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United states of gondor | Samandra nodded, “Exactly! Though while sometimes the intellect and knowledge of the people can’t be helped, though I do believe that free-speech and free-press can help with that, able to share individual ideas and all that, some of the issues with Democracy can be addressed, first of all polarization, or making it an ‘us versus them’ thing, I feel the best way to counter that is a Parliamentary Republic. A Parliment is going to be full of many different political parties of many different beliefs, with none of them having an overwhelming majority. This creates a need for compromise in order to get anything to happen. But democracies Achilles heel will always be its dependence on its people, that’s by design.” She said sitting forward “I also agree that democracy isn’t for every country and every situation. However I do believe that any government should prioritize its people; first in health and education, making sure healthcare and education is accessible to all of your citizens. Secondly is opportunity, government should promote a free-market, enabling citizens to make money there own way and keep the economy going. The more citizens with jobs making stuff, the more money there is for everyone. And thirdly is the protection of those opportunities, maintaining a strong military to protect the rights and opportunities of it’s citizens is vital for any government. I mostly believe that in following those ideals, most countries will shift towards being somewhat democratic. But I also realize that it’s only my ideal government and that in any government system greed and power is the name of the game.” She says. New Franco | |
The Empire of Tyramon | (Nah, Nate was who Alice was with from Richards' manor. The bronze is called John or Jonathan. I remember it because it is like Jonathan Blinds, which may or may not be a coincidence.) "Let's see...there was one...two..." ****** Alice smiled back. ****** "Well...okay..." (I'll leave the results/consequences up to you.) ****** "Well...I may have a use for your girls then...my scouts have found a planet which seems to be rich in resources, but it is a volcanic planet - very hot, no oxygen, lots of toxic gasses. Building a cooled base would be prohibitively expensive, but oxygen can be provided more easily." Corali blushed again. | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | "Well you can dream, just don't be upset when people spit on it." Ian said. "There's always going to be people against democracy, and their states may even be stronger; an unavoidable fact of life." He looked out the window. New Franco "Well get back in there and practice." Clara said with a smile. "Don't let me stop you." (ooh, colour me curious, colour me curious!) "Doesn't sound fun if you ask me...you even want to do this? You got a say in the matter?" The Incubi asked. ****** "Oh...well...I mean mainly it's just working on hobbies or working on other things. There's some work we do...Me, personally, I'm a brewer with a few mates of mine; got a nice whiskey in the works, hopefully it'll work out. Rooms are nice, if a bit small, plenty of common rooms, lots of shennanigans we get up to. Some of the boys date, call in some Succubis or incubis from outside, or get called by the same people..." He sighed. "Where you came from?" He nodded. ****** Vara focused, and focused intensly. She could feel the strain that Nelly spoke off, and closed her eyes trying to push past it. She felt a pressure build up in her nose before she opened her eyes and saw her hair slowly begin to lengthen. However, to her shock her nostrils were beginning to bleed profuseley, and just as Harmony was about to open her mouth the pain overwhelmed Vara, and she was forced to obey her better judgement and break off the focus. She had unknowingly held her breath, and stumbled back gasping, only to be caught by Harmony who immediately began to try and stop the blood with the tissues. "You ok? You good?" Vara was not, in fact, good; she had the biggest migrane of her life currently. However, she did have the capacity to mould her form...but as Harmony said, it would take time. ****** Nelly seemed guarded against the idea of sending off her girls to a planet. Her matronly side kicked in instinctually as she gave a cautionary look to the Royal Emperor. Eastrid smiled warmly and shrugged. | |
The Empire of Tyramon | He shrugged. ****** Alice nodded. ****** "Uh...yeah...I'm fine...just not great. I...think I just want to sit down for a bit...or maybe lie down..." ****** The Royal Emperor looked at Nelly in thought. ****** Corali smiled and gave Eastrid a hug, and Eastrid felt the growing softness of her hands as fur grew. | |
