FernStone

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

@Surtr Inc I got a bit carried away and made two new characters. I haven't thought of Abstractions for them yet, but was maybe going to ask you to choose for at least one

(I'll maybe change Min's appearance a bit I kind of rushed it)

Min-Jun Baek

(Baek Min-Jun)

╚══════════════╝

"There’s no point in trying if you won’t succeed."

[ 20 | 5’7” | South Korean | He/Him | 133 lb ]

Pride

APPEARANCE

"I’ve been told I’m handsome by some. It’s not something I concern myself with."

Min-Jun, who often just goes by Min to simplify things, is on of those people who is unfairly attractive without trying. He got the best traits out of both of his parents – and it’s wasted a bit, because he only cares about his academic ability. Min isn’t particularly tall but he grew an inch taller than his father so he was never going to reach much further. His build is the closest thing to average – he isn’t incredibly skinny but a high metabolism keeps any weight in check. If he did any frequent exercise he’d probably have a good build.

Min’s face is well defined, with noticeable cheekbones and hard edges. His eyes curve inwards slightly, a brown that’s practically black. They’re a bit on the small side but go well with his other features. His skin tone is a soft yellowish-gold. His hair is practically black, with a slightly brownish sheen to it. He keeps it short and neat with just a bit of a fringe. Something easy to manage.

Min pulls of simple clothing too well, looking good even if he’s just wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Often he’ll be found in just that – it’s more comfortable to work in. If he’s actually meeting people he’ll probably upgrade to a shirt and darker trousers. He owns his fair share of suits thanks to his parents which he saves for the special occasions. More practical and warm clothing is maybe the one thing he is lacking. Min tends to dress in monotone black, white and grey with a little bit of blue thrown in.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I always strive to be the best."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Min wants to take on his parents business and take it even further, expanding it all across the country and becoming a business entrepreneur.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ You won’t get anywhere if you don’t work hard, but there’s no point in putting effort into something you’re not good at. Min believes in people sticking to their strengths and not straying. He’s also self critical and thinks others should be too, always trying to better themselves.

SECRETS ⫻ Min knows something about Tuyen’s father’s disappearance, having overheard his parents talking. He won’t tell her though. Along with this he actually doesn’t particularly like his mother, not that he would ever say that to another family member.

DESIRES ⫻ Min wants to leave Farmer Hill one day to go somewhere bigger. He also wants to continue to gain knowledge.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Probably Heterosexual

FEARS ⫻ Min-Jun fears failure and not achieving his goal, while disappointing his family. Along with this he fears losing the friendship with his cousin.

REPUTATION ⫻ Min’s reputation is mixed – he is well thought of for his intelligence and ambitions among his parent’s generation, but this opinion is tarnished for some by the fact he is not white. Among those his age he is seen as a bit of a stuck up and intelligent snob.

PET PEEVES ⫻ Careless people and those who do not think before they do something.

QUIRKS ⫻ Min will often chew on a pen or something else when thinking hard.

BACKSTORY

"My family raised me well."

Min-Jun had a relatively normal upbringing. When he was five his cousin, Tuyen, moved in with them due to her father’s disappearance. Min was quick to get on with her – always taught that family was important by his parents. And without any other siblings she quickly became like a little sister to him.

Min always had the wait of his parent’s expectations on him. His grandparents had came over to start a simple business, just buying in goods you couldn’t get in Farmer Hill and selling them there. From that starting point it had expanded until his father took over. And Min would take over from him. His parents always pushed him to be the best, teaching him to constantly work hard. This combined with his natural intelligence meant that he excelled and easily gained his parent’s pride.

He knew that his cousin didn’t get the same support he did, so tried to help her a little himself. He’d always encourage her to do the things she loved after seeing her struggle with academics – he’d always believed it was best to do something you were good at. He was the one who made sure she aspired to do writing and made his parents allow her to drop science subjects in high school. If anything he was proud of her like any older brother would be.

Min got into college as expected of him, studying Economics and Mathematics. He hasn’t socialised very often, concentrating on working, but with his cousin now around he’s likely to be dragged out a little bit more.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I know that I’m intelligent, but I still work hard."

Intelligence ⫻ Min-Jun is incredibly intelligent, like far above average. Most things academic come easily to him, but he doesn’t have an artistic bone in his body and struggles to explain things simply.

Diplomatic ⫻ While not social in the sense that he’s good at making friends, Min is incredibly diplomatic – easily sweet talking people and knowing how to say the right thing.

Photographic Memory ⫻ Aiding his intelligence is the fact that Min has a very very good memory. He just has to read something once, or maybe twice, to remember it.

ABSTRACTION

"Quote about abstraction here."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ (Where is your character's Sigil, and what does it look like?)

ABSTRACTION ⫻ (Put the name of the Abstraction here, with a one sentence description of what the Abstraction does)

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ (Go in depth with how the ability functions normally. Explain everything I need to know. Also, remember, shy away from powers based off the body)

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ (Explain to me how the Abstraction grows stronger in the presence of Mount Ever Reaching. What extra abilities does your character have?)

AURA SENSING ⫻ (What auras can your character see, how far, and under what circumstance?)

LIMITS ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

WEAKNESSES ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

OTHER

"There’s no need for me to say anymore."

 

Tuyen Thị Đoàn

( Đoàn Thị Tuyen)

╚══════════════╝

"It’s pretty easy to think positive when you try."

[ 19 | 5’2” | South Korean / Vietnamese | She/Her | 121 lb ]

[Insecurity]

APPEARANCE

"I’m pretty average, really, nothing special."

Tuyen is a bit on the shorter side, but not that small in the grand scheme of things. Her mother was smaller. She has a quite stocky build – a little bit wider than most her height. Along with this she is quite flat. Not enough so that she’d be mistaken for a guy, but there isn’t really that much there. She has a little bit of weight to her too which mostly goes to her legs. There isn’t much but it’s enough that she has to watch what she eats.

Tuyen’s hair is a dark brown-black, more brown in warmer lights. It falls down just past her shoulders and keeps relatively straight without much work. It frames a round face with a relatively soft nose and undefined lips. Her eyes are a very dark brown and a little bit bigger than normal. Her skin is golden-brown, inherited from her Vietnamese father – as many of her features are. She has very little of her mother in her aside from her hair.

Because she lacks in more feminine curves Tuyen tends to dress in nice tops and skirts, having a wide variety of combinations. She doesn’t often wear just a dress, finding it a bit stuffy, but is rarely found in something that isn’t a skirt. She does wear practical clothes when out and about around nature. She tends to prefer shades of purple, blue and pink though she isn’t very fussy when it comes to colours.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I’m mostly as happy as I look, really."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Tuyen hopes to becoming a properly published offer in the future, making money off her books while having money to travel the world and see exotics places.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Tuyen believes in pretending to be okay and to keep up a positive outlook. However she also believes you should always lend a listening ear to friends and will always offer her help (even if she will never seek it out from others).

