• It was the year 2156 when scientists finally discovered a new way of creating life. By manipulating artificial genes and growing the fetus in a tube, they were able to created 'the perfect Human being'. They were rumoured to have no flaws and to look as beautiful as any child celebrity. Their hair- and eye-colour could, according to the advertisement, range from red to blue and everything in between. Naturally, rich people all around the world put in an order for one of these 'perfect children'. Eventually, 23 orders were accepted. And in May 2157, the first batch of these 'Beauties' was born. The first one on the 2nd of May, the second on the 3rd, etc. And for a while, everything was great. They had loving parents. A home. They were loved. They were happy.
    And then everything took a dark turn.


    On the 25th of May, in the year 2162, one little Beauty developed a 'Gift'. This boy, the first successfully born prototype, is publicly known as Zero. It was his sixth birthday party when the tragedy happened. The other 23 Beauties had been invited for this celebration, because it was not only Zero's birthday, but also the anniversary of the scientific break-through that made the Beauties possible. It was a very nice and relaxed meeting. The parents chatted, the children played... Until Little Zero passed out.
    When he awoke, Zero was not the same. His voice was ancient and loud. He spoke his first prophecy.
    “These Gifts of Beauty,
    They are the work of an empty man.
    To retrieve your soul,
    Follow my words as close as you can.”
    When the little boy made eye contact with one of the other Beauties, he would loose control of his own body and speak a prophecy. Each prophecy leads, according to Little Zero, to their 'soul'. Back then, nobody understood what the little boy meant. They didn't understand why Little Adam, Beauty #21, needed to find "A dame with hair as white as frost, to whom beauty is never lost. Her head is always full of dreams, yet frozen in time is how she seems."
    Then the Beauties grew up. And as each of them hit the age of six, they all developed a Gift. Several kids were suddenly making fire dance on their fingertips, while others could bend the will of their parents or heal small wounds and injuries. The world panicked. The Gifts were strange, weird, and sometimes even dangerous.
    It wasn't until the end of June, one month after the last Beauty had received their gift, that things escalated. Beauty #18 had been brutally attacked on the street by a frightened woman. The six year old boy had been strangled to death, despite his efforts to fight her off.
    People everywhere were demanding the death of these children. It was obvious that they were getting too powerful. Apart from their Gifts, they were also stronger and faster than the average Human. They really did seem perfect.
    Until exactly five months after their birthdays. Because on that day, they became colour blind and they stopped being able to taste and smell things completely. The children had lost a part of themselves. The only explanation the parents had, was Zero's line. “They need to find their soul,” he'd said seriously on his birthday. The scientists said it was complete fantasy and just said it was a fault in their genes. Yet, the world was convinced that, without finding this one 'person' the Gifted would be unable to reach their 'soul' and their full power. And they were happy with that.

    Eventually, it was decided that the children would be imprisoned, away from humanity. A small island in the Indian Ocean was used to build two prison camps. Each camp would hold twelve of the 'Gifted' as they were now labeled. Light-weight metal gauntlets were made for their hands. This special type of metal would prevent the children from using their Gifts.
    Ever since these 24 Gifted children were seven years old, they've been locked up in the prison camps. It is now the year 2175. Most Gifted are now 18 years old. This roleplay follows their story and their struggle.


    This roleplay follows: the twelve oldest Gifted, their four guards and two scientists. The Gifted each have their own cell. The guards and scientists all have their own flat on the premises. The staff is concluded by two ladies who clean and cook the meals.
    Before you do anything, please carefully read the summary in the spoiler above.
    It's also a good idea to read:
    About the Gifted
    About the Gifts
    About the Prophecies
    About the Guards and Scientists
    About the Prison
    Roleplay Rules
    Profiles

    Roles:
    Er zijn nog rollen vrij!

    Gifted:
    *Zero ¦ (Escritura) Finished
    *Elanori Zarafina Bertarinne ¦ (GwenxVeer) [Not Finished]
    * ¦ [Free]
    *Guinevere Kala Irving ¦ (Morticia) [Not Finished]
    *Laron Caldre Barrineau ¦ (Yoda) Finished
    * ¦ [Free]
    *Ophelia Wynter Sfinkx ¦ (Rumtumtugger) Finished
    *Erebus Kratos Hyperion Maverick ¦ Valdez Finished
    *Danielle Skye Fairholm ¦ [(/Ubiquitous) Finished
    *Lily Rose Parker ¦ (ForeverWolf) [Not Finished]
    *Lenore Elín Sappheire Callas ¦ (Sydrian) Finished
    *Mischa Remy Aznabaev ¦ (Finley) Finished

    Guards:
    *Kevin Dain ¦ (Escritura) Finished
    *Vanellope Westerfeld ¦ (Finley) Finished
    *Eduard Novak ¦ (TicTac) Finished
    *Joel Ezra Knight ¦ (Newton) Finished

