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[centre]The East Village of New York was a place where artists of all genders, races, and sexualities could gather and live to make art together or alone. Painters, musicians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and many more could work in a place with low rent and on the cheap. However, in recent years there have been more developments causing rent to go up. Many artists have had to leave to Brooklyn or the Bronx because of the threat of gentrification. Those still living there may not have much more time left.[/centre]

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[center][b]The Location[/b]

The East Village is located in Manhattan and was pretty much the birthplace of Bohemia. In the early 1900s many people seen to be “strange” lived there because rent was low and it allowed them to make a living doing things that could usually not sustain a person. Later it became a large part of the 1960s folk music scene, with artists like Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk coming from this area. As the years went on it was still very much known for it's artistic folk and cultural development, but it was beginning to become a much wealthier area. This roleplay is set in the mid 1990s (94-96ish) which is before the gentrification that it is known for now but the threat of it is very looming.

Also, it must be noted that the East Village is very well known for it's Queer scene, with lots of gay bars and such, it was also the location of the Stonewall Riots.

[b]Rules[/b]

No Fantasy Stuff: Sorry if you were looking for something more fantastical but I'm hoping for this one to be grounded in reality. This also includes “Mary Sues”, if you have a character with absolutely no flaws and it absolutely amazing at everything, then you're not going to get in

Swearing: I'm usually more relaxed on swearing because I realize that there are people that will curse in every sentence. As long as it doesn't seem unrealistic than I'm fine with it.

No Explicit Content: I shouldn't need to explain this, romance is totally fine and even encouraged as it can help get things going, but please don't go beyond making out, just take that to PM.

Don't Roleplay for Other Characters: Unless explicitly stated by the player who's character you are using that it is okay, don't just take over other characters. Again, this should be obvious.

Character Limit: I'm not going to put a limit on how many characters one individual can play, however I only want you to play what you're comfortable with. If your don't think you can handle more than one character do not play more than one character.

[b]Quick Side Notes[/b]

Many people may want to have roommates to help with the cost of rent and such so if that is wanted just discuss it in the OOC. This is also applicable to relationships, if you see someone's character in the OOC that you think might want to have some kind of relationship (Whether it be friendly or romantic) with your own before the RP is started, just work that out beforehand.

[b]Character Sheet[/b]

Appearance (Picture preferred, but description is allowed)
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Occupation:
Apartment Description (If Applicable):
Personality:
History (Preferred, not required):[/center]