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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:06 am
t h exxs t o r yIntro
Everybody has heard about the 2012: End of the World theories. It was put on the very complex, and accurate, Mayan Calendar leaving people to believe everyone was going to die. Some of the theories were about natural disasters; for instance tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and so forth. These disasters were meant to happen on only one day; December 21, 2012. One scientist, Marin Goldwell, has said this statement, "Just because the world has survived through many dooms days, doesn't mean it won't happen this time. I believe, as well as many others, that all of this is behind the increased frequency and magnitude of floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters that has been happening on this planet and others. Perhaps, by the time of December 21, 2012, the world will not be able to handle the natural disasters it has been experiencing. And who's to say it won't be something as simple as a meteor colliding into Earth? All we can do is hope that it won't happen, but be prepared for when it does."
The real question is, how would you evade all of the natural disasters? There is speculation about living in bomb shelters or moving away from the coast, but they only protect against one or two of the natural disasters. Nobody knows if it would be a meteor that collides with Earth, or volcanic eruptions, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes, earthquakes, or anything else. There are too many questions to be answered and too little time to put them into action. Most people will just sit back and wait for them to come; others will simply go ballistic with how they are supposed to make it out alive. However, nobody really knows that what will happen when that day comes around was never expected.
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An excerpt from Marin Goldwell:
"It's 2012 and there is absolute chaos. December 21 came too soon and the 'preparation' wasn't going well. There was nothing to prepare because there were only theories that couldn't be proved. So on the day of, it was chaos. You looked outside and saw people in cars attempting to get away from whatever was coming. There were honks, yelling, and everything was terrible from the get go. However, the first catastrophe wasn't in my neighborhood. In Hawaii there had been several volcanic eruptions almost completely synchronized with one another. Over the next several hours there were reports of earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, and so many countless other catastrophes recorded throughout the entire world. Would you be surprised to realize that it's been over a month and humanity is still here? Sure, everything is different now, but we're still kicking. There's just one problem, consider civilization nearing on World War III.
You should know, that there's something that was never expected to happen. Four people were reported to have powers. These four people woke up with powers on the morning of December 21st, 2012. Nobody knows how exactly they received these gifts (or curses depending on how you looked at it) but that, in the end, didn't matter. So long as they existed the world had new objectives. Capture them. Therefore, two sides of the war were inevitable.
One side was Argetlam who wished to unite all of the four power holders (whether that meant capturing them by force or by their choice) in order for the natural disasters to stop and the world to return to normal. The reason they believed in this idea, was because the powers appeared for a reason. Therefore, they must be a key to stop whatever was happening to them. One thing should be know about Argetlam, they give no mercy to anyone who gets in their way.
The other side is Elesmara who believes sacrificing all of the power holders would end the impending doom. They believed that the gods had become angry with how they had treated the Earth with global warming and such, that they wished doom on civilization. But obviously, those four people were special enough to be given gifts no one else could have. Did that mean they were a way to give back to the gods or just another away for the gods to kill them? Either way, sacrificing would either solve it or save them to the doom the powers hold against them."
What Goldwell didn't realize was the powers weren't always collective as a clan, but they considered themselves opposing Elesmara and Argetlam. The powers mostly wandered alone, but at the same time can track one another easily. At one point, they decided to call a meeting in Phoenix, Arizona in order to decide what to do. Of course, they aren't all in unison so grudges are held and mild fights break out. Certain power holders may end up taking a side, but that is all up to you.
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s m i l e y face action Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:08 am
t h exxr u l e sLiteracy
If you haven't figured it out this is a literate to advanced literate role play. I want a couple of paragraphs, at least 3-5 (that is a minimum and of course you can post more), and each paragraph should equal 5-8 sentences... is it really that hard? One-liners... I can't stress enough how much they annoy me. If you give out a one-liner how in the world is someone supposed to post after wards with a literate response? Absolutely no one-liners, I'm not even giving a warning its that simple. No ch4t sp34k okay? No n00b talk either, this isn't for some 1st grader. I'm not some Nazi over grammar and spelling, but at least try. There's spell check, read it over, I don't care what you do just try. Your intro will need to be more than the standard paragraphs. Try 4-5 paragraphs so that we have a better insight of your character.
