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Post by Wyndi on May 31, 2014 3:09:53 GMT
ᴍᴜᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ | x-ᴍᴇɴ ғʀᴇᴇᴘʟᴀʏ | ᴏᴏᴄ
Modeled after the preeminent Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Helix Academy first opened its doors to school-age mutants from all over the world in 2006. Though initially established to take in mutant children in more dire situations (whether due to anti-mutant prejudice, lack of resources, or personal issues) or with more dangerous powers, the school gradually began accepting most students who wished to attend as its popularity rose.
Today, Helix provides a quality education from elementary school levels through high school, and most mutants who graduate return after a few years to continue paying it forward by taking up teaching positions themselves. The curriculum up until one's junior year of high school is not much different from that of a normal school, aside from perhaps lessons on how to control one's powers, but juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take classes that teach them how to use their gifts specifically for combat. It is Helix's greatest hope that their students will one day (among other things) put this knowledge to good use by fighting against those who would do harm. Welcome to this little X-Men AU freeplay! If you've ever been in one of my other freeplays back on VDex, you know what to expect, but for those who don't, I basically run freeplays as low-key free-for-alls. Bring in as many characters as you would like (or feel that you can handle)! Drop them as you wish! Help suggest ideas for plot events! Suggest that we simply switch scenes or fast-forward if our current scene feels too tedious! That sort of thing.
That being said, there are still a few rules just to keep things in order. All forum rules are in effect, obviously, and you must have some knowledge of the X-Men universe via one form or another. (Even just the films are fine - I haven't done much other than watch those myself.) And though you and your characters may come and go as you wish, do try to be polite and finish up a scene before disappearing on us. Rules will of course be subject to change as needed.
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Post by Wyndi on May 31, 2014 3:10:16 GMT
character application
student
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Post by Wyndi on May 31, 2014 3:11:03 GMT
character roster
students
- faraway, collin brett | hermes | 18 | air cushions | profile
- gray, nova | hamelin | 14 | mice manipulation | profile
- ivchenko, zane elijah | puck | 18 | illusion manipulation | profile
- jewett, silas theodore | parrot | 15 | omnilingualism | profile
- kawai, lani | cleric | 15 | healing and illusion manipulation | profile
- kuznetsov, katerina "kisa" | affinity | 17 | empathic manipulation | profile
- quindlen, ellie clover | charm | 16 | love inducement | profile
- raske, hubert | archivist | 13 | psychometry | profile
- sheffield, louis | mist | 17 | telekinetic vapor | profile
- walker, coralin "corey" | diversion | 16 | misdirection | profile
- yoo, dennis "dujun" | castle | 16 | sand mimicry | profile
- zeifer, jacob | overload | 23 | electricity manipulation and regeneration | profile
- last name, first | alias | age | power | profile
graduates
- artis, levonne | twitch | 24 | technokinesis | robotics and fine arts teacher | profile
- bowen, cecilia | pele | 22 | fire and lava manipulation | photography and visual arts teacher | profile
- flores, zacharie | sanguine | 18 | blood manipulation | college student | profile
- keawe, olivia u‘ilani | euphoria | 23 | pleasure manipulation | general/earth sciences teacher | profile
- moon, loren | midnight | 25 | telekinesis and void manipulation | painting and art history teacher | profile
- qing, sela | extractor | 21 | telepathy and shadow camouflage | college student | profile
- whittier, nathaniel caden | frost flower | 19 | ice manipulation and cold immunity | college student | profile
- last name, first | alias | age | power | occupation | profile
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Post by Wyndi on May 31, 2014 3:12:22 GMT
Reserved.
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Post by Wyndi on May 31, 2014 3:57:21 GMT
Now open for business!
