Grim Surprises RPG

*Jade Green* · 01-12-2005, 12:04 PM

Larry’s Diner was a small but respectable restaurant in the Manhattan area. Open day and night, the diner proved to be an opportune place for groups to meet and simply hang out. One of these groups just happened to be the one that Alexandria Jefferson – or Xandry as she would rather be called -- belonged to.

At precisely 6:28 in the morning, Xandry wandered into Larry’s Dinner dragging her feet behind her. A single glance at the usual table told the young woman that everyone else had gotten there a long time ago. She mumbled a ‘hello’ and pulled up a chair. Almost immediately one of the waitresses, a Hispanic woman by the name of Karina, wandered up to ask her what she wanted for breakfast.

“Coffee.” Xandry quickly replied, “Eggs – sun up, flap jacks – buttered, hot maple, bacon – extra crispy.” Karina nodded and promptly left to make the order. Xandry watched her leave and wondered what the middle aged Latino must have thought of the group. After all, the gang had been meeting up at the Diner for years and the conversation had never been one that Xandry would deem ‘normal’.

Once Karina was out of earshot, Xandry looked back to her group and noted that they had already received their assignments for the day. “Can I have my assign-…”

“Here.” Pistol, a serious looking African American man set down a post-it note in front of her.

“…-Ment?” Xandry grabbed the yellow piece of paper and looked it over. “Ha-what? How do you pronounce this?”

“How’s it spelled?” Lauren, one of Xandry’s associates asked.

“H-A-apostrophe-N-T-A-A-N.”

“Ha-n-tān, maybe?” Suggested another member of the small group, an Australian man by the name of Marshal.

“You’ll know him when you see him, Alexandria.” Pistol replied pausing as Karina came with Xandry’s coffee. Xandry thanked the waitress and once she was gone, Pistol spoke again. “Just do your job.”

Xandry nodded slightly in agreement, but one more look at the assignment made her believe otherwise. “Wait, wait, wait. ‘Twelvth and Laird. Sewer’?”

Pistol took a moment to finish off his eggs before answering. “It appears so.”

“…The sewer?”

“Yep.” Pistol took a sip of his orange juice.

“…At Twelvth and Laird.”

“That’s what it says.” Pistol shrugged.

“Its in the sewer!” Xandry whined, “Don’t you know what’s in the sewer? Rats!”

“Oh, it’s not tha’ bad.” Marshal grinned mischievously, “I’ve ‘ad ta go in th’ sewers once ta collect th’ soul of a homeless bloke before. If you leave them alone, they’ll leave you alone. Wha’ you really need to look out for are…” He lowered his head and his voice, keeping that grin about him. “…The mutants!”

“Mutants?”

“Aye, mutants.” Marshal nodded fervently. “An’mals th’ ‘ave been mutated thanks ta human pollution. Jes’ think oh’ it… tiny li’tle pet alligators mutated inta giants… rats the size o’ a-…”

“That’s enough, Marshal.” Pistol cut him off, giving him a death glare.

“Aw, was just havin’ a bit o’ fun…” Marshal pouted.

“The rats won’t bother you,” Lauren confirmed, “And there are no mutants or monsters or anything in the sewers, only a few homeless guys.”

“…Right.” Xandry muttered. At that moment, Karina delivered her breakfast. “I think I’ve lost my appetite. Does anyone want this.”

“I’ll take it.” Pistol reached over and grabbed the plate as Xandry stood up. “Leaving so soon?”

“Yeah… I’m not exactly in the best of moods right now.”

“Suit yourself.” Pistol said and popped a piece of bacon into his mouth. Xandry paid for her food and left with out another word.

****

The mortal world has many common misconceptions when it comes to the word ‘grim reaper’; they think of a black-robed, skeletal figure wielding a scythe to ‘cut down’ your life, but this is entirely untrue. A real grim reaper appears as normal as everyone else.

Take Alexandria Jefferson for example: She is a slender, tan-skinned woman whom stands at barely 5’6” tall with drab, brown hair cropped at her shoulders and brown eyes to match. Aside from this, she has no other definite marks to define her, as her fashion sense hardly exists. On a normal day one would often find her in tennis shoes, jeans and a normal t-shirt; but perhaps this style goes perfectly well with the job description.
It is common practice in the grim reaper world to extract one’s soul right before one dies. It was a sort of courtesy, especially for the more violent deaths. This was why Xandry had to enter the sewers at 11:25 am, three hours before her scheduled appointment with Ha’ntaan. The Rat King.

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This is sort of a 'Dead Like Me'/TMNT cross over; however, none of the canons from 'Dead Like Me' will be used, (save for the gravelings). This plot, as you can already tell, will be different than others seeing as it is already definate that The Rat King will die. >.>;; But hopefully, it will work anyways.

Needed characters:

Michaelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Splinter

and other TMNT characters.

