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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] nysaooc2018-03-11 08:35 pm
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( march plot sign-ups )

TAKEN! ANY LIAM NEESONS IN THE HOUSE?    
This month's event, which will go live on March 18th, involves characters (both PCs and NPCs) being kidnapped by extremist groups for leverage against the factions.

The anti-Simwe faction in Olympia will abduct people that appear "important" in some form or fashion and attempt to use the hostages to pressure Simwe into stepping down. Fearing what a coup in Olympia might mean for Wyver, the radical Shaman group will try the same gambit in the belief that they can force Shanrian to step down, take power for themselves, and lead Wyver to victory against Olympia.

With the help of the authorities figures of each city, PCs must work together in order to rescue their loved ones and innocent citizens. If groups of characters are successful in locating the victims, the cities will commend them for their heroic deeds in a special ceremony, possibly earning them rewards and/or further influence on their city governments.

In order to ensure that we can provide each group with an engaging experience, we ask that if you are interested in participating in this plot as either a kidnapped character or a rescuer, you sign up below. This will give us a better idea of how to evenly distribute information to all involved characters.

This event is time-sensitive by nature, as the outcome of it will determine the general atmosphere in both factions for the last week of the month. As such, the OOC timeline for the event is as follows:

▻ March 14th, 11:59 PM EST: Sign ups for the event will close to allow us time to RNG the hostages and form rescue groups. Participants will be contacted with the role their character will be playing as soon as it's determined (March 16th at the very latest).
Those assigned to a Rescuer role will also receive hints about where the victims have been taken. ICly, these clues will be obtained by their own detective work, or shared by cooperating members of the Royal Guard or the Knightryders. OOCly, when your group has decided which location to investigate, let us know what you pick; we will respond with whether you have discovered the correct location or not.

Those assigned to a Hostage role will receive information about what their characters will see when they wake up and how their captors are treating and interrogating them so that they may plot out the extent to which they want their characters to be affected.
▻ March 18th: An event log will go up. In this log, we will post toplevels for each of the hostage groups to play out their interrogations and for each of the rescue groups to play out their rescues. Although you will need to have signed up to take part in the hostage and rescue threads, you do not need to have signed up to post your own toplevels in this log. Characters who have not signed up will be able to play peripheral roles as well.

▻ March 24th, 11:59 PM EST: We ask that players submit a brief summary of their rescue/attempted rescue threads (a projected outcome is fine if it is still ongoing) by this date so that we can incorporate any pertinent details such as casualties, whether perpetrators were caught or escaped, etc. into the outline for next month.

Please note that this event will be primarily player driven. As mods, we will be here to give you your initial information, answer clarifying questions, and confirm whether or not you have picked the correct location. The specifics of how this all plays out will be entirely up to you. As such, we highly encourage submitting your location guesses as soon as possible, preferably before the event log goes live to give you the maximum amount of time to play on the log.

To reiterate: all characters interested in being directly involved in this plot should sign up; kidnapped characters will be determined from the pool of signups by RNG. The remaining characters will form the rescue groups. In the interest of both fairness and keeping things streamlined, we ask that you only sign up one character per player. If you are interested in signing up, please fill out the form in the sign-up comment here.

Signups will close on March 14th at 11:59 PM EST.

Characters who do not sign up for the event will also still have the opportunity to carry out tasks from the monthly outline for March. The submission of a thread where this task is completed in one of your own logs will also have an impact on the outline for the rest of the month. These should also be submitted here by March 24th, 11:59 PM EST.

And finally, a reminder: Any quests that have yet to be updated due to unforeseen mod circumstances, such as Blinded by Science, and To Kill a Mocking Bird will now have the deadline of April 5th. Any quest that has been updated prior to this announcement are still due on March 19th. Moving forward, the quest board will permanently be updated after character intros.
revlon: (282)

(frozen comment) peggy carter | mcu

[personal profile] revlon 2018-03-12 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Ellie
Character Name: Peggy Carter
Timezone & Availability: +8 GMT evenings (but I never sleep so it's almost like I'm EST)
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: Hostage (but only if necessary; can a failed kidnapping attempt be a thing, though? Because I'm totally open to that!)

