This is a pretty rough idea right now, but even so, here it is; a quest where our hero is unknowingly (at first) one of the settings' monsters themselves. Said setting is an amalgam creating by roughly fusing together a few real world myths & legends with pretty much anything horror, mystery, and/or killing game (think Danganronpa, Your Turn to Die, Zero Escape, etc.) related, but with a particular focus on Analog and Mascot horror.
Jonathan Fitzgerald: Paranormal & Private Investigator - Anomalies & Adversities (a quest of playing the monster)
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The Beginning and character creation
- Location
- MS, USA
...I'll admit, I did brace for a lot of possible things to be waiting for me at that police station. This... that was not what I was expecting. Ok, ok, let's back up and start from square one. The year is 2009, in Mandela County, WI, USA. It's just around dawn, there's a chill in the air, the sky above is as overcast as it gets without fog rolling in or rain coming down, and here I am, willingly walking into an old, mostly abandoned county police precinct. ...And doing a stupid noir bit for no particular reason, other than that it's become my little ritual for centering myself. My name is:
[]Name: Jonathan Fitzgerald
[]Name: Paul Goodman
[]Name: Ricardo Torres
[]Name: Ippei Ibushi (written in the western fashion, anyway)
[]Name: Write-in
I work as a P&PI... that is, a Paranormal and Private Investigator. I do all the things a normal PI does, but I also handle... strange cases. In fact, I'd say that's 90% of what I do. And right now, I'm doing something that technically might classify as either, I suppose. A former police detective, a Thatcher... something?... Called me at the crack of dawn and practically demanded I make his 'problem' my next case. ...Well, that's not exactly quite it. He demanded I be there in case he thought he needed my help to interview an... interesting individual. An anomaly, to be more blunt. I don't know why he called me, exactly, maybe he already tried a bunch of other ideas and it's just desperation, or maybe he somehow knows? ...Right... I only somewhat recently learned myself, I'm not exactly... what you would call an ordinary person. ...Still coming to terms with the fact that:
[Note: By default, each of the standard names has an associated creature type. But you can opt to pair a given name with a different creature, if you so wish. If you write-in a name, you must specify what kind of creature they are, and they must be able to pass for human to the extent they fool even themselves. Also, the creature selection with have a slight effect on which pieces of media are going into the big mixing pot off this setting.]
[]Creature: I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
I'll be honest, the documents my mother had been hiding from me were... quite revealing. Poor dad though, he may have gotten it worse than me... death would be preferable.
+Start with Paulbear Token, Facial Scanners, Iron Stomach (Artificial), Basic Integrated Computer and later unlock Animatronic Technical Documents upon learning what you are in-character.
+Start with a significant head start on assembling a case against Bunny Smiles INC. or FazBear Entertainment (INC. or LLC.), as well as a small collection of random evidence and clues on various other topics and mysteries.
+Relatively quick and potent improvements, to stats and otherwise, are available through upgrades to the animatronic body, should you gain access to them.
+-Two separate health pools, body and remnant. Body is extremely resilient against most physical attacks, but can be damaged by either fire, acid, or just strong enough other attacks. Remnant is immune to all physical damage except for fire/heat damage, which it can still negate or resist with willpower checks. If remnant runs out, game over. If body is depleted, then your capabilities are sharply diminished until you can possesss a new body.
-No natural stat growth with experience.
-Extremely heavy and loud; variable but generally severe penalty to gymnastics and stealth.
-Must take Pyrophobia later on during character creation.
[]Creature: I'm dead, unfortunately, but I live!... by sucking down the blood of others. {Thin-blooded Vampire} (Associated with Paul Goodman by default, home setting: Vampire the Masquerade)
Yes, it is indeed quite the miserable, sunless day outside. and thank goodness for it, makes my life easier.
+Gain access to Thin Blood Alchemy and can gain up to level 3 (out of 5) in a single vampiric discipline, with additional access to disciplines though certain perks, the occult principles, and the 'resonance' mechanic.
+Can use stored blood to achieve incredible feats (to fuel disciplines and to boost dice rolls).
+Start with general knowledge of the political situation with regards to vampires and their schemes.
+Start with Kindred of Caine, Magics of Lilith, and a useful contact in one off the Camarilla, Sabat, or one of the courts of the Kuei-jin.
-No natural stat growth with experience, and much slower rate of skill improvement.
-Extreme vulnerability to True Faith, the light of the sun, and several other (optional) potential vulnerabilities.
-Modified version of VtM's blood pool, thirst, and humanity mechanics.
[]Creature: I'm?... probably dead. But... I am not me? {Alternate} (Associated with Ricardo Torres by default, home setting: The Mandela Catalogue)
I'm an... alternative take on myself, a... doppelganger, of sorts. Oh, and a demon, but who's counting, eh? That was a deeply unpleasant discovery, but thankfully I've had time to process that. 'My'... no, stop that, *ahem*... My aunt's the only reason I'm even in this business, and said business is the only reason I had a chance to learn what I am. ...Actually, now that I think about it, she mentioned that her, my direct family, and some other aunt used to live right around here... a couple decades ago? Something about a tragedy?
+Start with a large amount of psychology, rhetoric, and suggestion skill.
+Start with Break Them by Talking, Insidious Whispers, Pass without Trace, Unholy Revelation,We are Legion (deactivated), Nothing is worth the Risk (deactivated), The Might of the Subconscious (deactivated), Rebellious Demon, and Every Day Does Get Brighter.
+Nigh invulnerable to all forms of physical attack.
+Begin with partial knowledge on the nature of Alternates. Upon learning what you are, changes to near-complete knowledge.
-Almost laughably vulnerable to the power of True Faith, provided it's coming from followers of any non-Abrahamic faith. Following one or more possible positive scenarios playing out, can potentially gain an even worse vulnerability to True Faith from practitioners of all faiths.
-Slight vulnerability to any opponent that possess any of the following traits or states of being: Impossible courage, Berserker Rage, Frenzy, or is currently a were-beast.
-No traits, abilities, or starting skills to help with mundane or paranormal investigations (aside from maybe Pass without Trace), outside of interviews and interrogations.
[]Creature: I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend} (Associated with Ippei Ibushi by default, home setting:
heavily altered Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends x Greylock)
So there's the big fancy concept adults thought up called 'thought forms' or 'tulpas', where a person concentrates really hard and sort of 'imagines' a being into existence. The funny thing is that it's a good bit more complicated than that, but if you limit it to the beautiful imagination of children instead of that of the adults, that's pretty much it. Just like adults to over-complicate things. ...Yeah... Just like them... Sometimes, in my darkest moments, I find myself wishing Satomi (my kid, my creator. I came in to being when she needed something to practice with and on) had never grown up. But I know that what I really wish is that she hadn't lied to me. ...At least her sister wound up growing into a fine person. I wouldn't be here if not for her, and not in this line of work if not for her husband.
+Start with'Where There's a Wilt, There's a Way' (deactivated), 'Where There's a Will, There's a Way', Chronic Helper Syndrome (deactivated), Protector of the Innocent, The Might of the Subconscious, Mentor & Teacher, Practice Buddy, Living Sandbag, Built Tough, and Toon Physics (minor).
+Start with a large amount of Conceptualization and Unarmed Combat skill.
+Start with full mastery of one off the following: Boxing, Wrestling, or any common Martial Art (Karate, Judo, Aikido, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, or Dragon-style Shaolin kung-fu, and Pankration).
+High rate of natural stat growth with experience.
+-Toon Physics can potentially nullify all damage, though this is highly context dependant.
-No starting knowledge of or clues regarding the paranormal and supernatural, nor any potential 'major' cases.
-Outside of Impact damage, relies almost entirely on Toon Physics. Without that, is barely any tougher than an average human, meaning essentially everything is a vulnerability.
-Roughly human base stats, with no way intially to improve that aside from natural growth.
[]Name: Jonathan Fitzgerald
[]Name: Paul Goodman
[]Name: Ricardo Torres
[]Name: Ippei Ibushi (written in the western fashion, anyway)
[]Name: Write-in
I work as a P&PI... that is, a Paranormal and Private Investigator. I do all the things a normal PI does, but I also handle... strange cases. In fact, I'd say that's 90% of what I do. And right now, I'm doing something that technically might classify as either, I suppose. A former police detective, a Thatcher... something?... Called me at the crack of dawn and practically demanded I make his 'problem' my next case. ...Well, that's not exactly quite it. He demanded I be there in case he thought he needed my help to interview an... interesting individual. An anomaly, to be more blunt. I don't know why he called me, exactly, maybe he already tried a bunch of other ideas and it's just desperation, or maybe he somehow knows? ...Right... I only somewhat recently learned myself, I'm not exactly... what you would call an ordinary person. ...Still coming to terms with the fact that:
[Note: By default, each of the standard names has an associated creature type. But you can opt to pair a given name with a different creature, if you so wish. If you write-in a name, you must specify what kind of creature they are, and they must be able to pass for human to the extent they fool even themselves. Also, the creature selection with have a slight effect on which pieces of media are going into the big mixing pot off this setting.]
[]Creature: I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
I'll be honest, the documents my mother had been hiding from me were... quite revealing. Poor dad though, he may have gotten it worse than me... death would be preferable.