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Post by clef on May 31, 2014 8:31:19 GMT
Collin Brett Faraway (a.k.a) Hermes gender Male | age 18 | sexual orientation bi-curious
power(s) - Air Cushions Collin can create cushions of air from his hands and feet. He can use these combined with a punch to 'throw' his punch at someone from a distance. He can also use them when running and jumping to run in the air or on water. These cushions of air become superheated if thrown too powerfully. These allow Collin to jump extremely high and he can even use them to stop objects that are coming at him. If he is quick enough he can deflect bullets, and if he jumps into the air and kicks with both of his legs, he can easily stop a car or send it flying! When he uses his power, you can see rings of distortion travelling like bullets through the air.
The further he is from an object, the less powerful the thrown punch/kick will be. His mutation didn't give him extreme stamina, so if he gets tired while running in the air/on water, he will fall to his death or possibly drown.
appearance Collin is Caucasian-skinned but he spends so much time outside that his skin has a nice tan to it. His head is adorned with dark brown loose curls that always seem to be perfectly placed. He has a handsome face except for his nose (in some people's opinion), which almost looks like an Easter Island statue's nose due to it being so straight and flat. His eyes are light brown, framed with thick-yet-well-groomed eyebrows. His top lip is rather thin, but his bottom lip is much fuller. Behind the lips is a set of perfectly straight pearly white teeth, save for the gap between his two front teeth.
Collin stands a bit shorter than most other men, standing at 5 feet and 6 inches, so he tries to make up for it with mass. He can almost always be seen outside running which explains his tan, and it also explains his well-developed calves, thighs, and glutes. His upper body is a bit less impressive, as his midsection and pectorals are slightly above average at best, but his biceps are quite large. The large upper arms lead down to a much skinnier wrist, as his bone structure wasn't very large to begin with. He has small hands which he tries to hide in his pockets a lot of the time.
He can usually be seen wearing a tank top or t-shirt with basketball shorts/running shorts, since his main passion is being outside and exercising, but if he decides to go out somewhere he can throw on a pair of jeans and a nicer shirt. He only owns one pair of shoes- a very well worn pair of running shoes. He has a jumpsuit specially designed for him by the teachers at Helix that is very breathable so he doesn't overheat while running. He doesn't have much of a sense of style since he doesn't spend a lot of time observing others.
personality Collin is very by-the-book in most situations. He follows all of the rules and doesn't use his powers when they aren't needed. He listens to and respects his elders as well. This has separated him from some of the other students, who don't think the way he acts is very 'cool'. He makes very quick and rash decisions, however, that sometimes end up with consequences he hadn't thought of. These two personality traits often conflict and it causes a great deal of stress. He is very friendly towards people and he especially loves children, but he has this look about him that causes people to distrust him.
He has never had a girlfriend before because he was never interested before puberty, and once he discovered his mutation he became quite distant of others. Now that he has it under control Collin tries his best to make friends with the girls at school, but the 'goodie-goodie' label he has received usually keeps them away. Mutant girls just usually happen to like bad boys. Even though he is aware of his attraction to some men, he doesn't act on it because he doesn't see the need to have any more negative attention from schoolmates.
Collin does have some friends from school, however, and he isn't as reclusive as he sounds. He prefers to be friends with other outcasts at school, mostly the younger kids who can't control their powers. He likes to act as a mentor to them and started a cross-country club where everybody gets to run and exercise which relieves stress and causes less mutation-related incidents.
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Post by Wyndi on May 31, 2014 19:26:21 GMT
Accepted! Just one thing - I was super tired last night and totally forgot to include a space for the hero alias in the form. Do you mind adding that in? Thank you!
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Olivia U‘ilani Keawe (a.k.a. Euphoria) gender female | age twenty-three | sexual orientation bisexual occupation Helix Academy teacher | subject general and earth sciences
power(s) Pleasure manipulation: can induce, augment, and negate feelings of pleasure in both people and animals via physical contact. Extended exposure to intense pleasure has been known to cause pleasure addiction in the person being manipulated; common consequences upon disappearance of the pleasure source include severe withdrawal and even death.
appearance U'ilani's features are typical for someone with Native Hawaiian ancestry: long, dark brown, almost black, hair; dark brown eyes; and golden-brown skin. She isn't particularly tall, standing at 5' 4 1/2", but her legs are long and strong from years of hula ‘auana and tango fantasia.
