[hider=Dex] [center][h1][img]https://i.imgur.com/qsCZpOI.png[/img][/h1] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/cee0ae130eb639fda762bf544ea67f06/tumblr_nvmgl1Paur1tp2ceno1_500.jpg[/img] [h1][color=gold]╚══════════════╝[/color][/h1] [i]"Everyone’s life, no matter how unremarkable, has a moment when it will become extraordinary—a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen."[/i] [color=gold][h3][ [b]18[/b] | [b]5'10[/b] | [b]Canadian[/b] | [b]Fuck you Allen I identify as a lamp[/b] | [b]174lbs[/b] ][/h3][/color] [h1][i][color=gold][Contentment][/color][/i][/h1][/center] [h3][u][b][color=gold] APPEARANCE [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [i]"Dress like you're going to get laid, even if you're not."[/i] [indent][indent]Dexter takes pride in his presentable appearance and overall it's no wonder he took home the "Best take home to parents" senior superlative. Dex always dresses with a 'smart-casual' look to him. He tends to gravitate towards henley shirts, flannels, jeans or khakis, and closed toed shoes. During the colder days, he tends to like to dress with tasteful use of leather. He's renowned for oftentimes shopping with his mother (sometimes earning him a title of a 'mama's boy'), but it has paid off with well fitting clothing and a top notch sense of what looks good and what doesn't. To top it all off, the guy even manages to smell good regularly. Fancy that? Dexter stands at around 5'10, putting him comfortably in the upper-average range for a male in the USA. While he might not stand out as the most straight up attractive man in town, he is certainly doing well for himself and often makes an effort to be presentable on the daily. He's not jock-muscular, but he's got a masculine and youthful physique, which certainly earns him some bonus points. Catching Dexter looking mussed up is like spotting a unicorn, and oftentimes if he is off his game, everyone else is too. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][b][color=gold] PSYCHOLOGY [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [i]"And god please help me enjoy this, life is more than a sequence of waiting for things to be done."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [b][color=gold]AN ACTUAL PERSONALITY SECTION HOLY SHIT ⫻[/color][/b] Dex has always been the 'golden boy' to his peers, the parents, and in part to the town. It's not anything he's doing that's specifically good, but he's always been what most would consider normal. Had he been in different surroundings in a different school, he would have been one of those really popular kids that are popular purely because they've always just kinda gotten on pretty well with everyone. Some would say that he was the Jay Leno of Grand Ridge Academy because he doesn't bother anyone, and that's usually a spot on argument. Dexter just doesn't have any reason to piss people off. He's somehow managed to have pretty good or neutral relations with just about everyone and avoid the drama that inevitably came from high school. Dexter is a people person, and the reason why is that almost every part of him is generally genuine. He tends to have a trustworthy vibe because as far as most of the town is aware he's never gone behind someone's back. Dexter's persona in conversation is humble and quietly intelligent, preferring to act ignorant rather than show his knowledge of things. He's not the smartest person around but if his ability to dress is anything to go by he's certainly a candidate for one of the hardest working. He got through high school seemingly without outward seniorits or procrastination. Overall Dexter would be defined as 'good kid' to the adult population, but as with most popular people 'good kid' isn't a better description. 'Good kids' are 'bad kids' that don't get caught. This statement applies to Dex as with any other young man. He likes girls, goes to parties, participates in youthful shenanigans, and drinks socially. He refuses to do drugs though, for reasons that are relatively unclear to most of the populace. However, usually those who see him in such environments don't care enough to put much thought into it. [b][color=gold]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/color][/b] Dex's goal is to fully move past the deaths in his family, and to one day help others do the same. [b][color=gold]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/color][/b] "Literally just listen to the 'Sunscreen' Song. It'll help." [b][color=gold]SECRETS ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter visits a cliff near the base of the mountain, only a hundred feet up or so, daily, from 8:30-9:30, if weather permits. [b][color=gold]DESIRES ⫻[/color][/b] That ass. [b][color=gold]SEXUALITY ⫻[/color][/b] Straight. [b][color=gold]FEARS ⫻[/color][/b] Losing his mother. She's all he has left. [b][color=gold]REPUTATION ⫻[/color][/b] Very good. [b][color=gold]PET PEEVES ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter really, really doesnt like talking about his sister or dad. [b][color=gold]QUIRKS ⫻[/color][/b] His daily habit functions almost as a coping mechanism and in a sense he always thinks something bad will happen if he doesnt visit. Rainy, bad days can be bad for Dexter as a result of this, oftentimes putting him on edge and making him easily upset. