Post by MonkeyandMooseInc on Feb 7, 2017 23:14:18 GMT -6
The Backstory:
It wasn’t long before it took over. Hell, it was maybe a week or two, a month at the latest… But needless to say, it’s everywhere now. And there’s no way to stop it, nothing to do but fight against the inevitable or….... Well, we prefer not to think about the alternative.
As if some sort of dark comedy, the outbreak started like any other zombie horror flick. With a patient zero and an infectious bite.
Immortality is something humanity has been interested in, and more or less pining after, since ancient times. The idea that one could live for all eternity? To essentially become a God, unable to be killed? How could that not tickle the mortal fancy? Unfortunately, a few scientists decided to play icarus and fly a bit too close to the sun.
The ‘immortality gene,’ as they were calling it, was the result of some frankenstine-esque experimentation with the regenerative genomes in starfish and species of flatworm which symbiotically fused with cells, giving them the ability to regenerate, repair and resist as well as seek out the living cells to ensure its host’s body is fully transformed. When tested amongst labrats, it proved effective to say the least. The rats could have limbs severed, organs removed and even be blown to bits, yet time and time again the rodents would regenerate from at least one of their severed pieces in less than a day’s time. You can imagine how excited these researchers were?
Well, as the age old tales always warn, don’t play God.
Patient Zero, one of the brilliant minds himself, Doctor Richard Kasaul, volunteered to be the very first immortal human in history. And boy did that prove fatal. Fellow scientists believe he must have contracted rabies at some point within the last few years (scary how rabies symptoms can stay hidden for up to five years, huh?) for when he was injected, after running similar tests to what the rats went through (and yes, it’s as painful as it sounds) it was deemed a success! That is, until the Immortality Gene attached itself to the rabies virus and began moving into hyperdrive.
Dizziness, delirium, hallucinations, and most horrifically, aggression began to show in Doctor Kasaul after several days of being immortal. His eyes became glossed over and bloodshot, the man twitched and spasmed relentlessly, and began to attack not just the scientists, but any living thing in his vacinity, spreading the disease the same way all cliche zombie movies do.
Through a single bite.
The disease spreads through each victim, the now immortal victim goes on to infect more, and so on and so forth. The disease spread so quickly it was honestly baffling, downright horrifying. And what’s worse was there was no effective way to combat the hordes. How do you kill the unkillable? The government tried suppressing it with military action, it failed. A cure was attempted to be found, it proved ineffective, merely putting the zombies in a comatose state for a few hours before the body was awoken once more. There was nothing to be done against these beasts.
After the first year, the world leaders abandoned us, likely hiding off in underground bunkers or private estates hidden away from the zombie masses. The general public had either been converted or taken to defending themselves in any way they can. Cities began to fall to ruin as people desperately tried to fight back, with grenades, tanks, blitzkrieg-esque bombings and other sorts of heavy weaponry doing less to defeat the zombies but more to destroy the cities around them.
It’s been a couple of years now and the ‘excitement’ has calmed down significantly, with what is assumed to be the majority of humanity being transformed into these immortal beasts. The few that have managed to stay alive have done so through leading nomadic lifestyles. Travelling light, from county to county, state to state, country to country in some cases, and taking whatever was necessary to survival. It can be peaceful at times, when the masses aren’t swarming you from all sides. Luckily they don’t move too fast and if you shoot ‘em in the head enough, they’ll stay down for a few hours.
Hell, even rumors have begun to spread between us rogue gangs of safe havens in the forms of walled off cities deep in the forests, carved out mountains holding thousands, or even water-bound cities floating out in the middle of nowhere. But most of us don’t believe in things like that, just fun stories and ‘what if’ scenarios to tell around the campfire....
The Zombies:
As a result of the Immortality Gene, the zombies are unable to die through any known means. The only known thing to stop them for a prolonged period of time is burning the body completely, and even then it will only stop them for about a week before they begin to regenerate.
The zombies’ skin is not rotting, but is in unnaturally pristine condition, as well as appearing paler than usual, given the creatures have an outward distaste of bright lights. Zombies that have been wounded or regenerated previously will exhibit bumpy, sea star-like skin over the areas where it had been previously wounded. These areas are tougher than the normal skin, and can act as a sort of armored plating for the infected.
The only effective ways to stop a zombie, other than burning the body, is severe trauma to the head. The loss of brain functions will hinder them for up to a day if severe enough. Limbs regrow within ten minutes of being removed.
Zombies tend to move slow, limping and spasming due to the mutated rabid cells. They have the strength of normal human beings and attack preferably through bite. Biting is the only known way the disease spreads, aside from eating their bodies or sharing their blood.
They are less active in daylight and avoid heavily lit areas due to the irritation it causes their eyes and pale skin.
The World:
It takes place in the U.S in the year 2045, three years after the outbreak began. The majority of the world runs on clean, renewable energy. Robotics has become commonplace, with people sporting robotic limbs to replace old ones. Sentient androids had just started to be introduced into the world before the outbreak hit, so they are extremely rare, if around at all.
