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Those that Remain - Post-Apocalyptic Earth Invaded

When I applied to this RP I interpreted it as the world was split into smaller communities, like tribes. Also do we have a currency? I Think that with the lack of resources we wouldn't want to spend the little we have on making coins or bills. I was imagining the community like this:

People can stay and get fed if they work for the community. All resources would be handled by some sort of authority, most likely one leader/village chief or the current military leader. So the leader in the community deals out work tasks that needs to be done for the day, make sure he deals out food rations when its time to eat and work on securing whatever resources the community finds.
Trade would be through exchange like: I trade you this pig for your pots.

When it come to laws it's probably up to the leaders of the village to decide what's ok or not. These rules would of course only apply to the community only. It would probably be simple, don't kill, steal, rape or anything like that within the community.

As it is included in both mine and Brandon's CS we do have a militia already. I imagine it's used for protecting the village, hunting and scouting for resources and plot raids against other villages.

This is just my thoughts about it. Do you agree on anything I'm blabbering about?

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Scientology must have a field day though :P

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I think Melody wouldn't be too keen on faith or religion. She already has the community as her dedication. Therefore she wouldn't need another or want for that part. I guess maybe they could convince her if they used her parents in some way as an argument for her to join. If she were part of a religion however she would probably be one hell of a fanatic, like some of the Taliban or the old Christian orders.

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I'm not too sure about that war, but the old testament is much about gods wrath and punishment. I would not be surprised if there were Christian fanatics who claimed that the apocalypse is Gods punishment for our sins. I could also see a lot of the old tribal religions coming back.

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I expected that much SyrianHamster. I would think more of a "I've seen that guy, he is a hardworking fella and is therefore worthy of my respect." Simply, an acquaintance.

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I guess it was a little math to figure it out, but since she is 17 years old, her father raised her for 5 years and she worked for 10, that means she joined two years ago!

Those that Remain - Post-Apocalyptic Earth Invaded

So I've been keeping an eye on your CS's and have a some thoughts about relationships.

Since Melody have done hard labour all around the community it wouldn't be surprising if she had met Bjorn or even worked beside him for a while. By the looks of it you worked hard, so that would mean you would have earned Melodys respect. So can we maybe be acquaintances?

Then we have Brandon. When did he joined the Militia? If it was around the same time as Melody they might have become friends or worked together. If it was more recently it's less likely that they become as close as friends but at least they might have seen each other?

Those that Remain [Sheets]- Post-Apocalyptic Earth Invaded

Name: Melody Franquis

Gender: Female

Age: 17 Years old (born during Autumn)

Origin: Independence

Appearance

• 162 Cm tall (5 foot, 5 inches)


• Slender bodyshape


• Honey blonde hair, reaches down to her shoulders


• Deep blue eyes


• Thin waist and chest, giving her a more childlike appearance


• Has a scar below her left eye


• Has a slight supination on both feet (feet pointing inward)

Skills/Abillities/Traits

Swordplay: Ever since Melodys father got killed during a raid she has practiced with his sword. Field experiance combined with devotion during training has led to her becoming quite potent in melee combat.

First aid: One of the most important aspects of being a "foot soilder" is to keep each other alive. Though she can't perform any surgeries Melody know how to stop bleeding with bandages or how to treat a sprain or a broken arm.

Motivated: Melody has a mind made out of steel. She isn't easily fazed once she has a clear goal set in mind. Can easily be mistaked for bravery or courage.

Tracking: Melody never was a good hunter, but she had a knack for tracking down animals, as well as people.

Equipment

• Her fathers sword: Too dull for slashing but still pointy enough to stab someone


• A water pouch: can store water to keep yourself refreshed for a day


• A ball of cloth: can have various uses, but it's intended as bandage


• A mirror shard: a sharp shard made out of reflective material. A bit matted but you can still see your own reflection.

