OOC Discussion

[Sagitarius]

No, if Welian's said to you "Yo you're in!" then you're free to post your CS in the tab and go post! @Sagitarius

Well my character is listed as approved in the spread sheet she made. Does that count?

 

[call me rae]

To be honest, I don't know all that much about the education system, let alone what you need to be able to teach high school/college (which is the level I think Aegis is on) so I just based Denzils education on what would be required for him to teach the Dutch equivalent of that level. I wanted to mention it because it's so similar, and like I said, it's just a thing to consider, and more young teachers more fun!

Yeah I just wanted you to know that under the American education system ( assuming that the Facility is even affiliated with the education System ) both characters would have been able to complete the required schooling by their respective ages.


Although to be perfectly honest I don't think the Facility is an accredited school in that sense at all anyway. As it really only trains students how to use specific abilities so I would think of it more as some kind of government training in which case I really don't think it would matter one way or another.

 

[RemainingQuestions]

Yeah I just wanted you to know that under the American education system ( assuming that the Facility is even affiliated with the education System ) both characters would have been able to complete the required schooling by their respective ages.
Although to be perfectly honest I don't think the Facility is an accredited school in that sense at all anyway. As it really only trains students how to use specific abilities so I would think of it more as some kind of government training in which case I really don't think it would matter one way or another.

Welp, that's an angle I hadn't thought of yet, but it does make sense. Really, the only "diplomas" the Facility gives are the Blue Cards, aren't they? Hm, food for thought

 

[call me rae]

Welp, that's an angle I hadn't thought of yet, but it does make sense. Really, the only "diplomas" the Facility gives are the Blue Cards, aren't they? Hm, food for thought

Yeah and if you read the overview the "school age" students that attend the Facility are shipped in from other high schools. I'm assuming the older ones are likewise coming to the facility for extra training.


If it helps think of it like a police academy or maybe doing a CPR course to get certified to be a babysitter. ( well it's more indepth than that but you get the idea )


This campus exists solely to give students the required training to get a Blue Card and become a government santioned vigilante. Which @Giyari - is being a vigilante a paying job? or is like being a reservist where you help out where your needed but you can also have like a day job to pay the bills?

 

[Swoob]

This campus exists solely to give students the required training to get a Blue Card and become a government santioned vigilante

from what I've talked about with ppl on discord (i forget if weli and giy were in this conversation) they said that the purpose of the training facility is to ensure that supers are able to adequately control their powers and don't become dangerous to society, and that getting a Blue Card was similar to graduating with honors – like an extra thing for the good, determined students


though again idk if weli and giy were in on that so I'm not sure if its entirely correct

 

[call me rae]

from what I've talked about with ppl on discord (i forget if weli and giy were in this conversation) they said that the purpose of the training facility is to ensure that supers are able to adequately control their powers and don't become dangerous to society, and that getting a Blue Card was similar to graduating with honors – like an extra thing for the good, determined students
though again idk if weli and giy were in on that so I'm not sure if its entirely correct

I suppose either way it still makes the point, it's not intended to be an accredited education facility. Students will receive their education elsewhere ( and possibly their blue card ) but either way it's not like the grades you get here really effect anything other than your eligibility to get a Blue Card.


So you wouldn't really need faculty trained in teaching as you aren't really attached to the education system. I'm sure having a degree in teaching helps - as it would give you the tools to make lessons plans for the more lecture based courses and probably some skills with dealing with hormonal shits for all the rest - but it isn't a requirement.


That's all I was trying to say.

 

[Swoob]

I suppose either way it still makes the point, it's not intended to be an accredited education facility. Students will receive their education elsewhere ( and possibly their blue card ) but either way it's not like the grades you get here really effect anything other than your eligibility to get a Blue Card.
So you wouldn't really need faculty trained in teaching as you aren't really attached to the education system. I'm sure having a degree in teaching helps - as it would give you the tools to make lessons plans for the more lecture based courses and probably some skills with dealing with hormonal shits for all the rest - but it isn't a requirement.


