oh my god I want to do this so MUCH.

Name: Andrea McCarthy Age: 26 Gender: Female Species: Human but has psychic abilities, like limited images in the future, read minds, know when people look at her or watch her. Appearance: So not mine Personality: Andrea is a pretty easy going person and is one with being spiritual. She tends to read on the occult, serial killers and anything spiritual due to fascination. She never pries into people's past or business unless they want to open it about it. Andrea tries to leave her door open if people need to talk to her about anything. She doesn't like germs but isn't a huge germophobe. She will just stay away from people who are sick. History: Andrea grew up well off with her older sister and younger brother. Her family were supportive of the makeup she does (being spfx and regular beauty makeup). She met her now current roommate, Mara after she didn't have enough money for a motel room. Andrea is a store manager in a thrift shop in the the small town. She tends to bring Riley there when she works during the day. On her days off she films and uploads videos of makeup tutorials. Family/Pets: 4 month old golden retriever, Riley. Other: Room 1

Name: Mara Jade Li Age: 24 Gender: Female Species: Human Appearance: Not mine as well Personality: Mara is very standoffish and doesn't get close to people. She is observant and will give her opinion as she does think out of the box. Mara doesn't open up and will walk away or deflect any questions about her past. Mara thanks people for their kindness and doesn't go out of her way for strangers too often. She is only nice to Andrea and helps her out because she gave her a roof. Other than that you need to prove to her that you are trustworthy. History: She keeps her history to herself. All is known about her now is that she is Andrea's roommate and is very grateful for her kindness. She works as a bartender and tends to be a dancer of sorts. She only does it for the money and to maybe forget her past. Family/Pets: Other: 1

OOC: I hope everything is good! If not I can change it!

OOC; Feel free to write up a character skeleton. The more the merrier, to be honest. :)

Both are great characters! Thank you for joining!

MAIN:

Name: Barbara "Babs" Tremblay Age: 46 Gender: Female Species: Human Appearance: Face claim: Magda Szubanski Personality: Boisterous, but rough around the edges. She's incredibly motherly but in a subtle way. She can be quite overwhelming to people who have just met her, but those who do know her look upon her kindly, usually. She speaks to children the same way that she speaks to adults. She's the kind of person who'll smack you on the shoulder, while laughing, if you tell a funny joke. A little bit disorganised and gets easily distracted, but she's not stupid. History: Inherited the motel from her grandfather, who died twelve years prior. No one is entirely sure what happened to her parents, including herself, but it was never a problem, because she constantly had family and friends at the motel. She's worked at the motel her entire life, technically, though there was a two year stint in the nearest city that didn't quite work out. Family/Pets: Danger, 12, typically sleeps in the reception and keeps the rat population down Other: Babs lives in a small room behind the reception. She also keeps most of the filing and supplies in here.

SECONDARY:

Name: Ahua Age: 230 Gender: Non-binary (she/her) Species: Shapeshifter, can communicate telepathically Appearance: Typically in the form of a squirrel. The only thing that is constant between her forms is her brown and green colour scheme. She doesn't like to be human around other humans. Personality: Very quiet and independent. She doesn't trust humans or humanoid characters. She's also terrified of other animals, especially if they're bigger than her. She's incredibly observant and memorises everything that she sees. Communicating with her can be difficult. History: Many humans who have met her consider her a modern God, though this may be because of her elusiveness. She's not shy about her shapeshifting. Those who know about other creatures know that she's just scared and has no idea what she's doing. She has no family or friends. She came to the Moondrop Motel by accident, when Barbara found her in a nearby forest. Other: Room 23

Name: Tim Age: 84 Gender: Male Species: Alien (Marshman) Appearance: Click here! Personality: Despite looking quite different to everyone else, Tim throws himself into conversations as much as possible. He has trouble with English, so there is a language barrier. He has a short fuse, so if he misunderstands someone, he can become quite abrasive. He learns quickly and can adapt to most things. History: Came to Earth from his home planet, Alzarius, thirty years ago. Tim has been living between the motel and various lakes and rivers ever since. Living in a river or lake offers far less social opportunities than the motel, so he'll come back for about a week every year. Family/Pets: Left all of his friends and family back on Alzarius Other: Room 2. He carries a spray bottle filled with water, because he tends to dry out quite quickly.

