MAY OOC INTRO & PLOTTING

[metamods]

OOC INTRO & PLOTTING
HELLO, HEROES AND VILLAINS! Welcome to 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:

<B>Player Name & Pronouns:</b> <B>Preferred Communication:</b> Plurk, Discord, DM, etc. <B>Character Name & Journal:</b> <B>Guild Affiliation:</b> Is your character susceptible to being swayed into membership? Or will they take the hard path and stay unaffiliated? <B>Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals:</b> What does your character want? You can list short term and long term goals, but also emotional needs that aren't being fulfilled. What do you want to do with them in game? What ideas do you already have? <B>Plot/CR Hooks:</b> What kinds of things does your character get up to that might throw them in the path of someone else's plot, or that you would like other players to engage with? What role does your character play in their canon plot? What role might they play in others' plots, and what would it take to get their attention? Are they an antagonist, a researcher, a tech whiz?

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QUESTIONS & CHARACTER ACTIONS

[metamods]

Please post any questions with QUESTION in the subject header.

Please put CHARACTER ACTIONS in the header for any notable actions your characters may take during the event period. If your character intends on destroying the flowers or finding their origins be sure to touch base with us here. We encourage players to read each others responses and ask to collaborate where possible!

Quentin Beck (Mysterio) | Marvel Comics

[makeanentrance]

Player Name & Pronouns: Sage (she/her)
Preferred Communication: quentinbeck or PM

Character Name & Journal: Quentin Beck (aka Mysterio) makeanentrance

Guild Affiliation:

Beck is someone who's more often than not taken the villainous path but he's been known to occasionally help the good guys (usually for selfish ends). He's also wanted to retire and get away from it all but he's been drawn back in by friends and foes alike. In other words, he'll come in as yet undecided about his path but can be swayed, depending upon who he speaks to and their positive or negative influences.

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals:

I'm pretty open in general to letting character interactions guide a lot of where things go! Beck's canon point is from near the end of The Amazing Mary Jane arc so he's finishing up his biopic and is wanting to do better (before he gets basically sent back to square one in subsequent Spider-Man comics). So heroes could try to convince him to help out and after being attacked by a group of villains back home, he may be more wary of some of them here. But he's an unstable character and could go either way and turn very quickly.

Overall his motivations are to leave a lasting legacy and have his name well known, for better or for worse. He'd been a shy kid, told he was useless by his father and neglected growing up, so he's often struggling, can be socially awkward when not wearing his helmet and costume (or acting as someone else). He's overcompensated by needing attention and going over the top with grandiosity. OOC, I'd love for him to find some interesting CR and see where it goes!

Plot/CR Hooks:

Most obviously, Mysterio is known as a Spider-Man villain and he's done some terrible things but he's also been shown to have a conscience at times and has tried to escape the villainous life. So he should definitely run into all the Spider-Man related characters, especially those that know who he is (comics or film versions). He may want to team up with people but he does have trust issues about that as backstabbing often happens and he'll watch out for himself first.

He has a love of film (a great escape when he was a child) and he was a special effects and stuntman who turned to crime and used his skills for that instead. He's also directed and acted. He's skilled with many things including robotics, chemistry and psychology (and has posed as a psychiatrist). If character's want to mess with other character's minds, Beck is the one to go to.

As a bonus, Beck has developed a new power here of actual teleportation, limited to a short range and no barriers (e.g. not through walls). He'll need some help adjusting to using that.

[frenchkissed]

aaaaa! welcome!! i'm so excited that you're here!
i had a lot of fun on the TDM and i'm totally down to keep it canon if you are?

