The Host (Waiting to Go)

[Randomly Gone Insane]

DISCLAIMER

I do not any part of The Host.
The Host belongs to Stephenie Meyer and her publishers.

I said it now, so you can stop clicking the report button.

 

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They've come to our planet, and have completely taken over.

They started small, and went by unnoticed.
But then they overwhelmed us, and suddenly, almost everyone was possessed.
Almost.

Some of us are still ourselves.
We don't have those outer space parasites controlling us.
But they relentlessly hunt us down to possess us, forcing us to go into hiding and live like animals.
It's worth it though.
We are at least ourselves in the caves and untouched wildnerness that we have taken shelter in.
We can only last so long though.
It does eventually take it's toll, and you begin to miss the old life - the life of ease.
But that life has been taken from us, and it won't come back until we rid this planet of the parasites.

 

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We came here in peace, because it was our intention.
The universe is disgustingly violent, and for no absolute reason.
We are the only race to truly achieve peace on a global scale, and permanently.
So we have chosen now to reach out to our universal brothers and sisters to teach them of our ways.
To teach them the beauty of peace and the wonders and discoveries it could - and will - bring.

It's never easy though.
With each planet we take over, the locals are found to be more and more hostile.
It seems the further we go away from home, the more violent life is.
While this discovery is a strange one, it does not distract us from our mission.
Instead, it gives us more strength and reason to our mission - our gift to the universe.

The species which identifies itself as 'Human' has been our most troublesome so far.
Their range of emotions have tested some of our bests Souls.
The bonds they share among each other are overwhelming.
But like the planets and inhabitants before them, they are quickly over taken by our forces.
We have almost achieved total control of the planet - save the newborns who are made through us.

Some of the humans still hide themselves away, afraid to give in to our peace.
But we will find them, as always.
We can and will teach our most violent kin what peace truly means, how to live in it, and how to keep it.

 

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What the..?

What is going on?
An alien race who describe and call themselves as 'Souls', have come to Earth, and took over. They started off small and slow, only infecting a few people. But then their numbers grew, to almost the entire planet, leaving only a small but unestimated number of 'wild' humans left across the entire globe.

Why is this happening?
The Souls are a species which base everything entirely on peace, and they wish to bring their ways of peace to a universal scale, even if the peace is unwanted.

What's a 'wild' human?
A 'wild' human is how the Souls identify a human body which does not possess a Soul within it. They retain their own mind, and like all humans (save babies because they do not know better) they hate the Souls and will go to violent means to stop them. They're called 'wild' because to a Soul, they're like a wild animal is to a normal human being.

What is the difference between a 'wild' human and a possessed human?
Only three things separate these two. The first one is a psychological difference. 'Wild' humans tend to be normal humans beings - violent and emotional; Possessed humans are something like Ghandi - living their life entirely peacefully. They don't even raise their voices to yell or scream, because they barely get angry enough to do so, if they get angry at all.
There are also a physical differences, located in the eye and on the neck, and found only when a human is possessed (or possibly has been). When a light is shined into the eye, a small ring located around the pupil will reflect and shine back that light, and it's highly noticeable. This is the most efficient way to see if someone is possessed or not because there is no way to fake this test. The other difference is a small scar located on the neck, just behind the ear. Through this wound, souls are placed into their bodies, and later removed if need be. This test is inefficient though because there is the chance that a human managed to escape their possession, but permanently bare the scar.  

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The Rules of the Role Play

I hold the power to remove or add rules when necessary.
I hold the power to enforce the rules and-or ban players when rules are disobeyed/ignored.

(1. The GaiaOnline Terms of Service are always in effect, and will be enforced here. Keep them in mind in this role play, and in everything you do.


(2. As part of GaiaOnline's ToS, sexual things are to be toned down to a non-pornographic level. Perverse behavior is fine, perverse activities need to be careful, and the beast with two backs needs to be made outside of role play posts.


(3. Please following the role play's writing standards.
XXXXX-Third person in past tense. (Jim walked across the beach.)

XXXXX-Posts need to contain at least one paragraph (five sentences together in a bunch, not spaced out).
XXXXXXXXXX-If you wish to write beyond a paragraph, feel free to do so. Also, do not be intimidated by larger posts. Some players are long winded, while others are not. As long as you meet the minimum, you may post as long or as short as you want.

XXXXX-Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. We should be old enough to understand and know the differences between there/their/they're and to/too/two.


(4. Posting formats are neither encouraged or discouraged. Coloring texts, adding pictures, and-or adding decorative characters are optional.
XXXXX-It is asked though that formats with pictures and decorative characters are not made wide enough to stretch out and distort the pages. Formats found doing so will be asked to change and will be guided to a proper width. Failure to thin the format will result in elimination of the format. Return of the format after elimination and still stretching the page will result in removal of the player.
XXXXX-If you choose to color your text, please use colors that are easy to read. Bright colors, such as cyan or yellow, should not be used even the text is made bold. If your text is too bright, it will be asked that you change colors. Failure to change colors will result in banning.


