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chaos | Xenosaga | Reserved

[personal profile] cosmicwords 2017-06-01 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
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Character Information

Name: chaos (original name in human form is "Yeshua". Original name as a quantum existence is "Anima")
Canon: Xenosaga
Age: Around 6800 years old (as Anima he is potentially billions of years old, having been birthed from the collective unconscious as the universe's failsafe and that's just considering the current cycle. "He's old" is the takeaway here.) He appears to be in his mid to late teens but has always looked like this in his physical form and has never been a child.
Gender: Male
Canon Point: Being chased by Scutum and Pilum in Episode II: Jenseits Von Gut und Böse
Background Link: Link
Inventory:
His clothing consisting of:

-A skin tight fiber body suit
-lightweight vest that also functions as a thin breastplate.
-shorts
-heavy gauntlets
-boots

No the man does not know how to dress himself, why do you ask?

The skin tight suit is fairly durable and decently warm. Its intended purpose for chaos is to keep the elements safe from him rather than the other way around so it's not a proper replacement for actual snow gear.


Personality:
"What I can do is limited. I still don't even know how I should use this power. Why am I allowed to exist? I want to believe in the existence of order born from discord. That's why I'm with them."


If there is one character trait of chaos's that tends to stand out to people it is kindness. He is warm and gentle to almost everyone. Only his worst enemies receive a cold treatment from him and even then his emotion never boils into hate. This friendly nature makes people feel at ease around him and he is used to providing a shoulder for others to lean on when they need it. He offers the shoulder gladly. When he listens to someone speak, he is always listening intently instead of waiting for them to finish talking. He offers counsel when asked for it but this usually takes the form of a gentle nudge in a new direction rather than him telling them outright what they should do. He usually finds that just being willing to listen is enough.

chaos is always centered and at peace, never acting out and rarely ever stressing out about anything, at least outwardly. He offers a ready smile to his friends in need which would be more convincing if not for the melancholy in his eyes. Despite that apparent sadness he is not without a sense of humor and will snicker along with jokes, even impolite ones at someone's expense (provided they aren't too cruel) and he gently teases people close to him like his crew mates on the Elsa. He is surprisingly philosophical and extremely wise for someone who looks so young. One of his friends, Jin, even says chaos is easy to talk to because it feels like he's been alive for hundreds of years. chaos says he just likes taking things easy and this is certainly true. Not only is he often calm, his comfortable range of motion is also slow and languid, and his speech cadence even tends to be slow. He's not in a hurry to get anywhere most of the time.

Despite his willingness to be emotionally supportive, when asked about himself he tries to turn the conversation to another topic. He is very secretive about his own nature, believing most people would not understand him. They may empathize with him, certainly, but he figures his true nature might be hard for mortal minds to comprehend. He is barely able to comprehend it himself. Instead of dodging the topic of himself he usually tries to prevent it from ever coming up. He is friendly without being open and puts great effort into making himself boring. In his own ideal scenarios he is able hide in plain sight as a teenager who smiles a lot, converses a lot, and does odds and ends jobs but is not generally worth knowing. The best way to view a scene is when you are not yourself a part of it, after all. This can sometimes be complicated for him since he never lies completely (his are lies of omission). If he ever does come up as the topic of a conversation it can require some precise and cunning verbal manipulation to back himself out of the situation.

Normally, chaos is able to place people around him under a spell of calm that causes them to not bother questioning when he performs miracles and explains them as just being something he "can do". Since this ability is normally fairly reliable for him he is not used to truly disguising what he is (he even calls himself "chaos"). He does not go around talking about his true nature, he avoids the topic in conversation, but he still mutters vague prayers to himself and looks towards the sky when wounded as if searching for the being that made him. When it was pointed out that a normal human would not be able to withstand Canaan's mech piloting, chaos willfully answered "That's why I'm here." The more astute people in his world like Allen tend to find him eccentric at the very least. Without his power of suggestion he still would not put too much effort into hiding himself outside casual conversation. Allowing others to make their own erroneous assumptions about him is fine (responding to "you seem old" with "I like taking things easy" is not the same as saying "I'm not") but to outright state he is something other than what he is would be a lie.

