Mechanically Minded

var sc_project=11149770; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="f09e3ef2"; var scJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://secure." : "http://www."); document.write(""); The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. At least with machines you can predict what happens next. Alice Rybak. 24. Technokinesis. First Nova of the Rebel Army. (RP account for War of the New Age)

[psionicmanny-blog]

Manny still couldn’t believe this was happening; he had turned into a biological female. He’d seen a lot of weird things, but this one definitely took the cake. He’d freaked out for a few minutes with Hayden that morning, but hearing it was all temporary was reassuring enough for Manny to find a way to be mostly comfortable with it, but he still found himself running to the Rebel base after borrowing some of Hayden’s clothes. The base was lowkey chaotic, with the great majority of Rebels experiencing the same issue, but that didn’t stop the psionic from heading straight for Alice’s computer room. “Alice,” he announced as he entered, not bothering to knock. “We have a little iss––oh. It got you too.” 

@novaalicerybak

[novaalicerybak]

Since she woke up Alice had been berated almost nonstop with panicked rebels trying to deal with the sudden changes they were all dealing with. It seemed like she had almost gotten a chance to breath and relax when her door opened yet again. “Yeah....it got me too,” Alice sighed and turned to the person who came in. She looked the woman up and down, trying to figure out which of her friends this stranger was. “Sorry, but who are you?”

[wild-lee]

As long as it took for Magnolia to get used to her new face, it took even longer to calm down her kids and convince them that it was her. Lee’s warnings about strangers had worked too well. The base was now full of strangers, and they were scared out of their minds. Lee chased them through the halls, trying hard not to look menacing. “Hey, wait! It’s me, it’s momma!” She shouted, rounding a corner. Finally, someone else caught both kids, and Lee stopped, panting hard. “Look, I know this looks bad, but I promise I’m they momma.”

[novaalicerybak]

With all the panic that had come with the gender swap that had effected most of the Rebels, Alice needed to clear her head. She was barely out of her room when she was nearly knocked down by Lee’s children who were running from something. She barley kept them from fleeing again when some guy came running up to her claiming to be their mom. “Lee? I have to say you look good as a guy,” Alice admitted as the other rebel claimed her runaway kids. “What a chaotic day huh? I’m surprised this place hasn’t come crashing down already with everyone it panicking.”

[thirdnova-kara]

After having her initial freakout to the new physical changes she’d undergone, Kara borrowed some of Connor’s clothes and headed straight to the Rebel base. With the war officially over and C.A.R.M.A slowly but surely influencing the government to implement more equal rights between Metahumans and humans, the Rebel Army wasn’t really needed much anymore. The base still stood, and Kara still went back there to check on the Rebels still living there until they got back on their feet with jobs or education and shelter. It seemed as if most of the Rebels had been affected by the Gender Transformation Meta as well, and most of them were still freaking out. It hadn’t even been an hour that Kara had been in the base that she retreated to safety in the lounge, leaning back against the couch with her hands over her eyes. She didn’t bother to move them as she heard footsteps approaching. “I swear to god,” she muttered, her deeper voice still strange and foreign to her ears as it left her mouth. “I know that I’m a Nova, but if I hear one more complaint about this whole genderbender Meta bullshit today, I’m going to actually snap.”

[novaalicerybak]

“It’s not that big of a deal,” Alice agreed as she flipped through pictures of the house and storefront she was in process of buying. She wanted to stay until the rest of the rebels were settled but she needed to focus on her personal life too.

“To be honest I think it’s kinda fun.” The first Nova shrugged and sat down next to Kara. “Part of me has always kinda wondered what it would be like to be a guy and now I get to know. I’m sure it would be harder if Jess was here but I’m actually enjoying it.....does that make me weird?”

[novaalicerybak]

Meet Me On The Battlefield || Open

[novaalicerybak]

wild-lee:

At first, Lee had been tempted to hide with her children. By that point they’d realized what was going on and were clinging to her as if they’d never let go. But the more Lee watched the chaos on the news, the more she felt the urge to fight. This was more than protecting her kids. This was protecting her home. Her mind made up, she took the twins back to the University, where her physics professor was still there. In a rushed breath, Lee explained that she was a meta, a Rebel, she had to fight, and could he and his wife please look after the twins? Thankfully, he agreed. As a last thought, Lee left her brother’s number with him. Just in case. And then she was off.

