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MAY OOC INTRO & PLOTTING


OOC INTRO & PLOTTING
HELLO, HEROES AND VILLAINS! Welcome to [community profile] metaheroes! We're absolutely delighted to have you here. This is both our OOC introduction and plotting for your initial arrival! Please use the information below to guide your plotting as you settle in.

Confluences appear to be changing. Though most people fall together, you are free to have your character's arrival happen later in the week.

You are free to post your intro after reading this post! We will not be posting a log for this.

The GUILDS have begun employing safety measures to prevent new arrivals from destroying the cities they land in. As seen on the last TEST DRIVE MEME, the cities have set up ways to catch the new arrivals and bring them to headquarters as quickly as possible.

SUNSET FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS—
The first thing you notice is the wind screaming past your ears, and the heavy beating of your heart… no, not yours. It’s out of sync with the thrumming in your chest.

Those of you with enough wits to look around may spy something glowing in the distance, in the roiling clouds over the ocean. Something massive stirs. As it does you feel yourself grow dizzy, the pounding becoming louder and louder as you fight the desire to scream.

THREADS OF MYSTICAL ENERGY rush up to meet you, grabbing for limbs and catching you before you make landfall, the moment they touch you the sound is severed and there’s only the sound of those around you screaming as they fall. A NET MADE OF STARS has come up to cradle you, giving you a much gentler entry into this world than most others have received thus far. The Silent Mystic and Chaos Gate may not like it, but they do make a hell of a team.

These saviors introduce themselves as representatives of the Guardian Alliance and Society, and upon determining that you are all well, open a portal to transport you to their newly established NEUTRAL BASE. Once you’re given a clean bill of health, you’re directed to the DIADEM HOTEL.

Other heroes stationed in Sunset Falls may wait with baited breath for disaster to come. But other than a few broken mailboxes from those the spell missed, there doesn’t seem to be any sign of further strangeness.

Yet as the new arrivals lay their heads down to sleep, they may hear the beating of a heart that is not their own.
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LODGINGS —
Once the Guardian Alliance arrives on the scene in Excelsior and controls the situation, characters will be provided with lodgings in the DIADEM HOTEL. Here, guests are offered the finest home away from home experience you could ever hope for. Their culinary staff are capable of cooking up everything from hotdogs to gourmet cuisine. The pool, lounge, and fitness rooms are all open 24/7. Given the continued influx of new guests, arrivals may find their rooms have been double-booked. Hopefully it's a room with two queen-sized beds instead of a king!

Characters are also free to roam CENTRAL CITY and get their bearings, though at the moment, with the guilds distracted and the city doing major repairs following the damage by the Confluence, there is plenty of crime to stop or cause. Characters will be given cell phones with three months of pre-paid unlimited data and assistance with setting up social media accounts on the guild networks, as well as credit cards to help them start a life here.

Player characters will be offered the chance to join the guilds. Those who join will be offered housing at one of the four major cities, with each one offering a different living experience. Characters have two months to decide if they want to throw in with one of the guilds and enjoy the perks of membership, or deal with making their own way in the world without their support.


MAY FLOWERS...? —
While Sunset Falls is spared from destruction, strange flowers begin to bloom throughout the city. The scent of these flowers appear to have an uplifting effect. Characters will feel capable of doing anything after a single whiff. This boost in attitude appears to come with a significant increase in power and skill at whatever you set your mind to.

You may feel a strange compulsion to pick one of these blossoms. Should you put it in a vase you'll find that within hours it has grown new roots and become hydroponic. In your hands it changes color to match your emotional state. After holding it you may be reluctant to set it down - and like when put in a vase, within hours, it will begin to try to bond to you. The flower doesn't appear to be feeding on you, though. It simply clings for dear life.

