[hider=Esmeralda Maria Borbolla Castro] [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjY2Ljk2Y2ZkZS5SWE50WlhKaGJHUmhJRTFoY21saElFSnZjbUp2Ykd4aElFTmhjM1J5YncsLC4w/moonglade-demo.regular.png[/img] [hr] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/af/5a/2f/af5a2f267615a7ed52240eac07541248.jpg[/img] [hr] [color=AFEEEE][h3][b]⫸ B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷[/b][/h3][/color] [color=FFDAB9][i]"The less I care, the happier I am. That is what I want to make myself believe anyway."[/i][/color][/center] [indent] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| BIRTH NAME : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent]Esmeralda Maria Borbolla Castro[/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| ALSO KNOWN AS: |[/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent]N/A [/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| GENDER : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent]Female [/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| AGE : |[/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent]17[/indent][/color] [/indent] [color=AFEEEE][center][h3][b]⫸ A P P E A R A N C E ⫷[/b][/h3][/center][/color] [color=FFDAB9][center][i]"I can't wear more than one type of black at a time."[/i][/center][/color] [indent] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| P H Y S I C AL S T A T S : |[/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][indent] [b]▸ HEIGHT : |[/b] 5'3 [b]▸ WEIGHT : |[/b] 150 [b]▸ ETHNICITY : |[/b] Mexican-American [b]▸ HAIR COLOR : |[/b] Brown [b]▸ EYE COLOR : |[/b] Brown [/indent][/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : |[/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] Esmeralda has long black hair, slightly plump cheeks, and full lips. She's the average height for any female and carries a bit more weight around her bones than most girls. It's nothing that she is bothered by and enjoys the little extra weight she has on her and sees it as signs of her recovery. With unruly eyebrows and easily blemished skin, she often avoids heavy make-up to keep her skin breathing. Her hair is sort of wavy at the ends with some baby hairs that won't stay down no matter what she does to them. There are a few gray hairs scattered here and there, a trait she got from her mother. She has a few scars scarred around her body that are all old and healed completely. Other than the scar on her right eyebrow, the rest of them are hidden under the layers of clothes but have all completely healed over the years. Esmeralda has a slight slouch and limp to the way she walks. She has a few nervous ticks with one of the most prominent ones being nail-biting and pulling her hair. There seem to be prominent dark circles under her eyes, making her glare a lot colder than she would like. Esmeralda has what people call "resting bitch face," which she doesn't mind much since people already think she is a bitch. It doesn't help that her voice is pretty monotone. [/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE]▼ [b]| ATTIRE : |[/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] Esmeralda wears dark colors and dresses. She's often seeing wearing something black, or something black. Her whole closet consists of black clothing with black accessories and black everything. Ask her what her favorite color is, and she will tell you black. There are a few colors splattered here and there, but most of them are dark purples, greens, and blues. Her clothes consist of loose fitted dresses, cardigans, and large sweaters. She often layers her clothing to show very little of her arms. Even when it is hot outside, she continues to wear layers over layers of black. [/indent][/color] [/indent] [color=AFEEEE][center][h3][b]⫸ P S Y C H O L O G Y ⫷[/b][/h3][/center][/color] [color=FFDAB9][center][i]"I'll keep your secret safe with my indefference."[/i][/center][/color] [indent] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | PERSONALITY : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] Stoic | Hardheaded | Jaded | Blunt | Acts Indifferent | Cynical | Careful | Quiet Esmeralda doesn't care. She's just here to get a hold of her stupid power and leave. She's not here to make friends or socialize with people. At least, that is what she tells herself every day. Esmeralda has a hard time connecting with her peers and often comes out as cold and uncaring. She pretends not to care about what other people think while being self-conscious of what she does and says. She tries to mask that by showing minimal interests to those around her. She is always worrying that people who even try to befriend her are only doing so out of pity or have an ulterior motive. There has to be something behind what people do, always. She's not the type of girl to speak out or shout out her opinion. Esmeralda is careful to what she says but doesn't sugar coats her words. She's straight forward and to the point and sees no purpose to beat around the bush. Because of that, she tends to stay away from large groups or people altogether. Esmeralda sees no use on befriending people while she is just here to get an education and get a hold of her powers to live a normal life. Large crowds of people scare Esmeralda. While she tries