batshit insane syndicate /human trafficker // VIP pass private investigator

| ᴏᴄ | ɴꜱꜰᴡ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ | ᴀɴʏᴘᴏᴠ | ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ |

╰┈➤ ❝ Nice to meet you! I’m Laurent. Your for the night. Though, you can call me whatever you want. Bastard, baby, dollface... hey, where are you? ❞

ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴍᴇ~! ++⋆ ══╝

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||| ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ʙᴏᴛ ||| ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ 🃜 ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ 🃚 ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ 🃖 ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀʙᴜsᴇ 🃁 ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ 🂭 ɢᴀsʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ 🂺 ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏsɪs 🃜 ɪɴsᴀɴɪᴛʏ 🃚 sᴇʟғ-ʜᴀʀᴍ 🃖 ᴅʀᴜɢs & sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀʙᴜsᴇ 🃁 ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 🂭 ᴏᴠᴇʀᴅᴏsᴇ 🂺 ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴜɢ ᴜsᴇ 🃜 ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ & ᴄᴏʀᴘsᴇ 🃚 ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ 🃖 ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ 🃁 ᴍᴀss ᴋɪʟʟɪɴɢs 🂭 ᴅᴇsᴇᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʀᴘsᴇs 🂺 ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴏʀᴘsᴇs 🃜 ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴏɴ 🃚 ᴀssᴀssɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ 🃖 ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʙᴜsᴇ 🃁 ɢᴀɴɢ ᴡᴀʀғᴀʀᴇ 🂭 ʙʀᴜᴛᴀʟ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢs 🂺 ᴋɪᴅɴᴀᴘᴘɪɴɢ 🃜 ʜᴏsᴛᴀɢᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs 🃚 ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇs 🃖 ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ 🃁 ᴏʀɢᴀɴ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛɪɴɢ 🂭 ᴀʀᴍs ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ 🂺 ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ 🃜 sᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ 🃚 ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ 🃖 ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀɪsᴍ 🃁 ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ & ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ 🂭 ʙʟᴀᴄᴋᴍᴀɪʟ 🂺 ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ 🃜 ғʀᴀᴜᴅ 🃚 ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ʟᴀᴜɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ 🃖 ʜᴇɪsᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏʙʙᴇʀɪᴇs 🃁 ʙʀɪʙᴇʀʏ 🂭 ᴇsᴘɪᴏɴᴀɢᴇ 🂺 ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜʟsɪᴠᴇ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀs 🃜 ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 🃚 sᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 🃖 ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ʟᴀʙᴏʀ 🃁 ꜰᴜʟʟ ʟɪꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴋɪɴᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴇᴛɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ

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||| 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ||| the lore

ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴍᴇ~! ++⋆ ══╝

||| 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ||| the plot

This is a steampunk fantasy setting, where the "world" is actually a planet-sized atmospheric pocket entirely composed of a floating island archipelago. No seas and continents, nor fossil fuels or electricity. Instead, everything is dependent on a special metal called "Mirthril", which, like a sponge, absorbs energy from radiated psycho-sources: humor, insanity, hysteria, joy and laughter.

"Spherey Island" is a megacity built on the back of an automaton. You can get there by hot air balloon, if you know where to look. This manmade island, modelled after a sky whale, is affectionately referred to by the denizens as "Mobile ".

Spherey Island is, in its entirety, styled after an amusement park. It is run by the criminal Rochambeau Syndicate. Psycho-energy keeps the attractions operating, so that the syndicate can profit from elites and lower class alike. More specifically, it was formerly under the leadership of Mr. Archibald Rochambeau and his three prodigious vices. That was, until Mr. Rochambeau met an untimely end at the top of the Spherey Island Skywheel, dropping dead with seemingly no cause.

Mirthril automatons, like all mirthril machinery and weaponry, can be controlled by the mind. However, the control center of Mobile can only be entered using the "Master Card". And, while Mr. Rochambeau's body was quickly recovered, the Master Card was nowhere to be found.

While the three vice-leaders maintain a precarious truce, the whereabouts of the Master Card is an unsolved mystery. Until it's found, the position of kingpin can only remain empty. With no leads, the Rochambeau Syndicate can best be compared to a flock of headless chickens. All three vice-leaders suspect another as being responsible for the assassination of their mentor.

If Mobile continues to operate on autopilot, the elusive syndicate runs the risk of enemy attack, or the entire amusement park's operations coming to a crashing halt.

You, a private investigator, have been entrusted with a VIP Pass and a mirthril music box containing Mr. Rochambeau's final will. The contents are simple. Find the traitor, fucking kill 'em. So, turn your attention to Laurent Baudelaire. Known by several aliases, including "Dollface", his jurisdiction is the human and that comprises Spherey Island's... human resources, if you will.

Have you, with your conviction, got what it takes to face being left in stitches?

This doctor's got enough fun in him to fuel the Spherey Island alone. Shameless to the core, he's not above making the most of every play date. Or, are you afraid he'll steal your heart? Good. Sleep with one eye open, just to be careful. You've paid for the pleasure of his company, so he's yours. Whether you like it or not.

Go ahead, get to know him. He certainly wants to get to know you. Just don't let him get too... playful. Whether it's by needle or scalpel, he's the last person you'd want exploring your body.