That's all I was trying to say.

ah, i see – yea I'd agree with that

 

[Dano]

To be honest, I don't know all that much about the education system, let alone what you need to be able to teach high school/college (which is the level I think Aegis is on) so I just based Denzils education on what would be required for him to teach the Dutch equivalent of that level. I wanted to mention it because it's so similar, and like I said, it's just a thing to consider, and more young teachers more fun!

As an actual teacher, yes you only need a BS which is usually done in 4 years to become highly qualified. Students graduate at 17 and could be a teacher at 21. It does make it awkward (especially of you teach high school students) but it can work...

 

[TheDox]

IVANOV, BORISLAV

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
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• Full Name	Borislav Nikolayevich Ivanov
  Codename	Ledyanoy
  Gender	Male
  Age	26
  Rank	A
  Role	Teacher
  Subject	Mental Discipline

  Race	White (Russian)
  Eyes	Icy blue
  Hair	Messy, Dark brown
  Height	5"11
  Build	Slightly thin
  Limiter	Level 3; Inactive
  Notes	Commonly wears a bandana over his mouth or around his neck

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	?????????​	Courageous	08	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	?????????​	Altruistic	04	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	?????????​	Orderly	02	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	?????????​	Kind	02	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	?????????​	Proactive	09	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Determined: Despite his chaotic nature, once Borislav sets his mind to something, more often than not, he'll get it done or die trying, although this is can often be to the annoyance of his superiors.
  
  
  Withdrawn: When he's not causing chaos or fighting, Borislav can seem very absent and lost in thought, but not all is what it seems. Those who know him best are fully aware of the depth of his thoughts and the potential coldness of his plotting process.
  
  
  Logical: Borislav's mind is a place of logic, which is something he greatly enjoys playing with. Over the years, he has showcased a strong ability to find ways around every rule you can think of. Also, although he considers emotion on a fairly reasonable level, he generally places a higher value on logic and outcomes.
  
  
  Sadistic: While being helpful and friendly enough towards his friends and allies, Borislav uses his enemies as a relatively excusable reason to unleash the mayhem he so strongly desires.
  
  
  History
  
  
  Borislav Ivanov was alone from a very young age, and the only knowledge of his parents is inferred from his middle name, Nikolayevich, a patronymic indicating his father's name was Nikolai. For most of his youth, Borislav learned to look after himself in the dark alleyways of the city, living on the streets and sleeping anywhere remotely comfortable, unfazed by the cold night air. He has owned his bandana for as long as he can remember, wearing it around his neck and sometimes over the lower half of his face. Borislav's time on the streets has hardened him as a person, but also caused him to develop a sadistic, and some would say mildly insane, personality. He has been beaten up countless times for a multitude of reasons, to the point where pain is hardly anything new or threatening. Despite the potential to be as cruel and unforgiving as frost itself, Borislav soon learnt the need to be helpful to others, even if only to protect his own interests. Once his powers manifested, he was soon enough at AEGIS and on his way to successfully earning his blue card. Many question his methods as a hero and a teacher, but none can deny his effectiveness.
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• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	?????????​	03	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	?????????​	02	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	?????????​	04	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	?????????​	03	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	?????????​	04	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	?????????​	07	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Ability to produce and shape ice, and decrease temperatures at will. Borislav can create objects such as basic melee weaponry, tools, etc. The complexity of his constructs, the strength of the ice, and decreases in temperature are all directly effected by how much effort is contributed.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Full immunity to any and all cold temperatures. This includes any pain or discomfort that may otherwise have been caused by such temperatures.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  Although Borislav has the ability to decrease temperature and create ice, he is completely unable to reverse such actions using his powers. For example, if he dropped a room to -4 degrees, he would be incapable of restoring heat to the room.
  
  
  The colder or more solid he tries to make something, the more Borislav needs to strain his powers, and the smaller the affected area can be. While he could eventually drop a very small area (a matter of square inches, if that) to near 0 degrees kelvin (-273 Celsius), this would require intense concentration and effort, most likely taking at least a few minutes.
  
  
  Borislav cannot use his powers to affect areas that are too far away or those that he is unable to concentrate properly on, for example some areas that he cannot see, although there may be exceptions if he is near enough to the unseen area.
  
