[OOC] Thieves Inc.

[Avanhelsing]

Hail friends and well met. This was an old Rp on the site before it died sadly. However I shall bring it back.

The idea is this: A team of thieves take out threats and contracts. Robbing those who deserve it. They are a team. Bringing different things to the table they all work together as one big family of thieves. They all wear different masks depending on their choice. Their jobs could range from simple cons against crooked men to stopping a madman from getting treasure that could destroy the world. Perhaps your character's background comes back to haunt them? Who knows.

((Think Leverage but with a bigger group and more diverse group. Throw in some Uncharted as well. ))
Positions:
Team Leader: Taken by me.
Second in command: Taken by Light.
Other Positions:Open
((Anything you think we need?))

Rules:
~ I am in charge but not a dictator. If you have an idea for the plot tell me.
~Please no speed posting. The last one died cause too many speed posts.
~Keep the Romance to PMs. Well the sexy times I mean.
~There is no fourth rule.

CS

Name:
Age:
Description or Pic ((Anime or real. Either work.:
Mask Picture: (ie mine is a Guy Fawkes Mask. ))
Skills/ Weapons:
History:
Other:

Please join us. We are still open!

[Whirlwind]

CS

Eden Callaway
27 years old

Mask:
Skills/ Weapons:
~ Manipulation
~ Lying
~ Charm
~ Gymnastics
~ Expert marksman
~ 26 Glock
~ Bluetooth ear piece with spy camera and built in DVR
~ Bug detector (detects wireless bugs and hidden cameras)
~ Tear gas pellets
~ 2 syringes filled with GHB

History: Eden was born to American parents living in Germany, working as double agents for the intelligence agencies of both nations. They were found out when Eden was a little girl and they fled to America where they were offered protection for whatever intelligence they had. Eden grew up unaware of the double crossing her parents had done or anything much about their lives before her. They did speak German at home sometimes though and often lamented being unable to go back. Thinking it would make her parents proud, she went to college in Germany, where she was one day picked up and blindfolded, taken in by the agency her parents had squealed on years ago. Her parents had never thought they would find out this was their daughter, much less think she would know anything.

Tortured mentally and emotionally, it was eventually realized Eden knew nothing about her parents line of work and she was let go. After the experience she was never the same though. She'd never been a completely good girl or bad one per say, but something had snapped. She threw herself into spy classes and espionage work, taking class after class on psychology and the criminal mind. Studying case after case. She became obsessed. Mostly because she began connecting similarities between herself and the criminals she studied, and identifying with them. Their motivations.

After she graduated, she returned to America, but didn't move back in with her parents. Instead she lived alone and began cat burglary. She found it thrilling and honestly, she was great at it. Mostly because if she did get caught, she could talk her way out of anything. She made a few mistakes along the way, and has the scars to prove it. But she has never been caught again like she did that day in Germany, fighting tooth and nail to avoid any such thing again.'

One time she did get caught by one of her victims, a Booker Conway. Luckily, instead of handing her over to any sort of police authority, he offered her a position within this 'family' of thieves.

Other: She is wanted in many places for many thefts, and by the CIA whose radar she managed to fall off of, but they are still looking for any info about her. Because of this she makes a point to avoid her parents or anyone for that matter who isn't already a criminal, so she doesn't bring them down with her.

[Light]

Name: Geno "Mute" Aurelius

Age: 21

Appearance:

Appearance

Disguise:

Disguise

Geno's mask is a featureless black with a dull finish to reduce glare/reflecting. Made with thin one-way glass underneath, it allows Geno to see unhindered, while completely hiding the wearer's face.

Skills:
Geno is a master of stealth. He is able to break and enter, hunt, kill, sneak and steal with unmatched prowess. Some would describe him to almost become one with the darkness. He is also proficient at the typical thief professions. However, he does not perform any skills involving vocal ability.

Weaponry:
Geno carries on his person several silent weaponry, including various blades and throwing items, a bow and arrow, and silenced hand-guns. He carries no explosives, heavy or loud weaponry. These weapons are concealed by the cloak he wears when he is out on a mission. (I can make a specified list if needed.)

History:
Throughout his childhood and even into the present, Geno has been a man of no words. Other than his eerie silence, he lived a relatively normal life for the first 8 years. Three months after his 8th birthday, his home was broken into by a burglar, who slew his parents in the resulting confrontation before fleeing the crime-scene. Geno would end up moving often between distant family members until the age of 15, where he decided to run away and try to make his own life.

