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Eighteen years ago, there was a never before seen meteorological event; a widespread show of lights was seen over the coastal city of Greenbriar. A cause for the event was never discovered, but for two years after, the effects were difficult not to correlate.

Over ninety percent of pregnancies in Greenbriar in the following two years ended in miscarriage, still birth, or sickly children who lived short lives.

You are one of the few exceptions, those few babies who survived and were dubbed "The Greenbriar Miracles." You graduate today from Greenbriar High’s smallest graduating class since the city was founded.

And that night, as you all celebrate your next step into adulthood, the lights come back into the sky. Over the next few days, you will begin to discover the powers you have been endowed with.

This will be a super power RP, with the fun little twist that you do not get to decide your own power. It will be given to you by myself or a GM.

A quick note about posting standard: there is none for size, but I would like to see basic spelling and grammar adhered to. If it's a weak spot for you, don't sweat it too much as long as you're willing to hear me out when I correct you on it(which I will do gently, and privately). If you are offended or annoyed about being corrected, this is not the RP for you.

Also please do not apply if you are not willing to play with whatever power is assigned to you.

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Name:
Appearance: No anime, but anything else goes. Add in clothing style, not just a single outfit.
Personality:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Hobbies:
Background: as all characters are similar age and from the same town, focus on family life and the like.



Greenbriar, Oregon is a coastal town, but by no means is it a bustling port city. The city’s western edge sits right on a stony cliff that overlooks a stark, rocky beach. At high tide the water crashes all the way against the cliff wall, smashing everything and washing away the debris.

The town is middling in size, and is sometimes seen as a quirky “downtown” to nearby Riverview, which brings in a lot of business from out of town shoppers. Most businesses are small and local, and many residents commute to Riverview, or further. Many townsfolk take pride in the fact that there is no Walmart in the city limits, and the local Starbucks doesn't do as well as Cliffside Cafe.

Locales:

The Beach: High tide comes right up to the cliff face, so no permanent buildings are made on the beach itself, but there is a switchback staircase carved into the rock of the cliff itself.

Beach Street: A street that runs parallel the the cliff. It is the home of many a vintage clothing store, antique shop, and pleasant family owned restaurant. It also features many of the towns oldest buildings, including the courthouse, sheriff's department and mayor’s office

Cliffside Cafe: A pleasant coffee shop on Beach Street, owned by a local family. It sits right on the cliff, and has both inside and outside seating that have a direct view over the beach and the sea beyond.

Greenbriar High School: Only six years old, before it was built, students had to catch a bus into Riverview from ninth grade onward. It's a handsome building, with up to date teaching and learning tools, but it only accommodates a thousand students.

Riverview Towne Centre: The closest mall, a twenty minute drive at the worst. If you want name brand clothes, it's the only place to go. Many local hipsters scoff at going to the mall, but a wardrobe from only the local small businesses would cost a fortune.
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Perhaps we can have a character list so it'd be more organized?
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Hi Gisk, longtime no see

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Hello new thread! Looking forward to this.
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Of course, I'll be joining in too. ^_^
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This sounds really interesting. I actually like the fact that we don't get to choose our powers because in reality, what superhero chose their own power anyway? You just learn to adapt to what you're given! I'll work on a CS.
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@CharmingDevil happy to have you with us. ^_^
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I'm doing some adjustments to Zoey's back story, and I was wondering if - bear with me now - I could make a third character to supplement her story.

If not, I'll stick with Jasmine and Zoey. lol
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Does this work? Don't hesitate to tell me to change anything, I can handle it! *puffs out chest* Not sure if having a "rich kid in a small town" makes sense but I'll alter it if need be. It's just the first thing that came to mind.

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@CharmingDevil

Hobbies: Sitting on the cliff at sunset until the stars come out, meditating, playing piano and violin


What, at the same time?

Alright, you look good. I've got a power in mind for him, too. I will reveal all powers at the same time(or, maybe I'll just do it through PM for the new players, would you prefer that?)

There actually is an established "rich person" circle in Greenbriar, so don't worry about it being unrealistic.
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So, as you might have read, my character's power was voted on by players, but it's already happened, and her power is kind of "locked in" by story events. Sorry that new players missed the chance to vote on that. If you feel too cheated, let me know, maybe we'll retcon and reopen voting, but I'd really rather not.

Those of you from before can bring your character over, but leave out the "reasoning" part of their power section.

@RumikoOhara Good to see you, you want in? There's definitely room for you, and it's a good group so far.
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Sorry, sorry, last post.

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Callout to the folks I haven't seen move over yet.
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Does my character have to actually attend the highschool or can I make him a dropout in their age-range? If not then maybe he's just a flunkie graduating by the good graces of teachers and staff see potential in him. I can play it either way. My goal is to make him a burnout drug dealer or something to the effect. It's not going to be as one dimensional as that, but that's the high concept thus far. That said it's not rock solid, if the idea of introducing drug use makes any of the other players uncomfortable I'll change gears immediately. But there's always one of them, especially in little towns, and I feel it's unrealistic to portray a school without that sort of influence as it's pervasive across the united states, especially areas that aren't flourishing economically. The idea is to seat him in the trailer park, use the money to support his family, all the while avoiding suspicion and the law.

Edit: Haha, I should have looked at the character you built before submitting this, it seems like you had a similar idea for your character concept. I can definitely take what I have a mould it to be non-intersecting with your concept. Kindred spirits maybe, but two different characters living two different lives.
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@Goblinesque There are few things that I'm uncomfortable with, and drugs aren't one of them. Truthfully, long as you don't do anything ridiculous, I'll be fine.
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@Gisk I remember this RP I think a long while back i'll have a character up sometime today. :)
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@Nallore oh jeez, were you a part of the actual original? It's a little different now, but stems from the same idea.

@Goblinesque We actually already have a drug dealer too. That's why I've called on the other players to bring their CSes over, so we don't make a bunch of repeats.
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@Gisk I believe it was on the old guild if I remember correctly, but I certainly do remember the title of it I just forget what my character originally was lol.
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@Goblinesque We actually already have a drug dealer too. That's why I've called on the other players to bring their CSes over, so we don't make a bunch of repeats.


Haha, well damn. I mean if they introduce their character into this one I'll drop mine, cause I kinda centered him on the concept.

All things considered there could be two of them, drug dealers don't sell every drug in the world.

If you don't mind I'd love a short list of tropes that have already been had, so that I can start up a character without fear of having to scrap it on grounds of seniority, I'm happy to dispose of this one but I'd like to mitigate that sort of thing.
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I hope this will be ok!
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I posted Zoey and Jasmine, I did a few changes to Zoey's backstory. But, @Gisk, I want you to answer my previous question:

I'm doing some adjustments to Zoey's back story, and I was wondering if - bear with me now - I could make a third character to supplement her story.

If not, I'll stick with Jasmine and Zoey. lol


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