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I love that idea. I assume they would probably know each other?


Oh, most definitely. My character was a naive outgoing airhead optimist during their time in the facility. Largely due to being treated better and her tests being more like 'training' than 'torture'.
This looks interesting! Thinking about ways to make a size manipulator interesting to play. My first thought was tying it to perspective a la superliminal, but this sounds messy to write. I just go with the classic 'can also manipulate their mass'.

The other big question is 'born with the power' or 'science'

Edit: Looking at everyone's character sheets, I've grown fond of the idea of my character being one of the other kids on the government supersoldier program that created Abby. My character accidentally growing way bigger than intended during a test, and wrecking the building, might even be what resulted in Abby and several others being able to escape.



Julia Kray

Location: The Lucky Noodle, Little Asia, Paragon City
@Nallore@McNephelim@IAmTheIsland





Julia took Kenzo's advice and sat down as she caught her breath. She had not stopped moving, stopped thinking, stopped worrying since she left that park bench. She almost had the thought that she wished she was back in prison. He was right. She needed to calm down and think. She watched the rest of this group on strangers. One of them pointed out that the amulet was still here. That's how the monster had been tracking her, but it probably couldn't help find her by itself, could it? Julia stayed silent and listened.Now was a time to absorb as much information as possible.

There was magic in the amulet, and the other girl had the ability to sense it. The monster had several other souls gravitating around it. That may explain why Julia's instincts felt something akin to cold air around him. This group knew Madelyn. The old man also knew other people who may be able to shed some light on what exactly that monster was.

Julia wanted to share everything she knew, to contribute to the communal pool of knowledge by telling everybody about the meeting between the monster and that woman who'd given him the order. It was becoming increasingly apparent that Madelyn had already been somewhat involved with this side of the world, but to Julia, that just made it worse. The seedy underbelly of the City, the breeding ground of criminals and villains. It's not one that a teenager can hop in and out of at their leisure. And commiting to it was a nonsensical choice when the alternative was having a normal, happy childhood that allows you an education and an honest future. Maybe this was just hindsight. Maybe this was the biased worldview of a bitter ex-convict who wishes that she had been given the choice of a normal childhood herself.

But the police soon arrived, and Julia looked down at her feet. They still made her nervous. It still hadn't sunk in yet that she was truly free and no longer guilty of anyoutstanding crime she had not served her full sentence for. That she didn't need to be careful around cops. She still didn't want them any more involved than they needed to be, but she still wanted to help, and she still wanted them to help.

"She was abducted by a monster," Julia added. "I'm still not sure whoor what it actually is but it came from the abandoned warehouse in the Melting Pot that used to be Fat Tony's hideout. There were probably eyewitnesses around there who got a better look at it than I did."
My character's going to be a 'class president' type but I'm unsure whether to lean towards the nerdy archetype or the 'future police officer' archetype



Julia Kray

Location: The Lucky Noodle, Little Asia, Paragon City
@Tally Dor@Nallore@McNephelim@IAmTheIsland





Julia didn't look back as Kenzo faced down the monster. All she wanted was to get Madelyn to safety. Then they could talk. Then Julia could begin to make sense of why such people would be after a kid. Julia had barely made it ten paces out of the doorway when Madelyn managed to wriggle her hand free of Julia's grasp, and used some kind of power to attempt to contain the monster.

Julia could sense the disaster this move brought even before anything happened. Julia couldn't sense spirits directly, but her senses and instincts were screaming at her. Before Julia could answer Sarah, or confirm Shizamu's suspicions, the monster shattered the barrier. Everything seemed tomove in slow motion but even so, Julia was not fast enough to stop the Weeping from taking Madelyn. Nor, thanks to Madelyn's attempt at heroics, was Julia close enough. Her hand reached out to grab at empty air as they fell into her shadow together.She stared at the shadow for a second or two before her shocked face twisted into a snarl.

"That stupid girl! Why did she do that? I don't....I can't understand!" she spluttered in panicked incredulity before turning her attention to Sarah, Shizamu and Kenzo.

