Ghost Inertia [Sci fi Action Horror]

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

Backstory & Plot

Our shining metropolis is a jewel which many planetside cities fail to emulate. We come from many walks of life, but all of us are now proud citizens of Byzantium -- the city that floats among the stars. Inside the massively domed space station is a technologically advanced utopia. Per legislative order, all citizens have undergone full brain cyberization, allowing convenient access to the central net without a mobile device or computer. Ten years have passed since Byzantium became an official city. The people are in a transient state of bliss. Whatever hell you came from on Earth doesn't matter anymore.

To you, Byzantium is a heavenly nirvana. Of course it's not without its flaws, but those parts of the city are well sectioned off. Unless you live in those areas. Well, even then it's not so bad. Shit, would you rather be back on that radioactive dust ball? Trying to survive the anarchistic chaos that brutalized the planet for over 100 years? Just be glad you were a healthy specimen that passed their screening process at one of those fortified outpost facilities. I bet you're happy that you steered clear from the more radioactive hazard zones. Would've cost you the golden ticket.

Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

They've given you a job based on your skills and psych-analysis tests, placing you in the lifestyle they feel you're best qualified to live. We're like one big community up here. Everyone does their part in making Byzantium run. Everyone.

So don't fuck this up.

Just go with the flow and everything will be okay...right? I mean...yeah, people have been acting real fucking strange lately. It's probably a worm or a trojan going around again. Had one just like this back in the 5th year. People started acting up until the government released a mass vaccination upgrade into our central nervous systems. It turned out that a lot of people weren't compatible with the vaccine they uploaded. Those poor bastards died instantly. But don't worry. They've run mock patches in the years since and made their results public. Only three deaths total!

So yeah, a patch from centralnet should be coming by the end of the week. In the meantime, don't be a dumbass and open any mail from people you don't know. Shit don't open anything period, at least until this blows over. Comprende?

Plot: You're a Byzantium citizen that is either acclimated, or getting acclimated to your new life onboard the utopian space city. A flu in the form of brain malware is causing erratic behavior to those who open specific messages. Victims are known to have psychotic and violent outbursts. Much to your use of common sense, you screen the ones that are potentially hazardous messages. For a moment in time, you remain safe in your little bubble...until the vaccination patch is mass-released to the public. Then whatever hell you thought you escaped from on Earth will pale in comparison to the horrors that await you on Byzantium.

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Byzantium City


Navigation
Byzantium's hexagonal points are used as directional references, going clockwise starting with The Beacon (the bright skyscrapers on the eastside). Each Point takes up a good radius of the outer rim. Downtown is considered the central area where all points converge.

1st Point: The Beacon

Info: The central hub where all government personnel and important figure heads stay. This section is essentially warded off from the rest of Byzantium, but they have been known to personally allow select citizens to attend conventions and festive celebrations. Some citizens get the rare opportunity to move up from their current station to become a member of Beacon's high society.

2nd Point: Crater Bay

Info:Where most of the minerals and other goods get processed. This sector is entirely dedicated to the labor workforce that makes sure the proper materials excavated from earth are appropriately handled. These type of jobs are mainly assigned to Outward citizens.

3rd Point: The Wayward

info: The only entrance to and from the outside wall of Byzantium. Citizens from the outward district must go through this checkpoint if their jobs are located in the city. Large cargo shipments of rare earth minerals excavated by mining sentries pass by here, shipping out to various parts of the city to be further processed.

4th & 5th Points: Residential Sector

Info: An entire section is dedicated to the well-being and livelihood of Byzantium's finest citizens. Various recreational activities are found here, but Greater Downtown is the place to be.

6th Point + Central Byzantium: Greater Downtown

Info: Reminiscent of the urban lifestyle of earth's once vibrant and fun cities. There are a number of things to do here. Music concerts, Graviskate games, Night Clubs, Art Festivals, Arcade Halls. You name it, they have it.

Outward District

Info: Those who do not get assigned a station within the greater Byzantium area are forced to live in its outskirts. The Byzantium Police Force (BPF) keep the peace for the most part. Violent crimes are treated with zero tolerance. All forms of assault require rehabilitation at the nearest psych ward outpost. If you are tried for murder, you will be apprehended and judged accordingly.

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Character Sheet

Appearance

and/or description

Name:

Age:

Height:

Weight:

Ethnicity:

Build: (Average, Mildly Athletic, Toothpick, BBW, etc.)

Personality: (Please include fears and weaknesses)

Job: (Unemployment is not an option. Get a job! :))

Residency: (Outward District, or any of the 6 points)

History: (Talk about your journey on earth before you found the Byzantium outpost that screened your entry
into utopia. Did anyone come with you? Did you leave anyone behind? What is your life like on Byzantium now?)

Other: (Any detail you feel will help flush your character out more)

NPCs (Optional)
Appearance:
Name:
Info:
Relationship: (How is your main character affiliated with this person)

[Whirlwind]

Interested!

