[hider=Jaden J. Domingeuz] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/NieOvUT.png[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/1ab38b78-071d-4bbf-b5fa-4c0c37329e63/d2qpn57-81047792-d29f-4d33-9778-2a6544d6c315.png/v1/fill/w_1280,h_1280,q_80,strp/winning_smile_by_cable9tuba_d2qpn57-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTI4MCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzFhYjM4Yjc4LTA3MWQtNGJiZi1iNWZhLTRjMGMzNzMyOWU2M1wvZDJxcG41Ny04MTA0Nzc5Mi1kMjlmLTRkMzMtOTc3OC0yYTY1NDRkNmMzMTUucG5nIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.BdHxG0gPIkBI85jMEsD0Xd2eKzt72oz12I5w7958T-8[/img] [color=royalblue][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"Everyone knows things haven't been the same. I know I haven't."[/i] [color=royalblue][h3][ [b]5'6ft[/b] | [b]19[/b] | [b]Haitian & Columbian[/b] | [b]He/Him[/b] | [b]176[/b] ][/h3] [h1][i][Grief][/i][/h1][/color] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj63lsjZBt8[/youtube][/center] [color=royalblue][h3][u][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I'm short, yeah, but I'm tall in all the right places."[/i] [indent][indent]A very proud and youthful young man just from the look. Just from his demeanor, you can tell he's very carefree and easy going - just from how lax he is about a lot of things. He walks around with confidence and a cocky swagger - mixed with a good old fashioned New Yorker accent. His voice is loud, but not as deep as he was hoping which kind of makes his behavior fall flat a lot of the time. Jaden is African-American at first look, but he's more than willing to tell you that he's mixed. His father is primarily Haitian and some West African countries and his mother is Columbian. His skin is dark with some cuts and bruises, he's got afro-textured hair, and his lips are thick - the usual. You wouldn't notice the hair though because he keeps it cut very short for personal reasons. In terms of build, Jaden is very short - like he stands at the female height. Which sucks because he wishes he was taller, but whenever he does a pull-up things are way easier. Jaden is in pretty good shape from working out - and let's be real; he's not the type to laze around and get fat. He's not super buff, but he's skinny and toned as all hell. He's got legs and chest muscles. Jaden's sigil is on his chest, his right pectoral muscle. Given that he's apart of a Collective Awakening he has a sigil for each Abstraction, [url=https://i.imgur.com/87ZWwY9.jpg]with the sigil of a book[/url] representing his primary abstraction. [url=https://cdn.dribbble.com/users/356633/screenshots/2133144/chameleon.jpg]A vaguely Chameleon shape[/url] representing the abstraction from his sister is underneath it. The symbol of [url=https://w0.pngwave.com/png/332/933/shooting-target-sniper-ghost-warrior-3-weapon-sniper-rifle-shooting-target-png-clip-art.png]a target[/url] and a [url=https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PGW960/shield-with-the-image-of-a-tree-with-the-symbol-of-infinity-heart-sun-and-bird-PGW960.jpg]shield[/url] represents his blaster and barrier abstraction respectively are next to the chameleon.[/indent][/indent] [color=royalblue][h3][u][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I wanna help people yo, I just don't want to be some weirdo that plays Playstation all day."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=royalblue][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b] [/color] Currently, Jaden's goal is to find his twin sister Cierra before something terrible happens to her. Previously Jaden's goal was to get enlisted in to the Marines but that didn't go as well as he was hoping for but at least he got his degree! [color=royalblue][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b] [/color] It may surprise you but Jaden is somewhat philosophical just from the way he was raised. He believes that strength and power are everything - just not physical strength. He wants the world to see him as strong, regardless of the price. People should be self-sufficient in his eyes, but he's willing to loan his strength to other people. [color=royalblue][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b] [/color] Jaden doesn't have any secrets, that sick's wack. [color=royalblue][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b] [/color] Jaden's straight baby. [color=royalblue][b]FEARS ⫻[/b] [/color] Jaden is afraid of being weak, being useless, being scared. This is why he acts all proud, aggressive, and rebellious - he wants the world to know that he isn't weak or a coward and will do anything to appear otherwise. He's convinced that strength, pride, and status is the only thing that matters, and the only thing he needs. While longing for something more. [color=royalblue][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b] [/color] Jaden's reputation around Araminta varies - he visits Church every Sunday and is somewhat religious. However, because of his skin color and past behavior, many denizens of Araminta are wary of the boy. [color=royalblue][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b] [/color] Jaden can't hold still - he can hold it for a few moments, but he finds it hard to stand at ease without moving his head or looking around. [color=royalblue][b]FLAWS ⫻[/b] [/color] He's arrogant, impatient, somewhat-self hating, annoying, brash, and more. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=royalblue][h3][u][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"If you like your teeth don't mention Lynnette."[/i] [indent][indent]Jaden was born in New York City baby! To a very high ranking member of some technology firm situation in New York. He was no CEO, but he had more than a living wage - all because of good schooling. Jago'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! The first child was Lynette Dominguez, then afterward were the Dominguez twins: Jaden and Cierra Dominguez. The three had everything they ever needed: a nice house, good schooling, and whatever else they wanted came in time. Unlike the eldest Dominguez, who was attracted to learning; Jaden and Cierra had too much energy for that garbage. That energy ended up with them acting out when they got of age; so the two were invested into sports. Cierra into soccer, Jaden into basketball and whatever else he could get his hands on. Jaden was badass when you handed him a basketball and is talented with it to this very day. When he got older he ended up in his school's basketball team, and this ended with Jaden getting lots of social connections and parties and whatever. Where ever Jaden went, people knew him. It was like a dream! However, as popular as he was, he couldn't help but feel like he didn't want this. Jaden could go pro, but did he want to? Yup, it just didn't feel right with him. Ultimately, Jaden went against his friend's best wishes and decided to expand his horizons with other hobbies. After one art class went wrong, he gave Marine JROTC a try and immediately fell in love. It was the higher purpose that Jaden needed and perfect for an athlete like him. Throughout all of his high school years, he spent it doing NROTC classes and drills - he just wished he was allowed to shoot a gun! But, he had all the military discipline and knowledge that he needed to make it big - well, big as a Marine could make it! He still went to parties along with his sister Cierra, while Lynette... did Lynette things. They couldn't relate to her too much, but they tried their best to be her friend. They had their ups and downs but eventually, they connected to her and she helped them a lot with their school work. Things were great... until Daddy Dominguez got a job in Araminta, Pennslyvania. A place that Jaden didn't even hear about! It was such bullshit, but it was his last year of high school anyway. After Cierra and Jaden graduated, the family set off to Araminta. It was weird being in a state different from where he grew up - at most they went on vacation to Florida. He didn't have any of his homies to surround him! Jaden looked to his older sister Lynette for guidance since she was never super connected to people in the first place. There was one problem with his plan on going into the service; his father didn't want him going into the service - not without a degree that is. He wanted his son to have a fallback plan and also to have some rank in the military when he got in. So Jaden went to Araminta community college and got a degree in cybersecurity - he bet he could find a good job in the Marines for him. All while continuing to do NROTC in college and getting help from his older sister when he could. Their connection grew as Lynette became a de facto mentor to Jaden, helping him out whenever she could. It wasn't long until the two separated as Lynette went to a place known as Grand Ridge Academy in a rush, but they kept in touch. After he graduated, the first place he went to was the recruiter's office and everything was going well. He did the ASVAB (scored a 62) and went on his merry way to MEPS and everything was going well... until he got drug tested. They found traces of marijuana and he was immediately disqualified - fortunately, his NROTC credentials were enough to allow him to retest... in six months. Which meant Jaden had to sit around bored in Araminta. Everything was not perfect as Jaden received news as to what happened in Farmer Hill and lost contact with Lynette. It was news of a massive earthquake that ravaged the town and killed many... unfortunately, Lynette was a victim. This was news that destroyed Jaden to his core and sent him into a depression. Watching Lynette get lowered into the ground destroyed him inside, however, Jaden tried to hide his sorrow by acting the same as usual. Even though he has matured to the core. However, around one month was when all the weird occurrences in Araminta began. First Jaden just shrugged it off as superstition before Jaden came face to face with the masked killer running around. He was out with some friends and his sister partying down by the river when that crazy fucker with a mask attacked him. Jaden, first and foremost tried to fight the bastard off but the freak was way above them. The serial killer chased his group around until they got separated. They all ended up in one abandoned house where they made their final stand. However, Jaden and his friends Awakened... and it ended up being a Collective Awakening. It was weird, but they managed to fight off the thing and force it to retreat. Afterward, Jaden wondered what the fuck is going on. As he tried to learn his newfound power with his sister but after a few nights she went missing. Jaden looked all over the place for her, yet he could not find her no matter where he looked. And nobody seemed to care. She wasn't a victim of the serial killer... nor did Jaden think she could be a victim. She was too strong for that...