Summary of Activity: Peggy is an active member of the Royal Guard and patrols the city outskirts. She also takes assignments from Cree and is damn good at it, although she's incredibly discreet and doesn't often frequent the Gilded Cage. She was very heavily involved in tracking down/capturing suspects and chasing rumours in the wake of the marketplace attack (something she is still investigating in her own time), successfully apprehended a Wyver spy as her first assignment from Ashti, and was in the thick of the riots trying to help people and get them to medical aid and safety. She likely has a good reputation amongst the Guard as a woman who can be rather reserved but does the work and does it well, gives tips on the training grounds, throws a mean right hook, and is a crack shot with a gun. She hasn't openly declared loyalty to Olympia because she'd rather not pick a side — but for all intents and purposes, it seems like she has and she rolls with that perception. However, Peggy has also been very careful to downplay the extent of her abilities so as to not stand out (extenuating circumstances aside); her Nysan cover is that her brother was a soldier who taught her a little of what she knows and she joined up with the Guard to honour his memory.

Limits: I have a strong preference for Peggy to do the rescuing, but to cover all bases — no death or maiming/mutilation. She's trained to withstand physical and mental torture and to keep a level head under interrogation of any kind.

Edited (omg sorry) 2018-03-12 09:48 (UTC)
tailorable: it conflicts with the enjoyment of my life (i have a conflict)

(frozen comment) eggsy unwin | kingsman

[personal profile] tailorable 2018-03-12 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Laura
Character Name: Eggsy Unwin
Timezone & Availability: GMT, morning and evenings
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: Hostage
Summary of Activity: Eggsy has been a seemingly loyal member of the Royal Guard in Olympia, regularly patrolling in the Noble District. His attitude has likely created small problems in the Guard (particularly for assignments involving the protection of Nobles), but he does as he’s told for the most part. He assisted in protecting the locals and palace doing the riots. Although Eggsy is discreet, he visits the Gilded Cage to take assignments from Cree and generally performs well. If asked, he says he’s Olympia loyal, although he undoubtedly prefers Wyver.
Limits: no permanent maiming or death, thanks.
enarms: (pic#10285953)

(frozen comment) John Watson . Sherlock

[personal profile] enarms 2018-03-12 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Gee
Character Name: John Watson
Timezone & Availability: GMT, should be able to tag for at least a few hours on the daily, time depends on the day.
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: Hostage
Summary of Activity: John's not much of a big player as far as city dynamics goes, but he's constantly involving himself in activities that might be seen as pro-Simwe when he really just hates arseholes and doesn't want innocent people to die. John was one of the team responsible for the discovery of the cure during the epidemic, he's likely been recently sighted taking people violently to task during the shitty behaviour surrounding Nithor's day, and he's firm friends with Alan Foster, Claire Fraser, Peggy Carter, Rosalind Lutece, and any number of other potentially valuable refugees, which might raise the suspicion levels surrounding this unassuming brothel doctor. Also he did one of those fancy Wyver soulbonds with his roomie, so maybe he doesn't hate those guys as much as he should?
Limits: Most anything's fine! Except death this time, but he's team rescue anyway probably so this is for reference more than anything.
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(frozen comment) Linneus | Teahouse

[personal profile] inaurare 2018-03-12 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Sooth
Character Name: Linneus
Timezone & Availability: GMT, always around :)
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer, though he won't be barrelling down any doors.
Summary of Activity: Linneus has just been too nice in his time here - whenever help has been needed he has been more than happy to pitch in, and it matters little to him where it is needed - this idea of "faction loyalty" the more it gets bandied about, the more it makes him feel ill, honestly. After volunteering there to help those afflicted after the virus outbreak, he now works in the Sanctuary most days, and has been working new medicine into his previous knowledge of herb-lore and gardener's remedies. However, while it was barricaded during the riots he was helping Claire Fraser's makeshift medical post and worked to keep them supplied. Every week, when he has some time off he rents a horse and rides out to offer food/medical aid to the faction-less on the outside, and he struggles to balance his visits to they are regular enough to be of help, but irregular enough that his actions aren't too obvious to Olympians. He's been doing it for a few months now, so the act may be wearing thin...
Also, that miniature llama he got for ACP goes a long way toward making Linneus stand out these days, especially doing his shopping in and around the market-place.
Limits: Don't kill him, please.
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(frozen comment) Chuuya Nakahara | Bungou Stray Dogs

[personal profile] thetaintedsorrow 2018-03-12 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Arcane
Character Name: Chuuya Nakahara
Timezone & Availability: CST, evenings
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: Hostage
Summary of Activity: Chuuya has mainly helped by completing a quest for Overseer Voss, beating up looters in the palace and rescuing escaped dragons for the shops during the riots. He’s very likely to not want to stand by and do nothing while other PCs are kidnapped. He’s basically an ex-Mafia with a heart of gold.
Limits: No permanent limb removal or death.
Edited 2018-03-12 14:09 (UTC)
guidetoblivion: (♞ 067)