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][b][color=gold] BACKSTORY [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [i]"Shit happens."[/i] [indent][indent]Dexter was raised under a set of ideals: A warrior's spirit; a servant's heart; a fun-loving attitude. Dexter was born into a middle class home in Farmer Hill, Montana to a fairly youthful marriage. A year after Dexter was born, his little sister came into the world. Unfortunately, due to the unfortunate circumstances, his sister was born with a plethora of crippling health problems. As Dexter grew up, he was taught many lifelong lessons by his family and sister. Namely, patience and empathy, as she was confined to a wheel chair. His sister's various disabilities and sickly predisposition made it impossible for him and his family to live a conventionally normal life for a long time. Just when things were starting to even out at the start of middle school, Dexter's father passed away while commuting home from work- killed in a car crash. Worse yet, his sister's breathing apparatus suffered a malfunction only a few months later. With her brain starved of oxygen, Dexter's sister had been left brain dead. The already broken family was forced to make another heart wrenching choice, and then the family of four had been down to two. The family was never the same after that. Him and his mother bonded over such a time of trial, and he deeply cares for his mother as a result. He picked up his dad's dusty old guitar and began reading like his sister. It didn't fill the void they left behind, but it was a coping mechanism that worked and helped. Neither Dexter nor his mother let their loved ones' passing slow them down forever, choosing instead to live on happily in their names. Dexter and his mother still live relatively happy and somewhat normal lives all things considered. Due to health and life insurances his family had put in place before any of the incidents, what was left of his family was left very financially stable. They still remain in the same house, but as a result Dexter has been given the opportunity to get his Private Pilot's license through high school and plans to attend a renowned flight school for college. Due to the necessary evil of commuting (since Farmer's Hill does not have any flight schools in the town), he and his mother purchased a car for his own personal use. A cherry red Mazda Miata from 2013. It's a lifestyle, baby. So, yeah. Shit happens, and sometimes he wished it had happened to someone else. Life dealt him some shitty cards and he focused more on mastering his hand than complaining about a cruddy deck. He was pretty happy through high school- made easy friends with most people, got a car, worked hard, got good grades, found a passion for music and work, and noticed that 'hey that some girls are actually really cute.' Yeah, I'd say he's doing pretty alright so far too. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][b][color=gold] SKILLS & TALENTS [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [i]"I'm basically a stay at home mom."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [b][color=gold]Cooking ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter's mom went through her fair share of recovery after their loss, and still does from time to time. As a result, there has been a number of times where he was left to fend for himself. He's found a pretty good amount of joy in cooking, and while he's no master chef, he'd be lying if he said he hadn't watched a fair number of cooking programs. [b][color=gold]Aviation ⫻[/color][/b] His family is very well off, and Dexter has started his journey into aviation. He is certified and trained to fly aircraft. His training has made him adept at multitasking, and exceptional in a crisis. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][b][color=gold] ABSTRACTION [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [i]"Oooooh shiny..."[/i] [indent][indent] [b][color=gold]SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter has [url=https://pleiadeanlight.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/goldgoldensymboledited-1.jpg]this symbol[/url] on the nape of his neck. [b][color=gold]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/color][/b] Light Manipulation [b][color=gold]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter can create, shape and manipulate visible light, commonly referred to as light, is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight. The most common manifestation of his powers is the generation of soft light from his hands, or quick, incredibly bright flashes that can feel like turning your phone on at max brightness in the dark unexpectedly to a true flash bang. Dexter can also instinctually concentrate this light into a maximum of five shots that can apply second degree burns. Depending on the intensity of the laser, he can have more than five shots. [b][color=gold]IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻[/color][/b] In