The man sat sipping his coffee, the smell of cigarettes and drinks drifting out of the cafe next to him. A paperboy was standing on the street opposite, unusually late, and the man saw why; he was overloaded with different papers. The man watched as the boy set up, before shouting out the words that would be echoed out throughout the entire city: "ALGERIE REVOLTS! LOCAL SOLDIERS KILLED! FOREIGN LEGION REQUESTING NEW MEN!" The man stood up and walked over to the young boy, who eagerly looked up at him "3 Francs for the paper sir!" The man nodded, reaching in his pocket for the coins and handing them to the boy, before going back to his coffee. The boy continued to shout out the headline, and the man toned him out as he devoured the news.

French Algeria had revolted and formed it's own militia, with a mock-goverment opposing the French rule put in place. All local Frenchmen had been exiled or executed, and the french foreign legion was to be sent over in overwhelming number in order to crush this resistance. He looked around and finished his coffee, tossing the handful of Francs that would cover the cost, before getting up and walking. If he wanted to get French Citizenship, now would be the time he supposed.
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So, hello and welcome to TOFMT(T)B, a French Foreign-Legion RP where the characters take control of th beggars, murderers, theives and occasional actual good people that make up the most disposable branch of the Empire's forces. Note that this is a slightly AU RP, insofar as the incident that sparks the RP didn't actually happen at the time I'm describing, but most of it will be historically accurate.

No knowledge about the legion is required, apart from perhaps knowing what it is and why someone would join it.