Loud_and_proud
One Delta Ten Tango
Hi, the name's Loud, and I've been thinking...
Genes are selfish. Survival of the fittest, natural selection, entire species going extinct every single day... But there's always that one annoying bastard cracking the system! In this case, it was a boy, a five year old ginger hothead named Sven, "Sven from Switzerland" they later called him. So Sven from Switzerland was playing outside, minding his own little business, poking a dead rat with a stick and whatnot when suddenly his skin turned transparent. Needless to say it scared the pants of his mom, his dad, his granny and the government of Switzerland. Then the same kinda thing happened in Canada, with a toddler named Alice. Alice could communicate with birds. Her parrot thought her intelligent.
The miracle reached USA half a year later with a chick named Becky. Becky was well known for drinking like a sailor, turned out she was physically capable of drinking a lake dry, literally. So that was when the world went wild. See, the previous "metas" were kids, but Becky claimed to be 23, looked 40 and smelled 60, so the question was brought up immediately: are there any more superhuman beings that don't know about their talents? Is there any way to use them?
International Piece Corp. demanded full control over the meta-population. In the next fifty years three hundred metas were found, trained and legally employed as crime fighters, emergency service workers and whatever they were good at. With the headquarters in Washington and dozens of local bases all over the world, a peaceful army of what civilians would often call "superheroes" became one of the most successful projects in the history of humanity.
However...
There's always this little bitter "however", isn't there? Well, however, nobody asked metas if they want what they're expected to do. As a result, a lot of pacifists were sent to war, a lot of family guys and girls died alone during the most dangerous of missions, a lot of children were broken from the young age to serve the needs of everyone but themselves.
But it's a good goal, isn't it? There are plenty of metas that are happy and proud of their deeds! At the end of the day, is it worth to dedicate your life to help others?
It's up to you to decide.
Your character (YC) was raised a crime fighter. Growing up training and studying, having neither time nor possibility to befriend other kids of YC's age, they know nothing but their future job, having yet no idea how it actually works and what it feels like. They may be eager to get into action, to meet other metas, to finally see the big and relatively beautiful world - your choice, but there must be something that keeps them interested in the job they're "meant" for.
The game starts with YC being introduced to the Superhero Police Department, their future colleagues and boss, a man who's known as one of the greatest specialists in the matter and one of the worst pains in the butt. Though it's nothing like a regular police department and the crimes are much more... peculiar.
I'll present a number of main characters and a lot of "supporting cast", as well as the settings and the elements of the plot that will change in response to YC's action. What I expect from you is a multi-dimensional character and at least some initiative that will hopefully help us both build an interesting plot.
Romance may be included (I do all kinds), but it's NOT a must, and it must NOT be in the way of storytelling and character development.
For those interested, here are some rules:
- No one-liners.
- No OPs.
- Literate posts, preferably long ones.
- Reply at least once a day. I don't mean "write a post every day", I mean "let me know you're still in it every day". I'm paranoid, deal with it.
- Don't answer to the thread. PM me!
It may all seem a bit rough, but I'm friendly and open to discussions, feel free to ask or suggest anything. Hope to find a partner soon.
Wish you all the best of luck.
Loud.
Genes are selfish. Survival of the fittest, natural selection, entire species going extinct every single day... But there's always that one annoying bastard cracking the system! In this case, it was a boy, a five year old ginger hothead named Sven, "Sven from Switzerland" they later called him. So Sven from Switzerland was playing outside, minding his own little business, poking a dead rat with a stick and whatnot when suddenly his skin turned transparent. Needless to say it scared the pants of his mom, his dad, his granny and the government of Switzerland. Then the same kinda thing happened in Canada, with a toddler named Alice. Alice could communicate with birds. Her parrot thought her intelligent.
The miracle reached USA half a year later with a chick named Becky. Becky was well known for drinking like a sailor, turned out she was physically capable of drinking a lake dry, literally. So that was when the world went wild. See, the previous "metas" were kids, but Becky claimed to be 23, looked 40 and smelled 60, so the question was brought up immediately: are there any more superhuman beings that don't know about their talents? Is there any way to use them?
International Piece Corp. demanded full control over the meta-population. In the next fifty years three hundred metas were found, trained and legally employed as crime fighters, emergency service workers and whatever they were good at. With the headquarters in Washington and dozens of local bases all over the world, a peaceful army of what civilians would often call "superheroes" became one of the most successful projects in the history of humanity.
However...
There's always this little bitter "however", isn't there? Well, however, nobody asked metas if they want what they're expected to do. As a result, a lot of pacifists were sent to war, a lot of family guys and girls died alone during the most dangerous of missions, a lot of children were broken from the young age to serve the needs of everyone but themselves.
But it's a good goal, isn't it? There are plenty of metas that are happy and proud of their deeds! At the end of the day, is it worth to dedicate your life to help others?
It's up to you to decide.
Your character (YC) was raised a crime fighter. Growing up training and studying, having neither time nor possibility to befriend other kids of YC's age, they know nothing but their future job, having yet no idea how it actually works and what it feels like. They may be eager to get into action, to meet other metas, to finally see the big and relatively beautiful world - your choice, but there must be something that keeps them interested in the job they're "meant" for.
The game starts with YC being introduced to the Superhero Police Department, their future colleagues and boss, a man who's known as one of the greatest specialists in the matter and one of the worst pains in the butt. Though it's nothing like a regular police department and the crimes are much more... peculiar.
I'll present a number of main characters and a lot of "supporting cast", as well as the settings and the elements of the plot that will change in response to YC's action. What I expect from you is a multi-dimensional character and at least some initiative that will hopefully help us both build an interesting plot.
Romance may be included (I do all kinds), but it's NOT a must, and it must NOT be in the way of storytelling and character development.
For those interested, here are some rules:
- No one-liners.
- No OPs.
- Literate posts, preferably long ones.
- Reply at least once a day. I don't mean "write a post every day", I mean "let me know you're still in it every day". I'm paranoid, deal with it.
- Don't answer to the thread. PM me!
It may all seem a bit rough, but I'm friendly and open to discussions, feel free to ask or suggest anything. Hope to find a partner soon.
Wish you all the best of luck.
Loud.
