Half Pint

AMALGAM - Hour of X

I've been wanting to RP as X-23 for a while now so defo interested!

Phi Mu Lambda: Friendly Wizarding Fraternity

Fiona Zhou

Nice N Sleazy - Bar and Gig venue
Last night around 09:00PM

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Fiona sat back on the mangy old couch with her boot resting on the edge of the table. She had one hand holding a half-drunk beer bottle and the other in the pocket of her zip-up hoodie. The room was small and stank of spilled alcohol and cigarette smoke, but it was far from the worst green room she'd ever been in. That was either a toss-up between the gig she played in Slough or the one in Blackpool; she still had nightmares about the stink in those rooms.

She was backing up a rap duo, 'Vandal Verse.' She had met them not long after arriving in Arizona at a local concert, and after showing them her SoundCloud, they asked her to produce a few tracks for them and do instrumentals at their gigs when she had the time. Fiona didn't mind the two knuckleheads, and the extra cash wasn't so bad either. It was nice having friends outside of university, too. She still felt so new to the place, let alone the country, and relating to everyone was proving harder than she expected. She'd met a few people for sure, but she worried at times the only thing she had in common with them was their magical heritage. She knew it was a pessimistic attitude for sure, but she had always been an outsider. She could only hope people here would be a bit more accepting of her than those in her past.

The club owner opened the door just as one half of the duo, Dave, began attempting to balance his beer bottle on his nose like a seal. Unfortunately for both of them, the door startled him, and he let the bottle fall and spill all over the floor. The club owner sighed, informing Dave that the accident would be taken out of their pay.

They made their way to the side of the stage as the opener began to finish his set. Fiona breathed in deeply. She'd been on stage a million times, but each time she couldn't shake the nerves. Mike, the other half of the duo, turned to her with an unusually empathetic eye.

"Hey, Fi, you nervous?"

"Me? Never." She spoke, puffing her chest and putting on a brave face. Mike just grinned back at her, sticking his thumb up as the two swaggered their way onto the stage, being met by the roar of the crowd. Fiona followed, rolling up her hoodie sleeves as she approached her decks.

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Fiona's room
The next day

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Fiona begrudgingly woke up to the sound of her phone's alarm. She'd done her best to fight the conscious world, but she had been 'smart' enough last night to set about 11 consecutive alarms to prevent her from sleeping in and missing class again. She rubbed her face with a scowl, rolled out of bed, and checked her phone notifications. It was the usual stuff: Instagram, Twitter, texts from her parents. She kept scrolling until she found her group chat with Vandal Verse.

Yo, Fi great gig last night man.

Mike

Ye dude ty for backing us up it wz sick

Dave

I'll venmo you what we're due you later today bro, c u soon

Mike

Fiona grinned. You could call the two a lot of things, but reliable and loyal definitely needed to be included. She sent a quick text back thanking them and tossed her phone onto her desk before heading for a quick shower and changing into something more appropriate than her pajamas. She looked around her small room. She'd tried to make it as personal as possible, but it still felt like a dorm room to her. Various band posters plastered the walls, and she'd put some LED lighting around the top of the ceiling. Her laptop rested on the desk next to various music equipment, and her guitar sat in the corner of the room.

She finished putting in the last of her jewelry, her nose ring, and plugged in her earbuds as she left the room. Tapping a few buttons on her cracked iPhone screen, she landed on the encore song she and the rap duo had put together for last night's gig. It began to drown out any external noise as she made her way through the dorm.

Groggily making her way down the stairs, her eye was caught by an all-black poster for a metal band on the wall. She stopped, reading it before realizing she recognized one of the faces in the stylized black-and-white photo underneath their band logo. It was that metalhead, Steve, she'd met a few times. He seemed like a nice enough guy, and it didn't hurt to have more musically inclined friends. She noted the time and date of the gig in her phone and continued on to the common room.

