Tony's mind was elsewhere. That wasn't an insult to Natasha, not a mark of boredom, but a common occurrence. Unable, and unwilling, to pin down on one problem at a time, he gave the meeting the necessary attention for him to be an active participant, while his mind raced through others, one hand playing across the touch-screen wrist device on his left arm, working through memory as opposed to sight. The issue at hand, literally, was public image. Not a matter of vanity, but something he imagined would become a key part of the hopefully micro-war they were about to start fighting.
The US had been 'fortunate' in the past. Even if its wars and actions had been ambiguous or suspect, it's enemies were undoubtedly enemies of its way of life. It's armies had fought Divine Emperors, Genocidal Fascists and Communists, fundamentalist extremists and callous dictators. He already knew they would be deconstructing his own public image, but he wondered that kind of fight they thought they were in for with that one. The benefits of 24 hour news and the internet. Practically everyone in the nation had seen Iron Man throw a nuke into space that would have destroyed the city of New York. No matter that it was SHIELD that launched it, that was an American nuke. That alone should turn a few more heads, and that was one act, among one of the most ambiguous heroes they were looking to turn into terrorists. Even so, he wanted to hit them first before they hit him. Stark tech was superior to the government's, but not by too much, it wouldn't be long before they found the backdoors onto every .gov site currently hosted. That wasn't how Stark was going to hit them, however. Many who still worked at Stark Industries would undoubtedly take the fall, should the evidence be launched through those servers, instead, a quiet leak to a few people he knew to time it well, to not risk or waste it, were it to be proven simple paranoia for him to send it out. Unlikely, but possible.
He didn't turn his head to see it, but he new the screen on his wrist had turned to a rather unnecessary single 'button.' He debated the course of action for some time, there wasn't much risk of backfire, or maybe there was, but by this point the damage that could actually cause would matter little and less. What made him pause was the chance of terrible success, the US people were already divided, it could make matters worse, more violent, before they got better. His resolve hardened when he remembered the alternative was a peaceful people, united behind their government of increasing hate. The image was pressed. The signal went out. The raw footage, captured from the lenses recording in his eyes, from the moment he arrived on the beach to the end of his spat with Mysitque, clear shots of the drones bombarding his home included, would now be in the hands of those he trusted, not as friends, but do play their part in this plan. With that, yet another portion of his mental capacity focused on the meeting at hand.
"New York was a death trap, Genosha was a death trap. Sure the chances aren't in our favor, but when are they ever? Even still, there are worse ways to die than as heroes, even if the world doesn't see that." Now he really was sounding like a terrorist, well, Stark had no interest in earning himself those eternal virgins, at least not for another few decades of saving the world, this time, from itself.
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Sorry guys, but this family stuff has yet to clear up, and with a busier schedule, I'm going to have to drop, simply won't have the time to post at all regularly, sorry for wasting your time, but these were circumstances I didn't foresee, and can't exactly control.
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experta said
Wow that Snow White puts the Double D's place to shame she is locked and loaded >:0
Wanted to use stuff from GRIMM rather than Fables, just to be different.
That aside, Snow White is meant to be that kind of gorgeous, she even is in the new game, her dress sense just doesn't show it off.
Name: Snow White
Nickname: Snow
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Personality:
Those who know Snow only passingly, or have met her entirely during 'business' hours often mistake her for being overly serious, instead, she is simply highly motivated in her role as director of operations, and somewhat introverted after her divorce of Prince Charming. When dealing with those she trusts, or simply while not working, a more compassionate and easy going side of her becomes noticeable, a girl who likes to laugh and experience the fun of life, although it doesn't take much, in the way of reminding her of the past, to send her back into introversion once more.
Fable:
Snow White and Rose Red were born into a poor peasant family. They were incredibly close as they grew up, promising each other that they would be best friends forever. At some point in her early life, she had a bad experience with seven dwarfs, possibly being raped by them. Eventually, Snow White met and fell in love with Prince Charming, becoming his first wife. Shortly after, she asked for fencing lessons as her wedding present. It's possible she used her lessons to kill the seven dwarfs, but it was never proven. Rose Red felt betrayed and abandoned, and grew to resent her sister. Snow eventually sent for Rose to come and live with her and Charming, but by then it was too late.Snow soon discovered Rose and Charming having an affair - she disowned Rose and divorced Charming.
Following the Adversary's invasion of her kingdom, Snow White and Rose Red fled together, having heard of a gateway to another world beyond the Adversary's reach. Along the way, they found Frau Totenkinder and nursed her back to health. They were separated shortly after. They were both captured by the Adversary's forces and chained up together. Their captors were slain by the Big Bad Wolf, who had taken on the task of guarding the gate. Snow White immediately took up one of her captor's swords to defend herself against the Wolf, and was surprised when the Wolf willingly freed them from their bonds. When the Wolf offered to take her through the gate in exchange for a taste of her flesh (in order to ensure that she was not in the service of the Adversary), she agreed.
