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May. 24th, 2020 01:30 pm
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NAME: Luca Balsa
TITLE: "Prisoner"
ROLE: Survivor

Once a promising young inventor, now an electrified shadow of his former self. He never gave up on his greatest invention, even in prison. Now that he's free, not much stands in the way of his goals... Right?

CANON: Identity V
CONTENT WARNINGS: Electrocution, Brain Damage, Memory Issues, Involuntary Manslaughter

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NOTE: Identity V is a mobile/PC game with a somewhat loose overarching plot. While I believe there is sufficient information to play this character as it is, new material is likely to come out. (Good thing Luca's memory is terrible, huh?)

DEDUCTIONS

BACKSTORY

Luca’s childhood is largely unknown to the public and he can’t remember much of it himself, but he comes from an aristocratic family. His father was a brilliant man, or so Luca assumed after he found three pages of an incomplete draft, but he lost his fortune to failed investments and had to sell his wife’s dowry to pay them off, causing his wife to die of shock. Luca could not forgive the damage his father had done to his family and future, so he ran away to seek his own success.

Even after what happened, he had a great interest in inventions. He was determined to finish what his father started himself, which led him to seek out Alva Lorenz. Lorenz, the city’s famed inventor, seems to have some ties to Luca’s father (and his manuscripts). It was no surprise that he eventually saw value in Luca and made him his apprentice. Luca had to give up one of his own manuscripts for the opportunity, but he was confident his own worth would exceed that of any document. Things started off so well, people assumed that young Luca would one day inherit the Inventor’s role...

Everything came crashing down as their experiments failed.

It started with an academic dispute. Lorenz claimed that someone broke into his laboratory and stole valuable research. Although police suspected this to be the work of Lorenz’ competitors, the great inventor blamed his own apprentice, calling him an ungrateful traitor and claiming he was selling his research to his competitors. Luca had a claim of his own, that the man he worked for was nothing but a fraud who kept stealing ideas.

Nobody knows the truth of the matter. Luca continued the experiments on his own, but... The last thing Luca remembers about his final experiment was Lorenz shoving him to the ground... While Luca was holding a live wire. The electricity went out of control and caused a horrible explosion. Three dead, two severely injured, one with minor injuries. Luca was among the survivors, though his injuries resulted in brain damage. Lorenz was among the deceased.

Luca was arrested for murder and conducting illegal experiments. He doesn’t remember how long he had been on death row, but someone finally pardoned him from the death penalty at the last second. Not that it did much good; he was still imprisoned and forced to do factory work, his wealth and possessions were sold off to compensate the inventor’s widow, his reputation was in shambles... And worst of all, he didn’t have the focus or funds to complete his own grand invention.

Things changed one day when he found a strange letter in his locker. Come to Otleus Manor, it read, you may win a fortune if you participate in our treasure hunting game. Luca jumped at the chance to turn his luck around and escaped prison to participate.

THE GAMES

We currently don't have much to go off lore-wise, but it's easy to draw some conclusions based on how the actual game was played and how some of the previous rounds played out in the story.

  • At least four survivors would arrive to the manor at a time.
  • They were told to keep up a diary on a regular basis and not leave the house.
  • Failure to follow the rules would result in punishment.
  • Their goal as survivors is to survive... The Hunters. Some of those hunters were in previous games. Some of those hunters should have been dead. Some of those hunters weren't even human.

    The actual gameplay consists of the survivors trying to decode a certain number of ciphers so they can power on the gates and escape. They must be careful not to get caught by the hunters, or else the hunters will tie balloons to them and drag them off to be tied to a rocket chair. If it sounds silly now, then it should be known that the chair and balloons seem to be a metaphor for more... Dangerous events. Thank you, censors!

    As a survivor, Luca has some special abilities listed below that make him suited for decoding ciphers quickly, which make him more of a hunter magnet in practice. We don't know much about who Luca was playing with lore-wise, but he must have managed to buy himself some time to rewire the mansion/playing area and get a connection between both gates established.

    ABILITIES

  • Circuit Control: Luca is so familiar with how electric circuits work, he is able to weasel his way into the electric system and rearrange the connections. In Identity V, this ability is mainly used to connect two ciphers and decode both of them simultaneously. However, as Identity V is set between the late 1800's and the early 1900's, Luca would not be as familiar with modern technology such as computers and wireless connections. He's a grease monkey, not a hacker.

  • "Conductor": The only good thing Luca got from that accident was the ability to hold an electrical charge. It builds up as he works, especially if he's using something that has an exposed wire or some sort of electric current.

    Once he's charged up, he can release this energy at will. He has no control over how much electricity is released, given that he releases the full charge all at once, but it's enough to stun someone for a short period of time, but the target will develop a resistance to the shocks if zapped multiple times. Also, once he's released the electric charge, he can't zap any more until he recharges.

    This clip is a decent demonstration of what this ability can do, except without the static magnetism and giant explosions.

  • Inventions: Luca mental capabilities may have deteriorated, but he's still smart enough to create some nifty gadgets if you give him enough time and resources. He knows how to McGyver a fuse box from scratch, at least... But his greatest wish is to complete that grand invention he and his mentor started. If only he had the funds to do so.

    WEAKNESSES

  • Memory Loss: The accident has left Luca with irreversible brain damage. His memory has deteriorated to the point where he easily looses track of time and much of his past is a blur to him. It will take him a little longer to recognize acquaintances.

  • Obsession: His focus has also been affected by the brain damage. Either he has a hard time concentrating or he gets so caught up in a task he fails to notice anything else around him until it's right in his face.

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    STATS

    AGE: Mid to Late 20's
    BIRTHDAY: July 10th
    GENDER: Male
    HEIGHT: Approx. 175 cm
    BUILD: Average
    SEXUALITY: Uncertain. Willing to ship M/M or M/F.

    LIKES: Books, Music, Scientific Experiments
    DISLIKES: Loud noises, Prison equipment, Torture
    HOBBIES: Playing piano, Writing
    TALENTS: Mechanical Engenieering, Knowledgeable about electrical energy

    VISUAL

    Messy brown hair, tied back in a small, high ponytail. Dark grey eyes. His left eye seems to be bruised and can't open all the way, like someone gave him a black eye recently. Has bandages on his neck, chest, and right arm.

    (NOTE: The survivors are depicted as dolls most of the time because the actual gameplay is framed as a reenactment of past events. The real Luca Balsa is a mostly normal human being.)

    AURAL

    Sounds something like this.

    FASHION

    His default outfit. Usually seen with his tool belt. He isn't able to remove the chain around his neck himself and would greatly appreciate it if someone picked the lock and took it off.

    DEMEANOUR

    At first glance, Luca's a bit tough to puzzle out. Is that a dopey grin on his face, or a look of mischief? He seems confused half of the time, partially because his memory's a bit like swiss cheese at times, but his curiosity remains in tact. He may even seem approachable once you get past the whole "sketchy looking character" thing.

    OLFACTORY

    Tends to smell faintly of iron at all times.

    MENTAL NOTES

    Anyone who can read minds might take note of how the brain damage affects his mind. There's a noticeable amount of static buzzing around in there clouding his memories and scattering his thoughts. At least it's manageable... To an extent.

    MAGICAL NOTES

    Anyone who can sense magic will note that Luca is average in this regard. He has taken no precautions to protect himself against magical attacks... And likely wouldn't know how to do so.

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    OOC

    THREADJACK: Yes, warn me first
    4TH-WALL: No
    BACKTAG: Yes, but threads may be dropped
    HARD NO: Please no bathroom content or explicit gore, especially involving arteries. I'm fine with written descriptions, but please don't go into morbid detail. Also, no needles if we can avoid it.

    IC

    PHYSICAL CONTACT: Yes, contents may be electrocuted
    MENTAL CONTACT: Good luck. He's got brain damage, and sometimes there's electricity buzzing around in his skull.
    FLIRTING: Yes. I will take male or female.
    KISSING: Yes
    FIGHTING: Yeah, but he's not much of a fighter. The most he can do is zap you and run away if he's lucky.
    INJURY: Y, contact me for major injury
    DEATH: If we're not in a murdergame together, contact me first!

    OPT-IN

    CIRCUT CONTROL: Do you want Luca to monkey around with the wiring to your character's house/computer/robot prosthetics?
    ELECTRIC SHOCK: Do you want Luca to zap you? At most, it will be enough to stun someone for a few seconds.

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    PAST GAMES

  • We Could Be
  • Prismatica
  • Badgernet (WCB CRAU)
  • Forgotten Tales
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    FORGOTTEN TALES

    ESSENCE: Edmond Dantes/Count of Monte Cristo
    STORY: Count of Monte Cristo, The
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    PRISMATICA

    MOONBLESSING: Iris
    RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT: Level 2
    App | AC Thread | Kinklist
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    WE COULD BE...

    TITLE: The Blank Slate
    AGE: Mid 20's at least
    HEIGHT: 5'11"
    WEIGHT: 145 lbs
    SPECIES: Human
    OCCUPATION: ???
    LIKES: Tinkering with machines
    DISLIKES: Migranes
    TRIVIA: That "bruise" on his left eye is actually an electrical scar.

    BIO: Not much is known about this guy, which sucks because we can't write a proper bio with what we could find. We do know that he's from the mid-1800's and he's pretty smart for someone who can't remember what day it is.

    CRAU Info

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    WE COULD BE... Inventory.

