Chove

Hi, Could you please change the name of this thread to 'Hyperion Watchmen: OOC' as the current title is no longer relevant.

Hope this is the right way to go about this...

Sits okay with me. When I dreamt Psyte up, I didn't realise how much of a b'tard he was going to be so agree he shouldn't be ranked very high. RP-wise I'm quite happy with the way he's turning out though even though it is a surprise!

Personal Journal of Psyte

I hate this.

I hate what I've become.

It finally happened the other morning. I woke up to nothing. No light. No sound. Nothing. I am finally completely deaf and blind. It took me a while to even realise I was awake and even longer to realise I was alive. I think I screamed. It felt like I screamed, but I how can I know? I was pathetic, I just lay there on my couch, curled up in a ball, shaking. My powers had abandoned me it seemed, and I was finally alone...forever.

In a state like that self-pity disguises itself as your friend. It keeps you company. It backs you up in whatever self-depreciating thoughts go through your mind. I remember reaching for the gun like I do most mornings. One bullet in the revolver, that's all that's needed. I stretched my arm out for the coffee table that I knew was beside me. Knocked over the empty bottle of vodka I'd drunk the night before. The night before? What time was it? How long had I been there? No matter now. I found the gun, gripped it firm. Give the cylinder a spin, let Fate decide if I deserve another day...

Raised the gun to my head.

Pulled back the hammer.

With that amount of alcohol in my system my powers were useless. For once I had no idea whether that was going to be my last time...

Pulled the trigger.

SMASH!

The bottle I'd knocked over fell to the floor - clarity for a split second.

My powers rushed back, everything at once. Sensing the very fibres in my suit and the train that rushed past my window. Everything at once. Too much. The 'impact' knocked me to my knees, overwhelmed by the volume of information. I threw up. Taste is still one sense I haven't lost. I passed out.

I don't know how long I lay there, but when I woke the World was a calmer place again. My powers were back, stronger if anything. I could sense everything again, but it was all in the background rather than at the front of my awareness. Easier to manage that way without fear of an overload. It was night time - I could 'see' the electric current running through the digital numbers of my clock. Since my powers manifested I have always been able to sense electricity more keenly than most anything. Except living things of course. I almost hear rather than sense the dogs barking in the yard down the road and that cat was outside in the alleyway again. I remember thinking it looked cold and then thinking it would be warmer in my apartment and then WHOOSH! there it was. Sitting on my couch! I'd 'wished' it into my apartment! My powers are starting to get a little bit extreme now! I'll look after him though, kinda nice to have someone round the place other than me. My place... it needed a tidy; looked like a total of 3 empty vodka bottles on the floor. I don't know long it had taken for me to polish those off. Still, clarity had returned and I wasn't about to complain about that. On with things.

It took me a while, but I got the place clean. It's almost liveable now, me and Buster the cat keeping each other company - an odd couple indeed.

Maybe I don't need those hero jerks as company after all...

Damn it! I forgot the meeting with the others. Think we taking down some gang leader in the hollows... Oh well. if they didn't like me before they sure as hell won't want me around now. I always manage to let people down... myself included. When I think I'm getting straight I manage to remind myself what a low-life I actually am. They could be dead for all I know. Guess I'll be joining them soon enough if they are!

Maybe I'll try to find the others to explain... Who am I kidding? Am I actually going to walk up to them and say "I didn't come to help you out because I was contemplating blowing my head all over my apartment."? I really am a joke. I think you're better off on your own Buster. I'll see what happens. Maybe I'll bump into one of them. Maybe not, who cares? I'm sure they don't. And neither do I. At least I don't think I do.

Think I'll go find some Skulls to tear apart. Tonight they can pay for what's happened to me...

Personal Journal of Psyte

It's been over a year now and as promised by the docs, my eyesight has continued to get worse along with my hearing. I can barely make out different shades of light and am now completely deaf... It's strange though, the more my senses falter and fail the more my mind seems to be adjusting to compensate. I can 'hear' better than ever even though I can't hear a thing! I can see further and more clearly than even when they used to call me Sharps and working lookout for the old gang, but at the same time I can barely tell the difference between night and day! All very strange this 'gift' from Hyperion Star.

I'm hooked up with a band of heroes now. Don't know why. It's not me. Lookout at bank jobs, now that's me! Or it was. That last one went sour; damned Skulls getting involved, messing things up. Getting me and the guys caught. Am trying to keep on the straight and narrow now. Especially after Hyperion Star's death. Dignity. That's what he had. Still trying to save people 'til the end; even a worthless piece of trash like me. Guess that's why I signed up for this hero gig. What a joke.

