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CherryKoi

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Posting Speed
  1. 1-3 posts per day
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  3. Multiple posts per week
Writing Levels
  1. Intermediate
Preferred Character Gender
  1. Primarily Prefer Female
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Realism
It's a warm summer evening in August 1965, and the streets of Detroit, Michigan are buzzing with life. Located along the Detroit River on the border with Canada, the city is an industrial powerhouse, known globally for its booming automotive industry. Major factories like Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler dominate the skyline, their assembly lines churning out the vehicles that fuel America's love affair with the open road. The neighborhoods are vibrant and bustling, with a mix of workers leaving their shifts and families enjoying a day in Belle Isle Park, a favorite local escape on the riverfront.

The mid-1960s mark a time of cultural and social change in Detroit. The Civil Rights Movement is sweeping across the nation, and Detroit is no stranger to its impact. The city's Black residents, who make up nearly 40% of the population, are increasingly voicing demands for equality and better working conditions. Racial tensions are high, especially in the wake of the Detroit Freedom March led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. two years earlier, where he first delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Yet despite these tensions, the city is also alive with the sounds of Motown Records, the record label that has brought artists like Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and Marvin Gaye to the national stage.

Pop culture in Detroit is defined by the pulse of its music and the energy of a society in the midst of social and cultural upheaval. Families gather around television sets to watch "The Ed Sullivan Show," where The Beatles and other musical sensations perform. Teenagers cruise through the city in their shiny, new cars, attending drive-in theaters and soda fountains after school. At Tiger Stadium, baseball fans cheer for the Detroit Tigers, while downtown, large department stores like Hudson's are crowded with shoppers. As the world outside begins to shift, Detroit remains a symbol of both American ingenuity and the challenges facing urban America during this transformative era.


Step into the vibrant world of a 1960s-themed role play, where you can immerse yourself in the era's iconic culture and social dynamics! The setting is a traditional American family during this transformative decade, and there are several exciting roles to choose from: The Father, The Mother, and The Children, along with many additional smaller roles that bring the community to life.

This role play offers endless possibilities for character development and personal drama. Will the father be grappling with pressure at work or facing the possibility of being drafted into the Vietnam War? Perhaps the mother harbors hidden ambitions or secrets, such as an unspoken romance or feelings of isolation in her traditional role. The children could be navigating the shifting tides of youth rebellion, hidden sexualities, or the excitement of the counterculture. Every character brings their own story to the table, rich with 60s challenges like civil rights tensions, the rise of feminism, and the changing family structure.

With almost all roles currently open, the opportunities are endless to explore deeper themes and relationships in this family-based narrative. Whether you're looking for intrigue, emotional depth, or historical authenticity, this 1960s role play is the perfect backdrop for your story!
ROLES:

Husband/Father: OPEN
Wife/Mother: OPEN
Child: OPEN
Child: OPEN
Child: OPEN


(Roles can be altered)

OC LAYOUTS

Character Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
Role in Story/Setting: (e.g., Father, Mother, Student, etc.)


Physical Description:

  • Height:
  • Build:
  • Hair Color/Style:
  • Eye Color:
  • Notable Features: (e.g., scars, tattoos, birthmarks)
  • Clothing Style: (e.g., formal, casual, vintage, etc.)

Personality:
  • Personality Traits: (list 3-5 key traits, positive or negative, e.g., "kind, stubborn, anxious")
  • Strengths:
  • Weaknesses:
  • Likes:
  • Dislikes:
  • Fears:

Background:
  • Education:
  • Personal History: (brief overview of key events that shaped them)

Relationships:
  • Family Relationships: (how do they get along with family members?)
  • Friends: (key friendships, close or distant?)
  • Romantic Relationships: (are they involved with someone or seeking love?)
  • Rivals/Enemies: (if any)

Current Life:
  • Daily Routine:
  • Goals and Ambitions: (what do they want from life?)
  • Secrets: (what are they hiding, if anything?)
  • Conflicts: (internal or external conflicts they are dealing with)

Miscellaneous:
  • Quirks/Habits:
  • Favorite Activities/Hobbies:
  • Pets: (if any)
  • Mannerisms: (how do they speak or move?)

