Genkai

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If anyone is interested, I will be rebooting this tomorrow or the next day in the Interest Check section. If anyone wishes to migrate over, their character and their character's position on the ship will be prioritized over new applicants.

DC and Marvel

@NecroKnight I just don't like gender bending characters to a gender that they're not originally, it changes them from a canon character to an OC in my mind. I don't mind playing males, I wasn't sure who I would be in that situation but even then, my knowledge of Luthor isn't extensive enough for me to be interested or comfortable in that pairing. Sorry.

Stunning Shards of Spectacular Strength

@Sterling They'd be trained when the puppet master comes around, however previous physical skills wouldn't be out of the question.

@Homosaxophone Wonderful haha!

If all three of us are still on board, I could get an OOC up tomorrow. I would be open for one more additional participant though.

Stunning Shards of Spectacular Strength

@FernStone Great! I've been looking for something upbeat and relaxed as well and I think it might be a good change for some.

Approaching the Guild's 10 year anniversary

I've encountered many wonderful writers, some of which I am still in contact (even off-site) to this day. This site saw me through some troubling times as a teenager. I learned to be a better writer with the aid of many fellow roleplayers. I remember barely being able to scrounge together a few sentences and now I can string together several hefty paragraphs without much issue. This site has helped me foster my love for writing and also my love for working with fellow writers. It's inspiring to be able to create something with someone else; to see characters and worlds grow in ways I alone couldn't imagine. I also improved my graphic design many moons ago and I loved helping fellow users have neat signatures/avatars. Overall, the Guild has been a great place to invest my time and as someone who wound up majoring in Creative Writing, I am very proud and privileged to be here and see things continue to progress.

Thank you Mahz.

Stunning Shards of Spectacular Strength

RP Title: Stunning Shards of Spectacular Strength

RP Size: 3-4 other players

RP Post Size: 4-5 paragraphs

RP Post Frequency: 1 post every 5-10 days

RP Tone: Casual, fun, upbeat, charming, goofy

RP Premise:

Taking place in the year 3131, society has advanced quite far. The world has made tremendous technological advancements. There is great prosperity, humans are exploring space and war has been obsolete for nearly a century. Evolution has also come a long way, as humans have begun to develop magical powers though the powers themselves only relate to the scientific elements, like being able to bend things containing aluminium or gold, or being able to solve intricate math problems without batting an eye. Super intelligence, super strength and other modern/mechanical skills have developed.

Around puberty, children show signs of developing a skill, be it able to move certain things or even create mechanical beasts out of spare parts laying around. And yet for four select individuals, they do not show signs of powers. Years prior to reaching puberty, they were individually kidnapped and bestowed with a shard which would suppress their powers and would instead retain their powers and turn their powers into more natural, old world magic. These four strangers would go on to struggle with failing to develop their powers like their peers. Their parents would send them to special schools or specialized doctors which would fail to resolve this identity crisis.

The four lackluster individuals would then be reunited upon turning 22, their kidnapper stepping out of the shadows to show them how to use their hidden, and up until now unknown, shards of elemental power. Old magic like controlling the wind or waves, has been long since outdated and forgotten, only history books mentioning these feats briefly. But what do these four have to accomplish? Why were they selected? It wasn't to save the world and it wasn't for nefarious means. The kidnapper's purpose was for fame and glory and these four souls will help, whether they like to or not. These four souls will be trained to preform dazzling feats and delightful tricks.

That's right, these four were kidnapped and socially ostracized for one big stunt to get a tv show.

But when certain people see four talented acrobats and dancers using old world magic, greed and danger will surely emerge.

GM Thoughts: Okay so this is a very quirky premise. Four people get kidnapped and later fail to develop powers like everyone else. They think something is wrong with them but in reality there is a puppet-master behind the scenes pulling the strings for a selfish but silly ploy to have an amazing tv show. I want something funny and wonderful but with the eventual danger lurking, like people wanting to use that special elemental magic for other purposes. So if you're interested in something slice of life based which focuses on a light-hearted adventure of circus meets magic, let me know. It's honestly a spur of the moment idea I had last night and would like to have some fun, instead of stakes always being high and everything always being so dire. I will ensure the world itself is serious but the premise itself is the complete opposite, so I think that juxtaposition will be fun to toy with.

If anyone is interested, let me know.

