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Title: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 00:11
Nobody knew where the automatons came from. Nobody knew why they came either – or how they got to Earth in the first place. Some say that they were from some hidden factory, others would say that they were not even of Earthly origin. However, while figuring out the answers to these questions was something constantly worked on, fighting them was the chief concern of the Earth’s denizens. Unfortunately, they had succumbed to a surprise attack – by the time each country had organised its forces, the automatons had already taken enough territory to set up bases, and dig in enough to not budge an inch.

The two sides fought each other to a standstill – something needed to be done. The soldiers were losing morale, the protests were growing larger every day, and the higher-ups were running out of ideas. However, there was one plan that had been in development for a number of years – the Bastion Project. A collection of extraordinary people, none over 21, were gathered, and spread out across the globe. Their talents would slowly turn the war in humanity’s favour. And, while it took a while, people began to see the results, as more territory was liberated. People couldn’t argue with the results – it was just the method of getting them.

However, it’s never that simple. There’s a reason why nobody in the Bastion is over 21. There’s a reason children are on the front line.
And nothing is ever what it seems when it comes to war.

In short, robot have invaded the Earth, and though the armies can hold them back, they’re not making any progress. Enter the people mentioned before – the extraordinary individuals, not a single one over 21. It’s their job to strike at key locations, and do what the armies can’t. The Bastion – as they’re known – is all over the world, but this RP will focus on one particular group.

Rules
Normal forum rules. You know the drill.
None of that godmodding or powerplaying stuff. That's no good.
Try to keep powers and abilities varied a little. It's no fun if we're all Supermen/women.
I won't stop you arguing with someone else. Just take it to messages, unless you've got a good reason.

Form
Code: [Select]
[b]Name:[/b] Self explanatory.

[b]Alias:[/b] What the public knows you as.

[b]Age:[/b] Above 12, 21 or below.

[b]Gender:[/b] Anything you please, as long as it exists.

[b]Species:[/b] Because not all supers are human.

[b]Description:[/b] Include a picture if you like, but a written one is compulsory.
Please include costume description if applicable.

[b]Personality:[/b] Optional. If you want to develop and reveal over time,
or if you're just too lazy, that's fine.

[b]Power(s)/Abilities:[/b] What made those shadowy government types want to recruit you?
Please try to keep powers reasonable - we don't want an army of Supermen flouncing about,
it makes things boring and one-sided.

[b]Power(s)/Abilities Source:[/b] Where the above stuff came from. Try to include as much
detail as you can. For example, if they're an alien, talk about where they came from, how they
got to Earth - basically, their origin story.

[b]Weakness(es):[/b] Something we can exploit. Human-level durability is a weakness.

[b]Weapon(s):[/b] What it says on the tin.

[b]Other:[/b] Anything I miss?

List of Participating People
Reluctant Wailord: Al-don/Tin Soldier
MissLuluZombie: Alice/Circuit Breaker
Private Delano Donut: Allison Westerly/Lina
Poison2007: Mariana Paulina Santos/Santos
The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA: Jason Guerra/Nacatl
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 02:21
I'd really like it if you were more specific with your powers. What's meant by "most wounds?" What if there're shards of some sort in the wound? Can scars be healed? Does it restore lost body parts? How much does it hurt him, and in what way?
You might also have to weaken your healing ability. Practical as it is, being able to shrug off injuries like nobody's business takes a lot of dramatic potential away.
An interest in the stars is not a viable power source. Green Lantern's power source is his ring, Superman gets his powers from yellow sun radiation, Batman trained for his - basically, how your character got his/her power(s). Expand on your current one so it makes sense, or find a new one.
Also, as you already have a power, I'd rather you not have a weapon with special properties beyond "this metal is harder than that metal, but isn't related to my powers at all."
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 19, 2013, 12:00
I'll modify it then.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on September 19, 2013, 20:15
Just a question before I make my character: can he be half robot or have robotic augmentations?
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 19, 2013, 20:22
Done with the edit.

Cody, I think so. I'm not sure though.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 21:09
Shiny, I must state that I'm the one running the show here. He'd take it up with me, not you. On a more positive note, your form is looking good so far. However, I'd like it if you went more in-depth with your powers - like explaining how he got a hold of the locket, how he figured out he had the power. I'll admit that I was vague with the form, but this will be rectified post-haste.

Wolstenhome, I'd like you to put some more detail into your form. Not to be rude, but it's looking a little bare-bones at the moment.
I'd like for you to specify the details of the experiment - how she got into it, what the experiment entailed, what the experimenters were hoping to achieve, that sort of thing.
As I said to Shiny, try to be more specific when explaining your powers. How cold is extreme cold? Does she have superhuman stamina, peak human, Olympian?
Please also reduce the number of powers she has. Currently, she's too powerful to consider for the RP - considering how vague the description of her powers are, we could have a Supergirl on the team, which would be rather boring for the rest of us.
And, while not compulsory, I'd appreciate it if you write in the third person. I understand if you don't want to, but it'd fit better with everyone else's style.

Depends on what you've got in mind, Cody.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on September 19, 2013, 21:11
Something along the lines of guy with lighting coursing though his body - the augments would let him control it. Would that be fine?
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 21:15
Write up your form, and we'll see. Worst case scenario, I ask you to make a few amendments.
On another note, I'll have my form up soon. I apologise for being so slow, but college doesn't seem to like me very much.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on September 19, 2013, 21:49
Name: Jack Rai

Alias: Izanagi

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Species: Human, with robotic implants.

Description: Jack is 5ft 8 and he has a black buzz cut and startling amber eyes. When Jack had his implants they had to change his body, so his legs, torso and left arm have a robotic look to them. However, most people don't see this as he wears tall boots and black trousers, he also wears a tail coat with long tails (Under this is a chest-plate) and black gloves, The robot fingers on his left hand have long nails that have broken through the gloves. Jack also carries a white bandanna around, but doesn't wear it.

Personality: He doesn't want to fight, but will fight as well as any other. (The rest will be revealed over time)

Power/Abilities: From a young age Jack has always had a strong electrical current running through his body. However, until his augments he couldn't use this power, but now he can channel that current through the air or through his weapon and augments. To use these augments he tenses the area where he wants to use the current - Say he wanted to use his right hand he would tense up his right hand and his augments focus the current their so he can either electric punch someone or send the current through the air.

Power/Abilities Source: From birth he had the current, then when this was found out by the government they got their hands on him and gave him his augments (As to if he wanted them or not only Jack knows this) .

Weakness: Has mechanical components so an EMP will basically cripple him.

Weapon: A long full metal spear (The metal used conducts the electricity from his body all the time) it isn't that sharp. However, with electricity coursing through it that doesn't matter much.

I'm ready to adapt this if needed.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 21:55
Unless you're going to incorporate it into Jack telling his origin story in the RP, I'd appreciate it if you told us more about these augments. How did he get them? Why did he get them? Does he wnt them? How does he use them? These things are important for fleshing out a character, and working out any problems I may have with a character.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on September 19, 2013, 22:07
For the if he wanted them that'll be told in the RP, I think covered everything you wanted covered if not I can adapt it again.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 19, 2013, 22:16
Shiny, I must state that I'm the one running the show here. He'd take it up with me, not you.

Please note that I'm not trying to take control of this rp, I just thought I'd be fine, but I wasn't sure, so I didn't give an actual answer and let you make the call, since it's your rp. Sorry.

On a more positive note, your form is looking good so far.
Thanks.

