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Aieth - The World Between

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The Unnatural Campus (Full)

Maddox didn’t really notice the bright red blush on the small girl, she was too busy squinting her eyes at Maryln. "Then luckily for you you’re in the right place." She nonchalantly said to the brunette. She didn’t feel the need to antagonise the woman any further. She was just shouting out meaningless threats to assert her dominance to the weaker minded people in the group. Getting defensive and threatening back would only make this trip more unbearable than it already was. Between the over-enthusiasm of the tiny girl named Bara, as she had introduced herself, and the comments of the brunette, she only had herself to keep sane. It was only when the brunette was surprisingly kind to Bara that she was slightly caught off guard. Luckily it didn’t seem like anyone noticed it, and even if they did Maddox could pass it off as motion sickness from the helicopter fighting back turbulence.

"She could get out of the helicopter." A sudden voice made Maddox look up to a woman who sat a few seats further, in the middle of the helicopter. "Did you not listen to a word I said? She’d still have to-" She didn’t even have time to finish her sentence before the woman spoke again. She spoke about magic. Again, Maddox fought the urge to roll her eyes so far in the back of her head that she would see her own brain. Since when did everyone believe in magic? Real magic. If it was real or not didn’t even matter, it was the pure fact that they just believed it only because someone said so. They didn’t see it with their own eyes. Didn’t experience it. It perplexed her that most of chopper just assumed magic was real and with no limitations.
"Yeah, and then we can meet unicorns and slide of rainbows and fly a Pegasus into the heavens above. Oh, and while we’re at it we can make pink fluffy sweaters for everyone!" She said sarcastically and a little bit condescending. "Point is. She can’t do that now. She doesn’t have so-called ‘magic’." She added air quotes to emphasise her point. "So technically I’m not dismissing anything out of hand. Besides, even if she did, what kind? What do we know about this? Do we just blindly believe what they’d told us?" At this point Maddox was getting really annoyed. Constant talk about magic and excitement for their destination without knowing anything and just blindly trusting everything. There were a million things that could go wrong between now and when they were planned to land.

In the time that Maddox and the woman were arguing – or more accurately, Maddox arguing with the woman -, others had introduced themselves. She could vaguely recall one of the boys calling themselves Gabe. Or Evan. Or both. She didn’t really follow their conversation. Probably for the best. Not knowing what was being said kept her from saying that they sounded like they were in sixth grade, telling everyone their name and hobbies they had.

And as if lady luck was called upon this mortal earth, the conversation suddenly stopped when the Asian boy exclaimed something in his native language. "Quiet, please." He added after he noticed no one would understand a word he was saying – and then he continued saying things no one would understand -. 'Then, please. Follow your own advice…' she thought.
Normally Maddox wasn’t this grumpy. Nearly the whole trip she’d been quiet. Just quietly staring out of the windows at the ever-changing waves of the blue sea, but now, when everyone was loud, she had gotten really annoyed. The Asian boy who didn’t follow his own advice was just the last drop that caused her to sound like a stuck-up bitch. "'Bout what." She stated more than asked to him, not looking at him (not that she could since he turned his back at everyone again). If she had to sit through hours more of this, she may as well involve herself in conversations. At least that’d be more useful than listening to endless bickering and sweet-talk.

Aieth - The World Between

@Lyla
Great! That's something to work with :)

Aieth - The World Between

This sounds really interesting!

As for a possible character I have no idea yet. I do wonder something though, what is the difference between science and magic in this rp? More specifically, is magic 'fancy science' trough bio-engineering/genetic manipulation? Or is it actual magic (like what you see in movies and such)?

I am really interested in how this world is experienced through each and every character. A king or scientist or even a hero would experience the world very differently than a low-paid human who can hardly defend him/herself.

The Unnatural Campus (Full)

N A M E
Maddox Delaney

A P P E A R A N C E

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Age:
20 (18 October 2018)

O R I G I N

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Maddox was born in the south of Ukraine close to the Russian border. Her mother died in childbirth and at age 5 she was brought to America by a friend of her late father. She grew up there in the outskirts of New York City. She didn't know the English language, nor did she know the culture. Fortunately, it didn't take her too long to adapt. Because she was still young, she learned English pretty quick (although her Ukrainian accent is still noticeable to this day) and adapted to the culture fairly well even though she never really fitted in with the other children. Be it her past or her nature, Maddox always enjoyed being the quiet child. She would often go off on her own and explore the woods, or craft random things with what she found in those woods.

