Grief In the Shell: Madokapunk FFRP OOC/Recruitment

[strawberryman]

In true magical girl fandom convention I'd like to propose our first ship:

Leysa x Mia

Discuss.

And I'm guessing it's like 1-2PM.

[Kuroimaken]

Funny, I pictured the vast majority of the events at night for some reason. Guess I owe it to that Flash marathon.

I can see it happening. Somehow I see Leysa as being the one most flustered about confessing. Or Mia being a total tsundere.

Then again, I'm biased because Nadica is a total tsundere, and I've seen more of her than of Mia.

On a side note: Selinia, do you want to discuss the possibility of Hasunaga and Leysa knowing each other over PM? I'm thinking of the best way to introduce him.

[Dorizzit]

In true magical girl fandom convention I'd like to propose our first ship:

Leysa x Mia

Discuss.

And I'm guessing it's like 1-2PM.

Eh. I'd ship it.

Funny, I pictured the vast majority of the events at night for some reason. Guess I owe it to that Flash marathon.

I can see it happening. Somehow I see Leysa as being the one most flustered about confessing. Or Mia being a total tsundere.

Then again, I'm biased because Nadica is a total tsundere, and I've seen more of her than of Mia.

On a side note: Selinia, do you want to discuss the possibility of Hasunaga and Leysa knowing each other over PM? I'm thinking of the best way to introduce him.

Can I be involved in this discussion?

[Kuroimaken]

ACK! MY BRAIN, IT HAD A DERP!

Sorry Dorizzit.

[KnightDisciple]

*KD is going to stay a bit back from shipping discussions*

FWIW I tend to imagine Duncan's own physical capabilities at being pretty much MCU Captain America, with his power armor being...hrm. Not quite Iron Man Mark 3+ level, but definitely above the Mark 1, or the Iron Monger. Probably non-flight Mark 2, ish?

[KnightDisciple]

@Selinia, sorry if I re-tweaked things too far, I guess I didn't OOC make it clear enough how I was imagining things going with Duncan; I was envisioning him pulling up in his car (rather than just running up and over the wall) and letting some sort of drone-pod deliver his armor, him dress, and then he moves out. I figured I'd use your writing and go from there.

Anyways, general notice, I won't be around for a couple of days; personal reasons.

[Kuroimaken]

Hey Sucrose, can Satou use a Stand, too?

Spoiler: And here's the joke

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[Sucrose]

Yes.

It's called Vitaminless, and, when active, allows him to reminisce and mentally monologue without losing focus on the task at hand.

[Kuroimaken]

Yes.

It's called Vitaminless, and, when active, allows him to reminisce and mentally monologue without losing focus on the task at hand.

Ooooo, dig the Cowboy Bebop reference!

[Kuroimaken]

SO glad Makoto didn't have to resort to mindraep.

[KnightDisciple]

Sorry that took a bit, folks. Been a busy and draining length of time...

[Kuroimaken]

I'm thinking of introducing Hasunaga soonish.

Dorizzit, you feel like RPing a flashback scene?

[Dorizzit]

Sure. Yep.

[Kuroimaken]

Do you want to make a separate thread or should we include it in the main IC?

Also, do you want to start, or shall I?

[Dorizzit]

Up to you.

[Selinia]

Ugh...

I should be back in a more stable capacity now. This last month has been a nightmare of class material piling up and sapping both my free time and creative energy. Hopefully it's over and this next one will be marginally less abysmal.

@Kuroi, it looks like you worked something out already, but if you have any Hidden Secret Aspects of the scenario you'd like to share, or input from me you'd be looking for, feel free to message.

Regarding timeframe, it's currently dusk. Probably 6 or 7 PM, given that it's February.

[Kuroimaken]

Nah, I'm good for now. I'll be working it out with Dorizzit as we go along.

Glad to see you back, Sels.

[Dorizzit]

Should we be starting from the morning, then?

[strawberryman]

I took that to be the intent, yeah, though Sel has said a morning post is in the works.

[Beans]

*stumbles in, knocking over tables*

HI CAN YOU BE MY FAMILY NOW.

Ahem. I love Madokers, and... does anyone here read To The Stars? Because I'm getting a little of that vibe.

I'm not entirely sure what I'd want to do, but I have the wordjumble concept "stammering, twitching, ice-cold Zeal Technologies scientist; wannabe kingmaker searching for a magical-skirted posterior to plant on the throne". If you can name which Kamen Rider characters I'm stealing from, you get a healthy snack!

[Kuroimaken]

*stumbles in, knocking over tables*

HI CAN YOU BE MY FAMILY NOW.

Ahem. I love Madokers, and... does anyone here read To The Stars? Because I'm getting a little of that vibe.

I'm not entirely sure what I'd want to do, but I have the wordjumble concept "stammering, twitching, ice-cold Zeal Technologies scientist; wannabe kingmaker searching for a magical-skirted posterior to plant on the throne". If you can name which Kamen Rider characters I'm stealing from, you get a healthy snack!

I wanna say Kamen Rider 000, but I don't see a doll anywhere.

