[OOC] Shade of Vacuo: Bleeding Hearts

[tobiax]

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Vacuo.

Kingdom of harsh weather, and harsher people.

Once a verdant paradise, now laid waste by greed and exploitation. The Great War changed everything... and yet nothing.

There is no true law here. No government. There is only The Rule.

"If you can survive here, you belong here."

Those who survive make the law. And no one is better at surviving than you...

For you... are a Hunter.

Or at least you will be.

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I shouldn't have to go really in-depth with rules here. Just follow the standards of the forum, don't be a jerk, and write for fun, and we should all get along fine. The RWBY Name Rule will be enforced. In addition, I would prefer, but will not overtly require, characters to have some form of allusion to or inspiration from characters or individuals from literature or history. I may, however, allow this to be extended to games or music if the character idea is interesting enough. If you have any questions, just ask me beforehand. Also, consider the source.

Shade Academy

The only thing even close to resembling authority in Vacuo's wide, empty desert is The Huntsman Academy of Shade. Here young warriors, trained in any of the various combat schools around the world, including Vacuo's own Oasis Training Camp, gather to obtain the next step of knowledge and training, in order to become Huntsmen and Huntresses. Situated on what was once a thriving bed of resources, it can look rather foreboding from a distance. Home to the Vacuo CCTS Tower, and the only plot for airship landing for miles around, Shade is a little slice of everywhere in the middle of nowhere.

The Forge

Run by Maroon Awit, Core's Hammer is an oasis for the creative Huntsman or Huntress. Supplies can be gathered from all around, making for the finest built weapons, armor, and armaments this side of Sanus. At least as far as Maroon is concerned. Core's Hammer consists of a fenced in front area hanging containing a sign, a decorative anvil, several weapon racks, and two large quenching troughs- one on either side. The shop's entrance way serves as the main work area, where those with the Lien can rent tools for work, trade metals, and order armaments. The back wall is covered in a haphazard array of lock boxes, crates, and lockers, all for holding the belongings of various clients. Behind this wall, cordoned off by thick hanging cloth in two doorways, lie several work areas of more access and detail than those in the shop's front. While the ones in the front are mainly set for touch-ups and material tests, stations in the main room are equipped with the tools and materials needed to perform a standard job, complete with vertical quenching troughs, small ovens, anvils, and a stand of tools. In the back of Core's Hammer, there are special rooms for those with more involved projects, or projects that involve somewhat more dangerous materials.

The Grimm

Catalogue the creatures of Grimm.

Characters

Our Heroes-
Oliver Braunschweig-played by @Naw
Malachite Aventure- played by @tobiax
Azul Larkspur- played by @Etranger(Withdrawn due to life problems)
Raye Solaire- played by @EnterTheHero
Saffron Merganset- played by @Lemons
Tori Rauðrgant- played by @Lemons
Aqua Marina- played by @SubjectVision
Nickel Mechaniste- played by @Nyahahameha
Skyler Galleos- played by @AdmrlStalfos19
Cyan Zehen- played by @tobiax
Brunhilde Braun- played by @Nyahahameha
Morgana Solomon- played by @AdmrlStalfos19
Onyx Harkin- played by @Claw2k11

Shade Staff-

Others-
Maroon Awit

Antagonists-

Please follow the format of the Character Sheet. If you think of something to add, great, go ahead, but leave most things in the location for where they're asked. It just helps me know where to look for things, instead of them being in different places for different characters. If you think of something new, but aren't sure where to put it, the 'Other' section is a great catchall. You don't need to leave the Character Sheet centered, it's just easier to show you that way. I would, however, prefer that the categories remain emboldened and a visible color be picked for the text, thanks : )

