The Grand Theatre of Freaks

[OmniTense]

The Grand Theatre of Freaks

This club was conceived during a conversation I had with a friend of mine, lately. He was saying how there is a special category of people, different from all the rest. Mutants, if you will. Freaks. People who are shockingly bizarre and unique. I began to think of myself as such a person. Even the friend who told this to me is, himself, tremendously unique.

So, I created this club in the hopes that the strange and surreal remainders of society would filter into it and revel in our own uniqueness. Become cults of personalities.

A club for freaks who are proud of being freaks. Kind of an Adams Family affair.

Club Purpose

The club will mainly feature in discussion, contests, and role-playing. The object of the club is to become so eccentric and strange as to become a novel and unique person.

Club Rules

Absolutely no flaming is allowed between members, any such activity will result in being ejected from the Theatre. If we're all going to be so very different we might as well learn to get on with people on every rank of the spectrum.

Registration

As for registering, there is a little process you will have to undergo. Don't start off by telling us how you are not unique, because, honestly, that isn't a good way to gain membership. Besides anyone can come to the realization that they are fundamentally different, but we'll discuss that later in the discussions. Questions are as follows:

Why do you think you are unique?

What talents separate you from others? Be advised that I'm only looking for unique talents.

Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?

How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?

What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)


Also, if you would like to feature greatly in any rps we host, then please post a small excerpt establishing your role-playing capabilities, it will be duly noted.

Open Positions

As this club is just beginning, there are some positions that need filling. Positions are purely on a volunteer basis. If you don't want to do it, then we would not have you do it.

^Eidetiker^This position has been filled (This being a club also based on varying talents I'm sure we have some capable artists that could fit this role. The main responsibilities is to create a club banner[s] And from there on lies the freedom to do whatever. Perhaps even render some of the RP characters on paper.)

^Poet Laureate^ (Someone who will compose poetry and songs based upon events in the club and club rp. Will most likely have to work in conjunction with Eidetiker)

^Master of Assassins^This position has been filled (Someone who feels comfortable with plotlines, composition and stories of RPs to coordinate the clubs Rps, RPBs. Must have extensive Rp experience.)

^Improvisatore^ (Someone who will manage and invent the various contests we will host.)

^Thane^This position has been filled (A fail-safe captain who’s responsibility will be a “thane” {Yes, I had someone in mind with this term} to take care of the club when I’m gone or not available. When I am present they will be a normal member)

^Darkling^This position has been filled (Specifically, someone who will retain and enforce club rules according to our standards. The Darkling is also to be the most powerful character allowed in the RP. He/she will be our trump card in such matters, especially in club-to-club battles and Rps. Must be skilled in Role-playing.

Each person will be allowed a title in this club should they adopt one, the same with left over responsibilities.

I reserve to hold full say in what happens in the club, if only to keep it upon it’s stated purpose. I shall assist other members as my abilities will allow.

Current Troupe List

Sinister=Brandon
Raines=Metareal
Whisper=Halie
Lococolt04=Argentos
celtic_silver=Darkling Celtic
Govinda=Thane Heather
Annikit=Ann, Master of Assassins
joesteel64=Eidetiker Steel
isntitlovely=Ellie
Chez Daja=Severeth
Holy Priest=Holy Priest
Fishie=Night Shade
Oceaneyes28=Alisyn
Vampiric Delirium=Vampiric Delirium
Jintatsu=Buddao
James K. Polk=Stuffed Prophet

BTW, I think it's only fair that I should have to answer to my own questions.




Why do you think you are unique?

Because I was told that by too many people. Even my friends have let it slip that I was "weird." But my parents, teachers, spiritual leaders and mentors have all constantly alluded to me being strangely different.

What talents separate you from others?

A short list. I can fence, which sadly, is not as common a skill as it should be. I play the ocarina and carry it with me. I'm something of a writer, which you will appreciate, is better than nothing. And I am a devoted philosopher.

Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?

Constantly. My father, the Psychologist he paid to profile me, my teachers, my co-workers, my friends.

