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We'll admit this is short and sweet. It's first come first serve for the characters, we don't want doubles of a character running around, though PB's, as long as we don't have 400 of the same face running around it's cool. You will be alerted as soon as we can about getting your application. And as soon as the team of mods look it over you'll be informed of your acceptance. If denied, we'll give you a chance to add in details that we think need a little brushing up on and a shot to try again. If you fail that time I'm sorry you won't be able to app that character to the game, though feel free to try another character. |
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Are you over 18: (Because we do have adult themes going on and hello mostly based in RE, that's not exactly a game for the ittie bitties) Contact: (Aim, plurk, smoke signals, Astral projection? How do you want us to keep in touch with you?) Character Name: (Might be a good idea so we know what to call your character) |
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Date: 2013-03-17 11:44 pm (UTC)Are you over 18: Yep
Contact: I'm on the gane's AIM group as anakimwriter
Character Name: Kaede/Lucy
Canon: Elfen Lied
Background:Kaede, known to the researchers who kept her captive for three years as "Lucy", is the only pure, full-female Diclonius in existence. Her unusual appearance has alienated her from humans her entire life; she was abandoned by her father, bullied by children and adults as a child, and eventually held as a captive and experimental subject by a secret organization. Embittered and alienated from humanity, she has come to believe that humans are essentially evil and inferior, and that her own race must supplant them. Unfortunately for humans, she can back up this hatred, and defend herself from theirs, by use of her vectors--a set of four, two-meter-long invisible arms which are much faster, stronger, and more versatile than normal limbs.
Diclonius are a human offshoot possessing short bony horns, pale skin, pink through dark magenta hair, and ruby eyes. Except for Kaede, who was born of human parents (basically a mutant) and developed at a normal rate, Diclonius are sterile females who age at twice normal human rate and develop their vectors at the volatile age of three. They are born when Kaede(or one of them) uses her powers to alter the DNA of men she comes in contact with; every child he fathers after that will be one of these female "drones", also known as Silpelit. Unlike the rest of her race thus far, Kaede is fertile and would presumably give birth to other full Diclonius children. She and her "drones" also share a weak psychic link which allows them to find each other. All Diclonius are hyperintelligent, yet their emotions mature at the same rate as a human's and are very human-like.
Unfortunately for the Silpelit, a top-secret, government-backed organization discovered Kaede and her "offspring" and began a lengthy campaign to collect all of them. Some were surrendered at birth by their human parents, convinced that their children were victims of a dangerous genetic plague. Some were collected after reaching the age of three and having their first tantrum after developing their vectors--a tantrum that invariably ended with their killing every human around them. Lucy was hunted for years, learning to kill more subtly (usually aneurisms or heart attacks caused by materializing the tips of her vectors' fingers inside someone's heart or brain)in order to avoid detection. She also deliberately infected as many men as she could, creating thousands of Silpelits over the years, all of which were either captured or killed by the organization. The captured ones were subject to brutal experiments, as was Lucy herself when she was finally captured at the age of fifteen.
Most of the captured offspring died in horrible ways, sometimes taking several humans with them in the process. Their treatment at the hands of their captors left them broken, some brainwashed into servitude, some driven violently insane, many kept under mind control to prevent them from attacking their captors. Kaede resisted being controlled, and eventually escaped.
Generally she is played either immediately after her escape (minus the bullet to the head) or post-series. Her split personality, Nyuu, is not generally in evidence in either version.
Personality: Lucy has been deeply traumatized by her treatment by humans, and is cold and distrustful toward them. She is kind to animals and never hurts them, and will be curious about any nonhumans and empowered humans she meets. She has a lot of self-loathing, which she compensates for in pride and a sense of being superior to humanity. Originally a curious, sweet, nonviolent and naive girl, everything changed when she was traumatized into unleashing her vectors for the first time, tearing apart a group of childhood bullies who had killed her pet dog. She began to listen to what she calls her "DNA voice", which tells her that humans are evil and inferior, and that she should kill them before they can hurt her. (This drive to kill is possessed by all Diclonii, and is likely caused by the extreme trauma of their treatment by humans). She does not have to obey the voice, however; but when humans are being monstrous to her, which happens a lot in the series, she often finds herself agreeing with it.
But Kaede has a kinder side as well, which can be coaxed out with consistent, good, trustworthy treatment. She is pretty sensitive and defensive, however, and has a violent temper(and in the anime, hideously bloody, though I'll be toning this down some except when her life is directly threatened). Betrayal sends her into a frenzy. But if befriended in an honest and tolerant manner, she will be very confused at first...and then become shyly friendly and very protective.