However, I'd like it if you went more in-depth with your powers - like explaining how he got a hold of the locket, how he figured out he had the power.
On it, just need to think of something.

I'll admit that I was vague with the form, but this will be rectified post-haste.

That's fine, it good that people are finally starting to rp here again.
And, while not compulsory, I'd appreciate it if you write in the third person. I understand if you don't want to, but it'd fit better with everyone else's style.

I mostly like first person, but if needed, I'll do third. I can go either way.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 22:22
I was talking about Wolstenholme, in reference to the first/third person. Incidentally, she appears to have deleted her post. Anyone know why?

And, this is just a request from me, tell me when you've made the changes - not before, when you've done them. If you want to challenge them, by all means, provide reasons. otherwise, I'd prefer to keep the application process as quick and clean as possible.
Also, Cody, while not  major gripe, you may want to proof-read your work. I understand your spelling and grammar won't be perfect, but it'd be great if you could touch up on it a bit.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on September 19, 2013, 22:33
Name:  Penelope ??? (Last Name Classified)

Alias:  Circuit Breaker

Age: 13

Gender:  Female

Species:  Human / AI 'Hybrid'*

Description:  Penelope is 4"9 tall and has a slim weight.  She is White-British.  Her face is heart-shaped with slight angular features, though this does not hide her youth.  She has very dark brown eyes.  Her hair is black, though you can only tell from her eyebrows as her buzz cut can fool you into thinking it's brown.  On the back of her neck is a tattoo that reads '294' with a barcode beneath it.
     Penelope has no real civilian clothing.  The closest she has is a powder blue jumpsuit that has long since dulled in colour, or a plain grey T-shirt and dark cargo trousers.  She usually wears clunky military boots with either 'outfit'.  Aside from that, Penelope may wear a black single-piece suit that is tight to her skin, yet easy to move in; this is the underclothing she wears beneath her combat gear.
     She wears light armour when in combat so that she will be protected and able to move quickly.  The armour sticks close to the form of Penelope's body and is coloured in tones of grey.  She wears a helmet as Circuit Breaker with a full face visor; on the outside it is tinted black, but on the inside it serves as an interface that Penelope uses to help her on the field. She wears a kit belt with her armour to hold her taser, pistol and tools.

Personality:  I would like to develop her personality during the RP.  I'll note that she has a nasty temper and a distaste for being social with others, at least when it does not involve the Bastion's assigment.

Power(s)/Abilities: Technopathy; the ability to control and manipulate technology with the mind.  Penelope can deconstruct and reconstruct various devices as well as create some of her own.
     Thanks to the augmentations in her brain*, Penelope is capable of retaining vast amounts of information.  She can memorise blueprints to aid her in adjusting technology, making her more efficient and powerful with known targets.  She can think at a faster rate than normal and navigate through most computer systems, even to hack or reprogram them.  This means, should she be able to disable enemy units, she can reprogram them to fight their own kind.  The more Penelope knows about what she is manipulating, the better and stronger she is.
     Her sight has been enhanced to be sharper and clearer than average.  This is to help see more detail in technology so that she may better analyse and examine things.  If it weren't for her AI* this would be difficult to cope with.

Power(s)/Abilities Source:  Her abilities come from an odd mutation in her genetic code.  Penelope was discovered at the age of three, when she destroyed several appliances and devices when she was upset.  Her parents did not know what they were going to do when they learned what their daughter was, so they allowed her to be taken by the military in exchange for some compensation.
     Since then, she has been tested, trained, and experimented on as a weapon.  In order to improve her abilities beyond simply breaking electronic and putting them back together, multiple surgeries were approved.  Amps and augmentations were fused into her brain, but after these her motor skills and process of thought began regressing.  An AI program was then fused into her brain, leaving little trace of the Penelope from before surgery.
     Her new intelligence and her technopathy improved rapidly, but it was revealed to be too big of a step.  Penelope had barely questioned her lifestyle up to this point, where her new, computer-like intelligence and fast thinking began to put pieces together.  Two years prior to current events, she became self-aware of herself and the military's intent to use her as a weapon, she destroyed most of the laboratory she considered home out of rage.  After she was once again restrained and subdued, a 'suppressor' augmentation was added by the Bastion, which hinders her powers enough to prevent a similar event in the future.  Since the destruction of the lab, the entire project she was part of was shut down.

Weakness(es):  Human durability.  Penelope's small height and build makes her physically weak to most threats on the battlefield, making her an easy target without some cover and distance.  Her hand-to-hand combat revolves mostly around defence, so her strategies are limited to teaming up and keeping in cover.
     Penelope cannot properly manipulate anything she barely knows anything about.  Upgraded or new robot designs means she can not dismantle them the way she could a gun or a simple watch; this makes her incapable of doing anything with her powers alone.  Penelope would need to disable these robots in a more conventional manner, e.g. finding a control panel or an exposure of its internal workings.  This in itself would put Penelope at great risk when in such close range.
     She also has a problem with her temperament influencing her powers.  Should she feel conflicted or angry, her technopathy is harder to control.  This could result in the spontaneous destruction of nearby technology or Penelope being unable to use her powers.  If she can not keep herself in check, she could unintentionally manipulate her augmentations and harm herself.

Weapon(s):  Penelope has only two proper weapons; a strong taser and a modified pistol of her own creation.  The taser's electricity is not intended for humans, though there is a lower setting that would not be fatal.  The taser is mainly for shorting out enemy robots as a means of defence.  The pistol is also stronger than usual with the force of its ammo and steadier aim, but at the cost of quick firing time.

Other:  * See power origin.
- Penelope has only recently joined the group.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Wolstenholme on September 19, 2013, 22:39
I was talking about Wolstenholme, in reference to the first/third person. Incidentally, she appears to have deleted her post. Anyone know why?

Yeah. Originally I wasn't going to do this, but then I did but then I realized I'm just so busy right now that I'd slow the whole thing down loads, I have far too much work to do and I'll be in the same position pretty much until Christmas so it's better if I just don't do it.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 19, 2013, 22:54
Alright, I made the origin of my powers known.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 22:58
Fair enough, but next time, please just tell me instead of leaving without a word.

Lulu, you can have a spot. Take as long as you need, we're not going anywhere.

Shiny, I'd like for you to proof read it. There are a few places where commas really should and shouldn't be. Also, as the wounds are transferred, wouldn't he be bleeding out? As in, severely? What about brain damage? Was anyone else around to see this? Was nobody calling an ambulance? It seems trivial now, but leaving out important details isn't a good idea.

Speaking of forms, here's mine - it's a WIP, but it's nearly done.

Name: Al-don (human name used for convenience, alien name unpronounceable in human tongue)

Alias: Tin Soldier

Age: 17

Gender: No known gender, prefers to be referred to with male terms

Species: Alien (unknown origin)

Description: About thirty centimetres across and fifteen high, Al-don is literally a blob. When not inhabiting some form of technology, Earthly in origin or otherwise, Al-don is a mass of fluorescent orange goo, with what appear to be bubbles rising through his body. Depending on his mood, Al-don will either appear darker or lighter in tone, and it is not uncommon for his species to begin to vibrate violently when enraged. When talking, Al-don will move up and down slightly with each word, as if rising in time to the beat of some form of music or another. However, given that he never spends that much time outside of the suit, this is not a common thing to see.