    Keeping

  • Stationary - Three notebooks, a pencil, and an eraser. All obtained from the Student Store. See IC Notes for more details.
  • Holiday Sweater - Dear god this thing is tacky, but it's fluffy and warm.
  • Plumber Uniform - Blue overalls with a stylish red shirt and hat.
  • Super Mush - A really big mushroom, it makes you feel larger than life.
  • Slowpoke Tail - A rare delicacy which is almost certainly illegal or at least should be. Eaten...
  • Nice Cream - The frozen treat that warms your heart! A lovely compliment is printed on the stick. Eaten.
  • Carrot Cake - This is a crispy pancake with carrots mixed in. Eaten at the dinner party.
  • The Embelleshed Suit - The shirt’s a bit torn, but this ensemble from the 1800’s still looks presentable after all these years... Traded a Warp Star with Astronema for it.
  • Toolbelt - Contains a rope, a wire, and other tools useful to an electrician from the late 1800’s. Probably belongs to Luca, he's keeping this.
  • Lazybones Sunday - A comfortable outfit consisting of a white T-shirt, blue sweaterjacket, shorts, and soft houseslippers. Just wearing it makes you bone tired.
  • Rubik's Cube - A rotating puzzle cube; try to solve it without just taking all the stickers off and putting them back on.
  • Bowtie - They're not cool, they're never gonna be cool, but they're incredibly dapper.
  • Fluffy Socks (X2) - You can never have enough.
  • Metool Plush - A hard-workin' little construction robot, now in cuddly plush form!
  • Alarm Clock - A small alarm clock shaped like a talking dolphin! Announces the time in a very smooth voice. Obtained from Yuri.
  • Do The Creep - A lovely green hoodie with a strangely rectangular face on it? Wearing it makes you feel the odd urge to hiss and blow up at everyone. Obtained from Yuri.
  • FORMAL WEAR - A black dinner suit with a red tie. Obtained from Rokurou.
  • Highlighter - Not an actual light source, just a bright marker for indicating important pieces of text.
  • Potion - It heals 20 HP! ...This might just be a spray-on combination of a disinfectant and liquid bandage, but it seems to work well on small wounds.
  • A Pirate's Life For Me - Not an actual life, just the outfit. But you could MAKE it a life if you wanted, because a pirate is free. Eye-Patch not included.
  • Eye-Patch - Plain and black, but functional. Yar har fiddle-dee-dee.
  • Bottle - For holding milk, or bugs, or pixies. You know, normal things.
  • Zodiac Shirt - A plain black T-shirt with a Taurus symbol on it in red.
  • GUN - A Beretta 90-Two 9mm pistol. It's not loaded.

    Trading

  • Birthday Present - A simple necklace with a pendant with a charm carved on the back. It looks like it was made by a budding craftsman. Given back to Collette.
  • CREPE - A crepe filled with strawberries and fresh whipped cream, each flavor beautifully complementing the other.
  • Warp Star - An incredibly fast personal spaceship! This one's been limited to hovering a foot or two off the ground, have fun with your hoverboard.
  • Mushroom Rice Ball - There's no salt. Dear god, why isn't there any salt.
  • Fruitcake - Some kind of fruit-infused pancake? It looks like a meat patty. Eaten at dinner party.
  • Suspicious Dice - A set of dice that always produce the same results when thrown; they probably belong to a skilled swindler. Given back to Yuri
  • SAUL GOODMAN LICENSE PLATE - It's a mustard yellow New Mexico license plate reading "LWYRUP". Given back to Saul.
  • Snow Hare - A charm from the town of Flanoir in the shape of a white rabbit that is supposed to bring good luck. It looks like it's been pierced with something sharp.
  • Wake-Up Slap - A canned coffee-based energy drink in curry flavor, from Spacebucks. Given to Hiro.
  • Home Video - A VHS tape labeled "Cambridge, 1991" that mostly shows a little British girl with pigtails playing in the leaves with her parents. Given back to Rachel.
  • The Brian - A concealing black bodysuit with double yellow dragons embroidered on the chest.
  • Smuppet - A puppet of dubious origins, with a long probiscus-like nose and a firm, plush rump. RELEASED INTO THE WILD.
  • "Hit Your Mark and Say Your Lines" by Gene Cousineau - A memoir and guide to acting by a veteran actor. Given back to Barry.
  • Lavender Powder - A small, tightly-closed wooden box of pressed lavender colored powder of a high quality.
  • Cloak - It's not magical in any way, but it might make you feel like it.
  • Wildberry Crepe - It's a very crispy crepe. Not burned, but very tough. Could've used butter.
  • COWboy Boots - These- aren't boots? They have guns for the heels and- oh god they look like hooves why.
  • Curry - SO SPICE. You might literally breath a little fire.
  • Kazoo - A small, easy to play child's instrument.
  • Freddy Mask - Some kind of bear mascot mask? It has an undefinable air of menace to it.
  • Chicken Suit - That's no man, THAT'S A GIANT CHICKE wait, no, it actually is just a weird suit.
  • PLAYER PIN - Every Player needs one of these and now you have your very own! Welcome to the Reaper's Game.
  • Melon - This thing's pretty big, even for a melon. Too bad it's a honeydew, aka water masquerading as a melon.
  • Cherries - A single pair of juicy red cherries. They're each the size of a soccer ball.
  • Insect Husk - A gift from Ivar. This discarded insect shell could be viewed as a symbol for change, if you're a sensitive poetic type.

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    WE COULD BE... Endgame.

    Status

  • So... It turns out every participant was a virtual clone created by a pacman virus that ascended into godhood... And they've been subjected to the experiment more times than anyone can count. After the Pacman god was defeated, the participants were left with complete control over an empty universe nestled inside a supercomputer.
  • Luca's not too sure what to think about this whole situation. By the end of it all, he had already been convinced to leave his own world and try to rebuild himself elsewhere. However... Being a virtual clone with the ability to will things into existence opens up an entirely new can of worms...
    Ah well, at least he could finally fix his memory problems, sort of.
  • Currently sticking close to his lovers, Surolam and Yuri, as he figures out where to go from here.

    Writeup Links

  • Last Will and Testament
  • A Mess of Crossed Wires

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    Sep. 30th, 2020 01:00 pm
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    Arc Light
    An illusion that is transient, dangerous, and bright like the sun.
    A diary: "I found three drafts in my father's bookcase. They are the work of a genius, but there seem to be some pages missing. No matter; I'll finish it one day."
    Impediment
    Whatever facilitates you can also be an impediment.
    A shredded admission notice: "Luca Balsa, we're very honored to welcome such a prestigious character as yourself to our school. We trust that you will soon make your family proud."
    Medium
    Energy must collide in order to transmit.
    An auction sales record: In a series of expensive antique sales records, a bidder by the name of Alva paid an unbelivable price for a manuscript.
    Tuning
    You're merely the owner, not the creator.
    An ancedote: An aristocrat in town lost his entire fortune on failed investments in emerging industries. He had to auction off his wife's dowry to pay off his debts. His wife died of anger. His son couldn't forgive him and left.
    Coupling
    There will only be a resonance of wisdom when the souls are comparable.
    An advertisement: The industrial expo is coming to town soon. Inventors from all over the world will gather there, including our very own Alva Lorenz.
    Calibration
    There are different calibration standards for each trial.
    A diary: "I've finally become an apprentice of Lorenz with a manuscript as consideration. But one day he'll realize that I'm worth much more than those manuscripts."
    Mutual Feelings
    Time can't change everything.
    An old photo: There are two people in the photo. One is a young and inexperienced Lorenz in overalls, and the other is a young man who resembles Luca Balsa in expensive clothing.
    Boundary
    What are the conditions to exchange for talent?
    Test Record No. 1: Despite the different experimental procedures, all of the experiments failed. The early experiments were signed off on by Lorenz. Later experiments were signed off on by Lorenz and Balsa. Those twoards the end were signed off on by Balsa alone.
    Mutually Exlusive
    A lunatic or a thief?
    A police report: Alva Lorenz reported to the police that someone broke into his laboratory. The stolen items included some transaction files with client information as well as some personal manuscripts. The police suspect the theft was committed by Lorenz' competitor.
    Extreme
    All you need is an oppertunity.
    Test Record No.2: The experiment was signed off on by Balsa. All of the experimental procedures were exactly the same. The experiment's results were omitted.
    Overshoot
    The smallest change, the greatest deviation.
    A police announcement: There was an explosion in Lorenz' laboratory, leaving three people dead, two severely injured, and one with minor injuries. The police's preliminary investigation suggests that explosion was caused by an illegal experiment conducted by Lorenz' assistant, Luca Balsa.
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    Persons from the Dream World.
    If lost, return to Luca Balsa
    "There is no Wonderland without me, but there is no me without Wonderland either. "

    Forgotten Tales CRAU
    Name: Alice Liddell
    Canon: American McGee's Alice
    Notes: A strong woman with a good head on her shoulders. Possibly dangerous, keeps referring to a Wonderland that may or may not be her own mind, but overall a trusted friend. Glad to see her here.
    "I have always believed that what lays before us has always been set in stone."
    Name: Eli Clark (AKA The Seer)
    Canon: Identity V
    Notes: An odd fellow who claims to have known me from somewhere I don't recall going to. While this raises a lot of concerning questions, Mr. Clark has been remarkably kind! He owns an owl he rescued when she was young, and is a strong believer in fate...
    "It's good to know someone else remembers things from there, all the same."

    Forgotten Tales CRAU
    Name: Ryotaro Dojima
    Canon: Persona 4 Golden
    Notes: A detective... I think he used to have King Arthur's essence? He tends to check up on me from time to time, but I'm glad we haven't met in person yet. I wonder what he might think of the shirt.
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    Forgotten Tales CRAU
    Name: Futaba Sakura
    Canon: Persona 5 Royal
    Notes: Ah, yes! This was the girl who introduced me to the concept of portable telephones! Maybe I might get a closer look at them soon... Wait, it might look odd in a dream. Hm.
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    Forgotten Tales CRAU
    Name: Anastasia Romanov
    Canon: Anastasia (1997)
    Notes: I've run into her and her dog a couple of times now. Didn't she say she was once an empress of some sort? She seems friendly enough.
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    Forgotten Tales CRAU
    Name: Rosalia Rosselini
    Canon: Trauma Team
    Notes: I think I met her in that horrible Story once? I wonder how she's adjusting.
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    Forgotten Tales CRAU
    Name: Alvin
    Canon: Tales of Xillia 2
    "We were too greedy and now we're being punished..."
    Name: Mammon
    Canon: Obey Me!
    Notes: A gambling addict of questionable wisdom. I should not loan anything of value to him, his greed has gotten him into trouble before. So he claims.
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    Vestige CRAU
    Name: Jiang Chang
    Canon: The Untamed
    "[...] The sooner you accept it, the better off you'll be! That's how it was in Hell, after all!"
    Name: Alastor
    Canon: Hazbin Hotel
    Notes: A demon from Hell. Suprisingly civil and terrifying all at once.
    "At home, I used to love studying the technology left behind by an ancient civilization that predated modern record by millennia."
    Name: Zelda
    Canon: Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    Notes: A kindred spirit. Maybe we could collaborate on something, if she's as interested in inventing as she is in studying marvels from her world's ancient past.
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    ⌘ August 2021
    ❖ 8/18: TDM toplevel » I'm alive. Or, at least I feel like I'm alive. The Story Eater has flung us all into this strange dreamlike world and stripped us of our essences.

