Beyond EVOLUTION

New Co-Admin

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:35:37 -0500

For the forseeable future, our Iron Man will be our new co-admin and will be assisting with fielding questions and assissting with changes that will be taking place. As my work schedule is uncertain for the time being, please direct posting/rule inquiries to Admin!Stark and character app/plot inquiries to myself (Admin!Pietro). I am taking volunteers for Moderators to assist the new players and to help push the plot along and keep it in order. If you are interested at all, please send an Ask to the main blog. - Admin!Pietro

Whiplash/Ivan Vanko

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:16:21 -0500

Fury: Stark, I think we have a problem…

CN: Whiplash
N: Ivan A. Vanko
Age: 44
Affiliation: Sentinel Project
Powers: Possesses a pair of electro-plasma whips capable of melting through titanium steel and most other metals. Also has notable physical strength and some martial arts training. However, his “suit” is actually just a leather and metal harness which leaves the lower half of his body exposed, and does not completely cover or protect his upper body as well.

Character History:
Ivan was born in Soviet-era Moscow, Russia. He grew up with his father, Anton, in a small flat near the center of the city. When he was ten, Anton took Ivan with him on his journey to America, where he worked with Tony Stark’s father, Howard, on building the arc reactor and developing the suit technology for a number of years. Eventually, however, Anton was fired by Howard, so he and Ivan were deported back to Moscow.

When Ivan was twenty-one, he was arrested and sent to a max-security prison in Moscow after having been found guilty of selling weapons from the recently defunct Soviet Union to terrorists. Ivan himself had now been branded a terrorist because of this. He ended up spending twenty years in prison, where he forged most of his underground criminal connections, including becoming a member of the Bratva (Russian Mafia), and was released three years ago.

He returned to the apartment where his father Anton still lived, and was now in need of someone to help take care of him. So, Ivan spent the next three years caring for his father, and still does so to this day. Alongside this, Ivan still manages to do paying jobs for the Mafia and stay just under the radar of the law.

Example of character-playing:
Ivan slipped his hood down so it no longer covered his face as he entered the cramped, dimly-lit bar. The last thing he needed now was to draw more any more attention to himself; his appearance already did that for him. He shut the door behind him with one hand, while the other held a small briefcase, which contained documents detailing how to construct specialized grenade launchers. Ivan had written these plans himself, having spent nearly all of his three years free from prison secretly acquiring nuclear-grade uranium for the grenade cores, constructing and testing the grenades during the night in an abandoned lot far from his apartment building. Now that he knew the design worked, he had set up a deal with one of his many ex-prison comrades. Ivan would hand over a copy of the plans, in exchange for a generous amount of money, which he would then use to fund further research into other nuclear weapons.

No sooner had Ivan taken a seat at the corner table in the bar than his contact arrived. Ivan merely locked eyes with the man, which signaled him to come to the corner table. “Вы имеете детали? (Do you have the details?)” the man, simply known as Vadim, asked. “Да (Yes),” Ivan said with a nod. To make it seem like nothing was out of the ordinary, he called over the bartender and ordered a few rounds of vodka. As soon as they were served and left alone to business, Ivan opened the briefcase and presented it to Vadim. “Все находится в здесь (Everything is in there),” he said. His friend nodded with approval and said, “Ваши деньги находятся в здесь (Your money is in here)” as he placed a large box, wrapped like a present, on the table. Ivan took it, quietly tore the paper off and opened the box. He smiled as he fingered through the money, making sure it was all there. “Спасибо (Thanks),” he said and placed the lid back on the box. “Удовольствие иметь дело (Pleasure doing business),” Vadim sighed as he downed his last shot of vodka. “Пока позже (See you later),” Ivan called, casually waving to Vadim as he left the bar.

Additional Character Information:
Ivan likes reading a variety of books ranging from subjects of physics to mythology and even poetry, along with taking evening walks in the park nearby his apartment building. He also has a fondness and soft spot for animals, as seen when he spends time with his pet cockatiel, Alexei. He has even been known to take in and care for injured animals when he comes across them. Although he is generally a quiet and shy person of few words, there are certain people whom Ivan will open up to. He dislikes having to go out anywhere during the daytime, which he usually spends sleeping or watching the local news on TV. Ivan is around 6ft. 2in. tall, with a notably strong physical build that he spent time creating in prison. He has the majority of his skin covered in tattoos, each one representing events which have happened in his life. Ivan is rumored to be a decent cook, but no one outside of his family has tasted his cooking. Though he isn’t one for indulging in sexual pleasures with others, Ivan will once in a while go out and find a prostitute to spend the night with.

