[OOC] Demon Daydreams and Schemes

[Genkai]

RP Status:

Accepting Applicants: Maybe if it's a male CS

Character Count: 6 maybe 7?

RP Requests: None Taken

RP Date: Friday April 15'th 2016

Rules:

- Post 4 to 5 paragraphs.

- Post once a week. Unlike my usual RPs, I will not be enforcing a Rounds System (where we all post once and wait for one another). Instead, I will be letting you all post whenever you want. If you want to post frequently and interact with 1-2 people, I'm not going to complain as long as it's 4 to 5 paragraphs. If you don't post for a while, you run the risk of falling behind or us writing you out and it'll be up to you to write yourself back in. By letting you guys post without pressure or expectations, I am hoping this eases things.

- Be active in the OOC, even if it's not RP related. We can get to know each other, give each other heads up about real life constraints, and we can plot too. This isn't my show I'm running, it's ours. So just communicate and we'll all find things operate a lot more smoothly.

- Curse if you want, I don't give a fuck. Just be cool about it.

- Be okay with blood and mature themes. It may come up, it may not but either way, you've been warned.

- Have fun guys, I'm not GM'ing to be a mother. I'm not interested in nagging for posts. If we're having fun, I assume posts will come without a problem.

Dynamics and Directions:

This RP is going to come off as cheesy sometimes but that's totally fine. We're here to have fun and explore the city and it's sneaky inhabitants. The general tone is going to be light and carefree but since our characters are adults, they will be put into dangerous situations where they probably will injure themselves. They're not special or exempt from risk after all. Over the course of the RP, I will be posting requests in the OOC we can look when we're in the Community Center. Taking these requests can earn us money, items or even steer us to find powerful spirits.

In the interest check I estimated that overall we'd have:

20% Fighting/Combat

35% Slice of Life (going to school, spending time at home, doing homework, working part time, going to the park etc)

45% Exploration (finding demons, roaming, helping people/taking requests)

I still stand by that but again it's a general idea. And in the beginning it's going to take time to adjust to slice of life and it's pacing. I know it's not for everyone but I trust if you're joining, you're dedicated enough and able to enjoy the ups and downs of long term RPs. I also trust that you're capable of speaking up and giving us ideas. If you're feeling bored, speak up and say we should go get another request or explore some creepy alleyway. I'm a GM not a mind reader. I rely on players to keep things afloat too. It's not all on me, guys.

By the way, we will be keeping track of money in this RP. It's about fucking time characters are held accountable for feeding themselves and changing clothes and earning money. So please keep your character's money up to date as we go along because you know what, if someone is broke, we might shift direction and take more jobs or we might turn to a life of crime and rob people. You never know.

Also, as we begin, I will also be updating information about the various spirits and demons. This isn't going to be like Pokemon where they have so many moves and powers. Each entity will have one signature attack and effect. We won't keep track of HP either, we're going for something organic remember? Again, I'll introduce the basics through the RP and through here so keep an eye out.

The Starting Point, Setting and Locations:

The starting day in the roleplay will be Friday April 15'th, 2016 at around 7:30 PM. Our characters have just finished their lazy afternoon up at the river on Mount Wildwood. They have just uncovered a mysterious wooden box containing peculiar watches covered in dust. But before you can make your way over to Timers and More, a massive demon appears out of nowhere and decides you're his dinner!

The RP tales place in the city of Springdale and its suburbs. We won't be using street names but since our characters have grown up in Springdale, they should know the landmarks and their relation to one another. As a note, not all shops have been detailed so feel free to do what you'd like with them. I also didn't mention all of the side streets since they seemed redundant but they're still around for our us. Lastly there are vending machines littered around Springdale so feel free to improvise there too if you'd like.

Ignore some of the icons and people's houses that I don't mention, they're more for the game than this RP.

Overview of Springdale

A General Guidebook to Springdale

Upper Middle Section - Mount Wildwood:

A large mountain that overlooks the entirety of Springdale. It's sprawling wildness is the perfect habitat for many demons and spirits. Once you make it up the series of stone steps and through the winding dirt path, you'll find yourself in front of the Wildwood Shrine. It's here that many festivals take place to honor the past and its spirits. The shrine is run by an elderly couple but they seldom get visitors unless there's a school field trip passing through.

