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Re: We Died Tomorrow [otripmesueyou]
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Arynz
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| 17 Dec 2015 11:06 AM |
[OOC/INFO]
Sign-up thread: http://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=179708919
Your character:
___[BASICS]
Name: Carter S. Tripp
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Appearance: Carter physical build is composed mix of a sprinter's and an average American man. With that he is often mistaken to be older than he actually is. With his Black biological dad, and dead white biological mother, he has a caramel skin tone. His arms are more flimsy than his legs, but still have more muscle than fat. His legs, on the other hand, are firmly built covered with visible muscles; giving him his sprinter's figure. His torso is large to hold his advanced respiratory system that grants him his much more than average oxygen intake. Carter's face is always seen with a grin of mischief and clowning. His eyes are grey and extremely sharp, adjusting to everything he sees. His ears are flat like his nose, and his brown hair is cut low with a fade and a part to keep things fresh. He tries to find time to groom it, but never does. At death he was wearing a simple Grey t shirt and white shorts.
Personality: Carter is the kind of guy you always find in trouble. It's not he is some sort of jerk or badass to others, it's just his clowning is on an otherworldly level. In school he was a top runner being not just fast, but able to run for miles without taking a sweat. Called a jock at times, Carter was actually decently smart and not brainless like he was seen as. He might not take much if anything seriously but during a pressing situation, carter takes on a different side. Much like his step brothers (will mention in biography)
___[PERSONAL]
Biography: Carter was born into a mid class family in South Beach, California. His father was always caring and kind being the one to guide Carter through his years. His mother, on the other hand, was strict and unforgiving, always pointing out any mistakes he made. No surprise, she was in the Air force; and not just IN but a captain in her division. On the day Carter turned 16 news came that several fight, scheduled to carry out a mission in Iran, were booby trapped exploding as soon as the pilot started the engine. Carter's mom was one of the 10 in her division that were involved and killed. The news struck him like a wrecking ball. He had changed. Even though at school he was still all laughs and jokes, on the inside he had a great sadness. The burden kept him different at home, and he never seemed to get over it. A year later his father decided to marry a woman he was dating for a couple of months. Carter didn't really care, his best friends(Will and Cammy) had step-brothers/sisters too so if anything the marriage intrigued him. Close to his 18th birthday, he officially had a step brother , whose name was Eli. They were complete opposites, and for a year spent more time apart than together. They didn't HATE each other though, just didn't think they were the best fit for friends. During the doomsday, they (Carter, Eli, Will, Cammy) did cooperate helping each other survive.
Relationships: He only has his close friends, Will and Cammy to talk to. Then there is his father and step mother, and of course Eli.
Alignment: Neutral
Fears: Failing. Living with his strict mother for 16 years puts that at 1st place. Others are: taking things seriously and arachnophobia.
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Foretold Disaster: The biggest meteor ever the met the earth, causing half of California to sink into the ocean.
Location: Los Angeles, California.
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Strength: 3
Stamina: 6
Speed: 6
Sensory acuteness: 3, his eyes are precise but other senses are quite average.
Psychological strength: 1
Mental capability: 1
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[IC/INFO]
You are alone in your bedroom having just woken up after defying death, wearing your typical everyday outfit. The neighbours' kids are playing loudly in their back yard.
[IC/START PROMPT]
You open your eyes. There's a bright light in front of you. Some muffled sounds. A voice. It's all coming back to you: the emotions, the senses, the feeling of... awake. It seems surreal; you can still feel the heaviness of the sleep unlike anything you've ever known tugging at your limbs, trying to drag you back down into the endlessly deep abyss that, despite its darkness, seems so warm, welcoming and full of promise.
You don't want to give in to the weight. Not because it's dark, and not because it's scary - the reason that you don't want to sink back into it because you know, with every ounce of certainty that your mind can muster, that a moment ago you were dead.
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| 17 Dec 2015 11:16 AM |
| The noises startle me. Play? Laughter? How could a human laugh after what happened?Immediately I jump out of bed. Bed? How the hell did I get here? I look around what is my room. Just like every other day in my life, I am clueless. I yell "Mom!", then have to slap my self. She's dead, I think. Trying to collect myself, I see if my roommate is home. Well he shouldn't be, I watched him die. But after me coming back from the dead, I have an urge to look. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 11:39 AM |
The children's voices get louder. Most of it's just mindless babbling, squeals of delight or the occasional 'wait up!' accompanied by heavy thuds of little feet on grass. They can't be doing much out there; back yards big enough to run around in come rarely in this part of the city.
