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Be the superhero roleplay that you want to see in the world.
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Years after writing my original post and funnily enough, I'm still Prose!

I'm twenty something, I like superheroes, magic and well... anything that happens to catch my eye. Sometimes I take random breaks from this site and reappear when you least expect me. Sorry about that. It's the mental health. I thrive in high casual settings and I like to write the same characters over and over so expect to see them regurgitated across different threads.

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This looks really cool, so take an awkward journalist!

@Avanhelsing Sorry that I accidentally thanked your post, I'm on mobile and it likes to act up sometimes.

☆ Nolan Santora ☆

Marchand School - Common Room.




The girl had an air of awkwardness around her but he found it charming somehow, maybe it was because he had been hoping kind of desperately that someone would join him. Not even his startled near-choking experience could ruin this for him. He observed her carefully as she took her place beside him, feeling the world with her hands and listening with her ears. He couldn't help but feeling like she observing him just the same, in her own way.

Leila Ingram, Mitch Ingram. The nickname had a noticeable difference, he obviously wondered where it had come from. Nonetheless, he would call her by it, he didn't make a habit of spurning people's preferred names. He found that people tended to like him better when he just called them what they asked to be called. "Can I ask how you got your nickname, Mitch?"

From what he could tell of her name, she wasn't a necromancer. That was fine by him, he was a lot more comfortable with just about any other mage. Not that he expected them not to know a Santora, the rarity of the Santora name was the only reason that anyone recognized his family but it was easy to feel judged with other necromancers. Other necromancers were a slightly frightening prospect that he was going to have to face here but not now.

He could feel the tension leave him, comfortable in the presence of Mitch and Apple. This dynamic duo was nothing to worry about, in fact, they were pretty nice. He hoped that he'd get to pet Apple some day but he definitely wasn't going to do it while he was on the job. He'd been scolded as a child before about distracting guide dogs and this was kind of like a guide dog.

A guide dragon-bug creature.

"I'm a necromancer," he answered, "A Santora specifically, I came here in an attempt to finally learn corporeal necromancy. I've been somewhat hopeless at learning it."

He gave an awkward sort of half-laugh, "What about you? What do you do?"


♤ Isaiah Parrish ♤

Marchand School - Common Room.



Unsurprisingly, he had been content to be on his own. It gave him time to think about how he was going to handle all of these new surroundings. He had began to crack into his papers, licking his finger as he leafed through them carefully. He needed to review the map, he had always been hopeless with direction. If he got lost here, well, he'd probably be mortified.

Amongst many of the things that he just would not do, asking for help was near the top of that list. No, he'd need to memorize this on his own. He would have plenty of time to do that, they didn't seem to be leaving the common room any time soon. If he looked the map over long enough, he could commit it to memory. He carefully traced his finger along the paper, his eyes narrowing thoughtfully.

He wasn't too concerned with his surrounding company, preferring to let them work out they're socializing on their own. He could recognize a few, though he couldn't say if he'd ever spoken with them or not. This was more of a personal choice, he didn't click with people very easily. Often times, he just didn't speak to people at all if he could help it.

As interesting as these people were, he was more concerned with getting himself from point A to point B. That wasn't to say that he didn't want to know them at all, just that he wasn't going to concern himself with that task. The most important thing was to figure out his aquamancy, maybe win some favor with his parents. They had sent him here after all.

He had just about seared the map into his memory when someone settled beside him. He looked up in confusion, flashing a glance over to the other boy. The boy addressed him with confidence, and with a smile that reminded Isaiah very aptly of the phrase "Cat who ate the canary". He had a very open posture, inviting him to make a comment of his choice.

He instead took in the sight of him, wasting a moment or two to take in his face. The boy was around the same height as him, which he wasn't quite used to. He had copper colored hair that made him think of metallic strips or new pennies. He was handsome, though it might have been his confidence that raised his appeal. He was dressed in bright colors, they should have been off-putting and yet, they weren't, they seemed to fit him somehow.

He was certainly a stark contrast to Isaiah's own black on black apparel. He couldn't help but finding him interesting, interest was powerful enough to make him want to respond. It wasn't like he could just tune him out anyway, not only would that be rude but it wouldn't accomplish the whole "meeting others" thing. That's what he wanted to do, right?

