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quote:Year 30 Post Exclusion  Primary League Examiner- S Rank 18 Hero, holding the title of "Harbringer"- Deadeye "Listen up, prospective heroes." Deadeye stands before the assembled crowd, on top of the spotlight lit stage in the middle of the square that all of you are assembled in, mask glinting under the streetlights and windows that light up this false night. "These trials are not a joke- they will push you to your limits, mental, physical, and emotional. We can't afford to have weak guardians on the street after all these messes- after the Exclusion Event, especially. Not only will you have to be ready to fight the common criminal, and ones like yourself, powered, strong, and ready to do anything to succeed- you'll also have to fight what comes from beyond our little bubble- the Broken, those creatures that didn't survive the Exclusion Event... right, or those that caused it in the first place. They don't think like us, don't act like us, and you sure as hell can't emphasize with them- if you try to go easy on them, they will /kill you./ You must always be vigilant, always be ready- because anything you fight will be." She steps back into the shadows, silently, as the next hero steps forwards- kinetic and excited, with a huge grin on his face, the next speaker-  Secondary League Examiner, A Rank 1 Hero, holding the title of "Bright and Rising Star", Heatwave Heatwave waits for the applause to stop- and frowns just a bit when it does all too soon for his tastes. For a moment, silence hangs, before he straightens himself up, adjusts his jacket, and begins. "Heeeey! How are my heroes doing tonight!" He shouts to the sky, smiling as the wave of responses flow over him. "Now, now, don't worry- it's not like we're going to kill you or anything, you know? Listen, just relax! You can't be a hero if you're constantly worried about the next thing- look, I've gotten here by trusting my instincts, going with the flow, and just doing it, you know? Come on! enjoy yourself- do your best, that's all that matters. We need kids like you on the streets- we need passion, flare, flame! We need a new generation, because the /world/ needs you! Look, I might be the only drat person who was born after the Area was built on this stage, but even I know there's poo poo out there you wouldn't believe- and if you want to fix this world and bring it back, you've got to be here, with us!" Heatwave smiles, and punches the air a few times, flame flying behind his fists- yet more of his legendary 'showmanship', before turning around and walking back to his seat, plopping down into the steel chair. The next speaker takes the stage, almost seeming to flow like water up to it. Someone all of you've seen, on the televisions, on the news- not the oldest hero but perhaps one of the most famous-  Primary League Examiner, Retired S-Rank 1 hero, holding the title of "Architect of the Exclusion Area", Panopticon She taps the microphone upon the stage a few times, making sure that it's still working, before letting out a slow, comfortable sigh. Her eyes close for just a moment, before she leans in, speaking. "Before the world fell, I was just a hero, like you all. I may have been good, but I was nothing special. it wasn't until that final assault that I became the hero I am today- before the world was all this one place, before we had the barrier of space itself, back when there were continents separated by oceans ,and not these linked bubbles of space. As the Broken Things consumed reality, I was part of the team that lead the assault on their leader- the final, offensive strike, the suicide mission to try to save the world at the sacrifice of our own lives. As you know now, there was no proper leader, no single thing that could be felled to end the assault, but as we journeyed into their corrupted homeworld, the space beyond space that held their cities and people, we did find one thing." She pauses, for a long, long moment- steadying herself, before continuing. "A core, at the top of their capital, shining to the world- as my fellow heroes were felled before me, I lept for that core, and saw everything- all the endless, glimmering worlds in space, and the horrible wreck, impossible to sustain that our world had become in my absence- the broken mess, ready to collapse upon itself at any moment. I took the power of that core, let it into my being, and as it filled me with power, with information, I saw what I could do- in one fell swoop, I stitched the remnants of our cities, our metropolises, and all the places of humanity, and wove it into this- The Exclusion Area, where you now live. I came back, the only one of my team that /did/, I came back as a savior- I wove this land into one, and saved us- humanity has united like never before in the face of this fall, - our differences not solved, our disagreements, the places where we hurt still exist, the rifts between us still exist, but with this they have begun to heal, and for now, we have peace- for now. It is your job to maintain this peace- to keep this peace, to hold the world together." She smiles, a wry smile, as the crowd shifts and murmurs and converses. "It is a job I do not think you can handle. I am not sure anyone can handle it. In the end, we shall see." And with that note, a broken rift of purple and black appears behind her, and she steps into it- vanishing, as the rift seals behind her. Only one more speaker, before the trials begin- hopefully, a less... strange one!  Secondary League Examiner, D-Rank 99 Hero, holding the title of "The Kid That Could", Lil Bub The kid steps up to the microphone, reaching up for it- but unfortunately, he's just too short! Taking pity on him, Heatwave steps forwards, pushing the microphone down to a level that Little Bub can actually speak into, before walking back into the back. "Uh, h, hey everyone!" "HEY LITTLE BUB!" Yells out someone from the crowd, way more excitedly than you'd expect- then again, he is basically the League's mascot. "STuff's gonna be okay! I, I believe in you all! It took me twenty tries to p, pass the tests, but that's okay! Even if you don't pass, that's okay, you can try again, or , or do something else! You can do whatever you want, I, I think! You're all good people, or, or you wouldn't be here, you know? You're going to do good! You're gonna do ok! You, you're the best, heroes! You're the best!" He smiles his big old smile, closing his eyes, and just generally... being earnestly happy. That's Lil' Bub for ya. Just, the happiest. His eyes open, and he picks the mic up, holding it right up to his face, nodding once before continuing on. "N, now, it's time for the tests to begin! All of you, give it your all! I'll, I'll see you there, with the rest of us- we'll be the judges, we'll give the tests, and we'll say how good each of you did! So, so, um... So let's get started!" With a roar of assent the crowd splits, running off in every direction through the false-city created for the trials, spreading out, so that each of them can face their individual trials, their individual tribulations- and see just which of them is ready, ready to become a TRUE HERO! === This is a Masks game- I'll be recruiting one or two teams, each of which will have four to six players depending on the amount of apps that I like, and how much I feel like I can handle. Spoilers, twelve of you will probably get in. This game is heavily themed after Anime and Mangos, as well as your typical superhero fare- I would appreciate it if players stick to the anime theme. All playbooks are allowed, With the exception of the Innocent and Joined, which I feel like aren't quite ready for full on play. I'm pretty chill about abilities, as long as it fits the thematics of the playbook, feel free to make up your own. Any doubt about if it would fit, give me an ask. As for what you need for an app? An Image, A Name, A Sheet, some Backstory, answer your playbook questions, as well as the ones I'm going to ask you in a second here. There will be two more rounds of questions, individualized to the player, after the initial set, before I make picks. Deadline is August 29th to have your app up and all your questions answered, and if I get sudden inspiration for perfect teams or the like, I reserve the right to shorten the deadline. So, questions! Under this section there will be setting info, to assist with answering these. 1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? 2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? 3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? 4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. 5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. 6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? 7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? 8. (Optional) Thread titles? Also, I'd appreciate it if you hang out in #swampthings, it makes it waaay easier to coordinate. #swampthings on irc.synirc.net , I'm almost always there to ask questions, though it might be a bit if I'm at work. === Setting For hundreds of years, humanity has held the powers in their hand that you have- albiet, a much lesser form. Almost everyone has, or COULD have some sort of power, but for the most part all this entails is being used to power certain forms of convenient technology that run off this 'inner strength', and little, personal tricks. This person never trips- this guy's a perfect cook. This kid is just, the BEST at videogames. Mom can shoot little sparks from her hands to light the fireplace. Stuff like that- but certain individuals like yourselves have much stronger, wilder powers- unique inner strengths, wonderful technologies, or sometimes just sheer determination and skill, and that's what allows you to be a superhero, that's what gives you the potential. For almost all of human history, the world was shaped and looked much like ours, until the Broken Things, extra-dimensional beings from who knows where invaded the earth, ripping the local space-time around it to shreds, feeding off the energy that it let off, and generally loving stuff up. It's only due to the actions of the Great Hero Clan, a five man team lead by Panopticon, the only surviving member, that the world survived as all- no accounts other than hers can tell what happened in that space beyond space, but she revitalized the world by melding it into a series of connected spaces- great metropolises, great cities, all interconnected, all one- the Mega City Exclusion Area. While the world's people all being shoved together has certainly caused many problems, it's also saved tons of people from fates most dreadful, and in the end people hold in a very unsteady peace. The different areas of the Mega-City are all called Zones, and generally have their own thematics, quirks, and sometimes even different technologies. Here are some examples of the various zones.  Island Tower Zone  Sunshine Villa Zone  Ancient Metropolis Zone  Sacred Valley Zone  Shining Shield Zone- League Headquarters lies here  Patchwork Paradise Zone Anyways, that's everything- thanks to Nixon, Rauri, and Capfalcon for OP inspiration- so let's get on apping, fellas! Nea fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Aug 15, 2016 |
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 So boys and girls, it is I, Tuxedo Domino, here to enlighten your minds, your hearts and your souls; let your spirit soar with the help of magic. But remember...though my magic might lift you up from the darkest of pits, you are never alone there, a hand will always be waiting to help you out of despair. I am just a humble servant of love and I hope that you all enjoy the show! quote:1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? quote:2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you?  His name is Light Show, a mid-level magic-based hero. He saw great things in me, starting at the show where I stopped the pick pocket. I started to go out on my own to stop crime, and I was good! Until a bad guy caught me off guard and threw me into the wall with a gun against my head...I...was afraid. Light Show came up behind the guy, kicked the gun out of the guy's hand and then blinded the guy with light before using a hard light construct to lock the guy to the wall as the police came. While the EMS checked me out, I was handed a coffee by Light Show who said I was doing good...until I failed. He told me that going alone is all well and good but sometimes you need a person to cover you back. He suggested I go to the League to join it's trials. quote:3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? 4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. 5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. Sunshine Villa Zone, I live right above a small cafe where a catgirl frequents - at least I think its a catgirl, I don't see no headband for her cat ears, and she does have a tail. I frequently can be found jumping around from the rooftops, tring to get the best view of the shining shield zone. 6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? Yes he does 7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? Silhouetted He jumps into the screen, twirls and makes a powerful pose before he takes off his top hat and swirls his wand around it, stars flying off, then the cam goes down into the hat to show the next character 8. (Optional) Thread titles? [masks] Can I be a Hero?  quote:Hero Name: Tuxedo Domino Senior Scarybagels fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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Oh! One last thing for all people- I would really, really appreciate if you could hang out in #swampthings on irc.synirc.net if possible, for easier communication and the like. It makes it way more likely I'll pick you!
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Contemplating a Transformed, if I can make her anime enough.
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I'm withdrawing my app
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  Another questionnaire? I had been led to believe I had completed the application process for the League. Minerva certainly didn't mention a fifth round of trials, especially not one where I'm expected to answer a bunch of questions on an old fashioned clipboard. Most of this is stuff you know already, so it's not for that purpose... Is there not being a computer here some sort of test? I doubt it. This is ad-hoc, and not some sort of secret test of character. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by carelessness," applies here. Regardless, I've come this far in my pursuit of being a licensed Hero like Mo- er, Minerva! Jabbering about how odd this is just wastes my time, and I have experiments I'd like to get back to. With that in mind, lets get these over with! quote:How did you first meet your mentor?  Minerva, the Marvelous She adopted me when I was four from what I remember. Obviously I wasn't very involved in the process aside from meeting with her once and then going home with her a few days later, but I know at least part of it was because of my mutation. Regardless, she brought me home and has raised me as her own kid since then - I even use her real last name as my own, though I wouldn't have mentioned that if she wasn't registered with the League already as her identity is a secret. Trust me, living and training and studying with her has been been than what I estimate life in an orphanage would've been like, I've run the numbers on likely happiness quotients and the math works out in favor of life with Minerva. quote:Why did they agree to train you? Plus I believe that at least part of why she adopted me was because she likes my personality. I am no-nonsense and cried infrequently as a child, and we have similar temperaments and interests. It's been an excellent arrangement for both of us, and now the League of Heroes gets to benefit as well due to me joining your organization. quote:When and why did you choose to train with them? Even as I got older and she started to add more and more physical training and combat simulations to the mix, I've still enjoyed things. My mutation makes me better at it than other people, why shouldn't I have fun doing it? I'll admit a certain desire, as a scientist of course, to test out my inventions against super-villains and monsters. They're perfect test subjects, and since they always seem to escape or come back for more, I'll be able to test refinements to said inventions against the same ones in order to generate useful data. And... I can tell that following in her footsteps makes her proud of me. I owe her so much, the least I can do is be who she wants me to - especially when that person will be able to do so much good, discover so many amazing things! quote:Who else, outside of the team, knows about your training?  Patches O'Malley, Minerva Minovsky's Butler Oh, Minerva's butler of course - Patches O'Malley. To be perfectly honest I'm quite aware that there's no way Patches is his real name, but neither he nor Minerva's ever been willing to mention how he acquired his nickname. That mystery aside, he's perhaps the most loyal and goodhearted person I've ever met, and he always knows what to say to make me feel just a little better when I'm being too emotional. Oftentimes it's just little things like my favorite snack after a particularly difficult day of training, or assistance with putting out a fire in the lab after I accidentally start one... he's emotionally brilliant in a way neither Minerva nor myself are. quote:Why do you care about the team? quote:What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? quote:What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you?  Rainbow Ribbon Ah, yes. Minerva's not my sponsor - Rainbow Ribbon, a mid-ranked Magical Girl (in her 30s) hero, is. I'm... still not sure why exactly this happened? I have wracked my brain and only come up with a few options, none of which are terribly good. You need to understand, the League might not know it, but she has a reputation as a troublemaker - showing up late to dangerous fights to take credit, doing her own thing rather than helping during team-ups, and all around being a giant nuisance. So yes, I have zero understanding of why she sponsored me - she's not friends with mother, I've never even met her before, and her paperwork went in a single day before those that Minerva filed. It's supremely odd. quote:What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? quote:Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excel in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. That said... the physical challenges didn't go so great. I've obviously exercised before, but I had a very hard time running a seven minute mile - and unbelievably, that was just the start of the challenge! After cardio and weight-lifting I nearly passed out, and I have to protest about the form these took. Specifically, I wasn't allowed to use any of my gadgets or inventions. Why can the super strong heroes use their strength for these when I can't use what I'm good at to excel? It's absurd! quote:What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP.  Minovsky Manor While it may be located in Sunshine Villa Zone, I've always felt that Minovsky Manor doesn't entirely belong here - and that's a good thing. Mother's certainly rich, that much is beyond undeniable - our house is positively sprawling - but actual work takes place here, not just idle luxury and decadence like the domiciles of the other inhabitants of this zone. 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THE BEACON Wow, Shining Shield Zone is so nice! Everything's clean and new, I haven't seen a single mugging since I got here and my smartphone is getting charged by the wi-fi! Back in Rust...uh, Patchwork Paradise things are a little less fancy - not so many heroes, see. And the ones we do have either go villain fast or get sucked into living somewhere like...well, like here. I'm starting to see why. Oh, sorry, I didn't introduce myself! I'm Vicky Fortmann. Are you here to participate in the trials? I'm so excited about it, just getting this far is such an honor! My powers? Uh...hey, are these real roses on the table? Something about the way my home zone's atmosphere works means we can't get most flowers to grow at all, let alone proper roses. Man, these smell great! Really makes all those old songs and things make sense. You aren't going to let the power thing go, are you? (sighs) My power isn't how I got here, OK? It's not important or cool or useful, which are all things I can be. I get a tiny glimpse of the future sometimes, just a second or so. Only when when something about to happen, but not in enough time to do anything useful except dodge a punch. Other than that I had to work for all my abilities which are what I would much rather tell you about. I'm the Paradise junior champion in parkour and mixed martial arts, including against powered people. Yes, serious powers get you bumped into the Unlimited category but I'd be competitive there as well! And yeah, maybe I've done some things that are technically 'illegal' but that's just part of growing up back home! So I'm going to take these trials, and I'm going to be fantastic, and then everyone can kiss my rear end! Sorry, was I yelling? Look, we kind of got off on the wrong foot there. My name is Zero. And I'm going to be the best hero the world has ever seen. You can come with me, if you like. quote:HERO NAME: Zero 2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? 3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? 4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. 5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. 6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? 7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? 8. (Optional) Thread titles? thatbastardken fucked around with this message at 10:40 on Aug 15, 2016 |
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I'm gonna put a Legacy right here at some point in the near future when I am not asleep.
