AzaleaWonderland
~☆The Wonderful☆~
From the Void
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Bzzt Cr Zzzt****** The radio buzzed as you turned the knobs till the local station was finally coming through, albeit with quite a bit of static. "You are listening to Z130.7~ I sincerely hope you all enjoyed our last song. While we prepare the next mix, let me deliver you some local news. Lockhaven's always been a town wading through controversy since its founding with Haven Academy, the dual enrollment academy which has zzt*********** town more times than I can count."
You recall the days you listened to this station in the Haven dorms. Somehow, they always played the exact music you were in the mood for. Now with the years of work taking their toll, you suppose not much has changed. Still, have bags under your eyes from working late nights, and your friend group somehow survived through graduation and still meets at your favorite bar. You look down at the passenger seat next to you... at the packet. You still tremble at turning in a report.
"Recently the school has come under fire again for an alleged habit of heavily favoring legacy students and accepting bribes disguised as donations. However, one would be a fool to assume our fine Mayor would ever hurt his prized Academy."
Though, this wasn't just an ordinary academic paper. God, you need a smoke. You roll down your window and light up a cigarette, letting smoke fill your lungs. The feeling of suffocating felt peaceful compared to what you were about to do. They never mentioned how nerve-wracking it must've been for Snowden when he blew the whistle.
"I suppose it's inevitable this story will fade into one of the many stains they conveniently 'don't recall.' Onto a story that won't fade any time soon is the spree of murders accompanied by accounts of occult activity. A few concerned citizens have reported seeing strange people carrying torches at night, and pentagrams drawn in the nearby woods and on the beaches. The government has stated to destroy or report any sigils of satanic origin you find. An oddly religiously charged statement for a government that supposedly has a wall between zzt*********"
You start to toss the bud out the window before pausing as you look into the forest right next to your parking spot. Silently cursing that damned bear, you snuff the cigarette out in your ash tray. Well, time to ruin your career. As you reach for your keys, you swear the radio static clears up.
"zzzt***** Don't do that. zzzt********"
Did that radio just... no no, you're just anxious. You steel yourself, considering your options. Maybe, you're overreacting. Maybe your calculations were wrong. But you already tried a dozen times to disprove what you know is true. This technology cannot be allowed to exist.
"And our final story, the new project Haven's dedicated science department has been working on with heavy funding from Flordia's government will be unveiled and operational in three days. They say zzt********************* could revolutionize and zzt************************* solve limitations zzt************ and secure Lockhaven in history forever. Some lofty promises, but one can't help but wonder what they're hiding under that silver tongue. Well, that is all the yapping I will do, here's zzzt*** from the Zzt*******"
You turn the radio off. You knew this had to be done. Fiddling with the key nervously before pushing it into the ignition and turning. You immediately feel something's wrong like you just stepped onto a nest of hornets.
A voice comes out from the radio, this time so clear and void of static almost like they were right next to you. They give a disappointed sigh, "I tried to warn you. It's too bad, you were my favorite listener." Your body moves on its own, grabbing the packet and throwing it out of your window. You could barely process it all the questions swarming in your mind went silent as it was engulfed in the explosions inferno.
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"You're listening to Z130.7~ Did you hear the news? At 6:17 AM a loud sound was reported by residents of Haven Dorms. When police arrived on the scene, they found a car and a body. Because of the state they were in, both of them were damaged leading to an inability to identify them at this point. An official statement reads that this was a freak accident and nothing more. Whether you should believe that is yet to be seen..... Well, I suppose we must get back to the music, enjoy."
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This RP takes place in the coastal college town of Lockhaven, FL. It has a robust and lively downtown with Italianate architecture and several ... several bars. Though, it becomes more suburban the further from Haven Academy you wander. The RP takes place in 2024 and it will be a survival horror with dashes of analog and existential.
roles
Beelzebub
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Name: ██████ Paris
Age: late teens
Occupation: spring break camp counselor
Hobbies: bug catching, shopping, scuba diving
Personality: envious, workaholic, competitive
Background: The Paris family has never known financial trouble. While not uber rich, they’re the type of family who’d hand out two full sized candy bars on halloween. Beelzebub grew up in a state of having just enough to be comfortable but not enough to be satisfied. Especially with their older brother always being seen as the perfect child, the one they can never live up to. At times they work too hard, desperate to prove themselves and occasionally lash out at those around them.