    Scientists:
    *Sakura Kaida Miyamoto ¦ (DarkAng3l) Finished
    *Stormcloud Dancer Quebodeaux ¦ Assistant (Rumtumtugger) Finished

    - English only
    - 10 line minimum per post; (20 minimum if you have two characters in the post)
    - 2 characters maximum;
    - Anything unrelated to the RPG in the chat topic;
    - No killing a character without permission of the owner;
    - No 'perfect characters'. Each character must have a few flaws;
    - Wait 2-3 posts before replying again;
    - You do not have to fall in love with the person the prophecy leads you to!
    - Please read the story carefully before making your character!
    - We start the RPG on Monday, the 5th of September, around eight p.m. If this is a problem, please contact me.
    - This roleplay is not meant to fill it's topics in a day. Take your time with your posts. We can be patient. Quality over speed, please.


    Please let me know if you do not wish to continue in the roleplay,
    or inform me when your character is finished so I can approve it.


    Chat Topic




    I would like to thank each and every one of you for your interest in this roleplay. The idea means a lot to me, and to see it's popularity has really given me great joy. You are all amazing people and I'm sure you will all do your best.
    Thank you for your patience, your praise and interest in Soul Shackles.


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    [ bericht aangepast op 5 sep 2013 - 21:27 ]


    Welcome to Night Vale. All Hail the Glow Cloud. All Hail Perfect, Beautiful Carlos.

    Could I reserve a female, please?


    It's not that I don't love our little talks, it's just... I don't love them. ~ Loki

    ForeverWolf schreef:
    Could I reserve a female, please?


    The last available female is Gifted number 9, is that okay?


    Welcome to Night Vale. All Hail the Glow Cloud. All Hail Perfect, Beautiful Carlos.

    Escritura schreef:
    (...)

    The last available female is Gifted number 9, is that okay?


    Yeah, sure. Thanks.(:

    [ bericht aangepast op 31 aug 2013 - 17:58 ]


    It's not that I don't love our little talks, it's just... I don't love them. ~ Loki

    ForeverWolf schreef:
    (...)

    Yeah, sure, thanks.(;


    Not a problem. You have until the 4th of September to finish your character. Thank you for joining, lovely. (:


    Welcome to Night Vale. All Hail the Glow Cloud. All Hail Perfect, Beautiful Carlos.

    Escritura schreef:
    (...)

    Not a problem. You have until the 4th of September to finish your character. Thank you for joining, lovely. (:


    Okay. Than I'm going to work on my character now.^-^ No thanks.(:


    It's not that I don't love our little talks, it's just... I don't love them. ~ Loki

    I'm going to just post what I have so far.

    Full Name: Ophelia Wynter Sfinkx
    Nickname: Six, by the guards and by her own choice.
    Age: 18
    Date of birth: 07-05-2157
    Sex: Female
    Sexuality: Unlcear. Ophelia is only interested in seduction for achieving what she wants.
    Ethnicity: Caucasian, German/English.
    Gift: Electricity
    Language: She was raised bilingual but prefers English, has a slight German accent.
    Religion: Atheist. Ophelia does not believe in a God or a judgement day of any kind. In her opinion the ones with power are to be worshipped, if anyone.
    Mother: Eliza Darlington
    Father: Hannibal Heinrich Sfinckx
    Siblings: One, her brother Bruno Kaspar Sfinckx, age of 27.
    Height: 5’78 ft (1.76m)
    Weight: 152 lbs (69kg)
    Looks:


