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Still here.

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Yep, still here too.

Why We Fall (Loosely based on The 100)

Jamie Augustine

Jamie woke with a start, unsure as to what had roused him. He heard the distant sound of clanging metal and, closer, his own breathing, slightly sped up from fear. He reached out to touch the confines of the pod that enclosed him and pushed on it, gently at first but then more forcefully when it became clear that it wasn’t budging. After a moment he gave up, realizing the futility of his efforts. When had force ever gotten him anywhere, since his imprisonment over a year ago? What he needed to do was figure out what was going on.

Was this his execution? It didn’t make sense, he still wasn’t eighteen, but then he could hardly expect the Inquisitors to tell him of any change of policy before enacting it. The thought filled him with a sudden dread, his breathing growing shallower. He pushed it back. You can panic later, he promised himself. Once you understand what’s happening.

Before he had the time to fully chase that thought, though, J’s voice came over the speakers in his pod, though his distressed rambling didn’t provide much clarity. Suddenly, a skull-rattling jolt overtook his pod and Jamie cried out as his head flung to the side. By the time he had collected his breath, the pod had opened. He lay perfectly still at first, until after a few seconds he heard the sound of voices and movement from outside.

Hesitantly, he sat upright and saw dozens of other inmates doing the same. A few of them were already walking towards a large metal door, the only exit in sight. He couldn't see what else to do but follow. As Jamie stared with confusion, the door opened, slowly. He blinked against the blinding light that filled the room, then froze. What was on the other side seemed impossible, but there it was, right in front of all of them. He wondered if he was dreaming or possibly concussed from the fall. But the others reacted similarly, seeing the exact same thing he saw. Hushed voices filled the air.

The first to step outside was a girl, and one by one the rest followed. Jamie cautiously took his steps into the light, awe and fear and hope mingling into some confusing mess of emotion, as his feet touched the grass and he took in the sight before him. Before him there was grass, trees, leaves, more green than he’d seen in his life, and above him there was sun and sky and clouds.

“Maybe I did die after all,” he said. It came out sounding shakier than he wanted.

Why We Fall (Loosely based on The 100)

Jamie Augustine

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Jamie Augustine

“You can’t kill my thoughts. Thoughts don’t need a body. They don’t need air. They don’t need food or water or blood.”

– K E V I N B R O O K S

_{Jamie has brown, slightly freckled skin, curly hair and apparently perpetual bags underneath his blue eyes. He is taller than average but his tendency of slouching masks this, and he carries himself awkwardly, as if he's uncomfortable in his skin. He tends to drift towards the corners of rooms and is content with slipping into the background most of the time. He has no piercings or tattoos and his typical manner of dress is very plain, favoring muted, dark colors.}

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Basic Information

N A M E

James Augustine

N I C K N A M E

Almost everyone calls him Jamie

B I R T H D A T E

June 11

G E N D E R

Male

A G E

17

S E X U A L I T Y

Gay

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Imprisonment

C R I M E

Defamation, drug possession

Y E A R S S P E N T

1.5

P R I S O N E L E C T I V E

Custodial labor

C E L L M A T E

TBD

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Education & Skills

O C C U P A T I O N

His mom was a mechanic and his dad is an Inquisitor.

C L A S S E S

• Science
• Math
• History
• Botany
• Psychology

S K I L L S

• Mechanics: He has a basic knowledge of this, as he took an interest in it from a young age in order to feel closer to his mother.
• Adaptable: Due to his tumultuous living circumstances as a child, he is able to easily adapt to new situations
• Perceptive: He is naturally observant and alert to his surroundings
• Weaponry: Received basic firearms training from his father

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Mannerisms

L I K E S

• Quiet spaces
• Honesty
• Being useful
• Debates
• Loyalty
• Validation

D I S L I K E S

• Being lied to
• Being touched
• Loud noises
• Close-mindedness
• Danger
• Apologizing
• Ignorance

H A B I T S

• Mumbling
• Drumming on things
• Daydreaming

H O B B I E S

• Reading, especially nonfiction and textbooks
• Origami, which he's sort of embarrassed about
• Playing piano, though he's not very good at it these days

F E A R S

• His father
• Being executed
• Water/swimming

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Delving Deeper

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Jamie is a quiet, moody young man. He has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and can be standoffish towards people he doesn’t know. He’s very nervous and prone to panic attacks; before being arrested he self-medicated for an undiagnosed anxiety disorder. He has quite a temper and is a champion grudge holder. Though he doesn’t trust easily, he is deeply loyal and protective towards people he loves and would do just about anything for them. He's very perceptive towards other's emotions and is capable of being a surprisingly good listener when his loved ones are in need of support. He is prone to observations of abject cynicism but also secretly holds some hope for both himself and the state of the world.