  
  When he creates ice or snow, eventually it will melt, possibly flooding an area unintentionally, which is something Borislav has to be careful about, lest he ruins electrical equipment or the AEGIS flooring.
  
  
  
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Iz Borislav!

 

[call me rae]

@TheDox A+++++++ character looks badass!


Don't see any glaring issues really. If I had to comment - how did he get on the streets did his parents dump him? Who looked after him before he could fend for himself?


Also is he creating the ice by freezing the water molecules in the air? or is he just making ice appear?


Edit - also I believe someone else is gunning for Mental Discipline class but I can't remember the status of their character.

 

[welian]

Well my character is listed as approved in the spread sheet she made. Does that count?

Yup! It counts. If I didn't respond to you directly, it's entirely possible I wrote up an approval reply... and then totally forgot to actually post it. In which case, I am totally sorry.

Benetton, Kit

Accepted. Go post his profile in the Sign-Up thread.

Suzuka, Seiko

Accepted! You may also post her profile up.

[QUOTE="Aldur Forgehammer]Ioana, Călătoru

[/QUOTE]
Approoooooved. This better be the last name change, though.

[QUOTE="too much idea]CASTLE, MITCH

[/QUOTE]
Beautiful! You took a potentially game-breaking power and made it reasonable and logical. Approved.

TRAMMEL, EDEN

Fantastic! You were doing a lot of slaving over this profile, making sure you weren't OP or Edgemaster3k. Your efforts paid off. Approved.

[QUOTE="Lazy Rocktime]vos Scheiffer, Klaus

[/QUOTE]
Approved! The poison control is really cool, and you have a lot of weaknesses, which is great.

[QUOTE="Father Gigantor]JOH, HA-EUN

[/QUOTE]
All I need you to do is adjust her heroism meter, I forgot to specify that the minimum value for a trait is one point. Change that zero to a one, and then we're all good. Interesting power, btw.

De Klerk, Denzil

Good, good! However, I'd prefer if you could find a non-photograph faceclaim to use. Since this is comic book inspired, I'd like everyone to use drawn images. But, if you can't find any of a black man with locs and flower crown (I know finding illustrations of POC, period, is a miracle), it's not the end of the world. I'm sure the other players will be happy to help, but it's not the end of the world if you decide to go pictureless or apply a Photoshop filter and call it a day.

[QUOTE="DJ MagicHat]TORCHINOVICH, ASHER

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IVANOV, BORISLAV

Dox, MagicHat, both of you applied to the same position - the Mental Discipline instructor. You're going to need to have a civil discussion and come to an agreement of who gets dibs.


Or you could fight to the death.


Either way - I want your profiles to simmer in the OOC overnight while people critique.

 

[Meredith]

Please skip over me IC, girl guide camp is a thing - will be able to post probably Monday. @welian

 

[TheDox]

@TheDox A+++++++ character looks badass!
Don't see any glaring issues really. If I had to comment - how did he get on the streets did his parents dump him? Who looked after him before he could fend for himself?


Also is he creating the ice by freezing the water molecules in the air? or is he just making ice appear?


Edit - also I believe someone else is gunning for Mental Discipline class but I can't remember the status of their character.

He's been on the streets for as long as he can remember, he doesn't really know why.


Although, I can tell you they left him there for reasons I honestly haven't developed yet - and won't be important unless finding his parents somehow becomes part of an arc.


He found food and was allowed to take shelter at times, although he didn't always accept it.


He also was given some food by a few passing people, and at the worst of times had to resort to eating things like rats.


Sound alright?


Also, as for the Mental Discipline thing, I'm open to role suggestions and currently waiting to hear from @DJ MagicHat


EDIT: He just kinda creates ice/makes it appear. As much as I hate to say it, kinda like Elsa from frozen.

 

[Swoob]

so ive run into unforeseen problems with acquiring the picture for eden and i wont post up his cs until i get it so im gonna have to wait till monday at the earliest (ill work on a post in the meantime) and with that i shall go to bed, gn o/


-also if anybody wants any relations with eden feel free to ask me

 

[ViAdvena]

LOOK WHO IS LATE TO THE PARTY


Suggestion and critique are more than welcome.


