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I keep forgetting you were ever here
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@Zeroth Make the cool thing your PC did fundamentally impossible without someone else's PCs. Like someone with super strength throwing your pc at a giant monster to fuck it up at point blank range.
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Mahz has a desk?
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I invented necromancy and the windmill. I beat the sun in a poker match during the summer of 1273 and God hasn't felt the same since.
The question had been on Leah's mind ever since the night in the gym with Andy. It had been on her mind during the early dawn that next morning, when she hadn't gone back to her room to talk with Sabine. It kept her up each night after, as she spent countless minutes staring down at the rocky skin that had crept over her hands and never left. She couldn't answer it when everything looked smaller, she was afraid to answer it when she walked through the halls of Margaret Carter and got those odd looks from people who weren't even sacred of Leah, but just didn't recognize her at all.
The day had come when they all boarded a plane and flew across the country. That was awkward given her hair and the fact that she couldn't even fit in the seats. It mostly sucked, but Sabine made it bearable, bitching in her ear and yapping about the nintendo switch she "found" one summer before they started dating. It was small in her hands, but she let Sabine fool around with the one game she had: Skyrim. Leah didn't know how it worked.
New Orleans freaked her out a bit, iIt was a pretty vibrant city. It reminded her of some of the places dad had dragged her along to see once, like Manaco and Madrid. Leah actually hoped most of the people here would just turn and walk away the moment they saw her. That'd be easier than some kid half her age walking up to her and asking her if she was one of those superheroes, because obviously rock-skinned people over 6'5" were that kind of person. She hadn't had much time to think about anything but that lately, being an eyesore and not understanding why.
And knowing she'd be in a room with both Sabine and April felt... Fine, honestly. Leah didn't think any less of April. Granted, she'd spent enough time feeling guilty that she hadn't noticed April was going through rough things. But April had every right to prioritize her well-being, and Leah had every goddamn obligation to be a better friend. Still, it was better than being around strangers.
Leah figured that maybe, just maybe, this wouldn't be so bad. And then Vision dropped something on them.
Nemo's dead, kids. Surprise.
That didn't add up to Leah. Nemo was a time traveler, and they'd all been saved with time travel. Wasn't he one of the time police who got pissy if you fucked with time? There was so many reasons something as mundane as a "heart attack" absolutely would not kill a guy like that. He-
Sabine was touching her. Oh, fuck, she could barely even feel that right now. Leah didn't squeeze her hand, she'd probably break it in her current state. She just took a wide step closer to her girlfriend and looked down at her. Then she turned and watched April run off, and felt a pang of worry run through her. It'd be shitty of her to run after April, for several reasons, so Leah didn't.
"There's... That's bullshit," Leah commented. "The guy's a time traveler, he probably just faked his death and put another version of him in his place to make it seem real. And aren't all of us supposed to be dead, too? Isn't it his job to enforce time laws and shit? He probably had to fuck off to protect himself. I don't believe that for a second, Vision. And what the fuck are you doing, telling us that when you know people are already stressed out?"
Name: Stormy Jasper Carson Alias N/A Pronouns: He/Him Age: 18 Birthday: Fuck dude idk. 18 years ago. Birth Place: Oregon Species: Human
Appearance
Height: 6'0" Weight: 195lbs Build: Strong Eyes: Brown Hair: Blonde Skin Tone: Light Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: N/A Personal Style: Minimum 1 paragraph telling us how the character prefers to dress
Write here at least 2 paragraphs that tell us how the character's mind thinks. Focus here if at all possible, since it will help you write your character to the best of your abilities later on.
Sexuality: Bisexual Relationship Status: Single Habits: At least 2 Hobbies: At least 1 Fears:
Going home
Being the reason someone dies
Drunk people
Likes: At least 6
History
Books
Boxing
Dislikes: At least 6
Assholes
Violence
Alchohol
Cards On The Table
Skills: Limit 10. These can be combat or general skills. Anything you list here gets a +2 bonus on rolls.
Fistfights
History Knowledge
Medical Issues/Injuries: Any long term medical problems or past medical problems need to be listed here. Put N/A if your character doesn't really have any.
Possessions: Limited to the spots provided. Yes, I do mean three. This is what your character has on them when the clock strikes three on Hallow's Eve.