the presence of the mountain Dexter's abilities get more powerful, his shot limit rises, and the lasers he generates become deadly. His abilities also begin to spread into the realms of heat and electricity. He can generate and control small fires and bounce electricity between his hands. [b][color=gold]AURA SENSING ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter's ability is pure energy, and in that sense, Dexter has the ability to sense the energy of other Awakened within a thirty meter radius of his person. [b][color=gold]LIMITS ⫻[/color][/b] Dexter's laser beams are relatively close ranged, after around two-meters, the laser beams will lose power. The further they go, the less dangerous they get, to the point where, after ten meters, it becomes no more dangerous than a laser pointer. He also cannot pull light from nothing, but instead he has to absorb light into his being. He has an inner-light of sort that he draws power from, and he needs to feed it other light sources for it to work. [b][color=gold]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/color][/b] While he can't suffer eye damage from his Abstraction, there's nothing preventing Dexter from being blinded by his own light. So, he can impair his vision as much as his enemies if he isn't careful. In addition, drawing light builds up heat where he fired the beam. To the point where he can give himself third degree burns. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][b][color=gold] OTHER [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [i]"Allen's gay."[/i] [indent][indent][/indent][/indent] [/hider] [hr] [hider=Dex's Relationship Table] [table=bordered][row][cell][color=Gold]Character name[/color][/cell] [cell][color=gold][i]Opinion[/i][/color][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=Darkturquoise]Claire[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] Claire has had it rough. She doesn't tell me everything, but she know's I'm here whenever she needs me. Mom told me to never judge a book by it's cover, and if I've learned anything from Claire, it's that she's a good book.[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=firebrick]Samson[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] Samson and I have never been super good friends, but he's always stood up for me and others when Hagan has come looking for trouble. I'll always have his back, because I know that he'd have mine if the roles were switched.[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=darkorange]Hagan[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] Hagan's hurting, a lot. It really sucks to see it. It sucks even more that he takes it out on everyone else. If he just asked to hang out or talk, instead of trying to shove me or others into something, I think he'd be much more liked. Everyone deserves a chance.[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=#598865]Ryu[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] Ryu and I are basically brothers from different mothers. While we might be very different people, I guess we're just one of those cases that shows that you dont have to always be alike to be friends.[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=lightskyblue][b]Caelea[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] She reminds me of Claire some, and that's a good thing. I've never really had the pleasure of talking to her, but from what I do know, she's a little spitfire. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=forestgreen][b]Rien[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] Rien's a little lackadaisical, and that's not inherently bad. We've both lost a sister, and for what it counts, people who have suffered loss take care of each other. If they ever need me, I'll be there. No questions asked. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=wheat][b]Britney[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] Her family helped mine in a time of need. I guess that's where our friendship started. While others have had bad interactions with her, we've never kept score of who owes who or what or any of that jazz. I think in that sense, I'm one of her closest friends.[/i][/cell][/row] [/table][/hider] [hr] [hider=Miri] [center][h1][img]https://i.imgur.com/Hx0Mql2.png[/img][/h1] [img]https://i.imgur.com/lrBBEBZ.jpg[/img] [color=9e0b0f][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"Dear Diary: I'm gonna show him what girl power really is- gunpowder and lead."[/i] [color=9e0b0f][h3][ [b] 20[/b] | [b]5'8[/b] | [b]Caucasian[/b] | [b]She/Her[/b] | [b]140lbs[/b] ][/h3][/color] [h1][color=9e0b0f][i]Driven[/i][/color][/h1][/center] [color=9e0b0f][h3][u][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Built tough."