If left alone for too long, you may find yourself falling under this flower’s thrall. Seeking to spread its influence you may begin giving others sprouts of this strange blossom. Many residents of Sunset Falls know better than to pick strange flowers, but picking becomes less of an option when they begin to grow everywhere. Within a few days the city's gardens are overtaken, and more are sprouting in the pavement and along buildings. Though the city may be more peaceful, this peace seems to be coming at the price of people’s free will.

The seeds of these flowers appear to be clinging to the new arrivals. Though largely immune to their effects themselves, others around them may begin to act strangely. Older characters may feel compelled to be close to them. This compulsion may be followed by a sense of impending doom and may result in extreme protectiveness. They may also be susceptible to following any commands issued. They may also find their abilities are stronger when in the presence of these new arrivals.

Any who become infected with the plant spores may also find themselves feeling… afraid. It’s difficult to put your finger on just what that fear is stemming from, but it seems to have a direction. That fear begins near Sunset Falls, retreating only as these strange alien flowers begin to take over the city as though repelled by them. It moves northwards and then becomes too far gone to sense.

Being away from these plants for a few hours is enough to cure yourself of their influence, assuming they aren't growing on you. You can try investigating the cause, or find a way to kill these weeds before they overtake everything. Report your actions here to find out what happens!

Regardless of how the problem is solved, these effects will last until JUNE 3RD.


GETTING TO KNOW YOU —
Please use the form below to introduce yourself and start plotting:

deemed: (Default)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
hey friendo heeeeyyyyyy
soulmakingsound: (Default)

[personal profile] soulmakingsound 2022-05-27 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
Hey lovely friend! We definitely should do stuff.
hevenly: (Thor arms crossed)

[personal profile] hevenly 2022-05-27 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Anne, I am so psyched I don't think I've ever actually played Angela off of a comics Thor before
hevenly: (smile purple)

[personal profile] hevenly 2022-05-27 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you're here! Angela's gonna have to look out for Hibiki
tiaraaction: ★ LOVING ★ (( 127 ))

[personal profile] tiaraaction 2022-05-27 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
she will Protect You With Her Life
tiaraaction: ★ OOOOOH NO ★ (Default)

[personal profile] tiaraaction 2022-05-27 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
YES ABSOLUTELY YES
determinationtofist: (Hello friend!)

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)

LETS GOOOO
determinationtofist: (Nose rub)

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad to be here! Hibiki could definitely use some friends to look out for her.
scrlies: (020)

[personal profile] scrlies 2022-05-27 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
ofc

what else would he be doing
scrlies: (088)

[personal profile] scrlies 2022-05-27 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
does he look like a ghost detective to you
scrlies: (046)

[personal profile] scrlies 2022-05-27 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
a baby
baby psychic

be his pal thor
determinationtofist: (Heiki Hecchara)

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Two 17-year-olds who really wanna try and find out if their friends are here?
scrlies: (024)

[personal profile] scrlies 2022-05-27 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
they can have a support group for teens still figuring stuff out once adam

like actually talks about himself honestly
soulmakingsound: (Default)

[personal profile] soulmakingsound 2022-05-27 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
It's more likely thank you'd think, apparently!
determinationtofist: (Helllllllllllllllp)

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
If we had a nickel for every time it happened, we'd have two nickels.

Hibiki is pretty much a bundle of positivity with a bit of baggage under the surface, but she'd do her best to be friends with anyone she meets. I'd be down for them being roommates for a little bit if you are? And help her with her inevitable academic failings once she ends up going to school without her usual friends to borrow notes from.
soulmakingsound: ([happy] Post-holer. For making holes.)

[personal profile] soulmakingsound 2022-05-27 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We could totally do that! River needs some positivity in her life, always.

River will help but Hibiki has to do the work herself no cheatsies
frenchkissed: (【 799 】)

[personal profile] frenchkissed 2022-05-27 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, hey! Welcome to the game!

