[OOC] The Power

[Chulance]

dreamingflowers said
I'll check back tomorrow if I need to make any changes ;)

Naw it's great. Lol I see someone is a vampire diaries fan, Katerina is a welcome addition to the RP. Accepted, can't wait to run into her on campus.

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

”Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.”

Arina Lécuyer

Age:
21

Gender:
Female

Height:
5’2

Weight:
110lbs

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Sexuality:
Straight

Relationship Status:
Single

Political Affiliation:
Arina has never had time for politics.

Religion:
N/A

Drugs of Choice:
Caffeine

Alcoholic Preference:
Gin on chushed ice mixed with basil.

Favorite Food:
Grilled Moroccan Salmon with Salad

Major:

Clubs:
N/A

Year:
Sophomore

Roommates:
Kelsey

Occupation:
Student/Information Broker

Talents/Skills:
Arina is a people reader – she’s great at scoping for the darkest secrets of those around her. She is skilled in karate with a black belt attained. Obviously Arina doesn’t practice her martial art skills so she keeps fit by training in parkour with her brother. She is also technological savvy, and although she can’t hack into the best of security systems – she has no problem saying her skills aren’t too bad.

Likes:
Alcohol
Herself
Secrets
Information
Money
Partying.

Dislikes:
Hatred
Hypocrites
Delinquents
Ignorance
Naivety

Personality:
Arina is a playful type to say the least; modest is not in her vocabulary which makes her unfavourable towards many other females. Manipulative, cunning and very tramp like, Arina would stop at nothing to get what she wants; however, despite her rather amazing yet completely unnecessary gift to make everything she wears look, well, immodest, and her touchy and flirtatious nature, she will fight to the death before she lets an undesired male touch her.

Shallow and sharp-tongued, she’s quick to attack someone’s emotional weakness for her own enjoyment. She’s selfish and will do anything to save herself before she saves another life. However, despite her unlikable nature, if she deems one worthy of her loyalty, she will follow them to the ends of the earth without question. Nevertheless, she will show that trait to anyone and then lead them astray, she’s a hard book to read and is a hellion to have as an enemy; but, if her trust is gained, she’s a good ally. It’s hard to pick which side Arina is on; she doesn’t tend to side with anyone. One day she’ll help someone and the next, she’s working only for herself.

It’s not often she’ll act her age, childish and immature are her normal attributes. She’s incredibly lazy and will bribe others to get what she wants. She doesn’t take much seriously which can often help in serious and life-threatening situations. Calm, cool and collected is her game as it takes a lot for her rage to break.

History:
Arina can’t place her skinny finger on how much she remembers of her childhood nor does she really care to. Unlike many of her comrades, she had the perfect life – she was brought up in a wealthy, well respected home with an angsty older brother, a trophy mother and a strict father. As the daughter of a major corporation CEO, she was given anything she wanted, any time she wanted.

Her mother was a woman who probably should never have had children – the woman probably couldn’t tell the difference between a baby and a potato sack even if she baked them… and she’d still probably manage to blow up the kitchen in the process. Her children were merely for show – to make it look like they were the perfect family. So Arina’s first memories of childhood were with her twin brother and Nanny, who cared for them as her own.

Eventually they grew and while Christopher went away to school and she was left behind – home schooled, and although she had the undivided attention of her Nanny, she still felt alone. With the solitude, she was able to excel in her learning capabilities and by the time it was her time to go to a real school, she was able to maintain good grades along with popularity.

Her Father was a cold man. She knew it wasn’t that he hated her or Christopher, he just didn’t know how to care for anyone other than himself and his company, so she never resented him for that. His children were to be seen and not heard, and she was okay with that.

As she grew into her teens, she was beautiful, popular and intelligent – the perfect daughter of the perfect family. Christopher however, had gone off the rails – he had abandoned all of his extra-curricular activities, he was out all night and sleeping all day. Eventually, they were sent to the same college, in hopes she would be able to help him kick himself into gear – but little did they know, she was just as bad as him.

Power:
Arina has the power to permanently copy the powers of another; however, it is not as easy as touching the person. A long and painful process in involved with taking another’s power, as it copies, instead of absorbing – depending on the level of power, Arina could be incapacitated for up to three days after taking a power.

