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The Satsuma Rebellion - A Magical Incursion RP

And we are ready for liftoff! I hope!

Cold as Ice, but Willing to Sacrifice

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"A nightingale sings his song of farewell // You better hide for her freezing hell // On cold wings she's coming // You better keep moving // For warmth, you'll be longing, nightingale" - Ice Queen, Within Temptation

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Name: Samira Boukhary

Nickname: Jama (Arabic for freeze)

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

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Birthmark Shape: A black snowflake

Location of Birthmark: Behind her right ear.

Magical Abilities: Technically, Samira is a Hydromage, but she has a specialist category. She considers herself a Cryomage. It means sure, she can work with and conjure water if she wants to. But she has gotten much more joy out of mastering how to quickly freeze it for whatever purpose she wants. Holding someone in place? Check. Creating some daggers for hand-to-hand combat? Check. Raining millions of shards on enemies? Check. Getting that iced tea to the perfect cold temperature? Check. Some say she took to the snow so well, it became a part of her personality, making her cool under pressure and to the touch. Some say crystals form on her skin when she's in a good mood. Some say can reject a fool by spelling out words in her breath. Who we kidding? Simon said all these things. Fuck Simon, he doesn't know shit and needs to get a life.

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Place of Birth: Batroun, Lebanon

Currently Residing: New York, New York, USA / Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Personality: Samira has become the reluctant mom of the Guild. The older members have moved into more sedate, office roles and she's often the oldest one out on missions, shepherding the young trainees and making sure they don't do too much damage to get detected by people they shouldn't be revealing themselves to. For someone who was the baby of her family, it's not a job she has a lot of experience at but she cares enough about her fellow Guildmates to give a concerted effort.

Because of this, her reputation around the Guild has changed a bit to that of a colder, more calm operator. One who is able to remain fluid with a situation but tighten up and make moves when needed. She doesn't flinch under pressure, having seen and heard the stories from her father about the atrocities of the wars. It was her fault her father had to kill that Syrian soldier. Spoiled magical brats whining that they couldn't use their magic outside? It was petulant whining, the kind Samira had no time for on the job.

When not in babysitter mode, Samira can actually be a very playful person. Despite the wars and actions that forced her family to flee her homeland, life in Belleville was good, and life in New York was even better. She knows she's got something special and when out enjoying herself at various music venues and bars around the city, Samira is quite keen to play the mysteriously coy stranger act to get what she wants. Which is usually entertainment of various kinds. She's smart enough to not get too crazy, and charming enough that her ventures end well more often than not.

History / Bio: The Boukhary family was a known Magi group based in the Mediterrean nation of Lebanon. It was rumoured that their bloodlines dated back to the ancient Phoenicians and that their ways with the waters allowed that civilization to expand its network of colonies to the lengths it did. If they did, they managed to keep enough of a low profile to avoid attention from the various forces that conquered the land, surviving empires and sultanates and even France. Even in the Civil War when countrymen turned against one another, the Boukhary family managed to avoid falling into battle. However, when the Syrians occupied the land and a soldier ended up drowning to death on dry land, it was time for Ahmed's branch of the family to disappear from the region. Thus the family of four fled their native land in 1996, settling in the lakeside town of Belleville, Ontario.

Ahmed passed his hydro-manipulating abilities onto his two daughters. However, while Rania grew up in Lebanon long enough to follow her father in the more liquid facets of the art, Samira was only five when she came to Canada. She was still young and impressionable. So when Ahmed decided that Samira was ready to start learning about her birthrights as a Mage, it was the middle of January. Samira had become enamored with the strange cold water that fell from the sky and settled on her nose. It made sense to Ahmed though. Boukhary birthmarks usually invoked the ocean, with waves or swirls. Samira's weird hexagon mark never made sense before the move to Canada, but as the flakes started falling, it was crystal clear that Ahmed's younger daughter was going to follow a different path.

Ahmed was aware that Guild activities were far more organized in North America than they were in the Middle East. Plus, the family had always been allowed to operate on its own terms. However, the office in New York took interest in the relocated Boukhary clan. Rania respectfully refused, choosing to remain with her family in Canada in order to continue building their new life, but Samira was intrigued enough to move to New York City to become immersed in Guild life at the age of 16. She studied and started training while maintaining her cover as a student at Long Island University-Brooklyn. New York took to her well and she willingly kept Brooklyn as her home base as she started doing missions for the Guild that had her travel to various parts of the world under the guise of being a vice president for international business at SunWolf Consulting. The only things she's been consulting on lately though is the growth of some of the younger members of the Guild and how to best deal with the presence of magic and those that want to reveal it to the world.

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Other Skills (Besides Magic):

• Diplomacy: Samira is usually tasked with establishing good communications with necessary parties because her manner is seen as calming and assuring.
• Languages: Samira is fluent in English, French, Arabic and Japanese. Don't ask her why she is fluent in Japanese.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: While trained in jiu-jitsu, Samira's strength in close-range battles doesn't lie with her hands. It lies in her being able to conjure icy shards to fight with that give her the edge on her opponents.
• Mental Toughness: Some shit has been seen. Even long before her time at the Guild, Samira has seen and heard things that would make grown adults weep. So she is excellent at maintaining her composure even in the most daunting of situations. Some fool made the mistake of attempting to mug her at gunpoint once. She never got his name, but she didn't have to. Tough to mug someone when the gun freezes up and then they get kicked into oblivion.
• Athletic: Samira played volleyball at LIU, although she regrets that they didn't add ice hockey to their list of scholarship sports until after she graduated. Also that they didn't rename their teams the Sharks until after she graduated. She still keeps in shape with her training and daily jogs through her neighborhood.
• Ingenuity: Ice can always surprise you, Samira likes to say. She seems to have an endless supply of creative ways to use her powers. Once of her favorite recent ones is freezing a portion of her skin on the back of her hand and using it as an added weight to strike with.

Fun Facts:

• She was born February 6, so she is an Aquarius.
• Her dream date? A moderately priced meal at one of Brooklyn's family owned restaurants followed by an intimate concert, preferably an indie rock or folk rock act.
• Her favorite meal is her mother's lamb kebabs with tabouli salad on the side. In New York? Gotta be that slice of street pizza that you buy at 2 am, forget to finish, and then enjoy at 10 am for breakfast.
• Her nails are almost always painted ice blue.
• Has a professional Twitter account (@SamiraBouk), a fun instagram account (@SamiraCanHasSun), and a Snapchat account that you really have to earn the right to know.
• She currently lives in a one-bedroom plus den apartment in the Gravesend district of Brooklyn, but she's starting to save up for a house on Long Island, or maybe upstate a little.
• One cat shares the apartment, a three-year-old ragdoll named Jilatu, or Jil for short.
• She does play video games, but Guild work keeps her from them more often than not. However, she is working on her Animal Crossing island and is trying to decorate it with as many snow-themed items as she can find.
• She reluctantly supports the Maple Leafs, because she knows they will just break everyone's heart again.

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The Satsuma Rebellion - A Magical Incursion RP

Just posting this to prove that work is in progress on my character.

