PROJECT MEDUSA IS A LITERATE, ORIGINAL CHARACTER ROLEPLAY Project Medusa was born with the singular goal of creating a super soldier serum for the American Government, however, the first stage of testing was unethical and conducted in secret. The serum marketed as a new high-end and overpriced tonic water. Distribution was concentrated to just the city of New York to ensure the ease of data collection, but the results they achieved were so much more than they couldâve ever anticipated. Reports of those who had consumed the bottles began to drift in just days after the first sales; a mother of three with flight, an elderly couple with super strength, a child who could control the weather⊠Then they started to disappear. Others who had had the same adverse reactions and side effects from the water have been avoiding detection and, ultimately, capture. However, time is running short and the only hope of survival is to band together...
The third task is again power based, however this time we thought it would be interesting to explore a time your character tried to use their power and failed to to do. Either the power just didnât work at all, backfired in some way or they could even lose control. The general restrictions of your powers can be found under their info. posts to give you an idea of the limitations your characters face during the early stages of their development. There are always lessons in failures, so even mistakes can lead to your characters understanding themselves and their powers better.
This can take place anytime since your character first discovered their powers - whether this is in the month before the roleplay opened, following the first event or even setting the scene for a future thread with consequences for your character to pursue. There are no structural requirements for the task and this can be completed at any time. It can only be completed once to be considered for AP submission.
Happy Friday everyone! As weâve received no auditions for consideration on Sunday yet we will use the time to review the first AP submission. If other members would like to have their first tally reviewed and updated then please ensure this is submitted to the main by 9:00pm GMT // 4:00pm EST tomorrow, Saturday 12th August. This will also be the closing time for any auditions you may wish to submit.
We will continue on with our current event, the Wanderlust Festival, and that will draw to a close Sunday evening / Monday night.Â
As previously done with the character playlists created, we will be reblogging the power aesthetics youâve created for the prompt onto the main under your characters tag.Â
We have been working on a list of tasks and prompts to help develop your characters further which should prove some fun in the next coming weeks. A new task will be posted this weekend <3
We have no pre-written characters but it would be nice to get a range of new characters both in age, gender identity, ethnicity and sexuality. The powers we have open are all a lot of fun, I personally think that force fields or kinetic energy would be the most interesting to play.
Could you all please ensure you unfollow the following accounts due to inactivity;
Dante Miller
We have now finished updating the main and the relevant posts and our member count should be accurate. Superior Strength is now available for auditions.
Another prompt for you to flex your creative muscles. Weâre challenging you to put together a power specific aesthetic. Images symbolising, or even literally, showing off the power your character has or abilities they can unlock further down the line. It can either be made as an entire graphic or by uploading individual pictures into a photoset on a tumblr post. We appreciate some will be harder than others to come across but encourage you to think outside the box, consider specific links between the power and your characters etc. This prompt has no time limit and can be completed at any time.
This is both a compilation of music that Thalia would listen to on a daily basis, whether its getting ready, at dance class or working, and music that describes the struggles she faces both before and since discovering her powers.
Blame it on Bad Luck; Bayside //Â Stressed Out; twenty one pilots //Â Paradise Circus; Massive Attack //Â Ainât No Rest for the Wicked; Cage the Elephant //Â Sweatpants ft. Problem; Childish Gambino //Â Vindicated; Dashboard Confessional //Â Into the Ocean; Blue October //Â Hero; Family of the Year
A Journey through music and lyrics that symbolizes Talonâs actions and feelings before, during, and after the discovery of his powers.Â
7. What a Wonderful World- Joseph William Morgan (Feat. Shadow Royale)
[Zuna: This (rather short, sorry) playlist shows a few angles of where Charlieâs life is right now, as well as some of her thoughts about her situation and the future. Iâd be happy to go into more detail about any of the songs if youâre curious!]
The following character blogs are at, or over, the minimum expected activity levels as outlined in the rules & guidelines for the roleplay. Please note that posting pictures, as stated in the rules, does not count towards activity. We ask that they either post or message the main within 24 hours to avoid having their roles reopened.
