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10 mos ago
Current It's been three years since we lost Polymorpheus, a dear friend. It's felt like a lot longer, that time. I still think about Poly every so often, and how I miss them so very much. I won't forget them.
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10 mos ago
I like attention.
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1 yr ago
Tomorrow is post day. How unfortunate.
1 yr ago
I lost.
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1 yr ago
@LongSwordMain I can fix that, if you wish.
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Bio

uhhhh, hi there

I am here and I sorta exist so yes this is my ‘bio’ and it will probably be rather brief and suck and be sloppy, just like me.
So, without further ado..

stuff about me

Most people call me Barti or Bart as well as a few other things since it’s just easier or meaner than the actual thing - I invite you to do so as well.

I’m a 23-year-old (bday June 20th!) Texan who enjoys thunderstorms and rain far too much, and likes anime, running, metal music, and copious amounts of DRUGS candy, among many other cool things - like DnD and MTG.

I enjoy group rps as well as 1x1s. For groups I have what I think is a decent array of interests, most of it being profusely weeb-y. I like Fantasystuffs (Modern especially), supernatural themes, pretty much all Japanese stuff - including historically accurate settings - as well as general dark/grim themes, comedic slice of life trash, academy rps, unique plots, etc. etc. As for 1x1s I pretty much do romance, but I can do non-romantic stuff too if you give me something to work with xP
The only genre I find myself not entirely comfortable with is really sci-fi stuff, but, if the plot/idea catches me enough it can hold my interest. Oh, and my writing level is high casual to low advanced.

I’m a sarcastic, snarky, bipolar-depressed, degenerate garbage can, but generally people seem to like me (I don’t know why in the hot hell you would) - but if you would also like to be my friendo lemme know.
I don’t bite.
Usually owo xd rawr

welppp...I guess that’s okay for now
thanks for reading, you potatoes

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Gonna post my cs as well just to do so here, I'll probably start going over sheets more in depth starting tomorrow. No big rush for those unfinished, but I'd personally aim for before sunday.

I think the overlap is likely fine, I reckon a lot of ex-military personnel find these types of things rather attractive, and they're naturally good at it of course.

I'll have the ooc up soon and then I'll be looking at sheets, since we have a couple more on the way and potentially more people who've been lurking.

Also as a note to everyone(I will mention @WolfHorns as Step's bio ignores this rule), here's an extension to what I mean when I say "phenomena are never blatant":

"Yeah nobody will be able to notice it as a detail of your character IC, ever. It may be evident in some cases through misinterpretation(such as somebody who has a pain-muting phenomena just being seen as a fucking tank of willpower), but the phenomena aren't something IC characters will know of.
In most cases even the possessors of the phenomena are unnassuming of it."


I'm interested. I will admit though, I've never done an urban fantasy-esque RP before. Feel free to check out my other posts. I haven't been in any active RPs yet, but I've got plenty of IC snapshots written with applications.

I have the most IC writing in Dragoneir and the deepest character info I've done is for Marriage and War. Feel free to check them out and let me know if you think I could make a good fit.


You're very much welcome to apply, yeh. I'll be accepting people by their sheets(2 to 3 sheets). Welcome to the site by the way!
We've got myself and two interested parties already, so probably 2-3 more players would be grand! ^^
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criminal

Players: 4-5
Genre: Slight science-fantasy themes, Modern action
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Criminals come from all walks of life. Maybe you started as a simple petty thief and slowly became absorbed in the deep dark world of crime. Or maybe you were born into this darker side of the world, having past connections to a mob. Perhaps you have a cripplingly expensive addiction and have no other choices. Or, maybe you're just an adrenaline addict.
The thing is, nobody gives a fuck why we do what we do. They don't care. They just fear us for what we're capable of. As they fucking should. We're very good at what we do, and people don't respect that. But they will. Oooh, they will. We're gonna leave our mark on every big business that touches the light of day. I swear you that.

