conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The year is 2030.
  
  You've just gotten off a plane and stepped into an international airport the size of a small city, and are greeted by men in suits. "Mr. Black," they say, "Our employer sends his regards, but regrets he is not able to meet you in person." They hand you a bulletproof briefcase with your target's information inside of it, a debt card and a fake I.D. for a large corporation's nearby headquarters. One week later, your bank account numbers 7 digits and a corporate executive is found dead in her office.
  
  You step off a battered refugee boat and onto dry land for the first time in several days, covered in the stench of other men and women and looking forward to a hot meal. You're immediately accosted by an immigration officer, and you don't have the right papers. You're shoved into a line for immediate deportation before you know what has happened. Climbing a fence, you make your way into the slums. By that evening you've killed two men, found a warm bed, a hot meal, and already miss your home country.
  
  A bus rolls away from you in a cloud of dust, unable to take you into the city any further because of traffic concerns. In front of you tower dozens of skyscrapers, their height immeasurable above the clouds. In your hands you have 2 suitcases and the address of your new, privately contracted urban home. By the end of the month you've been accused of espionage, an unrecognizable body is found in the trunk of your car, and you ran from your home when a pair of men in black suits and sunglasses arrived at your door.
  
  Welcome to Hades City.
  
  ~~
  
  Hades City is a supermodern (near future) roleplay set in the fictional city of Hades. Constructed on the East Coast of the US in the midst of a fictional worldwide financial crisis, a lack of regulation and unparalleled scientific exploration and exploitation means you'll find cybernetic enhancement centers and refugee camps only a few blocks away from one another. A carefully maintained public image paints Hades as a beacon of progress in a world falling apart. The rest of the world views it as a city of opportunity - one of the last. But beneath it's shining surface, Hades harbors dark secrets. The streets are patrolled by thriving criminal gangs that command as much power as the city police force - which, in itself, is paramount to a small military. Corporate espionage is commonplace, making the front page of the news every month.
  
  Throughout the roleplay, your characters will take sides on a wide range of issues, the majority of which will be centered on conflict between the government of the city and it's corruption, the private sector and it's interests, and the half dozen major criminal organizations that have their hands in everything from weapons smuggling to human trafficking.
  
  The opening story will be centered around the annual mayoral and city council election, each electorate representing a different party and different interests. The outcome of it will affect the entire city for years to come. Your character, depending on their role in the city, could participate in anything from a criminal campaign to support one candidate, to ensuring the safety and security of another. Though the characters may not meet immediately, their paths will intersect throughout the story.
  
  The pace is set at one scene a week, not because I wouldn't like to go faster, but simply because I'm realistic. I've rarely seen a roleplay on here go much faster than that.
  
