Re: The Fearsome Encounter (GBS3G8) [Signups!]
08-07-2011, 03:40 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by cyber95.
Username: Siber Ninefife
Name: None/Gene Rasdon
Gender: None/Male
Race: Cordyceps Mammalis, a strange and dangerous variation on the cordyceps fungi that infects humans and other mammals. This particular strain of Cordyceps has been known to infect other creatures, but it has a particular draw towards mammalian creatures, especially humans. In an unfortunately cruel twist, as it takes over the body of its host, it keeps it alive. The host is in constant pain, and completely aware of what is going on around it, but is unable to do anything about it.
Gene Rasdon was just a normal human being before becoming infected.
Color: #D9512D
Biography: Nobody knows how it showed up, but the first incident was in Peru. From the spore initially hitting the man to complete takeover was three months, but each subsequent fungi infection from then on was faster and faster. It starts out with a terrible itching, then you start losing hair. A fuzz starts growing on some parts of your body as the mental symptoms start kicking in. You'll lose all sense of balance, and find it difficult to even move your body. Soon you won't be able to speak, and will before long be stuck in a seemingly vegetative state, disgusting fungus growing out of your body. This is what happened to Gene Rasdon in the span of two and a half hours.
He was just trying to get out of the city. The Cordyceps infestation was growing quickly, and he had been told about somewhere that it hadn't hit. Now, that place would have been infected by the time he had gotten there, but that didn't matter, because when he hit that guy, he decided to get out to see if he was all right. He wasn't. The suddenly dead Cordyceps victim's last act was to spore Gene, but he was too freaked out to notice.
Halfway down the highway, he suddenly found it hard to steer. Desperately wanting to get out no matter what, he decided to speed up, and managed to lose just enough motor control to crash into a telephone pole at 80 miles per hour.
Surely he was dead at this point. As far as anybody knew or cared, he was. This was a bit of a different story for Gene, who woke up in searing pain, his vision foggy, and his body moving without his permission. Anybody that came in contact with him, of course, saw him merely as a bloodthirsty monster, where once was a man, now was nothing. The Cordyceps couldn't feel pain, however. It could tell it was there, but it was Gene that felt every bullet, every cut and slash, all the pain that was directed towards the thing controlling him. Sure, they would heal in their own way, but that hurt, too. He could feel the fungus as it took over the wounds he gained, adding to his ever-compiling pain. For months, we was captive audience to murder by his own hand, and relentless retaliation. Sometimes there were other Cordyceps infected humans fighting nearby. Sometimes they weren't even humans. He was pretty sure had seen a few dogs infected by the spores.
Only one thing could give him hope, and that was to see the other infected individuals get killed. Cordyceps did not make the host invincible. He had somehow survived for months without biting it, but the fact is, release for his torment would eventually come.
One day, he disappeared. Perhaps Gene's wish would finally be granted to him.
Description: Gene is a tall, sickly looking guy. His muscles are atrophied from so many months without any use, he's clearly been suffering from malnutrition, and he's got one hell of a slouch. This has a certain something to do with the many mushrooms growing out of him. From an eye socket, all over his body, large ones on his back and head, out of his mouth, everywhere. His remaining eye is drooped and blank, yet still functioning just enough to let Gene see what's happening.
Before the pandemic, Gene was a pretty easy going guy. He liked to play sports, where his height gave him somewhat of an advantage. Once the Pandemic started, he quickly got into action... planning an escape route. A hero he was not, and his number one priority in danger is to flee. Now, having been infected, the things on his mind consist of "Make the pain stop" and "Please just let it end."
The Cordyceps doesn't particularly think that much. Its priorities are to either kill or infect. If it can't be infected with its spores, it'll probably try to kill it, as it's most likely just in the way. It has little regard for danger and tends not to flee unless it's actually being seriously injured. It's pretty hardy, so it can take a beating before it actually decides it's in danger.
Weapons/Abilities: Despite Gene's muscles having atrophied terribly, the Cordyceps is still capable of getting him to pull a mean punch when it needs to. It's also capable of releasing spores, either planting them directly, or just letting them drift along the wind. The spores can then begin to take over a living being, and depending on the size and complexity of the creature, it can take anywhere between a few minutes to a few days for the infection to completely take them over. An average human takes a few hours to be put under control. Despite it's simple thought processes, it has demonstrated unusually adept abilities in movement and dexterity, able to have it's host wield weapons, and scale obstacles. Also it doesn't actually come up a lot, but the mushrooms that grow are actually hallucinogenic. Mildly poisonous, but you will be high as a kite upon ingestion.
