Kobold King he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Dramatic Re-Enactment He was standing back by the vending machine. Frank Costel's heart began to race. She didn't, he thought desperately. I was useful. Why would she do this to me? He started walking, first slowly, then at a brisk pace towards the end of the hall. He threw open the door at the end, glancing out at the cool countryside. He stepped out-- He was standing back by the vending machine. His panic was an unstoppable tide now. He ran towards the door again, flinging it open and leaping out. He merely landed face-first on the floor next to the vending machine. With a look of fear and hopelessness, he looked up and down the short hallway he'd spend the rest of his life in. At least there was a vending machine. ---- The body of Frank Costel was never found. Partially this was because nobody went looking for him; everybody knew not to question what Möbius did with servants, and trying to find the man would only dishearten the survivors. A secondary reason was because the hallway in which Frank Costel met his end was not accessible by any conventional means. From the perspective of anyone trying to find Frank Costel, the hallway and its vending machine never existed. All that remained was a cheap roadside hotel which was now inexplicably missing a hallway. Frank Costel did not die from starvation, or thirst, or disease. Frank Costel killed himself by repeatedly slamming his face into the hallway exit's doorknob, finally collapsing his skull. In the end, it was the hopelessness and solitude of his situation that drove him to hate his life, doing whatever he could to end it. Möbius Pre-Calamity Information Her name was Alexandra Hawkins. Alexandra was a 19 year-old college student who lived in a small Californian town about twenty miles south of the Oregon border. She felt that she was pretty and smart, a sentiment that was shared by the majority of her peers and professors. She was shy and introverted, rarely coming out of her dorm except to attend classes and work her job at a cheap, dingy "sushi bar" with a menu as unauthentic as the faux Japanese artwork that decorated the place. She hated every second of her day job, but she carried on in order to pay the bills; not only did she have a college debt to pay off, but her mother proved to be a substantial drain on her income. Alexandra, being the kind young woman that she was, didn't much mind. After all, years spent with an abusive husband had taken their toll on Maria Hawkins, and all she felt like doing nowadays was nap and watch cheesy local soap operas. If Alexandra were more comfortable talking to people about her life, she would have explained that she was ultimately satisfied with her lot in life. There were parts she loved and parts she despised. She loved attending the local college--she hated the debts that came with it. She hated the time she spent at the sushi bar--she found her self increasingly enjoying the company of one of her male co-workers, a handsome guy named Josh. And while her mother would urge her to socialize more during the midst of soap opera commercials, Alexandra was quite content to edit Wikipedia and read the sporadically updated ecology blog "Towards the Light," maintained by a young professor who lived in Sacramento. When the impossible star Calamity appeared in the heavens, Alexandra Hawkins was overjoyed at such a monumental discovery being made in her lifetime. Within minutes of the official announcement, Alexandra was drafting the Wikipedia article, finally coming out of her shell to explain the star's significance to Josh. All who knew her were delighted by her sudden behavioral changes. Around a year later, Alexandra's behavior was to change again--as were other traits surrounding her. Calamity's gift bestowed itself upon her, and the young woman changed her name and demeanor. Her mother, her fellow college students, and her recent fiancee Josh disappeared shortly afterwards, as a new Epic named Möbius made headlines as the most powerful Epic to hit northern California. The sushi bar, of course, was obliterated from the face of the planet. Powers and Abilties Alexandra Hawkins--soon to be known as Möbius--possesses one of the more mysterious yet deadly of Epic powers. Möbius was capable of manipulating space. Möbius is capable of controlling the omnipresent medium through which three-dimensional objects travel. Her mastery over the fabric of space made her capable of a wide variety of feats, summarized below. The first use of this ability to manifest itself was the folding and tunneling of space, allowing Möbius to create wormholes capable of connecting any two points in space. She could take a step in California and wind up in Australia, taking a step out of the bathroom and finding herself on Mars. Distance, she soon discovered, meant nothing to her. If she could visualize a location, she could travel to it effortlessly. Having studied a book on Einstein's theory, Möbius understood that gravity is best defined as the curvature of space. So she tried it--within a few days of practice, she had mastered the ability to control the force of gravity, allowing herself to hurtle through the sky or crush objects with massive bursts of weight. But the young Alexandra soon found another use for her ability that suited her introverted nature far more--and eventually, would be used by her hidden inner sadist to horrifying effect. Möbius discovered that she could seal off regions of space, creating "pocket universes" completely disconnected from the main body of space. No one save teleporters could enter these pocket universes, and no one save teleporters could escape once sealed inside. They took the forms of infinite loops, in which all "exits" merely led to the beginning of the loop. Frank Costel's vending machine stocked hallway was made into