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Do it for The Vine! ([personal profile] streamy) wrote2024-06-01 04:36 pm
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✦ INTEREST CHECK

INTEREST CHECK
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✦ What's the 411?
Welcome to our interest check for [community profile] thevine, an upcoming hybrid murder game set to open on February 20th! This is a short term game where characters signed a contract with a world renown (wait, which world????) media company to participate in their upcoming reality TV show, The Vine, in exchange for the grand prize: their greatest desire. With the help of their team leader and teammates, contestants will participate in various challenges to draw the attention of sponsors and entertain their incredibly rich, incredibly parasocial viewers. Of course, the audience demands a lot out of their beloved stars, from silly skits to your personal fears and trauma on display to - gasp, murder? Well, surely the murder part is just incredible special effects. Or maybe it isn't, but don't worry too much about it! You'll be fine. This is what you signed up for, baybeeee. Like most of its predecessors, this game is currently projected to last a total of 8-weeks and is set to accommodate up to 40 players. Now, what does a hybrid murder game mean? It means we're gonna do halfsies - murder one week, and an optional bite-sized event the next. Please check out our Game Info/FAQ post for more information, and don't hesitate to ask us if you've got questions about the format! We're going to be working out the kinks as we go, so we're happy to keep that line of communication open if things are or aren't working.
✦ Highlights
✦ As of now, we are enforcing an 16+ age limit! There won't be heavy sexual themes or content in The Vine (as in this is not a fuckgame), but you can probably expect some adult shenanigans in prompts and events. The life of a star is filled with temptations, you know? So if you're not comfortable with engaging with that content while playing someone below 18, this is your head's up. ✦ Unless you're playing Amnesiac McGee, characters will appear as if they've been pulled from their current canon point with the knowledge that they agreed to be here. However, it's possible that they spaced out, skimmed the details and didn't quite understand what they were signing up for. To provide examples, some potential scenarios could be...
✦ They thought it was a joke, a dream, a vision, or even a hallucination when the offer was made to them. ✦ They signed a contract in a past canon point, and then were pulled much later down the line at their current canon point. ✦ Maybe their people pleasing tendencies got the better of them and they signed the contract to make the recruiter go away...? ✦ Or they were just that desperate for a miracle. ✦ If your character wouldn't normally agree and you need help coming up with the circumstances in which your character might end up here, don't hesitate to reach out to us!
✦ Characters will have been given some warning of the risk of grievous bodily harm, though perhaps the way the recruiter said it was so nonchalant that characters would not be blamed for overlooking that detail or failing to delve further into it. Regardless, you'll be fine! Don't even worry about it! ✦ There will be teams in this game, all vying for the grand prize: to have their greatest wish granted. You will be assigned these teams, so don't worry about it until the game starts!
✦ Should you have any concerns about assignments, however, please don't hesitate to let us know.
✦ Powers will be nerfed upon a character's arrival. ✦ Character cast caps are set by default at three per canon, but we're willing to be flexible on a case-by-case basis, depending on the canon and characters at issue. If a cast is at cap, please talk to the mods! ✦ This game will operate both on RNG'd killers and on murder proposals. There may be some bribes, situations and ultimatums that come up that challenge characters and push them into doing the unthinkable. Keep in mind that there will only be four trials in total, including tutorial. If you want to kill, then please plan accordingly! ✦ With that in mind, while it's easier to have a character that would be willing the kill, this is not entirely necessary! Characters should have some negative qualities to draw from, but pures will be able to murder just as well as antagonists.
✦ Interested?
Check out the Game Info post for a more detailed rundown of the game and read on for our terms to reserving your spot on February 4th. This game will run on an invite-only basis. If you received an invite from Quynn, Flurry, or Sisi, you're golden. If any slots are still available after our initial round of invites, we will allow players to hit us up with suggestions for anyone they may wish to invite. Please be sure to ask your mods before extending any +1s! At this point, we think it is unlikely there will be many +1 slots if any. For now, please fill out the following form and submit it as a reply to this post. Feel free to comment around to get an initial dialogue started!
Name: What should we call you? Timezone: Where are you? Preferred contact: We plan on running a game discord for announcements/trials/etc, but you may wish to also link your plurk for general game chatter Character Considerations: Who are you thinking of sacrificing? Likelihood: How likely are you able to commit to reserving? Concerns: Think you might need help imagining your chosen character in the setting? Let us know! Other: (ffxiv m12 voice) only one option meme it up
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-01-31 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Sae
Timezone: EST
Preferred contact: discord: sadboytears; personal plurk: itsonlyforever, mg plurk: justmurder

