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BIG Cadet Academy
BIG Cadet Academy for the Valiant
In its dying moments, SOCS merged with BIG, despite the fact that they'd been enemies for a time. BIG's cadet academy had already been established, but suddenly BIG had a bunch of experiments left over from SOCS. BIG wasn't so evil to keep up something so unethical as experimentation on live subjects… but these were the leftovers. The war is getting long, hard. They're starting to justify the use of experiments in hopes of creating stronger, genetically enhanced soldiers.
Meanwhile, BIG Cadet Academy for the Valiant is accepting more and more students at an alarming rate. Feeding children as young as eleven propaganda, teaching them to fight, and then placing them on the battlefield or into labs as soon as they come of age, it seems as though BIG is getting more desperate (and ruthless) than ever before…
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Here is the recreated (and hopefully better) version of the original boarding school roleplay. The very basic story is summarized above, but I'll put it in clearer terms. The story is that now that SOCS, a very evil group of scientists who used to experiment on live beings, has been destroyed, BIG has been left with their experiments. At first, they were only using the leftovers, but they have now grown so desperate for power in the war that they are creating more experiments in an effort to make stronger soldiers. BIG also has a boarding school for students (BIG Cadet Academy for the Valiant or BCAftV) who will either fight or do science for them when they graduate. Mostly students learn propaganda about BIG, science, and combat skills, although all of the core classes are more or less there. At the academy, there is a lab. Some experiments are living in the lab for the students to use as test subjects in their lessons. But when a group of students becomes aware of these experiments plot for escape, they have to decide if they want to help or not. This roleplay will be about the days leading up to a small rebellion from students and experiments at BIG. If you have a half-baked, undeveloped idea for a character, don't worry because this is a perfect place for character development!
Your character can be a student or an experiment. While there is no limited number of characters, we ask that there only be up to eight experiments right now for smoothness and believability. Please consider if you will have time to commit to this roleplay before you join, especially if you're making an experiment character. Two of my characters are experiments, which leaves six experiment slots left as of right now. You don't need to have been in the old roleplay to join this one! If you were in the original roleplay, you can keep your character or make a new one. I'm also going to give you first dibs on experiment slots if you already had an experiment character for the next few days; that only seems fair.
Here is the character form for students (please note that all students must be human):
Name:
Pronouns:
Age (11-17, please):
Appearance:
Personality:
Skills and abilities:
Likes/dislikes:
Shipping:
Other:
And for experiments:
Name and experiment number:
Pronouns:
Age:
Appearance:
Species (can be completely, partially, or not at all human):
Skills and abilities:
Likes/dislikes:
Shipping:
Other:
I will post my charries when this goes up, and we will start this Saturday, March 23. Anyone can join at any time.
submitted by Periwinkle, age 14, BCAftV
(March 17, 2024 - 7:58 pm)
(March 17, 2024 - 7:58 pm)
Yay, it's up again! I read through the previous version of this RP, and it looks interesting :)
Student:
Name: Adine Silry Rilnar
Pronouns: she/her
Age (11-17, please): 15
Appearance: Smooth, straight chestnut hair, brown eyes with flecks of gold, small
Personality: Slightly bossy, intelligent, easily interested in anything, friendly
Skills and abilities: Good at archery, running, decision-making, getting ideas (and sometimes putting them into action)
Likes/dislikes: Likes accomplishing something, hearing from her family, being a Valiant, having good friends, secrets; dislikes too-loud or too-soft music, unkind people (is it a bit of a paradox that she's at the BCAftV?), and failing at something.
Shipping: Open, with boys
Other: n/a
Student:
Name: Relven Sirion
Pronouns: he/him
Age (11-17, please): 16/17; around there
Appearance: Teasing hazel eyes, curly, unruly hair somewhere between brown and black, strong chin, generally good-looking (does he know it?), likes to wear hoodies and jeans
Personality: Brilliant, talented, a "golden boy", comes from a fairly rich family, a steadfast friend to the people he likes, cocky, warm
Skills and abilities: Good at most things he sets his mind to; he has fairly good combat skills, generally comes along all right in school, excels at languages, archery, and some sports, as well as at flirting, having fun, being popular, and knowing when people need help. He's also excellent at getting matriarchs and old women to like him.
