Even paradise could become a prison if one had enough time to take notice of the walls
welcome to Dire Tactics
Oddities are individuals born with extraordinary gifts. Because of this they are hated, feared and generally persecuted across the globe. In an attempt to give them a refuge the billionaire Theodore Ashford has created Ashford Isle. Presented as a Sanctuary for the special some believe their to be much darker motives behind his generosity.
Ashford Isle
A state of the art city powered completely by renewable energy, gorgeous modern building erected against the backdrop of a tropical paradise. It has all the luxuries modern technology can afford accompanied by the natural beauty and serenity only nature can provide. This city is open to all Oddities and their families, along with several hundred A.R.I. employees, it boast a modest population of just over 5,000 individuals consisting of a mix between both human and oddity. This wonderful utopia however is shaded in mystery both metaphorically and literally. The United Nations have dispatched several fleets of O.S.E. ships near the island, this gives the coastline a ominous view.
Blueprint is a premade Proboards v5 theme designed and built by punki of Adoxography and Pixel Perfect. Dire Tactics is the work of the mind of Clover. All characters and content are copyright their creators, and may not be replicated without their creators' permission. All images belong to their original owners.
updates
1/06/23
We would like to welcome our newest citizens to the island! David, Alice, Lynn, & Emmett welcome to paradise!
1/01/23
Ashford Isle is finally recovering from the massive hurricane and officially back open for business!
the morning smoothie (Dana)
Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 11, 2023 11:14:28 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 11, 2023 11:14:28 GMT -5
He was always working and it was the greatest choice that he had ever made at least as far as his job went. He was also aware that there would be times that a lot of people met him and automatimatically assumed that they knew what he was about but it still was not going to make him enjoy the island.
The way he had been raised well his parents never let him out much so every day when he had a chance to learn and be about something new he took that chance to do something different. This morning as he found himself going outside of the Ashford Arms, he watched as people came and went. His mind was fluttered with curiosity about just what it was they did as he got up and headed towards grabbing himself a morning smoothie.
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Feb 11, 2023 23:43:35 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2023 23:43:35 GMT -5
My, don't you cut a sexy figure, Dana whispered as she caught a glance of herself walking along the street outside one of the hotels that made up the Ashford Arms. Dressed in a floral skirt with boots and a light pullover blouse, her tall frame did indeed cut a sexy figure and she knew it. Ever since her first set of tennis lessons with Madison, Dana had gone through more change in her life than at any other time. She'd made several friends, gotten out a lot more, even changed up her wardrobe. Gone were most of her utilitarian-fitting clothes, in came more feminine, more well-cut and beautiful clothes...clothes that better fit her and accentuated her somewhat hidden beauty. She'd also gotten out and walked more, both as a way to relieve stress and to see more of the heart of the Island. Striding confidently along the sidewalk, she was unaware she was about to run into someone coming in the opposite direction towards her... Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 12, 2023 15:42:33 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 12, 2023 15:42:33 GMT -5
He believed that the first way that you met someone said a lot. Most the time it turned out to be bad but all that you could was to let it play out and it would go as it needed to be as he felt the crash before he had realized that it was actually happening. Just his luck in a way he supposed as he seen that it was a young lady that had barreled into him. Poor her almost he thought but the truth was that it was the both of them that were out of luck in a way.
"You alright?" he asked. He at least at the moment seemed polite enough that almost anyone would talk to him. It was a good skill to have when you worked for the group that wanted nothing but to harm those damn oddities.
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Feb 12, 2023 20:51:22 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2023 20:51:22 GMT -5
"You alright?""Yeah, yeah," Dana said as someone helped her up to her feet. She could feel little tendrils of electricity begin to gather at her fingertips, clenching her fists in an effort to hide it. "Nothing like getting knocked into on the sidewalk," she joked. Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 13, 2023 9:30:35 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 13, 2023 9:30:35 GMT -5
Ace had once been told that he was perceptive of others that was why he was most the time good at his job but he also knew that sometimes it did not mean that he noticed everything. "Sorry once again about that, it is mostly my fault but you seem to be okay now which is always what we strive for."
He took a second to wonder why she clenched her fists but did not say anything aloud. "You sure you alright? The weather here can be cold one minute and warm the next, perhaps we should find you something to keep you a little warmer? I only suggest it because I know going around with clenched fists can not be good all the time."
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Feb 13, 2023 15:11:09 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2023 15:11:09 GMT -5
"I'm alright, I'm alright," Dana said, forgetting that her fists were clenched in an effort to hide the tiny tendrils of electricity beginning to fire off, the first sign her powers were revving up. "You sure you alright? The weather here can be cold one minute and warm the next, perhaps we should find you something to keep you a little warmer? I only suggest it because I know going around with clenched fists can not be good all the time.""I'm alright," Dana said, laughing at his suggestion of finding something warmer for her to wear. "I'm fine, I'm fine," clenching and unclenching her hands to relieve the tension; it also helped her dissipate her powers in case anyone noticed them. "I'm Dana," she said, extending a hand out for a handshake to him, "and you are?" Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 14, 2023 9:08:08 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 14, 2023 9:08:08 GMT -5
He always thought that people were unique and well he also was not sure that if you ate or drunk anything on the island that it did not effect you. "If you say so," he said as he smiled a bit. Working for the people that he did one was taught to look out for signs but at the moment he was just thinking that perhaps she was nervous.
