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Character Compilation!

12. JACQUELINE "JACKIE" REYNOLDS

(originally in Mythology Noir (polyvore))

MYTHOLOGY NOIR (POLYVORE)

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Jackie Reynolds

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♕Mythological Role: Hestia
♕OC Name: Jacqueline "Jackie" Reynolds
♕Faceclaim: Natalie Portman (but slightly older-looking)
♕Age: 40
♕Faction: Heavens
♕Occupation: Innkeeper (formerly a schoolteacher)
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♕Personality: Jackie is probably the person you'd least expect to be involved with the three factions and their associated illegal activities. Patient, gentle, and warm-hearted, Jackie is full of kind smiles and reassuring looks. Jackie tends to be rather soft spoken and is quick to forgive and forget. She is not easily excitable and rarely loses her temper. She would never turn away a person in need, no matter what their past history may be, and she offers her assistance indiscriminately, refusing to take faction affiliations into account. Jackie seems to be perpetually calm and dignified, a pool of serenity in the chaos of the factional warfare. Indeed, Jackie has somehow remained relatively neutral throughout the years (though she is technically a part of the Heavens faction), staying above the violence and machinations of the gangs and lending a helping hand equally to all of them when they turn up on her doorstep. As such, she is perhaps one of the only people who can walk through all three of the territories unmolested.

Jackie is open and trusting-perhaps a little bit /too/ trusting, at times. Her refusal to involve herself directly with any gang activities brings her both the admiration and ire of the factions. Jackie's reliability and dependability are generally viewed as some of her best qualities, but with this rock-solid steadfastness comes a certain inability to easily adapt to changing, evolving situations. Those who know Jackie personally say that she is a bit stuck in the simpler ways of the past. She places high value in manners and civility and propriety, and nobody-/nobody/, not even the leaders of the three factions-tells her how to run her inn. Once you step onto her property, you listen to nobody but her.

Jackie offers anyone and everyone nonjudgmental acceptance, and she tries to see everything from all angles. She is pragmatically intelligent, with a sharp mind perfectly suited to running her inn and managing the accounts with a practiced efficiency. She likes to take the time to appreciate the small things in life (stopping to smell the flowers, so to speak).

+Kind
+Calm and level-headed
+Practical
+Caring
+Reliable
+Nurturing

+/-Believes that people are inherently good
+/-Generous

-Too trusting
-Doesn't adapt easily
-Old-fashioned
-Incurious of the world beyond the city
-Can be a bit of a pushover (with matters that don't concern her inn)

♕Likes: etiquette, good manners, organized and accurate monetary accounts, a surplus of supplies, food that is simple yet delicious, hearty, home-cooked meals, tea, fresh fruit, the smell of bread baking, a clean inn, punctuality, simple yet elegant dresses, flowers, early mornings, the sound of a fire crackling in the hearth, mathematics, organizing supplies, taking inventory, everybody getting along with each other, efficiency, reading (especially classical literature and poetry), sensible clothing

♕Dislikes: messiness and sloppiness, violence, gang politics and tensions, drunkards, bar fights, dust, dirt, grime, permanent stains, coffee with no added milk or sugar, most alcohol in general, wearing low-cut gowns (it makes her feel very self-conscious), loud music, the smell of cigarette smoke, impolite people, rudeness (especially rudeness that is completely unwarranted), unnecessary extravagance and/or pomp and circumstance, arrogance, frilly dresses

♕Skills: managing accounts and supplies (Jackie does this on almost a daily basis since she runs an inn), teaching (Jackie's personality and education makes her an excellent schoolteacher), sewing and mending, cooking, settling disputes (Jackie has a reputation of being a peace-keeper), mental math and mathematics in general, giving advice

♕Weaknesses: physical altercations (Jackie detests violence and is not a fighter at all; as such, she would be helpless against a physical attack), singing (she can't do it for the life of her), painting (Jackie doesn't have a single artistic bone in her body), her inability to adapt to sudden changes in her life (Jackie is adamant about regularity and routine)

♕Background: Jackie was born to a family that actively participated in illicit back-room dealings in Olympus, but as she grew older, Jackie refused to take part in them, and slowly cut off communications with her mother and father, both of whom were killed in the years following the First World War as the three factions took on the Titans.

Jackie grew up enmeshed in the politics of street gangs and violence, seeing as her parents were prominent Titans. Her mother took special care to shelter Jackie from the harsh realities of life, and as a result, Jackie grew into a kind-hearted young woman who would rather read classical literature and sip tea in a musty old library than rub elbows with suave gangsters (too intimidating) and surly hitmen (too crude). Her parents used the money that their family had amassed to send her off to school, where Jackie discovered she was quite good at arithmetic.

Jackie eventually discovered the full extent of her parents' involvement in the street gangs of Olympus as she grew older. When she finished her schooling and returned home, she was immediately thrust into the heart of the complex and cutthroat politics of street gangs; two different men with two different affiliations were vying for the hand in marriage of the daughter of one of the most prominent Titans in Olympus (the two men would later go on to join the Heavens and Docksides factions). While her father deliberated, Jackie decided to take matters into her own hands. She absolutely abhorred violence, and she was not so foolish as to believe that she would wed one man or the other and all would be well; no, there was bound to be some blood spilled over a dispute of this nature.

Unbeknownst to her parents, Jackie sought out a job as a schoolteacher in one of the seedier parts of town, and she was given the position once it was determined that she had enough education to teach the children. She then went to her parents and told them that she would not marry anyone because it would spark a gang war, and besides, schoolteachers couldn't be married, anyways. To this day, Jackie is surprised that her father went along with it.

Jackie packed her bags and relocated to a school building in the ambiguous swath of land bordering the present-day territories of the Docksides and Underworld factions. There, she taught the children who would one day become the leaders and members of the three gangs that dominated Olympus after the fall of the Titans. The school building soon became known as a safe haven of sorts for the children-Jackie was patient and kind, and she loved the children she taught with all her heart. When some of her children came in without lunches, Jackie would purchase something for them down the street. When they came in without coats or shoes, Jackie would hand out blankets for them to use in class to stave off the cold. She would not tolerate the children insulting or hurting each other, and although she was normally very gentle, Jackie could be quite firm if she wanted to, and the children soon learned to respect their new teacher.

Eventually, Jackie's children grew up and graduated (or they simply stopped coming to school altogether because of their...circumstances). Many of them got involved with the gangs that roamed the streets of Olympus, though they knew not to touch Jackie or her school, because even after all those years, she still would have welcomed them inside with open arms and given them food to fill their bellies and a roof to sleep under. Jackie finally gave up her position as a schoolteacher when her wealthy uncle died, bequeathing her a substantial sum of money and an inn.

It was during her time as a schoolteacher that Jackie began to distance herself from her parents, and by the time the war rolled around, Jackie hadn't talked to her parents in years due to her dislike of gang violence. She set up her inn, which is called the Blue Heaven Inn (an allusion to its location on the border of the Docksides and Heavens territories), and began running a moderately successful business. Her generosity with her former students and people in need, however, remained constant, and the inn soon had a reputation for being a sanctuary and neutral ground for all gang members. The inn itself has an endearingly quaint vibe to it that is reminiscent of a cozy country cottage.

Jackie's rules for her inn are rather simple: one-it is open to all; two-absolutely no violence is permitted; three-all gang politics and confrontations must stay off of her property, and four-if you break something, you pay for it (because smashing plates is just rude!). Jackie will frequently serve meals on the house as long as all of her rules are followed, and she rather enjoys conversing with some of her former students when they come in for a bite to eat or a drink. Jackie always ensures that the lodgings are immaculate and that the food is cooked to perfection, and she is very efficient at managing the accounts and taking inventory. As such, her inn is usually a busy place, and Jackie enjoys having something to fill her days.

With the onset of Prohibition, all alcoholic beverages were taken off the menu, though if Jackie likes you enough, she may offer you a little something in her wine cellar that was purchased before the law banning alcohol was passed. Jackie learned of her parents' deaths from the factions after the dust settled from the wars both at home and abroad, and she was surprised at her own indifference. But, she supposed that it was to be expected, considering the fact that she did not agree with what her parents stood for and the fact that she hadn't talked to them for years.

Nowadays, Jackie is enjoying her life as a spinster and an innkeeper quite well, though she is concerned about the mounting tensions that threaten the shaky peace established after the defeat of the Titans. She can only hope that the children she once taught and her beloved inn will emerge out of the inevitable conflict relatively unscathed.

♕Goals (may be public or secret): Jackie fervently hopes that she will be able to keep the tensions and violence to a minimum through her version of diplomacy (which most often involves steaming bowls of stew, freshly baked bread, a crackling fire, and soft, murmured discussions). She aims to provide sort of a second home to the gang members with her inn, and she wants to do all that she can for anyone seeking her assistance.

♕5 facts about them:

*Jackie wore her hair long and in a severe bun for most of her adult life; it was only recently that she was convinced to cut her hair shorter in an effort to follow the latest fashions (which she does not care very much for anyway)

*She frequently feeds and cares for the stray cats that turn up at her inn; as a result, Jackie has never had trouble with mice

*Jackie's personal living quarters are on the first floor of the inn, while guest lodgings are located on the second floor

*Though she loves children, Jackie swore off marriage before she became a schoolteacher, and as such, she is quite the spinster at forty years of age and /still/ without a husband

*Coming from a family with quite a bit of money, Jackie has never wanted for anything, but she was blessed with a large amount of sympathy for the less fortunate

♕Greatest Fear: seeing her inn destroyed and seeing the children she used to teach spiral deeper and deeper into darkness

♕3 things the value in others: Hospitality, a healthy dose of empathy, and good manners
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♕Describe how you drew on mythology for inspiration in your character:

Hestia was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea in Greek mythology, so I made her the daughter of two Titans. She was also known as the goddess of the home and hearth and portrayed as neutral and caring. In Greek mythology, she rejects the advances of both Poseidon and Apollo in order to keep the peace.

PAINTING THE TOWN (SMALL RP)

RP: smallroleplay.freeforums.net/thread/5…

The Innkeeper

Role: The Innkeeper
Name: Jacqueline "Jackie" Reynolds
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Asexual
Appearance:
(Natalie Portman)

Jackie is of an average height and average weight. She has skin that appears to be lightly tanned under certain lighting and honey-brown hair. Jackie's hair is wavy and currently ends just above her shoulders, though she wore it long for most of her life. Jackie has hazel eyes and eyelashes that are inordinately long. Her lips are thin and a pale pink hue. The backs of Jackie's arms and a large portion of her back are covered in burn scars from an unfortunate factory explosion that occurred approximately twenty years ago.

Jackie can usually be seen wearing simple though pretty dresses and blouses that have a slightly old-fashioned vibe to them (she would never allow herself to be seen in one of those little dresses that these newfangled flappers favor so much, that's for sure). She rarely wears any jewelry, and if she does, then it is only a single gold chain or a pair of stud earrings. Jackie's clothes are always impeccably clean, even if they are indeed old-fashioned.

Occupation: Runs and manages the Summer Daffodil Inn (which is usually simply referred to as "the Daffodil), was formerly a schoolteacher in a small, run-down school on the border of Whisperwind Wharf and Pisswater Alley

Likes: etiquette, good manners, organized and accurate monetary accounts, a surplus of supplies, food that is simple yet delicious, hearty, home-cooked meals, tea, fresh fruit, the smell of bread baking, a clean inn, punctuality, simple yet elegant dresses, flowers, early mornings, the sound of a fire crackling in the hearth, mathematics, organizing supplies, taking inventory, everybody getting along with each other, efficiency, reading (especially classical literature and poetry), sensible clothing, teaching

Dislikes: messiness and sloppiness, violence, gang politics and tensions, drunkards, bar fights, dust, dirt, grime, permanent stains, coffee with no added milk or sugar, most alcohol in general, wearing low-cut gowns (it makes her feel very self-conscious), loud music, the smell of cigarette smoke, impolite people, rudeness (especially rudeness that is completely unwarranted), unnecessary extravagance and/or pomp and circumstance, arrogance, frilly dresses

Skills: managing accounts and supplies (Jackie does this on almost a daily basis since she runs an inn), teaching (Jackie's personality and education makes her an excellent schoolteacher), sewing and mending, cooking, settling disputes (Jackie has a reputation of being a peace-keeper), mental math and mathematics in general, giving advice

Weaknesses: physical altercations (Jackie detests violence and is not a fighter at all; as such, she would be helpless against a physical attack), singing (she can't do it for the life of her), painting (Jackie doesn't have a single artistic bone in her body), her inability to adapt to sudden changes in her life (Jackie is adamant about regularity and routine)

Personality: Jackie is probably the person you'd least expect to be involved with the three gangs and their associated illegal activities. Patient, gentle, and warm-hearted, Jackie is full of kind smiles and reassuring looks. Jackie tends to be rather soft spoken and is quick to forgive and forget. She is not easily excitable and rarely loses her temper. She would never turn away a person in need, no matter what their past history may be, and she offers her assistance indiscriminately, refusing to take gang affiliations into account. Jackie seems to be perpetually calm and dignified, a pool of serenity in the chaos of the factional warfare. Indeed, Jackie has somehow remained relatively neutral throughout the years, staying above the violence and machinations of the gangs and lending a helping hand equally to all of them when they turn up on her doorstep. As such, she is perhaps one of the only people who can walk through all three of the territories unmolested.

Jackie is open and trusting-perhaps a little bit too trusting, at times. Her refusal to involve herself directly with any gang activities brings her both the admiration and ire of the respective leaders. Jackie's reliability and dependability are generally viewed as some of her best qualities, but with this rock-solid steadfastness comes a certain inability to easily adapt to changing, evolving situations. Those who know Jackie personally say that she is a bit stuck in the simpler ways of the past. She places high value in manners and civility and propriety, and nobody-nobody, not even the leaders of the three gang-tells her how to run her inn. Once you step onto her property, you listen to nobody but her.

Jackie offers anyone and everyone nonjudgmental acceptance, and she tries to see everything from all angles. She is pragmatically intelligent, with a sharp mind perfectly suited to running her inn and managing the accounts with a practiced efficiency. She likes to take the time to appreciate the small things in life (stopping to smell the flowers, so to speak). Kind, calm and level-headed, and reliable, Jackie believes that people are inherently good and is very generous, acting as a mother-slash-teacher even though she is technically an innkeeper. 

Biography: Jackie was born into a wealthy family that had been wealthy for generations upon generations. The Reynolds were old money, used to being rich and used to being powerful. It was no secret that Jackie's mother had no love for her father-their marriage was an arranged one, and an unhappily arranged one at that. Jackie's father was heavily involved with the Silk Skulls (one of their main financial backers, actually), something that her mother heartily disapproved of. As a result, Jackie was mostly shielded from the harsh realities of her father's life, and Jackie grew into a kind-hearted young woman who would rather read classical literature while sipping tea in a musty old library than rub elbows with suave gangsters (much too forward) and surly hitmen (much too crude). Her mother sent Jackie off to school the first chance that she got, where Jackie discovered that she was quite good at arithmetic. 

Jackie eventually discovered the full extent of her father's involvement with the gangs as she grew older. When she finished her schooling and returned home, she was immediately thrust into the heart of the complex and cutthroat politics of gangsters with nothing to lose and the entire world to gain; two different men (one was a member of the Silk Skulls, while the other was a member of the Spiders) were vying for the hand in marriage of the daughter of one of the richest men in New Cordova. While her father deliberated, Jackie decided to take matters into her own hands. She absolutely abhorred violence, and she was not so foolish as to believe that she would wed one man or the other and all would be well; no, there was bound to be some blood spilled over a dispute of this nature.

Unbeknownst to her parents, Jackie sought out a job as a schoolteacher in one of the seedier parts of town (on the border of Pisswater Alley and Whisperwind Wharf, in fact), and she was given the position once it was determined that she had enough education to teach the children. She then went to her parents and told them that she would not marry anyone because it would spark a gang war, and besides, schoolteachers couldn't be married, anyways. Her parents were adamantly against this idea, but then her mother died of pneumonia and her father was killed by a stray bullet during a bar fight, so that was that.

Jackie packed her bags and relocated to a school building in the ambiguous swath of land bordering the present-day territories of the Silver Rats and the Spiders. There, she taught the children who would one day become the leaders and members of the three gangs that dominated New Cordova after the fall of the Silk Skulls. The school building soon became known as a safe haven of sorts for the children-Jackie was patient and kind, and she loved the children she taught with all her heart. When some of her children came in without lunches, Jackie would purchase something for them down the street. When they came in without coats or shoes, Jackie would hand out blankets for them to use in class to stave off the cold. She would not tolerate the children insulting or hurting each other, and although she was normally very gentle, Jackie could be quite firm if she wanted to, and the children soon learned to respect their new teacher.

Eventually, Jackie's children grew up and graduated (or they simply stopped coming to school altogether because of their...circumstances). Many of them got involved with the gangs that roamed the streets of New Cordova, though they knew not to touch Jackie or her school, because even after all those years, she still would have welcomed them inside with open arms and given them food to fill their bellies and a roof to sleep under. Jackie finally gave up her position as a schoolteacher when her uncle (who was just as wealthy as her father) died, bequeathing her a substantial sum of money and an inn.

She set up her inn, which is called the Summer Daffodil Inn (usually referred to as simply the Daffodil), and began running a moderately successful business. Her generosity with her former students and people in need, however, remained constant, and the inn soon had a reputation for being a sanctuary and neutral ground for all gang members. The inn itself has an endearingly quaint vibe to it that is reminiscent of a cozy country cottage.

Jackie's rules for her inn are rather simple: one-it is open to all; two-absolutely no violence is permitted; three-all gang politics and confrontations must stay off of her property, and four-if you break something, you pay for it (because smashing plates is just rude!). Jackie will frequently serve meals on the house as long as all of her rules are followed, and she rather enjoys conversing with some of her former students when they come in for a bite to eat or a drink. Jackie always ensures that the lodgings are immaculate and that the food is cooked to perfection, and she is very efficient at managing the accounts and taking inventory. As such, her inn is usually a busy place, and Jackie enjoys having something to fill her days.

With the onset of Prohibition, all alcoholic beverages were taken off the menu, though if Jackie likes you enough, she may offer you a little something in her wine cellar that was purchased before the law banning alcohol was passed. 

Nowadays, Jackie is enjoying her life as a spinster and an innkeeper quite well, though she is concerned about the mounting tensions that threaten the shaky peace established after the defeat of the Silk Skulls. She can only hope that the children she once taught and her beloved inn will emerge out of the inevitable conflict relatively unscathed.

Power(s) and how they got it: Jackie is capable of pyrokinesis-manipulating and creating fire. As she doesn't really use her power on a large scale, Jackie is unable to simply snap her fingers and create roaring flames capable of destroying an entire city. Jackie mostly employs her pyrokinesis when cooking, either making the flame bigger or smaller. Other than that, Jackie does not really utilize her ability.

Jackie obtained her ability one morning when she was walking to the schoolhouse she taught in. She was passing by a factory when it simply exploded, showering the street with broken chunks of the building and ashes and smoke. The fire quickly spread through the surrounding area, though it was eventually contained once it reached Whisperwind Wharf. Jackie took shelter in an abandoned factory warehouse-only to have that warehouse burst into flames a couple minutes later. Trapped inside the burning building, Jackie doesn't remember much besides passing out due to all the smoke.

She eventually woke to find the concerned faces of her pupils around her. Jackie's arms and back were badly burned, though she would survive the ordeal with nothing more than scars and her pyrokinesis.
Other: *Jackie wore her hair long and in a severe bun for most of her adult life; it was only recently that she was convinced to cut her hair shorter in an effort to follow the latest fashions (which she does not care very much for anyway-she has a rather old fashioned way of dressing)

*She frequently feeds and cares for the stray cats that turn up at her inn; as a result, Jackie has never had trouble with mice

*Jackie's personal living quarters are on the first floor of the inn, while guest lodgings are located on the second floor

*Though she loves children, Jackie swore off marriage before she became a schoolteacher, and as such, she is quite the spinster at forty years of age and still without a husband

*Coming from a family with quite a bit of money, Jackie has never wanted for anything, but she was blessed with a large amount of sympathy for the less fortunate

*Her greatest fear is seeing her inn destroyed and seeing the children she used to teach spiral deeper and deeper into darkness

*Jackie values hospitality, a healthy dose of empathy, and good manners in others

Extras: 
Quote- "A true lady never starts a fight, but she sure as hell can finish one." ~Anonymous
Aesthetic board-


Playlist-
1. "Hey Brother" by Avicii: "Hey brother! Do you still believe in one another?/Hey sister! Do you still believe in love? I wonder/Oh, if the sky comes falling down, for you/There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do"

2. "Icarus" by Bastille: "Icarus is flying too close to the sun/And Icarus's life, it has only just begun/Standing on the cliff face/Highest fall you'll ever grace/It scares me half to death"

3. "Shelter" by The XX: "I find shelter, in this way/Under cover, hide away"

4. "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley: "Don't worry, 'bout a thing/Cause every little thing gonna be alright/Singin' don't worry about a thing/Cause every little thing gonna be all right"

5. "Hunnie Pie" by Zella Day: "You see the moon, I see the sun/Your day is gone, mine's just begun/Our time is more than a day (ahh ahhhhh, ahh)/I can't forget with you on my mind/The moment we started to live separate lives/Our love is more than a day (ahh ahhhhh, ahh)"

6. "Merry-Go-Round of Life" from Howl's Moving Castle

7. "Bright" by Echosmith: "I think the universe is on my side/Heaven and Earth have finally aligned/Days are good and that's they way it should be"

8, "Rainbow Veins" by Owl City: "Cheer up and dry your damp eyes/Tell me when it rains/I'll blend up that rainbow above you/And shoot it through your veins"

9. "House of Gold" by 21 Pilots: "I will make you queen of everything you see/I'll put you on the map, I'll cure you of disease."

