[OOC] Monsters and Men: A One Universe Comics Presentation

[HenryJonesJr]

Monsters and Men: A One Universe Comics Presentation

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”

― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein

From the archives of the BPRD
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I had searched for so long for the truth. For some sign of everything I had ever believed in. For some notion that everything I had known was true. I had traveled to Egypt, China, and countless other corners of the world famous for paranormal entities and happenings, and yet each time I seemed to just miss an occurrence. Either that or I was sent on a wild goose chase by some huckster.

When Lady Eden-Jones came to me, warning that some grave event was due to take place off the coast of Scotland, I nearly didn't believe her. My superiors in the Allied Army felt differently, and sent me along with a strike team.

When the boy appeared in our midst, it was like a strike of lightning straight to my soul. Here he was, proof of what I had always believed. When the government proclaimed me his guardian, I couldn't have been happier. Not only was he everything I had always wanted, he was then also my son.

Once the Bureau was formed, it was like a flood of knowledge. The Brits gave me access to the files on the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The Americans shared their information on the so-called "superhumans" or Earth. It was as if every country on the planet was willing to give us everything they knew about the paranormal. All under the condition of keeping it secret, safe, and their citizens away from the truth.

That was easier said than done, of course.

When the monster came ashore in Tokyo Bay, kicking off days of destruction, we were at a loss. The country had suffered mightily at the end of the war, and another nuclear attack, this time by what we could only describe as a living nuclear bomb, was almost too much to bear. Most didn't want to believe what they saw. Those that did were dismissed as insane. The disinformation effort was helped by the creature itself. The radiation it gave off meant actually photographing it was impossible. The shots from further away were easy to dismiss as a trick of the light. Sadly, the collective trauma of the past helped us cover up the truth about Gojira, as the locals called it.

This is a common thread I've found through my research. There was a time, on this planet, where the paranormal and the human lived side by side. But as humans progressed, they shaped their own reality around them, pushing their knowledge of the supernatural to the shadows. This turned fact to fiction, and we find ourselves here. There is nothing as powerful as man's desire to ignore what is inconvenient.

I haven't gotten over the lying. While I started my journey to gain knowledge, I never thought I'd also horde it. To this point, this is my greatest conflict with the Bureau's mission. Yes, we keep people safe, but something tugs at the back of my mind, telling me they would be safer knowing what is out there.

and my son, Hellboy, suffers as well. All he wants is to be part of the world, yet it is decreed that cannot be.

This situation, as it stands, is unsustainable. Human progress marches on unabated. Humans will once again begin to discover the world around them is not what they believe. And when that happens, where will it leave us?

From the private journal of Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Former Director of the BPRD

Welcome to the world of Monsters and Men, a new and terrifying world of One Universe Comics. In this game, the universes of Indie Comics have melded into one, creating a new reality where the old rules do not apply, and new, grave threats abound. It will be your job to take up the title of hero and attempt to save and shape the new world.

In this game, you may play as a hero from Independent comics. I am considering this game to be a high-casual game since the concept gives the player a wide berth when it comes to possible characters. I expect a player to be able to come up with a coherent concept that fits in this world.

Rules
1) You may pick any non-villain from Independent Comics, IE no Marvel or DC characters. I'd like everything to fit in to a shared comic book universe. I will be pretty discerning when it comes to character applications, but I won't say you can't at least try for a character.
2) You do not have to pick a specific version of said character. Feel free to mix and match concepts from different iterations of them into on.
3) Supporting characters in the "family" of a player-controlled character are under the jurisdiction of said player. You must get clearance from said player to use such a character in a solo story.
4) No killing PCs or significant NPCs willy nilly.
5) Have fun. We're not writing the great American novel here.
6) Work together with other players. We're all here to have fun together.
7) You must post once every 2 weeks to stay active in the game.

Monsters and Men Application

Character You're Applying For:

Powers And Abilities:

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):

How do you think your character fits in the world:

Supporting Characters:

Character Picture:

Sample Post:

Timeline of Monsters and Men

Thurian Age (Somewhere between 40,000 and 18,000BC): The time of Kull the Conqueror and Atlantis. At the end of this age, an unknown cataclysm nearly wipes out the human race. The force and violence of this event causes Atlantis and other nations to sink below the seas. Civilization is destroyed, and set back thousands of years.

Hyborian Age (circa 10,000BC): The time of Conan the Barbarian.

15th Century: The Sengoku Period rips through Japan, causing major upheaval. From the chaos, the ninja emerge, and no clan is more deadly or feared than the Foot Clan. Led by the so-called "Shuredda", they tear a warpath across the country in order to dominate it. Their power was crushed by the Tokugawa Shogunate, and they retreated into the shadows.

Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen protect the British Empire from fantastic threats. The League falls apart after using a biological weapon to stop a small alien invasion of Earth. The weapon also kills thousands of innocent people, killing all witnesses and causing members of the League to quit in disgust. The Crown then disbands the program.

World War II: Rasputin, the mad monk, attempts to bring the Ogdru Jahad into the world and spark off Armageddon. Instead, the demon now known as Hellboy is brought to Earth and adopted by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm. They go on to found the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a clandestine group that protects the world from all manner of supernatural threats.

It is during this time that masked vigilantes and so-called superhumans are rumored to be operating in the United States. Some soldiers in the war claim to see men and women with amazing abilities fighting alongside them.

1954: A gigantic, radioactive creature wreaks havoc on Tokyo. The monster's strong radioactivity ensures no direct pictures are taken of the creature, but those taken from a distance show a great, monstrous shadow looming over the city. While the Japanese government and United Nations officials claim the destruction was caused by a weapons test gone wrong, survivors claim that it was the work of the legendary Gojira.

1970s: The United States government ceases covert use of vigilantes and metahumans in black ops missions and covert domestic operations. While vigilantism had always been considered illegal, the government was using its assets in order to complete missions they were not able to do. After one of the operatives went rogue, however, the government was forced to start punishing vigilantism more harshly.

1990s: Due to the rise in global terrorism, the United States and its allies create Global Initiative-Joint Operations Effort, or GI-JOE.