    Ophelia is quite tall and slender, but she has very feminine curves; round hips and noticeable breasts, but a rather tiny bottom. Her eyes are a deep green colour, but they seem empty. They radiate no emotions and they show no sign of feelings. Her rosy, plump limps are an entirely different story, when it comes to that matter. Ophelia’s mouth often shows what she is thinking. When it’s a straight line, she is angry. When she pouts, she is sunken in thought or up to no good. A smile is a rarity, unless it’s a grin and then you can bet she’s got some devious scheme.
    One of her most striking features is her lavender hair. It’s a soft, pastel colour that’s slightly darker at the roots and tips. With her delicate fingers she often makes intricate braids in it, and she will almost never let it down.
    Ophelia has a delicate face, with soft cheek bones and a small chin. Her skin is very smooth and if she would allow one to touch her, she would feel as soft as a peach.
    Likes: classical music, solitude, mirrors, the memory of peaches, fresh air, black and white movies, silk, lightbulbs, books.
    Dislikes: long conversations, being outsmarted, chess games, candle light, having her picture taken, conformity.
    Characteristics:
    Ophelia is not one of the most kindhearted people you'll meet. She is terribly moody and she can swing from being extatic -for her terms- to far below freezing point in a matter of seconds. Upsetting Ophelia might not be a very wise thing to do as her bad moods last longer than the good ones and she's not likely to tell you what you've done wrong in her opinion. Silent treatment is one of her favourite ways to let someone know she's not happy with them. If she really wants to piss them off, she'll just hum to let them know she's hearing them but even more ignoring them.
    If Ophelia is acting suddenly very nice towards someone they can bet their hat she's trying to get them to do something for her. The thing about Ophelia is that she can actually be quite charming. She wasn't brought up under a rock and certainly has a few ways of flirting her way into getting what she wants. She will not often do this, however, as it reminds her of her mother.
    Ophelia is a person who prefers solitude, she doesn't like being around too much people at once and when a conversation is becoming too long for her liking she has no guilty feelings whatsoever at just walking away from them.
    However, if Ophelia is passionate about something she will pour her soul into it -well she would if she had one- and she can get very caught up in what she's doing. There are few things in which she feels like she can really be herself, but she's not likely to practise them in public. She would absolutely hate exposing herself like that, which is why she doesn't even so much as talk about the things she loves. When it comes to passions, her lips are sealed.
    Despite acting so cold and calculated, there is a very large side to Ophelia that nobody would expect when they see her in action or talk to her. The truth is that Ophelia is a very insecure person. Every sneer she gives or scheme she executes is a desperate attempt to protect and hide the little girl that was sent to prison by her very own mother. Ophelia believes that if she keeps her emotions locked in and others locked out they don't have the power to hurt her, and even if they manage to hurt her that it won't matter they did because they will never know about it.
    To call Ophelia wicked trough and through would be a grave mistake. There are limits to her evilness. For instance, Ophelia would never knowingly have one of her plans inflicting physical injury upon another. She would never make anyone cry on purpose and even though she will never apologize for hurting someone, she might feel guilty about it.
    Another thing she'll never admit is how much she craves someone that makes an effort to see past her facade and recognize the fact that she's just as broken as anyone else. She's much too proud to ever do so. Ophelia is the kind of person that would walk into the arms of death, no matter how fast her heart is racing out of fear, with her head held high. Unless she has the feeling she's in complete control she will not ask anyone for help. And even then asking might be not be the proper word to describe it. Commanding or tricking into would be better.
    Getting to know Ophelia better might be a challenge, but it's probably worth the effort because if she'd ever decide to love someone and let them love her, there's not much she wouldn't do for that person.
    Though be not mistaken, false threats are not her style. You'll get one fair warning before she undertakes action.
    Family life and history:
    Hannibal and Eliza were married at a very young age. Their ages were respectively 23 and 19.
    Hannibal is the last descendant of an old aristocrat German family and his parents wanted him to marry a girl of equal status. Eliza was nothing of the sorts, being a foreign exchange student, but since Hannibal was head over heels for her, he had his mind set on marrying her. The two ran off together but before they reached the border, they were retrieved by Hannibal’s elder brother.
    When Eliza realised that Hannibal was not going to get any of his parents’ money if he married her, Eliza took off, leaving Hannibal heartbroken. A few months later, she returned, her belly larger than when she left. It turned out Eliza was pregnant, and the two were forced into matrimony.
    Four months later, the baby was born and Hannibal fell into disgrace with his family even more than he already had, as it turned out the baby was not his. This wasn’t hard to tell because the boy had a dark skin and frizzy hair. Yet Hannibal chose to forgive his wife and raise the baby as his own.
    Despite her shallow character, Eliza turned out to be a devoted mother. She doted on her baby boy and tried to give him his every heart’s desire. But this drove another wedge between Hannibal and Eliza, because as much as Hannibal tried to teach his son good values and morality, Eliza would undo it every time by giving in to the boy’s wishes. They had a huge row and Eliza threatened to leave Hannibal. Despite all that had happened, the man still felt something for his wife, even if he wasn’t sure if it still could be called love. He asked her what the hell she wanted from him, and finally he learnt his wife’s hidden desire: a daughter.
    But since Eliza had suffered complications during giving birth to Bruno, she was not physically able to carry another child. For a moment it seemed that Hannibal would see his family fall apart right in front of his eyes, but then he found out about an on-going science project. He took an interest in it and it wasn’t long before they were accepted into the programme. One year later, they adopted a beautiful baby girl with Lavender hair and eyes as green as gemstones. They called her Ophelia, and for a while it seemed as if Eliza had changed for the better. But soon enough she started to spoil the baby rotten, just as she’d done with Bruno. This time, though, Hannibal would not have it. He started to keep Ophelia away from her mother as subtly as he possibly could and tried to raise her better than Bruno had been. Of course Eliza would not stand down so easily, but as the years passed this turned against her. As Ophelia grew older, she became aware of her mother’s superficial character and her materialistic behaviour. The child looked at her father and saw a loving, patient, perhaps somewhat naïve man. The more she pondered this, the more she grew to loathe her mother and her brother as well. She started to spend more and more time with her father, who taught her to play the harp, and to play chess. At the age of five, Ophelia had turned her back to her mother and brother completely. She would not speak to them, she would pretend not to hear them and she would tell her classmates they were dead and she had only her father.
    About a year later, when she turned six, Ophelia started to notice she had an ability none of her family members seemed to have. She could put out a light by touching it, and she would feel the light flowing through her body. She also became aware that the thunderstorms that roared when she was angry weren’t a coincidence. She managed to hide her gift and it’s side effects, and confided it to nobody, not even her father. Of course, as the other Beauties showed theirs, Eliza decided that even though Ophelia hadn’t shown any signs of it, she was to be sent away too. Ophelia had a strong feeling that her mother had finally found a way to take revenge.
    Something changed in Ophelia when she was put in the prison. She kept to herself and developed an impenetrable wall around her heart. Nobody was to ever betray her again like her family had.
    Two objects:
    - A harp
    - A reading light, so she can read her books at night.

