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Life's Shuffle
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------------------- Introduction ------------------- The year is... well I really don't know the year. Or the time, Or the day, or what month we're in. Any subjects relating to time are forbidden. Man has forgotten what time is. Each day is the same, we operate like mindless drones. 'We are very grateful' to the ones who imprison us, following their every command like slaves. We wake to work for hours on end. Occasionally we eat, gruel, 'soup' lacking flavor filled with lumps of some strange meat. Thank you, we say, smiling our empty smiles, moving on to find our designated seats. Socializing is discouraged or monitored very closely. Normally, our days are silent. I, even at my 'young' age, know this isn't right. Though, We accept this fate without question. The world isn't supposed to be this way. Such talk results in sudden disappearances. Man no longer knows what sunshine is. The moon, the stars, all of it is locked away deep inside their subconscious. Hopefully one day man will remember what it's like to feel the coldness of winter against their skin. The heat of summer, and what the blossoming spring looks like. "Enough!" Back to your rooms!" The current 'Protector' shouts. We slowly put down our current projects and shuffle back to our tombs, oh, I mean rooms. Despite doing this kind of work everyday for the same amount of hours, it is still tiring. My eyes struggle to stay open. We walk through the swinging doors of the work room into the dome. The dome is a large circular shaped... dome. It's much like a large hallway that leads to sleeping quarters. Small doors are the only decoration on the walls. Our 'rooms' could be best described as cells, Jail cells. But no one knows what jail cells are anymore. Grey rock walls, low ceilings, and usually five shabby futons decorating the floor. A wall hid a small toilet and shower from view. Once, I had the chance to sit there and count all the doors of the dome. Exactly one hundred. I'm figuring it houses around five hundred people. Not like that's important though. It has been three working days since my mother and my two sisters were taken. They had caught some sort of sickness. Coughing, vomiting, so much crying. Somehow I was immune to it. I wish I wasn't. I was still sent to work while they were allowed to stay in the room. When I came back one day, they were gone. Their futons were gone. No goodbye, nothing. They replaced my futon. All traces of them ever existing vanished. Even if we all rarely spoke, there was still that connection. For the first time, I cried. Four futons have been added to the room. ------------------- Lana! ------------------- Lana was born long after the 'world' became like this. She was born in the very room she was standing in. How long ago that was, one can't exactly say. She appears to be around eighteen, slim, standing at about 5'6" with long black hair that she normally keeps in braids. She really couldn't tell you the color of her eyes are because there are no mirrors, her face is also s mystery to her. Her mother once told her she was a very pretty girl, in a very soft whisper. One of the few things she remembers her mother ever telling her. Such is confirmed by the strange looks she receives from the men she works around. Their looks make her cringe. Back to the point, Lana was born long after the world changed so how is it she knows about the world long before? Well, I couldn't tell you really. I guess it could just be a natural thing. Lana's knows how to behave though, she doesn't run around screaming about like those that have disappeared do. She imitates the others and tries her hardest to go unnoticed. Will she find others who know of the same world she does? Or will she continue on like this until her demise? As independent as she is, it sure is hard to believe in a world no one else believes in. Oh well! ------------------- First Post! ------------------- It's getting harder to behave like the majority. Shutting the door quietly behind her, Lana began to undress. She was thankful for running water, she was an unusually clean person. The majority only showered once or twice a week. She refused to go that far to blend in. Just as she was about to removed that rag that was considered a shirt, she noticed the four other futons. "They really are gone..." Her eyes met the ground as she tried her hardest to suppress the oncoming tears. Gritting her teeth and ignoring the pain in her chest, she walked passed the thin wall where the shower was located. She turned the handle and hot water came pouring from the shower head. She didn't even bother undressing. Her eyes closed, she looked up to where she imagined a sky would be. She pictured clouds and birds. The sun warming her down to her toes, the wind against her face and the thought made her smile. ------------------- Current Cast ------------------- Kenji starring as Kenji... Light starring as Light... Yami starring as Yami... ------------------- Haiii, Thank you for reading... if you did... :O! Please pm me if you wish to join. It will be a novel style roleplay.  |
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First Post!!! Bio:Kenji had been starring at the blank wall for as long as he can remember.All he knew that he was alive and was working for some reason.He sometime questioned how he came to be.He just knew he was there all of his life,doing the basic routine of Sleep,work,eat,work,sleep.For years he just did everything without question,But then he realized something as he looked at the fake sky.Half of his humanly mind had come back.The ability to imagine. He then started to imagine of what the outside world would feel like,what the air would taste and feel like.He then would usually dream of things he didn't know existed. __________________________________________________________________________ As Kenji lay on his bed,his eyes started to focus in and out as he started to imagine.As he lay there for hours he would often give a shadow of a smile.Then he heard footsteps and the protectors came to his cell.Opened the door and said to him "Your going to transfer next door.Get up and bring your things,And make it quick! Ive got better things to do." Kenji merely nodded and,with a passive face, got his things and followed the protectors out and into the cell next door. The protectors then proceeded to open the door and pushed Kenji inside. "Have a nice stay!" one of the protectors said as he closed the door and started to laugh. Kenji waited for the protectors to be out of ears reach then he sighed. "They get worse each time they come here..." he said as he sat on the nearest bed.Then he heard somebody taking a shower. "Hmm..I guess its my new room mate." he thought as he sat on the bed.  |
