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                [redacted] - "charmer" - 21 - female [she/her] - bisexual - red ranger spy

PERSONALITY

funny, charismatic, secretive, unpredictable.

Lies, lies, lies. That's the only thing you can expect from Charmer. Lies and secrets. Hell, nobody even knows her real name. With her, you can never tell what's true and what's just her latest bullshit. Everything she does is carefully calculated, and it's all just masks on top of masks. She's a terrifyingly good actor, able to put on personalities and stories like a pair of glasses. Nobody knows anything about her - who she is, where she comes from, why she does what she does. Charmer is a mystery, and she can't be trusted.
She comes off as this sarcastic asshole who doesn't take anything or anyone seriously. It's like she sees the whole world as a joke - a good one, too. When she's not playing a character, everything that comes out of her mouth is sarcasm. Charmer seems smug and foolhardy, blindly confident in her own abilities, but that's just another one of her masks. Her actions are always carefully planned, yet designed to appear random and unpredictable. To anyone meeting her as "her", she seems to be this smarmy funnyman.
Now, Charmer's nickname isn't meaningless. She's nothing if not charismatic, able to talk her way out of (and into) almost anything. She has a true silver tongue, one of the most persuasive people you'll meet in the wasteland. It's a very useful skill for a spy, combined with her perceptiveness and intelligence. Charmer is extremely observant and picks up on even the slightest of details, and she's disturbingly good at reading people. She could spend three minutes talking to you and then casually drop your entire life story on the table with a smile. Nothing gets past her. A liar can recognize a lie.
If you somehow manage to get to her, genuinely her, she's... different. Charmer is really just sort of broken. Haunted. She's built herself a whole new personality because if someone knew who she really was? The horrible things she's done? They'd hate her. Charmer is terrified of being truly known by anyone.

traits
+ charismatic
+ funny
+ observant/perceptive
+ clever/quick thinker
- liar
- manipulative (somewhat)
- sarcastic
- scared of being known

HISTORY

Nothing is known about Charmer. There's no record of her. Not in Toxin's files, not the Riveters', hell, even the Red Rangers know next to nothing about her, and she's one of their main agents. Nobody has any idea who she is, where she came from, what she's done. She'd very much like to keep it that way. She joined the Red Rangers when she was twelve, and she's been working for them since.

APPEARANCE

fc; blanca soler

strengths/weaknesses
+ agility/speed
+ stealth
+ acrobatics
+ ranged combat
- physical strength
- melee/hand-to-hand combat
- swimming

TW in history:(view spoiler)[ abuse, violence, death (hide spoiler)]

Ｊａｍｅｓ Ｈａｙｄｅｎ－ Ｔｏｘｉｎ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ

46
Straight


Fc: Devin Paisley

James is tall--6 feet, all muscle. He has a hard face, cruel, cold green eyes, and pale blond hair. His eyes never hold kindness but occasionally a sadistic glint. He has the appearance of a man in control, radiating power and commanding respect just by the way he stands and positions himself.

Personality: General Hayden is a very determined, rough man without a sense of humor and with a very goal-oriented mind. He believes whole-heartedly in the Toxin cause and that the only way to recover from the bombs that happened when his own parents were younger is ultimate control by one faction. It's just natural, it's normal. If people are scared by one group into following instructions and getting in line, then nobody will go off and bomb the world again. He thus is a very closed-minded individual who is professionally driven and dislikes anyone who challenges him.
James drives his agents hard, dolling out severe punishment for anyone who betrays him and making an example out of people who challenge what he wants and what Toxin's goals are, family or not.
He has hardly any sense of humor, and he does have a bit of a sadistic streak for making people he disagrees with and dislikes suffer. And, as Toxin hates deserters, he's very hard on anyone they find who ran off, and he uses his brute force and manipulation to hurt, humiliate, and possibly kill said individual. He also knows he has a reputation and works to make sure it's solid, and he walks around like he owns the place because, uh, he does thanks.
James also isn't a loving or understanding or forgiving person and he holds grudges, while also having quite the temper. He's angry and stern but is also incredibly good at tactical and leadership skills while also being a good fighter. The man has an ego, as well, since his parents were some of the ones who formed the Toxins back before James was old enough to actually be a part of them and he believes he's better than everyone. And yes, while he agrees in Toxin's agenda with everything in him, he's also a natural power-hungry person who wants to run everything and he cannot even imagine handing control over to someone else unless he had a hand in choosing who it was. He just also wants respect and power.
The blond has incredibly high expectations for anyone in Toxin and doesn't appreciate backtalk, sass, or laziness, nor does he tolerate them. James likes pain and making people suffer when he feels like it, and he really doesn't care about anyones' personal feelings. They'd just better do what he asks and is loyal, and he has a very tight process for getting into a leadership position, as he doesn't trust people well knowing his own wife and child dislike his policies. If he can't trust his blood, who can he trust? Himself. He does give out small "mercies" and such when he feels like it so nobody stages a coup.