Likes/dislikes: He likes music, being with his friends, learning something that fascinates him, and feeling understood; he dislikes anything overly academic, anything he considers boring, and feeling unappreciated. He says he hates getting caught out in the rain, but don't trust him on this one...
Shipping: Open, with girls
Other: His nickname might be Rel, so if you want to call him that, go ahead. He's been at the BCAftV since he was twelve, so he knows it very well.
(March 19, 2024 - 5:13 pm)
Can Rel and Colin be friends? I think they'd complement each other in some ways and be very alike in others. I kind of see them as already being friends at the start of the story, and I think it'd be interesting to develop their friendship from there. It's okay if you don't want to though!
(March 20, 2024 - 5:58 pm)
Ooh yes I think they would go well as friends! I agree, they'd probably be friends from the beginning. I'd love to see how their friendship develops :)
(March 20, 2024 - 8:06 pm)
Name: Colin Windward
Pronouns: he/him
Age (11-17, please): 16
Appearance: Colin has light skin, short brown hair, and blue eyes. He is somewhat small.
Personality: Colin is more quiet and reserved, but quite intelligent. He is a loyal friend, and a very dedicated, passionate person overall. He often gets lost in thought and is usually told he's taking things a bit too seriously.
Skills and abilities: quite skilled in pretty much all of the academic subjects. A pretty talented violinist as well. He's not as good at the fighting stuff, but that's okay -- he wants to go into science at BIG, not fight for them.
Likes/dislikes: likes art of pretty much all kinds, reading, practicing his violin, going outside on nice days, and spending time with friends; dislikes change (he generally has a hard time adjusting to it), being condescended to, and eating fish
Shipping: maybe; open to anyone his age
Other: n/a
(March 20, 2024 - 5:53 pm)
This reminds me of someone Ik irl haha :)
(March 21, 2024 - 11:06 pm)
reserving two experiments, one student - will update later. almost done w forms
(March 22, 2024 - 2:16 pm)
experiments -
Name and experiment number: AERONA, AA-573
Pronouns: she/her
Age: unk. (14-17)
Appearance: she seems quite human at first, but she has small wing stubs that are evidently still growing from her shoulder blades. around her eyes and from her neck are scalish patches (silver-blue). her eyes are oddly yellow with star shaped flecks. her fingers are long and more pointed than usual and sometimes look more like claws. the tips of her fingers fade to blue (i'll draw something later.)
Species (can be completely, partially, or not at all human): an amalgation of a fish, a bird, and a human.
Skills and abilities: able to breathe underwater (basically incapable of drowning! unless the water's poisoned), when older may be able to fly (not right now her wings are still smol), has super good vision. during night, becomes more strong, flexible, fast, whatever, blah. (endurance / flexibility / strength up) - not by a lot though // ability wise she's very good at art and very good with her words
Likes/dislikes: likes peace, art, talking to people, nature, water, and the night. dislikes rude people, bright red, fire.
Shipping: open !
Other: n.a
Name and experiment number: Alistair / KOI - AI-333
Pronouns: she/her
Age: apprx. 16
Appearance: no singular appearance, capable of shapeshifting / tailoring her appearance. cannot, however, remove the silver-blue gills on her neck or the two ear fins (???) right behiind her ears or her sharp teeth. her eyes are normally silver.
Species (can be completely, partially, or not at all human): cross of a shark, unk. aquatic animal, and a human. (shark & unk. aq animal dna was injected into her. big is planning to inject another aq. animal dna into her but they aren't sure which one yet.)
Skills and abilities: breathing underwater, way faster underwater, quite literally more comfortable underwater / spends most of her time underwater. heightened sense of hearing, high long distance navigation accuracy, VERY heightened sense of electricity.
Likes/dislikes: likes being alone, being underwater, having peace, etc. doesn't like being in the air, most people, being disturbed.
Shipping: open !
