Altered Tundra

Operation: X-Men [Sheets]

Nicole is a really slender girl. Her body is very petite, so as are her curves.Nicole's skin color is very white. She isn't an albino, but it's not really graced with the benefits of a tan. Her skin itself has no signs of pimples or anything of the like, which could be an indication that she really takes care of her skin. Her lips are always a busting cherry red, maybe from the brand of lipstick she uses or it could be just natural beauty with this one. She only comes to a height of five foot, four inches and he weight barely crosses 110lbs. Her orange-red hair is fiery, but her emerald green eyes are serene. Probably a nice balance. Her usual choice of clothing would range from slightly slutty to uber-comfortable. So, it can range from a long list of attire choices. However, she is most likely be seen wearing a dark blue hoody jacket and blue jeans. White and black sneakers. She does comfort in herself of wearing a lot of piercings on her body. She also has a few tattoos in some interesting body parts.

Name: Nicole Sanders
Age: 21
Mutation:
Electricity Manipulation
Nicole's mutation is the ability to manipulate, shape, and form electricity. What this power actually does for her is that she can absorb most forms of electricity, which can range from lightning bolts, electric objects such as TVs, lamps, street lights, and the like. She has demonstrated to others that she can charge up her body which allows her to travel at faster than normal speeds. However, she has expressed that she can't go faster than like 40mph.The form it takes is that she will either glide, surf, or skate around using nothing but electricity. Even still, if she does it for a long time, she will tire out, since it uses too much of her available energy. She can absorb already existing electricity to rejuvenate her energy reserves. She has a moderate control of it thus far, which means she's still discovering how to control her power more and use it to the maximum potential. Depending on her mood, the shade of her electricity will vary from green to red. Green usually means a more calm demeanor, but a red one represents her anger, that's why most of the time, there is red with a very slight tone of green and the usual blue and white that electricity takes the shade of.

Peak Human Condition
Whether this is a result of her Electricity Manipulation amplifying her overall functions both physically and mentally or it's cause she works out as much as she can, as well as being in sports and other athletic activities, Nicole definitely has peak human condition. What this means is that, unlike normal humans, who are only able to do what they have trained or haven't trained to do, Nicole is almost always at a state of physical and mental level where almost everything she does is that of near-superhuman level. Of course, somethings are less often than others, but that's just reflected on Nicole's state of mind and how she applies herself. Usually she's always spot on, but she has her bad days. Included in this is peak strength, speed, stamina, senses, agility, reflexes, accuracy, durability, and intelligence, However, the only ones that she excels at currently are strength, speed, stamina, and reflexes. The rest fluxuate from normal human level to slightly above average of human level. Like stated, her mental state of mind is key on here. Without that, she can barely utilize half of what is listed.

Personality:
Nicole, in a nut shell, can really be a bitch. She usually only cares for her needs most of the time and in the event that she goes for the needs of others ahead of her own, she will probably not act the way a normal person would in that situation. Now, with all that being said, she does have a soft spot. For those she respects and/or bonds with, they will be like her best friend/family. For those kinds of people, she’ll literally die for them. She’ll gladly give her own life just to ensure their own. Her loyalty to family and those who treat her with kindness are on par with no one. She’ll protect these people with all that she is.

She loves to joke around. The core of her being is to laugh and have fun. Maybe this will lead to some cruel things, but to her, if it’s funny, then she will do it. On the flip side of things, she’s a wild party girl. She can sometimes be sluttish, which is reflected on her choice of clothing and her various body jewelry. She probably has ten pierced body parts in total, which accounts to a lot actually. She is flirtatious beyond all hell. The amount she flirts with guys(and guys) is ridiculous. She does swing both ways, so that’s another factor to think about. She’s also sarcastic…like way sarcastic. When it does come down to it, everything she does falls back on what happened to her as a kid. As a result of such events, she reverted to sides of her that are nasty and sometimes mean. But slowly, she has been able to be herself, which is exactly where the joking aspect of herself comes from.