History: James Hayden was born only four years after everything went to hell. Four years after the bombing. He was born in Toxin when the organization was just taking control of its section of the wasteland, and his parents were two of the people who had survived the bombing and helped create Toxin. They had been government leaders beforehand and thus had access to a safe bunker at the time of the disasters, and so James learned from them about the state of the world, politics, and how to control and command people. He practically grew up as Toxin did as his parents organized and helped it, hence why his loyalty to the organization and his beliefs are so strong. He grew up believing and seeing that Toxin had to make sure people were in line, and that the only way to grow from this disaster was essentially dictatorship and keeping everyone in line so nobody did something like bombing out the world again. He began training to become the leader, the general, of Toxin from an early age and moving up through the newly-formed ranks, and as he grew he was taught to read and do math from his parents, while he never focused on dating or anything because he believes too strongly in the cause despite a few crushes he had.
When James was eighteen, one of his crushes, however, became too strong to resist--Katarina Laughlin, one of the other Toxin agents around his age, who also liked him in return. She was strong and capable and a good fighter, so James figured she would be a good choice for a girlfriend, and his parent encouraged it. They began to date best they could in these weird circumstances, and when James and Katarina were only twenty, they decided to get married. But that was the other thing: James, while he did like Katarina, also had a goal to have an heir who he could train to become general after he did (never mind he wasn't yet). By this point, James and Katarina were both commanders, and leadership was looking to make another person, neither of them, the second in command. Katarina didn't care but James did. He was pissed, always looking for ways to upstage the guy and make him seem like less than in the eyes of the Toxin general, who...was his mother. His mother who was disappointed her son wasn't living up to her expectations. James' father had died in a mission a few years back. So he tried harder, and got his opportunity on a mission when he was twenty-one. A team of red rangers attacked his group one night, and James and some others, including the other commander, were taken captive. That nigh, James found a way to kill the other commander and blame the red rangers before he worked to save the other members of his team, thus coming back to base with his team claiming he had saved them and with the other commander dead "at the red ranger's hands". And while the riveters are a huge threat to Toxin, James has always pretended to hate the red rangers in a personal vendetta just to keep up his story that he was "mourning" for the dead commander. Katarina consoled him, but over the next few months she started to realize he may have had something to do with the death.
But he was promoted anyway for his heroics. When James was twenty-three, Katarina gave birth to their daughter, Caledonia. It was only two years later James was promoted to General after his mother gave the position up to live the rest of her years in peace and to fight from the base in tech and stuff. She died from bad health from the bombings only two years later. James ran Toxin with a controlling hand, occasionally giving people small "mercies" so they would love him and not stage a coup.
Meanwhile, James was now a father. He felt almost no attachment to the baby girl, only a soldier in training, and one he had exceptionally high expectations for. So did her mother. When she was only five, Katarina placed a gun in the child's hands and taught her to shoot and then how to punch, whereas James and Katrina taught her how to take charge and be a leader. He had moments of pride as his daughter grew up--she was an asshole, and he loved her for it. But he also hated her, he hated her because she was failing him and because whenever she slipped up, that would mean a fail for Toxin in the field. This girl was supposed to be the future general, not that he told anyone that. So he made sure she understood his expectations early. TW:(view spoiler)[(abuse, violence, manipulation) (hide spoiler)] he began to hit her whenever she didn't do what was expected of her, because his parents had done that a bit and because he genuinely thought it Ould help...and because in his mind, logically, she had a job to do and she wasn't doing it. He would hit her and beat her up, yell, scream, and lock her in a cell as a time out when she was little, and his temper always got the best of him. When he found out the child was one of those "freaks" that happened because of the bombings, he was even more upset and began to hate her even more, manipulating her, emotionally abusing her, and abusing her more. Her mother never knew, as he threatened Katarina's life if Caledonia told her mom. So she never did. But James was pretty sure his other commanders knew.
When his kid was only fifteen, he realized she was extremely close to her mom, and at first it didn't bother him, but Katarina was also beginning to dislike James for reasons he could only guess. He knew Caledonia never told her mom about the abuse, but he realized both his wife and child were questioning Toxin more and more. And at this point James didn't want Katarina in the way of his job, which to him included manipulating their daughter. So he poisoned Katarina one night. She was dead by morning and everyone thinks it was just because of the bad health of her own parents who had died years ago. James pretended to mourn convincingly, and maybe he was a bit angry, and he blamed Caledonia for "forcing his hand". He never let her forget it.
He also was harder on Caledonia than anyone else and trained her personally, being as hard as he could and feeling no remorse about the way he treated her. She needed to be controlled, which he realized even more as the girl seemed more and more uneasy with Toxin overall.
Nevertheless, he made her a commander when she was only twenty-one, because she was strong and assertive and a good leader. But two years later, he woke up one morning to alarms blaring: she had escaped. Somehow. His rage knew no bounds, and his panic as well. He sent out a general call--deserters were not taken lightly, and this was a daughter with skill and abilities. He needed her back, alive, so he could kill her or punish her himself. He's been having Toxin after her since.

Likes: powers Toxin; physical training; leading people; healthy foods; respect and order; coffee (unhealthy amount); fire and heat

Dislikes: his kid; deserters; the other factions; anyone challenging or back talking him, including commanders and his second; heights; sweet people; sweet foods

Fears: a coup; being upstages; losing power; any other faction taking control of the wastelands; water/drowning (he cannot swim); heights

Other:
~he's deep down afraid of losing control of Toxin and terrified his kid will kill him
~nobody knows he killed his wife or the other commander
~he doesn't tell anyone but the commanders that he has a daughter, anyone who doesn't already know from when Katarina had been pregnant

“Oh, this is pretty.”

𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚎: Chukwuemeka
𝙽𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎: Emeka
𝙰𝚐𝚎: 17
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛: Demigirl
𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚜: She/they
𝙾𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Pansexual
𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚜: Human

“Hello little thing, how are you?”

𝙳.𝙾.𝙱: September 22
𝙿.𝙾.𝙱: In one of the bunkers
𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚜: Single
𝙾𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Scavenger for the Riveters

“Hello! We should be friends!”

𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢: Emeke is a very calm person. She loves helping people and working with kids. She has facial dysmorphia from some past bullying experiences. She covers her eyes with her hair and a gas mask for the lower half of her face. Because of the gas mask, she has to speak a lot louder than most people and her voice gets tired faster than others. It’s easy for her to get lost in the search for remnants of technology and usable scraps that she looses track of where she is and has to radio for help.
𝙴𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚔𝚜: (view spoiler)[1. She gardens as a hobby. She loves to experiment with radioactive soil. So far, she has only successfully grown radioactive strawberries. 2. Used to do baseball. Her line of defense when outside of the airbase is any long object. She practices her swings with tree branches. 3. Wears a gas mask 24/7 because facial dysmorphia and it looks cool. (hide spoiler)]

“Sorry. Too loud?”


𝙵𝙲: N/A
𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎: Summer skirts, cottagecore dresses, green mechanic outfit when at the airbase
𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝: 5’6
𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚜/𝚃𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚜: She has vitiligo (not a scar but markings) and a daisy tattoo on her right shoulder.

“*at 12 am on the dot* Happy Birthday!”
𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜: Flowers, kids, dancing
𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜: Her face, doctors
𝙿𝚎𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚜: People being disrespectful towards her in any sort of way
𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑𝚜: Whacking things with a pole
𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜: Flexibility

“Oh, but you deserve a party! C’mon, just one balloon?”

𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝:
Yellow - Coldplay
Best Friend - Rex Orange County

“*thumbs up*”

𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜: Knitted gloves from her mother
𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛’𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚎: HER VC IS GARNET FROM STEVEN UNIVERSE

“Oh no, tiny hands. My only weakness.”

Everleigh Baldhart
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(view spoiler)[B A S I C S
First Name─ "From The Boar Meadow"
Last Name ─ "bold or strong"



F A C T S
Gender ─ female
Role ─ mechanic
Age ─ fifteen
Current Home ─ with the riveters.

S T A T S
▶ speed ● ● ● ○ ○
▶ strength ● ○ ○ ○ ○
▶ empathy ● ● ○ ○ ○
▶ deadlines ● ○ ○ ○ ○
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everleigh is extremely small, even for her age. she only stands around 4'6" and has been mistaken for a little boy multiple times. she has short, red hair and a pixie cut. she doesn't like wearing feminine clothes and will often wear things like t-shirts and pants. this is mainly because she's not confident that she'd look good in anything girly but also for efficiency sake. everleigh has blue eyes and white skin.