[doctopoda]

YEP OKAY were these two in the Sinister Six together or something like that? Everything I know about comics canon I have pretty much learned from IC interactions in this game, lmao

Re: Quentin Beck (Mysterio) | Marvel Comics

[skagzz]

Would gladly continue throwing my trash monster your way

usagi tsukino - sailor moon

[tiaraaction]

Player Name & Pronouns: Dani she/her
Preferred Communication: featherington
Character Name & Journal: Usagi Tsukino tiaraaction
Guild Affiliation: PROBABLY going to affiliate with the Alliance in these early weeks.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: To make friends!! She is very unused to being on her own, and will be seeking to fill the void v quickly. She will likely establish herself as a hero fairly quickly, but will be quietly relieved there's no Cosmic Evil Specifically Here For Her. Long term goals will be allowing her to grow and feel comfortable on her own and establish herself some kind of independence and greater resolve to do good. I would also like her to have this belief challenged in some way!
Plot/CR Hooks: Usagi is an OG magical girl / princess. She will likely want to partner up with any heroes who do regular hero business, but also be keen to do normal teenager stuff and veg out with new friends etc. She will be drawn to people with Vibes, bad or good! If bad she will want to help you, and she will be very annoying about it.

[determinationtofist]

Would the OG Magical Girl/Princess like to become friends with the Song-Powered Mecha Magical Girl?

[oxyacid]

lets be besties

[unkindled_madness]

Okay so Sephiroth is neither a teenage girl or a proper hero, and if he has vibes they are either "5 seconds from becoming a murderer" or "extremely sad lonely man" but also-

hair rivals?? hair friends??

Re: usagi tsukino - sailor moon

[skagzz]

Would Usagi like (uh, tolerate) a hyperactive violent 13 year old who wishes she was that pretty and magical and would defend her to the death once they're friends

she needs good influences in her life

Marc Spector and/or Steven Grant || MCU

[misterknight]

Player Name & Pronouns: Lausanne (she/her).
Preferred Communication: blackspire (go ahead and add me, just let me know/have metaheroes in your profile~)

Character Name & Journal: Marc Spector/Steven Grant @ misterknight

Guild Affiliation:

The ultimate answer will probably be unaligned, because Marc doesn't want to have to owe anyone anything. Steven, however, will very much want to join the Guardian Alliance because it's a chance to do something good or something wholesome like that. We'll see who wins out in the end. 👀

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals:

Some normalcy might be nice. Not that Marc Spector knows what normal's supposed to feel like anymore, and Steven's old normal was boring. But something in the middle would be okay.

As for what can be accomplished in game, the two of them learning how to co-exist better and using each other's strengths. They need friends. My god, do they need friends. Someone teach Marc that it's okay to let people into your life and also give Steven the validation he's never really had. They both lack connections for different reasons but would equally benefit from it.

Mostly, if they can just settle into some kind of life and find their footing, that would be aces

Plot/CR Hooks:

Marc is, as you may have guessed, a man of several personalities. We won't get into the reasons why just here, but the tl;dr is he began dissociating and that's how we get Steven. They are two very different people but (un)fortunately for your character, they are a package deal. If you befriend one, chances are that you'll eventually have to deal with the other. They even have their own different-but-the-same hero alter ego!

I'm currently undecided if they'll try to pretend they're just one person or twins or if they'll just lean into their situation and let people know right away what's going on with them. It would be fine to try and maneuver hiding it, but I know that with some people it may come up pretty naturally depending on the situation.

They will also be needing a job, especially if they don't affiliate with a guild. Steven would be quite happy working at a bookstore or something similar. Marc's skills are a bit more rough-and-tumble and could be used for manual labour/security/etc. You can check out my app (cw: abuse) for their skills and see if anything might be useful to your character!

Please. Help them.

[determinationtofist]

Where better to start gaining friends than with a teenage girl radiating positivity and who will also be friends with anyone if given the opportunity? What this may end up saying about their ability to make friends is up for debate but I can't read anything concerning friendship and not speak up considering who I'm playing.

pietro maximoff | mcu

[margenes]

Player Name & Pronouns: kira (she/her)
Preferred Communication: suspiros / discord upon request
hi, hello! happy to be here.

Character Name & Journal: pietro maximoff margenes
Guild Affiliation:

he can be super swayed. this whole thing about heroes and villains is going to make him really excited (lowkey, tho, can't give anyone the satisfaction of noticing). if people he knows and/or likes try to sway him into joining, he would! otherwise he'll just... coast along for now.