How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?

I tend to like looking on the world and listening to it. It may regard me as unique, but the world itself is fascinating. The people in it can be fascinating too, if they put their mind to it.

What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)

Everyone in this club may refer to me as "Brandon," because that is my name.

[Raines]

Why do you think you are unique?
The general outlook I have on things. In practically every situation I take the abnormal look on things without noticing it.

What talents separate you from others? Be advised that I'm only looking for unique talents.

Great start to uniqueness here , I also play the ocarina. I keep a small on with my tied to my pants and I have a normal sized one at home which my friend taught me to play. I also consider myself an avid philosopher, I hope to go on take it as my degree aswell.
I make origami, it came about as a way to stop me getting bored in lessons but it's turned into practically a hobby. Can solve rubix's cubes without realising it. If I'm not really concerntrating on it I can solve a rubix cube in minutes.

Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?
Pretty much everyone I know atleast once. Usually when I say say soemthing relating to something really obscure that makes sense to me but no one else quite gets it.

How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?
Can't say it bothers me. Everything is absurdly different to everything else. Plus I like learning how things work, seeing ehat patterens I can find in everyday life and people.

What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)

Metareal, its been my gaming name for a few years now.

[Halie]

Why Do You Think You Are Unique?

Because...I just am. Everyone knows it. I prefer to live life in a different way than others. Like, acting differently than what some would in certain situations. Not to the extreme, as in, I wouldn't be extremely happy or hyper at a funeral. I would still be sad, of course.
But, I would just try to act hyper or try and get myself to be happy somehow if everyone was extremely bored or something. And, everyone at my school are always commenting on my weirdness. Also, my obsessiveness makes mee weird too. My main obsession is soap, alongside ducks and ramen. No reason why
I'm obsessed with them, I just think they're awesome things...=/

What Talents Seperate YouFrom others?

I can name things...which is really one of the very few talents I have XD. I can take anything, and decide a name that would fit it, and it would amuse mee for hours. The things that I usually name are soap, leaves, rocks, sweet wrappers, or any random stuff, lmao. It's a very weird talent,seeing as how anyone could name things, but when you do it everyday, it's pretty different, heh.

Has Anyone Ever Referred To You As Different/Strange/Weird/Freak/Insane?

Just about everyone I know, heh. Doesn't really bother mee though. I thinkI'm weird too, lol.

How Do You Deal With The Rest Of The World Being Absurdly Different Than You Are?

Ignore them, if they're ever nasty about it, or just think that there are many other weird
people out there too.

What Title Would You Select To Describe Yourself, Which We May Refer To You Openly?[NOTE: Please Be Unique]

Halie = Because it is my name. Pronounced like 'Hah-ll-ee'. Or, you can always call mee Dumbass.

[OmniTense]

*smiles* First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay in replying. The summer-to-fall weather has been playing smackdown on my poor dsl connection.

@Raines:

An excellent start.

As far as Ocarina and Philosophy...well that just means we both think too much as we play Zelda games (J/k). Ocarina is an awesome instrument and some beautiful melodies can be played on them, as I'm sure you know. And Philosophy is always a sure sign of a creative mind. Honestly though, if you think about it. Taking a club and combining what the world and our peers consider "unique" people and it stands to reason that alot of us are alike in some ways.

Anyway, Welcome to the Theatre, Metareal.


@Whisper:

There is an art to off-setting the feelings of others, in which being "weird" can actually be almost a community service. Like being a star on a stage for other people to marvel at. It's a fun thing to do, and I've often done it, if for anything to break up awkward moments or lighten dark moods. And anyone who thinks random thoughts will often think things that others never will.

At any rate, Welcome to the Theatre, Halie.


*I'll update the member list*

Since we have no Rps, nor any contests, nor anyother members and we are just getting started, I want to open up discussion.


@Discussion: Being strange, what is weird to you?

[LocoColt04]

I had to come downstairs for this one. I don't think the PS3 would have let me input as much text into the box as I'd need to.


