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Well... sort of. TEF-149 is a basically an indoctrination center for Malfunctions -- they don't leave until they're completely brainwashed, and they're being trained to be "Guardians of Order": in other words, military weapons. And yes, the bomb collars!!
Think, maybe... a concentration camp for supers~~??
Okay, I see. But what about Xinyi Li? How come she gets tea?? Huh???
As long as my character gets daily chocolate fondants, it's all good.
So, from what I can gather from the OP and the two character sheets, TEF-149 is pretty much just like any other school in a superhuman academy RP, only with bomb collars instead of detentions?
I would be interested if there's still space. Jumping right into a high casual/low advanced RP like this seems intimidating, but I would like to play a character who perhaps has telepathy but at the cost of insanity, schizophrenia or hallucination-type issues. Perhaps that is in fact how his telepathy manifests itself in the form of terrifying images that drive him hysterical. I'm thinking along the lines of Minority Report's Precogs who are pretty much suffering from PTSD due to their visions. Something along those lines. I'm not sure how treatable or controllable such an issue or power would be but I think that's the point of this RP?
That sounds sweet as. Oh, and welcome to the Guild!
So I've been been thinking of potential character concepts, and the one power that really intrigues me is extreme situational awareness -- so the go-to guy/gal for on the go tactics and strategy. I have no idea what I'll be doing beyond that, but yeah, hopefully I'll come up with something. This whole RP just seems really neat in general, and it's a concept that really gets my creative juices flowing, so here's hoping. I'm looking forward to that OOC. ;)
I'm just gonna... leave this here...
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Oi fuck ya, you lil shit.
This is depressing as fuck. I'm interested.
But will you actually write? :P
Oh, and I'm keen, too. Have no idea what the hell I'll be doing, or if I'll end up joining, but yeah. I'm here with tentative interest.
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| IDENTITY: |
Harold "Hal" Jordan // Highball // Green Lantern
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Neutral Good
| ORIGIN & BACKSTORY: |
1 9 8 8 - 2 0 1 0 // F I R S T F L I G H T
For as long as he could remember, Hal Jordan wanted to fly.
Born to Martin and Jessica Jordan in Coast City, California, the middle child of the Jordan family had always idolised his father. A former pilot for the United States Air Force, Martin worked as a test pilot and co-CEO for Ferris Aircraft, jointly owned by himself and his childhood friend and military buddy, Carl Ferris. With such a pivotal position in the multi-million dollar company, Martin was able to provide his family with a sizeable amount of wealth, leaving the Jordans well off, enabling Hal and his brothers, Jack and Jim, to attend private schools alongside some of America’s most favourite sons.
Martin frequently brought Hal along to Ferris Air as a boy, allowing the young man to watch, awe-struck, as he performed amazing feats in prototype jets for potential investors and contractors. It was in these demonstrations that Hal often met with Carl Ferris’ daughter, Carol; a girl his age that seemed to revel in her father’s wealth, they never quite seemed to form any significant bond, much to their parents’ disappointment – but this would change as they entered middle school.
Enrolled in one of California’s most prestigious schools, Hal and Carol were immersed in the highest education money could buy at Saint Elias’ School for Youths, their fellow peers the sons and daughters of the United States’ wealthiest tycoons. Most notable among them were Oliver Queen and Thomas Merlyn, belonging to Star City’s top one percent; it was these two boys that Hal and Carol befriended, forming a tight link that made the four of them inseparable throughout their schooling years.
Tragedy struck the Jordan family when Hal approached his thirteenth birthday, watching his father fly above him in Ferris Air’s newest jet. The last of its torque pins had failed just as Martin arced above the airstrip, burning up its oil faster than was safe – sending him to a fiery death in an explosion that shocked all in attendance.
The day his father died was the first time Hal had felt true fear – and with its arrival, his dreams seemed to die. While he and his family were afforded the sympathy of the Ferrises, Merlyns and Queens, the loss was overwhelming. Shaken by her husband’s death, Jessica forbade her sons from ever following in his footsteps, something that Hal didn’t take too kindly – and though he appreciated Carol’s grief for him, he couldn’t help but feel anger for her father, the notion that Martin’s death was all his fault.
