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internalizesPLAYER INFORMATION
PLAYER: Robin
ARE YOU AT LEAST 14 YEARS OLD?: Yes
IF UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, PLEASE STATE YOUR AGE: N/A
CONTACT: AIM - Bustaawolf
PERSONAL JOURNAL:goddamnwordsmith
CHARACTERS PLAYED: Mariko Yashida (repressedfire)
CHARACTER INFORMATION
NAME: Yvette/Penance
CANON: Marvel Comics
CANON REFERENCE: Here is her entry on the Marvel wiki. Since she's based mostly on the original Scott Lobdell character concept (and not the later Larry Hama retcons), this article provides some additional information.
AGE: Unknown, roughly 13
GENDER: Female
YEAR IN SCHOOL/FACULTY POSITION: Middle School 1
APPEARANCE: Here
PERSONALITY: Due to the circumstances surrounding her childhood, Yvette's nature is to be skittish and withdrawn. These traits become more highlighted the more people she's around. She will keep to herself, her body language attempting to dissuade interactions with others, her expressions scrutinizing and suspicious. She does find herself more comfortable around women for obvious reasons, but she still avoids gatherings of people as much as possible.
This is in conflict with a natural curiosity she has for the rest of the world. She can lose herself for hours, possibly days, exploring nature and being one with the outdoors. Things as small and simple as flowers and butterflies can attract her undivided attention. She loves investigating nature, especially the sensations of scent and touch. The nature of her mutation makes it difficult to touch many things, but outdoors she can feel grass, dirt, and wind.
This curiosity can extend to people, as well, but it's only comfortable to her on a one-on-one basis. When she indulges in this aspect, she will often watch a person from a distance, using their actions and interactions as a judge of character before approaching more closely. When she finds someone she's comfortable with, she will begin staying near them, accompanying them even when just sitting quietly. She will often listen to everything they say, even though she can't understand a single word. She will react positively, nodding or giving curious, interested looks with her eyes. She will also try to show them things of interest to her, though her inability to communicate directly makes it difficult.
Another side-effect of her environment, and perhaps connected to her mutation, is a very strong, almost primal survival instinct. When threatened, she will react quickly, either fleeing with incredible speed for her size and build, or attack viciously, using her genetic gifts to protect herself or another, and dispatch any dangerous threat. She reacts more like a wild animal than an average human, and will not stop without intervention or until the threat is gone.
POWERS/ABILITIES: Negative Emotion Absorbtion: Yvette's mutant power causes her to internalize negative emotions and use them to protect her body. This manifests by making her body nearly as hard as diamond, and covered in tiny, razor-sharp 'teeth', similar to the dermal denticles of sharks. Her fingers and toes are elongated claws, capable of cutting through rock and damaging steel. Her hair also resembles her claws in form, but not function.
Her skin is resilient, able to protect Yvette from most conventional damage, though the limits have not been tested. Additionally, it provides her with a limited amount of psychic defense, though more skilled telepaths can bypass it.
It's currently theorized (and incredibly likely) that her skin can soften with exposure to positive emotions, but this has not yet been confirmed.
While not necessarily a mutant power, Yvette seems to possess an enhanced survival instinct, and can be incredibly dangerous as a result despite no formal combat training. She can attack with surprising speed and ferocity, and can run very fast and jump farther than average, if necessary.
AU HISTORY: The child of a Serbian soldier and a Kosovo Albanian civilian, Yvette was born at the end of the Kosovo Wars in the Yugoslavia region, a product of the terrible conditions of the conflict. Her father, strangely taken with her mother, forced the woman into marriage before Yvette's birth. The man was both physically and emotionally abusive towards his wife, but despite plenty of reason to leave, Yvette's mother stayed with him, if only to have a home and money to raise their daughter.
Due to both the sociopolitical climate, and her home life, Yvette was exposed to emotional trauma on a regular basis, and as a result was mute from the age of four. Her father used this as an excuse to berate her as well, worsening the problem, but her mother loved her deeply and cared for her even more. She promised Yvette that, one day, they would have a better life, and she hoped that when that day came, Yvette's voice would return to her.
Yvette continued to grow, showing little sign of mental development; while she wasn't considered 'dumb,' she was showing signs that her development had slowed, or was even stunted; she showed primarily passable development in school, but never exceeded at any particular subject, and was having difficulties in communication, with lackluster writing skills and a poor understanding of sign language. This, too, gave her father more fuel to complain and accuse, though much of this was switched to her mother, implying that fathering a child with her was a mistake. Attacks like this drew Yvette further into herself, and she interacted with other children less and less, and even began eating less food during meals.
During a fight between her parents, Yvette's mother finally retaliated against her father, striking him and calling him out on being nothing but a bully and a poor excuse of a man. He responded by heaping even more abuse on her, insulting her and beating her until she was bloody and bruised. This was the final breaking point, and like many mutants before her, the moment when Yvette's powers manifested. She jumped onto him, her skin now red and hard, her fingers and toes lengthening into claws, as she started wordlessly tearing at him. He tried to beat her off of him, but only injured himself, his skin scraping off every time it struck against hers, and Yvette not showing any reaction to the blows. Her claws tore at him, cutting deep and drawing enough blood that he passed out. She refused to stop, still clawing and tearing at him, finally ripping at his face and chest until he stopped breathing.