The nearest group was Alice’s, so that’s where Lee went. The Nova was geared up in armor, but no one else seemed to have more than just their powers, so Lee settled for what she had. She was wary about the steroid, but she trusted Alice, so she forced herself to grin and bear it. Better than being totally outmatched. The power immedietly surged through her, sharpening her awareness to the world around her. She felt like she could grow a forest and raise the ocean to cover the city with a wave of her hand. As her group got closer to the enemy, she was afraid she might have to. “I wouldn’t exactly call it easy. If they can do all this, imagine what they might do to us.”

“We can take them,” Alice stated confidently as they followed the trail of destruction through the city. “There’s strength in numbers and with all of us working together we can get rid of these monsters, preferably before they destroy the whole city.”

The trail lead to an enormous swath of leveled buildings with no real sign of the Nephilim. “We need to split up. Lee, take some people that way,” she pointed east where a distinct trail debris lead, splitting off through the streets. “The rest of us will check this place and loop back around to meet back up with you. If you see something relay it to us on the coms.”

[novaalicerybak]

Meet Me On The Battlefield || Open

[novaalicerybak]

lucasenergyknight:

Lucas never thought the day would come where he would find himself fully decked in CARMA gear again. But here he was injecting himself the Meta Steroid listening to the Rebel leader. Give out orders on what the team was doing. No matter how much Lucas didn’t agree with his former allies methods. He couldn’t just sit around and watch a bunch of power crazed metas. Destroy the city and kill civilivans not when he spent his own life. Fighting against these same type of metas. Lucas followed Alice into battle activating his old Smart Eye. That he also never returned “alright where do you want me offense, defense or recovery? He asked knowing it was no time for his arrogance.

Alice took a moment to consider Lucas’ strengths and where best to put him in an all out fight with a Nephilim. “Go offensive but don’t get in over your head. Pull back if you need to. We won’t get anywhere if we are incapacitated.” 

It wasn’t long before the ground shook with another batch of destruction dealt out nearby by the Nephilim. “Quickly, they must be up ahead. I’ll go in, draw their fire then you all hit them with everything you got.” Waiting just long enough for confirmation Alice charged ahead, wanting to find and stop the Nephilim before more people could be hurt.

[novaalicerybak]

Meet Me On The Battlefield || Open

[novaalicerybak]

emoticlaire:

Claire’s stomach was churning as she listened intently, picturing all the destruction she had seen from afar. She wondered if it would even feel like Pansaw up close. It was unimaginable; she knew seeing all that and the injured would be even harder with the “free superpowers” drugs they’d all taken. It was kind of scary.

No, it was really scary. For her own sake and everyone else’s, she was desperately trying not to think about anyone she cared about as Alice led the way into the center of the city. She was surrounded by people she cared about, she realized with a sinking feeling. But she steeled herself and nodded. “Now we just have to go after them,” she said with a grim smile.

“They had the element of surprise but we’re better trained and we out number them,” Alice insisted with encouragement. She wasn’t the best at picking up emotional cues but it was clear Claire was not doing well, which given the state of emergency was not inconceivable. “Are you going to be alright?” she asked with genuine concern. She feared her tone might come across as condescending or belittling but she didn’t want her friends charging into battle unprepared or still in shock of it all. That would only get them hurt or worse. “I know this is a lot to take on.” 

[novaalicerybak]

Meet Me On The Battlefield || Open

[novaalicerybak]

secondcommand-sinclair:

After taking care of the two Nephilim grunts with Jesse’s assistance, Elisabeth had offered to assist her in meeting up with any other Rebel or C.A.R.M.A. groups.  Whether she was with the shapeshifter or not the commander had granted immunity to the former agent, and to all Rebels and Metahumans for at least however long it took for them to bring down the Nephilim for good.  The two women had carved a decent enough path between where they’d been and near ground zero where they met up with a group lead by the First Nova.

