[OOC] World of Light

[Dark Cloud]

@Lugubrious I definitely will, as I'm feeling less stressed out. Anyways could you or (if you don't have time) someone else summarize what has happened thus far?

[Lugubrious]

@Lugubrious I definitely will, as I'm feeling less stressed out. Anyways could you or (if you don't have time) someone else summarize what has happened thus far?

@Dark Cloud

Well, the naval battle ended and we went to the Luma Pools. Yellow Team went through a crazy sandstorm tornado vortex, then reached Al Mamoon. For further details I would recommend reading, as it's quality stuff.

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

@Lugubrious I definitely will, as I'm feeling less stressed out. Anyways could you or (if you don't have time) someone else summarize what has happened thus far?

@Dark Cloud

For Blue team:

Cadet broke off and slew the Harbor Demon while the rest of us left the battle behind and sailed up a river inland until we got to a like. There we met Mirage and the Mysterious Mr. L. We figured out that Brinybeard might have been rescued by Felyne's and carried off back to safety, so Kamek is teleporting back to town to see if he can find him. Link caught some fish, Peach, Sakura, and Rika went off nd found some big slices of pineapple and maybe watermelon to bring back, and we set up a camp fire to cook lunch with.

Also Gearlt absorbed the Harbor Demons spirit when Ace brought it back and became a 10 foot tall hunk.

[Dark Cloud]

@Gentlemanvaultboy@Lugubrious Thank you, that will help me sort of compartmentalize the important info. Gonna be trying to make a post for Laharl, if anyone wants to collaborate or something. Just conversation stuff and character interaction, you know.

[Potemking]

@Dark Cloud

Good to see you back around, buddy!

I'd try and help with Laharl but I don't have anyone on yellow team yet. >.<

[Dark Cloud]

@Potemking Mirage is in Glenn's vicinity but I'm not entirely sure where to go in that case as they currently don't seem to have any reason to speak. Or not who knows, amiright?

[Potemking]

@Dark Cloud

I mean, it's a fresh face among the group. (Though Mr. L is too, just arguing with Bowser)

Mirage just hauled back a big supply of bananas for the crew, so that's something Frog could react to if you want to take that route. I'm also looking for an opportunity for Mirage to actually learn about Spirits and how those work, so maybe we could make a situation for that in the near-ish future. That's just me assuming Frog knows how they work, though.

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

@Potemking Mirage is in Glenn's vicinity but I'm not entirely sure where to go in that case as they currently don't seem to have any reason to speak. Or not who knows, amiright?

@Dark Cloud

If you want to get that spirit conversation started there are a bunch of them Link dropped on the deck you could bring over to the cookout. They're basic abyssals and sahagin, but still.

[Dark Cloud]

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If you want to get that spirit conversation started there are a bunch of them Link dropped on the deck you could bring over to the cookout. They're basic abyssals and sahagin, but still.

@Gentlemanvaultboy

Delicious, . I think I leveled up again too so there's that, but I'm low-key hoping to make my next character the Spawn you play in Hellpoint as I've been playing that for awhile.

@Dark Cloud

I mean, it's a fresh face among the group. (Though Mr. L is too, just arguing with Bowser)

Mirage just hauled back a big supply of bananas for the crew, so that's something Frog could react to if you want to take that route. I'm also looking for an opportunity for Mirage to actually learn about Spirits and how those work, so maybe we could make a situation for that in the near-ish future. That's just me assuming Frog knows how they work, though.

@Potemking

Frog knows how they work, so I see maybe we could do a short interaction and teach ye boi how dem spooky ghosts work.

[Potemking]

Frog knows how they work, so I see maybe we could do a short interaction and teach ye boi how dem spooky ghosts work.

@Dark Cloud

epic sword-wielding ye-olde battletoad teaches insecure middle aged man how to abuse the essence of the dead

[Dark Cloud]

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epic sword-wielding ye-olde battletoad teaches insecure middle aged man how to abuse the essence of the dead

@Potemking

"Hark fair stranger in ye ol' yellow leotard..." is how I imagine the conversation started.

EDIT: So uh, anyone wanna collaborate?

[Lugubrious]

Considering the update is tomorrow,, it may be a little late to start a new collab, but by all means have Frog talk to whoever you feel like and the targets can respond in their next posts.

[Dark Cloud]

@Lugubrious Alright, I'll do just that. Besides that I have had a question lingering about Galeems counterpart. I'm fully aware that it exists in Ultimate but want to refrain from meta gaming. Let's call it an itching curiosity.

[DELETED jdl3932]

Considering the update is tomorrow,, it may be a little late to start a new collab, but by all means have Frog talk to whoever you feel like and the targets can respond in their next posts.

