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S'okay, I get where you're coming from. I've been in the same situation myself. I once posted in a game I was part of in a way that I hadn't thought fully through, and it came out in a way that insulted another player. he got defensive, gave me quite the verbal smackdown, and I apologized and explained that I'd phrased what I meant badly. It didn't grow into a bigger problem beyond that, but I ultimately excused myself from the game because the whole debacle had gotten me pretty depressed. I honestly took the whole thing way harder in the end than He/she did, I think. And sadly, I have somewhat of a history with depression, and have a hard time dealing with it at times without turtling up in my shell and blocking the world out. So I very much understand your fear of being misunderstood. It never feels good to unintentionally upset someone. Let's just agree to be calm about all we write, and just say it if something comes out wrong from the other, yeah? Else we'll just sit and ruminate ourselves into a bad dayTM ;) | |||||||
Now I'm really gonna have to get you to dance ;) I'd sort of had it in my head that, while Rocket is female for all intents and purposes, her people have more than two genders. This whole binary thing is new and kind of interesting. I thought about Protean for that reason, but I think you're right, I'm not sure it would go anywhere. There's much more potential for plot between Rocket and Honda, precisely because opposites attract. I was also thinking that there's probably a reason Rocket's a bit of a rebel, likely due to a very structured early childhood. That'll give them at least a little bit of common ground, and working all that out is likely to bind them together. How it all evolves is going to be fun to play out :) Having said that, as fun as a romantic relationship is to play, a good platonic relationship is vastly underrated, especially in a lot of YA. (Teenage super heroes always read like YA to me--and for the record, that's not a bad thing. Young Adult literature doesn't have to be badly written. Sparkling vampires and witless characters are not a requisite for the genre.) I think Rocket, Protean, and Donnybrook are going to be so much fun to write as friends. Plus I think it's going to take their combined powers to get Honda to do something stupid and/or embarrassing ^_^
Regarding this, I think this format is appealing to a lot of people like this. Creativity is ultimately a double edged sword--one can create fantastic characters and worlds out of nothing; but it's just as easy to imagine the worst when it comes to interacting with other people. Depression and anxiety are all too common among the best of us. Speaking for me personally, that's a lot of the reason why I write. My head sometimes isn't the best place to be, so it's nice to take a break and spend some time in someone else's for a while ^_^ | |||||||
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It’s always wonderful to realise just how Amazing just about anything is when phrased in a new way. Like, when a human is described like that, it kinda puts into perspective how Incredible a Living being is. How many frankly mind blowing processes the body keeps up every second of our lives. | |||||||
Looks like Honda's shooting for #2, so I'm good with picking up #1. Where are we at, 'when we first met'-wise? (And I apologize if I'm not being very engaging tonight. It's been a long day. :/ ) | |||||||
I think we were close to nailing down exactly who we saved as per La Bomba's question. Unless we got that already, and I missed some specifics. Once we get that, then we get to see how this is all just the start of something bigger, which is gonna be fun ^_^ | |||||||
As for relationships, I Think we’ve got confirmed that: - Rocket’s crushing on Honda - Honda did something together with Donnybrook that shamed his legacy (still gotta decide what it was) - rocket and Donnybrook hang out to blow of - Donnybrook Also often hang out with Protean? (Which I assure would more often Than not simply mean that you three like shooting the breeze together, yes?) That’s the one’s we’re pretty sure about far as I Can tell. So I still need to decide who I let in on a legacy secret, and what it was. Can’t remember the remaining relationship questions for the rest of you of the top of my head, but we’re missing, what, one each except La Bomba who isn’t linked to anyone as of yet? Anyhoo, for this reason I’m thinking that Honda should perhaps not be the one denied La Bomba’s secret identity. Not because it wouldn’t fit, but because I’m already linked to two others with mine or their questions. And I Think it’ll be best/most fun if the connections are as spread out as possible. Rather than one person having like 4 different connections. The more tangled the web of connections we have, the better drama we’ll get ;) | |||||||
As for questions that haven't been answered. I still have one about hurting one of you all. My current thought is to go with La Bomba. Part of me says that it would be insulting to the legacy of a man who was a master of not getting hurt in battle to force hurt upon his heir. Part of me does it because, as you pointed out, she doesn't have a lot of connections. Now, if she throws one my way and it isn't insulting to throw that one your way, Honda, we might be able to spread them out a bit. I just don't really like saddling someone with having been hurt against their will. This is even more true when part of the their thing is not getting hurt.
