Streets on Fire (Teen Gang-Centered RP)

[Partisan]

Sweet, want me to throw up a CS?

[Blitz]

Yeah, if you have the inspiration.

[Partisan]

Name: Hiroshi Rokuro Minato (by traditional ''lets reverse our names'' Japanese policy, so his first name is Minato)
Nickname(s): None
Gender: Male.
Age: 17
Gang: The Lost Ones.

Height: 1,86m.
Weight: 71kg.

Appearance:

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Generally wears non expensive clothes. His standard apparel consists of a loose thin grey that flows freely, sometimes covered by a black jacket which has a grey hood attached. No, he doesn't wear the hood 24/7 like a bad-ass, that's like wearing shades inside. Under that is normal dark blue jeans with a tigh fit around the ankles, finished with some black boots. Nothing special, he definetely doesn't stand out and looks more like a generic gang member than anything. He's got a tattoo though, a colourful orange-yellow sleeve filled with flowers in asian style, with a koi amidst them. He is not the epitome of muscle and has no intent to be, but the way he lives almost forces him to be a bit more muscly and therefore he has a somewhat toned body, especially in the arms. Apart from that, no real ''big bodybuilder type body'' for him.

Personality: Minato is a respectful, modest young man. He follows orders and doesn't question them, that is not saying he doesn't have a mind of his own, he thinks about his actions and speaks freely, even to his elders and superiors. He enjoys music but doesn't listen to much English music, preferring Japanese rap and hiphop. Apart from that he doesn't have much passions, and he often feels like his life is pretty bland and boring, even though he's involved with the Lost Ones.

Short History: He was raised in an all boys school, where his parents had sent him. They lived in Japan but realized that with American education you could get further. After he arrived he was sent there, and lived there pretty much his entire live, the fees for his school being paid from afar. After the all boys school he went to a normal high school, pretty much a normal kid despite the environment that he lived in. Once he turned 17 and finished his high school experience, graduating without much trouble and pretty high-ish grades, his parents both passed away in the same month to natural reasons. He flew back for the funeral and services and all that, then flew back, to continue his life. He didn't feel pain or sorrow, or anger, he felt slightly indifferent because he hadn't really known them after all.

A few months later he enrolled in college and got an appartment, shared with two other guys. They were there the first day but then dissapeared, judging from the marks on their arms they were druggies and were probably somewhere having a blast injecting all that stuff into their arms, meanwhile their appartment rent was probably paid for by mommy and daddy, not knowing that their sons never even stayed there. It was fine with Minato, he had the place to himself and all was good. That's when he got involved with the Lost Ones, first doing a few jobs for them here and there to get together the money that his parents normally would've sent him for the rent. After that it turned to hanging out with a gang affiliated with the Lost Ones, sort of working under the Lost Ones so to say. It was mostly the shit jobs, do this, run there, grab this, bring it to this guy and take your money.

It was good money for the time, you spent maybe an hour on every job and walked away with a wage most men would work two hours for. It was all fine by Minato. He slowly got more involved with the gang and over the course of the year he got fully integrated with the Lost Ones, as one of the least known members. He hasn't got many contacts in the gang itself and isn't really up to par with most of them street-cred wise, but he's willing to change that.

Other: He's an able fighter, not that good but not bad either. His strength is in enduring hits, being able to take a lot of blows before he gives in. He has never handled weapons and truthfully he would never want to do so either, one of the reasons he doesn't really like the way the Wolves operate, not that he knows much about them.

His appartment is practically a dump, but it's his dump and he enjoys staying there, cleaning it and doing all sorts of stuff with it. Don't insult his dump. He also has a sister still living in Japan, contact is very vague and short but they still talk from time to time. She's 23 and doing way better than Minato. She knows about his situation and wishes for him to change that by moving back to Japan, but has not really made any attempts to help him money wise and since he barely knows her he doesn't really trust her enough to move back to Japan.

Q: Can I play a lower ''ranking'' Lost One? I know they don't really have ranks, but I imagine since he's not that well known he would be lower ranking, so to say. Also, could he still be in college or would he have to be a dropout?
Sorry if I messed up America-wise. I'm living in the Netherlands and have very little knowledge of America's situation education wise, etc. I think it's school->highschool->college/uni but I could be wrong?

Also I just read the other's CS's for the Lost Ones and it seems we're all somewhat introverted or shy. Should I maybe change mine to give a bit more diversity?

[YoshiSkittlez]

BLITZ! *Tackle glomp!* Ahem...anyway...

I think that the Lost Ones are supposed to be more timid by nature compared to the wolves. Just because they are shy and introverted, doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't dangerous. The way I see it, they work more like ninjas where as the wolves work more like...well...wolves XD

[Partisan]

Works for me man. :P

[Irisity]

Hello everyone! Are you guys still accepting?

[Blitz]

@Irisity
Yep!

