Chain

This Town of Ours

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A jolt of electricity shot from Virgil's hand, turning off the annoyingly loud alarm as he pushed himself up from his face-down sleeping position and rolled over onto his back. He rubbed his eyes before staring up at the ceiling and letting out a tired sigh. A Tuesday night was very obviously not the time to marathon 'The Lord of the Rings' and Virgil knew that before he slipped that first DVD into his laptop. It didn't stop him though, obviously, and he didn't regret it at all.

Well, maybe a little.

He rolled out of bed, waving his hand over a small speaker system as he moved to the bathroom. He had to poke his head out of the bathroom before he could properly get ready for the day, the song that had came over the speaker system was a little too...punk for how he was feeling at the moment. No, today was a 90s rap kind of day, something a bit more funky than Black Flag. After a few zaps towards the speaker system he was finally satisfied, returning to the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day.

An hour later and Virgil was almost at his destination. He would have been a lot quicker had he invested in a car, but road rage often made him sap the battery out through the steering wheel and knowing the drivers of Metropolis, he'd be left battery-less every other day. A bike suited Virgil for the time being, he had quite a good control over his powers at this point, but he always felt there was more to learn, more limits to push, and more power to be gained through them. But that would have to wait until later, for now he was visiting his old mentor, Curtis Metcalf also known as 'Hardware' to the more hardcore superhero groupies who had seen him in action in his youth.

Virgil left his bike at the door and walked in, following the noises of welding and crafting down to Curtis' workshop in the basement. As he descended the stairs he could see the tech-wizard hard at work, barely even glancing at Virgil as he rushed around the room, grabbing bits and pieces here and there and then carefully soldering them together on a large workbench near the back of the room.
"Hello to you too, Curt, it's impolite not to greet your guests you know." Virgil grinned, if there was one thing he liked to do it was annoy Curtis. He'd known the guy for years now, and in all those years he can only recall 1, maybe 2 times that Curtis had cracked a smile at a joke? The guy was stoic for sure, but the two got on rather well, despite their differences.
"That's Professor Metcalf to you kid, don't know how many times I gotta tell ya' before it catches on." Replied Curtis, turning 180 degrees with a blowtorch to face a table, almost singing off Virgil's eyebrows in the process.
"Ok then 'Professor Metcalf'" Mocked Virgil, purposely putting on a stupid voice as he repeated the title. "What are you building? You seem pretty focused for someone who wanted to retire early."
"Yeah, yeah, retire from the hero business, not retire from inventin', plus you should be grateful. If i'd retired from that you wouldn't have any of that fancy gear you're rockin'. Let alone this." He picked up what looked like a set of very small metal pipes, small enough to fit into your pocket with ease. Virgil looked at it in confusion.
"Wow, Curt, I know we all go through creative slumps, but this is something else." Virgil taunted, only to receive a slap across the back of the head that left him rubbing the sore spot.
"Don't be dense, kid, it's a staff. If you connect the parts usin' yer' power you'd see that." Virgil did as he was told, and to his surprise he was now holding a rigid metal staff.
"Why do I ever doubt you Curt?" His response was a low grumble from Curtis.

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A few hours later

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Virgil sat on a stool in the communal kitchen of Metro Tower, picking at a bowl of crisps while slowly strolling through twitter. It was the usual stuff, celebrity drama and things Virgil didn't really care about. Procrastination at it's finest.

He was startled a little by the intercom announcement, taking out an earphone as Robotman's laugh loudly echoed through the tower. He sighed, in many ways fighting snake-people was more interesting than mindlessly scrolling through social media, but in many ways he still had half a bowl of crisps to eat.

10 minutes or so later and Virgil was suited up and heading to the teleporting station, swinging his goggles around his finger as he entered the room. For once he was the first person there, he gave a small wave to Robotman as he put the goggles on over his forehead.

"S'happenin' Cliff, going all the way to Midway City to play Snakes and Ladders?"

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@Chain Redesigned Static a little the other day and thought you might dig it!



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@Omega Man

I love it! The costume was the hardest part to decide on for me, but this is great!

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@Omega Man I'd like a micro if that's cool.

The Young Avengers: Probation

Interested!

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@Afro Samurai If we've both got DOOM avatars, does that make one of us a Doombot?

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Played it sparingly a few years ago, from what I played and heard it's pretty mediocre and nothing special. Cover art was cool though.

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@BluetommyLet me know when you're around! Nevermind I'll just go ahead and post it in here.... if ya like it PLEASE make it your avatar!