So, he offered him a smile, if that odd quirk of his mouth could be considered a smile. "I was going to try to find something I liked about it," he answered honestly. "I think that I like animal themed things the best. Perhaps because they seem to belong the least out of everything."

He drew his hand in a sweeping gesture around the room as if to enunciate his point. The place was kind of a miraculous mess but the antlers and animal skulls were just odd. Though he guessed that it was all sort of odd in its way, he definitely thought the animal stuff was the oddest. He'd grown up in a house that had been adorned in paintings of the ocean and had seashells for decor, but this was really throwing him off.

"I'm no stranger to bad design choices, my parents were a little uh. . . Eccentric? This is very overboard though." a bared-tooth grimace followed that statement, he had a chipped canine that showed in the process. "I'm Isaiah Parrish, an aquamancer, though I'm sure you know that. Everyone sort of knows everyone here."

He was very monotonous by nature, his voice flat and dry. It didn't sound excited or anything really. It made it slightly hard to gauge how he was feeling, it might have been easier if he was expressive but he didn't seem to have that going for him either. "What can I call you? Might I also ask, are the cinnamon rolls any good? I'm trying to be careful, I have more allergies than you or I can count."
@Surtr Inc An obnoxiously long response reacting to literally everything, but at least someone noticed poor David trying to get everyone's attention.

Whenever Scott gets up close and personal with the docks, if nobody else steps up with their superior powers, Martin will make it get real dark. Not sure how much that'll do for our fine cast but maybe they can run into each other a little.

Martin Cromwell & Aliana Agüero.

The Campsite - Docks.



When he'd finally caught up with the group, he had nearly doubled over in exhaustion. He wasn't built for running, that much was blindingly obvious. He also hadn't expected Kimberly to apologize to him for something that he hadn't even thought twice about. The point of him risking his life had been to give everyone a chance to run. Whether or not that had killed him, didn't really matter.

He had dislocated his shoulder, and it hurt more and more with each passing moment. It was a growing pain, it seared through him and it made it hard to focus on the exchange. He'd never dislocated anything other than his finger before, he hadn't realized that every moment after it was going to be complete agony. He couldn't wait to get it in a sling and never think about this place ever again.

"Nah, it's fine, I wanted you to get out."

He had just barely responded before Jordan cut in, though he didn't blame her for the response. It wasn't the time or the place to exchange pleasantries. He was just glad that they'd both made it out without a hair out of place. As long as that monster hadn't killed anyone in that building, he could take pride in knowing that he had provided the distraction that provided their freedom.

He'd been lucky and he wasn't going to take that for granted. He couldn't see himself pulling anymore stunts like that. He was going to try to be careful from now on, he'd gotten to live today but would he be so lucky the next time that something horrible happened? Not that he expected to ever face off with a monster and an axe again.

He didn't picture anything like this ever happening again. It was just too weird, too not so every day. This kind of thing didn't happen twice, unless they were particularly unlucky. He just wanted to go home, back to his normal, boring life and talk to Rita. This had been a pretty horrible night as far as he was concerned.

He located Rita's current position amongst the small assembly and took up a place near her side. He may have irritated her earlier or whatever that was, but she was still his best friend. He still felt at his most comfortable in her presence. He drew in a careful breath and offered her a half-hearted smile as they headed down to the docks.

Splash.

The sound of the boat hitting water was satisfying, and it was therapeutic. She liked the gentle sway of the wood on water, it was easy to be lulled by that sort of thing. She just wanted to get out of here, this place was starting to wear down on her nerves. She had wanted this trip to go well, she'd pictured herself kicking back and getting to know Lynette some more. She'd wanted to hang out with Penny, maybe go for a swim or two.

The idea had seemed so nice at first. It was drastic how bad that it had ended up being. Monsters, murder and hallucinations, oh my! It was hard not to be a little disappointed and a little irritated. She had been looking forward to this trip but now it was ruined and she was just ready to go home. She was happy she'd gotten out without being amongst the dead, but she hadn't really been at risk to begin with.