(frozen comment) Riku | Kingdom Hearts

[personal profile] guidetoblivion 2018-03-12 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Icey
Character Name: Riku
Timezone & Availability: GMT+1, mainly tagging in the evenings
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage!
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Initially after arriving in Wyver, Riku kept to himself, only taking requests from Aranea's mercenary group. However for the last two months, he's been working hard at the Altar to further his own studies into magic. During Fire and Blood, he drank Dragon's blood and 'helped out' as a guard to the people forced into the maze of the altar, but did his best to help those captured and guide them back to the outside (maybe not quite so) secretly.
Limits: Mental torture is absolutely okay, physical torture is too within limits (no mutilation, nothing involving eyes please). Also, I'm not interested in killing Riku at this time.
adelphoi: (🍰 ᴘᴇᴀɴᴜᴛ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ)

(frozen comment) alisaie leveilleur / final fantasy xiv

[personal profile] adelphoi 2018-03-12 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: aiden
Character Name: alisaie leveilleur
Timezone & Availability: EST, and i work from home so my availability is open!
Faction: wyver
Desired Role: no preference
Secondary Role: hostage or rescuer, i have no pref.
Summary of Activity: alisaie has been in nysa since the first wave of refugees, and has partaken in every event, so i mean, she's probably done a hundred things to get noticed.. she worked for the simwe institute until the plague, and has since moved to wyver, where she recently became a knightryder as well.
Limits: no limits, go hard or go home!! torture and death are a-okay.
vorrutyer: (ohhhhhhh yeahhhhh)

(frozen comment) Byerly Vorrutyer | The Vorkosigan Saga

[personal profile] vorrutyer 2018-03-12 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Hope
Character Name: Byerly Vorrutyer
Timezone & Availability: EST, slightly better in evenings and on weekends
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Byerly has been working at Shades Darker as a courtesan since the early days, where he's been trying on particular to attract and service the elite of the city. Additionally, he's been outspoken about his support of Simwe, going as far as trying to stop looting in the palace during the riots. He also visits the temples fairly frequently and has carried out a number of missions for Voss and Cree.
Limits: I'm down to clown and by clown I mean suffer. Torture yes, death no.
beatupgrass: because we've already been fired (✘ we're not gonna lose our jobs)

[personal profile] beatupgrass 2018-03-12 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
My biggest question is if you're participating in Blinded With Science (part two), does that interfere with the timing on this, and make you ineligible?

Mostly because while my group has started that log and are just waiting for the information, I just kinda forward-dated it to be more recent, but it could also easily take place earlier in the month.
beatupgrass: (✘ why can't i feel my everything)

(frozen comment) Rocket | MCU

[personal profile] beatupgrass 2018-03-12 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Chris
Character Name: Rocket
Timezone & Availability: CST. I'm mostly unavailable on Sundays
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: [TAKES A DEEP BREATH] Well, for starters, Rocket participated in that carriage heist and never formally apologized and basically just ran off to Wyver. He goes between Olympia and Wyver a lot because he has friends in Olympia/often takes jobs that will put him in a position to wreck things for the Institute. He does a lot of jobs for Cree. He's pretty vocal about his disdain for Evras/Olympia.
Limits: There is very little you can do to Rocket that has not already been done to him, besides death. So there's my limit. No death.
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(frozen comment) Cayde-6 | Destiny

[personal profile] exorion 2018-03-12 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Frank
Character Name: Cayde-6
Timezone & Availability: GMT, most of the time but especially evenings
Faction:Neither
Desired Role: No preference
Secondary Role: No Preference
Summary of Activity: He goes to Voss and Cree for jobs a fair amount, was in the first batch of refugees, he likes to poke around and try to find out Things He Shouldn't Know, and travels between Wyver and Olympia a lot
Limits: I'm limitless like Bradley Cooper
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(frozen comment) x'rhun tia | ffxiv

[personal profile] verflair 2018-03-12 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Ramey
Character Name: X'rhun Tia
Timezone & Availability: MST, usually available most weekdays during the day depending on how work treats me, can be available on the weekends during the day/evening as needed!
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: X'rhun just kind of draws attention by virtue of dressing like a flashy asshole and wielding flamboyant magic, but more than that he's got a habit of sticking his neck out for people no matter who they are. He's been around saving people from wild animals and that kind of thing, as well as doing his best to maintain peace/help people during the recent riots. Also participated in the fighting tournament and made it to the finals alongside Soldier: 76.
Limits: I would prefer to avoid permanent maiming (please don't go chopping any limbs off), but other than that, go wild.
gekkajuu: commissioned, please do not steal (夾竹桃の家の女)