The Rei Khans Wife of North South North West Kansas | Paul nods. "I'll keep that in mind. At this point I'll take what I can get." The boy gives a shy smile in response. Trucy smiles. "Breakfast week is a really special event, every year there's a week of holidays devoted to different breakfast foods. It's a really good way to bring people together and remind us that although we may be different, like the different types of breakfast, we're all the same underneath. So we have a big celebration, a huge parade, everyone has breakfast together... it's my favorite time of the year." Luca fixes the scarf, delicately draping it around her shoulders. "Like this." Tyramon | |
United states of gondor | Samandra nodded as she sat back, “I understand, I’m glad I was able to hear your opinion though. Despite not caring all that much you seem very knowledgeable on the subject.” She said New Franco The Edge Of The Multiverse Empireverse Nalan pulled up to the closest store, and the two of them walked in. “I’ll put in a good word for you!” He said, giving Paul a pat on the back as they looked around the store and proceeded to the mens section (You didn’t respond to the Beyondverse or Samandra RPs) | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | The Incubi stopped. ****** "Huh, what do you know? Heh, maybe He's Jonathan Blinds hahaha." ****** Her mind was also cast back, as Harmony slowly lowered her into a chair, cast back through the searing pain to when Jonathan knelt down and created a colossal psychic blast. There she had done her resistance training, but still the pain burned her mind. Perhaps there was a noticable difference between the two sources of pain. It made sense; other pain was created due to the firing of nerve receptors, however maybe as it was her mind, it went straight to her brain, skipping several steps. "Hey, you want me to get you some water?" ****** Nelly looked at the Royal Emperor, her face one of shock, mixed with helplessness. There she half sat half knelt before the Royal Emperor, looking up at him. Her silent spoke volumes, and so too did her next, pleading response. "Answer the Question, Nelly." Nelly herself swallowed, as she looked down at the ground, her hands wrung themselves together as a few tears fell from her eyes. "Yes," she said weakly, "I have to obey." Eastrid smiled and hugged her back. Eastrid had her scarf adjusted by Luca, and frowned, turning to him. William gives a delicate, non-violent nudge to Nathan. ****** "Thats wonderful to hear...do you perhaps have any foreign visitors? people who also participate in the parade and events? or is it an exclusively kansan celebration for Kansans?" "With my experience in the matter, I wish I didn't." Ian looked ahead. New Franco "I could not care less; people are people, why judge based on that?" Clara said with a shrug. Empireverse Jonathan got whiplash brielfy as he clutched his head. He called for a medic to get him some painkillers. Emp?re?e?se Jonathan, a Steam Marshal, Sifted through the papers on his desk; the NAP assault was broken against their defences, thanks to the steam automatons that they managed to field in the nick of time. A good thing too; if they'd have broken through those defences, the path to the Grendel valleys would have been left wide open. However now he fet an odd sensation wash over him. "Must be the stress." he murmured as he sipped his cup of tea coffee. ??p?re?e??e Jonathan, a Red Guard, stood tall and proud as the general inspected his unit, hands were shaken, and soon it came to Jonathan's turn. Carlos Vance held out his hand to his childhood enemy friend, and smiled. Jonathan grasped it, and like the other soldiers, murmured. "I serve the Aerlanican Union." ??????????? Jonathan, only a man of twenty three, nursed his glass of beer, staring into it. In his pocket, was a gun. His mind was a whirlwind of conflict, his perception of reality one fragmented and confused. He drunk his glass of beer, took a single sip from it, as he adjusted his glasses. "Bloody hell." He murmured. He downed his beer, slapped some cash down on the table, and left the bar. ** *** ** Shunni had a terrible sensation smash into her, but eventually found herself standing on a small balcony overlooking a bar. Here, she saw a young Jonathan leave the bar and walk down the street, alone. | |
The Empire of Tyramon | "No, no, I'm good. Let's do it." ****** Alice laughed as well. ****** Vara nodded slightly, careful not to aggravate the pain. ****** The Royal Emperor nodded. ****** Corali eventually withdrew and sat down. She started playing with her tail. | |
