American Horror Story: Cruise -- RECRUITING (NOW BOARDING)

[lux89]

EXTREME SMALL GROUP
RECRUIT THREAD

PREMISE:  You join the fantastic cast as either crew or guest. The Caribbean cruise departs from Miami, straying lost at sea.





SYSTEM: Freeform. SMUT: Rampant. Gets its own thread. STORY: Required. GM post every other Sunday. APPLICATION: Not first come, first serve. Monologue sample and subplot expected. Faceclaims reserved when approved. RULES: No godmodding or pressuring another. Save the drama for the RP. Any serious complaints should refer to an Oracle.



What is American Horror Story?
(abbreviated as AHS) is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It is broadcast on the cable network FX. Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own "beginning, middle, and end." Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events. Many actors appear in more than one season, but often play a new character. Season 1 - Murder House was Los Angeles, California (2011) centered on a family who moves in a house haunted by its deceased occupants. Season 2 - Asylum was Massachusetts (1964) centered on patients and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. Season 3 - Coven was New Orleans, Louisiana (2013) centered on a coven of witches facing their enemies. Season 4 - Freakshow was Jupiter, Florida (1952) centered on one of the last remaining American freak shows and their struggle for survival. Season 5 - Hotel was Los Angeles again (2015) centered on staff and guests of a supernatural hotel. Season 6 - Roanoke was North Carolina (2014-2016) centered on an isolated farmhouse haunted by the deceased Roanoke colony. Season 7 - Cult was Brookfield Heights, Michigan (2017) centered on a cult terrorizing residents in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Season 8 - Apocalypse was well, the end of the world where it depended on witches to battle the Antichrist. Season 9 - 1984 was 1984 outside Los Angeles centered on a summer camp getting ready to reopen after a massacre.

Season 101 - Cruise was from Miami, Florida to the Caribbean (2020-2021) centered on a cruise lost at sea, adrift somewhere they shouldn't be.

FACECLAIMS UNRESERVED
You can also choose Faceclaims not on this list.

Sarah Paulson Evan Peters Lily Rabe Cheyenne Jackson Frances Conroy - TAKEN Dylan McDermott - TAKEN Connie Britton Adam Levine Leslie Jordan Keke Palmer

Angela Bassett Cody Fern Adina Porter Finn Wittrock - TAKEN Jamie Brewer Joseph Fiennes Billie Lourd Denis O'Hare Matthew Morrison DeRon Horton Jamie Lee Curtis

Jessica Lange Cuba Gooding Jr Kathy Bates Matt Bomer Emma Roberts Zachary Quinto Alexandra Breckenridge Gus Kentworthy Naomi Grossman Gwyneth Paltrow

Gabourey Sidibe Billy Eichner Lady Gaga Darren Criss Taissa Farmiga Wes Bentley Leslie Grossman Lance Reddick Grace Gummer Ariana Grande

FACECLAIMS RESERVED

(GM NPC) Cheyenne Parker (GM NPC) Trey Baxter (GM NPC) Frances Conroy

(Roen) David Corenswet (Roen) Ernest Duraković

(Orange Marmalade) Finn Wittrock (Orange Marmalade) Dylan McDermott

(Lovely Complex) Michael B Jordan (Lovely Complex) Daniel Sharman (Wicked Emi) Maxey Greene

You may likely experience more fun if you bring friends to write with you.
Message me the application. You can submit as many as you want,
with the understanding that there are no guarantees.

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[b]Player:[/b] You.
[b]Faceclaim:[/b] Actor/Actress. Black & white pix.
[b]Character:[/b] Full name.
[b]Gender & Sexuality:[/b] & O/O.

[b]Concept:[/b] Career; stereotypes. Serial killer, ghost, witch, zombie, vampire, satanist, or mermaid allowed.

[b]Subplot:[/b] What should happen to your character by the time the RP reaches the season finale?

[b]Monologue:[/b] Write a dramatic speech regarding what you want your character to say.

[b]Extra:[/b] More information; more pictures.



Preview Application

Player: You.
Faceclaim: Actor/Actress. Black & white pix.
Character: Full name.
Gender & Sexuality: & O/O.

Concept: Career; stereotypes. Serial killer, ghost, witch, zombie, vampire, satanist, or mermaid allowed.

Subplot: What should happen to your character by the time the RP reaches the season finale?

Monologue: Write a dramatic speech regarding what you want your character to say.

Extra: More information; more pictures.

[lux89]

-- Reserved. --

[Orange Marmalade]

Oh my, this has my interest!

