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Fandom The Rehabilitation Experiment: A BEASTARS Story

Flooferton

Mousey Boi
The Premise: You're a young carnivore, aged 20-22... and you've been in prison for the last five years. You went wild for a moment of weakness, or you got really pissed off, or maybe it was all an accident... but you predated a classmate back in high school. Maybe they aren't dead, maybe you could be stopped before you finished the job, but you committed the crime of predation. Depending on the severity of your crime, you're either in here for another five to ten years, or you're never leaving this prison for as long as you live. You've been forgotten by society. Maybe your own family wants nothing to do with you.

Until today, nobody cared about you.

Today, you have a visitor. He's a black sheep, smaller than any other sheep you've ever seen. He uses a fancy wooden cane with a red finish to move around, and you notice how he never puts any weight on his left leg. He wears a white dress shirt over his black wool and a black tweed vest on top of that. His yellow ascot draws your gaze right to his neck. He doesn't seem that much older than you; on the contrary, you might be the same age as him. He's carrying a notepad and pen as he sits across the glass from you in the visitor's center, and he introduces himself: "Sami Lautrec. Beastar of Redwood High." He speaks your full name aloud to you. "What if I told you I could expunge your record?" Maybe you're interested in that, or maybe you feel too guilty to take him up on that offer.

"What if I told you I was running a program that might reduce or even eliminate your potential for re-offense?" You're definitely interested, but if you have your wits about you, you're probably skeptical. He tells you he can't give you the details here, though he does understand if you're skeptical. "If it seems too good to be true, you can go back to your cell..." Obviously, you don't do that.

He starts to ask you a few questions, and tells you to answer honestly. Your answers will determine whether or not this program will work for you.

"Had you ever eaten meat before the incident?" You hadn't.

"Do you it consider it shameful for others to eat meat?" Yes.

"Do you regret your actions?" Yes.

Then he tells you your three answers mean you qualify for his program. You part ways, and a few days later, you're retrieved by an escort of armed guards and taken to a gated villa. The RP starts when all five carnivores are inside the gates a little bit slower, gradually introducing the five to each other and the villa's scenery until all five are present.
1. For characters, you may have one character in the program, but you may play their family members as well.
1a. If all slots are filled for program participants, and you still want to join, you can join as one of Sami's staff. (This role is not carnivore-only, but a herbivore staff member would be given extensive self-defense training before they would be allowed to work at this villa.)
1b. OCs only, please.
2. Two paragraphs average is expected. Note this is an average, not a minimum.
3. Spelling and grammar are cool.
4. Post a sheet if you want to join.
Name:
Species:
Subspecies/Breed: (if applicable)
Age:
Gender: (any gender)
Appearance:
Crime Details: (who did your character attack and why; is the victim dead?; obviously don't get explicit)
Family Life: (what was life like at home before the incident? how has their family reacted to the incident?)
Other:
Note: You will be DM'd with the details of Sami's plan that your character would need to know in order to do their job. Also, housekeepers are not just housekeepers.
Name:
Species:
Subspecies/Breed: (if applicable)
Age:
Gender: (any gender)
Appearance:
Position: (Counselor, Teacher, Housekeeper)
Why Take This Job?: (why is your character working on Sami's rehabilitation experiment?)
Other:
AU Aspects: In the world of Beastars, there doesn't seem to be more than one landed country. This AU setting adds a new country with slight tweaks to the stigmas and society we know from Beastars, but in the end, it's not that different. It's just a slightly different perspective on a set of biological and emotional realities within the series. Namely, being LGBT+ isn't as stigmatized in this new country, as it is in canon, though there are definitely still animals who want to make sure everyone contributes to a new generation.

LGBT+ animals are not stigmatized at all in the walled confines of the villa, at Sami's rule. Discrimination as part of backstory is still fine.

