[OOC] Epic City: Starburst

[ML]

post's up, kind of snarky. hopefully acceptable

[Old Amsterdam]

It works fine, imo.

My post is going up momentarily. Prepare for Shenanigans.

[Regitnui]

What I love about having good roleplayers around is I can plant the seeds and see how they grow. I just mention that Dragon Heart and Black Light hate each other, and a rescue at a Fitch building, and we've already expanded it to a fight between the two that (temporarily) destroyed that building.

@Old Amsterdam, I like this group and where we're headed already. Very Worm, I think.

[Old Amsterdam]

@Regitnui
My thoughts exactly. I'll be back online in a few hours. Y'all play good with each other xD

[ML]

See some gms don't like that kind of assumption, so I was worried about what to write for that bit

[Regitnui]

@Mercenary Lord, and by extension everyone, I'm very lenient when it comes to adding things. As long as you stay consistent (e.g. Dragon isn't a bad guy, just happens to cause collateral when Blacklight is involved) I'm happy with you guys expanding on what's already there.

[ihinka]

Hm... Kind of an errand thought... @Old AmsterdamDoes Alex know sign language, or can she only read lips?

Also... I'll apologize in advance for any lengthy posts... They always run away from me

Edit:

Poor James! Instead of stripping him, I'm pilling more clothing articles on him

[Old Amsterdam]

@ihinka
Just lips. She didn't care enough to learn sign. She gets to mess with people now this way.

[ihinka]

@Old Amsterdam That little Puck

Oh, man! I'm gonna keep forgetting to stay consistent with the written representation of Teagan's mild Irish accent >.<

[RoflsMazoy]

Man, I slept at 12 last night and I missed the first IC post by an hour. I got a bit of reading to do but I'll post soon

[Polaris North]

Puts up first post. Sleeps. Wakes up to several more posts.

I'm feelin' the timezone difference. Okay, time to get to posting.

[ML]

cant decide whether to keep david in human form or have him pop a few sleeper pills and nod off to phantomland

[Flamelord]

This took way longer than it should have, but here's my character at last. Hope I'm not too late there. :P

Drake Venlin

Name: Drake Venlin

Epic Identity: Finch

Age: 26

Faction: Epic Villain

Ability: Drake has the ability to manipulate glass at a touch. He can't make it spring into existence from nothing but he can make it change shape and composition to some extent, giving him considerable versatility

Weakness: Sufficient loud noise/vibrations can knock out his ability to manipulate glass. That and the stuff that usually knocks your standard Epic unconscious. Approaching that vibration threshold can cause him to lose control to some extent, though not completely.

Personality: Drake is as you might expect. When the mask is on he is confident to the point of being cocky, with a slight penchant for the dramatic and putting on a show. Needless to say he loves making an entrance, or an exit, He also likes taking valuable things, or at least making the Epics work to stop him from taking those things so they have to earn a days pay.

Outside of public appearances he is more...hostile, jealous to some extent of him being the villain rather than the Robin Hood-esque hero. And yet he can't stop himself either, not with the allure that comes with it and the possibility of the big score. He just can't sit back and let himself relax for long, not with the hope that one day he will succeed in a big way, and leave the entire city shocked at his success.

Appearance: Drake usually wears casual clothes such as polo shirts and jeans, nothing too flashy that would make him stand out, while not looking like a total slob. He has close cropped brown hair and a light tan to go with it, and an above average muscle build from the work that he does. His costume is a bit more on the practical side, with a leather trenchcoat, a fedora, fingerless gloves, the obligatory mask, and specialized pants and shoes. Stylish yet practical, just what a villain should have.

Background: His beginning was unremarkable, with his childhood fairly obscure by city standards. Was one of several siblings, had a mediocre education, with nothing outstanding about him.It was only when his powers developed that things changed. But by that time he had separated from his family, striking out on his own to earn his own path. In doing so he had fallen in with the wrong crowd, and that maintained itself even after he had gained his powers.

Inevitably he came into conflict with the Epics that ran and oversaw the city, with a rough contact. Drake's powers seemed to have aspired him to rise higher, and he grudgingly accepted a role as the 'fall guy' to enforce the rule of the city. Which is the general status quo that he has settled into now. His efforts allowed him to obtain his own crew and network of individuals, while he gets to steal things and is occasionally stopped so the government can look good, or something like that. He lives with it for now, but someday that will change. He's sure of it.

[RoflsMazoy]

@Regitnui
I seem to remember there was something that said all powers came from the High but I can't seem to find it. Is it actually here somewhere or did I hallucinate it?

[Old Amsterdam]

@RoflsMazoy
I believe it's implied that that's the belief in EC, more or less.

However, I believe the older belief in the rest of the world was that it was from the holes created by the First, which was detailed in the OP.

@Flamelord
Just need to wait for Reg for verification, but I think that looks fine.

@Regitnui
Doesn't Flame's CS remind you of Shatterbird? So many Worm references and I don't think anyone but us has read it....

[Regitnui]

@Flamelord, loud noise renders Finch completely powerless? Is it only while the sound happens or does it knock out his powers for a time after as well. In short, would I have to constantly blast Justin Bieber and One Direction at full volume to keep him powerless, or would one song make him arrestable?

@RoflsMazoy, Post 0 of IC. The actual canonicity of that is dubious though. Maybe it's a myth spread by the High, maybe it's true, maybe they don't care either way and people started the rumour.

[ML]

wow im not used to rps moving this fast, the one i run is like a post a week lol

[Regitnui]

New Spectrum post soon.

[ihinka]

@Old Amsterdam Alex looks so bored it's almost painful to watch Is she in one of her sun dresses? Teagan might decide to rescue the damsel in boredom

Also... Young people today are so jaded... Isn't a woman in a frock getup not interesting... Even a lil' bit? *wilt*

[Old Amsterdam]

@ihinka
She's hardly ever not in a sundress, in all honesty. That Costume? She very, very rarely puts it on. Sundresses are just her thing.

As for the frock...Alex is an Epic Hero. She's seen a lot weirder, been through weirder, and is incredibly jaded with looks.

I mean, when you've been around a guy like Nightmare....

PS...Wait till you see him in action.