[OOC] Neo Sorairo

[ERode]

Well, a battle team composed solely of Strikers could be interesting too.

[Mangrale]

I suppose I could switch over to gunner as well. But do you think we're set as far as native Japanese?

[Spike]

Almost done with my gunner. Was considering a linker but direct combat is more my dudes style and bombs are cool weapons.

[ERode]

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Going by actual racial percentages in Japan, probably not. But it's probably fine to make foreigners, as long as there's a reason why they're in the Japanese academy rather than elsewhere???

[Mangrale]

I'll see what I could do. Third time's the charm then. (;-;)

[ERode]

Balancing classes is hard shit yeah. Thank God I BRRRRT'd out my sheet early.

[datadogie]

Heh, yup. I'm still writing my own Gunner. She's almost done, though.

[AGenericUser]

Just going to throw in a post that I'm currently linking up a Linker, if that's no problem. I'd say it's around halfway done, and it should be ready pretty soon, hopefully.

[datadogie]

And here she is, many hours later!

Cellica Karris

• Name: Cellica Karris
• Age: 15
• Gender: Female
• Class: Gunner
• Nationality: Scottish
• Appearance:

• Bio: Cellica was born into a life that was not very great. Not because of the everlasting threats to her life and those around her, not due to poverty or lack of food, but due to the fact that she could not speak. Her lack of words constantly created challenge for her, both in communication and as well as the victim of bullying, not able to call for help like others. From this, she became a capable young person able to handle herself. She found that bullies often couldn’t take a punch to the face, and so quickly became confident and skilled in defending against those who opposed her (or, more namely, the bullies).

The obtaining of a speech bracelet made her life significantly easier in some ways, yet harder in others. Where she could finally use it to speak, it also meant that others could speak for her. With it being a Phone to Bracelet connection, she would often find the bracelet saying phrases such as “I’m an idiot,” by the control of her bullies. That’s what made her move to Japan, or rather, her family. It was a fresh start, away from the mess of the past.

Cellica became a girl that was mixed in what she would be. There were times where her mood would become sour, if she thought of or saw something that reminded her of what she had been a victim of before, thought there are also times that she attempts to put on a smile. She is, however, plagued with the fact that she can’t speak like others. It doesn’t settle well in her mind.

• Armament:

Thumper

Named for the simple fact that it makes a large Thump sound when fired, Thumper is a scoped rifle that fires rounds at a very high velocity, and the core of each round is superheated. A changeable setting on the weapon determines whether the round will simply strike and embed within the target, or if the superheated core will expand within the target and burn them from the inside.

• Psychic Drive: Link - Cellica can psychically link with any nearby device or network that has some kind of wireless function, such as her speech device, a computer or even a wireless keycard reader, and she can utilise these, such as making a keycard reader detect a nonexistent correct keycard.

There are a few limitations with this. While being able to connect to an entire server network and turning the world’s electronics against everything would be a powerful ability, this isn’t possible for her. The larger the network, the harder it is for her to connect to the hub (though she can connect to the various points the network connects to. For example, she can easily access a computer connected to a server, but it is hard for her to access the server). Network size isn’t the only thing limiting her, but also physical size; the larger an object is, the harder it is for her to connect to it. Additionally, whilst she can bypass basic security, she finds it difficult if not impossible to crack through advanced security. Finally, she can only connect to one network at a time. That means if only one object is on the network, such as her speech device, she can only use that. If there is more than one object on the network, she can utilize them all, though it’d be a struggle - easier just to use the one device without including the network.

• Extra: Cellica is very attached to her speech bracelet, since she’s had it for a very long time and it’s a gift from her father that granted her so much ability in being able to communicate. Also, she’s afraid of spiders.

Sample Post

And here they come again.