In-Story Information:
  • Key Motivations In Life:
  • Character Arc: (how do you imagine they might change or grow?)

Either PM me or just comment here!
 
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ls this family white, black, or some other ethnicity (or perhaps some mixture, such as a white family with an opening for an adopted black child or WASP dad, Italian mom, etc.)? I kinda hate to ask, but it would have a profound impact on their life experiences, available opportunities, views of the world, etc.. It could also make a difference if they're, say, Polish or Italian, since (if I understand correctly) those ethnicities were not yet fully absorbed into "whiteness" at the time.

The phrase "traditional American family" conjures the image of the type of family portrayed in sitcoms of the era (white, suburban house, picket fence, nice car and a doggo), but that was only a slice of the population. I have an idea for a character for that sort of family, but could also come up with other ideas if the family doesn't (sorta) fit that mold.
 
ls this family white, black, or some other ethnicity (or perhaps some mixture, such as a white family with an opening for an adopted black child or WASP dad, Italian mom, etc.)? I kinda hate to ask, but it would have a profound impact on their life experiences, available opportunities, views of the world, etc.. It could also make a difference if they're, say, Polish or Italian, since (if I understand correctly) those ethnicities were not yet fully absorbed into "whiteness" at the time.

The phrase "traditional American family" conjures the image of the type of family portrayed in sitcoms of the era (white, suburban house, picket fence, nice car and a doggo), but that was only a slice of the population. I have an idea for a character for that sort of family, but could also come up with other ideas if the family doesn't (sorta) fit that mold.
This was my question as well.
 
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It has been a while since I have viewed this post so I apologize for the late responses, here are some updates and clarification based off of questions asked:

What Race?
Originally I was thinking a traditional white family, but I think at this point im open to pretty much anything. But I still would like it relevant to the time period so probably either 1 of these races: Caucasion, African American, or Latino. The possibility of a adopted child is on the table as well.

What Roles Are Open?
All of the roles are currently open. But within the next couple weeks, if roles aren't actively being filled I will be deleting the post or depending on how many people, I will either alter the roles or multiple roles may be taken on by either myself or others.

I will be trying to keep more on top of checking this post, but if there are any questions please quote this post or message me directly.
 
May I join as an adopted toddler or baby who is Japanese?
 
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Character Name: Miracle (Former Name: Chihiro Sakurajima)
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Occupation: N/A
Role in Story/Setting: Child (Baby)


Physical Description:
  • Height: 2 feet 2 inches
  • Build: Small and Petite
  • Hair Color/Style: Wavy blonde hair
  • Eye Color: Blue and brown eyes
  • Notable Features: N/A
  • Clothing Style: Miracle tends to wear frilly dresses and have bows in her hair.

Personality:
  • Personality Traits: Miracle is an adorable, innocent, and emotional 7-month-old baby.
  • Strengths: N/A
  • Weaknesses: N/A
  • Likes: Cherry blossoms, anything pink, anything frilly, unicorns.
  • Dislikes: loud noises, anything scary.
  • Fears: loud noises and anything scary

Background:
  • Education: N/A
  • Personal History: She was born into a yakuza family. Her mother gave birth to her at age 16. Since her mother was too young to take care of her, her parents decided to give her up for adoption, hoping for her to have a better life. She was then adopted by Rosetta Kingston.

Relationships:
  • Family Relationships: She had a close relationship with her biological mother and father, who were both teenagers., but she's starting to form a bond with Rosetta.
  • Friends: N/A
  • Romantic Relationships: N/A
  • Rivals/Enemies: N/A

Current Life:
  • Daily Routine: Eat, play, sleep, repeat
  • Goals and Ambitions: N/A
  • Secrets: N/A
  • Conflicts: N/A

Miscellaneous:
  • Quirks/Habits: N/A
  • Favorite Activities/Hobbies: N/A
  • Pets: N/A
  • Mannerisms: N/A

In-Story Information:
  • Key Motivations In Life: N/A
  • Character Arc: N/A
 
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I didn't know what to put in the CS, so...
 
