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▼▲ margaret silas ▼▲ eighteen ▼▲ homosexual ▼▲ chaotic neutral ▼▲

Margaret Victoria Silas, also known as Maggie or Meg, was born on January fourteenth in the year nineteen ninety seven. This makes her eighteen years of age and a ----. Margaret speaks three languages, English, French, and Spanish, and was born in Montreal, Canada. She is French-Canadian. Maggie has little experience with guns, but has superb street smarts in addition to good pick-pocketing skills.

Her main characteristics are her cynicism and her seemingly-forced apathy, though this is a front; deep down, Margaret does care and doesn't think the world has completely gone to shit. Maggie's fatal flaw is her self-doubt, while her strengths lie in walling in her emotions and forcing neutral or bitter reactions. It's easy for her to fall victim to said self-doubt, and she often second guesses herself before taking action. This can help her in some cases, especially when she's in a tricky or drunken situation, but more often than not it ends up hurting her. Meg is

He's fairly well-known in the world of politics as the son of Vermont State Senator Truslow, though infamously. Peter, while maintaining a 4.0 GPA at his college, managed to land himself on the nightly news by throwing one of the most rowdy parties the school had seen in its history. By the end of the party, the head chemistry professor's car was on the bell tower, most of the trimmed lawns glowed, and more than half of the underclassmen had to be treated for mild alcohol poisoning.. and then some. Peter was expelled, and Senator Truslow was more than willing to send his only son to a smaller college with limited visiting and glowing reviews.

What more damage could he possibly do there?

recruits

crystal 'crys' lee
. im jinah
. dear god what even is she
. okay okay so she'll act all sweet to your face
. and then she'll steal your wallet and your watch and your lip balm and ew what? that watch was only $140 did you just get a knock-off rolex how dare you i just wasted my time stealing a knock-off rolex
. so so so smart; but she doesn't try she's so nonchalant about it
. femme fatale to the max


something something
. emma watson
. trust fund baby who's naturally v shy and very fine being looked over and just assuming the role of a typical wallflower
. hella good actress; prolly could've gone into the hollywood industry if she wasn't so terrified of public speaking and being put on the spot
. what? yeah she seems sweet and unassuming and people wonder how the hell she ever got into the institute. but she's always been good at acting the part and if they part they give her is unassuming sweetheart you don't have to worry about that's better for her; the odds are in her favor if everyone underestimates her
. so yeah it's easy to underestimate her. but doNT
. collabs; mel (survival pack)


something something
. nadine leopold
. sweet smiles. killer sarcasm. even more killer observational skills.
. she notices things like that kid always bites the inside of his cheek whenever that girl walks by and that instructor's jaw clenches ever so slightly whenever that other instructor walks by and whatnot
. she could prolly kill you in your sleep but no one suspects that i mean look at her with her sunshine-y hair and smiles and everything
. and then she opens her mouth and you're like damn that sarcasm. that sass. where the hell did that come from and she says it all with that same cutesy smile on her face it's very confusing
. collabs; evan (sarcastic sistas)


something something
. arthur gosse
. he's really smart
. but he's also a hormonal twenty year old he falls in love with literally ever girl he sees it's a real problem
. and heartbreak doesn't even fase him like a girl breaks up with him and he cries and watches terminator 2 on repeat for a week and then he walks out onto the street and goddammit why does everyone have to be so hot
. but seriously why is everone at this institute so attractive how the hell is he supposed to focus on trivial things like shooting things and learning to speak russian when EVERYONE COULD BE A VICTORIA'S SECRET MODEL HOW DARE THEY
. what am i doing halp
. collabs; shad (major crush), bree (fwb + major feels)


something something
. tyler posey
. could prolly talk mccarthy into becoming a communist
. so for all his sweet puppy dog smiles and cutesy expressions his heart is prolly made from industrial steel
. nothing can break him. he's pretty apathetic in all actuality once you get past all the flourishes he makes that make you think he cares
. pretends to be an idealist/optimist but is a true cynic at heart.
. that is, if he has a heart. jk jk he does but it takes a lot to get it out of him.
. otay i lied if you really want to bond with him then simply just rent all the extended versions of lotr and watch a movie marathon with him there's a 67% chance he'll fall asleep on your shoulder by the end of it all but then wake up demanding a star wars marathon the very next day
. that dumb dork
. collabs; evan (partners in crime), sea (rivals with unresolved sexual tension)


