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Persecuted

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Persecuted

Human beings have finally begun to evolve, to go to that next step. It started with one, then two, and then eventually there were a hundred. It has only been two years since the first advanced human appeared, and it has been three months since their “condition” has gone public. People are either ambivalent, or fear them and what they can do. People of the government have proposed to collect those with gifts, and they have a method. But the restrictions of the government are preventing things from becoming evil. Civilians have begun to take it into their own hands, and some of the evolved have been killed in “accidents.” Accidents that have gone ignored, especially if the individual was known to have powers.

The evolved are beginning to go into hiding if they went public with their powers. If no one knows, they try to continue to blend it, but some can not. Then there are those that have split up into gangs, to protect themselves, and each other, some even work to protect those that persecute them, becoming hero's of sorts.

Rules
- No God-modding
- Must use parenthesis when ooc
- May have up to three characters

Generic evolved profile -
Name:
Age:
Orientation:
Appearance:
Personality:
Background:
Power:
Other:

Gang/Hero evolved profile -
Name:
Affiliation: (Gang or Hero – you’re welcome to begin a gang (aren’t generally generic gangs – they can just be normal people who came together) and hero's can be loners or can work with others)
(There is a LIMIT to 2 gangs unless more people join then I anticipate)
ëCode’ or Gang name:
Age:
Orientation:
Appearance:
Personality:
Background:
Power:
Other:

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Littlelady15

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[Name] Trinity Hawthorne
[Affiliation] She is against the existence of the Evolved
[Code Name] Mindfreak
[Age] 20
[Orientation] Straight
[Appearance] Trinity has white-gold hair that falls in silky ringlets to the middle of her back. Her shorter bangs sweep across her forehead, barely skimming her right eye before blending in with the rest of her hair. Her eyes are a deep sapphire blue hue and appear almost violet in certain lighting conditions. They are quite narrow and angular, rimmed by wispy black lashes. Trinity’s complexion is quite pale, and gives her the appearance of a china doll. Her small button nose has a sprinkling of light brown freckles over its bridge, seemingly the only color to her face. Even her full lips are pale pink in color. Trinity’s features are sophisticated and angular; she often appears older than she is. Trinity is not very tall – she stands at just 5’3” – but she is fit, with subtly defined muscles. Her height accentuates her curvy figure, but she tends to cover it up with her nondescript clothing, all of which she wears in varying dark colors. Her overall appearance gives her a delicate yet misleading angelic quality.
[Personality] Trinity is cold and calculating, with no value for her own life or the lives of others. She holds grudges against several people, and it is her desire for revenge that drives her. She is quite ambitious, but the motivation behind these ambitions has been tainted by her overwhelming bloodlust. Trinity is nearly void of all emotion but hatred and anger; her mouth is always set in a hard line, her eyes glinting maliciously. Her vendettas have caused her to become completely callous to anything and everything. She is closed-off to the pain and suffering of others, and isn’t afraid to walk over people to get what she wants. She has an extremely violent temper hidden under the unemotional mask.
[Background] Trinity grew up as a “troubled” in a broken home. From a young age, she began to develop a very violent nature that grew progressively worse with time. Her first killing was the drowning of her cat after it had scratched her. At the age of twelve, she beat her friend’s dog to death because it had growled at her. The smallest things would set off her temper. Her human murders began when she was fifteen – she killed her abusive step-father with his own shotgun while he was sleeping. However, Trinity still had a sliver of humanity in her heart, which remained only because of her loving mother. Sorrowfully, knowing she could no longer return to her mother, she took to the streets without looking back. She wandered alone for the next few years until, at age 18, she began to evolve. Not knowing what was happening to her, she hid on the outskirts of town until the transformation was complete. She eventually returned to town with her new powers, keeping them a secret from anyone and everyone she saw. Not long after her return, she heard that her mother had been killed – by an Evolved, no less. This event was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Trinity. The last of her compassion drained away. She became a monster. Hearing of the reward being offered for the capture of the Evolved, she immediately applied for a job as a bounty hunter. The government inevitably found out what Trinity was; but instead of putting her in confinement, they let her have the job. Their promise to her was that, if she continued to be of value to them, she would be the first to be treated if they found a way to reverse the effect of the evolution.
[Power] Psionic blast (ability to overload another's mind causing pain, memory loss, lack of consciousness, vegetative state or death after having created a psionic link into that individual's mind); telekinesis, Possesion
[Other] Trinity is skilled with firearms and also in martial arts.
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Name: Tiffany Barker

Age: 16

Appearance: Tiffany has long brown waves that reach just past her waist and is constantly tied up. Her eyes are a peculiar shade of violet and are large, making her look innocent and sweet in any situation. Tiffany wears clothes to match her eyes, sweet and innocent, usually with a few bows. She doesn't like dark colours and usually wears bright pastel colours and hair accesorries that stand out in a crowd.

