b i t t e r s w e e t
[a ♠ l i t e r a t e ♠ r o l e p l a y]

[r u l e ♠ 1]

love is a game.

♠There are winners, and there are losers. There are cheaters, and there are those who play by the rules. There are scapegoats, there are nihilists, there are cynics.


[r u l e ♠ 2]

yes, first impressions do make a difference.

♠You know those awkward moments you have? Those embarrassing pictures from that party you went to? There are those who would just love to use those against you. Then again, there are also plenty of ways to seek revenge...


[r u l e ♠ 3]

don't. trust. anyone.

welcome to the b i t t e r s w e e t community.

[i n t r o d u c t i o n] [s e t t i n g] [c a s t] [r u l e s]

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welcome to the small city of tsvete.

♠You live in one of these apartments with a roommate of the same sex. Upstairs, you can hear two noisy people of the opposite sex, and you know that on either side of your apartment are more neighbors.

feng shui

♠Once you moved in, you decided to decorate the place.

[g i r l s]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 1 [divine] [kitchen] [living room] [brooke]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 2 [luca] [kitchen] [living room] [alice]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 3 [carolyn] [kitchen] [living room] [kara]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 4 [skye] [kitchen] [living room] [bonnie]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 5 [lilly] [open]


[g u y s]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 1 [seth] [kitchen] [living room] [leo]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 2 [pj] [kitchen] [living room] [clyde]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 3 [gabriel] [kitchen] [living room] [jeremy]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 4 [connor] [kitchen] [living room] [kai]

b u i l d i n g ♠ 5 [damion] [open]

[i n t r o d u c t i o n] [s e t t i n g] [c a s t] [r u l e s][/center]

what do you do?

♠Let's face it - Nothing comes for free. So, how do you earn your keep?

[b r o o k e]


[j e t]
[l u c a]


[c a r o l y n]


[k a i]


[damion]
[lilly]

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[g u y s] ♠ and ♠ [g i r l s]

[l e o] [s e t h] b u i l d i n g ♠ 1 [d i v i n e] [b r o o k e]

[c l y d e] [p j] b u i l d i n g ♠ 2 [l u c a] [a l i c e]

[j e r e m y] [g a b r i e l] b u i l d i n g ♠ 3 [c a r o l y n] [k a r a]

[k a i] [c o n n o r] b u i l d i n g ♠ 4 [s k y e] [b o n n i e]

[open] [d a m i o n] b u i l d i n g ♠ 5 [l i l l y] [open]
who are you?


[c a r o l y n ♠ m a r i e ♠ a n d e r s o n]
[f e m a l e]
[1 9]
[e a r l y ♠ b i r d ♠ s p e c i a l]


[g a b r i e l ♠ f e y ♠ s w e e t s]
[m a l e]
[2 0]
[m e o w k i t t y 8 8]


[k a r a ♠ a d d i s o n ♠ t a y l o r]
[f e m a l e]
[2 0]
[a b o m i n a t i o n .]


[j e r e m y ♠ r i c h a r d ♠ d a v i s]
[m a l e]
[2 0]
[e a r l y ♠ b i r d ♠ s p e c i a l]


[s e t h ♠ m i r a n d a]
[m a l e]
[2 2]
[r a c c o o n ♠ c h r o n u s]


[b r o o k e ♠ z o l j]
[f e m a l e]
[2 1]
[r a c c o o n ♠ c h r o n u s]


[l e o m a r i s ♠ n i c o l a i ♠ s h a r k e y
[m a l e]
[2 2]
[d e a r ♠ l e l i e]


[l u c a ♠ m a c e l e o d]
[f e m a l e]
[1 9]
[d e a r ♠ l e l i e]


[a l i c e ♠ k n i g h t]
[f e m a l e]
[1 9]
[s t a r l i g h t b r e a k e r]


[j e t]
[m a l e]
[n p c]


[s k y e ♠ w e n d y ♠ s t o n e s o n]
[f e m a l e]
[r a i n b o w m u f f i n a g e]


[p j ♠ a l e x a n d e r ♠ l o t u s]
[m a l e]
[r a i n b o w m u f f i n a g e]


[b o n n i e ♠ l o u i s e ♠ v a l e n t i n o]
[f e m a l e]
[r e n o l o v e]


[c l y d e ♠ l e w i s ♠ v a l e n t i n o]
[m a l e]
[r e n o l o v e]


