[OOC] Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

[Atrophy]

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I like the idea behind this! Anyone else have any other ideas?

@Surtr Inc

A fire guy. Manipulation, generations, whatever. It's simple and might not be as interesting as being able to manipulate cause and effect, but it actually fits his character pretty well—especially if we wanna hit that pretentious symbolism nail right on the head. There's this thing called Wu Xing that's an early Chinese idea that applied elements to emotions and parts of the body. Fire's organ is the heart (you know, burning with passion and all that bull), and Justin's biggest thing seems to be listening to his heart instead of thinking things through. Plus, his main emotion is joy, which in Wu Xing is governed by the heart. Plus, fire is a useful tool but it's also a very destructive force, and somebody that shoots from his hip like Justin might not think that a controlled burn would be better than a dang firestorm. Then's there's the whole "fire as a torch shining light on the investigation of his grandmother" idea. Also, having a fire guy would offer more opportunities for someone like @Majoras End to challenge Maddie's fears and weaknesses. Ya know, for easy access to that good teen drama.

Hell, you already made the duder's color red.

[Shin Ghost Note]

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A fire guy. Manipulation, generations, whatever. It's simple and might not be as interesting as being able to manipulate cause and effect, but it actually fits his character pretty well—especially if we wanna hit that pretentious symbolism nail right on the head. There's this thing called Wu Xing that's an early Chinese idea that applied elements to emotions and parts of the body. Fire's organ is the heart (you know, burning with passion and all that bull), and Justin's biggest thing seems to be listening to his heart instead of thinking things through. Plus, his main emotion is joy, which in Wu Xing is governed by the heart. Plus, fire is a useful tool but it's also a very destructive force, and somebody that shoots from his hip like Justin might not think that a controlled burn would be better than a dang firestorm. Then's there's the whole "fire as a torch shining light on the investigation of his grandmother" idea. Also, having a fire guy would offer more opportunities for someone like @Majoras End to challenge Maddie's fears and weaknesses. Ya know, for easy access to that good teen drama.

Hell, you already made the duder's color red.

@Atrophy

This is pretty good and well thought out, even though I like the casualty powers more. Anyone else have any ideas?

[PharaohAtem]

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This is pretty good and well thought out, even though I like the casualty powers more. Anyone else have any ideas?

@Surtr Inc

I was a little busy yesterday but after taking another look at your cs this morning i came up with the power soul self this actually woroks with everything i said about Causality Manipulation and everything atrohpy said about a fire based power a soul self can have many different forms and is different for everyone who has the power for example raven from teen titans has a shadow raven brook from one piece has a sprit face shaped like a cloud and sun from RWBY has a copy of himself made out of aura so if Justin had this power it would make perfect sense for him to have some kind of fire sprit like pheonix, a dragon, oa flaming copy of himself hell it could even change it form if you wanted and have a human form and an animal form

There are a few types of this power one your soul self is basically a pupit for you to control and has no free will two the soul self has a mind of its own and can manafest itself and act on its own always acting on your emotions or to put it antother way following your heart an three same as two but with one difference the soul self is the physical embodiment of your heart so when it is out of your body Justin would be cold and logical with no emotions no heart and the soul self would be all emotion all heart but no brain acting on your impulses without thinking things through

The reson this works with everything i said about Casualty Manipulation depending on what kind of soul self you choose is because this would separate your heart and your head Justin could think clearly and control the soul self although he would have to practice as it coul resit his control this would mean he could actually think and act simultaneously tieing into his tendency to act before thinking in the same way Casality Manipulation dose as well as tie into his fear because if he wanted something bad enough but was holding himself back for some reson his soul self could act on its own and considering the blind would not be see his soul self he would be able to effect the world around him without most people knowing he did anything like he would be able to with casualty manipulation only difference he would be physically interfering with case and effect without being able activity see the relationship between the two so he would have hope that whatever he changed world lead to the out come he wanted

On top of all that this alo ties with his secrets and sexually since he is activity supressing his feelings and denying who or what he reely this would force him to confront those emotions if he ever wanted to fully control his soul self and get his head and his head working together and if you choose second or third type of this power Justin could activity teal to his soul self allowing for direct communication between his head and heart

[Carbonatter]

Well I think I'll be applying to this,
I have an application nearly complete but I'm not completely certain on the abstraction to use, as my character seems fit to have a knowledge replicating ability although that itself sounds too similar to Baek's own abstraction. Mine is centred around knowledge replication only unlike Baek's though I'm still not certain if it is too similar..

