Darkmatter

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

The thing that irks me the most, the single one aspect of RPing that gets to me, and it may sound trivial, is timezones. Being a GMTer sucks when everyone else is on similar time frames to each other. Especially when GMing. Often a lot has happened, and many questions needing answers that could have been solved easier if I was operating at the same time as everyone else instead of getting my beauty sleep.

RPGC #2 -- POWER

I'll be entering for the first time in a long time.

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I'm happy to skip to Will arriving there – just put in a part about Zaquina being a terrible driver if you're going to give a nod to him following ;)

@McHaggis

Perfect. I'll wait to leave a few others post first. I don't want to annoy the GM by double posting. I heard he's a real ass.

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Feel free to spitball ideas here.

@McHaggis

You linked the two threads in exactly how I was about to with the whole 'get to the warehouse' bit. Well played.

Look forward to getting this going further. Though I do agree with terminal in retrospect. I am more used to doing NRPs where longer, thought out posts on politics and meetings are the norm. As such I am used to the collab format but realized, and remembered it's not as suited to standard character based settings. brainstorming and fleshing out ideas is still key but I think we'd be better off keeping it to the OOC from now on.

That said, do you want to post next in our little interaction, or are you happy to skip to Will arriving dockside with Zaquina in tow in his car? Assuming he actually follows?

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I'm still waiting on @Snaketicus's word. If they don't return an answer I'll modify what I do have and proceed regardless.

@Terminal

Retcon for days.

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Both of the new sheets seem great! I'd just say maybe double back over and clean up on grammar a little. Not a huge deal but it's nice to have them ship shape for reference when needed. Feel free to start posting!

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Dare I ask, what is puppy jail?

I noticed that the numbers are distinctly one sided, My character is the type where gender hardly dictates its back story aside from the x versus y so if you would like I can change its gender before I begin the role.

@Satsuki

Not at all, it's equal numbers really. Term's main character is actually male. A good mix is always best!

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Collaborated Post With McHaggis

"An officer chased the suspects Will, they escaped via vehicle after a short on foot chase. The officer seems to be remaining in pursuit. Find and stick with him. At least three suspects, heavily armed and dangerous."

Collin's info had better be rock solid, this was the first time they had co-ordinated as such and Will had emphatically reminded Collin beforehand that mess ups could and would lead to very unfavorable circumstances.

"Ok. I think I see the officer."

One of the criminals leaned against the tarnished metal railing at the edge of the road. Traffic had stopped entirely, leaving the path clear for the police force to begin running (or driving) after the remaining fugitives. The older detective handed the cuffs to his colleague, an almost bemused smirk crossing his face as he tapped on the wanted man's face as if trying to tell if a nut was rotten or not.

"Look, kid, just remember – they aren't loyal to you nor each other. You risk nothing by telling us where they're going."

"Go suck a–"

The handcuffs tightened and the 'kid' was shoved over the metal bars, arms pinned behind his back. The other police officer's voice held a note of warning: "Zaquina..."

"Anything you say can and will be held against you. You have the right to legal counsel as well as spiritual guidance from a practitioner of a chosen creed, both of which will be offered to you at the precinct..." 'Zaquina' let go of the cuffed kid as a patrol car and its siren screamed down the main road. "Delaney, you take him."

Will skidded to a halt in a half-landing, half-running motion on the rooftop above the detective. The man was roughhousing a suspect, a cheeky young man. No doubt allured into this gang with delusions of grandeur and promises of a prodigious lifestyle. Idiot. A curt integration street-side was the least he deserved, a slap of the book and a jail sentence should have been in store for him.

"I'm going to chase after 'em, see how far I can get." The senior detective lit up a cigarette, almost directly contradicting what he claimed were his intentions as he instinctively half-turned towards the building behind them.

'Delaney' scoffed. "Like you know where they are?"

Zaquina straightened his posture – someone was watching them – in a way that was similar to a cat bristling in defense. It didn't shine through in his voice, even as he pinched the kid's pierced ear apathetically to stop the profanity from spewing out of his mouth. "Yeah," he said. "Yeah, I do."

And there wasn't anything the other man could say or do to refute that.

"Gonna take a shortcut." Detective Zaquina slipped into the alleyway without another word and, amazingly, nobody seemed to notice the breach of protocol. Life went on, the criminal was bundled into a car and he was looking right at the building Will stood atop as if seeing through brick and mortar. "You can come down."

Internal conflicted had preceded this moment as Will wrestled with the decision of interacting with the 'proper authorities'. Fears of rejection and even persecution made him a tad trepid. Lives were at stake here however, and he trusted they would know he could help.

Jumping timidly off the roof, Will released small but consistent pops of energy downwards slowly his fall to a light float down, still accompanied though, by a pretty heavy thud. Examining the man he ascertained he wasn't a rank and file blue; he didn't wear a uniform and seemed to have an a little air of authority about him. Catching the man's gaze, the suit's optics caught his retina and scanned it. Fitzroy Zaquina, detective indeed.

"Detective I'm here to help stop them. Do you know where they're heading?" Will's tone was as respectful as possible but fairly clearly put on.
He knew roughly where they had headed and Collin was attempting to track them but if good old fashioned intel worked, then so be it.

"Don't bother chasing the car," the detective said to the vigilante – the wannabe hero – with a distinct tone of nonchalance. He looked up to the sky as if trying to ascertain their destination from the clouds, or the Gods themselves, and his lips curled up into some sort of smile. His mouth moved slightly, wordlessly for a few moments as if he'd forgotten how to speak aloud, before he collected himself. "They're taking the long route back to their HQ. You'll find them in the Industrial District, down by the warehouses. 24 Floriette Street."

And then, unexpectedly, he continued. "There's twelve of them – try not to kill more than half, if you're into that sorta thing." Fitz's head tilted to the side was if he was listening in to something whispered on the wind itself. "Try and keep your secret identity secret, please. It was me and the boys who had to clean the last one off the sidewalk."

Thankful for the information as he was, Will still felt a little anxious of the detective. His mannerisms were odd. The ever so subtle tilt of the head, the lack of shock at Will in his suit and powers. It was definitely a bit odd. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth though Will knew he'd have to press on soon.

"Warehou.." nattered Collin's voice over the comms before being cut short by a curt 'on it' from Will.
"Thanks detective. I'll do my best to incapacitate the crooks, but you had better follow. It's not like I can formally arrest them."
'Crooks?' he quizzed himself. Really? If he was one to cringe he would be. Laughing to himself slightly he tried to relax. It was important this, what he was attempting to make work. Yet, he had perhaps been taking too seriously.

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So hey @Darkmatter, I said it in the chat but you apparently missed it. Here is it again.

I know you're used to collaborating RT with other posters in syncpads, but that sort of arrangement is more suited for an NRP setting. For a character and in-the-moment setting like this one, it's better to just play by post in the traditional fashion. Sure, you aren't always going to be able to bang out thirty paragraph long scenes per post, but it's the overarching quality and direction of the story and plot that matters.

My next post, for example, is basically just going to be Charis shooting Jackson in the chest and then running away. Two paragraphs, tops, unless somebody else enters the scene or I decide to throw in some additional event details elsewhere.

I feel confident that as long as everybody doesn't get carried away with rapid-fire posting in scenes with multiple characters, there's no reason we can't play by post in the normal fashion while also making steady and regular progress.

This is me telling you to post please. '-'

@Terminal

Ok I understand. I just felt rapid low quality posting wouldn't be great.

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Dammit! I completely missed you?!