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Endangered. (Closed)

Absolutely no one has anything to post though? Keaira made the attempt to at least engage someone...but there's also the fact "Father" ran out of the room "in tears". No one has a reaction to that either?

Snowed in

I'm working on a sheet for a female.

Camp Half Blood: Stolen Symbols

So, apparently someonesomewere has been on and posting in KiratheRogue's CHB. So I PMed him about his absence here. We'll see what comes of that, hopefully we'll be able to move along soon 'cause until there's something from him, Bee and I are kind of paused.

Unless you guys think we should just ditch Adrian.

Safe

Alright, if there's at least one or two more interested in this, I can start up the OOC.

Welcome to Saint-Vienne

"Shiloh," Riley started, but had to stop to catch her own breath. She had felt the gripes of panic edging up and coiling around her lungs. The last thing they needed was for them both to panic. "Shiloh, just stop and listen. We have to get out of here and I think I see a way." She swallowed hard, looking toward the dark hole. She didn't like it, not one bit, but if it was a way out of this room...

Her stomach rolled and she had to swallow again to keep the bile from rising. She looked back at Shiloh. "Are you hurt anywhere?" Not that it would matter in a few minutes from the glint of whatever was lining that hole. "Because we're going to need to crawl." With that last statement, she flicked on her flashlight and shone it over at the only chance for escape.

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Chris immediately glared at the chick with her hand on him. Natalie - Na...whatever - why the hell should he give a fuck what her name was. It was Riley's friend, and he supposed he would have to make sure she stayed alive, but of course just like every other stick up their ass chick, she had to pull the 'I'm the only one that knows what I'm doing around here' shit moves. He had half a mind to just snap her arm, but the other half reminded him it was counter productive. A chick that had a knife like that probably knew at least how to use it for one thing or another, or at the very least would be a pain in the ass to drag along with a dislocated elbow.

With every pound of his head, his thoughts kept getting worse. Counterproductive, even by his standards. He had no clue where Riley was, they had to find Shiloh and Riley, and get the fuck out of this place - priorities if ever he had any. So if he had to listen to this bitch for a minute, then fine. He stepped back, muscles tensed from fighting the desire to just sock her in the face. The hand he had been reaching out pulled sharply from her grasp, a slight hope it set her off balance eve just a little, and raised to his face. Pulling the cigarette from his lips and lowering it, he blew a long stream of smoke out directed at the chick's head and kept blowing until it all left his lungs.

Endangered. (Closed)

Keaira jumped back a step when the cell door swung open. She looked around when she saw others were leaving their rooms to go toward the voice, and followed suit. Her hand trailed the wall, trying to understand why she wanted to run instead of just walk like everyone else and that hand helped her keep a bit of balance for trying to keep a similar pace to everyone else. Picking a spot against a wall, she did her best to stand still and not fidget, but she couldn't; she found she kept shifting from one leg to the next. A dozen and five thoughts kept swirling around in her head.

Finally, it got to a point when she noticed no one else was going over to this guy that said he was their father. She looked around, pushing away from the wall and stepping forward. "Hi, can I go? Because there has to be other stuff, right? Right. So I was hoping I could ask some questions. That's okay right? No one else minds? Great," she said - almost as if she didn't take a breath. She walked forward, doing her best not to rush though it was hard which put a lot of sway to her sashay.

She slid onto the seat everyone else had been taking and faced him. "So, what should I start off with? Probably the first thing in mind, right? Like something no one else asked? What did other people ask? Oh! Well, so, if you're you and I don't look like my siblings," she glanced around at the others when she said that, "that means we all have different mothers, right? Because if we all have different mothers, then I was wondering what my mother was like. Because if we all were from the same parents, we would kind of look alike but I don't really see a resemblance. Is there a resemblance I'm not seeing?"