OoC// Interesting! I'll type up a character sheet in a few days once my pc is set up again!

Name: Coventina (nickname: covie) Age: indeterminately old Gender: female Species: minor sea goddess Appearance: she looks like dis Personality: generally keeps to herself, quiet and kind of sad. she finds tim rather funny. loves the rain. History: her part of the ocean was sanctioned off from the rest after a large landslide turned her bay into a lake, leaving her high and dry (lmao) and unable to flow from one place to another. because of this, it quickly became so polluted that she had to leave it - she gathered up the marimo that she had been caring for all of her life (it's the source of her power), the assorted things that she had collected and been given, and left the quickly disappearing English lake to find a new place. she eventually came to the motel, after months hitchhiking in the rain (and only in the rain), and settled there after finding a suitably clean spring in the forest that she could recharge with. Family/Pets: a fish named Nixie Other: 3

- I haven't roleplayed here in ages but as soon as I saw seedy motel I was all in my dude.

Name: Lee Douglas Allen Age: 16 (in actual years, 62, though it has no bearing on him in the present time) Gender: Male Species: Human; can speak to vehicles Appearance: 5'7'', afro, dark skin, brown eyes; to everyone else he'd look like he's wearing dated clothes since he was plucked right out of 1970; he's got on brown bell-bottom pants, boots, a white t-shirt, a paisley vest, and a yellow sunflower-print cloth tied around his neck (that may have come from someone's kitchen table or napkin at one point). Personality: Chill. Not much perturbs him, but he might have slight authority issues, especially when he thinks someone has a stupid idea that could get other people hurt. He's curious about everything, and enjoys having been picked to document supernaturals. Very friendly and open, but even so, he's not without some slight caution. Probably still a bit confused about modern technology. Always carries around a sketchbook and things to draw with, just in case he sees something weird. History: He had about as good a childhood as he possibly could have during the period he grew up in (lets just say he doesn't trust the police very much, however...), but he was determined to make something of his life. He just didn't know that would end up translating into the universe choosing him for something quite so huge... Family/Pets: N/A Other: Room 50; he also carries around a polaroid that never seems to run out of film. He has a stash of weird pictures he's taken over the years. It seems to pick up on supernatural disturbances, even stuff he's not actively trying to photograph. He tends to rely less on this than his drawing skills, because most of the images it produces, while it does capture the event or entity, are blurry and questionable to someone who wasn't there. He probably owned this camera before he was chosen. Also listens to the oldies station late at night (with a preference to Motown) and has probably had several noise complaints from his neighbors due to the car and his music being too loud.