Hyperion Watchmen... sounds like we're waiting for something. Our own death as it turns out. One of the guys in the group seems to think we're all ticking timebombs. Nice. To tell the truth I wouldn't mind it all being over with, these burns and scars just aren't healing - I can't even show my face in public! I can only imagine how grotesque I am, this suit protects me though, keeps this cooling gel on my skin and everyone's eyes off me. I need to change it though. One of the girls, White Vampyr I think it was, said something the other day...something about me wearing tights. It cut me. Why should I care about what some sideshow freak thinks of what I have to wear? I should have made her think she was in kindergarten again. I'll be able to soon, I'm getting more powerful every day. But the new suit first. I WON'T HAVE PEOPLE LAUGHING AT ME.

Those Outcasts and Trolls the other day, they didn't stand a chance. I can hold them where they stand, just by thinking about it! Put them asleep at a whim! The other Watchmen beat on them while they slept!.. All to easy for our team...

The team - I guess that's how I'm coming to see them now. Guess I need some company sometimes. I don't have to like them though. Maybe I'm tough on them, but they need to see the World as the hell it is, not some fairytale where it all ends happily ever after. Still we're all searching for the cure to this death sentence so why not stick with them for now. I can go it on my own after...maybe a lowlife like me can gain some dignity of my own then.

Thinking about it, we may actually find this cure. Bastinado seems to have a plan although I doubt anyone but him understands it, but we all need a leader right? And it certainly ain't me. The girls, White and High Burn: I dunno about White. She has a strange aura, even with my powers I can only half see her... she's got strength of character though. I dunno, maybe when this hell is over... High Burn - just a kid really, playing at superheroes. She'll get herself killed and of everyone she's the one that deserves it least. Will probably get killed saving me if the other night is anything to go by. Still not sure why she came back for me after the way I've treated her. Still, better to keep my distance than get her hurt.

Time to put fresh gel on now. Over a year and my scars aren't healing... Someone will pay for this. I will MAKE someone pay for this.

If I concentrate hard enough the pain goes away. If I concentrate even more I can shut off my powers.

It leaves me in the pitch black of blindness.

The silence of the deaf.

Where someone like me belongs.

Alone.

I might be able to squeeze another night in as am enjoying my team quite a lot... what / when you planning on?

Levelling outside of RP to catch up from missed outings should, I think, be allowed unless you want to RP a slower development of powers, but I'm not too keen on someone jumping ahead in between the group sessions. My idea was about building a group of people rather than a grind.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to pull any 'this was my idea' cr@p, I very much want this to be a team effort in every sense and group decisions to rule (in fact my character Psyte is very unsure about his role in the group and is definitely no leader) so am just giving my opinion.

Valentines day is my own personal hell. I'll be online.

Hope the above suits - Psyte is a mind / ff controller. If that affects anyone's AT choices. Well, I'm done! See you on Wednesday 8pm!

I remember that night well. Everyone running around trying to save some hero. All I remember thinking was "What about everyone else? There are other people here that need attention!" I was never a fan of heroes in those days.

I could hear him moaning though. Through all the commotion around him, he was moaning. Some hero.

I got a bit closer, I don't know what drove me but i wanted to know more. Mop in hand I swept closer until I could hear his moans. They reminded me of times before and what I had done, times when the people like him were my enemy.

I could barely see him through the crowd of people struggling to help him. I remember how he looked up, how in my final memories of that night he struggled to get his final words out.

Then the flash of light the boom that rocked the building and then silence and dark.

Silence and darkness for a long time.

I can see again now. But not as normal men see. I can hear again now. But not as normal men hear. My world is a dark and quiet place now. I can see only a little and in uncommon shades. I can hear muffled murmers now but their meaning eludes me.

But my mind sees and hears all. My mind is powerful.

Only now do I remember that strange heroes last words..."Run. Save yourselves"

I died with him that night. My nefarious past is deceased. Now there is vengeance for the man who with his last breath tried to save a roomfull of complete strangers.

Now there is only Psyte.

No way, stick with the one you like most. It's about enjoying the rp as far as I can see rather than trying to set up an 'uber-group'. I'm a spontaneous sort of person anyway so I'll just go with what I feel best about (I like support roles anyway) although I promise my next one will be my last re-roll! (I'm like this in NWN 2 as well!)

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no objections. I'll probably just go with Moonfrost anyway. Cooler name, and I already got the background written...

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I object!

No, only joking. Don't particularly like the fire control set anyway so I reroll (again!) and try to find something I really like... Have to warn you though I may change to defender... Haven't really been hit with inspiration as yet. Jettison just didn't feel right and Stardrive was a compromise in order to get the fire powers in! Wish me luck!