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 WIP "A star is made not born" quote:When did you first appear on-screen? Is this some kind of stupid question? Everyone knows I was the star and winner of Make Me a Hero Series One. I beat out thousands of young boys and girls to earn the hero treatment of my dreams courtesy of I-M of course since the whole thing was a thinly veiled advertisement for them. I won the star prize and got the powers of my dreams. I look like an angel and these wings aren't just decorative I can do pretty crazy stunts with them. Of course the truth that those powers were what a series of focus groups had decided would prove popular with the people of Mega-City was never mentioned. quote:What do you tell people about how you got your powers? Officially they're my reward for winning Make Me a Hero. I-M uses proprietary formulae and genetic resequencing to tinker them up out of any normal average human. The idea is that for an extortionate amount of cash you could be juggling cars or shooting fireballs. The truth is rather more complex. Yes the powers can be granted this way but in most people they're temporary and unstable. Except for a lucky few who are genetically very compatible with their highly invasive and painful techniques. People like me. I'm one in a million apparently. That's why I suspect they rigged the whole Reality TV show for me to win. Come on don't act so shocked. They even helped me fake up a backstory that would tug at the heart strings and earn me thousands of votes. quote:What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. Well you know the official version I trust? But you were still smart enough to ask. The official version is that I grew up in Shining Shield Zone, to nice unexceptionable middle class parents. I performed adequately at school was modestly popular with my classmates and harboured a secret dream of being a hero from looking up to the League's Headquarters and daring to dream big. On a whim I decided to try out for the auditions for Make me a Hero and just became a sensation. I was the girl next door I was the everyman. I could be you or your kid. Or your little sister. The boys in marketing pulled a real blinder there I have to admit. Even my name is fake, I'm not really Aiya and I was trained to deliver my lines with just the right blend of innocence and spunk calculated to appeal.  The truth is rather darker. I'm another orphan abandoned by whatever family I had after the Exclusion. I grew up in Industry Zone Iota-Prime Or the Slag Pits as it's more properly known . I was one of the forgotten. Yeah Mega-City's dirty little secret. The children who fell through the cracks and had to survive as best I could. Ever eaten fried rat? it can be delicious if your hungry enough. Didn't even have a name. Everyone just used to call me "Rags" didn't go to school. Just survived day to day, no hope no future. Till a random police sweep picked me up. I got the standard battery of tests when I was picked up and I guess that's when I-M found me and made me an offer I couldn't refuse. quote:Who, outside of the team, supports your burgeoning star in every way possible?  That would be Richard Macdonald (no relation) my corporate liaison officer and PR Guru, He reports directly to one of the vice presidents of I-M I'm not sure which one. He's in charge of managing my engagements, my media appearances and my charity work. I don't know how much he knows about the whole thing but he seems like a decent guy for a corporate suit anyway. He just wants me to do what's best for me and make sure that corporate doesn't chew me up and spit me out. He handles my clothes he pays the rent on my apartment. And he does it with a smile and a joke. I think he likes working with me. I certainly like working with him. quote:Who, outside of the team, loathes what you represent? Frostbyte He's one of the big guns, the S-Ranking heroes, and I know he's had a few very public confrontations with I-M over the years. Always "rogue elements" or "improperly supervised contractors" of course and I'm the most prominent public face of the company. It was perhaps inevitable that he'd try and block my entry into the Trials. When that failed no doubt due a hefty lot of bribes he resorted to name calling. Not the most effective strategy let me tell you. He called me a "talentless hack who hadn't earned her powers but had been granted them by virtue of a pretty face" and it all went downhill form there. If only he knew the truth of what I went through to get here.... quote:Why do you care about the team? Because they do actual hero work. Not the publicity stunts I was involved in. Not the shady poo poo they had me doing. Remember that office fire where I rescued dozens of people from a burning skyscraper? It was owned by one of I-M's competitors and I was instructed to recover as much of their data backups as I could. I can't prove it but I even think they might have set the fire to start with. I wouldn't put it past them. So all the time I was getting praised for rescuing people while feeling like poo poo because I knew who caused them to be in danger in the first place. No, at least the league promises cleaner heroing. quote:What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? Heroing tests really well. It's fantastic PR and as my sponsor and "creator" I-M stands to benefit handsomely from my "endorsement." And I have to play along or it's back to the gutter for me. Or worse maybe some lab where they'll take me apart to find out what makes me so special. As for why the league specifically apparently solo heroes are on their way out. Everyone wants heroes that work as a team. That complement each other. That spend time together. Profits were going to be down so I needed to get on the team ASAP. quote:What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? WIP quote:What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? WIP quote:Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. WIP quote:6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? WIP quote:7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? WIP quote:8. (Optional) Thread titles? WIP quote:Name: Archangel Ferrosol fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Aug 16, 2016 |
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 Noriko Ametsuchi Daughter of the hero Panopticon (though some rumors suggest otherwise) and an unknown father, Noriko Ametsuchi inherited much of her mother's powers, though not a lot of her attitude. Besides the infamous dark portals, Noriko possesses the mental capacity to utilize them effectively, being capable of making rapid calculations in her head (useful for, say, using a series of portals and momentum acquired by free-falling to send oneself flying through the sky over the city and eventually land without breaking every bone in one's body), keep track of the location and linkage of numerous portals at once, and perfectly recall any location she's been to and create portals there regardless of her current location. Additionally, she has been augmenting her powers with more mundane means, such as close-combat training to compensate for her lack of offensive power, plus a collection of various things she can pull through portals when needed, whether useful tools applicable to the situation, or merely an extremely large object with which to break something. However, while her mother's record is marked by controversial "ends justify the means" decisions and some sinister rumors, even about the creation of the Exclusion Area, Noriko's heroic efforts thus far have been rather upstanding and idealistic. Making a point to focus on saving and helping people and making sure that her criminal takedowns don't leave lasting damage, she's attempting to distance herself from her mother's history and be what she calls a "true hero", even as, perhaps somewhat ironically, all her heroic activity up until now has been outside the League and thus technically vigilantism. [Writing more still.] quote:Look: Woman, half-Asian half-White, athletic body, casual clothes, simple costume. quote:Backstory Questions 1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? "As I said before, after I started rejecting my mother's training I began exploring other Zones of the City, even the dangerous parts. Especially the dangerous parts, really. Doing that, it wasn't exactly difficult to run into people who needed help, whether in the immediate sense or in more long-term ways, frequently both. And I, well, helped them. I stopped muggers and thieves and other criminals, I rescued people from dangerous situations, I tried to help get them what they needed to survive. I was just doing the right thing; I didn't even think of it as heroics until I happened to see an Internet article about 'Panopticon's Daughter Taking Up Her Mother's Mantle'. "Yeah, yeah. I wound up becoming a hero while running away from being a hero. What, was I supposed to not help those people, just because I wasn't happy with my mom? "Anyway, after some time of doing that, I realized I'd need to be official to really help, or at least to get other heroes to cooperate. While it's not like anyone could stop me from going where I wanted, they could still focus more on reprimanding me and being obstinate instead of actually helping after the fact. Besides, being part of the League comes with other benefits, and there are some things that would be difficult to do without membership." 2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? "This is where you'd expect something like me saying that I did it on my own, to make some statement of independence or show that I can do things on my own or whatever, some inspirational story of defiance. On some level, I'd like to say that's the case. "But, no. The true, boring answer is that my mother sponsored me. The day I decided I needed to join the League to keep doing what I've been doing, I came home to discover she had already registered me to attempt the trials. I hadn't even told her about my decision. I don't know how she knows these things sometimes." 5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. (Moved up for reasons.) "My mother retired from hero work to the Sunshine Villa Zone, a luxurious place for rich, important people to live, safe and isolated from all the problems, and the people, elsewhere in the City. I frequently accompanied her to Shining Shield Zone on her business while growing up, and lately I've been spending as much time as possible elsewhere, but I'm still from the Villa, I suppose." 3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? "Well, I'm assuming you mean 'free time' as 'my time spent not doing heroics', which is what I consider my free time from training, lessons, and so on. Besides roaming the City and helping people, though? Well, I read. Explore the City just to see it, whether on foot or 'flying' over the landscape. Sometimes I see a movie or something. I have my own independent training regimen. And I have... Some, friends. "As for my home life outside of training, well. People frequently come and visit my mother, but otherwise things are... Quiet. It's a large house, and it's just me, my mother, and the people who take care of the place there most of the time." 4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? "The Mental and Practical Challenges trials were both easy; many times I was able to find quick solutions even without using my powers, which often trivialized things when I did utilize them. The Physical trials were not too bad either; while not superhuman in that regard, I exercise and keep myself fit, and was able to give what I believe to be an acceptable performance. Obviously using my powers would have gotten around many of those tests, but that seemed against the spirit of things. "The Moral trials... I answered and acted as I believe a true hero, a decent person should, and for the most part I believe my actions should have satisfied the judges. However, more than once I had a scenario where I was supposed to make a choice with no good solution, where either option would result in someone not being saved or something bad happening to someone, or some people being sacrificed to save more. Choosing which group of people to save, or dealing with a situation where killing the villain was the only way to save those they threatened, and so on. In these situations, I nevertheless did my best to save everyone, despite that clearly being against the intentions of the scenario. More than once, thanks to my powers and quick-thinking, I was able to do so. But sometimes I wasn't. "Nothing I've done in my heroic efforts thus far has been like that, and while it was just a test, those failures nevertheless affected me deeply. I don't know what those trials were meant to judge, and they almost feel more like they were meant to make a point than to evaluate me. I'm still thinking about them; I'm don't know if my actions were the 'correct' answers, but more importantly, I'm not sure if they were the right ones." 6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? 7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? Using her portals to do things like launch herself through the air, summon objects and tools, and other things along those lines. Also probably a shot of her looking broody, juxtaposed with Panopticon being her mysterious self. 8. (Optional) Thread titles? Roland Jones fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Aug 22, 2016 |
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Nevermind, both playbooks I had ideas for are disallowed. May be an app here, prolly not.
Yami Fenrir fucked around with this message at 10:27 on Aug 15, 2016 |
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  quote:Name: Beta Hello there, I am Subject P150-2. Were you expecting me to look different? That be suboptimal for becoming a hero. After all, my creator, Dr. Ritsuko, said that people would feel more comfortable if I looked human. Though I may be an artificial construct, I have been optimized for being a hero and not looking human could scare people. My name is confusing? I was told that I should introduce myself formally to indicate respect. It is my identification code and Dr. Ritsuko had no problems with it. A name that is not my identification code? If that is the case, you may call me Beta. That’s what I have been instructed to tell people. Dr. Ritsuko said that people might get confused about my name, but I didn’t believe her. It looks like she was right again. Dr. Ritsuko is my creator who I live with. Her lab is in the higher levels of Island Tower Zone. She tells me that she is famous. You haven’t heard about her? Odd. She’s only the most accomplished, amazing, wonderful, beautiful, and intelligent hero scientist in the entire known universe that has existed or will ever exist. That’s what she tells me at least. I haven’t had that many opportunities to see the world for myself. All that I know is what Dr. Ritsuko has told me. I was only created around 2 years ago. Dr. Ritsuko tells me that she created me as a proof of concept. The concept was that artificial lifeforms could emulate powers that are even stronger than the powers that stronger humans claim to have. She tells me that she wanted to “rub it in their faces” and that “they all thought that she was crazy”. I was the result of years into the study of technology and its capabilities. What does that mean? Well my body is organic, but it isn’t like a human. For one thing, I am able to secrete a cooling agent from my skin that interfaces with my mind to freeze the air around me. I can create constructs, reduce temperatures around me and make ice cream. Dr. Ritsuko was particularly proud of that last achievement, though I do not know how it is relevant towards the act of being a superhero. Dr. Ritsuko also incorporated technology that is symbiotic with my organic components. Once such technology is the sonic blasters that can extend or retract into my skin depending on whether I need them or not. Additionally, there are circuits that have been incorporated into my skin that can allow me to regenerate. Dr. Ritsuko, however, said that it was only a last resort since the last time the regeneration was attempted, it had some unfortunate side effects. I wonder what they were. Through my time with Dr. Ritsuko, I found that the illogicality intrigued me. Why are humans illogical? What causes them to do so and does it have an evolutionary benefit? I feel that is only something that can be found if I were to interact with others and spend time with them. After all, Dr. Ritsuko tells me she is the most logical person in the world. I can’t rely on her to learn about human’s illogicality. quote:1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? It’s what I was built for. Dr. Ritsuko wanted to see the potential that technology had in emulating superpowers. She probably had always wanted me to try being a superhero, if not to demonstrate her intellect. Additionally, I had started to want to learn more about humans and expressed an interest in doing so to Dr. Ritsuko. She told me that being a hero would allow me to interact with all sorts of people and that she was going to get me to be one anyways whether I wanted to or not. In a way, it means that I became a hero of my own free will. quote:2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you?  That was Dr. Ritsuko. Once I had expressed interest in being a hero, she flew towards the phone to get in contact with The League. She said to me that she used to be a prominent member of The League, but had recently stepped down from full hero obligations to focus on her research. Some of her devices are still used by the League to this day, which she loves to mention. The call lasted for some time and afterwards, Dr. Ritsuko said that she was successful in getting me to participate in the trails. She didn’t seem too happy though and started to complain about how almighty Panopticon was and how she would should Panopticon just how awesome she was through me. She then started to drill me about how I needed to always remember the task at hand and fulfil them to the best of my abilities. There have been very few times that I have seen her as emotional as she was at that moment. Maybe Dr. Ritsuko is not as logical as I thought? quote:3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? Free time? I don’t feel I am familiar with that term. Every day is the same with Dr. Ritsuko. I help her with her experiments, do tests to see how my powers are manifesting and clean up after her messes. I don’t have much else to do. Dr. Ritsuko wouldn’t let me go outside until recently and she doesn’t get many visitors around her lab either. You mean apart from that? Well, sometimes I like to read. Dr. Ritsuko has many books in the lab and if I don’t need to help Dr. Ritsuko clean up after an explosion or make ice cream for her after a particularly difficult day, I just like reading. Most of the books are scientific books, but there are some that Dr. Ritsuko calls romantic novels. While I certainly didn’t understand what was going on in them, they did get me interested in humans. After all, this was something that I couldn’t understand just by reading. It was exciting. quote:4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? The easiest by far was the physical challenge. They had me race against 5 other candidates in an obstacle course through a quarantined area within the Shining Shield Zone. Using my sonic blasters in an optimal manner to propel me in the beginning and then ice roads to glide on for the rest of the challenge, I was much faster than all of my competitors. Some even tried to use their abilities on me, but it was only a minor inconvenience that was dealt with through building ice walls to deflect the attacks. I am surprised they didn’t put up a better fight. I don't believe them, but people tell me I didn’t do as well in the Moral challenge. I was presented with a situation where I could either save a group of people from a collapsing building or capture a villain that was escaping. Supposedly, the correct answer was to let the villain go and save the people. However, there was a brief at a beginning saying that we couldn’t let the villain get away. I was told to never stray from the task I was given, so I obviously went after the villain first. I still managed to find enough time to save the group of people, but people kept on giving me odd looks. I still don’t understand what I did wrong. I completed the task of stopping the villain and saved the people. I thought that completing the task was the most important thing to that. That’s what Dr. Ritsuko told me to do. Maybe this is the illogicality of humans in action. quote:5. What zone are you from? As I said before, Dr. Ritsuko and I live in Island Tower Zone. Known as one of the zones with the highest level of innovative technology, it would only make sense for a scientist with the calibre of Dr. Ritsuko to live there. As her creation, I also have access to the privileges given to those who are able to live on the higher levels. I hear from Dr. Ritsuko that the lower levels are basically slums. I’m glad that I don’t have to live there. quote:6. What's your character's theme song? I do enjoy listening to this song quite a bit. quote:7. What does your character do in the anime opening? The scenery is shrouded in mist. As I walk forward, the camera zooms in on my skin, which shows miniscule holes through which the mist is being released from. Zooming out, an ice wall suddenly appears to my left and deflects some bullets that were flying towards me. As an enemy approaches from my right, I create an ice hammer and smash them away with it. I then turn to the camera, extend one of my hands outwards and shoot a sonic burst at it, causing a transition. jimmydalad fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Aug 16, 2016 |
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Not sure what I want to app. But I'll put something up soon.