    The few tapir-like locals say a fragment of myself now resides here. I don't know what happened to the rest of me, though I highly suspect he's back in prison... Which reminds me, I need to get out of these prison clothes as soon as possible. I forgot how uncomfortable this chain around my neck was.

    Anyway, the tapirs also say we're made of Dream-motion energy now? I'll have to look into that. They've also provided me with a lantern that apperently records dreams and a journal that functions much like the one the Story Teller gave me. I think I still have it somewhere...

    ❖ 8/18: TDM » Good news! I found Alice here too, and she managed to cut off the shackle with her vorpal blade. I don't understand how she managed to aquire such a powerful kitchen knife, but thankfully she's quite skilled with it. I think she said it helped her save Wonderland and herself from some unmentionable person who once tried to alter her memory...

    I can't help but feel concern, but she seems to have already taken care of him.

    ❖ 8/18: TDM » Apperently we are all capable of entering dreams and shaping them as we seem fit. Easier said than done, especially when dreams tend to not make sense at all. I was a pumpkin for some time. A pumpkin! How was I able to see or speak?!

    ❖ 8/18: TDM » I met a strange fellow in that dream. A blindfolded man with an owl at his side. I was helping him out of what I could only assume to be a wad of sticky gum when he thanked me by name. He says he knew me from some mansion with a Greek sounding name, where I was a "survivor" known as "the prisoner," invited to participate in some perpetual hunt as prey. I professed I remembered nothing of that nature and explained I was living in the Index.

    At least the blindfolded man wants to continue being on good terms with me. He even requested that I go by first name basis with him. It feels strange, having a complete stranger know me so well, but so far he's been nothing but kind.

    ⌘ September 2021
    ❖ 9/05: Log » They've set up a feast to welcome us! Between this and the tree lodgings, I don't think I mind being a guest of these tapirs.

    Why is the boar's head talking?

    I feel like I've had this magical rat tag stuck on me before. It's a good thing that child wanted to trade.

    Note to self, ask about the prizes before spinning any unmarked wheels.

    ❖ 9/05: Log » There is a demon from Hell here. Hell is an actual place. I feel uncomfortable.

    ❖ 9/05: Log » Met the blindfolded fellow again. It seems he strongly believes in fate... Though I don't quite agree with him. If he was right, then that implies tragedy was enevitable for me. That can't be true, can it?

    ❖ 9/06: Log » I have no idea what this gambler was thinking, but at least he kept me from sinking further into the ground. I think.

    ❖ 9/11: Notebook » I recived a letter from the Story Teller concerning the status of the Realm of Stories. It seems our collective efforts have fixed things up to a point where the realm can make a full recovery on its own. Our souls managed to make it out unharmed, which is good for most everyone, though I have a feeling I will be horribly confused if the rest of me is back in my original body...

    More concerningly, it seems the Story Eater escaped with us. I must warn the others.

    ❖ 9/12: Notebook » Met a fellow with similar memory issues, but he claims the source of his ailment was magical in nature. Doesn't trust the fae much.

    ❖ 9/13: Notebook » I feel I've met a kindred spirit. They claim to have studied ancient technology from her world that was much more advanced than what her current world has access to. I can't help but be curious.

    ❖ 9/25: Notebook » Dojima sent out a warning regarding the Story Eater. His explaination seems a lot better than mine.

    ⌘ October 2021
    ❖ 10/12: Log » Suddenly got ejected into a shared dream. Must play the part of a "spooky monster" and blend in. Otherwise, the dream might be ruined.

    Beware the food. I ate something I shouldn't have and got turned into a toad. Thankfully Miss Rose found me quickly enough.

    ❖ 10/12: Log » I think the great pumpkin that lady and I summoned might have followed us out of the dream. Not entirely sure.

    ❖ 10/09: Log » DO NOT LOSE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TALISMANS FOUND IN JOURNAL.

    The fire talismans look oddly familiar. I think I saw them on those goblin seals I broke in the dream? Maybe someone might post something in their journal about it.

    ⌘ November 2021
    ❖ 11/3: Log » Madame Blackbird's Boutique has finally opened up. She gave everyone a new outfit and the Halloween costume from the "Dream-shift" in appreciation of those who helped her gather materials. If I want any new outfits from her in the future, I must either find the right materials or help her at the shop. At least I can finally discard that prison shirt for good!

    The Hat Maker means no harm, even though he is frighteningly tall and sometimes makes frightening machines. He's graciously allowed me use of his workroom since I'm polite and "interesting." Although I can't help feeling a bit skeptical, I don't think I'd get any better oppertunity in this world. I'll have to pay him another visit soon.

    ❖ 11/09: Notebook » Miss Futaba has offered to show me how her laptop functions! She's also looking for a more efficient way to power electrical devices, and those crystals Kazuma mentioned to her might be the awnser. I'll have to see if they would have any use for my inventions.

    ❖ 11/09: Log » Alice's accquaintence seems to have trapped himself in a house full of dogs. She's called for help. If anything happens to me, I can only hope the damage isn't too serious.



    ⌘ December 2021
    ❖ 12/01: Log » I've been assigned Ichiban Kasuga as my Secret Santa. I'm to give him some manner of gift by Christmas, I assume. His preferences are included in the letter attatched to this page.

    The organizer has offered to deliver the gift for me so I don't accidentally send it to the wrong person. I've also suggested a sort of map system to keep track of which treehouses are occupied.

    ❖ 12/08: Log » Recieved sheet music from a mysterious benefactor. A young man named Ventus offered to show me the way to the local music shop. Perhaps I could take up piano again?

    ❖ 12/08: Log » Mr. Kasuga's gift has been deployed.

    ❖ 12/19: Log » Another Dreamshift. Apperently a "Grinch" has ransacked Whoville and we must fix/replace things to bring back Christmas cheer. I agreed to help the woman from the Secret Santa search for materials to replace the star on the tree.

    ❖ 12/19: Log » I find myself to be much more useful in Santa's workshop. The machines were sabotaged, so I'm going in to repair them before they capture any more elves!

    ❖ 12/20: Log » How to charge small appliances:

    1. Imagine gathering electricity into your hand.

    2. Focus where you want it to charge.

    3. CAREFULLY direct charge to intended target.

    Be careful not to overcharge and beware residual static.

    ❖ 12/18: Log » Someone decided it would be a good idea to make up our own carol. I'm not sure if I should transcribe the lyrics.

    ❖ 12/19: Log » It seems one of the local fox men has mistaken me for a songwriter. I tried to clear up the misconception, but he was still impressed. Somehow.

    ⌘ January 2022
    ❖ 1/02: Interactive Dream » Odd dream last night. Something about a bright city and too many film reels.

    ❖ 1/06: Network Post » I believe I'm closer to completing my invention than ever before. Of course, this isn't quite what I was hoping to accomplish, but once I perfect this model we should have a good source of electricity to work with.

    ❖ 1/07: Network Post » The moon seems to have gone missing. The horned woman believes that might have something to do with the recent surge of nightmares we've been having lately.

    ❖ 1/15: Passive Dream » I'm not sure how, but the crystals allow me to speak to people telepathically. Probably shouldn't use it too much. It gave me a nasty headache.

    ❖ 1/15: Event Q&A thing » Story Eater is back. Has been hiding in Reverin's moon and recently absorbed it. I don't know how he managed to do so, it shouldn't be possible, but he'll use our moon to corrupt other moons if we're not careful. For now, we'll have to keep an eye out for Dreamscapes and try not to let them become nightmares while Santa Claus goes to get help.

    ⌘ February 2022
    ❖ 2/05: Network Post » That horned woman- Madhuri, that was what she signs her posts with. She mentioned something about "job stones" that record memories in a limited capacity. The technology of other worlds is fascinating.

    ❖ 2/07: Interactive Dream » Horrible dream. Almost thought I was back in prison again. Must speak with Mr. Vigil as soon as possible.

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    BASICS
    Luca Balsa
    !! concept line, quote, song lyric, or short summary here!!
    CANON
    Identity V (Forgotten Tales CRAU)
    BIRTH DATE
    07/10/18XX???
    AGE
    Mid-20's (approx.)
    LIKES
    Books, music, scientific experiments
    DISLIKES
    Loud noises, instruments of torture
    HEIGHT
    5'11" (180 cm)
    HAIR COLOR
    Brown
    EYE COLOR
    Dark Gray
    APPEARANCE
  • Left eye seems bruised and will not open all the way. He has trouble seeing out of it, but he doesn't think he's gone blind in it.

  • Shoulder length hair, kind of messy. Tends to be kept in a high ponytail.

  • Snaggletoothed grin.

  • Hardly goes anywhere without his toolbelt. After regaining his cutlass from his time in Forgotten Tales, he tends to keep it sheathed where the leather strap on his toolbelt used to be.

  • Unfortunately wearing his old prison uniform at the moment, but at least the metal shackle around his neck was removed by a good friend of his.

  • Finally got a more presentable outfit from Madame Blackbird's boutique. He tends to wear an eyepatch more often now that he's realized his left eye just isn't going to work properly anymore.
    • Dreamwalking Mode
  • Outfit may change depending on the dream's general setting.

  • The bruised eye sometimes shows up on the wrong side of his face or vanishes entirely.

    • ABILITIES
    Regular Abilities
    "Conductor"
    The only good thing Luca got from that accident was the ability to hold an electrical charge. It builds up as he works, especially if he's using something that has an exposed wire or some sort of electric current. In this setting, strong emotions can charge him up as well. Once he's charged up, he can release this energy at will. He has no control over how much electricity is released, given that he releases the full charge all at once, but it's enough to stun someone for a short period of time, but the target will develop a resistance to the shocks if zapped multiple times. Also, once he's released the electric charge, he can't zap any more until he recharges.
    Canon Skills
    Good with electrical wiring and tinkering! While he isn't too familiar with technology from beyond the late 1800's, he would happily try to learn about "future technology." Also a decent dancer and pianist.
    Essence Remnants
    While Luca does not get to keep any magic powers from his time as The Count of Monte Cristo, he still retains two skills: Swordfighting and the ability to operate a boat.
    Dreamotion Abilities

    Disguise
    A carryover from his essence. He's able to shapeshift into any human/humanoid/sentient being for an hour. However, he retains his old abilities and that busted eye of his. He also isn't able to turn into any species he's never met, and he can't turn into other player characters. Taking damage will turn him back to normal.

