Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Oct 26, 2023 18:20:48 GMT
Post by facade on Oct 26, 2023 18:20:48 GMT
[googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]LOCKER ROOM APPLICATION - AIDEN MARKUSSON PHARAOH LEAP. [newclass=.likedo]background-color:#f0f0f0;padding:25px;width:400px;color:#888888;line-height:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle]background-color:#ffffff;border:solid 9px #444444;padding:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle2]background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;font:bold 10px Calibri;line-height:35px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:2px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedoinfo]margin-top:-10px;border:solid 1px #e5e5e5;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:24px;font:10px verdana;text-align:justify;line-height:12px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedosub]background-color:#444444;font:bold 8px Calibri;text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] |
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Oct 26, 2023 17:58:06 GMT
Post by facade on Oct 26, 2023 17:58:06 GMT
[googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]EXP Re-assignment [attr="class","likedoinfo"] [attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Presence STAT RANK: A- [Limit Break! (1)] CURRENT DESCRIPTION: Kupo has a natural charm with his cute appearance and friendly demeanour, but he has also honed this charm like one would a weapon: through practice. [attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Presence STAT RANK: N/A EXP COST: -21000 NEW DESCRIPTION: N/A OTHER: Adjusting for removal of Presence. 1250 EXP unused.
[attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Constitution STAT RANK: D- CURRENT DESCRIPTION: Aiden is only human, and without any amount of training beyond what's needed to stay fit... [attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Durability STAT RANK: D- EXP COST: 0 NEW DESCRIPTION: Kupo's body is very small, light and soft, making taking blows his weakest link. If Kupo can't get out of the way, one solid hit or grapple could be his end. OTHER: Adjusting for removal/splitting of Constitution.
[attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Vitality STAT RANK: N/A CURRENT DESCRIPTION: N/A [attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Vitality STAT RANK: D- EXP COST: 0 NEW DESCRIPTION: As stated, his stamina's nothing special. OTHER: Adding a Vitality attribute, maybe put in Presence slot?
[attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Code & Circuits Skill (Manufacturer - Engineering/Coding) STAT RANK: S [Limit Break! (5)] CURRENT DESCRIPTION: Since he was young, Aiden has loved computers and coding. With the exponentially growing processing power of consumer electronics, and the ever-growing wealth of information about coding online, Aiden was able to quickly teach himself the ins & outs of several programming languages and even learn a lot of the less legal aspects. Along with this, the hardware side of computing was funded by Aiden's parents initially, getting him whatever top-end parts he wanted for his self-built PC. Aiden pursued these avenues further in university as well, and now has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, regularly using those skills as a rising star in the consumer tech field and a black hat hacker-for-hire. The tech he designs is exceptionally high-quality, even for his unofficial clients, and any malware he creates would be difficult to crack for all but the most experienced programmers. While he is also somewhat adept at other fields of engineering, his comfort zone is definitely anything electronic.[attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Code & Circuits Skill (Manufacturer - Engineering/Coding) STAT RANK: S+ [Limit Break! (6)] EXP COST: 11000 NEW DESCRIPTION: Since he was young, Aiden has loved computers and coding. With the exponentially growing processing power of consumer electronics, and the ever-growing wealth of information about coding online, Aiden was able to quickly teach himself the ins & outs of several programming languages and even learn a lot of the less legal aspects. Along with this, the hardware side of computing was funded by Aiden's parents initially, getting him whatever top-end parts he wanted for his self-built PC. Aiden pursued these avenues further in university as well, and now has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, regularly using those skills as a world-leading rising star in the consumer tech field and a black hat hacker-for-hire. The tech he designs is exceptionally high-quality and cutting-edge, even for his unofficial clients, and any malware he creates would be difficult to crack for even the most experienced programmers. While he is also somewhat adept at other fields of engineering, his comfort zone is definitely anything electronic.OTHER: N/A
[attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Smoke & Mirrors Skill (Deception) STAT RANK: C- CURRENT DESCRIPTION: Well-practiced at combining both the digital and the analogue in crafting false narratives or throwing others off with sleight of hand, one of Aiden's major skills is deceiving others. His preferred method is the creation of small, concealable devices which mainly serve to create various visual effects or sounds to give the impression that he has some kind of power, backup or weapon. There is significant debate/theorising online as to whether Aiden Markusson actually has some kind of secret Quirk, and this is intentionally cultivated by him. Never play fair. Disappear before their eyes.[attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Smoke & Mirrors Skill (Deception) STAT RANK: B- EXP COST: 6250 NEW DESCRIPTION: No change. Well-practiced at combining both the digital and the analogue in crafting false narratives or throwing others off with sleight of hand, one of Aiden's major skills is deceiving others. His preferred method is the creation of small, concealable devices which mainly serve to create various visual effects or sounds to give the impression that he has some kind of power, backup or weapon. There is significant debate/theorising online as to whether Aiden Markusson actually has some kind of secret Quirk, and this is intentionally cultivated by him. Never play fair. Disappear before their eyes.OTHER: N/A
[attr="class","likedosub"]Precedent - Mask of Many Faces Skill (Disguise) STAT RANK: D+ CURRENT DESCRIPTION: Though he isn't formally trained in it, Aiden has quite the skill with makeup, prosthetics and other tools of visual deception. He learned from his mother, a makeup artist in the film & TV industry, and very regularly practices by applying various alterations to his own appearance whenever he has to appear in public, with enough subtle differences to make followers think it's an intentional brand. Combined with his affinity for technology, Aiden is very fond of utilising screens and vfx in his disguises, as evidenced by his signature product/disguise. Not to say that Aiden's disguises are infallible though, a number of people online have correctly pieced together Aiden's true appearance from consistent features, and his alterations are obviously fake under close inspection.[attr="class","likedosub"]Current - Mask of Many Faces Skill (Disguise) STAT RANK: C EXP COST: 2500 NEW DESCRIPTION: Though he isn't formally trained in it, Aiden has quite the skill with makeup, prosthetics and other tools of visual deception. He learned from his mother, a makeup artist in the film & TV industry, and very regularly practices by applying various alterations to his own appearance whenever he has to appear in public, with enough subtle differences to make followers think it's an intentional brand. Combined with his affinity for technology, Aiden is very fond of utilising screens and vfx in his disguises, as evidenced by his signature product/disguise. Not to say that Aiden's disguises are infallible, a number of people online have correctly pieced together Aiden's true appearance from consistent features.OTHER: N/A PHARAOH LEAP. [newclass=.likedo]background-color:#f0f0f0;padding:25px;width:400px;color:#888888;line-height:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle]background-color:#ffffff;border:solid 9px #444444;padding:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle2]background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;font:bold 10px Calibri;line-height:35px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:2px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedoinfo]margin-top:-10px;border:solid 1px #e5e5e5;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:24px;font:10px verdana;text-align:justify;line-height:12px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedosub]background-color:#444444;font:bold 8px Calibri;text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] |
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Sept 4, 2023 13:24:28 GMT
Post by facade on Sept 4, 2023 13:24:28 GMT
 | facade | @freelance_facade
Location: Tokyo, Japan. | Current Status: none of your business :)
Now Playing: Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
[Buffering...]
Once again, facade was blindsided. He had, indeed, completely misjudged the other half of the conversation. Used to dealing with businessmen and small-time villains (as if the two didn't overlap), Aiden had been operating under the wrong mindset for this deal. He was thinking transactional - implicit mutual aid - but it was never actually that simple, was it? He was starting to reach the big leagues of heroics and villainy now, and Jackie's question was one he needed to answer for himself. What was his grand plan here? Everybody has one, or at least everybody important does. He drew a blank. With a buffering circle appearing on his mask for a few seconds, Aiden then pulled his arm back and re-established personal space.