Posting
There's only a couple of things here to go over. A couple things are that *these* will not be used for actions, "these" will be used for talking, and this for thoughts, and this for texts, e-mails, etc. As for the posts themselves, I want some decoration. I'm the simple type, I don't want all this stuff blinking all over the place, or more pictures than words (don't give me that a picture is worth a thousand words crap). The world is all about balance, well so are the posts. I'm not simple enough for bland posts, so at least decorate it with more than words and colors. Put a picture, put a quote, just decorate it. As for colors, don't use the crazy bright colors for everything, I like reading it without getting a headache.
Romance
This can be a romance role play, but keep it PG-13 level. This means absolutely no cybering. No warnings for this, you will be kicked out if there is even a hint of it and that will be that. End of story. Be realistic with the whole romance thing. Don't be the one who sees the person, asks out the person a minute later, and love the other in 2 seconds. That doesn't truthfully happen in real life, we all know it.
Restrictions
First off, cursing is allowed, but keep it to a minimum. Every other word (you know what I mean) gets annoying after a while, not to mention idiotic. No killing without permission (doubt that one's going to come up, if you want to end your character a bus will do the job) and no auto-hitting except if you have permission from the other user.
Characters
You will pick out your own characters, but be good about them. Make them resemble the character, okay? Your character's age can be between 20 and 30. You can chose if they have a job or go to college, but remember, that's not the focus of the role play. Anime characters is what I'm looking for. If you don't have the correct PM title for each PM, I will not accept. Keep this in mind.
"Do you believe in the end of the world? Because I do"
Other
I hope you read all of the other rules, they're kind of jumbled. If you have, awesome, if not then please do. A good thing to mention is that I'm the boss here. What I say goes. No questions asked. I may add rules, but I will tell you if I do so you can look at it. If I kick you out, your out and so forth. Also, lets try to keep this RP alive, I worked hard on it and I hate the whole hit-and-run scheme. So post every couple of days or something like that, I understand busy schedules and all that, but tell me if you won't be on for days at a time. I don't want to kick someone off for that when it was out of their control. You can place OOC in the thread, but only if there is a post along with it. If you have any questions about what is going on either read what you missed or ask someone (especially myself) for an update. Highlight the space between the section Characters and Other in order to find the PM title.
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:10 am
t h exxc h a r a c t e r s
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:11 am
t h exxs k e l e t o n[color=1]C a l l M e[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]NAME GOES HERE, FIRST AND LAST[/color][color=2]<<[/color]
[color=1]T h e r e A r e[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]AGE[/color][color=2]<<[/color] [color=1]C a n d l e s O n M y C a k e[/color]
[color=1]I f I t W a s N o t O b v i o u s I A m A[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]GENDER[/color][color=2]<<[/color]
[color=1]T h e W a y I W a l k I s[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]SEXUALITY(STRAIGHT, BI, ETC.)[/color][color=2]<<[/color]
[color=1]I n T h e M i r r o r I L o o k L i k e T h i s[/color] [color=2]>>[/color]IMAGE IN A LINK PLEASE[color=2]<<[/color]
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[color=2]>>[/color][color=3]BIOGRAPHY HERE![/color][color=2]<<[/color]
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[color=1]I C a n n o t S t a n d[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]LIST 3 DISLIKES[/color][color=2]<<[/color]
[color=1]M y H i d d e n A b i l i t i e s A r e[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]POWERS. NO MORE THAN 3[/color][color=2]<<[/color]
[color=1]T h e O n e P u l l i n g T h e S t r i n g s I s[/color] [color=2]>>[/color][color=3]Gaia username goes here![/color][color=2]<<[/color]
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:11 am
t h exxp r o f i l e sC a l l M e >>Nicole “Nikki” Henderson<< T h e r e A r e >>21 << C a n d l e s O n M y C a k e I f I t W a s N o t O b v i o u s I A m A >>female<< T h e W a y I W a l k I s >>straight<< I n T h e M i r r o r I L o o k L i k e T h i s >>Hello all!<< M y P a s t I s N o w R e v e a l e d >>Well, I guess I'll start with when I was born. It's only logical, right? Okay, so I was born on June 17th. A summer birthday that I always enjoyed. Not only were birthdays the day that I got older and became able to do more things and go more places, not only were there presents and things, but its a day in the summer. For me, that's a big thing. I love the summer, and I especially love the swimming part and the overall feel that summer brings. You know how in school there is summer break? Even after I graduated, I still have the mindset of break during summer, even if I'm still working. Oh, and just to get it, well, out of the way I work at a customer service desk. Fun, right? Actually, I kind of like my job there. It's not a usual thing for a customer service worker to say, but the arguments and complaints don't bother me. Frankly it keeps my day more interesting. Now, why do I work at customer service? First off, it wasn't really my top choice. I didn't grow up thinking, 'I'm gonna work at customer service when I grow up!' No, it didn't happen like that. Personally, I don't even remember how I ended up where I am now, but it was one of those things that just did.