I was a part of a couple AHS based games here that sadly didn't last too long. And one of my first big group games here was on a cruise. So smash them together... and we have double my interest!

I'm going to think of a concept or two and toss them over.

[Xurtan]

Hm. Tempting. I think my dance card is probably too full for this sadly, but I'll keep an eye on it. AHS is kind of an amazing series, I will admit, and a cruise ship is a fun locale for it!

[lux89]

<3   AHS is definitely amazing.  Lol consider then AHS and Cruise smashed ~ xD

Just worked on one NPC hehe.

Player: Lux89
Faceclaim: Cheyenne Parker
Character: Lucky Forester
Gender & Sexuality: Male, Gay, & see my O/O in siggy.

Concept: Guest. Instagram model. Narcissist. Says he desperately wishes to escape his glamorous and luxurious life so much because of the stress when the truth is, he wishes to escape the scrutiny of the world while relishing his glamorous and luxurious life. Around others, Lucky acts all slutty and confident with big dick energy when he is actually a virgin who masturbates to his own pictures. Single child, father dead from drunk driving, mother lost to dementia. He learned early on that his looks paid off. Escape artist. In his own world. His puppy eyes are 80% effective. He was once a lifeguard.

Subplot: By season finale, Lucky Forester might become either a vampire, a mermaid, a ghost, or none of the above. Vain and self-obsessed with body transformation and attaining beauty, he would be drawn to the idea of becoming a vampire while horrified at becoming a mermaid. It would be ironic if Lucky were killed and trapped on this ship, Instagramming forever. Otherwise, as a joke, he may return home unchanged and underwhelmed.

Monologue: "Ugh. Rona! Such a cockblock. Can't Insta this martini. Can't go Live with swinging my poi... Actually, you know, fuck it? I'll just make a private album? Who cares what everybody thinks. Die classy bitch. That's my motto, my graduation speech. As hell opens up, down to your final and worst moment, even if you're facing death in the eye, die classy. Do what you want. When you're classy, you can be me. Do anything, even things you once thought weren't possible. You can be beautiful. Wow, forgot about 'rona. I'm so sexy, I am so hard right now." 

Extra:

[Lovely Complex]

OMG! So here for this! Love AHS so much!

[lux89]

Yesss another AHS fan! ^ . ^ 

[Orange Marmalade]

I'm currently working on 2 guys, almost have them done for submission.

Get in here folks. AHS. Cruises. Nightlife. Food! Ghosts, vampires, sexiness. JOIN!

[lux89]

Any FCs you're eyeing, LovelyComplex? xD 

Just worked on the second NPC!

Player: Lux89
Faceclaim: Trey Baxter
Character: Max Hepburn
Gender & Sexuality: Male, Gay, & see my O/O in siggy.

Concept: Staff. Casino cashier. Warlock leaning Satanist. He was discovered by warlocks at a homeless shelter. Graduated from Hawthorne School for Exceptional Young Men, Max left the council of warlocks and roamed the casino industry before retreating from society altogether by employing on a cruise for the past five years. Despite having passed the rite of Seven Wonders in solitude, he was still unable for unknown reasons to become Alpha. This further supported Cordelia Goode's claim that witches were and have always been superior for the lack of testosterone-charged obstruction to the ethereal realm. Left with no choice but be seduced to satanism, Max researched what he could on its unholy powers. However, his hand hasn't yet signed a deal with the devil. He also had seen too much on his trips through the mysterious Bermuda waters, the Devil's Triangle, the Hoodoo Sea.

Subplot: By season finale, Max will compete with other warlocks if any to become Alpha... What connection he has to Satan remains to be seen... He will often be the storyteller of sordid histories and the wayward guide through the storms. He may himself delve into the mysteries that lurk beneath or host onboard the games demons play. Max is the navigator through hell, which may or may not portray him as a villain. He may succeed and become Alpha. He may die as a ghost, become a merman, or distort into a demon. Either way, he will peel back the Atlantic veil.

Monologue: "They call it the Information Age. But it's all distraction. A masterminded diversion from dark, primordial truths. Me? I've seen what's out there. I've been to the edge of the earth. The end of the world isn't a time, it's a place. Where death dies, and life lives. But you spent most your life struggling to stay seen and heard. Because of the likes, the praise, and the sycophants who wipe your ass, you think you know how the world works. That's just the room you built. You haven't sailed miles from the mainland into the perfect storm. You haven't risked it all. You haven't looked at the abyss and seen how many eyes look back at you and it shows. You still think we need a moral compass where we're going. I guarantee you, we'll get lost. As we do, the devil finds you alone and holds your hand. Sometimes... his is a cold and wet hand." 

