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Titans: A DC Comics Roleplay

Well, I think we see where this is going to go eventually. Poor Gar. He always suffers in these things.

@Inkarnate

Just so you know, I was working on this before Beastboy was posted...just saying.

Titans: A DC Comics Roleplay

Things might get a bit...rocky

Character Name

Tara Markov
Terra

Age

14

Attributes & Abilities

Terra has a very powerful form of Geokinesis, the ability to manipulate earth. Rocks, dirt, those basics that we attribute to Mother Earth are all under Terra’s control. She is able to morph and modify the earth with her will alone which makes it a very versatile power; the control is so complete that she can move dirt through the air, carve tunnels, and create formations like stone pillars and spikes for attacking and defending. Her connection to the Earth is so incredible; everything from causing earthquakes to levitating massive boulders is not outside the realm of possibility if she concentrates enough.

While her power over the Earth is impressive, her mental state can cause said power to spiral out of control which can lead to excessive collateral damage. Also, because her power only affects earth and no other substances, her powers are much more useful in places with open access to the ground. If Terra finds herself in say, the middle of a concrete building there isn’t too much around for her to use, so on such occasions she usually needs to bring along her own dirt in order to use her powers.

Given a variety of private tutors at a young age, Tara is quite the academic which includes many European languages, such as German, Latvian, French, and Russian. Since most of her life she grew up in the United States, her accent is virtually non-existent. As expected of someone with royal blood she has maintained high marks in most subjects.

As a method for controlling her vast powers she was also taught various martial arts in order to teach her discipline; in particular she was taught Krav Maga, Jujitsu, and battle tactics. She was also taught to use weapons such as short staffs, knives, and handguns. Usually she sticks to her powers and martial arts unless she knows she'll have almost no access to earth.

Character Synopsis

Tara Markov was the illegitimate daughter of the King of Markovia but this was kept secret from the public for obvious reasons. Being born into a noble house her first four years were spent in the luxury of the royal palace. On her fifth birthday however, Tara was forced to leave to ensure that no scandals could develop in the future. Placed into the capable hands of Dr. Helga Jace, Tara was sent to the United States to live out her own life.

Given a sizable sum of money each month, Tara was ensured a comfortable life to live. Good housing, schooling, even private tutors for the most well rounded education possible, as she is the daughter of a king. Language was especially important so she grew up learning German, Latvian, English, French, Russian, and even some Polish. For several years she grew up normally under the guardianship of Dr. Jace, but as it turned out, her guardian was much more interested in her own research than taking care of the young Markov.

At the age of nine, Dr. Helga Jace’s research confirmed the presence of the metagene in Tara and so she wasted no time experimenting on the child. The experiment was a success and Tara’s metagene was unlocked giving her the almost complete control over Earth. Dr. Jace was quite pleased by her success but after the newly awakened Tara almost completely trashed her lab in a panicked state, she realized the young Markov desperately needed training to control her powers. Of course she couldn’t go to a legitimate source since that would reveal her unethical experiments, so she opted for hiring the best mercenaries she could buy to train the girl.

The one mercenary that made the most impact on young Tara was Deathstroke. While his tutelage was only for a short time before he took on another mission, his instruction was harsh and invaluable toward giving her a grip on her powers. While instructive, it was also a very painful time for Tara and helped solidify the fact in Tara’s mind that Dr. Jace did not have the best of intentions for her.

Finally at the age of thirteen Tara had enough of Dr. Jace and through some clever correspondence with her Father back home, was able to remove Dr. Jace as her guardian so she could live her own life. Finally free, Tara is continuing her education while also, letting herself loose, cutting back on tutors and other activities so she can enjoy her own life more while using her powers as she sees fit on the side.

Titans: A DC Comics Roleplay

The @ComradeMaxx pinged me so here I am. Don't know if I'll end up finding someone I want to use but at least popping in to express my interest.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

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_{Location: Metropolis, United States - Normal Metropolis Day}

Issue #2.01: Steps Toward the Future

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About two months had passed since that day, quite a lot had changed. Kara found herself enrolled in Metropolis University with an emphasis on biology. Considering her own biology she found the topic quite intriguing with how life reacted and adapted to various circumstances. Now sure, everything she had at the ancient secret Kryptonian laboratory was way beyond anything Met-U had access to but starting from the ground up would probably be a lot more useful in the long run than just relying on whatever Kryptonian tech she had access too. Also, if she ever wanted to make herself something of note in the biology world she would need to rely on human technology as she was certainly not willing to give up her normal life as Kara Danvers.