I am not saying that that definitely is part of the "legacy" in terms of the "super hero legacy", but it is part of the legacy as far as stories of him, you even make reference to it. How that might manifests is very much up to you. If the "no significant wounds" thing was something you wanted to carry forward, it would be rude of me to saddle you with the hurt right out of the gate. If getting hurt is a big thing for your character it should be respected and not done as something off hand in character creation. Now, we could dismiss it as an insignificant hurt if we wanted a middle ground, but it is a place where proper respect for your vision of your character should be shown. At least the respect of asking before making a decision. | |||||||
Protean: If you've been around for a while, I could be the girl you hurt. If not that long, then my sister (she's younger by several years). I don't see us being in the girlscouts or campfire girls or whatever, though. Probably more like whoever you hurt was hanging out with some friends in an abandoned building or back alley and tried to impress them with the fire starting. If a mod like that works for you, then let's do it. If I go with Donnybrook knew me from before (same schools I'm guessing), and he hangs out with Rocket, then that makes sense why I'd not tell Rocket my secret. As for the when we first met questions. Let's say we saved a kid named Garfield Pembroke. We think he's important because he's some 1%er's son, but he's really important because he grows up to do something Very Bad. | |||||||
That... would actually work really well. As a two-fer even. One of the things Tadakatsu Honda is most known for is precisely to never have lost a one-on-one fight, or have suffered a serious injury on the battlefield. That imperviousness is definitely something any clan membef takes pride in and strives to emulate. But the matter of fact is that the wielders, my character included, are not Honda the person. They do not have his sheer skill, strength and experience. So they Will get hurt, but it’s a very sore spot for them. So what if in their first meeting, confusion and misunderstamding made Honda and Protean fight? A fight that Protean won by Cleverly using his powers. How would a straight-up samurai fight against being forced unconscious by lack of oxygen while surrounded by flames? Or immobilized by being sunk down into hardened earth up to his neck? Remember, Honda is nowhere near experienced enough to be prepared for any situation. And someone commanding all four elements is pretty hard to prepare for at any rate. So maybe Protean won their first skirmish, and accidentally caused more damage to him than intended. This would tie in very Well with Honda being shamed. It’s one thing to lose a fight. But to be beaten so handily? Shameful, at least in the eyes of the clan. So in fact, Protean hurting Honda could work extremely Well, precisely because of the original samurai’s invincible reputation. But I see that La Bomba’s come up with a good one, so I’ll Shelf this idea. I Can definitely still use the “shame from being defeated” thing later on ingame. Like the GM of my first masks game said: as long as it all leads to delicious teen drama in the end. | |||||||
I'm down for that. I was actually thinking earlier of volunteering for that connection, but I had some trouble coming up with a reason why this would cause a significant amount of drama. Sure, La Bomba could feel uncomfortable with sharing that for any number of reasons, but I was a little stuck wondering why Rocket would care? As far as she knows, it's a Human Thingtm to wear masks and have a secret identity, and who is she to be upset at someone's culture? But then I figured that it's not so much about knowing her identity, it's about trust. And trust goes back to their first encounter where Rocket made a pretty big sacrifice to show the others she could be trusted. And now La Bomba decides she can't? Did proving herself mean nothing? I still don't think she'd act upset about it, at least not initially. She tends to bury her negative feelings under a pile of Devil May Care attitude. But it wouldn't sit right with her, and that sort of thing has potential to blow up at the worst possible moment. Which is entirely what drama is all about :) | |||||||