    Full Name: Stormcloud Dancer Quebodeaux
    Nickname: Storm
    Age: 23
    Date of birth: 04-08-2152
    Sex: Male
    Sexuality: Straight
    Ethnicity: Causasian, American.
    Language: Cajun American, Patois and some actual French.
    Religion: Catholic, although he doesn’t actively and blindly believe like most of his parish members. He doesn’t take the Bible literally and for him science begins where God steps out and vice versa.
    Mother: Deenah “Star” York
    Father: Jean Philippe Quebodeaux
    Siblings: Rainforest Singer Quebodeaux, Rain for short. Rain is 18.
    Height: 6.2 ft (1.87 m)
    Weight: 163 lbs (74 kg)
    Looks:


    With his length and weight, Storm is a rather tall and slim guy. However, he’s not skinny. He’s quite muscular, but not beefy.
    When one looks at Storm’s face there are quite a few remarkable features to be noticed. For starters; he has eyes that seem as if the look into your very core. Their colour is hard to describe but if you had to really pick one grey would probably be the closest. Storm has a small nose and rather plump lips.
    He has a very angular face, with distinguished cheekbone and a sharp jawline and chin. These are even brought out more when he ties his hair back.
    Another thing that makes Storm appearance hard to forget is his hairstyle. He’s kept it in dreadlocks for as long as he can remember and by now he’s really gotten the hang of it of making it look as less shabby as possible.
    Despite his alternative sense of fashion, Storm always takes care of himself. He shaves whenever necessary and refuses to wear dirty clothes. If he gets as much as a smidge on them, he’ll change them.
    Storm has quite a few tattoos, on his chest he has the words; we are what we are. On right arm he has a rather gothic looking cross, and on the left arm he’s got a magnifying glass. They represent the two constants in his life: God and science. On his back, there are two eyes, just for the fun of it and on his ankle he has anchor, to keep him grounded. Another sign of his humor is the pair of lips he’s got, on his hip. He’s not afraid of needles at all, seeing as he’s got a nose ring and a nipple piercing as well.
    Likes: Science, body art, riddles, history, social contact, tea, tofu.
    Dislikes: ignorance, shallowness, meat, people with no self-respect.
    Characteristics:
    Even though Storm is a rather quiet and peaceful person, there are certain urges he finds hard to supress. First of all there’s his never ending curiosity. Curiosity is what killed the cat, but quite frankly it may be the death of Storm too one day. He gets fascinated by things he doesn’t know or doesn’t understand and simply will not rest until he’s learnt everything there is to know about him.
    In this trait his perseverance also shows. Once Storm sets his mind to something he’s prepared to most anything to achieve the goal he’s set for himself.
    This is not always a task that’s easily to complete since Storm, ever since he’s been a child, has high standards for himself, be it for different reasons from time to time. Failure is a word that's not in his dictionary and he takes this even outside himself. When Storm sees someone struggling with something, anything he will push them and encourage them untill they finish what they were trying to do, and when they have; he'll praise them into heaven because Storm is a heavy believer in positive re-enforcement as he thinks criticism will only stop someone from growing and actually learning something. He'd rather learn from his own mistakes than from someone else's.
    Something Storm has inherrited from his mother is his complete and utter respect for nature. He's a strict vegetarian and regards his body as a temple. Unlike his mother he's never smoked or drank so much as one drop of alcohol. He believes a healthy mind can only thrive in a healthy body.
    Storm is not one to easily lose his temper, he doesn't let his emotions get the best of him and tries to always think before action. Something that does upset him, however, is injustice. This one of the reason why he has accepted the job of assistant scientist in the prison; he wants to try and make the life of the gifted as good as possible. It pains him to see him wearing their gloves and he'll rack his brain over every prophecy he gets his hands on.
    The one thing Storm enjoys above all is laughter, so you'll often hear him cracking a joke, especially if someone needs cheering up. Storm's glass is always half full and he'll try to make the best of every day. He knows there's things he can't change but that doesn't stop him from trying.
