cape and cowl 2020: planning post

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C&C 2020 Someone call for a dystopian future au? Sometime around 2014 (THIS IS NEW, GUYS, WE'RE JUST SLIDING THE SHIT HITTING THE FAN FORWARD A FEW YEARS OKAY), the government in the City decided that they'd had enough of these superhero antics. There was a nationwide crackdown on metas, requiring registration upon penalty of incarceration. The network was shut down, and many residents were scattered to the winds. There are a few that stayed in touch, however. That's where you come in. For some of you, this might be from before your time. Not to fear! Since it's a highly flexible splinter universe, there's pretty much no such thing as canon. Retcons abound, either as allowances for contradictory canon information (except for the premise, of course), or even just if the player wants to change something around! So, use this post as a free-for all. New characters get new projected histories, dropped characters can be said to have come back, and old characters can be reexamined or given more story. On Sunday, an open post will be put up in capeandcowl2020 proper, so use this time to work out information and pimp this out to players who're eligible but may not see this (you can also ahead and start your own posts in that comm)! Remember, any character that has been played in main game is automatically good to go, and you are welcome to make use of the musebox whenever the mood strikes you! musebox • rules • character list

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NEW TO THIS so if anyone wants to brainstorm with me, go for it!

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hey baby

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omg Molly why are you so old

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WOW RUDE

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actually this was originally a journal for a different au she's actually supposed to be 40ish

Sherlock Holmes, age 39... maybe 40. What are timelines

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Sherlock has always been secretive, but when the porter granted him his powers, he knew immediately that anyone lacking the knowledge of what he could do was immediately at a disadvantage to him. In something bordering on a military state, he decided he needed all the advantages he could get. That, and he'd always despised leaving any sort of paper trail.

Those who know Sherlock better, which even after over a year isn't many, probably know that his sense of justice, as deeply embedded as it is cloaked by cynicism, won't allow him to simply stand by and watch people be oppressed.

As it turns out, faking your death is easier the second time around. Sherlock is fairly certain that has to do with the fact that at least a select few people are in on the information this time. Anyone who matters should know it takes more than a few totalitarian schemes to kill Sherlock Holmes, but that's what's reported. At least it's not a fake suicide this time; after cashing in a favor with some police officers he'd helped in the City, they stage a shootout in his apartment. “Resisting arrest and using unauthorized meta powers against public officers” was the official excuse for that. Sherlock memorized his entire obituary. One day, he's sure he'll get one that doesn't slander him, purposely or not.

With his ability to phase and to hide in the shadows, he's a highly effective member of the resistance, though somewhat elusive. His ability to hide in plain sight, even just as a disguise out in the light, has become a survival tool. He has several different names in several different cities, but he does find himself in the City more often than he should. Sentiment, probably. If you find him, you may not know it, because he could be the homeless man on the corner of Delancey Street. Maybe he's the spray painting hooligan in Brooklyn, or an officer commuter from Queens. Only the truly observant might find him now.