Suggestions on how they could be introduced: Ivan could be introduced through the provided mission prompt. Or, through some other form of interaction with characters in the group, particularly Iron Man.

ACTIVITY CHECK - Who is staying?

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:24:00 -0500

This is a group-wide activity check. I realize that life has been kicking a few of us around (myself included) but I really need to know who all is still here, staying, and what characters they are keeping if they have more than one. If you do not intend to keep playing with us, I need to know so I can reopen the character slots. There are going to be some changes here, mostly cosmetic as well as a group name/url change, and I’m going to be advertising to recruit new members to fill open hero, villain, and civilian slots.

Some of you I know are active (you guys post more than I do lately! I am ashamed of myself ;;). These are the characters that I know for certain are active and staying:

Shadowcat
Magick
Nightcrawler
Gambit
Loki
Magneto
Quicksilver
Hawkeye
Mister Sinister
Striker
Green Goblin II
Iron Man
Spider-Man
Cannonball
Chamber
Deadpool
Morgan le Fay (hiatus)
Whiplash
Rogue
Jubilee

Everyone else has just been really quiet or MIA for quite some time. I need to know what is going on before next weekend, please. Either respond to this post with the names of the characters you intend to keep if you have multiples or send me an ask, or if you only have one character just Like this post, please.

Admin!Pietro

PLEASE REBLOG ALL PARA/F2F RPs AS TEXT POSTS. They automatically...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:35:00 -0500

PLEASE REBLOG ALL PARA/F2F RPs AS TEXT POSTS.

They automatically come up as Link Posts when you try to reblog them, but please change it to a Text Post so the post before yours isn’t cut off.

I’ve noticed this happening a lot lately, and I’ve had a few folks asking how to fix it, so. Heeeere ya go~

- Admin!Pietro

THE CONFESSIONS BLOG IS UP - please follow and submit your secrets~

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:22:00 -0500

THE CONFESSIONS BLOG IS UP - please follow and submit your secrets~:

Also, make sure to check out the Who? page that explains who is “running” the Q&A portion of the blog.

edit: link fixed, sorry in a hurry ‘cause there’s a storm hitting and I’m in my car ;;

Who would be interested in a "confessions" side-blog for characters to anonymously admit to things?

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:06:11 -0500

I’ve seen several groups doing these lately and it looks interesting. All “confessions” MUST be IC, no OOC venting.

Green Goblin II

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:00:38 -0500

Welcome, Mister Osborn.

Codename: Green Goblin II
Name: Harold Osborn
Known Aliases: Harry (to his father and friends)
Age: 17
Affiliation: Neutral
Powers: Will eventually be given an experimental super-soldier serum developed by his father (the “Goblin Serum”) and obtain heightened reflexes, agility, strength, endurance, and speed along with a regenerative healing factor and enhanced physical durability, hampered by an unstable personality as a result.

—-

Note: History is based primarily around the Ultimate universe (Earth-1610).

Son to a billionaire scientist, Harry basically had everything a boy could want. The latest tech, both home and advanced, the newest video game systems before they had even gotten out onto the public market, four cars that he barely drove by the time he was sixteen, motorcycles…basically all the best, most expensive “toys” were at his disposal. All he had to do was show a vague interest in something and he would get it within a day to a few hours, depending. Placed in the best private and boarding schools, Harry was on the fast track to becoming exactly like his father.

Of course this realization, around the time he was fourteen, caused him to start lashing out at school and become lax in his studies. He was expelled or flunked out of every private school in the area until his father had no choice but to enroll him in a public school at the age of sixteen. It was here that Harry met Peter Parker, and the two quickly became best friends in spite of social and intellectual differences. Harry kept Peter free from bullying, Peter helped Harry keep his grades up (usually with consistent nagging when Harry’s attention drifted), and things seemed to have come to a point of contentment for the “boy who had everything and nothing”.

Eventually though, things were bound to change.

Peter began growing distant, always preoccupied and tired, his free time eaten up by God only knew what when the boy wasn’t with Mary Jane Watson. Not long after, Spider-Man began appearing all over the news. Shortly after that, his father began acting strangely, also tired and even more preoccupied and distant that usual, his temper dangerously short and often violent to the point of Harry being taken away to stay with his uncle for a few months. His uncle was killed when a maniac calling himself the Green Goblin attacked the house, burning it to the ground. Harry, badly injured, spent four months in hospital before finally returning to school.

With graduation on the horizon, Harry is just trying to keep it together while everyone he’d ever cared about leaves him behind. It’s only a matter of time before he finally puts the pieces together and learns the truth, but in the meantime…Harry lives in fear of his own father.