School certainly ate into her supering hours but ever since the creation of the Department of Metahuman Affairs she had been trying not to appear too often, just in case. Sure the DMA hadn’t really gotten on her case much, but that was probably mostly due to the fact Metropolis seemed to love her and she had yet to cause any real extreme demolition. Ever since she had learned that Wonder Woman had been denaturalized from the United States, Kara couldn’t help but feel at least some rising pressure as Supergirl. Someone she had admired as a kid was now an enemy of the United States; it was a bitter pill to swallow.

But now was not the time to think about such things as today, she was just going to enjoy herself. Kara looked at a small, gold-colored wrist-watch to check the time. Sure she could just look at her phone, but a wrist-watch was just a lot classier. Fashion did make one pay a bit more but it was totally worth it.

Glancing up from her watch she noticed the person she was meeting coming her way, she almost started to wave but then realized she was a little too far away to be noticed by a normal person. Kara pretended not to notice her until she got closer before getting her attention. The dark brunette waved back and soon they were walking side by side.

“Sorry Kara! You wouldn’t believe the trouble I had on the city bus! Almost didn’t get off at the right stop!”

The young woman was Kara’s newest friend, Lucy Lane. She was also a student at Met U and they had met during English 101 where Kara quickly learned that Lucy was a bit of a fire brand that was not afraid to butt heads with her teachers. While Kara was a bit more, physically confrontational on a normal day, Lucy knew how to fight with words. Kara could quip when she wanted to but an actual argument was a bit different from exchanging witty banter with a villain.

“Just glad you could make it! Us university students have quite the schedules after all. Getting away from it all, even for a few hours is totally worth the hassle!”

“I know what you mean Kara! I sensed a kindred spirit in you when we first met! I do believe my instinct was right on the money! So where exactly is this musical gathering we’ll be swinging by for some fun?”

“They picked out a venue at the north side of Centennial Park. I heard a lot of the newer bands in town will be there to strut off their stuff.”

“I hope the Lostboys are there, have you heard any of their latest songs? They really know how to make a beat that gets you going!”
Kara and Lucy chatted excitedly together about what bands they hoped to see and listen to, when a television report caught Kara’s eye in one of the store fronts they passed.

“Another tech enterprise has been robbed this month with absolutely no clue as to the perpetrator. Once again every bit of data during the timing of when the robbery was alleged to transpire has been thoroughly scrubbed, but what is more alarming is what all the guards have to say. Apparently around 1:00am every security guard on duty fell asleep at the same time. They all claim to have suddenly felt an intense wave of drowsiness and then it was lights out. This information sounds like a sleeping agent had been used but just like the other three robberies so far, there is no evidence of any such chemical agents, liquid or airborne. The police are baffled as to how this has been accomplished but there have been no leads so far.”

“Ok, we have to cross here to get to the venue right?” Lucy’s question snapped Kara back to full attention at the fun they were about to have, wouldn’t do to have them take the wrong crosswalk.

“Ya, I think this one should do, this is going to be so much fun!”

Kara put the story in the back on her mind to concentrate on living the University dream, at least for a few precious hours.

Dragon Ball Gaiden

Cheral Castella

Location: East City

Interactions: @Eviledd1984@Weird Tales

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A surprise shot from above was enough to spook several of the goons and distracted the werewolf long enough that he didn't see the punch in time. Burburi's punch smashed into the werewolf's snout, making him take a few steps back as he nursed his nose, blood started trickling down from the impact. He growled but before anything else could happen, screams and explosions could be heard further in town, while civilians scrambled for cover. Not wanting to get caught up in the destruction, the goons made their escape.

"I'll get you for that you piece of garbage!" The werewolf cursed as they fled with the rest of the people.

Cheral was only momentarily relieved as they left, since the new threat appeared to be much more dangerous. She got a glimpse of one of the strange aliens down the street as it messed up the city, it was a disgusting little green man thing with a huge head. Their proportions were almost comical but their destruction was anything but. The saibaman gave her an evil grin, but then noticed a stranger had attacked one of them and gave chase to the man with the rest of it's brethren.

"What the heck are those things!" She broke out in a cold sweat as she noticed the amount of damage that had been done at their attack, cars were flipped over, storefronts were on fire, parts of the street had been melted with acid, it was chaos. The goons from before were child's play in comparison.

