Upcoming Plot: - 3/11/2013 (Opt-In/Sign-Up)

[hemoeroticism]

A bit of background:Sometime later today or tomorrow, a log between Hagire and Shiro (as Wretched Egg) will go up involving the two of them fighting, mostly for Wretched Egg's own entertainment. Neither of them have gotten to fight a Deadman since arriving here, and since Wretched Egg and Hagire fight all the time just for the fun of it, it's long overdue.

There's just one problem: There is no Mother Goose System in the Tower. In Deadman Wonderland, the Mother Goose System was the only thing restraining Wretched Egg's near-unlimited amount of power using ultrasonic frequencies that only she can hear, which played a lullaby on a loop. This lullaby suppressed Wretched Egg's personality as well, causing the less-dominant personality, Shiro, to become more dominant; but even in the instances when Wretched Egg was able to take control, usually either due to a power outage that shut down part of the Mother Goose System, or Shiro being under a lot of stress and/or physical pain, Wretched Egg still wasn't at her full power. Here, she is. To give you an idea of how much that is, look at this. That's the city of Tokyo being sunk under the sea during the Great Tokyo Earthquake, which she was directly responsible for. Now, obviously, this much damage isn't going to be done to the Tower. Worst case scenario, a floor gets trashed for a day or so.

Starting March 11, 2013, an approved player event will begin that will last approximately two weeks, though it could last a bit longer depending on how many sign-ups we get. As a result of Wretched Egg's unrestrained explosion of power, there will be an outbreak of the Nameless Worm, which Wretched Egg is the source of in the series. The Nameless Worm is a red crystal (which doesn't necessarily have to be that size) that infects the body, turning people into Deadmen, and granting them their own Branch of Sin. Wretched Egg has only ever intentionally infected one person that we know of, that being Ganta Igarashi; everyone else received their Nameless Worm and Branch of Sin during the aforementioned earthquake.

After the fight mentioned above, Wretched Egg will be wanting to test out the 'second generation' Deadmen's powers, most likely in the form of a fight. Character death will be completely optional. Likewise, once Hagire recovers from his very, very nasty fight against her, he'll be trying to copy your character's new powers, which is done by him licking your character's blood (yes, I know, squicky).

Characters that sign up will become infected, most likely without them being aware of it, by the Nameless Worm, and develop their own Branch of Sin. Before we get to that, I should explain what this means.

What is a Branch of Sin?

• A Branch of Sin is essentially a weapon made from someone's own blood. This can be in the form of swords, whips, daggers, bombs, shields, wings, a gun, or something even more creative.
  
• Despite the ominous name, Branches of Sin technically aren't supernatural in nature; actually, based on information from the manga, they're more science fiction in nature. The Nameless Worm releases enzymes and nanomachines into the blood that allow the user to control it as if it were an extension of their own body. If your character has a natural aversion to nanomachines or anything similar being inside their bodies, they probably shouldn't take part in this event.

Can my character bleed out while using it?

• Ganta Igarashi sympathizes. Yes, if your character isn't careful, they can indeed exsanguinate from using a Branch of Sin. Many characters in the series, including Minatsuki Takami, Crow, Hagire Rinichiro/Toto Sakigami, and Karako Koshio, have a Branch of Sin that essentially lets them 'recycle' their blood, and pull it back into their body when they aren't using a Branch of Sin, thus eliminating the possibility of them bleeding to death. In Ganta's case, whose Branch of Sin turns his blood into bullets like those fired from a gun, that isn't possible.

Pull my blood back in!? But I can get sick from that!

• I thought the same thing reading this manga. That's never mentioned once in the series. But considering Branches of Sin can cut through steel, strangle people, blow things up, etc., I think it's safe to assume they can handle bloodborne pathogens. Let's just handwave this possibility since the series itself did.

Can I keep this power?