Though soot and ash had started to cover her hair and body, the commander’s custom armor was still intact and there was a crackling fire in her eyes and a lingering smile as she moved alongside Alice.  Maybe it was the Meta Steroid that she’d finally taken that had boosted her powers tenfold, maybe it was the thrill of action and of battle, but she was thrumming with energy and focus, and was drifting between corporeal form and pure electrical energy even as they moved and searched for survivors.  “The Nephilim never have been one for subtlety and tactics.  At least they are remaining true to form even now.”

If Alice had been opposing Commander Sinclair she would have been more than a little afraid, what with Elisabeth being nothing but electricity and with a look in her eyes that said she would stop at nothing to finish her job. It was a good thing the silent war between CARMA and Rebels never came to an all out fight in the streets like this. Her strength and determination was beyond admirable and Alice was glad they were working together on this.

The earth shook below their feet and a cloud of smoke charged through the street as another, yet much smaller, explosion went off. Within seconds debris started raining down and the technopath picked up on a larger piece of technology heading for them like a cannonball.“Head’s up!” she warned before a large a car came flying through the smoke towards the group. Without hesitation Alice jumped up to meet the projectile, trying to catch it before it could hurt her teammates. She was knocked back by the force at first but quickly righted herself with the vehicle held overhead. “Everyone okay?”

[novaalicerybak]

Meet Me On The Battlefield || Open

[novaalicerybak]

thirdnova-kara:

Kara never thought she’d see the day where Rebels and C.A.R.M.A would have teamed up together. It almost felt like a dream, and any moment now she’d be waking up in the Rebel base, still thinking of ways to fight against the government for equal rights. But the adrenaline rush, and artificially augmented power over water flowing through her veins convinced her otherwise. She felt high yet focused all at once, like her powers were reacting underneath the full moon, except they were much stronger. And she was so ready to unleash hydrokinetic hell on these motherfucking Nephilim. 

“Ass-kickin’ time, fuck yeah.” She grinned as Alice took off, right behind her as she soared through the air on an expanding and flowing bridge of ice underneath her feet. The ice would melt, but that probably wasn’t such a bad thing with all the fires from destruction underneath. Her eyes went wide as suddenly a huge ball of fire came flying in their direction at lightning speed. “Alice, watch it!” the blonde Nova cried out, reacting out of pure instinct to protect her friend. Her hands shot out in front of her, water shooting out of her palms ten times the size of a normal geyser. The water hit the flames with a hiss, putting them out and producing a large amount of steam in the air.

“I think you’re almost a little too excited about this,” the nova teased her friend as she flew after her with her suit. Unfortunately their good times wouldn’t last long at all as a Nephilim made themselves known with a fireball.“Shit!” Alice gasped and quickly dove out of the way of the fireball as Kara reacted by meeting it head on with what was probably enough water twenty olympic swimming pools. 

Given the steam it was nearly impossible to see though to where the Nephilim was or where the attack had come from even with the enhancements with her suit. Thankfully she had hundreds of other eyes around through her connection to the street cameras. Amazingly they hadn’t all been destroyed yet and it was enough to give the first Nova a pinpoint on where their enemy was. “They’re three blocks down, preparing for another fireball. Get ready I’m going in!” Alice declared to Kara before piloting her suit up over the buildings and towards the Nephilim. 

Even with the destruction all around Alice could still feel the power flowing through the city running from generators in buildings, wires under ground, and town power lines in the streets which sparked an attack in her mind. Near their target there were many downed and sparking wildly. Normally this would be a hazard but Alice had a plan to put it to good use.

Quickly she landed next to the power lines and immediately her suit was alive with electricity as she took aim at the meta with a god complex. With the line of sight just right Alice let loose a plasma bolt from her suit which the electricity quickly jumped to, giving the blast that much more juice as it sailed towards the Nephilim.

[novaalicerybak]

Meet Me On The Battlefield || Open

“Alright listen up. We’re going to Bostwick,” Alice announced to her group, once they had all been gathered and taken the Meta Steroid. “Our job is to find and stop any of the Nephilim but our search area is close enough to the blast zone that there will probably still be many injured and possibly trapped civilians so keep an eye out.”