Those children outside are supposed to be dead, too, squashed up under broken pieces of wall with their insides falling out like little pieces of...
There's a new sound. It's familiar to you - a low buzz accompanied by a two-second tinny melody. That's your phone. It isn't in your pocket, so it must be somewhere in the room. You could go and look for your roommate now or look for your phone (which is apparently miraculously fixed as well). Either choice could lead to a new discovery about what just happened to you. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 12:01 PM |
| The sound makes me jump. I decide to cancel my search for my roomy and look for my phone. Finally I find it in the kitchen. What's is doing here, I think, how is it fixed. I'd think I would be used to the weird stuff going around, but it still seems to get me. Reluctantly, I answer it. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 12:19 PM |
Immediately after the call is accepted, a loud noise blasts into your ear. There's some faint music, a lot of thumps and bumps and some voices. After a moment, a very familiar voice is heard among all of the background noise.
"Yo, Carter!" Will says, his voice barely audible. Someone shouts something and the phone picks up the sound. "Dude, I just got a text from Eli. He can't come out tonight, girlfriend showed up and wants to spend the night with him. You still up for going to mine? We can put a movie on or something."
Everything sounds normal on the other end of the phone as well. There's laughter, no screams of terror, but why is Will talking about going out? He's repeating a conversation that you had last week. It's the exact same words. You remember what happened after the last call like this - you went over to Will's place and watched some comedy together, but had to let yourself out because he crashed before the film could end. That was a week ago. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 01:55 PM |
It surprises me. This already happened. Didn't go back in time? Is this all a trick. Questions race in my head as Will is still on the phone. "Hey dude you there", he asks "Uh, yea man sure I'll come." I mutter. "Where is Cammy by the way", I ask, "I wanna talk..." "I think she's here, come check for your self man!" He shouts The laughter gets louder and I hear a voice in the background. "I got to go dude, I'll see you there!" He hangs up immediately. It's weird, cause I already know what's up. Or do I? It's hard to remember. I quickly shove my phone in my pocket, brush past my roommates door without looking in, and head out the door.
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| 17 Dec 2015 02:02 PM |
The children's voices become louder as soon as you step outside. It's like taking your fingers out of your ears - it seemed like a dream before, but now, with the gentle breeze on your face and the sun on your skin, all your senses awakened, it seems real to you.
Someone drives past in a car and honks their horn at a kid who just threw a ball into the window. Normal, rowdy city folks doing their rowdy city folks things. Nothing seems off, particularly. You can even feel the repetitive beat of someone's music pounding through the ground and into your feet. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 02:22 PM |
I can't pinpoint where the sound is coming from, but finding out where it IS coming from is the least of the least of my worries. After playing dodgeball with those kids I finally get to his Will's apartment. The sounds of voices dial down gets me a little. All heads turn towards the door. "Hey, don't you have a party to get to?" I smirk. That brings a couple of laughs, and the talking continues. I'm about to get myself on a recliner when I see Cammy heading my way. "Carter!", she is grinning like hell. "Cam-Cam!", she absolutely despises that. She rolls her eyes and eyes my carefully. "What", I say, "is it the shirt? Matches my eyes huh?". "Not that", she replies," You look...different". "As in?" "Nothing", she leads me to some of her new friends. There is a hey and sup there, then we head over to will. "Looks like you found her, eh?", he says. Next to him is a girl I haven't seen before. Weird cause I should have seen her, since I've been HERE before. But I don't remember her. "More like she found me. Anyway who is this young lady?", I gesture to the girl on his right. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 02:28 PM |
| (May have done that wrong. You control other characters right? If so, sorry) |
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Arynz
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| 17 Dec 2015 02:42 PM |
(Officially you only have control over your own character, but in the case of small talk I'll let it slide since it's quicker to tailor an ideal response than to wait for an entirely new post. If there are any new relationships that you want to define, just PM me, otherwise I'll carry on with my own ideas.)
Will smirks back at you and leans in close, cupping his hand around your ear and stage-whispering, "I'm not supposed to tell anyone, but she's the spawn of a genetically modified alien from Area 51." His joke is met with a hard smack from the girl, who then brushes her hair away and turns to you. "Will, don't be an idiot - I'm Lin, I'm from the other side of the city. We're telling everyone that we're friends, but really we just know each other from when we met on a trip out about a year back."