Father laughed. "Oh Keaira, talking at a million miles per hour again." He smiled warmly. "I can assure you you all have the same mother. The resemblance is a little more odd, you see you resemble one another in the aspect that you all are part-animal." He said. "And you Ki, which was what we tended to call you by the way, you look very much like your mother, in fact she babied you a lot." Father went on. "She just would have loved to give you kids the world, I remember she would come home so excited just to see you all." He laughed and began to wipe tears from his eyes.

She didn't remember the nickname, then again, she didn't remember her mother. Minute sadness overtook her features, down turning her lips and pinching her brows ever so slightly; she didn't remember anything, but all that past tense and Father's tears meant one thing. Dead. A foot perched on the seat of the chair she sat on, giving her arms somewhere to rest as her fingers combed her hair. Her eyes watered a little, but she wanted to soldier past, millions of other thoughts on her mind.

Unfortunately, that's not what came out. "So how did she die then? Because you talk about her like she's dead. Was it peaceful? Did we get to go to the funeral? Oh, and was Mom pretty?" The sadness washed away, save for a slight glistening of tears along her lower eyelids, to a soft smile. "I bet she was pretty. And was it genetic that we all are part animal or was there a different reason for that? Did she approve of the different reason if that were the case? If we were made part animal, how long has it been? Oh, even better question than that. So never mind that last one, well - I want to know the answer but not as much as this next one. How old am I?"

"Your mother...She passed in a plane crash on her way to the island we're on right now. It was horrific, she died instantly, but the rest of the people weren't so lucky. We went to her funeral, but it was closed casket. She didn't die peacefully at all... She was so beautiful, I miss her so much." He took out a handkerchief and wiped at the tears that were now streaming down his face. "It was not genetic, no." He said with a light sigh. "We don't know why you turned, radiation maybe? But we still loved you all so much, you're my children and that will never change. You've been this way since birth, 18 years ago."

Father began to cry deeply and was ushered out of the room by some security guards.

Keaira blinked, the frown sweeping back over her features. She turned, looking to the others. "I - that's not my fault. I swear. We were talking and I was sad and he was sad and that is not my fault. And I wasn't paying attention to what you guys asked. So when you guys talked to Father, what did you ask? What did he tell you? Because, I mean, we're all siblings so we should share right? That's what siblings do? We share and we look out for each other and stuff like that? That's what I think we're supposed to do anyways, so I'm going to try to do that stuff."

[Casual - Advanced] Partners Search

Okay, so I get antsy...a lot. It’s kind of an impulse to multitask on my part driving me to keep as many balls in the air as possible to help keep my creativity in focus. Read my expectations if you are considering taking me up. I know it’s long, but please bear with me for it because it is more crucial than some of the other stuff.

My Expectations

So, what I’m looking for is at least moderate to high Casual level players, though Advanced is definitely more than welcome; I’m expecting at least two paragraphs each post, though the longer the better. There should be absolutely no one-liners - ever. I have a no tolerance rule for insubstantial posts. There should be some evidence of consideration and attempt to move the role play along; a few paragraphs that gives me nothing to work with doesn’t help us role play. I’m a stickler about minutia but I love to see details; at least try to keep things consistent, please.

I like realism to be applied to writing and character concepts which means I will very likely ask questions about your character when it deviates from the reality we’re working with and get a competent, legitimate answer instead of “because that’s how it is” or something of the same venue. I don’t mind if you question me in return - actually, I enjoy it. Questions are the only way we get answers, and constructive criticism helps us improve.

Preferentially, we’d have two conversations - one for the RP and one for OOC - since I like keeping non-RP stuff away from actual Roleplay. After all, communication is key, and I do find it fun to talk about the characters, discuss plot points and ideas, really anything RP (though I’m not opposed to unrelated stuff too.) We both should contribute to the RP; if you’re not happy with something I’m doing I’d like to find out, and I’d like to know the same can be done on my own side.

Character count is up to you. I know I can juggle - I think the most I’ve done in a single RP was seven - multiple characters, but I’m okay with doing just one character with one character as well. Also, sheets are your choice. I find them to be helpful, but I would at least like to know a little bit about the character going in if they’re supposed to know each other going in.