Once she explained their job Alice closed the helmet of her exoskeleton and lead the charge into the center of Pansaw which had become an intense warzone in a matter of hours. The commercial center was almost unrecognizable given the destruction that had spread from West Stone like a growing virus. “At least they’re making it easy for us to track them.”

[novaalicerybak]

Alice’s exoskeleton used during battle against Nephilim

Features:

Bullet proof

Fire resistant

Cryogenic stability

Chemical resistant

Conducts electricity

15x strength

Electromagnets for traversing 

Weapons

Retractable blades

Taser

Plasma bolts

[novaalicerybak]

cassandrawilson:

Turning to the woman who had spoken, Cass nodded in understanding. “I remember my first Pride, it was insane,” she laughed. “I just love the atmosphere of them though, you know? There’s so much joy and…well, pride in the air!” she added with a grin. Taking another sip of her rainbow concoction, she glanced around the party, enjoying the sight of so many people having so much fun. “It really is one of my favorite yearly events. So now that you’ve been, you think you’ll be back next year?”

“Oh yes the whole feel of the event is really enjoyable.”Alice nodded with a smile before considering next year. “I haven’t decided yet. It’s fun and I wouldn’t mind coming back but I’ve never been a huge fan of events like this. I guess if my friends came with again I would.”

[novaalicerybak]

thirdnova-kara:

“I dunno, Alice. Can you tell me the weather for tomorrow and what my horoscope is at the snap of a finger? You haven’t before,” Kara teased, giving the other Nova a playfully judgmental look. She grinned wide as Alice asked for a refill. “Yessss! That’s the spirit! Time for us both to get white girl wasted together. It’s been so lonnnnggg, can we please?” 

“Psh, everyone knows horoscopes are as scientific as those personality tests or ‘Which 90′s sitcom character are you?’ things that were all the rage on social media. As for weather, it’s summer time in California, it’s going to be hot with a slight chance of melting into a puddle if you step outside.”

Kara’s excitement at the idea of partying the night away was infection and she couldn’t help but nod in agreement. “I don’t see why not. With Jess being taken care of I can go out and party like the old days,” Alice chuckled as the bartender refilled her glass.

[novaalicerybak]

psionicmanny:

“Whoa, okay, Alexa, I didn’t ask for a lecture on alcohol safety and the consumption of glitter,” Manny said, shooting Alice a teasing look to match his tone. Although that look soon shifted into a grin as she took the shot anyway. He laughed, downing his own shot after in one go, barely even flinching at the taste. “It’s edible glitter, I’m sure it’s fine. Pretty sure they wouldn’t purposely try to kill us like that.” 

“I’ve never heard of edible glitter before. I wonder how that idea even came about. I guess someone loved glitter so much but weren’t quite idiotic enough to want to eat real glitter.”Discreetly Alice pulled out her phone, and used the camera to check for any glitter stuck to her teeth.

“And what is with this sudden trend of electronic assistant nicknames? Kara called me Siri earlier, although I have to say Alexa seems like a step up.”

[novaalicerybak]

thirdnova-kara:

“Hey, I guess we’ve both had our Pansaw Pride cherries popped tonight then,” Kara responded, raising her very unnaturally colored cocktail up in a sign of cheers before sipping at it. She grinned at Alice, setting her drink down on the counter for now. “It legitimately looks like a rainbow threw up in here, and all you can say is “vibrant and exciting?”” The blonde chuckled lightly. “I think you need more alcohol to loosen you up, Siri.” 

“Siri? Come on, I’m way less robotic, not to mention smarter, than that glorified search engine,” Alice insisted, acting as if she was hurt by Kara’s joke. She chuckled before finishing off the cocktail. “I guess I need another one,” she told the bartender as she waved him over for a refill.

