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1995, you have been attending a group therapy session in New York City for the past four months. The sessions have been conducted by a therapist who specializes in hypnosis and unorthodox methods. You have made great progress along with the other members. One night, however, you and your fellow session members find the therapist gruesomely murdered. Things take a turn for the worse when strange and disturbing events begin to unfold the same evening.


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This is an eerie horror-thriller. If you enjoy film-noir, H.P. Lovecraft, Silent Hill, or cult-mystery, this will suit you perfectly. The roleplay itself is quite light-weight, which means that there is not much auxiliary information to write or know beforehand. Why your character is in therapy is for you to decide; his or her condition can be anything from alcoholism, depression, or nightmares to obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobia, or schizophrenia. Depending on what you choose, I will include customized scares and disturbing events specific to your character, so that everyone gets to be the center of attention at least once.

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Your character has almost fully recovered due to the therapy. However, this will be challenged by the events of the story. One thing to keep in mind is that these characters are most likely introverts, in one way or another. The other members of this therapy group might be the only people that they know, the only people that they have in their lives. This does not mean that these characters are social failures or live at the bottom of society. If they are of age, they probably have a job, and perhaps even their own family. This is just something to keep in mind when you create your character.

Post your completed character sheets in this thread. I need to OK all characters.



4-7 players
One post minimum/week (7 days from last post)
Two paragraph minimum/post (Standard Advanced Rule)
2500 words maximum/post

Cast
Aimee Askins by Bunnita.
Alma Evans by Xistina.
Joseph Harrel by nonsequitur.
Kyle Mare by K-97.
Maya Chen by Ergo.
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I will have a character sheet up by tomorrow or the day after.

Do you want us to write our character's shares in third or first person?
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The Book Thief said
Do you want us to write our character's shares in third or first person?


Your choice, as long as it is your character speaking/narrating.
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Alright, thank you for the clarification.
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I'm interested in making a character.
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Working on character's sheet.
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The Book Thief said
Alright, thank you for the clarification.


Your welcome!

K-97 said
I'm interested in making a character.


Go right ahead!

Xistina said
Working on character's sheet.


Wonderful!
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Hiiiii~~!!!^^

Can I use social anxiety disorder? It's a real thing. And it really is crippling.
K... dead. Sooooo... later err'body!!! ^-^!
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Bunnita said
Can I use social anxiety disorder?


Yes, you can. But, remember to give a brief explanation of it, regardless!

I've added a note to the character sheet and the 'Condition' section: Wikipedia is a great tool for writing a brief description of your condition. It does not have to be overly complex or technical, but you can find the somewhat correct wording and terms there.
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Can we have a name, gender for the therapist? Maybe we should have a character sheet for therapist, something for us to reference for our "Shares" part in the character sheet. Regarding hypnosis, did the therapist do individual hypnosis or mass hypnosis? And do we start after the therapist is dead or before the murder?
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The therapist is male. Call him Dr. Blake. I'll look into creating an NPC reference for him! I'd imagine that Dr. Blake conducted both individual and mass hypnosis. The story begins just before the weekly session, but instead of a session, the characters find Dr. Blake murdered.
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Thank you! I'm almost finished with my sheet, but I'm leaving the relations part open. Once you approve me and others I'll work on it. It should be up in a few hours.
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Sounds great. I hope things are going well for everyone else, as well!

I'm going to bed now. I'll be around again in 8-10 hours.
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Here is my character.

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Thanks for submitting a character, Xistina! While some people love to create characters, I'm one of those who do not, so I'm always fascinated when people put them together so quickly. Your character is consistent and everything 'makes sense.' Most of what one would desire to know is in the text in one way or another, and I like how it seems cryptic at times. Very well done, accepted!

Hopefully the others are in the process of creating their characters, even if we haven't heard from them yet. If you guys are still here, please post an update on your progress!
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Hello, sorry for the silence. I'm about halfway done with my character sheet. It shall be up in a few hours or tomorrow night. I'm trying to think of something fun for the shares, so I might take a bit of time on that section. Sorry for the delay.
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Working on my character's sharings. Hoping I can get it posted by tomorrow evening!

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Ergo said
Thanks for submitting a character, Xistina! While some people love to create characters, I'm one of those who do not, so I'm always fascinated when people put them together so quickly. Your character is consistent and everything 'makes sense.' Most of what one would desire to know is in the text in one way or another, and I like how it seems cryptic at times. Very well done, accepted!Hopefully the others are in the process of creating their characters, even if we haven't heard from them yet. If you guys are still here, please post an update on your progress!


Thank you! Sometimes I have trouble creating a character sheet, but with Alma her story came to me easy. I tried not to reveal too much because I like to reveal my characters throughout the story. I'm looking forward to reading about the other characters and work on the relationship part of our sheet.
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Almost done, I just need to work on the shares now.

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As soon as everyone gets approve I will update the relations part of our character sheet. Already I can tell how my character is going to react and interact with the two submitted. Nice work everyone!
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