The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: Pterano on December 06, 2013, 06:08:21 PM
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So I've long been a fan of the Anonymous Rex series by Eric Garcia. The basic premise is that dinosaurs didn't die out millions of years ago, but survived in secret, eventually evolving (or devolving perhaps) down to humans' size. They exist into modern day, but go around disguised as humans. They have their own laws and government, and have strict laws against revealing themselves to humans.
However, not all species of dinosaur survived the extinction, and there are only 16 in the modern world. They consist of the following (though I'm still tracking down three of them):
Velociraptor
Brontosaurus
T-Rex
Hadrosaur
Iguanodon
Diplodocus
Ornithomimus
Allosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Triceratops
Coelophysis
Compsognathus
Carnotaur
The trilogy follows the exploits of Vincent Rubio, a velociraptor private eye, and I thought that a general plot we could start off with would be a mysterious virus is starting to afflict major population centers, but the dinosaur Council soon realizes only humans are being affected. This naturally starts dividing the dinosaur world, with some being for simply letting the humans die off, while others are concerned there's more going on here than meets the eye, especially when evidence of a certain cult's involvement starts to surface.
Anyone interested? I figure this will definitely be open to OCs, though I'll probably be RPing as Vincent since I suspect I'm the only one on this site that's read the series. :p
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This sounds interesting :) I don't know the series though, hope that isn't a problem.
Hmm, guess I'm going to play as a hadrosaur...
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I read the first book years ago and liked it.
I'd say you don't need to know a lot. Basically what Pterano said. When they are in their disguises they look exactly the same as a human. The dinosaurs can tell who is really a dinosaur in disguise by scent. Though as I recall there were to who didn't have the proper scene glands anymore. One had them removed as part of some undercover or somesuch. Another was a cop that Rubio encountered and lost his due to I think a wound he got in the Vietnam war or something like that. From what I remember if a human is finds out the dinosaurs exist, sees one outside a disguise or figures it out, from what I recall of Rubio, they are supposed to kill the human. I think I recall Rubio complaining to hiimelf about the straps being uncomfortable or having to redo them once. They use straps to keep their tails close around their bodies. Can't have a human with a scaly tail running around.
Also as I recall I think some places exist where dinos can go around outside their disguises like certain floors of hospitals. I'd guess places away from towns or sealed off that the public may think are a nudist colony, nudist club, nudist hotel, ect.
I'd have to think of the species I'd like. Could be an interesting and fun rp.
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Kor is right, Ducky123, you don't need to know the series too well, fortunately. :yes
Kor's remembrances are correct. :yes I'd also like to add that while humans have to be killed if they do discover a dinosaur, they also are not targeted by the dinosaurs either, and the Council preaches co-existence. It's also absolutely illegal for dinosaurs to use human weapons, which is why the Council is concerned this virus could be a new biological weapon, and if dinosaurs are using it for some nefarious purpose, it would need to be stopped.
Everything else he mentioned is accurate. They can move around in certain areas without disguises (for example, Rubio was taken to an island strictly for dinosaurs once), and it depends on the model you wear too. Rubio complained about his because he wore an older one, heheh.
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I'm surprised I remember as much as I did.
I think I may like a Velociraptor, not sure on gender yet, or other details.
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This may have my interest~
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Any what sort of character may interest you?
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BTW, Kor, you said you read the first book. By first you mean the first published, which was Anonymous Rex, or the second published but first chronologically, which was Casual Rex?
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Anonymous Rex. I didn't read the 2nd since I know what happens to that one character, forgot his name and species, I couldn't read the 2nd book, being a prequel, in case I got to like him. Just my feelings, silly I know.
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Ernie, his T-Rex partner, yeah. Well I have to say, I think Casual Rex is definitely the best in the series. Had a great plot, great characters, and nice sub-plots too.
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Perhaps, but I don't want to get attached to a character knowing what happens to him. So no prequel for me.
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Ahhh that's too bad. It was REALLY good but yes... I understand your concern. That actually happened to me regarding a character in that book in fact. Vincent's love interest in that was an expertly written character, but she didn't make it in the end... it was quite powerful, but really sad too.
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I don't like to see well written fleshed out characters that you can get attached to die.
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Well hence I'm toying with the idea she's still alive. It WOULD be possible to survive what happened to her.
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Maybe with some part of her memory hazy. That may explain why she didn't look him up in the first book, that happens after the 2nd one. And he never knew.
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Yeah, he thinks she's dead, and is still haunted by it, but I was also thinking circumstances may have prevented her from contacting him as well. She was associated with the antagonists at first after all (but she was more like their figurehead dupe, not knowing what they were really doing), and she seemingly died with the leader of the bad guys, but what if both survived, and the survival of the leader also has a hand to play?
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Could be interesting. Is that the plot, or a sub plot?
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The leader surviving would be part of the main plot I think, and Rubio's learning of Circe's survival would probably be part of a sub-plot.
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Sounds like both of those could work pretty well.
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This sounds pretty good, I wouldn't mind joining if you'd have me :) I haven't read the books either, but you guys explained it pretty well. I'm a little confused about how the disguises work though, are they latex suits or holographic disguises? I tried looking up the books but it wasn't too clear.
