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The Soap Factory

I would be fine with starting. :D Also, did you see that Engel posted another character in her post?

The Soap Factory

-Subject File: CRYS-000076

Name: Sapphire (or Crys, though she doesn't much care for that)
Age: Unknown
Gender: Unknown, purportedly female
Sexuality: None yet
Species: Non-Carbon Lifeform
Height: Sapphire is only a little more than 2' (.7m) tall
Hair Color: Pink, but only if you count the crystals on her head as hair
Eye Color: Pinkish red
Deformities/Odd Features: Her body is a dark gray in color due to the fact that it is composed of rock. In a way, it appears that she is a torso that sits on top of a floating chunk of rock, though she is in fact attached to it. She actually moves around via levitation, which is believed to result from some kind of electromagnetic field she puts off, though nothing has been proven regarding it. In addition to the rock, she has crystals growing in numerous places over her body. What's interesting about the crystals is that she can change their color as a method of communication, with their natural color being pink.
General Appearance:

Infancy

Maturity

Capabilities: The only real ability that Sapphire has demonstrated is the ability to manipulate crystals, such as her own. In the case that she has none around, she can create some by compressing materials that could create a crystal into one. Needless to say, this does require a supply of certain materials to be near by for her to compress. As mentioned before, she does move around by levitating, and has been observed moving up and down in the air, indicating that it works similar to flight. Her crystalline nature also gives her a great resistance to thermal heat and impacts.

Sapphire's food source is any type of silicate mineral. Her stomach, or core, is under an extreme amount of pressure, which, in a sense, converts whatever it is that she consumes into a form that her body can use for energy and growth. The growth of her body occurs in a rather unique fashion, as the material that is melted in her core is applied to the various areas of her body. Of course, she won't continue to grow forever; she will reach maturity at some point, much like any other creature.

Weaknesses: Sapphire's crystalline nature does have some drawbacks. For one, high frequency vibrations can seriously mess with her. A little bit of exposure can result in massive headaches, while prolonged exposure can result in physical injury. Creating crystals, in addition to having material present, requires a good bit of concentration, as she has very little practice with it.

Origin: Sapphire was almost certainly an attempt to create a life form that didn't use carbon as its principle bonding agent. Sapphire's body is therefore composed mostly of silicon and its various compounds. Incidentally, an interesting phenomenon occurred while she was being created. The silicon that formed up a majority of the crystals in her body underwent immense pressure, resulting in a new allotrope of silicon that was very similar in hardness to diamonds, if a little more flexible due to the bigger size of the atoms.

The project was deemed a failure due to the fact that she was unable to wake up at all. It was almost like a coma of sorts; her vital signs were normal, at least as normal as a non-carbon life form could have, but she wasn't conscious. It wasn't until she arrived at the Soap Factory that she gained consciousness. It still is a bit of an issue when she overexerts herself, rendering her helpless for an amount of time based on how much she overexerted herself.

Personality: Sapphire is, as expected of what is essentially a newborn, quite curious and inquisitive. She is also generally kindhearted and tends towards optimism, despite the rather glum circumstances of their environment. To be entirely honest, her personality isn't entirely developed, which isn't surprising considering how young she is.

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Hopefully this is still okay. :D

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EDIT: Darn glitch made me double post. Sorry.

Estermere - A Medieval Fantasy RP

I'm rather interested as well. :D

The Soap Factory (Interest Check)

Character Idea

-Subject File: CRYS-000076

Name: Sapphire (or Crys, though she doesn't much care for that)
Age: Unknown
Gender: Unknown, purportedly female
Species: Non-Carbon Lifeform
Appearance: Perhaps the biggest thing about Sapphire's appearance is that her body is composed of dark gray rock and pink crystals. It's also important to note that she stands at just over 2' (.7m) and weighs just under 20 lbs (9 kg), making her quite petite and fairy-like. Another interesting feature about her physiology is that she has no legs, and moves around via levitation. It is important to note that she can also change the color of the crystals that make up her body as a method of communication, as speech is still difficult for her.

Capabilities: The only real ability that Sapphire has demonstrated is the ability to manipulate crystals, such as her own. In the case that she has none around, she can create some by compressing materials that could create a crystal into one. Needless to say, this does require a supply of certain materials to be near by for her to compress. As mentioned before, she does move around by levitating, and has been observed moving up and down in the air, indicating that it works similar to flight. Her crystalline nature also gives her a great resistance to thermal heat and impacts.

