Hope for Tomorrow: The Roleplay

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Trying his best to contain his look of confusion, Daniel took a moment to absorb what had just occured before saying "Well, uh, I don't really need gloves for much, I'm pretty strong and I've got my guns for long range stuff." After taking a moment to take in his nickname, Daniel finally introduced himself, saying "My name's Daniel, but like I've been telling everyone else, you can call me Dan or Danny."

This school is full of some weird fucking people

Herbert, Fountain

"Are you a cretin or just really good at projecting?" He hissed and revved the motorcycle up, riding a wheelie forward in hopes that Ann would fall off the bike.

"The statue is a statue and the woman represented by it has nothing to do with what Hero TV is now. I climbed it because I needed a tall spot, that's all." He explained, his voice returning back to the tense normal. "The rest is true for the time being. She can remain a nervous wreck or toughen up."

KEU Fountain

Ann flipped herself around with incredible ease to be riding the motorcycle without falling off. "Oh please, this is amateur hour and we all know it, it's the whole reason we're here and you want to mock her just for being polite." She replied, still walking her disc across her knuckles and now giving Herbert a Cheshire cat grin.

"I mean if I'm being honest I don't think you were really prepared for confrontation, where are the sick burns aimed my way?"

KEU Fountain

"Oh so I guess that makes you my babysitter! Absolutely wonderful." Neil said with a completely straight face. But eventually he came to glare at mister shortstuff.

"I mean... There's no reason to be such an asshole, man. The girl wants to apologize, let her apologize. No reason to make the rabbit die of stress."

Herbert, Fountain

"Get off my bike before I have to burn you." Was all he said to Ann, not bothering to look in her direction anymore. Now he had to look upon another idiot.

"She cannot afford to look weak. Who is to say the surveillance isn't watching us right now?" Herbert grunted, looking up at the statue. "They will deduct points because she stutters, and the public opinion will destroy her for it. This is what Hero TV became. A fucking reality show."

KEU Fountain

Ann nodded and grinned with her eyes closed, her hair rustling slightly in the wind. "No need, no need at all." She got her feet under her and launched herself off the motorcycle, landing on the ground in a tumble which ended with her upright in a loose stance.

Her eyes cracked open, now yellow and cat-like, two ears sprung up from her head and a tail lazily floated behind her. "Ha, I win." She replied smugly, her grin now prominently featuring a fang. "Anywho, anyone else having a good first day?" She asked to those in her general vicinity.

FOUNTAIN

"Hey, get off his bike." A young Hispanic man in a red and white jacket approached, he had short Black hair and a scrawny build.

He rifled through his pockets and pulled out a box of cigarettes and put one in his mouth. "Generally, Super heroes don't make a point to annoy people they just met."

As the girl flipped off the bike, the Hispanic man walked over to the hooded figure. "Don't suppose you have a lighter? I'm out."

edited 19th May '17 9:48:33 AM by TroyandHawk

KEU Plaza Fountain

"Because," Mariam said, standing and clenching her fist, "I am a lone devil of the night, delivering true justice under the cover of darkness. A seductress both loved and feared by the public!"

Mariam quickly deflated with a wry smile.

"...So says my manager. I'm just not good at first impressions."

-KEU, Fountain-

Alex shook his head with disbelief.

"Seriously? That's your official description?"

He chuckled a little.

"That's why I don't have a sponsor. Being a hero shouldn't be a publicity stunt. It's an idea, not a job. Hell, the idea of a point system undermines the meaning of being a hero."

He shrugs, shifting into a more comfortable position.

"But I digress. If this is what it takes to become a 'hero', then I'll take it. So anyway, if you don't mind me asking, what is your Gift?"

edited 19th May '17 10:24:06 AM by Enirboreh

KEU Plaza Fountain

Mariam shrugged.

"Heroes have to pay the bills somehow, I guess," she said. "If we can get paid doing hero work, we can devote all our time to it and make the city a safer place."

Mariam raised her arm, coating it in sleek black rock all the way up to her shoulder. She flexed her arm to demonstrate her retained mobility, then disintegrated the rock.

"I can petrify things," Mariam said. "Including myself. Not the most heroic Gift, I know. I'm just glad my hair isn't made of snakes. How about you?"

-KEU, Fountain-

He whistled, impressed.

"Nice. That seems pretty versatile. As for me..."

He lifted his hand, sparking with electricity, before shooting a random bug using one finger.

"Electrokinesis. Also electromagnetism, but it's only minor. Side effects include my body treating water like acid, and making me sound a bit like Batman. What do ya think?"

edited 19th May '17 10:27:16 AM by Enirboreh

Ground Beef is Offensive To My People (Daniel, Basilio and Laz)

As the mechanic continued to search for more cow puns to refer to him, Bas's expression turned tired with a hint of anger, finally she called him Burger machine and he pushed her away and spoke in a less calm tone.

"Stop the cattle puns. I don't exactly like those. I don't know if you meant to insult me or not but please just stop" He sighed, he seemed genuinely not very appreciative of the way Laz spoke to him and was obviously holding something back, not feeling up to have a conversation about the subject beyond telling her to stop.

"My name is Bas, use that and not whatever else you come up with please" He closed his eyes and pinched his forehead lightly this looked like it was a bit personal.

edited 19th May '17 11:37:44 AM by LiorVal

KEU Plaza Fountain

Mariam leaned forward with genuine interest.

"Oh, a versatile classic!" she said. "Blow out the lights and tase the criminals, then tie them up while they're down. A real light show! You'd be more marketable than me."

Mariam pumped her fists and grinned.

"Still, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve."

KEU Fountain

"Well its a good thing we're not super heroes yet, if that's the case." Neil said with a half smile to the new comer. "By all means, the commercialism is pretty bullshit. But hey, it could be worse. At least it leads to some money for some of us."