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Sure, Bushwhacked! We'd love to have you! :) As for the disguises, they're full body suits the dinosaurs wear, and can be customized to really look like any human out there. :) They're not holographic (though that'd certainly be cool!). Basically the suit is usually one big thing, but hands are usually covered in human hand gloves, just in cause the dino needs quick access to the claws on his or her real hand for those that do have sharp claws. :) This way the human hand glove can quickly come off, and the dino can make use of their claws as needed.
They also have straps inside to wrap the tail about the body, as like Kor said, you can't have a tail hanging out in public, heheh.
Hope that helps!
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Thanks :) Ah ok, that makes sense. I guess they'd have to make sure they don't tear the suits too :p
I'll need to think about who my character is, but I know I'd like to make him a Compsognathus :yes
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No problem. :)
Well sure thing, there's still time before this RP starts. :yes Also, interesting choice. Napoleon was a compsognathus (at least according to this series XD). :)
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All right, well I think I generated enough interest to open up the character sheets! Here you are!
Name:
Species:
Age:
Occupation:
Physical Appearance:
Personality:
Brief Bio:
I'll do one for an example:
Name: Vincent Rubio
Species: Velociraptor
Age: 30s
Occupation: Private eye
Physical Appearance: Vincent is a darker green velociraptor. The upper portion of his tail is red with black stripes underneath. He has golden eyes and particularly sharp forearm claws. His human disguise resembles a cross between Sam Rockwell and Ed Norton.
Personality: Vincent is a smart-alec and a cynic. He has an excellent sense of smell, and a good head for mysteries. Unfortunately, most cases he gets assigned are the mundane chasing down the cheating husband, or getting juicy photos of a celebrity for next week's tabloid. He's adopted a hard-boiled view on life, and despite currently serving on the South California Council, has no ambition, and tends to be very lazy when not working. He's a decent combatant in hand-to-hand fighting however, though sometimes overestimates his abilities.
Brief Bio: (OK this isn't brief, and by all means, DON'T be this long if you don't want to. :p) Vincent Rubio was a prankster and fun-loving goof-off growing up. As an adult, he works mostly small-time cases that bore him and hardly pay the bills. About a year ago, that all changed. He and his partner were asked to look into a series of disappearing dinos that had Los Angeles puzzled. While investigating the family of one missing dino in particular, Vincent discovered that a cult may have been behind it. While investigating the cult, Vincent was immediately attracted to its spokesperson, a female velociraptor named Circe. She invited him to join them on an island they owned near Hawaii, and to further his investigation, Vincent agreed. The island was privately owned, and disguises were forbidden on its shores. The cult seemed to be aimed at returning dinosaurs to their more feral nature, which Vincent considered devolution and not "progress" as it was claimed. Despite his best attempts at not becoming involved with Circe, Vincent caved and spent an intimate night with her, getting deeper than he planned, as he initially only intended to extract information from her. He did at least learn she had been taken in at a young age by someone called Raal, the real leader of the cult. Vincent's further investigations revealed a stockpile of weapons on the island that Raal planned to unleash upon the humans in hopes of sparking a war between dinos and humans which would wipe the humans out. Evading Raal's pursuit forces and narrowly escaping the island, Vincent and his partner, Ernie, made it back to Hawaii and thence to LA. Vincent intended to confront Raal and bring him before the South California Council. He struggled with his feelings over Circe, wondering if she were perhaps being used as a dupe by Raal without realizing what her cult stood for.
After almost getting killed in the La Brea Tar Pits by Raal (whom Vincent didn't recognize at the time), Vincent decided to confront Raal at a large gathering the cult was having in LA. Confronting Circe about her involvement with the cult and attempting to place her under arrest, Vincent was instead attacked by Raal himself, who was revealed to be a particularly brutal diplodocus. Vincent had arranged for some backup beforehand though, and soon, the entire party was one big brawl. Vincent fought Raal on top of a giant dinosaur skeleton, where defeat meant plummeting into a giant fire pit below. Raal managed to overcome Vincent, and almost knocked him off the skeleton entirely. Circe came to his aid however as he was dangling from the skeleton (she was in fact Raal's dupe, and was angry over his betrayal of the ideals he used to preach), knocking Raal over the edge, though Raal grabbed hold of her and pulled her down as well. She caught hold of Vincent's foot claw, and Vincent struggled to hold on and pull her up. Raal began climbing up her body, and aimed a finishing blow at Vincent's neck. With no choice remaining, Circe gave one last look into Vincent's eyes, revealing some memories she'd wiped from his mind previously. She had been with him since his arrival in Hawaii, in disguise without him even realizing it. She'd had just as strong feelings for him as he did for her, and with these memories suddenly unlocked, Vincent could only watch in horror as Circe released her grip, taking both herself and Raal down into the fiery pits below, sacrificing herself to save Vincent. Vincent's buddies overcame the Progressives as they were called, and Raal's forces were defeated.
This incident deeply traumatized Vincent, and he sank into an herb addiction to dull his pain, trying to move on from the past but not being able to fully do so, as he's still haunted by his memories. He's gone back to his profession, though has become much more hardened these days. In gratitude for stopping the Progressives, the South California Council appointed him into their ranks, though he despises this job on a personal rather than professional level. Fortunately, he only has to meet with them on the first Tuesday of every month, and can devote the rest of his time to his PI job.