There are two stone staircases that take you to the left or the right behind the shrine. The right path leads to an old large tree where its said the lines between this world and next begin to blur. Taking the left path, you begin down a long pathway into the denser wooded area. You'll pass by Catfish Pond and even be able to spot the Wild Waterfall further beyond the river. Soon you'll find an abandoned house to the left where you're sure something sinister must have happened. If you keep going, you'll find a small bridge that will take you into a series of caves and mines, all abandoned. Following the path to the right, you'll keep climbing up and come across a large wooden bridge that takes you back down the massive mountain, following the river back to Catfish Pond.

Dead Middle - Uptown Springdale:

People park in the parking lot beside Springdale Elementary to get up to Mount Wildwood. Next to the elementary school is the city's preschool, Little Buds. Triangle Park, Everymart and the Community Center are also nearby. At the Community Center, jobs and favors are listed for residents to take. Other events take place like dance lessons and comic book exchanges. Further south along the riverbank you'll see the local garden shop, Beautiful Blooms. The majority of Uptown is filled with middle class and upper middle class homes and walkways. There's also Banter Bakery and near that, you'll find Piggleston Bank.

Down the street from that is the Lambert Post Office and the Jungle Hunter, a place where collectors of fish and bugs congregate to trade, sell and busy for money or valuables. You'll then move up north to the Fish Market. While Uptown is a pretty safe neighborhood, there are some unsettling areas: The Catwalk, Shady Back Alley, and Desolate Lane are all dead-end nooks where unsavory people and demons like to gather. A lot of stolen goods and crime can be traced back to said crevices.

Middle Left - Blossom Heights:

A place for the hardworking lower middle class and lower class. The main attraction is the hill which houses Shoten Temple, it's here you can pray and even ask a skilled old lady for charms and blessings. Still on the left side of the train tracks, you'll find another Everymart down south and Wayfarer Manor where an old factory once stood but has since been condemned. On the right side of the tracks, there is the old mansion where many teens and kids like to hang out by, though it's pretty unstable and has had many odd occurrences happen with injuries.

Next you'll see a Candy Shop, supplying those with a sweet tooth, sustenance. Moving further south again, you'll run into the Springdale Hot Springs where you can soak in a hot rock pool and cool down with flavored milk. There's also Timers and More, where watches and other gadgets get fixed up by the wily old owner. To the left, there's the Sunshine Station which takes you to Springdale Central Station in Downtown Springdale. Lastly, you've got Opal Bike Shop, the best place to get a bike, skateboard or roller blades. Many kids who turn nine get to go down with their parents and pick something out, almost like a rite of passage.

Middle Right - Breezy Hills:

Where the rich and posh live. You'll find this sloping neighborhood is filled with large houses and little else. Up at there very north is the Stone House where the major of Springdale lives. Despite the old fashioned mansion, the major and his wife are very generous and down to earth people. Moving down, you'll find Wisteria Gardens but it's mostly for people to admire nature and classical music, nothing too special really. At the bottom you'll find Gourd Pond Museum which is home to many modern and old works of art, sculpture and artifacts. Classes will often tour it throughout the year to look at its many exhibits that change through the year.

Once outside, you'll be face to face with Gourd Pond itself though it's much bigger than Catfish Pond. There's an Everymart in the lower right section of Breezy Hills and to the left is the Seabreeze Tunnel which lets people walk from Breezy Hills to Downtown. The unmarked six sets of buildings in the bottom right are known as Arcadia Academy where college students reside on campus and finish up their years of education.

Lower Left - Shoppers Row:

This is the place to be when you've got money to burn in your pocket. Springdale Flower Road is the long stretch of shops enclosed under the pink stone tunnel. You'll find North Wind Ramen, Settle In Bookstore, Harmony Boutique, Frank's Butcher Shop, Nan's Grocery, Stylish Bits and Bobs, Al's Antiques and Springdale Records. If you take the east exit in the shopping pavilion, you'll spot Mary's Coin Laundry and Whatta Find. At Whatta Find, you can trade odd items and see what other's are collecting. Maybe your trash is someone's treasure? Across the street is Tranquility Apartments.

There are other small homes scattered around the area but it's a pretty quiet place with little hustle and bustle. Off to the southeast is Nocturne Hospital, an abandoned hospital that was partly destroyed in an earthquake twenty years ago. If you make your way up, you'll find Shoppers Row's Everymart but also not far is a small bridge that takes you over the tracks that lead into the downtown area.