  I'm looking for a wide range of characters from all walks of life (between 4-7 different writers total), and enjoy it when people develop the story of the world - everything from presidential assassinations to African wars is fair game, when you're writing your character. I'll provide a large selection of Nature cards and a few subplots in an attempt to help initially fill out the world and give you ideas for your character, but whether you use them or not is up to you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You work for one of the many dozens of corporations that run Hades City. Your job description ranges from being a simple security guard to a member of a private military.
conversations.prefix: Private Security Officer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're young and eager for advancement, or maybe you've been around the block a few times. You work in one of the towering skyscrapers that populate the city skyline, managing a Fortune 100 company.
conversations.prefix: Corporate Executive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You moved to Hades of your own initiative, or maybe you were transferred because of your talent. Regardless, you spend your time working a 9-5 in a cubicle.
conversations.prefix: White-Collar Worker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hades might have an impressive skyline, but it's powered by industry like everything else. You help operate, or run, some of the many factories, power plants or other industry that keeps Hades afloat.
conversations.prefix: Blue-Collar Worker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Part of the city council, the DA, running for mayor, or sent from Washington, you're a bureaucrat, and embody all that title entails.
conversations.prefix: Politician:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People would be frightened of Hades' Orwellian police force, if not for the equally terrifying gangs that roam the streets at night. Either a captain, officer or even the commissioner, you're part of the small army that Hades calls it's police.
conversations.prefix: Police Officer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Detectives are the first on the scene after robberies, shootings, or even assassinations or bombings. Their job is to unravel Hades' secrets - secrets that many would prefer stay hidden.
conversations.prefix: Police Detective:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A bizarre but essential kog in the Hades political machine, the PR department is a bipartisan organization dedicated to making sure that Hades' flawless image isn't charred by it's harsh reality. You're responsible for everything from newspaper approvals and bribes to appearances on the evening news.
conversations.prefix: PR Department Member:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a member of one of the countless gangs that populate Hades' streets. You're hired muscle, or maybe you're stealing credit cards. Either way, what you're doing probably isn't legal.
conversations.prefix: Street Thug:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Every cartel and mafia in the world has it's fingers in the Hades underworld. You work for one such organization. Maybe a drug supplier, weapons dealer or something more discreet, you have people working for you.
conversations.prefix: Cartel Member:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You provide the valuable service of getting supplies or even people into and out of Hades - usually illegally.
conversations.prefix: Smuggler:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're the boss, the CEO, or king or queen if you're feeling dramatic. You're the puppetmaster. Nothing illegal goes on in Hades without you knowing about it.
conversations.prefix: Kingpin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You owe your allegiance to no one, corporate, criminal or otherwise. You do the job and get paid, be that job private security, detective work or an assassination.
conversations.prefix: Mercenary:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Economic collapse has a way of destroying lives. Your job dried up or your home was destroyed in a riot, and you've come to Hades as a last resort.
conversations.prefix: Refugee:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a bartender, a waiter, a teacher or a mechanic, just trying to get by in the world. You owe no affiliation to anyone, but call Hades your home regardless.
conversations.prefix: Civillian Worker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can bench press a small car, and put that strength to good use.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You graduated at the top of your class, and write riddles in your free time.
conversations.prefix: Book Smart:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've learned how to survive on the streets. You know how to talk to gangs and which roads to avoid if you value your wallet.
conversations.prefix: Street Smart:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While Nature cards can provide a good starting point, I'd much rather you built your own strengths and weaknesses according to your character.
conversations.prefix: Make Your Own!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While Nature cards can provide a good starting point, I'd much rather you built your own strengths and weaknesses according to your character.
