• SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY
                                                               

    This is an all english RPG, which means that we write the characters and posts in english and we expect you to be able to write good post, with correct grammar and use of words and punctation. Of course you can chat in dutch.

    In this RPG we'll follow a couple of students attending Springfield University– a university only willing to accept the best students, or the richest. Springfield is an university with a high reputation as well in sports as in grades. Students come from all over the world to attend and almost no one starts or ends in any other year than the first and last year. To get in Springfield University students will need the best grades and motivation

          • Studies
    Students can follow a wide variety of studies at Springfield, of which all include a lot of colleges and work you have to do on your own. The students we follow follow either of the courses on this list. Most of those studies include some kind of separation in the higher years.
    — Architecture
    — Graphic Design
    — Politics
    — Physiology
    — History
    — Science
    — Biology
    — Engineering
    — Art
    — English literature
    — Law
    If you have read all this, please add 'Name' to you character sheet for this RPG. The 'name' has to include a name as well as a surname, and would be preferred to also have an cited meaning, origin and pronouncement. Nicknames and the reason your character has that name are also optional, but would be nice.
          • Dorms
    Springfield University has a roomie plan, which means that at the beginning of your first year, you get paired up with someone else from your own gender, and you guys will have to share a dorm room for your coming years. Your dorm includes two one-person beds which you can set to almost any height and can also pair up, two desk, two closets, two chairs, two nightstand and two dressers. You are allowed to move your furniture around in any way you like, but it has to stay in your room. Cleaning your room is your own responsibility. Boys and Girls are not allowed to be in each others dorm room while the door being closed and not allowed in at any time between 19.00 and 7.00. The dorms are checked every evening so there is no way of students sneaking in or out. In the evening there's a patrol at the doors, except between 1.00 and 4.00, but there still is an alarm on the building. The list of roommates will be made at the opening of the writing topic with a randomizer.
    If you have read all this, please add 'Age' to you character sheet for this RPG. This has to include a birthdate– but no year! and the age your character is at the start of the new school year. Astrological signs are optional, but would be nice.
          • Sports
    Sports are high-valued at Springfield University, though not a must. Athletes are well-known and most of them are populair. The cheerleading and football team are above all, most valued and most populair. The selection process for those includes a lot of work, and the only person secure of their place of the team another year is the person who was captain. Others all have to re-audition, and don't always get in the team again. Below is a list of all sports available at Springfield.
    — American Football (Boys Only)
    — Cheerleading (Girls Only)
    — Swimming
    — Track and Field
    — Show Jumping
    If you have read all this, please add 'Study' to you character sheet for this RPG. Please include a reason for why they chose this particular study.
          • Dress Code
    The university has no uniform, but a dress code, as that is what students prefer. During classes, students have to obey to the dress code, or they'll be sent to their dorm to change. A list of items not allowed:
    — Headwear of any way. If there is a reason you must or feel safer to, your parents have to have contacted the university's principal.
    — Any suggestive graphic on clothing.
    — Skirts, dresses or pants shorter than 15cm above the knee.
    — Suggestive clothing.
    — Heels over 8cm high.
    — Pants or shorts worn below the waistline.
    — Stretch lycra, spandex or nylon tights, leotards, biker pants, pajama/sleepwear pants or shirts, or underwear worn as outer garments.
    — Bare-feet or flip-flops.
    — Long coats (inside)
    — Pyjamas
    — Showing underwear.
    If you have read all this, please add 'Character' to you character sheet for this RPG. This has to include at least three well out written positive characteristics as well as three negatives. You can write more of those of course, but a list of the remaining characteristics is enough too.
          • Years
    Students can enroll at Springfield directly after high school, or after a break-year. In the RPG we'll follow second year students.
    1 — 18/19 or 19/20
    2 — 19/20 or 20/21
    3 — 20/21 or 21/22
    4 — 21/22 or 22/23
    If you have read all this, please add 'Nationality' to you character sheet for this RPG. Include a reason they chose to go to Springfield University here.
          • Grades, Tests and Essays
    The year is split into three trimesters. At the end of your last trimester, you'll have an exam to determine whether you can go on to your next year. The other trimesters end with a big test, that counts 20% or that years exam, which counts 15% on your graduation exam. Students are allowed to get three tests pro subject every trimester, and two essays.The grading goes on a percentage-scale. This percentage builds up, so at the end of your year you could reach a maximum of 1800%, though no one ever was able to reach that.
    If you have read all this, please add 'Appearance' to you character sheet for this RPG. You have to include the basic things, but it's important to mention a height (using centimeters, not inches!) and have a faceclaim.
          • Rules
    — No fighting, bullying or any way of harassing fellow students or Professors is allowed.
    — Never destroy or do harm to any of the University's possesions or the University itself.
    — Do not skip classes if you haven't got a valid reason to do so.
    — Any form of fraud is strictly forbidden and you will be punished severely for it.
    — Normal society rules also apply at the University.
    If you have read all this, please add 'Family and Background' to you character sheet for this RPG. This should include a list of immediate family and a brief summary of your characters youth and past. Any important things about their past should be mentioned too, as well as things still affectioning them.


