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good day dear teikoku for ISSAC CORBIN and JUST BLAKE here i'm thinking BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATES, ACQUAINTANCES THROUGH RADICALISM and likely tensions imo B)
'cause right, HERE'S ANOTHER BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS MEMBER but just's a bit chirpier than issac he's also a lot less passionate about the cause of mutant superiority. to him, it's something that makes things more lively for him but he can definitely do the rhetoric just because waxing poetic is basically this guy's second superpower aside from gravity manipulation *u*?
AND I LOVE ALL THE DIFFERENCES AND I DONT THINK IT WILL MAKE FOR A SUPER FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP ; ) ? you mention issac's got plenty of acquaintances. i don't think just would be maybe needing his services so frequently, for one thing, BUUUT issac's obviously committed to the cause, reserved and actively enjoys his solitude – just's bored by solitude?? he wouldn't rly care for issac's grief even if he knew the concrete reason too B)
SRY FOR THE SPECULATION; ULTIMATELY I FEEL THEY WILL VERY LIKELY KNOW EACH OTHER BUT I FEEL LIKE THEY WOULDNT GET ALONG BEYOND A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY B) EVEN THEN IT WOULD BE SUPER STRAINED! just will still be the friendliest guy he can because that's him. and he'd like issac, he's got a byronic hero vibe to him enough ; ) just would get a li'l enamoured with that, how wonderful! BUT I DO NOT THINK issac WOULD BE CONVINCED YOU KNOW?? 8) obviously you know him better than i do but from what i gather he's hella serious about the cause and just is too but just b/c well… IT BENEFITS HIM apologies….
tl;dr; acquaintanceship because obviously brotherhood membership and they sort of have the same goals – heavy on sort of. just's going to be cautious of issac but still amiable because he can't not, JUST BLESS issac YES. ADD SUBTRACT MULTIPLE DIVIDE SOHCAHTOA if you think this would TOTES work another way just say!
HOOOO BOY what delicious inferiority :9 that's blood in the water for JUST BLAKE, VASILIS KUZNETSOV better watch out
by that i mean aw he'd like vas! but liking for just involves playing with people like food left on a plate 8) but c'mon, just would think vasilis has a real defiant, brooding, dark guilt vibe – that's so Romantic hero, he'd dig it. so, tbqh, can't blame him for thinking just is annoying B) because he can be and it'll be exemplified if vas doesn't like him ; )
+ i think them knowing each other before the brotherhood could super work! just was involved in way more shady stuff before he joined them so arms dealing is entirely a possibility? police work is is cover in eriwall though he's dabbled in other dodgier stuff before, arms dealing could entirely be a thing! but now THINGS HAVE CHANGED OHOHO. they may be in the same cool mutant superiority club but now just is meant to be hunting vas down. WHAT A LOVELY SWITCH-UP HUH?
thing is, given vas is supplying the brotherhood, just is going to be very specifically careful about his investigations into whatever vas is doing. after all, he doesn't want to sabotage the operations that assist the brotherhood. so really, he'll focus on giving vas a slight hand if anything? SUBTLY YOU KNOW ; ) i'm pretty sure that was partially his intent of working with the police in the area, to make sure their operations stay out of the way of the brotherhood enough!! B) but definitely chasing outside job but as soon as they're at hq just will be slapping him on the shoulder and telling him to buy him a drink to pay him back ; )
AND OH THOSE IDEAS… :9 obviously just has that controlling streak and vas has got that protective urge when it comes aveline. because just sees it necessary to consolidate things – members' fidelity to the brotherhood would be one of them and if he found about the two's current ~relationship, he'd see her as a prime way to possibly take advantage of vas? :') the fun he think he would have w/ it too… at any rate, IT COULE BE SO FUN FOR US CUZ ~PLOT POSSIBILITIES! man just likes to have something to use over people and this could be it ; ) WHICH HAS WONDERFUL POWER TO BACKFIRE! LAUGHS
which adds a whole new element to this but uh SUBTRACT ADD DIVIDE WHATCHA LIKE AND WHATCHA DON'T? for now, defs say rivalry and just is going to be 2 friendly but before that some sort of acquaintanceship through DODGY THINGS hehe?