—-

(not relevant to anything in this RP)

To say that Harry was on-edge in a room full of people who either wanted his head on a platter or could easily oblige anyone that did but had any sort of qualms against killing would have been putting the situation lightly. The man currently wearing the colors of the Green Goblin was nervously gnawing at the inside of his cheek, eyes darting around the room to each of the faces as they looked him over in-turn. He was far from the most dangerous being in the room, but he was certain he felt the most disgusting at that moment, especially with Peter and Mary Jane glaring at him as if he were animal excrement on a boot. He honestly couldn’t blame them, given what he and his father had put them both through over the years. He couldn’t blame them in the slightest.

That didn’t mean he had to like it.

Scowling, Harry crossed his arms over his chest and turned away, barely listening to the droning voices discussing…whatever the hell this was supposed to be about. A truce? What good would a truce do any of them? Even fully aware of his own mental defects, Harry knew that there was no way any of them would be able to come to a decent compromise. Some people just weren’t meant to be heroes. Some had the evil driven into them by pain or by their upbringing, and no amount of pretty words or “group hugs” would ever change them.

Besides…what good are heroes without villains to make them look good in the public eye?

“This is a pathetic waste of time,” he grumbled, moving to the far end of the room to where it felt less crowded and claustrophobic. “I’d sooner be back in a padded cell instead of listening to this chummy campfire song crap…” He spoke up a bit. “What, we supposed to hold hands in a big circle and sing Kumbayah now?”

Harry was fairly certain someone was yelling at him by that point, and then the group broke and everyone was yelling at one another. Whatever. It wasn’t any of his concern. He just wanted to go home and resume running a floundering business that he hadn’t even wanted. Let the rest of the freak tear one another apart. Had he been wearing his Goblin gear, his opinion on the situation would have likely been a bit more explosive.

—-

Additional Character Information: Harry is a privileged young wreck oft neglected by his billionaire genius father, and as a result walks the Earth with a major chip on his shoulder. He’s bitter toward his mother for abandoning him knowing his father wasn’t emotionally available. He wants love, but isn’t sure what love is.

Depending on the circumstances, he will either become Hobgoblin or the second Green Goblin. This could either develop as a second personality with Harry still basically being “himself” outside of the mask, or it can consume him completely. It all depends on how things go in-game.

Comparable to Lex Luthor from “Smallville”

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Suggestions on How They Could Be Introduced?: Harry uncovers some information about his father’s involvement with the inhibitor collars and the chemical darts that nullify mutant powers. He will either go to the X-Men or to the Avengers with this information.

Spider-Man

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:52:41 -0500

Hey, it’s your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man~

Codename: Spider-man
Name: Peter Parker
Age: 17
Affiliation: Independent, Occasional Avenger/Fantastic 4 member, New Yorker
Powers: Possesses the proportionate powers of a spider, including superhuman speed, agility, stamina, and strength. Also possesses enhanced reactions due to his “spidey sense” which alerts him to nearby dangers or threats. Can also crawl on walls with a super strong grip. He also has a limited healing factor as a result of a heightened metabolism, allowing him to recover from things such as broken bones in a matter of days rather than months.

Mechanical wrist mounted webshooters. Shoots a super strong polymer based web-like material designed by Peter. Strong enough to hold multiple people swinging on a single strand.

—-

Peter Parker was orphaned at the age of six when his parents died in a plane crash. He was taken in by his aunt May and uncle Ben Parker in New York. While there he excelled academically, however found trouble fitting in socially with others his age, opening up to only two peers. Gwen Stacy, who saw some promise in Peter that few others did, and Harry Osborn. A friendship and occasionally not so friendly rivalry developed between Peter and fellow prodigy Harry Osborn. Harry introduced Peter to the affluent lifestyle, and Peter continually challenged Harry to push himself in their brilliance.

The notoriety of these two brilliant students incited Doctor Curtis Connors to invite Peter’s class to tour a laboratory studying the X-gene and its effects on various species. There Peter was bitten by a genetically modified spider, gaining his signature powers. Putting his newfound abilities to the test, Peter entered into a local wrestling circuit in order to win a cash prize, where the announcer dubbed him Spider-Man.

Elated from the win, Peter failed to stop a thief, claiming it was not his responsibility. However when Peter returned home, he learned that the same burglar from the robbery had murdered Uncle Ben in his absence. Feeling so guilty over his inaction which had led to the death of a loved one, Parker vowed that as long as he was capable he would serve and protect others. As Uncle Ben had told him: “With great power there must come great responsibility.”

Thus Peter Parker took up the mask in order to protect others. Designing his own costume and web shooters he began to fight crime in the city. However his early outings came under flak from the press, labeled a rogue vigilante and just another mutant freak. When he was offered an internship at the Daily Bugle, Peter jumped at the chance to change the public’s perception of Spider-Man from the inside. However the Bugle is under the grip of J. Jonah Jameson and any pro-superhero sentiment is quickly stomped out.