United states of gondor | Mi-Kal slowed down, eventually slowing to a stop. He decided to get out and look ahead, Samandra followed him. New Franco Universe: Unknown | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | "Alright, if you say so...my rooms a bit of a hike so I hope you don't mind me making conversation." ****** Carlson nodded. ****** Harmony smiled. She left, and about ten or so minutes later returned with a large waterbottle, followed closely behind by Tabitha. ****** "I know it's just...I...I like...ensuring my girls are safe, I'm sure you can understand that." Nelly nodded. Eastrid watched curiously. Once again a checkpoint was there, wedged into the narrowing of a pass. Only about ten soldiers wandered around this one, oblivious to Mi-Kal. New Franco "Don't mind, you do you." Universe: Unknown Jonathan, continuing to wander through the streets, turned to his right and looked down an alley way. It was a short cut, but it was a very shady short- A clanging of a can alerted Jonathan, and Shunni froze as she accidentally kicked a soda can. Jonathan looked through Shunni, left and right, unable to detect anything with his eyes before he cautiously took a right turn into the alleyway, his hands moving into his pockets, grasping the pistol pre-emptively. | |
United states of gondor | Once again Mi-Kal and Samandra readied themselves, unsheathing weapons and activating shields. They approached the checkpoint, not even trying to sneak up on them. New Franco, Primeverse Universe:Unknown “Jonathon Blinds, you are going to lay for your crimes.” Came her voice as she took a step towards him. | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | One of the soldiers saw Mi-Kal approach, he gave a polite wave to them as he approached without his rifle, but saw they were armed. "Hey...what's with the weapons?" ** *** ** Distantly, Ian watched, curious to see what Mi-Kal would do. New Franco, Primeverse Clara paused. Universe:Unknown Jonathan, perplexed at who was before him, took a stumbling step backwards. However, surprisingly, Shunni saw as Jonathan paused. Shunni continued to approach, only for Jonathan to draw a pistol and aim it at Shunni. | |
United states of gondor | Mi-Kal glared at the solider, “Think hard about why I would be approaching you with a sword.” He said New Franco Universe:Unknown “You took everything from me, and I’m here to stop you” she replied. | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | The soldier frowned. New Franco Clara paused. Universe:Unknown Jonathan took a step backwards and stumbled away. "I'm sorry...I didn't know...they told me lies I..I promise I won't do it again." | |
United states of gondor | Mi-Kal shook his head, “You threw your die to the enemy, and you will pay” he said as he stabbed him with his sword New Franco Universe:Unknown | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | "Wait I-" Shock crossed his face, as the other soldiers gasped and cried out in terror and shock. "We were waiting for-" He was cut off as Mi-Kal violently withdrew his blade. Looking up, he saw the other soldiers begin to flee. New Franco Clara scowled. Universe:Unknown "Weak?" Now, if this was Jonathan in the prime verse, he would be weak; Jonathan Himself had suffered all manner of brutal, terrible injuries, not to mention surgery on his lungs to remove all manner of tumours and scarring, and thus would probably be weakened to some degree. However, this was Jonathan in his prime, certainly, he was not at any comedic levels of power akin to that of Jonathan Blinds in Empire-Verse, but he was still of significant strength and skill. Shunni learnt this the hard way as Jonathan grasped Shunni's shoulder, pushed her away briefly (and thus, him out of her grasp) before sending a single, firm punch to her face. Due to Jonathan's iron grip, Shunni couldn't break free in time for her vision to flash white and her body to fall backwards to the floor. If it was any other normal individual, they would've been out cold, but all that Shunni suffered was a shattered nose and a few seconds of confusion and shock. When she became aware of her surroundings, she felt her 5'5 form be lifted up by the man a foot larger than her, before he flung her against the wall. While her overconfidence had blinded her briefly, she resolved that she would not be burned twice by that flame as she watched Jonathan break into a run. Unbeknownst to both of them, the device Shunni had used to jump across realities was severely damaged in that flurry of blows, and was beginning to spark. (Sorry, I needed a way to get the device broken, if you want anything changed go ahead!) | |
