[OOC] Land of the Free

[August Tier]

Yes please do. I would be grateful.

[YuukiSuzuki]

There, a post is up for you all~

[August Tier]

I think you grasp the setting really well Yuuki.

[Sturmgewehr]

I posted!

[YuukiSuzuki]

Thank you August-san.

[Heyitsjiwon]

Mr. Oppenheimer

Real Name: James Wolff

Alias: Mr. Oppenheimer

Age: 29

Physical description:


5'9"
171 lbs

Current Disguise:


Attitude/Personality: It's difficult to exactly describe Lothar's personality to an outsider observer. His behavior rapidly changes depending on who he is talking to. One moment he could be cracking jokes while laughing heartily like a wise ass, but the next he could have a neutral, serious poker face that won't let you have a single hint about what he is thinking. However, there is one thing for sure. He has a reason to act in the way he chooses to, and he is always observing and probing people with his actions and behavior. Maybe the one word to describe his personality is adaptable.

Additional Info: James, as a child, was a bright kid who loved reading and learning. Although his parents were barely getting by day to day with menial jobs, they still managed to scrape enough together through the years to provide James with some books, and occasional access to private education. Still, he was bright enough and determined enough to continue his education by himself once he got out of school. He couldn't afford college, so he learned all by himself. He taught himself for years, but when he was 20 his academic abilities were eventually found out. Rumors spread about him through the area. Residents talked about a brilliant, self taught young man, who had an in depth knowledge of all subjects from politics and philosophy to agriculture and aerodynamics. These rumors spread until the company that owned the land that James' house resides on to him and "offered" a job. Of course, he couldn't say no unless he wanted the company to make living in his current house impossible. After all, it looked like James could escape the cycle of poverty his family was in if he did take the job. The first few years were rough. He worked long hours for practically little money. There were weeks where he had only slept a total of 15 hours. Still, he prevailed and he slowly but steadily was climbing the corporate ladder.

By the age of 27, he had made hundreds if not thousands of sales. He was a smooth talker for sure, and was part of the middle management. . He had enough money to finally start pursuing his dreams. He spent all his saved up cash to open up a small school in the neighborhood where he grew up. The school was only meant to charge just enough to function and provide cheap higher education. For once, things looked like they were going his way. He was a rising star in a corporation, and had enough money to give back to his community. Essentially, he was able to bring opportunity to some of the millions of the underprivileged children. It wouldn't make a huge change, but it was a step. Then, the foot of the colossus came stomping down on James' dreams. The mega-corporation that owned a majority of the private education industry was able to pull some strings in the government. A month after James' school opened, the land that his school stood on was being claimed by the federal government under the claim of eminent domain. His school was bulldozed and the ground was used to build a military watch tower. It was obvious that the system did not appreciate someone like James who was trying to change the status quo. Soon after his school was seized, James was fired from his position because he had "harmed crucial, financial relations". Thus, he was left with nothing. All his saved money went to the school, and he lost his job. A change from within wasn't happening any time soon in James' eyes. So, he decided that something from the outside had to be the catalyst that triggered true change and reform. That was why he joined the citizens.

Primary Class: Shotcaller

Secondary Class: Enforcer

[August Tier]

Firstly jiwon: What capabilities are you referring to that "got out"? There is still basic public education at the expense of the taxpayers, so it's not like having a book would make you anything special. The world is not that radically different than our own, with the major differences being that 1. Police are militarized and 2. The middle class has almost disappeared.

[August Tier]

Hey Sturm, even though I would prefer you write in third person past tense, I won't make you. But please, stick to one or the other as you jump back and forth quite a bit between past and present tense and it makes reading your post a bit awkward.

[YuukiSuzuki]

@August: Want me to wait for Sturm or can I go ahead?

-Edit- Eh, never mind.

[August Tier]

No, feel free to post as you please.