Moving out from behind their favourite overhang, the chubby Blane and slim Jack began to make their way to intercept Cellica’s current path of movement. As usual, Cellica attempted to avoid them, however she knew the drill by now. As she walked toward the tree which she usually hung around during breaks like this, the pair followed her. It frustrated Cellica that she was the one that they had to pick on, especially as they catcalled behind her. She gave them an annoyed glance.

It was the same time as Cellica arrived at her tree that the pair, too, arrived. “Hey, Silly-Cell, how are you?” Blane asked, only to receive a glare in response. Cellica already knew the next line, only not knowing which one would say it. It turned out to be Jack.

“What’s wrong, tongue-tied? Is it still in there? Can you even hear me?” He asked her. Waving her arms in a frustrated manner at him, Cellica began to leave - she didn’t want to be anywhere near them. A pair of hands on her shoulders halted this after about three steps, however, and she was amply spun around and shook.

“Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?” Blane asked loudly. He lowered himself down just a bit so that he was face-to-face with me. “Say something!”

Cellica spoke, but not with her mouth. She spoke with her fist, slamming a right hook into his jaw, and shoved him back. If she could, she would have yelled at him. Jack attempted to grab her, only to receive a few punches of his own. It was quickly that the two decided to leave, and she watched them go with fists clenched. They were most likely going tell someone that she hit them. She looked down to her hands and didn’t know whether or not to smile or frown.

[KoL]

Well, this place certainly got much more active in the last few hours than I was imagining. Anyway let’s begin with the important stuff.

@MsMorningstar
Your character is ok with me as well. You can more her to the CS tab.

@OliveYou
As long you are sure that you wanna play a character that has little to no combat abilities, she’s ok on my end. Wait for @TheWindel’s opinion.

And I'm guessing students can't take their Armaments out of school grounds? Is there a similar lock in place for their psychic powers?

@ERode

As a rule of thumb they should leave their Armaments behind when they are out of duty, unless given the authorization to bring them out. Locking powers is possible, but too shady so that doesn’t happen normally.

@Burger
From what I’m understanding, there’s no way that your character can wield such a heavy weapon without relying on her transformation, which lasts for short periods. It makes no sense if she can do so.

I suggest you review that before I can give her the green light.

@Saltwater Thief
I like her simple but effective build. She’s ok with me. Just wait for @TheWindel’s opinion.

I suppose you can keep her as a Striker.

I suppose I could switch over to gunner as well. But do you think we're set as far as native Japanese?

@Mangrale

That would be appreciated. Also, you don’t need to do a Japanese character if you don’t want to, that was just a suggestion to make things more balanced.

Just going to throw in a post that I'm currently linking up a Linker, if that's no problem. I'd say it's around halfway done, and it should be ready pretty soon, hopefully.

@AGenericUser

You’re welcome.

@datadogie
Your character is ok with me. Just wait for @TheWindel’s opinion.

[OwO]

From what I’m understanding, there’s no way that your character can wield such a heavy weapon without relying on her transformation, which lasts for short periods. It makes no sense if she can do so.

I suggest you review that before I can give her the green light.

@KoL

That was more of a spitball. It's stated that people have higher physical prowess from psychic capabilities, and I didn't really see a quantifiable strength I could compare it to. Didn't know how hard I was supposed to go, so it's been nerfed down to the weight of a normal small person.

[KoL]

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That was more of a spitball. It's stated that people have higher physical prowess from psychic capabilities, and I didn't really see a quantifiable strength I could compare it to. Didn't know how hard I was supposed to go, so it's been nerfed down to the weight of a normal small person.

@Burger

People with psychic abilities can be stronger than normal, indeed. However, you wrote down that even a strong Striker would have difficulty handling that weapon without providing any explanation about how she could do so when not using her transformation. The logical conclusion is that she can't use her own weapon when not transformed based on your description alone.

The weight was indeed excessive for a weapon that seems to be just a simple big stick, a sword of that size that weighed more than 8 pounds would already be impractically heavy IRL, just for the sake of comparison.

