[OOC] Principalities & Powers

[Classy]

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"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." ~Ephesians 6:12

Superheroes. The term evokes images of superhumans in caped costumes, battling against criminals and monsters to save the world. But, not all of the world's inhabitants are so distinctly placed on the ends of the moral spectrum. After all, one person's hero may be another's villain, and vice versa, while some may rest between the two extremes. All that can be said with certainty is that they are something more than human, and they are now real.

Why now? That is a mystery for another time. For now, the world must come to terms with the existence of superpowers, as daunting a task that may be. Will the masses cower before the mighty? Will they rise up to contain them? Will they try to convince them to work on their behalves? Will they lavish them with praises and curses, depending on their actions and notorieties? Of course they will, as people can be awfully predictable.

However, if you think this is a story where good triumphs over evil, you are sorely mistaken.

Rules

1. Have fun.
2. Whatever I say goes.
3. Do not be a douche.
4. Keep your smut private.
5. If you ghost on the roleplay, you will be kicked, and your characters will become NPCs. This does not apply to players held up by inactive players, those that give ample warning of inactivity, or those that experience real world events that prevent them from roleplaying. Should you be unable to roleplay for whatever reason, your characters will temporarily become NPCs.

Character Sheet

Name: Put their full, legal name here.
Age: Obvious.
Species: For now, only human characters will be accepted.
Sex: For now, only biological male or female characters will be accepted.

Appearance: Images are acceptable, provided they are linked.

Personality: At least 1 paragraph should suffice.

Powers: Example Power- At least 1 paragraph should suffice.

Biography: At least 1 paragraph should suffice.

Other: Things such a themes, nicknames, and other miscellaneous information go here.

[Whoami]

Everything for this CS is done EXCEPT for the Biography. I have a rather busy day that needs to get started here, so I'll hop to it after I am done with work and my other errands. The CS should be done by tonight though! Enjoy everything else in the meantime!

Nikita Jeck

Nikita Jeck

Age
22

Species
Human

Sex
Female

Personality
Nikita is a witty, fun loving girl who is always looking for ways to get a rush. She is competitive in nature, and so takes to plenty of sports and activities where it involves a clear winner and loser. Despite being out for the win, Nikita is quite a good sportsman about things. She is friendly, and she tries to interact with people to bring them in to her circles. Nikita tries to impart her skills on less experienced individuals, so that one day they can provide new challenges for her to keep the fun going! It's hard for Nikita to keep her powers secret since it isn't exactly natural to learn hard things on the first try over and over again, but it also isn't exactly the easiest thing to prove exists either! Nikita doesn't openly share that she has powers, and she usually plays off her knack for learning to having 'natural talent' or 'beginner's luck'. Despite having these powers, Nikita has never really sought out to fight crime or do good. She always feels that her powers are, while handy, not something she could ever use for the greater good. She is content living a relatively normal life with advantages above human. In the back of Nikita's mind however, she knows that one day everything she loves will eventually require her to step up and be someone bigger. When Nikita isn't out and about in search of the next bit of fun, she can usually be found either watching movies or doing something to maintain her fitness.

Powers
Hyper Reflexes and Perception - Nikita's reflexes are incredibly quick. When she is state of heightened focus, her perception practically slows to a crawl to keep up with the sheer amount of information to process. By reading the tells given off by somebody, she can react to almost anything before any act is even committed. This makes Nikita exceptionally difficult to surprise or sneak up on. Furthermore, this power has directly influenced her ability to handle vehicles, making her an ideal driver or pilot. Nikita only benefits from these heightened reflexes if she is alert and focused, so most adversaries can only get the drop on her when she is relaxed or oblivious to a brewing situation.

Instant Muscle Memory - Nikita's reflexes aren't the only thing she is powered by. She is highly adaptable to any situation provided she can be given a chance to perform the task herself, or watch in detail as somebody else performs it. Her heightened perception allows her to catch the smallest nuances of a task, and commit them to memory. Nikita could use this to learn passcodes or forging signatures. In more physical applications, this allows Nikita to learn martial forms and firearm handling with very little effort. Of course, she must spend more and more time with a martial art to learn more advanced forms and techniques. The general rule of thumb is that Nikita only has to see it or do it once to know it. Much like her heightened reflexes, Nikita has to be focusing on the task to learn it, she doesn't just pick up on everything she sees. This has developed a loved of action movies and any other movie that shows off techniques, as they can quickly add to her repertoire of talents.

The caveat to her powers...

While Nikita can learn and react to things at lightning speeds, her body is still very much human. Just because she can learn something quickly, it doesn't mean her body has the strength or endurance to do it on the first try. As with her reflexes, if she isn't fast enough to physically dodge an attack, then she'll suffer the hit and the effects that come with it. This has led to Nikita sticking to a very strict training regimen to keep herself at peak human condition. But it is only that, human condition. Nikita can't perform tasks that would require other superhuman abilities that she doesn't have. So she'll never be able to lift a car or fly. On top of that, Nikita's abilities reside more in the physical realm than the mental. Nikita can't simply pick up a book and immediately know the contents inside of it. Studying or learning more technical applications like programming or knowing which wires to cross still requires Nikita to invest her time in such topics.

Biography
WORK IN PROGRESS! WILL BE COMPLETED AT A LATER TIME!

Other
Theme Song

Nicknames
Nikki
Nikki Quick [her racing nickname, she didn't choose it]

Nikita's Car

[King Cosmos]

Roughly how long has it been since powers first started appearing?

[Mistress Dizzy]

Roughly how long has it been since powers first started appearing?

@King Cosmos

I would also like to know this, so I can set up my backstory properly.

[King Cosmos]

@Classy can I chase you for an answer to my question? I don't know about everyone else, but I'm waiting to hear back from you before I start writing my characters backstory.

How long has it been since powers first appeared in this setting?

[Mistress Dizzy]

Maybe they lost internet or something? It says last seen 6 days ago...

[Shadow Dragon]

@Classy!