Well, despite my job, I did get good grades in high school. Actually, they were straight A's. But, I didn't like to brag about that...it always made me feel weird to brag to people about grades, especially when those people didn't get good grades. But back to the whole job thing. One of the reasons I think I'm a customer service employee is that I didn't want to spend too much time in school...more specifically college. Now that I think about it, it was a stupid decision to make, but hey. Things happen and choices are made that aren't always the best. So, regardless of how I got my job, I have it now and don't mind it. I live in a small apartment complex with my dog. My dog is one of those giant great danes. Why a great dane? The sheer size of the dog makes me feel safer in my house. Not to mention the fact that even without a dog, I'd feel safer than I normally would as my apartment is on the top floor. I don't have a boyfriend right now, but believe me, I've certainly had my fair share.
On the topic of boyfriends and such, I might as well delve in to the topic of my high school life. As I said before I got straight A's, so there were absolutely no issues with my grades. In the friend department, I had only a couple close ones, but I like it better that way. Plus, with fewer friends it was way obvious to tell who put up with my "craziness" that everyone thought I had. With the boyfriend thing, I still haven't found that right guy, but I'm not really in a rush to settle down and have kids. Right now I want to go out and live life. You know, explore the world and all that jazz. It's something overdone, but I still want to get around before I settle. As for my home life...let's see, my parents are Serenity and John Henderson. I have an older sister named Skye. She's married now, so her name is now Skye Wilson. Frankly I'm happy for her. Not only is she married, but she has a modeling career, which I always found cool. But, Skye is the complete opposite of me. Seriously, we couldn't be any more different. But I'm fine with that and I love my sister to death. Unfortunately, I hardly ever see her as she moved out of state, but we still find ways to stay in touch.
As for my parents, as soon as I moved out connection was definitely cut back with them. By all means, I love my parents and how they raised me but since they don't make an effort to stay in touch, neither do I. Actually, I think it's because they think I'm "crazy" and "out of control." That's how it's always been anyways. Nothing else that can really be called significant has happened in my life...it's pretty much just average in my opinion. Hmm, well, I've broken some bones once or twice, but nothing recent. Oh, I can say that I've been doing plenty of interesting things though whenever I get the chance. I've gone cliff jumping, bungee jumping, at one point or another I've been sky diving(amazing experience!) and I've done just about most of the other spontaneous and adrenaline packed things a person can do. Come to think of it, I only really started to like getting the adrenaline rushes after I moved out. Maybe it was the freedom of it all, maybe it was just coincidence? I have no idea, but yeah. I'm almost positive I'm forgetting something, but if I am, well, I'm sure it'll come to me sooner or later.<<I A c t L i ke T h i s E v e r y D a y >>Well, I’m not sure if I can really describe my personality…it’s kind of all over the place, or so I’m told. Sorry about that. Actually, I’ve been told that I could even have separate personalities, but I think that’s not true at all. In fact, it kind of offends me that anyone could think that I’m practically two different people. To me I act the same all the time, and how I act isn’t really that drastic from one thing to the next…is it? I’m sorry again, I tend to ramble on and on and on…it’s more like a habit of mine than anything else… No one has said it to my face, but I’ve heard people say that I’m crazy. Whenever I hear them my mind is always like, ‘What? Me? Not me, I can’t be crazy!’ It’s not even like I see things that aren’t there, and it’s not like ‘I see dead people!’ Frankly I always found the prospect of seeing dead people creepy…I mean it’d be great and all for the people you know…or used to know but what about all the people you don’t? For all you know they could have been murderers and you’d be seeing them in death. Plus, I think it’s good to forget about all those sad things, you know? Sometimes you gotta just let go.