Dante Oren Miller
If anyone needs a hiatus for any reason, or no reason at all as youâll never have to explain yourself, we just ask that a message is sent to the main to formally tell us of this and not left in the OOC. We ask that a date is clearly stated in this and that you aim to return on or before that date, though we will always hold off a couple of days before adding you back into the activity check.
Everyone is encouraged to take part in this newest event as a way of further developing your characters, their relationships, and so forth. The event itself will last as long as the game play does; one week in time, for the roleplay this event will last from Sunday 6th August until Sunday 13th August as per the flyer. Gif-chats, threads and the like are encouraged between all characters to take place during the event as well as continuing your outside event interactions.
EVENT 002: WANDERLUST FESTIVAL
The hustle and bustle normally associated with brisk walks, laughing children whilst they play, couples taking romantic strolls or just those on their way to work has been replaced overnight. Stalls with vibrant colours now fill every inch of the little green paradise that is Central Park. The stalls hold a wide range of treasure and fun to explore, from food to trinkets, arts & crafts and various body painting. The festival itself is famous for its week long festivities and both day & evening events.
Mini fairground rides such as a carousel and ferris wheel have been erected alongside game booths to entertain whilst browsing through the market stalls. Ticket booths can be found at all corners selling various events from concerts to dance halls, writing lectures and so forth. Itâs hard to miss the event and itâs been heavily celebrated by the city council as something for all the family to enjoy. And with something so wholesome and fun, what could possibly go wrong?
NAME: Simon Fielding  //  AGE: 30  //  SUPERPOWER: Aerokinesis
> > OPENING CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS . . .
{{ Aerokinesis }} - User can shape and manipulate air. Since air cannot be seen by conventional methods, neither can the attacks and derivatives formed by/from it, making it an invisible and versatile weapon that is very difficult to block and dodge.
> > ACCESSING ARCHIVES . . .
âMilitary Bratâ was what Simon was called quite often as their family never stayed in a place for too long. With both of his parents, George and Macy, enlisted for deployment in the Navy, both he and his sister Amy found themselves only spending a school year â sometimes less â in the same spot. So, naturally the two of them did whatever the hell they could â they skipped classed and learned to shoot out in the middle of nowhere with one of their fatherâs guns (that he didnât know they had) and empty beer cans. The two of them believed that it didnât matter what they did in their life because it would be uprooted again. They had no roots, no real friends, only a picture of what could be if they had just stayed.
However, this didnât mean that they were bad kids, merely the fact that they were way too advanced for any public school setting as they always had to teach themselves. The two of them were bright kids, their parents teaching them to think for themselves and to anticipate different outcomes of a situation. They grew up with respect, of course, and when a teacher or any adult approached them they were immediately called âmaâamâ and âsirâ with their spines straight and their eyes locked with whomever they were talking. Military brats, obviously, knew how to take responsibilities for their shitty actions because they were totally aware.
Eventually, Simon graduated from a high school in the US when his father was stationed in Virginia. Already enlisted for boot camp, he shipped off the next month for the Marine Corps boot camp and the rest was history. Soon he had become a Scout Sniper and deployed to various places around the world â Afghanistan, Korea, Japan, and other places which are classified. Simon excelled at what he did and soon after his second tour as a Scout Sniper (which was his third tour altogether), the boy was asked to join the Force Recon team. Covert missions were given to him, mainly to serve as backup for others with his sniper ability. Despite the fact that their team had a good record of completed missions, they had lost their fair share of teammates and it was then, after finishing his fourth tour that he had decided to return to the civilian life.
Adjusting to the life of the civilian back on US soil was something that was vastly different for him. At the age of twenty-eight, he had killed and lost more people than he could remember during the ten years that he served with the Marines. It was not just that, however, what made adjusting back to civilian life so hard was the fact that people were going about their lives for themselves. Simon had spent years of his life working as a team, there were no lies between them and if there was tension that tension had to be thrown out as soon as they hit the battlefield. People had no respect for each other and looked out just for themselves. They lied just to get by in their lives, lying about whatâs on their resume or simply where they had graduated from.
