Gardsorm

Yep, I'm fully aware of your variability. : p My first assumption would be 'All of the Above' tbh .. maybe minus Angels unless they're of the Fallen Variety. My gut says monsters and other such otherworldly unpleasantness may take on a great many forms, maybe even inspired by things others might be concerned or fearful of (which reminds me of a plot point from one of the later expansions of FFXIV). But this is also me just being very presumptuous and running with vague notions. Might be best to wait to see if Satai wants to be a bit more specific/narrow about what's allowed for the sake of making it easier for us to plan or not. Me, I'm already in a good spot to ruminate, so I'm not as worried, but I'm all for trying to help you zero in to be more decisive about ideas.

That's pretty understandable, given of the two different worlds, one seems a bit more limited in potential, while the afterlife seems to have the greatest potential variety. Without a clear vision of what kind of world we'd be throwing our characters into, I can understand the sentiment of not being able to formulate an idea of what to go with. Right now, Satai saying the afterlife has a bigger variety of creatures and entities gives me the idea to assume environments/worlds could be just as varied. Like, beyond 'Fire and brimstone and pits of lava' depictions of hell and all.

Oh, another few things I should ask before I get too far ahead of myself: Are all characters expected to be normal, or are there expected to be any number of abnormalities about them (potential magic, technology, mutations, ect.)? Like, anything to keep characters anything but entirely normal before or after death? Is the world full of purely humans or is there more than that?

Not a problem! It's been like 5 months since I popped in, and going back to school has taken a nice chunk of my focus. Really isn't easy at all, I feel like I'm sorely lacking now compared to myself a decade ago... As long as Warning, Chiyako, and Elie are getting along in life as best as they can, that's fine by me! Ah, so they're still gonna be alive and struggling in their own way, so little to bo chanve of meeting them on the other side unless something happens. What's the 'Witch' route though? Something else from their past?

That sounds fun to me! Also, no rush on getting things together, I really don't expect things to jump into activity just because someone new posted in here, and there's always the off chance it won't take off. But I'm gonna still get my things together on the off chance it does take off, and if so, figure out a long term plan to make the world work in my favor than just 'Exist and survive'. xD What are these other characters of yours like? Just so I know what to expect going in. ^^

Alrighty, since I'm unsure if TS will proceed from here without asking the associated persons involved (And believe me, I would understand if not given my lengthy absence and how few were still involved, so no hard feelings from me!), current idea for Rufus is that he will be the same from TS, but does during a what-if situation later when he overloads the special system on his Wolfhound mech to overcome a dangerous enemy. Though he achieves victory, he dies in the process, hence his appearance here in this game. He would likely arrive with erased or else heavily damaged memories, unable to recall many important details of his previous life, and leaves him a bit of an agitated wanderer as he struggles to survive his newfound afterlife. Whether he winds up in the straight hell of the story or the other, purgatory like place, I haven't decided on yet, but I imagine he'll go from one to the other over the course of his ventures while he formulates a plan of what to do next and where to go.

I didn't expect, as soon as I'd popped back in to read the old writing, that I'd also find something that sounded interesting to join. An afterlife story of sorts wasn't on my bingo but I'm glad I managed to see it, even if it looks like it's been a long time. ^^ At the least, I could give Rufus a new life through a struggle here, or bring up characters I might have played on another forum here. Although I don't want to just 'dump' them here, I need some time to figure out a plan. Might do that while I browse the forum and see what else catches my eyes.

