Kidd

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TWO DAYS LATER

Agent Woods

"An explosion, leaving an unidentified victim dead..."

"...They've both been tested to see if they were drugged but after testing clean they both cling to their stories of their Super strong thug."

"A shooting at the cafe, Populi ex Machina..."

"...woman brutally murdered in her own home."

"Police are investigating..."

Cori Woods stared at the screens in front of her, clicking between news videos and articles. She shook her head in disbelief as she went over the information at her hands again. Multiple stacks of folders sat next to her desk, fresh but cluttered. It wasn't long ago that she got permission to put together a team of investigative agents to conduct research, and what they think they found was absolutely bizarre. Her gaze wandered to the stacks, recalling the cases: a man who could supposedly summon flames, small women lifting buses well over their heads, 85° weather in the middle of winter... The cases were few enough considering their global scale, but they were literally unbelievable and she struggled to find the hard evidence she needed to figure out what exactly was happening to the world.

"Cori, your office. I've never seen it like this..."

Red eyes darted up from the papers and laptops in front of the fair woman, eyebrows raised at the disturbance. Then around at the mess that had become the office, it was true: her coat and jacket had been hastily taken off, not even making it to the small rack. There were multiple empty mugs on the desk. The lights weren't even on until the assistant flicked them on, causing the woman winced. Agent Cori Woods sat up, neck cracking as she rolled her head and shoulders. "I've been focused on other things," she explained before taking a long gulp of black coffee. Her employee, a younger man, stood awkwardly, waiting for the agent to prompt him with a question. She complied, but not without an impatient roll of her eyes and a tone to match. "What is it, Raymond?"

He nodded and looked down at the notes. He hesitated with his words, drawing interest from Cori as she narrowed her eyes at him. "Sorry to interrupt you with this, but, the jay has the worm." It was a cheesy, plain message, and he was at least aware that it was somewhat coded.

Cori's reaction was immediate, and she stood to gather her phone and finish her coffee before even speaking. The mug was slapped down among the empty ones. The laptops were snapped shot and the files closed, and she spoke as she trotted over to gather her coat and guns and wallet. "I don't think I have anything going on today, but if I do, please cancel it. I'll be out for the rest of the day. Tell no one about that phone call--especially my father." She couldn't whistle blow for nothing--but once she had these documents, she was confident they would carry her a few more ranks higher than she already was. "And get rid of those mugs, would you, please? Lock the door behind you."

Raymond blinked as she snatched the clipboard from his hand, then stared at the desk in dismay.

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At the park...

The park was an easy walk away from Cori's office. It wasn't uncommon for her to take a lunch break at the park, and she had wanted a place that wouldn't be too unique for her. Sunglasses covered her eyes, of course, as they darted about, looking for anyone who seemed out of place. She had contacted a party who had contacted a party who...may have contacted yet another company before choosing a guy. After the mistake named Zane Colch, the guilt had been weighing down on her shoulders. So she had went out of her way to hire someone who could definitely do the job--and maybe the subconscious part of her went in this direction so she wouldn't feel that same guilt if they failed. And now, it was about to pay off.

The woman sat a park bench, brief case in her lap. Her fingers tapped along the top impatiently, her eyes flickering about through the sunglasses. She knew she would be spotted before she spotted the contact, and she couldn't deny the uneasiness as it set it. I'm early, she thought, peering down at her watch. Relax. Cori took a long, deep breath, her pale fingers slowing to a rest on the case. You'll get the data, maybe some extra intel from the contact, and you'll be fine. With a lick of her lips, she nodded to herself, taking on her usual posture: shoulders back, chin up, legs crossed, and still...