It was the reason why he had went back into serving something â he had become recruiter for the Marines. It was through there that he could talk about what he did, what kind of life he led, and how being in the military (with whatever branch) could really help out. Mostly he was assigned work with schools from poverty-stricken areas or those with discipline issues. Still, he finds solace with helping kids and young adults find their way to the military for some kind of purpose. Simon was the best at their branch, he was able to connect with kids that other people couldnât seem to do.
That was, at least, until a few weeks ago when Simon had suddenly been taking random days off or asking other people to cover for him. Something strange happened to him, he was suddenly waking up floating in the air or finding himself moving, almost sliding, with the breeze from the trees. After his two weeks of freaking out and having a friend run tests on him, he had finally decided that he was going to keep things quiet on his end. Two weeks after his first random levitation in bed, he went back into his work. Although, people are starting to gossip about the gust of wind that appears from nowhere when Simon is upset. This is what drove him to start learning how his powers work â which he does, late at night on the roof of his apartment complex where no one could see.
> > ENCRYPTED PERSONALITY FILE . . .
POSITIVE: Integrity, Initiative, Respectful
Integrity: Growing up in a military family and being a veteran himself, he grew to know what taking full responsibility for his actions meant and he does not lie. What comes with the military is that, âwhen you lie, people dieâ so even if there are shortcomings and he has failed something, he will always be forthright and honest about it.
Initiative: People who know Simon arenât sure if itâs his initiative or impulsivity that gets him to go above and beyond. He always puts himself at risk in order to help others and he does his best to complete a task with much haste and minimal guidance or direction from his seniors. The goal in the military is to surpass expectations and training and being deployed with the Marines, he did just that.
Respectful: The fact of the matter is that he grew up calling his mother and father, âMaâamâ and âSirâ, therefore those characteristics and quirks are ingrained within him. Respect was the first thing he learned growing up and he was told that he was to give it to every person he came into contact with. It didnât matter if they were older, younger, smaller, or taller â respect was what he gave out no matter what. Some people in his platoon said that it was one of his downfalls; others said it was his greatest asset.
NEGATIVE: Pessimistic, Private, Logical
Pessimistic: Because of his time served and growing up with the distant, strict, military family, he finds himself always looking to the downside of things. Simon tries to keep his negative thoughts to himself because he knows his negativity does no one any good, but he is always thinking of the worst scenario that could happen in any given situation. However, some colleagues would say that was what made him a good soldier â always looking at the different outcomes.
Private: Despite spending years deployed and spending days, weeks, and months with the same platoon, not much was found out about Simon as he tends to keep to himself. He is more of a listener â he listens to other people as they tell their stories and doesnât tell too much of his life. There are only three people in his life who know what his middle name is and theyâre his family. What is his life is his life and he doesnât see the need to share with others.
Logical: Simonâs ability to look at things from a logical instead of an emotional side is what drew him towards the Marines. The Marines were hard hitting, made snap decisions, and did more work than the other branches of the military. Emotions were not part of that capacity â he had to do what was in the best interest of his people even if may have not been the âethically rightâ decision. Logically, he did what made sense.
Welcome Karen! Weâre pleased to announce your audition for Simon Fielding / Aerokinesis has been accepted! Please send your account into the main within the next 24 hours. We canât wait to have you join us!
{{ PLAYER INFORMATION }}
NAME: Karen
AGE: 25
TIMEZONE: PST
PRONOUNS: She / Her
ACTIVITY LEVEL: I just finished one of my classes for the summer, so my activity level is quite high since I only have one class and a part-time job. I will be more active in the nights in Pacific Time as I do look after my little sister in the afternoon. Regardless, I should be able to check in at the very least once a day!Â
PREVIOUS ROLEPLAY EXPERIENCE:Â Too long! RPing in general (I started off on proboards/invisionfree) almost a decade ago, haha. Iâve been around Tumblr for the past 5/6 years, but the last year I havenât been RPing too much. This account is a 1x1 account that I have with a friend, but this one is probably one of my past active accounts. http://arianna-carrington.tumblr.com/ Â Itâs been a year since itâs been active, but it was one of my favorite characters.
