"-ound 9pm last night, a mob in St. Louis, Missouri attacked a group of five 'powered persons'. The powered persons who were attacked were protesting recent, and similar, violent attacks against other people with 'powers', or 'magic' as some citizens have taken to saying. They say the attacks are 'bigoted', 'hateful', and that the government is doi-"
"-iller was found to have been a frequent 'gene manipulator', and as a result has a left hand that deformed into a claw like appendage. Local authorities aren't sure what sparked the acts of violence, bu-"
"-ime rates are soaring, the economy is plummeting, and all over the world we seem to be, once again, inching towards war. And in the midst of all this, the President is considering a government shutdown, at a time when it is most critical to-"
"In other news, the House is considering passing a bill that would legalize gene manipulation. Proponents in both the Republican and Democrat party claim this will be a boon for the health of humanity and will give the medical industry new avenues to explore. Though some aren't so convinced, thinking corpor-"
"At Wyntech, we believe in maintaining only the highest possible standards of quality with our products. If and when gene manipulation becomes a legal option for customers, we promise to keep the same level of quality that has become expect-"
"Just who are Commedia dell'arte? No one truly knows, but everyone seems to have an answer. The existence of the mysterious group so far cannot be confirmed, but rumors, speculation, conspiracy theories, and many bits of alleged evidence have got thousands of people speculating that there just may be madmen among us."
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All over the news, its the same story, over and over again. Broken hearts, broken promises, broken dreams. In a world with so much technology, and even "magic" now, you'd think things would get a little better.
They haven't.
Life sucks. Your life sucks, or it is going to suck. And then you're going to die. If you're lucky, you get to die old and happy. If you're not, you get to die young and sad. This is a fact you've been told to accept, to simply see as a reality.
But are you going to? Magic. Monsters. Madmen. The world has always been a mess, but it seems worse now than ever before. Something IS happening that is different. Something IS occurring behind closed doors, in dark, smoke filled rooms. You either know this already, or you WILL know this in time.
So what are you going to do? Sit back and let the world tell you how you'll live and die? Or are you prepared to take your future into your own hands?
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Anyone interested, please visit the link below and check it out. This is very much a cyberpunk roleplay, but with "modern fantasy" elements, some mystery, and horror to fully round it out. The roleplay is open and accepting, and close to starting (if we can get enough characters), so feel free to shoot one my way.
roleplay/commedia-dellarte
roleplay/commedia-dellarte