In the shell issued to him by the government, Al-don stands at around six feet tall, and the way the shell is constructed gives the impression of an athletic build – though slightly bulkier, given the fact that all the components needed for an automaton to function have to have some sort of room. Though shaped like a human, the robot body Al-don is in has various telltale signs that it is robotic – not just the fact it is blatantly made out of metal. For one, where joints are, there are the lines that show how it is supposed to move. There is also a cooling vent on his back, but this is only opened when it is needed. As for his head, it bears a resemblance to a motorcycle helmet, only the size is the same as that of the average human head, and the reflective orange visor is inside the helmet.

Personality: I’d prefer to develop it, and let you make your own assumptions.

Power(s)/Abilities: Al-don’s species is able to force his way into most power suits and robots (not androids), and take complete control of them. He has to stick with the automaton the government had recovered and refurbished for him, however, due to lack of training in how to use his abilities effectively. What this means, essentially, is that he has all the powers of an elite-level mook.
Al-don is protected by a thick, lightweight alloy shell that acts as the casing for all his inner workings. The body he has taken over can lift up to half a ton, and can run at up to 8mph.

Power(s)/Abilities Source: Al-don is a member of a race of gelatinous life-forms, famed for their ability to wire themselves into power armour and automatons. It is not often that a member of the race will meet another, though, as they usually just drift aimlessly through space in units they’ve hijacked. About a third of them will gain personalities once their “parent” has reproduced, in a manner similar to asexual microorganisms. ((Shut it, I’m a kid, not a scientist.)) He ended up crashing to Earth by sheer coincidence, but managed to limp away before he was discovered. However, the suit he was in was badly damaged, though barely functional.

A wandering scientist eventually happened upon the alien in its suit, and was surprised to find out it spoke perfect English. It actually didn’t – the suit was doing the talking, through a built-in language translator. Alien tech and all that. Al-don got his body patched up – not fixed, mind - and the two formed a dynamic duo. Al-don’s new friend had a new set of armour built for him, and together, they fought crime wherever they could, making waves in their city, all while Al-don learnt human customs and suchlike at the same time. It was brilliant fun, until the automatons.

Forced to flee and abandon everything, the pair headed south as fast as possible, though Al-don’s existence was not unknown to the shady government types that happened to be about. Al-don had come to love Earth – and he felt that he couldn’t just stand by, watching while his adopted homeworld was being decimated by soulless machines. Slightly naïve in this sense, it became apparent that the years had taught Al-don well. When he transferred into the captured and modified automaton shell, it soon became apparent that he would be brilliant for the job. And that there is pretty much how he got into his current suit.

Weakness(es): Due to his gooey nature, when out of a suit, Al-don is a match for a snail when it comes to speed, and that’s about it. It should also be noted that he must be frequently moisturised if not inhabiting machinery – otherwise, eh just kind of shrivels up and dies.
As for the body itself, while vulnerable to EMPs, it makes an automaton like the one Al-don is ‘wearing’ stop dead in its tracks for a few seconds, but doesn’t do much else. However, it’s still possible to short-circuit it, and the automatons are only waterproof and watertight up to twelve meters. Stuffing something in the ventilation when Al-don opens it usually screws him over as well.

Weapon(s): N/A

Other: Nope.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 19, 2013, 23:11
Well, it missed the brain, but, ok. Also, I'm finished and just need a comma sweep.

Edit: Done, I think. I'll let my ela teacher you look through it to see if I need to look again.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 19, 2013, 23:34
I'm no medical expert, but there was a bullet through his skull - not only would that cause massive bleeding, both internally and externally, but how would you stop it just before you blacked out? You could put a cloth to it, but that wouldn't do much, and would likely make things worse. And where were they, in the middle of  field? Gunshots aren't exactly quiet, you know.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 20, 2013, 02:07
It was an alley, and by the time I finish adding all of this, the rp will be about fixing my form. Anyways, I'll just say the memory is hazy and I can remember much.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 20, 2013, 10:31
No, I'm not accepting your form until you provide a reasonable explanation. Added to that, an alley is, by definition, 'A narrow passageway between or behind buildings'. It only raises further questions - if they were in a populated area, why didn't anyone hear them? Why were they in the alley? Who even wanted to shoot them, anyway?
So, basically, fix your form, or you're not being accepted.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 20, 2013, 11:35
You know what? I'm going to modify to origin story to something else.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on September 20, 2013, 17:05
Also, Cody, while not  major gripe, you may want to proof-read your work. I understand your spelling and grammar won't be perfect, but it'd be great if you could touch up on it a bit.

Ah grammar has always been a weakness of mine although I'll do what I can. - I think I have touched it up a bit, although I'm not sure if I have done that much to it.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on September 20, 2013, 23:30
I have finished editing my form.  =3  Please tell me if you'd like me to alter it or if I was too vague somewhere.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Private Delano Donut on September 21, 2013, 01:05
Name: Allison Westerly

Alias: Lina

Age: 14

Gender: female

Species: Humanoid Harpy ((this is a like SCIENCE AGE thing so i dont know it thatll work but shes sort of a human hybrid idk omg let me know, okay?))

Description: Lina, being only fourteen, is short and surprisingly underdeveloped. She's terribly skinny and pale, with freckles across her face and her scraggly red hair pulled usually into a sloppy ponytail. Wings sprout from her shoulder blades, making her arms almost unusable. They're thin from little use and she has very little movement in them without also moving her wings unintentionally. She simply likes to act as if she has no arms and uses her feet if she needs to operate anything.

Personality: Stubborn, independent, and usually rude. Deterioration from very young internal bleeding has caused an AI unit to be placed in her brain to connect electrical waves and alter her bone density when properly enabled. There's more to her, but I plan to play it out.

Power(s)/Abilities: Her ability to fly. She can only fly short distances and low to the ground without any equipment, but when hooked to both of the two technological partners, after a slow change, it's only the beginning of what she's able to do.

Power(s)/Abilities Source: The two basic AIs implanted in the involuntary movement area of her brain are able to alter her bone density. This is because the fact that she's already a bird hybrid has created two completely different spectrums of bone mass, and as a result, the human filler can be treated as a foreign substance in her body by the flip of a switch, It's unknown if she would be able to live through the change and it has not been tested on her before.

Weakness(es): Human level durability, the very little use of her arms and wings before switch via AI, and her huge ego.

Weapon(s): her toenails and fingernails are taloned and shes pretty darn good with steel-toed boots. She's got the flexibility of a martial artist, as it is a must for her to go about daily life using her feet instead of her hands.

Other: anything i missed?? man you tell me if i missed something please and thanks
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 21, 2013, 02:29
Lulu, Private, you're in. I'll add you to the list shortly.
Cody, your form's good to go, bar one thing - how tall is 'nearly 7ft'? Because seven feet is pretty big, for a kid. Unless your power's growth.
On another note, I've finished my form. You should look at it. You know, for reference and all that.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on September 21, 2013, 12:05
Yay =D

Also I went back and tweaked the form a little with the name and power source.  I changed Alice back to Penelope because we had Al-don, Alice and Allison.  XD
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 21, 2013, 14:18
Sorry, my mom is forcing me to have a life, I'll finish later.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 21, 2013, 23:57
I blame the Illuminati for all the Als. 'Tis a conspiracy, I tells you.

