He was fine with the aniticipation, a signature move by now. Let the suspense build up until it was ready to BURST, and then he would be there to pop that sacred little bubble, let them have their little tears float down cheeks as they begged and pleaded for their lives—but he would never listen, the suspense having filled him with a sense of excitement and, with their FEAR, he thrived just like a flower flourished with sunlight.
The man infront of him, riddled with scars new and old alike portrayed an aura that felt both TRAGIC and blessed at the same time; if he himself was blooming from the blood he had spilled then this man was like a withered blossom who had died and then came back. There was no other way to describe it—lost and found. Head tilted as fingers tightened around hilt, knuckles GHASTLY white and a small ‘ Pop ! ’ escaping the working bones ( What those hands couldn’t do to harm a neck ).
Questions, questions; many of them with so few answers. One could say ichor clogged Michael’s throat, filling it up with black goop and red bile, stopping ANY words from ever leaving his silent being. Many would be thankful that he couldn’t speak– Why give an animal a VOICE?Beasts did not deserve to speak, and from the words of everyone who had ever met him and lived they’d say that what’d come out of his throat would be the VOICE of the Devil, clear and rough and so truly terrible that it’d be better if his lips were figuratively sewn shut forever. Silent as a grave; his knife would SPEAK for him, singing once falling from raised heights.
Circling until he was right behind the slightly smaller man, staring holes into the back of the hood, and hand with knife lifted, tilting wrist until the very TIP of the blade dug into flesh between shoulder blades ( The one place where HANDS could not reach ! ).
Michael breathed, heavy and loud and almost wet, the air pushing against inside of mask until it bounced back towards his own skin, uncomfortable and clammy. It was the only answer the man would get. Silence from the CREATUREwith no voice.
On the prowl, feral predator against seemingly defenseless prey. But, oh, how foolish the assumptive approach truly was. His silence was noted; a preference, or something more tragic? A mouth forbidden to open, a voice starved and withered into submission, where volume is barely above a hushed, rasped whisper. A killer needs not to speak; That would service only to give away their position, their intent. His silence, in fact, was a product of BRILLIANCE. Admiration, though, is but a short-lived sentiment. Eyes simply flutter closed, hearing attuned to those steps that circle, circle him.
It takes such LITTLE time for the tip of blade to press against cloth and skin, the feeling akin to the prick of a small pin. A smart man, to keep his instrument honed and sharpened. It, no doubt, made the slaughter of mere PIGS a quick, easy process. Yet, does he not recognize a wolf when he sees one? Can he not see those FANGS, so poised and ready to tear out the throats of those who oppose it? A shame that such promise be squandered on the likes of the BLIND and the foolish. He was clearly elated. Excited. A little lamb beneath the tip of the blade. But, was Ruvik truly? Body begins to turn to static, a game, a game! This could be quite the lively game of the cat and the mouse; but, oh, the mouse would be victorious! The mouse would catch the cat, skin it raw, SKIN IT RAW! His head turns only so slightly, a smile ‘pon those burned, scarred lips.
‘ That won’t harm me.’
Words are succinct. For what reason was there for lengthy, drawn out speeches? This creature, this BEING would not understand eloquence, not if he were met with it properly. Hands cannot reach, but body can easily turn, pivot on heels as hand does find grip ‘pon blade of knife. A river of red does flow over that palm, iridescent eyes meeting those VOID eyes embedded in mask. It appears to be an injury, yet, the robed scientist has yet to flinch, yet to react. Eyes hardly linger to observe crimson that travels to stain already dirtied sleeve. What move would be made next? What could he possibly do, move could be made next? Would he attempt to push that blade further into scarred chest, to find and pop the beating heart that lies within?
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RULEBOOK
Disclaimer.
Guidelines.
Mun.
Disclaimer;
This blog will contain violent content, gore, horror-themes, depections of mutilation and death, blood and varying mental disorders. If any of these things are triggering to you, it would be in your interest to turn back now.
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General.
This is an independent and unaffiliated Roleplay Blog for Ruvik Victoriano of The Evil Within. I am mutuals exclusive, and selective. This means, I will not follow everyone back, and will only roleplay and accept asks from Mutuals. If you send an ask and aren’t a mutual, that’s fine too, so long as it doesn’t require knowledge of Ruben on a deep / friend level. Character asks or ask to me about my character are more than welcome.
