Esper [ LGBTIQA+, Psychic, SoL] Recruitment Thread (Always Accepting!)

[TheBlackThrone]

All are allowed and welcome in this RP.

It was just an average day in Santa Glevens, a city in fictional California (CA). Every day, you get up and go to college. Some of you may already be awake working that morning shift to help you pay for your meal plan or your tuition for that semester. Maybe you’re an athlete, and your team works out in the morning before class. This is your life. Your average, routine, monotonous life. After college, you hoped to land your first job, or maybe you’re planning to drop out because it just isn’t for you. Maybe you have better things to do. All these normal, everyday thoughts and future plans become interrupted—maybe just discarded by the shockwave that ripped through the city.

On Monday, March 13, 2045, your life is no longer the same. Whatever you had planned before may be entirely different now. You cut on the news; you look at your phone; and you see that everyone is talking about the meteor. It landed in what used to be Lakestead Park, but now it’s a 300-meter-wide crater. NASA claimed to have launched missiles to shatter the meteor, so it would be small enough to incinerate in Earth’s atmosphere. Unfortunately, a piece large enough to destroy the park still managed to make it through. No one knows what happened to the homeless and gangs that resided there. The media presumes them all to be dead.

There are some health concerns. Witnesses posted videos of a glowing, green ring being released after impact. The fear that the aftershock might have been a lethal amount of radiation has the public terrified. The mayor of Santa Glevens has implemented a lockdown until the Center for Disease Control has screened all citizens for radiation. The rest of CA and the United States were unaffected by the Santa Glevens Meteor (SGM).

You, however, discover that you are no longer the person you were yesterday. You have a strange ability. It may even be a superpower. There are others affected similarly, and they may not be as law-abiding. What happens to the city—to the world—when power isn’t equally distributed among the people? Who is going to abuse the power, and who is going to use it for good? If you want to live what remains of your no longer normal life, then you may want to keep your power quiet. Unfortunately, the abusers will not, and then you will have to decide if you will be an abuser with them or become a hero.[/size]

Setting

The main setting of this RP is Santa Glevens, CA. Characters are free to travel anywhere else in the U.S. and the world, but the main setting will be Santa Glevens. The secondary setting is Santa Glevens University (SGU). This is the main common ground for all player characters. Your character does not have to be a student. They could be a dropout or never choose to go to college. However, a student not enrolled in the college must know a player character enrolled at the college, either being the boyfriend, girlfriend, theyfriend, best friend, sibling, fwb, cousin, etc. There must be a connection. As for the writers creating students, they will be freshmen or sophomores taking general education (math, science, English, etc.) along with the core courses for their major. In these general education classes will be how all characters will have seen or know each other. All student characters will be enrolled in the same gen ed courses to maximize the chance for interaction and connection.

Theme

The theme of this RP involves superpowers and modern technology with fictional advances. The character you will create is an Esper—someone with an uncanny psychic ability that allows them to manipulate (x). Prior to the game's start date, 13 March 2045, your character was a normal human being. The focus of the RP isn't for someone to go and create a superhero organization to combat the Abusers. It's not really about the action, combat, capes, costumes, etc. The main theme and story of the RP are writing about how having psychic powers affects their day-to-day life. If characters naturally wind up making a secret organization involving those with powers, then great. Whatever naturally flows and is created from that main theme. This is meant to offer some somewhat realistic challenges to being a minority with powers against a majority who doesn't have powers. What could happen? What challenges will the characters face in their day-to-day lives?

GM Role

I will be the GM for this RP. I will control the media, certain government types, and I may even reveal some GM-created Abusers. I will be making sure that no one joins with a character that is absolute or omnipotently powerful. I will be ensuring that drama is nonexistent in this RP. If I say you cannot have a character with that power in this game, then please cooperate and change the power. If you try to argue with me to get your way, then you will be outright denied participation in this RP. When you submit a character sheet to this RP, you acknowledge that whatever the GM says goes. If you disagree with this, then please do not join this RP. My primary job is to ensure this game runs smoothly with little drama to ruin your fun.

Espers

An esper is a person who displays an extraordinary psychic ability. When you create an esper, you need to understand that they do not create a power or ability out of thin air. For example, an esper that has pyrokinesis does not create the fire from nothing. The esper could manipulate an existing blaze, perhaps a flame generated from a lighter, or they can enhance their own body's thermogenesis to the point they can combust without self-harm. However you explain the ability, as long as the power isn't being created from nothing, then you are fine.

If two characters wish to have the same power, then how each of your characters use that power must be different. As previously mentioned, pyrokinetic can only manipulate existing flames (character one). Character Two, pyrokinetic can increase their body's thermogenesis to allow them to combust. Both characters are pyrokinetics, but they use their powers differently. Also, take note of how each character has one power. You are allowed only one power. Not five powers in one. This is often hard for some people to create, and I will be making sure your approved character has one power. This is the only power your one character will have throughout the story. As your character develops and learns to control it, it can increase in strength. For every month a character is active in the story, their power will increase in strength. So a writer who has been active in this game for 3 months, will be stronger (power-wise) than a writer who has been active for only 1 month or less. Maybe your character has no control over their power because it is already extremely powerful, and then the struggle is trying to control such immense power. However, you spin their story is up to you. For those starting with immense power, every month the character is active in the game, they will gain more control over their power. In the meantime, they are dangerous to themselves and others.

The antagonists in the game are called "Abusers." They are espers who use their powers to harm others or commit acts for personal gain that still ruins society. You are free to RP an Abuser, but know that your character may face conflict from not only the good espers, but from government authorities. Understand that your character could be detained or killed. They can also go through a reformation story arch. It will be whatever you decide, and as long as you communicate with your peers, then we can make it happen.

