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It's 2099. The 21st century is coming to an end.
After the chaos, upheaval and economic and ecologic crises of the latter half of the century, the world seems to take a breath.
Those who profited most from the chaos were the large corporations. While the world burned, they made a sizeable profit and now rival most governments in power and influence.
And now, that the dust has settled and civilization is (somewhat) saved, they can return to their own business-rivalries, feuds and powerplays, fought in board rooms, the web and the streets with lawyers, PR-campaigns, hackers and good old hired thugs.
In these conflicts, it's mostly those unfortunate at the bottom, that get crushed under the wheels of corporate ambition. Or turn to less law-abiding means, trying to profit off the chaos...
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For this thread, I'm looking for an original cyberpunk-setting, though shamelessly stealing taking some inspiration from franchises like Altered Carbon, Shadowrun or Cyberpunk 2077 is more than fine! Nonetheless I'd appreciate someone, who has some interest in a bit (or a lot) of worldbuilding and coming up with our own flavour of neon-lit dystopia.
In terms of plot, I do have some vague prompts/character-ideas listed below, but those are more suggestions and jumping-off points for some brainstorming. Either a small, intimate tale of survival in a gritty, cruel world or a grand tale about corporate politics, crime and betrayal would work just fine. Or maybe a combination thereof?
Some general expectations I'd have:
- Patience: My posting schedule can be a bit erratic sometimes. Muses are fickle things and I (like most people, I assume) have a life beyond the screen. I try to aim for a post a week, but it could very well be slower than that. If you've a fixed requirement of a post every 72 hours, I'm afraid we're not a good match. In return, I'll of course offer the same courtesy!
- Enthusiasm and Effort: Ideally, I'd like to come up with a story, that we both enjoy and can get excited about. While I do have a wild grab-bag of ideas floating around my brain, this is a collaborative thing, some someone who can contribute a bit to the plot beyond an occasional "Yeah, sounds good." would be nice.
- Flexibility: Not a "must-have", but certainly a "nice-to-have". I'm pretty flexible in terms of the characters I play and very much enjoy stories, that involve multiple main(-ish) and side-characters, so people who can keep up with that and can throw in some different dynamics to the front of the line please.
- Fun: Most importantly: This is a hobby and something we should both enjoy. Stress, OOC-drama and anything that makes writing feel like chore are things I'd rather avoid.
As for some general information about me as a writer:
- I'm a sub-leaning switch, mostly playing female characters
- I aim for a post-length of 500-1000+ words and about one post per week(more or less)
- I'm kind of a visual person (as apparent by this over-designed thread) and tend to use photographic faceclaims. Fancy formatting is optional, but always welcome!
- For more information about my writing, kinks, etc. I'd lazily point towards my journal-thread
If that does sound appealing, feel free to take a look at the ideas below and feel free to drop me a message!
IMPORTANT: If you decide to approach me, please add a little more in your message than "Are you still looking?". Feel free to throw your own ideas, cravings, character-dynamics, themes, kinks, etc. at me. I'm a big bunny and not scared of overly long messages! 
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Some General Plot and Character-Ideas
(As stated above, these are just general pitches: Feel free to mix, match and adjust and -most importantly- add your own!)
- A vat-grown, artificial human, secretely and illegally created as the sex-slave of a high-ranking CEO, who just escaped and tries to find a new life...hunted by her previous owner. [Plus points if MC is a transwoman]
- A rogue AI, illegally created to be the perfect hacker, who has developed a distaste for her corporate overlords and wants to escape their grip.
- A quirky hacker, who after got in way over her head, when she stole data from the wrong people.
- A spoiled, corporate-heiress, maneuvering the luxurious and dangerous life of the rich, pretty, famous and corrupt.
- The sheltered, innocent daughter of a CEO, who gets tangled up in her family's shady business dealings.
- A naive young woman, who just landed a job with a shady social media-corporation (that is absolutely, certainly not a cult!)
