Firefly OOC

HA! Cast me out will you MaiusImperium? I'll fix you (No I likely won't lol). K let's talk real space travel. Firefly, if you know the show then great if not think star wars minus jedi's but plus actual character development. Pretty much Humans leave earth and settle on new planets and moons, and revert for some reason back to using horses and cowboy clothes. Everything is run by the Anglo-Sino Alliance which is a mix of the American and Chinese government. Everyone can speak english and chinese and talk like they're from the old west. Okay it's a space western I said it.

As for the concept of this rp. A very powerful man named Niska who has a brutal reputation for punishing those who fail him; has bought a ship small a Firefly class ship. No guns, just a cargo bay and nifty moves with a good pilot. So Niska hires a crew which are us the players and if anyone is interested in playing a representative of Niska (henchman to make sure the crew is following through with their assigned mission.) Of course since he's hiring a crew and he's an underworld baron the jobs are sub-legal. That's where it gets interesting because how the crew reacts to each job will depend on who makes up the crew. Then the crew itself will have to integrate itself and really build relationships to function (and no I'm not strictly speaking sexual though this is the sexual rp section so there will have to be some fornicatory events.) Now this is just my proposal if people are interested and after we decide on crew I'm thinking five or six people we can change the story around however we want.

Other interest points for newbies to firefly.

-Companions is a name given to pretty much space whores but they are well-respected in the world and are politically powerful while taking part in almost every major ceremony in the 'verse due to political figures needing dates and such. Anyway don't feel flustered, expensive space-whores are called Companion's from the Companion's Guild. A whore is a prostitute not registered with the guild though some people still refer to companion's as simple whore's.

-Browncoats are people who fought in the Independence army against the Alliance six years previous to this rp's story line. The Alliance won thanks to a victory on the planet Hera in Serenity Valley. I'll add more as I think of what you all might need to know. Feel free to pm me as well.

Needed crew:

Captain- Zacharias Kane (DJ Wordplay)
First-mate/Head of Security- Rouge Fatale (SethSunshine)
Engineer- Reese Foster (kfrye)
*Companion/whore-
Medic-
Gunhand x2-3- Jesse 'J.J.' James (BrainsoverBrawn), Solomon Priest (Younglord)
*Preacher-
Pilot- Paul Tyler (IXIHAWKEYEIXI)
other-

*- optional roles

Application:

Name:

Appearance: Age, Hair, eyes, skin, clothing preference.

Personality:

Brief History: Just make something short up.

There is one spot reserved so if let's say there's eight spots available maybe nine then only 6-7 spots remain unless you all think we should limit it even more too many though could get crowded.

Application:

I've seen every Firefly episode and Serenity and would love to apply for Head of Security / First mate =]

Name: Rouge Fatale

Appearance: A 29 year old male, with medium length black hair, styled and maintained well with dark green eyes. Relatively toned due to the stresses of working on a starship and dealing with some of the more 'physical' aspects of the job. Wears simple black trousers along with a white tank top - has a strip of brown cloth bound around his neck as a scarf - which he never removes as it was cut from the coat he wore back in the war.

Personality: Tolerates the Alliance only because it's necessary, however he harbours a deep hatred for them as he was head of a division in the war with them and lost a number of good men and women during his repeated clashes with their forces. Has quite a grim outlook alot of the time due to his past, however enjoys making jokes - sometimes at inappropriate occassions and subjects. Does his job because he has a deep, hidden curiosity which he wants to explore by travelling across the universe and seeing all that is to be seen.

Brief History: As mentioned - fought in the war on the side of the Browncoats against the Alliance, losing in the end. Came to find the job of Head of Security on this Firefly in a random add and decided it would take him where he needed to go; anywhere and everywhere. Has worked a number of pointless, menial jobs since 6 years ago - none of which have really tested him in the way he desired so he quit his last job when he found the advertisement for a first mate upon this ship - and decided that he would be suitable for the job.

Skills: As he fought in the war as a commander he has numerous skills in tactical warfare and weaponry - both of which can be applied on a lesser scale to the job of Head of Security. Has taken his share of injuries in his time so his pain threshhold is relatively high. Also has tried his hand at navigation aswell as a number of other jobs during the 6 years since the war so is pretty much willing to try his hand at any task presented to him. Minimal first aid knowledge from his time in the war.

Hey Seth glad to have you. I added another section for skills just for quick referral if you wouldn't mind editting, only has to be pointform.

