Almalthia

The Red Hoods: Initiates

Brighid O'Shay

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Human

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Location: Hood Keep

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Interaction: Everyone

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Mentions: Everyone

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Brighid looked at the others in the hallway then down at her chains. “Lehta.” The lock clicked open and the chains slid off her hands at which point she looked over at Finlay. “You might need these at some point for someone.” She didn’t wait for him to take them she put them in his hand. She had learned recently that being sweet earned you misfortune eventually and something was growing inside her to rise to the occasion.

She turned to the others her eyes as hard as diamonds. “My name is Brighid O’Shay. You will use either Brighid or O’Shay. I will not be referred to as she-wolf, bitch, girl, woman, or any other derogatory name you come up with. And I will afford you the same basic courtesy. I am not here to be a whipping boy to any of your resentments nor will I tolerate anyone else being abused by your prejudice and bigotry if you have any. I am here for my own reasons and even if I had not been turned in by the village I stumbled into after being attacked I would still be here. Yes I was sentenced but if I had the presence of mind at the time I’d have volunteered. As it is I was out of my mind with a fever and was isolated till the Red Hoods called for me. So those of you who wish to berate me, the vampire,” She indicated Vitius _@ZAVAZggg. She watched him walk off still chained. “The newly turned?” She indicated Nyssa _@Damo021 then inhaled and shook her head and shrugged moving on. “The fairy,” She indicated Loona _{@Tenma Tendo}. “The...summoner,” She indicated Edwin _@Duoya raising an eyebrow since he smelled faintly of sulphur. She approached him and unlocked his chains with a firm, “Lehta.” She then took his chains to Finlay. Turning back to the group her eyes still hard swung over them. “Fendrel,” She indicated Sadon _@Inertia coming over to him she looked down at his chains she sneered at them as if they were alive. “Lehta.” Then turning to Finlay and handing over those chains as well. Finally she turned to Bartholomew _@Argetlam350 and indicated him as she said “Or the male werewolf.” She stated as she reached for his chains and they fell and again she deposited them with Finlay. Turning back to the group once again meeting everyone’s eyes. “For what they or I had no choice in being then by all means do so. But know that also means that I don’t have to heal you. Yes I am a healer and a werewolf. Deal with it. That being said I also don’t expect that we monsters... I use the term loosely, for I have met humans that are more monstrous than any werewolf or vampire ever recorded… will hold such hatred inside of us for at the very least those we will be working with closely.”

She cut her eyes across the group and walked into the room with the vampire and stopped in front of him. She looked up at him the smile she had on her face sad and did not reach her eyes. She reached out and caught his chains in her grasp. “Lehta.” The chains popped open and she gathered them up and nodding to him she turned and walked to the doorway. “I will not judge you on something you cannot control. If you need anything let me know. My name is Brighid O’Shay. I shall be across the hall.” She took the chains out the doorway with her.

Walking over to Finlay she handed him the final set of chains. “Hopefully you won’t need them for anyone here again.” She turned back to the group. “So now that I’ve introduced myself who’s next?”

Marvel: Shadows and Secrets (18+)

Jocelyn Victoria Beatrice Harmon AKA Tonic

Tonic

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Location: Boston; 20 months after the Incident

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Interaction: Finnlay @sly13

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Mention: Athena; Oberon @soren & James @BladeSS4

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Yet another day. They all seem to run together. I’m a glutton for punishment. I decided that I can’t leave. Not till I fix what is broken. To fix it I have to know how it broke first. That’s complicated.

I skim over details with Athena and Oberon about life every check in. No need for them to know that something is wrong. Athena would worry. Can’t have that. I’ve taken to shadowing Finnlay if he goes out to the Black Rose, I’m there. The gym, I’m there. Nightly jaunts, I’m there. Always with “I'm here if you need to talk. I'm not leaving. Is breá liom tú." and healing as needed. Sometimes if I’m lucky it seems like I almost get a response. Almost. But almost doesn’t count. Unless it’s horseshoes or hand grenades. This is neither.

It’s like I’m living with someone who switched off their humanity. Black and white, no gray. Boston is ruled with an iron fist. Most days I’m thankful I’m practically immortal. I’ve taken to stretching myself thin across the patrols Finnlay normally haunts. Collection of petty criminals that wind up in jail. Better in jail than to face off with an executioner.

"I'm here if you need to talk. I'm not leaving. Is breá liom tú." I say as I hand him a cup of tea. “Did you need anything before I head over to the library?” I know the answer. I’m not really studying for a class like I’ve let him believe. I use it as an excuse to do digging into newspapers, online articles, information in general. Like that James was dead.

I know this would be easier if I just let Athena do it but I can’t. I can’t make myself admit that there is a problem out loud. Don’t get me wrong I know that there is a problem. I carry this guilt like a cross and sharing the weight would probably help me out but I can’t. I did this to him. I have to fix it. No one else needs to know. He’ll be okay once I reach him. But it has to be soon.