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals:

phew okay so, given pietro's canon point (right after he saves clint, don't @ me), i would love to explore the idea of Existing After This Moment and knowing what his life is (or isn't) because of this decision. there wasn't a lot of development for pietro in just the one movie he was in, so i would love to explore more in-depth aspects of him! also like,, making friends outside of his sister would be good, especially meaningful relationships. there's this general isolation feeling that goes with pietro and the rest of the heroes in his world, so i'd love bringing him into the fold and just existing as his own person. also, hella into the idea of him improving on his powers. can't believe he's out here catching his breath after a sprint smh.

Plot/CR Hooks:

for the most part, pietro is the kind of character that breaks the ice in tense situations. i see him as a bit of a blank canvas, too. he definitely doesn't shy away from doing shady shit (gotta do what u can to survive yeah), but he mostly aligns with 'wants to do good/means well' side of things. his skills are also ?? as is his ed..ucation???? (everything's a huge ?? okay), so i can see him getting into things to find the one niche he can strive in. HE'S HERE FOR A GOOD TIME but also let him try his hand at things, okay! he is Adoptable.

[hiyakai]

bffsies :')

[an_extra_hour]

Player Name & Pronouns: Korel | ey/em/eir
Preferred Communication: korel

Character Name & Journal: Robbie Baldwin / Speedball | an_extra_hour
Guild Affiliation: Alliance
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: After a disastrous filming of his super team's reality show Robbie is considered partly responsible for a disaster in Stamford Connecticut that caused 600+ deaths and triggered Marvel's Civil War. Robbie is hustling hard on trying to be a better person and a better hero than he once was, and the change in scenery won't alter his course. This focus on laying down in traffic for everyone else means he doesn't focus on his own needs and he sometimes struggles to recognize he even has a right to them. I'd like to keep playing out his little journey to redemption and moving on and working through the social awkwardness of being the grand high vizier of royal fuck ups.

Plot/CR Hooks: In his world, he's a still-partially-loathed public figure and will always be the Stamford guy. For even those that have stopped hating him, he's regarded (at best) as "redeeming himself" instead of just being considered a good person. I'd like to play around with the freedom of a new world, where he's a nobody to the public and to many non-Marvel 616 characters and can actually breathe a little and develop relationships with those that don't have preconceptions.

I'd like to have him make friends and continue on a path of gradually getting better (even if it's hard). Of course, I'm evil so I'll occasionally throw him into turmoil and trouble first.

Most of all, I especially want to play around with Robbie being in other people's corners when they're going through something hard. He's capable of being kind and loyal, and is world class at goofing around. He's also damaged but incredibly resilient and has lent that strength to others before. He understands suffering and knows how to be gentle or how to be real with people dealing with a thing. He'd especially be keen on trying to support other people that see themselves as trying for redemption or making up for past mistakes.

tl;dr, if he's friends with someone and a plot has some kind of terrifying element like showing you your own fears, he'll pull himself of the ground while also tripping balls and help his friend get out. The world's thrown everything it can at him and he's learned to just kool-aid man through it, even though he's still quite a bit not-okay.

Note: Robbie's backstory contains several triggering elements like child death, x-treme self-harm, suicidal ideation, and institutional abuse in a psych hospital, so I want everyone to know he has an opt out post. These elements are fairly easy to keep out of posts because he's a secretive person when it comes to his problems and I can leave them out of inner dialogue. I usually ask people permission if I want to mention one of these elements, even if it's just in his thoughts. But the opt out is there for people that need to avoid certain elements or avoid him altogether.