History
The Lore: Some people discover their knack for sorcery through their bloodline. Others discover it as part of some tragic story from which they walk away as a different person. A rare few even find some magic artifact or enter the world of magic willingly. Stormy discovered his capacity for magic when an empty glass bottle was hurled at him for the thousandth time. In a depressing house with two depressing people, Stormy's dad had a nasty drinking problem, and he'd often learned well enough how to dodge the swings. And then came the day he stood still and accidentally summoned a barrier between him and his old man. Stormy's dad quickly forgot about it like the drunken sack of shit he was, but that moment changed the course of the young teenager's life.
In a world where superheroes were busy saving whole planets, most people generally had to sort their problems out themselves. So Stormy did just that, thinking at first that heâd unlocked some kind of mutant ability. But over time, he did some digging and discovered that he was actually a wizard, like the ones who protected the world from things superheroes didnât deal with. It wasnât easy to cast spells at a young age, so much of Stormyâs magical power came in the form of small sparks or brittle screens of green light that he miraculously figured out how to manifest.
Like any kid with a fucked to home, he didnât spent much time there. The usual day-to-day for him was going to school, keeping his newfound wizardry close to the chest, and then finding every excuse to stay out as late as he could. Very rarely did he ever have a real reason to resort to literal magic for anything. Though, that changed when something started luring around in his home.
Something had gone wrong elsewhere, and the aftermath let a monster loose in Oregon. This thing took root right in the middle of town, burrowing underneath a library and luring people to their doom. Being someone with magic at his disposal, however weak it was, Stormy decided to step up and do something about this.
Extras
Character Quote: "Get behind me." Song:All Good Things - Hold On Anything Else: *By submitting this CS in its completion I am stating I have read all the rules for this Rp and am agreeing to follow them to the fullest with respect and courtesy. I acknowledge that I can and will be removed from the RP without warning if I break a rule or cause problems with my fellow Rpers or the GM.
The Grimoire
Character Full Name
Abjuration Expert
Staghorn Circle
Type: Abjuration
Stormy projects a 15-foot ring of green energy on the ground around him, punishing acts of violence. Anyone who walks in with the intent to hurt someone else inside is subjected to searing, agonizing, debilitating pain.
Notes:
Guardian Barrier
Type: Abjuration
A shield appears midair, blocking incoming attacks ranging from fireballs to bolts of lightning, or just a good old fashioned punch. Stormy sometimes throws these shields like projectiles to hit people from a distance.
Notes:
Iron Dome
Type: Abjuration
Stormy stands completely still, and conjures a glowing dome of energy that shields everyone inside from incoming danger.
Notes:
Spell Name / Rune / Magical Object
Type: i.e. Divination, Conjuration, Transmutation...
Description: 1-2 sentences
Notes:
Spell Name / Rune / Magical Object
Type: i.e. Divination, Conjuration, Transmutation...
Umbra didnât typically use its tests subjects as weapons of security. Ryder was very much a unique case in the sense that someone, somewhere, had planned to use her as a tool for destruction. Despite her lifetime of observation, that was all she knew. Something wasnât right there.
âNo. Itâs just me,â she answered. âThey use humans for things like this. Not other mutants. Unless itâs him doing something at lastâŠâ What âhimâ meant, she left vague. Ryder felt out for Beckerâs head, a mind sheâd been inside of many times before. It wouldnât be hard to-
MINE. MINE. MINE.
MINE.
âFuck-â It was like walking face-first into a moving train, or staring directly into the sun. Ryder instinctually pulled herself out of his head. Something else was there, Andrew Becker wasnât at the wheel. It made Ryderâs head spin.
âDonât try and get in his fucking head, thatâs not him.â It had to be the bastard behind everything. âItâs Umbra. The Umbra. He fucking crawled out of his hole. Thatâs how this ends. Heâs below us, and I think he knows where to find us.â
âAll units. Stand down, immediately.â A voice could be heard through the radios of the unconscious guards. It was Beckerâs voice. âThat is an order.â
It was just going to be them and the body snatching mutant.
âDo not, under any circumstances, engage the mutants. Donât attack her. Sheâs mine.â
Varnan had called in sick ahead of his drive to Ravenâs Rest, so he was entirely oblivious to the chaos that occurred at Freyaâs bakery. He was expecting the day to take longer, in the form of him and Bill getting down to proper business about all the werewolves and vampires coming down the mountain. That didnât work, so Varnan rode back to northern Cloverfield. He pulled into a parking lot outside a coffee shop at roughly 1pm in the afternoon. Heâd done some sweeps around the edge of town for more apparitions as a precaution, and was planning to get back to that. In just a few minutes.
He swung off his motorcycle, swung out the kickstand and leaned against it. Varnan looked around, and confirmed that no one else was in the parking lot, so he reached for his watch and activated a spell. He ran his bikeâs Parallel Code that heâd logged five minutes ago, and all the gas heâd used up in that small window conveniently reappeared.
