Welcome to The Duality of Man, an original animanga role-play that features numerous supernatural creatures. Unfortunately, these various species have distanced themselves because of the war that occurred thousands of years ago, plaguing some with eyes that only see their dualism. While others meddle themself with their differences, two groups fight, each attempting to eliminate the other in for their definition of worldly peace. These two groups of the Terror Response Syndicate (TRS) and the Assembly of Phantoms (AP). With individuals fighting merely over their differences, it brings uncertainty to the outcome of this war.
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Summer 2022
Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
With April, an activity check has arrived for members to do! Please post on the AC and tag all your accounts, including WIPs and OOC accounts. Failure to post on this AC will result in your accounts being marked inactive or deleted. Please note, due to a late start, the due date for this check has been adjusted for one time and one time only.
Donovan knew that Kaitlynn wasn't happy with his request, however he didn't want to risk Takumi just because she was angry for being locked in a basement. He would nod his head when he heard her agree, even though she clearly wasn't happy about the subject. He lead the way until they reached Takumi's bedroom. As soon as he noticed William he had walked right up to him, smiling as he was amused to see William leaning back away from him, clearly not remembering exactly who he was. That was okay though since he looked so much older the last time they had spoken. "Or Orville Redenbacher." He answered him in return, not minding the nickname Doni in the slightest, however now, there was a chance of William remembering him if he recalled the old man with that name. He listened as Kaitlynn and Takumi apologized to each other, content even if Kaitlynn was being only somewhat genuine. He would then pull out his phone to google a website of an old picture of himself to show William with the hope of him remembering him. "See, we've met before. Remember?" He answered, hopeful even though it would mean that he was one of the few people besides Takumi that knew he had a room at TRS HQ.
Slowly he would close the browser on his phone before backing away to give William some space. "Takumi explain yourself." He answered, looking back towards him, wanting to get straight to the point here. He desired to know why he wasn't informed that Takumi had found William, why he was in his house. The mess of the house was understandable considering the reason why they had William in TRS HQ in the first place, not that Kaitlynn needed to know about that. As soon as he got his answers, he'd change his questioning over to Kaitlynn. "How much do you know of the situation?" He would ask, picking her brain, if he didn't have to read her in on why William was staying at the TRS HQ, he wasn't about to do so and he expected Takumi to stay silent on the subject.
A chill nervously ran down William's spine as the duo entered the room. Takumi and Kaitlynn both eyeing each other as they shared half hearted apologies. It wasn't like either of them was wrong. They just had their own reasons for acting the way they had. As both had separate ideas on what qualified as 'safe' for the young fae. Yet both of their opinions seemed to fall by the wayside for the time being. Regardless of both of their choices. The decision seemed to ultimately reside with the newest person to enter.
A somewhat charming man with long green hair. Tall, and not too much older looking than Takumi. As he began to waltz right up to the fae William found himself becoming more and more nervous. Unsure of how the man would react. After all he barely had to lift a finger to get the other two to stop bickering. Yet, the response he got from the man caused William's head to tilt slightly. Becoming more puzzled than before. "Orv-ile?" He said confused, as the name did sound slightly familiar. Yet he was certain he had never met this green haired man before. And in a last bid for recognition. The man suddenly retrieved his phone. Pulling up a photo of the lieutenant. As soon as William saw the screen his brow furrowed. Yes, he had met that man, but… he couldn't possibly see the resemblance between the two. "But.. you aren't old." He said pointing at the photo. As he didn't really have any knowledge on hexes, or many other magics to be exact. Being that they were never useful to him anyways.
A moment later and Donovan turned back toward the other two. Leaving William sitting there on the bed to watch as the grown ups spoke. His hands gently clasped in his lap. Watching the group as the lieutenant began his interrogation. Meanwhile it took every ounce of effort to keep the blond from speaking up again. Lest he make things worse.
[attr="class","kaitlynntalker"]The sergeant stood cross-armed with overt displeasure on her countenance in regards to the entire situation. Despite her reasonable concerns about William's safety, Kaitlynn felt as though she was being scolded, yet, her criticisms seemed well-founded. The blue-haired scout locked her in a basement for Akari's sake! Did that lacked substantial evidendence of shady dealings?! She believed if Takumi was truly well-meaning, he would have considered acting mature about the situation and not snapping while she did her basic duties!
Her fingers dug deeply into her arms as her brows slightly narrowed. Insults and blunt emotions were bitten back in favour of maintaining a civilized atmosphere; she could rant about it to Sonya later. After their apologies were exchanged, the angel inched away from the scout who brought force vexation. She listened as Donovan began taking control of the situation, his position as lieutenant being the only fact silencing Kaitlynn. It began with the green-haired man re-introducing himself to William.
