Update: if my current wave of inspiration lasts me through the night, I should have my Wolverine/Doom Patrol sheet up later today.
@Kyoka Please hit me up if you're looking to use much of Weapon Plus/Weapon X or Alpha Flight past the mentions in your CS so we can hash out details. I wouldn't want to step on toes if you have any rigid plans seeing as you're already accepted.
@Ultimate Spidey Yeah I’m actually reading all of the MC2 stuff in order, which most of it is Spider-Girl. I hadn’t really read much 90s comics in the past, but I decided to give Spider-Girl and Mutant X a try.
@Sep Yeah I am reading all the current Star Wars stuff as it comes out, thankfully they put them up on Marvel Unlimited. But yeah I’m enjoying most of it.
@Kyoka Mayday is a fun character and I can see why her comic was the only one out of the MC2 imprint to last for a long time. I too read the first couple trades of Sandman many years back, I was going through a phase where I was trying out a lot of the classic Vertigo series. I should probably get around one of these days to finishing it. As for Hellblazer, my only experience with the character is the Keanu Reeves film, a little bit of the TV show, and the animated movies. As for Swamp Thing it’s similar, with only the TV show, cartoons, and I also picked up the first trade for the New 52 run.
But yeah I don’t really read DC anymore, though I would if they had an app similar to Marvel Unlimited. But Hellblazer and Swamp Thing have been recommended to me before, so maybe I’ll see what my local library has before I go and buy a bunch of trades.
Also I just noticed in your character sheet that you will be using Alpha Flight, but I have already staked a claim for Walter Langkowski aka Sasquatch for my Hulk stories. As of now he hasn’t become Sasquatch yet, so he wouldn’t have any history with Alpha Flight.
@ErsatzEmperor Since you are playing Wolverine I guess I should also tell you that Sasquatch is being used for my Hulk stories. As of how the character is right now he isn’t Sasquatch and hasn’t been a member of Alpha Flight. Hopefully this doesn’t mess with any story plans you have.
Since you are playing Wolverine I guess I should also tell you that Sasquatch is being used for my Hulk stories. As of how the character is right now he isn’t Sasquatch and hasn’t been a member of Alpha Flight. Hopefully this doesn’t mess with any story plans you have.
Nah, didn't have any plans for Walter so all good here.
Matt Murdock is a "bad guy." A slightly twisted life has turned our blind lawyer into one of the city's best mob lawyers and a reviled figure in the criminal justice community of New York. Then at night, he becomes the Devil. The Devil is feared in the underworld as a violent criminal who is slowly climbing the ladder to become the city's kingpin.
C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:
Supporting Characters:
Karen Paige - Secretary and legal aid Franklin "Foggy" Nelson - Assistant US Attorney Dakota North - Investigator, driver, bodyguard Wilson Fisk - Kingpin Silvermane - Crime lord and client Arthur Blackwood - Outlaw biker and racist
Potential Arcs:
Casus Belli - A shaky alliance between the mob and the Crusaders MC is in tatters after a drug deal gone bad ends with dead men on both sides and a missing briefcase with a million dollars in it. While Matt Murdock tires to prevent a gang war between his clients, Daredevil tears up the city in search of the perpetrators of the attack and the missing money.
Hostis Humani Generis - A vigilante has come to the city, reigning down death and destruction to those in need of punishment. Among the killers targets is Matt Murdock, the city's number one criminal lawyer.
S A M P L E P O S T:
Manhattan Criminal Courthouse Part 21 Lower Manhattan 11:21 AM
"Mr. Murdock, do you plan on a lengthy cross-examination of the witness?"
"No, Your Honor," I said as I stood. "I'll be brief."
I couldn't see it, but I could hear the muscles in Judge Sandra Young's face form into a smile. Noon was fast approaching and Judge Young likes her smoke breaks. I was honestly surprised that she had allowed the current session to run now for over three hours without breaking.
"You may proceed," she said.
I made my way from the defense table, passing by Assistant DA Blake Tower on my way towards the lectern facing the witness box and the jury. I heard Tower's right eyelid flip in a wink at me, a force of habit I assume. His gait was that of a man who was confident on the point of cocky. And who wouldn't be cocky after the testimony he had just withdrawn from his witness?
