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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2013 19:25:28 GMT -5
In the year 2019, on the twelfth day of October, representatives from North Korea and Japan were supposed to meet to discuss a trade agreement; Japan was in the process of mass producing a new metal compound. Prior to the meeting beginning, it is rumored that two representatives of both countries were arguing about each other’s countries having poor policy. Others believe the conflict was specifically about their phallic endowments, though no news station in the United States would cover that theory.
Within 4 days, conflict between North Korea and Japan escalated, and North Korea failed at an attempt to bomb Kyoto. Many Japanese scientists took refuge in military camps in America, developing improved bombs and artillery, and experimenting with nanotechnology.
After 5 month, 6 countries from throughout the world formally announced siding with Japan in their feud, including France, Canada, the United States, China, England, and South Korea. The conflict was brief, and North Korea was swiftly beaten.
The nanotechnology developed by Japanese scientists was later released to the United States military, and distributed under the name Magix. Originally, the technology was to be kept top secret, used only by special ops soldiers, but the blueprints of the technology were released by an alarmed whistleblower.
On news stations throughout the country, frightened people gabbed relentlessly about how the government was putting microchips in us to keep us controlled, on the opposite end, technology buffs were ablaze with shock about such a technology – a microchip to improve human performance.
It was relatively simple, in theory. Magix would be inserted in the highest part of the brain stem, and would filter the chemicals in the brain. Supposedly, over the course of a year, the chip adjusts adrenaline levels to naturally remain incredibly high. The increased adrenaline in the brain progressively alters the limiters in the brain that control physical performance. Essentially, the nanochip could give any ordinary person twice the strength, endurance, and stamina of an Olympic athlete.
Several months of hesitance later, the world population slowly began approving the usage of such chips in military combat. France, however, extended an open arm to the chips, and began study of the usage of them as medical equipment.
After many years of medical success with the chips, other countries began experimenting with their use in the medical field. Further trust began to forge in the technology, and children began getting implanted with them.
All of this now leads us to Magix Academy. The academy currently is enrolled with the first generation of children implanted with the Magix chips. You’ll get to explore the school later, but first… you have to go down to the admissions office and fill out your paperwork.
NAME:
AGE: (Between 17 and 20)
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: (It's a yes or no question.)
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: (Magix Academy allows students to major in one of the following categories :
Sensory Arts: Mastery of improved vision and hearing to better detect enemies.
Endurance: Perfection of the muscles to withstand damage.
Applied Weaponry: (AREA OF STUDY CURRENTLY FULL, THE ACADEMY APOLOGIZES) Practical training using firearms and close-range weaponry.
Medical Education: Teaches specific knowledge about how to medically treat someone with a Magix Chip.
Technology Development: A hands-on major teaching different ways to manipulate the Magix chips.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (You can put your appearance, or your favorite color, or whatever the hell you want here. It's additional information, go nuts!)
(On occasion, you'll be PM'd a "Personal Experience" that your character had. Most will be insignificant, maybe even all of them. You won't be forced to discuss any experience you don't want to. ((And if the personal experience doesn't make sense to your characters life, (((Like if the experience was "Took a walk with dog" and the character doesn't own a dog))) then please tell me so we can arrange for a different experience to occur.)) Your personal experiences may influence the plot. That's a good thing. Influence the plot as much as you feel necessary.)
So yeah. Let's have some fun.
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Post by Celia on Jul 13, 2013 22:20:59 GMT -5
Name: Andrew McClary
Age:19
Living on Campus: Yes
Preferred Area of Study: Largely focused in Technology Development, although he shows some interest in Sensory Arts.
Additional Information: White, with dark hair about one inch long, about 5'9. Although usually lighthearted, he has a constant look in his eyes like he's exhausted and impatient. Has a hard time taking things seriously.
Andrew's mother, Linda Hans, is the foremost expert and scientist in the development of artificial marrow and blood.