[PharaohAtem]

@pokemad1 You could always post the character without a power and see what powers get recommended you may find some that fit your character that aren't all that similar to Baeks power.

[Mirandae]

If anyone happens to want to have any connection with Martin, I'm down with anything. Just hmu.

@Prosaic

I'll bite. Doesn't have to be a super connection, but Olivia is a friendly bee. Maybe she ran into Martin one time when he was a bit down and offered him a snack? And they talked for a bit?

Same invite goes to everyone else, really. I'm slowly reading through the sheets, looking for plausible connections and prior interactions.

[Carbonatter]

@PharaohAtem Aye there's a shout, I'll finish off my character and post with the power I've written just in case it's accepted - else I'll probably do that.

[Shin Ghost Note]

Well I think I'll be applying to this,
I have an application nearly complete but I'm not completely certain on the abstraction to use, as my character seems fit to have a knowledge replicating ability although that itself sounds too similar to Baek's own abstraction. Mine is centred around knowledge replication only unlike Baek's though I'm still not certain if it is too similar..

@pokemad1

Doesn't sound that much like his abstraction to me, but I'll have to see it once it's completed.

Now, I'll be sending out a bunch of PMs to people about character relations so we can hopefully get things started.

[Shin Ghost Note]

@PharaohAtem I really like this idea, in fact, I think I'll use this one over the other two!

[Carbonatter]

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Doesn't sound that much like his abstraction to me, but I'll have to see it once it's completed.

@Surtr Inc

I'll post it by itself here while I'm working on the backstory, though thinking about it I'm getting the impression I may have created either a broken power or something needlessly complicated.

Knowledge Replication

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Knowledge Replication - The ability to replicate other's knowledge and intelligence.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ David consciously mimics the knowledge and intelligence of a person within a fifty meter radius centered around himself by imagining the person in his mind. David is also able to replicate their movements even if he is unable to see them.
As long as the person is within the radius then the 'flow' of information is continuous and can grow - Immediately: A form of mind reading, David can recall information actively being used by the individual, what is on the forefront of their mind, for example such as the name of a bird a ornithologist nearby is thinking about. After five minutes David begins to acquire their non-physical abilities such as problem solving or mathematics prowess and also begins to replicate the knowledge that a person holds. After seventy-two hours David can recall any and all of the knowledge an average person holds as well as physically demanding abilities and skills.
The 'flow' of this power only lasts as long as the people are within his radius, once they are removed from the area the replication of their knowledge fades over time from David's mind unless he attempts to memorise an amount.
Later David can learn to harness his power in a new way; by creating a mental-link between him and the target, which he can create two of at any one point. With these links, which can be removed at will and as long as the people are in Farmer Hill, the flow continues.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ Complete intelligence and knowledge replication becomes near-instantaneous. The range of this ability grows to anyone around and close to the mountain, with no limit to the number of mental-links David can produce.
Recall becomes permanent as long as David is still within the presence of the mountain. After five minutes can begin to recall their memories. This process completes like the others where he can recall any memory that they can after a duration, although the fewer memories the faster the process, which typically lasts eighty minutes.

AURA SENSING ⫻ David can see 'group collective auras' in a single-mile radius - to say, those who have recently travelled in a group will glow a colour relating to the group. The larger the group at the time, the brighter the colour. Those who have travelled in multiple groups will emit more than one colour.

[Shin Ghost Note]

@pokemad1 The abstraction isn't that strong - I'll just come up with some limits/weaknesses that balance it out.

[Carbonatter]

@pokemad1 The abstraction isn't that strong - I'll just come up with some limits/weaknesses that balance it out.

@Surtr Inc

Ah okay, while we're at it I was reading through the lore again. We begin at a camp during summer vacation? Would that mean that 18 year old characters would not have joined the school as of that moment?

[Shin Ghost Note]

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Ah okay, while we're at it I was reading through the lore again. We begin at a camp during summer vacation? Would that mean that 18 year old characters would not have joined the school as of that moment?

@pokemad1

Provided that they became part of the school in semester before the break, they'd be in the school.

