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The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Katalina Hargrave

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Katalina Hargrave

“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”
-Oscar Wilde

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The Basics

|Name|

Katalina Rose Hargrave

|Nickname|

Kata. She likes this nickname because it was given to her by good friends and only they really call her that. Only her grandmother calls her Rose, insisting that Kata’s first name isn’t a good one. Katalina hates being called Rose.

|Birth Date|

June 21st, 1998

|Age|

17

|Gender|

Female

|Sexuality|

Lesbian and proud baby!

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In The Mirror

|In Depth Appearance|

Katalina has red hair that reaches to just below her shoulder blades, that she usually lets loose. It has a mind of its own, and tends to be more on the curly side. She has freckles all over her face and body from spending so much time in the sun, either from swimming or just being outside walking around. She stands at five foot seven, being more on the tall side, and has brown eyes that tend to look off towards nothingness. Kata likes dressing in various things, bouncing around from frilly girly dresses, to just simple jeans and an old t-shirt. She describes her style as ‘comfy’.

|Scars, Tattoos, Piercings|

Katalina only has the two piercings, one in each ear. She has a scar along her left leg from an incident involving a rock while swimming when she was about 9.

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Getting to Know Me

|Likes & Dislikes|

✔Girls
✔Coffee
✔Swimming
✔The Ocean
✔Video Games
✔Cooking
✔Cats
✔Comic books
✘Gay bashers
✘Not being able to swim
✘Bullies
✘Dogs (One attacked her as a kid.)
✘Tomatoes
✘Sunburns
✘Drugs

|Hobbies|

Swim, play video games, cooking.

|Habits|

Twirls a strand of hair around her finger when nervous, drinks her hot coffee through straws, talks to herself aloud when thinking

|Fears|

☠Death, being beaten up for being gay, not being allowed to swim.

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Delving Deeper

|Personality|

♦ Funny ♦ Athletic ♦ Friendly ♦ Smart ♦

Katalina is of a playful nature, much like the sea otters that inhabit the ocean she loves so much. She has a quick set of humor and usually is good with the comebacks. She is athletic when it comes to swimming, being on a swim team pretty much year round. She was scouted for the Olympics at one point. She is a very outgoing person, who tries to make friends with whomever she can. She is also very smart, routinely making the honor roll at school. However, Katalina does tend to be a bit on the negative side when drugs are involved, being very judgmental towards those that would abuse them. She also hates driving, for some reason, and prefers to either be drove/ walk everywhere. She is also horribly klutzy outside of water, and is known to trip over literally nothing while walking.

Katalina is also known for being very out of the closest with her sexuality, and does not hide the fact that she likes girls. This has caused her to come into conflict with some people that are not so approving. However, she takes many of the insults in stride, ‘like water off a duck’s back.’

|History|

Katalina was born into the Hargrave family of Verona, the local groceries. She was the first and only child to her parents, so they spoiled her as much as they could, while balancing it out with an appreciation for what she had, while others did not have the same comfort she did.

Her parents signed Kata up for swim lessons at a young age and she took to them like a fish in water. She excelled at it, and soon was swimming as much as she could. She joined the local swim team and pretty much did that as her sport for years. Her skills got her scouted for the Olympics, but she turned down the opportunity. As much as she loved swimming and competing, she never really wanted to make it a career.

As she grew older, Katalina realized that she was not into guys like many of her female classmates, finding her eyes drawn to those same classmates. She soon came out as gay to her parents, and while they struggled a bit at first, they soon came to love and accept their daughter. They proudly hang a rainbow flag from their store in support.

Katalina took up cooking in high school, enjoying it immensely. She also took up playing video games at night, when she had time.

|Family|

The Hargraves are the owners/ operators of one of Verona’s local groceries. They always have the freshest produce, and even fresher meat. (Some provided by the Wilcox’s.) They are known for being honest, and fair with their prices.

Katalina lives in a lovely two story house, that while she doesn’t see as extravagant, others might.

Molly Hargave: Mother, age 45. Molly is a very lovely woman who helps run the local grocers. Very friendly and open, and accepts many of Kata’s friends as her adopted children.

Henry Hargave: Father, age 47. Henry, while a man of few words, is a very nice man, who always makes sure his customers walk away happy.

Bast: Cat, age 2. Bast is Katalina’s lovely two year old female cat.

|Theme Song|

What the Water Gave Me- Florence + The Machine
_{”Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow.”}

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My Superpower

|Power Name|

Hydrokinesis.

|Power Descrption|

The ability to manipulate and move water.

|Abilities|

What it says on the tin. Katalina can manipulate and move water. This does include making it so she has an air bubble underwater so she can stay under for longer periods of time. She can use water to ‘wear’ things down, but this is rather time consuming, and honestly, water whips are more fun!

|Drawbacks/Weaknesses|

Prolonged use of her power will give her nosebleeds and headaches. Too much will cause blackouts. She can not automatically breath water, despite what some may think. She can still drown. If there is no water for her to manipulate, she is powerless. She can not manipulate humans using the water inside them. (Not that’d she want to. Ew.) Her power does make her more weak to lightning and electricity.

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

@kittyluna45 accepted

@McHaggis

Ty! I will move her over.