"What I'm planning? Well, I get what you mean but I'm gonna have to get back to you on that. To be honest, my intentions are a little more self-serving than any big goal or plan. You're the best in the business for your field of expertise, and I didn't spend 2 days penetration testing your systems to make a threat. Call it self-interest, but look at me, Grinta." He held up his arm this time, flexing to reveal an unremarkable amount of muscle. He then gestured generally to his wiry frame. "I'm not strong, and unfortunately I'm not powerful either. As somebody who works with people who are both - and very willing to take revenge if they've been wronged - how do you think I've survived so far? You wanted my grand plan? It's just survival. If I help people, they're more likely to help me if I need it. Including if I ever do get started on a big play."
He shrugged, hands in pockets. Then, mask subtly switching to having the 'eyes' follow the vigilante, he looked her dead in her own. "You're clearly confident, so should be obvious why I wanna help you. Wanna shake my hand properly this time?" His mask switched once again to a tongue-out winky face, right hand outstretched.
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Sept 3, 2023 22:53:02 GMT
Post by facade on Sept 3, 2023 22:53:02 GMT
[Establishing Connection...]
[Connected to network 'Bovine_Security']
[Connected to device 'Camera_2']
Aiden, fully focused on his laptop for a couple minutes, hacks into the CCTV network of the building and takes manual control of the problematic camera. He took a moment to manually move it around, testing the range of motion and checking for any specific faults. He quickly encounters an error brought up by the system and traces this to both the motors of the camera and the software dealing with automatic movement. Aiden shuts off the camera and gets up, moving over to the stepladder with a screwdriver and insulated gloves from his bag. He unscrews a panel on the camera's casing and inspects the hardware inside. While he's doing this, Aiden sees movement out of the corner of his eye and looks over to see Damian delivering his order. "Thanks, almost done up here..." He tinkers around some more, unplugging and cleaning a couple wires and their connectors/ports. Then, he fully turns around to face Damian when he comments on his university. Briefly, he switches to speaking in English rather than the semi-fluent Japanese he defaulted to in Tokyo. "Yeah, graduated last year. Grew up in New York. You ever been?" While not a particularly patriotic person, Aiden's hometown(s) held a special place in his heart and he was always happy to talk about them. "So you are a westerner, go figure. Nice to meet you, I'm Aiden."
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Post by facade on Aug 23, 2023 7:30:51 GMT
It had been a pretty smooth ride through the bustling city on the metro from Akihabara (where Aiden had both his apartment and current corporate HQ) to Shibuya for the meeting. Aiden, knowing ASTA (and by extension Sonya Chernovna) were very powerful and could be very valuable allies, had taken the rare courtesy of dressing up for the meeting. Aiden Markusson ascended the building (via the stairs) and entered the meeting room wearing a nice dark grey suit with a green tie. His hair was neatly tousled/spiked up and light makeup done, face unobscured by any kind of mask. This transparency was very rarely seen on Aiden, especially publicly where very few images of him even existed without his signature mask. A show of good faith, to who he assumed was an equally astute businesswoman. He walked and held himself with an air of focus and confidence, again a far cry from most public appearances, where he typically seemed reserved and socially awkward. Curiously, he was also wearing black cloth/silk gloves inlaid with LED lights in small clusters. ProjectYou tech.
As he entered the room, Aiden's mind was immediately fixed on analysis. What could he learn before even saying anything? The first thing he noticed was that Sonya seemed fairly laid back. Not out of character from what he'd heard of her, but still abnormal for an executive awaiting a meeting. This changed quickly though, with the next couple of things he noticed from her. That glow. It was pretty publicly known that Ms. Chernovna did have a Quirk, but as far as anyone knew it was just the glow. A low-power emitter Quirk, barely worth mentioning. Aiden wasn't so sure about that. He didn't know what it was, but some trick of the light in how it reflected off her hands just lightly differently after her Quirk use. Some aura of power he got from her besides just status. The way she leaped into action to meet him halfway also spoke to that same unique energy and presence she had. A slight smile - or was it a smirk? - graced Aiden's face as she spoke. "Right, about that whole 'other execs' thing. Sorry to say that Luna's flight was delayed and she probably won't be able to make it. A shame, since I bet you two would get along great. I'm no stranger to style myself, but she's the real fashionista. Half the vision of the company came from her."