SECRETS ⫻ Just how much she lacks in confident about her own abilities and her constant fear of failure. How much she needs validation from others. Not to mention her sexuality, which she’s been question for a long time.

DESIRES ⫻ To be as happy as she pretends to be and to be free of the pressure of her family.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Gay, but in denial.

FEARS ⫻ Forever being second best and never living up to expectations.

REPUTATION ⫻ In the wider community of Farmer Hills Tuyen’s reputation is of the younger cousin of the intelligent Min. Among those at college she is seen as a happy go lucky, if absent minded, and friendly girl.

PET PEEVES ⫻ People who constantly talk about their troubles and are always mopey, bring down the conversation. Also people who put themselves down (somewhat ironically).

QUIRKS ⫻ Tuyen often hums or whistles to herself, and will just zone out at random times.

BACKSTORY

"It would’ve been nice to know my parents, I guess."

Tuyen was a bit of an accident. Her mother was a farmer hill native, with parents who moved over from South Korea to set up business. Her father, on the other hand, was a post graduate student who had moved over from Vietnam to study. The two hit it off and hooked up after a little too much to drink, resulting in Tuyen. It was safe to say her mother’s parents weren’t too happy about the child out of wedlock.

Things didn’t get much better after her birth – her mother had always been poorly and the pregnancy took its toll on her, meaning she passed away when Tuyen was only a few months old. Her father did everything to try and raise her himself – including submitting to the whims of her mother’s family. Tuyen doesn’t have many memories of this time, but what she has are happy ones.

Tuyen was only four when her father disappeared without a trace. His name was added to the list of people in Farmer Hill who had just gone missing and everyone went on without saying anything. Tuyen was taken in by her mother’s brother and his wife, since they had a son just a bit older than her.

After this her life wasn’t anything spectacular. She got on very well with her cousin, Min-Jun, even as they became very different as the years proceeded. She was always in her shadow – she couldn’t live up to her aunt and uncle’s expectations. She couldn’t be as smart as Min or as perfect as Min. She pretending she didn’t care, especially to him, but deep down it slowly chipped away at her self confidence. It didn’t help that they disapproved of what she was good at.

Still, Min pursued her dreams and managed to get a place to study English Literature and Creative Writing at the college. Here she’s managed to get out of her cousin’s shadow just a little bit, easily making friends in different circles from him.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I’ve written a few stories, what can I say."

Writing ⫻ Tuyen is good at writing, both fictional and non-fictional (like essays). Her main strength does come in fictional writing and novels.

Animal Identification / Knowledge ⫻ Due to her strange fascination and love for nature Tuyen has accumulated all sorts of useless knowledge about animals. If you ever need to know the exact subspecies of an animal or a random fact she’s the girl to go to.

Imagination ⫻ Tuyen’s imagination is quite something – you could say it was overactive. She gets ideas pretty easily, especially for stories. If it’s for something non-fictional, however, don’t expect something sensible.

ABSTRACTION

"Quote about abstraction here."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ (Where is your character's Sigil, and what does it look like?)

ABSTRACTION ⫻ (Put the name of the Abstraction here, with a one sentence description of what the Abstraction does)

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ (Go in depth with how the ability functions normally. Explain everything I need to know. Also, remember, shy away from powers based off the body)

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ (Explain to me how the Abstraction grows stronger in the presence of Mount Ever Reaching. What extra abilities does your character have?)

AURA SENSING ⫻ (What auras can your character see, how far, and under what circumstance?)

LIMITS ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

WEAKNESSES ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

OTHER

"That’s all there is to me."

Nope

Magic ~ Tricks

Sure sounds good to me :)

Yeahhhh I personally don't see the point, but that's also sort of because while a few of my flatmates have tvs I don't so it'd be a waste of money xD

Sure - see you've done the post and all so I'll respond tomorrow probably (snow days off uni yay). Also hope you sort out / have sorted out the issue, I know those kinds of things can suck

Yay for writing new things!

Magic ~ Tricks

&&

Katya

Luca excitedly listened to what Gardenia had to say about the place, a wide grin stretched across his lips. How exciting! The thought of eating real food, unlike what they normally had, appealed. Even the bread that he baked was made from the bland ingredients provided to them. It tasted better than normal food but was hardly a delight.

Katya raised an eyebrow as Gardenia turned her attention her from the boy that seemed all too excited about this. Still, she listened to what the woman had to say while thinking about it more. She could understand where she was coming from but that didn't mean that she entirely trusted them. She wasn't quite open enough to trust strangers.

"I will wait and see how this shard works," Katya eventually responded, tilting her head slightly. "But I'm not agreeing to anything yet."

Luca, on the other hand, didn’t pay much attention to what was said regarding not working with them, or leaving with the shards unlocked. He wasn’t planning to leave. When he thought about it, something that he hadn’t really done up until now, he could understand the other’s trepidation. These people had kidnapped them years ago and again. And not everyone wanted to be in the spotlight. Luca didn’t care much for that, he had no wish to be famous or anything of the sort. What appealed to him was the thought of the performance himself; he could practically feel the exhilaration from it. As a young child he had dreamed of doing something like that, until his parents had thrown away what they classed as a silly notion.

Luca’s mouth fell open once again as they arrived at the table, staring at the food before him. It looked and smelled amazing. He could already feel his stomach grumbling just looking at it.

“Wow,” he couldn’t help but let out a contented sigh as he sat down beside Hale. He couldn’t wait to dig in – it would be hard to hold back if anything. He’d try to head Gardenia’s warning, though. It would make sense that they wouldn’t be used to these kinds of food.

“It really is, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Luca smiled at Hale as he thankfully took the warm dish, serving himself a generous portion of the potatoes. “I’m Luca Corvi, nice to meet you, Hale. I honestly hope so too. Imagine what we can do! I can’t wait to start.”
The dark-haired male picked up a piece of bread, munching it while nodding in response to what Hale said in regards to controlling air. He waited until he’d swallowed to respond – it wasn’t exactly polite to talk while eating. “I’m really excited about it. The thought of flying… well, it’s amazing. I wonder how long it will take to learn our new powers. I doubt I’ll be able to do something that impressive straight away.”

Luca paused as he served himself some more, continuing to eat. The food was just as good as he’d hoped. He’d never tasted anything like it. “Water is pretty cool too. I bet you’ll be able to breath while underwater or something, that’s a pretty neat trick to have. You’ll never have to worry about getting soaked when out in the rain again!” Luca tilted his head as he glanced around the room they were in, looking at all the others before continuing. “I wonder if I can use air to bring things to me. That would be handy. And I could reach high places I couldn’t get to before!” Now that Luca thought about it there were so many mundane uses for their powers.

