Before I say anything, I'm gonna quote part of a post from someone in the hang-out thread.

[quote=@Crumbs]
[color=7CFC00]Hey, I saw your thread and it looked super interesting! I'd love to join, but, unfortunately, I just started on something that might turn out to be another big project for me.

Just thought I'd stop in and say good work! It's a neat concept and I'm kinda sad that I'd only be able to half-ass it if I [i]did[/i] join.[/color][/quote]
Honestly, I felt like I should personally say it here -- I appreciate the compliment.

Alright, to business (despite not having slept for roughly a day now), shall we?

[@CrazyShadowy]
If I'm awake, I'll be looking forward to that conversation.

[@Bishop]
I'm not sure what you meant by 'if your role is secured from the start'. Unless you're just saying you'll work out your interest in getting involved after you know if your character's accepted or not, you might want to elaborate. Either way, welcome to the thread. It's pretty cool how quickly this is coming alive.

[@shylarah]
I'm actually glad you've decided to post all this, since it's one of the reasons we've got the interest check at all (considering I already knew enough people were interested to have seven players, more or less) -- this is going to be a discussion thread to iron out some of the details. I'll respond to your post in pieces, like I usually do, since I think it might be the first post that's brought up more than a single inquiry.

[quote=shylarah]
Man you weren't kidding about being exhaustive in details, were you?  *amused*
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No, I wasn't kidding. *smirk* Honestly though, I think I'm holding back a lot. If you think this is comprehensive you should (you're not getting to -- spoilers) see the shit I've got locked away in PM for this role-play so far, not to mention the stuff only in my head currently. I've only been working on this role-play for a few days and it's become [i]very[/i] extensive, evolving far beyond merely being a role-play of 'Who is the Murderer?'. I've already got friends telling me I should be writing this thing as a novel instead and making money, but my 'Guardian Ascension' project is my one true story and I'd like to give this to you all as something to enjoy as players.

[quote=shylarah]
I will be lurking, I think, but I've never been a huge fan of this sort of thing done solely through rp, so I'd need to seriously consider if I'm interested.[/quote]
If you don't mind, can you define what you mean by 'this sort of thing'? I can't respond without better understanding. There's a few things I think you might be referring to, but I'd prefer to ask you instead of just make assumptions.

[quote=shylarah]
...Also might go for joining and then being killed off like /right away/ if we can stay in the game because WOO GHOSTS!  *giggles*  But I definitely want to see your style of writing, or at least an idea of it.[/quote]
This would be one of the reasons I've brought up discussions with people, and made a point of including subtle hints and details such as the implications about ghosts (good work noticing that, by the way) -- I've been [i]wanting[/i] people to inquire about these sorts of things. I'm completely open to discuss about whether or not you guys would prefer this element to be used or not, since the story I have in mind is detailed enough to adapt to either. As it currently stands, players being able to remain in the game after death (if they want to) is the most likely route, but obviously there will be certain 'limitations' placed on the actions characters can take if they're ghosts. [i]What[/i] limitations would be spoiling too much, I feel.

[quote=shylarah]
Also I love Grain, and no, I'm pretty sure there is no longer version.  Monster in general is <3  *waves to everyone*
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Monster's a great show. It's one of the very few that satisfied me in terms of wanting to see that the writer hadn't missed any significantly noticeable details. It's also pretty much the [i]only[/i] 100% realistic story I've ever really enjoyed.