At age 10 she found a body in the woods. Strangely enough it didn't bother her that much. She had seen death before when she was a baby. She was too young to remember, but it distanced her from the fear and horrors of death. In fact, she felt a weird moment of peace seeing the sprawled out body. There was nothing to be done about it. There were people to blame, but it was over. It was done. Nothing could change the fact that he was dead. That constant comforted her, even if it was through death. After that ordeal her adoptive father learned her how to handle fire-arms to protect herself. She loved it. It wasn't necessarily that she liked the power she had with it - only partly -, it was the power it had. One small bullet in a covert machine could kill a man. 6 bullets in only 1 machine could kill 6 (if you were a good shot that is). Maddox never really thought about taking a man's life with it, but it still fascinated her how easy it was and would be.

In later years when she got older, she dealt in illegal fire-arms. It made a pretty substantial amount of cash, and seeing how Maddox didn't really care about the law, she was a pretty good dealer. She didn't start out that way of course. At age 15 she often shoplifted. She naturally looked for camera's and always wanted made sure she wasn't seen. She got caught a couple of times, but it didn't have major repercussions since she never stole really valuable items. She mostly stole because she wanted to see if she could do it, to prove something to herself or others, to win bets or even for the thrill. Later she turned to pickpocketing. At times when she was feeling 'generous' she gave it back to the owner and said that they had dropped it. Her troublesome streak of events didn't go unnoticed. At the age of 17, she was approached by someone who wanted her to deal in all sort of stuff. Not just stealing, but smuggling. It started of slow with items that weren't worth much. Stolen watches and stuff. In later years she climbed up the ladder and eventually started dealing fire-arms. Mostly small ones that she could carry with her, but occasionally she deals rifles and bigger units.

S K I L L S

Combat

Maddox has quite a good aim, especially with hand guns. She learned to shoot at the 'young' age of ten (young being in quotation marks since pests would make people more willing to teach their kids how to defend themselves at younger ages). She picked the skill up pretty quickly, but the main reason for her good aim is her ability to control her breath. A steady breath, combined with the ability to separate the emotional and rational, makes her have a steady hand which in turn causes her to have a good aim.

Professional world

Stealth. Seeing how Maddox deals in illegal fire-arms, her stealth game has to be on point. She used to play hide and seek as a kid, and would hardly be found. She knows how and where to hide, and more importantly, when to come out of hiding.

Miscellaneous

Surprisingly good at games like poker. She has a natural ability to twist the truth and to bluff. During her time shopliften, pickpocketing and dealing illegal fire-arms, she got better at this skill. She often had to lie to avoid getting caught, or talk herself out of a tricky situation. She still has a lot to learn, but at least in card games she can be really convincing.

R E A S O N S F O R J O I N I N G

My Hider

She was offered the job after she was ratted out by a fellow dealer. It was supposed to be a partnered mission. One being the distraction and Maddox being the one who smuggled a few guns. When her partner was close to being caught, he pretended he spotted the guns she had on her, causing her to be arrested. Not soon after, she was approached by someone who recruited new employees and thus offered her the job. She could either take it, or be in prison for most - if not all - of her life. She gladly took it. It meant that her crimes were exonerated to an extend and it meant that she had a job. She liked dealing. Having the thrill and the excitement, but this was another adventure Maddox was exited to try

S T R E N G T H S & W E A K N E S S E S

Strengths

-Good aim
-Stealth
-Notices surroundings. She always looks for camera's, nearest exits, things to defend herself with in case something goes wrong, etc.
-Convincing/pretty good liar (it makes her good at card games like poker and gets her out of tricky situations)

Weaknesses

-Trust issues (she was betrayed by someone she trusted before, but it made her not trust anyone with important things again)
-Gets annoyed quickly
-Lacks sympathy
-Devotes herself too much to jobs/what needs to be done, instead of thinking about the people 'close' to her. This connects to her being more rational than emotional

Neither

-Ability to separate the emotional and the rational. This can work in her favour, but can make her act rude or uncaring
-The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the most (except when it's about her. She puts her survival in the first place).