I think it goes without saying that proper grammar, proper spelling, third person, past tense is expected. I won’t gripe about grammar, though I may start in about spelling mistakes if it happens too much and I would appreciate knowing the difference between words like there and their or even since and sense (the latter one is actually truly infuriating and something I saw extremely often on a different site) and so on; remember those are just examples and not the full list of words to not confuse *though I have leeway with confusing affect and effect*.
No unnecessary coding or apostrophes or capitalizations, please. Italics for internal thought or emphasis is fine and more than welcome as I will likely use that coding for those purposes, but anything else is just killing it in my opinion.

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About Me

I live in the States, and am in the -05:00 UTC time zone (East Coast Time USA). I do work full time, but can get on every day to at least read posts; making posts, usually I can do that every day but there are times where life just gets in the way.

My characters tend to be 25 or under, but I can age up/do have older characters if actually needed.
I have a wide range of characters and am comfortable playing male or female characters of various sexual preferences.

I like romance, but I usually don’t want that to be the sole focus of the RP.

That being said, I don’t mind writing sex if it’s in the context of the RP - however, it should be a realistic expectation and definitely not turn into a plot point (being that it’s really the only thing the characters have going on.) And it’s okay to admit you’re uncomfortable writing it or just don’t know enough about the act to portray it with your writing - I am just as happy to fade and/or fast forward the RP past it if the situation comes up.

Violence is okay in my book, but just - again, and kind of my theme - is keep it realistic and within reason (i.e. no violence so absurd it’s cartoonish.) Everything can be justified and I’d like to be able to get that reason if I ask. I’m a dark humored person with even darker outlooks on things (for a long time my main focus in writing was horror, after all) so don’t be afraid to have a dark setting or twisted characters.

I will not tolerate being railroaded, particularly when it comes to reactions from my character(s). It’s okay to set up the expectation, but I ask you keep it subtle/natural; there should never be a time where I can blatantly say “well, clearly they want X to do blah, even though X just wouldn’t do that.” I won’t do it to you, so please don’t do it to me.

I like to ask questions. It’s just how I am. Please never take it personally, and always feel free to ask grill me just as bad.

If you don’t take it personally, I won’t take it personally. Some characters are nice, some characters are mean, and some characters just stab people in the face for minor transgressions (yes, I have a character like that and it’s a lengthy explanation as to the justification for it.) What happens in character, though, is purely in character. Trust me, I won’t feel shy about telling you I have an issue, and I would hope you will do the same, so long as we all keep it civil.

As a final note - I don’t do fanfiction RPs unless we’re only stealing the setting/world and there is no use of actual storyline and/or canon characters.

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Ploty-plot plot

I like to RP in fantasy, sci-fi (so long as it’s not too futuristic), alternative reality (which generally falls under fantasy or sci-fi), preternatural/supernatural/occult/paranormal, horror (which can fall into most categories), superpowers (natural or scientifically given - which is just a difference between genres), and sometimes just fiction (aka slice of life). I could go even further in depth about them, but we can get into specifics in the chat conversation.
I enjoy unconventional pairings, romance, and drama as subplots, but they should never take over the RP (unless it was predetermined to be the point of the RP.)

Some actual plots I have:

1) Castle Larendale (fantasy)

the basics

Setting: Classic Dungeons and Dragons (version 3.5 for those truly wondering.) This means basic races like humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, and half-orcs with the traditional classes of fighter, rogue, cleric, druid, wizard, sorcerer, bard, barbarian, and ranger.
This is meant to be a dark fantasy, so be aware. This doesn’t mean there can’t be an element of comedy, but this should not turn into something exceptionally lighthearted.

Plot: A village has put out a call for adventurers - strange things have been happening - centered around Castle Larendale, an estate overlooking the quiet village that has fallen to ruin over the last century. Ages ago, when Lord Larendale still lived, dark things happened in the castle, and the villagers fear dark things may be rising again. Live stock has been found, slaughtered by means not natural. Voices and laughter whisper on the wind, unnerving during the day and almost lyrical at night to draw villagers from their beds. Lights have been spotted in the castle, and some have sworn to see shadows moving on the parapets and a female standing in the window of the tallest tower.
A group of adventurers heed the call and have headed off into the castle.