Character Sheet

Name: (The name rule is in effect. Names must be, mean, elicit, or be an aspect of; color.)
Age: (15-17)
Sex: (Male or Female. Presented only.)
Phenotype: (Human or Faunus, and Faunus Type, i.e. Faunus, Ram. Or Android, cause heck yeah, Androids.)
Appearance: (Please no photos or easily recognizable characters.)
Nationality:(Atlesian, Vacuan, Valean, Mistralese)
Weapon: (Self Explanatory. "It's also a gun.")
Semblance: (Your special soul fueled Power. Basic description)
Semblance Details: (GM Only. Tell me exactly how your Semblance works.)
Semblance Development: (GM Only. Things you'll want to be able to do in the future. They'll be up for consideration.)
Aura Color: (The color the Aura manifests. Usually similar to name color. Most often shows when Aura is weakened or broken, and occasionally when it 'powers on'.)
Emblem: (A personal symbol. Usually able to be depicted in a single tone)
Personality: (Who they are)
Background: (Why they are)
Buried Backstory Goodies: (GM Only. Things that happened that aren't public knowledge, willingly shared, or known to your character specifically.)
Likes: ( : ) )
Dislikes: ( : ( )
Favors: (List: Things they're good at.)
Disfavors: (List: Things they're bad at.)
Relationships- (With whom? What do they think? With characters in the RP. Their team, other teams, teachers, antagonists, etc. Family members and other NPC type characters you incidentally generate yourselves are optional.)
Fears: (GM Only. What stops them in their tracks? Makes their skin crawl?)
Other: Hex Code:(The color text you use if you do colored text. Close to the name/Aura color please. Not optional.)

I hope you find this interesting, and are willing to go along with me on this. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, please, don't hesitate to ask me. I'm more than willing to help in any way I can.
Welcome Aboard!

[KiwiTime]

Have an idea for a character or two actually, will post here when I have them in a reasonably done fashion.

[FlappyTheSpybot]

Query:
The sections labeled "GM Only". Are we (the players) to leave that blank?

EDIT:
Also, how does this mesh in the show's timeline/plot? Before or after Vol. 3, an AU?, etc.

[KiwiTime]

Same question

[tobiax]

Query:
The sections labeled "GM Only". Are we (the players) to leave that blank?

@FlappyTheSpybot

No, you're to fill them in and PM that information to GM's as part of the process for the character being accepted.

EDIT:
Also, how does this mesh in the show's timeline/plot? Before or after Vol. 3, an AU?, etc.

@FlappyTheSpybot

It's removed enough to the point where the characters and events of the series RWBY won't have that much of an effect on the RP.

[FlappyTheSpybot]

Ready for review.

Fen Lassu

Name: Fen Lassu
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Phenotype: Faunus, Bull

Appearance:
Standing at a rather impressive 6' 6", Fen is broadly built and very well muscled from a life of physical labor. He has short brown hair and hazel eyes. His horns were broken at some point in the past, leaving Fen with a pair short pair nubs coming out of the side of his head; the broken ends of which he keeps covered with a decorative pair of bronze caps. In addition, he has lost both of his legs below the knees, which have cybernetic replacements in the form of skeletal bull legs. Fen typically wears loose fitting knee length pants, a heavy-duty work belt, the bracers & chest rig for his weapon and a hooded desert poncho.

Nationality: Vacuan

Weapons:
Fen caries a round shield with an expanding bladed edge. (Compacted, the shield is 18" across. Expanded, the shield is 3' across.) The shield is mounted to a small backpack via a mechanical arm for storage and can extend out lock into either of Fen's bracers. His bracers also have slots for dust cartridges allowing Fen to combo dust with his semblance and shield. Finally, for when he needs to take a more offensive stance, Fen carries an arming sword that can expand into a zweihander.

Semblance:
Construct. Fen can create a physical construct from his aura in the form of a simple geometric shape (dome, oval, cube, etc) and move it with his mind. Typically used to protect himself & others or to create midair platforms. Can also be used in combination with dust to create physical objects or short ranged projectiles.
Semblance Details: (GM Only. Tell me exactly how your Semblance works.)
Semblance Development: (GM Only. Things you'll want to be able to do in the future. They'll be up for consideration.)

