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"It's not like dying is a big deal or anything. I mean, everyone knows they're going to die someday, whether you are 80 or 16 years old. I guess I didn't think I'd be the latter... It's not the worst thing in the world though, at least I'm not in pain, I'm not hallucinating and I'm not in a coma either! Yeah, I can beat cancer just fine!"




The story this time around is going to be about a teenaged girl that's diagnosed with cancer and not too very long to live. As the quote above suggests, she is in a state of denial upon first receiving the news. When it finally dawns on her that her chances are incredibly slim she slips into a coma. The coma sends her to a high fantasy world a la Neverland or Wonderland. During the coma she will meet various characters that all represent a real person in her real life and she'll have to go through the processes of maturity (She's a teenager for a reason, you know) and mourning due to the cancer that looms over her.

One of the challenges I present with this RP will be to have a protagonist-driven story where the protagonist is not the GM's PC but rather the combined concept of all of the involved RPers. Hence why each PC represents a person the protagonist knows. Because of this, all of you have equal stake in changing the way the main character behaves, what her backstory is and how she will grow through the experience. Clearly the Big Bad that is present in almost all High Fantasy stories is going to be the cancer here, where at the end our protagonist will either overcome or succumb. Various symptoms of her disease will most likely be represented by the evil minions of the Big Bad.

A warning I'd like to present is that this isn't going to be based on Tolkien-esque fantasy, at least not during the brighter settings. Think the charm and whimsical nonsense from Alice in Wonderland, then wherever the cancer's influence goes the setting gets much darker, a bit creepy even. I mention this because there seems to have been a bit of confusion in the past.

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~The Protagonist~

No 'tagonist for us yet. Get to CSing, already!



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~Characters~





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I'm in your threadz, jackin' your plotz~

On a different note, do you prefer pictures, text or both when it comes to appearance-descriptions? And if the first or latter, do prefer Live-Action pictures, anime-styled or otherwise 2D/3D scanlatiobs/cartoony/CGI?
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Can't wait to get started. I'm making my CS as we speak, and will hopefully be done by later on tonight or tomorrow! Either way good luck everyone on their CS.
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I think I'll include part of this in the CS itself but I prefer that there is always a description and I don't care if there's a photo or not as long as it is of a good quality. And if it's huge I'll likely ask you to shove it in a hider.
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Whoo~
I'll try to get to work on my character soon, but I'm working a double so I don't have much time right now.
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I will try to work on my character tomorrow night. I just got into my hotel and it is really late. I am going to work on my cat lady character first, and get her up and going, before I worry about my other character. Did you want her to be a sister, so immediate family could be filled first? I really saw her as an aunt, who was close, but an older sister would be O.K.
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Aunt is fine, it's your decision. You don't all have to be immediate family, I'm going to have an OC too xD
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Okay, I finally have an hour or so to myself. Shall get to work on that CS! Should be up...soon. I hope.

My brain feels like mush after that double shift >_>
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~Fantasy Side~
Name: Sir Gwen Odalin
Appearance:


Wears a full armor set with a cape behind it. Green tunic underneath his armor and brown pants. Red bandanna around his hair and head and medium hair

Personality: Quirky and Funny. Loves to make people laugh and caring to everyone.
Physicality:
Pros: Has big muscles and is fast for someone who is bulky. Excellent lance wielder. Can shield people with his small shield
Cons: Bad at dodging, seems to be rather light headed sometimes. Has a hard time moving around in heavy armor.
Bio: Hailing from a castle, Gwen was a well behaved and taught in a nice house with his well mannered parents. He grew to be a nice man who wanted to become a great warrior to protect those that he is willing to serve.
Misc: Has a affection for the fantasy protagonist based off his real life person (or at least will when he meets her).

~Real Side~
Name: Aaron Thompson
Age: 14
Appearance:

Black shirt with skulls on it, normal blue jeans with some marks on them, medium messy hair and some wristbands on his right arm. black sneakers with white socks.