Lower Right - Downtown Springdale:

This is the most busy of all the suburbs. Starting southeast, you have Rolling Waves Park which has two piers on either end, a cafe. Going up north, you'll hit the Seabreeze Tunnel and Arcadia Arcade, a place with many video games. Over the well, overpass, you can reach Nom Burger and the Springdale Station Square. Moving through the station, you'll find Foundation Academy where your education continues after elementary school for another glorious four years.

Northwest you've got Fortune Hospital, the best place for medical comfort and care. A bit below is Frostina's, a little dive bar where the alcohol is aplenty. And down below, you have the construction zone which will open up a new building for shops and offices but at the moment, things are moving slow for some reason. The major said the project would be finish in 2014 and yet it's 2016 and it's barely halfway completed. And at the bottom, you have Springdale's Business Tower where the big choices are made. It's 25 stories high and is home to many companies and important people.

Shop Listings

Uptown Springdale Shops:

Everymart:

Plum Rice Ball - $2.00
Roe Rice Ball - $3.50
Roast Beef Sandwich - $4.00
Egg Salad Sandwich - $3.50
Coke - $2.25
Apple/Orange/Pineapple Juice - $2.75
Piece of Fruit - $1.00
Cookie - $1.50
Chips - $1.25

Banter Bakery:

Bagel - $2.00
Baguette - $3.00
Pizza - $5.50
Custard/Fruit Tart - $4.00
Doughnut - $1.50
Curry Bread - $2.50

Blossom Heights Shops:

Candy Shop:

Chocolate Bar - $1.00
Candy Apple - $2.25
Flavored Gum - $0.50
Gummy Worms - $2.00
Cup of Ice Cream - $1.50
Lollypop - $1.00

Hot Springs:

Chocolate Milk - $2.00
Fruity Milk - $3.00
Coffee Milk - $3.50

Everymart:

Hard Boiled Egg - $1.00
Turkey Sandwich - $2.50
Tuna Sandwich - $3.00
Grilled Cheese Sandwich - $3.25
Bottled Water - $1.50
Cigarettes - $5.00

Breezy Hills Shops:

Everymart:

Deluxe Bento Box - $8.00
Salad - $3.50
Shrimp Rice Ball - $3.00
Ramen Cup - $2.00
Potstickers - $4.50
Curry - $5.50
Sparkling Water - $2.50
Ice Tea - $2.00
Ice Cream Bar - $3.75

Shoppers Row's Shops:

Everymart:

Pizza - $3.50
Fries - $2.00
Corndog - $2.00
Milkshake - $3.50
Honey Roasted Nuts - $1.50
Energy Drink - $2.50

North Wind Ramen:

Pork Ramen - $9.00
Miso Ramen - $7.50
Shrimp Ramen - $10.00
Deluxe Ramen - $12.50

Downtown Springdale's Shops:

Nom Burger:

Burger - $4.00
Cheese Burger - $4.75
Bacon Cheese Burger - $6.00
Vegetarian Burger - $4.50

Everymart:

Pretzel - $2.00
Power Bar - $1.00
Fish and Chips - $5.00
Pork Bun - $1.50
Shaved Ice - $2.00
Coffee - $1.50

Cafe Shanista:

Pasta Plate - $5.50
Soup - $3.00
Brownie - $1.00
Cupcake - $1.50
Tea - $2.00

Character Guidelines and Sheet:

Please avoid the following cliche:

- One or both parents are dead.
- Your character is a bully or a victim of one.
- Your character clearly doesn't interact well or even around other people.
- Your character is good at everything.
- Your character is bad at everything.
- They are under 13 and yet are smart enough to go to college.

Any of these or other silly overused cliches are off the table, please and thank you. I know we're going for a bit of a cheesy thing here but come on guys...have some restraint when making your character. They're an ordinary person. They've got faults and flaws but they also have passions and talents. The CS should be posted here before I approve it and you post it in the CS tab. Failure to do so will result in your character being mocked for no reason in the roleplay. Hell, they might even be mugged on a stormy night. You never know...

Name: [first and last name required, Japanese origin is optional but preferred]

Appearance: [link an anime picture please, no exceptions]

Age: [20-23. Still in school or on the cusp. It'd be great if we were all in the same age/year but it's not necessary]

Major: [what they're going to school for]

Part Time Job: [you gotta make money to spend and it, what days do they work and how long]

Money: [how much dough sweetens their bank account]

Residence: [do they live on campus or elsewhere and commute]

Family: >list their family members' names and ages and careers if possible>

Hobbies: [what do they use free time for]

Aspirations: [what drives them]

Fears: [what keeps em up at night]

4 Positive Trails and 1 Negative Trait: >list em or risk being a robot>

I tried to keep it pretty straightforward and simple. I'm not looking for paragraphs upon paragraphs of writing in the CS, I need to get to know your characters. Though if you're able to provide some kind of sample of your work if we haven't yet worked together, that would be awesome but it's not required. I'm not going to nitpick any mistake but I will ask questions if I need to know more about your character if I sense anything alarming. If you got any questions, please ask em since they'll be beneficial for all of us.

