International Children's Home [Official Orphanage RP]
Sept 11, 2015 8:57:54 GMT -8
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Post by Gilbert Beilschmidt on Sept 11, 2015 8:57:54 GMT -8
A Human!AU role-play set in the English countryside, late 1800s.
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August 8th, 1862
Mantova, Italy
Romulus Vargas sat on an old barrel in the alleyway behind his family’s restaurant, fanning himself with a dirtied towel. The warm summer air felt suffocating, but being outside was much cooler compared to standing in the kitchen, where the fires from the ovens made the whole room feel like an inferno.
It was break time, and Romulus was joined in the alleyway by two of his brothers. They all sat and chatted for a while, laughing and sharing jokes to pass the time. But before long, a voice from inside yelled for them to get back to work, and one by one they rose to their feet and trudged to the back door.
Romulus paused to stretch, the banter between his two brothers disappearing as they went back inside without him. Yawning, he brought his arms high over his head and then back down, about to return to the sweltering restaurant kitchen when a noise from behind him caught his attention.
He turned around, scanning the lengths of the alleyway. A scratching sound bounced off the damp walls of all the buildings, amplified by the tiny space. Out of the corner of his eye, Romulus watched a ball of crumpled parchment get tossed from behind several barrels.
Romulus stiffly walked over to the barrels, expecting to find a stray dog or cat rooting through the alleyway trash. Instead, when he pulled back one of the barrels, a little boy was crouched down, a rotten apple in his hands. His hair was unkempt, his clothes were old and worn, full of holes and plastered with mud and stains. He gasped, pressing himself up against another barrel to distance himself from Romulus.
Romulus, on the other hand, didn’t move. He blinked a few times, shocked to see a child rummaging through the garbage rather than an animal. The child was so untidy too; he was an absolute mess!
“W-What are you doing?” Romulus sputtered out, looking the little boy up and down.
“I-I’m sorry!” the boy cried.
“Your clothes! They’re a mess!”
“I-I know! I’m sorry!”
“Where are your parents?”
At this question, the boy stayed silent, looking away and wrapping his hand tighter around the rotten fruit. For a few moments, the two remained quiet, the boy furrowing his brow as though he were deep in thought.
“I don’t have a family,” he finally whispered.
Hearing this, Romulus felt like he had been punched in the gut. No family? The child had no family? Did that mean he had no other clothes, no food, no roof over his head?
Clearing his throat, Romulus asked quietly, “What are you doing back here, in this alley?”
The boy looked up, and for the first time, Romulus saw how worn and tired the boy’s face was, how hollow his cheeks were. He looked like a corpse, he was so thin and pale.
“Looking for food.”
Romulus looked at the rotten apple in the little boy’s hand and reached out, snatching the boy by the wrist and hauling him to his feet.
The boy winced at his touch, desperately trying to tug his arm away.
“I-I’m sorry! I’m so-”
Before he could finish apologizing, Romulus pried his fingers open, taking the rotten fruit from his hand and tossing it to the ground.
“You can’t eat that! Let me get you some real food.”
With this, Romulus let go of the boy’s wrist, instead gently taking his hand in his own and leading him down the alleyway, back towards his family restaurant. The boy said nothing, but the look of surprise on his face said it all. He looked as though he wasn’t used to kindness, and that tore Romulus apart more than anything.
When they reached the kitchen door, Romulus sat the boy on the old stone steps, whispering to him to wait there before pushing the door open and stepping inside.
Immediately, he was hit with the unbearable heat of the kitchen, along with the sound of pots and pans clattering and people talking. One of Romulus’ brothers looked up when the door opened, demanding to know why Romulus had taken so long to get inside.
But Romulus simply walked past him, heading over to one of the ovens and pulling a fresh loaf of bread out, steaming hot and giving off a sweet aroma. He wrapped it in an old cloth, tying the corners of the fabric together to keep the bread safe.