    Even though Storm will attempt to love anyone who's open for it, his sympathy is not without limits. There's only so much he can forgive and once you've fallen out of grace with him there's nothing you can do to let him allow you back in his life. For all his positive thinking, he can be quite sober too.
    Family life and History:
    Dina York was a young woman from Brooklynn who did not at all feel at place there. One could've called her quite the hippie without being wrong. When she was 21 she started travelling through America untill it lead her to a small town in Louisiana. Even though people were far too narrow minded for her, she enjoyed being in it's nature and stuck around for a while. It wasn't too long untill she met Jean Philippe, a young deputy sheriff. She was instantly smitten, but had to wait three months before the poor soul had the nerve to ask her out. Their first date wasn't a succes, as Jean Philippe tried to cook for Dina but ended up setting his house on fire instead. Something good did come out of that as the fire brigade came, Jean Philippe gave Dina his sweater to keep her warm after she'd been hit by a ray of water. Things went quite quickly from then on. Only six months later they moved in together and a year after that Storm was born. Jean Philippe had heavily protested against naming his son Stormcloud Dancer but when Dina explained that it was her honouring nature, he was so endeared by it he couldn't refuse.
    Both parents doted on their firstborn and took him out for picknicks from the moment he could walk.
    When Storm was three years old, he almost drowned in a river as he had run off and fell into it before either Dina or Jean Philippe could catch up with him. When they took of his clothes to keep him from getting too cold, a little frog fell out of it and Storm was immediately interested in the weird little creature. Without knowing he had taken his first steps into his scientific career.
    Two years later his sister was born. Much to Jean Philippe's dismay both mother and son decided on the perfect name for her. Storm was very taken by the little girl and helped his mother taking care of her as much as he could.
    In high school Storm discovered he had a knack for physics and quickly skipped to the advanced classes. At home he read as many books on the subject as possible and quite often handed in extra assignments to get him extra credits. he figured that if he liked doing it; then why not earn some extra points with it?
    Up untill today he still holds the school record for the highest test score on the subject.
    College was harder for Storm, not because the matter was harder, but because people expected him to socialize more. He still preferred to stay in every weekend and study in stead of going out.
    Fresh out of college, Storm still has never had a girlfriend. He's decided for himself that unlike his mother who lost her virginty at the age of sixteen, he wants to wait for the girl he wants to spend his life with. Of course he's not a friar, and not oblivious to flirting. He's gone a couple of bases but has never done the actual deed itself.
    He's had some minor crushes but not one relationship he found worth of commitment.

    [ bericht aangepast op 5 sep 2013 - 13:59 ]


    I've no idea of the future, but I can see the past quite well. And the present, if the weather's clear.

    I finally finished his looks :') the rest is for another time ^^


    Sidera nostra contrahent solem lunamque

    Full Name: Mischa Ramy Aznabaev
    Nickname: None
    Age: 18
    Date of birth: 12/05/2157
    Location: Prison
    Sex: Female
    Sexuality: Unknown – Mischa was imprisoned with the others when she was only 7, and being the youngest one in their prison, sees the older ones as her big brothers and sisters. She is however, very open-minded about it, thanks to having two dads.
    Ethnicity: Mischa has a Japanese appearance, but she sees herself as half American and half Russian because one of her dads is American, and the other one is Russian.
    Gift: Easily bend the will of Humans
    Blood type: A- // 12S
    Language: English
    Religion: Unknown – She grew up in a Russian Orthodox home, but her parents were very relaxed about religion.
    Father: Cris Aznabaev
    Father: Nathaniel Aznabaev
    Siblings: None
    Height: 4'10ft
    Weight: 8stone
    Looks:


    Mischa has waist long silver hair that she usually wears in a plait down her back, or in a plaited bun. Sometimes she wears it loose, but not very often. She has very bright blue eyes, and silver eyelashes and eyebrows. That means that she constantly wears mascara. Despite being on the small side, she's quite curvaceous. She's not, however, on the large side at all. She's very slim, with what her daddy Nathan always called 'pianist fingers', with delicate features. Mischa is very confident about her appearance, and is very comfortable in her own skin, but she doesn't excessively show it off. Mischa had a different make-up style everyday – she wanted to be a world-famous make-up artist when she was younger. She happily experimented with different styles of make-up on a frequent basis, and often put make-up on her fathers until she was forced into the prison with the others. Mischa has no need to wear glasses, although she sometimes wore large black frame glasses with no glass in because they were her 'working glasses' that she wore for her school/homework. Mischa would like to get some tattoo's and piercings. She'd love to get her lips, ears and navel pierced. Mischa has a very... Eclectic dress sense. She used to love shaking up her wardrobe, and has pieces of clothing from most 'style' in her wardrobe at home. She also used to love randomly cosplaying, and often got her fathers to dress up like her favourite characters at the time. She usually mixed up 'styles' e.g she'd wear a wear of punk trousers with a very girly shirt and steampunk boots. She only gets by with the uniform given to her in the prison by secretly editing it [e.g, using the sharp edge on her gloves to rip the trousers] and using a lot of imagination.
    Likes: Make-up, cosplaying, taking photos, horse-riding, dancing, singing, flirting
    Dislikes: The prison, being away from her parents, the dark
    Characteristics:
    Mischa is a very independent young woman who knows how to look after herself. She is very enthusiastic about things that she likes, almost to the point of being a perfectionist, working on her projects until every aspect is perfect. Mischa is also very persistent about things that she wants, although she can also be very patient when she needs to be, although she doesn't really like being patient unless she's reading. She is also very confident about her appearance, and her abilities, not including her Gift, as she wasn't even aware that she had one until the night she was kidnapped by soldiers.
    However, she is not just a sweet and ditzy fashion and make-up obsessed teenage girl. Mischa has a darker side that she didn't have when she was still living with her parents, and she's also developed some psychopathic tendencies that was definitely absent during her time with her parents.. Mischa is very materialistic, thanks to being spoiled rotten by her fathers giving her anything that she wanted. She is also very vengeful towards her guards and the scientists, as she blames them for her being taken away from her loving family so cruelly. She is very sceptical about information given to her, especially if it's from the guards, and or is about her parents, whom she misses terribly. Mischa has also turned from being a gentle, loving and affectionate child to a cold and unemotional young woman who is silently plotting the deaths of the soldiers that kidnapped her, and the guards that are keeping her from her family. She also has a habit of seducing guards in an attempt to escape from the prison. She's only succeeded once, and was only caught because the other guards found the corpse of the man who gave Mischa the key out of the prison.

    History: Mischa grew up in a very loving family, and was doted on by her gay parents, who spent most of their savings on getting a 'Perfect Child' because they were unable to find a surrogate to carry their child for them. Her parents spoiled her, but they also made sure to raise her right. She ate her vegetables, did her homework. When she was three, her parents brought her a Shetland pony, because she wanted to be the same as her parents, the way all little children do – they both owned their own horse and frequently spend the weekends riding. She kept straining her wrists from falling off, and her parents was relieved that they didn't have to keep taking her to the doctors about it, because it was usually healed the morning after, with her raring to go on another ride with them. She did very well in school, excelling in music and dance. She was bullied a little, but mostly by the girls who were jealous of her perfect looks, but apart from that she was pretty popular in school and loved it. Her parents showed her with dance lessons and she often performed with her dance classes and choir, but not always as a lead. Her teachers were firm, but fair. They made sure the others also got a chance in the spot-light, and she didn't resent them for it, after her parents explained to her that she was 'special', and the teachers couldn't show bias towards her. She knew that she was special, but she didn't realise that she had a 'Gift' until she was woken up one night by soldiers forcing metal gauntlets onto her hands and dragging her from her home kicking and screaming for her parents, who were being held at gun-point to prevent them from interfering. She suffered from nightmares about night until she was 10, when she started to act like a hard-ass so she wouldn't be hurt like that again.
    Personal Items:
    Mischa and her parents swop books as she finishes them. Her parents refused to let her be without a new book each week. The only other item from her home was her red cape that Nathan had made for her as a home-warming present when she was adopted. Every other year, it'd be taken away so it could be enlarged to fit her better.


    Having a birthday holiday to the Netherlands <3 So excited!! <3

    I hope this is okay, otherwise it's back to the drawing bord XD (or writingboard in this case actually)

    Name: Sakura 'Kaida' Miyamoto
    Nicknames: Kaida, Saky (any others you can think of)
    Age: 29
    Date of birth: June 21st 2145
    Sex: Female
    Sexuality: Bisexual, yet, tends to prefer men (but only if they have a nice character, not when they rotten to the core)
    Ethnicity: Japanese
    Language(s): Japanese, English
    Religion: Buddhism
    Family life: She's single and not really looking for the moment. What comes, comes and she will see what happens then. She has her father living back in Japan, her mother died when she was young. She doesn't have any siblings.
    Height: 5ft18 (1m58)
    Weight: 114lbs. (51,5kg)

