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by Dyelli Beybi » Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:30 pm
Bolslania wrote:Btw Boone isn't lying, he was sent here by a member of the Order. While yes he may be spying on y'all, he is actually part of the order.
by Bolslania » Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:45 pm
Dyelli Beybi wrote:Bolslania wrote:Btw Boone isn't lying, he was sent here by a member of the Order. While yes he may be spying on y'all, he is actually part of the order.
I didn't agree to that... as I said when you first apped, I'd like all apps to be for new recruits who received a letter in the manner set out in the OP.
On another note, he's just threatened the Order Librarian who a number of the cast are a bit protective about. That has not gone down well and Jago is going to arrest him. Obviously, they'll find out that Boone isn't the killer in the next little while which will give you an opportunity to get him back on the team.
by Dyelli Beybi » Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:04 pm
by Bolslania » Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:43 pm
Dyelli Beybi wrote:@Bolslania, if you have an OOC comment to make, please put it in the OOC thread.
Also, you're adding stuff into the setting that I don't want to be there. Now we have a spy agency that everyone knows about and can do whatever it likes? That sounds more like the Soviet Union than 20th century Britain. I am afraid I am going to have to ask you to edit that out of your last post. It is out-of-place in the setting and it is adding fuel to a scene which is derailing the thread. If you need some advice as to what to put in it's place please feel free to ask in the OOC.
Van der Valk isn't going to respond to being threatened so I suggest you make a response that doesn't involve that, either with threats of physical violence or with threats of nebulous spy agencies. It also needs to be something which helps to draw this scene towards a close so we can move on with the thread.
by Reverend Norv » Sun Oct 04, 2020 6:08 pm
by Bolslania » Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:30 pm
Reverend Norv wrote:A Royal Peculiar is a type of Anglican parish, not a government spy agency. And whatever may be in your app - which, by the way, your made-up agency is emphatically not - your presence in the RP is at the discretion of the OP. I suggest you stop arguing and start cooperating.
by Reverend Norv » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:12 am
Bolslania wrote:Reverend Norv wrote:A Royal Peculiar is a type of Anglican parish, not a government spy agency. And whatever may be in your app - which, by the way, your made-up agency is emphatically not - your presence in the RP is at the discretion of the OP. I suggest you stop arguing and start cooperating.
Weeeeell I can't think of much here. If I don't do what I did I'm fairly confident that I get imprisoned, or excommunicated from the group which isn't good.
And even so, I did also specifically say in my app that I was an agent of the Crown and I did just admit to it in the IC.
Dyelli Beybi wrote:Bolslania wrote:Btw Boone isn't lying, he was sent here by a member of the Order. While yes he may be spying on y'all, he is actually part of the order.
I didn't agree to that... as I said when you first apped, I'd like all apps to be for new recruits who received a letter in the manner set out in the OP.
On another note, he's just threatened the Order Librarian who a number of the cast are a bit protective about. That has not gone down well and Jago is going to arrest him. Obviously, they'll find out that Boone isn't the killer in the next little while which will give you an opportunity to get him back on the team.
by Dyelli Beybi » Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:03 pm
by Kazarogkai » Sat Oct 10, 2020 11:26 pm
by Voxija » Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:51 pm
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by Dyelli Beybi » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:45 am
by Kazarogkai » Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:41 pm
Dyelli Beybi wrote:Excellent, let me know when you are and well sort out a way to bring you in!
by Dyelli Beybi » Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:31 pm
by New Finnish Republic » Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:29 pm
by Bolslania » Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:32 am
New Finnish Republic wrote:This...actually looks really interesting. Although college is doing all it can be to chip away at my free time, I'd be interested in dropping an application for this. Is it too late at this point in the IC to join, or are you still accepting applications?
by Bingellia » Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:21 am
New Finnish Republic wrote:This...actually looks really interesting. Although college is doing all it can be to chip away at my free time, I'd be interested in dropping an application for this. Is it too late at this point in the IC to join, or are you still accepting applications?
by New Finnish Republic » Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:56 pm
by Dyelli Beybi » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:59 pm
by New Finnish Republic » Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:42 pm
Character DescriptionName: Josef Wallner
Personal Effects: Josef carries two items with him at all times, both of which contradict one another. In one pocket will rest a small bible, written in his native tongue, which possesses a notable hole in the center of it where a bullet was stopped during the Second Battle of Verdun. In the other pocket rests a small metal flask which Josef makes sure has some sort of alcoholic liquid within.
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Nationality: German
Appearance: Standing at 180 cm with a lean build of 82 kg, Josef is the stereotypical image of a Northern German. His blonde hair is often in a somewhat unkempt state and he often possesses a light stubble on his face due to his indifference on shaving habits since his time in the army was concluded. His attire often matches his style of grooming, in which it often is sloppily done and only reaches the bare minimum levels of what is deemed acceptable by societal standards. An indifferent expression often rests on his face, as is common amongst the surviving soldiers of the Great War.
Background:What is your job Former Hauptmann (Captain) of the Imperial German Army
Backstory: Even for the victors of war, the sacrifices that were made during the struggle will often lead those who fought to question both their humanity and the very nations that they fought so dearly for. For those on the losing side, however, these effects are much more severe and produce ramifications that can lead to situations much worse than what originally started the prior conflict. For Josef, he was able to witness this first hand.
