Dear Valued Investor:
Being one of our most valued customers and loyal investors, you have been invited to our newly finished cross-continental rail line. In recent years, we have decided that the market needs a revival. What would be the best way to get across the country but in the luxury of a train? Cars are costly, and risk leaving you stranded on the side of a dusty road far from civilization. Aeroplanes are noisy, cold, and bumpy. Instead, cross the American continent from the metropolis of NYC to the doorsteps of San Francisco in comfort and convenience by train.
Your accommodations will be your own residential train car. Each car is equipped with 3 residential rooms and 1 bathroom. The total number of residential cars is 8. A bathroom has a stand-up shower with hot water, a sink, and a toilet. Inside your room, you will be given a bunk bed and you will be staying with one other person of your choice. You will have a lamp, a table, and a window to view one of the fastest and beautiful traveling landscapes you will ever see. There is one restaurant car where 4 meals will be served per day. A hot breakfast, a savory lunch, a lovely dinner, and a sweet dessert. There is also a lounging car for all of your relaxation needs. There are many tables with many board games. There are gambling tables and card games of the sort. If you're not much into game playing, there are instruments all for your use, and if none of that interests you just go talk to someone or read a book from a selection of thousands from our bookshelves. Even take the books you read with you whenever you leave!
As a special courtesy, all costs have already been paid for by the company. We have strived to give the definition to luxurious travel, and you, a valued investor will be one of the only 30 people to have the honor of this maiden voyage. With all costs covered, there is little reason not to attend. As a participant in this truly special journey, your name will be published in the paper along with your company, so you will certainly gain fame back home. Thank you for your interest and your consideration!
Sincerely,
Travis Johnes
CEO of NANR
OOC
NANR= North American National Railways
Welcome one and all to the Mystery on the Cross Continental Express. You are here, or at least have read this far because you are either really interested in the premise or have read the masterpiece by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express. Of course, this is not a direct copy and has multiple aspects changed so that it fits inside of the RP format.
The plot of the story is as follows: There is a stretch between the end of Kentucky and the middle of Nevada where there are minimal to no refueling stations. These rare refilling stations are completely and totally isolated from the outside world and small due to budget cuts and its need to be rushed. Every single one of the stops will take around 5 hours of in-game time. I will announce each stop and each continuation of the ride.
In the stretch, a murder happens. Residents are to live their lives in fear, and to either help with the investigation or be a silent antagonist. This is purely your decision, just don’t be too much of an arse and don’t god mode. Do whatever you can to fulfill your character's role, just don’t cheat!
On the train there are 2 conductors, one will be played by me. There will also be 3 policemen, which will just be NPCs if they are not taken. Then 5 attendants, also to be NPCs if not taken. These have individual jobs, like cook or just room attendant.
The Roleplay will start at New York Station until everyone in the RP replies at least once. As soon as this happens, we will do a bit of a time skip to the first stop (out of 3) in Kentucky. This is when the announcement of the long stretch will happen, and lots of conservation acts will be put in to place. Here, we can start a bit of drama and see if anyone wants to get off! Of course, if they do decide that they want to get off, that's a goodbye to their vacation days. Keep in mind they've already been on the train for a few days now.
IC Exposition
July 16th, 1956. 2:00 PM, Monday
The first conductor heads into the engine room. This was nerve-racking. The first travel was going to be the hardest. They have no confirmation from the office back home that this was going to succeed, basically being left in the cold as to whether this would work or not. The company is basically basing their whole business succeeding on this. After all, without this boost, the whole market might go down the drain. Might as well go out with a bang if you know you're going to go out, right? He pulls some levers and presses some buttons, and the engine roars to life.
The train horn sounds. Many people in suits start boarding on the fourth train car down from the engine room dragging their luggage along with them. Once everyone has entered, and he is given a go by the other conductor he pulls the acceleration lever. The second conductor jumps the engine room and sits on the back seat. No work really needs to be done until they get a bit further down the rails.
Everything is smooth sailing. The only thing the two conductors are nervous about is the gigantic stretch of minimal stops. The company decided not to tell the passengers, and just pass it off as a part of the experience. The train accelerates faster and faster. Many people are standing at the train stop cheering it on, in fact, he could even see the CEO, Travis Johnes looking on at them. There was so much risk in this, but so much reward if it succeeds. If he fails at this, his career will end from pure shaming of the company on him. The train stop eventually becomes a speck in the distance, and they are on their way.
Secrets
In this RP, a mechanic called secrets will be introduced. Those of you with discord will all be entered into a randomizing machine, which then after that I will pick up to 7 people (scaling down if needed). These 7 people will be given exclusive secrets that will be worked into their personality. One of the 7 secrets will be the personality trait of being the murderer.
The secrets will be dished out approximately the day before the RP starts, and the time will be extended if needed more time to rework the personality. If you message anyone about the secret, you will be instantly removed from the roleplay and acted as if killed inside of the RP. There will also be a detective role given to a random resident. This will be revealed quickly, but also provides some good tension between the murderer and the players.
Tip if you do learn about one of the secrets: Forget about it. Do not mention it to anyone else. If you think you have solved the mystery, then use your characters knowledge to tell the investigator. You are not omnipotent.
Rules:
1. Thou shalt have no other OP before me (Don't godmode.)
2. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor (Don't attention whore)
3. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thine neighbor (Don't flame)
4. Thou shall respect thine OP and Co-OP (Respect the OP and Co-OP/s)
5. Don't defy the laws of physics. Don't do it. Don't teleport. Teleporting is bad. I can make an entire paragraph out of making a sandwich, you can make a paragraph out of waking up and doing your morning routine.
Please explain in the most detail you can. The more detail you have, the more respect I have for you and the more chance you have of getting accepted. REMOVE THE PARENTHESES WHENEVER APPLYING!
Sign-ups:
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Personality:
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Occupation on the train: (Max of 2 conductors, Max of 3 policemen, max of 5 attendants. The rest are residents.)
Rooming with: (N/A if you want a random.)
Discord?: [Y/N]
Willingness to have a secret?: (WILL NOT MAKE YOU 100% NOT HAVE ONE OR HAVE ONE, JUST A PREFERENCE THING.)
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If I do not reply to your Co-OP form, or deny it, please do not try to contact me about it. I did see it, I just don't want to spend the effort explaining why now.