Peter has been recently pushed to the breaking point, first bearing witness to Norman Osborn’s descent into madness, as the father of Peter’s best friend attempted to replicate the super soldier serum by manipulating the X-gene. Norman Osborn was transformed into the Green Goblin, and in the ensuing battle Gwen Stacy was killed when Spider-Man attempted to stop her from falling by using his webbing, breaking her neck. A series of confrontations ensued, one of which ended with Harry Osborn badly injured.

Despite, having been involved of the death of one of his friends, and the hospitalization of the other, as well as the fact that Spider-Man is vilified by the media, Peter continues to try and clean up the streets as Spider-Man. The one bright spot in his life is Mary Jane, the niece of a friend of his Aunt May’s who seems to have taken a liking to the awkward nerd.

—-

“Spider-Man, Menace or Monster? Can you believe that?” Spider-Man read aloud from the front page of the Daily Bugle. The only reply being some indistinct grunts from the tied up mobster below him, as he hung upside down from a webline. “That’s news media today for you though. Just once I’d like to read the headline with something like Spectacular, Amazing, Astounding, or even Ultimate. Is that too much for a hard working crime fighter to ask for?”

It had been a long day for Peter Parker. Getting yelled at for not knowing how Mr. Jameson liked his coffee, trying to find a birthday present for MJ, and nearly missing an after school study session with Harry, who didn’t seem all that interested in studying to begin with. Peter couldn’t blame him, given what had happened, it was hard to look Harry in the eye and not tell him about what had happened with his father Norman.

For Spider-Man however, the night was just beginning, nothing like beating up on some two-bit criminals to put one in a better mood. A short time web slinging through the city had brought him face to face with Marko here, a low ranking mobster who just couldn’t do anything right. Or keep his mouth shut. Speaking of which, Spidey sprayed another layer of webbing over Marko’s mouth to quiet him down. There was a certain tingle in his spidey sense that meant Marko’s friends were nearby. He placed the newspaper in Marko’s lap where the other had been reading it while supposed to be on lookout duty.

“Marko, where are ya man!” There were two of them, the shorter loudmouthed one in a dirty coat and the taller well muscled quiet one in a wifebeater. Standard mob fare, the muscle, the brains, and the lack of self respect. Or maybe the dumb brick, the big mouth, and the screw-up, that was more likely. “We got the money, now let’s scram.” They stepped around the corner and Spidey waved from his position.

“Hey guys, I don’t suppose I can convince you to give that money back and turn yourselves in?”

“It’s the goddamned Spider-Man!” Screamed the shorter one, pulling out a gun.

“See!” Said Spider-Man, swinging through the air towards the mobsters. “This is exactly what I was talking about. What’s a Spider have to do to earn some respect.”
Shots rang out as the shorter mobster opened fire. Peter shot a strand of webbing towards the shooter’s eyes, the mobster crying out and trying to claw at the sticky adhesive, only to get his hands stuck in it.

“Didn’t your mother ever tell you that you’ll shoot someone’s eye out with those things?” Quipped Spidey.

The larger mobster made a jump for Spider-Man, but Peter simply pulled himself out of reach on the webline before shooting another strand of web straight down into the back of muscles as he reached the arc of his leap. Muscles started swinging for the wall-crawler, but Spidey simply shook his head.

“Keep trying Muscles. In case you missed today’s Physics lesson, all that pumping iron won’t do you much good without any leverage.” Another few strands of webbing quickly disabled the mobster.

“Ohhh man Marko, we’re in it now, the Kingpin is going to be pissed at us.” Squalled the short one as Spidey relieved him of his gun and the bag of cash they’d extorted with pinpoint weblines.

“Kingpin eh?” said Spiderman, dropping down closer. “Tell me more…”

—-

Additional Character Information: As Peter Parker he remains a shy, nerdy student more at home with books than other people, though still willing to do the right thing. He gives off the air of a nervous rule follower, and grade A dork. Still, he will stand up to anyone who insults his family, and genuinely cares for those who have included him in their affections.

As Spider-Man, he lets loose with all the bottled up snark and sarcasm. Peter isn’t sure if that’s the real inner him, or the mask he’s putting on at times, but it’s keeping him sane while it seems everything has been falling down around him. Either way, this wall crawler is never without a quip.

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Suggestions on How They Could Be Introduced?: Perhaps Peter comes to see the X-men to learn more about his mutation, or could be introduced by helping the Avengers if they ever battle in New York city. Or even recruited for the Avengers.

