"Congratulations! You, a talented high-schooler in the video game industry, have been chosen as a beta tester for the all new virtual reality game, "Game Over." Despite it's despair-inducing name, it's an action packed survival/shooter, with plenty of extra bonuses!
We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend the beta testing session, which will occur on June 22nd, in the Hope's Peak Gaming of America building, located in California!
See you there!"
Welcome to my new SYOC, appropriately titled GAME OVER.
This is a SYOC fanfiction, all gaming-themed. As you can tell, it will take place in a virtual reality game, with a twist. If you die in-game, you die in real life.
Now, on to the rules!
1: Gaming/Technical talents only! This may seem like a very limiting rule, but don't fret! There are many careers in the world of gaming, such as sound engineers, animators, graphics designers, writers, everything! Even a gaming critic can count!
2: Nonbinary/Agender characters are totally allowed! It's always made me a bit sad that we don't see many nonbinary and transgender characters in SYOCs, even in ones where they're allowed! As long as we keep the Nonbinary/Male/Female ratio balanced, I'm totally up for any genders!
3: This is a "national" SYOC, meaning that characters of all nationalities and races are allowed! Hey, but please, always put research into your characters if they're from a culture you're unfamiliar with! I've always seen that people focus on European characters, but I'd love to see African, Indian, Native-American, and Hispanic characters too, they're always welcome!
4: Do not make your characters offensive. No, really, I've seen character who's only traits were that they were "insane" and stuff, and that's really gross and offensive. Please always do research with your characters if they're mentally ill or physically disabled.
5: Please send your submission through the PM system! This one speaks for itself.
6: You can submit up to two characters!
I'm not going to spend time posting a character forum here, as it is in my profile for easy copy-pasting. Please, I await to see your characters and such!
CURRENT CHARACTER ROSTER:
FEMALE-IDENTIFYING:
- Lyra Minami : SHSL Collaborative Let's Player [fangirlandotaku]
- Michiru Kagarazuka : SHSL Speedrunner [SDproductions]
- Magnolia Raine : SHSL Game Designer [SlyKingFrost]
- Eloise Eun-won Blanc : SHSL Mobile Gamer [lucky-cure]
- Lazuli Liu : SHSL Gaming Livestreamer [GenderlessBagel]
- Zwei Etsuko : SHSL Voice Actress [FireDusk]
- Fiona Quinn : SHSL Alternative Gamer [Disgruntled Teddy]
MALE-IDENTIFYING:
- King Raine : SHSL RPG Strategist [SlyKingFrost]
- Kuzuru Inamine : SHSL Beta Tester [Fujisaki-kun]
- Riko Ito : SHSL Indie Game Developer [Revolution921]
- Junpei Yokata : SHSL Visual Novel Writer [Daichi Yamazaki]
- Kiyoshi L. Yamato : SHSL Horror Let's Player [Brawler64Brandon]
- Phil Kusunoki : SHSL Fighting Game Champion [SDproductions]
- Eins Etsuko : SHSL Voice Actor [FireDusk]
NONBINARY-IDENTIFYING:
- Ji-hae Khang : SHSL MMORPG Player [SatokoHojo]
- Rieka Bellerose : SHSL Sound Designer [Crimson Spider Lily]