History

Melody was given birth at the cost of her mothers life. With her last breathes she gave Melody her name. Melodys father, Henri Franquis, was approved to receive leave to take care of his daughter until she was mature enough to work. Once she turned five her father left her to continue his service in the militia.For the next ten years Melody helped out with whatever she could, mostly hard labour or dirty works. When asked where her mother was Melody was told that her mother sacrificed her life for Melodys and that she should work hard to make her sacrifice worthwhile. And so she did.
Melody devoted as much energy she could spare to support the community. In return she was granted permission to keep her fathers house while he was on duty. During her working years she earned quite a reputation as a reliable and hardworking person and she was desired in many tasks.

After ten years of hard work and devotion to the community she received a letter from the militia telling her that her father had died during

his service and that she could pick up his belongings at the fieldquaters. Melody cried a little, knowing she was the last living person in her family. She didn't get much time to spend with her father. But the moments they got together were the best of her life. She decided that to honor her fathers death she would pick up his sword and fight in his place.
The community council accepted reluctantly, knowing they would lose a good working asset.
Melody fought and trained hard to make her father proud as she had work hard to make her mother proud. During her years of the militia she had heard rumors and ghost stories of beings from outer space with tech not even comprehendible to human beings. Intrigued she decided to try to look deeper into these stories, seeing if they hold any truth.

Psychological profile

Melody decision making is based on a few values.
1. Do everything to promote the community.
2. Make her parents proud.
3. Always finish a given task and do it good.

Sometimes these values will go against each other and Melody will take it very hard. I'll explain why she has those values.

1. Melody has grown up mostly on her own. So the community has become kind of like a family to her since she have worked with all kinds of people there for the biggest part of her life. Therefore she feels like she is in debt to the community for letting her stay and work there. She is ready to do almost everything to promote, even kill a comrade if necessary.

2. Her real family was never a big part of her life. She never met her mother and she only had a limited time with her father. As said in the history part she was convinced by others that she would have to work hard to make up for her mothers sacrifice. So to keep making her proud she would have to do everything good and work hard. Melody becomes some kind of virtue ethicist, trying to do everything she deems as something "good" to make her parents proud. This is the reason behind she took her fathers spot in the militia. To continue his work to make him proud.

3. This is somewhat related to the former points. If she is given a task she feel compelled to finish it, even if it's too hard or wrong.

Melody isn't the one to make new friends on the spot. She feels more comfortable with taking someone as a acquaintance and then judging however she likes the person or not from a distance. Of course she can cooperate with someone if it's necessary but wouldn't have much feelings for the person.

Relationships and Acquaintances

Bjorn: Acquaintance. Melody met him during her working years. She was assigned to help the blacksmith and there she saw the beast Bjorn. He worked hard and vigorously.
The blacksmith is lucky to have such a helpful boy. Maybe someday I get to know him more.

Brandon: Close friends. Melody and Brandon applied to the militia at the same time. Since then they have trained and worked together, becoming close friends. Though sometimes they can be like day and night their strong bond of friendship remain intact.
Ugh... Do I really have to work with this goof? I guess I'll have to make it work. Be strong for father Melody.

Captain James: Friends. Captain James knew Melodys father and used to work a lot with him. When he heard Melody was going to walk in her fathers footsteps he quickly assigned himself to take care of the new recruits, making sure nothing went wrong during her training to become a soldier.
James were always a close friend to my father. He even came to visit me once in a while to keep me updated on my father and how he was doing. From this point I can start repaying him for all the good he did for me and my father.

Those that Remain - Post-Apocalyptic Earth Invaded

So I was thinking... Since technology disappeared and humanity lost a lot of it's tools to rebuild that technology, would that mean tailoring also became important again?
After 200 years or so I could imagine that most of the modern clothing must be worn out or withered. Sewing machines wouldn't be the thing you just ran across so its probably back to needle and thread. What would clothes look like 200 years after the "Fall" of humanity?

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Thanks for answering!