When he walked out of the kitchen again, the little boy was anxiously tapping his foot on the steps, his elbows resting on his knees and his hands propping his face up. Romulus sat down next to him, holding the wrapped-up bread out for him to take.
The boy looked at him for a moment, bewildered by Romulus. Then, as he reached out and took the loaf, he began to cry.
“T-Thank you, thank you!” he murmured, tears rolling down his cheeks, “God bless you, thank you!”
Romulus smiled softly, rustling the boy’s hair with his hand.
“No more rummaging through the trash,” Romulus said, “Come to me instead. I will always have food for you.”
And with a few parting words, the boy stood up and set off down the alleyway, the loaf of fresh bread tucked under one arm as he turned and waved good-bye.
* * *
In the weeks that followed, the boy returned once or twice, and with him, he brought other orphans. Romulus began taking more and more breaks from cooking in the restaurant, finding clever ways to sneak meals outside to hungry children that found their way to him. It was astonishing, how many children had no homes or families to call their own, and being able to help them proved very rewarding.
Weeks turned into months, and eventually Romulus found himself reading newspaper articles and books about business. And as fate would have it, one day he saw a beautiful mansion for sale in the English countryside, sparking a fresh idea in Romulus’ mind.
After spending a long time pining for help, Romulus managed to get his longtime friend Otto on board with his idea, and in the months that followed Romulus’ run-in with the orphaned boy, he managed to scrape together another money between himself and Otto to buy the mansion.
Much to his family’s horror, Romulus left the family restaurant for good, packing his belongings and heading off to England to start what came to be known as the International Children’s Home.
* * *
I. Schedules
II. Bedroom Assignments
III. List of Rooms
IV. Setting Information
V. Links
VI. Pictures
VII. Edit Log
* * *
I. Schedules
The role-play will not be following this schedule strictly, don’t worry! This is merely to give everyone a rough idea of what goes on in the orphanage on a day-to-day basis.
II. Bedroom Assignments
Here’s the list of bedrooms, and which characters share which rooms together. Bedrooms have two bunk beds each, and the adults have their own individual bedrooms.
Characters without their human names listed need character sheets still (claim characters here, submit character sheets here).
III. List of Rooms
The attic and basement are for storage, and the basement contains all the files of the children that are in or have been in the orphanage. The doors to the attic and basement are kept locked (or at least, they’re supposed to be locked, but let’s be real, some of the kids would totally pick those locks).
IV. Setting Information
V. Links
Collaboration Google Doc
Thread Planning Google Doc
Original Planning and Character Claiming Thread
Character Sheets Thread
VI. Pictures
VII. Edit Log
The role-play will begin on Sunday, October 22nd, 1887.
If you still wish to claim characters, reply to the Orphanage AU thread. If you still need to submit a character sheet, submit it as a reply to the Character Sheets thread.
Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
Welcome to the International Children’s Home!
* * *
August 8th, 1862
Mantova, Italy
Romulus Vargas sat on an old barrel in the alleyway behind his family’s restaurant, fanning himself with a dirtied towel. The warm summer air felt suffocating, but being outside was much cooler compared to standing in the kitchen, where the fires from the ovens made the whole room feel like an inferno.
It was break time, and Romulus was joined in the alleyway by two of his brothers. They all sat and chatted for a while, laughing and sharing jokes to pass the time. But before long, a voice from inside yelled for them to get back to work, and one by one they rose to their feet and trudged to the back door.
Romulus paused to stretch, the banter between his two brothers disappearing as they went back inside without him. Yawning, he brought his arms high over his head and then back down, about to return to the sweltering restaurant kitchen when a noise from behind him caught his attention.
He turned around, scanning the lengths of the alleyway. A scratching sound bounced off the damp walls of all the buildings, amplified by the tiny space. Out of the corner of his eye, Romulus watched a ball of crumpled parchment get tossed from behind several barrels.
Romulus stiffly walked over to the barrels, expecting to find a stray dog or cat rooting through the alleyway trash. Instead, when he pulled back one of the barrels, a little boy was crouched down, a rotten apple in his hands. His hair was unkempt, his clothes were old and worn, full of holes and plastered with mud and stains. He gasped, pressing himself up against another barrel to distance himself from Romulus.
