[OOC] Epic City: Starburst

[Regitnui]

@thewizardguy, you were invited?

[thewizardguy]

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With a name like Guilt, maybe she needs to go Church. :3

@Feisty-Pants

@Feisty-Pants

Mhmm. Methinks Archangel and Guilt pray for very different things. Oooh, and isn't Archangel supposed to be an agent of the High Clairvoyant?

Guilt has a bit of a bone to pick with the Clairvoyant.

@thewizardguy

Not that it matters much.

[Regitnui]

How would Guilt know that Archangel was influenced by the Clairvoyant? Everybody in the City is, to a greater or lesser degree. Anyway... Event today. Long post will be up before the end of my day.

[Flood]

@floodtalon, can we make the weakness "rope" or a specific type of "lasso rope"? Also, can he bend his fingers, considering they're gun barrels? Is he reduced to grabbing things like he has pincers?

@Regitnui

I can make the weakness lasso rope. And yes he can bend his fingers, they are completely normal other than the fact that the tips are gun barrels.

[Regitnui]

@floodtalon, what is lasso rope? Hessian? I'm not sure what the difference is. And can I persuade you to have unbendable fingers? Call it the index and middle fingers unbendable and barrels, with the ring and pinky fingers normal?

[Flood]

@floodtalon, what is lasso rope? Hessian? I'm not sure what the difference is. And can I persuade you to have unbendable fingers? Call it the index and middle fingers unbendable and barrels, with the ring and pinky fingers normal?

@Regitnui

Braided nylon rope and yeah I'm cool with making the index and pinky fingers unbendable.

[Regitnui]

@floodtalon Index and middle. I would make nylon your weakness, but it might be humiliating to be rendered powerless by a lady in stockings.

[Flood]

@floodtalon Index and middle. I would make nylon your weakness, but it might be humiliating to be rendered powerless by a lady in stockings.

@Regitnui

I meant to say index and middle lol. So once I make those specific changes the character is fine?

[Regitnui]

@floodtalonh, post it again, with the changes, and I'll say then.

[Flood]

Ace

Name: Ace Cassidy (Self Given Name, Real Name Unknown)

Freak Label: Ace

Age: 19

Faction: Freak

Ability: Ace fingerbangs people, literally. He points his fingers at targets and glowing energy bullets fire out of his fingertips with pinpoint accuracy. That's pretty much the extent of his powers, however he's gotten pretty good with his "guns" being able to shoot one bullet then fire another bullet at the first one to aim it in a different direction, shoot moving targets while driving a motorcycle, and even shoot a man's gun out of his hand before he can even fire.

Mutation: His fingertips are gun barrels, as where there would normally be a fingertip there's just a hole for bullets to fire out of. His index and middle figers are very stiff and can't bend, but the other fingers and thumbs are fine. If you look inside it just looks like a gun barrel with no bullet inside, until Ace fires. Then a glowing blue bullet comes out and he blows your brains out for looking in his fingertips.

Weakness: If Ace gets touched by nylon rope he can't fire his guns, it has to be nylon in the form of rope specifically too. He's not gonna be disabled by a lady in stockings.

Personality: Ace just wants to be a cowboy, acts like a stereotypical cowboy in almost all situations. Kind of an asshole cowboy though, more like a bandit really, except for his need to help out his fellow freaks. If you're an Epic or normie he's gonna treat you like shit for the most part until he gets to know you. Freaks like himself though, he get's along with them off the bat, treatin them to a drink and maybe playing a game of horseshoes.

He's not completely old fashioned though, he enjoys modern conveniences such as motorcycles and electronic devices. He just adds a little western flair to everything he does.

Appearance: Ace's normal clothes and his costume are one in the same, a dark grey duster and black cowboy hat along with black cowboy boots and black jeans. He is about 5'5, has silver hair, and blue eyes. Ace is kinda pale because most of his skin is covered at all times. His most distinguishing characteristic is the scar over his right eye, looks like he got sliced with a blade and it barely missed the actual eyeball.

Background: It was a hot summer day in Texas when a 18 year old boy woke up in the middle of a field tied up and next to a jet black motorcycle with the keys left in. He had on a white t-shirt and some black jeans, nothing to tell him who he was or where he was from. After about half an hour of struggling to get himself free he succeeded and stood up to face the only other thing around. He hopped on the motorcycle and rode it like a natural, all the way to the nearest town. As he pulled up to a local tavern full of people dressed funny he was asked where he learned to ride at such a young age by an old coot with greying hair. The kid shrugged.

