Shun Kuroda // Hardass Detective // Dead

[Blade Kuroda]

_Shun Kuroda_



Hardass Detective
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Shun is not the most pleasant person to be around, as he seems to be in a constantly grumpy state of being. He's not really one to socialize. Generally speaking, he's more than happy to just be working off on his own, getting things done. That said, he is somewhat of a workaholic and he takes his job as a detective very seriously. "Fun" is not really a word in his vocabulary, and that tends to show. He usually works as a homicide detective, though can easily branch out to other areas that need investigation, especially if there isn't much going on in his field of specialty. In New York, his rank had been a Sergeant.

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Trouble_

At Any Cost
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Shun may be on the "right" side of the law, but the same can't be said for family, which ultimately pushed him down his path. He tried hard to bust his own family. A little too hard. He's a Detective, but the way he carries himself is more along the lines of a vigilante. This isn't the case with petty issues; he actually really dislikes having to deal with those and would prefer if someone else were to handle it. He will put up with it begrudgingly until the meatier things come along. He will do what he feels it will take to get to the bottom of things, and will focus most of his energy in doing so. He has few friends as a result, being one to avoid making personal relationships. Shun is trying to play by the rules, having almost lost his badge once for it. He doesn't want to land himself in jail either, but some rules seem more of a hindrance than anything else. If something is going on without results for too long, he probably won't be able to resist. Or in the very least, it'll be harder and harder for him to not try and take matters into his own hands.

He has come to realize that he lacks purpose, and feels that he has no place in Ashdown as a whole. He fears becoming one of the Faceless, but he doesn't know what it is he needs to do to actually find his path.

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Powers_

What...?
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Sneaky b*****d // Dreamer power // When sneaking around, there's always something around to help him out. A convenient distraction, constant cover, and the like.

Darkvision // Riser power // Shun can see in areas of no light. He can't distinguish color in darkness. This is a passive ability that's always on for him.

Shadowstep // Beyond power // A short range teleportation ability. Up to 50ft in any direction within his line of sight. He cannot pass through solid or magical barriers with this. He can only do this a couple of times in quick succession before he has to 'rest' for a little while before he can blink again. When doing this, the simply appears to vanish and reappear wherever his target location is, though a few wisps of shadow can briefly be seen upon him disappearing.

Shadowstep upgrade // An upgrade for shadowstep, which would basically allow him to carry/bring anything he can normally lift up with him as he teleports. In the case that this something is a living being, they must be willing for him to bring them along. He has to be in physical contact with whatever he's 'carrying'. Bringing heavier things along is also more draining on him than if he's popping around a normal load.

Shadows of the Past: // Beyond 2 // An upgrade for his shadow eye. When looking at an area, he may be able to see a 'shadow' of what had occurred there. The more an area has been disturbed or altered or whatever (footprints, damage, stuff being knocked over, blood, etc), the more details he can pick out with this. Think of it as like how in ME:A, SAM could put together a scene when scanning, only without any audio. He could potentially figure out some physical details about who or what was involved such as general build and height (or type of creature), but he could not actually see WHO did things unless there was an overwhelming amount of physical evidence present. Player consent would be needed to discern anything regarding player characters. And GM magic can prevent him from getting clear visuals.

Unfinished business // Death major // Shun is now disconnected the passage of time until he has completed his primary goal. He will now persist through the cycles until then. When and if the cycles of resets is broken, he will finally be put to rest and die for good.

Temporal healing // Death minor // It isn't exactly true healing. Any changes to Shun's physical body will slowly revert itself to his original state of being upon death. The greater the change, the longer it takes. This is not limited to wounds too. Haircuts will revert. Tattoos will undo themselves. And so on.

Penumbra // Death minor // Shun becomes less distinct in peripheral vision, moreso than what's normal. If you aren't looking directly at him, he's a bit more blurred and kind of difficult to see.


Heightened Reflexes // Bonus power // Shun can react to things faster and better than most others can. If something were to harm him, he might not necessarily be able to completely avoid what's coming, but he may be able to reduce its severity in the very least. This only applies to sources of danger that he can perceive in some fashion (sight/sound/etc).