The Unnatural Campus (Full)

‘I hope you’re all as excited as I am!’ shouted a girl’s voice causing Maddox to look up from the window her head was resting on. Even though the helicopter was whirring all around and often experienced turbulence, Maddox still managed to somewhat rest. ‘It’s a bumpy ride, isn’t it?’ With her eyes on the girl she refrained from rolling her eyes. She wasn’t particularly interested in having a conversation with someone, especially not someone who was this excited for a job. She supposed it was because the corporation said there were magic wielders – or mages – located at their destination. Maddox didn’t really know what to believe. It sounded like a cheap joke for a reality TV-show and nothing more, but seeing how much Maniacles evolved and innovated over the years, something like magic shouldn’t be such a surprise. It probably wouldn’t even be real magic. Most likely it was just some fancy new-generation tech that looked like how magic was portrayed in films and literature, so they likely just called it magic. Still, fancy tech would be all kinds of awesome and even though she wouldn’t just admit it, she was quite exited right now.

Suddenly it seemed like everyone was talking to the raven-haired girl and it made her wonder how much she missed whilst being lost in thought. ‘We’re in a helicopter.’ She replied to the young blonde man. ‘What’s she going to do? Jump out of it after she robbed you? Swim hundreds of miles to the shore? Not even accounting for the changing of the tides and the current that keeps pushing you further away from shore.’ Maddox knew perfectly well that he meant the short girl should look out for Maryln after they landed, but it still felt like an unnecessary thing to say. No one here really knew each other, meaning you always had to watch out for the others. You don’t know what they’d done. They could be killers, thieves, spies or even dealers such like Maddox. In all fairness, the short girl didn’t look at all like a killer or someone who would even hurt a person. Heck, it wouldn’t surprise her if she refused to kill a bunny, but no matter what Maddox thought when seeing her, she knew better than to assume things. For all she knew the girl could in fact be a vicious killer, although that would be quite surprising.

Maddox shortly looked at the large dog beneath the girl’s feet. Even though the helicopter was, by all standers, huge, the size of the dog was still a little too large for Maddox to sit comfortably. Most of the ride her legs were scrounged up to the sides of the doors, forcing her in a small corner. She didn’t complain about it at all during the trip. It wouldn’t be too long of a trip and even if she complained, it wasn’t as if that was going to solve anything. The helicopter wouldn’t magically increase in size, just as the dog would not decrease in its size. She just had to suck it up for the rest of the trip.

The Unnatural Campus (Full)

@MikkishTheLeprechaun

Yeah. Most of my characters are from America, but some - like Maddox - are from different parts of the world. Still just Europe though... Oh well.

Did someone say l a s e r - w e a p o n s ? 'Cuz that's just way too awesome.

And Great! I will post my character in Characters after I'm done with my post :)

The Unnatural Campus (Full)

Well... This took me a long time to write. I never really write these detailed backstories so this was uncharted waters for me, but I did it! I knew if I didn't do it now, I would never do it and would miss out on this awesome concept! (even though this took me 3 hours to write... Lots and lots of breaks included.)

So before you read this, I made a few assumptions which is totally fine with me if I need to edit them. These may not make sense before you read my character submission, but it seemed more logical to put them up here with the rest of my 'ramblings'.
1. I made her have a Ukrainian nationality (at least until age 5). Is this possible? I don't know if air/boat travel is possible with the pests. If not, I will edit this. Otherwise I'll leave it as it is :)
2. Is poker a thing in this universe? :P Sorry, just a random thought but it is still an assumption
3. Maddox deals in illegal fire-arms. Is this possible? The Maniacles have great guns I suppose, but are there guns that are illegal? Or are there restrictions on them? I don't know if you need a permit or anything? In short, is it okay if her backstory includes her dealing in illegal fire-arms?

Lastly, after you reviewed my character (and either accept it or don't, up to you although I hope the first), is there anything that bothers you or you think is too OP or too heavily focussed on one side of the good-bad spectrum. I tried to balance it out with strengths and weaknesses since I don't want my character to come over like a generic bad person that doesn't care about anyone and just shoots the first thing they see, so I hope that's not the case. If you feel like it is, please tell me because then I will edit that a bit to sound a bit more believable.
4. I also assumed a lot about how the world is different with pests. I don't really know which year they arrived, but since you said that they were around as long as anyone can remember, I think well above 80+ years? That means that the world is different and that children will learn to defend themselves earlier. Specifically why Maddox learned to handle a gun at the mere age of 10.

Prepare for long amount of text. I got a little bit carried away I suppose.