Organizations of Monsters and Men

The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense: An organization founded after World War II in order to protect the world from supernatural threats. The Bureau answers to the United Nations Security Council, some of the few humans that know if its existence.

The Earth Protection Force: Also known as the "Men in Black", the EPF works in tandem with the BPRD in order to defend the planet from extraterrestrial threat. They are even more secretive than the Bureau, and fewer people know of their existence.

GI-JOE: A global strike team comprised of a select group of the most skilled soldiers on the planet.

Monarch: A division of the BPRD, focusing on the study of giant creatures. They have studied the giant monster Gojira since its supposed destruction in 1954.

The Foot Clan: A ninja clan that originally formed in the 15th century dedicated to their leader and conquest. After they were defeated by the Tokugawa Shogunate, they went back into the shadows. In the past 15 years there have been rumors of their reemergence.

Places and Worlds of Monsters and Men

Coming Soon

Major In-Game Events

The Blood Moon of Knowledge: Jack Dakkar, the current Captain Nemo and pirate king, finished a ritual that has begun to lift the veil of ignorance that humanity has created for itself. This, in turn, will usher in a new age of heroes and villains, starting our game and starting humanity's realization that the world is not what it seems.

[HenryJonesJr]

Monsters and Men: A One Universe Comics Presenation

Leonardo/Raphael/Donatello/Michelangelo

the

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Powers And Abilities: The four brothers are mutated turtles, giving them anthropomorphic features and the size of humans. Their mutations has also given them enhanced strength, speed, agility, dexterity, endurance, and durability. Being turtles, they can spend significant time underwater without breathing and have incredibly hard shells.

Thanks to over a decade of training with Splinter, the four are masters of ninjutsu. They are exceptional hand-to-hand combatants, weapons experts, stealth masters, and tactically skilled.

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):

One deep, dark night in Japan, hundreds of years ago, a fearful warrior known as Oroku Saki was defeated. His dream of a shadow empire in Japan, controlled by his Foot Clan behind a puppet regime, was smashed by the emergence of the Tokugawa shogunate. But Saki, known as the Shuredda, was shrewd. He had plans should his plans fail. He disappeared from the world, while the Foot found a new place in the world, where it waited for the perfect time to reemerge.

On another night fifteen years ago in a rainy, busy New York City, a canister of chemicals labelled "TCRI" fell from a truck and shattered on the street. The oozing, glowing liquid inside washed down a sewer grate and into the sewers below. When it did, it came into contact with a rat and five baby turtles. The ooze coated them, and as it did, it began to rewrite their genetic code. It gave them human-like forms and intelligence. The rat, known as Splinter, being much older than the turtles, took on his role as their adoptive father. He named them from a book he found on famous painters. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Artemisia were his world. The rat had memories of his life before the mutation, even if they were faint. From these memories, he trained his children in the ways of ninjutsu, in preparation for a threat he did not recall.

Five years later, the small, weird family was above ground, in the city, scavenging for food. While they did so, a van full of men abducted Artemisia, and attempted to take the rest of the turtles as well. Splinter and the boys were able to fight them off, but not before they got away with Artie. While the family was heartbroken, they did eventually take in a mutated arctic fox named Alopex, who had no idea of her origin.

Eventually, more mutants in the city were located, led by alley cat Old Hob. This group, who called themselves the Mutanimal Liberation Army, was dedicated to protecting mutants from humans. Alopex, swayed by their cause and feeling like an outsider in the family, joined with the Mutanimals.

Now, the Turtles and New York were about to face their greatest threat. They would have to fight like they never had before in order to survive...and save the world!

Supporting Characters:

• Hamato Clan
  
  • Splinter
  • April O'Neil
  • Casey Jones
  • Keno Cruz
• The Foot Clan
  
  • Oroku Saki, The Shredder
  • Oroku Pimiko
  • Oroku Karai
• The Purple Dragons
  
  • Arnold "Attila" Jones
  • Angel Bridge
  • Max Steranko
  • Geanaldo Anton
• Mutanimal Liberation Army
  
  • Old Hob
  • Alopex
  • Herman the Hermit Crab
  • Pigeon Pete
• TCRI
  
  • Doctor Jordan Perry
  • Doctor Baxter Stockman
• Null Cartel
  
  • Boss Null

Sample Post:

The sound of fists hitting a heavy bag echoed dully through the dojo, as the lone figure struck the training tool over and over again.

His hands were taped up from above the wrist all the way down to his knuckles, but the repeated punches still bruised and broke the green skin underneat the protection. He was in the training room too much. He knew it, Leo knew it, and Master Splinter definitely knew it. He wasn't even training. Not really, anyway. He was just in here taking out his frustrations.

He had too many frustrations.

He was mad that they barely ever left their home. He was angry that Master SPlinter, after all these years, still would not tell them why they were training in the ninja arts. He was pissed off because Leo never asked the questions he needed to. He was frustrated that he wasn't allowed to do more to help the humans above.

But most of all his was furious that his father ignored the fact that their sister had been missing for the better part of a decade.

It was all getting to be too much.

His brothers shared some of his concerns. They were all better at hiding it, in different ways. Mikey pretended to be dumb, aloof, and a clown to mask the fact that he's torn up about Artie to this day. Don threw himself into his tinkering and reading to mask the fact that he's uncomfortable with all the combat Splinter seemed to be preparing them for. Leo focused on a mission he doesn't know the goal of in order to pretend that he had a purpose. They were all broken in some way.

How could they not be. They were mutant turtles gifted human intelligence and amazing abilities by a random accident. They were bound to be messed up in the head.

"You are troubled, Raphael."

The soft, almost melodic, tone of Splinter's voice carried over the relative silence of the dojo. It was a sound none of the turtles had heard in days. Ever since the red moon, Splinter had been alone in his room meditating. Over what, they didn't know, but here he was.

Raphael turned to see the tall, slender, human-like rat standing in the door, leaning on the cane he always had with him. These days, his dark, chestnut-brown fur was tinged with more and more grey. He may not have been as fast as he once was, but he was still wise beyond his station.

He made his way to the center of the room, and sat cross-legged before motioning for Raphael to join him.

As the young turtle did so, he asked, "Master, it's been a while."