Physical powers are her forte – she doesn’t work well with powers such as telekinesis, telepathy or anything else along those lines; so she tends not to develop those powers.

She cannot attain the memories, abilities or personality traits of another; the only way she would be able to do so, would be if she used a telepathic ability, in which she could destroy her mind in the process. She is able to freely touch another and copying a power isn’t as simple as taking it in the heat of battle – she would need to be in a safe and comfortable environment, in which she could recover in any given time.

Arina’s power is more of a problem than anything else. Some powers she has copied are impossible for her to develop, they have the tendency to put her in immense pain, and if she is not careful, she could be killed by one of her powers. She uses the power once, as a trial, and if she has a negative experience using it, she never uses it again.

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”The place where bones lie is not necessarily the place where death is embraced.”

Christopher Lécuyer

Age:
21

Gender:
Male

Height:
6’1

Weight:
154lbs

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Sexuality:
Straight

Relationship Status:
Single

Political Affiliation:
N/A

Religion:
N/A

Drugs of Choice:
Cigarettes, Caffeine

Alcoholic Preference:
Johnny Walker Black on ice

Favorite Food:
Eye Fillet Steak

Major:

Clubs:
N/A

Year:
Sophomore

Roommates:
Unknown yet

Occupation:
Student/Drug Dealer

Talents/Skills:
Like his sister, Chris is talented in martial arts, with a black belt attained. He keeps fit by training in parkour with his sister. He’s also a killer cook – funnily enough.

Likes:
Sex
Women
Himself
Money
Alcohol
Fighting
Arina

Dislikes:
Shallow Girls
Stupid Girls
Needy Girls
Arina
Ignorance
Naivety

Personality:
Christopher’s pride, one could say his self-importance, stems from his physical qualifications. That is not to say he isn’t with his allures; he’s charming and exceedingly charismatic. Eccentric is a word that best describes his ways. He doesn’t have a tendency to waste time on formalities and official procedures. Pride in himself and his work is evident and respect or reverence isn’t something Christopher possesses for those he does not know and sustains no problem in sharing his dogma.

He has the drollness of a mordant cynic; he’s sarcastic. Christopher sustains a weakness for trouble and should he find none he will craft it himself. Not anything is of worry to him, negligent and blasé, he can bear a great deal before he snaps. However; despite his quirky behaviour and his love for women, Chris isn’t the nicest of men. Unlike his little sister, he takes a side, and sometimes that side can be questionable.

Chris is protective over those he deems his friends; however, those are few and far between – and in the interest of his own goals, he would happily abandon a friend to peruse them. Those he dislikes are well aware of his opinions as he is not one to bite his tongue or hide his negative feelings. His care for his family is limited and he’d happily watch his sister die if he believed she deserved it or if it benefited him in some way.

His fighting style is cheap – he’s not the kind to be noble or show mercy. If finishing the fight sooner means delivering a cheap shot, he has no remorse in his actions. He’ll do anything to win.

History:
Christopher wasn’t treated too terribly as a child. As the first born son of the acclaimed Lécuyer family – so much was expected from him and he wasn’t a fan of following in his father’s footsteps. He always looked to his sister who was treated like a princess and silently resented her for that. If Arina had a distant relationship with their parents, his was non-existent.

His mother only saw him passing through in the manor and every time his father spoke to him, it was telling him to be better. So, as he grew, his disdain for his family was warranted. He was the bad boy in school and was always falling out of line. Making trouble wherever he could. He was expelled from boarding school and had to graduate back in his home town living under the same roof as his family once more.

Police encounters, hospital encounters and more were just a small taste of what he managed to get himself into, and occasionally he’d drag Arina along with him – and every time, she’d get out of whatever punishment that was dealt.

Power:
Christopher has amazing healing abilities – however, it’s not a true healing ability. His power deals in time – his body reverses the time and his wounds disappear, leaving him in a perfect state of body. He can also use this defensive power as an offensive as he can reverse time on other people’s bodies too. This means he can open previous wounds or heal other people.

