The Selection: Semi-Advanced Roleplay discussion

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                     male × heterosexual × 21 × second caste × guard

Ingrid is a quiet girl, to put it plainly. She typically acts shy when in the company of others and often sticks to herself unless she is addressed. She is the kind of girl that you would not otherwise notice unless you sought her out. She prefers to have her simple corner of solitude and though she sometimes longs to be a bit more outgoing, she is content to stay by herself and typically shies away from attention. Despite Ingrid's lovely looks, with her soft brown locks and fair complexion, she doesn't believe that she is beautiful and therefore puts little effort into her appearance. Presentable of course, but nothing short of plain. If people where going to overlook you anyway, than what reason could you possibly have for taking time to doll-up? Especially when you could be taking time to create for someone who truly wanted it. If Ingrid is going to do something, than she will do it whole-heartedly, meticulously and diligently.

Beneath the rather meek appearance is a brilliant mind. Ingrid's intellect stretches beyond that of those her age and often aids her in her daily work. She isn't only exceedingly intelligent but she has that rare ability to read others and can often see the personalities of others through only a few short glances. Her sewing skills are stunningly impressive, and though she is rarely recognized for her work, she takes great pride in every single stitch. Her dresses are always lovely and while her hands are nimble and adept at sewing, she typically adorns them with beads and extra decoration. Ingrid wants her selected to win and will therefore do her best to make sure she does, so watch out for this maid because she has plans.

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❛ lady running down to the ʀɪᴘᴛɪᴅᴇ ⤬ seventeen ⤬ two ⤬⤬⤬

▬▬▬▬ LONDON AVALYN HAMPSHIRE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

⤬⤬⤬ taken away to the ᴅᴀʀᴋ side ⤬ swimmer ⤬ behati prinsloo

Y O U never have met a girl in such a sad situation. A girl that has only ever wanted to spend her days and nights in the ocean, in water. The way we feel when drinking a cold glass of lemonade on a scorching summer afternoon, that is how London feels when water reaches her. Specifically natural water- ocean, lake, sea, bay, river or stream. It's like her refuge, always been like that and always will be. When she was young, London started taking swimming lessons. She easily aced her way up to the highest level, made it on to a swim team, and did a lifeguarding course.

S O O N she swam her way up the levels, hitting a few obstacles in terms of time and her busy schedule, but otherwise London really was a natural. I say that London was in a sad situation, because although she was going far in her swimming career, outside of that her life was a mess. Since she was young, besides swimming her mother had been prepping her for the Selection. Forcing her to do 40 sit ups each night before going to bed- increases strength and stamina- as well as eating healthy and only letting her eat a few bites of her Halloween candy before throwing the rest away- who wants a fat princess?. In exchange for cooperation with the Selection Preparation activities, London got to swim. The moment she refused, her mother would discontinue her swimming career permanently. Obviously there was no guarantee London would be chosen, but just in case...

P E R S O N A L I T Y wise, London is a special one. Free like the sea, very open and horrible at hiding her emotions, London yet is not a mean person. Blunt and impulsive, yes, but inside she has a good heart. London also carries an overconfident air about her; the air that makes it seem as though she can do anything. She changes her mind frequently, and is indecisive to a fault. Although her closet and bedroom are very organized- a princess needs to have organized chambers- at school her desk isn't and neither is her locker at the swimming pool. London has a knack for adventure and is a daredevil and risk taker. She's also very persuasive, able to convince people to do almost anything. Part of that is because of her looks- with lush brown hair with blonde streaks that changes color sun dependent, as well as a natural tan and just the right amount of freckles, London is something pretty to look at. Brutally honest, London couldn't tell a good lie to save her life yet can normally tell if somebody else is lying. Whether she's sarcastic or not depends on what she thinks of you. A good friend she'll tend to have a sarcastic edge towards, yet towards someone she doesn't know wouldn't have sarcasm at all. Towards people she doesn't like, she's super quiet. As if for London's views on the Selection, somewhere on the plane ride her brain decided it wanted to win.

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❛ sweat for a ɴɪᴄᴋᴇʟ and dime ⤬ eighteen ⤬ one ⤬⤬⤬

▬▬▬▬ BRIELLE NATALIA ALLDAY ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

⤬⤬⤬ turn it into an ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ⤬ princess ⤬ bree fry

C A P T I V A T I N G attention, is simple for Brielle. She just has to make an overdramatic, snarky, or sarcastic remark and somebody will immediately try to correct her. Make her apologize for whatever rude comment she might have made, and Brielle will fight back. And when she fights back, she always catches attention. Brielle has always been like that: a fighter. Never settling for anything less than the best, always determined to get her own way, although always keeping in mind how it might effect others. If you have a problem and need someone to give you words of wisdom, Brielle is not your to-go-to person. She would just tell you to figure it out yourself, tussle her hair, and walk away. Brielle in fact is incredibly smart, clever, cunning and conniving. She has lots of good advice but doesn't want to waste it on other people she hardly cares about. Everyone has their own ways of dealing with grief: this is Brielle's. To hide behind a mask, because if that mask ever slipped, they would see the grieving girl with such a heavy weight on her shoulders.