Name: Chevelle Age: 52 Gender: Genderless (but appears as a female when she uses her human form) Species: Chevrolet Chevelle - A Car God; meaning she's a deity to all Chevelles Appearance: Image Personality: Like most muscle cars, Chevelle is outspoken, blunt, a bit of a smartass, and SUPER competitive. She enjoys being out wandering the roads moreso than stopping at some shady motel, but she recognizes her driver needs to actually sleep, whatever that means. And maybe eat. That's like fueling up, right? History: Chevelle was 'First Off the Line', meaning the very first Chevelle to ever be put into production. She just chooses to appear as a 1970, and can appear as any type of this car from 1964, the first production year, to 1977, when it ended. Like all cargods, she has limited time-travel capabilities; wherever there's a road, there's a way, but it only stretches back to 1964 when she was first built. She's also capable of entering a separate dimension where nasty highway monsters spawn from, a kind of area that allows her to teleport, but is extremely dangerous. Moving from point A to point B in time or distance is no simple task. She was one of the cargods chosen to help document supernatural entities and happenings that appear along the roadside. As it stands, she pretty much appears and acts like a normal car - albeit one that can suddenly change its specs at will. If there's a Chevelle out there in time with the specs she needs, she can copy their setup. On occasion, she does show herself in fully human form. Normally this would be used if someone was approaching her on a road so she wouldn't look like she was driverless, but it also makes communication much, MUCH easier should she feel the need to speak to someone other than her driver. However, she can't go very far from from her real form. Being a god, any damage she sustains can be fixed, but it's sort of like popping a dent. Depending on the severity, it might take several minutes to reassemble all the pieces into place. While she can't be killed, she also has limitations as a car, meaning she can't shrink herself to fit through small spaces, unless there was a model smaller than her own, she has to sit outside in the elements unless there's a garage, things like that. Not that she minds. She also has a telepathic link to her driver, and can also communicate to other cargods and vehicles around her, if they are 'woken up', so to speak. Chevelle tends not to be very talkative beyond that. Family/Pets: N/A Other: In front of room 50

I've been looking for something new for a while and this really caught my attention. I hope this is good for you! :)

Name: Diana Egnatius Age: 100 but looks to be about 20 Gender: Female Species: Pixie with green magic (controlling nature and such) Appearance: Diana has red hair that tumbles down her back in waves. Her wide emerald eyes are always bright and happy. Freckles sprinkles her cheeks and nose. A light blush takes residence on her cheeks. Her lips are full and pulled up in a smile 80% of the time. She stands at 5 feet but is usually hovering off of the ground with her bumble bee wings. She has an hour glass like figure and weighs about 100 lbs. Diana is often seen in short shorts that are usually a pastel colour and a loose blouse with flowers. She also has coloured pants and pale dresses. She wears shoes from riding boots to dress flats. She usually has a sun/beach hat around that she adds to her outfit. Personality: Diana is a light-hearted girl who cares about the well beings of others. She is very giggly and full of smiles. She loves to crotchet blankets and such. Having a few for herself, she often gives them out to new arrivals to make sure they're warm enough and feel welcomed. She also enjoys drinking tea while reading a book of some sort. History: Growing up, Diana had an ordinary life but eventually, her family became too for her to deal with so she left after leaving them a note. Having most of her belongings, she took to the road and stumbled upon this rundown motel. Family/Pets: N/A Other: Room 5

OOC; First, to all of you, I'm going to add all of the characters to the original post, just so that y'all have something to refer to in the future.

Please feel free to! I look forward to meeting your character(s).

Covie sounds amazing! It'll be nice to see her and Tim interacting. A question about the marimo! Is it only one marimo? Where does she keep it? Is it in the same tank as Nixie?

A CAR GOD AND HER DRIVER. I absolutely adore the both of them, oh my gosh. You're welcome to any seedy motel I run in the future. :)

[-viola] I'm curious to see how Diana interacts with Ahua and Lee. Thank you for joining!

I look forward to play with you as well. :D I think it'll be fun seeing the interactions! :) Thank you for accepting my character.

aAHHH I'm so glad you like them ;u; I can't wait to start!

OOC//

yes, it is just one marimo! it's in a secret pond with a circular water pattern to keep it shaped up well. the pond is in the forest. she considered keeping it in the pool of the motel, but decided against it when she saw some of the other patrons in the water.

Nixie is a man-of-war fish that's still pretty small.