Rules:
-CSF rules apply (i.e. No autohitting, godmodding, powerplaying, metagaming, etc.)
-No homophobia, racism, sexism, etc., involved in RP. Your character can be realistically flawed (i.e. an ass) without these factors involved.
-Respect your fellow RPers, keep the outside drama to a minimum. A character’s actions do not/should not reflect a person’s feelings towards another RPer.
-1 Character per person
-The setting is sci-fi horror/survival. Make characters accordingly (no magic powers)
-Make your character’s physical capabilities relevant to their backstory. (No toddlers carrying shotguns, aight?)
-Pre-established relationships between characters must be OK’d by each RPer involved.
-Once a character application is filled out, you may begin RPing immediately.
Character Sheets:
Name -
Age -
Gender -
Sexuality -
Height -
Weight -
Personality -
Backstory (Optional) -
Additional Info -
Appearance (image preferred) -
Name - Io Faber
Age - 22
Gender - Male (He/Him)
Sexuality - Pansexual
Height - 5'2"
Weight - 131 lb
Personality - Io is very laid back, a little bit too much so for living in an apocalyptic world. He prefers to let things simply happen and roll with the punches, however they present themselves. He isn't empathetic or sympathetic whatsoever, so his responses to people's plights tend to be blunt and often rude, though he can't seem to understand why. Very little makes him angry.
Backstory (Optional) - Io was sent to a 'military school' as soon as he was old enough to attend, and was taught extensive skills in the art of firearms and survival. Although, the existence and legality behind this school is.... shady to say the least.
Additional Info -
Appearance (image preferred) -
Setup Post:
Io lazily handled the wheel as the car continued barreling along the dusty road on this summer's noon. There hadn't been any sign of life (or unlife for that matter) in miles, not that he was complaining. In fact, it was nice to be able to drive down a long empty road without needing to worry about anything else in the world. That feeling didn't come very often, nor did it last long, but it was nice for the time being.
The man yawned and spoke openly without bothering to look back. "So, next gas station is in a couple miles. We gonna need to stock up on anything while we're there, or do we got everything we need?" He inquired, taking note of the 'next stop in 10 miles' sign the car flew past.
((You can have your character in the car with Io or you can have your character on the side of the road OR at the pit stop they're about to reach. This is simply setup. Be sure to specify where your character is in the introduction post. If you have questions, be sure to ask.))
It wasn’t long before it took over. Hell, it was maybe a week or two, a month at the latest… But needless to say, it’s everywhere now. And there’s no way to stop it, nothing to do but fight against the inevitable or….... Well, we prefer not to think about the alternative.
As if some sort of dark comedy, the outbreak started like any other zombie horror flick. With a patient zero and an infectious bite.
Immortality is something humanity has been interested in, and more or less pining after, since ancient times. The idea that one could live for all eternity? To essentially become a God, unable to be killed? How could that not tickle the mortal fancy? Unfortunately, a few scientists decided to play icarus and fly a bit too close to the sun.
The ‘immortality gene,’ as they were calling it, was the result of some frankenstine-esque experimentation with the regenerative genomes in starfish and species of flatworm which symbiotically fused with cells, giving them the ability to regenerate, repair and resist as well as seek out the living cells to ensure its host’s body is fully transformed. When tested amongst labrats, it proved effective to say the least. The rats could have limbs severed, organs removed and even be blown to bits, yet time and time again the rodents would regenerate from at least one of their severed pieces in less than a day’s time. You can imagine how excited these researchers were?
Well, as the age old tales always warn, don’t play God.
Patient Zero, one of the brilliant minds himself, Doctor Richard Kasaul, volunteered to be the very first immortal human in history. And boy did that prove fatal. Fellow scientists believe he must have contracted rabies at some point within the last few years (scary how rabies symptoms can stay hidden for up to five years, huh?) for when he was injected, after running similar tests to what the rats went through (and yes, it’s as painful as it sounds) it was deemed a success! That is, until the Immortality Gene attached itself to the rabies virus and began moving into hyperdrive.
Dizziness, delirium, hallucinations, and most horrifically, aggression began to show in Doctor Kasaul after several days of being immortal. His eyes became glossed over and bloodshot, the man twitched and spasmed relentlessly, and began to attack not just the scientists, but any living thing in his vacinity, spreading the disease the same way all cliche zombie movies do.
Through a single bite.
The disease spreads through each victim, the now immortal victim goes on to infect more, and so on and so forth. The disease spread so quickly it was honestly baffling, downright horrifying. And what’s worse was there was no effective way to combat the hordes. How do you kill the unkillable? The government tried suppressing it with military action, it failed. A cure was attempted to be found, it proved ineffective, merely putting the zombies in a comatose state for a few hours before the body was awoken once more. There was nothing to be done against these beasts.