[novaalicerybak]

Automaton Vs. The Arkane || Jaden & Alice

[novaalicerybak]

jadenthemagician:

Another day, another part of Pansaw to spread fear and destruction in. Today’s target: Tarrill Shopping Center. Jaden couldn’t remember the last time she’d hit up the mall, so she figured it was due time to do so. She’d positioned herself in the middle of the mall, and gave herself just a moment to observe the fairly peaceful setting of civilians going about their business with shopping. ….For now. 

She started off by releasing a projectile bolt of magic right into one of the shop windows, shattering the glass and setting off the alarm. Her attack left a father and two young girls open to her while everyone else began screaming and running for the exits. She was just about to launch another attack when someone apparently was daring enough to stand up to her. The magician turned to face the mousy looking woman, her hands glowing with magic energy and a wicked smirk drawing on her lips. She let out a laugh, finding her words amusing. 

“Aw, that’s cute. You think that’s my fault? No, no, honey, they were hunting our kind down before I started doing shit like this,” Jaden said. “You’re just one of the pussies who ran to hide underground instead of recognize Metas are so much more than what everyone says. I’m a god. I dare you to try and stop me.” 

“You’re nothing but an egotistical anarchist. You’re just using this as an excuse to do whatever the hell you want,” Alice corrected as she dropped her bags and pulled up the sleeve of her jacket to reveal the new gauntlet she had been working on to defend herself from any run ins with CARMA agents. She had tested about on the dummies in the rebel base but this would be a good chance for an impromptu field test.

Electricity crackled across the top of the device as Alice took aim at the other meta. The thin cable tethers of the taser built inside the gauntlet shot out attempting to hit and electrify the woman bent on terrifying the rest of the mall goers. “I’m not going to let you endanger innocent people and drag metas further down into the mud!”

[novaalicerybak]

Task 15: Combat Skills

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — strength ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — offense ★★★★★★★☆☆☆  — defense ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — speed ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — durability ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — accuracy ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — agility ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — stamina ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — teamwork ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — stealth  

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — close combat ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — bladed weapons ( swords, dagger/s ) ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — blunt weapons ( club/s, staff/s )   ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — ranged weapons ( archery, gun/s ) ★★★★★★★★★☆ — superpowers ( level of strength/control – metas only ) ★★★★★★★★★★— biotics / tech abilities ( computers, gadgets ) ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — traps/setups ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — medic

any lasting injuries from combat?  –– None

fighting style? ( bold any that apply. )  –– commander  /  duelist /  honorable  /  dishonorable  /  would have others do their fighting / stealthy  /  long-ranged  / melee /  technological  /  sorcery  /  superhuman abilities  /  has fought in a tourney  / a lover of fighting  /  a hater of fighting  /  cowardly  /  reckless  /  strategic  /  uses underhand tricks  /  renowned for their skill /  trained  / untrained  /  keeps skill secret /  won a battle  /  lost a battle  / ruthless  /  merciful

[psionicmanny-blog]

Manny hadn’t really been so sure about coming to Pansaw Pride at first, but now he was really glad he had. Crowds weren’t exactly a telepath’s favorite thing, but a couple shots and drinks in left his mind feeling comfortably buzzed and the extra noise muffled out. He had just come back from the bar, and somehow a pair of pink and blue sunglasses had made it onto his face that weren’t there when he left. His exaggeratedly joyful and happy presence was obviously due to the fact that he was on the right path to getting drunk, but not quite there yet. He approached the person he knew, holding out a shot glass full of something that looked rainbow and glittery out to them in his left hand while holding another one for himself in his right. 

“Hey! Wanna do a shot of…whatever this unicorn puke is with me?” he asked them, words slurring ever so slightly as tried to be heard over the music. 

[novaalicerybak]

“Is it even safe to drink this?” Alice asked with a skeptical look though she took the shot glass from him. “Normally I would think it unwise to ingest tiny glittery synthetic particles even with alcohol.” Still what was the worst that could happen, her insides get to enjoy the rave too. Alice downed the colorful drink quickly, although she was sure quite a bit of the glitter stuck to the inside of her mouth making it look like she ate a disco ball. “Alright, unicorn puke doesn’t taste too bad even with more glitter than a human should ever eat in their entire lives.”