Slice of life, anyone?

[Cyndyr]

Still needs a name, feel free to throw ideas at me.

Okay, I seriously do not know what is up with me lately, but I'm not really in the mood for my usual which consists of western, supernatural, apocalyptic and fandom, but something else. Yes, that would be slice of life. And I know I said I wouldn't be a GM for a while, but that was a little over two months ago and I'd like to get slowly get my lazy butt off of hiatus, especially since I won't be bogged down by Tumblr RP anymore. With that being said, I plan to attempt the role of being a diligent and remotely useful GM, I want people who are interested in putting some character development into this RP as well as devotion or dedication to posting. I really would like this Roleplay to be in for the long run.

Anyway, my idea needs to be polished off a little, but here's the basic idea:

"You're part of [highschool name goes here] and thanks to your local English department, you and everyone else at your school that takes any sort of English class are now randomly assigned to someone else at your school. For the entire year, you are required to e-mail your partner about anything you wish and log your experiences -- it's supposed to be "inspiring" and "therapeutic". Here's the kicker: your partner is completely anonymous. You could get your best friend, your boyfriend or girlfriend or your worst enemy and have no idea. That begs the question: what can possibly happen? Romance, drama and humor galore, as expected. And since I'm a sucker for them, maybe you are too: a story of self-discovery, change and coming of age. And for the love of god, not another frickin' cliche highschool Roleplay!"

I've already gotten some interest through my General Interest Check, but I would like to appeal to the Casual section now. So. . anyone interested?

[RomanAria]

I could possibly. This sounds like fun.

[Rin]

Hmmm, interesting... If I can figure out a character, I might give this a go. XD

[nichinichisou]

I'M INVADING HERE TOO CANT HIDE THESE ICS FROM ME

[RainbowReindeer]

HELLO, let's partyYY!

[Gooblefly]

Howdy! This sounds like it could be hella fun! Count me in!

[Cyndyr]

That's like six or seven interested so far. Few more and I'll start drafting up the OOC.

[Rae Zer]

Sure, I've been looking for a good slice of life for a while now.

[Gooblefly]

Well, I'll certainly whip up a character when the IC exists, but I may have to wait until tomorrow. It's quite late here and I really need a nap.

[RainbowReindeer]

Well, I'll certainly whip up a character when the IC exists, but I may have to wait until tomorrow. It's quite late here and I really need a nap.

@Gooblefly

sleep my gooblefly, for you shall need your strength. Sweet dreams! :^3

[Cyndyr]

Between the two ICs, we have enough interest for me to start drafting. That leaves me with a few questions for you guys:

• What is your preferred choice for a setting?
• What should we name the RP? I was considering naming the project something and then having that be the RP name.
• Suggestions, yo. Give me them.

[MercuryHg34]

I'd like to be able to do both e-mails and rp in the school. It makes things interesting when people notice certain things about each other and link them to the anonymous pen-pal they have. Also, there should be some consequence to just saying who you are and breaking anonymity, like automatically failing the class or being expelled or something.

[TrulyAwakened]

I'm interested =O.

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I Agree with Mercury on the whole "consequences if anonymity is broken thing".

[MercuryHg34]

I edited my earlier post, in case you didn't see that. As for names, that might depend on the setting. For example, what part of the US (if that's where we're even going to this highschool) would it be? A town near the coast could make for some nice scenery and possibly set a romantic mood if the situation calls for it.

[RainbowReindeer]

Just curious, will you be mixing up the genders for the pen pal pairings so it won't all be femalexmale?

[Chaotix Warrior]

Between the two ICs, we have enough interest for me to start drafting. That leaves me with a few questions for you guys:

• What is your preferred choice for a setting?
• What should we name the RP? I was considering naming the project something and then having that be the RP name.
• Suggestions, yo. Give me them.

@Cynder

I think that a mid-sized town would be okay, nothing super rural but nothing chaotic like New York.
Mail Troubles?
I'm not sure how well it'll work but I'm thinking maybe have it cross between PM and Public. For instance, the email portion of the RP could be done via sending you the RP and then having you forward it to the proper person? That would increase the unknown of who's getting who's email.

EDIT: I do like MercuryHg34's idea of it being a coastal city.

[Cyndyr]

Here are some side notes that I should add:

• You'll be using a screen-name while working with your partner. If asked, you are required to give a fake name or an alias. You are required to give your English teacher both of these. If you break anonymity, you are punished by getting a zero on the entire project which will count as your final.
• This Roleplay will exist in three different realms, which may cause for a bit of a mix-up, but hopefully, none of us will have "I'll wander around until something happens to me" mentality: your home life, your school life and the conversations between you and your partner. If you want to get technical, there's also your personal life with your friends and such. While having conversations with your partner, you can be at school, at home or with friends.
• Text speak is totally allowed when writing e-mails or IMing with your partner.
• You can up to two characters. I don't want this to be a massive RP, I want it to be deep and somewhat personal.

[RainbowReindeer]

I'm not sure how well it'll work but I'm thinking maybe have it cross between PM and Public. For instance, the email portion of the RP could be done via sending you the RP and then having you forward it to the proper person? That would increase the unknown of who's getting who's email.

I believe that would be way too complicated and a hefty task for our GM. A screen name should work as well as the consequence thing Mercury mentioned.

[edit] oh cool, we are using screen names :^) and the consequence thing ayyyy

[Cyndyr]

Just curious, will you be mixing up the genders for the pen pal pairings so it won't all be femalexmale?

@RainbowReindeer

Excellent question, the answer is yes. I'd prefer we have a lot of variety between partners whether it'd be class, gender or overall background. I think it'll really help flesh out our characters and give them a personal feel.

I'm not sure how well it'll work but I'm thinking maybe have it cross between PM and Public. For instance, the email portion of the RP could be done via sending you the RP and then having you forward it to the proper person? That would increase the unknown of who's getting who's email.

@Chaotix Warrior

I hadn't even thought of that possibility. That could be really interesting, actually. It does seem a bit complex, however.

[RoflsMazoy]

I want to join this! :D