Following his father’s death, Hal spent the majority of his teenage years seeking ways to distract himself from his grief, taking part in shenanigans with Oliver and Tommy in far greater frequency than before. Despite the constant partying, booze and fraternisation, however, there was always one thing on the forefront of his mind, one thing that he worked the hardest at behind his family and friends’ backs – he did all he could to ensure his future as a pilot.
At eighteen, not long after his, Oliver, Tommy and Carol’s graduation, Hal was accepted into the United States Air Force Academy – and while he couldn’t be happier, his family was shocked and hurt; Jack and his mother refused to speak to him, and Jim was reluctant to maintain contact in fear of what they would say. Carol, on the other hand, wasn’t so much hurt as she was furious; she shared Hal’s dream to live among the clouds, but with the deterioration of her father’s health, she was forced to prioritise Ferris Air instead, taking up a leading position within the company.
With Hal’s departure to the Air Force, Jessica began to grow ill. Bedridden for much of her remaining days, she continued to refuse to see her son, enforced by her eldest, Jack, who frequently stopped Hal from visiting, encouraging him to leave the sky behind. But no matter how desperate Hal became to see her, he couldn’t do it – to ask him to leave the military would be the same as asking him to throw his father’s jacket out.
Three years later, tragedy struck. It was all over the news: while in the Pacific Ocean, the Queen’s Gambit, the Queen family’s commercial yacht, had been caught in a terrible storm, sinking beneath the waves – taking Oliver and his father, Robert, with it. Hal didn’t hear of it on television, however – he heard of it from Thea Queen’s grief-stricken voice in his dormitory at Edwards Air Force Base.
The funeral was not the reunion Hal had in mind. He, Carol and Tommy mourned in each other’s company, in too much pain to do anything other than recount stories of the past – but even these were tinged by a sorrow too great to be therapeutic.
After returning to Edwards from Star City, Hal threw himself further into his work than he ever had, spending more time in the air than on the ground. Not Tommy, Carol, Thea or Jim, not even his military friends, Jillian “Cowgirl” Pearlman and Shane “Rocket-Man” Sellers, could break him out of his trance. And even though his longing to see his ailing mother was stronger than it had ever been, he just couldn’t bring himself to leave the Air Force.
So he got himself discharged instead.
In 2010, Jim had gotten married with the love of his life, Susan Williams, who was already pregnant with their first child. Jack was well on his way to entering Coast City’s City Hall, and Jessica had only weeks to live. Determined to see his mother before she passed, Hal did the one thing his pride allowed him: he broke General Jonathan Stone’s nose. Another one of Martin Jordan’s military buddies, Stone was sympathetic towards Hal – but nonetheless, the younger man’s actions strained what bond they had, and Hal was dishonourably discharged from the Air Force.
Rushing to the hospital, Hal desperately tried to get to his mom… but he wasn’t there in time. He arrived to see Jim and Jack’s tear-streaked faces as a doctor officially declared Jessica Jordan dead.
Jack blamed Hal for their mother’s death. He said that if he hadn’t gone off to fly his planes just like their father had, then maybe Jessica would still be alive today. But he did. He killed their mom. From that day forth, Jack cut any ties he previously had with Hal. Hal didn’t try to convince him otherwise.
After the funeral, Hal found that he was unbelievably angry at everything – at himself, at Jack, at the world – but more than all of those, at the man he blamed for his father’s death: Carl Ferris. Hal stormed to the Ferris household meaning to confront a shallow, uncaring businessman, but was instead met with nearly crippling reality. A saddened Carol explained to him what Martin’s death had done to Carl, the guilt riddling him with the same cancer that killed Hal’s mother. Realising that his anger was misplaced, Hal apologised to Carl, and was then offered something he’d been lacking since he hit General Stone: a job. Accepting, Hal worked happily as a test pilot in Ferris Air. Little did he know that in one year's time, his life would change yet again.
