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That's quite clever. We need more good vanillas. I'm down. It's up to everyone else on this one.

My character, Jude, who is a vanilla (a non-powered human), trekked from Raleigh to Portland over the course of years, in so doing losing his boyfriend and becoming a hermetic wanderer. He is anything but pure, and the prolonged isolation has not helped that. I mean no offense, but your character seems rather two-dimensional. You can't go wrong with a little depth. I would suggest reading What Happened in Portland, to get a feel for how this whole Oregon thing works. Your ideas are not bad, they simply need some work and TLC. Keep it up.

Your character is interesting, both powers-wise and internal struggle-wise. But what is his story? Who is he, and why is he where he is now?

Jude dreamt. Jude dreamt terrible fever dreams, nightmares of ships crashing to shores. He had bad dreams more often than he had good. Chris had always said that he enjoyed the bad dreams more than the good ones, because when you wake up from good dreams, you're disappointed by the world that is not as good as the world in your dreams. Bad dreams, though, Jude thought, echoing something his better half had said ages ago, make you grateful when you awake. Bad dreams. ~ He didn’t remember much from his time on the road. The drives with Chris, heading anywhere away from Raleigh. They stopped anywhere they could get a night’s rest. Sometimes they stayed a few days. But never more than a week. “We have to keep moving,” Chris would say. “We have to find somewhere safe.” ~ Jude awoke abruptly, shivering in the chilly wind. “That’s plenty of that.” He said firmly to no one in particular. Standing, Jude dusted off his coat and began walking, as he had so many times before. A pilgrim, in search of fulfillment. Steeling himself, he wandered along the road, until he heard a small mewling from under an old junker. Jude perked up. “Kitty?” More mewling. Jude crouched down and peeked under the broken-down car, and found a very small white kitten wearing an appropriately-sized taupe cowboy hat. “Sparks,” Jude said aloud, “aren’t you cute?” Half-puzzled and half-enthused, he chided himself. That was a silly Newcago expletive, and to anyone else would be completely idiosyncratic. Then again, he thought, when was the last time I saw anyone else? When, in the past year of my life, has idiosyncrasy been a problem? Jude did the rational thing and he placed the cat in his coat pocket. “I shall call you… Bear Trap.” He said, but he didn’t know why. And so, kitten in possession, he followed the signs that lead him to Portland.

"I'm on the Brute Squad." "You are the Brute Squad."

New Epics of your own creation are not allowed. You can, however, adopt these other already-created Epics and bring them back into the fray in Portland, if you so desire.

Basically, it's a free-form RP set in the world of the Reckoners, more specifically around Portland, OR. Twi came up with the basic idea, and it's brilliant. Not to mention very entertaining, and an excellent opportunity to exercise your writing ability.

Are you familiar with the Reckoners?

Oh, well thank you. I said "you're welcome" because I brought up the whole "y'all" discussion. Sorry if I somehow offended someone.

What?

You're welcome.

New Question Thread! *enthused*

Reasonably? No. Rationally? Also no. Realistically? ...probably not.

Hi there, Geoff! I'm bleeder. I like music and vests. Welcome to the Shard! You'll learn much. You will be offered cookies. Do not eat the cookies. If you ever need anything, feel free to let me know!

After some deliberation, I have decided upon Moon.

I love Steven Colbert Zelda

And thus, robes of Australien fell from the sky, through a conveniently-placed skylight. "Welcome."

My folks are a lot older, probably 'cause I'm a second child. Kay is still the Forum Mom. Like, officially now, due to her shiny new Mod status.

Hey, @The Young Bard, this thing still active?

Hi there, Faceless Mistwraith! Your name has an interesting rhythm to it. I am bleeder. I like music and cool coats. You can usually find me in the General Discussion thread, making terrible puns and talking about various nonsense. Welcome to the Shard! You'll learn a lot, and see a lot, so be prepared and arm yourself with plenty of Aleve. Don't eat the cookies. They'll Ruin your life. If you ever need anything, feel free to let me know!

That made my already-good day great Thanks, Cog

It's excellent!

You make an excellent point.