In saying this, the power drains him rather quickly – so he needs to use it in moderation.

[22xander]

So... I got a real pictue, can I be in now?

[nonsequitur]

22xander said
So... I got a real pictue, can I be in now?

I don't think that was the issue.

Now I wouldn't normally go into such detail, but your character's history section brought back memories so I almost feel obliged to help make it better. I have to know though, is English your first language and/or are you typing on your phone? This is important. If your posts are all going to be like that I'm not sure if you'd fit in this rp.

-I really think pasting your character sheet into Microsoft Word would help. There's still quite a few spelling and capitalization errors which would definitely be caught with spellcheck. If you don't have it, look it over again more carefully and fix every typo you find. I'd be happy to help with the rest as long as you try.

-His likes section was a bit odd for me. If he's playing games that often it's going to affect his studies somehow. Is he skipping class? What games does he like anyway? I like fantasy RPGs myself, though the Borderlands games are fun too. What about programming? You said he was a hacker so I imagine he'd be familiar with that. Programming can be pretty fun (I just started learning btw). And apparently he's in several relationships at once (yay Casanova!) so does he like romancing people or are his interests more physical? If neither, why? I think we all want to know :)

-Personality: how does he like and dislike socializing at the same time? Are there some parts he doesn't like, or is he only comfortable with it under certain conditions? Both are pretty common. I like finding common ground with people and learning more about them but having to look welcoming and smiley all the time tires me out. You can use stuff in the likes/dislikes section to expand this further. Why does he feel that way about those things?

-Your history section is rather short. Everyone wrote at least a paragraph (even the guy who doesn't like doing it). I mean, I have 2 out of the 3 things you listed so I can guess at a few things but it's always useful to have some detail. Was he bullied? Did he try to fight back or did he keep his head down and endure? Does he think people are scum after all this? Will he think our characters are scum because of any of this (*coughKelsey'sdefinitelybulliedpeoplelikehiminhighschoolcough*)? I think we all want to know that too :)

-Why would time-and-space manipulation cause fox ears? Best I can think of is he opened a portal to some unlucky fox. I thought it would make slightly more sense if he had shapeshifting and got stuck or something but I talked to the GM in chat and apparently that kind of thing doesn't happen. No one's been captured by the government either.

If you still have questions, you can always go to the chat linked in the top OOC post. Chulance would definitely be willing to help. I asked him about this.

[Chulance]

@Riddle...EXCELLENT! Their great profiles, I love both of the characters, they seem to very promising and I can tell their gonna bring alot to the table. That being said their accepted, Join the story

@Xander. Nonsequitur broke it down perfectly, if you make those changes I'll be happy to accept you into the story, and of course feel free to talk to us in the RP chat if you have further questions.

[22xander]

I did...

[Chulance]

22xander said
I did...

Err,,,actually you didn't. Did you read nonsequitur's post above mine? She gave some great pointers.

[CaughtInTheRiddle]

Alright!

Xander.

Let's play a game of "Fix the CS!"

Name, Age, Gender etc... are really straight forward.

Let's start with Ethnicity! That Ethnicity are you?

22xander said
Ethnicity: European mutt with unnotisiable bits of native American.

Alexander would be Caucasian with hints of Native American ancentary.

Next is: Relationship Status

22xander said
Relationship Status: in a relationshipz. Well, several.

What are we? 7?

Do we t@lk lik diz n shizz - yo yo yo, t3xt sp3@k iz not cool in casual

Alexander would be "In several relationships"

Relationship:

22xander said
Religion: believes that whatever is believed in is true, thus all religions are equally right

Just... what?
Rewrite the sentence to something understandable and we'll talk.

Alcoholic Preference:

22xander said
Alcoholic Preference: (ok I have to Wright this down, I tried putting in although and it auto corrected to Smirnoff. Lol!) He doesn't drink, but he would like whiskey if he did

Wright?

That whole bracketed sentence leads me to believe you don't care much for the quality of your characters, therefore the quality of your writing.

Major:

22xander said
Major: journalism and wrighting

It'd probably be Journalism and Literature
But I don't really know how he'll do either of those when "writing" isn't even spelt right...

