Free Will - Experiment Roleplay - OPEN

[Ditzy Meerkat]

The repercussions of our acts do not often occur to us until we carry them out. They do not threaten to become every word that leaves our mouths (sorry, sorry, sorry) or condense into clouds of nihilism, in depression that is completely our own.
That is not the case now.
The choice of regret has been wrenched from the advocates of this new, unprecedented form of science. They have already chosen to do that which couldn't be reversed, and their career, really, is set in stone.
There isn't an apology here, except for maybe the fact that the subjects have the choice of happiness once the brute force branch of the new facility, called, as a whole, Observers, are forced to capture them. Some of the Observers enjoy their jobs. Others don't.
Specialization is the same as it could've been in the outside world, really. Would-be cooks, wrestlers, scientists, writers...each one of them has a place set aside.
None are allowed to leave or inform any authorities operating outside of the hidden building, which is, amazingly, about the size of a city. "Colonization" is slow, but it's progressing.
Once the teenager is gone from the world, they are really, truly gone. Kidnapped from a regular lifestyle, save the occasional mental disorder. The real disaster is, they don't remember being loved. By their parents or guardians, platonically by a friend, by a boyfriend or girlfriend. None of it. They are left to piece their feelings together from what they get of love afterwards. ("We will monitor the subjects to make sure no abuse between lovers takes place.")
Their age freezes completely, leaving them fourteen to eighteen for as long as there is a food source. ("It was the alternative to a lifespan of about thirty, at most. Genes that unstable cannot be left to their own devices.")
And, lastly, their bodies are merged with the DNA of two seemingly random creatures, enhancing different aspects of their physical build. Wings have no use, but they seem to signify a proficiency in balance along with a lighter body as opposed to the bird's obvious needs. ("...")

All subjects, nicknamed Chimeras, are collared and will have to be given narcotics if they attempt to leave the facility. ("Almost nothing will be punished with this. We promise the subject they will not spend more than two days in their cell, no matter what crime they have committed.)

Tests on subjects will be taken as the Observers see fit. Mind control is not beyond their reach, although they outright refuse to torture any individual, physically or mentally.

The real question is...

Do any of them have free will?
Any of them at all?

[Ditzy Meerkat]

[Literacy]
I expect only about two sentences per post in a conversation and four without being in one. That's all. Can't be too hard, right?

[Characters & Opening]
Your character will be merged with not one, but two animals. Make sure not to post images of them. Your special "composite" mix, or the combination of beasts you choose, is yours, and nobody else is supposed to take it, but a single donor animal is open to limitless combinations.

Experiments are referred to as Chimeras.

You will begin with your character just waking up. There are rooms for each of them with walls made of a special glass. It can't break, but it can be seen through.
They will be monitored through hidden cameras at all times.
The operation is not government-run.
Announcements can be heard through pretty much every place in the building, and if someone misbehaves, they will be shoved back inside their room and probably given light to intense tranquilizers through their collars.
Ten hours out of every day are allowed for socialization. The doors to the rooms will be open during that time.

Most Observers are NPCs, controllable by anyone. You can name a few, and state that you are the only one that's going to be controlling them, but they are not going to have a form and you definitely cannot mess around with other people's characters using them.

Observers are unaltered humans. Remember this.

You are immediately, upon being accepted, granted express permission to power-play my character. He's like a ragdoll, sort of; however, you can't control his mind (unless you are using an Observer, in which case I will still need to reply with his reaction), or kill him.

[Roles and Vocabulary of the Observers:]

There is no money; their roles are paid with housing (apartments, in a way), new clothing, and food, respectively. There is a lot wrong with this. They don't/cannot realize it, and there are only about seventy-five individuals living in this place at most.

the City = a humoungous building; encompasses everything a normal city would have, except for under a ceiling (a simulated sort of outdoors, a roofed plaza, various random restaurants, and the Facility center.
the Facility = A smaller but still enormous building connected to the City by an unbreakable glass entryway spanning about a mile.


Scientist = referred to only as an Observer; the founder of the organization was this. Most likely the only people the characters will see in the beginning.
Bodyguard = Agent. Goes with Pilots to capture our characters.
Pilot = Pilot. Imports food and new Observers. Knows how to disguise themselves & interacts with the foreign world without difficulty. Deals with currency.
Writer, Designer, Artist, Songwriter = Entertainment. Books, clothing, and music are exported to the outside world in order to pay for expenses.
Cook, Farmer = Preparer. Food is plentiful in the City building.

[Ditzy Meerkat]

Rules

1. Follow all CS rules, at all times. Make sure you've read over Tess's new roleplay rules before joining, and only use either pictures originating from the CS photo gallery or ones of celebrities.

2. Please respect a character as an in-universe person and not an avatar of the player. If drama happens in-universe, it's almost certainly not happening out-of-universe.

3. You are only allowed two experiment characters, maximum. They may be of any gender and sexuality.

4. Contact me whenever you wish to introduce a subplot to the story. Please make a new roleplay if the plot you are proposing is close to encompassing the one set in place.