I am allowing a good amount of creative flexibility as long as you communicate your intentions. We don't want someone accidentally ruining your character's story or interfering with it.

Character Sheet
Feel free to jazz up this basic template however you wish. If you desire more pictures, then feel free to use them. Please no anime pics for this anime. However, you are free to use any realistic digital art and realistic face claims.

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[float=right][img height=300]image of envisioned character here[/img][/float]
[b]Full Name:[/b] First and Last Name
[b]Nickname(s):[/b] Short or diminutive forms of their name? Other names?
[b]Alias:[/b] This is the future hero name or abuser name they create for themselves.
[b]Age:[/b] Game starts 13 March 2045 and most characters should be 19-21+
[b]Esper Type:[/b] Esper or Abuser (Note: Abuser does mean abuse, but I also use it as a play on words to mean "abnormal user." :))
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Sexual Identity:[/b]
[b]Sexuality:[/b]
[b]Relationship Status:[/b] Single, Married or Dating (who), Poly with (X - all partners), etc.
[b]Major:[/b] If student, what is your major? If not a student, write "None."
[b]Hair Color:[/b]
[b]Eye Color:[/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]Weight:[/b]
[b]Face Claim:[/b] If applicable, if you don't know the artist, actor, or model, then write "Unknown."
[b]General Description:[/b] An overall brief description of how the character appears, dresses, if they have any tattoos, jewelry, etc. All those extra details go here. Try to avoid describing the picture you chose for them. This should be your own creation.

[b]Personality:[/b] Basic rundown.
[b]Likes:[/b] Non-sexual.
[b]Dislikes:[/b] Non-sexual.
[b]Psychological Quirks:[/b] Nightmares, hydrophobia, agoraphobia, OCD, etc. Any behavior that would be noticeable or discoverable by another person. These quirks can also awaken after the discovery of their abilities.
[b]Talents & Hobbies:[/b] List 5. (Examples: Singing, Dancing, Playing an instrument, cooking, artist, trading, tongue clovers, etc.)

[b]Backstory:[/b] This is an optional section for I know it may be hard to write this early on. Some people like to feel out their characters and build the story as they write them. That is fine. Delete all these words and leave this section blank until you have a story. You can also mention your character's parents or family in this section if relevant.

[b][u]Esper Powers[/u][/b]

[b]Power:[/b] Try to write a one or two word name for the ability. We should be able to look at it and know exactly what it is.
[b]Ability Description:[/b] This is where you write what your character is manipulating. You can describe if any energy is emitted as they are doing it, glowy eyes, ethereal winds, star sparkles, etc. As long as it makes sense to the ability. You can go as pseudo-science as you want or keep it simple and steal something from superpower wiki. Superpower wiki may give you multiple ideas and it has nearly every power you can think of. But remember, this isn't something your character creates out of thin air. They are manipulating something.
[b]Power Level:[/b] ▉ (use these squares to tally how strong your character's power is. People starting out with the weak PL automatically have 1 square. Those starting out with the powerful and uncontrollable PL will have between 3 to 5 squares starting out. 5 squares is the max.)
[b]Strength:[/b] What is your power's strength? What can your character use it for best at this time? You can record the strength each PL. Say, at square one, they can only do (x). Then later, once you earn the second square, now they can do (x) at square two.
[b]Weakness:[/b] If your character starts at square one, then their power is already somewhat weak and so I don't expect too much power-dampening here. However, if you start your character at 3-5 squares, then your character has a major weakness that can be deadly for themselves and others. You must create one. It has to be a weakness that makes a character nervous to use it because they know the consequences, or in the case, they are an abuser, they understand how reckless and how much damage it can cause to themselves and others.

Rules

1. OOC. There will not be a discord for this RP. Writers are to communicate using the provided OOC or PMs. If you wish to give your discord handle to a writer and choose to communicate in discord, then that is entirely up to you. If there is drama in the discord, then I expect you to know how to report it to the moderation staff.
2. Pace. I expect all writers to be capable of posting once every seven days. If you are absent for 14 days, then I will PM you. If you are absent or elsewhere on the site for 30 days, then I will assume you silently abandoned the game, and I will drop your character. If your character was involved in a deep story, then I may leave it up to your partner(s) to decide what happened to him, her, or them.
3. LGBTQ+. Please respect the writers' pronouns. Do not assume their gender even if you "think" you know what gender they are. Writers who try to perceive the gender of another writer in order to treat them one way versus another will not be tolerated in this RP if there is an offense. Do not do this. When in doubt, just ask.
4. Communication. If you plan to go on vacation for a long period, just please let me know, so I do not drop your character. If exams, or other real-life situations pop up that take you away, and you are still interested in the story, then please just let me and your writing partners know. We will accommodate.
5. One Power. I mentioned this before. I am mentioning it again. One power. Not three in one. Just one.
6. No Omnipontent Characters. If you are unsure if your power is omnipotent, then do not worry. I will let you know, and once I do, please make the correction.
7. Whatever the GM says goes. My sole purpose is to ensure this game runs smoothly with as little drama as possible. If this is your goal too, then great. Help me facilitate this fun and peaceful environment.
8. Multiple Characters. Yes, it is allowed. Please do not overwhelm yourself though.
9. Use your imagination. I have given you a sandbox. What you create in that sandbox is up to you. Remember that you are not alone in this creation process. Your character is not the main character. Every writer's character is a main character. So please collaborate, and try to include others. However, I do not expect you to cater to everyone, for there are, unfortunately, writers who just won't connect with others. It will be up to those writers to learn how to integrate with others, but keeping an inclusive atmosphere is the first step. Please help me make this an awesome game for others to safely join and create in.