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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2013 23:51:52 GMT -5
NAME: Mason Delaney
AGE: 18
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: No
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: Primarily studies Medical Education.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mason is fairly tan, from some kind of unknown ethnic roots, has warm brown eyes, and really messy bedhead. He usually wears scrubby looking button-downs and some kind of jeans, but he wears other clothes too. I suppose he dresses appropriately for the weather... He really wants to grow out a goatee, but it just looks disappointing. His natural expression is fairly blank, giving him a very plain appearance. He likes the color navy, and thinks science is "Complicool". He's a slightly "off" personality, as he is a terrible procrastinator, but an (unsuccessful) over-achiever. Mason likes bread. He doesn't like having to drive to the Academy every day.
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Post by Hayley Elizabeth on Jul 14, 2013 18:19:39 GMT -5
At what age are the chips implanted in the children? What's the current year? I'm assuming the academy just opened, as we're the first students. Your narrative begins in October, 2019, and after about a year Magix chips began being used for medical purposes. "Many years" later, children started getting chips implanted. I'll make the assumption that many years is approximately ten. If the chips were put in at infancy, I'd put this at the late 2040s, whereas if they were put in during our characters' teen years, it'd be the early 2030s. The first case implies that our characters have been living with these chips for a while, while the second implies they just got them.
How long before attending the school have they had the chips? What effect has it had on them thus far? Were they able to take advantage of the chips to some extent before attending the academy or have they just been in there the whole time with no effect? Also, depending on the age that the chips were implanted, our characters may or may not have been alive during (or old enough to understand) the conflict between North Korea and Japan. This may have some impact on our characters (especially if they lived near or in one of those countries).
What else has changed in the world since 2013? Are we to assume that the world up to 2013 is consistent with our current real-life world? Where is the Magix Academy located? Do they take only domestic students or international students too? What countries are our characters allowed to be from? Is there a cost to attend? What about some sort of aptitude test? Surely not every child can have a chip implanted. Are the chips only available to people who can afford them, or are we at a point where they're commonplace? I suspect they're quite uncommon among the general population, given that we're the first generation.
Is this the only academy for children with Magix chips, or are there several around the world? If it's the only one, that suggests that maybe only five to ten thousand (actually, how many students attend the academy?) children in the world actually have chips, making them quite rare. If there are others, then the location of the school is quite important, as it would be more likely that only children living nearby would attend.
I feel like you didn't really think this out thoroughly before posting. I need to know a little bit more about the situation in order to adequately design my character. Things like this are why you're an amateur and I'm an expert at RPing. And don't even try to tell me that I'm "not invited" or whatever, because you're going to have a sad school with only two students.
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Post by Celia on Jul 14, 2013 19:02:59 GMT -5
okay, two things.
1: this is the reason you weren't invited.
2: the reason he didn't give us an ocean of text with the post is not only to keep it short and sweet, but also so he could flesh out the story as we play it. you're just impatient.
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Post by Hayley Elizabeth on Jul 14, 2013 19:43:04 GMT -5
1) I'm sorry that I have a minimum level of standard for RPs and you do not. It's not my fault that I want there to be at least some depth to this so I can create my character fully and not use some one-dimensional design like you two.
2) Expanding on the story as we play it is fine, but the details I've asked about are all things that happen before our story starts and I find they are all essential for understanding the position my character is in. I can't create a reasonable backstory for my character without knowing some of these details. I'd like to actually put some thought into the creation of my character rather than just haphazardly slapping together a two or three sentence description. You might not care, but some of us are actually willing to put in some effort.
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Post by Celia on Jul 14, 2013 19:50:28 GMT -5
1: you're not creating any character for this rp that has a fully developed character. you're not developing a one-dimensional character either. you're not developing any character, because you're not invited.
2: you're welcome to continue your rants on another thread, but if you continue to do it here, i'll have to delete them for being off topic, because other people are going to need to use this thread.
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Post by kettlehead on Jul 14, 2013 20:24:12 GMT -5
Alright um
NAME: Dorothy Bluefield
AGE: 17
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: Yes
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: Technology Development
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Likes amateur photography and plaid shirts. Got in on a scholarship program for the plaid shirted. Gives perhaps two shits about hygiene. Make that one shit. Frequents renaissance fairs and old bookstores called like, The Owl Borough or something. Owns a duck called Chanticleer. Are they allowed to have pets? No? Well, she smuggled it in using a raincoat and three fortune cookie tins.
