City of Amnesia

[25 July 2007]

Since the old forums are closing tomorrow (dangit, that's my birthday), I figure I should post a new planning thread. :] So, here's the first post.

Recap of last thread: We're planning on starting a new Big O RP or a general RP for the sake of...general-ness. But most likely Big O. We may or may not continue with the old RP (that has yet to be decided, but I think because of the lack of writers, we may start a new one). If we start a new RP, we're looking for a few more original characters, I think, since people have more ideas.

Post if you have ideas, and I'll (or Big Finale) can update here at the first post.

Later days,
Rev

Sorely tempted to just straight-up copy my characters from the MFL (Megadeuses optional). Always wanted to use them in an honest-to-goodness RP.

We'll see how that works out. We don't want another MFL tragedy to occur. We (meaning a majority of those in the last RP) all agreed to try and keep the RP more "story" related, rather than about fighting. I personally agree with that, but we may have a new MFL forum, depending on how Big Finale feels about that (that's beyond me, since I'm only helping plan the RP). If not, original characters (meaning dominuses, people like Julia or Snake) are more than welcome in the RP, so long as they...develope the story somehow.

We need a Roger.

Maybe Stryker will come here because he loves us?

Later days,
Rev

Jim: Preferably with no crossovering - no offense, but that did get silly after a point, and I mean that in regards to all of us.

I think Snake tried crossovering once in the old RP way back. Like alchemy, but everyone pretty much rejected it.

D:

Later days,
Rev

Rex: I was the one who tried to start an MFL RP thread so that we could build an actual story instead of just having random Megadeus fights all the time. If I do bring my MFL characters over, they would all be getting a fresh start and contribute to the RP in ways other than provoking or participating in Megadeus battles.

I didn't mean anything by it. I was just saying that (to add on to Finale's point) that Snake attempted a cross over and not many people liked it in the last RP. I'm really waiting for other members to hop on it and give some opinions so it's not just us arguing over this (not that I really want to argue anyway.). So far the only orignal characters in the other RP are: Snake, Julia, Rampage, Emilia...oh, crap, there's a lot. 0_o' I forgot them all.

lol. J/K. Anyway, we'll plan a bit more later, when other members are around to help out in that process.

And I'm "Rev" not "Rex". =] Unless that was a combination of Rev and XVII. lol.

Later days,
Rev

If I recall correctly (actually, I'm just copying these from the first post).

Snake Marcato
Julia Marcato
Emilia Townshend
Derek Stryker
Rampage
b-money

Six. I didn't include Amelia Seebach because she's totally canon, seriously.

And Jim's crossover is a little different in that it's his own universe.

Whoops, sorry. Mis-read the name.

As to crossovering...all my characters are original, though they existed long before I brought them to the MFL. They're all from my own universe, summarily dubbed the "Jimmyverse" until such time as I think of a better name. The idea is that my characters were secretly visiting the Big O universe, got caught in a Reset, had all their memories erased and younger copies of themselves start to pop up...etc. Except the Megadeuses, they were indigenous.

If I do use them in this new RP, it would be the same basic set-up, and their main personal storyline would be them trying to recover their memories and escape Paradigm City before/in case it gets Reset again. They would not, initially, know that they were from another universe, and even if/when they recovered their memories they wouldn't go making it common knowledge.

Oh, great. lol. Just kidding! Don't kill me! *dies from lack of sleep*

Ah, but I never really saw Derek Stryker (character) in the thread. When did he start? *hasn't exactly read the beginning of the RP yet* If he didn't start there...Agh, I'm getting to easily confused from the obvious lack of sleep.

Later days,
Rev

I'm still up for starting over cause like I said, I had something planned for Rampage and Snake but time kinda erased whatever plans I had.  Besides I have a new original character I want to use.

Darkside:

2 things.

1. That sounds good. Wanna pitch the character? I want to hear a bit about it. =] And yeah...time did kind of erase a lot of plans (like I had some for Julia, but I've pretty much forgotten them.)

2. Your avatar is kind of disturbing. 0_o; lol. :o

Later days,
Rev

I have it on good authority that there will not be any MFLery on this forum, for the very reasons earlier notated. If anyone ever has interest in that sort of thing, there are... other ways that some might consider... Unnatural.

(Is it possible to learn these ways?)

(Not from a Jedi.)

...

*ahem*

With reference to the actual subject of this thread, I'm down. Whether its a Big O RP or not doesn't really matter.

Snakebyte Apokolypse Marcato reporting in. The Mercenary of Hell is here and ready to go...

Yet my fans will be sad when they hear that everything is going to be started over.

Count me in, whatever you do. I'm an RP fiend. Or at least, I used to be. I'd prefer to have a Big O RP, mostly because I've wanted to be in one since I became a fan, and my attempts have been mostly unsuccessful. I'd also prefer it to be a new one, but I can dig through the archives of the old one if need be. If so, I would love to play Schwarzwald, but if not I can manage one of the other villains if need be.  

I think everyone's opting for a new one. With a few exceptions, but those can be worked around. lol. We'll figure something out.

I know I don't feel like digging through the archives....

Later days,
Rev

*tear* Like I said, my fans here in town will be disappointed to hear that my story, which came from the RP, will not be finished, but that is okay. I've already started thinking of how to start over. I just have to have some discussions with a few key people.

I'm hoping one of them will be me, Snake.

Anyway, for the original characters...well, we'll see how that goes. Certain things may work, and others might not. I don't know how everything works just yet.

Julia was lost anyway, but I'll be sure to think her through more thoroughly.

Later days,
Rev

Well of course, dear! You are one of the highest on my list of people to talk to!

Well the new idea I had for a new character is named Vitas.  Think in terms of Angel(sorta) hes more of a visual metaphor for the good and evil within humanity. He's not evil enough to be in hell yet not good enough to be in heaven.  My idea for his "wings' (one a feathered angel wing and the other a tattered bat wing) is that the scars on his back are different. One is clean like Angel's, while the other is twisted and grotesque like it was torn off and the wound hapazardly sewed shut.  

thats some of what I have for now

I am not making a new character. If I do...wait. I won't. The Merc is my man.

I had something cool planned for Rampage (What a tweest!!) but I forgot what it was due to my lack of free time. So I opted to just start over.  I'm sure we can still come up with some cool stuff

That sounds pretty good. :]

Well, I think I might stick to Julia and get a fresh start, considering I have no clue as to what to do with her as of now. But I'm developing ideas, and I'm reading short Big O episode summaries of season three (it's the best I've got, so cut me some slack man).

I have to talk to Snake about some ideas I have/had for Julia and her purpose as a "Saviour".

Later days,
Rev

Why not? I'd be down for it, if it's a new RP and not just a continuation of the old one. Though a general RP might be easier, since there's not really space for original characters to accomplish much in Paradigm City.
War.

Actually, you'd be surprised what got accomplished in the old on in Paradigm. 0_o;;

Later days,
Rev

Honestly, I would. Big O's very focus was on the lead characters. As we saw, the entire little defense force was totally useless against any of the giant robots. In a show like this, it's hard to imagine how a normal person who would have (if lucky) access to maybe a semi automatic firearm and some ammunition could accomplish much.
War.

I would most assuredly like to get involved in this.

Is there a listing of who's taking who yet?  And who's returning from the old one and all that jazz?

DM: In the old RP, there were maybe two megadeus fights, and both of them were short and mostly minor additions to what was happening down on the ground.

B--but...

BIG O IS A MECHA ANIME?

How'd you get away with this travesty and heresy?

Also: STOP CALLING ME DM. I WASN'T EVEN DM ON PCF FOR A LONG TIME.
War.

Well, we just concentrated more on the character interactions, that's all.

And you were The Dungeonmaster from 08/16/06 - 06/30/07. That's about two months short of a year.

That was on PCF.

Last I checked, this is not PCF. Also, I'd join, sure. I'd just expect more than just Character interaction talking. If I want that, I'll play FF12.
War.

Of note, the show Big O is really like 85-95% character interaction, with the remainder giant robot smashing. Exceptions being 12 and one or two others.

Fine. Then I demand at least one city shaking explosion and several goofy Beckbots.
War.

Well, we never got around to having a goofy Beckbot yet, but there was car chasing going on on Beck's part. What did we have explosion-wise...Umm...the Archetype 2, Gaspard...that was about it.

Beck and Beckbots are required.
War.

i feel stupid for asking this...
We get to create our own characters and interact with each other while trying to follow along an unknown story-line and pretend to be in the world of big o right? I'm in.

Well, we kinda do need the important show characters...unless someone decides that this will just be Big O themed and have little to do with the show characters.

I would like to propose an idea about how to do this.

I think it should be done some time shortly after the original RP thread, almost like a "Season 2", if you will.

Yes, I came up with this idea partially out of my own laziness and partially my own selfishness, but it was an idea I had that is feasible.

Well, then can you provide a summary of what happened in the old RP thread?

>_>

I'd say we start a new RP from scratch.

Mostly because I followed the original one for about a week and then it got really complicated.

I concur with Mike. I didn't follow the original RP thread at all, so I'd have no clue what was going on.

That said, we do need to establish at what point in the Big O timeline it starts. Sometime during Season 1? During Season 2? After the Season 2 Reset? I'm personally in favor of the last one, since it allows us the most plot freedom.

I think it should be in one of the random time gaps in the show, like the other one was... or at least, that I imagined the other one was. You know, parts in the series where it changes from 1 season to the next in the space of one episode, like that.

But then the people playing the characters from the show will eventually have to act out the events of the episodes following the point at which we start while everyone else hides. :P

Not rly. I've seen much shorter gaps extended far longer without it mattering. Its mostly a matter of not connecting it to the plot at hand, which is also not really a problem.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEL

I support the motion of starting a new RP from scratch.

And I will totally participate if thats how it rolls.

Sure, why not? And I as well am in favor of a fresh start, and honestly, I agree that post Season 2 offers the most freedom. The time gaps of a lot of event, as I understand it (especially Season 2) are quite short, ofttimes one episode leading directly into the next.
War.

What I was saying would be, for the most part, a fresh start, but I just want it to be in the timeline of after the first RP because of 1. the story that I have been working on based off of the RP, and 2. I don't want to do another character intro. And I would say that the first RP would be post-reset.

Makes sense, and I can see the logic in it.
War.

Good idea.

So when do we start the badassery? ...I wanna get this thing rollin' :-/

Evan raises a point. What more needs to be done to start this stuff?
War.

We need to assign characters. Then have our Roger Smith make the first post.

*throws in hand for Schwarzwald*

Yeah, I'd be a horrible Roger Smith, but if Dastun isn't taken, I might be able to portray him well enough.
War.