[robintohood]

We already talked about this on plurk but yeah. LET'S BE TRAUMA BUDDIES.

thor / marvel 616

[deemed]

Player Name & Pronouns: Anne! she/her
Preferred Communication: sprakles

Character Name & Journal: Thor deemed (complete with fancy metal arm and eyepatch)
Guild Affiliation: Thor will probably stay unaffiliated for a while, but that'll be in name only. He'll be helping out with the Guild Alliance wherever possible.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Thor is coming in from a canon point where he is unworthy of Mjolnir (it's a tough life when you find out that mortals would be far better off without gods around) and while he's mostly made peace with it-- it's still something he's working through. So he's still very keen to help those who need it, but he's also pretty moody and will be looking to find where he fits in here. He's also going to be grumpy because he was in the middle of somethign very important back home, thanks.
My ooc goals are to build cr! Get Thor hooked into what's going on and see what he can do. Also to find my footing!
Plot/CR Hooks: Thor is... hard to miss, so if anyone ever needs some muscle for shenanigans he's your guy. He's known for his muscle, and while that's not all he is he's very happy to be underestimated, even by those on the same side as him. He's also able to mentor people, though his style of mentoring is very much "throw someone in the deep end and debrief about what went right later". If you need someone who is a little jaded about life to commiserate with or be a foil, Thor has no issues speaking his mind. I'm definitely interested in getting into whatever's going on so hit me uuuuuppppppp

[thecoolerloki]

BROTHER

Hibiki Tachibana | Senki Zesshou Symphogear

[determinationtofist]

Player Name & Pronouns: OddEyes (he/him/they/them)
Preferred Communication: OddEyes

Character Name & Journal: Hibiki Tachibana determinationtofist

Guild Affiliation: In all likeliness, she's probably going to go with the Alliance. She already works with a government-run group back home, after all.

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: So, a big part in Hibiki's character is how much she treasures her relationships and connections... especially one in particular, being her bond with a girl named Miku Kohinata, her precious sunshine and—let's face it—the love of her life. Having suddenly vanished without a word or any kind of warning, she's understandably going to be pretty... upset. She already worries Miku plenty just by being a Symphogear Wielder, and they also just went through a lot together. Vanishing off the face of the Earth so suddenly would be bound to make anybody worried, and the fact that she can't even contact home to let anybody know that she's safe is... stress-inducing.

Plus, more obviously, she's gonna miss all of them a whole lot. She'll do her best to remain positive, but ultimately it'll be up to others to try and figure out when she's actually happy and when she's using her smile as a facade to hide her unease. Fair warning, though, it's not easy to tell. Fact is, she's probably going to spend a good chunk of time focusing on trying to find a way back home, even if she has no idea where to even start with that.

Would it probably help if some castmates ended up here? Probably, but while I am definitely going to try and yell into the void asking for said-castmates (my kingdom for a Miku muse), how successful that'll be is... debatable. She'll adjust with time, obviously, but get ready for Sad Useless Lesbian hours.

As for her work as a Hero... SHE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE STRUGGLING HERE FOR A BIT. Obviously, if she needs to save somebody or don her Symphogear, she will, but she's kind of intimidated by the idea of being, like, famous. She would really like to conceal her identity, BUT UNFORTUNATELY... she is anything but subtle. No, like, literally.

Her abilities are powered by SONG. Her gear DOES NOT come with a mask, she's essentially singing her heart out whenever she has to use her Gear to it's full potential, and again... SHE CAN'T COVER HER FACE. Her gear converts her into her gear, so any clothes she was wearing at the time go away until the gear comes back, where it then converts her back into what she was initially wearing. SO THIS MAKES MASKS A LITTLE COMPLICATED. She is about as unsubtle as you can get, both in her fighting style and the fact she'll likely end up becoming some kind of idol if she's not careful.

She needs help... and as do I, actually. If anybody has any suggestions on how to conceal Hibiki's identity (either an ic suggestion or an ooc one), by all means, please shoot them here. She absolutely wants to help and save people, but as exciting as being famous sounds... being recognized wherever she goes sounds kinda stressful to her.

Plot/CR Hooks: Hibiki is what happens when you mix Magical Girls with Mecha and Idols. She's a Magical Girl powered by a hi-tech outfit of Karaoke Armor known as a Symphogear, which is powered by Phonic Gain, a type of energy generated via singing. The Symphogear provides the music and backup, and the user has lyrics related to their mental state beamed into their mind to sing as they fight. I am not kidding.

