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!
Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 11, 2022 16:32:27 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 11, 2022 16:32:27 GMT -5
The trip to the beach had been exciting to say the least but they had eventually made it to the sandy isle's of Ashford. The resort itself was the most magnificent thing I had ever seen, sleeping in it was incredible and almost too nice to really sleep in. So once the son began to peak over the shoreline and bring in day I was there to watch it eagerly waiting to explore our new paradise. I stood out on the balcony, in nothing but a pair of shorts and a smile. I could feel the wind and sense the birds flying through the air. Adelaide was still asleep and I had a bit of free time right? I closed my eyes and began to feel the birds, Seagulls were plentiful they would do, all I needed was wings. The pain shot through my back, almost ripping out of my back. I gritted my teeth and took the momentary pain as the wings sprouted from my back and spread out over a dozen feet across as I took a deep breath. "This is nice..," I muttered and in a few flaps I was off the ground and in the air. Soaring through the air and flying over the tops of many early morning island natives it took only about 10 mins to spot what appeared to be a small coffee shop. I landed from the sky right in front of the person working, who was more than startled. Still they were friendly enough and I was able to grab a couple of drinks and even some muffins. Within 30 minutes I was landing back on the balcony with the items. "Adelaide, wake up it's time to enjoy this paradise," I spoke as I entered the room, having to fold my wings so they didn't hit the door. Adelaide Dayspring
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 12, 2022 10:06:48 GMT -5
The arrival had been exciting but the nausea that she had been experiencing at the time was not. She was glad that they had eventually been able to get somewhere that was a room and helped her to stay calm. A good night's sleep never hurt anyone and she felt like she had slept well as she tossed around and finally up. "I will never understand how you get up so early," she said. She knew she had it in her too but it was nowhere near as easy for her. She finally set up and got dressed enough to have everything be okay. "Have we found out how food works around here?" She felt like she should order room service though she was more used to cooking her own food. "Is there a room service menu around here and do we know anything else about that attack on the boat that we arrived on?" Calvin Dayspring
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 12, 2022 18:54:20 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 12, 2022 18:54:20 GMT -5
Adelaide was gorgeous, she had been since I meet her and I still wasn't sure how we ended up together. I smiled as she spoke, she was a bit of a grumpy gus in the morning.
"Once you have laid eyes on this sunrise you will never want to sleep late again, as far as food from what I gathered we can order room service if we want or go down and grab something from the dinner they have. Everything is free, we are supposed to be contacted in a day or two about jobs though so I figured we got to do all the paradise stuff before then,"
I spread out my wings, big enough to touch the ceiling and smiled "I mean we can even take an ariel tour if you want. I think I seen some old ruins near the middle of the Island when I went and got your coffee this morning, Maybe we can check that out?,"
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 13, 2022 14:51:38 GMT -5
It was still taking her a little bit to get used to that word paradise but it surely was. She took a small peak out. "It is a nice sunrise." It was even better to be able to watch it without worry about being on the verge of being attacked. "Yeah I think going down would be good because once we start working we will probably hardly be able to find the time to look around and it's so gorgeous here too when I am not sick." She did not know if she was supposed to have an issue with how the abilities of the animals made him change but she did not. "Yeah that sounds good," she said. "Give me a few seconds," she said as she made her way into the bathroom to find something more comfortable to get into. Once she had she came out. "Ready to fly, let's go see what we can get into." Calvin Dayspring
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 15, 2022 7:04:30 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 15, 2022 7:04:30 GMT -5
My wife was an incredible woman, never afraid to step out of her comfort zone and get into some fun with me. Open to new experiences and seeking adventure, of course when your married to a man who is literally part animal that kind of comes with the terms I guess. I smiled as I took her in, the only thing that I had ever seen more beautiful than the sunrise was her. In all her glory she took my breath away even after all our time together. I cracked a smile as I took her in my arms, lifting her off the ground in a sort of cradle position. A small kiss on the lips as I spoke. "Up, Up and away we go!," I walked out the door onto the balcony spreading my wings and looking out at paradise. A few flaps of the wings later and we were in the air, I soared upwards and got higher i could feel her clench to me tightly. It was nice, as we reach a peak area we could look below I spoke again "Take a look, the city is gorgeous and so is the rest of the island. A lot of it seems unsettled as of yet though, pick a spot to go and I will fly us there. We can get some food first, whatever your in charge milady!," Adelaide Dayspring
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 15, 2022 19:39:21 GMT -5
Heights had never been her thing but she still always felt safe with Calvin. Looking down was not doing anything for her stomach though but she took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. She slightly looked over and spoke. "If we discover a piece of land does that mean that we get to claim it and have it named for ourselves?" That was honestly something that she thought in the end could be amazing. "Let's head east," she said. Adventuring was fun and she knew that she was always up for one and she hoped that they would be okay as they did so. "What do you think would be the most amazing thing to find on this island that no one has found yet?" Calvin Dayspring
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 16, 2022 16:49:44 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 16, 2022 16:49:44 GMT -5
It was an odd and hard to explain feeling, the sensation of having a person you loved as much as I did Addy. The feeling when they trust you so much they will rest in your arms as you fly high above the land. The view was amazing, but the love that radiated from this moment was even better. As she spoke, the answer to her question was easy for me.
"I've already found it, and she's in my arms," I spoke with a sly grin, then the romance was broke as the adventure pushed itself in. My eyes glowed with excitement as I exclaimed before she had time to reply to my first cheesy answer
"MONKIES!," I nodded down where you could see a bunch of them relaxing on some trees. I am sure my power had something to do with it, but i absolutely loved wildlife and the animal kingdom. One of the most exciting parts of this trip was getting to synch with animals I had never been around before, and monkies were at the top of my list.