Why do you think you are unique?

I am, perhaps, too charismatic for my own good. My stalkers would disagree; they like me the way I am (weirdos...). My friends tell me I have a Charisma Stat of 65536 -- if you know anything of hex, you know the maximum field is 65535.

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What talents separate you from others? Be advised that I'm only looking for unique talents.

I have a memory like an iron trap. You name it, I remember it. Usernames, random events, phone numbers, directions (get me somewhere once and I'll never forget how to get there), and all sorts of other information gets lodged in my brain and sticks there forever. I remember phone numbers from when I was seven.

Unfortunately, all capacity for mental imagery seems to be null and void due to this. (With the direction thing, I simply have exceptional skill at pattern recognition and I'm good at recalling obvious landmarks.) This makes writing difficult at times as it is nigh impossible for me to come up with some sort of image in my brain depicting what the character or scene would /actually/ look like. A lot of the time, I get stuck in a wicked writers' block as a result.

I don't dream -- or, if I do, I don't EVER remember it.

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Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?

Different? All the time.
Strange? Only when I say something off-color.
Weird? Quite regularly, in fact.
Freak? Actually... I haven't heard that since middle school.
Insane? I fractured my ankle last week and then worked a solid 40 hours... on my feet.

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How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?

I watch. I listen, I learn, I observe. I seek patterns. I find stupidity. I giggle. People fascinate me. Animals too. So how do I "deal" with all of them? I don't. I let everyone and everything run their own courses unhindered.

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What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)

Argentos is my characterized persona. He's the character I tend to be myself with. That'll work for me... or you can call me by my name. Everyone else does.

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@topic: What is, perhaps, most odd to me is everyone else's definition of "weird." It's a question I tend to ask people when I am first getting to know them. The first time I hear the words "that's weird" come out of their mouths, I spring the question on them to see what they feel is weird.

It's a roundabout way of crawling into their heads.

[OmniTense]

@Loco: Ooh! The head admin! How prestigious! ; ) It is cool to have you in the club, Loco, because you are charismatic. Had you not 'fessed up to it, I would have brought it up. I can't speak for the other members, but I know what I am and what I am not. And I am hardly charismatic or inspirational. How much more effective is strangeness and being unique when one is well-liked and admired for it. : )

Welcome to the Theatre, Argentos.


@Discussion

I might as well take the opportunity to add my opinion. I find the weird and strange to be people who aim and direct their ambition to obtain levels of normalcy and tradition to such a degree that any departure to them is so blasphemous. So many people I've seen look down upon me as a Goth, my best friend for being a little ditsy albino, my other friend as a bit of a hippy/grunge and so many other variant personalities because they either differ or choose to differ.

It's not only weird and strange to me; it's a little sickening. I've been preached to by Ministers and yelled/glared at by old women for buying groceries and walking streets because I was dressed the way I like to dress. These people, so judgemental and set in their quaint cookie-cutter ways, are fine until they point their fingers at others in anger. Then they turn into the strangest beings I've ever seen. But I'm all too glad this club wasn't founded on MY idea of strange. Otherwise, I'd be forced to abandon it like a rat out of a sinking ship.

[Silver]

Why do you think you are unique?

Why do I think I'm unique....
Well I can drink a full case of beer in under an hour (Under 52 minutes, really), if I have a lot of gas I can play the harmonica with my ass, I have an inhuman pain tolerance which is handy for fights - which I tend to get into more than your average person. I'm an emulation nut, and the only one I know existing anywhere near where I live. And I'm a bogan who excels at IPT (Computer) classes and Design and Technology. Go figure...
And I'm a poet/songwriter who writes from personal experience to try to give my work that little extra spark.
And I have the worst memory this side of whatever the place was called, yet still get where I need to.
Plus I have more luck than any one person should have. Go little ol' unique me

What talents separate you from others? Be advised that I'm only looking for unique talents.