“I don’t know about you, but I’d definitely be content with a life here,” Luca shrugged, not stopping talking now that he’d started. He hadn’t been able to just chat with someone without being judged for such a long time. “The food tastes good, everything is so bright and colourful… and being in a show is more fun than baking all day. And there’s people to talk to.” He grinned widely. “I hope we can all be friends.”

Katya had been the last to sit down, observing Hale and Luca as they served themselves before taking her own food. She wasn't entirely trusting of the food either but she hadn't had time to eat yet that day, and it did look delectable. She had just started to eat as Gardenia spoke, turning to face her slightly. "Thank you, I guess." It was sort of a compliment, really. She sighed softly and gave a nod as Gardenia stopped speaking. She didn't seem like a terrible person, at least. "I understand that. It is not that the thought of being part of something like this isn't interesting, but it seems unrealistic to me. The rest of the world doesn't really want to see it as much as you may believe it does."

She decided to leave the whole not trusting thing to the side for now.

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

Marijn Elian Driessen

╚══════════════╝

"I honestly don’t care what anyone else is doing."

[ 18 | 5’4” | Dutch They/them | 112lb ]

[Uncaring]

APPEARANCE

"Yeah, my hair isn’t naturally this colour, isn’t that pretty obvious?"

Marijn, or Rien (pronounce Reen) as they generally go by, is pretty average in a lot of ways. They stand at a fairly average height with a fairly average weight and blue. They’ve got a very androgynous look to them; slight curves, but nothing special. It’s something easily fixed by a binder if they want to. Most of the time they don’t bother – people struggle to figure out what their gender is by appearance anyway (which is what they aim for). They’re pretty unnoticeable, honestly, which is added to by the lazy smile that’s almost permanently stuck to their lips.

In a contrast to their rest of their appearance Rien’s hair is the kind of thing that stands out. Dyed bright blue (like in your face bright), it’s obviously not their natural colour. Naturally their hair is properly blonde – which only makes it all the easier to dye. It’s rare that Rien’s lets their hair become its natural colour. They don’t really have much reason for this outside of liking how it looks. It’s incredibly curly natural and they just let it stay like that. They keep it relatively short with the fringe cut so it just doesn’t fall in front of their eyes.

Their eyes are also blue and quite a vivid shade, but not unnaturally so like the air. Their skin is fair verging on far too white. They just can’t seem to get a tan no matter how hard they try though they do have a sprinkling of freckles across their face. Rien has a fairly slim face, with a smooth jawline. Their nose sits evenly between their eyes, a bit on the large side (in their opinion).

As said previously, their body is pretty flat. It’s not particularly feminine or masculine – rather somewhere in between. This is added to by the baggy shirts they wear, topped off with jeans and denim jackets. Their not super fashionable but they do put in some effort. They’re almost always found wearing some kind of hat – probably a black beanie. Rien also has a fair few tattoos. One of the more predominant ones is a circuit board design going down the majority of their left arm. They’ve also got one on their chest (roughly above their heart) of a treble clef, with the name Katja Driessen written through it and ‘I still hear your music’ written below it in Dutch. Apart from tattoos their skin is relatively unmarked by scars.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I like to think that I’m pretty normal. But honestly, I couldn’t care less."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Rien’s goal is to get to a point where they live a comfortable life, probably working in computing or something. But honestly they don’t really have a solid goal in life.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Rien’s outlook on life is to live it without caring for what other people think, without putting too much effort into it. They think it’s better to just not give a fuck rather than make a big deal out of anything. They also think that getting too close to people will just get your hurt and it’s better just to look out for yourself.

SECRETS ⫻ With a very not caring attitude Rien has few secrets. Their biggest one is something pretty minor to other people, but probably the fact that they actually try very hard at and enjoy their subject – computing. They don’t want other people knowing they actually put effort into anything. They also don’t like talking about their family, but they don’t make much of an effort to hide it.

DESIRES ⫻ Rien just wants to live life as carefree as possible, enjoying their time. Whether that is playing video games at home or getting drunk at parties it doesn’t matter as long as they have a good time.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Pansexual. Rien doesn’t particularly care about gender when it comes to dating.

FEARS ⫻ Rien fears losing anyone that they get close to, so they just don’t get close to anyone. They also fear disappointing their twin sister and the wishes she had for them.

REPUTATION ⫻ Though they’ve only been in town for a couple of years Rien’s reputation is pretty much of someone who is lazy, carefree and occasionally makes trouble. They’re not particularly looked upon fondly by those of the older generation (what with being so open about their gender and sexuality) but have a decent reputation at the academy.

PET PEEVES ⫻ People who butt into other people’s business or are too full of themselves and thus try to push their opinions onto other people.

QUIRKS ⫻ Rien shrugs a lot, especially in the middle of conversations even where there is no need to.

BACKSTORY

"I try not to think about my past, honestly. Why should it matter to anyone else?"

Marijn grew up in the Netherlands, predominantly in the citty of Utrecht. They were born to a single mother and with a slightly younger twin sister, Katja. Their mother passed away when they were both quite young, too young to be properly affected by it, from illness – she had always been poorly. The two were put into foster care and jumped between families. They always managed to stick together and as a result had a close bond.

At ten Rien and their sister were adopted by a relatively young couple who could not have children of their own. The two flourished under proper parents, with Katja especially growing attached. They were both very artistic and would often sketch or paint together. Rien even took up an instrument so their sister wouldn’t be alone in learning the violin – though they much preferred sketching.

Growing older Katja got more and more sickly, before getting diagnosed with a degenerative disease and given only a few years to live. This, unsurprisingly, hit Rien hard. They really counted Katja as their only friend or family – so what would they do when they lost her.

It was at the age of fifteen, just a few weeks after their birthday, that Katja passed away. Rien tried to continue living normally – that’s what their sister would have wanted after all. But it was difficult to draw without her there and to pretend to care about anything anymore. So they just didn’t, deciding that growing attached would only get them hurt. They stopped doing traditional art in favour of digital, because it wasn’t quite as painful, and discovered their skill at computer science – throwing themselves into it.

Their adopted parents decided it would be best to start fresh in the hope that it would help. They entirely upped and moved country, all the way to USA and Farmer Hill. It was easier for Rien there, to pretend things hadn’t happened and to just live their life. They worked hard, though, to get accepted into Grand Ridge Academy as they graduated – and got a place to attend studying Computing Science.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I’m good at the two things I put effort into, unsurprisingly."