Meditative restoration //Bonus power // Shun can meditate to boost his body's natural healing so that it basically takes less time for him to fully recover from illness or injury. He must actively be meditating to benefit from this. Sleeping does not count.

Hide in shadows //Bonus Power // While in an area of darkness, or a hard, cast shadow, Shun can become virtually invisible to normal vision. People who look carefully may still be able to see some movement where he is if he isn't sitting still. Those with true sight/infrared vision/etc would be able to see him just fine.


EXPLOSIVE HIGH FIVES // Quest power // It's not as cool as it sounds (or it's exactly as cool as it sounds). when you and a friend get together and high five fireworks appear and spark in the air around you. ... also blades in your possession do not dull. how these two are connected, no one knows.


Lift //Event roll // Wingardium Leviosa, except you can only lift things with your brain that you could physically lift with your arms. I mean, you should still lift mostly with your knees, though.

Glue // Opt in-roll // You now have the power to make one 5-foot square of flat surface sticky per day. You can use this a little at a time or all at once. Just don't do it in the kitchen or the bathroom... people will think things.

Windblast // Superlative nomination power // You can now enforce your personal bubble with a sharp blast of wind. Twice per day, you can knock people within a five foot radius of yourself back and off their feet.

Fetch detection // Challenge month // You can tell when someone is a fetch. You don't know how you know. You just do.

SHADOWS SEE ALL // Quest reward// In the place of his stolen eye, there is now something else. More than a simple eye, this one wisps shadows and darkness unless it is kept hidden. The shadow eye allows Shun to see a shadowy spectral world that is overlaid with his own. People, when see through this eye, are shadowy and also carry some level of darkness within them. Whether this is the darkness of their own souls or something else entirely, is not quite known.

Shadow-walker // Ezra's Finality // Shun can use shadows as guide points for a specialized teleportation power. The shadows must be large enough that both of his feet can fit inside them in order to function as a start- or end-point; travel between the shadows is not instantaneous, but it is extremely quick. The only limit to the usage of this power is Shun's endurance. Crossing a room through shadow-walking takes only as much energy as it would take to walk from one end of the room to the other. Similarly, crossing town would take as much energy as running from one end of town to the other.

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Items_

Personal equipment
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Leather jacket // Climate control // This jacket feels warmer or cooler depending on the weather.

Box of chocolate // Never ending // Each truffle respawns after 12 hours

Winter's grasp // A pendant of the mark of the seal. This pendant, when visibly worn, endears Shun to the inhabitants of other ashdown. They will assist him and answer his questions more readily than they would even a noble. This pendant, when visibly worn, also allows Shun to open a path to other ashdown at will. Occasionally, it grows freezing cold for seemingly no reason at all.

Shadow shield glyph // Learned from America // the item marked with this glyph will allow the user to hide within a small pocket of shadows, blocking them from being seen and protecting against a single attack. the user may only hide themself in it. the item may be tossed at the ground and used as an escape, disorienting a foe, or tossed at another person to protect them but the item will be sacrificed and another must be made. the magic will fade with repeated use and will need to be refreshed. it can later be upgraded to be more effective.
note: the learned version is a slightly weaker than America's. Glyphs learned from her may only be created (and refreshed) in Other Ashdown.

SHADOWED BLADE // Magically bound dagger // Shun is now in the possession of a blade made of pure shadow that he can summon at will. While it looks incorporeal and not all there, it is able to cut through most materials with ease (diamond and other super strong materials are a no go; likewise anything deemed by staff to not be cuttable). This blade cannot be handled by anyone but Shun and will disperse once out of his grip.

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Misc_

Other such things
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-Is 5'8" and is currently 28 years old. Birthday is May 17th
-Dyslexic. He tries to not let it impede him much in his work. It can get tough, though. Thankfully, text to speech is a thing.
-Has a scar running over his left eye from a close call with a suspect in the past
-If he isn't working, he's probably working out or training or whatever. Whether it's hand-to-hand practice, parkour, or more traditional methods of exercise
-Plays an acoustic guitar. Self taught. Mostly something to relieve stress now and then.
-Has a dagger collection.
-Is rarely ever completely unarmed
-Bilingual. Though he probably won't have much of a reason to speak Japanese.
-If given a D&D alignment, he's somewhere in the neutral range.
-Name is pronounced with a long 'u'. Sort of rhymes with spoon. Rather than like the verb 'to shun'. Doesn't stop people from saying it wrong, though.
-While he calls it a transfer, Shun technically left the NYPD before eventually finding a position at APD. He's already gone through the retraining process at this point.

