A Day In The Afterlife - A Collab - Interest & Applications

[SeanTheSheep]

As a writer of the story, I assume i would be able to create lore on top of what you already have?

Spoiler: I got you this thing.... It's not very big, but I thought you might like it...

Sis has nothing now, and has had nothing for longer than she knows. Her world is coloured from pallet of greys, and she sees only that which she cannot touch, never feel and barely remember.

Still, she strives for something. She cannot be heard , but she can listen. She cannot feel, but the the dramas around her stir her memories, and the husks of emotions rises form the mud into the clearer waters of her minds. She barely exists, save by proxy.

For a while, she knows, she wandered the City. She thinks she might have lived here of her own right, once, and she remembers when she sought, frantically for a place that she knew from the time before, a place to anchor herself, from which to define her who and what and why.

No such place. Or maybe, she passes it everyday, but knows it not. She long since gave up the panicked rush, and for a while she was loosened, unsane, wild. But now she has found a place. It is not hers, but it is a place.

They burn with a light, in her eyes, a light of warmth and happiness within a city made cold with greed and dark with base urge. Now she has a family, though her faded eyes can only half see them, and they give her world shape and form.

They are not well regarded in the City. They few objects, and no capacity for the predatory instinct on which the City runs. The mother is worn by life, and the manifold trials of merely living, but , that is her own style of beauty. The daughter is as Sis thinks she once was, a complex and oft-troubled soul behind a quiet face, and the son is as Sis would have once loved; already weighed down by the world, but bight and brave against it.
The father is rarely around, so near to broken from earning their bread. But even through his weariness he shows signs of a deep heart and a once-sharp mind

If self is a location, so is love. Bearings taken, markings, cardinal points, here and there and now and then, a stance.

I'm tempted the cut the part about how downtrodden the family are, but I get the feeling it would be too short for Sean's tastes...

The story is your own to play with, so long as your application fits the criteria.
The character sheet is an optional comfort which you have avoided for whatever reason. Nothing wrong with that.
Your example is long enough to fit the bill (365 words and one repeated word) as per request, the character was given a name and a gender, again, as per request, you established that she knows nothing about her prior life, which is an interesting idea, but you neglected to outline the rules that I asked to be put in by either implication or statement. I know it doesn't quite fit in with what you have there, but it's central to the world, and the world is the only thing I'm fully in control of in this.

 

[ThreeWords]

As a writer of the story, I assume i would be able to create lore on top of what you already have?

Spoiler: I got you this thing.... It's not very big, but I thought you might like it...

Sis has nothing now, and has had nothing for longer than she knows. Her world is coloured from pallet of greys, and she sees only that which she cannot touch, never feel and barely remember.

Still, she strives for something. She cannot be heard , but she can listen. She cannot feel, but the the dramas around her stir her memories, and the husks of emotions rises form the mud into the clearer waters of her minds. She barely exists, save by proxy.

For a while, she knows, she wandered the City. She thinks she might have lived here of her own right, once, and she remembers when she sought, frantically for a place that she knew from the time before, a place to anchor herself, from which to define her who and what and why.

No such place. Or maybe, she passes it everyday, but knows it not. She long since gave up the panicked rush, and for a while she was loosened, unsane, wild. But now she has found a place. It is not hers, but it is a place.

They burn with a light, in her eyes, a light of warmth and happiness within a city made cold with greed and dark with base urge. Now she has a family, though her faded eyes can only half see them, and they give her world shape and form.

They are not well regarded in the City. They few objects, and no capacity for the predatory instinct on which the City runs. The mother is worn by life, and the manifold trials of merely living, but , that is her own style of beauty. The daughter is as Sis thinks she once was, a complex and oft-troubled soul behind a quiet face, and the son is as Sis would have once loved; already weighed down by the world, but bight and brave against it.
The father is rarely around, so near to broken from earning their bread. But even through his weariness he shows signs of a deep heart and a once-sharp mind

If self is a location, so is love. Bearings taken, markings, cardinal points, here and there and now and then, a stance.

I'm tempted the cut the part about how downtrodden the family are, but I get the feeling it would be too short for Sean's tastes...

The story is your own to play with, so long as your application fits the criteria.
The character sheet is an optional comfort which you have avoided for whatever reason. Nothing wrong with that.
Your example is long enough to fit the bill (365 words and one repeated word) as per request, the character was given a name and a gender, again, as per request, you established that she knows nothing about her prior life, which is an interesting idea, but you neglected to outline the rules that I asked to be put in by either implication or statement. I know it doesn't quite fit in with what you have there, but it's central to the world, and the world is the only thing I'm fully in control of in this.

I see what you're getting at...

I can write in references to the rules, but this felt more like an intro than a specific outline of the world. It's your call, however.

Regarding the lack of knowledge, it's more that she's been a ghost so long that her mind has simply eroded.