As Sonya held out her hand to shake though, there was a brief moment of hesitation. Right, his least favourite part of any meeting. He felt very briefly vulnerable. Sonya would likely then be able to notice something of a nervous tic or stim gesture. Aiden adjusted his gloves, just to reassure himself that they were still on. A rudimentary barrier, but it was something. Then, he shook her hand as normal. "Aiden Markusson, here for both ProjectYou and Unique Variant, pleased to finally meet you, Miss Chernovna. Forgive my hesitance, you never know what people may be able to do with a touch." It was public knowledge that Mr. Markusson, for all his work on Quirk support and vocal pro-Quirker rights sentiment, was in fact Quirkless. As he met Sonya's electric pink eyes, Aiden then looked once more around the room. The bodyguard and - he presumed - negotiator who had thus far remained silent. The whole atmosphere of the room seemed to orbit around the stronger personality present, and now both of them.
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Aug 15, 2023 22:55:46 GMT
Post by facade on Aug 15, 2023 22:55:46 GMT
| facade | @freelance_facade
Location: Tokyo, Japan. | Current Status: none of your business :)
Now Playing: Tally Hall - The Bidding
facade stood and listened as Jackie outlined what she thought she stood to gain from their partnership and... of course. It was never his hardware, right? Cybersecurity was a field he was incredibly skilled in, and someone so close to his level would obviously want to know how to bridge that gap. He could work with that, but it was always a little disheartening to have the scope a project limited to just software. "Oh, certainly. The vulnerability I exploited was pretty simple and will be a breeze to patch, but I should be able to help with its diagnostics and security awareness too." Jackie's next question, though... caught facade off-guard. What was he in it for? Wasn't it obvious? He'd thought so, but that seed of doubt made facade pull back the curtain a little. Maybe he'd been too closed-off? As she elaborated further though, he came to more of an understanding. This wasn't about personal motive, it was risk-reward. Ironic, coming from a vigilante. The same could surely be said for choosing to meet with him, no?
Cocking his head to the side (but with the smiley face rotating to maintain its orientation), he spoke up. "Well, I said it myself." What sounded like an exact audio recording of his own words earlier in the concersation played twice, each time an isolated snippet. "-cause I'm super interested in the tech you work with-" '1' appeared on his mask. "-mutual benefit-" '2' "-you're the best I've heard of with AI & nanotech-" '3'. His 'normal' voice then seemed to resume, along with his head straightening and mask finally shifting to '4'. "The legality isn't a problem for me, making 'heat' go away is one of my specialties. Plus, if you couldn't tell, I'm a sucker for the theatrics. Working in the shadows is a hell of a lot more interesting than working white hat for some celebrity hero or government surveillance program. Do you think I need any more motivation?" Aiden stepped closer, closing the couple steps distance between the two. Quickly, his hand was outstretched to Jackie. "So? What does this vigilante think about a partnership with this freelancer? I, for one, am excited!"
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Jul 30, 2023 21:11:31 GMT
Post by facade on Jul 30, 2023 21:11:31 GMT
Aiden Markusson will be appearing as a judge, to represent ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions at the event, and to support ENKI presence/infrastructure around the event (as Loki).