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Added some exposition in hopes to seduce more players!

While Hurricane Katrina hit Miami, it was at a homeless shelter where everything changed for Max Hepburn.
Gangbangers surrounded him. Some wore faces of sadistic glee, but others were more solemn.

Rain pelted glass and mortar, rumbling the ground. Some laughed at the thrill of how close danger came.

Platinum light exploded through the windows. This illuminated the gang leader hunched over a mirror coated with ocean water.

"All right, Max. Now you say her name. Doesn't matter what fucking name it is, Bloody Mary, La Llorona, Maria, the Weeping Woman in White.
The Blue Lady. Now see, I did some of the work. That makes it easy on you. I said them once. You just need to say any one of them twice."

Max looked from the wet mirror to the gang leader in the eyes. "And if I don't?"

Thunder spread under their feet. The leader raised his gun.

"We need her protection. To do that, we have to sacrifice somebody. Stealing and drowning kids are usually her thing, but your sacrifice can count."

The leader pressed the gun into Max's temple, prompting him to say "The Blue Lady."

Suddenly, crying was heard from a dark corner. Some gangbangers turned heads, "... Did you hear that?"

But the storm wailed so loudly, the others had to laugh. "Your mind's playing tricks, bitch."

Even the leader looked spooked. Max eyed the gun to his head.

The leader returned to, and said, "Finish it."

Max glanced into the wet mirror. He saw her wraithlike appearance hovering at the ceiling. "The Blue Lady."

Silence grew and stifled everyone. Then, some choking. Splattering. Max looked up at the gangbangers.
They were clawing their throats, gagging up water and more water as if they were being dragged underwater.
Then the sobbing woman with gills slashed in her cheeks screamed in their faces, out of pure grief.

The gangbangers collapsed, dead and blue. Oozing out water.

Max dared lift his horrified eyes from the slaughtered. The Blue Lady came for him until the doors broke open.

An impressive display of lightning bolts flared across the sky behind the entering men in hats, boots, and trench coats.

"Max Hepburn," a handsome one with a trimmed beard came forward to offer a hand.

Max looked around wildly for the mermaid ghoul but she was gone.

"Don't worry. She can't hurt us."

Piqued, Max took his hand. He asked, "Who are you?"

"Surely you've heard of Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Women," the man said.

"For witches?" Max tried to follow. The man nodded.

"We're here to take you to Hawthorne School for Exceptional Young Men. We believe you have potential."

Fifteen years later, the Jubilee cruise slowly docked at port. The heavy anchor plummeted with the rest of its chain.
Max Hepburn looked out at a sunny Miami and densely populated beaches reopening after months of quarantine.
Some of them had face masks on which was pointless and no longer had purpose. Max stared grimly before descending into the boat.

He walked through the casino, passing the dealing tables, roulettes, and arcades. He stood at the front as a cashier for the betting men.

[Envious]

Looks fun!

[Lovely Complex]

Any FCs you're eyeing, LovelyComplex? xD 

Perhaps, Michael B. Jordan & Daniel Sharman? >.> Might throw a female in here, too.

[Orange Marmalade]

Perhaps, Michael B. Jordan & Daniel Sharman? >.> Might throw a female in here, too.

Oh both of those sound just lovely

While talking Face Claims... I'm looking at using some of the cast: Finn Wittrock and Dylan McDermott (I think)

[lux89]

THE JUBILEE

There are panoramic lifts and self-service laundromats on each deck.
There can be more than one stage, more than one bar, more than one pool.
Many more features on these images below. Sample references to inspire ideas!

(13) SUN DECK
Tanning and a corner cafe known as Madeleine.
There is the nightclub for the lusty after-hours.
Known as the Bad Luck Deck or the 13th Deck.

(12) PISCES DECK
Observation lounge; jogging track; fitness center; spa and beauty salon.
An open view of the majestic swimming pool downstairs. Navigation deck.
There are also two medical centers; one here and one on the Virgo deck.

(11) AQUARIUS DECK
Swimming pool; pool bar and grill; connoisseur's corner; panorama lounge.
Reefs, hot tubs, saunas, locker rooms, and even a photo gallery.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 1101, 1102, 1103, and 1104. Watery soundtrack.

(10) CAPRICORN DECK
The Terrace is its prominent feature: well-lit pool garden to lounge in.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 1005 to 1031.