• All new Branches of Sin that appear in the Tower as a result of this event will ultimately disappear, either by the character dying (optional), or by the Administrators making them disappear, whichever comes first. This includes any power copied by Mockingbird. Can you get it back, however? This kind of event won't be happening again due to what will happen after, but it's still possible Wretched Egg would be able to spread the Nameless Worm intentionally rather than unintentionally. Good luck convincing her, though... let's just say unless your name is Ganta Igarashi or Hagire Rinichiro, she's not the social type.

Which Branches of Sin am I not allowed to have?

• Any Branch of Sin belonging to a canon character from Deadman Wonderland that is in the game by the time the event starts will be off-limits. For reference, Wretched Egg can create 'storms' out of her blood, fly, create massive tentacles that can rip apart entire buildings, and has a healing factor. Hagire (in Mockingbird's body) can copy other people's Branches of Sin, and towards the end of the series, he's copied so many that his blood is basically an all-purpose shapeshifting weapon capable of doing just about anything he wants, though he's still not as powerful as Wretched Egg and probably never will be. And yes, of course, creativity is strongly encouraged. c:
  
• EDITED 3/7/2013: As of this edit, Minatsuki Takami is also in the game. She creates fast-moving 'whips' of blood extending from her ears (but they look like they're a part of her hair), which are strong enough to restrain someone, throw someone, or lash someone faster than some people can even see.

Aren't you concerned this might make our characters too powerful?

• Yes. We addressed that in the mod post. Any character who has a Branch of Sin from this event will find the powers their characters already have severely weakened for the duration of the event. HOWEVER, this also means a character who doesn't have powers of their own already will find this beneficial.

I hope that answers your questions! If you have any more, post here, and me and/or Lenneth (Shiro/Wretched Egg mun) will try to answer to the best of our abilities! If you want to plot on a more private basis, feel free to grab our contact information here.

SIGN-UPS!
<b>Player Name:</b> <b>Character(s) Affected:</b> <b>Description of Branch(es) of Sin:</b> Only one per character, please. <b>Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured?</b> <b>Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin?</b>

Comments

Sign-Ups

[hemoeroticism]

Because I am a horrible person.

[sunflowerfairy]

Player Name: Livia.
Character(s) Affected: Yotsuba Koiwai.
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Yotsuba will be able to create small spikes that come out of her back. Thankfully, her Branch of Sin will allow her to recycle her blood and pull it back in.
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Yes.
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Sure, if he can.

[hemoeroticism]

.... poor Yotsuba.

Because I am a horrible person.

[taintedwhite]

Oh Livia why do this to your poor muse?

...This should be fun XD I doubt Mockingbird will manage to be very aggressive towards Yotsuba so it'll probably anger Wretched Egg even more. So if that's what you want, WE can end up killing her?

[notsogrimreaper]

Player Name: V-chan
Character(s) Affected: Ryoji Mochizuki
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Ryoji will be able to create wings out of his blood. The feathers in them can be used as projectiles. They will unfortunately not allow him to fly.
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Yes, of course!
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? I don't see why not!

[hemoeroticism]

He could copy that, but I think he already has it. Y'know, I still don't think they've said whose Branch of Sin that is. I used to think it was Yosuga's, but... it's not. XD

[taintedwhite]

Oh look a that, a brand new little bird to play with... and mangle~

Yes, WE is creepy. But I'm not, so if you have any question or request, ask away :D

Re: Sign-Ups

[carrythesin]

Player Name: Lynn
Character(s) Affected: Kirika Yuumura
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Kirika will be able to shoot small projectiles from her index fingers like a handgun. Small shots are enough to pierce through the body as for larger shots enough to knock a person back. Using larger shots will weaken her thus she'll keep them reserved.
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Injured if possible. Kirika is a survivor.
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Sure!

fjsljfas oops.

[taintedwhite]

It's completely possible! It will be hard for a character involved in that plot not to get injured (because Wretched Egg is, well, a monster). But you can have Kirika escape, for instance while she's distracted by someone else ;)

The branch of sin you describe looks a bit like Ganta's, and so it might startle Wretched Egg at first. Though the way Kirika shoots the bullets (only via her index fingers) is different, so it's fine! I guess the larger shots would take longer to form (because the blood needs time to gather itself at the tip of her fingers), so she might be more likely to be countered when she tries that during a fight. Does that sound correct to you?

oops, ignore that

[savarin]

Player Name: Tectuu
Character(s) Affected: Red Savarin
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Red can form his blood into prehensile chains/tentacles/whatever. They can amplify his bioelectricity and use it to shock whatever he's got in his Branch's grasp.
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Injured, yes, but not killed. It's a little too early for that yet.
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Go for it!