10. "Together" by The XX: "I know to be there/When and where, I’ll be there/You know what’s to be said/We said out loud, we never said"

11. "If I Die Young" by the Band Perry: "If I die young/Bury me in satin/Lay me down on a bed of roses/Sink me in a river, at dawn/Send me away with the words of a love song/The sharp knife, of a sharp life/Well I've had, just enough time"

Character Compilation!

11. CLARENCE EUGENE ROBERTS

(originally in Painting the Town (Small RP))

RP: smallroleplay.freeforums.net/thread/5…

The Peacemaker

Role: The Peacemaker
Name: Clarence Eugene Roberts
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Bisexual
Appearance:
(David Dawson)

Clarence is by no means an intimidating man. He has a slight figure, though he boasts a bit of lean, lanky muscle on his arms and legs. His face is rather mousy. This is further enhanced by the little spectacles that he wears. He keeps his face relatively clean-shaven (he really, really doesn't like facial hair) and his short brown hair cut in the most unassuming way. He wears solemn, simple clothing, usually in subdued hues. Clarence's eyes, like his hair, are a nondescript medium-brown color. His peachy complexion is fairly average-not overly pale, but not overly tan, either. In short, everything about Clarence's outer appearance is utterly forgettable.

Occupation: Clarence is officially the accountant and record-keeper of the Spiders, but he also serves as the unofficial "head" of their dockside black market. In addition, he is quite the negotiator, capable of extracting compromises from even the most stubborn of men and women in his own quiet way

Likes: clean clothes, clean spectacles, cleanliness in general, sharp pencils, tidy rooms, the smell of coffee, organized accounts, being polite to others, math, numbers and figures, going about on his way unnoticed, being underestimated by those outside of the Spiders, being prepared for everything, elegant solutions, profit, daffodils and daisies, subtle earth tones (namely greens and browns and beiges), everything being resolved in a peaceful manner, efficiency, the smell of the sea

Dislikes: facial hair, inappropriately loud people, rumpled clothing, bloodstains, ineffectiveness, disorganized messes, chaos, incompetent people, being unprepared, messiness, drunkards, bar fights, fighting in general, obnoxious displays of force, being underestimated by the Spiders, people outside of the Spiders realizing how capable he truly is, alcohol (he'll take it in moderation, but not enough to get drunk)

Skills: remembering small details, manipulating the situation in his favor, drawing up compromises, balancing the checkbook, good with numbers and figures, good with complex mathematics to a certain degree (more on the economics side than on, say, the calculus side), quick and nimble in a fight and half-decent with a gun/knife (Clarence draws upon his agile cunning and element of surprise more than his physical strength when he is engaged in any sort of physical altercation), makes a mean roast chicken

Weaknesses: his lack of brute strength puts him at a disadvantage in certain situations, tends to be a bit passive and go-with-the-flow, not very intimidating or assertive (and as such, he would not be a great leader), singing and playing instruments (Clarence is the opposite of "musically inclined")

Personality: Clarence is an exceedingly mild-mannered man. He is quiet and reserved and shows very little emotion, no matter if he approves or disapproves of something. Calm and collected, even in times of crisis, Clarence is as steadfast and as unmoving as a rock. Dependable and practical, Clarence always makes sure that whatever has to be done is done-in fact, he makes sure that it is done well. He carries all his tasks through with the utmost efficiency, and he values organized financial accounts over everything else. Clarence has a quick, analytical mind-he is always two, three steps ahead of everyone else. He prefers to examine all sides of an issue and take every variable into account before passing judgement, and he has a knack for coming up with elegant solutions that all parties can agree upon. 

Clarence tends to keep his thoughts to himself, and he prefers to sit back and observe than get involved in the fray. He always feels slightly uncomfortable in large crowds of people, though he is not easily intimidated (something that others usually miss, considering his outward appearance). Clarence carries out orders very well, even if he isn't the one issuing them. Polite and respectful, it is too easy to mistake Clarence's deference for submissiveness. Clarence doesn't mind-it makes him seem perfectly harmless and not threatening in the least. He does this on purpose, knowing all too well that if someone were to unearth some of the things he's done in the past, he would be in big, big trouble, because behind those inoffensive little round spectacles and meek expression, Clarence is just as cunning and manipulative as the worst of them.

Biography: Clarence was born and raised in New Cordova. His father was a middle-class accounting clerk, and his mother was a bank teller. Clarence got his love of numbers and finance from both of his parents. He has an older brother named Andrew and a younger sister named Katherine. Andrew is three years older, while Katherine is five years younger.

All three children were enrolled in school for a good deal of their early lives. The Roberts were fortunate enough to be able to afford it, though the school that Clarence, Andrew, and Katherine attended was by no means the best school in the city. It was a run-down schoolhouse located on the border of Pisswater Alley and Whisperwind Wharf, and although the surroundings were bleak, Clarence grew to love going to school everyday. He excelled in mathematics and had excellent penmanship. The various teachers they went through were all fond of Clarence, because unlike his older brother, who instigated a fight in the schoolyard almost every day, Clarence was never one to throw fists at the slightest insult or injury. In fact, he was known to be a mediator in between the combatants at times. He tried to get them to stop and work it out peacefully. It was at that schoolhouse where he first met Miss Jacqueline Reynolds, though he was only her student for a couple of years before he graduated and went on to study finance, economics, and accounting in the city's public university.

Clarence and his brother both fought in the war. Andrew enlisted voluntarily, because he was bloodthirsty and eager for a fight, while Clarence went along reluctantly. He abhorred fighting. Luckily, a couple months after he shipped out to Europe, he was sent back home due to a gunshot wound in the rear end-a "million dollar wound", so to speak. 

Once he came back to New Cordova, Clarence realized he had no money and no way of making money in a legitimate way, because who wanted to hire a newly-graduated accountant who'd just come back from the war? So instead, he sought out less savory employers. He eventually managed to land himself a job as a record-keeper and accountant for one of the leaders of the Silk Skulls, Earl Jones. The work itself was easy enough, so long as he didn't ask questions, but it was the...other services required of him that made Clarence grow to despise Mr. Jones. 

Long story short, Mr. Jones was drunk more frequently than not, and when he was drunk, he was prone to aggressive bouts of violence. Clarence bore the brunt of this, since he was always around Mr. Jones due to the nature of his job. Mr. Jones also had different tastes in lovers: he preferred men over women in almost every instance. Clarence bore the brunt of Mr. Jones's preferences in these matters as well.

Clarence considered leaving the Silk Skulls many times throughout his time with them, but Earl Jones was paranoid because Clarence knew too much, so he threatened to kill Clarence's family if he left. With no other options in place, Clarence decided that the best way to be rid of Mr. Jones and his abusive treatment was to eliminate the Silk Skulls altogether. At that time, the Golden Bulls had just started to grow restless. Clarence intentionally fueled that restlessness by subtly suggesting to Mr. Jones that the Skulls brutally crack down on the Bulls. This only made the Bulls angrier, which had been Clarence's purpose all along. Rising tensions in the seedier side of town led to the Silver Rats siding with the Golden Bulls-again, partially due to Clarence's maneuvering-and the Spiders' participation was sealed with a backroom deal he made with their leader.

The Spiders were, and still are, led by an indomitable spinster who valued efficiency over personal loyalty. Clarence met with her, and both agreed that the Skulls were on the brink of imploding on themselves. Clarence offered to tell the Spiders everything he knew about the Skulls in exchange for a position within their ranks after the gang war was over. 

With a promise of a job after the Skulls were gone, and the Spiders siding with the Bulls and the Rats,  Clarence allowed himself to sit back and watch the puzzle pieces fall in place. The final stage of his plan was somehow removing Maria Moretti from the scene-she always, always found out about everything. So, he tipped off the police on one of Alessandro Rossini's-a member of the Silk Skulls and Maria's father and employer-illegal activities, then convinced Earl Jones to convince Alessandro Rossini to frame Maria for the crime. Once Maria had been jailed, the Skulls were all but defeated.

After the fall of the Skulls, Clarence personally ascertained that Mr. Jones was murdered in his sleep, then pinned it as suicide, because who could believe that the quiet man busily scribbling in his notebook was capable of killing someone? Clarence took on his position with the Spiders as promised, and he has quickly risen through the ranks due to his efficiency and organization. He now manages the finances for the gang and oversees the dockside black markets and all its shipments.

Power(s) and how they got it: Clarence has no "powers" to speak of-unless both a photographic and an eidetic memory count as powers. He was born with a photographic memory, though his eidetic memory naturally developed as he grew older

Other: Clarence is very close with his sister, Katherine, though less so with Andrew. He mostly works in order to send money back to his family. Andrew is showing disturbing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, and Clarence isn't sure how to help him, which is worrying. Katherine's husband died four years ago from pneumonia, which has also been on Clarence's mind. His parents and sister are blissfully ignorant of Clarence's involvement in illegal activities and gang politics, but he knows that Andrew has probably guessed what Clarence has been up to for the last few years.

Extras: 
Quote-"There are snakes lurking in the grass." ~Virgil

Character Compilation!

10. CATALINA FLORENCIA CELIS

(originally in Ill Will (polyvore))

ILL WILL (POLYVORE)

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Codename Anubis

CODENAME ANUBIS
Lovely and bewitching and tragic, Anubis would not speak on her past even if she was allowed. A jilted bride, or a widow, or an ill brother, or murdered parents, or worst, a lost child, or all of those things — it seems impossible that all could happen to one person, and yet, so many things have to happen for someone for her soul to leave her eyes like that.

​​​​​​​Name and Age: Catalina Florencia Celís, 2​9
Codename: Anubis
Date of Birth: ​​August 12th​, 1988
Country of Birth: Chile

Previous Education​: Catalina was in school up until she was fourteen, though she didn't attend regularly because she had to help out around the house with chores and their farm. From her grandmothers, she learned to cook, clean, wash clothes, sew, and garden. In the village school, she learned basic arithmetic, history, how to read and write Spanish, and religion.
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Special Skills​: Catalina seems rather harmless, at first-sad and lonely and distant, yes, but still harmless. That is an impression that the School has told her to use to her advantage. ​In reality, Catalina has received the same training that all her peers have undergone, so she is proficient in a wide variety of weapons and fighting styles. She prefers unusual weapons, though; Catalina is capable of decapitating an opponent with nothing more than two embroidery needles (she is also a /very/ skilled embroiderer, thank you very much). The blades she owns are all so small and delicate that they seem like they will snap if you use them, yet Catalina can kill men twice her size with them if needed. She also adores her "poison fingernails"-thin, nigh-on invisible needles that she can wear underneath her nails. They're filled with poison, and Catalina can inject a lethal dose of the substance into somebody's bloodstream with a flick of her finger.

Her real skills, however, lie in getting somebody to lower their guard. With her haunting eyes and small stature, Catalina seems like more of a dainty doll than a spy or an assassin. All she has to do is be /herself/ to deflect suspicion.

Likes​: ​flowers, fresh fruit, her dead husband and her family, pale colors, pastel colors, the color white, the village she grew up in, sewing and embroidery, the village church, cooking and baking, Chilean folk music, singing (Catalina has quite a lovely singing voice), watching the sunrise, gardening, her religion (Catalina is a devout Catholic, like the rest of her village and family), sunny days, when it's slightly drizzling outside, autumn and spring (she doesn't like extreme cold and extreme heat), corn and maize, seafood (Catalina never got to eat seafood very often when she was growing up), the smell of the world after a rainstorm, old photographs of her grandparents and parents, her wedding dress (although she wore the same dress when she was supposed to marry Juan, Catalina associates the dress with memories of Javier and their son, Alejandro), blueberries, being a mother, spending time with her brother (Catalina wasn't going to accept the invitation to apply to the School, at first, because she didn't want to leave Jorge, but he was the one who urged her to apply, and eventually, to attend), her handler (Ines Lelo, codename Diaphanous) to some extent, learning English and history, learning new subjects in general (Catalina was not given the opportunity to complete her education back at the village she grew up in)

Dislikes​:​ extreme heat/cold, the man who abandoned her at the altar (Juan), her husband's family (especially her mother-in-law), remembering the day she found her parents murdered, some of the men that she ended up /associated/ with after her mother-in-law threw her out of the house, wearing clothing that shows too much skin (Catalina dresses very conservatively, though she doesn't really care how other people decide to dress), the coldness and ruthlessness of some of her classmates at the School, remembering how Javier's family forced her to leave her son behind, airplane food, over-processed food (growing up in a rural community, Catalina is used to fresh, home-grown or locally grown produce), seeing mothers separated from their children (and vice versa), killing people (just because she knows /how/ to kill somebody doesn't mean that she /likes/ it), thunderstorms (she's always been terrified of thunder and lightning), thinking about or being reminded of her past

Personal​​​ ​"Essay": September 11th, 1973-General Augusto Pinochet overthrows President Allende and takes over the government of Chile, changing the course of history for thousands of people.

​Catalina's mother is five. Her father is six. Her grandparents on both sides are outspoken political activists who favored the leftist policies President Allende, and during the first months of Pinochet's regime, both of her grandfathers are arrested and executed.

By January 3rd, 1974, Catalina's grandfathers are dead. Her mother and father grow up together. Her grandmothers move to the countryside to escape the worst of Pinochet's brutality.

August 21st, 1980-they share their first kiss. Catalina's mother is twelve. Her father is thirteen. It is a sloppy, timid kiss, full of awkward glances and clumsy fumbling, but it is a kiss, nonetheless.

March 11th, 1981. A new constitution, drafted without the input of political dissidents, is approved by 66% of voters, in a referendum suspected of being highly fraudulent.

December 1st, 1987. Catalina's mother is sixteen; her father is seventeen. They are married in a quiet little ceremony on the steps of the village church.

August 12th, 1988-Catalina and her twin brother, Jorge, are born. Their parents are elated. Both are healthy, squalling babies, with dark peach fuzz covering the tops of their heads and the biggest, bluest eyes that the world has ever seen.

​January 26th, 1998. Catalina and Jorge are nine years old when they come home from the village school to find both of their parents dead, their throats slit and their eyes wide and unblinking. There is blood splattered everywhere across the pale blue kitchen tiles, and all Catalina can do is stare at the blood while her brother screams and screams and /screams/.

​The killer was never found. Nobody knows why they were murdered, though some speculate that their father's radical political articles, the ones that he wrote after coming in from the fields and sent off to his friend in Santiago to be published anonymously, were the cause.

But why, oh /why/? Catalina's grandmother lamented. Pinochet and the junta government were long gone. Life was getting better. And yet...

​November 1st, 2004. Jorge and Catalina are sixteen. It is All Saint's Day-​D​í​a de Todos los Santos.​ Catalina meets Juan, named after san Juan el Bautista, or John the Baptist. And she thinks that she is in love.

​February 23rd, 2006. Juan proposes to Catalina. The very next day, she finds out that she is pregnant.

May 1st, 2006. It is the day of Juan and Catalina's wedding. Catalina wears an exquisite, hand-sewn white gown, her hands ensconced in white gloves. She waits for Juan at the village church. She waits, and waits, and waits, but he does not come.

They look for him at his house. He, and his belongings, have all disappeared without a trace.

​July​ 15th, 2006. Catalina ​miscarries. She realizes that Juan is gone. He will never come back-not for her, not for their ​dead ​child.

​April 7th, 2007. Catalina's grandmother on her father's side dies early in the morning. A week later, her grandmother on her mother's side follows. Money is tight.

​June 10th, 2008. Catalina meets a wealthy man passing through the area. His name is Javier. After a whirlwind romance, the two are married, and Javier takes Catalina with him back to his estate near the capital. Jorge is unhappy about the arrangement, but Catalina promises to stay in touch.

May 30th, 2009. Catalina gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. He has inherited her eyes. She and Javier name him Alejandro, after Javier's dead father.

​November 29th, 2012. Catalina receives word that Jorge has cancer. The doctors predict that he has less than ten years to live. Catalina begs her husband to send him money, so that he doesn't have to work in the fields all day. So that he can rest and have his cancer treated. Javier agrees, but he doesn't send enough. Not /nearly/ enough.

March 3rd, 2013. Javier dies from a heart attack. His family, who have always despised Catalina, throws her out. They keep her son, though. They take her three-year-old son away from her, and they throw insults like knives at her, and they accuse her of only marrying Javier for his money. And then they throw her on the street and leave her to die. They won't even give her enough money to buy a train ticket back to her village.

​And so Catalina spends the next year fending for herself in Santiago. Desperate to return to Jorge, Catalina sells herself on the streets, trying to get enough money for a single train ticket. ​Along the way, she picks up some skills that will be vital in the next stage of her life.

April 19th, 2014. A woman Catalina doesn't recognize approaches her. She gives Catalina an application and enough money to last her a year.

​August 24th, 2014. Catalina gives Jorge all her money and boards a plane for Italy.​ She is given a code name; a new identity, of sorts. Anubis. She likes it-when she is Anubis, she is a fierce, jackal-headed Egyptian god. But she will always be Catalina at heart, and Catalina is a jilted bride, a widow, an orphan, and a mother without her child.

And so Catalina, Codename Anubis, begins her time at the School. She says nothing, but sees everything. She mourns for her husband and child and brother and parents, even as her teachers instruct her to forget. She sees her husband's cruel old mother as she picks up a knife. She sees Juan's laugh as she viciously stabs the dummy.

Exuberance's eyes might be cold and emotionless, they say, but Anubis's are so sad that they're terrifying.

Please answer this question:

Nice, or Vienna?
​ >Nice. Most likely, Nice. But if the rage in her awakens-for her husband's family, who stole her dear little son from her and then discarded her like she was nothing more than a pair of worn-out shoes, for her parents' murderer, for Juan, the man who abandoned her at the altar-then she may just start leaning towards Vienna.

And this one:
​​Whom is the Infanta of Spain and at what time can she be expected to arrive?
​ >​"The Infanta of Spain is the empress's successor, and she will arrive only when the men and the gods alike have realized their folly."

Person whom you most resemble: Luiza Scandelari

Handler (@ayzrules​)

OPTIONAL HANDLER INFORMATION

Name and Age​: Ines Mercedes Lelo, 38
Gender: Female​ (FC: Gal Gadot)
Codename​: Diaphanous
Date of Birth​: ​July 28th, 1979
Country of Birth​: Mexico​
Role​: Handler

Short synopsis of existence: ​Diaphanous-adjective. Light, delicate, and translucent.

Ines is anything /but/ diaphanous.

Like Anubis, Ines's codename is an ironic joke. Ines is as tough as old leather, hardened by battle and covered in scars. She grew up in Mexico, and became involved with drug lords and kingpins like El Chapo.

Nobody is quite sure what she actually did-the rumors whisper that she killed for them.

But somehow, in some way, she ended up with the School. And she has spent her years transforming young women into warriors.

She scours the Spanish-speaking nations for potential candidates. And when she came across Anubis, she saw a resilience in her melancholy blue eyes that bespoke of a greater strength. A weaker woman would have committed su.cide by now.

But not Anubis.

There is strength in being a mother, Ines knows. She herself was a mother once, an eternity ago. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned", Shakespeare said. Ines begs to differ-hell hath no fury like a /mother/ scorned.

Anubis is here, now, at the School, and Ines has been tasked with keeping an eye on her, as well as teaching her how to speak English.
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Nobody knows very much about Ines, codename Diaphanous. But everybody knows that by the time that she's done with Anubis, Anubis will be unbreakable.​

Character Compilation!

9. YELYZAVETA TERESHCHENKO

(originally in Dragon and Devil (polyvore))

DRAGON AND DEVIL (POLYVORE)

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The Rusalka

{The sharp knife, of a short life, well I've had, just enough time}

Your Name: Alicia
Username: @ayzrules

Role Being Auditioned for: Rusalka

Other roles you're interested in: Dracula's brides

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OC Name: Yelyzaveta Tereshchenko
Age: 315
Nationality: Ukranian
Occupation: marine biologist and ecologist, focusing on Dnieper River ecosystems

Personality: At first, Yelyzaveta comes off as a quirky, whimsical woman who may be just /slightly/ off her rocker. She is full of sweet smiles and strange mannerisms and flowing dresses. Yelyzaveta likes to wear flowers in her hair and dance to invisible music, and she flits about the world like a bird, full of dreamy nonsense and endearing eccentricities. Gentle and free-spirited, Yelyzaveta has a profound appreciation for the natural world and all it has to offer. She is rather emotional, thinking with her heart more than with her head, so to speak, and is prone to irrational flights of fancy. Yelyzaveta is good at "reading" people, and is surprisingly perceptive, given her temperament.

Underneath her flower crowns and tangled hair, however, Yelyzaveta is fragile and broken-hearted. She frequently stares out over the water at night, with nothing but shadows and stars for company, feeling empty and dead. Which, in a way, she is. She longs for companionship, for love, but every time she has loved someone after her death, it ended in heartbreak. Yelyzaveta would bring her lovers to the river, to her one true home, and as they sank into the water, she would sing to them-because she loves singing, and Mikhail loved her singing, and she loves the river and the fish and the water-and they would slowly lose all sense of conscious thought and follow her blindly underneath the surface while Yelyzaveta's skin turned into scales as she continued to sing the haunting, mesmerizing melody. Then, they would slowly drown, and even as they were drowning, they would still be unable to tear themselves away from Yelyzaveta, even as she realized what she'd done and tried to save them.

And so Yelyzaveta has resigned herself to being alone, and when she sings her favorite song, the haunting melody that has killed too many innocent young men, nobody will ever hear her besides the moon and stars and rivers and fish and sky. She is mournful and lonely, and she loves her river as if it could replace real, human companionship.