Character Considerations: nodd (insane mushroom-themed gay af dnd monk oc--was in a mg forever ago with him and I love causing pain)

jem (fabula ultima oc. a motorcycle that can also be a tall hot man with elf ears. tragic backstory can't be unlocked bc he has amnesia. or can it.)

gen asagiri (dr. stone. i've wanted him in an mg for a while)

zanka (gachiakuta, i'm obsessed with this show/kid)

edmund (nu carnival)

raqio (gnosia)

idk i'm really open i could do any annoying man (or enby in raqio's case)

Likelihood: 50/50 i just woke up from a nap and snow told me to look at this

Concerns: AHHHHHH WHAT IS A GOOD CHOICE? why do I only do ocs really anymore?? can i change?? icons.... times.... i also have a p robust tabletop schedule cuz i'm an insane person so I do think of making sure to balance that (what a fucking silly thing to say). I also have a work trip overseas in early march for ~1.5 weeks.

Other:
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-01-31 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
ewwwww who is this????
murdergate: (im trying im trying)

[personal profile] murdergate 2026-01-31 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
no one. vroom vroom.
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-01-31 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
who's this jem guy he sounds cute....... but also i say all of these are delightful af.....
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-01-31 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
cute. a lot of effort to make icons for.... edits piccrews aggressively maybe. stares at u. but yeah yeah maybe. we'll see /vibrates/

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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-01-31 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
gazes in the icon abyss like oh no....
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[personal profile] staghunt 2026-01-31 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
wait i can just pay zee to make icons duh
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[personal profile] rewriter 2026-01-31 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
SPINS YOU... i'm only canon familiar with raqio so ofc i think it would be incredibly hilarious to shove them in another murder situation
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-01-31 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
it's just imagine how sad and ooc i'll feel if they aren't voted for execution after the first trial. if they aren't blamed for tutorial, despite ALL evidence to the contrary, you know i'm doing it wrong. intimidating.
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[personal profile] rewriter 2026-01-31 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
they're really out there getting voted for just for breathing in the middle of a trial... voted most sus by audiences worldwide

i will love any sae character you bring to the party though!!
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[personal profile] selfconcept 2026-01-31 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
always have ocs as viable options

from another oc player to you
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-01-31 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
it always feels so self-indulgent...

because rping anime or video game or book characters isn't...

because rping isn't...


hehe *shakes hands in solidarity* there is a good chance i will end up ocing if i don't animeing.
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[personal profile] selfconcept 2026-01-31 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
what is rp, if not self-indulgence
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[personal profile] cleaved 2026-02-01 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'm just happy to have a Sae in my hands again but I need to watch Gachiakuta still. I am a little bit afraid tho because I feel like Gris is going to come for my throat.
murdergate: (im the io now)

[personal profile] murdergate 2026-02-01 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
(how is THIS one of the 15 icons that was kept i'm not changing it)

omg griiiiisss i love that guy!!! i love all the cleaners and their supporters, but a special place in my heart for his (and enjin's uneven co-)parenting of rudo. (enjin almost made it to the list but if I had to pick one stinkyman, zanka seems most up my alley)
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[personal profile] cleaved 2026-02-01 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
COVERS UP MY NPC ARTS OH NO LMAOO

All I know about Zanka is that he was blitzed out of his mind (not by choice) and sent spiraling into a laughing fit while World's Best English Voice Actor Jabber commentated.

This feels appropriate.

But what I know about Enjin also feels up your alley tbh
flameguard: (LIEGELORD SAT NEXT TO ME)

[personal profile] flameguard 2026-02-01 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
crawls on your head
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-02-01 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
refuses to let anyone so much as touch my delightful new bonnet. hello dear the game looks so fun and good
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[personal profile] flameguard 2026-02-01 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
aaaa YAY im glad....! we've been working hard to make an experience that'll be fun for everybody hehe. i'm so glad you're here! i promise not to torment you with a priest this time (maybe?)
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-02-01 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
i live to be tormented ♥
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[personal profile] kirubeam 2026-02-01 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
sae!!!! (this is pazu hello)

raqio would be so funny. gachiakuta looks so cool and i need to watch it... i will run at you so fast no matter who you bring
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[personal profile] murdergate 2026-02-01 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
gachiakuta watch party plzzzz it's sooo much fun (and keeps given me gurren lagann at times?? which for me is pleasing)

but also just happy to play with u again too ♥