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Cori Woods | 29 | Female

Apperance: Due to her albinism, Cori is almost always given a second glance. Her extremely fair complexion and white hair is stunning to say the least. Vanilla, she may look sickly to those who don't understand why she looks the way she does, but she is very conscientious of her appearance: her makeup adds a healthy color to her face and darkness to her lips and eyelashes. Her haunting red eyes are almost always hidden behind stereotypical Men in Black sunglasses, partly to protect them against the sun, but also because she's self conscious about the strange color. She stands tall for a woman at 5'8", and she has a lean, boyish figure. Underneath the clothing, her body is hard with muscle. As for the clothes themselves, Cori wears enough to conceal a weapon even in civilian life. At work, she wears suits.

Religion: Raised Catholic, doesn't practice

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Occupation: CIA Field Agent, working her way to Senior Agent

Abilities:

- Incredible marksmanship. If it weren't for her goals, she may have taken a more combative approach to her career, but she can already out shoot a majority of her coworkers.

- Hand-to-hand combat. While Cori isn't outstanding in this area compared to other agents, it's a necessary skill within the field. Influence from martial arts is seen in her combative style, but the physical training has benefited her moreso in stamina and endurance rather than strength.

- Leadership skills. Professionally, Cori will not hesitate to be critical of another person or suggest what they should or should not do. She is well spoken and blunt when angered. She is not the most charismatic leader, but she is practical and straight forward and is comfortable telling others what to do.

- Bilingual. English is her first language, French her second out of choice. In her time in the CIA, she has also learned Russian and Mandarin, and she's working on Arabic.

- Amateur automechanic. Cori had always been a bit of a tomboy, and one her leisure hobbies include cars: fixing them, driving them, and buying them. As a result, she has the skills to take care of of them and keep up on maintenance herself.

Faults:

- The albinism affects her eyesight and therefore her marksmanship. She is required by her job to have an eye examination every six months and earlier if she suspects she'll need a change in prescription. She, of course, wears contacts (or glasses on those rare days she's lounging about the house).

-Youth. Cori may be approaching 30, but she has taken on a position that could've been handed onto an agent with more years and experience. However, her adoptive father works a little higher up in the hierarchy, and she has demonstrated her ambition in properly serving her country. She'll work with something to prove.

- Tobacco. A nasty habit, but Cori does smoke. She smokes 2-3 cigarettes a day, but has been trying to cut back, if not quit.

- Cori is not very charismatic. She's stubborn and can be relentless petty when she feels personally attacked. On a personal, one-on-one level she is difficult to get along with, and she strives in professional environments over personal life.

Power: N/A

Personality: Cori's personality is straight forward and one can take a guess just observing her gait: she walks tall and proud, a frown on her lips. As one might judge, she's confident--often arrogant--and lacks a sense of humor. It may be because of her gender and young age in this particular career, but she is conscious about how she presents herself and takes the job seriously. She is rarely caught relaxing or slacking off, and she wants her immediate environment in her control. Despite all this, she is caring to people. She's generous, and can be surprisingly warm at times. There is also underlying insecurity, of course, but she is strong and pushes such thoughts aside in order to reach her goals. Doing excellent in all aspects of life gives her self worth. Beyond her core personality, her interests include cars, guns, and classic country music.

History: Cori Woods comes not from humble beginnings, but from humbled beginnings. She was born into riches, her mother a retired model and her father the CEO of one of the most prestigious interior design companies. So when they died in a tragic accident, the adoption process for Cori was stressful and long: child services and lawyers were eager to place her in a home where she would be cared for, rather than used for the inheritance that would include millions of dollars and rights to the company. After two years of drifting between foster homes while agents worked to find a permanent solution for the young Cori, she was adopted by a loving couple at age ten, one a rising star within the CIA.

Cori grew with dignity and grace, maybe groomed for it by the parents she lost. Though when she reached eighteen, she rejected ownership of the company. Instead, she chose to follow in her adopted father's footsteps and took to law. She started on the police force as she worked through college and eventually the CIA's training program. Like everything else in life, she excelled, and was usually the first of her peers approached when an upper level position needed filled. Rising so high at such a young age, of course, earned disdain from some co-workers (who would become her employees), but she strove to be great anyway.

