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We have such an awesome cast so far, loving it.

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@CrystalApple@TheIrishJJ

Looking forward to the characters

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@XtremeI'm going to try and get something up this week for you to look over, life's been a bitch lately and I only just got the idea for my character.

@Raijinslayer

That is no problem. Take your time, there is no rush. Focus on RL and your spot will be waiting.

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OK so CS are starting to come in which is fantastic.

Once they start appearing guys don't forget to discuss relationships with the characters! Up to you if you want to do it PM or here in the OOC

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I will be posting a sheet later today.

@Hillan

Looking forward to it

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Nowhere. Somewhere. Everywhere (OOC)

“The true power of music can be found in the front row of any concert, when the vibrations from the stage blast away the pain in your heart”

Name:
Elias James Gerard

Nickname:
- Eli
- Patrick Bateman

Birthdate:
- July 16 1989

Age:
- 26

Gender:
- Male

Sexuality:
- Bisexual

Relationship Status:
- TBD

Family:
- Paul Gerard – Brother - Deceased

Occupation:
- A&R Representative (White Butterfly Records)

In Depth Appearance:
- Eli is always perfectly groomed. He keeps is dark hair short and neatly styled. Even on the rare occasions when he has stubble it is trimmed to perfection, no rough edges. He only wears the finest suits, all bespoke, never off the rack. They are tailored to his tall, lean frame and only ever come in dark colours. It’s extremely rare to see Eli underdressed. On the rarest of occasions he will wear jeans but only sometimes. Standing at 6’1, he keeps his body in great shape. Eli exercises twice a day and uses all kinds of pills and shakes and everything in-between to maintain his health and fitness. He has chocolate brown hair and steely grey eyes.

Biography:

Then:
Eli Gerard was born the second of two, with an older brother in Paul. A shy youth, Eli didn’t speak much unless in the presence of his brother, who seemed to have the ability to make him feel instantly comfortable in any situation. Born in the small city of Thornhill, Eli didn’t really have an easy life. Growing up, he was very much ignored by his parents who for a reason he has yet to understand, favoured is older brother. True was it in fact that there was only ever one baby picture of Eli in the family home and no more. As a child, he never really got into sports like his brother and his father, he often cites this as one of the reasons his father never really showed any affection to him. In 2001, Eli and Paul’s parents divorced and the boys were separated, with Eli staying with their mother in Thornhill and Paul heading off with their father to Philadelphia. The young boy was left heartbroken by this and retreated further into himself, silently looking forward to the days when he would go visit his father, not because he particularly liked the man (he didn’t get on with him at all) but because he would get to see his big brother. Both of his parents remarried during his early teenage years, which resulted in Eli receiving an extended step family which he still despises to this day. In 2006, Paul had annoyed his father enough to force him to allow him to go spend a year with his mother back in Thornhill. Coincidently, this was the year that Nick Dempsey was filming his documentary Nowhere, in which Paul was one of the stars. Eli was very much in the background of the show but was always a big part whenever Paul was on camera. The bond of the brothers was evident to anyone watching. Even though he was not a main star, Eli had his own little fan club who had grown fond of the weird little Jewish kid with floppy hair and a goofy sense of humour.

Between:
After filming wrapped on Nowhere, Paul returned to Philadelphia and life with his father. Tragedy would strike less than six months later when about two weeks after the final cut of Nowhere was released, nineteen year old Paul was driving his new car with friends when they were sideswiped and forced into a tree. Paul survived for a few minutes, helping his friends out of the car before succumbing to his injuries at the scene. He was lauded as a hero in death and Eli was devastated at the loss. Feeling the uncontrollable need to make his big brother proud, Eli graduated valedictorian from his class and then headed off to college, Stanford to be more precise. He studied business and music; graduating with honours. Life became all about work for Eli. Unlike other members of the Nowhere cast, he managed to reclaim some anonymity in the world bar the select times when someone noticed him as Paul’s little brother. The intervening years changed Eli dramatically, gone was the shy, quiet boy first seen in Episode 2 “Canadian Girls Rock” in his stead there was an ambitious, cut throat work addict with little time for anything that didn’t revolve around his mobile phone.

Now:
Now in his mid twenties, Eli finally decided to use the inheritance left to him by Paul after his death and is now in the middle of starting up his own record label, its an ambitious project that his bosses don’t actually know about. The scars of the past still linger, every morning before he does anything, Eli heads to the church to visit his big brother. He has had little time for relationships except a few fleeting romances, Eli just has the deep inability to connect with people on anything other than a superficial level. Where once he was someone you could count on, he is now someone people don’t even know. Shielded by a wall of wit and work, he is an impenetrable fortress. Some joke that he runs the world from his cell phone as he always has it with him. Recently in the midst of building his empire, Eli has been approached about taking his older brothers place in the cast of Nick’s new project “Somewhere”

Centric Episode/s:
The Hustler – Eli struggles to get his secret new business venture off of the ground whilst some of his old shady business practices come back to haunt him.