With Tower holding his hand, Detective Sergeant Michael Tork had just delivered an hour's worth of testimony that guided the jury through his investigation. Working out of the NYPD's 33rd Precinct, Tork and his four-man narcotics unit conducted a two month investigation into the suspected drug dealing activities of one Jesus Reuben Martinez, resident of Washington Heights and a known member of the Puerto Rican Army.
Jesus sat at the defense table, looking on while his heart raced a mile a minute. I could probably have smelled the sweat beading on his forehead from outside the court room it was so pungent. He had every reason to be worried. Tork's testimony was solid. He had explained in that clear and clipped cop-speak that his unit had observed Martinez in and around the Wilson Terrace Housing Projects where he lived, but they could never get concrete proof that he was dealing. He was careful on the street, conducting his business in the housing project where the cops couldn't go without arousing suspicion. Martinez would take the train somewhere downtown, but they always lost him in the shuffle of the commute. Close to packing up the case, they turned instead to the eye in the sky.
Jesus Mendez had the honor to be among the first targets of the NYPD's new drone surveillance program. The drone in question caught Jesus taking a re-up from a supplier and then meeting with the dealers who worked for him to move his product. Jesus had eluded police ground surveillance thanks to his keen observations. But he hadn't thought to look up into the sky.
"Thank you for taking the time to be here, Sergeant Tork," I said a I prepared for the cross.
"You're welcome," Tork said tightly.
A genuine hater. I figured the cop for one of those right off the bat. Now my suspicions were confirmed by the stand-offish answer and the increase in his pulse. A lot of cops make no effort to hide their contempt for defense attorneys. Instead of seeing what we do as a necessary check on the system, they instead see us as quasi-criminals who are just a few steps above the scumbag clients were represent. Not that he would be completely wrong in that assessment. But if he didn't hate defense lawyers now, he sure as hell was about to hate them after I was through with him.
"Sergeant Tork," I said with little to no delay. "Who operated the drone that took the surveillance photos of Mr. Martinez?"
"Officer Pierce," said Tork.
"And he's a member of your narcotics unit?"
"Yes, he is."
"I've been told that the photos you took are of good quality." I turned towards the jury with a half smirk. "I wouldn't know for myself."
I've found that self-deprecating humor can go a long way to disarm juries. Especially given my reputation over the years, playing up my blindness offsets my other less desirable qualities.
"They can clearly make out your client dealing drugs," Tork replied.
"Move to strike that from the record," I asked the judge. "It's inflammatory."
"So noted," said Judge Young. She looked down at Tork from her perch. "And I would remind Sergeant Tork to stick to simpler answers."
"Sergeant Tork, did you write the warrant that led to the use of the drone on my client?"
"No," said Tork. "We didn't have to write a warrant."
I smirked and squared my glasses up. Tork's heartbeat was steady, but starting to rise. He was telling the truth -- a refreshing departure from a lot of cops on the stand -- but he was beginning to get nervous. He knew something was up. With this cross, I was setting the fuse on the bomb that would destroy the prosecution's case.
"Drones and the use of them are relatively new in law enforcement, Sergeant. Are you up to date with all the rules and regulations?"
"I know how to do my job if that's what you're asking."
"Oh, so you know about the rules on surveillance distance with drones? They're much more restrictive with them than they are with planes and helicopters. If you're less than a thousand feet away from the target, you need a warrant. Anything without a warrant is considered an illegal search."
I held up the photographs, making sure they were the right side up and facing Tork.
"From how far would you say these photos were taken, Sergeant Tork?"
Now Tork's heart was racing. I could smell the sweat on him. Along with his change, I heard Tower groan under his breath from the prosecution table and Juror #4 laugh under his breath.
"I'm not an expert on distances," he said defensively.
"No, you're not," I said with a nod. "I'll have one of those come up when the defense presents. No more questions for Sergeant Tork, your honor."
And just like that, the seeds of acquittal have been sewn. Is Jesus Martinez guilty? Of course. The photos prove that. But they weren't obtained legally. That, more than anything, is my job. I have to make sure the cops play fair. I have to test the state's evidence and make sure it holds up. I am a necessary part of the threshing maw that is the American criminal justice system. I poke and prod and pull threads. Better that a guilty man go free on a technicality than an innocent man be convicted on faulty evidence.
