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!
Tayla Stratin
A.R.I
female
in love with money and work
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Sept 23, 2023 6:41:30 GMT -5
Post by Tayla Stratin on Sept 23, 2023 6:41:30 GMT -5
She had to calm herself down as she went and sat in Carter's office space. "This is okay, this is okay," It was a lot for her to take in and she knew that she had to go back but for the minute she was going to take a few minutes and pull herself together. She tried to make another portal and failed. "Fuck I am indeed stuck here," she said. "It's okay my daddies will protect me," she said as she made her way back to where the ladies were. "Okay I'm back," she said. "Had a little bit of a spazz but okay none the less." Avery AshfordMadison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie Reed
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Sept 23, 2023 7:52:29 GMT -5
Post by Avery Ashford on Sept 23, 2023 7:52:29 GMT -5
"I do believe in time travel," she said as she finished helping Mickie detox and she heard Tayla return. "Tayla is there anything you would like to tell us before I kick you in your ass? You can keep your job but I am your boss and your data base file does not compute, how are you here if you do not even exist right now and who is your mother and your fathers? Your mother must have been a whore with such a terrible raising." Madison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie ReedTayla Stratin
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Madison Nottingham-Quinzell
Human
Lesbian
loves her Mallory
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Sept 24, 2023 3:19:40 GMT -5
Post by Madison Nottingham-Quinzell on Sept 24, 2023 3:19:40 GMT -5
This was a scene that wouldn't happen many other places in the world. It was certainly more likely to happen on this island by her reckoning and Tayla would still be part of the team after this. Avery did recognise talent but an answer was expected about the database entry. Avery would find out anyway as she moved over to Tayla to give her support. "I seen you try something amazing but we can help you Tayla. You might also find answers you need here. So you can tell Avery what is going on" she suggested. Mickie had advanced good ideas as her detox was now complete. Tayla StratinAvery AshfordMickie Reed
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Mickie Reed
A.R.I
female
heterosexual
single
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Sept 24, 2023 8:29:12 GMT -5
Post by Mickie Reed on Sept 24, 2023 8:29:12 GMT -5
Mickie had to straighten herself up as she watched this all unfold. "I am sure that Avery simply means how? How is it possible?" They were scientists they believed in things like this to a point but it was still a bit to take in once you seen it happening. "Do you need help? Are you an oddity, I mean obviously you are an oddity but how are oddities where you are from?"Tayla StratinAvery AshfordMadison Nottingham-Quinzell
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Tayla Stratin
A.R.I
female
in love with money and work
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Sept 24, 2023 8:44:56 GMT -5
Post by Tayla Stratin on Sept 24, 2023 8:44:56 GMT -5
"Someone from this year and on this island messed with what is known as time, or a time line to keep it simple," she said. "When they did an event that had happened did not happen and that pulled to me since it effected me. Who it was I do not know. That guy who got me the job, Carter he was the first person I seen when I got to this time line. There was another man with him but Carter said he could get me a job here and that he could help me." Protect her fathers no matter what. "My mother is here I suppose but I have no idea who she is because if I run into my mother before I am conceived, I will not exist since she is the one who carries me. My only hope is that Carter can help me and that I can get back to my fathers, since in my time line my mother only has me for them." She had to avoid everyone. "I'm just a girl trying to fix a time line, that is all and I mean if my fathers are here, if there are people here I can meet that I don't get to meet in my own time line, I do not see how that is wrong. If my fathers and my mother have a life that is different here and because of that I might have siblings or aunts or uncles, please do not take that away from me because I do not have any of that in my time line and my fathers are so good but there is something missing and here it does not seem as if it is missing." She turned to Avery. "Mrs. Ashford," she paused and just for a second she looked enough like Carter as she smiled up at Avery. "Do not take this from me, please Vera." She could see it, the looks that she kept getting. "I'll make sure you get your tea soon too." Avery AshfordMadison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie Reed
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Sept 24, 2023 9:44:10 GMT -5
Post by Avery Ashford on Sept 24, 2023 9:44:10 GMT -5
Avery looked at her and she simply rolled her eyes. Sob stories did not work on her as she blinked. "Carter lied to me," she said. He seemed to be digging a hole lately but she kept her composure. "You carry his last name so I am going to tell you what your file tells me." Father 1 - Carter Stratin. Father 2 - ? Mother - "Carter is your father. I don't know how and I don't know what he did, but I will get to the bottom of this. I have the best science team in the world and you being here is going to mess up my island. I do not play well with others and you work for me now. You do not work for him and you do not go running to tell your father anything. Your mother is probably currently pregnant but does not know it, which means I need to DNA test every woman who has been around Carter against every woman is currently pregnant. I am going to find out who your mother is and then I am going to rake her across the coals." She shook her head as she looked at Mickie. "It's obviously not Mickie since I tested her. I also tested Cami, it would appear Cami is not pregnant but you need to stay away from her anyway. This does not leave this lab." Mickie ReedMadison Nottingham-QuinzellTayla Stratin
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Madison Nottingham-Quinzell
Human
Lesbian
loves her Mallory
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Sept 25, 2023 1:29:52 GMT -5
Post by Madison Nottingham-Quinzell on Sept 25, 2023 1:29:52 GMT -5
This did sound complicated but to put it simply Tayla was a time traveller and that explained why she was here fully grown five years before she was even born. Both her fathers and her mother was here but who were they? What it did mean was that oddity kind was still around in the future where she was grown up. Tayla most likely couldn't say how things were either. That knowledge could change the future. "I'm not sure that Tayla can tell us what the future is like. Doing that could change something and stop her getting back. We could all still be around by the time she came from as well" she replied looking thoughful. Avery had her ideas too but if Tayla was five years out of time how did a pregnant woman right now affect that? It was better to eliminate the possibility in anycase and that also meant her being tested. Not she ever suspected she would be. And it couldn't leave the lab. That was final. Avery AshfordMickie ReedTayla Stratin
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Mickie Reed
A.R.I
female
heterosexual
single
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Sept 25, 2023 7:19:17 GMT -5
Post by Mickie Reed on Sept 25, 2023 7:19:17 GMT -5
"The fact that you jumped already messed up your life. That's a simple science fact since by jumping you are where you are not supposed to be. Logically speaking when you do get back to your time, if you get back to your time you will be five years older."