In the CS tab I will save a space for our requests/plot progression, as well as the demons we come across and stuff.

There's probably something I'm missing. I've been writing this for the past few hours and I'm also working on an essay so I'm a little drained at the moment. In terms of how long I'll wait before starting, I wanna give it through the weekend if possible but I'd rather we start sooner than later. Finals are coming up for me so I'd love to get things moving so when those hit, we'll be better established. If you're wondering if you can make up your own demons, you can but just not right away. I'm gonna give it a month or two before I welcome demon suggestions. But if you have an idea for a request, you're welcome to suggest something now or whenever.

I'm done rambling now, folks. I'm sure I'll come back and edit any errors I've made or clarify something something something.

[Zombehs]

Oh boi, advanced. In with the big bois and gals now.

[Genkai]

Oh boi, advanced. In with the big bois and gals now.

@Zombehs

Oh no!

Don't worry, we're a nice bunch!

[vietmyke]

What's a good number for money...? Like... Do we count parents sending money for school? Money purely from part time work? Savings from previous years? Would it be a stretch to say something like $2500? (Because that's what I'm sitting on IRL as far as my university money goes)

[vietmyke]

Name: Takahiro "K-Ton" Kensington*

Appearance: - Image is big.

Takahiro

Everyday Takahiro


Casual Takahiro

Age: 22
Part Time Job: Springdale Records - Monday, Wednesday 4pm-9pm $10/Hour**
Major: Kinesiology - Currently attending school on an athletics scholarship for soccer.
Money: $2200*** - Currently earning 100 a week from part time work.

Residence: A small loft apartment just off campus. 2-bed 2-bath apartment with his older sister.

Family:

• Rei Nakaumura - Mother, 49, Nurse
• Jerry Kensington - Father, 62, U.S. Marines (Retired)
• Mariko Kensington - Sister, 26, Graduate Student - Works as an Undergraduate Professor at Arcadia U.

Hobbies:

• Music - Having picked up the guitar a year back, Takahiro enjoys playing music and jamming, and while not a masterful performer by any definition, he knows his way around chords well enough to play by a campfire. He has also professed to thoroughly enjoying karaoke.
• Sports - Attending school on an athletics scholarship, it'd only be natural that he showed some vested interest towards sports. His primary sport is soccer, but he also enjoys casual games of volleyball and swimming.
• Model Kits - Despite not being much of a gamer, nor having a lot of time for TV, Takahiro avidly purchases and collects model kits. His current favorites are a line of Mecha kits from the popular TV anime series "Falling Skies" (Shameless self-plug. forgive me pls).

Aspirations:
With little drive or direction in life, Takahiro isn't absolutely sure of what he wants other than to live a full, fun life. A career in professional sports has piqued his interests, and tentative talks with talent scouts have implied that this may be within his grasp. However, he has also expressed the desire to help people, and has made toyed with the idea of becoming an EMT after graduation, similar to his mother.

Fears:
Takahiro rarely expresses it, but has a fear of being alone. This does not necessarily mean physically alone- or else he'd end up a hopeless wreck every night, but rather the idea of being isolated or alienated from others and those he cares about. The strength of this fear results in Takahiro being fiercely protective of his close friends and family, occasionally jumping to aggression when those around him are distressed.

4 Positive Trails and 1 Negative Trait:
+ Athletic - Having entered Arcadia Academy on a scholarship for soccer, it is no surprise that Takahiro is rather athletic. In good shape, and with plenty of stamina, Takahiro has the strength and endurance necessary to propel himself into the coveted starting positions of the Academy Soccer team.
+ Even-Tempered - Cool and collected, Takahiro handles stressful situations with ease, and is often unfazed by hardships. He is capable of thinking logically even during times of panic and distress. The only time his temper snaps is when family and close friends are directly threatened.
+ Social - Thanks to the popularity of his position on the soccer team, Takahiro is a relatively known face throughout campus, and can often leverage this to his advantage.
+ Easygoing - Slow to anger, Takahiro gets along relatively well with others, or at the very least rarely steps on the toes of others. While not the most outgoing or friendly person, Takahiro rarely levels insults at others or tries to antagonize them.
- Lazy - While by no means stupid, Takahiro is notoriously lazy. Unstudious and lacking drive, its a wonder how Takahiro manages to squeeze by to maintain the grades necessary to keep his scholarship.

