OOC Discussion

[Necessity4Fun]

At 6'2" you are going to need to be like 150 pounds to even be rail thin, probably 160 to 170 to have 'some muscle mass'. I am 5 9, and was about 140 in high school 160 in college when I was doing aikido 6 days a week. I am about 190 now, 'cause I am old and soft, but I would be happy with calling 170 fighting trim. For comparison in metric, what you have there is 52 kilos at 188 cm. That is not thin, that is emaciated.

Oops! thanks for noticing! I could either have not noticed this or, completely messed up the unit conversion there xD


FIXED~


Note to self: consult an BMI chart next time >.< (It's called IMC here)

 

[Swoob]

He'll get caught on organizing and cleaning every now and then, and looks down on people who seem too messy or relaxed to him.

 

[Gus]

@Necessity4Fun


When Kendrick's grandfather died, and his father inherited the company, he did not think twice. Rupert Haywood took his wife and a two year old Kendrick all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, from London to Baltimore--the company's headquarters--to fill in the director's post.


Due to growing up in a traditional and wealthy family, Kendrick was expected to act like a 'proper gentleman' from an early age. Toys were not allowed, he had difficult and boring classes such as violin, and constantly quizzed rules and manners as if preparing for an exam. It was a completely uninteresting life style.


To complete his hardships, his father was always working (or talking about work) and the mother had the bad habit of attending too many social events and shopping, while neglecting everything else. Ultimately, their life styles made them absentee parents, who didn't seem to care much about thier child.

 

[Gus]

I'm going to start a conversation with you @Necessity4Fun as that seems better than cluttering up ooc. I didn't think of it last night, and as I am finishing last night's bottle of wine with lunch, I didn't think of it right away today either.

 

[Suzuki Mine]

I'm so happy that I awoke to people complimenting Sarka. ;;; u ;;;

Really neat power. I am a little confused by what it means that when she eats the lie she 'leaves the truth behind' exactly. I get the idea, I just am unclear what that looks like… does the speaker re say the sentence with exact literal truth? Do all the hearers just 'know' the truth while the sounds are unchanged? Do the words morph 'in mid air'? Might be a little too detailed, but I get curious about such things.

In my head, the person goes to tell a lie, but instead the words that come out of their mouth is the bare truth on the subject.


So instead of a bloke saying "Yeah, I was hanging with Garrett last night." to his girlfriend, he'd say "Yeah, I was out on a date with Brighid last night."


I myself am a little torn between her doing this via some kind of psychic block, or by her simply nullifying the concept of lying within that moment.

Yea I kind of did that, I compare Laurent with @Suzuki Mine 's Praxi and trying to make him a little weaker but faster (on reflexes not movement speed)

This alone makes me wanna keep Praxi. ;;; u ;;;


[/chose "Being indecisive" as her biggest fear in Kingdom Hearts]

Okay then~
Repost of Kendrick's CS, because I posted it 12 AM last night xD :

HAYWOOD, K

• Heroism
• Statistics

• Aspect	Scale
  COUR	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	03
  ALTR	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	04
  ORDR	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	08
  KIND	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	03
  PRCT	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	02
  DIPL	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	07

• Aspect	Scale
  HLTH	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	01
  STRN	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	02
  DEFN	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	01
  AGLT	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	02
  INTL	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	03
  WILL	▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮	05

• General
• Appearance
• Biography
• Relationships
• Superpowers
• Gallery

• Full Name
  
  Kendrick Haywood
  
  Nicknames
  
  Ken, Kendri,
  
  Kendy.
  
  Codename
  
  The Conductor (
  
  Puppeteer
  
  )
  
  Gender
  
  Male
  
  Age
  
  Sixteen
  
  Rank
  
  C Rank
  
  Limiter
  
  Inactive, Level 1
  
  Role
  
  Student
  
  
• Race
  
  Caucasian (British)
  
  Hair
  
  Blueish-Black
  
  Eyes
  
  Blue
  
  Height
  
  6' 2''
  
  Figure
  
  182.9 lbs, Athletic looking with some muscle mass.
  
  Notes
  
  Sometimes he is seem wearing a hat, similar to those train conductors wear. He is also known to own different colors of said hat.
  