    Electric Cutlass
    When charged up via "conductor", he can summon a sword made of electricity. Good thing he kept his sword fighting experience, huh? Unfortunately, he can only maintain the sword's form for thirty minutes before it explodes into static electricity.

    The Boat
    Summons a paddleboat. Very simple form of an old essence trick, but it works.

    ETC...
    More may be added as developments occur...

    INVENTORY
    Things on the left are belongings Luca may have on him at all times. Things on the right may end up being left at home.
    DREAM CRYSTAL LANTERN
    The lantern housing Luca's dream crystal resembles a dark lantern from the mid 19th century. Fills with dreamotion energy whenever Luca dreams and works as a power amplifier. Also used to view and enter dreams.
    JOURNAL
    Thankfully looks different from the journal he used in the Realm of Stories. As the journal always has empty pages to spare, Luca has been using a section of it for his own personal notes as well as a communication device.
    TOOLBELT

    Contains a hammer, a screwdriver, a wrench, some wires and rope. Tends to have it on his person when not in dreams.

    CUTLASS
    A regain from Forgotten Tales. The very sword he used when he held the essence of Edmond Dantes. He's able to channel dreamotion energy through and electrify the blade.
    RAINBOW CRYSTAL STAR

    A small star pendant that Luca attatched to his toolbelt. Inside it is a small rainbow crystal fragment that will provide the wearer with a limited power boost to dreamotion abilities. Channeling focused, determined emotions will give the user a 5 minute power boost and can be used up to three times a day. The strength of the boost is the equivalent of one level advancement.

    OLD JOURNAL

    Luca's journal from Forgotten Tales. While it has no magic function, all of Luca's notes from the Realm of Stories are in there!

    REGAIN BAUBLE (x2)
    You're supposed to toss this into the wishing well and wish for an item from home. It seems Luca has some baubles he's not sure what to do with yet...
    FIRE MAGIC TALISMANS

    Red paper talismans that bear some resemblance to those goblin seals he encountered during the Halloween dreamshift. According to the note, tne simply has to throw it at an undead enemy outside of dreams and it will burst into flames, causing severe damage. 0/5 used.

    HEALING TALISMANS

    Golden white paper talismans used to purify anyone afflicted with curses and can be effective in weakening noctaere. They can also be used to soothe anyone having nightmares or starting to turn into a noctaere. 0/5 used.

    CANDY CORN GOLEM SUMMONING TALISMANS

    Summons a small candy corn golem that can attack a targeted foe, mostly be spewing candy goop and throwing giant candy corns. They will last until they are killed or for half an hour. 0/2 used.

    HALLOWEEN COSTUME
    A gift from Madame Blackbird. How was he supposed to wear this, again...?
    MEMORY SNOW GLOBE
    A small snow globe that on default will display a mansion on an island, where Luca resided in the Realm of Stories. Whenever he's feeling nostalgic about something, the snow globe will change to reflect what they are thinking about.
    UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER
    It may be tacky as hell, but it's fairly warm and Luca likes the light up bits. Who knew technology would advance to such great heights?
    ROSE CURE
    A small vial filled with special rose extract that will cure any curse that is related to love or hatred. The entire vial must be consumed and must remain sealed until its use for it to be effective. 0/1 Used
    ROSE CURE RECIPE
    Came with the rose cure. Requires roses from the Rose Garden from the central plaza.
    MASQUERADE COSTUME
    A mask and the design for the costume Luca wore to that Masquerade ball in Lindwormeo and Juliet. He'll have to see a tailor to get the whole thing recreated with materials he provides.

    PERSONALITY
    Before the accident, Luca's peers had their own words for describing him; He was a friendly, educated person full of curiosity and pride. Someone who might have been just a bit too trusting of others. However, some things have changed since the accident and prison.

    He certainly doesn't have as much trust in people as he did, for instance. Luca did suspect the inventor who took him under his wing of plagiarism, but he can't remember if he was right to do so. The inventor's own claims about Luca's betrayal do not help matters. He's also capable of holding grudges, since he used to hate his father for ruining the family's finances.

    His pride in himself has also taken a hit. Being arrested for murder charges when you barely remember what happened can do that to a person. He wonders how anyone could think of "a grease monkey like him" as cute, and would more readily compliment other people than himself. However, while he understands he’s done time and still wears reminders of that, he sees himself as a free man who could create wonders if he got the chance.

    He has to struggle with his own mind as well. The accident that left the man he once worked for dead also left him with permanent brain damage in the form of memory loss. Not only are huge chunks of his past gone from his mind, but days tend to blur together for him and he has trouble retaining new memories. He's capable of retaining parts of major events in his life and is more likely to remember certain states of being if he's been in them long enough (e.g. being the inventor's assistant, being in jail, helping the storyteller...) but details such as names and dates are going to be forgotten if he doesn't have reminders. At least he retains all of the technical knowledge he's learned so he can work on machines and wiring, but having terrible memory does not help his focus at all. For this reason, he used his Forgotten Tales journal as a diary to keep track of things happening. Very useful workaround, will continue to do so in Songerein if he is allowed.

    Still, nothing will stop him from pursuing his greatest dream: To finally bring his greatest invention to life. Invention is the only thing that seems to keep him moving forward at times where it seems all hope is lost, and he is happiest when he gets to sit down and work on new technology that could be used to better the world. Unfortunately, the fact that he lost everything after he was sent to prison and had no money to fund his greatest project made him absolutely miserable. How could that wonderful machine ever be completed without funding? Helping out in the Index was a second chance for him. Though he did what the Storyteller asked of him out of gratitude, much of Luca's free time was spent figuring out how to apply his inventions to the Index and slowly working up towards his dream invention. He strongly believes that invention will be worth everything he went through and would do almost anything for it, even take risks that may cost him his life.

    However, Luca might be a bit sheepish to go into detail about his past. Much of his time in Forgotten Tales was spent trying to start over from a clean slate, which was easier when no one knew of his reputation or the fact he’d been to prison. Luca was only comfortable talking about his past to people he trusts, and that's not many people. Ironically enough, in spite of this tendency Luca continues to look for hints about the things he's forgotten. He might not like the revelations, but surely there's some bit of knowledge he's forgotten that might help him with his dreams!

    His ambition to invent isn't the only good thing about him. He's still a friendly sort who gets along with most people and he's still rather polite in spite of it all. He's happy to show off his inventions, especially that grand invention when he finally completes it, but otherwise he presents himself rather humbly. He also retains an interest in new technology and will start fiddling with electric wires if you leave him in a room with them. In fact, he may get so invested in tinkering that he won't notice anything else right away.
    HISTORY
    Canon History
    Luca’s childhood is largely unknown to the public and he can’t remember much of it himself, but he comes from an aristocratic family. His father was a brilliant man, or so Luca assumed after he found three pages of an incomplete draft, but he lost his fortune to failed investments and had to sell his wife’s dowry to pay them off, causing his wife to die of shock. Luca could not forgive the damage his father had done to his family and future, so he ran away to seek his own success.

    Even after what happened, he had a great interest in inventions. He was determined to finish what his father started himself, which led him to seek out Alva Lorenz. Lorenz, the city’s famed inventor, seems to have some ties to Luca’s father (and his manuscripts). It was no surprise that he eventually saw value in Luca and made him his apprentice. Luca had to give up one of his own manuscripts for the opportunity, but he was confident his own worth would exceed that of any document. Things started off so well, people assumed that young Luca would one day inherit the Inventor’s role...

    Everything came crashing down as their experiments failed.

    It started with an academic dispute. Lorenz claimed that someone broke into his laboratory and stole valuable research. Although police suspected this to be the work of Lorenz’ competitors, the great inventor blamed his own apprentice, calling him an ungrateful traitor and claiming he was selling his research to his competitors. Luca had a claim of his own, that the man he worked for was nothing but a fraud who kept stealing ideas.

    Nobody knows the truth of the matter. Luca continued the experiments on his own, but... The last thing Luca remembers about his final experiment was Lorenz shoving him to the ground... While Luca was holding a live wire. The electricity went out of control and caused a horrible explosion. Three dead, two severely injured, one with minor injuries. Luca was among the survivors, though his injuries resulted in brain damage. Lorenz was among the deceased.

    Luca was arrested for murder and conducting illegal experiments. He doesn’t remember how long he had been on death row, but someone finally pardoned him from the death penalty at the last second. Not that it did much good; he was still imprisoned and forced to do factory work, his wealth and possessions were sold off to compensate the inventor’s widow, his reputation was in shambles... And worst of all, he didn’t have the focus or funds to complete his own grand invention.
    Forgotten Tales History
    Instead of finding an invitation in his locker, he found a strange book asking him for help. He agreed to the terms, not expecting to have his soul teleported to a magical land and paired with the essence of Edmond Dantes (AKA the Count of Monte Cristo). This turned out to be a huge improvement in his life, since this meant he was free from his sordid past, and Luca was grateful that the Storyteller gave him a chance to start over. He didn't mind going in and helping repair stories, just so long as he gets to work on his inventions between missions.

    Of course, there were obstacles between him and achieving his dream in a new world. Firstly, the Index was actually behind Luca's time when it came to harnessing electricity, so in order for his invention to work he had to first reinvent the electrical circuit. Rather hard in a place that leans towards magic, but he tried. Learning about technology from "the future" (i.e. folks from the 21st century teaching Luca about computers, smartphones, and karaoke machines) helped inspire him.

    He also didn’t really like to talk much about his past to anyone except for one close person (Alice Liddell) and maybe one guy who might have been through something similar. He thought folks might get the wrong idea about him.There were some slip-ups in this regard, but if anyone noticed they didn’t seem to make a big deal of it… So maybe it wasn’t so important?

