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≫ WHAT'S UP WITH GATEWAY ROLEPLAY? ≪

  • We've been radio silent for a long time now. We posted an announcement in our Discord server back in April of 2025, but never updated the forums. So what's up with Gateway Roleplay?

    After 5 long years, we've decided to place the development of Ties That Bind on an indefinite hold.

    This doesn't mean it's cancelled. We fully intend to run Ties That Bind: What Lies Beneath and Ties That Bind: City of Angels eventually. But to do so, we need to take a step back. In the meantime, we'll be working on smaller, invite-only projects.

    Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us this long! MindGate and I (Pika) have been working on this server for over a decade now. It truly is a passion project for us.

Ming-zhu Yan | Lil_Bit

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Lil_Bit

Lil_Bit

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Whitelist Name
Ming-zhu Yan

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
31

Personality
Ming tends to be a little softspoken and too easily fades into the background in most situations. She's considered to be a good worker and toils mostly without complaint, good at organizing and sorting. Shy and quiet, she mostly survived by stealth and keeping her head down, much like she did in life. But she's more fragile than she lets on, and the sudden stresses of post-apocalyptic life are taking their toll on her psyche. She puts on a stoic face in public, then cries when people can't hear her.

Physical Appearance
She stands at a solid 5'3 and is just a little on the 'chubby' side, though likely that softness won't last long. Her black hair is now most often seen in a ponytail or a bun to keep it away from grabbing hands. She suffers from nearsightedness and wears glasses, and one of her first tasks was making an elastic headband to keep them in place while running. She likes to wear coats; either raincoats, winter coats, or even her old medical coat.

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In-Character Profession
Pharmacist

Would you like your character to start with any items?
Raincoat, knife, first Aid Kit, painkillers, bandages, alcohol wipes, suture needle and thread, medicinal plants book

Would you like to pre-claim a building?
No. Ming and her co-workers scavenged what they could from the pharmacy, but after splitting up to find their respective families, she was left adrift.

Biography
Ming is a Chinese-American born in Charleston, SC. Born to a communications engineer and his dental hygienist wife, she was always a quiet girl, a studious girl and a good daughter from a good respectable family. She was sent to school at UNC, with hopes that she would join the medical profession. And in a way, she did. Though the stresses of school led her declining to study to be a doctor, she graduated with a degree in pharmaceuticals.
From there, she wheedled her way out from under her (rather overbearing) parents and moved to Texas when she was 26. Being hired at a lab in El Paso, she soon began dating a fellow lab technician. But the relationship turned tepid after a few years and things fell apart. Rather than continue trying to work alongside him, Ming took a job at a smaller pharmacy in Fort Holly and moved away.
She's only been there for less than two years. And in less than two weeks, it all fell apart. She and her co-workers at the pharmacy looted the supplies they could before they departed to find their families. But Ming had no family to find, and she initially tried to barricade herself in her apartment. But the growing numbers of corpse and the lack of contact soon drove her out. Left alone on the road, she went searching for other survivors like her. Though she managed to survive the initial waves of panic and chaos, Ming isn't entirely sure how long someone like her can last.

Would you like to opt-in to group randomization?
Yes

If yes, please enter your Discord tag.
FunkyBird#8631

If no, are there any specific characters you plan to group with from the start?
NA
Pika

Pika

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Heya, Lil Bit! I've reviewed your application and it's accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Ming-zhu Yan
Password: yanny
You'll be whitelisted once the server is up and running.


If you have any questions, feel free to respond and ask. Thanks!