Personality:

22xander said
Personality: always somewhare between manic and depressed.

This is a big one that a lot of people don't seem to get.

Personality is completely different to mood.

In personality, we want to know who your character is, what he likes doing, why he likes doing it - how he interacts with people. A general overall description of your character that is longer than seventeen words.

History:
Same as personality.

Why is he the way he is. What happened to make him clinically depressed etc...

Power:

22xander said
Power: chronokaniesis-manipulation of time and space. He can open a rift in the fabric of space and time and go anywhere... Even outside time and space. His eye have become red and vulpine while His ears have migrated to the top of his head as Fox ears. He was taken in by the government because of his obvios phisical changes and they put a metal shock collar on him.

Cool power.
Remember, our characters only got their powers last night - so they wouldn't be using them just yet.
And Fox ears?
Furry?

All in all:
Put some time and effort into your work.
Run it through spell check before you post it.

Other people read this and make judgement calls.
Some wouldn't want to roleplay with you simply based on the character sheet you've generated.
And if that's all too much for you to take in, you don't belong in the Casual Section of RPG - you'd belong in Free.

I'm not trying to be mean, but you just don't seem to be understanding why you've been denied.

[22xander]

Ok, you know what, I made it super simple and fixed a bunch.... CAN YOU JUST ACSEPT ME?! (please?)

[Kimono]

Quote: "Honestly, don't sell yourself short. I'm sure there is so much more to who you are."

Name: Cleopatra Aisha Ward

Nickname: Cleo

Age: 22

Gender: Female.

Height: 5'5.

Weight: 120.

Ethnicity: South African

Sexuality: Bisexual.

Relationship Status: Single, though she has had several short-term relationships with men and women.

Political Affiliation: Doesn't vote. Dislikes politics. Does being a feminist count?

Religion: Catholic, though she has her doubts.

Drugs of Choice: Doesn't do drugs.

Alcoholic Preference: Martini and Beer, but not together of course.

Favorite Food: Seafood.

Major: Sports Medicine.

Clubs: Track and Softball.

Year: Junior.

Roommates: Her roommate is her younger brother Lucky. They live off-campus nearby.

Occupation: Occasional modeling and Assistant Manager at Sport's Authority.

Talents/Skills: Very athletic, Sports, Running, Communication, Intense work ethic, moderate-cooking capabilities, and witty intellect. Incredible compassion and empathy.

Likes: Her brother, her father, really cute things, sports, football, horror movies, men, women, seafood, animals, camping, the outdoors, adventure, intelligence, reading books, and charity.

Dislikes: Cockiness, assholes, the smell of weed and cigarettes, being treated like the weaker sex, child abuse, pretentiousness, and animal and environmental cruelty.

Personality: Cleopatra is a headstrong and somewhat tomboyish feminist, who dislikes being treated like the weaker sex and finds a sense of pride in her own stability. Though somewhat blunt, she is incredibly compassionate, motherly, and empathetic and has a peculiar soft spot for things that she finds "cute". Her way of speaking is motherly, yet commanding at the same time. She is not one to rely on others to get by and prefers to handle her own problems. She dislikes the cattiness of other females and often prefers the company of other guys. Nonetheless, she has some very feminine qualities about herself, and doesn't mind being treated like a lady from time to time, though, only under correct circumstances. She doesn't need someone to open a door for her or carry her books. She is quite competent herself. Cleo enjoys the outdoors and sports, and reading a good book. She cherishes the earth for what it is and makes a conscious effort to preserve it. She is very clever and is able to exchange witty repartee, especially with her brother Lucky.

History: Born and in raised for the majority of their lives in South Africa, siblings Cleopatra and Lucky lived a relatively fortunate life and thankfully, were born just a very few short years before the apartheid that plagued the country had finally ended in 1994. Their mother and father, who experienced the blunt of the racism their whole lives, were able to shield their very young children from the reality of their world until it finally ended. As they got older, Cleopatra and Lucky became very close, best-friends even and vowed never to allow any form of pity judgmental bullshit to separate them. Their relationship was tested when Lucky came out as gay at the age of 16, and in a Catholic house hold, this was particularly unacceptable. While their father did not care about the matter, their mother, forged by her faith and lack of understanding, tried to separate Cleo and Lucky. This caused a severe rift between their parents. The father who defended Lucky, and their mother, who was "against" him. This difference in outlook eventually lead to their divorce one year later and while Cleo was forced to live with her mother, Lucky was forced to live with his father.