───── ( p e r s o n a l i t y ) ────────────────────

everleigh isn't the most friendly one in the bunch. she's rather sarcastic and can be quite rude at times. she doesn't seem to show much respect to others around her and may seem a bit cruel at times. even so, there is one person she's surprisingly kind to. she's rather nice to Emeka and seems to enjoy the other girl's company. while she's seen as the local grouch, she isn't typically rude or anything towards the girl. if anything, she gets upset when others are rude towards her or say something upsetting. she's rather protective over her friend, despite being younger and well, probably weaker.

the female is definitely extremely self-concious about her appearance. she often wonders why she is the way she is. small and unlady-like. while she isn't particularly into romance, if she was, she'd likely have no chance as she looks like a child. she doesn't openly show this though, but perhaps that's why she's as loud-spoken and rude as she is. she's just trying to hide her insecurities.

the girl loves tinkering, which is one of the reasons she's an engineer for the riveters. she's always messing with something. because of this, she often gets involved with the scavengers, which is also how she came to know Emeke.
while everleigh is usually pretty calm and likes to use her brain, she's a bit hot-headed and a bit of a dick. though, all the sarcasm and such could just be her being a teenager. while she's a bit of a hot head, she's still quite reasonable and while she has trouble admitting she's wrong and won't normally do so, if it's for emeke she probably would. though, very begrundingly.

─────── ( h i s t o r y ) ──────────────────────

she spent her whole life within the riveters and was raised amongst them. she's never had any real friends though, which likely majorly has to do with her attitude. when she was young, her body was extremely weak and she was almost constantly sick. she's a lot healthier now, but as a child she couldn't exactly do as freely as she wanted. perhaps that's why she has such a bleak outlook on life. being on death's door constantly would do that.
she was often quarentined, so even if she wasn't always a sarcastic prick, she never had the chance to even attempt to make friends. though, she wasn't sure she wanted them. most people would make fun of her size or wouldn't stick around for her even if she's suffering.
she was an orphan most her life, as her mother died when she was two. her mother had been a scavenger and well, she ventured into the western wastelands and barely came back alive. though, it wouldn't matter as she died hours later.
since reading and tinkering was all the girl could do when she was well enough to not be dying, that's what she did. because of her constitution, scavenger was out the question and she needed to be helpful somehow.

─────── ( e x t r a s ) ───────────────────────
- her fc and vc is Lia McHugh
- while she's a bit of an ass, it does just seem like her circumstances has led her to just not trust people and to grow bitter towards everything. it would make sense. after all, even while she was suffering all those years, not one person stayed by her side. no one stuck around and no one wanted to be around the sick girl, even when she needed comforting the most.
- lei often throws herself into work so she doesn't have to deal with things
- for such a small thing, she eats a lot if she has the chance to.
- she likes soft things.
- emeke is her favorite person.
- she thinks emeke is very pretty. possible unrequited puppy crush?

template belongs to: mel

“ so with advice of the dead,
and a halo over my head, ”

「Charlotte Aria Burton」
「31」
「June 19th」
「Female, She/Her」
「Lesbian」
「Chief mechanic of the riveters but also just kind’ve an overseer」

“ at last, HONEY I’M HOME,
three voices come all alone, ”

「Trigger-happy, vengeful, and uncaring.
This are all words that could be used to describe Charlotte Burton. She’s one to hold grudges. She refuses to forgive and forget. If you have wronged her, she’ll do everything she can to make everything hell for you. Living, going outside, etc. She relishes the pain of other, almost sadistic in her manner. She seems to have completely gone off her rocker, always giggling or smiling at the worst times. She doesn’t quite actually do her job, nor does she know what it even is. She just threatens people into doing theirs.」
「ENFP」
「Gemini」

「good qualities」
- Protective
- Playful
- Ditzy
- High-energy
「flaws」
- Easily distracted
- Bloodthirsty
- Doesn’t do her job lmao
- Childish
「fears」
- Needles
- Losing her girlfriend
- Experiments
「aspirations」
- To pet all of the dogs
- Destroy her enemies
- Adopt all of the cats in the wasteland

“ a vivisection of me,
done by god for all to see, ”



「Bloody Queen, Identity V」
「Charlotte’s hair is a dirty blonde colour, usually pulled into an elaborate style. She’s frighteningly pale, almost translucent. It’s almost as if she’s a ghost. Her eyes are fully black, but she can surely see. Better than most, actually. Her build is slim and lithe, but her big skirts are usually covering that. 」
「Intricate gowns and dresses. Gaudy jewellery that no one knows how she obtained. 」

“ say hello,
HONEY I’M HOME, ”

「Charlotte was raised by no one. By herself, possibly. She grew up among rubble and ash, which tore at her mental state over time. She became accustomed to the sight of blood and destruction, and it became normal for her. She practiced fighting with makeshift weapons to pass her time.
Now, as an adult, she creates destruction and blood wherever and whenever she can. For fun, she supposes.」

「likes」
- Crayons
- Swords
- Scaring people
- Pastries
「dislikes」
- Eerie silence
- Children
- Anyone who gets in her way
- Peacekeepers

“ three voices come all alone. ”

「Heightened Sight」
「She’s able to see a lot better than others. That’s basically it.」

「ability strengths」
- 4k vision
- “I saw you do that.” (She didn’t but no one’s gonna say she didn’t)
「ability weaknesses」
- Headaches
- Seeing things she doesn’t want to

“ a vivisection of me,
done by god for all to see, ”

「stats」
strength - 7/10
stamina - 8/10
agility - 9/10
accuracy - 7/10
intelligence - 3/10
perception - 10/10
trustworthiness - 2/10
kindness - 4/10

“a vivisection of me,
done by god for all to see, ”

「family」
N/A

「my love.」
「playlist」
- HONEY I’M HOME - Ghosts and Pals
- The Red Means I Love You - Mads Buckley
- Corpse Dance - Kikuo
- Painted Smile - Madame Macabre
- Stalker’s Tango - Autoheart
「other」

fin.

TW:(view spoiler)[ in history, personality, fears: abuse, death, self-harm) (hide spoiler)]

ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕒 ℍ𝕒𝕪𝕕𝕖𝕟--ℂ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝/ℝ𝕠𝕘𝕦𝕖/ℝ𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪
24
Lesbian


Face Claim: Cobie Smulders

Appearance: Caledonia is imposing, standing at 5' 11" with muscle on her body. She's physically fit thanks to training all her life for Toxin. Her eyes are blue, and she has high cheekbones and dark brown hair that falls to a bit below her shoulders. She has small scars on the backs of her hands as well as numerous ones across her body.

