*[color=ed1c24]Updated Original OOC[/color] - More Apartments available if needed. [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/K2ciEU4.jpg[/img] | [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m326LNIRB3k]Bastille - Pompeii[/url] | [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOatp-OCw3E]Imagine Dragons - It's Time[/url] | [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ3f9UfTcVQ]Kesha - Tik Tok[/url] | [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=472TjoLb_SU]F.U.N. - We Are Young[/url] |[/center][hr]Somewhere in San Francisco is a small, seemingly insignificant apartment building the color of daffodils. It's quite lovely, really, but it wouldn't be so unnoticeable if it weren't for the much taller, obnoxiously bright red one right next to it. But the apartments themselves is not what this is about - no - it's the people living in them. Eleven, to be precise, and between them are five apartments, one neurotic landlord, and a coffee shop with crap coffee, dry muffins and great ambiance. The yellow building is the aptly named Daffodil Building, and in it are apartments 1A and 1B - two bedrooms each, and really not as cramped as it looks like from the outside unless, of course, you happen to be roomies with someone who fills every single inch of floorspace with clothes and shoe boxes. With 1A on the second floor and 1B on the third, that leaves us with the first floor, which is entirely occupied by The Mighty Bean Café. It's where most of the tenants spend their mornings, evenings, and everything in between, and it claims to be a million times better than Starbucks despite the fact that their coffee only tastes slightly less worse, but terrible all the same. Some of the tenants from the other building work there part-time, which brings us to... The Red Building, and yes, that's exactly what it's called. It used to have an antique shop on the bottom floor, but then its owner moved to Nebraska so the remaining tenants had it converted into some sort of communal living area instead. There are three apartments in the Red Building: 2A, 2B, and 2C. 2C's only slightly smaller than the other two, but it also has two bedrooms, and one of everything else, much like the apartments in the Daffodil Building. And then there's The Building Across The Street. Like the other two, it also houses apartments, but unlike the other two, it's newer, pricier, and definitely a lot bigger. Like the Daffodil building, a shop occupies the bottom floor - a boutique called Strut - but it also shares the space with everyone's favorite bar: HUB, it has the greatest margaritas in the planet. Nobody ever goes to the apartments upstairs, therefore it's colloquially known as the Apartments No Ever Goes To. Ever. But for some reason, its tenants always find themselves inexplicably drawn to the two other, objectively shittier, apartments across the street and the terrible coffee shop that comes with it. Between the three are fourteen people. They've been more or less sharing the same area for at least a few years now, though a bit less for some, so even though they've got bricks, concrete, and a road separating them, they're close enough so that kitchen-raiding at 3AM and finding someone passed out on someone else's floor or couch can be counted as a relatively common occurrence. These are people with different backgrounds, different quirks, and likes, and ideas, and with personalities so different, it's a wonder just how they make it work. But surprisingly, they do. ...And it's anything but simple.[hr][center][h1][B][I]O.O.C Information[/i][/b][/h1] This is a realistic, slice of life, character driven roleplay. Relations among other characters are required, kind of. This is not a first come, first serve roleplay so no reservations will be allowed. We will be starting the roleplay as it will one of my character's birthday so a party will definitely be thrown for them. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please do not hesitate to PM me. Always available.[hr][h1][b][u]The Apartments[/u][/b][/h1] [hider=The Daffodil Building][u][b]Apartment 1A[/b][/u] Home to the most sufficiently stocked refrigerator and the two best cooks on the entire block and one of their best friends. Usually the go-to place when someone's feeling down because it's warm, there's real food, and the couch is always open to anyone looking for a place to crash. Also known as the friendliest apartment in all three buildings as it's where you're least likely to get harassed and/or bullied into drinking way more than you can handle. 1. Alexander Grayson 2. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3255141]Samson Ahn[/URL] 3. [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3269629]Belle Locke[/URL]. [b][u]Apartment 1B[/u][/b] Unlike the apartment downstairs, is not quite as welcoming and so are its occupants. They're fierce, and make quite a formidable pair, so arguments against these two are pretty much hopeless. The apartment's strictly "No Men Allowed", as per the mildly threatening sign hanging outside the door; so naturally, some of the guys have made a game out of sneaking their way in, much to anyone of the girl's endless annoyance. 1. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3257206]Natasha Brinne[/url]. 2. [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3259925]Echo Young[/url].[/hider] [hider=The Red Building][b][u]Apartment 2A[/u][/b] Is everybody's apartment. Everyone's likely to end up there at some point, especially when The Mighty Bean's closed and there's nowhere else to go. Almost everything significant happens here. No one really knows how this came to be, but it probably has something to do with the fact that they've got the comfiest couches anywhere, a gargantuan flat screen TV perfect for movie nights, and a fridge that's always stocked with beer. 1. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3260232]Evalyn Jones[/URL]. 2. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3256864]Bryant O'Connor[/url]. [b][u]Apartment 2B[/u][/b] Hasn't been quite the same since an old friend turned up on their doorstep two months ago when he was supposed to be in college far, far away at Harvard. No one knows why he's there, and most generally think he's weird. And sometimes downright evil. But they all still adore him, and he gets along terrifyingly well with everyone, too. 1. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3476333]Melrose Adams[/url] 2. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3269063]Kazuhiko Ippitsusai[/url]. 3. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3257774]Didi Sabello[/URL]. [b][u]Apartment 2C[/u][/b] Also known as the cleanest apartment of them all, only because something as small as forgetting to use a coaster is enough to drive anyone of them up the wall. 2C's only slightly smaller than apartment 2A and 2B, but it's enough to fit about two other people inside so it's usually where the others "escape" to when things get a little too crazy at 2A. 1. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3257080]Dominic Mason[/url]. 2. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3257659]Natalya Olsen[/url].[/hider] [hider=The Building Across The Street][b][u]Apartment 3C[/u][/b] Is home to four people, who practically grew up together and are closer to one another like brothers and sisters. They have the best dress sense, so they usually act as the group's glorified fashion consultants when they aren't off scoffing at everyone else's admittedly poor taste in home decor. 