Winter Kitten

X-Men Noire: A Nation Reborn [High Casual]

Whoa, sorry for my absence. Got super busy for a few days!

Thanks for the go ahead, though! I'll try and have him up by this weekend. :)

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@Kouki

If you would like to continue this in this particular thread, with all the pieces still here, then by all means. I just think it might be easier if you had control over the OP of the post, you know. To make edits and such. I have no qualms with staying to help out and even continue myself, though, if that makes things easier!

X-Men Noire: A Nation Reborn [High Casual]

Hey there! A bit busy, but I'm fairly interested in joining. Anyone take Iceman yet? ;o If not, I'll try and have a CS up for him sometime soon.

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So, I might have done all of this at a wrong time. I've been extremely busy, as of late, and with school coming up near the end of August, I'm just gonna get even busier. I really only have time to write for a roleplay, instead of commit myself to GMing one. :(

All and any of you that wish to continue, you're free to make another iteration of this using anything I did as inspiration. I just ask you don't copy the entire thing - feel free to use and copy the coding for the character sheet, though. (just provide some credit, at the very least ;p )

Again, I'm truly sorry and it's really my fault for lack of communication and even attempting to do this at such a busy time in my life.

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Ahhh sorry for my absence! I've been slaving away at work for awhile. I have three days off though, but I took the first one to spend time with parents and the second to relax. I'll try and get things done tomorrow, however. As for @Kouki I'll get a response for you sometime tomorrow, as well.

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My opinion: if you're making a story and you intentional name drop a race or mention their skin color and complexion, it goes without saying that you should probably stick to that. If you write a script and intentionally market the main character as Chinese, you look for a good Asian Actor to play that role. Look at Daisy Johnson, for example, she's half-Chinese, they say so in the lore. Her mother was Chinese, her father's white. It makes absolutely no sense to cast a blonde haired, white girl for that part, no matter how good she is at acting. Because when you happen to have the episode where she does in fact meet her mother and father and they not only both have brown hair, her mother's visibly full Chinese, and her father's got brown eyes, people are going to question why the fuck this half-Chinese girl has a non-mongoloid facial structure, blonde af hair, and blue eyes.

Regardless, Danny Rand - the Iron Fist - is in fact white. It makes sense to cast a white actor for him. It makes sense to cast whoever acts well for him. I do agree with Knighthawk, though: race, sexuality, gender, they don't matter in the long run. What matters is that the character is good. What I'm looking for, as a gay man, is to be represented by a gay character that isn't defined by his homosexuality. Yet, his homosexuality still matters to me, because I can then point at that particular character and well and truly say that they're a good representation of who I am. That they aren't in a flimsy, nonsense romance that doesn't make sense but to show off that 'oh, this character is gay, so here's a reminder.' I want these things to feel and be organic, not something to tote around like a flag and say, "look at us being so inclusive!" because that is definitely, definitely pandering to a specific audience for views and ratings because if you do wave around the gay flag or the black flag, or any kind of minority flag, you're guaranteed to get views because we people are very much desperate for representation in the media.

That being said, we as a society really need to quash this whole 'Cis-het White Male' default that's plagued the media since white men declared women to be unsuited for the film industry despite building its foundation from the ground up. And as authors. And as pretty much anything. 'Cause if you look back, a lot of shit we have today is because of brilliant female minds. People like Ada Lovelace, Mary Shelley, Marie Curie, etc, built the foundation for a shit ton of things from literature to science to the media itself. We owe them that much.

(Also, it's years after Civil War; there's still a rift between Cap and Tony; Peter's Tony's assistant, so long as Tony keeps his identity a secret. He calls it blackmailing as a joke, but they both know even if Peter refused, Tony wouldn't do shit.)

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@Dethran

2-4 General classes. And 4-6 SHIELD courses.

Power Management is a beginner's class for those individuals who have powers but lack control over them. It's a class to train and hone their use in order for their power to grow in a controlled environment, presumably under their control.

Advanced Power Control is taking the basics and pushing them even further. Kinda just skipping the Intermediate entirely and just pushing yourself past your limit. It's supposed to be a damn tough course.

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Honestly, Guy is kind of a wildcard when it comes to fighting because like he might save your ass or he might fuck up and kill you soooo *eternally shrugs*

@Apokalipse

Guy Thought Process: Okay, so if I explode behind him... that'll send him flying out of the way of the large missiles, right? Or maybe I can explode the missile right before it hits him so that the blast sends him backwards to safety. Or maybe... Oh... where'd he go?

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I did it. The IC is up Yay.

Also, Mac is A+++++++++++++++++++++

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Location: SHIELD Campus Atrium/Assembly Hall
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Reading over the allotted dossiers for the new years felt almost surreal. The thing is, Maria never signed up for this shit: she had a well paying, cushy job under Pepper Pots (she had to make that clear; she didn't work for Tony, she worked for Pepper), when shit hit the fan, it was no longer her job to monitor every little detail of subduing the threat. Honestly, the job itself didn't allow for much excitement and after Hydra's Uprising and the Avengers spat, Hill didn't see an issue with laying low for years to come. Hell, retirement sounded absolutely amazing. The first few days, however, came and went and the dull life of hardly any actual work got to her.

Rebuilding SHIELD had always been Coulson's job, Fury made that clear when directing her to assist his team. In the years to come, through the absolute bombshells that rocked the earth, Coulson had done a fabulous job of resurrecting a once dead spy agency. Now it came down to the line, eventually leading to the formation of an Academy. After the incident with the UN, Bucky Barnes, and Helmut Zemo the Avengers required a back up, or at least a shit ton of contingency plans. The years it took to reform everything, bind old and new wounds alike, became a trying effort that effectively put Avenging on a waiting list - something Captain Rogers didn't take too kindly to. Still, years later, the rift only moved a margin and while things did look better in the long run, everything seemed to come full circle. Hill just hoped to whatever deity presided out there that it didn't take another death to pull everyone's head's out of their asses.