@Yoshi
This isn't the first time I've been tackle glomped... I'll get with you soon about finishing our collab. :D

@Partisan
I can see where your idea of a "lower ranking" Lost One comes from. That's fine by me, as long as it's fine by Wind as well (who shouldn't have a problem with it, but he still has the power to veto me, lol). The whole college idea is a little iffy with me given that the financial situation is so bad. The college would either be grotesquely overpriced, only allowing the most privileged admission, or it simply doesn't have enough funds to function on its own. So being a "dropout" isn't the word I'm quite looking for, but I don't think Minato would have the resources to go to school. You know what I'm sayin'?

[Partisan]

I hear ya. He'll just be someone that never went to school then I guess.
Oh I've been meaning to ask, is there like gang headquarters or hangouts? If so what are those like?

[Irisity]

I will try to put up a CS as soon as I can :)

[Gwynbleidd]

The lower ranking is something I see no real problems with. No veto from me, lol. Forgive me if I'm in and out of here this week, been a little hectic. Anyway, yeah, I see no strict rankings in The Lost Ones from my point of view. It's more in the essence of respect and how much members would follow you, etc. Of course, things could change over time depending on leadership.

[Irisity]

Name: Logan Wellington
Nickname(s): Robot, Cash
Gender: Neither (Non-bindary/Agender, they feel they aren't either gender, but Logan goes by female pronouns)
Age: 16
Gang: The Amaranth Wolves

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 119lbs

Appearance:

Logan generally wears clothing that looked to be nice and new at once, but is now worn down by her work in the gang. She also wears combat boots all the time.

Personality: Logan is very pretentious about everything. She's still getting use to this whole gang thing. She's willing to kill, but you gotta buy her loyalty. She trust nobody in the gang. It's all for the money she gets out of it, not some bad blood. She is afraid she'll get too involved and sucked into the real violence. Who knows what she might get into?

Short History: Logan was born into a very rich and influential family in New York. Her father owned stocks and her mother was the mayor. She was a pampered little brat; she had never worked a day in her life. Her hands were smooth and her fingernails were clean back then. Then when her father went bankrupt and her mother was assassinated, she had to lift her own weight. They lost the large mansion, the servants. She even had to drop out of her tutoring sessions, for they had no money to pay the teacher. She put her father in a homeless shelter and promised him she would bring back the good old days and fortune. She cut her hair and changed her name from Lila to Logan the day she joined the gang.

Other: She's an aromantic asexual agender (aromantic means no romantic attraction, asexual means little to no sexual attraction, and she feels that she has no gender but she still goes by female pronouns), so people call her Robot because of that. They call her cash because they know she once had money.

P.S. I don't know if any of you have read or seen Gone With the Wind, but she really acts like Scarlet (minus being head over heels for someone) throughout the whole thing. AKA "I'll never go hungry again!" "I must be rich again so the day I am I can tell every single yankee that they are no good." she would also be willing to marry any man or woman to get what she wants (another Scarlet quality)

[Partisan]

Dark Wind said
The lower ranking is something I see no real problems with. No veto from me, lol. Forgive me if I'm in and out of here this week, been a little hectic. Anyway, yeah, I see no strict rankings in The Lost Ones from my point of view. It's more in the essence of respect and how much members would follow you, etc. Of course, things could change over time depending on leadership.

Alright. Would be interesting to see how that plays out then.

[YoshiSkittlez]

Irisity...ive seeb AND read Gone With the Wind. Best damn story ever!

[Irisity]

I LOVE GONE WITH THE WIND SO MUCH. The only thing I hate is how the media tried to maximize the love story between Scarlet and Rhett when she didn't even friggin realize she loved him until the last page. The real love story is Scarlet's love of Tara.

[Blitz]

Partisan said
Oh I've been meaning to ask, is there like gang headquarters or hangouts? If so what are those like?

Yes, they have hideouts. The Wolves' main hideout is hidden inside an abandoned building. They aren't located in the higher floors, but the lower ones (as people are less likely to stumble down there by accident). The Wolves also have a number of safehouses around the city; people don't normally live there. They're used for extra storage, emergency havens, or place to carry out gang functions without revealing where the main hideout is. (Angel takes Deon to a safehouse in our collab backstory which you will see when it's all done.)

@Irisity
An interesting addition, you're in!

[Partisan]

Rightie then. I guess Dark Wind will give the info on the Lost Ones' hideout?

[Stephanie96]

I'm very interested, if this is still open!:)

[YoshiSkittlez]

Blitz: Speaking of which...*wink wink*

[Gwynbleidd]

Partisan said
Rightie then. I guess Dark Wind will give the info on the Lost Ones' hideout?

I've been putting quite a bit of thought into this. At first, I envisioned them being almost nomadic and much like homeless people that don't live in a shelter. Underneath bridges and warming up by a fire. A moving group with no real home.

The other one was an abandoned warehouse or storage complex that they take stolen furniture, etc. and turn into a hang out. And, the catch to living there is to keep up your end of the bargain in helping the group survive. I think this is more manageable in a role-play. But, the first thought seemed more interesting to me. For now, we'll stick to this plan until I see how others feel. I'll also discuss it with Blitz.

[Gwynbleidd]

Stephanie96 said
I'm very interested, if this is still open!:)

Yes, indeed. Post a CS and we'll take a look! :)