Ross, Marianne

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Marianne Ross
  Codename	N/A
  Gender	Female
  Age	17
  Rank	B
  Role	Student
  Subject	N/A

  Race	Caucasian
  Eyes	Violet
  Hair	Blonde
  Height	5'9"
  Build	Mesomorph, a dancer build
  Limiter	Level 2, active
  Notes	Crochet hat

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	08	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	05	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	05	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	04	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	09	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Grace
  
  
  While still possesses the carefree manner of many teenagers her age, there’s always a certain poise in the way she carries herself. From the way she speaks to the way she moves, she does it with both elegance and playfulness. This also extends to social grace, makes her sails smoothly in most social situation.
  
  
  Cryptic
  
  
  Despite the seemingly graceful nature, her actions often have mischievous undertone in them. It's hard to tell what her real intention is, or whether she is serious or not, because her words are often ambiguous and tinged with joking tone. "It seems like an interesting thing to do" is the usual answer to the question about her intention, but obviously it's a big fat lie. Or not. The amount of double speak she does is enough to drive someone up the wall.
  
  
  Propagator
  
  
  While she has the tendency to be showy, she prefers to be behind the scene while doing what she deems as an important matter. Whispers to the right person, nudges the right group, and whatever she plans or suggests is set into motion without people even know who think of it first. It can be said that she is an inspirer at best, and provoker at worst.
  
  
  Greedy
  
  
  Greed comes in many form. For Mary, it's not a greed for money or other materialistic things, but opportunity. She is pretty much the type to take project after project without thinking about her capacity and ended up being swamped by them.
  
  
  History
  
  
  It can be said that Mary led a relatively ordinary life. But she is surrounded by extraordinary people. Her family is what people would call political dynasty. From judge to general to congressman, generations of the family has been holding various position of power in the country.
  
  
  Mary’s parents are no different. Her mother is a diplomat, and her father used to be a senator- until he was killed in an accident nine years ago. The circumstance surrounding the accident was suspicious, there's a big possibility that it's more than just misfortune. More so, it happened not long after he voiced his support for a decision that might or might not bring disadvantage to Commonwealth in the long run. That time some media believed it to be an assassination, although it was never proved.
  
  
  With the absent of one parent figure and the rare appearance of the other, Mary matured fast. Her parents might not be always with her, but their influence was strong. From watching them she learned, the direct lesson and the indirect one, and from the lesson she practices. Being the second oldest, she also fills the role of looking after her siblings, and this makes her closer to them than many people her ages usually are.
  
  
  Mary's power manifested when she was 14 years old. It's not a big event, one day she just wished she could look outside without opening her window, and before she knew it there's a hole in her wall. Good thing it wasn't permanent. For the first two years she was succeeded in hiding her power from sight, while still (mis)using it her heart content. She knew the benefit of Aegis education, but that organization always made her wary. For obvious reasons.
  
  
  Then Mary stayed hidden for the rest of her life. Or so she wished. Too bad her cover was blown one year ago. On that day, Mary happened to travel across the more desolated part of the town. Then she heard a panicked scream. She saw a scared person running towards her from the dark alley, followed by a suspicious-looking man. What scenario that usually involves some poor sod being chased through dark alley? Yeah, Mary also drew a similar conclusion, and since she didn't want to end up in tomorrow's headline as another crime victim, she ended up making the suspicious man crashed into the nearby wall.
  
  
  But too bad, it turned out the panicked person was a super. And the chaser was Aegis agent. Well, now isn't that awkward.
  
  
  Fortunately, manifestation of power in the moment of panic was a very common occurrence, so Mary could pretend it was exactly what happened and that she was definitely clueless about her power before. And that's how she ended up in Aegis training facility.
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  Family
  
  August Ross
  
  Father, deceased. In Mary's memory he was a stern yet kind man.
  
  Melvine Ross
  
  Mother. Incredibly busy as a diplomat, but still doing her best to connect with her children.
  
  Adrian Ross
  
  Older brother. Mary has a one-sided rivalry with him, mainly because he is that kind of sibling that does everything better than you.
  
  Lucian Ross
  
  Younger brother that Mary relentlessly tease and pester, mostly because his reaction is highly amusing. It's all out of love, of course.
  