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Name: Reese Foster

Age: 19

Appearance: 5'5" 116lbs dyed auburn hair, pale complexion, brown eyes, wear's mostly coveralls, but when on planet likes dressing in bright coloured clothes.
Equipment: She has a bag of clothes, a basic mechanics/electrician kit, and a encyclopedia

Home Planet: Persephone

Personality: Cheery and a little naive, daughter of a shepherd she grew up religious but as she got older she found the idea of an afterlife a bit improbable. She's got a knack for electronic devices and mechanics and is also a fine cook, benefits of a preachers child. She is intelligent but can some times be too trusting of other people. Being so young she has a lot to learn about the workings of the galaxy. She can also be clumsy at times, which while driving her crazy has endeared her to many people. She doesn’t like being ignored since she’s always been told what to do and how to do it. She doesn’t feel she gets taken seriously most times and can get very annoyed but isn’t one to hold a grudge. She has an amazing ability to be empathic towards everyone, even those who most others would deem not worthy of it. Prone to fear and trauma she isn't brave in any way.

History: She was raised on Persephone and led a sheltered life until her father, a preacher, decided to travel the galaxy to spread the word of the Lord and taking her along of course, the more she traveled and saw the hardships of others the more she began to question the Alliance's rule which her father did not take to kindly too. When his travels took him to the border planets he decided in her best interests to keep her on the central planets and enrolled her in an Alliance Tech. school on Osiris with the hopes she'd one day be an engineer for the Alliance army. She excelled and was at the top of her class in all of her subjects, everything just fell in place in her mind. Aside from engineering she also took a creative arts class and found she had a talent for painting, she’s since practiced it as a hobby, though hasn’t thought of pursuing it far. After completing the four-year program in just under two years with honors, she made her way back to Persephone to visit some of her relatives and was informed of her father’s disappearance. She was felt upset and betrayed that they’d not told her for three years of her father’s fate and left home. For a few months after she began searching for work on a ship, ultimately hoping to find her father.

Skills: Reese is a genius mechanic thanks to both natural talent and attendance at a high class engineering school. She can fix almost anything as long as it’s fixable, she’s still working on her heal items magic, (I know I know don’t say it, cheesy) she’s also quite knowledgeable about electronics as well and is becoming quite the computer guru. Her favorite skill is definitely cooking. Her father was a great cook and it passed along to her, she loves to prepare meals and watch people enjoy it.

Hi everyone. I'm a Firefly fan as well and thought I'd submit a someone to fly in the black for me.

Name: Jesse "J.J" James

Age:18

Home Planet:Boros

Apperance: 5'10, 115lbs, b-cup, Black hair tied up in a ponytail and green eyes

Equipment: Has a modified colt 45 peacemaker, a backpack full of book about eath-that-was history, and a canteen.

Personality: Jesse is a smart young girl but just a bit cocky and full of herself. She's wary of new people but fun once you know her. Loves the history of earth-that-was and named herself after a big-time crook there.

History: Jesse's mother died shortly after giving birth to her and so her father, a mechanic for the alliance, took her in and rasied her. She would run around and play with nicer troops while he worked on projects. But this ideal life changed on her 15 birthday when her father was killed by an alliacne assassin. Her father had been plannig on building a device to track ships and the alliance didn't want him to make it. After that she ran and hid in the prairie, buying and selling scrap to live, until she turned 18 and got enough money to charter a ship out of there. Now she wound up here.

Skills: Knows how to use her peacemaker like a pro. That one skill has got her out of a few bad deals. Her best skill though is her haggling. Her time selling junk has givin her the abilty to spot a deal or a con from a mile away.

Hey, I'm a HUGE fan of firefly, so I would be interested in participating. I'd be willing to be either a pilot, or a gunhand (or both if that works too)


Let me know if this works:

Name: Paul Tyler

Age: 31

Home Planet: St. Albans

Appearance: About 5'11, 190 pounds. Isn't "ripped" but he keeps himself in good enough shape by exercising regularly, as well as the rigors of space travel. Has blond hair that he tries (usually unsuccessfully) to keep out of his hair. He usually wears whatever clothes are most comfortable - almost everything he owns is old, worn down a bit. This includes t-shirts, button-down shirts and pants.

Equipment: He keeps a gun at his side (never know when you're gonna need it) as well as a few books about piloting various kinds of starships. He has a few mementos from the war as well, including his old coat, which he rarely wears.

