Project Mezzanotte: Betrayal - Sign Up

[Zyros]

Background:

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2098, the United Nations develops and passes a treaty joining all countries on Earth into one and end world conflict. With no enemies on Earth, the flaws known as nationalism, militarism, alliances, and industrialism die off. People begin to develop what seems as a utopian society and technology advances tenfold due to the combined knowledge of what used to be separate countries. With virtually unlimited materials form any area in the world, as well as the greatest minds in scientific history coming together. Their leading scientist, Dr. Echelon, proposes design plans for a human-enhanced military unit, however the idea is rejected and in turn retooled for a new goal; Project Arc. The ideas of Project Act are revelead to the general public, and applicants from all over the world are asked as volunteers. The project's purpose is to create the super-humans and colonize the moon, and by extension, other planets in the solar system capable of life.

Currently, the terraforming and colonization efforts on the moon are progressing well, and more efficiently than anticipated due to the utilization of the mechanically enhanced super-humans, officially known as the Mezzanottes, named for being a former a "black" military project repurposed for the construction tasks of the colonization effort, and now somewhat openly known, though only in the extent of the desire for applicants for the Mezzanotte Project has been made public. Little does the public know the numbers sacrificed and dangerous capabilities of the Mezzanotte Units.

Purpose:

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The RP will be set in the North American continent of the United Earth Alliance, and the players will all start as currently civilian applicants for the Mezzanotte Project, unless a different setup is approved by the actual GM. Histories can be variable, such as former military, law-enforcement, office worker, ex-convict, etc., so long as their current status is the same. The RP will start in the area in/around the same Project Recruiting Center, but players need not necessarily start inside of it. Players will experience the Mezzanotte's creations, and move forward through the RP on the path to becoming one. More plot detail later as the RP progresses.

Character Requirements:

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Name: Your character's full name
Gender: Your character's gender
Age: Your character's age. There should be no one under 18 unless you talk to me.
Appearance: Your character's physical appearance. The more description the better.
Height: Your character's head-height.
Weight: Your character's total weight.
Armor: Your character should not need armor right now.
Weapons: Your character should not need weapons right now.
Skills: Your character's abilities, examples are cooking, hunting, trained in weapons, etc...
Personality: Your character's current mindset. This is subject to change as the story progresses.
Goals: Your character's current goal. Initially, it should center around Project Arc

The following is a list of NPCs that appear throughout the RP. The list will be updated as the RP progresses and the NPC’s status changes. Please note that unless stated, all NPCs are controllable and killable, but they should not act outside of what would be normal for them. The list will update as the RP progresses, and a certain type of NPC will likely become “extinct” later on. Feel free to have acquaintances to your characters in one of these NPC classes, such as friend who’s sending you pictures (this means they’ll likely die however). Example: A guard won’t be tricked or swayed into giving you special treatment, but they can bring you your food/let you out when the shelter is handing out lunches. Alternatively, your friend sees your house, and uniforms you of its destruction.

NPCs:

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1. Dr. Echelon (un-killable, uncontrollable): Currently a highly wanted criminal for acts of treason and inhumane treatment of citizens.

2. Vikings (un-killable, uncontrollable): Unofficial codename that has been widely assigned to the mysterious beings seen in media photos. They are considered highly dangerous and should be avoided at all cost.

3. Guards: There are many of these present throughout the shelter. Guards consist of the police and peace keeping forces, as well as other public-servants that are not assigned to the military, such as firemen. They can open and close the rooms you’re in, and will use force if necessary, though they are not aggressive by nature.

4. Medics: Doctors, nurses, and even some citizens who know First Aid. In the event of an injury inside the shelter, they will be sent to help you as best they can. Overworked, fatigued, and under staffed in the current situation.

5. Citizens: Others like yourself who’ve been locked in the shelter. They may possess odd skills or use trinkets, but are otherwise in the same situation as you. Because of the current room separation, no Citizen NPCs are currently with you.

6. Military: Armed forces sent in to investigate Echelon Tower. They are currently the only ones left on the surface of the city and have shoot-on-sight orders for anything resembling the Vikings. Are also tasked with helping citizens reach shelters, and sortie in squads of four.

7. Media: Mostly unprofessional by this point, for the most part these are people who’ve evaded the military on the surface in an attempt to gather information on the situation. As communication with those in the shelter is still possible via phone waves, some citizens below are sent various images of the surface. Most of these images depict violence and destruction, but as of yet still no clear shots of the Vikings.

Below is a list of available locations throughout the RP. For the most part, buildings can be damaged, for example denting a wall, but cannot be critically damaged by your characters, like destroying an entire wall or roof. Items within buildings are fully destructible, like a chair or table, but there can be consequences to this. The list will be updated as the RP progresses and new locations become available.

Locations:

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1. Echelon Tower (currently inaccessible): Dr Echelon’s private building, government funded in construction and maintenance. It contains the highest of modern-day technology, and is incredibly well built. There are more than 1,000 floors to this, not including lower levels, and it is the largest, most massive building in the North American region. Currently in lockdown.

