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"Second chances only come around once in a blue moon, don't waste them. I sure haven't."[ 21 | 5'8" | Egyptian/American She/Her | 133 lb ]
[Powerless]
APPEARANCE
"I think I pull this look off pretty well. Just wish it didn't literally take forever..."At first glance, Jasmine could be seen as simply slim, but she's actually quite athletic and toned. Lessons in kickboxing have kept her fit, and while she's certainly no body-builder and no where close to that, she is by all means fairly solid. This isn't something she tends to accentuate though, as unless she's forgoing sleeves in her current outfit you'd be hard-pressed to tell she's ever worked out in her life. You're more likely to notice everything else that's going on with her look.
For starters, she puts a lot of time into her hair. Her naturally brunette hair has blond highlights that mesh in well with the present color, and while her hair is naturally curly, it takes a lot of care to keep it healthy and frizz-free. Yet she also isn't a stranger to wearing beanies, whether or not she's having a bad hair day (which is almost never if she can help it). Rarely she can be seen wearing thin-framed glasses, but usually her green eyes are unobscured. Her make-up is also surprisingly light, opting only to deal with eye-shadow, her eye lashes, and lipstick. She doesn't use foundation or anything of the sort, as she doesn't believe her somewhat dark complexion needs much of anything done do it.
The rest of her fashion is varied, depending on the weather and the event she's going to, but overall she dresses rather casually, if not fashionably. Jackets scarves and jeans are just as likely to be worn as shorts and T-shirts, but either way she usually pulls the look off. She doesn't really wear any jewelry though, and there aren't any tattoos to be found. Her knuckles are a bit scarred from fighting, but that's about it. Her overall demeanor appears to be of someone who's approachable and easy to get along with, yet she also comes off as too serious at times.
PSYCHOLOGY
"I'm not stubborn damn it, I'm driven."MAIN GOAL ⫻ To protect her brother Grant at all costs. He disappeared once, and she'll be damned if she lets it happen again.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Self-improvement is the key to getting the things she wants and needs. She feels it's the only way she can become strong enough to prevent any more tragedies in her life, and right now she still feels like she's too weak, both physically and emotionally. Whether or not she can ever reach this ideal of "strength" is another conundrum though.
SECRETS ⫻ She blames herself for her brother's disappearance, as she feels like if she'd been around when it happened that she could've prevented it. However, on a deeper level, she hates how the entire situation ended up causing her to put her entire life on pause for his sake. In a way, she resents him for it despite willingly choosing to drop everything for him, and ultimately this causes her to feel that she's selfish.
DESIRES ⫻ Strength, in every sense of the word.
SEXUALITY ⫻ She's only ever been with guys, but experimenting with women isn't out of the question. Sex and romance isn't particularly on her mind though.
FEARS ⫻ Her own weaknesses, and furthermore being unable to prevent Grant from disappearing again, if it were to happen.
REPUTATION ⫻ She's fairly new to Farmer Hill, but her attachment to her brother has already been noted. She's seen as over-protective of him, but she at least appears to be friendly to everyone else. Several people may note however that this isn't her first time in Farmer Hill, if they can remember her.
PET PEEVES ⫻ Disloyalty and betrayal above all else drives her up the wall. Those with a lack of common sense also annoy her, same with people unaware of social cues and ettiquette.
QUIRKS ⫻ She has quite a few verbal tics; notably, she says "literally" much too often and will use it for emphashis rather than for its actual usage. When around Grant, she tends to hover around him unless he asks for some space. She also is somewhat fidgety with her bangs when trying to concentrate.
BACKSTORY
"I should've been there, but I wasn't. I won't make the same mistake again."Jasmine was adopted into the Dwyer family when she was two years old. Her birth mother had been good friends with her adoptive mother, and so when her birth mother died of illness, her adoptive mother took action and promised to raise Jasmine within her own family in order to keep her out of the orphanage system. With no biological father in the picture and no immediate family members who lived in the area, the adoptive process was resolved rather quickly, and soon Jasmine became a part of the Dwyer family. The Dwyers had no children of their own at the time, so for awhile she was an only child.
A dark-skinned child with two light-skinned parents of course was enough to grab attention from other people whenever they were in public, and definitely from other students during her school years. Her parents were never sure how to address it, as they wanted to make Jasmine feel that there wasn't an issue at all and that her adoption should be considered normal, but at the same time they knew she could feel out of place. In the end, all her parents could do was let her know that their race differences didn't matter to them, and that no matter what they would love her as their daughter regardless of whatever others thought.
