Melly's Dojo

[Aromancer]

Name:- Mellifera Tomoko

Profile:- strawhatforum.proboards.com/thread/26676/mellifera-tomoko-update

Devil Fruit:- Mushi-Mushi no Mi, model: Hachi

Current X-Poinz:- 465

New Trait:- Inhuman Speed

Description:- Melly's dedication to efficiency and hard work has resulted in her ability to accomplish any task she sets herself to with an almost supernatural speed... provided she's got enough coffee/honey in her system.

This Trait is a result of the new rules for humans.

[Fox]

Hi Aromancer! Approved! Just a reminder that this doesn't include blinding speed!

[Aromancer]

Name:- Mellifera Tomoko
Profile:- strawhatforum.proboards.com/thread/26676/mellifera-tomoko-update
Devil Fruit:- Mushi-Mushi no Mi, model: Hachi
Current X-Poinz:- 758 (450 Used)

Fighting Style Upgrade

Name:– Mushi-Mushi Combat
Focus:– Use of flight and bee physiology in combat.
Rank:– E -> D (200 XPz, 125 Rebate)
New Aspect:– Vibration. Melly is able to channel her insectile powers to vibrate her body while in hybrid or bee forms. This allows her stinger to cut and pierce with greater proficiency.

Advancement

Name:- Selective Transformation I
Fighting Style:- Mushi-Mushi Combat
Rank:- D (150 XPz, 50 Rebate)
Description:- As Melly has mastered the intricacies of utilizing her Mushi-Mushi no Mi in combat, she has realized that she can selectively manifest only certain parts of her bee physiology, such as sprouting wings or an extra set of arms.

New Techniques

Name:- Buzz-Saw
Fighting Style:- Mushi-Mushi Combat
Rank:- 2 (125 Rebate XPz)
Description:- Melly vibrates her stinger at high frequencies, causing it to produce a "buzzing" sound. This enables her stinger to slice through things much tougher than it, including softer metals like lead and copper, like butter, and harder metals like iron and steel in only a few seconds.

Name:– Chitin Bracers
Fighting Style:– Mushi-Mushi Combat
Rank:– 1 (50 Rebate XPz)
Description:– Melly blocks an incoming attack with her forearms, using Selective Transformation I to manifest a layer of chitin over the blocking skin. Because she's able to concentrate on this area alone, the chitin is more concentrated, and thus thicker than it would ordinarily be. Usable only in human form, but she may manifest four arms for more shields (though their toughness is reduced by half, since the chitin is distributed among twice as many appendages).

[Vio]

^{Hey, Aromancer! If you’re upgrading Melly’s FiSt to “D”, then she’ll still require an Aspect. Advancements are an additional thing that can be purchased after a Fighting Style has reached a certain Class, but it’s Aspects that represent the leaps to new heights!}

[Aromancer]

Hi Vio. Sorry for the confusion, I'm trying to get Melly the "Selective Transformation I" Aspect to continue her progression. What is the proper format I should be posting my request in?

[Fox]

Hi Aromancer! I'll jump in with a brief explanation since I've got time right now. Selective Transformation is no longer considered an Aspect in the current system. That is now an Advancement for Zoan Ability users! You can read all about Advancements here!

Regardless, like Vio said, you'll need an Aspect to upgrade Melly's Fighting Style to D Class proper. To obtain the Selective Transformation I advancement, you'll need your Zoan FiSt to be D Class anyway. I hope this helps! You can always pop into the Discord if you need more clarification.

[Aromancer]

Hello Fox and Vio. I have changed it so my Aspect and Advancement are separate applications. I hope I can apply for both at once, although if I cannot, I'll gladly rescind the Advancement application until the Aspect is approved.

[Vio]

<sup>Hey, Aromancer! Okay, with that sorted primarily there’s a couple of things now worth asking that we’re on track. Did you have any immediate Techniques in mind for the Vibration Aspect you’ve included? I ask because just having the Aspect alone doesn’t afford much, as its applications are made possible through Techniques.

And second, for Devil Fruits their specific Advancements (in most cases) are an extension of the user’s abilities. They don’t function in the same way (site mechanics-wise) as Aspects would, so to achieve what it is you are doing with this particular Chitin Bracers Technique is probably something that only needs to be Rank 1. Having an Advancement wouldn’t force it (as a rather basic move) to become higher Rank, and could arguably be done in her Hybrid form as well, given its nature. The whole idea behind Selective Transformation is that it enables a Zoan to shift parts of their body into a Zoan form instead of a complete transformation, so anything doable with this would still be achievable with their most basic abilities. In short, you can save yourself some cost there!</sup>

[Aromancer]

Thanks for the input, Vio! I've added a new Technique that will capitalize on Vibration, and edited Chitin Bracers to Rank 1. That's super convenient, thanks for letting me know!

[Vio]

<sup>Hey, Aromancer!

This seems good! Though, before I fully stamp it, are you absolutely sure this is the limit of what you want Melly to be able to achieve with this Aspect? Normally Aspects like this allow a bit more ‘oomph’ in the ability to penetrate/break/bypass tougher defences like iron and steel, but if you’re absolutely sold on keeping it to the currently applied limits, then that’s fine, too. It could open up interesting future combinations with other Aspects.</sup>

[Aromancer]

Vio,

This is intended to be a base-level Tech for Melly to get her toes wet with a new ability. As she becomes more proficient with her stinger, she'll be able to cut through tougher barriers. It is most certainly NOT intended to be the upper limit of her Vibration potential. That said, I can see your point that it's a little weaker than most Rank 2 Techs, so I'll buff it up a little.

[Vio]

^{Okay, Aromancer! In that case, we’ll call this one Approved!}