"I don't know what you're going to do Blue but I need my suit..." Starting to panic, Cheral quickly brought out her phone and called home. After a few tones, finally someone answered. "Hey guys, could you get my suit prepped and ready like, right now? I really feel like I'm gonna need it." With a click she was done.

She looked up at the flying aliens, then back to the blue guy who insisted he was a Brench-seijin, whatever that was. "So thanks for giving that guy a massive right hook and sending him home, but I gotta go. Nice to meet ya big blue!" With a pat on the alien's back, and realizing there were going to be no more taxis, Cheral ran as fast as she could toward her lab. As long as she could get into the suit, then she wouldn't have to worry about those little green men anymore. Also once she got it on, she could give those aliens a good thrashing for daring to claw their way in the Castella family's city.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

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_{Location: New York City, United States - Day of Crisis}

Issue #1.09: Crisis Averted/ Crisis Event Epilogue

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As it turned out Supergirl actually didn’t need to dispose of all the bombs as before she could smash the last obelisks someone had managed to shut them down. It was quite the relief after the initial panic of not being able to hear that humming anymore but while the attack itself was thwarted and thankfully none of the bombs went off, there was a LOT of cleanup to do. There were plenty of hurt and trapped people to rescue, especially around the remains of the Empire State Building.

When Supergirl had first seen the destruction her first thought was that one of the bombs had been inside the building, but a quick look revealed that it was no explosion that had toppled the skyscraper but blunt force. While she helped with the extraction of survivors she found herself listening to reporters and citizens, which revealed the astounding truth that it was the fight between Wonder Woman and Stryfe that brought the impressive tower to the ground.

Wonder Woman was an absolute legend, heck Kara even idolized her quite a bit, so to hear that her hero had helped cause such a massive amount of collateral damage was quite a shock. Kara was certain that Stryfe had been the one to orchestrate the disaster but no matter how much she wanted to defend her, the fact was that through her actions, many innocent civilians had lost their lives in the process of subduing the villain. It was a very grim reminder to Kara just how much damage someone with excessive amounts of strength could cause, if she wasn’t careful, Supergirl could just as easily cause such a similar disaster.

During her recovery efforts Kara found herself ambushed by several reporters, who of course had some very hard questions for her.

“Supergirl, thank you so much for your efforts to save as many lives as possible.”

“Of course, it’s really the least I can do.”

“Now if you had been the one to fight the Metahuman Supremacy Front leader Stryfe, could you have prevented this tragedy from occurring?”

Supergirl couldn’t help but flinch a little at the question, these reporters certainly didn’t hold back with their questions. Supergirl tried desperately to think of a way to answer without making Wonder Woman look bad but, well her experience with the press was still a bit underdeveloped. Supergirl thought for a second longer before responding as best she could.

“So, I can’t say one way or the other as it completely depends on the context of the fight so I don’t know if I could have prevented it. The one thing I can say is that I always try to put people’s lives before whomping the bad guy. That’s why I was out there trying to dispose of all the bombs out there rather than fighting for the most part. Errr…anyway I need to concentrate on rescuing everyone possible, so talk to ya later!”

Not wanted to potentially make anything worst Supergirl flew away to the next area of rubble to continue the search.
“I hope you knew what you were doing Wonder Woman.” Kara whispered to herself as she located another survivor.

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Galaxy Communications App

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The G. Gordon Godfrey Show

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Gordon Godfrey: Oh boy folks were the events of last week ever a doozy! Now everyone who watches my show knows I can get riled up by a lot of things but it when I get absolutely livid, you know there is a good reason for it.

*Background screen shows photos and video shots from the events in Star City and New York City. Mayhem and pandemonium are at the forefront of the screen*

Gordon Godfrey: As everyone knows by now an absolutely terrible terrorist attack by the MSF, or as they like to say the Metahuman Supremacy Front occurred not a week ago taking countless lives in the process. The extreme methods of these barbarians will take months to recover from but surprisingly, the biggest single piece of damage was not done by these madmen but by one of those fighting to stop them. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am of course talking about hero that so many have idolized throughout the years; that person of unparalleled strength and power, Wonder Woman.