Interest Stated
Peripherie
Darkleather
BlueOrange
dezwithabat
Zaer Darkwail
Miss Nyx

Approved Characters

Seung Du - Esper (Teleport) - Zaer Darkwail
Violetta Ferreras - Esper (Seismic Sense) - Peripherie
Alfred Dorzon - Abuser (Smoke Manipulation) - Peripherie
Alexandra Graves - Abuser (Psychokinesis) - Miss Nyx
Karl Henderson - Esper (Chameleon) - Darkleather
Kai Winnemore - Esper (Aerokinesis) - TheBlackThrone
Davion Cole - Esper (Omnimorph Duplication) - Juggtacular
Eri Hanazawa - Abuser (Telekinesis) - Yukina
Alec Munnoch - In-Between (Electrokinesis) - dezwithabat
Sebastien Almeida - Esper (Psionic Regeneration) - Miss Nyx
Lauren Pope - Esper (Magnetokinetic Aura) - Wired Rabbit
Camille De Silva - Esper (Healer) - Angel Fire
Livia Ashford - Esper (Flight) - Shayera

Links

OOC
Character Thread
Snapshot (for connections/connection building)
Messenger (Text/IM Cell Communication) IC
Santa Glevens IC
SGU IC

[Peripherie]

*plants interest flag*  :D

[TheBlackThrone]

Yay! Welcome.  :-)

[Wordworker]

I might have a character idea, though I don't know how well it fits.

[TheBlackThrone]

I might have a character idea, though I don't know how well it fits.

You can PM me the concept if you want, and I will give you feedback.

[TheBlackThrone]

As usual, I always drop a sample CS to help people get an idea of what I'm looking for. This will be an actual character in the game.

Full Name: Kai Winnemore
Nickname(s): None yet
Alias: Shield
Age: 27
Esper Type: Esper
Gender: Male
Sexual Identity: Cis-male
Sexuality: Demisexual
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Music Composition
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Grey
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175 lbs
Face Claim: Nick Bateman
General Description: He got a tattoo when he turned 18 y/o. He knows it's cliché, but that's the story. It's on his back, right shoulder: Reference. Besides that, he sometimes dyes his hair interesting colors. Sometimes blonde, sometimes silver, but never black or hot colors. He doesn't feel that bold. He is lean, works out about 2 to 3 times a week because he spends more time playing music. People can find him wearing casual clothes like hoodies, sweatpants, and Crocs when he's going to classes or the studio. When he actually goes out, he'll at least put some real shoes on.

Personality: Kai is down-to-earth and finds weird people to be interesting to watch and let be. He doesn't try to change who people are, but instead tries to learn to understand them so he can interact with them better. He often daydreams about various compositions. Some of his compositions come from his dreams, or he'll be inspired by a random something throughout his day. When he's bored and doesn't feel like going to the gym, he'll play guitar. He also will play when he's stressed or worried about something. It helps him decompress and take his mind off of everything. Kai is decently affable, but he isn't gullible and doesn't take crap from anyone.
Likes: Music, playing music, singing, composing music, staying in shape, black coffee, dressing comfortably, being/living cheap, and various forms of instrumental music. More instrumental than electronic.
Dislikes: Bullies, druggies, obnoxious people, entitled folk, narrow-minded people, and certain flying, jumping, and scurrying bugs.
Psychological Quirks: Acrophobia, claustrophobia, and bugs. Not so much to be a phobia. If he is stung or bitten, then it shall die.
Talents & Hobbies:

• Singing
• Musician (most C instruments)
• Songwriting
• Ambidextrous
• Self-proclaimed Undefeated Uno Champ

Backstory: Current idea: His father strove to become a famous musician but never made it because he gave up on his dream. Kai hopes to succeed where his father failed. He dreams of becoming a famous composer for movies, video games, etc. like the legends of old: John Williams, Hans Zimmerman, Danny Elfman, etc.

Esper Powers

Power: Aerokinesis - Barrier
Ability Description: At square one, Kai can condense the molecules of the air into a solid structure to encase objects or people. These barriers cannot be seen by the naked eye, and so if you imagine a mime placing their hands against an imaginary wall that is what it's like except the wall is real. Kai believes he makes rectangle shapes, he doesn't know if the top of the rectangle is open or the bottom. The barrier at square one is brittle like glass. He so far has to hold his hand out to use it. He can probably use it without doing so, but it allows him to aim his "shield" because he can't see it.
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At square one, it makes for a funny glass door prank to play on people. Also, it makes for a handy defense against flowing water, strong winds, or debris (to include sand, dust, etc.). Because his barrier is made from air, people won't suffocate. He also still doesn't know if the top or bottom of it is open. Maybe he'll find out one day.
Weakness: At square one, his ability is like glass. A strong impact force can shatter it. Even a regular human could punch it, and break it at the risk of bruising their knuckles.  If Kai is in an enclosed space where there is smoke or a lack of oxygen, then his barrier will be comprised of those toxic gases and won't do anyone any good. Also at square one, he has to keep his hand up to use it. It's like a psychological dependence. As long as he has the strength to hold the barrier up (no muscle failure), then he can hold it up. If his arm gets tired or the barrier is broken, then it'll take him two turns (if in a posting order) or two minutes (not in a posting order) to recover the stamina to produce the barrier again. At this time, he can only make one barrier.

[Darkleather]

Definitely interested - I've emailed a character sheet through to you rather than posting it on here to make sure it meets with your concept.  I also (as usual) failed to manage to insert a faceclaim (for some reason that seems to be beyond me).

[BlueOrange]

I wonder if I could play Kai’s abusive fa…

Just kidding ;)

I’m missing out on having a superheroine at the moment, and I do like to have one of those in play when I can. Hmmm.

[dezwithabat]

I am interested in this - creating a character sheet now. :)

[TheBlackThrone]

Hey welcome everyone so far. I look forward to seeing what you create.  :-)

[dezwithabat]

Question: Can my character be a university professor or do they have to be a young student?

