GenderBend! - Info, Sign-Ups, and OCC

Stray Shinku

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Invitation Status
  1. Not accepting invites at this time
Posting Speed
  1. One post per day
  2. 1-3 posts per week
  3. One post per week
Online Availability
It varies a lot due to my work schedule.
Writing Levels
  1. Intermediate
  2. Adept
  3. Adaptable
Preferred Character Gender
  1. No Preferences
Genres
I'm really not picky about the genres, but you will see me a lot on Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life, Action and Fantasy roleplays.
GenderBend! IC
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Welcome to the official Info, Sign-Ups and OCC thread of the upcoming roleplay GenderBend! Before you ask, yes, this is the new version of the original roleplay that sadly died like 2 years or so ago by an unfortunate event. Anywho, thank you for passing by and let me cut to the chase. If you have any questions related to the following information, don't be shy and let me know. After all, I don't bite (at least not that hard...).


  • 1. Don't be afraid to shoot me with all of your questions, doubts or whatever you want to say about the information you're about to read. You can also use this thread to chat with the others roleplayers, as well.
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    2. Even when it's obvious, if you're interested in joining this roleplay, please read all of its information. It's there for a reason after all.
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    3. No drama around here, alright? That's something only allowed in the IC. If you want to beat the crap out of somebody for real, please, bring that to the Staff. I’m not here to be involved in your pity arguments. I’m too old for that, FFS. (23 years is not that old, though ;c)
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    4. Shit, ass, fuck… If you don’t like those words, well, I’m sorry, but get used to them because you may encounter them. However, an unnecessary use of blasphemy is kind of unpleasant, though. So, please, use it at the right moment, at the right time.
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    IC Thread
    1. Keep your posts above 2 paragraphs, although the more the merrier. Yes, I also believe in that saying, "Quality before Quantity", but I want to see more about your character development and a single paragraph won't be enough. If you post less than 2, you'll be warned and I’m going to lose my shit. Give us something we can all work with is what I’m asking and stop being a lazy potato.
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    2. Only 1 character per roleplayer, although you may bring in your own NPCs if you wish.
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    3. No OOC talk inside the IC. Simple as that, no explanation needed.
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    4. Again, you can swear all you want, no need to censor your words. Still, don't overuse that power and use it at the right time, at the right moment. In other words, avoid being a dick.
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    5. The least allowed posting expectation is Intermediate. That means your posts need to be at least two paragraphs. Remember to start with a capital letter and end with a period (you're not in kindergarten, so I'm expecting you to know the basics of punctuation and grammar). Nobody's perfect and I know that from experience, so I'm not telling you to be like a professional writer. Just make sure that what you wrote can be understood without the need of a translator. Txt chat, m8? NOPE. Just don't do it. Also, Engish only, please. It's okay to put something in Spanish or Korean or whatever your character can speak once in a while or in specific situations, but make sure to include a translation. After all, this roleplay is mainly in English.
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    6. I’ll give you the freedom to post on the IC once a week (if you can post more than once, that'll be awesome!). If you go for more than a week without announcing it, I'll PM you to check what's going on. If you don't reply that within 3 days, I will assume something happened to you or you simply dropped out without a warning, so I'll take control over your character. Here’s my advice to you: if you think or know that you won’t be able to commit to this roleplay, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT JOIN. You could take a spot that a committed roleplayer would like and I don't think you want to see him or her sad, do you?
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    7. Remember to follow the posting order and be sure to check in the Sticky Post if the cycle changed.