[Prosaic]

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I'll bite. Doesn't have to be a super connection, but Olivia is a friendly bee. Maybe she ran into Martin one time when he was a bit down and offered him a snack? And they talked for a bit?

Same invite goes to everyone else, really. I'm slowly reading through the sheets, looking for plausible connections and prior interactions.

@Prisk

That sounds good to me, he'd probably really appreciate that she cared to show him some kindness. I'll add her into his relations!

[Carbonatter]

That took longer than I thought it would to fix that tag error... In any case here's my app.

David Costley

David Costley

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"Being angry and shouting doesn't make you any more right ."

[ Age 18 | 6'2 | British | He/Him | 187 lb ]

Regret

APPEARANCE

"Some think that the shirt is unoriginal, though it might just be me."

David stands tall at 6'2, although his near-bald haircut may stand out more than his height. Typically his dark brown/black hair would reach his eyebrows, let loose yet naturally straight although currently it is growing back after a #2 cut that Dave recently undertook.

David's British and Scottish fair-skinned complexion is only interrupted on his forehead where two spots still reside on the righter side of his forehead and by his grown out body hair visible from his arms. David sees his large ears and slightly crooked nose as a fault, which he attempts to bend into the supposed correct shape continuously. His eyes show faint traces of blue, although it is only a small amount.

He is frequently wears a long sleeve and gray button-shirt, typically with the sleeves rolled down unless he is relaxing and his top button is always found undone. In regards to trousers, he wears worn-blue jeans with faded knees and a black leather belt around his waist. David does not wear jewellery of any kind, although he may wear a watch occasionally and may carry his black body, red wheeled penny-board with him or perhaps ride it around.

Along with his broad posture he walks with an upright posture while he stands, although slouches to a degree while relaxed or in thought. Inspecting his left thumb one would find two long scars travelling horizontally, a memento from a failed woodcarving experiment long ago when he was 10 and ill-equipped for life. When speaking, David's British accent is clear - although an occasional word is pronounced in the Scottish form due to the teachings of his father.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I'm sure we all feel like monsters when we remember what we've once done. Just, don't judge me..."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ David, though not having a specific job in mind, plans to enter service in areas of high importance requiring large amount of time and intellect - aiming to reach far to impress and advance society.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Everyone has the right to criticise each other, although that doesn't mean they should, that is David's fundamental belief and one he will constantly stick to. A person is only as great as what they strive for, without criticism a belief can't be challenged, proven correct or improved. The lack of critique is why there is such a divide in society, as incorrect or impractical belief are left unchallenged and grow in the public mind. Happiness develops from understanding which itself comes from deep analysis.

SECRETS ⫻ David is a strong believer that men are discriminated against within the justice system and elsewhere in life. Thinking that many oppose this view, he keeps it to himself even though the inequality he believes in terrifies him.

DESIRES ⫻ "Good friends and to become a prodigy... probably not in that order." David wishes for what he feels as though he never had, true friends and at least for a moment have a feeling of superiority to others.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Heterosexual and contempt to be so.

FEARS ⫻ Being left out, that is David's greatest social fear. When it may become apparent that his friends are planning and he has yet to know if he will be invited then anxiety will surface in his mind, he may attempt to become invited in this case. Being forgotten by people or even being seen as useless strike a chord. David rarely opens up about his own personal history, as he fears that others would he his past as a luxury without trouble and that his troubles are not paramount or equal to their own.

REPUTATION ⫻ David lacks much of a reputation, for better or for worse - he is secluded at school, tending to stay in his small group of friends although this does not prevent him from speaking to those outside of his group. He does not tire from talks usually, his social situation simply occurred and it is one he is accustomed to. Those who know David say he's helpful to offer his services for aid, happy to help and rarely becomes upset about a predicament. Those who don't know him call him weird, almost having a cartoonish personality at moments while at others saying the strangest of sentences.

PET PEEVES ⫻ Continuous battery and repetition of menial actions that invade David's own privacy which the perpetrator claims is justified.

QUIRKS ⫻ While David is thinking he tends to detach from his physical senses and body - he begins staring at a point. He becomes unable to see, smell, taste or hear and tends to wipe his fingertips over a point repeatedly, although he doesn't realise, as well as this being caused by his heavy thinking.
He tends to daydream frequently due to the lack of socialising he is accustomed to and may begin acting erratic under immediate and unexpected pressure in social situations.