N A M E
Maddox Delaney

A P P E A R A N C E

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Age:
20 (18 October 2018)

O R I G I N

Expand

Maddox was born in the south of Ukraine close to the Russian border. Her mother died in childbirth and at age 5 she was brought to America by a friend of her late father. She grew up there in the outskirts of New York City. She didn't know the English language, nor did she know the culture. Fortunately, it didn't take her too long to adapt. Because she was still young, she learned English pretty quick (although her Ukrainian accent is still noticeable to this day) and adapted to the culture fairly well even though she never really fitted in with the other children. Be it her past or her nature, Maddox always enjoyed being the quiet child. She would often go off on her own and explore the woods, or craft random things with what she found in those woods.

At age 10 she found a body in the woods. Strangely enough it didn't bother her that much. She had seen death before when she was a baby. She was too young to remember, but it distanced her from the fear and horrors of death. In fact, she felt a weird moment of peace seeing the sprawled out body. There was nothing to be done about it. There were people to blame, but it was over. It was done. Nothing could change the fact that he was dead. That constant comforted her, even if it was through death. After that ordeal her adoptive father learned her how to handle fire-arms to protect herself. She loved it. It wasn't necessarily that she liked the power she had with it - only partly -, it was the power it had. One small bullet in a covert machine could kill a man. 6 bullets in only 1 machine could kill 6 (if you were a good shot that is). Maddox never really thought about taking a man's life with it, but it still fascinated her how easy it was and would be.

In later years when she got older, she dealt in illegal fire-arms. It made a pretty substantial amount of cash, and seeing how Maddox didn't really care about the law, she was a pretty good dealer. She didn't start out that way of course. At age 15 she often shoplifted. She naturally looked for camera's and always wanted made sure she wasn't seen. She got caught a couple of times, but it didn't have major repercussions since she never stole really valuable items. She mostly stole because she wanted to see if she could do it, to prove something to herself or others, to win bets or even for the thrill. Later she turned to pickpocketing. At times when she was feeling 'generous' she gave it back to the owner and said that they had dropped it. Her troublesome streak of events didn't go unnoticed. At the age of 17, she was approached by someone who wanted her to deal in all sort of stuff. Not just stealing, but smuggling. It started of slow with items that weren't worth much. Stolen watches and stuff. In later years she climbed up the ladder and eventually started dealing fire-arms. Mostly small ones that she could carry with her, but occasionally she deals rifles and bigger units.

S K I L L S

Combat

Maddox has quite a good aim, especially with hand guns. She learned to shoot at the 'young' age of ten (young being in quotation marks since pests would make people more willing to teach their kids how to defend themselves at younger ages). She picked the skill up pretty quickly, but the main reason for her good aim is her ability to control her breath. A steady breath, combined with the ability to separate the emotional and rational, makes her have a steady hand which in turn causes her to have a good aim.

Professional world

Stealth. Seeing how Maddox deals in illegal fire-arms, her stealth game has to be on point. She used to play hide and seek as a kid, and would hardly be found. She knows how and where to hide, and more importantly, when to come out of hiding.

Miscellaneous

Surprisingly good at games like poker. She has a natural ability to twist the truth and to bluff. During her time shopliften, pickpocketing and dealing illegal fire-arms, she got better at this skill. She often had to lie to avoid getting caught, or talk herself out of a tricky situation. She still has a lot to learn, but at least in card games she can be really convincing.

R E A S O N S F O R J O I N I N G

My Hider

She was offered the job after she was ratted out by a fellow dealer. It was supposed to be a partnered mission. One being the distraction and Maddox being the one who smuggled a few guns. When her partner was close to being caught, he pretended he spotted the guns she had on her, causing her to be arrested. Not soon after, she was approached by someone who recruited new employees and thus offered her the job. She could either take it, or be in prison for most - if not all - of her life. She gladly took it. It meant that her crimes were exonerated to an extend and it meant that she had a job. She liked dealing. Having the thrill and the excitement, but this was another adventure Maddox was exited to try

S T R E N G T H S & W E A K N E S S E S

Strengths

-Good aim
-Stealth
-Notices surroundings. She always looks for camera's, nearest exits, things to defend herself with in case something goes wrong, etc.
-Convincing/pretty good liar (it makes her good at card games like poker and gets her out of tricky situations)

Weaknesses

-Trust issues (she was betrayed by someone she trusted before, but it made her not trust anyone with important things again)
-Gets annoyed quickly
-Lacks sympathy
-Devotes herself too much to jobs/what needs to be done, instead of thinking about the people 'close' to her. This connects to her being more rational than emotional

Neither

-Ability to separate the emotional and the rational. This can work in her favour, but can make her act rude or uncaring
-The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the most (except when it's about her. She puts her survival in the first place).