(09) SAGITTARIUS DECK
The Veranda is its most prominent feature: a roofed balcony to lounge in.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 901, 902, 903, and 904.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 905 to 931.

(08) SCORPIO DECK
The Casino is its most prominent feature: a smoky cave of gambles.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 801, 802, 803, and 804.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 805 to 831.

(07) LIBRA DECK
The Boutique is its most prominent feature: a perfumed market.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 701, 702, 703, and 704.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 705 to 731.

(06) VIRGO DECK
The Chapel is its most prominent feature: conferences and receptions.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 601, 602, 603, and 604.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 605 to 631.

(05) LEO DECK
The Theatre is its most prominent feature: the stage and talents.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 501, 502, 503, and 504.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 505 to 531.

(04) CANCER DECK
The Library and Internet Cafe are its prominent features.
Le Champagne, the Royale Restaurant, and Art Gallery.
Luxe rooms for the richest; 401, 402, 403, and 404.
Common rooms tend to be smaller and plainer; 405 to 431.

[lux89]

Perhaps, Michael B. Jordan & Daniel Sharman? >.> Might throw a female in here, too.

Oh both of those sound just lovely

While talking Face Claims... I'm looking at using some of the cast: Finn Wittrock and Dylan McDermott (I think)

LOVE

[Roen]

Hmm, maybe.
I do love some aspects of AHS, and a cruise game might be fun.
I'd probably play an original, character and faceclaim, if that's alright.

[lux89]

Yes that'd be all right! I'm playing two originals also.

[Roen]

Thank you.

I'm thinking about a vampire one that is also the owner of the night club on the sun deck. A real nihilist one, a corruptor that encourages debauchery and excess, because blood of ecstasy is his drug of choice. He'd be the one making sure that every production ends in a steamy orgy up at the VIP section of the club, where everyone wake up the next morning with hazy memories of a good time and maybe a few pints short of blood.

Would that work for the game?

Edit: As for faceclaim, I'm considering David Corenswet, or perhaps someone of that style.

[lux89]

Would that work for the game?

I would say yes, that sounds like fun! Someone is making two other vampires, if you don't mind a little fang drama.

As for faceclaim, I'm considering David Corenswet, or perhaps someone of that style.

Swoon, he is definitely a looker.

[Roen]

I would say yes, that sounds like fun! Someone is making two other vampires, if you don't mind a little fang drama.

Ain't no drama quite like it.

Swoon, he is definitely a looker.

It's like some horny geek build him in his parents' basement.

Not sure about a second character yet, probably a human. Maybe a lower working class guy that somehow managed to get a ticket, either by some lottery or by cheating.

[lux89]

Ooh sounds like an unlucky fellow

[Roen]

Yes, in retrospect, he would have been better off catching a movie instead.

Anyway, we need more players!

[lux89]

Yeah. We do. D: I KNOW there are interesting writers and visionaries around here!! -searching high and low for them-
Wrote with them before. -peeks around furniture and behind curtains- Greatly entertaining. Five stars, would recommend. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I'll give it time. People have told me they love AHS, are interested in this, and still working on their character sheets.
I believe them unless I mean, it was going to be a lot of fun but if they change their mind, that's fine too. FINE. Forsake me...

-patiently flips over couch and exasperatedly opens the window, shouting and singing out offkey at the world--
"EXTRA! EXTRA! AMERICAN HORROR STORY ROLEPLAY!!
THERE'S THEATER, OPERA, MADNESS, SEX, MONEY, FILTH,
LIES, LOTSA LOTSA OCEAN, AND WEIRD CAMPY VIOLENCE!!
COME ONE, COME ALL, COME AS WHO YOU A~ARE!!"

-hears a faint shout back to "SHUT UP"-  yep I think they got it.

[CandyLips]

I love AHS. And this cruise theme is giving me Ghost Ship vibes, which is also a favorite. I'd like to plant tentative interest on this one.

[Orange Marmalade]

I love AHS. And this cruise theme is giving me Ghost Ship vibes, which is also a favorite. I'd like to plant tentative interest on this one.

Yes for Ghost Ships!

I'm working on my 2 guys right now, I've been super procrastinating but I think I'll be able to finish them up soon. Surprisingly (or maybe not) the hardest part seems to be the monologues for me.

[lux89]

I love AHS. And this cruise theme is giving me Ghost Ship vibes, which is also a favorite.

I love that movie! and Titanic!

Surprisingly (or maybe not) the hardest part seems to be the monologues for me.

TBH same. It really takes getting into that character's head, woof that is hard.
When all is lost, let's think how would Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk write it? xD