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[color=#3A85F5][CENTER][sup][h3][i][b]Apocalypse Survivor on the Hunt for Her Twin[/b][/i][/h3][/sup][/CENTER][/color]

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26 [color=black][b]|[/b][/color] Female [color=black][b]|[/b][/color] Straight
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[hider= The Journey So Far]
[sub] Mariska’s mother took her and her twin, Arjan, to America, following a job offer. Mariska was two at the time; her father stayed behind with the intention of joining them at a later date. Less than a year later, the virus emerged, spreading in to Europe quicker than the Americas. 

Mariska and her family found themselves in the settlement of Shawnee Hills, where Elke raised the twins in as much safety as she could, for twenty-three years. Unfortunately, Elke got sick; Mariska did as much research as she could and was led to believe that there was a medical outpost beyond the walls of Shawnee Hills that could aid her mother. Mariska made plans to undertake the treacherous journey out but was discovered by Arjan. Mariska begged him not to follow her or tell their mother to which he agreed, but convinced Mariska to at least have one final good night’s sleep before leaving. When Mariska awoke, she found a note from Arjan saying that he had gone in her stead; having to look after Elke, Mariska could not follow.

Nearly three months later, Elke has succumbed to her illness and still Arjan is no where to be seen. Mariska makes the decision to travel outside of Shawnee Hills to find him.
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[hider= Kinfolk & Saboteurs]
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[color=#3A85F5][i]Arjan van der Hout[/i][/color] - Twin Brother - younger twin and best friend, recently gone missing beyond the city walls.

[color=#3A85F5][i]Elke van der Hout[/i][/color] - Mother - fell sick, prompting Arjan to leave and find a cure. His recent passing inciting Mariska to search for Arjan.

[color=#3A85F5][i]Bram van der Hout[/i][/color] - Father - unknown to Mariska; he stayed behind in the Netherlands when Elke took the children to America. After the virus took hold, the family lost contact with him.
     
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[/cell][cell][sub][b][color=#3A85F5][i] Looking in the Mirror [/i][/color][/b][/sub]
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[color=gray][indent] Ash blonde hair, kept in a short style. Amber coloured eyes, wide and expressive. Slender facial features with an androgynous look. Crooked smile. Muscular build from physical labour. 5’8” in height. Rarely dresses in what is considered a feminine manner. ¾ sleeve tattoo on her right arm of cogs and other mechanical workings, intertwined with roses.
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[sub][b][color=#3A85F5][i] Name Those Demons[/i][/color][/b][/sub]
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[INDENT][color=gray]Mariska never knew life before the virus, but lusts for a world where freedom is the norm. She is fascinated by any information she can find of the world from ‘before’. Mariska has no memories of Bram, so she does not mourn him, but has mourned the idea of a father. She is fiercely protective of her younger brother, and his leaving (coupled with her mother’s death) has had a profound effect on her, making her more prone to risk taking than she was before.
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[color=#3A85F5][sub][b]  Jottings[/b][/sub][/color]
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[*]Mariska’s Dutch is very rusty, given then she has rarely had need to use it. However, Elke wanted both her children to know and respect their heritage, so she taught them this (now likely dead and defunct) language.[/list][/color]
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