They are very popular and often have a group of people following them around like loyal dogs or maybe more accurately, flies around a pile of sh*t.
Bonds: Anyone more successful than them: ENEMY >:[
Berith - Loser! (hates them)
Soneillon - besties! (hates them)
Leviathan
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Name: Rev ██████ Mendel
Age: Mid-late thirties
Occupation: Priest
Hobbies: Smoking, Drinking, Sex
Personality: heretical, snarky, humorous
Background: Mendels have been running one of the main churches in Lock Haven since its founding. The surname is so entrenched with history and dignity that carrying it ill prepared could drown someone. Leviathan was taught this from a very early age, but the reality they were told was sugar coated. When Leviathan actually took over, it didn’t take long for sin to flood their heart. Day after day of seeing the same struggling people coming back, praying only for their life to continuously get worse was demoralizing. One day, after a particularly traumatizing confession, Leviathan went to deposit confiscated drugs into the lockbox… and, in a moment of weakness, they lit one of the cigarettes up and promptly began their quick descent.
Bonds:Rosier - smoking buddies (maybe more??)
Belias - Leviathan’s muse
Olivier - comes to the church every sunday (mutual dislike)
Luvart - annoyance
Asmodeus
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Name: ██████ Finnegan
Age: 20
Occupation: CoRadio Host (is about to get fired, sorry lol)
Hobbies: partying, radio, photography
Personality: lively, gossipy, dominating
Background: The Finnegan family is the 10th richest in Lockhaven. They raised one influential scientist currently working on the KEY project; though, their youngest is much more trouble. They’ve had to bail their youngest out of several run-ins with the police after a night out partying. Yet, the more they punish Asmodeus the more it wants to rebel. Asmodeus is known for using blackmail to get people to do whatever they want and is infamous around town, only landing a radio gig bc of their skills and parents.
Bonds: lots of enemies, lots of forced allies
One dead older sibling
Berith
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Name: ██████ Woodard
Age: late teens
Occupation: Construction Worker (Graduated a Year early)
Hobbies: Art, Hiking, DIY projects
Personality: Assertive, Loyal, Optimistic
Background: Often teased when they were in school, Berith’s friend group was often thought of as the weird ones as their interests fell into more niche subjects. This brought them together but it made mean spirited people target their group. But any time Berith’s friends were threatened, they’d snap. The principal's office is almost a nostalgic memory for them. Once they graduated, they didn’t want to go into debt for an education so they decided to work on construction, saving up enough till they could go to a prestigious art school.
Bonds: Beelzebub ~ Ex Classmate (Judgemental vain pos)
Soneillon ~ Ex Classmate (Tired of their shenanigans, they were the main bully in high school.)
Azazel ~ Online Friend
Chloe ~ IRL friend who they would DIE for
Astaroth
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Name: ██████ Burns
Age: late 20s
Occupation: NEET, tutors i guess
Hobbies: gaming, math, being on nerd forums
Personality: lazy, disingenuous, nerd, condescending
Background: The Burns family consists of a child and their mother. With their deadbeat father out of the picture, Astaroth has been spoiled to death by their sole parent and, despite their poor financial stability, they were given everything they ever wanted without ever needing to work for it. It was only recently that Astaroth’s mother put their foot down, finally commanding them to do something outside of the house. That something happened to be tutoring the nearby college kids… begrudgingly.