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I have a name, and a species, but I'm still trying to come up with a good bio :p Should have my character sheet here by tomorrow!
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Cool! Found out it's actually 16 species that survived. Carnotaur is one. Still trying to find the other three. :p
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Good luck with finding that. Is it all listed somewhere in one of the books?
I don't recall, is the tech level modern day with cell phones and such or is it set in an earlier decade?
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Name: Heather Corrigan
Species: hadrosaur
Age: upper 20's
Occupation: vendor at a clothing store
Physical Appearance: dinosaur form: Heather is of a bright-green colour, her underbelly being brighter than her head, back, legs and arms. Her eyes are orange and her tail stronger than usual for her kind. Her human disguise resembles a medium-sized, unremarkable woman with long, brown hair that is usually tied to a ponytail.
Personality: Heather is rather shy, self-conscious and easily scared. She is on the other hand very loyal fighting back her fears if she has to fight for what she considers right or for people she cares about. Heather is generally good-natured, friendly and helpful but she can get very furious as well. She is skilled at using her tail for combat as well as using human fighting techniques. However, she is terribly afraid of heights and basically anything that is capable of flying.
Brief Bio: Heather lost her parents at young age already. Her mother died of cancer and her father abandoned them just half a year before his wife died. Hence Heather was taken care of by her grandparents. She got to know Vincent when he had helped her to find her stoneold, deranged Grandma who ran off from home. Along the way, they were attacked by some punks but Heather, along with Vincent, chased them off without any effort. Vincent was impressed by her fighting skills and therefore kept a lax friendship with her. When Vincent heared about the curse afflicting many human beings, he asked Heather to support him and she agreed, for having a little crush on the velociraptor.
Yeah, I hope this is okay since I'm not experienced in creating character sheets :angel
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Looks great, Ducky123! :) like the new avatar too! :yes
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Hope the first draft is ok. Did some thinking over a few days till I got the full idea.
Name: Karl Flyn
Species: Velociraptor
Age: early 20's
Occupation: Fantasy author, owns share of parent's business
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Physical Appearance:
Dinosaur form: He has red stripes and blue/green scales. His eyes are green. He has very sharp claws, keeps them sharp in case they are needed. He has an overall fit physique, exercising to keep fit, but not overly doing it.
Human Disguise: His human disguise is one of the latest models. He prefers to keep close to the current tech then keep using an old model permanently. Though he does have some of the past few ones stored in case he needs to use one. The appearance is of an average human with the features of the face generated at random so it doesn't look like anyone. They all do have the same appearance. Brown hair, green eyes. Somewhat fit physique.
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Personality: quiet, keeps to himself often. He prefers to do research before making a decision, including looking over the instructions before he turns on something. He has assembled his last few desktops. He has both a cell phone and a tablet.
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Brief Bio: He comes from an average sort of family. He has a younger brother and sister. He has had some success writing some fantasy novels, including a fantasy series set in another world that has a few reptilians including some dinosaurs, with humans. Also his family owns a business that does some subcontract for the military through a sub company they own. Also they do some sub contract work for suit manufacturing. As a result he can get a later version of a disguise suit he has at a large or huge discount. He has a degree in business management and does attend some of the various meetings. THough more of a part time job sort of thing, so he can have more time to write. He's also taken dinosaur and human martial arts and does so as a hobby, more as a way to keep fit instead of knowing how to fight.
He lives in a condo. Though he does visit his parent's home at times. His family owns a good size house with a large windowless basement. They sometimes host parties & get togethers in the basement that are human disguise optional so some dinosaurs can attend the party and decide to remove the their human disguises so they can be at the party or get together without having to wear the disguise all the time. Also sometimes the family hangs out in the basement so they can have the option of taking off part or all of the disguise.
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Looks good, Kor! Yes, the list is in one of the books, and I'm currently re-reading the first one on break to try and find it, or just glean it from ones mentioned. Also, tech is modern day, though the book was written about 10 years ago now, but I'll keep it within modern day as in now.
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Alright, here's mine:
Name: Nicholas 'Nicky' Chaseman
Species: Compsognathus
Age: Late 20s
Occupation: Detective in homicide squad of city police
Physical appearance: 'Dino form' - Dark red scales with light green stripes running across his body, small but sharp teeth / claws, blue eyes.
'Human form' - Slightly shorter than average, short messy black hair, thin build, slightly pale skin
Personality: Intelligent, slightly distant emotionally. Nicky's good at finding patterns and putting two and two together, which is one of the main reasons his career as a homicide detective has been so successful. Very loyal to those he counts as friends.
Brief bio: Nicky had a normal upbringing as an only child, doing well in school though he found it hard to maintain a normal social life as he found it hard to socialise with humans. When he was 17, one of his human friends was killed in a hit and run accident. Nicky grew obsessed with finding the person responsible, and was eventually able to track him down and provide evidence, leading to the killer's arrest. A year later, Nicky became a police officer and after exhibiting his abilities, was promoted to homicide detective after only 2 years.