  
• 
  
  
  • Fun-loving: Kendrick is a fun loving kid. He likes jokes, puns and riddles, and likes to make up his own. Firstly, his codename is a pun already, it can mean both an orchestra conductor (He conducts his toys) or a train conductor (toy trains are one of the most appeciated toys there are, even adults may collect them). He keeps this up even further by wearing a conductor hat.
    He'll laugh at jokes and repeat jokes he heard, when a window of opportunity shows up. He won't ever join in pranking though, because that seems mean to him. Toys of course, are the centerpiece of both his sense of fun, and his power.
    
  • Reticent: The first impression you'll get of Kendrick Haywood, is that he is a reserved, serious and maybe even a boring person. As you get to know him however, you'll realise that is merely a facade, and a well constructed one. There is just no way to know what Kendrick is thinking; his poker face is too good. (He learned it from toy soldiers!...and his father.) When he does show emotions clearly, it is jarring, and not completely believable. Sometimes he acts like a serious, adult person, others, he looks just like every other teenager you might know. This guy's mind is a rubik's cube...
    
  • Caring: Having absentee parents, Kendrick bonds very strongly with his friends and his toys. He may not show it but, he enjoys being there for the people he cares about, and will try to make them feel better when they're sad. You might be by yourself on a bench in a mellow mood and suddenly be approached by this guy offereing you an ice cream or something...
    With his toys too, the bond runs deep. Kendrick regards them as family, naming, cleaning and repairing them. If eventually one of them is broken beyond repair, he'll mourn for his fallen friend and, even if he gets a replacement toy, it will never feel the same to him.
    
  • Neurotic: Being raised in a rich family, Kendrick likes everything to be in perfect order, especially his things. He'll get caught on organizing and cleaning every now and then, and looks down on people who seem too messy or relaxed to him. His love for manners and rules can make him very irritating. He'll probably recite said rules to you, when you seem out of line to him. For Kendrick, a rule is a law, and as such, must be followed without question.
    
  
  
  History
  
  
  When Kendrick's grandfather died, and his father inherited the family's company, he did not think twice. Rupert Haywood took his wife and a two year old Kendrick, all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, from London to Baltimore, the company headquarter's location, to fill in the director's post.
  
  
  Due to growing up in a traditional and wealthy family, it was expected of Kendrick the 'way of a lord', even in such a young age. Toy's weren't allowed, he had difficult and boring classes such as violin, without the boy ever wanting to, and he was overwhelmed with rules and manners reciting every now and then. It was a completely uninteresting life style.
  
  
  To complete the hardship, the father was always working or talking about work, and the mother, she had the bad habit of attenting to social events and shopping. Both their life styles, made them absent parents, who didn't seem to care much about thier child.
  
  
  His first contact with a toy happened at his 5th birthday. Petra Combs, the household maid, used her economies to buy little Kendrick a teddy bear. She felt bad for the kid's everyday life and wanted to give him something fun, that the boy could play with. The curiosity in Kendri's face when he was given the wrapped present and, the joy that showered from him, when he realised what he had just been given, was enough to melt the kind lady's heart. Kendrick named the stuffed bear, Ted and played around with it happily.
  
  
  It didn't, however, last long. When his parents got home, suprisingly earlier than they normally did, Ted was taken away from him. Kendri had the largest lecture of his life. It went to subjects such as 'That is not the way the future heir of the Haywood family should behave' to 'playing with toys won't accomplish you anything in life'. When asked who had brought such 'abomination inside', Kendrick lied and said he had bought it himself. Knowing his son was covering for someone else, (how could a 5 year old buy a toy?) they made the boy's punishment harsher, even more manners reciting and useless classes. But, at least, he had freed the maid of any trouble.
  
  
  The next day however, had been harsh on the kid. The violin teacher had yelled at him for not being concentrated, french classes had been tough, he just couldn't get any pronounciation right that morning, everything just seemed to be going bad. Also, as always, his parents weren't around and he had no one to talk to... Oh, if only someone would hug and console this little kid!
  
  
  That's when Kendrick felt little furry arm hug him. It was Ted! But how? He had been taken away to his parents room, hadn't him?
  
  
  Not paying much attention to, how could Ted have escaped his parents 'prison' and, how was he moving like that, the boy enjoyed the sudden company and regained his energy to finish the rest of the day's boring assignments. When he woke up the next day though, his parents had taken the toy away again. Wishing for Ted to come to him once more, Kendrick caught the sight of the toy walking towards his bedroom, exiting the dreaded 'prison'. That's when Kendri realised he was special.
  