Well as I said earlier, I can play the harmonica with my ass if I have enough gas. Few can do that. And I can take a lot of damage. More than a lot of people can. And I heal up relatively quick too. Oh and I can drink alcohol which would kill a dozen lesser men.

Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?

All the time. But then again I am for better or worse. Mainly freak, though a few have commented on my lack of sanity or restraint at times. Especially when you're pointing a ripped out street sign at their head with a right angry look on your face. haha

How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?

Easily. They either change with me, ignore me or I find a way to change them. I'm an individual and I refuse to change radically for anyone.

What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)

celtic would do. Or celtic_silver.

[LocoColt04]

Originally Posted by Sinister

It is cool to have you in the club, Loco, because you are charismatic. Had you not 'fessed up to it, I would have brought it up.

Don't worry, if there's one thing I've got no problems admitting, that's it.

A live example, if you will:

In my current job, I went from a new hire to low-end management in six weeks. Six months later, I snagged the assistant management position. What got me there? Charisma. Of course, in a sales environment, that's pretty much required for anyone who ever wants to advance... I just happened to do it far quicker than most.

I have more to add to the discussion and definition of the word "weird," but alas, I should be leaving for work right now. Someone's gotta open the store.

[OmniTense]

Celtic! You're qualified. I've seen your qualifications in action j/k. Actually I was hoping you would join. To be the way that I know you are, you are unique. And it is welcome. Remember that one time you, Fishie and I...*sigh* but that was a while back anyways.

Welcome to the Theatre, Celtic.

[Govinda]

Why do you think you are unique?

Because I'm Heather, and there's only one of me. Simplistic, yes. But that's the way it works. Besides which, everyone tells me so all the time; oddball status is something I enjoy.

Here's the way I like to think of it. Life, the straight and narrow, is a busy road cutting in a direct line through the countryside. Most find themselves on the road, concentrating; no time to think, contemplate, stare, analyse. You'll find me milling around in the field by the road, hanging out with the cows, and staring at the sky. How I love the sky. It'd be even better if I thought there was a God hanging out up there.

What talents separate you from others? Be advised that I'm only looking for unique talents.

I wouldn't say talents, not for me at least. I smoke profously and play saxophone when I'm alone, and I'm in love with a long line of dead or near dead musicians.

What I think makes me different is the way I see things. The way I think. My analyses often bring me into conflict, because half of the world doesn't get it. But at the same time as being bolshy, tolerance is at the centre of my way of thinking.

And Halie, I play the ocarina too! My party peice is the whole Jurassic Park film score, played one two recorders, one per nostril. I can even do it with a sopranino (a wee baby recorder) and a tenor (a huge bastard of a thing) at the same time. I can impersonate Eric Cartman perfectly.



Has anyone ever referred to you as different/strange/weird/freak/insane?

95% of all the people I've ever met, yes. I'm different online; I'm a lot livelier in reality. But the walking paradox that I am can still be seen online.

How do you deal with the rest of the world, being so absurdly different as you are?

I talk to it nicely.

What title would you select to describe yourself, which we may refer to you openly?(NOTE: Please be unique)

You can call me Heather if you like.


And regarding the discussion, I find generally everything weird. Especially belief mechanisms, cats, and boring people.

[OmniTense]

Govinda is, of course, more than welcome here. It's already become a very interesting club. It's well-known and admired by me, her powers of tolerance and open-mindedness. She's an excellent scholarly person with some interesting opinions.

Welcome to the Theatre, Heather.

[Silver]

Being strange, what is weird to you?

Strange, strange. Well me being who I am, strange tends to be the things I like. Strange to me is the image of strange held by the society I live in. And quite frankly, I rarely like things which are normal or plain. They're boring.

I like things that are unusual. Half the things I keep fit this description. I like fun things such as people who don't give a damn to be labeled strange at the expense of having fun.

Actually I think the thing I find the weirdest is how the High School Certificate here bases their English tests around sources, (some quite large) that we have to memorise before the exams. It's not a test of English, it's a bloody memory test. And I suck at those....