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Carriers

There’s 100 carriers on Earth, each scattered among the globe, mostly for secrecy. They’re like obelisks, sticking straight up from the ground, black and stark. They kinda look like a chimney chute that points at the top. The Carriers carry our Mailmen where they need to go. They are operated by Guides. 

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keep refining your chapters they’re gonna be 500 pages long

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can I just say I'm so pumped to see more about this if? it's just so cool and I love everything that's up so far

ah!! thanks thanks thanks! i hope it delivers! i really really do. thank you for supporting!

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So if a bold mc flirted with him??? would he be too dense to notice? ignore it???

Hadrian would definitely notice at a point, he is a Guide so he has to be pretty damn smart. He would assume you are being humorous over serious though, and use that to hide all the icky...feelings underneath.

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Characters on a scale of nerd to thembo?

Going with a 1-10 system here.

Hadrian: 7

Mary: 3

Agustin: 2

Governor Farrah: 8

Diane: 6

Maya: 5

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What do the characters look like? Thanks!!

Here we go:

Hadrian Bowes: Dark hair, with similarly dark eyes. He’s quite pale despite his exposure to the surface, and his hair is shaggy and slightly curled. It would look disheveled in a hot way, if it wasn’t for the fact that he straight up barely combs it. He’s 5’7, and has an average frame. More top heavy. His clothing choice is just as erratic, it’s a dark wardrobe with little care.

Mary Witherspoon: She’s very English in appearance. Light hair and light grey/green eyes. She’s tall! 6’1, and her build is willowy. Slight all around except for her height. She likes to wear masculine clothing, it contradicts with her perceived softness. Her hair is long, and only has a slight wave. She keeps in two dutch braids that she wears as a crown when in action. 

Agustin Soarez: His hair is a burnt orange color, and he’s quite tan. He’s striking, being a redhead that isn’t pale in the slightest. He’s 5’10, and his eyes are brown. His build is slighter. He likes his clothes neatly tailored, mostly done by his grandmother. His hair is cropped close to his head. Severe. His brow is furrowed quite often.

Governor Farrah: Slicked back black hair, a strong Roman nose and high cheekbones. His eyes are a honeyed light brown. His lips are always somewhat pouted. His fashion taste is loose and flowing, made from high quality fabrics with little decoration despite his status. Breezy flowing. 6’5, and has a sturdy build.

Diane: Pale. Very pale. It’s common for lower layer folks to look positively corpse like due to lack of sun, which is common for the lower levels. But it isn’t paleness due to actually being light in skin tone, just a sickly grayish pallor. If they were healthy, and had access to sun, a nice dark brown shade. Murky brown eyes and hair just as ambiguous. Short and gaunty, a very high Roman nose.

Maya De LaCruz: She’s 5′4 and has short bluntly cut black hair. She wears glasses, simple brown frames that took forever to come by. She’s actually missing one front tooth, and wears dentures for it, as image is important for her-- being on a council. She’s solidly built, with a round face with angular black eyes and lips that are constantly in a small frown. 

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Hello! Good luck with the game! So nothing has ever happened between Hadrian and mc in those long 6 years working together? absolutely nothing??? 👀

good question ;)

Hadrian and the MC didn't know each other at all before they were paired, and becoming a certified Guide and Mailman takes about 2 years. So when it comes to actually do the work, it was more like 4 years on the job. Hadrian is a slow burner, and slow to realize for sure.

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May I ask what are the RO/s love languages?

Hadrian has to be Acts of Service, he's actually kinda course language-wise and shows affection by just doing things, not really needing to be asked. He's very quick at telling things.

Agustin Soarez is Quality Time, for sure. He believes the epitome of liking someone is the ability to sit in silence and not have it be weird. He likes just being quiet and very ''in the moment.''

Mary is a nice balance between Quality Time and Words of Affirmation. It's why she and Agustin were paired together. They just made sense.

Gov. Farrah is Words of Affirmation and Receiving Gifts.

Diane believes they don't have one. Love doesn't have a language that can be easily understood yadda yadda.

Maya De LaCruz is a big fan of Physical Touch. She'll always go for a hand, a hug, a back rub, etc. Anything.

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ooooo this sounds like such a cool premise! best of luck and i can't wait! :)

thank you so much! i had such a mental block with how to get people to read something that has been on my mind for a while, with themes that i care about.