Personality: He's a quiet man, generally liking to keep to himself and not be disturbed. This is not to say that he wont' hold a friendly conversation, but he'd just as soon sit down and think, staring off into space.

History: Grew up on St. Alban's, an incredibly cold and snowy planet. His family was always nice enough, they were just never the closest people in the world - they were usually all off doing their own things. Nonetheless, when war broke out, Paul felt the urge to defend his planet and his beliefs, and signed up to fight for the Browncoats. Using the best skill at his disposal - his ability to fly - he joined up for the military. He didn't see a whole lot of action in the war - he wasn't in many of the big battles - but he saw enough to be distraught when they lost. Afterwards, he couldn't let himself go home - it wouldn't be the same place, somehow. Instead, he chose to find what work he could elsewhere in the 'verse, and decided to take whatever job was offered to him.

Skills: Paul's a decent pilot, and can hold his own piloting most ships that are out there. When it comes to a firefight, he can usually walk out away without too many extra holes.


(let me know if this works out, or if you want me to change something)

I miss Firefly <sniff>

Name Solomon Priest

Age 25

Home Planet Shadow

Appearence 5'10 Black hair hazel eyes, his skin shows signs of a life spend outdoors, tends to wear black alot.

Equipment , his personal holster guns and knives...a lot of knives and not much else Solomon has disconnected himself from anything that reminds him of home.

Personality. To those he knows he's outgoing and full of,life. To anyone else he's quiet some find him aloof.

History :Grew up a normal kid on Shadow working his parents ranch when he wasn't doing his schooling. When the Alliance took over and banned the founding ceremony Solomon joined an active underground as a teen, killing as many Alliance personnel as possible.

When the cell he belonged to was betrayed Solomon got off planet by the skin of his teeth, drifting until he found his new home.

Skills Expert marksmen, very good at hand to hand combat and absolutely deadly with knives , he can fly a straight line and thats about it for his piloting skills.

Sounds like a fun idea. I really enjoyed the show so I'll give it a crack.

Name: Zacharias Kane

Age: 33

Home Planet: Ariel

Appearance: 6'1, 180lbs. Kane's blonde hair and blue eyes and square jaw features make him appear to have stepped right from an Alliance Forces recruitment poster.

History: Zack Kane was born to a wealthy family on the Alliance Inner World of Ariel. His Father, a successful industrialist, could afford the best for his family and expected the best from them. Siblings went into law, medicine, politics and academia and all achieved greatness. Zack continued this tradition and attended the Alliance's top Military Academy, graduating with record marks but several demerits for willful independance.

In the war with the Browncoats, Kane made a name for himself with the Alliance. He began the war as a well regarded junior officer but a key role in several key Alliance victories had him named as one of the youngest Captains in Alliance history. He was particularly instrumental in the victory at Serenity Valley which saw him receive further decoration and acclaim.

It was after the war that saw Zack lose his way. With no real enemy to fight he found himself in a position of authority but no direction. Left to his own devices, he showed a lack of morality and love of graft that was far too much for his superiors to ignore. Several scandals, the last of which involved a commanding officer's daughter, soon found Zack drummed out of the Military. He'd drifted to the fringes of known space, taking work where he could get it until he finally ran into what seemed to be an inescapable situation. He had his gambling debts purchased by a terrifying mobster named Niska. Niska gave him two options of repayment, Captain his newly purchased Firefly or a second option that, as Zack understood it, involved several parts(and good parts at that) of his body being removed slowly. Zack chose the first option.

Personality: Zack gives the initial impression of strict, model confidence. Underneath this, however, is a drinking, womanizing gambler. Left to his own devices, Zack can get into trouble easily. Despite these flaws he really is an astoundingly competent commander and soldier.

Alright all I edited the crew list in my first post hope everything suits you. I'm glad someone took the captain role as I will be narrating us through and it would kinda get lame if I narrated and as captain made the decisions. Still waiting on my one reserved roleplayer and maybe a doctor then shall we start this tale off?

Kfrye- shame on you

companions are not simply "space whores", they are more than that

I'll take the companion.

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Name: Lilith Raiden

Age: 25

Description: A shoulder length, luxuriant swath of coppery red hair cloth a slim, toned, well endowed and pale skinned body. Her eyes are a liquid honey brown that seems very hypnotic- especially to those of a male persuasion.


