[hider=Lynette Whitney Dominguez] [center][h1][img]https://i.imgur.com/8XlJDkh.png[/img][/h1] [img]https://i.imgur.com/XA8rsfw.jpg[/img] [color=Deepskyblue][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"I learned that there's a lot more to this world than I thought, and I'm wondering if I dug too deep."[/i] [h2][color=Deepskyblue][[/color] [color=Deepskyblue][b]5'6ft[/b][/color] [color=Deepskyblue]|[/color] [color=Deepskyblue][b]19[/b][/color] [color=Deepskyblue]|[/color] [color=Deepskyblue][b]Haitian[/b][/color] [color=Deepskyblue]|[/color] [color=Deepskyblue][b]She/Her[/b][/color] [color=Deepskyblue]|[/color] [color=Deepskyblue][b]120lb[/b][/color] [color=Deepskyblue]][/color][/h2] [h1][color=Deepskyblue][i][Fascination][/i][/color][/h1] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2azSh9sXRw[/youtube][/center] [h3][u][color=Deepskyblue][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Looks and brains... I feel like I hit the genetic jackpot."[/i] [indent][indent]Lynette is definitely a girl that stands out in the crowd. With her massive head of kinky black hair, and near-matching dark skin, she stands out in contrast to the predominately white Farmer Hill. Though, other than that, her aura and demeanor are generally subdued. She generally lingers in the back, out of sight, rather than taking the forefront. Even when she's moving, she doesn't really stand out with any kind of swagger, or confident walk. Her gait is relatively calm, and collected, she slowly takes steps one at a time - and also watches her step in case she steps in or on something. Her voice is soft, but she speaks quietly and doesn't really shout, or anything of the sort. She can be called mousy, and what gives her a bit of a librarian demeanor is the large, thin-rimmed, glasses, that she wears. Lynette is definitely African at first glance - specifically Afro-Caribbean with the [i]slight[/i] accent she has. What they don't know is that Lynette has a few South American countries in her blood - mainly Columbia, and Argentina, but it goes a bit deeper. Lynette's skin is such a deep black color, that it's hard to tell that she's anything other than black. Her skin is relatively clear - she has a few scars, but nothing that'd really pop up. She does have afro-textured hair, that is very curly, and forms a near-afro of sorts. Her hair is also so dark that it nearly matches her skin. Her hair is very clean and well maintained. Lynette has plenty of tattoos on her, most of them are easily concealed by her by. On her shoulder, in particular, is [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/99/a4/d0/99a4d0b50cf2834a8baa26492fdc4300.jpg] the symbol of a raven.[/url] Placed over her stomach is a [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/e0/e0/88e0e0fd8c2925ae29de9465cc37a3c9.jpg]floral wreath that surrounds a moon[/url] With the flower being placed right above her belly on. Tattooed on her wrist is a [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/df/28/65/df28659a3862f4f87dc1ad292b209bb0.jpg]dreamcatcher[/url]. On both of her legs, where they start she has a [url=https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19961532_1129489050529009_3401372242956748096_n.jpg?oh=57e59d48c7b91dc444d9f83e1541d835&oe=5B014854]a fancy flowery wreath with feathers hanging off.[/url] Lynette's build is very lanky, and thin, built up from a little bit of yoga and morning jogs to keep the weight off. Though, she definitely isn't without her curves. She has a "bubble-butt" that keeps the boys staring, and has a 36F cup which means she isn't a slouch in the chest department either. This would be great if Lynette had any real interest in romance. Probably the most defining feature about Lynette's face is her full pointed lips, and her small, brown, almond-shaped eyes. Her jawline is sharp, and her cleft-chin is hardly noticeable given how it blends into the rest of her face. Her abnormally large, crescent-shaped ears are thankfully hidden by her enormous afro. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Deepskyblue][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Of course, magic, gods and the occult are real... and are a lot scarier than what I envisioned."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Deepskyblue][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette is trying to figure out her family's past, and what exactly are the "Witch Mothers." After learning about the Glutton, she wants to get what she came for and leave. [color=Deepskyblue][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette takes a page from Albert Einstein, and says that her life philosophy at its basis is to create satisfaction for herself and other people and to create something from nothing. Which means that the only way she'll be happy is by learning, and finding out about herself, and her past that she didn't know. Not just for the sake of it, because it's something that she's passionate about. [color=Deepskyblue][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b][/color] One thing that Lynette keeps hush about is her fascination with occultism and her search into her grandmother's past. For starters, she doesn't want to sound like some devil worshipping kook - and the fact that she'll probably sound crazy. [color=Deepskyblue][b]DESIRES ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette desires learning, and creativity, though a part of her desires a partner or two to share all this knowledge with. Somebody who's intelligent as she is, and is capable of discussing all of her philosophical concepts with. [color=Deepskyblue][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette isn't quite sure of what she wants... or if she's even sexual at all. She's tried it with both boys, and even girls, and... it just didn't work. She just wasn't "feeling it." Maybe it was because she had other things on her mind and no time for romance. [color=Deepskyblue][b]FEARS ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette fears nothing in particular. [color=Deepskyblue][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette's reputation in Farmer Hill isn't the best... she's known merely as a nosy girl, due to her habits of trying to dig into the town's past. Mostly the parts about the town's past that nobody wants to be uncovered. [color=Deepskyblue][b]PET PEEVES ⫻[/b][/color] People who expect her to conform to "norms" or other such things and think that she's strange for deviating from them are on top of Lynette's shitlist. She's dealt with a lifetime of being thinking that she's strange because she doesn't get along with people that well, and doesn't want any more of it. [color=Deepskyblue][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b][/color] Has a habit of freezing when put on the spot, and can be thrown off by people sometimes. She also carries around her grandmother's journal around [i]everywhere[/i] in her purse. Also signs her name with her middle initial. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Deepskyblue][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"How did I go from New York to fighting a God? Here, lemme tell you."[/i] [indent][indent]Lynette's past was relatively simple: was born in New York as the daughter to a father that worked for one of the big companies situated there. He was no CEO, but he definitely had more than a living wage - all because of good schooling. Lynette's mother was a deaf woman who was one of his coworkers that were brought upon to show that his business is diverse. Eventually, the two got romantically involved, and he ended up marrying her - not before putting a baby in her! That baby was Lynette, the oldest child and start of a vast family with five other siblings coming after her. Lynette and her siblings were given the best schooling money could buy - and with daddy Dominguez going nowhere, money kept flowing in. She was relatively close to her mother because her father was busy and she was left alone with raising the kids. Lynette was a bit different than her siblings because as where they sought out social interaction, Lynette sought out knowledge. She was far more academic than her siblings. She wasn't the most socially outgoing person, but she was by no means socially awkward. She was good enough with interactions to help her gain a friend or two but largely was ignored by the masses. Which was fine with Lynette, her raging curiosity was what kept her motivated. Once she hit her teens, puberty hit and she grew out finely. Good enough to attract the attention of a few boys... but none of them went anywhere because it was difficult for Lynette to connect with them - or they just wanted into her pants. She pushed them away... and eventually, through the help of a friend, found the joys of video gaming. It was pretty much her fun outlet she used when she wasn't studying, or researching something. It came to the point where her sisters tried their damn near hardest to pull her away from the consoles, but it wouldn't work. Lynette gained another hobby when she was digging through her mother's belongings one night - out of a boredom induced curiosity - and found a journal. A journal that belonged to her late-grandmother, oddly written in clear English. It spoke of a line of women that were known as "Witch Mothers," back in her home, and were practitioners of magic. Healers of a different variety that used their talents for good, or bad. Lynette became immediately fascinated with the practice and immediately went to research it online... only to find nothing of it. She looked into Vodou, but it was nothing like what the journal talked about (or even how the West depicted the religion). So, Lynette launched a clandestine search into her past and roots, and surprisingly there are no traces or records of any ancestors past her grandmother - even though her journal explicitly said that there was a long line. Lynette also dug into any form of practice of magic or occultism and became quite fascinated by the various arts - especially witchcraft. She seemingly became an expert in it in the months that she had researched into it. However, she didn't find a trace of the Witch Mothers, or her bloodline - what she did find, was a little clue to her search. The end of her grandmother's journal was burnt off, but it mentioned a place known as "Farmer Hill" being a "Nexus." Which was a weird phrase, but Lynette did some googling, and found Farmer Hill, Montana. Which was the only trace she could find. She had become near-obsessed with her grandmother's legacy and wasn't going to leave it alone at this. So, once she finished high-schools lined up... but she settled on Grand Ridge. Just so she can get to the bottom of this, then transfer to an actually good college. She started towards her degree in STEM and as a way of blowing off steam, she participated in the camping trip later on that summer. Of course, Lynette came out of that incident scarred and getting something that she thought was limited to myth: magic. She accidentally set off an alarm at Grand Ridge, but she joined the support group and played along with the rest of the group... until the battle with the Glutton.[/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Deepskyblue][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"I don't know everything, just what I know."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Deepskyblue][b]Spanish ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette has a lot of Spanish in her family, so naturally, she saw to it that she picks up the language. She had her family teach her a little bit, before taking a class in Spanish in high school to perfect it. She, naturally, is very skilled at communicating in Spanish and can hold conversations at length in Spanish. Though, in Farmer Hill, she just calls people names. [color=Deepskyblue][b]ASL ⫻[/b][/color] Another language that Lynette has picked up due to having a deaf mother was sign language. Since she was a little girl, she has played interpreter for her so things would be easy. So, naturally, she knows this like the back of her hand. She probably knows sign language as well as she knows English. [color=Deepskyblue][b]Knowledge ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette has always been a Grade-A student. She has spent a great amount of time learning as much as she possibly can from a variety of subjects through her schooling year. Mainly things such as English, Psychology, Geography, and so on. She's incredibly book smart. [color=Deepskyblue][b]Gaming ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette is also an avid gamer, and that's pretty much what she pretty much spends most of her spare time doing as has more fun with a controller and keyboard than chatting with somebody. She plays a variety of different games, her favorite being competitive games. [color=Deepskyblue][b]Occultism ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette has devoted a great deal of time in researching the various occultic practices of the world. It wasn't all that useful, and was just a little hobby of hers... but she's about to make great usage out of it. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Deepskyblue][b] ABSTRACTION [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Am I... a Witch Mother now...?"[/i] [indent][indent] [color=Deepskyblue][b]SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻[/b][/color] [url=https://pre00.deviantart.net/9cdd/th/pre/i/2011/222/2/6/glyph___mine_by_drago_w-d464hr3.png]In the middle of her chest, in between both of her breasts, is a glyph.