The X-men run missions and work together with the NYPD, striving to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and mutants. When it comes to a fight, they won't back down from protecting those who need their help.
Haven presents itself as a humanitarian organization for activists, leaders, and high society, yet mutants are the secret leaders working to protect and serve their kind. Behind the scenes they bring their goals into reality.
From the time when mutants became known to the world, SUPER was founded as a black-ops division of the CIA in an attempt to classify, observe, and learn more about this new and rising threat.
The Syndicate works to help bring mutantkind to the forefront of the world. They work from the shadows, a beacon of hope for mutants, but a bane to mankind. With their guiding hand, humanity will finally find extinction.
Since the existence of mutants was first revealed in the nineties, the world has become a changed place. Whether they're genetic misfits or the next stage in humanity's evolution, there's no denying their growing numbers, especially in hubs like New York City. The NYPD has a division devoted to mutant related crimes. Super-powered vigilantes help to maintain the peace. Those who style themselves as Homo Superior work to tear society apart for rebuilding in their own image.
MRO is an intermediate to advanced writing level original character, original plot X-Men RPG. We've been open and active since October of 2005. You can play as a mutant, human, or Adapted— one of the rare humans who nullify mutant powers by their very existence. Goodies, baddies, and neutrals are all welcome.
Short Term Plots:Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
The Fountain of Youth
A chemical serum has been released that's shaving a few years off of the population. In some cases, found to be temporary, and in others...?
MRO MOVES WITH CURRENT TIME: What month and year it is now in real life, it's the same for MRO, too.
Fuegogrande: "Fuegogrande" player of The Ranger, Ion, Rhia, and Null
Neopolitan: "Aly" player of Rebecca Grey, Stephanie Graves, Marisol Cervantes, Vanessa Bookman, Chrysanthemum Van Hart, Sabine Sang, Eupraxia
Ongoing Plots
Magic and Mystics
After the events of the 2020 Harvest Moon and the following Winter Solstice, magic has started manifesting in the MROvere! With the efforts of the Welldrinker Cult, people are being converted into Mystics, a species of people genetically disposed to be great conduits for magical energy.
The Pharoah Dynasty
An ancient sorceress is on a quest to bring her long-lost warrior-king to the modern era in a bid for global domination. Can the heroes of the modern world stop her before all is lost?
Are They Coming for You?
There have been whispers on the streets lately of a boogeyman... mutant and humans, young and old, all have been targets of trafficking.
Adapteds
What if the human race began to adapt to the mutant threat? What if the human race changed ever so subtly... without the x-gene.
Atlanteans
The lost city of Atlantis has been found! Refugees from this undersea mutant dystopia have started to filter in to New York as citizens and businessfolk. You may make one as a player character of run into one on the street.
Got a plot in mind?
MRO plots are player-created the Mods facilitate and organize the big ones, but we get the ideas from you. Do you have a plot in mind, and want to know whether it needs Mod approval? Check out our plot guidelines.
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Apr 25, 2010 0:49:03 GMT -6
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Shin held his arms out to the sides like she’d told him and Kealey quickly took measurements at his chest and from his shoulder to his fingertips. He wasn’t wearing anything over his golf shirt, so she just measured over it. Grabbing the pencil from her hair, she scribbled the numbers down in the appropriate places on the sketch she’d made. What was the point in making a suit for someone if it didn’t fit well?
Shin recited his waist an inseam size and they went down in the appropriate places on the sketch of the pants. That was far easier than taking the measurements herself. Shin didn’t wear his clothing outrageously big, so those numbers would be fine. She had him lower his arms and continued with the measurements, humming as she worked and scribbling down numbers at appropriate times.
It really didn’t take all that long to finish with the number crunching, and soon, Kealey stepped back, nodding her head with a grin. ”All done. You can stop doing your impersonation of a marble statue.”
Kealey moved back to the bed and sat down, flipping to a new page in her book and starting the more detailed sketch of what the jacket would look like. This was the picture that would be split into the panels. The panels would be drawn on and cut into pattern paper, which would then go onto the fabric. It was a slightly arduous process, and the faster she got the early steps done, the faster Kealey could move on with the rest. As she drew, Kealey looked back to Shin.
”So, what else do I need to know about Pokemon that I’m not going to find out from the books? Any insider tips you’re willing to give a new competitor?”
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Apr 25, 2010 12:13:49 GMT -6
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>> ”All done. You can stop doing your impersonation of a marble statue.”
"You said 'stand still'." Shin retaliated with a light smirk. "I was just following doctor's orders." He'd thought there'd be more to measuring than that. It hadn't taken long at all. Shin shifted, and stretched his arms in front of his chest to work out the marble-statue feel.
So what was next? Would she get to work on the costume right away, and kick him out, or could he help somehow? He watched as she got back to work on the sketch. She certainly was dutiful. It was admirable.
>>”So, what else do I need to know about Pokemon that I’m not going to find out from the books? Any insider tips you’re willing to give a new competitor?”