Nicky has been at the forefront of a large number of cases over the years, and has been able to solve each one. However, years of dealing with some gruesome crimes have had an effect on him, causing him to grow more distant as a way of coping with the stress his career brings.
When he notices a string of reports of a virus which seems to only effect humans, Nicky becomes determined to find the truth behind it.
Hope it's ok :) One question, where's this going to be set?
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Looks awesome, Bushwhacked! Heheh, Compies tend to annoy Vincent, so it'll be interesting to see how he reacts to your character. XD I figure it'll take place in LA, Vincent's hometown.
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Looks interesting. Not sure how my character may be brought into the rp. But I guess that is minor.
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We'll bring them all together Kor, don't worry.
So I think all interested parties have posted their character sheets. I'm thinking of starting this soon. Is everyone ready? I'll be active for about a week, though will probably slow down next week as I'll be traveling to Disney World for Christmas week, but I'll be back in full swing after that. :)
Also, I slightly edited Vincent's bio, since I've just about finished rereading Casual Rex and refreshed my memory on most of the events. :)
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Sure you'll have time to post during that week? Or will you be taking the week off, since you'll be to busy to post and will having to much fun.
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It remains to be seen if I'll have time for any posts or not, but most likely I won't be posting, though I'm never saying never. :)
Update: RP is now live! :smile
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I'll be joining as well, by the way! Forgot a little with things happening, but I'm available now!
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OK, glad to have you! :) Just submit a character sheet whenever you're ready, no rush. :)
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Alrighty, I think I got an idea!
Name: Cailan Sablewind
Species: Velociraptor
Age: 25
Occupation: Writer, outlaw, and pseudo-revolutionary
Physical Appearance:
Dino Form- Black body with pronounced red marks running along his back and arms, with a Blood-red underbelly. Left eye is permanently scarred shut with a pattern of three long scars. Oddly, wears a black duster cut to fit his frame.
Human form- Tall, wiry build with dark brown, nearly black hair worn in a long, low-tied ponytail and bangs over his left eye, which is covered with an eyepatch. Tends to wear a black duster coat with a red dress shirt and black pants.
Personality: Cailan tends to be a fairly gregarious, outgoing personality, though he often keeps nearly any information about himself concealed, instead diverting the question nearly every time. Smooth and clever, it often comes as a great surprise
to others when they realize that he is who he is. Beneath his veneer, he is relentlessly ambitious, determined to change the world, and willing to fight to help realize his dream. Cunning and wily, he doesn't truly believe in the theory of a "fair fight", and, if cornered, will fight using any tactic available.
Brief Bio:
When he was a young orphan, Cailan was involved in a feud between two raptor groups, one that came to a head in a vicious fight in the streets when he was a teenager. During that fight, Cailan received a blow that would scar him for life and cost him the use of his left eye. When authorities came to the scene, Cailan, part of his disguise damaged so that it revealed his true form, he crawled away from the scene, cut and bleeding, until he was found by a young boy. Too weak to attempt to hide his nature, and too badly injured to kill the boy, all that Cailan could do was watch as the boy ran to his house and informed his family...
However, instead of attacking him or taking him to be experimented on, the family took him in, nursing him back to health. This experience radically changed his perception of humankind, leading him to question the Council's decision that they had to hide who they were. When he went to them with this statement, he was spurned from society, marked as a dangerous revolutionary. Thus branded, he began to move about constantly, after making sure that the humans who had saved him were far away, safe from retribution. Since then, he has made a web of contacts who share similar beliefs, that humans and Saurians are capable of mutually-beneficial cooperation.
Now, with the outbreak of the plague, he sees a potential opportunity to begin integrating the two worlds...
Notes:
Carries a small arsenal of concealed weapons inside his dusters, namely an array of small bladed weapons. His primary weapons are innumerable tarot cards wrapped in metal edges, which he uses as throwing weapons or clutched in his hands as edged fans. Also uses punch daggers and, often, a long, thin cane-sword inspired by an eastern katana.
Talented brawler and martial artist who can easily fight off opponents many times his size.
Last name was adopted from his human "family"
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Cool concept, Starfall! I would assume he wouldn't like groups like the Progressives very much, whose more radical members feel dinosaurs should just drop the pretense and wipe out the humans?
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Dead on. He sees groups like the Progressives as radical terrorists, while he wants nothing more than to make a united world.
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I have another noobie question, though it probably isn't that important :p When the dinosaurs are out of their disguises, have they evolved to walk around like humans (i.e on two legs) or do they revert to how their species moved about?
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They walk around on two legs with human posture, yes. :yes However, the Progressives continuously encouraged their own to "devolve" in a way, setting them up on four legs (if their ancestors walked on four legs). They'd do this in particular in the cage matches they had at their various facilities, to test if a dino could overcome a dangerous animal.
So in other words as an example, even though Dan's a bronto, he walks on his hind legs when unguised. :)
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So I've been debating about bringing my laptop to Disney World with me. I'm having quite a lot of fun with this RP, and I'd hate to leave it go for a week, plus, the resort has free wi-fi so... yeah. XD Also, we're probably not gonna be at the parks around mid-day depending on how busy it is, and the plan was always to just stick around the hotel in the middle of the day anyway, so could catch up on the RP then.