The docks had been a good idea, not only was the view better but she hadn't even had to see the infamous monster. With the bedraggled group of kids that were approaching, it was obvious that it whatever had gone down at the camp fire hadn't been very fun. Everyone looked a bit disheveled, a few kids had skinned knees. A boy with dark hair tailed the back of the group, clutching his arm and looking very pale.

Britney seemed to be at the head of this small group, like some kind of unofficial authority. That's what kids did when they were scared, they sought out authority. When things got out of hand, it was easy to start missing rules and regulations. It was odd to consider that not so long ago, these kids had been passing around a bottle of vodka and talking in clusters. Now, they all just wanted out. She wanted out too.

She supposed in a way that Lynette had become the unofficial authority of their small group. They'd all gratefully followed her into the boat house without complaint. It had been the only sane idea at the time, the scared dude had been pretty convincing. He'd genuinely made her not want to be out in the open. Unfortunately the boat house had been dark and she had seen that thing with her face.

She still figured that following Lynette's guidance was for the best, she trusted the girl to some degree. Her presence was sort of comforting, she'd very quickly became someone that Aliana had a lot of faith in. If she was going to follow the directions of anyone, it would be Lynette. She had that sort of air around her, like she naturally just knew more.

If Lynette was going to help then Aliana was going to help, it wasn't like she had anything better to do. There were a lot of boats that would need dragging and she had two functioning arms, which was more than she could say for the shrimpy guy that looked like he'd dislocated his shoulder. He was awkwardly cradling the limb, looking like it was taking everything for him not to be complaining about it. What a baby.

She was sure she'd seen him around before, he always seemed to linger behind people. When he realized that she was looking in his direction, he strategically stepped to the side so that he was hidden behind the taller figures in the group. Even injured and terrified, he still found time to worry that she was going to call him a "loser" or some shit. How quaint. How ridiculous.

She had helped, dragging boats out to the water and getting them prepared for boarding. When Britney announced that they should start getting in, she couldn't help but be skeptical of her choice. Though, she figured that if Britney wanted to stay behind and keep an eye out then nothing she said would change her mind on that. It was suicidal of her to try to stay behind, not even Lynette could seem to change her mind though.

She was helping set up the rest of the boats when she heard the distant cry. A boy was wildly waving him arms and yelling out to them and she could almost feel her spirit evacuating her body. "What in the hell is it, now?"

☆ Nolan Santora ☆

Marchand School - Common Room.




As expected of the first day, kids kept piling into the common room. He took a mental inventory of them as they entered, there was something a little memorable about all of them. Though he found his gaze following a boy with sandy brown hair. He walked confidently and addressed the dark haired girl with ease. It was easy to see that they must have known each other.

It wasn't unlike him to eavesdrop and he caught her last name. Memoli. The name carried power with it, he only knew a glimpse of her bloodline's history but he knew it was dark. They were hired killers at one point, he'd even heard the mafia rumors. His family tended to gossip, he had gotten used to hearing only the most scandalous snippets about the other families.

That was interesting though, to know that he was so close to a Memoli. He was sure to tuck that information away. The more that he knew about his fellow students, the better he could understand them. He didn't know what family that the boy belonged to but if he had to guess, he'd say that he was one of the very influential ones. He was obviously someone who came from a lot of money.

That wasn't surprising, given that most of the families were very well off. There were just certain ones that obviously had more and he figured that the boy must have come from one of those families. He would have to wait around and see if he caught ear of his last name, if he could do anything, he could identify a last name. He may have never met these people but it was impossible not to have heard of them in some way or another.

He speared a strawberry with his fork, carefully taking a bite out of it. He nearly choked when a soft, feminine voice broke his concentration. He snapped his eyes over to the offending sound, but not before forcefully swallowing a half chewed chunk of strawberry. The fruit stung a bit as it slid down his throat, he coughed quickly into his hand to try to alleviate the sensation.

He hadn't expected anyone to come up to him, but now that someone had, it was best to be polite and welcoming. He didn't want to scare her off. He wished he'd grabbed a drink while he'd been up, he had to clear his throat before he could respond. "Yeah, you're welcome to join me. I'm Nolan, and you are?"