[TheBlackThrone]

Question: Can my character be a university professor or do they have to be a young student?

I would rather a Teacher Assistant if they are pursuing grad school, but they would have to TA for one of the Gen Ed courses because that keeps them within the common ground (secondary setting).

You also don't have to be 18 to go to college. You can go at any point in your life. My character is 27.

[Miss Nyx]

👀 …You always have the best ideas Throne.

[TheBlackThrone]

👀 …You always have the best ideas Throne.

Hello.  :-)

[Miss Nyx]

Hello.  :-)

…WHY MUST YOU TEMPT ME—okayfineyouconvincedmeI’min, I’ll have a CS up by the end of the day. XD

[Zaer Darkwail]

Hi, voicing interest for this RP, premise is interesting  :-)

Full Name: Seung (spelled Sung) Du
Nickname(s): None yet
Alias: Warp
Age: 20
Esper Type: Esper
Gender: Male
Sexual Identity: Cis-male
Sexuality: Pansexuality
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Business/Principles of Management
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175 lbs
Face Claim: Lee Hyun Jae
General Description: Du is a lean build half-Korean half-American student who dresses well and has shoulder-long hair and stands nearly six feet tall. He is well-dressed always, even in a home environment but he has secretly stashed a more punk attire and when he does full punk make up he is nearly unrecognizable. He exercises regularly with a daily job, and a strict diet, and also swims three times a week. As an interesting quirk, he prefers to wear women's cologne over men's brands because he prefers those smells. He also regularly practiced martial arts which gives him great balance and movement but because of his studies, he hasn't practiced for over two years.

Personality: Du comes from a very strict household, his raising fit for Tiger Parenting, led by his Korean mother. His father as a successful American businessman was often away from home and not involved almost at all in Du's life so they are distant but decent relationships, whereas Du cares but also dreadfully fears his mother (or disappointing her). However, despite his diligence to excel and doing lots of curriculum he has one activity that he has kept a secret from his parents; which is his love for punk music and punk culture. He knows what culture stands for and he knows neither of his parents would approve it. So he hides and has as result become a skilled liar and deceptions in doing his own makeup well and is able to erase any trace of attending underground punk scenes or concerts discreetly (having even fake ID to get tickets and a separate email address).
Likes: Korean home cooking (his mother actually cooks herself then lets staff do it and has taught Du how to do some dishes), Punk Music/Culture, Martial Arts (continue it), Swimming, Science, Puzzles, Romance Manga, Nature/Animals
Dislikes: Narrow-mindedness, Bad grades (anything less than full score), Yelling in conversation (PTSD from mother's yelling), Bullies, Intolerance
Psychological Quirks: Narrow spaces (PTSD from mother locking him into the closet for hours), Darkness (again PTSD from being locked in a closet), Small closets (PTSD  :P)
Talents & Hobbies:

• Cooking (Korean home dishes)
• Maths, Science and Physics (related hobbies)
• Legalistics (part of entering business studies)
• Martial Arts (Han Mu Do, Green Belt)
• Polyglot; Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, and Russian (tiger-mother ruthless training as a child)

Backstory: Seung Du comes from a wealthy family, his father struck rich after graduating from SGU and the only reason why his mother's persistent requests for 'better and higher' universities were denied by his father was his firm resolve and 'proof' of his own success persuading mother let Du study same university as his father did and independently living the city (and father had donated to SGU every year money as well). Seung Du had lived his entire life strict schedule and only at SGU and at Santa Glevens has lived he independently (both parents live off the state). Perhaps the father's insistence on university and letting their son live independently was his way to let his son Du explore himself and know himself outside his mother's influence.

Esper Powers

Power: Teleporting - Quantum Process
Ability Description: At square one, Du can teleport himself a short distance (around 20 feet max) to any location he can see or able clearly visualize when he is calm and able to focus. But for a moment he can only teleport only himself and his body; meaning any clothing and items on him will be left behind which are not part of his body. Following Quantum Process, he does not in any shape or form cross the distance physically as he teleports (as doing so would break the laws of physics), he merely destroys his own body and reforms it in a new location instantly. This means if he has any alien objects inside him that he is not aware of or does not desire to come with him, he can leave it behind. The body destruction process leaves no trace of him at all (but to Du it feels like a brief electric sort of sting all over his body both before and after teleport).
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At square one, it allows rapid teleports with no limit besides visual and clearly visualized locations but the drawback being it needs done naked (as clothing does not transport with Du). But it allows escaping from any physical restraints, including someone holding him.
Weakness: At square one, teleportation is limited heavily by distance and what it can teleport. In addition, Du needs to be calm and able to focus, any intoxication or disorientation ruins the focus and also emotional distress shuts down teleporting even if he wishes he could teleport out of the situation. Also, the electric sting across his body is unpleasant so he prefers not to do rapid teleports constantly as it will escalate the pain (even if the pain lasts only a couple of seconds). Also if he only visualizes mentally location and if he teleports in while there is a physical obstacle preventing fully manifesting in the area, immediately the foreign objects either get thrown off with great speed away from his teleporting location (bruising Du in a location where the object was) or Du gets his whole body slammed away from the object and get hurt.

[TheBlackThrone]

Hi, voicing interest for this RP, premise is interesting  :-)

Full Name: Seung (spelled Sung) Du
Nickname(s): None yet
Alias: Warp
Age: 20
Esper Type: Esper
Gender: Male
Sexual Identity: Cis-male
Sexuality: Pansexuality
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Business/Principles of Management
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175 lbs
Face Claim: Lee Hyun Jae
General Description: Du is a lean build half-Korean half-American student who dresses well and has shoulder-long hair and stands nearly six feet tall. He is well-dressed always, even in a home environment but he has secretly stashed a more punk attire and when he does full punk make up he is nearly unrecognizable. He exercises regularly with a daily job, and a strict diet, and also swims three times a week. As an interesting quirk, he prefers to wear women's cologne over men's brands because he prefers those smells. He also regularly practiced martial arts which gives him great balance and movement but because of his studies, he hasn't practiced for over two years.