Recently, however, Yelyzaveta has become increasingly angry. What right did these people have to fill her beloved river with their chemicals and poisons and trash? What /right/ did these humans have to hurt her river, her little fish, like this? Yelyzaveta doesn't want to kill anyone-she's had enough of that for an eternity, thank you very much-but she knows that she may as well have to, if humans kept disrespecting and destroying her beautiful, beautiful river.

Powers: Siren song (Yelyzaveta is able to seduce people, most notably men, with her voice, drawing them to her physically and mesmerizing/hypnotizing them, effectively bending them to her will); shape-shifting (her entire body becomes covered in slippery scales as she sinks underwater, making it difficult for people to keep hold of her. It also allows her to stay submerged for an almost indefinite period of time, and she swims just as well as any aquatic animal in this state. Her hair, however, stays the same); communicating with aquatic life (more through feelings and emotions and sensations rather than coherent words/thoughts); appearing as the person her "victim" loves the most (an innate ability that Yelyzaveta must consciously suppress); ability to see in the dark

Talents and/or Skills: singing (as a human, Yelyzaveta had a lovely voice, a trait only amplified by her subsequent conversion into a rusalka), an extensive knowledge of the biology and ecology of the Dnieper River, cooking (she isn't a five-star chef, by any means, but she does have an extensive knowledge of food and how to make it), braiding hair, sewing, embroidery, calligraphy, fluent in Ukranian, Russian, and English

Likes: water, the Dnieper River, rivers in general, fish and all other forms of aquatic life, being outside, wildflowers (and flowers in general), willow trees, music, long, flowing dresses and skirts, birds, the smell of the world after a thunderstorm, fresh fruit, environmentalists and conservationists, fanciful fantasies of true love, cheesy rom-coms, historical fiction novels, books about the environment and its importance (notables being "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson, "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, and "Five Past Midnight in Bhopal" by Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro), environmental documentaries/movies

Dislikes: large industrial conglomerates, people who litter, people who don't care about the environment, accidentally killing innocent people, seeing animals suffer, thinking about her past, people who disrespect the Dnieper River, burnt food, being abandoned, men who cheat on their wives and women who cheat on their husbands, crooked stitches (she is strangely obsessive over having straight, tiny stitches)

Bio/Background:

My lady why do you cry so? They would ask her.

My lady, why do you weep?

How could she have told them? Her husband would have been so terribly wroth with her. For she was simply the daughter of a petty lord whom he'd married on impulse one day, and he was her everything. Her father wasn't very powerful, not by any means, but they'd been happy. They had food and family and the river. Yelyzaveta's heart and soul belonged to the river.

And then Mikhail had come. Mikhal Tereschenko been the light of her life-his charming smile, his handsome face, his sweet kisses...and for a while, Yelyzaveta had thought that he'd loved her.

My lady, why do you weep? They asked.

How could she tell them that she wept because she missed her family, and she missed her river, when she was now married to one of the most powerful men in the kingdom? How could she tell them that he'd taken her maidenhead, so she /had/ to marry him, and how could she tell them that she missed her family when her family had been so eager to marry her to such a rich, powerful man? How, how, how?

How could she tell them that she wept because she loved him? Because she really, truly /did/ love him, even when he hurt her. And she'd still loved him, even as she watched from her tower bedroom as he returned from the capital with women who were younger and prettier than she was. How could she tell them that she wept because she longed for the days when he'd treated her like a queen, when she was the moon to his sun, the stars to his sky? When she was still young, still beautiful, instead of weak and frail and crippled?

She wept because of the illness that took her youth and beauty away had also taken away her beloved Mikhail. She had once danced and sang and laughed, and Mikhail himself had told her that there was no voice on earth more lovely than hers. But she'd fallen ill with some unknown disease, and soon she was too weak to walk, and her hair lost its brilliant shine and her eyes were dull and listless, and her voice was too hoarse to sing and her hands shook when she tried to embroider. Oh, how Mikhail had loved her embroidery, and her sewing-her neat, invisible stitches!

And so she could do nothing but weep, silent tears streaming down her face as she stared out the window at the lonely, lonely night and the bright, shining stars.

My lady, why do you weep? Why, why, why?

Yelyzaveta spent so much time at that tower window, crying. Her tears could have created a waterfall, the servants said, and once or twice, Yelyzaveta almost threw herself out of it.

But no, that was wrong. She belonged to the river, and the river belonged to her, and she would weep until she was returned to the river.

My lady, why do you cry so? They asked. And soon, they stopped asking, because Yelyzaveta had beseeched Mikhail to allow her to return to her family, and he'd allowed her to, his frail, forgotten wife, so she'd held onto life until she had been returned to the river, and then she let the water carry her away, to fill her nose and mouth and lungs, until there was so much water that her tears were part of the river...

Her family mourned her, of course, but Mikhail never noticed. Or he never cared.

And then when she was reborn, she was too numb to cry, though her legs were strong and graceful again, and her hair was glossy red. She saw young men in the distance, and she would sing to them, drawing them near, in the hopes that they would be Mikhail, come back for her. But no, they never were, yet they still came to her, and they still died as she wept over their waterlogged corpses, wondering why Mikhail had stopped loving her...

And then she'd been angry, so /angry/-why hadn't Mikhail seen how much she loved him? So she'd killed with her two sisters, not by blood but by rebirth, one from north and one from the east, much more vengeful than she was, but nevertheless, she'd been fueled by her rage as they traveled up and down the rivers...

And then she'd realized what she'd done, realized how many people she'd killed, so she'd gone on her own way, too sickened by her actions to stay with her sisters. She'd gone back to her river, her beautiful, beloved river, and she spent her days listening to the water and fish sing their songs, and sometimes she'd sing with them, though never when some unsuspecting passerby could hear her.

And so she spent the centuries like this, until her peace was disturbed by humans-those filthy /humans/, dumping their poisons into /her/ river-and now she is angry again, angry for the river, angry for the fish and water and sea, angry, angry, angry...

So she tries to help the good ones, the ones who care for her river-she pretends she is a scientist, and indeed, she has a degree in ecology, but in the end, she belongs to the river and the river belongs to her...

Traits they value in other people: loyalty, commitment, gentleness, kindness, compassion, a respect for the natural world, an appreciation for nature, faithfulness

What do they fear?: Being alone and forgotten for all of eternity and the complete degradation of the Dnieper River ecosystems

What or whom do they cherish/treasure?: The Dnieper River and all its marine life

Other: Yelyzaveta has a degree in marine biology and ecology from a university in Ukraine that she obtained in order to legitimize her "scientific" insights on the state of the Dnieper River and the aquatic life. She currently does research in the field for the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, drawing from both scientific data and from her innate connection to the river to provide her conclusions for the university. She lives along a deserted stretch of the river, in a house without electricity or running water.

Song you think most exemplifies your character: "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey, "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry, "1965" by Zella Day, "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri

Preferred Faceclaim: Jessica Chastain
Why you think they are suited to the role/your character: she's red-haired, and there are a wide variety of images of her that suit Yelyzaveta in that she looks wistful or dreamy in them-that's all there really is to it :D

Back-up Faceclaim: Holland Roden
Why you think they are suited to the role/your character: again with the red hair, and although the images of her aren't as suited to Yelyzaveta as Jessica Chastain's, I think I can still make it work

Bonus: I honestly have no idea, lol

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Tag the mod: @drownedinmoonlight
Tag 5+: (optional, but greatly appreciated)
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Character Compilation!

8. ISADORA VIOLETTA LANGDALE

(AKA Isadora Escalante; originally in Frontier Justice)

FRONTIER JUSTICE

Isadora Escalante

Isadora Escalante

Alias - People who know her call her Isa

Age 22

Gender - Female

Occupation - Saloon worker

Appearance - Isadora is lightly tanned, with caramel-colored skin and warm brown eyes. She has dark, chocolate-colored hair that is naturally curly and falls in ringlets. Her thick hair ends just past her shoulder blades. Isadora is of an average height and is on the thinner side. She more often than not pulls her hair back into a high ponytail since it tends to get everywhere when left hanging loose. Isadora's hands are rough and calloused from years of scrubbing floors and washing dishes and doing the laundry. Her brown eyes are full of mirth and her lips are almost always quirked up in a playful smile.

Height - 5 feet and 5 inches

Weight - 115

Apparel - When she is not working, Isadora usually settles for a plain yet flattering dress made from linen or cotton. She favors lighter colors that go well with her skin tone and eyes/hair, especially a deep forest green that brings out her eyes. She also likes to add small ornamentation to her attire by embroidering hems and making something by herself. Isadora can also be seen in prairie skirts.

When she is working, Isadora likes to wear clothing that is brighter and more eye-catching, and on special occasions Isadora goes all-out. She likes getting all dolled up and jumps at any opportunity to wear something nice.

Weaponry - The only weapons that Isadora carries with her are a pair of plain, unadorned daggers-one is usually in the bodice of her dress, and the other one is concealed underneath her skirts. She decided when she first began working that it would be prudent to have some sort of weaponry with her in the case of more...unsavory patrons.

Equipment - Isadora usually carries a couple of needles and a bit of thread with her, as well as a scrap of cloth and a couple of plain hairpins that she typically ends up using to tie her hair back and to keep her curls out of her face. She also will have a couple of coins with her, just in case of an emergency.

Skills -
*Isadora is an expert in mending clothing, from silk dresses to roughspun aprons. She has plenty of experience with a needle and thread as well, and has a penchant for embroidery, although she does not frequently embroider due to her current circumstances
*Isadora grew up helping her oldest sister cook for three younger siblings and a handicapped mother. She can whip out a meal from anything and everything, granted that you don't mind the taste of it too much
*Some may call her sneaky, but Isadora thinks of it as having a "good sense of hearing". Isadora is a big eavesdropper and is quite skilled at remembering important tidbits of information and random rumors that she hears on the streets
*Isadora is able to clean and do laundry fairly well
*Although Isadora doesn't look like much at a first glance, she's quick and light on her feet-even in floor-length skirts
*One of Isadora's favorite past-times is dancing; not ballroom dancing, but spontaneous dances with fast music and faster steps.

Flaws -
*Despite what she might say, Isadora is downright nosy. Not only that, she is a gossip who couldn't keep her mouth shut if her life depended on it
*Isadora is rash and can be hot-tempered when provoked
*Isadora has never learned to ride a horse or shoot a gun properly. Her general knowledge of firearms amounts to "point the barrel away from you and press the trigger"
*Isadora is flighty and tends to have a very short attention span. People have also characterized her as "frivolous" and "shallow"
*Isadora hates being told what to do when it comes to her personal life. She can be headstrong and unyielding if she has set her mind on something, even if she sees how the other side could be logical

Personality - Isadora is generally an outgoing and friendly person. She always has a bright smile or cheerful greeting for people she knows. She can be rather impulsive and doesn't always think things through. Isadora lives life in the moment and would rather focus on the present than anticipate the future or brood on the past. She is lively and vivacious-she lives to laugh and loves to live. Isadora is quick to anger but she is also quick to forgive and forget, and she firmly believes that life is much too short to hold petty grudges. Isadora has a knack for remembering everything she hears, especially anything that she deems especially important. She is also quite the conversationalist, willing to talk to anyone and everyone-and she just can't seem to keep her big mouth shut. Isadora is an avid gossiper and knows the dirt on seemingly everyone in town, and she's not afraid to share the information she knows. Isadora can be witty and playfully teasing and even flirtatious and coy if the situation calls for it. Isadora is headstrong and willful and hates being told what to do when it comes to matters that concern her personal life, much to the vexation of her mother and older sister. She is perceptive and good at guessing the thoughts, feelings, and intentions of others, and Isadora is keenly aware of her surroundings.

At the core of her personality, Isadora is ferociously loyal to her family and friends. She may be blabbing about Jane cheating on John for all to hear, but you will never hear a word from her about her own mother and siblings if she doesn't want to talk about them.

Backstory - Isadora was born and raised in Soursprings. She has never been beyond five miles of the town. Her mother, Rita, was married to a white man who abandoned her not long after Isadora was born. Rita herself was born in Soursprings, although both of her parents were born in Mexico. Isadora never even got her father's name out of her mother, although according to her older sister who still vaguely remembered their father-Elena-he had blonde hair and brown eyes. Rita would always dismiss questions about her first husband with an impatient gesture and a "don't-you-have-anything-better-to-do?" glare. Rita married Manuel Escalante when Isadora was three, and Isadora soon had three younger siblings-twins Maria and Rosa, followed by Carlos. Unfortunately, Manuel died of a heart attack when Isadora was ten, and Rita succumbed to an unknown illness that left her crippled and unable to walk a year after Manuel died. It fell to fifteen-year-old Elena and eleven-year-old Isadora to raise their siblings.

Elena had always been the dutiful and obedient sibling. Isadora, on the other hand, was willful and wild. When they were younger, while Elena brushed her hair properly and followed all the rules like a proper young lady, Isadora was running through town barefoot with dirt streaked across her face and smashing the rules to pieces. After Rita fell ill, however, Isadora cleaned up her act. The Escalantes were far from wealthy, and with Manuel dead and Rita crippled, they had no steady income coming in. Rita took on whatever odd jobs she could to bring in some money. Elena herself soon got a job and spent most of her time working. Isadora, who was still too young to be hired, began to take over the household chores. She cooked, cleaned, and did laundry while yelling across the street for Maria and Rosa to "leave the poor horse alone, for Chrissake!".

It was not until Isadora was around fourteen or fifteen that she began to work herself. She very quickly found a job in the local saloon-Burnside-owned by a certain Joshua Darwall. At first, she was stuck in the kitchens washing dishes and scrubbing floors, but as she grew older Isadora was allowed to work in the dining area. That was when she became more conscious of her general appearance and began to take after Elena in her concern for her clothing. Isadora differed from Elena in that she found most of the "acceptable" clothing for her age and gender much too stuffy and boring. She was always looking for ways to spice things up a little, and she even managed to get the wife of the owner of the general store to teach her some basic embroidery.

The saloon was a whole new experience for Isadora. She had grown up living in a ramshackle house with cramped rooms and chaotic clutter and young children always underfoot. In the saloon, Isadora was faced for the first time with a sense of order. Isadora enjoyed working in the saloon-even if she did have to scrub floors and wash dishes and wipe down furniture, at least she could do it without small children running around willy nilly and getting in the way-and she especially enjoyed listening to random snatches of conversation as she poured drinks and collected empty glasses. She silently listened to stories of the fantastical and the mundane and the morbid, filing away anything particularly noteworthy for the future. She listened to soldiers talking about the war, young women discussing the latest fashions from England, deputies and sheriffs recounting feats of extreme daring and courage and farmers predicting how good the harvest would be for the upcoming year. Isadora listened and remembered, and if there was a subject that was of a special interest to her, she would sometimes interject with a few sentences herself.

In the last couple of years, Isadora has begun to converse with patrons a lot more, and the people in town know to go to Burnside if they want to catch up on the latest news. The saying goes that if Joshua Darwall doesn't know, Isa will be happy to help. Indeed, Isadora may know much and more about matters of actual importance, but she always enjoys regaling listeners with tales of how Mary had been cheating on her husband Joe for ten years with a man who lived in Chicago, or how Sue and Beth are no longer friends because Sue made a snide remark about Beth's expensive brand-new dress imported from New York.

Recently, Elena and Rita have been getting on Isadora's case about marrying a suitable man and settling down as well, especially after Elena married the older brother of a family friend-Pablo-and moved in with him. Isadora scoffs at that. She certainly has not had a lack of suitors with her infectious laugh and lively eyes, but Isadora is by no means ready to get married and have children. She would rather have a taste of everything before deciding, so to speak.

STEAMTOWN: BLOOD AND GUNPOWDER

Isadora Violetta Langdale

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Isadora Violetta Langdale

“I never gossip. I observe. And then I relate my observations to practically everyone.”

NAME

Isadora Violetta Langdale

ALIAS

People who know her call her Isa

GENDER

Female

SKILLS

*Isadora is an expert in mending clothing, from leather gloves to roughspun aprons. She has plenty of experience with a needle and thread as well, and has a penchant for bedazzling clothing with scrap metal and spare parts that she finds around town
*Isadora grew up helping her oldest sister cook for three younger siblings and a handicapped mother. She can whip out a meal from anything and everything, granted that you don't mind the taste of it too much
*Some may call her sneaky, but Isadora thinks of it as having a "good sense of hearing". Isadora is a big eavesdropper and is quite skilled at remembering important tidbits of information and random rumors that she hears on the streets
*Isadora is able to clean and do laundry fairly well
*Although Isadora doesn't look like much at a first glance, she's quick and light on her feet-even in floor-length skirts
*One of Isadora's favorite past-times is dancing; not ballroom dancing, per se, but spontaneous dances with fast music and even faster steps.
*Isadora is certainly no expert with firearms, but she knows the basics of a gun and she is good enough with knives to fend off an attacker long enough for her to escape

PERSONALITY

Isadora is generally an outgoing and friendly person. She always has a bright smile or cheerful greeting for people she knows. She can be rather impulsive and doesn't always think things through. Isadora lives life in the moment and would rather focus on the present than anticipate the future or brood on the past. She is lively and vivacious-she lives to laugh and she loves to live. Isadora is quick to anger but she is also quick to forgive and forget, and she firmly believes that life is much too short to hold petty grudges. Isadora has a knack for remembering everything she hears, especially anything that she deems especially important. She is also quite the conversationalist, willing to talk to anyone and everyone-and she just can't seem to keep her big mouth shut. Isadora is an avid gossiper and knows the dirt on seemingly everyone in town, and she's not afraid to share the information she knows. Isadora can be witty and playfully teasing and even flirtatious and coy if the situation calls for it. Isadora is headstrong and willful and hates being told what to do when it comes to matters that concern her personal life, much to the vexation of her mother and older sister. She is perceptive and good at guessing the thoughts, feelings, and intentions of others, and Isadora is keenly aware of her surroundings.

Despite what she might say, Isadora is downright nosy. Not only that, she is a gossip who couldn't keep her mouth shut if her life depended on it. She is rash and can be hot-tempered when provoked, and she is flighty and tends to have a very short attention span. People have also characterized her as "frivolous" and "shallow". Isadora hates being told what to do when it comes to her personal life. She can be headstrong and unyielding if she has set her mind on something, even if she sees how the other side could be logical. Isadora enjoys getting all dolled up and going out to dance or drink more than her mother thinks is appropriate.

At the core of her personality, Isadora is ferociously loyal to her family and friends. She may be blabbing about Jane cheating on John for all to hear, but you will never hear a word from her about her own mother and siblings if she doesn't want to talk about them.

HISTORY

Isadora was born and raised in Baker's Rest, or Blackfinger. She has never been beyond five miles of the city. Her mother, Eleanora, was married to a man who abandoned her not long after Isadora was born. Isadora never even got her father's name out of her mother, although according to her older sister who still vaguely remembered their father-Minerva-he had blonde hair and brown eyes. Eleanora would always dismiss questions about her first husband with an impatient gesture and a "don't-you-have-anything-better-to-do?" glare. Eleanora married Samuel Langdale when Isadora was three, and Isadora soon had three younger siblings-twins Mariana and Rosalina, followed by Javier. Unfortunately, Samuel died of influenza when Isadora was ten, and Eleanora succumbed to an unknown illness that left her crippled and unable to walk a year after Samuel died. It fell to fifteen-year-old Minerva and eleven-year-old Isadora to raise their siblings.

Minerva had always been the dutiful and obedient sibling. Isadora, on the other hand, was willful and wild. When they were younger, while Minerva brushed her hair properly and followed all the rules like a proper young lady, Isadora was running through town barefoot with dirt streaked across her face and smashing the rules to pieces. After Eleanora fell ill, however, Isadora cleaned up her act. The Langdales were far from wealthy, and with Samuel dead and Eleanora crippled, they had no steady income coming in. Eleanora took on whatever odd jobs she could to bring in some money. Minerva herself soon got a job and spent most of her time working. Isadora, who was still too young to be hired, began to take over the household chores. She cooked, cleaned, and did laundry while yelling across the street for Mariana and Rosalina to "leave the poor horse alone, for Chrissake!".

It was not until Isadora was around fourteen or fifteen that she began to work herself. She very quickly found a job in one of the many saloons in Baker's Rest. At first, she was stuck in the kitchens washing dishes and scrubbing floors, but as she grew older, Isadora was allowed to work in the dining area. That was when she became more conscious of her general appearance and began to take after Minerva in her concern for her clothing. Isadora differed from Minerva in that she found most of the "acceptable" clothing for her age and gender much too stuffy and boring. She was always looking for ways to spice things up a little, and she even managed to get the wife of the owner of the general store to teach her some basic embroidery-not that it was very useful at the time.

The saloon was a whole new experience for Isadora. She had grown up living in a ramshackle house with cramped rooms and chaotic clutter and young children always underfoot. In the saloon, Isadora was faced for the first time with a sense of order. Isadora enjoyed working in the saloon-even if she did have to scrub floors and wash dishes and wipe down furniture, at least she could do it without small children running around willy nilly and getting in the way-and she especially enjoyed listening to random snatches of conversation as she poured drinks and collected empty glasses. She silently listened to stories of the fantastical and the mundane and the morbid, filing away anything particularly noteworthy for the future. She listened to Bargers relating wild tales of danger and daring (and she soon discovered that Bargers were the biggest gossipers), Scavvers comparing their latest finds, bounty hunters discussing contracts and jobs...the list goes on. Isadora listened and remembered, and if there was a subject that was of a special interest to her, she would sometimes interject with a few sentences herself.

After years of working for someone else, Isadora decided that she would rather run her own saloon. She and Minerva pooled their meager funds and opened their own establishment on the banks of the Great River, just past the docks. As such, most of their patrons tend to be Bargers. Isadora is happy to accommodate them-they're quite a lively bunch, and they've got the loosest tongues in all of the Freetowns.

