[OOC] Tales from the Spider-Verse: Spidroin

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Zoey White

ZOEY!!!! YAY! One of my peeps is here!

[Zoey Boey]

@EnterTheHero awesome, dude

i can't wait to see where this goes.

@Akayaofthemoon lol hello!

[Potemking]

@Zoey White Welcome aboard!

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Zoey White

You have a thief background like me. Only she didn’t stop and Reyna did :)

They could know each other.

[EnterTheHero]

@Akayaofthemoon@Zoey White We do have a lot of people with sketchy backgrounds.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@EnterTheHero

Cause they are the best.

[Zoey Boey]

@Akayaofthemoon Sure, they could know each other! That would be badass. Maybe on Reyna's forced missions with her dad they didn't always work alone?

I'm not a thief in real life, so I'm not super sure how this kind of thing works, lol. But yeah, they could absolutely know each other. Wanna talk about it in a PM?

@EnterTheHero I usually would be down for the regular life with loving parents- that's kind of Spider-Man's thing! But I think this RP might be a little spicier with some good old fashioned Chaotic Neutral/Evil thrown into the midst, yeah?

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Zoey White

I am not a thief by any means in real life but I could see Reyna calling in some help, kind of a win win for everyone. She was the one with the skills in my opinion where her dad was probably the tech piece in their operation.

Anyway, yeah we can talk more in PM. You want to make it or me?

[EnterTheHero]

@Zoey White It’s kinda why I did it this way. ‘Cause honestly, not everyone who gets superpowers should have them.

But you know what they say about the mask: “It always fits. Eventually.”

[Zoey Boey]

@EnterTheHero oof

ouch

right in the feels

i hope so. but i think Clara might be walking down a darker path. she never had an uncle ben...guess we'll find out!

[Nykromantyk]

@EnterTheHero oof

ouch

right in the feels

i hope so. but i think Clara might be walking down a darker path. she never had an uncle ben...guess we'll find out!

@Zoey White

Maybe AJ becomes her 'Uncle Ben'...

[Zoey Boey]

@Nykromantyk don't you put your evil magic on me

[BurningDaisies]

It's a bit late, but it's here:

Character Sheet

What’s your name?
Nalini Nortman

How old are you?
19

What do you look like?"

Perfectly parted, midnight brown hair and a soft, round jaw line frames a full and even face. Although her caramel skin is a shade darker than others and her bright, steel gray eyes are rarity, her ethnicity is difficult to place. Traces of African, Indian, and others blend together in a way that sometimes provokes a curious second glance. More striking than cute, a hint of soft curves barely conceal the physique of a natural-born athlete.

What did you do before the Recluse incident?
"What everyone else does at my age I guess... I was figuring shit out. Still am too."

Born to a restaurant owner from South Africa and an Administrative Assistant to the Indian Consulate, her life so far has been a wild ride. Her father was an outspoken man, excellent chef, and obsessed with spices around the world. Even so, he always had time for her and many of her memories were spent working in her father's kitchen. Many of the cooks and managers were so much like family that they attended her highschool graduation. While her friends and the kitchen staff understand the situation, her relationship with her mother is tenuous at best, her father describes it more as a "cold war". Working for the consulate means Nalini's mother rarely comes home to visit, a fact which has strained their relationship to the breaking point. Despite the cold distance between the two and years of simmering resentment, she admires her mother as self-made woman, just not much as a parent.

Freshman year of University wasn't all it cracked up to be. Not one to mince words, she freely speaks her mind. Her friends have always been few, and despite enthusiastic promises to stay in touch, many of her old highschool crew slowly started to drift away into their own lives. None of the people she knew and actually liked made it to NYU, neither were they pursuing a math degree. Her classmates were a dull lot. The people she found most interesting she didn't get along with at all, and the friendliest ones were the most boring.

Her feelings of isolation were beginning to peak when the chemical attack happened, and her life hasn't been the same ever since.

What happened after the incident?
"I put arsenic in my pad thai today. It was another one of those weird cravings. I was really surprised. The nutty flavor of it blended well with the peanut sauce and the noodles.

It worries me still, but it's better than starving. I already tried that, and my stomach still ties itself in knots when I think about it too much.

I'm still pissed about the coffee though! The last time I got an expresso, I was tripping over myself like an alcoholic, and I woke up the next morning with a pounding headache and a worse hangover. I couldn't even make it to school.

I can eat rat poison and be fine, but I can't drink the one thing I love the most?
These powers are so stupid!"

-- Diary entry #157

"Okay, now I'm worried.
I've felt like garbage for the last few weeks. It started with a fever, but more recently it felt like there was an elephant standing on my chest. With all the stress, my roommate thought I might have pneumonia.