Back home in Hawaii, U'ilani's clothing tends to be light, loose, and casual - T-shirts, shorts, flip-flops, and even the occasional muumuu. On the mainland, however, U'ilani chooses style over comfort; she is most often seen wearing summer dresses and heeled sandals, and has an extensive collection of high heels. She prefers warm tones in her clothes, and non-traditional gemstones and other minerals in her jewelry. Unbeknownst to most of the students, she also has a navel piercing.
personality Warm and confident, U'ilani is a charismatic individual. She loves performing for others, loves the feeling of being in the spotlight, but she always returns the favor: she's one of those people who gives others her full attention in a conversation, and will go the extra mile to make the other person feel at ease. Despite all this, however, U'ilani is actually relatively slow to trust, and once she is invested in someone, she is deeply protective of them. This protectiveness extends beyond people too: U'ilani would fight tooth and nail to keep Helix open and safe if she had to, seeing it as her home away from home.
U'ilani usually describes herself as a thrillseeker. She loves feeling, immersing herself in sensory experiences, and without a touch of adventure in her everyday life, she'll begin to feel restless before too long. In this way, she supposes she's somewhat a hedonist - appropriate for someone with a gift like hers.
Students generally see her as a poised, witty, engaging teacher who has taught them to view all knowledge through a critical, sometimes skeptical, lens. The few that have butted heads with her for whatever reason, however, call her overly willful. There are rumors that U'ilani is planning to quit at the end of the school year so she can go on to graduate school, but they have neither been verified nor denied. U'ilani has repeatedly admitted, though, that her long-term goal is to become a geologist, and eventually hopes to support Helix through other ways.
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Post by clef on Jun 1, 2014 1:22:01 GMT
It took me forever to remember which greek god had the winged shoes, but I finally remembered it was Hermes so that's a good nickname for him.
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Post by sammiya on Jun 1, 2014 2:00:15 GMT
Ohhh, a X-Men RP...~ I've never seen one before. I know quite a bit about X-Men in general, mostly from watching the 1990s cartoon and seeing the movies that have been coming out. (Still need to watch First Class and Days of Future Past, but otherwise have seen them all.) I'm working on a couple of apps for characters(funnily enough, one of them is planned to be Hawaiian, and I had started making her last night after noticing this rp.) I'm only planning two for now, but I'm having problems deciding their personalities. Also, as a bit of a idea jump-starter for powers, I found this RNG that helped me out a bit: super power Right now, I'm planning on one to have psychometry (a psychic power that allows the person to find out the history of a person or item) and the other to be a weak healer(of others)/illusionist. (I don't think there's a mutant with that power-set, but I'm not particularly sure, either, o-orz.)
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Post by Wyndi on Jun 1, 2014 2:52:36 GMT
clef Just edited that in!
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sammie Are you talking about X-Men: Evolution? I remember watching episodes of that here and there too, but I was always more of a DC fan as a young girl.
re: Hawaiian characters - haha great minds think alike, I guess? I've had U'ilani lying around for a while; I've just never used her.
As for ideas for powers, I've found the Superpower Wiki to be extremely helpful (especially if you have an idea for the power but don't exactly know how to articulate it). There's even a "random page" option so it can be used as a power generator.
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Post by sammiya on Jun 1, 2014 3:00:50 GMT
Ah, nope! That was more in the 2000s. There was a series in the 90s that was about 76 episodes long with five seasons. According to the wiki, it started in 1992 and ended in 1997. X-Men TV series wikiMy parents are both big X-Men fans, my mom in particular, so I grew up watching it and other things like it, e-ehe. Though, I also watched the DC stuff too, like Batman: The Animated Series and such. I guess so, e-eheheee. I was trying to be a bit more diverse with my characters. This does mean I'll need to do a bunch of research on Hawaii, though, since I'm mostly familiar with it through TV shows and such. Ohhh~ That is extremely helpful, and looks like it has a ton of information about super-powers in it.
