LILY DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK OF RUVIK. She knew he was like her, used by Mobius; scarred by their experiments. She knew he, too, had been gifted as she was, and had been rescued by her father. But that was where her knowledge of the older man ended, perhaps for good reason. Sebastian trusted him to be alone with his daughter, and that was enough for her. At least for now.
She was putty in his hands as he knelt behind her, adjusted her posture. He knew how to use these gifts; he had far more practice than she did. Although his abilities had not always been used for good– at least not according to her father– he knew more than Sebastian did. He would be a good teacher. He would be what she needed.
The tip of her tongue sticking out between her lips, Lily shifted her feet. Shoulders width apart, jaw squared. A formidable little opponent, and every bit her father’s daughter. If she needed to put more strength into it, then she would. She would try.
Her hand shifted, moving so the palm was up, fingers curled. She lined the bottom of the dryer up with the tips of her fingertips and took a deep breath. It was now or never. Her hand began to tremble as she lifted, but so did the rusted machine. Inch by inch it left the ground, until it was hovering a foot from the soiled dirt.
It wavered, then fell, and so did Lily’s hand. A grunt escaped.
“I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. You make it look so easy.”
a novice in her craft ; almost saddening to witness. however, could blame be found in her ? one so young knows not how to control what was gifted to her, and with none to teach her, the burden falls onto him. her focus is clear, and while heavy machine moves ( albeit, whining in protest ) it does not move far, falling to the ground with a loud bang. it was still moderately impressive ; the girl prior to this could only move it a few inches from fresh soil, and now, a foot. a hum sounds low in the depths of his throat, posture straightening as he stands above her. the best way to teach was to lead by example.
arm raises, digits slightly curled, relaxed. tension and focus had no longer been a problem, and to move immobile objects was as simple as breathing to him, now ; something done absently, something done near naturally. same machine budges only slightly at first, before ascending a foot, two, three, more. it is easily thrown into a collection of other discarded materials, hand now still at his side. cold eyes fall onto her, almost scrutinizing ; why could she not replicate something so simple ? granted, she was young – a fresh body with little mental expeirence – but this was childs’ play. even children of horror films had a fine grasp on their abilities by the very end, after only weeks of use.
‘ in time, you may be skilled. ’
but now, she was nothing ; of no use to him. potential was had to be a weapon against mobius, a tool to bring about their ruination – yet, in the stages of infancy, she was no better than a helpless fawn. should that wretched organization realize her capability, she would, in no time, be snuffed out and fated to be only a victim to their cruelty. as he had once been himself.
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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.
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RUBEN 'RUVIK' VICTORIANO of Tango Gameworks' The Evil Within
As told by mortis