Personality: With Tiffany, what you see is what you get. Tiffany is very gentle and loves just about everything and anything, an optimist at the least. She is not easily afraid, but is completely defenceless in any case. She is almost always smiling and will join in with conversations. Tiffany can make the best of most situations, but disaproves of many things. She stands by her beliefs and is not afraid to say what she thinks, which usually gets her in trouble, but not much trouble. It's hard for most people to stay angry at her. Tiffany can get quite emotional, and never cares to hide it, but would rather make a bit of a scene. You can trust Tiffany, unless it's something extremely against her morals, then she would most likely judge you, but would still never tell anyone.

Background: Tiffany's father died when she was a toddler and her mother was stricken with grief, soon spiraling into depression. Tiffany does all she can to make her mother happy and that means working hard in school, doing all the chores and even cooking meals on bad days. Her mother was improving until her sister, Tiffany's aunt Lorraine, died. Once again, Tiffany was left to pick up the pieces and spend another chunk of her childhood helping her mother get back on her feet.

Powers: Telekenesis, Fire Manipulation and Animated Hair ((Basically, she can grow her hair whenever she wants. It's totally random, but oh well.)) Time Manipulation.

Other: Tiffany, has some habits that she does when in different moods, like twisting the hem of her dress when she's nervous or scared, running her hand through her hair when she's been complimented, playing with strands of her hair when she's tense, etc.
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Name: Jayden Roberts
Affiliation: Jayden is his own person and affiliates himself with no one but is not unknown to work with gangs, even the occasional 'hero'
ëCode’ or Gang name: He hasn't earned himself a nickname yet
Age: 22
Orientation: Straight
Appearance: Jayden is 6'5" and firmly built, with a lean frame. He has a four inch scar on the left side of his face. There are a multitude of scars along the rest of his body, but they are generally hidden. His eyes are green with a hazel hint around the edges. His hair is an unruly black that he wears longer. He has a bad boy look about him. He tends to wear simple jeans, and an old leather jacket that he has owned for years. But it is not uncommon to see him wearing different clothes. He is just more comfortable in jeans and a simple t-shirt.
Personality: Jayden has a dark disposition, though he is not evil in any way. He just lacks the capacity to care deeply. He tends to just do as he wants, despite what it might mean for others. There is some capacity in him to care, he just doesn't know its there. When he does care, he doesn't really show it with words. He does it with acts. He will got to the ends of the earth for something that he believe is right, it does not matter what will happen to him when it comes to this. He's smart, especially mathematically, and with statistics. He knows how to work the streets, and because of that he is a fighter - mentally and physically.
Background: Jayden grew up in the bad part of the Bronx, making his living with little assistance from his parents. He has done just about every type of drug and has dealt them. Made good money off of it as well. When his gifts manifested Jayden took advantage of them, until his younger sister was killed by another dealer he ripped off. Her death was gruesome, and Jayden was forced to watch the whole of it. It is largely the cause of who he is today. Jayden withdrew then, disappearing for several months. His gifts manifested after her death.
Power: flight, telekinesis, and healing (He heals quickly, but when he heals others he takes on their wounds and has to endure the pain. It can also be destructive, but only if he is touching a person.)
Other: Jayden is open about his powers, he does not care if anyone knows what he can do, but he won't tell them if they don't ask.


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Just a heads up, you do not need to add that in, as you already have a discussion thread for it as it is ^^

Simply start up the Roleplay and people, such as myself, will follow suit ;)

So next post, I would reccomend it be the start of the Roleplay  :)


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Jayden landed on the roof of the NBC building in Rockefeller Plaza. It had been months since he was last in the city, let alone the state. He rubbed his arms, trying to warm them again, but the cool fall air was not helping. With a small sigh, Jayden leaned against the low wall and looked down at the Plaza and the people moving around in it. It was be strange to be around people again, but Jayden had to find a place to start. He didn't have anything but the cloths on his back at the moment, though he had plenty of stuff hidden around the city. He also had some favors he could call in, but he did not want everyone to know he was back yet, and contacting one of them meant going public. Jayden wanted nothing but to be left alone. But this was New York, how could he expect to be left alone?