Enter: the accident. The blackout, the electrical storms...And suddenly, citizens of the world with superpowers were appearing, like something out of those over-hyped superhero movies Cori had zero interest in she'd insist with a nervous laugh... One of the first within the CIA to act two weeks ago, she insisted on learning all that she could about the strange new humanoids. However, all she could find at first was that they were dangerous, and--for her--it meant detaining them to protect innocent civilians. Employees under her would be working to research suitable technology and techniques to handle these super humans and she personally delved into research about where, how, and why they even appeared.

Her research and agents lead her to straight to what she needed: information on an unknown (to her) organization called Coalition. Intrigued, she went about creating a small task force that could retrieve information on them. Unfortunately, it may have been her eagerness to get the bottom of this situation had costed her men their lives. She had been too careless and she had hired a Coalition agent who took the intelligence, as well. Desperate to get it back--without putting more innocent lives at risk--she sought help outside the CIA. Through a web of contacts, Kieran was hired, and Cori will only be meeting him in person for the first time to collect the information.

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Agent Woods

Cori Woods | 29 | Female

Apperance: Due to her albinism, Cori is almost always given a second glance. Her extremely fair complexion and white hair is stunning to say the least. Vanilla, she may look sickly to those who don't understand why she looks the way she does, but she is very conscientious of her appearance: her makeup adds a healthy color to her face and darkness to her lips and eyelashes. Her haunting red eyes are almost always hidden behind stereotypical Men in Black sunglasses, partly to protect them against the sun, but also because she's self conscious about the strange color. She stands tall for a woman at 5'8", and she has a lean, boyish figure. Underneath the clothing, her body is hard with muscle. As for the clothes themselves, Cori wears enough to conceal a weapon even in civilian life. At work, she wears suits.

Religion: Raised Catholic, doesn't practice

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Occupation: CIA Field Agent, working her way to Senior Agent

Abilities:

- Incredible marksmanship. If it weren't for her goals, she may have taken a more combative approach to her career, but she can already out shoot a majority of her coworkers.

- Hand-to-hand combat. While Cori isn't outstanding in this area compared to other agents, it's a necessary skill within the field. Influence from martial arts is seen in her combative style, but the physical training has benefited her moreso in stamina and endurance rather than strength.

- Leadership skills. Professionally, Cori will not hesitate to be critical of another person or suggest what they should or should not do. She is well spoken and blunt when angered. She is not the most charismatic leader, but she is practical and straight forward and is comfortable telling others what to do.

- Bilingual. English is her first language, French her second out of choice. In her time in the CIA, she has also learned Russian and Mandarin, and she's working on Arabic.

Faults:

- The albinism affects her eyesight and therefore her marksmanship. She is required by her job to have an eye examination every six months and earlier if she suspects she'll need a change in prescription. She, of course, wears contacts (or glasses on those rare days she's lounging about the house).

-Youth. Cori may be approaching 30, but she has taken on a position that could've been handed onto an agent with more years and experience. However, her adoptive father works a little higher up in the hierarchy, and she has demonstrated her ambition in properly serving her country. She'll work with something to prove.

- Tobacco. A nasty habit, but Cori does smoke. She smokes 2-3 cigarettes a day, but has been trying to cut back, if not quit.

Power: N/A

Personality: Cori's personality is straight forward and one can take a guess just observing her gait: she walks tall and proud, a frown on her lips. As one might judge, she's confident--often arrogant--and lacks a sense of humor. It may be because of her gender and young age in this particular career, but she is conscious about how she presents herself and takes the job seriously. She is rarely caught relaxing or slacking off, and she wants her immediate environment in her control. Despite all this, she is caring to people. She's generous, and can be surprisingly warm at times. There is also underlying insecurity, of course, but she is strong and pushes such thoughts aside in order to reach her goals. Doing excellent in all aspects of life gives her self worth. Beyond her core personality, her interests include cars, guns, and classic country music.

