Sage: This is not an anime high school RP. If your character, a member of this country's military/governing body was caught repeatedly breaking the law he wouldn't get detention. He would be arrested, and possibly discharged. The discharge would probably bring ostracism within Spire City at least, and it's possible he'd have to leave the Protectorate altogether to escape from the stigma against him.

I'm fine with a character having a dislike for the system they were brought up in, and rebelling against it in small ways(rejecting philosophy and uniform etc) but open rebellion and breaking the Consortium's laws would carry more stiff penalties than you seem to think. Again, your character is not in high school, he is a member of this world's military. Your post and your character's actions just aren't in keeping with the themes and mood of this RP.
And smoking in a Consortium facility is a sure fire way to get caught and suffer all those consequences I just mentioned. It's not like there's nobody else there.
And don't link things in your posts. It interrupts the narrative.

Everyone: I am making a slight addition to the CS, there will now be a long range weapon and a melee weapon as well. Because when I said just one weapon, a lot of people chose melee weapons, and, well, your enemies might have guns. If your character prefers fighting close up that's just awesome, but if that's the only way they can fight they will die.
EDIT: Let's say a close and a long range, both could be guns if you like.

Most of the Monks: We'll skip past this for now since what's done is done, but the most likely way for your superiors to get a hold of you would be through the Monks' collective meditation. I suppose Cade would be an exception, since he refuses to participate.

Is smoking illegal in this world? I was also using detention as a code word for something worse xD, I didn't mean "sit in a classroom for 30 minutes". Also he wasn't on the actual Spire, he was on a separate building, and even then if spray painting would be grounds for worse than basic disciplinary action, then I guess I'll take that out, but I was under the assumption that it would be considered a minor disciplinary misdemeanor, not an act of terrorism.

EDIT: I also was under the assumption, that, since our characters are supposed to be young (15-20) they would be in some sort of training, and not actually be leading the nation.

Sorry for taking so long with my CS. Having noticed a lack of a backstory-type section, I hope you don't mind if I add one on, perhaps also a personality.
That said, it'll take me about 2 more hours to get a computer, the soonest I can guarantee anything is within three hours, though.
(On the bright side, Yellowstone National Park is really amazing.)

As for the weapons, wouldn't people with powers be able to handle someone with guns? I.E someone with fade just having the bullets pass through them/someone with geolancy blocking them/etc. Like in X-men- the mutants make short work out of soldiers and never use guns to fight other mutants. However they do use Melee weapons especially when it accents their powers. If someone can shoot fireballs and fly, a gun would be... Unnecessary. But if you want to make it a requirement, can I make it like a cool ass revolver like in Fallout? Or does it have to be an assault rifle/similar heavy weapon?

Also I edited my post, so he didn't get caught.

But I'm still not sure about the whole smoking thing. I mean, is your character secretly smoking cigarettes? Or is smoking not actually illegal, but it's more of a status thing and would be frowned upon?

Just wondering if that last edit to my CS is acceptable. Not really sure how advanced the tech is, but you said Ascendants have really good tech, so I assumed they would be able to do this. If it isn't ok, I can change it easily.

Gisk said
Most of the Monks: We'll skip past this for now since what's done is done, but the most likely way for your superiors to get a hold of you would be through the Monks' collective meditation. I suppose Cade would be an exception, since he refuses to participate.

I only used the communicator because I wasn't sure how the meditation would work and I was in a little bit of a rush to post earlier. I thought the collective only worked while meditating and I thought it might have been more urgent than to wait for her to meditate... Could you elaborate on how exactly it works?

Sage said Is smoking illegal in this world?

No, I meant when you were in the launch bay, you were on duty.

Sage said I was under the assumption that it would be considered a minor disciplinary misdemeanor, not an act of terrorism.

Crimes aren't classified as either minor infraction or terrorism, there's a whole spectrum. But the main reason you'd be in a great deal of trouble is because you are supposed to uphold and enforce the law. You are held especially accountable for breaking it.

Sage said I also was under the assumption, that, since our characters are supposed to be young (15-20) they would be in some sort of training, and not actually be leading the nation.

True, our characters aren't leaders, but the Consortium is the governing body of the Protectorate. Again, things aren't "this or that." Just because you work for the government, doesn't mean you're a senator.

Sage said But I'm still not sure about the whole smoking thing. I mean, is your character secretly smoking cigarettes? Or is smoking not actually illegal, but it's more of a status thing and would be frowned upon?

It's more about where you're doing it than that you're doing it. I also was under the assumption that your character was smoking something a little stronger than tobacco. Which is a double no-no when on duty(so just don't get caught).

Sage said As for the weapons, wouldn't people with powers be able to handle someone with guns? I.E someone with fade just having the bullets pass through them/someone with geolancy blocking them/etc

Your powers are finite, especially in the beginning. Later, when your character is stronger, you can probably get away with not using a gun. But right now, you would die.

Sage said Like in X-men- the mutants make short work out of soldiers and never use guns to fight other mutants.

That's because it's a comic book. In real life(even allowing for their powers) bullets would work pretty fucking good against most mutants. I can think of a few exceptions, but there are powers in this world that would make you effectively bulletproof too.

Sage said If someone can shoot fireballs and fly, a gun would be... Unnecessary.

On the contrary, a gun would be useful as fuck if you could fly. How effectively do you think fireballs would kill people? Because I think you're drastically overestimating fire's stopping power.