Personality: Caledonia is a very bitter, angry person. She's also determined and goal-oriented, but very distrusting. That's what happens when your father is an abusive jerk and you're bullied by everyone your age. Caledonia thus always thinks the worst of people and is always looking over both shoulders. She's a light sleeper because of this, where she grew up, and the dangers of the wasteland and doesn't make friends easily. After all she's endured, she grew into an unfriendly person with an unhealthy rage who beats up people for the slightest insult. While some co-workers and subordinates were afraid of her, she also knows some hated her for her connection to the general.
Caledonia is usually unafraid to state her opinions, and can be sarcastic and snappy when she wants, but she knows when to hold her tongue and the right people know how to make her shut up, though after her mother's death she already lost everything so she's more mouthy.
She lives with hatred and rage buried under her skin, and is often at the training room punching a bag until her hands bleed, while she also picks at her own skin to distract her mind from other things or in the instances she believes she was responsible for her mother's death. Caledonia is also scarily observant of her surroundings and has determination and leadership skills, and doesn't take well to people telling her what to do. She's hard on people she commands and walks around also like she own the place, because it makes her feel better about herself.
Deep down...well, it's kinda sad. She hates who she is and she hates Toxin the more and more she realizes their goals are too aggressive and as she learns of the other factions. She's insecure from years of bullying and abuse and manipulation, and she deep down blames herself for what happened to her mom even though part of her doesn't. Caledonia doesn't always see her own worth but around others puts on a show of confidence. That's not to say she isn't confident--she knows her skills and what she can do--but still. She's also bold and can be impatient and if she had someone in the world she loves--after her mom died it was nobody--she would disregard all rules and run to save them if they were in trouble, so she would be loyal to loved ones should she have any. Caledonia has a secret soft spot for kids and for people who are really suffering, and she is a more open-minded individual. She also dislikes excessing violence in the sense that she's anti-abuse and anti-torture, and thus has a sense of justice and morality somewhere in her heart after being abused her whole life. But her temper is short, she's defensive, and snaps easily.
Cal hates small talk and talkative people, and she will brush someone off if they get too chatty with her. If someone flirts with her, she'll break their wrist, especially if it's a male. She was always a rule-abiding person, but after she ran off she finally realized she wouldn't live and help take down Toxin unless she used criminal methods to survive, so she's been stealing and killing if she has to to find a way to the red rangers or riveters. Because she does agree order is necessary: just not this much order. It's too controlling and cruel and she knows how it is to be controlled and doesn't wish that much on anyone except maybe some people. She's very broken deep inside.

History: Born to the general of Toxin, James Hayden, and a commander mother, Katarina, Caledonia grew up in Toxin inundated with their beliefs and values and trained since age five or six on how to fight. Her father bode no argument from her, and would push her as hard as she could go, determined to be rearing someone almost brainwashed-loyal to the cause and to him. But to be fair, the girl never really complained. She wanted to make her parents proud, especially her father because when she was only seven or eight, she found out what happened when she lost a match or when she disappointed him. TW: (view spoiler)[(abuse, violence) (hide spoiler)] When she was only seven or eight, he began to hit her whenever she messed up, or whenever he was in an angry rage she became kind of his punching bag. She was threatened to never tell her mom--he would kill her mom if she did, so Cal never said a word. She also never told anyone else even though as she got older she realized commanders and some others knew and it was humiliating but she sucked it up and did the best she could, at first to make her parents proud and then to avoid being hurt. She'd be forced to fight people twice her age until she could take them down, but was never great when it came to using knives or a bow and arrow. She likes her fists and guns and can use her ability, but she doesn't like it because her dad's made her feel bad about having it.
When she was eight, she began to be bullied by some people her age who were jealous she was trained by the general and people who knew she was his kid, and that never stopped until she was promoted to a commander, but even then some other people found ways to humiliate her or bring her down. She is physically skilled and fit, but was never the most book smart person.
When Caledonia was nine, she discovered she liked women. She wanted a girlfriend badly, someone to love her, but was always afraid to let someone in and afraid her father's hatred would turn on them too because he was closed-minded. She also had no friends so a girlfriend was out of the question. Nevertheless, she hid her sexuality from her father out of fear he'd treat her even worse. But she does want a girlfriend but is afraid of intimacy of any sort.
Her mother was her best friend, and in private they were so close. As a child, scared of her dad and his friends, she'd fall asleep curled up next to Mama, and Mama would tell her stories her parents told her of how the world used to be, and as she got older they'd secretly discuss how Toxin was, well...toxic, and both wanted to get out of there. Katarina spoke of maybe escaping one day with her kid, and her mom was one of the main reasons Caledonia probably never turned into the controlled monster her dad wanted her to be. Her mom was also accepting of her abilities she discovered and was punished for having, and she felt safest around her and actually loved her.
So when her mom died in her sleep when Cal was fifteen, it was the worst time of her already miserable life, and she was in a rage angrier so deep that everyone around her was terrified to speak to her and she locked herself up, her dad having to break the door down and ask her to come out for her mother's memorial. She did, but then locked herself back up for a week until her dad physically broke the door down and dragged her out, less nicely than before. She was always suspicious of her mom's death but never knew who was behind it. And like hell would she ever accuse anyone unless she had proof. Her father sometimes played the role of a grieving father and husband and her mother's memorial was the one time he hugged her.
She hated it.
So she grew up colder and mean, but moved quickly through the ranks because of how good she was (well, she hated small dark spaces and that was a problem, and sucked at using knives and at archery). She became a commander at twenty, which scared her because she was now even closer to being under General Hayden's command. The man never stopped threatening her.
It was even worse when she was nine. Her powers manifested themselves on a training mission, and she accidentally hurt teammates acting as an enemy when she realized she could expel vibrations. That night, her mom comforted her, as she was terrified, but her father was disgusted. Still, she could see it in his eyes: his daughter was now someone to keep under even tighter control. Caledonia figured she was cursed, and he forced her to find out the rest of what she could do and when she found out, he had her truing for control too early, sometimes causing her to get sick because there was nobody she could properly train with and because he was so terrified of her and determined to break her into a soldier he pushed her past her limits.
When Caledonia was twenty-three, though, she had finally had enough and was brave enough to run away. For one thing, the higher she moved through the ranks the more and more she was asked to do tasks that didn't sit well with her, and she disliked their tight, complete control because it was too much--she knew how bad a dictator could be just from having a bad father, and she saw his scare tactics. Caledonia also likes scaring people sometimes, but not to this level. For another, she was simply sick and tired of the abuse and manipulation and bullying and general disrespect. For a third, she found out the night before that her father had killed her mom.
Caledonia had gone into his office to file a report from a recent mission, and she overhead him speaking to another agent, a long-time friend of his. She'd never known more rage before and flew at him, attacking him, and very nearly killed him before she decided to just leave and join someone else as the biggest blow to him. So, leaving James out cold and almost dead, Cal fled in the middle of the night and now has Toxin after her. As one of their former top agents, she knew her way around the base and was able to escape without anyone being able to follow her exact trail, stealing as much food and weapons as she could when she left.
She goes by an alias now, Hannah Glass, as she’s on the run, stealing and killing to try and make a living even though sometimes, she doesn't want to live. It's not the first time she's had that thought. Now, she wants to join the red rangers for their beliefs of the riveters, to try and take down Toxin and her dad. And watch him die at her hands with a smile on her face. He killed her mother and she will never forgive him for that.