    Sports

          • American Football
    Captain —
    Offense
    Guard (2) ––
    Tackle (2) ––
    Center (1) ––
    Quarterback (1) ––
    Running back (3) ––
    Wide receiver (2) ––
    Tight end (2) ––
    Defense
    Tackle (2) ––
    End (2) ––
    Middle linebacker (1) ––
    Outside linebacker (2) ––
    Cornerback (2) ––
    Safety (2) ––

          • Cheerleading
    Captain ––
    Reserve Captain/Under Captain ––
    Other (12) ––
    • Alexis Mae Boyer
    • Charlotte Qais Teller Joneson
    • Lexi Amelia Everest

          • Track and Field

          • Swimming
    • Luka Ábel Petrovic
    • Lucy Cho Fitzgerald

          • Show Jumping
    • Joshua Niall Teagan


    Roles
    Name — Study — Faceclaim — User — Page
    [Girls/Boys: 12/11]
    • Lieke Bregtje van Diepen — Graphic Design — Holland Roden — Deamus — 1.12
    • Averly Ann Daemor — History — Emilia Clarke — Anemoia — ?
    • ? — ? — ? — Probie — ?
    • Alexis Mae Boyer — Physiology — Danielle Campbell — Dysthymia — 1.3
    • Lucy Cho Fitzgerald — Law — Jenn Im — Daggers — 1.2
    • ? — ? — ? — Ellipsism — ?
    • Charlotte Qais Teller Joneson — Cara Delevingne — Science — Dinkleberg — 1.3
    • Rhea Alyx Metaxas — History — Amanda Steele — Sempre — 1.4
    • Lexi Amelia Everest — Architecture — Lauren Cohan — Caprice — 1.4
    • Elza Delilah Morrow — Science — Vanessa Moe — Malfoys — 1.6
    • Faelyn Bree Ahearn — Politics — Alexis Ren — Vellichor — 1.9
    • Camilla Sydney Marissa Fernandes — Biology — Cindy Mello — Xanthopoulos — 1.12


    • Elijah Valentijn Valencia — Law — ? — Anemoia — 1.12
    • Flyn Levi Thatcher — English Literature — Sean O'Pry — GusWaters — 1.3
    • Luka Ábel Petrovic — History — Alessio Pozzi — Raccoon — 1.3
    • ? — ? — ? — Ellipsism — ?
    • ? — ? — ? — Wallen — ?
    • Aurelian Narcisse Ainsworth — Law — Jordan Barett — Xanthopoulos — 1.3
    • Cain Timothy Acardi — Art — Francisco Lachowski — Vellichor — 1.10
    • Finley Sebastian Rutherford — History — ? — Dumbledore — 1.5
    • Joshua Niall Teagan — English Literature — Finn Harries — BenjaminSolo — 1.9
    • Sam Brian Moores — Biology — Nick Bateman — Necessity — 1.11
    • Sebastien Javier Dominguez — Graphic Design — Andre Hamman — Atlas — 1.11


    RPG Rules

    • Posts are at least 200 words.
    • Post regularly.
    • Be nice to each other.
    • Posts are in English only! OOC is allowed in Dutch.
    • Make a full post, meaning a picture, a name, your post and the study of your character
    • 16+ is allowed, but warn in the top of you post in red so people who don't want to read it don't have to.
    • Quizlet house rules.
    • Only Deamus and Anemoia make the topics, unless stated otherwise.
    • There's no character limit - but don't take more than you can handle.
    • When you want to reserve another character, please pay attention to the amount of boys and girls and keep that in mind when deciding on the gender. If there's a stop there's a stop. There is no wait-list, so first the first to actually claim the role gets it.
    • You only have to write English in your Character Sheet and in the Writing topic.
    • If you aren't writing with fun anymore, you can quit the RPG but not before you write a post where your character leaves the conversation/gets send off to another school/etc.
    • Read the whole topic!

