NeoAJ

Corrected & Connected

I'm going to shamelessly copy Alice's formatting, because I think it looks nice and is something my character would totally do. This is what I have so far, I'm hoping to use my limited battery time to finish the biography while I wait for my brother at the hospital.

RS

Roleplayer Sheet:

Age: 26 Frequency Online: At least once a day, for indeterminate amounts of time. Depends on how much I don't want to get out of bed. Responsibilities Offline: I work night shift four nights a week and I'm working on applying to law school until the end of the month, so very busy immediately but after that, hopefully I'll be rested enough to do some serious writing. Favorite tv show or books: TV Shows: Archer, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Game of Thrones Books: Catch-22, Work! Consume! Die! (by Frankie Boyle), Gulliver's Travels Why do you like to write/RP: I've enjoyed writing for a long period of time and I love being able to contribute to a story that feels like it's something far bigger than anything I could come up with on my own. Plus it's a way to escape from a world that I have not really lived up to expectations in.

Character Sheet:

Name: Hajsafi, Maya Alias in the DgtWld: Atomik Age: 24

Important Stuff

Average Appearance: Corrector Appearance: Theme Music: Because of course she has a theme. Weapon of Choice: Handheld Beat Cannon Fashioned as something resembling a pistol with a base speaker on top of it, this heavy pistol is designed to fire a concentrated and consistent pulse of sound at a target up to 100 feet away. The pulse overloads the audio sensory connection of someone's MChip, turning whatever they might here into a cacophony of painful noise that renders people unable to function properly (one victim could swear they heard the word "Friday" over and over again). These pulses can permeate most headphones but they are a bit clunky, which leaves Atomik unable to do much in close combat. They also can't rapid fire large pulses, so if someone is able to move and gets around an initial mega blast, that leaves Atomik vulnerable as well. There are different settings on the guns allowing for Atomik to customize how much and what kind of damage the guns do. Odd numbers are used for solo targets while even numbers are used for multiple targets. 1-4 solely focus on audio warfare with 1-2 being used for letting the sweet soothing sounds massage and heal a teammate or herself and 3-4 are not so kind inflicting damage upon miscreant's ears and brains. 5-6 fire a steady pulse that will flow against a target much like a stream or river. 7 deals a large concussive blast to try and take a target out of commission and end a fight, although it's at this point where Atomik starts to lose total control of the cannon. The dial on the cannon is able to be cranked up to 11, but so far Atomik hasn't had the need to go beyond 7. She's a little worried about what might happen in the higher numbers. Cell Phone:

Personality:

• +Intelligent: Given the amount of time Maya has spent in the DgtWld prior to being a connector, he is very well versed in how it works and any exploits that might be available.
• -Unmotivated: As such, Maya is adverse to doing any kind of work, so he prefers to do as little as possible. If anyone is going to do a job, Maya is more than happy to let them do it for him.
• +Defender: Given the way he has been treated in his life, watching or hearing someone being ostracized for no good reasons is a sore spot for Maya and will inspire him to act. If anyone is being ignored or bullied, Maya will step in immediately on their behalf to fight for them.
• -Naive: Given his lack of social interactions in the real world, sarcasm is something of a foreign concept to Maya. So is deceit. If something sounds plausible, Maya will believe it, and combining that with his need to defended the "downtrodden" can get him in a lot of trouble.
• +Upbeat: In contrast to his real life mannerisms, Maya actually feels so at home in DgtWld that he sheds the introverted shell that he has cultivated offline and becomes completely relaxed and optimistic, more in tune with his current avatar.
• +Loyal: Once he gets to know someone, Maya will back them wholeheartedly into whatever situation they may face, as long as it doesn't interfere with his previous tenets of not picking on the "weak gazelle" so to speak, or if he can find someone to do the actual work aspect of whatever needs to be done to follow.

