[OOC] The Spook Club (A Slice-Of-Life/Horror Fusion RP)

[Nightmare Bunny]

Interest Checks: Here, and here. Second one's the one that actually got used. :D

SO WHAT IS THIS?

Spooked! is a slice-of-life/horror fusion RP. The concept behind it is simple: you’ll play as a student at Edison High, a boring and incredibly normal high school in Sandalwood, Oregon. Sandalwood may seem like a sleepy little town on the surface, of course, but it just so happens to be a hotspot for supernatural activity.

Maybe you see the flyers and decide that you’ll give the club a shot. Maybe you join on a dare. Maybe you’re recruited by the enthusiastic club president, Andy Anderson. No matter what the reason is, you’re joining Edison High’s newest and most most peculiar club: S.P.I.R.I.T, the Supernatural and Paranormal Information Reconnaissance Investigation Team.

You might know the other kids who join the club, but probably only by reputation. After all, there’s an awful lot of people in your school— far too many to keep track of.

The RP is mainly going to revolve around S.P.I.R.I.T. and its various investigations, affectionately titled “missions” by club president and founder Andy Anderson. Character development, friendship, romance and drama are all highly encouraged!!

Worldbuilding, Lore, Etcetera

Information has been plotted out, but not written down. Give me a little while, and it'll get done.

RP-Specific Information

RP-Specific Information:
- This RP takes place in the year 2015, in a small town known as Sandalwood.
- The official beginning of the RP will be Friday, September 4th 2015, about one week after the start of the 2015-2016 school year.
- If you want to get REALLY nit-picky about things, the first club meeting starts at 3:30 PM and goes until 4:30 PM.

The World of 'Spooked!'

What exists? What doesn't?
- Ghosts exist. People who die under unhappy circumstances, or with unfinished business, pretty much always have a very small chance of becoming a ghost. In Sandalwood, however, the chance of becoming a ghost after death is higher, because of its status as a supernatural hotspot. The reason for this is unknown.
-> Ghosts are tied to the mortal plane by objects, usually their body, something that was important to them during their life, or something that was present when they died. The whole dead body thing is a pretty common one.
-> Ghosts can be repelled temporarily by salt. If salt is thrown on a ghost while it is corporeal, it will dissipate and have to reform again before it can do anything. Unfortunately, it usually only takes about half a minute or so for it to reform.
- Many cryptids exist. Many cryptids don't exist. You'll have to find out for yourself.
- Some supernatural creatures exist, although they aren't necessarily the same as their pop-culture counterparts. Vampires are a confirmed species... but the life of a vampire is definitely not a glamorous one. You'll see.
- Demons exist, but they don't show up on Earth much. They've got better things to do.
- Witchcraft and magic-usage exists, but is not readily available to the average human being. It takes a certain amount of potential to become a witch, and even then, the price of power is very high. If you don't want to bargain for more power with a demon and end up giving up your soul or something equally drastic, then most magic-users end up having to stick with the small stuff. And by 'small stuff', I mean things like being able to tell what the weather will be like tomorrow.
- If aliens exist, they sure as hell haven't been discovered yet.
- There's no evidence currently of angels, any kind of God, or anything particularly divine. Sorry. You'll have to stick with faith on that one.

Sandalwood

Sandalwood, General Information:
- A small town in Oregon.
- As far as towns go, Sandalwood's fairly pretty. It's a coastal town, with a cliff overlooking the sea and a small cove beneath the cliff. The ocean can get fairly dangerous, though.
- There's an abundance of forested areas around Sandalwood.
- A hotspot for supernatural activity. No one’s quite sure why, although Angie is determined to find out.
- More information coming soon!

Edison High:
- The local public school.
- The girls' bathroom on the second floor is always out of order, and apparently haunted.
- Classes start at 8 AM, and run until 3:20 PM. Club activities are from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, although some clubs have longer meetings, and only meet on certain days.
- Home to a variety of interesting (and occasionally unusual) clubs, including:
-> S.P.I.R.I.T., a club dedicated to investigating paranormal and supernatural activity in Sandalwood. Known around school as "that weird ghost-busting club".
-> The Lemon Fanta Society, a club dedicated to the celebration of Lemon Fanta as the one true Fanta. The only club that rivals S.P.I.R.I.T. for the title of Edison High's weirdest club. Holds annual Lemon Fanta parties.
-> The Edison Herald, Edison High's very own student newspaper. Publishes issues twice a month.
-> Edison High Theater Club, the drama club. They're currently rehearsing for their latest production, West Side Story, which is coming out on November 13th.
- Has a dress code that can be read about in the Edison High rulebook. Students disregarding dress code are in great abundance, and so teachers typically can only be bothered to make a token effort to reprimand them.