I mean, it isn't hard to see Protean as coming off as something that shouldn't be around. It could even be an entirely innocent mistake. It could have been playing with some kids at the beach in Halcyon City. From the perspective of someone who doesn't know it, that could easily look like an evil water spirit trying to drown someone. Being new to the game Honda came in and tried to save the kid. Protean just saw someone with a sharp object coming at its friends and tried to protect them. It tried to slow and possibly trip Honda by softening the sand under his feet only to accidentally turn it into dry quicksand. Then Protean hardens it into sandstone around him, making it seem like it defeated you effortlessly. Embarrassment all around, possibly followed by explanations. Such a situation shows off both Honda's attempts to do the right thing as he comes into his legacy and Protean's questionable control over its powers and good intentions. It panicked trying to save them and went a little out of control. First too soft then too hard as it tries to avoid having you drown in the stuff. Heck I wouldn't be surprised if the main thing that saved him was his armor and training to remain calm in the situation. It would give him enough space to breathe and the ability to focus on that instead of panicking when the earth around him turned to stone. Others may have ended up far worse off in the same situation. Both can respect the fact that they were motivated to protect the kid from what they viewed as a danger. Both can respect the positive qualities that the other showed while feeling shame at their respective failings. I figure it would be more than a little impressed by how well he handled himself, even if Honda feels like he should have done better. There could be all sorts of buried feelings related to it or positive stuff drawn from it depending on what the situation calls for when the time comes. Also, if La Bomba has a connection to Donnybrook, I can easily be pulled into any of their drama due to my association with Donnybrook. Having an actual relationship with Honda lets me get dragged into his drama without having to coat tail on the desire to make him crack his shell. In fact, that could be one of the things that Protean respects about him. While Rocket is fun, Honda is a paragon of control and training. It would have little desire to break that. | |||||||
- Did we know each other when we were very young? Maybe played at being superheroes, and then suddenly, bam, La Bomba is one, and Donny's trying his darndest to be one, but we recognize each other because we sort-of became what we played at? - Did we know each other through some sort-of extracurricular activity? Maybe some summer youth camp, with shenanigans abound? - Did we once get in trouble together at some point? Something involving a stolen car and some casual vandalism? - Did we know each other in Freshman year? Did we become friends? Snark-buddies? Did we flirt? Obviously, I'm suggesting more shenanigan-y things, because Donny's all about the shenanigans. Your mileage may, of course, vary. When our team first came together... We found signs that this incident was just the start of something bigger. What were the signs? I'd like to think that, during the fight, there were plenty of 'innocent bystanders' who turned out not to be so innocent. I'm thinking either some bizarre cult that got their minds wiped when they got captured, or that some of the bystanders were actually mind controlled by a distant, powerful ... force. Or organization. Either way, the 'not-so-innocent bystanders' all said the same thing. Some ritual phrase or very specific prophecy of doom. Something was pulling strings on them. What was it? We don't know yet. But it was very definitely a thing! Oh, also, side-note- I'm horrible at coming up with this sort of thing: Beacons are generally supposed to be costumed in a really interesting or exciting way. Anyone able to help me come up with some ideas? | |||||||
This is just one version of the evolution of a costume I could see someone going through. It ends in a weird place, but it may give you or someone else some ideas to work from. I would love to do something more tailored to your character specifically, but nothing is really jumping out at me as an idea. If I've got someone named "Cheetarah", well I know to put her in a cheetah print leotard with lovely golden claws made of some mystical or alien metal. Possibly with a yellow or stark white domino mask to accent her ebony skin. Nightwing gets to have the bird on his chest and the lovely blacks and blues. In all honesty, your best be may well be to rip off another super hero. The idea being that that was the sort of person you viewed as a really cool image of a hero and you just made modifications to suit your style and avoid looking exactly like them. The beacon copying someone else totally fits with the idea that they are just sort of a pretender to this world until they really prove themselves. At that point, you (and they) may have a better idea of who the character is and therefore know what costume you really want. You put aside the copied image in favor of adopting the mantle of who you want to be now that you really know what you're all about. | |||||||