something something
. rj king
. who even knows anymore
. AIGHT IF WE DO BLONDE CHILDREN HE'S MY BLONDE CHILD
. he's just this mischievous lil' minx who should never be trusted unless you're a) one of his siblings or b) one of his actual friends in which case he's by far the most loyal person you will ever encounter in your entire life
. hacker. arsonist. pickpocket. professional grafitti artist. take your pick he's sorta the jack-of-all-trades when it comes to petty (and not so petty) crime
. collabs; sibling fiends, cam (aarON TVEIT YO)

instructors

something something
. jenna coleman
. etiquette teacher
. look at that cutie she's one half of the perfect couple mr.wRIGHT I DIE LOOK AT THEM THEY'RE SO CUTE
. collabs; bREE


jennifer something
. brit marling
. year 2 counselor; she gets all the kids who find their moral compass catching up to them and the insomniacs who can't sleep at night because they're training the kids to be criminals who wouldn't feel guilty af
. she's rather quiet but that doens't mean she doesn't know how to have fun
. great at listening, she really likes her job but she tries to distance herself from these recruits because you have to be professional
. has a very dry, british sense of humor


something beckham
. harry lloyd
. angry not-so-little fucker
. omg look at him he's perf
. wowwowow you can never be this fab
. so he's like annalise keating/olivia pope. but with more quiet fury. and more ruthlessness. and more scottish. and obv white. and male.
. he found out about voclain and was that close to turning them into the govt but they made him a very good deal. so yes, he's mercenary and ruthless but he's not just good at what he does, he's the best
. doesn't believe in karma. does believe very firmly in human justice. what? you think you have your life under control? he can drag you to the courthouse and have you on death penalty in less than five minutes that's how good he is. rethink your life. rethink your power. your jurisdiction over your own life is nothing but an illusion.

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Peter Something Something
-FC: Max Riemelt
-Theft instructor
-How do you go from stealing cars and breaking and entering as a teen to an official position teaching other people how to steal? By being really good, and then fucking it all up.
-After earning notoriety among crime circles, he got an offer to work for the Voclain Institute. The offer came at the same time as he was preparing for what would have been the biggest and most profitable theft of his career. He was going to turn down the offer, but when the theft went south and his partner got arrested (with what was sure to be a sentence of many, many years), and he barely avoided arrest himself, the job at the institute suddenly seemed like a very good idea.
-Precious ray of sunshine underneath a million layers of caution and reserve.


Something Something Something
-FC: Kate Mara
-Linguistics instructor
-Honestly loves language. It's the way we communicate, the way we lie to each other, but also the way we say more than we ever intended to. You can learn a lot from people just by listening to the way they talk.
-Does she like you? Does she hate you? You'll never know. She has a polite poker face like no other.


Something Something Something
-FC: Bae Doona
-Speech + Debate instructor
-One of the first things she teaches is that it's not about what you believe, it's about what you can convince other people of.
-Everything is relative in her view. It's not about absolute correct and incorrect, or objective right and wrong. "Right" and "correct" are a lot more malleable than they seem.
-Wannabe Socrates right here


Joel Something Something
-FC: Andrew Westermann
-Probably the most inauthentic person you'll ever meet. The question is not "who is Joel?" but rather "who do you want Joel to be?" He's very good at just fitting in whatever environment he's in (a lifetime of moving every year or so will do that to you). It's simply a matter of observing what other people do and how they act, and then replicating that.


Something Something Something
-FC: Alia Bhatt
-Oh boy this girl could talk you into giving her the shirt off your back
-Skilled liar and silver tongue


Something Something Something
-FC: Kristen Stewart
-Always been a bit of a wild-child, the type of person you assume will never amount to anything besides raging parties and eventually getting arrested.
-But she's much smarter than people give her credit for. She's much smarter than she ever really shows.