History:

Nicole really didn't have a really complicated life. She lived in a pretty normal town, she had two parents and three siblings. It sounds like a pretty normal life. She lived in Berkley, California, and went to a private school cause her family was rich. Her dad, Norman Richardson was one of the leading Stock Brokers in the Bay Area. Her mom Lizzie Sanders was one of the top-paid professors in the Bay Area. Her twin sister, Nataline went to the same high school with her. Her two brothers, one older, Brian, went to the University of San Jose, and her younger brother went to the same high school she did at the time, but at a lower grade. Everything about Nicole's life was pretty normal for a high middle-class family. Well, that was until a very unhappy day for her entire family.

During the summer that she turned sixteen years old, Nicole was granted permission to go to a party by herself, but she decided to take a couple of friends and her sister, even though Naomi didn't like that party scene(she was a good girl). Naomi ended up on meeting people that she would later be best friends with. Nicole, however, went to this party to meet up with her twenty-five year old boyfriend, Kyle Alexander. She wanted him to pop her cherry, and that was the plan. They went up to a room in the house that the party was being held in(it was a big house), and they started getting it on. First, it was just some foreplay — kissing, some grabbing around each others bodies. It was just the usual stuff. When it got down to the dirty stuff, first Nicole was with it. She allowed him to feel around her privates and she was completely naked by that had occurred. It would get tot he point, however, that she would notice he was going to slow as he was about to stick his penis in her. She told him no, but he didn't listen. He started to force himself on, and Nicole kept on trying to prevent him from doing so, but with her slender frame and his rather bulky one, she was overpowered. It wouldn't be before long that he was doing it and she started crying, yelling stop as loud as she could. All the while, she was trying to hit him, but to no avail.

Then it happened.

Her sadness and fear got to a point where she felt something in her and as she punched once more, a shock of red and green electricity released into Kyle. It was first the initial burst that shocked and surprised him. The surprise made him slide over, and on his back were burns. However, he would usually be out, since the shock itself was a good burst, but somehow the energy from it just made him even more angry with her. He lunged at her and as she put her hands out, a single, straight bolt shot out from both hands, and pierced him right through his heart, sending him flying out the window. Even though he was most certainly dead from the bolt of lightning, the crash through the window and down two stories of air onto the grass would cause such an impact that death was absolute.

As she walked over to the window, Nicole didn't know what happened. She was at a loss of words. She didn't know what to do. She knew the right thing would to be to walk down the stairs, and exit the house and go to his body, but she panicked. Nicole jumped through the window, but she did it parkour style. Dropping to the window ledge, and dropping down to the ground. She ran. That's all she did, she ran home, her parents and siblings still asleep, she packed her clothes, stole whatever money from her parents' wallets that she could and she just ran. Sixteen years old, Nicole Sanders fled the city of Berkley. She fled and never looked back.

Through out the next few years, Nicole would do what she could to survive on the street. She would sleep with men to get money, she would get odd jobs, and even at some point she became addicted to heroine. She became a straight out slut. By the time she was eighteen, she had sex more times than she could count on her hands and feet. It was just for her to survive, it was never about the thrill of acting such a way. She just wanted to survive, and by doing this, it broke her. Formally, she was a woman who was proud of herself and wanted to become an Olympic Gymnast, but now she's broken, bitter, and bitchy. She's nothing like her old self, and she might never be that way for a long time.

OOC/Misc:
-Nicole is a party girl, so she'll be drinking alcohol and and flirting with the boys..and girls as much as she can.
-Nicole loves dancing as well.
-She loves any kind of music unless its rap and country, those are her two no-nos in music.
-Nicole is Bi-sexual

Theme Song

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Shortly after Jaakuna had finished off the Garuda, he would go over to Emiri and Nadeline to see if they were good, and they would assure him that they were, even though it would seem that Emiri was confused on where the Garuda class of flying beasts usually reside. Jaakuna really didn’t blame her for getting confused. He didn’t know where exactly either and she did hit her head a bit, so that’s another reason why he doesn’t blame her for not remembering correctly. Regardless, they all were fine, so they decided to ascend the long flight of stairs to the entrance of the Tomb.