An Excerpt From Edison High's Rulebook

Dress Code:
Edison High believes strongly in maintaining individual choice in clothing, with a few stipulations. Students may not wear clothing that:
1. Is frayed, torn or tattered,
2. Displays offensive or inappropriate language,
3. Is of indecent length, including but not limited to booty shorts and spaghetti straps,
Edison High students also may not have:
1. Hair dyed unnatural colors (eg. pink, blue, green, purple),
2. Visible tattoos,
3. Hair that is longer than waist-length.
We at Edison High believe that this allows students to express their individuality while maintaining respect for their community.

The Howling Woods:
- A particularly well-known forest among locals.
- Tends to get incredibly foggy at certain times of year.
- One of Sandalwood's most popular location for suicides.
- Sometimes, people hear strange noises coming out of the depths of the woods...

Candle Cove:
- A pleasant beach. White sands, clear blue waters, the whole shindig.
- For some strange reason, people are warned not to go onto the beach or into the waters during the night. No one knows why... or if they do, they're not talking about it.
- A whole lot of fishermen have gone missing around this area, actually.

Lover's Leap:
- A cliff just over the rockiest part of Candle Cove. Probably the second most popular location for suicides in Sandalwood, rivaled only by the Howling Woods.
- Its name apparently comes from an urban legend about a man who reacted to his wife's adultery by taking her on a romantic date to the cliffside, pushing her over the edge, and then throwing himself over to be with her.

S.P.I.R.I.T.

- Coming soon! You can tell I’m feeling the time crunch, huh?

Characters:

Character Sheet Template

If you create a character, please PM it to me before posting it anywhere!!!

Name: Self-explanatory.

Age and Grade: This is a high school RP, so your character should be somewhere in the range of 9th-12th grade. Their age should match up with their grade, so that should be somewhere in the age range of 14-18.

Gender: Again, mostly self-explanatory.

Appearance: A paragraph or two is preferable. Pictures are highly recommended!

Personality: Again, a paragraph or two would be preferable. What kind of person is your character? What kind of reputation do they have around school?

Backstory: One or two paragraphs. Write the things that you don’t mind everyone in the RP knowing about your paragraph here. What’s your character’s story? Tell us about their family, etcetera. Note that if there’s something that you’d like to be relevant to the plot of the RP or would like to reveal later on, you should PM it to me separate from the sheet.

Skills and Strengths: Self-explanatory. You can use bullet points if you want, but please be detailed! Go ahead and give yourself more flaws than strengths if you want, but at the very least, keep it somewhat even.

Flaws and Weaknesses: Self-explanatory. You can use bullet points if you want, but please be detailed! Go ahead and give yourself more flaws than strengths if you want, but at the very least, keep it somewhat even.

Quirks: Optional. This is where you can put the weird, quirky habits and characteristics about your character that really don’t fit anywhere else.

Other: Optional. Got a theme song picked out? I’m a big fan of theme songs, so if you find one, put it here! An instrumental, maybe, that we can listen to while reading about your character’s awesome moments. Something interesting that you want to include but can’t figure out where to put? Well, put it here. Also, theme colors. Please.

Rules:

That's right, the important stuff! Please make sure to read these thoroughly.

BUNNY'S NOT-SO-BIG LIST OF RULES

1. Keep it civil in the OOC! Disagreement is fine. But don't be a jerk about it. We want a friendly community here. Don't start fights in the OOC, and don't carry over an IC fight into the OOC. That's right, OOC asshat-ishness is absolutely NOT ALLOWED!

2. Explicit sexual content should be brought to the PMs, if it ends up happening. Please. I'm begging you.

3. You can play exactly one character in S.P.I.R.T. However, you might end up being recruited to play an antagonist or take part in some kind of antagonist-related activity, in which case you can definitely say no.

4. This RP is unusual in that it has 4 GM-type people. I'm the GM. @Ogobrogo and @Rune_Alchemist are my co-GMs. @XxFellsingxX is an honorary co-GM. Please, respect us and our authority! If you are doing something against these rules or making things uncomfortable, one of us will give you a warning. Continuing to make trouble may result in you being asked to leave.

5. Characters should be relatively normal high school students (ie. not superpowered or supernatural), unless you have explicit GM permission.

6. PM your character sheets to the GMs! Don't post them in the Character tab right away, please.

7. Finally, have fun with this! We're all friends here, okay? :D

[Rakurai]

I claim this spot as mine!
Not for a CS, not because I intend to post anything useful, but simply because I can.
Looking forward to seeing the CS's~

In random news:
Spoke to a friend of mine and they mentioned how this RP was like a mash-up of Haruhi Suzumiya and Scoobie-doo xD

[Nightmare Bunny]

I claim this spot as mine!
Not for a CS, not because I intend to post anything useful, but simply because I can.
Looking forward to seeing the CS's~

In random news:
Spoke to a friend of mine and they mentioned how this RP was like a mash-up of Haruhi Suzumiya and Scoobie-doo xD

@Rakurai

I laughed. Haven't even seen Haruhi Suzumiya... but I still laughed, because I know it by reputation.