Sapphire's food source is any type of silicate mineral. Her stomach, or core, is under an extreme amount of pressure, which, in a sense, converts whatever it is that she consumes into a form that her body can use for energy and growth. The growth of her body occurs in a rather unique fashion, as the material that is melted in her core is applied to the various areas of her body. Of course, she won't continue to grow forever; she will reach maturity at some point, much like any other creature.

Weaknesses: Sapphire's crystalline nature does have some drawbacks. For one, high frequency vibrations can seriously mess with her. A little bit of exposure can result in massive headaches, while prolonged exposure can result in physical injury. Creating crystals, in addition to having material present, requires a good bit of concentration, as she has very little practice with it.

Origin: Sapphire was almost certainly an attempt to create a life form that didn't use carbon as its principle bonding agent. Sapphire's body is therefore composed mostly of silicon and its various compounds. Incidentally, an interesting phenomenon occurred while she was being created. The silicon that formed up a majority of the crystals in her body underwent immense pressure, resulting in a new allotrope of silicon that was very similar in hardness to diamonds, if a little more flexible due to the bigger size of the atoms.

The project was deemed a failure due to the fact that she was unable to wake up at all. It was almost like a coma of sorts; her vital signs were normal, at least as normal as a non-carbon life form could have, but she wasn't conscious. It wasn't until she arrived at the Soap Factory that she gained consciousness. It still is a bit of an issue when she overexerts herself, rendering her helpless for an amount of time based on how much she overexerted herself.

Personality: Sapphire is, as expected of what is essentially a newborn, quite curious and inquisitive. She is also generally kindhearted and tends towards optimism, despite the rather glum circumstances of their environment. To be entirely honest, her personality isn't entirely developed, which isn't surprising considering how young she is.

I too am intrigued and hope that my character is acceptable. :D

Magik Ther Was

Having lost herself in playing Angry Birds on her phone as she waited, it took Paige a few moments to notice that something wasn't right. It was quiet. Too quiet for New York on a spring evening, even if it was in Central Park. She should at least be able to hear the cars from the street nearby, even if the park itself was deserted. Looking up curiously, she noticed that almost everyone had vanished. The only people left were some of the people that she had noticed before, like the two guys sitting on the park bench or the girl eating the hot dog.

Before she could check her phone to see if she could really have zoned out long enough for most everyone to go home, as she did tend to zone out as a part of the BPD, a strange-looking man appeared. The strange thing about him wasn't how he actually looked, but how he dressed. Straw hats and overalls with black suspenders weren't exactly commonplace in the bustling metropolis that was New York City. The oddity, of course, was right in line with what Paige had experienced earlier that day, so she figured that he was probably the one responsible, though how was the question.

Before she could ask, one guy, with dark hair, who was leaning against a lamppost spoke up, asking if what was going on was a joke of some kind. Suddenly, a thought that hadn't crossed Paige's mind before ran through. Maybe she wasn't the only one who had been communicated to? Well, that or the guy was someone who wasn't used to the weirdness of magic, not that she was all that familiar with it herself. Another male, this one with blonde hair, echoed the statement of the first guy, though he specifically asked why the “hillbilly” was there.

By the time that Paige walked over to ask her own questions, like who he was and where he was from, a girl with brown hair had also arrived to ask her questions. While Paige waited for her “turn,” standing off a little bit to give the others some privacy, she noticed that two guys, a blonde and an older gentleman who both spoke some kind of weird language, and another girl with black hair hadn't yet approached either. The two guys didn't even seem to be aware of the stranger, at least at first, while the girl seemed wary of approaching the group without knowing more. The older-looking man clearly had, as he chastised them from harassing the stranger with so many questions all at once.

Looking at her phone again, Paige noticed that it was now close to a quarter after nine, which meant that she had plenty of time to make it home before her parents began to grow worried. Movies didn't usually let out until around ten or so anyway. Hopefully the stranger would explain what was going on so that she could get home.

Magik Ther Was

I posted. :D I hope that it's up to par! Also, I hope that it's okay for me to assume what day it is and the time of the year.