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Jul 29, 2023 21:23:01 GMT
Post by facade on Jul 29, 2023 21:23:01 GMT
[googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]MISSION APPLICATION - HACKER OR HACK JOB? [attr="class","likedoinfo"] CHARACTERS INVOLVED: facade ( facade), Bakuretsu ( Bakiri Retsu) MISSION TYPE: Nonthreatening MISSION URL: ffjmyheroacademiarp.proboards.com/thread/769/hacker-hack-jobMISSION DESCRIPTION: facade contacted Retsu aiming to form a partnership and not die in the process, by the end of the thread they had made an agreement to work on further projects together, despite Retsu being very close to attacking him throughout the meeting. I believe an important plot objective (forming a partnership/alliance between facade & Bakuretsu) being achieved justifies the mission. OTHER: N/A PHARAOH LEAP. [newclass=.likedo]background-color:#f0f0f0;padding:25px;width:400px;color:#888888;line-height:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle]background-color:#ffffff;border:solid 9px #444444;padding:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedotitle2]background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;font:bold 10px Calibri;line-height:35px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:2px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedoinfo]margin-top:-10px;border:solid 1px #e5e5e5;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:24px;font:10px verdana;text-align:justify;line-height:12px;[/newclass] [newclass=.likedosub]background-color:#444444;font:bold 8px Calibri;text-align:left;padding:10px;color:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] |
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Jul 29, 2023 21:11:18 GMT
Post by facade on Jul 29, 2023 21:11:18 GMT
facade was somewhat surprised at the categorical success this meeting had been, given the atmosphere of aggression/unease that had permeated most of it. Stepping closer as Retsu held out her hand, facade quickly reached his out and completed the handshake. It could be seen that he hesitated slightly on the actual physical contact, though. Even though his research had all returned the idea that Bakuretsu was Quirkless, the caution he'd learnt in the gesture of handshakes specifically when dealing with other villains flared up in the moment. "Good to have you on board. Don't worry about the facial recognition aspect, I have quite a few ways of circumventing that. Security systems are my playground." He broke the handshake and took a step back to maintain personal space, a courtesy he always extended. In Retsu's hand after the handshake was a slip of paper containing more coordinates and a phone number. His mask went blank for the final time, as he turned his head down to do something on his phone quickly. "That's my workshop, and a burner phone specific to you. I spend a lot of time there, and have a system in place to alert me if I'm absent, so feel free to just show up. Or call first, if you wanna be courteous. We'll talk then. I've also just deleted my message program and my backdoor from your systems, but you'll have to go get your phone from the bus to actually confirm that. Seeya, Bakuretsu." He turned to leave and, barring any interruptions, left the alleyway onto the late night streets of Akihabara. Any attempt to tail/track him would see him return to the specified workshop via train, only for the signal/his tracks to go cold.
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Jul 14, 2023 21:44:04 GMT
Post by facade on Jul 14, 2023 21:44:04 GMT
Retsu's continually shifting and intensifying expressions somewhat threw facade off, already invisibly nervous about the implicit threat of violence made by coming armed. He couldn't tell whether it was barely-concealed malicious intent, or just somehow Bakuretsu's resting expression. Something else confused him a whole lot more, though. When he raised his arm... was that a flinch? No, it couldn't have been, but Retsu's brief pause set his mind racing. Maybe there was some kind of trauma there? Wouldn't be a surprise, given the worrying trend he'd seen across other villains and heroes. Then, she did something facade couldn't have possibly predicted. She dropped her weapons? While facade could've tried to read into that, he just decided to take the win (?) and move on. He watched with intrigue as she rattled through ideas utilising even this basic prototype of his tech, now matching her smirk beneath the mask. "Pleased to make your acquaintance. Yes, I've done my research on Tokyo's resident explosives expert. My initial idea was simple cooperation. Working on something to the effect of an EMP grenade, or any other project you could see utilising both our skillsets. I can also provide my services to give backup in any security-breaking or recon fashion for any operation of yours. In return, I have a few projects which would require some in-person infiltration of systems that I think may fit your skillset, which comes with the bonus of getting to break shit on the way in or out, should you wish to do so." His mask switched briefly to the kanji for 'deal', before changing back to his normal smiley face. With a couple clicks on the (now hidden) remote, the drones stopped their projections and flew back into the dark of the alley, on standby. "Of course, the finer terms can be agreed upon later. I'm open to suggestions, and from the looks of it, seems you've already got some ideas of your own."