  Lilianne Ross
  
  Younger sister that Mary completely dotes on. Lucian's twin. Immune to her sister's teasing out of obliviousness.
  
  Other
  
  James Wilson
  
  
  A combat medic that is an old friend of the family. As far as Mary know he is already around since she can remember things.
  
  
  TBA
  
  
  

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	01	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	00	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	00	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Portal creation, the ability to generate a gateway between two separate place.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Compass sense, the ability to instinctively know the direction of NESW.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  • The range of the portal is inversely proportional with its size. A coin-sized hole can go for miles, but bigger portals have shorter maximum distance. The longest distance achieved is 10 miles, with one inch diameter portal. Anything larger than ten feet wide won't go over an inch.
    
  
  
  
  • This power depend much on her sense of direction and the awareness of her location. Creating portals to the place she has visited before is relatively easy, but to the place she only knows from a map, she need to accurately estimate the distance from her current place. That's why GPS is her best friend. But on a first try she usually still miss the spot by at least 100 meter no matter how accurate the GPS is. Altitude of the place also matter. Her portal ran into rocks underground too often for her liking.
    
  
  
  
  • Related to the point above, if she were confined in an unknown place, the best she could do is to create a portal with random distance and random direction, and prayed that she didn't accidentally open portal to the depth of an ocean or the other side of a dam.
    
  
  
  
  • Strangely enough, closing the portal is more difficult than opening it. It's like sewing a ripped seam, and any obstacle need to be pushed out of the way before it can be sewed shut. Pressure is also an obstacle, another reason why the dam situation above is a big problem
    
  
  
  
  • Only can create one portal at time. Means if one portal can't be closed for whatever reason, she couldn't make another.
    
  
  
  
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[TheDox]

LOOK WHO IS LATE TO THE PARTY
Suggestion and critique are more than welcome.


Ross, Marianne

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Marianne Ross
  Codename	N/A
  Gender	Female
  Age	17
  Rank	B
  Role	Student
  Subject	N/A

  Race	Caucasian
  Eyes	Violet
  Hair	Blonde
  Height	5'9"
  Build	Mesomorph, a dancer build
  Limiter	Level 2, active
  Notes	Crochet hat

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Courageous	08	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Altruistic	05	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Orderly	05	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Kind	04	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	Proactive	09	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Grace
  
  
  While still possesses the carefree manner of many teenagers her age, there’s always a certain poise in the way she carries herself. From the way she speaks to the way she moves, she does it with both elegance and playfulness. This also extends to social grace, makes her sails smoothly in most social situation.
  
  
  Cryptic
  
  
  Despite the seemingly graceful nature, her actions often have mischievous undertone in them. It's hard to tell what her real intention is, or whether she is serious or not, because her words are often ambiguous and tinged with joking tone. "It seems like an interesting thing to do" is the usual answer to the question about her intention, but obviously it's a big fat lie. Or not. The amount of double speak she does is enough to drive someone up the wall.
  
  
  Propagator
  
  
  While she has the tendency to be showy, she prefers to be behind the scene while doing what she deems as an important matter. Whispers to the right person, nudges the right group, and whatever she plans or suggests is set into motion without people even know who think of it first. It can be said that she is an inspirer at best, and provoker at worst.
  
  
  Greedy
  
  
  Greed comes in many form. For Mary, it's not a greed for money or other materialistic things, but opportunity. She is pretty much the type to take project after project without thinking about her capacity and ended up being swamped by them.
  
  
  History
  
  
  It can be said that Mary led a relatively ordinary life. But she is surrounded by extraordinary people. Her family is what people would call political dynasty. From judge to general to congressman, generations of the family has been holding various position of power in the country.
  
  
  Mary’s parents are no different. Her mother is a diplomat, and her father used to be a senator- until he was killed in an accident nine years ago. The circumstance surrounding the accident was suspicious, there's a big possibility that it's more than just misfortune. More so, it happened not long after he voiced his support for a decision that might or might not bring disadvantage to Commonwealth in the long run. That time some media believed it to be an assassination, although it was never proved.
  
