Shoryu Magami

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@Aewin@Pudding@Melo@Ailyn Evensen@Snagglepuss89@tsukune@Shadow007@Eidolen@MayLien@Heap241
@banjoanjo

Status update:

• Just as was previously mentioned, I'm now creating a public announcement on the site that will be repeated and updated for roughly a week, at which point this role-play will change from 'Apply' to 'Full'. I'll also be taking steps to contact the last couple of stragglers who were potentially joining us and confirming if they're still in or not -- they'll need to get their registrations up by the deadline anyway, because I've given people well over a month now. During the period that this goes on, we'll be focusing on moving things forward IC.

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@banjoanjo

Welcome to the role-play, and good to have you with us. The character's been accepted now both on a public and private front, so go ahead and post the 'Public CS' into the character tab in the same hider method that everyone else used. Another interesting addition that'll bring more options to the madness that's soon coming in this story.

I'll be posting up another update shortly for everyone, and making an announcement through RPGuild's status bar.

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NPCs

Somewhere in Central Paris | April 14, 2012 (09:27 AM)

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`That haunted laughter... I knew it...` Dietfried thought to himself, already knowing the answer without Conrad speaking.

From the moment the old man had seen this young member of his homeland appear on the street, Dietfried had been almost certain that he was right on the mark; however, it was entirely possible that he was just being paranoid. It would not have been the first time that someone claimed he was delusional, so he always tried to confirm his suspicions before acting upon them -- it was the only way to avoid simply being written off as just a madman again. There could have been any number of reasons why the young man named Conrad would rush into this alleyway, seemingly 'on the run from something'. Nevertheless, the expression on his face at the moment was a similar sort of tormented as the expression that always carried itself in Dietfried's eyes. That, and it was all too perfectly timed for what he was certain was coming.

After the young man's laughing had settled down, Dietfried could tell that Conrad had a wall of mixed emotions going through his mind. As collected as he seemed, Conrad was clearly conflicted and had powerful reserves of emotion hidden within him. Dietfried was far too old and experienced not to notice that. Even so, all of his experience would not be able to prepare him for the feelings and thoughts that went through his mind as Conrad finally replied by showing him that abomination of an envelope. Before Conrad had even spoken afterwards, the expression on the old man's face had already gone considerably paler. He might have suspected that it was true, and even been certain of it, but somehow he was still not prepared to see that invitation with his own eyes.

`Do I have one...?` Dietfried thought at the question for a moment, trying to control the shakes in his hand that slightly made his walking stick wobble ever momentarily.

The expression on his face changed slightly, becoming more haunted than he already looked - if that was even possible, considering how he already looked normally - and he turned sideways as the walking stick clicked against the ground in response to him adjusting himself. Did he speak? Should he even try to tell this young man the truth? Would he even believe him? Surely, with what Dietfried now knew for certain Conrad had been experiencing over the last few months, his words would not sound so insane. Even if it was a difficult reality to accept, it was better than saying nothing... surely. He contemplated for a few moments, his head slightly facing down.

"No... I don't have one -- not anymore at least..." the old man said in his usual deep tone, raising his head again to look at the street in front of him, "'Konrad', was it...? Listen to me~"

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Dietfried's next words never came though, as his eyes widened at the sight that was now before him. The expression on his face, which Conrad would be able to at least partly see from the current angle, was utterly horrified. It was as though the old man's entire life had flashed before his eyes in that single moment and he was looking at the very gates of Hell itself. There was no way to truly describe the despair that was in his eyes.

If Conrad turned to face what was seemingly spooking the old man, he would find himself seeing nothing at all. Was the old man a schizophrenic or something? That would probably have been the first assumption that most people in this era would have made; in fact, he may have damn well been condemned as insane on the spot. There was nothing to indicate that the old man was actually seeing something, for Conrad could see nothing at all. The only thing that might have felt a bit off was that there was a certain... 'feeling' in the space around the two men presently. It was virtually impossible to pinpoint specifically, but... what was the best was to describe it -- a familiar feeling perhaps? Throughout most people's lives, somewhere in their time on this planet they got a strange feeling lingering in the back of their heads that 'something'... or 'someone'... was watching them, even though there was no logical reason to feel that way. It was an almost universal human experience. The only thing that was different right now was that feeling was stronger than usual. Nothing beyond that gave any indication as to why this old man was so afraid.