When Cleopatra was 20 and Lucky was 19, they moved away from their parents and moved to the U.S. to attend college and once again, live with each-other as moral and financial support. This major change in their lives would prove to be one of the greatest decisions they could have ever made. Although, due to the life changing current events that are about to occur soon, that is now questionable.

Power:

Empathy- The main foundation of her abilities is her empathy, an ability that allows her to sense and feel the emotions of other people and animals. Though it has its, usefulness, it can be incredibly taxing on her, as she has to make a conscious effort to block out intruding emotions, the good and the bad. When encountering people who are projecting a particularly strong emotion, she sometimes accidentally acts on their whims. However, in reverse, when she is feeling a strong emotion, she may accidentally broadcast it and influence others around her, though with practice, she may be able to keenly channel people's emotions without being overwhelmed by them and selectively project specific emotions onto others. Furthermore, her empathy works on animals as well and allows her to seemingly "communicate" and understand them. Even so, she may be able to share how she is feeling with others subtly, without forcing them to mimic said feeling.

Empathic Metamorph- Her empathic powers make her particularly sensitive to surrounding moods, and can cause her to change appearance depending on themselves, their needs, or perceptions, and make her vulnerable to certain telepathic manipulation; or rather do so when she herself is either in a vulnerable emotional state, distracted, or focused on the person in question. Her metamorphing ability allows her assume the form of any living creature, even those that are deceased or extinct(dinosaurs). She can assume the form of other people as well. However, as mentioned before, without proper training, her empathic ability can sometimes cause her body to actually change against her will in response to the emotions around her, such as becoming ethereally and alluringly beautiful when she feels loved, or hideous when she feels hatred, or even monstrous when she feels anger.

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Quote: "I have a bad feeling about this"

Name: Lucky Augustin Ward

Nickname: Dislikes his real name and goes by "Luke".

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Height: 5'10

Weight: 154

Ethnicity: South African

Sexuality: Homosexual

Relationship Status: Single

Political Affiliation: Republican

Religion: Catholic, but he has his uncertainties.

Drugs of Choice: Doesn't really do drugs, although he will occasionally smoke weed.

Alcoholic Preference: Doesn't drink.

Favorite Food: Rice Pudding

Major: Political Science, with minor in statistics.

Clubs: Political Science Club, Debate Team, Newspaper Club, Math Club.

Year: Sophomore

Roommates: He lives with his sister Cleopatra. They live off-campus nearby.

Occupation: Part-time math tutor at the college.

Talents/Skills: Intelligent, Intuitive, Math skills, book smarts, debating, prankster, computers, electronics, drawing, singing, and dancing.

Likes: His sister, his father, men, math, money, books, drawing, singing, dancing, politics, debating, video games, electronics, computers, movies, comedy, jokes, laughter, different cultures and languages, traveling, and rice pudding.

Dislikes: Gum, sticky stuff, cheese, silly puddy, assholes, pricks, cats, rain, and swimming.

Personality: Despite being an intellectual and politically savvy, he is most noticeably a jokester. He loves being playful and exchanging witty banter with others, especially his sister. Not exactly the athletic type, he finds content in things that require less physical labor, such as using computers or reading a book. Though on occasion, he will go jogging with Cleopatra. Lucky is somewhat argumentative and loves debating with others, especially about politics. Although not a perpetrator of fighting and confrontation, he can never deny that at times, it can be incredibly entertaining. Nonetheless, he is the type of individual to take the safer route and doesn't particularly like going outside the box or doing things that are outlandish, such as snorkeling or skydiving. The craziest thing he will do is ride a plane and even that was a major hurdle for him. He is a bit of a coward. He isn't fond of trying new foods. Despite his name, he'd argue that he's always been a little unlucky.