one such pocket universe--his attempts at escape always caused him to find himself standing by the vending machine he soon came to curse. It was of course from these pocket universes that Alexandra Hawkins drew her new name of Möbius, after the famed Möbius strip. An infinite, closed off loop. Current Information Möbius staked out a claim for a large section of northern California--a claim which is disputed by few, as this "Einsteinium Empire" is contained within its own pocket universe, impossible to invade or escape. It is largely governed day-to-day by lesser Epics, as Möbius herself retains introverted tendencies and generally cannot be bothered to deal with the people. Using her own teleportation, she frequently makes forays into other Epic's territories to raid supplies or simply to cause general destruction. The traits which once made her a sympathetic individual now fuel sadistic tendencies. Her introverted shyness became a callous demeanor that leaves her unperturbed by her victim's pleas for mercy. Her natural kindness and aversion to violence leads her to avoid prolonged conflicts, preferring to simply seal anyone annoying her in a small pocket universe where they eventually lose the will to live and kill themselves. Her empire is both surrounded and filled with such pocket universes. They are scarcely connected to our own universe at all--except that occasionally, one can hear the frenzied screams of those trapped, or hear the sound of melancholy men slamming their heads into doors. She once ventured out of her little empire to meet with another Epic--a man named Lightwards was crossing through California, whom she soon learned was the ecology professor whose blog she used to read. They chatted briefly, until Lightwards realized his servants--undead "Warriors of Light" whom he traveled with--were no longer following his orders. He quickly came to the realization that something about Möbius had set off his weakness, causing his powers to fail. The professor attempted to kill the young woman, failing rather pathetically and nearly losing his life in the process. Möbius was infuriated to meet both a reminder of her past life and a threat to her current life, and was unhappy at the man's escape. She wasted no time in destroying his increasingly self-aware "Warriors" and beginning to track the professor down. Lightwards attempted to flee the area, but was soon tracked down a bare ten miles from Portland city limits, where Möbius appeared from nowhere and took his life. Leaving the professor for dead, Möbius returned to her closed-off empire, content that a challenger--no matter how small--had been eliminated. Calamity this turned out to be longer than I'd anticipated. Sorry about that TwiLyght, feel free to berate me for spamming the thread. Any questions on things I left out or didn't explain properly? I'll be happy to explain. As the length implies, I've been thinking about this character for a while now. Pony coming soon. Edited August 9, 2014 by Kobold King 5
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 That…. that is terrifying. o.0 0.o 0.0 …..yeah, gonna go curl up with some cocoa and be really, really thankful she's fictional. 1
Voidus Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) This is why I hate Australian time zones, I've been sleeping and now heaps of stuff has happened.So are we skipping to morning soon? Unlike me PP hasn't gotten much sleep but he's ready to resurrect ready for the new day Edited August 9, 2014 by Voidus
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 I think we are. Tomorrow, I think we'll do the time skip. Who's posting first?
Voidus Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Well I was hoping for PP to meet the fun party crew tomorrow at some point not too fussed how it happens, they could catch him spying or something I suppose, but it'll be reactionary to them moving first so I can't go first obviously.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 Oh, yeah. I just meant I wasn't sure who's going to carry out the time jump. Probably Kobold, since his character is driving the heist.
Kobold King he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 That…. that is terrifying. o.0 0.o 0.0 …..yeah, gonna go curl up with some cocoa and be really, really thankful she's fictional. One of the many services I offer. Glad you enjoyed. I wonder what it says about me that a side character who'll probably never appear in the RP is more fleshed out than my actual character. Oh, yeah. I just meant I wasn't sure who's going to carry out the time jump. Probably Kobold, since his character is driving the heist. I could probably do so at some point tomorrow morning. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 One of the many services I offer. Glad you enjoyed. I wonder what it says about me that a side character who'll probably never appear in the RP is more fleshed out than my actual character. I could probably do so at some point tomorrow morning. I think Lightwards is fleshed out well. Promise me Möbius won't appear in the RP? She's really really scary. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 I think Lightwards is fleshed out well. Promise me Möbius won't appear in the RP? She's really really scary. I'm flattered on both accounts. I promise I'd never bring such a character into the RP without your expressed permission. At most I might do a brief flashback, which would leave most of the character's horror potential untouched. (I'm assuming it's obvious to you how she set off Lightwards' weakness, by the way? I tried to phrase it so nobody else would catch it...) Möbius also has a rather odd weakness. If you've read Mitosis, there's a pretty good chance of people figuring it out from the bio. I like Lightwards too, he's a great character. Thanks. I like Purple Phoenix too--I'll be keeping an eye on him.