    He also requested a few documents from his past to help fill the gaps in his memory. He attempted to ask for stuff related to his invention, but what he got were some old experiment records, a police announcement regarding the fateful explosion, a diary entry, and an old cover letter he wrote himself that mentioned some hints to his past. Not what he expected, not exactly what he wanted back… But he may as well hang onto those, knowing how his memory is now.
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    ⌘ January 2021
    ❖ 1/03: Frankenhyde » story scene goes wrong

    ❖ 1/03: Frankenhyde » Everything's falling apart, people are acting strange, Luca's memory issues do not help.

    ❖ 1/04: Frankenhyde » Hyde!Luca vs Sixten!Adachi

    ❖ 1/06: Frankenhyde (Notebook) » Seeking advice from a vetran.

    ❖ 1/03: Frankenhyde (Notebook) » In case of death...

    ❖ 1/21: Frankenhyde (Notebook) » No, wanting to kill people is not normal at all.

    ❖ 1/31: Break » Recovering from Frankenhyde is difficult when the skies are still cloudy and the water refuses to cooperate. At least Alice is generous enough to let Luca stay at her place while he's unable to go to his island home.

    ⌘ February 2021
    ❖ 2/06: Story Eater Attacks! » Open post where Luca's fighting for his life.

    ❖ 2/07: Story Eater Attacks! » Fighting alongside Alice... And learning something about her in the process.

    ❖ 2/09: Story Eater Attacks! » Karkat didn't think this through.

    ❖ 2/27: Break » With the Story Eater fended off for now, life can slowly get back to normal.

    ⌘ March 2021
    ❖ 3/23: Break (Notebook) » New skills you got from your essence?

    ❖ 3/25: Break (Notebook) » Yes, that happens sometimes.

    ❖ 3/28: Break » Bonding with a shy newcomer through talk of science!

    ❖ 3/16: Break » Comission board things~

    ⌘ April 2021
    ❖ 4/11: Break (Notebook) » I'm sure it shouldn't be that big of a change?

    ❖ 4/08: Break » Party went well enough, aside from that incident with the chair.

    ❖ 4/07: Break » Mr. Kirstein's library is full of blank books for some reason. Also, "Mr. Holmes" is as impractical as ever.

    ❖ 4/17: Sugarplum Beast » You're playing Drosselmeyer. You're to tell Clarabelle a bedtime story and give her a music box for her birthday. The music box might need fixing.
    Apperently men get cast in women's roles a lot.

    ⌘ May 2020
    ❖ 5/27: Break (TDM) » I can't believe it. I read a strange book I found and express a desire to help, and suddenly I'm not in prison anymore! I may be in a strange new world, but it's just what I need to fix myself up!

    ❖ 5/29: Break » First I should get used to this place.

    ❖ 5/29: Break (Notebook) » Someone seems rather enthusiastic about their concept of romance.

    ❖ 5/31: Break (Notebook) » Apperently essences can change here?

    ⌘ June 2020
    ❖ 6/03: Break »

    ❖ 6/07: Break (Notebook) »

    ❖ 6/08: Break » There are two small creatures called fraggles running about. They're not relatives.

    ❖ 6/11: Break » This party's rather fun! The dancing tableware is a fun introduction to dinner. Glad I came.

    ⌘ July 2020
    ❖ 7/01: Twisted Wonderland » Emergency summon to fix Alice in Wonderland. Must do so manually... Why are everyone's essences being swapped around?

    ❖ 7/05: Twisted Wonderland » At least this fellow made for pleasant conversation.

    ❖ 7/08: Break (TDM) » Is this really Serlock Holmes?!

    ❖ 7/27: Break (TDM) » Met a strange woman in the library... Apperently she saved her own Wonderland? Maybe it's a figure of speech...

    ⌘ August 2020
    ❖ 8/15: Twisted Wonderland » Everything's back in working order, but now I find myself... Fighting myself?

    ⌘ September 2020
    ❖ 9/17: Break (TDM) » Maybe if I try to fix this...

    ❖ 9/10: Break (Notebook) » That does not look good, sir.

    ❖ 9/18: Break (Notebook) » Alice-- I mean, Ms. Liddell seems to be living in a black and white farmhouse. Cozy enough, I think I'll try to help her maintain it a bit.

    ❖ 9/26: Break » There's a dangerous man here, apperently.

    ⌘ October 2020
    ❖ 10/03: Break » Apperently essences sometimes make people act strangely...?

    ❖ 10/03: Break » .... Can't... Stay... Awake...

    ❖ 10/4: Break » That bastard! When I find who's been poisoning everyone I will have their head!
    Mr. Holmes seems to be way off the mark. We're going in circles-- Wait, am I sure this is the actual Sherlock Holmes and not an escaped asylum patient?

    ❖ 10/18: Break » They caught the poisoner... And it turns out it's the dangerous man I was warned about.

    ⌘ November 2020
    ❖ 11/02: Frankenhyde » open

    ❖ 11/01: Frankenhyde » story scene

    ❖ 11/09: Frankenhyde » fraggle!

    ❖ 11/02: Frankenhyde » NIGHT OF THE LIVING CABBAGE!!!

    ❖ 11/30: Frankenhyde (Notebook) » Xion has a funny way of naming things.

    ❖ 11/29: Frankenhyde » open

    ❖ 11/29: Frankenhyde » story scene

    ❖ 11/30: Frankenhyde » exploding presents

    ⌘ December 2020
    ❖ 12/19: Frankenhyde (Notebook) » these presents are bad who is sending these

    ❖ 12/30: Frankenhyde (Private) » There's something I have to tell you, Alice.


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    alias: Luca Balsa age: ???
    species: A.I. Clone gender: male
    likes: technology dislikes: headaches
    sexuality: Bi (taken) voice: Voice_Link
    Ah... Thank god. Where do we go from here, then?
    personality
    Canon | Before the accident, Luca's peers had their own words for describing him; He was a friendly, educated person full of curiosity and pride. Someone who might have been just a bit too trusting of others. However, some things have changed since the accident and prison.

    He certainly doesn't have as much trust in people as he did, for instance. Luca did suspect the inventor who took him under his wing of plagiarism, but he can't remember if he was right to do so. The inventor's own claims about Luca's betrayal do not help matters.

    His pride in himself has also taken a hit. Being arrested for murder charges when you barely remember what happened can do that to a person. He wonders how anyone could think of "a grease monkey like him" as cute, and would more readily compliment other people than himself. However, while he understands he’s done time and still wears reminders of that, he sees himself as a free man who could create wonders if he got the chance.

    He does have to struggle with his own mind as well. The accident that left the man he once worked for dead also left him with permanent brain damage in the form of memory loss. Not only are huge chunks of his past gone from his mind, but days tend to blur together for him and he has trouble retaining new memories. He's capable of retaining technical knowledge and parts of major events in his life and is more likely to remember certain states of being if he's been in them long enough (e.g. being the inventor's assistant, being in jail, being in Oletus Manor...) but details such as names and dates are going to be forgotten if he doesn't have reminders. At least he retains all of the technical knowledge he's learned so he can work on machines and wiring, but having terrible memory does not help his focus at all.

    Yet not even that will stop him from pursuing his greatest dream: To finally bring his greatest invention to life. Invention is the only thing that seems to keep him moving forward at times where it seems all hope is lost, and he is happiest when he gets to sit down and work on new technology that could be used to better the world. Unfortunately, the fact that he lost everything after he was sent to prison and had no money to fund his greatest project made him absolutely miserable. How could that wonderful machine ever be completed without funding? That's why he saw that invitation to Otleus Manor as an opportunity. He was promised a fortune to do with as he pleases if he won the manor's game, and he jumped at the chance to earn it. He strongly believes that invention will be worth everything he went through and would do almost anything for it, even take risks that may cost him his life.

    His ambition to invent isn't the only good thing about him. He's still a friendly sort who gets along with most people and he's still rather polite in spite of it all. He's happy to show off his inventions, especially that grand invention when he finally completes it, but otherwise he presents himself rather humbly. He also retains an interest in new technology and will start fiddling with electric wires if you leave him in a room with them. In fact, he may get so invested in tinkering that he won't notice anything else right away.
    WCB CRAU | Going through a murdergame with no memories can have an interesting effect on people. For one, Luca's gained an appreciation for "futuristic" technology. He'd also started off with the goal of trying to regain his identity... But as his own memories trickled in randomly, starting with the memory of being in prison, he realized that maybe trying to go home might be a bad idea for him. Yuri suggested Luca should move on from the past he couldn't remember and try to reinvent himself, an idea that seemed more appealing as he remembered more fragments of his painful past.

    It's probably a good thing he decided to start all over elsewhere when he learned he was a clone, but this revelation opened a different can of worms for him. Sure, there's no reason for him to fully go back to a life that wasn't really his, but he still has to live with the knowledge that his original probably died a ruined man. Suddenly gaining control of the universe also comes into conflict with his desire to invent, since willing things into existence simply does not compare to the feeling of completing something he put a lot of time and effort into. So, he's trying to figure out what to really do with himself as he works out a way to contact other worlds.

    At least he has his lovers. The main reason he grew so close to them was because they supported him in their own ways. Surolam was a constant comfort in times of stress, and Yuri did a lot to help him when he needed it. He also appreciates the sympathy they showed when he remembered those awful events. Their presence keeps him somewhat grounded when he feels lost, and he couldn't have asked for better companions.

    One last thing to note: The first thing he did with his newfound omnipresence was fix some of his brain damage. He finally doesn't have to worry about forgetting everything! However, he didn't bother regaining too many of his lost memories (they are painful and numerous) and he neglected to fix his focus issues (He... Didn't think this was a problem.) So while he's not likely to forget important details, he isn't likely to notice what's happening around him if he's working on something.
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    hair: Brown
    eyes: Gray
    build: Nerdy noodle.
    features: Right eye still won't open all the way. Hasn't gotten around to fixing it, probably never will.
    Description | Physically, Luca is largely the same as his original counterpart. However, Yuri removed the chain from his neck a long time ago, and he's very happy to not have to wear it. He's often seen wearing a green hoodie that just so happens to resemble a Creeper from Minecraft (whatever that is). It's more of a tragic keepsake than anything, as Yuri was the one to give it to him long before his execution.

    When he's not wearing that default outfit, Luca's fasion sense can be described as... An attempt? He's the kind of person who thinks jeans and jean overalls look good with everything, alright? He may be seen wearing a greenish-bluish striped shirt instead of his prison shirt for obvious reasons, and he does have his nice suit from his "past" for special occasions. Whenever that may be.