History: Born and in raised for the majority of their lives in South Africa, siblings Cleopatra and Lucky lived a relatively fortunate life and thankfully, were born just a very few short years before the apartheid that plagued the country had finally ended in 1994. Their mother and father, who experienced the blunt of the racism their whole lives, were able to shield their very young children from the reality of their world until it finally ended. As they got older, Cleopatra and Lucky became very close, best-friends even and vowed never to allow any form of pity judgmental bullshit to separate them. Their relationship was tested when Lucky came out as gay at the age of 16, and in a Catholic house hold, this was particularly unacceptable. While their father did not care about the matter, their mother, forged by her faith and lack of understanding, tried to separate Cleo and Lucky. This caused a severe rift between their parents. The father who defended Lucky, and their mother, who was "against" him. This difference in outlook eventually lead to their divorce one year later and while Cleo was forced to live with her mother, Lucky was forced to live with his father.

When Cleopatra was 20 and Lucky was 19, they moved away from their parents and moved to the U.S. to attend college and once again, live with each-other as moral and financial support. This major change in their lives would prove to be one of the greatest decisions they could have ever made. Although, due to the life changing current events that are about to occur soon, that is now questionable.

Power:

Kinetic Duplication: Lucky creates an identical physical living duplicate of himself upon any physical impact that he may incur. This process is spontaneous and cannot be prevented. Although he can create multiple duplicates, and the duplicates themselves can also replicate, each is only able to create one duplicate at a time. His duplicates think, feel, and act independently, though they are primarily guided by his original form. He is telepathically and empathetically linked to his duplicates, suffering severe trauma if one dies. The original Lucky can absorb them back into himself at will, at the same time absorbing the memories, skills and experiences of the duplicates. Perhaps with training, he will be able to create duplicates without the need for physical impact and even prevent his body from producing duplicates automatically if he accidentally causes some form of kinetic force to his body.

[Wintergrey]

Quote: If We Die, We Die, But First We'll Live

Name: Astrid Bones Hallows

Nickname: just Astrid

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 115 lbs

Ethnicity: Caucasian, about 50% russian mixed in with a variety of other european ethnicities

Sexuality: straight as an arrow

Relationship Status: single

Political Affiliation: yep, just screw them. All of them.

Religion: same as Political Affiliation, screw them all

Drugs of Choice: Hates the taste of Coffee, doesnt like drugs because she feels she is above something like that

Alcoholic Preference: falls under the categories of Drugs of Choice

Favorite Food: just about every consumable with meat. Steak, chicken, tacos, burgers, sausages, you name it she'll eat it. Not raw food though, thats gross

Major: Engineering

Clubs: N/A

Year: Sophmore

Roommates: Nicole Bishop

Occupation: student

Talents/Skills: a fairly good cook, seems to piss people off a lot,

Likes: herself, retaining the upper hand, being superior, stuff she's good at, math, solving problems(mostly her own though, screw other people's)

Dislikes: loosing control, ignorance, idiots, druggies, bullies, punks

Personality: very much a self-fish bastard. In her mind everything is about her and should be that way. She is smarter than everyone else and believes she is surrounded by incapable idiots. Most of these people will quickly wane away her short temper leaving her to explode in an anger unmatched by much.

History: Astrid grew up on the streets. Ever since she can remember the concrete had been her bed, the trash her fridge, the rats her pets. It was a hard life for a child so young. Some how though she managed to survive long enough to get into school. Once in school she found out her thirst for knowledge, and also her complete hate for those without it. Excelling in school, though alone Astrid quickly became the smartest kid in her class. She finished everything early allowing her to continue on her hunt for knowledge and began taking college classes by the time she was a sophomore.

She still had problems with the idiots at the school, but with her new classes she was spending less time being dragged down by them and more time actually learning. Of course there was no avoiding them. More than once she ended up in detention for punching a kid in the nose over something stupid they had said. Not that she regretted it.

Finally after graduating top of her class Astrid joined University of San Francisco for its cheap cost. She really hoped she could go to some place more intellectual like MIT or Stanford, but with her limited budget she was going to have trouble paying for University of San Francisco. As it was she was probably going to have to work through her entire time at college.

