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Welcome to Medietas! Do you have an interest in joining the game? Is there an old muse that you want to dust off? Or, perhaps you're looking for a place to voice test a brand new character and would like to do so in our little island setting among friends? Well, whatever the reason, this is where you can do that!

You all know what to do! If you don’t, just follow the instructions and HAVE FUN!

How To Play:

→ Comment with the character you’d like to test drive. Don’t forget to add their name and canon in the subject line.
→ Choose a scenario, or start your own!
→ Tag around!

Possible Scenarios:

1. Getting Settled: So, now that you've arrived and wandered around the starter home you've been given, it's time to check out the rest of the islands. There's a market on Aerilon that is full of treasures. Or, you can check out Chapter Six bookstore. Perhaps you wander over to the Mean Princess facility on Mulciber. There is so much to see and do!

2. Islands: There is definitely some weirdness going on around the islands from the sidewalks that glow to the mysterious energy that doesn't seem to have any direct source. There are statues that hum softly and seem to grow every so often. And what is with these bridges? Go forth and investigate! Puzzles are FUN!

3. PARTY: Every month or so there's always a celebration somewhere, be it on Mulciber, Imber, Mundus, Eurus, and now Nidus! Eat, drink, dance, talk among the other islanders. It's about making new friends and enjoying yourself, right? Even if you have been stolen away from your home world to a bunch of floating islands.

4. Trouble!: All is quiet and calm when suddenly the warning signals across each of the islands sound. Not long after, or, at least only long enough to get prepared, a large hydra creature crawling out of the lake on Imber. Do what you can to help remove this threat before it gets to any of the other islands!

5. Wild Card: Got something else in mind and want to create your own scenario? Go for it!

Comments

[ms_perfection]

"Yeah the X-Men," said Ms Marvel, nodding. "The X-Men are pretty good heroes, and they help people. Is there something I can help you with? Besides going home, cause I don't exactly have the brain of a super genius."

She hoped it wasn't just going home she was wanting. Cause Kamala couldn't really answer that.

[thexlegacy]

Laura slipped her backpack from her shoulder and pulled out an old and worn comic. She then flipped to a page where wolverine spanned most of the passage. She pointed at him and spoke. "Puedes encontrarlo?"

She knew that the man that she was looking for was dead but if she can't go back then she'd want to find her family here. Maybe she had died too and they were all here.

[ms_perfection]

Feelings welled up in Kamala as she gazed on the picture of the man in front of him. There was a lot of feelings churning in Kamala, as she said, "I don't know if..."

We're take the pain so that no one else will...

"You know what? I haven't seen him, but... there's a chance the Wolverine... Logan, we know will show up. He's the kindest man I ever knew... he even got me a gyro too. See?"

She pulled up a selfie of her and Logan, posing for the camera. "This was my first and only picture with him too."

[thexlegacy]

Laura watched her feeling a pang in her heart. the kindest man I ever knew... That wasn't the father that she'd known but it was her father. Maybe he hadn't really wanted her but even so, he had come to save her and her friends.

Her head fell and she felt a knot of emotions gather in her chest. She pulled the comic against her chest as if to hug the very image of him.

"He looks happy." It was the first time she'd spoken in English but she lost the will to keep the language barrier between them.

[ms_perfection]

"I saved his life, and he saved his student," said Kamala softly, touching the picture to bring it a little closer in the zoom. "And then we went and got gyros."

She wasn't too surprised Laura was bilingual but she managed to look up at her. Something about her seemed familiar, like she had seen her before in the X-Men rosters. "I... can I ask you a question? Are you, I don't mean to sound rude, but were you part of the X-Men?"

[thexlegacy]

She looked very similar to her father but no, she was never part of the X-men. "No." Her voice was soft as she put the comic safely back into her backpack. It was what little she had in remembrance of her father.

"There are no X-men anymore." Because Logan had died.

[ms_perfection]

"X-Men's just a name," said Kamala, shaking her head. "The X-Men live, inside. Not just by their deeds or their powers. But what they do to change the world."

Kamala bit her lip as she reached up and peeled her mask off slowly, brushing her long hair away from her face. "I met Logan, in the sewer of Jersey, chasing down a guy I called the Inventor. He was this big, parrot-headed crazypants clone of Thomas Jefferson but that's besides the point."

Taking a breath, Kamala pushed on. "The point is, he had lost his healing factor, after I mentioned we both have similar powers. But after a massive sewer gator fight, I asked him a simple question: Is it possible to help people without doing any harm?"

"He said no, it isn't. Pain cycles. You can help people without harming them, but it always cycles back to you. I didn't want to believe it for the longest time, but it's the best advice I was given. Pain might hurt, you might miss people... when they're gone. My Logan is gone, and I didn't even get a chance to see him one last time. But making sure that you use the chance he gave for a brighter future? That's something worth taking the pain for. And believe me, it hurts."

[thexlegacy]

Laura's fingers curl into fists as Kamala continues. She knew that her father had struggled with hurting people, he always fought and he always felt the lost. It was a pain that Laura was familiar with and one that she had already gotten used to. Killing wasn't easy, you carried each life you stole with you.

"I know." Her voice was soft but filled with pain.

She didn't want to talk about her father. Her Logan? It didn't make any sense. She'd watched him die after promising Charles that she'd keep him alive. She'd continue his legacy if she could but she didn't know how to do that. Not anymore.

[ms_perfection]

"But it gets better," said Kamala, continuing. She realized Laura was hurting and then, it hit her. This was X-23. The new Wolverine. Laura. She was younger, yes, but this was definitely the same. The way she talked about Logan, looking for him... it made sense now.

"It gets. Better. Believe me. Being a hero, is like one big game of pass-it-on. You help someone. They help someone else. Then they help another. Even the small things work. That's what being a hero is. You help, you take their pain even if it means getting hurt. It's like your body seizes up with every blow. But there's always a chance you will find your answer."

[thexlegacy]

Laura looked up at the other girl and nodded. She understood but she current escape her current pain. Her fathers death was fresh in her mind and while she had seen him as a hero, she knew who he had been. He'd been close to giving up, ready to surrender at any moment and yet he didn't.

He was and would always be the bravest person that she knew. She'd never forget him or his sacrifices.

Laura didn't consider herself much of a hero and the longer she stood here, staring at Kamala, she realized that she didn't know what to do here. It was a hard thing to admit, before she had a goal, people to protect but now... what did she have? "I don't know what to do." She admitted softly, wondering if this girl would understand.

[ms_perfection]

"You do what feels right," said Kamala gently, pocketing her phone. "Be that screaming or searching, helping, or whatever. There's plenty to do, and enough to see. It's a huge world, and I think what you can do, is start small."

Looking over at the island behind them, she added, "There's nothing stopping us from searching for answers. And those with the power to help should do all they can, lest they be idle themselves. Find one thing. Then another. One foot forward, every moment you can take a step."

[thexlegacy]

Laura didn't know what felt right. Her current emotions were an odd twist between rage, sadness and loss. She'd lost her friends, her father and was now someplace new. She was only beginning to learn her way when her world shifted; her only clear goal had been survival.

She didn't say anything more. She nodded her head and turned on her heel, stepping back towards the town behind her. She didn't know much about it, there weren't that many cars but she'd learn more and after that, Laura would figure out what to do next.