[/indent][/indent] [color=royalblue][h3][u][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"High-speed as fuck"[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=royalblue][b]NROTC ⫻[/b] [/color] Jaden's primary claim to fame is all the work he did in JROTC and NROTC. He's pretty much an expert when it comes to the Marines and if he actually resisted the urge to smoke that one joint he would probably have aced basic training. He knows all the exercises off the bat, the history of the marines, land navigation, leadership, the basics of marksmanship, swimming, and all traditions. [color=royalblue][b]Basketball ⫻[/b] [/color] Before Jaden went to the NROTC, he was a star basketball player. He was extremely good and probably could have gone NBA if it didn't feel weird to the teen. He still plays from time to time and he hasn't lost a step. [color=royalblue][b]Cyber-Security Degree ⫻[/b] [/color] Before Jaden was allowed to enlist he decided to get a degree in something. He choose Cyber-Security because it sounded just military enough for him... and then realized this was probably a degree for the airforce. That said, he knows computers really well, like operating them and repairing them comes easy as hell to him. He, obviously, knows how to do stuff like monitor systems and deal with cyber attacks. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=royalblue][h3][u][b] EXTRA-NORMAL ABILITIES [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Fuck yo, it seems like the more I try to run away the more this shit tries to chase me."[/i] [indent][indent] [color=royalblue][b]TYPE ⫻[/b][/color] Awakened [color=royalblue][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Collective-Awakening, Jaden has access to four different Abstractions: [indent][color=royalblue][b]FAMIMILIAL REFLECTION ⫻[/b][/color] As Jaden's primary abstraction can summon a ghostly reflection of his sister who can gather information for him. [color=royalblue][b]CHAMEALEON ⫻[/b][/color] The Chameleon ability is rooted from Cierra, Jaden's sister, and allows him to slowly blend into the environment. [color=royalblue][b]BARRIER-Generation ⫻[/b][/color] Rooted from a girl named Mariah who has the ability to spawn barriers around herself. [color=royalblue][b]Percise-Shots ⫻[/b][/color] Granted from Jaden's best friend Reese, Jaden can fire small precise blasts the shape and size of bullets. [/indent] [color=royalblue][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] When Jaden was attacked by the Horde he gained four different Abstractions from his sister and two friends. It's theorized that Jaden has 50% of his own ability, 30% of his sister's, and 10% of his two friends. [indent][color=royalblue][b]FAMIMILIAL REFLECTION ⫻[/b][/color] Jaden's own abstraction and it is rooted in how he misses his sister and how he used to call on her for guidance. It's not exactly an ability that Jaden can call on at will, as he represses his grief but when Jaden is stuck or curious about something a ghostly copy of his sister, Lynette, will appear before him. This copy of his sister is a short African-American girl with an afro of hair and dresses in jeans and a plain t-shirt... except she is completely transparent. He can only see the outline of her as she causes a vibration in the air where ever she goes. She has no combat potential, but what she can do is give him information about what Jaden is stuck on. Say if he's trapped in a room and wants to get out, she can tell him about how the doorknob is old and can be broken. Sometimes she will drop in and give him information about any question he might have at the moment before disappearing. Jaden will be able to control this ability in time as he learns how to handle his grief over his sister. [color=royalblue][b]CHAMELEON ⫻[/b][/color] Because Jaden is so close to his sister, he gained an abstraction reflecting her. She is a girl that is sneaky as hell and loves reptiles, so Jaden can channel that and slowly blend into the environment. It's a slow process but Jaden can channel this ability to blend into an environment and turn semi-invisible. Semi, as he can still be seen to the keen eye as if he's changing colors to the environment. This won't fool the most extra-normal beings but is handy. [color=royalblue][b]PERCISE-SHOTS ⫻[/b][/color] Jaden's best friend in NROTC and joined him when he went to MEPS was Reese. A kid from a bad neighborhood that bonded pretty well with Jaden, and Jaden and him had a mutual hobby of shooting. Jaden thought he was an excellent shot, so that fueled this abstraction. Jaden can fire tiny blasts of supernatural energy out of his hands, which are extremely precise and accurate albeit weak. He can fire them with such preciseness he can shoot an apple off someone's head. The blasts are no stronger than a punch, but he can fire them with such preciseness that he can cause a lot of damage if he puts his shots right. [color=royalblue][b]BARRIER-GENERAION ⫻[/b][/color] Because Jaden is not familiar with Mariah, he merely gained a piece of her abstraction. This abstraction is rooted from two things; Mariah's desire to protect herself and her siblings from their abusive father and at the time, her desire to protect herself from the horde. However, since Jaden only has a small