Time to wake up...

You awaken slowly--as if regaining consciousness takes a lot of effort--feeling a dull ache at the base of your skull. You are laying on your back on a semi-hard surface that is slightly cool to the touch despite the comfortable warmth of the air around you. A bright light shines down on you through your eyelids, making you reluctant to open them.

Now that you're awake, though, there seems to be little point in just lying around. As you sit up, the back of your head throbs. You raise one hand to your neck and the other to shade your eyes as you open them gingerly.

You are lying on the floor of a small, perfectly cubical room, about seven feet in all dimensions, made of some pearlescent white material. Looking down, you discover that you are wearing a sleeveless shirt and boxer shorts, both of which are made of the same kind of plain white, cottony material. Looking up, you discover that the room’s light seems to be coming directly through the translucent ceiling, rather than from any apparatus you can determine. Looking around, you discover that the room is empty of any furniture, accessories, or decoration except for a small, metallic-looking plaque in the center of one wall.

You also notice that you are completely alone.
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In this scenario, you play a teenage human that has been caught by a team of extraterrestrial researchers. They may decide to perform any number of tests on you to observe your reactions, perhaps involving food, noise, symbols, or mazes. If you succeed individually, you may be paired with another specimen, or even find yourself part a larger group under observation. The results of these studies will determine your ultimate fate, but one outcome you should not hope for is release back into the wild.

There is, however, the extremely unlikely possibility of escape…
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Character skeleton:
When you post a character, don’t just copy and paste my skeleton directly. Please delete the stuff I have in parentheses, or I may have to be annoyed at you.

Alias ``(i.e. name, but see below):

Sex (male or female):

Age (11-17 years old):

Physical characteristics * (height, weight, skin-/eye-/hair-color, birthmarks/scars/identifying features, vocal register/tone):

Sexual orientation ^:

Most obvious strength ^:

Most obvious weakness ^:

Other personality ``:


Notes:
* Although they shouldn’t be the only thing here, pictures are acceptable if realistically done; i.e. these are not anime characters (no offense) or human/animal/demon hybrids with any abnormal appendages. Also remember that, as above, your character is wearing nothing but the shirt and shorts provided, so no jewelry, accessories, eyeglasses, etc.
^ Keep in mind that your captors may discover these traits and attempt to exploit them.
`` Finally, notice that I did not request a biography. When characters first wake up, they have no memory of anything that happened before their abduction, except perhaps a blinding light and a searing pain at the back of their neck. Certain stimuli during testing, however, may reawaken old memories, or fears.
The characters have no idea how long they’ve been unconscious, and will probably not even remember their name. Although I will assign each “specimen” an identifier when they join the game (take a look at your wall-plaque), Players will probably want to make up an alias that is more…pronounceable to the human tongue.
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If you’ve gotten this far, I sincerely thank you for persevering through all my writing. I apologize if I sound rather “stiff”, but my main characters here are the rigidly scientific aliens. I will be giving the PCs their (indirect) directions/challenges from the aliens--whom the characters will probably never actually see--and will deal out rewards and penalties based on the PCs’ performance in their “examinations.” Depending on how many people join (can I get at least four?), I may also end up playing a human as well, but we’ll see if anyone’s interested first.
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Alias: Copper
Sex: male

Age" 17

Physical characteristics: He stands at a 5'8 and weights 148 Ibs. His eyes color is an ocean blue and his hair is short and strawberry blond. He hase pale skin and a scar on his hip which he got when he had fallen of a tree when he was little which he doesn't remember. He is deaf so he does not speak.

Sexual orientation: straight

Most obvious strength: His eye sight is a better than most since he has trained himself to 'hear' by seeing, and can read lips.

Most obvious weakness: He cannot hear nor speak.

Other personality: He may be deaf, but he is by no means ashamed of being such. In truth, he things that those who can hear and speak loose the beauty of a world full of silence except the vibrations of nature. He is shy at first but quickly becomes friends with others if he trusts them enough. He is an adventerous kid and wont let being deaf stop him in any way.


I can add or change anything if that is your wish.

Alias: Gray, named after the last color she saw.

Sex: Female

Age: 16

Physical characteristics:

Gray stands at five foot five. Her eyes are a darker shade of brown than her hair and her skin is a light caramel. She appears to be a mix of Spanish and Caucasian. Gray isn't fat nor is she chunky but she's built like her grandmother on her father's side meaning she has wide thighs and is rather top heavy.

Sexual orientation: Pansexual

Most obvious strength: Seems to be good at deciphering people and situations.

Most obvious weakness: Gray shows signs of having PTSD

Other personality: Gray is a rather laid back individual. She's optimistic to the point that even mushroom clouds have a silver lining to her. When presented with problems she often withdraws into her own world, and plays things out in her head. Despite her day dreaming tendencies Gray is actually quite realistic and seems to have come to terms with the idea that she'll never escape. In fact, Gray almost seems at peace with it.