Her childhood home sounds like plenty of trouble to be found. : p If we're adding potential locales to visit, then I'll need to include Dalton's home, and perhaps the place he's employed with the special operations division he works out of to deal with certain unnatural cybercrimes in the city... The hacking thing does sound kinda fun, although for semi-obvious reasons Dalton wouldn't be as keen about such a thing initially, but he might be open to it later. ^^

I was stunned to see how many pages of the OoC came up. x_x Like, I knew it had been a couple of months but I did not expect so much discussion on the possibilities for things that could be slipped into here. xD I'm slowly getting used to the slightly longer commute to and from work as well, and with colder weather setting in today, I'm starting to feel more energy to get back into things. While I was out, did we actually agree on any new additions or changes to things? Also, it was sprinkled in some pages back, but I saw mention of Troubled Youths, I think? This is more for Satai and Warning, but yes if youre both not enervated by the lack of activity there, I can get back to posting there as well so you two aren't deadlocked anymore. ^^ But yes, so far that game, and this one here are my primary focuses, then I have to get some background and plot stuff for my magical knight guy in Satai's magical girls game because the downtime has been showing me I need to take a different approach to it, and find a way into activity properly there. :3

Testing, testing, does this still work? *ahem* Okay, I'm finally back! I actually was supposed to be back and trying to get into things yesterday, but I got sidetracked by settling into new place and some administrative hangups. I see I have a huge amount of posts to look through here, but first up: Thank you very much, Satai, for being my go-between to keep people abreast of my situation, while trying to keep certain aspects a proper secret! And I apologize to everyone I left hanging due to my sudden absence back in August, it really has not been the most pleasant of times since then. It's gonna take me just a little bit to acclimate to having the privacy to write again, but I'll be resuming posting at my earliest convenience this week, in here and other clubs. ^^ An absence like that should not be happening again anytime soon. x_x

And post in. :3 Dalton's probably going to be confused about what kind of infidelity case involves showing papers and flash drives to other people ... Unless its blackmail material... <.<

'Hm, maybe we got off on the wrong foot because she was drunk... I'll apologize to Ryoko when Evi's mission is done.' Dalton assured himself inwardly as Ryoko seemed to catch his look and almost threatened to pull something else down. Damn it, why did such a nice dance have to be happening while he was trying to help Evi with her work?! ... No, this was more important, making sure the catgirl got what she needed to further the case she was hired on. Just because this club openly welcomed all forms of decadence within reason didn't mean he could shirk his responsibilities as an agent of law enforcement, even if he wasn't true police... Not that proper police often had good records as it was. When it came right down to it, private workers like Evi and him were often responsible for greater things because they didn't allow corruption to lead them astray. He had inadvertently spooked Evi with his sudden head movement, preparing himself to get hit by her tail... Or worse, kicked. But he breathed a momentary sigh of relief as she said he could do what he needed to. To many, that would hVe been an open invitation, but for him, it was a last resort Incase he needed to make sure neither of them could be accused of spying. "I'm keeping it under consideration... But I'm not interested in ruining a good partnership, however much of a trial experience it is." He admitted from between her legs. It was torture though... Being so close, seeing her lithe bottom poised before him, it was just begging for something! Even down below, a certain part of him was screaming for attention, a passive hand idly reaching down to gently pat and rub down his pelvis, grumbling. 'Your time will come, but not now.' 'Why do you talk to your phallus, Vandal? Is that a normal thing to do?' 'Graf, godsdammit! Stay on the cameras!' 'I am! I don't have your limited processing power, so it isn't like I can't do two things at once... So, why do-' 'I'm not dignifying that with an answer.' 'So your dick gets answers but not me? Is it because we haven't been that long together?' 'Ugh, seriously, not right now, you're killing my vibe.' Always at the most inopportune times did his sentient virus like to interject. Thankfully, Evi posed a question that helped distract him, a hum escaping his lips. "I'm trying to remember... I'm pretty sure it was either on television or online, but... Ugh, it's right there." He grumbled quietly, trying to track his brain for where he could have seen the woman. She was more dressed civilian-like, less like her professional self, but he was pretty sure her appearance was something others could have seen. As Evi snapped her pictures, she would catch glimpses of Julius looking left and right before reaching into his jacket to pull out... Papers? As well as a box... Wait, was he going to propose to her?! Surely that was too soon... Unless this was going on for a while now. While Dalton could not see the woman's hand, however, Evi likely had much better eyesight, and she could see a ring upon the fourth digit of the woman's hand... Signifying she was married too. Perhaps there was two layers of cheating going on, but that didn't explain the papers... More to it, when the box was finally opened, it didn't hold a ring... But instead some sort of flash drive? "What are you seeing, Evi? I don't have a good angle on the woman from here..." Not without inadvertently pushing her up a bit, at least. Even just keaning forward, Evi could feel his sheer presence inching dangerously close to her pelvis.

