Mirandae

The Spirits Within

Blackwell
Tenish
JJ Doe
Adorabadass
Insatiable
Archangel

I've completed my notes for your characters, please post them in the Character Depository.

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I can tell that you are all Americans. Very entertaining, indeed.

Tenish the Mighty said
Oh god, I just realized that when guardians do it, all of their spirits will be there.It'd be like letting the dog watch except there's hundreds of them and also they might be sentient.

I laughed way too much at this.

Archangel
You are all good on your character. I’m currently writing notes and such on everyone’s characters, but it takes time. I will eventually get to yours as well!

Rockette
You decide how you want to write. I cannot force you to dumb yourself down. But, as the GM, I have to take everything into consideration, and people’s language abilities—native or not—is one of those things.

Yes, you cannot hide anything from me!

Everyone
I have been thinking about the romance aspect of things. I realize that essentially all stories are about love somehow, and, well, this is no different.

Since the characters have known and been with each other for so long, any kind of romance you can think of has probably already happened. Another possibility is that, logically, it will happen during this story. But, I'll leave this part of the roleplay entirely in your hands. Figure it out amongst yourselves. By the look of it, you are already well on your way.

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Sixsmith said
There should totally be an equivalent."Galaxy Chasers, Episode IV: A Renewed Conviction"Boom. This world's pop-culture has been established! Kind of.

Hah, 'Galaxy Chasers.'

Rockette said
Ah, Prisk, I feel the necessity to apologize for taking my time in completing my character. I think I managed to get myself caught up in researching on what I wanted her to be exactly and how she'll pan out over the story! I jot down my own notes in regards to character and plot points as well. But I've finished her Limit Break at least, but if I feel that it may be a bit much in conduits of power, then it probably is. I haven't asked for your criticism, yet, but if time provides it I'd appreciate it if you to take a look over what I've conducted thus far.I won't be able to change and finish her until I get off work tonight however, so I require just a little more patience until I finally get done! c:

No need to apologize. There is plenty of time.

I’m sure that you get compliments regarding your prose on a regular basis. It is a bit too purple for my taste, but I’m not going to prevent you from writing the way you do. However, keep in mind that this kind of English may not be within everyone’s comprehension—I just need to say it for the record. But, then again, this is the ‘advanced’ section.

You are good on personality and biography.

Your limit break somewhat reminded me of Vincent’s limit break in FFVII. It felt as if it was obscure due to the prose, but when I picked out the parts that actually describe what it does, it was quite clear anyway and anchored in two elements: fire and dark. As it stands now, limit breaks cannot really be ‘overpowered,’ as all of them instantly kill all enemies anyway. It’s just an aesthetic choice. So do not worry about that.

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@Blackwell, Tenish, Ozerath: I've completed my notes for your characters. Please post them in the Character Depository.

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Nope. It is a 'unique' world, so our pop-culture does not exist.

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A bro-team with rage problems? Dear lord, what have I gotten myself into...

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I have posted the Character Depository. There is also a link at the bottom of the OOC-text. I have added the final version of my character in it. I changed the character picture to a live-action photo in order to be consistent with everyone else, who are also using live-action. There are some instructions in the character depository thread, read them.

The Spirits Within — character sheets

18 June »« 1.64m

» Appearance «

Olivia was born with a graceful flow, akin to a mountain stream, in her features and motions. Her posture has always been elastic and her build slender and lean, which accentuates fluidity in her chosen specialization as a swordswoman. Olivia’s visage is lush and sleek, distinct in its presence with inflated lips, pointy nose, trenchant eyebrows, and Cerulean eyes. The dark haired girl is most comfortable in attire that supports her acrobatics and swordplay; slightly bohemian, loose fitting fabrics up top and tight, flexible fittings down low, accompanied by shoe wear suitable for her strength of movement.

» Personality «

Olivia is an altruistic and dependable person in that she never turns away from someone in need or someone who has trusted her with trivial or personal matters. At the Oakridge Military Academy, Olivia was a bridge between different social groups and could facilitate their interactions by being a voice of reason. This reliability and sensible nature makes her down to earth in most situations, polite and pleasant in her speech towards strangers. However, she can also be unrealistically stubborn and inflexible in her approach, and when logical arguments do not suit her, she refuses to listen. This stems in her goal-oriented nature in which she can come off as materialistic and possessive, jealous and resentful. Olivia’s greatest flaw is obsession, which manifests in her unconditional love for Samuel Valentine. Moreover, having been given command over the Special Warfare and Reconnaissance Group unit to which her friends were assigned, Olivia has had troubles with distinguishing between moments of addressing her subordinates and addressing her friends, confusing the two aspects with each other on more than one occasion. This has forced her onto an impersonal path that is strengthening her obsession.