Other: n/a
Name: Izumi Rin (Layla)
Pronouns: she/her
Age (11-17, please): 15
Appearance: long blonde hair down to her waist (mostly in a bun, with the pins of emerald and whatnot, like the fancy ones) - green eyes - wears lots of dresses, but normally just whatever uniform is provided.
Personality: seems cold, but is actually pretty friendly and outgoing. will be updating this as this rp goes on
Skills and abilities: she's great at imagining things in her head, great artist and really good at stem.
Likes/dislikes: likes flowers! and dresses! and pretty things! doesn't like people who are mean to her and hates physics and mildly dislikes math
Shipping: open
Other: n.a
all "opens" are just to anyone of any gender
will draw stuff and upload it to the art threat
(March 22, 2024 - 2:30 pm)
We are the valiant.
~Colin~
The light on the sun reached through the window and lit up Colin’s face, slowly waking him up. The weekend was over, and another week of school was beginning. He groaned a bit, rose from bed, and started to get ready.
The view from the dorm was lovely. From here, Colin could see the grassy hills of the school grounds and the ever-fascinating forest beyond. He looked out at the archery range, where he’d have class later today — the thought made him slightly nervous, as he wasn’t particularly good at archery and feared he might embarrass himself. He looked over the amphitheater, where the students ate lunch when the weather was nice. He and some of the other musically skilled students were planning to perform there later this spring. He smiled and decided he should practice his violin today, if he had time.
The weather was starting to warm up, which always put the students in a good mood. They could stop wearing their winter uniforms, which included itchy sweaters, and switch to polos and shorts (or skorts, if they preferred). They also got to do more of the outdoor activities and spend less time inside, and there were beautiful plants on the campus. And, of course, everyone just seemed generally happier when the sun was shining. Colin definitely was.
Colin dressed in his uniform, washed his face, and brushed his teeth. Then he headed down to breakfast, cheery.
*Zinnia*
Zinnia woke up early, earlier than the other experiments. They could tell because they could still see the others lying asleep; there were only two bedrooms for the experiments to sleep in, which were connected by a door that was left open. Zinnia lay on their cot a moment, before rising and stretching their black, feathered wings out. They stared out the small window of the room. They couldn’t see much, but they could tell the sun was rising. Soon, the small alarm clock the experiments used would wake everyone else up. They’d eat their breakfast, and then the students would come in and start running tests. Life was nothing if not predictable.
Zinnia frowned and looked over to Via, who was fast asleep. Zinnia always felt a pang of sadness when they saw Via. Sweet, innocent Via did not deserve this. Zinnia turned their gaze back to the window and dreamed of escape. They’d go far, far away from here, fly until they found somewhere safe. Then Via could have a normal childhood, a normal life. She’d have everything Zinnia hadn’t. She was still young enough to have a chance for that, even if Zinnia knew they were too old, too changed, to ever feel normal.
But that didn’t matter. What mattered, more than anything, was Via. They were going to get out of here. Sooner or later. One way or another.
(March 23, 2024 - 8:11 am)
...I wasn't really certain what I should do, so is it fine if I just copy and pasted my parts last time and tweaked them a bit? Also, @Peri, are you still up for Lee and Cress being friends and Zia and Cress being friends as time goes on? Totally fine if you don't think it fits anymore, just wondering :)
-Zia-
Archery class. It was fun enough, Zia supposed. She just never could get the hang of it. "Ugh," she grunted as the arrow fell short of the target for the tenth time. She reached into the quiver strapped over her shoulder, but found it empty. Next to her, Crescent Auclair, star of the class, was hitting bullseye after bullseye, even splitting some arrows perfectly in half, like some sort of machine. How was she so good? But this wasn't the time to think of that. She rummaged through the bin of arrows, looking for one that wasn't broken, finally finding a shiny new shaft. Hmm. She fitted it into her bow again, taking careful aim. Maybe, if she could just hit one target... boing! The arrow flew into the target, knocked it over, bounced back, and dropped at her feet with a cheerful thwoink! Some people glanced over at her, curiosity and concern written on their faces. Zia fought the urge to scream. It would be ok, she thought to herself. It's gonna be fine. Blades are still your domain. You're still the best, still the top student, overall... She picked up the arrow, which had miraculously not broken, slowly, and fitted it back against her string, trying to laugh off the fail. She knew she probably sounded like some crazy donkey, but everyone needed to know that she was fine. Of course she was fine! Why wouldn't she be? She took aim again...