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Jul 13, 2023 21:43:10 GMT
Post by facade on Jul 13, 2023 21:43:10 GMT
 | Aiden Markusson | @aidm_cto
Location: Tokyo, Japan. | Current Status: All-nighter backlash, coffee time.
Now Playing: Shady Cicada - Tabula Rasa
As Damian came down to greet him, Aiden simply watched, analysing. He didn't seem the type to hide much, more the type to wear his heart on his sleeve, as most mutants such as him tended to be (or so Aiden had observed). His favourite kind of people. He found himself studying the details of the shop owner's form, where the manifestations of his Quirk ended and where his considerable attractiveness began. As Aiden had trained himself to do, he scanned with his eyes and focus, not head movements. He was brought back to focus by Damian speaking up. "I've got my order, but it's a little uncertain. I'd like a triple shot espresso if you have coffee in, otherwise just a green tea will be fine for now. Do you have any of the danish pastries in at the moment? I realise the European pastries probably aren't the most popular here, unfortunately. If not, I'll take whatever you recommend. No allergies." He'd seen the menu briefly, but knew shops such as this were often plagued by supply line issues and ingredient shortages.
Moving his eyes and attention back to the camera, he studied it for a couple of seconds before speaking again. "Seems pretty standard for the area... I could probably take a look at it for you. I happen to be an electrical engineer, and security cameras are something of a specialty of mine." He took a laptop out of his messenger bag, the back covered in a few western pop culture and anime stickers, along with one prominent one showing the symbol of New York University.
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Post by facade on Jul 8, 2023 0:54:48 GMT
Not entirely fluent in Japanese to begin with, it took facade a bit to parse what Jackie had said through her accent, though with no visible expression it may have looked more like deliberation or him studying her. "Right, where are my manners! I go by 'facade'. I have a few more aliases, but any glowing reviews on back-channels would be under that name, should you want to research me. Forgive my brevity, introductions are often awkward." The display on his mask changes to katakana roughly spelling out 'facade' to illustrate his name. "As for the specifics, I don't expect you to sign a contract or anything like that, legal frameworks are kinda useless when operating in illegal spaces as we do. I simply want to put an offer out. We collaborate on a tech project or two, combining our skills to reach new heights. We share information and methods, cause I'm super interested in the tech you work with. In return, I can provide any assistance with hacking, fabrication, getaways or electrical equipment you'd need for the dangerous work you do. Mutual benefit. He took a few steps closer, to the opposite edge of the holographic projection to Jackie, and then disengaged the drones with a *click*. His mask returned to the usual smiley face once more. "If you thought that little light show was me showing off my best, then you'll be glad to know that was more of a demo. My normal hologram stuff is cutting edge, nowhere near that messy. My current best stock is sitting back at my workshop, though. I hope you'll understand the precaution, you never know if a client will come in swinging in this business."
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Post by facade on Jul 6, 2023 16:45:56 GMT
The 'face' on facade's mask briefly changed to one with a cocked eyebrow, before returning to the normal featureless smiley face. "Well, I meant your thoughts on my offer, but thanks! I like your eyepatch, real practical when working with flashbangs, right?" He stalled on reading her expression for a moment, but eventually had a small insight. 'Oh, that manic smile. Probably barely-contained malice. She hates my fuckin' guts, huh? Let's try to fix that.' He listened, staring through the mask directly into Retsu's eye(s). 'Probably thinks this is a power play, right? Okay, I can work around that.' There was a short pause in speech from either side, which facade didn't move to fill, just shifting his stance as he anticipated another comment. Sure enough, Retsu spoke up again, and he merely nodded in affirmation. 'I think I'm starting to get it, this one doesn't like being told what to do.' He waited for her to finish the thought, mask display then changing to a simple exclamation mark. "Ah, right, where are my manners! I go by 'facade', hopefully you'll understand why I go by a pseudonym? As you may be able to see, I'm paper-white, my name's pretty distinctive here." He held up his bare arm/hand, to illustrate his point, and then bowed with both hands at his side.