Sage said But if you want to make it a requirement, can I make it like a cool ass revolver like in Fallout? Or does it have to be an assault rifle/similar heavy weapon?

I wouldn't really qualify an assault rifle as a heavy weapon, but you can use a freaking bow if you want. Just think carefully about what kind of weapon you want to have when you're being shot at.

Trap: I left that out on purpose, do not add it in. I said this to Sage in a PM so I'll repeat it here: All the characters have basically the same backstory, the only thing you could add to it is how they feel about their situation/life. You can make that apparent through IC posts, there's no need to describe it.

Ispep: It's... awkward and impractical. I guess you could with the technology of the world, but you wouldn't be allowed to. Part of Ascendant philosophy is a detachment from your body. It wouldn't make much sense for one to modify theirs at all, let alone in such an extreme way.

Oh, and Sing:

You had it right, they "connect" when they meditate. The Monks generally assume that they meditate at least once a day, though. They wouldn't be in as much of a rush as the Knights.

Alright. I can change it pretty easily if you want. c:

Alright I gotchu Gisk. Yeah, I don't want Kyrin to be against the Consortium when I say he's rebellious. Morally, he completely agree with their intentions of keeping order in the realm. I wanted him to be more of a style-rebel, basically someone who doesn't agree with the general vibe of things. Like for example, a teacher who jokes around a lot and teaches by doing a lot of interesting activities. The teacher doesn't have a problem with the concept of education, but at the same time, the teacher refuses to "just do their job" and make the kids fall asleep. This teacher would be considered "unorthodox."

Having him smoke weed wasn't to give the system a finger, it was to make him stand out from the typical ascendant. It was a finger to the stereotype. The spray painting wasn't supposed to be a "FUCK THIS CITY" stunt, though I realize that it seemed exactly like that by the way he acted, and spoke. It was supposed to be Kyrin choosing to be artistic and different, because his character is based upon standing out and leaving a mark. It's a sort of ego signature, I'm sorry for making it seem like straight up anarchy. Kyrin still loves his people (meaning his fellow ascendants), though as sing's character put it, he is a bit moody and stubborn (a.k.a bitchy) with authority, but that will change as we all develope our characters and let em mature. (Also, this isn't to say that Kyrin doesn't disagree with some things, but he wasn't spray painting walls to rebel against those things). Though spray painting is still a crime, I'm gonna say he didn't get caught)

As for the whole guns thing, I guess you're right. I forgot that this wasn't dragon ball z and I'm not gonna be 1v1'ing everything. My bad. I'm gonna give Kyrin a handgun (futuristic) and would it be too much/too old fashioned to give him like a belt of throwing knives across his torso, like just some back up?

Damn lol I'm fuckin up bad. Screwed up my first post and made a bad impression IC. This should be fun.

Alright, I finished up my app, it's on the first page.

OH! Yo, even better idea, if you'd allow it:

This is a rough example of what Kyrin's sword looks like. Could I say that combined with the sheathe, the sword could turn into this sniper rifle? That would be dope as fuck. And then I could add twin revolvers as pure back up for when someone approaches mid range?

I'm not doing the whole throwing knife thing. Kyrin's no ninja.

Don't worry about it, Sing. Just going forward, you know?

Trap: All cool. Though, your first picture is broken, I think.

Drall. Dude, brush up your grammar. Capitalization, punctuation. Dialogue format. Fix it, I don't want to look at that.

Trap Path and Ispep still need to post.

Sorry if that first post was a bit crap, I'm working via mobile, and didn't want to make anyone wait on my behalf. On that note, the next few days I will have limited posting ability. If everything goes well, I'll be posting normally, but I just thought I'd let you know, in case something does go wrong.

It was good, especially for mobile. I'm surprised you had the patience for such a long post.

Also, you did an excellent job of embodying the Ascendants. I do want to say that the distraction and "fading" actually applies to all Ascendants, regardless of elemental ratio. It increases as their affinity does.

Culture shit:

Slang:
Faders: Slang for Ascendants. Usually said with contempt, carries a negative connotation. Knights and Ascendants in particular don't get along terribly well, but the Ascendants don't have any rude words for them.

Line Huggers: Those who live near the Last Line, on either side of it. Though the Line divides where the Protectorate has control, city-states who live near it often have more dealings between each other than the Consortium would like. Line huggers under the Protectorate are usually more sympathetic towards those who aren't. They're more likely to petition for help from Consortium troops for unaligned humans.

Broken Triangle: Actually a hand gesture. To hold one's hand with the thumb and forefinger at roughly a 33 degree angle. Represents just one corner of a triangle. It started out between members of other Realms in the Consortium, meaning to say "We don't need your kind," but over time it's been adopted by civilians and now carries a meaning roughly equivalent to a middle finger. Often done quickly by flicking the forefinger off of the thumb.

Though the enmity between Knights and Ascendants is mutual, the Knights are the more openly aggressive of the sides.

Triangles: A triangle is a sign of the Consortium, often stylized in some way(note the picture for Aurelia: A triangle with an eye. She's a Consortium sniper). Each corner(not each side) represents a Realm.

MFW we are the illuminati

XD I know, I know. They don't exist in this world, though. So the imagery has a different cultural meaning. Though, if they did exist, yeah that's basically what the Consortium is. The only real difference is that they're pretty fucking open about controlling most of the world.

Also, you're supposed to provide an amusing image when you use "My face when."