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Gary isn't a disaster.

Just a bit unsatisfied with his life.
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@Mokley Is it okay if I made my investigator guy a former cop? Or a former journalist?
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I'm not sure if I'll have the time to commit to this, more on that later. But I at least had the time to create a fun character.

WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME? WHAT DO THEY PREFER TO BE CALLED?
João Reis. His main online name is Zoro. In professional contexts he prefers Mister Reis since Americans can't pronounce his name properly.

HOW ARE THEY BEST RECOGNIZED IN A CROWD?
He's the 30-something white guy in the overpriced black and white business suit wearing Google Glasses and sporting shoulder-length black hair. Outside of work, he wears computer game themed T-shirts and black skinny jeans.

WHAT IS A STRANGER'S FIRST IMPRESSION UPON MEETING THEM? HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER SEE THEMSELVES?
Most people are a bit confused seeing a sharply dressed man wearing Google Glasses. Is he a fancy classical pianist? A lawyer? An IT director? Whatever the case, he seems friendly and carries himself with confidence.

João sees himself as a sleek, hardworking go-getter and alpha male. He is immensely proud of his accomplishments and exorbitant salary. But he's just as much a hardcore competitive gamer as an urban professional. He also fancies himself as the epitome of a rational being.

WHERE DID THEY GROW UP? WHERE DO THEY FEEL AT HOME?
He was raised in a gated community just outside Minneapolis, but for most of his adult life he has spent just as much time in airport lounges as in whatever skyrise apartment he's currently living at. He still considers Minneapolis to be his hometown, but is comfortable in any metropolitan area.

WHO ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES?
His parents and siblings come in first place, closely followed by his gamer friend and former college roommate, Eddy "Seph" Green. Until recently he was engaged to be married to one of the Senior Partners at his firm, but things took a turn for the worst and it's unlikely they'll ever get back together again. He still keeps in touch with one of his first girlfriends, who is one of the few people he feels comfortable talking to without his facade of competence.

WHAT IS THEIR PROFESSION, SKILL OR LIFESTYLE? WHAT DO THEY THINK THEIR STRENGTHS ARE? WHAT ARE THEIR ACTUAL STRENGTHS?
João works for Reed Westland Consulting, which is a municipal management consulting firm serving hundreds of clients throughout the world. His specialty is organizing advertising campaigns to attract businesses to relocate to a city, but he sometimes does tourism campaigns as well. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in political science, and was awarded an MBA from Columbia University. He is a very driven and competitive individual who is able to stay focused on a single task and get things done. Sometimes part of getting things done involves crossing lines and dabbling in moral grey areas, something João can do without feeling too guilty about it.

He's also an accomplished gamer. He's set several speed run records on various SNES and PS1 games, and used to play in a top ranked WoW clan and compete in Star Craft tournaments. Other skills include calligraphy and playing the violin.

WHAT ARE THEIR FEARS, FLAWS AND SECRETS?
His greatest fear is that everyone will find out that he's not nearly as good at everything as he lets on. He goes out of his way to project an image of a flawless professional and hardcore gamer, and while he is undisputably great at both things he is happy to let others assume he is even better than he actually is. He is also worried that someday his colleagues will discover that he has a drug problem or that he is actually the gamer known as Zoro, an identity he takes great lengths to keep separate from his professional life. As part of his alpha male lifestyle he never feels satisfied with just one woman at a time, resulting in his current disastrous relationship with his ex-fiance and coworker as well as scores of previous girlfriends. More generally, he is a bit of a machiavellian manipulator and deciever, although seldom an outright jerk. He is frequently stressed out and turns to drugs and booze to deal with this problem, resulting in a repeating cycle of drug binges followed by days or weeks of going cold turkey before giving in again.

WHAT DO THEY WANT MOST? WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY NEED?
What he wants most is to start his own family and find more time to devote to gaming, but he is also still deeply concerned with advancing his career. He really wishes he had a decent-sized gang of very close friends he could form deep everlasting bonds with, like what happens in a typical JRPG. What he really needs is a nice long vacation away from work and competitive gaming.

IF YOUR CHARACTER COULD HAVE ANY SUPERNATURAL ABILITY, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Mind control!