Romulus, on the other hand, didn’t move. He blinked a few times, shocked to see a child rummaging through the garbage rather than an animal. The child was so untidy too; he was an absolute mess!
“W-What are you doing?” Romulus sputtered out, looking the little boy up and down.
“I-I’m sorry!” the boy cried.
“Your clothes! They’re a mess!”
“I-I know! I’m sorry!”
“Where are your parents?”
At this question, the boy stayed silent, looking away and wrapping his hand tighter around the rotten fruit. For a few moments, the two remained quiet, the boy furrowing his brow as though he were deep in thought.
“I don’t have a family,” he finally whispered.
Hearing this, Romulus felt like he had been punched in the gut. No family? The child had no family? Did that mean he had no other clothes, no food, no roof over his head?
Clearing his throat, Romulus asked quietly, “What are you doing back here, in this alley?”
The boy looked up, and for the first time, Romulus saw how worn and tired the boy’s face was, how hollow his cheeks were. He looked like a corpse, he was so thin and pale.
“Looking for food.”
Romulus looked at the rotten apple in the little boy’s hand and reached out, snatching the boy by the wrist and hauling him to his feet.
The boy winced at his touch, desperately trying to tug his arm away.
“I-I’m sorry! I’m so-”
Before he could finish apologizing, Romulus pried his fingers open, taking the rotten fruit from his hand and tossing it to the ground.
“You can’t eat that! Let me get you some real food.”
With this, Romulus let go of the boy’s wrist, instead gently taking his hand in his own and leading him down the alleyway, back towards his family restaurant. The boy said nothing, but the look of surprise on his face said it all. He looked as though he wasn’t used to kindness, and that tore Romulus apart more than anything.
When they reached the kitchen door, Romulus sat the boy on the old stone steps, whispering to him to wait there before pushing the door open and stepping inside.
Immediately, he was hit with the unbearable heat of the kitchen, along with the sound of pots and pans clattering and people talking. One of Romulus’ brothers looked up when the door opened, demanding to know why Romulus had taken so long to get inside.
But Romulus simply walked past him, heading over to one of the ovens and pulling a fresh loaf of bread out, steaming hot and giving off a sweet aroma. He wrapped it in an old cloth, tying the corners of the fabric together to keep the bread safe.
When he walked out of the kitchen again, the little boy was anxiously tapping his foot on the steps, his elbows resting on his knees and his hands propping his face up. Romulus sat down next to him, holding the wrapped-up bread out for him to take.
The boy looked at him for a moment, bewildered by Romulus. Then, as he reached out and took the loaf, he began to cry.
“T-Thank you, thank you!” he murmured, tears rolling down his cheeks, “God bless you, thank you!”
Romulus smiled softly, rustling the boy’s hair with his hand.
“No more rummaging through the trash,” Romulus said, “Come to me instead. I will always have food for you.”
And with a few parting words, the boy stood up and set off down the alleyway, the loaf of fresh bread tucked under one arm as he turned and waved good-bye.
* * *
In the weeks that followed, the boy returned once or twice, and with him, he brought other orphans. Romulus began taking more and more breaks from cooking in the restaurant, finding clever ways to sneak meals outside to hungry children that found their way to him. It was astonishing, how many children had no homes or families to call their own, and being able to help them proved very rewarding.
Weeks turned into months, and eventually Romulus found himself reading newspaper articles and books about business. And as fate would have it, one day he saw a beautiful mansion for sale in the English countryside, sparking a fresh idea in Romulus’ mind.
After spending a long time pining for help, Romulus managed to get his longtime friend Otto on board with his idea, and in the months that followed Romulus’ run-in with the orphaned boy, he managed to scrape together another money between himself and Otto to buy the mansion.
Much to his family’s horror, Romulus left the family restaurant for good, packing his belongings and heading off to England to start what came to be known as the International Children’s Home.