As she entered, she was hit in the face with the smell of weed. It could only be one person, Abasi. She took out her earphones. If he had managed to wake up before her, she'd missed her chance to get control of the ever-valuable sound system. It could be worse, though; she didn't mind the usual funk and soul playlist he had on. It was much better than some of the other stuff that got played in there, that was for sure.

She glanced at the figures in the room, raising her hand in a small wave as she made her way to the couches.
"Hey guys, what's up?" she asked, slumping down on the couch adjacent to the one Abasi and Steve were sitting on. Her eyes drifted over to Ava as she called out for the money match. "I'll play, but I'm for sure not putting up money against someone with that controller, I suck as it is let alone against that hardware."

Phi Mu Lambda: Friendly Wizarding Fraternity

Fiona

Fiona Zhou

Oneohtrix Point Never - I Don’t Love Me Anymore

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Name: Fang Zhou - Chosen English name is Fiona

Nationality: English (Scouse)

Sex: Female

Age: 19

Appearance:
Fiona walks the line between goth and punk on a daily basis and expresses herself largely through her appearance. She usually has hair styled into two large buns, with one side dyed a vivid magenta and the other black with tints of a striking electric blue, making her stand out in any crowd. She wears dark, gothic makeup, including black lipstick and heavy eyeliner, accentuating her sharp, confident features.

Her attire is a mix of punk and formal styles, featuring a black and white suit jacket with a sleek, modern cut. Underneath, she wears a white dress shirt paired with a black tie that adds a touch of sophistication to her rebellious look. Around her neck is a spiked choker, and she sports black fingerless gloves. Her nails are painted black, completing her dark and edgy ensemble. She also has plenty of piercings on her ears, along with one through her eyebrow and another on her right nostril.

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Speciality: Defence

Any Unique Spell: Fiona has the ability to summon familiars to fight for her or do her bidding. She can choose any appearance she likes for these familiars, but often chooses the form of two small winged demons hen she summons them. They are small, and more annoying than capable of properly taking down a full wizard. If Fiona's concentration wavers significantly, her familiars will dissipate, as she loses focus on maintaining their presence. She is still learning to properly hone this unique spell and has in the past been able to summon one larger familiar rather than two small ones, but wasn't properly able to hold this spell for long enough for it to be of use.

Non-Magical Skills: Fionas main skill is her musical aptitude. She is able to play the piano, guitar, drums to a high level and a variety of other instruments to a differing degree of skill. Her main interest is in electronic music though and as a result she spends most of her time using software and hardware hooked up to her laptop to make music. Other than this she isn't a bad cook when she can be bothered and she has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of film. She also grew up doing judo and some of the skill is still there, but hasn't properly done it for years and wouldn't dream of competing.

Misc. Weaknesses: Controlling her emotions, obeying authority, procrastinating

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Major: Music

Backstory:
Fiona was born in Liverpool, England, to a family of Chinese immigrants. None of them had any magical aptitude, and for most of her life, Fiona was unaware of the magical world. Her family was not rich by any means, with her father working as a laborer and her mother working part-time as a waitress. Caring for Fiona and her older brother was a struggle at the best of times, both financially and culturally. Liverpool was incredibly different from where they originally came from, and while they did their best to integrate, none of them did as well as Fiona.

Growing up, she always struggled to fit in with the other kids at school. Her older brother was often her solace, always there to defend her from bullies. His protective nature made him her hero, and he even sacrificed his own free time to work extra shifts, ensuring she could attend Judo lessons with him. He taught her how to protect herself as best he could and used his own earnings from his part-time job to pay for Judo lessons with her. Eventually, she settled in, but still always felt incredibly different from everyone else around her. It was only a matter of time before she fell into the punk and goth subcultures. They accepted her with open arms, being outsiders themselves, and she found her first friend group she could identify with not long into high school.

