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Schoolgirls disappear and adults don’t bat an eye.
A grim reaper stalks skylines, severing blossoms before they wither.
Monsters steal memories and skin, deceiving and seducing their way to their next prey.
Two men twist hearts for their own ends, their paths parallel and opposing.
Bleak graylight scours the night clean of dreams.
Pale starlight burns the shadows from the day.
And somewhere, nowhere, the Lostman watches and waits.
For another lamb to answer.
For another lamb to desire.
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The metropolis of Tenoroshi exists under a veneer of calm, a monochrome cityscape indistinguishable from so many others. Monorails curve eloquently around towers of glass and steel, while convenience stores sprout like weeds every three blocks. School-bound children share the same streets as wage slaves and punk rockers, a human melting pot created by a too-small world, while warehouses and amusement parks stand empty, relics of a brighter past abandoned by an untrusting present. No one forgets though. The smokestacks of the crematorium inhales and exhales day in and day out. A holy man stands watch over the graveyard, ringing a bell to help the dead pass on. Streetside memorials emerge as splashes of color upon the pavement, whether it be for those lost by accident, lost by malice, or simply lost. Grayscale is the world of eight hundred thousand people, no matter how bright the neon lights of the red-light district, how vibrant the beats of the downtown core.

This indifference and numbness though, is what keeps this microcosm of a world functioning.

Beneath the grayscale veneer of Tenoroshi is a world that no ordinary person would want to comprehend. Grisly murders go uninvestigated and unreported, dying with the memories of the victims. Buildings vanish overnight, leaving nothing but empty, overgrown lots. The mayor of the town never appears in person, but continues to win elections, over and over again. Rumors and superstitions cross the airwaves constantly, as television hosts invite psychologists and hacks to make sense of the incomprehensible. But no consensus is ever reached, and the legends only grow. Of the Firefly that metes out infernal retribution, bearing a burning hand, a burning heart. Of the Ghost of the Electronic Matrix, the second dimension fairy that scatters itself into the void of the unseen spectrum. Of Harmoney, the true overseers of the human race, the ones who pull the strings without ever revealing their faces. All things that no ordinary person would want to comprehend, all things that no ordinary person would want to face, to explore.

But for those that do delve beneath the grayscale veneer of the metropolis that doesn’t care, they would undoubtedly be lead to a certain tale. The story of the Lostman, the messianic figure that would grant the faithful the power to change the world or the power to change themselves, but never both. And never for any price, nor to achieve any particular goal. The most famous enigma of all, the most obscure of them all, the most debated, the most misunderstood.

They are the key and lock to the underbelly of Tenoroshi.

They are the root of every impossible incident.

They are the beholder of all.

The asker of one.

What would you change? The world or yourself?
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@AdmrlStalfos19@Asuras[@Burger]@Savo@banjoanjo
Sup. Never really overflowed after all, so woo, I can take all of you. Anyways, got a buncha stuff for you to do.

  • Post your character in the relevant tab. Don't put your locations or your NPCs there though.
  • Tell me which of your locations will be in which district. I'll add them into the first post of the OOC post from there.
  • Figure out if your character will have any pre-existing relationships with other PCs or NPCs. You know, discuss OOCly and all. If you want to do any secret stuff though, include me in the PMs.
  • How badly do you want a Discord for shitposting purposes? I'll personally be using the OOC for delegation and deliberation.
  • After that, just chill, I guess lol. I'll start the IC, at the very latest, by the end of Friday. After that, we'll be moving to good ol' one week post rounds which you should all be able to do consistently, right? :3


@AardWolf You sorta poofed for four days of this post going up, but if you work out your schedule or whatever and can go weekly for the long term, you'll be in too, probs.

EDIT: @OwO fuck you too burger
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-Takamagahara is Central, Tenoroshi Docks is Eastern, Takamagahara is Central.
-I'm cool with discussing pre-existing relationships, but people are unlikely to have ever seen Miyane in person unless they spend a considerable amount of time trying to sneak onto the filming set at the Docks. Or hang out way too much at local karaoke joints.
-Not particularly for or against a Discord, though personally I don't think a group of this size would really need one.
-For Miyane's sister's hider, it should read 'Sou *Miori'

Otherwise, it's time to chiiilllll
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Changes made, banjo. I put Kon Kon into Central due to deduction cause you repeated Takamagahara twice, but if I'm wrong, I'll do another switcheroo. Now where the hell is everyone else...
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MeruMeru Konbini is located in the Northwestern District
Shiomi Hill Park is located in the Western District
Niimura Street is located in the Eastern District

Mana has sometimes hit up the karaoke bar with her friend Kento, who is the more karaoke-inclined individual of the two. It's entirely possible Mana has encountered Miyane at one such establishment; at the very least, Mana would be able to recognize her, perhaps have even asked for an autograph? Despite her looks, she's not above being starstruck by an idol, especially one such as Miyane. @banjoanjo
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@Asuras

Ye, I don't mind them having met. Miyane probs would've gave a big flashy autograph accompanied by a flaky "follow your dreams, kid". Depends on how pushy Mana is, there might have been a brief conversation too.
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Alright, very, very late, but I think I'll build off of some of the other locations.

ヴィラ天狗さん/Tengu's Villa is located at the Western District; lets give that nice old lady who's taking care of the place a home, aye?
Tegami Oka is located at the Central District, as if we didn't have enough buildings there already; I'm gonna infer that Marc lives some blocks away from Miyane, so that's gonna be fun.
Teru Tiger Traceur Gym is located in the Northern District, surprise surprise; wonder how many of these districts are gonna be under utilized.

