Line #34 Roleplay/KonRan


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4	''[[https://konran.dreamwidth.org/profile Kon Ran]]'' is a panfandom mystery roleplay game on Dreamwidth.
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6	In a beautiful, charming [[TownWithADarkSecret city]], an odd epidemic has begun to take hold. Ordinary civilians from all walks of life have begun collapsing due to a mysterious incident, falling into comas with no seeming sign as to the cause. They sleep for days, or weeks - or longer. And when they wake up, they have no recollection of their prior lives, believing themselves to have had an entirely different life. Undergoing treatment, these people must now reacquaint themselves with their new/old lives and come to terms with them before re-integrating themselves into their society again.
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8	Originally slated to be on Website/LiveJournal, the game changed over to Dreamwidth before its opening and has been there ever since.
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10	!!This roleplay contains examples of:
11	%%* AlienInvasion: Both the reason why [[spoiler: the characters have been brought to Kon Ran]] ''and'' [[spoiler: Kon Ran even exists]]. Not to mention why [[spoiler: Fay]] exists.
12	%%* AllThereInTheManual: The mods allowed access to the game's surprisingly comprehensive full in-story bible once the game sputtered out to its unfortunately, untimely demise.
13	%%* AnonymousBenefactor: [[spoiler: The KIM. Not even its members know who's in charge.]] Subverted when it was revealed to the characters.
14	%%* AdventuresInComaland: The doctors' explanation of all of their patients' experiences. [[spoiler: And the characters' suspicions about it being a lie proved to be true.]]
15	* AlternateHistory:
16	** So far, the characters have learned that [[spoiler:they are (apparently) in a universe where Imperial China never fell, became a powerful constitutional monarchy of some sort, allied with Japan and currently own Alaska, northern Korea, and some other places. Also because of this the World Wars didn't affect Asia as they did, and World War II isn't even considered as such - its called the "War of the European Fascists".]] [[WMG/KonRan Then again, for all we know]]...
17	** The Boxer Rebellion also occurred, except that the Chinese government [[spoiler:[[CurbStompBattle joined the West and slaughtered them]]. Said event, which took place in the city, is now ''[[FictionalHoliday celebrated annually]]'', according to one mod plot]]. On the other hand, this also gave birth to [[spoiler: even more extremist and nationalist resistance movements, culminating in existence of the KIM]].
18	* DividedStatesOfAmerica: Though thus far all we know of is that Alaska is in [[spoiler:Chinese]] hands... But then [[http://www.plurk.com/p/h0pzyh this]] happened. Thanks to that, the multi-continent, 60-state United States of ''Columbiana'' is now canon. [[spoiler: Alaska and Hawaii]] not being part of the country notwithstanding...
19	%%* BadassSanta: Naturally.
20	%%* BatmanGambit: Of all of the characters, who would have thought it was [[spoiler: the ''Viceroy'']] trying to pull one of them?
21	%%* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Oppenheimers. Second place goes to the royal family.
22	* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:The August plague is causing several victims to transform into beasts. It's not pleasant. According to a conversation with one of the mods over Skype, if a cure hadn't been found, the plague would have ended with every victim's genetic structure breaking down completely. Every citizen of Kon Ran would have been a pile of goop.]]
23	%%* BroughtDownToNormal: With a rare few exceptions, this is what [[spoiler:might be]] happening to those in comas.
24	%%* CatchPhrase: '''FUCK THE POLICE'''
25	%%** Alternatively: "DAMMIT MECHA"
26	%%* TheClan: The Oppenheimers.
27	%%* CulturalPosturing: What [[spoiler: the KIM's philosophy]] is based on, especially in regards to Kon Ran's existence. Subverted with [[spoiler: Gang Kwan]], who himself would be considered one by their definitions.
28	%%* DrivingQuestion: ''Several''. They were thankfully answered for the most part.
29	%%* FunWithAcronyms: Seriously, KIM, KRIMP, KRIB...Maybe IQR, but that's [[RuleofCool not like the others]].
30	%%* GeographicFlexibility: [[spoiler:Or weren't those new locations in the city always there?!]]
31	* HaveWeMetYet: [[spoiler:Liz, Donatello and Roxas all ran into Dr. Kwan in the past, not even aware they'd gone back in time, and were shocked to find him in prison, and that he didn't recognize them.]]
32	%%* HalfHumanHybrid Fay. And [[spoiler: ''Santa Claus'']], of all people.
33	%%* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:The Viceroy]] counts.
34	%%* LicensedGame: Armageddist, of all things.
35	%%* MasterRace: [[spoiler:The KIM's]] primary motive.
36	* MeaningfulName Fay's true name roughly translates to [[spoiler: "flying fish star"]]. Guess what [[spoiler: the Visitors]] were partially based on.
