"Fallen"
Written by Hiroka Utada
username: POD_AngelOfDestruction
Year 2012, the year it was prophesized that Earth is nearing its twilight moments. Corruption has taken hold of every major city in the world, mayors of each metropolis replaced by criminal lords and gang leaders. It was as if criminals are the ones finally running "the show" as they may say it. The world has finally become another Sodom and Gomorrah, its citizens succumbing to their carnal desires of lust, greed and power. Some even worse...fulfilling their darkest dreams of murder and torture. In short, the world has become every bit the definition of purgatory, where the word "sin" has completely lost its meaning in the minds of the people.
Basin City, Neo-America, the last bastion of Earth, where the few “good” citizens of Earth have taken refuge. But even within these fortress of “holiness” lurked dangers that rendered walking alone at night a certain invitation for suicide. And yet a young girl, lost and alone walked the streets during dusk, looking around listlessly as she headed for no particular direction at all. As she entered an alley to take refuge once again for the coming night, something she had done so for the past week she had ran away from home within the city, she heard drunken laughter coming from behind her, the shadows of 4 burly men swallowing her own shadow as they blocked the only path out of the alley, cornering the girl. But what the men didn’t know as they slowly moved in for their prey, was that someone was watching them from up above the rooftops, two blackish brown eyes that followed their every move, a snarl from its lips as it anticipated what was about to happen to the child…
Introduction:
Basically I came up with this story for a manga that I am supposed to be penning this coming summer vacation. My intention was to create a graphic novel-length story, not a serial manga thus I didn’t want the story to be that long. But now I have reached a point that I want other people’s input on how to put exciting twists and turns in the story and what better to do that than to turn the plot into a roleplay, wherein not only am I brainstorming ideas with a partner, but also I can immerse myself in my own story.
Main Character(s):
Name: Nameless/George/Azrael
Age: 18 (Judging by looks, but in reality unknown)
Description: Standing at a height of 6’1”, he was of a muscular build, 2 and half feet wide across the shoulders, barrel chested and toned. He had the look of someone who had either been an athlete his whole life or someone who had been doing years of strenuous hard labour, which of course resulted in his great muscular physique. Being a vagabond of unknown origins, he had long waist-length black hair, which strangely for a wanderer looks too clean and well-kept, thus raising questions if he really is in fact a “bum” living off the streets. He wore a white tanktop that clung onto his body and black tattered denim pants, the cuffs tucked inside large black combat boots. His skimpy shirt reveals two large black tattoos upon his broad back, a tribal pattern that seemingly resembles wings and one large tattooed symbol upon the back of his neck, hidden from view by his long hair. He had a soft, handsome face, sharp blackish brown eyes that are tilted attractively upon the outside corners, thin lips and dimples upon his both cheeks as he smiled, the result of having jutting cheekbones.
Personality: He is somewhat distant as you talk to him, most of the times quiet and uninvolved in the conversation though he does completely listen to every word you tell him. He is currently suffering from memory loss (as he claims), his past completely lost to him and would always find ways to either change the conversation or distract you when asked about where he came from. Though he may come off cold and somewhat snobbish to those around him, he is somewhat of a hero perse, willing to give up his life for another without hesitation.
Setting:
Neo-America
As it name implies, it is America, or what is left of it at least. Neo-America is probably among the last known countries in the world that has at least some control of its citizens, among the only the last to have at lest some form of government and not some dictatorial rule of a crime lord. Though in recent years riots and the crime rate steadily increased, the country still manages to hold itself together.
Basin City, Washington
A normal American city by the first look...not really. It is a city divided by class, the rich and the poor. Separated not only by the obvious differences in their lifestyle but also by a solid iron 'wall' (A 40 feet high, 24 feet wide chainlinked fence), tightly guarded by probably the last remains of the US army. The "rich" side carried on with their lives as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening, as if life was just exactly the same before the "Rapture" happened; the poor side however, riots and bloodshed are the norm for their everyday lives.
Historical/Important Story Events:
The Rapture (January 1, 2009)
The day the world had the first taste of what was about to come. As people celebrated the coming of the year 2009, the criminal lord Mathias Kingsley made a live TV broadcast during the countdown before the stroke of midnight signalling the start of the year. In the broadcast, he threatened to shutdown America if the rule of New York (his hometown) was not given to him before the stroke of midnight. Thinking of it as a massive joke, the police did not take heed of his warning, some even scoffed at the idea of "shutting down" the world, discarding it as an absurd threat. Then, just like that, the lights went out. Literally America was shut down by Kingsley, everything that depended on electricity to run either shorted, crashed or even exploded. Next, communications were jammed, internet crashed and along with it the stock market. Billions of dollars were wasted with the push of a button. Then, to make matters worse an announcement from terrorists groups had been made right after Kingsley's threat was carried out. War had been declared on the crippled civilizations of Earth...
The Reaping (January 8 - March 23, 2009)
As America tried to recuperate from the massive damage Kingsley had inflicted, the first wave of insurgents stormed the soils of the once mighty land. They sacked the southern states first, working their way up slowly northwards. Of course allies of the United States came to their aid, but they also are suffering from the destruction that Kingsley have caused. Though they all fought valiantly, they were repeatedly propelled back by the terrorists, who apparently later on had been found out to have been planning this major takeover for years. With no way of coordinating a successful counter-attack or any means of communicating plans with each other, they had nothing against the might of the insurgents. Finally, after a long bloody effort, America gave up and so did the rest of the world, the tiger of the west finally brought down to it's knees by a madman. Thus darkness had begun...
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Application:
What I need now is a female character, played by potentially one of you talented female roleplayers of this lovely guild. You must be of an advanced (1+ paragraph replies) roleplaying skill, and having an MSN addy would be lovely though not a requirement. The female role calls for having characteristics such as feeling lost, hopeless, and even having suicidal intentions for the leading lady is quite in fact a run-away, a girl who is looking for an escape from the harshness of life. I currently have no mold for the character so as you fill out the application put in a name and description of how you would like the female character to look like:
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