Justice [Closed, Started]

Plot

Welcome to Los Angeles. It is 1934, and the United States of America is in the thick of the Great Depression. Alice Adams, an eighteen year old model and rising star, was just found dead in her family's estate on the edge of the city. Her father is the founder of one of the largest steel industries in the nation, and a result the Adams are by the far the wealthiest family in the city. They are celebrities in their own right for managing to escape the clutches of poverty that consume so much of America in the midst of the Depression, and they are also hated by many for it. Alice, however, managed to win over everyone for her beauty, kindness, and generosity, and her death is mourned throughout Los Angeles, but attempts to catch her killer run cold. Nobody knows who would want to kill such a lovely girl. A few months later, just as the police seem like giving up, it is discovered that Mr. Adams' business was not doing as well as he would have the public believe. In a desperate attempt to keep it afloat, it is believed that he hired the services of one of the city's most wanted mafia families to help him perform illegal deeds. But no one is talking. The Adams Steel Buisness is failing, the mafia is preying off those consumed with the depression, and the police are fighting an uphill battle. Will all be set right?

Slots

There are eight open spots. If need be, I can add more police officers or mafia members, but I think this should do for now. This SB is closed! Sorry!

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Adams Family

Mr. Adams, age 35-50 DiskElemental
Mrs. Desdemona Adams - Rydia
Isabel Adams - Elinor Brynn
Clara Adams - Threnody

Police

Jayne P. Scott - JabberHut
Lacey Lonergan - Loller65

Mafia

Mister Garg - BenFranks
Tienna Kavorkian - thestorygirl
Devonte Anderson - Lumi

Profile

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Rules

1. Refer to the DT for any ideas you have for advancing the plot in the story.

2. When writing your posts, be concise and detailed.

3. Be respectful of other storybook members, and follow all other forum rules.

4. There will be a lot going on, but this storybook is also part murder mystery. I and I alone know who killed Alice Adams. I may give you a clue to help your character along the way, but all will be revealed when the time comes in the story.

My profile will go up soon, and a DT will be posted at some point later. Any questions? PM me or post here.

Count me in! I'll take a male officer. 8D

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Full Name: Detective Jayne P. Scott

Age: 36

Appearance: Scott’s a well-built detective. After years of running around, dodging gangsters, and catching criminals, what would one expect from a veteran detective? He’s got thick salt and pepper hair and sharp, dark eyes. One never catches him without his fedora and trenchcoat, and he’s usually seen with a cigar. He’s always dressed up in a suit.

Personality: Detective Scott is confident (not to be confused with cocky). He thinks reasonably and acts impulsively, but his impressions are pretty accurate. He’s a smooth talker, a charmer, and keeps his instincts sharp. He’ll smirk more often than wink, but both are not uncommon actions for him.

He’s married to his job, though. He’ll be solving crimes until he’s shot in the field. Doesn’t mean he’s never been in a bar before, but he’s very laidback, doesn’t move or speak unless it’s necessary.

Background: Scott’s alone with no family. His parents were killed as a result of a case he was working years ago -- a threat to use against him, but he was too late to save them. He has no other family in Los Angeles, however, and he doesn’t find any good reason to start one if they’re just going to croak in the end.

Such an incident put him on a depression streak for a while, but he eventually found his momentum again when he avenged them by catching the culprit. It was a success that marked the skyrocketing rise to head detective of the LAPD.

Other: Certainly available.

Full Name: Isabel Lucille Adams

Age: 16

Appearance: She is 5'3 and has a slender, fit frame. Pale freckled skin, slightly rosy. Wide blue eyes, full lips and lashes. She is very beautiful, but does not believe it herself, and she is told by few, which has left her to develop a negative self image.

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Personality: Isabel is a sweet girl, but as she has grown into a young woman she has become increasingly fed up with her mother and father and the way her life is. While she likes being rich, she doesn't like the way people treat her because of it and is thus very bitter.

Background: She is bullied at school by those who envy her and she has also been taken advantage of by boys who never loved her but simply wanted a piece of her wealth. She wants to be recognized for her own merits and not just because she is the middle child of a prominent family. She is a talented singer and pianist, but the only person who believed in her was Alice, and now she does not know if she can ever achieve that dream, especially with the accusations being thrown at her father.

Other: She wants to live a happy life, but does not know if she ever can.

Could I get that other male officer?

Absolutely.

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Full Name: Devonte Anderson
Age: 31
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Personality: Devonte fought so hard his entire life to break stereotypes that he made a full circle. Suffice it to say that this low-ranking blazer gangster has his mouth tied to his glock. He's the Yes Man, the Hit Man, Mr. Cleaner, Priest, Bishop, and Reaper whenever he needs to be. It all depends on which way the gun turns, baby. Admittedly, after you've pried blood-streaked bens from dudes with blown-out rib cages, you take up an affinity for liquor to smudge the lines a little.