Computing Science ⫻ Rien is good with computers, but especially focusing in software – they can program in a few different language quite well (Java, Python, C, HTML/CSS mostly). They do video game programming a lot but also for more practical things, making some money off designing websites for other people. They can also do a bit of low level (assembly) code.

Art ⫻ Rien is very talented at art. She used to excel in traditional art, especially pencil sketches and oil paintings but hasn't done that for a while. Instead she now specialises in digital art using the graphics tablet she has for her computer.

Dutch ⫻ Rien is fluent in Dutch, as it's their first language. They speak it better than they do English and it's the language they use when at home with their adoptive parents. Along with this they speak a bit of German, enough to get by.

ABSTRACTION

"Just one more reason for me to not want to draw anymore..."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ A paintbrush, placed on their right shoulder

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Artistic Animation, the ability to create things from drawings.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Animation is maybe not the best way to describe it, because Rien cannot really create living things (normally). If Rien draws some kind of object and focuses on it they can essentially make it come out of the picture / create it. It’s created exactly as it was drawn (so black and white comes out black and white). It’s also the size that is was drawn on that paper, so if Rien draws a tiny mug they’ll get one just like it. Unsurprisingly the abstraction manifested from their love (or former love) of art.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ In the presence of the mountain the first thing enhanced is the size of the things Rien can make. They’re not limited to the size of the paper, but can rather make things bigger than how they were drawn. They can also actually draw and bring into the world living beings (as long as they actually exist) – so they could draw a plant and bring it to life, or a cat.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Connected to their generally uncaring personality, Rien cause sense the auras of anyone who is overly stressed or tense in a twenty foot or so radius.

LIMITS ⫻ In other for Rien to manifest an object out of art, they physically have to reach into the painting and pull it out, all while focusing on it. Almost like they were pulling something from another world. Which can make pulling an object out on the fly difficult, as they can't just rip it out. Or they'll damage the painting. The only way they can manifest from a distance is in the presence of the mountain (around eight meters). Once manifested, the object has all the properties of it's real life counterpart (A sword would be hard and sharp, water would flow around and be wet,). So by all means, it's "real." Which means it can be destroyed by any other means, and it may not be that useful to manifest. Though, Rien has to draw the object at least somewhat realistically - or it'll crumble to pieces upon being manifested.

WEAKNESSES ⫻ Manifesting art drains the "color" out of Rien. In a literal and metaphorical sense. They'll literally start to lose the color out of their body and clothes until they are black and white. On the other sense, they'll gradually begin to lose their emotions, and ability to feel anything pleasurable. In the most extreme cases, they'll be a hollow, emotionless, husk, that cannot taste, smell, or feel anything good. In addition, water is the primary counter to their manifestations. If exposed to water, they'll gradually lose shape and then fall apart. Getting submerged would completely destroy them.

OTHER

"I don’t really have anything else to say."

Nope

Caelea Muireann Baird

╚══════════════╝

"Do I look like I give a fuck about what you think?"

[ 19 | 5’ | Scottish/Irish She/Her | 105lb ]

[Tempermental]

APPEARANCE

"You think I look weird? You looking for a fight, huh?"

First noticeable thing about Caelea is that she's short. There are people that are shorter, sure, but not very many. She pretends not to care about this - and honestly she doesn't, unless someone makes a comment about it. Then she'll make a big deal about it. But that'd happen if someone made fun of her for anything else. It's obvious by her body that's she's quite fit, with well toned arms and legs. She's slim with little extra weight - she exercises too often and eats too little for that.

Aside from the fact that she's short, adding to Caelea being easily identified is the fact that she's albino. This means that everything about her it very pale. It gives her a certain ethereality to her appearance which is only added to by the fact that she's pretty aloof. Her hair is such a light blonde that it's looks practically white. While most would be happy to have a hair colour others would have to dye to achieve it annoys Caelea to no end. She's not exactly going to blend in with it is she? Still she keeps it long enough so that it falls below her shoulders. It's quite feather like and messy, often tied back to prevent it from falling in front of her face.

Caelea’s skin is, unsurprisingly, very pale. To the point where the smallest bit of sun could burn her. It’s a pain, really. Her face is quite round and lacking in any sharp edges – quite long in shape. Her nose and lips are well proportioned to it. She has eyes that are technically very pale blue. However in certain lights they look more purple then anything, and sometimes even have a reddish tint. She likes to stick with describing them as blue. It’s more normal.

Along with being slim and fit Caelea has decent curves for her size. Nothing too large (or annoying) but enough to make her body quite attractive. She generally lacks in scars – her hands and feet are tough and callused from gymnastics, but she doesn’t have anything else noticeable. They’re pretty obvious to in her more normal attire – she has a preference for shorts and tank tops over anything else, sometimes with a jacket on the top. She’ll swap to jeans or leggings if it’s really cold. Most of her clothes are quite plain coloured in varying shades of blue or any other colours she thinks don’t make her look washed out. Most of her clothing is quite sporty. She doesn’t have any tattoos, but she does have a right nose piercing.

PSYCHOLOGY

"Most people just annoy me, that’s why I’m not nice to them."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Caelea’s goal is to, first of all, to leave Farmer Hill. As soon as she can she’s getting out. Along with this she wants to compete as a gymnast or work as an acrobat – but she knows she has limited time before she’s too old for that.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Caelea believes that if you want something you have to work for it yourself, without depending on others. She’s also of the belief that there’s not enough time in life to put up with bullshit and that you should just cut off anyone you don’t want in your life. She thinks it’s okay to be harsh if it benefits you.

SECRETS ⫻ Caelea’s biggest secret is probably the fact that as much as she claims to not put up with anyone’s shit that she can’t cut herself off from her parents. Is because of them that she’s going to the Academy and doing a degree she hates. She doesn’t really want anyone to find out how bad her relationship with them is.

DESIRES ⫻ Caelea wants to be free, in a way, to do as she chooses. She wants to do what she wants with her life without it being dictated by others.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Bisexual. Though Caelea has only ever really dated one guy before and it didn't last particularly long, she just knows she'd date either.

FEARS ⫻ Caelea fears being injured. The last thing she’d want would be to be unable to move or do what she actually enjoys. She also fears failure and disappointing his family.

REPUTATION ⫻ Caelea doesn’t have a particularly good reputation. Her reputation in Farmer Hill is of someone who thinks she is above everyone else (like her parents) while being way too quick to anger. At Grand Ridge, where she is around people more, she’s got the reputation of being stand offish and, again, quick to anger with incredibly changeable moods. Generally people don’t want to spend time with her.

PET PEEVES ⫻ People who don’t work hard and get results anyway. Also people who insist on talking to her even if she clearly doesn’t want to talk to them.

