This is a mix of a supernatural, slice-of-life, gorey and investigative RP. With no further ado, here's the plot for SEMA. It would follow the life of our characters, who are all members of SEMA or consultants to SEMA, while they fight to keep the world a better place, either on the field or behind a desk. And maybe something else lurking from the shadows. SUPERNATURAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT AGENCY
The Supernatural Events Management Agency, or SEMA, is an organization that investigates supernatural threats. It was founded in London, in 1868, by Percy Abraham Wilde, and currently holds offices in ten other countries. The Supernatural Operations Unit is the unit that actively participates in the intervention and, if necessary, capture and execution of supernatural creatures that cause damage and ruptures, intentional or otherwise, to the standard functioning of the human society. This unit holds two divisions that together make this mission possible: the Analysis and Intelligence Division and the Field Division. The AID and FD agents work together in teams towards the eradication of these events and creatures. tags: intermediate; supernatural; dark; gore?; who knows
Aaaaaand, here we are! Feel free to post your CS, me and @Magpie will let you know if it's accepted or if you need to update something! Plus, @Polymorpheus has agreed to give us a hand and work as our second Co-GM, so thanks Poly.
BASIC INFO Name: Nikita Klimpner Aliases: Artemis, Nick, Nikki Age: 24 Date of Birth: 15/10/1996 Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona Gender: Female Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Ethnicity: Caucasian Status: Single APPEARANCE Height: 5'7 Weight: 169lbs Eye color: Green Hair color: Blonde Identifiable traits: Bite wound, left bicep. Ragged gouge marks from mid to lower back, right side. Broken nose. Small scarred cut on chin. 1x0.5cm chunk missing from right ear. Split left eyebrow. PROFESSIONAL Current Position: Field Agent. Employed since: 05/08/2017 Skills: The agent is proficient in hand to hand combat, marksmanship and most tasks that require athleticism. She excels in using her surroundings to her advantage and does not shy away from coercion and intimidation when needed. She has more experience with sentient, humanoid supernatural creatures. CHARACTER Strengths: The agent has formidable strength, an elevated pain tolerance and is desensitised to acts of extreme violence. Weaknesses: The agent is susceptible to manipulation, possession, mind control etc. She can be easily distracted and has a tendency to overestimate her strength in combat. Hobbies: The agent spends most of her time weight lifting and taking part in mixed martial arts classes. When she isn't exercising, she plays video games and likes to draw. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROFILE "Kinda like a sledgehammer with a smiley face on it." - Agent Stubbing
Agent Klimpner has bi-weekly psychological assessments due to her status as field agent, with considerations for her previous experiences. Most of her psychological anomalies come from her coping mechanisms; repeatedly donning her wrestling persona 'Artemis' and subjecting herself to combat up to three times a week for several years has blurred the boundaries between her true self and the habits of her character until some aspects are nigh indistinguishable, such as her keen interest in weightlifting and her desire to remain chaste. She misjudges the severity of certain injuries and underestimates her own limitations. By associating real combat with staged wrestling matches, the agent copes better in violent situations and shows less of an aversion to gore than the average person.
Outside of combat, Agent Klimpner puts effort into her sociability. She often befriends her co-workers, compensating for her somewhat hindered empathetic skills by being careful and apologetic when she unintentionally upsets someone. Her gentle demeanor counterbalances her shortcomings. She is easily excited, often energetic and easily distracted. She finds comfort in owning and collecting colourful and eye catching objects such as stickers, cheap plastic toys, novelty items and gaudy clothing.
BIOGRAPHICAL OVERVIEW Born into a low income family of six in downtown Tuscon, Arizona, Agent Klimpner was encouraged by her siblings to learn and practice self defense after hitting puberty and to become more self sufficient, as the elevated levels of juvenile crime made the trips to and from school risky. She was given a decent yet somewhat negligent childhood and struggled in academia. To offset the second hand anxiety from her parents' financial difficulty, she was quick to pick up exercise and weightlifting and found a sense of community in her local gymnasium. Her friend group began to show interest in mixed martial arts and wrestling clubs held in the evenings as a means of displaying their strength in a controlled environment. Being overweight as a result of malnutrition, Agent Klimpner was especially self-persuaded into attending due to her insecurities about her appearance which she countered with her 'gains'. She did well enough to attend local and regional competitions, but felt unrecognised for her achievements by her family as her parents worked long hours and could not attend the matches. Agent Klimpner was peer pressured into spectating an underground wrestling match at age sixteen with her friends during the early hours of the morning. There she met Donnie 'Seltzer' Bartholomew, and was subsequently introduced into the unlicensed supernatural wrestling scene. This marks the beginning of a several year descent and extended involvement with the Nayaki Family, a middling organised crime ring that fixed matches and bought out bookies across the state for substantial profit. Adopting the anonymous persona of 'Artemis', Agent Klimpner was publicised as a plucky underdog against various supernatural opponents including (but not restricted to) ogres, oni, a minotaur and a hobgoblin. She used her percentage of the profits to finance her family but her academia further suffered from the long nights. Coming home injured caused various disturbances in her home life as well; the resulting stress and alienation from her friends and family caused the agent to invest further in the Nayaki Family and become close with some of the members. Frustrated that her portion of the cut was not increasing, Agent Klimpner eventually refused to throw a match. Her belligerence irritated Donnie and his cohorts as she was subjected to threats and coercion. In response, Agent Klimpner fled the city and tried to extract herself from the organisation by crossing the border. She did not graduate from high school and was reported missing in August 2014.
