after the rain

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Thu, 05 May 2016 03:53:36 GMT

BROODMATES

ILDE VILMAINE

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STATUS: 800/999 

'April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.'

| THE MIND | INBOX

STEVE ROGERS

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STATUS: 100/999

'The awful daring of a moment’s surrender which an age of prudence can never retract By this, and this only, we have existed. '

| THE HEART | INBOX

ANAKIN SKYWALKER

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STATUS: 850/999

'Son of man, you cannot say, or guess, for you know only a heap of broken images, where the sun beats, and the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, and the dry stone no sound of water.'

| THE CLAWS | INBOX

JESSICA JONES

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STATUS: 600/999

'She turns and looks a moment in the glass, hardly aware of her departed lover; Her brain allows one half-formed thought to pass: “Well now that’s done: and I’m glad it’s over.”'

| THE FANGS | INBOX

SAM ANDERS

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STATUS: 600/999

'By the waters of Leman I sat down and wept… Sweet Thames, run softly till I end my song, Sweet Thames, run softly, for I speak not loud or long. But at my back in a cold blast I hear the rattle of the bones, and chuckle spread from ear to ear.'

| THE BONES | INBOX

THE NEST

GENERAL HUX

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STATUS: 700/999

'And I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning striding behind you or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust.'

| PRIDE | INBOX

LEXA

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STATUS: 640/999

'On Margate Sands. I can connect nothing with nothing. The broken finger-nails of dirty hands. My people humble people who expect Nothing,'

| INDOMITABILITY | INBOX

AHSOKA TANO

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STATUS: 600/999

'He who was living is now dead. We who were living are now dying with a little patience.'

| HOPE | INBOX

NATHANIEL HORN

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STATUS: 150/999

'There is always another one walking beside you gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded I do not know whether a man or a woman —But who is that on the other side of you?'

| SPIRIT | INBOX

ANGEL

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STATUS: 540/999

'I have heard the key turn in the door once and turn once only. We think of the key, each in his prison. Thinking of the key, each confirms a prison'

| FREEDOM | INBOX

AOBA SERAGAKI

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STATUS: 110/999

'The boat responded gaily, to the hand expert with sail and oar The sea was calm, your heart would have responded gaily, when invited, beating obedient to controlling hands'

| DUALITY | INBOX

GUARDIANS

CATHAWAY

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STATUS: 999/999

'In vials of ivory and coloured glass unstoppered, lurked her strange synthetic perfumes, unguent, powdered, or liquid—troubled, confused and drowned the sense in odours; stirred by the air that freshened from the window'

| THE EMPRESS | INBOX

PRINCE

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STATUS: 000/999

'"Do you see nothing? Do you remember Nothing?” I remember those are pearls that were his eyes.
“Are you alive, or not? Is there nothing in your head?”'

| THE HIEROPHANT | INBOX

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H M D

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:45:08 GMT

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P E R M I S S I O N S

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:19:55 GMT

BASIC INFORMATION

Name: Kylo Ren

Canon: Star Wars

Age: 30

Bio: [STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS SPOILERS AHEAD - highlight this section to read at your own discretion] Born the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, the young Ben Solo was gifted with a deep connection to both the light and dark sides of the Force - a mystical current in the Star Wars universe said to flow through all things. It was a gift that attracted the attention of a monstrous man named Snoke who then decided Ben Solo would serve as his apprentice, having had several previous apprentices that failed to satisfy his sinister goals. Over the years Snoke whispered to the boy through the Force itself from across the galaxy as he grew, corrupting his sanity and his ability to exist in peace beyond the strain of his powers, eventually swaying him to the dark side.

From there he turned on his family and brethren, and Snoke bestowed upon him the title Kylo Ren (Jedi Killer, and master of the Knights of Ren) joining the then fledgling ranks of Snoke's would-be empire: the First Order. With Snoke crowned its Supreme Leader, the First Order began militarizing in the hopes of overthrowing the galaxy's current government, the New Republic, enforcing its own cruel rules with punishment ranging from torture to swift, unforgiving death. With both the Force on its side, and an almost indoctrinated level of loyalty from the men and women within its ranks, the First Order quickly became a potent threat that even the New Republic-- a bastion of peace and civility-- could not effectively neutralize.

On a less galactic level, Kylo Ren is not nearly as committed as his service would imply: he believes the First Order is necessary to bring a diseased, withered galaxy to heel, and that what he does is following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Darth Vader (the once Anakin Skywalker), but he's wounded and miserable in the wake of the atrocities he's committed, and often times states-- alone, in silence-- that he feels the light calling to him again, tempting him to weakness and compassion. Coupled with his fear of Snoke's lofty expectations, the legacy of his bloodline and the vastness of the task he's been charged with, that calling snowballs into an overwhelming fear of mediocrity and ineptitude.