    This RPG has been opened before, but I decided to open it with two others again. I'm sorry if you participated in the last one and want your old role back, because I want new, fresh roles that haven't been used before. Some things also might have changed between the last one and this one.

    [ bericht aangepast op 2 feb 2016 - 11:28 ]


    take me back to the basics and the simple life

    Can I have a girl? I had a boy last time. (: Oh, and I'd like to faceclaim Daisy Ridley if that's possible.

    [ bericht aangepast op 24 jan 2016 - 0:42 ]


    " icarus had loved the sun, and so daedalus lost his. "

    If you want me to, I can also take a boy but I'm not sure If I'll have enough time for the both of them.


    " icarus had loved the sun, and so daedalus lost his. "

    @Malfoys: whatever you want ^^


    take me back to the basics and the simple life

    Deamus schreef:
    @Malfoys: whatever you want ^^


    It's a girl then. Maybe I'll take a boy later on.


    " icarus had loved the sun, and so daedalus lost his. "

    Rhea Alyx Metaxas
    • There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. •


    • No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time. •


    • Life is nothing without a little chaos to make it interesting. •



    Name:
    • Rhea • In Greek mythology Rhea was a Titan, the wife of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Also, in Roman mythology a woman named Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome.
    • Alyx • Alyx is a variant of Alex, derived from Alexandra. Alexandra originates in Greek language and means "protector of humanity".
    • Metaxas • Derived from Greek metaxi "silk", and most likely referred to a silk merchant or another occupation that dealt with silk.


    Age:
    • 19 years • 1st of July • Leo •


    Study:
    History. Rhea intended to become a physiotherapist but her parents wanted her to do something else. So she chose history, because she is interested in it, but unfortunately she's not doing well.


    Character:
    • Sportive
    • Confident
    • Reckless
    • Tempered
    • Sociable
    • Adventurous
    • Moody
    • Charming
    • Smirky
    • Impulsive
    • Flirtatious
    • Easily distracted
    • Curious
    • Competitive
    • Mischievous
    Explanation:
          Rhea is an energetic girl who can be very charming when you first get to meet her, but she will ruin that impression after a few seconds by tripping over a stone. Honestly, she's the clumsiest girl you will ever meet. Rhea's careless, she doesn't fuss over little things and instead focuses on the important things in life. She's in constant need of activity, jumping around like an overexcited kangaroo. This is also why she has so many after school activities.
          The blonde is blind for subtlety and the biggest idiot when it comes to flirting. She really doesn't know when someone's flirting with her and is always suprised to hear that someone actually likes her. It's not that she's insecure, she's actually quite content with herself, but she has the idea that she's not girly enough to be ones object of affection.
          Rhea is not really good in academics and only got into the school because of her scholarship for her 100 metres sprint record at the European Athletic Championship. She tries to get her grades up and her teachers already warned her multiple times that she would be expelled if her grades didn't get better. So she's now primarily focussing on that part of her education.


    Appearence:
    Explanation:
          Rhea has shoulder-length white blonde hair and bright blue eyes. The blonde is 1m65 tall and has muscular body from sporting. She's not someone who has a really good style, she usually just mixes everything up that she likes. Though she makes sure that she doesn't look too terrible. She likes wearing dresses, showing off her long sun-kissed legs, though she absolutely hates wearing heels. Rhea has a tattoo on her left forearm to cover up a scar.



    Nationality:
    Greek

    Family and relationships:
    Relationships:


    Christopher Ainsworth:
    Christopher and Rhea have been friends for a while and they usually go out for a run in the morning. She really likes him as a friend, though she's not sure if there could be more.

    Alexis Mae Boyer:
    The two girls can have more than enough fun on their own, but they really like to include everyone around them aswell. They are both incredibly spontanious which leads to the most hilarious situations.

