Gypsy
The Amazon
Bedlam is defined as "a scene or state of wild chaos and confusion." Some view Bedlam as chaos and destruction, but others see the wild side of Bedlam as an immersion in the chaos of the unknown.
In the year 1943, Bedlam Asylum was opened by the U.S. Department of Mental Health in Southern Indiana. It has been the home to some of the worst lunatics and criminals the country has ever seen. It was also used to house those who was forgotten by society and had no where else to go. Parent less children where put in the same building as cold-blooded killers.
In 1973, the asylum came under new management. A young doctor name Dr. Jerrad Newport. Dr. Newport had a strong belief that "The perfect mental asylum is one that has no cost to the taxpayer.". It took him forty years, but he achieved his goal of having a patient ran asylum. He used mentally corrected patients who where capable of varying levels of responsibility for other patients. After some time, Dr. Newport became the only official employee of Bedlam Asylum.
Bedlam Asylum held an unusually high patient death rate. Often, torturous screams could be heard coming from within the walls. A local sheriff once said in an interview "Bedlam is like a slaughter house, and the good doctor is the lead butcher. I wouldn't be surprised if he housed cannibals in there.".
In 2010, a camcorder was found inside the wooded area outside of the asylum. It was unclear who the camcorder belonged to, but within it there was footage of the extreme conditions within Bedlam. It shows footage of the harsh forms of treatment used including extreme Aversion therapy, sensory deprivation, icepick lobotomy's, and extreme electroshock therapy. Many of the forms of torturous therapy seen on the footage was outlawed decades ago.
When the footage was turned in to the local government, what they witnessed was so horrific, that it was believed to be staged. The claims made on the camcorder was never investigated nor was the owner of the device ever discovered.
Now, no visitors ever enter Bedlam Asylum due to the dangerous conditions behind its doors. The only person ever witnessed entering or leaving the asylum is Dr. Newport. Yet, the patient logs continue to see new arrivals and departures daily. The only hope for the patients of Bedlam Asylum to leave is not through reformation, but through death.
Rules:
- Rpn Rules: This should go without stating, but all Rpn rules shall apply. This means keeping things pg-13.
- Drama: Drama within the roleplay is loved, but outside of it will not be tolerated. Please show some respect to everyone involved.
- Literacy: There will be a three paragraph minimum. Absolutely no one-liners, and keep the two/one paragraphs to a minimum.
- Characters: All characters must follow the lore and timeline established by the plot. Please try to add as much detail as possible.
- Roleplay: No god-modding, power-playing etc.
- Please write "We are all mad here" at the bottom of your application if you read all the rules.
Character Skelly:
Name:
Age:
Patient/Staff: (Are you still a patient, or have you been reformed and now staff?)
Job: (For staff only)
Crime or Reason for commitment:
Appearance: (picture or detailed description or both)
Personality:
History: (This part is optional. You can write it all down or allow it to be revealed within the roleplay)
Other:
Name: Audrey R. Trintholm
Age:21
Patient/Staff: Patient
Crime or Reason for commitment: Drug abuse, prostitution.
Personality: Aubrey was diagnosed with Schizo-affective disorder almost immediately after entering the asylum; partly from the drug use, and partly from family dynamics. She is always a little on edge and slightly paranoid. She experiences occasional auditory hallucinations. Due to her estranged relationship with her father, she tends to become obsessive with older men and father-like figures who show her attention
History: Audrey was born into a well-off family. Her mother was a pediatrician and her father the chief of police. She had two older brothers and they all attended a private school. At the age of thirteen, Audrey started noticing that her brothers had an...odd, relationship. They seemed oddly close even with just being a year apart in age. One night while her mother was away on business and her father was out seeking companionship, she found out why.
Her brothers where having an open incestuous relationship, and due to the wonders of social media, everyone began to learn about it. Many rumors began to spread as well as questions why their parents where allowing it to go on. Truthfully, her mother and father had to many problems of their own to worry about what was going on with their kids.
When Aubrey's mother wasn't working or away on business, she was locked in her bedroom with a bottle of wine, a bag of prescription pills, and a DVDs full of I Love Lucy reruns. Her father had an addiction to pornography and prostitutes. Being the chief of police, he often had these women do him "favors" in return for not sending them to prison. While her mother was away, her father would often bring these women home. It was one of these women that introduced Audrey to heroin at the age of fourteen.
The extreme euphoria she got from injecting the drug into her blood stream, allowed her to forget about her messed up home. Her addiction to heroine grew strong over a year. Due to her severe need, she started staying out on the streets, looking for her next hit. She started selling herself to get money for the drug. She spent another year out on the street before she was brought back to reality.
One night, she was out working when a car slowly pulled up to her corner. She approached the car with a sense of confidence. As she leaned over the open car window, all the color drained from her face. A familiar voice asked "How much?". It was her father. Immediately she began to run, but he got out of the car and chased her down. He captured her and brought her back home, locking her in her room while he went and talked to her mother. Three hours later they came back in the room and informed her that they where sending her away.
That was five years ago....
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