History: Cori Woods comes not from humble beginnings, but from humbled beginnings. She was born into riches, her mother a retired model and her father the CEO of one of the most prestigious interior design companies. So when they died in a tragic accident, the adoption process for Cori was stressful and long: child services and lawyers were eager to place her in a home where she would be cared for, rather than used for the inheritance that would include millions of dollars and rights to the company. After two years of drifting between foster homes while agents worked to find a permanent solution for the young Cori, she was adopted by a loving couple at age ten, one a rising star within the CIA.

Cori grew with dignity and grace, maybe groomed for it by the parents she lost. Though when she reached eighteen, she rejected ownership of the company. Instead, she chose to follow in her adopted father's footsteps and took to law. She started on the police force as she worked through college and eventually the CIA's training program. Like everything else in life, she excelled, and was usually the first of her peers approached when an upper level position needed filled. Rising so high at such a young age, of course, earned disdain from some co-workers (who would become her employees), but she strove to be great anyway.

Enter: the accident. The blackout, the electrical storms...And suddenly, citizens of the world with superpowers were appearing, like something out of those over-hyped superhero movies Cori had zero interest in she'd insist with a nervous laugh... One of the first within the CIA to act two weeks ago, she insisted on learning all that she could about the strange new humanoids. However, all she could find at first was that they were dangerous, and--for her--it meant detaining them to protect innocent civilians. Employees under her would be working to research suitable technology and techniques to handle these super humans and she personally delved into research about where, how, and why they even appeared.

Her research and agents lead her to straight to what she needed: information on unknown...alien? technology. Intrigued, she went about creating a small task force that could retrieve it. Unfortunately, it may have been her eagerness to get the bottom of this situation had costed her men their lives. She had been too careless and she had hired a Coalition agent who took the intelligence, as well. Desperate to get it back--without putting more innocent lives at risk--she sought help outside the CIA. Through a web of contacts, Kieran was hired, and Cori will only be meeting him in person for the first time to collect the information.

Empowered! "Realistic" Superhuman RP

I'd be interested! Maybe even in playing a governmental advocate against the free reign of these superhumans because they're dangerous, man.

Would this be similar to Marvel's Neflix series (half assuming because of the Luke Cage icon)? 'Cause I love the modern-reality factor they have.

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Kyran

"I've been using cheapo two-in-one shampoo plus conditioner from grocery stores." The dismay on Kyran's face was instant and obvious. He wanted to ask why another human being-- Scratch that, Kyran wasn't human anymore and this guy was barely with his mage blood. Why another being would subject himself to the catastrophe that is 2-in-1 shampoo-conditioner was way beyond the young vampire's comprehension. After a moment of being absolutely dumbfounded, he even opened his mouth to argue against such blasphemy, but when his gaze raised to find Rolf's, the mage was stepping away.

Kyran blinked, his eyes following him as he circled, eyebrows furrowing together. "You can tell all that?" he said, poking at his own, sensitive fangs. They had sprouted quickly and fully, and they still hurt at times. Did pure vampires take longer to develop? He scowled at his ignorance, but he knew that was exactly why he was at the academy. It was either learn the way of the vampire or... His thoughts trailed off and his attention found Rolf again as the mage stilled, if clumsy. "You're pretty smart, huh?" he asked, mostly rhetorically. He supposed that if he had to be roommates with any mage, he was lucky that it was one who had actually put time into understanding vampires.

"Wait, roommates? Is that what this is?" Kyran looked down at the envelope, eyes lingering on the address. "Honestly I thought this would be an ice breaker exercise, but that makes more sense. Yeah, let's find that place." He cleared his throat and looked around, entirely unsure where to start.

Rowan

Rowan laughed, low and genuine as Lilith dismissed her as a danger. "Oh, Lilith, of course I am a danger to you. I'm a vampire, love," she reminded her partner. Her gaze wandered and Lilith may have found herself wondering if the vampire was even listening. There was a mix of interactions and she found pride in the civility between her and Lilith. They were far below Rowan's concern, but she was not ignorant to the clashing between mage and vampire as it happened. She spotted the men standing by on guard and she mentally commended the princess for her preparation.