[c o n n o r ♠ m a x w e l l ♠ h a y d e n]
[m a l e]
[j e s s e h b o o]


[k a i ♠ m c c l o u d]
[m a l e]
[2 3
[c a s s i d y ♠ l e b e a u]


[d i v i n e ♠ o p h e l i e l ♠ a l t a s]
[f e m a l e]
[1 7
[n e t h e r d a n c e r]


[d a m i o n ♠ d r a g o]
[m a l e]
[2 0
[d e a d a n g e l]


[l i l l y ♠ a u n n a ♠ w a t e r s]
[f e m a l e]
[2 2
[d e a d a n g e l]

[i n t r o d u c t i o n] [s e t t i n g] [c a s t] [r u l e s]

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how it all goes down.

♠1. Follow Menewsha's TOS.
♠2. PM profiles to me. Title them "Whyever not?" Profiles should include your character's full name, gender, age, and apartment number. Please give links to pictures of their bedroom, kitchen, and living room. (Roommates only need to include a bedroom). Also include a picture of your character. All pictures must be photographs, and all characters must be completely human.
♠3. No bitching at each other, please. I have been in plenty of roleplays where people argue about what is the correct thing for the other person to write. Bottom line? No cat fights in here. If you really need to bug someone, take it to the PMs. Of course, if your characters want to bitch at each other, that is a whole different story...Let's just say, I absolutely love drama... But only in the story!
♠4. This is a literate roleplay, but I like to mix things up a little, so read this part carefully! First of all, I think that it's utterly ridiculous for people to claim that quantity is better than quality, so I will allow posts that are only two or three sentences long, especially in the midst of action. In a roleplay, if people write multiple paragraphs, nothing usually happens, except that the characters think a lot. Also, when writing long paragraphs, it is very difficult not to god-mode, since you only control one character. However, I do have rules regarding the quality of your posts. I simply ask that each of you use a wide expansion of vocabulary, and fill your sentences with yummy descriptors. For example, instead of writing: "She ran down the street," you could say, "She wildly dashed down the street, nearly tripping over a pothole as she flew in desperation." Along those lines, erudite language and proper use of grammar are more or less a given.
♠5. (lame rule, because 5 is a nice number→) Have fun! (:

[i n t r o d u c t i o n] [s e t t i n g] [c a s t] [r u l e s]

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And, we have an ooc thread!
[click here for ooc]

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.Kara.Addison.Taylor.
The "Kat"

Kara pulled her light blue jeans on, running a hand through her hair after she zipped them, sighing softly. Was Carolyn up yet? She'd have to check later. She grabbed a black tank-top and an orange and white plaid long-sleeved shirt from her dresser, slipping on her white kitty slippers. She left her room and went to the bathroom, toying with her hair, deciding how she should wear it. She held it up in a ponytail. Up? Or Down? She let it fall around her shoulders. Ponytail it is. She grabbed a hairband from her wrist and pulled it through her hair, making a ponytail with her bangs in her face. She proceeded to put eyeliner on, though not too much.

Leaving the bathroom, she went to Carolyn's door, knocking. "Carolyn.. Wakey-wakey!" She cooed as if she were talking to a baby. "Caaa-ro-lyyyn!" She knocked louder. "You'd better not be asleep!" She called, moving to the kitchen. She'd just make herself a sandwich until Carolyn woke up, then. Her slipper caught on the floor and she fell, her hands splaying out infront of her as she landed with a thud. "Crap! Ow!" She sighed and sat on the floor for a moment before getting up and proceeding to the kitchen.

[c a r o l y n ♠ m a r i e ♠ a n d e r s o n]

Carolyn awoke to a loud bump and a yell outside her door. Her first instinct was to pull her pillow back over her head and muffle the sounds of her roommate writhing in pain in the slippery hallway that connected their rooms, but she decided against it - After all, she loved Kara like a sister. She jumped out of bed and opened the door, letting in a stream of sunlight from the open windows that was temporarily blinding, coming out of her cave first thing in the morning.

Seeing that Kara was no longer lying on the ground where she had undoubtedly tripped, Caro groggily stumbled into the kitchen.

"Morning, hun," she said, wiping a couple grains of sleep from her eyes. "Want me to make breakfast?" She hit the button on the coffee machine she'd set up the night before and shuffled over to the computer in the living room. Caro wasn't a terrible cook normally, but with some Django playing, she could create culinary masterpieces. The first week she'd moved in, Caro had carefully wired a pair of speakers into the kitchen, from which she could play any sort of music she wanted. Yawning, she clicked on "Sailing" and walked back into the sunny kitchen, loving the fresh spring air, the smell of coffee brewing, and the sounds of gypsy jazz.

