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The "Overnight Bus": A Jump-in RP

OOC is up! Sorry for the wait!

@Squeaky@FiroIV@rush99999

𝔸 𝕋𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕟𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝔹𝕦𝕤

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝔹𝕦𝕤

"𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕡𝕚𝕔𝕜-𝕦𝕡. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕣𝕖'𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕖, 𝕛𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕠𝕟, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕘𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥?"

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—— 𝔸 𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟. ——

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☾☾ 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘:

In the hours from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM, magic falls.
When the city closes its eyes for the night, and sleep descends on all but a motley handful of the population, those who rise and move during these quiet, haunted hours see a city wholly unlike that of what the sunlight touches. The midnight, that witching hour -- for those who answer the night's call, they seek a familiar purpose.

"This is Bus 16, boarding for Route 80," announces the bus driver, as his vehicle rolls to a stop. Despite the absence of Route 80 on your pamphlet and the knowledge that this city only has 15 buses in use, you can see people boarding, some with trepidation, some with familiarity. This, in turn, draws you closer. You're just curious, you tell yourself. Curious what might exist beyond this bus stop.

The universe beckons you. Why not take a chance?

☾☾ 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕤:

Welcome to "The Overnight Bus," a jump-on, jump-off rp composed of you, the players, and me, your gm, as we explore the sleeping cities, highways, and countrysides of the night, all through the perspective of passengers of the night bus service, particularly Bus 16.

Bus 16 has one route, and drives it only once, beginning at the city's main bus stop at 12 am and ending at 6 am at an unspecified location. In this single, six-hour drive, you will interact with the nightlife of the city and the country -- Bus 16 will make several stops to pick up more passengers, or as rest stops. As the bus driver is of the odd sort and frequently picks up strangers, the riders of the bus at any given time are up to the hand of fate.

Because Bus 16's origins, destinations, and reasons for appearing to your character are thus far unknown, expect a semi-fantasy feel and hints of magic and mystery, though certainly nothing overt. Currently, I am looking for 4-5 players to start our bus journey with, although the nature of a jump-in rp is to allow for entries and exits as needed! More on my proposed rules for that below.

☾☾ 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕤:

✰ Although I will try to accept every character that comes through the doors, I will have to make exceptions if you break the rules or act unpleasantly. So please behave yourselves!

✰ This rp is casual, neither low nor high. I would like at least a paragraph of dialogue + prose, as the situation dictates.

✰ For jumping in, your character name and a reference pic would be appreciated, though not required. It is, however, up to you to figure out how to introduce your character. Don't worry, though, as there are many ways to do so and I'm always available to help!

✰ For those who want to add a little magic into their character or backstory, I would ask that you PM me with your ideas, and I'll try to reply as quickly as possible! Please note that any magic would have to be kept secret in the setting and that this is not the place to play a gigantic fire-breathing dragon (unless you can think of a good excuse!)

✰ I'm also open if someone would like to coordinate plot/characters with me, as a co-gm or not. I have some ideas and I'm excited to try them out!

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𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕠𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘!

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Midnight Illusion Town: An Urban Fantasy RP

нαкυ ғυмιнιяσ

白 文広

"...I believe I win again."

"So you do..."

The clack of the mahjong tiles cease, and as the participants stand, yawn, stretch, and go about their business, the winner stays in his seat, crossing his legs and looking out the window with a quiet, disinterested gaze. The scenery outside is tremendously plain today, a rare occurrence considering the sort of town Minazawa is. Certainly, the rumors have been of the usual sort (except that lightning strike), and Fumihiro is honestly getting a little tired of it all, so he retired to the Nine Tails Café to drink some green tea and play a game or two of mahjong. It helps with the boredom, and the conversation is enjoyable.

Come to think of it, the middle-aged man in front of him is offering him money -- game winnings, probably -- but Fumihiro waves him away.

"Eh, but you said you wanted to play for...?"

"No need. I'll have another cup of your green tea, and those tea biscuits. Ah, don't worry about the mess -- I'll clean it up." Stacking the tiles neatly inside their case and handing to the man, Fumihiro gives him a polite smile, to which the owner chuckles.

"You're a good man, Haku. I can't count the times that my mother has claimed you as her own grandchild, or my sister has commented on your good manners. You must have very happy parents."

"The compliment is much appreciated," Fumihiro tells him. If only you knew. True, he has visited this café at a much higher frequency lately, so of course the owners would become attached to him, but if they truly knew of his origins, he is perfectly sure they would cut all ties. It's honestly pitiful, the way he continues to visit them... No, no, he means them, they're the pitiful ones. He is only doing this for the sake of keeping up appearances and staving off boredom... nothing more...

As Fumihiro mulls over his life as of late, his eye is caught by a small girl outside, one in a Lolita style of dress and holding an enormous stuffed toy, a raven. Moreover, she seems to be inspecting the ground, adding to her slightly-strange appearance. Though, this is Minazawa, so oddities are common, and yet Fumihiro continues to watch her out of the corner of his eye. She could be important. He has to stay aware of his surroundings at all times.

And in a town like Minazawa, oddities aren't just a trick of the eye -- in Minazawa, it's better to assume the supernatural rather than the mundane explanation.

