Okay people, welcome aboard. Please check out the rules in the first post. Anything there you aren't happy with tell me now.<br/><br/>Amazon, dear, sorry but for this one it would be too weird if I called you "Mistress" OOC, when you are my subordinate. ;)<br/><br/>I'm finishing up the Mission Profile, getting some NPCs together, and then we'll be ready for kick off.<br/><br/>For the three new guys (new to me as opposed to new to E), you will need to READ each post carefully, and take your cues from it. While this RP is very story centred, I don't micro-manage. I expect you guys to be at least a little bit inventive. Play the game.<br/><br/>HOWEVER: Failure to obey a direct order from Anne or Niki will result in an IC bollocking for your character the first time, and a bullet in the head the second time! Screw the mission, Anne has lost too many good people because bad people screwed up! (Good in this context means good at their jobs, not "nice").<br/><br/>So, What I expect from you guys is:<br/><br/>1) Read all posts since your last one in the IC thread(s), even ones you aren't active in. There's not that many of us so it shouldn't be too hard.<br/>2) Think carefully about your post. Does it maintain continuity with what has gone before? Does it result in your character disobeying a direct order? Does it move the plot forward?<br/>3) If in doubt, ASK! If you think an order from Anne is dumb, your character has a right to question it, but then Anne has a right to shoot him/her out of hand! So, you might be better off asking me first, either here or by PM. I'm not infallible, I make mistakes. If you think I've made one, let me know. Anne, too is far from perfect. If you think<em>she</em>made a mistake, ask me first. The mistake could be mine, or it could be deliberate on my part.<br/>4) Please don't second guess the plot. I will have twists and turns for you as the story unfolds. One or two I already know about, the rest I will make up as I go...<br/><br/>This mission should be a milk run. The last one was an unmitigated disaster both OOC and IC. So, I'm going to try and keep this one moving, keep it fun and keep you on your toes, while not making it too difficult - equally, it shouldn't be too easy either.<br/><br/>Everyone except Amazon, your first post should involve receiving a message in your implant from someone called "Iffy", asking you to report to a specific location somewhere in Europe in 48 hours time, saying that it will be well worth your while. Other than that, you are free to be doing whatever takes your character's fancy as long as it does not involve any of the other player characters.<br/><br/>Anne and Niki have worked together within Iron Fist for a long time. Anne knows Alexander from the war in Malaysia, but hasn't seen him in years. Other than that, no-one knows anyone.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>A word on NPCs...<br/><br/>Non Player Characters are of two types: Expendable and Non-Expendable. Expendable NPCs are there for the sole purpose of raising the body count. Non-Expendable NPCs are there to enhance the plot by giving the player characters people to interact with.<br/><br/>NPCs can be created by any player. There will be a form to fill in, on the first post of the NPC thread. Please submit all NPCs to me by PM in the same way that most of you submitted your character profiles. (Vincent, please use a computer or buy a bigger phone, I'm not going to spend my evenings reassembling your char sheets!)<br/><br/>If the NPC is approved I will post it to the NPC thread.<br/><br/>NOTE: A character created for the sole purpose of being killed in the next post does not require a NPC sheet, however, please do not create characters where there are none. For example, if I post that we are alone in a room, don't kill someone standing behind me! If there are other people in a room I will say so.<br/><br/>PLAYING NPCS: You may play a NPC you create youself. If you want your main character to have sex with it, that's up to you, but is very sad! ;) If you want a specific player to play a NPC you create, you must ask that player. If they decline, ask someone else. If you want the NPC to be played by someone else but don't care who, you may specify this. (NB: Having the veto on NPCs gives me first dibs on the ones I want to play. If you don't want me to play it, say so!) Lastly, some NPC's will be classed as open - that is, they may be played by anyone for a single post interaction with the player character.