    Luka Ábel Petrovic:
    Luka and Rhea are both studying History and since Rhea is almost failing the course, Luka sugested that he could tutor her. She genuinly likes the guy and they have a lot of fun together. This includes movie nights and weird adventures, the two are always challenging eachother and causing lot of problems.

    Sebastien Javier Dominguez:
    The two met in their freshman year and have been friends ever since. She likes to call him in the middle of the night, just to talk about random things and persuaing him into joining her in her impulsive actions. She really sees him as her best friend.

    Faelyn Bree Ahearn:
    The two girls were roomies in a previous year and they tend to act like that never changed. It's not weird if one of them is sitting the other's room, though it can be awkward for their newroommates. Rhea often falls asleep in Fae's room when she's studying.

    Cain Timothy Acardz:
    Cain and Rhea have dated for a while, but Rhea appeared to be way to energetic for the poor boy. They are still friends though and Cain tends to be a bit protective, which iritates Rhea because she's "an independent woman who doesn't need a babysitter". But she loves him dearly, but he's nothing more than a friend now.

    Elza Delilah Morrow:
    Elza and Rhea don't really like eachother. Rhea has the idea that Elza thinks that she's dumb and that's why she usually isn't that kind to the other girl. However, their dislike for eachother is based on false assumptions.

    Charlotte Qais Teller Joneson:
    Rhea likes the girl and she would definitely call her a friend, but they both envy eachother for their skills and personalities. All in all they get along pretty well.

    Finley Sebastian Rutherford:
    Rhea would probably not really like Finley's company as he always seems to be irritated by her. She's following the same course as Finley and she tries to avoid him as much as possible.

    Averly “Ava” Ann Daemor:
    The girls are really alike and are good friends. They probably run together pretty often and have fun together.

    Joshua Niall Teagan:
    In progress

    Sam Brian Moores:
    Sam and Rhea are friends for a while now. This wouldn't have happend if Sam hadn't told that he was asexual and that he doesn't like it when someone touches him - even if it's accidental. Rhea tries her best to keep that in mind, but she tends to forget it sometimes, though she always make sure to make up for it.

    Lexi Amelia Everest:
    You could describe their relationship as 'being sisters in crime'. When there's something going on, you can bet your money on it that these two are around somewhere. Lexi has been giving her lessons on how to flirt, which included weard excerises to make it more fun. Cause Rhea really sucks at flirting.

    Flyn Levi Thatcher:
    To be discussed

    Lucy Cho Fitzgerald:
    To be discussed

    :

    :

    Extra:
    Sexuality: Rhea is heterosexual, but she doesn't have much experience with boys. She's in fact still a virgin.
    Likes: Track running, sprinting, soccer, swimming, movie nights & popcorn fights.
    Dislikes: Academic courses, small talk, gossip, chocolate & lies.
    Additional: Rhea has three after school activities. She's in the swimmingteam, follows the track and field practises and recently joined a yoga class. She also holds the European record on the 100 metres women under 20.

    [ bericht aangepast op 26 jan 2016 - 17:02 ]


    When time and life shook hands and said goodbye.

    Quick question! Heb je al enig idee wanneer het praattopic online komt? Just wondering (:

    - Christopher is trouwens nog lang niet af!


    lowkey just wanna make sure you’re happy as fuck

    Xanthopoulos schreef:
    Quick question! Heb je al enig idee wanneer het praattopic online komt? Just wondering (:

    - Christopher is trouwens nog lang niet af!


    Nope I don't know yet.


    take me back to the basics and the simple life

    Name:
    Lexi Amelia Everest

    Age:

    19, born on 8 December

    Study:

    Architecture. Lexi adores to walk around wherever she is not allowed. She prefers old buildings over modern complexes. She loves ancient ruins and likes to walk in cities without having a clue of where to go. She also likes to study a bit of art, in her spare time.

    Sport:
    Lexi got accepted in the cheerleader team because they can’t deny she is good and flexible in her movements. However, she hates each member of the team. She is only doing the cheerleading because for some strange reason she likes it and she knows that it looks good on her resume.