Username: Siber Ninefife
Name: None/Gene Rasdon
Gender: None/Male
Race: Cordyceps Mammalis, a strange and dangerous variation on the cordyceps fungi that infects humans and other mammals. This particular strain of Cordyceps has been known to infect other creatures, but it has a particular draw towards mammalian creatures, especially humans. In an unfortunately cruel twist, as it takes over the body of its host, it keeps it alive. The host is in constant pain, and completely aware of what is going on around it, but is unable to do anything about it.
Gene Rasdon was just a normal human being before becoming infected.
Color: #D9512D
Biography: Nobody knows how it showed up, but the first incident was in Peru. From the spore initially hitting the man to complete takeover was three months, but each subsequent fungi infection from then on was faster and faster. It starts out with a terrible itching, then you start losing hair. A fuzz starts growing on some parts of your body as the mental symptoms start kicking in. You'll lose all sense of balance, and find it difficult to even move your body. Soon you won't be able to speak, and will before long be stuck in a seemingly vegetative state, disgusting fungus growing out of your body. This is what happened to Gene Rasdon in the span of two and a half hours.
He was just trying to get out of the city. The Cordyceps infestation was growing quickly, and he had been told about somewhere that it hadn't hit. Now, that place would have been infected by the time he had gotten there, but that didn't matter, because when he hit that guy, he decided to get out to see if he was all right. He wasn't. The suddenly dead Cordyceps victim's last act was to spore Gene, but he was too freaked out to notice.
Halfway down the highway, he suddenly found it hard to steer. Desperately wanting to get out no matter what, he decided to speed up, and managed to lose just enough motor control to crash into a telephone pole at 80 miles per hour.
Surely he was dead at this point. As far as anybody knew or cared, he was. This was a bit of a different story for Gene, who woke up in searing pain, his vision foggy, and his body moving without his permission. Anybody that came in contact with him, of course, saw him merely as a bloodthirsty monster, where once was a man, now was nothing. The Cordyceps couldn't feel pain, however. It could tell it was there, but it was Gene that felt every bullet, every cut and slash, all the pain that was directed towards the thing controlling him. Sure, they would heal in their own way, but that hurt, too. He could feel the fungus as it took over the wounds he gained, adding to his ever-compiling pain. For months, we was captive audience to murder by his own hand, and relentless retaliation. Sometimes there were other Cordyceps infected humans fighting nearby. Sometimes they weren't even humans. He was pretty sure had seen a few dogs infected by the spores.
Only one thing could give him hope, and that was to see the other infected individuals get killed. Cordyceps did not make the host invincible. He had somehow survived for months without biting it, but the fact is, release for his torment would eventually come.
One day, he disappeared. Perhaps Gene's wish would finally be granted to him.
Description: Gene is a tall, sickly looking guy. His muscles are atrophied from so many months without any use, he's clearly been suffering from malnutrition, and he's got one hell of a slouch. This has a certain something to do with the many mushrooms growing out of him. From an eye socket, all over his body, large ones on his back and head, out of his mouth, everywhere. His remaining eye is drooped and blank, yet still functioning just enough to let Gene see what's happening.
Before the pandemic, Gene was a pretty easy going guy. He liked to play sports, where his height gave him somewhat of an advantage. Once the Pandemic started, he quickly got into action... planning an escape route. A hero he was not, and his number one priority in danger is to flee. Now, having been infected, the things on his mind consist of "Make the pain stop" and "Please just let it end."
The Cordyceps doesn't particularly think that much. Its priorities are to either kill or infect. If it can't be infected with its spores, it'll probably try to kill it, as it's most likely just in the way. It has little regard for danger and tends not to flee unless it's actually being seriously injured. It's pretty hardy, so it can take a beating before it actually decides it's in danger.
Weapons/Abilities: Despite Gene's muscles having atrophied terribly, the Cordyceps is still capable of getting him to pull a mean punch when it needs to. It's also capable of releasing spores, either planting them directly, or just letting them drift along the wind. The spores can then begin to take over a living being, and depending on the size and complexity of the creature, it can take anywhere between a few minutes to a few days for the infection to completely take them over. An average human takes a few hours to be put under control. Despite it's simple thought processes, it has demonstrated unusually adept abilities in movement and dexterity, able to have it's host wield weapons, and scale obstacles. Also it doesn't actually come up a lot, but the mushrooms that grow are actually hallucinogenic. Mildly poisonous, but you will be high as a kite upon ingestion.
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