You always hear stories of kids running away, you may have once in your life, but you always went back home. Well, not these teenagers. They ran away and left, for good. Some money, a little food, and only each other for company, they travel across America in large vans, only stopping at scenic locations to camp or to get gas. They are the Band of Misfits.
Why did they run away? They ran away for various reasons, whether that be abuse, sexuality, or even if they just wanted to get away. Some had good lives back in Society, as the Misfits call it, other didn't. It doesn't matter where they came from.
The Misfits live in large vans and buses (usually very old) they turned into mini-homes. They have three vans, BLUE, GREEN, RED, along with a large bus. When they aren't driving, they set up camp in uninhabited places like forests, meadows, or by beaches. They have many different camps, most of which they make.
Tent 1
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Tent 2
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Tent 3
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Tent 4
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And the Leader's Tent
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The authorities don't stop the Misfits, they've been around for almost forever and everyone is used to them. Sometimes, people will come to the campfires they have every night to hear them sing and tell stories.
The Band of Misfits have been around 1955 when the Vietnam War. Back then, they were known as the Street Singers. At first, they only had a van and would go around and sing songs on the streets to try to lift the spirits of those who had a loved one in war, a POW (Prisoner Of War), a MIA (Missing In Action), or a KIA (Killed In Action). They were somewhat successful, until their founder, Marilyn Thomas, was killed in the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake. The Street Singers were quiet for a long time, but in 1975, when the war ended, the Street Singers (still called that at the time) came back to celebrate.
Years have passed, and instead of just singing on the streets and driving around in a single van, they became the Band of Misfits. They picked up teenagers they found wandering on the streets, that had obviously run away. Most of the time, they found the teenagers, but sometimes the teenagers found them.
The Band of Misfits have many traditions, such as campfires every night, singing as the travelled, visiting homeless shelters, etc. They have sort of an 'initiation', which is when they give the new teenager a hand-woven bracelet, and introduce them to everyone. At campfire the day someone new joins, the leader of the Misfits tells the history of the Misfits, from when they were the Street Singers.
Even if you say you have a bad voice or no musical talent, anyone in the Misfits will gladly teach you anything. Older Misfits, or those who have been there for a while, usually have amazing voices and play the acoustic guitar.
Everyone will be in one of the vans, but not all crowded into one. Each van can sleep five people, with the bus sleeping ten. The vans drive in a specific line, with the leader's van in front. (Blue, green, red, bus.) If you would like your character to drive a van, please PM me. It's first come, first serve.
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Leader's Van
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Blue Van (Van 1):
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Green Van (Van 2):
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Red Van (Van 3):
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Bus
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Rules:
- Follow the general site rules
- Please PM me your character sheet BEFORE posting it!
- No romance/dating until page 8, don't be all 'love at first sight'. Build up the relationship.
- Language is allowed, but not every other word
- No controlling other characters and NPCs
- Include everyone, no killing, if you read down to hear, the password is NewYork
- No railroading, if you have an idea for the roleplay, PM me
- Have fun
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Man In The Mirror
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I See Your True Colors (That's why I love you:3)
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[I will be updating this as people Join so check back every now and then, and I will PM everybody when to start posting.]
[My char sheet will be on the next post because of this ones length.]
Good luck.