WHY ARE THEY HERE IN DUSKWICK? WHAT IS THEIR OPINION OF THE STRANGE RUMORS?
João came to Duskwick on a job. It turns out the strange rumors have really hurt business, aside from those catering to youtubers and paranormal investigators anyway, and so the town sought out the services of Reed Westland Consulting in order to come up with ways to restore their image and convince businesses to come back. João would normally never accept a measly paying assignment to a small town like this, but he needed an excuse to get away from the office for awhile due to serious relationship problems with one of the firm's senior partners who was also until recently João's fiance. He was also intrigued at the bizarre rumors, and felt it would be fun to try to disprove all those crazy conspiracy theorists during his stay.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THIS CHARACTER CHANGE AND DEVELOP?
I'm picturing a "City slicker ends up humbling himself and appreciating small town values" arc, as well as possibly finding a gang of awesome friends or falling in love.

PITCH A SMALL SUBPLOT THAT WOULD BE PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL TO YOUR CHARACTER.
Zoro (João's gamer name) attends a LAN party held in a creepy mansion so he can put the locals in their place and show off his mad skills. But then the power goes out. There's a generator outside... but it's night. Those strange stories were just small town superstitions that shouldn't concern the mighty Zoro, right?

A visiting youtuber posted a video purpotedly showing a local woman being mauled and eaten by a tiger. Now it's João's job to spin the story into a reason why Duskwick is a such a great place to do business.
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Sigh, I might have to back out.

Im going to be taking my summer to get my house ready to be sold and to move.

I think I probably have another month of rping max and then I have to go on an extended hiatus.
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Hey guys, I just got to thinking and wanted to just shout this out there:

Darcy has been living in Duskwick her whole life (minus the several years she was away at College) so if any Duskwick natives want to build together some sort of plot together - let me know.

It can be as simple as "I went to pre-k with her and watched her eat glue. She was such a weirdo... but I also ate crayons so what does that make me?!"

Just something to try and start building up more of the RP early on. ^_^
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@Not Fishing This looks a little more realistic compared to the rest of his CS! (If you were to say he was being hunted by the mafia or some bad people had threatened him for something he wrote, for example -- or maybe someone he's close to was killed on the job and he's scared to death of being next, or something -- the excess violent skills might be justified!) He's totally approved, go ahead and copy him to the characters tab!

@lady horatio Aw Jill is great! It'll be fun to see her decisions, seems she'll be full of surprises. Take your time with the plot thingy! (but I may remind you later!) Totally approved, please copy her to the characters tab!

@DJAtomika Sure! Why not? :D

@Zoro This is ... really specific. As if you're basing some of it on personal experience? The concept is great, that this dude's got a few things to learn about humility. I gather that he's really not that great in all the skills he claims to be awesome in, haha. I'm not positive how to spin the town-hiring-a-consultant thing though, from a mod standpoint, since I'm not that familiar with it. He would have meetings with the mayor, perhaps? Town council? He has to experience the town to know how to market it? What kind of business would they be trying to attract, if not the new influx of tourist money from ghost-hunters? :D If I understand specifically why the town is hiring a consultant, it'd be easier to play the NPCs involved.

Perhaps it's a private individual who's hired him (I just can't imagine a town agreeing to pay tax money for his services, but it's possible) -- a high profile person whose business depends on Duskwick somehow, whose recent efforts (for example) to mold the town into something more upscale have been thwarted by this rumor. This person would then need a consultant to attract back the high rollers who've started to turn their backs on the project. Maybe? I dunno, it seems a consultant's arrival might be reason to insert another source of conflict in town. :D

Also, a youtuber may well have posted a pic of a lady being mauled by a tiger in Duskwick, but it's faked. ;) Who knows whether anyone would know that though! Could be a plot point! Nobody has been hurt except by falling while running away from stuff. But then, no one knows what happened to the people who vanished.

@Briza D is great! It'll be cool to see her opinions on stuff and how she investigates. I do have to ask though: what is the actual reason for the suit as opposed to the normal paranormal investigation equipment (is there an advantage to having heavy armor?) and what exactly is this equipment capable of ... and why? Did I see a mention of laser guns?? Explain plz? xD
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What I'm curious about is how a freelance paranormal investigator has the budget for a mech suit.
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@Briza D is great! It'll be cool to see her opinions on stuff and how she investigates. I do have to ask though: what is the actual reason for the suit as opposed to the normal paranormal investigation equipment (is there an advantage to having heavy armor?) and what exactly is this equipment capable of ... and why? Did I see a mention of laser guns?? Explain plz? xD


D's laser gun is more so in reference to Ghostbusters Universe's proton guns, which shall not be destroying buildings, and her suit is not just a Mecha-Paranormal Hazmat Suit Carry-All but also a protective armor that shields her as she transports through energy fields, toxic environments, artificial conditioning, navigation, communication abilities, and above all else, the ability to beat up any potential dangerous monstrosities.