Aura Color: Green
Emblem:

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Personality:
Quiet and dependable is how most people would describe Fen. However, those who can get past his stoic exterior know that he's a bit of laid back goofball, albeit one who can't laze around in good conscience when he knows there are people he could be helping. Fen is also highly protective of those who he considers to be his "inner circle" of friends or really anyone who he sees as 'weak' or 'vulnerable'. All that said, he's certainly not without a temper. Push the proverbial bull far enough and you will get the horns.

Background: Six months ago, dressed in ragged clothes and armed with battered sword and shield, Fen dragged himself into the western edge of Shade's outskirts. After recovering, Fen quickly set about earning his keep, aiming to earn a spot within the Academy. When asked about his past, Fen is quick to deflect the question, saying that he left a hard life for a crazy one. That said, given that he arrived at Shade from the west and his acerbic distaste for the heat, most people assume that he came from Northern Anima or Solitas.
Buried Backstory Goodies: (GM Only. Things that happened that aren't public knowledge, willingly shared, or known to your character specifically.)

Likes: Any cold food and drink, though he does quite like icecream in particular.
Dislikes: The heat and bullies of any kind.

Favors:
- Talented melee fighter; Fen is quite adept at beating opponents through battles of attrition, using an impressive reserve of Aura, his shield & semblance to weather through his enemies attacks and still be standing strong after they've worn themselves out. Fen is also capable of taking a highly aggressive stance, though he prefers to fill the role of front line defender and support.
- Level headed; Given his durability as a fighter, Fen is almost always calm, cool and collected even in the craziest of situations. His generally unflappable nature also makes him a half-decent amateur strategist.
- Self-taught 'mechanic'; Fen knows his way around most things mechanical, having had to be mostly self reliant for maintaining his legs and equipment.

Disfavors:
- Ranged combat; Fen's only ranged capabilities come from him hurling small semblance constructs infused with dust at his enemies. They have a limited range of about 200 feet, and due to their slow travel speed (about 65 fps) more mobile enemies have an easy time dodging them.
- Stubborn; Once Fen's set his mind on something, it's nigh impossible to get him to change it.
- Overly independent; Too used to pushing through problems on his own, Fen struggles with asking others for help.

Relationships:
Fears: (GM Only. What stops them in their tracks? Makes their skin crawl?)
Other:

Hex Code: a2d39c

[AGenericUser]

Just going to chime in with my interest in making a character, if that's alright. I've gotten that certain itch to roleplay, and RWBY roleplays are always a jolly old time.

I've written some concepts already on the character sheets and have a pretty good idea of the character I want to play. I'm considering playing an android character, but I've just got a question about that. Would it be acceptable for my character to not have a Semblance - but an ability that makes use of technology instead? I'm sorry if this is a bit of a silly question, though - I've just been wondering about it.

[tobiax]

@AGenericUser That would be fine. In fact, that would sort of be required. Androids don't have Aura*.

*

Penny was the first artificial person able to generate her own Aura. This is before Penny. Ergo any Androids would be unable to produce their own Aura, and thus, be unable to have a Semblance.

[datadogie]

Hi hi, I've been itching for a RWBY RP again, so I'll be writing up a character for this.

[AGenericUser]

@AGenericUser That would be fine. In fact, that would sort of be required. Androids don't have Aura*.

*

Penny was the first artificial person able to generate her own Aura. This is before Penny. Ergo any Androids would be unable to produce their own Aura, and thus, be unable to have a Semblance.

@tobiax

Rightio, nifty - and thanks for the clarification. I'd been thinking about how androids didn't have aura in the show, but I was a little thrown off by the aura and semblance parts of the character sheet. In the past I'd been in roleplays where androids could use them, so I was a little curious on how it worked here. Sorry about that!

Again, thanks for the answer! I'd been hoping that was the case.

[AdmrlStalfos19]

@Etranger@Animal@Bluetommy@Qrow Storm@Naw@SubjectVision@Lumiere@Nyahahameha@Bartimaeus@PrincessVampora@Saltwater Thief@Lemons

GM be slacking here, so here I am picking up the slack <_<

[tobiax]

@Etranger@Animal@Bluetommy@Qrow Storm@Naw@SubjectVision@Lumiere@Nyahahameha@Bartimaeus@PrincessVampora@Saltwater Thief@Lemons

GM be slacking here, so here I am picking up the slack <_<

@AdmrlStalfos19

Who says I'm slacking? Who said I didn't want them to, you know, have been subbed to the interest check like a responsible user? : P Thanks though. I appreciate it.