[/i] [indent][indent]Miriam is a tall and somewhat slender girl with long brown hair that falls just below her shoulder blades. She has high cheekbones and an oval face that ends in a sharp and pointed chin, framed by headwear, as she often wears ball-caps. She has a straight nose, full lips that are faintly pink and a strong jawline, making her more handsome than pretty. Her eyes are deep brown, staring piercingly out from under light-lidded eyelids, giving her a fairly alert look, even if she's close to dozing off. Her usual outfits consists of boots, long pants with many pockets, and T-shirts that are soft and have a pleasuring texture to them. Bonus points if they have animals on them. As a hiker and climber, she has excellent endurance and muscle control, as well as a very athletically toned body. [/indent][/indent] [color=9e0b0f][h3][u][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I've never been much of a fan of barbies or toy houses."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=9e0b0f][b]OF COURSE NOW I HAVE WRITTEN PERSONALITY SECTIONS ⫻[/b][/color] As a member of a small, tight-knit community, her status as a tomboy is an open secret in that everyone knows, but no one mentions is aloud- she's always been an odd girl. She's always preferred boots to heels, or a butterfly net to a toy cooking set. She likes camping, and fishing, and hiking, activities that most young women were not interested in. She has an incredibly humorous side, often displayed in the form of dry or sarcastic comments, especially when hanging around the few people she fully trusts – those with abilities or otherwise. Miri is loud and active and is incredibly caring about what she is passionate about. She doesn’t believe in sugar-coating the truth no matter how harsh it may be, she will break the news gently if that person is close to her, or is in visible distress, close to breaking down. Miriam is extremely practical, and strives to be a woman of sound moral principles, and would stand by them no matter what it cost her. She can be stubborn and hard-headed when she believes she is right, and refuses to be convinced otherwise unless the opponent manages to bring sound logic into the argument. Because she has a sharp tongue and has no problems in standing up to others when she is in a temper, Miriam is the type of person who is hesitant to give others a second chance and lives on a one strike policy. Because of this, she refrains from judging people by first impression alone, and usually reserves her opinion until she knows them better. Her temper is a slow simmering fire, not easily coerced to rearing up and retaliate, but the right trigger works like kerosene, making it explosive and abrupt, but it dwindles down quickly. [color=9e0b0f][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b][/color] Miriam's main goal is to complete the PCT. She has already completed the Appalachian Trail, and from there, travel through Asia. [color=9e0b0f][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b][/color] "If we dont take care of this world, we wont have one to live on much longer." [color=9e0b0f][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b][/color] She secretly has a massive collection of Steve Irwin videos and has done multiple reports on him for various classes. Miriam was also adopted at age 9, and doesnt talk about it. [color=9e0b0f][b]DESIRES ⫻[/b][/color] Enough money to continue her goal of traveling to the west coast of the Uniter States. [color=9e0b0f][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b][/color] Straight, although not too interested in dating. [color=9e0b0f][b]FEARS ⫻[/b][/color] She [i]spits[/i] in the eyes of danger. [color=9e0b0f][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b][/color] She's pretty new in town. Some of Farmer Hill is apprehensive of her. [color=9e0b0f][b]PET PEEVES ⫻[/b][/color] Blatant ignorance. That can mean a lot of things. She dislikes a lot of things. [color=9e0b0f][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b][/color] Literally her whole personality. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=9e0b0f][h3][u][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Where I'm from, rattlesnakes are a food group."[/i] [indent][indent]Miriam's life is honestly pretty standard, aside from working with zoos and doing a lot of conservation volunteer work throughout her life. Her parents are horse breeders from Texas, and her brother is in middle school. Things don't really get interesting until she turns eighteen... When Miriam graduated high school, she knew exactly what she wanted to do. It wasn't attend trade school, or college, she wanted to go out and [i]experience[/i] the world. She spent several months saving money and training and set out to conquer the Appalachian trail. Upon completion of this, she moved westward. She ran out of gas on her drive and ended up walking into Farmer Hill late in the evening, where she spent the night living in the Sucre's broom closet. Following that very cramped evening, and retrieving her Bronco, Miriam decided to save up money before continuing on to the PCT. One of the workers, Kimberly, decided to set her up with her parents, who were initially somewhat hesitant to have a wild girl like Miriam in the house, but Miriam's kindness and willingness to help very quickly won them over. Now she works at the Sucre and pays rent to Kimberly's family.[/indent][/indent] [color=9e0b0f][h3][u][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Apocalypse ready!"