✜// CHECKMATE (OOC)

[Retro Bug]

These are just ideas I’m bouncing around, feel free to add in your own and shoot down mine for you don’t like them! I’m just trying to get the friendships established between my character and yours.

@Underworld9) – Well, I was thinking that Vieve and Candice could have a close relationship. One where Vieve can come to Candice knowing that she’ll be completely honest with her even if it’s something that she doesn’t want to hear. Not only with problems but with homework as well since Vieve isn’t as intellectual as she would like to be. Vieve would obviously be the overly talkative one since Candice doesn’t like to talk too much. I was thinking that Vieve might not get why she is a tomboy or sometimes forgets. She (Vieve) likes dresses and accessories and is more way of a girly girl.


@drunk – Hmm, perhaps Vieve and Ricardo get in frequent arguments/playful banter? Mainly because she’s so talkative and doesn’t like his attitude so she would tease him about it. Though despite this she really looks up to him because she knows he’s a good person. Maybe sometimes she feels as if she’s not good enough to be his friend because he’s so online popular and she’s not. Vieve constantly tries to add new Spanish words to vocabulary but she butchers them giving Ricardo a headache and he always correcting her.


@Lt. Col. Fantastic – Going with your idea, I wouldn’t mind if Vieve and Vinnie had a previous relationship. There could be like a little flirtation/crushing currently going on from Vieve’s side. Even though she’s knows better then to go back to that relationship she can’t help but fall for his charm. As Vinnie is always making her laugh with silly pick up lines or playfully trying to “woo” her. Since Vieve is easily persuaded and Vinnie is such the sweet talker perhaps he would be the one to get her to do stuff that she normally wouldn’t do?

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

@ Retro, I love your ideas!


I've been thinking about the rating for Checkmate. I set it to M, and this is what the source says about that rating:

Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with non-explicit suggestive adult themes, references to some violence, or coarse language.

Fiction M can contain adult language, themes and suggestions. Detailed descriptions of physical interaction of sexual or violent nature is considered Fiction MA.

The reason for it being M and not T like most of my RPs is that there will be weapons and you are going to kill things (even though it'll be mostly soulless imps and stuff) but like the rating explanation says, descriptive violence (like describing how the bone breaks when you hit someone's leg with a bat or describing what can be seen when looking at a wound and how much blood is streaming out of it) will not be appreciated. It's unnecessary in my eyes, really. And you don't have to be 16 in order to play xD age online is such an... redundant term.

Hope I made sense ;D anyone got questions about this, or anything else for that matter, feel free to ask.

[Otherworld9)]

@Retro Bug - Well, I was also thinking about ideas myself, and I agree with you there. My character is too laid back and lazy and, well, honest, so Candice is able to appreciate the fact Vieve doesn't mind her quiet personality. The fact she talks a lot can make Candice wonder where she gets all these ideas and such, and sometimes she tries to talk more but ends up saying something weird. Candice wont like how she likes dresses and skirts, but she manages to somehow pass through that along the years, as long as it doesn't involve Candice being in a dress or skirt, she's fine.

@drunk - Well, my character doesn't mind being being offended or considered "lower than Ricardo," so they might get along just fine. I can see Candice constantly reminding him how much of a brat or fool he is sometimes, since she's so brutally honest and doesn't talk much. They're friendship CAN be like a rollercoaster sometimes. Being the person who "goes with the flow," she sometimes might just agree with Ricardo to please him, always avoiding fights that can happen if she doesn't. Candice can also enjoy being around him from the fact they both enjoy video games.

@Lt. Col. Fantastic - Candice isn't much into relationships, and never bothered to be in one since she doesn't want to end up like her father, who got dumped at a young age. Since he seems to be the "lover boy," Candice can probably surprise him since she pretends as if his charm isn't affecting her, but inside, she keeps it bottled since she's afraid of going into a relationship, especially since she's a tomboy and she just can't picture it. Although we could make Candice have doubts about whether she likes him or not. She can also ask Vinnie how he manages to be around so many girls, since Candice finds it impossible in her terms.


I just realized most don't like getting dirty, but Candice doesn't mind, which is probably one thing everybody might notice. xD

Originally Posted by Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers

@ Retro, I love your ideas!


I've been thinking about the rating for Checkmate. I set it to M, and this is what the source says about that rating:

Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with non-explicit suggestive adult themes, references to some violence, or coarse language.

Fiction M can contain adult language, themes and suggestions. Detailed descriptions of physical interaction of sexual or violent nature is considered Fiction MA.

The reason for it being M and not T like most of my RPs is that there will be weapons and you are going to kill things (even though it'll be mostly soulless imps and stuff) but like the rating explanation says, descriptive violence (like describing how the bone breaks when you hit someone's leg with a bat or describing what can be seen when looking at a wound and how much blood is streaming out of it) will not be appreciated. It's unnecessary in my eyes, really. And you don't have to be 16 in order to play xD age online is such an... redundant term.

Hope I made sense ;D anyone got questions about this, or anything else for that matter, feel free to ask.

