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horriblesanity) wrote2018-10-22 06:24 pm
horriblesanity) wrote2018-10-22 06:24 pm
ability.
THE CANON.
Poe’s ability, Black Cat in the Rue Morgue, allows him to literally transport a reader into the setting of his stories. Whether it’s a properly printed and bound book, a manuscript, an e-mail or text message, as long as he’s written it and someone is reading it he can activate his ability even if the reader doesn't understand the language the story is written in.
Readers are brought to what appears to be a pocket dimension that looks and operates exactly as Poe has written, replacing and taking on the role of characters in the story. Everything inside the story feels real to those inside it, including any injuries gained, up to and including death. Upon escaping any injuries, including death, are rendered null, though the only known way to escape a story is to solve its mystery and state the truth out loud.
THE HEADCANON.
The realism of the book's setting depends on the quality and depth of Poe's writing. A finished novel with well fleshed out characters would create a world and people nigh indistinguishable from reality. Something more bare bones would instead be surreal, and fall apart very easily.
Poe is unable to pull someone out of a book himself. He would, however, be able to under the influence of All Men are Equal.
THE AUS.
Some tweaks to allow his ability to work in line with the rules of other canons.
My Hero Academia - "Coma Inducement." Poe is able to put someone in a nightmare-filled coma if they're listening to him speak. In order to get into the right frame of mind for his quirk to work he often reads aloud from a book or recites poetry, but if he's interrupted before he can properly concentrate he'll need to start over.
His quirk can only effect two people at a time, and he can wake them up himself if he's close enough. People waking up on their own isn't unheard of, but it's incredibly rare. He operates under the name "Black Cat".
Fate/ - Poe is either a mage or an Assassin class servant. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is his Noble Phantasm, a whirlwind of chaos that indiscriminately harms anyone within its area of effect, including his Master.
Poe’s ability, Black Cat in the Rue Morgue, allows him to literally transport a reader into the setting of his stories. Whether it’s a properly printed and bound book, a manuscript, an e-mail or text message, as long as he’s written it and someone is reading it he can activate his ability even if the reader doesn't understand the language the story is written in.
Readers are brought to what appears to be a pocket dimension that looks and operates exactly as Poe has written, replacing and taking on the role of characters in the story. Everything inside the story feels real to those inside it, including any injuries gained, up to and including death. Upon escaping any injuries, including death, are rendered null, though the only known way to escape a story is to solve its mystery and state the truth out loud.
THE HEADCANON.
The realism of the book's setting depends on the quality and depth of Poe's writing. A finished novel with well fleshed out characters would create a world and people nigh indistinguishable from reality. Something more bare bones would instead be surreal, and fall apart very easily.
Poe is unable to pull someone out of a book himself. He would, however, be able to under the influence of All Men are Equal.
THE AUS.
Some tweaks to allow his ability to work in line with the rules of other canons.
My Hero Academia - "Coma Inducement." Poe is able to put someone in a nightmare-filled coma if they're listening to him speak. In order to get into the right frame of mind for his quirk to work he often reads aloud from a book or recites poetry, but if he's interrupted before he can properly concentrate he'll need to start over.
His quirk can only effect two people at a time, and he can wake them up himself if he's close enough. People waking up on their own isn't unheard of, but it's incredibly rare. He operates under the name "Black Cat".
Fate/ - Poe is either a mage or an Assassin class servant. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is his Noble Phantasm, a whirlwind of chaos that indiscriminately harms anyone within its area of effect, including his Master.