  
  To his parents though, it had become a total mistery, how come everytime the toys were taken, they ended back with their son? After throught research on supernatural phenomena, Evangeline and Rupert Haywood concluded that their son might be a super and, as soon as they could, teamed up to ask Kendrick the reason of the 'mysteriously coming back toys'. The innocent child of course, explained it to them without omitting a thing. That Ted came back, all by himself, when he wished it to.
  
  
  From there on, his parents became even more strict and absent. The truth is, Kendrick's ability scared them, as it made it harder to disciplinate him and, could turn out to be dangerous.
  
  
  When he reached a more independent age, Kendrick started to buy the toys himself. His toy collection just seemed to increase and fill his once dull bedroom, with colors and shapes. On an attempt to not feel alone, the boy named and cared for each of his toys as, if they were his actual family. He had his favorites, of course, but every one of them was precious and irreplaceble.
  
  
  He would bring them to school too. It started with Ted and, a couple months later Kendrick was bringing a bigger bag than he actually needed, just to fill it, secretly, with toys.
  
  
  At the age of thirteen, his parents enrolled him at AEGIS, as always, without taking a no for an answer. Kendrick didn't even try to argue though, he enjoyed the idea of meeting other special people like him and, who knows, actually bond with others then his toys. (since his parents seemed to be unreacheable...)
  
  
  
• Family and Household:
  
  
  
  
  Evangeline and Rupert Haywood:
  
  
  Kendrick's parents. They won't admit it to their son's face but, they're scared of his abilities and always give excuses as to why they're not home. Kendrick has grown used to not having the two around. It's more surprising to see them, than not.
  
  
  Even though, their methods of parenting can be seen as harsh, Kendrick doesn't regard them with anger or dislike. Actually, deep down, he wishes they would stay beside him more...
  
  
  Duncan Haywood: Kendrick's deseased grandfather. Kendri doesn't know much about him, only that, he built the company from scratch, and his father inherited it when he passed away.
  
  
  Petra Combs: The household maid. She is a kind person and, the one who gave Kendri Ted. Sometimes Kendrick tells stuff about school to her. She is the closest to a friend the boy has, inside his house.
  
  
  Ivor Blecher: He is one of the family's bodyguards, who also works as driver. He used to transport Kendrick to school and back. At some point, Kendrick decided he didn't need the car, since the school was just a few blocks far. Ivor understood and Kendrick started walking to school, all by himself.
  
  
  Staff:
  
  
  
  
  Classmates:
  
  
  
  
  Isabella Chase: Izzy and Kendri attend to the very same school. He had heard countless times about what a troublemaker she was but, hadn't met her until nine months ago.
  
  
  That day, Kendrick was leaving the corridor to enter his next class, when he caught the sight of a cat-girl wandering around and stopping right in front of his locker. He took a while to remember the rumors of said cat-girl but, once he realised she was grabbing Maverick out of his locker, (how did she even open it?) he had no doubt that it was Izzy Chase that was stealing from him.
  
  
  Already late to class, the boy couldn't do anything besides worry for his bunny friend. He struggled to pay full attention to classes but, surprisingly managed to keep notes of the subjects.
  
  
  Once classes were over, Kendrick got up, fast as a bolt, and concentrated at the stolen bunny, 'calling' it back to him. At same time he called for the toy, Kendri also left the classroom, into the corridor and waited for it to get back.
  
  
  Unsurprisingly enough, Maverick wasn't the only thing that came his direction but, the culprit seemed to be chasing it as well. Giving a quickly look at the bunny and seeing as nothing serious had happened to it, the boy decided to pay no mind to the girl and retrieved the plush from the floor.
  
  
  Kendrick will never forget the day where, he could have lost Maverick forever, though.
  
  
  
• Toy Manipulation
  
  
  The ability to control toys to do his bidding. Kendrick can make a toy move according to his thoughts. If he pictures Ted the teddy bear grabing a pen, then Ted will do so accordingly. The toys under his control have enhanced strength and reflexes, so they can lift heavy objects as well as jump and run faster than a human would.
  
  
  • Vision Sharing: If he concentrates, Kendrick can momentarily see what his toy is seeing, while under control. It's very useful to spy on people. It only works with toys that actually have eyes though.
    