This is a Work in Progress

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Character Quote

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Name: Samira Boukhary

Nickname: Jama (Arabic for freeze)

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

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Birthmark Shape: A black snowflake

Location of Birthmark: Behind her right ear.

Magical Abilities: Technically, Samira is a Hydromage, but she has a specialist category. She considers herself a Cryomage. It means sure, she can work with and conjure water if she wants to. But she has gotten much more joy out of mastering how to quickly freeze it for whatever purpose she wants. Holding someone in place? Check. Creating some daggers for hand-to-hand combat? Check. Raining millions of shards on enemies? Check. Getting that iced tea to the perfect cold temperature? Check. Some say she took to the snow so well, it became a part of her personality, making her cool under pressure and to the touch. Some say crystals form on her skin when she's in a good mood. Some say can reject a fool by spelling out words in her breath. Who we kidding? Simon said all these things. Fuck Simon, he doesn't know shit and needs to get a life.

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Place of Birth: Batroun, Lebanon

Currently Residing: New York, New York, USA via Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Personality:

History / Bio:

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Other Skills:

Fun Facts:

The Satsuma Rebellion - A Magical Incursion RP

All right, reserving #3fd0d4, Emeraude Toubia as the FC, and she's a Hydromage with a focus on Cryomancy.

The Satsuma Rebellion - A Magical Incursion RP

I will also throw some interest.

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Mahina Wolff - Root River: A Wonderful Life (Dec. 13, 2019-Jan. 23, 2020)

Mahina Wolff

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Got a curse I cannot lift
Shines when the sunset shifts
When the moon is round and full
Gotta bust that box, gotta gut that fish}

Some Basic Info

N A M E

Mahina Wolff

N I C K N A M E S

Mahi, Hina, Wolfie

A G E

26

B I R T H D A Y

Winter, Day 9

G E N D E R

Female

O C C U P A T I O N

Owner, Werewolff Vineyards

Some Basic Personality

P E R S O N A L I T Y T R A I T S

Sarcastic, Kind, Patient, Wistful, A bit weird

F A V O R I T E S E A S O N

Autumn

F A V O R I T E C O L O R

Wine red / Purple

F A V O R I T E F O O D

Wine counts, right? If not, pad thai

L I K E S

• Alcohol
• Cooking
• Moonlit walks
• Cute girls
• Cute guys
• Sitting by the river
• Blueberries

D I S L I K E S

• Kiwi fruit
• Sunburns
• People who spit wine on her floor because they want to be snooty and act like they are French experts or something
• Raw fish
• White guys with acoustic guitars
• Know-it-alls
• Daffodils

D O Y O U B E L I E V E I N M A G I C ?

She named her winery after a mythical creature. You tell me.

Seriously, yes. She is spiritual and she felt a presence upon entering the town that was unlike anything else she had ever felt. Something gotta be causing it. Good or bad.

Some Basic History

F A M I L Y M E M B E R S

Both her parents, Dwayne and Mariah, still live in the city, working as low-level executives at BigCo. Mahina has an older sister, Haumea, who lives in the suburbs of the city, with her husband and four children. They have made one visit to her sister's vineyard since Mahina took it over.

A N I M A L F R I E N D S

One cat named Lily, who just lazes about the house and does nothing except springboard off your head at 3am.

H O M E L I F E

Plot #3, the sprawling estate near the river. It allows for easy irrigation of the fields and means that the vineyard can draw the water right up the hill to where the grapes rest. There's a main house and a guest cottage for traveling workers who want to earn their keep harvesting the grapes.

S T O R Y

Mahina Wolff grew up in a loving home that was very well off. Her parents climbed the corporate ladder quickly at BigCo, and as such they were never wanting for anything. In fact, it was such a life that Mahina grew lazy and lacked motivation to do anything else. She breezed through college majoring in wine, sex and English, so a great use of her time.

Her parents were ticked and decided that if Mahina wasn't going to be productive like Haumea, they were going to force the issue. Her parents bought a portion of land in Root River, expecting Mahina to do something with the land to make its value increase before they eventually sold it to BigCo for a massive profit. The perks of insider trading. However, because they didn't want to be attacked and put Mahina's name on the deed, that meant the young woman could do whatever she wanted with it. Being outside the city and the lap of luxury for the first time actually filled Mahina with peace and excitement she hadn't known during her sheltered time at City University. She started researching what she could do and quickly found out that she could combine one of her old passions with this new opportunity. Thus, Werewolff Vineyard was born. Why Werewolff? Because regular wolves are cool, but werewolffs are badass.

Mahina slowly ingrained herself into the town's fabric, but after learning what some people thought about BigCo and their plans for the town, she has never told them about her parents or how she managed to acquire that land...

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Melissa Elliott - Rosefell High (Dec. 5, 2019-Feb. 16, 2020)

"I'm in the business of misery, let's take it from the top
She's got a body like an hourglass, it's ticking like a clock..."

Name

Melissa Victoria Elliott

Nicknames

Mel, Envy, Queen. If you call her Missy one time, you won't have the tongue to do it a second time.

Age

17

Gender

Female

Sexuality

Bi-curious following a string of failed relationships

Relationship Status

Single ATM

Label

Alpha Cheerleader, Queen of the Thorns

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"Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who
They want and what they like, it's easy if you do it right"

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Appearance Details

• Hair: Blonde | Wavy | Melissa usually wears her hair down and lets the locks flow as they will. The bounce in her hair helps make her cheerleading moves pop even more. She will straighten it on occasion, but she has to have a very good reason for doing so.
• Eyes: Blue
• Height: 5'5", 127 lbs. Oh, you only asked for height? Too bad.
• Body Type: Melissa is athletic enough to be able to lift when needed, yet light enough to go skyward. She's a jill of all trades and it's what got her the captaincy.
• Clothing Style: The head cheerleader has to look like the head cheerleader, no? So Melissa decks herself out in the best clothes that she can get from Old Navy or H&M when they are on sale. Usually H&M so she can take advantage of her mother's company discount. Tank tops in the blistering Ohio summer, blouses and sweaters in the chilling Ohio winter. However, her pride and joy is her Rosefell Knights cheerleaders uniform, which is always kept in pristine condition. She will wear it on every spirit day.
• Makeup Wise: Melissa favors a glamorous look that makes sure attention is on her. Thanks to her mom's friend, she has a near endless supply of samples from Sephora that she will swap in and out when necessary. She likes to add sparkles wherever she can, because they bring out the glint in her blue eyes, and draw attention to her lips when included in her gloss.
• Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: Melissa has a scar on her right elbow from where she crashed into a fence pole while attempting to do cartwheels at age eight. Both ears are pierced in the lobe, and she has plans for tattoos like a rose blossom on her lower back when she gets old enough.

Personality Traits
Melissa is 100% that bitch.

Oh you want more than that? Fine.