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Katalina Hargrave

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Katalina Hargrave

“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”
-Oscar Wilde

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The Basics

|Name|

Katalina Rose Hargrave

|Nickname|

Kata. She likes this nickname because it was given to her by good friends and only they really call her that. Only her grandmother calls her Rose, insisting that Kata’s first name isn’t a good one. Katalina hates being called Rose.

|Birth Date|

June 21st, 1998

|Age|

17

|Gender|

Female

|Sexuality|

Lesbian and proud baby!

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In The Mirror

|In Depth Appearance|

Katalina has red hair that reaches to just below her shoulder blades, that she usually lets loose. It has a mind of its own, and tends to be more on the curly side. She has freckles all over her face and body from spending so much time in the sun, either from swimming or just being outside walking around. She stands at five foot seven, being more on the tall side, and has brown eyes that tend to look off towards nothingness. Kata likes dressing in various things, bouncing around from frilly girly dresses, to just simple jeans and an old t-shirt. She describes her style as ‘comfy’.

|Scars, Tattoos, Piercings|

Katalina only has the two piercings, one in each ear. She has a scar along her left leg from an incident involving a rock while swimming when she was about 9.

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Getting to Know Me

|Likes & Dislikes|

✔Girls
✔Coffee
✔Swimming
✔The Ocean
✔Video Games
✔Cooking
✔Cats
✔Comic books
✘Gay bashers
✘Not being able to swim
✘Bullies
✘Dogs (One attacked her as a kid.)
✘Tomatoes
✘Sunburns
✘Drugs

|Hobbies|

Swim, play video games, cooking.

|Habits|

Twirls a strand of hair around her finger when nervous, drinks her hot coffee through straws, talks to herself aloud when thinking

|Fears|

☠Death, being beaten up for being gay, not being allowed to swim.

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Delving Deeper

|Personality|

♦ Funny ♦ Athletic ♦ Friendly ♦ Smart ♦

Katalina is of a playful nature, much like the sea otters that inhabit the ocean she loves so much. She has a quick set of humor and usually is good with the comebacks. She is athletic when it comes to swimming, being on a swim team pretty much year round. She was scouted for the Olympics at one point. She is a very outgoing person, who tries to make friends with whomever she can. She is also very smart, routinely making the honor roll at school. However, Katalina does tend to be a bit on the negative side when drugs are involved, being very judgmental towards those that would abuse them. She also hates driving, for some reason, and prefers to either be drove/ walk everywhere. She is also horribly klutzy outside of water, and is known to trip over literally nothing while walking.

Katalina is also known for being very out of the closest with her sexuality, and does not hide the fact that she likes girls. This has caused her to come into conflict with some people that are not so approving. However, she takes many of the insults in stride, ‘like water off a duck’s back.’

|History|

Katalina was born into the Hargrave family of Verona, the local groceries. She was the first and only child to her parents, so they spoiled her as much as they could, while balancing it out with an appreciation for what she had, while others did not have the same comfort she did.

Her parents signed Kata up for swim lessons at a young age and she took to them like a fish in water. She excelled at it, and soon was swimming as much as she could. She joined the local swim team and pretty much did that as her sport for years. Her skills got her scouted for the Olympics, but she turned down the opportunity. As much as she loved swimming and competing, she never really wanted to make it a career.

As she grew older, Katalina realized that she was not into guys like many of her female classmates, finding her eyes drawn to those same classmates. She soon came out as gay to her parents, and while they struggled a bit at first, they soon came to love and accept their daughter. They proudly hang a rainbow flag from their store in support.

Katalina took up cooking in high school, enjoying it immensely. She also took up playing video games at night, when she had time.

|Family|

The Hargraves are the owners/ operators of one of Verona’s local groceries. They always have the freshest produce, and even fresher meat. (Some provided by the Wilcox’s.) They are known for being honest, and fair with their prices.

Katalina lives in a lovely two story house, that while she doesn’t see as extravagant, others might.

Molly Hargave: Mother, age 45. Molly is a very lovely woman who helps run the local grocers. Very friendly and open, and accepts many of Kata’s friends as her adopted children.

Henry Hargave: Father, age 47. Henry, while a man of few words, is a very nice man, who always makes sure his customers walk away happy.

Bast: Cat, age 2. Bast is Katalina’s lovely two year old female cat.

|Theme Song|

What the Water Gave Me- Florence + The Machine
_{”Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow.”}

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My Superpower

|Power Name|

Hydrokinesis.

|Power Descrption|

The ability to manipulate and move water.

|Abilities|

What it says on the tin. Katalina can manipulate and move water. This does include making it so she has an air bubble underwater so she can stay under for longer periods of time. She can use water to ‘wear’ things down, but this is rather time consuming, and honestly, water whips are more fun!

|Drawbacks/Weaknesses|

Prolonged use of her power will give her nosebleeds and headaches. Too much will cause blackouts. She can not automatically breath water, despite what some may think. She can still drown. If there is no water for her to manipulate, she is powerless. She can not manipulate humans using the water inside them. (Not that’d she want to. Ew.) Her power does make her more weak to lightning and electricity.

@kittyluna45

B/c I forgot before @McHaggis for your approval.

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Nina Jelen

Interacting with: Everett @AcerRo
Location: Everett’s truck -> Wilcox Hunting Lodge

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As Nina looked out of the window of Everett’s truck, she did have to wonder what she had gotten herself into. Sure, she was happy to spend time with Everett and be there for him, but she seemed to have sign herself up for being involved in some illegal stuff for the moment. However, she pushed that out of her mind and looked over at Everett. ”So, where are we headed to next that involves me getting ‘dirty’ as you said?”