  • An odd Romantic Comedy story is about to unfold among a group of 8 typical teenagers that assist the prestigious Ryoo High School. However, even when they all belong to the same grade and class group, they hate each other due to a feud between their clubs: the Music Club, owned by the boys, and the Art Club, owned by the girls. So, yes, Ryoo High is most of the time a “battleground” for these clubs, which fights includes: hardcore competitions to prove which club is best, and loud arguments every time they cross paths, in which both parts try to shout the most offensive statements, containing words not suitable for a scholar environment.
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    Because of this childish behavior, all these teenagers earned an infamous reputation around the school, putting in risk the existence of their clubs a couple of times. However, their leaders, Ryunosuke Brooks and Michelle Dubois, always manage to come up with a savior plan. They are afraid that one day, that won’t be enough, though.
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    Later, a mischievous entity named Perseus, an outcast among other famous gods and which is quite the fan of Human culture, especially the Japanese, decides to make a divine intervention, believing that both Ryunosuke and Michelle’s squads are meant to be together. However, Perseus is going to try to fix things up his way: swapping their bodies with his magic staff!
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    What will everyone do after realizing they are inside the bodies of their enemies?
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    Will Perseus be able to make them fall in love with each other, just as he planned?
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    And so, the story of this catastrophic romantic comedy begins.
  • The story is going to be starred by 8 teenagers (4 girls and 4 boys, and which I’ll be controlling the Music Club's leader: Ryunosuke) that assist the Ryoo High School. They're split into two clubs, the Music and Art clubs. By one or another reason, these teens don't get along at all, maybe for their differences or because of an unpleasant encounter. I’m going to give you the power of deciding that, so I encourage you to pick a partner and create a story about your characters that will develop through the course of the roleplay. Through the story, Perseus is going to see them as “Potential Couples”, believing that they are destined to be together.
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    The only thing I’m asking is that, please, the couples need to be of opposite genders (Male + Female).
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    What is a "Potential Couple" and "Fated Couples"?
    Being 8 protagonists, the main objective is to create 4 couples. In the beginning, none of the girls will tag along with the boys and vice-versa, for some reason or another. However, each of the boys has a specific girl that they simply detest the most. For example, "Ryunosuke don't like anyone from the Art Club, but Michelle is the one he detests the most because..." This same thing applies to the girls as well.
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    Now, the duos that hate each other Perseus named them “Potential Couples” because, according to a “research” he made, they are destined to be together. That’s why he swaps their bodies, “encouraging them” to get to know each other. These couples can be decided in two ways:
    by everyone planning it right here or through PM (make sure to let me know, though!)
    by myself, assigning the characters numbers from 1 to 6 before throwing two dices and let its numbers decide.
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    Perseus final intention is to make these “Potential Couples” into “Fated Couples”, proving to everyone that doubted him that he was right since the beginning.
  • This roleplay is focused mainly on the interactions between each character, especially the “Potential Couples” and how they handle the bodies switch. They're going to be moments where the characters will argue due to their differences and more drama stuff that's going to spice up the story. Of course, most of the situations are meant for the “Potential Couples” to get closer and get to know each other.
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    The main goal of the story is for everyone to end up as a “Fated Couples”, proving that Perseus was right the whole time. However, knowing that there’s not always a happy ending, I will also give you the option to decide the final fate of your “Potential Couple”. Do they end up being just friends? Do they still hate each other for not being able to really solve their differences? Frenemies maybe? The fate of these characters is in your and your roleplay partner hands.