Bonds: Mom - mom… >:/
Dad - dad >:{((
Gressil - online friends
Carreau - current tutee
Verrier - ex tutee
Verrine
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Name: ██████ Tepes
Age: appears late teens
Occupation: secretly a monster; gas station attendant otherwise
Hobbies: birdwatching, peoplewatching, pressing the buttons on the register, playing Castlevania
Personality: impatient (but like in a quirky/nonsensical way i think), uncanny, misguided
Background: Verrine just sorta… showed up one day. And, sure, maybe it's not out of the ordinary to meet someone completely new to you— but Verrine doesn't seem to have any connections. Anytime they're asked, they regurgitate some stereotypical thing about an aunt or cousin or mom… and their story’s never really straight. It’s quite queer.
Bonds: Carreau - coworkers
Olivier - coworkers
Gressil
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Name: ██████ Franklin
Age: early 30s
Occupation: robotics person
Hobbies: robotics, not going outside, being on nerd forums
Personality: nerrrrrddd, reckless, yapper
Background: Gressil is the lead robotics engineer for Haven Labs. Franklin has been mostly kept in the dark about the experiments and their results but they understand key components of the machines, knowing how to fix them or break them. They were shoved in a lot of lockers.
Their love for robots comes from a simple ideal to revolutionize the world and make their mark. Nearly half a decade after graduation, they feel on the brink of something great, but all the red tape of procedure is getting in their way.
Bonds: Astaroth - online friends
Does weekend brunch with their mother :3
Soneillon
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Name: ██████ Springs
Age: just turned 18
Occupation: gap year; spring break camp counselor
Hobbies: hating, gardening, window shopping
Personality: hater, cute, scheming
Background: Soneillon was not raised with a lot of money. In their early years, they were poor, and unfortunately bullied for it. However, that changed in their mid-teens, when their parents acquired jobs with amazing pay. In mere months, they skyrocketed to popularity among their high school. But how could Soneillon simply settle for that when everyone else is, like, a loser? The answer: they can’t.
Bonds: Beelzebub - besties! (hates them)
Berith ~ Enemy! (hates them)
Carreau
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Name: ██████ Yumekawa
Age: Early 20s
Occupation: gas station attendant + college student
Hobbies: pianist, knitting, acting out
Personality: cold, silent, mischievous
Background: The forgotten middle child (out of five) in the Yumekawa family, Carreau has never been able to break free of the sense of loneliness that surrounds them. In a misguided attempt to change this, they’ve resorted to playing pranks on occasion, something that’s caused them to miss a large number of classes over the years. Now struggling to catch up, they’ve been shoved into a monotonous routine that threatens to push them over the edge.
Bonds: Astaroth - tutor
Verrine - coworkers
Olivier - coworkers, classmate, reluctant friend
Verrier - ex classmate
Luvart - classmate
Carnivale
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Name: ██████ Kiss
Age: mid-late 20s
Occupation: burlesque clown
Hobbies: dancing, upcycling, trying new hobbies (surfing, crocheting, ect)
Personality: silly, obscene, shameless
Background: Carnivale’s parents have sent them to therapy six different times for having “something wrong with them,” but it always felt like punishment rather than any kind of aid. They barely graduated and instantly looked for any job that could get them away from their family. As of now their life kinda sucks, but at least they’re able to express themselves freely. They easily make friends and try to make the most of their situation despite whatever pipe broke in their apartment that day. Carnivale loves their job and the thrill of making people laugh. At this point, they even nearly feel the freedom they innately desire.
Bonds: Rosier - Boss
Oeillet
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Name: ██████ Min
Age: mid 30s
Occupation: N/A (daddy’s money//Mayor’s Child)
Hobbies: being rich, writing, looking up mental illness symptoms online
Personality: greedy, snarky, uptight
Background: With such a spoiled upbringing, there’s not much to say about Oeillet. Whatever Oeillet wanted would be delivered on a silver platter as long as they did not mess with the corporations that owned their father. Growing almost jealous of those who had power over their father, they decided to start up their own business venture which ballooned with success thanks to their already deep pockets. Their company is currently funding the KEY project.