Needless to say, this did not work out well for him. Geno resorted to petty thievery to get by, with going unnoticed being the most important tool of his trade. At the age of 18, he was picked up by a man named Brooker Conway, who promised him a "better life." At first, Geno thought that Brooker meant an alternative to living in the shadows, but he soon learned that the intent was to not abandon the way of the rogue, but to master it. Together, the two men assembled a team-of-sorts that began to take on larger anf larger jobs.

Other:
Geno was nicknamed "Mute" by the team because he never speaks. It is not known if he is unable to speak or if he chooses to remain silent.

*Hope the bio's ok Helsing, I'll change it if it conflicts with your plans.

[LokiLeo789]

Name: Lee Argo

Age: 27

Description or Pic:

Mask Picture:

Skills/ Weapons:
-Manipulation
-Espionage
-Dealing
-Acrobatic
-Switchblade
-9mm with a silencer

History: TBR

Other:
Informant
Weapons Dealer

[MarshiestMallow]

Name: Niesha O'Shey
Age: 27
Description or Pic (Going with description at the moment, since I doubt there's an image out there for her) Small of stature, approximately 5'4 in height, Niesha has light brown skin, round, childlike eyes, short pixie cut style black hair. She has a slim build, and an overall child like appearance that makes her seem younger then she is.
Mask Picture:
mask [+]

Skills/ Weapons:
Niesha has the ability to change her accent flawlessly

She is quite skilled in acrobatics, very flexible

She is great with technology, can make things that can hack, jam, and otherwise screw up camera's and security devices.

She isn't that skilled at fighting, but carries a dagger, mace, and can hold her own, enough to escape, in a fight.

She is skilled however in ranged attacks, and works better with them then close up.

History: Niesha had a somewhat abusive childhood. Her mother had her when she was 16, her father blamed them for ruining his life, not that he would have achieved anything otherwise (Deadbeat). He bashed them both up on several occassions. Niesha was ten when her father murdered her mother, as she tried to escape with Niesha. She fled the scene, as her father turned on her, and the authorities assumed he had killed her, and disposed of her as well. She lived her life on the streets, until she was 16, gathering skills she needed to live as she did so. Then when she was 16, she was caught by a wealthy man as she tried to pick his pocket. Instead of turning her in, he took her in, taught her how to be a better thief, gave her an education, and put her natural skills in technological inventions to a whole new level. He used her, as she was technically a ghost-all record of her was sealed, and she was assumed dead. When she was 25, he died of a heart attack. So she continues to survive.
Other: She doesn't steal for the money. She steals for the thrill she gets. For the...well, fact that she can.

I'm going to edit it a bit, but it's the essential lay out.0

[MarshiestMallow]

Neasie will happily be a technology adviser and stuff related to that (b&e, hacking etc etc etc)

[Rusalka]

Name: Nora Cypher
Age: 22
Description or Pic:


Mask Picture:


Skills/ Weapons: While Nora does have some skill with firearms and is an intermediate in parkour/free-running, where she excels most is when she is behind her keyboard or when she has her hands wrapped around her personally modified iPhone. Nora's hacking skills are extraordinary, as are her intellectual capability and her impressive photographic memory. Give her a few minutes or so and she can break into any network security database and breach any firewall with ease. Her skills are mostly noted for either sabotaging electrical grids run by city maintenance or for gathering cryptic and vital information for her fellow thieves, whether it be blueprints to specific buildings or access codes to bank vaults and online savings accounts. Nora also has some skill in concealing her identity both on and off the network, usually by means of physically altering her appearance.
`Weapon of choice: Walther P99

History:

A rather...tense meeting...

"You think those things stuck in your face make you look cute?"

Nora peered upwards towards the man sitting across from her behind his mahogany desk cluttered with papers, open files, and various office supplies such as a phone, a stapler and a hole punch. Bitter, she narrowed her eyes beneath the shadows of the hood drawn over her jet black hair, a vicious and disinterested scowl towards what this pompous bastard had to say about her appearance, namely the hardware in her eyebrow and her nose, his grim expression neatly mirroring her own. "Because they don't. They make you look scary, like a no good thug. Next meeting, I want you to take those out and put on some bright colors for Jesus' sake. It's no wonder your ability to socialize with others is almost nonexistent. I mean, if I ever saw someone dressed like you, I don't believe I'd want to carry on a conversation, let alone speak a word." Quietly the hacker ducked her head, just so this man couldn't see the flames billowing within her eyes, flames that threatened to spill forth and scald the inhuman prick. She clenched her fists tight in her lap, gritting her teeth in such paroxysm behind her lips. Much to her chagrin, Nora could only remain quiet as the bastard carried on in that damned belittling tone of his, lifting from his desk a few scraps of paper, the text upon the bleached white sheets so small in typeface that even from a few feet or so, Nora could barely read it....oh....but he could, "My....even your track record shows you fail to be sociable. You've been kicked out of three foster homes for disruptive and violent behavior and failed to adapt to the state's public education system, dropping out of school at age 17. You've also been arrested on charges of vagrancy, public disturbance due to intoxication, lashing out towards local law enforcement, and last but not least, smashing a man's face in with a laptop. Well...you certainly don't play nice with others, do you Miss Cypher?"