[AGenericUser]

Just a quick question on the topic of the invaders, if that's no problem. What exactly do they look like, and what are they capable of in a combat scenario? My sample post might make use of them, as long as that doesn't cause any issues, and I want to make sure that I'm not portraying them inaccurately.

[OwO]

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People with psychic abilities can be stronger than normal, indeed. However, you wrote down that even a strong Striker would have difficulty handling that weapon without providing any explanation about how she could do so when not using her transformation. The logical conclusion is that she can't use her own weapon when not transformed based on your description alone.

The weight was indeed excessive for a weapon that seems to be just a simple big stick, a sword of that size that weighed more than 8 pounds would already be impractically heavy IRL, just for the sake of comparison.

@KoL

I did, I thought. I never said people other than her couldn't wield it, I said that it was so heavy it was difficult and bizarre to use. The blade becomes weightless when swung in clean arcs, which is how Yui uses it. Okinami isn't actually a sword meant for brutes, it's a sword that relies on perfect technique. A brute would be thrown off balance because the blade can shift from near weightlessness to super heavy in a split second.

The point of the sword is its weight, sort of. It's not just a big sword that cleaves things in twain because it's big. It's supposed to be a sword that's used with non-standard forms. A second body rather than an extension of the arm, so to speak.

And Yui isn't supposed to be a master of it. She has some aptitude, but she's still supposed to learn how to perfectly use it.

[KoL]

Just a quick question on the topic of the invaders, if that's no problem. What exactly do they look like, and what are they capable of in a combat scenario? My sample post might make use of them, as long as that doesn't cause any issues, and I want to make sure that I'm not portraying them inaccurately.

@AGenericUser

There are many types of them, the only thing they seem to have in common is the desire to destroy everything. As far as appearances and combat capabilities go, it varies too much between different kinds.

[KoL]

PS: here are some examples of relatively common types of enemies though.

https://simg3.gelbooru.com//images/fc/c1/fcc17e697d0248ff9e3b5293c1dac2d8.jpg

https://conversations.rabb.it/7945d62c-2235-49ab-b878-238d9ad932ba.jpg

The first ones are mostly melee attacks that come in packs, while the latter are more specialized types with well-rounded abilities that generally don't attack in large groups since they are kind of elite units.

[TheWendil]

@OliveYou

Accepted. Place her into the Character Tab.

@Saltwater Thief

Accepted. Place her into the Character Tab.

@datadogie

Accepted. Place her into the Character Tab.

[KoL]

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I did, I thought. I never said people other than her couldn't wield it, I said that it was so heavy it was difficult and bizarre to use. The blade becomes weightless when swung in clean arcs, which is how Yui uses it. Okinami isn't actually a sword meant for brutes, it's a sword that relies on perfect technique. A brute would be thrown off balance because the blade can shift from near weightlessness to super heavy in a split second.

The point of the sword is its weight, sort of. It's not just a big sword that cleaves things in twain because it's big. It's supposed to be a sword that's used with non-standard forms. A second body rather than an extension of the arm, so to speak.

And Yui isn't supposed to be a master of it. She has some aptitude, but she's still supposed to learn how to perfectly use it.

@Burger

None of this really makes much sense, in my opinion. The description of the weapon doesn't even mention how it is able to become "weightless" since it would need some kind of mechanism to work like that. This isn't fantasy, but rather sci fi so things need an explanation, even if it's one that requires suspension of disbelief to work.

On that subject, if the blade becomes weightless, it's contradicting description because its weight will be useless if it loses it while being swung. You can't really disregard conservation of momentum like this without an explanation that fits the setting.

[TheWendil]

@Burger

Is she manipulating the differing weights with her psychic ability?

[Saltwater Thief]

@KoL Worth noting because I often use a -booru for picture hunting; they don't allow you to link directly to their images. You can see it through your link because of some weird shenanigans, but all the rest of us get is a 403 Error. You'd have to copy them to a more open-hosting image site like imgur to do so.

That aside, thanks for the acceptance!