-After the events of the rift, he is now Detective LT at the APD
-Has a pet rat named Kaji
-Also has a bonsai sprout. It glows a bit.

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Rp logs_

[_]Unfinished
[O]Finished
[X]Used for X
[E]Event

Civilian
[X]New Neighbor // Chel
[X]Here to Serve // America
[X]We keep meeting // Chel
[X]The new guy // Jeremiah
[X]You're doing this on purpose aren't you? //Chel
[X]The truth is out there // Sunny?, Chel
[X]Voom Voom // Borr
[X]Oh come on // Chel
[X]Reconnect // Jack
[X]Fish Fry // Nasir
[O]This is Not a Date // Chel
[O]It's called upcycling // Preacher
[_]What can I do for you? // Diane
[O]Jedi Training // Chel
[_]Teashop tales // Drabble with Autumn/Eve/others
[O]Magic magic ooo // America
[O]Welcome to Ashdown // Borr
[O]Gym rats // Lucas
[O]The Statement // Jeremiah
[O]Clean Machine // Jo
[O]Papers Please // June
[O]Anger management // Chel
[O]Oh Dear // June
[O]Training Dayz // America
[_]Showdown at Essex Park // America
[O]First Friday // ORP
[O]Milkshake thing // Chel
[O]Pieces // Lucas
[O]You want me to what? // June
[O]Drive it like you stole it // Thorne

[O]Concourse // School's Out Meta
[_]Solo Prompts // School's Out Meta
[O][2nd+3rd Floor]Capture // School's Out Meta
Total: 17 points remaining

Dreamer
[X]Once upon Ashdown dreary // Solo
[X]Down the Rabbit hole // Jeremiah
[X]Rendevous // Autumn
[X]You again // Chel
[_]Round One // Thorne
[X]Through the looking glass // Solo
[X]The More you know // Zac
[X]And knowing is half the battle // Algernon
[X]Talk and run // Nazira
[X]Down to the last leg // Marcus
[X]So magic is real // June
[X]Punchy Face // Chel
[X]Lost and found // Chel
[O]On your left // Jeremiah
[X]And they're off // Chel
[X]An Invitation // Chel

[X]Welcome to Other Ashdown // Event


Riser
[X]Don't feed the birds, kids //Solo
[O]Concentrated Power of Will // Heliodora
[X]Parkour in the park (or not) // Nathaniel
[X]Checking in // Jeremiah
[X]3:08 AM // Thorne
[X]Teashop Talk // Autumn
[X]There's no place like... // Chel
[X]AhhhhHHHH // Chel
[X]Something's not right // June
[X]In the thick of it // Lucas
[X]For once a visitor he might want // Jeremiah
[X]The books have eyes // Zac
[X]Over and over // Chris
[X]Magic trash // Algernon
[X]One with shadows // Gloom
[X]Who you gonna call? // Thorne
[X]I dream of far off lands // Juniper
[X]Fetches are friends, not foes. Maybe. // Thorne/Mare
[X]Sorry for something // Jamie
[X]Sink or swim // Chel
[O]Cats and rats // Thorne
[X]It's a guitar, not a flower // Chel
[X]Liftbros // America
[O]Round 3: FINISH HIM // Shiloh/Beel
[O]Sugar rush // Dawson
[X]A NAME IS EARNED // Chel
[X]Poke it // June
[X]Just a (pleasant) talk // Jeremiah
[X]Late night double feature picture show // Faceless men in business suits
[X]Cavemen // Chel
[X]Raindrops keep falling on my head // Algernon
[X]A single room // Marcus
[X]One of them magic types // Preacher
[X]Time to let go // Heliodora
[X]Broken locks and ticking clocks // Jeremiah
[X]Shiniest of Shinies // Chel
[X]Starless Sky // Zac
[X]New tattoo // Chel
[X]Peace of mind // Algernon
[X]Kings, Queens, and Vagabonds // Thorne
[O]Dinner Dinner // Chel
[O]Dog walk
[_]Dozen Square cookies // Thorne
[O]Harder, better, faster, stronger // Solo
[O]Sparkfire // Jeremiah
[_]Hidden knowledge // Libarary/Thorne/Jeremiah
[O]Now you don't // Chel
[O]Know what cannot be known // ???
[O]Two unimpressed people // Chel
[O]Ther is no spoon
[_]Thinning Veil // Seance
[O]The Hounds of Ashdown // Solo
[O]A fire put out // Jeremiah
[O]Chantry of Secrets // ???
[_]Ghosts // Chel