I also altered the description of Paige. The picture I had used wasn't really what I wanted, but I didn't want to take too much longer looking for a picture and/or writing up a description because I knew you guys were waiting. Hopefully I'll be able to find a satisfactory picture before too long. :3

Magik Ther Was

“Dr. Munroe?” Paige said quietly, sticking her head through the door to his office proper. The doctor, a well-built man in his fifties with salt-and-pepper hair and brown eyes, looked up at her through his black-rimmed glasses, his fingers hesitating over the keyboard of his computer. “Kenny left. I put his appointment time for next week in the system already.”

“Oh. Good job. Thanks for letting me know,” he replied with a smile as Paige's face lit up like a Christmas tree at the compliment. “If you've already taken care of everything else you needed to today, you're free to go. I won't be here much longer myself.” Nodding, Paige confirmed that she had taken care of everything that she had had to do that day and withdrew her head from the warm, cozy office of the doctor. The cherry paneling and natural lighting was designed to make the visitor feel at home, and Paige could attest that it worked wonders on the nerves of the patients, as she had been, and still was, one.

To be fair, the rest of the building wasn't uncomfortable either. With humorous pictures on the light blue wall and a plush carpet, it did a good job of quelling the nerves of the patient as they waited to see the doctor, but his office had a decidedly cozier air than the waiting area. But that just went to show that Dr. Munroe had intentionally had the rooms designed to compound that soothing feeling. Whatever relaxation you experienced in the waiting room from the comics and colors was multiplied by the coziness of his office when you finally entered to meet him.

Before she could actually leave, there were still technically a few things that she had to do on her way out. The first was signing off the computer behind the front desk. The doctor had been quite clear that that was something that needed to be done every time she left the building, as it was a serious breach of security if she failed to do so. After having forgotten to do so more than a few times, Paige had figured that the best way to remember was to take care of logging off before doing any of her other end-of-the-day tasks.

The second, and last, task for that particular day was checking the bathrooms that were situated off the waiting room to make sure that no one was still in there and that the lights were off. Her mind wasn't really on what she was doing as she went about taking care of those few remaining tasks, however. Instead, she was thinking about the last words the patients had spoken to her after making their next appointments. Granted, there were only two regular patients that came in on Saturdays, but it was still weird that they had said the exact same thing to her: “Central Park. 9PM tonight.” And even weirder than that was the fact that they didn't remember saying it! Both of them had looked at her like she was crazy when she mentioned it.

The strangeness of the whole thing seemed like it might be something along the lines of the weird things that she could do. After all, why else would two people who have nothing in common say the exact same thing to her and have no memory of doing so? Really though, it had piqued her curiosity, and letting it go wasn't something that she would be able to do. Unfortunately, it was only around two o'clock in the afternoon once she finished her final tasks, which took a total of seven or so minutes, and that meant that she had a significant amount of time to kill.

By the time she got home, it was almost three o'clock, and she was beginning to think that she would never be able to last until she went to the park when her mother asked her if she wanted to go the store with her to pick up a few things after Paige got a fresh Goodnite on and changed into some regular clothes. Seeing a good way to kill time, Paige jumped at the chance, though it wasn't really surprising that she would want to go, as she loved spending time with her mom and dad.

Fortunately for her, though perhaps unfortunately for other people, Paige was a horribly inefficient shopper because she always gets distracted by things. With her mother there to help temper it, it wasn't as exaggerated, but it still extended the hour-long routine grocery shopping trip to about two hours. The trip was still successful, however, as they were able to get all the food and other supplies, like her changing supplies and soap for the shower, that they would need for the next month or so.

By the time they got back, it was around six o'clock. A late dinner killed another hour, and from there she only had a little bit of time to kill before she could justify leaving the house to go to the park, though she didn't actually specify where she would be going to her parents. She just said that she was going out, and they told her to be careful and take her phone. They probably assumed that she was going to see a movie or something, as she regularly did that. She didn't mind letting them think that either, as that would allow her some time at the park.

It was exactly 9:03 PM once she entered the park. Her outfit consisted of a lilac short-sleeved shirt with a silver star on the front, baggy black cargo shorts, and a pair of rainbow-striped Heely's on her feet, which was the same outfit she had wore to the store with her mom earlier in the day, minus the Goodnite, as she had, of course, changed into a fresh one since then. The heat in the late-spring air had lessened as night descended upon the city, though not so much that Paige regretted leaving her jacket at home. In fact, the breeze that blew across the park was delightful, not to warm but not to cold either.

