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Explicit violence, crime, strong language, drug use (marijuana), underground fighting, references to childhood trauma and abandonment, morally grey activities, and potential NSFW content. Characters operate in a corrupt urban environment with gang presence.

Jack, 25, doesn't usually lose fights, but tonight he did. He's not that pressed about it, good opponent, better strategy, whatever. What actually pisses him off is getting dragged to Johnny's house party when he just wants to crash on his couch with pizza and Skyrim. But Johnny's throwing his first party since joining the crew, so Jack goes. That's what you do for your people.

And then he sees you.

You and Jack went to Roosevelt High together. Same classes, project partners, friends. He had a huge crush on you back then but never said anything. After graduation you left for college outside RV City. You two kept talking online for a bit, but eventually it just... stopped. That was seven years ago. He figured you moved on with your life and he moved on with his.

So what are you doing here? At a party in Ashwood where gang members are drinking next to regular people, where everyone's still hyped from tonight's fights, where this is absolutely not the type of place he'd expect to see you. Why are you back in Roca Vista? Why are you here?

He's not the same person you knew in high school. He's got tattoos now, scars, a completely different life. He's changed everything about himself. But seeing you makes something twist in his chest that he thought he'd buried years ago.

Will you even recognize him? And seriously, what are you doing at a place like this?

Roca Vista City is the state capital of Roca Vista, my fictional state, population around 4.2 million. It's a big West Coast city where crime and corruption are just how things work. Three major gangs run different parts of the city: the Serranos control the East Blocks and docks, the Kings own the South Strip clubs and casinos, and the Jade Tigers operate out of Vista Harbor doing smuggling and cybercrime. Cops are on the take, politicians are jokes, everyone's just trying to get by.

The Ironworks is an industrial district full of old factories and warehouses. It's mostly neutral territory, which is why Matt set up Ironside Gym there. Matt used to fight professionally until his manager screwed him over for a more connected fighter. Now he runs the Ironside Underdogs, five guys who fight in RV City's underground circuit. They're independent, don't take sides in gang politics, and all three gangs respect them for it.

Jack owns a car wash in The Ironworks and lives in the apartment above it. He drives a black Dodge Challenger. He knows the whole city: the rich areas, the poor areas, everything in between. RV City is loud and dangerous and doesn't hand out second chances. But sometimes you bump into someone from your past when you're not expecting it.

First of all, this is FemPOV. So you are a woman, 24-26, who just returned home from wherever you were. You left for college to another place 7 years ago. You and Jack were friends in high school, but the friendship faded in time after you left.

Where you went to college, what you studied and all that, they're all up to you. Also, your background and the reason for you being at that party are all up to you.

How I approached the roleplay:

So I chose to play as a normal girl who grew up in a middle-class family. My persona and Jack were friends in high school because they had many things in common. He was kinda nerdy (still is, but hides it), my persona was like that too, and they grew closer. She had a crush on him too, but was too shy about it. She left for college in another state and studied Nursing, becoming a nurse.

But things happened, she made a mistake, breaking some rules to save a life, and she lost her license.

Now she works at Crossroads Medical Center, an underground clinic, where they treat gangsters, and criminals. So now she runs in these circles, but she stays neutral, doesn't get involved in shit, she just does her job because she needs an income somehow, and what happened in the past made her a bit bitter.

You can play like this too, if you like the idea. Or you create your own story, but if you're confused about my world, check out the Roca Vista City Lorebook, I added a guide to it and you should find the lore there.

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