Melissa definitely thinks she's hot shit and she acts like it. She knows what she wants and she takes it. Anyone who doesn't have her seal of approval, she'll talk down to. She doesn't see Rosefell High for its flaws. She sees it for what it can be, and anyone who isn't actively contributing to that is part of the problem. That being said, it's hard to find good quality people among the riff raff in the school, but she's managed to find a couple other girls she trusts with her life.

She does have a generous side. She is very active in school initiatives in the community, as well as a couple of projects throughout the Westerville area. Nothing major, mostly helping with coat drives and food drives, helping the elderly with tasks, you know, the shit that looks really good on those university applications.

However, what really defines Melissa is her desire for control. Control over her own path, control of her relationships, she wants it in as many aspects as she can have it. After baring witness to the way her mother was treated by her father and how little say she actually has in her job, Melissa is determined not to let that happen to her. It's why there is a plan in place, and there is going to be nothing that stops her from achieving that goal of being the first in her family to attend THE Ohio State University on a full cheerleading scholarship.

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"And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so
It just feels so good"

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Biography

Melissa was born October 24, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio. Her mother Jessica was just 18 and was immediately disowned by her parents for baring a child out of wedlock, so she moved in with the baby's father, a 22-year-old itinerant mechanic named Luke Clarett. As first, things seemed stable enough, but soon Luke started dallying about, drinking on the job, and bemoaning his lot in life. By the time Jessica's sister Zoey was born, the fighting was starting to get loud. Eventually it built up to a cold February evening, when Melissa was four and witnessed Jessica throwing a drunken Luke out of the house. Luke slammed the door and was never seen again, leaving Jessica to raise two daughters on her own in the two bedroom duplex.

Jessica did the best she could, and used whatever tricks she had to make sure her daughters had the best life. Whether it was stealing the slightly-broken toys from the Toys 'R Us dumpster to repurpose as presents, or leaving a 16-year-old in charge of the entire top floor to make it to one of Melissa's gymnastics events. She was determined to make sure she nurtured her kids in ways her parents never did, and that determination bore fruit with Melissa, who proved a very capable student and a fine-enough athlete that her dancing and gymnastic lineage translated well into something that Melissa immediately took an interest to: Cheerleading.

When she reached Rosefell High, Melissa tried out in her first year and made the Knights squad as a cheerleader, along with her eventual best friends Steph and Tiff. Immersed in the culture, Melissa quickly took a liking to the social status that cheering offered and the sheer control she had over her school life at that time. Being a cheerleader made you almost untouchable in school, and she used that ability to continue to get what she want. With her mom feeding her as much swag from work as she could, she remained on top of the latest trends and established herself as one of the queens of her year. However, that didn't translate to finding that king to her queen as she dumped numerous members of the Knights' football team, from Jaylen Thompson to Ricky Quinn to Marcus Prescott. It's made her question some things about herself, but that is the least of her problems. As she gets set for her final year of high school, and her new status as cheerleading captain, Melissa is ready to take these last two semesters by storm and make sure she firmly plants her flag as a legend of Rosefell for years to come. She's got her Thorns by her side, bolstered by Cami's return, and nothing will stop her.

Family

• Mother: Jessica Elliott // 36 // Manager of H&M, Polaris Fashion Place // FC: Ashley Johnson
• Sister: Zoey Elliott // 16 // Sophomore at Rosefell High // FC: Addison Riecke
• Father: Luke Clarett // 40 // Mechanic, as of 2006. Unknown at this time. // FC: Matt Jones

Misc.

Sasha Pieterse | CE0F3D

• As much as she hates being reminded that she is not the most famous Melissa Elliott and likely never will be, she does enjoy the music of Missy, as well as other hip-hop, pop and pop punk acts.
• Her favorite food is her mom's corn flake-baked chicken, which gets made on special occasions when Jessica has time.
• She is fiercely protective of her little sister, and will go full-on berserk mode if anyone dares harm her. Although she worries how Zoey will fare on her own once Melissa is out of school.
• Melissa's dream is to graduate from OSU and run her own business. What that business is, she isn't sure yet.
• She has had confusing thoughts about Ariana Grande in a cheerleading uniform that she is still trying to work through.
• Her ride is a 2011 silver Nissan Sentra, given to Melissa by her mom on her 16th birthday when she traded in for a lease on a 2017 model.
• My favorite part about Christmas is usually the presents, but my present this year tried to break my toe the other day, so now, I don't know.

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Rosefell High 2.0 (Nov. 20, 2020 - May 11, 2021)

"I'm in the business of misery, let's take it from the top
She's got a body like an hourglass, it's ticking like a clock..."

Name

Melissa Victoria Elliott

Nicknames

Mel, Envy, Queen. If you call her Missy one time, you won't have the tongue to do it a second time.

Age

17

Gender

Female

Sexuality

Bi-curious following a string of failed relationships

Relationship Status

Single ATM

Label

Alpha Cheerleader, Queen of the Thorns

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"Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who
They want and what they like, it's easy if you do it right"

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Appearance Details

• Hair: Blonde | Wavy | Melissa usually wears her hair down and lets the locks flow as they will. The bounce in her hair helps make her cheerleading moves pop even more. She will straighten it on occasion, but she has to have a very good reason for doing so.
• Eyes: Blue
• Height: 5'5", 127 lbs. Oh, you only asked for height? Too bad.
• Body Type: Melissa is athletic enough to be able to lift when needed, yet light enough to go skyward. She's a jill of all trades and it's what got her the captaincy.
• Clothing Style: The head cheerleader has to look like the head cheerleader, no? So Melissa decks herself out in the best clothes that she can get from Old Navy or H&M when they are on sale. Usually H&M so she can take advantage of her mother's company discount. Tank tops in the blistering Ohio summer, blouses and sweaters in the chilling Ohio winter. However, her pride and joy is her Rosefell Knights cheerleaders uniform, which is always kept in pristine condition. She will wear it on every spirit day.
• Makeup Wise: Melissa favors a glamorous look that makes sure attention is on her. Thanks to her mom's friend, she has a near endless supply of samples from Sephora that she will swap in and out when necessary. She likes to add sparkles wherever she can, because they bring out the glint in her blue eyes, and draw attention to her lips when included in her gloss.
• Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: Melissa has a scar on her right elbow from where she crashed into a fence pole while attempting to do cartwheels at age eight. Both ears are pierced in the lobe, and she has plans for tattoos like a rose blossom on her lower back when she gets old enough.

Personality Traits

Melissa is 100% that bitch.

Oh you want more than that? Fine.

Melissa definitely thinks she's hot shit and she acts like it. She knows what she wants and she takes it. Anyone who doesn't have her seal of approval, she'll talk down to. She doesn't see Rosefell High for its flaws. She sees it for what it can be, and anyone who isn't actively contributing to that is part of the problem. That being said, it's hard to find good quality people among the riff raff in the school, but she's managed to find a couple other girls she trusts with her life.

She does have a generous side. She is very active in school initiatives in the community, as well as a couple of projects throughout the Westerville area. Nothing major, mostly helping with coat drives and food drives, helping the elderly with tasks, you know, the shit that looks really good on those university applications.