"Why should I?" Blunt, empty and rather cold Nora responded for once to this man. Who was he? His name was Richter Howard, the mayor of the city. He was also....much to the woman's cringing dismay, her new guardian. So why would a twenty-two year old woman need a legal guardian? Simple, because a few signed and notorized documents withheld by the state proclaim that Nora is legally incompetent, and until she can prove otherwise, she will continue to be in the care of the state's welfare and guardianship program. Richter sighed irritably fixing his glasses upon his wrinkled brow and crooked nose, "Because if you continue this outlandish behavior, then I will keep my control over your financial assets and I will deny your legal competence to the state. Furthermore......if you continue to chide me further, Miss Cypher, then you will leave me no choice but to admit you into an institution." Institution? Nora, just at the mention of such a word, her entire body felt limp, damn near lifeless. Her eyes widened, her palms perspired as a tight, clenching feeling assaulted her throat, making even the mundane task of breathing such an arduous task. No....he wouldn't dare! But....this was Richter....of course he would. He was the mayor.... "Would you like that?" He asked, his face inching closer to Nora's so she could see clearly the seriousness in his dark brown eyes, tinted black by the anger surging through him unto the woman. "Would you like to be locked away forever among people who are far more insane than you are?"

Nora lifted her glance towards Richter. Though frightened she was by the aspect of being thrown in an asylum, she didn't let it show in her piercing glare towards her guardian, her lips parting as words of her own followed, "I just came here for my money. That's all, Richter." Richter replied, a rather snarky and insolent grin as if to spit in Nora's face, "And you will have it, but only after you have proved deep down you're not a violent psychopath and a social degenerate." Back behind his desk he went again, reaching from underneath to pull forth a shot glass and a bottle of Crown. Nora merely observed stone-faced as he poured himself a drink and gulped the shot down before adjusting his tie. "Since we're on the subject of money, how has the job searching been going?" "I work on computers now." Nora answered, a blazing huff of air from her pierced nose. "Oh, a tech job. How nice." Retorted Richter downing another shot. "How much do you make at this computer job of yours?"

"That's none of your business."

"It is when I'm the one in charge of your financial assets."

Nora sighed, "Whatever.....I make enough to get by."

"So you do." Rather nonchalant was Richter's reply. "So tell me, why do you need ten thousand dollars if all you do is pay rent for some crummy ass apartment?"

"I shouldn't have to tell you!" Growled Nora. "I shouldn't have to beg for my money either. I'm not a child!"

[b]"True." Richter returned, "But still you continue to act like one. I will give you an allowance, but not the amount you requested. After you have payed your rent and your utilities, do something productive with the leftover funds, like I don't know, maybe donate to a charity or buy you some nicer clothes and a haircut, and maybe get those fucking piercings out of your face." There was that last hint of venom dripping off his words as fiercely his pen scribbled out his loathsome name in thick blue ink upon a check..... a check for a measly two hundred dollars which begrudgingly he handed to Nora. In a quick snap of her hand, Nora wrenched the check away from Richter, already on her feet and storming towards the door. "I do hope our next meeting goes better, Miss Cypher. Goodbye."

"FUCK YOU." and with that Nora slammed the door with all her might, a fearsome thunder echoing through the halls of the mayoral office, as was the bitter trudging of her boots towards the elevator. Richter......oh how much Nora wanted to see him burn.....

Other: She's a vegetarian and she smokes....alot.

[Avanhelsing]

Light said
Geno "Mute" Aurelius 21Geno's mask is a featureless black with a dull finish to reduce glare/reflecting. Made with thin one-way glass underneath, it allows Geno to see unhindered, while completely hiding the wearer's face.Geno is a master of stealth. He is able to break and enter, hunt, kill, sneak and steal with unmatched prowess. Some would describe him to almost become one with the darkness. He is also proficient at the typical thief professions. However, he does not perform any skills involving vocal ability.Geno carries on his person several silent weaponry, including various blades and throwing items, a bow and arrow, and silenced hand-guns. He carries no explosives, heavy or loud weaponry. These weapons are concealed by the cloak he wears when he is out on a mission. (I can make a specified list if needed.)Throughout his childhood and even into the present, Geno has been a man of no words. Other than his eerie silence, he lived a relatively normal life for the first 8 years. Three months after his 8th birthday, his home was broken into by a burglar, who slew his parents in the resulting confrontation before fleeing the crime-scene. Geno would end up moving often between distant family members until the age of 15, where he decided to run away and try to make his own life.Needless to say, this did not work out well for him. Geno resorted to petty thievery to get by, with going unnoticed being the most important tool of his trade. At the age of 18, he was picked up by a man named Brooker Conway, who promised him a "better life." At first, Geno thought that Brooker meant an alternative to living in the shadows, but he soon learned that the intent was to not abandon the way of the rogue, but to master it. Together, the two men assembled a team-of-sorts that began to take on larger anf larger jobs.Geno was nicknamed "Mute" by the team because he never speaks. It is not known if he is unable to speak or if he chooses to remain silent.*Hope the bio's ok Helsing, I'll change it if it conflicts with your plans.