2. The city (in lockdown): A highly developed downtown setting can used to describe most of the city, with large skyscrapers and towering buildings, though there do exist quieter suburb areas. The streets are often crowded, both for vehicles and people. There is a centralized railcar track that moves all through, making it the most optimized method of travel. The city is currently quarantined, as well as all bridges and access points to the city being cut off. The area by nature is a large island, making it surrounded by powerful rivers for at least 5kms in all directions. Travel throughout the city is largely restricted as many buildings seem to fall over from damage since recent events occurred.

3. Shelters (currently accessible): There are two types; large shelters and small shelters. The large shelters are where your characters currently reside, and can easily house up to 1,000 people each. They contain a large, open area that connects to hundreds of smaller rooms and are all located in the downtown location. The smaller shelters can house approximately fifteen to twenty people each, and generally have only one or two guards. They have fewer luxuries than the larger shelters, and are more randomly scattered throughout the city. Their true purpose is emergency havens until travel to a large shelter is possible. All shelters have guards, power, running water, toilets, air circulation systems, and have medical and food supplies.

4. Homes (accessible): Varied greatly, these buildings are where your character lives.

5. Shopping Malls (currently inaccessible): Due to their building structure and lower levels, many malls have been converted into pseudo shelters to help balance out the distribution of civilians. All upper floors and entrances have been sealed off; meaning the only way to gain access is for a guard to allow you passage to the lower levels. Less secure and with fewer supplies than large shelters.

6. U.N.S.E.F. (United Nations Space Exploration Facility): Houses many vehicles used for space exploration and moon-development. In the past few years, it was renovated to accommodate a new, incredibly large hangar, roughly half the size of the city in length. This facility is located on a sister-island to the city, and is only accessible via a well guarded bridge.

Ships:

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Vita: The Vita is a marvel of engineering and designed by Dr. Echelon himself, boasting highly advanced technological capabilities and stats even for its time. Made from a not-publically released new metal alloy, the ship’s rather hefty build is easily supported and maintained by its internal, mechanized crew, and can theoretically withstand devastating displays of force aimed at it. The Vita is equipped with a new form of cryogenic hibernation system, and can easily hold an entire city’s population easily. It was designed with the intent of long-purpose voyages, and as such is equipped with the necessities for supporting life for very long extended periods of time. Rumours have it that it is possesses a nuclear reactor as a power source, though due to the lack of toxic waste generation, this is considered incorrect. Officially, the Vita is described as being powered by a new type of Particle Engine, though further details are classified.

Sparand: Sister ship to the Vita, the Sparand boasts roughly the same size as the Vita. However, while the Vita’s main purpose is exploration and sustaining life, the Sparand differs as an ex-military design. As such, the ship contains a large, powerful cannon on its bow, though the type of ammunition in this cannon has never been demonstrated. The ship is also equipped with the same type of Particle Engine, though statistics would say that the ship is three times faster than the Vita. The Sparand, being developed after the Vita, is currently incomplete and still requires much work. Its mechanized crew, and other functions such as the necessary parts for a functional cannon, all remain incomplete or missing.

Mezzanottes:

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Z-Series: The Z-Series Mezzanottes were designed with the intent of aiding in the development of the moon colony. As a basic function, they can all survive in hazardous conditions, such as space, without external aid, and do not require oxygen, food, or water to function. The bodies of these machines are self-sustained, and are believed to be highly unbreakable in nature. The Z-Series are all capable of moving at blinding speeds, and superhuman strength. Additionally, all Z-Series contain a form of Particle Barrier with dual-purpose functions. Further information is highly classified.

1. ZLX-Z001 Mezzanotte
2. ZLX-Z002 Mezzanotte
3. ZLX-Z003 Mezzanotte
4. ZLX-Z004 Mezzanotte
5. ZLX-Z005 Mezzanotte
6. ZLX-Z006 Mezzanotte
7. ZLX-Z007 Mezzanotte
8. ZLX-Z008 Mezzanotte
9. ZLX-Z009 Mezzanotte
10. ZLX-Z010 Mezzanotte

EX-Series: The EX-Series was intended as a sub-category to the Z-Series, being more specialized in nature to specific tasks than the other line. They possess all the abilities of the Z-Series, but are also more combat-orientated by sheer nature. Despite a lack of development into the EX-Series, and a greater difficult in their creation however, the line was largely incomplete. Applicants for this series were also limited as work on the project quickly came to a halt during its early stages.

1. ZLX-EX011 Mezzanotte
2. ZLX-EX012 Mezzanotte
3. ZLX-EX013 Mezzanotte

I will only be taking ten people for this RP. Currently, the following spots are reserved:

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1. Seth-Rah - Approved
2. Karnstantine - Approved.
3. Dameon - Approved.
4. NDraxian - Approved.
5. Ryo Hazaki - Approved.
6. Teqed - Approved.
7. Squee - Approved.
8. Blackhook - Approved.
9. Chrystal Chronicler - Approved.
10. Jarnakel Magnus - Approved.

[☆Chrystal Chronicler☆]

Here we go again!

Name: Col. Charles Jenkins (just call him Jenkins)

Gender: Male

Age: 26

Appearance:
Civilian: Jenkins tries to dress casually as possible, usually in a basic pair of jeans, with a basic t-shirt with no decoration on it. This may also be accompanied with a leather jacket, usually brown. He keeps his brown hair at a descent length, just a little longer than a crew cut. He has only one distinguishing feature, which is his hazel eyes, which are a striking golden color. For this reason, Jenkins tends to keep his black sunglasses on when he is awake. He has a very tall and wiry frame, with good lean muscle. Jenkins keeps his body trained up; he was raised as an army brat, and his father made him keep in shape.