At least, that's what I tell myself to make it through the day.
At night I cope a different way.
P O S T C A T A L O G:
A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.
Matt Murdock is a "bad guy." A slightly twisted life has turned our blind lawyer into one of the city's best mob lawyers and a reviled figure in the criminal justice community of New York. Then at night, he becomes the Devil. The Devil is feared in the underworld as a violent criminal who is slowly climbing the ladder to become the city's kingpin.
C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:
Supporting Characters:
Karen Paige - Secretary and legal aid Franklin "Foggy" Nelson - Assistant US Attorney Dakota North - Investigator, driver, bodyguard Wilson Fisk - Kingpin Silvermane - Crime lord and client Arthur Blackwood - Outlaw biker and racist
Potential Arcs:
Casus Belli - A shaky alliance between the mob and the Crusaders MC is in tatters after a drug deal gone bad ends with dead men on both sides and a missing briefcase with a million dollars in it. While Matt Murdock tires to prevent a gang war between his clients, Daredevil tears up the city in search of the perpetrators of the attack and the missing money.
Hostis Humani Generis - A vigilante has come to the city, reigning down death and destruction to those in need of punishment. Among the killers targets is Matt Murdock, the city's number one criminal lawyer.
S A M P L E P O S T:
Manhattan Criminal Courthouse Part 21 Lower Manhattan 11:21 AM
"Mr. Murdock, do you plan on a lengthy cross-examination of the witness?"
"No, Your Honor," I said as I stood. "I'll be brief."
I couldn't see it, but I could hear the muscles in Judge Sandra Young's face form into a smile. Noon was fast approaching and Judge Young likes her smoke breaks. I was honestly surprised that she had allowed the current session to run now for over three hours without breaking.
"You may proceed," she said.
I made my way from the defense table, passing by Assistant DA Blake Tower on my way towards the lectern facing the witness box and the jury. I heard Tower's right eyelid flip in a wink at me, a force of habit I assume. His gait was that of a man who was confident on the point of cocky. And who wouldn't be cocky after the testimony he had just withdrawn from his witness?
With Tower holding his hand, Detective Sergeant Michael Tork had just delivered an hour's worth of testimony that guided the jury through his investigation. Working out of the NYPD's 33rd Precinct, Tork and his four-man narcotics unit conducted a two month investigation into the suspected drug dealing activities of one Jesus Reuben Martinez, resident of Washington Heights and a known member of the Puerto Rican Army.
Jesus sat at the defense table, looking on while his heart raced a mile a minute. I could probably have smelled the sweat beading on his forehead from outside the court room it was so pungent. He had every reason to be worried. Tork's testimony was solid. He had explained in that clear and clipped cop-speak that his unit had observed Martinez in and around the Wilson Terrace Housing Projects where he lived, but they could never get concrete proof that he was dealing. He was careful on the street, conducting his business in the housing project where the cops couldn't go without arousing suspicion. Martinez would take the train somewhere downtown, but they always lost him in the shuffle of the commute. Close to packing up the case, they turned instead to the eye in the sky.
Jesus Mendez had the honor to be among the first targets of the NYPD's new drone surveillance program. The drone in question caught Jesus taking a re-up from a supplier and then meeting with the dealers who worked for him to move his product. Jesus had eluded police ground surveillance thanks to his keen observations. But he hadn't thought to look up into the sky.
"Thank you for taking the time to be here, Sergeant Tork," I said a I prepared for the cross.
"You're welcome," Tork said tightly.
A genuine hater. I figured the cop for one of those right off the bat. Now my suspicions were confirmed by the stand-offish answer and the increase in his pulse. A lot of cops make no effort to hide their contempt for defense attorneys. Instead of seeing what we do as a necessary check on the system, they instead see us as quasi-criminals who are just a few steps above the scumbag clients were represent. Not that he would be completely wrong in that assessment. But if he didn't hate defense lawyers now, he sure as hell was about to hate them after I was through with him.
"Sergeant Tork," I said with little to no delay. "Who operated the drone that took the surveillance photos of Mr. Martinez?"
"Officer Pierce," said Tork.
"And he's a member of your narcotics unit?"
"Yes, he is."
"I've been told that the photos you took are of good quality." I turned towards the jury with a half smirk. "I wouldn't know for myself."