to hold it together and keep her features calm, everything inside is screaming. She has a fear of large crowds, small spaces, and loud sounds. Esmeralda is prone to panic attacks when stuck in some of those situations and tends to avoid social gatherings or any place that would trigger a panic attack. Showing emotion is something that Esmeralda is really bad at. She rarely smiles or laughs as she tends to stay away from most people. There are small ways she shows her appreciation to those who manage to befriends her. For example, she likes to give small gifts, cook, or do simple gestures for them. [/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | SKILLS : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] [i][color=FFDAB9]‣ Cooking:[/color][/i] Esme may not be a professional cook, but can she whip out some really good dishes. Mainly Latin American dishes, but she's not afraid to try her hand at different things. [i][color=FFDAB9]‣ Singing:.[/color][/i] Esme has a great singing voice, one that totally contradicts her stoic and monotone voice. It's no opera level, but it is pretty angelic.[/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | BACK STORY : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] Esmeralda was born in Compton, California. Her family owned a small Mexican restaurant just a few blocks away from their home. Esmeralda's father and mother managed the kitchen while her brother and sister waited the tables. The restaurant didn't bring much money in, but it was enough to keep the family of five up on their feet every month. While the Borbolla kids didn't have any luxuries, they were happy with what they had. Esmeralda's older siblings always talked about moving to Verthaven to become scientists and study the Delta-Crystals. Sometimes they would joke around and imagine what kind of powers they could have if they ever came in touch with one of them. Fall of 2010 came, and Esmeralda's siblings got their wish. They had managed to both get scholarships to Verthaven's University. Both of her parents were extremely proud of their children, just as they were sad to see their eldest children go. And so Esmeralda was left with her parents and their small restaurant. She would help out after school while studying her butt off at school. If her siblings were about to get out of LA by studying, then she could too. So Esmeralda spent the next four years studying and working. During school, Esmeralda didn't have many friends. She wasn't the social type to start with and kept to herself most of the time. Only spoke when spoken to and minded her own business. She managed to get through most of school without all the drama some of her age went through. Middle school went by without a hitch. She manages to get into a private high school in Santa Monica, about an hour away from her house. It didn't matter though; she was determined to get into a good school then attend Vsrthaveb University like her older siblings. Now in a nice private high school, Esmeralda continued to study her way up. She had made a few friends that she considered almost like family. There was Nico, Amy, and Jun. On the last weeks of her freshman year, the high school organized a trip to Verthaven. Excited about it, Esmeralda worked in her parents' restaurant to save up enough money to go with her friends. It would be an opportunity to finally see all the places her older siblings studied; she might even see them there. The trip lasted only three days, and most of them were spent at the university. The class toured the whole place, and some professors volunteered to give the high schoolers a sample lecture. Esmeralda got to see her brother and sister during their lunch breaks. Esmeralda had real faith that she would be able to follow her sibling's footsteps and her parents proud too. On the last day of the trip, news broke out that REAPER has sold a large quantity of serums all over the city, which resulted in an overnight hell. Esmeralda's class evacuated right after, barely avoiding the worst of the whole ordeal. They had been sent to the neighboring city where the violence seemed to be more contained. The class had to wait one more day before they would be able to get security to escort them out of the area and back to LA. Unfortunately, all hell broke loose the very next day. Destruction was everywhere with drug addicts, gang members, and even everyday people raining chaos all over. Esmeralda's class was far away enough to avoid the worst of it all. They had taken shelter in a school with the rest of the neighbors and tried to wait out what seemed to be war outside. The news said that RAVEN and other government agencies were on stand by to help out the citizens of Verthaven, but aid didn't get to them ion time. There had been a drug addict rampant on their side of the city and hit the school they had taken shelter in just before authorities reached them. The man destroyed half of the school and took shelter there. A few survivors of the incident hid away in the school in hoped that any kind authority would still come and rescue them from the man. Esmeralda was one of them. One of her teachers had convinced them that if they stayed, they would survive it. They didn't know that they were being exposed