Army:

In army uniform, he wears a dark navy urban/night camouflage body armour, with a tactical vest and a standard special forces helmet, with full HUD and all the works. He also wears a gauntlet on his right arm that activates his nanite armor, explained below. He also sports a scar below his right eye.

Height: 6 foot 3 inches, 6"5' with nanite armor

Weight: 185lbs, 200lbs fully nanite armored

Armor: Whatever a leather jacket can protect someone from. He wears light tactical armor, that is comprised of a special material that makes it even stronger than standard army heavy armor. Furthermore, he has a nanite based machine armor prototype that can be deployed from his wrist that, along with his skills, makes him a high threat to most adversaries. (NOTE: this in no way means he is as strong as the Vikings/Mezzanottes. However, may he be able to take one on with )

Weapons: Jenkins has a standard Bowie Knife he keeps at home for his safety. He now also carries 2 custom pistols, which are the spiritual successor to the Desert Eagle; they use .50 Action Express cartridges, with a depleted Uranium armor piercing round. As an alternative, he also keeps a few clips of incendiary rounds with him. However, his specialty now is grappling knives, in both his nanite armored and regular form. In regular form, the knives are thrown with choke wire. In armored version, they are special knives that are held together by threads of energy, which can cut through a lot of materials.

Skills: Has a BA in Mechanical Engineering, can cook for himself, knows kickboxing, has trained with his bowie knife, is trained to use firearms, specifically army standard pistols/sidearms. After a year or so into the service, he now has advanced training in many forms of combat, as well as increased tactical thinking.

Personality: Jenkins is very stoic, and usually keeps to himself. He is very disciplined, and was trained up by his father to be a soldier. He does not like being bored, and always wishes to be challenged. Jenkins hates when days are wasted on frivolous actions; he also hates those who can not be productive in a group, in those rare occasions he is actually forced into a group activity. This loner can operate socially, but usually he is very empty toward his fellow humans; in situations between doing something in a group and going at it alone, 4 out of 5 times he would choose doing it alone (the fifth time being situations he knows he has no chance operating alone). Most importantly, Jenkins is a survivor, and will use any means necessary to achieve his goals, and will dispose of those in his way of his goal. He will survive at any cost.

Goals: Jenkins wishes to join Project ARC to become a Mezzanotte because he believes it is the only program that could actually challenge him. Jenkins also figured that he has to do something besides these low grade jobs you can get with only a Bachelors degree. Besides, it would be a waste to have all the psuedo military training his father gave him go to waste, wouldn't it? Plus, their is the opportunity to get off this boring planet and possibly discover new things are also an incentive.

Current Goal: Find the vikings, study them, and try to take them down.

Edit: removed spoilers, organized it more, etc.

Edit 2: added timeskip stuff, like his army stuff.

[Teqed]

I don't blame any of you for not recognizing me. I haven't been active in the Megaman communities for a looong time. :x

If any of you remember the PCN/PNN/EXE7 projects, I was a part of that. But if you don't remember them, no chance you'll remember me.

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Name: Jonathan Orbus
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Appearance: Jonathan's hair is short, and a very dark brown. It comes directly to military standards (not touching ears, not coming over collar), but has decent length for being within their standards. It has a lot of body and is thick.

His face generates a depiction of masculinity that's almost too strong. Roman nose, angular features, strong eyebrows, defined cheekbones... The skin is clean and tanned. He shaves every work day, but on days off he lets his facial hair grow, shaving it again the morning of work. His eyes are a very bright blue, almost a pale grey.

His body is incredibly fit, but not excessively. His muscles aren't the typical swelling size of bodybuilders, but his muscles toned to greater strength by everyday use.

He prefers to wear the casuals that the military provided him, sporting dark greens and beige colors. He'll occasionally wear button-up colored shirts, tucked in, to appear more formal. He generally refuses to wear anything but boots or, in cases of greater casual events, heavy-duty sneakers. He'll also avoid wearing anything that could inhibit his movement.
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180 pounds
Armor: He often wears a thin bullet-proof vest.
Weapons: Always carries his quality pocketknife, and a 9mm gun.
Skills: All basic skills the military teaches (use of weapons, camping, mapping, survival, cleaning, etc. etc.). No exceptional academic education, but generally well-rounded intellectually. Very athletic.
Personality: When on was 21, he got along well with his family, and had two younger sisters he was close with (One 19, the other 17). He had a fiance, who was beginning college to be a doctor. They decided to become married afterwards, and Jon decided to enter the army to save up some money. That's when his life clicked together. He found the army completed his life, the militaristic philosophies meshing wonderfully with his personality. Authority and command structured his life, making him happier than he had been before in his life.

One day Jon received the classic "Dear John" letter. His fiance was breaking off their engagement. Jon was heartbroken, but the daily grind of army life kept him together. A few years later, he received a letter from his sister, the older of the two. Their parents and younger sister had died in a house fire. Jon was broken again.

