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I find myself interested in the first and second ideas. Not sure what person you had in mind that you'd prefer to be on the second one, but I could enjoy acting as a missing serial killer. Are they rough ideas, or do you have a broader storyline behind them? (doesn't matter to me, just curiosity).

Unfortunately (and I say this because it is a very interesting and specific character portrayal) I would not be able to participate in the first idea. I'm not too keen on making/using characters with drug problems or addictions as main characters because I can't keep it going well. The second one with Autophagia is new to me, but I can't touch that. I feel bad that I have to say it, but I'd rather not start an RP that I know I can't participate in or keep going. Wouldn't be fair to my partner. Guess I'm pretty picky still.

I realize I forgot to address the whole anime or realistic thing. I honestly don't care which and leave that up to the discretion of the author. If I make a roleplay and prefer it to be a real picture, and realistic drawing, or anime then I'll say (but I usually don't have a preference).

I'd never start a roleplay that I know I can't handle simply because I don't want to get someone excited and engaged only to shut them down. I've been there a number of times, honestly. It doesn't really bother me much but I know it bothers others. I simply take it and restart it.

Well since the idea is a detective looking for the body of a serial killer, I assume (hopefully not incorrectly) that the serial killer is presumed deceased and they are looking for the evidence of the deed. Now what the serial killer calls himself or is called by the press (depending on his ego and deception) is probably required as well as his modus operandi and such. (I only use the generic 'he' as a term of ease for explanation since I have no idea who you want to be what character and whatnot.) The detective could be the head of the unit or simply the person who understands the killer most of everyone. They could have even had a brush with them. Who knows? I could definitely come up with something interesting for the serial killer quickly, but the detective might take me a bit.

How many victims are there? Are they international? Is he looked for by Interpol? Just some thoughts...

Alright, let me hit you with an idea for the serial killer:
> A young man who seems overly affectionate of flames and explosives. He will normally use explosives to cover his tracks and escape. His passion for the idea of an "erasing inferno" is evident in his only method of killing. He burns his victims alive and then cremates them manually. He leaves the ashes out for public display in a venue different from where he has killed them. This has been ascertained after countless homicides and investigations. The psychoanalysts have determined him to be a pyromaniac with a religious or "divine" mission. However, the detective knows a bit better than that. The real reason seems unknown since nothing is really known about the man besides his height, gender, and modus operandi. He enjoys watching people suffer through the pain of the flames before they find comfort in death. He reduces them to ashes to show their insignificance in the world; not only in society, but in nature. He wants to erase people from the world, especially those who he deems are significant threats to something (but what it is cannot be said). Some of his victims have been other serial killers and criminals, but some have been innocent citizens. This makes some believe him to think of himself as a vigilante and others to call his victims "arbitrary". The only real pattern that is noticeable in his victims is the manner in which they are killed and placed.

They have called him "The Cremator" for obvious reasons. He does not approve of the name, but does not make any attempts to alter it or make his own. His real name is Markus Fitzpatrick. There have been no survivors of his attack, and he always wears a full-black jumpsuit when he targets and kills his victims to conceal his identity. (This gives him the appearance of a ninja- and only the deceased victims- so far to his knowledge- have seen this.) His personality is very detached and stoic. He has a genuine personality disorder with severe emotional detachment. He has never targeted a woman with red hair and green eyes, but that hasn't been a pattern found yet. (Those women are the ones he finds very attractive. >> This can be implemented to whatever you choose your detective to look like, or I can eliminate this. Honestly I'm just writing everything as it pops up into my head.)

Ah yes, and I can't forget this: The killer does not use one type of fire or accelerant alone, so that makes him even harder to figure out and pinpoint.

Female detective is fine, male serial killer is fine. You said you like romance, so why not add it into the fray? I'll have to find a real picture and whatnot and whip up a full bio, but that's not a problem.

Let me know what you think.

I suppose I should clarify so that there isn't a misunderstanding. I said he uses multiple types of accelerants (since otherwise he wouldn't be able to turn their bodies to ashes). This makes him hard to pinpoint. He doesn't use Crematoriums. (I can make him not use accelerants, but then I have to think of how he's able to turn their bodies to ash.)

I'm liking the character, but I have to ask: Are you referencing the song Aberdeen by Cage the Elephant or Kenny Wayne Shepherd? Or possibly the one by Nirvana that mentions Aberdeen (I believe there is one)? Or is it just the name you chose? I'm curious since I had just listened to Aberdeen by KWS recently.

This is true, it does make it difficult for them. However people go missing and ashes are found shortly later. They were tested for composition and were found to match that of the elements in humans. Also, their ashen weight is representative of the weight of the human missing (which took them several months and tests to realize since it is an obscure idea). She can certainly rely on eye-witness reports if there are some who have seen him, but they'll be describing what sounds like a ninja or free-runner because of his jumpsuit.

All good, I get it. True, it would be easy to spot a mistake in his pattern if it happened.

I could have sworn he said it at one point in one of his songs, but perhaps I'm just remembering the wrong artist anyhow. Sometimes I do that, even with Cobain. Fair enough, it is a nice name. Cage the Elephant is pretty much grunge/alternative. Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a brilliantly talented guitar player and does rock/blues.

He actually hunts people with certain aspects, but unfortunately we don't know what those aspects are or why. In fact, they don't even know he hunts them. He just seems to abduct them randomly, burn them to ashes, and then put them up for public viewing.

Hm. Good question. I feel like a suburban or city area would work best. I suppose where exactly could be at your discretion. Connections? I'm not certain. Perhaps she stumbles onto a fact that the precinct has not and so he targets her until he sees her (then things can get complicated). I'm open to ideas; you'd probably be the best one of us to come up with something like that.

I see, well I suppose she could find him at night placing the urn of the ashes of his latest victim. Or I suppose she could see him trying to collect the ashes in the snow since he slipped on ice and shattered the urn. That could help. Other than that, the main way black ash in snowfall happens is when a large amount of things are burned to ash and released into the atmosphere (such as during the Holocaust in the furnace facilities). Then the ash is trapped in the clouds in the atmosphere and returned during a cold day as snow. If there's another way, I'm uneducated to it, but would be glad to learn.

That could also work, with his personality it may turn out rather funny.