Stern Algorithm

One Piece: The Scarlet Pirates (Reboot!) [Chapter 1 END]

@Noodles

"Sabotage? You mean espionage? Or maybe you meant subterfuge? Regardless, while I don't mind you taking a nap, the crew I've infiltrated won't be very keen to find you sleeping here. It could blow my cover and all that. I'm sure you understand. And I get that you're hands are tied, I'm not exactly expecting you to help me out with my mission or anything. Besides, I'm well aware that you've got a notorious pirate to catch." Handel said, but then Lt. Arafael said he didn't buy the story. Handel would stick to the story regardless, and hopefully plant the seed of doubt. She turned her bass to face Arafael, letting the metal-plated underside of the instrument act as a shield between herself and the wolf, while keeping her fingers on the chord and her bow against the strings, waiting to strike the dog-whistle note should he advance. "Hmm. Stubborn. You should know that my rank is commander," she said, partially as a threat, since power level often coincided with rank among the Marines, "If you intend to impede my mission on a misconception, I may be forced to let Cipher Pol know that you disobeyed a senior officer and engaged in dereliction of duty, since your crew is waiting for your aid against the other pirate crew here, are they not?" All the while Handel slowly walked towards the door leading into the interior of the ship, since in hallways, humans had an advantage over beasts. Though Handel thought she might be able to take Arafael in a fight, she didn't want to underestimate him, since he was a lieutenant knowingly picking a fight with someone who had achieved the rank of commander. But she was confident that with the entire crew here, they would be able to overwhelm him, so she essentially just had to stall for time.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Vivian & Sylvia Altissima

@PaulHaynek @Lmpkio

Vivian and Sylvia woke with a start from Morgan's urgent prodding. Without questioning it, the liliraune extended their vines and roots in an effort to shuffle as quickly as they could, but it wasn't very fast. Sylvia pondered on the situation. Did they faint and have their bodies smuggled to some strange location? But the existence of exploding bird heads suggested something else. Perhaps this a a bad, huwana-induced dream? Besides, there were no such thing as exploding bird head monsters, all monsters were humanoid, and almost definitely female. But if it was a dream, then was Morgan jsut a figment of their imagination? On that note, were the sisters figments of each other's imagination? Regardless, the sisters tried their best to follow Morgan, but at some point, Vivian had to speak up, "I don't know if we can get very far like this."

World of Light

Din

Level 3 - (4/30) EXP
Location - Peach's Castle: Interior, Throne Room
Word Count: 240

@Archmage MC

Din screamed as she witnessed Gaige get splattered on the floor of the throne room, and again when Zer0 was torn in half. She wasn't a hero nor even an adventurer. She was a dancer with a traveling performance troupe, and the most danger she had been in was being kidnapped for her Oracle powers. Though she could defend herself decently enough, she had never been exposed to the horrors of combat, and all their fighting up to this point had been against machines or comical enemies who 'poofed' upon death. The humanoid ones, more or less, had been rescued by Friend Hearts. Din was so shocked that she failed to dodge the shockwave from when Megadragonbowser punched the ground, the force knocking her violently to the ground. She had taken some damage, but she was able to stand, only to notice a sharp pain in her elbow. Being a dancer, and a bit of a gymnast, she knew she had a broken arm. Holding her arm, she quickly limped over to Blazermate, but instead of asking for herself, she said, "Please! C-can you heal the...girl with the machine, or... the man with the sword?" She knew her own dancing could heal light wounds, but what had happened to Gaige and Zer0 was far beyond her abilities. Din hoped that Blazermate, whose healing seemed much more potent, could do something. Din didn't even know their names, and now they were...

three word story(dead now because GORGONMAST ruined it. This is a stain on my reputation but it’s not my fault)

How OP reacted:

Power Play

Eileen is waiting for something 'bigger' to happen, so might not get involved in the fire for now.