fraction of her far more powerful shielding ability it isn't as powerful as he would like. He can produce a circular shield in front of himself long as he is stationary that'll stop most baseline physical attacks in their tracks and if he focuses he'll be able to handle supernatural-strength. The shield is transparent but a blue color and he can manifest it all will. [/indent] [color=royalblue][b]AURA SENSING ⫻[/b][/color] Jaden's aura reading is very situational and at times useless. He has the ability to sense the aura of his sisters and can see items belonging to them up to twenty meters away. They are illuminated in a bright blue aura and if it's an item that belongs to them, Jaden can gather how long ago they touched it from the intensity of its aura. The thicker the aura, the shorter the time they had contact with it. Of course, since one of his sisters is deceased this doesn't have too much use. Jaden can also sense the members of his Collective from the same distance. [color=royalblue][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] As it stands Jaden has no control over the Familial Reflection. It only appears the less Jaden thinks about it and if Jaden actively wants its help, it will not appear. There's also the fact that he cannot control what information it gives. It just knows a lot, it doesn't mean that what information it gives will be useful. The Chameleon ability allows Jaden to turn semi-invisible but it takes a few seconds for it to take effect and Jaden has to move slow to retain it. If he runs too fast he'll have to take a few seconds for the stealth to catch up. The barrier is strong enough to withstand one powerful blow before it disappears and he has to wait for it to recharge. At most, it can handle a few rounds from a pistol before it breaks. He also has to be completely stationary to utilize it so yeah. Jaden can only produce the barrier in front of himself. Jaden can only fire one precise shot every ten seconds and it has a range of around ten feet. He can only fire ten shots before he has to wait a few minutes for it to "reload". [color=royalblue][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] The Familial-Reflection has no physical weaknesses but it has a mental weakness. Jaden is trying his best to repress his feelings about his deceased sister and the Familial Reflection brings it up. It's to the point where he actively tries not to use this abstraction despite its usefulness and power. Whenever Jaden uses the Chameleon, his own vision becomes blurry and dark. The barrier comes at the cost of his mobility as Jaden has to be standing still in order to use it, if he moves the barrier will fade from existence. The Precise shots come with a recoil that hurts his hands the more he uses it and comes with a very loud sound that only Jaden can hear that disorients him. [/indent][/indent] [color=royalblue][h3][u][b] OTHER [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I miss my dreads."[/i] [indent][indent][/indent][/indent] [/hider] [hider=Kaitlyn Liào] [center][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/wcQpXM3.png[/img][hr] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/9b6e28c3fa422d7c8bb11e8d1699fe81/tumblr_nwisrwyj6t1qa9tzko4_1280.jpg[/img] [color=Cornflowerblue][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"My family is one built on pride and strength, I am not any different."[/i] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][ [b]20[/b] | [b]5'4[/b] | [b]Chinese & Taiwanese[/b] | [b]She/Her[/b] | [b]172lb[/b] ][/h3] [h1][i][Inquisitiveness][/i][/h1][/color] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbuAWSbWmi0[/youtube][/center] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][u][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"People jump to too many conclusions based just off of how they look."[/i] [indent][indent]Katie has a rather distinct appearance. While she laments the fact that she didn't get her mother's looks or any of that she seemingly has embraced a different kind of self-love. First off, Katie is Asian with roots coming from the great country of China. She has white skin with heavy golden overtones and facial features very consistent with her people. Her facial features are round and pudgy due to her heavyweight for her size. Kaitlyn due to not inheriting her brother's metabolism is quite heavy in terms of weight. She has a gut, tons of stretch marks, and fat in her facial area. However, this weight has enhanced what little sex appeal she has because she wasn't going to get any from her flat-chested and assed mother. She, at the very least, has 44F cup size and her behind sticks out in jeans. Even if she's not a super big fan of tight clothing. Speaking of which, Katie is a fan of dresses and skirts and will most likely be seen wearing that. In contrast with her twin brother, her primary color is blue. The vibe that Katie gives off is different from the rest of her family. She presents a calm and reserved aura that reflects in her behavior, her voice is usually low and she like drawing any more attention to herself than necessary. Katie's sigil, [url=https://i.imgur.com/7848Dng.png]a symbol of a wave[/url], rests on the middle of the right side of her neck for the world to see.[/indent][/indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][u][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I keep my circle small, it's easier for all of us."