QUIRKS ⫻ Caelea has a habit of randomly stretching a lot, sometimes just raising her leg so that its behind her head or touching her toes. It’s not too show off but more subconscious. She also quite often stands on one leg rather than both.

BACKSTORY

"My parents were just pressuring, it’s hardly a scarring past."

Caelea was born in Farmer Hill and has never lived anywhere else. Her parents both moved to America when they were younger, after just marrying. So she’s technically Scottish and Irish even if she’s never visited the countries. Caelea was their second child, born ten years after her older brother. A mistake, you could say.

Her childhood was pretty normal, though. Her father was a banker and her mother an accountant – both well enough of that they were comfortable. With this came a certain stuck up opinion. The last thing they wanted was for their children to become farmers. That was below them. Because of her families nature Caelea didn’t have many friends in school. As she grew older the number decreased. Her parents pushed her hard to follow after them and be academically – to be like her brother who aced all his exams and easily got into Grand Ridge Academy to study mathematics. This was the last thing Caelea wanted. She was much more into sports and physical activities. Her parents said some pretty harsh things when she asked to join just a normal sports team.

So she learned simple gymnastics herself and worked on her flexibility through videos online all while going to school. When her brother graduated and got a good job in Farmer Hill she confided in him – he wasn’t as bad as her parents. Grudgingly her brother agreed to take her to gymnastics classes out of town, claiming that he was spending time with his sister once a week. Caelea excelled and enjoyed herself for once.

Then the end of high school came and with it the prospect of College. It was the last thing Caelea wanted to do but she wasn’t exactly given a choice. So, she got a place doing accounting at Grand Ridge because her parents made her and because she can’t say no to them. After all, the last thing she wants to be is a disappointment.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I can do the splits right now if you want proof that this is what I’m good at."

Gymnastics / Acrobatics & Flexibility ⫻ Caelea's main skills comes with her flexibility, trained over the years, and the gymnastics that she's learned. This helps with balance and looking cool for no reason by doing back flips or walking on her hands.

Quick Footed ⫻ Not the most useful talent, but Caelea is quite a fast runner (though doesn't have the most stamina) and can move about quite easily.

ABSTRACTION

"It’s almost like I’m flying, sometimes."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ A flying bird, on her upper left back (around the shoulder blade).

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Air Manipulation, the ability to control air

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ In actuality Caelea’s ability isn’t quite full blown Air Manipulation. She can control air but only in a more limited way – she can essentially create blasts of air out of her hands or feet. These have a range of maybe up to a foot. She can control just how powerful the air is, from a light breeze to a very strong gust. It’s obviously only useful in close range but allows her to do things such as propelling herself into the air or softening a landing. It can also blow stuff away and if she used it at its strongest on someone it would be quite damaging.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ In the presence of the mountain Caelea’s power becomes more full blown out air manipulation, so its controlling air in the more traditional sense. She no longer has to strictly shoot air out of her hands or feet and the distance is much greater, probably about ten times the amount.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Caelea can sense the auras of people who are not touching the ground in what is about a thirty meter radius. This includes those who are high up in buildings – technically touching something but not the “ground” itself.

LIMITS ⫻ Caelea's ability has a painfully short range, which means it's limited, but quite strong. Her ability may have a lot of raw power, but it lacks precision. She may be able to knock a car over with wind, but would find it hard to move a threading needle.

WEAKNESSES ⫻ Caelea's power disrupts airflow on a minor spectrum. Which essentially means it's hard for Caelea to breath while using her air powers, to the point where it becomes incredibly difficult. She may suffocate herself if she isn't careful with her power.

OTHER

"Yeah, sure, I’m done."

Not really, apart from the fact Caelea is a remake of a character from way back.

Min-Jun Baek

(Baek Min-Jun)

╚══════════════╝

"There’s no point in trying if you won’t succeed."

[ 20 | 5’7” | South Korean | He/Him | 133 lb ]

[Pride]

APPEARANCE

"I’ve been told I’m handsome by some. It’s not something I concern myself with."

Min-Jun, who often just goes by Min to simplify things, is on of those people who is unfairly attractive without trying. He got the best traits out of both of his parents – and it’s wasted a bit, because he only cares about his academic ability. Min isn’t particularly tall but he grew an inch taller than his father so he was never going to reach much further. His build is the closest thing to average – he isn’t incredibly skinny but a high metabolism keeps any weight in check. If he did any frequent exercise he’d probably have a good build.

Min’s face is well defined, with noticeable cheekbones and hard edges. His eyes curve inwards slightly, a brown that’s practically black. They’re a bit on the small side but go well with his other features. His skin tone is a soft yellowish-gold. His hair is practically black, with a slightly brownish sheen to it. He keeps it short and neat with just a bit of a fringe. Something easy to manage.

Min pulls of simple clothing too well, looking good even if he’s just wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Often he’ll be found in just that – it’s more comfortable to work in. If he’s actually meeting people he’ll probably upgrade to a shirt and darker trousers. He owns his fair share of suits thanks to his parents which he saves for the special occasions. More practical and warm clothing is maybe the one thing he is lacking. Min tends to dress in monotone black, white and grey with a little bit of blue thrown in.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I always strive to be the best."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Min wants to take on his parents business and take it even further, expanding it all across the country and becoming a business entrepreneur.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ You won’t get anywhere if you don’t work hard, but there’s no point in putting effort into something you’re not good at. Min believes in people sticking to their strengths and not straying. He’s also self critical and thinks others should be too, always trying to better themselves.

SECRETS ⫻ Min knows something about Tuyen’s father’s disappearance, having overheard his parents talking. He won’t tell her though. Along with this he actually doesn’t particularly like his mother, not that he would ever say that to another family member.

DESIRES ⫻ Min wants to leave Farmer Hill one day to go somewhere bigger. He also wants to continue to gain knowledge.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Probably Heterosexual

FEARS ⫻ Min-Jun fears failure and not achieving his goal, while disappointing his family. Along with this he fears losing the friendship with his cousin.

REPUTATION ⫻ Min’s reputation is mixed – he is well thought of for his intelligence and ambitions among his parent’s generation, but this opinion is tarnished for some by the fact he is not white. Among those his age he is seen as a bit of a stuck up and intelligent snob.

PET PEEVES ⫻ Careless people and those who do not think before they do something.

QUIRKS ⫻ Min will often chew on a pen or something else when thinking hard.

BACKSTORY

"My family raised me well."

Min-Jun had a relatively normal upbringing. When he was five his cousin, Tuyen, moved in with them due to her father’s disappearance. Min was quick to get on with her – always taught that family was important by his parents. And without any other siblings she quickly became like a little sister to him.