"Just for variable facts let's put Taylor down as father number two. Him and Carter seem to have a relationship of sorts and we need variables filled in. So we have father one and father two."
The mother though. "Ripple effect. Tayla you being here changed things, good or bad. It's very possible that you caused your own birth before it was time simply by jumping which means you changed someone's life, we just do not know whose."Tayla StratinAvery AshfordMadison Nottingham-Quinzell
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Tayla Stratin
A.R.I
female
in love with money and work
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Sept 25, 2023 8:14:22 GMT -5
Post by Tayla Stratin on Sept 25, 2023 8:14:22 GMT -5
"So what I am hearing is that I can see my own birth?" she asked. She was a bit more curious than someone of her own age should be but that was okay. "I mean you guys are all about science right what better way for me to determine what would be my future than to find my mother and watch my own birth." She smiled. "You can slot in whoever you want as my fathers you're not getting a word out of me," she said as she looked at them. "Besides this cuteness has passed far beyond my own genetics don't you think? I can not wait to see my own birth!" Avery AshfordMadison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie Reed
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Sept 25, 2023 8:23:26 GMT -5
Post by Avery Ashford on Sept 25, 2023 8:23:26 GMT -5
"Dear god there is no way that you are my kid. I mean I am standing here considering it but no way would I raise such a reckless individual," she said as she looked at her. "Even if Taylor is your second father ideally the only thing you seemed to have inherit from him is your need to not sit down, god knows I have trouble keeping up with him via the database, no, it seems your mother whomever she is and Carter got busy." Children always showed traits of their parents regardless if they wanted to or not. She thought. "Tayla, you will not be going to see your own birth. Are you not listening? Damn it, it is just like having a conversation with Cami. Never listening and just going off and doing what she wants. If I didn't know any better but since I do, this is what you can do. You can go look for your mother but you need to be careful." "If by jumping as Mickie suggested you fast forwarded your own birth, we just need to find someone who is having glitches in time. If you can travel, then with most pregnancies one of if not both parents show these traits. We just need to find the woman who can move through time though she could normally not do such a thing and humans do not need to be left out." Madison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie ReedTayla Stratin
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Madison Nottingham-Quinzell
Human
Lesbian
loves her Mallory
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Sept 25, 2023 15:21:42 GMT -5
Post by Madison Nottingham-Quinzell on Sept 25, 2023 15:21:42 GMT -5
This was clearly going to be more complicated as Madison tugged at her lab coat to take out a wrinkle that was wasn't there. It was more to give her hands something to do while she tried to process the ripples that Mickie mentioned. Others would clearly be affected and not even realise things had changed round them as too much damage might have been done already to put things right. Time would just have to smooth out this the best it could . Avery thought Carter was papa number 1. Mickie thought Taylor was papa number 2 given Carter and Taylor were a couple here and now but could Tayla coming back change that? So if that was the case Tayla was her niece. She could imagine even explaining this to her parents; the conversation being you've got a grown up grandchild. At least she was very unlikely to be the mother. Avery also compared the conversation with talking to Cami. That did seem unlikely as well. "We still don't have any solid leads on parents yet. However Tayla might be stuck here and already finding a different life from what she knew. That needs to play out for now until we know who the parents are for sure" she said adding her viewpoint. It was the facts as they stood given a lack of solid evidence and Tayla own admissions. The DNA would give the answers. Tayla StratinMickie ReedAvery Ashford
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Mickie Reed
A.R.I
female
heterosexual
single
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Sept 26, 2023 7:02:14 GMT -5
Post by Mickie Reed on Sept 26, 2023 7:02:14 GMT -5
"This child," she said as she looked at her. "Young lady you need to calm down. Look there is a lot to do on the island what you need to do is occupy yourself and leave us a dna sample. Then we can trace back and know for sure." She had to wonder what Tayla might be hiding.
