Friday, December 8, 2006

Otaku City, Part I
A project between myself, Sangome, and TimberWolf. This is purely fictional and spawned from rants and cracked-up theories. Please don't take it serously. o_O;

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Part I

Otaku City was rather bleak on the cold December day. Drifts of snow were piled on the sides of streets as a cloud of grey hung in the sky. Thousands of citizens - knwon as Otakuians - mulled about, going to their normal jobs, living their normal lives, experincing normal things.

But Otaku City wasn't as "normal" as people thought it was.

Although peaceful, Otaku City was only that way due to its way of rooting out the rebels. Any free form of thought or slander against any member with a rank of power was quickly banned and sent to roam the lonely desert that was the Intornet Wastelands.

But no matter how well the Moderators, Otaku City's rule enforcers, thought they performed, there were always people left. These certain citizens had managed to slip through the cracks of rules with their portfolio or their member status. The more in your portfolio and the longer you've resided in Otaku City, the better chance you had to avoid banning. Higher ranks gave one an increased chance to survive.

The ranks of the city were quite simple. Although all Otakuians lived in apartments, the luster and comfort of them varied widely by the citizen's rank. Otakuites, being the masses and making up a solid 90% of the population, resided in apartments with the basic accomodations and rather small rooms. It was unjust to call them slums; they were merely the standard resident of, say, a college student or so. But no matter how small or basic the housing, Otakuites had a knack for turning them into obnoxious pieces of neon or wallpapered art. Few Otakuites had what it took to be a good upperclassman - and those who did often hung out with their 'older' friends.

Senior Otakus, making up a rough 8% of the population, were granted more plush accomdations, including larger (and more) rooms, grander utilities, and less members per unit. Senior Otakus were essentially Otakuites who 'grew up' - submitted and commented a lot. By that point in their journey, many had decided to get their acts together and spruce of their pages - though not all abided by these unofficial rules.

Otaku Legends were less than 2% of the population, and rightfully deserved the rank. They were most often members that had resided in Otaku City since the launch of its housing project (or a little later), frequently commented in the News Forum, and submitted numerous items for their portfolio. Their accomodations were on a scale of grandness, their rooms were numerous and large, their utilities comfortable and on the cutting edge of design. By that point in a Otakuian's journey, they had their act totally together, with cleaned-up decorations and design.

But even the most advanced Otaku Legend couldn't compete against the force that was the moderators.

(To be continued by Sangome...)
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