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Marco "Mark" from Work!
Character's Name: Marco, aka Mark
Nickname(s): Markie, MarMar, Mr. Serious Face, New Guy
Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 25 (he thinks?)
Ethnicity: Mexican-Filipino American
Employer: Newday Inc.
Position of Employment: Unknown
Fun Fact(s): He's likes classic "bubblegum" flavored bubblegum, he works for Newday Incorporated, and he has no idea how he got here.
What is this?
This my friends is a liminal and psychological horror blog inspired by a Cyberpunk Red campaign I wrote last year. The main settings for this story is an alternative 1950s America where technology has advanced in some ways but in others pretty much remains the same as it was in the 50s.
Our main character Marco, aka “Mark,” awakes one day with no recollection of his past life outside of a handful of memories. He’s now stuck at a big corporate office working for Newday INC. the largest employer in the town of Baptist’s Landing.
Marco must traverse this world without more than his handful of memories and the horrifying feeling that he’s being watched.
Where’s the Cyberpunk?
While the original inspiration for this story was indeed the Cyberpunk Red world it has evolved into its own lore/settings! But don’t worry! I do promise there will be Cyberpunk eventually.
Are you using any TTRPG rules for this Blog?
I will be loosely using the rules for Cyberpunk Red as the basis of Marco's (and other major NPCs) core skills and will roll dice when I think I need to. I think above all else this has become more of a narrative than an actual "TTRPG" sort of experience. For anyone who does do Solo TTRPG journaling and sticks to rules I love you and I value you so much. But for this story it's specifically that, a story, and if for whatever reason I don't agree with the outcome of a roll I may fudge it for my own reasons.
That being said I am going to include a retro-looking character sheet for Marco at some point!
What can we Expect from this Blog?
You can expect all sorts of things from mixed media posts, journal entries, and written short stories set within the world of "Wistful4You" story. There will be some romance, some horror, some intrigue, and a little bit of everything. So if you like Cyberpunk, horror, retrofuturism, the 1950s go ahead and give us a little follow!
Inspirations:
Severance (2022 - Present)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
The Fallout Franchise (mostly for the Retro-Futurism vibes tho)
American Psycho (Harron 2000)
Office Space (Judge 1999)
The Truman Show (Weir 1998)
Hashtags:
#marco thoughts - thoughts that Mark from the Cubicle would have.
#wistful4you - original content made by this account.
#newday inc - anything to do with Newday Inc.
#Lucille where are you - I love you Lucille, please come back home.
#Mark x Lucille - only real ones will understand this one day.
#bubblegum bubblegum - ███ ███ █████ █ ██████ █████