“Well that's a bit of a loaded question. Aunt Lou need helps getting some stuff ready and I gotta go kill and butcher an elk. You game?” Everett said with a smile, knowing full well that was not something she was expecting to hear.

“Well, not sure how well I’ll do with hunting and butchering, but I’d be more than happy to help out Aunt Lou while you do that. Unless you were hoping that I’d come with you. And if that was the case… I’m gonna need different clothing.” Nina blushed a bit. Hunting had never really been her thing. Like, at all.

“That is completely up to you sweetie. You can… “ Everett trailed off as he saw something the trees passing by. He slammed on the breaks hoping he was wrong. But somehow he knew he wasn't. He never said as a word as he jumped out if the truck.

He ran hard and fast into the woods. He was only ten feet in before he yelled. “DAGS YOU MOTHER FUCKER! GET IN THE G-D DAMN TRUCK!” A moment later a wolf came jumping out of the tree line and jumped on the back of the truck with ease and grace.

As Everett got closer the wolf only became happier and more excited. Everett knew better than to hit him. The two were close but Dagnasty was still a wolf a heart. Through gritted teeth and Everett spoke to the dog with pure anger in his voice. “Leroy St. Germaine Dagnasty. What. The. FUCK. Are you doing out here. Stop don't say a word, we're not done with this you hear me? We're gonna talk about this when we get home. “ Everett said as he got back onto the truck and opened the sliding glass window. Dags slowly poke his massive head through the window. It was clear the wolf dog was scared.

Dags looked at Nina and let out a growl and snarls. Dags growls and snarls were deep, loud and nothing short of evil sounding. “Aye, be nice asshole.” Almost like magic Dags was as happy as he could be. “Nina this is Dags, Dags this is Nina. Give her a kiss. “ Everett said as he petted his beloved Dagnasty.

Nina giggled a little and held her hand out for Dags to sniff. Sure, she didn’t have any pets herself, but she knew how to act around them. ”Hi Dags. As Everett said, I’m Nina. Nice to meet you boy. You’re a good boy huh?” She smiled as she turned to look at Everett. ”So… sweetie. That’s new. Why the sudden change in what you call me?”

“Let him smell your hand so he knows you don't mean him any harm. Pet him if let's you. “ Everett said more concerned about what Dags might do.

Nina smiled, having already done as Everett said, and smiled as Dags let her pet him. ”Aww yeah, you are a good boy. So, are you avoiding my question or did you not hear it?” Nina continued to look over at Everett as she pet the large wolf.

“I've said that to every waitress and most woman I've ever met. It's just… a southern thing.” Everett said as he drove off. Secure in the hope that Dags wasn't gonna hurt her.

Nina couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed by that answer, and she wasn’t sure why. ”Ah. I guess I’ve never realized that before. My apologies.” She continued to pet Dags, and let out a small sigh. ”I think I’ll help Aunt Lou around the lodge. I think I’d just be a hinderance to your hunting.”

“You’d slow me down, but I'd nice to have someone around that I didn't see it as I owed them a hunt. But it's your call.” Only a few minutes later they we're at the lodge. It made Everett feel better about where he found Dags. He wasn't gone long.

His driveway as a long gravel road. He stopped less than a 100 feet from the opening at the end. “You've never seen this place have you?” Everett said looking over to her.

”Not really. I mean, don’t really have the occasion to go hunting. Or money. Or time.” Nina gave Dags one last pet before unbuckling her seat belt, anticipating getting out of the car soon.

“Well, here's hoping you don't think ill of it.” Everett said pull the truck up into the opening. What greeted them was an opulent cabin in the woods. It screamed money. That was by design of his parents. If people going to spend the kinda money they were charging it had to look as nice and fancy as possible.

When Everett stopped the truck he asked Nina to wait there as said something quietly to Dags in the back. Dags jumped out and went trotting around the back. Everett walked around an opened Nina’s door.

“Welcome to Casa Del Wilcox. Come on in.” He said with his hand extended.

Nina took Everett’s hand and smiled. ”Thanks. It is very impressive.” Nina hated to admit it but she was a little envious. The cabin looked like it could fit at least two or three of Nina’s tiny houses in it. ”I can see why you get a lot of big names up here for hunting. The place kinda screams classy.” She didn’t seem to realize she still had a hold on Everett’s hand at the moment.

“Come on with me now. I’ll show you around back. Before we you meet the real beast of the family. Leading her by the hand they went around back which house a barn a few horses and a mule.

“Most the hunts we do around here, are on horse back. At a can't to a lot of the places we hunt at and you carry a dead elk on a dirt bike so we uses horses.” Everett said grinning ear to ear. “We got some hardcore survivalist out there now. Two weeks all by themselves. I gotta ride out there and check on them tonight. There's a few hundred acres, and fresh water supplies. It's my green heaven. “ Everett was gonna talk more about the place, rambling on in excitement. It was clear he loved the land more than the house. He was however, interrupted by a boom voice over his shoulder.

“Boy, what in the hell are you doing home. “ Aunt Luo shouted.