*A video shows the collapse of the Empire State Building that occurred because of the battle between Wonder Woman and Stryfe*

G. Gordon Godfrey: You know I remember quite clearly the day the Twin Towers fell but we all know the reason for that, God-fearing Muslim Terrorists, that’s what! But was this the MSF’s fault? No! This was because a super-powered individual thought that knocking around some fellow in a tin can suit was more important than preventing civilian casualties. How many more tragedies do you think can happen if we continue to let these metahumans run around trying to ‘help’ us poor folks who just want to earn an honest living?

*The screen splits in two and a young Hispanic couple appears. The young man looks a little beat up and his holding his wife close.*

G. Gordon Godfrey: Glad you could join us Gutarz Martinez and your lovely wife. I’ve heard that you were at ground zero, so to speak. Please tell us about that dreadful experience.

Gutarz Martinez: It was one of the most terrifying moments of my entire life. You know me and my wife took shelter inside when the chaos started happening but when we starting hearing news that some heroes had started saving the day on our phones’ feeds we thought everything was going to be alright. Suddenly I hear this loud sound and look out to see the Empire State Building being thrashed apart. The only thing I could think about was finding a safer spot so we bolted for it, turned out to be a good idea as the debris from the falling tower smashed the corner we had been hiding in.

G. Gordon Godfrey: Thank God for that. I’m so glad you managed to make it out alive, so many others were not so lucky.

Gutarz Martinez: I still can’t believe that Wonder Woman almost killed us; I used to think she was a force for good but now I see she is more interested in her own brand of justice.

G. Gordon Godfrey: Indeed. Thank you so much for sharing your story, as you can see there is much for the world to think about. After seeing what transpired that day, we the people must ask the question, what can we do to prevent such a tragedy from occurring once again? While some metahumans are responsible citizens others are decidedly not and even gun-owners aren’t safe from such powerful foes. Remember when having a piece by your side gave you a sense of security and peace? Well that little pea-shooter isn’t going to help at all if you’re at the mercy of someone with powers!

*A video plays of Stryfe’s last moments with the press.*

G. Gordon Godfrey: Now look at this crazed man, despite his obvious lunacy what he says makes a lot of sense does it not? Can we really trust that Wonder Woman was not part of the Metahuman Supremacy Front like she claims? Until our government takes this metahuman menace seriously these types of tragedies will just continue without end! What historic landmark will be obliterated by the fury of a metahuman gone rogue? These beings must be held accountable for their actions and we the people, should have a say in where they can and cannot operate!

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_{Location: Metrapolis, Lex Corp - Week after Crisis}

Lex Luthor's Office

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At this point Lex Luthor had enough of Gordon’s drama and shut off the screen. While he did not particularly enjoy the dribble that came out of Galaxy Communications he had made it a habit to keep up on the latest topics. There was something about Galaxy Communications’ unabashed style of reporting and commentary that kept people’s attention. It could be overblown at times and outrageous, but that fact that it was not the traditional media made it watched and consumed by millions of viewers daily.

Society had once again reached that point where they distrusted the legacy media and general distrust of the government was at an all time high. It was the usual pattern that happened as in the course of any civilization. The people were right to question what they watched but it also made it even easier to manipulate people, humans tended to want to believe in something and often that something would just be whatever was the opposite of what they hated at the time.

Galaxy Communications had tapped quite readily into that source and despite not having a regular station now dominated the internet and streaming services. Cable news and TV stations were almost a thing of the past of this point, but it was Galaxy Communications currently that had really jumped on the new trends. G. Gordon Godfrey was the prize star of the company at the moment and really sold his product with this somewhat outrageous personality, a lot of people watched the calmer voices later but Gordon often was the first of the crew viewers listened to.

“I don’t know how you can stand listening to that man.” Mercy complained to Lex after he shut off the stream. Lex Luthor couldn’t help but smirk just a bit at Mercy's gripe.

“Say what you like about the man, but G. Gordon Godfrey is a man of the people and can often be an echo of what normal citizens are thinking at the time. Of course he’s been wrong on many occasions but it’s less about his actual facts as it is tapping into his mindset. It is quite clear that this incident will be hyped up enough to be the straw to break some government backs.”

Lex Luthor looked at a report about the goings on in Washington and smiled, it was just as he suspected. Movement was being made and soon there would be a Department of Metahuman Affairs in the United States government to join the various ABC departments. Of course Lex Luthor had been counting on such an outcome, the creation of such a department would severely limit the influence of metahumans in the community which in turn would make it easier for Lex Luthor’s plans to go on unimpeded.