Shiny, I really don't see the point in you telling us this. Please, just tell me when you've changed it, not that you're going to. I know you're going to, you've already told all of us. That aside, you'd posted that a day after you said you'd redo his origin story. Doesn't posting this:
Sorry, my mom is forcing me to have a life, I'll finish later.
seem a little arbitrary?
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Private Delano Donut on September 22, 2013, 01:31
Also I went back and tweaked the form a little with the name and power source.  I changed Alice back to Penelope because we had Al-don, Alice and Allison.  XD

haha, i apologize!! but i dont see anything wrong with having so many ALs?? coincidence, yo. sorry for having you change your characters name, i feel kind of bad  :(
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: SirBlaziken on September 22, 2013, 04:22
You know what, I'm being forced to get a life. Sorry, I'm out.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on September 22, 2013, 10:31
haha, i apologize!! but i dont see anything wrong with having so many ALs?? coincidence, yo. sorry for having you change your characters name, i feel kind of bad  :(

Haha, it's not your fault!  Her name was originally Penelope anyway.  I think I prefer it anyway; I was just trying to make a pointless Wonderland reference and I should really stop. XD
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on September 23, 2013, 19:54
I was torn when deciding to join this RP or not. But it sounds like fun so here goes:

Name: Jason Guerra

Alias: Nacatl

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Species: Ura (hey, it fits the theme, right?)

Description: Jason stands a bit under 2 meters tall. His body is toned and muscular, a result of years of training and exercise. He also has several scars covering his arms and chest, many of them from minor wounds (lacerations, etc.) inflicted during training and combat. He wears pants with a camouflage pattern (dark green, gray, and grassy green colors) as well as a plain white t-shirt and a black denim vest. He has a necklace with a key on it, though there isn't much special about it (it's the key to a padlock he lost). His hair is gray and his face is smoothly shaven, with some shaving scars here and there. His eyes are a dark brown.

What really stands out on Jason is the machine-like device on his left wrist. It has some readings on it which don't make sense to someone who isn't specifically told what the significance is. It's purpose is an "aggression-inhibitor"; it shocks parts of Jason's brain to control anger.

Personality: Jason is the "lone wolf" type, though not out of a general distain for others. Rather, he has a terrible fear that he'll physically harm those he grows close to and sees living in solitude as the best way to not bring harm to friends. He's gruff and to the point, speaking in a gravelly deep voice. He grows angry quickly, though the Aggression-Inhibitor on his wrist keeps his rage in check. When he does get mad, he'll show the signs (furrowed brow, glaring, slight baring of teeth), but it quickly fades as the electric pulses calm him. He's not the brightest blub, but he knows enough not to be a complete moron; as hey says "I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I'm the deadliest." Jason also has a habit of speaking to himself, often muttering or hissing thoughts out loud, though none of that should be considered mental illness. He tries to keep himself in check when speaking to himself, often trying to point out when he is acting recklessly or being monstrous. He speaks to himself most often in combat, trying to calm himself to avoid losing control.

Which brings us to the next part of his personality. His "power" unleashes a new side of him. Amid bloodthirsty screams and yells, he berates himself a lot and will often shout how he is "a monster" among other things. When he uses his power, his personality dramatically shifts from the "quiet type" to a man desperately trying to control himself and screaming about what he has become.

Power(s)/Abilities: Aside from his skill in hand-to-hand combat and his skill with some single-handed weapons (spears, occasionally a sword or crossbow, a small axe), Jason has the power to enter a Berserk Rampage. As mentioned earlier, his wrist device controls his rage, but can only do so when he isn't full of adrenaline. In the heat of battle, if he takes enough damage his rage will overcome him.
He grows in size (both in height and in muscle), is voice deepens, his attacks become much more aggressive and have a lot more destructive power, and he becomes almost immune to pain. The rage will wear off after some time, but the more foes he fells the longer it lasts (naturally due to the increase in adrenaline with each takedown).

Power(s)/Abilities Source: Jason's power came from experiments performed on him back when he was with the Ura standing forces. The purpose of the experimentation was to heighten a soldier's senses while keeping stress levels low. Aggression-inhibiting chemicals were first used. He was one of the many who participated in the initial trials. Most others didn't have a reaction, and those that did had varying degrees of reaction to it. A past minor head injury, combined with the mood changers, changed Jason from a soldier with an anger problem to a "frenzied maniac" (as an observer put it). The device on his wrist was installed when medical staff realized they couldn't constantly be giving him chemical stimulants to suppress his rage. Similar results were achieved with electrical pulses.

Weakness(es): Jason has above normal human endurance, though he isn't Superman. His true weakness lies in his power: when he is rampaging, he has difficulty differentiating between friend and foe and may strike one or the other without remorse. Hese, he has a great "fear of harming someone he's close to" as mentioned earlier. The device on his wrist has its limits; if Jason has enough adrenaline in him the stimulation will be of no use and Jason's "power" is revealed. Other methods of calming can be used, though the wrist-mounted device seems most effective. Knocking him out, or hitting him with a strong enough attack, will end the rampage.

Weapon(s): He uses a steel monkey-wrench when normal, along with some hand-to-hand combat to facilitate attacks. When enraged, he prefers using his fists.

Other: He was off-planet during the Calamity. (Magic, or something like it, exists in that universe, so let's hand-wave that fact as something to do with magic and...assignment from higher ups. Then he got to Earth by some other means).
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on September 23, 2013, 21:09
(http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Ill-Allow-Out-Ken-Jeong-On-Community-Gif.gif)

Though I would like it if you imposed a power cap. By all means, be a destructive mass of muscle and fury, but save some for us.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on September 30, 2013, 18:46
Decided to make a whole new character using springhole generators as an experiment. Er, which means this'll be an entirely new character.

I'd like to reserve a spot if possible too so I can keep at this, thank you.

Name: Mariana Paulina Santos

Alias: Santos

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Species: Human? (Unclear heritage on her father's side. Explained in history.)

Description: ((Concept image due to lack of pictures: here hngh (http://www.lavozlibre.com/images/get/27813/0/N/galerias/maria-jose-besora.jpg) ))
Mariana stands at five foot and eight inches – or sixty eight inches in total – in her height. She has a narrow, oval-shaped face with angular cheekbones, and distinctly Spanish features. Alas her face is one of many angles, for even her nose is straight. Her hair is naturally blonde, although she dyes it a dark brown to play further on her Spanish descent. The Spaniard's hair just passes chin length, and is naturally wavy. The edges are slightly ragged – and something about it definitely seems as if she’s cut it herself. Stubbornness to a T.

Speaking of 'T's, Mariana's clothes contain quite an average amount of t-shirts. Most have witty saying or pictures on them. The ones that don't tend to be worn with overalls - a rather uncommon item in Mariana's wardrobe, as she wears rather 'girlish' clothing on a regular basis. And under the clothes lays a body few see if ever – athletic from her training for so many years, although carrying feminine curves which make public life slightly more pleasing, so to speak. Enough so she's not confused for a boy, at least.

She currently does not have a full costume or even a proper secret identity. She settles with a motorcycle helmet (which while she can still get knocked out, at least her head doesn't splatter all over the pavement!) and knee/elbowpads as her only 'permanent' parts of her 'outfit'. The clothes she changes into otherwise tend to be 'isolated' pieces of her wardrobe, so as to not draw attention. Clothes she wouldn't wear otherwise - and since she's often wearing girly clothes outside of missions wearing tracker bottoms and a hoodie during a mission doesn't seem that recognizable, does it?

Personality: If there's one word to describe her right off the bat, Santos would definitely be described as loyal. She can be trusted with secrets, and would literally take a bullet for a friend if it saved their life. Not just a proverbial bullet, but a literal one - it's sort of her job, after all, considering her powers give her an increased rate of survival whilst dealing with the wounds. Another facet of being loyal is that if anyone she knows is in trouble... she's there. Flash stepping, running, whatever. Santos will stick up for those she considers friends, especially if they don't seem to be able to do so themselves, and the grudges gained against those who aggrieve her friends are very rarely forgotten.