    Looks: the first thing you notice when you see her, is not the fact that she's not one of the biggest, a fact she can disguise easily by wearing some high heels, but her striking amber eyes. They seem to look right through you, like liquid gold, even though in some light, they seem to have more of a coppery shade. They mostly look playful and friendly to the world, but when she wants, the can be as hard, cold and unforgiven as ice. Even though she tends to hide it, it is often her eyes that betray what she feels and how she thinks, acting like real mirrors to her soul.
    Like most of her countrymen, she has black hair. She prefers to wear it long and as a result of that, you can see the slight natural wave it holds, when hanging loose. When working, she ties it into a tail or even braids it, so it doesn't get in the way. She has a habit of biting the tips when nervous or thinking hard on something, so they can look kind of odd, when not treated by a hairdresser.
    Even though she's small, she's build in proportion to her height. She has a slender body and despite of what you would think, she has a perfectly healthy weight, even though she appears to be on the lean side. Her body is well trained, but not to much, so that it has kept it's feminine forms. Since she works out a lot, she's stronger then her build suggests, but she's also agile like a cat.
    Her skin is slightly tanned and her mother once said she was as soft as an apricot. This however does not change the fact that she has quit a few scars. Some due to her training, others self-inflicted when she was younger. On her lower back, she got a tattoo. It depicts a tiger and a dragon, surrounded by cherry-blossoms. She has no further tattoos or piercings.
    If it comes to clothing, she's a real fashion-guru. She loves to go shopping and searching for new clothes. She knows perfectly what looks good on somebody and what's totally wrong. She loves clothes and 1 wardrobe is just not enough to hold it all. At work, she always looks perfectly presentable, like she has a meeting with the president or somebody else important, even if it's sometimes perhaps a little bit provocative. At home, she like to wear something comfortable, like a tracksuit or a legging. When she's in Japan with her family for a holiday, she tends to wear traditional Japanese clothing, but only not to anger her family. In fact, she hates wearing them.
    At work, she sometimes wears a white lab-coat, but only when she thinks it's needed. Mostly, she avoids it, since she doesn't want the Gifted to think she sees them as some kind of lab-rats.

    Likes: Spicy food, her daily workout, singing under the shower, challenging the guards for a fight, History, being a rebel, healthy lifestyle, her morning coffee, being crazy now and again

    Dislikes: being Misses Perfect, liars and cheats, hatred towards people who are different (in any way, that includes hatred to the Gifted), losing, smoking and drugs


    Characteristics: All in all, Sakura is a nice girls, who's fun to be around and likes to have a good laugh or knows how to trow a party. Yet, there is more to this girl then meets the eye.
    She seems sweet and soft when you see her, but
    She's a hard worker and everything she has achieved is through that. When she starts a project, she tends to go for it, the full 200% and doesn't stop until she sees results. That they have to come at the cost of sleep, rest or even eating is of no concern to her. This sometimes causes a problem with long projects.
    She's a rebel. When she wants, she can really shock people with opinions, or just by doing something or changing her own style. When she has the feeling she starts to become to 'normal' she does something drastic that has people really frowning.
    Sakura is someone who wants to help everybody and everything, even though she knows perfectly that it's impossible. She has a hard time accepting help and even when you give her something, she makes sure you get something in return, because she doesn't like to have a debt with someone. Not even if it concerns a simple gift. This also can be seen in the fact that she can feel real bad about it, when something happens and she thinks she's to blame for it in some way. You can count on it that she will do anything she can to make it right, even if you say a dozen times there's no need for it.
    When you see her, you wouldn't guess it, but Sakura is someone who finds order in chaos. Don't expect a perfectly ordered desk, but rather hope nothing falls of when she takes something away. This does not mean she's a sloven or someone who lives in her own dirt. She just hates an ordered desk. It just looks to clean and just.
    Usually, she's easy-going and doesn't takes rules to strict, but when needed, she can be a real drilling sergeant. This, however, she really doesn't like and she hates it when it needs to happen. She's not to strict on rules when it comes to others, because she hates them herself. This does not mean that she thinks the whole world should fall into chaos and disarray, but it shouldn't be to pointed out either. You can only learn from your mistakes and when rules say everything you can and can't do, how on earth can you then ever make a mistake and learn from it?
    She likes to party and have fun, but there is a darker side to her as well. She has not always be as confident in herself as she is now and that has left their marks, literally. She sometimes is ashamed of them and tries to hide it and when they are pointed out or made fun of, you can count on it that she will spend the rest of the week in her room, being miserably.
    Another one of her flaws is that she really can overreact to the smallest of things. If you have her on a bad day, which doesn't happen often, she can snap at you for really no reason and feel not the littlest bit of regret. She also tends to hold a grudge against people who wronged her and acts like an ice-queen against them.
    She's quite contradicting in character. This has had it's consequences in the past, by people thinking she had a split personality, which is not the case. She's just herself, as she would say it. And yeah, she's kind of unique in her own way. However, you know what you have on her, once you learn to know her. She may be odd sometimes, but she's really a good person and truly a loyal friend.