However, what really defines Melissa is her desire for control. Control over her own path, control of her relationships, she wants it in as many aspects as she can have it. After baring witness to the way her mother was treated by her father and how little say she actually has in her job, Melissa is determined not to let that happen to her. It's why there is a plan in place, and there is going to be nothing that stops her from achieving that goal of being the first in her family to attend THE Ohio State University on a full cheerleading scholarship.

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"And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so
It just feels so good"

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Biography

Melissa was born October 24, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio. Her mother Jessica was just 18 and was immediately disowned by her parents for baring a child out of wedlock, so she moved in with the baby's father, a 22-year-old itinerant mechanic named Luke Clarett. As first, things seemed stable enough, but soon Luke started dallying about, drinking on the job, and bemoaning his lot in life. By the time Jessica's sister Zoey was born, the fighting was starting to get loud. Eventually it built up to a cold February evening, when Melissa was four and witnessed Jessica throwing a drunken Luke out of the house. Luke slammed the door and was never seen again, leaving Jessica to raise two daughters on her own in the two bedroom duplex.

Jessica did the best she could, and used whatever tricks she had to make sure her daughters had the best life. Whether it was stealing the slightly-broken toys from the Toys 'R Us dumpster to repurpose as presents, or leaving a 16-year-old in charge of the entire top floor to make it to one of Melissa's gymnastics events. She was determined to make sure she nurtured her kids in ways her parents never did, and that determination bore fruit with Melissa, who proved a very capable student and a fine-enough athlete that her dancing and gymnastic lineage translated well into something that Melissa immediately took an interest to: cheerleading.

When she reached Rosefell High, Melissa tried out in her first year and made the Knights squad as a cheerleader. Immersed in the culture, Melissa quickly took a liking to the social status that cheering offered and the sheer control she had over her school life at that time. Being a cheerleader made you almost untouchable in school, and she used that ability to continue to get what she want. With her mom feeding her as much swag from work as she could, she remained on top of the latest trends and established herself as one of the queens of her year. However, that didn't translate to finding that king to her queen as she dumped numerous members of the Knights' football team, from Jaylen Thompson to Hunter Quinn to DeShawn Marcus. It's made her question some things about herself, but that is the least of her problems. As she gets set for her final year of high school, and her new status as cheerleading captain, Melissa is ready to take these last two semesters by storm and make sure she firmly plants her flag as a legend of Rosefell for years to come.

Family

• Mother: Jessica Elliott // 36 // Manager of H&M, Polaris Fashion Place // FC: Ashley Johnson
• Sister: Zoey Elliott // 16 // Sophomore at Rosefell High // FC: Addison Riecke
• Father: Luke Clarett // 40 // Mechanic, as of 2006. Unknown at this time. // FC: Matt Jones

Misc.

Sasha Pieterse | CE0F3D

• As much as she hates being reminded that she is not the most famous Melissa Elliott and likely never will be, she does enjoy the music of Missy, as well as other hip-hop, pop and pop punk acts. Not soundcloud rap though. That stuff is lame.
• Her favorite food is her mom's corn flake-baked chicken, which gets made on special occasions when Jessica has time.
• She is fiercely protective of her little sister, and will go full-on berserk mode if anyone dares harm her. Although she worries how Zoey will fare on her own once Melissa is out of school.
• Her Twitter and Instagram handles are both @queenofthorns, a nod to the Rose portion of Rosefell and the unofficial nickname of the cheerleaders, and she has 40,000 followers on the birb and 15,000 on the gram, because she's better with her mouth than her terrible phone camera.
• Melissa's dream is to graduate from OSU and run her own business. What that business is, she isn't sure yet.
• She has had confusing thoughts about Ariana Grande in a cheerleading uniform that she is still trying to work through.
• Her ride is a 2011 silver Nissan Sentra, given to Melissa by her mom on her 16th birthday when she traded in for a lease on a 2017 model.
• Best thing about Halloween is the discount candy the day after.

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Princess Catherine Almore - When Royalty Collides (Dec. 23, 2019-Jan. 13, 2020)

Princess Catherine Almore of Arcenia

_{𝐓 𝐇 𝐄 𝐁 𝐀 𝐒 𝐈 𝐂 𝐒}

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Name

Catherine Elizabeth Anne of House Almore

^{She'll go by Cat or Kate or Katie. It's what the tabloids use as well, so might as well lean in.}

Title

Princess, daughter of the Crown Prince and younger granddaughter to the current reigning King and Queen.

Age

20 (October 25th, 1999).

Gender

Female

Sexuality

Bisexual (or so the tabloids say)

_{𝐖 𝐇 𝐀 𝐓 𝐘 𝐎 𝐔 𝐒 𝐄 𝐄}

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Appearance

• Hair: Dark Brown with Blonde streaks | Straight | Catherine's hair is usually down as she can't stand it when it is tied up in the customary beehive-like buns that are expected of princesses. She still doesn't have a crown yet, which is kinda bull, but at least Catherine was able to sneak some streaks into the mix.
• Eyes: Brown
• Height: 5'4"
• Body Type: Catherine is of average height, but she doesn't lean into it very much. As such, she often looks shorter, especially when standing next to her sister. She's kept in good shape though, so what she has, she is wearing it well.
• Clothing Style: The younger of the two Almore daughters' wardrobe can best be described as having two sides. There's a Catherine side, and then there's a HurriKate side.
  The Catherine side adheres to all the strictest Arcenian traditions. For most royal events and the higher-class public shindigs, Catherine will go full class, with full-length gowns in various shades of yellow, blue or white to match the colors of the flag, as well as several ornate hats that are custom made to suit her needs. The hats will do since her parents won't give her a bloody crown already.
  The HurriKate side is far less formal. That side is built more for being out on the streets, whether it be for protesting, shopping or hitting the club with some of her civilian friends. In the alleyways of Larne, Kate prefers an assortment of tank tops and zip-up hoodies, along with either short shorts, leggings or jeans, depending on the unpredictable weather. The hoodies allow for some anonymity when traveling to events, but the damn tabloids always seem to find the right angle for a shot of her face.
• Makeup Wise: Again, there are two sides.
  The Catherine side is conservative, preferring a light blush along with a subtle light eyeshadow as to not put herself on full display, especially when next to her sister.
  The HurriKate side doesn't worry about that. She favors bold colors of eyeshadow, usually to match whatever polish she has on since she is unable to dye her hair to match instead. Her favorite is a shade of dark purple that has some glitter to it and really stands out under the rave lights.
• Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: She has no tattoos... yet, and has both of her ears pierced. However, most of the public doesn't know about the bellybutton piercing she got on a dare a few months ago after one particularly rambunctious evening out.

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Personality

Loyal ♛ Passionate ♛ Easygoing ♛ Empathetic ♛ Free-Spirited ♛ Two-Faced ♛ Spiteful ♛ Disrespectful

Catherine has developed some interesting perspectives when it comes to her current lot in life, and again it results in two sides to her. On one hand, she completes the duties of an Arcenian princess to the fullest extent of her abilities. She will be there when called upon with a smile plastered on her face, a stiff curtsy given to every delegate from Tuyen Phu, able to speak confidently on almost any subject. The acting lessons she's gotten as part of her school have helped her maintain a measured persona when in character as the spitting image of her sister. In fact, if asking any citizen who doesn't have social media, or hasn't been to a supermarket checkout counter in a while, they'd say Catherine was the perfect royal.