Personality: Witty and scared, with close friends, he is more excited and loves to be funny.
Physicality: While quick and nimble, he is not too strong and rather weak in fights.
Bio: Aaron was a normal kid growing up, having some close friends and having fun conversations with people. One day he met the protagonist in a park and they became close friends throughout their journey. Aaron quickly have affections with her, but could never show them because he was scared of losing her as a friend. Once he heard about her being diagnosed with cancer, Aaron cried for quite awhile. He puts his faith in her that maybe she'll beat cancer and live. He wishes he can be stronger and be able to support people for when they need it.
Misc: Has a crush on the real life protagonist girl.

If you don't like the idea of a possible lover in the rp, i'll make a new character instead.
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O.K., I am at my parents' in Lancaster County PA. We are spending time together for Father's Day, but I will write up my character sheet for the first character, later tonight.
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Infinity: Greetings! I have a couple things to say about that character, none of which I'll mention yet (Except that a two year difference for romance is a big deal for teenagers. The protagonist is 16). You are requesting a major role here and you have yet to introduce yourself to the group or share your ideas on the RP and such things yet. I'm sorry if it seems a little harsh but I don't know how your creativity works yet and the role of the lover is very influential.
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So you want me to introduce myself to the group and give out ideas. That's fine. I thank you for letting me know of this ahead of time. I mean if anyone can do the lover part better than I can, let them do it. I rather have someone who is an expert of love and have great ideas for it than someone who has a bit of experience with it.

I should've figured she was 16 because of the first paragraph. My bad. I wanted it to be the exact age as hers anyways.

Anyways i'm ShadowInfinity, been at the Roleplayers Guild for quite some time. I saw this and thought I would join. Perhaps we should have characters focus on different aspect of her growth (one for love, courage, bravery, taking responsibility and the likes) that relate to their real life selves (the father can be taking responsibility because of certain jobs in his past or the mother for learning how to accept other people no matter how different they are). Also if it's going to be a fantasy world in her mind, should we include monsters or just people only? Want this to be a attention grabbing rp for audiences to read haha. Anyways I can change characters if you want me to. Closet Nerd. I'm fine with it.
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Oh hey. A love rival for my Bi character.

Fun xD
I'm slowly getting her done. My creativity just seems to be lacking right now :/
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Thanks for being so accepting of it ^^

Yeah, I was planning on organizing the effects of the characters once the core cast was made and the protagonist subsequently fleshed out. I'd prefer to wait for stuff like that for when we name the protagonist but if you want to make a character based on a specific part of her growth then go ahead! Monsters are fine for sure, just remember that it the world is based off of her bright childhood with some darkened elements due to the cancer. So there will be more inspiration drawn from Alice in Wonderland and the Hobbit rather than Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, despite how much many of us like those things xD. Think colour and whimsical insanity rather than Elves, Dwarves and Orcs. Now that I think of it, I never see a Wonderland setting anymore, Tolkien is still the king XD.

Maybe a change in character could be good simply because that CS seems fairly uninspired. I'd hate to see any of you RP as a character that you aren't inspired to write for. So in your best interest, (Which might seem a bit forward since you just introduced yourself) I'd say redo or rethink it until you find something more natural and something that very clearly piques your own interest when you write for it.

Rune: Take your time, rushing isn't fun in the long run :P Once again, I'm assuming things about you. I should probably stop that, I'm much less accurate with you than anybody else xD
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Ok. Then for my next trick. I shall make two sets of characters. One will be the heavily reworked on, different characters from my recent one, still focusing on the love aspect (or affection) but will be different and will involve something I will be able to make work on my side. The second will be a new character featuring a new type with something very big and important to the character too. More on that later. But this will take a long time before I post them so keep an eye out and tell me what I can do with these characters to make them work (or redo them again).

(I put two on there in case the first one wouldn't work out. Don't take it as I will rp two characters lol).
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Closet Nerd said Rune: Take your time, rushing isn't fun in the long run


I never rush CS's. Now that I'm a bit more relaxed and listening to some music, I'm starting to get some ideas on paper.