Why can't Alex Start the season off? Last time, That's what happened and Roger didn't even make an appearance until later.

No DM, I called dibs on Dastun well before you did =P Plus I was playing him last time.

So we've got so far... if I'm reading this right...

Main Cast

Roger Smith -- Stryker
R. Dorothy Wayneright -- Gummi (for now)
Norman Burg -- Dungeonmaster (aka Vegeta)
Alex Rosewater -- evanASF27 (for now)
Dan Dastun -- evanASF27
Beck Gold -- Tifaria
Schwarzwald/Michael Seebach -- Hobodoken/The Ghost Of Ember ?????
Angel -- Tifaria
Alan Gabriel -- Xel
Vera Ronstadt -- Big Finale


Minor Characters
***Can be used by anyone if need be. No assigned player, for the time being.***
Big Ear
Gordon Rosewater
R. Frederick O'Reilly
R-D

Original Characters

Julia Marcato -- Rev
Snake Marcato -- snakemarcato13
Amelia Seebach (she's TOTALLY canon) -- (Pen?)
Rampage -- (Darkside?)
Emilia Townshend -- Gummi
b-money -- Big Money
Jim, Laura, Kaisera, Greystar -- Jim Starluck
GAT -- Mike

Others interested with no characters [yet]
-- Citizen Nine
-- Bllue
-- D

I see. I'm interested, but I'm not on the list. Though I notice all the fun characters are already taken.
War.

ALEX.

I think Finale has Alex covered.

I distinctly remember him saying something about not wanting it if someone else wanted it.

And I want it. Very do want.

He might have.

I'LL BE ANGEL I'LL BE ANGEL!!!! actually, i'm not sure i would do her justice... Off to the on demand channel! i bet it's not there anymore...

I'm gonna be my new guy, Vitas.

Alright Ghost of Ember, how are we going to throw-down for this?

Hey Darkside, weren't you also talking about some new stuff for Rampage as well?

Rock Paper Scissors? Get whomever plays Roger to Negotiate? Pistols at dawn?

We could both write a quick Schwarzwald ramble and compare our writing styles to see who makes the better crazy man.

Or, alternatively, I can just take Roger and give crispy up to you. I don't think he's been called yet.

Hmmm, well it is a re-start so that leaves things open for new ideas.  How about I be both Vitas and Rampage (that way snakemarcato and I can come up with something else for Snake and Rampage)

Alternately, if Finale does not yield Alex, I will play out a custom character of mine.

I'm definitely going to be fielding a small cast of original characters, but I'll do my best to stop them dominating the plot. Most likely, I'll introduce them one or two at a time, and if I ever feel like I'm juggling too much, I'll leave it at what I've got.



Edit: For the cast list, characters that I would definitely include would be Jim Starluck, Laura Atherin, Kaisera and Greystar (the first is a Dominus, the last two are androids).

Roger isn't called yet indeed.

Ok, just reading what this thread was all about, here is a good idea...

Let's keep the tradition of Big Duo appering in the last three episodes of a season alive. And we use my idea of three Big Duo's fighting Big O at the same time! And the strange part is this...the three Duo's dominuse is a teen, like 12 or 14 years old.

If anyone likes the Idea, reply and I will develop this idea more.

How would we do that with a generally freeform RP, Enthusiast? I mean-- it sounds neat, but the logistics, and not to mention, I think this RP is more about the characters than the robots.
War.

I nod, for you would be correct. It is mostly based on the characters.

Which is wrong. The robots are as much characters to the story themselves. Are you a robot racist or something?
War.

The Megadei don't show much personality Vegeta, aside from running around blowing things up, I think only the Bigs showed any.  And even that's limited, Duo reached out for Paradigm Corp's headquarters, some say to try to crush it as Schwarzwald wanted, some probably say something else, and later smacked Alan around some, Fau told Alex that he hates him, and smacked him and his dome around some, O acted on his own to try to save Dorothy, and aceeded to Roger's wishes of not being absorbed.  I can't think of any other instances of Megadei showing personality.

Other robots, however do, but they're characters just like people are.

They may not be characters, but they're still a big part of the universe.
Plus big robots are cool.

I never said they weren't cool, but they aren't exactly central to most people in Paradigm's lives.

I mean, random attacks affect people, but those don't seem to happen all too often.  Only, what, 20-something times?

Out of only how many episodes?
War.

Out of 40 years.

I always figured that Roger had been giant-robotting-around town for a while before the show actually started, since the police seemed to always recognize Big O, and since in the beginning of the show he didn't go OH HOLY SHIT A BIG LOBSTER ROBOT...well it's a good thing I've had that big robot sitting in my garage all this time.

Wholly true. Roger Smith treats piloting Big O like a common occurrence, we only see how much time pass in the series Big O? There's a lot that's debatable since they don't explain shit that happened in the past.
War.

Heck, when Big O arrives in the very first episode Dastun says "What?! Not again!"

I, for one, fully intend for Big Avenger to be smarter than the average Megadeus.

So my computer died a while back and I've slooowly been rebuilding my bookmarks again.  I just so happened to have left them on my old computer, so I went to back 'em up this morning and was going through them looking for something in particular.  When I came across PCF in one folder, I couldn't help but going to lurk check up on the forums out of curiosity, but alas, they are closed.  This made me all sad and nostalgic, so of course I had to come check out this newfangled forum over here.  

Oh, what's this?  And RP thread!  Why, I did so love the RP on the old forum.  It was really great before it, um.. died.  I did so enjoy writing Angel and Beck.  I'd like to participate in this new one if no one else has taken them yet.  

TIFARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 to the X-Treme.

Oh, that's so cool.

Holy crap! Tifaria!!! *insert copy of Finale's post here* How's things been going for you anyways? I haven't seen too much of you on deviantART either =x

Oh pleeeaassee stay around ;D ....we'll love ya forever! =D

Finale!  Evan!  Gummi!  Man, this last year has been crazy.  School completely took over my life and I've been feeling pretty burned out on art because of it.  I haven't posted much on my DA account because it's been a struggle to motivate myself to finish anything!  Sigh.  Anyway, no worries, I'll stay around.  The RP was my favorite thing at the old forum anyway.   :)

We're not going to continue the last RP... since I think the motion from our head Admin and the public in general is to get some new blood in here :) Old RPers are getting first dibs I think, so we'll have some vets mixin' it up with the new folk.

I've compiled a list of people interested with possible characters. http://www.paradigm-city.net/m-3/id-798/#num798 (on Page4) ... I'll add Tifaria and Gummi to the list (I don't think anyone's asked for Angel or Beck...or Emilia Townshend ::) )


*edit*
Alright, I've updated the cast list. We have five major characters that need definite players:
>> Schwarzwald (Hobodoken and Ghost of Ember need to figure this out)
>> Roger Smith (if Ghost of Ember's not Crispy, then Stryker and he need to solve this)
>> R. Dorothy Wayneright
>> Norman Burg
>> Alex Rosewater

I think we also need confirmation on a few characters from their original players (whether or not they'll do them still):
>> Alan Gabriel -- Xel?
>> Roger Smith -- Stryker?
>> b-money -- Big Money?
>> Rampage -- Darkside?

I've been talking with Finale, and so far these are the only "unsure" pairings on the list. If I can get a Y/N on these sometime soon we'll then have a filled cast list and be ready for RPing. ;D

If Xel doesn't come back as Alan I shall CRY and it will not be pretty.  

Best not make Tifaria cry, fellow old people. Awww... so again, all the fun people are taken. All right, I guess I'm out, original characters don't seem the most conducive to a storyline with as much canon as Big O.
War.

I concur. Alan is a go.

All sorts of old people and veterans be coming out of the woodwork. Hot damn! Are we going to go on "back in my day" rants?
War.

OMG I <3 YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW, XEL.  

We had the BACK IN MY DAY rants on AIM that one day when the old place closed down.

So? This is a new place, we should have loads of back in the day tales.
War.

I think it'd be best for the RPG if we got this set up and started before college/school starts up again... which gives us only a couple of weeks.

We need to contact the people on the list I mentioned and see if we can get a new Dorothy and Rosewater (Norman too)... if need be I could take a crack at pulling double-duty and be Alex too for a while. >_>

We also need to figure out when we're setting this. Should we start it at approximately the same place as last time? -> A little before Big Fau appears.

I'm seriously ¯(°_o)/¯ about this and most other things right now, if I do participate it'll be sporadic and non plot essential, probably yes with b-money and it will most assuredly happen when you least expect it!

Well, I'd likely be in if I could either come up with a decent Original Character or... meh. I'll probably just read it.
War.

I wouldn't mind a more general RP, since I haven't seen a lot of Big O and its Tomatas. But I do have an important subject to point out, would Anthropomorphic characters be okay for a general RP? I mean, it would be fine if it couldn't be but I am just asking, I am fine either way.

Sorry dude, but this is for the Big Oh-RPG... can't have furries runnin' around. There's a lot of Big O fans here since we've all pretty much come over from Paradigm-City Forums... so that's why we're doin this (again).

If you wanna try startin up a different RP, I don't think anyone will have a problem with that 8) You just gotta make a different thread for it. >_>

Honestly, I probably can't come up with something as complicated as a story for an RP, I can probably shell out some ideas but that's it. Maybe I will make a new thread but its not any time soon, I have a lot of things to do as is. Thanks for the idea though.

WELL I <3 YOU TOO, TIF.

ghjkghjkd I wanna start nowwwww. I'll leave the logistics to you guys, though, but put my name in the "supportive of a new storyline" hat too.

Yeah, I'm definitely okay with a new story as well, from the same time line as before.  

Also!  I hope no one feels discouraged from using original characters!  Personally I think they can be done well as long as they're plausible.  Like, random Union agents, tomatoes, Paradigm Corp. employees, etc.  There's tons of people you could be, long as it makes sense for that type of character to be there.  'Cause I'm pretty sure none of us would hesitate to tell you that your character seems out of place or is getting a little too crazy or whatever.  

Also also!  Who is playing who again?  Which characters are still open?  Someone take them!  

Actually, yeah. I, for one, would really really like to see more Union agents. There's so much room for them, too! I would PERSONALLY rather see the types you listed get adequately filled up before we get too many Originals of Staggering Importance signing on, but that's just my feeling. Listen to Finale and not me, guys, what he says goes! 8O

More like Roland Bustems please.






XD

If I join, I'll just be an android cop.
Who occasionally pilots giant robots.

^.^ Okay! I'm glad to be Emilia again. I really did become attached to her. Now I feel that my writing will be a lot better ( I think I started playing Emilia when I was fifteen!) I think I'm going to put up an edited character description soon. ;) She'll be the same character but I want to flesh her out just a tad more. Make her more like a character that would exist in the Big-O universe! I'm really pumped about this New "The Big-Oh" RP!