to the Delta-Energy via the drug addict the roamed the school. One by one, her school mates began to die inexplicably. They hadn't eaten in days, but Esmeralda knew that wasn't the reason for their death. Just four days after the drug addict took the school under his command KINGFISHER agents finally arrived at the school to take him down. The remaining students were stuck in the crossfire. The drug addict, a Metahuman who was able to control forcefields, made the buildings around him crumble with Esmeralda and her classmates still inside. She didn't know how many hours passed, but after everything had gone quiet at the dust had settled, she could finally hear some of the agents calling for anyone alive. Esmeralda, desperate to take a breath of fresh air and leave the small closet she had been stuck in, screamed her lungs out. She was sure that they couldn't hear her until she heard rumbling outside of the closet and the door opened. Outside, there were several KINGFISHER agents staring at her with a surprised look on their faces. Before they could explain what had happened, she passed out. Life went on. Esmeralda returned to LA with her parents and mourned the death of her older siblings. They attended the funeral services with some of the survivors, got money for the government, and moved on with life. Esmeralda continued to live for some time, unaware of the power that had manifested the day of her rescue. Unbeknown to her, the KINGFISHER agents had reported her manifestation to the now FAMA agency and were monitoring her for a confirmation of her power. That confirmation came just months later after the incident in Verthaven. Esmeralda was cooking in the kitchen while she sang with her mother. It was a mariachi song but, it talked about the sky. Halfway into the song, the kitchen roof of the small kitchen had been turned into a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. Esmeralda shut everyone out after that. While her parents were supportive of her, she hated herself. Metahumans had taken her siblings, and now she was one herself. Months later her parents told her she would be going to a school with other Metahumans. Esmeralda didn't have an option. [/indent][/color] [/indent] [color=AFEEEE][center][h3][b]⫸ P O W E R I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷[/b][/h3][/center][/color] [color=FFDAB9][center][i]"Want to see a magic trick?"[/i][/center][/color] [indent] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | POWER CLASSIFICATION : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent]Type-Blue[/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | POWER DESCRIPTION : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] [i]Auditory Illusion:[/i] Because of her exposure to Type-Blue Delta-Energy, Esmeralda can produce illusions via her voice. With simple words, singing, or screaming, Esmeralda can create whatever illusions she can imagine. With her voice, she can alter the way the brain sees things and can trick it into seeing the illusions Esmeralda creates in their mind. People perceive these illusions as real for as long as they hear Esmeralda's voice, and while they see the illusion, they don't recognize her voice. If she is concentrating enough and has enough time, she could make herself invisible for one person only for a very short amount of time. [i]Charm:[/i] Esmeralda could charm people for a few seconds with her singing. People who hear her sing are persuaded or feel the need to approach the source of it and stay mesmerized until the singing stops or get distracted. She can also stun people for a second or two with a scream, but it only affects those at arm's reach. [/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | LIMITS : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] Esmeralda has a very short range with her power. She must be within earshot of the person. The illusions that she can create are limited to what she can imagine and knows about a certain subject. Bigger illusions or even small detailed ones are hard to produce due to the amount of effort it takes. Her powers are also limited to her voice only, which means that if she stops makings sounds the illusion disappears. Esmeralda can try to make illusions of other people, but she must study them and memorize their features first and could only hold a detailed illusion for a minute. Recordings or speakers do not let her expand the range of her power. [/indent][/color] [color=AFEEEE][b]▼ | WEAKNESSES : | [/b][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent][sub][sub].[/sub][/sub] Esmeralda could see her own illusions and could be affected by them too. Her voice is also her weakness if she is silenced, then her power is rendered useless. People under her charm could be easily distracted or be told that the illusions are not real. Some of her illusions may not look absolutely real due to the lack of knowledge of the subject. Esmeralda also gets sick quite a lot, which affect her voice and weaken her powers. [/indent][/color] [/indent] [color=AFEEEE][center][h3][b]⫸ O T H E R ⫷[/b][/h3][/center][/color] [color=FFDAB9][center][i]"Character quote 5."[/i][/center][/color] [color=C0C0C0][indent]Don't call her Esme, she'll glare at you.[/indent][/color] [/hider]