Red haired, two pigtails, large front teeth. Short.
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2013 21:34:50 GMT -5
At what age are the chips implanted in the children? What's the current year? I'm assuming the academy just opened, as we're the first students. Your narrative begins in October, 2019, and after about a year Magix chips began being used for medical purposes. "Many years" later, children started getting chips implanted. I'll make the assumption that many years is approximately ten. If the chips were put in at infancy, I'd put this at the late 2040s, whereas if they were put in during our characters' teen years, it'd be the early 2030s. The first case implies that our characters have been living with these chips for a while, while the second implies they just got them. How long before attending the school have they had the chips? What effect has it had on them thus far? Were they able to take advantage of the chips to some extent before attending the academy or have they just been in there the whole time with no effect? Also, depending on the age that the chips were implanted, our characters may or may not have been alive during (or old enough to understand) the conflict between North Korea and Japan. This may have some impact on our characters (especially if they lived near or in one of those countries). What else has changed in the world since 2013? Are we to assume that the world up to 2013 is consistent with our current real-life world? Where is the Magix Academy located? Do they take only domestic students or international students too? What countries are our characters allowed to be from? Is there a cost to attend? What about some sort of aptitude test? Surely not every child can have a chip implanted. Are the chips only available to people who can afford them, or are we at a point where they're commonplace? I suspect they're quite uncommon among the general population, given that we're the first generation. Is this the only academy for children with Magix chips, or are there several around the world? If it's the only one, that suggests that maybe only five to ten thousand (actually, how many students attend the academy?) children in the world actually have chips, making them quite rare. If there are others, then the location of the school is quite important, as it would be more likely that only children living nearby would attend. I feel like you didn't really think this out thoroughly before posting. I need to know a little bit more about the situation in order to adequately design my character. Things like this are why you're an amateur and I'm an expert at RPing. And don't even try to tell me that I'm "not invited" or whatever, because you're going to have a sad school with only two students. This particular generation of children have been implanted with the chips from birth. The current year is 2108, the events prior to this were simply the significant moments that lead to the creation and use of the chips. The Academy is an ordinary university that was bought by the Magix Corporation, and we're the first students in a sense that we're from the first generation of children implanted with the chips from birth. The school has been running for 7 years now, only the other students haven't spent more than 10 years with the chips. The effects have been varied, but nothing that wasn't fixed. To "take advantage of the effects" doesn't really apply, because a good amount of the population has them, so humans simply function at a greater capacity. As for the other changes, I couldn't tell you them all, but during the role play, it's encouraged to play with the ideas of different technology that we currently don't have. Magix Academy is located in Portland, Maine. The Academy is the former University of Southern Maine. International students are welcome, but space is limited, so they always grasp towards getting as many commuting students as possible. There is no cost to attend for the students who had the chips from birth, but for other students, it's $23,000 a year. The application process is done exclusively through a single essay. The chips are fairly mainstream and are affordable. They've been commonplace in implant in adults for the past 30 years, though it's fairly recent that anyone under 16 has gotten the implant. Currently, this is the only educational facility that exclusively teaches about the Magix chips. I appreciate the prying questions, because now everyone gets to know this information. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2013 21:45:55 GMT -5
I appreciate the prying questions, because now everyone gets to know this information. SUCK IT, CELIA BUT, you're still not invited. |
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Post by Golden Emblem on Jul 14, 2013 22:08:32 GMT -5
What if I make a new account and change my IP and you don't know it's me? No one randomly joins this forum anymore, and as far as I know we'll only be getting one new invited member for the RP. So, no. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2013 22:10:52 GMT -5
Then I'll find out who you are the way I usually do.
"Do you know this person?"
"No."
"Must be Michael."
It's not like people actually join ToM that don't already know someone.
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Post by Hayley Elizabeth on Jul 14, 2013 22:30:05 GMT -5
Well I hope you have fun in your second-rate RP  I won't be causing you any more trouble!  |
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Post by Cetasaurus on Jul 15, 2013 18:48:34 GMT -5
NAME: Matthew Hale
AGE: 18
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: Yes.