Slowly, the old man's facial expression changed, until Dietfried had seemingly lost all the will to engage in whatever conversation he was about to try and start with Conrad. The hopeless look in his eyes was certain now that there was no way to avoid what was coming. If that was the case, then he had no choice but to face this destiny head on. Placing his free hand against his chest for a moment, as if to check his heart and make sure his health was in order, Dietfried turned away and started leaving. After a few paces, he stopped. He never turned around to face Conrad, but rather he stood there silently.

"One more question..." the old man said, "Was there an 'escort point' included in the letter...? Where is it...?"

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@Shadow007

It's still going on. I can work on it with you whenever, since I have thoughts about what you sent.

I'd say send the pad to me over the Discord channel or through a PM.

No worries about being sick. I understand.

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@Snagglepuss89

I'm imagining whether he arrives before Tatiana or not probably depends on how quickly he feels comfortable heading over there after the interaction, yeah. I don't suspect the conversation with the old man to last very long, so if he decides not to waste time making his way over then he'll arrive before anyone else.

@Heap241

As I've mentioned, his property is somewhat large, while a cab would likely only be able to drive up to the entrance. With that in mind, there's no problem with that, so once the IC clock gets closer to that time then you can set up a post for it. You could, in theory, do it whenever you want since you're not interacting with other players, but once you arrive at the estate your posting will need to be more chronological due to likely NPC reactions.

@Aewin

Sounds good. Cheers, and no need to apologize since you weren't feeling great.

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@Aewin@Pudding@Melo@Ailyn Evensen@Snagglepuss89@tsukune@Shadow007@Eidolen@MayLien@Heap241

Status update:

• As was previously mentioned in the Discord channel, there's a good possibility that once we get our final player characters registered I'll be registering another additional player character myself or two just to make the roster feel a bit more 'complete', but it all sort of depends on how many people we get in during this final stretch before the next phase starts.

• This was also mentioned on the Discord channel, but I'm just giving anyone who missed it a heads up. As soon as we get one more applicant (there's at least two more incoming to the best of my knowledge, with another two possible ones that are sort of up in the air), I'll be making an announcement on RPGuild's status bar that there'll be one week until the role-play changes from 'Apply' to 'Full'.

• Due to the fact that the next phase is approaching us soon, I'd like everyone to give me a rough estimate of what time (IC) their characters will ideally arrive at the escort point, so we can basically formulate a posting order that makes sense in context. Those not taking the escort should also make a point about this, since they'll be required to post at the estate before the escort players arrive (assuming they get there first, otherwise they would post after them). Everyone replying to this will make the incoming phase flow together a lot smoother.

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@KaijuBaragon

Welcome to the thread.

@NekoMizu@Bakamusume

You two're weird.

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@Gohan

I'll just be prioritizing my main role-play here and the PC, as I said already, but I'll still be good to post here whenever. Even if it does mean things move slower, I don't mind so much since I'm pretty busy in general.

I've been told to do this.

@Zekealo

Welcome to RPGuild. All the best.

@ArenaSnow

Still up to no good, I see.

Has anyone actually completed an RP before?

I've said this in a few other topics, but the commitment problem that @BrokenPromise mentioned is one of several reasons why I also tend to only write with those on a similar wavelength to me. I've noted several times that one of the first things I look for when choosing people who I'll allow into my role-plays is their commitment level; in fact, those who've got a reputation of being flaky will usually be denied from my role-plays outright unless they've proven that they've gotten over that habit.

I tend to seek out a dedicated group of players, and I've deliberately made my OOC for the role-play I'm running on this site complex and extensive in order to weed out people who might be lazy (though due to how in-depth I usually am, I'd have very detailed OOCs even if there wasn't that motivation -- those who are looking for something simplistic or shallow should look elsewhere).

With that being said, I've completed several role-plays in the past, all of which were run by me and were using my main story project's setting. They were completed in the sense that each of them were independent stories or arcs. Given the complexity and size of my main project, it'd be impossible to truly 'finish' a role-play built around that project because there's always the option for new plots (the 'sequel' argument that Broken mentioned), which is what each of the successive role-plays often were. I haven't seen a role-play I didn't run finish to date, but I also usually don't get involved in role-plays unless I'm running them as a general rule.

As for this site itself, I guess time will tell what happens with my current role-play I'm running, but I'm definitely in it for the long run.