Actually, I am mistaken. It is just a Mecha-Paranormal Hazmat Suit Carry-All. Ho hum.

Edit: She also gets night vision and evp recorders and et cetera with the suit.
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What I'm curious about is how a freelance paranormal investigator has the budget for a mech suit.


Because! The Host Agencies pay lotso'bucks over Paranormal Activy. But seriously, like... if this is Nay picture swapping is eazy-peezy.
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@Briza We can all dream! So it's just LOTS OF POCKETS. From which may appear any number of common investigation devices or paranormal paraphernalia with imaginative names. Doubles as a hazmat gas-mask situation for those decrepit and crumbling and asbestos-and-mold-filled basements where ghosts hide. (I've seen Ghost Adventures, the need for hazmat is real. xD) Ok I get ya. Go ahead and copy her to characters tab. :3
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Gary isn't a disaster.

Just a bit unsatisfied with his life.


Sorry, no offense meant! I was just really amused by how many of our chosen characters had questionable people skills. Watching them all fall together will be mighty entertaining.

@lady horatio Aw Jill is great! It'll be fun to see her decisions, seems she'll be full of surprises. Take your time with the plot thingy! (but I may remind you later!) Totally approved, please copy her to the characters tab!


Aww, thank you so much! I'm really excited to take her for a spin, and Duskwick is such a nifty setting to play around in. I'll get her all settled in the char tab and fiddle with her CS (plot part included) as-needed. I should probably put her age in there somewhere… Given her circumstances and the age range of the rest of the cast, I'm thinking early- to mid-twenties.
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We need a name for this rag-tag socially awkward crew of supernatural hunters...

I have some ideas.
-Spiritcrushers.
-The Enfield Brothers.
-Puzzle Industries.
-Dentist Whom
-The Warlockers
-The Sunwatch.

All of these names are totally original, and are absolutely not ripped off of other groups from other forms of fiction.
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I like your direction @Mokley. Perhaps the town had been having financial troubles for some time, and the new mayor got elected based on grandiose promises to fix the city up. After a landslide election night victory, the mayor made sweeping changes designed to turn the town into a bunch of McMansions inside gated communities, and replacing the mom and pop stores along the historic main street with high end boutiques that only the new McMansioners and tourists could afford to shop at. A few months ago the mayor called in the last of their favors in order to build a fancy private golf course in the gully where everyone used to play, which prompted a huge backlash from most long-time residents who suddenly preferred to keep their beloved pot-hole ridden streets instead of selling out to big business. And then the paranormal rumors happened, and many of the McMansion real estate developers and boutiques backed out. The mayor is now facing re-election with nothing to show except a lot of pissed off residents. Cleaning up the town's image and getting these businesses to recommit to their plans is now the mayor's top priority. The influx of paranormal investigators isn't anywhere near as profitable as acres upon acres of million dollar homes, so the mayor doesn't care about squashing that booming industry along the way.
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@Zoro, I am super interested in your character and can't wait to see him in action.

That said, there is, like, a ninety-nine percent chance that Jill is going to hate him. There's a small margin of possibility for the world's unlikeliest friendship, and the rest is just…seething dislike. xD Either way, I can't wait for shenanigans. (And that goes for everybody! I can't wait to see who meets whom first and what kinds of sparks fly.)
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@lady horatio
Well, I'm pretty sure we're all starting in the same diner. I'm considering seeing if Mok would be willing to just make it The Fed Zone, but the point is that we'll probably all meet each other right at the start.
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@lady horatio
Well, I'm pretty sure we're all starting in the same diner. I'm considering seeing if Mok would be willing to just make it The Fed Zone, but the point is that we'll probably all meet each other right at the start.


What kind of restaurant is The Fed Zone - Make me hungry xD
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@Lady Squee
I'd say it's on the smaller side. Probably closer to a cafe, but with good food that feels like a real meal when you eat it. Big stuff, you know? Also, I have little doubt that Ellie, the ambitious lady that she is, has jumped on this whole mystery big time, using it to attract more people inside.
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@Zoro good points! I'll think about the specifics and let you know,but I'd like to play your character's employer as a mod npc,simply because I see potential for big plot involvement and secrets. I'll let you know after I've done npc creation. In any case he's approved! Please copy to character tab. :D

EVERYONE: please give me a list of npcs you plan on playing (family members, coworkers etc) so I don't make plans for them. Or tell me I have free reign to create them. :D
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@Mokley Here's my guy. I pulled him from another supernatural type RP that died recently.
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