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Characters MBTI types? Also this looks so good and I love the basis of the plot!!!

omg! first inbox! thanks for loving the plot, thanks for the support. it does mean a lot!! MBTIs have been super helpful with laying out character motivations and all that. gave me a great brainstorm.

The Characters and their MBTIs:

Hadrian Bowes:

MBTI - ESTP, which makes him a great guide. He’s flexible, and present. The worse part of being a guide is seeing you do what he couldn’t. Hadrian Bowes wasn’t dedicated enough to be fully wiped of the minds of those he loves most, his family and friends. But he still has you.

Mary Witherspoon:

MBTI- INFP, which means of course she’d be the Mailman to make herself the most personable. To speak up the most. To hold sway in the chambers of the Convent. Most Mailmen are still very wary, but if anyone could convince anyone.

Agustin Soarez:

MBTI- ESTJ, his assertiveness is actually quite normal for a guide, which can act as the mouth for a Mailman. Fully backing Mary’s cause of Mailman participation in the spread of information, of more humane standards of qualification, of possibly going back to the surface, and giving guides for on-the-job freedom, if Mary is an Idealist, Agustin is that made practical.

Diane:

MBTI- INFJ, hidden. Low key in every sense. Leading an anti-government labor force isn’t easy, isn’t something you can brag about. Their passion for people and problem solving is something to note. They can cast a cold eye though.

Governor Farrah:

MBTI- ESFP, most ranking members tend to have a thing for the dramatic, this is true. But Governor Farrah, only holding the mantle because his father had the mantle, has little patience for the trivialities of ruling a colony, especially not one on so barren a place as the Arago rings.

Maya De LaCruz:

MBTI- ENFJ, she’s a beloved member of the LBA, and a beloved person. She has become the example of what it means to be from the lower layers, compassionate, and extremely in-tune with people.

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The World is no longer the world. It’s an empire, and the surface of planet Earth is practically inhabitable after the series of events that would lead to the IFPS, or the Imperial Federation of Planetary States. The IFPS consists of the Milkyway and other adjourning lesser galaxies.

This new galaxy was made by humans, settled completely by humans, and it’s elite has a strong distrust of the everyday communications across the stars. Digital, those of emails, texting, etc, and even the phone call, go unused. Those are the ways of the general population, of the lower classes.

The rich and powerful use mail. This is where you come in.

You are a mailman. One of few.

You make sure communication between planetary leaders stays in the balance.

You have a Guide.

Mailman posts for intergalactic travel are usually on the surface, dangerous. And you need a partner. His name is Hadrian Bowes.

The issue of right now:

There’s too many political factions in the layers on Earth. And too many Mailmen, a job position that calls for utter neutrality, are getting sharp new ideas. Where do you lie within these ideals? Or are you another stoic Mailman?

Another issue, actually:

The Empire seems to be splitting at the seams. You do not read the mail delivered, obviously, but with each delivery you gain only tidbits, but much more than everyone else, into the realm of the powerful— it doesn’t look good. You normally wouldn’t be able to do anything, but your customers are even getting suspicious of you.

In “The Mailman” you’ll be able to:

Play as any gender. You insert your own pronouns.

Befriend, romance, or become enemies with a cast of characters.

Bounce between planets and aid in the extraction of information concerning whatever political or societal entity you want to support.

Explore the halls of galactic palaces and places of excess.

The Characters:

Hadrian Bowes: Your Guide and closest pal. You two have been doing this for 6 years together.

Mary Witherspoon: A Mailman with an agenda. She doesn’t like you. She’s been a mailman for a decade now.

Agustin Soarez: Mary Witherspoon’s Guide. One of the best Guides around. Highly smart, and highly attuned to the ways of nature most have forgot.

Governor Farrah: Governor of Neptune. Being a leader on a gaseous giant is no small feat, and he has been sinking into paranoia over the last year. His court seemed empty the last time you delivered. Why?

Diane Apostolidis: Leader of The Barrens, the major underground crime syndicate that takes a savior status in the lower levels of the Earth. There’s not much on them except that they’re alive, and highly secretive.

Maya De LaCruz: A high ranking member of the LBA, or the Librarian Association. The LBA believes that Mailmen aid in the hiding of information that should be open to the public and disservice humans and their desire for knowledge. She’s on their council.

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