It's fine! Pm me if you want to. Flush out their past more if you like.

Everyone is if course accepted and it's easy since it's on the first page.

Should I start us off?

Ps Interwebz points goes to Loki for the Magi sig and avatar!

[LokiLeo789]

Avanhelsing said
Should I start us off?

Yes!!!

Avanhelsing said
Ps Interwebz points goes to Loki for the Magi sig and avatar!

I would enjoy those points if there was an Interwebz store, unfortunately there is non.

PS: Thanks, Magi is awesome

[Light]

I'm ready to start whenever everyone else is

[Avanhelsing]

There we go! Okay so feel free to describe how your character got the invite and going to the base.

[Rusalka]

Damn! That was quick! O.O Usually most RPs I join take like nearly a month to start the IC....or they die. <.<

[Avanhelsing]

Rusalka said
Damn! That was quick! O.O Usually most RPs I join take like nearly a month to start the IC....or they die. <.<

Don't tell anyone but I already had the first post from the first RP I just added and removed bits.

[Avanhelsing]

I'm gonna wait a bit before posting again.

[Light]

I just want to take the time to say this now before it gets out-of-hand.

Continuity.

Good continuity is probably the most important part of any roleplay, and I'm already seeing minor conflicts in continuity. We have characters already being there when it was clear that Brooker and Geno were the only two people there (and thus skipping the characters meeting eachother). We have people entering in ways where it was clear those methods aren't possible.

Guys, PLEASE really read every word of the posts before yours to make sure you're not doing things or having other character do things in a way such that it creates conflict with what other people wrote those characters to have already done or gone to. And when you finish your post, copy it, refresh the page and check for new posts that happened while you were writing.

Sorry if I seem like a dick, but this kind of stuff really bothers people like me who play High Casual and Advanced.

[LokiLeo789]

Light said
I just want to take the time to say this now before it gets out-of-hand.Good continuity is probably the most important part of any roleplay, and I'm already seeing minor conflicts in continuity. We have characters already being there when it was clear that Brooker and Geno were the only two people there (and thus skipping the characters meeting eachother). We have people entering in ways where it was clear those methods aren't possible.Guys, PLEASE really read every word of the posts before yours to make sure you're not doing things or having other character do things in a way such that it creates conflict with what other people wrote those characters to have already done or gone to. And when you finish your post, copy it, refresh the page and check for new posts that happened while you were writing.Sorry if I seem like a dick, but this kind of stuff really bothers people like me who play High Casual and Advanced.

I knocked...
:p

[Avanhelsing]

Oh Loki! It's already open. But I'll say he opens the door.

[LokiLeo789]

Avanhelsing said
Oh Loki! It's already open. But I'll say he opens the door.

Alright
:P

[Avanhelsing]

Alright guys time for tall to introduce yourselves. While I figure out their first job.

I might make it a museum heist but if you guys have any ideas tell me! I have the main jobs set up but I want their first one to be special.

[MarshiestMallow]

Light said
I just want to take the time to say this now before it gets out-of-hand.Good continuity is probably the most important part of any roleplay, and I'm already seeing minor conflicts in continuity. We have characters already being there when it was clear that Brooker and Geno were the only two people there (and thus skipping the characters meeting eachother). We have people entering in ways where it was clear those methods aren't possible.Guys, PLEASE really read every word of the posts before yours to make sure you're not doing things or having other character do things in a way such that it creates conflict with what other people wrote those characters to have already done or gone to. And when you finish your post, copy it, refresh the page and check for new posts that happened while you were writing.Sorry if I seem like a dick, but this kind of stuff really bothers people like me who play High Casual and Advanced.

Can I just say this without sounded like an argumentative person? They're thieves. Of course there is going to be some unconventional ways here. That being said my post will probably be the only one I write that is like what it is.!

Besides, Nessie has toys, you have to expect she would try them out on the base when she first arrived.