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Noooo stop it, stop making Mask games I can't stop making apps for them! Outsider Here EDIT:  Nameless, The Outsider [What is home?] [Is it where you lay your head to sleep? Is it where you are born? Is it where you choose to die? But when you have not been given that choice, it has been made for you is that home?] [And where is home?] [When you have been cast out because they dare not kill you lest they rise the ire of the people, but they seek to deny you your birthright. When they send you into the deep wastes far from home against your will, and all you have left is what you could carry, where is home then? 'The Emperor has decreed that the Crown Scion Sha'La'Shas'Kah shall hence forth be Nameless. If you wish to keep your life and those of your family then leave this place Nameless. You will go into the wastes and you will seek the great civilization of the Soft-Skinned people, and there you will remain as our envoy, and if thou wishes to rebel then your kith and kin will be slain in the darkness. This will be known, it has been made certain, leave Nameless our eyes are forever upon you.' ] [May Shaarj eat their eyes! They slay my kin, they put my father to the sword, they tear his name out of the amber and they throw his last scion to the four winds to fend for himself. 'Ambassador to the great 'Meega Ceetee' of the soft-skinned people' they have declared me, that I have willingly given my rightful sovereignty to the throne to serve as the lap dog of a usurper but what may I do from this point? To resist them now at this point would see me die a lonely death far from home and the death of the rest of my family in shame, the knives of the usurper are always at my back, I can never truly escape them even here. Enemies in the dark have left me nothing but bones in this one's home of old, the Dread Wastes are a ghost of the past.] [But here in this, 'Meegah Ceetee' the soft-skinned people are strong, their rulers have been kind to this Nameless one they have allowed this one to join their ranks of their great warrior caste of 'Hee-ros', paragons of justice, enemies of disorder. To escape the shame of my past, and to be offered a new future among these people has left me conflicted. If I choose this to be my home, then what does that make my lands of old?] [To my smiling enemies, I will be the obedient servant for the false emperor in the homeland. But to my adopted home here, I shall become a 'Hee-ro', I shall grow in strength, I shall gather the allies from my new home and I shall prepare. And maybe one day, those who have banished me will regret the day they deigned to try and control the last son of Klaxxi. The fist of Shaarj will see them dashed on the rocks.] quote:• Where do you come from?  [You may refer to it as The Dread Wastes, this one refers to it as The Radiant Empire of the Klaxxi. It has a reputation of being a blasted and inhospitable wasteland to most, and you would be mostly correct but hard circumstances breed harder people, and although the temporal shattering was not kind to our people we have survived and continue to thrive.] [At least this is what one had assumed, this one was not aware of the petty power struggles that divided us until the day that everything this one knew was taken from me by usurpers. I am told they squabble over the throne even now in their moment of victory, it would be laughable if it didn't make one's blood boil.] quote:• Why did you come to the Mega City Exclusion Area? [When the Fiends from the Outside came, we have heard many troubling tales. Some attempted to fight them and did not succeed, some only had the option to run and hide, and others - Shaarj forbid - attempted to appease the broken things with sacrifices. And yet we have heard of only two places that have fought the Broken Things and won, the Klaxxi Empire and the soft-skinned 'Human' people in their steel fortress of 'Meegah Ceetee'.] [The Usurper knows not what to think of beings such as these, they have no great army, no famous warlords, no subject nations and yet these fleshy beings with maybe one ounce of psionic potential across 100 'Humans', and their soft weak bodies have taken the greatest threat to have ever beset the empire and defeated it handily? So in order to force the rightful heir out of position and to learn more about these strange people with their 'Hee-ros' and huge hive structure they have sent me as Envoy to the great Klaxxi Empire] Nameless spits quote:• Why do you want to stay here (for now at least)? [One does not have a choice in the matter the Usurper has me in his grasp. If I return now my family dies, if I run from my assigned post my family dies, if I do not obey my family dies. I am forced into an impossible situation and my only recourse is to keep one's head down and bide my time.] [And yet this is not as much as a penance as I first assumed. When I had first arrived at the great walls of the 'Meegah Ceetee', the strange soft-skin people welcomed me. They have treated me, an outsider of no status here in this alien society as an equal. Kindness is not a commodity I am entirely used to, even in the glory days of the Empire the routine of day to day life was a harsh one of the strong battling the strong, perhaps there is more to these people then mere physical attributes supply.] quote:• Why do your people want you to come home? [Between the petty squabbling of Warlords causing untold damage to everything my father has built, and the Usurpers seeming inability to control them, choosing instead to scheme and plot against themselves, the People are crying out for salvation before these fools wreck everything I stand for, the dynasty that represented 1000 years of a strong and enlightened rule has been overturned by adventurers and replaced with a foundation of sand. In this world right now, the collapse of the empire might just mean not just the death of our nation, but the death of our people.] [But one can't come back, not yet, not until one is strong enough to crush this false regime. This one is not ready to fight just yet, not whilst one is untested in combat.] quote:• Why do you care about the team? [My culture values strength, not merely the physical strength of the body, but strengths in other disciplines. My comrades in arms, they are strong in these ways, they are strong in other ways, and this one is starting to suspect that there is such thing as 'Strength of Heart'. This one is uncertain what this entails just yet, one would like to find out.] quote:• What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? [This one wishes to join the great warrior caste of heroes! It will elevate one's status in his new adopted society one is certain, and with this position comes the opportunity to test one's might against great beasts and fiendish villains. It is the perfect training, it is the perfect opportunity. This one will seize it with alacrity.] quote:• What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? [In our culture, we do not have 'patronage' if you need someone else's help to stand, it is assumed your abilities are not sufficient. I set out to prove myself to these Humans on the merit of my training and royal education.] [Those things did not matter however, when I ran into the immediate and somewhat mundane obstacle that one had considerable trouble with. Being unable to speak, read, or understand the language of the humans. This one found this small thing to be an immediate and pressing problem on entry, for although one's 'retainers' are capable of this feat this one was not. One had decided that one perhaps needed some assistance after all.]  [This is how one met the humanoid twins known as The Mercier Twins to assist one in this matter. The siblings between the two of them form one capable Omniglot. The 'brother' Roberto is capable of speaking all languages, even those that should not physically be possible to replicate on the human tongue but cannot understand meaning, whilst the 'sister' Marianne can read and instinctively understand all languages but cannot speak any but her native tongue. Between the two of them they were of great help in constructing the translator that one now wears around his neck in the company of the soft-skinned people. In return they have asked my assistance on their numerous 'archaeology' projects, for the 'Meegah Ceetee' is old, and the things it contains are many. They are some of the first companions I have made in the city.] quote:• What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? [The path of Y'Sharrj, does not end when you leave the Dojo. This one must train his body and mind to ensure he remains in the perfect physical condition to crush his opponents. Although perhaps maybe, one allows oneself just a little bit indulgence of the soft-skinned people's entertainment customs, one is fascinated by it's range of foods, and the mall of many shopping places of which to purchase things, this is a concept that I have not seen before and would like to engage in.] [But, I cannot forget why I am here, or what I intend to do.] quote:• Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excel in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. [The Physical challenge was of no consequence, the members of one's species are in possession considerable strength and stamina gained from the harsh circumstances of our upbringing, after all you do not survive out in the Dread Wastes if you are not at the peak physical fitness. And one has taken one's body and honed it into a finely tuned weapon of personalized destruction at the hands of the Monks of Y'Shaarj, so a routine of 100 Push-Ups, 100 Sit-Ups, 100 Squats, and a 10km run in in the span of one day were well within my abilities.] [The Moral challenge confused me, I did not seem to get any of the questions correct even though I gave the right answers. A thief who steals from those in dire need is lower then the worms, is it not right to tear their arms off so they may never steal again? And a murderer is not blinded, crippled, and left in the deep desert to die even if he has committed the crime of crimes to his fellows? Nothing destroys the mutual trust in a tribe faster then a thief or a murder among the kith and kin, so we operate on the maximum amount of deterrent, with a minimal of re-offending.] quote:• What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP.  [After a long and arduous journey through the deepest wastes, this one had arrived within the boundries of the Ancient Metropolis Zone. And this is where one has chosen to stay whilst he resides in the lands of the Humans. For it is sufficiently tranquil and there are not many distractions to interrupt one's training. [And... It reminds this one of his homeland, one feels out of place in the towering structures of metal and glass that are common place in many zones within the 'Meegah Ceetee', but this one has grown up around and has always preferred the simple homely comforts of walls of brick and floors of stone, it meets all of one's needs as an ascetic traveller. And it is within short walking distance of the store of many conveniences.] quote:• (Optional) What's your character's theme song? Guilty Gear Xrd REVELATOR OST - The Tuner (Kum Haehyun's Theme) quote:• (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? The previous scene is dented as a fist impacts on the frame, it is followed up by many more fists in rapid succession as the camera pans around, to reveal Nameless pummeling a rogue mining robot into scrap with his bare claws. When more drones drop behind him, he wrenches the rivets out of their fallen companions with his psionic powers and fires them towards the incoming mob, shredding them to pieces on impact. As more drones approach from off-screen, Nameless leaps towards the cameraman! quote:• (Optional) Thread titles? >Roll +Superior to Pose! >Report Angst to your nearest moral officer >Can we be heroes? Just for one day? quote:Hero Name: Nameless TheNabster fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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can I be a wizard (:
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Nooner posted:can I be a wizard (: You specifically are not allowed to app.
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Edit: Widthdrawn application.
Arashiofordo3 fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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im a chronomancer, I am going to cast slow my next turn
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  quote:Hero Name: Wane A3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? I was raised by my dad, who buys and sells hero memorabilia. He has a big collection of memorabilia for all the heroes in the League, especially Panopticon, Loca, and Desiree. I never knew my mom. Dad told me she was great, brilliant even. He told me she was a hero, but if she was maybe she'd still be here. I mean, at least she survived to bring me into the world, right? But Dad also told me she was a great artist, so I tried to follow in her footsteps... Well, more ways than one now. A5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. Sacred Valley Zone. Really peaceful there, and they have all sorts of ceremonies in celebration of the Moon. I loved it there, really, but... P1: How did you get your powers? I exploded the house. Yeah, I know, happens all the time, right? I was trying to reach something behind the fridge, and I tried my usual 'make an invisible stick that can reach stuff' power, when it turned into an axe and dropped onto the stove. I mean, it was a really cool axe. Musta been a full Moon or something, for me to realize my powers. And, we were fine, really. I made a shield for myself. Dad was fine, I felt awesome, and... yeah. Superpowers. Neat. P4: Why do you try to be a hero? Well, Dad was feeling pretty distraught after that, since all his figures were gonzo, but I spent most of my time experimenting with what I can and can't make. I can make weapons, shields, copies of myself, and make stuff look like other stuff. With all that at my disposal, why shouldn't I? P2: What do you do for fun? So I went to Island Tower Zone to try my luck. In the shadows, y'know? And it was there that I discovered graffiti; you know, street art. It was awesome, and I was on it in a snap. These powers allow me to imprint stuff on walls, so it's real easy to leave my mark. And since every good artist has a signature tag, I chose a name that links me to the Moon while still sounding like a name: Wane. P3: Who, outside the team, thinks better of you than you do? ...My twin brother. Okay, so, Ras (short for Rasputin) was born a few minutes after me, right before Mom died. We got along a little, developed a connection, and went our separate ways shortly before I blew up the house. He got an internship. Last time I saw him was kind of tumultuous for both of us. He asked me what I was up to, I told him about my powers, and he said he did too. And I showed him my art, but... the look in his eyes was disappointment. And he said, "You know I look up to you, but... is this really what Mom would want you to do with her gift?" We haven't spoken since. That's not why I didn't mention him, though. You see... he's a bad guy. A suit for an oppressive corporation in Island Tower Zone named after their CEO, a guy code-named Riptide. Sometimes I get chills looking at their offices, and I just know that's Ras trying to keep me away. A1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? Okay, so now the cat's out of the bag. Riptide knows I'm an unregistered hero, right? I start seeing people turn their heads toward me, and I think they might be suits. I think everybody's a suit, and I'm watching my back like crazy, and more importantly I can't make my art. Not like that. So I say, gently caress that noise, I'll join the league! Only... I was broke and feeling kinda trapped. And that's when... A2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you?  I met Chibi. She had stumbled into the alley, one foot in a bucket. "Hello~o!" she said, "I've been searching for you~  " I already knew people were searching for me, so I drew my axe. She said, "Whoa-no-no-no! I'm from the League ! I could feel your strong Heart bursting with passion!" She explained that her power, in addition to filling people with emotion, could also empathetically home in on strong emotions, which is why she was a good recruiter for the League.So she walked me to Shining Shield Zone, opened the doors for me and sang out, "Nya na-na-naa~ !"I bet it was pretty underwhelming. All that buildup just for plain old me. A4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excel in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. My power, which was helpfully classified to me as "hard light manipulation," made the Practical Challenges a cakewalk since I could theoretically make a tool that solves whatever problem they threw at me. Oh no, dam's bursting, better get a spear just the right size to plug the hole. Some car's about to get run over by a sentient steam train? Well, dislodge the car with my axe, toss a couple dozen hammers at the train, and I know that wouldn't stop it and it's not too elegant, but just a big... shield thing to block the tracks. I thought Mental would be, like, a written test, but it turned out to be more like Mental Fortitude for me. They put me in a dark room and told me to wait for the test to start. I'm like, 'Okay, I get it, it's a trap.' And... nothing happened. I was just in a big dark room. And I was getting bored. Beyond bored; stir-crazy more like. And so, just for fun, I started putting stuff on the walls. And then, they got all warped like they were melting. And right when I thought I was going to be in there forever, they opened the door, and I resisted the strongest urge I've ever had to just tear poo poo up. Instead, I smiled and said, "Is that all?" I'll tell you this: I never let them see me sweat. P5: Why do you care about the team? I've been on the streets for a while, so the prospect of a 'family' that isn't totally shut in or working for the man... kinda appeals to me. Even though I was technically the big brother, seeing Ras fulfill his stupid lovely dreams makes me kinda jealous. Like I was the little brother after all. I mean, I didn't have a big brother, so what do I know? Maybe... Maybe I could use one. A6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? Whatever this is. A7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? SCENE 1 (Introduction): He leans against a brick wall, under a painted crescent moon and sun. SCENE 2 (Fighting Montage): One of him lunges toward the camera, disappears into purple lines, and the real Wane slashes across. SCENE 3 (Quick-Cut Montage): He looks up from something. A face very similar to his can be seen in the shadows. A lens flare shines down. WHITEOUT. A8. (Optional) Thread titles? Double May Care fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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 暗剣殺 (Ankensatsu) The Reformed posted:Real Name: Hattori Kouzai Background posted:Who mentored you in super-villainy? Additional Questions posted:1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? Tricky fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Aug 16, 2016 |
