Subject Zero

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

Hey guys i won't be able to post for most of the day i'll post around 5 6 pm Canadian

@Automaton

Don't worry about it man. No rush.

@Vec Well we could really use some more people from Harlan. How about playing an old hillbilly named Buck?

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

When the car came to a slow stop, Nate looked the man in the road up and down, taking particular note of the gun belt and cursing Michaels for taking his. Illuminated by the glow of the headlights, Elijah Craigh looked even more menacing than he normally did. Damn it! This wasn't how he wanted it to go. He wanted time to prepare. At least enough time to get a gun. 'Damn it,Freddy!' he thought to himself. Nate watched Craigh for a long moment, only half paying attention to what Vin was saying to him. Eventually, he glanced at the new guy for a second then turned to Vin and said "When I get out of the car, lock the doors. And if this goes sideways...run." The normally happy-go-lucky Nate seemed to be gone and he was now deadly serious.

Stepping out of the car, Nate slammed the door shut behind him and held an arm across his ribs as he moved around to the front of the car, stepping into the glow of the headlights. "Elijah motherfucking Craigh." he said with the slightest hint of a smile as he came to a stop at what he felt was a safe distance away from Craigh. "Haven't drunk yourself into an early grave yet I see."

Nate felt on edge but tried not to let it show. This could go either way and probably depended on how Eli felt that day. Nate had always been somewhat paranoid and these past few weeks with all the craziness and the people trying to kill him or arrest him or both had only made him worse. But standing here, face to face with Eli Craigh, he was more on edge than normal. Eli had the potential to be dangerous. Nate didn't know why the message had told him to find Eli. Maybe it was a set up. Maybe he was here to kill them. Or maybe not. Maybe it was all in his head and Eli was here to help. Either way, Nate was ready for a fight if he needed to be.

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

I'm thinking it's probably not necessary anymore to add mentions at the bottom of our posts since everyone in the RP is together. The only time it would make sense now is if dialogue is directed at specific characters.

What do you all think?

@Rawk

I'm fine with that. I imagine we'll split up again at some point, as seems to be the nature of this rp, and then we can use it for whoever is around at the time. We're good for now though.

Also, I should have a post up soon.

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

@Xandrya At some point, do you think JJ will learn to control her powers better so she doesn't completely incapacitate herself? I know for story purposes she's still new to the whole thing but I'm just curious about the evolution of things like this.

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

Okay, my brain is mush and I think I need a long sleep before I post again.

Why We Fall

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The whole thing was a blur. From the moment the breakout began, it was a cacophony of movement and sounds. Cody had moved on mostly instinct alone and by the time he reached the ship, his heart was pounding. It was exhilarating. Almost fun. Or it would have been, were he not afraid he would die any moment. There were other people running to the ship too. Some he recognized and some he didn't. They all slipped into their pods and Cody followed suit. Only then did he start to calm down and think about what had actually happened. What was still happening. He almost started to panic but remembered the breathing exercises his father had taught him earlier in life. That helped calm him until the sleep came.

When he awoke, he was confused and disoriented, much like everyone else. He slammed a hand into the glass on the pod but immediately realized what a bad idea that was. So instead he focussed on figuring out how to get out of this thing. He didn't have a chance though as all hell broke loose again and he was grateful that he hadn't escaped the pod when he realized the ship was crashing. It provided some form of safety, although he did smash his head on the top and he was sure a goose egg would form there soon enough. He squeezed his eyes shut and held his head as whatever was happening outside happened. There was a ringing in his ears that blocked out all of the other sounds around him. When it finally stopped, he realized that he had stopped too. Whatever was happening was over and the pod started to open. Cody practically fell out onto the floor but immediately scrambled to his feet. When he looked around, he noticed the others emerging too and was relieved to see them alive.

When the doors began to open, Cody was one of the first there to see what was happening. What he saw was jaw dropping. There was an entire world on the other side of those doors. A green world. He had always heard stories of worlds like this. Worlds not made of rock and metal. He didn't really believe it until he saw it with his own eyes. As he stared in wonder, he started to gently laugh in sheer astonishment. There was so much to see and he wanted to see it all. He followed a girl out onto the grass and stared down at it, noticing a line of insects pass by in front of him. He was so busy watching them that he didn't notice the older man approach. He jumped slightly when he heard his voice but didn't respond to his question. Cody honestly didn't have the faintest idea what was happening.

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

@Automaton I know that feel. But don't worry, you're good.

The Unwanted. Superpowered RP with a hint of horror.

Nate was quick to grab hold of Jennifer before her head hit the ground. He rolled his eyes at Vin's angry outburst and informed him "She'll recover. Do you want to leave another dead breadcrumb leading the cops straight to us?" Despite his words, Nate understood how Vin felt. He didn't want to see JJ hurt, despite how annoying she was at times. But if he understood her powers correctly, and he admittedly wasn't sure he did, she didn't absorb all of the injuries of the person she healed. Only a portion of it. At least he hoped that's how it worked. He was well aware that this current situation was his fault. The voices in his head only echoed the statement. One seemed to be gently laughing though, which disturbed Nate.

