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Nepeta Leijon ♌ arsenicCatnip ([personal profile] moirailcompass) wrote in [community profile] laography2011-05-22 08:48 pm

Recruitment/Plotting Post

SO. I'm kind of stupid in love with the city Midgar from Final Fantasy 7. I always thought that the very beginning of the game was the best part, and that Shinra was much more of any interesting villain that Sephiroth & Jenova.

This is actually a crossover I've been bouncing around in my head for a long time, but I've never really been able to give it much thought until now thanks to school. After seeing how [livejournal.com profile] skaiabound fared, I've learned it's better to begin this kind of thing in the summer, amongst a couple other things.

So essentially what I'm thinking of is HS chars put in this world, sans Seph/Jenova, with Shinra as the primary villain, and most if not all of it taking place in Midgar. If you are unfamiliar with FF7 that is okay! I will type up an explanation post of both the city and the company, and maybe link some Lets Play because you can seriously learn all you need to know in the first 20-30 minutes of the game. Sadly not much of it takes place in Midgar.

This is mostly just a tentative recruitment post where others can toss their ideas in and ask questions. So far characters taken are:


John: Jami
Rose:
Dave: Snow
Jade: Anna
Aradia: Ari
Tavros: Sky
Sollux: Jami
Karkat: Anna
Nepeta: Emely
Kanaya: Emely
Terezi: Ari
Vriska: Lassie
Equius:
Gamzee: Snow
Eridan:
Feferi:

I don't think we have to fill every single slot but those are currently the slots. We have temps for Karkat and Terezi but they are still open. Plotwise, this is what is going on so far.

Shinra: Shinra is a powerful, global conglomerate whose main source of income is through the creation of materia. Materia are gems that allow people to use various sorts of magic and summons, and they are made via mako energy. Mako energy, in short is the essence of Earth which they siphon from within it. This of course is slowly, but surely killing the planet but there are other repercussions. One of the biggest, is mako poisoning. These factories often end up poisoning the surrounding areas, mako is not something that people are suppose to be exposed to and if in great quantities it can mutate or even kill people.

Midgar: I will provide a post with more detail on the exact schematics, but Midgar is the largest and most industrialized city in this world. You can find images here. There are several levels to the city, the very bottom being the slums which are an incredibly dangerous and poverty-stricken area where many people are tossed down and left to fend for there own. The top is where only an elite few are able to live in the laps of luxury. Shinra headquarters are found here, and nearby are a good portion of their factories.

Trolls: Trolls in this world are humans, they are just humans who have been exposed to some degrees of mako poisoning, and thus mutated. Whether they've been like that from birth, or slowly changed over continued exposure is up to you. The more poisoning they've had, the more likely they are to have natural psychic/magical abilities, but this also means they have a higher chance of suffering other side effects of your choosing.

Avalanche: Though it will probably go by a different name, in the original game, Avalanche was a group of insurgents/terrorists who worked to bring Shinra down. When I first thought of this, I figured that would essentially be the goal of the kids---take down Shinra before it kills the planet. But I am open for all ideas! This is a plotting post and we'll need more than just that to keep the game going.

So have at it! Remember nothing here has to be permanent, it's more to just toss ideas around and figure out possible CR, how you're chars have changed, and since this is AU don't be afraid to go crazy.

[identity profile] ragesnake.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I guess this is a place to plot with Karkat and/or Jade. Welp. ALSO SOMEONE HELP ME COME UP WITH A USERNAME FOR JADE? If I... need one. Idk if this is gonna be on LJ or not. Nerp.

[identity profile] ragesnake.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
I'll come up with something!! As far as preset CR, 'kat will probably be closer to Kanaya's age than Nepeta's, which leave s a lot of things pretty open. I am a rather rabid fan of Karkat and Kanaya as 'rails, if you're down for that, and I am also forever okay with Nepeta's adorable crush on 'kat should you choose to have that play in here.

Jade I'm still pretty /unsure about, but I'll figure something out for her.

[identity profile] windychick.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
He's probably lower, yes, simply because lolol perpetually lowblooded in some way shape or form. In light of he and Nep being siblings, she's actually probably a lot of the reason for his involvement in Avalanche because he has a baby sister to fight for. ALSO I MEANT TO TAG THIS FOREVER AGO WHAT IS AN ATTENTION SPAN.

hi wrong journal

[identity profile] ragesnake.livejournal.com 2011-07-08 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds fine. Karkat probably appreciated Kanaya's compassion and assistance to those in need in his grouchy way, and they bonded over time because he's secretly got a soft squishy fruit-filled center.

He's such a worrier. Like OH JESUS NEPETA ISN'T EXACTLY WHERE I LEFT HER FUCK FUCK FUCK GUYS I HAVE TO FIND MY SISTER BE RIGHT THE FUCKING FUCK BACK and she's in the bathroom or something and he's like OH FALSE ALARM, JEGUS.

[identity profile] thewindything.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
John and Jade adorable twins yy?

[identity profile] windychick.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
hell yes adorable twins. they probably finish eachother's sentences and-- oh my god are you using this account for him i could make hers thewitchything.

[identity profile] soporedup.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
best fraaaaaand
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[identity profile] ragesnake.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT. THE FUCK. DO YOU WANT, GAMZEE.

[identity profile] ragesnake.livejournal.com 2011-07-08 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
OH JEEZ I WONDER.