Single Thread RP Dead Mall

[No. 1 Usagi]

DEAD MALL

It doesn’t matter why you’re here.
Whether it was to explore and get drunk, to work a late night shift, or to try and uncover some mysteries,
you’ve been locked inside West Hill Mall in the dead of night.
The doors are locked, your phones aren’t working right, all you can do now is wait it out.
At the very least, you are never alone.​

Spoiler: OVERVIEW

This is a semi-freeform, realistic horror roleplay. This universe should be treated as an almost exact copy of our universe.
However, for the purposes of demonstrating themes and interest, as well as to avoid me needing to draw actual humans, please choose an animal species for your characters.
This will have little effect on your character's experience.

Spoiler: BACKSTORY

The luxury West Hill Mall opened in the city of Fawkner, Pennsylvania in the 1960s, with the goal of capitalising on the population growth as a result of the booming steel industry. Over the next few decades, the mall experienced economic struggles despite major renovations in the 80s, and now stands as a reminder of Fawkner’s decay, with only a fraction of businesses remaining.

Spoiler: CHARACTER TEMPLATE

NAME:
AGE:
GENDER:
SPECIES:
(NOTES: Please don't stress to much over this part. Species has such a miniscule impact here, so much so that this RP could be human-only and basically nothing would change. I just really don't like drawing humans.)
APPEARANCE:
PERSONALITY:
POSSESSIONS:
(NOTE: 'Possessions' means anything outside of the usual phone, wallet, keys, etc one would be expected to carry)
SKILLS:
WEAKNESSES & FEARS:
BACKSTORY:
OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME:

Spoiler: RULES

• Follow all pre-established community rules and practices.​
• Please remember this is a realistic roleplay and act accordingly. General rule of thumb is if it couldn't be done IRL, avoid it.​
• Please no humans for your characters... I am very misanthropic ​
• If disagreements arise, I have final say. I will consult other's perspectives when making a decision.​
• Rules subject to change if required.​

Spoiler: CURRENT MODERATORS

• @No. 1 Usagi
• @Fluxxation

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Spoiler: CHARACTER #1 - Damjan ‘Damien’ Marković

NAME: Damjan ‘Damien’ Marković
AGE: 19
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Honey Badger

APPEARANCE:

• Shorter than average
• Almost permanent scowl
• Slightly scruffy jeans, tshirt and jacket
• Ear piercings

PERSONALITY:

• Abrasive
• Mean
• Nicer if he likes you

POSSESSIONS:

• Cigarettes
• Lighter
• Pocket knife

SKILLS:

• Electrical circuit knowledge
• Fighting experience

WEAKNESSES & FEARS:

• Short stature - Struggles to reach high places
• Scotophobia - Fear of the dark
• Homophobia - Fear of gay people

BACKSTORY:

• Lives with deadbeat single father
• Has younger sister living out of state
• High school dropout at 16, now an electrical apprentice
• Local dealer
• Violently closeted

OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME: Težak slučaj pakla - Block Out

Spoiler: CHARACTER #2 - Joseph Martin Newman

NAME: Joseph Martin Newman
AGE: 20
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Antelope

APPEARANCE:

• Tall
• Dopey expression
• Long blond hair, stubble
• Tracksuit pants, hoodie, scuffed shoes

PERSONALITY:

• Stoner
• Along for the ride
• Music lover
• Lazy

POSSESSIONS:

• Guitar Pick

SKILLS:

• Guitar, Piano proficiency
• Fast runner
• Cracked at League

WEAKNESSES & FEARS:

• Addiction
• Fear of Failure

BACKSTORY:

• Middle child of 3
• Lives in parent’s basement
• Works midnight shifts at convenience store, but spends most of the time smoking
• Damien’s biggest customer

OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME: Artificial Nocturne - Metric (WARNING: Explicit Language)

 

[No. 1 Usagi]

RESERVED.

Post your characters below, when we have enough we may begin the fun.

 

[Xal.]

The violent butch lesbian will hopefully be drawn and prepared soon…

 

[Cream Starlight]

Seems interesting, I may be up for it.
Hmm…
Here are two characters… I was planning on only having one of them, but two also can be I guess?

