Scarifar

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Gematria

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Gematria happily bounced in the air, overjoyed to finally meet her hero. Just as she was about to recount the events that led to her admiration of Stray, he was quick to tell Gematria about his plans to abandon the scavenger hunt entirely. "O-oh..." Gematria said, slightly disappointed. She wanted to use this chance to learn more about the guy and study his magic. Then she thought of a way she could turn this into another opportunity. "Well, um, maybe we can take this to... get to know one another? I-I've always wanted to hear some advice from an experienced hero, like-like you," Gematria stuttered, silently cursing herself for her weak communication skills. But perhaps fortunately, it seemed Stray had stopped paying attention to her, having noticed some commotion going on at the beach they had first gathered for the orientation. Gematria nodded and leapt into the air, catching herself by grabbing onto Stray's shoulders and holding on for dear life.

When they got back to the original meeting spot, Gematria was shocked to see what was unfolding. A few others had also returned and were currently engaging with two unknown assailants. At first, Gematria thought, even hoped, that this was just another exercise prepared for the orientation. However, the sight of Emily unconscious on the ground cleared away any doubt that this was a real villain attack. Unfortunately for Gematria, she had neglected to install actual weapons into the figure. Gematria froze, unsure of what to do in order to fend off Jellyfish and Albino.

When Jellyfish began his electric lightshow, however, Gematria had an idea and responded to Stray, "Don't worry, Stray, I have an idea. Just distract them for a minute." Gematria dropped down to the ground and transformed her body, shrinking her figure to its minimum 4 inch size. Then she boosted along the ground in a wide curve, going around the area of conflict in an attempt to remain unnoticed. Fortunately, with the altercation now focusing on Eva and Albino, that didn't seem to be too hard. Once she was close enough, Gematria blasted herself into the air, reverting back into her original 12-inch size and attempting to land on Jellyfish's head or whatever it was. "Absorbing voltage," Gematria announced as she began to absorb the electricity that flowed out of Jellyfish's tendrils and into the G.E.M. figure and herself, attempting to take as much as she could to try to render Jellyfish helpless. If he attempted to resist, she would use the energy she stole and attempt to zap Jellyfish back with a discharge of his own power.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Gematria

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Megumi watched as events unfolded before her. The fungus man went on a rant about what she assumed was the most recent events that led to his presence here. She felt sorry for him, but there was little she could say or do to alleviate his mood. It wasn't like she could relate to anything he had gone through. Then an additional bet came in to supplement the original prize of the scavenger hunt, and Stray was one of the first to jump at the chance. She marveled at the spell he had just performed for a moment, then realized she needed to get started if she wanted to have a chance at the scavenger hunt.

Megumi proceeded to take out her 12-inch G.E.M. figure from her bag and place her finger on its head. Her body then turned into a mass of electric sparks and flow into the figure, which then fell towards the ground. As it did, the display on its face plate lit up, revealing two blue lights for eyes. It flipped through the air and performed a superhero landing on the ground, then formed a cute pose. "Gematria, fully operational!" Megumi announced, now immersed in her Gematria persona. "Current directive: complete the scavenger hunt!" Her impact boosters, which looked like a pair of rings, emerged from the sides of her feet and made popping noises as she launched herself forward, following the path Stray had taken. Despite the small size, she was traversing a large amount of space in a short amount of time. She had managed to spot Stray, but her target was not him; it was the coin that had shot off to who knows where. Fortunately, her scanners were able to spot it and lock onto it, and she shot off towards it, hoping to use it to her advantage.

Unfortunately, it seems both of them were slower than Crane whose size gave her an advantage in speed. Gematria crossed her arms and harrumphed in disappointment, but the feeling was short lived as she realized she was next to her favorite hero. "Oh! Uh, h-hello, um, Stray!" Gematria stuttered to Stray as she fiddled with her fingers, unsure of what exactly to say. "I uh, uh... i-it's nice to meet you!"

