Chatterbox: Inkwell

Inception Roleplay!

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The man leapt across the cars, with unnatural speed and strength. He continued to carry the weapon and finally crashed through a portal. The damage done on the other side, however, would be far greater than anything he may have done in his homeland. 

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Gabria smoothed out the fabric on her skirt and adjusted her veil. A small chestnut curl escaped out of the area around her ear, but she didn’t notice it. Even the London train couldn’t keep out the biting cold, and she desperately tried to conserve the energy and heat that she had. She looked curiously around at the few people in her compartment-she even had the sneaking suspicion they were all the only people on the train. Gabria shivered with excitement. Once she got back to Scotland, her postulancy might be complete. However, the sisters at the monastery were always secretive about those things. 

Looking back towards the train doors as they shut, she began to relax as the train rolled forward. Her head leaned on the window, her curious green eyes looking out towards the outside, and soon, the hum lured her to sleep. 

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When Gabria woke up, the train had only a few minutes before reaching its destination, which was Essex, England. She silently got up and leaned against the metal bar, clutching her bag. For a moment, she wished she was completely a nun, as they get to wear large robes that would surely shield her from the frigid temperatures. 

She could feel the train slowing down, but the windows were foggy, causing her to not be able to see anything. 

Others rose around her, but when the train doors opened, she gasped in horror. 

She slowly stumbled out, and looked around her. 

New York. 

And by the looks of the people and the place, it was New York in the 40s. 

Gabria looked towards the others, and their faces had the same shocked mask. 

She suddenly felt something heavy in the pocket of her dress, so without thinking, she reached for it. Her slim fingers took it out before she peered at the letter curiously. 

Stop the man in the bright blue overcoat. He’s changing the future by altering the past. He’ll bring chaos to everything and everyone you love. Stop him. Then you’ll get your answers. 

-S.T.

Gabria’s eyes widened, and she pondered whether to show the others or not. 

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Explanation time! 

A man has escaped from some century, possibly in the future, with a device powerful enough to alternate the past. These characters board a train on accident that goes straight to the past that was altered. They are the only people that know of what this man can do, and they are the only ones that can stop him. 

The 1940s that they enter is one where there was never a World War II. Now, this may seem good at first, as countless numbers of people died in WWII. However, this only causes more tension among all countries that will finally blow over in the future these charries come from. When this blows over, there will be even more people killed during the war. The password is your name hourglass (ex. Kyoto hourglass). They must stop this from happening by stopping the man in order to keep history the way it was. 

There will only be 7 spots (including me, and only one charrie per person please): 

The aspiring actor/actress

The training athlete 

The ambitious news writer 

The world class doctor 

The failing musician

The college student 

The nun in training (my character)

Charrie Sheet:

Full Name (please make it fit with the country you are from):

Age (diversity! ^^):

Gender:

Country of origin (again, diversity. I don’t want everyone to be from England. Also, if there is a specific city or town, please include that):

Appearance (details! ^^):

Personality (include the strengths and weaknesses):

Background: 

Occupation/role you want:

Second occupation/role you want:

Third occupation/role you want (tie breaker):

Password:

Shipping (yes or no?): 

Other: 

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Mine: 

Full Name: Gabria Elowen Donnell

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Country of Origin: Pluscarden, Scotland

Appearance: Gabria has shoulder blade length chestnut brown hair with natural golden streaks. It is in loose curls. Her skin is fair but with a tint of tan from being outside often. She has big, green eyes with golden flecks. She has freckles sprayed across her face, making her seem young, but still her age. She is quite slim, but has hidden strength, and is the average height of her age. Gabria has to wear the nun veil, but not quite yet the robes. She sometimes tears her dresses, because she still climbs trees and runs up the green hills. 

Personality: Gabria’s personality is similar to Maria Von Trapp’s, in that she is very free spirited and doesn’t follow the norm. She has an amazing voice and loves singing, but is shy about it when around others. Gabria is very intelligent and very curious about the world around her. Sometimes she has trouble following authority, but she never means to offend people. She’s funny and always makes others laugh, just by what she does. Her positive attitude is contagious. However, deep down, she’s actually quite sensitive and quite introverted. Gabria is always observant, especially in new atmospheres. 

Background: Gabria comes from a farming family which also herded Highland Cattle. The family consisted of her, her older brothers, her younger sister, and her parents. Her older brothers all went into the city and made big names for themselves while her sister still lives with her parents, being only 16. Gabria went on to be a nun, because she often thought of it as neat to be one. However, she’s still not fully aware of the responsibilities. 

Occupation: Nun in training 

Shipping: Yes! I think it’d add a lot to Gabria if she was shipped with someone that she would fall for, and that would draw her away from becoming a nun (preferably opposite gender, please :)

Other: 

This is an other for the RP, but as soon as they step off the train, their clothes transform into 40s style clothes for their occupation or role. 