+Start with Paulbear Token, Facial Scanners, Iron Stomach (Artificial), Basic Integrated Computer and later unlock Animatronic Technical Documents upon learning what you are in-character.
+Start with a significant head start on assembling a case against Bunny Smiles INC. or FazBear Entertainment (INC. or LLC.), as well as a small collection of random evidence and clues on various other topics and mysteries.
+Relatively quick and potent improvements, to stats and otherwise, are available through upgrades to the animatronic body, should you gain access to them.
+-Two separate health pools, body and remnant. Body is extremely resilient against most physical attacks, but can be damaged by either fire, acid, or just strong enough other attacks. Remnant is immune to all physical damage except for fire/heat damage, which it can still negate or resist with willpower checks. If remnant runs out, game over. If body is depleted, then your capabilities are sharply diminished until you can possesss a new body.
-No natural stat growth with experience.
-Extremely heavy and loud; variable but generally severe penalty to gymnastics and stealth.
-Must take Pyrophobia later on during character creation.
[]Creature: I'm dead, unfortunately, but I live!... by sucking down the blood of others. {Thin-blooded Vampire} (Associated with Paul Goodman by default, home setting: Vampire the Masquerade)
Yes, it is indeed quite the miserable, sunless day outside. and thank goodness for it, makes my life easier.
+Gain access to Thin Blood Alchemy and can gain up to level 3 (out of 5) in a single vampiric discipline, with additional access to disciplines though certain perks, the occult principles, and the 'resonance' mechanic.
+Can use stored blood to achieve incredible feats (to fuel disciplines and to boost dice rolls).
+Start with general knowledge of the political situation with regards to vampires and their schemes.
+Start with Kindred of Caine, Magics of Lilith, and a useful contact in one off the Camarilla, Sabat, or one of the courts of the Kuei-jin.
-No natural stat growth with experience, and much slower rate of skill improvement.
-Extreme vulnerability to True Faith, the light of the sun, and several other (optional) potential vulnerabilities.
-Modified version of VtM's blood pool, thirst, and humanity mechanics.
[]Creature: I'm?... probably dead. But... I am not me? {Alternate} (Associated with Ricardo Torres by default, home setting: The Mandela Catalogue)
I'm an... alternative take on myself, a... doppelganger, of sorts. Oh, and a demon, but who's counting, eh? That was a deeply unpleasant discovery, but thankfully I've had time to process that. 'My'... no, stop that, *ahem*... My aunt's the only reason I'm even in this business, and said business is the only reason I had a chance to learn what I am. ...Actually, now that I think about it, she mentioned that her, my direct family, and some other aunt used to live right around here... a couple decades ago? Something about a tragedy?
+Start with a large amount of psychology, rhetoric, and suggestion skill.
+Start with Break Them by Talking, Insidious Whispers, Pass without Trace, Unholy Revelation,
+Nigh invulnerable to all forms of physical attack.
+Begin with partial knowledge on the nature of Alternates. Upon learning what you are, changes to near-complete knowledge.
-Almost laughably vulnerable to the power of True Faith, provided it's coming from followers of any non-Abrahamic faith. Following one or more possible positive scenarios playing out, can potentially gain an even worse vulnerability to True Faith from practitioners of all faiths.
-Slight vulnerability to any opponent that possess any of the following traits or states of being: Impossible courage, Berserker Rage, Frenzy, or is currently a were-beast.
-No traits, abilities, or starting skills to help with mundane or paranormal investigations (aside from maybe Pass without Trace), outside of interviews and interrogations.
[]Creature: I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend} (Associated with Ippei Ibushi by default, home setting:
heavily altered Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends x Greylock)
So there's the big fancy concept adults thought up called 'thought forms' or 'tulpas', where a person concentrates really hard and sort of 'imagines' a being into existence. The funny thing is that it's a good bit more complicated than that, but if you limit it to the beautiful imagination of children instead of that of the adults, that's pretty much it. Just like adults to over-complicate things. ...Yeah... Just like them... Sometimes, in my darkest moments, I find myself wishing Satomi (my kid, my creator. I came in to being when she needed something to practice with and on) had never grown up. But I know that what I really wish is that she hadn't lied to me. ...At least her sister wound up growing into a fine person. I wouldn't be here if not for her, and not in this line of work if not for her husband.
+Start with
+Start with a large amount of Conceptualization and Unarmed Combat skill.
+Start with full mastery of one off the following: Boxing, Wrestling, or any common Martial Art (Karate, Judo, Aikido, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, or Dragon-style Shaolin kung-fu, and Pankration).
+High rate of natural stat growth with experience.
+-Toon Physics can potentially nullify all damage, though this is highly context dependant.
-No starting knowledge of or clues regarding the paranormal and supernatural, nor any potential 'major' cases.
-Outside of Impact damage, relies almost entirely on Toon Physics. Without that, is barely any tougher than an average human, meaning essentially everything is a vulnerability.
-Roughly human base stats, with no way intially to improve that aside from natural growth.
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Character Sheet
- Location
- MS, USA
Name: Jonathan Fitzgerald
Appearance: (Body Appearance) At first glance, unremarkable/average 5" 9' caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes. On closer inspection, a biological anomaly with impossibly angular & perfect features with edges that almost seem sharp enough to cut, particularly around already sharp areas of the body, which tend more towards 'boxy'.
(Soul/Remnant form Appearance) A taller 'ghost child' sprite minus the tear trails and marked by patches of soot-like black discoloration.
Faith: Christian (Non-Denominational)
Physical
Strength(STR): 40
Endurance(END): 40
Agility(AGI): 10
Perception(PER): 40
Mental
Intelligence(INT): SaS*
Charisma(CHA): SaS
Wisdom(WIS): SaS
Willpower(WIL): SaS
Other/Supernatural
Peity(PEI): SaS
Luck(LCK): SaS
Arcane/Magic(MAG): SaS - 10 (minimum 0)
SAN (Sanity): 22/22
Physical
Strength(STR): N/A
Endurance(END): N/A
Agility(AGI): N/A
Perception(PER): N/A
Mental
Intelligence(INT): 10
Charisma(CHA): 8
Wisdom(WIS): 10
Willpower(WIL): 11
Other/Supernatural
Peity(PEI): 2
Luck(LCK): 10
Arcane/Magic(MAG): 0
* = SaS means 'Same as Soul', meaning the stat is the same as in the Soul/Remnant Form. Most of the better (non-primary) bodies just take Soul form stats and slap considerable penalties on them. The primary body out of the box (with the notable exception of magic) will just take whatever your stats are and keep them the same.
General & All-Purpose Combat Skills
Unarmed(STR + AGI): 3
Melee (STR + AGI): 0
Dodge (AGI): 2
Marksmanship (PER + AGI): 2
Logic (INT): 2
Conceptualization (Concept.) (INT): 2
Administration (Admin.) (INT): 5 (0 + 5(Skilled Administrator))
Intimidation (STR + CHA): 0
Suggestion (CHA): 0
Negotiation (CHA): 3
Persuasion (CHA): 3
Rhetoric (INT + CHA): 0
Esprit de Corps (CHA): 0
'Common' Sense (WIS): 1
Inland Empire ((WIS + LCK + MAG)/3 * 1): 2
Composure (WIL): 3
Specific Weapon Category Skills
Short Blade(STR + AGI + PER): 4
Appearance: (Body Appearance) At first glance, unremarkable/average 5" 9' caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes. On closer inspection, a biological anomaly with impossibly angular & perfect features with edges that almost seem sharp enough to cut, particularly around already sharp areas of the body, which tend more towards 'boxy'.
(Soul/Remnant form Appearance) A taller 'ghost child' sprite minus the tear trails and marked by patches of soot-like black discoloration.
Faith: Christian (Non-Denominational)
Body Stats:
HP (Hit Points/Health): 40/40
Physical
Strength(STR): 40
Endurance(END): 40
Agility(AGI): 10
Perception(PER): 40
Mental
Intelligence(INT): SaS*
Charisma(CHA): SaS
Wisdom(WIS): SaS
Willpower(WIL): SaS
Other/Supernatural
Peity(PEI): SaS
Luck(LCK): SaS
Arcane/Magic(MAG): SaS - 10 (minimum 0)
Soul/Remnant Stats:
HP (Remnant): 5/5
SAN (Sanity): 22/22
Physical
Strength(STR): N/A
Endurance(END): N/A
Agility(AGI): N/A
Perception(PER): N/A
Mental
Intelligence(INT): 10
Charisma(CHA): 8
Wisdom(WIS): 10
Willpower(WIL): 11
Other/Supernatural
Peity(PEI): 2
Luck(LCK): 10
Arcane/Magic(MAG): 0
* = SaS means 'Same as Soul', meaning the stat is the same as in the Soul/Remnant Form. Most of the better (non-primary) bodies just take Soul form stats and slap considerable penalties on them. The primary body out of the box (with the notable exception of magic) will just take whatever your stats are and keep them the same.