(frozen comment) Atsushi Nakajima | Bungou Stray Dogs

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2018-03-12 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Dutch
Character Name: Atsushi Nakajima
Timezone & Availability: CET; availability varies wildly due to working all kinds of shifts, but American evenings tend to be when I'm asleep... unless we're talking super late at night, when I may be up again already.
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: OH BOY he just got a mansion and talked to the Empress? That was pretty high on the radar. He also tried to defend the palace, in particular the treasury, during the riots. He's been doing quests for Voss, too.
Limits: Not so sure about death or permanent dismemberment etc., but if that stuff is necessary for the plot, talk to me about particulars and maybe I'll be willing! Everything else is all good by definition.
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(frozen comment) Jessica Jones | Netflix Marvel

[personal profile] assholic 2018-03-12 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Harley
Character Name: Jessica Jones
Timezone & Availability: PST - Forever and always. Pretty much literally. I'm available days and nights.
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: She's tried to be sneaky going between cities taking delivery jobs from Wyver to Olympia, picking up return ones on her way back. She can fly (yay), so she's been using that to help her get around guard posts. She's also been working her way steadily up the arena ring, making a name for herself towards the champion title (not earning it yet), and is sought out by people needing muscle or a guard to get from one city to the next. Mention of joining a faction has come up, but nothing's been agreed and she seems to be a wildcard for both cities.
Limits: Mental and physical torture are open. I'd prefer no limb removal or anything crippling -unless- it ends with death. I'm game to have her need her 1 free phoenix down.
Edited 2018-03-12 18:28 (UTC)
carefulapostate: (81)

(frozen comment) Solas | Dragon Age

[personal profile] carefulapostate 2018-03-12 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Dubs
Character Name: Solas
Timezone & Availability: EST
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Solas has been travelling between both factions, healing anyone who needed it regardless of their faction/ Not to mention he killed one of the chimera and beat up/killed a few of the Shaman.

Also he's a bit of a bastard, and has likely given a number of people lengthy lectures of the fallacies of their culture and government should anyone have made the mistake of bringing up the subject in his presence.

Limits: No limits!
bunnyhopped: (008)

[personal profile] bunnyhopped 2018-03-12 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello! New player here, trying to find my footing with my character in the game with a quick question! If characters are sort of established in one city/with one faction does that disqualify them from trying to rescue characters who've been kidnapped in the other city?
smithandwesson: (just me sitting with my childhood trauma)

(frozen comment) Genjo Sanzo | Saiyuki

[personal profile] smithandwesson 2018-03-12 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Cat
Character Name: Genjo Sanzo
Timezone & Availability: PST - a little sporadic because of inconsistent work hours but online at least once every day.
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: Hostage
Summary of Activity: Sanzo faces the worst possible crime of simply being himself. He initially settled in Olympia, working at the Simwe Institute until the Violet disease broke out throughout the city. Due to his brash decision making and little regard for human life he ended up killing those protecting the weapons within the city and inadvertently helped start the outbreak. Refusing to give in to Olympia's methods of interrogation Sanzo went on the run, attempting to escape the city only to end up captured. Evading interrogation still, he and Soldier 76 broke out of the prison caravans during the countries temporary evacuation to Wyver. He then settled in Wyver, eventually taking up a job with the Shamans of Volkkra as an apprentice shaman.
Of course, Sanzo is naturally prone to trouble and continued to take up work with Cree on his free time due to his need to build up funding for his current attempts to make an anti-aphrodisiac potion. At one point he helps discover the reason behind the missing birds with the Golded Cage, finding important clues of the Fangs involvement but ultimately failing in his task. He also helps Rocket break into the Temples of Volkkra, thanks to his position, in order to drink dragons blood and steal medical supplies for the Gilded Cage. When the festival started and the more extreme shamans started kidnapping refugees for tests, Sanzo helped aid those who were kidnapped while undercover. He also, to relieve stress, took part in the tournament during the event.

I am so sorry for all the trouble my character has caused.