It's a shaking finger over a trigger that urges him to action without thought, more often than not - rage and hatred guiding his actions rather than any amount of reason or want.

Those dealing with him via symbiotic connections will be more prone to: anger, frustration, fear, doubt, instinctive reaction, inner torment and unrest, loneliness, crying, tantrums, paranoia-- particularly in regards to people they love or consider close-- and feelings of inadequacy. Please see the symbiote section for more information on the Force.

Without his mask there is currently a massive, gruesome scar running across the span of his face from his mid-forehead to the base of his jaw on the right side.

SYMBIOTE INFORMATION

[RHO] - TIME STOP
No more than one or two seconds of frozen time; affects anyone in Ren's immediate vicinity (4ft).

BROOD: CASTOR
Ilde Vilmaine | erbier
Anakin Skywalker | apoptotic
Steve Rogers | decommission
Jessica Jones | rate
Sam Anders | frakkincylons

BROOD PERMISSIONS
In a near constant state of distress, Kylo Ren oscillates wildly between buckling fear and a borderline compulsive need to lash out. Often it feels as if the weight of the universe bears down as a constant pressure across his shoulders, and with the Force in play that's very nearly true.

Any non-Force user connected to Kylo Ren's mind will be hit with unpleasant feedback that ranges from miniscule sensory echoes (noises in other rooms-- or other places entirely--tastes, smells, visual glimpses, thoughts and fully charged emotion that have nothing to do with current settings or the people in them, like being hooked up to split systems and receiving varied data from both). Couple that with a barely controlled symbiotic reach and being near Ren at any point in time is beyond uncomfortable, even for someone trained in mental restraint or the Force itself.

Beyond that, anything else is fair game: memories, his true name, his current emotional state and the drowning conflict that comes with it. Ren will likely attempt to suppress everything, but success is only ever as viable during the first month or so as you want it to be.

The only thing different from Kylo Ren's canon mentality and his in the Nest is that Supreme Leader Snoke no longer has a mental vice grip on Kylo Ren's thoughts. It manifests as both a strange relief, and an entirely foreign emptiness, given that the man has been whispering to Kylo Ren since birth.

NEST PERMISSIONS
Currently same as above, though the unpleasant feedback is nearly doubled from the strain of making a connection in the first place. Finer details like Kylo Ren's real name, memories of his family or what they meant to him would likely be more difficult to reach without at least being met halfway.

MENTAL LINK

HATRED
all will suffer for their crimes.

SERVICE
within it, glory beyond measure.

CONTROL
chaos brought to heel through pain.

FEAR
failure, weakness, mediocrity...

( CODE BY WHAMBAM )

PERMISSIONS

Physical Affection: he's not a fan, but it's fine
Physical Violence: A-OK
Romance/Relationships: don't expect anything healthy or kind, but if you're into crying emos...
Thread-jacking: A-OK
Back-tagging: always fine; will state if otherwise too busy IRL to maintain a thread
Fourth-walling: A-OK, just don't expect him to take it well
Offensive Subjects/Triggers: N/A
Anything Else? feel free to PM or PP me if you have any questions or concerns

[AVALI] • CONTACT @ ladyavali or CLU2flynn on AIM

( CODE BY WHAMBAM )

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MENTAL LINK | IC INBOX

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 21:43:22 GMT

HATRED all will suffer for their crimes.	SERVICE within it, glory beyond measure.
CONTROL chaos brought to heel through pain.	FEAR failure, weakness, mediocrity...

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A P P L I C A T I O N

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 05:31:37 GMT

PLAYER INFO
Name: Avali
Contact: CLU2flynn on AIM or ladyavali on plurk
Are you over 18?: yes

CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Kylo Ren
Canon: Star Wars: the Force Awakens
Canon Point: At the very end of the film, after being wounded by Rey

Appearance:
Pretty much this right about now:

Or this.

Age: 30 ~~use protection when you're partying on Endor, kids~~

Setting: Star Wars takes place in a vast, open setting comprised of multiple worlds and cultures-- at its core, however, is a broiling intergalactic conflict in the shadow of a fallen Empire. One one side the First Order, a ruthless military force committed to restoring the Empire's lost status, and the other, the ~~New Republic~~ Resistance, struggling to support hard-earned freedom and equalities the Empire lacked.

There's also the ability to use the Force-- space magic, essentially ('wizardry' according to Star Wars: A New Hope), generally limited to those born sensitive to it, though given that the Force runs through every living thing and is supposedly tied to it, there is a good amount of canon evidence over the years that supports the idea that everyone is, in fact, capable of using the Force; those not born Force sensitive theoretically face a much, much higher degree of difficulty in learning, but could carry traits like sharp reflexes, premonitions, etc. Essentially the details are all muddy: the only thing that matters is there's good guys, bad guys, cool spaceships, robots and magical swords.

