Kyrisse

Running from written fate.

-pokes head in- is this still alive? o.O

Shadows of a Cure [Kyrisse & TheHumbleMagnificent]

@TheHumbleMagnificent It's okay. I am actually in the medical field so thinking up names for diseases isn't hard for me.

Oh and post when you can. No need to rush. ^_^

[adv] Illustrated Roleplay

@Waxnova I am extremely tempted to have a go at this illustrated roleplay with you. (Yes, I can draw and used to take requests for character sketches in a different roleplay board) but I'm not sure I'll have a lot of time to actually devote myself to this... :/

The Greenbriar Miracles

Kassidy MacGrath

Kassidy MacGrath

Appearance:

She stands 5'4, slender and pale with wavy red hair that reaches down past her shoulders, most often worn unruly and sometimes in a bun on top of her head with a few stray tendrils framing her face. Her expressive gray eyes are most often than not hidden behind black wire rimmed glasses. In truth, she doesn't really wear prescription glasses. She just likes wearing them as some sort of "screen" from the real world or some sort of "shield" from people who tries to "see into her". She can almost always be seen wearing a plain shirt of varied colors, worn out denim jeans and sneakers, making her look a little boyish. Once in a while she goes around town wearing sundresses that entirely transforms how she looks.

Personality:

Kassidy is a pleasant girl that loves conversing with people, particularly the elderly as she thinks she gets along better with them. She likes smiling and people always think of her as a bright cheerful child. But behind her gray eyes lies a deeply rooted pain and fear that she desperately tries to hide. She is often found in the cafe, working as a barista and a waitress. Other times, she can be seen in the library, her nose buried in a variety of books, from novels to cookbooks to history books. If not in the library, she can be seen by the window of her house reading a book with her ginger tabby curled beside her.

Likes: Books, Smiling, Chatting with people, cats

Dislikes: People trying to pry into her personal life (there aren't a lot since most people think her a carefree, problem free girl), insects

Hobbies: Reading, day dreaming, being friendly to and feeding stray cats

Background:

The only child of Susan MacGrath, the owner of Cliffside Cafe (if you guys don't mind me claiming said cafe). Her father, Leon MacGrath, a local carpenter, had wanted a male child and was more than disappointed when she turned out to be a girl. He had tried conceiving another child with his wife but she never conceived again. At first, Leon had tried to toughen up the child, teaching her to play with toys made for boys. He gave her male clothes to wear and always cut her hair short that most in town thought she was actually a boy. When she showed interest in books, dresses and dolls, her father had been so disappointed he began ignoring her. She missed the attention her father had given her that she tried to hide her girly interests. But her father was never the same. He became withdrawn and began disappearing from the house for long periods of time. He began neglecting his small wood work business. He also became cold to his wife and became angry at small things: how his wife was always busy in the cafe, how she never paid enough attention to him, how she indulged her only child's every whim. He began to drift further and further away until he became abusive. When Kassidy finally found out that he had gotten another woman pregnant, Leon had been so upset that he did something that put his daughter in the hospital. Soon after, Susan kicked her husband out of the house. To the present, Susan never discussed or brought up what had happened that day. Since then, she struggled to act as if everything was all right despite how her husband's absence affected her. In turn, Kassidy began pretending to be care free despite the fear that her father might someday return and begin an abusive cycle all over again.

Power:

Hysterical Strength: Simply enough, her physical strength is increased, but in proportion with her mental state. High energy emotions(happiness, anger, excitement) will increase her strength, while low energy ones(Sadness, listlessness) will decrease it.

The Catch: Her power responds to her deeper feelings, and she has no control over it. No matter how much of a stoic face she puts on, if a situation enrages her, she will find herself accidentally breaking things.

Early Presentation: A general inability to judge her own strength. She will break things, or be unable to open jars unexpectedly.

The Greenbriar Miracles

Okay reading up on stuff I missed... and will have Kassidy up in the character section in a while. I don't think I'll be changing anything in her back story. ^_^

@Goblinesque It would be interesting to see Buster interact with Kassidy (my character). He's big and strong but my little girl has hysterical strength. LOL.