She took me to the ER, and the nurses put me in front of the xray machine. I don't know what's going on, but I could feel it. Right when I entered the room, before they ever turned it on, I could feel it on my skin somehow.

When the radiologist finally turned it on, I felt a sudden rush. It was warm, like sitting under the sun, except I could hear my heart pounding and the entire room brightened. Colors popped out at me in 3D. It was surreal.

It only lasted for a few seconds, but it felt amazing. Apparently, it also cured my pneumonia. All the ER nurses were shocked. I had to escape or they would've asked a lot more questions I don't have answers to.

Like... What am I?"

-- Diary entry #209

Abilities

Strength [15/100]
Durability [10/100]
Agility [10/100]
Poison-Eater* [40/100]
Healing Factor (Altered)* [10/100]
Spider-sense (Altered)* [15/100]

Poison-Eater
Nalini's mutations, while not immediately visible, are well beyond the extreme.

Her already dark skin instantly darkens further in the presence of harmful radiation. More to the point, it heals her and makes her stronger, faster, her senses sharper. Most toxic things do. From rat poison to a mouthful of carbon monoxide to clinical radiation, she experiences a temporary boost in power while in the presence of toxins. The more of it there is the stronger the effect.

This also causes her to get bizarre cravings for things most people would consider inedible, or in some cases outright lethal.

Unsurprisingly, her new diet has had other side effects. Her body is poisonous to most animals. The last time a mosquito bit her, it died within seconds. Her pet dog, Momo, who eagerly tries to lick people in the face, was paralyzed for over an hour after licking Nalini's hands.

Healing Factor
Nalini doesn't heal from injuries faster than the average human, and can catch a cold the same as anyone else. However, a heavy dose of poison can trigger her typically dormant healing factor. Her poison-eating ability fuels it.

Spider-Sense
Although Nalini's senses have been enhanced, she doesn't possess a 'danger sense'. She can however see UV light, which makes walking down the street at night more like taking a VR adventure through the world of Pandora from Avatar. Even in the dark, she can see a vivid technicolor landscape, bright and fascinating against a backdrop of dull blue tones.

Additionally, she can sense nearby toxins and radiation, which are typically accompanied by some kind of unique scent, or taste.

Do you believe in aliens?
"I guess it depends on your definition. We already know extremophile bacteria can survive in space almost indefinitely, and there's strong evidence to suggest they do exist all over the place. If you were to ask me "Do I believe in tiny green men", I would say yes, but only if they were microscopic and dine on space rock."

What are your goals for the future?
"I've always liked math. There's a subtle beauty in numbers, a rhythm and cycle to things everywhere, and it's an adventure to uncover them. If I'm being honest with myself, I don't really know what I want. I just know what like and I know who I am. Hopefully, that's good enough."

You lived in New York for a while now, right? What do you think of the city?
"It's like an experiment in trying to fit the whole world into an Urban Wildlife Preservation, and it failed so miserably that it managed to work."

How much technology do you use on a daily basis?
"Yes"
(e.g. it's excessive...)

What do you like?

• "Cooking isn't a hobby for me, it's my heritage."
• "Running, jogging, whatever... It helps clear my head. I'm also told it's good for me, go figure."
• "Everyone seems to think math is scary. I like to prove them wrong."
• "I prefer my Stand-up Comedy with a side order of suffocation from laughter. According to the internet, it also cures cancer."
• "Experimental music from across the world always finds a way into my playlists. Although, Imogen Heap is definitely one of my favorites."

What do you dislike?

• "Not being able to drink coffee without regretting it later that day"
• "People who can't think for themselves are ignorant, but redeemable. People who won't think for themselves are a public menace."
• "I hate liars, unless they're good a it."
• "Food without spice is not real food."

Do you think true evil exists?
"My Dad once said to me:
Most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally evil, but by people being fundamentally people.

I don't know if he's right, but so far no one has proven him wrong."

What’s your favorite color?
Lavender

Favorite song?
Feather by Nujabes

Anything else to add?
(Miscellaneous. Anything that wasn’t covered upstairs, or anything you think is worth mentioning.)

What are your thoughts on these people?

[EnterTheHero]

@BurningDaisies



Welcome to the Spider-Verse~

[GamerXZ]

All right, let’s take it from the top, one more time…

What’s your name?
Alan Walker

How old are you?
19. I'm kinda in that weird time where you're no longer a kid but not quite an adult yet.

What do you look like?


