Time Snatchers Roleplay

[Evelyn]

(This is based off the actual book, so I don't own the actual idea for this)
The year is 2061, and you're an orphan, one in a group of many that were adopted by the man that perfected time travel - and kept it quiet. The small group of orphans who were also “adopted” by the man you know only as 'Uncle' used to feel like family, but both the competition to be the top time snatcher and the punishment for failure have gotten fierce. Time traveling to steal priceless objects can be a thrill, but everything is harder now. Escape is one option, but there is no place on earth, past or present, that is safe from Uncle’s tentacles, and runaways get the harshest punishment of all.
In the past, you were treated like actual children, with your own worries and concerns but always somebody there to console you. Now, it simply isn't the same. There are no more fun trips or activities - it's just time travelling, every time. And, the 'business' that Uncle runs, selling historical items is all he cares about. Not you, not anymore. The 'snatches' of famous objects are now missions, with harsh punishments if you fail.
Now, here comes the rules...
1. Your character must not be a Mary Sue, and your character cannot have any special powers etc. Remember, this is the year 2061, and you must be easily identified in some way, so there will be one thing that may look a little bit Sue-ish, and that's your character's eyes. Just for identification, in this roleplay you will have a unique eye colour due to the fact that your eyes have been altered so that when a certain 'scanning light' is shone onto them, it can detect exactly who you are. But remember, you are the only people with this physical feature. If you need help finding flaws, here is a list that I stumbled on, you can choose from that: www.darkworldrpg.com/lore/flaws.php (don't mind the rest of the website) And, by the way, your character only has a first name, and usually you wear just one outfit - there isn't much choice, really,a no you can't keep up with fashion. Choose that one outfit carefully because that's the one your character will be seen in most of the time.
2. You do not know your past at all, except maybe a very blurry memory of better times with Uncle. If you choose to reflect on this, make sure that it isn't saying that 'oh, I remember every little detail', but just a general image.
3. The 'Timeless Treasures' (which will be the name of the 'business') headquarters are in a fairly innocent looking tall 7-story building, which is fairly 'old' without much of what would be considered 'state-of-the-art equipment and technology'. Floor 1: Reception area. Floor 2: the 'shop' part of it (yes, the shop and the headquarters are in the same building) . Floor 3: Kitchen and Dining place (remember you live here...). Floor 4: Time travelling device (extremely large, takes up full floor). Floor 5: Living quarters. Floor 6: More living quarters. Floor 7: Uncle's private apartment area and office. You are not allowed into the shop area or reception, and there are two elevators that go up and down.
4. I will plan the punishments etc, so please PM me about them.
5. During a 'snatch', you have a partner. Just to let you know, one thing about your character: it may be better to just have female characters, I'd rather not have a really stupid love triangle develop, and besides, I think it's a little difficult to develop and keep up with. Tell me who you'd like to be your partner, I'll see if its okay. If there are an odd number of people, there will be a group of three. Besides, in this roleplay I'll just make it that everyone is only 13...and an all female group is ok!
6. I'll do most of Uncle's talking, PM me with ideas if you want. This is NOT like the SHINE roleplay, each 'mission' is separate.
7. Your character has one enhanced skill, and one thing that they are bad at, like in Misha's roleplay, just to keep things balanced. That skill must be relevant, and the thing you're bad it can be fairly minor but it cannot be to do with being fit or anything, as imagine going on a really risky mission that way...besides, you are sort of trained for it.
8. You can pick what your character wears on normal days, but on missions they must fit the time period.
8. Enjoy the roleplay! If you have any questions, either PM me or discuss it on the Roleplay Discussion thread.
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[Evelyn]

PART ONE –
You’re an experienced snatcher, and you’re not afraid to go back in time a few centuries to take something precious. However, Uncle has launched the new program – he has a dream of having hundreds of children work for him, whether they want to or not. He wants someone to run the program, and although it’s a prestigious position, is it what you want?
You start on a solo mission of your choice, and I have made one little change to the system: there is no longer a whole floor for the time machine, but instead there is an implant in your wrist that only Uncle can control. He programs it, and also, when you arrive in the past or future, you have ‘time fog’ and feel tired and unable to move for a few minutes. However, if you stay longer than 50 minutes, then this effect will take place again, and you may remain paralyzed until someone rescues you.

NOTE: Feel free to make up your own events, so long as they happen between 2014 and 2060, those years inclusive – but make sure it all fits in! If you talk in another language, just write it in English and put “____” (since a change that I’d like to make is that with the implants, you are able to talk and understand any language unless it is obsolete or extremely uncommon), I said in –insert name of language here - . If you have any questions, PM someone in the roleplay or just post it on a thread. Thanks!

