Lektra Bolt

I'm pretty neutral on Starlight. Like I wouldn't wish her dead or anything bad, but I also don't love her. That said, I do love one thing about her

Speaks for itself 

4 minutes ago, Drago Ryder said:

@Lektra Bolt

After that, they just sort of defeat whatever big bad that season has in store. I honestly haven’t really been keeping up with it that much either. I also have a character in mind that I can use. Hopefully this gains traction.

Ah I see, and yes I hope so too. It's a pretty compete idea, just need someone to play AI Celestia. I'd do it myself but I don't think I can portray that level of manipulation correctly. If we don't get someone to play her this idea goes nowhere 

I'm just not good at psychological manipulation 

6 minutes ago, Will Guide said:

So in other words, I could start as regular C. Will

and work towards having AI Celestia make him more Anthro like Thorax in this picture?

That's right! 

I'm still trying to decide if we want the possibility of permanent death or not, and what we would do to get out. I figure we'll decide how to get out based on what we do in the story. This is a very open world, even if we are trapped in it

Just now, Will Guide said:

Can C. Will be Anthro like this fan art of King Thorax?

That's perfectly okay! She wants to satisfy your values with friendship and ponies, which here is expanded to all Equestria races. The only thing is you can't enter like this. You will need to ask Celestia to modify your avatar, or spend some time as is and find out she's been manipulating you to want to change your avatar

AI Celestia needs consent to do anything to you directly, but she was shown to not be above manipulating or putting you in danger to get that consent 

21 minutes ago, Drago Ryder said:

Spoiler

Everyone gets out when the main character kills the main antagonist of that season, at least for the first one.

 

Huh. And the following seasons? 🤔

Any species you are interested in being is fine, the choice is yours. This Celestia isn't limited to ponies

I would first of all follow what @Denim&Venomsaid and put 10% in a savings account to live off the interest afterwards, hire a team to keep track of it, and also make sure I could not be robbed. Wealthy individuals often get their family or themselves put up for ransom, so I want to make sure even if this happens there's no way the money could be accessed so they'd have to let me go

After this it's quite simple, for me at least.

I would buy one of the most plastic bodies in existence and become fabulous 

@Buck Testa I'm going to borrow your character form if that's OK with you. Don't see why it wouldn't be. I rather like the way you did this and actually feel your character is awesome too, as a fellow enchanter

Combination and mix of:

And

Just say she looks like the human but aged to her 20s, and has ears, tiny whiskers, claws and tail. Refer to the profiles for anything detailed and not already stated here, as modified by the setting and what's allowed/not allowed

Consider this a Work in Progress still, as I'd like us to discuss her history together and what feels fair to pull out of Hammer Space

Age: 40s physical age (appears early to mid 20s)

Status: Teacher 

Race: Neko (Feline) Pelajae

Spells/Abilities:

Main: Core powers

- Electromagnetism

- Enchanting compatible metallic substances with created, known, or researched spells

- Engineering - Mechanical, electrical, and computer. Creating and designing technology to then be enchanted

- Animal instincts - Compared to humans she is faster, stronger, and has the senses of large felines IRL, on the level of other Anthros who are more animalistic than her. Nothing too crazy

Sub: Powers as a result of the Core powers

-- Technomancy (Using electromagnetism to manipulate circuits, electronics, and electrical signals)

-- Electricity generation and magnetism

-- By slowing down the deterioration process of the electrical signals of the cells in her body, she is prolonging her life. She only ages when she sleeps, as while she doesn't need any energy to do this passively while awake, she needs to actually be conscious to do this 

Personality: please refer to the MLP profile

History: TBA

Fighting Style:

Lektra will summon her inventions to her using a combination of reaching into a Magitek Hammer Space and a Bag of Holding. While her bigger inventions are back in her lab and must be summoned this way (not a true Hammer Space, more of a portal), the smaller ones can be pulled out of Sparky's storage compartment. The storage compartment is where she keeps the smaller stuff (Bag of Holding, as the compartment is a bit larger on the inside), while Sparky can create a Hammer Space to reach directly into her lab for the larger stuff. Sparky is extremely hard to destroy, but not out of the question. If this happens her inventions will just make the trip the long way, and she'll later rebuild or repair what was lost or damaged

She will not initially have any materials if the area doesn't already contain metal, but given enough time she will summon the metal she needs the same way she summons her inventions. She prefers to just rip metal out of her surroundings though, which is highly destructive

She will manipulate magnetic fields to exert control over metallic substances in the area

Using her power over electromagnetic forces she will generate electricity from her hands and body, limited by her stamina and energy of course