- A high-class escort, who moves among the privileged upper classes, but doesn't really belong to them...Something her clients make sure she doesn't forget
- A cold-blooded scientist, working for a particularly shady biotech-company.
- A former cult-member, trying to find a new place in the world, after her community got Waco'd and, disappointingly, Jesus didn't return to destroy their enemies.
- A tired, jaded law-enforcement officer, fighting the hopeless fight in a world where Terms and Conditions weigh heavier than the law...
- A young Yakuza-assassin (NSFW) moving in the grey area between legitimate business and organized crime.
- Two rebellious Young women trying to take on the Powers That Be, fight the system and -preferably- not get killed in the process....
- Some morally questionable corporations
- Some vague character-ideas
Some More Fleshed-Out Ideas
The Sins of Our Fathers
[Age-Gaps(All characters 16+), Corruption, Corporate Politics, Loss of Innocence, Betrayal]
As the daughter of the CEO of Amizaka Cybernetics, Erika Amizaka had a pretty sheltered, if not exactly spoiled upbringing. Kept at a safe distance from her familyβs sometimes shady business-practices, safely attending exclusive private schools, her life was surprisingly mundane, at least by the standards of the elites.
Until her parents died in an accident and she was left as the sole heir of her fatherβs empire. Or, more precisely, both she and her inheritance were left under the guardianship of her fatherβs most trusted business-partner, whose job it would be to prepare her to take the reins of the company, once she turns 21. But maybe said trusted partner has some ulterior motivesβ¦?
Hikari Shoda(NSFW) had anything but a sheltered upbringing. Growing up as an orphan on the streets she always had to fend for herself, or rely on the questionable support of the gangs of delinquent youths. But with a mix of luck, street smarts and a chilling lack of ethics, she managed to make a career out of it. And a βcareerβ in her case meant graduating from a delinquent youth to a valued (if not always respected) Yakuza-assassin. And as such, she finds herself every now and then rubbing shoulders with the elites, who in their world of cut-throat corporate politics have plenty of need for people like her: Expendable, unknown and with a penchant for violence.
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A Living Thing
[Cat-and-Mouse-Games, Revenge, Intrigue, Manipulation]
While vat-grown replacement-organs are nothing unusual (at least for the lucky few who can afford them) the cloning or artificial creation of a complete human has been strictly banned, due to the whole host of moral issues that would come with it. Nonetheless, for some the idea of owning a human being, tailor-made to their exact specifications and without the risks and messy-ness associated with traditional human-trafficking is just too tempting. And they are willing to pay a generous amount for a personal plaything made from flesh and blood.
And some biotech-corporations and their scientists, like Dr. Anna Landau are more than happy to oblige.
Eve is the product of such a shady deal. And, like most living beings held in slavery, she was less than thrilled with her lot in life. And she managed to escape. Which puts both her owner and the corporation who created her in an unpleasant situation: Eveβs mere existence would put a lot of important people into prison for a very long time, not to speak of the intimate secrets she knows about her former owner, who never expected his little doll to run away with them. So while enjoying her first taste of freedom and struggling to figure her place in the world, Eve finds herself chased by people dead-set to re-capture her...
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House of Memory Cards
[Political Intrigue, Prostitution, Betrayal, Corruption, Power-Plays]
Coming Soon
Nora, the corporate callgirl
Janet Rycroft, the bodyguard with a shady past
Ellen Bright, the corporate exec and "benefactor"
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A Ghost in the Machine
[Power-Play, Deception, Betrayal, Lewd VR-Shenanigans]
Coming Soon
WOLF, the rebellious AI
Kacey Fenner, the quirky egirl-hacker
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Let Justice be Done
[Revenge, Seven Samurai-esque, Gritty, but hopeful?]
Coming Soon
Lucy Running Fox, a Lakota-girl, driven from her home
Marie Alard, the daughter of a murdered union-organizer
Kathleen Larson, former "cult"-member
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