A little disappointed-looking, Will rubs his arm where he got smacked and looked back at Cammy. "Her parents aren't home at the moment, so Lin's staying with me for a while. Cammy's calling it a slumber party. Say, aren't you supposed to be leaving in a while?"
Cammy nods. "I'm working a late shift, so I gotta leave in a bit," she says as she turns towards you, "Say, don't let Will get drunk after I'm gone, 'kay?" |
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| 17 Dec 2015 03:25 PM |
The Lin chick seems fairly decent, cute even, but I feel Will already has feelings for her. "Hella hard, but I'll try to get him off FOX", I joke to Cammy. After she leaves I start a conversation with Lin "So from the other side? Which side to be specific", I ask. While I wait for a reply I walk over to the fridge, fixing myself a snack. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 03:48 PM |
Will's apartment is always messy, you notice. There are little bits of popcorn scattered around the carpet and the coffee table is decorated with rings of coffee, yet to you it looks very clean compared to the last time you saw it; you can remember standing from a distance, assessing the damage that had been dealt to the building after someone drove a massive campervan into the side trying to escape the area. It had left a huge gaping hole where the lounge wall was supposed to be.
"Oh, not far from Pasadena. I couldn't point it out on a map, really." Lin admits, shrugging sheepishly. "Anyway, you're from around here, right?"
Before you can answer, Will steps over with food in his mouth and an XBox controller in his hand. "Mmph - internet's gone, gon' have to use a DVD instead. You guys got any requests?"
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| 17 Dec 2015 04:04 PM |
I ponder on what to get. I settle on a cheese burger, and some coke. "South Beach", I reply to Lin with burger in my mouth. I then turn around to Will. "I have no idea man, ask your uh friend", I point my coke to Lin. We finally settle on some Kevin Hart. Thinking of where to sit, I have deja vu. Or would you call it that? I already know this has happened, I'm just sticking to see if this WILL happen. Speaking of Will, he comes back with a recent movie of the funniest man alive. Seconds later the Flat screen turns up. While Will sets up the movie, I still look for a place to sit my ass. "Need a seat?" I turn to the soft voice. |
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| 17 Dec 2015 04:18 PM |
Lin gestures towards a free seat, inviting you to sit down with her. "You know," she says, wringing her hands together, "I'm only here until April 19th. Three more days and that's that. It's kind of a shame, this place is cool. As soon as I'm all ready to move out of the nest, I'll look for somewhere nice, maybe around here." |
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| 17 Dec 2015 04:28 PM |
I sit down and listen. Her voice is so soft, and her hands are just as. Or look so. Her lips are covered with cherry lipstick and look so soft. Soft. Soft. "Carter?" she whispers. "Uh sorry I zoned out". If I was white my cheeks would be on fire "Where you looking at my lips?",she laughs. "No actually, just um, never mind. Anyway!", I say with cheer in my voice, "I know some guys who could set you up, by the way how old are you?" |
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| 18 Dec 2015 09:43 AM |
"Eighteen," Lin says, crossing over her arms. "Oh - look, it's getting dark already. Will, have you got a copy of Life of Pi?"
"Yeah, somewhere," the man mumbles, plopping the controller down to go and rummage through some shelves. He sighs after a while and scratches his head. "What about Hunger Games?" "The new one?" "Nah, first. You want to watch it, or nah? I can't find Life of Pi." "Oh. Sure. You good with that, Carter?" Lin chirps, tipping her head at you. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 09:59 AM |
I think about the movies. Hunger Games is a downer for me for reasons I don't know. And Life of Pi is inspirational, but to hell with it! "Could care less. A movies a movie right?" "Well guess we know what to watch, lemme go set it up". Will leave to start up the movie. I turn my attention back to Lin "Great so you can get a place. Any ideas? How much do you get a month". From the way acts, sophisticated and all, she should be in a good job. Especially when she's Asian. Smart asses.. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 10:08 AM |
"Aye aye," Will says, and does a dramatic shoulder-movement before cracking open the DVD box and putting it in the Xbox.
Lin puts an index finger to her lower lip and rolls her eyes back to think. "Well, I'm taking a gap year at the moment, so as for jobs I'm not exactly down yet. I'm a part-timer at Target, but my parents provide me with everything else. I'm too busy trying to build a portfolio to work full-time."