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: Sensory Arts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Sometimes comes across as self-centered, but is actually quite dependable. Likes to be overdramatic/theatrical, but doesn't take himself seriously and hopes others don't all the time as well. It's hard to tell when he means what he's saying or when he's making a joke.
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Post by Griffin on Jul 16, 2013 17:57:18 GMT -5
*appears in a puff of smoke* Mind if I hop in on this? |
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2013 18:39:03 GMT -5
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Post by Hayley Elizabeth on Jul 17, 2013 0:33:35 GMT -5
Hey Griffy! ^_^
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Post by Griffin on Jul 17, 2013 2:26:05 GMT -5
I knew there was a reason I kept checking up on this place. I'll have a profile up sometime tomorrow.
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Post by Griffin on Jul 17, 2013 20:42:49 GMT -5
NAME: Durin Driscoll
AGE: 20
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: No
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: Endurance, wants desperately to be accepted into Applied Weaponry.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Short if not unkempt brown hair, green eyes, fond of hoodies. While his tongue is sharp, his reflexes are often faster than his thoughts. A bit of a shut in. Believes strongly in the Magix technology being used for good. Both of his parents fought and died in the war.
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Post by Golden Emblem on Jul 18, 2013 20:29:27 GMT -5
Name: Paige Keegan
Age: 18
Living On Campus: No
Preferred Area of Study: Medical Education
Additional Information: Paige is a dirty blonde haired, brown eyed lass who is known for not saying much. In fact, some people swear that she became a mute due to the Magix technology, but this is not true. She's a good student, but it's simply an issue of either her not wanting to talk to people, or being too shy too. Maybe there's a whole different personality under there if you get to know here.
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Post by killerinstinct on Jul 19, 2013 11:15:13 GMT -5
NAME: Marlene Williams
AGE: 17
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: Yes
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: Endurance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This black haired, hazel eyed pale girl is known for being very smart, but also for having a bad behavior. Marlene just loves annoying people and pushing them off to their limits, earning her the title of snotty bitch. While many get pissed off at her, her intelligence is an undeniable asset.
EDIT: It's so odd posting here again.
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2013 0:16:29 GMT -5
Magix Academy School Announcements
To Our Beloved Students,
We, of Magix Academy, are absolutely enthralled about your coming semester, which will be starting
Monday, August 20th, 2108.
For our students living on campus, your move-in day is
Sunday, August 19th.
We are encouraging you to arrive earlier in the day, so you and your parents may familiarize yourselves with your new University environment!
There will be faculty on site to assist families with transitioning into their individual dormitories.
Also attached to this memo is your room allocation, which hall you will reside, and the names of any roommates.
Sign in will be on the first floor of Perch Hall.
We’ll see you soon,
The Magix Academy Staff
“Magix Academy is not large in size, only in knowledge”.
_____________________________________________ You graduated high school. Summer is over. Now what? It’s August 19th. What’s that, you realize? Oh, that’s it! It’s Move-In Day! Are you excited? (Well, I suppose if you were Durin or Paige, then you wouldn’t be all that excited…) But it’s Move-In Day! Better get to the school! |
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Post by Carpenter King on Jul 21, 2013 0:16:59 GMT -5
NAME: Colby Cross
AGE: 18
LIVING ON CAMPUS?: Yes
PREFERRED AREA OF STUDY: Sensory Arts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Colby is really short, about 4'10, with pixie-cut black hair and brown eyes. She doesn't like being wrong, and can get defensive very easily, even over the most menial things. Honest almost to a fault. Eager, hardworking, and really loves reptiles. Has bizarre eating habits. Her hard work also leads to her erratic sleep schedule. Has unabashed love of thrift-store animal sweaters.
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Post by Celia on Jul 21, 2013 19:56:52 GMT -5
Andrew drags a box of belongings along the floor of Perch. He pulls out his phone to look check the details of his room again and sneers at it.
Room 402.
Four. Oh. Two.
Fourth. Fucking. Floor.
And this is his lightest box, no less.
He walks up to the first person he sees that sorta vaguely looks like what he thinks a resident life adviser might look like.