[E]Clone your lover // Chel (Song)
[E]Birds are weird // Julian/Leila (Strang things)
[E]This is not an interrogation // Liam (tasting menu/Rolo)
[E]Do as you're told // Jamie/Gram (Strange things)
[E]Hardcore Parkour // Lily (Rolo)
[_]A dark and rainy night // Kaleb (Rolo)
[E]DO YOUR HOMEWORK // Thorne/Chris (Strange things/Tasting menu)
[_]A rainy day in the park // Al (Rolo)
[E]Serious business // Rabbit/Oroh (Rolo)
[E]Raw Power //Jeremiah (Tasting menu)
[E]COPS is filmed on location// Sampson (Tasting menu)
[E]Got some magic dust? // America
[E]London Fog // Alois (Rolo)
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[X]Manor Gates // Fairy ball event
[E]Ivory Hall // Fairy Ball event
[E]Emerald Alcove // Fairy Ball event
[E]Let's Dance // Chel Fairy Ball event
[E]Round 2 FIGHT // Mask Shiloh Fairy ball event
[E]The Network // Autumn Fairy Ball event
[E]Plum Parlor 2AM // Fairy Ball Event
[E]Silver Hall 2AM // Fairy Ball Event

Total:12

Beyond
[X]A Christmas Horror Story // Chel
[X]How's your mind // Jeremiah
[X]Schoedinger's Sunny // Liam
[X]The time for condolences // Liam
[X] A Relapser's Anatomy // Alexis
[X]When skies are gray // America
[X]The whisperer // Alg
[X]Into the woods // Pax
[X]Eye see you // ORP
[X]Gone from sight
[X]Doppleganger // Oliver
[X]Jerkfaces // Victor
[X]Adaptation // Solo drabble
[X]Problem solving // America/Jeremiah
[X]Home home on the (shooting) range // Fox
[X]Ring ring ring ring ring ring // Mina Mercer
[X]How I met your stalker// Algernon
[X]Missed // Jeremiah
[O]Peculiar dream // ???
[X]Rabbit holes // Jeremiah
[X]In need of a green thumb // Shiloh
[X]Ninja and the boxer // Algernon
[O]Movie night // America
[O]Writing on the wall // Zac
[O]Round 2 fight // Alg
[O]Need Healing // Pax/Sonny [2x]
[O]Eye Spy // Alexis
[O]For the love of all things stabby // Aodh
[O]Ground work Texts/Jeremiah
[O]Writing on the walls // Zac
[O]Police biz // Sonny
[O]If you ever catch me in a white lie // Ashton
[_]The sinking sun // Ashton/Lily
[O]What's going on // Jeremiah
[O]They bargained with death
[O]While you were gone // Jeremiah

[E]Meta 4

Challenge month march

[E]What most be done // Jeremiah [Tasting menu]
[E]bok bok chicken wok // Fitzpatricks [Rolo]
[E]Finding what cannot be found // Melany [Tasting menu]
[E]Artisan's market // Aodhan [Tasting Menu]
[E]Treadmills and grapevines // Jamie [Tasting Menu]

[E]Framing the right problems] [Charter frame creation]
[E]Sticks and stones [Charter frame creation]
[E]Quality Assurance [Charter frame creation]
[E]Box full of sharp objects // Nasir/Wil [Charter Frame Creation]

