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I had some sort of long elaborate dream that had something to do with time travel. The posse of people I seem to always have in dreams and I had to do something to prevent something else, and at one point I think it was my friend Ozzy who decided to go (we speculated that it was not necessarily just to circumvent the event, but to go act on a transaction he may not have otherwise.) I think the agreed upon signal was to make an animal sound, but instead of barking like a dog he just yelled "Woof" before wandering off to embark on his altered timeline way.
I got up and began thinking on this idea. Time travel. I thought maybe with some sort of added thing, so that it would make a fun crossover RP, like perhaps they can also wander into works of fiction- movies, TV shows etc. If so, I would want someone to play Abed (sp?) from Community. It would be fun to have him periodically break fourth wall and let the characters know something about themselves only a fan of their home media would know.
Because all the best tales have a grim and super serious narrator, I figured the mission would be something that would eventually culminate in a pop idol having to be assassinated for the good of all mankind. I thought maybe Justin Beiber. I remember hearing that he had once insulted a fat girl who was a fan of his, so I thought maybe our narrator might be that girl's older brother. His sister died as a result of that insult. Her self esteem was shattered and her heart broken when her idol turned out to be such an utter douchenoodle, and in an unaltered world his kind of crass would become the norm. An unrepentant Beiber would tell the press that it was perfectly okay to insult and humiliate people and that bullying was something to be proud of, not hated. From the horde of Belieblers would rise an army of mean girls and callous prettyboys, who took to heart his message that anyone not born cute didn't deserve any kindness or mercy. They would take to the streets like some kind of Hitler Youth, attacking random ordinary people just because they could and didn't care.
So. Now we have a motive for this insanity. Along the way our protagonist will build up a smallish army of folk he meets as he gets the hang of this mode of transport, since a method to move through time AND fiction would probably, by its very nature, be buggy. Maybe it could be tainted in some way, early in the travel. Silent Hill is my comfortable go-to. I have been in a few Silent Hill RPs and am just very fond, somehow of the idea of an abandoned town where one has to face their nightmares, and a pantheon of monsters born of the player character's own history and the bizarre history of the town.
I think it would be fun to have actors who play characters get dragged in as well. Maybe even begin to take on their characters' characteristics as they travel. I had this funny idea of a trip through a show convention- like, ComicCon or whatever. Misha Collins tags along because it just amuses him, but then initially he is annoyed by references to Castiel ("I'm not an angel," Misha said, scowling. It took him a few to become self conscious enough to realise everyone was looking at him because the character he played tended towards this very expression.) and then, as he realises the potential, becomes elated ("I -am- and angel!! I can fly!" he exclaimed with glee, and proceeded to muck about with the cosmic rift he'd just figured out, appearing and reappearing at odd places and times, pulling faces and trying to prank the party. Jensen Ackles was completely unimpressed. "I need a barber!" he hollered, "this haircut is NOT working for me!")
Some people could play unadulterated characters, completely unaware of their fictional status. Because the final season has been so bleak and sad, it would be fun to rescue Eric Northman, the vampire from True Blood; released from the drama of Bon Temps he'd stir up some campy fun in this RP.
(At first he tried to find his way back through whatever portal he had come in through. Clearly he was needed in some moment of great drama- "Sookie!" he yelled, then finally turned away. Slowly. Bewildered by his new environment. Finally, as he realised there were nothing but mortals here, he smiled a fangy smile. "Well. What do we have here?"
Abed, casually eating popcorn, watching the scene unfurl. "I know you," he said, "Eric Northman." Northman's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but he quickly regained his cool. "First introduced in True Blood season 1, episode 4, "Escape from Dragon House". You're played by the actor Alexander Skarsgard, described as a 'hunky bad boy' in People magazine.
The vampire blinked. Well, he could reply to the torrent of utter nonsense the human, who seemed completely unafraid of him had spouted, or he could act. Give him a reason to be afraid.....
Eric flew across the room and took hold of the human. He leaned in and took his share of blood, then tossed the mortal down. He was about to walk on, hoping to leave the human relieved and horrified by the callousness of his mercy, but a voice behind him made him turn around, once again confused.
"Hey!"
"Hey?" Eric reiterated. They didn't usually say anything to him. They were usually so glad to have been spared.
"You bit me," Abed was already sitting up, and merely seemed grumpy about what had just happened. He inspected his shirt collar, and then frowned. Eric couldn't believe it. The human was pouting!