Of course it would take time, put Lex Luthor knew how to play 4-D chess when others were stuck thinking in terms of checkers. In the meantime, he would still have to be cautious of those whose powers would not easily be curbed by a few politicians such as Supergirl.

“By the way Mercy, what has Stagg Enterprises been up to these days?” In reality Lex was already up to speed on the issue but there was the off chance some new bit of information could prove useful.

“From the engineers working on reverse engineering the samples we procured from the Metahuman Supremacy Front, they have determined that a rather advanced intelligence was behind the creation of the mind control drones. This was confirmed by our mole in A.R.G.U.S. who reported that Simon Stagg was in fact working with an alien life form.”

Lex Luthor scoffed, “Of course someone like Stagg would botch up working with an alien species. Well this will be a good opportunity to take over some of Stagg Enterprises’ holdings, shouldn’t take more than an hour or so. In the meantime Mercy, please set up an appointment with some senators, they will of course need my guidance if they want their D.M.A. to succeed.”

“Of course Mr. Luthor.” The future of Metropolis and humanity would be bright indeed, as long as Lex Luthor was there to help guide it.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

SuperGirl

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

S u p e r g i r l

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Kara-El of Krypton ♦ Student ♦ Metropolis ♦ Justice League

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"I used to want to be a superhero when I was young, now I am one. Funny how that worked out."}

After a trip to a trippin’ ice fortress out in the middle of nowhere, Kara Danvers was treated to the knowledge of her ancestors by a rather impressive AI system. Suddenly filled with all the knowledge of her potential as a Kryptonian in a yellow star solar system, the young woman embraced her new powers to become even more super than she had been before.

Being an alien with an awesome power set is cool and all that but Kara wants to also hold onto her human ‘heritage’ and stay a part of society as Kara and not Supergirl. With College, an internship and all that normal stuff along with the desire to save the day, having a perfectly balanced break- I mean life will be rather tough.

Just being herself isn’t the only thing on her mind however, there is also the question of what happened to her younger cousin? Kal-El seems to have disappeared from reality, but what is the truth? Will Lex Luthor give her any time to actually try and find her cousin? Read on to find out.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

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Supergirl is an interesting character and using this unique backstory created by the previous owner, she’ll be a lot more connected and attached to Earth life than the original ever would. As she has only now learned about her true heritage she will need to make the decision of how much of her old life she will allow to influence her Earth one.

Having most of her memories being of her time on Earth Kara is very much a typical Earth girl, with dreams and wants like most people have. This brings the question of how much of those typical dreams she will have to give up in order to be Supergirl? Also in a singular universe how much of a threat will she be considered to the rest of the world? All good questions that need answers.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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Jimmy Olson ♦ Photographer for the Daily Planet and aspiring journalist. Jimmy decided not to go to college and instead went right into the workforce. He has a hard life but he enjoys the challenge as he attempts to be the first to break into a new story.

Lex Luthor ♦ Founder of LexCorp, he is one of the richest and smartest men on the entire planet. He is not exactly known for being ethical, but his charisma and lack of evidence to any wrongdoing on his part, ensures his spotlight as a media darling. Even if anyone knows about any of his pet projects, they tend to keep quiet as being in Lex’s good graces is often quite profitable.

Cat Grant ♦ A columnist for the Daily Planet, Cat Grant is a very ambitious individual who will go to great lengths to up her game. She is particularly interested in the new Supergirl, but does not let that interest interfere with the rest of her work, unless she can get some exclusive information that is.

Lucy Lane ♦ Going to the same college as Kara Danvers, the two quickly became fast friends and find themselves hanging out a lot together. As the two come from very different backgrounds they enjoy bouncing off ideas and stories off of each other.

Perry White ♦ Chief editor of the Daily Planet, a bit loud and old-fashioned. He often has trouble with all the new fangled electronics but is smart enough to realize when he needs help and something is out of his depth.

Vincent Edge ♦ Runs Galaxy Communications, a direct competition to The Daily Planet. Considered an underdog at first, but with a slick social media focus and the ability to really get the nitty-gritty[so he claims] of every news story he has quickly become a force to become a clear rival network. Prides himself on giving a voice to ‘all’ views, including a lot of unpopular ones which gets him mixed reactions.

G. Gordon Godfrey ♦ One of Galaxy Communications’ star reporters most known for his very blunt and scathing interviews. He is known for being very harsh, especially when talking about meta-humans.