Note that these two has a lot of similarities…



Edit: Cream/Lin is a human character.
Well... I wonder why you hate drawing humans. Are you met with problems like overall quality, proportion or stuff?
...Just wondering.
Edit 2: adding a power bank (10000mAh, 100%) and Bluetooth headphones to the two’s possessions.

 

[Xal.]

Spoiler: Women love her, fish fear her...

NAME: Cassandra-Marie Alexander (but she prefers Cassie.)
AGE: Late 20's

GENDER: She/They, really doesn't care, but leans feminine.

SPECIES: Caracal

APPEARANCE:

Spoiler: Image Size Spoiler

Standing at a modest 5'6, she's quite fit, almost scarily so, it's clear she's got a bodybuilding kick going on. Her brown-tan fur has dark, grey-black highlights on both hair and ears. Her hastily chop-cut bangs end in a loose, clipped bun. She wears a simple muscle-tank top, showing off her very sculpted abdomen and shoulders. She's got a pair of typical yoga pants as well, along with ratty gym sneakers. She's got some dark-lensed aviator-like shades that she wears whenever possible, often-so indoors as well.. and good lord does she have a lot of piercings. She insists that fanny-packs are, and always have been, in-style.. and has one fastened by her short tail, on the side of her waist. Without the glasses, her feline irises are a bright, emerald green mixture.

(APPEARANCE IMAGE WILL BE DRAWN AT A LATER DATE)

PERSONALITY: Very much a punk in every sense of the word. Not afraid to get mean and up in your face, but otherwise, somewhat against interacting unless she has to. She can be civil when needed, but she prefers to just be left alone. She's very outwardly of the belief that everyone hates her. Though it's a pain to get to know her because of this, she's fiercely, almost scarily loyal to anyone who learns to tolerate and accept her.

POSSESSIONS:
Her ratty old phone and several, all-damaged, chargers, bricks and all.

Keys for both her current beater car, and the last one she totaled.

A half-empty large sized pre-workout dry mix, extra caffeine version!

A utility knife with every conceivable additive tool imaginable, half of which won't even open.

Very legally acquired, slightly rusted brass knuckles. She's not paranoid or anything!

A half-empty small sport-cap bottle.

A very legitimately acquired, not stolen, glass breaking tool hammer thing.

Spare change.

The case for her expensive sunglasses!

Old bluetooth earbuds and case.

A half empty can of pepper spray. It's hard to tell if she's used it, or if she.. "acquired" it this way.

SKILLS:
Fighting. She's taken kickboxing classes for the last few years.

Strength and endurance, she's a body image freak and compulsive exerciser.

Breaking in, and out, of places, general thug skills. Shady childhood years mean she can lockpick simple locks and jumpstart cars with ease.
WEAKNESSES:
Emotional instability, quick to feel emotions, and always strong in how she feels them.

Trust issues, will almost always take issue with what someone says just for the hell of it. Comedically low trust of people in even remotely stressful situations.

Very low general fear tolerance, a powder keg if she gets spooked by anything.

Negative emotional intelligence. Her issues are literally everyone else's fault, and she'll tell you about it!

A meathead. She dropped out of school in her sophomore year of highschool, and she was hardly scraping by before that. It's hard to talk even remotely intellectually with her. Will solve problems with her fists where able.
FEARS:
Abandonment, isolation.

Being weak / helpless.

Being trapped or confined, small spaces.

Starving / being without provisions.

Betrayal / emotional pains.

Men (Only sort of a joke)

BACKSTORY: Evidenced by being orphaned at birth, Cassie has no clue who her biological parents are. The foster system was rough on her. She grew up with a couple whose marriage was amicable in its best moments. Her mothers, mom and ma, as she was made to call them, both had their own slew of issues, and while they tried to give Cassie a decent upbringing, their own marriage's array of issues made that nigh impossible. They struggled to follow a single parenting style, despite both wanting a child, even unable to agree on things as fundamental as what their adoptive kid's first name ought to be. Cassie didn't know any better as a kid, but as she grew older, she came to resent her parents for their inability to remain civil enough to care for the child they had bothered to adopt. She stopped trying to impress them, and nothing changed, she was never praised to begin with, and as such, she saw no need to try and earn any praise. She got rough in her highschool years, low in affection, and in tandem, low in consequence, she became quite the criminal. Petty theft, substance abuse, and general vagrancy were the norm. Her parents didn't bother to keep track of her as she slowly faded from their lives, withdrawing as a whole the moment she was a legal adult.

