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[OOC]
Backtagging: Yup!
Threadhopping: Deffo
Fourthwalling: Nah, unless it's deadpool (or similar characters) style
Offensive subjects: Head's up before going into detail on super heavy topics (especially sexual assault/rape and suicide) are always appreciated but not necessary! AND also let me know if you'd like the same! Dishonored is kind of a Heavy series.
[IC]
Hugging this character: Sure, but be warned he might have never been hugged befor
Kissing this character: he's a 4000 year old in a 15 year old's body & i dont really want to deal with that seriously in terms of romance, no thank you
Flirting with this character: this is fine though, if it's funny, but he won't reciprocate
Fighting with this character: if you want
Injuring this character: gimme a head's up!
Killing this character: Death of the Outsider, huh (i mean, talk to me tho)
Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: Yeah, go ahead! feel free to have it feel like a Weird Experience tho since he's basicallly a personification of the Void, just throwing that out there for fun no worries
POWERS-PERMISSIONS
1. Black-Eyed God (VISIONS)
At any time and somewhat randomly, when he looks at people, creatures or animals he can see and hear glimpses of their pasts (in canon or in MoM), and in some cases with imports, their futures in their universes (but no futures in MoM). He can also get glimpses what would have happened if things had gone differently in their past, or glimpses of alternate futures where they made different choices.
With the past, he can tell whether or not what he sees is what actually happened or if it was merely a possibility. But he can’t make that distinction with people’s futures in canon; as far as he knows they’re all equally possible.
These glimpses are short snapshots of time, not memory - he sees what actually happened from a third person perspective, for about the length of a Vine or at most a TikTok. He can miss out on important context.
He has to be looking at the person in question to get one, though - either in person or through video, audio or text won’t work.
He cannot see anyone’s future in MoMverse with an exception: he can see their imminent port-out if the character is dropping or going on hiatus. (This is for the Drama™.)
What this means for you: this is completely opt-in! At any point if your character is talking or near the Outsider in person or over video, you can include a ~vision~ in your tags! Just make it clear that's a vision and not a memory and please indicate whether or not it's the past (real or au) or their future. AU stuff and future stuff can be headcanon if there isn't canon to go on!
You can write this out or alternatively if it's a canon thing link me the scene (comic panels, screenshots, video clip etc) if that's easier! I'm just not always canon familiar, and I want to know what he's very specifically seeing.
Feel free to plot with me if you want to figure out what could be fun. Also there's no limit, so it's not a one-time deal if you want to show more! GO BUCKWILD.
He might not react instantly, but he will definitely remember.
2. Void Visitation
The Void doesn’t exist in MoM, but the Outsider brought a (metaphorical) fragment with him that manifests as a shared dreamspace that exists in his mind.
He can briefly bring people to this Void-dream (with your permission!). They have to be someone he’s met (either in person or through video; audio or text won’t work), and they have to be asleep or unconscious at the time.
The dream will resemble the Void in his world, with frozen fragments of people, places, or things, either from his memory or the mind of the people visiting (link to an example, and this post).
It feels more real than a regular dream, but visitors or the Outsider cannot be harmed.
However, when he himself sleeps, he always ends up in the Void dreamspace even if he doesn’t want to. Additionally, when he’s the one asleep, it can be visited randomly and uncontrollably by other people dreaming or those who have similar powers (eg dreamwalking). He can also be forcibly summoned to this place if someone draws or carves his mark on bone or wood (this makes him and the person summoning him fall unconscious for a short time).
Deffo let me know if this is something you'd be down with and if you wanna plot with this! I may also throw up more casual logs from time to time, for people wandering into it.
3. Mark of the Outsider
The Outsider can give your characters temporary powers for about 24 hours - this gives them a tattoo and stuff and it's TL;DR so I'm putting it in the Comments. PLEASE NOTE: he can only give up to five (5) marks per day!
As for the powers he can use if he gives himself a mark, please let me know if he can hear the whispering thoughts of your character's pet dogs, rats, flies or whales. /fingerguns/
(frozen comment) MARK OF THE OUTSIDER AVAILABLE POWERS;
In canon, the Outsider can grant people magical powers by giving them his mark in the form of a tattoo (see gif on post). However, unlike in canon, in MoM this will be a temporary tattoo - these powers will only last up to 24 hours. He can renew his own Mark but for other characters it's more of a one time deal.
The Outsider is a bit picky with who he gives his Mark to (but much, much less picky than in canon bc it's temporary), and is more likely to do so if your character has weaker powers and/or is something of an underdog. IF THE OUTSIDER DECIDES TO GIVE YOUR CHARACTER POWERS (and oocly you're super up for it - this is totally up to you), please note you will only be able to choose THREE (3) from the following list !!
And the Outsider can only give out a max of five (5) marks per day.