It seemed the way he could help out now was to tell her more about Pokemon. Shin took in a breath, and shook his head. "You want the full course meal, or dessert?" There was a whole lot to tell. All he could do was start with the basics. "Well." Shin began slowly. "Each of the types has a rock-paper-scissors weakness. There are only a few that don't have any weakness at all. They're both part-Ghost." Like Ghost. "Some types can't touch other types. For instance, Normal attacks, which are your basic tackles and super fangs, can't hurt Ghost-types. Ghost attacks can't touch normal types, either. Fighting attacks go right through ghosts, as well. Ghosts are pretty tricky, with all that damage evasion..." Shin held his chin, and thought it over. Hmm. He'd have to plan something, in case Porygon came up against a specter.
Shin paused for a second, and let her (and her Bulbasaur) Absorb all he'd said.
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Apr 25, 2010 17:14:05 GMT -6
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”I did.” Kealey agreed when Shin reminded her of her instructions to stand still. ”I just never knew you were so good at modeling.” she teased as she finished up. Shin stretched and shifted, and Kealey pulled her legs up, tucking them under herself and leaning against the headboard.
Shin had pointers. Shin had lots of pointers and as he explained the rock-paper-scissors weaknesses that pokemon had against one another, Kealey stopped sketching and started jotting down notes. Normal can’t touch ghost….ghost can’t touch normal…flying….more ghosts. GHOSTS. Kealey’s eyes widened, and she gasped slightly as inspiration struck. She grinned, ”That’s wonderful, Shin. Thank you for the information. I also think I’ve figured out how to get into the tournament. Do the powers have to be made of your powers, or could someone else stand in for your pokemon?”
Kealey set the sketchbook aside for a moment and picked up one of the books again, flipping through the pages until she found what she was looking for. Ghost-types. She flipped the book around and grinned. ”What do you think?” she said, tapping the Ghastly with one finger. ”Think it would work?”
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Apr 25, 2010 19:22:46 GMT -6
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Kealey gasped! Something must've been gasp-worthy. What was it?
>>"... Do the powers have to be made of your powers, or could someone else stand in for your pokemon?"
For a moment, Shin didn't follow.
Kealey flipped through the guide book, and found a picture of Gastly. "Ooooh," Shin let out an understanding sound. "I get it now. You know, I'm not sure. But if someone wanted to become their own Pokemon, they could certainly have a trainer and compete in the tournament. If you wanted to ask Ghost... Maya... I think that'd work." Had Shin told Kealey what Maya could do? Was he assuming too much here?
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Apr 25, 2010 20:00:29 GMT -6
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Kealey knew the moment Shin understood what she was talking about in regards to the tournament, and she beamed and nodded at his realization. There was a way that Kealey could participate in the tournament, and she was going to look good doing it.
Kealey had known for a short while now, what it was that Maya could do with her powers. It made almost perfect sense, and if Kealey had understood Shin’s lesson about the weaknesses of some pokemon…she could have a very strong partner in the air manipulator. Kealey grinned brightly and set the pokemon book down in favor of her sketch pad. There would be time to plan that out later.
Her pencil flew across the page, lines darkening and shading falling into place as she worked through the design she’d fixed firmly in her mind. ”I’ll definitely talk to her as soon as possible.” she said, not lifting her eyes from the page. This was almost as good as meditation, concentrating on nothing but the drawing.
Kealey continued to sketch, almost forgetting that Shin was there for a moment, then looking up and grinning, ”You know a lot about these pokemon. Something you’ve been doing for a while? When you weren’t saving girls or stocking the shelves of the Full Circle?”
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Apr 28, 2010 12:36:42 GMT -6
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>>”You know a lot about these pokemon. Something you’ve been doing for a while? When you weren’t saving girls or stocking the shelves of the Full Circle?”
"Oh, just something I used to be into when I was a kid," Shin replied with the restraint only a closeted fanboy could muster. "I watched the tv show, played the video game, bought the merchandise. Nothing big. It was awesome, though." He grinned. And there it was, the glimmer of 'kid Shin' hidden behind the mask of the closeted PokeNerd. "I think you'd like the show. It's fun."
Shin paused, and looked around. "What are all the sketches for, by the way? There are... a whole lot of them."
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Apr 28, 2010 19:16:44 GMT -6
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Shin responded that the Pokemon had been something he was into as a kid, and Kealey could tell he was holding something back. She didn’t call him out on it, though. There was no reason, and if he’d wanted to be more expansive on the topic, he would have been in the first place. She nodded her head and smiled slightly, ”My sister and I were like that with the Disney movies. We collected every piece of merchandise we could find. We memorized the songs and made up dances…we were right fools when it came down to it, right down to the paper tiaras.” Now it was her turn to hold back, enough about the family.
”It sounds like I would like it. At least if the books and your explanations are anything to go by. I’ll have to check it out.” she responded when Shin said he thought she’d like the show, ”Either that or I’ll have to watch it with you so it has a head start in the likability factor.” It made sense, if Shin liked the show and she watched it with him, she’d be predisposed to enjoy it as well. It was something to consider.