I try my best to be reasonable about unfollowing, but I will unfollow if triggers ( eye gore, extreme irl gore, rape ) are not tagged accordingly. I will also unfollow if a blog posts little more than negative posts. I will also no longer write with you if I’ve written you something, and you’ve taken more than a week to reply without communication, but reply to other threads. Talk to me if you’re not feeling something. I don’t want to waste my time waiting for something that may not come. I’ll extend the same courtesy to you. We’re all busy. Sometimes we don't feel a specific thread; I understand that. But communication in roleplay is important.
Content.
This blog will contain subject matter considered mature. Present themes may include gore, violence, abuse, and things of this nature. If you are uncomfortable with these themes, I do tag all forms of nsfw ( sexual, body horror, etc. etc. ) and will have no problems tagging something specific to you within reason. If something is improperly tagged, or mistagged, Kindly let me know in my inbox, and I can fix the problem. All hostile forms of communication will be ignored.
While this will contain varying degrees of nsfw material, it's not likely that sexual nsfw content will appear here. Ruvik is an asexual individual with no interest in sex whatsoever. If this is subject to change it will, of course, be tagged.
Threads
I try my best to be punctual with threads. You can expect a reply within one week unless I’ve told you otherwise. I am open to Para, Multi-Para and on the occasional Novella, if I have the time. One liners are fine, but I don’t do them too often. I try my hardest to match length, but you by no means have to. I do prefer Icons be used, as there are some expressions that words can’t always capture unless this is your profession.
I will only do NSFW threads with people of the age of 18 and up. I don’t need to put my neck on the line for someone under age who thinks it’s a good idea. It isn’t. You’re perfectly fine to follow me if you’re 16 and up, as I said, nsfw material may not appear often and is always tagged.
Shipping.
Everything done ship wise will be based on chemistry. So long as Chemistry is present, I’m alright with anything. This doesn’t only extend to romantic relationships, but any kind of relationship that may form.
Ruvik is not romantic, in any sense. The only person in his lifetime he had any form of positive emotion toward was his sister, for whom he maintains those safe affections. While I do not ship them romantically ( for my own comfort) it is confirmed canon that Ruvik had a romantic interest in her while she was alive, and possibly holds those feelings now, as well.
Misc.
As always, no god-modding, no metagaming, do not kill my character without asking. I will more than likely only follow those blogs with characters I am familiar with, and I am perfectly fine with Oc's. So long as there's a cohesive story / about page and a rules page, I don't mind original characters one bit.
Greetings, fellow writers!
Hullo, hullo!
My name is Mortis, and I run this here blog. I am 21 years of age, and will be 22 July 7th of this year. I live in Georgia, and thus run on East Coast Time in the United States. I'm currently attending University, and work at Gamestop in my town. My hobbies ( aside from homestuck ) include drawing ( which I am awful at ) playing video games, and going out with my friend group. I try my best to be approachable, and my Discord is open to all those who wish to speak to me a little more frequently ooc.
Follows the plot of the original game; Ruben Victoriano, dubbed "Ruvik" is trapped within the STEM system, seeking to escape via Leslie Withers, the only individual that is compatible with him. The world around him is unstable and can change at will, and his abilities grant him total control of everything within this hellish world.
With part of himself still trapped in the STEM system, Ruben finds himself in the small town of Union, as the transformation begins to occur, wherein he meets Sebastian once again. The two form an alliance, albeit a shaky and hesitant one. Ruben and Sebastian work in tandem to find Lily, the Core, and destroy Mobius together. Taking a Chaotic Neutral stance, Ruben can be unpredictable in this New STEM, and can choose either to help or hinder his new partner.
Full Name: Ruben Victoriano
Known as: Ruvik
Age: 37
Birth Date: November 8th
Nationality: American
Ethnicity:
Gender: Cis Male
Orientation: Homoromantic, Grey-Asexual
Religion: Agnostic
Spoken Languages: English & Spanish
Occupation: Heir to Victoriano Fortune & Scientist
relations
Laura Victoriano: Sister ( Comatose )
Ernesto Victoriano: Father ( Deceased )
Beatriz Victoriano: Mother ( Deceased )
physical / health
Height: 5'10
Weight: 157 lbs
Eye Color: Light Silver-Blue
Skin Color: Eerie, cadaver-esque pale white
Physical Build: Thin, though not staved. Muscle is focused most strongly in arms and legs, but does not show: lean muscled, if anything.