[EnterTheHero]

Raye Solaire

Name: Raye Solaire
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Phenotype: Faunus (Wolf)
Appearance: Tall, almost frightfully so, almost reaching six-and-a-half feet tall. His skin, already darker than normal, has darkened and bronzed further under the intensity of Vacuo’s constant sun. His hair is gray and black, shoulder length and shaggy, with the rough beginnings of a beard outlining his strong, square features. His eyes are cool blue, and he has a constant, wide, sharp-toothed grin on his face, his freakishly sharp fangs some of the only evidence of his non-human heritage. Broad-shouldered and well-built, he usually wears clothing that shows these features off, such as sleeveless shirts (should he bother wearing one at all). He usually dresses in black, gold and rust orange, particularly his signature black-and-gold trenchcoat, which he is almost never seen without, no matter the temperature.
Nationality: Atlesian/Mistralese (dual citizenship)
Weapon: Kusanagi-no-tsurugi- Classification: Variable-Response Dust Katana; a Dust-tempered blade with a ballistic scabbard. A specialized magazine slotted into the scabbard can carry charges of up to three varieties of Dust. Pulling the trigger on the scabbard releases Dust into the sheath, empowering the blade for a short time with the elemental properties of the Dust released. Said Dust can also alter the properties of Raye's Semblance.

Sword of the Sun

Semblance: Zenith- Raye absorbs ambient heat and light to empower a battle aura surrounding his body, making him stronger, faster, etc.
Aura Color: Golden
Emblem:

Raye's Emblem

Personality: “Exuberant” doesn’t even begin to describe this boundless fount of energy. Raye channels his fiery spirit into everything he does, whether it be fighting Grimm, accomplishing stupid dares with his friends and classmates, or even cooking (Don’t eat his curry if you’re unprepared. Just don’t. It’s like eating pepper spray). He basically attacks life head-on, living it exactly how and when he wants to. Seldom seen without his trademark grin, Raye fancies himself an icon, a beacon for those downtrodden and suffering. A hero, even. He’s also prone to flirting shamelessly with anyone attractive in sight- male, female, Faunus, whomever. Despite all of this, however, Raye is no fool- those who talk with him are often surprised at the level of awareness and thoughtfulness that he displays, as well as his strategic prowess. When push comes to shove, spending time with Raye may be chaos, but only of the very best kind. Be warned, however- not every spark is a harbinger of glad tidings. A flame can just as easily be a raging crucible than a warm hearth, and all of that passion can just as easily turn from joy to rage.
Background: Raye Solaire was born the child of Arthur and Nia Solaire, an Atlesian diplomat and Mistrali schoolteacher, respectively. The two met while Arthur was stationed in the Atlas’ embassy in Mistral, and returned to Arthur’s home kingdom shortly after Raye was born. To say that his peers were shocked at him bringing home a Faunus bride and son upon his return would be a gross understatement. While, legally, there could be no reprisals brought against the young politician just for whom he decided to share his life with, there was no doubt that the reception he received from then on was significantly frostier than before.

For Nia and Raye, the situation was significantly worse. Nia found it hard to find work in her favored field, forced to do menial jobs to get by, while Raye was bullied and ostracized by his fellow children for his Faunus heritage. While he was blessed with less-distinctive features than usual, eventually they always found out, whether by his mother coming to pick himself up from school, or even just a particularly sharp-eyed student noticing that his teeth were a little too sharp. Despite all of this, however, the Solaire family was not known for giving up, and endured through their hardships together. Raye was inspired by his parents, seeing that no adversity could silence his father’s laugh, or dim his mother’s smile. He resolved to live his life by their example, tearing in teeth first and cackling all the while.