* - "K-Ton" is the nickname given to Takahiro by his soccer-team, and many on campus know him as K-Ton. Older friends (IE the players), would have likely known him as "Taka" before he became "K-Ton"
** - Based off of hourly wage in DC, which is where I live/attend school.
*** - Using own personal funds level to gauge appropriate amounts of munnies in da bank.

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In other news, I feel strange not writing the essays of descriptive text I usually do. But this isn't our first rodeo together my dear Genkai, so I trust you'll not find me to be an ultra-n00b-skrubmaster, and call me out on any discrepancies you may find.

Was also tempted to give him the nickname "T.K." because I absolutely love that nickname/reference to digimon. But I decided against it. Kensington was the name of one of the guys in my squad, and we had at one point given him the nickname 'K-Ton', which I thought was pretty cool, so I decided to bring it over to RPG.

[Wishful Stray]

I'll have something up later today. ^^

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Saki

Casual

Name:
Sayuki "*Saki" Takeda

Age:
22

Major:
Music Education & Music Performance

Part Time Job:
Music Tutor.
**$30/Hr, 3 Sessions/Day, Twice a Week.

Money:
Cash: $50 Usually.
Savings: ~$600

Residence:
Campus Living. 4 Bedroom Suite.

Family:
×Natsuko Takeda. Mother. 45. Bookstore Clerk.
×Shiro Takeda. Father. 51. Bookstore Owner.
×Daishi Takeda. Brother. 13. Middle School Student.

Hobbies:
~Reading: Being the daughter of a bookstore owner, Sayuki grew up around books and easily developed a love for them. She likes to spend time reading the older books; the ones turning yellow with age, tattered spines threatening to break, torn corners and fading words. She often turns to books when there's little else to do, or if she need a break from playing her violin.

~Music: Music is the one thing Saki is naturally talented at and enjoys thoroughly, so much so that she's often recruited by directors to fill in for missing performers from time to time. Originally it was something she did just because she could; it wasn't until she came across a small boy struggling awkwardly to balance the violin and work the bow that she found she could easily explain just as well as she could play. While she prefers the violin, her talents aren't restricted to it. With a little practice she could become adequate on several more instruments.

~Occult: Around the age of 5 Saki stumbled across a little black book shoved deep in a forgotten corner of her parents store, the cover bore no inscriptions or designs on either side but inside it spoke of necromancy and voodoo. Fascinated she eagerly flew through the book becoming more enthralled with the idea of there being a veil in life, and if one could shift it they could see the unknown. Years past and her curiosity faded, she kept her collection of books and paraphernalia but has turned her attention to make strange charms and harmless babbles to push off on to her friends. Her current favorite is a cookbook titled Yokai Treats! Better These Than You! by Haruki Masumono, though she's had little luck in producing desired results she still enjoys feeding them to her young students and brother. No ill side effects have shown yet.

Aspirations:
Watching her parents struggle happily for years to manage their shop has instilled in Saki the drive to never give up on what she wants, and while she strives to pursue her dreams in music, hoping to one day get a job as a teacher in the university, she often wonders if she should take over the store instead not wanting to see her parents dreams die with them. She's currently trying to save enough money to help pay the house bills for the next couple of months to help take the strain of her family.

Fears:
While she has a strong drive and passion, Sayuki, like most aspiring musicians, fears not being impressive enough to be able to capitalize on her own talents. Worried that that alone won't be enough to see her through the rest of her classes; she often over focuses on those thoughts, wondering if she should just go for a safer life goal and resign herself to merely teaching music lessons out of the bookstore's spare room.

4 Positive Traits and 1 Negative Trait:
+Affable: Having grown out of her awkward childhood, Saki can often be seen blending in with a group of friends, or talking with a junior about an upcoming piece. She has a sense of ease, and subtle grace about her that makes her approachable. A happy smile can be found upon her face for most of the day unless she's in math, than it's replaced by a rather amusing look of anguish and distaste.