However, the side that most citizens are familiar with is her more outwardly public persona. Kate will fight fiercely for causes she believes in, and has snuck out of royal functions, classes and school fundraisers to do so. She is a frequent figure at protests ranging from the lack of action from the world's monarchies in regards to climate change, to the practice of indentured servitude in Tessia. It has endeared her to the common people of Arcenia, as her willingness to step out into the streets with them, away from the guards, away from the diamonds, paints her as someone who isn't content to sit on her throne while the world burns or is unjust. She battles. She's a force of nature. She's a freaking hurricane. Unfortunately, that's also how she is known in the supermarket tabloids, as one of her other favorite pastimes is to sneak out onto the Larne club scene and let herself go, so to speak. Cricket matches and tea ceremonies never held Kate's attention for too long, but pounding EDM music and £3 well shots? Right up Kate's alley.

Shockingly, this has resulted in a sense of delusion with the whole royalty lifestyle. Kate doesn't enjoy being cooped up in the castle, so she goes out and explores the world. Her parents insist that she toe the line and her brothers aren't much help. If it wasn't for the strong relationship with her sister, she probably would have run away to live amidst the underground. However, the bond is set in stone and so she stays.

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			✓ The environment. ✓ Drama. It was a lark pick, but it's enjoyable. ✓ Her vintage iPod with the 320 GB of music. ✓ World politics. Gotta know who is doing what. ✓ Vodka. ✓ Her sister. ✓ The Neon River, when paparazzi aren't there. ✓ Cats, dogs and snakes, in that pet order. ✓ The smell of freshly spray-painted cardboard. ✓ Her favorite hoodie, pink with the checked stripes. ✓ Live music; rock, trance or otherwise. ✓ Socialising, although more in certain places.					✗ Erik Nikolai Bel Auster. ✗ As well as the rest of the Traitor family. ✗ Anything from Austerund. Blame Arabelle. ✗ The patriarchy. ✗ Dubstep, especially unnecessary dubstep. ✗ Mushrooms. It's the texture. ✗ Paparazzi. Obviously. ✗ Oil companies. ✗ When the streets are all slushy. ✗ Horses. She got bucked when she was 8. ✗ Security cameras. ✗ Her parents for sending her off.

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Biography

Catherine Almore is the third child and second daughter to the Crown Prince of Arcenia. Considering himself blessed with a second granddaughter to cherish, Catherine is still fourth in line for the throne according to King James, for now. However, with Arabelle receiving the lion's share of the attention, what with her being on the podium in line behind her father, James and Ara, Catherine was almost forgotten when it came for consideration for the crown.

Granted, the Crown Prince and Princess allowed her to explore her own space as a child. She showed an aptitude for many of the same artistic persuits as her sister, getting work on the piano, and in the ballet studio. As a child, most of the attention was on Arabelle, but Catherine still managed to dazzle a few people with her own tricks. She loved her life.

However, when Arabelle was betrothed to Erik, the crown prince of the smelly kingdom of Austerund, that was when Catherine started to sour on the whole notion of royalty. It didn't seem fair that Arabelle had to be stuck with a guy who proved himself to be a big stupid doodoohead (her words according to her sister). Even at the tender age of eight, Catherine was now worried that the kingdom would find some meanie to tied her off to as well.

As Catherine began to grow into her teenage years, she could see what the sword of Damecles hanging over Arabelle's head with this impending wedding was doing behind the scenes. She wanted to do something about it, and tried to reason with her grandfather. Knowing there had to be something she could do. She even offered to take Arabelle's place as the bethrothed. However, James told her that Arabelle knew what she was getting into, and that while it was noble of her to offer to take her sister's place, she had a different story to write. Catherine didn't know what that meant at the time.

However, as she reached her mid-teens, she started to act out and rebel. She found groups that went out to protest what they saw as injustice in the world, from the income inequity of the kingdom, to the plastic from the six-packs of cola that was killing all the turtles. This was a more interesting world to her than the one of constant tea parties and preparations for Arabelle's impending wedding. After being sheltered all her life in the castle, it was the common people who seemed to be more in tune with the world around them then any of the royals were. She started to make a habit of going out to soak in the culture.

Once she was enrolled in the University of Larne at age 17, it became less of a habit and more of an identity. Princess Kate, as her friends in the scholarly world had taken to calling her, was a fixture at various causes, often using her upbringing to make speeches that would force journalists to take notice. She may be a lesser child of the royal family, but that still came with some clout. She was so popular that she got two parties for her 19th birthday. Her offical one at the castle was a lavish affair with a symphony section, a 10-foot high cake and various jewels, clothes and honors bestowed upon her. However, the party she was truly fond of was the second one, her first trip to the Neon River.

Kate was entranced by the world of the club. So many lights, so many people just out to have a good time. She was hooked immediately. She got very good at living a double life. The studious politics and drama student who was heavily involved in political causes by day, the fun-loving raver girl who was heavily involved in buying shots for her crew by night. It was heaven for the previously sequestered woman. However, the tabloids were not content to just let the girl have her fun. She was spotted a couple months into her clubbing career by Trent Walker of The Larne Lark and her parents were not pleased when the news reached them. That's when Kate started to expand her options to best hide from Walker and his crew of paparazzo.

She continued to rotate through an assortment of multi-colored wigs and contacts, but the photographers still seemed to catch her more often than not. She became a popular subject of the tabloids as a sign of the royal family starting to lose control of their offspring. The latest incident came at her beloved Neon River where she was caught on camera making out with a 21-year-old hairdresser from Braxton. Candice Houghton got on all the major panel shows for that kiss, while Kate got a tongue-lashing from her father. #HurriKate was trending for weeks after that, and it wasn't long after that the after-hours activities were heavily clamped down by her parents. Security was upped and much more resistant to bribes. She complained to her grandfather, but he said his hands were tied. However, there was a twinkle his eye when he said there may be a job for her yet.

Once again, Kate didn't understand, but it didn't matter as she was soon expected to accompany Arabelle to the wedding of Princess Vivian Willow. All the major kingdoms are sending reps, her parents explained. All the royal families sending their brightest young prospects. Catherine was going to refuse the invitation, but the thought of leaving her sister all alone and having to deal with that asshole Erik, she couldn't do that. So Catherine got on the plane, heading for Aciras for this fancy do, but Kate was still having none of it. There was no way she was going to find someone at this thing.

Betrothed

TBD, although her parents are definitely looking for an opportunity to get HurriKate calmed down for good.