His exuberance served him well, especially when he reached the age where he could enroll in a combat school. His physical prowess and dexterity, plus his intuitive grasp of tactics put him near the top of the class… despite some “incidents” with his peers, now that he was capable of fighting back. Regardless, at age 16, Raye managed to get accepted to Atlas Academy, to everyone’s shock, as such a thing was relatively uncommon for a Faunus to achieve. Then came the even greater shock, as Raye publically refused the invitation, deciding instead to attend an Academy, “more conducive to my continued education.” With that said, Raye left the icy terrain of Atlas for the desert sands of Vacuo, to attend Shade Academy. And it’s there he intends to make his mark on the world... gladly flipping the double bird at anyone who doubts him.
Likes: Meat (of all kinds, in vast quantities), fruit, fighting Grimm, working on his weapon, a good old-fashioned scrap
Dislikes: Vegetables (especially cooked ones), fast/ranged opponents, rain, being alone, bigotry
Favors: Raye is a powerhouse when it comes to wielding his Semblance and weapon in conjunction. Between his parameter boost from Zenith and his knowledge of and skill with Dust, he's a monster in close combat, able to close the gap between him and his opponent and quickly cut them down. He's also skilled at thinking on the fly, quickly adapting to new situations as they come.
Disfavors: While formidable, Raye’s talents are primarily in short-ranged combat, meaning a quick-witted or fast-moving opponent can whittle him down at range, without even having much fear of reprisals. His tendency to rush in also leaves him vulnerable to traps and ambushes, as well as leaving him less capable of long-term planning. Finally, take care not to let him get angry- his usual razor focus and strategy go out the window, and he becomes much less caring of collateral damage, as well.
Relationships- Raye has a strong, healthy relationship with his parents, but not much else, aside from a mutual antagonism with his peers. Perhaps coming to Shade will give him a fresh start...
Other: Text Color- Goldenrod

[Lemons]

Wow, Raye and Saffron have some real strong parallels in their backstories. It's like a distorted mirror. Would you mind terribly role-playing with her in the future?

[EnterTheHero]

Wow, Raye and Saffron have some real strong parallels in their backstories. It's like a distorted mirror. Would you mind terribly role-playing with her in the future?

@Lemons

You ask that as though I’m gonna say no. Of course I’d love to roleplay with you~

[Nyahahameha]

This is a WIP right now, I have a lot of things to adjust before considering it a proper submission...

Nickel, Android

Name: Nickel
Age: 2 Months
Sex: Female
Phenotype: Android
Appearance: Nickel was designed with a kind of fair-toned synthetic 'skin', featuring a limited amount of self-repairing ability to minimize lasting effects of repeated extension of her limbs on her appearance. Her hair is short-mid length in a pale, sandy blonde hue styled in a lackadaisical, windswept look, with bangs swept to her left side and a part to the right of the center of her scalp. Her face also features sharply-shaped but vibrantly-coloured blue eyes to offer an appealing, humanizing complement. Nickel's physique is somewhat unassuming and lanky, standing 5'9" and fit without being muscular, being that the strength in her body comes from the mechanized components and synthetic muscle inside. Her facial features give her appearance a level of maturity beyond the amount of time she's actually been alive, making her appearance akin to that of a young adult woman.

Nickel's synthetic body can typically be seen occupying as few clothes as possible so as to not restrict her body's shape-changing features, which leaves her with few options outside of a form-fitting, abdomen-exposing sleeveless top coloured grey or white, and a pair of denim or spandex short-shorts that also hug her form well. Unless she's certain she won't see combat on short notice, at which times she typically goes with something casual, like a sleeveless tank top and slacks or jeans.

