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MA • FI • A: a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities

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This city was always full of some of the most notable crime groups in the country, and your family is determined to leave your mark on history. For generations, one of the oldest mafia gangs -- referred to only as the notorious and infamous "Fa • mi • ly", made up of men and women, young and old -- has made the city into their efficient and irrefutable plaything. Illegal trafficking, smuggling, corruption, money laundering -- you name it, they've done it. Ten times over. Some of the best and successful businessmen are part of the Family themselves, and some of the most powerful judges and authorities were placed in their positions of power by the Family. No one dares put up a fight. What good would that do? They'd be outmatched, outwitted; the Family is rich, powerful, and of many. They're so powerful, in fact, that they no longer keep their faces hidden to the world. Oh, it's not as if they're parading through the streets declaring that they're part of the mafia. But they're not making much effort to hide the fact, either. Who's going to stop them?

The new kids in town would beg to differ. It seemed like they just popped out of the ground. One minute the Family was going to swipe some couple million in cash from the Federal Bank and then --

Someone got to it before they did. Even the Family doesn't know who this new mafia group is, but one thing's for sure: they're disorganized, in disarray, and all too eager to challenge the age old Family. Unlike the Family, members of this new group are younger, ranging from about their late teens to their mid twenties. Their gang name is undisclosed (assuming they've gotten themselves together enough to agree on a name) and they have the advantage of animosity. No one knows the members. But unlike the Family, they're small and without as much manpower. The Family refers to them as the "Mc • Nug • gets" as condescendingly as possible, although the media has taken to calling them the "Kids".

Still, the threat can't be ignored, as the Kids are ambitious and slowly gaining more and more attention. If the Family wants to keep its territory, power, and reputation, they'd better squelch this little vigilante group -- fast.

To make matters worse, two in • ves • ti • ga • tors -- a rookie from out of town and a veteran who really couldn't care less -- have been assigned to tracking down and busting the Kids, which means figuring out their connection with the Family. Neither gang needs this right now, but hopefully the veteran investigator will be able to keep the heat off them for a while. Most older officers and authorities, after all, believe trying to bust the mafia is basically a lost cause. A waste of time. This veteran won't be eager to miss their television for these guys. But the rookie is fresh out of school and ready to take down some bad guys ... and rather over-zealous, if one could be so bold.

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Tess' • Rules Pretty self explanatory. This means that I can ban you and all of that nasty stuff on these rules because you really should know them. For a refresher (refreshers are always fun), you can look at them here

Semi Literate Yeah, so I'd like at least a paragraph (typically that'll be about 8-10 sentences) with good grammar, spelling, punctuation, you know. The basics. If you don't have much to respond to, just post in OOC that you're kind of stuck. Don't post something full of fluff. Kind of a waste of time reading a paragraph of nothing, yeah? I will be judging literacy solely by form, not past posts, so if I see anything that makes me unsure, that's that. Sorry!

Own • Forms That is, you can use your own form if you want. I am going to provide a form, though, with all the bare necessities (and you're free to add more if you want to). If you want to use your own form, I suggest looking over mine to make sure that you have all the requirements. I don't care how pretty it is. Actually, if you spam it with images then I'll actually get more annoyed. .-.
Incidentally, unless you're part of the semi-lit+ club, PM me your forms so I can approve it. If you are not part of that club, then don't post on the thread until I give the okay. If you do, I'll simply ignore the form and won't read it, no matter how amazing it is. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Maturity We're going to censor, of course, but don't be all thirteen year old girl on me and freak out every time the word "beer" or "cigar" or "weed" is mentioned. We're not going to go into explicit detail, but because of the theme of this roleplay it's really just a reality. Please don't join if you can't handle these aspects like an adult.

Limited • Spaces and unless you're part of The Semi-Lit+ Roleplayers Club, then you may not reserve. Why? Because I don't like reserving spots for people when I don't know their writing quality. I know that the members of the club can write because I know the mod actually reads the samples of writing--and I have for a few rounds of judging, too. So that's that.
I don't care about even genders. We have an odd number of spaces, anyway.
I don't care about how many characters you take. Go for all of them, if you want, as long as you can keep up the literacy rate.

Posting This will be super relaxed. We all have a ton of crap happening soon, so if you'd like to request a break for a couple of weeks then just PM me.

Listen • to • le • Mod Ahem. That would be me. /waves. I'd appreciate it if you just took my word for it when I say something instead of arguing, because that will just annoy me instead of helping the situation. On the flip side, if you're speaking with a cordial, pleasant tone, I won't mind at all trying to work something out. I reserve the right to change the rules as the creator of the thread and all.

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5/13 members total
3 male | 2 female

The • Family

The • Father is the undisputed leader of the Family. He calls the shots and keeps
them from going to the dogs. Typically he's the one that really organizes jobs, but
in the end he's usually off in the background pulling the strings.