United states of gondor | Samandra raised her rifle and expertly took each one down, one by one. She did intentionally just injure and not kill one of them, unbeknownst to Mi-Kal, and she walked over to the injured solider. She sat down beside him, setting her rifle to the side. “Solider, you’ve got only a few minutes before you did. What was your companion going to say before he was killed?” She asked New Franco Universe:Unknown Jonathon did manage to push her away, yes. But regrettably for him her quick reflexes allowed for her to grab his punch before it made contact with her face. With her free, non-metal hand, she in turn punched Jonathon in his face. She was stronger than she appeared and the force from the punch shocked Jonathon, who stumbled back, only to have Shunni do a roundhouse kick, sending him crashing into a wall. He got up, much to Shunni’s surprise; and she drew out an energy sword. She missed her first swing at him, allowing Jonathon to get a couple of body shots in before she was able to recover. Shunni grimmiched in pain, but continued fighting, elbowing Jonathon in the back. Jonathon was now on the ground and he quickly got back on his feet, facing Shunni. He quickly approached her and she was unable to grab this punch, instead tanking it and stumbling back. But she recovered quicker than Jonathon expected and delivered a shot to Blinds’ gut as he tried to grab her. She attempted another punch to the face, this time with her metal arm, but Blinds managed to grab her arm and slam it into the wall. Shunni felt no pain, but the device she had been using to hop between universes did. Blinds delivered another punch to Shunni’s face, and delivered a kick to her stomach, sending her flying through the air, crashing into the side of a dumpster. Shunni got up, slowly, the shields were meant to take on the kinetic energy felt from ranged attacks, not close melee combat. She looked up the alley and saw Blinds running, she smirked and chased after him, her energy sword in hand. (Sorry, Shunni wouldn’t be curbed-stomped, not with the Mi-Kal training and the combat experience advantage she probably has) | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | The soldier pulled away their cloth obscuring their face and revealed a girl no older than seventeen. She looked up at Samandra, fearfully, as she clutched her wound. She looked at her wound, then at Samandra. "Why?" She rasped. Samandra grimaced angrily. She shook her head, her life fading fast. "Why did you kill...us?" New Franco Universe:Unknown (I wouldn't say Samandra has an advantage, per se. Jonathan Blinds was trained as an Aerlanican General in the ways of old. Due to the Fascist regime of Aerlanica, ranks were only given to those who could fight, and who were smart. Sort of a blood court, if you will. Jonathan ascended the ranks not only through study and skill, but through fighting individuals of the rank he sought to achieve, and eventually beating them. These fights could go on for a decent period of time, with some passing over the hour mark before medical personel interviened. The only person Jonathan could not best is Andrew Montgomery, who was a Field Marshal. This means Jonathan is quick, and strong, although not to superhuman proportions, with an in-depth knowledge on street brawling and fighting. This is excluding the history of fighting Jonathan has in his childhood. However while Jonathan may be one of the strongest fighters Aerlanica has to offer, he in this timeline lacks any experience outside of bashing up a few political enemies and individuals of similar/lower station than him. Shunni, however, was trained specifically by Mi-Kal, who I think is safe to assume is an absolute unit of an elf, specifically one of legendary proportions. This effectively means that Shunni has the literal teachings of the elves on her side. Not to mention, she did fight in a (losing) battle against the Aerlanicans, which definately gives her an edge. This, compounded with the training, makes her a force to be reckoned, and wrecking, with. She did not, however, go toe to toe with Jonathan before hand; Mi-Kal did, and he unfortunately was killed (but we know there was also shennanigans afoot). After this, she didn't do much fighting outside of, well, sporadic skirmishes with the resistance. With these two factors in mind, we can saftely assume they are roughly similar in skill. Now let us consider the conditions of the fight; Shunni entered the fight in a percieved, overconfident manner ("It’s so nice seeing you weak and powerless"), whereas Jonathan was already alert. Furthermore, Shunni would not have had time to get her guard up after