The rat sighed, and the fur around his mouth ruffled, "There was much to think on, my son. Too much. For too long I have kept our family here. For too long I have believed we were safe. That we could be happy cut off from the outside world whenever possible. I believed I was training you, but for what I was never sure. Until the blood moon. Until I remembered."

Splinter trailed off, staring into the dark corner of the dojo. Raphael, on the other hand, had a chill run through him. He had never heard Splinter talk as he was. It was almost as if he was scared. Even when they lost Artemisia, he kept his calm about him.

"Master?" Raph asked with a quiver in his voice.

His father looked down, his warm, brown eyes meeting his adopted son's. He smiled, "I'm sorry, my son. It is time for us to have an increased presence on the surface. We have hid for too long, and I fear it may have allowed our enemies a foothold we could have prevented. NOw we must ensure they do not get more."

"Enemies, father?" Raphael asked, almost with an intense hunger. He had been training for so long. It was time to show what he could do.

"I will explain later when Leonardo returns," his father smiled clamly. "He is visiting your sister in her new home."

"Alopex," Raphael said, his eyes narrowing.

[Blue Demon]

Usagi Tsukino

Powers and Abilities

• Transformation
  With the Brooch for the Moon Kingdom Usagi can transform into a warrior named Sailor Moon. When Usagi is Sailor Moon she is able to use a Moon rod called "Eternal Tiare".
  Usagi can also transform with the aid of a pen. It can change her into anyone she can imagine. She also gains general knowledge while transformed. Such as if she changed into a librarian she'd have general librarian knowledge. This knowledge only lasts as long as she is transformed. When she changes back she only has her own knowledge.
• Eternal Tiare
  This is a Rod from the Moon Kingdom. It allows Sailor Moon to use the energy of the Silver Crystal to either destroy or Heal.
• Teleportation
  As Sailor Moon Usagi with the aid of Sailor Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus can teleport. Even with their combined power they can only teleport Earthside. They require outside assistance, usually in form of energy, to make it off planet (e.g. to the Moon). Even with the other four scouts they cannot go further.
• Silver Crystal
  Is a powerful Moon artifact. It's a vast energy source. It is sometimes perceived as the most powerful. It's limits however have not been determined as far as Usagi knows.

Origin and Backstory

Usagi is a reincarnation of an alien named Princess Serenity. Princess Serenity was heir to a technologically advanced alien race that lived on the Moon. The origins of the Moon Kingdom, as they called themselves, had been lost to time. All that is remembered is that they came to Earth's solar system with the Silver Crystal. They cultivated the Moon and turned it into a paradise. From the Moon they watched over Earth protecting it as it advanced. But peace would not last and Earth attacked the Moon. Using dark powers the Moon Kingdom was destroyed.

Serenity's mother, the Queen, used the last of her strength to take the last of her daughter's life force and send to to Earth where one day it would be reincarnated into a girl named Usagi. Usagi Tsukino was born to a wealthy family. She had no memories of her past life until a curious talking cat came into her life. Said talking cat, Luna, convinced the young girl to fight as Sailor Moon. Over the next few years Usagi found friends in the rest of the Sailor Scouts and love with Mamoru also known as Tuxedo Mask.

Over the next few years Usagi would fight the forces of evil. Both from Earth and not. Most of the attacks would try Usagi far past what she thought was capable; Pushing her to rely more upon herself and the powers of the Silver Crystal. These experiences as Sailor Moon would help shape her from a young, immature crybaby into a mature, steadfast leader. This year Usagi is determined to take a well deserved break by visiting her fiance in the US.

Supporting Characters

• Ikuko Tsukino (Mother)
• Kenji Tsukino (Father)
• Shingo Tsukino (Younger Brother)
• Mamoru Chiba (Fiance)
• Usagi Serenity (Future Daughter)
• Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury)
• Rei Hino (Sailor Mars)
• Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter)
• Minako Aino (Sailor Venus)
• Setsuna Meioh (Sailor Pluto)
• Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus)
• Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune)
• Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn)
• Luna (Usagi's talking cat)
• Artemis (Mina's talking cat)

Sample Post

Hider

Foreigners weren't as uncommon of a sight in the Tokyo International airport. Usagi has seen foreigners from a distance where she had lived. Had even seen aliens. Yet here in a normal hubbub and bustle it was weird and strange. Soon she would be surrounded by strangers who didn't even speak Japanese!

"Usako!" A clear, strong voice called out over the din.

Usagi turned her head and smile in Makoto's direction. The familiar nickname did wonders to cause her to relax a little. Mako easily moved through the crowds to Usagi. The young woman had really grown into her previously tall, lanky body. Usagi ducked her head and smiled as Mako ruffled her hair. Though she didn't let that go on for too long. She had spent all afternoon getting ready for this trip. She wasn't about to see Mamoru looking like she just crawled out of bed.

"Mako~" Usagi complained as she wiggled away from the taller girl.

"Still nervous?" Ami asked appearing at Mako's side before the other girl could tease Usagi further. "Did you remeber your Japanese to English Dictionary? Your communicator? Your-"

Ami was cut off by Minako as she pulled the blue haired girl close and shushed her. "Usagi's going to fine. I helped her pack." She flipped Ami her most award winning smile.

Ami straightened her glasses and in her best deadpan voice said; "I know. That's why I'm worried." There was a moment of silence before the tension broke as they all burst out into laughter. Ami's checks reddened slightly but the shy smile said she wasn't offended.

Usagi looped one arm through Ami's and another through Mako's and hauled all three girls back to where they had been waiting. Her mother was scrolling through her phone, undoubtedly still looking at the weather in Massawhatsit. Her father was busy looking over her shoulder, the two talking in low tones. Shingo was fixated upon his Nintendo. Lastly, Rei was perched delicately upon of the airport chair calmly reading a book.

Usagi regarded them all fondly before she too flopped down on a chair. She sighed loudly and lifted a leg to drape over Rei. Without even looking the glamorous Priestess smacked her away. Usagi's lips turned down into a pout.

"I'm leaving and you can't even be nice to me." Usagi sulked, pulling her legs in and hugging them.

Rei sniffed delicately. "I'm just going to be thankful for the peace and quiet for once." The woman tossed back over the sound of her snickering friends and Shingo.