He swept JJ up in his arms, this time with much more care than he had after their first meeting. His ribs ached again and the pain was obvious on his face. The road kill was full of questions, all of which annoyed Nate. He swept JJ around and headed back towards the car where he shoved her at Vin before grabbing him by the face and saying "She'll be alright." His expression seemed oddly caring for someone like Nate. He smiled at Vin then and said "I haven't been wrong yet, have I?"

He didn't wait for a response to that and instead turned back around and headed towards the stranger who was now starting to freak out and muttering that he had killed someone. All of Nate's caring nature seemed to have been spent though and he simply reached out and shoved the stranger onto his ass. "Welcome to the club." he stated before turning and heading back to the car.

@Rawk
@Xandrya
@Automaton

Why We Fall

@Subject Zero Where do I know that face claim from?

@Thundercrash

Scream Queens?

Why We Fall

(Cody Fox)

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"It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.”

<sub>– Quincy Jones

Robotics prodigy, rebelling against the system.</sub>

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Basic Information

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> Name:

Cody August Fox

> Nickname:

Code, Fox, Foxy etc.

> Age:

17

> Gender:

Male

> Ethnicity:

Afro-Caribbean

> Sexuality:

Homosexual

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Imprisonment

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> Crime:

• Hacking classified files
• Assault
• Drug use
• Homosexuality
• Resisting arrest
• Illegal biotech upgrades

> Years Spent

One (Fifteen months)

> Prison Elective

Spacecraft Maintenance and Robotics Maintenance (I'm assuming there are robotics)

> Cell-Mate

Anyone want to be Code's cellmate?

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Education & Skills

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> Occupation:

Cody's parents are mechanical masters specializing in the field of robotics and Cody learned a lot from them.

> Classes:

• Advanced Robotics
• Flight Mechanics
• Advanced Calculus
• Computer Science

> Skills:

• Robotics Maintenance - Code's favourite hobby is working on robotics and is well known for crafting his own little bots.
• Coding - All puns aside, Cody is highly skilled in the art of computer code and can hack his way through many systems.
• Athleticism - With a naturally athletic physique, Cody has spent a considerable amount of time in the gym and built up quite a bit of muscle. His strength and stamina is above average.
• Swordfighting - Cody's father taught him this dying art and it is something he still practices today, albeit with much less deadly implements.

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The Little Things

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> Likes

• Machines
• Music
• Animals
• Swashbuckling adventure heroes
• Sciences
• Food (He'll eat pretty much anything)
• Sports
• Stories

> Dislikes

• Inquisitors
• Prison
• Hypocrites
• Cheaters
• Wet socks
• Being cold
• Politics

> Habits:

• Easily distracted
• Licks his lips when nervous
• Often incapable of sitting still

> Hobbies:

• Works on machines (usually robotics)
• Working out
• Swordfighting/Training

> Fears:

• That he may be a monster
• Inquisitors
• Being betrayed

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The Very Big Things

> Personality:

Cody is the type of person that often drifts wistfully from one thing to another. Half the time he seems like he's not really there and is lost in thought. When he does focus on something though, he's often obsessive about it. He'll focus intently on something until he loses interest and then he'll drift off again. He has trouble maintaining conversations with others and some see his tendency to drift off as being rude. He's not ignoring them on purpose, he's just easily distracted.

Cody tries his best to be a nice person but doesn't trust easily. He has been betrayed in the past by people he thought he could trust and doesn't want to go through that again. These days he is far more skeptical about people's intentions than he used to be. He'll be friendly, helpful and such but he will rarely trust anyone completely and won't tell anyone trust anyone with his secrets. He often deflects the conversation away from himself.

He is smart but his intelligence seems limited to machines. He couldn't tell you the first thing about human anatomy or the works of William Shakespeare. Although it may only be a matter of time before he drifts into that area of study.

> Backstory:

Cody's parents are true believers. Zealots even. The rhetoric of the inquisitors was drummed into him from an early age and Cody believed it all. That was until he started to get older and he noticed things. Things about himself. He had feelings that he was told he shouldn't have. He liked boys more than girls. A lot more actually. He didn't know why he felt this way but he did. The inquisitors would say that he was a deviant if they knew. They would say he was a monster. They would want to kill him. For a long time he tried to deny the truth about himself. But the more he thought about it, the more he wondered why. Why would they hate him for such a thing? And the more he thought about that, the more he thought about other things. He thought about the teachings of the inquisitors and he began to disagree with much of it.

As he entered his teenage years, Cody began acting out. He would quietly break the rules. Small ones at first but he eventually ended up breaking larger laws like drug use. He not only used them but sold them to others. Nothing really dangerous. He didn't want to hurt anyone. He just wanted to give a silent screw you to the authorities. Breaking the law here and there was his way of telling the inquisitors that they couldn't control him. They couldn't tell him what to do. Who to love...How to be.

He got away with a lot but in the end, it wasn't his criminal activity that was his downfall. It was placing his trust in a friend. He told his best friend that he was gay. The friend reported him to the inquisitors. When they came to arrest him and his parents were informed of the charges, they just let it happen. They handed their son over without a second thought. Cody was heartbroken.

A little digging around by the inquisitors gave them even more fuel for the fire and the charges racked up. Cody has spent the last fifteen months in detention but knows that it is only a matter of time before they come back for him. To finally put an end to him.

> Theme Song:

To come...maybe.
_{Quote some lyrics from the song here!}

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