Everett let go Nina hand before speaking. “My Dagnasty sense was a going off. Good thing we came cause he was good three miles down the road when I found him…. Oh where are my manners, Aunt Lou this is Nina Jelen, Nina this is Luella Marchbanks. Nina said she'd helps us get ready for tomorrow and the kids.” Everett said like a child who knew he screwed up.

“Hello… wait… kids?” Nina looked over at Everett. ”Yeah, I said I’d help out but what’s this about kids?”

“Rich kids field trip outta Spokane. Just need to clear a campsite or two. Make sure the Bears and Moose ain't in area small stuff. Just between the parties tomorrow and kids we’re stretched too thin.” Everett said waiting for the rebuttal of Aunt Luo.

“You ever learn to work it'd not be a problem.” she told him.

“Love you too Aunt Lou.” Everett said somewhat hurt by that remark.

Nina raised her eyebrow a bit. ”So… this is a job huh? Funny you didn’t mention that before. So, I’m here to help as it would seem. Where would you like me then Luella?” She couldn’t help but feel a little hurt. She pushed that out of her mind and put a smile on for Aunt Lou.

“Sweetheart, there won't be much of nuttin to do around here for a few hours. Go on and ride out with Everett, keep his ass from his damn foolishness. And don't pay him no mind. He likes you a lot girl. And Everett, it's in the cellar. ” Aunt Lou said as she walked into the house. What she was referring too was his rifle.

“Let's get you some hunting clothes. “ Everett said with a smile as he walked towards the cellar door and disappeared into its abyss. He got the feeling again. That feeling that something was off…

Nina felt a burning in her cheeks at Aunt Lou’s words, and headed towards the cellar with Everett. She was thankful that there wasn’t any fire around, otherwise, she might have lost control. She bit her lip as she thought about it, her new ‘talent.’ However, she and Petyr had agreed to keep it secret.

”So what kind of clothing do I need for hunting? Besides the lovely vest.” Nina looked around the cellar with a bit of surprise. The place was almost an armory, full of guns, bows, and ammunition. ”Wow. I should not be here.”

“What size are you?” Everett said as he walked to the back of the room and through a door.

Nina paused. ”About a medium I’d say. I wouldn’t know. Been awhile since I’ve actually bought clothing.”

When Everett came back he had a box filled with a few different kinds of shirts and pants. “Just make sure whatever you pick is long and it fits well. You can change through there. Take what you like. “ Everett said setting the box of clothes on a table. “Take your time, I need to get a few things together.”

”Got it.” Nina looked over into the box and sighed a bit. She fished around for some clothing that she thought would fit and set them aside in a small pile on the table. After about ten minutes, she picked up the pile and went into the area Everett had said she could change in.

She soon came out in hunting clothing that she deemed acceptable, and pulled her hair up into a bun. She brushed her hand over the shirt, trying to press out some wrinkles. ”Ready as I’ll ever be, I guess.”

“You look good.” Everett said with a smile. In front of him on a table was his favorite rifle, empty magazines and ammo. Next to them was a backpack filled with everything Everett was gonna need for the trip. He always made sure that this bag was always ready to go. Everett quickly swapped the battle out for a longer one. At twenty inches it was the perfect length for what he needed to do. He also had changed clothes. He quickly went to get his belt rig.

The belt rig had a handgun holstered, spare magazines for both weapons, a flashlight and a huge first aid kit. By the time he was done he almost looked like he was going to war. “Well let's get going knowing Aunt Lou she probably has the horses ready to go.” Everett said absently.

”Just… don’t make fun of me when I fall off the horse, ok?” Nina looked over Everett, a bit surprised. She had never really seen him like this before, but honestly? Who’d let him come to school looking like that. ”Lead the way. I’m in your hands now.”

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Katalina Hargrave

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Katalina Hargrave

“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”
-Oscar Wilde

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The Basics

|Name|

Katalina Rose Hargrave

|Nickname|

Kata. She likes this nickname because it was given to her by good friends and only they really call her that. Only her grandmother calls her Rose, insisting that Kata’s first name isn’t a good one. Katalina hates being called Rose.

|Birth Date|

June 21st, 1998

|Age|

17

|Gender|

Female

|Sexuality|

Lesbian and proud baby!

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In The Mirror

|In Depth Appearance|

Katalina has red hair that reaches to just below her shoulder blades, that she usually lets loose. It has a mind of its own, and tends to be more on the curly side. She has freckles all over her face and body from spending so much time in the sun, either from swimming or just being outside walking around. She stands at five foot seven, being more on the tall side, and has brown eyes that tend to look off towards nothingness. Kata likes dressing in various things, bouncing around from frilly girly dresses, to just simple jeans and an old t-shirt. She describes her style as ‘comfy’.

|Scars, Tattoos, Piercings|

Katalina only has the two piercings, one in each ear. She has a scar along her left leg from an incident involving a rock while swimming when she was about 9.

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Getting to Know Me

|Likes & Dislikes|

✔Girls
✔Coffee
✔Swimming
✔The Ocean
✔Video Games
✔Cooking
✔Cats
✔Comic books
✘Gay bashers
✘Not being able to swim
✘Bullies
✘Dogs (One attacked her as a kid.)
✘Tomatoes
✘Sunburns
✘Drugs

|Hobbies|

Swim, play video games, cooking.

|Habits|

Twirls a strand of hair around her finger when nervous, drinks her hot coffee through straws, talks to herself aloud when thinking

|Fears|

☠Death, being beaten up for being gay, not being allowed to swim.