But...how are you going to RP a baby that can't talk? 🤔 I've never seen an AFK build in this type of RP before. 😜
 
But...how are you going to RP a baby that can't talk? 🤔 I've never seen an AFK build in this type of RP before. 😜
SWEATS
UHM
I AM NOT REALLY SURE..
T^T
 
Oh wait
I think I know
 
But...how are you going to RP a baby that can't talk? 🤔 I've never seen an AFK build in this type of RP before. 😜
There wouldn't be a baby role. Or if there was one for whatever reason, someone would probably have to play that and another character.

This is my first group rp, posting so im not that familiar with the types of structures in group rps.
 
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Character Name: Athena Kingston
Age: 16
Gender: Female (lesbian)
Occupation: High School Student
Role in Story/Setting: Child (Teenage Daughter)


Physical Description:
  • Height: 5' 2"
  • Build: Slender
  • Hair Color/Style: Brunette, shoulder length or bun/up-do
  • Eye Color: Dark brown
  • Notable Features: (e.g., scars, tattoos, birthmarks) None
  • Clothing Style: Futuristic "mod" style, often with calf-boots and opera gloves

Personality:
  • Personality Traits: Aloof, independent, thinks outside the box, very private about her feelings. Has a mischievous streak that she expresses by creating or doing the unexpected.
  • Strengths: Intelligence, determination
  • Weaknesses: Naivete', bad at social cues
  • Likes: The space program, futuristic design, math, science, the Beatles, Mod fashion styles, spicy food
  • Dislikes: The Jim Crow South, country music, traditional attitudes ("a woman's place is in the home" etc.), authority, bland food
  • Fears:
    • Nuclear war
    • Ecological catastrophe
    • Falling in love (because of the common theme in movies that it causes a girl to become pliable wife-material)
    • Not being able to go to college to pursue a career as...uh... First female astronaut? Architect? Rocket Scientist? Whatever they'll call the people who design new psychedelics and cognitive medicines to heal trauma and expand human consciousness? Yes to all?
    • The only person to make her heart go pitty-pat has been...another girl, and she's never heard of such a thing--so maybe something's wrong with her?

Background:
  • Education: Currently a junior in high school. She gets excellent grades in math and science but struggles with Humanities (English Literature and Composition, Social Studies), and faces bias in electives like Machine Shop and Drafting ("Shouldn't you be in Home Ec?").
  • Personal History: Athena was a shy, bookish child who was bullied a lot. One of her earliest memories is being made to cry in the first grade because the books she wanted to read were only for 4th to 6th Graders, and worse, were "for boys" (about subjects like astronomy and dinosaurs). A pivotal moment in her young life was the launch of Sputnik in 1957. She didn't understand much of the Cold War fear around it, only that people had launched something into outer space, and it stayed there. Her mind was blown, and she developed a fascination for all things space, and by extension The Promise of a Bright Future of Progress. More recently, Athena has read R. Buckminster Fuller's Ideas and Integrities, Rachel Carlson's Silent Spring and Timothy Leary's The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. This has led her to a vision of a utopian future in which humanity explores inner and outer space while solving problems like, pollution, poverty and conflict through a new Enlightenment and advanced technology.

Relationships:
  • Family Relationships:
    • Father: [TBD]
    • Mother: Mutually loving and supportive, but Athena doesn't feel like she can talk to her mom about certain things, like her interests and ambitions, her (nearly non-existent) social life, and most of all, about romance or sexuality.
    • Elder sister: Athena feels overshadowed in social situations and doesn't quite fit in with her sister's friends. But they have enough shared interest in fashion and music that they can do things like go shopping and attend concerts and dances together. Athena supports her sister's activism, viewing it as division of labor: Rose can handle all the "people stuff," and Athena will build the technostructure for the Bold Utopia of the Future.
    • Younger [Foster?] Sister: They get along well, but how do you talk to an 8-year-old about tensional integrity, the advantages of aerospike engines or the ontological status of psychedelic experience?
    • Youngest Sister: Miracle is adorable and but...she's a baby and Athena can't "read" her at all.
    • Grandmother: No bueno. When she's around, Athena will interpose herself between her and her mother and stare her down.
  • Friends: Athena is torn between the fashionable set Rose hangs with and the nerds who share her intellectual interests.
  • Romantic Relationships: She has a crush on the younger sister one of Rose's friends but doesn't understand what it is.
  • Rivals/Enemies: Toby Jacobson, a model rocketry nerd who doesn't want a girl in the rocket-science treehouse, some of Rose's friends who think she's a weirdo.