He relived that five minutes that last five minutes, like a hallucination. And when it was finished, she was approaching him.
Quill had expected Varnan to want to meet at a location where he would be advantageous. She expected mistrust. So she went along with it. She made her way, carefully, approaching with her hands in full view. That meant little when it came to magic and all that, but still, she hoped it showed some faith.
âHello Varnan. I assume Ms. Collins told you, but my name is Quill St. Sebastien. I am a private investigator working with a client who very much wishes to meet you. She asked me to make contact. She wanted to be here for it but I wanted to meet you first. I understand you have a particular set of skills that my client is very interested in utilizing. Hope itâs okay if we talk for a bit.â
She did tell him someone was after him. It couldnât have been the Guild, they didnât operate this way. He looked up at her, and Varnan didnât strike her as an overt threat.
â...Yes. I was told someone had been looking for me regarding something,â he said. What, he didnât know. âWhat âskillsâ are you referring to, if I may?â
âFrom my understanding it is how you are able to keep an eye on things going on in this city. Not to put too fine a point on it but she mentioned threats to her holdings. Specifically she referred to them as monsters. Now, I am wise to the things going on around here so I know she isnât talking about âKarensâ or other horrible people, but rather actual monsters. She brought you up as someone whose job it is to be aware of the threats and thought we should connect on how to go about removing said threats.â
âI understand I am not being super forthcoming. I am happy to share relevant information if this soundsâŠdoable for you. My client does wish to be involved and they have the finances to be useful, at least somewhat.â
Monsters. Of course. âAlright, then letâs talk. You have my attention.â It mattered that he knew she was at least somewhat paranormal. Enough to know what heâd been doing in the time he was here. âWhat role do you have in this, as an investigator?â He could assume she wanted to know things about him. That was the polite way to ask about that.
Quill merely shrugged. âIâm not really paid to ask questions. Iâm more of a fixer so I fix problems. And this town has a habit of having problems that are monster-related or, at least, monster-adjacent. Plus I have my own skills.â She would not be elaborating, but she hoped he got the message. âPlus Iâm getting the sense a lot more is connected. After all, the bakery you worked at was attacked. You work there, I needed to go there. Lots of coincidences.â
Varnanâs head tilted upwards a bit. âAttacked. The woman who owns that bakery- Was she hurt?â It couldnât possibly have been a vampire, or a werewolf, could it? And he was there yesterday for closing time, it had to have been while he was in Ravenâs Rest this morning.
Quill tilted her head to one side, as if trying to look at the man at a different angle. Did he not know? Wouldnât Freya have told him if he was this supposed guardian who knew of threats to the town? âApart from one of the customers being killed, everyone else is all right, more or less. Ms. Collins was not present when I was there but she is aware of what happened. I helped clean up the mess afterwards as one of the other people, Loni if I remember right, needed to be brought to the hospital. There was someâŠthing. A mimic? A doppelganger? Something to that effect.â
Quill was still wrapping her mind around it. âBe that as it may, I believe everyone is safe. I also believe I have given a lot more answers than I have received. So Varnan, care to share what you know?â
He crossed his arms and thought for a moment. It was always tricky discussing the paranormal with strangers. But this woman clearly was paranormal herself. To what extent, he was unsure.
ButâŠ
âI fought something like that, already. Once. Out of respect for others involved, I wonât say where. But they are dangerous. It could ignore certain things it was subjected to. I havenât noticed more than one yet, though.â
âSo you have fought one before, which means itâll likely come back. I do not know if that is the threat my client was speaking of or if it is just one of many in this godsforsaken city, but either way it seems you are skilled.â
âMy client needs help, but I believe they could speak more as to what exactly they need. They would like to meet up to talk provided you are willing. She is like us in that I felt power stirring inside of her. Would you be willing to meet up? Iâll be there to help if things get dicey. If they do intend to backstab me I will not make it easy for them.â
âThat will be fine.â He nodded. âThere are other things in Cloverfield besides them. Other things that Iâve tried to keep tabs on.â
âI believe they mentioned that. If you would not mind my curiosity, what other things are you tracking?â Nothing would surprise her here, but it would be nice to know what creatures are going bump in the night. Preparation is key.