Skills
All skills are capped by their associated stat or the average of their associated stats, if more than one. Example: Rhetoric's cap is it's two governing stats added together (CHA + INT), then divided by 2.General & All-Purpose Combat Skills
Unarmed(STR + AGI): 3
Melee (STR + AGI): 0
Dodge (AGI): 2
Marksmanship (PER + AGI): 2
Logic (INT): 2
Conceptualization (Concept.) (INT): 2
Administration (Admin.) (INT): 5 (0 + 5(Skilled Administrator))
Intimidation (STR + CHA): 0
Suggestion (CHA): 0
Negotiation (CHA): 3
Persuasion (CHA): 3
Rhetoric (INT + CHA): 0
Esprit de Corps (CHA): 0
'Common' Sense (WIS): 1
Inland Empire ((WIS + LCK + MAG)/3 * 1): 2
Composure (WIL): 3
Specific Weapon Category Skills
Short Blade(STR + AGI + PER): 4
Arnis (STR + AGI) Balanced Hybrid Unarmed Art/Short Blade, Short Blunt, Improvised Weapon Art (●●○○○)
Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima/Escrima (both spellings are widely used), is the national and traditional martial art(s) of the Philippines which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, batons, knives, short bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons. It is a supremely balanced and capable combat art, if slightly predictable when used by a novice, due to it's use of many fixed patterns of techniques on both the offense and defense, but in a true masters hands, even this weakness can be easily overcome. The name Arnis is (supposedly) believed by some to likely come from arnés, the Old Spanish word for 'armor'. If true, this is but one example of considerable Spanish influence. Despite these influences however, there can be no doubt that the art is completely distinct and Filipino in origin.
"You will train your whole life for a four second stick fight." - Attributed to Grandmaster Remy A. Presas (Real Life)
Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima/Escrima (both spellings are widely used), is the national and traditional martial art(s) of the Philippines which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, batons, knives, short bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons. It is a supremely balanced and capable combat art, if slightly predictable when used by a novice, due to it's use of many fixed patterns of techniques on both the offense and defense, but in a true masters hands, even this weakness can be easily overcome. The name Arnis is (supposedly) believed by some to likely come from arnés, the Old Spanish word for 'armor'. If true, this is but one example of considerable Spanish influence. Despite these influences however, there can be no doubt that the art is completely distinct and Filipino in origin.
"You will train your whole life for a four second stick fight." - Attributed to Grandmaster Remy A. Presas (Real Life)
Psychic(General) Power Category: Intrinsic, meaning you need nothing else to use these abilities. You gain the equivalent of one 'dot' in these powers under the oWoD system.
- Mind Shield (●○○○○)
Gain the ability to erect passive mental defenses against supernatural intrusion. This includes mage spells, Vampiric Disciplines, Changeling & True Fae cantrips, Alternate Insidious Whispers, and other mind-based abilities. It's only arguably real downside is that this power has no individual abilities. Instead, its levels or 'dots' just raise the difficulty for an intruder to penetrate the psychics mind while active. It needs to be lowered to allow for friendly psychic abilities, such as uncontested telepathic communication, Psychic healing, and so on.
At Jonathan's current level (1), Mind Shield is essentially equivalent to the difference between having 1 WIL vs having 50 WIL, with the only added caveat being that powers that normally don't allow any kind of defense to be made against them, now do. Very impressive and a major improvement from not having it, but it is not foolproof. Powerful abilities can still get through.
"What!? I cannot read you!" - Psycho Mantis. (Metal Gear Solid)
Facial Scanners Body Trait/Perk: Automatically grants some information on any character you interact with if said character has a criminal record, including what said record is, the first time you interact with them. +1 To Intimidation checks against any character with a criminal record, if they know you have this. Contextual Bonus: +5 to Intimidation checks against the same targets instead.
"They've spent a small fortune on these new animatronics, uh, facial recognition, advanced mobility. ... But most importantly, they're all tied into some kind of criminal database, so they can detect a predator a mile away." - Unknown Freddy's security guard (Phone Guy). (FNAF 2, Night 1)
Iron Stomach (Artificial) Body Trait/Perk: Can consume regular food, as well as most common poisonous but edible foods, and rotten food, normally without consequence, despite undead/inorganic nature.
"Remind me why this... thing, needs a working stomach? ...Right, right... Riddle me this then... why is it lead-lined!?" - Unknown Technician. (Original)
Basic Integrated Computer Body Trait/Perk: +5 To all skill checks, +1 to 'active' skill checks and all rolls in combat. Can be further upgraded.
"Power equivalent to the best commercially available computers circa... 1998?, in the year 1995 yet miraculously miniaturized enough to mostly fit in a dispersed fashion across the body in the space where other organs would be in a human. Unfortunately, runs on Microsoft DOS, or as one of my fellow technicians... 'colorfully' called it, Microsoft DONG." - Unknown Computer Hardware Engineer. (Original)
"They've spent a small fortune on these new animatronics, uh, facial recognition, advanced mobility. ... But most importantly, they're all tied into some kind of criminal database, so they can detect a predator a mile away." - Unknown Freddy's security guard (Phone Guy). (FNAF 2, Night 1)
Iron Stomach (Artificial) Body Trait/Perk: Can consume regular food, as well as most common poisonous but edible foods, and rotten food, normally without consequence, despite undead/inorganic nature.
"Remind me why this... thing, needs a working stomach? ...Right, right... Riddle me this then... why is it lead-lined!?" - Unknown Technician. (Original)
Basic Integrated Computer Body Trait/Perk: +5 To all skill checks, +1 to 'active' skill checks and all rolls in combat. Can be further upgraded.
"Power equivalent to the best commercially available computers circa... 1998?, in the year 1995 yet miraculously miniaturized enough to mostly fit in a dispersed fashion across the body in the space where other organs would be in a human. Unfortunately, runs on Microsoft DOS, or as one of my fellow technicians... 'colorfully' called it, Microsoft DONG." - Unknown Computer Hardware Engineer. (Original)
Paulbear Token Perk/Item: Grants +10 to stealth against geists, ghosts, possessed animatronics, and all other forms of spirit, possessing something or otherwise, while holding completely still. Contextual Bonus: +100 to first attempt at communicating with Golden Freddy, +50 to First attempt with all other possessed (non-Afton) animatronics.
"My father, Jeremy, supposedly got this thing from a friendly spirit on a job all the way back in 1985. ...Two years later, at the same damn place ... Just looking at this thing makes me angry... but even after... what happened, dad insisted on carrying it around, and made triple sure to leave it to his unborn son (i.e. me) in his will. It was his good luck charm, I get that much. But to me, it just looks like a dumb bear in a bow tie." - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Skilled Investigator Perk: All actions during regular turns related to investigating an ongoing case have the DCs lowered by 10 and receive a +1 (applied per dice rolled). Can be upgraded
"Let's just say... not to brag or anything, but in my case, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I've definitely got at least the raw talent my dad did at this sort of stuff." - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Skilled Negotiator Perk: All Negotiation actions during regular turns have the DCs lowered by 10 and receive a +1 (applied per dice rolled). Can be upgraded
"I've been told I drive a hard bargain, yes." - Many people, including Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Skilled Administrator Perk: Increase Admin skill by 5. All actions during regular turns receive a +2 (applied per dice rolled), including all actions undertaken by organizations you control or manage and all actions taken by individuals associated with said organizations, personal or otherwise. Can be upgraded
"My dad took a copious amount of notes and kept a ton of files, but was never actually very organized, especially after the incident. I suppose in that regard, I take more after my mother" - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
"My father, Jeremy, supposedly got this thing from a friendly spirit on a job all the way back in 1985. ...Two years later, at the same damn place ... Just looking at this thing makes me angry... but even after... what happened, dad insisted on carrying it around, and made triple sure to leave it to his unborn son (i.e. me) in his will. It was his good luck charm, I get that much. But to me, it just looks like a dumb bear in a bow tie." - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Skilled Investigator Perk: All actions during regular turns related to investigating an ongoing case have the DCs lowered by 10 and receive a +1 (applied per dice rolled). Can be upgraded
"Let's just say... not to brag or anything, but in my case, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I've definitely got at least the raw talent my dad did at this sort of stuff." - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Skilled Negotiator Perk: All Negotiation actions during regular turns have the DCs lowered by 10 and receive a +1 (applied per dice rolled). Can be upgraded
"I've been told I drive a hard bargain, yes." - Many people, including Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Skilled Administrator Perk: Increase Admin skill by 5. All actions during regular turns receive a +2 (applied per dice rolled), including all actions undertaken by organizations you control or manage and all actions taken by individuals associated with said organizations, personal or otherwise. Can be upgraded
"My dad took a copious amount of notes and kept a ton of files, but was never actually very organized, especially after the incident. I suppose in that regard, I take more after my mother" - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Pyrophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Pyrophobia is defined as an overwhelming fear of fire. People with moderate Pyrophobia become stressed, even irrationally so, when near fire, and may experience mild to moderate anxiety. Direct close range exposure to fire may induce nervous/panic type breakdowns. This is the standard phobia symptom set.
I didn't consciously remember then, but clearly some part of me still in fact did remember... remember, the smoke... the fucking smoke... Pretty sure it's marked me down to my soul... Never again. - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Really Obvious)
"There is a possibility that overheating might neutralize the effects permanently" - section "D", Scooper Blueprint, Afton Robotics LTD. (Same, FNAF: Sister Location)
Seeking Vengeance Creature Specific Disadvantage: (inactive until you learn what you are.)
You know that your death wasn't an accident. You are determined to get Vengeance on your killer, and may act irrationally at times, if you think it'll get you closer. Certain actions might force you to take them, even if you don't want to; others will require Willpower checks to avoid exactly that from occurring.