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b] [/color] Katie's main goal has been getting a degree for Marine Biology and explore the deepest parts of the ocean. She's close to getting her master's degree so she'd be the most expert in the subject that she can be. However, her goal as of late has been getting over her nasty break up with her ex-girlfriend. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b] [/color] Kaitlyn's goal has always been about keeping to herself. She thinks the world would be a better place if fewer people focused on what other people are doing and focused more on themselves. That said, she's a girl that's all about self-improvement and becoming the best person she can be. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b] [/color] Kaitlyn's main secret is the fact that she's bisexual and the fact that she spent the last two years in a same-sex relationship. She knows her mother would renounce her if she found out, and keeps any mention of it strictly off social media. Katie is also a very secretive person in general that makes what she does, where she came from, and where she is, private as possible. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b] [/color] Katie is bisexual but keeps it relatively private as she doesn't want that information getting out. She accepts it fully but she thinks it's something she best keeps to herself. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]FEARS ⫻[/b] [/color] Katie fears her mother finding out about her sexuality and her secret relationship. Mainly because she hates disappointing her mother and she wouldn't approve of such a relationship. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b] [/color] Because of her nature, Kaitlyn is relatively unknown throughout Araminta. If most people see her they probably wouldn't have a clue who she is. She likes it that way. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b] [/color] Sometimes Katie has the habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]FLAWS ⫻[/b] [/color] Katie is fearful, reserved, and is afraid of all the raw emotions she keeps repressed inside of herself for the sake of everyone around her. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][u][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Do not bring up Amelia."[/i] [indent][indent]To make a long story short: Kaitlyn's mother, Meifeng Zhao, and his aunt, Lijuan, moved to America from China because of her mother's (Lihua Zhao) dissatisfaction with China. They moved to a Californian metropolis known as Los Angeles, where they had a variety of different adventures. Meifeng grew up into a strong confident woman who went into college for a master's degree in criminal justice where she met her future sweetheart Daniel Liao. After a few years of romancing each other, they got married, and Meifeng became pregnant with twins. Justin and Kaitlyn Liao, two siblings that would pave the way for the bloodline's future. There was a stark difference between the two. The two were a pair of wild and rambunctious people that caused headaches for their mother, father, and all other blood relatives in the vicinity. However, Kaitlyn was the more wild and passionate of the two, far more emotional than her hotblooded brother. But, other than that Katie's early life didn't have much of a note, Meifeng was at home raising them while his father was making the money for them to live comfortably. This built up a deep innate connection between the twins and their mother, who imparted many of her ideas and philosophy upon the twins - though she was unhappy with staying home by herself. Their grandmother, Lihua, stepped in and offered to take some of the workloads off Meifeng so she could pursue a career in the CIA. Their dual-earner family is what earned them a lot of money, and in turn, helped them live comfortably in Los Angeles. However, Katie was close to her grandmother who taught her, in time, that she as a woman needed to be calmer and more reserved. That she needed the discipline that her brother lacked - but she told her that her mother was the same way. Eventually, she taught the girl how to control her emotions, wisdom, but how to be fierce when she needs to, and everything she would need to succeed in life. At the cost of making her like an old lady. This meant that Kaitlyn fulfilled the role of calming her more hotblooded brother. In time, Kaitlyn pursued her own goals. The girl loved the ocean more than anything and she wanted to explore it, learn the animals that are in the ocean, and make breakthroughs as a scientist. Which lead to Kaitlyn taking up Marine Biology and going to the illustrious University of Araminta, where her twin-brother got sent to live with their grandmother in Farmer Hill and eventually go to a school local to the town. Being away from her family caused a huge shift in her life as she tried to get her master's degree. Kaitlyn realized something inside of her, the fact that she was more sexual than she let on. This didn't mean that she slept around, she realized that she was more attracted to people than she thought. And in time, she soon realized that it wasn't just boys she liked. Though the girl was in no rush to get into a relationship. She merely stayed focus on getting her degree and like most cliche college-aged kids she got a job at a local coffee shop