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Megumi Takaki

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Megumi nodded as Emily took back the paper, then she moved back to wait for any others to arrive. As it turned out, she didn't have to wait too long. A whole slew of people had decided to come to the orientation in a short period of time. There was a towering figure of a woman. She seemed nice. There was another woman who had an brash look and a sailor's mouth to match. Megumi... tolerated her. There was a... humanoid mushroom creature? Megumi wasn't sure why there was a Leftover here, but considering it hadn't attacked anyone, and seemingly no one else was too bothered by it, they were probably safe for the time being. Still, she chose to not-so-subtly walk around and hide behind Crane, just in case.

A few others also came by, but the highlight of the attendees was a certain magical rune-wielding hero. "It's Stray..." Megumi thought out loud, unable to contain her hint of excitement. Megumi's eyes had lit up upon spotting him, but she quickly averted them in embarrassment, a small blush forming on her face. She then cleared her throat as if there was something there. There wasn't. She just wasn't used to letting her emotions get the best of her.

Fortunately, the topic soon turned as Emily began to explain the upcoming activity: a scavenger hunt of little black pyramids, and the prizes upon winning it. Megumi placed a hand on her chin and slightly tilted her head, lost in thought. The mood plants were of little interest to Megumi; they were nothing to get particularly fussed about, but the idea of the scavenger hunt sounded fun. It would help test out some ideas Megumi had and see how effective they were.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Megumi Takaki

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Megumi groggily got up from her desk, where she had been resting the night before. She brushed her hair aside with her hands, then looked down, seeing the textbook she had been using as a pillow. There was a small, dried up puddle of drool on a colored diagram. Sighing, Megumi felt slightly lamented over the desecration of the book, but there was little she could do about it now. After wiping the spot with her thumb for a second, she closed the book shut and got ready for the day.

After getting properly freshened up and dressed, Megumi felt she was forgetting something about today. While eating breakfast, she checked the news on her phone. Various articles popped up on her feed highlighting the citywide HERO Festival, celebrating HERODays and something called "HEROXposition". She scrolled through the social media feed, but she quickly grew bored of it and switched to another site. It explained the latest theories of magic she found, which Megumi studied as thoroughly as she could. She had conducted experiments in the past, ranging from chanting and hand signs to magical herbal recipes and concoctions. Despite her best efforts, she had been unable to create any effects that could be deemed "magical". Still, she refused to give up on the matter.

A notification sounded on her HERO smartwatch, breaking her out of her thoughts. She made her way back to her room, where a hologram of Director Hugo Powers had appeared to deliver a message:

"Attention, heroes. I need a group of you to assist me at the Johnstone Convention Center. If you are available, please come and meet behind the stage. You will be rewarded for your time."

She had no idea why she received the message, though it seemed like it was sent to every hero with a smartwatch. From what she could tell, though, the call to action was optional. With that in mind, she opted to ignore it and allow more experienced heroes handle the mission. Megumi grabbed her bag, which contained her trusty action figure robot G.E.M., and set off to tackle whatever the day would throw at her. In this case, it was a sheet of paper that somehow managed to fly into her face. Looking around, Megumi saw Ms. Emily Duff in the midst of the rather windy weather having lost the papers she held. Megumi recalled there was some small news regarding a small orientation about new heroes, and she figured she could attend. Although she had made great efforts to prepare for being a Hero, it was only recently she had actually managed to apply and obtain a proper license. At the very least, it wouldn't hurt to attend.

Walking over to a slowly growing group, Megumi extended her arm out to hand the sheet of paper that had flown into her back to Emily. "Ms. Duff, I believe this is yours," Megumi said emotionlessly.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Gematria

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Gematria

"Fully operational! Justice will be served!"

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[ NAME ]

Megumi Takaki

[ HERO IDENTITY ]

Gematria

[ NICKNAME/ALIAS ]

Sparky/Static

[ AGE ]

17

[ GENDER ]

Female

[ AFFILIATION ]

H.E.R.O.: Part-time

[ APPEARANCE ]

Megumi has long grayish hair, pale skin, and a rather slim build. She prefers to wear whatever's comfortable, but she does make an effort to look at least somewhat fashionable when outside. She also carries a large satchel that contains her action figure robot that provides her the android body for her hero identity Gematria.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]

EMOTIONLESS: At first impression, Megumi doesn't seem to possess any emotions. Her tone of speech is monotone, and tends to move in a somewhat sluggish manner. The truth is that she just has a difficult time showing her true feelings. Get to know her a little, though, and it'd be easy enough to know what she's thinking, assuming she doesn't just tell you outright.