McKenzie Óg Ó Brian // 27 // male // form
The • Momma is not necessarily in a relationship with the Father. Essentially, she
fills in when the Father is off doing something else. She goes out into the field a
lot more, however, typically conning and lying to get an advantage

name // age // female // form
The • Hacker is the only one out of the entire family that really knows their way
around a circuit board, taking care of the tech aspect of most of their jobs.

name // age // gender // form
The • Hitter is the one that you send out to do some intimidation work. They're
the real muscle of the organization. They're also the only ones that are formally
trained in physical combat.

- reserved for 'an asian to the knee' [female]
The • Thieves are those typical grunts you see bursting into a bank with ski
masks over their faces and brandishing their guns around. Of course, they're
a bit more complex than such brutes, but they are what they are.

- taken by 'PaintTheWind' [male]. waiting for form.
name // age // gender // form
The • Informant is possibly the most important person in the gang in terms of
information. In their line of occupation, they can get by without notice and still
amass tons of gossip, rumors, and information that a gang can't live without.

- reserved for 'Artesian' [female]
4 of 7 members total
2 male | 2 female

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The • Kids

The • "Leader" somehow got to their position without much trouble. Now the
problem is keeping the position.

name // age // gender // form
The • Grifter is the one going into the big fancy businesses and really milking the
info out of everyone for all it's worth. They can double as the Family's version of
the informant

name // age // gender // form
The • Hitters are the ones going into the banks and museums stealing
everything in sight. They are also the only one's formally trained in combat.

name // age // gender // form
name // age // gender // form
0 of 4 members total
0 male | 0 female

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The • Investigators

The • Rookie is fresh out of school and ready to take down some bad guys. It's a shame
they don't know how the real world works.

name // age // gender // form

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The • Veteran was once all optimistic and justice-loving as the Rookie,
but being born into a Mafia city isn't easy, and they've finally come to terms
with the fact that nothing they'll do will change a damn thing.

- reserved for 'an asian to the knee' [male]
1 of 2 members total
1 male | 0 female

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this is a very simple form, but it has all of the necessary bits of information. therefore, I expect every bit of it filled out.
you don't have to follow this exactly if you want to make your own form. just mention all of these things SOMEWHERE.

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[size=70][b][color=#D60404]name here[/color] • [color=#D60404][i]age here[/i][/color] • [color=#D60404]rank here[/color] • [color=#D60404][i]mafia group here[/i][/color][/b][/size][/center]

[size=130][list]WHAT SHALL WE CALL YOU?[/list][/size]
[size=90][list][list][list][b][color=#D60404]name[/color][/b]: here
[b][color=#D60404]age[/color][/b]: kids shouldn't be older than 21, family should be at least 21
[b][color=#D60404]rank[/color][/b]: here
[b][color=#D60404]mafia[/color][/b]: here
[b][color=#D60404]occupation[/color][/b]: because a mafia member really isn't a job.[/list][/list][/list][/size]

[size=130][list]LET'S SEE HOW TOUGH YOU ARE[/list][/size]
[size=90][list][list][list][b][color=#D60404]height[/color][/b]: here
[b][color=#D60404]weight[/color][/b]: here
[b][color=#D60404]general description[/color][/b]: here[/list][/list][/list][/size]

[size=130][list]AND WHAT MAKES YOU CUT OUT FOR THE JOB?[/list][/size]
[size=90][list][list][list][b][color=#D60404]personality[/color][/b]: lengthy

[b][color=#D60404]history[/color][/b]: not as lengthy[/list][/list][/list][/size]

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In three days from today, there will be a shipment of new printed bills. All hundreds, all in one place: a single armored car that will be protected by a perimeter of police cars from the docks to the bank. The only places where it will not be covered by cars is the couple minute window where the bills are being transferred to the car from the ship and the few minutes at the end of the ride, where the money is being transferred to the safe. Or you can try your luck with four police cars and an armored car head on. Your choice.

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This is a Mafia RP, not an assassin or a spy RP. Most Mafia people will probably have lives outside of the gang. It's not really an "occupation", per se. As a result, there are some different roles that are played

The "potential jobs" is basically the main thing that's going on in the city at the moment, since I figure having something to go off of might be nice, but if you want to make up your own small thing or completely ignore the event, that's fine too.

This is in a fictional city, but I'd imagine it'd be something like Chicago ... except with a sea port. Maybe Boston? I've never been to Boston personally, so I couldn't say.

The "father" and the "momma" do not necessarily have to be older than the rest of the mafia family. They can be young adults if you'd like. However, it's doubtful that any 21 year old could command a group of other older people, so choose something relatively, like, mid-twenties at least.

Reservations will last 3 days (72 hrs).

If you have a problem with the possibility of homosexual characters, then you can leave, because I don't. /shrug

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just some tweaking and we'll be done soon, all of you. hold tight. c:

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open for business!
go ahead and post forms if you're part of the semi-lit+ club. if you quote the one from the old thread, that's fine. if it's a wip, then I'll count that as a reservation [for 3 days].
if you're not part of the club, pm me your forms.
try your best not to spam. pm me questions.