Atomic Dog Rework Final

Illuminated filaments glow bright, the incandescent wires pull into the facsimile of a face. At the center of the wrapped wires lights up the central bulb, uninsulated, the core of ｢Atomic Dog｣ is exposed to the elements. Along the wires flowing from this hub blink twelve lights that dim and hiss with encounters’ experience. ｢Atomic Dog｣ coils over the shoulders of the one called Deacon Blues.

Stand Name: ｢Atomic Dog｣

Stand Type: Punchghost, Swarm

Stand Appearance: Undefined audio/video recording devices wrapped in a coherent form, such as what would be found buried at the bottom of a moldy cardboard box in storage in Stand form. Its silhouette is comparable to Xurkitree.

｢Atomic Dog｣ is comprised of six lengths of wires, each capable of unraveling to 3 meters. The central light and accessory bulbs can freely move along the wires and can jump from strand to strand. At each end of the wires is a shielded auxiliary plug with four shielding strips of metal around the central plug. These plugs can split into four fingers and a thumb, giving  ｢Atomic Dog｣ endpoints to its ‘limbs’. These plugs can embed themselves into surfaces capable holding tight, but a firm pull at the attachment point can easily remove the connection, a plug’s insertion feels like receiving a shot at the doctor’s.

Stand Ability: [Atomic Dog] possesses the ability to interrupt and negate the transfer of thermal or kinetic energy between entities within ranges, acting as an energy sink. Through directed recording of a transfer, [Atomic Dog] will absorb (or Input) the energy, filling each of the twelve insulated bulbs floating about its tangled wires and brightening the filament inside to indicate a recording is made. [Atomic Dog] can lightly or heavily output acts it has recorded to its User’s willpower within its range with intensity of Input and Output determined by how directly it contacts the Output receiver.

｢Splitter｣ - ｢Atomic Dog｣ can divide itself into its six lengths of wire quickly, each of which can wriggle along the ground within 20m of Deacon Blues and can bundle together side by side as thicker cables. The twelve lightbulbs can freely move along the wires and can jump between adjacent strands.

｢Input｣ - ｢Atomic Dog｣ can redirect transfers of kinetic or thermal energy into its lightbulbs, the former as collisions and the latter in any form. Inputting does not drain the transferor of its energy (e.g. it cannot cool objects or slow down people), but prevents the transferee from receiving the energy, effectively annulling attempts to heat or move it.

While the transfer is negated wholesale, the amount of energy ｢Atomic Dog｣ falls off with its distance from the transferor, going from a perfect Input if it is in direct contact to receiving fractions of the energy if it is too far away. Similarly, individual wires absorb energy at a 1/6 of the rate, but may bundle together to improve this absorption rate (e.g. if 3 wires are allocated into a bundle, that bundle absorbs at 3/6 of the usual rate).

There are limits to [Atomic Dog]’s ability to Input energy. First, although the Stand's high durability can let it absorb an A POW attack at once, the Stand is better at absorbing energy gradually Inputting. Attempting to absorb too much energy at once causes the absorbing bulb to shatter, reducing overall storage capacity. Secondly, [Atomic Dog] can not accept any Input to its user as a valid Input, leaving its Stand User vulnerable to direct consequences.

｢Output｣ - Having stored Input within a lightbulb, [Atomic Dog] can Output thermal or kenetic energy it has absorbed, in the same form as when the energy was initially absorbed. Output radiates out in waves or input into whatever ｢Atomic Dog｣ is plugged into. Both methods drained reserved energy in bursts of up to C Power, and ｢Atomic Dog｣ can moderate its Output at will.

On contact, ｢Atomic Dog｣ can transfer its lightbulbs onto objects and willing persons, enabling them to Output the bulbs’ stored energy at the imbued person’s or [Atomic Dog｣’s will. In such cases, donated bulbs can only be imparted with up to 4 instances of C POW force, with the remainder of their energy being returned Atomic Dog's broader reserves.

Power: C Capable of generating relatively considerable force on its own, [Atomic Dog]’s strength comes more from the manner of Outputting energy than independent force. Through concentrated will to glow a filament bright, ｢Atomic Dog｣ can produce up to C Power’s worth of heat on the surface of a bulb.

Speed: C [Atomic Dog] is fairly rapid in its search for Input, capable of outpacing its User in all manners. There is a second delay between a force received as Input and being ready to be Output.