BLUNT: Megumi isn't afraid to speak her mind and will be direct in her methods and intentions. However, she tends to be quite curt and literal-minded in doing so, which tends to result in some initial misunderstandings until she is asked to explain what she truly means in her messages.

OBSESSED WITH KNOWLEDGE: Megumi has an avid interest in learning more about the unknown, particularly about science, magic, and everything in between. She is unhesitant about trying new things in her experiments with the two, but will at least maintain a level of caution to try to prevent any catastrophic events.

[ BIO ]

Megumi was born in Castleburg, as the daughter of a CEO of a large video game company. Her mother died in childbirth, and Megumi was often left with a nanny to take care of her. As a result, she was often left with plenty of games and other material desires to keep herself occupied, but no one to actually spend that time with. She poured herself into these games, and soon discovered her powers when she got absorbed into the controller she was holding, finding herself inside the game itself. She found a whole new world to explore, and didn't come out until the nanny turned off the console, which forcefully ejected herself from the game and back into the real world.

It was then that Megumi found a new interest: coding. By being inside games, she could see how the game functioned, and alter it in ways it was never intended to function. She learned plenty within them, and her knowledge of her own ability continued to grow as well. Her father merely continued to send her the latest tech and games, thinking it would make her happy. Her attention turned to the various magic systems that often existed within fantasy games, and while she had fun experimenting with them in said games, she then began to wonder if it was possible to bring them to real life. Try as she might, though, she just couldn't do it.

One day, while attending an real life gaming event, it fell under attack by a rampaging Leftover. She hid behind a table, but it was tossed aside and was about to be attacked, only for it to be bound up and quickly dispatched by arriving heroes. Her attention focused onto one hero in particular, Stray, who had used some interesting symbols to perform the job. In the crisis, she had found the solution to a problem she had been dying to solve: performing magic, or at least something similar to it. Unfortunately, she was quickly taken someplace safe by other heroes. Due to Stray being a a bit of an unknown hero, it seems that there was little interest on him, making him difficult to track down. She was frustrated, but it would not stop her. She made it her new goal to become a Hero. In her mind, she thought the best way to learn more about Stray was to go out and be a Hero herself. And if she was able to help people along the way, that was even better.

| MISCELLANEOUS |

N/A

Abilities

[ RANKING ]

Ι (Iota Class)

[ POWERS ]

ELECTRO-SURFING: By being in contact with a machine that uses electricity, Megumi can leap into it, her body transforming into a mass of electric particles that travel within it freely. Within these machines, Megumi can take control of its functions and freely study its structure and coding, and can even modify said coding to suit her needs. Things like firewalls and encryptions pose little obstacle to her, as they do not recognize her as an intruder, but power limiters can hinder her movement. She can also forcibly short-circuit the machine, though this causes her to immediately be ejected (or forced into another area of said machine, if applicable) afterwards as that part would no longer be functional. She is also capable of discharging small amounts of electricity from her body (enough to hurt, but otherwise leave no lasting injuries, as well as power machines from the outside), as well as absorbing electricity to supercharge her other abilities.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
Megumi found it unnecessary to work out very much apart from doing any potential heavy lifting when working on her tech. She has her other abilities to compensate for it instead.

[ AGILITY ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
Same reason as above.

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
■■■■■■■□□□ 7/10
She is certainly quite booksmart, especially in regards to her expertise in technology and her great interest in magic.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
In any tech-heavy environment, such as a server room, she could be devastating if she wanted to, but other than that, she doesn't possess any powers that are generally destructive.

[ LETHALITY ]
■■□□□□□□□□ 2/10
Megumi doesn’t use lethal methods to fight crime.

[ ENDURANCE ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
She depends on her gadgets and machine body to deal with threats, so she has little ability to take hits herself.

[ STAMINA ]
■■■■□□□□□□ 4/10
While she may stay up late at night, either to play VR games or to conduct more experiments, she does not possess much more stamina than other normal humans.

