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meta moderators ([personal profile] metamods) wrote in [community profile] metaooc2022-05-26 10:48 pm
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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:

makeanentrance: (Troubled)

Quentin Beck (Mysterio) | Marvel Comics

[personal profile] makeanentrance 2022-05-27 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Sage (she/her)
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] quentinbeck or PM

Character Name & Journal: Quentin Beck (aka Mysterio) [personal profile] 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: (【 2 】)

[personal profile] frenchkissed 2022-05-27 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
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?
tiaraaction: ★ OOOOOH NO ★ (Default)

usagi tsukino - sailor moon

[personal profile] tiaraaction 2022-05-27 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Dani she/her
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] featherington
Character Name & Journal: Usagi Tsukino [personal profile] 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.
makeanentrance: (Younger smile)

[personal profile] makeanentrance 2022-05-27 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
For sure! I loved their TDM thread and looking forward to continuing their CR!
misterknight: (078)

Marc Spector and/or Steven Grant || MCU

[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Lausanne (she/her).
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] blackspire (go ahead and add me, just let me know/have metaheroes in your profile~)

Character Name & Journal: Marc Spector/Steven Grant @ [personal profile] 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.


Edited 2022-05-27 02:44 (UTC)
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pietro maximoff | mcu

[personal profile] margenes 2022-05-27 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: kira (she/her)
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] suspiros / discord upon request
hi, hello! happy to be here.

Character Name & Journal: pietro maximoff [personal profile] 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.
Edited 2022-05-27 02:57 (UTC)
an_extra_hour: (speedball - 005)

[personal profile] an_extra_hour 2022-05-27 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Korel | ey/em/eir
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] korel

Character Name & Journal: Robbie Baldwin / Speedball | [personal profile] 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.
deemed: (And makes them kind)

thor / marvel 616

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: Anne! she/her
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] sprakles

Character Name & Journal: Thor [personal profile] 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: (04.)

[personal profile] thecoolerloki 2022-05-27 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
BROTHER
determinationtofist: (Holding The Sun)

Hibiki Tachibana | Senki Zesshou Symphogear

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name & Pronouns: OddEyes (he/him/they/them)
Preferred Communication: [plurk.com profile] OddEyes

Character Name & Journal: Hibiki Tachibana [personal profile] 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.
misterknight: (003)

[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
whomst
determinationtofist: (MIKUUUUUUU!!)

[personal profile] determinationtofist 2022-05-27 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Would the OG Magical Girl/Princess like to become friends with the Song-Powered Mecha Magical Girl?
deemed: (Every time we open up our eyes)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:21 am (UTC)(link)


also who let the childe stay with a magician that seems like a bad idea
deemed: (Now brims with life)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
i have no answer for you but HI MOON MOON
thecoolerloki: (03.)

[personal profile] thecoolerloki 2022-05-27 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
can he live with thor instead
misterknight: (019)

[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
i hope thor enjoys his two new buddies because you can't get rid of me
voicelog: (038)

[personal profile] voicelog 2022-05-27 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
new phone who this
hiyakai: (pic#15653660)

[personal profile] hiyakai 2022-05-27 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
bffsies :')
deemed: (Default)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
thor will insist on it.

not that he doesn't trust mr magic pants but
loki + magic stuff around is a dangerous combination
thecoolerloki: (33.)

[personal profile] thecoolerloki 2022-05-27 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
whaaat no, it's not like he opened a wormhole to a pocket dimension, made a deal with a demon, or reverted to his previous reincarnation
deemed: (Takes violent things)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
what is this "get rid off" i will never
deemed: (Now brims with life)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
hi would you like to offer thor an extended warranty on a eye
deemed: (Takes violent things)

[personal profile] deemed 2022-05-27 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
just cover your eyes and ears while thor punches all the adults in the room for allowing this, thanks
misterknight: (083)

[personal profile] misterknight 2022-05-27 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
touches your face

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