For the moment, I shall repost the cast list.... once it's finalized, it might be a good idea to have it edited into the first post >.>

We still need a Dorothy, Norman, and Alex Rosewater. And since these characters are vital to the plot at the moment, I've added a "Minor Characters" list.

Main Cast

Roger Smith -- Stryker
R. Dorothy Wayneright -- Gummi (for now)
Norman Burg -- Dungeonmaster (aka Vegeta)
Alex Rosewater -- evanASF27 (for now)
Dan Dastun -- evanASF27
Beck Gold -- Tifaria
Schwarzwald/Michael Seebach -- Hobodoken/The Ghost Of Ember ?????
Angel -- Tifaria
Alan Gabriel -- Xel
Vera Ronstadt -- Big Finale


Minor Characters
***Can be used by anyone if need be. No assigned player, for the time being.***
Big Ear
Gordon Rosewater
R. Frederick O'Reilly
R-D

Original Characters

Julia Marcato -- Rev
Snake Marcato -- snakemarcato13
Amelia Seebach (she's TOTALLY canon) -- (Pen?)
Rampage -- (Darkside?)
Emilia Townshend -- Gummi
b-money -- Big Money
Jim, Laura, Kaisera, Greystar -- Jim Starluck
GAT -- Mike

Others interested with no characters [yet]
-- Citizen Nine
-- Bllue
-- D


@ Mike -- You bringing "GAT" back, eh? Just to be sure, does he have a new name or is it still GAT?

I don't know, I might think of a new name. Or not. Laziness tends to be a driving force with me.

Crap, sorry, got completely caught up in other things. So Roger *IS* taken? So me and Hobo got to throw down for crispy. Pistols at dawn it was? Hobo, I don't suppose you have some kind of messenger service so we can talk about this jazz?

Is Stryker really on for Roger? I thought his availability was dubious at best.

I know Finale has said Stryker would be doing it, and allegedly he's the account Roger Smith here.

I'd say he should, yaknow, post here to lay claim to it and suchwhat.

That I do agree with. It'd reassure me a lot to know that he's in for sure. :O

@ Xel, and Hobo
Well, both Finale and myself have talked to him, and he seems pretty adamant about reprising his role of Negotiator. From what I've gotten, his work schedule's been rough so he's only posted when there was a need to. I don't think he'll be going Fallen Phoenix on us quite yet, ::)


Side Note: ...isn't there anyone who'd be interested in playing Dorothy or Rosewater?! :X

As I said once, Evan, I will be willing to try Alex as well IF AND ONLY IF we can't find anyone willing to take him.

Ooh.. SO tempted to give up one of my characters for Dorothy.  But I really love Angel and Beck.  Finale doesn't want to reprise Alex?  Has anyone gotten a hold of Pen?  

Tif, do not you DARE give up Beck. 8O

I would very much enjoy Finale's reprisal as Alex too, but I don't know what we can do about that. D:

Well, that settles that!  Someone else take Dorothy, for cryin' out loud.  She's the LEAD FEMALE.  You'd think someone would jump at her!

Ya know what? Screw it... I'LL take Alex. I've been pitted against him long enough in the MFL to have picked up a thing or two 8) Gonna be weird with the friction between Dastun and Paradigm Corp...
Still, if anyone wants Alex Rosewater, I'll be willin to give him up.


That leaves us with a person needed for Dorothy, and possibly Norman... unless we want to relegate Norman to the "Minor Characters" bin. :-/

NORMAN IS A BUTLER WITH A MINIGUN. You don't dare relocate that to "Minor Character" on my watch. I'LL take him, so long as I get a chance to use the minigun goodness.
War.

Ah, I see!  We've been going about recruiting all wrong!

Dorothy is boring!  Put her in the minor characters bin!  No one likes her!

There, all better.

Any takers?  Anyone?  Bueller?

No promises on that, tho. Norman wasn't in too much of the action last time, if I remember correctly... plus, he's usually the calm, prim and proper butler... heck even in the manga he only used a machine gun as a last resort.

But if you're adamant about being Norman, I'll put you on the list :)

*also places Dorothy on Minor Characters list ;) *

ilol'd

Sooo... 'sup guys?  We starting this thing yet?  Still don't have a Dorothy?  Is Pen coming back?  Schwarzwald settled?  Etc, etc?        

Not that I'm impatient or anything.  

I've yet been able to find Pen online. Believe me, if I saw her online, I'd ask about it. :-/ So, as of right now, we *still* don't have a Dorothy. (And Finale's AWOL O.o)

Ditto on the Schwarzwald question.... have you two settled that out yet? :P


I'm all for BSin' it until we get ourselves a Dorothy (like have Dorothy be under repair or...outta town...or something...I dunno). Or perhaps, Dorothy's been kidnapped!? =O

Either way we slice it, I (and we) wanna start this thing...posthaste.

Well, that sucks.  I really liked Amelia Seebach.

Y'know.. that could actually work with Dorothy.  Just start the story without her.  She doesn't even have to be kidnapped/missing at first.  She could just be gone and if/when someone ends up taking her, let them decide where she's been the whole time.  

 I really don't mind taking on Dorothy. I'll take her for the time being, just to get the ball rolling. If someone else comes along who wants to be Dorothy, then I'll hand the character over to them. The only reason I'm a little weary when it comes to Dorothy is that I've always found it very difficult to write her (but I think I could pull it off). I do love Dorothy plus I've been meaning to rewatch my Big-O dvds so my Dorothy shouldn't be too far off.  If there is anyone else who REALLY wants to play I have no problem with sharing. :)

Or we could even do what Tifaria suggested, just have her get kidnapped. Either way would work.

*runs into room before heading to dinner*

*skids to a stop*

okay-now-we've-got-a-Dorothy-LET'S-START-THIS-SUMMAB*^&H!!! *prods Finale at 88mph*

*zips on back to eating dinner* @.@

Yay! So it's settled! Let's RP! ;D

Okay- I'm sort of updating Emilia Townshend's backstory just a tad. First of all (the who weird alias thing-gone-she's just going to start off as Emilia Townshend.

So just for my own personal reference here is the character sheet/bio for Emilia Townshend.

Useless info-
Emilia Townshend
22 years old (I'm making her a college grad as opposed to a teenager I felt like she came off as a whiny teen sometimes...lol but I guess then I was a whiny teen.)
Hair: Brunette (naturally pale blonde)
Eyes: Brown
Birthdate: May 13th
Height: 5'3
Biography-

Emilia Townshend has lived a priviledged life within the confines of her golden prison. She is the picture or better stated the "example" of  an ideal youth in Paradigm. Emilia is the progeny of Thomas Townshend, one of Alex Rosewater's faithful disciples. Because of her father's profession, Emilia is monitored, well practically stalked, by armed guards wherever she goes. She accepts that with the declining state of the city it is perhaps nessecary, if annoying. She doesn't question her father's motives till she discovers that there indeed may be another reason why he protects her so. At this revelation she decides to cast off her father's protection and takes to the streets alone in search of the past, specifically, her mother's origin.

Emilia doesn't remember much about that fateful evening in which her mother suddenly ceased to exist in her world, only that her father clung to Emilia as if she were his last salvation and with this he abruptly ended her childhood.

Emilia is no wided-eyed youth. She is highly intelligent (even if it does make her pompous at times), and not quick to make a judgements. She is an indesicive character especially when it comes to her relationships with others. Emilia is a graduate of Paradigm University and her father plans to further her into law school. Emilia reasons that the law is basically what Paradigm Corp. decides the law is. She doesn't agree with her father or his precious Paradigm. For long she had enjoyed the life it had given to her, but if what she believes is correct...Paradigm also cost her a mother.

I've started things off with a possible future plot device... but no "serious" upsets (yay!) ^^;; Just like last time, feel free to post turns and interactions until some sort of plot starts forming... we're shootin' from the hip like always ::)

Whoo!  Sweet.  I'm going to re-watch a few episodes later, I think, before I post anything.  There's a couple of things I need to refresh my memory on before I write.   :)  

Hey, Gummi, did you want to keep the backstory between Emilia and Beck?  I rather liked it, myself, but it's up to you.  It doesn't even have to come into play until later, since I'm not sure if/when the two of them will meet up this time.  

<_<  Didn't notice that.  Yeah, I've got AIM, and YIM, though I never use that.  Name: Retiosanti

Yes, I diffenately want to keep the backstory between Emilia & Beck, or at least some sort of relationship or attraction between them...I also liked their dynamic. ^.^ I feel that we can diffenately do something interesting with it now that we've already laid the groundwork.

Sweet.  I like Emilia.

I'm working on a post, I swear, there's just a few things I can't make up my mind on yet.   >:(

Awesome posts Tifaria and Evan! Excellent I think this beginning is even stronger than our first, RP! I posted, it's a little angsty...haha but I wanted something a little more dramatic. I'll expand a little more and start writing for Dorothy a little later.

Exactly what timeframe are we looking at again? I mean, when is this starting off? Just so I know what has and hasn't happened yet.

CRAP!!!! WE STARTED AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT!!!

OH NOES!!!!

*grabs brain and starts engaging it*

Ooh, Gummi, Emilia is very fiesty!  :D  


I believe it's basically any time before Big Fau shows up, so somewhere around episodes 18-19-ish.  I'm assuming, for my own purposes, that Beck has broken out of prison again, but the events of episode 18 haven't occurred.  

Talked to Evan last night; he said it was before "Stripes." So I guess Beck just escaped from the police van or something.



Because really, how could we pass up the opportunity to tease him about RX-3's demise? :P

So, wait, profile format?

Ooh, good point.  I think I'm going to edit my post a little to reflect this.  



Hahahaha, so true!  I do delight in other characters harassing Beck.  Especially Alan.  

Be careful what you wish for~ :3

For D...
New/original characters require a profile for referencing... we didn't touch on this since uhh, we thought people had seen the old thread on PCF. <_< (actually we forgot)

It's a basic profile...

NAME:
AGE:
HEIGHT:
HAIR:
EYES:
((Any other misc. factoids related to physical appearance, such as: cybernetic body parts [lol, Alan], impaired vision, typical wardrobe, limp, etc.))

Biography:
((A brief description of your character's history. Important defining events in their life, personality traits, occupation, etc.))


Umm... I'm going to go out on a limb here, but I think it'd be best that if/when a character is introduced whom is a Dominus/Domina (who can operate a megadeus or has one) that it be mentioned in the initial profile. We don't want anything be over-powered or a "surprise", lest this becomes the MFL, but at the same time we want to have an idea of if it'll be possible to throw another megadeus into the RP. As said before, it's not that we SHUN megadeus fights, it's just that we focus more on the human and film noir aspect of the series.