  
  
  Limitations
  
  
  • Need for Bounding: Kendrick's power requires extensive bonding with the toy, loving it, naming it, getting to know it and caring for it. That leaves him only his Toy-Family; he cannot use toys he has just met.
    
  • Range limit: Kendrick can control toys that are at a maximum of 1 block (263 feet 9 inches) from him, in any direction.
    
  • Mental and physical strain: The maximum number of toys that he can control at once is 5, that includes any entity. So, if Kendrick was manipulating chess pieces, he would only be able to control 5 of them. Attempting to control more than 5 will cause headaches and if kept on for a very long time, brain damage. The same goes for attempting to manipulate the toy for a range larger than 1 block. When using Vision Sharing, only one toy can be manipulated, as it takes much more concentration.
    
  • Toy Abilities Limitations: Even with it's enhanced strength, while in influence of Kendrick's manipulation, a toy cannot carry anything heavier than 5 times it's own weight. For example, a Teddy bear would be able to carry a pillow, even two but, not a television.
    As for the toy's hit strength, every hit has the strenght of an average human, with a plus, depending on the material the toy is made of. For example, A teddy bear's hit, would feel similar to being punched by a person wearing cotton filled gloves. A metal miniature of a car's hit, however, would feel similar to being punched by someone wearing brass knuckles.
    
  • Anihilation of a Toy: Destroying a toy to the point it can no longer move, invalidates Kendrick's ability and that toy can no longer be used by him. Since Kendrick and the destroyed toy were 'connected mentally', Kendrick also feels a ping of pain (and lots of sadness) when the connection is severed.
    
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  
  Toys:
  
  
  
  
  -> Ted (Caramel fur and green eyes), Kendrick is always carrying Ted no matter where to, and what bag he's using.
  
  
  
  
  -> Mr. Holeshot (Plastic, 9.8'' long)
  
  
  
  
  -> Harry (Made of metal, Red, 3.9'' long)
  
  
  
  
  -> Sparkles
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -> Snowtail
  
  
  
  
  -> Maverick: Kendrick is reluctant to let him out of his house, ever since the incident with Izzy.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -> Chestnut
  
  
  

I have a gross bias opinion about British characters.


[/puts on her shirt with Union Jack all over it]


God save th' Queen. B|

 

[Swoob]

@Necessity4Fun so what I've noticed (thanks for clearing up the weight problem gus):


His hair is bluish-black. Make sure that there's a reason for this other than it being in his faceclaim. Though anime pictures are accepted, this is set in a realistic scenario, so people don't just walk around with hot pink hair—they have to dye it or have it as a result of their power.


Power seems good and nicely limited, but make sure you know who you're playing. As a sixteen year-old and a slightly snobby introvert, he seems like a more mature teenager while his power is extremely childlike. He'd probably be very outwardly embarrassed to carry around those toys and would be a bit reluctant to have the power nowadays. Make sure you don't mess up the narrative.


Also, just one more thing—in your relationships tab, you don't need to explain that much of your relationship with Izzy Chase—it's up to you but I'd suggest leaving that to be discovered in the rp. The relationship tab is to explain your relationships, not how they formed.


Aside from that, while your background is a bit generic-rich-boy to me, it seems fine c: I do enjoy how you have a toy manipulator being 16 and stuck-up rather than the classic 8-year-old to match the power, if you choose to do a mature narrative it would be very funny to see how he feels about his power

 

[Necessity4Fun]

@Manic Muse[/URL] wrote a lot too... I just followed suit to make it as detailed :33

Aside from that, while your background is a bit generic-rich-boy to me, it seems fine c: I do enjoy how you have a toy manipulator being 16 and stuck-up rather than the classic 8-year-old to match the power, if you choose to do a mature narrative it would be very funny to see how he feels about his power

Yep, that is exactly what I'm going for~


I kinda based that off my own Dad's story, his family wasn't rich and neither poor, but his dad didn't give his children money easily, and as such, they didn't have many toys as well and had to improvise a lot with materials they had.


Today, my dad enjoys comics, anime, tokusatsu, games and has an ever growing action figure collection. It's a result from his not-fun childhood.


I extrapolated it but, hey you get the idea!