    First Impressions | Tries to be helpful sometimes, but mostly comes off as an awkward nerd person. Still kinda beat up looking. Could probably pass as someone from the 21st century at first glance.
    history
    Canon History
    Luca’s childhood is largely unknown to the public and he can’t remember much of it himself, but he comes from an aristocratic family. His father was a brilliant man, or so Luca assumed after he found three pages of an incomplete draft, but he lost his fortune to failed investments and had to sell his wife’s dowry to pay them off, causing his wife to die of shock. Luca could not forgive the damage his father had done to his family and future, so he ran away to seek his own success.

    Even after what happened, he had a great interest in inventions. He was determined to finish what his father started himself, which led him to seek out Alva Lorenz. Lorenz, the city’s famed inventor, seems to have some ties to Luca’s father (and his manuscripts). It was no surprise that he eventually saw value in Luca and made him his apprentice. Luca had to give up one of his own manuscripts for the opportunity, but he was confident his own worth would exceed that of any document. Things started off so well, people assumed that young Luca would one day inherit the Inventor’s role...

    Everything came crashing down as their experiments failed.

    It started with an academic dispute. Lorenz claimed that someone broke into his laboratory and stole valuable research. Although police suspected this to be the work of Lorenz’ competitors, the great inventor blamed his own apprentice, calling him an ungrateful traitor and claiming he was selling his research to his competitors. Luca had a claim of his own, that the man he worked for was nothing but a fraud who kept stealing ideas.

    Nobody knows the truth of the matter. Luca continued the experiments on his own, but... The last thing Luca remembers about his final experiment was Lorenz shoving him to the ground... While Luca was holding a live wire. The electricity went out of control and caused a horrible explosion. Three dead, two severely injured, one with minor injuries. Luca was among the survivors, though his injuries resulted in brain damage. Lorenz was among the deceased.

    Luca was arrested for murder and conducting illegal experiments. After spending some time on death row, someone finally pardoned him at the last second. Not that it did much good; he was still imprisoned and forced to do factory work, his wealth and possessions were sold off to compensate the inventor’s widow, his reputation was in shambles... And worst of all, he didn’t have the focus or funds to complete his own grand invention.

    Things changed one day when he found a strange letter in his locker. Come to Otleus Manor, it read, you may win a fortune if you participate in our treasure hunting game. Luca jumped at the chance to turn his luck around and escaped prison to participate... Only to find himself trapped in an eternal game of cat and mouse.
    WCB History
    Much of the history above seems irrelevant with this iteration.

    See, at some point the ghosts of Pacman managed to fuse with it and chain it to their wills before moving on to devour their universe and turn it into a giant supercomputer. Then they wanted to "understand" humans, so it made AI copies of Luca and a bunch of other people from various worlds... Why? To subject them to countless murdergames, changing variables and wiping memories each time.

    Unfortunately for Luca's clone, the original's memory issues and the lack of info on his profile meant he kept starting off with near total amnesia.

    He still only remembers the bare bones of his original's life and the previous cycles are a traumatizing blur, but he does remember the last cycle fairly well. This was because people started remembering bits and pieces of previous cycles when they couldn't before...

    Over the course of the murderous game, Luca was continuously given confusing motives he couldn't remember the context for... He also managed to bond so closely with Surolam Arcel and Yuri Leric he agreed to enter a relationship with them. Yuri's encouragement coupled with the hazy recollections of his tragic life convinced Luca he would be better off escaping to one of his lovers' worlds and starting over from scratch.

    Too bad Yuri was executed and revealed to be a traitor one week. Luca barely remembers the ordeal, but he understands Yuri was plotting to betray the Four-in-One (their captors) and forgives him for resorting to such extremes... A week later, Luca got himself killed while trying to dismantle a death trap.

     He woke up in a seemingly abandoned city with the other dead and a girl named Rakka, who was forced to reveal herself as their original overseer. The city turned out to be Pacman's stomach, and Rakka only had enough time to reveal the true nature of everyone's existence before everyone was swallowed whole. Luca ended up as a "lost soul" like the others, reduced to despair, knowing only of his failures and shortcomings.

    It's a blessing the survivors managed to reach them. The man who set the death trap helped, but it was ultimately Surolam who finally brought him back to his senses with her feelings for him. As all the Lost Souls were restored, the group was finally able to free themselves from the cycle.

    With Pacman and the Four-in-One reborn as the innocent Kirby, the group was left in a blank world. They gained full control of the supercomputer, which means they could bring whatever they want into existence. The first thing Luca did with this new power was finally fix his memory issues for good. He could probably restore his previous memories as well, but he didn't have much reason to bother with that. For now, he has his lovers and freedom. That should do for now, until the group decides to try creating their own world or something.
    abilties
    Circut Control | Luca loves messing with technology. Originally, he was very skilled with electrical wiring, but over the course of his existence he's gotten familiar with more modern computers as well. His expertise leans more twoards the technichal side rather than the coding bit, but give him some time and he could eventually figure out a way to hack into the matrix or something. Just... Don't expect him to notice things happening around him if he's focused on his work.
    Extended Charges | For some reason, Luca's able to accumulate an electrical charge. It takes a few moments to charge, but he can release this charge to electrocute people. It all comes out at once, but the target will only be stunned for a few seconds and can build up an immunity.
    The Supercomputer | At the moment, Luca lives in a simulation that spans an entire universe. It's mostly empty at the moment, but he and his fellow AI have full control over it. This means he can be and create whatever he wants... As long it's in the supercomputer. This ability will not work outside of it. Probably a good thing, since he barely knows what to do with it.
    relationships
    Surolam Arcel
    Luca was very lucky to have her for a roommate for the last cycle. Although he was initially confused by her advances, the woman has been nothing but supportive the whole time they've been together. Luca appreciates her kindness and sympathy, though her displays of affection still catch him off gaurd every so often.

    "Yuri Leclerc"
    A cunning rogue, the sort of person who makes the best of what he has and runs with it. While it's probably not wise to get too comfortable with a thief, Luca feels he's not much better given his criminal record... And yet, he feels Yuri is much more genuine in his actions than the common scoundrel.

    visuals
    music
    That Green Gentleman - Panic! At the Disco
    Things are shaping up to be pretty odd
    Little deaths in musical beds
    So it seems I’m someone I've never met
    You will only hear these elegant crimes
    Fall on your ears from criminal dimes
    They spill unfound from a pretty mouth

    And everybody gets there, everybody gets their
    And everybody gets their way
    I never said I missed her when everybody kissed her
    Now I’m the only one to blame

    Things have changed for me, and that's okay
    I feel the same, I'm on my way and I say
    Things have changed for me, and that's okay
    Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
    Future's made of virtual insanity
    Now always seem to, be governed by this love we have
    For useless, twisting, our new technology
    Oh, now there is no sound
    For we all live underground
    Genius - LSD
    Do you think I'm stupid?
    Do you think I'm bat-shit crazy, havin' you on my mind?
    Do you think I'm helpless?
    My algebra gon' equal you every time
    Do you think I'm callin'?
    Do you think I'm callin' out your name every night?
    Girl, I have fallen for you
    (What, what you say?)

    Oh my God
    Baby, baby, don't you see?
    I got everything you need
    (O-only a genius could love a woman like she)

    I'm a ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-genius
    A ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-genius
    A ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-genius
    He's a genius
    'Cause I love a woman like you
    Beautiful Ghosts - Taylor Swift
    And so maybe my home isn't what I had known
    What I thought it would be
    But I feel so alive with these phantoms of night
    And I know that this life isn't safe, but it's wild and it's free

    All that I wanted was to be wanted
    I'll never wander London streets, alone and haunted
    Born into nothing
    With them, I have something, something to cling to
    I never knew I'd love this world they've let me into
    And the memories were lost long ago
    So I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts
    Believer - Imagine Dragons
    First things first
    I'ma say all the words inside my head
    I'm fired up and tired of
    The way that things have been, oh-ooh
    The way that things have been, oh-ooh

    Second thing second
    Don't you tell me what you think that I could be
    I'm the one at the sail
    I'm the master of my sea, oh-ooh
    The master of my sea, oh-ooh

    I was broken from a young age
    Taking my sulkin' to the masses
    Writing my poems for the few
    That look at me, took to me, shook at me, feelin' me
    Singing from heartache from the pain
    Taking my message from the veins
    Speaking my lesson from the brain
    Seeing the beauty through the...

    Pain! You made me a, you made me a
    Believer, believer
    Pain! You break me down and build me up
    Believer, believer
    Pain! Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
    My life, my love, my drive, it came from…
    Pain! You made me a, you made me a
    Believer, believer
    Permissions
    OOC

    THREADJACKING: Yes, warn me first.
    FOURTHWALLING: I don't particularly mind. Luca's already a clone, so finding out there's a video game based on his misfortunes won't affect him as much.
    BACKTAGGING: Sort of. Threads will be dropped if they get too old, though.
    BOOMERANGING: Would be up for this.


    IC

    HUGGING: He won't mind!
    KISSING: This will fluster him a lot, maybe.
    ROMANCE/INTIMACY: Sorry folks, he's taken by a possessive dragon lady and a thief.
    FIGHTING: He may have omnipresence in his world, but he's also a nerd who would rather not have to fight things. Please don't fight him.
    INJURY: Ask for more major injuries.
    KILLING: ASK FIRST.
    MENTAL: He'd probably realize if you're messing around in his brain, so if you wanna be the reason he installs a firewall against mindreaders be my guest.
    MAGIC: Well, magic users will realize he's not a normal human being! Whether they also realize he's a virtual AI depends on how familiar your character is with that sort of thing.
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    Badgernet Application

    Oct. 30th, 2020 11:27 pm
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    WCB: A Mess of Crossed Wires

    Sep. 21st, 2020 09:46 am
    allegedprisoner: (and I'm no vandal nor.)
    The headache eventually subsided, but every time he tried to remember what happened in that experiment he felt completely lost. How long had he been in the experiment? In that manor? In prison? He sure has a knack for getting trapped in miserable conditions, that was a constant...

    He also had a knack for getting himself killed. How did it happen this time? Electrocution again? No, if that were the case then Ivar would have died the same time he did... Who killed him this time? Hiro? Saul? Someone else he doesn't remember...? Did he... Accidentally kill someone? Again? He was reminded of the accident that killed his mentor during the trial...