@Lugubrious

Remind me to get a proper amount of sleep for that.

[Dark Cloud]

Alright post done for Laharl, now working on Frog.

[Potemking]

@Lugubrious

RIP Potemkin, but here we go. Really wanted to play this guy and it felt weird he was in Mirage's Kindred Spirits anyways, so I'm going to remove that. >.<

Mao

_{Theme Of Mao}

"A world full of test subjects! You can't ask for better than this!"

Name
Overlord Mao

Game Origin
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention

Personality
Mao is the abrasive sort: Definitely confrontational and an aggressor, he isn't afraid to state his mind and push towards a goal with full force, though he isn't without reason despite his stubbornness. He's had to comply with others in the past to reach his endgame, and he'll do it again if it means reaching a conclusion. He realizes his situation and knows his Overlordship has been stripped, leaving him on equal footing with others, and therefor doesn't actively try to make those around him submit like he might back home. That being said, it's not like he's your friend either, kindness and rudeness are opposites in his world: To be kind is to be a delinquent, and to be cruel is to excel. So his rudeness and general dismissive attitude of others can come off as terrible, and truly it is, but from his reality that is simply how the world works.

Mao is also... Quirky, when it comes to his hobbies. He (not admittedly, mind you) is a huge fan of Super Heroes, and finds himself partaking in very questionable studies such as 'proper school skirt lengths', 'optional amount of food poisoning to kill a classmate', or 'how many books you have to burn to cook a turkey'. He's an oddball and not in a positive way, some would find. The way he'll happily use individuals as live experiments for him to prod and stab at show sadism in his personality, and in combat he has a tendency to play with his food and knock around opponents a bit more than necessary. Though if this is purely to stroke his own ego or if he's trying to weaken them to the point of strapping them to an operating table is undecided. It's probably best to assume both.

However, Mao is currently undergoing a mental infection caused by attempting to force himself to be a hero so he could slay his father. He is slowly leaning into being compassionate and considerate of others, something he quickly attempts to dismiss when it comes up as he isn't willing to accept the changes within his own mind. Slowly but surely, he is gaining more heroic tendencies, and to what extent this will carry on, he isn't quite sure. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't afraid, and as such he will lie about it, as one such as himself shouldn't fear anything, let alone something as pitiful as some delinquent emotions. He'll find a solution, and smash this kindness back into the depths below the Netherworld itself, so he can fully go back to his old ways.

History
Mao was raised in the Netherworld of Maritsu Evil Academy, a Netherworld entirely based around one giant school, where his father ruled as the Overlord, or Dean, and he himself was the number one honor student with an EQ (Evil Quotient!) of 1.8 Million. He has held a grudge against his father ever since he was young for accidentally stomping on one of his precious video games after he had fully grinded all of his amazing characters, and has made it his mission in life to dethrone his father and become Dean himself.

This has lead him down a path of many trials, from stealing a Hero's title and power, to having to seek the truth about how he feels within his own heart to unleash his true potential. He's fought against beasts of all kinds, the upperclassmen, and even the occasional teacher that decided to get in his way in the Overlord's Path he was paving: All of it supported by his loyal servant Geoffrey. The one man Mao never felt had any sort of control or judgement towards him, ended up being the biggest foil of all, as he revealed as Mao grew stronger that he was in fact a Hero who raised him to be the ultimate fight, to claim his power and then purge other Netherworlds. Mao had no choice but to face him in combat, and by the end, the Overlord's Son came out victorious. Sparing the Hero's life, but enslaving him as a victim for experimentation as punishment.

After all of this, Mao found his father to be passing away slowly. He had been hoping to raise Mao to be a kind Overlord, and was proud of the majority of his choices along his journey. The boy still felt his more evil ways to be superior, but couldn't lie that deep down, he respected his father and somewhat wanted to fulfill his wishes by being the best Dean he could ever be. Soon after his father's passing. Mao himself became Overlord, and began trying to run the Academy how he saw fit.

This wasn't destined to last long, however, as when he went to deal with some 'Baal' guy that was disturbing the Netherworld, he'd not been met with a demon, but with a blinding light. Mao was underestimating Baal's power to begin with, but not even the Tyrant Overlord could have resisted this light. Despite the brightness, their Netherworld was truly snuffed out. And it's left Mao in a very pestering situation...

Specialty
Mao is a short to mid-range fighter than attacks with sword strikes and non-elemental magical blasts.

Level
1

Experience
0/10

Powers

• Blast Finger - Mao discards or sheathes his weapon, charging non-elemental magic in one hand and delivering a brutal punch, while attempting to grab hold of his opponent with his other hand to blast them point-blank with a full strength magic blast. This blast can also be used as a sort of short-ranged magical burst, but doesn't travel very far. It does, however, cover a wide area in front of Mao, which can be helpful for clearing his general vicinity.