Name: Sami Lautrec
Species: Sheep
Subspecies/Breed: Ouessant
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Appearance: A two-foot-nothing sheep who carries himself like a six-foot-two wolf, despite needing a cane to walk. He wears dress shirts under tweed vests, bright ties around his neck and slacks that match his shirts. His horns curl outward, an inch past his shoulders. He cuts his wool short, so the brown ends don't grow out as they should, and he appears to be a short-wooled black sheep rather than a very wooly brown sheep.
Position: Head
Why Take This Job?: Animals shouldn't have to live in fear.
Other: Sami is not available romantically to any of the program's participants, nor his staff. He's trying to keep up the image of a very serious and in-control animal, which might make him seem unapproachable. He shows his soft side while being abrasive, more often than in lieu of his abrasiveness... but the program might require a gentler touch than he's used to handing out.
Name: Bach Wallner
Species: Coyote
Subspecies/Breed: Plains Coyote
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Appearance: A pale grey member of the species with a longer coat than his eastern kin. Somewhat smaller than most other coyotes, but still a large carnivore. His fur is matted and falling out; the exposed skin reveals how he's hurting himself in the depths of his stress. His belongings were sold after the incident, so he can only wear what Sami gives him. He's come into possession of quite a few black and brown wool garments as of late, simple sweaters and sweatpants; his usual style of choice before he could only wear orange.
Crime Details: He was overcome by the phenomenon known as the tablecloth effect. His number one rival, the herbivore-only sewing club leader that had always been at odds with his carnivore-only art club, made a remark that cut too deep. He lost control. That club leader is alive and well; Bach was apprehended by school security before he could do any real damage.
Family Life: Bach's family hadn't approved of him ever since he started dating a red wolf, traditional and rigid in their beliefs that one should stay within their own species. Eating any part of a living animal as Bach did... His family all but disowned him.
Other: Bach's 'one item from his past' is a photo album of the art club. His medium of choice is painting, but he dabbles in photography. Sami managed to get his photo album from one of his old club members.
1. Idris Sere, played by Sinimax
2. Kathryn Laurence, played by sugarpoison
3. Open
4. Thea Carter, played by HydeMind
5. Bach Wallner, played by yours truly
Counselors:
Teachers:
Housekeepers:
Max Etherson, played by sugarpoison
 
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Hot Diggity! First day of getting on this site and I'm already presented with a Beastars RP! If you will have me then sign me up as your first participant! (Sheet in Progress)
 
@ Flooferton Flooferton

Name: Idris Sere
Species: Hyena
Subspecies/Breed: Spotted
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Appearance: A gangly hyena who is tall for a male who is physically strong but is still weak or considered weak by female counterparts. Very basic spotted hyena coloring: tan coat, spotted body, dark colored hands and feet. Mane is dark brown. Most clothing is either baggy or handmedowns – note said handmedowns are often feminine in nature. Loves hoodies because he often likes to hide his face. Left ear is chipped. Right top fang is unusually long so snaggletoothed.
Crime Details: Mauled fellow classmate. Classmate was a water buffalo who bullied him. Lash out of defense but mental instability at the time turn defense into a mauling. Student is still alive but missing an arm.
Family Life: Idris hates hyena stereotypes but his family was the embodiment of that. Suffered heavy parental abuse, neglect, and child favoritism at the hands of his mother who had aggressive favoritism towards females. Suffers from learned helplessness and has heavy defeatist attitudes. The mauling only occurred at his most severe breaking point when he aggressively earned for some form of assertiveness and power but ashamed it went too far.
Other: Can be a little to skittish and self-deprecating at times. Often use humor as a means of escaping true feelings or defuse the situation (again he hates this as its another stereotype of his species). But is an avid music lover, reader, arts, and gamer as all are used as a form of escapism.
 
_korii_ _korii_ If you'd like to join, would you mind posting a little character sheet? It doesn't need a whole lot of information; it's just a basic starting point so I can figure out what to do to your poor character so I can structure the plot a little bit more--

Edit: I realized I'd rather have Sami introduce characters to the villa one-on-one instead of all at once, so, ah, IC thread is coming soon.
OOC chat thread is here.
 
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Bump to first page pls.
Also, the IC thread is here. I decided on more of a gradual beginning, but I have ideas handy if I need to go through the same tour with more than 1 person at a time later on.
 
This seems interesting. I might be interested in playing a reptile character.
 
Sweet, thanks! I have a basic idea for a character. I'll work on her tonight and post the CS tomorrow.
 