A small stack of sketches that Kealey had piled on the edge of her desk slipped to the floor at almost the exact same time Shin asked what the purpose was for the drawings. Kealey laughed and shrugged her shoulders, ”I can concentrate so rarely on assignments that when the muse hits me, I let it all out in a rush. Otherwise I’d never get anything done. I think most of these have something to do with my final project for the semester though. We have to design and model a look for the student fashion show. Just one, to pre-empt the graduates full shows, but it’s still something I plan on doing really well.
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Apr 28, 2010 22:46:41 GMT -6
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Right fools, huh? "Heh. I never could get into that 'Disney' stuff." Shin replied. Princesses and castles and rabbits who were very late? "Er... at least the more classic stuff. I liked Aladdin," He confessed. "Especially the magic carpet."
The thought of Kealey in a paper tiara was amusing. Shin idly wondered if that was what she'd be wearing for her costume. But no, that was silly. It'd have to be something more magnificent than that!
Shin nodded when Kealey suggested they watch it some day. "Mhmm. I'll have to give you a pocket monster crash course, one of these days."
Final project. So those were for her final project? Shin glanced towards the sketches again, then ducked to pick one up. He looked down at it, then up to Kealey. "So... floor is 'not good?' I like this one." He held it out for her.
She'd said she had to model the thing she designed, too. "That sounds cool. So. Have you figured out what you're modeling, yet?" Or, wait. She'd just said she planned on doing it really well. "Got anything great in mind?" Shin recovered with a smile.
Posted by Kealey Shinbo on Apr 28, 2010 22:58:44 GMT -6
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Kealey shrugged her shoulders when Shin said he’d never been able to get into the Disney stuff. ”It was the closest we ever got to a castle.” she said, then grinned and laughed a little, ”And you were probably too busy with pokemon to worry about silly things like sleeping princesses or talking teapots.” The grin carried over into his next comment, about flying carpets, ”And look, now you can make a flying carpet. All you need is princess and genie!” Man, Aladdin had been great.
Shin mused for a few moments after the Disney talk, then commented that he’d have to give her a crash course in Pokemon at some point, ”Definitely.” she said, ”That way I can….talk the talk?” she tried. American slang was still elusive, even after a couple of years.
Shin was studying the drawings that she had scattered on the floor after deciding they weren’t quite right. He bent and picked one up, then looked at it and said he liked it. Kealey reached out and took the drawing, studying it a second time. She placed it back on the desk, ”I like that one too, now. “ Most if not all of Shin’s excitement over the training had worn off by this point, and the deep concentration and single-mindedness of the Mansion’s other occupants was drifting back in. Suddenly, Kealey wondered if she’d missed more drawings that were good and had been discarded in haste.
Bending, she scooped up a stack of papers and started going through them, some going right back onto the floor while others went into a new pile on her bed. Those would go into her portfolio in case they worked well for something later. Shin asked her a question and she didn’t even realize he’d spoken for a few moments. Then her head jerked towards him and she grinned and smiled, ”I do, in fact….you put the idea in my head. I think I’m going to modify the costume I wear for the tournament…assuming all of that works out….I can just…” the blond trailed off, muttering to herself as she sorted through the papers for a moment before remembering she’d been in the middle of a sentence.
”Sorry!” she said apologetically, eyes drifting to her sketch pad and pencils of their own accord, ”The muse is trying to grab a hold of me again. “
Posted by Tetsuya Shinbo on Apr 28, 2010 23:45:11 GMT -6
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>>”And look, now you can make a flying carpet. All you need is princess and genie!”
Shin smiled at Kealey. "Yup." Though, maybe not the genie. "Maybe a pet monkey..."
Did Thor count? Nah. Thor didn't wear a fez. Though, that was totally doable.
As for the princess. The image of a blond-haired Jasmine passed through Shin's mind, in one ear, and out the other.
He'd have to show her some Pokemon, Shin resolved. Because she'd probably like it, yup. No other reasons. Certainly no master plan.
>> ”Definitely.”
Kealey agreed.
>>”That way I can….talk the talk?”
"And be the very best," Shin replied with a half-nod. "Like no one ever was."
Kealey suddenly got very interested in the contents of her floor after his comment. He must have triggered some concentration trap, or second-guessing.
Well, good. The drawing had been good. He hadn't known Kealey could sketch out fashion ideas like that. It would have been a shame if she'd missed out of something due to distracting emotions.
Distractions... Heh. Maybe he'd leave her to her work for the moment. He might have been distracting her, too. Not that it was a bad distraction, mind you. Apparently, he'd given Kealey an idea for her final project.
"I did?" Shin was surprised, and just a bit honored.
She was going to modify what she was wearing for the tournament? Oh, cool!
Kealey momentarily trailed off, and apoligized.
>>”Sorry!”
"It's alright," Shin replied understandingly. "I'll leave you to your muse. I'm sure everything will turn out amazing, Kealey."
With a smile and a nod, Shin turned and walked out her door. "Have fun!"