The Xbox starts whirring in the background and Will makes a show of bending over to switch the TV screen to HDMI. The Lionsgate logo fades in and Will places a bowl of Doritos on the coffee table. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 10:25 AM |
The thought of parents brings up my mom. The dreams about her are getting stronger, it's like she's trying to connect with me. She may have not been the best mother, vintage was still mine. Now she isn't. It almost brings tears to my eyes, by I hold them back "Are you ok?". Lin's voice brings me back to life. "Yea yea, just thinking." I sqeak,"but your planning sounds like a good idea. Taking it slow is good. By the time you reach my age you should be set." Her reply is cutoff by Will's movie man impersonation. "Hello! I would like to welcome you to Will's movie place!", his gesture and voice is cracking all of us up, even Lin,"please turn off all cellular devices, and clear the isles. Today we have Hunger Games showing! I hope you all enjoy!". Claps echo across the room. "You never fail make yourself look like an ass,eh?", I shout across the room. A screaming laughter erupts from the guests. The clown contest between me and Will shall be an endless battle. The movie starts and everyone hushes. Next, will comes over to sit. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 10:35 AM |
The film's dramatic opening silences everyone, aside from the occasional /crunch/ of a Dorito. All the way through the film, Lin and Will are completely transfixed on the screen. The fighting seems to thrill them, and the romance captures their interest completely. By the time the movie finishes, almost everyone is just staring at the screen with their mouths hanging open and eyes unable to close.
The jeopardy of the situation in the film is close to the sort that you knew after the earthquake had begun, before you... died. The human race was in danger, only for a different reason, and almost nobody could do anything to bring it back to fruit. Except in your case, nobody had any chance. Nobody can stop something like that.
Some rustlings begin. People whoop and clap, then get up and say their goodbyes to Will before going on their way. It's dark outside; the sun set during the course of the film. By the clock, it's 9:41pm. You, Will and Lin are the only people still inside. Will is busy cleaning up after his guests. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 01:05 PM |
Suprise, the movie was actually not as bad as I thought. Well the first 30 minutes at lest. I couldn't keep up with that Katniss chock and decided to have some shuteye. Occasionally I peeped to see what was up, but only saw everyone's eyes glued to the screen. After the movie ended I decided to help out and clean the living room. Looked worse than after the movie started. I walked over to will and picked up a broom. "'And you don't fail to make yourself look like ass'?", he smirks,"that's a good one there Carter." "Sure was, huh". We laughed and I continued to sweep. In a few minutes the living room was spotless. With help from Lin of course. "Spotless!",gloated Will,"Lin you need to pick up you slack!" "And you need to get a brain to fill that space in your head", she joked. Will was about to respond, but I beat him to it. "Ok,ok, I think Will has been tormented enough today", I say which makes Lin to laugh. "Thanks for the support Carter!", says Will. Soon I decide to leave and wish Lin luck on finding a job. I flash a peace sign at Will, and close the door. In a minute, I'm out on the streets, making my way home. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 03:02 PM |
The night is about as lively as the day, if not more. Several kids are out and about, twirling empty bottles of Mountain Dew between their fingers or throwing rocks at someone's window. You pass some couple who are making out in an alley. They smell of smoke.
Luckily, your place isn't far from Will's. You only have to walk down a few streets before you're back at the front door. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 03:30 PM |
| I try my best to ignore the couple. It reminds me of high school, and that was 4 years of hell. I'm a couple of yards away from the complex when I see someone in the distance. They're running. Fast. At first I'm not bothered , could be some kids racing or playing tag, but then I see them with a knife. The crime in South Beach is low if any, but a guy with a knife running full speed to you if enough to get you alert. I take off in a sprint. Even thought he might not be coming for me, I wanna live to see another day. I count the blocks until I reach the complex. Thank god for my athetelism, and I reach the complex. I look back quick and see no one behind me. Adrenaline still flowing through my blood, I pace quickly to the 3rd floor, get to my door, and open it locking it behind me. |
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| 18 Dec 2015 03:35 PM |
| Whoever it was who was running towards you carries on - you can hear his heavy footsteps going by your door and away again, fading into nothing. By your watch, it's past midnight now. You spent a long time with Will and the night's taken its toll - you're exhausted. Being woken up from what can only be a horrible dream drained you enough, but this is the final step. Your bedroom door is open, and your bed is almost staring at you, with its soft, squishy pillows and mattress and duvet... |
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