Alias: Saturday. . .
gender: female
Age: 16
Physical characteristics: 5'4, 112 lbs, light tan skin, deep green eyes, jet black hair, no birthmarks, has a scar (that stands out blatantly on her tan) running from her eye to her chin
Sexual orientation : straight
Most obvious strengths : doesnt back down from a fight
Most obvious weakness : doesnt back down from a fight
other strengths: has a large general knowledge, yet acts like an average person, not acting smart, refuses to quit
other weakness: is usually frusterated easily, even then she doesnt back down
Other: needs glasses, cannot see without them

Alias: Night.

Sex: Female

Age: 15

Physical characteristics: Stands at 5'2”, weighing 105 lbs. Midnight blue eyes and raven black hair that ends at her shoulders, spiky and fluffy. Speaks in a low monotone voice, but usually never speaks unless spoken to first. Very pale skin but not enough to make her look sick.

Sexual orientation: Bisexual

Most obvious strength: Creativity and Observance.

Most obvious weakness: Lack of social skills and Memory problems.

Other personality: Usually very quite but when spoken to, could be slightly sarcastic. Minds her own business most of the time and doesn't care about anything as long as she's not in trouble. Hates reality to an extent and is very curious about the paranormal. Loves anything that is not normal, and hates being the same as other's. She does have a soft side though, and she rarely shows it to anyone. When she's close to a friend, she loves making them laugh or the such, and is a very loyal girl.

[Hope this is alright. ^^]

Alias: Thought

Sex: Male

Age (11-17 years old): 17

Physical characteristics:

Thought is 5'9 and has a tattoo of a dragon on his right arm. He isn't very toned and weighs about 132 lbs.

Sexual orientation: Straight

Most obvious strength: His mind. Thought analyzes everything and anything he can and stores information like a computer

Most obvious weakness: His physical strength. Despite being Asian, Thought does not know martial arts, and in fact is pretty weak and clumsy, although he has a high pain tolerance.

Other personality: Thought is a pretty friendly person, although sometimes people think he's just a showoff for being so smart, but he doesn't intentionally flaunt his knowledge. He's also a realist, not being optimistic nor pessimistic, just seeing things how they are. He likes to know things, if that wasn't already obvious, and he's always curious about one thing or another. He's also very brave and got his dragon tattoo as a symbol of courage and strength for times of fear, not that he remembers that anymore. He hates having no control over his situations and does everything he can to take things in his own hands. He also hates when people make him feel inferior and will do everything he can to earn respect for himself. Thought is the guy that tries to fight the system, not because he's rebellious, but because he wants better for himself and others.

Spectacular; all gratefully accepted! I didn’t expect so many people to be online at 1-2am. (But maybe that’s just in my time zone…)

Nice characters; I will do my best to work with what you have given me. Realize that the Aliens may be rather interested in you with scars/tattoos. Since they have no memory, characters should also wonder what “these marks” mean. Also, remember that, in the beginning, all specimens are isolated in separate compartments until combined by their captors.

Visual and aural examinations, it seems, may prove…interesting. Gray: no smoking.

Your numbers have been designated. Use them as you wish. In character as the Aliens, I will refer to you by the number after the slash. Ex., “Specimen 00”
Copper: 3107-UC/96
Gray: 3194-EG/27
Saturday: 3558-YR/41
Night: 3240-TN/85
Thought: 3641-DI/30

Testing will commence at approximately Date.12.00/22/7, but for those who are still reading, I am still accepting!

Alias : Youngling/Young Lin'

Sex : Female

Age : 11 years old

Physical characteristics : Younglin is 3.5 foot tall and is a light weight of 64 lbs. She has a yellowish asian like skin with a tiny black mole down the right side of her cheek. She has a black straight hair that reaches down to her shoulder and a typical black eyes. Still young, she has a child like high pitch voice.

Sexual orientation : Straight

Most obvious strength : Is not afraid of mingling around with others even if they are twice her age and has a huge trust on anyone she makes friends with.

Most obvious weakness : She trusts everyone.

Other personality : Young Lin' likes hanging around with the older kids and is always teased(In a friendly like manner) by them because of it. Her nickname Youngling or, Young Lin', was given to her by the older kids and she flaunts it proudly. Despite being small, she has great courage and is not afraid to voice out her opinion even if it it makes her look like a villain. She has a strong will and will force herself no matter what to accomplish whatever is needed and necessary of her.

New additions: accepted! Lin, thanks for being young; I was hoping we might have a more spread-out age range. May I point out that, however, that everyone seems to be rather…steadfast. A lot of “I can take it,” but not as much, “I wanna fight back.” Would anyone like to edit their characters a bit? Otherwise, later, you might end up with a tribe with no leader.

Your numbers have been designated.
Shade: 3259-WH/71
Young Lin: 3828-LO/26


I’m going to create a new thread for In-Character
(link: http://www.roleplaygateway.com/the-experiment-t26101.html),
but, as always, for those who are still reading, I am still accepting!