Their saloon-simply named "Langdale's"-began to gain popularity. Minerva, the more practical and pragmatic of the sisters, is in charge of ordering supplies and brewing the drinks. She is also quite deadly with a bullwhip or a shotgun. Eleanora manages accounts and inventory from a cramped office in the back. Isadora is usually serving drinks and taking orders, with the help of her younger brother, Javier.

Mariana and Rosalina, however, have no interest in the saloon. They are constantly wandering out and about, looking for spare parts to create new gadgets and contraptions of varied uses. Their mother has all but given up on them, letting them do what they want so long as they finish all their chores in the saloon before running off to work on their latest inventions. The twins aspire to be working with the most prominent inventors and engineers in the city of Blackfinger.

Isadora has created quite a reputation for herself. She always knows what's going on, and the people in town know to go to Langdale's if they want to catch up on the latest news. Isadora is always happy to help, though she is notorious for demanding compensation for her "services". Indeed, Isadora may know much and more about matters of actual importance, but she enjoys boring her listeners with tales of how Mary had been cheating on her husband for ten years with a man from New Rojas, or how Susanna and Eliza are no longer friends because Susanna made a snide remark about Eliza's expensive, brand-new dress.

Isadora dearly wishes that she was rich enough to afford those beautiful gowns of silk and taffeta that the wealthiest, most fashionable ladies of the New World are constantly wearing. Minerva jokes that Isadora should have no problem securing a marriage proposal from a rich man, but even Isadora isn't naive enough to believe that.

INVENTORY

*Isadora carries a pair of plain, unadorned daggers-one is usually in the bodice of her dress, and the other one is concealed underneath her skirts. She decided when she first began working that it would be prudent to have some sort of weaponry with her in the case of more...unsavory patrons.
*Isadora usually carries a couple of needles and a bit of thread with her, as well as a scrap of cloth and a couple of plain hairpins that she typically ends up using to tie her hair back and to keep her curls out of her face.
*Isadora adores the bladed fan that her younger siblings created for her

bladed fan

*She also adores the armored parasol that the aforementioned siblings created for Isadora. It made of metal but covered in cloth, and it is capable of deflecting bullets.

armored parasol

REASON FOR VISITING

Isadora has lived with her family in Blackfinger for her entire life.

RELATIONS

Relations

Eleanora Langdale (mother): Isadora loves her mother with all her heart. Eleanora is practical and rather strict, though she is quite helpless without her daughters and her son. Recently, Eleanora has been getting on Isadora's case about marrying a suitable man and settling down. Isadora scoffs at that. She certainly has not had a lack of suitors with her infectious laugh and lively eyes, but Isadora is by no means ready to get married and have children. She would rather have a taste of everything before deciding, so to speak.

Eleanora is in charge of keeping the books and taking inventory at the saloon.

Minerva Langdale (older sister): Isadora and Minerva are very close, though their personalities are polar opposites. Isadora is pretty, chattery, and a bit airheaded, while Minerva is quick-witted, stoic, and rather intimidating. Isadora's features are dainty and doll-like, but Minerva has a strong jawline and a sharp nose, traits inherited from their father. Perhaps their different personalities can be more aptly illustrated in their choices of weaponry: Minerva favors a viciously practical six-shot revolver of hard steel and a plain rosewood grip devoid of all frills and decoration, but Isadora has said multiple times that if she were to ever acquire a firearm, it would be a pretty little pistol with elaborate gilt metalwork and a beautiful mother-of-pearl handle.

Minerva is responsible for ordering supplies and making sure that everything is running smoothly in general. She is also the closest thing that the saloon has to "security".

Mariana Langdale and Rosalina Langdale (younger sisters): Mariana and Rosalina are fiery, defiant little rascals who, in the words of Eleanora, are "too smart for their own good". They are constantly trying to sneak things past their mother and Minerva, but nobody sneaks anything past Isadora. Fortunately for the twins, Isadora is much more lenient than Eleanora or Minerva. Isadora doesn't mind that they would rather be tinkering with their latest inventions than washing dishes at the saloon, and she is very appreciative of the steel-bladed fan and armored parasol that the twins fashioned for her out of scrap metal and spare parts and little knick-knacks that they managed to find in the city and on the docks.

The twins are tasked with the general upkeep of the saloon-washing dishes, scrubbing floors, and polishing the furniture. They are absolutely abysmal at their job.

Javier Langdale (younger brother): The only male in the Langdale family, Javier is constantly exasperated by the girls, especially by the twins and Isadora, who is fond of ruffling his hair and teasing him about, well, everything. He is quiet and sensible, and very protective of his family. Minerva and Javier get along very well. Isadora has an unfortunate habit of embarrassing her brother in front of the older men of Blackfinger.

Javier helps Isadora serve the patrons of the saloon. He usually remains behind the bar, while Isadora is out in the dining area serving drinks and such.

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Character Compilation!

7. STEPHANIE "STEPH" SHAOQING WANG

(AKA Shaoqing Wang; originally from Legend Has It (polyvore))

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Shaoqing Wang

»Name: Shaoqing Wang (as per the Western way of naming); 王烧清 in Chinese characters; Wáng shāoqīng in pinyin
Stephanie/Steph to her English-speaking friends
»Age: {19+} 22
»Birthplace: Beijing, China (currently attending Nankai University in Tianjin)
»Field of study: anthropology and museum studies (dabbles in fashion design and historical fashion as well)

»What makes you an asset to the team? Shaoqing possesses a sharp intellect that allows her to quickly analyze any situation from every perspective and come up with a solution. She is also capable of nigh on regurgitating facts and figures, a product of all her years in the Chinese education system, and she is a veritable treasure trove of information concerning human culture. Shaoqing has always been an organizational genius, and she is constantly prepared for anything-be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail or a car that's out of gas.

»Personality: At a first glance, Shaoqing is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is bubbly and outgoing, and her friendly, cheerful disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels /everywhere/ she goes. Though Shaoqing can be very prissy and a bit shallow or superficial, she doesn't have a single mean bone in her body. She can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. Some tend to find this incessant chatter exceedingly irritating, which Shaoqing is not always the most aware of. She is a kind and sweet person at heart, and she refuses to say anything bad about other people as a general principle.

If Shaoqing is not always aware of how much she talks, she /is/ aware of the feelings and thoughts of others. Shaoqing is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people. Empathetic, understanding, and cheerful, Shaoqing is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized. Shaoqing has an infernal inability to keep her mouth shut on things that don't really matter, making her an incorrigible gossip.

Despite her rather silly tendencies, Shaoqing is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy and a natural gift for "reading" people, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Shaoqing's outward appearance and mannerisms, Shaoqing possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, in terms of academics. Shaoqing has always maintained high expectations for herself, and she refuses to be anything less than perfect in everything from her grades to her hair to her hot pink planner.

»Likes: flowers and floral print (Shaoqing is obsessed with flowers, for some obscure reason that even she is not entirely sure of), sushi, red bean baozi, Chipotle (she has cousins in America, and she has visited before, and oh my goodness, Mexican food is pure /heaven/), a certain stir-fried egg and tomato dish (known as fānqié chǎo dàn in Mandarin Chinese), watermelon and watermelon juice, short, ruffled/pleated skirts, crop tops, tank tops/spaghetti strap tank tops, sundresses, the smell of old books, sweets and sugary drinks, blueberry juice (yes, it's a thing in China!), organization, sparkly gel plans and colorful planners, history, period dresses (she adores Victorian-era gowns), museums, high heels, choker necklaces, make-up, shopping, hoop earrings, cute clothes in general, strawberry milkshakes, Chinese dance, glitter/sparkles, pop music, Chinese period dramas (because the outfits are /so/ gorgeous), her electric-blue scooter

»Dislikes: boats (she gets horribly seasick), hamburgers (one thing from American culture that she is content to stay far, far away from, thank you very much), coerced physical activity (she hated gym class with a burning passion), feeling less than perfect, disappointing other people, feeling like she hasn't met her own expectations, people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, singing (she has a horrible singing voice, and everybody knows it), plain steamed buns (a staple of Chinese cuisine, yes, but she likes them with raisins), messy notes, drab clothing in subdued colors, ruining her hair/clothes/make-up, bitter melon (a Chinese thing. Don't ask), the smell of cigarette smoke (and of course, /everyone/ in China smokes. Sigh.), big dogs, disorganization, rainy days, long plane rides, the CCP's policies of censoring the Internet and history books

»Bio: Shaoqing was in high school when the CCP blocked Google.

After Google came a whole slew of websites: Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, even Microsoft OneDrive, for heavens' sake. Twitter. Snapchat. /Pinterest/. What the hell had Pinterest done to the CCP? Did they feel threatened by the DIY scrapbooks and cheesecake recipes that proliferated the website?

But the CCP had been familiar with censorship long, long before the advent of the modern age and the Internet. During the time of Mao, for instance. Most of China still regards him as a great leader-the Chinese equivalent of George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Shaoqing knows better. She's read textbooks written by Westerners, for Westerners; not without their biases, no, but at least they were /mostly/ objectively accurate. American history textbooks always mentioned the Trail of Tears without fail, for example. The democracy protests of '89 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre are completely omitted from Chinese textbooks.

Shaoqing spent two years of high school in America, and coming back to the censorship and firewalls of China was like going from the cool air of a crisp autumn morning in Massachusetts to the stifling, oppressive heat of a summer afternoon in Shanghai. And, for goodness' sake, she's not /ignorant/. Even if journalists can't talk, her parents do. Her parents, who both supported reform, had taken part in the protests. Her mother lost her best friend to the chaos of June 4th, 1989, while she herself rallied against the government in Shanghai. Her father narrowly escaped the violence-he left the Square on June 3rd.

Tiananmen Square. The Gate of Heavenly Peace, indeed.

Shaoqing's grandmother died of malnourishment, thanks to the CCP and the utterly /idiotic/ Great Leap Forward. Her mother has told her all the stories-how they were so hungry that they ate dogs and grass. How, despite it all, the CCP /still/ felt it necessary for people to retain their ideological purity and commitment to Mao's brand of communism-Maoism. And as for her father? Well, her father's family was unfortunate enough to be composed almost entirely of intellectuals. His mother and sister and younger brother fled to Taiwan, and then to America. He didn't see them for decades.

But enough of that for now. Shaoqing values competence and accuracy and cute clothes over everything else. And in her book, the CCP is hurting China with their glorified version of Chinese history, and she resents the woefully incompetent government officials and bureaucrats of the past for the famines and the shortages. But they're doing alright in terms of cute clothes (the new /malls/ everywhere are absolutely breathtaking!).

Shaoqing's parents never tried to hide the reality of their government from her. They cautioned her against speaking out, though. She has a distant cousin, a journalist, who was arrested for being overly critical in his writings. So Shaoqing doesn't really think about how the CCP has wronged the Chinese people. She tries not to, anyway. She'll just get upset that she can't really /do/ anything, at least not from inside China.

Shaoqing was born and raised in Beijing. She spent two years in America with her cousins, attending a private school. She is currently about to enter her fourth year at Nankai University in Tianjin in the fall.

Shaoqing likes people and she finds human culture fascinating-hence her interest in anthropology. She likes the idea of working at a museum, of acquiring new artifacts and such and organizing everything perfectly. Shaoqing dreams of becoming a curator at the National Museum of China like her mother. She is also very interested in fashion, even if she doesn't want to make a career out of it (her meticulously organized, though overflowing, closest speaks for itself). She decided to apply for the summer program in Egypt because, well, it's Egypt! How amazing would it be, to see the ancient ruins in person? And there is something so endearingly quaint about the whole archaeologist aesthetic, too (blouses and skirts and whatnot). Throw in some Turkish Delights to the mix, and what more could a girl /ever/ need?

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»Shaoqing did Chinese dance for the majority of her life. As such, she is inordinately flexible and lithely strong, even if some of this has faded with time. Nowadays, the most exercise she gets is sprinting to class in stilettos because she is late /all/ the time (you'd think that with her organizational skills she would always be on time, but apparently not!)

»Referring to the point above-yes, Shaoqing can run in heels. She's quite good at it, actually

»Bubble tea. Because, yes

»Also, ice cream sundaes and Oreo cookies and ooooh, is that cake?!

»Shaoqing's aesthetic consists of bright pinks and yellows and glitter and floral-print, topped off with a pair of suicidally-high heels

»Shaoqing likes to decorate her notes and planner with cute stickers and she adores stationery and pretty notes written in sparkly gel pens

»"Legally Blond", "Clueless", and "The Devil Wears Prada" are three of her all-time favorite movies. Though "Tangled" and "The Princess and the Frog" are wonderful as well. Oh, and who can forget "Journey to the West" (西游记)?

»tl;dr Shaoqing is a extra as hell and completely prepared to traipse through ancient ruins in high heels carrying a purse filled with make-up

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Steph Wang

🌸Name, age: Stephanie Shaoqing Wang (Her Chinese name being 王烧清, or Wang Shaoqing), 21
🌸“Life is short. Wear cute shoes."
🌸Nickname: Steph
🌸Birthday / Zodiac: August 25th, 1995//Virgo//Year of the Rat
🌸Hometown: Born in Nanjing, China; moved to O'ahu at age two
🌸College Major: A double-major in political science and Spanish (dabbles in anthropology and historical fashions as well) at NYU
🌸Current Job: Spanish tutor and assistant gymnastics instructor (with an internship at the Hawaiian Senator's office secured for the latter half of the summer)
🌸Model: Estelle Chen

🌸Likes: flowers and floral print (Steph is obsessed with flowers, for some obscure reason that even she is not entirely sure of), sushi, red bean baozi, Chipotle (Mexican food is pure /heaven/), a certain stir-fried egg and tomato dish (known as fānqié chǎo dàn in Mandarin Chinese), watermelon and watermelon juice, short, ruffled/pleated skirts, crop tops, tank tops/spaghetti strap tank tops, sundresses, the smell of old books, sweets and sugary drinks, blueberry juice (yes, it's a thing in China!), organization, sparkly gel plans and colorful planners, history, period dresses (she adores Victorian-era gowns), museums, high heels, choker necklaces, make-up, shopping, hoop earrings, cute clothes in general, strawberry milkshakes, artistic gymnastics (though she will forever be in awe of rhythmic gymnasts), glitter/sparkles, pop music, Chinese period dramas (because the outfits are /so/ gorgeous), her electric-blue scooter, her younger brother (Kevin)

🌸Dislikes: boats (she gets horribly seasick), hamburgers (one thing from American culture that she is content to stay far, far away from, thank you very much), coerced physical activity (she hated gym class with a burning passion), feeling less than perfect, disappointing other people, feeling like she hasn't met her own expectations, people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, singing (she has a horrible singing voice, and everybody knows it), plain steamed buns (a staple of Chinese cuisine, yes, but she likes them with raisins), messy notes, drab clothing in subdued colors, ruining her hair/clothes/make-up, bitter melon (a Chinese thing. Don't ask), the smell of cigarette smoke, big dogs, disorganization, rainy days, long plane rides, the CCP's policies of censoring the Internet and history books, racist/sexist people, when Kevin is being an annoying piece of sh/t

🌸Personality: At a first glance, Steph is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is bubbly and outgoing, and her friendly, cheerful disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels /everywhere/ she goes. Though Steph can be very prissy and a bit shallow or superficial, she doesn't have a single mean bone in her body. She can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. Some tend to find this incessant chatter exceedingly irritating, which Steph is not always the most aware of. She is a kind and sweet person at heart, and she refuses to say anything bad about other people as a general principle.

If Steph is not always aware of how much she talks, she /is/ aware of the feelings and thoughts of others. Steph is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people. Empathetic, understanding, and cheerful, Steph is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized. Steph has an infernal inability to keep her mouth shut on things that don't really matter, making her an incorrigible gossip.

Despite her rather silly tendencies, Shaoqing is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy and a natural gift for "reading" people, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Steph's outward appearance and mannerisms, Steph possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, in terms of academics. Steph has always maintained high expectations for herself, and she refuses to be anything less than perfect in everything from her grades to her hair to her hot pink planner.

🌸Bio: Steph was in high school when the Chinese Communist Party blocked Google.

After Google came a whole slew of websites: Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, even Microsoft OneDrive, for heavens' sake. Twitter. Snapchat. /Pinterest/. What the hell had Pinterest done to the CCP? Did they feel threatened by the DIY scrapbooks and cheesecake recipes that proliferated the website?

She felt terrible for her Chinese cousins.

The CCP had been familiar with censorship long, long before the advent of the modern age and the Internet. During the time of Mao, for instance. Most of China still regards him as a great leader-the Chinese equivalent of George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Steph knows better. She's an American, for heaven's sake, and she's read textbooks written by Westerners, for Westerners; not without their biases, no, but at least they were /mostly/ objectively accurate. American history textbooks always mentioned the Trail of Tears without fail, for example. The democracy protests of '89 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre are completely omitted from Chinese textbooks.

Steph spent two summers in China, and going into the censorship and firewalls of China was like going from the cool air of a crisp autumn morning in Massachusetts to the stifling, oppressive heat of a summer afternoon in Shanghai. And, for goodness' sake, she's not /ignorant/. Her parents have told her everything, and why not? They have that privilege in America.

Steph's parents, who both supported reform, had taken part in the 1989 protests. Her mother lost her best friend to the chaos of June 4th, 1989, while she herself rallied against the government in Beijing. Her father narrowly escaped the violence-he left the Square on June 3rd.

Tiananmen Square. The Gate of Heavenly Peace, indeed.

Steph's grandmother died of malnourishment, thanks to the CCP and the utterly /idiotic/ Great Leap Forward. Her mother has told her all the stories-how they were so hungry that they ate dogs and grass. How, despite it all, the CCP /still/ felt it necessary for people to retain their ideological purity and commitment to Mao's brand of communism, his so-called "Maoism". And as for her father? Well, her father's family was unfortunate enough to be composed almost entirely of intellectuals. His mother and sister and younger brother fled to Taiwan, and then to America. He didn't see them for decades.

But enough of that for now. Steph values competence and accuracy and cute clothes over everything else. And in her book, the CCP is hurting China with their glorified version of Chinese history, and she resents the woefully incompetent government officials and bureaucrats of the past for the famines and the shortages. But they're doing alright in terms of cute clothes (the new /malls/ everywhere are absolutely breathtaking!).

Of course, America is not without its problems (take the fxcking hypocritical policy of Affirmative Action, for instance), but like Steph reminds herself every time she gets overly worked up over American racism-at least she can watch YouTube and maintain her Snapchat streaks in the United States, for Pete's sake!

Shaoqing's going to change the world. Some way or another, she's going to help bring about the downfall of the CCP-she just doesn't know /how/ yet.

And she'll need to buy a new outfit before she seriously commits. A girl can't take on a quasi-dictatorship without a pair of killer heels, now can she?

🌸Family:
*Wang Hao (Hao Wang by the Western custom of naming)-Steph's fifty-three-year-old father, originally from a small town in Anhui, China called Shui Kou (or 水口, literally "water mouth"). Witty, sarcastic, and never one to keep his mouth shut, Hao was able to bring his family to Hawaii since his aunt and uncle (who he hadn't seen since he was a child) were living in the US. Gets "roasted" by his family a /lot/.

Steph has a pretty good relationship with her father, and she enjoys his cheesy jokes, as much as she rolls her eyes in response. She also thinks that his Instagram captions are /atrocious/.

*Zheng Xiaohong (Xiaohong Zheng to Westerners)-a fifty-year-old woman who is as smart as a whip and expects her children to be the same. Born and raised in Nanjing, China, Xiaohong went to the best college in the country (Peking University in Beijing, China; known colloquially as "北大", or "bei da"), before she became a journalist and quickly rose up the ranks. However, she soon found herself in a spot of trouble for her articles that were a little /too/ critical of the Chinese Communist Party, so she decided to leave the country, using her husband's family as an escape route.

Steph has always admired her mother (who gave up journalism in favor of law after attending law school in the US) and strives to meet her expectations. Xiaohong is the epitome of a "tiger mom", but Steph knows that her mother truly does love her very much. Even if she doesn't always show it.

*Kevin Minghao Wang-Steph's sixteen-year-old brother who has a penchant for video games and soccer and a habit of slacking off 24/7. Also more than just a /bit/ of a player, which irritates both Steph and their mother to end. Steph hates how he gets wasted all the time (/especially/ when it's on school nights), and she also hates how he comes off as a fxckboy. However, she doesn't hate /him/ (though she would never admit to otherwise)-she just wishes that he would get his act together and start paying attention in class before their mom explodes with frustration and sends him off to military academy or something.

🌸Relationship Status: single....and it'll likely stay that way until at /least/ after she finishes grad school

🌸Other Important People:
*Angelica Adachi-Steph's best friend and a rising fourth year at Vassar, Angelica is American-born Japanese and a native to O'hau, Hawaii. Steph and Angelica are about as different as day and night-Steph is all florals and bubblegum pink and designer handbags, while Angelica is combat boots and leather jackets and the smell of engine grease-but the two grew up together and remain close to this very day. Angelica enjoys fast cars and faster motorcycles and speeding down the highway (which Steph wholeheartedly disapproves of, but tolerates because she /adores/ Angelica). GC: Tao Okamoto

🌸Taken by: @ayzrules

🌸EXTRA:
+moodboard- polyvore.com/keep_your_head_heels_sta…
+how to write
+storyboard
+playlist
+story

+anything else-
»Steph has done artistic gymnastics for the majority of her life. As such, she is inordinately flexible and lithely strong. Nowadays, she also gets exercise sprinting to class in stilettos because she is late /all/ the time (you'd think that with her organizational skills she would always be /early/, but apparently not!)

»Referring to the point above-yes, Shaoqing can run in heels. She's quite good at it, actually

»Bubble tea. Because, yes

»Also, ice cream sundaes and Oreo cookies and ooooh, is that cake?!

