Roleplaying

I wandered, searching for any of the two. Either my friend or someone who I really wanted to beat up would be what I find, or just a random person. Preferring one of the first two choices, I suddenly asked my girl "Hey, Bumblebee, have any ideas where they might be?" blushing slightly at the nickname, Lilly let out a huff then replied; "Would you not call me by that nickname? Its too... childish." After a short pause, she quickly added "Oh, and what about the forest? Didn't you guys along with Trent hang out at a certain tree a few years back?"

"Heh, that tree was cut down years ago. I doubt he'd be there, but a little check can't harm anyone, now can it?"

Annabelle could tell Gumby was nervous, so she stood close beside him and wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"Well, hello there Gumby," said Annabelle's mother, "why are you all bundled up like that?"

"Um... he's shy, he doesn't like people to get a good look at him," said Annabelle.

"Well, Gumby is an interesting nickname, but what's your real name, kiddo?" Annabelle's father asked him.

"Um... I think he'd rather just keep his real name to himself, dad, so maybe we should just call him Gumby. Right Gumby?"

"Oh... er, okay... well, won't your family be worried about you, Gumby? Shouldn't you be at your own house, instead of here? You can always visit your new friend Annabelle later, right?"

"Erm..." said Annabelle awkwardly. As far as she could tell, Gumby didn't have any home or family. But how would she explain this to her parents? She glanced at Gumby, wondering what he'd say. She gave him a slight squeeze, because she figured all these questions would make him even more nervous.

Gumby then said. " I can tell them my real name. My real name is Daniel Nakashi, and my father owns the graveyard in the area here....well the old one that is. He usually makes me sleep there and he does not call me by my real name. My mother and sister are dead, and well father always told me to never tell anyone what he does to me because that would be breaking my families custom. He never liked me leaving the graveyard, but now a days he allows me to leave for a bit. He punishes me if I don't listen to him..." 

Tara couldn't stand it any longer. She knew if she just stood here, she and Tony would both be killed, and she wanted to stay alive, for now at least, so she could try to save Rattlebones.

"I'm sorry Rattlebones, but I can't let you kill anyone!" she said. "That includes yourself! I'll be back later to save you from Gumby! And Bloodlust! Right now I'm going to go warn Raino to save him from you!"

She grabbed Tony by the wing and started running in the general direction she last saw Raino, dragging him along behind her.

But what if I'm just being a niave fool again? she thought. I can't save them all, can I? They all hate each other and probably want to kill each other... I should choose a side, instead of trying to be on everyone's side... Rattlebones, Medussa and Tony were all kind to me... they each saved my life, really... but Raino... when Raino wasn't ignoring me he was calling me fat or smelly, and he let his Infection maul my arm... Why do I care about him? He's no friend of mine, why do I even like him? ... Well, Tony was kind to me, and Tony loves Raino like a brother, so maybe I'll just tell myself I'm doing it for him. Or maybe I'm just being an idiot... Well, no time to think, I can worry about this more later...

"Oh... erm, sorry Gumby..." said Annabelle akwardly. "I guess I shouldn't have tried to speak for you, and let you speak for yourself. How rude of me, ha ha ha... Anyway, Daniel is a nice name. And I'm very sorry, poor you."

"Oh my, is that all true?" said Annabelle's mother. "You two aren't just playing a game? I don't know if I believe that, but if it's true, then I'm sorry too, dear."

"Yes, that sounds like a rough life, kiddo," said Annabelle's father. "Would you like something to eat? You can have whatever you like, just look around the kitchen." He pointed the way. "And Annabelle, don't tell me you have a crush on a boy you probably just met a few hours ago?"

Annabelle pretended not to hear, and quickly walked into the kitchen. "Um... I'll make you a cup of hot chocolate Gumby," she said. She was staring at the floor and blushing, and glaring at her father from the corner of her eye. Her father chuckled. 

"Why don't you take off that jacket, dear?" Annabelle's mother asked Gumby.

Annabelle froze, stricken by fear. But she tried to act normal, and hide her fear. She wanted to shout "NO!" but knew she shouldn't answer for Gumby, that was too rude and suspicious.

Gumby sighed and said. "I truly don't know what you will think of me and what I am now. Most people become afraid of me, but I don't harm them... but sometimes Father Hitzuna makes me...If I do show you what I am I promise I wont harm you, if you don't harm me." Gumbys tail shown with his spikes as it moved like a cats tail on the ground. He was wondering what they would do to him now, he was being nice but was it worth it to tell the truth? He was thinking that they would not accept him, and he would have to leave or worst.

Annabelle's parents screamed in unison, and just as a Annabelle predicted, her mother ran to get the phone and dial 911, and her father raised his fists apparently to attack Gumby.

"Hey! Mom, dad, stop!" shouted Annabelle. "STOP! You've gotta listen to him, he won't hurt us as long as we don't hurt him! Maybe he looks like a monster to us, but that doesn't mean he really is! We should never judge anyone by appearances, you know!"