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Delving Deeper

|Personality|

♦ Funny ♦ Athletic ♦ Friendly ♦ Smart ♦

Katalina is of a playful nature, much like the sea otters that inhabit the ocean she loves so much. She has a quick set of humor and usually is good with the comebacks. She is athletic when it comes to swimming, being on a swim team pretty much year round. She was scouted for the Olympics at one point. She is a very outgoing person, who tries to make friends with whomever she can. She is also very smart, routinely making the honor roll at school. However, Katalina does tend to be a bit on the negative side when drugs are involved, being very judgmental towards those that would abuse them. She also hates driving, for some reason, and prefers to either be drove/ walk everywhere. She is also horribly klutzy outside of water, and is known to trip over literally nothing while walking.

Katalina is also known for being very out of the closest with her sexuality, and does not hide the fact that she likes girls. This has caused her to come into conflict with some people that are not so approving. However, she takes many of the insults in stride, ‘like water off a duck’s back.’

|History|

Katalina was born into the Hargrave family of Verona, the local groceries. She was the first and only child to her parents, so they spoiled her as much as they could, while balancing it out with an appreciation for what she had, while others did not have the same comfort she did.

Her parents signed Kata up for swim lessons at a young age and she took to them like a fish in water. She excelled at it, and soon was swimming as much as she could. She joined the local swim team and pretty much did that as her sport for years. Her skills got her scouted for the Olympics, but she turned down the opportunity. As much as she loved swimming and competing, she never really wanted to make it a career.

As she grew older, Katalina realized that she was not into guys like many of her female classmates, finding her eyes drawn to those same classmates. She soon came out as gay to her parents, and while they struggled a bit at first, they soon came to love and accept their daughter. They proudly hang a rainbow flag from their store in support.

Katalina took up cooking in high school, enjoying it immensely. She also took up playing video games at night, when she had time.

|Family|

The Hargraves are the owners/ operators of one of Verona’s local groceries. They always have the freshest produce, and even fresher meat. (Some provided by the Wilcox’s.) They are known for being honest, and fair with their prices.

Katalina lives in a lovely two story house, that while she doesn’t see as extravagant, others might.

Molly Hargave: Mother, age 45. Molly is a very lovely woman who helps run the local grocers. Very friendly and open, and accepts many of Kata’s friends as her adopted children.

Henry Hargave: Father, age 47. Henry, while a man of few words, is a very nice man, who always makes sure his customers walk away happy.

Bast: Cat, age 2. Bast is Katalina’s lovely two year old female cat.

|Theme Song|

What the Water Gave Me- Florence + The Machine
_{”Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow.”}

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My Superpower

|Power Name|

Hydrokinesis.

|Power Descrption|

The ability to manipulate and move water.

|Abilities|

What it says on the tin. Katalina can manipulate and move water. This does include making it so she has an air bubble underwater so she can stay under for longer periods of time. She can use water to ‘wear’ things down, but this is rather time consuming, and honestly, water whips are more fun!

|Drawbacks/Weaknesses|

Prolonged use of her power will give her nosebleeds and headaches. Too much will cause blackouts. She can not automatically breath water, despite what some may think. She can still drown. If there is no water for her to manipulate, she is powerless. She can not manipulate humans using the water inside them. (Not that’d she want to. Ew.) Her power does make her more weak to lightning and electricity.

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Nina Jelen

Location: Jelen Family Kitchen
Interacting/Collabing with: Petyr Jelen @Saltwater Thief Text sent to Everett @AcerRo

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Nina smiled as she saw her brother come into the kitchen and turned away from their crappy gas stove. ”Good to see you awake. Oatmeal is almost ready. Oh… yeah. I guess I should mention that dad’s out of town till Wednesday. Apparently a big job up North came up. He left a note on the fridge. However, not that unusual, huh bratr?” Nina slipped the czech word for brother in as she turned back to the stove, rubbing her temples a bit.

She hadn’t noticed it before but she had a headache. A bad one. Maybe from that eclipse that had happened last night. However, it was starting to get more noticeable as she warmed up the oatmeal. In an effort to change the subject, she looked back at her brother. ”So, how did you sleep?”

”Jako hovno,” her twin replied as he sat down at the table. Like shit. ”I think the heater’s going bad, I was freezing last night. Almost literally, I’m pretty sure. Perfect timing, right as the Washington winter is on its way.”

Nina raised her eyebrow. ”Uh, I hate to break it to you but the heater is working fine.” She walked over and set her hand on Petyr’s forehead and recoiled almost immediately. ”You feel like ice! What the heck? Are you sick?” While Nina’s back was turned to the stove, the flame under the oatmeal started to get larger and hotter. Soon, the smell of burnt oatmeal filled the kitchen. ”Ahh no no no!” She ran over to the stove and clicked off the burner and looked in the pan. All that remained of breakfast was a black charcoal lump. ”Hovno…”

Petyr was behind her in a moment, staring at the stove over her shoulder. ”What just happened? I didn’t smell or hear any extra gas, and I know you had that set to low…” Shaking his head, he made toward the pantry and started looking for something to substitute breakfast. ”Matka Boží, what a way to start the day.”