I can feel parts of me shutting down. Maybe it’s just a coping mechanism. Just boxing up little parts of me to function better. Boxes that say ‘Open Later’ or something like that...Maybe. “Did you hear me, mo chroí?” I thought about how I was going to start questioning the low lifes that I caught asking them what was up and see if something floated to the top.

X-Men: The New Era

Kaylee Everose

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Location: LA Roads

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Interaction: Coleman St John @Pilatus

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Mentions:

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Kaylee felt the wind rush by as she held onto Cole. She'd been on bikes before but none as nice as this one. She held on tight to Cole with the excuse of the road. She pressed her cheek to his back and smiled at his warmth.

All too soon it ended and they were climbing off the bike. It was a venue that was laid back. She moved off the bike with Cole's help. Not that she needed it but it was nice. She’d been looking forward to this concert for a while now. She had a guilty pleasure of a capella and cover bands and she was glad someone else was indulgent enough to go with her.

Kaylee looked over at Cole and smiled warmly. “If there is anything on your mind you know I’m here. I’m not pushing you just seem like you’ve wanted to say something but it hasn’t been what you really said.” She squeezed his arm affectionately. “Come on let’s go have fun.”

SOL CITY - Modern Slice of Life - Chapter 2 - Completed & archived. 2/2

Ethan Aster

Location: Friday

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Interaction: Marcus @Zaxter996

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Mentions: Siobhan; Victoria @PrinceAlexus & Joel @Pilatus

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Ethan’s fingers knocked out a new melody for a song that he’d been working on all week. That damned muse is just out of reach. Although this time she is a tall curvy redhead as opposed to a short brunette that is getting predictable. Who knows maybe Victoria will surprise me. He sighed and gave up. Going to the front hallway Ethan grabbed his coat and checked his news feed and noticed that Club Aether was pretty torn up. He shook his head as he smirked humorlessly. “Well shit. At least no one was hurt.”

Drew came down the hall and looked up at Ethan. “So been thinking about looping in that guy from Club Aether and he seemed decent. Be a good thing for him in the situation.”

Ethan nodded and hopped on facebook and contacted Marcus. Marcus we’re looking for another guitarist. You in? You know what they say about doors closing and all that.

Ethan’s phone rang and he picked up he was expecting this call. “Yes?”

“Well that footage was interesting to say the least. It’s been uploaded. Security systems are easier to hack in Hollywood.” The girl on the other end of the phone whined.

Ethan sighed. “Let me guess you want double?” He rubbed his head like he was getting a headache.

“He says double like I’m pulling teeth. It was hard enough to loop into the system but to wait till she talked to Cardinal and piggy back her IP and upload it making it seamless that she uploaded it to every overseas tabloid and a few of the choice one’s in the states. That was pure genius.”

Ethan grinned at that comment. “So be it. I’ll let Nikki know you’ve done your job.”

“Thank you. If I never hear from him again it’ll be too soon.” She hung up.

Ethan grinned then laughed. Victoria would be chasing down viral sex videos for a while. It would give him a reason for distance and it was a fail safe for him to wash his hands of her. But not yet. I still have plans for her.

The Red Hoods: Initiates

Brighid O'Shay

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Brighid

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Location: Red Hood Keep

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Interaction: NPCs & Eliza

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Mentions: Declan & Sadon

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Brighid looked around the keep that she was hustled into. Trepidation poured off her in waves. This could be where she died. Becoming the beast would kill her. Frustration quickly replaced trepidation as she let out a shaky breath. Things became more complicated since two weeks ago when she'd been bitten. She had to relearn her body with all the changes. Her magic...well that was a sore spot.

She was glad she'd been sentenced to the Red Hoods. It made her conviction easier. It however did not make her situation easier. Speaking of situation the irons she was chained in clanked with the sway of the carriage.

“Well looks like this is your stop, lovely.” Her present jailer lurching with the sudden stop. She’d been with the lecher longer than she cared for. If she wasn’t going from the frying pan to the fire she’d appreciate the fact that she was leaving behind the foul man. The stench of unwashed body had permeated her nose for far too long. He swung open the carriage door and handed her chain over to a younger man.

Brighid rose and went to the door that he pointed to. The lecher reached out and put his hands on her person. She stiffened and hurried out of the carriage as he freely groped her backside. Unbidden an animal growl came from deep within her and she lifted her lip snarling. He choked on the laugh as he caught sight of her face. Her eyes blazed with rage and hatred and he went pale as he slammed the door shut and the younger man jerked the chain forward then stepped past her and caught the window of the door.

“Sentenced or not that is not how you treat a woman. The moment she accepted the fate of an Initiate she became a potential Red Hood. Show enough respect for the outfit or don’t bother asking for our help later.” Brighid stared at the younger man in shock, her anger snuffed out like a candle flame in the wind.

Brighid didn’t think it was possible but the lecher got paler and looked waxen. “M-m-my apologies Mage O’Shay.” As the young man let go of the window the carriage took off. He watched it for only a moment as he turned back to her.

Brighid opened her mouth to thank him but he jerked the chain and pulled her closer. “You need to control the beast not let it control you or you might as well ask for death. Don’t thank me that display was not for you it was for him. He will think next time and live longer. Come on let’s get you inside.”