[/url] [color=Deepskyblue][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Elemental Glyphs, the ability to produce different elemental effects by drawing their glyphs on an object. [color=Deepskyblue][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] Lynette's abstraction is rooted in her fascination in the magical and occult parts of her past, mixed with her interest in spiritualism, and the symbolism of other cultures. She has an abstraction that is best described as Glyph Magic. How it works is that she basically draws one of five symbols on an object, and an elemental (or psychic) effect (or better described as a "spell") is created from the glyph. Lynette has access to six different elementals; the four classical elements. They are Fire, Water, Air, and Earth, each with their own symbol that needs to be drawn to access their power. After drawing the glyph, Lynette, at will, can command the glyph to use their spell. It can be a fireball, to a wall of ice, to a tremor shock, to even a miniature tornado. However, the scale of the glyph is what dictates its strength. A glyph drawn on her palm will be able to produce basketball-sized effects (Fireball, ice-ball, etc), while a glyph the size of a car is what will allow her to create the more powerful effects. There is no real limit to how large or small a glyph can be. In theory, she can create a glyph that encompasses fields, or even the size of [i]countries[/i]. That's only a theory, however, as in practice it'd take incredible amounts of time and effort to pull off, and it can easily be interrupted. In addition, Lynette can create glyphs out of any material, on any surface - she just has to draw the glyph. She can draw it in the dirt with a stick, or even draw it on herself with a marker. The glyphs have a "charge," or are a battery, that depletes with usage. The smaller "spells" use less of a charge, while the larger ones take up a lot more energy. The larger glyphs, of course, hold a bigger charge. Below are the elements Lynette has access to: [indent][url=https://orig00.deviantart.net/5cca/f/2011/090/1/d/1dc9a59237210d04e9dbc336221574ad-d3cxkb4.png][b]Fire:[/b][/url] Fire Spells are fairly straightforward as far as elements go. It's essentially conjuring flames, and Lynette has the ability to conjure said flames in a variety of different forms. From the simple fireball to a massive wave of fire. It's fairly flexible in usage, and the damage it causes cannot be ignored. [url=https://orig00.deviantart.net/f234/f/2011/119/d/5/d5cce4d6a2a6138aefc531d3010db6d6-d3f6nmf.png][b]Water:[/b][/url] Water is the element that Lynette has the highest affinity towards, which means this form of magic is the strongest, and she can do the most with it. Water comes in several forms: Liquid, gas, and solid. In its liquid form, Lynette is able to create water in a variety of different shapes. From a jet-stream, a whip, an orb of water, and more. In its liquid form, Lynette is only really able to create obscuring mist, and fog. However, in its ice form, Lynette is able to create ice in nearly any shape imaginable, limited only by quality. She is capable of manipulating existing water forms by creating a glyph near it. [url=https://orig00.deviantart.net/567c/f/2011/086/0/9/099cee60b70c893730bc7c0dd50a7746-d3cmt1i.png][b]Air:[/b][/url] Unlike the other elements Lynette is unable to create air but has to manipulate existing air. It's as straightforward as manipulating fire: she can move air in a variety of different forms. From creating breezes, squalls, gusts, whirlwinds, zephyrs, gales, tempests, and even hurricanes if she's able to create a glyph large enough. [url=https://orig00.deviantart.net/f989/f/2011/083/1/1/1124fde558bab7d530ac91a2e6833e1a-d3cea1k.png][b]Earth:[/b][/url] Probably the most destructive, and the element that she has the least affinity towards, but it's easily the most destructive. Earth allows her to manipulate all forms of stone, from natural to artificial. She can cause the earth to completely reshape, or send it flying at somebody. She's also capable of manipulating soil and plant life to a smaller extent. She can even cause tremors by drawing the glyph on the ground. [/indent] [color=Deepskyblue][b]IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻[/b][/color] The mountain's graces allow Lynette to effectively cast spells without needing to draw glyphs first. She gains the ability to manifest "ghost glyphs" on objects by focusing really hard and creating them on the object. These ghost glyphs effectively are the same as her regular glyphs but have one usage before they disappear for good. It takes a few moments for them to manifest, and it takes a long wait before the larger ones appear. In addition, if she draws a glyph, she'll be able to cast larger spells from smaller glyphs, and far more efficiently. [color=Deepskyblue][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] To even access the meat of her abstraction, Lynette needs to draw it first. Which can be difficult in a lot of situations and circumstances. It may be easy enough to draw a small glyph, but in order to use the meat of her abstraction, she'll need to draw a larger glyph. In addition, the glyph needs to be neatly, and cleanly drawn, or else it won't be nearly as effective. Lynette can only have three active glyphs at a time (five when she's in the presence of the mountain). When she reaches this limit and creates a new one, the oldest glyph will immediately fade away. She can only interact with these glyphs in a five-meter radius, once she's outside of it, they are effectively useless until she gets back in range. The glyphs will also fade away after twenty minutes. [color=Deepskyblue][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] The glyphs can be destroyed, by either supernatural or mundane means. Even smudging it greatly is enough to render it useless. In addition, glyphs can be destroyed by being exposed to their opposing element (Fire can be erased by a cup of water, air can be removed by a rock, etc). In addition, Lynette lacks any immunities or protections from these elements - and neither does whatever she draws the glyphs on. She can be burned by fire, frozen by ice, and so on... so it's ill-advised that she creates the glyphs on herself. Lest she wants to give herself a nasty burn. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Deepskyblue][b] OTHER [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"I wonder where the trail ends... I hope it's satisfying, at least."[/i] [indent][indent]Nothing to note.[/indent][/indent] [/hider] [hider=Kimberly April Walton] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/pzvcW5L.png[/img] [img]https://img00.deviantart.net/6ca5/i/2015/124/2/e/nerd_by_and_all_that_jazz_x-d1y01on.jpg[/img] [color=Slateblue][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"Look into the camera's eye."[/i] [h3][color=Slateblue][[/color] [color=Slateblue][b]18[/b][/color] [color=Slateblue]|[/color] [color=Slateblue][b]5'7ft[/b][/color] [color=Slateblue]|[/color] [color=Slateblue][b]French, German, & Native American (Blackfoot)[/b][/color] [color=Slateblue]|[/color] [color=Slateblue][b]She/Her[/b][/color] [color=Slateblue]|[/color] [color=Slateblue][b]121lb[/b][/color] [color=Slateblue]][/color][/h3] [h1][color=Slateblue][i][Jealousy][/i][/color][/h1] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_vbxW0PL0[/youtube][/center] [h3][u][color=Slateblue][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Like the jacket? It almost hides the fact I'm getting fat!"