What did you do before the Recluse incident?
I'll do my best not to sound like a whiner or that I'm milking sympathy but I'd be lying if I said life has been easy for me and my Mom. You see, when I was a kid, my Dad walked out the door on me and her and we never saw or heard from him again. No phone calls, no birthday cards, not even a paycheck for child care. Needless to say, I've never quite forgiven him.

Anyways, this forced my Mom to work some less-than-ideal jobs to make ends meet, not helped by the fact she herself had grown up in a rather dysfunctional family so outside help was a bit limited. I did my part to help, like working hard in school and learning to do certain menial tasks like cleaning and doing the dishes so she didn't have to do them the days she came home exhausted.

However, I'd be lying if I said I was some shining paragon as I did do some things I'm not entirely proud of. Like one time, a mugger tried to steal my mom's wallet and when he laid his hands on her...I snapped and broke his jaw with a few solid punches. The police said the only reason I wasn't doing juvie was cause the guy was a repeat offender and couldn't afford a lawyer.

That said, word of these situations got out and...let's just say I didn't have too many friends growing up and leave it at that.

Around the time of my high-school graduation though things were finally looking up. By some miracle, my Mom got a job in New York and we moved there to start over. It was quite a change but I like to think I handled it well enough.

However, that's when the Recluse Incident happened...

What happened after the incident?
Well, I recall falling very sick and waking up in the hospital several days later. Surprisingly, I didn't feel sick anymore. If anything, I felt...fine. Better than fine actually. I felt...powerful. I quickly realized I had perfect vision too, among other...benefits.

Somehow, I had managed the impossible...and gained actual superpowers.
Super Strength: 10
Agility: 10
Durability: 10
Regeneration: 15
Spider-Sense: 15
Mutation: 40
Bio-Feedback: Alan has total control of his body and its functions, all the way down to the cellular level. Although he is only just starting to grasp how it works, it's clear it has a lot of untapped potential. He can control his metabolism his own heartbeat, purge poisons and toxins from his system, numb his pain receptors, boost his self-healing and even alter his appearance to a degree.

Do you believe in aliens?
I love Sci-fi and we do live in but one tiny corner of a seemingly infinite cosmos. As such, I think it's ignorant of us to think we're the only intelligent life-forms in existence.

What are your goals for the future?
I've always wanted to be a superhero so I'm finally getting the chance to live the dream. Gonna use my new powers to try and find who set up that bomb and why. That said, I do also want to find my father and get some answers out of him...by force if I have to.
You lived in New York for a while now, right? What do you think of the city?
I've only lived here a few months or so but I gotta say it's pretty nice so far. It definitely could do with some "cleaning up" here and there but I can think of much worse places to live.

How much technology do you use on a daily basis?
A fair amount. I try not to take it to a crazy extent but I do sometimes find people are more reasonable and open-minded in the online world than those you find in the real world.

What do you like?
-My Mom
-Computers
-Anime
-Comics
-Gaming
-Cleaning
-Cooking (I find this and Cleaning surprisingly calming)

What do you dislike?
-Corruption
-My deadbeat father
-Jokes In Poor Taste
-Tapioca Pudding
-The very concept of being "the best at any cost"

Do you think true evil exists?
I do. Although I'm aware that the line between right and wrong isn't always a clear one, there are certain things in this world that are so horrific they can only be the product of someone who only lives to make others suffer.
What’s your favorite color?
Blue. Not sure why you needed to know that but there ya go.

Favorite song?
Will Figure This Out Later.

Anything else to add?
I sometimes like to make little arts and crafts and sell them on the street corner. People also say I bake a mean batch of brownies too. Thinking of running my own bakery.

What are your thoughts on these people?

Alexander "Xander" Lee: Eaten at his grandparents chinese place a few times. It's good food and Xander seems like a decent guy. I wonder if I should ask him for a few self-defense lessons...

Lindy Audrum: Not gonna lie, that girl scares me sometimes. Seriously, she looks like she could make my head explode like a grape. That said, her frequent stops to pick up goodies has led me to realize she's a good person who appreciates tasty treats.

Just goes to show you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

[EnterTheHero]

@GamerXZ



Welcome to the Spider-Verse~

And with that, I believe we have a full roster. Applications are now CLOSED.

IC will come shortly.

[Nykromantyk]

@GamerXZ



Welcome to the Spider-Verse~

And with that, I believe we have a full roster. Applications are now CLOSED.

IC will come shortly.

@EnterTheHero

This is going to be AMAZING!

[Zoey Boey]

i think it's going to be SPECTACULAR!

[Nykromantyk]

i think it's going to be SPECTACULAR!

@Zoey White

SUPERIOR even!

[Zoey Boey]

i made a secondary CS for AJ. that ok?