conversations.prefix: Make Your Own!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're in Hades looking for someone, be it a sibling, a significant other or a long lost cousin. Though in a city as big as Hades, that's bound to take awhile...
conversations.prefix: Find Someone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Looking to be elected, trying for a promotion or just trying to find a steady career, you're in Hades because you're willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.
conversations.prefix: Move Up in the World:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're in Hades for one reason: a piece of paper that says you need to be. Maybe you're here to kill someone, or maybe you were just transferred by your company - whatever the reason, it's time to get the job done.
conversations.prefix: Finish the Job:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you had stayed where you were, you'd probably be dead now. You've come to Hades looking for a new life, and to escape your old one.
conversations.prefix: Escape the Past:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wherever it is you're going, it can only go up from here. Your first priority is a warm bed and a hot meal. Everything else comes after.
conversations.prefix: Survive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're young, untested, or new on the job. You're trying to earn people's respect and trust.
conversations.prefix: Prove Yourself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Subplots should be something you could finish in the course of a chapter, rather than an overarching epic goal. They can certainly work towards an overarching goal, but try to make them applicable.
conversations.prefix: A Brief Note:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The city of the future - or so you'd think. Beneath it's gleaming exterior, Hades is a hive of criminal activity. You call it home, for the moment.
conversations.prefix: Hades City:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have one job: to spend your nights guarding this building. This close to Dis, there's no telling how that'll go.
conversations.prefix: Just Another Job (Misha) :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The secretary for candidate Gene Thomas. Likable enough - if a bit in over his head.
conversations.prefix: Secretary Jacob Willian:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Today's the day you speak at the Hades Institute of Technology. A corporate-backed politician speaking to college students? This should be interesting.
conversations.prefix: The Campaign Trail (Daniel):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Hades City prison is not a pleasant place. But you have people here you need to get out - people that it would be hard to replace. Blow the jail, or just pay the bail. Ultimately, it's your call.
conversations.prefix: Jailbreak (Dawn):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your friend-turned-enemy, Neil Whitman, has made an offer for lunch. Maybe for business, maybe for pleasure - you two are old friends, after all.
conversations.prefix: On Call (Emily):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone is building a wall within your consciousness. You know who it is, and know that they probably wouldn't wish you harm, but it is disconcerting nonetheless.
conversations.prefix: Awake (Eva):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Who are those men in the corner? In the back of your mind you know it's none of your business, but when has that ever stopped you?
conversations.prefix: Bartending (Syrena):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Hades mayoral candidate. Has a strong platform based on family ties and hard work, but no one's quite sure where his money's coming from.
conversations.prefix: Candidate Sterling Chalice:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Warden for the Hades City Prison, and responsible for the lives and well being of tens of thousands of inmates.
conversations.prefix: Warden Eugenio Costa:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A stranger offers you a job that doesn't look to be entirely legal. It's simple enough work, but you can't help but think you've stepped into something bad...
conversations.prefix: A Shady Job (Marco):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A professional and well-represented candidate, but a politician through and through. He has more money coming from private interests than what flows through many small countries.
conversations.prefix: Candidate Gene Thomas:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The current Hades Mayor, not running for reelection. The hallmark of her success has been that Hades has not yet collapsed while she has been in office.
conversations.prefix: Mayor Sandra Teller:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Hades P.D. detective, one of the many assigned to the grueling task of attempting to solve the dozens of robbings and murders that take place on the edges of Dis.
conversations.prefix: Detective Randall Smith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The CEO of Aegis Technologies, Neil Whitman is nothing if not ambitious. Fresh out of university, he founded the robotics company that would make him billions.
conversations.prefix: Aegis CEO Neil Whitman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Having political allies is important, and will help you out eventually.
  