[Heyitsjiwon]

August Tier said
Firstly jiwon: What capabilities are you referring to that "got out"? There is still basic public education at the expense of the taxpayers, so it's not like having a book would make you anything special. The world is not that radically different than our own, with the major differences being that 1. Police are militarized and 2. The middle class has almost disappeared.

Ahh, okay. So, public education is still available? Got it. Will make appropriate changes. It was that if the status quo is that most people are hurdling around barrel fires, then I didn't think that education would be as available nor would most kids go. I would think that they would work/try to help their family like in the industrial revolution. Anyways, will go make changes.

[August Tier]

The bottom feeders. The rock bottom citizens that our group represents are essentially downtrodden. That's more who I was referring to. I'm afraid I wasn't as clear as I meant to be in the intro, sorry.

[YuukiSuzuki]

And posted once again~

[Heyitsjiwon]

I made the changes. Am I approved now?

[Tesseract]

Are you still looking for more characters? Or is it too late now? Because this seems like a really promising RP.

[YuukiSuzuki]

I would assume August-san would still be looking, so I'd say go ahead but that's just me.

[Tesseract]

In a spoiler box as requested.

Mr. Swift

Real Name : Matthew Veselý

Alias : Mr. Swift

Age : 24

Physical Description : Matt has short, tightly cropped dark brown hair combed to one side. His eyes are piercing green, and constantly shifting as if looking for some new threat. He is lank and just above average height at 6"2', though not at all imposing as he is of a rather slim build, weighing in at 180 lbs, surprising considering his height. His skin is somewhat pale, and he could be better described as wiry rather than all-out muscular.

Current Disguise : When on heists, he wears a knee-length trench coat with ample pockets and straps on the inside for weaponry and equipment. Underneath this is a thick dark tunic and trousers, along with tall, metal-toed combat boots. His outfit wouldn't be complete without the black leather gloves he wears to conceal finger prints. A pair of rectangular-lensed sunglasses hides his eyes.

Attitude / Personality : He is very cynical and mistrusting of all authority. Most of the time he is seen as quiet and calculating, and is extremely intelligent and analytical. His sense of humour could be described as sarcastic at best. Possessing mild psychopathic traits, he feels little empathy or attachment for others. He is also very anti-social, preferring to be alone rather than in the company of others. With the few, if any, friends he has he can be trustworthy and straightforward. He has little respect for established conventions and would rather do things his own way than follow all orders to the letter.

Additional Info : Though his father was Aleghanian, his mother was Czech and he was brought up bilingual in both tongues. Currently, he has no known living family, and lives alone in a decrepit apartment on the outskirts of the city. He works as a freelance hacker to support himself, and is proficient in multiple programming languages and firewall cracking. The funds come from him 'leaking' corporate information to individuals willing to pay- revelling in the prospect of taking revenge on the plutocracy.

Primary Class : Tech

Secondary Class : Sharpshooter

(Sorry if the character isn't up to par. I'll make any amendments required of me. Please, have mercy!)

[Midori]

I thought I would cut my post short so I don't end up coming in exactly after the last person if that's alright.

[August Tier]

Alright, sorry folks.

Firstly, jiwon: I don't know where you're coming up with some of these things. There aren't PMC's controlling neighborhoods or anything like that, let alone ones scouting for people with book smarts. It would be much more realistic to say that his grades gained him the opportunity with some kind of scholarship. As I said, the police are militarized but there wouldn't be any need to have conglomerate-controlled PMC's roaming about just yet. Otherwise you're looking good.

Tesseract: The character is up to par. Accepted.

Midori: I appreciate how cooperative you've been in not causing a bottleneck at the warehouse entrance. Since Sturm hasn't posted in two days, I'll put Mr. Redline on the back burner for now and let him re-intro later. You can feel free to be the next one to go to the door.

So for all of you: Allow Midori some time to intro and get settled before you post please and thanks.

[August Tier]

Also, Yuuki: Are you saying that Shin actually bent over backwards to see someone behind him? Like, leaning all the way back a la Matrix?