As he finished this response, though, something seemed to tick over in his head. 'I'm not gonna get anywhere with this, she's not taking me seriously.' His mask went blank, then just displayed the katakana for 'facade'. "Listen. If you wanted to kill me or leave, you could've done so already. If you plan on listening, then listen. I sent a message you couldn't ignore, something to stick and get your attention. Cause I genuinely wanna work with you, here. If you want a little proof of what I can do, show I'm not bluffing, then here you go." With a sleight-of-hand flourish, he flicked something up from his pocket, off his wrist and into his hand, in a motion that looked like it had been hidden up a non-existant sleeve. The item in question was a small custom remote, which he pressed a button on. From behind a box in the alleyway, two tiny black drones silently rose and rushed over to a point above facade's head. With a couple more inputs, obvious only because he had directed attention to the remote, two 3D holographic projections appeared in the alleyway between facade and Retsu. They appeared as almost-photorealistic copies of the two, but with a slight distortion and shimmer around and through them that obviously betrayed their true nature. The copy of facade seemed higher-fidelity, and mirrored his movements as he raised a hand to point to the two drones. "Nowhere near complete yet, but this is some of the kind of stuff I mess around with. Call it a proof of concept."
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Post by facade on Jul 5, 2023 23:38:41 GMT
[Confirmation Received: Grinta.]
[Switching to passive mode, awaiting deactivation.]
The day had gone quickly for facade, almost entirely spent working. The past two hours, however, had been a lot harder than the freelance (and legit) work he had been doing beforehand. Even managing to gain access to Grinta's PC to place his message had been an hours-long struggle to circumvent and disable her guardian AI as well. Almost as soon as he had executed the program though, he'd received confirmation from it. Faster than he expected, honestly, and closer to the meeting time than he'd thought, too. facade wheeled over to an isolated monitor and closed the message, then set to work ensuring full control of the cameras in both his office building and the large ProjectYou store on the other side of the alleyway. While doing so, he'd attempted to gain access to any kind of microphone to gain some intel, but alas there were none to be found. "Secure, they know their stuff." He couldn't find any way to reliably track them outside of messing with CCTV cameras either, which wasn't worth the effort.
facade made his way to the alleyway shortly, making sure he was there at the meeting time as described. He was certainly a lot more plainly dressed than Grinta, his own mask (displaying a simple smiley face) the only current stand-out feature among unremarkable black jeans and a t-shirt. He had been standing in a place where he was half-obscured by shadow, only now making himself apparent as Grinta entered the alleyway. As he began to speak (with a slight but noticeable American accent in Japanese), the mask didn't seem to muffle his words at all. "Thanks for coming, I know it's a risk to come to a meeting like this without any prior knowledge. Gotta say, I love the mask, Grinta. None of the stuff I'd heard about you mentioned it! But, as you know, that's not what I invited you here to discuss." He stepped a little closer so that he could at least be seen clearly, phone in hand. "As my message said, I just want to offer a partnership, or an exchange of knowledge. I'm someone who does a lot of work to aid vigilantes, and I believe our skillsets are complementary. We're both real good at the electronics side, but you're the best I've heard of with AI & nanotech and I can work wonders with VFX, optics and getting into systems uninvited.".