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Sound great! I'm enjoying it so far (though I still need to get into it, somewhat :rolleyes: ). Also, sorry for posting a little late... School didn't let me and since I'll be having a deadly boring excursion to Weimar tomorrow, I won't be able to post before 8PM my time which should be noon to the Americans...
Anyway, since this is my first non-LBT RP, I'm not that experienced yet so just tell me if I'm doing things the wrong way :)
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School comes first Ducky123 (even if you don't want it to. ;) )). So that's perfectly understandable. :) I'm trying to pace it so that everyone gets a chance to post at least once every two days before moving things too steadily forward. :yes
I think you're fantastic so far! I'm quite looking forward to seeing more from you in this RP! :yes
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Thanks! :yes
That sounds fine, I can handle a few posts per day, I guess :)
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Yea, school should come first.
I'm having lots of fun in this rp as well.
Sounds good Pterano, as long as it doesn't decrease the fun you'll be having at Disney World.
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Yeah Pterano, you don't need to go out of your way to post while you're at Disneyworld, enjoy yourself :)
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Well if it's during my mid-day downtime, I really don't mind. :) We had planned to avoid the parks mid-day anyway due to the crowds. :)
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I can understand wanting to avoid crowds.
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Well it's packed Christmas week, so times to go are morning and evening, when not everyone else can go because the parks have extra hours for resort guests only. That's my plan of attack at least.
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Sounds like a very good idea. I know I really don't like crowds.
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Alright then, I'm not complaining - good to know we can still keep the RP as active as possible :D
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Yeah, I'll keep everyone posted if I'm bringing my computer or not. :)
Also, I updated the master list of species that survived the "The Great Showers" to add the carnotaur to it, though I'm STILL hunting down the other three. Unfortunately, Garcia fails to deliver a "master list" in any of the books, and you just kind of have to discover them as you go. :p
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Maybe he made it up as he went along.
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So I figure when Vincent arrives, most of our characters can meet up, and the investigation into the attack can get moving. I have some further plans for its aftermath too.
Also, I think this storyline is going to be big, in terms of working in everyone's bios and shaking the very foundation of the dino and human world. :smile
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Wholeheartedly agree!
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Sounds awesome, looking forward to it :D
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Whatever you're up to, will be great, I know it :)
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I think you'll all like it. :yes
Fun Fact: According to Vincent Rubio, 5% of everyone you pass on the street is a dino, so taking the population of the US into account, that would mean out of 317 million in this country, roughly 15 million are dinos. :yes ;) To give you an idea also for the RP. :)
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Most, except for mine which is elsewhere at the moment.
That is a lot of dinos.
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I was thinking, a way to bring Kor's character into it would be for him to be called in for questioning since he was the one to report in the bodies of the guards to the police?
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Yeah that could work. :) Good idea. :)
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It's a good idea indeed. I guess he'd get the call once the detectives get back to the station?
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Clearly this is going to be an uneasy alliance, if an alliance at all...
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It's a good idea indeed. I guess he'd get the call once the detectives get back to the station?
Yep, that's what I was thinking.
And an uneasy alliance is a good alliance in my books, Starfall :smile
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OK, so my upcoming plans for this RP were to wrap up the initial stages of the investigation, and then we'll move ahead to the party, where Circe reveals herself to everyone, and Nicky can grill her if he wants. After that, I figure not everyone fully trusts her, but she offers to show them some Progressive secrets on the island off Hawaii Vincent had visited earlier in the year. So I figure all of us will be infiltrating that place to learn some of its secrets in a dangerous mission. :)
What's everyone think? :)
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I like it!
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Yep, yep, yep! Sounds like a good adventure and plan :)
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Sounds awesome :)
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All righty. :yes
I probably can't post more than twice a day, morning and night, while I'm at the parks, as crowds aren't as bad a initially suspected. :) I'll certainly do what I can when I can though. :yes
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Sounds like you'll have fun more often at the park then you thought before. A great thing.
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You lucky sod :p Enjoy yourself!
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I certainly am so far. :yes
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OK so now that the first part is winding down, I say we start wrapping up our posts and head into the party soon. How's that sound? :)
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Sounds good to me. This rp is going pretty well and is very active, both good signs.
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Indeed, yes. I'm pleased with its progress so far. It's very enjoyable. :yes
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So I have no idea what's going on now. Therefore, I will be withdrawing. If you want to, you can have them find Cailan's body sometime soon.
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You didn't really miss anything, Starfall. Basically Vincent went back to Heather's to spend the night since his own place is no longer safe, and Nicky interviewed Karl (Kor's character) about what he witnessed at the condo. We'll be jumping soonish to three nights later, to a Christmas gala where Vincent suspects Circe may show up at. It's a party for dinos without guises only, and he informed Nicky about it as well. There's really no reason for you to withdraw. :) You can easily have Cailan go to the party, as it's not a closed event.
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Yeah, there's not been a big plot twist yet - I think the only reason there's been so many posts is because we've just had individual characters having conversations. Please don't go Starfall, if I'm posting too fast I'll try to slow down.
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I hope you choose to stay Starfall. No reason for you to go and with the conversations going on no reason for your character to know that the others are up to. Just have him go to the party once it starts.
