BuzzingBee

New World, Old Friend [Bee + Buzzingbee]

It's great! I'll hopefully get a post up soon as well as some of the side character's profiles c:

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope tuned out that whole conversation xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope was a bit lost in her concerns about the king's involvement that she didn't pay much attention to the conversation about the dowry that followed. Though she understood why her father didn't want to do things behind the king's back, the knight couldn't help but wish now that there was a way to keep him out of meddling with their courtship. We've had a good streak of luck lately though so perhaps he won't even get involved. she thought on a more hopeful note. If she was accomplishing what Toreus had asked of her, perhaps the gods would be willing to shine more fortune their way when Crow went to deal with the king.

She was finally brought out of her thoughts as Crow nudged her side. "Hm?" she mumbled as she looked over at him, assuming she had missed something that had been said to her. As he nodded to something, she followed his gesture over to the approaching servants and quickly realized that he was pointing out Preston. Reminded that there was still work for her to do, she focused back on the main task at hand, which would be getting an audience with the king.

The knight waited for the servants to set down the plates, giving a brief thanks to the one that set her own down. As the other two left, she turned to Preston as he was about to test Crow's food. "Hey Preston, I was wondering if you'd be able to do me a favor today?" she asked with a hopeful look. "I need to schedule an audience with the king as soon as possible and I was hoping you might be able to help with that by getting ahold of his attendant, Hunter, for me."

New World, Old Friend [Bee + Buzzingbee]

---

---

Juliet Soori

---

---

Character Summary

Name:Juliet Ava Soori
Aliases: Jules, Julie, Juju (formerly by parents)
Age: 26
Birthday: May 3rd
Nationality: Survivor
Ethnicity: Half Indian, half caucasian.
Birth Place: Texas
Current Residence: A permanent camp near the border of what used to be New Mexico
Gender: Female
Education: Some College.
Job: Used to intern at a hospital back before the nukes launched. Now she leads a small band of survivors.

---

---

Appearance

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 143 lbs
Build: Athletic with some curvature
Eyes: Dark Brown
Hair: Dark Brown
Skin Tone: Fair
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: Ears are pierced and has two tattoos on her left forearm of a pink butterfly in honor of her mother and one of a dandelion. As for scars, she has a long one that runs over her right arm and another smaller one right above her left hip.
Personal Style: Jules was once very meticulous about how she styled herself. Preferring a bit of edge to her outfit. Most of her wardrobe consisted of tight skinny jeans and dark colored shirts. She was known to have a soft spot for a good plaid overshirt as well as leather jackets. She also used to dabble in makeup, only doing rather simple looks with it though.

However, times have changed. Since the world went to the dogs, Jules has shifted from caring about how good an outfit looked to caring more about how practical it is. The clothing she wears now have shifted into a more casual style that allows her movement to fight as well as whatever fits the weather. Most of her shirts are plain t-shirts or tank tops of varying colors and are often matched with plain jeans. Although she still tends to keep around a leather jacket or two.

---

---

Psychology

Optimistic * Caring * Stubborn * Impulsive

Sexuality: Bisexual
Relationship Status: Single, though has friend with benefits relationship with her second in command.
Personality: Juliet is a caring soul that often tries to see the best of bad situations. Of course, Jules has learned a few hard lessons over the past years. For one, she doesn't trust as easily as she once did and tends to be very protective of her people, her role as leader making her decisions affect not only herself but those around her. However, she's very impulsive with her decisions, usually not taking the time to discuss them until they've already happened.
While she might not have the makings of a natural leader, she takes on the responsibilities with stride and has garnered a great deal of experience under her belt over the last few years. Her normally positive attitude seemed to draw in the people she now has around her and following her lead. As a leader, she is a peaceseeker as well as a protector. She likes to avoid confrontation with outsiders, but if pushed she will stand her ground. She may have a caring nature but she is by no means a doormat. To protect her people and the future they want to build, she'd meet any challenge head on.
One of her major weaknesses, however, is that she gets too caught up in making the future look like the past that many times she may forget the reality of the cruel present.
Habits: Cracking her knuckles when she's stressed, daydreams when unoccupied
Hobbies: Reading (ironically something she used to cringe at doing in her free time pre-apocalypse), crafting
Fears:

• Making the wrong decision
• Heights
• Being alone

Likes:

• Most Animals
• Autumn Weather
• Cozy Blankets
• Rom-coms but has shifted over to romance novels thanks to the apocalypse
• Being Helpful
• Hanging out with those close to her

Dislikes:

• Having to kill
• Humidity
• Mosquitos
• Snakes
• Losing Patients
• Small spaces

---

---

History

A Memory: A memory that is likely more prominent than anything else was the first time she took someone else's life. It was something Jules had never thought she would have to do and still hates the thought of it since her goal in life was to save people. Her first kill happened during the attack her family faced where her brother was killed. She had been locked in a fight with one of the bandits. He was relentless and backed her into a corner, where it left her with only one option. With nowhere to run, she aimed a killing strike to his throat. She still remembers the way he gargled before collapsing to the ground, dead. Juliet knows she had no other choice and has killed many others that have threatened her safety or that of her people but this one represents a turning point to her of when she realized how much the world had changed.
History: Growing up, Jules had a fairly average life. As a child she was a bubbly young girl that would often try to play peacemaker out on the playground. That is until some other little kid would pull her hair or otherwise pick on her, in which she would quickly burst into and tattle on them to the nearest adult. It was the fastest way to make enemies and not the best way to make friends, unbeknownst to her at the time. She made a life long enemy of a girl named Victoria (life long because Victoria unfortunately didn't make it through the apocalypse). She did however make a life long friend there as well. After receiving a dandelion from John during one of her outbursts, little Juliet accepted the gesture and soon the two were inseparable.

As time went on, her friend group shifted around and boys (girls as well once she realized her orientation in highschool) came and went but John always remained her best friend. Jules eventually fell on hard times during high school as her mother's cancer continued to weaken her. During the beginning of her sophomore year, her mother finally lost the fight. For a good year or so Jules sunk into a fairly deep depression as it was her first major loss and things at the home became tense with grief. Her father, losing his wife and now being the only parent of three kids, disconnected from them and buried himself in his work to forget the pain. Jules' younger brothers began to isolate themselves as well.

By the time junior year came around, somethings had been repaired within the family as they adjusted to the new normal. Jules had found normalcy in her friendship with John, which acted like an anchor during the difficult time. It allowed her to find her passion amongst her grief and she decided that she wanted to dedicate herself to helping people. The unfortunate part was that she was never an outstanding student. Channeling in all the focus she could, the rest of her high school career was largely focused on her studies. Which also unintentionally lead to the break up between her and her high school sweetheart, Beth, who felt like she was being ignored.

Her hard work eventually paid off as she got into one of the universities further north of their hometown. And, better yet, so did her best friend. As she began her studies to become a doctor, her life finally felt like it was heading in the right direction. New school, same good friend, and new potential dates. But nothing ever goes as planned. Jules didn't even get her first degree of many when the nukes went flying between the countries.

She was back at her hometown with her father and brothers when it all went down. In a panic, the small family grabbed the survival stuff they could and camped out in their basement for a good two months. Eventually though, they had to go back into the outside world and once they did, it wasn't the same.

Her time after was a very difficult journey and she learned many skills from it. Her youngest brother was killed by some bandits they encountered, her older brother accidentally exposed himself to too much radiation and suffered a slow death. After that, her father just gave up. He couldn't handle the new world and took his own life with a gun. Jules might have followed if she hadn't already developed a closeness with the other survivors they had met along the way. They kept her going long enough for her to come out of the darkness. And once she did, Jules took on the new world head on.

With newly discovered strength, she accidentally landed herself as the new leader of the group after the old one also perished to radiation poisoning. Out of the original group, only herself and two others remain, the two being Adrian Castellano and Skye Weston. However, over the years, new faces have come and gone but there are some that have stuck around. Jules leadership has remained unwavering and unchallenged (for the most part) over the last three years. She and her group have constructed a base. They built houses from the rubble that the old society left and secured it with large wooden fences in an effort to reclaim the world that had been destroyed.