Tiffany pulled her jacket closer to her as she walked, making hardly a sound other than the small taps her crimson shoes let off against the ground. She sat on a park bench and pulled her knees up to her chin, mainly to hide her face. It was risky being out in public, but she couldn't stay inside forever.
A small child stared at her when he walked by, before being scolded by his mother for being rude. Tiffany didn't mind much, in fact, she found it flattering as children usually stare at attractive people. She began to wonder whether this was true, or he could just sense there was something peculiar about her. She spared the child a glance before he disappeared around the corner and,from the look that he was giving her, guessed that he did sense at least something was up.
Turning away, Tiffany rolled her eyes and stood up. She couldn't even go to the park anymore. Feeling highly disappointed, she set into a thicket of trees, where she could sit safely in a tree and enjoy the cool air without disturbance from children. Children couldn't see her from her height unless they tried hard to.
Settling in between two branches, Tiffany rested her back against the thick trunk and tried to ignore the discomfort the bark let off on her skin through her top and jacket's thin materials.

Trinity flitted through the alleyway, silent as a whisper. Her pale lips curved into a smirk of satisfaction as, pausing behind a Dumpster, she saw the scene playing out before her. A robber, preying on a young woman, was being slammed against a wall by another man - a stronger, much deadlier man. Trinity's eyes glinted as her hand twitched towards the gun on her hip. The young girl had already made her escape. The robber was easily dealt with. And the third man? A low, soft chuckle escaped Trinity's lips. No need to be rash. You'll have your chance . . . soon. . . . Her teeth gleaming white in the shadows, Trinity turned and melted into the darkness of the alley, the image of the Evolved burned into her brain.

[Sorry for such long post needed to fit them all in]


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(Ah, it's all good ^^)

Drake landed on top of the Empire State Building and crouched down, over looking the streets of New York City down bellow before he spread his wings and took off again, flying down a bit lower to glanced at everyone upon the streets.

Zoe on the otherhand, had left the old abandonded church and walked down the streets, glancing at all the paserbys, keeping her hands in her pockets as to not bring attention to herself, or have people wondering why she had metal guantlents on her hands.
She stepped into Times Square and stopped as everyone else walked past her.  She gave a glance around to see if she could at least spot Drake somewhere.


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Zaine had been strolling the streets for some time now. He had no specific destination in his mind, and at this point he didn't really care. He just kept walking, minding his own business and ignoring everybody else. Zaine didn't really care for people anyway. They were always the same to him, whining and complaining about problems that weren't his. When would they finally realize not to go to him about their problems? Not soon enough. A woman who had just escaped a robber ran towards him. She pleaded for him to help her escape her attacker. Zaine continued walking, not even acknowledging her presence. The woman yelled back "Cold-hearted bastard!" Zaine showed no expression, but he was close to laughing. He hadn't said or done anything to provoke her. Then again, maybe it was because he didn't do anything that she became so pissed off. Either way, he continued walking.

"Story of my life," he muttered.


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Jayden caught sight of Drake in the distance, but it took him a moment to realize what he was seeing. When he did, he nodded to himself before letting his gaze travel over to central park and then back down to the Plaza. He needed to get moving, he would need a place to stay before night fell and that was barely two hours away.

Trinity lounged against the trunk of a large oak, having not yet left the park. Her arms were crossed over her chest, her mouth pressed into a hard line, as she watched the number of pedestrians dwindle. She was sure of what she had seen in the alley. New York City had at least one Evolved roaming its streets. Probably more, if her instinct was correct. The question was, when to interfere? She had to keep the element of surprise on her side. Trinity's scowl deepened as her phone began to buzz. Turning on her bluetooth, she spoke quietly into the apparatus.

"What is it, Sullivan?"

A gruff, masculine voice grated in her ear. "Hawthorne, we've located one of the targets. Whoever it is, is hiding in an abandoned warehouse in the city. I'll give you the coordinates - you have a pen on you?"

Trinity scribbled the coordinates on a piece of scrap paper and then shoved the paper and her pen into the pocket of her trench coat. A malevolant smirk played on her lips. "I'm on it, Sullivan. You want him alive?"

"Preferably. Don't be getting carried away on me, Mindfreak."

"Understood." Ending the call, Trinity shoved away from the tree and headed towards the inner city. Following the coordinates Sullivan had given her, she soon found the warehouse in which the Evolved was hiding. Trinity's distorted smile grew more pronounced as she reached the door. With a low, malicious laugh, she laid her left hand on her handgun and pushed the door with her right. The door swung open slowly, with a drawn out creaking sound.