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Yeah plus, I did have plans for your character, so I'd hate for you to just drop it all. As said, you really didn't miss anything major. It was just as I described really. We haven't even gotten to the party yet. We were just kind of posting a bit to wrap up this current section so we can get everyone involved once again. :yes
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Will Heather accompany Vincent? :)
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I'd think so, I think the main point of the party is that it means every character finds out about the island so we can all go there.
Maybe just after the conversation Nicky and Dan have we can do the time skip three days forward to just before the party?
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Yep! :) Heather would definitely go with Vincent, I'd say. And yes, the party is to bring everyone together to learn about the island, where we'll be heading next. :yes
Yeah, I think I'm about ready for the time skip. I could get that up in my next post if everyone else is ready to party. :yes
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Yep, I'm ready whenever everyone else is :)
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Yeah, I don't know what Heather and Vincent might have to tell each other in the apartment anyway :p
Go ahead!
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Well he sort of already invited her before in his apartment. so she knows about it by now. :)
All righty! I'll go and get that up!
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I was thinking, maybe a way for Kor's character to get involved in the case would be because he overhears the conversation between the group during the party?
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He could, but would he? I assumed they would be apart from the others and talking in low tones so that others wouldn't hear them.
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True enough, I suppose. Just trying to think of a way to involve Karl more, don't want it to seem like he's getting ignored :p
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Good idea. In hindsight I should have made him an FBI agent, or an interpol agent. Not a total civilian.
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Can I join?
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Good idea. In hindsight I should have made him an FBI agent, or an interpol agent. Not a total civilian.
Same here :angel
Anyway, I to think Karl should get involved, somehow... Heather is involved even though she's the most random character imaginable... Well, she has combat skills..
Anyway, I'm sure Pterano doesn't mind you joining, Rocky :yes
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The fact that he's a civilian isn't a bad thing, just means it's a little harder to get him to go to the island. Could even be a little more interesting to see him getting in way over his head.
Maybe he'd go for some kind of personal reason? In your bio for Karl, I think you mentioned his family often has dino parties? A reason could be that one of the dinos attending one of their parties (maybe even an uncle, something like that) was going on about an island, mentioning some dodgy stuff about it which sounds similar to what Circe is talking about? I dunno, nobody can accuse me of having good ideas :p
And I'd be happy for you to join Rocky, but like Ducky said the actual decision is with Pterano.
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That's some good ideas you have there Bushwacked. And his family does host some sometimes. I"ll add your idea into the idea I had.
Oops, sorry for the long post. Had an idea I got this morning and running with the idea the post wound up being longer then I thought.
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Kor, that's a good post, actually. 'Too long posts' never hurt I guess :)
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Yeah, long posts are something to chew on, don't apologise for them :D
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Thanks, I thought it would be only about half the length it would up being. I don't usually like to do long posts. Not my usual style.
Looks like some are having a very interesting and informative conversation.
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So I've been kicking around the idea that the group will discover much more than they're initially expecting when they go to the island. Kind of starts off as them expecting one thing but being surprised by another.
What's everyone think?
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A sudden event catching the characters off-guard? I'm all for it :yes
Whatever you have in mind, I'm sure will be good :)
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Colour me interested... Sure, I say let's go for it :D
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Yes, we'll find out that the Progressives are up to far more than just their virus. :yes
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Quick question: I'm not sure if Heather should already admit her crush on Vincent this early in the RP (assuming there's a lot more going on ;))... Should I, shouldn't I? What do you think? :confused
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I think she should be about to admit it, but then something happens to make her lose her nerve.
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Yeah, I think it's much more fun keeping the characters in the dark about it. :yes It should be revealed at some point, but it might be too early right now. It's ultimately up to you though, Ducky123. :)
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How would they get to the island, and not sure how my character would get involved. Maybe should drop him and bring in another who's an fbi or interpol agent. Or a navy seal or something.
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They're going to need an inconspicuous boat I think, and I still think Karl could get involved. If he's rich, maybe he could provide the boat after overhearing some of the conversation? I mean I'd hate for you to drop the character entirely unless you really think you can't do anything with him, but a second character I'm fine with if you really want one.
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Or if they look up who owns boats. Know him from somewhere, college, former school, ect.
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Yeah looking up boat owners could work too. He'd just have to own one in Hawaii or Maui. Provided he does, we could use his. :)
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We could say he owns one.
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I'd say that works out, then. :)
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That's a good idea :) If we we'd be going by the fact that one of us thought to ask him because they knew him from before, I suppose the only character it could be is Heather?
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How old is Karl again? lower 20's? Maybe Heather and Karl went to the same school or something like that...
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That could work indeed, same school, college, ect. Lots of options.
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It's good to see you back in the RP, Starfall. :)
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Agreed! :yes
How are we going to drag Cailan along? Cailan offering his support out of personal reasons maybe?
EDIT: I have two ways in mind how to find Karl in the crowd. Heather calling him with her mobile (can dinos even put them somewhere when unguised?) or simply spotting him in the crowd. I'll go with whatever you guys prefer.
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Yeah, glad to see you back Starfall :D
I guess if you're undecided Ducky, you could always have her call his number, then hear his phone ring and spot him across the room that way?