Also, edited my CS a little, just FYI. And @XxFellsingxX has officially been accepted~!! For most others, though, you'll have to wait until I see everyone's before acceptances are announced.

[Rakurai]

Well considering how Ogo and Rune are your Co-GM's I'm assuming they're pre-accepted.
Meaning that MelodyNoir, MyCatGinger, ViolentViolet, Bunnita, JurrasicHole, and myself need to compete for the remaining 4 slots... and that's assuming no one else applies....
Sheesh, it almost feels like I'm going in for a job interview xD
I suppose being put on a waiting list is a saving grace though~

[Nightmare Bunny]

Well considering how Ogo and Rune are your Co-GM's I'm assuming they're pre-accepted.
Meaning that MelodyNoir, MyCatGinger, ViolentViolet, Bunnita, JurrasicHole, and myself need to compete for the remaining 4 slots... and that's assuming no one else applies....
Sheesh, it almost feels like I'm going in for a job interview xD
I suppose being put on a waiting list is a saving grace though~

@Rakurai

Yeah, basically. Sorry. That's on merit too, though-- Ogo and Rune are both in two other RPs with me, and their characters are always wonderful. Fellsing is an honorary co-GM, by the way, so respect her too!

And seriously, no pressure! People drop out of RPs a lot, after all. Even if you don't get accepted right away, you can still hang out in the OOC, and eventually get into the RP! So don't worry too much~!!

In the end, it's just an RP. It's supposed to be fun, so relax!! :D

[nichinichisou]

wait
what
people are already in this rp
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_{my friend somehow made a character perfect for this rp LMAO}

[Nightmare Bunny]

wait
what
people are already in this rp
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_{my friend somehow made a character perfect for this rp LMAO}

@LowKey123

Hey, I know you! You were in that first RP that I was in! The one that died after about a week, I think.

Yeah, a lot happened in the interest check. Sorry.

Uh, waiting list's still open? But unfortunately, while people are welcome to fill in a CS, there are only four spots left. And there are a lot of people already applying. So yeah. :(

[Ogo]

wait
what
people are already in this rp
n000000oo0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0
_{my friend somehow made a character perfect for this rp LMAO}

@LowKey123

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Hey, I know you! You were in that first RP that I was in! The one that died after about a week, I think.

Yeah, a lot happened in the interest check. Sorry.

Uh, waiting list's still open? But unfortunately, while people are welcome to fill in a CS, there are only four spots left. And there are a lot of people already applying. So yeah. :(

@Nightmare Bunny

That being said, never give in, never surrender.

[nichinichisou]

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Hey, I know you! You were in that first RP that I was in! The one that died after about a week, I think.

Yeah, a lot happened in the interest check. Sorry.

Uh, waiting list's still open? But unfortunately, while people are welcome to fill in a CS, there are only four spots left. And there are a lot of people already applying. So yeah. :(

@Nightmare Bunny

Academy City? I vaguely remember that one.
Oh well. Time to procrastinate wait until a spot on is open and then when I finish my CS someone would have already posted their CS and got accepted and then the spot would no longer be open and then wait some more for the cycle to repeat all over again.

UNtil then, though, enjoy my random Hentai Dude song quotes and jokes.

[Nightmare Bunny]

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That being said, never give in, never surrender.

@Ogobrogo

True, true. Long live the meritocracy~!!!!

If you fill out a sheet, we'll totally consider you. So yeah. :D

Now it's time for me to go to bed. Night~!

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Academy City? I vaguely remember that one.
Oh well. Time to procrastinate wait until a spot on is open and then when I finish my CS someone would have already posted their CS and got accepted and then the spot would no longer be open and then wait some more for the cycle to repeat all over again.

UNtil then, though, enjoy my random Hentai Dude song quotes and jokes.

@LowKey123

That's the one, I think. I sort of remember it too. I mean... I remember my character's name. But it was a while ago. So yeah.

About the acceptances... those were actually some special circumstances. (Those being: I know Ogo, Fifi and Rune, and we're all GM-ing this together, so yeah.) I think we're going to wait at least a day or two before accepting any one else, because I'd like to have the majority of CSs in before we make decisions. So if you can get it done in a day or two, then it would probably work. :D

[nichinichisou]

i want to see "(〃･ิ‿･ิ) n o i c e (〃･ิ‿･ิ)" on every new page you new recruits
i feel like a veteran compared to most of you, since I have >500 days if you count pre-Guildfall.
somehow i also have >4000 post if you count pre-Guildfall as well.