  • As excepted and kind of obvious, my interaction in the roleplay is going to be huge, but, of course, I’m going to follow the posting order. That way, I'll avoid interrupting the roleplay course. I'll be roleplaying as the leader of the Music Club, Ryunosuke, also Perseus, the Omega God, and other NPCs that will give a big contribution to the roleplay story. Also, not everything is going to be focused on them. That’ll be lame AF. I’ll try to always make you and everyone else characters more important than mine. After all, they're also a big part of the roleplay.
  • I’m a person that enjoys and loves to see everything flows in order, so, of course, there’s going to be posting rounds that are going to be based on the Characters Approval. However, this posting order could change during the course of the story or according to every roleplayers' needs.
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    This roleplay is meant to be from 12 to 13 chapters long, with a Prologue and Epilogue (this last one if we decide to not make a sequel), but more can be added. Again, it all depends on what happens through the story. Also, the chapters will include a plot that will help to develop the whole GenderBend! Story. Nevertheless, the chapters don’t need to go exactly like that. Some things can change as everyone begins to develop their characters stories, but I’ll make sure that those changes don’t affect the whole roleplay drastically. So, please, if you’re bringing something up, make sure it is relevant.
  • It may sound kind of tricky and confusing, so I’m going to explain it right here. When Perseus uses his “genderbending” powers on your character and another one, he will take the souls and put them inside the opposite bodies (Lucas ending in Maya’s body and vice-versa, for example). In consequence, your character won’t be able to do pretty much anything as it did when it was on its true body. Take the following as another example:
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    Ryunosuke is a musician that sings and plays different instruments, mainly the piano, and Andrea is an artist that loves to create breathtaking paintings but can also do some sketches on her sketch pad.
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    While being under the effects of the “genderbend”, Ryunosuke won’t be able to sing gracefully or play the guitar or any instrument correctly, as his body and brain are of Andrea’s. However, Ryunosuke will now be able to draw beautiful paintings and other abilities that Andrea can do, like cooking or swimming. For Andrea, she won’t be able to do her usual stuff but will gain Ryunosuke musical and physical abilities. Nevertheless, Ryunosuke and Andrea will keep their attitudes.
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    Now, you can't control your partner's character even when it's using your body, but because I want to make things interesting, if your character still being on the effects of “genderbending”, your partner will be able to put you in unexpected situations.
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    Let me explain myself: let’s say that your male character, still in the body of a female, is walking through the Lockers Area, upset about everything that is happening and hoping to not have the need to go to the restroom. Here’s when your chosen roleplayer partner can be evil and make a handsome male approach your character, smiling widely while holding a bouquet of flowers. He follows up by reminding you of that date both planned for after school. What will your character do?
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    This different way of roleplaying will put your character to the test, as well as yourself as you need to think of a proper reaction to that surprise situation. Don’t worry, you can have your revenge afterward. However, before posting something like this, make sure to discuss it with your roleplay partner. You don’t have to explain everything, though. Just by letting him or she know that something unexpected is about to happen to its character is enough, but make sure your partner gives you a green light to proceed to avoid confusions.
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    Also, here's a reminder: don't forget to put somewhere or however you want in your CS "Love Will Always Find a Way". Remeber this because it's important.
  • This is an American-Japanese high school founded by a Japanese man that wished for a place where teenagers from around the world could learn and socialize at the same time. Therefore, it’s not a surprise to see students from different ethnicities and languages, all of them eager to share their roots, but also to learn from others. Located somewhere in the middle zone of United States of America, Ryoo High School is extremely popular and gained enough prestige to earn a spot in the Top 10 High School of USA and in the Top 50 High School of the World.