Spoiler: I avoided a sheet because it would look like this

Name: She does not know.
Age: She does not know.
Physical Description: Almost formless; vaguely female, with long hair and a mournful expression. She is almost unaware of her own form.
Cause of death: She does not know.
Bio: She does not know.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

As a writer of the story, I assume i would be able to create lore on top of what you already have?

Spoiler: I got you this thing.... It's not very big, but I thought you might like it...

Sis has nothing now, and has had nothing for longer than she knows. Her world is coloured from pallet of greys, and she sees only that which she cannot touch, never feel and barely remember.

Still, she strives for something. She cannot be heard , but she can listen. She cannot feel, but the the dramas around her stir her memories, and the husks of emotions rises form the mud into the clearer waters of her minds. She barely exists, save by proxy.

For a while, she knows, she wandered the City. She thinks she might have lived here of her own right, once, and she remembers when she sought, frantically for a place that she knew from the time before, a place to anchor herself, from which to define her who and what and why.

No such place. Or maybe, she passes it everyday, but knows it not. She long since gave up the panicked rush, and for a while she was loosened, unsane, wild. But now she has found a place. It is not hers, but it is a place.

They burn with a light, in her eyes, a light of warmth and happiness within a city made cold with greed and dark with base urge. Now she has a family, though her faded eyes can only half see them, and they give her world shape and form.

They are not well regarded in the City. They few objects, and no capacity for the predatory instinct on which the City runs. The mother is worn by life, and the manifold trials of merely living, but , that is her own style of beauty. The daughter is as Sis thinks she once was, a complex and oft-troubled soul behind a quiet face, and the son is as Sis would have once loved; already weighed down by the world, but bight and brave against it.
The father is rarely around, so near to broken from earning their bread. But even through his weariness he shows signs of a deep heart and a once-sharp mind

If self is a location, so is love. Bearings taken, markings, cardinal points, here and there and now and then, a stance.

I'm tempted the cut the part about how downtrodden the family are, but I get the feeling it would be too short for Sean's tastes...

The story is your own to play with, so long as your application fits the criteria.
The character sheet is an optional comfort which you have avoided for whatever reason. Nothing wrong with that.
Your example is long enough to fit the bill (365 words and one repeated word) as per request, the character was given a name and a gender, again, as per request, you established that she knows nothing about her prior life, which is an interesting idea, but you neglected to outline the rules that I asked to be put in by either implication or statement. I know it doesn't quite fit in with what you have there, but it's central to the world, and the world is the only thing I'm fully in control of in this.

I see what you're getting at...

I can write in references to the rules, but this felt more like an intro than a specific outline of the world. It's your call, however.

Regarding the lack of knowledge, it's more that she's been a ghost so long that her mind has simply eroded.

Spoiler: I avoided a sheet because it would look like this

Name: She does not know.
Age: She does not know.
Physical Description: Almost formless; vaguely female, with long hair and a mournful expression. She is almost unaware of her own form.
Cause of death: She does not know.
Bio: She does not know.

I didn't ask for "like an intro [rather] than a specific outline of the world" I asked for a piece of writing to showcase your ability, which you've done, but you've also showcased your ability to not follow simple directions.
The lack of knowledge is interesting, and it could add a paradigm that might not with someone who knows more. I said that they could know however much they wish to give rise to characters with any measure of knowledge in the spectrum. I'm letting everyone have near total freedom with their character as long as the setting they provide doesn't contradict anything. Yours doesn't, so that's fine.

I won't judge anyone for using or not using a character sheet for whatever reason they wish, but I will if they don't follow my instructions.

 

[MiMireille]

Questions I'd like answers to before I begin writing:

- When you say "Late teens to mid-thirties will probably be easiest for most to write", do you mean to say you'd prefer older characters to not be written, or that it's preferable to stick within that range because everyone will be using the same characters?

- Is there a continent or two you'd rather the characters be collected on, or is this truly a worldwide thing since ghosty folks can walk on water?

- ... What on earth do you mean by "naturally mobile like a chair"? That a chair is an example of a thing we, as living people, could pick up and move? If that's so, a boulder is "naturally mobile", so long as a burly living man was strong enough to roll it about. Hehe. Sorry, just an odd sort of wording.

- Please confirm: items that would be "mobile, but differently, like a drawer" might be things like a toaster? I cannot move the toaster or unplug it or any such thing, but if someone came along to put in bread, I could "ghost" the toast once it popped up? And things like doors? If we die in our house and no one is around, are we trapped within it unless a window happens to be open, or until someone realizes they haven't seen us lately and comes by with a spare key to check in?

With these such nuances explained, I think I shall have a snippet of writing up in short order. (Edit, afterthought - and by 'short order' I mean in a few hours once I'm off work.)