Kara grinned at Carolyn. "Morning, sunshine." She stuck her tongue out at Carolyn, smiling soon after. "I was just about to make myself a sandwich. You want one? Or I can make bacon." She said, grabbing some bread and ham from the fridge.

Carolyn grimaced. "Um...I think I'll pass," she said. Sandwiches for breakfast did not sound like fun to her. "I'm going to make an omelet... You want some on the side of your sandwich?" She grinned at her roommate as she grabbed a dozen eggs from the fridge.

Kara nodded. "Sounds good." She moved over to give Carolyn some room. She scratched at her head, putting everything away. She leaned against the counter and took a bite out of her sandwich, poking at the tomato that came out of the end. She laughed and moved to open the fridge for the apple juice, setting it on the counter and reaching for a glass. "You want some?" She said, looking to Carolyn.

Caro smiled. "Sounds good!" She'd hated apple juice when she was younger, but ironically, as she'd grown into her teens, Carolyn had acquired a strange new taste for the juice most popular with young children. As she started cracking eggs into the frying pan, she heard the coffee machine stop gurgling. She went over with a couple mugs and poured two cups of her favourite Cafe Bustello into each - One for her, and one for Kara. She left the steaming mugs on the counter to cool a little and went back to her cooking, scrambling the eggs with milk and cheese; then adding in a mixture of ham, tomatoes, and spinach. It smelled delightful.

"Breakfast is served!" she said, smiling at Kara as she served her a bit of omelet to go with her sandwich. She sat down at the counter and started eating, adding some cream and sugar to her coffee. She took a swig of apple juice.

"So," she said to Kara between mouthfuls. "What's the plan for today?"

Kara downed her glass of apple juice in one long pull, pouring another before putting the jug back in the fridge. "Hmm, I really hadn't thought about anything. Maybe go to the mall or something. Look at guys. Buy stuff. Have fun." She said, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. She took another bite of the sandwich, holding a hand a bit below her mouth to make sure nothing spilled out while she grabbed a fork. She swallowed and poked at the omelet, taking a small bite. "I'm always amazed at your cooking, Care." She said, nudging the other girl in the ribs lightly.

Caro grinned at her friend. "Don't give me the credit... I think it goes to Django." She got of from the counter and wiped the little bits of egg into the garbage, drained her glass of apple juice, and placed her plate, utensils, glass, and mug in the dishwasher. She stretched. "I'm going to go change," she said. "Be back soon - Don't you dare leave without me!" She winked, knowing that Kara would never leave her out of a bit of fun.

She raced into her lavender bedroom, throwing on a nice shirt, jeans, mocassins, a cardigan, and her favourite bracelet. She quickly ran a brush through her hair, put on a bit of eyeliner, and dashed out the door, grabbing her bag on the way.

She smiled at Kara. "Ready?" she asked. She was really excited for the amazing day her friend had planned...

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[j e r e m y ♠ r i c h a r d ♠ d a v i s]

It was only 7:30, but Jem was already awake. He lay in bed for a few minutes, contemplating whether or not to wake up. It was a Saturday, so he knew that his roommate, Gabriel, wouldn't be up until noon; which ruined any plans he might have made earlier. He sighed. He could get up now, if he was quiet about it, and made sure he didn't wake up Gabriel. The guy was one of Jem's best friends, but he could really be a bear in the morning.

Jem rolled over and got out of bed, quickly throwing on a pair of ripped jeans and a cool t-shirt. He glanced in the mirror, lightly touching the necklace that always hung around his neck and brushing his curly hair out of his face.

With that, he quietly snuck out into the kitchen, left Gabriel a note, and walked out into the hall.

Kara smiled and pulled at her shirt, finishing off her sandwich and omelet. She rinsed the plate and her glass of apple juice - the second one she'd downed - and went to find her white vans, grabbing a small, black backpack and pulling it over one shoulder, her wallet, keys, and other necessities inside. She turned around to see Carolyn and whistled. "That's one hot chica right there." She laughed, making a sweeping gesture towards the door, opening it. "After you, m' lady."

Caro smiled and strolled out into the hall, absentmindedly whistling. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks, whirled around, and ran over to a tall figure on the other end of the hall. "Jem!" she exclaimed, lightly hugging her friend. "How are you?"