Gave him something of an explosion for a symbol, made his color scheme black and gray with yellow trim, and added metal accents, the leather belt, and an Iron Man/Halo style face shield. Hope I don't disappoint...



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@Omega Man

Sort of reminds me of the old PS3 game 'Haze' if anyone played it.

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Static

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Player Name:
@Chain

Primary Character:
Static

Secret Identity:
Virgil Ovid Hawkins

Status:
JLU

Age:
23

City:
Metropolis

Day Job:
Full-time hero, although he is also studying for his biology and chemistry degrees.

Powers:
Virgil is able to control electromagnetism. Essentially meaning he can generate raw electric energy in order to fire electricity out at enemies. Along with this, he can also use his power to levitate metallic objects and even create an electromagnetic force field around himself. He can also channel his power into giving him a sort of faux-super strength capable of sending enemies flying. His power has other uses, of course, but these are dependent on Virgil's ingenuity.

Furthermore, his equipment, made for him by the hero Hardware also plays a part in his powers. His protective glasses actually have a few functions to help him as a hero. Firstly, it provides a holographic interface which allows Virgil to access the internet along with communicating with others through an in-built communication system. Along with this, the glasses contain a sort of stealth mode, capable of generating electrical interference which can scramble surveillance camera's.

Along with this, his 'Static Saucer' is extremely useful in the field. The saucer consists of six interlocking hexagons which can be put together and taken apart with ease through the use of Virgil's powers. He uses the saucer to fly on along with as a shield. Finally, he has a collapsible bo-staff, given to him by Hardware.

Weaknesses:
Virgil's power is dependent on his internal 'battery'. While his electric energy recharges over time, it doesn't do so at an extremely fast level. He often times has to drain energy from nearby electrical outlets such as power-lines or cars. Furthermore, his powers do not work on insulators such as rubber.

Skills:
-Trained in Muay Thai as well as Taekwondo
-His knowledge of biology and chemistry is still growing, but he knows enough to have a basic understanding of medical procedure.
-Fanboy levels of knowledge about certain parts of pop culture.

Appearance:


BRIEF Bio:
Virgil's life for the most part was normal. He was a straight A student with a keen interest in sciences and a mouth a bit too loud not to get him into trouble. He went through the normal motions of a highschool kid until an event called the Big Bang was scheduled to happen in his hometown of Dakota City. The Big Bang was when the major gangs of Dakota City were to meet to either discuss peace, or see who was the last standing, the latter was what actually happened. Virgil, being one to want to do the right thing, attended the event in the hopes of convincing a friend of his to leave the event. By the time he arrived a riot had already broken out, and the police were quick on scene with what they thought was tear gas. It was actually Q-Juice, an invention of the mad scientist Nathan Flack, who planned to use it to give himself superpowers, but not without testing it first.

The few who didn't die from the side effects of the Q-Juice emerged with powers. Virgil being one of the few. His powers developed a few weeks after the event, and he only really learned to control them after a few months of constantly trying not to zap his xbox every time he picked the controller up. After being inspired by the superhero Icon and realizing his newfound powers could be used for good, Virgil began patrolling Dakota City in a makeshift costume, targeting small-time criminals for a good while before his first real supervillain came after him.

The villain went by the name Holocaust and was also given his powers by the Q-Juice. He ran a small drug operation in Dakota City that began rising in the ranks after Holocaust began killing off the competition with the help of his fire powers. The two clashed for months on end, with Holocaust narrowly escaping a number of times until they finally had a showdown at Holocaust's base of operations. The fight was long and violent, and almost ended in the death of Virgil after he was knocked unconscious. He woke up to the more experienced hero Hardware having saved him and put Holocaust away for good. Hardware admired Virgil's confidence in his work and, since Virgil was about to leave highschool, offered him an internship at STAR labs in Metropolis, with the offer of a scholarship at a university and an upgraded supersuit. With an offer like that, Virgil couldn't exactly turn the man down.

For years he operated mostly alone, sometimes with Hardware when he decided something was big enough for him to get involved. That is, until Doomsday attacked. Virgil was a bit late to the scene, but did his best to assist in the fight against Doomsday and in the saving of civilians. To his surprise, after the long battle he was offered a place in the Justice League. He's been operating as a full-time hero ever since.

Supporting Characters:
Curtis Metcalf(Hardware) - Mentor and creator of his supersuit. Also a father figure to a degree.
Augustus Freeman(Icon) - Inspiration to Virgil and the reason he became a hero.
Hawkins family - All located in Dakota City.