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I am the Senior, and I have the connections and skillset to make you a very rich individual. About a week ago, I finally put a plan, which I've been working on for a while, into motion. I found you, and a select few others, who are very good at being very bad. Yes, I know who you are and what you can do - no, it doesn't matter how I know. What does matter is that I'm offering you the chance to change everything you know for the better. I'm offering you the chance to spin the modern world as we know it on its head. The chance to make a difference...especially for your pocketbook.

It's a crew. Yes, a crew, but not just any crew. Professionals. All of you. Professionals who need partners. You may not think you do, but that's because you haven't seen true success. You know all those fat cats at the top who get famous just from being rich, right? They're household names. You don't see that in our line of work. But you will in time. We can make each other the richest motherfuckers on the planet, and if you're into a bit of voyeurism, we can make eachother the most famous motherfucking criminals on the planet, too.

That is, if you accept my offer.

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Alright well, this is a pretty simple idea it seems. But don't you worry, we'll be getting into much more complicated scenarios throughout the length of this RP. This obviously has heavy inspiration from themes seen in the Payday videogame franchise, as well as a lil' bit from the Shadowrun tabletop franchise. This here world is set in a future(20XX) version of ours in which there are very slight supernatural phenomenon that grant few people supernatural abilities. These phenomenon don't do much, but they can have quite an impact on the lives of those who know how to use them.
Now before I bore you or scare you off, let me post the CS:


I'm looking for dedicated players to join me in a long-term rp for this idea. Ideally we'd have a group of a maximum of five, probably. Really looking for people to stick around with me for this'n.
I'll be acting as a sort of semi-semi-GM(lol) for this, directing the actions of The Senior(who directs the crew on occasion and provides jobs for them) as well as my own character within the crew - but all background characters(aside from those involved with The Senior's assignments) and such will, for the mostpart, be spread amongst our rp group as makes sense.

In terms of what I want from prospective players:
I obviously expect solid writing ability that fits within the general terms for an advanced rp. Good punctuation, two paragraphs minimum and all that, you get it. If you are lacking in this department I will not accept you. I very well may look at your post history, should I feel the need.
I also would say a soft-deadline of one week is reasonable for posts. There'll be a discord if we like that(I do), so communication will be frequent!

Uhhh, I'm 100% sure I'm forgetting something but here we go anyway!
editing
Ayana & Arlo
Mentions: Yes.
Location: Panmia Island - Base Camp



Despite her very apparent seasickness, Ferris' words made Ayana all the more queasy. Of-fucking-course Arlo had been up to trouble. She'd already made it very clear to him that his shenanigans weren't going to be tolerated on this trip. She hadn't even wanted to come- she had to cancel a lot of plans for this. Luckily for Arlo, when push came to shove, Ayana would always truly have his back. And this explorative trip was a very big undertaking, especially for someone as airheaded as her brother.

But that didn't stop her from furrowing her brow in aggravation at the mention of them having a group. She almost had to bite her tongue to hold back a more-than-annoyed response. She took a moment to try and shake off the wobbly nauseousness before she stooped a bit to pick up her bags. She hesitated for a second at Ferris' offer, but ultimately shook her head. "That's fine, I've got it." The girl had learned from her time in Unova that trusting random strangers with your things wasn't the greatest idea - and while she didn't outright take Ferris for a thief, one could never really be sure. And even if she did fully trust him, there was no way she was having someone else carry her bags. She was more than capable herself. Usually.

She hoisted her set of duffle bags with a bit of extra effort as the Rockruff at her side took it upon himself to pounce onto her and climb its way to her shoulder, before giving her color-drained face a supportive lick. The two followed Ferris as he made his way off the boat.

Despite her nauseous state, Ayana had to admit that even from the boat, the surrounding features of the island were quite beautiful. She'd seen a bit of journey herself within her home region, but nothing so...untouched. What a shame it was that she'd probably be babysitting her brother the whole time..