Out on her own at last, it finally struck her that she needed to get her life together, so she did. She worked odd jobs, scraped some money together, and started over in a ratty apartment.. but that didn't.. click.. she was still so very empty, and so very bored. Deciding she'd go for healthier avenues of activity this time around, she took up something that always made her insecure, fixing her self-image. She had never been in great shape, and she never felt all that confident, so she tackled that problem as if it were another hurdle, firing away at the gym, redesigning her look, and trying to enter the dating scene. She had very little luck in the latter, but that only fueled her more in the former few.

This has been her state for the last few years, and though she still cycles from low income job to low income job, her hobbies give her enough fulfillment to carry on.. with the occasional spice of some petty theft on the side when things get thin financially, of course.

OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME:

 

[Orchamut]

Spoiler: character 1

NAME: Isidro Rojas
AGE: 35
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Arapaima
APPEARANCE: Tall but a bit hunched over. Always dressed in a long lab coat. Has black scales with white on the bottom of his head, neck and chest.

Spoiler: drawing

PERSONALITY: Cold, Ill-tempered, and insecure. Would unironically say "I don't have time for such frivolities."

POSSESSIONS: Camera, handheld microscope, gloves, and a first-aid kit.

SKILLS:
-Chemical know-how
-Good at swimming

WEAKNESSES & FEARS:
-Talking to people
-Self-conscious about his tail
-Losing anything

BACKSTORY:
Worked as a petroleum engineer until his wife left him two years ago, now works on his own personal projects. Brings his son with him on excursions as he doesn't trust anyone else to watch over him, but isn't the greatest father. Lives in a high-class home, but is barely able to pay bills.

Spoiler: character 2

NAME: Tav Rojas
AGE: 11
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Arapaima
APPEARANCE: Half as tall as his father. Wears shorts and a T-shirt with a picture of a bug on it.

Spoiler: drawing

PERSONALITY: Meek and has little interest in most things.

POSSESSIONS: Magnifying glass and a rusty whistle.

SKILLS:
-Isn't afraid of much
-Good at cooking

WEAKNESSES & FEARS:
-Making independent decisions
-Inexperienced in most things as he's pretty young
-Afraid of facing reality in general

BACKSTORY:
Son of Isidro. Goes to a fancy private school, but doesn't have any friends. Used to constantly poke his nose into business he didn't belong in, then one day discovered his mother having an affair with other people and inadvertently ended up informing his father. Now he tries to keep to himself, not wanting to make anything worse.

 

[Xal.]

Seems interesting, I may be up for it.
Hmm…
Here are two characters… I was planning on only having one of them, but two also can be I guess?

Note that these two has a lot of similarities…

View attachment 505786View attachment 505787

Edit: Cream/Lin is a human character.
Well... I wonder why you hate drawing humans. Are you met with problems like overall quality, proportion or stuff?
...Just wondering.
Edit 2: adding a power bank (10000mAh, 100%) and Bluetooth headphones to the two’s possessions.

Just gonna give my own two cents

First of all, I think it’s supposed to be anthro-only pretty much, as that’s like.. a world restriction. Do you think you could make Cream into an anthropomorphic character?

Along with that, I know Cream is innately quite a strong character elsewhere, so just to confirm, she doesn’t have any of that magic stuff here, right? This a very down to earth RP as far as I’m aware.

 

[Cream Starlight]

Just gonna give my own two cents

First of all, I think it’s supposed to be anthro-only pretty much, as that’s like.. a world restriction. Do you think you could make Cream into an anthropomorphic character?

Along with that, I know Cream is innately quite a strong character elsewhere, so just to confirm, she doesn’t have any of that magic stuff here, right? This a very down to earth RP as far as I’m aware.

