Solace

Attack on Titan: Somnium

Reese Kestrel

@Ambra @LordVoldemort @Aquanthe @LetMeDoStuff @Jinxer @wolverbells @HecateProxy @SheriffLlama @FrostedCaramel @QT

Keeping up to the pace of the squad was not as difficult as it had been six months in the past, and with the camp supposedly not so far off from their path, Reese found zero reason to waver now. After tugging on Olivia's hand and pulling the girl up to her feet, he immediately retreated to the slightly warmer confines of his winter coat, breaking into a short but careful jog to return to the front of the group. Seeing Olivia trudge ahead shortly after faltering behind produced a sigh from the boy, shaking his head. "Watch her fall again."

But to their luck, the blizzard had calmed significantly as their feet carried them through the next few moments, with their destination now in sight. Reese resolved to energizing the group's last push, and as they arrived, the boy was further astonished by the beauty of the land, snow bound to the rolling hills under the midnight sky. "There they are!" he pointed towards the second group as they arrived after them, relieving to see that they were all in one piece.

Reese stumbled into the longer cabin where they were meant to rendezvous with Schulz after the other soldiers' arrival, surprised to find that their two groups had been the first ones to make it to the camp. He let out an exasperated yawn, his body crumbling into the floor of the cabin as the warmth enveloped his frozen figure.

"Finally," his relief was drawn out, rolling to his side before rising to his feet once more. There would be enough time to lay down when it was lights out, and for the time being, Reese would indulge in the extra free time. He nodded in thanks as Lauren handed him the tea, sipping meticulously. He looked between each of his friends before returning outside, just in time to witness the giant called Gabriel resort to his primal instincts.

Reese bit his lower lip, watching as Tanner was the first victim of the giant's ire. Dodging out of Gabriel's line of sight and climbing over the ledge of the cabin's platform, he crept in the shadows while gathering snow within his palm. Not yet.

The time to strike came when the giant was occupied in searching for Olivia and Lauren. "Die, meatbag!" Reese let out a cry for war, leaping from his position and throwing the snowball towards the side of Gabriel's face.

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Reese Kestrel

_{Mountainous Training Area — Thirty kilometers from Wall Rose, Utopia District}

@Ambra @LordVoldemort @Aquanthe @FrostedCaramel @SheriffLlama

At the very least, the thought of reaching their destination at the plateau and the future sight of cabins would be more than inviting, his imagination beginning to forage the idea of settling underneath a set of warm blankets. It seemed as if the blizzard storm had only begun to pick up on its intensity, his face a constant target for the winter's howl. Reese held the utmost faith within his friends, and as their torches served zero purpose in such weather, they could only hope in themselves as they trudged up the hillside, hoping that their feet were carrying them on the right path towards their destination.

It was difficult to endure the sheer cold, but with how far and long they had traveled, their only failure was freezing to death. "I think I prefer slamming into those giant trees than this," Reese spoke in an attempt to lighten himself, raising a gloved hand to remove the snow that had managed to slip under his hood and stuck to his hair. He kept his eyes trained to the ground for the most part, pouring his focus on the motion of the march, though he kept Gabriel's word in mind and occasionally took a glance around them.

It was Emil's voice that prompted Reese to scan their proximity, seeing that it was Olivia who had fallen behind. Shifting his body in the opposite direction almost caused the boy himself to fall forward, struggling to keep his balance with the heavy backpack. Striding behind Connor as the taller boy went to help her, Reese removed an arm from the warmer confines of his winter coat, extending a hand outwards to Olivia.

"Stay positive," Reese said, looking between Olivia and Connor. "We can do this."

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I've stopped being lazy and finished updating Reese's character sheet. If you guys wanna check it out, here you go:

Reese Kestrel

_{R E E S E K E S T R E L / / F I F T E E N}

_{Character Theme: Yoko Shimomura - Noctis}

_{"We make the future."}

_{[ ❇ ] I N F O R M A T I O N}

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Branch of Service: 104th Training Corps

Years of Service: Year 845— (104th Training Corps)

Height: 5'3 (fifteen) ⇨ 5'7 (eighteen)

Weight: 121 lbs (fifteen) ⇨ 138 lbs (eighteen)

Hair Color: Light blond

Eye Color: Dark brown

Complexion: Fair

Body Composition: Slim / Fit

_{[ ❇ ] P E R S O N A L I T Y}

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Warm, inviting, and bubbly are only few words to describe the jovial character that Reese embodies. The young boy holds honesty and trust as crucial morals for his everyday life, seeing them as a necessary crutch for life as a soldier. His past occupation as a merchant had dramatically improved his ability to interact with others, and while it is easy to deduce from his speech alone that he is of a wealthy upbringing, those who associate with the youth generally look beyond that previous life.