If Red's too new for this event, then ignore this. |D I can also change the Branch if it's not quite suitable.

Re: oops, ignore that

[hemoeroticism]

Hmm... the way it's described, it almost sounds like Minatsuki Takami's, just with added electricity. I'd be okay with it if it was limited to just one or two tentacles at a time, but I'll defer to Shiro/Wretched Egg-mun's as well. She's currently asleep, but she said she'll answer these tomorrow. Timezones, etc.

Awwwwww yyeeeeeahhh

[provenworth]

Player Name: Amber
Character(s) Affected: Elena
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Owl's Eyeball
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Yes
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Sure!

[taintedwhite]

Nice choice: Nagi's branch of sin! One of my favorite actually ^_~

Thanks for choosing DMWL airlines. We wish you a pleasant ride~

Re: Sign-Ups

[worldend_dominator]

Player Name:
Character(s) Affected: Rosa Ushiromiya
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Her blood can emerge as a giant hammer to slam people. She can recycle her blood if the hammer remains intact.
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Sure
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Sure

[taintedwhite]

What a better way to pass the time than slam people with a giant hammer? XD

Looking forward to their fight :D

[looselips]

Player Name: Nyx
Character(s) Affected: Shinji Matou
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Shinji will be able to remotely control "clumps" (clus...ters...??) of his blood that bunch together and crawl over the ground like insects. Once separated from his body, the clumps can be made to burst and then harden, effectively gluing things to the floor, restricting the movements of limbs, etc, or harden and then burst, creating what is essentially blood-based shrapnel. Because of the remote control aspect of the ability, the blood can be called back and returned to his body if needed. (Good thing, since he's eight and doesn't have a lot of it.)
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Go for it
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Go for it

[taintedwhite]

Shinji... A small boy like you should be asleep. Not wandering around in that creepy Tower~

now in the right place

[fiesta_de_los_muertos]

Player Name: Kid
Character(s) Affected: Aradia Megido
Description of Branch(es) of Sin: Whips forming from small cuts on her hands, due to Homestuck blood color shenanigans I was thinking of having them non-retractable, keeping in mind her low blood status.
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Absolutely
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Sure

[taintedwhite]

So small blue colored non-retractable whips coming only from her hands? Is that it?

Do you have a preference for killed or injured? Or for who'd kill her?

[unalienable]

Player Name: Aly
Character Affected: [AU1] America (Amelia Jones) unalienable
Description of Branch of Sin: Produces a Colt 9mm sub-machine gun from her hand, from which projectiles can be shot. The gun itself can be recycled, but the "bullets" she shoots obviously cannot.
Character Affected: [AU1] Cecil Harvey proteusmoon
Description of Branch of Sin: Cecil's Branch of Sin will be full-body armor, which takes this shape. Except less obviously masculine and... all red, haha. If you guys think she could "recycle" that, provided the armor doesn't break, then she shall!
Do you want your character to be killed and/or injured? Sure! Chances of America bleeding out are pretty good, but if that doesn't happen, feel free, hahah. Cecil definitely needs to die during this event.
Do you want Mockingbird to copy your character's Branch of Sin? Oh jeez, this is such a bad idea. XD If he can, sure.

Question!

[unalienable]

If a character just arrived in the Tower yesterday (the 17th), is it still fine to sign them up? I just got America here, but she and Shiro are roommates, and I saw the log post, soooo... :3a

Re: Question!

[hemoeroticism]

Absolutely! Sign up anyone you like!

[toxicwillpower]

Is it too late to sign up?

[hemoeroticism]

Nope!

[taintedwhite]

The more the merrier ^_~