In the mundane world, Snow White came to live in New Amsterdam, where she would be instrumental in founding both Fabletown and the Farm, although the latter didn't sit particularly well with her. While never running for Mayor, she has been the Director of Operations for as long as any can seem to remember, particularly those who have only arrived in Fabletown recently, now housed well within the urban confines of New York, as it is now called. As well as helping to run Fabletown, Snow was also briefly an ambassador to the Arabian realms, to help organize them against the crusaders of the Adversary. Instead, she was kidnapped by the Sultan, to be his wife and then slain the next day, instead, she survived by telling the harsh ruler one story each night for 1001 nights, earning her freedom, many gifts and becoming one of the few fables to inspire a new legend after the fall of their own homeland. After this event, Snow White returned to the mundane world, eventually deciding to seek out Bigby to bring him to Fabletown.
Most recently, Snow has survived the revolution of the Farm, due to the actions of her sister, which has resulted in some level of healing between the two, as well as a greater interest from the inhabitants of Fabletown with the farm, either as a threat, or an area that requires much greater development.
Belongings:
-Woodlands Apartment
-Expansive wardrobe, due to often travelling across the realms
-Gifts of the Sultan: Including such items as a flying carpet and a pair of shrinkable/expandable clockwork soldiers, she posses a wide array of useful/quirky gifts from her time in the Arabian homelands.
-Director of Operations
-Rapier, rarely carried beyond her apartment.
Theme: WIP
Nickname: Snow
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Personality:
Those who know Snow only passingly, or have met her entirely during 'business' hours often mistake her for being overly serious, instead, she is simply highly motivated in her role as director of operations, and somewhat introverted after her divorce of Prince Charming. When dealing with those she trusts, or simply while not working, a more compassionate and easy going side of her becomes noticeable, a girl who likes to laugh and experience the fun of life, although it doesn't take much, in the way of reminding her of the past, to send her back into introversion once more.
Fable:
Snow White and Rose Red were born into a poor peasant family. They were incredibly close as they grew up, promising each other that they would be best friends forever. At some point in her early life, she had a bad experience with seven dwarfs, possibly being raped by them. Eventually, Snow White met and fell in love with Prince Charming, becoming his first wife. Shortly after, she asked for fencing lessons as her wedding present. It's possible she used her lessons to kill the seven dwarfs, but it was never proven. Rose Red felt betrayed and abandoned, and grew to resent her sister. Snow eventually sent for Rose to come and live with her and Charming, but by then it was too late.Snow soon discovered Rose and Charming having an affair - she disowned Rose and divorced Charming.
Following the Adversary's invasion of her kingdom, Snow White and Rose Red fled together, having heard of a gateway to another world beyond the Adversary's reach. Along the way, they found Frau Totenkinder and nursed her back to health. They were separated shortly after. They were both captured by the Adversary's forces and chained up together. Their captors were slain by the Big Bad Wolf, who had taken on the task of guarding the gate. Snow White immediately took up one of her captor's swords to defend herself against the Wolf, and was surprised when the Wolf willingly freed them from their bonds. When the Wolf offered to take her through the gate in exchange for a taste of her flesh (in order to ensure that she was not in the service of the Adversary), she agreed.
In the mundane world, Snow White came to live in New Amsterdam, where she would be instrumental in founding both Fabletown and the Farm, although the latter didn't sit particularly well with her. While never running for Mayor, she has been the Director of Operations for as long as any can seem to remember, particularly those who have only arrived in Fabletown recently, now housed well within the urban confines of New York, as it is now called. As well as helping to run Fabletown, Snow was also briefly an ambassador to the Arabian realms, to help organize them against the crusaders of the Adversary. Instead, she was kidnapped by the Sultan, to be his wife and then slain the next day, instead, she survived by telling the harsh ruler one story each night for 1001 nights, earning her freedom, many gifts and becoming one of the few fables to inspire a new legend after the fall of their own homeland. After this event, Snow White returned to the mundane world, eventually deciding to seek out Bigby to bring him to Fabletown.
Most recently, Snow has survived the revolution of the Farm, due to the actions of her sister, which has resulted in some level of healing between the two, as well as a greater interest from the inhabitants of Fabletown with the farm, either as a threat, or an area that requires much greater development.
Belongings:
-Woodlands Apartment
-Expansive wardrobe, due to often travelling across the realms
-Gifts of the Sultan: Including such items as a flying carpet and a pair of shrinkable/expandable clockwork soldiers, she posses a wide array of useful/quirky gifts from her time in the Arabian homelands.
-Director of Operations
-Rapier, rarely carried beyond her apartment.
Theme: WIP
Kitsune said
Sadly not, we already have 7 players in game including myself. However, if Snow White's sheet is not up by the end of today I will PM you to join, how is that? ^^
Sorry I haven't got that up already, I've had somewhat of a family crisis involving my brother, so been busy, I'll get it up today.
Kinda steps on the double mission idea if he does.
After receiving some advice on the matter, I'll switch Tony and Hank round, in regards to the mission they're going on.
Huzzah.
I'll work on a Snow sheet at a more reasonable, sober, hour :)
Oh, how interesting. Let me have a glance through the fables to see any I'd want to pick.
Side note, are there any fables which are reserved/GM only? I'd quite possibly like to grab Snow White, but she's fairly major, wouldn't want to write a CS for a character the GMs want to keep as an NPC etc.
Side note, are there any fables which are reserved/GM only? I'd quite possibly like to grab Snow White, but she's fairly major, wouldn't want to write a CS for a character the GMs want to keep as an NPC etc.
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