Speaking of her brother, it seemed Ferris had found him wandering around near a few lines of people with his Zorua in tow.

Arlo turned at the newly familiar voice addressing him and his face lifted into a smile. "Heya Ferris! I sure did! Looks like you're stuck with me now~" He said proudly, putting his hands on his hips. His eyes drifted over the photographer's shoulder and ended up meeting his sister's cold glare. He averted his eyes immediately and scratched his head awkwardly. Well, his plan had worked to distract his sister long enough to lock their names onto the list, but uh.. the consequences had not been entirely considered by the blue-haired boy. Arceus help me-

Fortunately his internal prayer was soon interrupted by the other members of the newfound crew trickling into the area. They each had their own concerns regarding the process behind the signups and such stuff, but Arlo was hardly concerned with the details. As far as he knew he'd done the group a small service to get them on the road. "I guess they do! Who cares about the paperwork anyways, I'm sure everyone's as excited as we are to get passed all the bumpin' around, dontcha think?"

It wasn't long before the last member of the group arrived, followed by her towering butler of a Machamp, laden with several bags. Arlo placed his hand over his own bag subconsciously. He had packed rather light, so he was glad others were more of the preppy type.
He giggled to himself a bit at Botan's remark towards her own usefulness, but considering the gear she'd brought she'd probably already proven herself more useful than him tenfold in the exploration department.

At the mention of Pokedex distribution Arlo's ears perked up. He'd never had one before and was a bit jealous that Ayana, whose cold gaze he was actively avoiding at the moment, had had one for a while now. Now he'd get his very own! He could feel his heart beating a little harder just at the thought.
He gave Felix a nod as he followed Botan towards the Pokedex area, the thought of a new Pokedex completely blanketing anything else he had been concerned about. "Thanks bestie!" He said, giving the slightly shorter guy a happy thumbs up and a wide smile as he passed him by.

The people trickling into the small tent laden with Pokemon gear, several computers, and techies strewn about would find themselves being provided a particularly bulky Pokedex, and a quick demonstration on how to boot it up and operate it. Those who brought their own would undergo a measurably longer procedure in which a techie would plug a cable into the Pokedex and perform a process on a computer that took about five minutes. Either way the soon-to-be explorers were quickly ushered out of the tent as soon as possible it seemed, the techies seeming rather busy even aside from all the Pokedex preparation. Should one look into their pokedex after having it updated, they would find a new feature that seemed to be a complicated satellite-based map-making application. A small portion of the empty map seemed to already filled in, and a small dot displayed the Pokedex's current location.

As they were ushered out of the tent, a supervisor would chime in as they passed, holding out a case with an absurd amount of Pokedex stickers spilling over its edges. "Make sure to add your travel-mates to your contacts! You'll be able to keep track of their location for a boost in safety!"

Arlo was much more eager than his sister, who ignored the lady, to pick out a sticker and place it onto his shiny new pokedex, his eyes gleaming in excitement as he looked over the device like a starstruck fan.
Are you still accepting people?@Bartimaeus


At the moment we aren't sadly. Sorry I forgot to change the join status. I'll keep you in mind if we ever end up accepting more though uwu
Ayana & Arlo
Mentions: Yes.
Location: MS Marlow - Upper Deck



Arlo was caught a bit off guard as Ferris slipped a sizable wad of cash from his wallet and offered it to him. He paused, pulling his hand back a bit before folding and taking it meekly with an appreciative "Oh- well, thanks." He was right, afterall. Pokéfood wasn't the cheapest thing in the world, so he wouldn't complain.

Arlo tucked the money lazily into his pocket and waited for him to finish apologizing to Felix before being addressed by Botan. He gave her a smile at the question, and glanced back to find Ayana entirely out of view now, probably off vomiting somewhere. "Mhm! That there was my sister." He said, matter-of-factly. "She'll be oh-so-happy to find that I got us a group to join up with. She's just a little seasick at the moment."