* * *
I. Schedules
II. Bedroom Assignments
III. List of Rooms
IV. Setting Information
V. Links
VI. Pictures
VII. Edit Log
* * *
I. Schedules
The role-play will not be following this schedule strictly, don’t worry! This is merely to give everyone a rough idea of what goes on in the orphanage on a day-to-day basis.
Weekday
6:30 a.m.; wake up
7:00 a.m.; breakfast begins
7:30 - 12:00 p.m.; tutoring/studying
12:00 p.m.; lunch begins
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.; tutoring/studying
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.; chores
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; free time
6:00 p.m.; dinner begins
6:30-8:00 p.m.; free time
8:00-10:00 p.m.; getting ready for bed, lights out 10 p.m.
Weekend
8:00 a.m.; wake up
8:30 a.m.; breakfast begins
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; free time
12:00 p.m.; lunch begins
12:00 - 6:00 p.m.; free time
6:00 p.m.; dinner begins
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.; free time
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.; getting ready for bed, lights out 10 p.m.
6:30 a.m.; wake up
7:00 a.m.; breakfast begins
7:30 - 12:00 p.m.; tutoring/studying
12:00 p.m.; lunch begins
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.; tutoring/studying
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.; chores
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; free time
6:00 p.m.; dinner begins
6:30-8:00 p.m.; free time
8:00-10:00 p.m.; getting ready for bed, lights out 10 p.m.
Weekend
8:00 a.m.; wake up
8:30 a.m.; breakfast begins
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; free time
12:00 p.m.; lunch begins
12:00 - 6:00 p.m.; free time
6:00 p.m.; dinner begins
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.; free time
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.; getting ready for bed, lights out 10 p.m.
II. Bedroom Assignments
Here’s the list of bedrooms, and which characters share which rooms together. Bedrooms have two bunk beds each, and the adults have their own individual bedrooms.
Characters without their human names listed need character sheets still (claim characters here, submit character sheets here).
Room 1
Matthew Jones (Canada)
Alfred Jones (America)
Allan Jones (2P!America)
Room 2
Ivan Braginsky (Russia)
Eduard von Bock (Estonia)
Toris Laurinaitis (Lithuania)
Raivis Kristaps Galante (Latvia)
Room 3
Mathias Køhler (Denmark)
Emil Steilsson (Iceland)
Sweden
Finland
Room 4
Ludwig Beilschmidt (Germany)
Basch Zwingli (Switzerland)
Li Xiao Chun (Hong Kong)
Leonel Michaelis (Luxembourg)
Room 5
Belarus
Lili Zwingli (Liechtenstein)
Vanessa Chan (陳麗桀)
Ukraine
Room 6
Monika Beilschmidt (nyo!Germany)
Seychelles
MeiHua Zhang (张 梅花) (Taiwan)
Room 7
Gilbert Beilschmidt (Prussia)
Antonio Carriedo (Spain)
Francis Bonnefoy (France)
Im Yong Soo (South Korea)
Room 8
Lovino Vargas (Romano)
Feliciano Vargas (Italy)
Martin Heinz (Holy Roman Empire) (Deceased)
Luciano Vargas (2P!Italy)
Room 9
Peter Kirkland (Sealand)
Aster Kirkland (Scotland)
Oliver Kirkland (2P!England)
Matthew Jones (Canada)
Alfred Jones (America)
Allan Jones (2P!America)
Room 2
Ivan Braginsky (Russia)
Eduard von Bock (Estonia)
Toris Laurinaitis (Lithuania)
Raivis Kristaps Galante (Latvia)
Room 3
Mathias Køhler (Denmark)
Emil Steilsson (Iceland)
Sweden
Finland
Room 4
Ludwig Beilschmidt (Germany)
Basch Zwingli (Switzerland)
Li Xiao Chun (Hong Kong)
Leonel Michaelis (Luxembourg)
Room 5
Belarus
Lili Zwingli (Liechtenstein)
Vanessa Chan (陳麗桀)
Ukraine
Room 6
Monika Beilschmidt (nyo!Germany)
Seychelles
MeiHua Zhang (张 梅花) (Taiwan)
Room 7
Gilbert Beilschmidt (Prussia)
Antonio Carriedo (Spain)
Francis Bonnefoy (France)
Im Yong Soo (South Korea)
Room 8
Lovino Vargas (Romano)
Feliciano Vargas (Italy)
Martin Heinz (Holy Roman Empire) (Deceased)
Luciano Vargas (2P!Italy)
Room 9
Peter Kirkland (Sealand)
Aster Kirkland (Scotland)
Oliver Kirkland (2P!England)
III. List of Rooms
Main Floor
Main Foyer, Formal Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Library, (2) Bathrooms.