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Post by Wyndi on Jun 1, 2014 7:33:00 GMT
Ah, yeah, that was right around the time I was born, so I would've been too young. :( Through elementary school, I was pretty much stuck with Chinese TV shows anyway; I only got into the DC cartoons (Justice League and Teen Titans) once I hit middle school.
Yay for research! And for destroying terrible TV stereotypes! (Seriously, this diversity makes me so happy, along with clef outright calling their character white instead of assuming (and letting us assume) that white = default.)
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Zane Elijah Ivchenko (a.k.a. Puck) gender male | age eighteen | sexual orientation pansexual
power(s) Illusion manipulation: can produce illusions that affect all five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch). Requires a certain level of mental concentration; the more complicated or detailed the illusion must be, the higher the level of focus that is required. Consequently, Zane has been trained to be both highly observant and to multitask without losing his concentration.
Unbeknownst to Helix (and recently, to himself), his ability extends to psychosomatic illusions - powerful illusions that are realistic enough to do physical damage to the target and the environment. Through Zane's secret testing of this skill, however, he has discovered that doing so is mentally draining and can give him severe headaches.
appearance Unlike his darker-haired relatives, Zane has red-brown hair, hazel eyes, and pale, rosy skin, often causing him to joke that he is a mutant in more ways than one. He alternates between wearing contacts and glasses with dark blue rectangular frames. Heavily committed to playing soccer, his build is noticeably athletic, though he certainly isn't as muscled as athletes who focus predominantly on strength.
The kind of person who'll wear anything under the sun so long as it looks good on him, Zane owns a wardrobe that is more extensive than that of the average teenage boy despite his limited funds. Considering his less than purehearted purposes, he sees having a well stocked wardrobe, so to speak, as a worthwhile investment: having outfits ready for any and all occasions makes it so much easier to cultivate his desired impressions and effects on others.
personality Everyone likes Zane. He's that incredibly hardworking, responsible senior who's always the first to know when you're feeling down - and the first to try to cheer you up with an arsenal of curly fries and Jackie Chan movies. He's friendly, he's unwaveringly loyal, he's stupidly optimistic, and he's so, so brave; did you know his parents were addicted to gambling, so he basically just raised himself and that's how the headmaster found him - an eight-year-old cooking and cleaning because his mom and dad paid the bills and that was about it. And he's really sweet, and don't you think it's so cute how he's still a little bit clumsy despite being one of the best players on the soccer team?
If your answer is yes (because why wouldn't it be), congratulations, he's got you eating out of the palm of his hand. Hidden away from the rest of the world is Zane's true personality: scheming, selfish, and ambitious. Every action of his is calculated to meet a specific end, and he's utterly cutthroat when it comes to meeting his goals. That doesn't mean he's deliberately out to hurt everyone and everything, but hey, it's a kill-or-be-killed world out there, and he's only got time and energy to look out for number one: himself. If you're like most people, you'll meet him, he'll use you, and you'll be none the wiser, but god forbid you should tick him off - his ruthlessness extends well into the realm of revenge.
But he's just a kid from a terrible home who gets really good grades while playing on the soccer team and working a part-time job, right? He plays video games and eats too much meat lover's pizza, just like every other teenage guy out there. You wouldn't believe the truth even if he told you himself.
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Post by sammiya on Jun 1, 2014 8:49:24 GMT
I was born the year before it came out, but didn't really watch it 'til the VHSs came out. I remember normally using the VCR to watch them, at any rate. But family influence in watching TV shows at a certain age helps determine what you watch as a young kid. (Though, if you want to look it up now, they've started producing them on DVD now.)