Hibiki lives her life determined to help and save others. Whether it's as simple as saving a cat from a tree or punching gods, Hibiki will be there. She's honestly a pretty powerful beast... to the point that it's honestly a little silly at times, even to other characters in the show, who find it hard to ever imagine Hibiki losing in a proper fight. It especially helps when you consider that her gear has a conceptual advantage against Gods and other divine entities.

That being said, she is still a teenager, and a shining beacon of positivity and faith in humanity. Her true power comes not from a closed fist, but an open hand that wants to connect with others. She'll be drawn to you if you have good vibes, and she'll be drawn to you even if you have bad vibes. She will want to be your friend and you will not escape this.

[mightiestmortal]

She should join the "Totally not a superhero" teen squad.

[mightiestmortal]

Player Name & Pronouns: Platinum he/him
Preferred Communication: https://www.plurk.com/Platinum, PM, or Platinum#2336

Billy Batson/Captain Marvel | DC Comics

[mightiestmortal]

Character Name & Journal: Billy Batson/Captain Marvel mightiestmortal
Guild Affiliation: Billy will look long and hard at Alliance membership, but he probably won't join unless he gets to have a sit-down with Atomight or someone similarly high up in the hierarchy to discuss things. He's perfectly willing to go unaligned if he's not impressed with their reasoning on various things.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Billy's main goal will be getting home, but he's honestly not too concerned about that. Once he figures out how to get to the Rock of Eternity, he can go anywhere he wants, after all. The problem is getting there.

So, until that's squared away, his main concern will be getting a GED so he can get right into making a living. Because why go to school where it doesn't even count, right? Besides, he's been Captain Marvel for about six or seven years now, he doesn't need powers training. Ultimately, he'll be trying to get a job similar to his old radio reporting job. That, or Captain Marvel's gonna be doing some heavy lifting on the down-low.

He will, of course, be keeping it a secret that Captain Marvel is secretly sixteen-year-old Billy Batson. Or at least as best he can. He was fairly successful in the comics, but those were written before cell phones were quite as common. The boy's from roughly 2005, after all! Just before the disaster that is the Spectre's Day of Vengeance.

Ultimately, I just look forward to having fun with him, though I'll probably use him sparingly for plots because the Big Red Cheese's powerset is, uh. A lot.
Plot/CR Hooks: Captain Marvel's a big ol' magical magnet. The Champion of Magic back home, he's empowered by six ancient gods and heroes, and that'll catch some attention. He's also incapable of sitting back and doing nothing when people need help, so maybe expect some meddling now and then. Back home, he's basically Big Muscle who secretly goes around, busting up satanic cults and necromancers before anyone else realizes there's an issue. Shh. His foster parents wouldn't approve. You'll also catch him doing all sorts of normal good guy stuff. Visiting kids at hospitals, stopping robberies, taking kitties out of trees, etc.

For plots here, consider him muscle! Y'know, when Hulk isn't around. Or Thor. Or one of those other big guys. He's basically Superman minus a few powers and without the reputation, and while Billy finds that frustrating at times, Captain Marvel benefits from being underestimated.

lyserg diethel | shaman king

[oxyacid]

Player Name & Pronouns: Shikki they/them
Preferred Communication: minimoffs @ plurk

Character Name & Journal: Lyserg Diethel ( oxyacid )
Guild Affiliation: Lyserg will immediately be joining the Guardian Alliance with zero hesitation.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: lyserg's driving motivation is killing the man who murdered his parents. look at how well adjusted this boy is emotionally.

and as he's not here, this poor kid will be strangely relieved that he's able to just be a normal teenager for once in his life. he'll be attending sky high and will most likely want to settle in sunset falls due to the high concentration of ghosts and murders.

he'll most likely end up seeking out strong allies to train him so he's not wasting time.

for ic goals i want him to open a jr detective agency and give batman a run for his money because he can just ask the dead people who killed them

Plot/CR Hooks: lyserg is a shaman - a human with the ability to see and interact with spirits and ghosts. he has two guardian ghosts - one is a faerie named Morphine and the other is a car angel named zelel. these ghosts will be invisible to anyone without spiritual / magical sense - meaning when he drives around town in zelel you're just gonna see this.