A N O T H E R thing you have to know about Brielle, is that she's a family person. She might not hang around her sisters that much, but they still have a unique bond that will never fade, and when they do see each other the times are special. Being a princess to Brielle is a game. You dress up, put on an extra layer of gloss, laugh to impress the foreign ambassadors and keep on laughing to impress everyone else. To be honest, Brielle does like dressing up, doesn't mind the make up and having her hair done simply but elegantly, she just doesn't enjoy having to do it so much. And sometimes, she feels so fake wearing those layers, the same way she often feels so fake with her strong personality and what it takes to keep it up.

B R I E L L E is sided with the Southern Rebels. Tired of this parading around, being interviewed, this nonsense that takes away from doing other things. It takes away time on which she could be doing more valuable things: things that are more close to her heart. It's not as though she actually does missions for the rebels, Brielle doesn't want to kill anyone or have blood on her hands, she is just a powerful sympathizer that they don't know they have. Now that the Selection is here, Brielle has mixed feelings about it. One thing she does know, however, is that she'll either mock the girls or completely ignore. Probably mock them. It makes it all the more fun, right?

lucia rose ♦ seventeen ♦ caste two ♦ model

Lucia hates life. It has done nothing good for her, nothing good at all, and it made depression creep into her life. The few people who she's told about this mental disorder say that she's unreasonable: her family is extremely wealthy, she just got chosen for the Selection, is a model, and has more than a girl would wish for. That's why Lucia just stays away from that topic. People would just think she was a freak. She's a bit sensitive, and pretty ambitious since you need ambition in the modeling world, and doesn't tolerate people messing around with her life. She can be cold to people she doesn't know and is even a bit manipulative - it's just in her nature. She isn't a lovesick girl wanting to marry the prince or a crazy girl wanting to be the queen, but is just there. If she wins, great. If she falls in love, fantastic. The Selection would at least be a good distraction.

J E M I M A ║ 'J E M' ║ A S P E N ║ M E R C I E R

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Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ deep, philosophical quote might be placed here, but Jemima isn't like that. She doesn't have a tragic past, no horrifying event has wrecked her and turned her into a mature, isolated shadow of a girl. Jemima and her history might be described better as vibrant, warm-hearted and a little awkward. Sure, growing up in Caste 5 had many downsides and hardships, but did that mar Jem and her family's spirits? No, obviously. As Jemima grew up, her outgoing, bizarre personality, her hopes and dreams for the future-they were all embraced by her family and friends. At age 10, Jem fell in love with music, especially the violin. She has played it ever since.

Bᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ғᴇᴡ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇs were sort of a lie. There was one harrowing event in Jem's life. Her mentor, her idol, her best friend, her mother...she passed away when Jem was 14, due to lung cancer. She was first diagnosed when Jem was 12, and for two years she had to quietly endure her mother's suffering. Now, don't get me wrong-Jem's mother's death was the most heart-breaking thing that had happened to her, but it didn't break her spirit. Over her years, her family and friends guided her out of the grief and now, as a young adult, Jem remains as effervescent as always.

Tʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ. Jemima had no intention of entering. Of course, she and her friends saw it as a terribly romantic and utopian thing. To those of poorer castes, it seemed like a dream come true. But Jem was quite content in Caste 5 with her family. Her future as a violinist was bright and promising, and nothing would pull her away from that. But then came that harmless game of truth or dare. That dare would twist Jem's fate incredibly. Of course, she refused when her friends challenged her to enter, but they wouldn't settle with that. As a simple joke, they entered her into the Selection. Jemima was furious at first, but realizing her being chosen was nearly impossible, she found it quite hilarious. But then she was selected, and despite the exhilarition of meeting and dating the prince, Jem knew her musical future was already crumbling to pieces, as well as the life she had always loved.

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[ age ( 24 ) : august eigteenth : male : bisexual : ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ n/a ]

R E B E L ; sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴅᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ʜɪs
s o u t h e r n l e a d e r ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀsʜɪᴘ; ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

❛ & ; violence is a side effect of chaos. So what if it happens? The natural order of the world is chaos in its purest form; who is René to dispute such a solid fact? The idea of order and composure is ridiculous in every way to him. It might seem odd, considering his position as leader, but when one thinks on it, it's only survival of the fittest. The smartest, strongest, fastest are those that survive, while the inferior beings expire. It's nature's way of fucking everyone over, except for René.

René, in all his brutality, isn't actually one prone to violence. Yes, he'll piss over everything you love, but he won't actually get violent unless provoke. He has standards, as he would like to say. Never directly hurt a lady, don't make them cry. Children are a no-no, a danger zone. But if they still feel angry about them strangling their mother and father years later, they are more than welcome to seek him out. He'll probably deal with them just as fast. But, be not fooled by his supposedly calm exterior, because when is he ever truly calm?