PERSONAL TUMBLR CONTACT: Link Removed
TRIGGERS: None
{{ CHARACTER INFORMATION }}
CHARACTER: Simon Fielding
PRONOUNS: He/Him
AGE: 22
FACE CLAIM: Dan Stevens
POWER: Aerokinesis
QUOTE: âWhen you lie, people die. Thatâs the way it is out there⊠but here? People lie to get by.â
PERSONALITY:
Integrity â Growing up in a military family and being a veteran himself, he grew to know what taking full responsibility for his actions meant and he does not lie. What comes with the military is that, âwhen you lie, people dieâ so even if there are shortcomings and he has failed something, he will always be forthright and honest about it.
Initiative â People who know Simon arenât sure if itâs his initiative or impulsivity that gets him to go above and beyond. He always puts himself at risk in order to help others and he does his best to complete a task with much haste and minimal guidance or direction from his seniors. The goal in the military is to surpass expectations and training and being deployed with the Marines, he did just that.
Pessimistic â Because of his time served and growing up with the distant, strict, military family, he finds himself always looking to the downside of things. Simon tries to keep his negative thoughts to himself because he knows his negativity does nobody any good, but he is always thinking of the worst scenario that could happen in any given situation. However, some colleagues would say that was what made him a good soldier â always looking at the different outcomes.
Private â Despite spending years deployed and spending days, weeks, and months with the same platoon, not much was found out about Simon as he tends to keep to himself. He is more of a listener â he listens to other people as they tell their stories and doesnât tell too much of his life. There are only three people in his life who know what his middle name is and theyâre his family. What is his life is his life and he doesnât see the need to share with others.
Logical â Simonâs ability to look at things from a logical instead of an emotional side is what drew him towards the Marines. The Marines were hard hitting, made snap decisions, and did more work than the other branches of the military. Emotions were not part of that capacity â he had to do what was in the best interest of his people even if may have not been the âethically rightâ decision. Logically, he did what made sense.
Respectful â The fact of the matter is that he grew up calling his mother and father, âMaâamâ and âSirâ, therefore those characteristics and quirks are ingrained within him. Respect was the first thing he learned growing up and he was told that he was to give it to every person he came into contact with. It didnât matter if they were older, younger, smaller, or taller â respect was what he gave out no matter what. Some people in his platoon said that it was one of his downfalls; others said it was his greatest asset.
BIOGRAPHY:
âMilitary Bratâ was what Simon was called quite often as their family never stayed in a place for too long. With both of his parents, George and Macy, enlisted for deployment in the Navy, both he and his sister Amy found themselves only spending a school year â sometimes less â in the same spot. So, naturally the two of them did whatever the hell they could â they skipped classed and learned to shoot out in the middle of nowhere with one of their fatherâs guns (that he didnât know they had) and empty beer cans. The two of them believed that it didnât matter what they did in their life because it would be uprooted again. They had no roots, no real friends, only a picture of what could be if they had just stayed.
However, this didnât mean that they were bad kids, merely the fact that they were way too advanced for any public school setting as they always had to teach themselves. The two of them were bright kids, their parents teaching them to think for themselves and to anticipate different outcomes of a situation. They grew up with respect, of course, and when a teacher or any adult approached them they were immediately called âmaâamâ and âsirâ with their spines straight and their eyes locked with whomever they were talking. Military brats, obviously, knew how to take responsibilities for their shitty actions because they were totally aware.