»Steph's aesthetic consists of bright pinks and yellows and glitter and floral-print, topped off with a pair of suicidally-high heels

»Steph likes to decorate her notes and planner with cute stickers and she adores stationery and pretty notes written in sparkly gel pens

»"Legally Blond", "Clueless", and "The Devil Wears Prada" are three of her all-time favorite movies. Though "Tangled" and "The Princess and the Frog" are wonderful as well. Oh, and who can forget the 1986 version of "Journey to the West" (西游记), with all its cheesy special effects?

»tl;dr Steph is a extra as hell and completely prepared to slapbox Bible-thumpers and Chinese officials alike in high heels and a short skirt

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The Faithful Sidekick

✨WRITTEN REQUIREMENTS✨

(X) Background (5)
🌟Name of your Show: Of Daises and DDT
🌟Aesthetic: A combination of the charm and whimsy of solarpunk and the sleek surfaces and pristine edges of a modern, high-tech world. Lush, verdant greenery meet gleaming solar panels, busy shopping malls, and quiet suburban streets. Picture spotless greenhouses filled with plants growing from beakers and nursed to life with artificial lighting that mimics the sun, crystalline pools surrounded by artificial forests, roof gardens illuminated by soft golden sunlight and exploding with trellises and potted plants, and highways lined with perfectly trimmed trees and colorful flower bushes.

🌟Premise in 140 characters: In a world of industrial toxins and Instagram captions, an ancient enemy has re-emerged. The deities of the old enlist three high school girls to defend life on Earth against dark magic and deadly pollutants alike.

(X) Character info (10)
🌟Name: Stephanie "Steph" Shaoqing Wang
🌟FC: Estelle Chen
🌟Age: 16 and 1/2
🌟Role on team: Faithful sidekick

🌟Personality (at least 5+ and 5-): At a first glance, Steph is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is bubbly and outgoing, and her friendly, cheerful disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels /everywhere/ she goes. Though Steph can be very prissy and a bit shallow or superficial, she doesn't have a single mean bone in her body. She can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. Some tend to find this incessant chatter exceedingly irritating, which Steph is not always the most aware of. She is a kind and sweet person at heart, and she refuses to say anything bad about other people as a general principle.

If Steph is not always aware of how much she talks, she /is/ aware of the feelings and thoughts of others. Steph is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people. Empathetic, understanding, and cheerful, Steph is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized. Steph has an infernal inability to keep her mouth shut on things that don't really matter, making her an incorrigible gossip.

Despite her rather silly tendencies, Steph is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy and a natural gift for "reading" people, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Steph's outward appearance and mannerisms, Steph possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, in terms of academics. Steph has always maintained high expectations for herself, and she refuses to be anything less than perfect in everything from her grades to her hair to her hot pink planner.

+Friendly, outgoing, intelligent (academics-wise), welcoming, optimistic
-Talkative to the point of being annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous

🌟Likes: flowers and floral print (Steph is obsessed with flowers, for some obscure reason that even she is not entirely sure of), sushi, red bean baozi, any restaurants that serve vegan dishes, watermelon and watermelon juice, short, ruffled/pleated skirts, crop tops, tank tops/spaghetti strap tank tops, sundresses, the smell of old books, sweets and sugary drinks, blueberry juice (yes, it's a thing in China!), organization, sparkly gel plans and colorful planners, history, period dresses (she adores Victorian-era gowns), museums, high heels, choker necklaces, make-up, shopping, hoop earrings, cute clothes in general, strawberry milkshakes, tumbling, glitter/sparkles, pop music (especially of the "trashy" variety), Chinese period dramas (because the outfits are /so/ gorgeous), her hot-pink solar car, her younger brother (Kevin), social media, environmental science, environmental law, anything pink

🌟Dislikes: boats (she gets horribly seasick), hamburgers (one thing from American culture that she is content to stay far, far away from, thank you very much), feeling less than perfect, disappointing other people, feeling like she hasn't met her own expectations, people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, people who are ignorant about the environmental problems faced by society in the contemporary era, plain steamed buns (a staple of Chinese cuisine, yes, but she likes them with raisins), messy notes, drab clothing in subdued colors, ruining her hair/clothes/make-up, bitter melon (a Chinese thing. Don't ask), the smell of cigarette smoke, big dogs, disorganization, rainy days, long plane rides, racist/sexist people, when Kevin is being an annoying piece of sh/t, when Anjali is being /mean/ mean (not just mean-/mean/ mean)

(X) 🌟Character bio: (10)

Stephanie Shaoqing Wang was born to immigrant parents in Hawaii, who had fled the political climate in China for the relative safety of the United States. Zheng Xiaohong (Xiaohong Zheng to Westerners), Steph's mother, was born and raised in Shanghai. She went to Peking University before becoming a journalist. However, she was soon frustrated by the Chinese Communist Party's censorship policies, and she began to delve into the world of "hacktivists"- computer hackers whose activities were aimed at promoting a social or political cause, according to Xiaohong's well-loved Oxford Dictionary.

As smart as a whip, Xiaohong easily picked up the basics of subversive software and began devoting the time she had outside of her job to exposing the corruption inherent in the CCP...starting with the Great Firewall. Xiaohong still remembered a time when Google and Facebook and Youtube were accessible to the general populace. She remembered how her mother, Steph's grandmother, told her how she'd lost her best friend to the chaos of the June 4th, 1989-the Tiananmen Square Massacre. She remembered how her grandmother, Steph's great-grandmother, died of starvation during Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward. And, heavens above, she was /angry/.

Xiaohong's illegal activities soon caught up with her, and she was warned by a colleague of her impeding arrest the day after she got engaged to Steph's dad, Wang Hao. She immediately made arrangements to leave the country, and re-settled in Hawaii with her husband's older sister.

And that was where Steph grew up. Hawaii seems like a half-remembered dream, nowadays; all blue skies and golden sunshine and warm breezes. Her mother was always /very/ outspoken in her political views, and Steph can hear her mother reading an online newsletter out loud in strained, clipped Chinese, Steph listening attentively while her younger brother played with his toy cars. She can still remember, every June 4th-"勿忘六四," she would say to Steph's dad and her aunt and uncle. Wù wàng liùsì. Do not forget 6/4.

But Steph's mother was not only an outspoken political activist. She was also a passionate environmentalist, and during the years following her graduation from Peking University, Xiaohong published many articles that advocated for radical policy changes that would help China move towards a more sustainable way of life. In Hawaii, Xiaohong found her niche in the Information Technology Department of a company that made solar panels.

Steph was raised on her mother's expectations that she would excel in school and go on to affect changes in the US's environmental policies in some way, shape, or form. And Steph /did/ excel in school-she had straight A's, all her teachers adored her, and she was quite popular among her peers. She did gymnastics and martial arts outside of school, along with a whole slew of other extracurricular activities that came and went like the seasons.

Steph was ten years old, in fifth grade, when everything changed.

Her father, Wang Hao, had traveled to Japan to visit one of his friends and conduct some business. During his extended stay, a tsunami slammed into the island nation, taking thousands of lives. Wang Hao's was one of them.

Weathermen and meteorologists and all scientists in /general/ were shocked by the sheer size and magnitude of the tsunami. They were calling it the largest tsunami /ever/ recorded, in part influenced by global climate change.

But ten-year-old Steph didn't care about something as trivial as /global climate change/. One day, she had a father. And the next, she didn't.

Steph's mother decided to move to the mainland United States, after that. She found a job in the IT department of a government-run laboratory dedicated to monitoring environmental conditions in areas surrounding Canary Canal (including Love Canal, where the first Superfund clean-up was ever initiated), and life went on. Sort of. Steph started at a new school, made new friends (one of them being Anjali), and went to gymnastics practice at her new gym. But still. Her dad was dead, and he was never coming back, and it was all because of a stupid tsunami that was so big because of stupid /climate change/.

During eighth grade, Steph was initiated to something called "the Sisterhood" with Anjali Tripuramallu and Kaela Jones, her two best-/best/ friends at the time. That was when she began spending half of her life battling undead zombie-birds.

Kaela's death hit Anjali hard, Steph could tell. Steph herself felt more prepared to deal with the grief, but things weren't exactly /easy/. Then, everything got more difficult as Steph's mother became closed-off and withdrawn and Steph's brother, Kevin, began getting drunk every single night for no goddamn /reason/.

So Steph fills her time with Starbucks frappuccinos and math homework done in sparkly gel pen and giggly gossip and frying undead zombie-birds with her beloved lipstick-taser, and she can mostly forget about everything. But some things, Steph is learning, aren't /meant/ to be forgotten.

In any case, Steph is fully prepared to take on both Dr. Zombyss and his industrial-grade black magic as well as big corporations that are exploiting the Earth's natural resources for nothing but their own gain in a pair of suicidally high-heels and a miniskirt, whether it be on the battlefield or in the courtroom.

(X) 🌟Skills (5):
-Steph possesses a sharp intellect that allows her to quickly analyze any situation from every perspective and come up with a solution
-Capable of regurgitating all sorts of facts and figures
-A very talented multi-tasker-Steph can apply sparkly pink eyeshadow while reciting the exact wording of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act while operating a motor vehicle
-Running in high heels of any sort
-Steph is an organizational genius-she is prepared for /everything/, be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail. And if she herself doesn't know how to fix it, there's a 99% chance that she knows someone who can
-Friendly and outgoing, Steph easily makes connections with people. She is well-liked amongst her peers. Her knack for remembering random facts and figures applies to faces and names as well
-A very good listener and slow to anger
-Nimble and agile, Steph is nothing but a blur of pink when she fights. She's also been doing martial arts (wushu) since she was a little girl
-Along with her enhanced speed/reflexes, Steph is capable of manipulating light and air and communicating with animals

(X) 🌟Weaknesses (5):
-Steph just can't /shut up/. Which, according to anyone you ask, is her worst trait
-Can be shallow and superficial, especially when it comes to her looks
-Extra. Like, really, /really/ extra
-Gets distracted very easily
-An over-achiever
-/Will/ fight anyone who a) insults or hurts her friends b) tries to pretend that environmental problems aren't a /huge/ issue c) is racist/sexist/homophobic/etc, etc
-Steph's fighting style is a bit erratic and inconsistent; her flighty nature means that she's always flitting from one spot to the next. She's the exact opposite of Anjali-Steph is can pinpoint the enemy's "source", so to speak, and somersault right over and fry it to bits, but she'll forget that she has three dozen foes who now stand in between her and the way she came

(X) 🌟Greatest wish and greatest fear: (5)
Greatest wish-for humans to start living sustainably, thereby saving the Earth from certain catastrophe. Oh, and also killing the dude who's re-animating dead birds and using them to further the degradation of the environment. That too.

Greatest fear-that her favorite clothing line, Green Glitz (TM) will be bought out by some evil capitalist corporation and forced to abandon its principles of environmentally-friendly fashion.

✨BONUS WRITING REQUIREMENTS✨
(X) 🌟Write at least 4 sentences for the character bio (5)
(X) 🌟Include a link to a gif of your FC or that is evocative of their aesthetic: (5)
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(X) 🌟 How do (or will) they feel about being a magical kid? (3)
Steph feels like it's her solemn duty to eradicate the world of not only Dr. Zombyss and his hideous birds (whoever their stylist is /needs/ to be fired), but also of amoral corporations who exploit the Earth's natural capital for their own gain. She wholeheartedly embraces her double-life, even if it means broken nails and ruined shoes since Dr. Zombyss just doesn't seem to understand how much /work/ Steph puts into looking good.

(X) 🌟 What's their biggest challenge faced by everyday life (3)
Trying to find high-quality, affordable brands of clothing, shoes, and make-up that make, transport, and market their products in an eco-friendly way. It's a /lot/ harder than it seems!

(X) 🌟 What would be your OC's catchphrase, or what phrase do they use constantly? (2)
"Does it come in pink?"

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Steph!!!

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🌀 STEPHANIE "STEPH" SHAOQING WANG

"Does it come in pink?"

Nicknames — Steph
Age — 21
Birthday — July 20th
Zodiac — Cancer
Occupation — Full-time college student, part-time rhythmic gymnastics instructor, intern at a law firm

Secrets — she's probably been the cause of at least 75% of the drama in her various social circles, the fact that she /sucks/ at keeping secrets despite being a pretty good listener, the numerous times that she accidentally let something slip which spiraled into some kind of crazy drama

Fears — that her favorite "green" clothing lines will be bought out by some evil capitalist corporation and forced to abandon its principles of environmentally-friendly fashion, ruining her hair/make-up/clothes/shoes/nails/et cetera due to circumstances that are out of her control, most bugs (they're freaking /gross/, even if they do happen to be an important part of the earth's ecosystem)

Goals — graduating with a bomb as.s GPA, getting into law school, keeping bi.tchy as.s corporations from trashing the environment, finding the best brands of vegan make-up and beauty products, transitioning to a zero-waste lifestyle, always on the look out for good vegan recipes (especially for baked good) and "cruelty-free" food (and clothing and make-up and other products in general), getting as many people as she can to jump on the plant-based/vegan lifestyle

Skills —
-Steph possesses a sharp intellect that allows her to quickly analyze any situation from every perspective and come up with a solution
-Capable of regurgitating all sorts of facts and figures
-A very talented multi-tasker-Steph can apply sparkly pink eyeshadow while reciting the exact wording of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act while operating a motor vehicle
-Running in high heels of any sort (and outrunning you while she's at it)
-Steph is an organizational genius-she is prepared for /everything/, be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail. And if she herself doesn't know how to fix it, there's a 99% chance that she knows someone who can
-Friendly and outgoing, Steph easily makes connections with people. She is well-liked amongst her peers. Her knack for remembering random facts and figures applies to faces and names as well
-A very good listener and slow to anger
-Nimble and flexible and lithely strong from her years of cheerleading, gymnastics (both rhythmic and artistic), and dance
-Conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese; reasonably proficient in Spanish

Weaknesses —
-Steph just can't /shut up/. Which, according to anyone you ask, is her worst trait
-Can be shallow and superficial, especially when it comes to her looks
-Extra. Like, really, /really/ extra
-Gets distracted very easily
-A total over-achiever, which is more of a weakness than you would expect
-/Will/ fight anyone who a) insults or hurts her friends b) tries to pretend that environmental problems aren't a /huge/ issue c) is racist/sexist/homophobic/etc, etc
-Flighty and erratic and inconsistent when she doesn't care about something with every fiber of her being
-/Lives/ for drama, which means that she's usually in the middle of every scandal. Can't keep out of other people's business, either
-Not very practical when it comes to clothing choices. She's been known to wear miniskirts in 15 degree weather then hate herself for it, only to do the /exact same thing/ the next day
-Kind of a shi.tty driver, despite the fact she can apply some bomb as.s winged eyeliner while operating a motor vehicle
-Also loves to gossip, and she's not great at keeping secrets, either

Personality — At a first glance, Steph is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is bubbly and outgoing, and her friendly, cheerful disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels everywhere she goes. Though Steph can be very prissy and a bit shallow or superficial, she doesn't have a single mean bone in her body. She can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. Some tend to find this incessant chatter exceedingly irritating, which Steph is not always the most aware of. She is a kind and sweet person at heart, and she refuses to say anything bad about other people as a general principle.

If Steph is not always aware of how much she talks, she is aware of the feelings and thoughts of others. Steph is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people. Empathetic, understanding, and cheerful, Steph is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized. Steph has an infernal inability to keep her mouth shut on things that don't really matter, making her an incorrigible gossip.

Despite her rather silly tendencies, Steph is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy and a natural gift for "reading" people, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Steph's outward appearance and mannerisms, Steph possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, in terms of academics. Steph has always maintained high expectations for herself, and she refuses to be anything less than perfect in everything from her grades to her hair to her hot pink planner.

+Friendly, outgoing, intelligent (academics-wise), welcoming, optimistic, determined
-Talkative to the point of being annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous, really extra

Biography — Steph was in middle school when the Chinese Communist Party blocked Google.

After Google came a whole slew of websites: Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, even Microsoft OneDrive, for heavens' sake. Twitter. Snapchat. /Pinterest/. What the hell had Pinterest everdone to the CCP? Did they feel threatened by the DIY scrapbooks and cheesecake recipes that proliferated the website?

She felt terrible for her Chinese cousins.

The CCP had been familiar with censorship long, long before the advent of the modern age and the Internet. During the time of Mao, for instance. Most of China still regards him as a great leader-the Chinese equivalent of George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Steph knows better. She lives in America, for heaven's sake, and she's read textbooks written by Westerners, for Westerners; not without their biases, no, but at least they were /mostly/ objectively accurate. American history textbooks always mentioned the Trail of Tears without fail, for example. The democracy protests of '89 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre are completely omitted from Chinese textbooks.

Steph spent two summers in China after she and her family settled in New York City, and going into the censorship and firewalls of China was like going from the cool air of a crisp autumn morning in Massachusetts to the stifling, oppressive heat of a summer afternoon in Shanghai. And, for goodness' sake, she's not /ignorant/. Her parents have told her everything, and why not? They have that privilege in America.

Steph's parents, who both supported reform, had taken part in the 1989 protests. Her mother lost her best friend to the chaos of June 4th, 1989, while she herself rallied against the government in Beijing. Her father narrowly escaped the violence-he left the Square on June 3rd.

Tiananmen Square. The Gate of Heavenly Peace, indeed.

Steph's grandmother died of malnourishment, thanks to the CCP and the utterly /idiotic/ Great Leap Forward. Her mother has told her all the stories-how they were so hungry that they ate dogs and grass. How, despite it all, the CCP /still/ felt it necessary for people to retain their ideological purity and commitment to Mao's brand of communism, his so-called "Maoism". And as for her father? Well, her father's family was unfortunate enough to be composed almost entirely of intellectuals. His mother and sister and younger brother fled to Taiwan, and then to America. He didn't see them for decades.

If there's one thing that you don't want to get Steph started on, though, it's the environment. She's equally willing to bash China and America and the United Kingdom and Brazil and any other country in the entire dam.n world about how they're ruining the Earth (save for impoverished places like Rwanda. Steph's not /heartless/). Needless to say, Steph has absolutely no chill when it comes to that kind of stuff.

Steph likes to think that it's understandable. She was born in Beijing, but her grandparents all live in the countryside, and she's heard plenty of horror stories about factories poisoning water supplies and soil erosion caused by deforestation.

But enough of that for now. Steph values competence and accuracy and cute clothes over everything else, and in her book, the CCP is hurting China with their glorified version of Chinese history and their lax environmental regulations. She resents the woefully incompetent government officials and bureaucrats of the past for the famines and the shortages, but they're doing alright in terms of cute clothes (the new /malls/ everywhere are absolutely breathtaking, even if they are horribly wasteful).

Of course, America is not without its problems (take the fxcking hypocritical policy of Affirmative Action, for instance), but like Steph reminds herself every time she gets overly worked up over American racism that at least she can watch YouTube and maintain her Snapchat streaks in the United States, for Pete's sake!

(Even if America literally /sucks/ at environmental stuff. They're trying, though. Sort of.)

Steph's going to change the world, after she graduates from NYU and gets into law school. Some way or another, she's going to help the Earth.

And she'll need to buy a new outfit before she seriously commits. A girl can't take on a huge potentially irreversible global problem without a pair of killer heels, can she?

How They Found Jumanji — Steph was just out on the way to class (and not sprinting down the street in her sparkly pink stilettos, this time-she wasn't running late, which was a veritable miracle) when she found the flyer. One night, while her friends were all cramming for an exam, Steph decided to join in on the Escape Room fun.

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EXTRA STUFF

Likes: flowers and floral print (Steph is obsessed with flowers, for some obscure reason that even she is not entirely sure of), sushi, red bean baozi, any restaurants that serve vegan dishes, watermelon and watermelon juice, short, ruffled/pleated skirts, crop tops, tank tops/spaghetti strap tank tops, sundresses, the smell of old books, sweets and sugary drinks, blueberry juice (yes, it's a thing in China!), organization, sparkly gel plans and colorful planners, history, period dresses (she adores Victorian-era gowns), museums, high heels, choker necklaces, make-up, shopping, hoop earrings, cute clothes in general, strawberry milkshakes, tumbling, any rhythmic gymnastics apparatus (she's especially fond of clubs, though. But ribbons are /so/ pretty!), glitter/sparkles, pop music (especially of the "trashy" variety), Chinese period dramas (because the outfits are so gorgeous), her hot-pink car, her younger brother (Kevin), social media, environmental science, environmental law, anything pink, cheerleading/rhythmic or artistic gymnastics/dance, being active, strawberries, Starbucks

Dislikes: boats (she gets horribly seasick), hamburgers and just eating meat or animal products in general (one thing from American culture that she is content to stay far, far away from, thank you very much), feeling less than perfect, disappointing other people, feeling like she hasn't met her own expectations, people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, people who are ignorant about the environmental problems faced by society in the contemporary era, plain steamed buns (a staple of Chinese cuisine, yes, but she likes them with raisins), messy notes, drab clothing in subdued colors, ruining her hair/clothes/make-up, bitter melon (a Chinese thing. Don't ask), the smell of cigarette smoke, big dogs (but only when they slobber all over her. Big dogs are fine as long as they stay far, far away, ya feel?), disorganization, rainy days, long plane rides, racist/sexist people, when Kevin is being an annoying piece of sh.t, dumb frat boys who don't know when to stop trying to get into her pants

Random Facts:
-Steph did traditional Chinese dance up until she moved to NYC at the age of seven. Then, she began rhythmic gymnastics and dance, until middle/high school, where she dropped dance for cheer and dabbled in artistic gymnastics

-Although her family doesn't live in Chinatown, Steph nevertheless goes there every weekend, if only to buy yummy red bean baozi

-Steph runs a studyblr account. She loves it

-Steph is majoring in Environmental Thought and Practice and double-minoring in Mandarin and Spanish. After she graduates from NYU, she fully intends on going to law school

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ROSEFELL HIGH

Steph Wang

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❝ Pink makes everything pretty! ❞

🌸𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮:

Stephanie Shaoqing Wang

🌸𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓴𝓷𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓼:

Steph, by most everyone she knows

🌸𝓐𝓰𝓮:

Seventeen (she'll turn eighteen next June)

🌸𝓢𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂:

Bisexual

🌸𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻:

Female

🌸𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓼:

So single

🌸𝓛𝓪𝓫𝓮𝓵:

The Ditzy Cheerleader/The Girly-Girl; member of the Thorns

🌸𝓜𝓸𝓭𝓮𝓵 + 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓸𝓭𝓮:

Estelle Chen; #F4BAD0 and #FF9EBF for Fontmeme

🌸𝓐𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮:

Steph's definitely not the most formidable of people, standing at five feet and four inches (though her impractically high heels give her at least another four or five) and weighing less than one-hundred and twenty pounds. Her hair is thick and straight, and it is naturally a jet black color, though she's dyed it everything from red to blonde to pink (back when dyeing your hair with Kool-Aid was a thing, in middle school). When she was younger, Steph was pretty indecisive about her hair, and was constantly getting it altered, but she's kept her hairstyle consistent since her freshman year of high school. Right now, it falls a couple inches past her shoulders. Steph thinks that it's too straight, but unfortunately, her hair doesn't hold curls very well. Steph has taken to getting up an hour earlier just to curl her hair...even knowing that by the end of the day, all evidence of her hard work will be pretty much gone.