During this time Agent Klimpner met Agent Stubbing and the two made an arrangement wherein Agent Klimpner acted as security for Agent Stubbing's pop-up shop. The two frequently crossed state borders until a case involving demonic contracts lead SEMA agents back to the duo. When detained and interrogated, Agent Klimpner was quick to negotiate and in 2017 both agents were signed on a probationary period of 4 months to undergo formal field training and prove their proficiency for the agency. Upon passing assessment, Agent Klimpner has been assigned on twelve assignments with varied success and shows no signs of relapsing into criminality or breaking her contract.
ADDITIONAL INFO The agent makes full use of the company benefits and lives in agency-funded accommodation, regularly visiting therapists and physiotherapists. She manages the 'SEMAsquad' group chat and likes to organise informal gatherings with coworkers.
BASIC INFO Name: Samuel Stubbing Aliases: Sammy, Stubbs. Age: 36 Date of Birth: 05.04.1984 Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona Gender: Male Sexual Orientation: Straight Ethnicity:Caucasian Status: Divorced, twice. APPEARANCE Height: 5.7 Weight: 171 pounds Eye color: Brown Hair color: Dark Brown Identifiable traits: Cigar burn on lower left butt cheek. PROFESSIONAL Current Position: Field Agent Employed since: 05/08/2017 Skills: The agent has specialised in infiltration and reconnaissance His interpersonal skills are a notable asset that has been used in previous missions. CHARACTER Strengths: The agent is personable and is quick to make and maintain contacts. He has an easygoing demeanor, facilitating teamwork with others. Weaknesses: The agent values his own survival above all else, and will not hesitate to ensure his own safety in moments of crisis. The agent has a low pain threshold. The agent takes medication for high blood pressure before assignments to avoid health complications on the job. Hobbies: The agent enjoys card games, amateur magic tricks and karaoke. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROFILE For Samuel, virtue and morality were less of a necessity - you could do anything you like as long as you can get away with it. A man with an attraction to the foul, he enjoyed tampering with forces beyond and conning anyone he can see be a benefit to him. Most of the time, he mixed his hobbies together in his job and liked to think he was living the good life because of it. It was only when faced with the repercussions of his string of crimes that he began to understand the gravity of his misdeeds. When given the indelible proof of his indirect involvement in the destruction and destitution of multiple lives, Samuel decided to turn a new leaf. He works for the SEMA in the hopes that he can atone for his past mistakes but old habits die hard.
BIOGRAPHICAL OVERVIEW Samuel grew up on the normalisation of petty crime. His mother was a shoplifting addict claiming to be "sticking it to the man" by getting minimum wage workers in trouble whilst his father pawned off 'borrowed' belongings on the cheap. Their neglect towards their son was not malicious but it was agreed before middle school that he would be raised by his grandmother. By then the impressions have stuck, and the scarcity of Samuel's time with his parents romanticised them for the young boy. This meant that, despite his grandmother's best efforts, the allure of criminality had already set in. He was not interested in making it big - he merely wanted the high life.
Unfortunately, Samuel found it easier to avoid punishment by making his victims trust him first. This was an unintentional discovery after borrowing money from his grandmother which spiraled into infrequent petty frauds against his family members in his youth. Running parallel to these cons was his appreciation for amateur magic and his gluttony for showmanship worsened his sticky fingers. He took to the streets and followed in his parents' footsteps. His academic career was facilitated by his tendency to schmooze, which kept him afloat when his grades struggled. He took to the allure of a stock broker at first but found the impersonality of the job irritating.
Growing restless and experiencing something akin to a mid life crisis in his mid twenties, Samuel decided to become a pseudo-entrepeneur, wander around the streets of Phoenix and walked clean into the criminal and supernatural underworld through connections and happenstance. The possibilities thrilled him. He took note of what people wanted and needed in this new, secret community and began to purchase and sell these products on a one to one basis, functioning on word of mouth and a 'clean, honest and reliable' reputation - to his clients, at least. His schemes were varied and catered to a whole host of supernatural creatures whilst carefully avoiding any conflicts of interest. He managed to convince his clients that he was doing the best he could while he skimmed off the profits.
One of Samuel's longest running scams involved selling old flip phones at a premium to demons to make their contracts more difficult to track by local government. Due to the nature of the scam he skipped through the states in a cheap car in order to avoid detection and, on the way, he picked up Nikita through a mutual agreement. Eventually his scam caught up to him and the trails of demonic influence lead back to his phones, causing their detainment by SEMA. When faced with the repercussions of his actions and upon seeing what the demons used the phones for, Samuel was sickened to his stomach. He had managed to skip town before any of his trickery reared its ugly head and the severity of his scams invoked a wave of remorse. Fearing for his life and determined to right his wrongs, Samuel agreed to work for SEMA and use his skills out on the field - particularly in scenarios where charging in and slaughtering everyone was out of the question. He was recently reassigned to London with his partner, partially for her benefit, and partially to put distance between himself and the demons he scorned.