---

---

Extras

Character Quote: "If you're still breathing, then there's still hope."
Theme Song:

Anything Else: She has a collection of her old college textbooks about nursing as well as a few ones she managed to find along the way. They're very precious to her as she refers to them whenever she comes across an injury or illness she's unsure about how handle so she usually keeps them buried away in her home for safe keeping.

New World, Old Friend [Bee + Buzzingbee]

Managed to get the starter done! I'm off for the night now cx

New World, Old Friend [Bee + Buzzingbee]

It was about midday with a chilly breeze that gave everyone the stern reminder that summer was fading and winter was on its way. Juliet sat in a grassy patch on a small hillside that was along the edge of her camp walls. It was her usual space to think and clear her mind about whatever weighed on it. Being the elected leader, there was usually quite a bit weighing on it too. For now, it was the changing of seasons that had her slightly on edge. Despite the progress they had made as a group to reclaim society, winters were still incredibly difficult.

Their homes were patched together from wood and ruins. They were stable but not insulated. A cold draft would be difficult on Laura, the young child who had somehow managed to survive this far. Plus there was always the worry about any sickness spreading around. But she'd figure out a way to deal with it. She always had.

With that thought, she relaxed and laid back in the grass, flinching at the sun's harsh light. She lifted her left hand to shield her eyes, unintentionally forcing herself to look up at the two tattoos that lined her arm. Her darks eyes traced over the pink butterfly that was meant for her mother. What had once brought sadness to her eyes now brought a sense of relief. Her mother could have never survived in this world, sick or not. The way she had left it wasn't ideal either but at least she didn't have to witness everything turn to ash.

Her gaze danced over to the other tattoo on her wrist. This one did bring a hint of sadness to her gaze and a small feeling of loneliness that had yet to be filled. It was a dandelion with just one seed floating away. Simple in design, it was just lineart with a couple fine details added in to make it look a little more sophisticated. It did it's job in always reminding her of her best friend, John. Having been separated from him during the attack that started it all, Juliet never figured out what had become of him. She had tried searching for him when she and her family had first left the basement but her efforts had been fruitless. She had held onto the hope of finding him for many years but the longer time went on the harder it became to hold onto that hope. At one recent point, she found that she was even beginning to accept that he was likely dead, often closing her eyes to think to him and her family that had passed.

"So are you going to lay out here all day or actually help us get some work done?"

Distracted by her thoughts of the past, Jules hadn't even noticed Adrian approach. She blinked and turned her head to look over at her second in command who was standing with his arms crossed over his chest with his usual unamused look. Pulled back into the present, a grin spread over her features. "Excuse you last I checked I was leader. I'll work when I feel like." she joked, waving her hand dismissively at him.

Adrian rolled his eyes, but she caught a glimmer of a smirk taking over his lips. "Well are you going to feel like it soon, o'great and mighty leader?"

Juliet pursed her lips with mock thoughtfulness. "Hmmm... Maybe." she gave a laugh and moved to jump up to her feet. "I guess I'm feeling up to it now."

"Thank god." Adrian said with an exaggerated sigh.

Jules rolled her eyes and moved to follow him through the small cluster of homes as he lead the way towards the front gate. "Soooo what requires my immediate attention?" she asked glancing up at him.

"Just the regular. I figure we check on the garden outside, make sure it's ready for fall, and do a quick scout of the perimeter outside." Adrian explained.

"Perimeter checking? We haven't done that for months. Why do you want to do that now?" Juliet asked. When Adrian hesitated to answer, she narrowed her eyes at him. "Did someone see something of concern out there?"

"Skye may—may—have spotted someone from a distance when she was out hunting early this morning." Adrian admitted. Juliet blinked in surprise. It wasn't often that they ran into people. In fact, as the years went on, it back a less common occurrence to meet other survivors. To hear that there was potentially someone near their area was more than exciting to her.

"What!!! You should have said something earlier! Let's go!" Jules grinned, increasing her pace as she hurried to the front gate. "If they're a traveler I'll bet they'll be excited to find us here! It'll be nice to have someone new join us!"