Name: Maxwell "Max" Etherson
Species: Dog
Subspecies/Breed: Golden Retriever
Age: 24
Gender: Male 86a9c78be29369072b2c5ae24468fb50.png
Appearance: Max is around average height, with a soft and rounded snout and a rather average build. Some may even say he has a bit of a tum. He has a large, curly, and fluffy tail. His coat has soft bronze accents on his toes, fingertips, and top of tail. Max is never seen without his signature blue collar. He has very kind, emerald eyes. He tends to dress semi-casually, with shorts and tshirts/button-ups being his go-to attire.
Position: Housekeeper
Why Take This Job?: Max honestly just wants to see the world become a better place. He believes reform is entirely possible, and is willing to put in the effort to do it. He is rather clumsy and easy to take advantage of due to how docile and kind he is. A 10/10 good boy.
Other:
 
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So, spacepossum spacepossum : I'm not sure Rhia would be accepted by the program, though I would love to not need to double up as Bach for one very crucial reason... Her crime doesn't match the program's criteria. Predation is not just any violent act. Sami's criteria for choosing participants is eating any part of a living herbivore, so even if she were to lie about feeling remorse to get into the program, she would not have been contacted in the first place because arson is not predation.
(As far as Idris goes, I assume that because the water buffalo's arm was not re-attached, uh... Idris did eat it. That's what I took away from that.)

I can, however, accept your goodest boy.
 
So, spacepossum spacepossum : I'm not sure Rhia would be accepted by the program, though I would love to not need to double up as Bach for one very crucial reason... Her crime doesn't match the program's criteria. Predation is not just any violent act. Sami's criteria for choosing participants is eating any part of a living herbivore, so even if she were to lie about feeling remorse to get into the program, she would not have been contacted in the first place because arson is not predation.
(As far as Idris goes, I assume that because the water buffalo's arm was not re-attached, uh... Idris did eat it. That's what I took away from that.)

I can, however, accept your goodest boy.
If I adjust Rhia's crime a bit to include more predator behavior, would that be okay? Because I can definitely do that.

And yay for Max! ^^
 
So, right now, all of the program slots are in reserve for other people; they'll be reserved for a week, starting from when they posted. Any new program participant would be replacing Bach, my double-up. That said, Rhia is a little much. She needs doctors, psychiatrists, and constant supervision. This initial phase of testing does not have all of those resources. Sami has to be willing to choose her over Bach, and he'd be obviously in over his head with Rhia.
 
So, right now, all of the program slots are in reserve for other people; they'll be reserved for a week, starting from when they posted. Any new program participant would be replacing Bach, my double-up. That said, Rhia is a little much. She needs doctors, psychiatrists, and constant supervision. This initial phase of testing does not have all of those resources. Sami has to be willing to choose her over Bach, and he'd be obviously in over his head with Rhia.
Oh okay I see! I have no problem writing up a new character if need be. But seeing as all the slots are taken, I don't mind waiting and seeing if a program slot opens up.
 
Name:
Thea Carter

Species:
Ocelot

Subspecies/Breed:
(if applicable)

Age:
21

Gender:
Female

Appearance:
Thea is a medium-sized cat with a fairly athletic build. Her round face and soft features cause her to look much younger than she actually is, a quality that was unfortunately passed down to her by her mother. The black markings across her face make give her an apparent perpetual scowl. Her straw-colored eyes have seemed to sunken deeper into their sockets throughout the years of her incarceration. She currently is in possession of a pair of dark jeans and an oversized, teal sweatshirt, pieces that compliment her preferred style of loose, gender-ambiguous clothing.

Crime Details:
Thea was convicted of killing one of her female classmates, a white-tailed deer named Luna. The victim was found with a large bite taken out of her neck. Luna's acquaintances recalled that she had attempted to befriend Thea for many months leading to the accident. They had warned her heavily against her actions, aware that Thea would aggressively interactions with fellow classmates who weren't part of her small social circle. However, they would have never suspected such a violent aftermath. Thea has refused to give her side of the story since the incident, even to her closest family members and friends.

Family Life:
Thea has a twin brother Sawyer, a much more outgoing student, and has been figurately glued to his hip ever since they were children. She had relied on him for community and support up until the incident with Luna. Her friends, which primarily consisted of classmates she met through her brother, don't talk to her anymore. Her parents are fairly strict and traditional, valuing strength over weakness and discouraging their children to make strong friendships with herbivores, for others' safety and their own. Through Thea might act tough and indifferent, she holds a deep fear of what her close friends and her family think of her.

Other:
I plan on revealing the details of Thea and Luna's relationship throughout the course of the role-play.
Please share any comments, concerns, or corrections you have about my character. I am willing to do whatever I have to to make this character work best for the story at hand.​
 
Thank you. I can add more details as the story progresses, but I think this is a good starting point.
 
You can join the IC thread at any point, though it'll just be a tour and settling in until I have all five slots filled with characters.
 
Though I would love a tour, I would prefer to wait until everyone is ready to start. I'm really looking forward to this!
 

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