This was very much evident to Ferris as he'd find her bent over the railing once again, polluting the ocean. After a minute or two she slowly stood up straight with a look of utter disgust on her face as she turned and leaned against the railing with a bit of labored breathing. "Fuck.."
She hardly even noticed the guy standing in front of her until it clicked that he was talking to her. "Huh? Oh.." 'Mr. Survivalist'.. what in the hell was Arlo doing..
She rolled her eyes, which caused her to grow a little more queasy - but she managed to hold it back with a noticeable effort. "Right.. yeah."

Apparently this guy had searched her out to apologize for his Pokémon. She could understand the sentiment. Rockruff wasn't the most well-behaved pup either. At least he was a bit of a comfort though, as he sat nuzzling against her shin. "Er, yeah- no problem.." She responded tiredly, her fingers pressed against her temple as her head hung down. She appreciated the apology on behalf of.. whatever that Pokémon was, but she mostly felt like getting back to nursing her queasiness.
"It's- fine."

Meanwhile Arlo was very much ready to get this journey underway. "Seems like now's about the time we should get going, seems like there's a ton of people over at the disembarkment-ramp-thingy." He said, pointing his thumb over to a far area of the main deck. "Last one on land's a rotten Exeggcute!" He exclaimed with an excited grin before darting away from the remainders of the group, Zorua sprinting after him with ease.

He hurriedly went and grabbed his bag from where he'd left it with his sister, finding it a little bit lighter, but at least she'd found somewhere else to vomit - it seemed his plan was working. He grabbed the travel bag and hurried his way to the disembarkment deck. There were quite a few people and Pokémon funneling off the boat, excited expressions and all. There were a couple employees ushering them towards what Arlo assumed was the Exploration Office. He merrily skipped past those who were taking their time and made his way to the office- but despite his hurry he could help but be impressed by the view. The grass was so green. The trees were so beautiful and everything just looked so untouched. It was something he definitely wasn't used to, coming from a rather urban area in Unova-- but there'd be enough time to admire it all later. For now he had to enact his plan.

The Exploration Office was a little under a furlong away from the boat, and was placed in what seemed like a natural clearing, alongside a crude Pokécenter and a few other areas that he was unconcerned with for the moment. He wondered how they'd gotten these structures build in such a timely fashion, but then again he was no architect. The right Pokémon probably made it super easy.

As he approached the Office there was a small tent with a couple officials sitting outside under a huge parasol. People were crowding around at their table, signing their names onto a few simple documents. Arlo hopped in himself and eventually it was his turned to come up to the table. Soon it was clear this was where the exploration groups were being documented. He took the pen they offered him and quickly scribbled his name along with his sister's. He paused for a moment and then carefully wrote down the names of each of the others, trying to spell them as best he could. "Al..right. There we go! Perfect." He said to himself giddily. He left the line and then.. well.. what to do now? Where was he even supposed to go? He scratched his head with a nervous smile. Maybe he'd just wonder around until the others got all their stuff off the boat.
Ayana & Arlo
Mentions: Yes.
Location: MS Marlow - Upper Deck



It seemed maybe Arlo had jumped the gun a bit in assuming the two strangers before him were partners in the way he implied. A couple flushed faces was all he needed to realize his mistake, but he couldn't help but giggle a bit inwardly at the embarrassment he had caused - besides, a bit of warmth in the face wouldn't hurt no one. It did seem though that there was a bit of tension amongst a few members, in particular the pretty boy called Felix. Couldn't hurt to try cool things down a bit maybe? It seemed Isla and Botan had similar ideas, at least.