BACKSTORY

"The attempt on my life when I was eight didn't stop my progress, neither did all the other attempts."

David had only been to the US once before he began to attend Grand Ridge Academy, a week when he was only twelve where he stayed in Orlando; visiting Universal studios and the enormous shopping centres with his mother, father and younger brother. His parents weren't from Farmer Hill either - the father being brought up in rural Scotland and then Wales whilst his mother being a "raised-rich" Londoner.
The father, Callum, had begun life going to the royal high school in Edinburgh. Being the eldest of two he became a typical local man who found it easy to talk to strangers and joke. Although being largely overweight and a heavy smokey had once been a tall, strong and fit young lad with a small afro and flat stomach. Years later after a leg injury he can no longer run not walk for long periods, though that isn't helped by either his smoking or lack of exercise. This began to bring his mood down, although he always had anger and control problems to begin with. Currently he is out of work although he is searching, he is an offshore oil-rig consultant.

Meanwhile the mother, Vanessa, was the youngest of three, the oldest a boy and the other another girl. Their father began as a rich entrepreneur and business owner, once having a camera shop on Trafalgar square - the centre of London. She was brought up on ski holidays, rolls Royce and without regard for money. Her mother and father became lazy as she grew and she had to become responsible for herself as did her siblings, at twelve she began cooking and cleaning for her parents, as well as travelling to the bus stop with her siblings to move around. Regardless of their past wealth, the father ended up bankrupt in the end. She grew to be highly responsible, and would believe that she is responsible for everything she is made aware of. Currently she is working for a telecommunications company.

David was born and raised for most of his life within and around Britain. Having family all over the country, they travelled frequently on holidays to see them; Cousins in Edinburgh, Looe, Cambridge and Rickmansworth while a single uncle in London, though that was while he wasn't working.
For the first eleven years of his life, David was mostly secluded. Their home was a relatively small home in a woodland, with several neighbors who were all old pensioners already with no children their age. The nearest town was a forty minute walk away and so most days and nights it was David in his room reading or playing by himself, his own brother was the same and neither enjoyed to converse much.

At five, David began at his first school, an all boys. This was not where he made friends, after two years the entire student body began to either ignore or abuse him, with a child strangling him at six and three attempts to drown him between eight and nine. Needless to say he preferred to reside in the school library on school days. During the ages of six to eleven, apart from his family, he only spoke regularly to teachers, and that itself was only when they asked him questions. David was quiet at home, whenever he could he wouldn't involve his parents in his affairs as he believed that once again she would take control of his life, while his father would boom louder than the storm clouds with his anger filled voice and may even smite him, as he had done on several occasions in the past.

When David admitted to his parents that he despised the school at eleven, holding back the tears as he spoke. They decided to move him to another school - although this was not much better. It was another all boys although that was not a problem, it was again the fault of the students who were violent and harsh. He once again became an outcast, but this time he created a group of friends, five others to be precise, and each school break they would meet in an open area between the sciences and english buildings, where they as the outcasts could be social. This was where David truly began to learn any social skills.

At this point, David had yet to begin working at a high level - his grades were a representative of what he remembered from classes and nothing else, and so he wasn't predicted to be anything as he grew up. This changed as he read his first Sherlock novel, before the age of thirteen he had read many books, but none like Sherlock. At once he became engrossed in the intelligence of the character, how he could deduce almost anything with sound logic. Although this did not take David onto the path of a detective, he gained a respect for knowledge and gained a drive for his life, albeit a rather typical one.

This drive took him to invest into his future by working hard, after gcses came A-levels, in which he gained high grades, though not anything outstanding - due to this he wasn't able to enter Oxbridge, as a compromise he travelled to the US for the Grand Ridge Academy, renowned in the sciences, currently he is situated in a dorm room.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"Just because I'm not a genius doesn't mean I can't claim to be."

[Accomplished reader] ⫻ - Can read around 1000 to 1500 words per minute (Although retention rates are average).
[Amateur Skateboarder] ⫻ - Unlike many others David can indeed push off the ground without falling off.
[Creativity] ⫻ - David may, at anytime it is requested, recount a developed idea or story of his that at one point he created, else he will invent one on the spot with relative ease.
[Disconnect from the Physical] ⫻ - During times of being still for a long amount of time David can easily slip into his mind and ignore reality and what is occurring around him.
[Good Memory] ⫻ - David can recall strange facts, needless information and useless memories others seem to have forgotten with relative ease, such as the number of times a certain classmate has stepped on a worm to the time a student stormed out of the classroom for achieving a bad grade.