Likes: taking charge; leading; sneering at people; throwing her abilities around to scare the crap out of people; cats and kids; swimming; physically fighting

Dislikes: her father; Toxin; bitter foods; someone thinking they know what's best for her; loud noises; torture/abuse; science and math; herself

Fears: her father; Toxin; fire and heat; small, dark places; being worthless; losing her sliver of humanity; letting people in

Strengths: hand-to-hand combat; firearms; abilities; stamina; leadership; stealth

Weaknesses: fire; archery; using knives; science and math; keeping her temper

Powers: She's one of the individuals was born with an ability. It's earth and biological vibration manipulation abilities: plant and soil manipulation, rising the ground up, causing earthquakes and landslides and expelling and controlling vibration in biological things (i.e. earth, trees, animals, people).

Other:
~loves chocolate
~HUGE cat person
~looks older than she is
~struggles with PTSD/depression
~former Toxin Commander

“Hey, hey, get that out of your mouth. What are you, 5?”

𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚎: Otto
𝙽𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎: Ots, Otty
𝙰𝚐𝚎: irrelevant
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛: Female (mtf)
𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚜: She/her
𝙾𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Bisexual
𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚜: human

“I wasn’t even gone for 5 minutes…”

𝙳.𝙾.𝙱: September 29th
𝙿.𝙾.𝙱: In a hospital tent
𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚜: Single
𝙾𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Head doctor for the shields

“Can I join you?”

𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢: Otto is a generally stoic person. She tries to keep her emotions to herself, so it’s unusual if she’s ever open with others. She thinks that her job is the absolute coolest because nobody can say that she’s wrong. They have to listen to her advice. Usually that advice includes drinking more water and getting more sleep. The two miracle cures.
𝙴𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚔𝚜: (view spoiler)[ 1. She sings to herself when she’s alone. She used to be an opera singer back before the transition. When she started taking estrogen, she stopped singing. It’s taken a while to build up the confidence to even sing to herself. (hide spoiler)]

“I’d rather you not die right now.”



𝙵𝙲: N/A
𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎: Leather trench coats, blazers, dress pants, and those fancy shoes
𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝: 5’6
𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚜/𝚃𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚜: Burn marks on her left arm, shoulder, and half of her chest from a chemical explosion

“Aww, c’mon. I don’t bite.”

𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜: Kids, cats, regular patients
𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜: Crying
𝙿𝚎𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚜: People puking on the floor because “that’s a mess for people to clean up! We have trash bins for a reason!”
𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑𝚜: Shutting down people's anxiety
𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜: Prone to Bi panic

“Hey hey hey, don’t get too comfortable now. I’m your doctor, remember? Not your therapist.”

𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝:
Je Te Laisserai de Mots - Patrick Watson
Ave Maria D.839 - Franz Schubert

𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜:
𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛’𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚎: her vc is harley quinn but the suicide squad 2 one with margot robbie (i literally love margot robbie)

“Ah, you look stunning, love.”

             
     

                x6h3-zeta - "z" - undetermined age - male [he/they/it] - gay - android

PERSONALITY

book-smart, naive, analytical, nervous.

X6H3-ZETA - or "Z" - is a pre-wasteland robot designed to flawlessly pass as human, with a sentient mind and the capacity to feel real human emotions. The issue here? It's only just woken up in this world. Everything is brand-new to him, and it's all extremely overwhelming. He's like a fish out of water, stuck into a horrible new world with no idea who he is or what's happened in the past 50 years.
Z is a very intelligent person. He has millions of pre-waste texts in his brain, giving him a very substantial amount of knowledge on history, medicine, languages, and much more. However, what they don't have is experience with, well, anything. This new world it's been thrown into is a complete unknown, and it doesn't know how to handle all these new things. He's book-smart, but not street-smart. Z is extremely gullible and naive because they've had little to no experience with how actual humans work, and they don't seem to be aware of just how many people would love to manipulate them. It has no idea how dangerous the world is now - after all, the last time it was awake, everything was fine.
He also comes off as very nervous and jumpy, though this can mainly be chalked up to how overwhelming it is to be experiencing the wasteland for the first time. They're very easily spooked by things that shouldn't be scary at all, and yet seem so casual about things that other people find terrifying. Someone tapping it on the shoulder? Extremely startling. A monster gnawing on his arm? Oh, this is fine. What scares them and what doesn't is super mixed up.
Z tends to approach everything with an analytical mind, not taking into account just how unpredictable the new world is. Despite being made to be able to feel human emotions, it would much rather be logical than emotional. Z hates feeling emotions. The idea of "instinct" is very unnerving to him, and that he should just "trust his gut"? Unthinkable. Numbers don't let them down. Feelings do. It's that simple, and he wishes he could just turn off these stupid emotions, but alas.
Despite Z's general distaste for his own emotions, he is a very compassionate person. They hate seeing other people in pain and will do everything in their power to help someone, even if that person doesn't necessarily deserve the help. That's the closest thing to a "purpose" he can see himself having - to help other people. They don't seem to realize that they're allowed to exist without needing a purpose.

traits
+ intelligent
+ compassionate
+ honest
- gullible
- inexperienced
- anxious about all the wrong things
- hates feeling emotions

HISTORY

Not long before the bombs fell, a scientist by the name of Doctor Anders was working on a project - an android able to perfectly blend in with humans. Z was his first successful attempt. They were only conscious for a little less than a year, all of which they spent alone or with Anders in their little underground bunker. He was basically its father, the only person it ever interacted with. And then the explosions started. Anders wasn't able to get back to the bunker in time, leaving Z powered off for... well, forever. Unless someone finds the bunker - unlikely, considering how hidden it is - Z is permanently unconscious and has been for the past 50 years.