He did not blame anyone for being on high alert. "Oh," he said as he shook her hand. "I'm Ace," he said. "Nice to meet you," he said as he removed his hand. However any time that Ace was touched, it was a little sensitive as he slightly shook. "Where you headed? Maybe we are going in a similar direction."
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Feb 14, 2023 17:37:30 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2023 17:37:30 GMT -5
"Where you headed? Maybe we are going in a similar direction.""The University; I'm majoring in molecular genetics there." An honest answer; like her father, Dana Winchester wanted to see Oddities rule the earth. Unlike her father, who preferred the idea of being in the background and ruling from there, Dana preferred to rule from up front. To her, Oddities should have unfettered rule over the Earth and her studies reflected her desire to learn more about what make Oddities tick so that she could harness it to her benefit. Glancing over at a nearby clock stand - Dana eschewed watch jewelry because her powers could fry a watch's internal mechanisms when in use - Dana saw she had some time to spare so with a sly tone she asked, "If you've got a little time let's grab a drink. Coffee or tea to your liking?" Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 16, 2023 12:16:33 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 16, 2023 12:16:33 GMT -5
"Damn molecular genetics?" That was a tough field but he thought that was good. "I think that's amazing, genes are amazing," still he felt like everyone had a reason for the things that they studied. He took another second. "I think I'll pick the tea," he said as he nodded. "So does that mean that you have a high interest in molecules themselves or just molecules when it comes to genetics of people?"
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Feb 16, 2023 18:07:33 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2023 18:07:33 GMT -5
"Tea it is," Dana replied, her crisp English accent clear as a bell. "Now, you wouldn't happen to know any good places where we can enjoy a cup, would you?" Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 18, 2023 10:24:45 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 18, 2023 10:24:45 GMT -5
"I do," he said. He took a few seconds to gather his bearings for he was pretty familiar with the island, another thing that came in handy when you worked for Ose. "If I recall correctly if we take a left at the first intersection it should be the best place to get that cup of tea."
The accent, he slightly recognized it and then he shook his head. "So what brings you to the island? You like tropical places?" He had long ago if he asked questions, general ones then you could learn a lot about others.
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Feb 18, 2023 16:28:29 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2023 16:28:29 GMT -5
"So what brings you to the island? You like tropical places?""Just wanted to see the world; well, that and come to a place that was safe and friendly," Dana replied. Unsaid in her words was the additional fact that Dana wanted to live in a world where Oddities ruled and the first step on that road was Ashford Isle. As her father (and Dana) would reply when asked about what the relationship between Oddities and humans should be, they'd quote Nietzsche's "I am a law only for my kind, I am no law for all." as an explanation. It was a fine line between humble pride and proud hubris and Dana, like her father, was adept at walking the fine line between humbleness and hubris. "So a left at the first intersection?" Dana said. "Lead the way." Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
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heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 20, 2023 9:49:35 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 20, 2023 9:49:35 GMT -5
It was always a fine line seeing people and how they interacted among others and Ace liked that. He knew that one would never know a lot about any one person especially when you had just met but he had to admit that even a small part of him was curious. "Oddities are, well I am going to use the word unique. I mean there is so much that we can learn from them and ourselves that it almost opens up a world of linear possibilities."
Smart people were harder to get close too not because the work was not worth it but because he always felt like they felt as if they had to be constantly guarded. He began to walk none the less and looked back to make sure she was still coming along. "We must all align ourselves somewhere and fall with the consequences when they start to fall," he said. He did believe that and he had made his choice long ago as he stopped and took a second to look left, right, and left again. "I mean who are we if we are not willing to go the distance for what we think is right? No one wants to fight for a cause that is well no puns intended but dead in the water before it begins."
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Feb 21, 2023 14:26:44 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2023 14:26:44 GMT -5
Walking alongside Ace on the sidewalk, Dana let out a quiet sigh of relief that Ace hadn't caught on to the fact that she was an oddity. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, especially on the Island, but Dana still had enough of a paranoid streak to keep the thought in mind. Listening to him, Dana nodded and said to him, "What about free will? Do people still have that or are our circumstances pre-determined?" Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
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heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 23, 2023 9:48:23 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 23, 2023 9:48:23 GMT -5
"Free will is always something we have but it's a bit like freedom of speech, we have to be careful." He knew that any moment that anyone brought up either one then they were going to be tricky circumstances. "For instance right now we are going to get coffee because we want it."
He paused. "I think that when we make small choices we have to remember that is free will too, why are you going to protest getting something to drink now? I mean if you want to hold up a sign feel free, I get it. Self expression is truly important."
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