Congratulations! You finally finished the most tedious part of looking for a roleplay: reading A LOT of information. Treat yourself with a pat on your back, my friend. Now, if this roleplay really caught your attention, I'm glad it did and let me welcome you to the last step to get a role in the story: your Character Creation. Coming up, there's the CS skeleton with simple instructions on how to fill it for your own sake. You're all welcome, by the way.


  • |INSERT A PICTURE| (Only anime related).
    Name: (Make this a Full Name, please).
    Age: (From 16 to 17).
    Gender: (Male or Female. That's it.)
    Nationality and Mother Tongue: (From which part of the world is your character and what is it's mother tongue?)

    Physical Description: (Even when you included a picture of your character, writing something more specific is better. At least a paragraph or you can make a list (eyes color, hair color, height, etc.) ).

    Personality: (Tell us how's your character in at least one paragraph or you can make a list).

    Backstory: (Tell us a bit about the past of your character in at least two paragraphs).

    Likes and Dislikes: (make a list, but you can choose to make a paragraph if that's how you do this).

    Hobbies: (tells us what your character loves to do in the free time).

    The One from the Art/Music Club you dislike the most: (Example: if you're from the Art Club, put the name of the guy you hate from the Music Club. Remember that you need to first consult this with the roleplayer of that character)


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    Name:
    Age:
    Gender:
    Nationality and Mother Tongue:
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    Physical Description:

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    Personality:
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    Backstory:
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    Likes and Dislikes:
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    The One from the Art/Music Club You dislike the most:

  • Music Club
    1. Akiyuki Brooks - roleplayed by @Shinku⭐Kun
    2. Hiro Assaragi - roleplayed by @Kurogane86
    3. August C. Elliot - roleplayed by @Iceydaze
    4. Lucifer Marlo Lestrange - roleplayed by @Lulunopia
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    Art Club
    1. Michelle Dubois - roleplayed by @DANAsaur
    2. Alice Chiba - roleplayed by @Karyra
    3. Naomi Kyoya - roleplayed by @xLarius
    4. Penelope Larson - roleplayed by @ScarletNova

 
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My Characters

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    Name: Akiyuki Brooks
    Age: 17 years old
    Gender: Male
    Nationality and Mother Tongue: American-Japanese / Even when he born in the USA, his main language is Japanese.


    Physical Description:
    -Height - 6'.0"
    -Weight - 156 lbs.
    -Hair Color, Lenght, and Type - Short straight black hair, but he lightly dyed it blue once he broke up with Michelle. Still, there are areas of his hairs that still looking black-ish.
    -Eyes Color - Deep Blue.
    -Body and Skin Type - Slightly Build with Fair skin.


    Personality:
    Akiyuki has a kind of intimidating appearance and aura, which scares off pretty much everyone that crosses paths with him. However, Akiyuki is, in fact, a kind, gentle, and friendly guy that has a deep passion for music and loves to share it with the world. He's also the main vocalist of the school music band and he mainly plays the electric guitar among other musical instruments, and he shows off this with pride. So, yes, Akiyama can sometimes be arrogant when it comes to music, even sometimes thinking that nobody is better than him. However, this is sometimes that he is trying to control because he doesn't want to hurt his friends' feelings.


    Likes and Dislikes:
    -His electric guitar.
    -His Music Club.
    -His friends.
    -Music.
    -Animals.
    -Michelle Dubois.
    -Rude and Mean people.
    -Trap Music.
    -Lies.
    -The Art Club.


    Hobbies:
    -Listening to music o find inspiration.
    -Play video games for a few hours when bored.
    -Read mangas, light novels, and sometimes books.
    -Watch any type of movies, his favorites Fantasy, and Romantic Comedies.
    -Hangout with his friends.

    Backstory:
    Akiyuki Brooks was born from a wealthy family that owns a big and influent tech company. His American father, Luke Brooks, is the owner of the mentioned company and he met Akiyuki's mother, Hikari Suzuki, when she traveled to the USA to visit the country for the first time. They met by pure chance and Luke fell in love with Hikari since the moment he put his eyes on her. Hikari felt the same way, and a few years later, they got married, giving life to Akiyuki.

    Akiyuki was their only child, so their parents pretty much gave him everything he needed and everything that he asked, maybe spoiling him a little bit. His father was strict with him and was teaching him the basics of the business world since a young age, preparing him to be his successor in his company when he was old enough. Her mother was the total opposite, though, and always taught him to decide to become what he, and only he wanted to be in the future no matter how much his father insisted in become just like him.

    As Akiyuki grew up, he was way too overwhelmed in deciding what he wanted to be: he didn't like anything related to the business world, but he also didn't want to let down his father, which pretty has given him everything; but he also believed what he mother said about chasing his dreams and achieve what he wanted to accomplish. Akiyuki was stuck in those thoughts practically his whole childhood and puberty, which made him unable to make friends or socialize like a normal guy.