Theme:
Sorrowing Man - City and Colour

Relationships:
- TBD

Extra:
- Eli spoke the final line in the original series “See you, Paul”
- Eli is autistic
- Ducks Fly Together

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Genre:
- Slice of Life
- Comedy
- Romance

GM's
- X
- CO-GM (TBD)
- CO-GM (TBD)

The Story So Far
Theme Song: City and Colour - Friends

In 2006, amateur film maker Nick Dempsey came up with an idea. Taking one, hand held camera he followed a group of teenagers between the ages of sixteen and eighteen as they lived their daily lives as young people in a nowhere town just south of Philadelphia named Thornhill. Nick shadowed these kids for a year of their lives, experiencing everything within their lives as they themselves experienced them. The process of filming the product was magical, torturous, wonderful and dangerous (and completely with parental permission of course). The sum of Nick’s efforts was a documentary series he had entitled “Nowhere”.

Nowhere was lauded by critics for its unapologetic portrayal of youth culture in the 21st century. Controversial with its depiction of drug use, alcohol abuse and sexual activity, many tried to boycott the series, whilst most others watched with trepidation. The release of Nowhere was plagued by issues as its controversial subject matter caused a stir in the dream machine and one of its main cast passed away two weeks after its launch on a prime time network. For the six months it was on air, Nowhere generated a huge fan base and despite its risqué subject matter, it made a star out of Nick. Following his stint in Thornhill, the bright light of film making moved on to Hollywood blockbusters.

Ten years on, Nick is now a successful movie director but he is disenchanted by the Hollywood world. After another drunken bust up with his glamorous wife, he retreats to his den where he discovers in an unopened box the original cut of his first project, Nowhere. After re-watching it, Nick’s creative desire to return to his roots is ignited. After months of research, Nick begins making contact with the original stars of his first documentary (all now fully grown adults). Heading back to that quiet town of Thornhill in the middle of nowhere for a follow up story, Nick is curious to see just what happened to those unique and amazing kids he left behind so long ago? In “Somewhere” we are about to find out…

The Short of It
A slice of life story with the added twist of camera’s always being on the characters. This is a character driven story set out in an episodic fashion, with each episode being represented by time jumps and events happening within the story i.e birthdays, town events, situations with the characters’ lives that will take centre stage. Each episode will be rounded off by interviews with the characters summing up their thoughts and feelings to the camera (of course these will by private with no other character seeing them though we as “viewers” will).

As players we would each control up to two characters as well as any NPC’s that might be involved with the story. Most characters will have appeared in the original documentary as teenagers when they were between sixteen and eighteen, although new characters to the series so to speak are welcome also if they have some form of previous tie to the original documentary. All characters now would be in their mid to late twenties and with their own lives, families and careers. They may even not have spoken to any of their old friends since the original documentary. Some might have capitalized on the fame to try and become celebrities, some may have fallen on hard times, wherever they are, Nick will find them.

NOTE: Before the rp begins, once all the characters were designed and relationships built, we would also need to solidify a timeline of events of what happened in the original series and bridge the gap between Nowhere and Somewhere.

Furthering the mention of an episodic nature; we would all design an “episode” dedicated to our characters but still leaving plenty to do for the characters that are not the focus. The premise and order of episodes must be agreed upon with a GM first before anything else. The general idea will then be implemented as the next instalment of Nick Dempsey’s new documentary series (For all intents and purposes, Nick is simply a narrator and not a character himself, as such he should only be used for the opening and closing of episode and can be used by all players).

So what do you think guys? Ambitious I know…so anyone want to make someone’s favourite tv show with me?

The Setting
This rp takes place in the fictional Pennsylvania suburb of Thornhill though we may do a fair bit of travelling too if the story calls for it. Thornhill is a large town but has a very close knit community where most people know everyone and most businesses a small and family ran. Thornhill is home to several sports such as Basketball, Hockey and Football all of which have teams tied to the High School. Time frame is modern day, 2016.

The Rules

The Rules
1. Have Fun.
2. GM is God, my word is law.
3. High Casual settings apply but I understand that life needs to come first. So as long as we are kept in the loop that you are busy etc then all is good. Failure to get in touch after a week without posting means your characters will be removed.
4. DEDICATION. THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT.
5. Two characters at a maximum but side characters a very much encouraged as it fleshes out the story.
6.Characters must be diverse and realistic.
7. If you’ve read the rules, place the phrase “Ducks Fly Together” in the Extra section on your CS

Character Sheet

CS Template (All CS’s must be sent to me first)
Appearance (real pic please, no anime, cartoon or drawings)
Quote:
Name:
Nickname: (If applicable)
Birthdate:
Age:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Relationship Status:
Family:
Occupation: (If Applicable)
In Depth Appearance: (At least a paragraph in detail of what your character looks like and their typical attire)
Biography:
Then: A summary of your character’s life and personality before and during the original documentary series ten years ago.
Between: What happened to your character between the original series and the new one.
Now: A summary of your characters life and personality during the present day.
Centric Episode/s: Here you add the name and a brieg summary of your idea for your characters first centric episode, (if your accepted, I’ll then contact you and we’ll discuss the story)
Theme: Characters Signature Song
Relationships: Your character opinions other characters to go here, will be discussed in the OOC or via PM with the characters owner)
Extra: Anything you want to add

Cast List

Cast List:
- Eli Gerard
- Ali Maderon
- Liam North
- James & Thomas Carpenter
- Valerie Aiomé
- Angel Jameson
- Diante Nickelson

Episode List

Episode List:
- Episode 1: Everyone - Nick returns to Thornhill on the anniversary of Paul's death.

Nowhere. Somewhere. Everywhere. (Slice of Life with a twist)

@Hillan@Crimson Clover

Glad to hear it. OOC coming tomorrow when I get home from my trip