Personality: Du comes from a very strict household, his raising fit for Tiger Parenting, led by his Korean mother. His father as a successful American businessman was often away from home and not involved almost at all in Du's life so they are distant but decent relationships, whereas Du cares but also dreadfully fears his mother (or disappointing her). However, despite his diligence to excel and doing lots of curriculum he has one activity that he has kept a secret from his parents; which is his love for punk music and punk culture. He knows what culture stands for and he knows neither of his parents would approve it. So he hides and has as result become a skilled liar and deceptions in doing his own makeup well and is able to erase any trace of attending underground punk scenes or concerts discreetly (having even fake ID to get tickets and a separate email address).
Likes: Korean home cooking (his mother actually cooks herself then lets staff do it and has taught Du how to do some dishes), Punk Music/Culture, Martial Arts (continue it), Swimming, Science, Puzzles, Romance Manga, Nature/Animals
Dislikes: Narrow-mindedness, Bad grades (anything less than full score), Yelling in conversation (PTSD from mother's yelling), Bullies, Intolerance
Psychological Quirks: Narrow spaces (PTSD from mother locking him into the closet for hours), Darkness (again PTSD from being locked in a closet), Small closets (PTSD  :P)
Talents & Hobbies:

• Cooking (Korean home dishes)
• Maths, Science and Physics (related hobbies)
• Legalistics (part of entering business studies)
• Martial Arts (Han Mu Do, Green Belt)
• Polyglot; Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, and Russian (tiger-mother ruthless training as a child)

Backstory: Seung Du comes from a wealthy family, his father struck rich after graduating from SGU and the only reason why his mother's persistent requests for 'better and higher' universities were denied by the firm resolve of his father and 'proof' of his own success persuading mother let Du study same university as his father did (and father had donated to SGU every year money as well). Seung Du had lived his entire life strict schedule and only at SGU and at Santa Glevens has lived he independently (both parents live off the state). Perhaps the father's insistence on university and letting their son live independently was his way to let his son Du explore himself and know himself outside his mother's influence.

Esper Powers

Power: Teleporting - Quantum Process
Ability Description: At square one, Du can teleport himself a short distance (around 20 feet max) to any location he can see or able clearly visualize when he is calm and able to focus. But for a moment he can only teleport only himself and his body; meaning any clothing and items on him will be left behind which are not part of his body. Following Quantum Process, he does not in any shape or form cross the distance physically as he teleports (as doing so would break the laws of physics), he merely destroys his own body and reforms it in a new location instantly. This means if he has any alien objects inside him that he is not aware of or does not desire to come with him, he can leave it behind. The body destruction process leaves no trace of him at all (but to Du it feels like a brief electric sort of sting all over his body both before and after teleport).
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At square one, it allows rapid teleports with no limit besides visual and clearly visualized locations but the drawback being it needs done naked (as clothing does not transport with Du). But it allows escaping from any physical restraints, including someone holding him.
Weakness: At square one, teleportation is limited heavily by distance and what it can teleport. In addition, Du needs to be calm and able to focus, any intoxication or disorientation ruins the focus and also emotional distress shuts down teleporting even if he wishes he could teleport out of the situation. Also, the electric sting across his body is unpleasant so he prefers not to do rapid teleports constantly as it will escalate the pain (even if the pain lasts only a couple of seconds). Also if he only visualizes mentally location and if he teleports in while there is a physical obstacle preventing fully manifesting in the area, immediately the foreign objects either get thrown off with great speed away from his teleporting location (bruising Du in a location where the object was) or Du gets his whole body slammed away from the object and get hurt.

Looks good! Approved! I am not at home at the moment, so I will update the front page when I get home.

[Peripherie]

Two characters for approval: (spoilered for the long CSs in one post)

Violeta Ferreras

Full Name: Violeta Ferreras
Nickname(s): Vi (Long i sound; V-eye not Vee)
Alias: Vibrant
Age: 21
Esper Type: Esper
Gender: Female
Sexual Identity: Cis-Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Geology
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Height:5'7"
Weight: 121lbs
Face Claim: Nathalie Emmanuel
General Description: Vi would describe herself as a buttoned-up, stylish librarian chic. She often wears glasses but also has contacts. She has a few small tattoos - book quotes and some of her favorite elements.

Personality: Sweet, quiet, and unassuming - Vi is an ideal friend. She might seem like a wallflower in large groups, but she is quiet chatty and friendly in class and low-key event settings.
Likes: Books, tacos, friends, finding solutions, getting messy, long showers after being messy, science texts, and romcoms.
Dislikes: Strong smells, squid, mean people, and horror/gore movies
Psychological Quirks: taphophobia, she has the nervous habits of fixing curls of her hair and clicking the top of clickable pens over and over.
Talents & Hobbies:

• Memorizing Molecular Structures
• Swimming
• Running
• Speed Reading
• Picks up bits and pieces of languages very quickly

Backstory: Vi comes from a loving, busy, chaotic home. Her mother is British with French and Moroccan roots and her father came to live in the US at age seven when his parents immigrated from the Dominican Republic. With six kids and a love for outdoorsy trips (all in one large camper), Vi found her escape in digging in the dirt far away from the noise during their many adventures. She has close ties to her parents and siblings, but has been looking forward to getting away and finding herself.