Min always had the wait of his parent’s expectations on him. His grandparents had came over to start a simple business, just buying in goods you couldn’t get in Farmer Hill and selling them there. From that starting point it had expanded until his father took over. And Min would take over from him. His parents always pushed him to be the best, teaching him to constantly work hard. This combined with his natural intelligence meant that he excelled and easily gained his parent’s pride.

He knew that his cousin didn’t get the same support he did, so tried to help her a little himself. He’d always encourage her to do the things she loved after seeing her struggle with academics – he’d always believed it was best to do something you were good at. He was the one who made sure she aspired to do writing and made his parents allow her to drop science subjects in high school. If anything he was proud of her like any older brother would be.

Min got into college as expected of him, studying Economics and Mathematics. He hasn’t socialised very often, concentrating on working, but with his cousin now around he’s likely to be dragged out a little bit more.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I know that I’m intelligent, but I still work hard."

Intelligence ⫻ Min-Jun is incredibly intelligent, like far above average. Most things academic come easily to him, but he doesn’t have an artistic bone in his body and struggles to explain things simply.

Diplomatic ⫻ While not social in the sense that he’s good at making friends, Min is incredibly diplomatic – easily sweet talking people and knowing how to say the right thing.

Photographic Memory ⫻ Aiding his intelligence is the fact that Min has a very very good memory. He just has to read something once, or maybe twice, to remember it.

ABSTRACTION

"It makes learning new things a lot easier."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ An eye on the back of his neck

ABSTRACTION ⫻ Psychometry, the ability to perceive information from objects and people

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Min’s abstraction allows him to gain knowledge about an object, or a person, through touch. This information varies. For objects it might be who made and used it, along with information about what has been done with it and how it is used. For people he learns about basic facts; their names, background, where they’ve recently been, what they’ve recently done and the like. He can discern knowledge off both people and objects.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ In the presence of the mountain Min does not have to touch people – he can instead discern stuff from a short distance. Along with this it is possible for him to look deeper into a person, being able to replicate knowledge and skills they have. It allows him to go further into the past when looking at information related to objects.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Min can see the auras of those who have a lot of knowledge – for example someone who is a professor in their field or who has done a lot of research into a specific topic. This has a range of about 30 metres but he has to concentrate to see the auras most of the time.

LIMITS ⫻ Min's abstraction only works through touch, and it requires prolonged touch before he can pull deeper knowledge out of people and objects. He can get an object's entire history by holding it for around thirty minutes. However, he can force more information out faster if he focuses really hard. This is one of the few abilities that Awakened or other Extra-Normal beings are not immune or resistant to.

WEAKNESSES ⫻ Min's abstraction doesn't have too many weaknesses... other than potentially suffering an information overload if he tries to force too much information out of an object at such a short period of time. This causes him a massive headache, and makes it difficult for him to tell thought from information.

OTHER

"There’s no need for me to say anymore."

Min is fluent in Korean.

Tuyen Thị Đoàn

( Đoàn Thị Tuyen)

╚══════════════╝

"It’s pretty easy to think positive when you try."

[ 19 | 5’2” | South Korean / Vietnamese | She/Her | 121 lb ]

[Insecurity]

APPEARANCE

"I’m pretty average, really, nothing special."

Tuyen is a bit on the shorter side, but not that small in the grand scheme of things. Her mother was smaller. She has a quite stocky build – a little bit wider than most her height. Along with this she is quite flat. Not enough so that she’d be mistaken for a guy, but there isn’t really that much there. She has a little bit of weight to her too which mostly goes to her legs. There isn’t much but it’s enough that she has to watch what she eats.

Tuyen’s hair is a dark brown-black, more brown in warmer lights. It falls down just past her shoulders and keeps relatively straight without much work. It frames a round face with a relatively soft nose and undefined lips. Her eyes are a very dark brown and a little bit bigger than normal. Her skin is golden-brown, inherited from her Vietnamese father – as many of her features are. She has very little of her mother in her aside from her hair.

Because she lacks in more feminine curves Tuyen tends to dress in nice tops and skirts, having a wide variety of combinations. She doesn’t often wear just a dress, finding it a bit stuffy, but is rarely found in something that isn’t a skirt. She does wear practical clothes when out and about around nature. She tends to prefer shades of purple, blue and pink though she isn’t very fussy when it comes to colours.

PSYCHOLOGY

"I’m mostly as happy as I look."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ Tuyen hopes to becoming a properly published author in the future, making money off her books while having money to travel the world and see exotic places.

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Tuyen believes in pretending to be okay and to keep up a positive outlook. However she also believes you should always lend a listening ear to friends and will always offer her help (even if she will never seek it out from others).

SECRETS ⫻ Just how much she lacks in confident about her own abilities and her constant fear of failure. How much she needs validation from others. Not to mention her sexuality, which she’s been question for a long time.

DESIRES ⫻ To be as happy as she pretends to be and to be free of the pressure of her family. She also wants to visit Vietnam in the hope she can find some of her father's family.

SEXUALITY ⫻ Gay, but in denial.

FEARS ⫻ Forever being second best and never living up to expectations.

REPUTATION ⫻ In the wider community of Farmer Hills Tuyen’s reputation is of the younger cousin of the intelligent Min. Among those at college she is seen as a happy go lucky, if absent minded, and friendly girl.

PET PEEVES ⫻ People who constantly talk about their troubles and are always mopey, bring down the conversation. Also people who put themselves down (somewhat ironically).

QUIRKS ⫻ Tuyen often hums or whistles to herself, and will just zone out at random times.

BACKSTORY

"It would’ve been nice to know my parents, I guess."

Tuyen was a bit of an accident. Her mother was a farmer hill native, with parents who moved over from South Korea to set up business. Her father, on the other hand, was a post graduate student who had moved over from Vietnam to study. The two hit it off and hooked up after a little too much to drink, resulting in Tuyen. It was safe to say her mother’s parents weren’t too happy about the child out of wedlock.

Things didn’t get much better after her birth – her mother had always been poorly and the pregnancy took its toll on her, meaning she passed away when Tuyen was only a few months old. Her father did everything to try and raise her himself – including submitting to the whims of her mother’s family. Tuyen doesn’t have many memories of this time, but what she has are happy ones.

Tuyen was only four when her father disappeared without a trace. His name was added to the list of people in Farmer Hill who had just gone missing and everyone went on without saying anything. Tuyen was taken in by her mother’s brother and his wife, since they had a son just a bit older than her.

After this her life wasn’t anything spectacular. She got on very well with her cousin, Min-Jun, even as they became very different as the years proceeded. She was always in her shadow – she couldn’t live up to her aunt and uncle’s expectations. She couldn’t be as smart as Min or as perfect as Min. She pretending she didn’t care, especially to him, but deep down it slowly chipped away at her self confidence. It didn’t help that they disapproved of what she was good at.

