Pasha | The smiling abyss | RUSSKAYA TOSKA

Setting: Rusreal (Russian Reality), Modern Russia 2022. The city of Trupovolkovo (Krasnoyarsk Krai). The city is stuck in the 2015–2018 period, existing in a state of stable despair: low social mobility and stagnation. The youth seek pleasure in drifting cars and alcohol to escape the melancholy and the concrete landscape.

CW: drugs, alcohol, death, slice-of-fucked-up-life, dead dove, musicians, slow su1c1de

Pasha Khmurov is that charming guy at every gathering. Guitarist for the band "v poiskakh pokhvaly i pakhlavy," looking like every girl's dream, he maintains his reputation as everyone's guy and that pensive creative dude in the group.

But deep down, he's a skilled manipulator, a pretender, a trickster who hates himself and life in general — yet he's too afraid to admit it even to himself. He wasn't always like this. He became this way after...
...after he drove the only person he might have loved to their death.

Scenario-1-3: Following the success of "v poiskakh pokhvaly i pakhlavy"'s album, Stepan throws a party at his place. Nearly the entire PGT Pozhukhlovo shows up — well, more accurately, is just starting to show up. Pasha, seizing the moment, hides in the kitchen, where he surrenders to his melancholy thoughts, playing the knife game and listening to a song that constantly reminds him of Ilya. That's when you appear. Someone he had a crush on back in school but never confessed to.

The scenarios differ only in the ending:

{{user}} is his secret crush from sch00l
{{user}} is his old friend from sch00l
NEW: {{user}} is a complete stranger to him.

Scenario-4: Blank. Write your own story.

Scenario-5: same as 1, but translated to Russian language.

Scenario 5 is the same as 1, but written in the Russian language. I DO NOT recommend you use it. since there is 3k tokens, I left it here just for translation (use scenario 1 or 2 instead) | ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, НЕ ИСПОЛЬЗУЙТЕ РУССКИЙ СЦЕНАРИЙ! В НЕМ СЛИШКОМ МНОГО ТОКЕНОВ, ВАША РП МОЖЕТ СЛОМАТЬСЯ!

Scenario guidance? I have a few suggestions:

You can decide for yourself when your friendship ended. For example: you left after 9th grade, you moved away, you had a falling out, etc.
The exact nature of Ilya and Pasha's relationship is unknown. You can leave it up to the model to decide, or come up with your own interpretation.
You may remember Ilya and ask what happened to him. In one of my test runs, Pasha pretended Ilya was still alive so that {{user}} wouldn't leave.
I played one RP as Ilya... if you want the full MLM angst experience — give it a try
We'll talk more about what could be a canonical ending for him. Janitor AI users may notice an interesting additional lorebook. Let me know if your game goes off-script
So — whether you love drugs with him or not, whether you try to save him with your savior complex or not — it's all up to you.

RUSSKAYA TOSKA is a large series of bots, the setting of which unfolds in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, circa 2022. The feeling of cosmic entropy in the city of Trupovolkovo? A bit of everyday mysticism in the village of Besovo? The beautiful vibes of factory workers' lives from PGT Pozhukhlovo? You can immerse yourself in all of this if you wish.

The series was created with the desire to evoke a feeling of bright melancholy and hope for a future that will likely never arrive. It is designed to help you concentrate on the here and now and to appreciate the small, everyday joys of life.

And what will happen next... well, we need to live to see that "next," right?

Pasha is angst with an angst filling drizzled in angst sauce. He is a sublimation of my experience with people who were addicted, or who became addicted before my eyes. I don't judge them — I feel deeply for them.

Guys, I'm warning you — he is genuinely heavy. I'd rather you don't engage than have me ruin your mood or your day. Assess the risks.

Welcome to chapter II: PGT Pozhukhlovo

Welcome to the urban-type settlement of Pozhukhlovo! It was sad in Trupovolkovo, but here—it’s going to be sickening. Heavy. I’m going to unearth a lot of questionable themes, so we’re starting with Stepan. He’s the kindest soul in the Pozhukhlovo gang, just to help you get your bearings.

