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outpostmods) wrote2012-03-08 07:28 pm
outpostmods) wrote2012-03-08 07:28 pm
Premise
IC
[You wake up in a cold sweat in an unfamiliar room, blinded by fluorescent hospital lights as you open your eyes. You're so sore you can barely move, as there's a dull ache all over your body -- centered especially at the base of your spine. As your consciousness starts to return to you, you become acutely aware of a feverish itch spreading from your back and down your arms... oh, dear. Is that fur?
Your eyes must be playing tricks on you. Before you can investigate further, you notice that there's a folded letter sitting on the stand next to your hospital bed, addressed to you:]
Dear (name),
If you are reading this, congratulations! You've survived the third stage of DOTES (Domestic Overwrite Trans-Evolutionary Spirii) and starting today, you will begin receiving treatment with lasting long-term effects. If you've made it this far, your odds are pretty good, but your journey is far from over!
Welcome to the Outpost, an isolated care facility that has been dedicated to the study of strange and unusual maladies for over twenty years. Formerly an official's summer home in decades past, it has been converted over the years into a medical clinic devoted to the study of the mysterious virus known only as 'DOTES.' Little is known of the disease, only that it results in rather curious symptoms and is most often fatal in those who contract it. However, since you're here, that means you are now being closely monitored to ensure your continued survival in these harsh and strange conditions. Lucky you!
When you are feeling well enough to get up, the nurse's office is down the hall for an initial checkup. When you are cleared from quarantine, you will then be assigned to a dormitory. Your belongings have already been unpacked and put away for you, as well as some extra gifts so that you may have all the comforts you would have at home and then some. You will also find a disc on the dresser containing information on your life before the infection, as memory loss is a tragically common side effect of the disease. Do pay close attention when playing it though, due to data restraints it can only be played once as we'd rather be putting forth our resources to curing the disease.
Please be assured that we will try to make your stay here will be a comfortable one with all amenities provided until you are given a completely clean bill of health and ready to be released back into the world at large. Our staff is here to help you and make you feel at home until it's time to go back to your real home (after all, your family must miss you!). In your room is a whiteboard and a catalog where you may write down requests for any of your material needs, and we will happily provide you with them within 24 hours.
You may have already noticed the collar around your neck. It has been custom-fitted for your maximum comfort; this is actually a sophisticated piece of technology designed to monitor your vitals without inhibiting movement as other monitoring hardware might do. Since this is meant to be a non-invasive way for the medical team to keep track of your health, it is not to be removed. The collar also has a simple tracking device embedded within, so that we are able to find and retrieve you in case of a serious medical emergency. Again, it is for your health and longevity that we do this.
Oh, and pay no mind to that pain in your tailbone. It'll sort itself out over the next few days, and you'll be used to it in no time. Also, be aware that you may experience slight temperamental shifts as your body adjusts to its new additions. This, too, will be something you will get used to soon enough. Do not be alarmed.
OOC
Outpost 209 is an adults-only RPG with strong sexual and body horror themes that takes place in modern-day Siberia, in a secluded area deep in the vast temperate forest in the southern part of the region. Characters wake up in an ambiguous holding area, unsure of where they were last -- in fact, their entire memory has been wiped upon entry to the facility. After an initial checkup for any other pressing symptoms, they are then assigned a dorm room and given a laptop and a few changes of clothes, as well as ample time to adjust to their new changes before the next checkup.
Through DOTES, characters are being slowly transformed into animals, and with it comes the strong psychological drives that animals have. The strongest, of course, is the drive to mate, claim territory, and fight for your right to do so. The degree of physical changes varies from person to person, as one person might only have the minimal animalistic symptoms (the ears and tail) and stop there, whereas another patient might react more strongly to the virus and develop even more changes than usual (additions such as claws, sharp teeth, patches of fur, or paws). The most dramatic changes may be gradual and take some time (such as growing a full tail or a coat of fur), while some come in sudden, painful bursts. It's an awkward transition, and your character must struggle to maintain the increasingly fragile balance between their human selves and the animal they're being transformed into. The patients have no control over how their bodies are going to change, or what will happen next... and skipping your daily doses of medication could have deadly results.
One thing is for sure though, nobody may leave the Outpost once they've been checked in, and that there seems to be no direct interaction with the staff of the facility, much less the names of those involved...
