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SETTING.
ERONUM CITY Eronum is an enormous city (population estimated to be roughly 1.5 million people), very similar to the American city of Philadelphia. Eronum lacks an airport, however, or any bridges, ports (despite there being a large lake), or busways leading to and from the city, strangely enough. The only means of commute is through a railway system with several trains that make rounds three times daily, and three times nightly. There are still a great many cars and other vehicles for traveling around town.
For the most part, Eronum is an expensive, high-class city. There are few "slums" or shady areas, and the entire area is exceptionally well-kept. The crime rate is unusually low for a place of such human density, and seems to be run rigidly by a well-coordinated police force as well as a selection of "elected" town officials. It's even notable to add that there don't seem to be many stray animals, even. Things run more or less like clockwork, though naturally there are places and people that are... less than perfect.
The architecture is distinctly Colonial, Georgian, and Victorian - pristine even in shades of steel blue, gray, slate, and deep greens. There are a great number of steel and concrete skyscrapers, tall business buildings with rows and rows of glass windows, and one particularly tall building with a long point that stands well over 900 feet high. Public housing are often built quite close together, even with spacious yards, known as "row houses." There are not many places in the city that have incredible amounts of land and privacy, save for a few mansions in the Upper District.
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ERONUM'S MIDDLE DISTRICT In Eronum, there really isn't what you could call a "Lower District," just a few trouble spots here and there, so Middle District encompasses working and middle classes as one. The cheapest housing are the apartment buildings, which typically range from $500 to $700 a month. As the size and quality of the houses grow, so too do the prices. Lower-middle class homes might be between $1500 and $3000, and your high-middle class homes can breach $7500. But who really cares about all that price range crap, amirite. Middle District is the closest to the Shopping District, which can sometimes mean fairly heavy traffic on the major streets.
ERONUM'S UPPER DISTRICT All the business big-wigs, millionaires, celebrities and generally enviable people live here. Price ranges can get a little astronomical - the most expensive home in the district is owned by one of the city officials with a price tag of well over $1 million. Your "less" expensive Upper District homes, condos and suites can be as little as $10 thousand (which, you may find fortunate, isn't difficult to earn if you're a foreigner in Eronum). In some parts this district runs right up alongside the lake, and is not far from Central Park and the Amphitheatre. Needless to say there are lots of expensive-looking things here and fences around trees. Welcome to Park Avenue, don't trip over your crushed ego on the way out.
ERONUM'S SHOPPING DISTRICT Imagine every store, every convenience, every restaurant you could ever possibly want all in one place. That's Eronum's Shopping District. While it may lack a few things some people might find necessary, and as you get closer to the Upper District it may tax your wallet more than you may appreciate, the city prides itself on having a wide selection of places to buy things you probably don't really need that badly. Not only is there shopping and restaurants, but this District branches out and encompasses the majority of Eronum, so that many of the hotels, hospitals, theatres, banks and dealerships are also considered part of the shopping center. It's a wonderland, baby! And you should see it at night. Although perhaps you shouldn't; what few criminals there are in Eronum usually wait until after dark to strike. For some reason, the police don't ever seem to be too present around then.
THE RESTRICTED DISTRICT Foreigners using the device given to them by the city official may access the city maps provided for them, and after observation may notice that some areas - one large part in particular - seem to be incomplete or missing. If you follow your nose to this suspicious location, you'll find yourself lacking for the same hospitality you received upon arrival. Locals and officials here will trip over themselves to chase you away, and rest assured they are heavily armed and heavily caffeinated. It's not difficult to spy large, important-looking buildings and houses beyond the tall, wrought-iron gate where the guards stand watch, but there is no indication as to who or what may be residing there otherwise.
No one is ever seen going in or out of this area, but hey, don't let that stop you. They said that about the trains, too, and we all see how well that story held up.
HOUSING.
Once your character has secured some sort of place to live, fill out the form below to list them here. This is just for reference, so people can see who is living where and with who, and all that good stuff. If any room mates come to live with your character that need to be listed, just have them reply to the first comment you've made (for example, if Bob fills out the form below and then later, Bill comes to live with him, Bill only needs to reply to Bob's comment instead of filling out the form all over again).
Feel free to get creative with it if you want, and provide pictures or descriptions or whatever you'd like! Sky's the limit.
CHARACTER NAME: Your character's name and journal.
DISTRICT: Which district are they living in? Middle, Upper, Shopping-?
HOUSING TYPE: What kind of place does your character live in? An apartment? A suite in a hotel? A house? Cottage? Mansion? Room above a shop?
OTHER DETAILS: Any other stuff you want to add goes here.