His calm and clarity of mind exceeds what most humans are capable of. Those who come close have spent lifetimes in spiritual meditation. He is so serene it is easy to believe that he is as at peace internally as he is externally but this is certainly not the case. Internally chaos earns his adopted name and is fairly chaotic. There is no rage bubbling beneath the surface but there is sadness and uncertainty that has grown over the course of an extremely long lifetime.

chaos has been around for thousands of years in his current form and is aware of the fact that he is the personification of Anima; a force that likely dates back to the birth of the physical universe. His existence in his universe is what allows human consciousness to function in a unique way, but it is also what marches the universe towards its death. His function is also that of the universal failsafe: when the domain of humanity starts to die (having been eroded by his power) he will kill it before the layer of consciousness dissipates and takes everything else down with it. He is, essentially, chaos incarnate; a force that allows creation, creativity and the desire for independence but also destruction. He's never had a clear understanding of how to use this power or why his creator decided to bring him into existence in the first place. Why must there be a failsafe? Why must things end in destruction? He's searched for the answers to this question but never found them. The best he can tell is that he exists because the universe wants him to, which is not a satisfying answer. This is a major existential crisis and it has been weighing on him for most of his life in the Real Number Domain (physical reality). The sadness is forever visible in his eyes. He loves the world but knows that if events are allowed to flow to their designated end the world will die because of him.

chaos was separated from most of his power of Anima in ancient times when he was still called Yeshua. Mary, the other half of his syzygy (that word and "Aeon" are not used in the games but it's essentially what is happening here) sacrificed herself to save him and postpone his power from destroying the Lower Domain of the universe where humanity existed. Without the full power of Anima he began walking among humans as an observer and took on the alias he has now. He is fascinated by humans, he loves them, but he very rarely intervenes on their behalf. Sometimes he comes forward during times of war or during particularly important moments in human history but otherwise he remains passive. His friends can even ask him to say or do something during an argument and he will playfully bow out of the situation or simply respond "Oh, well." His passivity is such that he rarely takes on a leadership role in things unless he has no other choice. He is much more comfortable going with "the flow" and following others, and watching. This does not mean that he never takes part in anything, only that when he does choose to take part he opts for a more background or support role. He interacts with humans as if he and they were on the opposite sides of plated glass. He can see and hear their world, but rarely touches and will never fully be part of it.

The nature of his passivity is complicated. In ancient times he preached that a single human thought could change the world and so he believes in the sanctity of free will. To him any sort of intervention would mean interrupting the flow and blocking free will. That is a strong factor but there others at play: for one he really is just a laid back sort of person in general as well as unspeakably ancient. Time moves differently for him so he sometimes seems to under-react to things. Really, his mind is more focused on cosmic issues. If chaos becomes urgently upset about something it is usually something that will destroy a planet or something equally calamitous. The other factor is fear. He does not always want to be passive but he is afraid of what using his power and being active might mean. For ages his universe has been locked in a cycle of Eternal Recurrence. Wilhelm stops history before the human world can unravel or chaos's power can destroy it and repeats everything. As this cycle continues more and more human souls reject it, causing the gnosis phenomenon which in turn causes unforeseen ripples in time. These ripples can be surprising but chaos knows what happens due to the flow and will stand aside to let it happen. Everything has to flow to the vital point where Wilhelm can restart time or everything will come to a violent end. Of course, chaos is increasingly upset that things have to go this way. He wants to help people and has placed himself in the path of unique souls that he thinks might have the strength of will to forge a new future. Through them he is cautiously optimistic but still frightened of his own true nature.

Finally stepping forward to fight Eternal Recurrence means chaos is starting to get a sense of his own agency for the first time. He is trying to go about his agenda but he's not very sure how or what to do with himself. Humans live with a more focused sense of purpose than he's been used to having and watching them has been a source of inspiration. He feels he has a lot to learn from them. He still designates himself to background roles and he refuses to get in the way of free will but more and more he orbits people ready to step in if the situation ever calls for it.

