Post by MAL BLACKTHORNE on Aug 9, 2021 15:27:16 GMT
THE LADS
Almost before the Docs, there were The Lads (and lass!).
Picked up by Marcel during the American Civil War, Mal travelled west with him, following the flow of people and other things towards California and its Gold Rush. On the way the two of them conducted experiments, trying to find a way to bring Sebastien Valet back. Fetching up in San Francisco the Doc went to work, using Mal and his particular talents for the grunt work while Mal plied his ‘medical trade’ among the grubby masses.
Unsure whether or not the Doc would keep his word or if he’d flake, Mal started to form his own group. Not for some lofty ideal like resurrecting an old bosom buddy but more like his gang on the docks. A rag-tag little group for him to lead, creatures like the Doc was experimenting on. Each bringing their own ‘skills’ to whatever he wanted them to turn their hand to.
It all went swimmingly for a while but by the time eyes started swivelling in the Doc’s direction cracks were forming. Mal wasn’t deaf, he heard the whispers among the others. They knew he wasn’t entirely committed, they were the backup plan, the rejects so to speak and when hunters fixed on the warehouse where the experiments had been toyed with before being tossed aside like broken dolls, the Lads were the ones left behind.
Mal had no qualms about packing his stuff up in front of them and telling them it was every man, or woman, for themselves. If they were lucky they’d be able to outrun the hunters, if not, well, it’d been nice knowing them. As he went to leave the hunters descended. Bloody battle ensued, all three of his people desperately trying to survive while he went to stroll out the back door. He’d almost made it when Frenchie was hacked down in front of him. Mal took out the hunter who’d shot him and begrudgingly stopped to give him his blood. One free healing, that was all, if he got shot again then so be it. Kimiko screamed then, MM hollering too. Not wanting to stand around and get his own self shot, Mal ran, unknowingly leaving Frenchie in transition when he fought with another of the hunters and the others’ outlook bleak.
With the Doc Mal fled San Francisco, not aware he’d left his B group behind, all with a grudge against the vampire who’d almost certainly left them to die. For years the Lads tried to track Mal and the man who’d abandoned them before across the country, following the trail of their experiments but never getting there in time to get their hands on Mal, or the Doc. News has now filtered out of Mystic Falls about the Dread Doctors and their successes and brought the Lads down on the town for their pound of flesh from Mal and anybody associated with him and the Docs.
This ad was created as a joint effort between Ange and Julia, and plotting going forward will be required with KRISTA MAY and RIVER MAY.
Picked up by Marcel during the American Civil War, Mal travelled west with him, following the flow of people and other things towards California and its Gold Rush. On the way the two of them conducted experiments, trying to find a way to bring Sebastien Valet back. Fetching up in San Francisco the Doc went to work, using Mal and his particular talents for the grunt work while Mal plied his ‘medical trade’ among the grubby masses.
Unsure whether or not the Doc would keep his word or if he’d flake, Mal started to form his own group. Not for some lofty ideal like resurrecting an old bosom buddy but more like his gang on the docks. A rag-tag little group for him to lead, creatures like the Doc was experimenting on. Each bringing their own ‘skills’ to whatever he wanted them to turn their hand to.
It all went swimmingly for a while but by the time eyes started swivelling in the Doc’s direction cracks were forming. Mal wasn’t deaf, he heard the whispers among the others. They knew he wasn’t entirely committed, they were the backup plan, the rejects so to speak and when hunters fixed on the warehouse where the experiments had been toyed with before being tossed aside like broken dolls, the Lads were the ones left behind.
Mal had no qualms about packing his stuff up in front of them and telling them it was every man, or woman, for themselves. If they were lucky they’d be able to outrun the hunters, if not, well, it’d been nice knowing them. As he went to leave the hunters descended. Bloody battle ensued, all three of his people desperately trying to survive while he went to stroll out the back door. He’d almost made it when Frenchie was hacked down in front of him. Mal took out the hunter who’d shot him and begrudgingly stopped to give him his blood. One free healing, that was all, if he got shot again then so be it. Kimiko screamed then, MM hollering too. Not wanting to stand around and get his own self shot, Mal ran, unknowingly leaving Frenchie in transition when he fought with another of the hunters and the others’ outlook bleak.
With the Doc Mal fled San Francisco, not aware he’d left his B group behind, all with a grudge against the vampire who’d almost certainly left them to die. For years the Lads tried to track Mal and the man who’d abandoned them before across the country, following the trail of their experiments but never getting there in time to get their hands on Mal, or the Doc. News has now filtered out of Mystic Falls about the Dread Doctors and their successes and brought the Lads down on the town for their pound of flesh from Mal and anybody associated with him and the Docs.