Her parents stopped.

"Annabelle, have you been reading fairy tales again?" said her mother.

"Or have you been watching Disney movies?" said her father.

"Urgh... you're not listening, are you?!" said Annabelle angrily.

"Don't worry, honey, we're listening," said her mother. "Maybe you're right. This Daniel seems like a nice boy so far, even if he's a bit... different... so yes, we should give him a chance. Like you said, it's important not to judge by appearances."

"And that probably means you were telling the truth, eh kiddo?" said her father to Gumby.

But then Annabelle's parents exchanged rather nervous glances, a sort of "we'd better have a serious talk about this later out of our daughter and her new friend's earshot" sort of glance.

Gumby was out of the room and was sitting in a corner with a tail wrapped around him. He had his hands covering his head for he was rather scared about what had just happened. He was shaking a bit and his spikes on his tail rattled. He was horrified and stunned from when her father raised his fist. He was worm though and it seemed as if it calmed down but he stayed in the corner, still afraid of her father. Gumby had burn marks on the back of his neck from when Hitzuna punished him earlier. Scars shown on his skin from the other times.

Annabelle just noticed Gumby wasn't in the room anymore. "Gumby?" she said. "Or Daniel, whatever you want me to call you... where did you go?"

She saw him in the next room, sitting in a corner and trembling with his hands over his head and his spikes rattling. She sat down next to him, wrapped her arms around him and held him.

"It's okay Gumby," she whispered in his ear, "I know that was mean of my dad threating to hit you, and I suppose it must remind you of your dad, if he's anything like I'm starting to think he is. But my dad isn't usually like this. And don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you..."

"My, my, Annabelle, you're being pretty flirty with that young man, aren't you?" her mother said. Annabelle's parents were standing in the doorway and watching.

"Mom, I'm just comforting him! He's scared!" snapped Annabelle. "And Dad, you should apologize to him!"

"Yes, I suppose you're right Annie. Sorry Gumby. I won't hit you, as long as you keep your promise to not hurt us as long as we don't hurt you."

"I'll make hot chocolate for all four of us," said Annahelle's mother,  "you keep comforting your friend Anne." She went into the kitchen, Annabelle's father followed. They closed the door behind them. Annabelle could hear them talking in low voices, and it was obvious what they were talking about. 

Gumby then said. "Its fine...I just react that way from fear that is all..." Gumby then unwrapped his tail and put his hands on his lap. "I have had worst done to me... I barley have any friends but the ones I am friends with are violent or insane in a way." Gumby continued. " At least your parents are kind..." He said. He then held his right arm with his hand. "After all, I can understand why they freaked out...I know I am not human anymore, but I try to be still. Even though I am shunned by my family." He said as a tear went down his face. He wiped it off with left hand.

"You poor thing..." said Annabelle, still hugging him. "I can't imagine what a life like that must be like. And don't say you're not human anymore. Maybe you don't look human anymore, but you're still human inside, and that's what counts. You've been very nice to me so far, frankly you seem to have more humanity in you than many more human-looking humans I've met."

Without really thinking she kissed him on the cheek. At that precise moment her parents came back in the room, each carrying two mugs of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows.

"Ha ha ha, I knew you were lying when you said you didn't have a crush on that boy, Annie!" her father chortled.

"Daaaaaad!" Annabelle protested, flashing him a dirty look.

He handed Annabelle and Gumby a mug of hot chocolate each. His wife handed one to him.

"You can stay here as long as you like, Daniel," said Annabelle's mother. "Though you and Annabelle better promise to be good when you're alone together."

"Mooooooom!" Annabelle protested again. She sighed wearily. Her parents both laughed. Annabelle rolled her eyes.

"Anyway, we'll have to make sure no one else finds out what you are, Daniel, or we'll all be in trouble." said her mother.

"That's for sure," said her father.

Gumby then said. "Okay..." He then started to drink some of the hot chocolate. "But tomorrow I will have to get back to the grave yard and see my cousin Hitzuna..." Gumby continued. "He does not really like me and is worst then my father, but I can deal with him..." Gumby then continued to drink until the cup was empty. He was rather quiet after words and was thinking about what would and could happen if Hitzuna found out about his new friends, would he force gumby to kill them, or would he do it himself. Hitzuna to gumby was more of a darkened shadow like him but worst. Hitzuna is a threat to those who are weak, he tends to go after anyone who he sees as weak and that should not live.

Annabelle could tell Gumby was troubled, thinking about his cousin. "You don't have to go alone," she said, "I can come with you, if you like. I probably won't be able to defend you from him, but maybe it would be comforting to have a friend with you?" But she got the feeling that Gumby didn't really want her to come with her... maybe he was afraid Hitzuna would hurt her... But she didn't want Gumby to get hurt either. He was the first friend she had in two years, since all her friends suddenly dissapeared when they went to Trent's birthday party. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to lose him, but she didn't want to lose her life either... Because she had the feeling that Hitzuna very well might take her life...