This guy, whoever he is, stands in the center of a pseudo lounge-ish area furnished lightly with couches, which are all taken by socializing freshmen.
Disgruntled with the lack of abundance of seating areas, he nonchalantly flops his box of clothing on its side and sits on it. He looks up at the guy.
"Do I, uh, have to check in somewhere?"
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2013 20:41:42 GMT -5
The Residence Life adviser blinked twice at Andrew, and proceeded to gesture his clipboard towards two slightly older gentlemen, and one younger brunette woman, (definitely in the later part of her 20s) against the back wall of the lounge. The woman trembled, dripping with pale sweat, as she was handing out the card-keys. It's almost as if the woman was allergic to the plastic that the cards were made of.
"The people at the table will help you get situated. You just need to sign in, get your room card, and someone will help you find your room."
"The Academy welcome you!"
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Post by Celia on Jul 21, 2013 22:37:21 GMT -5
The words ring in Andrew's head.
'The Academy welcome you!'
With a sort of half confused, half concerned expression, Andrew takes a second to look the RLA dead in the eyes so he can find that moment where the student figures out how weird his statement was.
To his surprise, that moment never comes, and McClary is overcome for a brief moment in panic. The thoughts funnel furiously through his head.
'Isn't anyone else creeped out by that statement? Why didn't he say Magix Academy instead of just 'the Academy'. Why does 'the Academy welcome' me? Shouldn't it be, 'the Academy welcomes' me instead? I thought the word academy was singular, was it actually plural this whole time? OH GOD.'
Andrew shrinks back with a light mist of sweat on his forehead and a horribly panicked look in his eyes.
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2013 18:40:26 GMT -5
Letting out a visible sigh, the adviser gave Andrew an "I get that you're crazy, but do it on your own time" sort of look, and proceeded to check the time.
"If you and your family are interested, the school tour will occur again in another 30 minutes. We're just waiting for more people to get to the lodge after checking into their dorms."
((If you have yet to post, and you live on campus, your current objective is to arrive at the school, particularly, the first floor of Perch Hall, and proceed to check in. The tour is entirely optional, though it could be an excellent segue into befriending another character.))
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Post by Cetasaurus on Jul 22, 2013 19:00:22 GMT -5
Matthew had a cumbersome bag slung over his shoulder as he walked into Perch Hall. The bag was forcing him to walk with an awkward, uneven gait. In his left hand he held two pieces of paper: the school announcement and his personal memo. He glanced around the room he found himself in and noticed a few tables toward the back; he assumed that was where he needed to check in. He managed to stagger up to the tables and then he let his bag fall to the floor. "Hello," he told the person sitting behind the desk. "My name is Matthew Hale. I'm here to check in, and then hopefully get moved into my room in Hu Hall."
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2013 19:15:38 GMT -5
The man at the far right side of the table shuffled through a few papers, and gallantly checked off Matthew's name from what appeared to be a rather long list of people. A well-bearded man sitting next to Mr. Shuffly-Papers handed Matthew a hemp bag filled with different facts about the school, a few maps, and an almost insultingly tiny bag of delicious candy at the bottom. The enervated, and nauseous woman at the end of the table pushed his cardkey and a lanyard towards Matthew, and half-smiled/half-choked down phlegm. Chewing through her dry sticky throat, she recited Matthew's room number. "402... Hu Hall? Carmine will take you there."
Carmine peeled out seamlessly from a group of moms, and stood eagerly before Matthew. He spoke with an odd accent, but emitted the absolute friendliest tone. "Oy! New 'ere? Hu Hall's right quaint! 't's the closes' dorm from 'ere! Wha's the number of the room 'gain?"
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Post by kettlehead on Jul 22, 2013 22:26:13 GMT -5
Dorothy pulled open the Perch Hall door (after attempting to push it and failing), and stared avidly around at the crowd of students in the entrance hall. She had two bags: a small, overstuffed carpet bag that could have fit in a smallish microwave and looked like it had been at one point; and a bag for her camera.
She fell in line behind a taller boy, and once the shuffling man was free, sat her camera on the table and smiled toothily at him. "Howdy!"
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