Oops

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:37:08 -0500

…Fixed Thor’s link on the masterlist and the character page. Derp. SORRY, THUNDERBRITCHES ;;

New Character List Page

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:56:51 -0500

New Character List Page:

Individual character details will be added bit by bit, but here’s the jist of it. The regular Master Follow List has also been updated.

And Evil Walks Freely Across the Earth...

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:50:40 -0500

And Evil Walks Freely Across the Earth...:

Please follow this blog. From time to time I will be sending out mission prompts and the villains needed for the conflict will be played from here by myself and other members that have volunteered to write for them.

If you wish to take on one of these villains permanently, apply for them as normal and I will remove them from the NPC villain blog so they can be used for continuous play.

If you are interested in being an occasional villain, please let me know via submit along with your email address to be added to the blog as a member.

-Admin!Pietro

Fuzzy Dude's in the House!

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:02:15 -0500

Oh, hey, the LITTLE fuzzball is back :| Hi, Kurt~

Codename: Nightcrawler
Name: Kurt Wagner
Age: 17
Affiliation: X-Men
Powers: Teleportation, limited (usually) to sight-distance. Prehensile tail, which is just cool and you know it. Extremely agile, able to climb up walls and on some ceilings, and despite being blue and not too small is somehow partially invisible in shadows.

—-

The son of Mystique and an unknown father, Kurt was subjected to some form of experimentation at the hands of Magneto as an infant and when his mother found out she attempted to escape with him. Long story short, he ended up in a river where he was discovered by an older German couple who took him in and raised him as their own.

While he was never a part of the circus, there were many times where a young Kurt seriously considered running away and joining because he believed it would be easier for his parents and it might give him a chance to fit in. He infrequently left his home for fear of what other people might do to him. Most of his trips out were to the local church, and those became easier with the development of his teleportation.

Eventually, Kurt received a letter from Charles Xavier inviting him to come live with him to get help with controlling his abilities. He accepted the invitation and left his parents’ house for America, where he currently lives with the X-men.

—-
It was more emotional the second time he had to say good-bye to his parents to go to America. The first time he’d left in fear, afraid of what might be ahead for them. This time he was leaving without the robes, without the cover of night, in complete view of other families at the air port who were hugging and crying and promising to visit soon. This time he looked like any other teenage boy, not like some fuzzy blue demon that should be chased with a pitch fork. No matter how much his parents insisted that they were not ashamed of him, he knew there must be some part of them that was relieved by the fact that they could all go in public as a family without whispers or stares. They could be normal.

If not for all the friends and the new patch-work family he had back in America, he might not have left. As he hugged his mother and father he nearly changed his mind, but instead plastered a smile on his face and promised to call as soon as he landed, no matter the hour. He hoisted his bag over his shoulder and walked through security, which was much more lax than it would be when he landed and he knew it. One final wave back to his parents, an exchange of smiles, and he was on the plane in no time at all.

Kurt attempted to listen to his music, then he tried sleeping, and when sleep did not come he resorted to looking over news headlines on the provided Wi-Fi. For a while in his absence, it looked like things were calm but as of late there were more and more incidents brewing. The Friends of Humanity were making their names known, as well as a number of government-issued crackdowns on mutants. All of this could have served as powerful ammunition for his parents to keep him home, but they did not know any of this. All of it was precisely the reason he needed to return.

His mother and father still did not know of all of the adventures he went on with his “new mutant friends.” They did not know he found his birth mother, either, and he did not intend to tell them of this unless he absolutely had to. It was not to keep them safe, it was to protect himself and all that the X-men were working for.

And besides all that… he couldn’t wait to get his teeth into a real hamburger again. Germany just did not know how to do that right!
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Additional Character Information: Kurt has a serious addiction to hamburgers and the X-men should seriously consider holding an intervention
—-

Suggestions on How They Could Be Introduced?: Burgers.

Lucy in the Sky (with Diamonds)

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:04:17 -0500

Please welcome Karolina Dean~

Name: Karolina Dean
Alias: Lucy in the Sky
Age: 17
Affiliation: Runaways/X-Men
Powers:
Karolina’s calls her form Majesdanian, unsure where the name came from but when asked she always says it was from a story as a child. The form is luminous, iridescent, and visually fluid, with waves of rainbow-like light floating off her body. She has the abilities to fly, produce concussive blasts and force fields. She has the ability to control her Majesdanian form and turn it on and off so she isn’t constantly in the form and reverts back to her human self, though she has occasions where she will sometimes slip up.
Weakness: Her powers have a limit, and if she over exerts herself they were revert back into her human form. Her powers are recharged via the sun’s rays.