”I know right? That was so weird… I guess maybe the stove is malfunctioning, like everything else in this house. I’ll tell dad when he gets home. I think we have some cereal in there.” Nina looked in the pantry and sighed. She then pulled away and pulled out her phone to shoot off a quick text to someone. That someone being Everett. After checking something, she sent a simple enough text. "Hey E. Got next 2 days off. Let me know if you need me to hang. N." She then turned back to Petyr. ”Are you sure you’re still feeling alright bratr? The way your forehead feels has me worried.” She leaned against the wall next to the pantry and looked at him.

”Yeah, I feel fine,” he said as he pulled out a box of generic oat cereal and went for a bowl in the cupboard, ”No cough, no sneezing, no runny nose or congestion, just really, really cold. Could you get me a glass of water? Thanks.”

”Sure, want the milk as well?” Nina pulled out a bowl for herself, and got the milk out of the fridge and set it on the table before Petyr could answer. She got two glasses of water and set one down in front of him. ”Here you go.”

”That’s great, thanks,” he said as he reached for a glass to take a drink. As soon as he touched it, however, there was a bristling sound that pulled both of their attentions to the glass, which was now filled with a solid block of ice.

”What-” ”the-” ”Fuck?”

”Do prdele.” Holy shit. ”What the hell!? Why is it suddenly ice!” She reached over to see if it was a trick, but no. The glass was full of a solid block of ice. She pulled her hand back and looked at Petyr. She slumped over in a chair and stared at the glass in amazement.

”Okay, now this is getting ridicu-” Petyr stopped mid-sentence as he pulled his hand away from the glass… and the cold receded quickly. ”Wait…” He put his hand back on the glass. The ice reformed. He took it away. The ice melted, slower this time, but it still melted. ”What.”

Nina just watched as the ice melted, froze, melted, froze and melted again. ”Petyr… this is like something out of one of those shows everyone talks about. But, I guess I guess it is just you.” She looked at her twin, her eyes meeting his. ”So, what do you want to do about it? Keep it secret?”

”Ugh, hold on, let me try and get this under control here…” For a moment, Petyr closed his eyes and seemed to focus on something only he could perceive. Slowly, the ice in the glass started to recede, even with his hand on it, and his face flushed with more color like he was warming. ”Okay,” he said, ”I THINK I have this taken care of. Seems like my stress might’ve been triggering it, but… wait. Stress.” He turned and looked her curiously. ”Nina, do you feel like trying something potentially stupid?”

”Depends on what kind of potentially stupid we’re talking about.”

”Try turning the stove on again, and see if you can make the flame do anything without adjusting the dial. I want to see about something…”

Nina raised her eyebrow, shrugged and got up and turned on the stove. Once it turned on, she looked at the flame and willed it to get bigger. And for a moment… nothing happened. She turned to look at Petyr, her mouth going to open, and then the flame grew large and bright. She turned her head so fast it almost hurt and her jaw dropped. ”Do prdele... “ Nina watched the fire with interest, making it grow larger and smaller. She finally clicked the stove off and sat back down at the table. ”Well... fire and ice… heh like those books you read once huh?” She let out a half chortle at that.

”Kind of, yeah,” Petyr replied as he chuckled along with her. ”You think… you think we should try and see someone about this?”

She frowned a bit at that. ”Who? I mean, what do we tell them? Maybe we should wait a few days and see if it sticks. Or see if we’re the only ones. If so, then maybe we should talk to táta (dad) when he gets home.”

”You may be right. Just ride out the storm and hope we don’t light anything on fire or turn someone into a popsicle, eh?” he said half-jokingly as he turned and looked at the clock. ”Oh hovno, we’re running out of time. Better hurry and finish breakfast!”

“I’ll just eat something later. I do have home ec first and knowing Mrs. Smith we’ll be making something tasty.” Nina got up and grabbed her red leather jacket and pulled it on and snuggled into it happily. ”Lunch is already in your backpack.”

”Alright,” he said as she headed for the door, ”Give me a second to scarf this down, I’ll be right out!”

”Don’t worry. I won’t leave without you.” Nina slung her backpack over her shoulder and smiled. Sure, today had started off weird, but at least she had Petyr with her along for the weirdness. And that was all she needed at that moment.

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Location: Bedroom-> Kitchen

Interacting with-> Petyr @Saltwater Thief

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As her phone alarm rang out loudly, Nina silently cursed the secondhand piece of technology. It was Monday, which meant school. Goodie. Another day of having information crammed down her throat and being forced to regurgitate it on paper for the sake of a letter. She sighed and rolled her eyes and got out of bed. She ran her fingers through her hair and then tugged it up into a loose bun. She needed a shower, badly, after the day at work yesterday. The smell of coffee clung to her like cheap cologne that wouldn't come off no matter how much she washed. God, she needed a new job. However, it wasn't like jobs for high school teens grew on trees in this town.

She knew she was up earlier than Petyr, like usual. Nina had always gotten up early to make breakfast and lunch for both her and her brother since they were about six. It meant that the bathroom was all hers. Not that she'd take long. Cold showers were never much fun, and she tried to make them quick. Such was the perks of their lovely old house.