5. Do not leave behind a new player unless your character is wrapped up in something.

6. Only use the form given in the post below. Personalization is optional.

7. You may drop out at any time or take a "vacation" from the roleplay when needed.

8. Have fun!
[Roleplaying shouldn't feel like a chore!]

[Ditzy Meerkat]

Forms:

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[img]Character Image Goes Here[/img]
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Personality:
Composite: (the two animals your character is merged with)
Effects: (the basic, physical effects they have on your character)
Sexual Orientation:
Crush:
Boyfriend/Girlfriend:
Other:

Characters:

Damien Strauss / Snowy Egret & Tiger / 18 / Ditzy Meerkat / Page 1
Nicholas White / Cat & Wolf / 14 / Todd. / Page 1


Lilly Day / Dove & Fennec Fox / 15 / Blue Ruby / Page 1

[Ditzy Meerkat]

Reserved. There will be an OOC thread here.

The thread is now open for posting. <3

[Ditzy Meerkat]

Name: Damien Strauss.
Age: Eighteen.
Gender: Male.
Personality: Introverted; although he will follow a plan without question if asked by a friend, he requires plenty of recharging time. However, if it is one of his best friends, he won't object to spending enormous amounts of time with them. Although most of the time he's slightly unresponsive, he's friendly enough: it's not exactly difficult to make him happy. Has memorized multiple random facts and will not object to helping with a question if he's aware of the answer. Harbors an intense fondness for the cold; heat makes him somewhat nervous and he is likely to disengage. Doesn't often become angry, and often prefers to be the peacemaker, but he can be a presence to be feared. Submissive and doesn't lash outwards. Self-deprecative and is more likely to blame himself when something goes wrong than anyone else. Sometimes forgets to apologize.
Composite: Snowy Egret {Egretta thulla}, Bengal Tiger {Panthera Tigris Tigris}
Effects: Porportionate white wings and somewhat paw-like hands with retractable claws. Somehow the two seem to have canceled each other out, but the tiger appears to have taken precedence here. His body has not, however, been altered for it, and his physical strength surpasses the human average without making him extremely muscled.
Crush: None.
Boyfriend/Girlfriend: None.
Other: Face claim goes to Matthew Gray Gubler.~

[matchacloud]

[img]One-second..[/img]
Name;;
Lilly Day
Age;;
14
(tends to act younger and looks a bit younger. She's pretty short and all.)
Gender;;
Female
Personality;;
Lilly can sometimes be a bit childish. Meaning, she likes to test how far the can push someone and does whine or complain from time to time. But while being childish has its annoying side, it also lets her be rather sweet and endearing when she wants to be. She is also stubborn and loves to be sarcastic, when you let her. Again, This may get irritating. But if you can get past her more annoying habits she is surprisingly loyal and you might find she acctually takes a lot to heart. She try's to act tough, but it doesn't last long. After all, she has a secret love for things that are cute.
Composite;;
A fennce fox- http://photos.chickensmoothie.com/Wolve ... -Z8zH3f4/A
And a dove.
Effects;;
Fairly useless white wings is the effect of the bird.
And a fox tail and ears is the effect the fox had.
Sexual Orientation;;
Bisexual
Crush;;
N/A
Boyfriend/Girlfriend;;
None yet.
Other;;
None

[Ditzy Meerkat]

((Accepted! <3;
I got sick and tired of editing the form, but I had forgotten his orientation. D: He is a bisexual with a definite preference for girls.))

[Todd.]

(Here, and mods I do have permission from the artist this time :3, this amazing artist can be found here, if you doubt me just ask her if she allowed night-pandora to use the art 012 )
Name:
Nicholas White

Age:
14

Gender:
Male

Personality:
This is something that it's not exactly known. Nick seems to suffer from sort of bipolarity therefore on the same second he acting all sweet and cuddly he can turn into a cold looking person that would be able to kill anything that can breath.

He is also pretty much to his own little world of dreams often then zoning off into a parallel reality where he believes everything is better and nothing wrong will happen. Even though his young age he is smarter then some kids and tends to be colder then what would be considered normal specially towards the scientists which he tries to annoy and make their life as hard as possible when he can for no reason at all...

Nicholas is also very quiet but that it's simply because he chooses not to talk since his vocal chords have been damaged by smoke before he came to the lab, it was a domestic accident that happened a few years algo... Also, he is pretty skittish getting easily scared by sudden noises or movements.

Composite:
Domestic cat (Felis domesticus) and Siberian Wolf (Canis lupus)

Effects:
The domestic cat genome gave him cat like traits such as a powerful sight with pupils that do retract and expand just like a real feline's along with a pretty nice sense of balance and agility, from the cats he had also inherited a white fluffy tail and the strange ability to purr. Now for the wolves he earned their sensitive sense of smell and personality traits such as 'protecting his pack' if he does manage to make friends, he also has that loyal trace of personality that most canines have and he inherited from them white wolf like ears and a pretty resistant body, whines and noises as such also came along with the traits.

Sexual Orientation:
I'd say he is bi though he leans much more towards boys (and I am an yaoi fangirl)... I just say Bi because... well, you never know..

Crush:
Currently on his teddy bear (if he can have one)

Boyfriend/Girlfriend:
Nope.

Other:
Nope.

[Ditzy Meerkat]

((Accepted! I'd like for about two-three more people to join before we start.))