This ad was created as a joint effort between Ange and Julia, and plotting going forward will be required with KRISTA MAY and RIVER MAY.
coded by Taki of Adox
OPEN NAME
species: open | age: 00 | face claim: laz alonso | relationship: ex-colleague
We'll call him MM for now.
By the time he met Mal, slavery was already abolished in the US. MM's family grew and became established under a wealthy farming family in Virginia, and even after the Civil War, his family stayed employed at the farm they were used to and comfortable in, accustom to their surroundings. However, MM was was unwilling to stick around and continue working on the farm with his parents. MM headed west to get his own taste of the riches they were pulling out of the ground in California, and that's where he met Mal and the group that became his new family (though I suspect he wouldn't tell them that).
He's probably somewhat miffed about returning to Virginia, but the idea of getting in on whatever game Mal is playing at matters more.
Notes
- His species is open, however he needs to be something immortal, of course.
- We imagine him as somewhat of the brawn of the group, especially when they became a trio, a watchful eye over them, caring and protective, but not always outwardly emotional. Perhaps more likely to take the brain/leader position when Mal leaves.
- His special talent that he brought to the group is up to you.
species: open | age: 00 | face claim: laz alonso | relationship: ex-colleague
We'll call him MM for now.
By the time he met Mal, slavery was already abolished in the US. MM's family grew and became established under a wealthy farming family in Virginia, and even after the Civil War, his family stayed employed at the farm they were used to and comfortable in, accustom to their surroundings. However, MM was was unwilling to stick around and continue working on the farm with his parents. MM headed west to get his own taste of the riches they were pulling out of the ground in California, and that's where he met Mal and the group that became his new family (though I suspect he wouldn't tell them that).
He's probably somewhat miffed about returning to Virginia, but the idea of getting in on whatever game Mal is playing at matters more.
Notes
- His species is open, however he needs to be something immortal, of course.
- We imagine him as somewhat of the brawn of the group, especially when they became a trio, a watchful eye over them, caring and protective, but not always outwardly emotional. Perhaps more likely to take the brain/leader position when Mal leaves.
- His special talent that he brought to the group is up to you.
coded by Taki of Adox
species: vampire | age: 00 | face claim: tomer kapon | relationship: ex-colleague
Taken by Julia!
Frenchie for the purposes of this ad.
Coming on a boat to America with his wife, Frenchie did in fact come from France, a Jewish man joining the ranks of those immigrating to America at the time. Unfortunately, his wife caught an illness on the way there, and succumbed to her sickness before they docked. She was a family friend, perhaps married out of necessity than anything else, but that didn't make Frenchie any less heartbroken. She was a human, and he was not, and Frenchie thought it unfair and awful that he could survive but she didn't.
Wanting to run far from the life they'd promised each other in America, Frenchie went to California. He met "Kimiko" before meeting Mal, and when he locked eyes with her, it was love at first sight (for him, at least). They were married fast, and she was the one who dragged him into Mal's group.
Notes
- His birth species is up to you, but he is now a vampire.
- Like with MM, his special talent in the group is up to you.
- We imagine him as sort of the wannabe brains of the group, where he loves to come up with plans and ideas but often thinks with his heart instead of his head, and maybe, just sometimes, his ideas are a little stupid - or so his wife says.
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species: open | age: 00 | face claim: karen fukuhara | relationship: ex-colleague
Taken by Jodi!
Kimiko for the purposes of this ad.
Her family arrived in America long before the Asian Exclusion Act, and was doing well, better than any of the others in the group. Born to wealth and parents who were smart with their earnings and investments, Kimiko was probably the only one of the now-Trio to not come from grubby beginnings. Perhaps that was why she wasn't immediately taken with Frenchie, but love did come, and they were married.
The more headstrong of the two of them, and wanting to do something to propel them forward, she was approached by Mal and told him she would join as long as her other half could, too. What she didn't expect, however, was for Mal to change her lover into a vampire. Despite saving his life, she became bitter over it, finding another reason to feel personally victimized by Mal Blackthorne.
Notes
- Again, species and talent are up to you, she just has to be immortal.
- Like its mentioned in the ad, we imagine her as the more brutish one of the couple, perhaps pushing Frenchie into things that scare him and always being the one to make the tough decisions - like going to Virginia to face their old "colleague" and enemy.
coded by Taki of Adox