» Biography «

Olivia was cursed by an obsessional love for Samuel, but she never had the chance to explain her feelings to him. It has haunted her ever since his tragic death. But deep down inside she felt as if though he already knew and that he felt the same way. They had an unspoken bond that was noticeable through extended eye contact, close body proximity during adventures, sharing of sweets and food, and whatever else children could think of to show affection. She loved him more than she has ever cared to admit. Olivia sees bits and pieces of Samuel in every single one of her friends who knew him, which has caused her to love them nearly as much as she loved Samuel. But despite the presence of her friends, Samuel left a void in her heart that she has desperately attempted to fill with various male companions throughout her years at the Academy.

Olivia’s father was a master swordsman long before the war. He taught civilians and official personnel the art of fighting with swords, both one-handed and two-handed. He devoted his spare time to designing new weapons, particularly sword-gun hybrids. The idea was to have a decent ranged and melee weapon in one. His designs were not popularized until the war when he brought his iconic ‘gunblad e’ into battle. It is a sword with a revolver action built into the hilt, with the barrel running inside the length of the blade. He taught Olivia everything he knew about swordsmanship and using gunblades. She was not as talented as her father, but he did not give up on her. After he passed away in the First Contact War, the military shipped his belongings and his gunblade to Olivia at the Academy.

During Academy years, Olivia took it upon herself to be the driving force in keeping those who knew Samuel together. She made sure that everyone were feeling okay, talked to them about Samuel, and about what was going on in their lives—she spent many hours and long nights on this endeavor. During warm summer days, she always arranged the traditional drainpipe water-sliding event, just to get them together and outside and forget tragic things for a day. If there was a problem between other students and her friends, she always had a way of solving it, as Olivia’s looks effortlessly sailed her into student ‘high society.’

» Weapon «

Olivia found a distinctive weapon near the Tree of Life. It was a massive broadsword, five feet long from tip to handle, with a single-edged blade approximately one foot wide. The steel was of dark-grayish coloration, although lighter shades to mark the edge of the blade itself, scarred and muddied, and the hand guard appeared to be bolted or riveted into place with designed plating.

» Limit Break «

Olivia’s ultimate attack changed at the Tree of Life. The previous was heavily bound to her spirits, whereas the new is slightly less so. The new attack accentuates Olivia’s swordsmanship whereby she rushes a foe and launches it into the air with her massive broadsword. Olivia follows her target by soaring herself off of the ground. The spirits within her suspends the two entities in the air for a short moment, allowing Olivia to unleash a brutal flurry of repeating strikes with her weapon; an “Omnislash” for all intents and purposes.

» Spirits «

At the Tree of Life, the spirits of lightning and wind left Olivia's body and were replaced by gray, silent spirits of peculiar, non-elemental nature.

Achromatic Flare » Inflicts non-elemental stagger. The power of balance is that it has no weakness; the fault of balance is that it has no strength. This spirit is the most dominant spirit within Olivia Celestine. It presumably contains remnants of all elements, which cancel themselves out to create perfect balance and energy. When it emerges, the spirit assumes the form of an intense, grayish sunray.

Gray Omission » Casts Dispel. This spirit once inhabited an ostracized monk that worshiped the kami Barashu. He is said to have been expelled by his brothers because of his jealousy towards all things, and his ability to remove all the good and bad things in their practices, effectively preventing any and all enlightenment. One day the monk ventured past a strange vortex between two precipices, where a single stone was in a constant state of falling. The spirit spoke to him and said that it could never destroy another life due to the balance of the universe, but in turn it could prevent said life from ever attaining a higher state of being. When this spirit emerges, it does so in the form of a rapidly moving, grayish beam that removes enhancements and ailments.

» Attributes «

Commando: 20
Ravager: 10
Sentinel: 5
Synergist: 0
Medic: 0

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Hah, 'antibrevity syndrome,' classic.

#JJ, looks about right. I haven't counted yet myself.

#Sixsmith, you are good on your character sheet.

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There are some timeline inconsistencies in the biography, but I will ignore them as the story is great and otherwise coherent. Other than that, all good on the sheet.