âThe kind that arenât native to here. Most of them come down from the mountains, and conveniently find their way here.â There was always a chance that someone paranormal wasnât exactly human themselves, so he wasnât going to admit that they were vampires and werewolves. âApparitions, monsters.â
âSeems your ability to track falls in line with my clientâs wishes to have some problems of their own taken care of. And it seems Iâll need to walk around with more defenses on my side. Shall I set up the meeting then or would you prefer to reach out to my client? Unsure what they would want but they sort of gave me carte blanche to handle this.â
âFeel free. And let me know when. Is there a way I can contact you?â
Quill gave off her phone number. âThere. And let me know if I can be of use to you in the future. Can never have too many allies to battle the creepy crawlies that threaten our good town.â Said with a hint of sarcasm, but the offer was genuine all the same.
Two days ago (because time is fake, fuck you), Cora basically flatlined and had neon blue light coming out of every vein in her body. One day ago, it was a struggle to even lift her arms, let alone drag herself out of a bed. Yesterday evening, she could hobble around and hold her hands steady enough to rub them together. Sheâd had a pretty significant amount of time to think about Metamorph, and what he was dealing with.
Cora thought he had something weird going on with his powers. Memory blanks that came when his powers got the better of him, not memory blanks when other people were at the wheel. Unfortunately, she couldnât use a phone in her condition, and that was probably for the best since Cora was absolutely not going to read a wiki about psychology and then run in to back up Kila, or Ja, or whoever the third guy was.
Slowly, she walked through the cave and leaned slightly against a wall. Cora wasnât willing to levitate right now, itâd probably rough her up more. She knocked on a door.
Black Canary opened the door, knowing Cora had scheduled a session with her. âCome in Cora.â The Leaguer took her usual place behind the desk and gestured for the white haired teen to lay down on the turquoise chaise lounge. âNone of you ever sit there, probably because itâs a cliche. But in your condition Cora I have to insist you make yourself comfortable.â
Dinah would never discourage the Team to come and see her, but Cora was lucky to not still be in the infirmary. Red Tornado had discharged her, vitals were as stable as they were going to get. And being a robot thatâs what he used as a measure to determine Coraâs condition. There was more going on underneath the surface.
âSo what can I do for you today?â
Cora clambered around and fell backwards onto the chair thing that nobody actually sat on. Her legs burned. âSo⊠You know how brains work. You know better than anyone else what happens when something in someoneâs head goes wrong, right? Iâve had a lot of time to think about stuff, and Iâve been wanting to help Metamorph with what heâs been going through.â It was easier to just refer to all three of them with one name.
âAnd it feels like everyone else is either too mad at someone else to think about him, or too pissed off at him.â
Black Canary uncrossed her hands and shot a quizzical look at Cora. âSo youâre telling me youâre not here for whatâs wrong in your head as you put it. But you want to find out whatâs going on with MetamorphâŠâ
She had to give it to Cora. Even in her condition she wanted to be there for a team mate she hadnât known for all that long, and on top of that had seen him do terrible things.
âWhat makes you want to help him?â
âHeâs my friend, and heâs going through something pretty messed up. Iâm asking you because you know this stuff better than me. I donât really know who else to go to, and Iâm definitely not going to just check the internet for something like that.â Was it really that unbelievable that someone would be on his side?
âSmart decision.â Black Canary answered, more geared towards Coraâs decision not to use the internet, not necessarily coming to her. She deduced Cora wanted to know more about KJâs condition. She had to be careful with the information she was going to share. KJâs condition was a sensitive subject in the League, not everyone was on the same page. The last thing she wanted was to create more divide, especially in her own Team.
âMetamorphs' condition is something unique. There are three separate personalities inhabiting the same body. That in itself makes helping him challenging. What one of them needs may not be what the others need and vice versa. The third personality is also a recent development. Other than what weâve seen of him so far we have no data, so there isnât much to go on.â
Black Canary shifted in her seat, crossing one leg over the other and leaned back. âHow do you feel about his position on the Team?â
âWhich one?â She asked. âBoth Ja and Kila were here before me⊠Maybe Metamorph Number Three was too? Iâm not sure. Ja was torn up over what happened, I donât know if Kila remembers it. I think weâd all be in pretty bad shape if they never came back.â
She fidgeted with her hands to stop them from trembling. âItâs not right to put them in a box somewhere and forget about them, and Iâm glad that didnât happen. But you canât just throw someone under the bus because of this, can you? I mean, thereâs no way theyâre the first superheroes to ever lose control of themselves.â
Black Canary nodded. âYouâre right about that. Even when we do everything right, bad things still sometimes happen. There are some things we have the power to control, but the hardest thing to admit is, especially for people in our line of work, is that sometimes weâre powerlessâ
âYeah⊠Maybe itâs just another case of that for him. Animals can get feral just as fast as they can run or jump or breathe underwater. I donât knowâŠâ She turned her head and stared straight at Black Canary. âI know youâre looking for him, but is there something the rest of us could maybe do? Or me? I want to do something to help him, but I canât go fight someone like this, and I wouldnât know where to find Deathstroke anyway. How do you help someone in his situation?â
âUnfortunately Cora for now there isnât a lot you can do for KJ, other than to follow League orders. I know youâre worried about your friend. I am worried about him too.