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Hearing the slamming of the large metal door, Lana froze in place. She had just finished taking off her soaked uniform and begun showering. "They get worse each time they come here..." Surprisingly, Lana blushed. Oh my god... A BOY? She quickly finished her shower and grabbed a towel that was luckily nearby. She dried off and found something dry to wear to sleep, the usual black shorts and top. She slowly turned off the water as if prolonging the inevitable. Sighing deeply, but quietly, she stepped out from the shower area and towards her futon. Towel in hand, she continued to dry her hair, her eyes on her toes. She sat on her futon opposite from his, facing the wall. Wait.. he said.. they get worse each time they come here... strange... She was tempted to look and see the character who would so blatantly word such things.... but she didn't. Maybe she imagined him saying that. Why the hell would they assign a boy to my room! The best way to describe her current facial expression would be '-.-;' |
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by ＬiＧhＴ
on 2008-08-16 06:05:06
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Little is know about the boy they call 'Light'.The guards(presuming there are guards) always beat him up for some reason. The reasons lies with Lights way of seeing things.You see,he already opened his eyes to the truth.The truth of their predicament. He already realized that what they were doing was wrong.One day he said these things out loud,expecting the people to start opening their eyes.But all he got was a solitary confinement. He was now staying there for the rest of his life. As he stayed there and started to think,he would often see dreams and flashes of himself and others being dragged forcefully into the dome.He could also remember vaguely two people.Two people,whom he felt like they were both important. He then spent the rest of the day thinking of a plan to escape. If ever escape was possible. _____________________________________________________________ "First that kid now we hafta take this guy outta solitary confinement.." the protector said as he opened the door to Light's room. "You..Get up." they said as Light was sitting on the floor with his head down. They heard him mumble something. "What did you say?!" one of the guards said as he dragged Light upward Light merely looked at the protectors eyes.Earning him a punch in the stomach and a kick towards the wall.But strangely enough not one cry of pain was heard "Go ahead and do this..I'll get you one day..." he thought as he endured the pain. "Though guy,huh?" he said as he dragged Light outward and made for the new cell. They arrived five minutes later,which seemed like eternity to Light. For the second time of the day,the cell door opened. Kenji looked at the door open and saw Light get thrown inside along with his stuff. "Be quiet this time if you don't want to spend eternity in solitary confinement!" the protector said as they both left. Light merely sat on the floor and leaned on the wall,as he did before he was dragged to the room,only this time blood was streaming down his head and mouth.  |
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Yami seems to really live up to her name, "Darkness". It's as if she's never even seen light or happiness, let alone the sky like everyone else. She lost her parents when she was very young. When she asked about it, the only thing they told her was, "They got too curious". So, her whole life she's avoided asking anything, even in her mind, and now...she may as well be a manequin for the lack of emotion she shows. She doesn't see, doesn't hear, just does what she must to survive in this place... She has straight, black hair that stops just an inch or so above her shoulders and covers her right eye and and also falls a little in her other eye, both of which are an amazing sky blue. She a thin girl, and looks very fragile, though she's never complained about any of the work she's been made to do. She seems to be about 16. _______________________________________________________________________________ Yami brushed her teeth in her small bathroom. The last of the people in her cell had disappeared, so she was the only one left in it. She'd heard earlier that she was going to be moved, but she didn't think about it. She mearly waited. When the guard showed up at her cell, she obediantly stood with the few things she had: a small bag with her tooth brush, a small kit for cleaning minor injuries, and two sets of clothes, her working clothes and her pajamas. She was wearing her other pair of working clothes, having not changed from earlier. She saw no point. The guard lead her by the wrist to her new cell, where she could already see three people in it, one of them a boy on the ground bleeding. she remembered him being dragged off one day for saying the wrong things. She was surprized he was still alive. She waited for the guard to close the cell and walk away, then she knelt down, taking the small kit from her bag and cleaning up his face. Her stoic expression never faultered. "You haven't learned how to behave, have you? I'm surpized to see you alive, really." 