  
  With the absent of one parent figure and the rare appearance of the other, Mary matured fast. Her parents might not be always with her, but their influence was strong. From watching them she learned, the direct lesson and the indirect one, and from the lesson she practices. Being the second oldest, she also fills the role of looking after her siblings, and this makes her closer to them than many people her ages usually are.
  
  
  Mary's power manifested when she was 14 years old. It's not a big event, one day she just wished she could look outside without opening her window, and before she knew it there's a hole in her wall. Good thing it wasn't permanent. For the first two years she was succeeded in hiding her power from sight, while still (mis)using it her heart content. She knew the benefit of Aegis education, but that organization always made her wary. For obvious reasons.
  
  
  Then Mary stayed hidden for the rest of her life. Or so she wished. Too bad her cover was blown one year ago. On that day, Mary happened to travel across the more desolated part of the town. Then she heard a panicked scream. She saw a scared person running towards her from the dark alley, followed by a suspicious-looking man. What scenario that usually involves some poor sod being chased through dark alley? Yeah, Mary also drew a similar conclusion, and since she didn't want to end up in tomorrow's headline as another crime victim, she ended up making the suspicious man crashed into the nearby wall.
  
  
  But too bad, it turned out the panicked person was a super. And the chaser was Aegis agent. Well, now isn't that awkward.
  
  
  Fortunately, manifestation of power in the moment of panic was a very common occurrence, so Mary could pretend it was exactly what happened and that she was definitely clueless about her power before. And that's how she ended up in Aegis training facility.
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  Family
  
  August Ross
  
  Father, deceased. In Mary's memory he was a stern yet kind man.
  
  Melvine Ross
  
  Mother. Incredibly busy as a diplomat, but still doing her best to connect with her children.
  
  Adrian Ross
  
  Older brother. Mary has a one-sided rivalry with him, mainly because he is that kind of sibling that does everything better than you.
  
  Lucian Ross
  
  Younger brother that Mary relentlessly tease and pester, mostly because his reaction is highly amusing. It's all out of love, of course.
  
  Lilianne Ross
  
  Younger sister that Mary completely dotes on. Lucian's twin. Immune to her sister's teasing out of obliviousness.
  
  Other
  
  James Wilson
  
  
  A combat medic that is an old friend of the family. As far as Mary know he is already around since she can remember things.
  
  
  TBA
  
  
  

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	01	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	02	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	05	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	00	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮​	00	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Portal creation, the ability to generate a gateway between two separate place.
  
  
  Secondary powers
  
  
  Compass sense, the ability to instinctively know the direction of NESW.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  • The range of the portal is inversely proportional with its size. A coin-sized hole can go for miles, but bigger portals have shorter maximum distance. The longest distance achieved is 10 miles, with one inch diameter portal. Anything larger than ten feet wide won't go over an inch.
    
  
  
  
  • This power depend much on her sense of direction and the awareness of her location. Creating portals to the place she has visited before is relatively easy, but to the place she only knows from a map, she need to accurately estimate the distance from her current place. That's why GPS is her best friend. But on a first try she usually still miss the spot by at least 100 meter no matter how accurate the GPS is. Altitude of the place also matter. Her portal ran into rocks underground too often for her liking.
    
  
  
  
  • Related to the point above, if she were confined in an unknown place, the best she could do is to create a portal with random distance and random direction, and prayed that she didn't accidentally open portal to the depth of an ocean or the other side of a dam.
    
  
  
  
  • Strangely enough, closing the portal is more difficult than opening it. It's like sewing a ripped seam, and any obstacle need to be pushed out of the way before it can be sewed shut. Pressure is also an obstacle, another reason why the dam situation above is a big problem
    
  
  
  
  • Only can create one portal at time. Means if one portal can't be closed for whatever reason, she couldn't make another.
    
  
  
  
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And I thought I was close to the deadline...

 

[welian]

Ya'll have 24 hours....

 

[philocaly]

Yup! It counts. If I didn't respond to you directly, it's entirely possible I wrote up an approval reply... and then totally forgot to actually post it. In which case, I am totally sorry.
Accepted. Go post his profile in the Sign-Up thread.


Accepted! You may also post her profile up.


Approoooooved. This better be the last name change, though.


Beautiful! You took a potentially game-breaking power and made it reasonable and logical. Approved.