"Doooh, alright, alright.." He cooed, making a placating motion with his hands as he stepped towards the middle of the group a little bit. "I'm sure our Master Photographer here was just teasin'. Besides, who could stay angry at a face like that?" He said, side-glancing towards him with a bit of a smug grin. Then he turned to face Botan and Felix, who were a bit further apart now. "An' I didn't mean to offend, I just-"

His apology was cut short by the arrival of an unfamiliar Pokémon skittering into the scene with its arms spilling over with Pokéfood, ending its dash next to - well who'd've guessed - Ferris. It was shortly followed by a sight much more familiar to him - that being the small brown Puppy Pokémon known as Rockruff chasing it down with a series of cute barks. It stopped a few feet a way and faced down the odd-looking Meowth with growls and yips.

Oh boy.

Soon enough, Ayana was to follow. She seemed a bit better than before - some color had returned to her features and at least she wasn't bent over the side of the boat - and she was clearly following her Rockruff to what appeared to be a bit of a thief. The twins' eyes met before Ayana's shifted to the group of people arranged about her brother, then back to him, then to them, and to him again. Her expression sobered and the glare she gave him looked like it could've cut him were he not careful. She walked towards him with a bit more firmness to her steps than you'd think a seasick person could muster, earning a nervous smile from Arlo as she drew closer.

She grab him firmly by the arm and dragged him a few feet away from the group, ignoring the others that were with him.
"What do you think you're doing?" She asked with the most forced-looking smile one would think possible.

"Whaaat? I'm just following instructions!" He replied while trying to pry his arm away from her vicegrip.

The grip on his arm tightened, her fingers digging into him. "Don't bullshit me. You're trying to group up with these strangers, aren't you? No. No, no, no."

"C'monnnn, Ayana. How do you know if you'll-"

"No."

"You haven't even met-"

"No."

"Ayanaaa. C'mon. You know you're being unreasonable-"

"No."

"-and you're just being grumpy because you're feeling unwell." He pleaded, trying his best to get her to at least try it. Her adamancy was often hard to break through, and grouping up like this she never did. He raked his brain for any way to try and get her to accept the plan. Maybe through trickery? Ehhh.. she was wiser than most to his schemes. Maybe a deal? But was he really willing to give something up?? And what would it be? His silence? Impossible. Hmm.. maybe he could hold Rockruff ransom-

His racing thoughts were interrupted by the overhead PA System tolling once again.
"The docking process will begin very shortly. Remember to remove all personal belongings and Pokémon from the vessel, as crew are not responsible for such lost items. Once on the shore, be certain to visit the Exploratory Office for allocation of key information and traveling gear, and to document participant grouping plans for safety preparation. Thank you for traveling with the MS Marlow - and welcome.. to a whole new world!"

His brain digested the announcement even with the unforgiving grip of his sister impairing the natural blood circulation of his body. He tried to think of any way he could get his way. There was no way he was doing this whole journey with just his sister. Sure she was his sister but he'd go insane just- Suddenly, he found himself holding back a mischievous smile.

"Oh come on, darling sister.. I think it's just the soft, smooth, peaceful ocean waves getting to you. Y'know? The sultry, smoothly cradling, rocking motions of the ship under your feet getting to that squishy queasy core deep in you." He said, his body starting to calmly sway side to side as he spoke, he hands making wave motions too.

The remaining color in Ayana's face seemed to drain away at his words. "What in the f-ghk-" She slapped her hand over her mouth. She shoved Arlo away from her as she suddenly ran away from the group looking ready to puke her brains out. The small Rockruff standing a little bit away looked after her in surprise, then back to the Pokéfood thief, then after her, before barking and prancing after its trainer, trying to keep up as well as it could.

Arlo turned back to the group and brushed imaginary dust from his hands, looking rather proud of himself. "Welp. I guess we better hurry and get to the Exploration Office or whatever and get our group set up, huh?" He looked over to the little thief and shrugged, not too concerned about what he imagined was an intrusion into the bag his sister was supposed to watch over. "Little guy can keep the snacks - think of it as a peace offering." He said cheerily with a glance to Ferris.
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