Yeah; I read it correctly.
Also, according to what you've said...


Pinging @E.C.RiversiDaGoatie here: NOW WE HAVE TWO CATS, ONE YOUR FAV CAT, ONE THE NEW CAT

I need a filler

 

[No. 1 Usagi]

Seems interesting, I may be up for it.
Hmm…
Here are two characters… I was planning on only having one of them, but two also can be I guess?

Note that these two has a lot of similarities…

View attachment 505786View attachment 505787

Edit: Cream/Lin is a human character.
Well... I wonder why you hate drawing humans. Are you met with problems like overall quality, proportion or stuff?
...Just wondering.
Edit 2: adding a power bank (10000mAh, 100%) and Bluetooth headphones to the two’s possessions.

Just gonna give my own two cents

First of all, I think it’s supposed to be anthro-only pretty much, as that’s like.. a world restriction. Do you think you could make Cream into an anthropomorphic character?

Along with that, I know Cream is innately quite a strong character elsewhere, so just to confirm, she doesn’t have any of that magic stuff here, right? This a very down to earth RP as far as I’m aware.

Look, it's pretty much what Fluxx said. Hate to be a pain but if you fix that up then everything else is all good to go. I just don't enjoy drawing humans, they're kinda boring, and I don't really want to have to explain why humans coexist. I'm very lazy, you see..
I took so long writing this that I see your new update. Thanks for changing it!
Accepted.

Spoiler: Women love her, fish fear her...

NAME: Cassandra-Marie Alexander (but she prefers Cassie.)
AGE: Late 20's

GENDER: She/They, really doesn't care, but leans feminine.

SPECIES: Caracal

APPEARANCE: Standing at a modest 5'6, she's quite fit, almost scarily so, it's clear she's got a bodybuilding kick going on. Her brown-tan fur has dark, grey-black highlights on both hair and ears. Her hastily chop-cut bangs end in a loose, clipped bun. She wears a simple muscle-tank top, showing off her very sculpted abdomen and shoulders. She's got a pair of typical yoga pants as well, along with ratty gym sneakers. She's got some dark-lensed aviator-like shades that she wears whenever possible, often-so indoors as well.. and good lord does she have a lot of piercings. She insists that fanny-packs are, and always have been, in-style.. and has one fastened by her short tail, on the side of her waist. Without the glasses, her feline irises are a bright, emerald green mixture.

(APPEARANCE IMAGE WILL BE DRAWN AT A LATER DATE)

PERSONALITY: Very much a punk in every sense of the word. Not afraid to get mean and up in your face, but otherwise, somewhat against interacting unless she has to. She can be civil when needed, but she prefers to just be left alone. She's very outwardly of the belief that everyone hates her. Though it's a pain to get to know her because of this, she's fiercely, almost scarily loyal to anyone who learns to tolerate and accept her.

POSSESSIONS:
Her ratty old phone and several, all-damaged, chargers, bricks and all.

Keys for both her current beater car, and the last one she totaled.

A half-empty large sized pre-workout dry mix, extra caffeine version!

A utility knife with every conceivable additive tool imaginable, half of which won't even open.

Very legally acquired, slightly rusted brass knuckles. She's not paranoid or anything!

A half-empty small sport-cap bottle.

A very legitimately acquired, not stolen, glass breaking tool hammer thing.

Spare change.

The case for her expensive sunglasses!

Old bluetooth earbuds and case.

A half empty can of pepper spray. It's hard to tell if she's used it, or if she.. "acquired" it this way.

SKILLS:
Fighting. She's taken kickboxing classes for the last few years.

Strength and endurance, she's a body image freak and compulsive exerciser.

Breaking in, and out, of places, general thug skills. Shady childhood years mean she can lockpick simple locks and jumpstart cars with ease.
WEAKNESSES:
Emotional instability, quick to feel emotions, and always strong in how she feels them.

Trust issues, will almost always take issue with what someone says just for the hell of it. Comedically low trust of people in even remotely stressful situations.

Very low general fear tolerance, a powder keg if she gets spooked by anything.

Negative emotional intelligence. Her issues are literally everyone else's fault, and she'll tell you about it!