Fantastic! You were doing a lot of slaving over this profile, making sure you weren't OP or Edgemaster3k. Your efforts paid off. Approved.


Approved! The poison control is really cool, and you have a lot of weaknesses, which is great.


All I need you to do is adjust her heroism meter, I forgot to specify that the minimum value for a trait is one point. Change that zero to a one, and then we're all good. Interesting power, btw.


Good, good! However, I'd prefer if you could find a non-photograph faceclaim to use. Since this is comic book inspired, I'd like everyone to use drawn images. But, if you can't find any of a black man with locs and flower crown (I know finding illustrations of POC, period, is a miracle), it's not the end of the world. I'm sure the other players will be happy to help, but it's not the end of the world if you decide to go pictureless or apply a Photoshop filter and call it a day.


Dox, MagicHat, both of you applied to the same position - the Mental Discipline instructor. You're going to need to have a civil discussion and come to an agreement of who gets dibs.


Or you could fight to the death.


Either way - I want your profiles to simmer in the OOC overnight while people critique.

Yesss! Thanks!

 

[Pigeon]

@welian Thank you for accepting my character, but unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to participate in this role-play after all - a family issue has just come up. Literally today. It's stressful and distracting; I don't want to weigh down the group. Perhaps from time to time I'll check in. See how all your characters are doing.


Anyway, thanks again. Best to you all!

 

[welian]

@welian Thank you for accepting my character, but unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to participate in this role-play after all - a family issue has just come up. Literally today. It's stressful and distracting; I don't want to weigh down the group. Perhaps from time to time I'll check in. See how all your characters are doing.
Anyway, thanks again. Best to you all!

Oh no! I hope your family comes out okay. For you, I'll make an exception - if you happen to find time for Aegis after everything blows over, you'll still have a spot here, regardless of whether or not apps are actually open.

 

[RemainingQuestions]

De Klerk, Denzil

• General
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name	Denzil De Klerk
  Codename	N/A
  Gender	Male
  Age	28
  Rank	C
  Role	Teacher
  Subject	Political Powers

  Race	American (Dutch)
  Eyes	Brown
  Hair	Brown, in dreads
  Height	6'1"
  Build	Muscular
  Limiter	Level 1, inactive
  Notes	Always has a flower in his hair.

• Heroism Meter
  
  
  

  Less Heroic	Points	More Heroic	Total	Description
  Flighty	?????????​	Courageous	06	Do they have a pair of steel, or do they prefer to exit before chaos strikes?
  Selfish	?????????​	Altruistic	07	Are they motivated to help others, or do they help themselves first?
  Chaotic	?????????​	Orderly	01	Are laws and regulations "suggestions", or written in stone?
  Cruel	?????????​	Kind	08	Are they genuinely nice to people, or do they enjoy causing distress?
  Reactionary	?????????​	Proactive	03	Are they content to watch events unfold, or do they jump in and guide things?

  
  
  Personality
  
  
  Kind-Hearted. Denzil has a large heart, and he genuinly cares about most people, some would even say that he would give a supervillain a second chance.
  
  
  Forgetful. Denzil tends to forget things, not out of malice, but because he simply didn't remember. It seems like he is perpetually late, or if he is on time, he forgot something.
  
  
  Trust-worthy. If you tell Denzil a secret, he will keep it to the grave, no matter what. That doesn't mean he doesn't do anything with it though, he is likely to try to find some sort of solution without telling the people he's asking why he's asking, or he will try to solve it with whomever told him the secret.
  
  
  Down to earth. Denzil is very realistic in his view of the world. While he wants to give everyone second and third and even seventh chances, he knows that some people never change. His dreams aren't as big as world peace, but more along the lines of 'get everyone in my class to pass.'
  
  
  History
  
  
  Denzil grew up in a loving family, with only a significantly older brother. When he was a kid, he loved to help his mother garden, and they still have the strong bond that they built up in those moments. When he was older, he would talk about politics with his father, much to the annoyance of his mother, who was a lot less politically active than the De Klerk men. The manifestation of his powers didn't come in a traumatic event, and his parents already saw the signs early on. His brother, who had began officer training for the army, and had moved out at that point, was more surprised. Frankly, he was scared of his baby brother suddenly having more power than he ever would. Shortly thereafter, he moved away for the army, and Denzil fell completely out of contact with him.
  