    Everything changed when he met Richard, a soon-to-be musician guy, in middle school. Richard introduced Akiyuki to the musical world and he quickly got caught in into it, getting a special interest on the electric guitar. Soon enough, Richard began to teach him how to play it and Akiyuki master it surprisingly fast, begging Richard to teach him to play more instruments. And, so, one day, like a piece of a complicated jigsaw fitting correctly, Akiyuki found what he wanted to be in the future: a professional musician. Back in his home, his father was the only person that didn't like the idea when Akiyuki told the news, saying that it was a waste of time and not a good way of living. As expected, his mother was totally agreed and after an intense argument, Luke agreed to let Akiyuki follow his musical path only if he proved him that he was wrong.

    When Akiyuki enrolled Ryoo High School, he quickly formed a Music Club in an attempt to meet people with his same musical passion, and he ended up creating a band with three guys. There's when he met a beautiful French-American girl named Michelle Dubois, which caught his heart just when their eyes met for the first time. After that, Michelle became Akiyuki's inspiration to write songs and soon enough, they got into a relationship that was quite popular around Ryoo High.

    Unfortunately and due to some circumstances, Akiyuki and Michelle broke up a year later and in the middle of Christmas Eve. According to Akiyuki, it was Michelle's fault, but, of course, nobody is certain if this is true. What it is known is that these two are like a cat and a dog.

    The One from the Art Club you Dislike the Most:
    Michelle Dubois
    (A quote taken from an interview the News Club did to Akiyuki: "Are you guys really asking me what I think about this Michelle Dubois? Well, let me start by saying that she's a [CENSORED]! She's cold, mean, rude, and an arrogant girl that gives a [CENSORED]! to what are your dreams and ambitions. She only cares about herself and ONLY about herself. I honestly don't know why the [CENSORED] I dated such a ruthless [CENSORED], [CENSORED]...")

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    The only god among the Devine Realm that doesn't have a specific purpose either any shrine, temple, monument or other structures where people can go and praise him in the Mortal Realm. So, he’s known as the “Omega God” and is mocked by pretty much every god. That doesn’t seem to bother or affect him, though, as Perseus is a very energetic, cheerful and mischievous entity that loves to play pranks on everyone, especially to those that bully him. He’s also a big fan of mankind’s cultures, the Japanese been his best of them all (romantic comedy anime series and manga books are his jam!). Perseus also has a weird magic staff that gives him the ability to switch the genders of two different sex beings, which power he calls “Genderbending”.

    Perseus also has the appearance of a 10 years old child, hiding the fact that he's a really old god. He also has feline features like furry, pointy ears, slit bright pupils, a long tail, and sharp canines. Every god has the ability to modify their bodies if they decide to roam the Mortals Realm, so Perseus always swaps his body into the one of an adorable and cute girl, which feline features he can hide with a little bit of magic.

Important NPCs

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    The beautiful Biology teacher of the 11th graders and which students referred to as the “white-haired Demon”. The reason is that she’s a very tough and strict teacher that takes her job seriously, punishing everyone brave enough to be lazy in her class or behave improperly, no matter if it’s after her class. Azumi has a very short fuse, so mostly everyone simply avoids doing or saying stuff that will trigger her, like calling her with a “Mrs.” or arriving late at her class. She’s the youngest teacher among the School Staff (25 years old) and a long line of teachers and students alike have a secret crush on her. Unexpectedly and practically by force, she ends up being the Music and Art clubs’ Commissioner after the last teacher quit after not been able to control the members of the clubs.


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    The top student in the 11th Grade, her class, and the whole Ryoo High School. Her beauty, kindness, and good vibes make her a very popular girl among the students, but she also has a serious and strict attitude after being the President of the Student Council. She’s the one in charge of everything related to the student life around Ryoo High School, making sure that every student wears the school uniform properly, behaves correctly, among other things. Nanami has her eyes on the members of the Music and Art clubs after knowing how their usual fights and arguments could hurt Ryoo High School’s reputation.