Class: Electrical Magic

- This class is for mages who specialize in generation and manipulation of electricity. Students will learn to hone their skills and study the history of this affinity

Class: Magnetism

- The same kind of class as electricity, but for those with a skill in magnetism. Students learn to hone their skills and learn the history of this specialization

Class: Technology Manipulation

- A class for mages who specialize in control of electronics and modern technology. As with the above two, students will also learn to hone their skills while studying it's history

Class: Engineering 101 - Mechanical Engineering

- Lektra teaches how to create machines, ranging from the simple pulley to very complex gear based contraptions commonly seen in Steampunk

Class: Engineering 102 - Electrical Engineering

- Lektra teaches how to build circuits, diodes, and other electronics including computer systems. This will include building robots and AI theory, as well as how to make sure your stuff actually works as intended. Programming is a separate class

Class: Engineering 103 - Computer Engineering and Science

- Lektra teaches modern programming languages to be applied to the things built in Engineering 101 and 102, and how to make sure the item is compatible with said programing

Advanced Class: Engineering 104 - Enchanting and Magitek

- Lektra will teach how she creates her own brand of Magitek, which is slightly different than but also similar to others. One must first understand how to build and program technology, only then will they be able to understand how to apply enchantments to it. This class will explain how to create technology that is compatible with enchantments, and how to soup it up using said enchantments for cost effective alternatives to non magical technology

- There is a lot of independent but supervised study here. Many students who take this class choose to continue working with her after class hours, in her off hours, and basically whenever the heck they need a consultation for whatever they want to work on. Stop bothering me, I have my own ongoing research to do!

- One doesn't simply pass/fail this class and move on or have a couple of years then call it done. As an advanced class, there are always new things to discover once you learn the concepts, and she has students who choose to use the school facilities to advance their Magitek education past the regular curriculum. This class is ongoing for late year students and graduates who chose to stay in the school, and is more of a supervised study group, as students will be less or more along in their studies

-- Entry into this class requires stellar performance in her other Engineering classes, a recommendation from existing compatible classes, or demonstrating knowledge of the concepts taught in those classes

I feel like your character and mine would be fast friends, or maybe rivals? 🤔

Nah let's go with friends, I just need to establish a time line. I tend to do history last so eh 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm not seeing an in universe profile for her. Did you ever make one? 

She is an inventor in the sense that she makes Magitek which tends to be a melding of magic and technology, but as this isn't Equestria the majority of her work is building her own versions of what non magical humans have and then adding magic to it

I plan to start with what I got, but the idea is she can create basically whatever is necessary within reason and the rules of fair play. I just don't have it planned out specifically until an idea strikes 

I guess it technically is wish fulfillment? I will create what I need to when I need to and the story calls for it, but I can't just create out of thin air and it takes time, but some is already made. Think of it like I'd pull materials from the surroundings, so basically she has to carry materials or find them. She will create technology to enchant rather than buy it, but it's not actually new technology in that sense. She will want to procure the raw materials for the pre-enchantment technology rather than just buy it, because she enjoys the build itself as well

Think of it like this:

If I obtained the basic manufacturing materials for a desktop computer that a company like Dell or Apple made then made one from scratch using existing known processes using a combination of engineering and magically manipulating the parts how I want, is it new technology even though I just built all the parts from scratch? Of course not. Is it a newly created item that I can then soup up with enchantments and create a monster rig for a fraction of of the price? Yes lol

Now we just apply this to tech she makes. A lot is just slightly more advanced than what we have IRL and souped up with enchanting, but a good amount will also be Sci-fi stuff as well. I really don't know what I'll make or need to make as the story goes, so I can't really account for everything. We'll just see as I go along, if that's OK? You're a good GM and we'll work stuff out

6 hours ago, Drago Ryder said:

So, basically SAO/.hack but with MLP. Count me in.

Yup that's the idea. I'd like to wait until we have about five OC players including myself and someone who feels confident playing AI Celestia, then we'll start

I will have a degree of GM power over the game, but she will refuse to let us out and the manual shut down command is disabled. The idea is to have it open for everyone to do what they want, and it's quite possible that some will not want to leave

But the goal is to go on an adventure to find a way to escape

Incidentally, I haven't watched Sword Art Online. How did they escape the game? It might be useful for plot ideas 

This is actually real? I thought the Dora movie trailer was a parody or a fan made thing that won't actually have a real movie attached

I did see a clip about getting into the temple with shapes and a guy losing both his arms in the escape where it seemed to be a parody, but it might actually be real since the actors looked the same. Or it was a very convincing parody

Is this already out? If it's not there's people out there who have been spoiled and are making videos about it that look convincing

This is extremely good! You should open a commission shop or a request thread if you are feeling generous 

If this was the only thing I could do when I died in the real world, I would totally be fine with this kind of 'utopia' even if it isn't perfect

40 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

@Lektra Bolt

That makes sense, so I shall wait for her to respond, as well.