Eventually, Simon graduated from a high school in the US when his father was stationed in Virginia. Already enlisted for boot camp, he shipped off the next month for the Marine Corps boot camp and the rest was history. Soon he had become a Scout Sniper and deployed to various places around the world â Afghanistan, Korea, Japan, and other places which are classified. Simon excelled at what he did and soon after his second tour as a Scout Sniper (which was his third tour altogether), the boy was asked to join the Force Recon team. Covert missions were given to him, mainly to serve as backup for others with his sniper ability. Despite the fact that their team had a good record of completed missions, they had lost their fair share of teammates and it was then, after finishing his fourth tour that he had decided to return to the civilian life.
Adjusting to the life of the civilian back on US soil was something that was vastly different for him. At the age of twenty-eight, he had killed and lost more people than he could remember during the ten years that he served with the Marines. It was not just that, however, what made adjusting back to civilian life so hard was the fact that people were going about their lives for themselves. Simon had spent years of his life working as a team, there were no lies between them and if there was tension that tension had to be thrown out as soon as they hit the battlefield. People had no respect for each other and looked out just for themselves. They lied just to get by in their lives, lying about whatâs on their resume or simply where they had graduated from.
It was the reason why he had went back into serving something â he had become recruiter for the Marines. It was through there that he could talk about what he did, what kind of life he led, and how being in the military (with whatever branch) could really help out. Mostly he was assigned work with schools from poverty-stricken areas or those with discipline issues. Still, he finds solace with helping kids and young adults find their way to the military for some kind of purpose. Simon was the best at their branch, he was able to connect with kids that other people couldnât seem to do.
That was, at least, until a few weeks ago when Simon had suddenly been taking random days off or asking other people to cover for him. Something strange happened to him, he was suddenly waking up floating in the air or finding himself moving, almost sliding, with the breeze from the trees. After his two weeks of freaking out and having a friend run tests on him, he had finally decided that he was going to keep things quiet on his end. Two weeks after his first random levitation in bed, he went back into his work. Although, people are starting to gossip about the gust of wind that appears from nowhere when Simon is upset. This is what drove him to start learning how his powers work â which he does, late at night on the roof of his apartment complex where no one could see.
HEADCANONS:
Simon sees a therapist twice a week to talk about his PTSD â whereas he has not had any violent outbursts as he sometimes sees from other veterans, he does have nightmares where he wakes up forgetting where he is. He would have never thought about doing this, but it was recommended to him from another Force Recon veteran.
Simon is ambidextrous because his parents believed that a child should be able to write with both their right and left hands. Therefore, he (and his sister) are able to do all tasks equally with both hands. However, Simon does favor his right hand for more meaningful (to him) things such as shooting and signing his name.
Simon still remains very close to his sister Amy and they constantly wrote each other when he was deployed. She is a reservist for the Navy but has never been deployed and finished her degree in biochemical engineering. Amy is Simonâs best friend and he will talk about her when given the chance.
He still keeps up with some of the kids that he had talked to about going in the military, even if they didnât. Simon simply wants to make sure that they end up doing something with their lives so theyâre just not joining a gang or becoming a deadbeat on the streets.
Upon meeting him, some people think he is standoffish and doesnât desire to get to know anyone. However, he just does not know how to fully converse with a civilian that has nothing to do with his job or the people around him. He tries to remedy this by telling jokes, which arenât him and he totally hates because it makes him seem even more awkward.
I know that musicians are banned as fc but is it ok to ask if Dan Smith(from Bastille) would be suitable as a fc?
Weâll only be allowing actor fcs in the roleplay, so unless heâs also an actor - as I know a lot of talented people do both these days - he would not be a suitable fc.
We will be posting our acceptances for Aerokinesis tomorrow, Sunday 6th August, at 9:00pm GMT / 4:00pm EST. We will also be looking to post the start of a new event tomorrow night also.Â
Weâve not long released the latest task and weâve only recently posted quite a lengthy prompt. Our next event will be starting on Sunday which will hopefully open up to lots of fun and differently themed interactions. We have a few key tasks planned that are storyline related and about half a dozen creative prompts lined up. We want to ensure these are filtered out at a steady and not overwhelming pace, so weâll be alternating posts from the main to keep everyone busy and having fun :)Â