Fifteen minutes later, she was out of the shower and wrapped in her holy robe. She padded back to her room barefoot and closed the door. She looked through her closet and then peeked over at her calendar. The 15th was circled with red and had a memo on it. "Memorial Assembly." Right, it was that time of the year again. The annual assembly for the memorial of those who'd lost their lives to that dreaded killer. She knew both Tess and Everett would need a friend, but would it be her? In Tess's case, probably not. Tess had been shoving Nina away for months, and had started hanging out more with Jay and Moon. Nina understood, but it was painful to her too. They had both lost Jan, and now she was losing Tess as well. Her right hand ran over the handmade friendship bracelet on her left wrist, out of habit. She seemed to do that whenever she thought of Tess.

She shook her head and pulled out a simple pair of jeans and a blue shirt. The jeans had holes in the knees, and the shirt was ripped at the bottom hem. "Lovely. I wonder who will make fun of my clothing today. Yay second-hand clothing. Whatever. Rather save my money for college." She got dressed quickly and headed downstairs and started pulling food out of the fridge. She set a container of overnight oatmeal out, and popped it in a pan and put it on the stove to warm it up a bit. While the oatmeal warmed up, she set to work on making lunches for both Petyr and herself. She noticed a little note on the fridge and pulled it off.

"Thanks for lunch sweetheart. Sorry I won't be around till Wednesday. Got a big job that needed me to go up North for a few days. I know you and your brother will be fine. Love - Dad."

Nina sighed and tossed the note in the garbage. It wasn't unusual for Silvester Jelen to be on big lumber jobs for a few days. That was the life of a lumberjack for you. However, she had hoped her father would be around for the memorial. On that train of thought, she thought to stop in to see Mrs. Gray tomorrow. Sure, she and Tess weren't getting along at the moment, but Tess's mom had been a big part of Nina and Petyr life.

She walked over to the stair, and called up. "Petyr! Breakfast is warming up and lunches are made! Hope you will be down soon!" She went back to the kitchen and pulled out bowls for the two of them as well as the brown sugar. It was never really oatmeal to her without brown sugar.

Northwood Academy

Stella Herbalem and Ash Marino

On the way to the Gym

Stella kept close to Tobias as they walked back to the gym. She, like many of the other students, was not happy with this turn of events. It seemed like they were never going to leave Northwood at this rate. At least she had Tobias to comfort her a little. The thought of never seeing her home or family again did sadden her. She really did not want to die here at this awful school. She was much too young.

It seemed that fate had other plans for them. They were stuck in this school that students kept turning up dead in. Stella’s face paled as she thought about the body she had found earlier. That poor girl. She had probably been like Stella, with bright happy thoughts for the future before they were slammed down upon by the cruel hand of fate.

She shook her head and continued to walk to the gym, keeping rather quiet for the moment, not really having much to say.

“Hey sorry to bother, you’re ah a Freshman right?” A voice from just behind Stella said. Stella turned to look at the source of the voice behind her and paused.

“Uh… I am. You know you’re blue, right?” Stella looked at the older girl, a bit startled by the shade of color her skin was. The girl looked at her hands and then raised an eyebrow.

“No I didn’t notice.” She said sarcastically.

“Sorry, just hard to miss. How can I help you?”

“Right, it’s okay. So myself and a couple of the other seniors realized that Amy left us all with a message and we’re trying to collect them all know and see if we can figure out what’s going on. I’ll tell you ours if you tell me yours.”

Stella paused for a moment, and looked at Tobias who nodded. “Well, as for my message, I was informed that there are books in the library that, as Amy put it, ‘Should logically not be in an American school library.’ As for Tobias here, his message was that the architecture of the school is older than it claims to be. Or something like that.”

“Cool thank you. I’m Ash by the way.” She then explained what their messages had been. “If you need help or need to talk you can find us. But remember don’t trust Miss Standiford okay. I expect some of the other teachers are cool, like the theatre teacher, I mean she did punch Miss Standiford.”

Stella smirked at that memory. ”I’ll remember that. One of my friends secrets was that Mrs. Standiford was way too calm during all this. I don’t trust either of them. I hope they’ll give us some answers soon.” Stella crossed her arms over her chest as she looked at Ash and then paused. ”My name is Stella by the way. Sorry about that.”

”No worries. I’m gonna go meet up with the others. I’ll see you guys around. Stay safe, and probably best to stay in groups. I don’t know if it’ll help, but it might.”

”Alright. Wasn’t planning on straying too far from my friends, but thank you. I’ll see you around.” Stella watched as Ash walked off and slipped her own hand back to into Tobias’s and headed to the gym with him. At least there was the comfort that they were no longer alone in the search to figure out what Amy’s messages meant. Maybe there was hope to escape after all.

The Mundane [Small-Town Teenage Superheroes]

Nina's relationship chart is up for all the characters in the character tab so far.

The Mundane – Relations Sheets

Nina Jelen

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♫ – Best Friend
☮ – Friend
☯ – Neutral
⚡ – Rival
⚔ – Nemesis
♥ – Love Interest
⚤ – Boyfriend/Girlfriend

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♫ Petyr Jelen ♫

"What can I say about my brother? He's honestly my best friend and gets me the best of anyone in this whole damn world. I know some people whisper nasty thing that we're... y'know... doing each other. But no. We're not weird like that. Just, we only have each other growing up. Dad was always working, so we had to rely on one another. He gets me. We've been through the ups and downs together. Every heartbreak, set back and ect. So yeah, we're close. But we're not gross. Just, we know we can count on one another. However, doesn't mean we don't got secrets from one another. I mean who doesn't keep things secret from family?

