Six months ago, a meteor hit the earth
it wasn't much of an event
beyond the town it landed in being crushed
relief funds all that
Tara - Last Tuesday at 9:32 PM
Poor town
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:32 PM
but people were able to evacuate thanks to NASA's forewarning
so no one actually died
Tara - Last Tuesday at 9:33 PM
Ah, that's good at least.
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 9:33 PM
Hooray science!
Though I bet they were eager to investigate and retrieve what they could...
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:34 PM
Indeed they were
No one was told what they discovered there, except that it was a rock from space
a space rock
Tara - Last Tuesday at 9:35 PM
Space rock from space
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:35 PM
that became less of a luxury when odd things began to occur
First, the animals began to mutate
environmentallists at first were intrigued... then concerned
no one tied it to the meteor at first when animals were getting bigger and faster
people started wondering when they grew to monstrous sizes and began hunting humans
I say hunting but that may not be the right word
since they didn't eat anyone
they didn't eat anything
they just seemed to want to kill
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 9:38 PM
entertaining toys
Tara - Last Tuesday at 9:38 PM
D:
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:41 PM
That's when a discovery was made
Most weapons were entirely useless against these things
but the meteor had a metal that when exposed to these creatures was lethal in the same way a knfe would be to a human
they were still tough, but not immune
work began on making weapons utilizing this metal and on replicating the alloy and elements in the meteor
Every country in the world was a collaberative part of this, given it affected everything
that was the least of their concerns though
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 9:43 PM
Aaaaaat which point the alloys started affecting humans
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:43 PM
it wasn't just the animals
who were affected
humans began developing in strange ways.
Some of them went mad, others feral, similar to the animals
but some merely inheritted some personality quirks or even no changes in personality
but all were changed in other ways
feats that could not be performed otherwise became possible
increased stamina increased speed increased reflexes
similar to the animals these were stable across the board
but the truly amazing things, those were unique
and it varied wildly too
some could touch plants and make them grow
others could heal flesh wounds with a touch
some were even trivial
the ability to change a television channel with your mind
but all were unexplainable
and of course, that's when the other discovery was made
prior to this, the animals were just killing anything in their path
now they were fixated
anyone afflicted, anyone with a weapon made of the alloy
that's what they were drawn to
of course,  the optimal solution was to build cities with walls made of the alloy
monsters would ever be at your doorstep
but they'd have a hard time getting in
and so it was that many affected by this meteor
who still had a stable mind
migrated to these mega cities
technology in those cities advanced drastically
and the world changed
in 6 months
the world went from as you know it
to having entire countries baren and void
abandoned by their people and cllaimed by the monsters
Sound interesting~?
giggles
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 9:50 PM
Wilderness magitek
Tara - Last Tuesday at 9:52 PM
I guess they're cuter than Titans
(But yeah, sounds fine to me)
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:53 PM
so the question is
are you priorly affected
if so what is your power
if you don't want to choose I'll choose for you
but~
Tara - Last Tuesday at 9:56 PM
I think I'd like to take what you give me and roll with it
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 9:56 PM
Are we shooting more for lewd, plot, or combat, or is that unclassified
... classified what are words
Paper - Last Tuesday at 9:58 PM
i will at least take a power, but no promises of joining in tonight. we'll see
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 9:58 PM
ah, I won't rule out that there could be some lewds in it but
it's more plot
and some combat
oh and one other thing I forgot to mention
some of the people afflicted developed animal characteristics, which has made people afraid
afraid that they could become like the monsters
now, scientists have examined DNA of changing individuals vs. stable ones
and said that they are unliekly to do so
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:00 PM
but the stigma and fear are still there
and theyr'e often relegated to the outskirts of cities, if not excluded from them all together
the cities are very centralized as you might imagine
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:00 PM
(people with animal characteristics, how did you ever come up with that part)
Paper - Last Tuesday at 10:01 PM
[tis truely a mystery]
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:01 PM
given the walls hold out monsters
(who knows)
(it was a stroke of brilliance)
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 10:03 PM
Catboy with black ears/tail with superhuman computer-hacking/programming skills?
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:04 PM
that works for me
you'll need to work from the shadows and in the undercities
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:04 PM
Mmm, catboy~
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:04 PM
because most IT won't hire hybrids
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 10:06 PM
That would be the plan, yes! Working on commission under a psuedonym and/or questionably-legal antics in rough times. Generally reclusive, but.
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:07 PM
works for me
have any preferences Tara?
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:08 PM
Hm...
Some kind of animal traits, but which I'm capable of hiding?
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:10 PM
your power would have to be to hide them, unless you plan to pull a Blake
snorts
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:10 PM

Yeah, tie it to my power. You can choose the animal~
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 10:11 PM
[s]bonobo[/s]
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:11 PM
ahahahhahahaha
alright you can have stealth/cloaking
that can be used in individual areas
and let's see, you can be a wolfgirl~
giggles
geez a whole party of outcasts
lots of racism incoming
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:14 PM
Awoo~
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:15 PM
laughs
so then, I'm going to assume you use your stealth for also less than legal ventures
infact
you two can be a team
Mouse gets you past security
and you do the actual catburglery, or is that wolf burglery
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:16 PM
Works~
E-mouse - Last Tuesday at 10:18 PM
When internet mercenary antics and critter foraging doesn't cut it, at least
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:19 PM
heh
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:19 PM
And who's @Paper going to be?
Lexicat - Last Tuesday at 10:19 PM
Oh does paper want me to make hers for her?
Tara - Last Tuesday at 10:20 PM
(Collecting my pizza, back shortly)