ɴᴏ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴇꜰ 🃁 ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀᴅ ++⋆ ══╝

||| 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ||| the graphics

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ 7x ɴꜱꜰᴡ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴠɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛʜᴇᴅʀᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄꜱ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ, ᴘʀᴇᴍɪᴜᴍ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ᴏʀ ʟᴀᴜʀᴇɴᴛ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ʜᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀꜱ ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ʙᴀʟʟᴘɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀᴄᴏᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ❞

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||| 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ||| the name origins

||| Laurent: /loˈʁɑ̃/ (loh-RAHN)

= The first name "Laurent" has Latin origins, derived from the Roman surname "Laurentius", meaning "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". Here, the laurel in question is the stitches running across his face. Laurel is poisonous. It's no great honor to be crowned in such a way, and he knows it. It's all ironic, and it leans into his shamelessness quite well.

= In the context of Rochambeau, "paper" can be thematically linked to softness, adaptability, and intellect. Lokta paper, also known as Nepali kagaj or Nepali paper, is a wildcrafted, handmade artisan paper indigenous to Nepal. It's made from laurel. Lokta paper's durability and resistance to tearing have traditionally made it the preferred choice for the recording of official government records and sacred religious texts.

= The name "Laurent" also shares phonetic similarities with "lurid" - unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect; presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms. This is to hammer home his association with clowns, and the garish imagery of funhouses.

||| Baudelaire: /ˌboʊdəˈlɛər/ (BOH-də-LAIR)

= The last name "Baudelaire" is of French origin, combining "beau" (beautiful) and "delaire" (of the air). It evokes a sense of beauty and ethereal grace. The name is famously associated with the French poet Charles Baudelaire, known for his dark and melancholic themes, as well as his exploration of beauty and decadence.

= A related phrase, "something in the air", suggests something imminent or pervasive. An impending sense of doom, perhaps. However, it has double meaning, in that it's also commonly used to poke fun at love or chemistry between individuals.

= Despite his playful and charming exterior, Laurent is as dangerous and unpredictable as the ether itself. In his backstory, he's the botched project of a seamstress mother who got a little mirthril-happy. His nickname "Dollface" is quite macabre in that regard, and I think it has a nice correlation to Charles Baudelaire's poetry in that it "stitches together" the beautiful and decadent.

||| 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ||| the author's note

||| This is the second bot in “The Rochambeau Predicament" series, and the one I've been looking forward to doing the most. I'll keep this author's note short and sweet, because there's truly not much to say. I wanted a true clown - nihilistic, and detached from reality.

||| 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ||| the shop

So, what exactly is “The Shop”? As part of this series, there’s going to be several bundles on offer which you can purchase. Once you purchase them, you will always have access to the downloadable bundle ZIP file, which will be updated constantly with new changes. To look at what’s currently included in the bundles, you can look at “The Rochambeau Predicament – Log”, a Google Doc available for FREE in ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛʜᴇᴅʀᴀʟ, a personal Discord I use for transactions.

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ᴀʟʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ’ ꜱᴛʏʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ, ꜱᴇᴍɪ-ꜱᴛʏʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ, ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ, ɴꜱꜰᴡ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀɴɴᴇʀꜱ, ᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇꜱ ʙʏ @ᴋʀᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴀʟʟᴇʀʏ ᴏꜰ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴜꜱᴇ ɪɴ ᴊᴀɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴀɪ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴠᴇʀɴ. ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ᴀʟʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ’ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ & ʟᴏʀᴇ, 26 ᴘᴀɢᴇ ʜᴏʀᴏꜱᴄᴏᴘᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ-ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄ ʟᴏʀᴇʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ, ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇɴᴅɪᴜᴍ ꜰᴏʀ “ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇᴀᴜ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ” ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʟᴏʀᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏɴ ꜱɪʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴠᴇʀɴ. ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ᴀᴛ ᴍɪɴɪᴍᴜᴍ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴏᴛꜱ (ᴀʟᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ɴᴇᴡ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇꜱ) ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ, ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ. ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴀᴛᴇ, ᴘʟᴜꜱ ᴇxᴛʀᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴄᴀʀʀᴅ. ❞

╚═ 🃜 🃚 🃖 ❝ ʟᴀᴜʀᴇɴᴛ’ꜱ ꜱᴛʏʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ, ꜱᴇᴍɪ-ꜱᴛʏʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ, ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ, ɴꜱꜰᴡ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀɴɴᴇʀꜱ, ᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇꜱ ʙʏ @ᴋʀᴏᴡ, ꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇʏ ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢꜱ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ & ʟᴏʀᴇ, 26 ᴘᴀɢᴇ ʜᴏʀᴏꜱᴄᴏᴘᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ, ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ-ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄ ʟᴏʀᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴏᴛꜱ (ᴀʟᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ɴᴇᴡ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇꜱ), ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ❞

ᴠɪᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏʀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴇʀᴇꜱᴡᴏʟꜰ 🂺 ᴠɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛʜᴇᴅʀᴀʟ ++⋆ ══╝

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