Info:
Karolina is the daughter of Hollywood actors Frank and Leslie Dean. When her powers began to show, she began to panicked. Scared, she came to her best friend Nico about it to discover her friend was going through something of the same. The two fled together figuring it was best to escape and not ruin her parents status in the acting committee, Nico for her own reasons. The runaways slowly met more runaway mutants throughout there travels forming a small pack of mutants. One of the mutants Karolina met up with in her travels is a girl named Xavin, the two form a close bond and through a few shoves from other teammates got together.

The group was extremely close through there adventures often doing all they could to help other mutants escape and survive attacks from the people. As the situation worsened, the group agreed on splitting up for the time being, though they had been together for a few years now, it was the best considering how much the situation was worsening. Karolina, and Xavin agreed to go together, hearing news of a mansion in New York that housed many different kinds of mutants and assuming they could find cover there, and help the mutants when needed as well find a safe haven for themselves.

Example:

“We…I think we should split up” Karolina’s soft voice drifted over the others, saying what everyone was thinking. They were holed up in some abandoned apartment, hiding from a mob of anti-mutant protectors that were lurking outside. “I…I know none of us want to but traveling in a pack like this put’s us at so much more risk than if we split up into teams…” She mumbled, eyes turning up to Nico who nodded a bit. She hated to split from her friend who she’d originally run away with, but Xavin wasn’t someone she was willing to split from, specially in a time like now.

“Me and Xavin can go to…to that place one of the mutants mentioned. The home for Mutant’s in New York” Nico smiled, placing a comforting hand on her friends shoulder speaking up now. “I’ll take Molly and Gert to the Mutant home over in California, Alex and Chase, you two can either split completely or be a team, where you go is up to you whether it be that home in New York or California. Just make sure to avoid our route” The others nodded looking at the table, it was a harsh night on all of them, to realize and confirm they were splitting up. “This isn’t the end” Karolina added softly, smiling sadly, fingers twisted with Xavin’s under the table. “We’ll see each other again. It’s why were Runaway’s. We’ll runaway together again.” The others smiled again, nodding in agreement. Tomorrow, they would say goodbyes.

Additional Information:
Karolina and Xavin are together, how deep there relationship goes is between the two of them, there bond is close and they constantly look out for one another. Karolina is not open about her orientation but she won’t deny it if asked. She is not ashamed in the slightest but she’s not going to go around declaring her status. While her personality is very free spirited she’s very self conscious and sometimes hates what she is, feeling bad for not only herself but other mutants. Though she never vocalizes these feelings.

Suggestions for Introduction:
I’m unsure really, maybe set up a meeting with one of the staff of the Institute, and her and Xavin could come in meet with them and move in? I’m up for suggestions..

There be evil afoot...

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:05:00 -0500

Since we have so few active villains—and the villains slots never seem to get filled to where they are an actual THREAT—I am making a side blog from my Sinister account to act as a villain NPC account. Only one major villain will be active at any given time to prevent confusion, so they will primarily only be used in assigned missions unless otherwise requested.

Who will be writing these villains?

Anyone who volunteers to.

I, of course, will be writing for some of them as need be, but I can’t write for them ALL and keep up with all my characters, just like none of you would be able to handle all the villains and still keep up with your non-mission F2Fs adequately. Therefore, I am asking for volunteers to work with me to help keep this RP interesting and engaging until we are able to recruit more outright evil characters.

Loki is a chaotic neutral, Magneto is always swapping sides (which is canon), and Sinister is more of a “hide in the shadows until otherwise necessary” sort of villain, so none of them have really created a significant threat for our heroes as of yet. People like Omega Red, Whiplash, Sabertooth, Juggernaut, and just anyone out with a vendetta against any single character or mutantkind in general that would basically be out to just rip our heroes to shreds are what we are looking for in order to give people a challenge once in a while where you yourself aren’t just writing for your hero AND the villain in a solo.

The hero won’t always win (death is avoidable, but defeat is not).

If you are at all interested in taking part, please send me (either here or to my Hawkeye) a submit with your login email and you will be added. I will be posting the link to follow the Villain blog as soon as it’s made.

- Admin!Pietro

Everyone, if you haven't already, please enable your Ask, Submit, and Replies. Anon is optional.

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:46 -0500

Striker

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:18:00 -0500

“No pictures, please!”

Codename: Striker
Name: Brandon Sharpe
Age: 17
Affiliation: X-Men, New Mutants
Powers:Brandon can generate huge amounts of electricity and manipulate it. He can absorb various different types of energy and his body metabolizes the absorbed energy and converts it into electricity which stimulates his nervous system. This speeds up neural synapses to react faster to danger and to push physical prowess to the absolute limit, allowing for tremendous raw speed and monstrous power. Brandon wears a uniform made of unstable molecules similar to the Fantastic Four’s that is able to adapt and hold up under the strain of his electrical powers.