Gumby then said. "If you want to you can. He just is shy around other people and if he does not like someone he tends to get violent. But I will make shur he does not hurt any of you. Even though he is a priest he has many dark secrets...most of my family do...." Gumby sounded worried, but he knew Hitzuna can be nice if he wants to be. Maybe he wont talk to her or maybe he will, he was always so strange. Gumby always thought about how quiet Hitzuna was unless he wanted something done, he was rather extreme when that happens.

Tara finally tracked down Raino. She could see him but made sure he couldn't see her. She had been tugging Tony's wing so hard while she ran and dragged him along behind her, it was amazing it didn't get pulled out of its socket. Now she had stopped to catch her breathe, and to let Tony catch his.

"I'd better keep away from Raino from now on, so you tell him about it Tony," she said to him after a minute or two of gasping. "I'm going back now. I know you and your cousin will probably never like Rattlebones, and vice versa, but it's not his fault he's acting this way, it's Bloodlust. I don't know if you understand or not... there's no time to explain, anyway... but I just wish we could all get along, because Rattlebones was kind to me. And so were you. Anyway... I guess there's no time for girly mush, either... I'm gonna try to save Rattlebones from Gumby and Bloodlust... so, um, bye..."

She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek then ran off back toward Rattlebone's house before he had a chance to reply. She wasn't able to run all the way back, she had to slow down to a walk after awhile, but finally she was back. She sat down next to Rattlebones, she had to catch her breathe again, and now her muscles were throbbing with pain from all the running, but finally was able to speak again. "Rattlebones... why did you have to sentence yourself to death? I know you think this town would be better off without you, but... well, you know... I can still help you find Gumby if you like, but only if you promise not to let him kill you. Just talk him out of killing you, okay? Please, Rattlebones?"

His mansion and the huge basement where we were kept for 2 years. Has an indoor pool, and over 50 rooms in total, 47 of them in which are locked.

The Courtyard -

A large Courtyard surrounding the Mansion, over grown with weeds because of too little care. It extends out into the forest.

 

The Forest -

A large forest, with many trees in it and five clearings, only two of them in which are large. It has forest critters of all kinds, including deer.

 

The City -

One of the other places we once called home. The only other place was one of the farmlands. It is too large for people to continue to look for people more then a year and a half after they disappear, yet small enough for most of the social people to know nearly everyone.

 

Farm Lands -

Three farms, each in which have a huge corn or wheat field could have been one of our homes, even though two of them have been sold to someone else in the past year.

 

The Old Windmill -

Broke down 7 years ago; is now residence to mold, damp environments, and mice.

He is the fallen;

And we are the forgotten.

At First it seemed like just a game; a sweet party with our dearest of friends; Trent. His birthday had come up and we were over at his house for the party, to congratulate and spend some time with him. Everything on our end was just perfect-- then came Trent's father. He seemed almost like a predator, the way he was extra friendly with us, the look in his eyes when we accepted the drinks...

That man offered us to stay for the night. He had enough rooms, he said. Like the fools we were we accepted, some of us will never forget that smile he made...

2 years and we haven't seen the sunlight after that night. Yet one day, while checking up on us, he dies. His keys slip out, and we have the chance to be free yet again.

But the question remains;

Could we be accepted even though we are what we are now?

Trent was one of the first to die throughout the experiments, and he died a month after they begun. It was fall when his birthday was, meaning that it is yet again fall, 2 years afterwards.

You have been stuck and experimented on for two years until 'he' died. Now you have the chance to escape, but the scars and marks run deep on you.

Exhibited's Normal Role Play Rules Are Of Course Still Rules In This RP.

Please refrain from having super-powers; only physical changes from chemicals and other things might be in effect.

You must have 2 characters or more, and at least for one of them to be kill able. UNLESS YOUR ONLY CHARACTER IS KILLABLE. You can have max 3 nonkillable characters.

KILLING ALLOWED

By marking a player as killable you hereby agree to allowing others to kill that character.

No making a Girl-Friend or Boyfriend for yourself if you have already made your characters and is active in the RP. Only when you first make your characters are you allowed to make a boyfriend/girlfriend for your character, and after that you must get permission from another Role Player to become your character's Girlfriend/boyfriend.

Keep Romance at a mild level; this Role Play is not focused on romance, so please no more then kissing/cuddling... 

Actually work on your descriptions, please! No simple descriptions like 'He is short and has red hair, blue eyes', please attempt to flesh out your characters a bit. ;)

 

NOTE;

Normal People; ALLOWED; ALL NEW PEOPLE MUST BE NORMALS~

You can be a Wolf-Man or a Chimera.
They cannot be wearing any extra accessories since those would have been taken away;
As said in the plot and history they where supposivly at a birthday Party before knocking out and being experimented on.

They where held there for two years, and they still have the same clothes as before, or they could have a night gown. ^^

Infection is a closed kind; and you may only join it if you have been granted my permssion. ;)