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MAY OOC INTRO & PLOTTING
OOC INTRO & PLOTTING
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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.
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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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.
.
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.
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.
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:
Billy Batson/Captain Marvel | DC Comics
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.
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Also, Billy'd be stoked to have a cool older buddy! He has Freddy back home and... that's about it. His friends circle is tiny, since he spends so much time as the Big Red Cheese. Unfortunately, he's also behind on tech, so...
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yetto get even more confusing! :D;;Peter's confluence power was technomancy so he can do so much with tech. He'll help you learn, Billy! He's already gotten used to teaching people from low-tech worlds. At least 2005 wasn't, you know, some fantasy land with zero cell phones.
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Billy's main problem was that he was always too broke to afford fancy things like computers and such. He had a VCR, though! (Also, the idea of them trying to keep each others' identities a secret from one another is just precious.)
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(Honestly it IS really precious, too bad Peter is horrible at actually keeping his own identity secret)
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(I'm beginning to think of just this squad of teens, all heroes, all desperate to keep the others from realizing they're heroes.)
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(Oh my god that would be such a funny situation, just keep adding more teen heroes who are terrible at keeping their own secrets)
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(It gets worse when you've got so many of them pretending to be older as heroes!)
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Marvel might get his opinion on the Alliance before joining. Not that it'd be a deciding factor, but every bit of information he can get is good, y'know? Also, it'd be nice to chat at someone who's not gonna call him Shazam at first.
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Kamala, this dude stole Carol's good name!
Man, I'd have to do some research to see what DC Loki's up to. Probably no-fun snakey things.
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SHAZAMI mean, CAPTAIN MARVEL!no subject
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