Current Life:
  • Daily Routine: Gets up at 5:00 a.m., does 20 minutes of meditation, then reads and/or draws until it's time for breakfast. Then she gets ready and goes to school. Chess Club after school on Wednesdays and Rocketry Club after school on Fridays. After school, she gets her homework done as quickly as she can so she can read, engage in her hobbies or go dancing or shopping with her elder sister.
  • Goals and Ambitions: To be the first American female astronaut! Or maybe design the rocket she flies, or the futuristic ecological city it launches from. Or all of the above, really. She's all over the place in this regard.
  • Secrets: The fact that she's only ever had a crush on another girl.
  • Conflicts: Doesn't quite belong with either the science nerds or the fashionable girls, faces bias in pursuing her interests and dreams, sexuality and romance is a big scary black box that makes no sense.

Miscellaneous:
  • Quirks/Habits:
  • Favorite Activities/Hobbies: Model rocketry, model building, technical drawing, dancing, shopping
  • Pets: She likes her mother's cat well enough, but do you have any idea how hard it is to build an accurate scale model of the Gemini III capsule with a cat around who loves to attack all the parts?
  • Mannerisms: Stoic demeanor, tight body language (arms crossed or held close to her sides)--unless she gets on a tear about one of her passions, in which case she enters a state of fast-paced multisyllabic gesticulating explanation. If there's a blackboard or the like handy, expect diagrams and equations.

In-Story Information:
  • Key Motivations In Life: To take as big a part as she can in building a utopian future--as an astronaut/rocket scientist/ architect/designer/adept of a scientific-psychedelic Mystery School/all of the above.
  • Character Arc: Athena will have to deal with the clash between her Utopian ideals and the reality of the society she lives in. She will also have to discover and come to terms with her lesbian gender identity.
 
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Character Name: Rosetta Kingston
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Role in Story/Setting: Mother


Physical Description:
  • Height: 5'7"
  • Build: Slender
  • Hair Color/Style: Long and wavy white hair
  • Eye Color: Red
  • Notable Features: N/A
  • Clothing Style: Tends to wear formal clothing

Personality:
  • Personality Traits: Generous, motherly, and caring
  • Strengths: Very generous and caring towards other people, very good with children and pets.
  • Weaknesses: Has trouble with saying no.
  • Likes: Roses, her children, acting, nice people
  • Dislikes: Loud noises (She can't handle sudden loud noises), mean people, anything scary
  • Fears: coulrophobia, claustrophobia, phonophobia

Background:
  • Education: She had went to a prestigious academy and learned acting.
  • Personal History: Rosetta was born albino and autistic. She is from an abusive family. Her mother would abuse her a lot. But her father and her four older brothers were the only ones that cared for her dearly. Then, her older brothers got sold by her mother, and her father died due to committing suicide. She was all alone...

Relationships:
  • Family Relationships: She gets along with her children. However, she cannot get along with her mother.
  • Friends: She has a best friend named Teagan who is her manager in the acting business
  • Romantic Relationships: She is married to [INSERT HUBBY NAME HERE]
  • Rivals/Enemies: N/A

Current Life:
  • Daily Routine: She wakes up at around 5:00 A.M. and eats breakfast with her family, then once [INSERT HUBBY'S NAME HERE] goes out to drop off the kids (except for Miracle) off, she goes and hires a babysitter and goes to do her acting job! Once she gets back, she eats dinner with her family and then goes to sleep at 9:00 P.M.
  • Goals and Ambitions: To be a world-wide acting sensation, just like her aunt.
  • Secrets: N/A
  • Conflicts: Her mother

Miscellaneous:
  • Quirks/Habits: She tends to fidget with her hands a lot when she gets scared or nervous.
  • Favorite Activities/Hobbies: Acting, cooking, gardening
  • Pets: She has a year old albino cat with ruby red eyes named Ruby. She still takes care of her to this day, along with her family. (Fun fact: the Maine Coon actually has a special bond with Miracle ^^)
  • Mannerisms: She has a stutter, so she tends to stutter a lot.