Oh, and this is something that I think of myself. Well, I apologize excessively…more like saying sorry when it wasn’t my fault? I don’t know exactly the right way to say it…sorry. See, there I go again! Oh well, it’s not really something I do on purpose so it’s all good, right? Hah, and I just remembered! One reason people think I’m crazy is that I talk out loud to myself! That’s not being crazy…is it? I always thought it was a way to figure things out…but that’s just in my opinion anyways. Sorry, there I go with the rambling thing again. You wanna know something? I’ve been told that the rambling gets worse whenever I’m embarrassed. Now, it never made sense to me and I never noticed it, but everyone says that so it has to be true. Then again, you can’t trust whatever people say. Oh, that’s another thing about me! I’m actually pretty trusting. I don’t like to see the worst in people…there’s no point in seeing the bad over the good. Hmm, that actually might be it…no, wait. I’m sorry, there’s more. Even though I just said I don’t like to see the worst in people, I get in arguments pretty frequently. You would think that someone that sees the good in people wouldn’t get into arguments and fights, right? Well, I’m sorry but that’s not how I am. In fact, I actually like the arguments. It gives me a kind of adrenaline rush sort of deal that I like.
Not that I like the conflict all the time. Hah, sorry I’m so contradicting with myself! It’s just a habit I’ve developed over the years. And no, there is not anything wrong with me mentally or physically. For some reason I’ve been constantly asked if I have ADD or ADHD or things like that all the time! I just don’t understand that, you know? Oh, I remembered something else! It’s about the whole ‘liking arguments for the adrenaline’ thing I have. I like that adrenaline rush, and since I like that I can be…spontaneous? I guess I mean that if I have the urge to get an adrenaline rush I’ll take action to get the rush. And I just remembered something about remembering! (haha, that sounds kind of funny) I am actually a pretty forgetful person, believe it or not. I am constantly forgetting things that people tell me! So many people get annoyed with me for that, as I tend to forget the more important things…so in those cases: sorry! I guess a good word for me is ‘scatter-brained.’ I like that word. ‘Scatter-brained.’ Surprisingly enough, I’m not clumsy. Most would think with how I am I’d be a total klutz, but I’m not! So…yeah! If I forgot anything I am so sorry! Oh, just one more thing before the end. When I say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to anything, I mean it. I’m not even kidding. So when I say ‘sorry’ I honestly mean that I’m sorry. That’s all for now! Have a great day!<< M y F a v o r i t e s A r e >>talking to anyone and everyone, string cheese(there’s just something about it that I love!) and adrenaline rushes.<< I C a n n o t S t a n d >>staying quiet for more than five minutes(seriously, five minutes is the max), chocolate(ugh, for some reason the taste is just…bleh) and being completely alone in a house.<< M y H i d d e n A b i l i t i e s A r e >>Light manipulation (sounds kind of lame and cliché because…it’s, well, light but it’s actually really cool! I can do so much with it, so watch yourself! Hah, sorry. I’m just kidding.) << T h e O n e P u l l i n g T h e S t r i n g s I s >>n i n j a action<<__________________________________________________________________________________________________________C a l l M e >>Lance McKendrick<< T h e r e A r e >>20<< C a n d l e s O n M y C a k e I f I t W a s N o t O b v i o u s I A m A >>male...duh<< T h e W a y I W a l k I s >>straight<< I n T h e M i r r o r I L o o k L i k e T h i s >>Hey...<< M y P a s t I s N o w R e v e a l e d >>Okay, I guess I'll have to talk about my life here and the things that have happened. To start off I was born on December 15th. My mom and dad would have reacted how any normal parent would have: overjoyed. Unfortunately, that joy turned into something else only minutes later. My mom died only minutes later after I was born. It was one of those bittersweet moments that only had the full understanding until later on. Now, this was something I found out when I was 15. I hadn't known it before, but my dad told me that on one of the visits my mom went to, the doctor told her that if she went through with the pregnancy, she probably wouldn't make it. My dad didn't even know this until after she...passed on. The doctor informed him of it and then years later he told her. So, my mom decided to go on with the pregnancy. I wish she could have lived on after to ask her why she did that, what she was thinking but now I'll never know. But, I don't really like to think about it or talk about it. It's just a bit depressing and to be honest I don't always like to be a pessimist.
