Gah. I cannot draw with paint.
I am going to make two characters. one for each side, each formed from the same body. Each with Three companions.
This is going to take some drawing...and I won't have a scanner until the 12th.
My motto for my character.
Sometimes being torn between two desires can literally tear you into two and set you against yourself.
More info on my characters here.
http://www.drunkduck.com/community/view_topic.php?cid=1034&tid=30150&comic_id=13243
I'll post my profiles once I am ready.
...i am ready. Below are General Profiles (for the hosts) and mini stories.
Name: Druid J
Age: 20
Mental Age: Varies
Allegiance: Torn Between two sides.
Weapon: Staff with concealed diamond blade.
Race: Hueman. An odd combination of human physiology and Living Paint (not Pure Paint, those are slightly different). J's body is so saturated with Magic and Living Paint that his body has gone lax in some points. His blood has become very acidic, he doesn't need to breath as much, heck even his heart barely beats. All because the living paint picks up all of the slack.
Powers: Illusion Magic. Portal Magic. Pure Paint Companions
Strengths: Large knowledge base. Petty good pain tolerance. Knows how to manipulate people into making stupid mistakes.
Weaknesses: Wants to please everyone and displease none. Eventually gets caught between two sides which results in the fission.
Appearance: A man hidden amongst voluminous blue robes woven out of spider silk. Needless to say that is strong material for robes, yet reasonably light. Underneath those robes he wears some civilian clothes. Brown hair, blue-green eyes, height of about 5'6''.
Short Bio: J is a world traveler under orders from some very high powers. They are higher than yours. He is used to being forced into strange forms and losing memories. Eventually he found his way to Civil War earth.
Finding it nice, he set up shop as a musician/ painter/ programmer/ consultant/ lawyer/ sanitation engineer/ mercenary/ entertainer/ fire fighter/ collector / etc. J dug out a apartment right under the landfill and right between the sewers and the subway. In a finely furnished home to boot, complete with security measures, modest library, kitchen, electric, jacuzzi, big screen.
He got customers mainly by using subliminal messages to riders of passing subway trains. {pics of subliminal messages as viewed by walking down subway. Need legal advice CALL... Need mystic advice?... got pest infestations?... need land surveyed?... need marriage advice?... in an emergency?... need weapons repaired?...; the signs changed from time to time, so no one suspected anything.}
He used some of the money he got to feed underground dwellers. {picture of J feeding subway bums. another picture of J dealing with a bum bent on murder. Another pic of J feeding sewer crocs . Another pic of croc trying to kill J. Another pic of J eating croc gumbo.}
That was until the registration act came into effect. J managed to stay off the radar for a some time.
But eventually both parties managed to track him down.
They each sent their calls. Each trying to push their side. J told both that he would think about it.
This made J feel very conflicted. They both seemed like such nice people. He wanted to help both, but he also wanted to remain neutral.
A few days later...
Both callers came to collect at the same time. Zac's team came from the subway entrance, Riot's team came from the sewer entrance.
There was a skirmish. Each shouting out their propaganda.
J was getting a headache. A splitting headache. So were the Pure Paint for that matter. The Pure Paint got so much of a headache that they rushed to J's side for mutual comfort.
It wasn't until someone spouted off a certain phrase that triggered the event.
Zak's got coookies.
That did it. That consolidated of the Pure Paint and half of J.
J began to jerk spasmodically, gibbering his internal conflicts out loud.
J's body began to crack, light and blood began to seep through those cracks. The Pure Paint Rushed into his body to stabilize him.
As the pulses of light got brighter, the fighting stopped. Everyone to look a J.
"Go." six voices said in unison.
They looked at K in confusion.
"GO NOW BEFORE THE EXPLOSION KILLS YOU ALL!"
They ran. Zak's team into the subway tunnels. Riot's into the sewers.
The metal shutters slammed down after them.
A high pitched whining fills the air. J's skin fell off his body revealing pure energy.
The whining got Higher and higher and higher.
J grabbed his staff in one hand and head in the other, and, still gibbering and jerking, made his way into the center of the room. By the time he reached the center, all the skin flaked off his body.
Waves of energy exploding forth from his body.
Each wave showed J altering in form. Wave, Extra leg. Wave, Extra arm.
His vision seemed to double, triple, quadruple. He turned his head, and saw a glowing female version of his own staring right at him.
*blink*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" they both screamed.
*BOOOM*
An explosion shot straight upwards disintegrating dirt easily. Eventually taking out the entire landfill. The walls and floor of the apartment held steady, though everything within was terribly destroyed.