ABSTRACTION

"You see pal, no matter how much you achieve I can reach the same. I am what you are, a pale reflection of what you have been and how you could end up."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ A broken outline of a hand mirror on his left shoulder

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Knowledge Replication - The ability to replicate other's knowledge and intelligence.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ David consciously mimics the knowledge and intelligence of a person within a twenty-five meter radius centred around himself by imagining the person in his mind. David is also able to replicate their movements even if he is unable to see them.
As long as the person is within the radius then the 'flow' of information is continuous and can grow - Immediately: A form of mind reading, David can recall information actively being used by the individual, what is on the forefront of their mind, for example such as the name of a bird a ornithologist nearby is thinking about. After five minutes David begins to acquire their non-physical abilities such as problem solving or mathematics prowess and also begins to replicate the knowledge that a person holds. After seventy-two hours David can recall any and all of the knowledge an average person holds as well as physically demanding abilities and skills.
The 'flow' of this power only lasts as long as the people are within his radius, once they are removed from the area the replication of their knowledge fades over time from David's mind unless he attempts to memorise an amount.
Later David can learn to harness his power in a new way; by creating a mental-link between him and the target, which he can create two of at any one point. With these links, which can be removed at will and as long as the people are in Farmer Hill, the flow continues.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ Complete intelligence and knowledge replication becomes near-instantaneous. The range of this ability grows to anyone around and close to the mountain, with no limit to the number of mental-links David can produce.
Recall becomes permanent as long as David is still within the presence of the mountain. After five minutes can begin to recall their memories. This process completes like the others where he can recall any memory that they can after a duration, although the fewer memories the faster the process, which typically lasts eighty minutes.

AURA SENSING ⫻ David can see 'group collective auras' in a single-mile radius - to say, those who have recently travelled in a group will glow a colour relating to the group. The larger the group at the time, the brighter the colour. Those who have travelled in multiple groups will emit more than one colour.

LIMITS ⫻ David's abstraction has a range limit which means he cannot use his abstraction on people past a certain point. David will have a hard time sorting out thoughts in a person's head. While he gets information from the forefront of the mind, he also gets all the weird and sexual thoughts that are not only useless to him, but also slows down the process. The Awakened are not immune to the process, but they can feel the connection that David has made, and at will are capable of dispelling it at will.

WEAKNESSES ⫻ David's abstraction causes a mental "bleed effect" as the thoughts, personality, and memories, of those he mind-links start to become his own. He slowly starts to absorb the memories of that person as long as the mind link persists until there's nothing left of that person. Even if the link is broken, David retains a bit of that person. Whether it be their personality, their memories, and so on. In addition, his mind taking on so much information can be damaging, and after a lengthy mind link he may need a break or else he'll suffer a complete mental overload that'll not only stop him from thinking straight, but cause him severe pain.

OTHER

"Well here I am, It turns out I do indeed exist!"

Nothing else to note really

[Infinite Cosmos]

@Surtr Inc

Hi. I was just browsing. Though the premise of this RP isn't my usual cup of tea, and I most likely won't end up trying to join, I have to say, Your character Justin spoke to my soul :D

Maybe because we share the exact same ethnicity

Anyways, I wish you and all of your players the best of luck and enjoy the RP!

[FernStone]

Finally got around to adding colour to all of my character sheets >< Also updated relationship tables for some within my characters and with @Surtr Inc's

If anyone wants/has any ideas for connections with my characters just let me know! I've read through p much everyone elses so I'll also start thinking about possible connections when I get a chance

[Prosaic]

@FernStone I'd be down with working out some connections. Your characters all seem really cool.

[PharaohAtem]

honestly I don’t read other people character sheets unless they want to make a pre game connection I like to find out about other characters as my character dose in game but if anyone has an idea for a connection let me know and I’ll take a look at your character and discuss possible connections

[FernStone]

@FernStone I'd be down with working out some connections. Your characters all seem really cool.

@Prosaic

Sounds good to me! Let me know if you have any ideas of any of them and I'll see if I can come up with some tomorrow :)