Severe Selenophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Selenophobia is an intense fear of the moon. People with who fear the moon may close curtains or avoid looking at the sky. People with extreme Selenophobia may outright refuse to go outside at nighttime. (Your nighttime actions will be seriously limited, unless you can pass very difficult bravery-type WIL checks) These symptoms may even worsen during a full moon. (The light of the full moon increases the DCs on the bravery checks, and makes resisting breakdowns and panic attacks harder if you are caught outside when the moon rises to it's full height)
It's the strangest things that make an impact when things like this occur. When the sleepover of death- that sounded way more metal than I intended, but hmm, anyway, when that whole thing went down, the full moon hung low in the night sky right outside my window. ...I guess you could say I formed an association. - Future Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Eisoptrophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Eisoptrophobia is a fear of mirrors. This phobia is also sometimes referred to as spectrophobia or catoptrophobia. People with this fear are unable to look at themselves in a mirror. This fear may also extend to any reflective surface. This fear or anxiety can manifest for numerous reasons, such as self-image issues or an underlying fear of the way mirrors and other reflective objects distort the way an object they are reflecting looks.
"Look doctor, I get it but... look at me. No seriously, look at my chin. ...*PFFT* Self-image issues? I mean, I guess technically, but really, self image issues have nothing to do with it, doc. I just... I don't want to look in a mirror and see this *points at face* looking back at me. No matter what mom says, the more I look at myself, the more I'm sure there is something... wrong. ...Besides, they're frickin creepy anyway. Who wants to spend all day staring at a funhouse version of themself?" - Jonathan Fitzgerald, in therapy. (Obvious)
Algophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Algophobia is an (often extremely) abnormal and frequently persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. While nobody wants to experience pain, people with this phobia often have excessive feelings of worry or panic at the mere thought of pain. They also usually experience much greater fear from actually suffering pain.
Personally, I think it's entirely normal to have an extreme reaction to anything capable of actually bringing pain to a ephemeral spirit, especially when you consider the body they used to 'put me back together' wasn't actually designed to process pain in any meaningful way. ...Ok, so maybe I've always been a bit of a baby when it comes to pain, but that doesn't change the truth of the previous statement. - Future Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Clinically, Pyrophobia is defined as an overwhelming fear of fire. People with moderate Pyrophobia become stressed, even irrationally so, when near fire, and may experience mild to moderate anxiety. Direct close range exposure to fire may induce nervous/panic type breakdowns. This is the standard phobia symptom set.
I didn't consciously remember then, but clearly some part of me still in fact did remember... remember, the smoke... the fucking smoke... Pretty sure it's marked me down to my soul... Never again. - Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Really Obvious)
"There is a possibility that overheating might neutralize the effects permanently" - section "D", Scooper Blueprint, Afton Robotics LTD. (Same, FNAF: Sister Location)
Severe Selenophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Selenophobia is an intense fear of the moon. People with who fear the moon may close curtains or avoid looking at the sky. People with extreme Selenophobia may outright refuse to go outside at nighttime. (Your nighttime actions will be seriously limited, unless you can pass very difficult bravery-type WIL checks) These symptoms may even worsen during a full moon. (The light of the full moon increases the DCs on the bravery checks, and makes resisting breakdowns and panic attacks harder if you are caught outside when the moon rises to it's full height)
It's the strangest things that make an impact when things like this occur. When the sleepover of death- that sounded way more metal than I intended, but hmm, anyway, when that whole thing went down, the full moon hung low in the night sky right outside my window. ...I guess you could say I formed an association. - Future Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
Eisoptrophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Eisoptrophobia is a fear of mirrors. This phobia is also sometimes referred to as spectrophobia or catoptrophobia. People with this fear are unable to look at themselves in a mirror. This fear may also extend to any reflective surface. This fear or anxiety can manifest for numerous reasons, such as self-image issues or an underlying fear of the way mirrors and other reflective objects distort the way an object they are reflecting looks.
"Look doctor, I get it but... look at me. No seriously, look at my chin. ...*PFFT* Self-image issues? I mean, I guess technically, but really, self image issues have nothing to do with it, doc. I just... I don't want to look in a mirror and see this *points at face* looking back at me. No matter what mom says, the more I look at myself, the more I'm sure there is something... wrong. ...Besides, they're frickin creepy anyway. Who wants to spend all day staring at a funhouse version of themself?" - Jonathan Fitzgerald, in therapy. (Obvious)
Algophobia Disadvantage:
Clinically, Algophobia is an (often extremely) abnormal and frequently persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. While nobody wants to experience pain, people with this phobia often have excessive feelings of worry or panic at the mere thought of pain. They also usually experience much greater fear from actually suffering pain.
Personally, I think it's entirely normal to have an extreme reaction to anything capable of actually bringing pain to a ephemeral spirit, especially when you consider the body they used to 'put me back together' wasn't actually designed to process pain in any meaningful way. ...Ok, so maybe I've always been a bit of a baby when it comes to pain, but that doesn't change the truth of the previous statement. - Future Jonathan Fitzgerald. (Obvious)
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Major Cases & Case Timelines
- Location
- MS, USA
Here, all ongoing major cases and any collected clues, evidence, suspects/witnesses/important persons are listed and their timeline of events (as you currently understand them) is listed out in full. Major cases are massively complicated and ongoing issues that usually (though not always) have a failure condition that has a chance of ending the world, which is obviously game over if that happens. If they don't feature an apocalypse scenario, then they at the very least are personally relevant to your player character (i.e. Jonathan) or someone close to him, as well as massively complex and convoluted (this is where FNAF goes, incidentally). Major cases are considered solved once you have either a single individual culprit or a single group/organization behind everything, and you've puzzled at least most of the case's timeline. Also, note that all text in [brackets] is OOC text; that is to say, either me speaking to you guys directly, or information there's no reason not to reveal to you guys (presumably because it's very obvious if you know the source material), but that Jonathan doesn't know yet.
Jack Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead)
Rosemary Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Edward Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed in car crash caused by Felix Kranken]
Molly Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed in car crash caused by Felix Kranken]
Sophie Walton, Unknown [Alive, Location still Unknown for now]
Felix Kranken, Unknown [Alive, Location still Unknown for now]
Susan Woodings, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Charles Brook, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Ashley Parks, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Brian Stells, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Linda Emily (née Thompson), Unknown
Henry Emily, Unknown [Alive, Location still Unknown for now]
'Charlie' Emily, Murdered by knife (culprit yet unknown) [culprit is Purple Guy]
[Redacted] Afton ['Crying' Child], Killed by 'Bite of '83' (culprit, if there is one, still unknown) [culprit is Micheal Afton, Possesses 'Golden' Freddy, is PaulBear in JR's]
William Afton, Unknown [Undead, also known as 'Purple Guy']
Micheal Afton, Unknown [Undead, might also be 'Purple Guy']
All other members of the Afton Family, Unknown [Killed/Undead & Missing, For Elizabeth and the Wife, respectively]
Kenneth Sinclair, Alive, Location Known, probably irrelevant [Is a real person and irrelevant, those who get the reference get the reference]
Jeremy Fitzgerald, Missing, 'Client', Father.
Susie Miller, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Chica the Chicken]
Fritz Friedberg, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Foxy the Pirate Fox]
Gabriel Fernández, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Freddy Fazbear]
Jeremy Simmons, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Bonnie the Bunny]
Cassidy [Unknown], Brutally murdered by an unknown culprit [Brutally Murdered by William Afton, Possesses 'Golden' Freddy, is the vengeful spirit of JR's]
BSI (Bunny Smiles INC.), Defunct.
CyberFun Tech LTD., Purchased by and is now the primary videogame and robotics subsidiary of Mitsuhama.
Mitsuhama (Mitsuhama Computer Technologies INC.), still in independent operation. At one point maintained a partnership with Afton Robotics LLC., it is unclear if that continues. [It doesn't]
Fazbear Entertainment LLC/INC., still (barely) in independent operation.
Afton Robotics LLC., Unknown. [Technically in operation but functionally Defunct.]
BPD (Brighton Police Department), functional.
SLCPD (Salt Lake City Police Department), functional.
WCSO (Washington County Sheriff's Office), technically functional, criminally incompetent. [Vast understatement]
Important Figures
Jack Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead)
Rosemary Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Edward Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed in car crash caused by Felix Kranken]
Molly Walton, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed in car crash caused by Felix Kranken]
Sophie Walton, Unknown [Alive, Location still Unknown for now]
Felix Kranken, Unknown [Alive, Location still Unknown for now]
Susan Woodings, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Charles Brook, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Ashley Parks, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Brian Stells, Missing (Presumed Dead) [Killed/Murdered by Bon]
Linda Emily (née Thompson), Unknown
Henry Emily, Unknown [Alive, Location still Unknown for now]
'Charlie' Emily, Murdered by knife (culprit yet unknown) [culprit is Purple Guy]
[Redacted] Afton ['Crying' Child], Killed by 'Bite of '83' (culprit, if there is one, still unknown) [culprit is Micheal Afton, Possesses 'Golden' Freddy, is PaulBear in JR's]
William Afton, Unknown [Undead, also known as 'Purple Guy']
Micheal Afton, Unknown [Undead, might also be 'Purple Guy']
All other members of the Afton Family, Unknown [Killed/Undead & Missing, For Elizabeth and the Wife, respectively]
Kenneth Sinclair, Alive, Location Known, probably irrelevant [Is a real person and irrelevant, those who get the reference get the reference]
Jeremy Fitzgerald, Missing, 'Client', Father.
