Marlowe

Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

This is a rough estimate of where it would be.

Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

@Psyker Landshark as of now I think the town is going to be an hour commute from Tokyo. Somewhere to the southwest of it. It's a pretty small town that serves as a tourist spot for city dwellers that wanna get away from the rush of city life

Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

Coolio. I could get the ic up soon.

Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

Exciting~

Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

ORGASMO
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Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

Eh, I'm tryna go for Lovers.

Persona RP! [Based on Persona 5]

April 14th, 2025.

The day started like any other. All over Japan, children got ready for the first day of school. Men and women dressed for another long workday. Under the glow of the morning sun, streets all over the country buzzed with life alongside the crackle of television sets in storefronts and on large screens that hovered over busy street corners. People bent over their phones in train stations and buses alike. Most of the population was on edge. Prime Minister Satoshi Hiroyuki was due to give a speech on the state of the nation in wake of the tension that had blossomed over the previous months between America and Japan. As war looms in the horizon, the people of the nation hoped that their Prime Minister would soothe their frenzied nerves and ascertain peace.

Many would say that something was incredibly wrong from the second the Prime Minister appeared on the screens. His normally amiable and calm demeanor had been replaced with an aura that ebbed with paranoia and fear. His salt and pepper hair, often times neatly combed to the side, laid ragged on his scalp. Appearing to have not slept for weeks on end, his clammy lips hardly allowed any words to leave them. People watched in confusion, then horror as Satoshi Hiroyuki pulled out a gun from behind his podium and shot himself in the head. News channels all over the country went dark and left Japan in the shadows for one full hour.

Fujihama. April 21st, 2025.

Things haven't been the same since the Prime Minister's televised suicide. Waves of shock continue to ripple through Japan as the government scrambles to set things right. People really don't know what's going to happen next-- were they going to be dealing with a new Prime Minister soon, or would it take time for them to actually appoint a new one? Why did Prime Minister Satoshi, who was widely beloved by Japan, decide to kill himself on live television? Either way, the nation moves ever forward.

Things are changing in the small town of Fujihama, Japan. To its inhabitants, it feels like a gray cloud of negativity has overcome their home; it is one of the small towns that remains fearful and uncertain after the death of their country's leader. However, that is not where their concerns end. With every couple of days that pass, there seems to be one less person in Fujihama-- where they went or what happened to them, no one ever seems to know. As the new semester begins for its students, Fujihama is placed under a town-wide curfew. Children under the age of 18 must be home by ten at night, and any one caught outside past that hour is taken in by police and questioned. Multiple-time offenders are said to be thoroughly punished. But that doesn't stop people from disappearing...

Things remain the same at Fujihama High School. Rumors float around its halls and in its bathrooms. Students stress not only about their classes and exams, but their interpersonal relationships, budding romances, and kindling rivalries. Students share viral memes and the occasional controversial and graphic videos alike. The current topic of their interest? The Prime Minister's suicide, of course. It's said some of the students still have the newscast saved on their phones, despite the government's desperate attempts to remove it from the internet and the school's threats to discipline anyone who distribute it with their classmates. Yes, things haven't changed in the high school at all. But little do a certain few of these students know, their worlds are about to finally change forever...

Preliminary Notes

In order to join, please be over eighteen. This is a grim and dark setting filled with demonic beasts and violence. Not only that, but I'm not comfortable with roleplaying with people under 18.

Please be a decent roleplayer. Please have proper grammar, be able to write decently, and be able to craft characters that are enjoyable to roleplay with. We are looking for people who are willing to post 3 or more paragraphs (of about 4 sentences) per post.

Do NOT ghost us. If you need to step away from the roleplay, be honest and let us know.

Please be active both IC and OOC. Please post once per week/week and a half and be active in the discord server that I'm going to make once the roleplay thread goes up.

Not everyone who applies will be accepted. That being said, please take time in creating characters and proving yourself as a good roleplayer for this roleplay! We are looking for (at most) 6 more people to join. That being said, remember that this is set in Japan in the not-so-distant future, so please keep this in mind while crafting characters. That means don't go out of your way to be extremely different than the typical Japanese high school student.

We will not have a player-controlled Fool. This is to prevent a singular character from sticking out from the other player controlled characters. That means we will strive to make everyone important in one way or another.