Where we come in: Our characters are part of this adventure party - whether we RP the entire 5 person party, or are just two of the members. If we’re the entire party, then we’ll be exploring the entire estate together. If we’re just two members, then we have been separate from the group and need to find them while figuring out what has been causing the distress for the villagers.

2) The Collectors (Science fiction)
This one already has a taker. Sorry to any others interested.

3) It’s Never Simple (Action/Romance)

the basics

Setting: Modern day (so, like, now-ish, and preferably in the States as that kind of schooling is what I know best) and set in High School. Debating on whether this is a world with superpowers or just real world, so I’m looking for partner input if you would like to do this.
The details of the high school will need to be worked out, as my high school had a different setup than the high schools even in the surrounding cities - but we’ll discuss more if anyone wants to do this.

Plot: High school is mostly boring - the same old stuff for the most part. Then a new girl moves to town and starts high school. She’s friendly, maybe even naively so, but there’s just something that seems off, particularly with her father. And trouble seems to have followed them.

Where we come in: Essentially, this would be a romance with action subplot. As a high school thread, this works best with us playing multiple characters, but I’m looking for my partner *if anyone’s interested in this* to at least play a male love interest for my female. I’ll give you details about her if you would like that before hand to help you plan.

I’m open to suggestion, so if these plots don’t interest you, feel free to make your own suggestion
based on some of my genre interests. The more details you come to me with, the better - but I’m always up for fleshing out ideas if you only know the basics. And I can elaborate more on any of my plots if you are interested in them.

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Please send me a PM if you're interested.

From Excile

Hey, so since this is clearly forgotten, I'm just withdrawing.

From Excile

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks. I'll post up my sheet momentarily - because that was what I was hoping to do for him, have him send there to 'be held for trial'.

Safe

((Please forgive me for this is my first time creating even an interest thread on this site.))
This is set in a world created by Laurell K Hamilton for her Anita Blake series. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the series, I’m just borrowing the world. Some terms, abilities/attributes, and other things that are being used from the series will be defined so you understand them. That means it is alternative universe to us but humans are still just like humans in our world, so keep it real.

Vampires exist. Were-creatures are real. Magic is not just in fairy tales. This is the real world.
The real world is full of monsters, legends, things of fantasy. Some are endangered, some are extinct, and some even live among us.

The Setting

This is going to take place in Random City, USA. (We can give it a real name if people want, but it doesn't really need to be defined.)

Random City, like many other cities in the US thanks to legalized vampirism, has many vampire owned/employed establishments; it also has a recently started animation company, preternatural catering clubs/establishments, and a preternatural safe haven that doubles as a preternatural Sure, it still is pretty difficult to be a lycanthrope, but it falls right in line with the rest of the country. It's in the Northeast - New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England area - which, for those of you who are not from the US or are unfamiliar with that environment, means a temperate climate in which you see all four seasons. The winter thaw usually starts in early-mid March, with an average of 55-75 degrees (F) weather in the spring which lasts until about mid-May. At which point, summer takes over and can see temperatures as high as 110 degrees (F) occasionally with droughts or extreme thunderstorms. The drop off from summer to fall can sometimes be rather quick, but fall mimics the spring months temperature wise, growing colder rather than warmer, and in late September to early October, the leaves of the trees begin to change color. Winter thaw sets in usually in mid-November, but the first snow fall could happen anywhere between late October to late December; the temperature rarely exceeds high 40s during the winter, but warm spells reaching as high as the 70s are not unheard of for this region.

The Master of the City oversees all vampire establishments, though The Master does not take profit from any of them except for The Master’s own businesses; The Master merely wants to assure no one is breaking any laws, and has put out a kind request - that has seen brutal punishment when disobeyed - for anyone wishing to open a new business to approach The Master first.