Nationality: Vacuan
Weapon: None, unless otherwise specified in-RP
Semblance: V.A.P.O.R. (Variable Alloy Pneumatic Offensive Reaction) System

This system is the combination of air flow and pressurization technology combined with the structure of several layers of interlocked metal plates held tightly together by a thin but durable elastic muscle-esque material in between the layers. By taking large amounts of air into her body, Nickel is able to cause various parts of her form to expand in either length, width, or both by controlling the air flow within her. The primary focus areas that can be expanded include: biceps, forearms, fingers, thighs, forelegs, chest, abdomen, and neck. To contrast, neither her head nor any of the joints in her body are able to be expanded, due to the structural complications that would have caused to implement. To allow the expansion, the outermost armor covering, as well as the synthetic skin layered atop it, split apart at key sections on the aforementioned areas, and are able to come back together and seal back up with help from the self-repairing properties of the skin layer once the expansion has subsided. In order to take in enough air to activate any part of the VAPOR System, Nickel must open her mouth wide and take what appears to regular folk as a large inhale, the length of which varies depending on how she intends to expand. The air is then pressurized within her body before being sent to the desired section to await depressurization, causing the part to rapidly expand in whatever direction is dictated by the tension of the elastic material between the layers of metal plates - high tension will result in lengthwise expansion, low tension will result in widthwise, and anywhere in between will result in a combination of widthwise and lengthwise. To return the body part to neutral, the air must be expelled from Nickel's body, which can be done either by simply "exhaling", or through vents in the shoulders, lower buttocks, and back.

In addition to expanding parts of her body, the VAPOR System can also be used to perform a destructive blast of highly-pressurized air from a hidden mechanism within her chest, though this maneuver requires more time to execute than the simpler limb extensions. Other features of her body include the ability to rotate parts of her body using the VAPOR System's separable sections as axes - ie. the wrists, abdomen, neck, either side of each non-extendable joint, etc. - lights located inside of her eyes, the ability to adjust her senses (telescopic vision, more sensitive hearing), and the ability to feel physical pain (which can be temporarily turned off but must be done manually by someone else and requires a passcode). The VAPOR System is also built with an air purification system that can detoxify polluted or harmful gas-filled air into breathable oxygen, and also keeps her innards clean of the sands Vacuo's desert is known for.

Aura Color: N/A
Emblem: A raised fist angled to the left with two stylized cloud shapes on either side of the fist indicating puffs of air being expelled from the wrist.
Personality: Relaxed and laid-back, but with a level of enthusiasm that prevents aloofness, Nickel is the epitome of easy to talk to, being both the sort of person to listen to what others say and the sort to not judge people harshly for what is said. Her desire to learn is what inspires this behavior, and she strives to be as personable and comfortable to be around as possible so she can learn as much as she can about the people around her. This also makes her very studious, though facts and equations are much easier to process than abstract concepts and emotions, so she only comes across as an overacheiver at such times as her acheivements are pointed out.

When it comes time to hunt Grimm, however, she is all business, and her warm, almost lazy deameanour is replaced by a sharp focus and unwillingness to engage any train of thought not immediately relevant to the mission. Some may find themselves offput by the humorless wall she becomes, which contrasts harshly with how she typically acts. It isn't to say that either extreme of her personality is an act, however, and some may find it difficult to understand that the genuine good intentions she displays in her relaxed state also exist behind her cold, calculating visage.

Although she tries her best to get along well with as many people as humanly possible, her general inexperience at life has its drawbacks - she has no semblance of a verbal filter, does not have a well developed sense of sarcasm, and often does not know when to simply not say anything.

Background: Nickel is the creation of one man, a lonely mechanist living in the desert. Created primarily as an answer to the man's aforementioned loneliness, Nickel was given combat capabilities to counter the harshness of the world he was bringing her into, helping ensure he wouldn't need to lie awake endless nights afraid of the world taking her from him. With his intellect and experience, he was able to single-handedly create a mechanical being capable of both reason and emotion, a daughter to love and call his own.

Having come into the world a few months before the beginning of the new semester at Vale, however, Nickel herself doesn't have much history to speak of. She can definitely recall the sensory overload upon her birth, if anyone were curious enough to ask, along with the dizzying feeling of knowing things that had been programmed into her rather than having been learned. The first thing she did upon her activation - once she had fully adjusted to being alive - was chastize her dad for skipping the crucial stages of infancy most living creatures go through.

To assist her in acclimating to the world, as well as providing her experience with the world around her and the people she'd be sharing it with, Nickel's father submitting an applications to Shade Academy to have her accepted as a student.