"Your concern with your mortality is...refreshing," Rowan commented in a puzzled tone. Being a vampire who lived her life surrounded by other vampires before humans or mages, Death was always a distant threat. It was something she failed to take seriously, but she tried to be sympathetic to Lilith's anxiety as the mage looked around, on guard.

"I am unversed in magic and especially spirits, but I won't be needing a replacement, Lilith. I'm sure you'll learn what you can at this academy--it's why the Princess established it for us." She paused, tongue running under her fangs behind her painted lips. "You are my mage, and I'll learn what I can, as well. I want you healthy and safe. Keep me informed on what you need for help." It was honest and polite. Just like the Princess intended the academy to speak to her reputation, Rowan felt the same about any she would call a subordinate.

With the matter--in Rowan's mind--settled, she looked down at the envelope. "Shall we find our new home? I'm sure its beautiful."

@The One @Azereiah

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@The One Fixed!

Darkness and Dust, Revelry and Rust(Post-Apocalyptic, Dramatic, Intense, Rp.)

@Remipa Awesome dude, Kat is awesome!

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@The One Oh oops! I wasn't sure but I couldn't find the info. I'm sorry. I'll rewrite ASAP but that won't be for a few hours since I'm in class. If you want to respond before then, that's fine too, and I'll be sure to work it out so it works

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Kyran

In looking about, Kyran was hit with a sense of dread he hadn't felt since that night. His pink eyes lightened to near-white, but his pupils dilated as he swung his head around and then up. There floated a bat and--while it was just a bat--something about it sparked that familiar unease. He swallowed and watched it fly off, stuck in the moment as time slowly ticked by. His eyes returned to normal and he sighed, paying attention to the papers in his hand. "Where are you?" he wondered with anew determination, moving himself forward and through the crowd. He watched as pairs starting to meet up with mixed reactions, most seeming polite on the surface but there was tension hidden underneath.

The young man was hard to find, his appearance far more plain than the others here, but Kyran scowled when he found him simply standing there, not even trying to locate his partner. The mage stood taller than the new vampire, but Kyran was rarely surprised by that anymore. "Rolf?" he said as he approached, glancing at the photo again. "I'm Kyran." That was obvious--save for the princess, Kyran's appearance was one of the more unusual, even for a vampire. "I love your hair. I'm sure we could do something more with it." The compliment was genuine if sudden, and Kyran followed it up by reaching out to lightly pull some of Rolf's hair up to watch it fall. "A different shampoo to start might be a good start..." His voice trailed off.

Rowan

Rowan didn't have to look hard for her partner: the mage approached her. She blinked as the girl..almost addressed her, but seemed to thank something else entirely. Curious, Rowan glanced back and then to the girl again. She stared her down with a furrow of her brow, prepared to judge for any mistake she might make. But, Lilith was well groomed and beautiful, if lacking the prestige and money that made it easy for Rowan. She spoke to Rowan with respect, and the vampire got the sense that it was out of a genuine kindness before any set of social rules. So while the speech itself had left her with dismay, Rowan found it difficult to stay mad after being paired with the girl. It may have been too early to tell, but Rowan wondered if she was one of the more lucky vampires in terms of partners.

"Lilith, the pleasure is mine," Rowan greeted with a bow of her head, her voice low and calm--but not particularly warm. Unlike the girl bowing before her, Rowan spoke with a sense of politeness and ceremony before kindness or goodness. "Please, walk with me. Tell me about your magic and that...unique behavior." So far, it was the only thing she disliked about her new mage. With that, Rowan offered her arm to the shorter mage, allowing for them to be linked at the elbows. She would walk mostly without aim, but slow, dark eyes flickering ahead and back to Lilith as she listened.

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With males being the only vampires able to reproduce, I imagine the name and everything is passed through the male line. Is the vampire society is mostly patriarchal? Because, on one hand, I feel like women would have the freedom to attend to their individual interests. And on another, I feel like they aren't going to be as valued by the men, who decide on everything.