A meathead. She dropped out of school in her sophomore year of highschool, and she was hardly scraping by before that. It's hard to talk even remotely intellectually with her. Will solve problems with her fists where able.
FEARS:
Abandonment, isolation.

Being weak / helpless.

Being trapped or confined, small spaces.

Starving / being without provisions.

Betrayal / emotional pains.

Men (Only sort of a joke)

BACKSTORY: Evidenced by being orphaned at birth, Cassie has no clue who her biological parents are. The foster system was rough on her. She grew up with a couple whose marriage was amicable in its best moments. Her mothers, mom and ma, as she was made to call them, both had their own slew of issues, and while they tried to give Cassie a decent upbringing, their own marriage's array of issues made that nigh impossible. They struggled to follow a single parenting style, despite both wanting a child, even unable to agree on things as fundamental as what their adoptive kid's first name ought to be. Cassie didn't know any better as a kid, but as she grew older, she came to resent her parents for their inability to remain civil enough to care for the child they had bothered to adopt. She stopped trying to impress them, and nothing changed, she was never praised to begin with, and as such, she saw no need to try and earn any praise. She got rough in her highschool years, low in affection, and in tandem, low in consequence, she became quite the criminal. Petty theft, substance abuse, and general vagrancy were the norm. Her parents didn't bother to keep track of her as she slowly faded from their lives, withdrawing as a whole the moment she was a legal adult.

Out on her own at last, it finally struck her that she needed to get her life together, so she did. She worked odd jobs, scraped some money together, and started over in a ratty apartment.. but that didn't.. click.. she was still so very empty, and so very bored. Deciding she'd go for healthier avenues of activity this time around, she took up something that always made her insecure, fixing her self-image. She had never been in great shape, and she never felt all that confident, so she tackled that problem as if it were another hurdle, firing away at the gym, redesigning her look, and trying to enter the dating scene. She had very little luck in the latter, but that only fueled her more in the former few.

This has been her state for the last few years, and though she still cycles from low income job to low income job, her hobbies give her enough fulfillment to carry on.. with the occasional spice of some petty theft on the side when things get thin financially, of course.

OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME:

Wow you really locked in for this. It's peak...
Accepted.

Spoiler: character 1

NAME: Isidro Rojas
AGE: 35
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Arapaima
APPEARANCE: Tall but a bit hunched over. Always dressed in a long lab coat. Has black scales with white on the bottom of his head, neck and chest.

Spoiler: drawing

View attachment 505876

PERSONALITY: Cold, Ill-tempered, and insecure. Would unironically say "I don't have time for such frivolities."

POSSESSIONS: Camera, handheld microscope, gloves, and a first-aid kit.

SKILLS:
-Chemical know-how
-Good at swimming

WEAKNESSES & FEARS:
-Talking to people
-Self-conscious about his tail
-Losing anything

BACKSTORY:
Worked as a petroleum engineer until his wife left him two years ago, now works on his own personal projects. Brings his son with him on excursions as he doesn't trust anyone else to watch over him, but isn't the greatest father. Lives in a high-class home, but is barely able to pay bills.

Spoiler: character 2

NAME: Tav Rojas
AGE: 11
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Arapaima
APPEARANCE: Half as tall as his father. Wears shorts and a T-shirt with a picture of a bug on it.

Spoiler: drawing

View attachment 505877

PERSONALITY: Meek and has little interest in most things.

POSSESSIONS: Magnifying glass and a rusty whistle.

SKILLS:
-Isn't afraid of much
-Good at cooking

WEAKNESSES & FEARS:
-Making independent decisions
-Inexperienced in most things as he's pretty young
-Afraid of facing reality in general

BACKSTORY:
Son of Isidro. Goes to a fancy private school, but doesn't have any friends. Used to constantly poke his nose into business he didn't belong in, then one day discovered his mother having an affair with other people and inadvertently ended up informing his father. Now he tries to keep to himself, not wanting to make anything worse.

Isidro kinda looks like my dad. That's not something to fix, nor is my father an anthropomorphic freshwater fish.
Accepted.

