Pandora City

[Penny Royals]

(AKA Origins)



For as far back as human conscious goes, there have been legends.

Legends foretelling the rise of machines, of cities; legends of gods walking among men; legends of beasts tall as mountains. Legends, told as memoirs and recollections, and passed on for centuries or into oblivion, that blur and blend into the cultures of the world.

To all but the young and the gullible, these legends of heroes are just that - legends, and nothing more. The day machines rose and agriculture faded, it was thought an eerie coincidence. After all, such things as gods among men and giant beasts cannot be true. Everyone knows that impossibilities remain impossible, even as humans take to the skies...

Cut to late July 1947, a large town on the west coast called Pandora City that is currently in the stages of ushering science throughout the world. In the wake of World War II, national esteem, hopes, conformity and economy are as high as the infamous prejudices of the time. Nearing the apex of summer, the coast comes under a massive heatwave and drought, burn bans in effect for months, with no end in sight. Of course, some people WERE able to maneuver around the bans and set off fireworks, and to them it seemed like they were much brighter than last year. They chalked it up to the heat.

The world goes in many cycles, as most people know. But here, in Pandora City, several cycles synced up at once. One cycle, however, made much more of a difference than the others...

The magic came back.

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So, basically, this is an 'origins of TC' story. Magic has faded into obscurity in the universe as the cycle had drifted into a low point, and now it has reached its first peak in ages. Giant bugs begin to turn up, increasing in size rapidly; what we would call fairy tales or mythical beings begin to crop up all throughout our world; some people go insane, and begin to work on finding a way to harvest the magic for their own purposes.

Pandora City is the epicenter of activity. Due to this, the military is deployed to help sort out the situation.

Our story starts with a hectic evacuation that goes horribly wrong very fast...

Reminder: We start out as normal humans, and gain powers LATER in the RP.

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NAME: Ramona Alicia Randall - Mona
AGE: 14
APPEARANCE:
imageshack.us/a/img27/6108/cuf4.png (her typical wear for this heat)
imageshack.us/a/img833/5493/mcy7.png (she brought winter clothes, 'just in case')
BIO: Mona is the only daughter (with three older brothers) of a wealthy shopkeeper and his wife. Despite being one of the darkest kids in her school, she's quite popular, and, as a teenager, considered quite a bombshell. She isn't sure they're going to come back home after the evacuation, so she brought along a bunch of things she enjoys and can't live without, and ended up packing a few things of her brothers' as well.
EQUIPMENT: A hefty satchel (bigger than in the picture). In it are a few changes of clothes, including winter ones, and a few scant food items (candy and the like). She also brought along her older brother's boyscout book on how to survive in the wild, and a BB gun.
SKILLS: She knows how to shoot, as that was very important for her family to learn. She also is very able to pick things out of something she reads - scanning the boyscout book for help and information won't be too hard.

[JW%]

I'd like to make a disclaimer now that this is in no way related to Triumph City or any of the extended universe for that storyline. The Triumph City universe has always had 'super heroes' in it, though they do come and go in cycles. The 20s and Prohibition era for example were filled with gansters and federal agents that made it into legend for their larger than life adventures.

That said, this sounds interesting. I'm reserving a spot in this...

NAME: Jake Weir
AGE: 22
APPEARANCE: Lantern jawed, penetrating gaze. Brown eyes, brown hair kept quite short, and while not heavily built, quite physically fit.
was suggested.
BIO: Jake went through school like a blind man stumbling. He didn't make friends very easily, and wasn't the best for academics. It wasn't until high school when shop class and sports gave him a place to belong. He caught the winning touchdown for his schools football team, and figures that makes him an important person. Of course, he's not living in that small town anymore. He moved to the big city for better work as a mechanic. He might not be the best at working on cars and such, but with a bit of elbow grease and the right know how he can blunder his way through and fix things. Interpersonal relationships on the other hand usually can't withstand that kind of 'hammering until it's fixed'.
EQUIPMENT: Toolbelt with various tools. If he's being evacuated he's probably grabbed a few more of his valuables or useful gear.
SKILLS: Sports and athletics(including track and field, swimming, archery, baseball, and football), Mechanical skills, electrical engineering. All American upbringing(which included hunting and camping).