Background: Maya is the only son of an Iranian immigrant father and a Japanese mother. He was born and raised in Niigata, while both his parents worked for a telecommunications company. His father was an electrician who moved post-Revolution and worked his way up the ladder of the union while maintaining a strict paternal structure in the home that when combined with his mother's cold passive attitude meant a very tough and rigid childhood for Maya. School wasn't much better. Lacking the immigrant populations of Tokyo and Nagoya, Maya's half-Iranian heritage made him stand out among his peers and he was a ripe target for bullying. This constant belittlement in all aspects of life made Maya very timid and quick to withdraw in the growing online world at a young age. He refused to take out his frustrations on other people though, even when putting bullets into brains when playing popular online games. Instead he let himself get lost in whatever he was doing online at the time, music and visuals carrying him away from Mehdi's fiery anger over his slightly imperfect grades, and Ayame's indignant stare at his few successes. Even in school, when Ono Kenji slammed him against the fence every day for a month straight after accidentally scuffing his shoe, that anger and hatred washed away while Maya was lost in the online world. When the DgtWld system was first gaining steam in Japan and the U.S., Maya was quick to hop onto the phenomenon. He saved for a few months to get one of the first MChips implanted and took to the virtual reality like a monkey to a hot spring. At first it was just a few secluded trips to his own private island to get away from it all and listen to music, but he started spending more and more time in the DgtWld. He was so enthralled by the potential this technology had, of being able to leave the physical plane behind and transport yourself anywhere you wanted your music to take you that he dedicated his studies towards making sure he could be able to contribute to such a beautiful achievement of modern science. This newfound dedication seemed to please his parents as well, so they let Maya continue on this course. Of course they didn't know Maya would do so well that he would be drafted to the Correctors squad. Not even Maya believed it at first, but once he got confirmation, he was thrilled to be able to have a more in depth role in protecting the world...as long as it didn't interfere with his time in virtual Antigua. Given the lack of a base in his hometown, Maya was assigned to the Tokyo unit, able to leave Niigata for the first time. However upon arrival, he was subjected to the same kind of harassment he thought he had escaped a while ago, and the first avatar he was presented with prior to gaining the access to creating his own was that of a teenage girl. It was a big laugh among the senior connectors but on his first few trips into the DgtWld in this avatar, Maya wasn't getting stared at. He wasn't getting called a terrorist. He felt...normal. And it felt good. It felt liberating. So liberating that he kept the avatar even after getting clearance to change, only tweaking certain aspects to better fit the weaponry that he decided to outfit Atomik with when she first came into being. Besides, if no one was supposed to know about his role, it made sense to Maya for his avatar to be as far opposite from his true identity as possible. Despite the personal growth that has come with his time as a Corrector, Maya is still seen as a social outcast in the real world. He is known to his neighbors in the small Aoyama District flat for being a shut-off student training for his certification as a network administrator and technician, when in reality, he's just waiting for the next opportunity to get back into the DgtWld and make what he sees to be a bigger impact.

Corrected & Connected [a future sci-fi cyberpunk slice of life]

I will express some interest here as well. As if there wasn't enough expressed already.

To the Stars, From Death.

Hey Genkai, just wanted to affirm that the new post looks awesome, hopefully you get some Spring Break time to put the final coat of polish on it. I eagerly await the chance to get in and get started, bud.

To the Stars, From Death.

*offers internet hug* I know that feeling GK. If I didn't work a job where I could have my laptop during university, I would never have gotten any writing done. I miss that job, since I can't seem to get any writing done now that I'm out. Take your time mate. We'll still be here.

To the Stars, From Death.

Thanks for the welcome :) I'll try to justify it.

Genkai are you posting that one soon then? Because I can wait. I don't think Shirin's going to drop directly into the group like a meteor or anything.

To the Stars, From Death.

All right I had to look for a proper picture to match up with her, but I think I came close.

Character Sheet:

Username: NeoAC

Timezone: AST (or ADT. Whatever, it's Atlantic time.)

Posting Habits: I try to check once a day to see if there is anything that I can contribute to the story on a conversation. I'm not going to post just for the sake of posting, but I'll do what I can to advance the story.

RP Peeves: People who can't spell, or CC without proper clearance. Is it that hard to ask permission if you want to do something with my character? Apparently for some people it is...

Anything Else: I work nights at the moment, I almost always drink on Wednesdays (trivia = free beer), and I'll try to get stuff done more on the weekend. With the football season winding down, I don't have to worry about writing for that as much anymore, so I'm more active in RPs.

Character's Name: Shirin Mahdavikia

Age: 25

Appearance:

Appearance

Occupation: Grad Student, studying Physics

Beliefs/Religion: Islam, although it's nowhere near as strict as it once was with her experiences abroad and at home.

Personality: + Shirin is quick to open up to and accept most people, even those who appear so different to her.
+ She is generous to those she considers friends almost to a fault, offering the clothing off her back or her last bit of cash if they need it.
+ Shirin is a very good listener, able to empathize with many people and try to offer advice based the teaching of her youth and her experiences of the previous years.
+ Once she has a set goal, Shirin follows through on it 100%. There is no wavering.
+ She is analytical, able to calculate many angles in a debated actions, but she only offers these to others, not acting on them. For you see...
- Shirin has a very submissive personality, not wanting to take the lead on anything, preferring to defer to others in her group
- Due to experiences late in life, Shirin no longer trusts any kind of public authority figure. Almost to the point of open rebellion.
- She is also is no longer bound by her moral choices in actions after seeing how quickly other people abandon their own. If on her bad side, Shirin will take great pleasure in making you feel it.

Cause of Death: Hanging

Hobbies: Hiking, Watching movies with friends, Reading,

Fears: Guns, Confined spaces

To the Stars, From Death.

This actually looks really intriguing. There was a similar premise on the other site that I RP on many moons ago, more revenge based than this one, but it never got off the ground and I was really disappointed since I really liked the character. With some tweaks she might work here though, if you guys are still interested in having people.