    Ah! Right. Another constant seemed to be how he'd always wake up at the start as a blank slate. Sometimes he'd die before learning about his past. Other times he'd reinvent himself before he did. He'd even given himself a new name a couple of times... What even was his name again? Tesla? Viper? Zero?

    ... Luca. It was Luca Balsa. Everyone calls him Luca more often than not. He barely remembers how he managed to bond with everyone, or how the challenges went... He was pretty good at some of them...

    ... He tried to escape. He tried to escape multiple times, that was another constant... He isn't sure what he tried before, but now? It's different. People know more now than they have before.

    They'll get out this time. He'll get out this time. He's sure of it. If only he could find a crack in the walls of this prison...
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    Luca Balsa's Last Will and Testament

    Sep. 14th, 2020 06:53 am
    allegedprisoner: (I sat in his workshop)
    [ There's a couple of notebooks left on Luca's desk. They've been of much help to him in life as they may be to you.

    One of them is a reference for personal information, like how long he's been here or what he managed to remember about himself. Another is full of investigation notes from previous cases and torn out pages. Yet another is full of observations about IOU and serious questions about their predicament.

    And this one? This black notebook that almost looks brand new? All it has are post-mortem letters, just in case. ]
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    IC Notes

    Aug. 10th, 2020 12:10 pm
    allegedprisoner: Paramore: Decode (Default)
    [ Luca's memory is Not Great.

    To compensate, he takes notes in various notebooks he stashes away in his dorm. If anyone were to investigate at some point, this would be what they would find: ]
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    We Could Be a CR chart.

    Aug. 7th, 2020 09:17 pm
    allegedprisoner: Paramore: Decode (Default)


    Luca Balsa
    The Blank Slate
    "You there! What do you know about all this?"
    Dead
    Name: Sweet Mayhem
    Canon: Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
    Title: The Piecemaker
    Class: E
    Notes: I should have gotten to know her better. She seemed like a nice woman.
    "I'm a lawyer. Up until a year and a half ago, I was sleeping in the back of a nail salon. I don't get the M.O."
    Dead
    Name: Saul Goodman
    Canon: Better Call Saul
    Title: The Better Call
    Class: E
    Notes: Some manner of lawyer. I shouldn't have trusted him.
    "Even if you recall everything about your past, let it fall away. Don't let it matter here."
    Dead
    Name: Yuri Leclerc
    Canon: Fire Emblem Three Houses: Cindered Shadows DLC
    Title: The Mockingbird
    Class: E
    Notes: He's a scoundrel, but he's also the most honest man I've known. If only you hadn't taken your chances with our captors... I swear to god, I won't forget you and everything you've done to help me.
    "This is exactly why Lady Milla came to put a stop to their schemes!!"
    Dead
    Name: Ivar
    Canon: Tales of Xillia
    Title: The Feudal Lord's Handmaid
    Class: A
    Notes: Seemed very confused and brash. Sometimes attempted to play the hero and failed utterly. At least he had good intentions. Mostly.
    ""
    Dead
    Name: Zabimaru
    Canon: Bleach
    Title: The Snerson (Snake Person)
    Class: E
    Notes: A feral child and a sword. Did not deserve that.
    "Maybe I'll just see you all in Hell later!"
    Dead
    Name: Michael
    Canon: The Good Place
    Title: The Human
    Class: A
    Notes: There is an afterlife, and this man is an immortal being who just got promoted. He was excited to bring new developments to the afterlife, but then he woke up here. I'd like to suggest some improvements and help him learn more about what humans are generally into. THE DEVIL?!
    "[...] So would you stop gaping like you are some sort of bewildered carp?"
    Dead
    Name: Jasper
    Canon: Dragon Quest XI
    Title: The Second Fiddle
    Class: E
    Notes: NOW he's dead.
    "Don't leave the room at night without me, okay?"
    Alive
    Name: Surolam Arcel
    Canon: Pokemon OC
    Title: The Heir Sans Parents
    Class: A
    Notes: Surolam's world must be vastly different from what I know, but she's still a good person to be around. She seems to be smitten with me for some odd reason... But I can trust her. After all, we do share a room.
    ""
    Alive
    Name: Shiki Misaki
    Canon: The World Ends With You
    Title: The Appliqué
    Class: E
    Notes: Try not to be too insulting to her.
    "Are you trading, or just unburdening yourself?"
    Alive
    Name: Rachel Duncan
    Canon: Orphan Black
    Title: The Observant
    Class: E
    Notes: She seems to keep to herself more often than not, but that VCR thing seemed valuable to her.
    "A premeditated murder's got three parts to it - Motive, Means, and Opportunity."
    Dead
    Name: Scott Shelby
    Canon: Heavy Rain
    Title: The Meticulous
    Class: A
    Notes: Are there any other madmen I should be made aware of?!
    "I wonder if it's supposed to be some kind of omen. I don't think I could guess what it could mean, though."
    Dead
    Name: Colette Brunel
    Canon: Tales of Symphonia
    Title: The Seventh
    Class: E
    Notes: She did not deserve to be thoughtlessly murdered.
    ""
    Alive
    Name: Niles
    Canon: Fire Emblem: Fates
    Title: The Tsundere
    Class: E
    Notes: He was Yuri's roommate and friend. Trustworthy enough. Don't know what the title is about.
    "So what? They can wipe memories now too?"
    Alive
    Name: Barry Berkman
    Canon: Barry
    Title: The Actor
    Class: E
    Notes: A man of few words who is studying to be an actor. I don't know how he ended up getting stabbed by a child, but that scar proves our "dreams" weren't as they first seemed.
    "Show a little more awareness, you buffoon!"
    Dead
    Name: Karone, AKA Astronema
    Canon: Power Rangers In Space
    Title: The Starchild
    Class: A
    Notes: It seems there were things I didn't know about her and never will.
    "I can't disagree with you there, but there's plenty of strange folks out there with some peculiar tastes."
    Dead
    Name: Rokurou Rangetsu
    Canon: Tales of Berseria
    Title: The Sasuke
    Class: A
    Notes: Too reckless for his own good. He tried his best.
    "So you have amnesia about manga."
    Dead
    Name: Hiro Shisigami
    Canon: Inuyashiki
    Title: The Superman
    Class: A
    Notes: A man with strange priorities. Might be a little dense... Shows little to no empathy with other humans.
    That was because he was some sort of killing machine??? Who murdered to feel human??? What sort of monster would make a robot that only feels things when they kill?!?
    "Getting too confident can be your downfall. That's what a lot of people I know say."
    Alive
    Name: Tamaki Amajiki
    Canon: My Hero Acedemia
    Title: The Black Hole
    Class: A
    Notes: A somewhat cynical sort, but means well. Considers himself some sort of Hero, and apperently has powers back in his world.
    "Sorry, I didn't realize anybody else was in here, but..."
    Alive
    Name: Araki Koutarou
    Canon: Denpa Kyoushi
    Title: The Game Is Life
    Class: A
    Notes: A nice young woman with an interest in computer games. I'm incredibly worried about her.
    "Just think of me as a guide and assistant made of light and incredibly intelligent thought, if it helps."
    Name: Hu.B.E.R.T.
    Canon: OC
    Title: The Counselor
    Notes: A.K.A. Holohumanoid BioElectric Research Teleform. Obsessed with research and has apperently met Luigi. He's supposed to have no empathy for us, but he's developing beyond his programming. His creators are not happy about this.
    "*honk*"
    Name: Gamzee
    Canon: Homestuck
    Title: The Gachapon Salseman
    Notes: He only communicates in honks and gestures, very laid back.
    code @ efryndiel
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    Jun. 28th, 2020 12:18 am
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    Prismatica Info

    Jun. 18th, 2020 01:00 pm
    allegedprisoner: Paramore: Decode (Default)
    Luca Balsa
    Identity V
    alias: The "Prisoner" age: Mid 20's
    species: Human gender: Male
    sexuality: Not Sure moonblessing: Iris
    The fallen genius comes to Prismatica, busted brain and all.

    He doesn't remember much, but the past he does recall is full of tragedy and betrayal. Here, he can finally put his sorrows behind him and start fresh... And he's grateful for that much. After all, he has an invention to bring to life!



    " It's no easy task connecting the circuts, but it's what I do best. "
    Before the accident, Luca's peers had their own words for describing him; He was a friendly, educated person full of curiosity and pride. Someone who might have been just a bit too trusting of others. However, some things have changed since the accident and prison.

    He certainly doesn't have as much trust in people as he did, for instance. Luca did suspect the inventor who took him under his wing of plagiarism, but he can't remember if he was right to do so. The inventor's own claims about Luca's betrayal do not help matters.

    His pride in himself has also taken a hit. Being arrested for murder charges when you barely remember what happened can do that to a person. He wonders how anyone could think of "a grease monkey like him" as cute, and would more readily compliment other people than himself. However, while he understands he’s done time and still wears reminders of that, he sees himself as a free man who could create wonders if he got the chance.

    He does have to struggle with his own mind as well. The accident that left the man he once worked for dead also left him with permanent brain damage in the form of memory loss. Not only are huge chunks of his past gone from his mind, but days tend to blur together for him and he has trouble retaining new memories. He's capable of retaining technical knowledge and parts of major events in his life and is more likely to remember certain states of being if he's been in them long enough (e.g. being the inventor's assistant, being in jail, being in Oletus Manor...) but details such as names and dates are going to be forgotten if he doesn't have reminders. At least he retains all of the technical knowledge he's learned so he can work on machines and wiring, but having terrible memory does not help his focus at all.

    Yet not even that will stop him from pursuing his greatest dream: To finally bring his greatest invention to life. Invention is the only thing that seems to keep him moving forward at times where it seems all hope is lost, and he is happiest when he gets to sit down and work on new technology that could be used to better the world. Unfortunately, the fact that he lost everything after he was sent to prison and had no money to fund his greatest project made him absolutely miserable. How could that wonderful machine ever be completed without funding? That's why he saw that invitation to Otleus Manor as an opportunity. He was promised a fortune to do with as he pleases if he won the manor's game, and he jumped at the chance to earn it. He strongly believes that invention will be worth everything he went through and would do almost anything for it, even take risks that may cost him his life.