Black Canary pulled up her notebook and wrote down a few bullet points to address later. She looked at Cora again, a sympathetic look on her usually stern face. âWhat you can do is be there for the Team mates who are still here. I know Kassandra has had a rough time with his absence.
âI know there isnât much I can do, yeah.â Sheâd been incapacitated for a day or two, after all. âStill, theyâre all going to be back here eventually. I donât know, Metamorphâs part of the team. I donât get it.â
She did have a point though. Kassy probably felt like shit right now. Cora made a mental note to talk to her.
âI donât get how they can be so willing to turn their backs Ja or Kila for this, when theyâve probably all made worse mistakes.â
âEveryone on the Team has made mistakes, sometimes even endangering others. And theyâre still on the Team. No one has asked for KJ to be removed from the Team. I think this is their way of trying to help him and protect themselves at the same time.â
Black Canary sighed softly. âThis might not be the best comparison but take what Daphne went through by being connected to the Green. She couldnât participate in missions which may have indirectly put the Team at a disadvantage during missions, if her skills were needed. The difference with KJ is that she wasnât a danger to the Team, she just wasnât there.
âThey probably feel betrayed by him in some way.
She had a point, Cora had to admit. â...Pei was pretty vocal about him being kept off of missions, though. She wasnât really nice about it either- At least Viktor wasnât an ass about it. Just⊠I dunno. This sucks.â
âEveryone is entitled to their feelings and opinions and communication is key. Of course there is a textbook way on how to communicate your feelings properly, thatâs not always easy when emotions are involved and they usually are. Itâs important to not get stuck in the negative emotions that cause you to lash out. Pei being vocal about the situation doesnât mean she hates KJ.
âWasnât exactly easy to tell. She was being awfully shitty about it the whole time.â It was really annoying, the way she snarked about how he couldâve hurt people. âHonestly, it felt like she was just making fun of Metamorph or fun of us.â
Black Canary ticked off something in her notes and returned her attention to Cora. âYouâre always welcome to vent here Cora, but if this is something that will keep bothering you about Peiâs communication style you should talk it out with her.â
âYeah. I know. I havenât really been able to stand up, or even get out of bed until today, though. So⊠Iâll probably talk to her. Maybe. I hope Iâm wrong and she just sucks at showing how she actually feels about it.â Cora shrugged.
Black Canary put down her notes and smiled sympathetically at Cora. âYou should take it easy for now Cora, youâve been through a lot, mind and body both.â
Technically speaking, that was true. But that was absolutely not what Cora had in mind.
âEhhh⊠If I sit still for too long, itâs going to be really hard to get back up. Iâve got stuff to do. Like seeing how the rest of my teamâs been doing while I was fucked up in a hospital bed.â
Jack could not help but grin like heâd just stolen something from the richest place on the planet. His daughter clearly knew how to use her magic in the more clever ways than he was thinking of. Annika truly did take after him.
âGood.â It was a simple trick, but one that had weight to it. âBy the time those sirens arrive, weâll be-â Jack was cut short by Salem falling through the ground, and reappearing overhead. He swung both of his fists down on Jackâs head in an attempt to knock him down. But Jack, unfortunately, was quicker than that.
He slipped forward, turned around and shoved his boot into Salemâs back, causing him to tumble down face-first. Serena turned her hands into claws to try and break the manacles. It didnât quite work.
âEnough of this. Annika, we should leave.â
He stepped around and planted a hand on Annikaâs shoulder. Darkness swallowed them both up, and for a brief moment, they were back in the Everdark, slipping through like it was just an exit on a highway. And then they were on the other end of the block where Salem and Serena had found them.
Mason stood in the lawn of the mansion, staring at all the windows and noting how many people were inside. Heâd received a letter somehow, conveniently found on a nightstand when mom was out, outlining the fact that magic existed. Come here at midnight. It didnât sound like the safest thing in the world, but the last week had been rough. Between his keys vanishing three days ago, and the fact that heâd lost count of how many times he had accidentally soaked himself trying to drink something in a cup that suddenly didnât exist, this so-called âmagicâ was getting on his nerves.