    History: Sakura was born the Japanese countryside. Her mother, Yuzuki, was a housewife, while her father, Ryuunosuke, was a local storekeeper. While her mother loved her from the start, her father always was disappointed that she wasn't a son. This fact put a real strain on the family at moments.
    From childhood on, she has been a very active child, always running around and making trouble with the other kids in the village. This quickly earned her the nickname Kaida, meaning Little Dragon. She was a real handful in those days, never being able to sit still for some time or really paying attention in class and homework was even more out of the question.
    However, things changed when she was about 8 years old. Her mother died, leaving her and her father behind. Sakura was heartbroken, since she always had had the best contact with her mother and hardly knew her father. They moved out of the small town, to the great city, Osaka in this case, were they started a new life.
    She felt betrayed and left alone when her father went working all day and hardly had time to take care of her. Because of that, she had to learn to take care of herself. Even at a young age, she learned to make her own food, but also other tasks in the household. As time passed, father and daughter grew further apart.
    Having no more of her old friends and feeling odd in the city, Sakura started to take more care of her schoolwork and quickly became a motivated student who had more then enough capacities to become somebody. However, the home-situation still took it's toll on her. She was a brilliant learner, but she had no support and she started to hate everything. This combined by the fact that she became a teenager and went into puberty, resulted in a negative spiral for her. She started cutting herself, more out of desperation and a cry to be heard and seen (meant for her father) then of really wanting to hurt herself. Her schoolwork started to decline and she ran away from home a couple of times. Truth be told, it is a small miracle that she didn't end up in a street-gang or even worse.
    The last time she ran, she met an older men. It was pouring and she was soaked wet when he found her, crying in an alleyway. She had been cutting herself and looked like she could pass out any time. Even though he was old enough to be her grandfather, he took her home with him and mended her cuts before letting her rest.
    The next morning, they had a good talk, in which Sakura just told everything. The man was perhaps a stranger, but she felt she could trust him. Emotionally, it drained her completely, but after that, she could start over again. When she woke the next morning, she felt like reborn and the man gave her a chance to start over. Over the following couple of years, he helped her as a mentor. Not only for schoolwork, but also personally. He helped her talk to her father and even if it took some time, the man recognized his daughter for the first time, which was a major improvement and gave Sakura the support she needed to go on.
    From then on, things only got better. Not only at school, where she became once more the best of her class, but also at home. The old men stayed her mentor by who she could always go for advise when she needed it. And one of his pieces of advise was to take up martial arts. It would give her a way to learn a certain degree of discipline, which he deemed necessary to keep her on the right path. Even though she was a girl, she learned to know the Bushido and a code to live by. It was not only knowledge she gained, but also training in various style of fighting. Kenjutsu (traditional Japanese swordsmanship), Taijutsu (unarmed combat), Bojutsu (Staff Techniques) and Kyujutsu (Art of Archery) were just ways to keep her occupied and bad thoughts out of the way. It cleared her mind and gave a way to escape learning, but also kept her away from things like drugs, addictions and other harmful stuff.
    When she turned 18, she started university. She proved herself a fine student, and aided by a strict schedule of attending classes, studying at home, working and training, she learned to live a rather normal live. After passing for a Bachelor in social studies, she returned to university to get her Master in Biology.
    By that time, she had already heard of the Gifted and the fact that they were imprisoned. Thinking it was a great opportunity, she applied to study them and help find the meaning behind all of it. At the same time, she asked the university if she could use the Gifted-project to gain her Doctor-title in biology. Thus she became a part of the program and set of to the island.
    She still has sometimes problems with her father. They mainly concern her sexuality, since her father thinks it a disgrace that she can love another women and even sleep with her. But aside from that, she had found her family again and they are once again attending family-feasts like New Year.


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    Name: Guinevere Kala Irving
    Guinevere meaning “White Phantom”, and Kala “Black”, which is a lovely meaning with her hair – being black / white.
    Age: 18
    Date of birth: 04-05-2157
    Sex: Female
    Sexuality: Straight, as a person can be.
    Gift: Ice.
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    Height: 5’3 ft – 1,60M.
    Weight: 50 KG.
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    Dont forget darlings, I was planning on starting this tomorrow. Do we want extra time? Please let me know. I can't start it this weekend, for it is my birthday on Sunday. Monday I'll be in London (!!) so if you guys need extra time, we can start on Tuesday/Wednesday instead. Let me know, guys.
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