he's absolutely going to start poking around in anything mystical or magical. i would absolutely love to get a scooby-gang going to solve the mysteries around town. come at me teen metas. let's solve crimes and get in over our heads.

for now, lyserg will be the chillest and most relaxed person. anyone with empathic abilities may sense how much hatred he has burning in his heart, but that hatred is centered on a single person. he's generally very quiet and easy going. but the second hao - or like, parental murder in general - comes up, he goes a little feral. like i said, well adjusted emotionally. he can use morphine to locate lost items and people as his specialty is dowsing.

oh and if anyone wants to be his legal guardian that's up for grabs. but he hasn't had parents since he was six so he's used to being entirely self-sufficient. he really desperately wants a parental figure but the one he has is, uh, kind of sus and threw an iron maiden at his head.

Re: lyserg diethel | shaman king

[skagzz]

consider tina signed up for scooby gang. I think I'm going to put her in SF too because she's pretending she's magic.

[scrlies]

Player Name & Pronouns: jessi!!! she/her
Preferred Communication: crowbars

Character Name & Journal: Adam Parrish scrlies
Guild Affiliation: Potentially swayed! Adam will be staying unaffiliated for a bit, but might find himself leaning into a guild later down the line if he feels it benefits him enough.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Adam is not a herotype, so adjusting to meta will be a little taxing for him. He was previously in Meadowlark, where he had time to semi-adjust to all the heroics everyone was getting up to there while the world fell apart. Adam more responds to messes as they come to him rather then actively seek them out; figuring out where he should best place himself to settle without being too loud about himself is what he's going to lean into.
Plot/CR Hooks: Adam is a psychic!! A baby one who is still very untrained and learning, but he has the ability to sense out leylines, assist them in becoming stronger by decluttering and helping to repair their energies where they've been blocked/congested/need something a little extra, and he's capable of reading weird vague stuff using his trusty Tarot deck to semi-try and organize whatever vaguefeels he's getting off people. He's also carrying over his ability he started learning to use in Meadowlark: biocommunication/plant telepathy/perception. Also an ability he's still figuring out how to use and what it can do for him, but he's learning. He'll have an Earthy magic feel to people who can sense magic, from both the above.

also he bonded with tony stark while blatantly lying to his face while they worked on cars once in ml. and will most likely lie to everyone else for absolutely no other reason than he hates people being able to perceive him.

what a nightmare being seen is, right??

[voicelog]

can vouch for this

but adam will still work for him at his nonprofit, y/y?

[soulmakingsound]

Player Name & Pronouns: Mimi, she/her
Preferred Communication: wherethefigslie @ plurk

Character Name & Journal: River Tam, soulmakingsound

Guild Affiliation: It might take her a little while to decide, but ultimately she'd want to be in the Heroes Guild. She's been used as a weapon for villainous for far too long, and would rather learn how to control her telepathic powers and try to use them for good, as well as her skills in hand-to-hand combat.

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Her first priority is to find out if her brother and the rest of the crew are here. After that, she wants to figure out how exactly this place works. What drew them here? Or who? And to what purpose.
Beyond that, she'll enjoy the chance to be out in the open, since she's not a fugitive here. She wants to figure out what it means to be a normal 17 year old girl.

Plot/CR Hooks: Once she gets her hands on some maps, River would try to enlist the help of others in order to do a search for her crew, and any people that others might want to look for.

She's going to post videos on OurPowers a lot. She has questions about this place and will post whenever she thinks of something new to ask. Video calls are the primary form of communication where (when) she's from, so posting videos feels natural to her.

She'll also start trying to solve things on her own. She has a masters in physics and a keen mind with math, so perhaps science can solve things? Not necessarily with the aim of going home, but just to get a better feel for what's going on.

Absolutely down with her having a roommate at the hotel until she picks a city to settle into. Also 100% cool with keeping CR from the TDM!

[determinationtofist]

Two 17-year-olds who really wanna try and find out if their friends are here?

