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Victus Nex; The Infection Begins
Topic Started: June 19, 2011, 10:52 pm (488 Views)
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Sunday, Bloody Sunday..

>Click.<

... authorities are asking all citizens to stay in their homes. If you or a family member have been bitten, or are exhibiting the following symptoms please quarantine the individual immediately. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT take them to the hospitals, all hospitals are currently... Beeeeeeeeeeep. Please, stand by.

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Two weeks ago..

>Click.<

The forecast today calls for light showers this afternoon for the greater Birmingham area, turning into severe thunder storms late tonight and lasting into the early hours of the morning. Back to you, Brent.

Thanks, Maria. A local man was admitted to St Christopher's Regional Medical Center today after being brutally attacked in Cunningham Park late last night. While nothing was stolen from him he was viciously assaulted, police say he appears to have been bitten and scratched. He is in critical condition now, with a severe infection that has yet to be identified. Isn't that awful, Diane?
It is indeed, Brent, our thoughts are with this man and his family. IS it safe for your child to chew on roofing shingles? Find out in our new in depth report, coming up later. But now, look who's turning one hundred and two years young today... and still water skiing! It's Alabama's own..

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Kurtwood, Alabama, population 7,432.


This story starts approximately two weeks before "Bloody Sunday" the day the infection actually peaks. Bear in mind the infection has already started, but it's still at just a few scattered cases. No one knows it's an outbreak of any kind. I will keep the story moving via news programs which will be obvious as we go by the >Click.< before and after, imitating a remote clicking the TV on and off.


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In the most biblical sense, I am beyond repentance, fame hooker, prostitute, wench...vomits her mind.
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Devan Northburg
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Devan was born and raised on the Northburg Farm, she is the youngest of the three Northburg children. She commutes to school at the University of Alabama in Birmingham so she can be close to her family. Her older sister, Jannette, still lives at home, along with her son, Marky. Devan and her sister are very close, and still enjoy both living in the same house. While the farm is not doing as well as it was in it's glory days, it still more than maintains their way of life. The girls lost their mother to cancer about 3 years back, and their father and brother spend nearly all hours out working the farm, coming in for a late dinner and then straight to sleep until breakfast. It's a quiet and uneventful life, and that's just how the Northburg's like it.
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!! Reserving a spot and definitely joining. ;3.
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Someone is GM'ing a pre-apoc zombie roleplay besides me c: <3
"And here I stand, in the Eye of Providence."

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Someone's going to give a try xD I'm a bit rusty. The actual RP will be more detailed and put together, I just wanted to be sure people would join before I put loads of time into it.
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Why must this role play sound good?
 
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Interested :) How long before the infection sets in and turns a person AWOL, so to speak?
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Okay, I'm always in for zombies.
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Before we start, I'll fill in some information on the virus, including symptoms, incubation period, etc. I just wanted to see if enough people would actually join in before I invested all my time and energy in making the details. :P
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-WORK IN PROGRESS-
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Please be sure to read the rules!
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Sorry, I thought it meant 18+ as in the age of people playing, I don't really know why I read it wrong. Haha.

Is there a specific reason we can't have people under 18? I just get tired of making early twenty somethings and was thinking a hick kid would be fun. Could make him older.
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Well, it's not that I'm completely opposed to under aged characters, it's just that well, for one thing, none of these characters should be super experienced with guns, medicine, etc.. and for people to take on zombies... and most likely have to babysit, would be quite difficult. Most teens wouldnt just follow orders, or be emotionally stable enough to do things that need to be done.

I don't know.. like I said, I'm not completely opposed to minors, if you can do it well. I just want them to be able to contribute to the plot without being either know-it-alls or completely incapable of anything. If that makes sense.
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Yeah, and romantic entanglements can be a problem as well. But if I may, I would like to have Bo be either fifteen or sixteen, and I can describe why to you.

1. Bo's a redneck. Having grown up around rednecks and hicks and basically having most of my friends be them, I know how they'd play. Kids like that often hunt from a young age, know how to drive at a young age (I was taught at 14), and get into crazy sorts of hi-jinks. There's not much to do in the country, and so while Bo would be still inexperienced in what people would consider societal norms, he would be well versed in hunting, driving, and taking care of himself.

2. He's not entirely self-sufficient; as you said, teens tend to have emotional problems. But I consider that a side dish to what Bo is. It's not the main point of him. The main point is here is a kid who's got a father who leaves him on his own a majority of the time, and now he's set to go out and survive in a post-apocalyptic setting. Sure, he's gonna have some emotional problems, but who isn't and who doesn't. 30 somethings can be really emotional, losing their youth and whatnot. There's emotion in everyone. And I am certainly not wanting Bo to be babysat. He would balk at that, spit in your face, then grab the keys to the truck and say everyone pile in. That's the sort of kid he is. If he saw boobies, he'd gawk, but he wouldn't necessarily know what to do with them or how to have a relationship with a girl. He's not there yet. He bottles emotions, and when confronted with them, he pushes it off. He's immaturely mature. It'll get him one day, but probably not still in his youth. Maybe in his early twenty somethings. ;)

3. Bo is not a know-it-all. He knows guns, he knows vehicles, and he knows how to have a good time and get into mischief. But his dad is a hammer of a man, and Bo's been bent up enough to know when not to get out of line. Bo isn't the smartest either. He's not socially adept, he has a tendency to ramble, and he forgot his multiplication tables as soon as he didn't need them anymore. He's the sort of kid who likes what he knows and enjoys it, but he'd be lost in an English or Math class. That's just not his interest. He's dumb, he's fun, and he's okay with that. He'll probably be a mechanic just like his father.

So, Bo is a little simple, and he's got some issues to work out, but having had to live on his own for quite a while, he's adapted to his own lifestyle. He's not opposed to social norms; he just doesn't get them. Simple, down to earth, and loves to kill the heck outta zombies. If you still want me to play him as an 18 year old, I can. I might even toss him and play an elderly professor if that's your choice, and it is your choice. I don't wanna take any steam away from your rules. Just let me know what you think, and I'll change accordingly.

PS - Sorry for the long-windedness of this post. Probably shoulda just PM'd. Hehe.
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Y'know what... I like it. Approved. You argued your case effectively and are allowed your 15 yr old character. :D
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I'll see about the possibility of a character soon...maybe have one later today or tomorrow if I can.
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"It's like the universe screams in your face, 'Do you know what I am? Do you know how grand I am, how old I am? Can you even comprehend what I am? What are you compared to me?' And when you've realised the truth and abandoned the fantasies, you can calmly smile back to the universe and say, 'Dude, I am you.'"

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Awesome!


Side note, I added some info about the Victus Nex virus. :)
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