by that i mean, hi, these two RILEY TUFF and JUST BLAKE are gonna be small town cops together isn't that great. say hi to the new transferal from chicago who is very flattering, very positive but when music taste comes up and if a queen song isn't in her top three she's dead to just. joking. possibly
by that i feel like just is basically an antithesis to riley – she's cynical and brutally honest whereas just is optimistic and a total liar and riley HATES liars HOW GLORIOUS, match made in heaven clearly. i think there's so much that can be done here but namely that i want buddy cop shenanigans but there is potential for really hardcore stuff too as the rp goes on. IT'S THE BEST OF BOTH WOOORLDS
because right, fresh cop from the city around the precinct who's a li'l bit older than riley, they'd work alongside each other? obviously just is not not going to be friendly – it's just 8) which i feel like would totally rub against miss prickly riley here :') and then having to work together god could you imagine. just being cheery and totally flippant and riley being miss blunt and rude they'd work WELL together by uh, balancing each other out tbqh :'D god they are like GOOD COP AND BAD COP?? except they totally subvert it in the fact that it is actually just who is the horrible horrible person and riley has a decent moral compass instead, I LIKE THIS OK
okay i totally want them to get along but maybe a bit vitriolic buds first because, like, I FEEL LIKE RILEY WOULD BE SKEPTICAL OF JUST MAN? she's a lady who seems like she's got a great bullshit detector 8) 8) but just would still be like, ever so friendly ok ever ever so friendly ; )
though hell, if riley's feelings about not being a mutant just would prod and poke it a bit – he'd see it as a viable way of taking advantage of her insecurities uh sorry he's nasty and controlling and all? but riley is STRONGER THAN THAT. because i feel like as the rp progresses and things happen she could be def one to like unearth that he's definitely NOT the man he says he is tbqh??? *u* b/c she's awesome and ah TBQH HONOURED TO HAVE RILEY AND JUST BE WEIRD EVENTUAL OPPONENTS
but for now, FUCKING BUDDY COP SHENANIGANS IN A SMALL TOWN??? PLS??? JUST INSULTING HER MUSIC TASTE??? like, i'm sorry, i really want them to be doing something menial and mundane like chasing a swan or something i mean there is a fantastic thread we can have here but
BASICALLY, ADD SUBTRACT AND DIVIDE ANYTHING U THINK CAN AND CANNOT WORK DEAR ANGEL I LOVE U AND I LOVE RILEY. and just will defs like her? she'd be fun to him – she's got a volatile personality and a smart mind! but for him liking doesn't come with caring attached 8) K RIGHT
FRIENDS – just initially tends to get on people's good sides because he's a real sweet talker if left off leash! he really can't resist cosying up to people in whatever way he can. for this reason acquaintances could be likely and especially if they're also on the police force as colleagues. they might see his temperament as being a total kissass but beyond that there's the fact that just is a gigantic liar! small lies, or indications of big ones, will send off warning sirens to those who tend to err on the side of suspicious when it comes to interaction. but if someone knows he's a liar and they're okay with it, uh, power to 'em, friends here?
as for friends in the local community, that's not unlikely – he's a new arrival to eriwall but heyyy maybe neighbours, just people you generally meet and see day by day?
there's the fact just'll know brotherhood of mutants as colleagues as well – brothers in arms, etc. he can definitely wax poetic about the cause but it'll be whether someone can enjoy his non-serious temperament, and his super shadiness, that i think will make or break a cordial relationship there.
ENEMIES – just's insincerity can be as obvious as fuck once you figure out he doesn't really mean much of anything he says, it'll probably make some people wanna distance themselves as far as they can as possible. there'd need to be certain situations for him to be caught red-handed for this to happen, though, so it depends – to be honest, colleagues at work just might find him SLEAZY anyway because he's a little too laissez-faire and easy-going for their liking.
on a more serious front, there's the factor that just is a brotherhood of mutants member which means he might have enemies and rivalries in and outside the organisation.
there's the obvious conflict with x-men just's membership brohood will but he's pretty good at keeping his identity secret so i think it'd just be in fights otherwise? then again, just's got a record that goes back beyond his joining the brotherhood in all sorts of dodgy stuff – MAYBE SOME KIND OF LIKE, X-MEN VS VILLAIN RIVALRY GOING WAY BACK?
other brotherhood members might not trust him or like his attitude even if just can make it seem like he totally supports the movement. i'd love more enemies to build-up because i would love just to make some fairly bold moves making sure there's conflict amongst the mutants and non-mutants.