Heh. : p Glad to see the main bar and dance floor topic pick up again! Picked up a new game today (which I should have gotten last month, but this month is closer to something else), but I'll get my post in again before I start to sink my teeth into it.

Mweheheh, okay, finally posted! Is this simply what it looks like, or something more? Who knows!

Phew! Okay, there were fallbacks to ensure nothing went too far here. On one hand, Dalton felt the excitement almost boiling over at what could happen, but on the other side, he knew he needed to leash that excitement. This was purely business and cover... And maybe a little bit of curiosity and interest. Close enough to the stage Ryoko danced upon, it allowed him and Evi to look downbthriugh the glass floor that would allow others from down below to look up to see the dancers on stage. It might have been dangerous to them if Julius looked up, but between their activities and how close to Ryoko they were, he would surely think nothing more of it than them simply enjoying the environment. The subterfuge was reasonable from his point of view, but when it came to executing the plan, who knew what might happen ... "Okay... This position seems good, so we can- Oh!" Dalton blinked as Evi was moving faster than he expected, unclasping her belt and allowing her pants to come down easier! Moving close for a kiss mercifully allowed him to reach down and grab her pants, holding them up before they slipped down further! "Hold on, I haven't... Prepared myself yet..." He admitted quietly. Gosh, anything resembling a confident personality he might have shown her was beginning to crumble under what he believed was someone far more confident. "The heads-up is appreciated, but let's hope it doesn't go that far... I'd like to leave something for more private spaces..." Evi was going to make him dizzy, in a good way! Thankfully, something else helped distract him from what was begi to swell in his trousers. 'Sorry to interrupt the possibility of being allowed to use your fleshbag phallus between thighs like the pornos you download, but it seems like your Evi friend might be right. Her target seems to be waving down a female.' 'You having fun poking at my situation? ... Wait, what?!' Dalton blinked and pulled Evi into a huge, looking over her shoulder down at the man named Julius, who indeed seemed to be with a second drink at the bar, waving at another woman a short distance away. Dressed with a turtleneck and glasses, she didn't look like someone who belonged in the clubbing scene, but nevertheless she seemed to be approaching Julius. "Ah, get in position, Evi, looks like you might be right. He seems to be meeting a woman..." He whispered, helping to turn the catgirl around and find an ideal position to look down at Julius. Meanwhile, he knelt behind her, running his hands along her thighs, while sticking his head just between her thighs. He didn't start licking yet though, using the angle and cover to look down as well... Feeling there was something familiar about the woman. "... Why does she look familiar to me...?" He mumbled, leaning in just a bit and accidentally bumping her mound with his head. "Ah, sorry, I'm trying to get a better look..." He whispered, trusting her ears to try and capture what he was trying to convey. He looked up toward Ryoko for a moment, capturing her eyes on them... Did she know what they were trying to do? He hoped not... These were private, legal matters and getting civilians involved might have caused more trouble than not. Still, he moved a free hand to make a ring gesture with his index and thumb, as if to tell her 'thank you for setting the mood'. Hopefully it would be enough to ease any curiosities she had. Fron Evi's point of view, she could see Julius leaning in, beginning to whisper to the woman who he met as she reached for the spare drink he bought. She pushed her bag between the two of them as they seemed to set on discussing something between them, a matter made slightly difficult by being closer to more auditory disturbance from the music playing downstairs.