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Other

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• Catherine knows the reason she was sent to the Willow wedding was to try and find a husband herself, but she definitely isn't actively seeking one.
• Her self-assigned goal is to make sure Erik doesn't get too many ideas just because he's here with Arabelle.
• She presided over one of the most popular Guest DJ sessions in Capital FM 89.9 history, and put Pyrite Pagoda on the fast track to success with their inclusion.
• Her drink of choice is usually a vodka seven, although when anonymously buying rounds at the bar, she just gives people beer.
• Catherine is currently working on a double degree in Drama and Politics and International Relations at University of Larne.
• Her main family member power rankings, in order, are Arabelle, Grandpops, Theo, Grandmum, James, Mom then Dad.
• Catherine's filter is so well-tuned that she hasn't been caught swearing at a formal event. However, her record for swears in one sentence is 12 after some idiot spilled a drink on her at the Landsharks show at the UD Globe.
• Cat, rather appropriately, has one cat. However, Lily hates traveling even a couple kilometers to the vet, so the ragdoll Himalayan is not making the trip for the wedding.

Kingdom of Arcenia

One of the most iconic skylines from the capital of Arcenia, Larne.

Kingdom Name

Arcenia, formally known as the Great Kingdom of Crevona.

(Ar-sen-ee-ah)

King and Queen

The current king is King James V and his Queen Margaret. His only son is Crown Prince Arthur, who married Princess Sofia. With Princess Sofia, the couple had four children: Prince James (VI, if he keeps his name upon coronation), Princess Arabelle, Princess Catherine and Prince Theo. This family is of House Almore.

Kingdom Colors

Blue, Yellow and White

Flag

The flag is to represent the horizon over the seas. The Blue is the ocean and yellow the sky, and the white represents the unknown which Arcenians must strive to explore. This is representing the original maritime history of the country.

Religion

Latest census says that the largest practising religion in Arcenia is Christianity (49.9%), non-religious (20% Agnostic, 10% Athiest) followed by other religions. Modern Arcenia is considered to be multi-faith, however as the Royal Family are considered the Head of the Church, it is generally expected that the reigning king and queen adhere to Christian laws.

What The Kingdom Is Known For

• Arcenia, and in particular, it's capital is considered the global financial centre. With its close proximity to bigger kingdoms and number of trading ports along the capital, merchants were free to trade, which developed the banking centre in the mid 17th century.
• Related, but living costs in the capital are ridiculously high. However, tourists always find that staying in the capital is charming and bright experience, particularly the old pubs and chippy shops on each street.
• Like Austerund, many great artists and authors have hailed from Arcenia, enriching the world with creativity and culture that is still recited to this day.
• Inventor of tea, or so they claim.
• Also home to curries, fish and chips, the "pint" and Yorkshire pudding.
• Some of the kingdom's main exports include cars, gold, aircraft parts as well as alcohol (spirits and liqueurs)
• Home to University of Larne, also considered one of the best universities in the world. The Princesses are both currently attending this university.
• The weather is known to be a little bit garbage, with rains forecasted nearly every day. What is the sun? Arcenians have never heard of it.
• Some historical landmarks in Larne (the capital city) include a giant Ferris wheel, a giant clock and a few giant buildings. Oh, and plenty of giant castles.
• After Crevona split into two kingdoms, Arcenia's priority was to reinvent itself as a new nation. While Austerund focused on maintaining its traditions, Arcenia began to evolve its culture beyond traditional Crevonan beliefs.
• Arcenia is also known for historically having an incredible navy that is still revered to this day.
• Furthermore, Arcenia's military is well maintained due to the constant tension between the Arcenian and Austerund border. Arcenia practices a policy where all men between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to serve in the military for up to a year. Women are also free to join the military during this period, and they, like the men, would be given benefits such as free higher education and paid medical insurance.

Recent // Relevant Kingdom History

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The Roots of Crevona

Before Arcenia came the Great Kingdom of Crevona, and before that? Well, very little. Crevona was initially just a collection of small, near insignificant duchies that were in constant war amongst each other for land and food. In the early 14th century, the Duchy of Solina, one of the many small duchies within the country began what is now considered the unification of Crevona.

Duke Henry of the Bel Auster dynasty was the key to conquering and unifying the lands under one rule: his. He was considered a strategic genius, capable of never losing any war. Under Duke Henry's rule, the new kingdom of Crevona prospered. Now that there was no competition amongst each other, the people could work together to realise Duke Henry's dream of a Great Kingdom. Upon the union of Crevona, Henry retired the title of Duke in favour of King of Crevona, henceforth becoming King Henry the first.

His success carried through the next few generations, and Crevona was even reinvented when the first Queen, Queen Estelle took the throne in the late 15th century. The hands of Queen Estelle were rumoured to be coated in gold, as under her rule the country began to develop economically, now considered one of the richest Kingdoms of the time. This was done by her encouraging maritime exploration, which pushed the world into the Age of Exploration alongside other nations. Crevona seeked new trading partners and trading routes, which further brought money and success to Crevona's banks.

This era was known as the Golden era, as Crevona made its name in the fields of science, art and technology. However, this era would not last for long, as a century later, tragedy would strike the Bel Auster family and tear the Great Kingdom apart.

Succession War

Princess Leonore, the King's sister, was married off to the neighbouring kingdom's nobility while her younger brother was named the heir. The siblings did not get along, even from childhood. It was noted that Princess Leonore was an ambitious woman that had no desire to play the role expected of women in the mid 17th century. Her brother was an incompetent ruler, raising taxes for the people to fund his lavish tournaments, feasts and parties. The people grew tired of the King, and not even the goodwill of his beloved queen could placate the growing displeasure.

The birth of Princess Amara, the King's only legitimised daughter with the queen was fraught with intrigue and gossip. The superstitious believed the storm during her birth foretold that the princess would bring nothing but misfortune upon the Crevonans. It did not help that the nurses that helped Queen Anne through the birth of her only child told stories of how the babe was disfigured and blue, her mother's own womb trying to kill her during birth. Furthermore, Princess Amara was considered mad for her time, and news of the King announcing his intention to crown the princess as his heir tipped the scales against the family.

Princess Leonore and her son returned to Crevonan court, bringing with them further malicious gossip of witchcraft and terror about the royal family. The sudden and surprising death of Queen Anne was the final straw, however, especially with the King following shortly after due to heartbreak. Before Amara could be crowned queen, her cousin Nikolai brought with him the army from his kingdom, as well as the support of the Crevonan people and managed to oust the heir for a short period, banishing the mad princess to the home estate and crowning himself the King.

The next ten years brought instability, as the crown shifted between Amara and Nikolai multiple times until a treaty proposed by their sons that were sick of war split the kingdom of Crevona into two halves: Arcenia, the kingdom that holds onto the seat that Crevona once held, ruled by Amara's descendants, while Nikolai's descendants would take back the Bel Auster family plot and use it as a seat of power for the new kingdom of Austerund.

The royal house of Bel Auster would be carried on in Austerund, whilst Queen Amara would take her husband's name and birth the future of House Almore.

The Birth of Arcenia

The new House Almore brought an era of prosperity, as the old Bel Auster had. The two kingdoms fought many wars with sword and words. This hatred is maintained even today, as the children of Arcenia are taught of how Princess Leonore betrayed them and began the war that tore the family and kingdom apart. This continues to drive a wedge between the two nations, with each generation the rift growing stronger.