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“So did you pick a discipline?”

I smiled and nodded. It was the first vacation that I’d had from schooling. I was eager to get back home and tell my older brother all about how I’d be able to come with him on his adventures and be a help.

“I picked Healing. I actually good at it. Of course we get a basic training on other elements but I can’t wait till I’m good enough to go on adventures with you and help.”

Declan leaned down and kissed my forehead grinning. “You tell Ma and Pa yet, poppet?”
I shook my head beaming at him. “Nope. You first.”
Declan laughed and playfully pulled me back to the house from the barn where he had found me trying to charm a litter of kittens to me.

Suddenly the memory turned dark. Declan a couple of years older his light brown hair drenched in sweat pulling me through the snow.

“You have to keep going, poppet. There is a village not but two miles south of that peak.” He pointed up at a part of the mountain that I’d be able to see from past the trees.

“But that means I leave you.” I protest.

“Brighid listen to me. You have to run. Run till you feel like you can’t run anymore then run more for me. I will lead them away. Please run. You must. All my love and more always poppet.” Declan hugged me tightly then pushed me away toward the treeline.

“I love you too, big brother.”Tears streaming down my face knowing this is the last time I will see my brother I run. And run. Then I run more. Soon I hear something. I run faster and the harsh panting is not me. It does not howl for it’s pack. It stalks me alone. I know the others are not dead I hear them.

It is playing games with me I just know it. Finally I tire of running. I turn and face it. At this point why not?

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The chain jerks and she stumbles pulled out of her own head. The young man heads into the keep. This keep in no way was what one would consider pretty. It was made of sturdy siege weapon with standing rock. Rather than looking like it could possibly fit into the landscape it seemed to revel in the fact that you knew that it was there.

Brighid kept her head down but without a cloak her hair was on prominent display. Sometimes having red hair was a pain. She almost tripped on someone as the young man jerked the chain closer to himself. Deciding that looking at her surroundings was better than tripping and being dragged she picked up her head. Scanning the crowd she spotted the fair hair and profile of someone she could swear she knew.

Yes it was Fendrel, Sadon Fendrel _@Inertia. He was in chains like herself. Interesting. Brighid wondered why. Maybe she’d be able to talk to him later.

She stiffened as she heard a familiar voice farther off. It was Eliza _{@MsMorningstar}. Brighid almost started crying. Almost. Eliza had quickly become her best friend the last few years. She didn’t want Eliza to see her chained. She’d have asked for death before she put a look of pity on Eliza’s face. She hadn’t seen Eliza in a month or so. She mentioned that she’d be going with her brother up north.

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My Healing studies were going splendidly and I was able to be an asset to the party. Plus Declan didn’t like leaving me on my own. Something about boys being more persistent in courting me. I had no idea what he was talking about since no one but his friends ever came over.

I wasn’t blind, the boys in school stared at me and flirted but that was it. Honestly my brother had, I was convinced, thought I wasn’t aware where babies came from. We were raised on a farm…

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The hand on her shoulder snapped Brighid back to reality and Eliza speaking her name had Brighid turning to her with a numb expression. Not quite achieving blank nor really wanting to.

“Hello Eliza.”

SOL CITY - Modern Slice of Life - Chapter 2 - Completed & archived. 2/2

@King TaiYou take care of the little man and the wifey. They come before posting. Best wishes to you and yours my friend. We are here when you need us no matter how soon or far in the future it is.

Looking for a Guild Mod

@RubyMy apologies for being unclear. If you would ask Mahz I'd be grateful.

Looking for a Guild Mod

<Snipped quote by Almalthia>

The very best we could do is add your Co-GMs ourselves, which limits you because you still have to be a Co-GM on the thread, not a GM. GM role is hard set on thread creation.

Mahz could do it, and I'd be happy to ask for you, but those are your two best options for keeping the same thread.

@Ruby

That would be amazing. Thank you Ruby!!!!

Looking for a Guild Mod

Hello!!! I have an issue in an RP that I'm running. The GM made me Co GM but has had to pass it over to me. I would like to do more than what I am doing now with it, like title some Co GMs for myself. As you know I can't do that unless I am the GM. Is there anyway we could get me moved over as GM? I would be more than happy to provide any assistance you request.
Thank you,
~Almalthia

The Red Hoods: Initiates

Brighid O’Shay

Name: Brighid O’Shay
Image/Physical Description:

Human

Brighid is a redhead with grey eyes and a ready smile that doesn’t seem to quite reach her eyes, ever. Her hair is a coppery red mass of waves that falls past hips that are gently rounded. She has an hourglass figure that she tries to hide under loose clothing. Her bone structure is delicate and feminine.
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Height: 5’0”
Species: Spellcaster/Werewolf
Volunteered or Sentenced to join the Red Hoods: Sentenced
Physical abnormalities (tattoos, scars, etc): Bite on her left shoulder.
Anything else we need to know about you right off the bat (optional): Spoilers.