Silver Carrot

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

_{7:23 PM.
October 10th, 2029.
Peterson Estates
Passenger Island, Castleburg
Status: Getting inside the building.
On a mission with: Blast @Hitman, Bastion @Infinite Cosmos, Dahlia @baraquiel, Gematria @Scarifar, Alchemist @Duoya}

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It felt strange, falling back into a world she thought she'd left behind. All the habits and mannerisms that got her side-eyed, looked down upon and underestimated at the Academy were returning as if she'd never stopped being this person; The rich, popular girl from Beverly Hills. She was currently in a limozine soon to be approaching the entrance to the mansion. Madison was relaxed. Her father had invited her to a few parties like this when she was in her teens, back when he was still trying to dissuade her from H.E.R.O. 'I can see how unhappy it's making you,' he would say. He hadn't realised that it was his world that was making her unhappy. The side of her that works out to rock and makes a modest living as a Superhero who saves people. That was the life that she felt at home with.

Once the limo came to a stop, Madison gave the driver a tip and stepped out. She was wearing a form-hugging lilac cocktail dress, matching jewelry and a matching silk shawl that she hoped would hide the musculature of her shoulders, biceps and upper back. In her hands she was carrying a white clutch purse that matched her bracelet. On her feet she was wearing high-heeled sandals. Picking out her outfit had admittedly been the most fun part of the mission preparation.

She showed her invitation nonchalantly, with a modest, polite smile. All the women here were gorgeous, so Madison didn't stand out in that regard. As such, she was ushered in with nary a second glance. The others around here were beginning to filter into the ballroom. Madison instead walked over to a large mirror slightly down one of the corridors, where she pretended to be adjusting her earring as she pressed her earpiece and spoke softly.

"Team, this is Wireframe. I'm at the mansion, and will begin mixing. If anybody needs a door opening at any point, let me know."

With that, Madison entered the ballroom and began looking around for a good starting point. Who should she break the ice with first?

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_{7:20 PM.
October 10th, 2029.
En Route to Fixeon Municipal Recycling Plant
Brookside, Castleburg
On a mission with: Mire @Blizz, Crane @Zoey Boey, Blur Rabbit @DClassified, Ardent @manythings, Terraformer @shylarah, Freakshow @Crusader Lord}

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Flora was travelling to the site inside the truck that was towing Crane. The paperwork was all done and she had now officially been reinstated into H.E.R.O. permanently. Such a move had been facilitied under the condition that she help I.C.O.S.A. with their current observations and make a formal report upon this mission's completion. It seemed to her that the higher ups were weary that they couldn't formally evaluate several of the heroes on this mission, and Flora being here was part of the series of compromises both parties had to make. At least after this mission, she would be free to resume her Hero career without any more meddling.

She knew that Mire was currently in the van in front of her. She wasn't sure if they'd been told ahead of time that they'd be working together, but she hoped somebody had informed them or things could possibly get awkward. Still, she hoped she'd get a chance to apologize. R&D's treatment of Mire was the straw that broke the camel's back in convincing Flora to quit and come back to Castleburg. She hadn't become a scientist just to end up no different to the criminals who'd stolen away her own childhood.

Flora was nervous. She hadn't been in the field for seven years,and hadn't done any training to sharpen her skills. Muscle memory was going to be doing a lot of the heavy lifting today. She slipped on her goggled as they approached the Recycling Plant, and zoomed in on the hole. It was swarming with Terrazards. Not the best welcoming committe but it could be a lot worse. At least Flora's lab work had given her a lot of practice surviving and restraining an angry Terrazard. The truck came to a stop, and Flora got out, walking over to Crane as she lifted her goggles again.

"Was the journey okay for you?" The woman asked with a soft voice that showed no signs of either judgement or pity. In fact, it didn't betray much emotion at all. It was as if the woman found having to travel on an exposed flatbed the strange, notable detail, not the girl's size in the first place.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

Lab Rat

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"It’s good to be back in the field"

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[ NAME ]

Dr. Flora Lucas

[ HERO IDENTITY ]

Lab Rat (formerly Ratgirl)

[ NICKNAME/ALIAS ]

Ratty

[ AGE ]

29

[ GENDER ]

Female

[ AFFILIATION ]

I.C.O.S.A. / H.E.R.O.

[ APPEARANCE ]

Flora is on the shorter side, with a petite face, pointy nose and black, beady eyes. There’s a hunch in her shoulders that accentuates the rodent-like qualities of her demeanour and invite more than a few comparisons to being a mouse-like/rat-like person. Her hair and clothing are usually neat and utilitarian. She’s fond of sweaters and miniskirts with leggings, when sweatpants and a vest top are too casual for the occasion.

