[OOC] The Darkest Minds

[alexfangtalon]

If anyone needs it they can pm me a wip with any questions they have and I can help them.

[Rawk]

@alexfangtalon

Here's my CS. Sorry for the delay...

Still need a good image I can agree on, but otherwise the CS is pretty much complete.

Bryson Darga

Bryson Darga

Name: Bryson Darga
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Birthday: October 25

Appearance
Hair: Dark Brown to black
Eyes: blue
Height: 5’10

Personality:

• Extrovert • Adventurous • Risk Taker •

For the most part, Bryson is a good kid, confident, headstrong, and doesn’t mind lending a hand to a friend or stranger. His extrovertedness can be a bit overbearing to some as he does enjoy being the center of attention, specifically when he gets to show off his skill in Parkour. He’s outspoke on just about every topic that doesn’t agree with him (and will clearly let you know it), and will rarely ever “go with the flow” unless he just doesn’t care enough to swim against the current. Like most boys his age, he loves a good adventure and will almost always go searching for one if given enough freedom.

Strengths:

• Athletic & Nimble: Specifically in relation to Parkour and baseball
• Confident: He’s fairly sure in his skills and abilities, whether or not he’s right in the assessment.
• Social Butterfly: Putting aside his ego long enough to make a few new friends and maybe even keep them.
• Dexterous: Has a wicked throwing arm which, when augmented by his telekinesis, can almost always hit the intended target within reason.

Weaknesses:

• Perfectionist: Tends to be hard on himself in many tasks he performs, and even more so if he fails at a task.
• Impatient: Loves to learn new things, but just don’t ask him to spent too much time on it!
• Terrible Listener: He’d ask you to repeat it, but why bother?

Likes:

• Being on the move.
• 90s Alternative Rock & Nu Metal, most likely because his parents subjected him to it at an early age and now he just can’t get enough.
• Taking Risks, even if it means breaking a bone or three.
• Socialising, because how else do you meet girls in a fallen world? :)

Dislikes:

• Liars and Cheats
• Adults who throw their authority around like the socialist bastards that they are
• Clowns, or anyone wearing too much makeup...
• Waiting around

Fears:

• Abandonment, especially from those who he considers friends or family.

Power: Blue - Can manipulate a single object no heavier than his own weight, or multiple objects of lesser weight, but for limited sustainability as it requires more focus. Practical uses include: using as a boost to reach higher places while doing Parkour. Also, funny/silly card tricks, throwing knives, ranged objects, etc. Good with light projectiles, which could also be used as weapons.

Family:
John Darga - Father - 36 - Alive
Allison Darga - Mother - 35 - Alive
Both doing their best to keep in touch with their kid and the facilities he is sent to.

History:
Bryson Darga was a typical middle-class suburban male teen with good friends, parents who loved him, a young sister who he enjoyed tormenting, and even a weird uncle that hung around too often because he didn’t have a job. All in all, life was pretty mainstream for the kid who lived in the Shady Oaks neighborhood, played baseball a few days a weeks, rode a BMX bike, and generally loved to push the limits of human endurance through hours of Parkour all throughout the city. Sure, he pissed off a lot of people, but who could argue with a kid simply trying to “get outta the house” ?

When the virus hit, it hit harder than anyone would have expected. Most, if not all, of Bryson’s neighborhood friends and schoolmates fell ill and died too soon, too fast. His parents, fearing for their children’s, hid them both in the basement only to find that their daughter was soon dead and their son was not, but rather had developed an uncontrollable telekinetic power that shook the very foundation of the house. For the first time in his life, Bryson didn’t know what to do, and yet his parents seemed to have all the answers once the camps began to spring up around town and “hunters” came for their only kid. In an attempt to save him, they handed the boy over to the authorities, never to see or hear from him since.

It took a very long time for Bryson to forgive his parents, but he decided it was better than being angry for the rest of this life. Sure, he was scared, but so was every other kid he’d come across who was throw into the same awkward situations. Being the social wizard that he was, Bryson did his best to fit into a world that was seemingly crumbling around him.

Theme Song:
Fix Me - 10 Years
_{I'm fine in the fire
I feed on the friction
I'm right where I should be
Don't try and fix me}

[Rawk]

FYI @alexfangtalon, updated the CS with a faceclaim.

[Rawk]

@alexfangtalon Any progress on the initial IC or are you waiting for more players?

[Ever]

Is it too late to join this with a Red character? I can start on a character sheet tomorrow.

[alexfangtalon]

@Rawk I actually already have the first IC done. I just wanted to give people a little more time to make their characters and didn't wanna risk being pushy/annoying. But we can go ahead if you and @Xandrya want to. (Oh, btw your character is accepted although I have to personally ask you to reread the rules.)

[alexfangtalon]

@Ever Never to late. That is the beauty of the world this rp is set in. People can always show up when least expected.

[Ever]

Awesome, I'll get started on a character and then shoot you a PM.

[Rawk]

@Rawk I actually already have the first IC done. I just wanted to give people a little more time to make their characters and didn't wanna risk being pushy/annoying. But we can go ahead if you and @Xandrya want to.

@alexfangtalon

No worries brother, I'm in no hurry. Just seeing where you're at.

[Xandrya]

@alexfangtalon

I'm fine starting now (or waiting, provided others--aside from Ever--actually get their IC in soon).

[Rawk]

@alexfangtalon
I'm fine starting now (or waiting, provided others--aside from Ever--actually get their IC in soon).

@Xandrya

Yeah. What she said.

[Ever]

I should have my character done soon. Just have my history left. Will send it your way tomorrow, alexfangtalon.

[alexfangtalon]

@Ever@Rawk@Xandrya First IC is up. Basically what we are doing is seeing everyone's initial reactions to arriving at the camp. After that we will jump two years into the future to current time since rping being in the camp for two years would be a little boring. Think of it like a flashback at the start of a movie or show sorta thing.

[alexfangtalon]

@SolusFalcon@sly13@Hallion For you guys, y'all can join in at any time. Once you have an accepted CS let me do a world update to establish what is going on around them before you do an IC post.

[alexfangtalon]

@Rawk Could you move your character to the Char tab, please.

[Ever]

I should have a post up by the end of this weekend.

[Rawk]

@Rawk Could you move your character to the Char tab, please.

@alexfangtalon

Done

[Always]

@alexfangtalon

I am definitely interested in the idea and the description you have given of the book is amazing and is currently going to be the next book on my list. I do have one question, do the colors of the abilities have to do with the characters past or activities. Basically something in their childhood affect what the ability be, or do they have little to no correlation.

If you have more questions on what I mean by this I can explain my idea for a character in PM's for sure.

[alexfangtalon]

@Always There is no correlation whatsoever. It's just a roll of the dice in a way. Most common in order from most to least: Green, Blue, Yellow, Red, Orange.

[Rawk]

@alexfangtalon, So I realized that, while it may not be wrong, I ended up posting my first IC as an extension of the character summary you wrote. Seems I probably should have posted the events that took place after AFTER.

But, have no fear! I can post another (with you permission of course) after he exits the room and is shuffled over to the "barracks".