Sapphire Roses

No words tugged at her lips as she stared ahead of her, though the woman failed to really soak in her surroundings. She paid no mind to the people who she passed, to the birds perched up on various lamp posts and tree limbs. She paid no mind to the redhead beside her, only her body moving, her mind somewhere more distant, out of reach. The pace was slow almost painful for the blue haired reaper as she remained unaware of time around her, uncaring in regards to the task at hand, the mystery that needed to be solved that was also now erasing Botan's will to do anything, much less converse with classmates, Kurama or even Shiori. Though she was hungry, there was no point in her mind to eat, to nourish herself when she felt so unworthy, so lost, so far away from everything and everyone.

What was the point?

Upon arriving at school, she remained unfocused, disconnected to the stares that followed her and Kuram's movements. Botan didn't engage in any conversation, her eyes adverting away from faces as she folded her arms across her chest in a meek and protective manner. Class itself was boring and only caused her mind to further sink further into depths previously unknown to the usually cheerful reaper. 'I feel...nothing. Numb.' She thought to herself. Sighing deeply, there was a heaviness atop her chest. It seemed with each breath, Botan felt a struggle to refill her lungs with oxygen. 'I feel...alone, I can't help anyone. I can't save anyone. All I do is burden those around me...Kurama, Yusuke, Koenma, Hiei, Genkai, Yukina...they would be better without me.' She closed her eyes, tuning out whatever concept of Chemistry was being presented to her and the rest of the class.

Botan stayed quiet as the time continued to creep along. 'What am I doing here?' She wondered, barely able to remember the case at hand. Her memory was beginning to fail her, finding zero motivation in doing anything. 'I can't do this anymore. Life would move on without me, without me getting in the way. Anyone can ferry souls. Anyone can put on a smile. Anyone can replacement. I am...replaceable. I am unimportant.' As class began to wind down, she opened her eyes, slowly approaching a solemn conclusion. 'I don't belong here...there's no point in struggling...' She realized as she began to notice students packing up.

It was lunchtime.

No longer feeling Kurama's eyes upon her, she took the opportunity to act. Gathering her things, she headed out, choosing to ignore the nagging hunger inside her stomach, not going towards the cafeteria but instead heading towards the gym. Botan had a sad resolve in her eyes as she brushed past a few hormonal teenage boys who turned to watch her continue walking away. Botan made her way through the gymnasium and headed out to the pool in the back, on the side of the school's large grounds. She dropped her things, not caring where they handed as she moved over to the high diving board, climbing up the ladder with unwavering focus. A few students had just finished changing back into their maroon uniforms and gave the girl a quizzical glance before they continued off to get lunch.

Once at the top, she paused, as if suddenly feeling the light wind against her face. The woman surveyed the pool area, it was now vacant. She got up and steadied herself on the plastic white board that overlooked to pool from several feet in the air. Botan took four steps and stood near the edge of the diving board, her round eyes staring down at the pool beneath her. 'I just jump and wait for this all to be over.' She told herself. 'No more feeling lost and disappointing everyone. No more work or school. Everything will be over. Life will move on.' She didn't care about what her death would mean to those around her. Nor did she care about her job or the case she was supposed to be focused on.

As she emptied her mind, she felt almost a calmness overtake her. Botan jumped and within seconds she felt the cold water hit her, the waves crashing around her as the pool swallowed her up. The blue haired woman didn't bother to tread water and instead allowed her body to sink beneath the water's surface. Her eyelids fell as she felt her chest tighten, trying to find air. But upon finding none, she began to feel lightheaded. She had no more thoughts as she felt darkness surround her. Meanwhile the students who had seen Botan prior to her jumping in, had moved back into the main part of the school.

"Hey Shuichi, you better go get your girlfriend. She looked like she was going for a swim...?" One of the boys mentioned. Another boy nudged him, chiming in that they should grab lunch and go back to the pool to check it out, obviously not feeling quite polite enough to keep his comments about Shuichi's girlfriend to himself. As Botan sank towards the bottom of the pool, she accepted her fate, her mind unable to fully comprehend what was going on or what she had done, or even why she had done it. The one pulling her strings was in control and this seemed to be the only way to severe them and feel at peace.

DC and Marvel

@NecroKnight I'm not really a fan of gender bending established characters, sorry. And my knowledge of Luthor is very very limited.

Correctors Connecting Collisions // C3_

Some shit occurred, resulting in my contract being terminated so I'm back in the USA...unhappily. So in other words, posting can resume whenever everyone's able.