[ EFFICACY ]
■■■■■□□□□□ 5/10
She requires technology to use her power, but she fortunately lives in Castleburg, where there are robots and other machines aplenty.

[ SURVEILLANCE LEVEL ]
■■□□□□□□□□ 2/10
Megumi is a law-abiding citizen who merely wants to pursue her research interests. There is little to no threat of her acting out otherwise.

[ SKILLS ]

CODING / HACKING
ROBOTICS ENGINEERING
GAMING

[ EQUIPMENT ]

G.E.M.: The Glamorous Ergonomic Model. Originally a 1-foot tall female action figure bought by her father in an attempt to give her company. Megumi customized and improved upon it with time, turning it into a proper robot and giving it a few more special capabilities. Within it lies several feet of thin yet strong cable with an advanced grappling claw, suitable for grappling, trap-setting, constraining, etc. The face plate is actually a screen, allowing for a wide variety of facial expressions and emoticons to be displayed. The arms contain small lasers and other various swiss army knife tools to access areas otherwise inaccessible. The legs contain various movement enhancers such as wheels and impact boosters designed to provide quick bursts of movement and jump height. The body itself can also be shrunk down to 4 inches tall and alter its own colors like a cuttlefish to camouflage itself in its surroundings. In its back is a short charging cable with a form-shifting connector head to access various ports for easy charging / electricity access.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Gematria

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Gematria

"Surrender now, and you won't be harmed!"

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[ NAME ]

Megumi Takaki

[ HERO IDENTITY ]

Gematria

[ NICKNAME/ALIAS ]

Sparky/Static

[ AGE ]

17

[ GENDER ]

Female

[ AFFILIATION ]

H.E.R.O.: Part-time

If your intention is enlisting as a full-time operative for HERO, that should be stated here. If, for whatever reason, you are a neutral party or, heaven forbid, a full-time villain, list that particular occupation here as well. Any “side hustles” should be considered here as well.

[ APPEARANCE ]

Megumi has long grayish hair, pale skin, and a rather slim build. She prefers to wear whatever's comfortable, but she does make an effort to look at least somewhat fashionable when outside. She also carries a large satchel that contains her action figure robot that provides her the android body for her hero identity Gematria.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]

EMOTIONLESS: At first impression, Megumi doesn't seem to possess any emotions. Her tone of speech is monotone, and tends to move in a somewhat sluggish manner. The truth is that she just has a difficult time showing her true feelings. Get to know her a little, though, and it'd be easy enough to know what she's thinking, assuming she doesn't just tell you outright.

BLUNT: Megumi isn't afraid to speak her mind and will be direct in her methods and intentions. However, she tends to be quite curt and literal-minded in doing so, which tends to result in some initial misunderstandings until she is asked to explain what she truly means in her messages.

OBSESSED WITH KNOWLEDGE: Megumi has an avid interest in learning more about the unknown, particularly about science, magic, and everything in between. She is unhesitant about trying new things in her experiments with the two, but will at least maintain a level of caution to try to prevent any catastrophic events.

[ BIO ]

Megumi was born in Castleburg, as the daughter of a CEO of a large video game company. Her mother died in childbirth, and Megumi was often left with a nanny to take care of her. As a result, she was often left with plenty of games and other material desires to keep herself occupied, but no one to actually spend that time with. She poured herself into these games, and soon discovered her powers when she got absorbed into the controller she was holding, finding herself inside the game itself. She found a whole new world to explore, and didn't come out until the nanny turned off the console, which forcefully ejected herself from the game and back into the real world.

It was then that Megumi found a new interest: coding. By being inside games, she could see how the game functioned, and alter it in ways it was never intended to function. She learned plenty within them, and her knowledge of her own ability continued to grow as well. Her father merely continued to send her the latest tech and games, thinking it would make her happy. Her attention turned to the various magic systems that often existed within fantasy games, and while she had fun experimenting with them in said games, she then began to wonder if it was possible to bring them to real life. Try as she might, though, she just couldn't do it.