"What do you say Addy, want to swoop down and visit the monkies?! Can we please, please,"
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 18, 2022 6:19:04 GMT -5
She smiled because she did understand. "I do feel exactly the same way," she said. She knew that most people would be repulsed by some of the animal abilities that her husband could do but she seen it as a unique experience and nothing that should ever come with a tag of shame and plus Calvin seemed to love it and that made her feel even better. Her head followed his and she laughed. "Sure let's go and see what they have done out in nature." The monkey was a unique creature so she was looking forward to what it was that they might see. Their arrival on the island had not been the best way to start the time here but she hoped that this would prove to be better. Calvin Dayspring.
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 19, 2022 16:46:32 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 19, 2022 16:46:32 GMT -5
Adelaide had been the light of my life, she had been my backbone since we were little kids. Growing up in the same small neighborhood it was her who came to my rescue when the other kids picked on me for being a 'dog face'. She was spunky, and fun and that was just a small part of why I love her.
"Down we go..," I said as I spoke again "Hold tight,"
I flew up peaking pretty high at about a 45 degree angle from the group of monkies I saw. With that I hit a dive going fast and hard, the wind flying through our hair as we came closer and closer until putting on the breaks and landing safely a few feet away. I sit her down on her feet.
"These things...," I spoke amazed, my eyes glazing over as I let my essence connect with the animals around us. I could feel my arms strengthen, they grew slowly a few inches in length and the air on my arms and chest thickened. My shoulders were wider, I dropped down walking on my knuckled as I approached them. My wings still on my back were tucked in as I approached them. "Look at them Addy..,"
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 20, 2022 9:48:42 GMT -5
She slightly felt her nausea come back but it was not long before the wind hit her face bringing relief and that made her feel good so she felt better and once they were on the ground she looked up at Calvin as she heard him speak. "Yeah they are nice and see anyone who says that having animal mimicry is not good has no idea what the hell they are talking about." She watched and looked carefully over the monkeys and spoke. "Let's still be careful. Do not want them to think that we are encroaching on their territory but so far they seem friendly enough," she said as she followed behind him. "This is truly a nice spot around this paradise." Calvin Dayspring
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 22, 2022 13:27:44 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 22, 2022 13:27:44 GMT -5
Her words were heard but I was not sure I exactly processed it. It was some times hard when you channeled the animals to keep your humanity and human senses. So as she began to speak I continued towards the group of apes. I extended one of my hands and got the attention of the group. They slowly moved towards me, inching curious towards me.
"Yes, Yes, I am friend," I spoke but apparently that was wrong. A large silverback ape came from no where, beating its chest and headed directly towards me. He was angry, and I think I pretty much figured it out. This was his mate and children, he seen me as a male encroaching into his territory. My eyes got wide as he pounced on me. Slamming me hard to the ground, he was fucking strong..
"Run Addy!," My wings were pinned down and I couldn't over power him, this wasn't ideal for sure.
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 23, 2022 6:11:22 GMT -5
She could look back on all the adventures that her and Calvin had shared and every once in a while they would make her laugh. Well no, a lot of times they would make her laugh because that was what having a good partner was about. She watched the interaction and she almost screamed as she watched the ape but instead she chose to run. "This is never how it is suppose to go!" she said as she listened to him. "We have no idea about the lay of the land where exactly is it that we should be running, let's take this left." Calvin Dayspring
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 25, 2022 13:21:56 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 25, 2022 13:21:56 GMT -5
Using my wings I was able to push up and roll on top of of the silver back, not freeing at first from his grasp but as Addy began to ran I spread my wings and lifted myself in the air, quickly the monstrous monkey let me go as he crashed on the ground, more angry than hurt. I flew to catch up with Addy as she addressed me about taking a left? I glanced over and saw the group of apes coming in our direction.
"How about up," I said instead and grabbed her under her arms flying up in the air as I was going up a large boulder flung by the silver back hit my wing and hurt like hell. I quickly lost altitude but landed safely a few feet ahead. "Looks like we running ..," I mutter my wing sore as hell, possibly broke. "Lead the way,"
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Adelaide Dayspring
Oddity
female
heterosexual
married
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Post by Adelaide Dayspring on Aug 26, 2022 8:40:57 GMT -5
It was in this moment that she knew what the phrase a barrel of monkeys truly meant. One minute everything had been calm and soothing and now everything was going beyond bonkers. This was only her second outing and it had started out good but now it was going well bananas. "Okay going up sounds like a good idea," she said as they went up and then were down. "Fuck," she said as she grabbed his hand and hit a hard left. "Okay," she said once they were a good bit in front of the monkey army. "This should give us a few minutes, we need a plan because running will only get us so far, let's see if we can find a building or anything to get into." Calvin Dayspring
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Calvin Dayspring
Oddity
male
heterosexual
married
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Aug 27, 2022 17:08:03 GMT -5
Post by Calvin Dayspring on Aug 27, 2022 17:08:03 GMT -5
My head was hurting from the blow and the fall that followed. It wasn't a fun feeling and it was hard to stay focused, slowly as I ran the feathers began to fall from my back. One by one they faded away eventually after a few minutes of running my wings were gone. The running was also different, my arms were longer from the ape I had mimicked so I was running on my knuckles as I plowed down the small plants in front of us.
"I remember from the fly by earlier, there is some old ruins we can more then likely hide in long enough for me to catch my breath and grow some fresh wings but we may not be able to stay far enough ahead of them. We need to get some space, why don't you heat things up with some flame knives..,"
I nodded behind towards the group of apes chasing us "Try to be gentle, they are just protecting their territory after all.. maybe a small fire to scare them? Just do it quick,"
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