Likes: People-watching, Conversations, Playing Co-operative Games
Dislikes: Playing Competitive Games, Animals
Favors:

Reach: Her ability to extend and expand parts of her body gives her remarkable reach for a close-range fist fighter. Her flexibility also allows her to execute attacks from unexpected angles that can easily make things awkward for her targets. Furthermore, she can expand her limbs outward to create more surface area with which to bash something if need be.

Striking Power: Despite lacking traditional weaponry, her pneumatics are able to create enough pressure within her body to make her strikes as fast as bullets, and that velocity causes them to pack quite a lot of punch.

Brainpower: Her computerized mind can work even faster than a typical hunter/huntress', allowing her to quickly analyze, plan around, and react to almost any combat situation she finds herself in, though she can still be surprised by sufficiently unexpected tactics or her opponent not following any of the lines of logic she expects them to. It also prevents her from being dumb muscle with no goal beyond "attack attack attack" - she can apply her strengths effectively with both subtlety and overtness no matter the situation.

Versatility: Her mechanized body comes with several utilities that make her useful to have around in a variety of situations. She's also good at out-of-box thinking and avoids falling into rigid thought patterns as much as she can help it.

Disfavors:

Self-Exposure: Because of the nature of her abilities, she can't wear much - if any - protective armor or clothing in battle, meaning her sub-skin armor is the only thing she can rely on to keep her safe if she ends up taking any hits.

Predictability: To an extent, at least; any time Nickel plans to extend a part of her body, she has to take a large inhale - an action that quickly becomes a tell to anyone fighting her for more than 30 seconds. If an opponent is naturally good at reading people, a prolonged fight can render her completely ineffective. Furthermore, as the VAPOR System is her primary method of both offense and defense, and she doesn't have a Semblance like other hunters/huntresses, she doesn't have a lot of ways to surprise her opponents in combat. Once an enemy has seen everything she can do, the most she can do to keep them on their toes is try to mix up her offensive and defensive tactics or combine them into new ones, and this doesn't solve her predictability issue in the long term.

Surges: Being mechanical, Lightning Dust can be especially harmful to her inner workings. The surges of electricity can cause malfunctions in her systems and, if powerful enough, can create an EMP effect that can force her into a non-operational state. Attacks created with Lightning dust can also be hard for her to avoid, as being made of metal, she conducts electricity extremely well.

Inexperience: Having not lived as long a life as other students, she does not have much first-hand experience of the world, and while her second-hand experience does carry her well, it doesn't cover nearly all the situations she might find herself in, both in combat and in social situations. This means that while her lateral-thinking skills are top-notch, her general social skills and decision-making ability need work.

Relationships:

The Toolmaster: A strange man who refuses to give anyone his name, thus nicknamed by Vacuans who've done business with him. A genius in both hardware and software, he is not only Nickel's creator, but also a semi-well-known mechanical repairman and inventor. Balding and permanently tan, he's spry for his apparent age and has a solid foundation of muscle on his body. Greying hair that sticks out from the sides and back of his head haphazardly, blue eyes that peer wearily from behind a pair of glasses. Nonetheless dresses quite nice in blouse-vest-necktie-slacks attire, though would look nicer if not constantly wrinkled and covered in various stains.
Hex Code:#C0C0C0

[Nyahahameha]

@tobiax@AdmrlStalfos19@EnterTheHero
Question: I noticed most of the characters that have been posted in the Characters tab don't appear here in the OOC tab. Were they submitted and approved through PMs and if so, is that the expected submission procedure for everyone interested?

[EnterTheHero]

@Nyahahameha Standard procedure is A.) posted in the OOC tab, or B.) PM’ed to any one of us GMs. The choice is yours.

[Nyahahameha]

@EnterTheHero Phew, good to know I'm still okay then. :)

Another question, then: Since I decided to post it to this thread, does that mean one of the GMs will PM me once they've read it to discuss the "GM Only" sections, or will I still need to contact a GM myself for that?

[EnterTheHero]

@Nyahahameha Cut the “GM Only” sections and PM the details to one of us.