☯ Jay Hunter-Darling ☯

"Always orders green tea. He seems kinda cool. Pretty sure he's a nerd, with his BSG tattoo. The pink hair is kinda cute. Hangs out with Tess a lot. ...Was I replaced by Jay? No... Tess is just mad at me. Anyways, not Jay's fault."

☯ Malcom Okada ☯

"Black coffee. Simple enough. Plays soccer, like Jan. Hangs out with 'The King.' Not even in my realm of friends. In home ec with him. Usually nice there."

♥☮ Ashton 'Ash' Bryant ♥☮

"What a sweetie. One of my good friends, and he always makes sure I'm doing well. Give me his cherry off of sundays and shakes, since he hates those things. ...When did he get cute? What no? Crush? On Ash? Nah... He's just a sweetie. Wouldn't like a girl like me. Anyways, good friend, but that's where the line is. Always orders hot cocoa when he comes into the shop, and always asks me to make it when I'm working. Sometimes when I'm not. Silly Ash."

☯ Scout Presley ☯

"Doesn't really stand out much in my mind. Seems like a nice person."

☯ The King ☯

"Who doesn't know 'The King'? Whatever... outside of my realm. Spoiled rich brat. Whatever. Not his fault my family is poor off and his isn't. I know he's a bully and a jackass. However he tips well sometimes. Eh. Mostly an ass. I tend to avoid him."

☯ Alice Malone ☯

"Tea drinker. Comes in the shop rarely, seems to prefer making her own stuff. Comes in with Moon sometimes. Seems nice, but also a little stuck up. Also a rich kid, but doesn't flaunt it like King does. I suppose that's nice."

☯ Jade Taylor ☯

"The town slut. What? It's kinda true. She goes after most guys, no matter if they were married, had girlfriends or gay. She didn't care. If it was over nineteen she was trying to hump the guy's brains out. Everyone knows it. I personally avoid her. Not my kind of person. I just hope she doesn't try this with Petyr or I'll have to cut a bitch."

☯ Gerard West ☯

"Another cocoa drinker. He seems nice. Just don't talk to him much. One of the few guys in home ec. That was kinda cool."

♫ Tessa Grey ♫

"Tess changed after Jan was... killed. She was and still is one of my best friends, but... now she's just avoiding me. I guess she might be mad at me for telling our counselor and her mother about what she was doing, but damnit. I wasn't going to let my best friend do something stupid. I can't lose her too. We learned how to read and write together, and I'm not going to let her toss away our friendship so easily. However, she seems to be busy with her new friend Jay, and she isn't responding to her texts. I know she's going through a lot of pain right now... but.. that doesn't mean I don't need her too. I hope we can go back to how it was before. However, if she keeps avoiding me I guess I'll have to start accepting the fact that I've lost her."

♥ ☮ Everett Wilcox ☮ ♥

"Another cute sweetie, who has a passion and love for dogs. Also another motorcycle enthusiast. What happened to his parents was terrible. Two friends that lost loved ones to that awful killer. However, Everett hasn't pulled away. I'm glad for that. I just hope he knows we're good enough friends that he can ask me for almost anything. However, I may be bad at showing that. Also hopefully he'll take me on a ride on his 'cycle soon. Man that thing is gorgeous. He does offer help where he can. Grew up in a similar situation to Petyr's and mine. He gets how tough it is."

☮ Alicia Smith ☮

"Ah Alicia. Work buddy and friend. Super cute. I had a bit of a crush on her when we first met, but with me being in the closet still and all that, it never went anywhere. Still think she's cute. We got to know each other well over the course of many hours working together, and I'm glad to call her my friend. She keeps trying to get me to watch Anime, but I'm not really interested. Books are more interesting. Also, don't really have a tv to watch things on. Still, nice girl, and a good friend."

☯ Immanuelle 'Moon' Dutoit ☯

"The cute french girl. Always comes in with either Jay or Alice and orders either some weird iced coffee or even weirder tea. She seems nice. Her accent is cute."

☮ Olivia Johnson ☮

"Olivia. She's a sweetie. We did gymnastics together as kids before money got tight. She got to continue, which is something I envy a bit. But I don't blame her for it. She always gets hot cocoa to drink at the coffee shop, with maybe the occasional mocha thrown in there. I wish I had more time to hang out with her, like most of my friends. However, part-time job, school. Makes it hard. Not just with Livvie."

☯ Grant Jackson Wells ☯

"Tess and Jan's cousin, but I never got to know him all that well. He's very quiet and shy, much like his cousin. I think we could be friends, but I don't think he really likes hanging out with me with out Tess, and since Tess is avoiding me right now, well, that kinda kills that idea huh?"

☯ Austin Williams ☯

"Austin is the British guy right? He seems nice, a bit nerdy, but nice. I don't know him too well, but that is because I'm terrible at getting to know people."

⚔ Noah Santiago ⚔

"Fuck. Him. He's insulted me numerous times, calling me ugly, and second hand slut. Fuck you. Just because you're privileged dose not give you the right to judge me. If you don't like how I dress, maybe you can spare a few bucks instead of insulting my clothing. Until you have to live like I do, don't fucking insult me, zmrd."

☯ Katalina Hargrave ☯

"I don't know Katalina that well. She comes into the cafe sometimes to see Ali. I hear she's a good swimmer. Other than that... I got nothing. Seems like a nice girl."