I agree with it really xD I am very descriptive though, but was never into such violence...so I agree with you. And I can see where the age came from~

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

@drunk: I'm thinking Vinnie and Ricardo can be "best bros duuude". You know, the two guys who always hang out and play video games. Its nice to chill every now and then after a long day of chasing skirts.

@Otherworld9): Yeah, I figured Candice wasn't the relationship type But I can see Vinnie getting a suprize when she doesn't even react to his "moves"

@Retro Bug: I like what you said, and I agree we should keep it mainly playful. But later on, maybe we can develop onto that, whether it be towards just being really close friends... Or the other way (bwaow chika wow wowwww)

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

I'll probably be busy and not posting tomorrow, unless I can get away for a while somehow. Just a heads up!

EDIT: The RP will likely start on Wednesday, so you know :3 Maybe tomorrow if I find time.

[drunk ¬_¬]

@ Lt. Col. - Yeah, I can totally go with the 'best bros' idea. However, Ricardo would probably be a bit resentful/jealous about Vinnie's womanizing ways
(who wouldn't? @_@), so at points he won't really have a lot of patience with Vinnie, and might go full-on 'macho mode' at some point, challenging him to a fight… but don't actually expect him to follow through…

@ Retro - ^ That being said, since Vieve and Vinnie are going to have a flirtatious relationship, Ricardo might be pretty jealous of that. Which means that he'll have a lot of "maybe she likes me instead" moments when they have serious/personal conversations, but he'll generally keep his distance (emotionally). I really like the idea of the whole butchered Spanish thing, since that would be something that's get on Ricardo's nerves. :D
Also, if you ever need someone to unleash Vieve's "bottled up feelings" when she's angry… I'm your guy; Ricardo would probably yell back only to shrimp back once Vieve gets really going. xD

@ Otherworld - Well, to be honest, I feel like your character is the one who Ricardo is the most uneasy about… given that she's so "brutally honest".
At first, he'll see her as just 'another one of the guys', but eventually I think he's going to develop a crush on her (opposites attract…) and he'll likely get pretty protective of her and see her as his 'wild thing', although I don't see him acting on this crush on his own accord.

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

@Drunk: Haha, yeah. I can see Ricardo getting annoyed when Vinnie ditches Nazi Zombie night to go out with a girl

[Retro Bug]

Originally Posted by drunk ¬_¬

@ Retro - ^ That being said, since Vieve and Vinnie are going to have a flirtatious relationship, Ricardo might be pretty jealous of that. Which means that he'll have a lot of "maybe she likes me instead" moments when they have serious/personal conversations, but he'll generally keep his distance (emotionally). I really like the idea of the whole butchered Spanish thing, since that would be something that's get on Ricardo's nerves. :D
Also, if you ever need someone to unleash Vieve's "bottled up feelings" when she's angry… I'm your guy; Ricardo would probably yell back only to shrimp back once Vieve gets really going. xD

Yay, this all sounds really good to me! :)

Originally Posted by Lt. Col. Fantastic

@Retro Bug: I like what you said, and I agree we should keep it mainly playful. But later on, maybe we can develop onto that, whether it be towards just being really close friends... Or the other way (bwaow chika wow wowwww)

Ahaha, I like the way you think. :P

Originally Posted by Otherworld9)

@Retro Bug - Well, I was also thinking about ideas myself, and I agree with you there. My character is too laid back and lazy and, well, honest, so Candice is able to appreciate the fact Vieve doesn't mind her quiet personality. The fact she talks a lot can make Candice wonder where she gets all these ideas and such, and sometimes she tries to talk more but ends up saying something weird. Candice wont like how she likes dresses and skirts, but she manages to somehow pass through that along the years, as long as it doesn't involve Candice being in a dress or skirt, she's fine.

I think Vieve might try her hardest to convince Candice to get into a dress. That'll be her go to conversation starter. Aha.

[Otherworld9)]

Originally Posted by drunk ¬_¬

@ Otherworld - Well, to be honest, I feel like your character is the one who Ricardo is the most uneasy about… given that she's so "brutally honest". :P
At first, he'll see her as just 'another one of the guys', but eventually I think he's going to develop a crush on her (opposites attract…) and he'll likely get pretty protective of her and see her as his 'wild thing', although I don't see him acting on this crush on his own accord.

Yeah, and how she's so lazy and being such opposites xD I agree though. I can see my character developing a crush too, and since she's so honest, she's not afraid of making the first move...although she's soo slow due to the fear of relationships xD

It might take her longer to realize the crush though, probably once something happens that triggers that realization. ;P

@ Retro Bug - Oh my, Candice is sure going to have a good time with her xD

@Lt. Col. Fantastic - Who knows, anything can happen~

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Romance, sistership and intrigues, this RP looks great even before it's started ;D

Speaking of which, remember you can start speaking with or messaging to any of your Pesterchum contacts (usually abbrevied "chums") at any time - as long as you are near a computer with Pesterchum. Since we're assuming Pesterchum is running in the background at all times. Whether or not the other character hears or sees the message depends on if they are close to a computer too though xD

Regarding PDAs or other portable computers/phones with internet... we'll get to that later but you won't have one when we start.