For NPC purposes, I swear that having Kurosawa as a last name was a complete accident, but part of me would find it a tiny bit compelling (and, possibly a pain in the ass for another character) if Takeshi Kurosawa was Marc's dad. Honestly, the guy strikes me as someone who would be his dads, possibly due to similar personality traits they have, plus it would possibly be interesting to see how he tries to get around his father when going about exploring the city, as well as what'll happen when he gets caught. How will they react to one another, etc. If the shoe doesn't fit, I'm cool with that, whats say you @OwO

For PC purposes, I'm more than fairly certain that Marc has probably snuck onto the set once or twice, though he probably booked it after getting caught. Probably investigating the area after picking up some (bs) story floating around in the off-topic section of the forum, stating things like the myriads of different apparatus the yakuza used there, as well as rumors of restless, tortured souls lingering there caused by the yakuza as well. If anything, unless you want to elaborate or discuss this further, Marc and Miyane would probably just be passing faces in the crowd, to her a blonde-haired fan or delinquent, and to him a weird mix of plain yet (possibly) moderately stylish? I dunno, thoughts @banjoanjo

And for another PC, I might be semi-clueless about how to handle this, as I don't know whether or not to count her as a passing face to Marc... especially since I placed a particular building in a similar area. Wanna brainstorm this a bit, or keep them as familiar faces that possibly have noted of each others existence @Asuras

I wonder if Marc has noticed anyone else... unless some people are poking and prodding around in different parts of the city, the red light district, or so on, I have no idea who else he might of came into contact with... so, uh, yeah. That'll be fun possibly seeing all these characters interact with one another for the first time.

Also, I'm all for discord. From what I've noticed, having one helps with keeping a rp alive... somewhat. Great for building a bit of a community, plus it allows for much faster communication there as opposed to the forums. The only issue is that the ooc would look as dead as a door nail. Plus, the group is a bit small, as Asuras said, but I do not know the benefit of a discord for a smaller group... but I'll still firmly advocate for it.
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not gonna lie, i didn't even realize the OOC came out because pings don't work when they're edited in. savo saved me.

@SavoThat sounds good ye


マンション桜/Sakura Mansion and Ishikawa Gym would be in Southwest district (alongside the redlight district).
Tenoroshi North Park would be the South district.

i'll probably make a map at some point so we don't have to fumble with a bunch of hiders just to figure out where we droppin'

i'm okay with a discord or okay with not using one. it's just going to devolve into me talking about what a pathetic loser ash is
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Apologies for taking so long to respond. Only just now figured where I'd want everything:

Love S Us in the Southwest
Suihei Elementary School in the East
Kokina Obu Resort in the North

As far as relationships that Tsurushi would actually have between the other PCs go, I'm thinking the most likely ones would be Mana and Marina; Mana may or may not remember Tsurushi being her grade school teacher back in her day (considering Tsurushi rewrote her history and all), and Marina could be someone she bumped into while she did her call-girl things. This is, of course, assuming @Asuras and @OwO don't mind these respective relations. Cause otherwise Tsurushi will have no frens. Which will be sad :C

I'd like a Discord. Not so much for shitposting (cause who does that, really?), but because questions can be answered faster, generally.
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I'm cool with that. If they ever did have a conversation it'd likely be a brief one of her giving him a chance to leave before she calls security. Thinking the guy is just another kid fan trying to get a glimpse of Daehyun.
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Marina could be someone she bumped into while she did her call-girl things. This is, of course, assuming Asuras and OwO don't mind these respective relations. Cause otherwise Tsurushi will have no frens. Which will be sad :C


thawt's so sad awexa pway despacito

yea that sounds good
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Imagine actually calling Burger OwO. Absolutely disgusting.

Anyways, IC coming up tonight, probably within 10 hours cause I'm a hard worker.
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@OwO@banjoanjo@AdmrlStalfos19@Savo@Asuras IC is up. Deadline for posts is one week, and preferrably, you won't all be posting on Friday because that's not a good thing to do. I've set up five scenes for your characters to place themselves in.

Some general things for you to be aware of.
  • Scenes will progress even if no PC is within the scene. I've got fun things planned if you just let NPCs be NPCs too.
  • If nothing jives with you, you can set up your own scene as well. Just have your PC be doing something or the other.
  • In case it wasn't super obvious, multiple PCs can be in the same scene together.
  • From this point on, your soul is mine.


EDIT: Also, Asuras, if you could make flashy, kitschy graphics for me to slap on the 0th post of the Character tab, that'd be cool. ;3
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@ERode

Can we control our NPCs for these scenes?
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My original plan was to pilot all the NPCs myself, but I can see how that'll be hell in the long run. Just PM me what you'll have the NPC do beforehand and then I'll give you the go ahead afterwards. Generally, keep the interactions inconsequential, if that makes sense?
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For this round, if @Asuras @AdmrlStalfos19 want, I can do a short conversational collab, to cover a bit more talking ground.
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@banjoanjo I'm free to shunt Miyane to Tamagakahara in my next post, yeah? Barring circumstances like the taxi getting ambushed by thugs with baseball bats and motorcycles?
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@ERode

Oh dear. But yeah, that's fine.
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@OwO@Savo@Asuras Hope y'all haven't forgotten that the deadline for posts is tomorrow.
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