At the same time J split into two beings. The female one slammed into the shutters of the subway side smoldering as she took the brunt of the explosion. The male one into the shutters of the sewer side, along with the staff. Both Knocked unconscious. Even though the shutters were padded in the inside, both beings left clear impressions on them. The Robes were incinerated, all but for a small strip on the female and the cowl on the male.
*CREAK*
The shutters fell down into the causeways of both sides.
Zak's team gathered up the groaning female body in confusion and escaped off with it.
Riot's team came back a short while after to see what happened.
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Name: Druid
Age: 20? Not sure after the explosion.
Mental Age: Varies
Allegiance: Riot.
Weapon: Staff with concealed diamond blade.
Race: Same as J.
Powers: Master of Illusion Magic. Male Pure Paint Companions. Enchanter.
Strengths: Strategist. Manipulator. Knowledge Gatherer. Honorable almost to a fault. He got the knowledge gathering skills, and the willingness to use them. He also better with making stuff than his counterpart. Infomaniac
Weaknesses: Lost a good deal of information during the fission. Still doesn't like to kill. A little impulsive. Gets lost in books. Finds it hard to get own initiative to go out and socialize (likes to do it, but can find motivation).
Appearance: Since the spider silk robes were mostly destroyed in the explosion, all he has left is the cowl and cape. He hides his face under that. Medium Build. Brown hair, blue eyes, height of about 5'6''. He tends to never show his true face around strangers.
Short Bio: *jostle*
Someone (not sure who yet, probably Riot) awoke the male J and asked "I won't ask your name. But are you OK."
Male J leaped up in alarm and ran into room. He took a look around and broke down crying. Inside J, Logic was crying too. Blaze was admiring the aftermath. Locke was, as usual, being ever alert. Someone walked up to him.
"Are you OK?" the person repeated.
Male J sobbed. "My books, my books, all gone, all gone." (that can tell you about his priorities.)
The person thought for a second. "If you join us, we can get you all the books you could ever want."
J looked up in sincere gratitude. "Really?"
"Really"
"Deal accepted, I will follow you guys anywhere."
The Male J rustled beneath a floorboard for a little bit and produced a heft bag of gems and pocketed it.
"What do I call you?"
J thought for a moment. "Call me Druid."
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Name: (Jamie) J Me Smith
Age: 20? Not sure after the explosion.
Mental Age: Varies
Allegiance: Zak.
Weapon: Fists and Feet.
Race: Same as J.
Powers: Illusion Magic. Female Pure Paint Companions
Strengths: Manipulator. Friendly almost to a fault. She got the social skills out of the fission, as well as alchemical skills. Imaginative (what Druid infers from data she tends to guess.) Mostly controlled Kleptomania (I view this as an asset. Never know when some items would be useful)
Weaknesses: Lost a good deal of information during the fission. Still doesn't like to kill. Got the social part of J, so she is very hyper. Talkative (but not to the point of spilling secrets). Hyper.
Appearance: Since the spider silk robes were mostly destroyed in the explosion, all she has left is a band of the cloth encircling her waist, she uses it to hold potions. Medium Build. Brown hair extending to shoulders, green eyes, height of about 5'6''.
Short Bio: A female J lay in the medic tent, wearing nothing but a gown.
She awoke to smell of the most glorious kind. Cookies. Fresh cookies.
The were consumed in mere seconds. Subconsciously, she, her magic, Ell, Kite, and Faith all sang out a heavenly choir.
"Like them that much do you?" a person (not sure who..probably Zak)
"Yush." Responded the female J.
"If you sign this paper, you can have cookies of that quality whenever you want.
J grabbed up the paper, being still of the cautious nature, and read every word if it. All the way through to the end. The last line, right above the signature line read: 'Unlimited Cookies.'.
"I would love to sign but there is a slight problem with the real name disclosure."
"What? You don't want to reveal it?"
J smiled innocently . "Nope. Don't have one."
"Wha?"
"Lost it ages ago in my home dimension due to a blow to the noggin. Only can remember one letter of it 'J'. If you want, I can apply (or hack) legal name for myself."
"You are an illegal alien?"
"In almost every sense of the word, being from this country, but not from this reality. But don't worry I already got a name picked out. J Me Smith." She signed it with a flourish at the bottom of the paper and handed it to the person.
"So Jamie."
"Yes Me." The person did a double take and saw Jamie dressed in a full black suit complete with dark sunglasses.
"I get it. Ms. Smith, Agent Smith."
Jamie started laughing. "So there is Matrix in this world. There is hope." She got out of the bed and light heartedly commanded: "Take me to your baker."