P.S. I may switch POVs from Uncle to my own character seeing as I sort of need to control what happens. I’ll put in a note if I have to switch perspectives. I'll post as my character later, I've been kinda busy lately.

[Evelyn]

(This is a fictional event that occurs during 2042, and is to steal the largest diamond discovered (Let's just say it's a fairly recent, new discovery) while it is put on display. ((Ok, seriously not creative, but I just have to do something...I won't say this will be my best one, I've been sort of busy so I sort of just thought that up on the spot)
I tapped on my wrist, activating the implant. Perhaps messing around with time travel was dangerous, but at the same time it seemed exhilarating. I waited one second, two seconds. Was something wrong, or had I just not tapped it hard enough? I repeated the tapping, and felt a tug on my body as the world dissolved into white fog. I relaxed. It was working perfectly, and everything was going to go well enough. Perhaps I'd be back in time to sabotage someone else's snatch. It didn't matter that I didn't like Uncle; but he had authority. If I managed to take that position, I would literally be second in command. And I'd know exactly what to do with the power. I was almost pleased that my partner wasn't coming with me on this trip.
I found myself behind a tall building, probably the entrance to the display. I was frozen for a moment by the time fog, but I reminded myself that it would go away pretty quickly. I checked my surroundings, and it was just a regular city street. It didn't seem like there was anyone around, but then again, this was just them putting on a display to show off the diamond. The largest one found, and they seriously just leave it in a rather unsafe exhibition place? I tucked my fake one into a small black bag and approached the doorway
(Phew! That took waaaaay longer than I expected...sorry about not posting this earlier. Even though it's so short...)

[heathertd]

(Heads up - I've got a flight tomorrow from one side of the world to the other, which means that I'll be without wifi for let's say...three days? [Timezones n ship] so yeah)

Grooming.

I'm not sure if I like or hate the word, to be honest. It is a memory I try to focus on all the time but I just can't. That word is a memory for me. Displaced in time, a bit like myself. That's what I have to do - travel through time and steal what isn't mine. But there is some light in it, I get to glimpse at different places and time slots - even if it is while I'm running, always running. But it all comes back to that word - grooming. I think it was something that was said to me a lot. By who? I'll never know. And maybe I don't really want to either, it might ruin the small amount of happiness I have in my unknown past.

But what is important is my job, as well as being happy for the sake of my friends. If that is what I could call them. Well then, it is time to journey into the places which we have not seen nor perceived, the places which we call unknown.

[It sucks, I try, whatever]

[Misha]

I took a small sharp breath. Time travelling was a part of my life now but anything could go wrong, so I didn't think I was ever going to get used to it. Tapping on my implant I waited impatiently. My foot keeps smacking against the floor as I sighed. The silence began to bug me, it felt too quiet, almost suspicious. Within seconds the world around me clouded up and the thoughts alone in the silent room had faded away with the fog as I saw I was in a different place. I stood still for a moment or two waiting for the effects of the smog to wear off when I quickly whispered a few words of happiness to myself that it had worked. The town I had transported in looked pretty normal, despite the lack of people around. An unveiling of the world's most expensive pair of earrings yet? I would have expected piles of people gushing through the doors, begging for a minute to drool at it. I smirked to myself as I tossed the replicas I had in my hand before slotting it back into my small leather bag.

[Little Comet]

I had finally finished the cartoon. It had taken me two days and lots of graphite pencils. Being left handed meant that afterwards, my whole left arm was smudged in black. I stood up from my desk chair and stretched. My whole leg was completely stiff after sitting there for so long. It was time now. It was time to time snatch.

I hit the implant on my wrist. They always have a terrible delayed reaction time. I closed my eyes, preparing for the dizzying process of being transported. When I opened my eyes, I was there. I liked the place. There was almost no one here. I like to be alone.

A bead of sweat trickled down the side of my face. I wiped at it with my left arm. Smart move. Not only do I have a left arm smudged with graphite, but now the side of my face was smudged.

Diverting my attention back to the town, I was feeling kind of excited. I patted my jeans pocket. My trusty pencil case was still there like always. But instead of pencils, I had something else. A fake diamond.

[Petpet]

(So are we all stealing the diamond... because I thought this was a solo mission?)

"Well that was easy." I just finished the newest crossword book. I do this during my free time. Sure, it was boring but I have to show Uncle that I'm smarter than the rest of the girls here. Hopefully he can see my new accomplishment but I know that's not he wants. He wants me to snatch.

It's been awhile since I've had a solo mission but I'm glad that I have the chance to show what I can really do. It was time for me to go. I tapped the implant on my wrist, wondering what new way I should snatch this priceless historical treasure. Whatever I do, I know it has to be brilliant.

The white fog slowly started to dissolve the world around me... bringing me to my next mission.