Wow, this looks like fun! It's definitely different from most role-plays that I've seen. Just curious, but do characters have to be completely sane or can they be 'mostly sane' (like, double personalities but nothing too extreme)?

I can change mine for that

I like how popular this already seems!

Characters can be pretty much anything you'd find in a teenage human. Only by going through examinations will the Aliens determine what happens to their specimens. Go to the extreme; see how they react.

LE GASP!? NO SMOKING!? That's going to suck for Gray considering she is a smoker. XD She'll probably have a big craving for something and not even know what that something is.

As far as the "I can take this" personality goes, well, it will change. As soon as the aliens begin to trigger flashbacks and the like Gray will begin to plan a way out. After all, scheming goes hand in hand with her most obvious strength.

Okay, then. Let me know if anything needs to be changed.


Alias ``: Silence

Sex: Male

Age: 16

Physical characteristics *: Silence isn't exactly what you would call strong but he isn't weak, either. If given the chance, he could do some heavy-duty damage to someone when fighting. He's about 5' 3" and weighs about 106 pounds. His eyes are gray with a slightly blue tint which can't be seen unless he is very close to you. He has rough, black hair with a few natural highlights running through. His skin is also very pale, slightly more so than should be natural.

Sexual orientation ^: Homosexual

Most obvious strength ^: Silence talks a lot, mostly just babbling to himself and his imaginary friend. This probably wouldn't be viewed as a strength except for the fact that he almost always says something useful within his mindless babbling. But there is the ever present problem that he usually forgets what he just said so you have to have a very sharp ear.

Most obvious weakness ^: Oh jeeze. Where do I start? Well, his biggest weakness would be his beyond-extreme hydrophobia. He can't stand water that's more than four feet from one end to the other and that's deeper than 1-2 feet. Any more than that and he totally flips out.

Other: Well, for starters, Silence has slight asthma. Whenever he gets too excited he has problems breathing which, if not taken care of (such as getting him to calm down), could result in him not being able to breath altogether. The second problem is that he has a tendency to lose things, including his clothing (nobody knows how or why but it can also happen to the clothes he's wearing). Also, he's very random. It's nearly impossible for anyone to predict what he will do next and so much harder to understand why he did something.

Personality ``: As previously mentioned, Silence tends to be very random. That and he has an imaginary friend which only he can see and hear (meaning he has lots of conversations with himself). Most of the time he has a rather childish attitude, but that can vanish in seconds for any number of reasons. The reason he's so random could be linked to his inability to control his emotions. If he's happy, he'll probably be bouncing all over the place. If he's angry, he'll most likely wind up in a fight. Any and all emotions are let loose completely with no resistance or any attempt to hide them except for a rare few which are covered up with some other emotion (love, for instance, makes him embarrassed and clumsier than usual). However, he gets very nervous around strangers and often stays at the other side of the room and shut himself off if placed with someone he has never met before. The reason for such actions is unknown even to him (seeing as he has no memories) but it may have something to do with his past. But if he stays with a person long enough, he will begin acting the way he normally does as though no one else is around.

At work currently. Will post IC in a couple of hours once I get home.

Seijun: you're going to be fun. May I suggest that, unless he's just created it, Silence will hear this voice-from-nothing beside him, but won't remember there's supposed to be an imaginary friend there. Might make an interesting reaction, but it's really your choice.
Anyway, I do need an IC post before I can advance you to Test #2.

Everyone else: I am delighted with you all. Your writing has thouroughly exceeded my expectations; I love how I just give the setting and you fill in everything else. Keep up the good work!


For those who are still reading, but haven't yet joined, let me know if you still want a spot here. (Nightwolf: reservation noted.) I didn't realize how popular this topic would be ( ), so I might end up putting a cap on admissions just so I can keep track of everyone.

Well, yeah. The voice would be kind of mysterious and he hasn't the slightest idea why it keeps following him around. I was thinking that he would sort of just see it as his shadow or something (it would certainly make sense to him if he had a talking shadow). I'll go ahead and post now so that I don't hold up everything.

EDIT: Just curious, but I noticed Silenced doesn't have a number of any sort. Would you mind telling me what it is?

Alias: Cambells

Sex: Female

Age: 16

Physical characteristics: Cambells is around 5'3" and weighs just under 120 lbs. Her skin is very pale espesially against her jet black hair. Her eyes are a bright blue that seems to illuminate the darkness. She has a scar on the far left side of her face but it's normally hidden by her hair. The tone of her voice is very soft and soothing to most people.

Sexual orientation: Straight

Most obvious strength: Her most obvious strength is that she is very good at blending in to the backround.

Most obvious weakness: Her most obvious weakness is that she is shy and doesn't have the same social skills as most.

Other personality: Cambells is very quiet most of the time and doesn't talk much if more than one person is trying to talk to her. She is also very curious though. Normally if she sees some one that looks upset she will try to console them, feeling some sort of obligation to do so. She hides her face alot, feeling that her eyes make her stand out more than she would like. She is very sweet once you get to know her and can be very protective of people.