Strengths:

• Dean-monic Might - Mao is a full-fledged demon, displaying strength to pick up foes that tower over him, and speed to rush down his opponents that'd dare to try and escape. These feats would make most think twice before going toe-to-toe with him, though he's far from invincible. Especially in this World of Light...
• Mad Scientist - Mao's Evil Quotient of 1.8 Million leads him into partaking in torturous dissecting and experimentation on living beings to sate his own curiosity about how they tick. This has led him into being able to identify primary traits and weaknesses of creatures on the fly. While exploiting weaknesses is nice, this has a surprisingly simple effect: Due to his excessive knowledge on humanoids he gains a juicy damage bonus against them, knowing all of their precious little weak spots.
• Innate Magic - Mao has an innate attunement to non-elemental magic, spells that cannot exploit weaknesses but also cannot be resisted by natural affinity. Of course, his connection to magic aids in defending against it as well, able to take a fireball like any other punch to the face. Unless it's a massive fireball... Or a massive punch to the face?

Weaknesses

• Chilled - Mao has a weakness to Ice attacks, taking roughly 30% additional damage from them. Adding to this, Mao has a distaste for cold climates in general, and seems to always perform worse in them unless he is heavily clothed to compensate. Who thought an Overlord could be such a wimp?
• Four-Eyes - Mao's glasses are unfortunately not just for show. Without them, his general vision is much worse, though he especially has trouble with things the farther they are from him. This impacts the accuracy of all of his attacks, and makes it more difficult for Mao to observe his surroundings in meaningful detail, or even spot threats so he can dodge them. His general worse-for-wear eyesight also makes him a unlikely candidate for using firearms or bows.
• Sickening Kindness - Mao takes his high authority in the Netherworld very seriously, and that includes maintaining the evil expected of the #1 Honor Student of Maritsu Evil Academy. To the point that acts delinquency, or as a normal person would call it, Kindness, can make him physically sick and weaker. Though it's only when Mao himself is committing acts of kindness and he or someone else is acknowledging him doing it that he'll become weaker. He's still distasteful of general kindness from others, but seeing someone else hug a puppy isn't going to weaken his combat ability. It might make him puke a little in his mouth though.

Spirits

• N/A

Kindred Spirits

• Raspberyl - The number one delinquent in Maritsu Evil Academy, and regretfully for Mao one of his closest friends. Where he once considered her to be worthless, her aid saved him more times than he could count. He owes her respect but his attitude refuses to give it, instead coming out as insults though she knows him well enough to tell his intentions. People have rumored that the two are in love, but Mao denies such a thing! He doesn't 'love' anybody, let alone some delinquent twit! You want a sword in your face, do you?! Then say something that idiotic to Mao's face!

Inventory

• Longsword - An average longsword, not the most competent of weapons but far from the worst. Mao wields it in one hand with surprising finesse.
• Hard Candyx5 - Healing candies from Mao's world. Pop one of these in your mouth and your wounds will soothe in no time! But they will rot your teeth...
• BBQ Saucex5 - Drinks and condiments in Mao's world restore magical power. Mao just wishes he had some ribs to slather this sauce on instead of just drinking the damn stuff...

[Dark Cloud]

I'll be honest, I've been burnt out for awhile. I kinda ran away, because this hobby was beginning to stress me out. It was becoming a job.

[Dark Cloud]

I'm dropping my RP's to only this one, because I can't handle juggling 10 anymore. I'm so sorry for leaving without a word but I had to escape.

[Dark Cloud]

What would really help me is if someone would be willing to help bring me up to speed and god willingly @Lugubrious I hope that my two week absence isn't grounds to kick me. Again I was just under too much pressure, but I'd greatly appreciate any help I can get as I intend to do at least one to two post's a week.

Anyway I'll stop this stream of OOC posts, if anyone wants to talk or something please PM me.

[Lugubrious]

I'm sorry to hear that you were unhappy. Ten RPs is too much for just about anyone I bet, so it's understandable. Out of all you could have chosen to stick with, I'm grateful you want to hold on to this one. Everyone needs a break now and again, although I just like being notified if that's the case.

Regarding what's happened, Laharl's been hanging out not doing anything since Yellow Team arrived in Al Mamoon. Everyone recently returned to the train station and talked about what to do next, with the options outlined, so you could have him listen in on that conversation and then go do something in the city. For Blue Team, the dangerous battle with the sea monsters came to an end and the heroes escaped, making their way through worsening weather to a seabase with a beacon. It would make sense if Frog got hurt during the battle by one of the eel tentacles and was indisposed until Blazermate healed him in Archmage's recent update.