What has been seen as something of a preternatural safe haven exists at the city limits, run by the lycanthrope group - the Blue Rose Pard. It was initially designed as a halfway house for lycanthropes and vampires, but as expanded to cover any and all wayward beings of the preternatural variety - or even normal humans that have simply had too close a brush with the preternatural world and need some protection for a little while.
They will take in any and all that request their help, though lycanthropes that could be part of one of the other groups (at least wolf, rat, and leopard so far) must be willing to acknowledge that being new to the group means they are subordinates to those of the Blue Rose Pard. There are a handful of master vampires here as well, able to lend guidance to younger or weaker wayward vampires. The safe haven is a mansion built to be a fortress, and can completely lock down to protect those within its walls in moments; the Pard will destroy any that mean to hurt those within.
Rumors have it that the Master of the City resides here, though it is unconfirmed.

Because of the difficulty in holding vampires, lycanthropes, or witches in prison pending trial, they are entitled to very little legal process. Once a judge is convinced that a supernatural being has used magic to kill, he or she may issue a warrant of execution without trial. Supernatural beings are executed within 48 hours of conviction of causing death by magic, without delay or appeal.

A number of preternatural actions are illegal or even capital crimes, including:

Vampires using their feeding off a human against their will (with or without hypnosis).

Vampires turning a human into a vampire against their will.

Vampires turning a minor into a vampire.

Lycanthropes intentionally infecting another person, this is always illegal without consent, with consent it varies on a state to state basis. (with consent is okay for the RP)

Witches/preternatural humans using their abilities in a malicious way (such as an animator using a zombie to kill someone, or a witch using charms

Discrimination against lycanthopes is technically illegal in most states but common in practice. In some Western states, bounties are paid for dead lycanthropes (if proved by a postmortem blood test).

There are several anti-vampire/preternatural groups, each of which seeks to restrict vampire rights by legal means, and sometimes violent action against vampires and other supernatural beings, rather than the legal methods preferred by the first two groups.

As the major city in the region, it has recently started its own police task force to investigate preternatural crime; they investigate preternatural crime not just in the city but most of the cities in their county. Like other cities across the country adopting this task force, it is a low status force mostly filled with people who have upset their superiors, and rarely people that volunteer for it. It is mostly humans, though there is a known lycanthrope (closet lycanthropes may also be in the task force) that works in the task force. They are always looking for police officers (or people looking to become police officers) with preternatural abilities or experience (mostly meaning witches, psychics and other humans with preternatural knowledge). This is called the Regional Preternatural Investigation Team, or RPIT (pronounced rip-it) for short.

There are national groups formed within the last two decades in reaction to preternatural creatures getting rights.

Humans Against Vampires: This group is has been actively trying to get the rights for vampires overturn so they go back to being just another hunted preternatural group like before. They seek non-violent means to do so and although against vampires - they will not harm vampires or helpers, but will do things like graffiti and vandalize vampire owned business, homes, and establishments of people catering/friends with them.

Humans First: This group is a more extreme version of Humans Against Vampires, which was started by people who were once part of HAV and felt their methods to be too tame. They will actually attack vampires, their friends, and others as well as hate mail, petition, and more to get vampires rights taken away. They are also adverse to any and all types of preternatural including lycanthropes and psychic/magical humans. If they had their way, only humans and non-preternatural creatures would be left on earth.

Basic Plot
Years ago, young (defined as ages 5 - 16) preternatural beings (mostly lycanthropes and witches/psychics, though some youthful looking, weak vampires) disappeared. After a series of gruesome murders, the disappearances stopped and most of the missing youths returned, a lot of whom went to a safe house following the handful responsible for freeing them.

Now, just over a decade later, the disappearances have started again. Four children (that have been reported) have disappeared in the last four months. The RPIT detectives are without a clue again, but they count themselves lucky that the murders haven’t started. Yet.

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I'm looking for 4-9 people. Character sheets and additional information will follow for the OOC if there is interest. Questions are definitely welcome.