Some say that René shouldn't be in power. Let's just say you never hear from them again after that. Life is a game of chess, with logical moves. But it is all a great big bundle of atrophy. The natural order is that there is no order. And what he seeks is to make this country just as the world: without order.

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rose abbey ❣ seventeen ❣ caste six ❣ palace maid

Rose was born as the oldest of her five siblings and grew up serving. She would take care of her younger siblings, help prepare meals, clean the house, and have a low paying job at the same time. She's pretty introverted and quiet since she never really had the time to sit down and socialize, and can come off as a bit cold though is actually quite kind. When she got a job as a palace maid, her family rejoiced and Rose was a bit glad too. She didn't have to take care of four siblings, and made some more money to support her family. When the Selection came around, she knew it would be a lot of work, but was up for the challenge.

{Name} Holly Mason
{Age} 18
{Caste} Three
{Occupation} Studying Film at University/Aspiring Film Director

{Background}
Holly was born into a family of prestigious threes; her mother works behind the scenes in the music industry, while her father is a well respected Film director. For many decades, the Mason family has produced some of the most celebrated directors in the country. Her father works with the top actors and film producers and has always encouraged his only child, Holly, to carry on their legacy. From a young age, Holly fell in love with film-making and the only thing she's ever wanted was to become a film director and make her father proud. However she always felt that she has extremely big shoes to fill due to her father success, making her constantly worry that maybe she wouldn’t be able to live up to the expectations of her name. When she was 15, she was diagnosed with severe anxiety and was prescribed medicine to keep it in check. Since then, it has been manageable, as long as she takes her medicine. However she feels ashamed of it and is constantly paranoid that someone might find out about her anxiety.

Holly is a friendly but quiet girl. She is constantly worried about what those around her are thinking about her and so is very polite. She often feels like she is held back by her anxiety which makes her reserved in many social situations. Often her anxiety makes her seem shy or sometimes even snobbish (as those who don't know her well mistake her quiet nature for her thinking she's better than those around her). Despite her self-conscious nature, once she feels comfortable around someone she does open up a lot and becomes much more playful and jokey with them. She enjoys drawing (despite not being very good at it), cycling and of course making amateur films.

She very often looks like she’s daydreaming, however in reality she’s observing the world around her and trying to figure out how she would portray it in film. Because of her Dad’s position in the film industry, Holly ended up becoming friends with many twos her age who worked with her Dad. In their time together they would make short films for fun. Her friends would star in them and she would direct and often write them. Many of them received lots of praise. However, due to her humble nature, Holly would insist that it has nothing to do with the quality of her film but the fact her famous friends starred in them. It was actually her caste two acting friends who dragged her along to put her name in for the Selection.

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You don't get to be the royal planner by doing nothing your whole life. Nataliya has always been a hard worker, never stopping until she got the job done. She's never been one to give up, never been once to back down without a fight. She applied for the royal planner position without much hope in getting the position nine years ago. She found herself to be one of three females applying for the position, and the youngest applicant by at least ten years. She fully expected to be sent home with a polite smile and a request to come back once she'd aged up a bit. But she didn't turn back and walked into the interview, despite the fact that she was positive she would be sent home. And Queen Elysia must have liked the fire in her eyes, because after a short discussion with her husband, she handed the job to Nataliya saying that they needed someone who would get things done, not some bureaucratic moron. And that was how Nataliya came about her current position. And she's held it since then, staring down anyone who thought to challenge her. She runs a tight ship in the palace and times everything to the second. The palace wouldn't run without her, and everyone knows it.


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       M I L L Anineteen -- ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ₁₉
(   R E A G A N   )female -- ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏsᴇxᴜᴀʟ
        L A C Ethree -- ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛ

       
                t ʀ ᴀ ɪ ᴛ         ♦             t ʀ ᴀ ɪ ᴛ          ♦             t ʀ ᴀ ɪ ᴛ         ♦             t ʀ ᴀ ɪ ᴛ
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               ɴᴏ matter ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴀʀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ try ╾ ✦ ╾ ɪ'ʟʟ always ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sky

Appearing as a good girl, an intelligent bookworm, a polite lady of peace and maturity — that's my life. But really? I do love books, that's true; I love all kinds of documentary books, like diaries, or books about the country. Other than that, I'm a rebellious athletic fireball who can't stand dresses. I'm good at mathematics, art, and writing — that's why the rebels put me in instead of Jane, my rival. Oh, and there's that part of my life, too. I'm a Northern Rebel spy, in the third caste. I've got more valuable information up my sleeves than you could guess. That glint in my eye? Not your imagination.

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              ᴀʟʟ ᴍʏ life ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴏ lonely ╾ ✦ ╾ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ name ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ holy

       
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             ✦ blond hair. blue eyes. five ten. hundred lbs. narrow. rebel tattoo.
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       ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴜʏ ᴜᴘ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ

    
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                    ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ your ᴍᴀɴ-ᴍᴀᴅᴇ dark ╾ ✦ ╾ ᴛʜᴇ light ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ died

     

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