History: Born as Ben Solo, the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo, the Force was always strong in his blood. A byproduct of his own lineage: his mother's line unbelievably gifted when it comes to the Force. It should have been a benefit, but instead it was a ripple that attracted from across the universe the sinister attention of a man named Snoke. He searched for a viable apprentice (having already held a number of them in the past that failed to meet his standards) and sensing that both sides of the Force-- the dark and the light-- were balanced in Ben Solo, he assumed he'd finally found the right candidate. It was a link he pursued, whispering to Ben via the Force, an ever present darkness in the child's mind.

One his mother, being Force sensitive herself, detected. At first her solution to the darkness in her son was denial: she thought herself capable of handling him, not wanting to explain the true depth of her situation to Han with the assumption that he wouldn't understand given his already uneasy attitude towards the Force. It was a chip that fractured over time the older Ben got, his turbulent struggle impossible to ignore, straining the limits of all three of them and culminating in his parent's decision to send Ben away to train with his Uncle Luke (a Jedi capable of controlling the Force, strong with the light and already training a host of young apprentices).

But by that point it was already too late.

Snoke's whispers were a constant poison, aggravating a boy incapable of shutting him out. He broke, turning to the dark side, developing a nasty obsession with his grandfather (the infamously evil Darth Vader) and carrying out Snoke's command to destroy Luke Skywalker and the new Jedi Order he was raising - Ren succeeded in executing the others, but Luke escaped.

From there the details muddy, but the First Order rose to power with Snoke at its helm, his new apprentice, the once Ben Solo, serving as his right hand under the new title Kylo Ren-- master of the Knights of Ren.

Personality:

The core of Ren's personality lies in his duality. Praised as a gift-- the merit that sets him apart from either the Jedi or Sith-- Kylo Ren often struggles under the weight of its conflicting pull, saying brittly on more than one occasion that it's tearing him apart. In fact throughout the Force Awakens Kylo Ren is repeatedly shown asking for help in dealing with it (from his deceased grandfather to his own father which is totally normal) and when his guard is down, he is visibly in pain. It's possible, despite all of his claims, that Ben Solo (the personality and life he left behind) is not dead, but instead suppressed by the monstrous visage he tries to maintain under Snoke's command. After a lifetime of constricting demands telling him what he should be, and without any immediate alternative to grasp for, it stands to reason that fear rules him. A fact that Rey herself cites specifically when she peers into his mind, saying that he's afraid he'll never be as strong as his grandfather, Darth Vader.

And it makes sense. His bloodline is littered with fame that goes beyond legendary: Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Leia Organa-- even Han Solo carries a certain amount of infamy. Ren, on the other hand, lives in the shadow of his predecessors, straining to lift the First Order to the glory that once belonged to the Empire. Failure is unacceptable, Snoke would kill and replace him in a heartbeat - it's an idea Han voices outright to Kylo Ren, and one that visibly resonates with Snoke's apprentice when he buckles only a moment later, tears welling up in his eyes.

But for all his talk of being called to the light-- for the person he could have been outside of immediate circumstance-- Kylo Ren is monstrous. He kills and maims, adheres himself to torture and vicious, hateful tantrums as a balm that he actively enjoys according to the canon novels: shown even throwing a childish, violent fit that involved decimating an entire operational console and choking a lieutenant over receiving intel that was less than beneficial in a blind rage. It goes beyond just imitation or emulation, or pretending to be the man that Darth Vader was, and there's no downplaying that fact. He even works to pry into Rey's thoughts, basking in her memories and using it as a means to draw skewed parallels between them-- his twisted idea of an appropriate approach. Like a callback to the broken relationship Snoke pressed onto his shoulders, Kylo Ren later offers to teach Rey how to harness the Force after cutting down her only friend and chasing her to the edge of a chasm.

Which is beyond backwards. At that point he knows Snoke would mean to replace him with Rey for her abilities, he's beaten and wounded and the ground beneath them is quite literally collapsing under their heels. Anyone sharp enough to know better would have stopped, seeing it was a disastrous approach (and maybe on some level what's left of his former self, hindered by fear, does) but Ren is a habitual cycle of buckling apprehension punched clean through with stubborn, blind relentlessness. It shows in every conversation held with himself in the dark eclipsed by his own strides forward only hours later, in how he shakes and comes so close to Han Solo's offer of freedom only to plunge the blade of his lightsaber into his father's chest without a second of real, tangible remorse beyond the frigid emptiness that follows. The only moment where turning to the light and actually showing concern or care for the family he left behind is possible and yet still he abandons it in the span of an instant, knowing full well what the consequences would be. No matter how he might talk of being tempted to compassion or inaction, Kylo Ren's actions beyond immediate, tearful response only ever seem to run against the grain: he's a cold man, a broken man, and anyone caught in his immediate path is likely going to suffer for it.