After all, his own existence proves that, doesn't it?

Midnight Illusion Town: An Urban Fantasy RP

Good question 0_0 I'm working on mine now!

Erstwhile School ~ Fantasy Board School RP

"Uh... yeah, probably." Surprised by the sudden introduction of the Marquis, Momotaro can only offer a vague reply, put off by his formal way of speaking and grand gestures to some shiny things on his chest. While it's not like Momotaro has never seen a duke or duchess before, usually they don't stride up to him and introduce themselves, leaving at a loss of how to respond. Nevertheless, it's not like he's being unfriendly, and so Momotaro will be friendly too.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Momotaro. From west of the capital, Tamako," he adds, more for Spencer's sake than for Galdin's, but before he can continue his second conversation of the day, Spencer makes a (kind of rude) comment and pulls away. Alas, Momotaro's loyalty for Spencer is more than his loyalty to the Marquis, and so he makes the decision to run after rather than stay. (Besides, Spencer called him "Taro!" They're, like, buddies now!) "Talk later!" he says, sending Galdin a wink and a wave before leaving.

"Huh, he seemed nice to me," Momotaro says, once he's beside Spencer again. "And yeah... nobody really won; it was a colossal tie. Then we signed the Ending Pact -- not me, I wasn't born yet -- and now Erstwhile's here."

As they walk into the school auditorium, Momotaro takes note of the number of students that appear, whether they be Anima-Iht, elf, or man; he may have underestimated the number of students here at Erstwhile, judging by the hundreds of students flowing into the main room; and come to think of it, is that a phoenix? And are those merpeople!?

It seems like he's in for a lot of surprises today.

@Jasper19@Dezuel

Erstwhile School ~ Fantasy Board School RP

@Jasper19 ah, okay.

I'll reply tomorrow, going to bed now :)

Erstwhile School ~ Fantasy Board School RP

@Jasper19 wait, Spencer isn't aware of his being in a different universe? is he assuming he just hopped to another version of earth or something?

Erstwhile School ~ Fantasy Board School RP

When Spencer takes the bait, Momotaro makes a discreet fist inside his hoodie pocket, a silent we got 'em before responding. "Uh... yeah, more or less," he says, surprised by Spencer's quick conclusion (his accent wasn't noticeable, was it?) and confused as to why Spencer would say "south" when the United Human Kingdoms are in the north, but figures he meant "south" as in "south of the U.H.K." Or maybe he thinks Momotaro is an elf. That would be cool.

"Momotaro," he introduces himself, pulling out his right hand as is usual, then switching to his left to shake. "But that name is kinda stupid, so just "Taro" is fine. Or "Momo" if you want." He lets go, a bright grin on his face; although he was going for a more relaxed expression, his inner excitement bleeds through and he can't help but elaborate on his earlier point. "I'm from the middle of the countryside, so this is my first time seeing so many people, or such fancy buildings. It's really exciting, though."

Erstwhile School ~ Fantasy Board School RP

apologies if my post is a bit too long; I got excited!
momotaro is open for any character interactions, though he was aiming for spencer :)

Erstwhile School ~ Fantasy Board School RP

As the dawn broke this morning, Momotaro could hardly wait to get going for the capital; the night before he slept but a little, and as a farmer's boy, he was up before dawn to carry out his daily chores, for the last time, in fact! His excitement reached the highest peak once he caught sight of those flying ships; having grown up in the countryside, airships never were a common occurrence, and so his brain was being overloaded from every possible angle. The students upon these airships came from every corner of Valenia! There were alchemists, archers, mages, even some country-folk, like him!

Then he promptly fell asleep for the remainder of the ride.

Now, fresh and ready after an excellent nap and armed with his luggage in hand, Momotaro steps foot onto the sacred grounds of The Peak, home to the honorable and illustrious Erstwhile Academy. To put it simply? Not bad. In fact, so "not bad" that Momotaro loses control of his vocal cords for a second, making a vague "oooooh" sound as he advances onward, eyes frantically taking in the scenery. This, he realizes, is way better than Tamako, peach trees and all (sorry, mom and pop!). And he gets to live here! Talk about lucky.

"What a place..." Momotaro murmurs, thick country-boy accent slipping through his words before he catches himself. Nobody heard that. That's right; as excited as he may be, he still has a reputation to uphold, a script to follow. (Or maybe, just maybe, he's simply worried about being teased about his accent. Shhh. Don't tell.)

Still, just 'cause he's gotta be careful with his words doesn't mean he can't make friends! Quickly, Momotaro scans the area, and settles on a sorta-shady-looking dude with a sleeve of ink and a vague tobacco smell. Then he reconsiders. And then he thinks, eh, what the heck, nobody earned anything without taking a chance anyway, a statement that is definitely not true, but cheers him up nonetheless. Catching up to the guy, but not full-on approaching him, Momotaro shoves his hands in his hoodie and makes his move.

"Impressive, huh?" he comments, in a voice loud enough for the five people closest to him to hear, but not quiet enough that it seems like he's talking to just one. A perfect delivery, if he does say so himself.