Going of each stair, Jaakuna just thought about the treasure and what it possibly could be. Sure, this might be a bit petty for him to think about it, considering what Nadeline said about the stakes of what is in the Tomb, but Jaakuna just couldn’t focus on that right now. He wanted to, but..”THE TRESURE!” He shouted, not realizing that he said those aloud until he did it just then. He put his hands over his mouth and he just shut up his mind from thinking about the treasure any longer.

Reaching the top, Jaakuna, along with Emiri and Nadeline, looked at the entrance. Aside from there being no door, there was nothing unusual about it. It was a simple entrance to the tomb. Jaakuna scratched his head. “So, I guess that’s the end of the road huh? Unless we force our way through the place using magick, I don’t see how we are able to get into the tomb.” Jaakuna said stratching his head more.

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Jaakuna was up top of the Garuda and he was just trying to hang for dear life. He had already put away his Orochi Ninja Sword and he was just trying to find a way to keep himself on the back of the Garuda. It would seem that the flying beast did not notice Jakauna was on its back. That meant that Jaakuna could still have a slim chance of either landing on the ground to safety or actually injure this thing while he does go on the ground.

As the beast would start to do some kind of Gust-like attack, Jaakuna would take this time to take out his Orochi. Concentrating magickal energy within it, he simple said “Flare.” When he said that, the blade would be covered in a non-elemental, red and orange shaded explosion-like material. Simply stabbing it into the back of the beast as Jaakuna was hanging on for dear life, the blade went in and the spell itself exploded within the beast’s back. Though not a kill shot, it definitely did leave a rather nicely-sized hole in the back of the Garuda. The result of it caused the beast to cry out in agony, and it was flying and flying around, and well Jaakuna took this time to get off as he jumped off the back, and as he was in the air, he landed on top of a pillar nearby.

“Hey birtbrain!” Jaakuna said as he yelled at the Garuda, and he got its attention. The Garuda was looking at Jaakuna, still wincing in pain from the injury on its back. It charged at him. This is where Jaakuna took a fighting stance and lunged into the air, taking the bird head on. He would then manipulate his power over fire, surrounding his sword, and he slashed downward. Right at the point his sword came into contact with the bird’s beak, a white and red fire took over the Orochi Ninja Sword and the slice went right down the middle of the Garuda. Granted, it helped that the momentum that Jaakuna had helped, but still.

After all that was said and done, there laid a dead Garuda carcass, and Jaakuna’s blade was covered in Garuda blood. “Yuckie.” Jaakuna sad as he shook his sword once and the blood fell off. He put it back on his own back. He then walked over to Nadeline and Emiri. “So, you girls alright?” Jaakuna asked, kneeling down to Emiri making sure she was aware of reality.

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As they had beamed down in front of the Tomb of Raithwall, the first thing Jaakuna thought was how big the place was and how many entrances one could go through to get into it. If one wasn’t careful, they would get lost for all of an eternity. Thankfully, Jaakuna knows his way around tricky things. Plus, the two ladies should know a thing or two about that.

As they walked more into the open space, Jaakuna automatically felt the heat. “It didn’t get any cooler the more we went into the desert.” Jaakuna said complaining about how hot it was. It didn’t matter how old he is or what the situation is would be, Jaakuna hated the heat despite having a love for fire. The irony, right?

As the three of them walked more into the open space, Jaakuna saw a shadow. He was sure that wasn’t his. It definitely wasn’t Emiri’s or Nadeline’s shadow either. So, he looked above, and sure and behold, a fucking Garuda. “Wait, don’t those things live somewhere else?” He said a she pointed to the sky , specifically at the Garuda. He didn’t know what was happening, but he knew that they had to kill it. That was reason enough for Jaakuna.

So, as Nadeline questioned how to kill it, Jaakuna took out his Orochi Ninja Sword, and used a flurry of magic spells. “Flare!” He shouted as a burst of magickal energy took the form of a red and orange-colored explosion-like blast was launched upward to the Garuda. It hit, but only caused it to slow down momentarily. The Garuda then came down in a sweeping-like motion, and Jaakuna jumped before it could get to him, and he landed on the Garuda. “Uh-oh..” Jaakuna held on tight as the Garuda had not figured out that Jaakuna was on its back. Hopefully it would stay that way.