Steph's features are always arranged in an open, friendly expression, and her warm brown eyes are always usually cheerfully optimistic and/or mischievous. Her eyebrows are perfectly plucked, and her skin is always flawlessly maintained via an extensive skin-care routine that Steph likes to think that she perfected a year ago. Her face is somewhere in between "circular" and "heart-shaped", and her hands are rather small, though her fingers are long and slender (Steph attributes this to the hours of piano and violin she was forced to endure up until sophomore year). She is on the slimmer side and leanly muscular, thanks to years of ballet, Chinese dance, gymnastics, and cheer.

On most days, Steph refuses to be seen in public without a full face of makeup on-foundation, concealer, mascara, lipstick and/or lip gloss, eyeliner, nail polish, highlighter, eye shadow; the whole shebang. Steph loves anything sparkly and anything pink, and she takes great pride in her killer winged eyeliner. Steph's generally a pretty cheerful person, and it shows; there's always a playful spring in her step, no matter what choice of footwear she's got for the day, be it a pair of cute lavender ballet flats or seven-inch platform heels bedazzled with rhinestones.

Steph's personal style is very pink and very girly. She loves everything sparkly, too, and she's always had a soft spot for florals. On a day-to-day basis, Stephs likes skirts (especially those cute pleated high-waisted ones), crop tops, and loose, billowy cardigans, paired with heels and hoop earrings. When it's colder outside, Steph prefers longer skirts and dresses and/or skinny jeans with heeled boots, silk scarves, pea coats, and cute mittens/earmuffs...all in pink, of course. For special occasions, her go-tos are glitzy mini-dresses and sparkly stilettos.

🌸𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂:

At a first glance, Steph is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is bubbly and outgoing, and her friendly, cheerful disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels everywhere she goes. Though Steph can be very prissy and a bit shallow or superficial, she doesn't have a single mean bone in her body. She can talk about anything and everything for hours on end. Some tend to find this incessant chatter exceedingly irritating, which Steph is not always the most aware of. She is a kind and sweet person at heart, and she refuses to say anything bad about other people as a general principle.

If Steph is not always aware of how much she talks, she is aware of the feelings and thoughts of others. Steph is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people. Empathetic, understanding, and cheerful, Steph is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized. Steph has an infernal inability to keep her mouth shut on things that don't really matter, making her an incorrigible gossip.

Despite her rather silly tendencies, Steph is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Steph's outward appearance and mannerisms, Steph possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, in terms of academics (though in any other field, besides maybe makeup/fashion and cheer? Questionable). Steph has always maintained high expectations for herself, and she refuses to be anything less than perfect in everything from her grades to her hair to her hot pink planner.

🌸𝓑𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂:

Steph comes from a pretty normal family, all in all - a mom, a dad, and a younger brother who is kind of a pain in the ass, sometimes. From a young age, her parents stressed the importance of education for both Steph and her brother, and Steph remembers many afternoons being forced to do random print-outs of math problems her parents found somewhere on the Internet. When Steph was ten, they moved to Ohio, and have lived there ever since.

When Steph was five, her parents put her into a beginner ballet class, which Steph got bored of so quickly, because first position second position blah blah blah, boring. She then switched into Chinese dance for a while, and then rhythmic gymnastics, where she got a real taste of what suffering meant after trying and failing a bajillion times to somehow master a toss-chaines turn-catch sequence with a ribbon without getting the fucking thing tangled or having the stick just bounce off of her palm, before she finally was able to convince her parents to put her into artistic gymnastics (despite their protests that it was "too dangerous").

From there on out, she got into cheer, and when she tried out in her freshman year at Rosefell, she managed to secure herself a spot on the team. Steph's a flyer through-and-through, and she loves pulling a needle while balanced in midair or throwing some punch fronts.

Steph's always been able to get good grades, despite her flighty nature. Her parents' #AznParenting has left its mark on her study habits, and Steph has a fairly good memory, which helps her in classes like history. Lately, however, she's been having a hard time trying to figure out what the hell she's going to do with her life - she'd like to do something with shopping and fashion at some point, but her parents want her to do boring shit like computer science. Which is, like, absolutely gross.

🌸𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂:

Steph's mom (44) and dad (42) immigrated from China, after both of them finished undergrad degrees in Harbin and Shanghai, respectively. Steph's mom is from Harbin, while her dad is from Huangshan. She has a younger brother named Kevin (15) who is a sophomore at Rosefell.

🌸𝓜𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓝𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:

A lot of times, Steph just can't shut up. Which, according to most of her friends, is her worst trait (they also make fun of her penchant for waltzing around in extremely impractical high heels, but you know. Fight her). Her friends also think that Steph's a good listener, and she's also very slow to anger.

Steph drives her mom's crusty old minivan, which sucks, but it's better than no car at all (at least, that's what she tells herself. The minivan really is very ratchet). Steph prides herself for her ability to perfectly apply sparkly pink eyeshadow while operating said motor vehicle...which seems like a safety hazard, but you know. It be like that sometimes.

In terms of sports, Steph has always liked more fast-paced things, which is why she fell in love with cheer and artistic gymnastics. The one thing she got from rhythmic gymnastics was her flexibility - Steph can pull an oversplit or a chest stand like nobody's business.

(And my favorite part of xmas is probably getting a month off of school, bless)

🌸𝓛𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼:

Flowers and floral print (Steph is obsessed with flowers, for some obscure reason that even she is not entirely sure of. Maybe just 'cause they're pretty?), sushi, red bean baozi, any restaurants that serve vegan dishes, watermelon and watermelon juice, short/ruffled/pleated skirts, crop tops, tank tops/spaghetti strap tank tops, sundresses, sweets and sugary drinks, organization, sparkly gel plans and colorful planners, history, period dresses (she adores Victorian-era gowns), couture gowns, museums, high heels, choker necklaces, make-up, shopping, hoop earrings, cute clothes in general, strawberry milkshakes, tumbling, cheer, glitter/sparkles, pop music (especially of the "trashy" variety), Chinese period dramas (because the outfits are so gorgeous), her hot-pink car, social media, anything pink, cheerleading/rhythmic or artistic gymnastics/dance, being active, strawberries, Starbucks

🌸𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼:

Boats (she gets horribly seasick), disappointing other people, feeling like she hasn't met her own expectations, people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, messy notes, drab clothing in subdued colors, ruining her hair/clothes/make-up, bitter melon, the smell of cigarette smoke, big dogs (but only when they slobber all over her. Big dogs are fine as long as they stay far, far away, ya feel?), disorganization, rainy days, long plane rides, racist/sexist people, dumb football players who don't know when to stop trying to get into her pants, the fact that her parents want her to go into a field like CS (or something equally boring)

🌸𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓮 𝓢𝓸𝓷𝓰:

Dalla Dalla by Itzy
I don't care about what others think (Hey!)
I like my style, cause that's me (Hey!)
Sisters tell me I'm too daring
(I'm sorry, sorry) I don't plan to change

Don't care what people say, I know myself
I'm talkin' to myself, stay strong
Keep your head up and go after your dreams
Just keep on dreaming, whoa!

🌸𝓓𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓼 + 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓫𝓸𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓼:

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Steph's Relations

❝ If at first you don't succeed, fix your ponytail and try again. ❞

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❀ 𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐄
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
So I think, because Aria's the star pitcher of the softball team and all, Steph and Aria might have met before? Just at general athletics stuff like pep rallies & whatnot. Maybe they don't know each other that well, but they've seen each other around? Steph would wave to her and such if she ever saw her while she was working at the diner, etc

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐉𝐀𝐇 𝐎'𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
I think Steph and Elijah probably aren't BFFs and run in different social circles, but Steph would like Elijah a lot if they ever talked! She loves everything Starbucks (including the iced caramel macchiato, lbr), and if it was common knowledge that he can play guitar/sing, Steph would be HELLA impressed.

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐑
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
I think Steph and Elijah probably aren't BFFs and run in different social circles, but Steph would like Elijah a lot if they ever talked! She loves everything Starbucks (including the iced caramel macchiato, lbr), and if it was common knowledge that he can play guitar/sing, Steph would be HELLA impressed.

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐉𝐊 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐄
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
I'm not sure if Steph and JK would run in the same social circles - if JK is friends with Melissa, then they've deffo at least met each other - but regardless, Steph would think that JK is super fun and also super funny. If JK is super into hair/makeup, I could see Steph excitedly talking to her about that, but otherwise she'd 100% compliment her on her outfit and makeup and such! (also, if Melissa's in on the pot brownie thing then Steph prob knows about it, but she's way too much of a goody two-shoes to ever take JK up on one of them ;D)

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Uhhhhhhhhhhhh look Steph is basic as FUCK and probably thinks that his accent is hot. She probably didn't know much about him other than the new kid from London at first, and I'm not sure if they'd run in the same social circles, but if they were ever in a class together when he first started she definitely would have asked him a lot of questions about how it's different in London hahahaha

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐀 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
If Samantha gets along with the Thorns, Steph has definitely talked about hair/makeup/clothes with her before! She has absolutely no idea how to play any video games besides like, mario kart, so rip Samantha LOL. Also probably doesn't know what Twitch is, but thinks Samantha's super cool regardless

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊
⇒ "Oh, I LOVE Jules! We haven't talked in a long time, but she's always been awesome."

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
During middle school, Steph was best friends with Jules and Daze, but once they got to high school, Steph began spending more time with her friends from cheer - namely Melissa and Tiffany. In middle school, the three of them got matching charm bracelets, and Steph still has hers in her room. Also, Jules x Steph is going to be a thing (spoiler, they're going to hoco together)

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❀ 𝐃𝐀𝐙𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊
⇒ "Daze is great! She's such a good dancer."

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
During middle school, Steph was best friends with Jules and Daze, but once they got to high school, Steph began spending more time with her friends from cheer - namely Melissa and Tiffany. Steph and Daze used to do dance-y things together (Jules was also involved), before Steph switched into cheerleading. Steph thinks Daze is awesome, and the three of them tag each other in posts in subtle asian traits on FB.

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❀ 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐇
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Steph probably doesn't know Minty all that well since they seem like they'd run in different social circles, but she probably follows Minty's art IG and thinks that it's the coolest shit. She'd be hella impressed by Minty's stuff, and if they ever talked, Steph would be nice to her (b/c she's nice to everyone, tbh)

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
TBD

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❀ 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍
⇒ "Oh, Rich is so funny! He's always joking around. I like him, but I don't think Melissa does."

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
Steph sees Rich around a lot, because he hangs out with the jocks (so by extension, he hangs out with the cheerleaders). She thinks he's hilarious, and appreciates how genuinely fun he is, even if he can be a bit immature (but then again, all high school boys are) and even if she's not totally digging his 'chic 90s tourist' aesthetic. Rich jokingly flirts with her a lot, which makes her a bit flustered, but she knows that he's just joking.

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❀ 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐓
⇒ "I LOVE MELISSA! She and Tiff are my best friends in the world!"

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
Steph and Melissa have been best friends since she met both Melissa and Tiff in cheer, during their freshman year. She admires Melissa a lot - she's a great cheerleader, of course, but she also knows what she wants and how to get it, which is something that Steph can struggle with. Steph trusts Melissa with everything, and the Thorns are always texting each other and hanging out at the mall when they don't have to be in school.

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❀ 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐘
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Steph is a simple person, and if Alana doesn't want to be noticed, Steph probably wouldn't notice her. But if they ever interacted - maybe forced to sit next to each other for something in school - Steph would make conversation, ofc, and she probably at least recognizes her face/knows her name, so she'd say hi if she ever saw her at the diner while Alana was working.

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐌𝐈𝐍-𝐉𝐔𝐍 𝐀𝐇𝐍
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Steph knows of Min-Jun's reputation, and probably thinks that he's a total fuckboy, tbh. But she wouldn't hold it against him haahahha ;D I'm not sure if they'd know each other very well, but if he's one of the more """""""""popular"""""""" kids, then they've probably run into each other/interacted before!

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐘
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Lowkey, Steph thinks that Alex is both super edgy and super cool, and they probably don't really know each other yet because he's new, but if his photography/art got featured at school somehow, she'd probably think it was hella impressive because ya girl can't art, lol. Also, I'd think it'd be super funny if they were somehow forced to work together for a class project or something? Just because Steph is just constantly talking your ear off and super pink and Alex is.....very decidedly not, lol

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐘 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐍
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Steph has probably seen him around, what with him being a linebacker and Steph being a cheerleader, but if he generally keeps to himself, Steph would respect that and let him be/not actively seek him out to talk to him, so he could very well be the one football player that she doesn't really know. Regardless, she'd be her usual bubbly self with him if they ever talked

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐐𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐓
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
I think it'd be fun to explore connections between Ludvig and Steph given how Arthur is hitting on Steph and the fact that Steph was close friends with Jules and Daze in middle school! In general, Steph thinks that Ludvig is super nice and the two of them have probably been in a few upper level classes together (if Rosefell does honors/AP/IB/what have you)

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
So since Arthur is very obviously into Steph and very obviously hitting on her, I think Steph and Lance could have a very interesting dynamic! Steph probably doesn't know Lance as well as she does Arthur, and thinks of him as 'Arthur's brother' in her head, but she'd think he's super fun and I can imagine that they have a pretty similar friend circle because football/cheer

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
Steph thinks Sage is super chill, probably, even if they haven't talked, and would 100% compliment her on her outfits when she's rocking the bohemian/hippie stuff. I think it'd be super cute if they somehow started talking while Steph visited her mom's bookstore one day, just randomly (maybe with her own mom?), and Sage was working there at the time. Steph'd totally compliment her on her art & stuff too, if she ever went more public with it

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
I think it'd be fucking HILARIOUS if at some point, Jordan's gossip-loving self managed to get Steph to spill some Big Secret TM about a football player or something that she wasn't supposed to tell people about, lmao. Wouldn't be that hard of a task honestly; Steph loves to talk and goes on tangential rambles all the time. Also, if Steph ever noticed him wearing eyeliner, she'd def compliment him!

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐊𝐄𝐑
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
If Hendrick has been involved with sports at Rosefell, there's a good chance that he and Steph have at least seen each other around, because Steph's on the cheer team! In general, she'd think he was chill, and appreciate his elegant winter trenchcoat ;D

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐙
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
I'm not sure if Steph and Mikey would know each other, because they seem like they'd hang around different people? But if they ever had a class together or got assigned to be partners or whatever, Steph would be perfectly willing to talk! She's a bit of a goody two-shoes and would decline if he offered her weed or whatever, but she wouldn't snitch on him, either, because she isn't an asshole lol

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐇 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒
⇒ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
So Steph and Joey might have run into each other before, but not sure if they'd be friends b/c very different interests lol. Nevertheless, Steph would think that he's funny!

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
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❀ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄
⇒ "Aw, Artie! He's so nice!"

⇒ 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
Steph and Artie know each other through football/cheer, but won't really start talking until the ~mom van~ incident. Artie hitting on Steph and trying to ask her to hoco but Jules like soooo wassup *kisses steph*

 

Character Compilation!

6. NATHANIEL JOSEPH ENRIGHT

(originally in Hourglass City (Small RP))

HOURGLASS CITY (SMALL RP)

RP: smallroleplay.freeforums.net/thread/4…

Nathaniel Enright

Nathaniel Joseph Enright
"Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less." -Robert E. Lee

Nickname: Nat
Age: 47
Guild: Aeronaut
Occupation: an airship lieutenant (he is a pilot)
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Appearance: Nathaniel stands at six feet and three inches, weighing about one hundred and ninety pounds. He has an average amount of muscle for an Aeronaut and has a weathered, rugged look to him that is emphasized by the wrinkles and lines on his face. Nathaniel's slightly wavy hair is a dirty-blonde hue, and his eyes are light blue. Nathaniel has broad shoulders and an athletic physique that he's maintained all throughout his teenage and adult years.

Nathaniel tends to dress in the standard manner of most pilots with his uniform and goggles. In addition, Nathaniel wears a pair of black, finger-less gloves. His "style" is more simple than that of other Aeronauts, despite the fact that he wears the medals he has received on his uniform. On anybody else, it would be viewed as pompous or overdone, but it gives Nathaniel an air of dignity and respect.
Equipment: a saber issued by the Aeronaut Guild, a pair of brass goggles, a standard pair of Aeronaut Guild-issued aviator's goggles, and a plain, unadorned pocket watch

Personality:
[div style="text-align:center;"][span style="font-size:10pt;"]Steadfast~Dutiful~Honest[/span][/div][div style="text-align:center;"][span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"]ISTJ (Logistician)[/span]

[div style="text-align:left;"]Nathaniel is a blunt and upfront person who very rarely, if ever, sugarcoats things. He has a tough no-nonsense demeanor to him, though he can be remarkably understanding if the situation allows it. Not one for many words, Nathaniel prefers to watch and listen rather than to actively engage in a dispute. He doesn't give his input very often, but when he does, people listen. Nathaniel is the type to lead by letting others argue and picking out the good ideas that stem from the argument. Nathaniel is a man who likes to take his time. He won't voice his opinion until he has properly formulated something articulate to say. He can be rather cautious but knows when he has to be bold and decisive. Nathaniel is the type who will stick to the book until the very last minute. He has been criticized for being a stickler for rules; indeed, he will often dole out penalties for what others view as tiny infractions. However, no one has ever called him unfair. Nathaniel believes strongly in doing his duty and being an honorable person. He is reliable and loyal, even if he disagrees with you. Nathaniel loathes people who do not tell the truth. To him, that is one of the biggest crimes that one can commit. Nathaniel believes in justice and defending those who cannot defend themselves, which is very compatible with his position in the Aeronaut Guild.

[/div][/div]Likes:
*Flying an airship; there is something exhilarating about it that Nathaniel definitely enjoys, and that feeling has not faded through the years
*Spending time with his family-Nathaniel values what little time he gets with them, since most of his family members are all in different sections of the Aeronaut Guild and live in different barracks in Peripoint
*Learning about cybernetic enhancements, especially cybernetic wings-Nathaniel is just a tad envious of the pirates who are able to use them, though he maintains that the Aeronaut pilots are better with airships than the pirates (of course, there is a good degree of bias behind that opinion)

Dislikes:
*Pompous and pretentious people; to Nathaniel, they're basically just liars
*Liars, cheaters, and fakes
*Asparagus (even though few have ever had the good fortune to try it, Nathaniel thinks it's gross)

Fears:
*Being unable to do his duty, whatever it may be
*Doing the wrong thing, either morally or strategically 
*Being totally, completely, and utterly helpless

Skills: 
*Flying airships-Nathaniel has flown a wide variety of them in his lifetime, from new state-of-the-art airships to airships that are literally being held together by the sheer willpower of the pilot
*Combat, most notably hand-to-hand combat or sword-fighting, though he is decent with a pistol
*Making soup; Nathaniel makes a killer tomato soup

Guild Gift Explanation: Nathaniel's Guild Gift has most remarkably manifested itself in him in the form of heightened cardiorespiratory endurance, super strength, and lightning-fast reflexes. 

Biography: Born to a member of the tactical operations branch of the Aeronaut Guild and a member of the investigation branch of the Aeronaut Guild, nobody was expecting Nathaniel to excel in flying. In fact, during his early years, even Nathaniel himself thought that he would probably be assigned to one of the less hands-on branches of the Aeronaut Guild. He was not particularly tall, nor was he particularly muscular or athletic. It wasn't until he boarded an airship for the first time that he knew in his heart that he was meant to be a pilot.

Like all members of the Aeronaut Guild, Nathaniel went through basic training as a cadet from the ages ten to fifteen. During each of the five years, cadets focused on one specific branch of the Aeronaut Guild as well as honed their physical abilities according to their Guild Gifts. The first two years were dedicated to tactical operations and investigation due to the fact that most of the cadets would not develop the physical abilities needed for training in the other branches until they hit puberty. Nathaniel was alright in these two; he didn't completely flunk out, but he didn't excel either.

Then, during the third year of basic training, the cadets began to delve deeper into the pilot branch of the Aeronaut Guild. Nathaniel instantly fell in love with airships, pilots, hot air balloons...anything and everything that had to do with flying. He threw himself into his studies, quickly rising to the top of his class, to the surprise of most of his peers. Before, Nathaniel had just been average. Now, though, he was a super star. Before even half of his third year of basic training was over, Nathaniel knew that he was going to be a pilot, no matter what anyone else said.