A sense of duty to use her abilities to the fullest drives her to perform her best, which puts a strain on both her body and mind, although she claims she's not affected by this. That's also a rather troubling side to her personality - she's very much independant, so reporting injuries and the like? Right at the back of her mind. She wouldn't even think of doing such, which is a pretty bad flaw when it's an important and possibly deadly wound.

Then there's her trust issues. She doesn't offer up information unless it is unessential - she does not reveal her weaknesses to anyone if she can help it, as she does not wish for anyone to exploit them. She has a hard time with trusting others with valuable information, in either case. Prying tends to make it even more unlikely that she'll ever reveal anything willingly.

She is definitely... confident in herself, as per se. She simply has no reason to be afraid in a social situation. Whether that is actually arrogance, though, is unclear. Sometimes she will dive headfirst into a fight without realizing it. She has a pretty bad temper when it's set off, although she usually will only snap when people keep annoying her. Thus, if she believes she's justified, she will not budge on her stance.

Mariana has a high love of irony and sarcasm, although they're technically the same thing to some. However becuse of this some of her choices of things are rather... bizarre, perhaps.

This will be developed.

Power(s)/Abilities:

Flash Step - The power to use very fast bursts of speed allowing the user to move faster than the eye can track, making it appear as if they have teleported. Mariana can often use this to great effect, especially so in combat, which makes her especially evasive. Overuse of this power can result in power as she's using the same amount of physical exertion as she would have otherwise.

Enhanced Regeneration - This requires training to fully control, as this is quite a painful power to have. It's even worse without it, though. Mariana is able to heal at an incredibly faster rate than the average human, which comes in very handy when fighting. With enough concentration she is also able to heal bones, although this takes a lot of concentration and energy it would take a matter of days to fully heal, however, and is easy to rebreak again during the healing process. This also tends to be agonizingly painful, even moreso than the original break, as it requires her body to reset the bone manually and then begin to grow and fuse bone across the break. Whilst the power is mostly automatic for the majority of her minor wounds, she does need to concentrate for anything serious enough to be fatal if left untreated, which includes internal injuries and broken bones, surely! Her powers do have a limit however, and greatly tire her if repeatedly injured.

Healing Blood - As a side effect of her enhanced regeneration, her blood also contains apparently properties that can heal many wounds. Whether placed directly into the wound or transfused, her powers of regeneration can temporarily activate in the target as the blood confuses the target's blood for her own - however it only works for current wounds before the regeneraion process becomes inactive again. As she is a O- blood type, this is also decidedly helpful overall, although does make her a prime target at times.

Power(s)/Abilities Source: Santos has had her powers ever since she could remember - she never really 'scraped' her knee for long in school, occasionally it felt like time would be freezing around her - like bad lag on a computer game whereas she was the only one at normal speed - and a lot else. She has suspected of powers for a long time but never could really 'control' any of her powers (alas the regeneration tends to be out of grasp, in either case) to much degree. As she lives in a single parent family (technically - her father later remarried) it wasn't until Mariana sat her father down that she got a straight answer.

She wasn't a human at all. Her mother had been casting a ritual of sorts whilst pregnant with Mariana and the residue magics had pooled into Mariana through her mother. This explained her mother's rather strange death after she was born - apparently she'd been fine during the process but straight after her organs had started to shut down from the sudden stress of losing the excess contained magic and expelling it through her own body.

Mariana doesn't know what she exactly is - her mother was very secretive about the origins of the rituals and her father had been unable to make out the words. However, he still owns the books - he just won't let Mariana access them.

(Note: Even though Mariana has no clue, I was wondering if this could have been like a satanic level sort of thing and a minor demon managed to exploit the situation to his advantage - this could add an extra weakness later on, but there's no use including that specific weakness if it's not acceptable. Otherwise, a alien ritual could just as well work.)

( HAD TO GO INTO A SECOND MESSAGE )
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 01, 2013, 23:45
I'll allow it. I normally don't allow regenerative or healing powers, but if it comes at such a heavy cost, I'll trust in you to use it wisely.
I'll start this thing up once Poison's done. Any objections?
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Private Delano Donut on October 02, 2013, 01:29
none here. besides, if others become interested, there is a formal way to introduce them gradually even after starting.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on October 03, 2013, 03:21
I'm fine with starting. I might not post regularly since I have classes when most UK students are home, but I'll try.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 03, 2013, 11:15
Thank you. I've done a bit more on the profile so I should probably be done within the next day or two.

Or tonight. I can't tell precisely, haha.

EDIT EDIT EDIT EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HAD TO MOVE THE REST OF MY BIO HERE. 10000 CHARACTER LIMIT.

Weakness(es): Human-level durability. Even though she's pretty quick at recovering, she can only take so many hits before she just can't get back up. Her stamina is average for someone of her age and fitness. And while she's fit, she can tire - and this reflects onto her powers.

She is particularly vulnerable to magic attacks that effect the mind, due to her origin, such as hypnosis and mind control.

Being frozen. Even though she could theoretically flash-step out of said situation with enough energy, it would take a LOT of energy to do so and would slow her down. Even if she manages to escape she wouldn't be too useful for the rest of the fight.

Insomnia is also a weakness - it's not too common, usually she gets pretty good sleep, though stress and worry can keep her up the entire night. Or two. Or four. In either case, after a day or two her powers just stop functioning as they should from the lack of fuel and recharge.

Stubbornness - it can often be a strength, but when she's stubborn to the point of not getting along with others too well or not accepting medical aid, it's a weakness. The same stubbornness is what managed to make her learn about her origins and what makes her such a person, however, so this would be more of a neutral trait. This could be exploited, easily.

Flash- wall! OUCH! - If someone were to place a wall in Mariana's path at a high speed as she was in mid flash-step, high chance is that she's going to run into it face first and probably knock herself out for good measure.

Unlucky - Mariana is - or rather, has been - rather unlucky in simple RNG. She somehow manages to break everything at some point - not even her own katanas have escaped her wrath and she's been through about six by this point, and considering she wields one on its own that's a LOT of impromptu fist fighting. Good thing her family's pretty well off.
 
Weapon(s): Santos, despite being Spanish, has deliberately trained to wield a Katana. As she puts it, this is 'a highly ironic choice' - and seems to have picked it up just to be 'deliberately ironic'.

However, the weapon is highly useless against some of her foes. Instead she's also picked up hand to hand fighting skills to get her through, alongside flash grenades (another ironic choice - due to her 'Flash step' - that was an attempt to be 'punny' and 'satirical'). Due to her horrendous luck, she ends up hitting herself with the flash grenades more than she actually hits her opponents.