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[I]I was kind? What kind of shit is this chick smoking?[/I} Jaakuna really didn’t buy it, but he can’t argue with it. Sometimes he can be nice and kind and all that good shit, but he’s generally an asshole. Jaakuna soon got out of that mindset. Hearing what Nadeline said about how both sides of the ongoing war was what they had to worry about, Jaakuna started to think about his homeland, and in some ways his brother and his wife. Well, would ex-wife be appropriate? Jaakuna didn’t know. He thought they were divorced/separated, but if they were, then why does Jaakuna get the feeling that they aren’t? He’s usually right about these feelings. Regardless on whatever the status was, Jaakuna was deifnitely looking forward to getting to the Tomb of Raithwall. He wanted to see what sort of treasure was buried within the tomb. He had not heard of such a treasure ever. Granted, he has heard of the location itself, but never that such a treasure existed.

When Nadeline made a comment about how it would be interesting to see how the Ifrit would get over such a large turrain, Jaakuna was surprised. “Well, the Ifrit isn’t like most ships. You’ll see that in due time.” Jaakuna said.

As the ship passed the Dalasca Westersand, the difficult flight would begin, but as Jaakuna had said, little time will pass, or at least it would seem like that since the speed of which the ship would travel in would be minutes until the ship itself would get to the Tomb of Raithwall. Jaakuna barely noticed the time that had elapsed.

Iris spoke,“Master Jaakuna, we are about five minutes out from the Tomb of Raithwall. Please get everything you need for the trip ready. We will stop right at the start of the Tomb.”
“Thank you Iris.”

He got up, and motioned Nadeline to follow him. He started walking, and he passed Emiri. “Emiri, time to go. Meet at the beaming station in five minutes.” Jaakuna said as he went to the armory, grabbing his weapons of choice. He would bring along two blood swords, and an Orochi Ninja Sword. It would only be three minutes when Jaakuna would get to the beaming platform.

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As Jaakuna sat and took in all that Nadeline had to say to him, he just couldn’t speak during any of it. It wasn’t cause that he didn’t have a chance to. There were plenty of moment he could, but he was just so speechless about what he heard that he couldn’t find the words to sound coherent or even have them make sense. He just couldn’t believe how similar he was to Emiri. Granted, there were some things that were obviously different, but the gist of it was the same. Emiri had an arranged marriage, and Jaakuna did as well. It wasn’t Emiri’s choice just as it wasn’t for Jaakuna when he married Savayna. However, the big difference that Jaakuna saw was that Emiri despised this Grant guy. Jaakuna, however, came to love Savayna with all his heart..and then well, the murder of his father happened and he closed out his heart.

Taking all of that in, Jaakuna took a deep breath in. He knew that being sarcastic here was not a wise move and he didn’t feel like going that route. He knew how to act in serious situations. “I see. Thank you for telling me this, Nadeline.” Jaakuna said leaning forward. “I guess Emiri and I aren’t too different after all. You see, “Jaakuna said breathing in and out, “I too , like Emiri,was arranged in marriage. I do see that much similarities between the two of us, Emiri and myself, but you see the woman I married I grew to love, but when--” Jaakuna said as he looked down, fiddling his thumbs together, “--something horrible happened that I did, I lost myself. I don’t know what it was that exactly got lost, but my emotions took a vacation and, well that’s what led up to me deciding on becoming a sky pirate, in a way.” He spoke, sort of revealing why he became a sky pirate.

Jaakuna then heard Nadeline ask if he and Emiri were serious. That was the question that was going to be asked eventually, but damn! Jaakuna didn’t know how to answer it. He looked back up at Nadeline with unsure eyes. “It’s still very new at this point. There’s so many things her and I need to…explore, and I just don’t know, but to answer your question, Nadeline..” Jaakuna said, “I like to think that what she and I have — whatever you want to call it — is something serious or at least worth continuing. “ He said, finally admitting to himself that there is something serious there between the two of them. “But thank you, I’m glad you told me. I’m sure Emiri didn’t want me to know, but I am glad you told me. “ Jaakuna said. In his eyes there was a definite genuine sincerity that Nadeline could see.