^Lee^
Kathleen was enjoying the sky. Yes, she knew she was supposed to be doing archery, but it was such a blue blue sky - one of the first few days of sun they'd had since winter - and such a pity, she thought, not to enjoy it. Though not many did. She sighed. She supposed being the valiant also meant you weren't allowed to enjoy simple things like a beautiful sky. But this was her dream school, where she'd wanted to go since... forever. Being able to put in her best effort to support Catastrophe... what could be more noble? And putting in your best effort... probably didn't mean staring at the sky during classtime. Well then. It would just have to wait until class was over.
(March 23, 2024 - 1:09 pm)
Yep! Actually, would you be okay with having them sit together at breakfast (we'd have to skip backwards and disregard the part you just put up though, which is fine because Moon Wolf is still rping at breakfast as well)?
I will post Cress's POV after you respond to this.
(March 23, 2024 - 1:53 pm)
&Leskie&
Leskie woke up to the bright sunlight in her dorm. She glanced out the window swiftly, seeing the typical view of the rather boring-looking classrooms and the edge of the archery range. Subconciously, she reached for her bow and arrow.
Leskie shook her head briefly to clear it before changing into her spring uniform, a polo shirt and shorts. She didn't quite understand why some students chose to wear skorts instead, since it was harder for combat, but everyone had their preferences.
Leskie finished washing her face and brushing her teeth and headed down to breakfast, where the delicious aroma of pancakes wafted towards her. Briefly, she thought about Winter, her older brother, whom she couldn't remember all that much about. Either way, it didn't matter now. Leskie needed to work to become a great student, maybe the best, at BCAftV to make her parents proud...
{Aly}
Alyria woke up bright and early, feeling refreshed and ready for the day. Smiling, she changed into her spring uniform, which was a polo shirt and skorts. It felt much better than the winter uniform, which contained itchy and hot sweaters. And skorts...well, it was her way of saying I can do combat just as well in skorts. Anyways, it looked pretty nice as well.
She went over to the cafeteria for breakfast. There were a variety of options, though there was always one particular item that was in more abundance than the others, like the focus. This time, it was pancakes. Personally, she prefered waffles, but both were good.
She, being the first one, or one of the first ones, sat down at one of the empty tables with her breakfast, waiting for the other students to fill in.
(March 23, 2024 - 1:20 pm)
<Lauren>
Waking to a soft lit room, I roll over and squint at the bright shades. I groan, then sit up and reach over to open the blinds. Sunlight comes streaming in, and my eyes wander to my clock.
"ARG I'M LATEEEE!" I shriek, tumbling out of bed and tripping over my fallen blankets in my haste to get dressed.
Of course, classes didn't start in about half an hour, but a girl has to eat! I hurry down the halls, combing my fingers through my unbrushed hair. Thankfully, though long, it didn't really get all that tangled during the night.
I skid into the cafeteria, panting. It wasn't all that full. A few heads turn toward me, but I just smile as though I totally ment to be late, then walk calmly over to get my food.
Once I have procured my pancakes, I make my way over to where Aly is sitting.
@Moon Wolf, do you mind if Aly can be Lauren's roommie?
@Amethyst, do you care to ship Relven with Lauren? I don't mind if you don't think they'd be a good fit :) If you do want to, maybe it can start out as a crush and then progress...?
(March 23, 2024 - 2:02 pm)
Not at all! That'd be great :)
(March 23, 2024 - 4:59 pm)
alright, here are my charries! they're basically the same as the old RP, with some minor tweaks :D i'll post their povs later today.
Name: Elaide "Ellie" Fenn
Pronouns: she/her
Age (11-17, please): sixteen, almost seventeen
Appearance: She’s on the shorter side of average with a stocky build, fair skin, warm hazel eyes, freckles, and kind features. Her fluffy golden blonde bob is just long enough to be pulled back and is usually worn in a short messy ponytail.