One other thing that's interesting to note is that Kylo Ren is, in spite of his insecurities and violent outbursts, capable of respect: in the Force Awakens script and novelization there are multiple notes about the battle between Finn and Kylo Ren, the most striking one being that when Finn lands a successful hit, Ren is briefly struck with admiration. Even in battling Rey, nursing grievous injuries, he's quick to lend himself to her as a teacher and a potential ally, rather than her enemy. But then with so much on the table in terms of his own heavy goals, it makes sense in a way: he's isolated by more than just the Force and its hold on him, by more than just Snoke or his own wants and fears and needs, and having someone-- an enemy or otherwise-- actually rising to the challenge is a rush (possibly even a connection) that otherwise wouldn't exist.

Canon Abilities/Skills: The Force. Space magic, basically. In canon there is little beyond its theoretical reach, but in practice, a lot of it boils down to a mix between the user and their bond with the Force itself: Kylo Ren in canon is stated as proficient with both the light and the dark, so for the most part he's capable of the simple basics. Levitation, inhuman reflexes, the ability to reach out and grasp objects from a distance or lock them in place, limited influence over the weak-willed, mind-reading, etc. Obviously most of this will be hindered at first by the symbiote's existence and its own individual link, but, you know, bases covered.

ON STATION 72
Symbiote Specialization: Rho, yo
Symbiote Ability:

STOP ~~HAMMER~~ TIME

Basic:
No more than one or two seconds of frozen time; affects anyone in Ren's immediate vicinity (4ft).

Intermediate:
Four seconds of frozen time; affects anyone or anything in Ren's vicinity (12ft).

Advanced:
Six seconds; affects anyone or anything in Ren's vicinity down to a particle level (20ft)

Inventory:

▹Torn, armored robes
▹one unstable lightsaber
▹Vader's broken helmet
▹his own not-broken helmet

SAMPLES
Samples: tadaaa

Rescue Write-up:

His eyes are red, raw, slicked with tears and damp at the corners from his own tacky blood where it runs free. Pain keeps him conscious, keeps him breathing, but he feels the ground tremble and shatter, unmoored and well beyond its own breaking point. Rey is gone, Starkiller is lost, and he sees more through the Force than by his own blurred vision-- he sees that this is all that is left to him, his own legacy nothing more than shattered splinters. And there is more, something else, distant and sharp, chaos beyond the screaming starships overhead: a foreign weight on the span of his own thoughts, the Force shifting to accomodate it. It prompts-- it prompts a response he can't quite grasp. Fear, maybe. An anxious note pinned to the back of his throat.

Perhaps, he thinks only briefly, scrabbling in vain against the shifting snow under his heels, that it is Snoke. Retribution for his failures, for the loss of their greatest stronghold, but...no. No, that link has gone cold. Silent. He blinks and his vision stays too blurry to provide relief, balking at the sight of encroaching shadows against that dark treeline ahead.

But it's warm, this time.

Like the light he turned from so long ago, it's a presence that calms his rabbiting pulse, the hatred in his blood. Fingertips slight, too gentle about his wrist, too foreign to be human. The glint of gold-- or something like it.

"I have--" It starts, voice a low whisper against the screams of a dying world.

"I know." Gloved fingers gone tight, he's holding its arm in return, still sprawled in a pool of singed cloth that reeks of ash. The Force sings to him in that moment, lifting him from his own failure; it's not his grandfather, it's not Snoke, it's not Han back from the dead, but this-- this feels like the moment he'd spent years waiting for, fearing death or mediocrity would find him first. He was only half right.

"I am ready."

Save me.

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A P P L I C A T I O N

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 23:38:01 GMT

PLAYER INFO
Name: Avali
Contact: CLU2flynn on AIM or ladyavali on plurk
Are you over 18?: sure

CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Keylime Ron
Canon: That thing with glowsticks
Canon Point:

Appearance:
Age: 30 (use protection when you're partying on Endor, kids)

Setting: A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
History: Had a pretty great life until puberty hit
Personality: Part time radar tech, full time asshole

Canon Abilities/Skills: The Schwartz

ON STATION 72
Symbiote Specialization: rho
Symbiote Ability:

Weenie Hut Jr's:
Once every hour Kylo Ren throws a tantrum subject to diminishing returns due to exhaustion. When his energy level finally reaches 0 he may either choose to take a nap or, in more dire situations, refill it temporarily (10%) with a juice box and some taun taun crackers.

Inventory:

▹Official Vader Fan Club Card: laminated, aluminum base.
▹grandpa's ashes
▹broken dreams
▹a lightsaber made by some 5 year old kid

SAMPLES
Samples:

Rescue Write-up:

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N A V I G A T I O N

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 06:55:17 GMT

APPLICATION ♥ PERMISSIONS ♥ CR CHART ♥ IC INBOX

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