In-Story Information:
  • Key Motivations In Life: N/A
  • Character Arc: She'll face her mother and gets the courage from [INSERT HUBBY'S NAME HERE] + her children and tells her to "get the fuck outta my life! You'll not touch her youngest daughter ever again!".
 
Is this still open?
 
Yes, for about a couple weeks (see the last post by CherryKoi, the GM). So please submit a character bio! 😸
 
Character Name: Amari
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Occupation: Student
Role in Story/Setting: Child


Physical Description:
  • Height: 4' 3
  • Build: slender
  • Hair Color/Style: Straight long brown hair
  • Eye Color: brown
  • Notable Features: scratch on the side of her cheek that has been there from her mother since she was one
  • Clothing Style: comfortable clothing

Personality:
  • Personality Traits: kind, generous, caring, slightly stubborn
  • Strengths: Caring and generous towards other people.
  • Weaknesses: Takes a long time to process information and figure out things.
  • Likes: Nice people, her friends, flowers
  • Dislikes: mean and rude people, scary things
  • Fears: bugs, getting hurt

Background:
  • Education: still in school
  • Personal History: Amari was diagnosed with ADHD at age 5 and has a very rude mother that does not care for her but her older sisters do care for her.

Relationships:
  • Family Relationships: mom (not good) sister #1 (good) sister #2 (good) dad (meh)
  • Friends: Best friend at school is Ellie
  • Romantic Relationships: N/A
  • Rivals/Enemies: N/A

Current Life:
  • Daily Routine: Gets up at 6 AM and eats breakfast, then goes to school, and comes home
  • Goals and Ambitions: wants to become a nail artist
  • Secrets: N/A
  • Conflicts: has ADHD

Miscellaneous:
  • Quirks/Habits: Talks a lot to her friends but is shy around other people
  • Favorite Activities/Hobbies: reading, drawing
  • Pets: N/A
  • Mannerisms: Is very talkative and loud

In-Story Information:
  • Key Motivations In Life: N/A
  • Character Arc: TBD
 
Character Name: Amari
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Occupation: Student
Role in Story/Setting: Child


Physical Description:
  • Height: 4' 3
  • Build: slender
  • Hair Color/Style: Straight long brown hair
  • Eye Color: brown
  • Notable Features: scratch on the side of her cheek that has been there from her mother since she was one
  • Clothing Style: comfortable clothing

Personality:
  • Personality Traits: kind, generous, caring, slightly stubborn
  • Strengths: Caring and generous towards other people.
  • Weaknesses: Takes a long time to process information and figure out things.
  • Likes: Nice people, her friends, flowers
  • Dislikes: mean and rude people, scary things
  • Fears: bugs, getting hurt

Background:
  • Education: still in school
  • Personal History: Amari was diagnosed with ADHD at age 5 and has a very rude mother that does not care for her but her older sisters do care for her.

Relationships:
  • Family Relationships: mom (not good) sister #1 (good) sister #2 (good) dad (meh)
  • Friends: Best friend at school is Ellie
  • Romantic Relationships: N/A
  • Rivals/Enemies: N/A

Current Life:
  • Daily Routine: Gets up at 6 AM and eats breakfast, then goes to school, and comes home
  • Goals and Ambitions: wants to become a nail artist
  • Secrets: N/A
  • Conflicts: has ADHD

Miscellaneous:
  • Quirks/Habits: Talks a lot to her friends but is shy around other people
  • Favorite Activities/Hobbies: reading, drawing
  • Pets: N/A
  • Mannerisms: Is very talkative and loud

In-Story Information:
  • Key Motivations In Life: N/A
  • Character Arc: TBD
I have a question:
When you mean by the mother, do you mean by my character? Or someone else?