 

[Suzuki Mine]

Hopefully he hasn't stayed in England enough to apply to this rather funny bias? He moved to Baltimore when he was 2 after all...

His tiny babu feet first touched the ground within the Land of Hope and Glory.


[/gives a stamp of approval]

 

[Swoob]

@Necessity4Fun That sounds better for the hair. And yeah, that sounds like the voice I had in mind while looking over your character, so that sounds good


I'll wait for weli and/or frixz to help give the verdict before saying anything else

 

[CloudyBlueDay]

Might anyone have any suggestions as to how to jump in the IC? I'd really love to hear them c:

 

[ManicMuse]

@Necessity4Fun


Yes, I did. It was all in good fun and not the norm. xD Plus, I see no harm in it. We will update/ shorten the relationships once our characters interact.

 

[Suzuki Mine]

Maaaang, reading over Ken stuff a few times make me wanna use Ico - my very logical technomancer who has more in common with computers than people.


She tends to add a hippo theme to everything she makes whenever possible.


In one story she met up with a guy who could give inanimate objects life, but he was terrible at actually making things himself.


So he one day came into Ico's workshop, where she had made dozens of little pink cartoonish hippos that shook their heads back and forth and waggled their tails. He attempted to make one as well, but without the internal workings to make it move. Instead, he replaced that by using his ability to make the hippo move.


But it was derpy as all get out.


To this day - years later from that roleplay interaction - Ico still has that hippo inside her workshop in my head.

 

[Gus]

[QUOTE="Suzuki Mine]
I'm so happy that I awoke to people complimenting Sarka. ;;; u ;;;
In my head, the person goes to tell a lie, but instead the words that come out of their mouth is the bare truth on the subject.


So instead of a bloke saying "Yeah, I was hanging with Garrett last night." to his girlfriend, he'd say "Yeah, I was out on a date with Brighid last night."


I myself am a little torn between her doing this via some kind of psychic block, or by her simply nullifying the concept of lying within that moment.

[/QUOTE]
That makes sense to me. Are they aware they have said the truth or do they think they said the lie? Do they know they were psychically manipulated or do they just think they had a freudian slip? Either way, cool power.

 

[Bag o Fruit]

[QUOTE="Suzuki Mine]
His tiny babu feet first touched the ground within the Land of Hope and Glory.
[/gives a stamp of approval]

[/QUOTE]
Ahahahaha "babu feet"! I love it! Babu feet... DDDD

 

[Suzuki Mine]

That makes sense to me. Are they aware they have said the truth or do they think they said the lie? Do they know they were psychically manipulated or do they just think they had a freudian slip? Either way, cool power.

I'm gonna leave that bit up to the folks affected for the most part. I imagine the more mentally refined an individual is, the more likely they would become aware of the manipulation having happened, or that they said the complete opposite of what they meant to say. Some might be completely oblivious to the fact that they just blurted something out until the reactions happen.


That's just my personal head cannon though~

 

[Lemon Boy]

Can't wait until the fourth to "Officially" join!


Is it already bad I've already had thoughts about creating a secondary character?


Gonna have to wait a while to introduce them so I can get those points, but It'll be sooooo worth it!~

 

[Sopranos]

[QUOTE="Suzuki Mine]This alone makes me wanna keep Praxi. ;;; u ;;;
[/chose "Being indecisive" as her biggest fear in Kingdom Hearts]

[/QUOTE]
why ? keep her . We can be frienemy!

 

[welian]

//plots

 

[ManicMuse]

//plots

*chants* T-Rex T-Rex we want a T-Rex.

 

[Gus]

T-rexes are old news.

 

[welian]

@Necessity4Fun[/URL]


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Consider this a warning of things to come.

 

[ViAdvena]

Might anyone have any suggestions as to how to jump in the IC? I'd really love to hear them c:

The easiest way is to wait 'till time skip. For current event everyone seems to gather in either clinics or political power class.


is also having difficulties what to write for now

@welian[/URL]


I foresee at least one building will get annihilated by that

 

[ManicMuse]

T-rexes are old news.

I will have you know sir, I am a T-Rex! My arms are so short they don't touch the ground when I sit on the floor.


All shall fear me!


... Sorry I have been feeling sick. I am starting to suspect I am getting better.

 

[welian]

I foresee at least one building will get annihilated by that

"one"

 

[ViAdvena]

"At least" weli xD