Voidus Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks. I like Purple Phoenix too--I'll be keeping an eye on him. Are you keeping an eye on him or is Lightwards? If the first: Thanks! If the second: Backs away slowly to avoid being turned into a zombie. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 Any character with split personalities and a crazy beard is good in my book. And PP is pretty awesome so far. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Are you keeping an eye on him or is Lightwards? If the first: Thanks! If the second: Backs away slowly to avoid being turned into a zombie. It's the first--Lightwards is a rather unobservant necromancer, and hasn't yet caught on to Phoenix's presence. Though if Lightwards ever did get PP as a zombie, he'd be pretty unhappy once he got answers out of him. A lowly human who pretends to be an Epic? What nerve! He'd slowly tear him to pieces at the sheer gall... 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 It's the first--Lightwards is a rather unobservant necromancer, and hasn't yet caught on to Phoenix's presence. Though if Lightwards ever did get PP as a zombie, he'd be pretty unhappy once he got answers out of him. A lowly human who pretends to be an Epic? What nerve! He'd slowly tear him to pieces at the sheer gall... And Nathan backs away slowly, giving Lightwards a dead bird as a peace offering.... 2
Voidus Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 That's an interesting question actually, can Zombies still have multiple personalities? Ah the type of philosophical queries available only on 17th Shard. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 That's an interesting question actually, can Zombies still have multiple personalities? Ah the type of philosophical queries available only on 17th Shard. All the personalities would be suppressed equally, so it makes no difference in the long run. I'm going to bed soon--tomorrow I'll write about the morning and have Lightwards wake up. I presume that all of us will make our own ways to the museum, and we won't just let Funtimes teleport us all there? ('Cause where's the fun in that when we could be hijacking vehicles or jumping on rooftops? )
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 All the personalities would be suppressed equally, so it makes no difference in the long run. I'm going to bed soon--tomorrow I'll write about the morning and have Lightwards wake up. I presume that all of us will make our own ways to the museum, and we won't just let Funtimes teleport us all there? ('Cause where's the fun in that when we could be hijacking vehicles or jumping on rooftops? ) She's all about the fun. 1
Voidus Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 I was planning on following Lightwards or Nighthounds so feel free to write PP into the background somewhere if I'm not on.
Kobold King he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 I was planning on following Lightwards or Nighthounds so feel free to write PP into the background somewhere if I'm not on. I can certainly do that. Honestly one of my favorite parts of this game is when other players write their impressions of Lightwards' actions. It makes the whole experience three-dimensional and rewarding. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 I can certainly do that. Honestly one of my favorite parts of this game is when other players write their impressions of Lightwards' actions. It makes the whole experience three-dimensional and rewarding. I shall do that more, then.
Mailliw73 he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Möbius terrifies me. Being locked in an endless hallway would be awful. I was explaining this RP to a friend, and realized we have a lot of freaky and terrifying characters. A medusa-man, Nighthound(just plain creeper), someone who severs heads with electricity, someone who gives you hallucinations (not always pleasant, rarely so), insane transformers, an insane necromancer, and it goes on. 3
Edgedancer he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Möbius, my god. First impulse, thats broken even for Epics and could put some of our horrors to shame. Second impulse, if she can´t block teleporters why hasn´t one killed her in her sleep yet. I can certainly do that. Honestly one of my favorite parts of this game is when other players write their impressions of Lightwards' actions. It makes the whole experience three-dimensional and rewarding. That is the fun part, isn´t it? Especially if you have a troll that everyone hates. I was planning on following Lightwards or Nighthounds so feel free to write PP into the background somewhere if I'm not on. Take Lightwards. Nighthound is going to be a lot faster than a normal person could keep up and even if PP could find a way, risking to be caught by NH is not something he should do when he´s alone. On another note of team composition, given how in the end no one mentioned the option of calling in his sister, are we going to post pone that plot-point or should I let him have the idea on his own? 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Möbius terrifies me. Being locked in an endless hallway would be awful. I was explaining this RP to a friend, and realized we have a lot of freaky and terrifying characters. A medusa-man, Nighthound(just plain creeper), someone who severs heads with electricity, someone who gives you hallucinations (not always pleasant, rarely so), insane transformers, an insane necromancer, and it goes on. Yes. Yes, we do. And honestly, I find the insane characters less terrifying than those that seem to have all their wits about them. Lightwards? He'll kill you because he thinks you're better off as a zombie. Corpsemaker? He'll kill you just 'cuz. That is more terrifying to me than anything a delusion could conjure up. EDIT: As for Nighthound's sister, when did you want to bring her in? Edited August 9, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles
Voidus Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Take Lightwards. Nighthound is going to be a lot faster than a normal person could keep up and even if PP could find a way, risking to be caught by NH is not something he should do when he´s alone. Wasn't sure of the distance and weather or not you might steal a certain brightly coloured car or something I could hide in Yeah I think PP will be following Lightwards for a bit, he's the biggest unknown for me at the moment, NH is pretty obvious with his powers, though perhaps not his hounds, and the insane duo are pretty well known at this point, he's made some educated guesses about their abilities. Lightwards is still an unknown though, so we'll be watching you Kobold!
Edgedancer he/him Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Yes. Yes, we do. And honestly, I find the insane characters less terrifying than those that seem to have all their wits about them. Lightwards? He'll kill you because he thinks you're better off as a zombie. Corpsemaker? He'll kill you just 'cuz. That is more terrifying to me than anything a delusion could conjure up. EDIT: As for Nighthound's sister, when did you want to bring her in? It´s not like Epics have many options to be both nice and sane. Still, with some of them the term "sanity" is debatable. I´m open on that front, to be honest. Even if she was notified immediately, she would still need at least until after the heist to arrive in town, so we can pin point the exact time of arrival, when we get to that point. Granted, that would still neccesiate her beign notified in the morning. Talking about the heist, are we going to deal with npc Epics or will we have it mostly abandoned? 1
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