Reese is not one to hold grudges or outright dislike other people, though he has shown signs of a flaring temper when he is driven to anger when he feels that others or himself have been treated with disdain. The military has begun to shape the boy into a man, but his soft nature retains his relative immaturity from youth. He is still inclined to follow in the footsteps of his friends, and resolves in doing whatever he can to keep them from going astray.

His shyness has all but begun to dissipate, the close association with his fellow trainees allowing Reese to grow ever so confident in himself and his abilities. This translates into a constant determination to better himself, always seeking to surpass his limitations with every training session. However, this habitual process to push beyond his physical boundaries is often facilitated alongside a lack of concern for fatigue and injury.

_{[ ❇ ] B I O G R A P H Y}

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Reese Kestrel was the youngest of three children, and the only son to a wealthy family of trade proprietors; the Kestrel family resided in the safe confines of Stohess District within Wall Sina. Initially spoiled and living a childhood in luxury, his father had been raised under the principle of earning his own place in the world, as did his grandfather before. The young boy had only known his immediate family for the first years of his life before he was entrusted in the care of his uncle, who lived in the northern Utopia District of Wall Maria. Unfortunately, at the age of six, this would be the last time that he would see his immediate family, for the years to come.

Not much sooner, Reese and the family relocated to Trost District, where his uncle could better operate the trade routes tasked by his father. When his tenth birthday came, the youth volunteered to accompany his uncle and the other traders in their work, to which they happily obliged. Their activities all across each Wall and district allowed him to discover and befriend many other children, telling them about his travels and the sights he had been able to see.

Reese had been shaping himself up to meet his father in the near future, to prove to himself and his father that he was ready to inherit the family's name and responsibility. With three years of experience under his belt at a very young age, his notion had only needed several more years until it would come to fruition. However, this routinely visitation to Shiganshina District would be the last.

On that day, the pair that was the Colossal and Armored Titan would successfully breach Wall Maria, catching the entirety of humanity off guard. Reese was among the many lost souls amidst the feeding grounds of the invading titans, fighting against the tide of fleeing civilians in search of his uncle. This search ended in a failure as he was abruptly taken to safety by the butcher, his uncle presumably among the hundreds that were devoured during the nightmare.

With the death of Kled Kestrel, Reese and the displaced refugees were transported to the temporary sectors of residence within Wall Rose, though the boy was able to transfer himself and all of his friends to Trost District through his connections to avoid the desolate conditions that the refugee camps offered. He kept to his friends for the next two years, and while his aunt's family was devastated by the loss of Kled Kestrel, they more-than-happily welcomed Gabriel and Olivia with open arms.

Learning of his friends' desire to enlist in the military, Reese did not wish to be left behind, making a fatalistic decision to enlist alongside them. He had a slow start to the training process, but six months into the three years of training, the boy has potentially shown the highest ceiling of growth among the recruits.

_{[ ❇ ] S T A T I S T I C S}

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Battle Skill: 11

Strength: 9

Agility: 15

Teamwork: 11

Leadership: 4

_{[ ❇ ] T I T A N K I L L S}

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Solo: 0

Team: 0

Total: 0

_{[ ❇ ] F A M I L Y}

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Father: Ansel Kestrel — Alive

Mother: Maria Kestrel — Alive

Uncle: Kled Kestrel — Unknown

Aunt: Freja Kestrel (née Vancing) — Alive

Sister (Older): Valeera Kestrel — Alive

Sister (Older): Anastasia Kestrel — Alive

Other than that, gonna go post!