((WIP))

[Fiery Firefly]

NAME: Ayako Fujima
AGE: 17
APPEARANCE: i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc265/chiong1990/http_imgload.jpg
BIO: A Nisei from California, Ayako lived a pretty normal life until the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She was herded to a Japanese internment camp with her mother and father, and lived their until the end of the war. When she regained her freedom, it didn't feel like victory, Ayako's mother had died of pneumonia while interned and the family had lost almost all of their material pocessions. Broken hearted, Ayako and her father decided to start anew and eke a life out in Pandora City.
EQUIPMENT: Flooded with memories of being forced to leave and not being able to take what they needed to survive, Ayako took the time to pack a bit before actually leaving her house. She packed a bag with all the non-perishable food she could get her hands on, water, a change of extra clothes and all of the money that was in her home. She also took a knife belonging to her father, that she has no idea how to use, but she's sure she could figure out in a pinch.
SKILLS: Most of Ayako's skills are rather domestic in nature, such as cooking and sewing, since after her mother's death she found herself picking up the slack. Most of her skills are more of beneficial traits, she had to gain to survive in the camp and after her family lost everything, such as knowing how to make supplies last.

[lovely corte]

NAME: Eugene 'Lucky' Stabler.
AGE: 21.
APPEARANCE: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Ashton_Holmes_2010.jpg/220px-Ashton_Holmes_2010.jpg
BIO: Born in Pandora City, Eugene faked his age when he was 16 to join the U.S Marines, participating in the Pacific War. He returned home three years later, grizzled, scarred and a dark man. His mother and father now live in New York. His girlfriend left him when he was seventeen for a Westpoint Graduate. He is a smart man, albeit is prone to unnatural acts of violence, a reaction at this point.
EQUIPMENT: Rucksack containing a single coke, a single .30 cartridge and a box of matches, as well as Lucky Strikes. Carries an M1 Carbine, a keepsake from his Marine career that he managed to smuggle out.
SKILLS: Marksmanship. He is a smart, educated man and an avid reader. He is also an able bodied fighter, as well as a magician when it comes to cooking, able to make anything into an edible meal. Knows basic first aid.

[Penny Royals]

Once Per gets his appearance up, we'll be all set.

[Adlai Stevenson]

Name: Abraham Habersham ("Call me Honest Abe, toots; that's the name on the door.")
Age: 20 or 30-something
Appearance:

Bio: Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

Ace detective Honest Abe Habersham does, that's who!

He's Honest Abe; private eye extraordinaire, tough as nails, smooth as ovaltine, and always on the case. Guys want to be him, and gals want to be with him. Hell, even some guys want to be with him. Abe's not just any flatfoot shamus with a gat and a keen taste for fedoras, he's aces; he's bebop; the best in the biz, especially when it comes to closing cases and getting his way ("No highway option for you, bub."). Whenever there's a shoe that needs gummin', Honest Abe's got the facts as straight as his shot, and believe you me, buster, you don't want to find yourself in his crosshairs.

While all of Pandora City might be going to the dogs - err, giant, man-eating creature features, rather - neither snow nor rain nor heat nor fear of being devoured alive by a God-forsaken monster from Hell will deter Honest Abe. Can't keep a good guy down, even as the entire city is evacuated and the military blitzkriegs in. He's currently continuing his private investigator service on the road, setting up shop whenever and wherever he can to put his name out there.
Equipment: Honest Abe's accompanied by his two best friends at all times - Smith & Wesson, carrying a .38 caliber Model 10 revolver. He also carries a pair of handcuffs he's lost the keys to, a pack of Chesterfields, a book of matches, and a week's change of neckties and fedoras.

Also, jelly beans. He loves his jelly beans.
Skills: Apparently, he's got some aptitude for deductive reasoning, if he's managed to stay in business for as long as he has. He also says he's thoroughly trained in bareknuckle boxing and martial arts "from the nearest and farthest Easts", as well as referring to himself as an ace marksman with a revolver. The latter two of which he's yet to actually evidence.

[Penny Royals]

yes john