I'm actually the player who tossed Jayne Cobb at you on the TDM! That thread was so fun, I'm still considering bringing him into the game... But, honestly, that man would be such a bad hero without the rest of the crew holding him down. I could see him rescuing someone, then immediately holding them for ransom to get the biggest possible payout for his hard work. Because why would he save people for free???

Outside of that, Eddie and Venom here would absolutely love River ♥ Venom because he'd be happy to meet someone who can do the same brain connection thing that he can do, and Eddie because he'd just genuinely think this kid is cool. They would both gladly do their best to help her find her crew!
determinationtofist: (MIKUUUUUUU!!)

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Woo! New friend obtained!

She was never allowed cheatsies back home, so she shouldn't have expected it here, but a girl can hope...
frenchkissed: (【 801 】)

[personal profile] frenchkissed 2022-05-27 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
oh man, i have seen very little of this show, but i've already decided that steven must be protected at all costs

welcome to the game!! i'd love any kind of cr with these two! long term, eddie could probably use some help getting his news show started, if that's something steven would be interested in?
soulmakingsound: (Default)

[personal profile] soulmakingsound 2022-05-27 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Aaah yeah, that was a TON of fun! He would be the worst hero, it's true. Hero For Hire only, haha.

I love Eddie and Venom by a lot, and actually just sent you the longest OOC note ever, not realizing you were canon familiar, ha. (Smol fandom is smol) I'd love to do things with these two (three?). River would think they're scientifically very interesting, and that Eddie is very nice. And Venom is... Venom. ♥
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[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Steven will talk to just about anyone. Marc’s sort of a sourpuss but Steven can make him come around 👀
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[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
lmaoooo the parallels, I am deceased.

I’ll definitely make sure to have Moon Knight roaming the night soon for run-ins! And I’m sure we’ll find a way to toss people together out of costume, too~
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[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I’m 100% here for people recognizing Moon Knight from other universes tbh

I think they’d enjoy getting to know someone who can understand their situation, honestly. Steven is absolutely here to be everyone’s hype man 👌🏻
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[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
YELLS steven would love to help with the news show (hell, even Marc would probably find it interesting enough)

and yes you’re right, Steven must always be protected
unkindled_madness: (casual)

Sephiroth | Final Fantasy VII

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2022-05-27 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Yinza (she/they)
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] yinza

Character Name & Journal: Sephiroth [personal profile] unkindled_madness
Guild Affiliation: Sephiroth will most likely want to remain Unaligned for now. He's already done some time in an organization that publicly touted him as a "hero" while using him to secure their power, so he'll be extremely skeptical of both groups. Recruiting him into either wouldn't be impossible, just... hard.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals:
His canonpoint is pre-Nibelheim + a year's worth of CRAU. He has a lot of self-discovery ahead of him, both physically and emotionally. He knows he isn't fully human but he's only beginning to discover his powers, and he's interested in developing them. He will be drawn to characters with magical abilities he perceives to be like his own.

He's also trying to figure out who he is and what he wants outside of Shinra. He's an ex-SOLDIER who's never had the opportunity to be anything else. He chose to move on to an unknown world for the sake of that opportunity, and he will be curious to explore and learn about Earth in general.

Plot/CR Hooks:
In the short term, he's going to be extremely upset that his BFF MCU!Loki doesn't remember him. He has no healthy coping mechanisms so this may or may not result in some level of arson. In general he's going to need to rebuild some kind of support network because he just lost the first one he's ever had, and the man really really needs friends.

Sephiroth has not (yet) done anything villainous, but he sure does look the part. He is 6'7" and loath to part with his giant sword in an unfamiliar environment. He will not like being told this is unacceptable behavior.

He has never been to Earth before!! He's read/heard some things about it, but he is absolutely not prepared for living in it, especially since he never had a normal life in his home world. He led armies and now you want him to get a job? Why are there no armor shops? What is any of this pop culture? He is a nerd at heart and will probably try to learn things by reading library books, please help him.

Naturally I also think it would be really funny if he had to have a roommate.

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