[quote=Sage]Is smoking illegal in this world?[/quote]
No, I meant when you were in the launch bay, you were on duty. 

[quote=Sage]I was under the assumption that it would be considered a minor disciplinary misdemeanor, not an act of terrorism. [/quote]
Crimes aren't classified as either minor infraction or terrorism, there's a whole spectrum. But the main reason you'd be in a great deal of trouble is because you are supposed to uphold and enforce the law. You are held especially accountable for breaking it. 
[quote=Sage] I also was under the assumption, that, since our characters are supposed to be young (15-20) they would be in some sort of training, and not actually be leading the nation. [/quote]
True, our characters aren't leaders, but the Consortium [i]is[/i] the governing body of the Protectorate. Again, things aren't "this or that." Just because you work for the government, doesn't mean you're a senator. 
[quote=Sage]But I'm still not sure about the whole smoking thing. I mean, is your character secretly smoking cigarettes? Or is smoking not actually illegal, but it's more of a status thing and would be frowned upon? [/quote]
It's more about where you're doing it than that you're doing it. I also was under the assumption that your character was smoking something a little stronger than tobacco. Which is a double no-no when on duty(so just don't get caught). 

[quote=Sage]As for the weapons, wouldn't people with powers be able to handle someone with guns? I.E someone with fade just having the bullets pass through them/someone with geolancy blocking them/etc [/quote]
Your powers are finite, especially in the beginning. Later, when your character is stronger, you can probably get away with not using a gun. But right now, you would die. 

[quote=Sage] Like in X-men- the mutants make short work out of soldiers and never use guns to fight other mutants. [/quote]
That's because it's a comic book. In real life(even allowing for their powers) bullets would work pretty fucking good against most mutants. I can think of a few exceptions, but there are powers in this world that would make you effectively bulletproof too. 

[quote=Sage] If someone can shoot fireballs and fly, a gun would be... Unnecessary. [/quote]
On the contrary, a gun would be useful as fuck if you could fly. How effectively do you think fireballs would kill people? Because I think you're drastically overestimating fire's stopping power. 

[quote=Sage]But if you want to make it a requirement, can I make it like a cool ass revolver like in Fallout? Or does it have to be an assault rifle/similar heavy weapon? [/quote]
I wouldn't really qualify an assault rifle as a heavy weapon, but you can use a freaking bow if you want. Just think carefully about what kind of weapon you want to have when you're being shot at. 

Trap: I left that out on purpose, do not add it in. I said this to Sage in a PM so I'll repeat it here: All the characters have basically the same backstory, the only thing you could add to it is how they feel about their situation/life. You can make that apparent through IC posts, there's no need to describe it. 

Ispep: It's... awkward and impractical. I guess you could with the technology of the world, but you wouldn't be allowed to. Part of Ascendant philosophy is a detachment from your body. It wouldn't make much sense for one to modify theirs at all, let alone in such an extreme way.