Power: Fire. Lots and lots of fire. She can't be burnt, she can light things on fire through friction, usually snapping her fingers. The only other way she can create fire is if her emotions get out of control(which is often)

she can create streams of fire from their hands
Fire can be utilized to manipulate flames into whatever she pleases (Ex. wall of fire) within her energy limit
she can envelop her body with fire, and then throw streams of it like a flamethrower without receiving burns. Extreme energy burner
she can throw fireballs
Focusing fireballs into smaller more intense flames for cutting and carving

[DizzyIsabella]

Shit, I wake up to post my CS and people have taken it's powers and personality! (No one was to know!)

Back to the drawin board.

[Emma]

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Quote: In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - Robert Frost

Name: Svetlana Dimitrievna Novikova

Nickname: Lana

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 130 Pounds

Ethnicity: 75% Russian and 25% French

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Relationship Status: Widowed - She was married to Jack Duran. He was her best friend and love of her life ever since she met him in seventh grade. He died two years ago, only seven months after they got married. He had struggled with cancer and being in and out of remission for over three years. After fighting for so long, the doctors said there was nothing more they could do, it had become terminal, and said he most likely only had a year or so left to live. So at eighteen they got married, and spent his remaining few months together as newly weds doing everything they had planed to do together as kids, and seven months later he was gone.

Political Affiliation: Does not follow politics.

Religion: Born and Raised Catholic, up until she turned ten, and lost her parents in a car crash. She went to live with her Aunt Polina in Nevada, who was also 'Catholic' but didn't go to church or follow the doctrine in anyway. Lana Considers herself to be spiritual/christian.

Drugs of Choice: None

Alcoholic Preference: Apple Martini or Wine

Favorite Food: Basically any Italian food.

Major: Humanities

Clubs: Fine Arts Club. (she only really joined for studio privileges)

Year: Sophomore

Roommates: Faye Gibbons, and Heather Lewinsky.

Occupation: Student at the University of San Francisco, and works at the local flower shop.

Talents/Skills: She is an amazing painter and artist. She can play the piano really well, and has a beautiful singing voice. Se can speak/read/write fluent Russian and French.

Likes: Reading, Flowers, Painting, Playing Piano, playing tennis, listening to her favorite music, fine dinning, sketching, drinking tea, day dreaming, swimming, going to the spa, the beach, skiing, ice skating, autumn, the smell of monsoon season, animals, theater, musicals, and ballet. She collects music boxes, and sea glass.

Dislikes: The smell of Hospitals, loud kegger/frat kind of parties, wearing make up, getting her picture taken, math, rap, heavy metal, horror movies, hot humid weather, people who think they know everything, beer, rum, basically any hard liquor, obnoxious people.

Personality: Lana is somewhat idealistic and has the ability to find the good in people, which manifests itself into a willingness to trust others to a fault. Raised with a strong moral background, she does not like invasions of privacy, thinks 'bad guys' should be punished and wants things to be fair. Lana is also hard-working and usually does not place much value in material possessions .She is fiercely loyal to her friends and eager to help them solve their problems, observe objectively, or offer straightforward, honest advice. She is caring and forgiving and never stays mad at anyone for long. Lana tries to protect herself from emotional harm by distancing herself. She is a rather private person. She is also the type of person willing to sacrifice her own life for the lives of her loved ones. Overall she is unassuming, free-spirited, bookish, and witty.

History: Svetlana was born in Russia to Dimitri and Aimee. Her father Dimitri a young engineer, and her mother Amiee a french teacher. Her parents met in university through mutual friends, fell in love, and married a year later. She was three years old when they immigrated to the US. She grew up in Providence RI, up until her parents died in a car accident when she was ten years old.

At ten years old, the death of her parents led to a whole life change for Lana. Her grandparents became her legal guardians, but they lived in Moscow, and only came to stay with her until stayed with her until her parents house was sold, and then her grandparents quickly decided that it was best that Lana stay in America, so she was sent to live with her Aunt Polina in Vegas Nevada. Her simple happy life was over. The three story town home she grew up in, sold quickly after her grandparents put it on the market, with its little court yard she use to play pretend in, her powder blue painted bedroom walls with her canopy bed and huge doll house her father built her, all gone. The private catholic school she had gone to since kindergarten, her two loving successful parents, the summers spent in France, and Christmas at the Plaza in Manhattan, were all gone.