Jeremy put a finger to his lips. "Shh," he hissed. "Gabriel's still sleeping... I wouldn't wake him up, if I were you." He winked at Caro. "I'm doing pretty well... What nonsense have you and Kara cooked up for today?" He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, waiting for Kara to emerge.

"We," Kara said, stepping out to lock the door, "are going to the mall to hunt out guys." She said, smiling at Jeremy. "You could come with us, and we'd pick out a cute guy for you too." She stuck her tongue out at him, starting to smile.

Jeremy shrugged. "Sure," he said. "I'd love to spend the day at some people-ridden, rotten trap of consumerism; prowling with a pair of attractive young women who enjoy acting creepy at the expense of their own happiness... But, whatever floats your boat." He winked, putting an arm around each of the girls. "You can count me in... You know I love spending time with you two almost as much as I enjoy teasing you."

Caro smiled. "Want to drive?" she asked innocently. Caro knew that Jem had a pretty sweet ride... a gorgeous, vintage VW microbus, no less. And she intended to spend as much time in it as humanly possible.

[psst - We have an OOC!!! ^ w ^]

Seth Miranda


Seth closed the door to his car as he quietly slipped into the apartment building and soon up to his floor. Opening the door, he quietly made his way into his room and closed that door as well. “Finally.” Taking a deep breath, he sighed and walked to his bed. He did not even look to see the time. He rolled on bed and shut his eyes. A simple dream presented it’s self. Seth soon found himself back at that party he was at last night. Only this time instead of passing out on the couch and waking up to an empty room, he woke up to a hell. Not even wanting to finish this dream, he opened his eyes and groaned. “Too much alcohol and coke for one night.” Sighing he soon got up and walked to the bathroom, he dropped his clothes on the floor and ran the cold water over his body. Moaning softly he soon washed his body and hair turned the water off and dried up. He fixed her hair just the way he likes it and then went into his room. Picking out something a little bit more fancy then he normally wears; he soon slipped the outfit on and smiled at himself in the mirror. “No one will know what you did last night.” He laughed as she then walked out and into the kitchen.

He did not do much but to start working on breakfast. He just did not want the apartment to stink like him, so beacon, eggs, toast, and juice.


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Brooke Zolj


Brooke woke up form a soft and sound sleep. She smiled softly at the sun which was showing through her windows. Humming she hopped into the bathroom and took her morning shower. She dried herself off and looks at her face and hair. “EPP!” she covered her mouth and giggled softly. “Messy!” smiling she applied her makeup and combed out her hair, teasing it and spraying it to stay in its proper place. Going into her room she slipped into a dress and slippers.

Brooke made it out into the living room. She cooked a simple breakfast and then walked into the living room. Putting the TV on a quiet level she began to eat her food to a cartoon.


[hope that was long enough<3]

Jeremy sighed. "Sorry, but I can't give you guys a ride... I have to return some stuff to Seth first." He thought of the fedora and suit he'd borrowed for the wild party last night. Wild for everyone else, thought Jem. He wasn't much of a party person, and he'd left early; but now he needed to return Seth's clothes. "Don't worry," he said. "We can meet up at the mall." He smiled.

Caro shrugged. "I'll go with you... Might as well." She was still pining for a ride. Jem shrugged. "'Kay, whatever you want, but I'm warning you... Seth might not be too pleased to see people this morning." Caro just laughed and started walking to the microbus.

A few minutes later, Jem and Caro stood outside the door to Seth's apartment and knocked softly.

[That's fine, thanks Coonie!]

Seth finished up the elaborate breakfast with out any trouble form the food. Though his own head started to finally ache as living hell. “Damn.” He walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a beer. “Yeah yeah yeah, a beer does help me.” he talked to himself a lot after his parties; he would sometimes carry on conversations that could last for hours. And yes, beer helps his head aches, for one beer is too light for him, doesn’t even get him tipsy, and tow.. it just does.

Seth winced lightly as he heard a knock on the door. He walked over slowly, beer in hand, as he opened the door. “Jeremy... Caro.. what...?” he asked softly and yet frustrated like. He was okay in the early morning but now everything was hitting him harder.

Jem presented Seth with the box containing the suit and hat. "Feeling okay?" he asked his friend. "You really shouldn't stay out so late..." Caro shrank from the door, pretending she wasn't there - She didn't want to do anything that would frustrate Seth. Jem stepped forward. "If you need to be alone, that's fine... But we can stay and take care of you, if you want."