Born to Martin and Jessica Jordan in Coast City, California, the middle child of the Jordan family had always idolised his father. A former pilot for the United States Air Force, Martin worked as a test pilot and co-CEO for Ferris Aircraft, jointly owned by himself and his childhood friend and military buddy, Carl Ferris. With such a pivotal position in the multi-million dollar company, Martin was able to provide his family with a sizeable amount of wealth, leaving the Jordans well off, enabling Hal and his brothers, Jack and Jim, to attend private schools alongside some of America’s most favourite sons.
Martin frequently brought Hal along to Ferris Air as a boy, allowing the young man to watch, awe-struck, as he performed amazing feats in prototype jets for potential investors and contractors. It was in these demonstrations that Hal often met with Carl Ferris’ daughter, Carol; a girl his age that seemed to revel in her father’s wealth, they never quite seemed to form any significant bond, much to their parents’ disappointment – but this would change as they entered middle school.
Enrolled in one of California’s most prestigious schools, Hal and Carol were immersed in the highest education money could buy at Saint Elias’ School for Youths, their fellow peers the sons and daughters of the United States’ wealthiest tycoons. Most notable among them were Oliver Queen and Thomas Merlyn, belonging to Star City’s top one percent; it was these two boys that Hal and Carol befriended, forming a tight link that made the four of them inseparable throughout their schooling years.
Tragedy struck the Jordan family when Hal approached his thirteenth birthday, watching his father fly above him in Ferris Air’s newest jet. The last of its torque pins had failed just as Martin arced above the airstrip, burning up its oil faster than was safe – sending him to a fiery death in an explosion that shocked all in attendance.
The day his father died was the first time Hal had felt true fear – and with its arrival, his dreams seemed to die. While he and his family were afforded the sympathy of the Ferrises, Merlyns and Queens, the loss was overwhelming. Shaken by her husband’s death, Jessica forbade her sons from ever following in his footsteps, something that Hal didn’t take too kindly – and though he appreciated Carol’s grief for him, he couldn’t help but feel anger for her father, the notion that Martin’s death was all his fault.
Following his father’s death, Hal spent the majority of his teenage years seeking ways to distract himself from his grief, taking part in shenanigans with Oliver and Tommy in far greater frequency than before. Despite the constant partying, booze and fraternisation, however, there was always one thing on the forefront of his mind, one thing that he worked the hardest at behind his family and friends’ backs – he did all he could to ensure his future as a pilot.
At eighteen, not long after his, Oliver, Tommy and Carol’s graduation, Hal was accepted into the United States Air Force Academy – and while he couldn’t be happier, his family was shocked and hurt; Jack and his mother refused to speak to him, and Jim was reluctant to maintain contact in fear of what they would say. Carol, on the other hand, wasn’t so much hurt as she was furious; she shared Hal’s dream to live among the clouds, but with the deterioration of her father’s health, she was forced to prioritise Ferris Air instead, taking up a leading position within the company.
With Hal’s departure to the Air Force, Jessica began to grow ill. Bedridden for much of her remaining days, she continued to refuse to see her son, enforced by her eldest, Jack, who frequently stopped Hal from visiting, encouraging him to leave the sky behind. But no matter how desperate Hal became to see her, he couldn’t do it – to ask him to leave the military would be the same as asking him to throw his father’s jacket out.
Three years later, tragedy struck. It was all over the news: while in the Pacific Ocean, the Queen’s Gambit, the Queen family’s commercial yacht, had been caught in a terrible storm, sinking beneath the waves – taking Oliver and his father, Robert, with it. Hal didn’t hear of it on television, however – he heard of it from Thea Queen’s grief-stricken voice in his dormitory at Edwards Air Force Base.
The funeral was not the reunion Hal had in mind. He, Carol and Tommy mourned in each other’s company, in too much pain to do anything other than recount stories of the past – but even these were tinged by a sorrow too great to be therapeutic.
After returning to Edwards from Star City, Hal threw himself further into his work than he ever had, spending more time in the air than on the ground. Not Tommy, Carol, Thea or Jim, not even his military friends, Jillian “Cowgirl” Pearlman and Shane “Rocket-Man” Sellers, could break him out of his trance. And even though his longing to see his ailing mother was stronger than it had ever been, he just couldn’t bring himself to leave the Air Force.