My Not so Heroic Academia a.k.a. Truly Villainous

EDIT: Okay, now it's done, 100%

Ushi-Oni

Name: Ushiyama Shifumi (牛山 白笛美)
Alias: Ushi-Oni (牛鬼)
Age: 37
Gender: Female

Appearance:

Shifumi is slender and over two meters tall with sickly, pale skin. Due to metabolic stress and age, she has white streaks in her hair, which she styles to look reminiscent of horns. She normally wears an apathetic poker face, but when she smiles, it is gentle and sinister. She exudes an oppressive aura and pins people with black, lusterless eyes. She hunches often to listen to people shorter than her speak.

Full body image (warning, large image)

Half body image (warning, large image)

Like most Yakuza, she has tattoos, the most prominent being on her back, hidden from view, of her namesake.

Ushi-Oni tattoo

Due to the nature of her quirk, Shifumi's muscles are embedded with special staples, but the accrued bio-toxicity has caused a blackening discoloration of the skin around the staples.

Slightly NSFW image showing staples

On the field, she tends to wear a set of black metallic armor with white trimmings.

Villain Armor image (warning, large image)

Personality:

The spine, the foundation, Ushiyama Shifumi presents a facade of immovable strength. She speaks softly, but with weight, keeping her expression placid and her thoughts and emotions close to her chest. During confrontations, however, she is brutal and relentless, preferring to end the confrontation swiftly. To those close to her, she can be motherly in a tough love sort of way, but for the most part, she doesn't let people get close emotionally because she knows that she has too much to lose if such weaknesses ever got exploited.

Background:

Shifumi and her mother grew up in destitution. While heroes protected people from physical dangers, like natural disasters and villains, nobody was going to save anyone from financial inequality. In the dark, seedy underbelly of society, overlooked by humanity's 'saviours', Shifumi had to fight to protect what was hers. It wasn't long before she joined a small street gang to protect her neighborhood, moving from one organization to the next based on the perceived strength of the organization. Soon she found herself as the local enforcer of her current Yakuza group. As long as she continued to serve with distinction, Shifumi and her mother's lives were decent, some might even consider luxurious. But in addition to being just muscle, Shifumi was a fast learner, and demonstrated the 'heart' of a Yakuza with her loyalty and dedication. Eventually, leadership of the local group passed to her. At some point, Shifumi's mother passed away, but she passed away in comfort. But now Shifumi had a bigger family to take care of.

Aspiration:

Shifumi's loyalty, first and foremost, is to her Yakuza group. She desires to keep them and their families safe and well-fed, even if that means going up against heroes, and other villains. Due to the rise in heroism and villainy, the Yakuza has seen tough times, and Shifumi hopes that the villain who has contacted her, and the challenges he has presented her with, will give her and her group legitimacy in the eyes of other villains so that they can cooperate against the forces that seek to suppress their collective ambitions.

Strength & Weakness:

Besides her quirk, Shifumi's greatest strength is her organizational leadership and willingness to negotiate, a rare trait in a world of egotistical, self-important villains. She can take a step back and consider what the more pragmatic options are, instead of letting her pride take the reins. Her greatest weaknesses are actually her ties to her Yakuza group. Members getting taken hostage is not something she can ignore.

Quirk:

Do You Even Lymph, Bro? - When Shifumi has an immune reaction, her white blood cells release a strength-enhancing chemical. By embedding bio-reactive staples into her musculature, she ensures that her body is in a perpetual state of bio-rejection, and thus operating at maximum strength all the time. She also regularly draws her own blood and, using her Yakuza group's medical facilities, extracted the serum, which her allies can consume as a temporary strength boost.

Serum

Skills/Talents:

As the leader of a Yakuza group, Shifumi has management, leadership, and diplomacy skills. She also has quite a bit of capital to back her up. Being a bit of a traditionalist, Shifumi has exposure to various forms of Japanese martial arts, though her forte is jiujitsu.

Inventory:

• Armor - As shown above.
• Vials of Strength Serum - For ally use during emergencies.
• EpiPen - Since her quirk is a burden on her immune system, it helps to have an EpiPen ready to stave off anaphylactic shock.
• A bag of powdered peanuts - A snack?

Extra:

Shifumi's hunch and voice

World of Light

@Lugubrious Did Old Amsterdam drop?