Jon continued in the military. It eventually became his only purpose in life. Which made it all the more tragic when a bullet entered his heart. The doctors were able to save his life, but the injury made him unfit for military service, despite the fact that he'd likely recover to full strength. He was relieved from duty with a Purple Heart.

Reentering civilian life was an awful experience for Jon. His sister had fallen into drugs and drinking, with a group of thrash 'friends'. She rejected Jon and all he reminded her of, trying to drink away her old life.

Having no family and no structure, Jon looked for purpose in life. He found this opportunity with the Mezzanotte project.

Jon is obviously hardworking, and desires structure and discipline. If he is worked enough, he has no problem being casual and light-hearted in his free time. But if given too much time to relax, he'll eventually slip into depression.
Goals: To find purpose and discipline. To be used for something meaningful. To heal, or to forget, his past emotional wounds.

[Karnstantine]

Character approved via private conversation with Zyros.

Name: Sgt. Major Anderson Grady
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Appearance: Sgt. Major Grady is fairly toned, but not excessively so, resulting from the standard exercise regimen applied to the armed forces, though given his posting and his equipment, he rarely applies his physical prowess. Red haired, green-eyed male with a 5-o'clock shadow and a few facial scars from taking a knife in "realistic" CQC practice. When off-duty, generally walks around in standard casual fatigues.

Height: Unarmored: 6'. Armored: 6' 7".
Weight: Unarmored: 250 lbs. Armored: 368 lbs.
Armor: Your character should not need armor right now. But, he does: fully-enclosed powered armor, though not exactly "top-of-the-line". This suit's pretty much a relic from the pre-unification days, since post-unification the need for systems like it have heavily diminished, and it is cheaper to maintain and upgrade them than produce new suits. It's been a month since maintenance checked it, and there are cracks forming in some of the environmental seals.
Weapons: Your character should not need weapons right now. But, he does: Just a .65 caliber semi-auto short-barrel pistol, though, pretty potent recoil dampening and his armor helps dissipate the rest. He doesn't carry the heavy weapons he usually does because his current posting mostly requires his armor to open and close a heavy blast-door. Otherwise, a .35 caliber pistol when off-duty.
Skills: Current military CQC, wide training with firearms, heavy-weapons specialization.

Personality: Fairly gruff and impersonal to those who he works with, short of his direct adjutant and one scientist. This attitude has mostly just developed to counter the superiority and "holier than thou" attitude that the scientists of the Facility have towards military types. Incidentally adopts this when dealing with similar people when on leave. Otherwise, he's an ok guy, helping strangers, lends a hand to friends, the kind of guy that aspires to the concept of helping those in need and at least being jovial to people you meet like some kind of World's Oldest Boy Scout, though the philosophy stops short when they've proven themselves to be a prick.

Goals: Hoping to eventually get released from service at the Facility, and try to join that Project Arc. Better to actively do something than stand around and make sure a bunch of guys in labcoats don't try to run off with some research material or other. Has placed 4 separate transfer requests, to no avail as yet.

A bit of background: Sgt. Major Grady is currently posted in an underground research facility, and largely kept in the dark about what research is occurring in the wing he and his subordinate are working in, though given that the only way in is a narrow corridor and requires three separate, increasingly armed guards and checkpoints may be an indicator.

Name: Dr. Leslie Carmichael
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Appearance: Dr. Carmichael is brown-eyed and black haired, with hair reaching her lower back in a relatively straight cut and parted at the left side of her forehead. Her left arm is a cybernetic prosthetic, having needed to be replaced after she lost her natural limb in a vehicular accident during her college tenure, age 21. Her general attire is a white labcoat, olive shin-length skirt, and a light blue turtle-neck shirt. Her labcoat also has her ID card pinned to the breast pocket. Fairly pretty and well formed, though not enough that she'd stand out in a room, especially with her concealing attire.
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 146
Armor: Your character should not need armor right now.
Weapons: Your character should not need weapons right now.
Skills: Doctorate in micro-biology, Bachelor in chemistry and formerly licensed medical practitioner, police-taught self-defense techniques, moderate with pistols.
Personality: Dr. Carmichael is generally reclusive, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a keen eye for the goings-on around her, or the emotions of the people involved. She has a tendency to focus on her projects, to the point that she loses herself in her work, at times. She's also a bit of a prodigy, capable of picking up on things she's taught fairly quickly.
Goals: She's in correspondence with some members of Project Arc, and is wanting to transfer to the program to help engineer the microbes necessary to aid in the colonization effort, like nitrogen-fixing bacteria for lunar soil.

A bit of background: Dr. Carmichael, Sgt. Major Grady, and his subordinate are, to their opinion, the only "normal" people at the Facility, as the other scientists seem to have no lives outside of their work. She's also very good friends with Grady's subordinate.