Going with the flow for so long has limited his ability to note the finer details that humans dwell on in their daily lives. He is able to keep track of what is important to him but tends to avoid topics about space pop culture and politics which makes him a bit clunky and awkward at small talk. Loftier and more philosophical topics are ones he tends to engage in a bit more. When he is caught up in political events as an active participant it is because he has placed himself in the situation for what he considers to be some higher purpose.

Unsurprisingly, chaos prefers non-violence but he is pragmatic about this stance. During the Miltian Conflict he had a rare episode of coming forward as a member of a special ops team where he fought in a war and he will fight any enemy to protect his friends. Killing is never a pleasurable experience for him, and he always expresses remorse when has to resort to doing it and often mutters a short prayer for his enemies before slaying them and another once they're dead. When lashing out in attack he will sometimes apologize even as he strikes a blow. Killing is a last resort but he knows that in desperate times it can be necessary.

His pragmatism also laces his optimism. When people lean on him for support he'll bolster them up but he never sugar coats things if they ask him a question with a difficult answer. In his great age he knows that the truth is not always pleasant, that hope and kindness will not win the day alone and that the universe can sometimes feel uncaring, especially to the beings with more transient lives than him. It is through his love of humanity that he has been gaining optimism at all. They believe in a brighter future and he thinks he must do so too.

He recognizes that humans live for short times compared to him leaving him with a brief mourning period that would come off as callous if he were not so genuine in his emotion. He has never gotten over the death of Mary but she is the only being he mourns so deeply. Death is part of the flow and in his own world those who die go to the spiritual domain where his true power resides (the collective unconscious) so a part of him is always with them. This is likely not something he is consciously aware of but it does effect his views on death. His parting words to the main party at the end of the series even indicate he feels he will see them in their next lives as the task he sets before them (returning to Lost Jerusalem) will take at least centuries to accomplish.

chaos is a complicated person. On the surface he is a mysterious but friendly and playful youth but beneath that is an ancient being full of existential turmoil. More and more chaos has been growing unsatisfied with the role he has written for himself. He has been thinking of ways to get more involved without causing harm and he suspects he might have an idea for saving mankind by buying them time with a dimensional shift. If he can convince himself it would work, he will do it even if unleashing his power to perform the act might destroy him in the process. By the time the games take place the universe is nearing its end and the Eternal Recurrence is being set up to happen again. This time, he would like to stop it from happening. To him a clear and free new future for humanity is worth the end of his own existence.

cosmicwords: (Did I leave the oven on?)

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[personal profile] cosmicwords 2017-06-01 05:33 am (UTC)(link)

Flavor Abilities:
chaos will have a few flavor abilities reflecting his "aeon"-ness, all of them goofy and useless in survival situations.

He will lose the superhuman strength and durability that he used to enjoy and will be nerfed down to human limits. He will have strength that matches the peak of human ability, making him surprisingly strong for someone his size. His agility will be higher than average but not quite at the level of a trained gymnast as, even with his power, he was not known for being fast. He can dodge and weave around melee attacks if he stays alert but won't be doing too many outrageous acrobatics. Mostly, his mix of strength and agility serves to make him a powerful hand-to-hand combatant. Normally his magic generates through his hands so he has learned to use a mixture of martial arts to deliver punches and palm strikes to his enemies. Even without otherworldly power, these strikes can do damage.

He is good at reading people. This is not a supernatural ability but one based on centuries of observation as an enthusiastic people watcher. There will be a permissions post for this.

He will be able to read, speak and understand all Earth-based human languages including dead ones but not including languages specific to other canons.

His body will continue to be locked in time and will not physically age nor will his hair grow any longer, but he will sustain damage like a human would.

It would be interesting if he could still reach out to people's consciousnesses with his will to try and calm them down in certain situations. I'd say any situation where just talking things out would not help is also one where this would not help so there is no way for it to block game mechanics and he won't be able to accomplish anything a normal human could not by different means. Since he won't resonate with everyone the same way whether or not this works at all is up to other players involved on a case by case basis. It is impossible for this ability to work over the Network.

Finally, he will be able to unfurl up to six massive glowing wings from his back. These wings, while very shiny, will not do anything or allow him to fly. Despite their glow they will not throw off enough light to see anything by.