Other: Anything I miss?
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on October 05, 2013, 13:19
No objections here.  I can't wait until this starts.  =3
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 14, 2013, 16:57
Poison, are you done yet? It's cool if not, but I'd really appreciate it if you told me what's holding you up.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 15, 2013, 20:59
Poison, are you done yet? It's cool if not, but I'd really appreciate it if you told me what's holding you up.

i have a ton of essays and only have time to do like one or two posts and then work on it as well as a project but don't worry should b done soon sorry for the holdup

edit: i think i am done but i had to split into two messages because 10000 character limit
is that bad
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 15, 2013, 21:52
Is fine, is fine. Take as long as you need. I just like to know that people haven't just ditched me.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 15, 2013, 21:54
hehe i made it up by using more than 10000 characters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is this okay i didn't think i wrote enough (this is serious)
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 15, 2013, 22:10
Jesus Christ calm down Shakespeare
We're writing an RP not a bumper book of plays

But seriously, it's enough. As long as you're not just going "HUR HUR HUR I CAN TYPING" and then mashing your face on the keyboard like an ape with a club stapled to its forehead, then you're good to go.
Anyway, now that you're done, I'm just about ready to start. Just going to check everyone's present and ready, otherwise it's more disappointing than the Dark Knight Rises.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on October 15, 2013, 22:12
I am ready to begin.  I can not wait to play as Penny. =3
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 15, 2013, 22:21
ermagerd dark knight rises was a GREAT MOVIE WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT- er

but yeah thanks i have literally no idea why it took two posts i guess i wanted to make an ok character and i'm used to like 17 pages of character??? uh well thank you for letting me in i am honored

but i love mashing my face on the keyboard y cant you let me do that it's how i write all of my posts D: (kidding i'll make sure my posts are gr8 and can be responded to)

and oh yay i can't wait 8D

EDIT: also question where do we begin? are we all already members or...?
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 15, 2013, 22:30
DKR was an alright movie which is why it was disappointing you uncultured

If I recall,  friend of mine got kicked out of a Gaia Online RP.
For posting too much.
As in, they made TL;DR posts. Which is kind of odd seeing as they never really posted more than five paragraphs a pop.

I'm not stopping you doing that. I'm telling you, no entry if you're just going to go all Chris Brown on your keyboard.

I'm thinking we're all just being dropped off at the first area via air transport. We'll know each other and each other's powers, but on a personal level, we'll be farther apart than the pieces of a small animal after  it steps on a landmine.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 15, 2013, 22:41
still better than iron man 2 tho, right??? iron man 2 was a disaster

and yikes i guess i'll have to trim down a bit ahaha i have never had a maximum word count this is very honoring =D I'll be concise and to the point!

But of course I'll be calm no worries~ KeyRihanna is safe (today)

And good sounds neat, that helps it a lot. ^-^
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 15, 2013, 22:56
But even Iron Man 2 was better than M. Night Shymamallamasama's Last Airbender movies. That was some terribad movie stuff right there.

Just don't make us look bad, otherwise there will be consequences. Dire ones. Like me not talking to you.

Don't you mean Keyhanna?
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on October 15, 2013, 23:11
I'm ready to start this thing. Let's do it!
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Private Delano Donut on October 15, 2013, 23:41
oh, theres other people being excited?
then yeah, i am too!! excited!! let's do it!1!!1
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 16, 2013, 00:02
Well, in that case... let the games begin.

The standard drone of the air transport’s engine and rotors sounded, though some recent advances and redesigns had made it so that people could actually talk to each other in the vehicle, instead of having to shout incoherently over headsets. This would likely prove fairly important later on – after all, having a team of superhumans, aliens, and whatever came with them without allowing them social interaction with each other sounded like a pretty bad idea on paper. Especially when you took into account that they were probably going to be stuck together for an indeterminable amount of time, before their replacements were found.

Al-don sat, twiddling his fingers, just waiting for them to touch down. It wasn’t the enemy he was worried about – he’d proven able to punch clean through them on multiple occasions, as long as he got his technique right. No, it was just the standard beginner’s nervousness. New place, new people, and an objective he’d not been given that long to train for. Nevertheless, eh had a job to do, and if it helped him save his adopted homeworld, then it was all the more reason to fight. If any of his teammates were nervous about him being on board, he wouldn’t blame them. After all, he was the one dressed up like one of the things they were supposed to kill – the only thing distinguishing him being the colour scheme.

Eventually, he decided to speak up – he wasn’t exactly the best at starting conversations, but he could at least try. He wasn’t going to spend the rest of the journey sitting in silence, hoping that somebody would say something. The last time he did that, he very nearly ended up blowing someone’s legs off. Nobody ever really spoke of it afterwards, but then again, nobody really wanted to.
“So,” he asked, glancing briefly over the various misfits around him, “It’s our first mission together. Anyone got any idea about what we’re facing down there?”
It was pretty obvious that nobody higher up would divulge the information to them without good reason. And, though none had been given, speculating would at least pass the time.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Private Delano Donut on October 16, 2013, 01:23
Allison's gaze moves from the floor to Al-don. She look especially wiry, greasy hair tied back in a bun on her head and covered with a cap and face grim. Even though she wasn't trying to display a certain emotion toward him, it could be taken as if she were angry or annoyed with the sound of his voice over the engines.+

Why not be the first to speak to him? She didn't feel as if she had any right to grope in the dark for what exactly they'd be doing, so she tried to cut the conversation off. With a shuffle of her wings, she says, "I'm not worried."

She hadn't had any time to delve into the mechanics of her own body over the whole course of the useless "training" they received, and barely knew anyone sitting around her. She absolutely despised the idea that such a well planned mission had such a near due date to their recruitment, and while she wasn't worried about herself, she was a little anxious to see if her 'teammates' were up to the task. It wasn't quite her superiority making her wonder, it was slight concern for the health of the group, if only for her own image.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on October 16, 2013, 03:01
"Look at them. Have they seen combat? Lets hope so. Training wasn't helpful; not enough emphasis on important things." Jason thought to himself, stretching his arms and shoulders a bit.

"Maybe it's a trust exercise. Close your eyes and fall backwards, I'll catch you." Jason responded, looking away to nowhere in particular. His tone was a mix of sarcasm and irritation, though neither were aimed at those who would be his allies. The battle-hardened man wasn't too excited about this assignment; the information wasn't clear to him. A soldier needs orders and that's it.

He had the sudden urge to smoke a cigar, something he hadn't done in a year.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on October 16, 2013, 08:07
Penelope had not yet made any motion to indicate she had heard them.  She preferred it when it was just the hum of the aircraft filling her ears; it was almost peaceful for her while she stared at the helmet resting in her lap.  To the others she was doing nothing; in her head, she was searching through the technology of the visor, trying to adjust the UI.  There was something about the setup that bothered her since take off.

Maybe I'm just nervous.  The interface should work fine.  I designed it, after all.

All around her she felt tech pull at her senses.  The craft, the computers, the robotic armour she was strictly ordered not to research and study.  Penelope must have been nervous; it had never bothered her before.  Either that, or she was annoyed about the very little intel she had received.  She should have hacked the base's systems as soon as she arrived.  Maybe then she wouldn't feel so in the dark.  No doubt the rest of this team got the same handful of a briefing, too. 

Speaking of the team, she didn't know what to do about them.  They most likely didn't think much of her, even if they were aware of her 'talents'; she was the youngest and physically weakest of them.  Penelope had already deemed herself the smartest of them.  Was there a point in joining the conversation with strangers?

I have a job to do.  I could at least make an effort for the sake of it.

She took her helmet in her hands and tossed it in the air.  When she caught it, she made up her mind.  She raised her head, not focusing on any particular point of the wall, and spoke for the first time since meeting her teammates.

"There are Mk5 enemies below us, but not many.  There are others, but I can only guess that they are Mk4 or MK7s."  They were always too similar in design, especially from a distance.  Penelope gave her helmet another check before she placed it over her head.  Her voice came out through a filter when she added, "This may be a trust exercise on their part.  They wish to test our usefulness to see that we're not a mistake."