Name: Pvt. 1st Class Katrina Bradbury
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Appearance: Katrina is built lithely, and long-limbed, with brown hair that reaches her shoulders, and her irises are died gold, due to a dare she took when she was extremely drunk at age 18. She has a tattoo on her left arm of a tiger on the prowl, but no marks whatsoever, unlike her superior officer. Which was, incidentally, because she never lost at the fights, no, sorry, "realistic CQC". When off duty, she generally wears a white sleeveless shirt, a pale blue "skirt" that reaches all the way to her ankles, and white slipper-shoes that barely make a sound when she walks.
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 178 lbs
Armor: Your character should not need armor right now. But, she has it: She's equipped with a standard unpowered armor system, bullet-resistant bodysuit with integrated armor plating, and fully enclosed helmet with rebreather. It also has a heavy backpack with ammunition, med kits, and a pair of machetes.
Weapons: Your character should not need weapons right now. But, she does: An assault rifle of a standard variable-shot .223 caliber setup, and twin machetes.
Skills: Field medical training, advanced CQC, and learned mechanical skills in terms of rigging and repair.
Personality: Katrina is easily bored by repetitive tasks, but does love situations that she deems as a challenge, things that are new, different, and the like. She does enjoy solitude and concentration every now and again, having originally been posted as a scout, and really doesn't know HOW the heck she and her superior got stuck with this job.
Goals: She really, really hates her job being a damn security puke at the Facility, since there's no way in hell her skillset is anything approaching useful for a security posting. She'd much, much rather be at Arc, just to have some change of pace instead of staring at the same goddamn door every goddamn day, regardless of what the consequences may be.

A bit of background: They've had experience in working with "black" operations before, which is why Katrina and the Sgt Major got stuck with the job. Of course, THIS wasn't what they usually did, its just some REMF misread their freaking files. Well, at least she got to meet and get to know Dr. Leslie. But they've all got the notion to try getting out and going to that Arc project.

[Jarnakel Magnus]

Name: Eric Ross

Gender: Male

Age: 34

Appearance: Tall and lanky, Eric normally moves with careful precision, giving him a sort of subtle grace. His unruly black hair tends to hang over his green eyes, which are slightly closer to each other than normal, and filtered through his glasses. He has a sharp chin and thin lips, which are perpetually frowning, or at least straight. He tends to wear his shock resistant suit from his engineering jobs, even when off duty, but when he doesn't, he tends to wear casual clothing in dark colors. Prefers boots over shoes. Eric has two cybernetic implants, which he crafted himself. A communications implant above his left ear, and an implant in his left forearm which allows him to interface with most standard electronics. It also tells time.

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 162 lbs.

Armor: Not actually armor, but a shock resistant suit. See skills for reason.

Weapons: A single .35 semi-automatic pistol, not kept on his person.

Skills: Masters degrees in cybernetics and electronic engineering. Also possesses substantial knowledge of robotics and electrical engineering. A reasonable shot with a pistol, but lacks training in any other type of weapon. Eidetic memory (basically, it's like photographic memory, but not as cool. He has to actively commit something to memory, and actively try to recall it, but so long as he takes the few seconds to commit it, he will always be able to recall it within a few minutes. This actually doesn't do much, I basically have it there as reasoning for bringing up information stated several pages back from wherever, which everyone will do. It's basically just me giving him an excuse to use this knowledge.)

Personality: Eric is very timid, preferring to avoid fights wherever possible, but that does not by any means imply that he is unable to effectively defend himself. This also affects people's first impressions of him, as he tends to stammer and jerk around new people, instead of using his normal, more precise movements. Eric is also very paranoid, and has taken extensive pistol training as a result. Even though humanity has been unified, there is still crime. He will also scan any new area he enters, committing details to memory, in case he should require the info. This actually saved his life once.

Eric tends to become very engrossed in his work, ignoring people who intrude upon him, and being very curt with those who persist, unless they have good reason.

Goals: Eric, being a cybernetics expert, and obsessed with the field, is very interested in the Mezzanote project. He hopes to maybe be able to work with their development team, or even become one. At the very least, he hopes to learn something new.

Additional information: Stammers when excited.
Note: Do not actively try to destroy his work. He will get very angry, and might even sic some bots on you. He may not be allowed to keep combat bots, but even a repairbot can zap or stab you.

[Ryo Hazaki]

Name: John David Triton (But prefers to be called 'Triton' only.)
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Appearance: Shoulder-length blond hair and green eyes. Fair skinned. Wears a navy blue turtleneck sweater over a white dress shirt, dark grey denim pants and black sneakers.
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 245 lbs.
Armor: Your character should not need armor right now.
Weapons: Your character should not need weapons right now.
Skills: Trained in medicine and is a qualified surgeon. While in the Air Force, he also was trained as a pilot.
Personality: Compassionate, and willing to do whatever it takes for his allies.
Goals: To act as a physician for the Project Ark members.

[Bloodbane]

Yeah, lern. I may not have posted anywhere but I've checked up on the site every once in a while since January, and there's not much of a rush to post when things are dead and I'm more focused on school. :P

Anyway... here we go. Again. I'll probably edit this later, since Zy sprung this up on me rather suddenly and I start classes again tomorrow.

Name: Ryan Rayland
Gender: Male
Age: Twenty-four
Appearance: With a short black hairstyle, icy blue eyes, and a body built like an MMA fighter, Ryan has the look of a man one typically wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. That aside, however, Ryan also maintains a relatively casual look, almost always wearing an ensemble of a t-shirt, jeans, and black working boots. He has no tattoos or piercings, and aside from a few scars on his hands his body is relatively undamaged.
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Armor: Your character should not need armor right now.
Weapons: Your character should not need weapons right now.
Skills: Good old-fashioned United States Marine Corps training. CQC, Guns, vehicles: You name it, he's probably been trained in it in some form or another. He has also trained in a couple forms of martial arts outside of his military training, not only to have methods of fighting where his focus isn't on killing his foe, but as a form of self-discipline.

