HermesVoice
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The Unwanted -- OOC and interest
The Unwanted
Every city has them … and always has. The Unwanted ones. The Delinquents. The Urchins. Some are castaways, others rebels, others simply broken, like dolls in war. They are the Lost Boys and Girls that are the inevitable price we pay for “civilization” and the creatures from which we most quickly avert our gaze.
“Surely not in Athens!” we exclaim. Or Rome. Or Medina.
“Never in Our Imperial Dynasty!” we declare. Or in Her Majesty’s Empire. Or in the People’s Republic.
And we turn our eyes away, upward to the palaces of kings, the tombs of princes, and the great cathedrals of religion and commerce.
Some of them are fallen angels, hopeful of a Paradise … somewhere.
Some are merely fallen: vicious, predatory, and snarling survivors, hopeful of nothing.
And some are trash, as invisible and disposed of as a McDonald’s wrapper drifting along the sidewalk.
They are in London. They are in Moscow. They are in Buenos Aires.
They are in Tokyo. They are in Melbourne. They are in Beijing.
They are in New York, and they are in Washington DC … but don’t tell anyone. They won’t believe you anyway.
“Not in our Glorious Democracy!”
And they are in the city of Port St. Jude. This is them.
As the title suggests, this is a group role play. I’m looking for characters - lost ones - and writers who can bring such creatures to life on the page. There are no special powers in this story and probably few spectacular explosions. Miracles – if they occur at all – will be small, noticed only by those involved: acts of sacrifice and hope for those that have little reason for hope and perhaps less for sacrifice.
I wouldn’t mind having a couple representatives of society in here: a cop, a social worker, a teacher, a priest or rabbi or imam. Mostly, though, I want kids (with the understanding that we are following board rules here regarding character ages). Could be high school dropouts. Could be drug addicts. Could be gang bangers. Could be street dealers or hookers. Could be just the homeless and unwanted.
Yeah. It starts dark. I’d like to see it end with most of them finding each other, maybe suffering casualties on the way, but finding some reason to expect compassion from a group of others of their kind.
That’s for us to invent together.
I’ll play a male character, eighteen, and I’d like to begin with a sister (which does not necessarily mean an incest scenario). I’d like to see all participants plan on posting at least once each week, but the speed of the thread will be the speed of the thread. I’m most interested in a good story. Obviously that means I’m also interested in expressive writing.
If you have interest, please PM me a bio sketch before submitting here.
The Unwanted
Every city has them … and always has. The Unwanted ones. The Delinquents. The Urchins. Some are castaways, others rebels, others simply broken, like dolls in war. They are the Lost Boys and Girls that are the inevitable price we pay for “civilization” and the creatures from which we most quickly avert our gaze.
“Surely not in Athens!” we exclaim. Or Rome. Or Medina.
“Never in Our Imperial Dynasty!” we declare. Or in Her Majesty’s Empire. Or in the People’s Republic.
And we turn our eyes away, upward to the palaces of kings, the tombs of princes, and the great cathedrals of religion and commerce.
Some of them are fallen angels, hopeful of a Paradise … somewhere.
Some are merely fallen: vicious, predatory, and snarling survivors, hopeful of nothing.
And some are trash, as invisible and disposed of as a McDonald’s wrapper drifting along the sidewalk.
They are in London. They are in Moscow. They are in Buenos Aires.
They are in Tokyo. They are in Melbourne. They are in Beijing.
They are in New York, and they are in Washington DC … but don’t tell anyone. They won’t believe you anyway.
“Not in our Glorious Democracy!”
And they are in the city of Port St. Jude. This is them.
As the title suggests, this is a group role play. I’m looking for characters - lost ones - and writers who can bring such creatures to life on the page. There are no special powers in this story and probably few spectacular explosions. Miracles – if they occur at all – will be small, noticed only by those involved: acts of sacrifice and hope for those that have little reason for hope and perhaps less for sacrifice.
I wouldn’t mind having a couple representatives of society in here: a cop, a social worker, a teacher, a priest or rabbi or imam. Mostly, though, I want kids (with the understanding that we are following board rules here regarding character ages). Could be high school dropouts. Could be drug addicts. Could be gang bangers. Could be street dealers or hookers. Could be just the homeless and unwanted.
Yeah. It starts dark. I’d like to see it end with most of them finding each other, maybe suffering casualties on the way, but finding some reason to expect compassion from a group of others of their kind.
That’s for us to invent together.
I’ll play a male character, eighteen, and I’d like to begin with a sister (which does not necessarily mean an incest scenario). I’d like to see all participants plan on posting at least once each week, but the speed of the thread will be the speed of the thread. I’m most interested in a good story. Obviously that means I’m also interested in expressive writing.
If you have interest, please PM me a bio sketch before submitting here.
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