grasping Jonathan's shirt. By grasping Jonathan's shirt and lifting him up, she has given him both elevation, and has deprived herself of a guard, not to mention her hands being physically batted away would also delay her chance for blocking Jonathan's strikes to some degee. Therefore, with this in mind, Jonathan managed to get only two hits in, with one being a rough strike to her nose, and then toss her to the side allowing him to get a head start in running away. If she was curbstomped by Jonathan, she would have had her guard up, and then be completely demolished to the point where only a miracle would leave her alive. However, that would not happen; after the immediate and sudden retaliation, and if Jonathan remained where Shunni was, Shunni would have, in short, been able to hold her own against Jonathan. Simply put, the conditions in which the fight started placed Shunni at a temporary, but self imposed, disadvantage that did not persist. Besides, Curbstomping for the sake of curbstomping is cringe. Why would I make Jonathan Blinds a god? Where's the fun in that? My boi gonna go through trial and tribulation. Perhaps we could find an in-between area? a middle ground, perhaps?) | |
United states of gondor | Samandra sighed, “Because we, Mi-Kal mostly, wants to avenge Aerlanica and the crimes that have been committed against it. Anybody who stands in his way, he considers a target.” “But… we were going to surrender…” the solider rasped back “It doesn’t matter to him, you threw your lot in with the fascist.” Samandra replied “I wanted to… survive…” same a rasped response “I thought Aerlanicans were strong!” Samandra said, “Fighting until the bitter end, overcoming all odds, triumphing over any obstacles that came there way!” She continued, “But that’s not what I see. I see cowards, people willing to sacrifice what it means to be Aerlanica for some scraps of food…” she says, pulling a painkiller out of her pocket. “Take this, it’ll make you feel better before you pass.” She says New Franco Universe: Unknown | |
The Empire of Tyramon | He shrugged. ****** "It's...far more utilitarian than that. I think it is because it is all really new, so she first set up the basics. But she has been setting a garden, so maybe the fancy stuff is coming. As for what we do...not much really. Some of the others have been making art or working with animals and stuff like that. Not much else." ****** "Ah...you know...succubus things." ****** "No. Talk to Delegata. Tell her to talk to me." ****** Fur continued to very slowly creep gradually up Corali's arms. About 2cm of white-and-black splotchy-colored fur covered her hands, and that seemed to be the longest it grew, shorter and shorter up her arms until no trace of fur was visible at the elbows. The same appeared to be happening to her feet, as fur covered her feet and faded off up to her knees. | |
United states of gondor | This is going to be important to remember for later… Erech National Research Center, Erech, Gondor ”There might be a way to unlock some of the latent elvish potential within Gondorians, as well as the Khanians due to similar genetic makeup.” she thinks as she examines some of her own DNA, some hair follicles. ”I might be able to isolate the gene that made the elves immune to disease, if I’m able to do that, then all humanity will no longer have to deal with diseases such as cancer, it’ll save millions of lives!” she thinks as she increases the power on the microscope. ”Its best I keep this to myself… I don’t want any government getting a hold of this information and potentially making a super weapon.” she thinks as she writes down some notes. She yawns, and looks up at the time. ”3:30? I’ve been at this station for hours! I might need to go back to my room, look at this data with fresh eyes and a fresh mind in the morning.” she thinks as she quickly packs up her equipment, leaving the microscope where she found it but taking her samples and her notebook with her. | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | The girl looked at Samandra. "That you are." Came a male voice, followed by a gunshot. The head of the female split open as a bullet ripped through it. "You absolute moron," Samandra said, "You-" "I did what? you...didn't finish your kill." He looked over to Mi-Kal, who by this point had looked over to the source of the gunshot. "Is your friend here supposed to show mercy? Or not?" New Franco (Sorry! I messed this up) Clara smirked, and motioned for Golgoth to follow. She led her through Clara's room, picking up her marksman rifle as she did, and setting up on the balcony overlooking the "courtyard" of her compount, as well as being eye