Both Needed Web-heads and Spider-Fans Wanted (Two Spots Open!)

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Sanity43217 said:
It wasn’t as peaceful tonight
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This was the line that caught my eye, but I could see not wanting to use "today" because it's nearing sunset, instead of "tonight" literally meaning the dark part of a 24 hour period. Like, looking at it I was worried, but thinking about it now, if I was doing something at 6PM, I would say it was happening tonight, not today, or "this very evening chaps," regardless of the actual level of sunlight.
 
MindLabryinth said:
Sorry XD in Australia right now, 6pm is dark
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It's okay, the scene works in the daytime with that one little edit, but do take a look at the link I posted in the setting posts at the top of the thread, they have good information about how warm it would be, what time sunset is, that kind of thing. 6:45PM is when twilight starts, and then dusk falls at 7:10PM

We're close, but it's still pretty light out. You would start to see streetlights going on at 6:45PM, and by then most people not actively braving the night would be inside.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTATION!

Because of things somewhat more important to life than roleplaying, Robbie is stepping back from hero status. Due to enthusiasm, however, there will be a few NPC+ cameo appearances worked in for flavour. Currently the primary idea is a J Jonah Jameson-type character who has the public eye in some way and seeks to vilify the team as their antics hit the news.
 
Cheshire Cat said:
ANNOUNCEMENTATION!

Because of things somewhat more important to life than roleplaying, Robbie is stepping back from hero status. Due to enthusiasm, however, there will be a few NPC+ cameo appearances worked in for flavour. Currently the primary idea is a J Jonah Jameson-type character who has the public eye in some way and seeks to vilify the team as their antics hit the news.
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It's true, it's true. The great Robbitha is descending from her rightful throne for the time being, as university is not only giving her a hefty workload, but also, difficulty writing adequate posts (& routine mental breakdowns, but we don't talk about that.) But, because she really wanted to partake in this dope ass roleplay, a new, smaller side-character will be involved. Why am I talking in third person? But yeah, Chesh & I will get into the logistics of her once the sheet has been provided, I look forward to writing with you all~
 
Hello, friends! .^.

I'll just leave this here...
Thanks so much for having me!

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Name: Yonas Jakande
Age: 25
Height: 6'4"
Ethnicity: First Generation Congolese-American
Physique: Broad, solid
Complexion: Umber tones, smooth but with scars
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Brown-Black
Scars/Marks: Various stab, slash, and burn scars from... stuff.

Day Job: Pieceworker
Mr. Jakande does quite a bit of piecework wherever he might be needed, including, but not limited to:
-Basic labor and small-scale construction
-Bouncing for pubs and bars
-University security detail
-Janitorial services
-Driving services​

Unique Power:

Inaudibility/Sound Nullification
( Sound Nullification)​

In Yonas's case, this ability is very much like a silencer on a firearm, but quite a bit more effective and more versatile. It essentially 'mutes' Yonas entirely, but also serves to silence anything he is in immediate contact with - (touching). Examples of applicable sounds might be the jingling of keys, a cough or sneeze, the squeak of sneakers, etc.​


Source of Power:

A bite, nothing more, nothing less. Yonas had long since grown accustomed to bug bites and hadn't even given the spider a second glance before smashing it and going to sleep. He... sort of regrets his indifference that night.


Driving Force:

Yonas has seen and experienced loss and hardship over the course of his young life, and hates to see others suffering as he has. He just really wants to help.

Bio:

Yonas was among the hundreds of thousands of orphans that survived The Great African Wars and their aftermath (1996-2008), owing much of his early childhood to the compassion of strangers and foreign aides. Among said strangers were brave UN peacekeepers who dared to remain to offer support, one of which having become quite fond of Yonas. One Miss Katherine Weller had clandestinely frequented the homes of those harboring misplaced Tutsi women and children in secret, and had spent quite a bit of time with Yonas before the UN forced her to evacuate. Orphaned as a toddler, Yonas had no memories of his lost family and so naturally had very little to mourn. He was a sweet and optimistic child, one Katherine never could forget.

In the years that followed, Yonas encountered yet more hardship. The militia patrols and the raiding made life Hell for him and the other children, who were always being forced to hide in the brush or shuffled into the backs of trucks in the night. Hunger and illness crept up on those in hiding, picking them off one by one. The cramped safe houses full of crying children, the gunshots, and the buzzing of well-fed flies had become the norm.

Fast forward to about 2008, when Katherine was permitted to return to Central Africa and did so immediately, praying he'd survived. Finding him was no easy task, but after months and months of searching through the records of thousands of identified children, she had succeeded in locating him. His adoption was completed but a few years later, and in the summer of 2010, Yonas and Katherine finally set foot in America together.

He lived a happy life with his adoptive mother for a time... she taught him everything and anything she could, taking advantage of his thirst for knowledge and turning him into a model student via endless homeschool study sessions. Alas, all good things must come to an end. A normal visit to Sudan took a turn for the worse, and Katherine did not recover from the illness she'd contracted even after being brought back to the states for treatment. At 19, Yonas found himself alone yet again.

At 25, Yonas has only just recently seen fit to return to Central Africa for one final visit, to honor the late Katherine's wish to have her ashes spread on African soil. The spider bite that started it all came about during that same visit, however, and upon arriving back home in the states just a few weeks ago, he came to realize that his life had been drastically altered yet again.

As always, Yonas will simply have to adjust to the changes and move on.

Miscellaneous Info:
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-Book smart, socially inept.

-He is very conscious of his large stature and hates that it often intimidates people, and tries to be as unassuming as possible.

-There are some who are convinced that Yonas is mute. He is not.

-Yonas has no formal combat training, but is no stranger to violent encounters. The school of life has taught him well.

-Yonas is easily coerced with food.

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