As a public figure, he is often hounded by the Press and it is rare that his movements are not watched closely by the media.

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Born to a mother seeking fame and a father who was an adulterous politician cheating on his wife, Brandon Sharpe’s life was anything but normal. Thrust into the spotlight as a commercial actor at a young age, his mother sought to live off his fame as well as make a name for herself as an actress. Brandon grew to become uncomfortable with this fame and grew distanced from his mother, a distance that intensified as she refused to listen to his complaints about his manager, Rick, who had made repeated attempts to take advantage of the young boy. During one of these attempts in the back of a limo, Brandon’s powers first manifested, leaving the vehicle a charred husk and nearly killing his manager.

With his new-found powers and taking the name Striker, Brandon sought to become a superhero…but found stopping crime to be more difficult than it appeared. Turning once again to performing, he became a fixture at monster truck shows, showing his power off to paying audiences until anti-mutant hostilities reached their peak. In spite of his strength and bravado, he was sent to Xavier’s for his own safety.

Brandon doubts their ability to keep anyone “safe”, knowing how many times the Institute has been attacked and the mansion destroyed.

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Smile. That’s really all he could do as long as the cameras were on him. Just grin and bear it, try not to blink or squint from all the flashbulbs and spotlights. Try not to flinch away from the extended hands wanting a shake or just to cop a feel of the “celebrity”. Just smile and tell them what they want to hear, anything to get them to shut up and go away for a few hours. That had been the routine for the past eleven years for Brandon Sharpe, and frankly he hadn’t expected it to have changed so drastically in such a short period of time.

They had always just assumed his powers were just special effects. A publicity stunt to get him more attention and exposure. It made him a teen heartthrob. Girls threw themselves at him daily, and he just accepted the attention as “normal”. Hell, any teenage boy would be ecstatic at having basically an entire nation of girls to choose from, most of whom stalked him online or would practically jump out of the bushes for a photo, autograph, or a kiss on the cheek. He didn’t mind it too much, honestly, but after a while it had just gotten uncomfortable and…oddly boring as hell.

Lately, he’d found himself wishing things could just return to the status quo.

His mother’s decision to send him to Xavier’s Institute wasn’t exactly well thought-out, but Brandon didn’t expect much from her anymore, if he ever had. She wanted him to go to Xavier’s to be “safe”. Brandon wasn’t a moron, he’d been keeping up with the news. He knew that the X-Men going public was the main reason mutants were being hunted. He knew that the Institute had been attacked repeatedly, even reduced to rubble at least once, and that the X-Men were the type to cut and run when shit started hitting the fan.

Oh yeah. He’d be completely safe with them.

“Mom, I’m on the train,” he grumbled into his cellphone’s bluetooth hands-free while shoving his travel trunk into his compartment on the sleeper car. “I told you, I didn’t want to fly. Airport security is insane and I always set off alarms. Stupid static charge…”

He managed to slam the door shut and pulled down the shade; this was probably the last bit of privacy he was going to get for a while, if the Xavier school’s reputation was any indication.

“No, Mom, I told you to cancel the interview with Teen and the photo session with People. Mutants are kind’ve on society’s shit-list, and I’m not exactly eager to get shot.”

Stupid woman. “Yeah, okay, you do that. Not like you want to keep Armando waiting or anything. I’m just your son, I come second to the boyfriend. Tell your husband and his mistress hi for me, and don’t any of you bother calling.”

Brandon hung up on his mother and threw himself onto the small bed. Going from Los Angeles to the train station in Manhattan would be a long trip by train, but…at least it would be quiet…

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Additional Character Information:

Homosexual (closeted) - Brandon has so far not come out about his sexuality. His flirtatious nature and sexual experiences are simply a front of Brandon’s, attempting to “prove his manhood” to himself and others. Although Brandon is fairly confident he is gay and realizes his behavior is insulting and based on teenage male stereotypes, he remains reluctant to share the information with others due to fear of judgment and some lingering insecurities due to his past.
Massive Ego - Brandon is a performer, exposed to the limelight from an incredibly young age, and it definitely left him with a massively inflated ego. It gets in the way from time to time, and he goes out of his way to be noticed.
Massive Flirt - Though it’s mostly a front, Brandon will shamelessly and obnoxiously hit on any pretty girl, expecting to be shot down immediately.
Insecure - Due to what happened to him as a child at the hands of his manager Rick, Brandon tends to keep others at arms reach in direct contradiction to his flirtatious nature. Flirting is one thing. Letting someone in is another entirely. He doesn’t trust easily.