[You wake up in a cold sweat in an unfamiliar room, blinded by fluorescent hospital lights as you open your eyes. You're so sore you can barely move, as there's a dull ache all over your body -- centered especially at the base of your spine. As your consciousness starts to return to you, you become acutely aware of a feverish itch spreading from your back and down your arms... oh, dear. Is that fur?
Your eyes must be playing tricks on you. Before you can investigate further, you notice that there's a folded letter sitting on the stand next to your hospital bed, addressed to you:]
Dear (name),
If you are reading this, congratulations! You've survived the third stage of DOTES (Domestic Overwrite Trans-Evolutionary Spirii) and starting today, you will begin receiving treatment with lasting long-term effects. If you've made it this far, your odds are pretty good, but your journey is far from over!
Welcome to the Outpost, an isolated care facility that has been dedicated to the study of strange and unusual maladies for over twenty years. Formerly an official's summer home in decades past, it has been converted over the years into a medical clinic devoted to the study of the mysterious virus known only as 'DOTES.' Little is known of the disease, only that it results in rather curious symptoms and is most often fatal in those who contract it. However, since you're here, that means you are now being closely monitored to ensure your continued survival in these harsh and strange conditions. Lucky you!
When you are feeling well enough to get up, the nurse's office is down the hall for an initial checkup. When you are cleared from quarantine, you will then be assigned to a dormitory. Your belongings have already been unpacked and put away for you, as well as some extra gifts so that you may have all the comforts you would have at home and then some. You will also find a disc on the dresser containing information on your life before the infection, as memory loss is a tragically common side effect of the disease. Do pay close attention when playing it though, due to data restraints it can only be played once as we'd rather be putting forth our resources to curing the disease.
Please be assured that we will try to make your stay here will be a comfortable one with all amenities provided until you are given a completely clean bill of health and ready to be released back into the world at large. Our staff is here to help you and make you feel at home until it's time to go back to your real home (after all, your family must miss you!). In your room is a whiteboard and a catalog where you may write down requests for any of your material needs, and we will happily provide you with them within 24 hours.
You may have already noticed the collar around your neck. It has been custom-fitted for your maximum comfort; this is actually a sophisticated piece of technology designed to monitor your vitals without inhibiting movement as other monitoring hardware might do. Since this is meant to be a non-invasive way for the medical team to keep track of your health, it is not to be removed. The collar also has a simple tracking device embedded within, so that we are able to find and retrieve you in case of a serious medical emergency. Again, it is for your health and longevity that we do this.
Oh, and pay no mind to that pain in your tailbone. It'll sort itself out over the next few days, and you'll be used to it in no time. Also, be aware that you may experience slight temperamental shifts as your body adjusts to its new additions. This, too, will be something you will get used to soon enough. Do not be alarmed.
OOC
Outpost 209 is an adults-only RPG with strong sexual and body horror themes that takes place in modern-day Siberia, in a secluded area deep in the vast temperate forest in the southern part of the region. Characters wake up in an ambiguous holding area, unsure of where they were last -- in fact, their entire memory has been wiped upon entry to the facility. After an initial checkup for any other pressing symptoms, they are then assigned a dorm room and given a laptop and a few changes of clothes, as well as ample time to adjust to their new changes before the next checkup.
Through DOTES, characters are being slowly transformed into animals, and with it comes the strong psychological drives that animals have. The strongest, of course, is the drive to mate, claim territory, and fight for your right to do so. The degree of physical changes varies from person to person, as one person might only have the minimal animalistic symptoms (the ears and tail) and stop there, whereas another patient might react more strongly to the virus and develop even more changes than usual (additions such as claws, sharp teeth, patches of fur, or paws). The most dramatic changes may be gradual and take some time (such as growing a full tail or a coat of fur), while some come in sudden, painful bursts. It's an awkward transition, and your character must struggle to maintain the increasingly fragile balance between their human selves and the animal they're being transformed into. The patients have no control over how their bodies are going to change, or what will happen next... and skipping your daily doses of medication could have deadly results.
One thing is for sure though, nobody may leave the Outpost once they've been checked in, and that there seems to be no direct interaction with the staff of the facility, much less the names of those involved...