[/i] [indent][indent]Kimberly (or Kim as she likes to describe herself) is one of the girls that thinks she's plain. She feels as if she doesn't have the face, body, or curves, of models. And in truth, she doesn't have the attributes that make them attractive. Instead, her round and pudgy face, large angular face, and glasses invoke a librarian look. The appearance of a brainy girl, they wouldn't be that far off. Kimberly likes to look the part. But, in demeanor, she appears to be very excitable, and mobile. Constantly on the move making spastic movements. This energetic, child-like demeanor shows in her face, too. Since, she's constantly smiling and speaks in a cheerful manner. She speaks fast but rarely speaks rudely. Not many people would perceive Kimberly as a threat, but some people get the feeling that she's faking. Which is true in some way. Kimberly's facial features are rounded, and her jawline is practically nonexistent. She at least wished she got to have a jawline, but she digresses. With her nose being large, round, she invokes a very child-like appearance about her. Her lips are almond-shaped, and not that large. Along with her ears being pretty small, and somewhat pointed at the tip - but her ears are always concealed by her luscious head of chocolate-brown wavy hair that goes down to her chest. Her eyes are droopy, and a bright-green color. Kimberly is also known for having an enormous forehead, one that she keeps covered with bangs. Kimberly is fairly thin, she has a little bit of pudge building up due to lack of exercise, and her terrible eating habits, but it isn't anything that can't be hidden underneath a heavy layer of clothing. Other than that, her skin tone is slightly pale from all the time spent indoors. She has blemishes on her face and a little bit of acne. She doesn't have any marks on her body, other than a few childhood scars that haven't faded. Her skin tone is the result of being primarily French, with a bit of German, [i]and[/i] being distantly Blackfoot. As for the rest of her body, she has a banana body-shape. Not a body with a whole lot of curves, her shoulders are around the same width as her waist. Her bust (28H) being fairly small, and same with her hips, she doesn't have a whole lot of curves. Kimberly dresses fairly plainly. It seems that she never wears outfits that catch the eye. From hoodies with dull colors, and jeans that are a few sizes too large for her. As Kimberly still gets most of her outfits from hand me downs. But, sometimes her attire dips into the hipster as she adorns varsity jackets and other outdated outfits of the time. But this is rare. The only constant in her outfit is her black, wide-framed, glasses.[/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Slateblue][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"I'm not going out like a dog."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Slateblue][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly wants to surive the Glutton, any way she can. [color=Slateblue][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b][/color] Her outlook on life is basically to let people live. She's not a fan of forcing ideas on other people, and therefore hates the people that do. She believes that people should be free long as they aren't hurting people or anything of the sort. [color=Slateblue][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly has a deep-seated anger, and jealousy, for the people around her all for the fact that they seem to be in better places in life than her. She acknowledges how ridiculous this is, and keeps it as a secret. Instead, she acts chipper, and holds it in, distracting herself with other things. [color=Slateblue][b]DESIRES ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly desires to learn more about herself, and other people, by gaining other perspectives on life. So she can incorporate their philosophy into her own. In addition, she desires companionship and friendship. People who think and sees things the way she does. She also wants to be self-sustaining as possible. [color=Slateblue][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly is heterosexual to her core. [color=Slateblue][b]FEARS ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly fears going nowhere in life and becoming a parasite for her friends and family to leech off their success. Which fuels her obsession with being self-sustaining as possible. In addition, Kimberly fears spiders and all arachnids due to a hilarious prank played on her by her cousin. [color=Slateblue][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly's reputation in Farmer Hill (and arguably Grand Ridge) is iffy at best. She's known as an over-imaginative weirdo that plays ghost hunter with a camera. All because of her web series, and her love of being an internet personality. Other than that, she remains relatively unknown, and thus, mostly ignored. Most people know her as the barista chick, while others hardly know her for her bootleg DVD creating business. She likes to keep it that way. [color=Slateblue][b]PET PEEVES ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly is deeply annoyed to her core by hypocrisy, and worst of all, people calling her hypocritical. If you want to get on her bad side really fast, make sure to call her that. In addition, she's annoyed by people who think "it's just a joke" is an okay excuse, people who assume things about people, and close-mindedness. [color=Slateblue][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly has a habit of sticking her tongue out at random points in the middle of the interaction. Kimberly also has the habit of holding up her camera to her chin at random points. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Slateblue][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Now Farmer Hill's a literal hell."