Yep, e-ehehe. Researching different cultures can be a lot of fun~ But, yeaahhh, avoiding stereotypes is good to do! (I've started trying to aim for me diversity with characters I make, because it's been bothering me for awhile how people just automatically assume white as a default. (Particularly when poking around Tumblr. I saw a post someone made about not wanting to watch anything with white male protaganists and some one else said that they wouldn't like Free!. And... well... the Free! characters are all Japanese as far as I'm aware, not white, so that... really bothered me, klgkrl.))
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Hubert Raske (a.k.a. Archivist) gender Male | age 13 | sexual orientation Bisexual
power Psychometry: Learning the history of a object or person by touch. Due to his inexperience/age, can only find out the history of touched person/item going back about three years at the moment, and has to have whatever he's trying to look at touch his skin directly.
appearance Hubert has pale, white skin that always seems to produce freckles when he spends time in the sun. Hair is a light brown that's a few shades short of being possible of being considered blonde, and he has light hazel eyes.
Being a bit tall for his age, he has a slim build, helped along by how he enjoys swimming and running. Has a tendency to prefer wearing sweat suits and sneakers. He also almost always wears biking gloves to try and help avoid triggering his power by accident.
personality A friendly, light-hearted boy. He has a deep interest in swimming, running, and sports involving either. He has a tendency to be overly-friendly to people he just met, from presuming automatically that they'd just get along. The friendliness partly extends from the fact that he was used to meeting new people from traveling often with his parents and brother due to his mother being a German ambassador.
He, however, tends to be too wary to actually make physical contact due to his power, nervous about accidentally finding out secrets that he has no right in being privy to.
He tries to face problems head-on when given the choice, preferring to rely on his own mind and strength then on others, often winding up getting in trouble and being in over his head. He also speaks English and German fluently, as well as being somewhat knowledgable in Italian and French, again due to moving around often before attending Helix Academy.
Hubert= Bright Heart, Raske=healthy/energetic/speedy Finished up Hubert for the most part~ I'm horrible with thinking up aliases for Super-heroes, though, grklgr. (And, as what I tend to do, I tried to get his name to fit in with his personality, e-ehe. Raske derives from the Danish "rask", which has the above meaning.)
Anyone have any ideas on a good alias somewhat based on his power?
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Post by clef on Jun 1, 2014 11:05:29 GMT
You could call him something like Archive idk. I like to give them names that match their power, but that doesn't have to be the case I don't think.
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Post by dracoon on Jun 1, 2014 13:40:45 GMT
Levonne Artis (a.k.a. Twitch) gender female | age 24 | sexual orientation bisexual occupation - | subject Robotics and Fine Arts
power(s) Levonne is a technokinetic, able to will appliances such as scanners and computers into sentience. The larger the appliance, the more energy she exerts in order to keep it sentient. The appliances that's created with her sentience are also affected by her feelings. Unfortunately, Levonne can only keep one appliance alive at a time- trying to conjure multiple appliances to her will often ends up frying the mainframes of the appliances and rendering them completely useless. There's also a range where she can control the machinery- the further away it is from her, the weaker the influence. She's also able to converse fluently in binary, as well as on another end, being a masterful hacker due to being able to gain the AI's trust and allowing her effortless entry.
appearance A short, plump Asian lady with a thick mop of black hair that's chopped off close to her neck. She wears thick, square-framed spectacles with tinted glass, and she often wears a shirt with a game designer label on it along with baggy track pants. Her skin is unusually pale, as if she's never been exposed to the sun. On closer inspection, there occasionally has faded circuitry tattoos appearing on her arms.
personality Very timid and highly pacifistic, Levonne tries her best to steer clear of violence. She's very self-disciplined, strictly adhering to her class schedule to the point where some people call her 'overly rigid'. She's gentle and soft-spoken, not even willing to raise her voice in front of rowdy students. However, this suppression never does well for her- she releases it in the form of playing FPSes and other keysmashers. Without these games, she only bottles it up even further and withdraws deeper into herself.
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