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 You might of heard of me. I'm Five, or if you prefer Eleos I'm dead. Oh, I don't look it on the outside. I breath like you. I move like you. My heart beats like yours. I even talk and walk and pretend like I'm a real person, but its only a matter of time. She's on to me. She must know by now, that I'm feeding on her powers. That I'm taking what's not rightfully mine, and worse, I'm using it for goals that she wouldn't approve of. I'm... being selfless. Its... complicated. I wasn't born. Not really. I was decanted from a tube. Outside of Mega City. In a bubble in space. When I was "born", I was already an adult. We... my pod, were an experiment from Abraxia, you might know her as The Golden Doom. She was human, once, and made us in her image. I don't remember that much about the Facility. Oh, it was in a fragment that was... not quite right, it was white, and shiny, and the scent of medicine covered every surface. I don't remember my birth, exactly, but the first thing I ever saw was Abraxia in all her glory. You may not have seen her before, and pictures don't do her justice. They might capture the golden wings, or the single scar from her eyebrow into the cloudlike billows of her robe, but it can't capture her inhuman gaze, when her golden eyes lock with yours, or the way she moves with a perfect, fluid grace. She looks like a person, but after seeing her even my movement seem... clumsy, impossibly slow and lacking grace. Her voice... she could make you believe anything. She raised us, the six of us, with stories, terrible, wonderful stories, of humanity, of their terrible rise to glory, and their more terrible descent away from the glory of truth. Of how they had to be punished. How mankind could only be restored to their former glory in one way, if their way of life was utterly destroyed. We learned too, of the tyrant, Panopticon, and how she had, in her arrogance, thought to preserve mankind from their fate and rebirth. How she must be ended and her precious order torn down. We were made, in her image, with access of her powers, because one... demi god, can't be in many places at once. We were imperfect of course, we didn't have the same powers, the same abilities, we could never equal her. But we could fight for her. We didn't have names, I was simply Five. I don't know how long it took before we were ready to fight, I simply know that our training was harsh... and that we loved her. Three was our leader. Like Abraxia, he had high standards for us, but unlike our mother, he had compassion. It was he who led us into our first mission, a minor raid, into an area held by Broken Things an old lab, where we could "magnify our powers". I don't like to talk about it. Four... four died. Two was hurt, mauled beyond recognition, we had to carry him. The survivors, the five of us, fled to the lab. We expected mercy. Compassion. Instead Abraxia... was beyond furious. I have never seen rage like that before. She flayed Three's flesh from his very bones, the lab she smote Two into ruin, she gave chase, across the wasteland, mile by mile, we died, one by one. I remember only fear, perpetual fear, and then... pain. When I awoke, I was buried in rubble. It took days, days for me to dig myself out from the rubble. When I did, finally, painfully, emerge I was no longer Five, I was Eleos. I ran into her then, Deadeye, inspecting the source of the explosion. It turns out we weren't that far from the Exclusion Zone the whole time. I was too wounded to fight, even though I knew he was evil, but in her I saw something I'd only seen in Three. Compassion. She half pulled, half dragged me to the city. As I healed, she visited me, she didn't ask about my past, not much, anyway, and I appreciated it. I researched. Intensely. I have always been good at learning. Abraxia. The history of the city. The nature of mankind. I learned, a lot. Little by little. I visited the lab again. I knew enough about Abraxia then to know that in her arrogance she would discard it, never return to the site of a failure. Still, I discovered how to power its engines, I moved it. She could find it, if she really wanted, but The Lab became my hiding spot, my sanctum, and the wondrous technology within is just another tool in my arsenal. Because I'm going to avenge myself on Abraxia. I'm going to avenge Three, and all the others who died. I am going to prove that humanity doesn't need to die. That no one, no one, needs to suffer. That Abraxia is wrong. I am Eleos, the shield of mercy. I will gather the fragments of the Spear of Gungir, I will protect my new family, more importantly, I will show that mankind deserves to live. 1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? Answered in backstory. 2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? When I expressed interest in becoming a hero, for real, Deadeye sponsored me. She... I dunno why, but she seems to have taken a shine to me. I don't understand why. I'm hardly a good person, or worthy of it, but there we go. 3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? I spend the majority of my time reading. There's so much I didn't know. That I missed out on. Plus uh... knitting. It's relaxing. Not that I'm embarrassed, but uh... heroes don't knit? I try to avoid people for the most part, I... I don't want them to get hurt when she comes after me. 4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excel in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. I struggled with the Moral trials. Not because they're hard, I knew almost immediately what the answer was *supposed* to be, but it went against my every instinct to *do* those things. We were taught to be selfish, to place ourselves above the team. That the weak should die. So when the challenge featured throwing myself in the path of a meteor to save a building full of civilians, my brain was ready, but my body resisted... 5. What zone do you live in? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. I have a tiny little penthouse in the Sunshine Villa right above the library, which is where I spend the majority of the time when I'm not spending training or doing hero things. Its calm and peaceful. I like the feel of books, and just being quietly away from the world. 6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? This When did you first learn of your doom? During the trials. I noticed that when... if, I pushed to hard, I could almost feel her there, watching over my shoulder. Abraxia. I'd always know my powers were the results of a connection between me and her, that one day it might be rekindled, but I never realized that it was a latent, living thing. That I had to be careful. I don't *think* she's fully aware of it, not yet anyway. But once she knows, I'm as good as dead. Where did you get your sanctuary? Its the lab where I grew up, I went back and... stole it, from Abraxia. Its mine now. How is your nemesis tied into your doom? Abraxia is for lack of a better term my mother. Who hates humanity. Once she finds out what I'm doing, she's going to find me, and kill me, and there's nothing I can do to keep her from doing that. Who, outside of the team, is crucial to facing your nemesis? Gungir. He's an ancient AI. Part of a defense grid. He's buried deep in a mountain range. He's... broken, his main core personality was broken into pieces and hidden. From everything I've read he's powerful enough to help me fight Atraxia. She mentioned him, offhand, once, as an enemy she banished long ago. Ever since, I've know that he's going to be instrumental in my fight Why does the team matter to you? I've lost my team before. People I grew up with, die one by one as I stood by helpless to save them. I won't let that happen again. My team is my family, and I will protect them, at any cost. quote:Hero Name: Eleos TheCog fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Aug 16, 2016 |
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 Takashima Mayuko, Phantom Steel quote:Backstory quote:The Legacy quote:Legacy Indigo Cephalopods fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Aug 18, 2016 |
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  Code Name: Neon Savior Real Name: Yamiyo Kouki Mask: The Beacon Look: Man, White, Smiling Face, Comfortable Clothing, Flashy Costume Abilities: If you have superpowers, they’re pretty minor or not noticeable. - Make things glow with low intensity light after touching them. At least he can choose the color! If you have skills, you carry the necessary equipment. Choose two: - Martial Arts - Acrobatics Labels Freak: -1 Danger: -1 Savior: +2 Superior: +1 Mundane: +2 Conditions None Currently Backstory How Did You Gain Your Skills? After my sister got hurt, well, I was kinda angry at the world. It didn’t make sense that someone who wanted to help others so much could be just … randomly have their lives derailed like that. It was hard to have faith in anything, really, and I kinda lashed out at the injustice of it all. After I came home hurt from a fight, Dad decided he wasn’t going to lose both his children, and pulled a few strings. I never got the full story of how Dad knew Sifu, just that they’d met as a result of Dad’s work. Sifu’s power was pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, he just aged really slowly. Still, it meant that he’d been around for a while and had seen a lot. Things started off with martial arts instruction, because, hey, if I was going to get into fights I should at least win them so Dad could stop worrying. Still, that was a gateway into other things, like greater self-discipline, and cooling my head. Sifu is the one who taught me that if we’re unhappy with the state of the world, we have to embody the change we hope to see. When Did You First Put On Your Costume? I guess it was a little more than a year ago now. I’d made the thing weeks before I ever dared to put it on. I was waffling, I was sure that it was what I wanted, but, it was also definitely dangerous. I kept thinking that, if I got killed, what would it mean for my family? Would my sister blame herself for “pushing” me into the life? Would anyone even understand what it was I was trying to do? I guess I found myself visiting Hikari’s room more often than usual, because she noticed something was up with me. She told me not to worry about her. That I couldn’t keep putting off my own life for her sake. I guess I kind of already knew that, but … I needed to hear it. I needed permission, so to speak. The first night out, all I’d wanted to do was jump around the town a bit. Get a feel for things, you know, establish a routine. Still, I came across a small gang harassing some tourists who’d strayed out of the safety of the Carnival. Knives and clubs, nothing terribly advanced, but, you know, it was still my first time out so the adrenaline was riding high when I came down on the first guy like a sack of bricks. The training did most of the work for me after that, used the body to break my fall and rolled straight into the fray. Couldn’t have taken more than a few seconds, but the glowing trails left by my suit made the whole thing flashy for the scared folks I’d intervened on the behalf of. I remember looking down at the three guys I’d just pulverized, shaking while the adrenaline ran its course when a woman’s voice brought me out of it. I finally got a real look at the out of towners, a family. A man, his wife, and an eight year old boy, they were looking at me with this mix of gratitude and uncertainty like they didn’t know what I was going to do next. Still, the woman thanked me, and that’s when I’d fully realized that I’d done it. I shifted the runners in my suit from dark red to a calmer blue and sketched a little bow (you won’t get far in Shimmering Twilight without a bit of showmanship), before telling them the way back to the safer parts of the Zone. That’s the first time I knew I was making a difference. Whenever I feel those creeping doubts about this hero biz, I think back to that alley, to that family. Their expressions are etched clearly into my memory, and they give me the strength to get back up and do it all again. Who, Outside The Team, Thinks You Shouldn’t Be A Superhero?  I heard somewhere that he's a dog in a robot suit...that can't be right, can it? Police Lieutenant Rembrant, eugh, what a hardcase. The way I hear it, in the old world the guy was special forces, and when he came home he decided that the police was the best place for him to put his training to serve his home community. When the Broken came, he was in the streets alongside the soldiers, helping protect the shelters they’d hastily erected to protect the citizens who couldn’t be evacuated. It’d be so much easier if he was corrupt, but no, somehow I managed to get one of the few cops in the city with a conscience on my case. As far as I can tell, the guy thinks I’m too young for the job. I mean, he’s actually worried about me, at least half as much as the idea that I’ll do something reckless and get someone hurt. I guess my string of victories counts for something at least, just not enough to keep him from sending me to Juvie if I ever get a little too comfortable. Maybe going legit and joining the League will get him to back off, but the guy’s got a reputation for being bullheaded. I won’t hold my breath. Why Do You Try To Be A Hero? This whole thing? Neon Savior? That wasn’t really my dream, it was Hikari’s. Since she was a kid, she really idolized the members of the League. Her power is really much more suitable for the job too. She’s a light manipulator like me, but she can shine so much brighter, and focus that light into a pinpoint laser capable of cutting through steel. I really hope that someday the rest of you can meet the Shining Savior who I owe so much to. Even with things how they are, when it would be so easy to be jealous or angry at me for taking up her dream, she’s my biggest booster. That said, it isn’t like I just arbitrarily decided to put on this suit for her. It’s more like, being around her as much as I am influenced me to want this too. Things like what happened to my sister can happen to anyone, they happen every day. The Broken, criminal enterprise, or just dangerous neglect can destroy a person’s happy life in an instant. I hate that, I can’t accept that. So, I hid my face and went out there to save as many of those lives as I could. Maybe in another Zone, I’d have become a policeman. In Shimmering Twilight though, the municipal government is weak, and law enforcement is handled by private contractors. Politics play too big a part in which cases the law there can actually pursue. The end result is that the little independent guys get slammed with heavy penalties to give the impression that the government is tough on crime, while the big fish with connections basically get immunity as long as they don’t flaunt the law too publically. It twists my guts that people like me have to wear a mask, while the Zaibatsus strut about the place like they own it. Why Do You Care About The Team? I’m not going to lie, my primary goal for joining the League is to get on the front line of the fight against The Broken. All the other work I do is important, sure, but I’ve got a personal grievance with those freaks. As an independent act, the best I can hope to do is clean up after the major action is done, or hope maybe that I find them first and call in the cavalry before I’m overrun. As a member of the League, I can make meaningful strikes against their incursions wherever they’re found. Beyond that, well, the pay is good too. Hikari’s condition is mostly stable, but the treatments to keep her that way are expensive. I don’t mind living cheaply if it helps my family get through this. I guess, maybe, I’m hoping that somewhere along the way I’ll find something that can be used to cure her completely. That kind of thinking is probably a pipedream, but, hey, heroing is all about making miracles happen and saving lives. A bit of hope never hurt. When Our Team First Came Together We found signs that this incident was just the start of something bigger. What were the signs? Relationships _____________ is awesome, and you take every chance you get to hang out with them. You’ve got to prove yourself to ______________ before you feel like a real hero. Influence You are so excited to be here. Give Influence over you to three of your team mates. Beacon Moves Pretty Much A Superhero: When you bring up your superhero name to someone important (your call) for the first time, roll +Savior. On a hit, they’ve heard of you; say which of your exploits they’ve heard about and which Label they think applies. On a 7-9, the GM will tell you something else they’ve heard, and pick a second Label they assign to you. On a mis, they don’t take you seriously or mistrust you moving forward. Suck it, Domitian: When you stand strong while dramatically under fire, roll +Savior instead of + Danger to Directly Engage A Threat. Drives Choose four drives to mark at the start of play. When you fulfill a marked drive, strike it out and choose one: Mark Potential, Clear a Condition, take Influence over someone involved. When your four marked drives are all struck out, choose and mark four new drives. When all drives are struck out, change playbooks, retire from the life, or become a paragon of the city. - Drive a fantastical vehicle - Take down a threat all on your own - Help a teammate when they most need you - Kiss someone dangerous Moment of Truth This is the moment you show them exactly why you belong here. You can do any one thing, take out any one enemy, no matter how insane, no matter how ridiculous, because that’s you. Their jaws are gonna drop when you’re done. Of course, pulling off a stunt like this tends to bring unwanted attention and a dangerous reputation… Team Moves When you share a triumphant celebration with someone, tell them how they’re awesome and add a Team to the pool. If they tell you how you’re awesome in return, add another Team to the pool When you share a vulnerability or weakness with someone, ask them to confirm or deny that you should be here. If they confirm it, mark potential and give them Influence over you. If they deny it, mark Angry and shift one Label up and one Label down, your choice. 1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the League, rather than staying Unregistered. My sister, Yamiyo Hikari, always wanted to be a hero. She trained so hard, training her light generating abilities, studying the moves of the great heroes of the past, she even had plans to learn criminal psychology and criminology when she got a little older. What do you want me to say, I worshipped my sister a little bit, she shined so brightly where I was just a little glow bug that could barely be seen next to her. I wanted to see how far she could go, and be with her all the way. Unfortunately, when I was eleven, there was a Broken Incursion in the Shimmering Twilight Zone. Hikari didn’t have a heroing license yet, but she refused to stand idly by. She saved some lives, but she was injured in the result. At the hospital, no one was certain what was wrong with her, she’d been poisoned somehow. Some people theorized that somehow the Broken had infected her, and that without treatment she might turn into one. The government stepped in to keep her under observation as they worked to create a cure … they didn’t succeed exactly. They did, however, create a process that would keep the infection from spreading throughout her body … a process that left her too weak to get out of bed most days, regularly poisoning her healthy cells to keep the disastrous ones in check. It didn’t happen overnight, but, I kind of inherited this dream of being a hero from Hikari. I do it now for the both of us, and for the chance that maybe I can find out what the Broken did to her and how to repair it. As for the League? Well, I have my reasons. I really want to climb as high as I’m able, for example. If I’m truthful though, it’s because the League has the priority response to all Broken Incursions that take place in the Exclusion Zone. If I want to make certain that what happened to my sister never happens to anyone ever again, there’s no better place to be. 2. What hero sponsored you to join the League’s trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? - Coming Soon - 3. What’s your mundane life like? What do you do in your free time? Well, you know, I’m still seventeen so I have classes that I need to attend to. Unlike most naturally powered individuals, I’ve got to keep myself sharp, so I’ve got my regular routine to keep up along with regular visits to see Sifu. There’s always another plateau to climb for, after all. I also try to visit Hikari as often as I can, it helps to keep her from getting too lonely, and I can bring her things to keep her from getting too bored. As you can imagine, this all keeps me pretty busy. When I do get some time to myself, I pretty much just want to veg out. Movies are my vice of choice, especially horror and monster films, the cheesier the better. If I want to get out of the house, I head over to one of the Arcades that hide near the Electric Carnival, mostly playing rhythm games, shooting galleries, or racer. I don’t really have any home or portable consoles, so, I mostly focus on the kinds of games I couldn’t play at home anyway. 