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June 20, 2037

Micha Emerson Longmire. Who the Hell is he? Well, whoever he is, you are apparently on of the possible heirs to this old buzzard. Make that a very, very RICH damned buzzard. Multi billionaire rich. But noone knows who he is, where he came from, who his family is. None of you has ever met the man. None of you can trace how you are even an heir - correction … potential heir. Neither has Longmire been photographed by news or paparazzi face to face. He is more reclusive than Howard Hughes ever was. He is more eccentric than Willy Wonka. And he is quite probably the richest man in history.

The letter came by special delivery - hand delivered, signature by the possible heir required, not parent, not legal guardian. But the inheritance comes with a condition. The heirs must come to live on the Longmire Estate until whom shall receive the inheritance has been determined. They must renounce all other citizenships and become a citizen of Dinotopia / Pokoponesia.

Longmire Island and its sister islands are new land along the island chain that Hawaii and Midway island are a part of. They rose out of the sea a little over a decade ago. Longmire got there first (or was already there), claimed them and declared them his personal sovereign territory. His claim was challenged by both Russia and China. Russia tried to challenge his territorial waters and he sunk their fleet. He has finally been recognized by the UN even if he is not a member. Longmire is a dictator who, upon his visit to the UN, was described as looking like a cross between Ironman and Dr Doom.

Longmire Island and its sister islands are collectively known as either Dinotopia or Pokoponesia. He offered the former for ease of spelling. The latter appears to mean he does indeed have a sense of humor. Both names are from fictional sources.

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The Longmire Estate is huge, over 100,000 sq feet built on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. The fenced in area is about 40 acres. The “fence” is a solid wall topped with razor wire. Longmire liked his privacy. Oddly enough though, he built the place with over 100 rooms, five swimming pools, an eight-limousine garage (with virtually no roads), a two-lane bowling alley, a 50-seat home theater, a spacious library (one of those kinds with multiple levels and ladders on rails and sections dedicated to various subjects, an indoor garden, servant’s quarters, a wine cellar (with no wine though, no alcohol in the place at all) and elevators. There is an astronomical observatory complete with dome in a separate building. The rest of the place is off limits and locked.

The exterior and decor are gothic. At night the place is like something from a horror movie. It has 3 full levels above ground, one partly below ground (built on a hill), a basement and sub basement. The towers have mini floors such as in a castle.

The island itself is tropical, very much like the one in Jurassic Park. Travel will be arranged by Longmire.

Staff
The Staff are for the Storyteller - Me - to run. When the potential heirs arrive, Mr Longmire will be unavailable. However his staff is there. Butlers, and an estate manager. They will feed and clean up after you, wash clothes, etc. A legal representative will address the group when everyone has arrived.

Note the lack of a groundskeeper. This is the reason the place has fallen into disarray. Even the interior garden has suffered and looks spooky, especially at night. Actually there IS one. His name is Duncan Moran. But he is overworked - apparently to the detriment of the estate.

The estate is also said to be haunted. The island is rumored to have dinosaurs.

Characters
Age range - 16 to 22 (see below)

Anyone under 18 MUST meet at least one of the following qualifications:
Be emancipated.
Have graduated High School.
Have a GED.

Each Heir Potential will be required to send a Video Resume complete with an essay that answers the question. “How Would You Spend a Billion Dollars?” (Consider this your writing sample.)

CS: Yes, you need one. I am not picky about the format. But I will only accept SIX MEMBERS. No animated gifs (unless hidden in a Hider), but you need a good pic, NOT a toon!!!!! Absence from the RP will have your character discarded and an opening made for another member.

It IS possible to run a new CITIZEN of Dinotopia / Pokoponesia. But that is something to discuss via PM and even then as an NPC. Your Main still needs to be a potential heir.

NPC’s
drive.google.com/open?id=1xoKD1JTG0LY…

IMPORTANT:
Longmire won’t waste his time and money on kids whose ambitions are to play video games for the rest of their life. If you haven’t shown any promise by age 16, he won’t bother with you. (This means the CS will be rejected.)

Try to think of these as characters from a TV drama series. Will your character be able to make it to the next season? Or would they bore the audience to tears and get canned?

Disqualifiers: (This goes for for companions too unfortunately) You will not be in America any longer. Their laws do not apply here.
Disabilities: No bad allergies (nuts, pets, etc). Medical help is a little remote. If you had such issues you were weeded out. The same restrictions apply to companions. He weeded out genetic disorders as well. So, no diabetics, Down Syndrome or similar disorders. So long as you can have children and are otherwise healthy, he doesn't care. A wheelchair is fine. Recovering from injuries is fine.

Mental: No mentally unstable kids. Even if you seem unstable you will be weeded out. Longmire didn’t have time to get professional opinions. In other words, no autism, no bipolar disorders. You get the idea. They are not about to hand over billions of dollars to anyone mentally incompetent in any way. You can TRY to pass yourself off as okay. But if they think you aren’t … you lose.

Ethnicity and Nationality: Mr Longmire was American, but renouncd his citizenship before discovering and laying claim to the islands. He declared himself the sovereign leader and began to build his tiny empire. He is Caucasian. However, even as a caucasian he was a bit of a mongrel. His money wasn’t inherited.

Do NOT try to forge a genetic claim to Longmire. That will disqualify you. Spoiler alert: he has no heirs. He chose all of you with absolutely no basis of genetics or even adoption.

Arrival
Travel arrangements began after two weeks. You may fly or sail (but will arrive at a sister island, then transfer to one of Longmire’s yachts.

You may bring up to two companions: to include members of your family, a legal guardian, or close friends. A pet counts as one of the two allowed companions. Sorry, no large pets (horses, great danes, etc). The dinosaurs are on a strict diet.

Posting
I am looking for dedicated writers. You should be capable of writing in an advanced / detailed format with other members.

I am looking for 3-5 posts per week. I do realize that is a bit high. I do realize people have RL. But even with only 3 members if each posts every other day after waiting on others to post, a single action takes a week. That is boring.

Once your CS is approved, you may join in. But everyone starts at the Sister island and gets brought in by Duncan.

Plot
Not so much a plot, but a purpose to the RP. What are you supposed to be doing? Well for starters, just interact and live. Some of you may be rich spoiled brats. Others may be country bumpkins or inner city kids. Others may be normal suburban kids or foster kids.

Longmire is looking for someone who can assume the responsibility of his vast wealth and make the necessary sacrifices that entails.

Some rationale in Longmire's selection process:

World population 8 billion. (probably more, but it is just a number to start with)

Age 16-22 (roughly 10% of the population)
English Speaking (about 5% as a first language and another 7% as a second language)

This leaves about 96 million

Now he has to parse this down to a manageable number. Less than 100. That is 1 in a million. He is going to be very picky.

Weed out:
Royalty
Heirs to massive fortunes
People with too many ties to the rest of the world
Easy street lazy millennials who expect everything to come from Mom and Dad. Over 18 and not in college or working very hard, a hopelessly jobless lazy bum who lives with their parent(s)

The idea here is that he doesn't want divided loyalties. Neither does he want people who would otherwise spend their lives on welfare.

I realize this presents a challenge for most of you to develop a character. It sounds intimidating. Well, Longmire is just that. He has a John Wayne view of what makes a person worthy. Here are some books or movies to think about.

True Grit
The Boxcar Children
(I'll add to this list later. Food has arrived.)