not too far away from the university. Things changed when she ran into a girl named Amelia Dallon... it was a strange experience as the girl was seemingly at her coffee shop every day, then she found out that she was at the university too. Eventually, they started hanging out and became friends and eventually, Amelia dropped the question. It was strange for Kaitie, but she decided to try it out. The two went out on a few dates and had all types of fun and eventually decided to become a couple. And things were happy for the next two years. But, all good things come to an end. It all started a few months before the start of the story when Justin called her all frantic explaining to her that her grandmother was murdered by something. This caused grief like no other in Kaitlyn as she became withdrawn from her social circle, classes, and eventually Amelia. After her grandmother's funeral, Kaitlyn took some time to herself. However, this didn't sit too well with Amelia as she felt like she was being neglected and ignored - mixed with the fact that she felt like Kaitlyn was [i]ashamed[/i] of her. Amelia kept trying to get close to Kaitlyn while she pushed her away. Eventually, Kaitlyn gave into Amelia and went out to a date at a nice restaurant. It was awkward as Kaitlyn felt that the magic between them was dying and ultimately chose to break it off. However, Amelia didn't take that too well and as Katie tried to walk away she grabbed her. She cried her heart out about how she loved Katie and how it couldn't end like this and it got mad creepy for Kaitlyn. Eventually, a fight broke out between the two as Kaitlyn tried to fight her ex off and in the middle of the struggle both Amelia and Kaitlyn Awakened. Amelia was pushed away from Kaitlyn with a sudden wave and couldn't get close to her. All while Kaitlyn hauled ass back to her dorm. This was strange as her Awakening unlocked an abstraction relating to the ocean. It felt like the ocean was at her very fingertips as she can bring it to hers. It was a beautiful experience that was unlike any other. However, Kaitlyn tried to move on with her life... but this was around the time her brother went missing and things got strange in Araminta.[/indent][/indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][u][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I don't have much to bring to the table, I'm sorry."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][b]Marine Biologist ⫻[/b] [/color] Kaitlyn is studying to be a marine biologist, and so far she is quite skilled and dedicated in her task. She is very informed about her subject and can name most marine animals right off the bat. Kaitlyn even took some swimming classes to improve. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][u][b] EXTRA-NORMAL ABILITIES [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I'll show you something beautiful."[/i] [indent][indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][b]TYPE ⫻[/b][/color] Awakened. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]ABSTRACTION ⫻[/b][/color] Thalassomancery, Kaitlyn can summon ocean-effects with a snap of her fingers. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻[/b][/color] Kaitlyn's ability is rooted in her love of the ocean and the raw emotion she has inside of herself that she keeps contained for the right moments. Her abstraction is a strange mixture of ocean manipulation and water generation as she can summon ocean-effects and animals in the shape of water for short periods. This can manifest in the way of summoning a wave of water to wash enemies away, a whirlpool out of thin air, a water sprout, or water in the shape of a shark. She has a wide variety of potential as she can create animals out of the water to attack foes, and summon water out of thin air. She can simply summon a body of water, too. This gives her tons of raw offensive, defensive, and mobility options as her abstraction can be used to attack people, create barriers, and move away. Kaitlyn can also merely summon water and manipulate it to her heart's content. This also comes with a sub-ability of being able to stand on this ocean water which allows her to move around, and even a levitation ability that lets her float a few feet off the ground when she cuts loose. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]AURA SENSING ⫻[/b][/color] Kaitlyn's aura sensing allows her to see the auras of what is soaked or submerged in water up to ten meters away. She can tell which is what by the intensity of its aura as soaked objects have a less intense aura while what is submerged down. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]LIMITS ⫻[/b][/color] Kaitlyn is also inhibited by the Extra-Normal's innate resistance to each others abstractions. Her attacks are just less effective against them. Her summoning also only works for a short period of time as whatever she summons will disappear after a few moments. Usually, it'll disappear after it does the desired effect but some of her summonses will last for only a minute at most. Kaitlyn's ability is also relatively short-ranged being able to summon water within fifteen meters of herself. Of course, Kaitlyn can only summon one effect at a time and once she summons it, she cannot stop it before it disappears on its own. [color=Cornflowerblue][b]WEAKNESSES ⫻[/b][/color] Kaitlyn's abstraction comes with two weaknesses. First summoning water cools her body down, and the bigger the summon the more her body will cool down. Small effects won't have any noticeable effects but the more dramatic summons will cause one hell of a chill. If she cuts loose she'll come out of the engagement with hypothermia or may even freeze herself to death. The abstraction also causes an uncomfortable feeling of cold water on her body that gets worse the more she uses it. Along with loss of breath as if she was drowning in the water as if she's being submerged. Kaitlyn's abstraction also dehydrates her body as if she just consumed food rich in sodium, so she has to constantly hydrate to keep using her abstraction because it'll completely cut off if she does. [/indent][/indent] [color=Cornflowerblue][h3][u][b] OTHER [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"."[/i] [indent][indent][/indent][/indent] [/hider] [hider=Rita J. Shaw] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Ubo4mXz.png[/img] [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f2848d7e-4610-4cde-92d7-2fa349912410/d9lsd66-aea408df-0596-4a78-a1bb-0fa1f5a17a42.jpg/v1/fill/w_1111,h_719,q_70,strp/a_girl_with_her_own_style_by_arctic_revoiution_d9lsd66-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9ODI5IiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjI4NDhkN2UtNDYxMC00Y2RlLTkyZDctMmZhMzQ5OTEyNDEwXC9kOWxzZDY2LWFlYTQwOGRmLTA1OTYtNGE3OC1hMWJiLTBmYTFmNWExN2E0Mi5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTI4MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.EboVJYsXoutXf1EMK5x3Q2CSrbmSgeixjOvpaQLR7Eo[/img] [color=green][h1]╚══════════════╝[/h1][/color] [i]"Where am I? This sure as hell isn't home... how did I get here?"[/i] [color=green][h3][ [b]18[/b] | [b]6'2ft[/b] | [b]Caucasian (French and other stuff)[/b] | [b]She/Her[/b] | [b][/b] ][/h3] [h1][i][Stranger][/i][/h1][/color] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXXBUaP8vM8[/youtube][/center] [color=green][h3][u][b] APPEARANCE [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Like it? The hair really screams Rita, don't you think?"[/i] [indent][indent]Quite a standout individual in her home town, granted that she was the tallest female at her school and pretty much everywhere she went. Standing at six-two, Rita is taller than a lot of boys and few girls do more than reach her shoulders. It's the last thing that Rita wanted to inherit from her parents because she doesn't like standing out and drawing attention to herself. Rita is a very bony girl that has little to no width to her body, so she's tall but not very big. Her shoulders are relatively thin and despite her height, she barely looks masculine. Her cup size is a 34C and she isn't the type that fills out her jeans. Rita is Caucasian to her bone, but she honestly doesn't know what race she is exactly. Her mother says that she's French, but that doesn't add up at all. Rita's just white in her eyes. She's got brown hair that's shoulder-length with blonde highlights.[/indent][/indent] [color=green][h3][u][b] PSYCHOLOGY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"What my mother did... it fucked me up, but I am going to do what I can to get back at her."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=green][b]MAIN GOAL ⫻[/b] [/color] Rita's main goal is to "fix" what her mother did to her and become the girl she was always meant to be. A wild free spirit, not this contained a paranoid wreck of a girl. She also, deep down, wants revenge against her mother. [color=green][b]PHILOSOPHY ⫻[/b] [/color] In Rita's eyes, nothing should be taken at face value nor is it straight forward. People are some of the most complex people in the world and if anyone tries to present themselves as "simple" then they're probably lying about something. Nothing is ever the way it seems. [color=green][b]SECRETS ⫻[/b] [/color] Rita keeps most of her life private by reflex, merely because she's afraid that people will use it against her as her mother taught. [color=green][b]SEXUALITY ⫻[/b] [/color] Rita has no clue what her sexuality is, she's had fun with both boys and girls but it's all been purely physical. So far she hasn't felt an iota of this emotion called "love". [color=green][b]FEARS ⫻[/b] [/color] While Rita has made huge strides to open up and interact with people, Rita is still very paranoid of other people's intentions. She keeps herself closed off because she's afraid of somebody taking advantage of it. [color=green][b]REPUTATION ⫻[/b] [/color] Rita isn't even from Araminta. She has no clue why she's here, and the same goes for the inhabitants. Rita is a stranger. [color=green][b]QUIRKS ⫻[/b] [/color] Rita has difficulty keeping eye contact with people and has a habit of looking away or letting herself get "distracted" by something. [color=green][b]FLAWS ⫻[/b] [/color] Because of her extreme sheltered upbringing, Rita has horrible social skills. Slang and other terms fly over her head as she doesn't know how to act in every situation and has a habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Very paranoid and overly cautious, and somewhat childish and emotionally immature. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=green][h3][u][b] BACKSTORY [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I hate my mother so much."