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_{Credit to Poi in creating this for us! Thank you so much.}

Character Index

Player Characters

— Alive —

Training Corps:

Connor Bayer
Emil Burton
Gabriel Moreau
Grant Hyral
Jade Stone
Lauren Jones
Mora Kingsly
Olivia Zesiger
Reese Kestrel
Sano Takeshi
Tanner Harwell

Garrison:

Survey Corps:

Military Police Brigade:

— Deceased —

Training Corps:

Garrison:

Survey Corps:

Military Police Brigade:

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Non-Playable Characters

— Alive —

Training Corps:

Mary Gardner
Helen Weissman
Jayden Weber
Gregory Findlay
Fleur Seymour

Garrison:

Evi Edwards
Fathi Amir
Lukas Greiser
Martin Flynt
Tobias Weissman

Survey Corps:

Mateo Juilius
Ovidius Lohr
Marissa Harwell
Alice Hart

Military Police Brigade:

— Deceased —

Training Corps:

Unnamed Trainee
Jakob Henschel
Lauchlan Anders
Russell Heiner

Garrison:

Survey Corps:

Military Police Brigade:

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_{Credit to Poi in creating this for us! Thank you so much.}

Guide for the Gear - Kudos to @FrostedCaramel for this.

Character Index

Player Characters

— Alive —

Training Corps:

Connor Bayer
Emil Burton
Gabriel Moreau
Grant Hyral
Jade Stone
Lauren Jones
Mora Kingsly
Olivia Zesiger
Reese Kestrel
Sano Takeshi
Tanner Harwell

Garrison:

Survey Corps:

Military Police Brigade:

— Deceased —

Training Corps:

Garrison:

Survey Corps:

Military Police Brigade:

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Non-Playable Characters

— Alive —

Training Corps:

Mary Gardner
Helen Weissman
Jayden Weber
Gregory Findlay
Fleur Seymour

Garrison:

Evi Edwards
Fathi Amir
Lukas Greiser
Martin Flynt
Tobias Weissman

Survey Corps:

Mateo Juilius
Ovidius Lohr
Marissa Harwell
Alice Hart

Military Police Brigade:

— Deceased —

Training Corps:

Unnamed Trainee
Jakob Henschel
Lauchlan Anders
Russell Heiner

Garrison:

Survey Corps:

Military Police Brigade:

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Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

I do feel the need to vent slightly, but gonna try to keep it brief since I try not to get too hung up on things.

If you're the only person in a roleplay to have a differing opinion towards the direction of the plot, by all means, you can give that dissenting opinion. As a GM, I'll listen and see what I can do to try and improve communication next time.

But when your communication to me is rude and you begin to insult me, that's not how you get your point across, and extending beyond writing boundaries, is not how you talk to people. Just because something doesn't go your way after everyone else agreed on it, does not give you the grounds to cry "wolf!"

My standpoint on roleplaying has always been the matter of adaptation, and if you can not go beyond your own personal belief and adapt to the roleplay on the behalf of the other participants and the people who put actual work into their posts and ideas, then you've lost my respect. Which is impressive, to say the least, since I don't try to make myself out to be serious or overbearing until something like this.

I wouldn't have felt the need to vent if this dissenting opinion wasn't a constant fruit of negativity. It's been days since it was discussed and you're still moping over it. Get over it, already.

And if not, then actually talk to me about it again if you're that willing to hold this childish animosity over a different choice of events. At the very least, don't be such an immature cunt about it.

rant over woo

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Grant and Olivia sitting in a tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
First comes love,
Then comes marriage,
Then comes the baby in the baby carriage!

@Aquanthe

more like Granting her a death wish

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The time skip post is donezo after much time! It is chronologically six months after the enlistment date, and the characters are hiking up a hill to get to the camp at the top of a plateau. They should be almost there, though the pacing will be left up to interpretation as posts come in to respond.

The characters have been split into two groups, which are the following (decided by a random number generator pls it's rigged af I didn't do it):

Group 1: Gabriel, Reese, Olivia, Tanner, Emil, Connor, NPC (named as "Jay")

Group 2: Sano, Jade, Mora, Grant, Lauren

In the time skip post, you may notice under-lined stuff throughout the writing; this is detailing the important things that you should consider and include within your response to the time skip! Don't think there's anything else left to say, go crazy nerds

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Six Months Later

She was a young girl with nothing else but the fist clenched to her heart, her family and possessions taken away by the toil that was humanity's war with the titans.

Every single day of training had always been another challenge to conquer, another test to pass. There were the naturally-gifted who carried on with flying colors, and there were those like herself who found it an ongoing obstacle to carry themselves onward.

