Tiph I would love it if you joined up in the spin-off!, that goes for anyone else who has the interest. As far as masks and disguises go, do what you feel brother, many of our villains wear masks and 'uniforms' or outlandish ensembles. Zinsk and I were not trying to control anyone's style, we were just trying to be clear...no Sons of Krypton or Bruce Waynes allowed. 'Nuff said.

Awesome. I totally hear you and understand completely. Thanks for the invite!

I clearly missed something here... but if everything is patched up, I'm always willing to play with mutants ... when I am over the unkosher flu of course..

Whoa! I think I might being writing Sigma out. I don't think that Sigma can deal with the protagonists warranted by such strong meta-humans, my strongest character Wraith might be able to compete but he's entwined in the other story. He has the potential to generate tornadoes but he can only do that like once a month due the strain it puts on his body and on a good day he can support the weight of an elevator car. Also I feel that Sigma's abilities will clash with some of the ones that already exist. Similar characters just end up inadvertently competing and ruin a story if they're not enemies or have very little contact with one another.

You guys have no character write-ups, which is your prerogative, but they do help in preventing duplicates. No worries, I am enjoying the story and maybe I'll cook up another character once I see more of what your character's abilities and personalities are like.

Sigma had no effect on the story so his disappearance won't matter.

I was thinking of entering Jasper Flash. There is a powerful electrical mutant in the other story line, and I like playing them (I studied to be an electrician at one time).

He has the electro-magnetic stuff and I know how to use it wisely since its a power that immaturity can run rampant with. He's also quick and has the usual enhanced attributes that go along with most meta-humans. He naturally has all the usual weaknesses that go along with such a power as well.

If he doesn't fit into the scenario, the no worries, I can wait and think up something else.

I hope tossing in O'Mally is alright. I needed a 'floating sub-character' to help introduce Jasper. He is of course completely under control of the Director(s). I have never subscribed to any sub-character having the same rights as a major one. They are completely at the mercy of the story and since this seems to be more a Directed story I understand completely that it is not my say what happens to sub-characters nor should I make a habit of introducing them. The pub scene just seemed an appropriate way to bring in Jasper and I needed a setting.

I like Jasper, keep it up


Just a quick bio on Bug so everyone has the scoop.

Bug is an alien, not a Meta-Human. He was a Police Officer on his home planet and is marooned on Earth after chasing the planet's most wanted on a one way trip to bring him to justice. He crashed and over the next couple months his body changed. He became super strong and his skin hardened. At very close inspection his skin looks scaly and reptilian.

He meet John by accident shortly after his crash. He had broken into John's shop and was rummaging for food when John found him and feeling some sympathy for a person who looked so scared and out of this world allowed Bug to stay in the shop. As the month's went by and the relationship grew John told Bug about all the Meta humans and revealed his own powers and abilities. The Rigg's act only solidified their relationship and though Bug left John's shop to protect his friend they saw each other almost daily as Bug would sneak back and visit his first Earthling friend.

Stats.

Name: Unknown
Alias: Bug
Height: 4' 10"
Weight: Unknown
Eyes: Soft pink color that pulse with his heartbeat. They intensify to red if he gets angry.
Abilities: Nearly impenetrable skin and extreme strength. His hair swirls around like dreadlocks however at close inspection they are solid strands and capable of grabbing things as well as flailing opponents. His hair looks like dozens of large, antenna.
Disposition: Bug is rare to talk, speaking mostly with non-verbal gestures.

Thanks for the info on Bug... that's very helpful.

Yeah, Jasper's slowly forming into a solid character. The flow is smooth and I think I've somewhat gotten the hang of the style (or rather writing idiosyncrasies ) of the story. It's been pretty fun so far. I really like, what I can only describe as a classic Comic Book style, creating vivid encapsulated scenes.

Cool Tip


Just a small thing that bugged me, lead isn't magnetic


I think it's something we are all willing to overlook, after all Magneto seemed to be able to manipulate the electro magnetic field around all metal, so ... yeah.


I am just busting your chops a little, I do seriously like the character

Damn! I totally overlooked that.

My character Wraith is effected by magnetism so I researched this a while back to find out specifically why platinum wasn't magnetic. While looking into, however, I did find that all metals whether they have magnetic properties or not can hold a magnetic field. I think Magneto 'effects' all metals because of that scientific fact.

Not trying to dig myself out of HUGE over sight, since Jasper really wasn't concentrating on maintaining a magnetic attraction after he fused the gun. A big error I'll have to remedy is the attraction of bullets... the magnetic field would still repel.

Also not all bullets are completely made of lead. Many use a copper and lead combo.

This is a quote from some gun guru:
They are usually made of steel with a copper jacket. They haven't been made of lead for decades. The bullet for an AK-47 is a 7.62 x 39 mm. It is also steel covered in copper.

I honestly had no idea, I always subscribed to that saying, "Eat hot lead!" Apparently it's not so accurate anymore. I'll keep a better eyes on what's magnetic or not, since a non-magnetic metal while still susceptible to a 'magnetic field' would require a stronger output of power.

I got curious about magnetism, and found this:

All materials respond to a magnetic field; they just respond in different ways. Some non-magnetic substances, when placed within a magnetic field, slightly reduce the strength of that field, a phenomenon known as diamagnetism. On the other hand, there are nonmagnetic substances possessing an uneven number of electrons per atom, and in these instances a slight increase in magnetism, known as paramagnetism, occurs. Paramagnetism always has to overcome diamagnetism, however, and hence the gain in magnetic force is very small. In addition, the thermal motion of atoms and molecules prevents the objects' magnetic fields from coming into alignment with the external field. Lower temperatures, on the other hand, enhance the process of paramagnetism.

I in no way want to turn Jasper into Magneto... he is not going move bridges around and start pulling iron out of people's bodies. He just utilizes magneticism as a defense and also magnetizes objects when needed. All of this still requires him to have built up a good charge to produce the field unlike Magneto who just does it at will regardless of his environment. To simplify matters I'll just say that non-magnetic metals which cannot become permanent magnets will still be diverted by a field but in vast quantities would also cancel it out. Magnetism really gets complicated.

Tiph, calm down buddy, I was just trying to rib you a little.


It's a fictional story, we can do whatever we like, physics don't apply

Sorry, Zinsk... I've always believed in being truthful to the 'Science' in Science-Fiction, and I'm kicking myself for not knowing more about magnetism. I usually research my material much better. I TOTALLY understand that the 'Fiction' kind of trumps the 'Science' but I always try and stay as true to it as possible without 'dulling-down' the story too much. Since I chose to play an electro-magnetic style character I should at least try and have more of an understanding of his ability. Thanks for the leeway though, too much research can detract from the writing so its nice to find that nice happy median.

I was very interested though in what I tracked down on magnetism and just thought I'd share it. I even found this cool article where scientists have discovered a way to magnetize just about anything, it's some new break through.

I have obsessive tendencies, so just bear with me... Just imagine how my wife feels

I honestly do have a sense of humour... but sometimes, well a lot of the time, my interest (or rather curiousity) in science can supersede it. I guess just to keep things in order for Jasper's character I am just going to consider that most bullets are made of a combination alloy which is magnetic unless it is specifically stated. RAID could purposely start using pure lead bullets or something along those lines. Easier to just define the reality so then there's no discrepancies.