Kuro

What Are You Listening To?

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^{They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! | ♫}

Welcome to Chicago, or rather what's left of it.

When a global pandemic swept the globe, the dead woke. It spread like wildfire, breaking through all containment methods. Mutated juggernauts ripped through defenses while feral infected lurked in the shadows. Cities fell within hours; armies were wiped out. Nothing could stop humanity's demise.

It has been a year since the end of the world, and you, unfortunately, are one of the lucky ones. You are one of those who survived the initial outbreak through by sheer luck and raw determination. For better and worse, you've managed to keep yourself alive against the endless infected hordes that are eager to maul and rip you apart limb from limb.

Nevertheless, your luck is soon running out. Supplies are running thin, and the undead have only grown in number—making it nigh impossible to leave the city by foot, car or boat. At the way things are going, you'll likely be dead by tomorrow.

And so, with weapon in hand, you march on into that good night.

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I'm back with another roleplay concept.

As you've probably expected, this is a zombie roleplay. However, instead of sticking to the slow-moving TWD style zombies, I'm spicing things up with faster + more special infected. Not that slow zombies don't exist here, but there are other types in the mix as well. I've been playing a bit of State of Decay 2, so you can see where the inspiration is coming from.

In regards to the setting itself, you will not be leaving Chicago. The windy city will be acting as our main set piece, wherein communities and relationships will be forged or destroyed as people join forces or die an untimely death. The metropolitan area is about 10,286 square miles and has a population of roughly 10 million people, so you'll have a big sandbox to play in.

Characters can and will likely die. It's a zombie RP; not puppies and kittens. That being said, I tend to reserve this fate to people who ghost or write their character doing something that should obviously be get themselves killed, so in other words, don't do something stupid.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I'm going to try to take a more hands-on approach with this roleplay, so I'll be helping guide people along in the IC myself along with any potential co-GMs.

The Dead Don't Die.

Tallied up the supplies from the mini mart group. I didn't include the cars/bike and kept to the more obvious things that people would need for survival. Let me know if there's anything missing from the IC, though I think I got it all from what I could remember.

Will do the other group once I have time. Or one of you could beat me to it. It's a lot of posts/people/etc. to track. Most of it is pretty straightforward, though. Outside of a few items, just count the inventories + shopping trip scene.

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THE MINI MART GROUP

Food:
18 pieces of gum (half pack remaining + full pack)
2 protein/snack bars
1 bag of pretzels
1 bag of sunchips
1 sandwich
1 yoghurt
?? "miscellaneous" food items (*looking at you, lemons*)
?? "a lot of canned food" (*now i'm looking at you, nallore*)

Drink:
2 metal bottles (filled with water)
1 flask (filled with rum)
1 water bottle (presumably filled)

Power:
5 cellphones (three unknowns, one iphone, one samsung)
1 otterbox charging case (for samsung phone)
1 work laptop
1 laptop charger
1 portable shortwave radio
3 phone chargers (2 for unknown, one for iphone)
1 power bank

Medicine:
1 bottle of high cholesterol pills
1 first aid kit

Weapons:
1 folding utility knife
1 wooden baseball bat
1 can of pepper spray
1 umbrella
1 crosse stick

What Are You Listening To?

The Dead Don't Die.

AJ Beaufort

Location: West Caldwell Streets
Skills: N/A

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It seemed like her mother hadn't heard what she said. Someone had gotten hurt, and it had been all AJ's fault. Her mother had glossed over it like Shin-ae's condition, or her broken bike, didn't matter. Instead, all concern was swept up into a fury, wherein her mother continuously focused on status updates. That they weren't going to be much further out. That they were going to be there soon. Although AJ was glad her parents were on their way, in the end, she was forced to put aside her concerns for Shin-ae and the woman's bike—at least until her parents arrived.

Thankfully, it hadn't been long before her parents did pull up to the street they had been waiting at. As soon as her father's 2019 BMW 3 Series came to a stop, her mother had leapt out of the vehicle, and raced towards AJ.

"Mom?"

AJ ran in kind to her mother, eagerly returning the wide bear hug her mother had given. She didn't want to let go of her mother. She felt safe in her arms, as if the last hour or so hadn't existed. There was no one being violently murdered. No one screaming for their life. It was just the two of them—and her dad, of course.

Her mother then insisted they go home, back to their apartment and hide until everything blew over. AJ did want to go home, having wanted to ever since the bus bloodbath. However, AJ wasn't keen on the idea. Although the apartment had been a home every other week to AJ, it was tiny, in a busy area of town, and had several families living alongside them in the same complex. What if one of them were... sick, like the one that killed Coach Everett? She had seen how quickly the violence spread first-hand; how fast people turned on each other. They couldn't hide in a packed apartment building with tons of people nearby.

Dad's house had to be more safe. His house was bigger. Had less people around. If anyone could keep them safe, he could.

"I," AJ began, "I think we should go to dad's, mom. He doesn't have as many neighbors as you do."

She looked towards her father, hoping for his approval.