Susie Miller, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Chica the Chicken]
Fritz Friedberg, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Foxy the Pirate Fox]
Gabriel Fernández, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Freddy Fazbear]
Jeremy Simmons, Missing (Presumed Murdered) [Murdered by William Afton, Possesses Bonnie the Bunny]
Cassidy [Unknown], Brutally murdered by an unknown culprit [Brutally Murdered by William Afton, Possesses 'Golden' Freddy, is the vengeful spirit of JR's]
Important Companies & Organizations
BSI (Bunny Smiles INC.), Defunct.
CyberFun Tech LTD., Purchased by and is now the primary videogame and robotics subsidiary of Mitsuhama.
Mitsuhama (Mitsuhama Computer Technologies INC.), still in independent operation. At one point maintained a partnership with Afton Robotics LLC., it is unclear if that continues. [It doesn't]
Fazbear Entertainment LLC/INC., still (barely) in independent operation.
Afton Robotics LLC., Unknown. [Technically in operation but functionally Defunct.]
BPD (Brighton Police Department), functional.
SLCPD (Salt Lake City Police Department), functional.
WCSO (Washington County Sheriff's Office), technically functional, criminally incompetent. [Vast understatement]
Timeline of Events
- October 29th, 1929: Black Friday, beginning of the Great Depression.
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- 1946: Opening of JR's bar by WW2 veteran Jack Evans Jr. in Hurricane, Utah.
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- ??? (at some point in the 60's, prior to 67): Jack Walton and Felix Kranken meet during ??? and inspired by ??? form the idea for an animal-themed animatronic restaurant to entertain families.
- ??? (at some point in the 60's): Jack Walton and Felix Kranken meet Linda Thompson and the soon-to-be Rosemary Walton, and form families of their own.
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- 1967: Formation of BSI (Bunny Smiles INC.), in cooperation with CyberFun Tech LTD.
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- May 2nd, 1974 (???): Linda Thompson files divorce paperwork against Felix Kranken, changes her name back to her maiden name, and as the coup de grâce, leaves for her hometown of Hurricane, Utah, leaving the remaining legal work in the hands of her attorney. Later that same day, Edward and Molly Walton disappear under unclear circumstances.
- May 4th, 1974: BPD (Brighton Police Department), following interrogation of Felix Kranken (who was last seen with them) and at the urging of Jack and Rosemary Walton, investigate the Clearhill river in Saint Juana's Forest. Unfortunately, Detective Frank Davis, who prior handled Kranken's interrogation, is called away from the scene early leaving sergeant Sonny Bonds in charge of the investigation. Under his lackadaisical leadership, the BPD completely bungle the investigation, destroying any hope of finding the two children, or failing that, whoever is responsible for their disappearance. For this failure, Bonds is demoted and his salary cut.
- ???: Jack Walton goes missing.
- June 28th, 1974: Bon's Burgers opens for business.
- June 30th, 1974: Bon's Burgers hosts it's first birthday party for 9 year old Jeremy Simmons (but not THAT Jeremy Simmons). On the same day, Technician Susan Woodings disappears after entering the backrooms of the establishment for a routine maintenance check.
- July 14th, 1974: Computer Supervisor Charles Brook goes missing without any apparent explanation.
- July 19th, 1974: Rosemary Walton goes missing during a visit to Bon's Burgers, a visit that had apparently become something of a daily ritual for her, looking for her husband, Jack Walton. During this, blood curdling screams are heard by neighbors, who contact BPD, who promptly dispatch patrol officers Sonny Bonds and Jake Ryan. The duo break into the restaurant through it's backdoor (which was accidentally left unsecured) and cause significant damage, but are stymied by a locked door and leave.
- July 20th, 1974: Following the prior day's 'humiliating' occurrences, Cyberfun Tech LTD. CEO Norman Pooltrick forcibly shuts down Bon's Burgers.
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- July 13th, 1978: Technician Ashley Parks vanishes during their shift in the K-9 storage facility.
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- May 2nd, 1979: Henry Emily and Linda Thompson officially marry.
- August 8th, 1979: Merger occurs between Henry Emily's ??? and William Afton's ???, and with the merger comes the rather hasty announcement of the opening of a new restaurant, Fredbear's Family Diner, in Hurricane UT.
- November 11th, 1979: Fredbear's Family Diner officially opens for business, to surprising success.
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- October 10th, 1982: Security guard/Facility caretaker Brian Stells vanishes during their shift in the K-9 storage facility.
- ??? (early), 1983: Beginning of a massive period of expansion for Fazbear Entertainment Inc.: Two new Freddy Fazbear's Pizza locations, one in Salt Lake City, Utah and one in Granite Falls, Minnesota are opened, the first under the direct handling of the company the second under a brand new franchise program through which the founders (Henry and William) go on to say they hope to have restaurants all over the country. This happens concurrently with the release of a short animated series produced by ??? called Fredbear & Friends that triples as quality educational material, decent entertainment, and solid advertisement for the brand.
- ??? (early), 1983: The Bite of '83.
- ??? (early summer), 1983: Charlotte Emily is murdered it what is (eventually, after much police incompetence) ruled a random act of violence.
- ??? (mid summer), 1983: William Afton visits the Granite Hills franchise. ???
- ??? 1983: In light of the two back-to-back disasters that directly impacted the company's two founders' families, the decision is made to partially retire ALL 'springlock' type suits, including the unique local novelty 'Sparky' suit at the Granite Hills Franchise, keeping them in reserve only for requests and special occasions, and to close the Fredbear's Family Diner location that started it all, for good. The property is eventually sold to ???.
- 1984: Despite Henry Emily's objections, Fazbear Entertainment moves to acquire JR's bar back in Hurricane, which has been suffering from severe financial difficulty for the past decade or so and is finally on the open market following the death of Jack Evans Jr. and the passing on of the troubled bar to Jack Evans III, who wants nothing to do with it.
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- February ???, 1985: Susie Miller disappears while visiting the Salt Lake City location.
- ??? 1985: Cyberfun Tech LTD. is bought out and becomes a subsidiary of Mitsuhama Computer Technologies INC.
- April ???, 1985: Fritz Friedberg disappears while visiting the Salt Lake City location.
- June ???, 1985: Gabriel Fernández disappears while visiting the Salt Lake City location.
- July ???, 1985: Jeremy Simmons disappears while visiting the Salt Lake City location.
- August ???, 1985: A child named Cassidy (last name unknown) is clubbed over the head (based on head wound) and kidnapped from parts unknown, taken to the FNAF JR's location, and brutally murdered.
- August ???, 1985: Unlike the other children thus far, Cassidy's body is eventually recovered... in pieces. One off the legs and one off the arms are never found, but the shredded torso, multiple organs, the horribly mangled head, and one arm is found spread out across the FNAF JR's location. Later that day, a leg is recovered at the Salt Lake City location in the parts and services area, which leads SLCPD (Salt Lake City Police Department) officers to check the security camera footage; following footage of a 'Springbonnie' suit wearing individual depositing the leg, seemingly in a dazed state, being found, all available footage for the past few months is requested. This, upon review of the footage, finally links all 5 cases together. Furthermore, the recovery of the body of Cassidy (even as damaged as it is) allows for an autopsy to be performed. It uncovers something truly disturbing; the autopsy report results suggest that Cassidy was awake for many of the heinous actions enacted upon them.
- September 1985: Busy month. First, Henry Emily and a group of shareholders successfully boot William Afton from Fazbear Entertainment INC., leading mere days thereafter to the foundation of Afton Robotics LLC. and William issuing a promise of 'further' vengeance. Second, multiple reports come in from employees at the FNAF JR's location of mysterious hauntings, malfunctioning Animatronics, and other paranormal phenomenon. Pressured by both employees and Emily and despite the objections of the manager, company management attempts to do the bare minimum and hires young adult Paranormal Investigator Jeremy Fitzgerald to investigate. He will arrive at the end of the next month.
- October 26th to 31st, 1985: Jeremy Fitzgerald arrives and begins his investigation. Whatever happens there has a disproportionate impact on him relative to how long he is there. [Events of FNAF JR's]
- November 1st, 1985: Following Jeremy's reports, and taking a step back to really evaluate the momentously terrible events of the year, Fazbear Entertainment INC. makes the decision to fully retire the 'springlock' type suits, relocate much of the hardware from both the FNAF JR's and Salt Lake City locations into storage for refurbishment/recycling (inspired by the 'Relocation Project' attempted by BSI, except hopefully successful this time), close both locations, and make a second attempt built on top off (or more accurately, underneath, using the expansive basement that was originally meant for alcohol storage) the FNAF JR's location. Furthermore, due to financial trouble, the Granite Hill franchisee is forced to sell their franchise. To who? None other than William Afton, who is officially back in the company. Except not really, as he quickly reaches out and through some quick dealing with (non-Henry) board members, comes to an agreement to keep the franchise; he'll keep it and the franchise rights, but he'll agree to keep the doors shut until such a time as the company reaches out to him and informs him he's clear to open up shop.
