The Caretakers
Setting:
Place: Wisconsin, the Michigan UP, and small parts of the lower part of Michigan.
Time: Somewhere in the year 3261
Background info:
In the distant future, society has driven itself into the ground. The human species is on the brink of extinction due to the device called Paradise (Mass-produced in 3235). Paradise is a VR headset that allows users to completely submerge themselves in another dimension of their choosing. The human species got sucked into these devices and stayed in. These headsets let the user live in a perfect dimension, everything is the way that they wanted it to be. At first, they knew it wasn't real, just a simulation. But over time its become there lives. No one is coming out which means no one is having children. The world population has halved in the last 20 years. Once someone dies in a Paradise, the headset renders useless due to it being tied to their consciousness and brain. They live inside of these paradises their whole lives. The outside world has become almost apocalyptic. Stores closed without notice, entire cities abandoned. However, some people remain.
These people are the Caretakers.
The Caretakers are a group of people who society left behind when they entered Paradise. They tend to large groups of people in Paradise. You see, people still need nutrients, food, water, etc. The Caretakers tend to oftentimes hundreds of people living inside of their paradise (if not thousands) keeping them just ever so barely alive. The Paradise blocks out any pains that the user might feel so as long as they're alive, they're going to have a good time. The caretakers are organized into small groups of 5 to 10 people with one manager. These groups are assigned a number of clients ranging from 100 to 1,000 who they will tend too weekly.
It's not a good job and many are extremely depressed but the production of The Paradise has stopped so there is no way for them to enter VR. Let alone the cost is insane due to the deflation of US dollars.
Initial Plot Arc: Clients of Caretakers in Ceciel's team start dying for apparently no reason. These people didn't die of old age or any disease like how many others went. In fact, we've noticed a trend in the deaths. All victims violently try to rip the helmet off before death. This is particularly odd considering that there is no way to move your physical body from the virtual world. This suggests that these people wake up before death. Note: This plot is very much driven by everyone, not just me. I have a rough outline of the plot but changes are OK to make. Don't be afraid to add plot twists, story elements, or anything else like that. The deaths have been going on for 2 months now and the team figures its not a coincidence. They begin to investigate.
Roles: Most people will play as Caretakers but there are a few unique rolls.
Role 1, Caretaker: This is the most obvious one and also the most important. As a Caretaker, you tend to clients living in Paradise.
Role 2, Survivor: A survivor is a person who made it out of Paradise instead of dying. You won't remember much about the time before you died but you will remember seeing a figure come into your Paradise before you die. Theres only one slot open for survivor. It's first come first serve. Be sure to include the details of your Paradise in your character form.
Role 3, Other: You can be someone besides a caretaker. Maybe your a shop keeper maintaining a small grocery store. Or an electrical worker who maintains the nuclear reactors. This is open to you but make sure that your job is absolutely necessary.
Again, most people will play as Caretakers but some variation is open.
Character Creation I'll leave to formating and topics up to you but please include:
1. Basic info (name, gender, sexuality, etc.)
2. Characters personality
3. Character appearance
The Cast
-Caretaker manager: Ceciel Ramneck (@RadDog13579)
-Caretaker: Dr Ivan Geschinsky (@ThePatchworkPilgrims)
-Caretaker: Elliot Morganfell (@Lezuli)
-Caretaker: Cleo Caddel (@winterwolf0100)
-Caretaker: Carissa Murray (@writingbright)
-Survivor: Brienne Lincoln (@Valkyria)
If you have any questions or would like to reserve a spot, please let me know in the DT.
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