[/i] [indent][indent]Kimberly was born a native of Farmer Hill, born the child of a banker, and a soldier in the army. Kimberly's father was away for most of her life, but her mother made sure to pick up the slack. And when it became hard, her mother would always seek out her extended family, who were also situated in Farmer Hill. Thus, Kimberly had all the love and affection she needed so she doesn't become a psychopath. She had a sister however, and her name was Beth Walton. You see, Kimberly and Beth were the best of friends, and would spend literally hours together every day. It was like Kimberly had the sibling she always wanted! The two especially loved exploring, and traveling to different cities. But, as they grew older, they began to develop interests and whatnot in photography. It started with buying a cheap disposable camera from the supermarket, and then it sparked into buying them hundred dollar cameras. The two kids had developed an artistic eye from a young age, and loved taking pictures of everything they could. Once this became a bit more serious, Beth and Kimberly agreed that they would become the greatest two photographers in the world. That they would go to Grand Ridge Academy for Photography. The moment came where they both graduated from high school, and college was coming around. Kimberly got accepted into Grand Ridge. As for Beth? She went to a college in upstate New York. Leaving behind Kimberly to pursue her own goals. Kimberly was hurt by the betrayal, and could never get a straight answer from Beth. It'd always be something about how she wanted to travel, or how her parents wanted to go, and how she wanted Kimberly to live her life. Only for Beth to send photos to Kimberly of her exploits. Never getting the answer she wanted, Kimberly became disillusioned with her photography, eventually having to drop out of her photography class, and skip a semester as she decided to reevaluate herself. Kimberly got a job in cafe Sucre (as they were desperate for fresh blood), and developed a mild obsession with web series. As an experiment, she made a few videos with her phone and put them on Youtube under the pen name "PaperSister_07." What little reception she got from the videos was very positive, and motivated her to try something different. She used her camera's camcorder function to record better videos, and give herself a better idea of what she wanted to do. Her web series (Named "Project: Worlds Unknown") was a ghost hunter series where Kimberly plays a paranormal investigator that hunts monsters of the world. It got fairly good reception, and that was what motivated Kimberly to not only buy better equipment but pursue a career in Cinematography. Afterward, her popularity boomed (she currently has over a hundred-thousand subscriber), and she became an internet personality. Just as a break she went on the camping trip and was exposed to the horrendous mass murder that she barely escaped with her life. Afterward, she participated in the events of the story with Jordan at her side and didn't contribute much since she was yet to realize her abstraction. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Slateblue][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"I'm good at sending my friends memes, that's a start."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Slateblue][b]Photography ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly was born to be a photographer. Even from a young age, she put any cheap camera she could find to good use. Now that her equipment and skills have advanced quite a bit, she has quite a photographic eye. With her camera never leaving her side, few things miss her. [color=Slateblue][b]Cinematography ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly was already a bit ahead of the curve with her expertise in photography. The moment she started recording her web series and taking classes, she entered a whole new area entirely. While she is no professional, she isn't a novice either. [color=Slateblue][b]Eagle-Eyed ⫻[/b][/color] Leading into the above skill, Kimberly has a very good eye for detail and is perceptive. Not even the most subtle movement gets past her. [color=Slateblue][b]Climbing ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly, to help her take better pictures, have undergone a training to learn to climb things better. So far, she is pretty good. Enough to climb fences at the pace of a slug. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Slateblue][b] ABSTRACTION [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"What can I even do against the Glutton? It's going to kill us all and I can't even teleport away."[/i] [indent][indent] [color=slateblue][b]SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻[/b][/color] [url=https://i.imgur.com/Ccw6UyU.jpg]Kimberly's sigil is placed directly on the center of her forcehead.[/url] [color=Slateblue][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Photographic-Teleportation, the ability to teleport to different locations using photos as a medium. [color=Slateblue][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly's Abstraction manifested in her love of photography. If she has a photo of a location in her hands, she is engulfed in a white light and is sent to that location. It'll take a few moments to "charge" but she'll appear there in a flash of light. It just takes a bit of focus and envisioning. She has to focus on the picture, and picture herself being there, and then she'll begin "charging," as the aura of light surrounds her. This ability works with any place that Kimberly has taken a picture of, and regardless of if it's a physical picture or a digital one. She could possibly teleport to pictures taken with her phone or ancient ones, but it's a lot more time-consuming. She can bring people with her, but they must be in close proximity, and must [i]also[/i] envision themselves appearing in that place. Kimberly can only teleport in places in Farmer Hill, and the further away it is, the longer it takes to charge. Kimberly also can see the auras of people and objects that she has taken pictures long as it is within eighty meters of herself. Even if the object is moving from the point where she took the photo, she can still sense it. [color=Slateblue][b]IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻[/b][/color] When infused with the power of the mountain, Kimberly's ability takes less time to charge, and requires less focus. In theory, she could instantly teleport somewhere. This is only a passive buff, she has a few other abilities unlocked in the process. If she focuses on a place hard enough, she is able to scry on the location through the photo. She can see everything going on in the photo in real time as if she was there. A good ability for spying, albeit situational. The ultimate ability that the mountain grants her is the ability to possibly time-travel. It's not something she can do at will and requires a ton of focus, but she may travel to the specific point where the photo was taken. [color=Slateblue][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] Kimberly can travel anywhere in Farmer Hill (She cannot teleport further than that), but the further away from her current position, the longer it'll take. She may be able to instantly teleport to a spot a few feet away from her, or take ten seconds to teleport twenty feet, but it requires a few moments of constant mental focus to teleport further. In this time, she has to stay still and focused. Or else she'll lose focus, and the charge will be "reset." This makes her vulnerable. In addition, if the photograph is damaged in any way, she'll only teleport part of the way there. There isn't a limit to how many people she can teleport, long as they envision themselves being in the location of the photo, too. [color=Slateblue][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] Due to the nature of her ability, there aren't too many weaknesses to her ability due to the low-powered nature of the abilities, but she has plenty of limits. There's only one weakness, and it's a mental one. Usage of her ability increases her feelings of jealousy... to homicidal levels. It may cause her to act stupidly jealous of the people around her, and may cause aggression in all of her interactions. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Slateblue][b] OTHER [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Nothing to see here."[/i] [indent][indent]While Project: Worlds Unknown is a paranormal show, Kimberly hasn't encountered the supernatural, nor does she believe in it. The camcorder that Kimberly uses is a Sony - Handycam AX53 4K, which is what has served her well until she gets a new one. As for cameras, Kimberly has a Sony Cybershot digital camera (one of the compact models), and an instant print camera she got off Amazon. If she had to choose one, she'd chose the instant-print due to authenticity. Kimberly also runs a business creating bootleg DVDs and delivers them to get some extra cash.[/indent][/indent] [/hider] [hider=Jordan Destiny Nichols (DECEASED)] [center][h1][img]https://i.imgur.com/f4XE2MO.png[/img][/h1] [img]https://img00.deviantart.net/2710/i/2010/309/b/4/____by_ninthlife-d3295tb.jpg[/img] [color=Lightcoral][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"I think everything that has happened... is because of how badly I fucked up."[/i] [h2][color=Lightcoral][[/color] [color=Lightcoral][b]19[/b][/color] [color=Lightcoral]|[/color] [color=Lightcoral][b]5'3ft[/b][/color] [color=Lightcoral]|[/color] [color=Lightcoral][b]Sierra-Leone & Jamacian [/b][/color] [color=Lightcoral]|[/color] [color=Lightcoral][b]She/Her[/b][/color] [color=Lightcoral]|[/color] [color=Lightcoral][b]109lb[/b][/color] [color=Lightcoral]][/color][/h2] [h1][color=Lightcoral][i][Guilt][/i][/color][/h1] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29PjMCl2eP0[/youtube][/center] [h3][u][color=Lightcoral][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"Ask about my leg one more god damn time."[/i] [indent][indent]Jordan doesn't appear to be the most approachable girl in Farmer Hill. Probably due to that scowl on her face, or that look of general irritation. Her voice is a bit gruff (due to all the smoking she does, but that is neither here nor there) and definitely doesn't help. Usually, she has a demeanor of someone that keeps to themselves, and that shows in how quiet she is. But, when she speaks, no one has a louder voice or presence than Jordan. Though, Jordan cannot walk with confidence, or even straight like other people her age do. Jordan walks with a heavy limp as if she received a horrible injury when she was younger. She can still walk at the same pace as everyone else, but they can tell she has a problem. Closer examination tells that Jordan makes careful and deliberate movements. Nothing sudden, or sloppy. Even as she runs, it looks like she's carefully making every single step to avoid tripping. But, the one thing that makes her stand out in Farmer Hill so much is heritage. Jordan is African-American in a town that is primarily white. Not a native of the township, however, her "city" (Philadelphian) accent. Jordan's skin is a much lighter shade of brown, almost tan. She's what's called "light-skinned." Jordan's skin is fairly good due to all the maintenance did to it, with only a few blemishes around her body. Jordan's hair is a black color with an afro-texture, and her lips are very large and thick. Hardly disproportionate to her relatively same sized nose, with a thick nose-bridge, and nostrils. Her eyes are small, unturned, and her irises are a dark-brown color. Jordan's ears are a crescent-shape, and medium-sized. Jordan has plenty of tattoos all over her body. The most notable one is the weave of roses on the left side of her chest, above her breast. Going down her left thigh is three roses with abnormally long stems. On her right arm, she has a large tattoo that says "In Loving Memory of Madison Brown." But, on her right leg, there is a disgusting scar. It appears to be from surgery, but it also looks like her leg has been mangled to the point of no return. It's amazing that she can still stand up on her - but Jordan is more than willing to take barely standing than no standing. She also has a few piercings. On her ears, nose, belly-button, and nipples. Jordan's build is fairly thin and well-toned. She's in no means muscular, but she has some definition to her body. Of course, this tone appears to be fading, but Jordan still retains some body definition from before the accident. Her active metabolism, good eating habits, and exercise help her stay in shape. Because the last thing that Jordan wants is to become a land whale. Accident or no.[/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Lightcoral][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"I don't think I'm going to make it, I just want someone to know... I'm sorry."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Lightcoral][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan, in these dark times, is realizing that she may not survive neither the Hound or the Glutton. She realizes that these may be her last moments, and wants to go to the other side without any guilt nor remorse. [color=Lightcoral][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan's philosophy is a simple one; people have one life, and one life only. That life is too short to hold onto grudges but too long to go into it without planning. She thinks that too many people find reasons to be unhappy, rather than just making the most out of life. She believes that everyone is worthy of respect, even if they don't deserve it, and that other people should do the same. Jordan believes her character is strong because she isn't afraid to admit where she's wrong, and is honest with her emotions, and passions, above all else. [color=Lightcoral][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan doesn't have any notable secrets (other than that time she ate her roomie's cake (that shit was good, though)). [color=Lightcoral][b]DESIRES ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan wants to be remembered (and remembered fondly) above all else. She doesn't go out of her way to put people down and tries to support people the best she can. So, she'll be remembered for everything she does. [color=Lightcoral][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan is heterosexual, but she feels her sexuality is fluid. Anyone that'd comfort her. There were times she kissed a girl. But, maintains that she is attracted to boys above all else. [color=Lightcoral][b]FEARS ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan, as you may have expected, fears being forgotten. She looked