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Hidden in plain sight. You are a Music student.



Music is no longer appreciated. It is no longer taken seriously as a passion and certainly not as a career. At University of Vermont, you must pursue a different field, something that you could actually make a living in doing, and something you won't be patronized for. However, in a place that very few know of, Abbey Falls, is where all the others like you gather to do the thing they really love, share their gift of music. Singers and instrumentalists from all over the state of NY gather here to sing, play and others, simply just to listen. Abbey Falls could be described as your safe place. There is a beautiful open field, a small waterfall that runs into a little stream and a secret building only people with certain abilities can access. Unless of course if you're a student and you have your necklace. Because no one appreciates music anymore, no one knows what a whole note, half note, fermata or rest looks like. Be as expressive with your musical symbols as you want; no one knows what they mean. Lie about it all you want. Each Music student receives a necklace the first day of class with which they can be identified by.



You come here for class. Yes you have your other classes you don't really care about such as Math, English, Biology, whatever your major requires. But you also signed up for music classes. Choir, Music Theory, Keyboard Lab, Concert Band and Composition are held here in a building only few know of. Don't be fooled. The building is disguised to resemble someone's house. Look for a rather large log cabin. You may sign up for only one or even all of these classes, but there is a catch. Enroll at your own risk. In this society, music majors are the bottom of the barrel. You would be questioned, shunned and turned away by the majority of the school's population. That is why you must choose a false major when you enter the University. Whatever it be, it can't be Music. They would not have accepted you if they knew you were someone they did not respect. You are looked down upon as a waste of the government's time and money. You must play the part. You will be disenrolled should anyone find out.



You may choose to live on campus, with relatives or in an apartment nearby the school. Living in the dorms is the most dangerous option, but an option nonetheless. This will require the most secrecy. You will have roommates and they will ask you questions. Let's just say you become a very good liar at this point in your life. All instruments are kept at the music building and NEVER leave Abbey Falls. This must be clear to everyone. You may try to break the rules if you like but don't expect me not to react to it. . .

The instruments you may choose from if you are an instrumentalist is as follows: (If you don't know what one is, look it up)



And of course, if you're a vocalist, you are your own instrument.

Now I must explain your Gift. Something has always been different about you since you discovered that Music was your passion. Something awoke inside of you. You have an ability that others do not and also, cannot comprehend. Whether it be your voice, or something involving the instrument you play, you have some sort of supernatural ability. This ability is both meant in a literal, magic sense and also in a metaphorical one since you can play an instrument, which is a gift of its own. Please be creative! I would love to see some off the wall shit up in here. Whether it be healing, fighting, invisibility, anything. Unless its too OP. Then I will yell at you for it. Choose wisely.

Here are the rules:



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hmm. This looks super-cool. I'll work on my CS later today.
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I'm also going to submit a CS, if that's alright~
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Came back from my trip to this. I apologise for being inactive, I'll try to send my CS as soon as i unpack.
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Okay. Its fine. Everyone is working on theirs right now so you're fine. I cant wait to read your character!
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Name: Cekata or Celoline (either works fine because she has been called both throughout her life)
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bi?
Personality: Cekata is a real mess to put it shortly, she is a real trouble-maker for most and is really honest and direct with people which doesn't seem to suit most, as honesty in reality is quite harsh. Although she is like that and seems to be like the person, people would hate most having around, she has that sweet personality in her as well, which persuades people to follow her and fall for her.
Relationship Status: Single, although she feels connected to Duncan on a different level
Family/Friends: Family died in a car accident several years ago, leaving her an orphan, and shortly after also homeless. She was taken in by a close friend Duncan Rivers. During the years she lived there, she grew to love music because Duncan had learned to play guitar by himself, watching old videos and books that were decades old.
Bio: (i presume this is like history and background info of her history and such :D :D so let's do this.) Cekata was born in the time where it was rare that people would get more than two kids, so she and her older step-brother (brother had a different father) were the only children their parents had. She grew up like any other kid that time, playing games, falling in love and being with friends. That changed when the accident happened in her teens, she became a shut-in. didn't even finish her school, even though Duncan tried to force her. She just couldn't do it. Her life was torn apart, the only person who didn't leave her was him. But she was suspicious of him because every so often he went missing in the house. No-one knew where he was but he appeared in a few hours back in his room, although his parents didn't question him, Cekata was determined to find out the secret. So one time she followed him but again that time he disappeared suddenly after turning a corner. She was pissed. But next time she followed him from afar and found out that he went to the attic. Attic? she didnt even know they had one in his house. She waited half an hour and then followed Duncan there. She saw him sitting on an old couch, eyes closed and wearing headphones with a wire attached to it. Why would there be a wire to ear muffs? She wondered, she thought those were only noise cancellers, reducing outside noise, not realising those were very old headphones, for she has never seen one. He seemed to be sleeping so she slowly discovered the attic to her own accord. She discovered old instruments and many cds, containing music. Few days later she confronted Duncan with it and he agreed to tell her everything. She was amazed at everything he told her, for she didn't know anything about it. He later on taught her to sing and to play the guitar. He then told her about Abbey Falls. And that is the reason, she is now standing before the doors of University of Vermont, secretly looking forward to meeting other musicians because having only known two other musicians in her life, the probability of whole classes filled with them both scared and excited her.
Gift: Duncan once told her that people had gifts, when doing music, most did, almost everyone, but noone knew how to activate them. He taught her how to draw power from music and how to give shape to her gift. Turns out when she got too into playing the guitar some weird stuff happened. During gentle notes even the darkest places were illuminated and wonderful things happened just like sweet tunes were bringing in good fortune. Rough notes and fast play seemed to turn everything lighter, or was it gravity? They didnt know but Duncan laughed that she is weird because Duncan could only hear people think, if he played guitar. But her voice? That seemed to have no effect. Or until one point when they were sitting on the attic after Duncan got a cast because of a rough football match. He then cried when she sang, and told her that her voice was that of a healers. ( i don't know if this is allowed :D but i think people with gifts would have different effects when performing on different instruments, although those powers on different instruments are not even closely to being that powerful as their main instrument.)
Instrumentalist or Vocalist: (if Guitar is not an option, then.... ) vocalist ( but if it is, she sneaked in Duncan's guitar in one of the huge bags she had, lying that there were her clothes)
False Major: Before she discovered about music, her favourite subject in school was history, so she chose that one for some last memories
Years Attended University: Welp... She hasn't even finished her school, but with some help from Duncan, she managed to get in to Vermont performing excellent on her entrance exam's.
Appearance: ( i think that would be necessary :D )
Hair: Blonde very long hair down to her waist.
Skin: Light. Cekata doesn't like being outside that much nor does she like tanning so she has a very light skintone
Eyes: Amber
Height: 1.6m or 5.2feet
Weight: 50kg or 110pounds
Markings (Scars, Tattoo's etc): She got her left arm tattooed during her rebellious stage.
Physical Features: Cekata has a very lean figure. Quite the punch packed into the little package of fury.
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Oh shit O_O ... That came out waaay longer than i thought.
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No it's fine! The more descriptive the better!! Haha
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Okay so I just read your character sheet and I like her a lot. I am sorry I did not include guitar in the realm of instruments being allowed to play and I am going to edit that right away. I am only going to ask you to change one thing, that being the anime appearance you included in your CS. To be fair, you didn't know because I didn't specify, but I would prefer real looking people to anime. So if you could find a different image for her appearance, that would be much appreciated.