Muahaha.  I am SO wishing for that.  There wasn't enough Alan/Beck harassment last time.  

Also:  I second everything that Evan said about introducing new Dominuses/Dominas.  

Jim will be my only Dominus this time 'round, and I think it was obvious enough. ;)

Yah we wouldn't want me to bring in Zenigata now :P

Gummi -- I DEMAND that you PM me about how drop-dead gorgeous Emilia is what Emilia's father does (lol). Just in case you were thinkin of having him meet up with Rosewater, I wanna know wtf to write! XD (I haven't figured out what exactly is goin on at the meeting with Dastun... so...uhh...yah, don't count on me tying 8 and 8 together to make Eighty-Eight)


((...the consequences could be disastrous!...))

So wait, if it's sometime before Stripes doesn't that mean that for all intents an purposes Schwarzwald is already dead? (Well, there's the Ghost in the Machine bit with Big Duo, but a character who is essentially just a Megadeus doesn't exactly lend to much to do.)

Technically (as in according to Angel in Act17), he was already dead. He's a frakkin mummy!

Not even continuity can stop Schwarzwald. Now someone WILL play him or GTFO. (lmao)

If/when b-money comes around he will not have a robot, no.

My character will be a cop. He may or may not have a robot.
...probably not. But he will get to drive a tank and use weaponry too heavy for normal people to use due to his androidism.

i know i only posted once here so far, but i do appreciate my offer to participate being completely ignored. i want to play, but i don't know who to be... i sound like a whiney witch right now.

Wellll... seems to me the place to start is to pick a character. :X Can't exactly participate if you haven't done that.

Bllue you are more than welcome to play R. Dorothy Wayneright. I love R. Dorothy but I already am RPing as an original character so I don't mind. If you want her just say the word and she's yours. You'd be a very welcome addition. Please just let me know if you want to play her, before I finish writing up my post for her.  :)

NAME: Harold Werrington
AGE: 35
HEIGHT: 6'
HAIR: Black
EYES: Brown
He wears a sharp black suit with a matching (and reversible to yellow) fedora, in the casual manner befitting anyone in Paradigm who does not have to scrounge for a living. He conceals a special spring mechanism loaded with a camera and a loaded handgun, both ready to jump out of his shirt and into his hands at a moments notice. His shoes are somewhat odd looking, being that they are actually extensions of his prosthetic legs, and as such let Werrington survive drops from heights that would normally cause death. His gait is unnaturally smooth, given his enhancements, but he speaks with a harsh baritone. Glasses adorn his face at all times, betraying his myopia.
When he gets a little...restless he dons a black suit with a big, bulky brown trenchcoat (fireproof, always a plus), black gloves (fingerprintless), a gasmask (with optional hookup to an air tank), and a flamethrower, while wearing his hat reversed. His legs extend, giving him a much more imposing appearance and helping to avoid any suspicion to his alter ego.

Biography:
This guy, this guy Harold is what you would call a gumshoe, a Private Eye who looks every bit the part, just like you'd imagine. He was born 35 years ago outside the domes, heir to a few Memories of a long dead time. By a long succession of lucky coincidences (those rare, unplanned coincidences) he joined and rose up the ranks of the Military Police, He became a detective, weeding through rings of underground criminals to find the exact moment to bust them. All the while, he aspired to find some crucial memory of the past, something worth hunting down. In time, he grew tired of the rather meaningless cases they assigned him to, so he left the MP to start a private business.

Affairs and corrupt MP's were the main subjects of his investigation, but on occasion he got jobs dealing with things prior to the Event. In these cases, he mostly did the things negotiators didn't (or couldn't) do. He was good guy, slightly compulsive over cleanliness, and clients trusted him completely, which let him in on more information than they would have yielded if he was still a detective on the payroll of the Corporation.

Near the beginning of his private run, he followed the stories of reporter Michael Seebach, even up to the point he degenerated into increasingly mad ravings (picked up via connections with Seebach's colleagues) . Harold was fed up with the relative apathy towards what happened 40 years ago, and was sympathetic to his cause. His hate would not manifest, kept quiet by his awareness of the danger dissent could cause to come to him.

He was shadowing a man to a party on the request of the man's wife, who had suspicions of infidelity. The man ran off almost instantly with a woman, confirming the wife's fears, and Harold tailed them, camera in hand, taking some of the most incriminating pictures ever taken in Paradigm. Meanwhile, a massive battle raged, with the condition of total annihilation to count for victory. The adulterers made their way into a building pretty far from the one they were in, and a good run was had. This couple didn't miss a beat, and Harold followed them into it and up to its highest floor. Once he was satisfied with the pictures, he made for the lower floors. Per chance, something caught his eye out the window. It was the Black Megadeus struggling with the Red one, distant but still very much visible. Harold was on the sixth floor when a bright light filled the dome, and it was either instinct or Memory that figured jumping out the window to the next building was safer than remaining.

The blast struck the building as he left it, killing the couple under investigation. Harold smashed into the window of the next building in searing pain consuming him, but that feeling was dwarfed with relief of not being dead. As soon as he managed strength enough to get up, he failed. He looked down to his legs, seeing burnt stumps. Gone with the blastwave, vaporized from the heat.

Like any person of sound mind and body, he fainted. He was found later that day by Military Policemen, and was snuck into the Paradigm Corporation's research labs with the salvage of Big Duo, and someone found use for an unconscious, paraplegic human. Gave him new legs, and made him a hard choice. Pay us a pretty penny, or work for us.

Naturally, the engineers at Paradigm weren't very good at estimation, and Harold managed to pay them. And leave a tip. The legs were maintenance free, but he asked for some modifications and repair equipment, just in case.

So, with new legs on hand (foot?), Harold resumed his work. A job brought him back to the still wrecked dome, with a gasmask and trenchcoat to keep out the more dangerous gases out of his lungs and the more annoying debris off him. Runaway kid, might be hiding out in one of the buildings near the crater. He systematically checked off every one in the perimeter, one by one, until he got back to the one he lost his legs in. Glass on the floor, broken window, add two and two and you get four. He blacked out, and when he woke up he was asleep in his office. He listened to the radio, and realized a week had passed. More importantly, denizens of the domes were having their places of residence torched. They described the perp as a tall fellow with a gasmask on, carried a big thing that spit something flammable out, and he snuck around, broke into peoples houses, and charred the place. He didn't leave anything burning, he saw it through that everyone was toasted. He got a few requests from the victims, and a few from the MP's, but he couldn't do anything. Other than eye witness accounts and some slight scrapes along a charred floor, there was no lead to go on.

He blacked out again, this time for a day, and when he arose he found more job offers lined up to catch the bastard. It didn't take long for him to piece the blackouts to the arson, he wasn't one for denial. He scoured his things, looking for things that matched the perp's appearance. Bingo, coat, mask, gloves, and flamethrower. He put it on, deciding to save himself the trouble of bothering himself to dress himself for getting himself into trouble, thereby provoking himself to look for himself while eluding himself. It came almost instantly, and when he came to a note was in his hand, written with immaculate penmanship, completely different from his own.

"I hope I'm not too much of a bother. Don't worry about the fire, I'm not frying any more bacon. If you can find what I'm after, I'll leave you alone. One of these Bigs has got to show."


So Harold began, looking for another of those machines from long ago. On occasion, his other part takes over to look personally, but these instances are becoming increasingly rare. But nothing's ever really hard to find in Paradigm.

Oh gosh!

I didn't post anything here in so long, I'm so sorry! I've been so wrapped up in photography stuff that'd I'd forgotten. Snake called me yesterday and told me that someone actually started a new RP! :] Ah! I'm already so behind!

So I thought I'd stop by and check it out--Snake and I are debating on using Julia and Snake again...but it's not certain. Uhm, can someone p.m. me or something with a summary of something that's happened? Ahhh...I'm so sorry! T_T

*sigh*

Later days,
Rev

ehhh....not much has happened. Just introductions. We haven't even made it to page 2, so you have not all that much to read. (As a note: Jim's post is a flashback).

Bllue, I apologize, would you still like to be Angel?  I noticed you expressed an interest in her, but I got the impression you had decided not to when I asked to be her.   :B  

But if not, like I said before, there's all sorts of ways you could introduce an original character.  I think Xel said she'd like to see more Union agents, as would I.  There's also Paradigm employees, Military Police, androids, random people with Memories/Roger's clients, or even just innocent bystanders who get caught up in things.  I don't want anyone to feel like they can't participate just because  the characters from the anime are taken.  

D8

...well, I guess as long as you're still Beck... :<

Bwahaha, I'll always be Beck.  Even if you replace me, I shall come in the night and post anyway!   ;D  

Don't get me wrong, I love Angel and I love playing her, but I feel a bit rude now about just showing up after not being here for so long and snatching up two characters.  

Psst, Gummi! Vegeta took Norman.

Which means you need to edit in about 5 different scenes featuring a machine gun, 9mm pistols, and at least one elephant gun.

"Shame on you, Doc! Huntin' rabbits with an elephant gun!"

Okay I finished editing...I'm going to add a little more later. Sorry about that, thought Norman was one of character that could be used in any post. Sorry  :B

Due to circumstances beyond my control, Harold's introduction and, by extension, my involvement in the role play will be severely limited.

soz guys

Aww, lame.  =/  Well, take care of yourself first, that's more important.  

So how 'bout actually posting summore, guys? :X Let's doooo it.

Well, I was waiting to see what Bllue said about Angel, but, um.. I guess I'll wait another day maybe and then post again?  I have an Angel/Beck thing I've been working on, but I can't decide whether to post it now or wait and see if anyone else's posts will change things.   :-/

DOOOOMSDAYAVERTED

I'd be posting another Rosewater/Dastun thing at the moment... but I've been pretty busy getting back into the swing of things at college. Expect something from me a little later in the week.

Ya darn college kids!  Don't you have your priorities straight?   :P  

He's young and dumb, Tifaria, forgive him his slight against the RP.
War.

Ah, true, true.  Oh, how I miss being young and silly.  Wait... no I don't.

I enjoy writing Beck/Angel scenes way too much.  Now someone else post!  Nooow.   >:(

I have something I've been working on... the second half of the flashback (you didn't think it would end there, did you?) and some new stuff tying it into current events. Not quite ready yet, but I'll try to get it finished later today (Thursday).

Posted! ^.^ Hehe...

Whoa, Gummi.  That was pretty sweet.  

Thanks. ^.^ I couldn't really sleep till I posted that.

I'm going to roll a die in the near future, and from that roll decide who I'm going to torch first.