to many people in her family's past and realized how little people knew them, and how little they accomplished. How little they were remembered. Which is why she wants to be the one person to stand out. Jordan also has a slight phobia of alcohol, after the accident that destroyed her leg. She's mostly afraid of what she'll do under the influence. Not anything that causes her to freeze in fear, but she avoids it. [color=Lightcoral][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan's reputation in Farmer Hill is relatively poor due to her skin color. Few people know her other than being "the black city girl." In Grand Ridge Academy, however, her reputation is a lot better, due to her kind attitude. [color=Lightcoral][b]PET PEEVES ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan hates excessive drinking, and people who brag about drinking. She avoids those kinds of people like the plague. [color=Lightcoral][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan has a habit of constantly adjusting her appearance. Fixing her hair, adjusting her clothes, etc. Almost as if it's imperfect, and needs constant correction. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Lightcoral][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"I'm going to attone for it, in case I die."[/i] [indent][indent]Jordan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a relatively lower-class family. She didn't have the best upbringing but definitely made the best of it. Most importantly, she was never alone. She, not only had a big family but a knack for befriending people. She seemed to be born with a special kind of charisma. These people taught Jordan morality, and the importance of basic human decency... to a point. She definitely wasn't one to take bullying and lashed back as hard as they did. She did the best she could to befriend as many people as possible. It wasn't long before Jordan's interest in music developed into something more. It became a passion. It started with music class at school, and then it evolved into wanting a guitar. Her parents could barely afford it, but they got it for her for her birthday. It was difficult for her to learn with no teacher, but she found every way she could. Until she knew the guitar like the back of her hand. A friend teaching her helped. As the years went by, Jordan's passion for the guitar remained. Regardless of what mood she was feeling. Eventually, she tried singing... with mixed results. Either way, Jordan wanted to do it for a living, even though everyone told her that it was a terrible idea, but she didn't listen. She was happy, and that was the way she was going to live. One of the people to encourage her was Madison Brown, one of the cousins she knew as long as she could remember. Madison encouraged Jordan to do whatever made her happy and was the closest link in her extended family. If there was someone Jordan would tell someone, it would be Madison. Hitting highschool, Jordan hit it off with the "popular crowd." The kind of kids with no sense, that everyone wanted to be. All because of her personality, and attitude. She was the person who kept them in line, in a sense, while also enjoying the benefits they had to offer. Such as status, and a good time. She helped her cousin Madison get into this crowd, and that enriched the experience for Jordan. This experience went on, Jordan felt like she was on top of the world. Until she hit graduation... and the worst day of her life took place. She and her friends went on a hardcore night of debauchery. Full of drinking, sex, and partying like it was the last day of their young lives. Jordan was driving them around, drinking like a fool. On a dare, Jordan ran a light and was hit by another car. The car was sent flying, and Jordan hit another car. The car was horribly mangled, and Jordan was impaled through the leg with a steel beam. The rest of her occupants weren't doing any better, were either badly wounded or... in the case of Madison Brown, dead. Bust her head open when the second car hit her. Jordan didn't even get to see it, as she had passed out due to traumatic shock. She woke up in a hospital and was told what happened. What happened to Madison... and was sent into a deep descent. Jordan was catatonic for a day straight as she processed what happened. She was consumed by guilt, she felt responsible for what happened to her cousin. She took some time off from her passion to come to term with what happened. Though, her leg was badly injured, and she would never walk the same again. Hell, it took [i]months[/i] of physical therapy to learn how to walk again. Then it took even more months of psychological therapy to come to terms with how reckless and stupid she was back then, and how it cost someone their life. She promised that she would never do something like that again. Then she turned to the guitar to alleviate stress and remembered her goal in life. Becoming one of the best guitarists the world has to offer, and hell if she was going to let a bad leg stop her. Her parents surprised her with an acceptance letter to Grand Ridge Academy. Before shipping her off to Montana... and one of the biggest changes of pace of her life; the caping trip. Afterward, she was tormented in her dreams by a being known as the "Hound", a supposed "agent of death" that claimed that Jordan should have died back in the accident. Jordan ended up losing sleep and getting paranoid - but she ultimately participated in the story with Kimberly at her side.[/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Lightcoral][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"It's something I use to cope, anything helps these days."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Lightcoral][b]Guitar ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan had that musical touch from a young age. Almost literally, as she can play the guitar like a madman. It doesn't matter what kind, but Jordan prefers the acoustic guitar. [color=Lightcoral][b]Singing ⫻[/b][/color] While her singing voice isn't the best out there, she knows how to work with it. Years upon years of singing classes, and talent shows have made Jordan into a great singer. Her tone changes are great, and she never sings off key. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Lightcoral][b] ABSTRACTION [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"... And everything froze. I thought it was just a shock kind of thing, but literally nothing moved... except for you."[/i] [indent][indent] [color=lightcoral][b]SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻[/b][/color] [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/26/2c/2e/262c2e980f570a0bb7cb68aeb509804c--glyphs-symbols-inspiring-tattoos.jpg]The symbol of an hour-glass, large and placed on her back.