Outside of military training, Ryan is fairly decent at cooking. Not exceptional by any means, but good enough.
Personality: Despite his training in the Corps, Ryan is actually a relatively relaxed person, provided he stays in a good mood. He's got his good days and bad days like anyone else, but for the most part he can be rather sociable and friendly, not having a reason to make a bad first impression. To most people, Ryan is the kind of guy one would be more than happy to have watching their back. He also has a strong respect for authority, especially for those who have served in some sort of armed forces.

Of course, he isn't the kind of person to take a bunch of crap either. Sure, it takes quite a bit to get on his bad side, since it's somewhat difficult to top the kind of crap Marine Corps Drill Sergeants have pulled on him in the past, but it's not impossible by any means. More often than not he will simply choose not to associate himself with people that make a point to get on his bad side, but there have been people in the past that he had to deal with in more... forceful means.

Long story short, Ryan's the kind of person one would call a good friend and a valuable ally... or the kind of person that could leave someone rather paranoid and watching their back to make sure he isn't trying to break it.
Goals: To put it rather simply... Ryan had two choices, being in the middle of a term of service in the Marine Corps. Sign up and volunteer for this "Project Arc" that everyone was talking about, or do what most Marines did in peaceful times like these and do some kind of work on a military base somewhere. Not one to let himself take a boring job as an MP officer or some other 'grunt-work', Ryan decided to opt-in to Project Arc as one of their 'volunteers'.

[Blackhook]

Name: Olivier van Auger
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Appearance: Tall, trained body (85, 65, 80). Light skin. Has tied long red hair, greenblue eyes, pretty face. Moves around lightly and very confidently. She always has a faint grin on her face. She wears a white labcoat she likes to keep clean, she never buttons it though. She wears a blue sweatshirt and beneath it a slim bulletproof vest. She alway carries around a silver cane.
Height: 1,8 metres
Weight: 65 kg
Armor: bulletproof vest beneath her clothes
Weapons: her cane, which is actually a sword. On one end is also a paralyzer
Skills: She grew up in a royal family, which means she has all sorts of eduaction. She is a famous bio-engineer and also knows some things about robotics.
She is skilled in various martial arts (Karate, Judo). Has some shooting skills, is a very talented fencer.
Personality: She's a bit aloof, but not outright cocky. She is very curious and likes studying new technologies. Olivier is very careful and she never trust others outright, she likes to have things under control that's why she's always prepared for the worst. She has a dark brand of humor.
She can lose her temper really fast, but can calm herself really fast.
Goals: She wants to know where the project will lead. She joined mainly out of curiosity and she is willing to dodge the project if it doesn't fullfil her expectations...which are pretty low to begin with.

[NDraxian0]

Let's see if I can use this character... a Little on the strange side...

Name Nova Vyilrei
GenderFemale
Age34
Appearance Attractive, more on the side of cute due to overall thin ness and could pass as a teenage male with the right outfit but still female looking enough to tell in most outfits, due to being built slightly more muscular than the average female. Vivid Green eyes, light complexion, Techincally silver hair, although she dyes it a very dark red.
Height6' 1"
Weight190
Armor...
Weapons...
Skills She's a partially practicing Psychiatrist, licensed neurosurgeon, and... a practicing magician. She's has a keen eye, and a photographic memory, and quite adept at reading people. To con artist levels.
Personality Generally friendly, outgoing, helpful, and gains trust easily.
She loves to entertain, and most of all, mess with peoples heads. All the cheery, bubbly side of her vanishs when she's irratated, angry, or just upset though, leaving only a cold, pretty much heartless persona behind. This cold side also shows itself in reaction to some horrible things. Sure if someone is dyingshe'd be the first to try to help save the person, and try her hardest at that to the point of getting upset... but once their dead she'd pretty much shove the body out of the way and brush her hands off and snap back almost into what ever mood she was in before. Same goes for mutilation and torture... while its going on she'd try to help... but once its over, she just doesn't care. Even if the person was close to her or even if it was herself. The mind absolutely fascinates her, and she keeps trying to learn more about it. She's unorthadox when she can get away with it and, if the situation lends to it, she can be quite dramatic at times.

Goals: To be honest, she's more interested in the people the project has attracted than the project itself. She'd love to be a part of it... Ideally as an entertainer (Somebody is going to have to keep morale up, might as well be her), but as psychiatrist would interest her just as well.

Notes The neurosurgeon license and degree is more of a trophy degree/license than anything else. She hasn't actually done any brain surgery yet, but keeps up with the field otherwise. Also it shouldn't need to be said but... She's not actually magical. Master of illusion, type. More of a Trucy Wright mets Patrick Jane sort of charector.

Other NotesHonestly, I'd go with a straight up magician (N

[♠Dameon♠]

Name: Drabek T. Onyx
Gender: Male
Age: 24

Appearance: Average size white male.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Clothes: Black Jeans, Red T-shirt, Black Jacket, White Socks.
Accesories: Watch, Glasses, Pair of Sunglasses he keeps in his pocket in case he needs them.
Other: Small scar on the bridge of his nose.