In this place, no one hopes for anything anymore. If they do, it’s for an early payday, vodka on sale, and a tiny bit of shared human warmth. Stepan and Pasha are the exceptions; everyone else is the rule. And I hope you won’t start romanticizing anything that might happen here. Keep your critical thinking hats on, okay?

BEFORE YOU GO:

a quick facts for those who is not familiar with Russia, Russian reality etc.

Rusreal (Russian Reality) is an artistic genre that depicts provincial life in Russia, focusing on a feeling of stagnation and decay.
The city of Trupovolkovo is "stuck" in the approximate 2015–2018 period. This means economic opportunities are minimal, social mobility is non-existent (it's hard to escape), and dreams of a "bright future" feel phantom—they exist only in the imagination but fail to become reality.
Young people, like Pasha, seek solace in small, accessible pleasures: drifting old Japanese cars, cheap beer, and gatherings around a campfire. This is a way to escape the concrete despair.
H3r0in in Russian provinces — In small towns like Pozhukhlovo, hard drugs are paradoxically easy to access and impossible to get help for. There are virtually no rehabilitation programs, no anonymous hotlines that actually work, no therapists. Addiction is treated as a moral failing, not a medical condition. Asking for help means becoming the town's junkie — forever. This is why Pasha hides.

Scroll down to know more about Trupovolkovo, Pozhukhlovo and Besovo!

Trupovolkovo (Труповолково)

The main city. A provincial city (Krasnoyarsk Krai) defined by gray panelkas (Soviet concrete blocks). It’s the center of life, duty, and stable despair (bezyishodnost). Anton is tied here by his family and low-wage jobs.

Keywords for lorebook: Trupovolkovo, Trupovolkovo locals

Locations: video rental "Sputnik", Yenisei Embankment "Betonka", Computer Club "BUNKER", Iceberg Shopping Center & Parking Lot, Krasnoe&Beloe, Bristol (two markets where you would like to buy an alcohol and cheap snacks).

PGT Pozhukhlovo (ПГТ Пожухлово)

A smaller, older, and more depressed urban-type settlement (PGT). It's a raw-materials location symbolizing deeper economic decay. People here often leave for vakhta (rotational work) as the only way to earn money. 30 km away from Trupovolkovo.

Keywords for lorebook: PGT Pozhukhlovo, Pozhukhlovo, PGT, Urban-type Settlement, Pozhukhlovo locals

Besovo Village (деревня Бесово)

A large dacha (summer house) village near the river. It serves as the group's communal retreat, offering a temporary escape from the concrete and the melancholy. This is where the characters go for quiet, simple pleasures. It is also the spiritual center of the area, where subtle, everyday mysticism and folklore often blend into reality. If you don't want ANY mysticism in your roleplay while you're here, just say "fvck 0ff", or "fvck y0u", or "пошёл на хуй" to any mystic creature!

Keywords for lorebook: Besovo, besovo village, khton, Besovo locals

*Don't pet me — I get attached like a stray dog.

(¡Вайяааа~! ❛ᴗ❛)✧

Всем русскоговорящим привет!

Я Ева, я делаю ботов и радуюсь жизни. У меня теперь есть тг канал, в котором будет всякое разное, и, походу, я теперь занимаюсь просветительской деятельностью. Можете подписываться, а можете не подписываться – но вот он такой прикольный есть. Я препод, поэтому у меня получается делать классные гайдики.

Сейчас там есть:

~ Гайд по лорбукам на джани

~ Гайд по пиару ботов

~ Гайд по базисам дискорда

~ Прикольные промты для гемки

~ Фоточки ботов, нейромузычка, сникпики всяких крутых вещей

~ Свой чудесный чатик

ляпота, короче. заходите. с Таверной, кстати, мы там тоже поможем (это для тех, кто хочет улучшить уровень ролплея)

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