[Beans]

I guess the generic "weird mannerisms" could be attributed to Dr. Maki, but she definitely doesn't have his attitude. Mostly I'm drawing from Dr. Ryoma Sengoku (jerk eccentric scientist to a huge megacorporation) and Yoko Minato (kingmaker looking for a king to make) from Kamen Rider Gaim. Seems fitting, given that they share a writer, and also Madokers takes a lot of cues from an earlier Rider show.

Oh, question: what's the state of organized crime? I'm not planning to make her a mob boss or anything, but I would like to have ties in her backstory if I can.

[Kuroimaken]

I guess the generic "weird mannerisms" could be attributed to Dr. Maki, but she definitely doesn't have his attitude. Mostly I'm drawing from Dr. Ryoma Sengoku (jerk eccentric scientist to a huge megacorporation) and Yoko Minato (kingmaker looking for a king to make) from Kamen Rider Gaim. Seems fitting, given that they share a writer, and also Madokers takes a lot of cues from an earlier Rider show.

Oh, question: what's the state of organized crime? I'm not planning to make her a mob boss or anything, but I would like to have ties in her backstory if I can.

Ah, that explains it. Not that far into Gaim just yet. (I still can't get over the suit designs.)

[Draken]

I guess the generic "weird mannerisms" could be attributed to Dr. Maki, but she definitely doesn't have his attitude. Mostly I'm drawing from Dr. Ryoma Sengoku (jerk eccentric scientist to a huge megacorporation) and Yoko Minato (kingmaker looking for a king to make) from Kamen Rider Gaim. Seems fitting, given that they share a writer, and also Madokers takes a lot of cues from an earlier Rider show.

Oh, question: what's the state of organized crime? I'm not planning to make her a mob boss or anything, but I would like to have ties in her backstory if I can.

It exists (Sucrose has had them appear even), its relationship with the normal police is probably identical to actual Yakuza and the police, while its relationship with the NMSF should be something along the lines of 'don't test us'.

[Dorizzit]

Ah, that explains it. Not that far into Gaim just yet. (I still can't get over the suit designs.)

Just try to remember that it's actually about the Warring Kingdoms, not fruit.

[Beans]

Gaim is about the Sengoku Jidai, and also slightly about dancing and betrayal and Genesis and the movie is about soccer. Nobody knows why. It's a fun show.

Also I don't personally plan on Yakuza involvement other than backstory purposes myself.

[strawberryman]

More people is good people. All I really have to say on that.

Other than it being a good thing to have more Zeal-aligned folk.

[Dorizzit]

Gaim is about the Sengoku Jidai, and also slightly about dancing and betrayal and Genesis and the movie is about soccer. Nobody knows why. It's a fun show.

Yes. That. Sleep deprivation is one heck of a drug.

[Beans]

Spoiler: Dr. Vocusta Masaki (surname Masaki, given name Vocusta)

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Dr. Vocusta Masaki (family name Masaki, given name Vocusta)
Age: 37, though she appears to be in her 20s thanks to ~advances in technology~
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9"
Weight: Slightly underweight.

Faction: Zeal Technologies
Rank/Station: Fairly prestigious research director.

Description: Vocusta (yes, she did choose that name herself, thank you) is a somewhat lanky woman; she has some Japanese blood in her, and a Japanese surname, but she's clearly more Caucasian (possibly Irish and/or Nordic, given the fiery red hair and cold green eyes, as well as the paleness and freckles). Her hair's about jaw-length and is arranged to partly hide her right eye, which is a prosthesis. Though these days scars can be easily reduced if not eliminated, she wears a lot of scarring. If she were to bare her arms, one might see the edges of roiling tattoos. Get her fully undressed (ha!) and you'd see they're a tableau of metallic Eastern dragons and thorny vines bearing unearthly flowers and fruit---that's Yakuza stuff, probably applied the traditional way (with all those needles and all the hurting... ugh!). Some of her scars seem to predate the back tats, but others are obviously from afterward.
Vo's not a bad looker if you don't mind extensive scarring---uh, and the stammering and twitching, both due to neuromotor damage that could only be partly fixed. While her mental faculties are untouched, voicing her thoughts can som---can sometimes b-be, uh, can, uh, can---c'som's'b'pr'hard. Her movements are also sometimes jerky and twitchy, though she walks about fine. She's never really fully still.
Vo dresses about a layer warmer than most others; another part of her neurological damage is that she chills easily. Usually she wears plaid flannel shirts and jeans, as well as her labcoat (heavyweight, floral lined, knee length, inside pockets, Mandarin collar)---even when not on the job sometimes, because she likes cultivating her image. There's also a set of arglasses in a classic dork frame.

Personality: Vo outwardly wears the labels of "mad scientist" and "that poor woman---nerve damage, you know, very nasty---just pretend the twitching's not happening" and "eccentric". People think her brilliant but cracked, or perhaps pitifully charming in her awkwardness. She flirts clumsily and trashily on damn-near every magical girl she knows is of age, has dorky tastes, and generally appears harmless if you can put up with her taste in some century-old guy called Bowie something and her excruciatingly clunky come-ons.
Thing is, the reason she was so good at her old job---and the reason the Yakuza decided to, uh, let her go---is that she wields a terrifically powerful engine of sheer crazy. Her mannerisms are carefully constructed to disarm and distract, obscuring her unhinged brilliance into a pitiable caricature---oh, she does actually like David Bowie, but it doesn't stop her from being not a very nice person.