H I S T O R Y

Jamie is the son of an Inquisitor and a mechanic, one half of a set of twins. For the first five years of his life he and his twin sister were raised by his mother. They had minimal contact with their father, who seemed set on pretending they didn’t exist. That lasted up until the twins’ fifth birthday, on which their mother was arrested and tried for performing illegal biotech updates on people for money. Within the next few days his mother was executed and he and his sister moved in with their father, now more ashamed of them and his relationship with their mother than ever.

His father was emotionally distant, and often verbally abusive to his children. Whenever Jamie or his sister would ask about their mother all they got were short, dismissive responses. Jamie grew to resent him and the rest of the Inquisitors as he grew older, blaming them for his mother's death and viewing their methods as unnecessarily harsh. His sister shared the sentiment and when they were sixteen their father overheard them having a conversation in which they discussed these beliefs. He seized the opportunity to be rid of his troublesome children and arrested them both for defamation. As if that wasn’t enough, during the search of his quarters, recreational drugs were found in Jamie’s possession, which sealed he deal: he’d be locked up and eventually executed, just like his mother.

T H E M E S O N G

Don't Swallow The Cap – The National

<sub>Everything I love is on the table
Everything I love is out to sea

I have only two emotions
Careful fear and dead devotion
I can't get the balance right</sub>

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E X T R A I N F O

TBA

Shuffle your music player and post the first 10 songs

1. stay where you are - sleater-kinney
2. take care - beach house
3. i'll be your mirror - the velvet underground
4. narcissus in a red dress - the like
5. welcome to new york - taylor swift
6. the beast - laura marling
7. cosmic rays - helium
8. ungirthed - purity ring
9. trouble - robots don't sleep
10. angels - the xx

that was fun!

Why We Fall (Loosely based on The 100)

Okay, here's my CS!

Jamie Augustine

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Jamie Augustine

“You can’t kill my thoughts. Thoughts don’t need a body. They don’t need air. They don’t need food or water or blood.”

– K E V I N B R O O K S

_{Jamie has brown, slightly freckled skin, curly hair and apparently perpetual bags underneath his blue eyes. He is taller than average but his tendency of slouching masks this, and he carries himself awkwardly, as if he's uncomfortable in his skin. He tends to drift towards the corners of rooms and is content with slipping into the background most of the time. He has no piercings or tattoos and his typical manner of dress is very plain, favoring muted, dark colors.}

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Basic Information

N A M E

James Augustine

N I C K N A M E

Almost everyone calls him Jamie

B I R T H D A T E

June 11

G E N D E R

Male

A G E

17

S E X U A L I T Y

Gay

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Imprisonment

C R I M E

Defamation, drug possession

Y E A R S S P E N T

1.5

P R I S O N E L E C T I V E

Custodial labor

C E L L M A T E

TBD

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Education & Skills

O C C U P A T I O N

His mom was a mechanic and his dad is an Inquisitor.

C L A S S E S

• Science
• Math
• History
• Botany
• Psychology

S K I L L S

• Mechanics: He has a basic knowledge of this, as he took an interest in it from a young age in order to feel closer to his mother.
• Adaptable: Due to his tumultuous living circumstances as a child, he is able to easily adapt to new situations
• Perceptive: He is naturally observant and alert to his surroundings
• Weaponry: Received basic firearms training from his father

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Mannerisms

L I K E S

• Quiet spaces
• Honesty
• Being useful
• Debates
• Loyalty
• Validation

D I S L I K E S

• Being lied to
• Being touched
• Loud noises
• Close-mindedness
• Danger
• Apologizing
• Ignorance