    His ambition to invent isn't the only good thing about him. He's still a friendly sort who gets along with most people and he's still rather polite in spite of it all. He's happy to show off his inventions, especially that grand invention when he finally completes it, but otherwise he presents himself rather humbly. He also retains an interest in new technology and will start fiddling with electric wires if you leave him in a room with them. In fact, he may get so invested in tinkering that he won't notice anything else right away.

    To summarize: Luca may have a sordid past and a faulty memory, but he won't let that stop him from completing his greatest invention. Not if he can help it.




    height: 5'11" (180 cm) hair: Dark Brown
    build: Average, if not slightly lean. eyes: Dark Gray
    features: His left eye looks bruised and will not open all the way.
    Note: The characters in Identity V are depicted as living rag dolls as a stylistic choice. Luca's meant to be a flesh and blood human being.

    Description: He tends to keep his wavy hair up in a ponytail, and even then it tends to look like it's sticking up a little from static electricity. He's known for having a sort of snaggletoothed grin. He may appear a bit unbalanced, but rest assured he doesn't have much trouble walking.

    First Impressions: In a nutshell, he looks like a human rat. A beat up, confused rat. Yet, he's rather polite for a rat, and he sure knows his way around wires.

    Fashion: He tends to err twoards collared shirts and jeans. He doesn't go anywhere without his toolbelt, for he never knows when he'll need access to his tools.



    Luca’s childhood is largely unknown to the public and he can’t remember much of it himself, but he comes from an aristocratic family. His father was a brilliant man, or so Luca assumed after he found three pages of an incomplete draft, but he lost his fortune to failed investments and had to sell his wife’s dowry to pay them off, causing his wife to die of shock. Luca could not forgive the damage his father had done to his family and future, so he ran away to seek his own success.

    Even after what happened, he had a great interest in inventions. He was determined to finish what his father started himself, which led him to seek out Alva Lorenz. Lorenz, the city’s famed inventor, seems to have some ties to Luca’s father (and his manuscripts). It was no surprise that he eventually saw value in Luca and made him his apprentice. Luca had to give up one of his own manuscripts for the opportunity, but he was confident his own worth would exceed that of any document. Things started off so well, people assumed that young Luca would one day inherit the Inventor’s role…

    Everything came crashing down as their experiments failed.

    It started with an academic dispute. Lorenz claimed that someone broke into his laboratory and stole valuable research. Although police suspected this to be the work of Lorenz’ competitors, the great inventor blamed his own apprentice, calling him an ungrateful traitor and claiming he was selling his research to his competitors. Luca had a claim of his own, that the man he worked for was nothing but a fraud who kept stealing ideas.

    Nobody knows the truth of the matter. Luca continued the experiments on his own, but… The last thing Luca remembers about his final experiment was Lorenz shoving him to the ground… While Luca was holding a live wire. The electricity went out of control and caused a massive explosion. Three dead, two severely injured, one with minor injuries. Luca was among the survivors, though his injuries resulted in brain damage. Lorenz was among the deceased.

    Luca was arrested for murder and conducting illegal experiments. He doesn’t remember how long he had been on death row, but someone finally pardoned him from the death penalty at the last second. Not that it did much good; he was still imprisoned and forced to do factory work, his wealth and possessions were sold off to compensate the inventor’s widow, his reputation was in shambles… And worst of all, he didn’t have the focus or funds to complete his own grand invention.

    Things changed one day when he found a strange letter in his locker. Come to Otleus Manor, it read, you may win a fortune if you participate in our treasure hunting game. Luca jumped at the chance to turn his luck around and escaped prison to participate.

    Now, there are a few things you should understand about the games at Otleus Manor and the actual gameplay of Identity V. They’re an endless game of cat and mouse. Luca was a survivor, whose goal was to decode at least five ciphers so he can open the gates and escape. He also must evade the hunters, whose job is to prevent the survivors from escaping. The manor itself seems to have some supernatural element to it, since many of the hunters are dead and/or inhuman. Plus, the survivors seem to “die” if they’re eliminated… Only to return for the next round afterwards....



    Circuit Control: Luca is very familiar with how electrical wiring works, which is demonstrated in game by being able to connect two ciphers at a time to work on them simultaneously. While he is from the late 1800's, he's slowly getting used to the level of technology available in Prismatica. Who knows what he'll be able to do with it once he's mastered it?

    Conductor: The only “good” thing that came out of that accident was giving Luca the ability to hold an electric charge.

    During the manor's games, he accumulated this charge when standing around an electrified field, usually emitted around a connected cipher he’s working on. In Prismatica, he can build up a charge through moonlacing, but he’ll lose it in about an hour if he doesn’t use it.

    He can discharge the stored electricity all at once to stun the a target for a few seconds. However, the target doesn’t stay stunned for very long and will eventually build up a resistance to getting zapped.




    That Man with the Owl
    Actual Name. The Seer? (Eli Clark)
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Cordis

    A kind and gentle soul who allowed me to stay in his apartment with Mr. Grantz. He seems a bit embarassed about the moonlacing thing, but I don't see what's wrong about holding hands for a recharge. His owl's a cutie as well... Funny pet, that is.
    That Silent Postman
    Actual Name. Victor Grantz
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Iris

    This man doesn't speak, but he's a rather polite fellow. Kind, too. We help each other out, when nessicary.
    That Clownish Fellow
    Actual Name. Mike Morton... Or was it Mike Norton?
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Cordis

    A wily sort who seems to know his way around already. Gets into more trouble than I do, but his showmanship is notable.
    That Gloomy Gravekeeper
    Actual Name. ???
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Iris

    A rather religious fellow who doesn't seem too fond of my presence. I don't think he's actually angry at me, personally. The man seems to be put off by most everyone around him for some odd reason.
    The Two-Faced Gaurd(s)
    Actual Name. ???
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Sanguis

    [ Information limited. Available after interacting with this character. ]
    I recall him (them?) being one of those the hunters from the manor. Not a pleasant memory.
    That Man with the Case
    Actual Name. ???
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Cordis

    [ Information limited. Available after interacting with this character. ]
    I remember this fellow from the manor, but...
    The Discolored Nobleman
    Actual Name. ???
    Canon. Identity V
    Moonblessing. Sanguis

    [ Information limited. Available after interacting with this character. ]
    I recall him being one of those the hunters from the manor. Not a pleasant memory.






    Swallow
    Emilie Autumn
    ♫ I don't want to be a legend
    Oh well that's a god damned lie - I do
    To say I do this for the people
    I admit is hardly true
    You tell me everything's all right
    As though it's something you've been through
    You think this torment is romantic
    Well it's not, except to you

    Twenty years
    Sinking slowly
    Can I trust you?
    But I don't want to

    I will swallow
    If it will help my sea level go down
    But I'll come back to haunt you if I drown
    Bohemian Rhapsody
    Queen
    ♫ Too late, my time has come,
    Sends shivers down my spine,
    Body's aching all the time.
    Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go,
    Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth.

    Mama, ooh (Any way the wind blows),
    I don't want to die,
    I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all.

    I see a little silhouetto of a man,
    Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
    Thunderbolt and lightning very, very frightening me.
    She Blinded Me With Science
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    ♫ I can hear machinery
    Blinding me with science, science
    Science!

    Huh, it's poetry in motion
    And now she's making love to me
    The spheres're in commotion
    The elements in harmony

    She blinded me with science
    (She blinded me with science)
    And hit me with technology

    I, I don't believe it
    There she goes again
    She's tidied up and I can't find anything
    All my tubes and wires
    And careful notes
    And antiquated notions
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    Iris

    This moon affects Luca from the 11th to the 15th of every month. He is also affected by the triple moon from the 16th to the 18th.
    Light Effect

    Leporidae Traits:
    - Rabbit ears. One lopped ear, one normal ear.

    - A patch of fur over his bruised eye.

    - A cute fluffy bunny tail.

    Cervidae Traits:
    - Small deer antlers. They are shed at the end of the moon cycle.

    Ulmaridae Traits:
    - Strands of tentacles in hair, only distinguishable from normal hair under UV light. Harmless.

    Traits:
    - Higher tolerance for physical pain.

    Temperment:
    Mostly unaffected.

    Powers:
    - Accelerated regeneration.

    - Minor electrical powers in addition to the Conductor power. He's always fully charged under the light of the Iris moon.



    Full/Triple Moon


    Leporidae Traits:
    - Same as above, but now he's mostly an anthropromorphic rabbit. Shoes are impossible with these big fluffy feet.

    Cervidae Traits:
    - Same as above.

    Ulmaridae Traits:
    Same as above.

    Chiroptera Traits:
    Has the fangs of a fruit bat. Now his canines match!

    Anatidae Traits:
    Occasionally grows duck wings. Typically manifests at times where he doesn't have a shirt on at the time of transformation.

    Traits:
    Same as above. For some reason, Luca only goes into heat during thunderstorms.

    Temperment:
    - Affectionate: Prone to hugging people he's comfortable with and clinging on for long periods of time.

    - Gentle. As in he's more careful with how he handles things and won't squeeze people to death.

    - Protective: May show a stronger desire to keep his loved ones safe from danger if he feels they are threatened.

    Powers:
    Same as above, except he may as well have power from extended charges 24/7. God help the hunters.



    Animal Form (Uncommon)

    Leporidae Traits:
    - Has the body of a medium sized rabbit. May not be able to speak in this form, and certainly cannot hold tools.

    - More succeptible to rabbit instincts and behaviors, but still has his wits about him.

    Cervidae Traits:
    - Same as above.

    - More succeptible to some deer instincts and behaviors, but not as much as the rabbit behaviors and he still has his wits about him.

    Chiroptera Traits:
    - Has the teeth of a fruit bat. Omnivorous.

    Anatidae Traits:
    Occasionally grows duck wings.

    Traits:
    - Same as above. Does not go into heat in this form.

    Temperment:
    - Affectionate: Pet him, and he will demand more of it. He loves petting and snuggling.

    - Gentle. He's a literal rabbit, what did you expect?

    Powers:
    - Accelerated regeneration.

    - Minor electrical powers in addition to the Conductor power. He's always fully charged under the light of the Iris moon.






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    Luca Balsa was once a world-renowned inventor. He never gave up his deepest aspiration, even when he was in jail. Now that he's free, nothing is stopping him from completing his greatest invention.