    Character:

    Crazy, fun, caring, sweet, honest, provocative, open-minded, always in for something to do, experimenting, energetic, hard to talk to talk about her own problems.
    Lexi can be described in two single words: absolutely crazy. This girl is nothing but herself and doesn’t care how any other person thinks of her. She is her loving, quirky, crazy self and no one can change that about her. You either hate her or like her. There’s not much in between, since she is such an outspoken personality. She likes to do crazy things and is always in for a challenge, however hard it might be. She likes to seek dangerous things, like walking over a roof-gutter or jumping of something high. Most of all she likes to skateboard. It is not just for no reason that people call her ‘Lex’. She is kind of boyish, and has more boys as friends than girls. But she doesn’t care. Her honestly is as well her negative point as her positive. Lexi can be very blunt, as she says anything that comes to her mind. Do not do anything to her friends, because Lexi will hunt you, even when you sleep. She cares a lot about her friends. The more people, the more fun, that’s how Lexi thinks. She doesn’t mind whoever she talks to, generally, she likes to hang out with anyone. Lexi can be a dreamer sometimes, with big ideas, as opening a shop to sell clothes. However, she never does these things anyways because she’s too insecure for it. She likes to think of the world of a book without an ending, anything is possible if you set your mind to it. Sometimes Lexi doesn’t look out for herself, she is quite naïve when it comes to trusting people. Her easily trust is sometimes maken advantage of and she finds herself in places she doesn’t want to be in. When Lexi is sad she wants to be alone and doesn’t shed a single tear whenever someone else is in the room. Lexi is good at suppressing pain. It is not that she doesn’t feel it, she just doesn’t let herself cry or let the pain get to her. Lexi is not good about talking about her problems, mostly she just does things and she doesn’t want to talk whenever something is going on with her. She will cross her own boundaries if she is in a position where there is peer pressure. Lexi wants to be liked secretly, and some people know that and also can make advantage of it. She is not prudish (preuts) and sometimes flirts just to have some fun. She doesn’t see the danger in this. Lexi is not easily afraid of things. Lexi needs some good friends that can take care of her, and make sure she doesn’t anything stupid or gets in trouble.

    Nationality:

    Swedish
    Lexi is asked by her aunt to come to Springfield University, because her grades are impressive and she also encourage her to join the cheerleading team.

    Sexuality:

    -Bi

    Appearance:
    Due to her Swedish origins, Lexi her skin is pale. She doesn’t mind that, but she hates it when she gets burnt. She has brown hair, like the pictures, and green eyes. She has thick eyebrows and small elegant lips. She is about 177 cm tall, long-legged.

    Almost no one has seen Lexi in a dress. Is that even possible? She might have one of them in the closet, but apart from that she wears a lot of ripped jeans, t-shirts, wide t-shirts, hoodies and stuff with graphic design on it. Lexi has her own tough style. She loves her worn out sneakers. She also has some jumpsuites and lots of shorts. Her favorite color is definitely black. Some people, mostly girls, think that she looks really messy and sloppy. Others think that her style is depressive because she wears a lot of black and white. She doesn't care, she doesn't like the girly girly stuff.

    FC = Lauren Cohan







    Family and background:

    Lexi has a loving mother and father and her childhood wasn’t that special. She has a bigger brother, that looks out for her. Lexi was a hard kid, because she was always active and liked to climb trees, even if she would end up all bruised all over her body. She liked to do guy things, like making shacks in the woods. She was allways one of the guys and she still is. She is a tough girl and there did happen some things in her childhood (her father used to hit her because he’s an alcoholic) that she doesn’t want to talk about, but apart from that she is fine. However, that her father hits her still affects her, because he still does, even if she wants to keep it a secret. She learned to take care of herself and doesn’t back off when someone says something rude to her, then they will likely end up in a fight.

    Likes:
    -alcohol, go out and party, dance, doing wheird and crazy stuff, meeting new people, acting akward, making people feel uncomfortable with her honest remarks, her friends, skateboarding and surfing, to win a fight, shocking people, flirt with everyone.

    Dislikes:
    -people who dislike her, people who are too nosy, people who lie, no alcohol, inactivity.