Esper Powers
Power: Seismic Sense
Ability Description: When touching/standing on the ground (either direct contract with dirt or on asphalt/concrete) Vi can use the vibrations coming through the group to sense structure/materials/voids in nearby areas along with generalized movement.
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At Power Level 1, Vi can tell how solid the ground is below her feet and can sense the intensity of movement heading in different directions around campus. (Silly examples - She can tell that a nearby dining hall is full so she decides to go to another one for lunch. Or she stands up a few moments before everyone else at the bus stop as she knows the bus is about to turn the corner and head towards them on the street.) As her powers grow, she may have the ability to fine-tune her sensitivity to the vibrations she can sense.
Weakness: Vi must be outside to sense the geological vibrations. Her types of shoes may also affect her ability - she would have to take off thick-soled boots or very high heels for her power to work.
As she is more sensitive, large amounts of vibrations may overwhelm her senses at lower power levels.

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Alfred Dorzon

Full Name: Alfred Dorzon
Nickname(s): Frey
Alias: Reek
Age: 19
Esper Type: Abuser
Gender: Male
Sexual Identity: Cis-Male
Sexuality: Pansexual/indifferent
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Chemistry
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Greenish-Hazel
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 144lbs
Face Claim: Timothee Chalamet
General Description: Self-described Goth Freak with gel, eyeliner, and everything cut off when he gives a shit; All basic black other times. Boots always. He has piercings, tattoos, and some scarification but most can't be seen unless he is wearing his club clothing. He always has a box of Sampoerna Avolution cigarettes on him.

Personality: Frey would explain himself as a high-quality, stainless-steel nail sticking out of a plank of wood. He is a pain that you won't forget, but with him you'll always have an adventure and won't die or need medical attention. Probably.
Likes: Darkness, smoking, getting his way and/or being left alone, loud hard rock music when partying, classical music while studying/working on homework, chess at the park, Thai food, mixing volatile chemicals
Dislikes: Bright, neon, or pastel colors, nicotine patches, PDA, bland food, being bothered, not getting his way, when his experiments don't work out properly, rules
Psychological Quirks: Frey is a bag of contradictions. He can be quiet and thoughtful, but he has also been previously diagnosed with Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Sometimes he works hard to control it, other times he embarrasses the anger. He also has a large nicotine habit.
Talents & Hobbies:

• Card Shark Skillz
• Complex Mathematical Equations
• Chess
• Broody Staring Contests
• Pissing People Off

Backstory: Frey is an orphan. Or at least, that is what he tells people. All subsequent details are every changing and most, if not all, of them are probably lies.

Esper Powers
Power: Fumokinesis - Smoke Manipulation
Ability Description: Frey can direct the flow, direction, and distribution of any close source of smoke. (He has to be physically interacting with the smoke or touching their source - such as his often handy cigarette.) When actively using his power, his hazel eyes turn a dark grey.
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At Power Level 1, Frey can change the direction of drifting smoke in a nearby, localized area. This could manifest as clouding the vision of someone who smoking, playing with the tendrils of smoke coming off an incense burner, or causing the smoke (if from a large enough source) to trigger a smoke alarm to go off faster than it might already would have. (Now, as to what Frey could do if he finds or creates a large fire/source of smoke - he hasn't tried that - yet.)
Weakness: Water and high winds can easily dampen or disperse his smoke to the point where he loses control. As he has to be close to the source of the smoke, Frey is more likely to be burned if he is trying to manipulate larger ignition sources.

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[Miss Nyx]

Bam, have a baddie! I’ve got a male character in mind but I’ll hold off to make sure I can handle him.

Full Name: Alexandra Graves.
Nickname(s): Alex.
Alias: Oppress.
Age: 21 Years Old.
Esper Type: Abuser.
Gender: Female.
Sexual Identity: Cis-Female.
Sexuality: Pansexual opportunist.
Relationship Status: Single, and not exactly the commitment type.
Major: Psychology.
Hair Color: Light brown.
Eye Color: Blue-green.
Height: 5’3”.
Weight: 124 lbs.
Face Claim: Magdelena Z.
General Description: Petite built Alexandra isn’t much to bat an eye at. You might overlook her in a crowd, and she would be the very last person you noticed stepping into a room. The light weight she has is primarily muscle, and she’s got the typical scars from old scrapes and scratches during her childhood you’d expect of the average person.

While conventionally attractive, she’s usually got her face buried in a book or a plate of food, far too dismissive to be bothered with compliments. Her style of dressing is eclectic and bounces between almost tomboyish to feminine if the wind blows. She has a handful of piercings and tattoos, but only her nose ring is immediately noticeable.

Personality: Cocky, snide and a tidbit unrefined, Alex is a young woman who knows no restraint. She does what she wants when she wants to and doesn’t give a shit what anyone thinks about it. She seems at times to be perpetually at odds with the world, and doesn’t seem to care much about anything in particular, except of course her field of study.

She may at times be a bit of a tough pill to swallow, and her company isn’t for the light of heart… best believe befriending Alex will come with copious amounts of bad decisions, peer pressure and headache. Her only redeeming qualities seem to be that she’s great with keeping secrets and loyal to a fault. Make no mistake even for her small build, she can and will fuck someone up for bothering anyone she feels a friend.

Likes: Reading, dancing, most sports that involve running, stargazing, smoking weed and getting deeply philosophical, chai masala, homemade meals, trying new things, cramming her homework in at the last minute, pizza flavored potato chips, dogs, cheesy old horror movies, surfing, drinking (especially socially).
Dislikes: Goody-two-shoes types, squares, people who are uptight or otherwise incapable of having fun, talking about herself, cats (allergies), driving, flying, going home, judgmental types, being disturbed or interrupted when she clearly desires solitude.
Psychological Quirks: She has a massive, crippling fear of heights. You wouldn’t catch Alex on a foot high step stool. She suffers from PTSD for reasons she prefers not to disclose.
Talents & Hobbies:
Eidetic memory.
Actively a dancer and swimmer.
Took taekwondo for 15 years.
Took ballet for 15 years.
Took violin for 15 years.