Sephiroth | Final Fantasy VII

[unkindled_madness]

Player Name & Pronouns: Yinza (she/they)
Preferred Communication: yinza

Character Name & Journal: Sephiroth 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.

[dothelokimotion]

:( my heart

Tara Markov (Terra) | DC Comics

[judascontract]

Player Name & Pronouns: Kai, she/her
Preferred Communication: ectoplasmfear or ectoplasmfear#9086

Character Name & Journal: Tara Markov & judascontract
Guild Affiliation: She's undecided for the moment. She'll likely stay independent until she's gotten a good grasp on the local politics and decided whether she cares. The Society is probably more likely though, considering she is a (partially) reformed villain.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: She's currently just planning to survive and run away from the consequences of her actions as a teenager. Personally, I would like for her to start treading the path of either becoming a hero or a villain in her own right now that she's currently away from both Slade and Brion aka the devil and the angel on her shoulders.

She's very much a mercenary at her core, and operates solely on the principle that she should use her powers for her own interests instead of breaking her back trying to earn the love and trust of non-metas, who she thinks will immediately turn on her at the earliest chance. She is, however, starting to figure out she's not pure evil at her core actually, and that maybe a lot of her directionless hate was fostered by Deathstroke's manipulation, and on top of that she's identified that she does actually feel guilty for all the things she did to the Titans. So there's a lot of places she could go but first off I'd like to get her invested!
Plot/CR Hooks: Tara will pretty quickly go back to bodyguarding for people who can afford her just to afford things, even though she could technically just give herself a lot of diamonds (She didn't think of it. She's remarkably uncreative.) Her clients range from philanthropists, political leaders, CEOs, mob bosses. This can be a good way for her to have forced collaboration or confrontation if she's bodyguarding a real scumbag, or if her clients force her to actually help with the bigger problems.

I think I'll also have her briefly be affected by the flowers, break out of it, freak out and then promptly kill every flower in a square mile with her powers. She'll then REALLY want to kill whoever planted the mind controlling powers, so she might need to be talked down a bit.

[robintohood]

Fellow morally gray former Titan! I don't know what it would take but I feel like they could eventually become great snark buddies and somehow bond over trauma. Jason's fresh from after the Under the Red Hood arc so he's still on the outs with the Bats and has no alignment with anyone for now.

Tommy Shepherd (Speed) | Marvel Comics

[slowmotionbuscrash]

Player Name & Pronouns: Marie; she/her (they/them is also fine)
Preferred Communication: seemarierun

Character Name & Journal: Tommy Shepherd slowmotionbuscrash
Guild Affiliation: Will inevitably join the Alliance, but will probably chill at the hotel for awhile first.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: He wants to punch David Alleyne in his stupid face He would like to continue pretending that he is invincible and rebellious and strong and that he doesn't need anyone much.*

* with a few important exceptions that somehow now take more than one hand to count, and that is deeply troubling in and of itself. Because this whole needing people thing. That's how you get hurt.

He should meet more people so that he can totally not seriously care about them either and they can all have good times/fight crimes together.

Plot/CR Hooks: Tommy's a bit of an also-ran in canon, because he's never the main character. He absolutely believes that he is the main character, however, so he's honestly pretty content with his life. Or was until he landed here and basically immediately found out his boyfriend-but-we're-not-labelling-it is dating someone else and in love with him, so Tommy nuked the whole thing from orbit and told him that they were never anything at all because Marie's characters: when you care enough to make the very best life decisions.

He's not hard to find, being a speedster he can and will be wherever is needed for a plot or scene. He's the team snarker/asshole with a heart of gold. He's the one who gripes about helping but will absolutely still help. If he didn't, what would he gripe about?

Tommy's going to be something of a chaos monster for a few weeks. He has to stuff the gaping void where feelings should go with distracting experiences. He'll be at beaches, clubs, anywhere with something to do and be engaged in actively and nowhere where the experience is sitting and watching others be active.