This is amazing. xD I'd like to join, if possible. c:

Name: Selphy Age: 24 Gender: Female Species: Human on her mother's side; she's not sure what she got from her dad. Appearance: She has black hair that is normally up in a high ponytail and bangs that fall into her face. Her violet eyes are obscured both by her hair and by bottle cap glasses. She tends to wear baggy clothes, and her skin is rather unnaturally pale. Personality: Selphy is extremely jumpy and skittish. She doesn't make friends easily, given that she side eyes everyone she meets out of fear for their motives. When she's relaxed (which isn't extremely often and can change in a heartbeat), she's a kind and pleasant person. However, once she gets startled, she can be accusatory, paranoid, and straight up neurotic. That being said, she is, at her core, a caring person. History: Selphy grew up with only her mom, moving from place to place and never putting down roots. She knows that her father was a magical being of some kind, but her mother was always tight-lipped about it before her disappearance on Selphy's 18th birthday. After years of continued wandering, she ended up at the Moondrop Hotel, much to her displeasure. But, as much as she would like to leave the place (due to the fact that many of its guests severely creep her out), she's found herself unable to muster up the will to leave ever since she checked in... Other: Room Number 14

Name: He doesn't have one; anyone who happens to see him usually ends up assigning him a name. Selphy calls him 'Buttons' in an effort to make him less scary, which was the name of her childhood cat. Age: Who knows? Gender: Indistinguishable; answers to whatever pronoun people think he is, but is most commonly referred to as male. Species: Ghost Appearance: He appears the majority of the time as a cartoon ghost; he looks like a small sheet with holes cut out for the eyes and mouth that floats around. Rumor has it that he may also have a secondary form... Personality: He's very eager to please when someone stumbles across him, because he has a strong desire to make friends. He's quite polite, and feels bad when he accidentally startles someone (something that happens quite frequently with Selphy). History: He can't remember who or what he was in his past life; he only remembers waking up one day, surrounded by darkness, and then slowly descending from the ceiling of Room 14 only to be greeted by the sound of someone's screams... Since then, he's lived in Room 14, which he is unable to leave. Its patrons tend to stay for an unnaturally long time, and he's eventually befriended each one. Currently, he's trying to make friends with Selphy, who is willing but having trouble getting over the fact that she's terrified of him. Other: In the ceiling of Room Number 14

OOC; [-viola] We can start roleplaying at 10AM Monday, Subeta time. No plot to begin with, just introductory paragraphs and allowing our characters to interact. Establish relationships, etc. :)

In the meantime, if anyone else wants to make a character, or if you guys have friends who might be interested in joining, feel free to ping them! The more the merrier, as I said, and it'll be more interesting to implement the plot if there are more suspects.

Knock, knock. May I stay a while? :)

Name: Jervis, ah. Uh. Dodgeson. Yes, that's right. Jervis Dodgeson. Is my name. No, he didn't just make it up now what are you talking about. Age: ...38 Gender: Male. Species: Human. A totally normal human - or so he wishes. Jervis has very powerful psychic potential - he's a telepathic, a telekinetic, and a mind controller - but has suppressed his abilities for his entire life, causing them to fester and mutate. He uncontrollably hears the thoughts of everyone within a mile, but his lack of practice and finesse means it's more like trying to listen to ten different radios tuned to ten different stations at once. When Jervis loses his temper he finds himself throwing heavy objects across the room with his mind, but can barely lift a teacup otherwise. Worst of all is when he accidentally controls people, turning them into barely more than zombies who carry out his every unconscious whim - whether or not he actually wants them carried out. Appearance: Jervis is... not a looker and he knows it. He's short for a man (5'5") and a bit pudgy around the stomach; his nose is large (but straight, thank God for small mercies), he has a noticeable overbite, and his hair loves to stick up at the back. His skin is naturally tan, contrasting with his light blond hair and blue eyes. His fashion sense isn't much to write home about, either: blue or black slacks and button-down shirts, usually in light green for some odd reason. He also has an English accent. Personality: Shy and awkward, especially around pretty girls; he blushes and looks at the floor a lot, or stares at his hands. Unsurprisingly, he's so much as held a girl's hand in his life. He's an incurable daydreamer, often losing track of what he's doing or zoning out in the middle of a boring conversation to stare into space. Jervis can seem very childish at times, with his love of fantasy and complete lack of interest in normal 'adult' topics, but some find that endearing. He can be kind and sweet, in his own bumbling, nerdy way. But he also has a darker side: he can be extremely clingy and possessive of anyone or anything he likes, and is prone to mood swings that can lead to lashing out. History: Doesn't like to talk about it. Jervis once had a home, a stable job - he was some sort of scientist - and a friend or two. Then something happened involving his powers and he had to run away, presumably from the police. Any prying will cause Jervis to clam up and exit the conversation (and the room) with all haste, so few if any details are known, but it clearly must have been awful. He sometimes cries himself to sleep at night. Family/Pets: Two white mice, formally lab mice. They're called Tea and Cake. Other: Room 13