Backstory: Her parents are both business tycoons, her mother managing an international collective of hotels and her father a lawyer… or, if you’d ask Alex, her mother is absolutely absentee and her father’s an abusive alcoholic. Either way, she’s basically been taking care of herself since she was sixteen, barely scraped through high school with a decent GPA and is now attending SGU because it was the first acceptance letter she received and a quick way to get the hell away from home.

Esper Powers

Power: Psychokinesis.
Ability Description: In such early stages she has found herself able to manipulate things around her with her mind as if applying physical force, with sometimes frightening results. Due to the volatile and uncontrollable nature of her abilities Alex currently spends an awful amount of time trying to avoid using them all together as opposed to hurting someone.

Power Level: ▉▉▉
Strength: She can push, pull, move, throw, lift and crush objects around her without the need to engage them physically, within a fifteen foot radius… At present Alexandra has not seen or sensed a limit of what she can do with psychokinesis with the obvious exception of the fact that she has nearly no control of how intense her powers may become. She’s found the few occasions she has tried to utilize her abilities have terrifying results. Attempting to push someone away has resulted in several shattered ribs. Trying to bring a canned soda from a table across the room has resulted in the aluminum can being completely crushed and flattened paper thin... thus far any attempt at using her power either has no reaction or an extremely dramatic reaction (she may attempt to lift a car and may instead send the car flying through the air to land haphazardly where ever it may fall). Controlling her ability is feat in and of itself and due to its volatile nature Alex simply avoids doing anything that might trigger a psychic reaction.

Weakness: Because of the immense mental exertion of this ability she finds herself tiring extremely quickly when doing an enormous feat (such as lifting a car or throwing a very heavy item through a wall) and with abusive use of this force Alex is prone to bouts of hemorrhaging that cause small amounts of brain damage. With repeated abusive use of her abilities without being able to control herself, she risks serious brain hemorrhaging, coma or certain death.

Alex’s ability seems to be tied into her emotions, as such very unfortunate things can happen when she is under extreme stress or very angry.

[Peripherie]

Bam, have a baddie! I’ve got a male character in mind but I’ll hold off to make sure I can handle him.

Copious amounts of bad decisions? Ooo... I think Frey and Alex could be friends. >:) (Or ya know, disinterested individuals who often do reckless but fun stuff in proximity to one another. :P)

[TheBlackThrone]

Two characters for approval: (spoilered for the long CSs in one post)

Violeta Ferreras

Full Name: Violeta Ferreras
Nickname(s): Vi (Long i sound; V-eye not Vee)
Alias: Vibrant
Age: 21
Esper Type: Esper
Gender: Female
Sexual Identity: Cis-Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Geology
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Height:5'7"
Weight: 121lbs
Face Claim: Nathalie Emmanuel
General Description: Vi would describe herself as a buttoned-up, stylish librarian chic. She often wears glasses but also has contacts. She has a few small tattoos - book quotes and some of her favorite elements.

Personality: Sweet, quiet, and unassuming - Vi is an ideal friend. She might seem like a wallflower in large groups, but she is quiet chatty and friendly in class and low-key event settings.
Likes: Books, tacos, friends, finding solutions, getting messy, long showers after being messy, science texts, and romcoms.
Dislikes: Strong smells, squid, mean people, and horror/gore movies
Psychological Quirks: taphophobia, she has the nervous habits of fixing curls of her hair and clicking the top of clickable pens over and over.
Talents & Hobbies:

• Memorizing Molecular Structures
• Swimming
• Running
• Speed Reading
• Picks up bits and pieces of languages very quickly

Backstory: Vi comes from a loving, busy, chaotic home. Her mother is British with French and Moroccan roots and her father came to live in the US at age seven when his parents immigrated from the Dominican Republic. With six kids and a love for outdoorsy trips (all in one large camper), Vi found her escape in digging in the dirt far away from the noise during their many adventures. She has close ties to her parents and siblings, but has been looking forward to getting away and finding herself.

Esper Powers
Power: Seismic Sense
Ability Description: When touching/standing on the ground (either direct contract with dirt or on asphalt/concrete) Vi can use the vibrations coming through the group to sense structure/materials/voids in nearby areas along with generalized movement.
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At Power Level 1, Vi can tell how solid the ground is below her feet and can sense the intensity of movement heading in different directions around campus. (Silly examples - She can tell that a nearby dining hall is full so she decides to go to another one for lunch. Or she stands up a few moments before everyone else at the bus stop as she knows the bus is about to turn the corner and head towards them on the street.) As her powers grow, she may have the ability to fine-tune her sensitivity to the vibrations she can sense.
Weakness: Vi must be outside to sense the geological vibrations. Her types of shoes may also affect her ability - she would have to take off thick-soled boots or very high heels for her power to work.
As she is more sensitive, large amounts of vibrations may overwhelm her senses at lower power levels.

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Alfred Dorzon

Full Name: Alfred Dorzon
Nickname(s): Frey
Alias: Reek
Age: 19
Esper Type: Abuser
Gender: Male
Sexual Identity: Cis-Male
Sexuality: Pansexual/indifferent
Relationship Status: Single
Major: Chemistry
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Greenish-Hazel
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 144lbs
Face Claim: Timothee Chalamet
General Description: Self-described Goth Freak with gel, eyeliner, and everything cut off when he gives a shit; All basic black other times. Boots always. He has piercings, tattoos, and some scarification but most can't be seen unless he is wearing his club clothing. He always has a box of Sampoerna Avolution cigarettes on him.