Her mother, tears streaming down her face, did her best to calm Yvette, and finally broke through the girl's haze of anger. She stopped, recoiling at her own handiwork, and drew into herself once again, only to have her mother cover her with a blanket and whisper words of comfort. Her mother told her that they would be leaving soon, that they'd find a new life away from this place, and took her to get cleaned up and ready to travel. Yvette drifted into unconsciousness during this, and when she awoke, her mother had dressed her in strange clothing, and they were riding in the back seat of a truck.
Her mother explained that the clothes were to protect her, since she could now hurt people easily, and that they were making arrangements with family to get out of the country, hopefully to America. She talked to her the whole way to their destination, a cargo airfield. Together, they boarded a plane piloted by Yvette's cousin, westbound with America being the final stop. Though they would have to stay in the cargo hold, Yvette and her mother were kept as comfortably as they could be. Her mother explained that, with her father dead, the Serbian army would investigate, and the punishment would be severe if either of them were caught; it would be worse for Yvette, who was now revealed to be a mutant.
As they flew across the ocean, her mother wrote a letter, putting it in the pocket of her clothes, and told her it would be needed when they arrived in America. Her cousin had made arrangements with a cab driver, who would take them from the airfield to another destination. As her mother continued to talk to her and comfort her, Yvette again drifted off to sleep.
While she slept, they arrived in America, her mother carrying her to the cab that waited for them. Together, they rode the entire way to the Xavier Institute, a place Yvette's cousin had said might be able to help her and her mother. While Yvette slept, her mother placed another letter on her, this time addressed to Yvette herself. It was a letter of apology for abandoning her, praying that she would understand it was for the best, and that they'd see each other again someday.
Without waiting for Yvette to wake up, her mother left her at the Institute's gates. With a quick message over the intercom, the woman left, tears silently staining her clothes as she took one last look at her daughter.
THIRD PERSON SAMPLE: Penance is a master of action tags. Not so much words though. Two threads displaying action, as suggested given her current inability to communicate.
NOTE: Due to both her powers and her skittish nature, I would like to request that she be roomed with a teacher, specifically the Storm NPC, at least for now. She may be moved into a room later once she's deemed to be socially acclimated enough.
PLAYER: Robin
ARE YOU AT LEAST 14 YEARS OLD?: Yes
IF UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, PLEASE STATE YOUR AGE: N/A
CONTACT: AIM - Bustaawolf
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
goddamnwordsmithCHARACTERS PLAYED: Mariko Yashida (
repressedfire)CHARACTER INFORMATION
NAME: Yvette/Penance
CANON: Marvel Comics
CANON REFERENCE: Here is her entry on the Marvel wiki. Since she's based mostly on the original Scott Lobdell character concept (and not the later Larry Hama retcons), this article provides some additional information.
AGE: Unknown, roughly 13
GENDER: Female
YEAR IN SCHOOL/FACULTY POSITION: Middle School 1
APPEARANCE: Here
PERSONALITY: Due to the circumstances surrounding her childhood, Yvette's nature is to be skittish and withdrawn. These traits become more highlighted the more people she's around. She will keep to herself, her body language attempting to dissuade interactions with others, her expressions scrutinizing and suspicious. She does find herself more comfortable around women for obvious reasons, but she still avoids gatherings of people as much as possible.
This is in conflict with a natural curiosity she has for the rest of the world. She can lose herself for hours, possibly days, exploring nature and being one with the outdoors. Things as small and simple as flowers and butterflies can attract her undivided attention. She loves investigating nature, especially the sensations of scent and touch. The nature of her mutation makes it difficult to touch many things, but outdoors she can feel grass, dirt, and wind.
This curiosity can extend to people, as well, but it's only comfortable to her on a one-on-one basis. When she indulges in this aspect, she will often watch a person from a distance, using their actions and interactions as a judge of character before approaching more closely. When she finds someone she's comfortable with, she will begin staying near them, accompanying them even when just sitting quietly. She will often listen to everything they say, even though she can't understand a single word. She will react positively, nodding or giving curious, interested looks with her eyes. She will also try to show them things of interest to her, though her inability to communicate directly makes it difficult.
Another side-effect of her environment, and perhaps connected to her mutation, is a very strong, almost primal survival instinct. When threatened, she will react quickly, either fleeing with incredible speed for her size and build, or attack viciously, using her genetic gifts to protect herself or another, and dispatch any dangerous threat. She reacts more like a wild animal than an average human, and will not stop without intervention or until the threat is gone.