"Question, how did you know to be where you were that brought you back here?" She felt there was more to the story. "Like whomever messed with time did you say, how did you know that they would? Did you do this on purpose?"Tayla StratinAvery AshfordMadison Nottingham-Quinzell
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Tayla Stratin
A.R.I
female
in love with money and work
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Sept 26, 2023 7:30:49 GMT -5
Post by Tayla Stratin on Sept 26, 2023 7:30:49 GMT -5
She looked at them and she spoke. "I'm half witch," she said. "It's not a thing in your time as of yet but it is the equal of what your time considers to be human plus. As time flows some incorporate magic and some do not and when one has a hybrid female of magical and non magical parents, you get me. What I can do from my time is through the essence of magic, however in your time, in this time that I am in now it is simply called an ability." She thought. "My mother had to be the essence of a witch since my father is not, at least to my knowledge in my time. However if this "ripple" has caused changes I suppose it would be possible that my father could be a witch, well warlock and my mother could be human and or human plus." She then spoke. "I also have these geodes," she said as she looked around the room and pulled out her bag, as the diamond ring tossed across the floor and she picked it up. "One night, I seen a light and this fell down. Ever since then I have been following the pull of it, as you can see it's very cratered and it has tiny star pieces in it." She took a second. "Crater and stars, perhaps some part of my time line fell here and has been here for a few weeks, perhaps even a few months. I'm no science in that area but this," she said. "I do so love the ring, so if you guys could simply point me in the direction of any cave, I can start my true exploring." She was that determined."All this is making me hungry," she said as she looked around for a spoon and after finding one pulled out her cup, made entirely of sands embedded into the glass that flowed as she held it. "These sands came from Peru, and guys if you have never had vegan chocolate mousse with berries and pistachios, you are most definately missing out." Between her eating habits and her looks, there was now little to no doubt that Carter and Taylor both had at least did something, well, not good. She was cute though so how terrible could it be in the end. Avery AshfordMadison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie Reed
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Sept 26, 2023 8:13:38 GMT -5
Post by Avery Ashford on Sept 26, 2023 8:13:38 GMT -5
Avery had to take a seat as she listened and watched. "So you have been tracking or feeling this for months?" Great her plan to take over the whole island did seem to reach a bit more far out than she thought. "Half witch, got it." She was going to try and be as logical. "Your magic has to come from your maternal side, It's not that your father could not be a warlock it would be more so he'd have to been around a powerful magic. That is usually found in places like caves, caverns and we only have caves here as far as I know granted there is a lot of unexplored land." "Also should that magic come from your paternal side it would mean that your father would have either had a lot of magical sex with a woman and been aware of it and soaked the magic from her body, or spent hours around a magic source which once again would require a cave type of enclosure." She looked at Madison and Mickie once Tayla began to eat. "It would also require a common point." She took a second. "Let's say Carter is your father and a warlock, he would have had to source magic from a common point, like a star. Something bright and powerful on it's own but binded by it's own thing while being in something else." On the other hand. "Mickie seems to think Taylor so let's say Taylor has been sourcing magic, he'd need a star too. Neither one of them have a star so mother's side it is." Wow this was complicated. "So the question we are at now is, does your mother know or even believe in magic. She'd need a star too and I do not know two people on this island who have a common star, not to mention you'd need the sky in your favor too. So you point me to someone who has the star and sky, and I'll prove those are your parents no matter what they say." "Not to mention if you are a half witch as you say you'd need the perfect field to even get the magic off in, do you know how much hunting that would require?" She needed to look on the database. "At the very least you'd need four sources of protection while pulling at that source of magic. Where would someone get four sources representing Star, Sky, Fields, and Hunting?" Madison Nottingham-QuinzellMickie ReedTayla Stratin
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Madison Nottingham-Quinzell
Human
Lesbian
loves her Mallory
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Sept 26, 2023 10:11:39 GMT -5
Post by Madison Nottingham-Quinzell on Sept 26, 2023 10:11:39 GMT -5
Madison knew she was human plus; she suspected Taylor was as well and what that meant in her case was being able to develop herself without limits; At least there didn't seem to be any with her and she knew from the times she was fighting including those goons who had followed Carter that she was moving more easily and hitting harder. Hell her serve was even faster these days. In the meantime Tayla had stopped for a snack, Mickie was posing more questions and Avery had her own ideas. "I certainly know I am human plus. It might mean something different in the future and I believe Taylor might be human plus too. If my brother is involved as one of the fathers it might fit. He followed stars to find Cami. His first born at least here were Star and Skylar. I can also see Taylor and Carter in Tayla. I wasn't sure about that initially so she might even be my niece" she replied looking at Avery and then Mickie. "We know about magical children already". Avery AshfordMickie ReedTayla Stratin
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