History: Vo grew up on the worse side of the tracks, and was always a bit crooked. She was running errands for the Yakuza in high school, doing drug work for them in college---her scientific aptitude was applied quite well, if not nicely. Unfortunately, it seems the Yakuza tried to get rid of her by overdosing her on a drug called Zenith.
Doctors managed to reverse most of the damage, but the nerve wounding left her with a speech impediment and twitches. Zeal Technologies wanted her brilliance, but not the scandal; they helped cover her past up, and she changed her name. Giving herself a new given name and reverting to her late mother's maiden surname, she made a name for herself at ZT---both for being a damn good researcher and tech, and for her eccentricities and the shameless flirting with magical girls that eventually became accepted as a sort of cosmic background noise to her particular universe. She credits a lot of what she currently has to Nadica Novak.

Enhancements: Besides the basics, she has high-level intellect-boosters and thought-streamliners, as well as implants that keep her nerve damage to the manageable level it is now.

Theme: Myxomatosis - Radiohead

Look alright so far?

[Selinia]

Spoiler: Dr. Vocusta Masaki (surname Masaki, given name Vocusta)

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Dr. Vocusta Masaki (family name Masaki, given name Vocusta)
Age: 37, though she appears to be in her 20s thanks to ~advances in technology~
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9"
Weight: Slightly underweight.

Faction: Zeal Technologies
Rank/Station: Fairly prestigious research director.

Description: Vocusta (yes, she did choose that name herself, thank you) is a somewhat lanky woman; she has some Japanese blood in her, and a Japanese surname, but she's clearly more Caucasian (possibly Irish and/or Nordic, given the fiery red hair and cold green eyes, as well as the paleness and freckles). Her hair's about jaw-length and is arranged to partly hide her right eye, which is a prosthesis. Though these days scars can be easily reduced if not eliminated, she wears a lot of scarring. If she were to bare her arms, one might see the edges of roiling tattoos. Get her fully undressed (ha!) and you'd see they're a tableau of metallic Eastern dragons and thorny vines bearing unearthly flowers and fruit---that's Yakuza stuff, probably applied the traditional way (with all those needles and all the hurting... ugh!). Some of her scars seem to predate the back tats, but others are obviously from afterward.
Vo's not a bad looker if you don't mind extensive scarring---uh, and the stammering and twitching, both due to neuromotor damage that could only be partly fixed. While her mental faculties are untouched, voicing her thoughts can som---can sometimes b-be, uh, can, uh, can---c'som's'b'pr'hard. Her movements are also sometimes jerky and twitchy, though she walks about fine. She's never really fully still.
Vo dresses about a layer warmer than most others; another part of her neurological damage is that she chills easily. Usually she wears plaid flannel shirts and jeans, as well as her labcoat (heavyweight, floral lined, knee length, inside pockets, Mandarin collar)---even when not on the job sometimes, because she likes cultivating her image. There's also a set of arglasses in a classic dork frame.

Personality: Vo outwardly wears the labels of "mad scientist" and "that poor woman---nerve damage, you know, very nasty---just pretend the twitching's not happening" and "eccentric". People think her brilliant but cracked, or perhaps pitifully charming in her awkwardness. She flirts clumsily, has dorky tastes, and generally appears harmless if you can put up with her taste in some century-old guy called Bowie something.
Underneath, there is a core of permafrost. She's a cold, hard woman with few morals to fetter her ambitions and intellect. Her mannerisms are carefully constructed to disarm and distract---oh, she does actually like David Bowie, but it doesn't stop her from being not a very nice person.

History: Vo grew up on the worse side of the tracks, and was always a bit crooked. She was running errands for the Yakuza in high school, doing drug work for them in college---her scientific aptitude was applied quite well, if not nicely. Unfortunately, it seems the Yakuza tried to get rid of her by overdosing her on a drug called Zenith.
Doctors managed to reverse most of the damage, but the nerve wounding left her with a speech impediment and twitches. Zeal Technologies wanted her brilliance, but not the scandal; they helped cover her past up, and she changed her name. Giving herself a new given name and reverting to her late mother's maiden surname, she made a name for herself at ZT.

Enhancements: Besides the basics, she has high-level intellect-boosters and thought-streamliners, as well as implants that keep her nerve damage to the manageable level it is now.

Theme: Myxomatosis - Radiohead

Look alright so far?

Yay, more people! We really could use more people, and the character looks fun. Mad science is always handy. It's like normal science, but with less of that boring 'predictability' and 'consistent results', and a lot more tools to deal with Frustrating Oafs Obstructing Legitimate Science.

Approved! And I've at least heard of To The Stars, which looks cool, but I haven't had the time to sit down and read any giant fanfic recently. Those things can ruin my already tenuous sleep patterns. I lost more hours of naptime to Red Soul than I'd like to admit. It's a shame it never finished.

Do you have any initial arcs planned for Vo, or should I come up with something to throw at her?