. . . welcome back.


choose wisely.

we've both been here before. you know how it ends. it always ends the same.


this carrd is an entry point for an immersive, narrative-based rp community called stray, under the pretense of speaking in-character to the entity known as cruor. if you are unable to navigate this page, we recommend following the above link to our landing page. however, be advised that our landing page will not take you to the ooc carrd containing more information about the narrative at the heart of this community. basic touchpoints to answer "what is this", however, are:


❖ stray is a narrative rp group that encompasses MULTIPLE VENUES, an RP CAMPAIGN, our FREE COMPANY, and our DISCORD SERVER. anyone may join our server at any time. at the time of writing, our server has approximately 400 members.❖ we have ZERO TOLERANCE FOR GENERATIVE AI and are a community of creatives. we create our own artwork, write our own story, and create our own soundtrack for our campaign. if you use generative ai in any capacity, this is not a community for you.❖ this page sets the tone for our roleplay. for more information about the tone, style, and genre of the rp that we are doing, please view our style guide. for more about our ARPG and what that entails, view the guide here❖ stray's roleplay is always narrative-based and character-first. writing styles range from one-liners to novella. events for the server ARPG range in word count from approximately 13,000 to 40,000 words collectively. you can view an example here.❖ stray's narrative strongly centers ethical dilemmas and moral issues with no clear answer, and contains sensitive content detailed in our style guide. our community ooc is aggressively political, highly communicative, anti-racist, pro-lgbt+, anti-cop, etc.


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you will not find your answers here.


you must find yourself, first.

WHY DID YOU SAY IT? YOU KNOW BETTER.


this is not the first time you've fallen.


it's too late to stop what happened to you. you know.


... but nothing ends here.


you can still save someone else.

i'm sorry. i was too late. i wish i could have stopped it from getting that bad. i'm only one person. i'm sor —


but i know you. i always have.


do you know yourself?

liar. liar. liar. liar. liar.


bold, aren't you? what makes you deserve to be told?



. . . how have you tried, before?



we've crossed paths a thousand times, haven't we?

you know better than to say it aloud.


you insist that so easily. is it really true?

what good does it do anyone?


most don't proclaim that so boldly.


who are you trying to convince?



isn't that a sign?


the world takes us to right where we need to be.



and what if i told you, despite your unworthiness?

can you be trusted? would you betray it again?


you couldn't if you tried.


but i am tempted to see the effort made.



you have to make a scene, don't you?


what's the phrase... "going out with a bang"?



you'll have to make a choice eventually.


what drives you to act?

"someone has to" - right, yeah, we all know the line. but do you get it?


DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS?

what gives you the right?


even in your darkest moments, a bleeding heart.


you can't help but think of everyone but yourself.

how they see you... how they would miss you. you know they would miss you. even if you don't want them to.


...


i'm sorry. i didn't save you. i should have.

you had the strength to make it. i knew you did. you wouldn't have been happy if i'd taken you.


didn't want to bother anyone with a mess?


do you often cost yourself for others' sakes?



...


you don't deserve to hurt. not like that.



funny, that. you already know it won't work.


what end are you trying to meet?

i'll know if you lie to me.


those who want are the least deserving.


come back once you've grown.

we have no need of heroes. there are other banners for you.


there are consequences for scorning a second chance.


what happens when you BURN OUT?



what are you running from?



...


why have you given up already?

get up.


do you think that you can be saved?



carry on their memory, then...


someday, someone else will carry on yours.



ha!


will you win, if i promise to?

fingers crossed. just kidding!


again?


you must be a masochist. or exceptionally stubborn.

you came into this with a goal in mind, didn't you?


so, let me ask you...


if i asked you to, would you kill me?



would you lie to me?



if i were a great hero...


would you still lay me low?

you would've done it to yourself a long time ago, if you would to me.


if i killed you, who would you leave behind?

would it hurt you to leave them?


do you want to die?



is there a future for you?

you're here, now. safe. there is. i promise you. there's more for you yet.