Fortunately, the few remaining Avengers took to aiding in the reformation and contingency plan with little complaints. Technically, SHIELD recruited them a second time, avoiding the bigger heads like Steve and most of his team. Though, that bombshell would eventually blow up in their faces. After Hydra, after the helicarrier, any secrets kept from the big guy himself seemed a personal affront. An affront that she would let Phil deal with. An angry super soldier and his overprotective boyfriend (jesus) in an enclosed space became a blender for immediate disaster. Tony knew that well enough, even so many years later.

After another cursory glance at the small compiling of students - SHIELD Academy's second year came as a beta test, a trial to see if this would actually work in the long run before allowing even more candidates through their doors - Maria stepped through her office, an official SHIELD Starkpad stuffed neatly under her arm. Once the rest of the administrators had been alerted and the clock ticked 7:30 AM, Maria made her way through the spartan campus and into the prepared Atrium, where a number of cushy chairs surrounded a stage in a stadium fashion. Each chair had a reserved number and name assigned to it, filling only a partial space in the front three rows. The stage itself held a number of chairs for each of the heads of department, as well as the various administrators. Bobbi Morse already found herself in the seat closest to the podium, a thin brow raised at the smart phone in her hand.

"Important?" Maria called out, watching closely as Bobbi's head snapped to meet her gaze.

With a tight smile she shoved the phone into her pocket and shook her head, "No, just a personal affair." Bobbi let out a breath and stood, "Everything in order?"

"As much as possible, let's just hope Tony's not late this time," Maria muttered, setting her pad on the podium and shuffling the papers there. She preferred the crisp edge of technology, but it didn't hurt to have a few backup physical copies. She flipped through each file to make sure everything was in the correct order, made certain her pad had sufficient battery life and began going over her various notes while the students piled in. "Is Pepper still refusing to talk to him?"

"After the other week? I'm not sure she'll talk to him by the end of this semester," Bobbi blew out another breath, a huff of laughter as she turned to watch more faculty file in and take their spots next to her. Oddly enough, Tony came by second, settling in beside Morse with large bags under his eyes and the worst morning breath. Peter filed in beside him, looking anxious and clutching a satchel to his chest. He rummaged through one of the pockets before pulling out a mint and offering it to Stark. "Take it, before I force an entire tube of toothpaste down your mouth," she muttered, to which Tony gave her the most incredulous stare before popping the mint in his mouth.

Once every freshman found their assigned seat, Maria gave each of her staff a smoldering look before turning her attention to the pad in front of her. Clearing her throat, she looked out into the small crowd and began:

"As you may well know, you all have been handpicked by a number of highly trained operatives. Some of you have likely been approached by our scouts, some of you may have received letters in the mail, and, surprisingly, quite a few of you have been under SHIELD supervision for the time being. I'm certain you all received a binder, however, with everything you need to know about your time spent here. Inside you will find a pamphlet mapping the entire upper grounds of the campus and inside a further mapping of the interior of the facility. There are a few guidelines I should hash out before we get started:

"First off, you're all SHIELD Agents as of now and you will act as such. There are rules in place and you will follow them to the letter. Understood? Moving on. Secondly, SHIELD is still under scrutiny, even years after the Hydra incident. Thus, we have quite a bit to hide from the general public; in fact, the entirety of SHIELD is to be hidden and under no circumstances should we reveal ourselves to the public eye. Our work here goes under the radar and everything you do here will be as a cover. To the public, you're just a handful of college students looking for higher education and we offer those classes, in fact, a lot of them are still required. That means no slacking on keeping every and all intel your receive under strict lock and key. Most of us here don't want to have to clean up messes leaked out to the press; your status as a SHIELD Agent will be revoked in an efficient, albeit vicious manner.

"Now, I assume you all have a ton of questions and they'll be answered by the faculty here after the assembly. You're all potential Avengers now, SHIELD Agents first and foremost, however. The road ahead will be a difficult one and maybe some of you won't make it too far. We're here to help you succeed, so don't be afraid to look to your superiors for assistance. We aren't here to hold your hand, but in a dire situation, we'll be there to keep you from possibly dying. Our facility is designed to train your strengths and conceal your weaknesses. As well, SHIELD Academy provides a place that nurtures teamwork and leadership in a neat, efficient package. Therefore, the individuals on your course schedules will be your assigned teammates. You'll be living with each other under one roof, working with each other for the foreseeable future. Your goal here is simple: begin as a team, graduate as a team. Most of your mission scores will be evaluated on a group by group bases, while your general studies and SHIELD courses will mostly comprise of individual grades. Obviously, your team scores will have a much, much heavier weight on your over all GPA than anything else here. We're designed to train you, but it's your job to succeed.

"On that note, this is also still a SHIELD facility and many areas underneath the Academy are off-limits. You all have keycards that will give you access to everywhere you need to go. If I catch anyone tampering with the facility's codes, doorways, anything in the system, you're under grounds for suspension and potential expulsion. Just... don't be an idiot and you'll do fine. With all that said, these are your administrators and heads of the building, if you need anything they're in the office building, as well as their section's allotted offices. There are directions to each on your pamphlet.

"Now, I think it's quite time to introduce yourself. We have dossiers of each and every one of you, however, most of you likely don't know anyone sitting next to you. Name, any skill sets you have, what you're good at, and anything else you'd like to add."