Limits: Feel free to go all out! Not much can be done to Sanzo that hasn't a,ready happened to him in canon save for death. And I'm even willing to go that far because I'm a horrible human being.
personalwar: face; <user name="zznih" site="tumblr.com"> (i've got a long memory)

(frozen comment) Soldier 76 | Overwatch

[personal profile] personalwar 2018-03-12 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Court
Character Name: Soldier: 76 / Jack Morrison
Timezone & Availability: PST, should be able to tag a plot-important thread at least once a day (and will try for more!).
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Early on, 76 was a member of the Olympian Royal Guard, up until he was branded a criminal for his unknowing involvement in unleashing a virus on the Olympians. As a criminal, he was captured and brought into custody by another refugee, though as soon as the group reached Wyver, he escaped and has been living in Wyver ever since. He's now a member of the Ryders. He's snuck his way back into Olympia just once, for the purpose of participating in one of Voss' quests. He also did a quest for Cree, though he asked Takasugi to keep his name out of it if possible. He helped kidnapped people out of the Volkkran shrine and fought/killed a few chimeras. He'll also be tracking down the shamans as a member of the Ryders.
Limits: Anything but death is fine by me!
dianano: (pic#11909630)

(frozen comment) Steve Trevor | DCEU

[personal profile] dianano 2018-03-12 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Cathy
Character Name: Steve Trevor
Timezone & Availability: GMT, available evenings
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: Hostage
Summary of Activity: Steve tends to keep a low profile, works in a bar for the purposes of listening on native conversations for any useful information. He does travel back and forth between cities but is good at disguises and blending in, being a former spy. He fought natives (and the vulture) during the riots, tried to protect the palace and break into the clinic. He's not a member of the Royal Guard but he lives with Diana (Wonder Woman) and he's pretty friendly with Bruce Wayne as well so hangs around people with significant roles within the factions.
Limits: I'm fine with anything!
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(frozen comment) Reinhardt Wilhelm | Overwatch

[personal profile] panzersoldat 2018-03-13 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: DA
Character Name: Reinhardt Wilhelm
Timezone & Availability: CST Weekends and mornings. I am slow but can prioritize threads to keep current
Faction: Wyver
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Reinhardt has been a royal pain in the butt. He's been very loudly vocal about the mistreatment of the Olympians and the Refugees in Wyver. He has openly fought for "what is right", which he believes is equal treatment for everyone. His meddling started with him demanding fair prices for those not of the city and has simply grown to where he threw down in a dragon's blood induced barfight over the whole Blood of our enemies thing. He is known to be someone who crosses the border as a "free knight", claiming no country but the people themselves to champion and has aided those hiding away from the conflict, bringing them food and supplies whenever he can.
Limits: I am absolutely on-board with torture and death. My limits are strictly that no dismemberment and that he doesn't get shaved as a humiliation tactic.
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(frozen comment) bruce wayne | dceu

[personal profile] beknight 2018-03-13 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Zee
Character Name: Bruce Wayne
Timezone & Availability: GMT+8, available after work, daily
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Bruce works for the Institute and has been networking with locals on its behalf (running errands, talking about local customs etc.) and most recently defended the palace against looters. He also is frequently seen in Wyver "making friends".
Limits: No death please, torture — mental or physical — is fine.
seeingscarlet: (witch; 139)

(frozen comment) Wanda Maximoff | MCU

[personal profile] seeingscarlet 2018-03-13 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Callie
Character Name: Wanda Maximoff
Timezone & Availability: EST, nights + weekends
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Rescuer
Secondary Role: None
Summary of Activity: Not sure if this applies for rescuers, but Wanda's not been shy about using her powers to help rebuild. She does have some friends in the guard although she's definitely not an Olympia loyalist.
Limits: No death, no permanent injury.
noblebeast: (Calm: Stupidly Strong)

(frozen comment) bakugou katsuki | my hero academia

[personal profile] noblebeast 2018-03-13 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
!!INCLUDE CHARACTER NAME AND CANON IN THE SUBJECT LINE!!
Player Name: Blythe
Character Name: Bakugou Katsuki
Timezone & Availability: PST. Weekends basically free all day, weekdays mainly tagging at night.
Faction: Olympia
Desired Role: Hostage
Secondary Role: Rescuer
Summary of Activity: Bakugou is a temperamental little shit with a short-fuse. He makes enemies on purpose to corner himself in order to test his skills. He's got an explosive quirk he has no qualms using. He'll generally use mini-explosions to threaten people, reserving his real power for an actual battle. He won't go against authority figures but his foul-mouth won't endear him to them either. With that being said, even though he's new his personality and quirk would make him stand out among the populace, though not as someone important. He holds no real position of power after all.

Limits: No problem with anything aside from rape.

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