Terrigen: One Day

[Duvet de Mot]

“Picture your normal life. You wake up, go to your job or school, hang out with friends, come home, and go to bed. Rinse and repeat. Now, imagine this entire comfortable world torn to pieces by a single event: the Fall. This is the story of the Mists and the change they brought onto the people of planet Earth.”

They came in the dead of night without warning, silent as the dawn. Unassuming in form, the Mists crept upon the Earth’s face, transforming humanity while leaving the rest of the planet untouched. As quickly as they descended, the Mists vanished in the morn, leaving humanity to come to terms with its new, untested existence. Upon waking, those affected by the Mists where both amazed and horrified by their new abilities, the Mists having advanced approximately 2% of the human population to the next stage of evolution, a step that normally would have taken millions of more years to complete. The world instantly fractured as those with abilities fought for their lives against the fearful populace. The various governments around the Earth frantically attempted to regain control of the angered citizens who were unchanged and the dangerous Demi-Humans, calming them down over a period of months, thanks in a large part to the empathic Demi-Humans recruited by the governments.

After some sense of order reappeared, the UN passed the Super Human Enumeration and Abridgement Resolution, requiring all Demi-Humans across the Earth to register with the Demi-Human Registry. The Super Human Enumeration and Abridgement Resolution passed unanimously, and as a result, the Demi-Human Audit Agency was created to enforce the mandates of the resolution: namely, to investigate claims of illegal Demi-Human activity and non-registered individuals, and to bring to justice any Demi-Human who utilizes their powers without government approval. Over the next ten years, the persecution of Demi-Humans lost its outright malice and devolved into a basic racism as Demi-Humans fought to be accepted into society despite their second-class status. Now, ten years later, Demis are either continuing to carry on with their lives as though the Mists never descended, keeping their abilities hidden from their governments, or exposing themselves to the entire world for who they have become.

However, this is not a story which belongs to the UN, humanity, or the Agency. This is not a story of worldwide tragedy or the tale of a city in ruin. What is documented here is the tale of students in college during this time in human history. Parties, classes, friends, frenemies, and bouts of love and lust all packaged with super-powers. The Demi-Human students of William B. Travis University in Atascocita, Texas know these problems all too well, even as they attempt to be themselves away from the prying eyes of their judgmental peers.

That’s you: a Demi-Human attending WBTU and attempting to deal with the racism surrounding your abilities, or the consequences of not revealing your abilities to the authorities. You and your fellows have started a club for students concerned about the issues of Demi-Humanity; however, the Demi-Human Awareness Association is only a front for your real activities of escaping the world of the “normies” and banding together with other Demis in secret, sharing your abilities and your troubles. Now then, who are you?

[Duvet de Mot]

Demi-Human or Demi: Humans changed by the Mists and given super-human abilities, or who were born with super-human abilities.

Human: Average human being unaffected by the Mists.

SHEAR: The law which requires all Demi-Humans to register themselves with their respective governments, bans the unapproved use of abilities, and which established the DHAA, or Demi-Human Audit Agency.

Demi-Human Audit Agency: The international agency which handles all cases regarding Demi-Human violations of SHEAR.

Mutant: A derogatory term for a Demi-Human used by Humans

Neanderthals/Sapiens/Monkeys: Derogatory terms for Humans used by Demi-Humans

Surge/Surging: An accidental use of a Demi-Human's abilities when in a heightened emotional state.

The Image: A group of anti-Demi purists who view Demi-Humans as a perversion of God's image. They call for the reclamation of the Earth by those who were not cursed by the Terrigen plague.

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More to come on an "as needed" basis...

[Duvet de Mot]

Name: First and Last Name – Middle Name Optional

Demi-Human Registration Number: Their Demi-Human Registry-Provided ID Number; the lower the number, the more dangerous the mutant. The format is: XX-XXX-XXXX

Age: Self-explanatory.

Occupation: - If they do not work, then state them as a “Student” and then their Major (i.e., Student: Engineering)

Powers: Their abilities as caused by the Mists. Nothing over-powered, but nothing too boring. Have fun with it.

Appearance: A description of their physical appearance. If the character has mutated in appearance by the Mists, please include the change, how they appeared before, and their opinion on the physical change. Keep in mind that mutations are extremely rare.

Clothing: What they normally wear during any given day.

Personality: Just a bit of background on how they usually act. You’re welcome, Ace.

Background: Their life growing up before and after they discovered their abilities.

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HOUSE RULE: Every character, unless discussed ahead of time, is a product of the Mists and is a "mutant"; however, instead of automatically having the Mutant limitation, those affected by the Mists will instead have the Uncontrollable limit, renamed: "Surge".

[greymon]

Name: Roulette (Sylvester 'Sly' McDaniels)
Demi-Human Registration Number: (He forgot)
Age: 27
Occupation: Correctional Facility Intern, Student: Philosophy

Powers: Luck Manipulation is Roulette's trademark power and his personal vice. He is able to make even the most skilled enemy miss, and firearms tend to jam in his presence. Sly is fatalistic even by demi-human standards, and is easily emotionally distressed and depressed when things turn sour.

Appearance: Tall and lanky. Roulette is perpetually skinny from a life of being perpetually poor. His fondness of alcohol and cigarettes take priority over his grocery list.

Clothing: Wears a black trenchcoat and hat wherever he goes, and prides himself in being unique. Despite his size he doesn't hold an intimidating presence. Usually seen in an overly relaxed posture even in the most professional of settings. His ex girlfriend would always remark that his spine must be shaped like that of an uncooked ramen noodle.