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That's the one, I think. I sort of remember it too. I mean... I remember my character's name. But it was a while ago. So yeah.

About the acceptances... those were actually some special circumstances. (Those being: I know Ogo, Fifi and Rune, and we're all GM-ing this together, so yeah.) I think we're going to wait at least a day or two before accepting any one else, because I'd like to have the majority of CSs in before we make decisions. So if you can get it done in a day or two, then it would probably work. :D

(〃･ิ‿･ิ) n o i c e (〃･ิ‿･ิ)
brb tryharding for an hour to get this CS out

[Rakurai]

Haha, the amount of interest in this roleplay is almost scary xD
To think that I was initially worried that we'd be stuck waiting days for all spots to fill up...
I'm actually starting to wonder if I should keep going with the fifth revision/rewrite of my CS xD
Well, once the lucky few get chosen I guess the rejects could all get together and cook up a similar plot to this while their on the waiting list. I'm actually not all that hopeful of getting in anymore since my commitment is sort of hinging on myself and one other getting accepted xD

Doom and gloom aside though, it might be an idea to specify when you'll be closing applications and picking out your selected players. Most people don't like being kept waiting, and others probably want a cutoff date to plan out a time to write everything out.

[Nightmare Bunny]

i want to see "(〃･ิ‿･ิ) n o i c e (〃･ิ‿･ิ)" on every new page you new recruits
i feel like a veteran compared to most of you, since I have >500 days if you count pre-Guildfall.

<Snipped quote>
(〃･ิ‿･ิ) n o i c e (〃･ิ‿･ิ)
brb tryharding for an hour to get this CS out

@LowKey123

Rune and Fifi have been on for a while, I think. And I actually had an account here pre-Guildfall for about a week, but I quit because. Yeah. It was not good timing for me. But now I'm back~!!

Anyway, I'm attempting to go to bed. So that's... a thing.

[Rune_Alchemist]

i want to see "(〃･ิ‿･ิ) n o i c e (〃･ิ‿･ิ)" on every new page you new recruits
i feel like a veteran compared to most of you, since I have >500 days if you count pre-Guildfall.
somehow i also have >4000 post if you count pre-Guildfall as well.

<Snipped quote>
(〃･ิ‿･ิ) n o i c e (〃･ิ‿･ิ)
brb tryharding for an hour to get this CS out

@LowKey123

pfft.

Compared to me you're a noob.

I was around in like, 2008 xD

damn it. Can't sleep. Must finish Sidney's CS...

[Ogo]

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Rune and Fifi have been on for a while, I think. And I actually had an account here pre-Guildfall for about a week, but I quit because. Yeah. It was not good timing for me. But now I'm back~!!

Anyway, I'm attempting to go to bed. So that's... a thing.

@Nightmare Bunny

Bed? Bullshnizz.

...and uh...yeah, I've never touched the guild before, well, now.

[Nightmare Bunny]

@Rakurai, good point. Okay, applications are officially closed as of right now. So yeah. No more new people. Completed CSs are due day after tomorrow, so Sunday night, EST.

[nichinichisou]

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pfft.

Compared to me you're a noob.

I was around in like, 2008 xD

damn it. Can't sleep. Must finish Sidney's CS...

@Rune_Alchemist

what the fuck
how
when
where
what
who
when
how
where
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I SAID MOST OF YOU, NOT ALL
NOT ALL
TECHNICALLY I'M STILL RIGHT ON MY STATEMENT

[Nightmare Bunny]

<Snipped quote by LowKey123>

pfft.

Compared to me you're a noob.

I was around in like, 2008 xD

damn it. Can't sleep. Must finish Sidney's CS...

@Rune_Alchemist

This is why I love you, Rune. Committment. And many other reasons. Also, I can't sleep either. XD

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what the fuck
how
when
where
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who
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how
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I SAID MOST OF YOU, NOT ALL
NOT ALL
TECHNICALLY I'M STILL RIGHT ON MY STATEMENT

@LowKey123

It's okay. You tried. Things will be okay. ^^

[Ogo]

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what the fuck
how
when
where
what
who
when
how
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I SAID MOST OF YOU, NOT ALL
NOT ALL
TECHNICALLY I'M STILL RIGHT ON MY STATEMENT

@LowKey123

...I like this one. Yes. With your permission, sir and/or ma'am, I would like to keep you in a fishbowl. Don't worry, you will be fed on the regular, and it only comes with three roommates.

[Nightmare Bunny]

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...I like this one. Yes. With your permission, sir and/or ma'am, I would like to keep you in a fishbowl. Don't worry, you will be fed on the regular, and it only comes with three roommates.

@Ogobrogo

Three roommates? ...Vec, Drummer and Zoldie? Wait, the Cage is a fish bowl now?