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Suggestions on How They Could Be Introduced?: His mother enrolled him at Xavier’s for two reasons: so he would be somewhere “safe” until the anti-mutant mess has blown over and so someone else could be buggered to take care of him for a while.

Morgan Le Fay

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:17:20 -0500

So much magic in the air.

Codename: -none-

Name: Morgan le Fay, alias Vivian Morgan

Age: 1500+ years, apparent age is 16

Affiliation: Neutral

Powers:

Sorcery
-mind control
-astral projection
-illusions
-mystic bolts
-force shields
-eject spirits from their bodies
-minor healing
-limited time travel

immortality (result of her half-faerie blood)
vulnerable to “cold iron” aka steel, which can harm both her physical and her astral form
magic cannot affect anything made of cold iron
Powers currently restricted by a steel bracelet.

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Short History (edited from her canon to fit in the Evo!verse):

Morgan is the source of the le Fay of Arthurian legend, having been born sometime during the Sixth Century A.D. She studied sorcery under Merlin and became the High Priestess of Gaia-Danu. She was also briefly the Queen of Gorre (a British province) before becoming the Black Knight’s nemesis. Morgan used her astral projection during this time to time travel and possess a modern-day man in order to acquire the Darkhold, which resulted in the destruction of her original physical body. Morgan survived on the astral plane for centuries before reconstructing her body and finding a way to travel to modern times.

In modern times, she again sought to possess the Darkhold so that she could turn the world into one ruled by her dark magic. She fought with the Avengers and lost. As punishment, Morgan was trapped in the form of a 15 year old girl named Vivian Morgan, wearing a steel bracelet which prevents Morgan from undoing her entrapment. She ends up in the foster-care system as a ward of the state, much to her disgust. Six months later, she finds her way to Bayville, NY with a new foster-parent and is enrolled in Bayville High School. Her magical pranks end up getting her expelled from Bayville High nearly a year after Jean & Scott’s graduation, and she runs away from home to live on the streets of the town. Recently a lot of her magic has been computer-focused, as she adapts to life as a teenager.

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The new apartment complex was nice, she decided. The sixteen-year-old had been living on her own for a couple of months now, using her magical abilities to con her way into her current apartment. The neighbours had gotten quiet after a few pointed “lessons” on her part, and her pet cat was settling in nicely. She had even set up a clever magical subroutine that automatically filled the cat’s food dish when it got empty so that she didn’t have to go out to buy anything. Of course, she did run out for food occasionally, to keep the neighbours from wondering about her, like her next-door-neighbour was currently doing.

“Are you sure you can manage, kiddo?” the older guy asked.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” she replied. “And I have a name, you know.”

“If you say so. How long you been living here anyways?”

“Two months and a fortnight,” she replied. “The name’s Vivian.” As much as Morgan hated her child’s body, she had at least managed to use one of her own names. It was an alias that never really saw much use, or at least it hadn’t until those damn Asgardians had trapped her in this ridiculous shape.

“That’s awful specific, Vivian.”

“How is that any of your business?”

The man grew flustered by Morgan’s rude mannerisms. She hated being talked down to, hated being treated like the child she appeared to be. A quick flick of her wrist and two whispered words activated a brief spell that made the neighbour forget what he was doing. Morgan almost sighed when he turned away and went back to his apartment. It never ceased to amaze her how quickly she had adapted to the speech patterns of the local teens; the teasing she had endured at school for “pretending” to speak like Shakespeare had swiftly corrected her speech patterns.

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Additional Character Information:

Morgan/Vivian has dark purple hair and bright green eyes, and most people assume that she dyes her hair like that on a regular basis. She stands at nearly 6’ tall, and weighs roughly 140 lbs - many ask her if she has thought about being a super model. Morgan’s favourite colour is purple.

She’s snarky and frequently sarcastic, rude to adults, and tries to avoid contact with other teenagers as much as possible. A psychologist once described her as shy and introverted. Morgan has a marked interest in modern magical practices, and is currently teaching herself how to program in Java and C++. Other hobbies include disassembling the latest tech to see what makes it tick, which has made her appear to be quite the computer geek. She only does this to further her sorcery – she figures that electronics could make many of her spells much more interesting.

Her goal is to find a way to remove the steel bracelet she wears so that she can resume her normal shape and continue searching for a means of acquiring the Darkhold.

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Suggestions on How Introduced: Morgan runs out for a grocery run when she bumps into either an Acolyte or an X-men, literally. Conversation leads towards whether or not she’s in school, which is no, and then the other PC tries to get her to enroll in Xavier’s or to join the Acolytes. Or, Xavier finds out there’s a teen living on her own with magical powers and sends Scott/Jean to see what’s up.

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