FAQ//
Who is Hokage?
Hokage is the one who calls all of the shots in The City. The creation story of The City says that the world ended on account of greedy and power-hungry dirt-hairs. Hokage is the savior who built The City upon the rubble of the Old World and saved the people. Whatever Hokage says goes, because without him there would be no life. Hokage is mysterious and absent from the city, and even Hokage's closest spokespeople have never seen him/her.
Can I play a pet?
Yes, you can play a pet. Make sure to work it out with the the owner of your pet. You can't really have a pet in the pound, since you won't be able to do anything, so it's important to have an owner. Also remember playing a pet will mean you're severely limited in what you can do, but it's possible to work something out like the owner allows the pet their own computer to go online and interact.Other important things to keep in mind about pets:
1. Most pets, unless you were a wild dirt-hair, are trained (aka brainwashed) from BIRTH to respect and obey their masters. This means your pet would not have an attitude problem, but rather be very subservient and loving, possibly even to a cruel master who beat them.
2. A pet has no rights, either, and must do what their master says or suffer the consequences.
3. I would go so far to say they're almost like children, because they are not educated in what most humans are educated, and they have very little contact outside the world with their master. So unless their master chooses to make them knowledgable of things, they're very naive.
Why are dirt-hairs the only ones who know Japanese? :(
English is the only language Hokage approves of. Over the years, the dirt-hairs came up with a code language they can speak in that higher-ups won't understand, and that's Japanese. The police force is trying to decode it and do know some key phrases, but they have yet to become fluent.
Are there things like art and music? How about night clubs and suchlike for socializing?
Yes, there is art and music. The light-hairs are not allowed to be artists or musicians (too emotional), but they are allowed to have art or music. Most of the arts comes from the Second District, where brunettes can make a living if they decide to pursue it, though just like irl it can be hit or miss, and it's risky. Also, most of the exciting and interesting night clubs are in the Second District, since they are allowed to be more loose and fun. The light-hairs are discouraged to involve themselves in this sort of thing, but even they have a few clubs -- which are mostly stuffy and awkward, and the music is never anything more than relaxed and quiet.
The dark-hairs, once again, are left to their own devices with this, but they are not allowed to make careers in the arts, so anything they do is amongst themselves and informal. Plus, getting instruments or art supplies is very expensive and difficult, so it's not usual to see dark-hair musicians or painters.
How do I convert Naruto canon into something appropriate for The City?
Ultimately, that's up to the player. Pick one big or a couple small aspects of the character and focus on that as an adaptation. Every aspect of canon does not have to be represented, and if you want, nothing has to be brought from canon except for the character's appearance and personality.
At what age is my character legal in The City?
Blondes: 18.
Brunettes: 21.
Dirt-hairs: Never, which means they cannot sign contracts and the like.
What age should I make my character?
Any age of your choosing. Canon age affiliation isn't required. Sasuke can be 17 while Sakura is 12, but it would be nice if there is someone in the community already who has canon affiliation with your character if you would ask their preference - even if they wouldn't know each other at the start. (If you can't get in contact with a specific player, ask the mods.)
How do journals work?
The internet in The City is much like our internet where everyone is anonymous – so people believe (the truth is everyone has an ID, like an IP address, and Hokage can keep track of people that way. No one knows this, not even blondes) – but unlike our reality, The City is the only place in the world they live in. That means everyone is in close proximity.
The journals are a forum-type place. It's where everyone in The City, no matter that caste, is equal. They all have freedom of speech and can contact whoever they want. They journal has three formats: video (to the blondes this would be virtual reality, to brunettes this would be hologram projection, and to dirt-hairs it's just video), voice, and text. Anyone is free to post and comment on anything. So when you are making an entry with your character, be sure to specify which format it is. Default is text.
There are secret networks and filters. Hokage has access to all of it, except for things marked UNHACKABLE. Here, unhackable doesn't mean a fellow character can't read it, it means Hokage can't read it. Otherwise, Hokage will be reading everything. Private filters marked unhackable should only be used by people who are suspicious Hokage can pinpoint who they are, and not all characters will be suspicious of Hokage – or know how to make an unhackable filter in the first place.
What kind of job should my character have?
If you play a blond or a brunet, they MUST have a legitimate job. In the case of dirt-hairs, they don't have to have a legitimate job, but you need to specify the job they are assigned for life. Think white collar and police force for blondes, service jobs for brunettes. Brunets also oversee dirt-hair jobs. Dirt-hairs are assigned occupations, only in labor (factories, construction, etc.). They are only legally allowed that one job, but some reject that and take up a more informal option (think drug dealer, prostitutes, etc.).
What is the currency?
CCs. CCs are entirely electronic and are on cards (much like credit cards). There is no paper in The City (except for very old texts that predate Hokage Era, which most people will never see or know about in their lifetime). Everything is paid for with these cards, all of which are connected to bank accounts. Even dirt-hairs have bank accounts, and thus have a card to carry CCs. There are ATM-like machines in The City, but CCs can also be transferred informally via a small machine (small enough to fit in one's pocket), used by inserting both people's cards into the device to transfer the desired amount of CCs. It's very common and all people have access to purchasing the machine, making it extremely easy for parents to give their children CCs right at home, or for illegal purchases (such as buying suba) to be made without attracting attention.
Think American money when dealing with CCs.
There's no paper?
That's right. There is absolutely NO paper in The City that Hokage approves of. Everything is electronic (textbooks, paperwork, bills, literature, etc). Most paper books have been burned/destroyed somehow, but there are a few floating around. They're extremely rare, and in fact if you want your character to find/possess a book, you need to check with the mods. That being said, even the dirt-hairs have access to literature and instruction manuals and etc. online.
What happens if my character is forced to take suba but doesn't want it?
The drug reacts the way a person expects it to react, so if your character is afraid the drug will give them a bad trip, it will. Unless your character is not convinced that the drug is real and thinks it's a placebo (in which case nothing would happen), something will happen.
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