"Mako~" Usagi was gearing up to complain to the tall girl when a voice over the intercom system announced her flight. Her father stood up so fast he nearly dislodged her mother.

"That's us!" He said purposfully. "Shingo, stop playing games. Lets go." He reached down and grabbed one of Usagi's suitcases. "Hurry. Hurry. We don't want you to miss the airplane."

Usagi's mother looked at her husband with a fond smile as he hurried off. "Come on girls, lets go before Usagi's father stresses out even more."

Soon enough the group found themselves in front of the terminal that would whisk Usagi away for two months. Usagi's stomach was twisting as she looked at it. This would be the longest she had ever been away from home. She forced a smile on her face as she hugged everyone.

"I love you guys!" Usagi called out as she turned back one last time to wave. "Don't forget to call!"

[Lmpkio]

Still WIP - but history is finished!

Ishiro Serizawa

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"The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control, and not the other way around."

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Name:
Ishiro Serizawa

Age:
74

Nationality:
Japanese

Occupation:
Monarch Scientist

Abilities:

• Intelligence: Dr. Serizawa's knowledge of the "Titans" and the ecosystem makes him a reliable and notable person of interest when talking about gigantic organisms like Gojira.
• Resources: Dr. Serizawa works for Monarch, a secret division of the BPRD created specifically to study the "Titans". They are comprised of top-scientists and sport incredibly high-tech gadgets suited in studying and detecting these monsters. Any information on the Titans should be directed to he and/or to other Monarch members immediately.

Personality:
Dr. Serizawa is an intelligent and somewhat stoic individual with a deep respect for the titanic organisms he studies. He is very critical of the human race, particularly towards their attempts to dominate their planet and their scant regard for the rest of nature. He believes that the titans' existence - particularly Gojira's - is in the good of nature, as he appears to restore balance when it is disrupted.

Backstory:
Ishiro Serizawa was born in Hiroshima, Japan on April 4th, 1945, several months before the atomic bombing of said city, to Daisuke and Emiko Serizawa. Daisuke was an honorably discharged WWII soldier, who's right eye had been compromised in a battle two years earlier, and had begun his studies as a scientist, while his wife was a nurse for her local hospital. Several days prior to the bombing, the family moved to Tokyo, Japan, after Daisuke was accepted to the University of Tokyo - unknowingly avoiding their fate under the iron hand of America's first atomic bomb. There Ishiro was described as a quiet yet intelligent child who often dwelled within books of Japanese mythology told by his father. He was also very curious towards his father's work and also desired to be a scientist just like him.

However in 1954, at the age of nine, Ishiro bore witness as Tokyo was attacked by the manifestation of atomic bomb - Gojira. They were forced to evacuate the city as their home was destroyed by the rampaging monster. However, his father would be soon approached by his friend, Hideo Ogata, and they discussed about using one of the former's invention - the Oxygen Destroyer - to kill Godzilla once and for all. Daisuke was heavily reluctant at first to use his knowledge against the beast, even during the days prior to Godzilla's rampage, due to the destructive power of the weapon. However, only after seeing first hand at the destruction of Tokyo, did he agree in using it only once - but not until after burning all of his research to ensure no one will recreate this weapon. And so, when he entered Tokyo Bay, Daisuke cut the sacrificed himself by cutting his own line and dying with Godzilla. With the only prototype of the Oxygen Destroyer detonated, his notes destroyed, and his own life at an end, Daisuke hoped to ensure that no one would ever discover the same terrible power he had just unleashed.

Ishiro didn't learn the truth about his father's disappearance until several years later, when he accidentally came across some of his father's old diary. It turned out that not all of his notes were destroyed - at least the ones mentioning Godzilla and Daisuke's decision to sacrifice himself. It also revealed that Hideo Ogata was, in fact, a member of the Monarch division of the BPRD and that his father unintentionally joined Monarch as an unofficial member days prior to his death in the wake of Godzilla's sightings. Ishiro finally knew the truth, however any form of anger manifested instead into a form of upmost curiosity. He began to continue with his father's research and eventually was able to find Hideo, who told him all that he knew about his father, his projects, as well as Gojira and others like him.

Now in the current loop, Ishiro found himself willingly agreeing to join Monarch's quest to study Gojira and other giant "Titans" that lurked in the depths, ready to reveal themselves to the world. Decades later, he would find himself mentoring a young Vivienne Graham, who he took under his wing as his assistant/student. Now he serves as one of the senior scientists and as one of the leading forces in studying the Titans.

Supporting Characters:

• Hideo Ogata - (Retired Monarch Member - Friends with Daisuke Serizawa)
• Vivienne Graham - (Monarch Scientist - Assistant to Dr. Serizawa)
• Dr. Chen - (Monarch Scientist "Mythographer"; Third-Generation Scientist of Monarch)
• Mark Russel - (Monarch Scientist; Ex-Husband of Emma Russel)
• Emma Russel - (Monarch Paleobiologist; Ex-Wife of Emma Russel)
• San Lin - (Monarch Biologist)
• Sam Coleman - (Monarch Communications Liaison)
• Admiral William Stenz - (US Navy Rear Admiral - Close ties with Monarch)
• Houston Brooks - (Retired Monarch Seismologist)

Sample Post:
(WIP)

[Lmpkio]

Also a WIP - you have Ultraman based on the manga/motion comic from 2011 and the upcoming Netflix exclusive anime of next year. Will also be edited to fit the RP standards.

Ultraman

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Without Helmet

"I am Ultraman - just like my father before me!"

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Name:
| Shinjiro Hayata | "Jiro" | "Ultraman" |

Age:
17

Height & Weight:
| 176 cm - 190 cm (w/suit) | 63 kg - 126 kg (w/suit) |

Nationality:
Japanese

Occupation:
Monarch Member - SSSP Agent

Abilities:

• Ultraman Factor: Due to his father's merger with Ultraman prior to his conception, Shinjiro inherited his father's acquired Ultra genes which provides him various superhuman feats.
  