Something Something Something
-FC: Benjamin Eidem
-Sibling collab, second oldest
-Did someone say credit card fraud?

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oh, 'cause blue skies are calling

. her students would say she is classy af
. anyone who knows her outside the school setting would say she is awkward af
. do you see that clash there
. basically the absolute best at self-discipline

( reina "nana" aikawa ) · ━━marksmanship × femme × twenty-six × single

[ e ] very girl dreams of waking up and kicking ass while running off with a ton of money, right? Or, at least, that's what Reina used to dream of. And then it became a reality. And, to make things even better, she was recruited for an academy to teach budding cons the skills she's learned. She barely older than some of her students, but who the hell cares? You could say that she's the unconventionally fun babysitter. You know, the kind that takes the kids out for a joyride in a stolen car. One wouldn't expect her to be so reckless, especially not with her precision and that exterior of complete discipline. No, she's a bundle of surprises.

One such surprise is the excruciatingly complicated relationship she has with ( cammie's chara ) and ( tyler's chara ). They should be rivals, feel like rivals, but there's that weird romantic thing going on that she can't quite explain. Reina might seem like a cool customer on most occasions, but she's actually not. And that little affair is a prime example of it. She's dated before--hell, she almost got married once--but this is a whole new ballpark. She'd prefer the devil she knew, but the devil could very well just be in a new dress.

While everyone is busy bottling up their emotions, when Reina gets ready to pop, she pops. Meaning she pretty much doesn't shut up until she's gotten everything she wants to say out. Or, you know, she's worked you well enough that you give in to her artificial tears and hand her your wallet, your keys, and everything you hold of value. Remember: con artist.

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if i could live a thousand times, if i could make a thousand tries
well maybe then i'd get it right

She was born the fifth child and the (second/third) daughter of an alcoholic pothead who meant well and a mother who didn't care enough to stay. For the first eleven years of her life, things were all right. Things could've been better but they also could've been a hell of a lot worse. There was usually supper on the table, and if not they could figure something out. Dad usually ended up passed out in a gutter somewhere, but he always made it through the nights, and they could usually manage to keep him out of sinking too far into debt. Liese was aware her elder siblings would occasionally work magic to somehow make money appear out of nowhere, and that sometimes things they couldn't possibly afford would often show up. She didn't question it. It was there, and there was no reason to. They were happy. Until dad got himself shot by his dealer. That was when everything changed.

The siblings were soon living a much more reckless lifestyle. They turned to bigger crimes, more money. And they were bringing it in. It wasn't long before the Black name was a name you didn't want to utter in Manhattan. Those kids knew what they wanted and they had the methods to get it.

For Liese, it's always been about the adventure of it. She's always lived in this world filled with guns and drugs and drinking and theft. It's what comes naturally to her. Her dad drank from the bottle freely, so it was only natural that she should start drinking from the age of thirteen. The drugs? The dealers knew her family name, they didn't care if it was a thirteen year old girl picking it up they didn't care if she was bringing it home to her siblings or smoking it before she got home. They just wanted the money. And the parties, oh Lord the parties. There was one every night back then. A different boy, too. They weren't too picky about the girl they were kissing's age, as long as she was drunk and willing to spend time with them.

She got arrested for the first time when she was fifteen. Quite honestly it was surprising it hadn't happened sooner. She got picked up by a cop completely passed out at a party with no recollection of how she'd gotten there or what had happened. She was let out after her older sibling showed up and bribed the cop on duty into letting her out without a record.

That was a bit of a wake-up call for her. By getting arrested, she very nearly got the whole family in trouble, not just her. And that's what put her in check. They were a pack, her and her siblings, and she decided she wasn't going to let them down like that again. So she toned it down, a bit. She still did the drugs and the drinking (you can't really stop at that point), but she did try. She decided she wanted to know where she was at all times, she wanted to stop not remembering hours, days, weeks of her life.

the more i see, the more i know that everyone just wants a show
no we don't want to see the truth

we are all living in a dream and life ain't what it seems
oh everything's a mess

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