Closet Nerd said Once again, I'm assuming things about you. I should probably stop that, I'm much less accurate with you than anybody else xD


Hehe, that just means I'm doing my job~

you should never assume anything when it comes to me Nerd, you will almost always definitely be wrong. :P
Why? I like messing with people, its increadbly fun. :D
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~Fantasy Side~
Name: Storm
Appearance: Storm is a fit, muscular woman with long black hair, brown eyes and a lean face. She dresses in tight trousers and sleeveless tunics. She has the ears, whiskers and tail of a cat, even in her human form, and there are retractable claws under her finger tips.
Personality: She is generally quiet and a bit shy, but in cat form she takes on a more dynamic, outgoing persona.
Physicality: She has the quickness, nimbleness and leaping and climbing abilities of a cat, but she is not a fighter and generally will run away from a fight, unless she is cornered. When she is cornered she will attack with her natural claws.
Bio: Storm lives in a tree house in the enchanted forest. She has been there for as long as anyone remembers, and never seems to age. Her tree house is filled to the rafters with books and scrolls.
Misc: She can turn into a black cat and back, at will.

~Real Side~
Name: Gail Winters
Age: 28
Appearance: She is a tall, thin woman with long brown hair, brown eyes and a lean face. She wears round spectacles and dresses in loose trousers and sleeveless tunics.
Personality: Gail is generally shy around strangers, and sticks to herself, but with her friends and family she is loving and warm. She is compassionate and feels things very deeply. If there is to much going on at once, she can have meltdowns, but they are more rare than they were when she was growing up.
Physicality: Gail is in good physical condition from running. She has asthma which she controls through exercise and medication.
Bio: Gail Winters was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and grew up there as well. Her mother and father were both school teachers and instilled a love of learning in her from a young age. She was very shy, even as a child, and spent most of her time in the library, or reading her books at home. She was never sure how to relate to other children and it was only later in life that she was diagnosed with Asberger's Syndrome. During her childhood she had a tough time surviving public school and was teased a lot. Eventually her parents withdrew her, and started to home school her. Her teacher was her mother, who stopped full time teaching to spend her time teaching her daughter and her daughter's brother Seth.

When she was in her teen years, Gail discovered that she was bisexual. Since then, she has never had a full time relationship with a man or a woman. She has been on a few dates, but is still a virgin and is to scared to put herself out there, or open up to a relationship. It is part of her lifetime struggle with Asbergers.

When Gail was sixteen, she got her GED and started to attend Rosemont College in Rosemont Pennsylvania. She lived in an apartment with her brother, who was two years older and they both attended university together. She came out to her brother during this time, only to discover that he himself was gay. He has since then told her parents who did not receive the news well. Seth and there father have not spoken in almost ten years. Because of this, Gail has been to scared to tell her parents of her own sexuality.

In college she studied English literature and creative writing. She went on to Pennsylvania University, for graduate school, receiving a masters in library science. During this time, she adopted her cat, got her first apartment on her own and generally learned to live an independent adult life. Since graduate school she has moved back to Lancaster County and lives in Intercourse Pennsylvania. She is the reference librarian at a public library and owns a small Victorian house.
Misc: She has a black cat named Jinx.

Her brother Seth, is age 30 and is an artist. He will be my other character. He has the ability, in the fantasy world, to paint and draw things which then can come to life in the real world. I am still working on him.
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Infinity: Can't wait ^^

Rune: Good look with the CSing, friend!

Optimist: Just a minor problem with the appearances, it seems like you copypasted those on either side of the CS, Fantasy and Reality generally look different from one another. Plus that means Storm is mentioned on Gail's side.

I'm not accepting it yet since it's late and I might not have caught something potentially questionable but it looks good. Plus mentioning that the protagonist has a bisexual aunt, a gay uncle (or father, maybe) and a gay character on the way from Rune, it seems like we're already building a setting here I think. Also Pennsylvania xD
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I have a quick question where exactly does the protagonist live in the world? Just curious because part of my characters bio is going to include him being in a past war, and knowing where we are would help. Also I take it that the current year is 2014?

Edit: Never mind, I think I'm going to exclude the war, and have decided to go with something else, but knowing her exact location in the world would still be nice, unless it was already mentioned the just point me the right way.
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I might have something done within the coming week, however I've had a track record of saying that I'm going to make CSes and not actually making any, so no guarantees.
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