[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=9e0b0f][b]Outdoorswoman ⫻[/b][/color] Miriam has spent [i]months[/i] of her life alone, hiking the Appalachian trail, camping out in the woods, rock climbing, and generally surviving on her own. She knows how to forage, hunt, and fish. You name it, she's probably done it at least once. [color=9e0b0f][b]Shotgunner ⫻[/b][/color] She lived on a horse farm in Texas! She's worked with shotguns since her age hit double digits. It's just part of life. She carries a Remington 870 in her car, and holy shit she knows how to use it well. [color=9e0b0f][b]Vehicle Repair ⫻[/b][/color] FORD. Fixed Or Repaired Daily.[/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=9e0b0f][h3][u][b] ABSTRACTION [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Not enough people know what Lyme disease is and the dangers of being bitten by an insect."[/i] [indent][indent] [color=9e0b0f][b]SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻[/b][/color] Miriam has a incredibly large sigil and is on both of her forearms. They appear to be the complex winding of anthill tunnels. [color=9e0b0f][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Hive Mind, the ability to control all insects around herself. [color=9e0b0f][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] Hive Mind: Miriam has the to summon psychic insects, which possess real insects within a 20ft radius of herself, and is always active. In the absence of their real counterparts, the psychic insects become physical manifestations and act as their real counterparts at the cost of controllability. They are light blue, and are the same size as their regular counterpart species. Grasshoppers, beetles, spiders, ants, etc all show up and it is completely random as to what bug is generated. The level of control she has on her personal swarm is rudimentary at best. Insects are not very intelligent, and commanding them to 'Move here' or 'hide' or 'go away' or 'attack' can be very difficult. Complex tasks are extremely difficult without dedicating a lot of time to them, if not impossible. She can control all insects within the radius of 20ft, but she can have her insects move outside that radius very easily. The possessed insects outside that radius are impossible to control outside of the command 'come'. She has the ability to just [i]know[/i] what her swarm sees or hears. Miriam can move from place to place, and can 'collect' insects per say, controlling a swarm of an absolute maximum of 10,000 insects. In this state however, she can only instruct singular commands such as 'disburse' or 'attack'. Building off of this, the amount of 'insect souls' Miriam can create away from the mountain is finite and upon the death of an insect, Miriam cannot immediately posses a new one. If Miriam were to attack a person with 10,000 insects and they kill 7,000, it could be over a day before she has enough souls to replace that number of bugs. [color=9e0b0f][b]IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻[/b][/color] In the presence of the mountain, Miriam gains the ability to summon all insects within a square mile of herself. [color=9e0b0f][b]AURA SENSING ⫻[/b][/color] Miriam has the ability to sense all supernatural beings within a fifteen meter radius of herself. Her insects in that space can second hand sense them for her, but bugs that fly or move outside her direct control radius cannot, even when on the mountain. [color=9e0b0f][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] he insects are very vulnerable to area of effect attacks, as they are normally as durable as a regular insect would. Extreme heat or cold would destroy them with ease. And mass destruction of her insects are hard to replace, given that she can't create them that quickly, and can't immediately repossess them. In addition, the insects are psychically connected to Miriam, and destroying a large amount of them would cause her a mental pain. Her nose would bleed, and she'd get an extreme headache. At worst, she could be knocked unconscious by the severe mental shock. Trying to control large amounts of insects at a time would be foolish as it would cause her mind to get overloaded, and cause her pain. As her mind isn't powerful enough to withstand all of it. [color=9e0b0f][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] The insects are very vulnerable to area of effect attacks, as they are normally as durable as a regular insect would. Extreme heat or cold would destroy them with ease. In addition, the insects are psychically connected to Miriam, and destroying a large amount of them would cause her a mental pain. Her nose would bleed, and she'd get an extreme headache. At worst, she could be knocked unconscious by the severe mental shock. Trying to control large amounts of insects at a time would be foolish as it would cause her mind to get overloaded, and cause her pain. As her mind isn't powerful enough to withstand all of it. [/indent][/indent] [color=9e0b0f][h3][u][b] OTHER [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"[@Surtr] is gay."[/i] [indent][indent][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SpFB8fwqYw[/youtube][/indent][/indent] [/hider]