Her hero costume is a brown and beige bodysuit and singlet with long black boots, that still fits comfortably from her days as Ratgirl. Over this, she now wears a white labcoat.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]

Flora appears friendly and sociable at the surface, but this is only practice in faking it until she could make it. Flora is a quiet, introverted eccentric at heart and has always felt a little…off compared to others. To her, being in social situations and being expected to put on a warm smile is the work, and spending eight hours a day on patrol, learning or training is the R&R. She can get obsessed over her passions and excitable when such topics are brought up.

[ BIO ]

Flora was born in Salzburg, Austria, with the innate ability of strong bones. Her parents were both scientists who worked for a shady weapons development and research company that was looking into using Leftover DNA to develop drugs and gene therapy with the goal of giving people off-the-shelf superpowers. Flora’s innate ability made her a durable test subject for something called ‘Project Chimera’ when she was twelve years old. The initial month, where her DNA was forcibly combined with the DNA of a giant rat Leftover, was torture. The following two years of tests and trials to determine the long term success of the experiment, was mind-numbingly boring, but Flora was watching, listening and learning about science and biology the whole time.

The facility was raided by Austrian Superheroes and all test subjects rescued. Flora’s birth parents, who she hadn’t even seen for three years, were arrested, and Flora couldn’t find it within her to care. The Heroes, and her foster family all seemed concerned and sympathetic, and showered her with pity, but Flora was unable to adjust to normal life. She began to prefer the company of rats to the company of people.

There were jokes that Castleburg was the world capital for rats. Flora, mentally and emotionally stunted, didn’t get the joke. She ran away from home, hitchhiked and stowed away all the way from Salzburg to Castleburg over the span of several months, and spent a few weeks living on the streets while she applied for jobs. That was the initial reason she joined H.E.R.O. at age sixteen; a job to make ends meet with the only thing she had to offer; her powers. She gave everything she had to her training and education, finding comfort in the similarities to running tests and exercises. Despite a modest Hero career as ‘Ratgirl’, she never managed to make many deep friendships with one exception. Emily Duff AKA ’Butterfly’, was one year Flora’s senior and adopted an unofficial role as her mentor and big sister figure.

As Flora grew older and more knowledgeable, she caught the attention of I.C.O.S.A. at the age of 22. Rather than stay a Hero of middling success, she chose to become a scientist for I.C.O.S.A’s R&D dept, specialising in both biology and Leftovers. She quickly proved herself to be in her element, and was the happiest she’d ever been as a scientist. That was until her higher-ups went over her head and against her recommendations and attempted to use force on an intelligent Leftover. All five were sent to the hospital and Flora was ready with an “I told you so.”. Cracks were beginning to show in her perfect life, she was becoming disillusioned with her work and when the opportunity arose, she decided to return to H.E.R.O. on I.C.O.S.A’s orders and return to crime-fighting for the moment.

| MISCELLANEOUS |

Flora struggled with English during her first Hero career but is now a fluent speaker.

Abilities

[ RANKING ]

Λ (Lambda Class)

[ POWERS ]

Flora’s inherent ability is abnormally strong, dense bones. As a result of the experiments she was subjected to, Flora’s powerset now includes increased speed, strength and stamina, sharply enhanced senses and reflexes, and the ability to communicate with rodents.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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7/10
Flora can’t lift a car over her head or anything too crazy, but her enhanced strength does let her bust open security doors, tear apart metal and punch through brick like it’s drywall.

[ AGILITY ]
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7/10
Flora is a very agile individual, even able to scurry up the sides of buildings provided there’s enough purchase.

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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9/10
Flora’s greatest strength is her impressive scientific knowledge and photographic memory. Flora’s unsure if her intelligence is aided by her power or if her smarts are purly the result of effort and talent.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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4/10
High capacity for minor property damage if she isn’t careful. However, she usually is.

[ LETHALITY ]
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3/10
Flora, in her I.C.O.S.A. work, has subdued many superpowered individuals using a level of force that would kill a regular human. However, she is very careful and in full control of her strength..

[ ENDURANCE ]
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7/10
Flora’s bones are nigh-impossible to break without some very heavy duty destructive force, but she’s not that much more immune to flesh wounds than most other heroes.

[ STAMINA ]
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9/10
Flora’s stamina is greatly boosted by her artificial powers to the point where nobody has ever seen her physically tired, only mentally.

[ EFFICACY ]
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5/10
Flora’s powerset is an uncomplicated one that does not require much finesse or mastery to use. Nevertheless, Flora has had a lot of practice to creatively squeeze every drop of efficacy from such a powerset.

[ SURVEILLANCE LEVEL ]
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1/10
As a member of I.C.O.S.A, she may be keeping an eye on us more than we’re keeping an eye on her.

[ SKILLS ]

Flora received freerunning and combat training during her initial Hero career, though she may be a little rusty

[ EQUIPMENT ]

Multipurpose goggles that include night vision, thermal, infrared and zoom, as well as the ability to take pictures and video. Lab Rat currently also carries her old grappling hook though she may be in the market for some new gadgets later.

"What Did They Do To Us?" - A Mysterious Supernatural Escape RP!!