  • Superhuman Strength: Due to his Ultra heritage Shinjiro possessed natural superhuman strength. Some examples are of when he once caught the kick of a bully, unintentionally crushing his leg, or when he created dents in the steel floor of a factory barehanded. Also it has been stated that his battle armor only focuses his strength in combat meaning he fights with his own natural powers and that every blow to his opponents is by his own strength.
  • Superhuman Leaping: Due to his Ultra heritage Shinjiro can leap great distances thanks to his muscle strength, particularly in his legs. He can also survive falls from heights that would kill a normal person.
  • Superhuman Durability Due to his Ultra heritage Shinjiro is more durable than a normal human, as a child he fell from a two story ledge and all he did was cry. Moments later he was fine and went home and slept without a single injury. He also has a slightly enhanced healing factor, having once recovered from a serious burn wound on his entire upper body, while wearing his armor, in as little as three days.
• Ultraman suit: A newer model than the suit worn by his father, this Ultra-like exo-armor allows him to tap into his Ultra Genes providing him with armaments. Also the armor is powered by Shinjiro himself so overuse will leave him tired even to the point of fainting as signified by his mechanical Color Timer.
  
  • Focus: While Shinjiro's strength is his own when he fights, the suit helps him to tap into his Ultraman Factor, meaning he is stronger while wearing the suit than without it.
  • Protection: The suit also provides Shinjiro with extra protection besides his own durability.
  • Specium Blades: On his arms Shinjiro's armor is armed with Specium weapons, contained blades of energy that he can use in several ways. The Specium Blades, being made of Specium energy, are powered by Shinjiro's own body so overuse can tire him.
    
    • Acceleration: Shinjiro can use the Specium Blades to propel himself at incredible speeds.
    • Thrusters: As well as propelling himself forward Shinjiro can use them to fly through the air.
    • Defenses: The Specium Blades can be used to block most energy attacks.
    • Blades: Like their name suggests, the Specium Blades are blades of energy that can slice through any conventional matter. He can cut through objects as hard as a solid stone projectile several feet thick in one swing.
  • Specium Ray Shinjiro can fire the same attack as the Ultra whose DNA he inherited. Shinjiro fires this beam by putting his hand in the classical cross position, however instead of his vertical hand it is fired from his horizontal arm. It is devastatingly powerful and his most draining attack. Also after use the suit seems to need to cool down, releasing large amounts of steam. The Specium ray uses another system on Shinjiro's arms, so while the beam is being prepared the normal Specium weapons are not accessible.
  • Limiter: Shinjiro's suit is outfitted with a limiter holding back the amount of energy his suit can absorb from him, when released his Color Timer turns red. Upon doing so Shinjiro receives a power boost, gaining greater strength, speed, and endurance but has a limited amount of time before he is completely drained of energy.
• Mimicry: When forced into combat and in need to protect his identity, Shinjiro can use this device to appear as his armored alter ego. However, this change is in appearance only and Shinjiro has no actual access to his suit.

Backstory:
Shinjiro Hayata was the son of the legendary Shin Hayata - the first person on Earth to have merged with the mysterious Ultra alien. His father worked for Monarch under the specialized Science Special Search-Party (SSSP) as the vice-captain to Captain Toshio Muramatsu. Their task was to investigate and scout out locations of potential Titan activity and report back their discoveries. During one mission, Shin was out alone scouting in his jet when he suddenly became in the middle of an extraterreastial chase as Ultraman arrived on Earth while pursuing an escapee of the Monster Graveyard; Bemular. During his chase, he and Shin ultimately collided with one another, killing Shin in the process. However, out of remorse, Ultraman gave Hayata his own life and merged their bodies to keep him alive. After Bemular was destroyed, Ultraman stayed to protect Earth from more threats in secret. While he retired from battling the titans, he still served Monarch in their reconnaissance and to battle more "sizable" threats. The SSSP would eventually disband in 1989.

Through the Ultraman Factor, the Ultra Genes were passed down to Shin's son, Shinjiro, who also gained enhanced strength and durability. While he spent an otherwise normal life at school, he never knew the source of his powers - until much later - but struggled to learn how to control it, and on occasion he would go jumping across skyscrapers for fun. At home Shinjiro and his father had started to grow distant due to his abnormal condition. However, Shinjiro wouldn't know the truth about his powers until encountering with a now resurrected Bremular. Yet before he could get mauled, his father suddenly dropped from the sky from a Monarch Carrier Plane to save him, donning his battle armor as he once again battled his old enemy from years past. Shinjiro was thrown onto the plane as was finally told the truth about his father and their powers.

However, in his old age at 68 years, Shinjiro's father eventually found himself overpowered by the alien Bremular and was gravely injured in the fight. Watching from the plane, he couldn't let his father die as he forced the other personnel to help his father - but not without donning a new advanced suit of armor. He would then join the fight and combat the alien menace with a ferocious vengeance in wanting to tear him apart. While he fought way better than his father, even he found himself close to death as he was hit point-blank by the creature's heat ray. However, Shinjiro was then instructed on how to unleash the Specium Ray, impressing the opponent and forcing him to fly away. The boy would then faint in exhaustion as he and his father were taken to the hospital. Shinjiro would eventually find himself better in as little as three days, thanks to his slightly enhanced healing factor, and while his father would remain in a coma, he too would ultimately survive.

With the secrets of his father already revealed, and his friends avoiding him due to his abnormal strength -(unrelated to the battle - rather due to when he crushed the leg of a bully unintentionally) - he would then take his father's place as the new Ultraman and the SSSP would be refounded. Shinjiro's suit's technology would also be replicated to make other suit versions for the other agents involved - only that they were specialized just for their non-enhanced bodies.

Rumors had also escalated about these technologies finding themselves used in other secret projects by the Japanese military. These include; "Project: Jaguar", "Project: Jaeger", "Project: EVA", and the highly classified "Project: MG".

Supporting Characters:

• Shin Hayata: - (Father of Shinjiro; The First "Ultraman" - Wore Prototype Suit "Type A" - Retired)
• Dan Moroboshi: - (Wearer of Ultraman Suit "Seven" - Stationed at Outpost Bolivia)
• Seiji Hokuto: - (Wearer of Ultraman Suit "Ace" - Stationed at Outpost Berlin)
• Jack Straken: - (Wearer of Ultraman Suit "Jack" - Stationed at Outpost New York)

Sample Post:
WIP

[Mao Mao]

Nothing mind.

