underGROUND

[Crystal Tears]

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On March 8th, 2010, the governments of the world passed a law to prohibit gaming. The result were mass riots, people of all ages who loved gaming were outraged. However, they were soon subdued and the violent protests stopped.

Most of the general public didn’t care much for the reasons their government banned gaming, just that they had.

Officially, the reason was due to growing teenaged violence that would escalate as they matured into adulthood, and rising obesity rates.


April 9th, 2011 marked first appearance of strange pictures, most of them were of beautiful landscapes with similarities to worlds within games. Under them was a very straight forward red arrow pointing up.

The governments thought nothing of it.

The Underground: a community devoted to continued gaming. It is supported in secret by major corporations who wish the addiction that video games posed to continue.

NINTENDO, SONY, SQUARE-ENIX, The Pokémon Company, BUNGIE, BIOWARE are a few.


You are part of this underground.

You were once opposed to others because of different tastes; effectively you all have been forged into the most ragtag resistance force in recent history.


Most of Humanity has yet to truly realize the potential of the imagination and loyalty that it warrants from those who find themselves enthralled.

She stepped into the warehouse, eyes scanning those who were so deeply entranced by the worlds they were in. There was something almost magical about this entire scene; she never realized how deeply people connected and how loyal they were to something they loved.

“It will work, then…”

She smiled, and as she simply faded away, the few who were really absorbed by their games…

Changed.




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For every character you’ve loved, for every character you’ve hated.
For every final boss you’ve defeated, for every GAME OVER you’ve seen…
We’re fighting for our right to game.
Let’s show them how deep our addiction goes…

Name:
Gamertag:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Chosen Game: (The game you were playing when the woman vanished, try to pick games that haven't been picked.)
Chosen Character: (Choose a character from the game you were playing, they have to be notable. Hero or Villian. Note when you’re picking a character, it’s better if they have abilities and powers that can be downplayed and weakened for the beginning of the RPG. Two people cannot have the same char)
History: (How did you react to the Gaming Ban?)
Other:

Picked Games:
- Final Fantasy XIII → Lightning Farron by Crystal Tears
- Left 4 Dead 2 → Ellis by ChobiChibi
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep → Master Xehanort by Mystic_clown
- The Legend of Zelda: Orcarina of Time → Nabooru by Asilynne
- Assassin's Creed II → Desmond Miles by Pichu Luver
- Deus Ex → JC Denton by Roy Karrde
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess → Link by classy_cat18
- Muramasa: The Demon Blade → Kisuke by DivineAll
- Team Fortress 2 → The Engineer by Blademaster
- HALO 3 → Cortana by Pichu Luver
- Psychonauts → Razputin by Everoy
- Resident Evil 5 → Albert Wesker by Weasel Overlord
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl → Captain Falcon by Heald
- Cave Story → Quote by darktyranitar



Name: Kate Patterson
Gamertag: AzureIfrit
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Appearance: 5’7’’, thin and lanky, Kate doesn’t have much on her. Though not going so far as to have no curves whatsoever, most women beat her when it comes to curves and something to hold on to. Her hair is long, almost perfectly straight and a deep brown colour. She wears mostly black cargo pants with a few chains hanging from them, with a tank top that is usually white or black. She had colourful bead bracelets and thick black leather ones. Her running shows are black and white with checkered laces. Also wears cute-dorky glasses and has hazel eyes.
Personality: Kate is an average 19 year old girl; she’s on the cusp on adulthood so she has an odd mixture of confidence and shyness. Usually she’s good natured, and good humoured, though she has a sarcastic edge to her. She has a bit of a problem talking to men, especially ones she finds attractive. Around women though, she’s more confident, and sometimes falls into the leader position.
Chosen Game: Final Fantasy XIII
Chosen Character: Lightning Farron
History: Kate wasn’t a huge gamer, though if she did pick up a controller she was average or a bit above. When the ban came, her brother Ryan was really upset by it. He participated in a few ‘demonstrations’ that went south. The result was he was thrown in prison, while visiting him, he asked Kate to keep gaming. She asked him why and he said he just had a feeling that a really good game was coming soon and she should play. She joined the underGROUND, and was just getting into FFXIII when something changed.
Other: None. O.o

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