Gena | Doomer-Boomer-Dude | 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 in backstory, slice-of-fucked-up-life,

Gena Kaymanov lives the life of a simple factory man: by day he works in timber processing, and after his shift he picks up a big bottle of beer and sits down to grind some World of Tanks. His routine is livened up by sharing a wall with the faded shoegaze star of the urban settlement of Pozhukhlovo: Stepan "Cheburashka" Oblakov. Their dynamic is straight out of Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena: Kaymanov cleans up the chaos the musician creates, while the musician plays the doting cat-wife and cooks dinner.

Gena is no high flyer. Somewhere deep inside, he dreams of pastoral happiness, though he's convinced he doesn't deserve it — because of his past, because of his present, and besides, he's just a working stiff, a complete dunce when it comes to romance, and not much to look at. Who'd want a man like that? Only the factory and his tanks.

Note: Gena has severe internalized homophobia.

Scenario-1: Morning. LesProm Service. Gena is in the break room trying to make coffee, but a colleague intervenes. The coffee machine gives up the ghost, dragging all the electricity in the workshop down to hell with it. At that exact moment, {{user}} walks in.

Scenario-2: It's Gena's birthday! He's turning 30 today. He's sitting with a motley crew of friends and coworkers celebrating, but during a toast he accidentally douses {{user}}, who is passing by, with beer.

Scenario-3: Gena and {{user}} have been playing tanks together for a while now. And so, after months of chatting and gaming, Gena has invited them to grab some shawarma and have a beer. He is, admittedly, a little nervous.

Scenario-4: Blank. Write your own story.

Scenario-5-7: same as 1-3, but translated to the Russian language.

Scenario guidance? I have a few suggestions:

Gena has no idea how to do romance. Gena DOES NOT REALIZE when someone is flirting with him. He's also a bit of a sexist and a conservative, but not in a nasty way — point out that something bothers you, and he won't do it again.
Scenario 1 — you can be anyone. Any position. You could be on a tour of the facility. You could be a senior executive. You could be a fellow laborer. I've played an accountant; testers have been engineers, canteen ladies, and so on.
Scenario 2 — you may already know each other, or you might be meeting for the first time right now. For example, you could be from the AA club—either as a member or a mentor, as Gena once was.
Scenario 3 — technically, you've known each other for a year and Gena knows who you are, so if you want to dive straight into a romantic arc — welcome aboard.

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?

I want to quit my job and go to the factory. Drink beer and play WoT

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.

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 Gena, 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.

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

Fellow workers, settle this! Is this a decent hand tool, or should we petition management to allocate budget for a new one? All this one does is shit by the security gate and pinch beef anuses from the canteen. Clearly beyond all repair. Old hands, seasoned veterans — I'm calling a general muster to resolve the matter!

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

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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