Clans of the Coast

Albatrosspaw felt himself calm down a bit now that Duskpaw was speaking. It was so nice to be around her, or any friend in general, especially with what transpired just a few heartbeats prior. StarClan, she was so close to him and he hadn't even noticed her before! Had he been that preoccupied? Or had the other medicine cats just blocked his view? He shook his head as he felt his pelt warm up. If that had been the case, then that was just plain embarrassing... He chose to groom himself as she spoke, hoping to cover up the reddish color that flooded his skin.

Her last couple of remarks, however, made him perk up a bit. Yeah, they could visit one another much more often now. The cats of their respective Clans were already harsh enough on them for meeting up at the border, and were even worse when they crossed it to talk. They were just friends; what were they going to do, run away together? He was a medicine cat! He had to stay and help Embersky take care of BreezeClan. The thought of running away somewhere and going on adventures with someone was an exciting one, though. He once again broke out of his daze when she asked him a question that made his own pelt begin to prickle.

"They didn't tell me anything. But I guess it makes sense if she just told Barricudashade and Embersky..." He pawed at the ground as the tip of his tail begin to twitch. He was related to them, but only through his dad, and his dad and Dawnstar never got along. Well, he guessed he knew now. "I just hope this decision makes all of the Clans strong, not just ours."

PMD: Explorers of the Unknown

It was hard keeping track of everything; the four of them were just so excited about their discovery-- by Arceus, even Storm was-- that it was a huge strain to keep her attention on a singular thing for long. Lumi padded up next to Storm, her ears pricked at the idea he gave them. He was right. If they got in trouble for leaving their house, they could show the adventurers the stones they found. There was no way that they'd be angry at them for long. Her ear swiveled back at Sora and Cane, who were distracted with the flow of the river. She would have thought that their littlest brother would like the stones the most, but it was just like him to have his complete attention on some boring water.

Lumi leaned towards the stones, her eyes narrowing at the distorted green reflection that appeared in its smooth surface. It was weird; weren't super shiny and super smooth things supposed to act like a mirror, reflecting a perfect image back at the Pokemon that looked into it? Then why did her own reflection look so different than her? Just as she was about to ask Storm this, he suddenly spoke up and asked if they heard anything. She snapped her jaw shut and strained her ears. All that she heard was the sound of the river and the hum of the green stones.

"I didn't hear anything," she whispered as she shook her head. No matter how hard she listened for the sound that attracted Storm's attention, she just couldn't hear anything that seemed weird. Lumi jabbed a paw into his side. "Are you trying to make us scared?" Lumi narrowed her eyes at him as her fur began to puff up. "Cause I'm not a little cub like Fawn anymore."

Clans of the Coast

But the glares were the worst part! At least, that was what Albatrosspaw wanted to tell Embersky as he kept his gaze to the ground. How did he even feel knowing that cats from other Clans talked about him behind his back? He had to care at least a little, right? His tail twitched back and forth as he shuffled his paws. At least the Gathering was over and they could all go home now. He couldn't wait to get back to his warm den and just sleep the rest of the night. Maybe Embersky would be nice enough and let him sleep in a little longer than usual. He remained silent as the other medicine cats went away with their own Clans, once again thankful they left. He wondered if FireClan and BreezeClan would travel home together or not.

He perked up a little at the sound of a familiar voice. Albatrosspaw turned towards Duskpaw, his heart immediately becoming unburdened by the sight of his old friend. Glancing up at Embersky for a moment, he slipped away from the older tom and slunk over to where Duskpaw was. The rocks provided shelter from the sight of other cats, which was marvelous. He was almost smothered by the other cats on that specific Gathering. Next time he'd have to find a chance to slip away even sooner than he did now. Who knows what would happen if he didn't? He might get clawed when Embersky wasn't looking.

Thankfully, he as able to swallow his discomfort once he sat down on the ground in front of Duskpaw. "Where were you all this time?" he asked in a hushed voice. "I thought the other two Clans were going to attack us."

The thought sent a chill up his spine, however unlikely that it was to happen. Then again, with how crazy things have been all of this time, he wouldn't be surprised if cats started to shred each other's pelts at one of the next Gatherings, truce or not. And, unfortunately for Spiderstar and Coyotestar, BreezeClan and FireClan were fated to win such a battle. They were the strongest Clans with the best territories, after all.