Zanavy

Pokémon: Legacy of Trainers (Slice of Life RP)

@Vampiretwilight If you want to make an intro post for Emily about where she is and what she does, I can follow up with the scrambled egg problem. Or I could just start right in, but I wanted to give you a chance to introduce Emily if you want.

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

Jill Henderson

@Eviledd1984

Jill tilted her head a bit at Henry's encouragement, at least in his words if not his attitude. Her prideful posture quickly returned, though.

"Anyway, the reason I know today is the day, is I found THESE!"

Jill reached into her bedazzled purse and pulled out a small cardboard box. Inside the box were two orbs... when Jill pulled one out into the light, it became apparent they were glass eyes. Jill popped them into her empty sockets and struck an enchanting pose.

"Don't they look wonderful, daahling?"

They were some decent quality glass eyes. On most people, you would have to look pretty close to tell the difference. In a lich's lidless empty sockets, however, they looked a tad horrifying.

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

Jill Henderson

Do you know who was excited that morning?

"Jill" finished brushing her auburn bob that was definitely not a wig and practically strutted to the kitchen. She beamed a toothy grin when she noticed Henry. Her motivations were a mad mix between familiarity, pride, and a love of pushing buttons from time to time.

"Good moooorning!" the Normal Human sang out as she poured an iced coffee for herself. "And it truly is. I shall obtain that job today, I can feel it."

The Normal Human took a swig of her iced coffee, enjoying the energizing combination of sweet and bitter. Then, she spat it back into her mug. The dark magicks that animated Jill gave her heightened acuity in all five senses, but the skeletal woman still lacked the digestive organs necessary to actually consume the food and drink she tasted.

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

Before we go forward, I would like to acknowledge @midnightlord as the original creator of the comically-aware-supervillain-group idea. They joined RPGuild just long enough to make an interest check that other people hopped on board of and then was never seen again. If midnightlord ever returns, we can and should have a discussion about ownership of this RP.

Now that my best attempt to cover our behinds is over, I may work on posting for reals.

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

I forgot we started the IC here and it could be my turn. ^_^' Maybe I'll have a post up today, maybe tomorrow.

:ὁ Animalia [OPEN!]

Corrie Strickman

-En route to the cafeteria-

Corrie looked at the outstretched hand for a second, then realized it was offered as a polite social gesture. She returned it with a courteous yet firm wingshake.

"Cordeliamycinth--"

The bird hesitated. It would be proper to introduce her full name. But she didn't know which professors this new acquaintance may have, and she would rather not be immediately associated with the stern Dr. Strickman.

"...but you may call me Corrie," she finished. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

The owl considered Lennon's suggestion for a bit, weighing the new opportunity with her packed schedule. She took another few seconds of awkward silence to come up with the optimal words to say.

"I am amenable to your proposal. I was en route to the cafeteria, anyway. Let us resume in a more hospitable clime."

The owl didn't wait for an answer as she turned around and walked to the cafeteria's main door. She hardly paid any mind to a couple of students playing in the snow. Perhaps it was amusing... for some people. But it looked dreadfully cold. All that hard work would just melt within a week, anyway.

@Myling

:ὁ Animalia [OPEN!]

We could put an angry face on the acorn? :P

EDIT: An actual high school mascot:

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

Everyone is undead. There are many villain options and you all chose to join me in death.

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

I swiped first character sheet! MUAHAHA! (Let me know if she's approved or I need to change anything.)

It might be nice to credit the idea's originator somewhere in here, maybe at the bottom of the first OOC post.

House Of Villains: A Slice Of Life About Comically Self-Aware Villains

"Jill"

Name: "Jill Henderson"

Appearance:


Species: Human! Normal human! (she is a lich)

Age: About 1000

Occupation: Formerly self-employed necromancer, currently job seeking

Special Abilities: Various arcane powers, though anything outside the school of necromancy is a little rusty. Can create and command undead, inflict magical curses and wounds. She can perform smaller spells at will, but greater spells will require additional components. Has no need for living requirements like air and food. Impervious to disease and non-magical weapons. If her corporeal form dies due to magical injuries (including some high tech), her essence will be preserved in and potentially re-released from a phylactery, which is at an undisclosed location.

Personality: Jill's core evil trait is vanity. She is very concerned with appearing impressive - whether that means intelligence, magical prowess, physical appearance, wealth, or whatever other measure of success she deems important. She doesn't take losing or failure well. She is driven and independent, and if she comes across an obstacle, she is determined to overcome it through wit and hard work... and maybe some subtle cheating. Jill has been changing and growing during her brief time in this era, and she has become able to accept advice from others... sort of. She is outgoing and does desperately want connection with other people, but she's more concerned with impressing and lording over people than being genuine friends. This often drives her potential "friends" away (along with, y'know, the fact that she's a walking glowing skeleton). "Jill" takes pride in her (not very good) human disguise and has the delusion that it's very good. If you want to avoid her wrath, you'd better play along.

History: Though Jill wouldn't admit it publicly, she was once a medieval witch/necromancer who sought eternal life. After many decades of study and hard work, she discovered and completed the terrible ritual to achieve lichdom! She got to enjoy her reign of terror for about 100 years. Then, a group of meddling adventurers found a way to magically seal her. She remained in a half-conscious state of limbo until the 21st century, when a fracking project unwittingly released her bonds.

Jill was shocked by how much the world had changed over the centuries. It seemed the ways to achieve and maintain power had become quite different. She was also shocked by how much she changed... without regular blood rituals, her mostly-human-looking form had decayed into nothing but a skeleton. To return to her former glory, Jill would need lots of blood and large gemstones. Blood was easy to come by, but the gemstones... that was going to be tougher in the modern world.

Two years' worth of adventures and misadventures has somehow led Jill to a cheap apartment shared with like-minded ev- ... ambitious people. There, she balances her desires to be amazingly powerful with her desires to act like a "normal human" in her continual quest for gemstones.

Additional info: Jill has a servant named "Mike." Mike may groan or drool or shuffle about, but that's because of a congenital condition. Don't stare at Mike, it's rude.