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)
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Feb 23, 2023 10:02:41 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Feb 23, 2023 10:02:41 GMT -5
"Hahahaha," Dana replied, shaking her head in humorous disbelief. "Coffee'll be fine; sometimes you gotta' change things up a little bit," all the while still trying to read Ace by how he acted, his mannerisms. Was this someone she was going to have to watch closer in the future? Ace Nottingham |
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 24, 2023 8:27:47 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 24, 2023 8:27:47 GMT -5
"Yeah I agree," he said as he seen her looking at him. Ugh why did women always do him like this. Was he supposed to be some type of cutie? Gross. He took a second to stop walking and turned his head to look at her. "What is it?" he finally just took a second and asked her. "I swear if you tell me I am cute I will throw up right now." Still why else was she looking at him. "If you are trying to figure me out, you are going to need more than a trip to get something to drink." Dana Winchester |
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Feb 25, 2023 0:31:48 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Feb 25, 2023 0:31:48 GMT -5
"What is it?" he finally just took a second and asked her. "I swear if you tell me I am cute I will throw up right now." Still why else was she looking at him. "If you are trying to figure me out, you are going to need more than a trip to get something to drink."Dana gave him a quizzical look tinged with a humorous smirk to it. She was tempted to give him an electrical bolt for his efforts instead she smirked, laid a friendly hand on his shoulder and said with jaguar-like sharpness. "You may be cute, but you're not my type," her smirk beginning to turn into the smile of a predatory animal sizing up her next kill out on the savanna. After a few moments, the smile turned wry and she said, "Now you did say you were gonna buy me a cup of coffee, Ace; are we gonna have that cup or are we going to stand here all day?" Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Feb 25, 2023 10:02:36 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Feb 25, 2023 10:02:36 GMT -5
He had to be careful whom he hung around because he had to watch what he said and what he did, but so far she seemed okay but he was going to do his best to not let it get to him. "I will admit that this is the first time that I have took anyone with me when I go to get something to drink. I normally just stay to myself." God, he turned his face up at her calling him cute. "That's gross calling someone cute, knowing that they have no chance." Still there seemed to be something about her, but he did not know what. It was probably just him being a little too curious. "Here we are," he said as he stepped to the side and opened the door. "After you," Dana Winchester |
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Mar 1, 2023 22:57:01 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Mar 1, 2023 22:57:01 GMT -5
Still there seemed to be something about her, but he did not know what. It was probably just him being a little too curious. "Here we are," he said as he stepped to the side and opened the door. "After you,""Oh, thank you," Dana replied, smiling as she stepped inside. Seeing a couple empty tables and booths, she said to him, "I'll find us a table, you get us a couple of coffees. I'll have whatever you're getting, alright?" wondering what exactly Ace would order and hoping that, earlier outside, he hadn't noticed her electricity powers starting to manifest from their running into each other. Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Mar 4, 2023 11:17:26 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Mar 4, 2023 11:17:26 GMT -5
He knew that a lot of people would say that you could tell a lot from people about the small things. The way they ate, the things they drunk and so on and so forth and while he agreed he was not going to judge anyone too harshly because you never knew what someone needed just to get through the day. "That sounds fine with me but if you do not like it, that's on you." He was simple when it came to ordering things though. Every once in a while he would spice it up but that was mainly for his own kicks and no one elses. He pointed Dana in the direction of a table and spoke. "I always sit in a corner table when I go to a place, let's take a seat and then we can order." He liked the corner because he could literally watch people come in and out and he felt that he needed to do that since people did have a tendency to be out there and crazy sometimes. Dana Winchester |
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Mar 4, 2023 16:54:02 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Mar 4, 2023 16:54:02 GMT -5
"Fair enough," Dana replied as they headed off to a corner table, Ace pointing over towards one. Dana could immediately see why he'd taken that table; the seat she assumed he'd take would allow him to watch everyone coming and going from the coffee shop. She marked those qualities down as things to watch as she took her seat and quickly scrolled through her messages, making sure none of them were urgent or important. Ace Nottingham |
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Mar 5, 2023 16:10:00 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Mar 5, 2023 16:10:00 GMT -5
Aw Poor Dana, just like everyone else in the world at least it seemed so from a glance as he watched her with her phone. "Look at that, you do know that the whole concept of a cell phone is a trap right?" He was not a conspiracy theorist on the subject but why did they always want your locations and such he would never know. Now to that point he always knew there were emergencies and such but still. "Are you being paranoid and turning on your location if it's not already on?" he asked as he laughed. People were unintentionally funny which he did find interesting more than anything else. "Anything important that requires your attention Ms.?" Dana Winchester |