"...It's because love is painful.
It's because broken hears bleed on this day...
...That's why love is red." ~"Why is love red?" |
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OOC:Just so you know, Unlike my other Rp's, I am not enforcing posting order. I don't really want to post until Kenji does. Please make sure to note all the characters in the room guys! Leaving me out hurts >_>! :] Well ya, get on with it ;] The next time I post I will reveal more of whats in store for you characters *evil laugh* /OCC |
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on 2008-08-16 17:02:38 (edited 2008-08-16 17:03:46)
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As two other people entered,Kenji thought it was funny. "So this proves that the guards really do get tougher each time!" Kenji said with a small laugh "You haven't learned how to behave, have you? I'm surpized to see you alive, really." one of the new comers said. Kenji stood up and went towards the two new people. "Well,well..It seems this is a strange coincidence,eh? Being transfered here at the same time I mean." Kenji said as he looked at the Bathroom wall. "I think the real owner of this place should come out from there." Kenji said as he gave a small smile. "And I also think an introduction is now needed." Kenji said as he looked at the other two. "I am called Kenji.Atleast by my old room mates." Kenji said as he sat on the bed again waiting for somebody to introduce themselves |
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((I didn't ignore you, I said three people...and she did come out, Kenji. She was sitting on the futon across from you in black shorts and a top)) Yami glanced up slightly and spoke in her emotionless voice. "I am Yami."
"...It's because love is painful.
It's because broken hears bleed on this day...
...That's why love is red." ~"Why is love red?" |
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by ＬiＧhＴ
on 2008-08-19 04:20:42
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ooc:I meant 'get out' as in 'Start talking and stop talking to herself and not even talking to us'...Well you get the picture. _________________________________________________ Kenji walked towards Yami and sighed. "Can't you atleast say that in a more...Well..I dunno... Lively?" he said as he looked at the other guy,who was still lifeless. "Aaaanndd..This must be the infamous person they gave the name 'Light'." Kenji said as he looked at his face. "I hear the protectors talking about you all the time nowadays." he added |
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((Oh, really? Lol, well, okay.^^)) Yami ignored his comment and finished cleaning the boy's face, who apparently was Light. She stood slowly and picked her things up, walking to the futon furthest away from everyone, next to the wall.
"...It's because love is painful.
It's because broken hears bleed on this day...