POWERS/ABILITIES: Negative Emotion Absorbtion: Yvette's mutant power causes her to internalize negative emotions and use them to protect her body. This manifests by making her body nearly as hard as diamond, and covered in tiny, razor-sharp 'teeth', similar to the dermal denticles of sharks. Her fingers and toes are elongated claws, capable of cutting through rock and damaging steel. Her hair also resembles her claws in form, but not function.
Her skin is resilient, able to protect Yvette from most conventional damage, though the limits have not been tested. Additionally, it provides her with a limited amount of psychic defense, though more skilled telepaths can bypass it.
It's currently theorized (and incredibly likely) that her skin can soften with exposure to positive emotions, but this has not yet been confirmed.
While not necessarily a mutant power, Yvette seems to possess an enhanced survival instinct, and can be incredibly dangerous as a result despite no formal combat training. She can attack with surprising speed and ferocity, and can run very fast and jump farther than average, if necessary.
AU HISTORY: The child of a Serbian soldier and a Kosovo Albanian civilian, Yvette was born at the end of the Kosovo Wars in the Yugoslavia region, a product of the terrible conditions of the conflict. Her father, strangely taken with her mother, forced the woman into marriage before Yvette's birth. The man was both physically and emotionally abusive towards his wife, but despite plenty of reason to leave, Yvette's mother stayed with him, if only to have a home and money to raise their daughter.
Due to both the sociopolitical climate, and her home life, Yvette was exposed to emotional trauma on a regular basis, and as a result was mute from the age of four. Her father used this as an excuse to berate her as well, worsening the problem, but her mother loved her deeply and cared for her even more. She promised Yvette that, one day, they would have a better life, and she hoped that when that day came, Yvette's voice would return to her.
Yvette continued to grow, showing little sign of mental development; while she wasn't considered 'dumb,' she was showing signs that her development had slowed, or was even stunted; she showed primarily passable development in school, but never exceeded at any particular subject, and was having difficulties in communication, with lackluster writing skills and a poor understanding of sign language. This, too, gave her father more fuel to complain and accuse, though much of this was switched to her mother, implying that fathering a child with her was a mistake. Attacks like this drew Yvette further into herself, and she interacted with other children less and less, and even began eating less food during meals.
During a fight between her parents, Yvette's mother finally retaliated against her father, striking him and calling him out on being nothing but a bully and a poor excuse of a man. He responded by heaping even more abuse on her, insulting her and beating her until she was bloody and bruised. This was the final breaking point, and like many mutants before her, the moment when Yvette's powers manifested. She jumped onto him, her skin now red and hard, her fingers and toes lengthening into claws, as she started wordlessly tearing at him. He tried to beat her off of him, but only injured himself, his skin scraping off every time it struck against hers, and Yvette not showing any reaction to the blows. Her claws tore at him, cutting deep and drawing enough blood that he passed out. She refused to stop, still clawing and tearing at him, finally ripping at his face and chest until he stopped breathing.
Her mother, tears streaming down her face, did her best to calm Yvette, and finally broke through the girl's haze of anger. She stopped, recoiling at her own handiwork, and drew into herself once again, only to have her mother cover her with a blanket and whisper words of comfort. Her mother told her that they would be leaving soon, that they'd find a new life away from this place, and took her to get cleaned up and ready to travel. Yvette drifted into unconsciousness during this, and when she awoke, her mother had dressed her in strange clothing, and they were riding in the back seat of a truck.
Her mother explained that the clothes were to protect her, since she could now hurt people easily, and that they were making arrangements with family to get out of the country, hopefully to America. She talked to her the whole way to their destination, a cargo airfield. Together, they boarded a plane piloted by Yvette's cousin, westbound with America being the final stop. Though they would have to stay in the cargo hold, Yvette and her mother were kept as comfortably as they could be. Her mother explained that, with her father dead, the Serbian army would investigate, and the punishment would be severe if either of them were caught; it would be worse for Yvette, who was now revealed to be a mutant.
As they flew across the ocean, her mother wrote a letter, putting it in the pocket of her clothes, and told her it would be needed when they arrived in America. Her cousin had made arrangements with a cab driver, who would take them from the airfield to another destination. As her mother continued to talk to her and comfort her, Yvette again drifted off to sleep.
While she slept, they arrived in America, her mother carrying her to the cab that waited for them. Together, they rode the entire way to the Xavier Institute, a place Yvette's cousin had said might be able to help her and her mother. While Yvette slept, her mother placed another letter on her, this time addressed to Yvette herself. It was a letter of apology for abandoning her, praying that she would understand it was for the best, and that they'd see each other again someday.
Without waiting for Yvette to wake up, her mother left her at the Institute's gates. With a quick message over the intercom, the woman left, tears silently staining her clothes as she took one last look at her daughter.
THIRD PERSON SAMPLE: Penance is a master of action tags. Not so much words though. Two threads displaying action, as suggested given her current inability to communicate.
NOTE: Due to both her powers and her skittish nature, I would like to request that she be roomed with a teacher, specifically the Storm NPC, at least for now. She may be moved into a room later once she's deemed to be socially acclimated enough.