"I don't know partner, just hopped on the ol horse and rode off into the sunset." The old man laughed and complimented the kid. "Well wherever you learned, you're a real natural ace." The kid nodded. Ace was a good name. He reached out for a handshake when suddenly the old man staggered back with a disgusted look on his face. "What in the hell is wrong with yer fucking hands!?" Ace looked at his hands and noticed his fingertips were certainly different from the old man's, his had holes in em. Ace shrugged as the old man suddenly got in real close to him. "Listen here kid, we don't take kindly to Freaks around these parts. So I suggest you skedaddle on out of here before I rough you up real good."

Ace narrowed his eyes as the old man was way too close. "I don't know who you think you are buddy, but I suggest you back off before I make you back off!" He poked the man in the chest hard when suddenly a gunshot was heard throughout the tavern. Ace's pointer finger was smoking and there was a hole in the old man's chest. The room was silent as Ace got up and started going through the old man's pockets. A minute later and he had put on the old man's hat, boots, duster, and he had taken his wallet. The guy's name was Cassidy. "Well that's a fine name you got there. Don't seem like you need it anymore unfortunately, so I'll just take it off your hands." Ace laughed as he said this and walked out of the tavern with a vicious grin.

He looked at a drunk man hanging around outside the tavern and asked them a question. "Where are Freaks treated the worst in this lawless wasteland?" After the man rambled on for a bit about Epics, Freaks, and The High, he mentioned the name Epic City. So that's where Ace set off towards, to bring law and order to a town of Freaks and Epics.

[Sedjwick]

@banana if Xoxi is looking for Epic trading cards or other memorabilia, Edward or any of his employees would be happy to help. I'm sure she could also find comic books detailing (fabricated) adventures of some of Epic City's most famous heroes. Anyway, I think Edward will take a walk towards Central Park so he'll be around when stuff happens.

[ihinka]

@AtomicNut I'll see if I can have a post up before the big event... If not... well... Normalus interuptus it will have to be

[AtomicNut]

@thewizardguy@AtomicNut: It's magic. Epic powers tell the universe to sit down and shut up. Which leads me neatly into:

@Regitnui

To be fair i was willing to let it go, but i had to correct the statement when they were trying to be serious...

[Obscurus]

@Obscurus, you're in. Have fun. New event in Central Park or middle of town shortly. Jet Fuel is welcome as well, and we can put him in the shared character box.

@Regitnui

Yes! I put Steve in the characters section. I'm up for having Jet Fuel in the shared character box. I will give him some more details so that people will know what's up:p

[Obscurus]

@banana I know your character said there is no trading card game, but I love that idea! If it would exist though! so can we just make it that your character wasn't aware of it yet?

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I went ahead an used that idea...

[Regitnui]

Alright, a short description for those of you who want to take on the monsters;

Harpy

Resembling humans, the harpies of EC have grey, iridescent wings instead of arms, a tail fanning out from above avian legs. They all appear female, though this is because they follow avian anatomy instead of mammalian. They're not very bright, and favour plant life and carrion, though they do scavenge sickly or unlucky homeless people who can't chase them off.

Snapper

A snapping turtle the size of a minibus capable of burping fireballs and possessing a hard shell that reflects energy attacks. Usually contained in Central Park, where they periodically emerge to snack on trees and the wood in park benches.

[AtomicNut]

Alright, a short description for those of you who want to take on the monsters;

Harpy

Resembling humans, the harpies of EC have grey, iridescent wings instead of arms, a tail fanning out from above avian legs. They all appear female, though this is because they follow avian anatomy instead of mammalian. They're not very bright, and favour plant life and carrion, though they do scavenge sickly or unlucky homeless people who can't chase them off.

Snapper

A snapping turtle the size of a minibus capable of burping fireballs and possessing a hard shell that reflects energy attacks. Usually contained in Central Park, where they periodically emerge to snack on trees and the wood in park benches.

@Regitnui

So its one of the small ones. Not the Destroyer size ones. Whew.

Edit 2: Wonder if Gungnir can have a pet harpy?

[Flamelord]

Well I know where I'm going. Time for some fun

[ihinka]

Maybe it lost the four elephants and the discworld and is now frantically trashing about, looking for it

[Regitnui]

@AtomicNut, no. Unless you want a human-sized bird pooping on every surface in your apartment.