level with the fifth floor of the skyscrapers. "See that building way over there? there's a target in the window." She flicked the safety off of her rifle. "Two shots; one to dial her in, the other to hit the target. Person who's closest to the bullseye wins, and the person who loses has to do a dare...within reason." Universe: Unknown (While I agree with you in the regard of your version being right, I think it's a bit more fair to Shunni to say it was a stalemate.) Jonathan continued to run through the alleyways, tossing over bins as he did to try and at least impede his pursuer somewhat. The Incubus smiled and carried on. ****** "Thats nice, doesnt sound too different from what we've got, and what we're doing...you do anything?" ****** Tabitha chuckled. She walked over and turned to Harmony. "Nah, it's not that bad; nothing some painkillers won't fix, eh?" ****** Nelly nodded slowly. Eastrid pointed to her fur. | |
The Empire of Tyramon | "Ah...there isn't much to tell. I was a soldier in the Aerlanican Civil War, and like just about everyone I was homeless and hungry after the war. I managed to find some work in the field of red light. Before the war...I have no clue. During the war, I suffered a major head injury, and I got amnesia. I don't remember anything about my past life...my job, friends or family, where I lived, not even my name. So after the war I had to start from scratch. I found out soon enough that there was a sizable market in red light districts for the Prime Minister - Jonathan Blinds, you may have heard of him? Anyway, he of course wasn't on the market, but the demand was clear as day. So, me not having a name, and a name presenting itself that might get me more food to eat, my choice of name was simple. I'm not sure if people really thought I was him, or if they were just pretending I was, but..." (Is that a good/reasonable/fitting-with-cannon backstory?) ****** Alice shook her head and looked down. ****** "Honestly...I'm fine...I just need to rest a bit. I'd rather not take painkillers." ****** "Ah...return to your girls and select a few for the expedition. Bring them here tomorrow. Or, actually, in a couple hours, that works better." ****** "What...having fur?" | |
United states of gondor | “She is her own person, I’m not going to control her actions.” Mi-Kal said. Samandra looked up, her rifle in hand, “Who are you?” She asked as she took aim. New Franco Universe:Unknown Shunni effortlessly dodged the cans he knocked over, proving to be faster than Jonathon anticipated. As she caught up with him she went to tackle him, but as she did her universe transportation device glitched, opening a portal and they both fell through it as Shunni tackled Jonathon. Dark Gondorverse | |
The Federation of Aerlanica | (Very fitting, wasn't unheard of for veterans to become people of the night, one of my other characters has a similar backstory, without the amnesia! Wonderful stuff as always!) The Incubus whistled and nodded. He let out a snicker. John was looked up and down. ****** "Ah...you're specialised for pleasure." Carlson sighed. ****** Tabitha nodded. ****** Nelly nodded. Eastrid knelt down and began stroking Corali. "Who am I? I'm the asshole of the group who wants to see Tyramon decapitated, I'm the asshole who met Mi-Kal in Twilight's Hollow, sifting through the rubble of a once-very lovely city, and didn't even get a bloody autograph from the bastard and want nothing more than to help him go through with whatever he wants to go through with. "But you," Ian said, pointing at Samandra, "is who i'm having a hard time believing; interdimensional traveller who conveniently shows up when we're on our way to Tyramon to kill them? Who conveniently is from a universe where she's best buds with Mi-Kal? Who conveniently is so traumatised over losing him, who conveniently-" "You don't say that to me, I lost my boyfriend-" "I'm having a hard time believing that," Ian said, "Since you called me a snowskin-" "Lightskin you amnesic moron." "Well if you had an Aerlanican boyfriend you'd know those slurs aren't exactly something you say as a friendly gesture, but no you just spat it out of your mouth like it was chewing tobacco. Who the hell are you? You say you want to slaughter these people, but you leave one alive? what did she tell you? Why did you keep her alive? whats your angle here?" New Franco "We...no it's a target, like a steel disc...why? who? what? no we aren't shooting anyone." Clara shook her head. Dark Gondorverse Jonathan, being an Aerlanican, wasn't too bothered by the crisp weather, and merely stood up. Confused, he looked around, then at Shunni who was also getting up to her feet. |