After the first year, the world leaders abandoned us, likely hiding off in underground bunkers or private estates hidden away from the zombie masses. The general public had either been converted or taken to defending themselves in any way they can. Cities began to fall to ruin as people desperately tried to fight back, with grenades, tanks, blitzkrieg-esque bombings and other sorts of heavy weaponry doing less to defeat the zombies but more to destroy the cities around them.
It’s been a couple of years now and the ‘excitement’ has calmed down significantly, with what is assumed to be the majority of humanity being transformed into these immortal beasts. The few that have managed to stay alive have done so through leading nomadic lifestyles. Travelling light, from county to county, state to state, country to country in some cases, and taking whatever was necessary to survival. It can be peaceful at times, when the masses aren’t swarming you from all sides. Luckily they don’t move too fast and if you shoot ‘em in the head enough, they’ll stay down for a few hours.
Hell, even rumors have begun to spread between us rogue gangs of safe havens in the forms of walled off cities deep in the forests, carved out mountains holding thousands, or even water-bound cities floating out in the middle of nowhere. But most of us don’t believe in things like that, just fun stories and ‘what if’ scenarios to tell around the campfire....
The Zombies:
As a result of the Immortality Gene, the zombies are unable to die through any known means. The only known thing to stop them for a prolonged period of time is burning the body completely, and even then it will only stop them for about a week before they begin to regenerate.
The zombies’ skin is not rotting, but is in unnaturally pristine condition, as well as appearing paler than usual, given the creatures have an outward distaste of bright lights. Zombies that have been wounded or regenerated previously will exhibit bumpy, sea star-like skin over the areas where it had been previously wounded. These areas are tougher than the normal skin, and can act as a sort of armored plating for the infected.
The only effective ways to stop a zombie, other than burning the body, is severe trauma to the head. The loss of brain functions will hinder them for up to a day if severe enough. Limbs regrow within ten minutes of being removed.
Zombies tend to move slow, limping and spasming due to the mutated rabid cells. They have the strength of normal human beings and attack preferably through bite. Biting is the only known way the disease spreads, aside from eating their bodies or sharing their blood.
They are less active in daylight and avoid heavily lit areas due to the irritation it causes their eyes and pale skin.
The World:
It takes place in the U.S in the year 2045, three years after the outbreak began. The majority of the world runs on clean, renewable energy. Robotics has become commonplace, with people sporting robotic limbs to replace old ones. Sentient androids had just started to be introduced into the world before the outbreak hit, so they are extremely rare, if around at all.
Rules:
-CSF rules apply (i.e. No autohitting, godmodding, powerplaying, metagaming, etc.)
-No homophobia, racism, sexism, etc., involved in RP. Your character can be realistically flawed (i.e. an ass) without these factors involved.
-Respect your fellow RPers, keep the outside drama to a minimum. A character’s actions do not/should not reflect a person’s feelings towards another RPer.
-1 Character per person
-The setting is sci-fi horror/survival. Make characters accordingly (no magic powers)
-Make your character’s physical capabilities relevant to their backstory. (No toddlers carrying shotguns, aight?)
-Pre-established relationships between characters must be OK’d by each RPer involved.
-Once a character application is filled out, you may begin RPing immediately.
Character Sheets:
Name -
Age -
Gender -
Sexuality -
Height -
Weight -
Personality -
Backstory (Optional) -
Additional Info -
Appearance (image preferred) -
Name - Io Faber
Age - 22
Gender - Male (He/Him)
Sexuality - Pansexual
Height - 5'2"
Weight - 131 lb
Personality - Io is very laid back, a little bit too much so for living in an apocalyptic world. He prefers to let things simply happen and roll with the punches, however they present themselves. He isn't empathetic or sympathetic whatsoever, so his responses to people's plights tend to be blunt and often rude, though he can't seem to understand why. Very little makes him angry.
Backstory (Optional) - Io was sent to a 'military school' as soon as he was old enough to attend, and was taught extensive skills in the art of firearms and survival. Although, the existence and legality behind this school is.... shady to say the least.
Additional Info -
Appearance (image preferred) -
Setup Post:
Io lazily handled the wheel as the car continued barreling along the dusty road on this summer's noon. There hadn't been any sign of life (or unlife for that matter) in miles, not that he was complaining. In fact, it was nice to be able to drive down a long empty road without needing to worry about anything else in the world. That feeling didn't come very often, nor did it last long, but it was nice for the time being.
The man yawned and spoke openly without bothering to look back. "So, next gas station is in a couple miles. We gonna need to stock up on anything while we're there, or do we got everything we need?" He inquired, taking note of the 'next stop in 10 miles' sign the car flew past.
((You can have your character in the car with Io or you can have your character on the side of the road OR at the pit stop they're about to reach. This is simply setup. Be sure to specify where your character is in the introduction post. If you have questions, be sure to ask.))