+Creative: Often times Saki's notebooks are scribbled on with short bars of music, or note sequences writing music instead of taking proper notes about the class subject. Often times she can be found tapping out a short rhythm on her desk, or daydreaming about when the next time she could slip away to go practice in the music room would be. This same desire spills out into other activities allowing her to come up with new solutions or strange foods when she does try her hand at cooking, it doesn't end well usually.

+Eccentric: Given her odd taste in interest and showing off her never ending side dabbles into the occult, however the outcome, has branded the young woman as an oddball among the more popular students. Sayuki doesn't mind, even when her own friends call her strange she just laughs it off and continues on to the next thing humming one new tune or another seemingly without a care in the world.

+Loyal: Growing up Saki wasn't the most outgoing kid, so what little friends she managed to make and keep are very important to her; adding her small family to the mix and she has a small little niche of people that she trusts and would do anything to make happy.

-Absent Minded: When it comes to anything besides music and books, Saki often finds herself at a loss or regarding it with little interest. As such her others grades seem to suffer greatly at times, it's only by others nagging that she puts in enough effort to keep from failing. This extends to remembering to bring things or remembering meeting times.

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*When she was smaller she couldn't pronounce her first name; so she called herself Saki and it's stuck ever since.

**Average cost my mother paid for my piano lessons.

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Writing Sample

'A streak of red followed Annaliese as she ran through back alleys and side streets, the loud clanking of the guard's boots soon turned to mere echoes as they gave up the chase having little luck catching up to the young pickpocket. A short laugh filled with a triumphant smile as the redhead scrambled up a falling wall slipping back into her small hideaway. The contents of her latest conquest spilled out on to her sleeping pallet, little more than a few coins and small bobbles, the coins quickly found themselves ushered into a tin that was quickly shoved into a small hole in the floor. The bobbles placed on a small shelf with other bright pieces of glass and broken trinkets. Her prized collection of sorts. Broken shards of jewels from the shaping of raw stones, wax seals bearing different crest, tattered strips of silk, useless trash to the higher class.

Flopping back on to her bed she grinned happily staring up at the endless sky, the roof on the condemned building long gone, as she remembered how easy it was to separate that drunk knight from his purse.

Loud berating soon made its way up to the small girls hideout, it sounded like a woman accosting her servant for not paying better attention to where they were going.

Lost rich people were Nali's favorite as she carefully made her way to the building's edge, spotting a woman decked in bright fabrics and heavily adorned with jeweled pieces, an easy mark if she had ever seen one doubting the woman would notice if a few of her smaller pieces seemed to walk off. A short jump and a few steps found the girl in a corner hovering behind the pair, a dull knife glinting in the light as she snuck closer towards the woman, adrenaline coursing through her small body almost giddy on the high from it while she make quick work of the cord holding a small chain of Citrine stones linked as a belt before dashing off again not foolish enough to return home so quickly. She could waste time loitering around the local tavern or in the slum courtyard with the rest of the cut purses in the city.

A cold hand circled around her wrist snatching her back into a shadow, as she shivered slightly, it seemed like the cold was traveling and coursing through her rendering her motionless as a dark laugh echoed behind her. Soundless words filled her mind, a soft rhyme and rhythm to them, speaking of gems and hunger, of anger and pride, strange phrases and words the young girl would come to understand later, but for now she stood staring wide eyed at the woman from early gone was her rich garb switched in place for a dark cloak hiding her face and the dark green dress peaking out from under it before the woman easily cast the young girl out into the street a cruel smile on her face as she walked away towards the palace.'

Speckles of green danced around the woman's blue eyes as the emerald rolled around in her slender fingers catching the dying light from her fire, long forgotten as her mind drifted back from distant memories, back from the beginning. A sharp shake of her head drew her back to the present as the redhead swiftly moved to stock the fire once more, breathing life back into the dying embers as the hunger started to creep up the back of her throat clawing in displeasure at the long wait for its food, her eyes slowly loosing their blue hue in exchange for a deep amber, it had been several days since Annaliese had been able to secure the food she needed, outskirt towns held little in the ways of high end jewels and gems. The higher the quality the less frequent she needed to eat. A bittersweet sigh left her as the gem disappeared with a quick flick, popping it into her mouth as it slowly started to melt and trickle down her throat.

The roaring hunger and anger quelling slightly at the newest offering.

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According to her map the nearest city wasn't far, though she had little hope that there would be any easy targets; her infamy had started to proceed her and it was getting harder and harder to tell a trap from a genuine mark. A short chuckle left her lips, perhaps she shouldn't have stolen the Lord Regent's Sapphire Brooch, but the hunger had called for it, her smile dropping as memories took over once again.