S A M P L E P O S T:

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Supergirl: Glasses Just Won't Cut It

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^{Morning //Kara’s Room, United States
Day before moving to Metropolis, 2019}

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Kara looked at herself in the mirror, a lovely young blonde with blue eyes stared back. The woman was in absolutely normal clothes but frankly it was going to be impossible for anyone to not realize she was Supergirl. Sure there would be advantages if everyone just knew who she was but after fully realizing who she really was, Kara was afraid of losing who she had become. If everyone knew Kara was Supergirl, then would she still even be the Kara people had gotten to know?

First thing to try was a simple pair of large, rectangular glasses. Putting on the spectacles the first thought that entered her mind was, “Wow Kara, you look like an absolute geek!” It was amazing how much a simple pair of glasses could change a face; however if they were ever bumped off somehow or someone had a good imagination it would be easy to make the connection.

“Yep, these would never work!” She laughed and tossed the glasses to the side. “I need a more complete makeover. Need to make myself stand out in a different way.”

Next on the disguise rack was a brown wig, longer than her normal hair and a bit frizzier than her silky blonde locks. She had thought about a more extreme difference like black hair, but decided looking closer to her parents’ hair colors would be more natural. This way she could claim this was her normal hair and the young blonde in her pictures was because she dyed her hair at a younger age.

The different hair color and style helped change her looks a lot. This was certainly a step in the right direction but another thing she needed to change was her eyes, sure she couldn’t change her photos eye color but at least when people looked at her on the street they wouldn’t make a connection with Supergirl as much with different eye colors.

The color contacts she had chosen would change her blue eyes to a soft, hazelnut color. The problem was she had never worn contacts in her life. The small white case with the lens stared up at her from the sink counter. She gently twisted a cap off and dipped her finger into the solution to feel the soft lens on her finger tip. She brought the colored contact up to eye level and stared at it for a moment.

“Come on Kara, you can punch through a building, fly through the sky, and not even a bullet can scratch me…what’s there to be afraid about a little contact lens?” For some reason the thought about purposefully putting an object in her eye was giving her the willies. Light reflected off the soft body of the contact as if to taunt her.

Kara took a few breaths, made sure the lens was clean, and tried to pop the little sucker onto her eyeball. The lens folded up in a weird way and slip to her lower eyelid. The strange feeling caused her to rapidly blink which pushed the contact out, and onto the floor below.

“Oh come on!” Kara quickly scooped it up and used saline solution to wash it as thoroughly as possible. “Let’s try this again.” With another deep breath she tried to put it in once again, this time she managed to fit it in better but when she looked in the mirror, the contact was a bit off which made her eye look weird.

With a grumble she tried sliding the contact into the right place but put a little too much pressure and she ripped it. “Blast it super strength I don’t need you for delicate work!” Getting a little too worked up, her eyes flared up and before she knew it she had burned right through the remainder of the contact.

Quickly she stuck her head under the faucet and washed her eye out. Thankfully was was only a little singe on the wall and apparently even her eyeball was fire proof.

“I hate contacts.”

Despite that declaration and a painful first experience Kara was eventually able to learn how to put in the contacts after a bit more practice. She just hoped she wouldn’t burn through too many pairs before she got completely used to them.

P O S T C A T A L O G U E:

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Season 1

Issue #1.08: Obelisks of Doom / Crisis Event

Issue #1.09: Of course there's a Bomb / Crisis Event

Issue #1.09: Crisis Averted/ Crisis Event Epilogue

Season 2

Issue #2.01: Steps Toward the Future

Issue #2.02: Keeping Ahead of the Game

Issue #2.03: Lost

Issue #2.04: Embarassment

Issue #2.05: Transformation Begins at Home

Issue #2.06: A Bad Day

Dragon Ball Gaiden

Cheral Castella

Location: East City

Interactions: @Eviledd1984

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Cheral was just about to flag down a taxi when she had a rather rude fall. She had just started to raise her hand to get the taxi's attention when she crashed into someone and landed on her butt.

"Ouch, sorry about that, guess I should look where I'm going." Cheral apologized but soon enough the blue skinned individual who ran into her was already on his feet and offering her a hand.

"I'm so sorry I was not focused on where I was walking." The alien said as he extended his hand out to her. Cheral quickly took up his offer and before she knew it, the man had lifted her back on her feet. She was slightly surprised to see someone with blue skin, but when you lived in a city full of beastmen and the occasional dinosaur it wasn't that far out there.