Kaede has a deep hatred of those who harm animals, exploit innocent people or treat her in an intolerant or bullying manner. Her sense of vengeance is dialed up to eleven. She previously worked to destroy humanity by spreading her genetic material in the form of her Silpelit "drones" as much as possible, but has held off after discovering the fate of her genetic offspring during her three-year imprisonment.
Abilities: Kaede, besides being unusually strong and fit for a young woman, is hyperintelligent, fearless, and very good at thinking on her feet, especially in a fight. Her race appears to possess great resilience, capable of surviving hideous wounds (including full dismemberment) and recovering much more quickly than a human from injuries and exhaustion (though they cannot regrow limbs). But most of her powers are focused through her vectors--a set of four two-meter-long, invisible tendrils ending in human-like hands. Vectors can only be seen by other Diclonii; they are incredibly fast and agile, and each one has superhuman strength sufficient to lift and fling a fishing boat, punch through a steel door, or propel her up to fifty meters away (and land her safely) using a form of handspring. Her vectors can be rendered completely intangible, or solidify to varying degrees, including to a sharpened state that can cut through stone, and a near-impenetrable state that can protect her from attacks. They can shift almost instantaneously to deflect small-caliber bullets, even if she is targeted by several assailants. Because she usually uses these powers in combat, she has found many ways in which to inflict horrendous wounds with them. By solidifying the tips of her vector fingers inside a person's head, she can render them unconscious, hold them hostage, disable another Diclonius's powers, or cause a stroke and kill them. She can kill in an instant if someone is within her two-meter range, usually by decapitation or gross dismemberment. If someone is out of range, she can fire small objects with her vectors, their strength and speed making the objects fly fast as bullets. She is also fond of flinging larger objects, as well as using them as shields. She can easily attack multiple targets at once. If she wishes, she can use her vectors to (painlessly, or via a wound) alter a human male's DNA so that all of his offspring will be Silpelits. She and the other Diclonii can sense each other within a half-mile range.
Weaknesses: Kaede's vectors cannot repel heavy-caliber bullets such as sniper rifle and .50 caliber tungsten loads. They cannot repel energy weapons, explosions, magic or psionic attacks. She has a resistance to mental control, but illusions can fool her, she can be knocked unconscious or overwhelmed, and sufficient pain will disrupt her powers completely. Anything that gets through her defenses can wound her normally. Kaede suffers from flashbacks on occasion which will distract her and prevent her from attacking; in addition she will avoid harming animals and friends at (almost literally) all costs. Finally, if one or both of her horns are damaged or destroyed she will become unable to use her vectors temporarily and may fall into a coma as they regrow. (Manga!Kaede was able to regrow them instantly at one point, but she's ridiculously overpowered.)
Sample:Time dragged as Kaede slipped in and out of consciousness. Her body ached from being strapped to a horizontal gurney for what must have been a very long time. Through the mummy bag and mask encasing her--the latter pumping a steady stream of sweetish-smelling gas into her face--she could hear the rumble of a truck engine and the muffled sound of voices speaking English. She strained to overhear them, but between her fuzzy-headedness and imperfect grasp of the language she couldn't make anything meaningful out.
Kaede knew that the facility had been attacked by people with American accents; she had lashed out when they had tried to confiscate her, killing several, but they had used some kind of gas on her and she had lost consciousness. She didn't know how long she had been out, but she knew from her blurry memories that they had kept her sedated and on the move for at least a day. From the way her ears had popped there had been a long plane ride involved. And she could no longer sense any of the others. She had been transported a very long way, and given the accents of her abductors she could somewhat guess to where. Why seemed fairly clear as well: one group of humans had seen her as a possession worth keeping, so why not another?
Time passed, and slowly she discovered herself becoming more alert. The sweetish smell from the mask was fading. She started to be able to understand the conversation going on near her.
"Did you remember to change the canister on the tranq mask?"
"...shit, I thought you did it."
"No, man, it was my turn last time. You'd better get back there and fix it before she starts to wake up."
"Ok fine, but pull over. You know what happens if I drop one of the damn things and the seal breaks. We'll wake up next Wednesday."
"Whatever." The van started to slow down and pull over.
Kaede let the van come to a stop before she unleashed her vectors. There was an abortive shriek and the sound of shattering glass. Her arms were free. She reached up and removed her blindfold, finding herself sitting in the sliced-up wreckage of a cargo van. Blood was splashed everywhere. She ignored the mess and stood up unsteadily, stripping off the ragged mummy bag. They were on a strip of highway leading across softly rolling scrubland. Sunset burned beyond the mountains in front of her, and a large, bright city glimmered in the distance. No one else was around.
"...free."
She started barefoot across the plain, heading for the city.
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Date: 2013-03-18 07:59 am (UTC)