EDIT: Also... the RP has begun :3 Subscribe to the IC thread!

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Are we using pesterchum inside the rp or outside? Im a bit confused on that part.

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Haha, inside the RP. It's a chat program they use in Homestuck.

I hope the first post wasn't too confusing. For your intro post, just write what your character would be doing and then decide who they would like to play with. And when you're done, write about installing the game.

Don't worry about the guidelines, they'll hopefully just follow themselves. Kinda.

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Alrighty then. Sorry, I had a derp moment.

Sooo, I think Candice and Vinnie should play. (why? No reason really, just thought it'd be cool)

EDIT: Just posted. Hope my title isn't too ostentatious. :)

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Great! Looking forward to the other opening posts, and your conversations~ Remember the emails shouldn't be identical, neither in tone nor words.

Also, I thought the OP and the first IC post indicated that this wasn't your first time reading this email, but I guess it doesn't matter much ^^ as long as we get this ball rolling somehow. You do as you like!

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Originally Posted by Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers

Great! Looking forward to the other opening posts, and your conversations~ Remember the emails shouldn't be identical, neither in tone nor words.

Also, I thought the OP and the first IC post indicated that this wasn't your first time reading this email, but I guess it doesn't matter much as long as we get this ball rolling somehow. You do as you like!

Ah. Well, we can just pretend Vinnie doesn't check his email as often as the others. I'm too lazy to edit it. :3

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Originally Posted by Lt. Col. Fantastic

Ah. Well, we can just pretend Vinnie doesn't check his email as often as the others. I'm too lazy to edit it. :3

Haha yeah, doesn't matter much. Candice did the same :)

So, will Vinnie be the server player to Candice? I can assure you that the server player will get more action later as well. Otherworld hopefully knows what I mean~

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Yeah, I think Vinnie will be a server. I can go ahead and post, right? Or does everyone need to post their OP before we get into things?

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Hm, I'd say let everybody do their intro post before you post again. I'm impatient as hell, but let's be fair xD

[drunk ¬_¬]

Posted.

Looks like there's a lot of Vriska in Ricardo. x(

Yes, I am THIS far into the comic now… I've barely even slept. '

EDIT: Anyways, I am now responsible for you playing with Otherworld, Lt. Col.… I made you who you will become… MWUAHAHAHAHAHA

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Ahaha, you posted in second person and messaged with the right colors and usernames and you've read THAT far into Homestuck already? *puts APPROVED stamp on drunk* Good thing you're being the server player for Vieve, I think.

And Vriska is my favorite troll so ::::D

You others don't have to write like drunk did, that's just how Homestuck does. And how I'll likely be doing too, just because I'm used to it by now.

[drunk ¬_¬]

@ Red: Yeah, I saw your post and became… inspired to do so as well…

…

I love the comic though, I'm so high off of it my eyes are red xD

Well, they're 'sleep-deprived and staring at a computer screen'-red, but you get the point

I have to say: Dave, Vriska, Gamzee and [the blind girl] are by far my favorites so far. adiosToreador (forgot his name), was cool too, but he was such a pansy! :'(

[Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers]

Yeah, oh about my post. And yours. Do Ricardo's family have, like, servants running about the house? Or is it just the family?

I know what you mean, when I first started reading it, I didn't want to go to sleep. Darn addictive comic shenanigans.

The blind girl is Terezi, she's also awesome, but I didn't quite get her personality. Vriska is bipolar or something so we know she's totally unpredictable. But Terezi is unpredictable in an annoying way. Her and Dave's relation is adorable though. Also, adiosToreador is Tavros :3 Poor thing.

EDIT: Actually, I'd prefer if you guys didn't write in second person. You can if you really think it looks better / is more fun / easier - I won't force you not to - but it makes more sense for me to do it since I am the narrator and is talking relatively directly to... hm, to your character's subconscious xD


EDIT2: Retro Bug posted too, so now you're all clear to chat away or do whatever until you feel like you want to start playing SBURB. End a post when you've begun installing the game, because when the first person has done that, I'll post the next narrative.

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

I think next time I will use 2nd person. I dont want to be that one lame guy who still uses 3rd.

And I plan on reading homestuck, but I feel as if it will take a long time to finish...

[Retro Bug]

Hey! I'm using third person so you're not the only lame guy. I was going to start reading it too but I kind of forgot about it. Oops.

[Lt. Col. Fantastic]

Oh. Now I feel like a jerk for leaving you as the only lame guy. If you want, I can do 3rd as well again. 2nd person is kinda different, and I might switch back anyway. Hope I'm not being too confusing...

PS: Posted in IC! Tried to do my best on 2nd person, and now I feel bad about making retro the lame guy

EDIT: Man! Just read Red's edits. Now I really feel like a jackass.