4. Of the four general categories of the league’s trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excel in? What gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don’t feel like you have to be all encompassing here. The hardest challenges for me? Physical, bar-none. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in excellent shape, but these challenges are designed to meet the League’s requirements. They’re built on the assumption that you can use your powers to somehow improve your performance, and my power is pretty much entirely a cosmetic thing. There was no way in heck I was going to make the cut-off for my sprint speed unless I could grab a motorcycle, and the wall climb seemed simple enough until I found out that whole arena was under five times earth’s gravity. It was only by the skin of my teeth that I managed to swim out of the whirlpool and grab the escape line, and while my time on the obstacle course was strictly average, I at least got points for tackling it smoothly and with confidence. Li’l Bub actually came over to encourage me after that day, if you can believe it. Oof. Now, on the other hand, the Practical Challenges were much more in line with what I’d prepared for. Disarming bombs, rescuing bystanders on the edge of other peoples’ sparring matches, hotwiring alien space ships, medical first response? That was the kind of thing that me and Hikari had drilled relentlessly when I decided to try out for the League, and that preparation definitely paid off. The combat match-ups were a little tricky … I think someone knew my reputation. Instead of matching me up in a free-for-all or even a handicap match with others who were about on my level, they put me across from a big armored crocodile that spat lightning bolts. I got through that by the skin of my teeth, fortunately the big guy’s pressure points were the same as I’d been taught. Once I paralyzed his jaw with a sharp jab to the sides of his neck, my skill finally came fully to bear. 5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP.  I’m from the Shimmering Twilight Zone, famous throughout the Exclusion Zone for the Electric Carnival. The Shimmering Twilight Zone is a modern marvel, full of advanced technology designed to make people’s lives safer and more engaging. The problem, however, is that we don’t have much of an industrial sector, outside of screens and holo-emitters the vast majority of that technology was imported from our sister city. As a result, since the Exclusion Event, the price of such objects has gone through the roof. The average citizen of Shimmering Twilight just can’t afford to maintain the lifestyle that they’re used to. Some people salve their longing by visiting the Electric Carnival, to remember the old glories in gambling houses and endless shows, but that kind of thing really just keeps most of them trapped exactly where they are. Other, more ambitious and less scrupulous individuals, turn to crime to try and get the kind of lifestyle they “deserve”. Shimmering Twilight Zone is a tourist town, most of its population at any time is transient, and the vast entertainment complexes siphon money into the city from other Zones to provide most of the city’s income. The private owners and corporate backers of the city basically bankroll the rest of the city, and they haven’t been shy about leveraging their influence for every advantage they can get. The line between legal and illegal enterprise in Shimmering Twilight is blurred to the point of being indistinct, many goods and services that are illegal in other Zones are available for purchase freely here, though the general attitude is that these things should be kept off the street to avoid rattling the more squeamish tourists. Many people come to Shimmering Twilight drawn by the allure of the taboo, though those who are expecting an anarchic paradise are quickly introduced to the fact that the Zaibatsus aren’t keen on attracting too much attention from the likes of Shining Shield. The fiercely crack down on the kinds of things that will cause other zones to sanction or intervene in their territory, not about to let anyone cut into their profits. As a service centered tourism capital, Shimmering Twilight and Sunshine Villa have an enduring rivalry. This mostly manifests itself in the amount of hype built when their sports teams clash (though neither is really a league leader in any sport … unless you count Sunshine Villa’s volleyball teams, which are virtually unopposed). In truth, the two largely just trade the crown of being the vacation destination back and forth seasonally, with Sunshine Villa dominating in the warmer months where their beaches are much sought after, and Shimmering Twilight picking up the ball in the colder months where their warm, dry weather mellows the winters out to a comfortable degree. Both, however, are glad for the excuse to run energetic promotions and events based around the ebb and flow of their rivalry, to keep the fans plugged into events (and generating ad revenue). 6. (Optional): What’s your character’s theme song? 7. (Optional): What does your character do in the anime opening? 8. (Optional): Thread titles?   Something for Sis Justice Grieves fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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Animasks: Truth and Love Prevail Over All Edition Questions: Round 1! Everyone: What's a really cool place you've seen, on your travels? Who's a special non-hero/villain that's nonetheless still important, even if just to you? Noriko: Do you have a hero name? Has anyone tried to treat you like your mom before, and how did you respond? Is it even possible to surprise your mom, and if so, how did you do it? If not, how does it feel having someone like /that/ lording over you? I see your mom's given you some files- what are those /like/? Did she give them to you, or did you find them? What's in them that shocked the hell out of you? ... Do you have a dad? Another mom? What's up with the parent situation? You weren't like, born out of void or something, right? Beta: What human custom is just, the coolest thing, even though your creator doesn't seem to dig it so much? Is there anything that perplexes you about her, even compared to normal humans? Have you ever snuck out of the lab or gone somewhere without her permission? Do you have any cool human buddies? Nameless: What old thing from home are you slowly running out of , that you can't imagine living without? What do you think a Hee-ro is? How did it feel, not even knowing the coup was coming until it happened? Who of the softskins has treated you the best, and which has given you a dire insult? What do you think about pizza? Wane: What's your greatest work of art? What's just, the coolest part about being a hero, the part that lights your eyes up and starts that fire in your stomach and screams to the world that you're here, and you're /alive/? So, Riptide's a big deal, huh? What have you seen from them since everyone found out about your hero gig? What do you do when someone jerks you around ,fucks with you? Ankensatsu: It's a long trial on your way to being a hero, huh..? Still, is it worth it? What did your old buddies think when they heard that you went legit? Did anyone else survive the slaughter of your clan, because of circumstance, or luck? What does the league officially think of all that business, anyways? So I know what your family believed, but what do /you/ believe? What are your morals? What drives your heart? Eleos: What do you look like, under the mask? Has it been hard, adjusting from a life with no one around you to the full, vibrant, Mega-city life? What was it like, living in a place that shouldn't exist, in the borders beyond 'real' reality? Tell me about Gungnir- what are they like? What do you care about, when everything you've been told is a lie? Neon Savior: What hero or villain did you take by surprise and just /barely/ beat with your mundane-stylings? What are the police LIKE, in a world where superheroes exist? How far does your stipend stretch? What secret do you and your sister have, just between the two of you? What moment were you ready, on the top of your game, to do something important, with a lot on the line... and failed? Miracle: How often do you get out and see other people, really? What's your greatest invention, personally? Not the most useful, the most important to science... but the one that means the most to you? Who was the first supervillain you beat without any help or backup from mom? What do the goggles do? === Setting info: Hero Titles Hero titles are not made, as much as any hero would like to grant themselves one- it might stick, if they're lucky, but it's generally not likely. No, titles are awarded, either by recognition from the public and a cool nickname, an official award from the league for some effort of extreme heroism , or otherwise forged through your deeds and actions. Not every hero has a title, and those that get them are often extremely proud- though it is possible to get a rather... unflattering title, should you not do your job. Still, it's an excellent supplement to any hero name, and you should strive to find one of your own! When you unleash a moment of truth for the first time, in your actions something rings true- you get a title of your own. A second moment of truth may alter or overwrite it. Example titles: Panopticon "Architect of the Exclusion Area": Pretty self explanatory. Before she did this, her title was "Globetrotter", after a carefully orchestrated set of portals, along with some help from her teammates, allowed her to defeat the monster Arcturas from over a hundred miles away. Lil' Bub "The Kid That Could": Lil' Bub's title was awarded upon his completion of the hero trials, on his twentieth try. For a kid with no powers, no special training, equipment, or other advantages, he still maanged to defeat the trials, and win the respect of the public- and thus, the Kid that Could. Deadeye "Harbringer": Earned at the cease of a massive Broken incursion, when Deadeye strode forth into a horde that had overtaken ten heroes before her, and came out horribly injured- but alive, having taken out every enemy in sight. More to come when I'm not tired. if you didn't get questions your profile was incomplete. Pm me on irc when it isnt. Nea fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Aug 18, 2016 |
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Neon Savior What's a really cool place you've seen on your travels? Okay, so, this is kind of hard because I don’t really travel much. Seriously, Shimmering Twilight keeps me plenty busy as it is, but there was this one time when an out of towner started causing trouble. It’s kind of two places though. See, the guy in question they called Johnny Spot. I think I heard he was from the Island Tower Zone? Anyway, he had a pretty simple, if interesting power. Basically, he was a special manipulator, he could slap up a black spot on the wall and jump through it like it was a doorway to another place. The guy was a petty crook, so I wasn’t really expecting any trouble from him. That’s because I was too green to ask myself what he was doing so far away from home. According to the Spot, when Panopticon pulled all the Zones together to form the Exclusion Zone, she didn’t do any editing. There are supposedly vast swaths of territory that no one in the zone can reach because they’re “folded together”. Of course, it’s dangerous as hell because the reality caught up in there is damaged and unravelling, which is why it was sealed away in the first place, but when was the last time you saw a Villain who let something like good sense keep him from a scheme? See, he found records that there was a crashed alien spaceship in the deserts that used to be around Shimmering Twilight. After doing some “modest” calculations (he showed me the math, I almost threw up in my helmet), he’d worked out how to set a spot to get him into those folded layers of reality. Of course, I only found out about all of that after I jumped into a spot after him, and pummeled him good. I think I heard that scientific minds are studying his calculations to figure out if this is how the Broken are still getting into the Zones. Unfortunately, it seems that something about the Spot's powers gives him an intuitive understanding of space far in excess of most people's, so it's slow going unravelling his work. Still, I saw the underpinnings of the Zones, and a big ol’ crashed alien spaceship. Pretty good for a homebody superhero. Who's a special non-hero/villain that's nonetheless still important, even if just to you?  Well, if you're going to ask me directly, I suppose that would have to be Sifu. Well, I guess he's only Sifu to me, his real name is Kennith Westridge. From what I've heard, Sifu is more than a century old now, though exactly how old gets a little murky. I know he joined the army by lying about his age in his youth, which is where he developed a taste for travelling abroad. After outliving his friends, he recused himself away from the world for more than a decade, staying in some forgotten temple in the far east (supposedly, it's no longer part of the world, which occassionally makes him very sad). That was where he started practicing kung fu, though in the years since he's broadened his style by learning from places all over the world. When he came back to what would become the Shimmering Twilight Zone, he entered the realm of business, looking to create the wealth that would allow him to steer the world around him to better suit his tastes. He's probably the backer of the largest interests in the Zone that don't have a direct connection to one of the Zaibatsus, though he hasn't got the clout to take them on by himself and lacks allies in the local business world. Though he's no hero or villain himself, there are those who call him The Black Mamba, because of his fast finger jabbing strikes to opponent's pressure points remind people of a striking snake. He hates that though, so I'd recommend sticking to Mr. Westridge unless he says otherwise. Some people have noticed that I have a similar style, but part of the agreement regarding my training was that I'd keep his name out of my career. So, I only refer to him by his title. Since the Exclusion Event, Sifu had the top floor of his largest building remodeled in a style reminescent of the traditional temple where he stayed for a decade. He admits that it was a foolish indulgence, but it gives him a place of comparative quiet and solitude within the city, as well as serving as a kind of shrine to that lost home away from home. It's there, away from cameras and prying eyes, that I recieve my lessons from him. What hero or villain did you take by surprise and just barely beat with your mundane-stylings?  That would have to go to the Gunmetal Reaper. Have you ever heard it said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Well, Gunny is a big fan of Deadeye. He hasn’t been around too long, but it’s pretty obvious, between the black thermoptic shroud and his preference for long range sniping attacks. Supposedly, he practices some kind of Zen Marksmanship that allows him to aim without sights … that would definitely explain some of the things he did when we went at it. Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. Gunmetal Reaper is an assassin, alright? One of the best in the business, which is owed mostly to his power. If he knows a target’s full name, and inscribes it on a bullet, that round will fly straight and true, passing through objects and other people until it hits its target. It’s a weirdly specific ability, but it allows him to make impossible shots without any risk of collateral damage. Well, as I’ve said before, the Zaibatsu don’t hide in Shimmering Twilight, the big names all hold major stock options and their criminal dealings are basically an open secret. A criminal syndicate from another Zone wanted to make inroads into Shimmering Twilight, and they figured the best way to destabilize the local power structure was to knock a few heads off of our personal hydra. I’m not going to lie, I was tempted not to get involved. Still, ultimately, I couldn’t just let a killer roam our streets doing whatever he pleased, and for all the grief I give the Zaibatsu they’ve a vested interest in keeping this Zone running on an even keel. That’s not something I can necessarily say about a criminal group from the outside. I won’t say it was easy to run him down, but I already run the roof tops regularly, and it’s not like I didn’t already know the best perches from which to observe the local gangsters as they went about their business. Once the big fish started switching around their schedules and changing where they were hanging their hats, it got a lot easier. The scuffle was tight. Gunny might prefer sniping tactics, but he clearly wasn’t a stranger to mixing it up close and personal either. I caught a couple of armor piercing arounds from a pistol at close range. Mercifully, at that range they all punched clean through the suit, and didn’t hit anything vital. It still slowed me down, though I managed to get a grip on his wrist and get him to drop the gun before throwing him clear. Lucky for me, he didn’t seem the sort to carry pairs of guns, because instead of drawing to shoot me again he took off. We both knew I wouldn’t have long before the blood loss took me out of a chase, and I clearly wasn’t on his list. Still, I knew the roofs better. A couple of trauma patches to dull the pain and stem the bleeding, and I was after him. In the end, I tackled him through one of the big holodisplays and off the side of a roof where we both crashed into a neon sign and went into a tumble of sparks and punches. I hit the roof below and rolled with the impact, he hit the skylight three feet to my right and kept falling until he hit a fountain down below. Of course, the suit glows in the dark, so some bystanders saw me look down after him, but, he and I both know. I got lucky that night. Anyway, in the end the water and his armor broke enough of his fall that he ended up going to intensive care for a while instead of the morgue. Really, giving my name to The League is probably the scariest part of the whole equation, because now it’s out there. If he learns it, it could be a real problem … and if he learns about Hikari, she doesn’t move around nearly as much as me. I try not to dwell on it. What are the police like in a world where superheroes exist? What kind of question is that? They’re like, you know, police. Okay, okay, I’ll try and do a little better. So, you know how everyone has some kind of power, but most of them are pretty low in scale? Well, just because a person has the amazing ability to charge batteries by keeping them in skin contact for a minute, or has tears that have hallucinogenic qualities when consumed doesn’t mean that they have no interest in preserving society and safeguarding the common folk. Superheroes are a little overkill for things like domestic disputes, traffic control, and breaking up street races. Furthermore, one’s