And the longer Mason thought about it, the more it sounded like there was a bit of truth to it. Did he just get blessed with some weird superpower to delete things from the universe? It was he broken somehow? He really didnât know, but if this weird house and the people inside it had something to offer him that could fix this? Then fuck it, heâd walk right into a fancy house at midnight.
Mason wasnât exactly dressed for a rich neighborhood. He threw on some faded jeans and an old jacket, plus a tank top underneath. Compared to some of the houses on this street, he looked like someoneâs drug dealer that laced all the products with nicotine to keep them coming back for more. Granted, nobody was even out here at an hour like this. Not that heâd be any less shady-looking, here in a fancy neighborhood at this hour looking like Godâs gift to the crackheads. He stared down at the letter again while walking forward, to make sure he had the right address.
Mason, I hope this letter finds you well enough, before you accidentally destroy it.
One does not create without destruction. And for the past week, youâve found yourself quite acquainted with the latter half of that fact. You have the potential to wield magic, the likes of which has not been seen in centuries. Youâve taken your first steps in working to control it, and I can help you prosper in that.
Come to 13 Mourningdove Lane. Midnight.
~The Archivist
He really, really didnât like that someone was stalking him. Mason had tried to keep this under wraps as best he could, making sure not to touch things around other people and making sure he didnât lose track of what he was doing. Someone was going to have some explaining to do. He walked up to the door, grabbed the doorknob without knocking, and the doorknob flickered out of existence.
Mason stared down at where it was for a second.
"...Yeah, I'm not paying fo-" The door swung open, without him touching it.
Johnny didnât even get his damn food, and there were gunshots ringing out.
âGod fuckinâ- Aaaalright, kidsâŠâ That couldnât have actually been Striders, heâd just rode in with them. What, did they drop him off and circle around? Wait for him to be in the thick of things and fucking shoot him along with everyone else? What the hell kind of fucking plan is that? âDamn well better not be no fuckinâ Striders,â Johnny groaned. He grabbed his chips and swung his leg away from the stool he sat on. âCanât no man eat in peace like this.â He just wanted a quiet day. An hour at most to take a break but no. Same shit, different day.
Johnny unslung his rifle from his shoulder and clicked the safety off.
âKeep yer heads down, unless you got a gun and know how to use it. Sonsâa bitchesâŠâ From the sounds of it, there were a lot of them outside, slowly closing in like a predator around Sullyâs rest. Which meant standing behind walls was the safest bet, so Johnny opened a window at an empty seat and used the table to steady his rifle. He loaded in a metal slug and took aim for the closed gate, daring those raiders to come through it.
âCanât get a damn minute to eat these days. Canât have shit,â he mumbled. âCome on, fuckers. Open up.â
Captain Kelly â«» Twin Pines' economy is mostly fishing, and when it's time to bring the boats out of anchor, someone's always too damn drunk or busy to steer it. So Mason picked up the skills to drive the boats and not get lost. It pays decently, even if he gets bitched at by 40 year olds who couldn't steer a toddler's toy wagon. Mason's actually pretty okay at it.
Sneaky Fucker â«» When you're doing everything in your power to justify not coming home, it's easy to learn ways of slipping under the radar. When Mason doesn't want to be found, he will not be found. Rather, he'll find you when he does.
Resourceful â«» It's not always easy living in Twin Pines. Occasionally, you've got to get creative to make things work, especially if you want to not go broke. If you ever need someone to glue a frayed rope back together with a lighter and a shoe, you find Mason.
Mythology â«» Mason studied a great deal of things in the time he spent down in New York City, away from home. One of those things was the lore of old things from monsters to legends about them. He knows a few things about the sea monsters coming back, even if he's yet to see them.
Logistical Shit â«» As silly as it sounds, Mason just wants to do something simple in his life one day. The kind of thing that lets him kick back and have the freedom to enjoy life. Working towards that vague ideal, he's good at organizing and managing numbers, or big things from distance that would give other people a headache.
Appearance âââââââââââââ "Quit giving me that look, man."
Mason is about as low-maintenance as it gets. He's not some businessman looking to impress the Almighty Tusk or give some kind of speech, he doesn't have the energy to give that kind of a damn about his look. As such, it's always t-shirts slightly larger than necessary, faded jeans from years ago, and the same damn sneakers he's had since forever. He's not quite poor by any means, but he just doesn't care. Mason is a lanky dude, visibly elvish on one side of his family, with ears pointed somewhere between that and human that tend to be underneath a mop of brown hair. Growing up working to help out at the docks during summers, he's put on a decent amount of muscle and is generally pretty in shape.