"I do NOT like him." Abed declared to no one in particular. "he does not get to have an important role in this story at all. Let's take a vote." )
to be continued....
I got up and began thinking on this idea. Time travel. I thought maybe with some sort of added thing, so that it would make a fun crossover RP, like perhaps they can also wander into works of fiction- movies, TV shows etc. If so, I would want someone to play Abed (sp?) from Community. It would be fun to have him periodically break fourth wall and let the characters know something about themselves only a fan of their home media would know.
Because all the best tales have a grim and super serious narrator, I figured the mission would be something that would eventually culminate in a pop idol having to be assassinated for the good of all mankind. I thought maybe Justin Beiber. I remember hearing that he had once insulted a fat girl who was a fan of his, so I thought maybe our narrator might be that girl's older brother. His sister died as a result of that insult. Her self esteem was shattered and her heart broken when her idol turned out to be such an utter douchenoodle, and in an unaltered world his kind of crass would become the norm. An unrepentant Beiber would tell the press that it was perfectly okay to insult and humiliate people and that bullying was something to be proud of, not hated. From the horde of Belieblers would rise an army of mean girls and callous prettyboys, who took to heart his message that anyone not born cute didn't deserve any kindness or mercy. They would take to the streets like some kind of Hitler Youth, attacking random ordinary people just because they could and didn't care.
So. Now we have a motive for this insanity. Along the way our protagonist will build up a smallish army of folk he meets as he gets the hang of this mode of transport, since a method to move through time AND fiction would probably, by its very nature, be buggy. Maybe it could be tainted in some way, early in the travel. Silent Hill is my comfortable go-to. I have been in a few Silent Hill RPs and am just very fond, somehow of the idea of an abandoned town where one has to face their nightmares, and a pantheon of monsters born of the player character's own history and the bizarre history of the town.
I think it would be fun to have actors who play characters get dragged in as well. Maybe even begin to take on their characters' characteristics as they travel. I had this funny idea of a trip through a show convention- like, ComicCon or whatever. Misha Collins tags along because it just amuses him, but then initially he is annoyed by references to Castiel ("I'm not an angel," Misha said, scowling. It took him a few to become self conscious enough to realise everyone was looking at him because the character he played tended towards this very expression.) and then, as he realises the potential, becomes elated ("I -am- and angel!! I can fly!" he exclaimed with glee, and proceeded to muck about with the cosmic rift he'd just figured out, appearing and reappearing at odd places and times, pulling faces and trying to prank the party. Jensen Ackles was completely unimpressed. "I need a barber!" he hollered, "this haircut is NOT working for me!")
Some people could play unadulterated characters, completely unaware of their fictional status. Because the final season has been so bleak and sad, it would be fun to rescue Eric Northman, the vampire from True Blood; released from the drama of Bon Temps he'd stir up some campy fun in this RP.
(At first he tried to find his way back through whatever portal he had come in through. Clearly he was needed in some moment of great drama- "Sookie!" he yelled, then finally turned away. Slowly. Bewildered by his new environment. Finally, as he realised there were nothing but mortals here, he smiled a fangy smile. "Well. What do we have here?"
Abed, casually eating popcorn, watching the scene unfurl. "I know you," he said, "Eric Northman." Northman's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but he quickly regained his cool. "First introduced in True Blood season 1, episode 4, "Escape from Dragon House". You're played by the actor Alexander Skarsgard, described as a 'hunky bad boy' in People magazine.
The vampire blinked. Well, he could reply to the torrent of utter nonsense the human, who seemed completely unafraid of him had spouted, or he could act. Give him a reason to be afraid.....
Eric flew across the room and took hold of the human. He leaned in and took his share of blood, then tossed the mortal down. He was about to walk on, hoping to leave the human relieved and horrified by the callousness of his mercy, but a voice behind him made him turn around, once again confused.
"Hey!"
"Hey?" Eric reiterated. They didn't usually say anything to him. They were usually so glad to have been spared.
"You bit me," Abed was already sitting up, and merely seemed grumpy about what had just happened. He inspected his shirt collar, and then frowned. Eric couldn't believe it. The human was pouting!
"I do NOT like him." Abed declared to no one in particular. "he does not get to have an important role in this story at all. Let's take a vote." )
to be continued....