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Either would be ok.
He does have on a vest with pockets, so he could have his cellphone in one of the pockets. He put his tickets into a pocket, though a different one.
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So I think a time jump is in order soon, but I wanted to ask my players to what point should we time jump? It's been discussed we could do some stuff in Hawaii, like plan for the infiltration, and then head into the infiltration proper, or should we just skip to the night of the infiltration? What's everyone think?
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I think it might be better if we skip to the characters meeting up after the arrival in Hawaii, so then we can have them going through a plan of action, then go to the infiltration itself :)
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I'm with bushwacked :yes
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That can fit, unless some want to rp doing stuff between the party and the meeting in Hawaii.
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I certainly don't have anything to do before then.
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I don't either, there isn't that much my character can do beforehand.
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Sounds like everyone wants us to skip ahead then.
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OK, time jump is up! Welcome to Hawaii! :DD
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Cool cool
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I guess Karl Flyn would get there earlier so he could get his yacht ready and to go through a checklist.
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That makes sense :)
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What are the ones that survived the extinction? Or none cause it's extinction? lol
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The list of the ones that survived the extinction are on the first page of this thread. I have only located 13 of the 16 so far however. No, the rest definitely went extinct in what they call the "Great Showers", aka asteroid strikes, but 16 species survived to modern day.
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@Pterano I thought T-Rex didn't survive?
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I don't think you understand. This is a roleplay based on Eric Garcia's "Anonymous Rex" series. In that series, 16 dinosaurs survived the extinction to modern day. T-Rex was one of them.
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I think I'm stupid then lol
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I explain it in the first post of this thread what the premise of both the RP and series is.
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@Pterano Ooh sounds interesting!
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I guess Karl Flyn would get there earlier so he could get his yacht ready and to go through a checklist.
Oh, Kor, sorry, didn't see this. Yes, in fact, maybe he could even pick them up in Hawaii and bring them over to their resort in Maui, save them the trouble of catching a ferry or inter-island flight. :)
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If you don't mind my asking:
Is it too late for anyone else to join up? Or is that still allowed?
This RP really did hook me in, but then I do have all three of the "Rex" Series, even if I only really read two of them. And this has opened up one extremely interesting scenario in the form of Cailan Sablewind and his experiences.
Incidentally, this RP seems to Proceed from the events of "Casual Rex", yet Precedes the events of "Anonymous Rex", opening up the possibility of certain events that occurred in the latter-mentioned Novel not happening.
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I'd be okay with it, though it's obviously Pterano's call. Just so you know though, the likelihood of Cailan Sablewind actually being in the story again is pretty... slim.
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Uhm, guess it's my turn to post? It's so long since anyone posted but I'm still very interested ^^
Oh, and I'd be happy to see yet another character in this RP. I'm pretty sure Pterano wouldn't mind. :yes
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Up to Pterano, but I'd not mind another joining, sounds like it could be fun. I'm not sure who's turn it is next, I just know I posted last.
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No, it's not too late to join. :) I'd be happy to have you. :)
It's been kind of stalled, but as I said in my welcome post to you, I'm sure the other players wouldn't mind starting it up again. :yes
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Sure, I'd love to start Anonymous up again! It'll pick back up right at an exciting part too :yes
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No, it's not too late to join. :) I'd be happy to have you. :)
It's been kind of stalled, but as I said in my welcome post to you, I'm sure the other players wouldn't mind starting it up again. :yes
From the sounds of things, it'll be starting up again.
In that case I'd like to sign up.
Just gonna need a while to work out a good character bio.
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Take whatever time you need. :)
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Then I hope this meets all the requirements.
Name:
Jason L. Clarke
Species:
Allosaurus
Age:
27
Occupation:
Freelance Journalist/Street Racer/Young Revolutionary
Physical Appearance:
6ft 3in. Soft-brown scales with tan underside, front of neck, and inner thighs. Red sweptback markings around his gold-green eyes. Good musculature means his strength is slightly above average for his species. While guised, he resembles a caucasion male with short brown hair and sideburns. Has two sets of wardrobes, one for guised and un-guised though they’re ultimately very similar, with a preference for black and long duster coats.
Personality:
While not the easiest to trust, those who have it can count on him to deliver the goods when needed. For those in his trust, he is very open about himself and on hand to assist with any issues they might have. And though he is known for lacking patience and tact, can be convinced to hold out if you supply a good enough reason.
Brief Bio:
Hatched to a middle-class family, Jason spent most of his early life raised in his family’s preferred manner of keeping away from humans when possible and sticking to his own kind. This was something he held to until a certain event he witnessed in his late teens forced him to re-evaluate his entire life outlook and choices. Rather than take over the family business, he struck out a path for himself and the few times he does speak to them lets them think he’s a better-than-average journalist.
The truth is he makes a decent chunk of his income from Illegal Street Racing where he’s built up quite the reputation for both his skill and sheer balls he displays behind the wheel.
There is one other major event he involves himself in. Jason is one of a growing number who are seeking a different type of co-existence with humans, one where they don’t need their guises, using his contacts and friends in the racing underworld to set up such meetings to facilitate a small network, and though he has heard of Cailan Sablewind, he has yet to actually meet him.