"Does anyone have any kind of ability that can track them? Or a vehicle?"
Contemplating the idea of a character who starts off a target and confronts their own shadow inside their mind palace a la Futaba/anyone from Persona 4
This looks very promising! I'm interested



Julia Kray

Location: The Lucky Noodle, Little Asia, Paragon City
@Tally Dor@Nallore@McNephelim@IAmTheIsland





Julia nodded, and seemed to relax a little when the sitation was already starting to get less chaotioc. She felt like she could breathe again. She'd made it. "My name is Julia Kray. It's a little bit of a long story but I'm not the only one who's looking for you today." Julia's eyes flicked to Sarah, then back to Madelyne. "Im not sure what the other guy wants but there was definitely magic involved, so I-"

Julia had not sensed any danger while she had been talking. Her instinct to dodge kicked in before her thoughts could keep up. The monster was here, and it had just tried to attack her. She could feel the stinging, burning sensation of a wound on her forehead. If she was even a fraction of a second slower, she'd be dead. She still didn't know the full story of why that strange woman had wanted Madelyne, but Julia somehow knew that Madelyna would be in danger. Being forced into a life like Julia's would be one of the better case scenarios, and kids should not have to deal with that kind of life. No teenager should need to get used to life-threatening situations. It had taken Julia a long time to deconstruct and reconstruct her entire sense of morality while in prison. Now she was going to put that effort into stopping anything similar from happening here.

There was not enough space here. Too many shadows in too close proximity, and limited manouverability compared to out in the open. Thinking quickly, Julia wrapped her ankle around a chair leg, pulled it closer, and then kicked the chair at Nigel with all her might. It became apparent that this was no middle-aged woman, with that feat of superhuman strength. Julia didn't even check whether ornot it connected. It didn't matter. That was just a distraction. Julia grabbed Madelyne's wrist and dragged her out of the restaurant. She offered no explaination. No apology. She said nothing to Madelyne or Sarah. No time. Mads struggled but this older woman's grip strength was the real deal.



Julia Kray

Location: The Lucky Noodle, Little Asia, Paragon City
@Tally Dor@Nallore@McNephelim@IAmTheIsland





Getting a phone and sim had been easy. There had been enough time on the bus to figure out the basics and install a map app. Julia was glad that technology today was so intuitive. It helped that she was very intelligent and tech literate for her time. She used the remaining journey time to get a good look at Little Asia's current state. Businesses had changed names. Some had closed down. What used to be a cafe is now an apartment. What used to be a laundromat is now a cafe. She'd unfortunately have to search each one of these shops one by one.

Or so she thought.

The moment she got off the bus, the hairs on the back of her arms stood up. She could sense the conflict before she could even hear it. She began to first walk quickly, before breaking into a run. She followed her instincts and they led her straight to the Lucky Noodle. There was a fight going on.The Blue Dragons were involved. What was this? A protection racket gone wrong? Or something else?

Julia was never an official member of the Blue Dragons. She did business with them once or twice but at that point in her career every major criminal worth a damn knew the Rat lived up to her name. She had no affiliation. No loyalty. One day she will sell you information. The next day she will sell you out. Too useful to ever make a permanent enemy out of but nobody's friend.

She stepped through the doorway, folded her ams, and looked inside. There was a woman standing beside an older man who looked strangely familiar. She couldn't quite remember where she had seen him before, so she put a pin in that thought. The woman was young but still looked just a little too old to be a student. That left the one in the corner, with a visible bruise and a chair at her feet. And she could feel that unnatural chill again, coming from that direction. No doubt aboutit. That was her. Julia clicked her tongue. Children did not belong in the same world as this carnage. Julia was testament to that. Kids hanging around criminals either creates more criminals or creates dead kids. She was only standing to the side and she'd already gotten hurt. Not to mention that monster was looking for her with clearly less than savory designs in mind.

"You must be Madalyne Crane," Julia began talking as she ignored everything else around her and began approaching Madalyne. "This doesn't seem to be a good atmosphere for a conversation, but I've been looking for you."
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