So he got himself discharged instead.
In 2010, Jim had gotten married with the love of his life, Susan Williams, who was already pregnant with their first child. Jack was well on his way to entering Coast City’s City Hall, and Jessica had only weeks to live. Determined to see his mother before she passed, Hal did the one thing his pride allowed him: he broke General Jonathan Stone’s nose. Another one of Martin Jordan’s military buddies, Stone was sympathetic towards Hal – but nonetheless, the younger man’s actions strained what bond they had, and Hal was dishonourably discharged from the Air Force.
Rushing to the hospital, Hal desperately tried to get to his mom… but he wasn’t there in time. He arrived to see Jim and Jack’s tear-streaked faces as a doctor officially declared Jessica Jordan dead.
Jack blamed Hal for their mother’s death. He said that if he hadn’t gone off to fly his planes just like their father had, then maybe Jessica would still be alive today. But he did. He killed their mom. From that day forth, Jack cut any ties he previously had with Hal. Hal didn’t try to convince him otherwise.
After the funeral, Hal found that he was unbelievably angry at everything – at himself, at Jack, at the world – but more than all of those, at the man he blamed for his father’s death: Carl Ferris. Hal stormed to the Ferris household meaning to confront a shallow, uncaring businessman, but was instead met with nearly crippling reality. A saddened Carol explained to him what Martin’s death had done to Carl, the guilt riddling him with the same cancer that killed Hal’s mother. Realising that his anger was misplaced, Hal apologised to Carl, and was then offered something he’d been lacking since he hit General Stone: a job. Accepting, Hal worked happily as a test pilot in Ferris Air. Little did he know that in one year's time, his life would change yet again.
2 0 1 1 // G R E E N L A N T E R N ' S L I G H T
For the first time in his life, Abin Sur was afraid. The Green Lantern of Sector 2814 flew through space in his ship, a vehicle he did not need, towards the planet Earth. It was there that he believed a threat loomed for not only all who wore a power ring, but the entire universe itself – a superstition instilled in him by the Five Inversions, a group of beings with frightening abilities to see into the future, all but one imprisoned on the planet of Ysmault. Abin had brought the remaining Inversion, Atrocitus, with him, intending to use him as a guide towards the threat he called “Doom.” But Abin’s fear was too great, and Atrocitus broke through the construct that held him, attacking the Lantern and delivering a lethal blow. The ship crashed in the desert bordering Coast City, Atrocitus leaping from it as it passed over Big Bear.
Dying, Abin initiated a search for his replacement, seeking a native of Earth. His power ring eventually settled on an Earthman talking to his friend and mechanic, Tom Kalmaku: Hal Jordan.
Hal had settled into his job at Ferris Air well. As part of the conditions of his employment, he had to start as a mechanic. Before, he had known how to fly a plane… but not why it flew. With Tom’s help, he learned – and before he knew it, he was working as a test pilot, flying jets he could have only dreamed of as a child.
The ring found him as he helped Tom work on a plane, taking him to Abin Sur’s crash site. It was there that the alien explained his duties, that of protecting all life in the universe, before succumbing to his wounds. Hal buried Abin beneath the ground, not quite understanding what he was supposed to do with this newfound responsibility.
Dying, Abin initiated a search for his replacement, seeking a native of Earth. His power ring eventually settled on an Earthman talking to his friend and mechanic, Tom Kalmaku: Hal Jordan.
Hal had settled into his job at Ferris Air well. As part of the conditions of his employment, he had to start as a mechanic. Before, he had known how to fly a plane… but not why it flew. With Tom’s help, he learned – and before he knew it, he was working as a test pilot, flying jets he could have only dreamed of as a child.
The ring found him as he helped Tom work on a plane, taking him to Abin Sur’s crash site. It was there that the alien explained his duties, that of protecting all life in the universe, before succumbing to his wounds. Hal buried Abin beneath the ground, not quite understanding what he was supposed to do with this newfound responsibility.
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