    Relationships:
    -Who wants?
    -Christopher & Lexi are good friends. Chris once had to throw himself in a fight, that Lexi started, because she would not stop fighting with some guy.
    - Faelyn & Lexi are also good friends. However, Lexi secretly would like them to be more than 'just friends'.
    -Sebastien & Lexi are good friends. She thinks his work is great. One of the things she can appreciate most of him is that he is calm, unlike her, and is one of her friends that can keep an eye on her.
    -Finley (Finn) & Lexi are not yet friends, but could likely become friends. Lexi likes to hangout with Finn, also because she's also impulsive & adventurous, and she likes to bring up that side.
    -Rhea and Lexi are 'sisters in crime', which means that they plan pranks together / do crazy / adverturous things together. Lexi is also determined to help Rhea becoming an excellent flirt.
    -Sam & Lexi are friends. Lexi thinks he is nice to hang out with.
    -Luka is someone Lexi isn't so fond of. They are more likely to get in a fight with eachother.
    -Cain and Lexi are skate-buddies. Lexi likes to try the hardest tricks.
    -Alexis and Lexi used to be good friends. Lexi could make some hurtful comments towards Alexis. Some day they got in a fight and then they ignored eachother for a long while. They have kind of a hate / love relationship. It is getting better, but is still very akward between them, because they still care about each other but still have their fight in the back of their minds.
    -Avery and Lexi are friends. They were roommates in the previous schoolyear.
    -Flyn and Lexi are friends. They can both dream of the impossible. Flyn likes Lexi her crazy side, so they did crazy / adventurous together. They once walked over a roof, while they were drunk, over the roof gutter. But Lexi nearly slipped and fell, so nowadays they try to be a little more careful. However, Lexi still likes to poke Flyn when she wants to do something crazy. Flyn and Lexi are also drink-buddies.
    -Elijah and Lexi are friends. Lexi really likes his tattoo's and also wants some of her own.

    Extra:
    Lexi doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her and does whatever she wants. She sometimes skips lessons, just because she thinks she can do more fun things and she can easily learn the things she missed on her own. Lexi is always in for fun. Lexi can be very aggressive when she drinks too much or is influenced by some other kind of stuff. She normally also doesn’t back off when someone wants to argue with her, and is likely to start a fight and doesn’t back off even when she is losing. This is linked to her father, her past (and future). Lexi is an environmental freak and does anything to 'save the planet', she has a job as a volunteer at Greenpeace and is really passionate about it.

    [ bericht aangepast op 4 feb 2016 - 19:36 ]


    Aan niets denken is ook denken.

    Deamus schreef:
    Nope I don't know yet.

    Oooh, okay. Ik zie dan wel wanneer hij komt! Christopher is nu zo goed als af, alleen background over zijn family nog. Ik heb toch maar besloten om hem geen track & fielder te maken ipv doet hij aan surfen en speelt cricket voor zijn lol.


    lowkey just wanna make sure you’re happy as fuck

    Lexi is done. Who wants to befriend her / have another relationship with her?


    Aan niets denken is ook denken.

    Caprice schreef:
    Lexi is done. Who wants to befriend her / have another relationship with her?

    I've got Christopher for ya, maar ik denk niet dat Leonie het handig vindt als we het hier bespreken.


    lowkey just wanna make sure you’re happy as fuck

    Xanthopoulos schreef:
    (...)
    I've got Christopher for ya, maar ik denk niet dat Leonie het handig vindt als we het hier bespreken.


    Eigenlijk niet nee.


    take me back to the basics and the simple life

    Sorry. Ik pb.
    @hieronder: Is lexi goedgekeurd of moet er nog wat bij??

    [ bericht aangepast op 24 jan 2016 - 16:05 ]


    Aan niets denken is ook denken.

    Ik zie meerdere rollen met enkel karaktereigenschappen bij het karakter. Er staat in de beginpost duidelijk dat ik graag wil dat het goed uitgeschreven wordt voor op zijn minst zes eigenschappen, drie goede en drie slechte. Dit betekend dat degenen die dit doen óf de beginpost niet goed hebben gelezen, óf het gewoon aan hun laars lappen en negeren. Zolang je dit niet doet, wordt je rol niet goedgekeurd!


    take me back to the basics and the simple life

    Can I have a boy (art, Faceclaim: francisco lachowski) and a girl (politics, Faceclaim: Alexis Ren)? I'd like the girl to be the captain of the cheerleaders, if that's possible :3.


    We've lived in the shadows for far too long.