Psychology ââââââââ "Do I look happy?"
MAIN GOAL â«» Get the fuck out of Twin Pines and stay out. This place is slowly killing him, and he hates that. Nothing happens, there's no reason to be here, and Mason just fundamentally doesn't belong in a town that he thinks is dying.
PHILOSOPHY â«» Philosophy? Do I look like Aristotle to you? As far as Mason is concerned, there are okay people, and shitty people. Some people fall in the middle, and life isn't always fair to anyone in particular. Sometimes, you get dealt a shitty hand, and you can either fold or keep playing... Not that he's hit the jackpot yet.
SECRETS AND FEARS â«» Aside from his weird wizardly shit, Mason is generally not trying to make a big fuss about his desire to drop off the face of the planet and never come back.
SEXUALITY â«» Ehh... Probably straight, fuck if he knows.
WHAT WAS THE FIRST DAY WITH MAGIC LIKE? â«» Mason was asleep. And he had been sleeping like a corpse that night, when he heard those three little words: Magic is real. He snapped awake at four in the morning, in a cold sweat, and didn't fall back asleep. He stormed out of his room and to the nearest sink to ground himself, and accidentally bumped a pair of scissors left there. The scissors just vanished. The next eight or so hours were nothing but vanishings and sheer confusion.
FLAWS â«» Mason has his whole life ahead of him, and he's already halfway to a decision that it doesn't have shit to offer. He's sick of living in a shitty town, chasing a life that has nothing but maybes and potential, and not enough wills and absolutelies. This makes him impatient, frigid, and just plain bitchy about several things. It colors his whole outlook on life, and if results don't come soon, Mason is liable to just pull back and try something else.
Backstory âââââââââââââ "This place has nothing. It's not worth it."
There once was a human man who came to Coney Island nearly 20 years ago. He had a one night stand with an elvish woman who was far too depressed to mind the whiskey on his breath. They went back to her place and neither of them had protection. The human in the equation wasn't there the next morning, and the happy little accident born out of that situation was none other than Mason. Despite the circumstances, Sola Kelly decided that she would raise the kid and treat him like he wasn't a mistake. Of course, she wasn't financially able to do so comfortably, so it was rough. And as a kid, the little half-elvin boy scampered around the house as his mom told her about how the world was better out there than in Twin Pines. He believed her.
Overtime, Mason's mom started to slow down a little, so by the time he was 13, he started helping her out. Doing so meant helping around in town, where people knew him as that bastard son of a woman who had a kid by a stranger. That was always a fun thing to hear people whisper about in a town where no one was a stranger. At 14, he was helping middle aged men with loading things onto and off of docks and helping organize things. They paid him directly in cash since he was working his ass off, and eventually, he started going out onto the lake with them. In a small town like Twin Pines, people didn't worry too much about what a kid was too young to do, since everyone knew him and pulled their weight just like him.
For a while, it was fine, since he was motivated and doing fine enough for a little kid. But as high school and his teen years dragged on, Mason started to turn inwards like his mom had. He started to see the world a bit less optimistically, and started paying more attention to the way people talking about him and his single parent. That kid's going nowhere. I'm surprised his mother didn't kill herself by now. Does he ever ask about his father? Dozens and dozens of little things, on top of a surprisingly unnoticeable case of something wrong with his head that made Mason emphatically disinterested in things.
Every summer, he worked himself to the bone, telling himself that it'd all pay off. Mason scraped together enough money between the sea and around town, and the occasional season at Coney Island, that he was able to attend college down in New York City with a motorcycle that he himself at paid for. It was tricky going that far, but he loved it. Mason hadn't been that happy in a while, and he did great. Then he went back for another semester, and it was the same story.
Things are a bit more rough at home now, though. He ran out of the money that he spent literal years slowly building up, having blown it all on a year of college studying a major he might switch out of. And to make it worse, Mason's mom seemed to be getting worse, mentally. And he's all too happy to stick around and look out for her, but this town is killing him. He doesn't want to be here. Seeing her son makes it easier to not be so damn depressed, but Mason knows one of them is going to outlive the other, and he doesn't know who.
Magic âââââââââââââ "Where. The fuck. Are my fucking. KEYS?!"