Personality:

Lilith is the very epitome of all kind sa “fun”. She can exchange wit with the best of them, she loves to laugh, is fluent in flirt, and controls herself with the grace and pose of a true companion. She is intelligent, and you can tell there is definitely more going on behind those twinkling brown eyes than she lets on. Also of note- Lilith is not to be toyed with, as she has a fondness for revenge when wronged, and a very creative mind.
Sexy, manipulative and deadly, she views everything as a game, a game of strategy- and she always plays to win.


History:

Born and raised into a well connected family on Sihnon, Lilith followed many of her female relatives into the prosperous trade- it was said that the skills ran in the genes of the Raiden family, and Lilith couldn't agree more, cause she found herself quite proficient at this particular profession…..and she enjoyed it too- the pleasure and the power.

Lilith has expanded her own connections outward, especially in the direction of, shall we say, those of less than savory reputation- they usually had more money, and more interesting tastes in any case.

She has had an…..on going business relationship with Niska in one form or another for afew years…..and now he has asked her to (among other things) act as official companion and diplomatic representative for his newest little venture, allowing a thin veneer of respectability to this latest venture he was planning……she might have respectfully refused, if not for the hold he has on her…..but still, its well paid work, and she’ll get out to see the ‘verse alittle…..might have alittle fun in the mean time….

I think we have enough players. Does everyone want to already be on the crew and have met or just go from the start?

kfrye said:

I think we have enough players. Does everyone want to already be on the crew and have met or just go from the start?

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Either one works. It depends on what story you had in mind.

Well the story won't really get going until they're into space it's more about the character development so we could fast track it or take it slow and build it right from the start. Personally I like the idea of everyone meeting each other for the first time but I want everyone's voice on it. If they don't mind.

I wouldn't mind having them all meet each other first, get a feeling for where things are going to go, get our feet wet with the characters.

Alright I am just going to do that. I'll try to get a thread up as soon as possible but I want a nice descriptive opening post for you all so it might take some time.

Are you still looking for a medic or are you thinking you have a full enough crew?

We very much are looking for a medical officer on our little abode. Please feel free to put an app in.

For approval:

Name: Allyane "Aly" Chapman

Age: 29

Appearance: Thick, naturally curly black hair falls to her waist when loose but is most often drawn up into a conservative twist or thick braid. When loose it frames coppery skin and is a stark counterpoint to startlingly pale grey eyes. At 5'9 she's taller than most women, and some men, with an athletic runners build and the graceful, sure touch of a surgeon.

Homeworld: Bellerophone but did her medical training on Osiris

Personality: Aly is the type to be quiet and observant; she doesn't give up private information easily but that doesn't mean she isn't listening or has a lack of interest in those around her. Often described as "cold" or "focused" she can be both and found both qualities useful in making her way through the stringent demands placed on her by her medical training. She's also actually quite shy and simply uses her focus and determination to cover it. Once she relaxes however she is quick to smile and fiercely loyal to those she calls "friends".

History: Raised on Bellerophone she was surrounded by the wealthy but her own family wasn't. Her mother was a maid in one of the many rich households the planet supported and her father a driver in the same household. By most standards they actually lived quite well never knowing hunger or real hardship but seeing her parents living a life of service made Aly determined not to live her own life that way.

Quiet even as a child she decided early that she would live a life free to do as she wished, when she wished and threw herself into her schoolwork knowing that it would only be through the best grades that she would be accepted to a top tier medical school and to earn the scholarship she would need to go there.

Having trained as a surgeon on Osiris Aly found that she had lived her entire life in the single minded pursuit of a single goal and now longs to put her skills to good use and see more of her universe at the same time.

looks good to me.

So I was thinking it might a little too easy if everyone was just miraculously in the Purgatory and that perhaps Aly might be picked up on the crews next stop. Perhaps she's "in the right place, at the right time," when they need a medic or something and decides to tag along for the ride?

Just a thought, if everyone would prefer to all meet up at once I can do that too.

Oh I think we'll need a medic sooner rather than later. Do you mind being on Santos when we pick you up or did you have another idea?

Being on Santos is cool...I just thought everyone being in the bar itself might be a little contrived is all.

We'll make our way out I have something planned to start off the thread. get your medkit ready.

lol...A good doctor always has her medkit handy! Of course this one also lives above her clinic so she's easy to find as well.

So I'm thinking of ideas for names of the ship. Assuming kfrye will let the captain name it right now I'm thinking:

The Redemption

or

The Glory

or

SS Best Ship in the Universe

Thoughts?

I'm gonna have to go with the latter option =P