As the country progressed into the modern era, slowly even the laws and monarchy changed with it. With King James V coming into power, he abolished the male primogeniture rule that robbed his dear elder sister of the throne, as well as brought an era of progression with him. His optimistic attitude towards everything, including Austerund brings hope in the people that one day they will live in peace like in the days of Crevona. Even today, King James is regarded as the best monarch since Queen Estelle for his dedication to bettering the country and propelling it into the modern age. Today, Arcenia's strength in the financial world is all due to the efforts of King James.

News of his plans to wed his only granddaughter with the crown prince of Austerund shocked the nation, but nothing compared to the news that followed. King James plans on stepping down upon her wedding, and crown both Prince Erik and Princess Arabelle as the new rulers of a joined Kingdom. The people of Arcenia await with bated breath, as the countdown is soon to begin once Princess Arabelle completes her education at the University of Larne.

TL;DR: Arcenia was originally Crevona, but the succession war in the early 1700s split the country into two new kingdoms: Arcenia and Austerund. Arcenia blames Austerund for the war, and Austerund blames Arcenia. The current King propelled the nation into success despite constant wars between Austerund and Arcenia, but the king was over the growing tension. To fix it, he and the king of Austerund plan on wedding their children and combining the kingdom, ending the near 300 split between the two nations. Some people are thrilled, others (read: James VI) are not.

Other

• After splitting from Austerund, the size of Arcenia is a small but decent (approx.) 60,000 sq miles.
• Boasts a higher population than Austerund, currently sitting at 56 million.
• Although the infamous Bel Auster-Almore family tree starts with King Henry I in the early 14th century after the unification, the Bel Auster family (including most of Almore) still can be traced as far as to the 12th century as they were the head of the minor Duchy of Solina before the union of Crevona.
• The Almore Coat of Arms was altered by Queen Amara to mimic that of the Bel Austers in respect to the original Almore coat of arms. The Almore coat of arms is still used today to represent the royal family.
• Some animals native to Arcenia include the red squirrel, Hedwig, grey seal and fin whales.

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The Road To Indigo (Kanto-based Pokemon RP): Chapter One: Starting With a Clean Pallet (Accepting Sheets!)

After being informed that the food being prepared in the kitchen was for the road and not for immediate consumption, Lilith's disappointment led her away from Hana and back out towards the city in search of something to eat. On the way out, she spotted a couple more of the travelling party, seemingly talking to... someone. She didn't recognize the kid, but then that wasn't a major accomplishment for a male. There were only three men that Lilith knew in Kanto, and that one wasn't senile, angry or hot, so it couldn't be any one of them. Oh well, not important for the moment. Was was more important was finding sustinence.

The trainer and her roster of Pokemon left the Center, blinking in the sunlight that still blazed above Viridian. Sia and Omen still sat on her shoulders taking in the view of the tiny town that dared dream of being called a city. As she walked up the hills leading out of the city, an aroma caught Lilith's nose.

There appeared to be an open-patio coffee shop along the road that her research told her would eventually lead to Viridian Forest. It seemed to be doing well, there were people sitting and sipping cups of various sizes with pastries of various shapes and toppings. It reminded Lilith of the university cafe back in Mistralton, just with less pretentiousness and more old people.

Especially behind the counter. It appeared to be an elderly gentleman who was fiddling around with a large grinder. As Lilith approached, he seemed to figure out that a customer was arriving. "Hello!" he shouted as he dropped the grinder and turned around. "Welcome to Maxwell's Coffee! Where we treat coffee with the respect it deserves! Can I get you something, dear?"

Lilith was a little taken back by the setup. "One second, I'm just taking in the fact that Kanto actually hasn't been taken over by Sawsbucks and that indie coffee places still exist here."

The old man chuckled. He seemed to be in a good mood. "I can tell a fellow true appreciator of the coffee bean from a mile away! Yes, I was told how much knowledge I had in regards to coffee. People say I couldn't function without it! And they couldn't function either, because I closed this road off! But a year or so ago, I realized that I could share this gift with others by unleashing every coffee bean's true potential. Grinding them in the cafe and not weighing them down with unnecessary flavorings and frappenings like those dang Sawsbucks drones! Nope, just the pure taste of coffee, delivered to you. Do with it what you like after that!"

Lilith shook her head. "I'm glad to hear it. I'm a woman who likes her coffee like her soul; deep, black and scalding hot when unleashed on anyone who earns my ire.

Maxwell blinked for a second, then smiled. "I can get behind it! So what will you have?"

Lilith looked over the chalk-written menu. "I'll take an extra-large Alolan Dark Roast to go, please. Oh, and one of those almond croissants. They look pretty good." Omen chirped approval while Sia was more taken in by the smell of the roaster in the back as well as the caffeinated energy she was receiving from the patrons of the store. Although there wasn't much coming off the older folks.

"Excellent choices! You know, my daughter handles the baked goods here herself. She does great stuff!" Maxwell quickly produced a large cup and poured a generous amount of dark life-giving liquid into it, sealing it with a lid that looked like it might actually do the job of keeping the coffee in. With that and the pastry secured, he handed it to Lilith. "That will be $8, please!"

Lilith grumbled a little bit in her mind. Fucking charging me like it's a Sawsbucks, that's for sure. But, sustaining the economy of the indie purveyor was more important than feeding the corporate greed machines, so she willingly paid her money. "Thank you."

"All right, you take care now! And if you're heading to the forest, I hope you can make that food last!"

"I'll survive. Thank you."

It didn't take too long for Lilith to find the path out of town. The Viridian Forest loomed in the distance over the little hilly path that separated it from civilization. It looked imposing and Lilith wasn't exactly packed for camping. "Those other trainers will be here soon enough," she affirmed to herself as she took a long sip from her cup. "I'll be fine. We'll be fine. Let's press on. Finally..."

Route 2 Catch List

Caterpie
Weedle
Pidgey
Rattata
Spearow
Nidoran♀
Nidoran♂
Oddish
Mankey
Bellsprout
Hoothoot (it's approaching night, it won't be available until then.)
Ledyba (Won't be available until morning)
Spinarak (won't be available until night)
Hoppip (rare)
Poochyena
Zigzagoon
Wurmple
Lotad
Seedot
Ralts (rare)
Surskit (rare)

NeoAJ's The Ones

Tara Kathleen O'Leary - Palm Beach Royals: Class Reunion (Sept. 29, 2019-Nov. 18, 2019)

Full Name

Tara Kathleen O'Leary

Nicknames

T.K.O.

Age

28

Gender

Female

Sexuality

Bisexual (She thinks)

Relationship Status

Single

Occupation

Physical Therapist, WWE Performance Center

Current Address

1612-12 1600 Oviedo Court Cir, Oviedo, FL

Appearance Details

The Tara of 10 years ago was a supremely confident woman, and it showed in her looks. She kept her reddish-brown hair in an unruly pixie cut atop her head that showed how few fucks she gave. She preferred to show some levels of femininity, with her eyeliner skills on point, especially since she never had to worry about getting her makeup messed up in a fight. She rotated through a selection of dresses, her favorite being the green one, but most people didn't wonder about why she was wearing a dress underneath a leather bomber jacket, because most people weren't silly enough to ask.