There was a long pause.  Penelope fidgeted a little, then felt the need to add, "I'm only guessing, though."
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 16, 2013, 14:53
yeah lmao the airbender movies sucked and i'll make you look goodddddddddd and yeah Keyhanna, whats her name again

also my post sucked for some reaosn i apologize



Mariana sat quietly, head tilted towards the ceiling. Every so often her legs uncrossed and recrossed, or fingers tapped against some surface. Usually, it was the motorcycle helmet she held in her hands, ready to put on. The impatience had sprung in her core from the get go. Whilst it had abated to some small degree on meeting her prospective teammates, it had boomeranged back into focus once the air transport had begun. So she'd taken to remaining silent, eyes flickering from one to the other in observance.

She'd noticed the the man with the strange device on his wrist first, and whilst she'd been curious she'd made no indication of this, nor had she asked - if it was important it'd be explained at some point in time. Then they landed on the woman seemingly staring at her helmet, and flickered to the others in turn. Small details were taken in - how they dressed, how they seemed to act - and inwardly she was analyzing again. She'd not said a single word since boarding the ship, simply watched.

Her eyes followed the conversation that had finally - albeit haltingly - started, which made her 'job' significantly easier once they'd all started to converse with one another. And finally, at least some of the information was given. She looked over to the technopathic once again, expression blank. So this one had a voice filtering helmet. Grand. She'd have to be aware of that. In the brief silence she spoke up herself - testing the water.

"To make sure we were actually listening in training, no doubt." Marianna monotoned, before her eyes moved to rest on Jason once again - he definitely seemed capable of fighting, perhaps he'd be the wildcard in the team. Perhaps.

But this was an assumption. Marianna was aware that it could very much be wrong, too.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on October 16, 2013, 16:55
List of Participating People
Reluctant Wailord: Al-don/Tin Soldier
MissLuluZombie: Alice/Circuit Breaker
Private Delano Donut: Allison Westerly/Lina
Poison2007: Mariana Paulina Santos/Santos
The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA: Jason Guerra/Nacatl

So am I in this or should I just go away?
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 17, 2013, 23:20
Cody, I asked you to address something, but you never replied. You're not in because you never responded. If you did, point me to your response. I'll be happy to put you on if you do.

Al-don, though mostly machine, seemed to visibly shrink at the scathing replies directed at his question. He didn’t really blame them, though, for the responses they delivered. They fit together about as well as square pegs into a triangular hole – all at the same time, no less. He was fairly certain that their powers hadn’t even been taken into account, only the fact that they actually had them. Al-don said nothing, now that he had practically been told to shut it – it seemed as though his teammates didn’t really appreciate conversation, or just preferred replies befitting child soldiers. Al-don slumped a little, and waited to land.

The responses the machine-inhabiting gelatinous blob received did not serve to make him any easier bout the body he had taken over. It was a good body, there was no denying that – solid, relatively lightweight metal, moved fluidly, and was pretty strong as well. He was just afraid somebody would panic, and he’d end up inhabiting nothing more than a metal coffin, if he was still alive afterwards. He himself tried not to make a sound, but he could not prevent the sound of his body vibrating against the air transport’s metal interior – not a major annoyance, but in the silence, it would likely evoke some irritation.

A voice eventually sounded over the intercom – fortunately, it didn’t deliver the new that they were all going to die horribly in an unexpected crash. Instead, they were probably going to die horribly on the battlefield, as they had reached their destination.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the pilot spoke, “Thank you for boarding today. We will be dropping you off a short distance from the actual occupied area – we can’t drop you off directly, as they’ve got the skies covered too well. Frankly, we're pushing it as it is. Sorry about that. More importantly, you may wish to grab your side pouches, where you will find basic first-aid kits. Just remember to radio us when you’re done – we’ll take it from there.”

With that, the transport opened, revealing the landscape they were to traverse.

It wasn’t a particularly special area – in fact, the only thing of note seemed to be the village ahead of them. Otherwise, the area was just a vast, green expanse of field, with the occasional flower, or a crater left by an explosion. The village was within walking distance, and with the binoculars they had been given, they could see the place fairly clearly.
Al-don grabbed his pouch – its uses for him limited to administering I to others – and walked out, hoping nobody would have to be carried back. It was, frankly, a little humiliating for him.
Title: Re: The Bastion [J][Pw]
Post by: Cody999 on October 18, 2013, 00:20
Oh I addressed that ages ago and I must have just forgotten to notify you. Sorry for causing any problems.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on October 18, 2013, 03:04
"Landing a plane this big is pretty risky." thought Jason as he stood up from his seat. He moved towards the packs with purpose, grabbed one, and checked its contents. It was a first aid kit with some basic supplies- bandages, ointments, and some more advanced stuff like suture kits. "Let's hope we don't have to use this stuff" he mused. As he walked toward the drop point, he got a better look at his allies by darting his eyes around, making little sign he was looking at them.

The one who spoke first wasn't like any others. He...she...it? Whatever this thing was, it was in a mechanical suit. Unless it was a mechanical suit, in which case he questioned how maneuverable a body like that would be. If it was something controlling the suit, how familiar would it be with the potentially new body? Did it have weapons; a sword or missiles or guns? He turned to glance at the others.

One was a brown-haired girl. She looked to be a maturing human; in her late teenage years. She fidgeted during the flight, perhaps unaccustomed to being so high in the sky. Or turbulance. Not that nervousness isn't expected. Being dropped off in the middle of a soon-to-be-battlefield with soliders you had minor training with would make anyone uneasy.
She had brown eyes. He liked brown eyes. Reminded him of home.

There was the one in the form-fitting clothing. Good in combat for one who is nimble. She looked very young, which Jason worried about. Youth means little combat experience. He avoided looking at her for longer than a glance; Earth customs tend to look down on a scarred and battle-hardened man looking at a child for longer than a second.

The wingéd one. Also young. Maybe. He couldn't tell. He had fought flying humanoids before. Broke one's spine and threw the paralyzed creature at some others flying towards him. At least it was sort of him. They really banged him up. He lost control. The flying girl had red hair, something that was rare back home. She also had spots on her face, which wasn't as uncommon. Perhaps they served some sort of camoflauge?

He stepped down onto the field. In the natural light outside, the scars that covered his arms became more apparent. Some were small nicks, others ran the length of his arm. He'd feel self-conscious about it if he didn't have a job to do. He had his orders and he needed to fufill them: that is a soldier's job and he was a soldier.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on October 18, 2013, 07:37
Penelope unbuckle herself, stood from her seat and collected her kit like everyone else did.  She strapped it to the only free space she had on her belt - she now saw why her supervisors advised leaving room on the belt - and walked over to the open hangar door.

It was green.  Penelope had never left the indoors for her entire life, save for the one incident that cemented her place in the Bastion.  She hadn't seen grass up close before.  She slowly walked down the ramp and stepped onto the ground.  The contrast was the first thing that came to mind; a vibrant colour against the coldness of her armour.  Penelope knelt down, removing a glove as she did so, and tugged a couple of blades of grass from the ground.  She held them about a foot from her face, examining it.  The details on the small blades were nothing like the pictures she had looked up.  It interested her.

Then she spotted something else in the grass.  She let the blades fall from her fingertips and quickly pulled her glove back on.  There were chips of metal, no doubt from some kind of fight; the crater nearby only made it more certain.  Penelope pulled a pair of tweezers from one of her bags and plucked the metal chips from her grass.  On closer inspection she saw tiny marks and scratches, and her visor's analysis gave certainty to her thoughts; Mk4s have this type of metal.