APPEARANCE

fc; justin huang minghao

Z is of average height, around 5'8, with tanned olive skin and dark brown eyes. He has a slender, willowy figure, and he's very flexible, although his physical strength isn't impressive in the slightest. Their hair is fluffy and soft, a nice light brown color. It has softer, rounder facial features and always has a vaguely nervous expression. His body isn't organic at all, although it's nearly impossible to tell - he's made up of synthetic skin over metal parts. Their voice is quiet, almost a whisper, and it has a very silvery and light quality to it. It has a very formal way of speaking and little to no understanding of the slang of the wasteland. His age is a very complicated subject - his body appears to be around 20, as it will forever. However, they've existed for about 53 years, and to add another layer to that madness, they were only conscious for less than 1.
Z wears whatever he's given. During his time with Anders, they were mainly given things from his own wardrobe - sweaters on top of dress shirts, formal pants, just generally very preppy things. It still prefers to wear things like that now, since that's what it's comfortable with.

strengths/weaknesses
+ flexible
+ knows how to fight in theory
+ endurance 100
+ immune to the monsters because he's not organic
- physical strength is zero
- cannot fight in practice
- doesn't recognize when he's hurt
- inexperienced with all forms of combat

“ i wake up to the sounds,
of the silence that allows, ”

「Beowulf Von Riegan」
「24」
「March 30th」
「Male + He/Him」
「Bisexual Homoromanrkc」
「Fighter of the Red Rangers」

“ for my mind to run around,
with my ear up to the ground, ”

「Cocky, Arrogant, Cold.
These are Von Riegan’s main factors. He will stop at nothing to make himself the victor, even if it’s a small scuffle or issue. He cares for very few and will step on anyone to get ahead. It’s hard to imagine that there was ever a babbling, kind child behind those cruel eyes. Some doubt he ever was a child. Maybe he crawled out of some lake like this, relentless and unforgiving. He claims the world hardened him into this, but as far as anyone knows, he’d always been this way. He acts as if he’s better than everyone, a selfish man with selfish ways. Most have hoped it would come back to bite him, but it never has. Not outright, anyways.」
「ENFJ」
「Aries」

「good qualities」
- Confident
- Determined
- Hardworking
- Motivated
「flaws」
- Arrogant
- Cocky
- Selfish
- Uncaring
「fears」
- Sickness
- Failure
- Being vulnerable
「aspirations」
- To prove everyone wrong.
- To be the best.
- To be cared for and loved.

“ i’m searching to behold,
the stories that are told, ”



「Sage Lesath」
「Beowulf is a hulking presence, standing at 6’1 and well built from his constant training. He’s agile and stealthy, always quiet when moving unless he doesn’t want to be. His hands are commonly bandaged and bleeding, the tan skin scraped and calloused. 」
「Things that are easy to move in, but he rarely wears a damn shirt.」

“ when my back is to the world,
that was smiling when i turned, ”

「Von Riegan grew up with no one. He watched his family die from disease one by one, eventually taking care of his baby sister only to watch her die in his arms. He packed up his few belongings and decided to flee. There was nothing left for him there. They were living in a small shack anyways, and by then it smelled like death and mistakes. He learned how to hunt for food and how to climb to the top. He was spotted by the Red Rangers and brought in at only 13, and even then he was quiet and guarded. He proved his worth with blood, sweat and tears.」

「likes」
- Pastries (mmm frosting)
- Winning
- Blankets
- Fire
「dislikes」
- Losing
- Being wrong
- Failure
- Black coffee

“ tell you you’re the greatest,
but once you turn, they hate us, ”

「N/A」
「N/A」

「strengths」
- an amazing fighter
- able to fight even at his weakest
「weaknesses」
- easily frustrated
- usually blinded by his own anger

“ oh, the misery!
everybody wants to be my enemy! ”

「stats」
strength - 9/10
stamina - 9/10
agility - 10/10
accuracy - 7/10
intelligence - 7/10
perception - 10/10
trustworthiness - 2/10
kindness - 1/10

“ spare the sympathy,
everybody wants to be, my enemy! ”

「family」
Melodia Von Riegan - Female - Mother - Deceased
Alexandre Von Riegan - Male - Father - Deceased
Seelie Von Riegan - Female - Sister - Deceased

“ look out for yourself! ”

「He’s so mean I love him」
「playlist」
- Enemy by Imagine Dragons
- Blah Blah Blah by The Oozes
- All Around Me by Flyleaf
- Theseus by the Oh Hellos
- Hey Lover by Daughters of Eve
「other」

“ my enemy, ”

“You’re distracting me, stop.”

𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚎: Skua
𝙽𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎: n/a
𝙰𝚐𝚎: 26
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛: Male
𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚜: he/him
𝙾𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Pansexual

“I don’t think you understand what that word means.”

𝙳.𝙾.𝙱: October 12
𝙿.𝙾.𝙱: In the remains of a library
𝚁𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚜: Single
𝙾𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: Red Ranger Spy

“Sure, you can call me a feminist.”

𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢: Skua is a little sarcastic. Just enough where you know he’s joking. He’s a naturally calm person, generally finding no issue patience. The only thing he can’t do is stand still. Even on a mission, he’s fiddling with something, or humming a little tune. Something so that he doesn’t go crazy.
He understands laws to a degree, but he doesn't understand the unfair justification of them. Too many bad people got away with only a slap on the wrist. Not anymore. That's why he joined the red rangers. To make sure that the only one with control over the people is the people.
𝙴𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚔𝚜: (view spoiler)[ 1. He used to obsess over sea birds when he was a kid. He read every book on them that he could. 2. Like his name, Skua is a predator of the skies and the seas. He's not the best runner, but swimming and climbing are things he excels at. 3. He is shit at disguises but is pretty good at hiding. He’s the type to have the ability to crunch into really small places and have an entire plan to and then panics at the last moment and hide behind a tree. (hide spoiler)]


“This is a wasteland. We don’t have that here.”


𝙵𝙲: N/A
𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎: literally all black
𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝: 5’6
𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚜/𝚃𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚜: None

“…I wasn’t trained for this…”

𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜: Water, pretty people, hunting, music, birds
𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜: Being watched, sand getting in his clothes
𝙿𝚎𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚜: Incorrect information
𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑𝚜: Accuracy with a bow or general projectiles
𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜: Being emotionally vulnerable

“Why are we at the beach, you know I hate sand.”

𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝:
Trigger of Love - JAWNY
Hell Above - Pierce The Veil

“Of course you want more sleep! I want more sleep, but we need to get up. It’s morning.”

𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜: Bow and arrow
𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛’𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚎: He is so wonderful I love him

“Rise and shine, tweedledee, we have a mission.”

ᴋᴀᴛɴɪꜱꜱ ʏᴜÁɴ-ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ: ʀᴇᴅ ʀᴀɴɢᴇʀꜱ
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Aroace


Face Claim: Chloe Bennet

Appearance: Kat stands at around 5'6"; she's muscular enough from training, but she's also a thinner individual. She has a longer face, brown eyes, and thick, wavy, dark brown hair that she sometimes dyes blonde in the middle-ends because she likes it and because spy work sometimes requires disguises. She has a thinner nose, and a lighter-tanned skin tone. Her eyes often sparkle when she's in a joking or more lighthearted mood.