Taken Characters:
Graysight - Jade Green
Xandry - Jade Green
Rat King - Jade Green
Leonardo - Azure Turtle

01-12-2005, 12:04 PM	#1
Jade Green ReyeJaye Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,873	Grim Surprises RPG Larry’s Diner was a small but respectable restaurant in the Manhattan area. Open day and night, the diner proved to be an opportune place for groups to meet and simply hang out. One of these groups just happened to be the one that Alexandria Jefferson – or Xandry as she would rather be called -- belonged to. At precisely 6:28 in the morning, Xandry wandered into Larry’s Dinner dragging her feet behind her. A single glance at the usual table told the young woman that everyone else had gotten there a long time ago. She mumbled a ‘hello’ and pulled up a chair. Almost immediately one of the waitresses, a Hispanic woman by the name of Karina, wandered up to ask her what she wanted for breakfast. “Coffee.” Xandry quickly replied, “Eggs – sun up, flap jacks – buttered, hot maple, bacon – extra crispy.” Karina nodded and promptly left to make the order. Xandry watched her leave and wondered what the middle aged Latino must have thought of the group. After all, the gang had been meeting up at the Diner for years and the conversation had never been one that Xandry would deem ‘normal’. Once Karina was out of earshot, Xandry looked back to her group and noted that they had already received their assignments for the day. “Can I have my assign-…” “Here.” Pistol, a serious looking African American man set down a post-it note in front of her. “…-Ment?” Xandry grabbed the yellow piece of paper and looked it over. “Ha-what? How do you pronounce this?” “How’s it spelled?” Lauren, one of Xandry’s associates asked. “H-A-apostrophe-N-T-A-A-N.” “Ha-n-tān, maybe?” Suggested another member of the small group, an Australian man by the name of Marshal. “You’ll know him when you see him, Alexandria.” Pistol replied pausing as Karina came with Xandry’s coffee. Xandry thanked the waitress and once she was gone, Pistol spoke again. “Just do your job.” Xandry nodded slightly in agreement, but one more look at the assignment made her believe otherwise. “Wait, wait, wait. ‘Twelvth and Laird. Sewer’?” Pistol took a moment to finish off his eggs before answering. “It appears so.” “…The sewer?” “Yep.” Pistol took a sip of his orange juice. “…At Twelvth and Laird.” “That’s what it says.” Pistol shrugged. “Its in the sewer!” Xandry whined, “Don’t you know what’s in the sewer? Rats!” “Oh, it’s not tha’ bad.” Marshal grinned mischievously, “I’ve ‘ad ta go in th’ sewers once ta collect th’ soul of a homeless bloke before. If you leave them alone, they’ll leave you alone. Wha’ you really need to look out for are…” He lowered his head and his voice, keeping that grin about him. “…The mutants!” “Mutants?” “Aye, mutants.” Marshal nodded fervently. “An’mals th’ ‘ave been mutated thanks ta human pollution. Jes’ think oh’ it… tiny li’tle pet alligators mutated inta giants… rats the size o’ a-…” “That’s enough, Marshal.” Pistol cut him off, giving him a death glare. “Aw, was just havin’ a bit o’ fun…” Marshal pouted. “The rats won’t bother you,” Lauren confirmed, “And there are no mutants or monsters or anything in the sewers, only a few homeless guys.” “…Right.” Xandry muttered. At that moment, Karina delivered her breakfast. “I think I’ve lost my appetite. Does anyone want this.” “I’ll take it.” Pistol reached over and grabbed the plate as Xandry stood up. “Leaving so soon?” “Yeah… I’m not exactly in the best of moods right now.” “Suit yourself.” Pistol said and popped a piece of bacon into his mouth. Xandry paid for her food and left with out another word. **** The mortal world has many common misconceptions when it comes to the word ‘grim reaper’; they think of a black-robed, skeletal figure wielding a scythe to ‘cut down’ your life, but this is entirely untrue. A real grim reaper appears as normal as everyone else. Take Alexandria Jefferson for example: She is a slender, tan-skinned woman whom stands at barely 5’6” tall with drab, brown hair cropped at her shoulders and brown eyes to match. Aside from this, she has no other definite marks to define her, as her fashion sense hardly exists. On a normal day one would often find her in tennis shoes, jeans and a normal t-shirt; but perhaps this style goes perfectly well with the job description. It is common practice in the grim reaper world to extract one’s soul right before one dies. It was a sort of courtesy, especially for the more violent deaths. This was why Xandry had to enter the sewers at 11:25 am, three hours before her scheduled appointment with Ha’ntaan. The Rat King. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is sort of a 'Dead Like Me'/TMNT cross over; however, none of the canons from 'Dead Like Me' will be used, (save for the gravelings). This plot, as you can already tell, will be different than others seeing as it is already definate that The Rat King will die. >.>;; But hopefully, it will work anyways. Needed characters: Michaelangelo Donatello Raphael Splinter and other TMNT characters. Taken Characters: Graysight - Jade Green Xandry - Jade Green Rat King - Jade Green Leonardo - Azure Turtle Last edited by Jade Green; 01-14-2005 at 01:19 PM.