[_]Amenities // Enthralled
[_]4th floor // Enthralled


Beyond 2

[O]Final thumbrpint // Ezra
[O]Cuts both ways // Zac
[O]Burned out // Jeremiah
[O]For whom the bell tolls // Sonny
[O]Getting a little cagey // Liam
[O]Redial // Nokia
[O]After the hunt // Jeremiah
[_]Breadpology // Jamie
[_]Pardoned // Shiloh
[_]What was once broken // Nasir
[O]Knife to meet you // Preacher
[_]Clipped wings // Rabbit + sirens
[_]Family business // Solo


[E]Congregation // Meta 5
[E]Home base // Meta 5
[E]To you, 30 minutes ago // Meta 5
[E]Renewal // Meta 5
[E]Path of Retribution // Path of Retribution personal event

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Growth and Point usage_

To Riser
ONE completed event, which here means you participated in a story-moving roleplay and wrote at least 500 words, and
TEN completed RPs of any kind (including solos) in which you wrote at least 500 words, OR
TEN completed art pieces depicting your character doin' stuff. Art should be full-color with background if you intend to use it for growth. Quality is no object.

1.Once upon Ashdown dreary // Solo
2.You again // Chel
3.Through the looking glass // Solo
4.Rendevous // Autumn
5.The More you know // Zac
6.And knowing is half the battle // Algernon
7.Down the Rabbit hole // Jeremiah
8.Talk and run // Nazira
9.So magic is real // June
10. Punchy Face // Chel

Event: Welcome to Other Ashdown



To Beyond
TWO completed events, which here means you participated in at least two story-moving roleplays and wrote at least 500 words in each, and
FIFTEEN new, completed RPs of any kind in which you wrote at least 500 words, OR
FIFTEEN new, completed art pieces depicting your character doin' stuff. Art should be full-color with background if you intend to use it for growth. Quality is no object.

1. Don't feed the birds, kids //Solo
2. Parkour in the park (or not) // Nathaniel
3. Teashop Talk // Autumn
4. There's no place like... // Chel
5. The books have eyes // Zac
6. 3:08 AM // Thorne
7. AhhhhHHHH // Chel
8. Who you gonna call? // Thorne
9. I dream of far off lands // Juniper
10. Sink or swim // Chel
11. Fetches are friends, not foes. Maybe. // Thorne/Mare
12. It's a guitar, not a flower // Chel
13. In the thick of it // Lucas
14. One with shadows // Gloom
15. For once a visitor he might want // Jeremiah

Event 1.Fairy Ball Event
Event 2. Challenge month


To Beyond 2

1. Schoedinger's Sunny // Liam
2. A Christmas Horror Story // Chel
3. The time for condolences // Liam
4. A Relapser's Anatomy // Alexis
5. How's your mind? // Jeremiah
6. The whisperer // Alg
7.Eye see you // ORP
8.Doppleganger // Oliver
9. Gone from sight // Jeremiah
10. Into the woods // Pax/America/Gloom
11. Jerkfaces // Victor
12. Adaptation // Solo drabble
13. Home home on the (shooting) range // Fox
14. Problem solving // America/Jeremiah
15. Ring ring ring ring ring ring // Mina Mercer
16. How I met your stalker// Algernon
17. Missed // Jeremiah
18.Rabbit holes // Jeremiah
19.In need of a green thumb // Shiloh
20. Ninja and the boxer // Algernon


Event 1. Meta 4
Event 2 Challenge month
Event 3 Creating the Frame for the Charter


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Event 1 Elemental Earth for CHarter
Event 2: Meta 5
Event 3: Path of Retribution // Path of Retribution personal event

Extras
Object effect: climate control jacket
1.New Neighbor // Chel
2.Here to Serve // America
3.We keep meeting // Chel
4.The new guy // Jeremiah
5.You're doing this on purpose aren't you? //Chel
6.The truth is out there // Sunny?, Chel
7.Voom Voom // Borr
8.Oh come on // Chel
9.Reconnect // Jack
10.Fish Fry // Nasir

Bonus Power: Heightened reflexes
1. Over and over // Chris
2. Lost and found // Chel
3. And they're off // Chel
4. An Invitation // Chel
5. Something's not right // June

Bonus power: Meditative Restoration
1. Magic trash // Algernon
2. Checking in // Jeremiah
3. Down to the last leg // Marcus
4. Sorry for something // Jamie
5. A NAME IS EARNED // Chel