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Woof, sorry this took so long! Been busy lately (I've spent the last two nights watching Netflix..).
In other news I'd like to announce the one and only @Fluxxation's promotion to supervising manager. He's agreed to help moderate when I'm absent. Please put your hands together for him, and we wish him future luck in his career at West Hill Mall, the Jewel of Fawkner.

 

[Xal.]

I’m being held hostage against my will and paid incredibly far below minimum wage. Send help. (Glad to help :] ! )

 

[Cream Starlight]

I am very misanthropic ​

I'm suspicious of pun

Look, it's pretty much what Fluxx said. Hate to be a pain but if you fix that up then everything else is all good to go. I just don't enjoy drawing humans, they're kinda boring, and I don't really want to have to explain why humans coexist. I'm very lazy, you see..
I took so long writing this that I see your new update. Thanks for changing it!

Anyway thx!

I’m being held hostage against my will and paid incredibly far below minimum wage. Send help. (Glad to help :] ! )

"nonsense in the best way possible" -Esther 2025

 

[Asternove]

Getting this out there; rather unfinished

Spoiler: Rough Draft of my Character

NAME: Brandon V.
AGE: 17
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Anthro Bird (think Rito from Breath of the Wild)
(NOTES: Please don't stress to much over this part. Species has such a miniscule impact here, so much so that this RP could be human-only and basically nothing would change. I just really don't like drawing humans.)
APPEARANCE: Navy-blue coloured bird with a white button up shirt and black khakis
PERSONALITY: Tired, wants nothing to do with people
POSSESSIONS: Notebook and pen from the local bank
(NOTE: 'Possessions' means anything outside of the usual phone, wallet, keys, etc one would be expected to carry)
SKILLS: Is a fast learner
WEAKNESSES & FEARS: Tired, depressed, and overworked
BACKSTORY: Working his tailfeathers off to get into a good college
OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME: N/A

 

[Cream Starlight]

Yeah; I read it correctly.
Also, according to what you've said...
View attachment 505889

Pinging @E.C.RiversiDaGoatie here: NOW WE HAVE TWO CATS, ONE YOUR FAV CAT, ONE THE NEW CAT

I need a filler

No one ever noticed I wrote Dead Mall as Dead Hall
H for the H

 

[No. 1 Usagi]

Getting this out there; rather unfinished

Spoiler: Rough Draft of my Character

NAME: Brandon V.
AGE: 17
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Anthro Bird (think Rito from Breath of the Wild)
(NOTES: Please don't stress to much over this part. Species has such a miniscule impact here, so much so that this RP could be human-only and basically nothing would change. I just really don't like drawing humans.)
APPEARANCE: Navy-blue coloured bird with a white button up shirt and black khakis
PERSONALITY: Tired, wants nothing to do with people
POSSESSIONS: Notebook and pen from the local bank
(NOTE: 'Possessions' means anything outside of the usual phone, wallet, keys, etc one would be expected to carry)
SKILLS: Is a fast learner
WEAKNESSES & FEARS: Tired, depressed, and overworked
BACKSTORY: Working his tailfeathers off to get into a good college
OPTIONAL MUSIC THEME: N/A

It's good so far, just let me know when it's ready and I'll give it the stamp of approval.

 

[Xal.]

Cassie art done and added to the submission! :]

Also putting it here as well

 

[Cream Starlight]

Do we need to advertise this?

 

[No. 1 Usagi]

I been sick lately so that's why this hasn't started. It will start soon I promise.

 

[Orchamut]

I hope you get better soon.

 

[No. 1 Usagi]

In preparation for its birth and eventual death, as it happens to all things, please tell me where you would like your character to start their journey.

The food court, the management office/help desk, the car parks, anywhere that one would expect to find in a shopping centre.

It will help guide me in establishing the initial places for each character, there is no guarantee I will follow your choices. Thanks!

 

[Cream Starlight]

In preparation for its birth and eventual death, as it happens to all things, please tell me where you would like your character to start their journey.

The food court, the management office/help desk, the car parks, anywhere that one would expect to find in a shopping centre.

It will help guide me in establishing the initial places for each character, there is no guarantee I will follow your choices. Thanks!

car parks??