Secondary Character:
This is simply where you put down who you want as your secondary character be it original, cannon inspired, or reimagined cannon.

Additional Notes:
Anything else you think we should know?

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Static

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Static

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Player Name:
@Chain

Primary Character:
Static

Secret Identity:
Virgil Ovid Hawkins

Status:
JLU

Age:
23

City:
Metropolis

Day Job:
Full-time hero, although he is also studying for his biology and chemistry degrees.

Powers:
Virgil is able to control electromagnetism. Essentially meaning he can generate raw electric energy in order to fire electricity out at enemies. Along with this, he can also use his power to levitate metallic objects and even create an electromagnetic force field around himself. He can also channel his power into giving him a sort of faux-super strength capable of sending enemies flying. His power has other uses, of course, but these are dependent on Virgil's ingenuity.

Furthermore, his equipment, made for him by the hero Hardware also plays a part in his powers. His protective glasses actually have a few functions to help him as a hero. Firstly, it provides a holographic interface which allows Virgil to access the internet along with communicating with others through an in-built communication system. Along with this, the glasses contain a sort of stealth mode, capable of generating electrical interference which can scramble surveillance camera's.

Along with this, his 'Static Saucer' is extremely useful in the field. The saucer consists of six interlocking hexagons which can be put together and taken apart with ease through the use of Virgil's powers. He uses the saucer to fly on along with as a shield.

Weaknesses:
Virgil's power is dependent on his internal 'battery'. While his electric energy recharges over time, it doesn't do so at an extremely fast level. He often times has to drain energy from nearby electrical outlets such as power-lines or cars. Furthermore, his powers do not work on insulators such as rubber.

Skills:
-Trained in Muay Thai as well as Taekwondo
-His knowledge of biology and chemistry is still growing, but he knows enough to have a basic understanding of medical procedure.
-Fanboy levels of knowledge about certain parts of pop culture.

Appearance:
Costume

BRIEF Bio:
Virgil's life for the most part was normal. He was a straight A student with a keen interest in sciences and a mouth a bit too loud not to get him into trouble. He went through the normal motions of a highschool kid until an event called the Big Bang was scheduled to happen in his hometown of Dakota City. The Big Bang was when the major gangs of Dakota City were to meet to either discuss peace, or see who was the last standing, the latter was what actually happened. Virgil, being one to want to do the right thing, attended the event in the hopes of convincing a friend of his to leave the event. By the time he arrived a riot had already broken out, and the police were quick on scene with what they thought was tear gas. It was actually Q-Juice, an invention of the mad scientist Nathan Flack, who planned to use it to give himself superpowers, but not without testing it first.

The few who didn't die from the side effects of the Q-Juice emerged with powers. Virgil being one of the few. His powers developed a few weeks after the event, and he only really learned to control them after a few months of constantly trying not to zap his xbox every time he picked the controller up. After being inspired by the superhero Icon and realizing his newfound powers could be used for good, Virgil began patrolling Dakota City in a makeshift costume, targeting small-time criminals for a good while before his first real supervillain came after him.

The villain went by the name Holocaust and was also given his powers by the Q-Juice. He ran a small drug operation in Dakota City that began rising in the ranks after Holocaust began killing off the competition with the help of his fire powers. The two clashed for months on end, with Holocaust narrowly escaping a number of times until they finally had a showdown at Holocaust's base of operations. The fight was long and violent, and almost ended in the death of Virgil after he was knocked unconscious. He woke up to the more experienced hero Hardware having saved him and put Holocaust away for good. Hardware admired Virgil's confidence in his work and, since Virgil was about to leave highschool, offered him an internship at STAR labs in Metropolis, with the offer of a scholarship at a university and an upgraded supersuit. With an offer like that, Virgil couldn't exactly turn the man down.

For years he operated mostly alone, sometimes with Hardware when he decided something was big enough for him to get involved. That is, until Doomsday attacked. Virgil was a bit late to the scene, but did his best to assist in the fight against Doomsday and in the saving of civilians. To his surprise, after the long battle he was offered a place in the Justice League. He's been operating as a full-time hero ever since.

Supporting Characters:
Curtis Metcalf(Hardware) - Mentor and creator of his supersuit. Also a father figure to a degree.
Augustus Freeman(Icon) - Inspiration to Virgil and the reason he became a hero.
Hawkins family - All located in Dakota City.

Secondary Character:
This is simply where you put down who you want as your secondary character be it original, cannon inspired, or reimagined cannon.

Additional Notes:
Anything else you think we should know?