[Bluetommy]

Rather than just express interest without doing anything, I decided to make a sheet first! Hope it's good!

The Eternal Warrior

"Fight on, Warrior of Ur."

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^{Ur | Babylon | Hellas | Zhao | Egypt | Macedon | Rome | Rashidun | Byzantium | Francia | Oda | Ottoman | Britain | America}

The Eternal Warrior

Birth Name: Gilad Anni-Padda

Age: Abyssal

Powers And Abilities:

• Immortality: Revived from death by his brothers with a device known as "the Boon", Gilad is immortal, having lived since the times of the city of Ur, thousands of years ago. Gilad's immortality is tied to the Earth itself, and he serves as an agent of her will. Gilad can be temporarily killed through severe enough damage, but will recover within a short period of time, ranging from a matter of moments to four hours if his limbs or head are separated. Gilad is slayable if separated from the Earth. If Gilad were taken to a magical realm, he would not be able to be revived if slain until brought back to Earth.
• Superior Strength: Thanks to the process that granted him immortality, Gilad is exceptionally physically strong, able to lift up to 2 tons. Gilad isn't the strongest being to exist, but he is one of the most capable of using his strength; in his millennia of fighting, he has come to understand his limits far better than any normal man.
• Millenia of Fighting Experience: Gilad has been fighting for longer than almost every other currently living creature has been breathing. If there is a weapon, Gilad knows how to use it, if there is something that doesn't work as a weapon, Gilad will find a way to use it as one.
• Legendary Cooking Ability: Gilad has eaten of the cuisines of most every culture to ever exist, and has combined aspects of each to form a palette enjoyable to pretty much every person on the planet who enjoys eating.
• Impossible Alcohol Tolerance: A side effect of immortality, Gilad can survive amounts of alcohol that would kill the average man, and it takes a truly legendary amount to get him any more than tipsy. One of his favorite party tricks is to drink a full bottle of rubbing alcohol.
• Astonishing Actor: Gilad has had centuries to imitate and combine accents, gestures, gaits, and quirks, to the point where he can disguise himself effectively from a person who had just spoken to him without actually disguising in the slightest. He knows exactly what pose to take at the exact right time, no matter the situation.

Origin And Backstory: A soldier of the City of Ur, Gilad Anni-Padda was the youngest child of three brothers. Always a rambunctious youth, Gilad proved to be an absolute terror to everyone around him as a soldier, often drunk and violent, and rarely just simply violent. He always meant well, but his drunkenness cost his family and city more often then it benefited them. And when combined with his even more prone to drunkenness brother Aram? Well, it was a miracle Ur survived as long as it did. Ur's fall came during an attack by an army of mystical creatures from every part of a magician's handbook. In a glorious battle, Gilad was slain. His brother, Ivar, ever the minder to his younger siblings, discovered Gilad's body. Overcome with grief, he used his magical abilities to transfer he and Aram to a realm beyond the normal.

After a long and arduous journey, the two brothers discovered a device, "the Boon", so it was called, that according to the shamans, would be capable of raising the dead. Ivar activated it immediately, and was overtaken with a flash of light. He and Aram would be tossed into the timestream itself, and though Aram would eventually be deposited in the modern age, just as immortal as his younger brother, Ivar would be sent careening through time, only staying in one period for short periods of... well, time.

In the material plane, a flash of light appeared in the center of Ur. In a moment, what remained of the city was turned to ruins in a moment, but Gilad was reborn. Connected to the Earth itself through an intermediary known as the "Geomancer", Gilad became the planet's strongest soldier. Gilad has fought on battlefields from Gettysburg to Nagashino, ever the heroic figure saving the day at the last moment. In between battles, he gets into petty fights and slays the odd monster, never existing as far as the modern world is concerned, but always having his presence felt.

Supporting Characters:

• Aram: Gilad's older brother. A transient who goes by the name Armstrong. Not as talented as Gilad, but far more in tune with new technologies, always looking to the future while his brothers look to the past.
• Ivar: The eldest of the three immortal brothers, known as "Timewalker". Ivar is stuck travelling through the timestream, though he can exist in one place for long, so long as he avoids dying. He has been known as Ivar "The Boneless" during a particularly long layover in the Middle Ages.
• Tina Daniels: An 18 year old college student who also happens to be the latest Geomancer, and thus Gilad's link to the Earth.
• Scheherazade: Wife of Ivar, magus in Egypt who was transported to the modern period by her husband in an attempt to keep the two united.

Sample Post:

"Loose arrows!" the roar of the Spartan cleaved the calm air, and the zipping of arrows swiftly followed. The battle had begun. Gilad leveled his spear and linked his shield with the hoplites beside him as the phalanx slowly began to march.

With this, the Persians would be driven into the sea, Greece would be saved, and the terror that the Earth had predicted would never come to be.

The hot sun beating down and the splashing of the tide calmed Gilad, and his eyes closed as he marched ever forwards. Forwards... forwards... forwards.

This bored him.

The phalanx was an effective tactic, but GODS DAMN if it wasn't the most boring thing to be a part of. Even in the middle of a life or death battle, a phalanx was a simple, boring thing. Wait for the enemy to impale himself and thrust the spear every now and again. He could do so much better than this.

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"Let's see you do better!" roared Shaggy-Breeches. Apparently he had struck a nerve with the King of the Swedes. Ragnar looked almost about ready to spit up into his beard. Gilad chuckled and tapped at the sword at his belt.

"I probably could you know; I'm not just a pretty, beardless face," Gilad said with a mocking smirk that drove the king mad, he knew it.

"Then let's see how worthwhile you really are!" Ragnar said, dropping into a combat stance and drawing a blade. Gilad pursed his lips and shook his head. He wasn't quite in the mood.

"Now see, my king, this is your response to everything, get mad and fight. Remember when you went Viking? When you brought wealth in great amounts? Where is that Ragnar?"

Ragnar growled and tossed his sword, which Gilad deftly dodged.