Suitability:
The most interesting thing to come from chaos being in Norfinbury is him being stripped of his powers and separated from his Anima power and his universe entirely. This will have a profound impact on him. Not being able to feel the flow anymore will make him lost and nervous. He was very entwined with the cosmos of his own universe and this isn't it.

While he's lived among humans long enough to know how their bodies work he does not know from experience how to maintain himself. He will probably make obvious mistakes early on when it comes to survival that a normal human would not make (Blizzards are cold! Who knew!?)

Earth was abandoned by humanity thousands of years ago in his time and he lived on Earth before everyone had to leave. This Earth is not his "Lost Jerusalem" but he'll still recognize it as an Earth which will feel uncomfortable for him. In his own world his power is what gave the universe an expiration date so another being has saved everyone through eternal recurrence: Stopping history at a certain point before chaos's powers go off and forcibly rebooting it all. chaos will know that's not what is happening here but certain things about Norfinbury will still hit close to home and there will be a lingering worry of "what if I am killing this world too?".

Another major detail will be his realization that a lack of power means he cannot interrupt free will. Since this universe has absolutely nothing to do with him he can be an active participant in things and not cause any harm. In a bizarre sort of way he might find this liberating, at least when the above mentioned nagging doubt isn't gnawing at him.

Losing his powers also means that his preternatural calm will sometimes break under the pressure of Norfinbury. His consciousness, mind and senses have never been vulnerable to attack the way they will be here and he won't know what to make of that.

In terms of his interactions he will probably be a support type of character. He may be of marginal use in puzzle solving as well, but mostly he will want to help his friends. Being a gregarious creature he will probably float between traveling parties rather than roam by himself, though, since he spent centuries protecting the body of his partner after her death, he is capable of being alone when he has to be. Due to his canon point and lack of power he may occasionally lead but he'll mostly default to the role of a second banana as a force of habit.


RP Samples:

--Prose--
chaos leaned against the door and stared up into the night sky.

It felt strange being here again on Earth. The stars were similar, the sights and sounds all had the glint of familiarity but he could not sense the universal will, nor the layer of consciousness he had always been attached to. That conscious layer had been a place he was born of, owned, and even largely consisted of in his earlier days. Not being able to sense it, even distantly, made his insides feel hollow.

He was alone with only himself. Maybe that made sense, however. His power had been that of individuality. If any being should feel alone, it should be Anima.

Not as a punishment, no, he did not believe he was being punished, but as a reflection of his true nature.

A snowflake blew up into his face and he sneezed, waving it away.

Maybe he should go inside.

Lockdown would be soon and the night chill was starting to get to him. Had winters always been this cold? Was this what mortals had to put up with in the snowy climates?

If so, chaos had to applaud them. The adaptability of the human spirit was truly wondrous.


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ACCEPTED

[personal profile] snowblindmods 2017-06-08 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations, you’ve been accepted into [community profile] snowblindrpg! Your character’s tag will be chaos (xenosaga). Your character will wake up at six AM on day 247 in a building on square X17. The description for this building is as follows:

A Japanese restaurant with an area where you can watch the food being prepared while you sit to eat, although there are also other tables outside of the main attraction. The place is rather small, but it's warmer than most of the other buildings, and in the back is a bathroom. "ALFIE SOLOMONS, 1922. Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe, Earth. Day 174, March 4 or March 5" is carved into the wall. "ALFIE SOLOMONS, 1922. Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe, Earth. Day 175, March 5 or March 6." is carved into the wall.

Please reply to this comment with the journal you will be using for the game. After that, join [community profile] snowblindrpg, [community profile] snowblindooc, and optionally [community profile] snowblindmemes with your character journal. After that, reply to the taken character list and player contact list and make a top level thread for your character on the character movements page. If you have not replied to these lists within three days you will be removed from the game and will have to apply again.

Thank you for your interest in our game!

Note: While most of the flavor abilities listed are fine, chaos would not be allowed to reach out to other consciousnesses.
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Re: ACCEPTED

[personal profile] cosmicwords 2017-06-08 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Here he is! And noted re: abilities
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