-KEU, Fountain-

He chuckled.

"Yeah, me too. I'm actually working on a suit that amplifies my powers. Trouble is, it's prone to tearing right now, so I'm not using that any time soon."

He frowned, before glancing back at the crowd of students.

"I have to say, apart from the big guy over there, you're probably the nicest person I've met so far. I think you're gonna be a fantastic hero."

KEU

Camellia had always been told first impressions were important, and right now the atomic girl was looking at a lot of first impressions. The daughter of a famous, or infamous, pair of Equality Activists, looking at what she could already tell was going to be an explosive cocktail of emotions and hormones. Maybe her father wasn't exaggerating about college after all.

As she approached the group, she was going over in her mind just how best to introduce herself. Maybe a show of her powers to perhaps impress them? No, that seemed stand offish and rude. A simple introduction didn't seem right, given how much energy they all seemed to be giving off. Maybe she could...

Camellia's thoughts were cut off as she somehow just now noticed the rather large minotaur standing there. Although she had been taught it was rude to stare, the tanned girl could not help do so out of curiosity.

KEU Fountain

Ann waggled her finger at the newcomer. "Hey now, should you really be getting mad at me that the shrimp wasn't prepared for the attention that picking on someone else was going to get him. Seems kinda messed up to get on my ass about that. Dontcha' think?" Her sumg grin had yet to waver at all.

edited 19th May '17 2:00:59 PM by guyshane

KEU Garden Entrance

Having taken some time to allow for the sensation to fully dissipate, Sabrina got back on her feet. The place had begun to fill up even more and plenty of conversations were in full swing. She did manage to spot someone on the fringe of a conversation, who seemed to have been distracted by the one calling themselves Baz. Somewhat fitting, considering the person in question definitely had a distinctive look about them.

Still, Sabrina knew the importance of getting to know your co-workers (or in this case, student peers) so she walked over to the new girl, swallowing her gum. "Hello!" Sabrina's voice was cheerful but quiet and husky. "While I'm sure they are used to it, it's probably best not to make them feel, like, out-of-place." Sabrina coughed a little as the gum got a bit stuck in her throat. "Sorry for the lecture. Kinda, like, a bit nervous. Name's Sabrina." She offered a hand to what would hopefully be her first friend at KEU.

KEU: With Jules.

Pausing for a few moments to put back on his sunglasses, the young man gave a small smile. "There really isn't anything wrong with...er, well, being dramatic, especially here...I mean, that's practically encouraged. But it's good you two get on. R-Right?"

Dusting off his suitcase and glancing around at the crowd gathered near the fountain, Christopher simply turned his attention elsewhere and noticed the quiet Sabrina sitting on a nearby bench.

"...Are you alright? Or just trying to avoid how...er, hectic things are getting...?"

KEU Fountain: Laz, Baz, Neil, Ann &, Herbert

Laz waited for the shorty on the bike to answer before looking at the others. "Any of you smoke? They made it healthy after that one dude...Venomm tried to kill folks by accelerating the poison in cigs."

He gave the putso who said they weren't heroes a slightly dirty look before ignoring the person calling him out. "What about you toro? Got a light?"

edited 19th May '17 5:59:23 PM by TroyandHawk

KEU Fountain

Louisa smiled again at Velita's blatant friendliness. Muttering another soft "thank you", she bit down on the bread.

"Oh. This is, um, really good."

Then, she looked at Soma with an apologetic look.

"Hey, um, I'm sorry for walking out, um, back there. I, just, um...don't like the attention. It's...it's hard to explain, but my grandfather...he's Wrath. And when people find out...how am I supposed to live up to that?"

KEU: Jaz Austin, Girl Genius

As the people around her spoke, Jaz sheepishly scratched the back of her head.

"Ah, damn, I did it again, huh? Machines are easy to understand, and if they break, you whack 'em and things get fixed. People, though? Even a genius like Shocktrap can't figure it out...."

She looked at them all awkwardly, including the new girl who walked up to them.

"You know, Superher Squad? I've never had, like, friends before so this is uncharted seas to me. I feel like Ferdinand Magellan, man."

"Anyway, so Basilio and Daniel, right, cool cats? Uh, how does this go..ah yeah, nice to meet you. Jasmine Austin, but only Aunt Sally calls me Jasmine. It's Jaz."

edited 19th May '17 7:54:00 PM by GrimHelm

KEU: Jules and Chrisopher

"Yeah, we're pretty close. I may have to bail her out of trouble every so often, but I know she's got my back.", Jules replied.

She then looked and noticed Sabrina sitting on the bench as well.

"Hi there.", she plainly said with a wave.

KEU Fountain

Velita smiles widely, "Thanks! My family made it."

She gives a single happy hop.

=D

She then mulls over what was said to Soma. "Wrath? Like...Headmaster Wrath?" Her eyes widen. "That's..."

...the tense moment doesn't last long as she grins and flails her arms excitedly"SO COOOOOL~!"

edited 19th May '17 6:11:55 PM by Skyzerk

Herbert, Fountain

"Here." Herbert tossed Laz a lighter. "I was planning to check how well the cat rug burns, but I suppose a cancerstick is more important than her."

And now it was revealed that Louisa was Wrath's grandfather. Was there really any excuse for her now? Yet he said nothing this time, just idly examining the handlebars of his motorcycle. His eyes judged for him, but he was not trying particularily hard in that.

Fountain: Laz, Neil. Bad, Ana and Herbert

"You don't want a cancerstick buddy?" Laz laughed, lighting up and breathing smoke out through his nostrils. He handed the lighter and a box of cigs to the biker.

He looked Herbert up and down, particularly his eyes. "Nice ride. You make it yourself?"