Laser Kiwi

Gifted Freaks - Teenagers with Powers

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I'll take it off your hands, I actually like this RP :)@Laser Kiwi

@Kenshi

Sweet as! If anyone else would like to toss their hat in the ring they have 24 hours, otherwise the RP is yours. :)

Gifted Freaks - Teenagers with Powers

Hey guys, sorry to flake out on everyone but I'm going to have to drop this RP. I've been very distracted lately and I haven't been able to keep up with this like I should. Thank you all for participating, this was a lot of fun for me and my decision to leave is 100% based on my personal life.

If anyone would like to keep this running, I would be happy to appoint a new GM or let somebody recycle any/all of my setup. :)

The Haunting of Emily

Gonna have to put this on Hiatus, sorry, dealing with issues at home. :(

@Kenshi

Stay strong bro! I'm not going anywhere. :)

The Coven of Briarwood Community College

Kalama Guynn & Rowan Childe

A knack? Rowan frowned when Elysia brought it up, remembering that paragraph in the book clearly as it described qualities that, though unlikely or unexplainable, wouldn't necessarily seem like magic. Exactly like the sense of danger he would get right before shit really went down, that sense which had saved him time and time again. When Kyle answered, his mind was made up. "I think so, yeah. I know when something dangerous is going to happen, at least most of the time," he said with a little shrug. "I always just thought it was my subconscious, but who knows?"

"That sounds pretty magical to me, bruh. Does cooking count? I guess my stuff always tastes good, even when it doesn't... if that makes any sense. People really like it even when it doesn't turn out. Is that dumb?" Kal asked, scratching her head. "I didn't explain that very well, but... yeah." The group was already starting to leave, so she picked up her things and walked to the door, frowning at her shoes. She thought about asking Rowan if he was going back to their apartment, but he was already going the other way back towards campus to get his bike.

Rather than go straight home, Kalama decided to find somewhere quiet to practice starting fires. It wasn't something she was going to mess with in her own bedroom, but there were some public parks that usually got pretty quiet after dark. Hopefully any casual passers-by would just assume she was a smoker playing with her lighter. To give herself a cover story, she decided to stop by a convenience store to get an actual lighter on her way there.

Meanwhile Rowan headed back to campus to get his bike, but by the time he got there he realized that the whole Ken thing was still bothering him too much to ignore. Rather than biking towards his apartment, Rowan decided to head back to the spot where the rat had attacked the driver and see if his Gift with animals would yield any new clues. It seemed like a long shot, but it felt more productive than going home and pretending like life was still normal.

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Text Message to Caleb, 12:27 a.m.

Homework help session in annex room 204 tomorrow 3pm. You can bring your questions & a rough draft of your midterm essay. Leave the inappropriate attitude.

Duster’s Odyssey (A Space Western) (Interest Gathering and Discussion)

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Android no, now a cyborg character is fine. As long as he has maintained his human sentience.

@Shu

Cool cool, I should have a CS up later today or tomorrow for a cyborg character then. :)

Duster’s Odyssey (A Space Western) (Interest Gathering and Discussion)

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Robotics are pretty standard; you have advanced VI assistants, security robots, combat mechs, scout drones, etcetera.

Cybernetics is also a thing. Cybernetic arms, legs, eyes, organ support, and even nanomachines.

@Shu

Would an android or mostly-synthetic cyborg be within the realm of possibilities? :)

Tips for writing POC, LGBT+, and other minority characters in RP

This is a very good and important topic, and I'm glad to see it brought up! I tick a lot of minority boxes, and I try to write for a lot of them - I love exploring new cultures and getting inside the heads of people who think in an entirely different way, and even though I try my best I do occasionally look back and go "wow, that was probably not what my character would do in that situation".

We're all going to get things wrong from time to time, and the more we step outside of our comfort zone the more likely we are to write something that isn't very realistic. I think the two most important things to consider are 1. writing from a place of love and 2. making an honest attempt to understand other experiences. If you're uncomfortable writing characters of a different race or sexuality, don't feel like you have to in order to make some kind of social statement. Write them because you love those people and want to include them in your stories. If someone tells you you've written some aspect wrong or done something offensive, listen. They might be right or they might be wrong, but take the time to do some research with a focus on opinions and experiences shared by members of that group.

Personally, I'd love to see more people like me in media. More biracial people, more pansexual people, more wlw, more immigrants, more characters with ASD... I know that not all of them are going to act the way I think they should act, and that's okay. <3

The Coven of Briarwood Community College

Kalama Guynn & Rowan Childe

"Yeah... something like that," Kal muttered to Caleb, unable to look him in the eye as she dodged his question. Fortunately she didn't have to avoid him long as Valeria stepped in, once again coming to the rescue. Kalama offered the athlete a grateful smile, but she was already looking away, addressing the group while giving Elysia an intense, curious look. She felt a pang of jealousy for the attention the other girl was getting before putting two and two together and realizing that Val probably wasn't familiar with American Sign Language. She opened her mouth to explain, but the group was already moving on to other topics and so she shut it again.

"I like the idea of going now, but it's not office hours and I assume our professor has a life," Rowan pointed out. "Does anyone know where Mr. Mouse lives? If not, we're probably stuck on that front until Monday, unless we want to go to all the professor bars to figure out if he drinks away the pain of teaching a bunch of misfits like us." He smiled disarmingly, making the statement clearly a joke rather than an insult.

"What about the TA?" Kalama suggested. "Her number is in our syllabus for any after-hours homework help questions. Could you put your spell on her over the phone, Kyle? Maybe make her divulge the prof's home address or something? Unless someone wants to suddenly manifest the power to find lost things..."

A wild doofus appeared

Your country doesn't exist, but I see it on maps. My country does exist but it gets left off maps all the bloody time. Wanna trade?

Duster’s Odyssey (A Space Western) (Interest Gathering and Discussion)

I'll join the interested brigade :)