Physical Traits: Body is covered in severe burn scars from the fire in his youth. A portion of his own skull has been removed and replaced with a clear casing that exposes the brain, seemingly expereimented on by himself.
education and personal
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psychological
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biography
Ruben lived in a family estate alongside his sister and parents, and his family was known to Doctor Marcelo Jimenez for their frequent and hefty donations to Beacon Mental Hospital.
At some point a young Ruben met and talked with the doctor, who had discovered the young boy's research facility, and assured the troubled boy that he was no monster, and that he, too had done things some would consider 'distasteful' in the name of progress. Beyond this, his father was evidently involved in a religious organization of some sort, donating to the church frequently and ignoring the various scandals faced by the institution, something that Ruben frowned upon.
While playing in a barn on their family's property, several men approached and set fire to the building as an act of vengeance against their parents, who had evidently been buying and managing large amounts of land in the area. Laura saved Ruben by pushing him through a small window in the barn, but was unable to get out of the barn herself; Ruben was horrifically disfigured from his burns.
His father then took to hiding the disfigured and mentally traumatized Ruben into the basement of the family manor, apparently without Ruben's mother's knowledge of his survival. She later mentions in a frantic note that despite her husband's assurances that both children died in the blaze, she feels that Ruben was still alive, and claims to have heard his cries coming from the basement. Voices heard as well as a diary entry found in the manor later in the game show she grieved quite deeply over the apparent deaths of her two children. Ruben himself was haunted and deeply disturbed over Laura's death as well as the pain and disfigurement he himself suffered as a result of the blaze.
Some time after the loss of Laura, his own terrible burning, and his essential imprisonment at the hands of his father, Ruben eventually killed both of his parents in their bedroom. Taking control of the manor funds, he continued to 'donate' to Beacon Mental Hospital in exchange for test subjects for his various experiments, and at some point took to working directly with Doctor Jimenez. Henceforth, he seems to be known strictly as 'Ruvik' as opposed to Ruben.
Ruvik continued his experiments on the human psyche and mind for a great while until coming into conflict with his long-term partner, Jimenez, for the latter having published Ruvik's experiments and findings under his own name. The doctor refuted Ruvik's anger over the matter, revealing that Ruvik, though brilliant, was never formally trained and thus would be unable to ever publish material under his own name. Their relationship becoming more and more strained, Ruvik is eventually betrayed by Doctor Jimenez upon the near completion of their primary project, STEM. Several men brought in by the doctor corner and restrain Ruvik, forcing him to become the primary test subject for the STEM-- a project meant to unite minds, feelings, consciousness, and so on into one, felt and experienced by all those linked to the machine. Ruvik's brain was manipulated, probed, and sampled in the same ways he had done to his prior test subjects. His body was then disassembled until nothing but his still-living brain was left, which was then sealed in a container. Recordings made by Ruvik--presumably after this betrayal and the events thereafter-- indicate that he suspected Jimenez of planning this betrayal for a good while, as without Jimenez's help, the agents would never have been able to survive Ruvik's various traps.
In his mental scape, Ruvik contemplated and searched for a means to escape his imprisonment, eventually finding that the Beacon Mental Hospital patient, and Doctor Jimenez's own patient, Leslie Withers, would somehow be the means to return to the physical world. Records and notes left behind by Ruvik indicate that he was perhaps searching for a brain that he could transfer his consciousness into via the STEM. Notes from staff at the hospital involved in the STEM project find that those involved with the project--ranging from patients to those working the machine--eventually slip into a coma, and those who attempt to flee find themselves unable to do so.
Eventually, though it is never quite shown how, Ruvik managed to manifest himself at Beacon Mental Hospital and massacred those within, including police called on scene, as he searched for Leslie. It is this incident that brings Detective Castellanos and his partners to the scene.
MAINS AND EXCLUSIVES
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OTHER
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RUBEN 'RUVIK' VICTORIANO of Tango Gameworks' The Evil Within
As told by mortis