She had short brown hair that framed a pleasant face, and she had dark brown eyes. He might not have even noticed that her vision was impaired if it weren't for the purple guide animal that she kept close to her. He wasn't naturally very observant but it was nearly impossible not to notice her very odd familiar. It was some sort of insect, purple in color, with a pair of fuzzy feelers that reminded him of a moth.

It had shiny green eyes, four of them. It would have made him uncomfortable to be so near such a large insect-like creature but he was too interested to get the creepy-crawlys. A familiar. She had her own familiar. His family had been obsessed with necromancy and had almost no interest in side abilities, he'd always wanted to learn more about familiar conjuration. This only heightened that want.

He'd strategically only told her his first name, just in case she might be another necromancer. It was paranoia at it's finest, his dad had really gotten into his head about this. It was hard not to question what everyone thought of their family name, it was hard not to be just a little bit uncomfortable.

He guessed that there were a few kids here that shared his fear in different ways. The histories of these families could tend to get a little gory, nobody was free of speculation. He had been raised to avoid speculation, the Santora's were natural recluses. They didn't attend parties or mingle with the other families, they kept to themselves and they tried not to be noticed.

In a way, he realized, he had been trying to do that too. He hadn't actively been trying to draw any attention to himself. He'd been trying to seem normal, like someone that you might pass on the street and not spare a second glance. He couldn't believe that he was falling into his family's weird habits.

"And your guide, of course!" he added jovially, "What's their name?"


♤ Isaiah Parrish ♤

Marchand School - Common Room.


The room was bigger than he'd expected for some reason, though he hadn't had many expectations. He could see many interesting faces, some that already seemed engaged in conversation. He could even see a girl that was sporting a gas mask, he didn't know if that was some sort of fashion statement or if she just actively worried about toxic gasses permeating the air. He wondered briefly what family that she was from.

He walked carefully, his gaze scanning over the walls as he took in the strange decor. The skulls were a little bit of an odd touch, the colors were kind of atrocious and the layout was very weird. He wanted to know what the interior designer had been thinking when they'd set the place out, perhaps they'd been on hard drugs. Maybe they were just eccentric. He didn't think he'd ever really know the truth. Perhaps he'd ask a professor about it someday. That might prove interesting.

He walked carefully to an open seat, ignoring the breakfast options. The smell was tantalizing but he didn't really want to stop and eat any of it. He didn't know what everything was made of and accidently setting off an allergic reaction would be a horrible first impression. He tried not to picture it. Sometimes he was sure that his body was a ticking time bomb and that it was constantly ready to explode.

Grimacing, the dark haired boy twisted a chain around one of his fingers. He was so uncomfortable, he was surrounded in strangers and he didn't know what to say or do. He was hoping to better his aquamancy here, to maybe meet some of the other families but he couldn't help feeling so awkward. There was so many of them.

He was glad to be here, despite his discomfort. If was different and it was exciting. He just had to get through his first day jitters, he didn't take to new environments very easily. It often made him feel like a fish out of water when there were so many strangers around him. They were so varied, he wanted to know more about them but he was also terrified by that prospect.
In --- 7 yrs ago Forum: Free Roleplay



Buuuuuuuuuuut Martin can blind him I guess.


And everyone else in the area. Lights out, pals!
Honestly, I considered doing that originally when Scott busted into the cabins but I changed my mind at the last minute because I couldn't decide if he should Awaken then.
You can bet your ass that I won't pass that wonderful opportunity up for a second time if when Scott comes near the docks.
I have most of a post typed up but I need to touch it up a bit.

EDIT: It's not going to move anything along because I gave my characters such unimpressive abilities. They can't do anything to Scott. They're useless in the whole defeating a monster thing.

☆ Nolan Santora ☆

Previously: Santora Residence.
Currently: Marchand School - Common Room.





"Nolan, you understand why this is a good idea, right? You know what happened with Ni-"

His dad had been telling him the same thing all week, it was like hearing a broken record. It just kept skipping. He was getting tired of it, tired of hearing about how his sisters had turned out just fine. He was tired of hearing about how his inability to learn one thing was some imminent sign of how he'd repeat history some fucking how. He wasn't some old, dead, necromancer.