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    The Principal of Ryoo High School and which everyone loves and respect. He’s been working in the school for a long time, so he practically knows everyone inside the school. Currently, he’s very concerned about the relations between the Music and Art clubs, the pride of the school. He’s worried that if their feud continues, their future will be bad. After realizing that shutting down the clubs will worsen everything, Mr. Suzuki finds himself stuck between his thoughts, not knowing what to do.


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    The most powerful and almighty goddess in the Divine Realm. She’s the one in charge to rule every god and goddess that exist, making sure they follow their duties and have a good behavior. She may act strict and serious, but deep inside and when alone, Kami is kind, gentle and extremely caring, especially with Perseus. She has hope and faith that one day he will find his true purpose as a god and finally become an official god like her. Secretly, she enjoys homosexual erotic literature of any kind. Perseus is the only one that knows this, which he discovered by accident, and he enjoys teasing her just to see her adorable embarrassed reactions.


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    A beautiful and very handsome god responsible for everything related to love in the Mortal Realm. He’s quite popular in both realms, especially among girls and women. However, Cupid is not as sweet as everybody thinks, though. He’s eccentric, egocentric, narcist, and full of pride, thinking that no god or goddess is better than him (secretly, he even thinks that he should be the ruler god instead of Kami). Believing that there’s no impossible couple he can match, he gets surprised after discovering the Music and Art clubs’ members. Even when his powers tell him that they are “Potential Couples”, Cupid doesn’t know how to match them. After finding out that Perseus is on the move with a plan that could unit them, Cupid will do everything to spoil his plans, so the “Omega God” won’t be able to prove himself worthy of being a true god in the Divine Realm.

 
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kon~...This is sad. Am I really the only one here beside you? If so shame, cause I think the Rp show's some promise for entertainment. Would you still want me to put an OC up just in case though?
 
I mean I am also interested, I was just nervous about posting here. What kind of OC would you put up, anyway?
 
I'm half way through reading but would like to show my interest. This rp looks fun.
 
@Kurogane86 @Karyra @Psychosis_Of_A_Yandere_Fox

Thank you for your interest, guys. You really gave me some hope of not give up on this roleplay yet. For now, yes, you guys are the only ones interested so far (I need to check my PMs because I have a feeling somebody told me it was interested, though). You guys can go ahead use this thread as an OCC (I believe making another thread as an OCC is kind of pointless).

If you guys have any questions or anything, don't be afraid to ask me, please. I don't bite!
 
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Oh hey, a reboot. I remember when I tried to join the first one and it ended up filling in like... less than 24 hours. What happened? xD
 
Ah, no. I was interested but also nervous to post due to the "WIP" sign on the way top, which at the moment I'm realizing was just for IC's- Inhales

Hum hum~

『The Walrus』has potentially joined the party.
 
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Oh hey, a reboot. I remember when I tried to join the first one and it ended up filling in like... less than 24 hours. What happened? xD
I really don't know and I'm glad t see you around here!

Also, I just noticed that most of you apparently were afraid to post something here. I didn't know I was this scary...
 
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So, in order of appearance,
@Psychosis_Of_A_Yandere_Fox , @Karyra (just found out you were the one that contacted me via PM xD), @Kurogane86 , @Luma , @xLarius ,
seeing your posts here makes me believe that you guys are interested in being part f this roleplay, correct? Please, let me know if I'm wrong.
 
Hello there!

I wasn't here for the first one (I assumed from the mentioning of a reboot) but if you'll have me, I'm interested!
 
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@Makomin Thank you for you interested and welcome.

So, counting Mako, I have three confirmations! If the other three people confirm their interest in this roleplay, y'all can go ahead and work on your CS. Remember that it's 1 character per roleplayer (3 boys / 3 girls). So, let me know which genders you guys are interested in picking, @Kurogane86 @Karyra @Makomin
 
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I'll go Male please
 
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BTW do we post our cs's here?
 
One female for me as well!
 
I'm in,

One female coming right off the hot press-