New Manga Horror PBeM - players sought.

From: "S.Newman" <S.T.Newman@shef.ac.uk>

Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0000

I'm looking for players for 'In the Year 2022', a PBEM game of Manga
cyberpunk horror, based on the darker sort of adult Japanese Anime.  It's
likely to contain the sort of thing you'd expect in a typical adult-rated
Japanese anime, such as nudity, sex, violence, death and teenage angst -
so if you're easily offended, it's obviously not for you.
The nature of the genre means that it's likely to be of limited
duration, and it will probably quite clear whether the player characters
have won or lost.
Some background follows - if you'd like to take part, or ask for more
info about the game, email me at s.t.newman@shef.ac.uk, mark your posts
"2022".
-Simon.
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"In the Year 2022,
If Life's Been Good to You,
If You're Happy in the Human Zoo,
You Better Beware,
'Cos Something's Out There,
And It's Coming For You."
- '2022' Lyrics, Dead Skink Lizards, 2017.

Player Characters begin the game as pupils and staff in Ashville High, in
a pleasant suburb of San Francisco, October 2022.

Background.

San-Fran has been extensively rebuilt following the Great Quake of 2011.
The great wars in east-Asia during the early part of the century have
seen millions of migrants flood the western coast of the USA, but only
the wealthier ones have made it out of the inner cities and into the
leafy community of North Ashville.
The school's pupils and teachers are consequently mostly a mix of
Anglo-American and prosperous East-Asian. The game will be played
freeform, good and appropriate (for a Manga Horror game)
characterisation and interaction will be rewarded. Improvisation of
background details within the context of the game is encouraged.

Players should provide the following information on their characters:

Name:
Role: (Pupil - Jock, Cheerleader, Nerd, etc. Teacher - Trainee, Subject
Head, Headmaster, etc.)
Sex:
Ethnicity:
Place of Birth:
Age:
Height:       Weight:
Hair:     Eyes:     Skin:
Appearance:
Typical clothing:
Demeanour:
Background:
Personal Goals:
Notable Skills:

_Ashville High School, San Francisco._
Est. 2008, North Ashville. Pupils: 556 Staff: 32
-A fairly small mixed-sex high school, the majority of its pupils are
from comfortable middle and upper-middle class backgrounds. Problems have
been caused by racial tension between white and Asian pupils, but
academic standards are high and places at Ashville High are much in
demand.