Second Floor
Informal Living Room, Pool Room, Attic Stairwell, Storage Room, Bathroom, Playroom, Art/Music Room, (4) Adults’ Offices.
Third Floor
(9) Kids’ Bedrooms, (4) Adults’ Bedrooms, Sitting Area, Bathroom, Linen Closet.
Floor Plan
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First and Third Floor designs by @aphrussia and Allen Jones
Main Foyer, Formal Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Library, (2) Bathrooms.
Second Floor
Informal Living Room, Pool Room, Attic Stairwell, Storage Room, Bathroom, Playroom, Art/Music Room, (4) Adults’ Offices.
Third Floor
(9) Kids’ Bedrooms, (4) Adults’ Bedrooms, Sitting Area, Bathroom, Linen Closet.
Floor Plan
{x} {x} {x} {x} {x}
First and Third Floor designs by @aphrussia and Allen Jones
The attic and basement are for storage, and the basement contains all the files of the children that are in or have been in the orphanage. The doors to the attic and basement are kept locked (or at least, they’re supposed to be locked, but let’s be real, some of the kids would totally pick those locks).
IV. Setting Information
The International Children’s Home is located in the English countryside on acres and acres of land. Originally the estate of a wealthy upper class family, it was purchased and restored by Otto and Romulus. Though they were the two who originally bought it, the orphanage is now government sponsored, and the workers receive small paychecks periodically as well as an allowance to use towards purchasing things for the orphanage and for the children.
The property is very wooded and has a large stream running through it. A tree swing goes over the stream, and when it’s the warmer months, the children will often swim and fish in it. The perimeters of the property are surrounded by low stone walls, covered in ivy and moss and other plant life. Because of how large the orphanage’s property is, it takes a bit of a walk to find the walls at the perimeters.
About thirty minutes away from the orphanage is a small village, full of little shops and markets. This is, for the most part, where the adults of the orphanage purchase food, toys, and other odds and ends.
The property is very wooded and has a large stream running through it. A tree swing goes over the stream, and when it’s the warmer months, the children will often swim and fish in it. The perimeters of the property are surrounded by low stone walls, covered in ivy and moss and other plant life. Because of how large the orphanage’s property is, it takes a bit of a walk to find the walls at the perimeters.
About thirty minutes away from the orphanage is a small village, full of little shops and markets. This is, for the most part, where the adults of the orphanage purchase food, toys, and other odds and ends.
V. Links
Collaboration Google Doc
Thread Planning Google Doc
Original Planning and Character Claiming Thread
Character Sheets Thread
VI. Pictures
VII. Edit Log
Edit 9/11/15 15:42 - First reply rule lifted.
Edit 9/11/15 16:08 - Italy added to the room list.
Edit 9/11/15 21:15 - HRE and 2P!Italy added to the room list.
Edit 9/11/15 16:08 - Italy added to the room list.
Edit 9/11/15 21:15 - HRE and 2P!Italy added to the room list.
The role-play will begin on Sunday, October 22nd, 1887.
If you still wish to claim characters, reply to the Orphanage AU thread. If you still need to submit a character sheet, submit it as a reply to the Character Sheets thread.
Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
Welcome to the International Children’s Home!