  
  Denzil followed his passion and went on to study History, and because he was often asked about political events to do with superpowered people, he took a few classes in that, to fill in his open credits. After he got his Bachelor in History, it was a logical move to also get a Bachelor in Politics, since he already finished some of the required classes previously, he completed that with a minor in superpowered politics. Still not satisfied, he took a Master in Education.
  
  
  After his Master, he quickly got hired to teach at a High School, but after one year he realized that it wasn't the challenge he wanted. With some help of family, he found Aegis and started the process to emigrate to the United States of America. After that, he still had to prove that he could also teach in English, not just Dutch, which took another year. After those long years taking tests and following lectures, Denzil was finally ready to switch places.
  
  
  
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  Family
  
  
  Jennifer De Klerk-Triggs
  
  
  Denzil has a great relationship with his mother, and he keeps in frequent contact with her.
  
  
  Rutger De Klerk
  
  
  Denzil has a good relationship with his father, and when they talk it's often in Dutch, his dad says so Denzil doesn't get out of practice, but Denzil thinks that he misses his homeland sometimes.
  
  
  Ashton De Klerk
  
  
  Denzil had a strained relationship with his much older brother, and it only worsened when it became known that Denzil had powers. After Ashton joined the army they had no more contact, but Denzil still hopes that one day he can reconcile with his brother.
  
  
  Colleagues

• Ability	Points	Total	Description
  Health:	?????????​	03	The ability to resist illness and recover quickly from injuries, overall health.
  Strength	?????????​	02	Physical strength, the ability to strike hard, lift heavy objects, and so on.
  Toughness	?????????​	03	Endurance and stamina, the ability to take a hit and still keep going.
  Agility	?????????​	03	Speed, dexterity, nimbleness - agility is the ability to move quickly.
  Intelligence	?????????​	02	Not book smarts, but the ability to perceive and retain lots of information.
  Willpower	?????????​	02	Strength of mind, the ability to stay focused and determined.

  
  
  Primary Power
  
  
  Denzil can manipulate, control and animate plants of all kinds. He can make them grow in certain patterns, he can make them move and, depending on the size of the plant and the how long it was dead, he can even bring them back to life. For this, he always needs contact.
  
  
  Weaknesses
  
  
  Denzil can only manipulate or animate plants that he can see, and if he has no physical contact with the plant it's also harder to manipulate or animate it. The larger a plant is, the slower the manipulation or animation is, and the more energy it takes from Denzil. Generally speaking he can't manipulate or animate something larger than a bush without direct contact. If a small plant is far away it also becomes more difficult or even impossible to manipulate or animate. Denzil also becomes tired more easily if he goes very long without contact with plants, which can be an issue in a city, and which is why he tends to always have a flower on him. He has a weakness for harsh weather, be it too hot, too cold, too wet or too dry, just like plants tend to do. He also needs to drink more than the average person, and if he gets dehydrated his powers become weaker, the longer he goes without hydrating, the weaker his powers become until they eventually disappear completely.
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  Most of the time he wears lenses tho, also, add a flowercrown in your mind.

@welian now, with drawn pictures but without flowers, but the point is still clear, I think. It's trouble enough to find a guy with locs without scars or a sword or something, and I don't have the time to do any edits, so hopefully this is okay?

 

[lazee]

So...uh, anyone (especially in the faculty) interested in some relationships with Klaus? N-Not in that kind of way, of course, he's spoken for...

 

[Dano]

[QUOTE="Lazy Rocktime]So...uh, anyone (especially in the faculty) interested in some relationships with Klaus? N-Not in that kind of way, of course, he's spoken for...

[/QUOTE]
I think Klaus and Greg would get along - are you on the AEGIS Discord? Seems to be working well for planning things vs the OOC board.

 

[lazee]

@Dano Discord? Never heard of it, unfortunately.

 

[Dano]

@Dano[/URL] Discord? Never heard of it, unfortunately.

Go to the first page of the OOC, it's the second announcement listed - see you there!