CHARACTERS LIVING IN MIDDLE DISTRICT
••• Arthur Kirkland (England) (mrkirkland)
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••• Belarus (marriesbrother)
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••• Kaito (niconicostar), Liz Parker (liz_crashdown), & Yui Hirasawa (dojikkon)
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••• Mello (victrixs) & Matt (byte_me_baby)
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••• Minato Arisato (burnxmyxdread)
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••• Mukuro Rokudou (69pineapples) & Chrome Dokuro (ihaveanowl)
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••• Nodoka Miyazaki (libraria) & Fuko Ibuki (woodstarfishes)
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••• Spanner (deusexmosca) & Shouichi Irie (boxshift)
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••• Squall Leonhart (transient_lion)
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••• Tohru Adachi (adachy) & Yosuke Hanamura (junesbitch)
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••• William T. Spears (endurescrazy)
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CHARACTERS LIVING IN UPPER DISTRICT
••• Edward (d34ths4dv0c4t3)& Norway (bornwithskison)
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••• Euphemia li Brittania (prettypinkdeath)
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••• Gino Weinberg (draping)
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CHARACTERS LIVING IN SHOPPING DISTRICT
••• Felicia "Cookie" Talbert (browsersettings)
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••• Keats (congratulating)
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••• Kusuriuri (auburn_ivory)
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••• Magician (August 7) (cautioncrazy)
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••• Matthew Williams (Canada) (invisibly) & Alfred F. Jones (America) (omnomfuckyeah)
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••• Meme Oshino (flowerprinted)
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JOBS.
Your character will need a job (unless they're already a millionaire and brought tons of money on vacation with them but come on... besides, that'll run out fast in this place), and pretty soon, too. All kinds of places in Eronum are hiring and there is no shortage of places to work nor variety of jobs. For the sake of simplicity, job listings here are divided up into "categories," since trying to name every last store and restaurant in an enormous city like this would be hell to write and hell to read, too.
FOOD SERVICE JOBS These jobs range from fast food chains like McDonald's to full-fledged restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, bars, and the like. Anything and everything food-related as far as jobs go is here. You can be a chef, a waiter, greeter, whatever.
••• Alfred F. Jones (America) (omnomfuckyeah)
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••• Arthur Kirkland (England) (mrkirkland)
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••• Chrome Dokuro • (ihaveanowl)
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••• Fuko Ibuki (woodstarfishes)
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••• Kanda Yuu (d34ths4dv0c4t3)
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••• Liz Parker (liz_crashdown)
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••• Minato Arisato (dispellere)
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••• Norway (bornwithskison)
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••• Tohru Adachi (adachy)
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••• Yukari Takeba (theloversskill)
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RETAIL JOBS This is your catch-all net of job categories right here. Anything from specialty stores to big ol' department stores will fall under this category. Shopping malls, places like WalMart or Toys-R-Us, pet stores, porn shops and uh-- goods (har har), grocery stores, car dealerships, electronics, clothing stores, even little places like antique shops or Hello Kitty! All sorts of jobs are available here, like running register, sales, management... the list goes on and on and on.
••• Felicia "Cookie" Talbert (browsersettings)
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••• Lavi (conjuren)
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••• William T. Spears (endurescrazy)
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LABOR JOBS Things like repairs, gardening, moving, anything that requires doing something will be here. Car washes, furniture-making, painting, roof repair, exterminator... all that good stuff.
••• Belarus (marriesbrother)
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••• Spanner (deusexmosca)
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••• Shouichi Irie (boxshift)
Information here.
DOMESTIC SERVICE JOBS These are your helpy-helperton jobs. Mail services, hospital work, police work, scientists, deliveries (like UPS and paper routes), public transportation... that kind of thing.
••• Matthew Williams (Canada) (invisibly)
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••• Nodoka Miyazaki (libraria)
Information here.
••• Seifer Almasy (biggergunblade)
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ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY JOBS Anything where your job is to entertain goes here. Musicians, actors, circus performers, dancers, TV personalities, mimes, and general public spectacles are all available. Have at it.
••• Keats (congratulating)
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••• Kaito (niconicostar)
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••• Magician (August 7) (cautioncrazy)
Information here.
••• Yui Hirasawa (dojikkon)
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SPORTS JOBS Everything from football to water polo is covered here. All sports or sport-y type things go here. Keep in mind that things like "sporting goods" or whatever will go in retail though (same for the other categories, really).
••• Norway (bornwithskison)
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••• Squall Leonhart (transient_lion)
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SERIOUS BUSINESS JOBS Serious business jobs for serious business people. All your suit-and-tie business jobs go here for whatever companies they may be. Telecommunications, stocks and bonds, banking, secretarial jobs... and then just your typical CPA/CEO/C3P0/whatever business bigwig titles as well.
••• C.C. (timelesswitch)
Information here.
MISCELLANEOUS JOBS So you've decided to be a bounty hunter, or the resident super hero, or some other thing that no one can really put down on paper. Or maybe you're just volunteering at a non-profit organization. You might not be getting paid (at least, not the way most other people are getting paid), but it still counts, right? So here you go.
••• Edward (d34ths4dv0c4t3)
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••• Keats (congratulating)
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••• Kusuriuri (auburn_ivory)
Information here.
••• Meme Oshino (flowerprinted)
Information here.
••• Squall Leonhart (transient_lion)
Information here.
Just fill out the following form to have your character listed with their job. This, like the housing, is just for reference, however all characters will need to fill this out individually, even if they are working with/at the same place as another character.
CHARACTER NAME: Your character's name and journal.
CATEGORY: Under which category does your character's job fall?
JOB TITLE: What exactly will they be doing? Also mention what store/etc here (such as McDonald's or Wal-Mart. Feel free to make up things; there's no limit on what we can have here).
OTHER: Any other information about the job including pictures or whatever go here.