MAGIC â«» Conjuration
MAGIC DESCRIPTION â«» Mason woke up one morning, and found he was able to accidentally snap things out of existence. The voice in his head didn't tell him a damn thing about this in particular side of the fact that magic is real. Unbeknownst to him, he can also bring things into existence just as readily as out.
Unmake â«» By laying his hands on a small object, like someone's phone or their shirt, Mason can render it nonexistent. It is not hidden away, it is not stolen, it is gone. Every last atom connected to it is phased out of reality itself. And he fucking hates it.
LIMITS â«» Without actively controlling his magic, the best Mason is able to Unmake is something the size of a laptop. With control over his magic, this is brought down to something that can fit in his hand.
WEAKNESSES â«» Without control, Mason will find it incredibly easy to misplace his, and others, things. Yet Mason will quickly learn that the thing that go missing will eventually be the fuel that forms the fire of a new part of his power. The more he uses his power, the more random stuff will appear around him as if by magic. These random items will not have any relation to the consumed item, but Mason will not have any control over this aspect of his power at least yet.
Other âââââââââââââ "I don't have enough fuckin' grass for this shit."
Mason accidentally disintegrated the keys to his bike.
Full Name: Celeste Mayfield Pronouns: She/Her Age: 15 Birthday: August 9th, 2028 Height: 5'8" Weight: 138lbs Gender: Transgender Female Sexuality: Lol, lmao Eye Color: Grey Hair Color: Dyed white Distinguishing Features: N/A Build: Skinny as fuck Origin: Mutant Team: New Mutants Base: Jean Grey School for Higher Learning Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Hobbies: Traveling, flying, seeing new places, doodling,
History One year ago, there was a sudden and unusually strong storm that formed in the clouds above California. It threatened the cities and roads below with several hundred mile-per-hour winds that could have leveled a place as big as San Francisco, and yet the wind never touched the ground. It was like a tornado had formed right over the heads of thousands, and then, all at once, the sky split back open. Clouds were flung in every direction away from that location, buildings trembled, and the occasional window was shattered in the aftermath. The only remnant was an echo of a thunderous bang, not unlike a thunderclap, echoing off the skyscrapers and rocky shores of the state.
The most significant damage done by this phenomenon was the complete leveling of a singular house. There were two bodies recovered, a man and a woman who were parents to a kid that was never found. It isnât hard to connect the dots between that odd incident and Celesteâs powers.
After that day, there had been the occasional police report of a teenager slipping between buildings and hurling herself into the sky. Allegedly a mutant, the reports are never terribly consistent, since Celeste was smart enough to hide her face from cameras. Every now and then, someone out in the Midwest, or on the east coast of America would hear about a noise complaint out in abandoned train yards, where the noise sounded like intense wind. Whenever someone would investigate, there was often fresh evidence of Celeste camping out in the boxcars and moving on before anyone could run into them.
Nobody was going to go looking for the common link in all of these cases, since theyâre so sparse and removed from each other that by the time someone catches on that thereâs a mutant hanging around, Celeste is long gone. Sheâs spent the last year or so just drifting from place to place since her family was killed. And the funny thing is, sheâs happy like this. Sleeping in rusty trains, flying across entire states and seeing the country like she does was has been so much more fun than what she had back home. And what she had back home was nothing.
Celeste has been through most of the country, soaring around and minding her own business for all of that time. She has stories to tell about getting shot at when she flew over controlled airspace, and even about the time she almost accidentally slipped out of the planetâs atmosphere.
Personality
Fears (list 2-3 fears your character has):
Traits
X-Gene
Signature Attack (Aeromancy)
Tags
Hounded
Young
Secret Identity
Powers
Basic Powers:
Flight 1: Celeste uses the air to propel herself at the speed of a bird.
Prerequisites: None
Flight 2: Celeste uses the air to propel herself at the speed of a jet.
Prerequisites: Flight 1
Elemental Control (Air):
Special Effects triggered by a fantastic success -
Air: The target is knocked prone for one round (1 space of move to get up).
Elemental Blast (Air): Celeste compresses air into a sphere.
Prerequisites: None
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Range: 10 Spaces
Effect: Celeste makes a ranged attack against an enemy in line of sight. If the attack is a success, it inflicts regular damage. On a fantastic success, the enemy takes double damage instead and the elemental type's special effect.
Elemental Burst (Air): Celeste compresses air into a shotgun blast.
Prerequisites: None
Action: Standard
Duration: Instant
Range: 10 Spaces
Effect: Celeste makes a ranged attack against an enemy in line of sight. If the attack is a success, it inflicts regular damage. On a fantastic success, the enemy takes double damage instead and the elemental type's special effect.