgia

Style
Comfortable clothes.

Disposition
Relaxed, laid-back, enthusiastic

Major
English

Dorm Room
(This will be assigned)

Likes & Dislikes
+Adventures
+Meeting new people
+Exchanging favors
+Reading
+Thinking waaaay too deeply about what he reads.

-Being cramped up for too long
-Being alone
-Cops
-Narcs
-Buzzkills

Interest/Hobbies
> Reading. Nothing better than cracking open a good book to have a good think about.
> "Walkabouts." Basically, he'll just wander around the city and try to find something he hasn't seen or noticed before. Thanks to this he has a pretty good sense of where he is when he's in the city, but he does occasionally get lost. Of course, on a Walkabout this is fairly desirable.
> Recreational Substances. Before anyone asks, yes. He does the weed. And a few psychedelics, though only rarely.

Belief
"Life and your place in the world is what you make of it. Only you get to decide what you value and what you'll spend your time on."

Drive
Connection

Fear
Large insects. Any bigger than June bug and he's no fan.

Regret
He didn't talk to that girl Samantha Willis when he was in highschool. He knew she was lonely. He knew she needed someone to talk to. Now she's gone.

Ford will never let anyone go unacknowledged if he can help it, ever again.

Secret
Ford's parents aren't his biological parents. He was adopted at age 13.

Intellect
[0] Ford has never been known for his book learning or intelligence. There's a reason the only college he could get into was all the way in Alaska, and even then only barely.

Social
[2] Ford's charismatic appeal is fairly polarizing. People either really enjoy his company, or find him intensely irritating, with very few in the middle ground. All in all, it means he's about average.

Nerve
[5] Savannah, Georgia is known as the most haunted city in the US. You do not grow up in Savannah and end up bothered by the paranormal or weird shit happening around you. And of course, being a redneck means not being bothered by the threat of personal injury. You don't go out and try to wrestle a deer because you're known for your cowardice.

Endurance
[0] Ford is a bit of a smoker, so he's not got much endurance as far as running, jumping, or climbing. He prefers to drive, and generally doesn't work out. That he's still somehow as skinny as he is has been a point of baffled contention among many in his life.

Awareness
[0] Ford is probably not best described as being unaware so much as prone to tunnel vision and apathy. In his small corner of hickville, it was pretty damn normal to have weird shit happen around you.

Resources
[6] Ford knows everyone. People owe him favors, and he knows who to talk to if he wants something. It's like a superpower. He hasn't been up in Alaska long, but he already has friends in town who owe him favors or have access to whatever one might need. Add on to this what he calls his "magic backpack" that is filled to the brim with random shit that might one day be useful, and you've got a man who always seems to have what is needed.

[Strange Rodent]

@bandcrsnatch Questions 6 through twelve are meant to be answered in character, but I won't stop you from answering the other questions in character if you choose to do so

[MissCapnCrunch]

Welcome to all new people interested!
Character sheets are looking great so far.

[Ejected]

I'm interested! I'll have a character sheet up in a bit.

[bandcrsnatch]

@Strange Rodent Gotcha. Was a little confused.

[Strange Rodent]

@Ejected Hey, good to have you along! Looking forward to seeing your sheet

@bandcrsnatch Yeah, sorry for the confusion again, I probably shoulda been clear about it.

[Ejected]

Venus Alexander

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Venus Yuri Alexander

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Female

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Bisexual

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Atlanta, Georgia

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Venus wears articles of clothing and accessories that a lot of people would deem too flashy or, in some cases, vulgar.

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She'll usually approach a new situation with hesitancy, but keeps an open mind and ultimately adapts positively.

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Film and Media

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TBA

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✓ Photography
✓ Crunk
✓ Smoking Weed
✗ Socializing for long periods of time
✗ Alcohol
✗ Drama

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» Vlogging | Venus has been vlogging for a few years now; as a result, she has gained a bit of a following on social media and YouTube.

» Videography | In her hometown, Venus was known for shooting the music videos of several local artists. It's something she plans to do professionally after she graduates and earns her degree.

» Roller Skate Dancing | Ever since her dad first brought her down to the local skating rink as a child, Venus has been big on Atlanta’s roller skating culture and the "Atlanta Style" of skating, which basically combines roller skating with energetic, hip-hop dance moves.

» Thrifting | Venus wasn't the most fortunate growing up, so once she finally developed her own style she began to take to thrift shops in order to piece together outfits for affordable prices.

» Self-Care | She believes that self-care is necessary to produce positive feelings, as well as improve her confidence and self-esteem. This includes things such as daily face masks, drinking lots of water, eating healthy foods, exercising, etc.

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

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Growth

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She regrets calling her father to pick her up from her friend's 13th birthday party.
Maybe if she hadn't made him get behind the wheel that night, he'd still be alive today.

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Ever since Venus's father died, she's had to endure a lot of verbal and emotional abuse from her mother.
In fact, one of the main reasons why she decided to move all the way to Alaska was so that she could finally get away from her.

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[3] Venus was smart enough to keep her GPA above a 3.5 throughout high school, which lead to her earning scholarships and grants that allowed her to pursue higher education without having to take out a bunch of loans. Nevertheless, she is a tad more "street smart" than academic thanks to how she was brought up and the general area she lived in.

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[1] Venus typically gets along with most people, but this all really depends on the type of setting she is in. Spending too much time around other people often leaves her feeling drained and irritable; when she gets to that point, a lot of what she says tends to come off as a bit blunt or rude.

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[4] To keep things simple, Venus is a ballsy and confident woman who isn't easily intimidated. Growing up in her neighborhood and around her old group of friends ultimately molded her into someone who isn't usually afraid to do or say whatever she feels is necessary.

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[4] Venus is physically fit thanks to her constant dieting and daily exercise habits. She also has a pretty high pain tolerance which can be attributed by numerous roller skating related injuries and multiple trips to the tattoo and piercing parlor.

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[1] Venus tends to be a bit ignorant of her surroundings at times; when she's deep in thought, daydreaming, or simply focused on whatever task is at hand, it's hard for her to redirect her attention to or take notice of anything else.

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[0] When Venus moved away from her city for college, she was quick to cut off the toxic people in her life, her mother included. As a result, she doesn't have much but the clothes she brought from home, the camera she had saved up for when she was younger, and the money she's collected over the past couple of years. As of right now, her only source of income is what she earns online from her videos and the pocket change she collects from photoshoots.