He flicks something out of his sleeve and into his hand, pressing a button which causes a tiny drone to appear from elsewhere in the alley and hover above him. A 3D holographic projection of himself, and then Grinta herself, flickers into being originating from the drone. It's currently quite obviously fake and of limited utility with only one drone. "Little something I've been working on in my spare time, not anywhere near ready yet, but a proof of concept. Proof of ability. Thoughts?" He had a feeling he'd come on a little strong, but no plan survives contact with the enemy and all that. Just gotta keep up the confidence.
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Setting up smoke & mirrors.
ALIAS
FACADE
OCCUPATION
CTO of ProjectYou & Unique Variant Solutions
EVENT TOKENS
140
QUIRK
QUIRKLESS
Villain
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Post by facade on Jul 4, 2023 3:02:39 GMT
As the day had wound down, trading sunlight for streelamps and moonbeams, facade had been hard at work. Aiden Markusson had a lot of work to do, and he'd even begun to get some 'freelance work' requests from the less-than-legal elements of the city. Of course, most of it was fairly easy for him, but it took longer than usual because facade was distracted. He was almost certain that he'd sent one of his 'messages' much earlier that day or even the previous day, but he hadn't received any response yet. Finally though, an hour and a half before he'd arranged to meet them, a notice appeared on one of his monitors.
[Confirmation Received: Bakuretsu.]
[Switching to passive mode, awaiting deactivation.]
He chuckled, wheeling over to the isolated monitor, and started to prepare for his meeting. "Open Profiler. Target: Bakuretsu. Add trait: Not technology-reliant. Note: further threats towards mobile phone will be ineffective. Close Profiler." With a few voice commands, facade had edited some files on the device. This was a typical strategy of his, trying to build a 'profile' of someone to inform future encounters. He already had a pretty decent picture from Retsu's reputation with local gangs, but any extra information was worth it.
He quickly set about making sure that his office building and the large ProjectYou store (neighbouring both sides of the alleyway meeting point) would be clear of people at the time, rerouting all camera control to his personal laptop, and positioning himself inside of a side-access door so he could quickly enter the alley just before the set time. It was time for some reconaissance. He opened a graphical view of the network around Retsu's phone, quickly observing. "A load of other cell signals nearby, but no other connections. Burner phones?" He continued this, briefly accessing the phone's microphone only to hear what he hoped wasn't an actual statement of Retsu's intent. "Note to self, assume armed and dangerous." The remainder of the time wasn't particularly eventful, besides a small anomaly he'd noticed. "Wait, 2 GPS signals? Why are there... another tracker? Why would she need to track her own- Oh. Neat trick." He managed to find the bus route the phone was following and track where it would've stopped to arrive at his location, then watched as it passed by.
With this knowledge, facade quickly shut the laptop and stepped out into the alleyway, making sure to face the side that would ensure he wasn't blindsided by Retsu's little misdirection. Sure enough, there stood the other villain in all her glory. If only he hadn't chosen to meet in shadow. He took a short moment to study what he could see of Retsu's body language from the distance between them, luckily just enough time for her to start talking. The hand hovering over the bag certainly set off alarm bells, though nothing outwardly changed as facade shifted his demeanour slightly. He bowed. "Thanks for coming, takes confidence. Yes, I asked you to come here to talk. Just to talk, no need for whatever you've got in that bag, though I can't blame you for coming armed. You'd be a fool not to. I like to be taken seriously." He moved a couple steps closer and stopped, phone in his hand. The mask didn't seem to muffle his voice at all, so presumably it comtained some kind of speaker system. "As I said in my message, I'm here to propose a partnership. I've heard a lot about your craftsmanship, you seem to be a benchmark for quality in your community. I think we have complementary skillsets, a lot to offer eachother." Another pause, the display on his mask changing to the kanji for engineering. "You're good at the physical stuff and mechanical engineering, much better than me, and I can't find any competition in this city for your supposed expertise with explosives. I'm good at the other kind of brute force, as you may have seen, but that's the tip of the iceberg. I'm second to none with all things electronics, optics or code. We could be very effective with combined effort, make a lot of money. Thoughts?"
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