[OOC] The Continental

[Korbanjaro]

There is always business to be done, and as long as there's business, there must needs be The Continental. Forty floors of exclusivity, the building has catered to a specific clientele for over one-hundred years, with one very specific rule: No business may be conducted on Continental premises. While several have tried to bend or even break the rules as the decades have gone by, Management is zealously committed to this standard. Few have ever defied this maxim without incurring serious penalties, and those that do have their membership permanently revoked. Please heed our one rule, and as always, we hope you enjoy your stay. Welcome to the Continental.

[Korbanjaro]

This post will be kept up to date with important information, such as rules and important narrative references. And remember, this is a group project, not just a "GM" and "Players" kind of deal. Please feel free to voice your opinions and suggestions and we'll add things in here.

Group Agreements

Writer Rules

In writing with The Continental, you agree to to following:

- The story is first, not your personal character. Write for the story, and not just for your glory. It helps make the overall experience richer for everyone.

- Do not write for another writer's specific character without permission. This especially pertains to injury, damage, and personal attacks. If you wouldn't like it to be done to your character without your say, then it's probably a safe bet to give other writers the same courtesy.

- In character and out-of-character are separate sections - Please avoid taking in-character issues personally.

- Also, don't write OOC statements in the "In-Character" section.

Narrative References

The Common Code

- All agreements shall be handled in a professional and binding manner.

- Business is business, and shall not involve personal relations.

- Violations and offenses shall be handled by the parties involved, expecting no outside assistance.

Rules of The Continental

- No business may be conducted on Continental premises.

- The neutrality of The Continental is absolute.

[DJAtomika]

Is this still, uh, open, @Korbanjaro?

[Vilhelm]

^ As he asked, might this still be open to new players? I haven't yet seen the movie, but I'm looking for it as I type. XD This seems highly interesting. And I do love me some assassins in any universe.

[DJAtomika]

@Vilhelm The thing is the OP hasn't been around for a whole week. I'm starting to think that he's, like, gone from his computer for a while.

[Vilhelm]

Yeahhh, noticed that like two seconds after I posed. >.<

[Stairdweller]

@korbanjaro was concerned about the lack of interest when I showed up, which was kind of a while ago. We'll see, I suppose.

[Heat]

@korbanjaro was concerned about the lack of interest when I showed up, which was kind of a while ago. We'll see, I suppose.

@Stairdweller

Could always start another thread, just appoint him as the co - GM. I recall there being a good amount of interest on the interest check.

[TheMadAsshatter]

Finally got my CS up.

[Stairdweller]

There was interest on the interest check, but then for some reason I was the only one who came over here. Anyway, I have no interest whatsoever in taking in any kind of leadership role.

[Korbanjaro]

Hey guys, I'm still lurking around. (Had some projects at work that took some time, and this kind of drifted out of my mind.)

I'd love to start it up, but there was literally ZERO response for something like a week straight, and so I kind of figured no one was interested. (I mean, when we're looking for people to post regularly, and when only Stairweller took the time to put up a profile, I didn't think anyone else was going to post.)

Instead of me posting up a character on this, I had been planning to write mostly in an "NPC" kind of role, writing as different characters to keep things moving, yet keep things together. As such, I'd had some ideas of where I wanted things to start out, but again, because of the no real response, I let things wane.

If people are still interested in doing this, and we can get some traction moving, I would be more than happy to handle things.

[DJAtomika]

I'd be more than happy. In fact I'm working on a CS right now.

EDIT: CS is done. I hope it's up to expectations.

[Stairdweller]

I am still around.

[Feisty-Pants]

This is interesting...

[DJAtomika]

Also, am I right in assuming that character conduct in here will be similar to the movie?

So, like, everyone knows everyone else by first name and by reputation?

[Korbanjaro]

Stair - Awesome. Hopefully we'll get up and running soon.

DJ - That's what I assume. Of course, there's always the "new guy" who doesn't have a reputation, which is perfectly fine, but anyone of any note is likely to be known within the Continental "community."

Also, random question, did you take your username from SSX or Paradise City?

[DJAtomika]

@Korbanjaro Both. Same guy!

[Saltwater Thief]

I'll be taking a closer look at this one.

[Heat]

Finished my character!

[Korbanjaro]

Alright! That really came together rather quickly. With four characters, I think we can actually get something started. The scenario that I've been working on is as follows, and please keep in mind that I'd rather this be more collaborative than simply me telling you what's going on, because it's more fun if everyone's in on the creation process:

The Continental, which has stood for decades as a haven for those of The Code, is going to come under attack. A syndicate, led by a rather passionate individual, has decided that Management must be removed, and new order must be established.

Some characters may be fully in favor of being "under new management," while others are likely to be loyal to those who have kept them protected for years. The attacks may start as minor assassinations, or evidence of The Continental's one rule being broken. (I was thinking starting an assassin story with an assassination would be appropriate.)

This all will not be clearly laid-out for everyone immediately (there's no big "we're under attack" alarm in The Continental), so the beginning of these attacks should provide plenty of opportunity for betrayals, questioned loyalties, new allies, new enemies, and all the fun stuff that makes for good roleplay-ness.

As well, most of the assassins in this world aren't exactly panicky, but instead seem to consider much of their work as simply "their job." The questions usually go "Hey, are you working again?" "Nah, I'm just taking care of some stuff."

Panic isn't really in their repertoire most of the time, so it'd be interesting to see what they start to do when their usual status quo is actively threatened.

Anyway, I figured that we'll kind of take it from there and see how things start to play out.

What do you guys think of that?