If not, then I can have Dynamo still talk to Lektra.

You guys think Emerald still has plans for the rude pony couple? Really felt to me like it was resolved. Cocoa has jurisdiction, but our characters just have their own personal opinions

Of course if you guys are waiting I'll wait too 👌🏻

Just now, Sherem said:

I mean she hasn't responded yet so...I wanna see her development a bit more before I make more plays

Oh, yes of course 👌🏻

30 minutes ago, Sherem said:

I will wait for emerald, since she is the core of this situation at play right now

I thought it was resolved? 

23 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

Dynamo continued to just walk towards the arcade. All the while looking towards the ground and making sure not to bump into anyone. He was so upset at himself, that he didn’t notice that Lektra had caught up to him. As he heard Lektra’s comment, he stopped and sighed. Placing a forehoof upon the bridge of his nose as he felt both frustrated and tired. “Not you too. Granted, it depends on what I shouldn’t have done. Was it what I said at the cafe, or what I said to those customers just a bit ago? Either way, I don’t know why I even said what I said. I saw that Cocoa had apologized, so I thought I should apologize. Maybe I was wrong, but I just don’t want to cause a problem with anyone. That includes my friends, if I have any at this point.” 

He took his gaze away from the ground as he looked up to to Lektra’s gaze. “You still want to go to the arcade with me? After everything that happened, I honestly thought you’d hate me too.” He says, remembering what she had just told him. He felt that she was disappointed in him too and he didn’t blame her.

Did he misunderstand, or did I say it incorrectly? Let's try this again........ 

"Me too what? Its possible my meaning was misunderstood in the way I framed it. I will try to convey what I believe. You are not wrong, no apology to the rude couple was necessary, and I will reiterate that you should stand by your principles. Standing up to bullies is not wrong." I paused to let that sink in

"The only thing wrong was not letting Cocoa handle it as well as just all of us causing an upsetting situation, and we're wrong in that. She is staff and it's not our jurisdiction. That is the only thing we did wrong, and have apologized for that." I took a long sip from my enormous levitating coffee canteen at this point, just giving him time to think

"So of course you and I are still friends. We just have to give Cocoa a bit of time, but I believe she is still our friend too." I tried to smile, but all that happened was I let out an involuntary nervous laugh. "Twilight and her friends had many many arguments and way more awkward moments, but they were still friends. Friendships don't end from one misunderstanding, even if we did all meet each other within the span of 24 hours."

"Was that more clear? Sorry, I sometimes have trouble explaining my thoughts clearly." I took a sip from the canteen again, floating it back into storage as I looked around to see where we actually were in relation to our destination

21 hours ago, Emerald<3 said:

@Lektra Bolt @reader8363 @Dynamo Pad @Sherem

Seeing him made her heart break.

Cocoa came back out and hugged him quickly, "It's alright. Just remember to leave these kinds of things to me, okay Lektra?" She finally went back inside, levitating cups of hit liquid along with her, serving them as she walked along with Rose, trying to converse with her.

I nodded and didn't say anything, giving her a warm smile. She was right and this is her place, and I felt really apologetic about being out of line, but I felt that the rude ponies were treated appropriately regardless. I didn't want to say this and escalate the awkwardness, so I just shut up and enjoyed my coffee. She really did make it the best.

I tried to get some work done, making a couple of repairs that Speed had brought in and calling her back to send the finished orders back. This happened in quick succession in the span of about a couple of minutes, as these were minor issues that didn't need much to fix

10 hours ago, Dynamo Pad said:

He then decided to make his way out of the cafe and up to the two ponies. "Hey. I just wanted to apologize if I caused any trouble. I just don't like to see anyone picking on my friends. I just hope you can forgive me for my attitude from before." He says, slowly walking away as he decided to go to the arcade by himself.