Personality: Katniss is both a responsible but also kind of fun-loving person. While she’s willing to take the lead if something was to happen to her boss and willing to discipline and scold others if she needs to, Katniss likes to relax with some alcohol and likes to make herself semi-approachable to the people she helps lead. SHe's often found eating and almost always has a snack on her, so much so that some people find it comical. Until she snaps at them when they do something idiotic. She likes hearing peoples’ stories, but she does believe in her cause whole heartedly. She believes Toxin is too controlling but that some order is needed, or else everything will descend into an even worse calamity than the world is already in.
A determined person, Katniss has goals in mind and she will do a lot to attain them, sometimes even using methods that may make some people squirm. That being said, she tries not to, but she takes her duties so seriously that she will do what she needs to keep her people safe. While Kat can be harsh on people--she's huge on keeping the Red Rangers secretive and is big on security--she can be a good friend for people who get to know her, but she doesn't let too many close simply because she doesn't want anyone killing her or her boss, and especially because she doesn't want the rangers compromised.
People tend to underestimate the girl, but she proves them wrong--they may see her as flighty and joking around a lot--which she does do--but she takes her job, and her beliefs, again, very seriously. She's a very private person, and she knows her alcohol limit and never over-drinks so she can keep a clear-enough head. She trains extensively and has good leadership skills. Katniss is an impatient person who has trained herself to be patient because she knows it’s needed, and so she’s better at it now than she was before. She's not over hungry, exactly, but she does know she needs to keep a respected place among the Rangers because she hasn't forgotten her humble past. However, Kat has no desire to usurp her boss's power.
She doesn't have a short temper, but she does yell at people when she thinks necessary rules are being violated, as much as she'd rather not raise her voice. Kat is also generally patient, but she a very determined and goal-oriented person, sometimes willing to be the one to make a hard and disconnected call if she has to. Still, she doesn't want to hurt people in that regard but she will help the many at the expense of the few. That being said, it won't be the easiest thing for her ever, hence another reason why she doesn't like being close to people, because she knows she may have to abandon them for the cause and humanity overall.
Katniss is nevertheless chatty and likes to be around people, and she likes small talk and appreciates it, and is quite good at it. Deep down she wants a real friend but she's simply afraid to in case she ever had to make a call where her friends were hurt because of what she needed to do for the many. She's not that egotistical, but she's confident, very sure of herself, in who she is, and she's more friendly when lives aren't at stake.
Kat is generally a level-headed individual, but also a realist. She used to be more of a determined optimism, but after the death of her best friend it was kind of a wake-up call, and she's not a more determined, carefully realist who varies between a pessimist and an optimist. She's a good leader and good at tactical skills.
While on the outside she seems calm and collected, and generally is--aside from when she jokes--Kat does have some anxiety that she struggles with--and thus has moments she freezes up, and she tries not to let that happen often--and she does have some PTSD from when her best friend was killed. Despite this, she's still a determined person who, when something is on her mind, not much can make her change it. So while she blames herself for her friend's death, she knows that sometimes sacrifices are needed for the greater good. Or she believes that, anyway, but wishes it wasn't necessary. She aims to protect, but knows not everyone can always do that. Despite her anxiety, she's good at calming others down.

History: Katniss was born to parents who had managed to escape to a hidden facility when the bombs went off. But after this happened and after everything passed, her grandparents were among a group sent cruelly out by those they were in a bunker with because of the lack of resources--they were sent out to die, which sucked because they had just given birth to Katniss's mom. So they scrambled to find somewhere to raise her, away from monsters, finally ending up in the eastern wastes in the chaos in a very unsafe environment because it's all that really worked out for them. Everything was still chaotic, even more than it is now. They formed a small community with other refugees like them to keep each other safe, where Kat's parents grew up, met each other, married, and had her. But unlike them, Kat was determined that life could get better and she left her family by choice when she was seventeen and wandered to find a safer place.
She wasn't gifted with any abilities, so she wandered on her own and learned survival skills, though she had some, such as hunting and learning to shoot and skin meats, and con people, early on, not that she liked to trick anyone. She had always liked hearing peoples' stories and connecting with others, but was a more private person herself. That being said she always strives to make others feel at ease, at least unless she's angry at them. She doesn't have a horrible temper, but she can get angry when people are violating rules and stuff that she sees as necessary to everyone's survivals.
Eventually, Katniss was taken in by the Red Rangers when she was only seventeen after she helped a group of them--not that she knew it was them at the time--defeat a monster that had attacked, as Kat had a few guns on her and some explosives she's taken from home. They recruited her to the Rangers and she joined without question, and after a series of tests and such they finally let her in, but not until she proved herself did they let her bring her parents in.
But once she was settled, Katniss moved through the ranks--she was lithe and quick, used to running from monsters and going after food, and she was also a light around there--smiling a lot and laughing, making jokes and getting people to smile, and while some higher-ups found it irritating, nobody could deny she was an asset.
But she couldn't ever read--Kat had never been taught how to read beyond the basics because her parents had been so focused on mere survival, and now she was focused on proving herself, too much so to read. Still, she's been trying to learn with help of some people she did become friends with despite the fact she never shares too much about herself. It's kind of one of her issues: she's torn between wanting friends and being afraid to have any--especially when she was only twenty-two and her best friend died on a mission because of a call Kat had to make, to protect the Red Rangers. She was more subdued after that, but over the next five years slowly healed even though a part of her is forever gone. Since then she's more closed off, but she just can't help the fact that she genuinely cares and wants to meet new people and know who they are as people. None of this stopped her from attaining her higher status as she moved through the ranks because of her skill as she trained, and she continued to have to make hard calls. When she was promoted around age 27, to the second in command, she was honored, and continued to work to put some people at ease in the Rangers, but not get close to any of them, while doing what she could to protect the Rangers because she genuinely believes in what they have to say. She would die for them, and she's willing to do that. Kat is happy in the Red Rangers, but wishes they could get their goals completed because she doesn't want to have to keep risking lives. Her parents still are with the Rangers as well.

Likes: drinking; training; getting to know people; running; archery; hunting; reading, when she can (she's not the most literate, but she's tying); using knives and guns.

Dislikes: people messing around too much; water (she can't swim and is scared of it); hand-to-hand combat with fists (she's better with something in her hands)

Fears: water; losing a close loved one; the world falling apart again; too much control (one person controlling everything)l a repeat of the bombs; someone usurping her power and that of her boss

             
     

          donovan bailey - 31 - male [he/him] - closeted gay - toxin second in command

PERSONALITY

calculating, aggressive, guarded, egotistic.