H A B I T S

• Mumbling
• Drumming on things
• Daydreaming

H O B B I E S

• Reading, especially nonfiction and textbooks
• Origami, which he's sort of embarrassed about
• Playing piano, though he's not very good at it these days

F E A R S

• His father
• Being executed
• Water/swimming

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Delving Deeper

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Jamie is a quiet, moody young man. He has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and can be standoffish towards people he doesn’t know. He’s very nervous and prone to panic attacks; before being arrested he self-medicated for an undiagnosed anxiety disorder. He has quite a temper and is a champion grudge holder. Though he doesn’t trust easily, he is deeply loyal and protective towards people he loves and would do just about anything for them. He's very perceptive towards other's emotions and is capable of being a surprisingly good listener when his loved ones are in need of support. He is prone to observations of abject cynicism but also secretly holds some hope for both himself and the state of the world.

H I S T O R Y

Jamie is the son of an Inquisitor and a mechanic, one half of a set of twins. For the first five years of his life he and his twin sister were raised by his mother. They had minimal contact with their father, who seemed set on pretending they didn’t exist. That lasted up until the twins’ fifth birthday, on which their mother was arrested and tried for performing illegal biotech updates on people for money. Within the next few days his mother was executed and he and his sister moved in with their father, now more ashamed of them and his relationship with their mother than ever.

His father was emotionally distant, and often verbally abusive to his children. Whenever Jamie or his sister would ask about their mother all they got were short, dismissive responses. Jamie grew to resent him and the rest of the Inquisitors as he grew older, blaming them for his mother's death and viewing their methods as unnecessarily harsh. His sister shared the sentiment and when they were sixteen their father overheard them having a conversation in which they discussed these beliefs. He seized the opportunity to be rid of his troublesome children and arrested them both for defamation. As if that wasn’t enough, during the search of his quarters, recreational drugs were found in Jamie’s possession, which sealed he deal: he’d be locked up and eventually executed, just like his mother.

T H E M E S O N G

Don't Swallow The Cap – The National

<sub>Everything I love is on the table
Everything I love is out to sea

I have only two emotions
Careful fear and dead devotion
I can't get the balance right</sub>

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E X T R A I N F O

TBA

Why We Fall (Loosely based on The 100)

I'm interested in joining this as a male character! I have an idea in mind and I can probably have a cs up in a day or so if that's cool.

You've Been Marked

Valentina

Valentina Stark

" I don't know what to do with the horrifying freedom that can destroy me. "
-Clarice Lispector

Name:

Valentina Stark

Nickname:

None

Age:

900

Gender:

Female

Sexuality:

Pansexual

Relationship Status:

Single

Gang Rank:

Unaffiliated

Title:

N/A

Species:

Angel

Occupation:

College student / animal shelter volunteer

Likes:

Books, art, humanity, astronomy

Dislikes:

Being talked down to, being physically intimidated, irrationality

Fears:

Falling from grace, her vessel expelling her, being sent back to Heaven

Personality:

Valentina possesses a very poised, controlled demeanor, sometimes read by others as cold. For the most part she is a private person and doesn't like to let others know much about herself, especially her weaknesses. Perhaps due to her relative youth she is somewhat impressionable, and has little experience with interpersonal relationships. As a result of having to keep her identity as an angel secret, she is distant from fellow supernaturals. Though fascinated by humanity she is somewhat intimidated by their proclivity for sinful activities and as such is distant from them as well, save for a few regular visitors at the library that she is pleasantly acquainted with.

She is extremely curious about Earth, human beings, her fellow supernaturals and pretty much everything else under the sun. She is a thoughtful, perceptive being who rarely forgets an act of kindness but also holds grudges stubbornly. Her time among humans has softened her edges a bit, and she is learning social skills and other human skills as she goes along. She is particularly fond of animals and human children.

History:

Valentina is young by angelic standards, at a little over 900. Her time on Earth is much briefer. She has spent most of her life in Heaven, with the other angels for company. For the most part she was comfortable with her existence, but after centuries of mundanity became dissatisfied and bored with her surroundings. Though she was wise enough to keep quiet about her unrest, reprieve came anyways when she was granted permission to seek out a vessel on Earth. After much searching, she found what seemed like the perfect option: Avery Stark, a nineteen year old college student with little to no family or social life outside of her volunteer work, desperate for a purpose in life. Valentina reached out to her, subtly at first, before finally revealing her true identity as an angel. Initially hesitant, Avery eventually conceded to being Valentina's vessel.