Personality: Sylvester is a pragmatist, but more often than not is a pessimist. He views his power as a karmic joke befitting his unlucky lot in life. His power saved his life from his worst nemesis, himself. And he hasn't fully forgiven it for changing fate.

Background: His father was a stern military man, whose career led his family moving from base to base and a host of foreign countries including Japan. He was an abusive man and his oldest son was seen as nothing more than a failure.

10 years ago the first in a chain of unfortunate events started. Only 17, Sylvester was driving down a hilly mountain pass late at night when a heavy fog shrouded his vision. What was next was a head-on collision with a family van. By all accounts he should have been crushed by the accident, yet luck would have it otherwise. The child riding in the van was not so lucky. Sylvester says he cheated death at the cost of an innocent, a grief that has not yet ebbed with time.

Sylvester sworn to be nothing like his Father, but his addictive personality was passed down. He had a lucrative basketball scholarship he abandoned completely after overhearing his father gloat to others on the phone about his son's achievement. "That man should have nothing to be proud of."

Yet he does have something to be proud of. Roulette's younger sister Rose is a bigshot at some japanese corporation called "Yoshida", and his brother works at the NY Stock Exchange. Having no desire for money or power, Sly decided to enroll in a small school nearby to indulge his budding interest in philosophy. He's become buddy buddy with Professor Bram Van Heuveln, and they've had some bar room philosophical debates fueled by Heineken more than once.

Marvel Stat Sheet

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[TragicAce]

Name: Vermillion (Claudia Yoshida)
Demi-Human Registration Number: 41-206-3744
Age: 19
Occupation: Unofficial CEO Yoshida Corp, Student: Business

Powers: Hair manipulation is Vermillion's primary means of attack, as she is able to stretch and maneuver razor sharp locks across the battlefield with ease. A common strategy she uses to deal with foes is to grapple them and leech them of their strength. Even among Demi-humans, Vermillion is considered unstable. Heightened emotional states manifest as physical enhancements, though they may be taking a toll on her sanity.

Appearance: Claudia has an athletic build from years of training as a martial artist and a gymnist. Her heritage is half-Asian and half-European, but with her long straight black hair most would assume her a full blooded Japanese. When surging, her hair becomes a bright red hue: vermillion.

Clothing: Elegance and practical regality. The modern no-nonsense dress shirt coupled with the traditional, long flowing skirt. Business and femininity, maximized.

Personality: Claudia never had any friends growing up, just subordinates. Combined with an upbringing by an extremely high-expectations father, she learned to see faults in everything: herself and others. Unable to filter the weakness and stupidity she faces on a day-to-day basis only fuels her anger, though there is a hidden side beneath that. A gentle little girl, alone on the playground. A daughter who only wanted her father's love, but instead she got Yoshida Corp.

Background: It was a warm, cloudless day like any other Yokohama. A young girl was on the phone, her tone strangely cold and distant. "Why would I want to stay with a piece of garbage? I'm hanging up now." -click- Even at nine years old, Claudia held no love for the bothersome woman who gave birth to her. Father had divorced her right after he was able to gain full custody of Claudia, which isn't something difficult when you're extremely wealthy.

There was no time for foolishness to be had: she was busy practicing for an upcoming gymnastics tournament. But everything changed after a heavy fog swept in. In the moments before losing consciousness, all she could think about was why her hair felt so warm.

-10 years later-

"Berkshire Hathaway's been all bark and no bite since Buffet kicked. Stick to the rate we agreed upon, and they'll bend. If you can't make them kneel, file a resignation." Claudia sighed as she looked upon an empty hallway in the Mathematics building of William B. Travis University. She could and should have gone to Harvard, Yale or Princeton.

Instead, she would follow the request her dying father gave her. "Enroll in a normal American school, learn and make friends with those you look so down upon." The sickness in his heart must have spread into his mind, but Claudia would do as he asked. She always did.

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[Eva]

Name: Silhouette (Margaret 'Maggie' Graham)

Demi-Human Registration Number: 20-517-6690

Age: 21.

Occupation: Student: Economics

Powers: Silhouette's powers revolve around stealth and silence. She can turn invisible and intangible, at the same time if she tries particularly hard. She has slightly enhanced strength and stamina, which she uses to climb walls and slip past people. Her easygoing personality means that her powers are not quite as controlled as she would like them, and she has trouble with accidentally triggering her intangibility and ending up stuck in something.

Appearance: Maggie has dark skin and her natural hair color is brown. Her face is long and not conventionally pretty. She is tall for a woman at 5'8, and quite muscled. Years of climbing have given her calloused hands. Due to her constantly skipping down she dyes her hair often and has different colored contact lenses. Every little bit counts.

Clothing: Maggie prefers black hoodies and jeans, the better to seem a no-good hoodlum. She has an extremely poor fashion sense and is basically a tomboy. She always has gloves in her pockets, just in case.

Personality: Maggie knows how to work: quickly, quietly, and without mistakes. She's good at forming friendships, regardless of the fact that her life of crime means they will have to be abandoned eventually. She is much like a rat: scurrying around, doing what she must to survive, and never staying still for very long.

Background: Maggie grew up under a small family of four- herself, her parents, and her brother. She was always something of a black sheep, not caring much for honest work and always on the lookout for something easy to grab. As she got older, her harebrained ideas and get-rich-quick schemes began to wear on her parents, who effectively shut her off from future aid.

Her primary source of livelihood gone, Maggie stepped up her until-then petty thievery. Her powers only increased her abilities and desire to steal, and eventually she became a master at her chosen craft. Still, even the most proud thief needs a day-to-day life, and that is why she attends college now, admittedly a few years late. Even with college tuition, Maggie is always ready to pack up and go, to slip into the night when she's discovered. Once a rat, always a rat.

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