@AtomicNut Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants to see Sigma make Ian a cake with the words, "Sorry I gouged out your eye with a fork", frosted on it. I know it probably won't happen, but I still think it'd be morbidly entertaining
It's Sigma's cake. It's hers. She'll just cradle it in her arms and say "mine" and react violently to anyone else.
Offensive Power: -Reptile Talk: Kaina is able to control and converse with any kind of reptile, from tiny lizards to large saltwater crocodiles. This isn't an exact mind control, more like coercion into obeying her, although the reptiles rarely do spurn her. -Poison Immunity: Years of dealing with snakes have made Kaina completely immune to the poison. -Fire Resistance: Kaina does never sustain any wound from fire, no matter how hot. -Battle Dancer: Kaina can use her dancing movements and kicks to engage opponents in melee.
-Dragon:Kaina is a dragon in her natural form, and as such, her skills in reptile control, poison and fire immunity do not stem from the contract with the Keeper, they are natural abilities she has. Her true power is to assume a human form, only to be released for battle in dire circumstances. Whenever she assumes her natural form, she becomes an engine of destruction, with scales that deflect weaponry, fire that can reduce most things to cinders, flight and overwhelming monstruous strenght. The downsides to this is that she requires a lot of space for the use of her natural form, her inability to hide, as well as her susceptibility to anti-dragon weapons and charms. The more she stays in this form, the weaker her contract will become and the more difficulty she'll have assuming a human form again.
Biography: Kaina has been a longstanding member of the circus, ever since the circus' caravan found her wandering around the Black Forest of Germany during the middle ages. Wounded, without a family nor a place to go, young Kaina begged for the Keeper for a safe haven from persecution from her enemies, and she agreed to join the Circus.
While originally an eyecatch and assistant for other numbers, It was soon found that she was fascinated by reptiles of all sorts, she was eventually tasked with handling those kinds of animals, which were to be thought tricky for normal animal tamers. Nevertheless, the pesky creatures bonded with her almost instantly, and her skill allowed the circus to include things like pythons and cocodriles in their numbers.
Even so, times do change, and reptiles, while still making for a shocking number on its own, are not enough to satisfy the demands of attention of the public, and as such Kaina has expanded her number to include eclectic things such as belly dancing, fitting an oriental theme, making cocodriles dance, and adding things such as coal walking and fire eating to her number.
While most of this story is true, Kaina's name and appearance are not. When she was found by the Keeper in the Black Forest, she was known as Verka, spawn of Niddhogg, and one of the last dragons in existance. Hopelessly outmatched by pursuers and dragonslayers who wanted to harvest her bodyparts as panacea, the once prideful beast struck a deal with the Keeper to hide among the circus. She would gain the form of a human as a result of her loyalty and servitude.
Other: Orientation: Kaina will gladly invite anyone to share her bed as long as it's appealing enough. Too bad that her bed is usually full of her pets aswell. Snakes are no fun for most people.
Likes: Reptiles Money and Jewels Fire Gossipping
Dislikes: Knightly Tales Warm blooded animals, and the feeling seems to be mutual People in general Being Ordered Around
Audition: The lights go out. All is darkness and silence. And then a single light is lit in the middle of the scenery, towards a large basket. From inside the basket something stirs and begins to rise upon the sound of oriental music. People at first think it's a snake, but soon it is revealed that it is a dancer inside it, moving her body like a snake. Then once the eyes are set on her, she smiles at the audience and claps twice and stomps on the ground. The pot stirs a second time, as her hands move in serpentine movements as if conjuring. Snakes crawl out of the pot, in all directions, like a fountain of serpents. The public goes mute, fearing the reptiles might run amuk.
And then three stomps more. The snakes stop in their tracks, and begin to rise and lower theirselves following the movements of the dancer, who keeps doing rather nimble hip movements. Stomping four times once more, and the snakes theirselves crawl inside their basket. It is at this moment that people start clapping, usually. Kaina raises their hands for silence, as she winks her eye and pulls the basket out of the scenery...only to be followed by a crocodile. The snake charmer feigns to be startled only to look disapprovingly at the beast. She kneels then and the beast opens it maw, for her to introduce her head. She sees something, and stretches her hand.
A bowtie. She pulls a bowtie out of the crocodile's mouth, which then she puts on the crocodile proper. Five times she stomps, and the crocodile stands upright. She takes its paws in her hands, and both dance. And then the time of kissing. The cocodrile snaps its jaws, and Kaina reels, pinching her nose. Laughter insues. Her lips touch the croc's snouth nevertheless, and the crocodile is sent off.
And then, the scenery is set on fire, as Kaina frantically begins to dance among the fires, as if possesed. She eventually finishes by spewing a large gout of flames, much to the ovation of the public.
If you'd like to post a CS here, feel free. I'd rather have a few too many than a few too few players.
I'd like to ask before if it would be okay for the character in question to not be human in first place, and joined the circus to avoid being hunted down like the rest of his kin to extinction... and whose number would most likely be Snake Charmer (or Fire Eater).
Sigma just stood silent, breathing slowly, not moving an inch. What was all that about? The lieutenant gave her physical contact in return for her question. And she didn't shy from it. She was too tired to even make out anything out of it. The clone pilot only got a few words in of all the conversation, the vast majority of it was spent in a comforted hug.
This is kind of nice. I guess this is how a motherly hug feels? Never experienced it and Oh my god she's stroking my hair!Sigma briefly let out a comforted sigh upon Ritsu's prompt. Memories came back, the few sweet ones she had from her upbringing. The same face, the same body. They all cluttered together when it was time to rest and sleep, trying to find warmth in eachother. Beta, Sigma, Tau, Omega... the survivors of the first culling, which would then dwindle in numbers even more.
But, even so, nice things were bound to end. Sigma's attention was once brought when the lieutenant confessed about her share of darkness. Sigma then gently left the embrace, her head tilting slightly towards the Lieutenant. "There's never a simple answer. Isn't it? I must keep asking things, like every single human..." Sigma looked at the Lieutenant, a previously unseen expression creeping in Sigma's visage. "I appreciate your offer, Liutenant. I have no doubts you would have been an excellent teacher. I wouldn't mind having you as teacher." The young pilot said, before her eyes wandered into.
Cheesecake.
All in a sudden, sparks were lit in Sigma's eyes, and the previously tempered behaviour she had displayed was thrown out of the window, as she literally latched on her plate, and chewed on the dessert like a demented hamster on drugs. Closing her eyes with pure bliss, she kept chewing at the cake, cheeks almost at bursting capacity while she closed her eyes to enjoy the flavour. Sigma could even hear celestial music in her ears as she did so.
When she finally opened her eyes, she beamed at the Lieutenant, her serious expression quickly setting in place as she cleared her throat, a shade of fluster in her cheeks.
"The cake was good." She said in a dignified disposition as she realized something. "But, may I ask to borrow your kitchen? I have a debt to pay, Lieutenant."