Bonds: Rosier - sibling-in-law (sibling’s partner)
Belias - secret relationship of some sort (not necessarily romantic, they just secretly know each other somehow)
Rosier
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Name: ██████ Volkov
Age: early 30s
Occupation: burlesque club owner
Hobbies: smoking, drugs, sex
Personality: cruel, stoic, kawaii
Background: Rosier never intended on owning a club, but after their parents passing, it naturally went to next of kin. It wasn't a terrible gig, though their personality didn’t much suit the establishment, so they focus more on keeping the place running more than anything. In fact, while Rosier may not admit it, they do enjoy the cute costumes all the employees wear.
Bonds: Leviathan - smoking buddies (maybe more?)
Carnivale - employee
Oeillet - sibling-in-law (partner’s sibling)
Belias
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Name: ██████ Singh
Age: early 30s
Occupation: model
Hobbies: gossiping, online roleplaying, boardgames
Personality: arrogant, drama lover, charming
Background: Let it be known that Belias grew their fame from the ground up. They put in years and years of effort to get their name off the ground, and now their face is on the cover of dozens of magazines and plenty of irl-fc RPs (to their dismay and, inexplicably, glee.)
Bonds: Leviathan - superfan that Belias dislikes.
Oeillet - secret relationship of some sort (not necessarily romantic, they just secretly know each other somehow)
Verrier
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Name: ██████ Stone
Age: early 20s
Occupation: college dropout, known graffiti artist
Hobbies: anarchy, guitarist, stargazin’
Personality: free-spirited, deviantart, generous
Background: Always a free spirit, their parents didn't set many rules for them doing a hands off approach to parenting (neglect.) Being so free allowed them to make mistakes and (not) learn from them. So, naturally when people try to take that freedom away from them, they lash out. Verrier abandoned their teacher's advice and fell in with deviant groups. This led to a lot of run-ins with the cops and substance abuse which fueled their first dive into the creative scene. Their music was found by a label and they were signed for a year. Now, they’re back visiting Lockhaven for spring break.
Bonds: Astaroth - ex tutor
Carreau - ex classmates
Olivier - ex classmates and ENEMY (stole Luvart from Olivier)
Luvart - ex classmates + ex partner
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Olivier
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Name: ██████ Moretti
Age: early 20s
Occupation: college student + gas station attendant
Hobbies: coping, prayer, chess
Personality: conservative, lonely, angry
Background: The Morettis are a middle class Christian family, and Olivier is no different from their kin. Strict ideals have been ingrained in them since they were young, which Olivier parrots to anyone who would listen. Predictably, Olivier is a business major, ready to be shoehorned into a spot in their parent’s workplace once they graduate. This whole gas station gig? Temporary.
Bonds: Leviathan - priest of the church they go to every sunday (mutual dislike)
Verrine - coworker
Carreau - coworker, classmate, reluctant friend
Verrier - ex classmates and ENEMY (stole Luvart from Olivier)
Luvart - classmates + ex partner
Name: ██████ Jones
Age: 23
Occupation: possessed by a demon/ college student
Hobbies: journaling, being annoying, meditating
Personality: chuuni, (pretends to be) broody, invasive
Background: At one point Luvart used to be relatively normal. They were the eldest out of three kids in a christian family. Their parents rested the burden of raising the other two on their shoulders, which they handled as well as a kid could. Things were pretty good for them until Verrier influenced them, getting them to try shrooms for the first time. The shrooms took Luvart on a huge trip that made them “completely delusional”; they thought they’d become possessed by a demon.
Bonds: Leviathan - unfortunate victim (of getting annoyed)
Carreau - classmates
Verrier - ex classmates + ex partner
Olivier - classmates + ex partner
rules
1. No AI usage of any kind I will bite your neck if you try.
2. Don't worry about word minimums. As long as they're relevant and engaging, posts can be as short or as long as need be
3. Keep me updated on posts~You don't have to rush anything out as long as you keep in contact (Tip: try setting a smaller time frame to get a post done instead of an entire day)
4. Please do your best to keep it under 600 words
5. Character death is possible because of the setting.
6. Have fun!
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