This continued on when Grant entered the picture, who was born when Jasmine was three years old. As they grew up, they bickered and fought and teased like siblings do, and were basically like any other brother and sister. The race difference never seemed like an actual difference to him, and whenever people would ask him about it he thought those people were weird, as it seemed perfectly normal to him. It was something Jasmine was always secretly grateful for, as even though the issue was something she'd move on from as she got older, deep down it was still something she was insecure about, and her brother helped ease that insecurity.
So she was rightfully devastated when she heard that Grant had disappeared while she'd been off at college, having been accepted at Grand Ridge once she was eligible to apply.. She returned home in a hurry, guilt wracking her for leaving despite knowing there likely wouldn't have been anything she could've done if she'd stayed home. She was beyond relieved when he was eventually found a month later, yet it still felt like hollow relief, as upon his recovery it was learned that the traumatization he'd gone through had left him mute. There was no way she was returning to college after that, she knew she had to stay, and so she made a personal vow that she would never let harm come to him ever again if she could help it.
She dropped everything to become fully involved with his life and become someone he could rely on. They learned sign language together in order to communicate better, and though Grant managed to pick it up faster Jasmine still kept up well enough to be able to talk with him. She picked up a job as a waitress at a local restaurant so that she could make at least a minor amount of income to help out at home. And, unbeknownst to Grant, she picked up nightly kickboxing lessons with a focus in Muai Thai, as she believed without a shadow of a doubt that he'd been kidnapped and had somehow escaped, and she wanted to be able to defend him if his kidnappers ever somehow found him again. She had been an amateur boxer during high school, having done the sport as a hobby more than anything else, so she already had some experience as a fighter as she went into kickboxing.
Once Grant was old enough for college, he ended up applying at the same school Jasmine had gone to before, as they'd decided to try to go to school together. And so, she did what she could to be accepted back. Fortunately, they were both accepted, and as of now both live at the dorms at the school. Jasmine had wanted to get an apartment, but understood that Grant would want to try to become more independent. They don't share the same classes, but they still occasionally spend time together and catch up on what's been going, with Jasmine watching over him to make sure he's safe as he possibly can be. Even if things seem to be moving too fast, and he's growing into an adult right before her eyes.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"I'm stronger than I look. At least, that's what I try to tell myself."[Brawler] ⫻ Jasmine had always been naturally scrappy as a child, but training in boxing and kickboxing has turned her into quite the physical combatant. While she isn't an expert, unless she's going up against an actual martial arts professional she'll probably win in a fight. If weapons come into play, she knows disarming techniques to even the playing field, though that isn't to say she won't use weapons herself if she needs to.
[ASL] ⫻ Jasmine has learned sign language in order to communicate with Grant better. She's still learning, but she understands it fairly well and can translate accurately.
[Dedication] ⫻ Grant's well-being is what drives Jasmine. She is able to do things she would never have thought possible because of her desire to protect him, and she would do anything to keep him alive and well. This drive of hers, when applied to other goals, can make her a force to be reckoned with.
ABSTRACTION
"Listen, I'm no stranger to abrupt stops. Starting up again, however..."SIGIL & LOCATION ⫻ Located on Jasmine's abdomen is an image of a shield with two arrows crossed above it. Depending on the actions she takes, one arrow will glow while the other will not when her abstraction is in effect. When storing momentum, the shield glows.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Momentum Theft, the ability to steal a target's momentum and then apply it to a new target.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Jasmine's abstraction draws on her personal experiences of harsh, forced ends and being thrust into new beginnings. When she focuses on a moving target, both living or non-living, she can steal its momentum and cause it to freeze for exactly one second. Once the second passes, its momentum resets to whatever it would naturally have at that moment. For example, if a bullet was shot at her and she stole its momentum, it would simply drop to the ground once the second was up. While she has momentum stored, she can then give it to any other target, which will add to any current momentum it may already have, if it even has any. Momentum can be delivered in whichever direction she chooses, including the opposite direction of a target already in motion. She can only store one "charge" of momentum at a time, and cannot add on to any she's currently storing, nor can she replace it without first giving it away.
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ Jasmine can store multiple charges of momentum when near the mountain, up to a total of three, and all charges can be delivered at once to a single target if desired. She can also focus on stealing from and delivering momentum to specific parts of complicated targets, such as specific bits of the human anatomy.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Jasmine can sense those who are still within a thirty meter radius, even if she is seperated from them by walls. She can also sense those who she has given momentum, at least until the momentum wears off.
LIMITS ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)
WEAKNESSES ⫻ (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)
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