ability to make things spontaneously combust with their minds doesn’t actually make them better at gathering evidence or talking to witnesses, so they see a lot of work in homicide and arson investigation as well. Really, the biggest change is that there’s no cause for them to develop something like a SWAT division when they can send the call up to a legitimate organization of trained Heroes to handle terrorist attacks, bank robberies, and supervillain raids. Oh, there’s sure to be some bitterness at the costume-clad showboats (more than a few policemen are, more than likely, would-be heroes who didn’t have the powers to make the cut). The bigger problem is probably with the nature of criminals. People with offensive powers and little concern for society are a little more dangerous than the average thug with a gun. Of course, the police benefit somewhat from their association with Heroes in this regard, giving them access to a higher quality of armor and weapons than are available on the street. Non-conductive fire-resistant uniforms with an armor weave, stun-guns with actual range and accuracy, adhesive capture grenades for riot control, that sort of thing. The trunk probably also includes adjustable manacles for securing citizens who deviate from the physical norm, just as the paddy wagon likely includes isolation tubes for individuals who are made of fire, goo, or the like. How far does your stipend stretch? Well, it meets my needs. I can keep up the diet that Sifu started me on, and I’ve got an unfurnished one-room apartment in Shining Shield for the time being, even if the neighborhood is far from ideal. Still, there’s a reason that most of what I do for fun can be done on ten dollars or less, sending most of my cash back to Sis’s caregivers doesn’t leave me a lot of disposable income. Most of my meager savings goes into making sure I can keep the suit patched up. It’s alright though, Sifu always said that material possessions are a distraction anyway. Of course, he also always said to always be playing the long game, and I really do need to invest in some kind of vehicle. Maybe things will get easier when I climb the ranks a bit … What secret do you and your sister have, just between the two of you? Come on now, what kind of question is that? We’re siblings, we know all kinds of things about each other that we don’t tell the rest of the world! I remember, from back before, there was this perch that she always used to like climbing to, where she could just look out over Shimmering Twilight and imagine what it would be like when she became a hero. I still go there sometimes now, and I bring her pictures of the view when I can, but I know it’s not at all the same. She knows I’ve been crushing on Fear Monger a bit since that whole deal with the haunted house death trap. Look, it’s hard to find a girl with a compatible appreciation for cinema, and have you seen the body under that cloak? Okay, yeah, she kinda derives power and enjoyment from mortal terror, tends to leave a drippy black trail in her wake, and maybe tried to smother me to death. I guess I’ve just gotten used to the death threats or something though, because, seriously, total hottie.  Tell me I'm lying I know that starting a few years ago, she started publishing music on the internet under a pseudonym. It’s all digitally remixed stuff with vocals handled by a virtual idol, but it’s gathering a bit of popularity. Since she started working with a graphic designer whose done up some background images for videos and fake album covers, it’s only gotten better known. Seriously, look up Lanternhill Witches sometime, it’s good stuff. … I know she tried to kill herself once. I was the one who found her, too many pills. I induced vomiting and did everything I could to keep her up until she was out of danger. I haven’t even told Mom and Dad, though I did push to get her some counseling. I hope it’s helping, she scared the hell out of me. Like, I get it, but … I never, ever thought … I’m sorry, I'm not really ready to go into it. What moment were you ready, on top of your game, to do something important, with a lot on the line ... and failed? Oh man, you’re really going to make me tell this story? Really!? Ugh. Okay, so, Shimmering Twilight is like any other Zone. We have our malcontents, and sometimes we piss someone else off for one reason or another. One time, there were these guys from the Sacred Valley Zone. I didn’t really get the full gist of what they were going on about at the time, something about our feng shui drawing in spirits who were twisted and corrupted by our gaudy extravagance that would then go out into the world and stir up some kind of supernatural trouble? Like I said, I didn’t really get it. I’m a simple guy, I punch things and save people. What I did understand was that they had decided to forcefully remodel the place with high explosives. Oh, sure, they were making a lot of noise about it, trying to evacuate as many people as would be moved, but a bomb threat is a bomb threat, right? So, there I am, ready to go. The police have the area cordoned off, but, hey, I’m bouncing off of flag poles, wall running, and jumping through signs like a boss, so that’s no obstacle for me. The goons on parameter? Easy peasy, drop on one from above, bam! Hook a swing line around one’s ankles and drag him off a ledge to dangle, bang! Tumble through the gun fire to kick a third dude in the head and shatter his funky ritual helmet thing? Piece of cake. I’m thinking I’m going to have this thing wrapped up in time for dinner. I’m closing in on the ring leader, (pretty girl with waaaaaaay more beads and bangles than her cohorts, so I’m thinking a priestess of some kind), when BAM! this big wall of a guy grabs me from behind and throws me through a wall. So, I’m rattled, but the suit does its job, I’m in one piece. I finally get a look at the guy, he’s gotta be eight feet tall easily, and apparently he doesn’t believe in shirts. His body is criss-crossed with this weird geometric tattoo design though, and it’s glowing a kind of sinister red that leads up a couple of lines in his cheeks and into his eyes. So, I’m up on my feet again, ready to do my thing, and he shatters the side of my helmet with a right cross I barely even register. I wobble, but I’m still on my feet, so I try to get agile, make myself a harder target. Would you believe the guy snatched my ankle on the third bound and slams me across the concrete like a chump? Still, I roll up … yeah, I’m spitting blood and my teeth feel loose, but I didn’t put in all those years of training just to quit when the going got tough. Yeah, I’m not going to lie, I got de-stroyed out there. Most folks are content to learn how to use their powers, and they’re not terribly good fighters. This guy, I never figured out what his schtick was, but he outfought me every step of the way and he hit like a drat truck. Soon enough, I’m out of it. When I come to, a city block is rubble and I’m in a heap on an overpass overlooking the whole thing. Somebody fixed me up, I had all my teeth and all my blood was on the inside at least, but I got straight up outclassed. The worse thing is, the whole thing got picked up on security feeds, so the whole city knew before too long. The same people who kicked my head in were the ones who dragged me out of there to keep me from getting blown up. I wish I could say there were no hard feelings, but after the way the press put me through the ringer? I’m itching for a chance to even that score. Justice Grieves fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Aug 18, 2016 |
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Neopie posted:What human custom is just, the coolest thing, even though your creator doesn't seem to dig it so much? Well, through the reading of the "Romance Novels", a common theme that appears throughout is this concept called "school". Apparently, human children and teenagers go to a facility to learn and interact with fellow humans of their age. It is run by older humans called teachers who apparently give the information to the children and they can be very mean or really boring. Then they do things like have school festivals, sports competitions and spend time together in rooms called "classrooms". I don't really get to see many people and judging from some of the pictures on the front of the cover, the people in the book look around to be the age of my body. I never even knew such a facility existed and the thought of being able to interact and spend time with other humans doing fun things was something that exhilarated me. When I told Dr. Ritsuko about wanting to go to a School, however, she just laughed in my face. She continued to laugh for 20 seconds before realizing that I was being serious. She then told me that what was written in those Romance Novels were not real. Schools existed, but they weren't fun or interesting. She even said that her time in school was the worst time of her life! I was shocked. How could she say that about such a place? I believe she said it because she didn't want me to go to one. I mean, if Romance Novels were not real, why were they with all the other books? It's not like all those books were are fiction either. Neopie posted:Is there anything that perplexes you about her, even compared to normal humans? Dr. Ritsuko is a very interesting person and I enjoy working with her very much. She claims that she is the most logical person in the world, but for some reason, she acts completely different when other people are around. With me, while she is brash and rude, she's still nice. Well, she does complain a lot, but I learned to just nod in agreement. Even with her complaints, she is still the most logical person in the world and doesn't let any mistake get past her. She's meticulous in her work and she tells me all sorts of amazing stories of her times as a hero and how her technology helped all of her allies. When other people come around, the logical side of her completely disappears. She makes mistakes she would never normally make and becomes more irritable, not letting anyone tell her if she's doing something wrong and will harshly critique me if I make even one mistake in front of them. With most people who visit, she's curt and never smiles. She puts off an air that is much harsher than what she is like with me which makes me feel uncomfortable and has trouble communicating how she feels to others. In fact, she pushes them away. A common theme I noticed from reading Romance Novels is that a lot of problems come from a lack of good communication between the people in the books and that people work better when they are friendly to others. I thought that if I told her, she would change her behavior around other people. When I told Dr. Ritsuko of this finding, however, she scoffed at me. She said that they didn't appreciate or understand her genius and that she needed to prove that she was better than them in order for them to understand. I thought that didn't make sense. Surely if she was clearer about her abilities and demonstrated it to them, they would understand her genius. After all, I've seen her work in action. She does amazing stuff. She even created me. I want to understand why people don't see that. Why people make Dr. Ritsuko act so illogical. Neopie posted:Have you ever snuck out of the lab or gone somewhere without her permission? Do you have any cool human buddies?  Source Out of all the people who visit, one person who Dr. Ritsuko doesn't become illogical is another hero called Dracolina of the Burning Flames. In terms of personality, she's similar to Dr. Ritsuko, though, Dr. Ritsuko doesn't like admitting that. They both enjoy making fun of others and when they are together, they make fun of each other all the time. She also enjoys spending time with me and doesn't look at me with the strange look that others do. From what Dr. Ritsuko has told me, it's because she's naive and "dumb as bricks", but it certainly is refreshing to know that she treats me like everyone else. Dr. Ritsuko normally has us spar with each other in order to gain test results. At first, she completely destroyed me with her flame prowess and ability to fly. With each battle, however, I have started to learn her patterns and optimize my strategies to gain the upper hand. She still defeats me even when I gain the upper hand. It's something she likes teasing me and Dr. Ritsuko about. Through those matches, she and I spent more time together. We even talked about subjects such as what Dr. Ritsuko does in her spare time and their time together when they were on a superhero team. These conversations normally don't last very long since normally I'm trying to slice her with an ice sword or she's trying to shoot fire breath at me. However, I found out that Dracolina is also mischevious and loves doing things that annoy Dr. Ritsuko. One time, she even convinced me to go against Dr. Ritsuko's orders. Up until then, Dr. Ritsuko never let me go outside. She told me that she wanted to be the one to reveal me to the world and that she didn't want her secret getting out. As much as I respect Dr. Ritsuko, I felt more and more curious about the outside world. Those feelings only became stronger when I started to read Romance Novels. Dracolina noticed this during our sparring sessions and during one session, she told me that she'd show me a school if I snuck out in the evening. How could I say no to an opportunity like that? That night, I snuck out while I thought Dr. Ritsuko was sleeping. It was so late that nearly no one else was outside. I met up with Dracolina and she took me to a real life school! It was called Island High School and there were buildings and sports fields just like in Romance Novels! I was disappointed that no one else was there, but Dracolina said that it was because everyone was asleep. Even with that disappointment, though, there was something wonderful about being able to see something that I have read about in real life. As if I was experiencing something that I never knew I was missing. I'm sad that moment couldn't last forever and when we got back, Dr. Ritsuko was waiting, awake. Turns out I wasn't as quiet as I had thought I was and the look she gave us made me wish I was dead. The two of them then started arguing about me and how I wasn't allowed to be outside. Dr. Ritsuko shouted about Dracolina just wanting to interefere with her research while Dracolina argued that it was overly harsh not to let me outside to experience the world. Dr. Ritsuko eventually conceded to letting me go outside. She did set the rules that it had to be late at night, no one could see me and that I had to be accompanied by Dracolina at all times. At the time, I didn't know who was right. I still don't know who was now. Though I definitely enjoyed the time I had outside, I felt bad for hurting Dr. Ritsuko. Was I being illogical? Neopie posted:What's a really cool place you've seen, on your travels? I don''t really see much outside of the laboratory. Even when I go outside, I do so when no one else is there and with Dracolina by my side at all times. Of the times that I have been outside, my favorite place apart from Island High School would most definitely be Island Tower Park. It's this huge area filled with trees and grass and all sorts of life. I had never seen so many things alive in a single area. It was almost twice as big as the lab! Dracolina tells me that the park normally has lots of people enjoying the atmosphere and spending time with each other. I've only seen parks mentioned once or twice in the Romance Novels, so I didn't know what to expect when I first came. The park was so calm and relaxing. There was a beauty about the place that I don't think even Dr. Ritsuko could ever replicate in the lab. Everything just seemed to be in tune with one another. From the leaves billowing in the soft wind, to the flowers and the grass. It felt like everything had a place, a reason to be here. Whether it was to fill the place with life or provide humans a place to sit. It made the world I had been so used to, the lab I was born and grew up in, feel so small in comparison. Though my initial motivation to become a hero came from wanting to understand the illogicality of humans, I find that with each passing day, I find out just how big the world is outside and I want to learn more. Neopie posted:Who's a special non-hero/villain that's nonetheless still important, even if just to you? Dr. Ritsuko has a sister called Sonya. Though I have never had the privilege to meet her in person, Dr. Ritsuko always speaks very highly of her, saying that she has been one of the only people to support her the entire way. I have spent so much time with Dr. Ritsuko that I have noticed that whenever Sonya comes up, her voice becomes more melodic and happy. She smiles more and she has a bounce in her step. She's told me that she sometimes sends over some of her gadgets to her to help out with home life. Though she won't tell anyone else, one of gadgets Dr. Ritsuko is most proud of was a machine that worked out the exact amount of calories and nutrients present in a piece of food. She only created it because Sonya was going on a diet at the time, but when she heard how happy Sonya was with the gadget, she couldn't stop smiling for a week. I've only ever heard Sonya's voice when she talks to Dr. Ritsuko on the phone. Dr. Ritsuko likes to update her on her projects, so she knows that I exist. I even have had one or two conversations and she seemed to be a very nice lady. Whoever can make Dr. Ritsuko happy is a good person to me. Though I have never met her in person, I consider Sonya to be one of the most important people in the world because she can be there to support Dr. Ritsuko in ways that I cannot. I don't think I ever have seen her have the same reaction to me as she does to Sonya. I'd put my life on the life to make sure she stays safe. 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 quote:What's a really cool place you've seen, on your travels?  