[/url] [color=Lightcoral][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Temporal-Pausing, the ability to stop time, while being able to freely move. [color=Lightcoral][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] Jordan ironically gets the one Abstraction that could have saved her cousin. The ability manifests in creating a temporal field around herself in a seven-meter dome. Inside this dome, everything else is frozen in place, but Jordan (and by that extent, other Awakened, as their resistance to each other's powers render them immune to Temporal pausing) are able to move freely. While everything is static, Jordan is able to manipulate the environment by touching it. However, she is unable to manipulate people, who are entirely immutable during Temporal-Pausing. Which means she cannot injure anyone inside the field. Outside the field, paused time is entirely imperceptible to normal people, they just won't notice it - but can be frozen if they enter it. Awakened can see the field, and stopped time. The duration of temporal pausing is somewhat short, around one minute give or take, before time resumes. Once time resumes, any changes that Jordan make will instantly happen. Almost as if she had teleported. However, this isn't a voluntary ability, she has to be in a state of intense stress (I.E be threatened) for it to activate - along with having to perceive the danger. It's almost like a fight or flight reaction. It has a couple minute cooldown before she can do it again. [color=Lightcoral][b]IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻[/b][/color] The mountain extends the range of the temporal field to twenty meters, which is fairly distant. In addition, the extension of the temporal field is greatly increased to five minutes. Which makes her Abstraction much more powerful. The mountain also grants the ability to voluntarily stop time... but only at a short range, and for around twenty seconds. She requires thirty seconds before she can voluntarily stop time again. [color=Lightcoral][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] When she's away from the mountain; the temporal field lasts for only one minute at a time at most, and afterward it takes around five minutes before she can stop time again. Which means that there will be a gap in time before she can save herself, or someone else. Awakened are immune to its effects, and some Extra-normal beings are also resistant to her time changes. She cannot manifest the field at will, she can manifest a weaker field in the presence of the mountain. [color=Lightcoral][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] There aren't too many weaknesses to Jordan's ability, other than the fact that some things are outright immune to time pausing. Which means that there's some instances where her power is completely useless. In addition, she's not the most agile, because she has a bad leg, and her time stopping is sometimes the only thing that can save her. [/indent][/indent] [h3][u][color=Lightcoral][b] OTHER [/b][/color][/u][/h3] [i]"... I'm sorry."[/i] [indent][indent]Again, nothing to note.[/indent][/indent] [/hider] [hr] [hider=Character Relations] [hider=Lynette's Relationship Table] [table=bordered][row][cell]Character name[/cell] [cell][i]Opinion[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=wheat]Britney[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] I think she's the key for what I'm looking for - once I get it, I'm out of Farmer Hill. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=slateblue][b]Kimberly[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] I think she was on to something. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=lightcoral][b]Jordan[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] Jordan had it tough, I hopes she makes it out. She's strong. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=c4df9b][b]Aliana[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] I can't believe she was killed while I was under. I couldn't protect her... I couldnt even say goodbye. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=Indianred][b]Penny[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] With Aliana gone... I should stick closer to Penny. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b]Min[/b] [/cell][cell][i] I hope his brains keeps him alive. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b]Grant[/b] & [b]Jasmine[/b] [/cell][cell][i] They didn't make it... I wish I had gotten to know them better. [/i][/cell][/row] [/table][/hider] [hider=Kimberly's Relationship Table] [table=bordered][row][cell]Character name[/cell] [cell][i]Opinion[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=lightcoral][b]Jordan[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] She's my only friend these days, I need to hold onto that. I need to keep her safe from the Hound. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=wheat]Britney[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] I don't know... She's hiding something and I refuse to play her game until we hear about it. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=forestgreen][b]Rien[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] Third member of the hipster group... that's what I called it? She's, like the rest of us, really in over our heads. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=deepskyblue][b]Lynette[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] I wonder what she taught me about the occult will come in handy against the Glutton. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=sandybrown][b]Billy[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] I think he's not as cool as he used to be. Honestly, I can't keep the business going. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=silver][b]Paige[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] She's so strong for holding on, I don't think she'll make it. [/i][/cell][/row] [/table][/hider] [hider=Jordan's Relationship Table] [table=bordered][row][cell]Character name[/cell] [cell][i]Opinion[/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=slateblue][b]Kimberly Walton[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] Weird, but she's still the only girl out here I can trust. Not Britney, not any of these kids, just her. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [b][color=wheat]Britney[/color][/b] [/cell][cell][i] Soon as possible I want my fucking answers. If I don't get them... well, she better be ready to die with them. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=forestgreen][b]Rien[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] I think we... I can't really figure out what to make of her anymore. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=deepskyblue][b]Lynette[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] I get the feeling what she's after has something to do with all this. [/i][/cell][/row] [row][cell] [color=silver][b]Paige[/b][/color] [/cell][cell][i] Our support group can wait, we have to survive this thing. [/i][/cell][/row] [/table][/hider] [/hider]