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As Drake flew around, searching for someone, he managed to catch sight of Jayden who was watching him as it were.  At first he ignored it, but then, moments later, decided to fly over to him, landing on a rooftop "I take it you haven't seen anyone quite like myself?"

Zoe remained where she was for a few moments more, before she decided to walk off again, believing that Times Square wasn't the best place to be, as to her, Central Park would indeed, be a better place to wait as she headed over there instead.

Moments later, she arrived in Central Park and just leaned against a tree for the time being, examining her guantlents as well.


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Jayden shook his head and chuckled
"Not quite. No, you better be careful you don't want to be caught."
He turned his head towards the warehouse that Trinity was now inside.

Tiffany stood up on the branch and jumped down landing a few feet in front of Zoe her brown hair resting over her left shoulder.


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"I know, I tend to keep out of sight out of all these normal people" replied Drake as he glanced over at where Jayden was looking towards.

Zoe looked up from her guantlets at Tiffany and decided to say something "Having fun tree climbing?" she asked rather jokingly, but yet, a bit of a smile upon her face as well.


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"Who Trinity? She is no normal human sadly she is a evolved..works for the government."
Jayden scoffed shaking his head again.
"I'm Jayden"

Tiffany laughed.
"Yes actually keeps me out of the way, I'm Tiffany whats your name?"
As she spoke Tiffany fiddled with her jacket that had been ruffled up in the tree.


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"I'm Drake, and I take it that you know her as well?" Drake asked him as he continued to watch the warehouse still.

Zoe gave off a bit off a laugh back and moved off the tree "I'm Zoe" she replied to her "And yes, in case you were wondering, I'm one of the....evolved as well" she added on motioning to her guantlets.


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Jayden scowled.
"Sadly yes it's a shame someone with that power is against us."
Jayden continued to watch the ware house when Trinity appeared behind them.

"Shouldn't let your guard down boys it gets dangerous out here" Then she was gone again.

Tiffany nodded smiling.
"I thought so..so you a Hero, gang? or are you like me just alone in this?"


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Drake turned to face Trinity at that point "So, you must be Trinity, the one that's working for the government" he spoke, his tail now swishing back and fourth.

"Well, technically, I am all alone in this, but I do have a friend at least, but other than, like you, I'm pretty much all alone in this one" Zoe replied, still keeping a smile upon her face "Although, I didn't really expect someone, like you, to be an evolved either, you just seem too....well....pretty for that sort of thing"


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Trinity smiled her teeth gleamed in the light.
"You could say that an by the looks of you you must be Drake am I correct?"

Tiffany smiled.
"Thank you"Tiffany pursed her lips.
"But I am..don't mean to pry but do you have any mental powers?"


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"I'm impressed, you actually know who I am" replied Drake, his arms folded "And let me take a wild guess here, you're here to either kill us, or turn us into the government?"

"Well, not exactly, no mental powers myself, I however, do have these" Zoe told Tiffany, showing her, her guantlets.  She glanced around and saw that no one was around, so she turned around, bought up one of her hands and aimed it at the tree.  Seconds later, a blast was fired from the guantlet and struck the tree before turning back to Tiffany.
"But, what of you? I am rather curious, what kind of power do you have?"


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Trinity laughed coldly.
"It could go either way but I doubt you would come easily, where as it may be neither I have lost the element of surprise which I'm sure you know I need."

Tiffany bit her lip.
"That was awesome"
"Well I have a few powers, Telekenesis, Fire Manipulation and Animated Hair..I can change my hair lengths..and Time manipulation."


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Drake glanced over to Jayden then back to Trinity again "Well, for someone who works for the government, you're actually smart" and it was true, Drake didn't like the government one bit as he extended his wings and stepped back slightly towards the edge of the rooftop.

"Glad you liked it" Zoe smiled back to her "And your powers sound rather awesome too, but, just to be clear, Animated Hair? What exactly does that entice? I am rather curious about it"


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Jayden shook his head and flew off towards the appatment buildings leaving Trinity behind she laughed coldly once more and took off in the other direction.

Tiffany laughed and a few seconds later her hair was suprisingly shorter.
"Thats it really I can change it's length"Laughing again her hair was down to her waiste.


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Drake watched as the two of them took off as he jumped backwards before taking off in another direction himself, deciding, for the time being at least, to head back to his home.

"Huh, that's actually rather cool, I mean, I have seen a few powers, but nothing like that" Zoe looked at Tiffany's hair as she stepped forward.  She reached forward and took the hair in one of her hands, smiling to Tiffany "You could really use that power to either be unseen, in a manner of speaking, or, to make yourself even more.....beautiful"