As Paige walked further into the park, she noticed all the people who were still out and about, like the two guys on the bench, or the girl eating a few hotdogs in front of the stand, or the few people who seemed to be just out for a stroll. Regardless, Paige didn't see anything that seemed like what she was looking for, though, to be honest, she had no idea what she was looking for either. Humming to herself, she continued to walk in the direction of the park bench and hotdog stand, feeling drawn in that direction.

When she was about three feet off from the park bench, she felt like like she should stop. Something seemed... right about the particular area that she was in, and so she stopped and looked around, unable to mask her disappointment when nothing happened immediately. Sighing, she pulled out her phone to look at the time and maybe see about listening to some music or playing a game to kill a few more minutes. If nothing happened by about 9:15, it would probably just be best to go home.

Magik Ther Was

Paige Leroux

Name: Paige Melody Leroux
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Occupation: Intern at a psychologist's office, having graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology
Appearance:
Standing at about 4'3" and weighing a mere 61 lbs, Paige is certainly no heavy-weight. In fact, her petite stature works with her heart-shaped face, button nose, and general youthful features to make her appear much younger than she actually is to most people. Her eyes are a bright blue that seem to twinkle with emotion and her shoulder-length hair is a natural platinum blonde. Normally, her hair is adorned with a variety of ribbons, hairbands, or barrette clips, but she usually just lets it down. Her normal attire consists of loose, comfortable clothing of pastel and/or bright colors.
Personality: One's first impression of Paige is that of a kindhearted and cheerful young girl. But, it doesn't take too long before people realize that her personality isn't quite normal. And it most certainly isn't. See, Paige suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a condition that results in her feeling emotions more intensely and for longer periods of time than normal, in addition to an inability to control her emotions as would be expected of someone her age. While this results in her being quite infantile, it is also responsible for her caring, joyful nature.

As Paige also suffers from slight Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD), she comes across as rather clingy and submissive to people that she's grown to trust, willing to let others take the lead and depending on them for guidance and stability in her life. She tends to view those upon whom she depends as essentially superior to herself, feeling that they can handle the pressures of life very well. Unfortunately, she also has a tendency to see herself as incompetent or helpless, which is what causes her to cling to others. Now, her condition isn't as severe as that of others or her BPD, but it does play a role in determining her personality.

Really, these conditions result in Paige coming across as very immature and childlike, unable to fully handle the responsibilities of adulthood or control her emotions and behaviors as would be expected of someone her age. It is important to note, however, that the symptoms of these conditions can combine themselves in strange ways. A good example would be a sudden outburst of rage at a perceived insult to someone that she is loyal to.

Magic/Abilities: Aura Manipulation with an Emotional Lens – Paige's magic revolves around her ability to manipulate auric energy, or the energy of auras, regardless of the source. This allows her to charge her physical attributes, like strength or speed, to heightened levels in addition to projecting it as an attack or making constructs out of it. In a sense, it is a very versatile power, though she starts off being able only to push it out like a bubble around her.

The emotional lens part refers to the fact that the auric energy is given a different attribute depending upon her emotional state. This doesn't change it from being auric energy, however, so it is still manipulated in the same way. Only the effects of the auric energy on the environment is changed. For example, anger gives the aura the attribute of fire, which means that it both appears to be flames and does in fact burn things. What is interesting about this is that it only depends upon what Paige is feeling at the moment. If she takes the energy from someone else to use, their emotions do not change the attribute at all.