"FINE! One last raid, the Angles in their Angle-land, you'll be wealthy, and I won't have to deal with your nonsense!" the king roared, placing special emphasis on the "nonsense" part. Despite the clear rage on Ragnar's face, Gilad couldn't help but smile.

"I simply cannot wait."

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Climb the walls. Climb the walls, flag in hand. All that ran through Gilad's mind was the thought of planting the flag that he so tightly gripped. Explosions sounded all around him, swords clanged as the Turks funneled their way into Constantinople. Gilad felt blood pouring down his chin from an arrow he'd taken in the forehead. He'd be dead if not for the Boon, another reason of thousands to thank its creator should he find him.

The top of the walls was in sight. He was so close now, just a little longer. A black shape appeared atop the wall above. A pot, that was swiftly overturned. Unleashing what was sure to be boiling oil. All Gilad could do was hold the flag away, and hope that it wasn't stained.

The unbelievable pain from oil meeting skin was tempered by his desire to see the top, his flesh melting off of his bones wasn't enough to stop him, the spears poking through every little slit in the wall, impaling him like he were made of water weren't enough to stop him.

He reached the top, much to the shock of the oil-pourer. Gilad took the flag with both hands as arrows and shot entered his body, a soldier drove a sword through his spine, losing grip of his sword as Gilad kept going. With a whip, he pulled the flag in a circle around him, driving soldiers off of the walls and dropping the oil-pourer to the ground. With a mighty yell, Gilad pulled the flag up, and drove the pole through the man's chest. As he collapsed to the ground, Gilad looked up, seeing the first time that the Ottoman flag would fly over Constantinople.

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"Constantinople? Really?"

"Fine city in its time, not a big fan these days, I hate it when cities ride off of their tourist appeal."

"Very true brother! Very true!"

Gilad and Aram clinked cups, concurrently taking shots and laughing greedily as the drink met their tongues. Meanwhile, a group of unconscious bikers twitched on the ground in front of them.

[HenryJonesJr]

First off, great to see someone repping Valiant. I’m playing around with the overall story/big group events, and I think Valiant will be heavil utilized.

I’m still thinking about the Steven universe CS. Right now I think I’m leaning no, but will wait for the sample.

@lmpkio so I was initially under the impression you were going to have your Monarch and Ultraman stories be one, and not two different characters. I was going to restrict people to one character, at least initially, until the game was in a good rhythm.

As I said at the top of this post, I will be writing a background larger story for players to interact with as we go along. I have the “villain” who will mastermind this story (at least initially) picked out. These posts will be spread out and infrequent, but I will warn everyone before something big happens so they can prepare.

[Lmpkio]

@lmpkio so I was initially under the impression you were going to have your Monarch and Ultraman stories be one, and not two different characters. I was going to restrict people to one character, at least initially, until the game was in a good rhythm.

@HenryJonesJr

I'm considering that Ultraman be it's own thing for awhile, but only after the first kaiju attack does he become approached by Monarch for their little "experiment" that would allow him to battle the Titans via size change. And just for the recording regarding the other suits mentioned - they aren't for true ultramen (just armor designed to fit in with regular human beings). I think it'll make more sense, but if anything else I can still add him into Monarch from the get go.

[HenryJonesJr]

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I'm considering that Ultraman be it's own thing for awhile, but only after the first kaiju attack does he become approached by Monarch for their little "experiment" that would allow him to battle the Titans via size change. And just for the recording regarding the other suits mentioned - they aren't for true ultramen (just armor designed to fit in with regular human beings). I think it'll make more sense, but if anything else I can still add him into Monarch from the get go.

@Lmpkio

I think maybe it would be better to focus on Ultraman off the bat. Maybe have some interludes checking in on Ishirō and Monarch as kind of a side story. I’m just not sure there will be a lot for that character to do until we get later in the “season” so to speak.

[Byrd Man]

Monsters and Men Application

Character You're Applying For: Quarry

Powers And Abilities:

No powers. Quarry is a trained assassin and army sniper who is an expert in shooting, hunting and tracking, and even investigation.

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):

A successful high school baseball athlete without the grades for college, or the skill for the pros, Quarry enlisted in the Marines after school and married his high school sweetheart, Jennie. Quarry soon signed on with special forces. He became a member of the Marine Corps Forces Recon unit just as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were heating up. He worked countless black operation across the two countries in the mid 2000's.

After waging war for so long, Quarry finally returned home for peace and could not find it. He was still haunted by the things he'd done in the Middle East and he longed for a return to that violent lifestyle. His disillusionment led to angst and his wife began to seek comfort elsewhere. When Quarry found out that his wife was cheating on him Quarry went to confront the man and killed him.

Quarry was in the process of disposing of the body when a man approached him. He simply called himself Broker and he was the the head of an organization that provided many black services for those in need. Broker said that he had been watching Quarry for a while and liked what he saw. He would make the body disappear if Quarry would come to work for him as an "independent contractor." Although she could never prove it, Quarry's wife suspected he had killed her lover and left.

Now, Quarry works as a hitman and muscle for hire in Broker's mysterious organization and, after years of work, is chaffing under the older man's strict rule.

Supporting Characters:

Broker -- Quarry's handler and head of a nationwide organization of assassins, drug dealers, and thieves.

Abby -- Broker's wife and currently Quarry's lover.

Boyd -- Quarry's assassin partner. Transgender woman.

Parker -- Thief, member of Broker's organization, and Quarry's associate.

How do you think your character fits in the world:

He's a hitman. This world still has criminals and people that need killing.

Character Picture:



Sample Post:

Chicago
3:23 AM

Quarry cracked his knuckles and settled back into the seat of his car. Six hours into the stakeout and he began to settle in for a long haul. The house he was sitting on was a dump, a scorched husk of a building that someone torched years ago. It was the perfect place for squatters and people trying to lay low. Joe Sampson had led him here. Sampson, a mid-level drug dealer with the Chicago Outfit, had engaged Quarry for his services. A quartet of stick-up boys had been harassing Sampson’s men for almost a month, bootjacking drugs and cash and becoming a serious thorn in his side. It took Sampson a hot minute to figure out there was an inside man.