Seth looked at the box, “Oh present!” he opened the lid and then pouted, “Nope not a present.” Smiling softly, he laughed and put the box on the counter near the door. He noticed that Caro was gone from the door and he looked for her. He heard Jeremy talking about not staying out so late. “Ah but what else am I supposed to do at night, it gets boring over here silly.” He laughed and then peeked out and into the hall soon laying eyes on Caro. “Come on I wont bite, Does Seth get his Caro hug?” he asked with his arms open and a puppy dog pout on his face. He would do this a lot to her, and yet it was just slightly funnier when he had a bad hangover because his pouty face was more a normal smile and big eyes. Looking up at Jeremy, he laughed softly. “hu I’ll be okay, killer hangover and wicked high drop but I should be okay. Seth and beer will do okay.” He spoke, showing off his beer as he then grabbed that box and walked it into his room. coming back out he sighed and plopped down on the couch. He had forgotten he left the door open and that Jeremy and Caro were there.

Caro sighed and sat down on the couch with him. "Look, Seth," she began. "I know you think you feel better right now, but this isn't going to make you well in the long run... I'm kinda worried about you. You've been getting worse and worse since you moved in here, and... I dunno... Maybe you should just stop partying for a couple months or so. Please?" She looked into his eyes, begging. "I don't care if you have a drink or two once a week. But you're drunk every other night now, and it's making me really concerned."

Jem walked over and took a seat next to Seth. "I agree," he said. "If all this partying is really about you feeling bored, then we can do something else - Go out for dinner, see a movie, take walks... I just don't want you to fall apart, Seth." He sighed. "We can even go to parties, you know... You do realize that you can go to parties without getting smashed out of your mind, right?"

Seth sighed softly, he knew what they were saying was right yet he just didn’t feel like fighting about it today. He took in a deep breath and closed his eyes. “Yeah I know, it’s just what I do I guess. Ah I’ll cut down, soon enough I’ll say.” smiling softly he looked at the bottle in his hand, it was empty and so he tossed it over into the trash can, making a dunk. Laughing he soon looked back at car and Jeremy. “I’ll be okay guys,” he wrapped his arms around them both, puling them into a huge group hug. “You know I love you all right?”

Caro sighed, hugging Seth back. "I don't want to lose you to this party nonsense, okay Seth?" She smiled. "Promise me you'll only go to one party this week, and you won't get drunk? Or high?" She wanted him to commit to it, not just throw out empty words so she would shut up and he could go on doing whatever he wanted. She wanted Seth to stay Seth, and not this stranger who pissed in the street at three in the morning.

Seth smiled and kissed Caro on her forehead,. “Alright, alright my dear, I promise. I will got o only one party this week and wont get drunk.” Nodding he knew that she would trust this, Seth never goes back on his words. If he promises something he will always keep that promise. That was just a part of him.
Looking around he noticed that his roommate was still not up, “hey so where were you kids heading out too anyway?”

Jeremy laughed. "The wondertwins wanted to go stalk some boys at the mall... But I think Kara had to go get something, so that probably won't happen for a little while." The smell of Seth's cooking finally made its way into his nose, and his stomach growled. "Uh... Actually, you guys want to go get some breakfast? I'm starving."

Caro giggled and lightly poked Jeremy in the stomach. "For me, it'll be more of an after-breakfast snack... Wait, what was that thing from Lord of the Rings - Secondsies?" She grinned and winked at Seth, who knew her to be a total nerd underneath her layers of artist.

"What do you say, Seth? Up for secondsies?" She lightly kissed his forehead, brushing a stray hair back from his icy blue eyes. She paused for a second, feeling awkward, and quickly jumped back, a little unsure why - She was always completely comfortable around Jem, but when it came to Seth, she was a little unsure or herself sometimes.

Seth laughed and pointed over to the breakfast feast at the kitchen counter. “Help yourself Jeremy.” Smiling softly he looked to Caro, laughing softly he nodded. “Yes secondsies.” As she kissed his forehead and brushed away his hair, he couldn’t help but to smile while his face started to heat up slightly. Though when she jumped away, he stared at her confused and then laughed. Getting up he walked to her and picked her up, “Come on and eat, my feast shall please!” he put her on one of the kitchen barstools as he then walked behind the counter and pulled out some plates. “What shall you guys have, we have beacon, eggs, toast and juice. And lots of each.”