"Well I don't think my butt got too dirty so I think you're safe." Cheral winked and looked down for a second at where her posterior had been planted, there was a bit of spit nearby, it had been a rather close call. Thanking her lucky stars she then turned back to the person who had knocked her down. "Certainly not a skin-tone you see everyday, did you perhaps dye it?" Cheral couldn't help but ask, as her previous thoughts of retrieving her wallet were knocked out of her head on impact.

As she waited for a answer however a somewhat rough looking 'pack' of people showed up around them. A tall individual with jagged looking teeth and an evil eye butting in on the conversation.

"Say pretty lady, I'm pretty sure our boss would love to have an honest chat with ya." The nasty man and several goons closed in on them. Cheral felt herself start to sweat a little when she recognized the tattoos on some of the goons necks, they were pledged to the Macaron family, a rival mafia group. Sure she could hold her own in a fight but without her power suit she felt a little vulnerable.

"Ya I'm sure Don Macaron would like to have a nice long chat without any of my family around." Cheral looked around trying to find an avenue of escape, sure she could just fly but if they could too, it wouldn't be the best idea. Also she had blue stuck in the middle of a 'family' feud while she tried to keep her distance from the mafia members. "Sorry about this Blue, I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you just skedaddled along."

The thugs sneered at the blue man. "Heh, sure we can let the blue man go, if you come along with us quietly, wouldn't want to alert the cops after all."

Cheral sighed, of course they would be the low-brow types who thought they could easily threaten her by taking a hostage. No doubt they were looking for a fast promotion in the Macaron Family and felt that kidnapping a rival's daughter would be just such a ticket. Sure she didn't want to random fellow getting hurt on her account but as the daughter of a Don, she had to look after herself first or her family might go to war and then East City would be hurting quite a bit. "I hope you can fight Blue cause looks like I'm going to have to fight and I can't protect you while doing it!"
"So it is going to be a fight, heh, gonna have to make this a quick one as we're a little exposed here. I'll just have to go all out right from the start." The talker then started to growl as his body mass expanded, fur grew all over his body and his face elongated into a wolf's snout.

"Crap, of course one of them would be a werewolf." Cheral was a lot more nervous now, while she could probably still beat them, a werewolf had those nasty claws to slash with so she was going to have to be extra careful. "Training don't fail me now..." She thought as the werewolf and three other human thugs closed in.

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Cheral Castella

Location: East City

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Cheral Castella chatted merrily along with her friends as they walked through the mall. They were quite the diverse group of individuals, colleagues, old high school-chums, and fancy rich 'kids' all together. Their clothes were all quite different, ranging from dresses to leather jackets and jeans that made them all clash with each other. Cheral herself was quite casual today, skin tight jeans, a green and white striped t-shirt with a tan vest on top. To complete her look was some brown, lace-up boots and a pair of silver clip-on ear clasps for just the slightest bit of edge.

It was odd to see so many different kinds of people together but when one thought about it, it was actually pretty easy to understand how such a group might come together. While it was obvious that many of these people had little in common with each other, they all had a central figure to hover around, Cheral Castella. As the daughter of one of East City's most powerful mob bosses it made sense that so many people would want to be her friend.

Cheral knew all this of course, it was impossible to not notice how differently she was treated once they realized who she was the daughter of, but she didn't let that get in the way of her fun. She couldn't change how people thought or acted but she could certainly have quite a bit of fun whenever she wanted!

At the moment as they walked together, one of her oldest friends was talking about how much she despised her boss. She was a girl two years younger than her that she had known since she was a kid. Her father worked for the Castella family as one of his enforcers so it was only natural that they had gotten to know each other from an early age.

"So I was like, doing my job, and I had to make some copies for the next meeting when my boss suddenly calls out to me from his office. 'Helen! Get your skinny ass moving and get me a coffee while I'm at it, capeesh!' Gaah, what a creeper! Maybe I should get dad to pay him a visit, but I think he's a little too wealthy for my dad alone to do anything. Course if he had your dad along for the visit it might shut him up!" Helen laughed and linked a arm around Cheral's while she hinted at doing her a favor.

Cheral rolled her eyes at her friends antics and chuckled. Helen acted an looked like a 'valley' girl but as the daughter of an Enforcer in reality she was quite strong herself. The impression she gave others often caused them to underestimate and dismiss her however, which extended to her office life.