(5. There are power limits to these things. No one person can become a God like figure.
XXXXX-Godmodding/Powerplaying is rather self explanatory. You are not an all powerful being, so don't even attempt being/making one.
XXXXXXXXXX-Creating a Mary/Gary Stu like character is very similar to Godmodding/Powerplaying, and will be counted as such. Characters that come off as a Mary/Gary Stu will not be allowed into the role play until they have been revised down to a believable level. For more information on what a Mary/Gary Stu is, click here.

XXXXX-Autohitting and autododging are forms of Godmodding. These are also not allowed.
XXXXXXXXXX-Autohitting is when you write out that you attack was successful and had it's intended affects upon another character, thus putting you one step ahead. Autohitting yourself is fine, but do not autohit someone else.
XXXXXXXXXX-Autododging is the magic of every blow being thrown your way somehow missing. No one can never be hit ever; everyone takes some blows.

XXXXX-Mind control, mind reading, and seeing into the future are tricky and frustrating things to do. However, these actions are not banned, just asked that they are done carefully. There needs to be a give and take system with these abilities. It is asked that you make contact with another player before you try to play with their mind. For matters over seeing into the future over major plot lines, contact either Zahzi or myself please.

XXXXX-Ghosting is the act of temporarily taking minor control of another character. It can be used to brush a character away when the player has gone, such as when they must leave their internet access for an extended amount of time, or when someone logs out while many other players still remain and the role play is in full swing.
XXXXXXXXXX-Do not ghost another character if the other player is still online, or to finish off an action they were doing. Use is only for getting them out of the way so things may still go.

XXXXX-Murdering/Killing another person's character is strictly forbidden. Any act of killing someone without asking the player's permission will result in an automatic and permanent ban from the role play.
XXXXXXXXXX-For acts of murder/killing, player one must make contact with player two and ask for permission to kill the character. If an agreement is made, both player one and two must message me about the upcoming death. I will not accept only one player messaging me about the agreed death.


(6. To the best of your ability, try not to fall behind in the role play. At the same time, do not bury other players with your posts.
XXXXX-I understand we sometimes need to go for a long time. However, I won't stop the whole role play because of one absence. So I kindly ask that if you must go you try to remove yourself from the scene. If you can't do this, you shall be ghosted out.

XXXXX-Private sessions are when a small group of players begin to post one after another, typically branching away from what was originally going on and making a new situation for them to deal with so they have something to post while others are away. These private sessions often bury the others with a massive amount of posts that usually have no affect upon them, and are frustrating to navigate through. It's asked that private sessions are limited down to the completion of the page. Once a new page is created, even if there was only one or two posts made, the private session needs to end.  

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Character Skeleton

Wild Human

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Username: What's the name you use to log into Gaia?
Character Name: What will you be called by?
Gender: Male or Female?
Age: Young or Old? Give a specific number.
Appearance: Link please.
History: Give us some backround.
Job(s)/Skill(s): Every human does something for their colony. Some are farmers, some are raiders (ones who dare to venture out into Soul societies to steal supplies), bakers, ect.
Extra(s): Anything else we should know? OPTIONAL
Quote: What's something that they'd say? OPTIONAL
Theme Song: Everyone has one. OPTIONAL


Possessed Human

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Username: What's the name you use to log into Gaia?
Character Body Name: What is the name of the body you possessed?*
Character Soul Name: Souls usually have their own unique and unorthodox names. Examples: Burns Living Flowers, Fords Deep Waters, Wanderer, Racing Song, Sunlight Passing Through the Ice, Knits Fire, Healer, Seeker. Typically, Souls greet each other by their full name. Humans, if they know a Soul by name, are the only ones who shorten the names and give Souls nicknames.
Body Gender: What is the body's gender, male or female?
Soul Gender: Souls do not have much of a gender, to the best of my knowledge. They're just masculine or feminine, so either one could take over any body. A 'male' Soul could take a female body, or visa versa. Souls will typically though go with a gender that best fits their own.
Body Age: Any human age will do.
Soul Age: To my understanding, Souls cannot die from old age. They are 'immune' to age, so they tend to ignore and not count their years. When they are questioned on their age, they give vague answers. One has reported to being 'several thousand years old'. So just give us any random number you want.
Appearance: Link please.
History: Have you traveled far? Have you visited very many planets? How'd you get your name?
Job(s): Every soul is given some sort of a job. Seekers, for example, are the ones who make it their jobs to hunt down wild humans. Others are there just to occupy a body. Some specialize in the ways of Soul medicine, which surpasses human medicine by far. Others are peace keepers, but are rarely needed. The most trouble they see is perhaps a slightly speedy car.
Extra(s): Anything else we should know? OPTIONAL
Quote: What's something they say? OPTIONAL
Theme Song: Everyone's got a theme song. OPTIONAL


*Because of the complexity of a human being, some humans will not subside and let a Soul completely take control of their body. In a way, they become schizophrenic. They have two active minds in one body, which leads to problems as the human mind wants to protect any information they may hold on other 'wild' humans, and get free, while the Soul is either A) Trying to extract the information the human will not give up or B) Trying to occupy the body. In some cases, when the human mind is extremely emotional or determined, they can have temporary control of their body once more, but these only last a few critical moments.
This is completely optional. Not every possessed body has to have a still active human. Many humans do get pushed aside and go into a coma state, giving the Soul complete control.  