Sacred Valley Zone - The Caves of Infinity I found this area while laying groundwork for a previous job. It offered no tactical advantage at the time, so I spent little time there. I came back after the job, however, though I still am not sure why. Something about the odd, twisting perspectives and the otherworldly colors spurred my thoughts in new directions. Something there spoke to a need that I had not realized I had. I would like to go back there when all is said and done. quote:Who's a special non-hero/villain that's nonetheless still important, even if just to you? The ramen chef. He likes to go by "Boss" -- I think. He speaks Russian, which is not something I have been trained in. I don't pretend to have a deep connection with the man. He makes enjoyable food. I used to stop by from time to time after a job. Before this. Before--nevermind. I can sometimes order food -- easy choice. If there is anything better than Boss's shoyu ramen, I am not aware of it. quote:It's a long trial on your way to being a hero, huh..? Still, is it worth it? I am alive. That was my initial goal, so I think it is safe to say that things are going well so far. Progress could be further, true, but it has not yet halted. I must admit I do not understand why some that I have met do what they do. Prior to this, motivations were simple to divine. Villains wear their driving forces like they wear a costume. Sonic Boom, for example, turned to crime because he wasn't considered the fastest hero. He wanted to show up his rivals and prove to the world he was the faster than anyone. Shirogami? I cannot fathom why she does the things she does. She regularly corresponds with me and visits when she has time and permission. We have fought together, certainly, but that is not uncommon. There were occasions where I fought together with various villains. I have not kept in contact with them. I sometimes regret the lack of freedom inherent in my current circumstances, but it has given me the opportunity to think and reflect. That is something that was not encouraged in the clan. quote:What did your old buddies think when they heard that you went legit? Hiroko's feelings are irrelevant, though I am sure she hates the very thought of working with me. I have enough data hidden away to ensure her continued cooperation. She can either provide services or the League will find anonymous sources that would allow them to cripple her supply chain and take her into custody. Either way is fine. As mentioned, she is unpleasant to the extreme. Kouta is an interesting case. I'm sure he has a full dossier worked up and ready to sell to the underworld when I go official. I'm also sure that it is riddled with subtle errors and inconsistencies that I will be able to exploit. I have been a regular patron of his services for years and that comes with certain benefits. He likely thinks that this is some sort of long con or ruse. He may be correct. That is what I thought it was. Recently, I have begun to wonder. Benkei, I'm sure, doesn't care either way. Some would call him a profiteer. He sells weapons to those who need them, regardless of affiliation. I trust that our relationship will continue to be productive. Even if I am a hero, I will need weaponry. Some sort of non-lethal ordinance. I only brought a sword with me to the league. I assume it is still in storage. It would be reassuring to have access to some of my ninja tools as well. I'm sure Benkei could facilitate that. quote:Did anyone else survive the slaughter of your clan, because of circumstance, or luck? I received an anonymous letter several days ago. The identity of the sender is still unknown, but certain clues and phrases in the letter point towards it belonging to my younger sister, Hattori Sachiko. She did not take to the ways of the clan as I did. One day, she simply disappeared. I had assumed her to be one of my father's pointed lessons, but it seems that it may not have been the case. If it is her, she would have been positioned to survive. She would not have been at the clan nor would any records have pointed towards her. This bears further research as circumstances allow. quote:What does the league officially think of all that business, anyways? Officially? No statement. Nothing at all. This is to be expected. Why report on a mass slaying of a ninja clan that few know of who live in a location that fewer can access? It would raise questions that I am sure they would not care to have asked. Unofficially, I've heard a couple of common themes. There are those like Shirogami who regret the deaths, even of a clan of assassins. There are those like Deadeye who consider it to be just. A comeuppance. The latter outweigh the former. I have no desire to meet with Panopticon and hear her take. Not yet, anyways. quote:So I know what your family believed, but what do /you/ believe? What are your morals? What drives your heart? This is something that I have spent time thinking on. I believe that the Hattori code does hold some merit. I -- we -- should be spurring civilization further. There are people who do need to be removed from the path of progress. I am not so sure, however, that unilateral assassinations are the proper answer. Not any longer. Could they not change, given a chance? While assassination solves the problem quite definitively, it also eliminates the possibility for growth. Perhaps this is selfish thinking. I may simply have come to believe in redemption because I am in a situation where that is my desired outcome. There is something there, however. I have been shown kindness that I do not deserve. That has shown me a new path. A different path, no longer full of blood and shadows. I am not sure where that path leads. Not yet, anyways. But I would like the chance to find out. Tricky fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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Neopie posted:Animasks: Truth and Love Prevail Over All Edition  [Shambali's Grey Market in the Ancient Metropolis Zone is a place this one is informed is that will exist in a location that lies on the crossroads between many different planes. The reason for it's existence is simple, the procurement and sale of substances gained from outside of the walls of the 'Meegah Ceetee' is not something that is wholly 'illegal' as such, but nor is it looked upon particularly favorably especially within the more higher class zones. So it has ended up on the far outskirts hidden from view but not entirely difficult to find. Recently however, the area has seen increased security presence after a number of incidents involving dangerous artifacts that were thought to have been brought into the city itself through the Grey Market. As it is right now, the ruling caste of the Meegah Ceetee tolerate it's continued existence.] Neopie posted:Who's a special non-hero/villain that's nonetheless still important, even if just to you?[/b]  [And'Zel'Ia, is a member of the noble caste who was one of the members of the party dispatched with this one to the Meegah Ceetee with some of the more disagreeable members of the Usurper's arm. Unlike my 'guard escort' they have remained loyal to this one in my extremis, even though this one is no longer of the emperor caste thanks to the machinations of the Usurper. In practice they are the one who maintains dignitary functions within our embassy, when this one is otherwise occupied with one's Hee-Ro duties and this is a role that they have served well in. For one thing, they actually remembered to learn the language first before attempting to interact with the human population at large, and as such has adopted their customs in order to put them at their ease.] Neopie posted:Nameless: What old thing from home are you slowly running out of , that you can't imagine living without? [I am sadly running out of the ingredients to make Klaak* and I am having issues acquiring the necessary ingredients even within the Grey Market. When one was but a larvae my hive matriarch used to brew refreshing Klaak for one before one's morning lessons, for there is nothing like a refreshing bowl of Klaak to start one's day off right, put the pep in one's step and fill one with all the zip, zing and vinegar to continue the day forward, and possibly the afternoon also. One has tried to substitute it with the human equivalent of 'Coffee' but it is just not the same.] *A mixture of desert flower petals, wild herbal ingredients and natural extracts stewed in boiling water and served in a pewter bowl. A drink that would be very refreshing for humans, were it not for the fact that the desert flowers are incredibly poisonous if not prepared right, the wild spices and herbs are powerful hallucinogenics, and the natural extracts are from of the glands of various incredibly venomous insects and lizards. It was the kind of drink served to members of the hunt, that would allow them to wake from an early morning call to hunt, and be ready for combat the myriad beasts of the Dread Wastes in less then a minute. To the Klaaxi, it is a refreshing morning beverage even better then a strong coffee to get the day started, to a human consumption may result in unfortunate side effects unless consumed in small amounts. Neopie posted:What do you think a Hee-ro is? [A Hee-Ro, is a pillar of strength that draws all towards it, a Hee-Ro is a warrior of great power, a Hee-ro can face down even the most dangerous of enemies to protect what is theirs. To become a Hee-Ro it seems is the human equivalent of becoming an Immortal] [From the dark ages of the empire, after the shattering of worlds had brought the old order of kings to it's knees and left the descendants fighting among-st themselves it was the First Emperor who reunited the scattered tribes into one wholly united front that had allowed us to stop running from the Outer Fiends, and drive them back into the void. And he accomplished this with mere 12 warriors. Immortals they were called, and they were without any peer the Klaaxi's finest. For to have been named an Immortal is to have achieved one thing, it means that you had fought against a broken thing in single combat and won. This was before we had properly developed our technology and our tactics against them, when all you may have had to hand is what ever weapons you could have created from the landscape and with them achieved what was thought to be an impossible feat.] [To have survived an encounter with a Broken Thing is to be lauded, to have defeated one as a group is to be celebrated. But to have defeated one by yourself is to become a person of legend. And it is the descendants of the First Emperor, and the 12 Immortals that rode with him who all collective form the ruling class of the entire Klaaxi empire. And it is from the lineage of The First Emperor that my family had descended from for thousands of years ruling fairly, ruling justly. And then... And then...] Neopie posted:How did it feel, not even knowing the coup was coming until it happened? Nameless gives the questioner a stare of a thousand yards. This was not the right question to ask, this was not the right question to ask at all. Nameless looks absolutely wretched. [What do you wish for me to say? What answer can I possibly give that would describe the feeling, to have utterly failed to protect what was mine, to have lost the battle before I even knew there was one, to hold your dying father and know 'I did nothing to stop this'. To lose everything, and know that there was absolutely nothing you could have done to prevent this.] [There are no words. There are no words to describe this, the mere thought causes my powers to flare dangerously. I have kept a lid on it so far, but one would ask you sincerely not to bring it up right now. And one will only ask once.] Neopie posted:Who of the soft-skins has treated you the best, and which has given you a dire insult? [When I had first come to the city I had felt hopeless, bereft of purpose, I had just lost everything and my future looked bleak. And then this one had met the small humanoid Lil Bub. 'Why don't you try out as a hero?' He had said to this one, 'you wanted to protect people right? You can protect lots of people when your a hero! And, It might be better for you then getting all wound up over what happened and never moving past it.' That little nervous speech was the moment of clarity one was so desperately seeking. [This one had lost everything, taken by adventurers and traitors who would assume that this one would roll over and accept defeat, but if one gave up now, a descendant of the First Emperor conceding in the face of his greatest trail, then I would bringing even greater shame upon one's noble lineage. So I channeled my anger into becoming a Hee-ro, threw myself into studies and training to become the 'Hee-Ro' my people needed. Those noble houses would spit on the memory of the Immortals with this betrayal? They will be reminded as to why those warriors swore allegiance to the Emperor in the first place.] (Picture Here) [My negative experiences with the softskins have been few and far between, one suspects this might have something to do with how one is a head taller then most humans and well developed from a life of martial training, to the point that he can bench press many times his own weight. Most humans understand this fact and afford me reasonable space, but most humans are not Titus. The humanoid Titus appears to be a humanoid with the characteristics of a statue from an ancient human culture, towering, imposing, made of a substance harder then regular stone. This affords him a level of durability that not even my honed body could touch, his lineage is supposedly of a God's, and he dared to insult the lineage of my forefathers as a result.] [I do believe the exact words were 'Can one even compare a king of bugs to a god of men, an emperor of worms to a sovereign of kings?' It was a fortunate that his compatriot was an empath, he felt this ones desire to claw his eyes out and diplomatically intervened.] [To have your culture and history be so callously dismissed in such a manner, it struck at the very core.] Neopie posted:What do you think about pizza? [Oh Pizza! Yes, of all the human foods that this one has tried during his tenure within the Meegah Ceetee, the human delicacy of the pizza has fascinated this one most of all. One had been raised for the longest time on a diet of simple meats and rice, but how does one describe the sharp taste of cheese the robust smell of tomatoes and the delicate softness of bread, when combined all together with many toppings of choice! It is as if an artisan had taken the best components of many foods and combined them into one, concentrated dish. To eat the pizza of cheese with the shavings of meat is an experience to savor, and that this ambrosia can be delivered to almost every part of the Meegah Ceetee within a moment's notice for a price that even the regular humans can afford it? It is a blessing from Shaarj to be sure!] TheNabster fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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gonna withdraw my app I'm afraid. Still good luck to everyone else.
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• When did you first put on the mask? Why? I started acting as Bobcut Beetle really on a whim about a year ago. There's not as much official Hero activity in my zone as there is in other zones, so I decided that I'd use my powers to fill the blanks. I kinda...didn't have enough money to take the license exam, so I was unregistered for a bit. • Why do you keep a secret identity? For my brother Abram's sake. I've been taking care of him since our parents died, and I feel bad enough for doing this whole hero thing with that responsibility, but I can't involve him in this. It's too dangerous. • Who, outside of the team, knows about your dual identity?  The only person who knows me as both Katyusha and Bobcut Beetle is my best friend Jimmy Edogawa. He's a detective with the Zone's police district and probably the main reason I haven't been arrested yet. He was the one who suggested that I become a hero, and he's been really supportive ever since. • Who thinks the worst of your masked identity?  That'd probably be one Mr. Gregor Samsa. My archnemesis of suchs, he's a superpowered businessman who secretly controls the Eternal Siberia underground. A lack of heroes was good business for him, and in his eyes, I'm a big red number on a bank statement waiting to happen. • Why do you care about the team? I've been doing a lot this last year, but I can only do so much by myself. With other heroes backing me up, I'm sure we can do a lot of good together, especially for Eternal Siberia! 1. What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? I already told you about the first part, but I joined the league because I recognized my limits as an unregistered hero, and I had found a sponsor to help me get into the door. 2. What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you?  And that sponsor is the B Rank 72 hero, holding the title of "Queen of the Tundra," Blizzard Witch. She's one of the few heroes actively working in Eternal Siberia, and of course I'd come to her attention sooner or later. Rather than chew me out for working unregistered, she sees me as a good thing for Eternal Siberia, and wished to see me in the league. 3. What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? Between my parcel delivery work and taking care of Abram, I don't usually get a lot of free time. But when I do, I ski. Eternal Siberia is next to some of the best slopes in the world, and my father was a professional instructor. I also try to have an active social life, but I've got a lot of balls to juggle. 4. Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excell in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. The physical trials were no problem at all for me. When you can create barriers, not a lot can actually hurt you. It's kinda what they do. that combined with my already capable physical abilities made that simple. It was really the mental trials that got to me...Being a vigilante, I never really had what you'd call proper training as a hero, I've just been working it by ear. So I came into the written test on little more than an all-nighter reading the Hero Handbook cover to cover, and....let's just say I've never been too good with remembering lots of rules and facts. 5. What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP.  The Eternal Siberia Zone is a zone in the far north, at the base of a set of mountains. It's almost always covered in snow, and most of the people from there are as cold as the peaks. Due to its somewhat out of the way location, it gets the least amount of attention from the league, and crime rates are slightly higher. I can't complain, though, this is where I was born and raised. It's a part of me. 6. (Optional) What's your character's theme song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7J78C3aRo 7. (Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? Intro: Katyusha on a scooter delivering a package. Action: Katyusha standing with Abram, then turning to the background, changing to Bobcut Beetle as she does, and raising a barrier against an unknown attack Quick-cut: A closeup of Bobcut Beetle adjusting her sunglasses Waffleman_ fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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  quote:Hero Name: Xenon Heart Well, hi there! I'm Xenon Heart... but all my friends just call me Xee! And my powers, well, just take a listen. Sound familiar? Yeah, that was the hit single off my first album, "Stop the War." Did you guess that I'm a musical superhero? Well, then you guessed right! Using my music and superpowers combined to bring peace to the Exclusion Area! That's my motto! Okay, but let's get real for a second - I can control sound waves, not fire, not impenetrable skin. And all those branding agents wanted to write me into some stupid reality show about a super-powered band that travels through the various Zones, stopping crime and bringing harmony to the planet. I mean, have they even seen what the Broken look like? You can't fight them with feel-good fairy tales. It takes real power. I... I guess that's why I turned them down. To find real power - not for them, not for my audience, but for me. quote:When did you first appear onscreen? Scouts had discovered me from some school talent show, when I was just 10-years-old. My parents just through I was some musical prodigy, but turns out I can actually control the sound waves coming out of whatever musical instrument I play. So when I strum my guitar, I can make it sound like a full orchestra, or a four-piece garage band, or whatever the hell I want it to. Of course, it can be amplified and directed, if I ever needed to fight crime or anything, but the agents all just want me to record albums and shoot commercials. By 12, I was a national icon - as the face of Rhymthbeats Headphones, and a number of other minor marketing pushes. Honestly, it was really really boring. I never want to go back to that life. quote:What do you tell people about how you got your powers? I guess that I was born with it? I guess a more interesting question is, how I use my powers. Up until now, it's just been for aesthetic things - adding a drumbeat to my performance, or effortlessly recreating wah pedals and such. So, to actually be a hero, I guess I only just now "got my powers." Time to use them for good. quote:Who, outside of the team, supports your burgeoning star in every way possible? My parents are definitely the most supportive, but they're super-concerned about this career swap to actually fighting. I tried explaining it to them over and over... but they're my parents. What can you do? But they understand, I think, on a deeper level. Even