That fury was the very same that drove her towards vengeance, on the path to avenging the lost. To her jubilation, there were several like-minded individuals that shared her anger, those of whom she stood between within her division of recruits during the enlistment phase.

But the transition was imperfect, and one could only desire so much without possessing the strength needed to carry the weight of that animosity. Young and unprepared for the difficulties of their trials, she could only muster enough resolve to drag herself just over the finish line. She was among several to suffer failure at the Gear Compatibility Test, her career starting with a blemish as she could only barely balance herself.

To be feeble was not a positive trait within the military, and through squeezing past the Close-Quarters Combat and 3D Maneuver Gear training in the Forest of Giant Trees, it was clear that she was only suitable for a supportive role within the military. Regardless, her determination remained stoutly, showing her aptitude in the classroom, where the 104th Training Corps spent most of their days besides honing themselves physically.

She had become an expert of sorts on Titan Terminology and Physiology, her capacity of knowledge impressing even Schulz, himself. In place of this weakness, she had found a crutch of strength, her curiosity for information extending into the classes of Military Terminology and Equipment, as well as the lessons of the Walls and Districts.

Their time within the classroom was limited by the military's demand for bolstering its soldiers, and they were in constant travel all throughout, the concurrent hours of horseback training serving to prepare them for their primary method of transportation. She had felt her vitality begin to wane with the third month, but there was nothing left for her if she left. The first true test of her determination would come six months after the burning sun, in the wake of winter.

The 104th Training Corps had traveled to the northernmost point between Wall Rose and Wall Sina, where the weather had been unlike anything the soldiers had ever seen before. An unruly blizzard stormed around the camp stationed at the base of a steep plateau, and even through the soldiers' preparations in thick clothing, the wintry weather remained a deadly flurry. The instructors had given them only one objective; to hike up the hills and reach the camp at the top of the plateau, their enemy being labelled as nature itself.

Left with only an objective, the soldiers-in-training dispatched into several collectives, each supporting one another in the event of an emergency. The purpose of the training was trust, and for the girl, the climb was only another obstruction to her vengeance. Yet, each step taken sapped what little strength remained, her feet sinking deeper into the snow until there was nothing left to stand for. She had been too slow to keep up, inevitably left behind by her comrades.

She was a young girl with nothing else but the frost-bitten fingers clenched to her sides, her own life taken away by the winter storm.

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Reese Kestrel

@Ambra @LordVoldemort @Aquanthe @FrostedCaramel @SheriffLlama

"I hope that the others are alright."

It was natural for Reese Kestrel to worry about the well-being of his friends, and the dangerous weather only served to bolster the matter much further. He had shuffled into the first group formed out of his acquaintances, in which he was joined by Gabriel, Olivia, Tanner, Emil, Connor, and Jay. The trek up the hill was a long one, the smaller boy's body under more pressure from the heavier backpack of supplies that they were required to carry. On the contrary of his initial excitement for seeing the wintry weather, the boy was fast to reconsider his anticipation as they approached the blizzard, and he was continually pelted by snow.

Six months had seemed to pass quickly, and over that time period, Reese focused heavily on developing himself in the areas where he lacked expertise. Beating out a number of the other trainees during hand-to-hand combat training had seemingly given him the determination to pass the Gear Compatibility Test, and starting his path towards becoming a full-fledged soldier would only grow more difficult. Balancing himself on the makeshift harness had been one thing, but actually flying through the air and trying not to crash into gigantic trees had been another when they began their actual 3D Maneuver Gear training.

At the very least, Reese was able to complete the exercises with enough effort, finding himself better in coordinating with the others more often than not. During the occasional lesson within the classroom, the boy was only rivaled by Tanner at the end of the day, though it was not exactly the type of competition that he sought recognition for. Unlike almost the entirety of the class, however, he was unfazed by the long hours or days of travel on horseback, having adjusted to the wear and tear of wayfaring many years ago.

Though, Reese was certainly not adjusted to the blistering cold, that was for sure. The boy shivered as his teeth clattered, attempting to snug deeper into his winter coat as he was shoulder-to-shoulder with Gabriel and Olivia. There was a lingering fear that some of the trainees would be left behind in the blizzard, hoping that it would not be the case for anyone within their class. "Are we there yet?" he could barely make out through the chills, bumping his head against Gabriel.