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These are the Darkest Days
SIGN-UPS OPEN! 1 Pokemon left, and humans desperately needed!Plot
Something is happening. Something big. Everyone knows it – and every human is powerless to stop it. The minds of Pokemon are the only thing affected, but through them the world. Pokemon who have been friendly all their lives turn on their masters and kill them, feral Pokemon have grown wilder, Legendaries have gone insane, destroying whole cities and regions in their wrath. Pokemon are the enemy. Locals kill every Pokemon they can find out of fear, and many species have gone extinct. The world, it seems, is ending. Without their Pokemon, how can anyone hope to defeat the legendary monsters?
These are the darkest days of history.
Humanity has been reduced to nearly nothing. There is no electricity, no running water.
They may as well be living a thousand years ago. Every day is a battle for survival.
Eleven years pass.
Humans survive, but barely, reduced to 5% of what their population had once been. Most humans live in the ruins of their former homes, but they are barbarians – no thoughts of kindness ever cross their cannibalistic minds. They take what they want when they want – the fighting never ends.
Only one town, once a farming community shunned for their lack of native Pokemon, retains their true humanity. Even they are primitive compared to eleven years ago, but civilization remains. Hope remains. In fact, the people of the town renamed their town from 'Ashliland' to 'Hope'. The Hope people believe (and for the most part, they're right) that they are the last humans on the face of the planet and consider themselves a country. They share space in two large houses side by side, only leaving their homes to go to the Dining Hall, a large log building across the dirt road or to toil in the fields. Pidgeys are kept with their wings clipped and Magikarp are kept in a man-made pond (and carefully watched to make sure none become strong enough to evolve) for their eggs and meat. The Hope people are lead by their leader, President Michael Rockwell. They do not use money, and raise their children on horror tales about Pokemon.
Children ages 12-17 are just young enough to have been around at 'the end of the world', but only a few of the older ones remember the world before. Our own story starts with these very youngsters as they become curious with the world and just why the legendaries went mad and the world ended…
Rules
1. Follow all PC rules.
2. Stick to your character's personality, history, and looks. If you must change something, please change it as early in the roleplay as possible and inform me so that I may approve/disapprove it. If you absolutely MUST change something later, contact me and we'll work something out.
3. Be active. Try to post at least once or twice every two days. If you are going to be gone longer than that, let me know immediately. If you are gone five days without notice, you will be given a warning. Two days after the warning, if you still have not posted, you will be kicked out. If you are warned three separate times, you will be kicked out. I understand if you have school or other obligations, but you need to tell me.
4. Have fun! If you don't think you will have fun role playing, you probably shouldn't join.
5. No god-modding or power-playing.
6. Try to be original. No Mary-Sues or Gary-Stus.
7. Roleplay is in THIRD-PERSON only, except for thoughts. That is, 'Jasper gasped and jumped up to greet her', instead of 'I gasped and jumped up to greet her'. If your character keeps a diary or something, then you may write in first-person in that ONLY. But the majority of your post should be in third person.
Other Things You May Need to Know
1. It is the year 2017.
2. Pidgey and Magikarp are the ONLY Pokemon most of the children can remember seeing in real life.
3. However, they have seen pictures of Pokemon from old books and papers.
4. They all live in the country and wear hand-made clothing – because of this, they mostly wear pretty much the same thing and there is no 'emo', 'prep', or any other sort of classification for clothes. They cannot wear makeup either unless they have found something from long ago, but even this is few and far in between.
5. Everyone between the ages of six and up works unless they are crippled or otherwise disabled.
6. This being said, everyone between the ages of six and eighteen also have class for a few hours every day right after lunch. They are all taught by one teacher, a twenty-two year old harried woman named Marcella Cast. Marcella Cast is an NPC and may be controlled by anyone. However, she is very nervous and shy and would never actually discipline anyone – please stick to these characteristics.
7. This role-play will go by in days, as in 'Day One', and such forth.
8. Although the people of Hope remember the year, the actual date has been lost and the day is referred to in the seasons spring, summer, fall and winter. There are ninety days in each season.
9. Three people may sign up as Pokemon, but they must be very good sign ups and can be one of the following Pokemon;
· Riolu
· Lucario
· Latias
· Latios
· Arcanine
Once these three spots have been filled, I will PM their roleplayers with information. This is on a first-come, first-serve basis as well as quality of the sign-up. If you want to sign up as a Pokemon, please keep in mind that you will have to wait a few in-roleplay days before you may post in-character. You are allowed to attempt to sign up as both a human and a Pokemon if you think you can handle it.· Lucario
· Latias
· Latios
· Arcanine
Sign-Up for Humans
At least two paragraphs are required for appearance and personality each. At least one paragraph for history. More is better. J
Name: (self-explanatory, I hope. )
Age: (12-17, please, although you may control your family, too.)
Gender: (either male or female)
Appearance: (please explain what they normally wear, as well as their physical appearance, and formal clothes. Do they have any disabilities or distinctive looks?)
Personality: (how does your character act, why they act this way, etc.)
History: (where they born in Hope or did their parents come here to escape the Pokemon? Did they have family who died? What made them become who they are today?)
Other: (anything extra)
Role-play Sample: (self explanatory. It doesn't have to be from a Pokemon roleplay or from a roleplay here at PC)
Sign-Up for Pokemon
The more information included, the better. If you have any questions regarding this sign-up, contact me.
Name: (self-explanatory, I hope. )
Age: (13-103, depending on your species. All Pokemon must remember being mistreated by humans.)
Gender: (either male or female)
Species: (Riolu, Lucario, Latias, Latios, or Arcanine.)
Distinctive Appearance traits: (Do they look any different than the rest of their species? If not, just ignore this bit.)
Personality: (how does your character act, why they act this way, etc.)
History: (where they were born, how they grew up, their experiences with humans, etc. All Pokemon should have some grudge or another against humans.)
Other: (anything extra)
Role-play Sample: (self explanatory. It doesn't have to be from a Pokemon roleplay or from a roleplay here at PC)
Accepted Sign-Ups
- Lusankya as Koron the Latios
- Pikataro as Gale the Latias
- Jaydin Knight (Me) as Bellicose the Lucario* (*this doesn't count as the third pokemon sign-up)
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