Height: 5'10''
Weight: 187 LBS
Armor: My character does not require armor at this time apparently... So yeah, clothes at least.
Weapons: My character also does not require weapons at this time... Though He Has A Thing For Revolvers...
Skills: Robotics engineer, Programmer.
Personality: Friendly, Talkative, Overall good natured, though easily annoyed by stupid people.
Goals: Join the Mezzanote Project.

[Seth-Rah]

And, predictably, I'm the very last one to actually post here.

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Name: Cassandra Ledford

Gender: Female. Though you might be forgiven for getting it wrong.

Age: 26

Appearance: Cassandra is slender but somewhat muscular, as she is in good shape. Her hair is a reddish brown, normally combed back and kept at shoulder length. Her eyes are brown. Like most people, she has a small variety of clothing she switches through regularly.

Height: 5'7" / ~1.7 m

Weight: 130 lbs / ~59 kg

Armor: N/A

Weapons: A multi-tool. Possibly taken by security since it would, by nature, include a knife. And knives are dangerous, you know.

Skills: Knife use, lock picking, sleight of hand, moderately decent shot with small arms, acting naturally, sewing and similar, and possibly others.

Personality: Cassandra tends to be an optimistic, upbeat sort of person, not particularly prone to sorrow or anger. However, she tends to be somewhat impatient and energetic, which rather quickly lead to her continuously fidgeting when forced to simply wait. She is also rather friendly, and tries to avoid hurting others.

Physically, at least.

Goals: Cassandra is in a bit of a tight spot at the moment, and as Project Arc is open to applicants from anyone in the general public, it seems as good an idea as any. Even if she doubts her chances of success.

[Zyros]

Bloodbane evicted.
Spot open.
Spot taken.

[Squee]

Name: Zeon Darkfire
Gender: male
Age: 35
Appearance: Zeon's muscles are like that of a body builder, and he is pretty well built. He has black spiky hair, brown eyes, and is very strong. He is clean shaven, and usually wears black jeans and a gray t shirt. He has black cowboy boots, that are large enough to fit an entire normal shoe in it. Most think he is some type of lone bad-ass, because of the way he looks.
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 195 lbs
Armor: n/a
Weapons: n/a
Skills: Zeon is an experienced fighter. He worked in black ops for some time, but he eventually started training people. Zeon advanced his knowledge of martial arts to the point where he created his own fighting style, the Phantom Style. He is very proud of this. Due to his time in black ops, he is good with weapons, more so with close range weapons than long range (although he knows very well how to use guns). He lives on his own, despite being almost middle-aged. Mostly because of some terrible things that happened in his past.
Personality: Zeon is actually quite kind despite his "evil" appearance. Most think he is a bad person, although once someone talks to him, they realize he is actually just normal person. He is a little blunt sometimes, but he always apologizes later on. He tries to lighten the mood whenever possible despite the fact he has a terrible sense of humor.
Goals: Zeon wants to be a part of the project so he can do something useful. Now, Zeon teaches people his fighting style, the Phantom Style. He got tired of teaching people to fight, and looks for a new purpose. He really just wants the recognition. He did have someone in his past that killed a lot of people that were close to him, and if he meets that person, he plans to kill that person. Even if he gets sentenced to death for it.

[Zyros]

The following is a list of NPCs that appear throughout the RP. The list will be updated as the RP progresses and the NPC’s status changes. Please note that unless stated, all NPCs are controllable and killable, but they should not act outside of what would be normal for them. The list will update as the RP progresses, and a certain type of NPC will likely become “extinct” later on. Feel free to have acquaintances to your characters in one of these NPC classes, such as friend who’s sending you pictures (this means they’ll likely die however). Example: A guard won’t be tricked or swayed into giving you special treatment, but they can bring you your food/let you out when the shelter is handing out lunches. Alternatively, your friend sees your house, and uniforms you of its destruction.

NPCs:

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1. Dr. Echelon (un-killable, uncontrollable): Currently a highly wanted criminal for acts of treason and inhumane treatment of citizens.

2. Vikings (un-killable, uncontrollable): Unofficial codename that has been widely assigned to the mysterious beings seen in media photos. They are considered highly dangerous and should be avoided at all cost.

3. Guards: There are many of these present throughout the shelter. Guards consist of the police and peace keeping forces, as well as other public-servants that are not assigned to the military, such as firemen. They can open and close the rooms you’re in, and will use force if necessary, though they are not aggressive by nature.

4. Medics: Doctors, nurses, and even some citizens who know First Aid. In the event of an injury inside the shelter, they will be sent to help you as best they can. Overworked, fatigued, and under staffed in the current situation.

5. Citizens: Others like yourself who’ve been locked in the shelter. They may possess odd skills or use trinkets, but are otherwise in the same situation as you. Because of the current room separation, no Citizen NPCs are currently with you.

6. Military: Armed forces sent in to investigate Echelon Tower. They are currently the only ones left on the surface of the city and have shoot-on-sight orders for anything resembling the Vikings. Are also tasked with helping citizens reach shelters, and sortie in squads of four.

7. Media: Mostly unprofessional by this point, for the most part these are people who’ve evaded the military on the surface in an attempt to gather information on the situation. As communication with those in the shelter is still possible via phone waves, some citizens below are sent various images of the surface. Most of these images depict violence and destruction, but as of yet still no clear shots of the Vikings.