Living in a cluttered 5th floor walk up in Vegas above a bar with her Aunt Polina was very different from the life she had been living. Going to public school was nothing like her old school, she missed her friends, her old house, her city, and most of all her parents. Polina was an aspiring musician, who worked as a stripper, maid, and bartender to pay the bills, so she was not home much to take care of Lana. When Polina was home she was ether sleeping or playing music with her band in the living room until late into the morning hours. Polina was a nice to Lana, but responsibility for anyone other then herself seemed impossible for her to handle. Lana was a good kid though, she had never need to take care of herself before, but by middle school she had learned to how to cook, clean, shop, and use the public bus, she could take care of herself.

In Seventh grade she met a Jack Duran, they were seated as lab partners for biology, and the quickly hit it off, becoming best friends. She spent a lot of her time at his house, his big family welcomed her like she was one of there own. In ninth grade they started dating, and the rest was history, completely in love, and inseparable. Jack was diagnosed with cancer during the summer before 11th grade. Chemo, radiation, chemicals, medications, illness, and hospital visits became the norm for Jack, and also for Lana and she was by his side. Good days and bad days came and went, and he went into remission, but only for a short time. Two weeks after they graduated the doctors told them there was nothing else that could be done, that the cancer had gotten worse and was terminal, they told him he had about a year left to live. Two days later Lana and Jack got married at the court, and had a small wedding ceremony in Jacks families backyard. They moved into the mother-in-law suite about his parents garage. They lived and loved, but as the months passed his health deteriorated more and more. On the good days they would go for walks in the park, get coffee, and do some of the things they had planned on doing as kids. Flying in a hot air-balloon, and an impromptu road trip to Los Angeles to see the sunrise over the beach, to name a few. The bad days were spent in bed just talking, holding hands, and making up what there imaginary future would be like. Seven months after they got married Jack died in his sleep, surround by his family and friends, and Lana at his side.

Depression consumed Lana. Polina and Jacks parents were scared for her, scared that she might hurt herself or just disappear without telling anyone. Four months she spent without smiling or laughing, she wanted nothing to do with anything or anyone. Jack's parents thought it was bests if she moved out from above the garage, and go to college, get a job, or do something to start her life again. Almost a whole year had passed since he died, and Lana couldn't stand being there anymore everywhere she went she could see Jack, there were to many memories, and so she packed her bags and moved to San Francisco. She did not want to forget Jack, but she needed to be in a place were she could cope properly with his death.

Its been a year since she move here, and she is now a sophomore at the local university, working and the local flower shop, and has two good roommates who she has come to call friends. She is not depressed anymore, but smiling and laughing like normal carefree college girl do not come naturally to her anymore, like they did before Jack died.

Power: She can control plant life. She can create, shape and manipulate plants, including wood, vines, plants, moss, and parts of the plants, such as leaves, seeds, fruits and flowers. Lana can cause plants to grow, and control them with her mind.

[FunnyGuy]

Wintergrey, you're in.

**Edit** You're accepted as too, Emma. And nice characters so far Kimono

[dreamingflowers]

Glad to be in this!
We're gonna have so much fun together ;)

Question, Do we all need to end up in the grass field? Because I was planning for my post to start inside the dorms.

[Chulance]

Ahh I just missed dreaming in the room lol

Anyway no feel free to wake up where ever you'd like. I assume people just gravitated towards the parking lot because that's where I Had my character wake up at.

@Dizzy you could always shoot me a PM To see if the power you're working on is reserved atm or not. I'm sure you'll come up with another great power, and if maybe I could help.

All the profiles are looking great so far!

[22xander]

Hello? Han you tell me what more I gotta change?

[Kimono]

I finished my characters history. Its short and sweet. LOL Are they officially accepted so i can start in IC?

[Kimono]

I finished my characters history. Its short and sweet. LOL Are they officially accepted so i can start in IC?

[Chulance]

Aha Kimono great characters welcome to The Power! :)