Work with them.  They'll probably want to know.

"It looks like we're fighting Mk4s as well as Mk5s," she said aloud, standing up.  She stared at the metal a little while longer, then it came to her that her teammates, though all too aware of the situation, probably did not know what she was talking about.  Save for herself and some scientists at the base, she had heard their enemies referred to by other names.  "Mk5s are  the, um... 'Grunts'.  Mk4s are Grabbers; they have metal claws that they use from a distance to snare individual targets to reel them in."

Penelope looked out over to the village and frowned behind her visor.  She pulled a clear bag from a pouch on her belt and slipped the metal chips into them.  She knew that materials were scarce as it was.  "There isn't much intelligence on them besides that.  I don't know what else we should expect either; the other signatures aren't familiar."
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 24, 2013, 21:48
OOC
I've got bad news, good news, more bad news, and news news.
The bad news is that my laptop died. Hence why I haven't posted. The good news is that the shop I took it to is having it fixed - well, as much as they can.
The other bad news is that this may take a further few days. Sorry.
The news news is that I can still type from my Wii U, so if you have any questions, shoot.
Again, my deepest apologies for not being able to post. Typing o this thing's a pain.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on October 26, 2013, 14:13
OOC
I've got bad news, good news, more bad news, and news news.
The bad news is that my laptop died. Hence why I haven't posted. The good news is that the shop I took it to is having it fixed - well, as much as they can.
The other bad news is that this may take a further few days. Sorry.
The news news is that I can still type from my Wii U, so if you have any questions, shoot.
Again, my deepest apologies for not being able to post. Typing o this thing's a pain.

((No need to apologise for your  laptop dying.  If anything the laptop should be the one apologising . :) ))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 28, 2013, 23:34
((I'm baaaack~
Cody, I looked it over, and you should be good to go. I'll leave it up to you how you insert yourself in, but if you need a hand, I'm more than happy to assist.))

Al-don disembarked, snapping into a more combat-ready mindset. It was, in all honesty, fairly easy for him - he'd done it numerous times before, back when he was with his surrogate father. He would have to go from playful to serious, after all, when doing an experiment. As fun as putting two unknown chemicals together in a tube for the hell of it was, there had to be some sort of discipline. Not to the degree of a soldier though. Training had taken care of that.And, while it was impossible to tell, when his face was little more than a generic visor, he was far more focused than before.

Al-don listened intently to Penelope's explanation, and nodded upon her finishing. He spoke, his digitised voice now clearer, given that the noise of the air transport was not as prominent as before.
"Understood. Any clues on the turrets they'll be using?"
A valid question, one he could provide a basic answer for - but nothing detailed. He didn't have the intricate knowledge of a machine's inner workings, like Penelope did, and he was fairly certain he wasn't geared for learning that sort of thing. ironic, really, considering his power revolved around him being the automaton equivalent of a body snatcher.

He looked about, and examined a few shell fragments, as well as some other scraps that had found their way to the immediate vicinity.
"I'm guessing they've got heavy artillery, though it's probably automated. Programmed to only attack large groups, if I recall, so a small cluster like ours should be fine. It's pretty unlikely they'll aim either those or the anti-air turrets at us when we're close, though."
Al-don turned to Penelope, then the rest of the group. He seemed to be relying on her judgement - he knew the usefulness of the other members of the group, and while he had no doubts they were competent, he doubted any of them had more intricate knowledge of the enemy's inner workings than her.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on October 28, 2013, 23:37
(( Taking a few days for a break sorry. Also been hit with writer's block so bleh. I'll edit my post for Cody's character once he posts if he desires, if he was on the ship, when/if I return. ))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: Reluctant Wailord on October 28, 2013, 23:43
((Alright, that's cool. We'll all make sure to leave some for you. Won't we, everyone else?))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on November 01, 2013, 03:18
((I have no problem with that. As for the fact that so many who claimed interest haven't posted in weeks...))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on November 02, 2013, 08:39
Penelope nodded at the robot's - 'Al-don's' - estimations.  "Recon and studies done at the base found that the enemy is strong, but their resources aren't unlimited.  They will want to preserve their firepower when they can, so the size of our group would be considered an Mk5 problem.  So long as they haven't been upgraded, we should be fine with them."

She walked towards one of the remains of a shell that was mostly intact and activated the scanner on her visor.  There was nothing new about it.  She looked back over at the village to see if there was anything else she could pick up, now that there wasn't a loud aircraft around her.

"Standard turrets; rapid fire with automatic targeting on organic heat signatures.  They'll see us before the rest."  There was something else that Penelope could sense, but the tech was obscured.  She hadn't studied whatever this model was but, even from this distance, she could tell it was big.  She took a deep breath and rolled her shoulders.  "There are a few large models in the area, but I don't anything else about them.  We'll need to be cautious; they could be new."
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on November 02, 2013, 18:13
((Did Reluctant Wailord close their account?))

"There must be something vital around here. Such heavy fortifications aren't common in any military unless something important was within." Jason added. He walked toward where Penelope was standing. Scraps of the soldiers littered the area around them. Jason grasped his large wrench and unhooked it from his belt. It was designed for use by machines in building larger devices, but the Ura soldier saw it as a fitting melee weapon.

"If the large ones you see are new, then it'd be best to keep low. Observe. Look for openings, weaknesses. Then I'll grind them into dust." Jason said this last part with a bit if primal fury, holding his wrench at chest height in a ready position, much like one might hold an assault rifle at ease.
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on November 02, 2013, 21:28
(( this is odd... don't get too far ahead then! ))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on November 03, 2013, 06:12
((Okay, so Reluctant Wailord has left PKMN.NET for warmer waters. Or something.
So this means our RP has no "leader". So I propose something that I don't think has been tried before:

We improvise. We don't really know what RW had in mind, but we can take this basic idea of us fighting robits and run with it. We'll all be reasonable, but we all have some creative freedom now. If you want a giant robit hawk to swoop down at you, toss it in! If you want all the robits to combine and form a super robit, we'll all go with it. This can be an RP where everyone's creativity shapes the story much more.

Or we can all go our seperate ways. Or do something else))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: sans the skeleton on November 03, 2013, 13:26
(( Aha. :( I'm gonna miss RW. I got the PM (Thanks Laprabi<3). So I understand entirely~.

I like the idea of improvising. I think we should plan a bit ahead though or at least get some plot points or something down so that we don't get 'stuck' and end up killing the thread I guess? I will say though I like the giant robot hawk idea, haha. Maybe like some sort of boss bot :o ))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: MzLuluZombi on November 08, 2013, 09:56
((If you want a giant robit hawk to swoop down at you, toss it in!))

((The first thing that came to my head was Songbird.  XD

I agree with Poison; we should plan ahead about where we're going.  Last thing anyone wants is for an RP to get stuck. :( ))
Title: Re: The Bastion [C][Pw]
Post by: The Macintosh Ninja: SOH CAH TOA on November 08, 2013, 18:49
((Alright. I propose some generic plan: We're a small squad from the larger organization formed by "The Bastion Project", as hinted at by RW. This way, of someone wants to join later they can jump into the story and not be "inexperienced". We have set missions to accomplish: infiltrate and disable some device, investigate the stronghold and gather intel, or attack a base, etc. This would mean we could change the area multiple times so we don't get too bored and we could even get sent out on solo missions to keep things interesting.

'Course, that's just my idea. I'm sure ya'll have better ideas.))