#stoneyguy rogurt

finally figured it out bro. we are so back. terms you should know for this post:

Doll: with many societies and universes coming to view robots as actual people, those who still seek their servitude have turned to ancient methods that have less regulations. the doll is one such method. it could be considered human, since it actually has the consciousness/life of humans who have been conditioned into rigid obedience. basically they're slaves. and now they're slaves forever because they can just be repaired whenever they break, unless someone releases the human consciousness inside

Magic: the manipulation and transmutation of life. you can create life by taking it from something else. life can be given back, to a certain extent. each living thing has a limit on the amount of life it can have. dead organisms' capacity to take in life decreases as the body decomposes

Vital Signs: an organization that that specializes in magic-related, paranormal business at their clients' request. stuff like stopping this person from getting revived over and over again or something. price increases with the danger of the task

Noah Jammo

a human immortal. specifically, he's an anthropomorphic emperor tamarin. he's also our first magic user! he can create and control temporary "specters"(basicaly just creatures). they're usually just hollow shells whose shape he can manipulate, but he can also create an entire organism if he wants to.

he and TAI are members of vital signs. they goof off a lot on jobs but still manage to get things done. they're the type of people who are perfectly capable on their own but devolve into insanity the moment they're put in the same room together. noah is the more silly of the two, often opting to do a little trolling during solo quests, even if it ends up backfiring on him. little may be an understatement. he is always trolling. do not let this man near a waffle maker

noah has fibromyalgia and uses a wheelchair and cane as mobility aids. he has many wheel covers that he designed himself. he also makes sure that solo jobs involve stuff he can take care of without straining himself too much, ie puzzle-solving or negotiation rather than combat. if he does have to fight, he'll usually take long range shots or do an ambush. also dude probably has a backup wheelchair in case the one he’s currently using gets blown up or something. i don't have fibromyalgia so if anyone does or has a similar condition, please correct me if something sounds wrong

TAI

a doll. he has a traffic cone for a head, and most of his once-porcelain body has been replaced with plastic. wearing object heads is a sign of rebellion against the doll slave system, as dolls are often prized for their immaculate beauty.

with noah and the rest of the rogang, TAI is very loud and rambunctious, often overreacting and kinda making a fool of himself for everyone's enjoyment(including his own). he doesn't lose that aspect of his personality when he's alone, but he gets more calm and is actually one of the stealthiest rogurers. makes sense cause he does NOT want to go through the trouble of having to piece himself back together if something happens

not really the type of guy to comfort people, unless it's noah. they're just besties like that. don't ask him about himself because he might punch your skull out of your face

Stoney Guy

a human immortal, specifically some kind of monkey that i haven't decided on yet. stoney is one of the greatest engineers of the century, managing to invent the first portable teleporter. now, instead of going to portal docks, you can just press a button, and the portable teleporter will do create a portal right where you stand! people who profit off of portal docks(they're EXPENSIVE AS HELL) don't like him very much. good for them that he's still developing it

stoney has a reputation for being eccentric, as he has a flair for unconventional dramatics and doesn't seem to take even his biggest projects too seriously. partly true but he is also the most giggly when he's stressed out of his mind. he switches between inventions often as he relentlessly chases stardom

Donovin Prez

so remember how this is called the immortals au? turns out i lied, whoops. donovin is the only regular mortal(key word regular, which is why ronin doesn't count here) in the group and he tries not to let it bother him too much. i mean, it's not THAT big of a deal that his mentor doesn't take his own passions seriously so why would he take donovin's existence seriously either, you know? this'll probably just be a huge blip in stoney's life. oh yeah. he's also stoney's secret apprentice

it's kinda funny how all the human immortals suddenly forget how to exist once they talk to him. how much are mortals supposed to eat again? to sleep? how hard can i playfully slap you on the back without breaking your spine? wait, mortals aren't that fragile, are they? the only one who still remembers is noah and that's just because his health would take a nosedive if he didn't, but even he's a bit too rough sometimes

they don't really know where donovin came from. he insists that they refrain from asking. not talking about your past is becoming a recurring theme here, isn't it?

stoney's workshop is abundant, fitting for a famous inventor. there are screwdrivers and wrenches in all shapes and sizes for handling the weird nuts and bolts that he works with. he has various sheet metals that make weird boinging noises when he gets distracted and goofs off during a project. and the space is huge, with more than enough room to run several laps, as well as plenty of cabinets and shelves for storing all of his various knickknacks, certificates, and past obsessions. in the center is a workbench, sturdy and reliable. hovering above it like a halo is a lamp suspended from the ceiling, dangling a rope to heaven that stoney tugs vigorously whenever the light won't turn on all the way--which is most of the time. changing the bulb doesn't fix it. he even took it apart and rebuilt it once, to no avail. he has to squint to see what he's doing. his dulled precision gives him more injuries than necessary.

at some point during donovin's apprenticeship, stoney installs new recessed lights that work a million times better than the lamp at its peak ever could. so, it just lingers there now. they've added scrap material to it, turning a plain ceiling light into a swirling mass of rainbow glass and alloys.

one day, donovin turns it on and notices a faint, colorful glow. the light shines through some shards that stick out past the lamp cover, and that gives him an idea. he deconstructs and rebuilds the light as stoney had many times before. except, donovin removes the original cover and welds together a new one, made up only of the transparent scraps he and stoney had tacked onto the old lamp. he replaces the lightbulb too, for good measure, even though he knows it won't make the light any brighter.

with the new lights on, it'd be hard to see the upgraded lamp's colors. they turn the ceiling lights off, and donovin pulls the cord.

it was a simple job. so simple that he hadn't run any tests to see if it worked before he showed stoney. why should he have? it's just a lamp.

it gleams brighter than ever before, illuminating the whole workshop in a mosaic of rainbow that glimmers like precious jewels.

"do you have the magic touch or something?" stoney jokes.