...That's why love is red." ~"Why is love red?" |
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on 2008-08-21 11:25:11 (edited 2008-08-21 11:25:23)
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((Ooc:I know this is a bit late, but... Yeah...)) Michiyo (Who is known as Michi-chan to her 'friends') Is a somewhat confident girl. She wears a large collar - Which the protectors failed to get off her - around her neck and has a habit of adding 'Desu' at the end of her sentences, it landed her in a lot of troubly once (Resulting with the collar, with extra chains attatched to her room.) Her brown hair is often mocked by protectors for being curly. ((Ooc:I hope I covered everything. =3)) _____________________________________________________________________________ Michiyo quickly slipped on a top as a protector bombarded in. "You're transferring, Desu!!" He said in a gruff voice. "Please do not mock me-desu." Michiyo said quietly. "What did you say?!" The protector's face turned into his 'monster face' (As Michiyo called it.) Michiyo was silent. The protector grabbed her hand and slapped it, Michiyo giving out a small cry. "You're lucky that you are a girl. If you weren't, I would've given you a REAL beating." Michiyo 'thanked' him as he dragged her by the hand to her new room. There were already people there, including a girl cleaning a boy's face, a girl who looked positively damp and another boy. "It's full in here-desu." Michiyo said as the door slammed behind her. "I'm Michiyo." ((Ooc: Well, I hope that was Okay... And if you're wondering, I didn't copy Rozen Maiden with 'Desu', It was the only catchphrase I could think of so.. I guess I did copy Rozen maiden...))  |
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on 2008-08-21 11:37:57 (edited 2008-08-21 12:01:59)
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OCC:Uhmm your supposed to message me if you want to join.---------- Finding their conversations boring, Lana yawned. She turned her body and faced the group. While pulling her hair back into a bun she whispered, "You all talk to much. Protectors always watch rooms with new members... I suggest quieting down..." Finishing up her hair, she laid down on her back stared at the ceiling. Whispering again, "My name is Lana." |
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on 2008-08-21 12:27:40 (edited 2008-08-21 12:28:32)
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((Ooc: Sorry, I didn't see. May I continue, or shall I just leave?)) |
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on 2008-08-21 12:59:06 |
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OCC:Ya... Sorry I already have the last person I need :[ I'll message you if spots open up? |
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((Ooc:Okay. Thanks anyway.)) |
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on 2008-08-21 14:46:02 (edited 2009-08-13 13:57:48)
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Kazu sat alone in his room, his head hanging weak and sorrowfully supported only by his averagely built arms. His once bright green eyes, wet with tears, were sheltered slightly by his short light brown hair. His family, his friends, everyone Kazu tried to help were gone. Gone. Not coming back. Suddenly life and death didn't matter anymore. The only thing that mattered now was saving everyone. Being treated better than others was not putting Kazu into a follow-the-rules kind of mood but instead fueled his desires for escape. Two men walked into the room. One began collecting his things and the other lifted Kazu out of his seat with a little more force than necessary. Kazu looked questioningly at the guard and got only one answer, "You're coming with us." ________________________________________________ Kazu followed the men silently and obediently until they reached a door. The man that had helped him out of his seat opened the door and motioned Kazu into the room. Kazu looked around the room and started to walk further down the hall. The man turned and angrily grabbed Kazu by the neck nearly lifting him off the ground and throwing his fifteen-year-old frame into the room. Kazu hit the ground with a thud and the other man threw a bag of his things on top of him. "This is where you'll be staying," the man who had thrown Kazu into the room stated before slamming the door shut. Kazu sat up and looked around at the room and his new roommates silently. He quietly stood up and walked over placing his things on the futon next too Yami's, balancing out the claimed beds. Instead of introducing himself Kazu only sat quietly on the edge of the bed furthest from Yami, hiding behind his hair once more.
"There are few people i would sacrifice something for and many people i would sacrifice a lot for, but there are only two people i would sacrifice everything for." ~ A quote by me! ~ (I think its original)
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((Yay, we're in another Rp together! So, this is the Kazu character you were talking about.^^)) Yami barely glanced up when the boy was thown into the room and didn't react when he sat in the futon next to hers. She just stared at nothing in particular.
"...It's because love is painful.
It's because broken hears bleed on this day...
...That's why love is red." ~"Why is love red?" |
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((OOC: we should really try and get this running again... >.< I really like the plot behind it ^^))
"There are few people i would sacrifice something for and many people i would sacrifice a lot for, but there are only two people i would sacrifice everything for." ~ A quote by me! ~ (I think its original)
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on 2009-08-13 15:22:34 |
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[[OOC :: Wellllllll. So far its me and you, lets see if the others reply. I don't mind continuing..]] |
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[ooc:Let's get going again shall we? Light says he's all up for continuing.] |