I think that’s it! If you join, please stay dedicated. I don’t want this RP to die. ^^

submitted by Kyoto, formerly Doctor Who?
(January 4, 2018 - 10:12 am)

Awwww man. Just missed getting in. Darn it. Shoot. Oh well.

submitted by Aspen
(January 5, 2018 - 11:26 pm)

@Kyoto, I'm a bit confused as to why xp's character Lola is the failing musician. I don't think that was one of her occupation choices on the charrie sheet. Sorry if this sounds like I'm complaining- I'm not! I'm just curious.

submitted by Cockleburr
(January 6, 2018 - 11:42 pm)

No, it’s totally fine! I see your confusion. 

The reason why I gave her the failing musician is because  a lot of you wanted failing musician, and it was hard to divide up the occupations because a lot of you had similar lists. Also, I tried to match the occupations best to the personality and background. I had a hard time choosing between Katia and Lola as to who would be the athlete and the musician, but I ended up pairing them with the occupation/role I thought would best match their charries. I learned that when you tweak one, you have to tweak a lot more.

I’m really sorry if you didn’t get the role you wanted, but as we write, their roles or jobs won’t be the only things to define them, I promise. ^^ Thank you for joining, Cockleburr.  

submitted by @Cockleburr, Kyoto
(January 7, 2018 - 7:26 am)

Full Name: Kalim Sahnoun

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Country of origin: Algeria

Appearance: Dark, curly brown/black hair that would probably be a lot longer if it would stay straight. Tanned, olive skin, with hazel green eyes usually averted from who he's speaking to. Rather short, and has a small white scar under his right eye that he never talks about. Every time someone asks him about it he either deflects them or lies.

Personality: Quiet and reserved, and generally doesn't like talking to people. Always seems uncomfortable and a little awkward. Very passionate inside but most people don't know it because he's a little depressed. He gets mad at himself every time a conversation doesn't go well or he says something that he deems 'awkward' (probably nothing) and he's somewhat ashamed of this. However, those who get to know him find that he has a surprising sense of humour, and is genuinely kind and compassionate. He hates seeing people suffer and will do anything for his friends. Others will also be surprised to find that he will argue against someone if it's about something he disagrees with, and will be very admant in his position.

Background: Kalim was born in Algeria but his family moved away when he was four. They lived in London until he was ten so he has a slight accent and also speaks English fluently. His family then moved to Turkey up until now. He is passionate about the cello and has been playing since he was nine. He used to be much more outgoing but when he was fifteen he came out as being gay and his best friend deserted him. He was beaten up one time (hence the aforementioned scar) but otherwise no one was openly hostile towards him besides his oldest brother, who ignored him. When he was eighteen and finally old enough, he moved to the UK to go to college. He was travelling to London to try out for a special orchestra.

Occupation/role you want: The failing musician

Second occupation/role you want: The ambitious news writer

Third occupation/role you want: The college student

Password: The Riddler hourglass

Shipping: Sure, opposite gender though.

Other: Not that I can think of

submitted by The Riddler
(January 5, 2018 - 11:06 pm)

The spots are all taken. I know, I just missed the deadline too. :/

submitted by Aspen@Riddler
(January 6, 2018 - 2:28 pm)

Sorry, spots are closed. I just had to turn down Aspen. ‘^^

submitted by @The Riddler, Kyoto
(January 6, 2018 - 3:09 pm)

Dang it. Cockleburr's and the "spots closed" post must have been posted while I was writing my charrie sheet.

submitted by The Riddler
(January 6, 2018 - 3:07 pm)

Since you guys made your charries just as your spots closed, it’d be a shame to waste them.... Do you want to tweak your charries a bit so they work for the man in the blue coat? 

submitted by @Aspen&Riddler, Kyoto
(January 6, 2018 - 3:12 pm)

Great! I'm working on developing my character and I should have her ready in a day or so. Sorry for the wait.

submitted by Leafpool, age Finite, This side of reality
(January 7, 2018 - 1:40 pm)

No, that's okay. I don't really want to have a charrie that works for the man in the blue coat.

submitted by Aspen@Kyoto
(January 7, 2018 - 2:24 pm)

Well... here's an idea, what if my charrie works as a double agent, pretending to be on the side of the man in the blue coat, and is also from the future?

submitted by Aspen@Kyoto
(January 7, 2018 - 4:15 pm)

That could work. You’d still have to tweak the age though. My friend PinkPanther and I worked on this, and she said that he’d be too arrogant and judgemental to have young people work for him (but she said if you preferred a younger charrie, then 21-24 would work). Also, is it possible to make your charrie a male? We have a lot of females, and I really want to make it a bit more diverse. 

@Everyone, PinkPanther will be joining us, but she’s not making a charrie sheet, as she’s writing as the man, and he remains mysterious. XD

submitted by Kyoto
(January 7, 2018 - 5:05 pm)

No problem! 

submitted by Kyoto
(January 7, 2018 - 5:05 pm)

Ummm sorry, I'm terrible at writing male charries. And I'll change Keeley's age to 21, then. I dunno about doing a grownup, but...

submitted by Aspen@Kyoto
(January 8, 2018 - 11:06 am)

Theres nothing to it. There’s not exactly a way that you should write differently when you write through a male POV. And third person always works too.  

submitted by Kyoto
(January 8, 2018 - 1:11 pm)