Also, I am a tad bit confused as to what her gift is. . . Your CS seems to hint that she hasn't discovered it yet? Or can your singing voice heal wounds? If you could please clear that up that would be great.

Thank you for pointing out my lacking in the appearance category of my CS and I am going back to edit that in right now.
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Anything yet?
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How would you like the instruments, personality, gifts, and bio to correlate? Examples would be nice~
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Personality can be it's own thing as it doesn't depend on their gift. The instrument, bio and gift should correlate in some way. For example, "throughout her middle school years, the trombone was always something she felt drawn to. . . " Then proceed to explain what her gift is. A given characters gift does not have to be directly tied to the instrument they play. If they are a singer however, their gift would naturally have something to do with their voice. Question answered?
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Yes, thank you.
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Name: Roger KΓ₯re Ormonde
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Appearance: Roger's most striking feature has always been his eyes. Their color are a darker brown, but they always wander. His distracted nature makes him seem like a man without true intent and focus, without opinions or judgement. Simple existence is seemingly enough for him. Roger has relatively short brown hair, and wears casual clothes. His height is about 5' 10" and he has a softer face. He is heavier then he should be, and not trying to fix that out of apathy.
Sexuality: Bisexual
Personality: Roger is quite at best, and not present at worst. People will forget his presence often, and not notice him leaving or entering once a conversation picks up that he is not participating in. Unfortunately he just isn't an interesting person, through no fault of his own. He tries his best to stay caught up in all of his academics, and normally succeeds. If there is one thing he isn't lacking it's free time.He is a bit shy, and hard to talk to, mostly through his own fault.
Relationship Status: Single
Family/Friends: Deceased and nonexistent.
Bio:(I'd like to keep this out of the cs for now, if that's alright.)
Gift: Roger's gift seems like a cruel joke most of the time. He can make himself or people around him ethereal, unable to interact with anyone or anything, able to change height relative to the earth, and move through solid objects at will. The experience is a bit nauseating
Instrumentalist or Vocalist: Instrumentalist, trumpet.
False Major: Electrical Engineering
Years Attended University: Has attended uni for one year.
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I like the premise you're going for here as far as the "one who's never noticed" thing. However, his gift needs to be connected with his instrument because it is not a superpower. The gift comes from their talent as an instrumentalist. And just a curious question, why are you wanting to keep his history out of the CS? For any particular reason, or have you just not thought of anything yet?
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A given characters gift does not have to be directly tied to the instrument they play.


I took that to mean that I wouldn't have to tie the character's gift and instrument together directly. As far as bio I have one written up, I just feel like it would betray Roger as a character to have his bio spelled out so clearly on the form. I can pm it to you if you want.
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No it's fine for you to keep it a secret. I am interested to see. And as far as his gift goes, it needs to be musical. Your character plays the trumpet but his gift has nothing to do with music. As of right now it is more like a superpower that isn't connected to anything.
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Noted. Will make appropriate edits.
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Are you dead?
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Hey guys I apologize for this but I am going to have to be dead for a while. I just started college and I need some time to get used to my classes, the atmosphere and my new friends. I may or may not have time to continue this role play later on in the year but I will be active sporadically. Thank you all for showing interest and we may continue later.
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