  You want this guy on your side - you're just not sure how, yet.
conversations.prefix: Meeting a Candidate (Dawn):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Apparently, this woman is the big dog in Hades - or one of them, anyway. Her support could be instrumental for winning over Hades.
conversations.prefix: Meeting your Support (Daniel):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're looking for anything that could be use to incriminate what would seem to be a very well behaved businessman - oh, and you're trying not to get caught.
conversations.prefix: Stalking Mr. Whitman (Syrena):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dis is a hopeless place, filled with hopeless people - hundreds of thousands of souls bearing witness to a broken system. But there has to be something you can do to help yourself, right?
conversations.prefix: Die Another Day (Marco):
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As a small child, you are naive to the world around you. You play no large part in the grand scheme, and would like nothing more than to find your aunt. Lost and alone, you frighten easily and suspect any and all strangers.
conversations.prefix: Small Child:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A child's small stature allows you the ability to squeeze into small spaces and hiding spots. Your small size also gives you a unique perspective, allowing you to spot things others might miss.
conversations.prefix: Small:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your young age attracts many adults concerned of your well being. "Where's your mommy?" is something you have heard countless times since arriving in Hades. It takes plenty of explaining to get the adults off your back.
conversations.prefix: Needs supervision:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: During your childhood, your father invested much time and energy training you in the ways of his ancestral martial art, a form known as Silat. You skill in fighting has earned you much renown throughout the shady underbelly of society. Many travel to Hades just to witness you fight. 
conversations.prefix: Trained Fighter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Terrible experiences taught you to show no mercy no matter the situation. You frequently exhibit this in extreme acts of cruelty.
conversations.prefix: Cruel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Part of an underworld organization, you dispose of those that stand in the way of your employers.
conversations.prefix: Gang hitman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are upgraded with various tech that enhances your natural skills.
conversations.prefix: Augmentations:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You will flee to fight another day.
conversations.prefix: Flightly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Become the very best, like no-one ever was.
conversations.prefix: Climb to the top:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your already high natural intellect is enhanced by years of study and a few neural implants.
conversations.prefix: Genius:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you're too focused on the big picture to realise the small details can be just as important.
conversations.prefix: Idealistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Technological, financial, social. You want yourself and your company to become better every day.
conversations.prefix: Advancement:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're an experimental adaptive AI encased within a sophisticated robotic body.
conversations.prefix: Robot:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can connect to most computers and networks to gain information or alter their functioning.
conversations.prefix: Insight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are the first of your kind, which means that programming and machinery errors are bound to happen.
conversations.prefix: Prototype:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Assimilate as much information as possible about this world. Decide next course of action afterwards.
conversations.prefix: Learn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When it comes to weapons you can't be beat, when it comes to weapons you pretty much now how to use them
conversations.prefix: Weapons Expert :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have pissed off some very powerful people over the years and now they want you dead so you know the best way to do it put a lump sum of cash to someone that brings them your head. 
conversations.prefix: Bounty on your head:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With a bounty on your head you have to make sure you never slip up or it could cost you your life.
conversations.prefix: LIve to see another day:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're willing to do whatever's necessary, no matter how awful, immoral, violent, or downright dirty it is.
conversations.prefix: Whatever It Takes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your people depend on you, and you've always had their backs. Sometimes they cause you more trouble, but they're family, and no one messes with your family.
conversations.prefix: Family Ties:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are naturally physically fit, and you have a great deal of endurance and muscle mass, despite lack of regular training.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If it's worth doing, it's worth doing later. Or not at all.
conversations.prefix: Lazy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In Hades, you can go up as well as down pretty easily. Your goal is to find where you fit in this city, and in the grand scheme of things.
conversations.prefix: Turn Your Life Around:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You owe your allegiance to no one, corporate, criminal or otherwise. You do the job and get paid, be that job private security, detective work or an assassination.   
conversations.prefix: MERCENARY:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This is the guy that picks locks with paper clips, fixes cars with a pocket knife and filters water with a bottle of rocks and a t-shirt. If you lock him in a room, make sure it's empty and take his clothes or he'll escape.
conversations.prefix: RESOURCEFUL:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A drink, a fight, a willing stranger, or a high stakes bet. It doesn't matter what it is, you're just using that to feel something other than the pain that follows you everywhere. Someone suggested therapy once... once.
conversations.prefix: NUMB the PAIN:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have the connections, both financial and personal, that make you a *really* bad political enemy. If you don't slay them at the podium, there is always someway to put a price on your head...
conversations.prefix: Power Persona:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Biggest Pharmaceutical and Medical Research Laboratories in the County have you in your pocket, you have to give them the biggest slice of your political pie...
conversations.prefix: Pharmaceutical Interests:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Campaign Trail is a marathon, not a sprint, but Hades is almost *crucial* to any state-wide endorsement, make it happen.
conversations.prefix: Convince The Electorate :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are clever and amusing. You have just the right amount of smarts and humor to make yourself appealing to others.
conversations.prefix: Witty:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You like to know anything and everything at all times. While this perseverance can be seen as a good thing, you usually end up in situations you can't handle because of it.
conversations.prefix: Nosy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If anything, you're a bit naive. You were one of the few that thought, even after walking into Hades City, that this place was still exactly what the PR Department's made it out to be - your just missing out on that side due to your, ah, current social status.
conversations.prefix: Too Trusting :
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just want to tell off this guy and go to bed, but you know that, sometimes, what you want and what you must do are different. You're used to it by now.
conversations.prefix: Determination:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: For a refugee in a city like Hades, being caring is a rarity - for good reason, of course - but for some reason, you still have the will to be relatively altruistic - to a certain point - and have the ability to take other people's emotions into account. 
conversations.prefix: Caring :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are far more aware and observant that most people.
conversations.prefix: Perceptive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Currently, you made a promise to do something for a person, after they helped you quite a bit. Though it may be a relatively simple promise, it still holds a lot of value. 
conversations.prefix: Obligated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your relaxed attitude and affable nature means that people warm up to you easier.
conversations.prefix: Easygoing: