[OOC] Calling all Supers

Current Characters: 8
Alexander Simmons, a 20 year-old Grounder and GSS
Velvet Steele, a 20 year-old Strong Woman
Michelle Digby, a 27 year-old Pathokinetic
29 year-old GSS (Government Super Specialist)
Jake Star, a 27 year-old Geokinetic
Reagan Ross, a 21 year-old Calokinetic
Mario Ilfumor, a 32 year-old Typhokinetic
Jewel Reid, a 28 year-old Psychometric

[prussianblue]

Introduction

America passed a no-tolerance policy for supers in 1979 that slates supers with the responsibility of registering themselves with the government. They can be subject to deportation when they reach 18, restricted to certain jobs, housing, and even certain cities prohibit supers living within. Most supers are wise enough to keep their powers hidden and be a part of the non-super communities.
Almost every last developed country followed America's lead in the following years, only excluding New Alaska and Russia.
Last of all came the rivaling factions of supers. There is no 100% clear “good” or “bad” faction. The Blue Jays and Vigilantes have been at it for over 20 years, and it won't be over soon.
What does it mean to be a “super”?
First of all, congratulations. You have found yourself among the 5% of the world who has powers unlike any humanly abilities. Like it or not, they're stuck with you for life. You do have a say in what happens to you, though. You could move to New Alaska, the largest legal super community in the world. It's expensive, though, and the US government still monitors everything you do. You could just live your life as a regular citizen, boring and average and unable to be your extraordinary self. Or, you could join a small, unrecognized faction and do local things that affect basically no-one.
That leaves one choice for you, doesn't it? Join the Vigilantes despite all odds, pray to hell that they accept you. Or capture a Blue Jay’s attention, risk your entire life up until today by outing yourself as a super.
This is your opportunity to make a difference, to join the ranks of the most elite supers in America, if not the world. This is your opportunity to be real.

But really, what is a Super?

It's unclear how the supers came to be. Some say as far back as the American Revolution, supers dotted the country. With powers extending far and wide, no two supers alive have had the same powers and weaknesses, similar to fingerprints or snowflakes.
Not all supers are criminals, of course, but the US government (along with the majority of the world) prefers to keep a very close eye on supers, their friends, and their families. This does not imply anything about their public or criminal status, of course- the governments are simply interested in the safety of the population.

New Alaska

Founded in 1979 following the Intolerance Act, New Alaska includes the northern section of Alaska, 67.70° N and above (drawn approximately from Kivalina, AK). It includes the six cities: Star City (formerly Kivalina), Point Hope, Seaside (formerly Wainwright), Providence (formerly Barrow), Salvador (formerly Kaktovik), and Anaktuvuk Pass. The current population of New Alaska is estimated at 12,000.

Vigilantes

Founded in 1987, the Vigilantes work apart from the law to protect citizens and their rights, allocate justice where the law has failed, and most importantly, provide a sense of belonging in the harshly anti-supers society of modern America.
Joining is very straightforward but there are major restrictions that fluctuate from year to year. As of 2017, members must be 18 or older with no exceptions. It is also important for them to prove their loyalty, over time, to the Vigilantes and to the United States constitution; their ultimate goal is to create lasting legislation to protect the population of supers and re-integrate them into society as equals to non-supers.

Blue-Jays

Founded in 1984 shortly after the Annex of New Alaska, former policemen let go because of their super status (which could cloud their judgment in the interest of public health and safety) formed an exclusive club in Star City- the Blue Jackets Club. They functioned effectively as the vigilante police force in New Alaska until 1989 when international was re-instated prohibiting any unauthorized policing or allocation of justice.
They expanded to include other supers, excluded from their lives by the law, who they saw fit to contact. There is no direct way to contact the Blue Jackets Club (Blue Jays for short) but to attract their attention with a public heroic act demonstrating your capability to surpass the law enforcement, and avoid persecution.
Edit: Blue-Jays are no longer a police force but an anti-Vigilantes undercurrent in the cities- their main focus being dismantling the government from the inside out.

Da Rules

1. Have fun while you are here! Simple enough.
2. Keep it PG-13. We have teenagers on here (me included) and we should all respect their innocence. Excessive gore, profanity, and sexual content are better suited for PMs.
3. Speaking of private messages- keep your arguments there! This is not the time or place.
4. No god-mod superpowers. These include, but aren't limited to: time, space, and reality manipulation; matter/molecule manipulation (including organic matter); prime invincibility/immortality; instant death in any form; and omnipotence.
5. Additionally to #4, a weakness including “none”, “undetermined”, or an unattainable person, place, thing, or idea are a NO.
6. With the current amount of participants, you are limited to one MAIN character. In addition, if two people have very similar characters, the person who was approved first keeps theirs; the others need to be more creative.
7. As this is a casual RP, responses need to be a minimum of 2 paragraphs; anything longer is acceptable.
8. Anything I (prussianblue) or LordofthePies says is final. If you have a question or possible exception to any rules, direct them to either one of us.
Edit: 9. Please PM me your character or post it in OOC, once it is approved you can put it in the Characters tab.

[prussianblue]

Wakey wakey, eggs and bacey!
@Pathfinder @RumikoOhara @LordofthePies @Jade113 @ColouredCyan @LordLinguinie @HowlsOfWinter @Kidd
@MrSkullFace @Vonghese @Zapdos @Blue2
Calling all Supers is a go, I await your awesome characters to approve!

[prussianblue]

Just as a refresher, here's the character sheet you should use, please and thank you.

Full Name (nickname)
“Quote by or about the character.”

[Portrait of the character if applicable]

Basic information

Legal name (& pronunciation, if necessary):
Nicknames, aliases, and/or preferred name:
Date of Birth, Age (as of Dec. 2017):
City, Province/State of current residence:
Gender:
*Social Class/Community Status:
Family/Friends/Pets/Etc:
**Alignment:
***Powers and Weaknesses:

Physical Description

Height:
Weight:
Hair:
Eyes:
Detailed Physical Description:
Day-to-day Wardrobe:
Typical equipment:

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude:
Skills/Talents:
Favourites/Likes:
Most Hated/Dislikes:
Goals/Ambitions:
Fears:
Education/Special Training (if applicable);
Place/Type of Residence:
Occupation (if applicable) and Work-related Skills:

Additional Notes- don't bother to copy and paste this part.

*social classes closely resembles those of modern america- the 1%, or rich; middle class; poor-- this also includes whether they are registered with the government as a super or not, as that affects their social status.
**Not referring to the typical Good, Evil, Chaotic, Lawful etc. type of alignment, but more along the lines of:
Do they sympathize with the government or detest it? Are they a part of a lesser gang/faction? Would they side with Blue Jays or Vigilantes?
*** Please be VERY descriptive! If you simply say that they have “Ice Powers” I am going to assume they sneeze out ice cubes!
In addition, powers do not have to match/complement the weakness. Someone with fire powers doesn't necessarily have to be averse to water/ice; it is perfectly acceptable to do that, however.
And one last thing- be creative! There's no such thing as a stupid power or a dumb weakness, I swear.

[ColouredCyan]

Michelle Diggby

Full Name: Michelle Diggby
“A force of nature? I'm THE force of nature!” -Michelle, aged 16

Appearance

Basic information

Legal name: Michelle Diggby
Nicknames, aliases, and/or preferred name:
Date of Birth, Age (as of Dec. 2017): 10/9/1990, 27 years old
City, Province/State of current residence:
Gender: Female
Social Class/Community Status: Middle Class, Unregistered
Family/Friends/Pets/Etc: Yes
Alignment: Ex-revolutionary
Powers and Weaknesses: Pathokinesis - Michelle borrows kinetic energy from the environment and redirects it to other targets, however its not done through conscious thought and careful consideration but emotions. The intensity of such feelings dictates the range of both the kinetic energy can be stolen at and reproduced, and how efficient the conversion is. This limits what can be effected by her powers, objects she can't or don't have feelings about are immune to her powers, e.g. Stuff she doesn't care or know about, objects she can't perceive because they are invisible or moving too fast.

Physical Description

Height: 5'3"
Weight: 131lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Dark Green
Detailed Physical Description: Shelly is 5'3" with curly shoulder length dark brown hair, usually tied up behind her right ear with an aging, but still functioning, fluffy Miffy scrunchy. Exceptionally dark green eyes adorn her tan face, dark enough that without good light its tough to see where pupil ends and iris begins. An innocent button nose betrays her age, however her personality will set you straight again.
Day-to-day Wardrobe: Comfy Clothes or Business Casual, depending on the situation.

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Michelle is conflict made flesh, a passionate extroverted individual born into an overtly anti-powers political family. She's risk adverse, but she's never let that get in the way of her work. Michelle is positive, positive that Supers will once again be seen as equal citizens and she's sympathetic to a fault. As much as she'd like to change it, Michelle has a short fuse.
Skills/Talents: Keen Jogger
Favourites/Likes: Pugs, Pasta
Most Hated/Dislikes: Vinegar, bigots
Goals/Ambitions: Liberate Supers
Fears: Trypophobia, being caught out.
Education/Special Training (if applicable): Political Science
Place/Type of Residence: Shared Flat
Occupation (if applicable) and Work-related Skills: Office Administrator

[prussianblue]

@ColouredCyan approved, go ahead and copy over to the 'characters' tab. Thank you!

[CrabInATree]

I am exceedingly interested in this as long as you don't have too many people already.

[prussianblue]

@CrabInATree You are welcome to apply, glad you asked. :)

[ColouredCyan]

Someones powers are cancelling out powers! Ohhh, you..... Will have an interesting dynamic with my character on a personal level, I feel.

[Zapdos]

Nice to see the OOC up! I have an idea for a water/ice superhero that lives in a remote part of New Alaska (partially to be left alone by the government, partially because of his affinity for the area due to his powers, and partially to train), but I'm wondering how that would fit into the rest of the RP. Is there a particular area we'll all start at?

And no, he won't be sneezing ice cubes :-P

[Blue2]

Someones powers are cancelling out powers! Ohhh, you..... Will have an interesting dynamic with my character on a personal level, I feel.

@ColouredCyan

Yeah I read your character sheet and was wondering how that would work if they met.

[Jade113]

Velvet is going to have a very hard time around Michelle lol

[prussianblue]

@Zapdos The answer to your question is a bit complex.
Most of New Alaska is largely rural, so a remote location would be easy. If he were to live anywhere in the province, however, he would have to be registered- only certified registered supers are granted residence there.
As of yet there isn't a set location where the RP starts, I will update on that soon.
Also, glad to hear he doesn't sneeze ice cubes!
Thanks for asking! :)

[Kidd]

Working on it!

[Kidd]

Do we have to play a super? I was considering a human agent with a similar occupation to Blue's characters. If we gotta, np, I'll go in a different direction

[prussianblue]

@Kidd You're welcome to play a non-super character if you would like!

[Kidd]

This took forever. Might change up formatting lol but the basics are there

Cori Woods

Cori Woods

Scathing eyes ask that we be symmetrical, one sided and easily processed.
Yet every misshapen spark's unseen beauty is greater than its would-be judgment.

B A S I C S

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Legal name: Cori E. Woods

Alias:: She responds best to Ms. Woods or Agent Woods

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Occupation: Government agent in registering and settling Super conflict

Social Class: Upper class

Location: Washington D.C.

Alignment: United States Government

A P P E A R A N C E

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Height/Weight: 5'8" / 120 lbs

Hair: Long and straight white hair

Eyes: Round, red eyes usually hidden behind glasses

Physical Description: Due to her albinism, Cori is almost always given a second glance. Her extremely fair complexion and white hair is stunning to say the least. Vanilla, she may look sickly to those who don't understand why she looks the way she does, but she is very conscientious of her appearance: her makeup adds a healthy color to her face and darkness to her lips and eyelashes. Her haunting red eyes are almost always hidden behind stereotypical Men in Black sunglasses, partly to protect them against the sun, but also because she's self conscious about the strange color. She stands tall for a woman at 5'8", and she has a lean, boyish figure. Underneath the clothing, her body is hard with muscle. As for the clothes themselves, Cori wears enough to conceal a weapon even in civilian life. At work, she wears suits.

Day-to-day Wardrobe: Off duty, Cori continues to dress conservatively, but she is surprisingly stylish and feminine.

Typical equipment: Handgun & badge

B I O

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Personality: Cori's personality is straight forward and one can take a guess just observing her gait: she walks tall and proud, a frown on her lips. As one might judge, she's confident--often arrogant--and lacks a sense of humor. It may be because of her gender and young age in this particular career, but she is conscious about how she presents herself and takes the job seriously. She is rarely caught relaxing or slacking off, and she wants her immediate environment in her control. Despite all this, she is caring to people. She's generous, and can be surprisingly warm at times. There is also underlying insecurity, of course, but she is strong and pushes such thoughts aside in order to reach her goals. Doing excellent in all aspects of life gives her self worth. Beyond her core personality, her interests include cars, guns, and classic country music.

Skills/Talents:

• Amateur automechanic: Cori had always been a bit of a tomboy, and one her leisure hobbies include cars: fixing them, driving them, and buying them. As a result, she has the skills to take care of of them and keep up on maintenance herself.

• Incredible marksmanship: If it weren't for her goals, she may have taken a more combative approach to her career, but she can already out shoot a majority of her coworkers.

• Hand-to-hand combat: While Cori isn't outstanding in this area compared to other agents, it's a necessary skill within the field. Influence from martial arts is seen in her combative style, but the physical training has benefited her moreso in stamina and endurance rather than strength.

• Leadership skills: Professionally, Cori will not hesitate to be critical of another person or suggest what they should or should not do. She is well spoken and blunt when angered. She is not the most charismatic leader, but she is practical and straight forward and is comfortable telling others what to do.

• Bilingual: English is her first language, French her second out of choice. In her time in the government, she has also learned Russian and Mandarin, and she's working on Arabic.

Weaknesses:

• Albinism: affects her eyesight and therefore her marksmanship. She is required by her job to have an eye examination every six months and earlier if she suspects she'll need a change in prescription. She, of course, wears contacts (or glasses on those rare days she's lounging about the house).

• Youth: Cori may be approaching 30, but she has taken on a position that could've been handed onto an agent with more years and experience. However, her adoptive father works a little higher up in the hierarchy, and she has demonstrated her ambition in properly serving her country. She'll work with something to prove.

• Tobacco: A nasty habit, but Cori does smoke. She smokes 2-3 cigarettes a day, but has been trying to cut back, if not quit.

• Unlikable: Cori is not very charismatic. She's stubborn and can be relentless petty when she feels personally attacked. On a personal, one-on-one level she is difficult to get along with, and she strives in professional environments over personal life.

Likes: Cars, guns, country music, strawberry-chocolate desserts

Dislikes: Supers, harm to innocent people, dishonesty

Goals: Rise through the government ranks and make her mark like her father did before her while defending innocent Americans from supers and their godlike powers.

Fears: Heights terrify Cori. She's also, of course, afraid of failure and looking like a fool in front of others. She's very prideful.

Family: Adopted Fathers, most notable being Damon Woods--retired government agent, infamous for his ruthlessness against supers. Her familial connection creates mixed reactions among her coworkers: some go out of their way to respect her, but others are rather disdainful of her rank, believing it to be a result of her father.

Education: Other than being trained to be a weapon of the government, Cori has a very well rounded education: high school, college, and army experience all factor into the woman she is today.

[prussianblue]

@Kidd Approved! I can tell that a lot of work went into this character, nicely done. :)

[Kidd]

Thanks!! I'll throw her in the character tab.

[Jade113]

Aw geez, I need to fix up my character sheet to be like that o.O

[Kidd]

Aw geez, I need to fix up my character sheet to be like that o.O

@Jade113

It is a lot of time, but spending all that effort on my sheets helps me relax. It's more about the process than the end game for me, to be honest ahaha. But if you have any formatting questions, I can throw some answers at you.