[Interest Check] A Short RP About Superpowers

Seemingly from nowhere came the asteroid, and it struck the vast dry plains of Colorado, USA. Then, everything was fine again. This fact puzzled many people who knew how these things were supposed to work. For one, such a big asteroid should have been visible in the sky for much longer before it struck Earth. Secondly, if it really was as large as it had seemed, it should have caused immense destruction and catastrophe, and it sure as hell wouldn't have been limited to Colorado. As it seemed now, there had basically been no disastrous consequences of the heavenly body's impact at all. Skepticism towards authorities rose rapidly.

But that was all just background. You were living in the city of Denver, and either living in or working in its city center. No asteroids there, just you and your life, and everybody who attempted to butt into your life. And one day, a few weeks after the comet drama, when strange rumors of unusual sightings and a rise in violent crimes had been spreading in the state for a while, you discovered that this life of yours suddenly changed drastically.

You had somehow acquired special... Powers, for lack of a better term. Supernatural abilities that seem to lend themselves quite well to fighting, either offensively or defensively (or a mix). Since nobody else around you seemed to be talking about having such powers, you had to assume this was abnormal, and maybe something to keep quiet about.

That is, at least, until desperate events would urge you to show your true self after all...


SETTING & RP STYLE
The RP will likely take place entirely in modern day Denver city and consist of two parts. The first part will be solo-heavy with optional interaction, while the second part will be mainly interaction, potentially utilizing JPing if it seems too messy to post directly IC. We'll see what works for us as we go along, but I'll always encourage posting directly IC until you get to a point where an interaction with another player begins and you know you'll be talking/fighting (who knows?) or otherwise back-and-forthing several times; in these cases a JP might be more tidy. They're easy to create together via an online googledoc, and I can always help you get started if you need it.

The superpowers/abilities you have gotten are something we can discuss and be creative with. But approach it by thinking your character would probably have a couple of abilities you might have found in other "superhero" media, and that they should mainly be useful offensively or defensively (or be possible to use for both with some creativity, of course). As such, merely having grown a tail or being able to see ultraviolet light might not really be what we're looking for here (unless you make it a relevant part of your battle strategy). No mind-reading or mental/psychic manipulation however, simply because I feel like that will be a bit too OP or difficult to RP and balance.

There is not much more to say about the setting, as it's just our normal world as far as you're aware. The conspiracy rumors that have been floating around more than usual for weeks now range from "the government are testing bio-weapons on criminals" to "aliens have visited us!!" and it's up to you how much stock your character puts into these things, if they're even listening to them. The scientific community is at least highly skeptical about the so-called comet, but keep being silenced in various ways, and the authorities seem to be deflecting questions on the subject.