The military-esque atmosphere of basic training also played a big part in the development of Nathaniel's commitment to honor, duty, and loyalty. His friends would tease him of being no fun and unwilling to relax a little, but Nathaniel brushed off their playful taunts. To him, there was much more at stake than just a demerit for breaking the rules. There was the matter of his honor and the fact that he had a duty to become the best Aeronaut that he could possibly be. And if that meant staying in his room and studying rather than going out and partying with his friends, then so be it.

Nathaniel's complete change in attitude came as a pleasant surprise to his instructors. He was top of his class at the end of the third year, and was praised for his determination and his all-or-nothing attitude. He then proceeded to pass his fourth and fifth years of basic training with flying colors. Although he dropped down from number one in his class, he never strayed far from the top ten.

After basic training, Nathaniel was, to no one's surprise besides that of his parents, assigned to the pilot branch of the Aeronaut Guild. He studied and trained for another three years until he was eighteen, which was when cadets were officially initiated into the Aeronaut Guild. It wasn't long after Nathaniel became an official member of the pilot branch that the Guild system was implemented. Nathaniel was relatively indifferent toward it, since it did little to change the Aeronaut Guild, but he did recognize the benefits that it gave to the other Guilds, which had been fairly disorganized before the changes were made.

Nathaniel slowly worked his way up the chain of command as a pilot, eventually achieving the prestigious rank of lieutenant. He is an officer aboard the airship Bronze Wind. When he was thirty-one years old, Nathaniel married a woman named Elizabeth from the ground patrol branch of the Aeronaut Guild. They have a son who is twelve years old and currently going through basic training himself. Nathaniel has an older brother of eight years that is a member of the tactical operations branch of the Aeronaut Guild, and a younger sister of three years who is a member of the tactical operations branch as well. Both his parents are still alive, and Nathaniel sees them when he can.

Character Compilation!

5. GENEVIEVE MINERVA WINCHESTER

(originally in Hourglass City (Small RP))

HOURGLASS CITY (SMALL RP)

RP: smallroleplay.freeforums.net/thread/4…

Genevieve Winchester

Genevieve Minerva Winchester

Nickname: N/A
Age: 55
Guild: Apothecary
Occupation: Head of the emergency-response team at the Cindergate Hospital
Sexuality: Asexual
Appearance:

Genevieve has a slightly tanned complexion, stern hazel eyes, and dark, straight brown hair that goes halfway down her back. She has a rather prominent jawline and angular facial structure. Genevieve is taller than average, standing at six feet and five inches, and there are wrinkles that have started to form on her face. She has an imposing stature and exudes an aura of authority that commands immediate respect.

Genevieve certainly isn't the most athletic of people, but the vigorous training needed to become a part of the emergency response team as well as the running that she keeps up with to improve her cardiorespiratory endurance which improves her capability to heal for longer without taking a break has given her a leanly muscled physique. She tends to dress conservatively and rather simply. Her clothing does not have much ornamentation other than a few embroidered designs here and there, and she thinks that she is much too old to be wearing corsets and the like.

Equipment: a roll of bandages, a miscellaneous collection of poultices and salves, a leather-bound notebook that fits snugly into her pocket, a pen with spare ink, and a small pocketknife

Personality:
[div style="text-align:center;"][span style="font-size:10pt;"]Observant~Meticulous~Practical[/span][/div][div style="text-align:center;"][span style="font-size:10pt;"]ISFJ (Defender)[/span][/div]Genevieve has always been a stickler for organization and is particular to the point of being fastidious about the way things are run at the Cindergate Hospital. She pays a lot of attention to details and is keenly aware of her surroundings. Genevieve values trustworthiness and reliability, and if she says she will do something, she will always follow through with that promise. Genevieve doesn't mind conversing with others, and she has a knack for memorizing important figures and miscellaneous pieces of information. She is calm and collected under pressure, although she will get a bit snappish if somebody repeatedly makes the same stupid mistakes. Genevieve believes that proper planning and preparation will lead to success, and she has the patience to see things through till the very end. She doesn't mind doing more mundane and routinely tasks; to her, they might just be the most important things because these types of things keep the whole operation running. Genevieve is loyal and protective of her friends and very easily identifies the strengths and weaknesses of others. She has a strong sense of what's right and wrong and emphasizes morals. Genevieve can come off as rather stern, but she is truly a very compassionate woman who has a drive to help others recover. Genevieve likes to take her time and think things through, and she prefers to settle things peacefully rather than to engage in some sort of physical fight.

Likes:
*Organization-this, in Genevieve's mind, is the key to success, along with proper planning and preparaton
*Seeing patients fully healed and ready to be discharged from the hospital
*History, especially that of the Eastern  World-Genevieve is fascinated by it because it was the Orient that first developed a Pathocura class of healers

Dislikes:
*Messiness/carelessness
*Bars and taverns (too many brawls erupt over petty arguments, which will more often than not lead to grave injuries)
*Violence, especially violence that is utterly unnecessary

Fears:
*Being unable to help somebody because of her own inadequacy
*War (even though Genevieve will remain cool-headed during situations like that, she still fears the outcomes of armed conflict)
*Being caught totally unprepared for something or the other

Skills: 
*Remembering small details
*Planning things out (with an almost excessive attention to detail)
*Sketching (mostly drawings and diagrams related to anatomy)
Guild Gift Explanation: Genevieve belongs to the Meracura class of healers (so she is a Mera-healer/wound-healer).

Biography: Genevieve Minerva Winchester comes from a long line of doctors, surgeons, and physicians. Almost all of her ancestors were Mera-healers as well. As a child, Genevieve fit the Winchester mold perfectly; hardworking, studious, and reliable, she was everything that her parents could have hoped for. Genevieve has a younger sister named Arabella who is a Patho-healer. Although Arabella was somewhat of a slacker and more rebellious than Genevieve-she was considered the 'black sheep' of the Winchester family-the two were very close as children and still remain close to this day. Arabella currently holds a semi-prominent position in the Pathocura wing of the Cindergate Hospital.

Because of their history of working as professionals, the Winchesters are considered a well-to-do family in Hourglass City. Indeed, Genevieve has never wanted for food or shelter. However, there is an empathetic side to her that sympathizes with the less fortunate, and during her early 20's (before the Guild system was implemented) she worked to lower hospital fees. After the Guild system was implemented, hospital fees were virtually eliminated, much to Genevieve's delight. She firmly believes that everyone deserves to have access to medical care; fees and prices be damned. 

Throughout her early years, Arabella and Genevieve's friends would tease her for her habit of meticulously planning out every detail and thinking of every possible scenario. While Arabella was daring and adventurous, Genevieve preferred to stick to tradition and carries around a small notebook in which she writes down anything and everything-to do lists, upcoming events, things to remember, random thoughts, and the like. She has gone through dozens of these notebooks in her lifetime, and has them all tucked away neatly in a desk drawer in her home. Growing up, Genevieve's studies focused mainly on preparing her for a job in the real world. She learned how to use her power and how to identify different types of injuries and wounds as well as anatomy and physiology. She also received instruction in the more medicinal aspects of becoming a healer, although that was not the primary focus of her learning because she is a Mera-healer. Genevieve threw herself into her studies, and she did very well. She became an apprentice under an esteemed healer, who would eventually found the Cindergate Hospital, and completed her education. After Genevieve finished her apprenticeship, she was given a job at a rather small hospital, which Genevieve immensely enjoyed.

Fast forward to ten years later, when the Guild system (which Genevieve vigorously supported) was first put into place: Genevieve's old teacher established the Cindergate Hospital, and Genevieve gladly accepted a job at the new establishment. At first, Genevieve worked as your typical healer, but she soon was promoted to the head of her department due to her connections to the hospital's founder and her talent with her Guild Gift. When Genevieve was forty, she was promoted again, this time to the head of human resources. As the Cindergate Hospital became more and more influential, so did Genevieve. She subsequently found herself involved in a series of political conflicts that she cared nothing for. She realized that she did not enjoy her job as the head of human resources as much as she enjoyed her previous job of working on the field and directly helping the injured.

Genvieve put in a request to switch back to actual healing, which was granted. A year or two later, she became part of the emergency-response team. The emergency-response team is a group of top-notch healers of both classes that partners with the ground patrol section of the Aeronaut Guild in case of crises. Genevieve found that she loved being a part of the emergency-response team, and has declined all promotions offered that would transfer her out of emergency-response. After the head of the emergency-response team was promoted to the head of the Meracura department, Genevieve was given the position as leader of the emergency-response team. She takes this job very, very seriously; even more so than all her previous positions.

Character Compilation!

4. CHARLOTTE "LOTTIE" ROSALIND VERNELL

(originally in Hourglass City (Small RP))

HOURGLASS CITY (SMALL RP)

RP: smallroleplay.freeforums.net/thread/4…

Lottie Vernell

Charlotte Rosalind Vernell
"Life's too short to say no to cake!" -Anonymous

Nickname: Lottie
Age: 25
Guild: Apothecary
Occupation: Healer/nurse at the Cindergate Hospital; previously a herbalist at the apothecary her family owned
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Appearance: 


Charlotte is certainly not the most formidable of people, standing at a mere five feet and two inches. She has sleek, wavy black hair that reaches her waist, although she likes to wear it in a variety of different styles. Her warm brown eyes are always sparkling with mirth and her rather thin pale pink lips are usually painted red and quirked up in a smile.

Charlotte has a thin waist from years of wearing a corset. She has small hands and long fingers and a flat nose. Charlotte likes adorning herself with any kind of jewelry, and she adores pretty dresses and cosmetics. When she is not working, Charlotte can usually be found wearing a hat and gloves (if the occasion calls for it) and carrying a parasol or a fan (depending on the occasion).

Equipment: spare hairpins and ribbons, a fan or a parasol, a pair of gloves

Personality:
[div style="text-align:center;"]Cheerful~Caring~Outgoing[/div][div style="text-align:center;"]ESFP (Entertainer)[/div]
Charlotte is a bubbly, talkative person, always ready to strike up a conversation with anyone and everyone. She cares a lot about her close friends and family. She is genuinely friendly and very open about everything there is to know about her. Charlotte is very compassionate and empathetic, and she is always there if you need a hug or a shoulder to cry on. However, she tends to be flighty, excitable, and easily distracted. She is extremely giggly and people who don't know her tend to see her as shallow and superficial. Charlotte is spontaneous and impulsive. She doesn't usually give much thought to the long-term consequences of her actions, preferring to live life in the moment and worry about the rest later. She is easily upset but also easily cheered up. Above all, Charlotte is very optimistic-she believes that there's always a bright side to everything. Charlotte's sweet personality makes her come off as ditzy and airheaded to people she is not familiar with. She is a bit on the nosier side, a flaw she does not truly realize because she will tell the world anything and everything and expects others to do the same. Charlotte is a big gossiper and is typically unable keep her big mouth shut. This has landed her into a heap of trouble more than just once. Charlotte has never been good at sitting still or being quiet. She likes to move, she likes to laugh, and she likes to have fun.

Likes:
*Sweets-chocolate, cake, tarts, biscuits...if it has sugar, then Charlotte adores it
*Fancy dresses-Charlotte loves getting all dressed up and doing her hair and wearing something pretty
*Parties and social gatherings-Charlotte likes meeting new people and having a good time
*Experimenting with new recipes-Charlotte's background in medicine and herbal remedies paired with her love of trying new things can produce results that are both miraculous and disastrous

Dislikes:
*"Boring"/stuffy people-Charlotte gets annoyed when people refuse to engage in a conversation with her and stay silent the entire time. She also dislikes people who are all prim and proper and "don't know" how to have fun
*Staying silent-Charlotte is always chattering about something or the other, and being forced to stay silent is probably the hardest thing since embroidery for her
*Arithmetic-Charlotte's attention span is akin to that of a gold fish, and she finds it difficult to stay focused while adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing

Fears:
*Getting herself or the people she cares about into trouble with her big mouth
*Losing her friends and family
*Ruining her favorite dresses and skirts
*Having a perpetual bad hair day

Skills:
*Eavesdropping-Charlotte is nosier than nosy and always somehow finds a way to learn new things, no matter how irrelevant it is
*Making herbal remedies/medicines-Her mother taught her the basics, and Charlotte went from there
*Doing hair-Buns, chignons, braids, twists, ponytails; you name it, and Charlotte can tease your hair into it

Guild Gift Explanation: Charlotte belongs to the Patho-cura class of healers

Biography: Charlotte "Lottie" Vernell was born into an ages-old family of Patho-healers who could trace their ancestry back to the herbalists and apothecaries of the Far East. Lottie was the youngest out of all her siblings-Ardelia (33), Horace (28), and Albert (28).

As a child studying to become a fully fledged healer, Charlotte didn't show much promise at first. She possessed a natural talent, but she was far too flighty to hone her natural talent. Her parents struggled for years to get her to focus in the classes that her twin brothers and older sister excelled at, to no avail. The instructors complained that she talked too much, laughed too much, and couldn't sit still. Charlotte was caught multiple times sneaking out of class to New Toppingham, where she would spend her days running around with one of her good friends named Octavia.

Charlotte's mother finally decided to take things into her own hands. She introduced Charlotte to the traditional herbal remedies from the east-recipes that called for obscure ingredients like powders made from the skull of a tiger and crushed ginseng and cayenne pepper seeds. Charlotte took an instant liking to these exotic recipes, most likely because of their rather unusual tastes. She loved watching the reactions of people who drank whatever new brew she had concocted for them, often giggling about it with Albert behind their backs.

Charlotte continued her education and secured an apprenticeship in her teen years. After she became a healer in her own right, Charlotte worked at the apothecary her family owned, selling their traditional herbal remedies and administering eastern medicines and cures before she was offered a job at the Cindergate Hospital. She gladly accepted and moved to an apartment that was closer to the hospital. She still sees her family regularly, and maintains close contact with her parents and siblings and childhood friends.

Soon after starting her new job, Charlotte had made a dozen new friends and had adjusted nicely to the routines and protocols at the hospital. One of these new friends included a young man from the Automation Guild named Adam. He had first showed up at the hospital asking Charlotte to heal a minor injury he'd sustained in the lab, but when she informed him that he was in the wrong wing of the hospital and that the Mera-healers who could treat the injury were on the other side of the building, he promptly claimed that he was "lovesick" and asked Charlotte to treat that instead by grabbing some drinks with him that night. Charlotte laughed in his face but agreed, bringing him with her to the pub that Octavia's family owned, the Gear and Goggles, after her shift was over. Soon enough, Adam had become a regular at the pub and Charlotte would spend many a night with Octavia and Adam nursing drinks and trading stories.

Just one year after accepting a job at the Cindergate Hospital, Lottie was assigned to see to the long-term care of a patient named Helen Bennet. She had been regularly visiting the hospital for almost fifteen years due to a genetic disease that the Apothecary Guild was doing its best to treat. However, she was hospitalized permanently as a precaution as she grew older. Genetic diseases were notoriously difficult to cure, and the only thing that the Patho-cura wing of the Cindergate Hospital was able to do was prolong Helen's lifespan by routinely administering precise doses of medicines. Since she was diagnosed early, Helen Bennet was able to live a long life, although she eventually died from the disease. Sadly, things were different with Victor Bennet, Helen's grandson.

Charlotte met Victor through Helen, as Victor would frequently drop by the hospital to visit his grandmother. They spent a lot of time talking to each other as Charlotte cared for Helen and Victor came to check up on her. Victor was a member of the Automation Guild who was lauded as the most brilliant young scientist of his time. Charlotte took a liking to him, and Victor to her. Eventually, Charlotte invited Victor to grab a drink with her with her friends at the Gear and Goggles, and they soon began seeing each other outside of the hospital. Their close friendship soon turned to love, and the two began dating.

From the minute she first laid eyes on him, Charlotte could sense something off about Victor. She initially dismissed it as nothing-perhaps a slight weakness in his immune system to certain viruses-but as she spent more and more time around both him and Helen, she couldn't help but to notice that what she sensed around Victor was disturbingly similar to what she sensed around Helen, who was slowly dying from the genetic disease. When Victor told Charlotte that he'd never gotten screened for the disease, she knew in her gut that he had it as well.

Charlotte respected Victor's decision to live his life without knowing whether or not he had the disease, and kept this knowledge to herself. However, as time went on, she could sense that it was getting worse and spreading to more parts of his body. Finally, she gave in and told Lucius-one of Victor's closest friends-that Victor was indeed afflicted with the disease. Although she did not particularly like Lucius (and he did not particularly like Charlotte), she felt like it was her responsibility to at least let someone know.

Charlotte told Lucius, and life went on. Helen died peacefully in her sleep, and Charlotte did the best she could to help Victor through his grief as well as overcome her own. Victor and Charlotte worked together to set Octavia up with Lucius, for Charlotte recognized that Octavia and Lucius would have made a good couple, despite the fact that Charlotte was slightly put off by his standoffish and antisocial ways, and she encouraged Victor to present his plans for automatons to the Automation Guild, even as she sensed the disease growing worse and worse. The day he was to present his plans, Charlotte knew that he didn't have much longer, but even she was not expecting him to collapse in the middle of the presentation. Charlotte was with Victor in his final hours at the hospital, doing everything she could to try to save him yet knowing that it was to no avail. When Victor finally passed away, it was with Charlotte at his side.

Later, they found a ring in Victor's coat pocket, and Charlotte fled from the room with tears streaming down her face.

After Victor's death, Charlotte's friends and family were all there for her, and even as she tried to move past him, she would grow depressed and uncharacteristically moody every once in a while. The first few months after Victor passed, Charlotte spent her lunch breaks in tears and would randomly stop what she was doing and stare into space for hours at a time. Although Charlotte gradually returned to her normal cheerful self, those who knew her well could tell that she had never fully let go.

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The Gossip

Name :: Charlotte "Lottie" Rosalind Vernell
Age :: 27
Role :: The Gossip
Body Mind or Heart? :: Heart
Alignment :: Neutral Good
Faceclaim :: Arden Cho

Personality :: Charlotte is a bubbly, talkative person, always ready to strike up a conversation with anyone and everyone. She cares a lot about her close friends and family. She is genuinely friendly and very open about everything there is to know about her. Charlotte is very compassionate and empathetic, and she is always there if you need a hug or a shoulder to cry on. However, she tends to be flighty, excitable, and easily distracted. She is extremely giggly and people who don't know her tend to see her as shallow and superficial. Charlotte is spontaneous and impulsive. She doesn't usually give much thought to the long-term consequences of her actions, preferring to live life in the moment and worry about the rest later. She is easily upset but also easily cheered up. Above all, Charlotte is very optimistic-she believes that there's always a bright side to everything.

Charlotte's sweet personality makes her come off as ditzy and airheaded to people she is not familiar with. She is a bit on the nosier side, a flaw she does not truly realize because she will tell the world anything and everything and expects others to do the same. Charlotte is a big gossiper and is typically unable keep her big mouth shut. This has landed her into a heap of trouble more than just once. Charlotte has never been good at sitting still or being quiet. She likes to move, she likes to laugh, and she likes to have fun. She is quite perceptive of other people's emotions, thoughts, and feelings, despite her rather frivolous nature. Charlotte has an unfortunate habit of eavesdropping, and she notices /everything/. She is good with remembering faces and names, even if she is a bit naive.

Cheerful, outgoing, and optimistic, if a tad nosy and slightly (okay, /very/) girly, most people either like Charlotte well enough or absolutely despise her for her superficial outward appearance. She is keenly aware of her surroundings at all times, and she can be terribly shallow and overly concerned with trivial matters (such as how her purse doesn't match her shoes), but she is a loyal, kindhearted friend with not a mean bone in her body. Charlotte is

Likes :: Sweet things (chocolate, cake, tarts, biscuits...if it has sugar, then Charlotte adores it), fashionable dresses (Charlotte loves getting all dressed up and doing her hair and wearing something pretty), parties and social gatherings (Charlotte likes meeting new people and having a good time), flashy jewelry (and anything else that sparkles, really), champagne (it's just so /fizzy/!), dancing, jazz music, sunny days, late spring/early summer, comforting others, eavesdropping, gossiping, knowing the dirt on anyone and everyone (Charlotte is well aware of how petty she is, thank you very much), chattering incessantly about trivial things, big, tacky hats that are so reminiscent of the Victorian era that they're cringeworthy, smiling and laughing, being overdramatic about everything, apple pie, tea with plenty of milk and sugar and honey, lace and pearls, make-up, curly hair, herbal teas and remedies, helping people recover from illnesses/physical injuries, the color pink

Dislikes :: "Boring"/stuffy people (Charlotte gets annoyed when people refuse to engage in a conversation with her and stay silent the entire time. She also dislikes people who are all prim and proper and "don't know" how to have fun), staying silent (Charlotte is always chattering about something or the other, and being forced to stay silent is probably the hardest thing since embroidery for her), arithmetic (Charlotte's attention span is akin to that of a gold fish, and she finds it difficult to stay focused while adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing), waking up earlier than 9 AM, rainy days and thunderstorms, being cold and winter weather, the smell of car exhaust, black coffee, rats, snakes, spiders, obnoxious bible-thumpers (they /really/ need to lighten up!), vodka (it's gross), dull green colors

Greatest strength :: Her uncanny ability for remembering most everything she hears and noticing small details that others would miss
Greatest weakness :: Her unfortunate habit of blabbing everything she knows to the nearest sentient being

Bio :: Charlotte's only ever been sure of three things in her life:
One-she much, much, /much/ prefers "Lottie" to "Charlotte" (Charlotte is such an old fashioned name; what is this, the sixteenth century?).
Two-gossip is a good thing. A very good thing.