Bonus power/Upgrade: Shadowstep+1
1.Time to let go // Heliodora
2.Time to let go // Heliodora
3.]Poke it // June
4.Just a (pleasant) talk // Jeremiah
5. Shiniest of Shinies // Chel
6. A single room // Marcus
7. One of them magic types // Preacher

Bonus Power// Hide in shadows
1. Liftbros //America
2.Late night double feature picture show // Faceless men in business suits
3.Cavemen // Chel
4.Raindrops keep falling on my head // Algernon
5. Broken locks and ticking clocks // Jeremiah
6. Starless Sky // Zac
7. New tattoo // Chel
8.Peace of mind // Algernon
9. Kings, Queens, and Vagabonds // Thorne

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Art_

Unofficial
[+] by amitotic
[+] by DJfox31
[+] by Saedusk
[+] by Cibarium
[+] by Cibarium
[+] by Saedusk
[+] by Endejester
[+] by Amiotic
[+] by Amiotic
[+] by chioink

Official
[Dreamer] by Silverah
[Riser] by Chiickadee
[Beyond] by Amiotic/Cibarium
[Beyond2 by Silverah

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Music_

Just a playlist
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1. Castle of Glass // Linkin Park
2. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked // Cage the Elephant
3. Teardrop (Instrumental) // Massive Attack
4. Storm // Yoshida Brothers
5. Extreme Ways // Moby
6. The Way // Zack Hemsey
7. Singing through the storm // Shaun Hopper
8. Beyond Raging Waves // DJ Krush
9. Exhumed // Two Steps from hell
10. Stand my ground // Within Temptation

Bonus drunk Shun track: Delfino Plaza...? // ...

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[Blade Kuroda]

_Inner Darkness_

Just scratching the surface.
*This post may contain some graphic images*
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Alexis - They looked drowned. It pooled at their neck, their heart, their wrists, their fingertips; their eyes were black, black, black ink, dripping down their face - with every breath it oozed further. Their darkness raced up and around their joints, constricting, choking; their fingers at angles. It was spilling from their lips, their ears, their everything; a collar around their neck, spikes inwards and outwards, they were choking themself on it even though nobody held the leash.
Algernon - A surprising amount of something dark and shadowy within
America - a quiet, smouldering landscape, a blackened piece of sleeping destruction; ready to flare up again if unearthed and given something to consume.
Ashton - a skeletal overlay -- like all her bones were wrapped with thin metal overlays, knife-sharp, like she was made of needles. Perfectly-crafted, artificial, ball-jointed. Very pretty -- very much created. He appears to have been mauled somewhat by an animal as well.
Ezra - Nothing but the Burning Man
Jamie - It was like faint pink smoke overlaid on top of him, curvy in stereotypically feminine sort of way. Its eyes were sharp and hateful, but its frown full with emotional pain of a different sort. It wavered like the surface of a pond disturbed by the wind.
Jeremiah - He was on fire - green fire - but it was outlining him. In his chest, where his heart would be, an icy heart pulsed and spiked out. He was, in fact, entirely iced over once the fire was seen past.
Pax - Barely a shadow
Preacher - There were ball joints instead of elbows and wrists. Cracked skin like fading porcelain, a doll left to rot when it was no longer useful.
Shiloh - There was blood on his palms, the blood on his neck and the blood on his arms, the wound on his throat bubbling up. In his back was a knife, the area around it hot red like coals, the blade lodged in clear up to the handle. A key was around his neck.
Sonny - There was some kind of esoteric geometry, circles and watching eyes and a roiling darkness. Flickers of something long-lost darted between corners. Somewhere, darker than the other darkness, the sky overhead turned with unnamed stars.
Temperance - covered in blood, parts of her skin flayed down to the bone.
Zac - all turned inward, if Anxiety, and Sadness could be forged into daggers and sharp edges that’s what it amounted to. Every failure was a hair width away from what society would call poor choices.

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[Blade Kuroda]

Much stuff.  

[Blade Kuroda]

Did I mention stuff?  

[Blade Kuroda]

You guessed it. Stuff.  

[Blade Kuroda]

Stuff? Stuff.  

[Blade Kuroda]

STUFF IT.