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Questions and Answers

Please, if there any questions do not hesitate to ask them. I will gladly answer to the best of my ability until we have reached an understanding.
All questions will be copied into here anonymously to prevent something be asked six dozen different times.  

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The Wild Ones

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Name: Anna Blackwood
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Appearance: Anna
History: Like so many humans, Anna had no clue what was going on or that the planet was being taken care of. But when the signs became to obvious to ignore, the world had reached a point were Souls could openly admit their presence, making life as a 'wild' human extremely. With no place to turn, Anna ran out into the woods with her older brother and lived off of what they could for two months, before they stumbled upon a small hunting party. After being identified as human and a long hunting trip, the party took the siblings to their community which welcomed them with open arms - and jobs.
Job(s)/Skill(s): Animal Handling and Cooking
Extra(s): Unlike many humans, Anna does not feel much hatred to the Souls. She understands their goal and in a way, admires it, but she disagrees with the means of how they are reaching their goal. She only holds a small amount of hatred to Souls because her parents had been possessed by them and almost immediately tried to have her brother and herself possessed.
Quote: "It's ironic how the Souls want to teach us peace - through a violent domination of the entire species."
Theme Song: Just Be

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Name: Troy Blackwood
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Appearance: Troy
History: Like so many humans, Troy had no clue what was going on or that the planet was being taken care of. But when the signs became to obvious to ignore, the world had reached a point were Souls could openly admit their presence, making life as a 'wild' human extremely. With no place to turn, Troy ran out into the woods with his younger sister and lived off of what they could for two months, before they stumbled upon a small hunting party. After being identified as human and a long hunting trip, the party took the siblings to their community which welcomed them with open arms - and jobs.
Job(s)/Skill(s): Hunter and Raider (venturing out in Soul occupied areas and stealing supplies)
Extra(s): Unlike his sister, Troy holds a deeper and more violent hatred towards the Souls. Though his 'parents' were merely trying to restrain him, they almost killed him in the process, shutting out his mind about their ideas for peace. If given the opportunity, he'd gladly killed a Soul and it's host.
Quote: "There's only one way to get rid of 'em. Kill them good and hard, and forget about the person they killed inside. They'd want it that way."
Theme Song: You Can't Take Me  

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The Possessed Ones

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Body Name: Melissa Brown
Character Soul Name: Dances in Flame
Body Gender: Female
Soul Gender: Male
Body Age: 20
Soul Age: Estimated 200 years
Appearance: Dances in Flame
History: For most of his years, Dances in Flame spent his time on a planet that was almost entirely engulfed in heat and fire. Volcanoes were located with every turn, leaving the land dry and dead. But creatures lived within the lava and the flames, giving the seemingly dead planet life. For the longest time, Dances in Flame was a salamander like creature which not only spent most of it's time swimming in the lava, but had a core temperature so hot it glowed white just like metal. When another Soul requested his assistance on Earth, he reluctantly left his planet and came to Earth, possessing a pyromaniac.
Job(s): Seeker (devoted to nothing but finding 'wild' humans)
Extra(s): Dances in Flame always carry a lighter on hand, and spends most of his dull hours just watching the small flame it creates.
Quote: "Can we burn them? I have my lighters, like always~"
Theme Song: Firestarter

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Body Name: Eric Smith
Character Soul Name: Runs like the River
Body Gender: Male
Soul Gender: Male
Body Age: 18
Soul Age: Estimated 1000
Appearance: Runs like the River
History: Spending most of his time planet hopping, looking for his perfect home, Runs like the River happily and accidentally stumbled upon an oceanic like planet, who's creatures were that far fetched from Earth's own aquatic animals. For the past five hundred years, he spent his life as something similar a merman, happily enjoying his underwater life until he was called upon to babysit another Soul on Earth - Dances in Flame. The other Souls agreed that having him, a calm and passive Soul, watch over Dances in Flame, who was his exact opposite, would result positively for the both of them, and for the Souls in general still wanting to take over Earth.
Job(s): Observer; Body Occupant
Extra(s): Runs like the River misses his aquatic life. To help keep himself tied to the life, he regularly dyes his hair and wears special contact lens to change his eye color.
Quote: "Curious these creatures are... So many of them love the water like myself, yet water kills them so easily..."
Theme Song: Rain