[/i] [indent][indent]So, if you've been reading everything so far you can probably get a good idea of what I'm going to do here. Rita was born in rural Florida, not too far away from Tampa, to her mother Jane Shaw. Now, Jane has some problems that could not be ignored, yes, she was a very intelligent and talented woman that became a Sergeant in the army. However, she suffered from a myriad of mental disorders that, ultimately, ended up with her being separated from the army and she retired to Florida. She kept to herself, working as a doctor using what skills she could use from the army, and stayed home. She eventually, with some convincing from her family, went out to a bar and met a guy and they had sex. The experience was a great one for her for a large number of reasons, but worst of all she ended up pregnant from it. Jane didn't believe in abortion and kept the child, naming it after her late grandmother Rita. However, Jane was not a great mother, nor was she particularly fit for doing it. Jane homeschooled Rita and kept her isolated from the outside world as possible in an attempt to shield the world from the things she has seen. Rita was homeschooled and was hardly allowed to socialize with anyone that didn't share their last name. While this created a child as intelligent and studious as Jane herself this severely stunted her emotional growth and social skills. If things went the way that they had Rita would never have been prepared for the outside world or to be an adult. And Rita wouldn't have known until it was too late. Life has a way it seems, Rita wondered if it was destiny or something else, but she had made a friend out of a neighbor. A girl her age named Brooke Vanburen. Brooke was the only friend that Rita and Brooke helped her realize something was wrong with her life. They talked through the fence whenever Jane would let Rita play in the yard, but Brooke showed her so much. How Jane was being oppressive to her. This eventually gave rise, with some help, to some small rebellions starting with Rita breaking the routine to talking back to Jane. This ended with Jane putting Rita on lockdown but that didn't help. Rita was smart as she was, eventually, she figured out a way to communicate with Brooke via the usage of letters. It wasn't long however until Jane found the letters and went into a fit of rage. Jane marched towards the door to have a strong word with the Vanburens but Rita got the impression that Jane was going to kill Brooke. In an attempt to "save" her friend, Rita attacked Jane and a fight ensued between the two that ended when Jane fell over onto her back. The woman curled up into a ball and started crying, eventually, the police came in and sorted everything out. After getting the full story from everyone it was decided that Jane would be separated from Rita. Rita ended up in Orlando Florida where her grandparents lived because no other Shaw or Shaw affiliate would touch Rita with a twelve-foot stick. Fortunately, Rita was able to keep in touch with Brooke and was given a cellphone and [i]many[/i] therapy lessons... but Rita felt like an alien where ever she went. It was a slow process but eventually, Rita made friends but still felt awkward with herself. Yes, she was intelligent enough to get through school rather easily but she felt like she didn't belong there. After her graduation, Rita disappeared from her grandparent's home without a trace, she didn't know where she was going but it wasn't there. Eventually, Rita ended up back in her home town and reunited with Brooke. From there the two went through every bar, party, and beach in town with the usage of many fake IDs. It wasn't long until Rita was kicked out of the Vanburen household, but she ended up using her good looks to score a place to stay with some boys. Taking the bus around town before she came across somebody familiar to her: Jane Shaw. Rita and Jane stared at each other silently before Rita blamed Jane for [i]everything[/i]. Jane took everything in stride and apologized for it all, but that wasn't good enough for Rita. Eventually, the girl attacked her mother and in the ensuing tussle they ended up in the street... in the way of a passing vehicle. All Rita could see was the light's blinding headlights barrelling towards her at speeds she couldn't react to... ... Then she woke up in the middle of some weird place.[/indent][/indent] [color=green][h3][u][b] SKILLS & TALENTS [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"I'm smart, but I don't want to be smart. I want to be Rita."[/i] [indent][indent][indent] [color=green][b]Intelligent ⫻[/b] [/color] One good thing that Rita got from Jane is that she knows a lot of different stuff. Even if it takes her a second to call on it, she has a lot of skills and knowledge in a variety of subjects such as first aid, physics, animals, history, etc. [color=green][b]Perceptive ⫻[/b] [/color] Rita's constantly taking note of her surroundings and analyzing every word somebody says down to the letter. She notices things, other people gloss over and is good at putting together motives. [/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=green][h3][u][b] EXTRA-NORMAL ABILITIES [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Extra... Normal? What the hell does that mean?"[/i] [indent][indent] Rita is a Blind. [/indent][/indent] [color=green][h3][u][b] OTHER [/b][/u][/h3][/color] [i]"Something isn't right about this place and it's not just Araminta."[/i] [indent][indent][/indent][/indent] [/hider]