One day, while attending an real life gaming event, it fell under attack by a rampaging Leftover. She hid behind a table, but it was tossed aside and was about to be attacked, only for it to be bound up and quickly dispatched by arriving heroes. Her attention focused onto one hero in particular, Stray, who had used some interesting symbols to perform the job. In the crisis, she had found the solution to a problem she had been dying to solve: performing magic, or at least something similar to it. Unfortunately, she was quickly taken someplace safe by other heroes. Due to Stray being a a bit of an unknown hero, it seems that there was little interest on him, making him difficult to track down. She was frustrated, but it would not stop her. She made it her new goal to become a Hero. In her mind, she thought the best way to learn more about Stray was to go out and be a Hero herself. And if she was able to help people along the way, that was even better.

| MISCELLANEOUS |

N/A

Abilities

[ RANKING ]

Ι (Iota Class)

[ POWERS ]

ELECTRO-SURFING: By being in contact with a machine that uses electricity, Megumi can leap into it, her body transforming into a mass of electric particles that travel within it freely. Within these machines, Megumi can take control of its functions and freely study its structure and coding, and can even modify said coding to suit her needs. Things like firewalls and encryptions pose little obstacle to her, as they do not recognize her as an intruder, but power limiters can hinder her movement. She can also forcibly short-circuit the machine, though this causes her to immediately be ejected (or forced into another area of said machine, if applicable) afterwards as that part would no longer be functional. She is also capable of discharging small amounts of electricity from her body (enough to hurt, but otherwise leave no lasting injuries, as well as power machines from the outside), as well as absorbing electricity to supercharge her other abilities.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
Megumi found it unnecessary to work out very much apart from doing any potential heavy lifting when working on her tech. She has her other abilities to compensate for it instead.

[ AGILITY ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
Same reason as above.

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
■■■■■■■□□□ 7/10
She is certainly quite booksmart, especially in regards to her expertise in technology and her great interest in magic.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
In any tech-heavy environment, such as a server room, she could be devastating if she wanted to, but other than that, she doesn't possess any powers that are generally destructive.

[ LETHALITY ]
■■□□□□□□□□ 2/10
Megumi doesn’t use lethal methods to fight crime.

[ ENDURANCE ]
■■■□□□□□□□ 3/10
She depends on her gadgets and machine body to deal with threats, so she has little ability to take hits herself.

[ STAMINA ]
■■■■□□□□□□ 4/10
While she may stay up late at night, either to play VR games or to conduct more experiments, she does not possess much more stamina than other normal humans.

[ EFFICACY ]
■■■■■□□□□□ 5/10
She requires technology to use her power, but she fortunately lives in Castleburg, where there are robots and other machines aplenty.

[ SURVEILLANCE LEVEL ]
■■□□□□□□□□ 2/10
Megumi is a law-abiding citizen who merely wants to pursue her research interests. There is little to no threat of her acting out otherwise.

[ SKILLS ]

CODING / HACKING
ROBOTICS ENGINEERING
GAMING

[ EQUIPMENT ]

G.E.M.: The Glamorous Ergonomic Model. Originally a 1-foot tall female action figure bought by her father in an attempt to give her company. Megumi customized and improved upon it with time, turning it into a proper robot and giving it a few more special capabilities. Within it lies several feet of thin yet strong cable with an advanced grappling claw, suitable for grappling, trap-setting, constraining, etc. The face plate is actually a screen, allowing for a wide variety of facial expressions and emoticons to be displayed. The arms contain small lasers and other various swiss army knife tools to access areas otherwise inaccessible. The legs contain various movement enhancers such as wheels and impact boosters designed to provide quick bursts of movement and jump height. The body itself can also be shrunk down to 4 inches tall and alter its own colors like a cuttlefish to camouflage itself in its surroundings. In its back is a short charging cable with a form-shifting connector head to access various ports for easy charging / electricity access.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Aww man, I wasn't planning on getting my old Sir E. Brum character, but Wiseman is looking pretty fly. Curios to see what he'll be up to.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Welp, I guess I could dust off my character sheets, see what I can scrounge up.

Divinus Mk. 8: The Eleventh Cycle (A God Roleplay)

Oh, we have a discord? Could someone provide a link, pls?

Divinus Mk. 8: The Eleventh Cycle (A God Roleplay)

As I read all these essay-length posts, I am reminded as to why I stopped joining these in the first place. So much to read and so much to keep track of.