 

[SeanTheSheep]

Questions I'd like answers to before I begin writing:

- When you say "Late teens to mid-thirties will probably be easiest for most to write", do you mean to say you'd prefer older characters to not be written, or that it's preferable to stick within that range because everyone will be using the same characters?

Everyone will be using the character(s) the writers choose as "the best" therefore, while elderly characters aren't outlawed by any stretch of the imagination, it might be harder for some people to write for a character over a certain age because they might not be able to associate with them.

- Is there a continent or two you'd rather the characters be collected on, or is this truly a worldwide thing since ghosty folks can walk on water?

There's one main character, and unless your idea for the story involves walking across the Atlantic or the Pacific, where they meet other characters who will aid them in their quest to pass on, I'd imagine we'll have to assume anyone involved in the story are on one landmass.

- ... What on earth do you mean by "naturally mobile like a chair"? That a chair is an example of a thing we, as living people, could pick up and move? If that's so, a boulder is "naturally mobile", so long as a burly living man was strong enough to roll it about. Hehe. Sorry, just an odd sort of wording.

The way I figure it, if the character them-self could move it without any physical exertion, then they can move it in the afterlife. If there's an obstacle such as a car, then getting past said obstacle would involve climbing over it or walking around.

- Please confirm: items that would be "mobile, but differently, like a drawer" might be things like a toaster? I cannot move the toaster or unplug it or any such thing, but if someone came along to put in bread, I could "ghost" the toast once it popped up? And things like doors? If we die in our house and no one is around, are we trapped within it unless a window happens to be open, or until someone realizes they haven't seen us lately and comes by with a spare key to check in?

Well you can open a drawer, but it's on a track to stop it from moving too far. You'd be able to get at the items within the drawer.
Doors were the one part I never really figured out myself. I'd really go with whatever you want for this issue.
The way I'd go about it is doors are like automatic doors, they drift open as you walk towards them if you want to, the "body" of the door stays the same, but you can walk through it. It's all rather subject to the interpretation of the character.

 

[MiMireille]

And then while taking out the trash last night I slipped on ice and f'd up my dominant hand. It's difficult to type one-handed. ... submission is a WIP, please be patient ...

 

[AgDr_ODST]

Color me interested Sean! I'm going to try to come up with something....one question though I have though is must the character be completely original? I ask this since lately with few exceptions I've always been taking the name and back story of a particular character from a television and grafting it to fit the story/world of the RP

 

[SeanTheSheep]

Color me interested Sean! I'm going to try to come up with something....one question though I have though is must the character be completely original? I ask this since lately with few exceptions I've always been taking the name and back story of a particular character from a television and grafting it to fit the story/world of the RP

In a word:
Yes.

1. I don't like the idea of taking someone else's intellectual property and using it for your own means with no permission. In my eyes, it's no better than theft, copyright infringement, identity theft, and/or shoddy writing. Take your pick of the one that's most applicable to your situation. Don't see the theft or identity theft issue? Remove the word "intellectual" or replace IP with identity, because it's the character's identity you're taking.

2. I don't like the idea of taking the same character and using it again and again. It makes you fall into the trap of becoming predictable, your writing becomes formulaic, and you lose your creativity.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

Damnit.
Accidental post. >.<

Also, a convenient bump, but that wasn't intentional.

 

[lemiel14n3]

This sounds like an awesome idea, although it seems like it would be much more time consuming than a normal RP.

I am already in another RP at the moment, and I don't want to stretch myself too thin as to minimize my efforts in any. So I will not make a commitment or reserve, but if you find that you need another person then PM me.

 

[Lizmichi]

Hmmm let's see what I can put together for this.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

Alright, I'll give this a shot. Sounds more than interesting enough.
Sadly, all my other RPs are dead, so... yeah, it'd be a shame to let this idea die.

 

[Yuno Gasai]

I'm definitely going to try my hand at this.

.. Just not right now. It's 2:07am, and I doubt I'm capable of coming up with something suitably coherent.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

Alright, I'll give this a shot. Sounds more than interesting enough.
Sadly, all my other RPs are dead, so... yeah, it'd be a shame to let this idea die.

M'kay, write something up when you can, and try your best.

I'm definitely going to try my hand at this.

.. Just not right now. It's 2:07am, and I doubt I'm capable of coming up with something suitably coherent.

Great! Don't worry about time, we're not under any particular pressure here, and I want everyone to do their best, for themselves and everyone else.

Everyone: If you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me if you think you need to, but in general, stick with the rules I've given, and take liberties with whatever you want otherwise, but be ready to explain your choices so we can understand them.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

tomorrow will be the due date for my sheet. Once I do, sean, please tell me how I could improve it.

So it's great how you submitted a sheet ten days ago...
[sub]Damnit, I meant to edit that into my previous post.
Oh well, accidental bump.[/sub]