Torch Vera!  She likes to play with fire anyway.   :P  

Vera: [shakes fist] I vill get you for zis, you ungrateful brat! [catches fire]

I have to catch Reki online and then plan something out with her...but my computer is still not at it's home. It's been traveling for LAN parties. I'm on a friend's computer right now.

now i just feel like a fickle annoying person. tifaria, you can go ahead with angel. i've decided to use my own character. i don't have many chances to get  on, so it's not a good i dea for me to be a main character. i put the description here, right? I'll get it up when i don't fear my parents walking in any moment. and sorry for my earlier post of ungratitude, i think i was pmsing.

Aw, no worries.  I'm a girl, I understand.    :)  I believe you're right, post your character profile here before posting in the actual RP thread.  

Okay, i made a villan!
Name: Doreen Schooner
Age: Never ask a lady that *cough* 36 *Cough*
Height: 5'4"
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown (I will never make a blond)
Job: Dastun's SECRETARY!!!!! (the unsung hero-ine)
Description:
A petite women with bland taste when it comes to fashion. She wears identical suits every day to work, not that anyone notices or cares. Short brown hair is her appendage, the only thing she takes care of really well. He enssamble is normally constituded by a knee length skirt, brown or blue, and a fitted jacket, always matching the skirt, with a light colored blouse underneath. (this is how mothers should dress...) She acts as a lady should, when others are around. Not too violent, just prefers tact and stealth when kill- i mean, dealing with her targ-- enemies. antagonizers. There.
Biography:
She traveled the world in her closer to teenage years, and because of that, she considers herself enlightened. This means she is above all, though she hides this fact and walks among others pretending to be who they want her to be. then when they turn their back she runs and cleanses the world of those who would oppose her impending reign over all insects... humans.


 I will find away to make her behind every bad thing that happens, believe me, if i can post enough..

She traveled the world in her closer to teenage years <- uh, you mean Paradigm. The World does not exist for the most part.

Also... Dastun has a secretary? O.o

He does now!

Also, /agree with the bolded part.

Hi. I should be in bed, but I wanted to have some kind of avatar and say hi. I hear you're looking for a Roger Smith...

Why yes. That is correct.

And also, Vegeta informs that he's changed his mind about Norman, so given that I'm not Alex anymore, and assuming that no one else wants Norman... >_>

I thought Roger was already taken by Stryker?

Can we get another list?

If I recall correctly, and I'm certain I do, "Roger Smith" IS Stryker.

Ah, that explains it.

I'm thinking it might be a good idea to have a Cast thread, both to list who's playing which character and for posting of original character profiles for easy reference.



Edit: I've been rather distracted with various things the last several days, but will definitely get my next post written sometime this week.

Yay! Can't wait to see the Roger post. Dorothy sort of needs to know where Roger is...so I can plan accordingly. Otherwise she'll have to go on more trips to the market (hehe...) So I'm glad! :)

Man, Emilia is feisty!  Oh man, I kinda wish I hadn't sent Beck out of the room now... I'm not sure Angel can handle Emilia on her own.   :X  

Hey, where's Roger already?  

1) This RPG needs more cowbell Roger

2) Gummi + Tifa are AMAZING!! I love your posts, fellas! ^_^

3) I'm really scared to make another Alex Rosewater post... I don't wanna be screamed at by people once I reveal what was in the envelope =x Also, gotta see how this secretary and Rog thing pans out...Dastun's next move is as of now: unknown.

4) Badges?! We don't need no stinkin' badges! Jim Starluck's background is the sh**. ;D

I wholeheartedly concur.


I wholeheartedly concur again! It's really compelling stuff, guys. <3 In fact, I may have to have a certain painted stick in a snazzy hat cut in at some point, provided you're not set on things playing out a certain way... :3


Also: Alan and Alex probably should touch base at some point, given Alan's mysteeeeerious new upgrades and all.

I'd do that...but ya see...er...umm.... AIM isn't working >_> So uh... YIM? Or do you want me to BS a "How's Alan doing?" post until we can touch base?

Let's see...(this is just for personal note, since I ran out of sticky-notes)
I have to consider Alan, Emilia's Pop, Roger, and Doreen Schooner. ....Perfect.

Aww, you guys are too nice.  <3  Honestly, Xel, as far as I know we're just kind of winging it for now.  Which is to say, the appearance of a certain pinstriped guy would be just fine with me.  After all, what's little old Beck going to do now that I've sent him from the room?   ;D  

You could... or you could just PM me if you want to run anything by me. XD

Buahaha, is Harold really going after Vera?  That should be one very interesting confrontation.   :D  

Thanks for the compliments guys! ^.^ I'm really having such a great time, Tifaria writes both Beck and Angel so wonderfully that it really does feel like an episode of Big O! I really enjoyed Beck, it was just like him and I'm liking the little back story we've got going. I agree with Tifaria, now, if any, would be a great time to have a "guest" drop in.

I hope that post was pleasing to the eye.

Fwee, Tif, it begins. XD

...But it can't end for a little while. D: I'm dead tired tonight and tomorrow I'm at school for almost ten straight hours. Forgive meeee.

Also, if you want to toy with any plot stuff, feel free to IM me or drop me a PM. :3 I'd be curious to know if you had had anything particular envisioned for Angel and/or Beck...

Awww.  D:  Nah, I understand, I'm pretty beat too.  I was doing good to come up with that last post of mine.  I hadn't really envisioned anything-- I swear I'm totally making this up as I go, but I'll give it some thought tomorrow.   :)

So uuhh yah.... this thing with Gummi/Tif/Xel ROCKS....

Also, where's Roger?



Naked Schwarzwald wtf (which reminds me, I gotta ask Hobo something)



And Bllue, if you want to post for Doreen go right ahead. Now's probably the best time to introduce her into the mix, since Dastun's making his way back to HQ one way another.

I need to do a little planning at this point...should I write another response for Emilia or shall I hold off to see how the scenerio with Alan Gabriel and Beck is going to play out? I could just write up something, but it seems like Angel and Emilia are at a stalemate. Hehe. ^.^  

another thing...

I know that this question has been asked quite a few times however I think I do need Roger in order to do anything with Dorothy. Does anyone have any idea if Stryker will be joining the RP anytime soon? He was an excellent Roger, as I recall. I'd really love to see one of his posts again. Plus Dorothy sort of needs something to do.

I guess that for now we can safely assume that all this is taking place prior to twelve noon, haha. Too bad Dorothy actually decided to let Roger sleep in...look at all the action he's missing.

I think I speak for everyone when I mention just how badly I want Stryker as Roger in this thing. However, his continued absence is making me kind of nervous as to whether he's really going to be suited for the role. It'd be different if it were the likes of Alan or Dastun or Schwarzwald and so forth: they appear, by comparison, relatively infrequently in the series. But Roger's the main character. I've just become a bit concerned.

Gummi, as for your question, I'm... hmm. I guess I'm not sure if you should wait or not. XD I suppose it's your call, and maybe a thing or two will manage to develop between Beck and Alan that'll affect Emilia and Angel. Alan's trying pretty hard to get in there, after all--ostensibly to see Mr. Vanguard, who is dead. *spooky music!* Gee, I wonder if he'll make a good scapegoat for Angel. X3 I suppose it's not like him to just waltz into a library, after all.

Anyhow, I'll be cooking up a post shortly, I think, so I request brief patience if you plan to wait!~

Yeah... I have to agree with Xel in regards to our Roger.  

I love how determined Alan is to get in there!  I'm not sure how much longer Beck can/should stall him.  Gummi, I imagine Angel has her back to the door for some stupid reason, so Emilia would probably notice Alan first.  If you want to post anything for Emilia, go ahead.  I think I'm going to hold off for the time being.

Okay that sounds cool...I'll make a little post...to ease the transition a little.

As for Roger...if Stryker doesn't show then shall we have another write-off? That was an inspired idea! :)

Guys, I'm really sorry. I have a post ready to go, FINALLY, after noodling and re-reading the RP so far. It's... strange, but I spent too much time trying to come up with an intro post, and I'm not all that happy with it, but it does sort of justify Roger being absent. I hope it pleases. Promise, I'll be here every day from now on that things are cooking.

I'll stick it in when it doesn't look like it'll interrupt anything.

Tifaria, Gummi, would either of you mind if I had one of my as-yet unintroduced characters wander into the library scene? He'll be a student at the university, and so engrossed in the book he's reading that he won't notice the confrontation right away.

Hurrah, it's Stryker! Honestly, I think you could go on and post it any time you wanted to... or maybe wait for a particularly tense moment, or a lull, for that stylish narrative touch. X3 Really, though, any Rogerpost is a good Rogerpost!

In response to Jim Starluck,

Well I think you could introduce the character as being outside the library or going to the library, however no matter how engrossed one is in a book I highly doubt that anyone could miss two women arguing about memories over the corpse of the librarian. I guess it's possible that the library is just really huge. hehe...I'm feeling bad for poor Mr.Vanguard about now. That's just my guess, I'll go with what Tifaria and Xel think, though.

P.S.

 Yay, Stryker! I can actually RP as Dorothy, now! ^____^

I don't really mind.  I do agree that we've been pretty noisy so far, so it might be difficult to not notice all the commotion unless your guy is a total space case (which is entirely possible).  

Thanks guys. I really missed these RPs with all of you. And what you wrote so far is so good as always. And Beck/Angel scenes are always a treat. Alan, go easy on those two, we need them around for upcoming events. ;D

*laughs!*  I'll be ending my post where it is so anyone there, Dorothy, Norman or whoever can intervene if they want. And if no one is doing Norman, I'll be happy to play him, but I'll wait for word from Gummi if she wants to have Dori pop in the scene immediately.

^.^ Well I'm just happy to have you back, Stryker. Dorothy doesn't need to get in the scene right away. I'm just going to wait to see what you post first, that way I have an idea of what to do with Dottie.  :)

Well, since it seems like a rather quiet night, I'll go ahead and post so Roger can get involved in something, and it does look like things are getting interesting.

And... as usual, I make up for what I lack in talent with length.  :P

A note to other players: I actually looked at a map of Manhattan. The corner of West 122nd and Claremont Ave is on the upper west side, only a block away from the campus of Columbia University, which I figure would be a logical site for Paradigm University. ;)

Thank you for looking that up, Jim Starluck. It is the ideal place for Paradigm University.  :) Especially nice because I just found a pic of the Low Memorial Library which is pretty similar to what we were describing in the RP.

(http://www.nyu.edu/classes/finearts/nyc/morningside/image/columbia1.JPG)

Here's an interior shot of the building...although in this pic they seem to have been having a banquet. However it's a nice reference. I love the architecture.