A first-year engineering student at Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover during the outbreak of the war, Josef was one of the many young men who were enticed at the opportunities to fight for their homeland. Using connections from his family, Josef was fortunate enough to enter into the officer program of the Imperial German Army and thus avoided the initial slaughter that came about due to both sides vastly underestimating the capabilities of the modern battlefield. Due to said horrific bloodshed, Josef and many of his fellow cadets were quickly rushed into the field to replace the multitude dead and wounded experienced officers.
He would get his first taste of combat during the German offensive at Verdun in 1916. It was there where he would discover that the tales of valor and glory that had been instilled into his head were nothing but lies as he watched countless of both friend and foe slaughtered in the brutal combat that ensued. Josef himself had been wounded in the fighting as a shell fragment tore a large gash in his side, sending him back home to recover.
A few months later he would return to the battlefield, this time of the rank of Oberleutnant and in command of an entire platoon of men. The fact that many of the faces he saw were so young that he didn't need to even bother regulating shaving standards did not escape him, although it never prevented him from issuing the orders to storm out of the trenches when his orders stated such. Even as Josef watched countless men under his care die gruesome deaths, he continued to reason with himself that this war would soon be over and that he would be able to return to his studies.
However, this was not the case. As the months turned into years, it became clearer and clearer that the war was lost. When he earned the rank of Hauptmann and became in charge of the new Sturmtruppen company, Josef only became more convinced that he would meet his end on the battlefields as he and his men used the newly developed shock tactics to ravage the trench lines of the enemy. And he nearly did during one said infiltration, as a round smacked into his chest during a counter-attack he led during the Second Battle of Verdun. However he was surprised to find not blood on his chest as he reached towards it, but instead shredded pieces of leather and paper as the bible he kept in his chest pocket had managed to save him from a certain death.
During the waning days of the war, Josef was surprised to learn that he and a portion of his company was being withdrawn from the frontlines. Although initially relieved to escape from the grinding war of attrition that was still being fought on the Western Front, this feeling would turn into that of utter confusion as he learned of the reason behind his change of station. Or rather, what little it was he learned, as all he had been instructed on was to investigate a small rural village in the heartland of Germany, far away from any current frontline. However, as a dutiful German soldier, he did not question his orders given that they apparently came from none other than the German High Command itself.
With roughly a platoon worth of his Sturmtruppen soldiers, all of which were experienced veterans, Josef began to carry out the task assigned to him. On their first night in the village, Josef was warned by the elders not to go near the nearby wooded area, as it was reported that screams of those abducted had often been heard coming from there. Taking these warnings as a prompt to investigate further, Josef and his men would stumble across a group of figures who seemed to be stumbling about the area with no clear cause. One of Josef's men shouted out to the figures, which immediately prompted the figures to turn in their directions and stare at them with glowing red eyes. Before anyone could react, the figures had already pounced upon the first man in their group, using their teeth and fingers to rip away at the screaming man's body.
Josef and his men began firing upon these figures, their rifles crackling like machine gun fire as they peppered the figures. However, no matter how many times their rounds hit them or tore away at their bodies, the figures continued to come at them. Although they appeared to be human, it was clear that these things were far from it as they overwhelmed the small group of soldiers. It was only by chance that the detachment's sniper discovered on a round to the skull would seem to kill them, prompting Josef to command his panicked soldiers to steady themselves and aim for their attackers' heads.
Josef would lose all but two of his men in the following battle against the creatures. Most disturbingly to him, many of the men he had watched fall to the creatures likewise began to rise and attack their former comrades, seemingly having no recollection of who they were or who they were attempting to kill. It was a sight that not even the horrified battlefields he had previously seen could compare to, and one that would haunt his dreams following it.
Upon returning back to his headquarters and delivering his report, Josef was told to never speak of what he had witnessed or else he and the rest of his surviving men would be executed for treason. At this point it was clear that the war was lost as talks of an Armistice being signed were being finalized, and thus Josef remained station in the German High Command headquarters until the official news of the end of the war reached him.
Like many German soldiers, he was overwhelmed with joy. Although many men would come home broken both physically and mentally from the effects of the war, Josef had hopes of returning back to his home city of Hamburg with a warm welcome. Instead, however, he was met with vacant and hungry stares from the civilian population that were mixed in with disgruntled mutterings of how victory had been stolen from the German people thanks to those who had profited from the conflict.
For a brief time, Josef contemplated returning back to his studies as he was dismissed from his commitments to the now dismantled German Imperial Army. Given his service and family connections, it would not be difficult for him to do such, but he could not help but feel a sense of apprehension. The memories of both the countless battles he fought in as well as the incident at the village caused him to dive into a state of depression and anxiety, with many of his nights being spent drinking away said memories. The thought of joining many of his countrymen in search of a better life in America crossed his mind, with Josef already preparing to inform his parents of his decision.
A single letter altered those plans, however. Detailed in the hand written note, he was told that there were people who knew what he had witnessed and offered him a place in which he could stop said events from occurring once more. The writer did not name themselves, but instead gave them an address located in London that he was to go to if he were interested. Although Josef couldn't help but fear a sense of dread at the thought of encountering something such as that ever again, the memories of his fellow men being torn to bits and returning to life as creatures without a shred of their humanity left too much guilt for him to decline.
Thus, Josef began his work as a new member of the Order.
by New Finnish Republic » Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:32 pm
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