Since that day, about a year ago, Valentina has assimilated into Avery's life with some difficulty. At first she had trouble interacting with humans, still perplexed by the nuances of conversation. More than that she was overwhelmed by (and a bit envious of) humans' possibility of choice. They could just do things, on a whim, for no reason but to make themselves happy - the idea baffled her. These days Valentina spends her weekdays at school and weekends volunteering at the local animal shelter, following in Avery's footsteps. She tends to avoid speaking to people who knew Avery personally out of a sense of respect and almost guilt.

Extra

• She is definitely a night owl. This may be a trait adapted from her vessel, whose college classes were almost always held at night
• She has a strange fashion sense, with a fondness for old-fashioned patterns and fabrics. She also likes to keep a sort of androgynous style, mixing more masculine attire like blazers and ties with typically feminine outfits.

You've Been Marked

@Leoven

Sure, that works! :)

You've Been Marked

Hope it's okay if I jump in like this! This is my first rp on this site so I might have gotten some things wrong, let me know if anything needs altered or expanded on.

Valentina

Valentina Stark

" I don't know what to do with the horrifying freedom that can destroy me. "
-Clarice Lispector

Name:

Valentina Stark

Nickname:

None

Age:

900

Gender:

Female

Sexuality:

Pansexual

Relationship Status:

Single

Gang Rank:

Unaffiliated

Title:

N/A

Species:

Angel

Occupation:

College student / animal shelter volunteer

Likes:

Books, art, humanity, astronomy

Dislikes:

Being talked down to, being physically intimidated, irrationality

Fears:

Falling from grace, her vessel expelling her, being sent back to Heaven

Personality:

Valentina possesses a very poised, controlled demeanor, sometimes read by others as cold. For the most part she is a private person and doesn't like to let others know much about herself, especially her weaknesses. Perhaps due to her relative youth she is somewhat impressionable, and has little experience with interpersonal relationships. As a result of having to keep her identity as an angel secret, she is distant from fellow supernaturals. Though fascinated by humanity she is somewhat intimidated by their proclivity for sinful activities and as such is distant from them as well, save for a few regular visitors at the library that she is pleasantly acquainted with.

She is extremely curious about Earth, human beings, her fellow supernaturals and pretty much everything else under the sun. She is a thoughtful, perceptive being who rarely forgets an act of kindness but also holds grudges stubbornly. Her time among humans has softened her edges a bit, and she is learning social skills and other human skills as she goes along. She is particularly fond of animals and human children.

History:

Valentina is young by angelic standards, at a little over 900. Her time on Earth is much briefer. She has spent most of her life in Heaven, with the other angels for company. For the most part she was comfortable with her existence, but after centuries of mundanity became dissatisfied and bored with her surroundings. Though she was wise enough to keep quiet about her unrest, reprieve came anyways when she was granted permission to seek out a vessel on Earth. After much searching, she found what seemed like the perfect option: Avery Stark, a nineteen year old college student with little to no family or social life outside of her volunteer work, desperate for a purpose in life. Valentina reached out to her, subtly at first, before finally revealing her true identity as an angel. Initially hesitant, Avery eventually conceded to being Valentina's vessel.

Since that day, about a year ago, Valentina has assimilated into Avery's life with some difficulty. At first she had trouble interacting with humans, still perplexed by the nuances of conversation. More than that she was overwhelmed by (and a bit envious of) humans' possibility of choice. They could just do things, on a whim, for no reason but to make themselves happy - the idea baffled her. These days Valentina spends her weekdays at school and weekends volunteering at the local animal shelter, following in Avery's footsteps. She tends to avoid speaking to people who knew Avery personally out of a sense of respect and almost guilt.

Extra

• She is definitely a night owl. This may be a trait adapted from her vessel, whose college classes were almost always held at night
• She has a strange fashion sense, with a fondness for old-fashioned patterns and fabrics. She also likes to keep a sort of androgynous style, mixing more masculine attire like blazers and ties with typically feminine outfits.

Hello~

Thank you all for the warm welcomes!! <3