Still, Min pursued her dreams and managed to get a place to study English Literature and Creative Writing at the college. Here she’s managed to get out of her cousin’s shadow just a little bit, easily making friends in different circles from him.

SKILLS & TALENTS

"I’ve written a few stories, what can I say."

Writing ⫻ Tuyen is good at writing, both fictional and non-fictional (like essays). Her main strength does come in fictional writing and novels.

Animal Identification / Knowledge ⫻ Due to her strange fascination and love for nature Tuyen has accumulated all sorts of useless knowledge about animals. If you ever need to know the exact subspecies of an animal or a random fact she’s the girl to go to.

Imagination ⫻ Tuyen’s imagination is quite something – you could say it was overactive. She gets ideas pretty easily, especially for stories. If it’s for something non-fictional, however, don’t expect something sensible.

Languages ⫻ Due to her parents, Tuyen is fluent in Korean and Vietnamese. She speaks Korean better due to her Aunt and Uncle using it around the house a lot but has made sure to retain her knowledge of Vietnamese (though she doesn't have anyone to speak it with).

ABSTRACTION

"It’s a shadow constantly clinging to me, and I wish it would just go away."

SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ Tuyen's sigil is located on her chest right above her right breast. It's a featureless silhouette-like figure of herself that's all black, but it's in a poised stance with a hand in the air, ready to stab. Instead of the knife being in the sigil's hand, it's in the silhouette's chest.

ABSTRACTION ⫻ The Shadow, the ability to create a shadow-like entity spawned from negative thoughts and emotions that otherwise tortures her.

ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Linked directly to her negativity, and other such dark thoughts, Tuyen has her own doppelganger that takes the shape of a shadow. This Shadow is a sentient being that near constantly taunts her, and tortures her with the deep down feelings of dread and insecurity that she has inside of herself. It has two states; inactive and active. In its inactive state, nobody but Tuyen is able to see it (Not even the Awakened can see it without certain abilities), and it actively protects her from psychic intrusion by filling the intruder's mind with screams. It can cloud Tuyen's vision by creating illusions, and fooling her into believing things that are not there, or hiding things. With enough focus, Tuyen is able to ward off the Shadow for a period of time, and get some peace - but it'll always return.

While active on the other hand... it manifests in the physical world. It's default appearance is of a black, inky, version of herself, but one of the basest abilities of the shadow is the ability to manipulate its own shape with the only limit being that it cannot get larger than twelve feet. It can either keep its form as a shadow of Tuyen, or it can become some horrific monster, whatever is spawned from her imagination. The Shadow is capable of interacting with reality, from reaching over and grabbing objects, to attacking. It's fairly strong, too - it's strong enough to throw a fully grown man around like it's nothing, and flip over a car with sheer brute strength. The Shadow will either manifest on it's own, or if Tuyen is able to plead with it. Normally, the being is only interested with tormenting Tuyen, and will do as it pleases, but if she is able to convince it, maybe it'll assist her. It has some semblance of self preservation and will protect her if necessary.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ While in the mountain's graces, it's strength doubles, and is able to lift up a minivan (albeit with much strain on itself and Tuyen). It's able to grow up to twenty-five feet in height, and mixed with its strength, it's incredibly dangerous. Able to compete with some of the strongest Awakened and extra-normal beings.

AURA SENSING ⫻ Tuyen can sense the Auras of not those who have doubt, or insecurity in their heart, but those who doubt her. If anyone is actively doubting Tuyen, or thinking about her negatively, she is able to see their aura from eighty meters away.

LIMITS ⫻ Tuyen's shadow, first and foremost, cannot move away from her. It's effectively clung to her body, and is as mobile as she is. This also means that she's effectively it's weak spot. Again, as stated in the description it can get up to ten feet tall, strong enough to pose a threat, and is able to near-limitlessly change its shape. Tuyen cannot control the Shadow - unless she learns to get over her insecurities, and her fear of failure. Otherwise, it'll do as it pleases.

WEAKNESSES ⫻ As stated before, the shadow is her own worst enemy, and only wishes to torture Tuyen. It's as much of a detriment (possibly even more) as a strength, and will do anything in its power to keep her from knowing her worth. Tuyen will have to conquer her inner-doubts in other to defeat it, and control it. The two of them are linked together, and both receive the same damage. If the Shadow gets injured, the same wound will appear on Tuyen (Where ever the location of it's anatomical equivalent is). It's possible for the Shadow to receive damage that'll kill Tuyen, or be disabled. Also, the Shadow merely manifesting is a drain on Tuyen, and will cause her to feel more and more exhausted the longer it's out. Until she can't take it anymore, and the Shadow will go inactive.

OTHER

"That’s all there is to me."

Nope

---

---

Relationship Tables

Rien Relationship Table

Character name	Opinion
Kimberly	Kimberly's a bit odd - but you know I'm fine with it, means she puts up with my peculiarities! Her show is pretty cool, too, and I'm always happy to offer my help for that.
Jordan	While she ain't the easiest to get on with all the time, I find Jordan is nice to be around. Though I know she doesn't approve of how much I drink - I just don't let that get to me.
Martin	Martin seems pretty cool. We haven't talked much, and he's clearly not the most social, but I'm sure we could get along fine.
David	Supposedly he carried me around when I smashed on that night. I don't remember him. Seems a bit odd, but not bad.
Justin	I sorta remember him? Way harder to forget than the other guy who helped drunk me. Not got much of an opinion on him, though.

Caelea Relationship Table

Character name	Opinion
Claire	Claire is one of the few people I get on with around here. We don't always get along, but she annoys me a lot less than other people. Maybe it's because we're similar in some ways, I dunno.
Britney	It takes all my willpower to not punch her whenever I see her. I just hope I never have to speak to her again.

Min Relationship Table

Character name	Opinion
Tuyen	Tuyen is like a little sister to me - I'd do anything to protect her. We have a good relationship, I think, even though we don't have much in common.
Justin	He's not good enough for my cousin. I don't care if she likes him or not, but I don't. He really gets on my nerves and is one of those people who never think before doing, which I hate.
Aliana	Yet another person who gets on my nerves. We met once and she got on at me, I hope I don't have to talk to her again.

Tuyen Relationship Table

Character name	Opinion
Min-Jun	We get on, which a lot of people don't understand. Being raised by his parents puts things in perspective, I guess. Not that it makes being in his shadow any better.
Justin	We look like a good couple on the outside - and don't get me wrong, I get on with him really well. There's just some things that don't really work between us at all and we're unlikely to fix that soon.
Martin	We've only talked a little bit but I liked Martin. He's quiet but easy to get one with. We haven't talked in a while, though, which is my fault.
Rita	I don't think that she believed that I wanted to help her a month ago.