Her favorite class was always music. Her family never had the money for instruments; all they had was Fiona's father's old guitar, which he did his best to teach her to play when he wasn't at work. Her school's music teacher was a massive influence on her and noticed her musical aptitude. He worked to develop it, encouraging her to try as many instruments as she could and putting her forward for the school orchestra. Additionally, a lot of her time outside of school was spent playing in various high school garage bands. She often played in local gigs, gaining a reputation for her raw talent and unique style. She got a job while still in school and saved up all her money to eventually buy her first good laptop with recording equipment.

This ignited her love for electronic music, and she spent countless nights in her bedroom experimenting with pirated software and shoddy equipment she had found or put together herself. Her room became a sanctuary filled with wires, synthesizers, and the constant hum of her creative endeavors. Her life was almost entirely dedicated to music until she was contacted by the Magic Inspectorate.

The first meeting was a strange one. It felt like she had a disembodied voice in her head all day, telling her—almost begging her—to go to the park after school. She couldn't get the thought out of her head and, in her desperation, followed its instruction, later realizing this was, of course, telepathy being used on her. There, she met the woman who would soon become her tutor, an American expat named Samantha. Samantha explained Fiona's magical aptitude to her and revealed the secrets of the wizarding world. Under the guise of being a math tutor, Samantha began honing Fiona's magic skills in secret. The lessons were rigorous, but Fiona’s determination and curiosity drove her to master complex spells quickly.

During her time with Fiona, Samantha often talked fondly about her time at Arizona State University. When it came time for Fiona to graduate from high school and choose a university, she made the big decision to move across the water and attend school there. She was eager to start a new chapter in her life, one where she could fully embrace both her musical passions and magical potential.

Teen Titans: Ouroboros

I’m in Berlin at the moment but I’m back on Tuesday so will start working on a post then!

Phi Mu Lambda: Friendly Wizarding Fraternity

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The scouser is accepted. I'm going to assume a lack of concentration when summoning familiars leads to them either appearing as deformed monstrosities begging for someone to end their suffering, or going totally off the rails and eating the furniture.

@Dyelli Beybi

Hahaha I love that idea

Phi Mu Lambda: Friendly Wizarding Fraternity

Managed to finish this today! I'm happy to change the unique spell if this is too far into conjuration rather than defence. I was struggling a bit to think of one.

Fiona

Fiona Zhou

Oneohtrix Point Never - I Don’t Love Me Anymore

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Name: Fang Zhou - Chosen English name is Fiona

Nationality: English (Scouse)

Sex: Female

Age: 19

Appearance:
Fiona walks the line between goth and punk on a daily basis and expresses herself largely through her appearance. She usually has hair styled into two large buns, with one side dyed a vivid magenta and the other black with tints of a striking electric blue, making her stand out in any crowd. She wears dark, gothic makeup, including black lipstick and heavy eyeliner, accentuating her sharp, confident features.

Her attire is a mix of punk and formal styles, featuring a black and white suit jacket with a sleek, modern cut. Underneath, she wears a white dress shirt paired with a black tie that adds a touch of sophistication to her rebellious look. Around her neck is a spiked choker, and she sports black fingerless gloves. Her nails are painted black, completing her dark and edgy ensemble. She also has plenty of piercings on her ears, along with one through her eyebrow and another on her right nostril.

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Speciality: Defence

Any Unique Spell: Fiona has the ability to summon familiars to fight for her or do her bidding. She can choose any appearance she likes for these familiars, but often chooses the form of two small winged demons hen she summons them. They are small, and more annoying than capable of properly taking down a full wizard. If Fiona's concentration wavers significantly, her familiars will dissipate, as she loses focus on maintaining their presence. She is still learning to properly hone this unique spell and has in the past been able to summon one larger familiar rather than two small ones, but wasn't properly able to hold this spell for long enough for it to be of use.

Non-Magical Skills: Fionas main skill is her musical aptitude. She is able to play the piano, guitar, drums to a high level and a variety of other instruments to a differing degree of skill. Her main interest is in electronic music though and as a result she spends most of her time using software and hardware hooked up to her laptop to make music. Other than this she isn't a bad cook when she can be bothered and she has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of film. She also grew up doing judo and some of the skill is still there, but hasn't properly done it for years and wouldn't dream of competing.