She quickly assumed William met Donovan before the hex reveal. It surprised them all that Orville Redenbacher was secretly Donovan Beckard, a previous member of the TRS before his death alongside Amon. She listened as Donovan requested an explanation from Takumi. The angel kept herself silent despite her severe dislike of the blue-haired man. Then the green-haired man turned her way and asked what she knew about the situation and she was prepared to provide.
"From what I know, this man-" she gestured towards Takumi. "Told William he wanted to lock him in a basement. So I investigated and got snapped at and locked in a basement! He did not show me respect while I was caring out my job, that is why I planned on escorting William to HQ."
The angel was straight to the point, hands returning to cross her arms. There was a irritation written across Kaitlynn faced as she resigned herself back to the quietness. She said her bit and hoped her words would bring weight in the green-haired man's decision.
grab your coat, leave a note & run away with me.
[attr="class","kaitlynnnotesarea"]335 words for @takumi , @donovan & @wolferret
The blue-haired scout kept his eyes trained on the lieutenant as he spoke to William before he eventually turned his attention to himself, getting straight to the point of explaining himself. He flicked his eyes towards the blond before his attention moved back over to Donovan. "The Fae entered HQ and I brought him back to where he belonged. I had suspected that the people there would have alerted the higher ups, such as yourself sir, after the alarm bells went off due to a small misunderstanding. I must apologize for the miscommunication there." He paused as he clenched his fists behind his back briefly before relaxing them once more.
"In addition to that I took the chance to undergo a supervised outing to learn more of where he was before stopping here for lunch before we would return back to headquarters to then come to your, sir, for further information." He told him, giving him a small nod before he turned his attention over to Kaitlynn as the lieutenant questioned her. He flicked his eyes over to the lieutenant before he returned it back over to the woman as he remained stationed by William. No, he'd hold his tongue for now. If not for his own sake then for the blond's sake.
Donovan had explained who he was to William but it seemed he didn't believe him. Oh well, some things can't be helped I suppose. He thought to himself, showing a picture of the old man on his phone. "It was a hex." He explained before stepping away from William. At least now William would know they had in fact met prior and that this wouldn't be a first meeting. He told Takumi to explain himself, listening to every word. Instead of answering, he asked Kaitlynn what she knew and pondered the answers that were given to him before speaking up once more. "First, Takumi. I'm sure I would have been notified had I been in the office but you know me and how I don't stay there the whole time, you should have contacted me and I expect such if things ever occurs again. Do I make myself clear?" He asked, but it was an order, choosing to let it slid this one time. Besides Takumi and William... being here... something felt off and he didn't want either one knowing he was on to them and wanted to know what they were hiding. "William belongs at HQ, though it is true and I'm sure that Takumi can see by now that it was a mistake taking him back outside upon seeing how his home had turned into a nature disaster, wouldn't you agree?" He asked, looking towards Kaitlynn, giving her a chance to agree or not before looking back towards Takumi.
"Though I'm sure it was a misunderstanding on locking William in a basement, since that wouldn't solve the problem and Takumi knows it. Plus he'd need permission and it wasn't granted to him." He answered, glancing back towards Takumi. "So you took him here, planning on having lunch with him and have seen the result in a mistake." He answered, wanting Takumi to realize how dangerous it was to have William out and about when he needed protection. I swear, William is a Terror magnetic... He thought to himself, small smile forming on his face before it dropped. "I can't excuse your actions.... We will all be returning to HQ." He answered, knowing that is something Kaitlynn would agree too. "His protection takes top priority after all." He added, trying to persuade Takumi in seeing his point of view. "Once he is back in his bedroom, you are to talk to me in my office about your punishment." He added, hoping that answer would please Kaitlynn, not that it would matter that much since there wasn't anything she could do about it anyway. Punishment of having you become his personal supervisor so that I can find out what you were up to this whole time. He thought to himself, smiling once more, unable to hide it.
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The skin is created by Wolf of Adoxography and Gangnam Style. The thread and conversation remodels are by Kagney. The Strange Reality board list, Heal My Soul info center, I Remember Now mini profile and Electric Requiem profile remodel is made by Pharoah Leap. The Who's That Member member list remodel was made by Tictactoe. The Cbox.ws Shoutbox remodel was made by Trinity Blair. All templates used for claims, information sheets, applications, etc are credited to their owners; credits for these can be found in the threads the templates are use on. Images that are used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners, however, they have been edited by Zac with a few being edited by Chibi Magician. The plot, rules and various other information pieces for The Duality of Man are written by Chibi Magician with the assistence of her co-admins, Finnegan and Dremulf, alongside other unlisted people who were kind enough to give their input. The TRS, AP and face claim were all created by Fleur for specifically the use of TDOM. All plugins used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners. The templates my members use are credited to their maker, if you find a template that belongs to you, but is uncredited, please speak to Chibi Magician or the member themself. Characters created on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners and should not be used elsewhere without the creator's permission.
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