Elena is from the ghetto. She was probably getting into trouble a fair amount. Not sure where Donny lives and whether that would send them to the same schools or not. If so, then we could have met in detention. If not, then maybe we both got in legal trouble as young teens and we met at some kind of community service thing. | |||||||
---------------------------------------------- When we first came together... It was at the presentation of a great portal generator. The technology was said to bring access to any place in the universe, in any dimension—including those with less friendly inhabitants. When the portal’s inventor tried to draw forth a great evil to destroy the world, we put up a hell of a fight. It ended up that we destroyed the portal and the nearby lab with all its associated research. We didn’t trust each other at first. Rocket, a stranded alien from the planet Velon, wanted to use the portal to get home, and she wasn’t about to let a bunch of thoughtlessly destructive humans get in her way. Realizing this, the heroes tried to salvage at least a small part that would help to rebuild the portal; but this threatened to allow the Evil into this realm, so Rocket destroyed what remained herself. Our efforts as heroes saved the life of a young boy named Garfield Pembroke, the son of one of the richest families in Halcyon City; but regardless of his connections, the important thing is that we saved the life of an innocent. Who knows what he will grow up to be because of that? Our actions that day impressed the hero known as Beatcop, a Bronze Age hero with enhanced strength and the ability to create hard light constructs. To him, a hero will always “serve and protect”, and in his eyes, that is what we accomplished. We saved the day, but there’s more going on—something bigger. As we stood together amid praise and accolades, a growing number of bystanders began to chant. Their words formed a ritual, a prophecy of doom. Was this Great Evil we defeated merely a forerunner to something far, far worse? Since that day... Rocket has been learning about Earth by spending time with Donnybrook. She has a crush on Honda, but she keeps it under wraps. Protean hangs out all the time with Rocket to blow off steam. It once hurt Honda when it lost control of your powers. Honda once got caught doing something that shames his legacy with Protean. He trusts ______________ and told them an important secret of his legacy. Rocket is awesome, and Donnybrook takes every chance he gets to hang out with her. Donnybrook has got to prove himself to Honda before he feels like a real hero. Donnybrook knew La Bomba from her civilian life first. La Bomba refused to tell Rocket her secret identity when she asked. | |||||||
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But I know what you mean, it’s a long time with no sign of life. All I Can see us doing is waiting a bit longer and hoping for the best. Maybe throw a PM or two his way just in case. | |||||||
Having said that, I've grown quite fond of this character already, and of the dynamic we've got going. If we were to keep the group more or less together, we might end up having to create a new board to play on. That would leave us with a couple of options. Option one: one of us takes on the role of GM. That would not be me, for the record. Aside form the aforementioned inexperience with the system, I've got my own RL stuff that leaves me with little mental energy to run a game (playing a game and running one are two totally different mental energies, in my experience, anyway.) The downside is, we would lose a little bit of the current dynamic, unless said GM does both their character and all the NPCs, etc. Option two: Find someone else to create a new board and GM for us. This may entail going back to the GM Wanted boards; or if someone has a friend who wants to run the game, that would work too. | |||||||
Yeah, I'm thinking your options are probably the way to go. Sadly I have little to offer on this front. I don't have a good enough grasp on the rules to gm a good game, I feel, and I don't honestly feel it's a responsibility I would like to take on either. Being a player is more than enough of what I can handle at the moment. I unfortunately don't know anyone who could be called in to take over as GM either. So I'm not able to help here, I'm afraid. | |||||||
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At any rate, it was nice getting to know you all for the brainstorming that we did :) You all seem fun to play with. Any of you, feel free to rmail me if you need an extra teen hero (or anything else) in your games! And we'll see you around the boards! | |||||||
It's a shame this stalled, but it's time to move to new pastures. It was fun to write with ya'll while it lasted. See ya around the boards, party people. |
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