Personality: She’s caring and empathetic, but is a bit jaded and tends to hide her feelings. She’s intelligent, hardworking, and incredibly ambitious, yet very insecure. She wants to rise above her family’s humble roots and become something they can be proud of, and she believes BIG Cadet Academy for the Valiant is the only way to do that.
Skills and abilities: She grew up in the marshlands of Southwest Kyngdom, so she’s very knowledgeable about the natural world and traditional medicines, and she loves plants. She's intelligent and also somewhat physically strong.
Likes: plants, reading, science classes, being alone
Dislikes: bullies, being underestimated
Shipping: open - mainly girls, but maybe boys too?
Backstory: She grew up in a lower class family in the marshes of Southwest Kyngdom with her mother and a large extended family who were mostly fishermen, surrounded by the flora and fauna of the marshland, and there she learned a lot about biology and medicine. She got a scholarship to the BIG Cadet Academy and believes that the only way to success is through BIG.
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Name and experiment number: Nayr, officially known as Experiment 357
Pronouns: he/him
Age: fifteen
Appearance: snake from waist down with green-brown scales and an off-white underside. Waist up, he’s rather thin, with light olive skin, a straight nose and rather sharp features, and his dark hair is buzzed. He also has some snake features on the upper half of his body; golden eyes with slits resembling a snake’s, long fang-like canine teeth, a forked tongue, some irregular patches of scales on his skin. His body is covered with scars and bruises, and he wears a white hospital gown.
Personality: Quiet and lonely, comes off as cold and jaded. Suspicious and distrustful of everyone he meets until given a reason to believe they can be trusted. Observant, always on guard for danger, and easily startled or frightened. When someone angers him, he can lash out — typically physically rather than verbally. Intelligent, and good at thinking logically, though he tends to act rashly when angered. He'll occasionally make witty and sarcastic quips.
Species: Homo Serpentes
Skills and abilities: Intelligent and a logical thinker. Observant and cautious. Some of his serpentine features—like his fangs and snake-like movements—may help him in combat.
Likes: The idea of escape, being alone, the outdoors (what he’s seen of them)
Dislikes: the BIG guards and scientists, enclosed spaces
Shipping: open with boys
Backstory: Shortly after Catastrophe’s rise to power, Nayr was orphaned and displaced from his home in Southeast Kingdom. BIG was taking lots of orphaned children and training the ones that could be easily molded in the BCAftV to become an army while the more rebellious ones were used in experimentation. Nayr would have been around five years old at that time, so he’s still retained some memories of what their life was like before BIG began to experiment on them. He developed snake-like features as a result of this experimentation.
(March 23, 2024 - 2:04 pm)
@Peri, yes, it would be great if they could be roommates :)
/Relven/
Rel opened his eyes briefly and shut them again. I am NOT getting up yet. It appeared to be sunny, but it was also a weekday, and that meant that bed was preferable to the Great Beyond.
Was there going to be anything special going on today? Probably not... classes, and maybe something else... Rel yawned and forced himself to open his eyes again. His gaze fell on Colin's bed next to his. It was empty. That probably meant breakfast was about halfway through, again. Why can't I ever manage to get up in time?? he wondered, pushing back the covers and getting out of bed.
He got dressed as quickly as he could, and went downstairs to the cafeteria. A high level of noise was coming from it, so evidently he had been right, and breakfast was well under way. He paused outside the door, tweaked his t-shirt, and sauntered in. As he'd expected, no one took much notice.
He eyed the options for breakfast, chose eggs, put some on a plate, and slid into a seat opposite Colin. "Hey," he said. "How're things going?"
*Adine*
Adine was up early, but first the view from her window was so beautiful (long-awaited sunlight finally flooding over it all, gentle hills in the distance, a feeling of spring in the air) and then the book she was reading caught her unawares and demanded to be read, so she barely made it into the cafeteria ahead of her roommate. It was starting to get busier - she recognized Leskie and Aly, and waved to both before choosing her favorite seat by a window. Pancakes, hurray! She smiled, thinking of the things that the day might bring.
(March 23, 2024 - 2:17 pm)