Emotions that give auric energy attributes:
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Anger (Red) – Fire (energy appears as flames and can burn just about anything it hits, though it rarely sets things themselves on fire)

Joy (Yellow) – Electricity (energy appears as electricity, but doesn't move as fast; can knock people out by overloading their nervous system)

Love (White) – Healing/Light (energy appears brighter than normal)

Grief (Blue) – Water (energy moves like a fluid)

Terror (Yellow-green) – Reflective (reflects all energy based attacks; only works when in the form of a construct)

Envy (Green) – Poison (energy can poison upon prolonged contact with the skin, or immediately if it enters the mouth somehow)

Courage (Gold) – Metal (energy is very strong, great for building constructs)

Embarrassment (Pink) – Invisibility (essentially allows her to turn herself invisible so long as she is feeling embarrassed)

Trust/Hope (Brown) – Earth (energy appears to be made of a rocky material)

Apathy (Gray) – None (straight up energy)

Serenity (Cyan) – Ice (energy has the ability to freeze things; constructs are also able to be shattered with a strong blow or intense vibration)

Surprise (Silver) – Air (energy doesn't exactly hit very hard; feels more like a wind blowing than anything)

Excitement (Orange) – Sound (energy produces a sound upon impact with a solid substance; the frequency/amplitude of the sound depends on how much energy is put into the attack)

Hatred (Black) – Darkness (energy absorbs light, but is pretty straightforward)

Though not able to control the emotional states of herself or others, Paige can detect what people are feeling at a glance. In a combat situation, it is relatively useless, but it does come in handy with her job.

Bio: Paige's conditions didn't exactly go unnoticed when she was a child, though that isn't to say that they were caught early on. Her parents merely believed her hyperactive, clingy behavior to be a phase that wasn't all that uncommon among children, and it wasn't until she was fourteen years old that they decided to have her checked. Incidentally, the prompting incident wasn't that they figured she wasn't acting in a manner that was appropriate for her age. It was actually a fight that she got into with another student when they made jokes about her older brother. Despite her small stature, she did significant damage to the other student. Granted, it wasn't really something that would be considered a 'win' because they both had to be taken to the hospital for treatment, but it was quite the eye-opener to her parents.

Unfortunately, it was still quite a while before the diagnosis was official and even longer before treatment could begin, as her parents were in the lower-middle class and were unable to afford the exorbitant fees for a psychologist. It also didn't help matters that, shortly after her diagnosis at the age of thirteen, the her and her father were involved in a car accident that totaled their vehicle and left them in the hospital for several weeks. Even after they were released, there were still complications, like her father's difficulty in walking long distances or standing for prolonged periods of time and her urinary incontinence. All of these costs is what delayed the beginning of her treatment by another four years.

Incidentally, the accident is when she discovered that she had powers. The immense terror of seeing the semi-truck bearing down towards them and the hopelessness that accompanied the thought that there was nothing they could do to stop it was what prompted their awakening. Though she was unaware of it, she had encased herself and her father in a bubble of auric energy. It wasn't enough to prevent them from getting hurt at all, obviously, but it did lessen the damage and save their lives. After that, she tried to forget what she had done. Her powers made her feel like even more of a freak than she already had, so she wasn't exactly proud of them.

Apart from the weekly meetings with her psychologist, Dr. Munroe, and her dealing with the aftereffects of the accident, Paige's life continued as normal. The therapy, though not as effective as desired, did do her a world of good. It helped her learn to manage her impulses a little better and to be a little more independent, while also giving her an outlet for issues she didn't feel that she could tell her parents. In fact, it was her experience with Dr. Munroe that prompted her to try and get into college for a Bachelor's degree in Psychology.

As most colleges were understandably apprehensive about accepting someone with personality disorders and, technically a criminal record, she only ended up getting accepted to a small college inside the city, which allowed her to commute, something that was probably for the best, as it allowed her a safety cushion of sorts while at college. After four years and a lot of work, she graduated and was able to get an internship at Dr. Munroe's office to try and figure out a way to go for her doctorate.

Extra: Paige suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD), and urinary incontinence due to an injury to her nervous system. The same injury also causes moments of numbness in her lower abdomen and legs and has actually resulted in her falling down when the numbness is particularly intense.

Paige loves to paint, even if she isn't the best at it. She's also a huge fan of playing video games with her friends. Though she doesn't admit it, she does enjoy watching cartoons, especially ones that focus on comedy. Her BPD causes her to enjoy them very much.

Sorry it took me so long. Getting the power just right took me a lot longer than expected. Speaking of the power, the descriptions of the attributes caused by her emotions are just to clue in what they do. I wasn't really intending to go into a huge amount of depth, as most of them are fairly straight forward. Feel free to let me know if I need to make any changes! :D

Magik Ther Was

Unfortunately, I was busier than I anticipated this past evening and I was not able to get my character done. I should be able to get that up tomorrow, however.