Available powers, inspired by the games but adjusted or expanded on for MoM:
Vitality & Agility:
A passive ability, this makes the user stronger, more agile, able to jump higher, work longer, harder to injure, unable to be poisoned and can heal faster when drinking water.
Whispers:
with this power, one can hear a few whispering thoughts of rats, whales, dogs, or flies if they’re nearby. This is more eavesdropping than communication, it’s not two-way. Which animals they can hear whispers of depends on the personality of the user - they might be able to hear all but mostly likely only one type of animal.
Possession:
For up to three minutes, user can possess the nearby body of a rat, fly, dog or deceased human corpse. In Dishonored this usually causes the death of the animal; in MoM we’ll just say the animal is disoriented and will become unfriendly to the user.
Dark Vision:
for a few seconds, the user is able to see the silhouettes of nearby people and animals regardless of obstacle (ie through walls), and which way they’re looking. They may also be able to see certain objects or things as glowing, depending on what they value (a thief’s might focus on valuable and grabble stuff, a detective might see fingerprints and hairs, and so on).
Blink:
Short-distance teleportation, up to about 10 m/33 feet away, but there can’t be any solid/immovable obstacles blocking their path, including their destination, unless that obstacle could be reasonably avoided. Skipping a low fence or railing is fine, a solid ten foot wall is not. Has a personality-dependant aesthetic side effect (appearing/disappearing in wisps of smoke, flower petals, a burst of feathers, etc).
Far Reach:
user is able to throw out a line of magical energy that can extend up to 10m/33 feet, which they can use to grasp things. They can grab objects and people and pull them towards themselves, or grab walls / solid objects / ledges and pull themselves rapidly towards them. It’s basically a magical grappling hook.
Shadow Walk:
turns the user into a shadowy version of themselves for a few minutes - basically they inhabit their own shadow and use that to run around. In this form they can go under the gaps in doors, mouse holes, vents, etc. Note it’s not invisibility: other people can see this shadow-form and it looks less flat than a normal shadow.
Bend Time:
The user’s perception through time slows down for one second, but to them that 1 second feels like 8, allowing them able to think and move rapidly compared to everything else. This can be stacked with only one other power at a time, and cannot be again for a few minutes.
Doppleganger:
User can create an illusory double of themselves within eyesight that will act and look exactly like them, but it only lasts a few minutes and it cannot speak or do more than simple actions.
Artistic Reflection:
If the user has created any kind of self-portrait (a painting, statue, crayon stick figure, selfie, etc) they can see, hear and speak through their representation, which may move slightly while speaking but cannot directly harm anyone. The self-portrait can have been made before the user got the Mark for it to work.
Devouring Swarm:
Creates an swarm of vicious rats that can attack people or things. (In Dishonored these plague rats devour people almost instantly; in MoM they’re just really nasty normal rats). These will disappear after a while.
Failsafe:
This power can’t be actively used, and can only happen once per day. If the user is hit with a killing blow or poisoned, they automatically turn into a swarm of rats or flies that will immediately try to escape to a place of safety before their true form transforms back.
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The Outsider can also give HIMSELF a tattoo, and his three powers are Blink, Whispers, and Failsafe.
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As a warning, Jadus' canon history includes psychological abuse of a child, lots of death, and driving the crew of a ship to somewhere in the approaching Event Horizon levels of violently insane. Headcanon on his personal history includes dysphoria, self-harm, and Sith just generally being dicks to each other. Let me know if there's anything there that's a no-go and I'll make sure it doesn't end up in a vision. If you need any more information on any of it, let me know that as well!
2. YEP and Jadus does enough weird-ass meditation that he's a lucid dreamer, so he might creep in on the Outsider in return.
3. I am down for this although Jadus can also do a few of these because creepy sith powers
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2. Nightfall is a lucid dreamer (though she admittedly doesn't have control over the surroundings in the nightmares, just awareness it's not real and control over herself) so it would be fun if she just accidentally'd into his space one of these days. It wouldn't even be that odd in her opinion since she can physically enter nightmares, just 'oh, huh. this is vaguely new. okay'. Ahaha.
3. Perfectly fine to me! :D
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2) Nice ! I'll probably have a log with a prompt for it at some point (I didn't this month because we literally just had a dreamplot), but also feel free to use his IC contact for that if you ever want to! Or hit me up :)
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While considering reality itself is at Ronan's mercy.)Void Visitation: Ronan is not overly fond of unexpected visitors in the dreamspace, but it wouldn't be the first time. The Outsider can summon him anytime if he just wants to chill or whatever. Keep in mind that Ronan's claircognizance is more active in dreams and that he can alter dreamspace to his preference, if he feels like it.
Mark of the Outsider: This isn't something Ronan is likely to request, but sure, go for it.
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2. THIS IS ALSO COOL I WILL TRY TO KEEP IN MIND
3. ruka would never ever ask for this she already has powers that come from a glowing mark & one's plenty tyvm
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