Personality: Frey would explain himself as a high-quality, stainless-steel nail sticking out of a plank of wood. He is a pain that you won't forget, but with him you'll always have an adventure and won't die or need medical attention. Probably.
Likes: Darkness, smoking, getting his way and/or being left alone, loud hard rock music when partying, classical music while studying/working on homework, chess at the park, Thai food, mixing volatile chemicals
Dislikes: Bright, neon, or pastel colors, nicotine patches, PDA, bland food, being bothered, not getting his way, when his experiments don't work out properly, rules
Psychological Quirks: Frey is a bag of contradictions. He can be quiet and thoughtful, but he has also been previously diagnosed with Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Sometimes he works hard to control it, other times he embarrasses the anger. He also has a large nicotine habit.
Talents & Hobbies:

• Card Shark Skillz
• Complex Mathematical Equations
• Chess
• Broody Staring Contests
• Pissing People Off

Backstory: Frey is an orphan. Or at least, that is what he tells people. All subsequent details are every changing and most, if not all, of them are probably lies.

Esper Powers
Power: Fumokinesis - Smoke Manipulation
Ability Description: Frey can direct the flow, direction, and distribution of any close source of smoke. (He has to be physically interacting with the smoke or touching their source - such as his often handy cigarette.) When actively using his power, his hazel eyes turn a dark grey.
Power Level: ▉
Strength: At Power Level 1, Frey can change the direction of drifting smoke in a nearby, localized area. This could manifest as clouding the vision of someone who smoking, playing with the tendrils of smoke coming off an incense burner, or causing the smoke (if from a large enough source) to trigger a smoke alarm to go off faster than it might already would have. (Now, as to what Frey could do if he finds or creates a large fire/source of smoke - he hasn't tried that - yet.)
Weakness: Water and high winds can easily dampen or disperse his smoke to the point where he loses control. As he has to be close to the source of the smoke, Frey is more likely to be burned if he is trying to manipulate larger ignition sources.

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Your characters are approved.

[Darkleather]

Full Name: Karl Henderson
Nickname(s): Ledge
Alias: Haunt
Age: 19
Esper Type: Esper
Gender: Male
Sexual Identity: Male
Sexuality: Gay
Relationship Status: Single.
Major: English Literature
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Green
Height: 6ft
Weight: 75k
Face Claim: Unknown
General Description: Ledge always wears a leather bike jacket, jeans and boots.  He has no tattoos or piercings.  In the last year, after he passed his bike test, he often wears leather jeans as well.  Virtually all of his clothing is second hand or worn.  He's started wearing a leather waistcoat over the leather jacket that has got patches stitched on it, covering up the bike club logo on the back.
Personality: Ledge is a loner, who spent most of his high school years being bullied.  He comes from the poorer end of town, so never had new clothes and as a result was looked down on by a lot of his class-mates.  He was tormented mercilessly, which led to him sitting on a window ledge threatening to throw himself off - thus the nickname that his kindly classmates bestowed on him.  In the last couple of years, he has grown, his angular features have become handsome and he has put on muscle.  His ownership of a bike has also given him some allure.  But years of being disparaged have left him as a loner, happier with a book than talking to other people.  Although he could easily compete at several sports, he isn't interested and has never joined any teams.  His tendency to self isolate has become worse since he realised that he is attracted to men rather than women.

While he still doesn't make friends easily, he is more sociable than previously with the other students at college.  He has found more people willing to deal with him as an equal rather than based on their assumptions.  However, his default behaviour is still to find a quiet corner to read in.  He hasn't tried out for any frats and has kept clear of the sports field.  The closest he gets to that is when he hits the gym.  He is a quiet room-mate and doesn't cause any trouble.  In fact, they barely notice him
Likes: Literature, bikes, cinema (independent films rather than mainstream)
Dislikes: Sports, school "activities", bullies
Psychological Quirks: He has a tendency towards depression; gets very nervous when talking to people he doesn't know or to groups
Talents & Hobbies: List 5.
1) Cinephile - extensive knowledge of films and film-making.
2) Fast reader
3) Mechanic - good at making repairs to engines and tinkering with them to make improvements
4) Runs a blog about films

Backstory: Ledge's dad left when he was 8.  He doesn't remember much about him, although he ran with a motorbike gang.  The leather waistcoat that Ledge wears over his bike jacket was his fathers.  His mother works two jobs and fights to pay the rent and bills each month

Esper Powers

Power: Chameleon
Ability Description: Ledge can manipulate light to make himself blend into his surroundings
Power Level: ▉ 1
Strength: At the moment, he can make himself less noticeable and blend in - but if he moves, there is a visible effect that makes him visible.  As strength goes up, Ledge could achieve full invisibility.
Weakness: Using the power seems to make it more difficult for Ledge to see what is going on around him - as he fades out of view, so the world becomes dimmer to him

[Miss Nyx]

Copious amounts of bad decisions? Ooo... I think Frey and Alex could be friends. >:) (Or ya know, disinterested individuals who often do reckless but fun stuff in proximity to one another. :P)

You know, I thought something similar when I was reading over Frey’s CS. I think Alex would find him worthy of her glorious presence. -laughs!- They’d be a terrible twosome for sure, and hey… the rejects have gotta stick together right?

[TheBlackThrone]

Your characters are approved. Either today or the reprieve of the weekend, I am going to set up the character thread, ooc, and Messenger threads.  :-)

[TheBlackThrone]

Hey everybody. If your character has been approved, then you can go ahead and start moving in. There are links on the front page under "Links" highlighted in blue. Feel free to add your character sheets to the character thread and begin plotting with others to fill out the Snapshot. Of course, if you don't have any ideas, you don't have to do it pre-game. But just chatting in the OOC or PMs may help kickstart some ideas and inspiration.  :-)