Alexis "Lex" Karczewski

Location: West Caldwell, Shell Gas Station
Skills: N/A

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A piece of Lex felt guilty as Billie began to quiet. She knew that the woman had their best interests in heart. No one wanted to be mauled to death, or be have whatever... this thing was passed onto them. That was an entire reasonable thing to ask for. But they couldn't just abandon these people, even if they were infected. People weren't a tool to just be abandoned past its usefulness. All they were looking out for their own survival, without a single care if the roles were reversed.

Sighing, Lex was at a loss as what to do. She rolled her hand through her messy hair. They weren't going to find middle ground, as far as she could see. No one was going to win this argument. But then, Flynn had an idea, piggybacking off June as he pointed to the trailer outside.

It could work. Maybe, she could only hope.

"It's an option." Lex admitted as she glanced around the group. She hoped Gus in particular would be onboard, as he had been the most vocal so far. "It keeps them quarantined without us having to leave them behind. And if anyone does happen to turn into one of those... things, the restraints should stop them from hurting anyone else."

Kali Nordstrom

Location: West Caldwell, Shell Gas Station
Skills: N/A

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As Liana asked what they should do, Kali was at a loss. Hiding Isaac's bite was a death sentence for each and everyone in the vehicle. On the other hand, bringing it up was likely to make things much, much worse. People were already hot headed about leaving people behind, herself included. Announcing Isaac had been bit earlier in the day was likely to cause the tension to explode within the MRAP, perhaps in violence. Billie was already gripping her rock hammer, while guns were readily in reach for anyone to grab. All it took was for someone to get too hotheaded in the already cramped vehicle.

Kali bit her lip. Why couldn't Isaac have told her sooner? Why did he wait until now? She wanted to curse and scream, but instead internalized her frustration. There was no win-win, even with the suggestion Flynn provided. There was only lose-lose.

"I'll... help. We just need to check for bites. That way, everyone, including those outside, stays safe." Kali spoke up, looking to Flynn. Perhaps he could help her with Isaac, even though locking him up in the trailer would cause even more issues than before. Still, something needed to be done about it. "But how are we going to restrain them if they are bit?"

👾 Video Game Discussion III: Larger, More Villainous, and Not Sliced

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That's clear but, in a forum specifically dedicated to non-RP?

Seems odd. I remember older BBS having a page limit but that's uh. Not really a concern here.

@Lith

It was something that was added awhile back. Don't remember when, but the anti-necro feature has been around for some time.

Anyway, I bought Grounded 2 just recently. I've always thought the concept of the series was neat, so I'll have to give it a go-around some time soon. Did pick up State of Decay 2 as well (well, really it's just been sitting in my back log all this time) since @mickilennial mentioned us potentially playing MP together.

Heroes Rise: Paragon City

Z E R O - Z E R O
Z E R O - Z E R O

Location: Financial District, Paragon City
Skills: Pulse Blasters

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"They were fast."

Nancy glanced at the television, and watched the news report on her brawl with the 70th Street thug. Toro, apparently had been her name, which all too fitting for their engagement. A red robot versus a bull—a true corrida de toros.

"Next time, I'm blasting her from the start."

Pulling a screwdriver from her belt, Nancy aligned the tool with one of the many screws that held Zero-Zero's armor plating together. Yet as she prepared to remove the plating to access the servo and wiring protected beneath, Nancy paused her repairs, having overheard commotion from the floor below. Someone, or something had been breaking into the complex.

It wasn't an unusual thing. Though the place was largely abandoned, there had been a time here and there when she had to scare off a few unexpected guests. Teenagers, stupid enough to break in to drink a few beers or "hang out" in private. Still, the thought crossed her mind. What if it wasn't the usual rabble? What if she had been trailed by the 70th? Not wanting to take any chances, Nancy put her tools down and climbed back into Zero-Zero. Flicking a few buttons, Nancy ejected a small, arrow-shaped drone from the exosuit, and ordered it to hover downwards to investigate the situation.

And as she feared, criminals had broken into her domain. However, they weren't the thugs she was expecting. The expensive suits, the mannerisms—they had belonged to the Delgato criminal syndicate. The very bastards that destroyed her life. The villains that slaughtered her father. And now they wanted to claim her home to further their criminal enterprise?

She wasn't going to let that happen. She wasn't going to let them hurt her, or anyone, anymore.

"Surprise!" Nancy announced, having made her way to the stairs to meet the Delgato head-on. The pulse blasters began to heat up and locked onto their target, unleashing a vibrant beam down the steps. "And goodbye."

Mahz's Dev Journal

@Mahz Hey, on the topic of media formats, do you have plans to expand on media links? Currently the site only can link via [youtube]. Spotify could be a good one, especially for those who use this thread often.

What Are You Listening To?

👾 Video Game Discussion III: Larger, More Villainous, and Not Sliced

Seems the previous thread can't be posted in due to inactivity or something? So I'm bringing it back.

@Lith

Non-RP threads will eventually close to inactivity, yes.