imitationem ludum {d3/open}

"Are you paying attention? Good. If you are not listening carefully, you will miss things. Important things. I will not pause, I will not repeat myself, and you will not interrupt me. You think that because you're sitting where you are, and I am sitting where I am, that you are in control of what is about to happen. You're mistaken. I am in control, because I know things that you do not know."

There's a hush that's fallen over the room, the chill that follows mimicking the dimly lit style of the cellar. Twelve sit in chairs around the edges watching the center where an old man taps an old wooden chest lightly with his pointer finger. "You'll want what's inside, I guarantee." The older man takes a seat beside the chest, tucking a key on chain into his waistcoat.

A younger boy from the back of the room speaks up, voice timid at first but gaining in volume as no one rises to stop him, "And how do we get it, sir?"

A sparkle appears in the man's eye, seeming to shed a new light on the room. "By playing the game, my dear friend." The room falls silent once again, and as no responses come to be known, he continues, "It's a game. A test of sorts. For determining whether something is a machine or a human being. Some parts are physical; some are mental, but all are certainly an imitation of what we call simply, a game. It's something of--"

"Are we at risk of death?" The voice of a girl speaks out, her words tinged with some emotion between fear and annoyance.

"Oh, no, my dear, your life will be forever guaranteed--" and here he pauses, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth, "however, you may not wish that to be the case."

There's silence again for a sacred moment, and the man is about to dismiss the group before the boy from before is heard once again as he points at the Latin scratched into the hardwood, "But what does that mean?"

The older man turns on his heel without a response, making it to the doorway before turning around to face the final twelve again, "I will fear no evil, but you should."

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Ayee thanks for taking the time to read through! Obviously, this has a heavy play off of the movie The Imitation Game, but many, if not most of the themes are not present in this plot. You could almost consider it a play of the game Clue, but there will be no murders to investigate or characters dying (yay?). I'll be accepting twelve characters for this plot, and they can be preexisting or created specifically for this. Any age is okay, but considering this is a game of codes, ciphers, and much more, it has to be reasonable, and I'd prefer 16+. That being said, regardless of age it has to be realistic, so any character that could be described as "average or below" in terms of intelligence etc. wouldn't be one I'd be apt to accept. So tl;dr, characters are pretty much completely up to you! 

This plot will involve solving puzzles, semi-activity, and some intense music most likely.

It'll work in a bracket-type succession (which means no twelve person threads god bless) consisting of a thread between the two characters to be written out after the two members been given a puzzle, either succeeding or failing. Eventually, the final two will solve a final puzzle, ultimately solving the game itself, and thus ending the imitation of the greatest game of all. There will be no character deaths, and you can imagine losing your challenge as being voted out of the big brother house etc. If something doesn't make sense, feel free to contact me and shoot me as many questions as you'd like! All will be explained in time, probably.

"Would you like to play?"

It's certainly time to solve the imitation game.


name:
character's name/age:
preexisting character or new:
why would they want to play the game (about them):
rp sample pls:
why do you love me:

Characters:
1. Rosendalia "Rosie" Midras Luxembourg {x}
2. Hypatia Anning {x}
3. Genesis Alder {x}
4. Demi's charcter [name tba] {x}
5. Luce Dewitt {x}
6. Eion Griffith {x}
7. Rune Kempton {x}
8. Bugatti Soul {x}
9. Jace Zachgo {x}
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