[hevenly]

oh hey I know that icon

Tommy should come to the club where Angela works as a bouncer! Sage already told Billy to come check it out. She'd enjoy meeting her teammate's brother. (It's about time someone besides the Odinbrood/Batfam had a sibling around here)

thor odinson | mcu

[worldsaway]

Player Name & Pronouns: Mengn (she/her)
Preferred Communication: rodentia, pengweng#6115

Character Name & Journal: Thor Odinson worldsaway
Guild Affiliation: Thor will waffle on it but ultimately will join the guardian alliance.
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Thor is torn between wanting to go home and finish the job (operation yeet Thanos) but now he has Loki back and he doesn't want to go back without him.

He desires a deeper fulfilment and understanding of who he is and how you cope with loss. I really enjoy him learning and relating with others and their experiences. He needs to learn better how to be at peace and be happy.

Basically, we're doing Love and Thunder early and Wrong.

Plot/CR Hooks: Thor is Thor, he's kind of prolific and terrible at not getting involved in things. He's very friendly and warm compared to some of his colleagues and he has some genuine interest in people.

He has a lot of family drama brewing, given there are two Thors, three Lokis and an Angela.

Thor is extremely likely to ask everyone, loudly, if they would like to make a secret alliance to get out of here and skip school. He'd probably like to talk to more people about their opinions and experiences and ultimately disregard it and do what he wants anyway.

[thecoolerloki]

hello other brother

[skagzz]

Player Name & Pronouns: Taylor she/they
Preferred Communication: portolan

Character Name & Journal: Tiny Tina skagzz
Guild Affiliation: Probably Alliance b/c she likes hero types telling her what to do so she can tell them no and also she's not dealing with LOGISTICS and MONEY like SOME PEASANT
Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: Tina keeps losing people and she hates it. She wants to avoid thinking about her trauma and have fun, but def wants to find a group and be anchors.
She also REALLY WANTS TO DISCOVER HER LATENT MAGICAL POWERS (she doesn't have any)
Would love to get her in with some disaster teens
Bonus points if anyone attempts to mentor her
Plot/CR Hooks:
-explosives expert
-her power is disney animal helpers when she sings or raps
-she's just chaos embodied ok
-loves to fuck with gruff men
-really into hot ladies who could murder you
-big fan of wrestling and serial killers and cookies

tldr pls tell me if you are down for Tina to harass and or imprint on your character :3

Dana Tan | Batman Beyond/DCAU

[qualityfriend]

Player Name & Pronouns: Hyatt (she/her)
Preferred Communication: ayasugi_san

Character Name & Journal: Dana Tan

Guild Affiliation: She'll be drawn towards the Guardian Alliance but, thinking it's like the Justice League, not feel ready to join until she's invited or seriously proved herself. You can't just demand membership in the big hero group that's been around for longer than you've been in this world, gosh.

Character Motivations & IC/OOC Goals: She will be so overwhelmed at first! What is this being pulled into another world and told that she's a metahero? Someone must have made a mistake. Once she discovers that she has powers, that'll help her settle in. This seems like a good place to learn how to use powers responsibly, what with all the heroes around. She'll be homesick, but not in a great rush to return home when there's no apparent way to, and Central City is enough like Gotham that she won't have to deal with culture shock. She'd be glad to help young people from a more mundane setting wrap their heads around the whole thing, too! I want to have her make the transition from civilian on the sidelines to active participant who can make a real difference.

Plot/CR Hooks: Dana will be attending school, as she's still in high school and completely new to her powers, so other young people, that's a good chance to meet her! For regular school, she'll be actively looking into how they help new arrivals catch up with the curriculum, and once she's gotten the hang of it, she'll give hands-on help for other kids. She was The Best at homework groups back home (ask her friends), she will prove that here.

Once she finds out that there are other Gothamites here, that's gonna get her interest. Especially the heroes who are from decades ago, and especially the ones she's never heard of. With both her boyfriend and the Batman of her time here, and them probably being the only Gothamites from their time around, it probably won't be long until she figures out that Terry = Batman (Beyond), if he doesn't just tell her. From that, it's not hard to figure out that Bruce Wayne = OG Batman, and that every other Bat-hero is also a Gothamite. She's not trying to be nosy and will keep the secrets, but the whole thing is new to her.