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Mar 5, 2023 23:28:19 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Mar 5, 2023 23:28:19 GMT -5
"Look at that, you do know that the whole concept of a cell phone is a trap right?""Also makes a handy weapon you can throw at someone if necessary," Dana replied, having caught the snark in his comment and returning it back to him. Despite her initial misgivings - likely from when they clattered into each other out on the sidewalk - she did think he was a good and decent person. Listening to him, she switched off her phone and said, "Abundance of caution more than anything; one of our professors at the university gave us an assignment involving recombinant DNA - insect-resistant crops, specifically - and at the moment our class is simply waiting to see what the results are." Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Mar 8, 2023 17:35:00 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Mar 8, 2023 17:35:00 GMT -5
"I would be lying if I did not admit that I do have a thing for weapons myself. I mean I do not believe in mass destruction or anything like that but I do think at the end of the day it's nice of someone to be able to take care of themselves. Sometimes a weapon, despite some people around here having powers is still needed." He hoped that did not come off as snarky as it could have, he was just being honest. He nodded. "Nothing wrong with being cautious and getting work done at the same time. A person who can multi task is a wonder all of their own and I have decided on my tea. I am thinking blackberry with ginseng. The mood feels right." Dana Winchester |
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Mar 9, 2023 16:43:30 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Mar 9, 2023 16:43:30 GMT -5
"I would be lying if I did not admit that I do have a thing for weapons myself. I mean I do not believe in mass destruction or anything like that but I do think at the end of the day it's nice of someone to be able to take care of themselves. Sometimes a weapon, despite some people around here having powers is still needed.""Agreed; you've got to be able to take care of yourself, whether its' with a weapon or without. Being physically fit also helps there as well," Dana replied, nodding as she listened. Hearing his selection of tea she quipped, "And I thought you were the hibiscus or Early Grey tea type; blackberry with ginseng sounds wonderful." Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Mar 11, 2023 8:14:42 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Mar 11, 2023 8:14:42 GMT -5
Ace nodded. "I hate Earl Grey," he said honestly as he laughed. "I mean hate is such a strong word since I do not believe that I could honestly hate anything truly and deeply it just does not satisfy my taste as well as others which as a woman I am sure you understand that more than me." He paused a second. "So what brought you here? For instance with me it was a job and then I changed jobs but I still liked ithere so I stayed." Dana Winchester |
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Mar 12, 2023 16:21:33 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Mar 12, 2023 16:21:33 GMT -5
Ace nodded. "I hate Earl Grey," he said honestly as he laughed. "I mean hate is such a strong word since I do not believe that I could honestly hate anything truly and deeply it just does not satisfy my taste as well as others which as a woman I am sure you understand that more than me."Laughing at his words, Dana agreed. "I hate the stuff too; my father, on the other way, I think was born with it in his veins. And sometimes blunt honesty can be better than sugary lies and half-truths." "So what brought you here? For instance with me it was a job and then I changed jobs but I still liked here so I stayed.""Partly, to see the world, partly because of what the Island offers to Oddities such as myself, to let us be ourselves without the pressures of human society encroaching upon us," Dana said, as matter-of-factly as could be, her cobalt eyes looking as though they were boring through Ace's very being as she spoke. Ace Nottingham
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Ace Nottingham
O.S.E.
male
heterosexual
married to Sam <3
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Mar 13, 2023 13:37:01 GMT -5
Post by Ace Nottingham on Mar 13, 2023 13:37:01 GMT -5
"Sugary lies honestly sound the most tempting though but I get what you mean. The truth can sting at first because a lot of people are not used to hearing it but it's better than out right lying to someone's face," he said as he listened to what had brough her here. "I do think that Ashford is a little ahead of the game when it comes to making oddities feel safe at least as far as what they offer so safe might not be the correct word." Why in the hell was she staring at him like that, it did creep him out as he semi laughed and then spoke. "Stop looking at me like that Dana," he said matter of factly as he took a second and lowered his eyes. "Lasers going to come out and take my head off, something I'd rather not experience today if it's all the same." Dana Winchester |
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Mar 14, 2023 2:07:10 GMT -5
Post by Dana Winchester on Mar 14, 2023 2:07:10 GMT -5
"Stop looking at me like that Dana," he said matter of factly as he took a second and lowered his eyes. "Lasers going to come out and take my head off, something I'd rather not experience today if it's all the same.""A man who speaks his mind, I like that," Dana said, smiling as leaned back up in her seat/ "And no, lasers aren't going to come out of my eyes and burn a hole through your head," adding as she remembered her earlier experience when they'd bumped into one another, "now, electricity, on the other hand," chuckling quietly as she quickly said, "relax, Ace. If I were going to zap you, I'd've done it outside when we bumped into each other. I didn't then, got no plans to do so here either." Ace Nottingham
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