Guess which canon character he's based on and win a cookie!

ooc//

could I post mine early that morning? I work all day during the week

Name: "Ashley" when posing as a human, but actually At'ula. Age: 15 Gender: Female Species: Lizard Person, also known as reptoids or reptillians. As in the conspiracy theory type. Appearance: When she's disguised as a human it varies, but the most common one is a girl of the same age as herself, with long, slightly wavy red hair and blue eyes. She has an average build and VERY pale skin that goes well with her VERY fru fru outfits... In other words, she tends to go for what she doesn't have when she's disguised. There's no limit with her disguising technology. However, in her true form it's very different, and very fixed. She's larger than the average 15 year old, almost reaching a full grown man. Obviously, as a lizard person, she looks like an upright lizard, with green scales covering her entire body and large bright red eyes. Obviously she has no hair, just a few spikes going down to the middle of her back, each about a foot long. She tends to wear VERY large and fluffy robes in this form along with jewelry, particularly gold. Personality:She's a bubbly human fanatic, obsessed with human culture, and with humans in general. She's pretty spoiled, used to getting whatever she wants due to being the daughter of some higher ups in reptoid society. However, she also feels trapped due to her status; she is betrothed to someone she has never met who will separate her from her family (who she is somewhat close to, especially to her brother), and will be under the control of her husband and his family. As such, she feels she should be allowed to enjoy what freedom she has when she's young and has few obligations. This also means she has little time for anything she's not interested in (which is pinpointed at humanity), and can be quite rude or even threatening about it. She considers herself an "expert" on humans, but she's still quite naive about human society, thinking only the best of them and viewing humanity with rose-tinted glasses. History: Reptoids have been around for thousands of years, and originate from outer space; despite what some think, they have no relation to any terrestrial creatures, including dinosaurs. They are well-versed in living in human society, though they also aren't entirely in control of all of human politics and humanity. They do have some sway, but it is still very limited, and in ways that most humans have, as they stay in disguise when not absolutely sure they're not around someone who isn't "in the know", and do not have any magic powers, just almost magical technology. At'ula herself was born to high society reptoids out of orbit, and was a somewhat sullen child until her mother brought her to earth during talks with some human officials. She was actually quite scared at first, not having seen anyone who wasn't a reptoid before, but an agent calmed her down, being quite kind to her (as she was a child), and she immediately became infatuated with human kind. The obsession with them has never faded, and in fact has grown the morn she learns. Family/Pets: (Only if they're in the roleplay) Other: Room 39

[edit] @ I didn't know you were running this! It just looked interesting and I wanted to join! Is that alright?

OOC; Welcome, welcome! I look forward to seeing your character interacts with Andrea, who also has psychic abilities. :)

That's absolutely fine. Please post whenever you're ready. If Coventina is outside, feel free to add that it's raining very lightly. Otherwise you can put her wherever you like.

You're 100% allowed to join! I really like At'ula and hope to see her rocking her lizard form in the roleplay, at some point. I feel like Tim's going to try to befriend her so hard.

I forgot to ask; is this motel one of the one-story ones, or does it have two? Multiple buildings to it? Just wanted to make sure before I made my intro.

I'd like to join, can I post a skelly tomorrow or wednesday? (Working on stuff to pass Boards, and working today and tomorrow)