Background: Devonte isn't his real name - neither is Anderson. Only his bosses know his real name, and there are times when even Devonte forgets it. When you work so lowly for a family, your past doesn't matter. Your life begins when you strike a deal and rise from the gunpowder. It's not a pretty sight, and if you burn, you just burn - no metaphors, no mystic shit to bring you back after. With that in mind, Devonte is who he is in the moment. Always was, always will be.

Notably, Devonte remains on edge after the recent loss of his hit partner, Tom Lawrence. May that glorious sumbitch rest in peace.

Other: Word has it on the street that Devonte's found himself a sweet little birdie to sing to down at LAPD. She doesn't have a clue - at least to Devonte's knowledge - what he does for a living. Maybe a car salesman.

Awesome. You're my favorite!

Full Name: Lacey Lonergan

Age: 22

Appearance: Lacey is thin for a police officer, lacking the usual thickness and muscle. He stands at just under six feet and keeps his straight, brownish hair combed over.

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Personality: Lacey is quiet and shy and reserved. He rarely talks because he's afraid he'll come off as naive and stupid. He's very young and very idealistic and still believes that good will always win. He sticks to rules and regulations and does his best to do everything by the book. His constant checking of his procedures has led a lot of folks to view him as bumbling and confused and incompetent. He isn't entirely any of these things, but he definitely has his shades. He is also easily crushed. He has a hard time being a homicide detective, as seeing the terrible things people do to one another really crushes him and chips away at his idealistic view of life. Even if it kills him and ruins his outlook on life, he's determined to find the killer and bring him to justice.

Background: Lacey was born in Ireland in 1912, and didn't set foot in America until 1917. His father, a hard working, well-meaning man, was unable to find employment due to the prejudice Irish people faced. In desperation, he turned to drinking and gambling and avoiding his family to cope with his crushing depression. As the youngest son of the family, Lacey's elder brothers did their best to shield him from the tragedies surrounding them, doing their best to preserve his innocence and childlike wonder. Lacey's father died after being struck by a car while stumbling around drunkenly. As a result, his mother turned to prostitution and his brothers turned to organized crime to try and make ends meet. His mother was killed by her pimp in a drug induced fit of rage, and two of his three brothers were gunned down by rival families. Hit hard by their loss, Lacey worked his way through high school and eventually joined the LAPD, quickly rising through the ranks, determined to make the city a better place and prevent anyone else from every having to suffer what he went through as a kid.

Other: Lacey is a bit of a geek, and loves to read sci-fi serials, often carrying a dog-eared and well read copy of Amazing Stories in his suit coat. Also, being born and raised in Ireland, he still has a twinge of the southern dialect, but does his best to repress it, lest anyone think him another uneducated, drunken paddy.

I call high ranking mafia member!

Yay! Okay, we just have a couple more spots to fill and once everyone posts their profile we can get started.

I hoped I would have time for a profile tonight but I don't! Anyway, I would like to claim Mrs Adams so you boys had better watch out

Hey Elinor - missed you. I'm back and probably for good this time.
Anyway, can I seize the Mafia Boss position?

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Full Name: Mister Joseph Gargotta (Known as Mister Garg)

Age: 59

Appearance: Mister Garg is a plump bellied man with a noticeably ageing face. His eyes are a stone-cold grey. He has wrinkles from where he has spent far too much time frowning. Mister Garg never smokes, but plays with a cocktail stick between his teeth. He's often seen with a glass of Cognac brandy 'on the rocks'. He has stubby short arms, but he is a tall, intimidating man in posture.

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Personality: Mister Garg is always calm on appearance, but almost completely merciless. He has a way with words and a general knack for persuasion. His voice is old, husky, groaning-like, but soft and well tempered. He is demanding of respect and very rarely gets angry, or scared for that matter - he has seen it all. However Mister Garg does has a habit of being jealous and often too cold. He can't see the benefit in warmness and sometimes this costs him loyalty.

Background: Mister Garg was born in Italy, although his father had already started the Gargotta crime family in the United States before he too immigrated there. When his father died, Joseph inherited the family's power. He instantly removed anyone he thought had a hand in his father's 'apparently natural' death. He famously did this by drowning them in an inch of water, watching them squeal for their lives... making them gargle. Of course, this resulted in his nickname - a play on his own name - Mister Garg, to which he has since always been referred to as.

Other: Mister Garg had a wife, Betty. She was killed in a crossfire with police two years ago and he has never forgiven the law.

BEN.

If no one claims Mr. Adams and the youngest Adams sibling within a few days, some of us can have multiple characters. Otherwise Heather and thestorygirl will just need to post their profiles and we'll be good to go. Whatever happens, I'm thinking of starting this next week.

Can I reserve Mr. Adams? I'll get a full profile up tonight or tomorrow.

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Wait, I'd be married to Rydia? Better think about this.....

Absolutely! Okay, so we just have one more spot to fill, and it's that of the youngest Adams girl. If no one claims her by tomorrow, I will probably just play her. In the meantime, here is the DT:

viewtopic.php?f=200&t=96153

I'd love to reserve the youngest Adam girl, I'll have a profile up ASAP.