Power Play

Dr. Eileen Fang

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"...well, I wouldn't call it 'profiling', Director Hargreaves," Eileen tried to explain.

"Well what would you call it?" came Director Hargreaves' reply.

"It's just a safety precaution. We're not intending to criminalize superpowers, I mean, I'd be a hypocrite if that's what we were trying to do. No, what I'm proposing is, just like we have the right to bear arms in this country, just like driving is perfectly legal, we have safety regulations. Kids under 18 can't drive, guns can't be sold to minors, you need to pass a safety test to use a gun or drive a car, etc. Even in some Asian countries, if you reach a certain level in your martial arts school, you need to get a permit and a license from the police, because your body is recognized as a deadly weapon. It would be the same thing."

"What you're proposing is going to be a headache to implement."

"I know, but I'm willing to wait. But until then, I'll prove to you that it works."

"With the 'Friends of Bastion' program?"

"Yes, but I think 'Project Dragon's Teeth' is a better name."

"What?"

"It's a mythological allusion, in Greek mythology, Cadmus slew a dragon, and was told to keep its teeth. In a dire situation, he planted them in the ground, and armed warriors rose up to support him. It's also a pun."

"How so?"

"Teeth, Fang? Me, Dr. Fang, get it?"

"You're so juvenile."

"I'm a genius, I'll have you know."

"So what does 'Project Dragon's Teeth' entail?"

"Not much. Bell Reach is the 'City of Supers', there are any number of vigilante do-gooders out to make a name for themselves and keep the streets clean. If I run into one, I give them my card and a communicator. Tell them that we sanction their actions, that we're ready to help if they need backup, and expect the same from them. It's just networking, really. You know as well as I do that Bastion can't be everywhere at once. Bastion's too...'Castle in the Sky', too...'Ivory Tower', if you catch my drift. We need..."

"...boots on the ground."

"Precisely."

"Fine, we'll keep track of your progress and take your data into consideration if and when we make a decision on your other proposal."

"That's all I ask, Director."

"Very well, I wish you luck, Doctor."

With that, the teleconference ended. Eileen sat hunched in front of her office computer in her labcoat. A white, robotic beetle the size of a cell phone pushed a warm mug of coffee towards her hand. "Thanks, Omniac," Eileen says as she takes the offered cup and downs it. Well, time to get back to her lab. Omniac would keep tabs on urgent news reports and major incidences and alert Eileen. Nothing like a major event to get vigilantes to crawl out of the woodwork.

World of Light

Din

Level 3 - (3/30) EXP
Location - Peach's Castle: Interior, Throne Room
Word Count: 219

Din was taken aback when Megadragonbowser tucked into his shell and launched himself across the room, forcing herself and several of her allies to duck out of the way. This sadly, put him out of reach of the piranha plants that she had grown with her spell of Spring in an attempt to hold him down. But with her allies somewhat disrupted, she took this time while they were all regrouping for their next attack on the boss to dance among them, granting them healing and invigoration, picking up the slack from Blazermate's more focused, high-priority healing. She stood closer to the back line as her allies continued to pummel the dragon, looking to do some significant damage, that or just pissing it off a lot, to the point that it went for another spinning shell attack. This time though, her allies had come up with a great idea to make the sliding beast collide with one of the sturdy pillars, causing it to flip over. As her allies punished the dragon, Din knew that she could probably contribute very little to taking the boss down, but she could help in keeping him down. She cast the Spell of Winter on the ground beneath Megadragonbowser, creating a slippery layer of ice that should impede any attempts at righting himself.

Power Play

@pyroman

Can Dr. Fang be Professor Devil's protege/government liaison buddy? Like Devil is actually a member of Bastion, while Dr. Fang is part of Bastion's government support group. They exchange tech notes, Devil tells Fang what Bastion needs the government agents/police to handle and what tech-readiness level they need to be at, Fang helps with handling evacuations and smooth over relations with the government with respect to damage control, and Dr. Fang gets pointers about being a superhero from Devil? Maybe Devil is patronizing and keeps advising Fang to not put herself in danger, or maybe he's encouraging.