Three-but Lottie doesn't /gossip/. She /never/ gossips. She merely /observes/. And then she relates her observations to practically everyone.

In time, there would be a four and a five. But more on that later.

Lottie was born to a well-to-do family that had acquired their wealth through questionable means. She has an older sister (Ardelia) and two twin older brothers (Henry and Albert). Her father is a white man named Edward whose family is heavily involved in foreign trade and the shipping industry. Her mother is a Chinese woman named Yingmei whose family is heavily involved in the newly-formed nationalist government under Sun Yat-sen. Before that, they were Chinese business tycoons who sought to profit off of the Westerners at their ports, rather than to oppose them.

Edward and Yingmei's marriage was very much a business alliance, and the last thing that Yingmei wants for her children is the same fate. She also wants her children to steer clear of some of the illegal practices that their father and his father utilized in order to amass their fortune. Unfortunately for Yingmei, Ardelia is already heavily entrenched in her father's line of business, and Henry has also begun to tread on the wrong side of the law with an increasing frequency. Albert and Lottie, however, have no desire to join their siblings with their father. Albert, because he would rather be a court lawyer than run a business (which makes for some /extremely/ awkward family dinners), and Lottie because she could /never/ imagine breaking the law-isn't that, you know, bad?

Lottie grew up very comfortably, with all the schooling that money could buy (though she wasn't very keen on certain subjects, such as math). Sometimes, it seemed like Lottie cared more about pretty dresses and the newest Parisian hairstyles than anything, well, /important/, but that was certainly not the case-the identity of the girl that Billy so-and-so is cheating on by being with Margaret so-and-so is /very/ important!

Lottie always seemed so very frivolous, so it came as a surprise to everyone when she first expressed interest in becoming a nurse (though, her mother noted that she was very keen on the traditional medicines and herbal remedies that Yingmei brought with her from China). Nobody took her seriously until the onset of World War I, when she signed up to volunteer in France. Both of Lottie's parents were firmly against the idea, but Lottie insisted, and with the help of her siblings, she managed to convince them to allow her to volunteer. The war was an entirely different experience from anything that Lottie had ever known-all the gossip was about the stupid /Germans/, for Pete's sake!

It was in the ramshackle field hospital that Lottie met the love of her life.

Victor Bennett was a passably good soldier, but what he truly excelled at was quantum physics. He was wounded badly in the trenches, and Lottie got to know him as he recovered in the hospital. Victor could go on for hours about Bohr's model of the atom and Planck's theories and Faraday's cathodes, even as he was barely hanging onto life. Indeed, he had taken multiple gunshots to his left leg, along with sustaining a dozen broken bones, and for awhile, it seemed like the leg would have to be amputed. While caring for him, Lottie fell head over heels in love with everything about Victor-with his roguish, cheeky grin, with the suave manners he possessed even as he was confined to a hospital bed, with the way he was so lively and passionate and full of life.

Victor was sent back to America towards the end of the war, and he promised to find Lottie once it was all over. He made good on this promise, and the two wrote frequently while Lottie attended nursing school. After she graduated, Lottie came home and secured a position at the biggest hospital in the city, while Victor moved to the same city to work with other physicists of note. The few years that Lottie had with Victor were the most wonderful years of her life.

And so we come to the fourth thing that Lottie knew for sure-she loved Victor. Like, a /lot/.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and in this case, it was Victor. Doctors discovered that he had a hereditary heart complication and did everything they could, but to no avail; it was too little, too late. After collapsing while presenting his findings to a panel of other notables in the field, he was taken to the same hospital that Lottie is employed at.

Lottie was with Victor in his final hours at the hospital, doing everything she could to try to save him yet knowing that it was useless. When Victor finally passed away, it was with Lottie at his side.

Later, they found a ring in Victor's coat pocket, and Lottie fled from the room with tears streaming down her face.

The fifth and final certainty of Lottie's life thus far: Victor was dead. He was dead, and he was never, ever coming back. Not in a million years.

After Victor's death, Lottie's friends and family were all there for her, and even as she tried to move past him, she would grow depressed and uncharacteristically moody every once in a while. The first few months after Victor passed, Lottie spent her lunch breaks in tears and would randomly stop what she was doing and stare into space for hours at a time. Although Lottie gradually returned to her normal cheerful self, those who knew her well enough could tell that she had never fully let go.

Alibi :: Lottie was too busy talking the ear off of one of the partygoers to have killed Evelyn Buchanan (the newest fashion magazines from Europe are just /such/ a scintillating topic of discussion, aren't they?)

Motive :: Unbeknownst to the general public, Lottie and her siblings are actually second-cousins of Evelyn herself. Perhaps Charlotte was acting at the behest of her father or one of her more criminally-inclined siblings? Her family does, after all, have a history of smuggling illegal substances into the US

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Charlotte "Lottie" Rosalind Vernell

𝓒harlotte "𝓛ottie" 𝓡osalind 𝓥ernell is a member of the Apothecary Guild. She is a Patho-healer, and works as a nurse in the Cindergate Hospital, specializing in brewing and administering medicines. Sweet and chattery, Lottie is extremely friendly, if a bit...silly. She met Victor Bennett through his grandmother; Lottie was one of the nurses assigned to Helen at the hospital, and the two eventually became very close.

𝓐 graduate of Madame Geraldine's, Lottie's smarter than she looks. She has discovered that Lucius somehow brought Victor back to life through highly illegal means, and she has kept this a secret from everyone besides her closest friend because she can't bear the thought of losing Victor again. She has been invited to join Captain Kingsford's investigation, and has accepted. Lottie is twenty-eight years old.

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3. MARIA MARJORIE MORETTI

(originally in Why We Fight?)

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Maria Marjorie Moretti

Name: Maria Marjorie Moretti

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Appearance:


Maria has a lightly tanned complexion inherited from her Italian father and her Spanish mother. Maria is all angles and sharp edges-she comes from a long line of tall, bony women with high cheekbones and an angular facial structure. In her awkward teen years, Maria appeared gangly and boyish, but she has grown into her figure nicely and has made the subtle yet immediately noticeable transition from "bony" to "slender". She is still inordinately tall, though, standing at 5 feet and 10 inches. Nothing to be done about that.

Maria's hair is a warm, honey-brown color. It is thick and straight, falling about halfway down her back. Maria is fond of styling her hair in all the latest fashions, which requires the extensive use of steel rollers and hair rags. Her eyes are blue-green and usually lined with heavy make-up. Maria has the long fingers of a piano player, mostly due to her genetics (she has never played the piano in her life), and she had perfected the art of gliding across a room. Maria is willowy and graceful, with the posture of a prima ballerina. Her lips are rather average, but with the purposeful application of her favorite red lipstick, they appear to be full and pouty.

Not all of Maria's beauty comes naturally. She worked on her posture and her walk for years, and she keeps herself on a strict diet to maintain her figure (Maria knows for a fact that she couldn't pull off a curvaceous, statuesque look, even if she had any curves; she is much too tall for it) and to keep her skin smooth and freckle-free. After all, when you're in the same business as Maria, your beauty is practically all you've got.

Personality: To others, Maria is a sultry, intoxicating temptress, capable of charming the secrets right out of someone with a coy glance and a flutter of her long eyelashes. She reads people like an open book, a skill honed through years spent in her particular line of work. Sharply observant, perceptive, and brutally analytical, Maria has been taught how to detect subtle shifts in emotion, how to seduce a man (and perhaps even a woman, though Maria has yet to cross that bridge), and how to kill someone in a dozen different ways while dancing the waltz. Enigmatically charismatic, Maria exudes a certain aura that instantly draws people to her. She puts up a playful and coquettish front all while maintaining a certain air of mystery that unfailingly attracts the attention of her target. Elegant and refined, Maria is able to engage in lengthy discussions about a wide range of topics, from European literature to the latest technological advancements and Parisian cosmetics.

Maria hides a spine of steel behind red lipstick and expensive silk gowns, pretending that she has morals and "womanly sensitivities" (whatever the hell that's supposed to mean). In truth, Maria is as about as cold-hearted as they get, thinking mostly of herself and the few people she genuinely cares about. She can be stupidly, blindly loyal to a person or a cause, to the point where she is sacrificing everything for one single thing. Maria is sly and shrewd, often manipulating and blackmailing people into doing her bidding. When she isn't around clients, Maria comes off as a bit stand-offish and aloof, although she is fiercely protective of her "girls". She values her independence and is truly afraid of very few people. Deadly and alluring, Maria holds no qualms against playing men like a flute to achieve her own goals. And oh, play them she does-most people don't stand a chance against the wiles of the venomously beautiful Maria Moretti.

Background history: Maria was the product of a one-night stand in between an Italian gangster and a dockside whore. She grew up on the streets of New York City, foraging for food during the day while her mother worked the wharves and piers of the city at night. Maria's mother told her of her true ancestry when Maria was nine; how she came from a long line of women with...special gifts, and how these women had taken advantage of their gifts through the centuries. Descended from Spanish gypsy snake charmers that fled the country during the reign of Queen Joanna the Mad, Maria's mother could hypnotize others with her big brown eyes, draw people to her with a single touch, and poison someone with a kiss. Maria's own abilities began to manifest in her early teens, and she suddenly understood how her mother could make so much money in the span of a single night.

It was another few years before Maria's mother revealed why she came to America. After getting mixed up with a dangerous crowd in London, Maria's mother woke up one day to find that she'd been robbed of everything she owned. Penniless and with nowhere else to go, she plied her trade until she had enough money to pay for passage across the Atlantic. Once she had arrived in New York City, she intentionally sought out a man to get her pregnant, for if the women of Maria's line reach thirty-five years of age without giving birth to a daughter, they die.

Maria's mother taught her everything she knew until she (rather ironically) died of the Spanish flu during World War I. Maria wasn't even twenty at the time. Thankfully, her mother had left Maria with a considerable sum of money and her father's name and current address. Armed with that information, Maria packed her bags and made her way to Chicago.

When Maria got to Chicago, she snuck into her father's ostentatious home and confronted him. He practically had a heart attack at the sight of her, but he recognized those alluring, mesmerizing eyes and intoxicating touch immediately, despite how long it had been, and he saw how incredibly useful Maria's abilities could be. Maria changed her last name to Moretti and began working as a high-class escort in one of Chicago's speakeasies while secretly passing along information to her father, who ran a vicious gang.

Maria spied for her father-Alessandro Rossini-for a couple of years before she began running a bordello herself. Alessandro passed along funds for the establishment, and in exchange, Maria passed along any pertinent information and did odd favors for him anytime that he needed it. Maria developed a fierce, if unrequited, sort of loyalty to her father as a result of their highly profitable partnership. She is also ferociously protective of the young women who work in her bordello, though she won't take any shit from them.

Maria frequently wears long, ornate hairpins that have wickedly-sharp ends in her hair. She normally has some sort of blade hidden in her bodice or under her skirt, and she sometimes conceals a pretty little pistol with gilt metalwork and a mother-of-pearl handle on her person. Maria is no soldier, but she has a knack with blades and most certainly knows how to shoot a gun.

Maria found herself in trouble in 1940 when the police linked a recent death to her. The man that was killed was last seen with her; indeed, Maria had kissed him hard in an alleyway, poisoning him. Maria was arrested. At first, she was unworried, certain that Alessandro would somehow bail her out, especially considering the fact that she'd killed the man at his bidding, but as time went on, it soon became clear that no help was coming. Maria decided to take matters into her own hands and attempted to escape the facility she was being held in. She was unsuccessful, though the authorities discovered that anyone she kissed ended up dying. When the government began assembling a team of powered individuals to take down Hitler and the Nazis, Maria was offered her freedom after the war was over if she helped to fight. Maria accepted, though she cares more about her vengeance than Adolf Hitler.

Maria is worried that she will not be able to give birth to a girl before she turns thirty-five. She only has six years left, and who knows how long the war could take?

Superpower and how the character got it: Maria is able to hypnotize others by looking directly into their eyes. Eye contact must be maintained, and the effects usually wear off after an hour or so. She can only hypnotize one person at a time.

Maria is immune to most, if not all, forms of poison, and there are trace amounts of poison in her skin. Prolonged skin-to-skin contact with Maria will make the other person feel foggy and a bit like they are drunk. It will make Maria seem irresistible as well, depending on the person. There is also a lethal, fast-acting poison in her saliva, which can kill a man within thirty minutes. Maria wears a thick layer of lipstick to dilute or nullify the poison if she has a client that she doesn't want to accidentally poison. There are also times when she wears poisoned lipstick, when she needs a poison that works even faster than her natural one.

Nobody is quite sure how exactly Maria's ancestors originally obtained their abilities, but Maria is fairly certain that it had something to do with their natural affinity for snakes. She isn't entirely sure where the part about giving birth to a girl comes in, however. Maria resents that she must give birth in order to survive; she places high value in her independence and feels like the one stipulation was somehow placed on the women in her family by backwards old men who couldn't stand seeing women having so much power.

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The Spymistress

Role: The Spymistress
Name: Maria Marjorie Moretti
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Appearance: (Angelina Jolie)

Maria has a lightly tanned complexion inherited from her Italian father and her Spanish mother. Maria is all angles and sharp edges-she comes from a long line of tall, bony women with high cheekbones and an angular facial structure. In her awkward teen years, Maria appeared gangly and boyish, but she has grown into her figure nicely and has made the subtle yet immediately noticeable transition from "bony" to "slender". She is still inordinately tall, though, standing at 5 feet and 10 inches. Nothing to be done about that.

Maria's hair is a warm, honey-brown color. It is thick and straight, falling about halfway down her back, though she usually styles it in accordance with current fashions and has considered cutting it short. Her eyes are blue-green and usually lined with heavy make-up. Maria has the long fingers of a piano player, mostly due to her genetics (she has never played the piano in her life), and she had perfected the art of gliding across a room. Maria is willowy and graceful, with the posture of a prima ballerina. Her lips are rather average, but with the purposeful application of her favorite red lipstick, they appear to be full and pouty.

Not all of Maria's beauty comes naturally. She worked on her posture and her walk for years, and she keeps herself on a strict diet to maintain her figure (Maria knows for a fact that she couldn't pull off a curvaceous, statuesque look, even if she had any curves; she is much too tall for it) and to keep her skin smooth and freckle-free. After all, when you're in the same business as Maria, your beauty is practically all you've got.

Occupation: Maria runs a high-end brothel that is accessible via one of the glitziest speakeasies controlled by the Golden Bulls. She also serves as the Bulls' eyes and ears, collecting information for the gang as a whole. 

Likes: pearls, diamonds, and other precious jewels, expensive dresses, elegantly glamorous evening gowns, satin gloves, red lipstick (poisoned or not), money, power, her "girls" (Maria is very protective of them, and anyone who treats them badly has a pretty high chance of ending up dead sometime in the near future), wearing white (Maria is fond of the irony of someone as black-hearted as her wearing the color of innocence and purity), being respected for what she is capable of, being recognized by members of the Golden Bulls for how deadly she truly is, pretty weaponry (jeweled daggers and pearl-handled pistols and the like), her independence

Dislikes: powerful men, being sweaty, messy hair, dirty clothing, flappers (they're too loud and too flashy-Maria is all old-age elegance and refinement), bloodstained gowns, people who have no respect for expensive clothing, misogynists, the government as an institution, organized religion (something about women being "below" men doesn't sit right with Maria), feeling like she isn't in control of a situation, relying on others

Skills: charming the secrets right out of someone without their knowledge, getting people to do what she wants them to do, styling her hair, good with knives and a fair shot with a gun, pick-pocketing and picking locks

Weaknesses: Maria tends to look down her nose on people who she thinks are "useless" or "stupid", can be rather callous, has let her need for vengeance and her anger influence her decisions before

Personality: To others, Maria is a sultry, intoxicating temptress, capable of charming the secrets right out of someone with a coy glance and a flutter of her long eyelashes. She reads people like an open book, a skill honed through years spent in her particular line of work. Sharply observant, perceptive, and brutally analytical, Maria has been taught how to detect subtle shifts in emotion, how to seduce a man (and perhaps even a woman, though Maria has yet to cross that bridge), and how to kill someone in a dozen different ways while dancing the waltz. Enigmatically charismatic, Maria exudes a certain aura that instantly draws people to her. She puts up a playful and coquettish front all while maintaining a certain air of mystery that unfailingly attracts the attention of her target. Elegant and refined, Maria is able to engage in lengthy discussions about a wide range of topics, from European literature to the latest technological advancements and Parisian cosmetics.

Maria hides a spine of steel behind red lipstick and expensive silk gowns, pretending that she has morals and "womanly sensitivities" (whatever the hell that's supposed to mean). In truth, Maria is as about as cold-hearted as they get, thinking mostly of herself and the few people she genuinely cares about. She can be stupidly, blindly loyal to a person or a cause, to the point where she is sacrificing everything for one single thing. Maria is sly and shrewd, often manipulating and blackmailing people into doing her bidding. When she isn't around clients, Maria comes off as a bit stand-offish and aloof, although she is fiercely protective of her "girls". She values her independence and is truly afraid of very few people. Deadly and alluring, Maria holds no qualms against playing men like a flute to achieve her own goals. And oh, play them she does-most people don't stand a chance against the wiles of the venomously beautiful Maria Moretti.

Biography: Maria was the product of a one-night stand in between an Italian gangster and a dockside whore. She grew up on the streets of New York City, foraging for food during the day while her mother worked the wharves and piers of the city at night. Maria's mother told her of her true ancestry when Maria was nine; how she came from a long line of women with...special gifts, and how these women had taken advantage of their gifts through the centuries. Descended from Spanish gypsy snake charmers that fled the country during the reign of Queen Joanna the Mad, Maria's mother could hypnotize others with her big brown eyes, draw people to her with a single touch, and poison someone with a kiss. Maria's own abilities began to manifest in her early teens, and she suddenly understood how her mother could make so much money in the span of a single night.

It was another few years before Maria's mother revealed why she came to America. After getting mixed up with a dangerous crowd in London, Maria's mother woke up one day to find that she'd been robbed of everything she owned. Penniless and with nowhere else to go, she plied her trade until she had enough money to pay for passage across the Atlantic. Once she had arrived in New York City, she intentionally sought out a man to get her pregnant, for if the women of Maria's line reach thirty-five years of age without giving birth to a daughter, they die.

Maria's mother taught her everything she knew until she (rather ironically) died of the Spanish flu during World War I. She left Maria with a considerable sum of money and her father's name and current address. Armed with that information, Maria packed her bags and made her way to New Cordova.

When Maria got to New Cordova, she snuck into her father's ostentatious home and confronted him. He practically had a heart attack at the sight of her, but he recognized those alluring, mesmerizing eyes and intoxicating touch immediately, despite how long it had been, and he saw how incredibly useful Maria's abilities could be. Maria changed her last name to Moretti and began working as a high-class escort in one of the city's speakeasies while secretly passing along information to her father, Alessandro Rossini, who was a member of the Silk Skulls..

Maria spied for her father for a couple of years before she began running a brothel herself. Alessandro passed along funds for the establishment, and in exchange, Maria passed along any pertinent information and did odd favors for him anytime that he needed it. Maria developed a fierce, if unrequited, sort of loyalty to her father as a result of their highly profitable partnership. She is also ferociously protective of the young women who work in her brothel, though she won't take any shit from them.

During the "gang war" in between the Silk Skulls and the Golden Bulls, Silver Rats, and Spiders, Alessandro naturally aided his own gang, and Maria followed in his footsteps. However, during the "war", Alessandro framed Maria for a crime she didn't commit, causing her to be arrested by the police. Maria eventually managed to break out of prison shortly after the war ended, but she would never forget what Alessandro did.

Maria sought out the Golden Bulls, the new gang of power, and joined their ranks. She found her father preparing to leave the city, and killed him with a passionate kiss on the lips. Nowadays, Maria does pretty much the same as she did with Alessandro and the Silk Skulls-she runs her brothel (the same brothel, actually) and spies for the Golden Bulls. Her reach extends even into Pisswater Alley, for prostitutes know that if they manage to get hired at Maria's brothel, she will most definitely take care of them.

Maria gave birth to a daughter when she was twenty-eight, a good seven years before her "deadline". However, when the leadership of the Golden Bulls saw how devoted she was to her daughter and how her first priority had changed to protecting the young girl rather than helping the gang, they had someone kill her. Of course, the Bulls deny everything, but Maria knows. And she will never forget.

Power(s) and how they got it: Maria is able to hypnotize others by looking directly into their eyes. Eye contact must be maintained, and the effects usually wear off after an hour or so. She can only hypnotize one person at a time.

Maria is immune to most, if not all, forms of poison, and there are trace amounts of poison in her skin. Prolonged skin-to-skin contact with Maria will make the other person feel foggy and a bit like they are drunk. It will make Maria seem irresistible as well, depending on the person. There is also a lethal, fast-acting poison in her saliva, which can kill a man within thirty minutes. Maria wears a thick layer of lipstick to dilute or nullify the poison if she has a client that she doesn't want to accidentally poison. There are also times when she wears poisoned lipstick, when she needs a poison that works even faster than her natural one.

Nobody is quite sure how exactly Maria's ancestors originally obtained their abilities, but Maria is fairly certain that it had something to do with their natural affinity for snakes. Women in Maria's family must give birth to a daughter before they are thirty-five, and any male children they have end up stillborn.

Other: Maria frequently wears long, ornate hairpins that have wickedly-sharp ends in her hair. She normally has some sort of blade hidden in her bodice or under her skirt, and she sometimes conceals a pretty little pistol with gilt metalwork and a mother-of-pearl handle on her person. Maria is no soldier, but she has a knack with blades and most certainly knows how to shoot a gun.

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Quote-"Clever as the devil and twice as pretty" ~Holly Black

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