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- November 7th, 1987: Jeremy decides now, after getting his girlfriend pregnant, would be a good time to try and gain closure on an old nightmare of his. To achieve this, he applies for the position of nightguard at the new and improved Hurricane, UT Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Surprisingly, it seems they have no record of hiring him that one time and yet either inspite of that or because of that (it's unclear which), they hire him on for a job with terrible hours and just barely more than the Utah Minimum wage. Even better? He starts immediately. [Events of FNAF 2, night 1]
- November 13th, 1987: Five children are blatantly murdered all at once by a man who dons a retired 'Springbonnie' suit. [Despite the genuine efforts of the older possessed 'withered' animatronics and the puppet to stop him,] he not only kills them all, but escapes the scene, all in the narrow window between the night and morning guard shifts.
- November 14th, 1987: Jeremy suffers the Bite of '87.
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- March, 1990: Afton Robotics LLC. Receives a much needed injection of both funds and personnel that don't need extra training through partnering with Mitsuhama Computer Technologies INC.
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{Important note for this particular major case: Most of this information he only learns later, either in the lead up to or during the 'cold open'.}
{Additional note: Timeline 1 and to slightly lesser extent 2 may be subject to some retroactive changes in future. Currently known events and their placement won't change, but the number and placement of the unknowns might}
Cesar Torres, Missing [Replaced]
Mark Heathcliff, Suicide [Murdered by an Alternate via MAD (quest mechanics wise, via SAN loss)]
Sarah Heathcliff, Unknown
Evelin Miller, Unknown
Jonah Marshal, Missing (Extremely Likely Murdered) [Murdered by an unknown culprit]
Lynn Murray, Suicide
Jude Murray, Unknown [Murdered by an Alternate via MAD (quest mechanics wise, via SAN loss)
Adam Murray, Missing [Replaced]
'Adam Murray', Alive, Mandela County
Dave Lee, Unknown [Murdered by 'Gabriel']
Thatcher Davis, Alive, Mandela County, Client
Jimmy Stells, Missing [Replaced]
Archangel Gabriel, Unknown [Special]
'Gabriel',Alive Unspeakable
BPS (Bythorne Paranormal Society), Defunct
MCPD (Mandela County Police Department), Non-functional, de-facto Defunct
MandelaTECH Co., Defunct
[Wreath of Life INC., Defunct]
USDTP (United States Department of Temporal Phenomena), Defunct [Replaced by ???]
Timeline 2Unrealized.
{Additional note: Timeline 1 and to slightly lesser extent 2 may be subject to some retroactive changes in future. Currently known events and their placement won't change, but the number and placement of the unknowns might}
Important Figures
Cesar Torres, Missing [Replaced]
Mark Heathcliff, Suicide [Murdered by an Alternate via MAD (quest mechanics wise, via SAN loss)]
Sarah Heathcliff, Unknown
Evelin Miller, Unknown
Jonah Marshal, Missing (Extremely Likely Murdered) [Murdered by an unknown culprit]
Lynn Murray, Suicide
Jude Murray, Unknown [Murdered by an Alternate via MAD (quest mechanics wise, via SAN loss)
Adam Murray, Missing [Replaced]
'Adam Murray', Alive, Mandela County
Dave Lee, Unknown [Murdered by 'Gabriel']
Thatcher Davis, Alive, Mandela County, Client
Jimmy Stells, Missing [Replaced]
Archangel Gabriel, Unknown [Special]
'Gabriel',
Important Companies & Organizations
BPS (Bythorne Paranormal Society), Defunct
MCPD (Mandela County Police Department), Non-functional, de-facto Defunct
MandelaTECH Co., Defunct
[Wreath of Life INC., Defunct]
USDTP (United States Department of Temporal Phenomena), Defunct [Replaced by ???]
Timeline(s) of Events
Timeline 1
Timeline 1
- ???: Adam & Eve in the garden
- ???: Original Sin
- ???: Birth of Able
- ???: Birth of Cain
- ???: Cain Becomes First Murderer [And first Vampire]
- ???: Remainder of the First Half of Genesis
- ???: Second Half of Genesis
- ???: Exodus/Old Egyptian Empire
- ???: Rest of old Testament, up to reign of Cyrus the Great
- 550 B.C.: Beginning of the reign of Cyrus the Great, formation of the Achaemenid Empire
- ???: Rest of the old and new Testaments, up to the victory, coronation, an reign of Augustus
- 27 B.C.: Official moment of triumph for the newly crowned Emperor of Rome, Augustus, and the final nail in the Roman Republic's coffin.
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- 6 B.C.: 'Birth of Jesus Christ'
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- 1212: The 'Children's Crusade' ends with all participants miraculously returning home after surviving a shipwreck off the coast of San Pietro Island off of Sardinia.
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- 1972: Limited production run of Ouija boards made with rules for play as a game and released by Playtime Co., in partnership with Hasbro INC.'s Parker Brothers division.
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- January 1981: Foundation of MandelaTECH Co. by Dave Lee
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- September 13th, 1992: Disappearance of Cesar and Bella Torres
- September 21st, 1992: Discovery of Mark Heathcliff's body
- September 23rd, 1992: Adam Murray disappears [is replaced] and Lynn Murray takes her own life.
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- September 18th, 1992 - February 13th, 1993: Rash of unexplainable disappearances and suicides in a five county area in Washington state continues with no obvious end in sight. PSAs and news reports are routinely aired, but seem either to not reach the public, or to do nothing to calm the situation [They are actually being intercepted/interfered with]
- October 1st, 1992: Emergency passage of the Wisconsin Television and Mirror Destruction Order of 1992
- February 14th, 1993: Disappearance of Jimmy Stells
- February 14th - March 1st, 1993: The now somewhat clumsily named 'Mass Missing Persons Phenomena' winds down.
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- May, 1994: MandelaTECH releases Face Studio 1
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- April, 2004: MandelaTECH releases Face Studio 2
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- ???, 2007: Foundation of the BPS by Sarah Heathcliff [Actually the creation of a school club called the BPC (Bythorne Paranormal Club), but that really doesn't matter and Jonathan has no way of knowing that}
- ???, 2007: 'Adam Murray' joins/co-founds the BPS? [Joins the BPC, which rebrands into the BPS. But again, no way of knowing that given 'Adam' wasn't very helpful.]
- ???, 2007: During an Investigation, Sarah swears off doing further field work with 'Adam', forcing him to recruit Jonah as a partner.
- ???, 2008: FBI officially secures a warrant for the arrest of all known members of the BPS and officially labels it a criminal organization.
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- ???, 2009: 'Adam Murray' and Jonah Marshal Investigate a house following complaints of an unknown female client of hearing her dead cat at night. They eventually encounter ??? [The Intruder] and an alternate [The Preacher], causing Jonah to abandon Adam.
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- January 15th, 2009: Ex-Detective Thatcher Davis is awaken near midnight by a 'strange voice' claiming to be his intuition, encouraging him to 'follow the screaming'.
- 2:21 A.M., January 16th, 2009: Following the guidance of the 'strange voice', Davis arrives arrives at a home in Werksha County at 2:21 A.M., were he hears a radio reading of 'The Fate Of The Jester' and discovers 'Adam Murray' in his bedroom, making anomalous face gestures and 'warping' his body in impossible ways.
- 3:21 A.M., January 16th, 2009: Thatcher takes the traumatized 'Adam' into his car and begins to drive him back to Mandela County, only to have to stop about a half-hour later for gas. While there, he by some unknown means learns the Fitzgerald & Co. Detective Agency {Placeholder Name} phone number. Though slightly doubtful as to how useful this will all be, he opts to use one of the (surprisingly still functional) old pay phones to place a call to the agency in question.
- 3:30 A.M., January 16th, 2009: Jonathan, already in the area following up what turned out to be a bogus lead, receives a call from the office with all the (few) details Thatcher had given them, after they had finally hashed out payment. He hops in the dingy rental car and drives directly to the old MCPD station that was mentioned, hoping beyond hopes to meet them there or at least not be too late to try and help.
- Around 5:30 A.M., January 16th, 2009: See Character Creation.
Timeline 2
- ???: Adam & Eve in the garden
- ???: Original Sin
- ???: Birth of Able
- ???: Birth of Cain
- ???: Cain Becomes First Murderer [And first Vampire]
- ???: Remainder of the First Half of Genesis
- ???: Second Half of Genesis
- ???: Exodus/Old Egyptian Empire
- ???: Rest of old Testament, up to the reign of Cyrus the Great
- 550 B.C.: Beginning of the reign of Cyrus the Great, formation of the Achaemenid Empire.
- ???: Rest of the old and new Testaments, up to the victory, coronation, an reign of Augustus
- 27 B.C.: Official moment of triumph for the newly crowned Emperor of Rome, Augustus, and the final nail in the Roman Republic's coffin.
- ??? [Timeline Pivot Point, subversion is halted, hope restored]
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Voting is now open.
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[X]Name:John Doe
[X]Creature: I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend}
A John Doe walks into a police station. This is extra funny to me honestly.
[X]Creature: I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend}
A John Doe walks into a police station. This is extra funny to me honestly.
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Vote closes at 11:00 P.M. CDT August the 16th.