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You're accepted. :)
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You're accepted. :)
Thanks. :DD
It'll be great to see this going again. ^_^
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Wow, it's been quiet since May... I'm gonna need to read through it again for a refresher :p I'll probably add a reply to get it going sometime tomorrow if nobody else has.
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Great to have another in the rp. I suspect we'll all to at least skim through the rp. I remember most of the general stuff but I'm sure I forgot some bits here and there.
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Yeah, I'm gonna have to as well :p Gonna write a post tomorrow most likely.
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Been re-reading the story to get myself familiar with it.
Been thinking about how to fit Jason L. Clarke into the story, but I suspect I have at least a little time to think about it.
In any case, been giving thought as well to what type of car he would use in his races. Nissan GTR? Roush Mustang? Toyota MR2? Mazda RX-8? I think one of the first two would work best.
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Hmm, yeah. We'll have to figure out a way to include Jason into the story. As for the cars, don't ask me because I don't know much about cars :p
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Hmm, yeah. We'll have to figure out a way to include Jason into the story. As for the cars, don't ask me because I don't know much about cars :p
Well all I have for an idea is it happens after they get back to LA, but beyond that...
Looked at the various car specs, GTR. Better at corners, good for tuning. :DD
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I say the GTR myself. :)
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I say the GTR myself. :)
Nissan GTR it is then. :DD
Technically a four-seater, but really more of a 2+2 given that space in the back is on the tight side.
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Just trying to bump this :p I guess it's either Kor or Ducky's turn to post next.
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Guess it's mine :oops
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Been a while so I'm wondering whose turn it is now.
Based on how some of them have been reacting to the knowledge of humans knowing of their existence - and still breathing - I wonder how they'd react to Jason's meets with them.
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I think it's Ducky123's turn to post next. I'm pretty sure Pterano's away on a trip at the moment, so he might not be able to post for a bit.
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Yes, I think it is Ducky123's turn to post. Though I'm not sure if Pterano had a firm posting order.
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So just out of curiosity, for the people have been not posting anymore in this RP, do you guys want out? I just wanted to know since Vincent's been waiting to join for three months but we haven't really moved anywhere in that time so if you feel you can no longer consistently post in this RP, please let me know as I'll be starting something else up with him if not.
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Sorry for letting you guys down... it'll just be hard to get into it again but I'll try. :)
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^ It's OK; I've done that elsewhere myself. I just wanted to know if you were still interested or not, and if not, just to let me know. :)
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I am interested, just short on time due to preparing for lots of exams :p I'll try to have a post up by the end of the week at last :yes
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All right well, I'm not pushing you to put the RP over real life of course, never. :) Post when you can and we'll see about getting things moving again. :)
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Alright! :)
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I'm still interested in keeping this going :)
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^ All right well cool! :) Glad to hear it! :yes
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I'm also very interested in keeping this going.
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Pterano's said it's fine, so here's some brief Bios for other members of Jason's Crew in the Underground Racing Circuits. Though it's a six-man crew, I think I'll just be using these two plus Jason most prominently, as so not to overload myself:
Name:
Leonard “Lenny” Smith
Species:
Diplodocus
Age:
23
Occupation:
Mechanic/DJ
Physical Appearance:
7ft 5in, but 18in of that height is in his neck. Slightly overweight though not by much. Tan Brown Scales but far lighter for the underside with leaf-green patterns running from the back of his neck to the tip of his tail. His wardrobe is for in-guise only, and does vary a bit. His guise is that of a caucasion male with longer sandy-blonde hair.
Personality:
Easy-going and quite relaxed, he likes to take things at a relaxed pace which while can be problematic when a job needs doing to a tight timeline, doesn’t make him an unreliable partner to have as he will do it properly. This finds him acting as a buffer between disputes that can arise between the members of Jason’s Crew.
Brief Bio:
Working under Carlos, his main job is to service and repair the cars and trucks that enter the garage, as well as tune up the ones used by Jason and the others in the Races. When he’s doing neither, and when there’s a party, he will be the one operating the equipment to keep the music going. He doesn’t speak much of his family, and the others don’t push him on it.
Name:
Aki Hamilton
Species:
Human
Age:
28
Occupation:
Garage Owner/Street Racer
Physical Appearance:
5ft 7in, dark-haired, brown skin. Slim yet toned. Likes Denims, Leathers, and Heeled Boots.
Personality:
Quite direct, blunt, and rude at times, but fiercely loyal to the Crew. Can be considered to be paranoid at times, but given what she knows, and what she knows that means, it is understandable.
Brief Bio:
Buying out a small garage with an inheritance left to her, Aki was quick to bring it up to scratch and get a crew in to work for her. Later on she became involved with Jason as he worked his way up the ladder in the Underground, both professionally and personally, and despite a few knocks (plus one really big one), they’ve been working together for some years now.
Though she primarily manages the finances of the Garage and from the Races they enter, she will enter herself when she feels the need to, and has proven to be on the same level as Jason when it comes to racing.
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Whose turn is it by the way? And what's supposed to happen next? Don't wanna let it die again...
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I posted a few days after Ducky so it may be Pterano or one of the others maybe.