Durability: A [Atomic Dog] seeks peace and protection above else. The wires that compose of its body and the material that form its considerable form are capable of withstanding great stress and force. The bulbs that collect Input are capable of withstanding even more force, glowing bright and growing warm from the pressure of taking in force. Up to a strong A Power attack can be stored in one singular Input, with necessity to cease Inputting to cool down, lest the bulb shatter and remain useless for a length of time only renewable by restful dreams by the User. With a more gradual accumulation of energy this risk of shattering is mitigated and more energy can be stored but Output is capped at Durability.

Range: C [Atomic Dog] can Input and Output up to 20 meters away from itself, but the energy Input is drastically reduced when the the distance between the Stand and the transferor is greater than 2 meters. [Atomic Dog] can move up to 20 meters from its user.

Precision: C [Atomic Dog] has control over what is Input and when Output occurs, but transformation of the information is limited, with the greatest ability to change based on just how much force of one Bulb’s I/O is put out in any one use of ability.

Potential: A [Atomic Dog]’s only potential limit is the variety of Input it can record and its willful Output by its user, Deacon Blues.

They’ve got a name for the winners of the world; This is the story of Deacon Blues.

Name: Deacon Blues

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Species: Human

Occupation: Student, marching band trumpet player

Appearance: Deacon has a fairly dim, dull sense under his houndstooth hat. He stands 5’9 and his fitness is best described as husky. The black shaggy hair waves and bundles up with little organization around his head, kept out of his face in competition by a hairband to push everything away from his forehead, the length limited to staying above his shoulders. The jacket he still wears, earned by playing in his school’s band before becoming a foreign exchange student, is striped black and yellow up and down the sleeves. Wings incapable of generating flight flank the bold B on his chest and an angry cartoon hornet is sewn on the back. His grey t shirt houses a red 1d20 displaying a Natural Twenty. His clean blue jeans and sneakers are nothing of note, but he knows how to steam his pants and keep his shoes dirt free.

Bio: Incapable of finding his footing at his original school, Deacon Blues agreed to be sent halfway across the world as a student in a new city. After eating food from a street vendor on his way from the airport to the hotel, Deacon was holed up in his room with severe flu like symptoms. He didn’t leave his room for a fortnight, only drawn out by determination to feed himself with some McDowell's. His latent abilities awakened as he emerged from the exhausting and life threatening first contact Rākinnagarh City, fresh eyes ready to see the place he called home for these upcoming years of his life.

And then a Stand using bird stole his fries.

Personality: In his old home, Deacon Blues developed a reputation as a quiet, almost standoffish boy. Each person who interacted with him had something different to say about him, some good and some bad. The reality of his character is that Deacon is a good person, a little clumsy, a little awkward, a little loud, but he’s enthusiastic where he feels called.

Equipment: Like any other teenager, Deacon carries with him the essentials of keys in his left pocket and phone in his right jean pocket. He stuffs a pleather wallet with cash and his school id and other essential cards as well as enough money for a decent day out and a meal to finish in his back pockets. His school band jacket is stuffed with gum and change as well as whatever trash he forgot to throw out the last time he visited a trash can. Slung over his shoulder shines his well kept trumpet.

Strength: 2 Deacon is not very strong. He’s far from weak, but keeping his swipes and pushes at bay is no problem at all. If he wanted to cause any damage he would be best off with a simple push.

Agility: 3 All his marching band experience served some use to Deacon's fitness. He’s nimble around his messy space and never late to class no matter how clustered it is getting from room to room. He would look silly climbing a fence but he can bring himself over the top all the same.

Endurance: 5 Deacon hasn’t really seen just how much he can endure. Once when he was a kid he ran into the road and was hit by a car but the worst result of that was his mother forbidding him from crossing the street for a year. His breathing heaves uneven in hot summer band practices but even after the most grueling performances, where the Band Majors monitored his water consumption after to make sure he wasn’t about to pass out, he hardly noticed how odd it was that he was bounding with energy to lurk around his fellow exhausted brass.

Band Geek: 2 Deacon Blues found his place growing up among the marching band. His only issue is that he isn’t great at playing the trumpet. It’s not awful in any way, his notes sound right when put in the context of a band, but alone he stumbles through notes and loses hope for tough pieces, reverting to rote memorization over invention.

Jiu-Jitsu Novice: 2 A lifetime of tripping over untied shoes and stumbling down stairs and getting pushed around by people bigger and meaner than him, Deacon’s dad enrolled him in martial arts class. Everything that he has learned (and thus far failed to master) is defensive, centered around learning how to take a fall and get back up without exposing himself to harm.

Fighting Style: Deacon Blues wants to call himself a pacifist, but that doesn't mean he won't throw a punch if he thinks that is the best way out of a confrontation. This philosophy of enduring until it's convenient extends to his patient and defensive usage of [Atomic Dog].