WanderingTwix
Posting something good once in a full moon
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[X]Name: Ippei Ibushi (written in the western fashion, anyway)
[X]Creature: I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend}
[X]Creature: I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend}
[X]Name: Jonathan Fitzgerald
[X]Creature: I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
I'll be honest, the documents my mother had been hiding from me were... quite revealing. Poor dad though, he may have gotten it worse than me... death would be preferable.
[X]Creature: I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
I'll be honest, the documents my mother had been hiding from me were... quite revealing. Poor dad though, he may have gotten it worse than me... death would be preferable.
[X]Name: Jonathan Fitzgerald
[X]Creature: I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
[X]Creature: I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
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This is a tiny bit late, oops, but the vote is closed!... But there's a problem. We have a tie! Specifically, counting each combo of name and creature as one item, there's two way split, three votes each. So, please vote on which of these two will be our protagonist:
[]Name & Creature: Jonathan Fitzgerald + I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
[]Name & Creature: Ippei Ibushi (written in the western fashion, anyway) + I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend}
[]Name & Creature: Jonathan Fitzgerald + I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
[]Name & Creature: Ippei Ibushi (written in the western fashion, anyway) + I am and never was, really... real? Yet I'm also real. {Tulpa/Imaginary Friend}
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[X]Name & Creature: Jonathan Fitzgerald + I'm dead and living on in a robot {Possessed (hyper-advanced) animatronic/synthetic human/android} (Associated with Jonathan Fitzgerald by default, home setting: Five Nights at Freddy's)
I guess.
I guess.
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Vote closes at 11:00 p.m. CDT today (August the 18th).
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We have a winner! Our protagonist is Jonathan Fitzgerald, and he's secretly a possessed robot!
And 'Presto', a change in the Narrative! (character creation part 2)
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- MS, USA
Yeah, dad never really was the same after the 'incident' nearly claimed the entire front half of his skull. ...At least, according to mom. I was born shortly after that all went down, so I never got to know the old him. ...Anyways, focus, that's neither here or there, case at hand, Jonathan, case at hand. When I got here, my initial instinct was- well, first it was to leave immediately, then it was to start kicking doors till I find the client. That went out the window when I saw them... my client and some other poor guy. Said other guy is looking... rough, to say the least. Albino-white skin, injuries all over him like he's been beat half to death, seriously emaciated from starvation... that was, if he's human, which given the circumstances, I think it's safe to assume otherwise. I happened to catch them right as they started talking, so I decided to hang back and... listen.
The client began the 'interrogation': "I wish there was something... more I could do for you. ... I know you're in a lot of pain right now." The one across from him answered as his head snapped around in an unnatural way: "I... know... what... you want." No kidding he's in a lot of pain, whoever and whatever he is, he can barely form words. ...I feel like I'm missing a lot of information here... His thoughts where interrupted by the man(?)'s continuation from the previous statement: "...and... I know... what you're trying to do. I'm not... afraid of you." To his credit, in Jonathan's opinion, the client handled this response pretty well, simply saying "I don't want you to be afraid of me," before tacking on a slightly patronizing "kid." at the end.
Then, he said something that genuinely surprised him; "I don't care about the warrant. I'm not upset with you." Warrant? He didn't mention anything about a warrant, and he's not... is his face that messed up!? "Just tell me what happened. Everything." It was at this point that that he loudly cleared his throat and entered the room, causing his client to practically jump out of his skin and whirl around faster than greased lightning.
It took the two of them a moment to process that he had entered the room, and then another minute for all three to realize Thatcher had clubbed him over the fedora-clad head with a coffee cup, only for him to barely show any signs of outwards distress at all, aside from a slight involuntary wince. After that moment passed, to Thatcher at least, it seems his half-visible eyes turned hollow, except for two little beads of light in the middle of each. That too, lasted but a moment, quickly passing as he again cleared his throat and loudly sighs. "Next time you swing at somebody, try to make sure it's a solid hit, and for pete's sake, use something with a bit more heft to it then a coffee mug." The client was apparently still stuck standing there with a slightly confused look on their face. Well, let's move this along... "Anyways, sorry for the jump-scare, I assume he (motioning towards the one seated at the desk) is the reason I'm out here?" "Oh, um, yes. That'd be correct. So I'm assuming that you are-"
"The P&PI you hired? Yes, yes I am. Who... is he?" "His name is Adam Murray. His family's... been through alot." "Adam huh?"
Heh, he's got the psychics after him? It's a small world after all. Now, what could they possibly want with him? ...I'm actually kind of surprised they didn't find him before my client could. Speaking of which... The stare that he directed at Thatcher at that moment could bore a hole through concrete. "Ah huh. ...Why do I get the feeling that's more true than either of us realize...? Ah, forget it! That's not the point. The point is, I have a policy where if any of the known quantities at the start of a case have a criminal record or are wanted for arrest, I need to be told that." The client seemed slightly taken aback by that. "What do you-" Don't start that bull with me! "Enough! You know what I mean and frankly, I don't even really care anymore. If you're going to be that way, let's get to the 'subject'."
With that proclamation, he rather unceremoniously dropped into the chair across from 'Adam', producing a loud *thud* sound and nearly shattering it, revealing to the other two that he's considerably heavier than he looks. Said individual gets his first real look at exactly who/what he's dealing with.
[]Appearance: [Write-in], or alternatively, submit a photo.
{A.N.: Please keep both the following in mind; 'main character is a dead person in a robot/animatronic/android body, so should probably be at least a little off' and 'main character needs to be able to pass for human'.}
"So then, Adam Murray, was it?" "Yeah?" "Excellent, good to get that established early. My client (pointing to Thatcher) explained some things to me, most importantly how and in what state he discovered you, but I can't help but feel like I'm missing a lot of info, here. So, I'd like to ask you to- well, more or less what he asked you, actually. Could you tell us what happened to you, and what led to it? Everything, please." He took in a deep, rattling breath. "I-... Ok. O...k. I-" "Take your time. Gather your thoughts." An awkward moment quickly passed in silence, and then: "I started a group with a girl from another school." They (Jon and Thatcher) both waited a moment for him to continue. When he didn't, Jon responded "Alright, what and who? What kind of group, what did you call yourselves, who was the girl, what's her name?" He hesitated slightly before replying "She lost interest. That... doesn't matter." I don't believe that. "Well if it doesn't matter, you shouldn't mind telling me?"
"Sa-Sa-...Sarah." "Full name?" "...Sarah... Heathcliff, I think?" "Thank you. Now, I noticed you didn't-" At this point Thatcher tapped him on the shoulder and spoke "I can answer that, actually. Their group has been giving the local cops the run around for awhile, so it's been all over the scanner. Bythorne Paranormal Society, right?" "...Yeah, that was it..." Great, just what the world needs, a bunch of rank amateurs with even less idea of what they're doing than people like me. Absolutely not, terrible idea. ...I feel like I'm still missing something... "Ok, that's good to know, now, I'd like to know why you brought this up?" "...She lost interest, so I had to find a replacement, and I hated him. A few months in, we got an appointment from a woman... and we went to her house that night." "I'm sorry, but what night?" "I... don't..." Again Thatcher cuts in: "That'd be the 15th, right? Yesterday?" "...No. It... wasn't the same night. ...Probably." "Okay. Noted."
Jon snapped his fingers, which notably produced a barely noticeable but nevertheless present sound of metal-on-metal in addition to the normal sound of a snap, and quickly reasserted control of the conversation. "I'm sure there's some evidence available to determine when the trip happened, but for now... what happened when you went there?" Before the pairs very eyes, the jaw of the creature before them nearly unhinged, it's whole face practically seeming to start to partially melt, the start of some horrid transformation taking hold, joined by an obnoxious flash of light and the ever annoying sound of static; signal interference, coming from the camera in the corner of the room. And then, as fast as it started, it all stopped... but the transformation was not undone. What the fuck...
"Most of it was a blur. I... talked to someone. Someone... talked to me." Before he could even say anything, Thatcher again took over: "Who are these people? Can you describe them to me?" "No. I can't." I'm starting to think he hired me just to sit here and take notes. "Ok alright, can you at least tell us how many there where? Where they came from? ...What they are?" "I... don't know. I-...There was one. Only one... I think... but then again... I only talked to one." "Ok, that's a start. Can you remember what they said to you?" "I- ...Please. No. I can't. ...It was my fault." "...What exactly do you mean? What was your fault?" "Jonah. I'm... paying the price. I... knew this would happen. He told me." Ok, he's losing me a little. "...Who told you?" "God."
"Bullshit. I'm going to assume for the minute that you're referring to Jonah Marshall?" A quick, slightly stunned nod was all the confirmation he needed. "I'm further going to assume he was the one you were referring to, about 'hating'? Well, whatever happened, unless you actually fucking murdered him yourself, which I could be wrong but I don't think is the case, it certainly isn't your fault. You couldn't have known anything. As for being forwarned by 'god', again I say, bullshit. Since you know;
[][Religion]Christian/Muslim/Jewish(specify one as part of the vote)
you aren't a prophet, are you? It's been a long while since god spoke so... directly with anyone."
[][Religion]Atheist
god is, by all accounts and available evidence, a myth, same as the tooth fairy and the easter bunny. Fairy tales for little children."