[Glod Glodsson]

interested

[Shadowcatcher]

Intrested

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

Hello everyone thanks for showing interest in this RP! I put some information about the city up so you can get a sense of Byzantium. This RP will have elements of Sci Fi, Action, and Horror. The horror part will be a combination of survival and psychological.

Keep in mind that all of us were survivors once. We managed to escape the post-apocalyptic chaos on earth to live in what was supposed to be a safe haven. This will be geared toward a mature audience so cussing, sex, violence, drugs, and other dark themes will be used often in this RP.

I'll try and add more info throughout the week. I will also get an OOC up if we get a couple more interests.

[Everblight]

Does this have any form of linear story line or plot? Or is it a sandbox RP in which we can do what we want throughout the city?

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

It will be sandbox for the most part. Everything is free to explore with the exception of certain parts of The Beacon. There is a central plot where RPers have the choice of coming together, but you are free to lone wolf it.

[Bubsy 2]

Interested

[Everblight]

Ok, thanks for the quick response. I don't think I'm going to be joining this but I wish you the very best of luck with it.

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

No prob! Thanks for inquiring anyways, as it was a good question to ask.

Diggerton said
Interested

Thanks for showing interest. Your sig cracks me up btw.

[QT]

Interested. I have a few questions though:

1) Can you go more a little more in-depth regarding the Vaccination? As in, why is it a threat if it heals most of the people, only killing the few that reject it?

2) Since the characters are pre-judged by the AI or mainframe (whatever you wanna call it), does that mean if ones character has malicious intent, they will automatically be disposed of? Or exactly what? And if they have already committed, let's say - murder - will they be prosecuted fairly or does the criminal system change from what it was on Earth?

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

Be happy to answer them QT

1. The publicly stated answer is that the vaccination (the first one given on the 5th year) that was administered through the centralnet worked like a sweep and hard reboot to the entire population. Those that were healed were basically cleansed of any bugs or glitches that made them vulnerable to an infection from the virus that spread at the time. Those that survived of course retained their faculties. The official statement regarding the deaths that occurred was due to an aggressive reaction to those gravely infected. "In an attempt to eradicate all errors present in the victim's cyberized brain, the sweep protocol of the vaccination replicated exponentially in those who were in the worst stages of infection." It basically deleted their brains.

2. People have been known to fake the psych-tests and pass as good-natured citizens when they're really cold hearted bastards. The crime rate in the outward district is a testament to that. Byzantium's justice system is pretty straightforward. They'll attempt to rehabilitate you for soft crimes, but murder is handled immediately. An appointed judge from Beacon weighs in on the final verdict after all manners of evidence are presented to him by the BPF. You are clear of charges if there is concrete proof of self-defense, otherwise you're either executed and harvested for organs, shot out as space junk, or mindswept (basically a reprogramed shell of your former self).

Should also be noted that guns are illegal. Stun or concussive type weapons are the standard, and they're only issued to BP officers and citizens who have been screened for self-defense intent only. However, BPF is attempting to crackdown on gunsmiths popping up around the Outward District. They must be getting their parts from materials processed over at Crater Bay....

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

edit: Double Post

[a00000000000]

definately interested

[a00000000000]

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[Nallore]

I'd be interested.

[QT]

TheHumbleMagnificent said
^Response^

Okay that sounds awesome. Im going to pm you my character idea, see if it works.

[Rhymer]

I'm interested and would probably join. Some character ideas:

• An up and coming hologram artist from Greater Downtown who is a double agent for the BPF or some other organization.


• A gunsmith/weapons smuggler for upper class society with a debt to settle/some kind of resistance fighter


• A government scientist who worked on the first vaccination, has concerns over the new patch


• A human trafficker who sneaks undesirables into Byzantium from Earth, based in the Outward Districts

Just what I could think of from the info given. This RP looks like fun.

[TheHumbleMagnificent]

Great to hear that this picked up some more interest. Rhymer, I love your ideas! Either one of those would be fantastic. I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with.

I should have the OOC up sometime later on. I want to add some more info before I do. I suppose in the meantime everyone can get started on creating your character. Also, the current year is 2114. I'll elaborate about the post-apocalyptic conditions on earth in the OOC (Think Fallout or Mad Max), but it was basically a lawless world where some communities did their best to preserve whatever goodness they had left in them. Everyone else went completely bat shit crazy.

Appearance

and/or description

Name:

Age:

Height:

Weight:

Ethnicity:

Build: (Average, Mildly Athletic, Toothpick, BBW, etc.)

Personality: (Please include fears and weaknesses)

Job: (Unemployment is not an option. Get a job! :))

Residency: (Outward District, or any of the 6 points)

History: (Talk about your journey on earth before you found the Byzantium outpost that screened your entry into utopia. Did anyone come with you? Did you leave anyone behind? What is your life like on Byzantium now?)

Other: (Any detail you feel will help flush your character out more)

NPCs (Optional)
Appearance:
Name:
Info:
Relationship: (How is your main character affiliated with this person)

Feel free to post your sheets here if you need to, but when the OOC is up I ask that you repost them there. Thanks guys.

[a00000000000]

I'll have mine up around tomorrow