I also hope to post tomorrow if I can carve out some time

Amalgam - Hour of X

Posted.

Quick question for my next post. What powers will Marauder copy from the Herald of Cytorakk

Amalgam - Hour of X

Marauder

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Anna-Marie was standing in the hallway leading to the main meeting room of the T Tower, where people were gathering. It would probably be okay once she could muster the courage to socialise. But the moment she'd walked in as a new member of Titan X, she could see the journey on the older member's faces. A puzzled look as they recognised her but weren't sure where from. The widening of their eyes when she realised, and the awkwardness in their manner afterwards. She'd been enemies to several of these Heroes. She'd even tried to kill one or two of them and almost succeeded. How was she supposed to make friends like this?

She missed the Brotherhood a little bit. She had gotten out and no longer agreed with what they were doing. Terrorism, crime and hurting innocents was not the answer. But she had been home there, surrounded by friends and people she'd mutually trust with her life and her theirs. She wanted that here too. She just needed to rip the bandage off and get the painful part out the way. But it was hard. Nobody likes being side-eyed.

She eventually amassed enough willpower to enter the room and sit down on one of the chairs as Gridlock was telling a story. Night Vision walked in, but she couldn't catch his eye. Hewas the one who'd given her a chance and invited her here. She'd hope that once he was free, she could approach him and have him help her break the ice. Surely people would trust her with Night Vision's seal of approval.

Before she got such a chance, the Herald of Cytorakk busted through the door. Marauder's body was moving before her brain had time to ask questions. The Brotherhood's base was frequently being raided by police and the government so you always had to be ready to defend it at a moment's notice. Her tactical intellect was telling her that from her prior experience, Titan X attacked from the front. Therefore, Marauder swiftly moved along the edges of the room to slip in behind the Herald. She slipped off one of her gloves and grabbed at the exposed flesh of his arm while the others attacked him from the front. He was a big target with a lot of muscle to hide behind, so she was relatively safe from friendly fire here as long as she crouched.

Amalgam - Hour of X

Hope to find time to post inm the next day or two

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

@DarkRecon

Yeah, my second character is somebody who was subjected to experiments, but fifteen years ago and as a thirteen year old. Was wondering if there was scope to tie things together or just have them be two separate backstories.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

@DarkRecon

Quick question;

How old is Cauldron and how long has he been kidnapping children for Leftover experiments?

"What Did They Do To Us?" - A Mysterious Supernatural Escape RP!!

Pia

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Pia had heard everything she needed to from the man in the cell. She couldn't immediately make sense of all of his words regarding darkness, but she could understand enough that what was about to happen had already happened once and they hadn't been expected to survive it the first time. She had also learned that the scientists were indeed the ones who'd been stealing their memories. Pia didn't have it in her to be patient or polite. Fear was giving way to fury. She was exhausted and anxious and just wanted the never-ending converyor belt of horrible things to stop. But more than that, she wanted some clear answers and explainations.

Pia stormed away from A and the man in the cell, down the corridor. She caught up with D, VV and the scientist. She unfortunately missed the part where the scientist told them that they'd be ceasing the memory wipes. She arrived just in time, however,to hear his spiel about all the awful things thus far being fuel for their project, and the promise of more to come.

Pia was silent. She did not trust herself to open her mouth. Like D, she was angry, but far from being a violent rage, her mental state was more frayed and delicate. One wrong sentence could set off a bout of hysteria. Her eyes were both piercing and desperate. All she wanted to hear, was good news. Something. Anything.

《 Super H.E.R.O. 》

_{Johnstone Convention Center.
New Athens, Castleburg.
Interacts With: Alien Angel @DarkRecon}

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Despite the bullets bouncing harmlessly off the coils of steel wire protecting her front from gunfire, Wireframe was not at all used to being shot. Before she could recover her position, another Hero came to her rescue. Or...Wireframe thought she was a Hero. She'd never seen this women before at Hero One and it's the kind of appearence you'd remember. No sooner had Wireframe been rescued than, before she could even thank her saviour, all the robots around them suddenly collapsed. Acid thenbegan to leak out of them. Too gently to be booby traps. It must be a failsafe to melt the cirtuit boards so the tech couldn't be intercepted. That meant that the diversion had achieved its purpose and was no longer necesarry. Wireframe recalled Oracle's earlier message.

Wireframe's saviour reported the robot's deactivation to somebody else, then turned to her and invited her to the cowboy float. It sounded like the gunman had been neutralised. Unfortunately, Wireframe couldn't be sure that this indeed was wrapped in a pretty bow. She had to get to Hero One. If that was the Fiendish Five's main target, they may still need assistance. Where was her Motorbike?....that's right. It's in the the Mini-base Garage on the East Flank.

"Actually," Answered Wireframe with a steeled determination on her face that suggested she wasn't finished yet. "Could you give me a lift to Rawcliffe Street on the East Flank? There's something I need to do before I can breathe easy."