1. [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3260145]Edgar Beauchamp[/url]. 2. Open 3. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3267618]Jejomar Salinas[/url]. 4. [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3257443]Claire McManus[/URL].[/hider][/center][center][h1][b][u]The Rules[/u][/b][/h1]I am not as strict as I sound. I promise. 1.Have Fun! 1a. Writing is all about having a great time with a group of writers to write a collaborative story. Not meant to be taken seriously, honestly. 1b. Along with having fun, I want no OOC drama, please but IC drama is definitely encouraged! 1c. Respect my rules, the roleplay and everyone that posts on this thread, please. 2. High Casual! 2a. Please be literate and have a decent grasp of the English language. 2b. I will not be a Grammar Nazi. I promise. 3. Posting! 3a. No one liners! They do not drive the story forward, at all. 3b. Be able to post at least two and half decent sized paragraphs of non-dialogue, please. 7-10 Sentences, at least. But more is definitely preferred. 3c. Be considerate when posting and make sure that you have read everyone's post before posting your own. 3d. There should interaction with everyone's character even if they do not have a certain relation with another character. 4. Characters! 4a. This is a realistic, slice of life roleplay so all characters must be flawed. 4b. All humans have flaws in some sort of way so make sure your characters have some, too! 4c. You are allowed to play up to two characters only. 4d. I want to see well thought out characters, please. 5. Character Sheets! 5a. I want to see detail in your character sheets. 5b. Your character sheet will determine if you're a great fit for the roleplay or not. 5c. Only Real Life images for characters. No anime or illustrations. 5d. You have at least three days to get a complete character sheet up! 5e. Character Sheet is in the Character Tab section. 6. PG-13! 6a. Romance is allowed and encouraged here but for when the clothes start coming off, fade to black. 6b. Keep the swearing down to a minimum, please. 7. Diversity! 7a. Not everyone make a female character, please! There are some males in the world! 7b. I want to see a diverse cast of ethnicity, nationality, skin color and sexuality! 8. Activity & Commitment! 8a. If you make a character then please be committed enough to follow through with that character, or characters. 8b. I require that you post at two times a week! If you cannot post for whatever reason then please let me know. 8c. Five days is the minimum amount of time that I'll allow you to be silent in the OOC and IC. I will write your character out of the roleplay if you do not post. 9. Extra! 9a. To prove you have read my strict rules, put your favorite activity in the Extra section of your sheet.[hr][/center]For when you have completed a character sheet, make sure you @Tag me so I can give feedback or accept them. Please do not post a work in progress sheet in the thread. Please only use [b]one[/b] color wherever you see color=???. Also, wherever you see a . just remove it from [.hr] so that the coding can work. [hider=Character Template][code][hider=Character Name][center][h1][color???]Character's Name[/color][/h1] [IMG]Insert a real life gif or img here[/IMG] [i]"Life philosophy quote."[/i] -[b]Author[/b][.hr] [color=???][b][u]Name:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]First Middle Last.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Nickname:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]?[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Birth Date:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Month/Day/Year[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Age:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]18-25.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Gender:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Male, Female.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Sexuality:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]?[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Relationship Status:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]?[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Occupation:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]What they do for work? If anything.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Apartment Number:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]?[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Major:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]For college students only. Delete if this does not apply.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Minor:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Again, college students only. Delete if it does not apply.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]In Depth Appearance:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]At least a paragraph, detailing their appearance. Clothing Style and if they have any piercings, scars or tattoos.[/indent][hr][center][h1][color=???][u]M Y Q U I R K S[/u][/color][/h1][/center] [color=???][b][u]Habits | Quirks | Oddities[/u][/b][/color] [indent]At least 5.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Hobbies:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]At least 3.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Likes:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]At least 5.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Dislikes:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]At least 5.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Fears:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]At least 3.[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Personality:[/u][/b][/color] [center][u]♦ Positive Trait ♦ Negative Trait ♦ Positive ♦ Negative ♦[/center] [indent]At least two detailed paragraphs. I want to feel like I know your character.[/indent][.hr][center][h1][color=???][u]D E F I N I N G M Y P A S T[/u][/color][/h1][/center] [color=???][b][u]History:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Write about their lives from birth until now. At least two detailed paragraphs.[/indent][.hr][center][h1][color=???][u]M I S C .[/u][/color][/h1][/center] [color=???][b][u]Extra:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Did you read the rules?[/indent] [color=???][b][u]Anything Else:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Anything else you feel like we should know about your character?[/indent][.hr][/hider][/code][/hider][hr]A relations sheet is not required for use but is definitely encouraged for this type of roleplay. [HIDER=Relations Sheet][code][center][h1][color=???]Character Name Here[/color][/h1] [img]img or gif - Can be the same from your sheet.[/img] [color=???]{[/color][i]"Quote Here."[/i][color=???]}[/color] ⚜ Acquaintances || ☯ Neutral || ☮ Friends || ♫ Best Friends || ♥ Love Interest || ⚤ Boyfriend/Girlfriend || ☠ Enemies[.hr][.hr][/center] Symbol Here [color=???][b]F I R S T N A M E . L A S T N A M E[/b][/color] Symbol Here [i]"Thoughts on relation."[/i] Your comments here Symbol Here [color=???][b]F I R S T N A M E . 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