To get on past the depressing beginning of my life, we'll talk about my home life. I'm an only child and growing up I lived with just my dad: no pets at all. My dad and I actually had an okay relationship. Unlike most would think, my dad didn't hold anything against me for...well, causing my mom(his wife) to die. Besides, I don't think he wanted to hate the reason my mom gave up her life, as it was actually a choice. That's really it for my home life. Nothing special, nothing too interesting either. Now we can move on to my high school life. I wasn't one of the popular kids, but I wasn't one of the kids at the bottom of the social food chain. Basically, I was a drifter that floated around from group to group in the middle of it all. To put it simply, my grades sucked. I failed all of my classes constantly and barely squeaked by towards junior year. Actually, I ended up dropping out of high school towards the end of my junior year. It wasn't because of bullying problems or anything like that. In all honesty, it was my grades. They weren't good enough, and if I didn't pull them up I would have to redo junior year and that wasn't going to happen. So, I didn't pull my grades up fast enough so I just dropped out.
My dad didn't complain against it. He thought that since it was my life I was able to make my own decisions about it. So, I spent a year trying to figure out what I was going to do, going in between jobs of cashiers to anything that was available. When I would have been going in to my senior year, I got hired as a pizza delivery guy. Not the best job, but it gets me enough. And not my first choice, but still. Plus, I'm still living with my dad, so it works out. He doesn't mind me staying there. I think he likes the company, even if we don't have heart to heart conversations. So, I'm working as a pizza delivery guy, still living with my dad when I get fired from that job. I don't know why, but just go with the flow as there was no point in fighting against it. Right now, I'm unemployed. It actually sucks a lot. I never thought that there would be a time when I missed working, but I miss having something to do and I miss getting money. I hate saying that, but the world really does revolve around money.
For some reason, my dad was still helping me out. When it came the time when I would have graduated high school had I not dropped out, my dad gave me a present. My dad told me that my mom had written a will and the will stated that she was giving almost all the money she had in settlements and savings to me. I was so shocked, but my father insisted I take it all. And trust me, it was a lot of money. Okay, so currently I have the money from the will, but I'm being responsible with it. I don't want to blow it all and then be in debt. So, my dad said it was still okay for me to live with him, so I am. Plus, I'm helping him out. As he's getting older, it seems like he's getting lonelier and I wouldn't want anything to happen to him either. I still don't have a job and haven't gone to college, but I'm practically living the life to the fullest or whatever you'd like to call it. << I A c t L i ke T h i s E v e r y D a y >>Let's say that I don't really like to talk a lot. I like to keep more to myself. For me, it's just easier that way. In all honesty, whenever I talk it's usually something sarcastic. You'll be lucky if you hear me say more than a couple of sentences. But, moving on past how much I talk...or don't talk. There's really not much to me though. What you see is what you get. I don't try and be someone else for other people. Hmmm, for some reason I'm having such a hard time thinking of what to say here...with me there's really not much conversation to have. I think now I'm just repeating myself but I just don't have anything to say that's of any importance. Would you like to know why I like to keep to myself? I have this ability...at certain points in time(it's pretty much randomly) I can read people's minds. Now, most of the time it's not really a bad thing, but at certain times looking into people's minds...it's not great. So, to prevent myself from saying something I'd regret later I just don't say anything. Makes sense, right?
What else, what else...I don't trust people easily. I mean, it's pretty simple to tell why when I am able to get some glimpses into the thoughts of a person's mind. So you really have to earn my trust. As for arguments...I don't like 'em. They haven't worked out for me very well, and if you get me fired up enough...let's not get into that, okay? Hmm, I am pretty stubborn when it really comes down to it. I know that being stubborn is something that makes getting into arguments easier, but whatever. I'm just the way I am, so you're going to have to deal with it. I've heard from other people that I don't come off as friendly...that I come off as more distant and separated than anything else. Which if I think about is true. But I don't exactly...care. Why should I when I can have conversations with myself about other people and their thoughts? And I think I already said that reading a person's mind is random, right? So that means I don't get to choose whose mind I see into. I don't get to decide when I read a person's mind. It just happens and the most it's happened in one day is twice.<< M y F a v o r i t e s A r e >>reading books, playing sports(well, what guy doesn't?) and cold weather.<< I C a n n o t S t a n d >>being in a large crowd of people(let's just say I can be a tad claustraphobic), hot weather and loud noises.<< M y H i d d e n A b i l i t i e s A r e >>intangibility and telekinesis(I can only read minds and that's only every once in awhile though)<< T h e O n e P u l l i n g T h e S t r i n g s I s >>n i n j a action<<
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