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Good times all around, even though it seemed that Emiri didn’t quite think so as she had just gotten up without saying a word. Jaakuna was just playing of course when he said what he did, but he was having fun. There’s nothing wrong with a little laughter during a mid-morning. Jaakuna did still feel bad. Maybe he should go apologize. He was about to, but Nadeline had to do so before him, so Jaakuna still stayed seated, eating some of the honey ham. It was quite delicious.

Jaakuna saw that Emiri and Nadeline were on the ground due to Nadelines tackling of Emiri. It seemed harmless, so Jaakuna paid no mind to it. A few minutes passed and Jaakuna took another piece of the ham. He was just chowing down on the food on the table. There was still quite a bit of it left and Jaakuna thought it would be a waste not to eat it all, so he was just enjoying it.

As he kept on stuffing his face, Nadeline came back and asked to speak to Jaakuna. By this time, he was done eating, well for now anyways. She made a note that it was somewhat important. “Oh? Well, I’m all ears. Speak your mind, woman.” Jaakuna said as he waited for Nadeline to speak her piece.

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Jaakuna should be bothered by this topic of discussion, but he isn’t. Sometimes he does question whether his emotions are even linked towards his logic or morals at all. He just seemed to be not bothered by what Nadeline asked. He even went as far as to kind go ‘mhmm’ as he answered her question. On the other side of things, Emiri was completely blocking her out by telling Nadeline it was none of her business. Jaakuna chuckled just a bit.

When Nadeline would bring up a note that her being aboard the Ifrit was interrupting their passionate time, Jaakuna laughed..loud. He couldn’t stop, for some reason he just couldn’t. It was to the point that it would disrupt any form of conversation that was or wasn’t going on. “HAHAHAHAHAHA! Don’t flatter yourself, Nadeline!” JAakuna said as his laughter was starting to dim down. “We could continue if we wanted to, but I rather not cause I’m a nice and respectful host. “ And there it was again. He lost it. Jaakuna was such an asshole and he knew it, but that didn’t stop him from BEING an asshole. Oh god, what is wrong with him?

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Incalculable…INCALCUABLE!!!! That one word repeated in Jaakuna’s thoughts over and over again. Jaakuna has always been one for seeking treasure and just hearing that one word had decided his mind for him, nevertheless what Nadeline and Emiri were discussing over. Jaakuna had already made up his mind. He was already going to set the course for the Sandsea, he was already going to trek through the Sandsea itself, and goshdarnnit, he already made up his mind to go seek out this treasure.

However, after deciding, Jaakuna heard Nadeline actually order him around. Yup, that’ll do it. “Bitch, if you tell me what to do one more time, we’re going without you. “ Jaakuna hissed. He doesn’t like being told what to do, much less like some servant or slave.

Even though he was a little pissed at Nadeline right now, he did what she …asked of him, anyways. “Iris, set a course to the Tomb of Raithwall.” JAakuna said obviously hearing what Nadeline said about whether or not the ship can go through Mist or not. “Oh and by the way, it could, but it’s incredibly difficult to do so.” Jaakuna said as he just sat down. Meanwhile, Iris responded.

“Yes, Master Jaakuna. We should be arriving to the Tomb of Raithwall in twenty minutes.”
“Thank you Iris.”

As Jaakuna still sat at the table, he dug into the cheese and crackers a bit more. He had to build his strength up if he wanted to survive that long trek through the Sandsea.

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This was definitely interesting to say the least. Jaakuna didn’t know much about this Raithwall guy, but he does know that he was some great king in the past. He remembers when his father told him about it when he was a little boy. He remembers how his father went on about how great his conquests were and that he would do the same eventually and his legacy would be just as great. Truth be told, Jaakuna wanted to believe his father and he did at that age, but as he remembered, it wasn’t how fate planned it.

Going back to what Nadeline was saying, Jaakuna had little concern about whatever great power was in the tomb. “Who cares about this freak in the picture. As far as I’m concerned, we have no business risking our lives for what could turn out to be nothing. “ Jaakuna said as he reached to get some cheese. As he was eating it, Jaakuna heard something about treasure. He put down the cheese and swallowed whatever he had in his mouth. “Treasure? What’s this about a treasure?” He said suddenly interested in the matter at hand.