Nowadays, the leather jacket has been retired. Tara long realized a while ago that the jacket wasn't the best choice as everyday wear in the Florida climate. She favors a section of conservative dresses or turtleneck/jean combos when she is out and about, and a yoga pants/tight long-sleeve shirt combo when at work. Her hair has since been allowed to grow out, covering up the multiple piercings in her ears as it darkened to a more classic brown color. Her body is still athletic and maintains some of the muscle tones from her athletic days, thanks to the home gym that is set up in the two bedroom apartment she rents while saving up for a house. However, much like the tattoos of the snarling bobcat on her right shoulder blade and the barbed wire around both upper arms, they are covered up by her wardrobe.

Personality

The Tara that is showing up for this reunion is a stark contrast to the Tara that left King's Academy 10 years ago. That Tara was known for being tough as nails and not taking anyone's shit whatsoever. As one of the oldest people in her grade, she especially didn't care for people who picked on those who were smaller and unable to fight back. Tara usually kicked the crap out of them. However, this Tara hasn't fought in a few years. Could she still do it? Probably? Is she going to find out? Not likely at this point. This Tara has become more reserved, more withdrawn. It's why she lives a solid distance away from her place of work, so she can maintain that level of separation with everything else.

It's like the fight from before was slowly leeched from her. She is still caring, still willing to give the shirt off her back to someone who asks for it, especially at work, but her social life has become non-existent. This is the first contact she is going to have with most of the people from her graduating class since finally getting out of Palm Beach. Tara is pretty anxious that people who remember her as this avenging feminist crusader are going to be extremely disappointed with who shows up in T.K.O's place. But she already committed to going, so she's here.

Upbringing Synopsis

Tara O'Leary was the first child of Brendan O'Leary, the heir to an national auto parts chain, and Nicola McTavish, a fresh-out-of-Florida Atlantic management intern at the time. Brendan's father Michael forced Brendan into a shotgun marriage once it was revealed Nicola was with child, and it ended up feeling husband and wife perpetually had guns pointed at them. But they remained together for the old man's sake, as well as that of Brendan's inheritance. In the meantime, the new family set up shop in a lovely little Palm Beach estate house.

Nicola did her best to raise first Tara, then later Claire and Shannon, but it was tough doing so by herself. Brendan had no interest, instead doing his best to figure out how he could get his father out of the company so he could take over. Tara's mother was a tough cookie though, having been raised by her own parents on the mean streets of Jacksonville to be able to take care of herself and the others who needed it. She imparted that wisdom onto Tara, who grew before her peers and as such became a protector to a lot of the smaller children in her grade. She liked the role, and invested her time in getting more athletic and better at brawling. She invested a lot of time in athletics; softball in the spring, rugby in the fall, and boxing whenever she had a spare chance.

Tara was informally known as T.K.O. due to her initials, but it started taking on another meaning as her reputation as a fierce fighter spread. It culminated at senior prom, when Willow Nicholson's date glanced sideways at another woman and when Willow came to T.K.O., the woman responded, in sequined dress and all, with a right hook to Grayson Chambers' face that left him knocked out on the gym floor. She didn't get much chance to revel in that act though. She was suspended from graduation and soon after, she left Florida. There were no softball scholarships for an outfielder that struck out way too much, but Quinnipiac University in Connecticut offered a full ride for their women's rugby program.

University life was great for Tara. Her teammates loved her, she was great in the scrums, and she managed to earn a degree in Biology with ease, moving on to her doctorate in order to become a physical therapist. Of course that was also to keep her in the Connecticut area to work on her side project of getting a WWE tryout. She figured she had the right combo of brawn, agility and fighting skill to make it, but as her doctorate program at Sacred Heart University got more and more intense, she was able to put less and less time into it. However, she did get vital connections inside the building, and it was one of them, Amanda Bentley, that recommended that she do her placement at the WWE Performance Center back in her home state.

The doctorate path was exhausting for Tara, just being able to keep up with all the necessary studies, so when she got to Orlando, the bosses there were more focused on having her attend to other athletes in the facility. T.K.O kept looking for an opportunity to try out, but they never gave her a second glance. She even started to feminize her look even more, growing her hair out and wearing more revealing clothes, but over the two years at the Centre, she got more worn down, even after being hired on full time. She was making enough money to not need to worry about Daddy, who had divorced her mother the second that her grandfather passed away and immediately moved out of the country to avoid paying taxes. Her mother was fine enough on her own, having gotten back into the field she trained for in university, but she moved out of state as well. With one sister heading for California and the other looking to join her following graduation, Tara began to feel increasingly isolated and she retreated into herself. She focused on maintaining her body in case she did get that call for a full tryout, but even that seemed hopeless. She's just lost a lot of the fight that got her to where she is. Now that the 10-year anniversary has come around, Tara accepted Amanda's invitation on a whim of maybe reconnecting with some people, but as the date got closer, she's not sure it was a good idea, given just how much has changed since 2009. But she will find out soon enough.

Family

Extras

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• Her workout mix consists of primarily punk rock and metal songs from her high school days.
• Drives a green 2016 Toyota Corolla.
• Her Twitter and Instagram handles are @ShestheTKO, but they've been inactive for some time.
• Still doesn't like clam chowder, despite the time in New England. It's gross.
• My favorite dessert is cupcakes! Especially the cookies and cream ones.

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Cancelled - until next time family. Thank you for understanding.

For someone who was in a lot of pain a moment ago, AJ showed remarkable resilience. It made sense given how many hits that boy took on the football field. Or, he was just putting on a brave face. Whatever it was, he was very quick to snatch his drink from Emilia's hand.

"Mmm, good. No, you're good. This is fine. I'm fine."

"Oh... OK!" Emilia took his word on it. Because he wouldn't lie. Not like Brandon. Everything was fine with Brandon, or so he said. How many times had he been fine in the last six months before prom? It was his go-to line. But everything wasn't fine. He revealed that clear as day under that enchanted forest. He took a magic branch and beat the hell out of her heart. And it was still walloping and still hurting and it just... it just...

"Refreshing."

"Huh?"

AJ's remark seemed to snap Emilia out of her own little spiralling world. He was enjoying the drink. "Just what the doctor ordered."

"Well, I'm just glad I could help! It's the least I can do, right? Anyway, I'll just put my stuff on the RV and I'll see you on there, OK?" Josie had returned from her... what was she doing? Hopefully it wasn't anything with Nate. If Josie was forced to confront Nate before the trip had even started, that would make Emilia a bad friend, and if she was a bad friend, that would make her no better than a bad boyfriend. No better than Brandon who...who...

Emilia could feel the sniffles starting to come on. She couldn't break down again. Not this soon. She hurried herself onto the massive machine and buried herself in one of the back seats, trying her best to keep the tears from raining down again...