(http://www.morningside-heights.net/uncatalogued/contemporary/columbia_low_library_interior_banquet.jpg)

Ya-ho! I've done it~. Sorry for the wait. D:

And, I realize, sorry to you as well, Starluck, for not having acknowledged Michale yet. I mean, I suppose Alan wouldn't bother to take much notice anyway, but. He might have to slink further to the action. XD

I kinda figured that everyone might just blink at him and then ignore him and go back to what they were doing anyway. :P

Ahahaha, that's probably true. XD

I was thinking maybe Beck would acknowledge Michale, since he's kind of.. not really in the action as of yet.  

Xel, I love that little bit of flashback.  :D  And now I'm trying to think of what Angel might have said.  

I shall try and post late(r) tonight!  

I think the implication's that "Stop right there, Alan!" IS what she said.

Yeah, that's what I figured as well. A nice line to tie flashback into the present.

Hey Gummi, I'd like to work out a kind of collab with you and Big F since we're all in the same room together. I might hash out a basic scene with Roger's lines and PM it to you. Although I'm actually chatting with Mr Big on IM right now.

Ding ding ding! You and Finale got it! And why, thank you. :D

Oh.  Well, now I feel dumb.  ;_;  I was making it harder than it was.  Oops. 

Aw. XD; Don't feel dumb~

I'm really finding myself enjoying flashbacks a lot. I think we should make this a pattern for the future.

Sounds good! ^.^ Just PM them to me.

Would it be in poor taste to have Michale walk back into the middle of the library scene and trip over Mr. Vanguard's body? :P

 :o Um...I hate to say this but...yes. I don't think that he'd manage to find himself walking over to the epicenter of all the action and tripping over the corpse. I think it's a little more plausible that he may stop reading and notice that something is going on, or he may recognize Emilia or something along those lines.  :) I mean it would make sense for him to react and maybe call the cops.


Hehe...yeah...poor Vanguard...I'm starting to think the poor guy isn't going to get a proper burial ever.

I have made my return!

Anyway, I had a musing a few weeks ago.

I remember that someone declared this to be before Stripes, and I bought a Big-O DVD that has...Crap I forgot the names of two of the episodes...One was the one with Freddy, and the other was with the Japanese Backbot. The last on the DVD...Stripes.

Anyway, yeah, I've been not at my computer lately, but have, though in small amounts, been trying to come up with something to get myself going in the RP. I need to call Reki...erm, Rev... again. I haven't called her in a while. Been busy, and I'm still not used to the fact that most of my friends are in school now.

At any rate, I am alive and kicking.

Idly, if you guys in the library are waiting for Michale to do something, don't bother. He's going to be completely oblivious for several in-character minutes while he's looking through books. He'll only notice what's going on when either A: he finds the books he's looking for and goes to try and leave with them, or B: something happens that he can't possibly ignore (like, say, a gun going off).

Good luck, considering that the pages are BLANK!!! :P

1) ....don't librarys not exist in Paradigm? Memories = verboten.

2) I'm gonna have to give up Dastun and Alex Rosewater for indeterminate length of time (probably a month or so). I've got a lot on my plate, and personal things to sort out.  Finale's agreed to take on Rosewater, so I guess Dastun is up for grabs for the moment.... which I really dislike since I had something planned.... F%$& it :'(

I hate my life.

Hey, I didn't invent the library, I'm just using it. Plus if Memories = verboten how come they keep cropping up so often in the show?

That sucks, evan.  :(  Hope everything works out okay.

As far as the library goes, I would guess that 99% of the books in there were written after the Event of forty years ago, so it's more of a research library and doesn't house much fiction.  Maybe.  I'm just guessing here. 

Also, I don't know how seriously you all take the manga, but in it they actually have what they call a "memory bank" or something like that.  People store their memories there (how, I don't know), and can retrieve them like you would with a bank account.  Or something.  I'll have to reread that bit.  Anyway, my point being, it's not entirely implausible for a library of memories to exist, depending on how much you believe the manga overlaps the anime.  *shrug*  But in our case, seeing as no one from the Paradigm Co. had come to retrieve any books prior to finding out that Vanguard had some memories, I think it's safe to say that any other memories in the library are either very well hidden, or there simply aren't any others in there.  If it were full of nothing but memories, the Paradigm Co. would have already taken them all away, wouldn't they?  Or Angel would already have had them, or something.  There would have been no books there at all, is what I'm saying.   

Personally, I figured it was Xel/Alan's move next, but it only made sense for someone to acknowledge Michale, even if he's off in Lala Land. 

And don't forget, it's actually said on the show (I missed this the first couple times, though) that Angel's favorite book is apparently The Wizard of Oz. That'd support the notion that SOME old books are intact.


Oh, is it? XD I'll get on that soon, then. Hopefully tonight, if I'm not too bogged down with homework.

I'm guessing that since it's a university the books there are research books, they are for instruction or, like Tifaria already mentioned, written after the event forty years ago (maybe even sponsored propoganda for Paradigm Corp).

I DEED EET. Sorry it took a lot longer than I said it would. D:

You've run into a bit of a snag now, ladies. X3

OH SNAP.  Xel, you evil, evil genius.  That was beautiful. 

I'm sorry, but I'm backing out for obvious reasons. I can't find time to be on with out the constant vigilance of overprotective parents enought to type a short. Gomen ne. after all the whining i did. i'll read, but not add. so i'm sorry, don't excpect too much from me.

Sorry to hear that, Bllue. 

Hey, Xel, stupid question, but has Alan actually escaped, or is he still perched there on the window about to?  Angel's not going to be able to stop him, but I just want to make sure before I post again. 

You can play it any way you like, Tif. I left it so you guys would have an opportunity to react to the things that he said, but really, he doesn't have much else to do in that scene. You could even play out his departure, if you wanted to.

Stupid Military Police!  They only show up when you really don't need them to.  :P  I'm going to have to do some thinking before I post again.  There's no way Beck and Angel would let themselves get caught, I'm just not sure how they'll get out, either.

Oh, also!  Are we on the ground floor of the library?  I was assuming we were for some reason, but I'm not sure. 

Oh yeah...sorry.  :-[ I was just trying to think of ways to move the action along and let Jim Starluck in a little, but yes, I believe they are on the ground floor.

All I ask of you two is that you not have the action brush past Michale, because he's going to blurt out that he's found a Memory as soon as they ask what he's up to. :D

Oh no, I'm not complaining!  It's a great idea for the MP to show up, I'm just not sure what to do next.  In fact, if either of you guys wants to post something, go for it.  I'm always afraid that I'm posting too often anyway. 

And don't worry, Michale will get caught up in things whether he likes it or not.  :P

Just to let you guys know, I'm noodling something with Big F and possibly Gummi if Dorothy wakes up. I don't want to interrupt this action though! *eats popcorn*

And Tif, no one would ever accuse you of posting too often!  :D

Yes...Dorothy is going to wake up...she's suffering from a little bit of an *overload* hehe. Well anyways just let me know. :)

Tifaria- Actually, I'm not sure of what to post myself, yet. :) Hehe...I think that I could do a little "bridge" post, Emilia might recognize Michale and ask him if there is anyway out of the library (to avoid getting caught). Do you think that would be okay?

Gummi:  Go right ahead!   :)  If you need to incorporate Beck and Angel in any way, feel free.  I'm actually going on a last minute out of town trip for work (not as exciting as it sounds, alas), so I'll be unavailable Monday-late Thursday if you need to use them in any posts between now and then.  If I don't get to post tonight/tomorrow, it'll be next weekend before I can do anything. 

I tried...it's not the best but I hope it helps. Thank you for giving me permission to use Angel & Beck but no one can write them like you, Tifaria...so I basically just give Beck one expletive and pretty much left it alone.  :)

Ooh, now, an exciting escape! Yes? :D

Shame Evan's not actually playing Dastun anymore.

Whoo!  I do love a good escape.  I guess it's up to Michale now?  I honestly can't think of a way out of there other than a secret passage or something like that. 

Is anyone else going to take over Dastun until Evan comes back?  If he comes back?   :'(

You aren't getting rid of me that easily. 8)

Sorry for lack of postage, but I'm having trouble thinking of how Michale could help them escape. Will try to come up with something soon-ish.

Yay! Dastun! ^.^ Nice post, Evan!

I have no idea if this is actually the case at the school we're using as a model for Paradigm University, but we had tunnels like this when I was at Ohio State... I could go clear from my dorm room to the dining hall at the end of the block, only going outside for a brief section between buildings.

D'oh!  I wish I'd thought of that.  The school I went to also has tunnels like that, but only certain buildings are connected. 

Hmm, I wonder if somewhere in there, the tunnels at Paradigm University connect to the other Underground..?  If so, we're in trouble.   :D

...Say yes. That would be so brilliant.

That would indeed be brilliant.

All in favor?

Okay, amidst doing roleplaying elsewhere that takes two posts and work, I remembered that I've been meaning to make a return to the RP. I still haven't done it. I started it, but lost my train of thought.

Screw it. I'll just do an intro post and go to the Speakeasy...when I get around to finishing what I started.

I am most definitely in favor.  :D 

Sorry, Jim, I was making the tunnel thing harder than it is.  :P  Hope you don't mind me ushering everyone out of the room!  You and Gummi feel free to write dialogue for Angel and Beck if you need to in any of your posts, or we could work on a collaborative type thing if you guys would rather.   :)

I think a collaborative effort would turn out phenomenal!

It's all fine by me, Tif...

...except Michale never actually told them his name, so why is Beck calling him "Mickey?" :P

CRAP, I SUCK.  I'll edit my post.   :-X  I swear I'm not usually this scatterbrained when writing my posts. 

Idly question, guys... what time of day would you say it is? Because they're going to come out awfully close to where Laura and Jim are supposed to be meeting later in the night.

Don't suppose we could have them get lost for a few hours? :P

It's entertaining to see your thought processes...

I'm still around, after a fashion. It's been kind of a hectic and mind numbing two weeks. I think Big Finale is waiting on me to chat out some RP stuff for a collab. I might be around tomorrow night for that, or whatever.

Uh... guys? It's either Tifaria's or Gummi's turn...

Sorry...I guess I'll go...I've been a little wrapped up in a few essays for school. I'll write a post up soon. I was sort of waiting to see Roger Smith's post, than go from there.

That's partially my fault. I've been getting distracted with other things (Jim would know what I'm specifically talking about), and I haven't done much on collabing.

Hey, guys.  Sorry I haven't been active lately.  Some real-life things have been sort of a mess lately, so I haven't been very motivated to write.  I'll try and finish something up here soon, though. 

Okay, this is like the 18th time I've said it. Someone prompt me to stop being so lazy!

I'm going to start this...umm...in a few hours...I have to work...

Dammit!

I'm such a loser. I was all "OOOOOOOO", now i'm all, "euhhhhhhhh".