He despised that his dad was so superstitious, that he believed that this was some kind of sign. It was aggravating, it was assumptive. He was proud of his abilities, it was hard not to be proud of his abilities. He wasn't so proud that he was willing to commit mass slaughter and conspire with negative entities. He wasn't so proud that he thought he was any better than anyone.

It was stupid how insistent his father had become over this. His mother hadn't even tried to talk him out of it, seeming to feel like it was better to be safe than sorry. They were all treating this like he was some sort of monster, as if something terrible was growing inside of him and they needed to kill it before it got too large. Christ, they were acting insane.


"Believe me, dad," he said brightly, his voice was mock-friendly. "I know. I was just pondering yesterday about possibly starting my cult. I was thinking we could primarily focus on slaughtering kittens."

Safe to say that his dad didn't look amused, he seemed to be eyeing the old amulet at Nolan's throat. "Nolan, you know who that amulet belonged to."

He snorted abruptly in response, pulling the shining red thing from his shirt. It winked in the light, the blood red stone seeming to catch the reflection of the room in all of it's many facets. It was old, the gold having gotten brassy over the years but the letter carved behind the stone was hard to miss by the wearer.

Of course he knew that he wore Niklaus's amulet, but his grandmother had given it to him before she'd died. She'd handed it to him with trembling hands when he'd only been ten, it meant more to him than history. It was the only thing that he had left of her. She hadn't thought he was wrong for not understanding everything, she'd been proud of him.


"You only tell me, I'd say, every other day." he sighed, "Can I go now or would you like to give me the history lesson again? You know how much I absolutely love that lesson."


Eventually, he'd let him go but not before instilling another life lesson upon him about how he needed to learn to respect authority. There had been a bit of an implied or else. His dad usually wasn't authorative enough about his behavior, so it was odd. He'd shrugged it off, trying to play it cool before he left the house but he couldn't help wondering just what his dad thought would become of him if he continued down this path.

Ominous, absolutely ominous. He couldn't help but being irritated throughout the drive to the school. The bumping and the cursing had grated on his nerves. It wasn't normal for him to be so edgy but this wasn't normal. If he was a better student, he might have done a bit of studying or something equally productive. He wasn't a good student though and he'd spent his free time badly.

He watched out the window the entire time, imagining himself leaping into traffic to escape the bus. It hadn't been entertaining but it had kept his thoughts at bay. If he didn't over think this then it couldn't affect him. He just had to treat this like any other school, get to know his classmates and try to relate with them. There would certainly be other necromancers, he couldn't imagine meeting them.

The Santora's had a bad history, so they tended to avoid other necromancers. It would be different to openly meet them. It would also be nerve-wracking, he hoped that everything his patents had warned him of had just been stories. He didn't want to meet another necromancer and have them know about Niklaus. He didn't want to hear anything similar to the sentiments of his father.

When he'd finally gotten to the school, he had tried to keep his posture and expression as open as possible. He wanted to be seen as accepting and friendly. He walked with a confident stride, following his fellow students to the common room. He liked it almost immediately, it was so odd but the oddness was endearing somehow.

He liked the animal skulls, having cleaned and preserved quite a few skulls himself. He could appreciate the artistry of it. The green walls were comforting, they reminded him of his bedroom back home. The menagerie of colors and conflicting design just seemed as diverse as he figured that the student body would be.

He could spot two girls that seemed to have taken positions by themselves. It was odd to him that they wouldn't want to socialize a bit more but he sort of understood the awkwardness. They were all strangers to each other, he had never really been such a stranger before. He decided to do as the dark-haired girl had done and just get something to eat. Worrying about interaction wasn't worth it.

He piled his plate with just about anything he could fit on it. He carefully balanced it in one hand and his papers in the other. The last thing he needed to do was drench those in maple syrup. The boy chose a spot near to the dark-haired girl, not too close and not too far, she seemed absorbed in reading over her papers. He wasn't going to break her out of her concentration.

He poked his fork at his plate, taking a hesistant bite of the pancakes. They were good, which surprised him somehow. He didn't know what he'd been expecting but it hadn't been fine cuisine. He didn't have the same drive that this young lady seemed to, he didn't really want to read over his papers.

Only a few minutes in and he was already trying to slack off. New record. How fun it was going to be when he got lost because he hadn't looked at the map.
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