37	* MeetCute: Jesse and Kate, technically, since Jesse still seems to be suffering from his amnesia. She brought him cookies on Valentine's Day and past that, it was clear neither of them knew what to do. [[spoiler: Subsequent events make it far less endearing, though.]]
38	* NoodleIncident:
39	** The...aptly-named Incident which caused everything to happen in the first place. It [[spoiler: [[NoodleImplements apparently involved the tower, it apparently involved nukes of some kind, and it apparently involved KIM]].]] And the patients, of course. ''If'' [[spoiler: that's ''actually'' what happened, since the Viceroy and KRIMP are [[PropagandaMachine not above lying]] about things]]. Meanwhile almost no one seems willing to talk, apparently because it might make the patients snap completely; on the other hand [[PoliceState there]] [[SecretPolice are]] [[PoliceBrutality other incentives]] [[{{Unperson}} not to dwell]] [[HappinessIsMandatory on the past]]. So far only [[spoiler: Dr. Kwan]] has actually explained anything about what ''might'' have happened - except [[UnreliableNarrator they weren't actually present when the Incident happened]]. As of end game, [[ResolvedNoodleIncident this incident has been de-Noodled]].
40	%%* PeopleJars
41	%%* PermanentElectedOfficial: If November's mod plot is any indication, [[spoiler: [[IronLady Margaret Thatcher]] and George W. Bush]] have been blessed with this trope in the alternate universe.
42	* PhlebotinumHandlingRequirements: Only the characters, the Viceroy, Chief Oppenheimer, [[spoiler: Fay, Santa Claus, the Visitors, and the enemy Others]] fulfill this in any way, be it to prolonged exposure and experience, [[spoiler: having the genes of a Visitor]], or [[spoiler: not being from Kon Ran's universe at all]].
43	%%* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler: The Kwan twins.]]
44	%%* PoliceBrutality: Even if you're innocent. Just ask Donatello or [[spoiler: Dr. Kwan!]]
45	%%* PoliceState: Especially for the patients.
46	%%* PsychicNosebleed: The Viceroy. [[spoiler: Its generally a sign she's overextending her ability to control the PhlebotinumBattery.]]
47	%%* RandomNumberGod: And ''how''.
48	%%* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: Or in this case, Lan Ping[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Qing]] the world-famous and loved (and still-living) actress and director. She was married to [[UsefulNotes/MaoZedong some guy who liked Communism]] for a few years in the 30s and 40s. Whatever.
49	* RunningGag:
50	** Mechakara's alleged vibrate function.
51	** ''''TRISTAN CARINO''', etc. etc. etc.
52	%%* SantaClaus: He is an utter badass.
53	* SheIsTheKing: [[spoiler: Fay]]. Or, rather, [[spoiler: Fēiyúxīng]], aka the Wànwǔ Emperor.
54	%%* SplitPersonality: All of the player characters have this, evidently brought on but the dreams they had while in their comas. [[spoiler: Except when they don't. Which, it turned out, was the entire time]].
55	%%* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard The Random Number Generator is a Troll. A troll that knows all.
56	%%* ThePlague: August's mod plot...
57	%%* TheTower: But what, exactly, does it ''mean''?...
58	%%* TomatoInTheMirror]]: Oh, [[spoiler: Poor, poor ''Lisa''.]]
59	%%* TyphoidMary: [[spoiler: Not going to point fingers, but. '''''DONATELLO.''''']]
60	%%* {{Unperson}}: Dr. Kwaaaaaaaaan.
61	%%* TheVirus: ''Trachemysscriptaelegansviridae, Influenza D''. TSEVID or Influenza D for short. [[BlatantLies The meaning behind the name is, thankfully, completely innocuous]].
62	%%* WakingUpElsewhere: How everyone starts in Kon Ran.
63	* WeWillAllBeHistoryBuffsInTheFuture: Dr. Victor Nolan is such a history buff that he can spot all of the key events when this setting has [[AlternateHistory diverged]] from our world. This regularly proves invaluable.
64	* WhamEpisode:
65	** [[spoiler:A terrorist group approaches the patients with an offer to join them, but not before attacking the city and placing bombs in some of the patents' homes.]]
66	** [[spoiler:Liz, Don and Roxas all suddenly find themselves wandering lost in a prison...five years ago. As they end up wandering death row, just moments after listening to someone choke to death on their poisoned dinner, who should they find but Dr. Ang Kwan. Meanwhile, Hajime, Neku, and the Eighth Doctor all discover that Lisa Owens not only used to be a police officer, but is - an Oppenheimer. Not only that, but she's Arthur Oppenheimer's wife.]]
67	%%* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: [[spoiler:The KIM...maybe.]]

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