So Many RPs for me going on, but my vampire one slowed down, so I'm going to leave this tab front and center so that I remember to actually type up the post to get myself going finally.

I'd love to jump into a Big O RP, if at all possible. It's been a while since I've role played, but I think I have generally good enough writing skills to do so again.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen much of the second season yet, but perhaps if someone filled me in or if I read up on wikipedia or something I could be well enough informed. If you're not in a position to accept new RPers though, that's fine. Just throwing it out there. o 3o

I don't see why we'd be accepting new people...

*I* don't see why *not.* Not so much has happened that someone new couldn't be introduced. And given the lack of activity lately, I for one would *welcome* additional players.

I concur with Jim, though I omit the lack-of-activity part, because that'd be really hypocritical of me. >_>

I don't see why not either. 8O It's not as though we're a private club. I concur with Jim too, a boost to activity would be nice. (And regarding that, I suppose there's no reason why I can't throw together an Alan post

The problem mainly lies, Dead Chan, with the fact that you haven't seen all of the second season yet, which quite limits your character options if you're not sticking with an OC. Also, I mean, plot stuff. (I recall the Wiki on Big O to be sorrowfully lacking. D: There are... other ways, however, that I am not allowed to talk about. :X)

Well, if you all have mixed feelings about it, you could further discuss the subject. I don't mind waiting if necessary.
And really, I appologize for not being as familiar with the second season as I should be.
-is currently in the process of renting season two-
If anyone would care to fill me in on the events of the role play at the moment, I'd be greatly appreciative. o u o

There are places that RENT Big O?

Getting it from netflix!
...have to wait another business day though, cause it's a holiday. = A =

Well, I sure don't, at least (have a problem, that is). :O And I own everybody else here, so what I say goes. 8O It's just I think--this is just my personal feeling, others may not agree--that there's so much richness among the characters and plot of season two to be found that you might be selling yourself short by getting involved before you've seen all or most of it. If you don't mind that though, then, well, go right ahead. :D

As for filling you in... hoo boy. Uh... anyone else wanna do that? XD

Don't look at me Xel... I still have a half-created plothole to fill (see: Post 1 of Big-Oh II RPG).

I think you and Tif have been in charge of the plot so far (for better or worse =P)... so, I can't really say what's up.

Well, thanks to Jim (I'm eternally grateful! <333), I've found a place where I can watch the episodes. I'm on the episode Hydra at the moment. If all goes well, I'll finish watching the second season soon, and then all I'll need to know is the plot of the rp here. So, that's one problem taken care of I suppose.

I have no problem with new people joining in.  Like everyone else said, we need a boost in activity, and the plot really hasn't moved so much that a new character won't fit in.   

I've actually been working on a summary as we've been going along, but I'm about a page behind on it and it's pretty disorganized right now.  I'll try and have it ready in a day or two.   :) 

That would be wonderful, Tifaria. C:
Oh, and I just finished season two. And all I have to say is....
WTF AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!! SO CONFUSED!!!
-bangs head against desk-
-has a seizure, passes out, and wakes up again-'
The whole time I kept having instances of thinking I understood, but then it's like, 'OH NOEZ!!!1ONEENE!11 NEW PLOT TWIST!!1LOLOOL1ONETWOTHREE"

Yeah, the very end makes little to no sense.

Most of us have just had years to mull it over. =P

Screwy, ain't it? ;D

I went temporarily (http://www.paradigm-city.com/forums/thread.php?postid=57129#post57129) insane (http://www.paradigm-city.com/forums/thread.php?threadid=2754&hilightuser=274) after Act 26 aired in the US.....




Don't think it's worn off yet.  *nods head*

*looks at watch*

*nods head*

*gets a drink at The Speakeasy after stepping through a time-wormhole taking him back to 2003*

I know, SERIOUSLY, WAY too many plot twists. It just made it too confusing. I'm gonna be pissed off if they don't make the third season already so I can sort of frickin' understand all this crap! D:<
Probably won't though. The ending was kind of tied in a way made for an ultimate ending. And besides, most series like that only have 26 episodes. = A =
Still, if they don't make another one, someone's gonna get punched in the face. REALLY HARD. I get face punching syndrom when I'm upset, so don't be near me when it happens.

All the twists are kind of ridiculous to a certain point.
Oh yeah, and in the episode The Third Big, I noticed that when they did a screenshot of the ceiling in the building they were in, there was a swastika! So does that mean the union is made up of nazis, or is Alex a nazi, because he does repeatedly talk about a 'new world order'....Just throwing that out there.
-thinks really hard-
-head explodes-

Personally, I don't think that the plot could ever go so far that someone couldn't join in. It's called, in the most extreme of situations, a "plot twist" or something like that.

And about the epidoses, I have the DVD that has "stripes" on it. I felt like saying that. It also has the Freddy episode. Yay for Freddy!

Weren't you the one who objected the idea first?

Oh, and I just got that disc from netflix! Freddy and Dastun should be BFF. Why'd they have to get rid of Freddy? He needs friends. > A <

Somebody was freddy the last time this happened, I found it amusing. Also I'm pretty sure that was a typo on Snake's part.

... and now, back to idling.

I should backread first, but what I know I wanted to say was that "I don't see why you couldn't join."

I see. Well, seems we're all in agreement then!
I suppose al I need to do is figure out what's happening in the RP now.
o 3o

Sorry!  Still working on that summary!   :-[  I'm trying to finish, promise.

I'm sorry I've been away for a while. I have all my final papers due and needless to say it hasn't left time for much else.

I decided to try and summarize entire "stories" separately, rather than have it jump around from character to character.  I wasn't entirely sure what order to put them in since it seems like pretty much everything is happening at the same time anyway.  As always, please let me know if there are any corrections I need to make!  I really tried to make sure I got everything important in here, but if I'm missing something, please let me know! 


Paradigm HQ:

We begin with Alex Rosewater calling Dastun in for some sort of meeting.  He assures Dastun that he's not in trouble, Alex just wants his "professional opinion on some matters."  A sudden crash echoes through the hallways after he says this.

In the lobby of the Paradigm Co., Angel is trying to find out any information she can without really looking for anything in particular.  She hears the crash, but decides that it's not worth investigating. 

As it turns out, the crash was the result of Dastun's chair flying into an antique vase.  Rosewater aparrently implied that the Military Police are not well equipped enough to handle current events in the city.  Dastun is a bit touchy about this subject and believes that they are fine as they are.  It's odd that Rosewater even asked his opinion at all when it's obvious he's already made a decision.  Dastun decides to tell Roger and goes on his way.

Somewhere in the desert:

A man named Jim and his two android friends, Kaisera and her "brother", Greystar, have kept themselves busy repairing a hangar for Jim's Megadeus, Big Avenger.  The original hangar, as well as the androids' home, was destroyed when Jim wandered out into the desert some time ago.  He awoke Big Avenger, who had been waiting for a new Dominus, but in the process also awoke a Leviathan in search of an android.  Kaisera and Greystar's "father" died in the attack.  He created them over forty years ago, but lost all memory of how he did so when everyone's memories were lost. 

Since then, Jim has discovered an underground railway system that takes him into Paradigm City.  He has been keeping up with what's going on there, but information is hard to come by.  Jim isn't able to afford Big Ear's information, and he has stayed clear of the Union.  He finds himself at the Paradigm Co. building, where he asks a receptionist to deliver a message to "a Miss Laura Atherin".  His message apologizes for leaving suddenly and without explanation, and he requests that they meet that night to talk.

Elsewhere, Alan Gabriel awakens from some sort of operation.  He is able to communicate lucidly despite being on strong medication.  The doctors tell him to rest and that they will notify Alex Rosewater that he is out of surgery.  Alan settles back to sleep, eager to see what he can do when he next wakes up.

Michael Seebach awakens in a building somewhere, alone and clad only in old, ripped bandages.  He utters Big Duo's name and realizes that there is a faint glow above him, and a ladder in the room.

At Roger's mansion:

Norman prepares to make breakfast.  Dorothy is off purchasing necessities, and Roger has not yet gotten out of bed.  Or so Norman thinks, anyway.

Roger descends a ladder to the underground.  He is confronted by Schwarzwald, who taunts him about Memories and being a murderer and the corruption of Paradigm City.  The usual.  Roger has a series of visions where he sees Emilia crouched over Vanguard's body, Kaisera's father passing away, and Angel being attacked by Vera.  Schwarzwald continues to verbally attack him, but suddenly Roger finds himself huddled in some debris.  He is wearing his pajamas and has no clue how he got there.  He assumes that everything with Schwarzwald was a dream, but he can't be sure.  He's guided home by a young man who never tells him his name, and arrives back at the mansion locked out in the rain.  He yells for Norman, who takes a moment to get to the door, thinking that it must be a visitor.  He is surprised to see Roger on his own doorstep, and brings him inside quickly.  Dorothy arrives back shortly after and comments on how strange Roger is to be wandering around in the rain in his pajamas.

In Beck's not-so-secret hideout:

Angel reluctantly decides to go pay a visit to Beck.  She hasn't had much luck finding Memories lately, and thinks he may be of some help.  She finds Beck in his hideout, having once again escaped the Military Police.  He is guffawing over that day's edition of the newspaper, which has his mugshot plastered on the front page.    Angel is well aware that Beck is already building a new giant robot to wreak havoc on the city with, and threatens to expose his creation if he doesn't aid her.  Beck decides not to test her and goes along with it.

Meanwhile, Emilia Townshend, a recent graduate of Paradigm University and daughter of a Paradigm Co. executive, is visiting her mother's grave.  She seems to bear quite a bit of resentment toward both of her parents.  Somehow or other she has learned that her mother is not really dead and that her father lied to her about it.  Emilia changed her appearance because she was bothered by how much she resembled her mother.  Emilia leaves a bouquet of white roses on the empty grave and is escorted from the cemetery by an assistant of her father's.  Her father is a higher-up at Paradigm Co. and doesn't seem very concerned about his daughter. 

Emilia arrives at Paradigm University to see a former professor of hers, the school's librarian Mr. Vanguard.  They greet each other warmly and Vanguard mentions a boy she's been seeing, one that he considers to be trouble.  Emilia assures him that she's broken off contact with him for some time now. 

Vanguard is in possession of some sort of Memory, and he confides in Emilia that he has realized he doesn't have much longer to live and he would like her to have it when he dies.  Emilia tries to protest, but Vanguard suddenly becomes panicked, and belives that there may already be someone else there in the library with them.  Vanguard quickly tells her where he has hidden his Memory, and Emilia goes to retrive it, hoping for an explanation, but it's too late.  Vanguard dies of a heart attack and Emillia is left only with a book called The Secret Garden and an indecipherable Memory.