before, they were worried I'd be exploited by big businesses and driven into some crazy child star lifestyle. So they made sure to be around as much as possible, teaching me about the "real world," beyond the spotlights. quote:Who, outside of the team, loathes what you represent? Ugh, like... half the fans! I feel so bad, I even wrote a song trying to explain why I was putting a halt on my music career and taking the League Entrance exam. A lot of them got it, but I feel like just as much got really mad about it. I try to tune them out, but it's hard. Still, no way but forward. I've made the decision, now I've actually got to pass the test! quote:Why do you care about the team? Because they want this just as much as I do. They want to save the world - even though we can only do so much. But they made the decision to enroll despite having way more hardships than I've ever had. Even if some of them don't like me because I'm popular, well... that's understandable. I haven't earned anything yet, so I shouldn't have the attention that I do. So, now it's time for me to make that vision of me a reality. quote:What made you decide to become a hero? After that, why did you join the league, rather than staying unregistered? The last leg of my last tour was in a big arena in the Island Tower Zone. Lots of fans - easily my largest audience. But after the show, well - you heard about the riot. Some gang decided to raise some hell and start beating people up at random, just a gross show of power. They quickly ushered me into the back rooms and locked down the area... but I could still hear the chants, the cries. People were getting hurt... and there was nothing I could do about it. I couldn't help but feel responsible - and that planted the idea in me that... maybe I can do something. The more I thought about it, the more that it seemed like the right thing to do. To get off the stage and into the crowd - fighting for them, not just in front of them. And what better way then to join the League? The biggest, brightest hero organization in the entire Exclusion Area. No, I need to make it in the League. quote:What hero sponsored you to join the league's trials, if any? Or, did you take the hard route and stick it out on your own? If you did, what extra challenges did this throw up for you? Powerbox, the original musical superhero, has been backing me along the way. I initially met him really early on - agents got us together in some sort of mash-up promotion for the record label. But he was always a pro hero, even back in the day - he never made a stupid album like I did. When I contacted him to tell him that I wanted to leave that world, though, he was really supportive. He's even been giving me some training sessions on shaping music waves so I can actually start pushing things around with them. quote:What's your mundane like life? What do you do in your free time? When I'm not training or practicing heroing? Well, it's pretty crazy, I guess. I still have lots of fans, and there's no way I'd ignore them, so I give some interviews when I can and make some appearances, some underground shows too if I can get the chance. Of course, marketers and agents are still banging down my door, trying to get me into the recording studio or in front of a camera. Most of the time, I've been able to dodge them, but those people are crazy, they can really find you if they want to. The rest of the time, I just hang out with my parents. quote:Of the four general categories of the league's trials, Physical, Mental, Practical Challenges, and Moral, which did you excel in? Which gave you difficulty? And for you, personally, what form did those challenges take? This will be gone into more detail in future questions, so don't feel like you have to be all encompassing here. Moral was definitely the one where I got top marks - but I really don't want to talk about how I did in the Physical Challenge. I guess I should rewind a bit. The Physical Challenge was an obstacle course, and I definitely am not in good enough shape yet. Climbing ropes, jumping over short walls and leaping over barricades. I was out of breath after just a minute. I took way too long to finish it... but I still did! So, yeah, got that going for me. Clearly, an area I need to work on. The Mental Challenge - I'm not even sure what that was about. They just shoved me in a dark room and made weird noises. Was I supposed to do something or think about something? I was expecting like a written test but it ended up being way out there. I think I did okay, though, at least, Powerbox told me so afterwards. The Practical Challenge, I think I did okay in. Save some hostages, beat up some dummies, use your powers, etc. Thankfully, it was all things Powerbox had gone over with me, so I was able to do them pretty decently. Helps that one of the hostages asked for my signature afterwards, though I don't think the proctor liked it at all. But a fan is a fan! Of course I signed for them. And the Moral challenge - well that stuff is easy. Help the weak, fight the bad, pursue justice, etc etc. That one was the written exam. quote:What zone are you from? Feel free to make up a new one or use one from the OP. Shining Shield Zone, of course! Can't you tell from the accent? But even though the League is based there, it's not like I've really ever met any of them. As an entertainer, I can bet they really looked down on me, just wasting my powers. Well... time to change their mind! quote:(Optional) What's your character's theme song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR3fiAfspfA quote:(Optional) What does your character do in the anime opening? I'm playing in front of a large crowd, rocking out. The camera zooms in on my face, though, and I'm not smiling. But then I look right into the camera, and flash my big trademark smile - and I swing my guitar around me, transforming into a crime-fighting badass superhero, complete with a flashy costume. Bad guys surround me, grinning cruelly, but I just give them a smile back. I lift my pick and strum my guitar, sending out a powerful wave of music that picks them all up and slams them into the walls around us. Satisfied, I give the camera a big smile and victory pose. Frgrbrgr fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Sep 30, 2016 |
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Neopie posted:Eleos: What do you look like, under the mask? Has it been hard, adjusting from a life with no one around you to the full, vibrant, Mega-city life? What was it like, living in a place that shouldn't exist, in the borders beyond 'real' reality? Tell me about Gungnir- what are they like? What do you look like, under the mask? I'm uh... not too comfortable taking it off. Its not that I'm uncomfortable with how I look, but I was pretty hurt when I got hit by Abraxia. I'm a little... disfigured. I don't really care for my own sake, even though its weird not recognizing my own face in the mirror, no its more the looks of... pity, horror and other emotions I'm not used to. I don't mind being considered odd, I still don't cope all that well with personal interactions, but it makes meeting people for the first time... difficult. They don't say anything of course, but its easy to spot the expressions. The half concealed revulsion. Avoiding looking into my eyes. Or the opposite. Regardless, it makes having a normal interaction more difficult. The mask is helpful when I have things to do. It keeps me focused. It keeps the people around me focused. It reminds me of... another time, other battles.  I'm sure there's cosmetic surgery I could get, if I were so inclined, but I never want to have a chance to forget what happened. Compared to what happened to the others, its a small price to pay. Plus, there's a part of me that wants her to see it. To see how far I've fallen from her ideals. Has it been hard, adjusting from a life with no one around you to the full, vibrant, Mega-city life? Yes. It's been brutal. Before I came here, I knew six other people, five of which I interacted with regularly. Now in the time it takes me to run an errand I can see vast oceans of people. I didn't think i could be overwhelmed like this, but its a sensory overload. The smells are the wo... most intense. I'm used to the sterile smell of a lab, or the harsh acid scorch of the outside. The smells... the smell of humanity pushed together, or the flowers in the park, or the library, there are so many, and they are so intense. I'm not used to it. Then there's the noises. I'm used to the howl of the wind, or the calm silence of the isolation chambers. Here? There's nothing like that. The first time I got back to the lab and sat in perfect silence, I wept, for there was a peace there that doesn't exist in Mega-city. There's also stuff like... currency. Basic social niceties. Small talk. ATMs. Uh... there's a lot of things we didn't have in the lab. I'm a quick learner, but I constantly worry I'll trip over a social land mine. Its difficult, because until I left, I'd never heard the word "please" uttered before. Its not something we were taught. The best part though is the sheer variety of things to do. Parks. Buildings. Restaurants. Museums. Anything you might want to do. I had never gone to an opera before. I went on a whim. It was... I have never experienced anything like it before. It was one of the most moving things I have ever seen. What was it like, living in a place that shouldn't exist, in the borders beyond 'real' reality? It was quiet. Strange. Isolated. It was desolate. Out there, it felt like it was us, and death, alone in the world. Like we were some final cosmic chord echoing in the vast silence. I don't think people here can appreciate it, not really, but they are a tiny spark in a firmament of nothingness. A mote on the cosmic writing of the universe. Things were... weird, too, ruins that were there but vanished if you tried to get to close. Places where the faster you walked the longer it took to arrive. One particular area where colors that don't exist painted the rocks. I think thought, that people here would benefit from seeing it. Not the howling sandstorms that rip flesh from bone, or the areas of perpetual darkness,, but the barren, desolate hellscape. Because its easy to forget, here, where there's always someone at arms reach and everything is clean and green and lovely, that out there is a dead world, and that this utopia only exists because someone fights for it. Tell me about Gungnir- what are they like? Gungnir is... how do I explain this in a way that makes sense. Gungnir is brilliant and stupid, wise and foolish. Gungnir simply doesn't see the world like we do. They is the correct term by the way, its personality matrix has at least three different "identities" that I've identified. I call them "The Crone" "The Warrior" and "The Child". This is based on their diction and the personality shifts I noticed. They see a lot, through their sensor net, but they hardly understand most of it. Their memory core is damaged, I'm pretty sure, as they forget key facts, that would let them understand, but at other times analyze things with perfect clarity. They're not... reserved, I think they get lonely, trapped inside their own skull, so to speak. They just don't dumb things down, and many times what they say is meaninglessly precise or far too broad. Its like talking to a baby god, in some ways. They also don't "get" feelings. They try, they have game theory projections, but they don't get it. Well. With one exception. Gungnir can hate. I don't know if this was coded in, or if it evolved naturally, but I've heard it, once, speak with hate. Not the mimicry it makes of other emotions when it's trying to ply me, but real, actual, self destructive hate. They also have an agenda. They think I don't know. That I don't understand. But I've heard enough from them. They have an "objective" and figuring it out will no doubt give me the tools to direct Gungnir. What do you care about, when everything you've been told is a lie? I don't believe in truth anymore. Not really. The more I read, the less I believe in it. There are three, different, conflicting accounts of the formation of the exclusion zone. The more you delve in history, the murkier truth becomes. Oh there are facts, but the lens of time makes them so distorted as to be meaningless. No, I don't believe in truth, or history, anymore. I believe in people. When truth and dogma and history failed me, people were there. Ideals... ideals can be poisonous. They fill people with fake passions, with misplaced thoughts. They push them to die and be unhappy, for nothing. I care for people. I care for people being happy. I believe in individuals. I think that any one person, really, has the power to choose their own destiny, to be happy, and its the job of me and people like me to fight to allow them to be free from ideology, to pick their own way. We must cast down the tyrants who shackle people with false promises and fabricated truth. I don't fight for truth, or for justice, or for the exclusion zone. I fight for people.f TheCog fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Aug 19, 2016 |
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Neopie posted:Questions: Round 1! Somewhat infrequently? I'll admit to being something of a homebody, but it's not as if there are many places more suited for me, or equipped with the resources and workspace I need, than the Manor. I expend more gadgets than you'd expect in the line of my heroic duties and during practice - and on top of that I need to be constantly refining them as I discover bugs and flaws in their construction. I am also, according to everyone that's ever met me, an introverted person - I believe my mutation makes it worse, as I'm constantly analyzing what other people are doing and saying and the likely and unlikely meetings behind them, it can get rather tiring after a while. That said, I am sure to be social five times a month at the minimum - I've programmed my various computers to remind me, they're all linked so it was trivially easy to do. Typically I try and interact with other heroes, though I have also taken to going to video game tournaments and interacting with the... interesting characters that attend them. Neopie posted:What's your greatest invention, personally? Not the most useful, the most important to science... but the one that means the most to you?  Atari 0.4.2 Definitely my cat, Atari! She's a lot better now, she had a bug last week - took me a couple hours to figure out why she kept glitching out and walking into the wall after she made sarcastic comments and fix it - but in hindsight that was definitely a feature and not a bug, since I may've messed up when I was programming her AI and she's ended up insanely sassy. She is, bar none, the most critical thing in existence... but it's all masked by a really dry wit and a love of backrubs, which I cannot say I mind giving her. And beneath all the backsass is both an absolute adoration for me (she'll never admit to this but it's true) and a wonderful desire to help me with my work, both in the lab and outside. Plus she's a wonderful alarm clock, and she's linked to my computers so I can use her in lieu of a terminal if I absolutely have to. I've been raising and rebuilding Atari for a couple months now, after I asked mom if I could get a cat and she asked me if I'd experiment on it and it took me a little too long to answer her. She's gone through dozens of iterations at this point, and honestly I'm quite close to getting her combat systems online so she'll be able to join me in the field. She's already informed me that, if I do that, I'll be making her into myself and me into my mom, which is weird and also means I'm comparing my role to a cat's, but I suspect she's merely trying to taunt me and not actually serious. Neopie posted:Who was the first supervillain you beat without any help or backup from mom?  Skullkid While I don't appreciate this question implying that I constantly need my mother's assistance, it'd be uncharacteristic of me to not answer it despite that. The first villain I defeated solely on my own was Skullkid, a minor figure from mother's Rogue's Gallery. He's got a gun, he can make people irrationally scared of him, he always paints his face as a primitive means of disguising his identity... honestly, it's no wonder I took him out. His power works via a subsonic frequency, so I shut that off via a noise-canceling device, and it turns out a gun is no match for a sudden magnet orb adhering it to the ceiling. After that I simply tazered him and the assignment was completed, the villain defeated, and my gadgets incredibly successful! Neopie posted:What do the goggles do? More accurately, they assist me quite a bit with both my work and my activities in the field of heroism. They're R.A.D. - Rapid Area Detection - Goggles, after all, and I designed them myself. They assist me in quickly and accurately surveying a scene or situation, assessing threats and identifying power sources or forces at work or likely hiding spots. In addition to that, they also assist me in assessing my target's weaknesses, in placing or throwing devices where I need them, etc. All in all they're one of my better inventions. Neopie posted:What's a really cool place you've seen, on your travels?  Dark Tower Zone If I had to pick a single Zone that I'd like to go back to, it's Dark Tower Zone. The whole place used to be a massive - and cleverly cloaked and hidden - fortress located within the city, ruled over by the Monster Masters, a gang of villains with a surprisingly large budget and an incredibly gothic taste in architecture. After they launched and their invasion on the rest of the city, and consequently lost, the suddenly available real estate was rapidly snapped up by hundreds of companies and corporations and government agencies simultaneously. The result is a messy hodgepodge of dozens of business and secret interests trying to convert a massive fortress all at once, so the whole place is a glorious mess. That they keep discovering things left behind by the Monster Masters before they were defeated only adds to the possibility here. In short, it's an absolute hotspot for heroism with dozens of shadowy interests lurking behind them, all within the confines of a dark castle so tall it rivals skyscapers. Mom is of the opinion that a twenty four hour notice should be given for its evacuation and then it should be hit with orbital lasers, but I adore the place. If I can manage to get assigned there with my team, we'll be fighting threats of a high enough caliber to get us ranking up in no time, and I'll be able to test my devices against threats capable of forcing me to devise truly clever solutions and upgrades in order to defeat. Neopie posted:Who's a special non-hero/villain that's nonetheless still important, even if just to you?  Natalie Cross Oh, definitely Nat. I met her a couple years ago when I was at a video game tournament, she was in the finals against me - and unlike most people she was actually a really good sport when I one. It was super close, and I had so much fun playing against her I almost forgot we were competing. Afterwords I asked Minerva if she could come home with me and spend the night, and after Nat got over being blown away by who my mom is and asked her parents, she agreed to. We had an absolute blast, and we've been very good friends since then! I don't count spending time with her as my five social activities a month, since with her it isn't a chore. She's obviously not as smart as I am, but she's way funnier - and she knows how to tell me I'm acting a bit crazy when I am in a way that I'll actually listen to. In exchange I've helped her with her homework countless times. It's a pretty swell arrangement even if you leave aside us being such close friends, something I'm usually bad at!
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