The inside man, Little Roy Lewis, was using the robberies to fund his own drug habit. When Joe found out, he’d called up Quarry and agreed to pay him to close out four accounts. A lot of guys who hired Quarry talked like that. They used vague words like ‘closing an account’ or ‘settling a debt.’ Quarry imagined it was because they didn’t want to use the word kill. It made it real if they said it, and guys like Sampson and all the others thought of themselves as being above it. And, Quarry figured, they kind of were. After all, they were hiring him weren’t they? He’d gotten on Little Roy’s trail that night and followed him across the Southside until he disappeared into the building. That had been a little after nine. And so he waited.

He waited until nearly forty thirty in the morning before he made his move. KGB time, they called it. The old Soviet secret police always committed their arrests and assassinations between four and five in the morning. It was the sweet spot where night was beginning to fade away, but morning was still not quite there yet. Even most night owls were soundly asleep by four AM.

Quarry slipped on a pair of surgical gloves and carried a Beretta with a suppressor attached to the end under his coat. He looped around the back of the building and came through a broken window, slow and quietly. Quarry pulled the gun out along with a flashlight covered in tape, emitting only a pin-sized light to use as a guide. He held his nose when he passed by three buckets that had been used as latrine. It took him ten minutes to find their stash tucked away in a baseboard near the fireplace. It was all inside a gym bag. At least two pounds of heroin wrapped in cellophane. Recovery was very rarely part of his job, but Sampson was willing to pay for it. Alongside the stash, Quarry found nearly twenty thousand in tens, twenties, and hundred dollar bills, and four machine pistols. Quarry tucked the money, dope, and guns into the satchel and slung it over his shoulder.

He slowly glided up the rickety stairs like a ghost. Muscle memory kicked in when he reached the landing where the crew was sleeping. Check the corners, clear the rooms, plan your escape, kill as soon as you have eyes on the target. Flashbacks went through his mind, killing a Bosnian national in the 90's with a sniper rifle, garroting an Al-Qaeda cutout in Iraq. Quarry didn’t believe in the stereotype of born killers, but he was a killer now thanks to Uncle Sam. Like a chunk of coal, the government had applied pressure and polished him up to turn him into a sparkly diamond of murderous potential.

The four guys were passed out on piss-stained mattresses. He kept the flashlight beam low and aimed. Recoil shot up his elbow as he fired off four quick shots. The rounds hissed through the room, four bullets exploding the four men's heads. He fired off four more to each man's heart to be sure he was dead before calmly walking out into the early morning air. Quarry tucked the gun into his coat and climbed into the car. He drove six blocks away before burying the gun in a trashcan, and six more blocks before he dumped his gloves in another trashcan.

[Lmpkio]

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I think maybe it would be better to focus on Ultraman off the bat. Maybe have some interludes checking in on Ishirō and Monarch as kind of a side story. I’m just not sure there will be a lot for that character to do until we get later in the “season” so to speak.

@HenryJonesJr

Fair. If anything i’ll still keep Serizawa’s profile the way it is as a side character, but my primary be Ultraman himself.

[HenryJonesJr]

So @Byrd Man, @Blue Demon, @Lmpkio, and @Bluetommy are all approved.

I would ask that people hold off on the IC posting until I get the kickoff post written and posted, which should be tomorrow night.

[Lmpkio]

@HenryJonesJr I'll make a sample post for Serizawa later, but rest assured it'll be good.

[IceHeart]

I think I have the perfect character...fits beautifully in a more realistic setting.



Alright, joking aside been thinking of a character sheet and whatnot. So just wanted to toss an idea first, if it doesn't fly not a big deal as I have another character that would be sure to work. So the idea I had was using the Powerpuff Girls thought doing quite a few drastic changes such as making them older, nerfing them a good bit, making the villains a bit more realist etc. A little bit of the old show, a little Z flavor as well, but aside from the basics most of it would be revamped to better mesh with the world. I think I could make it work easily enough.

Didn't bother starting a sheet though since I figured there's a good chance they'll be a no-no since they aren't really comic in origin. Anyway if you think it could work I'll go ahead and whip up a sheet with them, otherwise I'll be working on my other idea.@HenryJonesJr

[Mao Mao]

I am not feeling too good about the concept being accepted. I will leave since I have no other ideas to work on (because I don't read comics that much).

[mickilennial]

I think I have the perfect character...fits beautifully in a more realistic setting.



Alright, joking aside been thinking of a character sheet and whatnot. So just wanted to toss an idea first, if it doesn't fly not a big deal as I have another character that would be sure to work. So the idea I had was using the Powerpuff Girls thought doing quite a few drastic changes such as making them older, nerfing them a good bit, making the villains a bit more realist etc. A little bit of the old show, a little Z flavor as well, but aside from the basics most of it would be revamped to better mesh with the world. I think I could make it work easily enough.

Didn't bother starting a sheet though since I figured there's a good chance they'll be a no-no since they aren't really comic in origin. Anyway if you think it could work I'll go ahead and whip up a sheet with them, otherwise I'll be working on my other idea.@HenryJonesJr

@IceHeart

As someone who once roleplayed Blossom Utonium in a One Universe game, I endorse this message.

[Lmpkio]

Alright made a history for Ultraman. Both sample posts will be made at a later date, but alas they will be made soon!

[HenryJonesJr]

I think I have the perfect character...fits beautifully in a more realistic setting.



Alright, joking aside been thinking of a character sheet and whatnot. So just wanted to toss an idea first, if it doesn't fly not a big deal as I have another character that would be sure to work. So the idea I had was using the Powerpuff Girls thought doing quite a few drastic changes such as making them older, nerfing them a good bit, making the villains a bit more realist etc. A little bit of the old show, a little Z flavor as well, but aside from the basics most of it would be revamped to better mesh with the world. I think I could make it work easily enough.

Didn't bother starting a sheet though since I figured there's a good chance they'll be a no-no since they aren't really comic in origin. Anyway if you think it could work I'll go ahead and whip up a sheet with them, otherwise I'll be working on my other idea.@HenryJonesJr

@IceHeart

Put up a CS and I’ll give t a look over, for sure

[IceHeart]

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Put up a CS and I’ll give t a look over, for sure

@HenryJonesJr

Alright, one Conan the Librarian coming up!