I've found that self-deprecating humor can go a long way to disarm juries. Especially given my reputation over the years, playing up my blindness offsets my other less desirable qualities.
"They can clearly make out your client dealing drugs," Tork replied.
"Move to strike that from the record," I asked the judge. "It's inflammatory."
"So noted," said Judge Young. She looked down at Tork from her perch. "And I would remind Sergeant Tork to stick to simpler answers."
"Sergeant Tork, did you write the warrant that led to the use of the drone on my client?"
"No," said Tork. "We didn't have to write a warrant."
I smirked and squared my glasses up. Tork's heartbeat was steady, but starting to rise. He was telling the truth -- a refreshing departure from a lot of cops on the stand -- but he was beginning to get nervous. He knew something was up. With this cross, I was setting the fuse on the bomb that would destroy the prosecution's case.
"Drones and the use of them are relatively new in law enforcement, Sergeant. Are you up to date with all the rules and regulations?"
"I know how to do my job if that's what you're asking."
"Oh, so you know about the rules on surveillance distance with drones? They're much more restrictive with them than they are with planes and helicopters. If you're less than a thousand feet away from the target, you need a warrant. Anything without a warrant is considered an illegal search."
I held up the photographs, making sure they were the right side up and facing Tork.
"From how far would you say these photos were taken, Sergeant Tork?"
Now Tork's heart was racing. I could smell the sweat on him. Along with his change, I heard Tower groan under his breath from the prosecution table and Juror #4 laugh under his breath.
"I'm not an expert on distances," he said defensively.
"No, you're not," I said with a nod. "I'll have one of those come up when the defense presents. No more questions for Sergeant Tork, your honor."
And just like that, the seeds of acquittal have been sewn. Is Jesus Martinez guilty? Of course. The photos prove that. But they weren't obtained legally. That, more than anything, is my job. I have to make sure the cops play fair. I have to test the state's evidence and make sure it holds up. I am a necessary part of the threshing maw that is the American criminal justice system. I poke and prod and pull threads. Better that a guilty man go free on a technicality than an innocent man be convicted on faulty evidence.
At least, that's what I tell myself to make it through the day.
At night I cope a different way.
P O S T C A T A L O G:
A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.
As long as you consult with the initial player to ask if that's okay, it shouldn't be a problem.
Well yanno, gotta ask the room first.
Okay @Hound55, how do you feel about this? I don't plan to edge myself into that corruption story you got going on. Unless you want me to. But instead of space cop jordan and friends, how would you feel about someone like that alan scott guy?
Okay @Hound55, how do you feel about this? I don't plan to edge myself into that corruption story you got going on. Unless you want me to. But instead of space cop jordan and friends, how would you feel about someone like that alan scott guy?
Well, Alan Scott's not really tied into the Green Lantern Corps at all in the regular mythos... so depending on what line you're taking it might not even require my input in the first place.
Well, assuming you aren't going to try to draft me into your lantern corp. I really just want to ok this with you and the group, seeing as how having 2 guys named green lantern might get confusing. But I do know they're pretty different beats. From you story wise, i'd like to use hal as part of my guys' origin story, like you saved him back when he was a civvie and that's why he wants to wear a lantern. Other than that, idk, maybe you send the green lantern lawyers after me.
About alan scott tho, i do intend to take some very creative liberties (hopefully creative), not sure how that'll go but i do plan to distance myself from your lanterns and the old scott.
Well, assuming you aren't going to try to draft me into your lantern corp. I really just want to ok this with you and the group, seeing as how having 2 guys named green lantern might get confusing. But I do know they're pretty different beats. From you story wise, i'd like to use hal as part of my guys' origin story, like you saved him back when he was a civvie and that's why he wants to wear a lantern. Other than that, idk, maybe you send the green lantern lawyers after me.
About alan scott tho, i do intend to take some very creative liberties (hopefully creative), not sure how that'll go but i do plan to distance myself from your lanterns and the old scott.
Sounds all good.
If anything cosmic level does pop up, just bear in mind that the Green Lantern Corps doesn't necessarily have the best reputation currently across the universe - whether or not that one single human was saved by them. And that Earth's kind of oblivious to their place in the greater universe and how Green Lanterns are seen out in space generally.
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