Cheral decoupled her arm from Helen's and playfully nudged her. "Now, now Helen, you know my dad's got a lot more important things to do than deal with some jerk. Besides, if you really were having troubles he'd already be in the hospital right now."

Helen gave an adorable puffy pouty face and stuck her tongue out at Cheral before clinging to her rather rough looking boyfriend in a leather jacket.

Cheral chuckled and turned her gaze to her surroundings. "Well guys I'm feeling generous today so how about we all dine for lunch together, on me!" A collective cheer from the group could be heard as they all headed toward a fancy restaurant called Ponuello's. It was a moderately priced Italian restaurant that always had fresh baked bread one could snack on before the main course, it was fine dining at a reasonable price. As they all filed in though, Cheral realized she was forgetting something as she searched around all her pockets.

"Oopsies, I think I forgot my wallet." She clonked herself on the head with a fist and everyone else groaned, this sort of thing had happened before.

"Don't worry guys, I'll be back in two gulps of a beer! Why don't you all head inside and wait for me, shouldn't take me too long to find it, must be back home." Cheral waved to her friends and rushed out to the nearest taxi to head back to her home lab where she left her wallet, probably.

A young man on a bench outside the mall watched her go and then looked down at his smartphone. A map showed up and a small icon could be seen going away from the mall...

Dragon Ball Gaiden

Name: Cheral Castella

Age: 22
Gender: Female
Race: Human

Personality:

Cheral Castella could be described as cheerful and bright. Even if she faces setbacks she will try something again and again until she feels satisfied which adds a bit of a stubborn streak to the mix. She can be a bit scatterbrained however, which can lead her to forget things: like dates, eating, showering, etc. Despite this she is a hard worker and it is impossible not to notice her efforts.

Aside from her cheerful demeaner and attitude is a side she would rather not let people know, her fear of danger. If she thinks something, or someone is too dangerous she will avoid it like the plague. In order to overcome her fear of getting hurt she designed a power suit to wear which helps quite a bit. When she wears it she feels invincible, but if she starts to feel unsafe, she’ll quickly revert to a blubbering mess.

History:

Cheral Castella began life as the energetic young heir to the Castella family, the head of the biggest Mafia in East City. Cheral had an interest in everything from mechanics to martial arts and her father gave her everything she wanted. He also paid for the best tutors available which included martial arts trainers.

It was soon discovered that she had a natural talent for Ki control and was soon flying around with ease at a young age, but soon after tragedy struck. Her martial arts teacher of the Crab style, got a little too ambitious in her training and in a sparring match broke her arm in his zeal. While martial arts had been all fun and games before, the realty of combat and pain left a deep impact on the young Cheral causing her to flinch from anything that could hurt her.

That marital artist trainer was never heard from again.

As she grew Cheral found herself gravitating toward mechanics and robotics, soon she had an entire lab to herself where she could tinker around with things. While not exactly a super genius, she was still quite an intelligent and hard worker and soon found herself working with a subsidiary of Capsule Corp, the foremost pioneer of the technological frontier. Before long she found herself working alongside scientists and engineers with dreams of taking humanity to new technological heights.

She had never completely lost her interest in martial arts and had kept up on her regular training but only spared with those she knew couldn’t hurt her. Annoyed by her trauma she used her connections with her work colleagues and her family to create her own power suit so she could fight again without worry. It took her a lot of train and error, plus a few 'volunteers', but she finally completed a usable prototype which she is currently refining and using for herself.

Thankfully she had managed to keep up normal marital arts training but now with the suit she is confident enough to spar with others and try more dangerous activities.

Techniques

Voltage Palm – Combining her ki with an electric charge from her suit’s gloves, Cheral can fire a bolt of lightning from her palm up to a few meters away accurately. It is most effective when she can actually touch an opponent and can often stun or disorient an enemy with its high voltage. As it needs electricity to work she has to be careful it doesn’t drain her suit’s battery completely.

Fire Grenade – Gathering her ki up into a ball she can fire it like a projectile or lob it like a volley ball. The ki blast will explode in a fiery creshendo on impact with an object. She can also make it implode prematurely to cause a detonation in midair.

Iron Shell – Crossing her arms in front of her she can race her ki throughout her body to create a sort of barrier to strengthen her defense. The effect is greatly enhanced with her suit on.

Energy Blitz – A simple ki barrage with a very high volume of ki blasts. The sheer amount is designed to plow through an enemy’s defenses.