also, just is super manipulative right?? please how will a character take that ; ) he likes to control ppl
LOVERS – just typically wears a wedding ring because yeah, he's technically married – at least one of the identities he's used in the past was and he kinda likes keeping the ring, it's very nice. it certainly doesn't stop him from heavily flirting if he hasn't taken the opportunity to make totally farfetched stories about whatever partner he may have to explain the ring. otherwise, he plays super coy and flattery 8( like, coming on really hard if he feels like it then suddenly backing out because sheesh, buddy, he's married. but still, one-night stands and flings can be very likely
warning, tho, i feel like anything that ends up progressing beyond playful flirting and a one night stand could have the potential to be pretty dangerous for anyone for obvious reasons. just ain't a nice dude and a relationship won't change that – he actively likes conflict, he likes to lie and he's hella manipulative. sure, he can make grand romantic gestures – and would thrive in making them rly — but i don't think any would be healthy rly if someone wasn't like, able to catch on to the fact he's a terrible person? LMAO anyway go for it
OTHERS – basically, before just was in the brotherhood of mutants he had his fingers in all sorts of pies he calls it networking b/c he knew a lot of mutants who erred on the side of less moral even if he works as a police officer in eriwall here. PAST CONNECTIONS? ; )
additionally, i think just would be very interested int talking to a few students from the academy and convincing them their school is absolutely terrible. A FEW TAKERS THERE?
DISLIKES - science, esp anything physics related - grunge anything - animals, esp dogs - rationalists - xavier's school
just serves mutant superiority with a smile. sure, he says he would adore it if saps and supes would get along – y'know, non-mutants and mutants, homo sapiens and homo sapiens superior – but just thinks it would be far more fun if they just don't.
and with refined gravity powers marking him as one of those mutant sapiens superior, but zero emphasis on gravitas, just is light-hearted, positive and easy-going regardless whether he's asking about mutant rights or just making small talk. people usually enjoy his company on the basis that he's fairly good-humoured and a compelling story-teller beyond that. sure, facetious and flippant at times, but his upbeat temperament tends to get him on good sides more often than not. it definitely helps that just has got a flair for flattery! truth be told, just loves complimenting anyone if he's given the opportunity.
on the other hand, “truth be told” should typically be used lightly in regards to just; he's cheerful, sure, but god almighty is the man a liar. chronically dishonest, compulsively untruthful and habitually under-handed, he takes little issue in being two-faced. instead, just rather enjoys being deceptive. even at its simplest, lying is thrilling for him.
how untrustworthy just is can often lead to doubts about the nature of his praise. while he does sometimes mean his remarks they can otherwise be solely a means to an end. he would phrase it positively as “networking”, others probably would say schmoozing. with honeyed, saccharine words coming to him instinctively, it can be hard to pin down when just is being sincere or not.
overall just is manipulative and his incessant flattery is just one aspect of that. controlling, he likes to twist people to his ulterior motives and gets gratification from exploiting other. pleasing himself is considered far more important than any kind of retribution just may face for his selfish actions. furthermore, when caught red-handed it's incredibly unlikely just will own up to doing anything wrong – at least not without waxing poetic to try and get out scot-free anyway he can first.
yet ultimately just would think of himself as an incurable romantic with a capital r – he emphasises inspiration and the emotions an individual feels before anything else. namely, what he feels. rationality is of little interest to him. instead, he purposefully looks for things that entertain and rouse him. to just, these things end up being the chaos and tensions amongst mutants and non-mutants. just doesn't think there can be progress by mutant-kind without conflict and, if he has his way, conflict there will be.
biography
police officer at the eriwall police department, member of the brotherhood of mutants, both to just are means to an end. truthfully, his goals are total destruction of xavier's school for the gifted and, with it, the demise of the cerebro system.
a mutant himself, just's parents were both non-powered. his father was a former u.s. representative, gunning for mayor of chicago at one point, who had long been an ardent supporter of mutant rights. former u.s. representative needs to be emphasised though. after a string of love affairs came to light that sabotaged his first marriage, alongside the revelation that he'd been taking payments from a lobby whose interests laid in capitalising on the mutant panic, he expectedly resigned from public politics. frankly, he'd fit the sleazebag politician type to the t – selfish, thoughtless and by god does just love his morally bankrupt dad.
just was the only child from the man's third marriage. his mother was college professor who specialised in mutant and the x-gene as evidenced in english literature featuring such outright absurd claims that several of shakespeare's sonnets were actually written about mutants and that wordsworth possibly possessed some degree of plant manipulation. critics had long panned her novels as shallow and opportunistic but they reached national acclaim on account of their sensationalism. with her success, just grew up with a comfortable lifestyle, and both parents had long benefitted from the existence of mutants.
showing his powers in his pre-teens, just's mother and father reaction was somewhat delayed. frankly, their preferred method of dealing with gravity powers was pretend the mild flouting newton's laws was not happening which grew progressively harder as their son's manipulation grew both more refined and accidentally. sending to him to xavier's school for the gifted was always out of the question, however. just had great spurts of popularity in school, great success at sports and otherwise a resolutely self-assured personality – taking him from that and planting him in a school for freaks felt cruel to them.