'Blood trickled down her lip as she fought to sate the hunger gnawing at her insides demanding to be feed. The young girl was naive in thinking if she ignore it it would go away, she had no way of getting any gems in such a rural town and had tried silver and what little fools gold she could find; it had only seemed to enhance the anger boiling inside her as dark thoughts and whispers of blood and flesh started creeping into her mind. Frightened she fled to the outskirts tripping over a root sending the slender girl flying across the ground scrapping up her knee letting out a sharp hiss and whimper of pain, the hunger seething in pleasure at the punishment of her disobedience.

A returning fisherman found the young girl passed out on the ground, her face and hair smudged with dirt and blood, her breath escaping her in short rasps and whimpers more so from the swirling storm inside than her superficial wounds. Picking her up he carried the girl back into the village marveling at how thin and frail she seemed; surely her parents wouldn't have let her waste away like this, or perhaps her parents were long gone and the small girl in his arms was left to her own devices and had to fend for herself. His heart ached as he thought of something so small having to bare such hardships. Setting her down on his bed he made short work of bandaging her cuts before setting about make her something for dinner resolving himself to take in the girl.

A small bright green pebble falling onto the bed from his pocket, a strange stone he had found while fishing.

Nali's hand snaked out just as quickly as it fell shoving the small piece of jade in her mouth, vaguely conscious of her actions as the smooth cold liquid pooled in the bottom of her stomach taking the edge of her hunger, not enough to sate it.

Unfortunately it bought her enough time to betray her instances to run, instead she choose to believe in the man who took her in finding herself enjoying living a simple life with him instead of working to survive and keep the hunger at bay. She stubbornly ignored the signs of the hunger building, purposefully misinterpreting the outburst of angers as a young girl's fluctuating emotions. She worked hard to blend in with the village for them to accept her as one of their own, making friends with the other children her age; wistfully hoping that there was no downside to ignoring her curse, that she was just letting her imagination run wild.

The happy charade lasted a month at most before the hunger won over turning the raging anger inside her on her new found friends and family.

It was a bright morning as she ran home with an armful of flowers, happily expecting praise from her father at how good she was doing and how much better she looked. The gleam of his knife as it slide through the fish, gutting and cleaning it for breakfast had her entranced as the flowers scattered to the floor; before she realized it the knife was in her hand stained red as her adopted father clutched his throat his eyes wide with shock and hurt staring glassy eyed back at her while the blood poured out onto the floor. The blade slide across her tongue as she licked it clean, her eyes glowing a deep yellow.

When she came to the rest of village was slaughtered and her light blue dress stained red with blood, the bodies of her friends littered around her, a foreign metallic taste clinging to her mouth and tongue as she stood there in disbelief a sharp clatter as the knife fell from her hands. Hot tears started to well in her eyes, as she kept muttering to herself that this was nothing but a bad dream, she would wake up soon.'

Three times she had tried to disobey the hunger, three times she had woken up covered in blood, corpses littering the ground around her, organs missing, the hunger purring happily within her as she fruitlessly tried to empty the contents of her stomach nothing but hot tears and acid hitting the blood stained ground before crawling away to the nearest building or home to clean herself up.

The first time she wasn't so quick in getting away chased out by villagers and assaulted by guards, the young woman nearly lost her life that night.

The sharp crack of the log splitting from the heat made the woman jump, her left hand shooting out towards the pair of daggers propped up next to her as she surveyed the area. The woods were no place to stop for rest, but she had little money and little choice. Reaching up she pulled the thin cloak around her, a unknown parting gift from a dimwitted villager, yet she was thankful to have it as the night slowly got colder. With her craving controlled she stood up grabbing her weapons before scaling the nearest tree to tie herself in for the night, tomorrow she would head into the city.

A girl has to eat after all.

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The large gates loomed as Nali blended in with the crowd slipping her way into the city, her contact had breathed word about a large cache of gems being delivered to the local goldsmith to craft a new ceremonial crown for the new prince's coronation. A starved look flickered across her eyes at the thought of having that trove of jewels tinkling in the near empty pouch tucked away under her belt, she wasn't naive enough to leave it hanging out in a city overrun with cut purses and pickpockets. After all that's what started all of this, cutting the wrong woman's purse for a couple of coins barely enough to afford a hot meal and a warm bed. Pulling the hood up around her face covering it so only the long tendrils of her red hair spilled out she quickly slipped down a side street narrowly missing two guards on patrol neither of them bothered or payed enough to worry about another thief roaming the city.

