Screen Name: Shlee
Character you would like to play: Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl
Powers: Expert martial artist, extreme techno-genius
Brief biography of the character's history: Daughter of Detective Jim Gordon, girlfriend to Peter Parker, aka Spiderman. She's a young woman, around 19 years of age. She goes to college and works part-time at the college library, when not kicking crime's butt.
List a few reasons why you have chosen that character: I love Babs. I played her before. I miss the RPGs, and I really wanted to see Batgirl be an active character again.
What can you bring to this game?: My awesome self. You know you all missed me. Also, a fairly fresh approach to a character that I think gets overlooked.
Color and font you plan on using for your character's speech: Book Antiqua, Dark Red, Size 2
How many times do you intend on posting a DAY IN the RPG: Once, maybe. Depends on how active my character is. I can't promise anything, but I'd like to stay pretty active.
Please provide a sample post with original content in the style that you plan to write your character in (must be at least 5 paragraphs long and contain at least 3 line of dialogue):
The evening sky was the shade of a bruise, dark purples and blacks hazy from the few clouds that continued to dot the skyline. Right at the horizon, yellow and orange gave way to pink and pale purple as the sun's rays slid behind the skyline of Gotham City.
A slender figure moved out from a deserted alleyway, blending in fairly well except for the yellow gloves and boots that were like a neon call sign. Bright red hair spilled down her back, glinting in the pale glow of dirty street lights. She looked one way, then the other, before tearing off towards the sounds of fighting coming from another alleyway.
A neon yellow object went whistling through the air, slicing into the elbow of a shadowed figure. A loud cry of surprise and pain pierced the night air, the voice husky and sharp with rage. A large man turned towards the direction the batarang had come from, his eyes alighting on the masked figure before him.
Hands on her hips, Barbara Gordon, dressed as Batgirl, stared back at the man. A smaller figure scrambled on hands and knees away from the man. He turned and aimed a kick at the victim's stomach, sending her sprawling along the ground.
"Oh, don't worry beautiful... I'll be right back for you. As soon as I finish this b*tch."
The large man bull rushed Babs. She moved deftly out of the way, aiming a hard karate chop at the pressure point in the side of the man's neck. He grunted and fell down, right into Babs' knee. His diaphragm spasmed as the air rushed out of his lungs. Deftly and quickly, Barbara hog-tied the man, shaking her head in amusement. "
Every time..."
The woman sprawled in the alleyway looked up in fear at Barbara, whimpering faintly.
"
Don't worry, I'm here to help you," Batgirl smiled as she offered a gloved hand to help the woman up. The woman stood to dust herself off, Barbara picking up her purse and the items that had fallen out during the attack. She turned to hand the purse to the awestruck woman, smiling faintly.
"
Please be careful out here, alright? There's worse than this guy. I'll watch you out to the main streets. Call yourself a taxi, and stay safe, alright?"
With that, she fired off a grappling hook and pressed the release, flying upwards to the rooftops. The woman didn't hesitate, smoothing down her coat as she hurried out of the alleyway.
As promised, Babs watched the woman from the rooftops until she got safely to a well-lit main road. The woman hailed a taxi, and, satisfied for the night, Barbara leapt roof tops until she returned home.
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"Hello? Gotham Dispatch."
"
Hello Dispatch. I have an anonymous tip for the police. I believe there might have been an attack on a citizen earlier this evening, at 11th and State. I saw someone attacking a woman, and then I saw the attacker attacked. I believe he might be tied up there. I called as soon as I got to a phone."
"Thank you. I'll have someone sent down there right away."
*click*
Do you know how to post pictures on the hype boards?:
Merry Christmas, b*tches.