instead, just's parents focused on finding a way for him to refine his power without singling him out. and by his graduation they felt none the wiser for it; graduating from a illustrious private school in chicago with a football scholarship and on the path to an ivy league college, he had successfully swerved and avoided a whole realm of mutant discrimination.
yet when just was kicked out of university within two semesters he soon begun to search for alternative methods of entertainment. since then he's been no stranger for manipulating the law to his own ends, the same way he manipulates the laws of gravity and the same way he manipulates people. just's had his fair dealings with less-than-honest mutants outside the brotherhood – he calls it “networking” — but swears allegiance to them and can be poetic about the whole mutant superiority schtick. just's relocation to eriwall and appointment to the police department took a lot of strings on his part – a supposed transferal from a precinct in chicago. however, just is maybe less concerned about superiority than his own goals, the aforementioned ambition of making sure that xavier's school doesn't have a graduating class this year.
POWERS
just has a mutation that would fit under the umbrella of gravity manipulation. he is able to manipulate gravitons, a hypothetical particle that mediates the force of gravitation and is otherwise considered what governs the laws of gravitational attraction in the x-men universe. in his control of gravitons he is able to temporarily counteract the forces of gravity, essentially reversing the effect and pushing him away from the ground, rather than pulling him towards a mass e.g. earth, though he can also create states of weightlessness for limited periods of time. frankly, he just likes use this to walk on ceilings.
typically this temporary opposite gravity effect only applies to just. however, this push could also be applied to other objects within a four metre radius around by manipulating gravitons. however, there are restraints to the widespread effect of the gravitational push. for example, the time in which the this effect is sustained would be significantly shorter if applied to multiple gravitons around just. within his capabilities he can only sustain this push for two to three minutes and possibly even shorter for larger objects. this effect could possibly be enacted on animate objects too, such as people, but for an even more limited period of time.
as mentioned just can also manipulate gravity to induce a sense of weightlessness in himself and surrounding objects. this would cause him to float, similar to an act of levitation, though here he would be vulnerable to other acts of force exerted on him – he can't achieve a speed in this state without pushing off but, even then, his movements would be slower and somewhat sluggish. this would also require a great degree of concentration to sustain this state of weightlessness, especially on multiple objects.
gravity manipulation comes with a price and even short-term usage can incur problems. just remains susceptible to aspects of motion sickness such as headache with short-term use but possibly extending into nausea, vomiting and lethargy with long-term, repetitive or heavy use. additionally, disorientation was an issue when he first started shifting gravity. though just is somewhat used to it – over ten years of practice will do that — it's still sometimes unavoidable, but can tend to affect people who have only just been affected by his power more than him.
furthermore the power of weightlessness carries physical concerns for just such as muscle atrophy from long-term use. given that his manipulation of gravitation is for limited periods of time there's a very incidental chance of bone atrophy but he needs to keep a strict regimen of working out to maintain his typical muscle mass.
how high just could theoretically reach in the sky is dependent on his velocity and air resistance. frankly, one estimate put the possibility of leaving the earth's atmosphere within 25 minutes of activating his gravitational push. in reality, there's no way he could sustain his powers long enough to do this. besides, travelling beyond 1,000 metres would incur the start of altitude sickness which would steadily get worse and would incur the possibility he wouldn't be able to cushion his fall with a variety of his powers – just isn't interested in finding out how high he could travel, he kinda likes non-broken bones.
ooc info
☆ NAME pidge
☆ OTHER CHARACTERS annie duff
☆ FACE CLAIM AXIS POWERS HETALIA – [b]DENMARK[/b] — JUST BLAKE
but he can definitely do the rhetoric just because waxing poetic is basically this guy's second superpower aside from gravity manipulation *u*?
EVEN THEN IT WOULD BE SUPER STRAINED! just will still be the friendliest guy he can because that's him. and he'd like issac, he's got a byronic hero vibe to him enough ; ) just would get a li'l enamoured with that, how wonderful! BUT I DO NOT THINK issac WOULD BE CONVINCED YOU KNOW?? 8) obviously you know him better than i do but from what i gather he's hella serious about the cause and just is too but just b/c well… IT BENEFITS HIM apologies….
but he can definitely do the rhetoric just because waxing poetic is basically this guy's second superpower aside from gravity manipulation *u*?
EVEN THEN IT WOULD BE SUPER STRAINED! just will still be the friendliest guy he can because that's him. and he'd like issac, he's got a byronic hero vibe to him enough ; ) just would get a li'l enamoured with that, how wonderful! BUT I DO NOT THINK issac WOULD BE CONVINCED YOU KNOW?? 8) obviously you know him better than i do but from what i gather he's hella serious about the cause and just is too but just b/c well… IT BENEFITS HIM apologies….