Angel and Beck arrive at Paradigm University.  Beck, as it turns out, attended Paradigm U at some point, and was involved with Emilia Townshend.  Angel intends to use Beck to persuade Emilia to give Vanguard's Memory to Angel.  Beck is under the impression that they are there to see Vanguard himself and tells Angel that the old man has no fondness for him any longer.  He is startled to see Emilia in the library instead. 

Emilia briefly recollects her past with Jason Beck.  Her father disapproved of him, and that made him more attractive to Emilia.  Beck didn't necessarily care for her, but found her to be something of an amusement.  Beck's recreational activities often involved things that "she was sure would've killed her father or more than likely would've caused her father to kill Jason."  Beck became disgusted with her father and the way he treated people he saw as beneath him.  He gradually began defying authority, which led to his life of organized crime and his parting with Emilia.   

She can't help but notice that Angel bears a resemblance to her own mother, and wonders if Angel is a foreigner too.  Emilia knows why they are there and angrily tells Beck that Vanguard is already dead.Beck   informs Angel that bringing him to the library was a dumb idea, because Emilia is going to be even more stubborn about giving the Memory to Beck than anyone else.  He leaves the two women and exits the library. 

Angel and Emilia go back and forth about the Memory for a while, with Angel finally telling Emilia that if she doesn't give the Memory to Angel, Emilia's father will take it from her.  After all, he works for Paradigm.

Meanwhile, Alan Gabriel makes his way into the library, passing by Beck, who is standing in the hallway smoking.  Beck has a bad feeling about him and tries to prevent him from going into the main room, but his attempt at a distraction doesn't work and Alan simply brushes him off. 

Back inside, Emilia realizes that she's seen Angel before, working for Alex Rosewater.  She begs Angel to tell her the truth about why she wants the Memory.  Angel tells her that she's only doing her job, and that she understands why Emilia is being so stubborn about holding onto it... but that if Emilia is going to keep the Memory, she can't let Rosewater have it either. 

Emilia suddenly notices someone behind Angel, and asks if Angel is sure that she and Beck came alone.  Angel carefully turns around to face Alan and yells at him to stop.  Alan has a brief flashback of another time Angel told him to "stop right there", in their earlier days.   

Alan wonders aloud if Angel has already taken care of Vanguard for him. Angel notices that there's something different about him, and catches a glimpse of a bandage under his collar.  She asks him what he's done to himself "this time". 

Beck interrupts to point out an odd young man who has wandered into the scene, nose in a book.  He is completely unaware of anyone else in the room.  Emilia notices him too.

The distraction allows Alan to snap up Vanguard's book.  He shoots a nearby window and escapes through it, telling Angel before he leaves that she's still not quite who she thought she was.

Angel fires her gun, but it hits nothing, and Alan escapes. 

Emilia panics as she realizes that Vanguard's Memory is gone.  She informs the others that the old man was afraid of the Memory and that he had told her that belonged to someone who had died, and had been used to construct an android.  The android may be able to decipher Vanguard's Memory, if they can find it.

The boy who wandered in, Michale, finally reacts to what's going on around him when he hears the gunshots.  The Military Police arrive at about that moment, and Michale suggests they escape through the underground tunnels that run between buildings at Paradigm University.  The group manages to escape before the Military Police get into the building. 

Outside, Dastun notices a dark figure escape through a window and sends a group after him.  The rest surround the building, taking care in case there are hostages.

Angel, Beck, Emilia, and Michale wander through the tunnels, hoping to come back up through one of the other buildings and escape.  They see signs of human life for a while-- graffitti, abandoned objects-- but eventually find themselves at a fork in the paths that looks unfamiliar to Michale.  The young man has been reading the whole time, engrossed in a book he found in the library.  The group fears they may be lost.


Meanwhile:

Vera sits on top of an apartment building, legs dangling over the egdge.  She hums a tune under her breath as she muses on the destruction of Paradigm City.

Harold Werrington, private eye, looks over a note he is in posession of.  The phrase "A world in flames" looks like print at first, but is actually just very neat handwriting.  Harold isn't sure whether or not it may be linked to a series of arsons that have remained unsolved.  He retrives a cigarette from his briefcase and sits back to think.

Somewhere else in Paradigm, a man in a gasmask jumps across rooftops, flamethrower in hand.  He settles on an antique shop as his target, and is confronted by the owner sleeping inside.  The owner is killed when he falls down the stairs, and the masked man steals a pocketwatch from his corpse.  The watch is engraved with the word "METRON" and inside shows the time as 5:00 on one side and a photo on the other.  These are actually fake covers that conceal "a green almond shaped ring being orbited by a white square and red triangle, with a black background."  The knob on the bottom of the watch is able to manipulate a digital gauge inside, and as the knob is turned a number appears in the center to show what frequency it is on.  Certain frequencies show names under the numbers, with messages.  The masked man copies this display with "machine-perfect writing" and slips it into his own pocket.  He then leaves.

Harold wakes up in his office, having dozed off.  His cigarette is missing, and he now has a drawing in front of him, showing the circular displays from the watch.  The note says simply "Find this code".

Harold begins the search for the code that his alter-ego requires.  A government paper trail leads him to Electric City.  He finds an array of watches that match his in an old cabin, all of them sending out what appear to be distress signals.  It occurs to him that they are connected to the Megadeuses.  A sudden smell gets his attention, and he finds a skeleton under the table, a hole in its skull and a gun next to it. 

A box in the cabin holds an intact book of codes inside of it, and Harold begins trying each one with his watch.  Five hours later, he finds the correct code, but the signal is scrambled.  He becomes angry all of a sudden and tries to smash the watches, but a repellant hidden in one of them sprays his eyes.  He goes to the top floor of the cabin to smoke, but the sound of a bugle in his head causes him to black out.

The masked man runs through the domes again, flamethrower ready.  The man, who has named himself Irwin, goes into and up a building.

"Foreigner," he says.

Vera, still sitting on the roof, turns around to confront him.  Vera sarcastically asks him how he knows she's a foreigner.  Irwin wants to know why she is there and who she is.  He uses his flamethrower to create a line of unignited napalm between them. 

Vera doesn't see the need to explain herself to him, and reaches for her weapon.  Irwin empties an entire tank of napalm onto the roof, but does not light it.  A ticking noise, followed by static, fills the air, and Irwin quickly pulls out his watch.  The watch is trying to find a new frequency.  Vera takes the opportunity to lash at him with her whip, which forces Irwin to ignite the napalm.  The roof is ablaze, and Irwin turns around to run back out of the building. 

Harold stands up, tears off the gasmask, and lights a fire to block the path behind him.  He disposes of his coat, but is unable to do anything about the flamethrower.  Harold makes it out of the dome and back to hi s apartment in one piece.



In a secret underground base:

A man named Snake Mercato has been living in the base for some time, trying to figure out why he is there.  He was never supposed to be released from the tank he was frozen in, but something failed along the line.  He isn't sure if it was programmed to release him, or if someone wanted him out.  He wonders if it may be someone named Julia, but realizes he doesn't know where she is.  He has an android, Barthow, that he found there, but the android tends to get on Snake's nerves, so he tries to avoid him.  Snake passes by his Megadeus, Big Soh, on his way out of the base.  He drives to the Speakeasy, presumably to gather information of some sort.

Thanks so much, Tifaria!
I don't think I'll be able to start until sometime this weekend though. I'm swamped with school work.
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Luckily my winter vacation is soon, so I'll be able to hang out around here a whole lot more soon! C:

Thank you for the lovely summary, Tifaria!

Wow. That even helped me out to know what was going on.

Ah Barthow. I planned to bring him in at PCF in the original RP. A lot of what I did on my post was a way to continue my published story when I get to the point where the RP died and the forum closed. Of course, the data on the disk I used is missing, and I can't find the chapters to the story, which pisses me off, but these things sometimes happen. Don't know when Rev will make her move with Julia or what she will do.

I'm waiting to see what I'm going to end up doing.

Fixed for awesomeness. ;)


Also, bonus points to those who find the "The Big Oh: RPG I" homage in my RP post. 8)

We gotta get this sucker rolling again. I just watched Act 1 tonight on [adult swim], and it's rekindled my interest in this RPG!

Roleplay On, denizens of this corrupt city!!!

Ack, I guess it's kinda my turn, isn't it?  Or Gummi's, I guess.  I suck, I'm sorry.  I've actually got part of a post written, but I wasn't happy with it, so I just didn't post.  I'll try and work on it again, but Real Life kinda sucks right now, so no guarantees on when I'll finish.   :-\

I'm hoping to be getting the Big-O box set soon, so I can watch all of it and then really get my act going again.

Yeah, I want to continue but it's been so crazy because of the holidays. I have a little more time now.

Quick question for Gummi and Tifaria. Would it be reasonable to assume that Angel and Emilia would be very surprised to learn that Mic's book is more than 40 years old?

See, I was gonna have Angel question the book's age, but I wasn't sure if you already had something in mind for it.  I figure she's constantly looking for Memories, so she kind of assumes that everything is potentially something she could use, so she might not be too surprised.  She will definitely be very interested in it, though.   ;D  It's not a big deal, though, so if you need her to be surprised, I don't mind.

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Words we should all heed. Kee.

Good show, gents. :D I do believe I could be working up the inspiration to follow.

Question for the undergroundians:  Would anyone object to Schwarzwald watching from the shadows?

It's cool with me.  Honestly, there's not a whole lot I'll object to unless it's blatantly out of character or something.

Not a problem for me. Heck, I was hoping that Angel, Beck, Emilia and Michale would have a little underground adventure, so that they wind up emerging back onto the surface right at the same time as (and in close proximity to) Jim and Laura's arranged meeting.

that actually sounds like an action worth encouraging.

Is everyone still here/interested?  I feel like a jerk.  I have a part written that I need to clean up and then actually post, but I've neglected it for, uh.. a couple of months. :-[  Maybe we can get this thing going again?

I'm still interested...

I just haven't thought of this in months, and have only a semblance of an idea of a post.

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Whoa, am I behind.

I don't think you've even been part of this >_> ...so yeah...


Also, I might write up something eventually. I'm very busy with getting ready for Tekkoshocon (in Pittsburgh) and a bunch of college projects at the moment. I've not lost interest... methinks we just need to just post some more material more often :P

No, he totally has been. He's the detective or whatever who also turns into the crazy dude with the gasmask and flamethrower.

And you were Vera.

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I...I appear off and on...but am sleepy...I need to get involved more...

Guys, I'm mostly back. Several things exploded, then went really well in a drastic way, then more stuff happened, work kill me... so, yeah.  :P

Anyway, I'll be here more often, if you want me around.