Shadows of a Cure [Kyrisse & TheHumbleMagnificent]

@TheHumbleMagnificentI made up a name for the virus... put in whatever popped into my mind. If you have a better idea, I will gladly edit. ^_^

Shadows of a Cure [Kyrisse & TheHumbleMagnificent]

Tomorrow I'll be down there. Tomorrow... Julia thought as she browsed through pictures of the land they had once called home. Millions of possible scenarios ran through her head. Trying to outrun creatures out to kill her, foraging through the ruins of what were once cities, finding shelter from the harsh rays of a dying sun... This quest to find a cure had been a desperate idea, one that she had time and again discussed with Jacob. But they had both put it off, hoping that medicine and magic may somehow be able to wipe off the virus that raged through both of their systems.

But no cure came. Only The Conversion. To all, it was the cure, the perfect solution. Transferring the consciousness from an imperfect, diseased human body to a machine. There would no longer be pain or hunger. There would no longer be diseases that threatened extinction. It was perfection. It was the solution. It was immortality. And it was something both she and Jacob will never be willing to go through.

Julia paged through images after images. A scorched landscape, buildings that had fallen upon themselves, mutated creatures... even the vegetation were mutated. She sighed. Finding a cure in the wasteland would be like finding a needle in a haystack. But Jacob's illness had taken a turn for the worst the past few weeks. He had begun to have memory lapses and had completely lost control over half of his body. By the rate it was going, he might die in less than a year...

Julia closed her eyes and tried to erase the thought from her head. No, no, no. Jacob can't die. He won't die. I'll find that cure even if it kills me. She thought of all the virulent pathogens that have spread through the human population in the past. AIDS, MCV, ZIV, BFV, ACDV... This virus... Progressive Degenerative Viral Disease or PDVD was something different. It was human made... a violent mutation from the common flu vaccine. It targets the neural system and causes progressive debilitation. The first to be affected is the patient's motor and sensory control. Cognitive function follows to deteriorate, then vital organ functions and then eventual death.

Humans were able to eradicate the viruses of the past, why is PVDV any different?

She felt that familiar desperation claw through her. She will be able to find a cure. She will eradicate it the way the other viruses have been and she will save Jacob. She tried to calm herself by taking slow, deep breaths. She was a researcher with a background in medicine, developing a cure would be easy. All she had to do was find a starting point.

When she heard him call to her for dinner, she forced the thoughts out of her head and headed out to their small dining room. The table was filled with food, the sight of which making her stomach grumble. The lines of worry on her face relaxed into a smile. Jacob was an excellent chef. Although he had lost the ability to walk, he could still whip up a magnificent spread like this. She crossed the distance between them and pressed a kiss on his forehead. "This is... magnificent," she said approvingly before she sat down and began to eat. She laughed when he commented on the food. "The food is digestible and really really good. I don't know why you would think otherwise." She met his gaze and noted the distracted look in them as he looked out the window. She knew what he was thinking about and she felt fear pull at her heart again.

She was glad when he began speaking again. Hearing his voice relaxed her and made he feel safe. He spoke of how they met, a favorite topic of his. Julia knew that the memory lapses were taking a toll on him and reminiscing with her helped him have that sense of security back. What happens when I leave him here tomorrow? she thought in a panic despite knowing that Jacob will be with her every step of the way through Matax. I won't be able to touch him... to hug or kiss him... Her thoughts weighed down on her like a ton of bricks. What if... what if I fail? That single thought that she refused to put into words erupted in her head. And she knew the answer to it.

"I actually meant what I said then. You looked like you crawled out of a grave by the amount of dirt that was on you that I wouldn't dream of touching you with a 10-foot pole," she laughed, once again forcing all thoughts of the journey ahead out of her mind. "But you clean up very nice. Handsome even," she kidded.

Fiasco! at Magic Academy

Oh sorry, I thought specifying comes with the first die. Anyway, yes, I'd put in a crush. My character would have a crush on @Psyga315's character that maybe he doesn't know or at least have a vague idea of.

Shadows of a Cure [Kyrisse & TheHumbleMagnificent]

Hahaha i got hooked with the card game too and blitzball in ffx. ^_^

I've read your post, btw, but it looks like I'll be able to post a reply tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. Spent some time with my sister.

Shadows of a Cure [Kyrisse & TheHumbleMagnificent]

Will be back later after my baking class ^_^