Right - have made myself a fire/kinetic controller - Stardrive. If anyone tells me the name is copyrighted I won't be pleased - tool me about 20 trys to get something I thought suitable! Anyway, bio up soon...

Yeah, may be interested also - don't know if you're going to do a specific night or turn up whenever?

Can't do Wednesdays, but am interested to hear your plans. Am also easy on what AT you want me to be! Let me know.

It's the ol' 'reason to group together' thing! I likey!

Couldn't agree more on the addition. With this recent development I think I'll scrap Jettison and rebuild (quite like the name though so he may just be reborn!) Will create all tonight, boos actually making me do some work - how inconsiderate!

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Right, guess we can hold for another week then until we get definite numbers and AT's? Will give me chance to create another character then with a costume.

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Sorry guys if you turned up realise now that a final decision wasn't actually made for the above, but we're holding fire until next Wednesday at 8pm. My apologies again. Will be posting my bio / intro soon (hopefully today) Am looking forward to this...

HOSPITAL HORROR AT DEATH OF A HERO

….. mourning the loss of their loved ones last night after an explosion in Paragon City Hospital. The blast occurred at around 10pm and caused extensive damage to the Emergency Room and adjoining areas…..

….. detonation was triggered by the death of one of Paragon City’s self-proclaimed ‘defenders’, Hyperion Star, although the extent to which his death contributed is still under investigation by the Paragon City Police Department. Current speculation appears to point to the payload of a new weapon embedded in Hyperion Star being partially responsible for the explosion and indeed the reason for Hyperion Star’s presence in the hospital…..

.….total number of casualties reached 36 of which 17 were fatalities, a number made worse by the confusion caused by the blast and by the fact that most of the victims were hospital staff and could therefore not help the injured…..

…..onlookers reporting that some people seemed to ‘miraculously walk clear’ of the explosion without any apparent injury to themselves whatsoever whilst others weren’t so lucky…..

…..new and as yet unopened ward will be used as a temporary Emergency Unit until the investigation is complete and full repairs have been carried out…..

…..a joint ceremony for the deceased will be held and a memorial plaque will be placed in a place of honour at the entrance to the rebuilt Emergency Unit…..

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Guess I should do that then! Will have it up soon (or sooner if my boss catches me and I get fired!)

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Right am done - just need the name of our hero / heroine and I can post. The report is a synopsis of what happened not the full report. It's clear what happened, but have left scetchy on details so is open to interpretation.

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As an introduction one of us could write a news report on the events. This would outline what happened externally, while leaving everyone free to weave in their own story.

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Guess I should do that then! Will have it up soon (or sooner if my boss catches me and I get fired!)

Right, guess we can hold for another week then until we get definite numbers and AT's? Will give me chance to create another character then with a costume. And find out exactly what happened in the hospital that gave everyone their powers - twas a heroes death but did he go quietly or take out a whole ward. Romanov, you seem most advanced in character creation, could you shed some light on how your toons saw it please?

Unless anyone thinks we should hold fire for a bit longer...? Why do these things only come as afterthoughts when I've already posted!?!

Either way I'll make sure I check on here tomorrow a few times.

Am guessing everyone assumed on the Union server, yes?

I won't get much chance to look at the board tomorrow due to silly thing called work, so I hope to see you around 8pm GMT (I'll check here before hitting CoH to see any character names to look for...

I'll be on as Jettison: a Gravity / Storm controller and will post my background very soon (hopefully tomorrow) for anyone who's interested...

Romanov, I think yours is a great idea - love the memorial service as it also gives the characters enough time to mostly get over whatever loss they may have experienced so we don't have to dwell too much on it in game and concentrate on the interaction between characters.

As for AT, I was also thinking Mind / Kinetic controller, but have played one before so may try my arm as a defender or tanker...plenty of options there to play with and I'll probably see what sort of ideas everyone else has. My biggest problem at the moment (believe it or not!) is whether I feel it's right to already a traditional superheroes costume and name or still in civvies as it were with a normal name! I just can't seem to make up my mind! Any thoughts are appreciated...

Sounds okay to me then, just one thing - how and why does everyone decide to team up? I think that's where the common thread that holds the team together would be otherwise they'd all just have these new powers and head out and use them on their own...

Any suggestion as to the common thread?

Right, so we have a few more interested now - that's great! Would like to hear your ideas Tant. Can't say I'm too fussed about origin, although don't think magic would fit too well for a new group. Not keen on the random idea myself, but will go with it if this is most popular. Am thinking something along the lines of a hand-picked team, not having met before the team is selected... leaves open all other origins i think and also the how or why the team is selected leaves a lot of scope (also enables personal traits to sneak in!) Let's see where this forum takes us for a while and try to get things rolling for next Wednesday?