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

I'll respond my old characters tomorrow I guess

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Urban fantasy with hints of superpower and horror) [High-Casual]

I guess I'm "interested" and going to be join this again

Magic ~ Tricks

Haha yeah probably not xD

That would be great if you don't mind doing it! :) yeah me too it makes it really hard to do anything else >< hopefully should be able to write a post this weekend!

Yeah makes sense - I don't watch tv much anyway so it isn't much of a problem xD

Magic ~ Tricks

Oh god yeah probably better that than being with a creep ><

Thats fine - saw you posted a few days ago! Sorry that I kinda disappeared for a week, uni has been hell ><

Yeah it was decent :) Though sadly I cant watch the olympics because of how tv licencing works here in the UK now and me and my flatmates havent bought one ;-;

Magic ~ Tricks

(Katya header when I make it)

"Hope you have a nice day!" Luca gave a slight wave to the young girl who ran out of the small shop he worked in, ignoring the disapproving glances from her parents. He was used to that by now. Many people distrusted the bread and cakes made by human hands, rather than manufactured by robots.

Having worked and help run this place for four years Luca could safely say they made the best baked goods. Most didn't understand it but bread made by hand, fresh out of the oven and nurtured, was just better than the carbon copies robots made. It was the enticing smell of this very shop as he had passed it in his last few years of school that had made him consider it as a career. He enjoyed it well enough if he made himself focus entirely on it. Wasn't exactly lucrative, though. He couldn't even afford his own apartment and had to live with his older brother (his parents wouldn't have him).

"You can take your break now, Luca," his co-worker, Kieran, walked out to the store front. With the power to manipulate the more useless element of Scandium and being a bit of the odd person the man had decided to be a baker instead of having to find a niche job. It suited Luca to work here.

"Sure thing, boss," Luca gave a slight smile, wiping his hands on his apron as he headed to the back. On his way to the smaller room he checked on the in progress dough just to make sure it was proving properly. With no visible problems he made his way into the break room, humming merrily to himself. Today was a good day. They'd gotten a few customers and he'd finally figured out how to make some fancy bread he'd only seen pictures of before. The new product would be sold from the next week - a very exciting prospect! And he'd only gained a few odd looks when he had been jogging to work. It was looking to be a nice day indeed. For once he could ignore the fact that he was a societal reject.

Not one to sit still, Luca hopped up and went to stretch on the floor. He had always enjoyed exercise - it gave him a great way to channel his near boundless energy. He knew his parents had never particularly approved but, as his brother put it, he was less of a pain and less annoying when he was tired.

So caught up in what he was doing he didn't even notice someone entering before he blacked out.

---

It had been a slow day for Katya, mostly comprising of reading in her flat. With the job she had she was often left with nothing to do during the day and would only be out in the evenings. It wasn’t something that she liked or enjoyed in any way. Not that she expected to find enjoyment in life. Her chance at that was as non-existent as her ability. She kept herself fit and had always loved dancing, but it wasn’t making her any money.

And there was only so long she could put up with old men trying to touch her while she was performing in bars.

Sighing softly Katya got up from the chair she was sitting in. May as well go for a walk, what with nothing else to do. Some fresh air might do her some good and clear her thoughts. Making up her mind she grabbed a coat and headed out.

She hadn’t gotten far when someone grabbed her arm, pulling her around a corner and injecting her with something that made her pass out.

---

When Luca came to in an unfamiliar place, with unfamiliar people, he couldn't help but look around with a certain amount of fear. Why on earth was he here? Why would anyone want to kidnap him? He doubted it was for his baking abilities. Most people didn't kidnap to get some free bread. He couldn't think of any other qualities he had.

There was something appealing about the room they were in; bright and colourful it was so unlike the drab homes he was used to. He liked it. The colours were energetic and that suited him just fine. Then the woman, dressed in clothes as wonderful as their surroundings, started to move rocks as if it was an everyday occurrence. Luca's jaw dropped as his mouth formed a small o shape. Real rocks were another new thing - nevermind controlled by someone. He took the water gratefully and chugged it with the arms he could just now move, sluggish from being drugged.

Gardenia, huh, that's a nice name, the dark haired boy mused as she introduced herself and he tried to keep up with the conversation. He didn't get all of it but his mouth only furthered widened, along with his eyes, as he listened.

He could control air. Not only that, but also plants! He had not one power, but two. It wasn't a normal one but something more exciting. Imagine what he could do with it! The thought of being able to fly appealed to him. He'd always liked climbing and high places, there was a certain thrill to them. Now he had a power to enhance that.

He barely heard one person, a glasses wearing male, agree to join and another.

"I can't wait to start! Getting to unlock the shards and try out the powers would be nice... you have a really nice theatre here, I really want to try some of your trapeze bars. I really love sport and acrobatics, also climbing, so they look perfect," Luca started rambling animatedly, eyes lit up with excitement. "This is all so exciting. Though dinner will also be good, I can understand wanting to wait until that. Don't want anyone to pass out on an empty stomach. How do you make your dinner? Do you do it yourself. I don't imagine you have any robots around here... I was a baker so I can help with making bread and pastries and cakes! They're pretty good and fun to make. I wonder if I can-"

Luca cut himself off, realising that he had just been talking whatever came into his mind in front of five others who were essentially strangers. He hoped that they would become friendly with each other if they worked together but that was a big step. Most people didn't like to just listen to someone talking about themselves.

"Uh, sorry, I got carried away," Luca sat down, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. "What I meant to say is that I'll take part."

Katya, on the other hand, didn’t seem quite so impressed. She had listened through what Gardenia was saying with a raised eyebrow, then what the two other victims said. While it was appealing, she had always wanted a job on the stage, she wasn’t in a rush to just believe some stranger. She was too cynical for that.

“I’m sorry, but why should we trust you?” Katya folded her arms, eyes fixed on Gardenia. “As much as it sounds fantastic to be part of something how can I know you’re telling the truth.” She narrowed her eyes. “And if you are, does that not mean this shard thing is the reason we never had normal abilities in the first place?”

If she joined then she could dance – properly, unlike the kind she was doing just now. But controlling fire did not sound like the safest thing. Not to mention that it was the shard for that which had caused her life to be so miserable up until now.

Magic ~ Tricks

Makes sense, I'm going to post it in a few moments - I didn't add that much for Katya but it'll do xD Yeah makes sense, I just prefer to have them elsewhere as well after ages ago when you'd try post 50 times and lose it everytime >< xD

Ah okay, doesn't sounds like a too bad week there xD