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A sharp curse and growl left her lips as she realized too late that she had just walked into a trap, the empty chest at her feet only fueled her displeasure as the loud echo of boots and shouting informed her that she was surrounded. She entertained the brief notion of ending it before they could reach her but shook her head, one day she would find the woman who cursed her and cut her beating heart out in front of her before then she swore she wouldn't die.

Prison could be no worse than this.

That was until she realized they would be sending her to the Stone, she never counted on them connecting the slaughters to her as well.

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[Genkai]

@vietmyke

Your CS looks fine to me, considering he's living off campus (instead of in a cheap ass dorm lol) he will need to make sure he's on top on rent and all but I have a feeling his sister might help out if needed. I sill say my characters won't call him K-Ton just to mess with him. But I think everything looks good, you're welcome to post your character in the CS tab!

@Wishful Stray

I assume you're still fleshing out the bits like Occult, Music, etc so just let me know when you're done since her interest in the spiritual will probably needed to be discussed with me so we're on the same page and all.

[Frenetic Raptor]

Hi everybody, I finally made it here.

Will get to reading everything very shortly. And as a heads up, my character CS will follow sometime during the weekend, Sunday being the most ideal day for completion as weekends aren't entirely free from work.

[Genkai]

That's cool with me, thanks for the heads up. Do you know what you're thinking of making?

[Frenetic Raptor]

Not quite yet. All I know is either gender is up for grabs as the preliminary selections are tied at one for the moment. May take a glance upon some of my previous CS's to see what kind of character I wish to pursue this time around.

[Genkai]

Yep so far things are pretty even with the male to female ratio. If you can avoid making a musically inclined character, that might be nice since it seems two already are sort of into that hobby already.

[Darcs]

I almost squealed when I read that crime might be okay.

[Genkai]

Haha, well our characters won't be the ones really committing crimes but there will be some undertones of crime as we explore places.

[Frenetic Raptor]

Nope, no music this time around so we're good on that one. Scarlet was my one and only musically inclined character from the Internal Morals RP we attempted way back. Right now, I am leaning towards a female character. Likely going to have her do some ecological studies. Kazumi is also a dedicated gamer, so she is always up for a little competition if desired. These are just a few random notes on a short evening.

[Genkai]

That sounds good to me. It looks like we're sticking with the 22 age so either about to graduate or just gradated (if they took more classes than usual) is what we're looking at. Hopefully we'll get another male character and be able to round things out.

[Zombehs]

I do plan to make a male character. Could my character have gone through trade school or something rather than university/college?

[Genkai]

What did you have in mind? I'm intending for our characters to have stayed pretty much in the same "class/pool of classmates" since they were in preschool/elementary. It is possible the university could offer on-site training for certain careers.

[Wishful Stray]

@GenkaiDone~!

Sayuki unfortunately is only good at Music, anything else she attempts to do usually has unexpected outcomes.

[Genkai]

@GenkaiDone~!

Sayuki unfortunately is only good at Music, anything else she attempts to do usually has unexpected outcomes.

@Wishful Stray

Alright, I took a look. I think it was a cute touch with the Yokai cookbook. I do think if she still has a even now more mild/tame interest in spirits, she could be a frequent visitor of one of the shrines around maybe? Necromancy/voodoo would probably be just a myth but it is very possible that pets and humans' spirits transfer to some demons when they die under certain circumstances. So it would be possible to interact with spirits or try contact the dead, in that regard.

I do think overall it looks good. Just the editor in me wants to point out you used "peace" instead of "piece" but other than that, you're free to post in the CS tab too.

[Wishful Stray]

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Alright, I took a look. I think it was a cute touch with the Yokai cookbook. I do think if she still has a even now more mild/tame interest in spirits, she could be a frequent visitor of one of the shrines around maybe? Necromancy/voodoo would probably be just a myth but it is very possible that pets and humans' spirits transfer to some demons when they die under certain circumstances. So it would be possible to interact with spirits or try contact the dead, in that regard.

I do think overall it looks good. Just the editor in me wants to point out you used "peace" instead of "piece" but other than that, you're free to post in the CS tab too.

@Genkai

Ah! I didn't even notice that, guess is shouldn't rely on my phones autocorrect..hah..I'll fix that~

I like the idea of her visiting the shrines.