[][Religion]Hindu/Shinto(specify one as part of the vote)
you're going to need to be more specific than that. There's a lot of gods."
[][Religion]Write-in(for anything I may have forgotten or any weird or obscure picks.)
Facial Scanners activation!
Does not fully match any entries in any connected or downloaded database.
Does not fully match any entries in any connected or downloaded database.
The client began the 'interrogation': "I wish there was something... more I could do for you. ... I know you're in a lot of pain right now." The one across from him answered as his head snapped around in an unnatural way: "I... know... what... you want." No kidding he's in a lot of pain, whoever and whatever he is, he can barely form words. ...I feel like I'm missing a lot of information here... His thoughts where interrupted by the man(?)'s continuation from the previous statement: "...and... I know... what you're trying to do. I'm not... afraid of you." To his credit, in Jonathan's opinion, the client handled this response pretty well, simply saying "I don't want you to be afraid of me," before tacking on a slightly patronizing "kid." at the end.
Then, he said something that genuinely surprised him; "I don't care about the warrant. I'm not upset with you." Warrant? He didn't mention anything about a warrant, and he's not... is his face that messed up!? "Just tell me what happened. Everything." It was at this point that that he loudly cleared his throat and entered the room, causing his client to practically jump out of his skin and whirl around faster than greased lightning.
It took the two of them a moment to process that he had entered the room, and then another minute for all three to realize Thatcher had clubbed him over the fedora-clad head with a coffee cup, only for him to barely show any signs of outwards distress at all, aside from a slight involuntary wince. After that moment passed, to Thatcher at least, it seems his half-visible eyes turned hollow, except for two little beads of light in the middle of each. That too, lasted but a moment, quickly passing as he again cleared his throat and loudly sighs. "Next time you swing at somebody, try to make sure it's a solid hit, and for pete's sake, use something with a bit more heft to it then a coffee mug." The client was apparently still stuck standing there with a slightly confused look on their face. Well, let's move this along... "Anyways, sorry for the jump-scare, I assume he (motioning towards the one seated at the desk) is the reason I'm out here?" "Oh, um, yes. That'd be correct. So I'm assuming that you are-"
"The P&PI you hired? Yes, yes I am. Who... is he?" "His name is Adam Murray. His family's... been through alot." "Adam huh?"
Facial Scanners activation!
Based on new data, proceeding with closest match. With 75% confidence, from FBI database as of one month ago:
Based on new data, proceeding with closest match. With 75% confidence, from FBI database as of one month ago:
- Suspect Identified as Adam Murray; 20 years old; born January 18th, 1988.
- Suspect described as a fair-skinned adult human male, about 6 foot 3 inches tall, with mixed blonde and brown hair and blue eyes.
- Wanted by the FBI and Wisconsin state and county authorities for illegal trespass, breaking & entering, loitering, burglary, and violation of the Wisconsin Television and Mirror Destruction Order of 1992.
- Wanted for questioning by the FBI's Vanguard Serial Crimes Unit (VASCU) for suspected association with the disappearance of Jonah E. Marshall and with the mass missing persons (particularly children) cold case phenomena of 1992-1993.
Heh, he's got the psychics after him? It's a small world after all. Now, what could they possibly want with him? ...I'm actually kind of surprised they didn't find him before my client could. Speaking of which... The stare that he directed at Thatcher at that moment could bore a hole through concrete. "Ah huh. ...Why do I get the feeling that's more true than either of us realize...? Ah, forget it! That's not the point. The point is, I have a policy where if any of the known quantities at the start of a case have a criminal record or are wanted for arrest, I need to be told that." The client seemed slightly taken aback by that. "What do you-" Don't start that bull with me! "Enough! You know what I mean and frankly, I don't even really care anymore. If you're going to be that way, let's get to the 'subject'."
With that proclamation, he rather unceremoniously dropped into the chair across from 'Adam', producing a loud *thud* sound and nearly shattering it, revealing to the other two that he's considerably heavier than he looks. Said individual gets his first real look at exactly who/what he's dealing with.
[]Appearance: [Write-in], or alternatively, submit a photo.
{A.N.: Please keep both the following in mind; 'main character is a dead person in a robot/animatronic/android body, so should probably be at least a little off' and 'main character needs to be able to pass for human'.}
"So then, Adam Murray, was it?" "Yeah?" "Excellent, good to get that established early. My client (pointing to Thatcher) explained some things to me, most importantly how and in what state he discovered you, but I can't help but feel like I'm missing a lot of info, here. So, I'd like to ask you to- well, more or less what he asked you, actually. Could you tell us what happened to you, and what led to it? Everything, please." He took in a deep, rattling breath. "I-... Ok. O...k. I-" "Take your time. Gather your thoughts." An awkward moment quickly passed in silence, and then: "I started a group with a girl from another school." They (Jon and Thatcher) both waited a moment for him to continue. When he didn't, Jon responded "Alright, what and who? What kind of group, what did you call yourselves, who was the girl, what's her name?" He hesitated slightly before replying "She lost interest. That... doesn't matter." I don't believe that. "Well if it doesn't matter, you shouldn't mind telling me?"
"Sa-Sa-...Sarah." "Full name?" "...Sarah... Heathcliff, I think?" "Thank you. Now, I noticed you didn't-" At this point Thatcher tapped him on the shoulder and spoke "I can answer that, actually. Their group has been giving the local cops the run around for awhile, so it's been all over the scanner. Bythorne Paranormal Society, right?" "...Yeah, that was it..." Great, just what the world needs, a bunch of rank amateurs with even less idea of what they're doing than people like me. Absolutely not, terrible idea. ...I feel like I'm still missing something... "Ok, that's good to know, now, I'd like to know why you brought this up?" "...She lost interest, so I had to find a replacement, and I hated him. A few months in, we got an appointment from a woman... and we went to her house that night." "I'm sorry, but what night?" "I... don't..." Again Thatcher cuts in: "That'd be the 15th, right? Yesterday?" "...No. It... wasn't the same night. ...Probably." "Okay. Noted."
Jon snapped his fingers, which notably produced a barely noticeable but nevertheless present sound of metal-on-metal in addition to the normal sound of a snap, and quickly reasserted control of the conversation. "I'm sure there's some evidence available to determine when the trip happened, but for now... what happened when you went there?" Before the pairs very eyes, the jaw of the creature before them nearly unhinged, it's whole face practically seeming to start to partially melt, the start of some horrid transformation taking hold, joined by an obnoxious flash of light and the ever annoying sound of static; signal interference, coming from the camera in the corner of the room. And then, as fast as it started, it all stopped... but the transformation was not undone. What the fuck...
"Most of it was a blur. I... talked to someone. Someone... talked to me." Before he could even say anything, Thatcher again took over: "Who are these people? Can you describe them to me?" "No. I can't." I'm starting to think he hired me just to sit here and take notes. "Ok alright, can you at least tell us how many there where? Where they came from? ...What they are?" "I... don't know. I-...There was one. Only one... I think... but then again... I only talked to one." "Ok, that's a start. Can you remember what they said to you?" "I- ...Please. No. I can't. ...It was my fault." "...What exactly do you mean? What was your fault?" "Jonah. I'm... paying the price. I... knew this would happen. He told me." Ok, he's losing me a little. "...Who told you?" "God."
"Bullshit. I'm going to assume for the minute that you're referring to Jonah Marshall?" A quick, slightly stunned nod was all the confirmation he needed. "I'm further going to assume he was the one you were referring to, about 'hating'? Well, whatever happened, unless you actually fucking murdered him yourself, which I could be wrong but I don't think is the case, it certainly isn't your fault. You couldn't have known anything. As for being forwarned by 'god', again I say, bullshit. Since you know;
[][Religion]Christian/Muslim/Jewish(specify one as part of the vote)
you aren't a prophet, are you? It's been a long while since god spoke so... directly with anyone."
[][Religion]Atheist
god is, by all accounts and available evidence, a myth, same as the tooth fairy and the easter bunny. Fairy tales for little children."
[][Religion]Hindu/Shinto(specify one as part of the vote)
you're going to need to be more specific than that. There's a lot of gods."
[][Religion]Write-in(for anything I may have forgotten or any weird or obscure picks.)
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[X]Appearance: You'd think he was a regularish man at first. But his features were just that bit too angular, too perfect. Hard lines, hard edges, barely seeming to smooth where they curved.
[X][Religion] Agnostic "You're going to need to be more specific than that. There's said to be a lot of gods."
[X][Religion] Agnostic "You're going to need to be more specific than that. There's said to be a lot of gods."
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[X]Appearance: You'd think he was a regularish man at first. But his features were just that bit tooangular, too perfect. Hard lines, hard edges, barely seeming to smooth where they curved.
[X][Religion] Agnostic "You're going to need to be more specific than that. There's said to be a lot of gods."
[X][Religion] Agnostic "You're going to need to be more specific than that. There's said to be a lot of gods."
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[X]Appearance: You'd think he was a regularish man at first. But his features were just that bit tooangular, too perfect. Hard lines, hard edges, barely seeming to smooth where they curved.
[X][Religion] Christian
Considering that the mechanics of true faith work in the quest, it would be strange to give up this advantage.
[X][Religion] Christian
Considering that the mechanics of true faith work in the quest, it would be strange to give up this advantage.