"Oh buck, our day has soured." I quickly finished my coffee as I saw Dynamo leaving and Aerion as well, placed the cup down gently and followed Dynamo. I didn't need to leave any bits, as I settled my tab on a weekly basis. Aeiron was a bit more out of line, and I felt he needed to cool off. If he wanted to come with I wouldn't object, but I wasn't going to press him further

I didn't want to bother Cocoa right now either, she was probably still upset with me. We needed to cool off and I'd see her again later. Coffee Mix had a huge pitcher of my coffee exactly as I liked it and I poured it out into a large canteen, placing that in Sparky's storage compartment as I finished the leftover from the pitcher. Comparing what I remembered, Cocoa made it better. In my haste I made a bit of a mess on the floor. "Sorry, I must follow him. Please tell Cocoa again I'm sorry, and I do understand I was out of line. I have to catch up with Dynamo." All this took mere moments, I was fast when I needed to be

"Don't do anything stupid, don't do anything stupid." I muttered to myself as I followed him, overhearing what he said. He had already done something stupid as I caught up finally

"You should not have done that in my opinion." I said as I made sure the rude couple was out of earshot. "You should stand by your principles. Cocoa was very right that it was out of line and it was her, Coffee Mix, and her parents jurisdiction to chastise them or not, and they should definitely be the ones to handle it. Regardless, I don't believe standing up for a friend is wrong."

"I uh, was hoping we could still visit the arcade together?" I kinda looked down and avoided his gaze at the moment. "I was wondering if they had reconsidered my offer and would make a commission."

Can we have a nervous laugh Starlight emote please? Any of these will do. I know there's an angry Starlight one, but how about a nervous laugh one? Any of these will do as long as it can look nervous, which is the intent with this request

I've missed a couple of friends birthdays, and I was wondering if there's a way to have the forum notify a user that it's a birthday of one of the people they follow?

And if not, I'd like to request the feature please

Besides just looking at the bottom, cause it's a ways down and I don't feel like scrolling that much every single day to check due to laziness heh

Let's go with the second one then. As much as I personally would like a Blaziken base, the face looks horrendous lol

Second then, for sure

Right. I was hoping you could help me choose one? Which one do you think would come out cooler?

How about this? The only thing I did was darken the body a bit. I feel like a color mix of their two bodies shouldn't be such a bright yellow like Raichu

The face sure is lol isn't it?

Also, can you do the reverse as well? If not just the first one. I made the body a bit lighter color as well

41 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

Oh, okay. Maybe Button Mash is running the shop, but was promised a new apprentice/coworker to arrive and help out. I can see Pinball Wizard making an appearance to see if Dynamo is settling into town well and seeing if he made friends.

Yeah let's go with this, though tension I'm not sure since Lektra Aerion and Dynamo agree on how the situation was handled

41 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

Maybe he can see some tension between the group and give his two cents of what he thought. 

Good idea, just shows up with good timing

41 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

That does sound pretty lazy that they didn't add stuff like that from the comics into the show. I feel as if they could have added more story elements and/or ideas with the technology they were able to present in the comics.

I actually feel like differently. They were lazy in the comics using microphone/camera, a megaphone, and even arcade machines rather than explaining how this stuff is handled in MLP. The Apples also have a fridge, and IIRC this was used in the episode where Mac thought his girlfriend was dumping him so this is still pretty recent

I believe that is why reporting in the show isn't done with a video setup, megaphone didn't make it into the show either, and Twi basically invalidated microphone/camera as canon in the episode with Rara

These are all suggestions basically by the comics writers, and the comics are soft canon. Only the arcade machine from the comics made it into the actual show, but I still believe it's lazy since why do we need this when we have magic like what Starlight used to make an illusion where she turned herself and Starburst into children? But again, the comics are very old and Slice of Life was before that spell

9 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

It's okay and no need to apologize. I'm in a lot of RP's and I sometimes forget to respond to an RP every now and then.

Okay and sounds like a plan. I can see Button Mash being the owner of the arcade. I know he's around the same age as the CMC, so maybe he'll be around that age given that 4 years had gone by. 

Maybe Button tolerates Lektra, but he doesn't like her honest opinion on their system of arcade games? Although, maybe with talks from Pinball, everyone will soon concede and learn to accept the Magitek? I can see that maybe Pinball and Lektra get into a conversation somehow and he gives the okay after being told of the option. Not sure if the comic is that old, but I guess video games are a sign of laziness? There's only been two times that an arcade machine was seen in the show. Once during the episode, "Hearts and Hooves Day," and the other in "Slice of Life." I remember I have the comic of Nightmare Rarity and I think the comics are still being made. 

Oh okay so he's younger than I thought. He would be the same age as Speed, who is a teenager since it's been 5 years since the incident

Tolerates, yeah. I like that plan overall. What if Pinball comes back for a bit as talks of renovation are underway, to make the financial arrangements?

The comic is quite old yeah. There was a lot of real life technology in the comics, including the arcade machines. Someone had a megaphone IIRC and also there was a reporter with microphone/camera setup. It was never in the show, unlike the arcades. I agree with you it was pretty lazy, and personally I'd like to consider it all not canon, besides the arcades

So yeah let's go with this, and I'll get it rolling a bit later by calling him back?