"Jules we don't even know if this person is friendly." Adrian frowned as he trailed after the energetic woman. "We need to observe them first before we go throwing out invitations to join us. They could try to kill us you know. Plus we don't know if they're alone."

"Oh it'll be fine. Skye only reported one person right? So it's probably just one! And if they are hostile, there's two of us and one of them." Juliet pointed out with confidence. "Now hurry up slowpoke and start telling me where exactly Skye spotted them."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope went from being carefree to worrying about Albin ruining things real quick xD

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope slid into the bench across from her father and glanced over at Crow as he joined her. She felt a small spark of renewed excitement over the fact that they'd be able to begin courting soon. It was even more confirmed now that even her father was on board. Despite the rough part of the morning, she was beaming with how well things were going lately. Off handedly, she wondered if perhaps it was the gods' doing and a sign that her efforts to end the war would pay off. She didn't dwell on it for long though as her father finally spoke up.

"Aside from my blessing, I want to go over a couple things. One being that I expect you to bring this matter up with the king." John told Crow sternly as he rested his arms against the table. "I'm one of the few that know about your relation to him and typically there must be some sort of agreement from both fathers. Of course this isn't a normal situation but I certainly don't want to not give him the choice of getting involved."

An annoyed look briefly crossed his otherwise stoic expression. It gave Penelope the feeling that her father was hoping that the king would elect to stay out of the matter of their courtship. Not that she blamed him. Still uncertain about the type of person the king was, she preferred him not to get involved with their personal life. Especially if he had a higher standard set for the women he'd allow his viceroy to court. She may have started to make a name for herself but she certainly didn't hold that prestigious of a title. Suddenly she was much more concerned about what the king would think.

"Also there's the matter of the dowry. I'll offer you the same I offered Gavin, six hundred gold pieces and her regular pay." John explained. He paused seeming to realize Crow likely wouldn't understand what he meant by pay. "Unlike male knights, female knights don't usually get the pay directly for their work, with the exception of a few that are either unmarried or fatherless. Fathers or husbands receive their salary instead so once you two wed, it'll shift from being apart of my monthly pay to yours."

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

I could see that xD

John and Crow can bond over their mutual hate for cedric lol

Let Me Steal Your Heart [BuzzingBee + Dagger]

Penelope smiled as Crow said he could ask Preston for the favor. "Thanks." she said appreciatively. It would likely save her quite a bit of time from having to run around talking to various people about requesting an audience with the king. That meant she'd have much more time to dedicate towards preparing sound argument. Most of her power lied in the signatures and letters of support she had received but she'd still have to speak with him about why it was so important to try to end the war peacefully.

Talking to the king would be much different than speaking in front of a large crowd like she had done the night before. He held the highest title in the kingdom and he wouldn't be drunk. Not to mention she still wasn't sure what to think of the king. He was the father of two people she was quite close to but at the same time, his history and lack of change made within the kingdom still made her weary as to the type of person he was.

Lost in thought, she fell behind her father and Crow as they made their way into the Great Hall. She was just barely stepping in when the sound of a familiar voice made her cringe, reminded of the one bad thing that did happen the night before. "Hey Penelope." in a voice more subdued than usual, Cedric addressed her from behind. He wore an apologetic look, clearly not forgetting her fury from the night before, and shifted awkwardly. "Do.. Can I join you for breakfast?" he asked tentatively.

"I—" Penelope began to reply but didn't get the chance.

"She's with me right now, Turner. I suggest you find someone else to sit with." John grumbled, shooting Cedric a cold look as he stepped up behind his daughter. Cedric had once asked John about courting her, and aware of what had followed, the older knight didn't exactly like him. And for once, Penelope was quite glad to let her father answer for her. Cedric may have been rather persistent in trying to repair the damage but even he wasn't foolish enough to challenge her father.

Cedric jumped, not noticing that Penelope had been accompanying her father until that moment. "Ah, mister Vermillion, sorry I didn't mean to intrude on anything."

"Good. Then we have no further business to talk about." John grunted. He waved Penelope ahead of him this time and pointed out an empty table for the three to take a seat at.