Misc. Weaknesses: Controlling her emotions, obeying authority, procrastinating

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Major: Music

Backstory:
Fiona was born in Liverpool, England, to a family of Chinese immigrants. None of them had any magical aptitude, and for most of her life, Fiona was unaware of the magical world. Her family was not rich by any means, with her father working as a laborer and her mother working part-time as a waitress. Caring for Fiona and her older brother was a struggle at the best of times, both financially and culturally. Liverpool was incredibly different from where they originally came from, and while they did their best to integrate, none of them did as well as Fiona.

Growing up, she always struggled to fit in with the other kids at school. Her older brother was often her solace, always there to defend her from bullies. His protective nature made him her hero, and he even sacrificed his own free time to work extra shifts, ensuring she could attend Judo lessons with him. He taught her how to protect herself as best he could and used his own earnings from his part-time job to pay for Judo lessons with her. Eventually, she settled in, but still always felt incredibly different from everyone else around her. It was only a matter of time before she fell into the punk and goth subcultures. They accepted her with open arms, being outsiders themselves, and she found her first friend group she could identify with not long into high school.

Her favorite class was always music. Her family never had the money for instruments; all they had was Fiona's father's old guitar, which he did his best to teach her to play when he wasn't at work. Her school's music teacher was a massive influence on her and noticed her musical aptitude. He worked to develop it, encouraging her to try as many instruments as she could and putting her forward for the school orchestra. Additionally, a lot of her time outside of school was spent playing in various high school garage bands. She often played in local gigs, gaining a reputation for her raw talent and unique style. She got a job while still in school and saved up all her money to eventually buy her first good laptop with recording equipment.

This ignited her love for electronic music, and she spent countless nights in her bedroom experimenting with pirated software and shoddy equipment she had found or put together herself. Her room became a sanctuary filled with wires, synthesizers, and the constant hum of her creative endeavors. Her life was almost entirely dedicated to music until she was contacted by the Magic Inspectorate.

The first meeting was a strange one. It felt like she had a disembodied voice in her head all day, telling her—almost begging her—to go to the park after school. She couldn't get the thought out of her head and, in her desperation, followed its instruction, later realizing this was, of course, telepathy being used on her. There, she met the woman who would soon become her tutor, an American expat named Samantha. Samantha explained Fiona's magical aptitude to her and revealed the secrets of the wizarding world. Under the guise of being a math tutor, Samantha began honing Fiona's magic skills in secret. The lessons were rigorous, but Fiona’s determination and curiosity drove her to master complex spells quickly.

During her time with Fiona, Samantha often talked fondly about her time at Arizona State University. When it came time for Fiona to graduate from high school and choose a university, she made the big decision to move across the water and attend school there. She was eager to start a new chapter in her life, one where she could fully embrace both her musical passions and magical potential.

Teen Titans: Ouroboros

Hoping this is still alive!

Teen Titans: Sidekicks Unite

@CaptainManbeard I wasn't a part of this, but if it's something your thinking of rebooting or accepting new applicants to I'd be interested!

Phi Mu Lambda: Friendly Wizarding Fraternity

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Hello!

This is very much not 17th Century and is set in present time. DB probably just failed to snip something out from his last application template.

As for age brackets, college freshmen are going to be typically right out of high school and are going to generally be between 18-20 depending on their birthday and whether or not they took a gap year out of High School.

If you have any other questions, please just ask!

@Bingelly

Thanks for your reply! I'll get started on an application as soon as I'm free :)

Phi Mu Lambda: Friendly Wizarding Fraternity

Hey! Very interested in this! I'll start working on an app either today or tomorrow, but could I ask what the age ranges are for freshman, sophmore, etc? I'm from Scotland so I'm not sure if your universities are the same ages! Also could I ask in the application it says if you are using a picture it should be something that looks 17th century? Is this set in modern times or in the 17th century?