Below is a list of available locations throughout the RP. For the most part, buildings can be damaged, for example denting a wall, but cannot be critically damaged by your characters, like destroying an entire wall or roof. Items within buildings are fully destructible, like a chair or table, but there can be consequences to this. The list will be updated as the RP progresses and new locations become available.

Locations:

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1. Echelon Tower (currently inaccessible): Dr Echelon’s private building, government funded in construction and maintenance. It contains the highest of modern-day technology, and is incredibly well built. There are more than 1,000 floors to this, not including lower levels, and it is the largest, most massive building in the North American region. Currently in lockdown.

2. The city (in lockdown): A highly developed downtown setting can used to describe most of the city, with large skyscrapers and towering buildings, though there do exist quieter suburb areas. The streets are often crowded, both for vehicles and people. There is a centralized railcar track that moves all through, making it the most optimized method of travel. The city is currently quarantined, as well as all bridges and access points to the city being cut off. The area by nature is a large island, making it surrounded by powerful rivers for at least 5kms in all directions. Travel throughout the city is largely restricted as many buildings seem to fall over from damage since recent events occurred.

3. Shelters (currently accessible): There are two types; large shelters and small shelters. The large shelters are where your characters currently reside, and can easily house up to 1,000 people each. They contain a large, open area that connects to hundreds of smaller rooms and are all located in the downtown location. The smaller shelters can house approximately fifteen to twenty people each, and generally have only one or two guards. They have fewer luxuries than the larger shelters, and are more randomly scattered throughout the city. Their true purpose is emergency havens until travel to a large shelter is possible. All shelters have guards, power, running water, toilets, air circulation systems, and have medical and food supplies.

4. Homes (accessible): Varied greatly, these buildings are where your character lives.

5. Shopping Malls (currently inaccessible): Due to their building structure and lower levels, many malls have been converted into pseudo shelters to help balance out the distribution of civilians. All upper floors and entrances have been sealed off; meaning the only way to gain access is for a guard to allow you passage to the lower levels. Less secure and with fewer supplies than large shelters.

6. U.N.S.E.F. (United Nations Space Exploration Facility): Houses many vehicles used for space exploration and moon-development. In the past few years, it was renovated to accommodate a new, incredibly large hangar, roughly half the size of the city in length. This facility is located on a sister-island to the city, and is only accessible via a well guarded bridge.

Ships:

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Vita: The Vita is a marvel of engineering and designed by Dr. Echelon himself, boasting highly advanced technological capabilities and stats even for its time. Made from a not-publically released new metal alloy, the ship’s rather hefty build is easily supported and maintained by its internal, mechanized crew, and can theoretically withstand devastating displays of force aimed at it. The Vita is equipped with a new form of cryogenic hibernation system, and can easily hold an entire city’s population easily. It was designed with the intent of long-purpose voyages, and as such is equipped with the necessities for supporting life for very long extended periods of time. Rumours have it that it is possesses a nuclear reactor as a power source, though due to the lack of toxic waste generation, this is considered incorrect. Officially, the Vita is described as being powered by a new type of Particle Engine, though further details are classified.

Sparand: Sister ship to the Vita, the Sparand boasts roughly the same size as the Vita. However, while the Vita’s main purpose is exploration and sustaining life, the Sparand differs as an ex-military design. As such, the ship contains a large, powerful cannon on its bow, though the type of ammunition in this cannon has never been demonstrated. The ship is also equipped with the same type of Particle Engine, though statistics would say that the ship is three times faster than the Vita. The Sparand, being developed after the Vita, is currently incomplete and still requires much work. Its mechanized crew, and other functions such as the necessary parts for a functional cannon, all remain incomplete or missing.

Mezzanottes:

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Z-Series: The Z-Series Mezzanottes were designed with the intent of aiding in the development of the moon colony. As a basic function, they can all survive in hazardous conditions, such as space, without external aid, and do not require oxygen, food, or water to function. The bodies of these machines are self-sustained, and are believed to be highly unbreakable in nature. The Z-Series are all capable of moving at blinding speeds, and superhuman strength. Additionally, all Z-Series contain a form of Particle Barrier with dual-purpose functions. Further information is highly classified.

1. ZLX-Z001 Mezzanotte
2. ZLX-Z002 Mezzanotte
3. ZLX-Z003 Mezzanotte
4. ZLX-Z004 Mezzanotte
5. ZLX-Z005 Mezzanotte
6. ZLX-Z006 Mezzanotte
7. ZLX-Z007 Mezzanotte
8. ZLX-Z008 Mezzanotte
9. ZLX-Z009 Mezzanotte
10. ZLX-Z010 Mezzanotte

EX-Series: The EX-Series was intended as a sub-category to the Z-Series, being more specialized in nature to specific tasks than the other line. They possess all the abilities of the Z-Series, but are also more combat-orientated by sheer nature. Despite a lack of development into the EX-Series, and a greater difficult in their creation however, the line was largely incomplete. Applicants for this series were also limited as work on the project quickly came to a halt during its early stages.

1. ZLX-EX011 Mezzanotte
2. ZLX-EX012 Mezzanotte
3. ZLX-EX013 Mezzanotte