Donovan always thinks before he acts. That's his main strength. He considers the risks and benefits of almost every situation before making a decision, calculating what the best course of action is long before he even has to make the choice. This is one of the many reasons he's been able to climb the ranks of Toxin - he's always thinking ahead. He keeps all of his choices impersonal and often comes off as downright emotionless, preferring logic over feelings. Donovan is also a remarkably quick thinker. The thinking and planning that goes into each decision he makes happen in minutes, maybe even seconds. However, once he's settled on a side, he will passionately defend it and refuses to consider the alternative.
His intelligence is practically unrivaled in the wasteland. Complex equations are like child's play to him, and strategizing is almost fun. Donovan has a brilliant mind and is a tactical genius, the main quality that got him placed in this position. However, he has a bad habit of considering himself the smartest person in the room. Granted, more often than not, he is, but this can make him come off as immensely patronizing in conversation. When someone makes a mistake that he sees as simple, he'll be sure to let them know. He doesn't seem to realize that a problem with a simple solution to him could be hard to figure out for someone else, and this can make him extremely annoying or come off as egotistical.
Donovan is also very aggressive. He's extremely easily irritated by certain kinds of people, and in those situations, he's not the type to hold back any insults that come to mind unless he's speaking to someone superior to him. His anger is usually taken out verbally, but combat situations are also a perfectly good outlet when he gets the chance. He doesn't tolerate disrespect towards himself or the general, to who he is almost obsessively loyal. Donovan very rarely yells or has "outbursts" - he considers behavior like that beneath him. Instead, he skips straight to coldly seething, with words turning to ice.
The Toxin second in command is also extremely guarded and closed off. He trusts very few people and plays his cards close to his chest. Everything he thinks is private, only a fraction shared with anyone else. There's no telling what goes on in his head half the time, and should anyone ask about it, they'd receive a cold glare and nothing else. His secretiveness leads several other Toxin members not to trust him - not that he cares. He fights for the cause, not the individuals.

traits
+ intelligent
+ careful
+ loyal
- egotistical
- aggressive
- patronizing

HISTORY

Donovan was raised in Toxin by a pair of soldiers. He could never really call them his parents. If anything, he was more like an asset to them. From a young age, the people who raised him would point at the commanders, the general, and they'd tell him "That is what you need to be. Nothing less." He wanted to be a medic, not a soldier, but he didn't have a choice. When he started training, Donovan was never as good as anyone else. His strengths lay in planning, strategizing, not combat. He tried and tried to be at least as good as everyone else, but he never succeeded. So he found a way around it. If he couldn't be better physically, he could be better mentally. He learned how to outsmart his competition, to read their weaknesses, and manipulate them. Slowly but surely, he started climbing the ranks. Donovan made a lot of enemies around this time. Nobody was sure if they could trust him. He kept to himself, studying the people around him and figuring out where they were vulnerable. Their weaknesses were tools to him.
After a while, he was brought before the general. Donovan assumed one too many people had complained about his tactics or made it sound like he was some kind of scheming usurper. He had no desire to take the general's place. He just wanted to be in a position where his skills would be useful. Still, he was prepared to accept any punishment given to him.
What he was not prepared for was a promotion.
Donovan's skill set, his tactical and strategic genius, made him useful in the general's eyes, and he was made the second in command of the entirety of Toxin. It was a pretty big jump from just a soldier, but he welcomed the change. He was important. He had power now. He doesn't plan on losing that position.

APPEARANCE

fc; xavier dolan

Donovan is exactly six feet tall, with a wiry and lean frame. He's gotten a bit more muscle over the years, but it doesn't show much - yet another strategy to outsmart his opponents. Appear weak, and surprise them with hidden strength. His upper body is covered in scars from training when he was younger, but they don't extend to his face or neck. He has wavy brown hair that he keeps short and a bit messy. He's never been able to make it lie flat, and it honestly seems to have a mind of its own, but he does his best. Donovan has pale porcelain skin with very faint facial hair and sharper features. His eyes are dark brown and always have this guarded, untrusting look to them. In fact, his entire face always seems to have a cold and emotionless expression. He pretty much only wears the Toxin uniform. It's probably all he owns.
Donovan's combat style is different from the other soldiers. He doesn't seem to follow any sort of structure, fighting more like a wild animal than anything else. Quick. Violent. Bloody. He strikes at any vulnerabilities he can find the second he notices them, and he doesn't have any problem with moves considered "dirty" or unfair. He hates using weapons, as they feel unnatural in his hands. Donovan is formidable in hand-to-hand, as he both fights like he has nothing to lose and utilizes everything about his environment. When he has to be stuck in a combat situation - which is rare since he can usually outsmart someone before it comes to that - there's no way in hell he's allowing himself to lose.

strengths/weaknesses
+ hand-to-hand combat
+ hidden strength/agility
+ finding weaknesses
- weapons of all kinds
- overly violent
- takes too many risks in combat

𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚔 𝙺𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚢𝚗

22
Bisexual and biromantic
Male
Shield Medic


Face Claim: Tyrone Smithers

Appearance: Marek stands at about 5' 9", and he's also very thin. He has light brown skin, a more lanky build, and soft blue eyes that shine with intelligence and kindness. Often, he wears a pair of glasses, but sometimes he wears contacts. Marek also has very dark brown hair that is somewhat curly-wavy, and dark eyebrows. He has a kind face and a scar on his left side from his younger years in the wasteland.

Personality: Marek is one of the kindest people anyone will ever meet. The male is compassionate and will go out of his way to help someone, even at his own expense. While he's scared of the monsters, he also knows that there are people whose lives are at stake, so while he's not a head medic he sometimes goes against their wishes if it means leaving the Shield stronghold so people can receive the medical care. He has always appreciated how the Shields give care without cost, because he's seen the horror of the outside world, and he believes everyone, even Toxin, deserves care.
Perhaps in this way he's a bit too nice, having a challenging time saying "no" or turning someone down, and he's a bit too trusting. Marek struggles with social anxiety and sometimes isn't sure how to conduct himself in terms of holding casual conversations--he's good at consoling people, offering medical advice, and helping others, but when it comes to being friends with him, it's hard because he's so shy outside of work. And even in work he's a shy person, but at least he knows what he's doing.
Marek is extremely intelligent, and he adores medical science, genuinely loving what he does. So he likes people despite being an introvert and disliking small talk for the sake that it makes him nervous. He's afraid of judgement and isn't very confident in who he is as a person. While Marek would love a promotion to a head doctor because he thinks maybe he could help more people that way, he also worries that it would be too much pressure, and that then people would expect even more of him. He's already terrified of making the wrong medical call and of upsetting people, and he doesn't need more stress in the regard. He's thus kind of content where he is as long as he can help people and stay away from the added pressure where he fears he;'d have to start making political calls for the Shields, too, and dealing with Toxin in a way he'd rather not. So the male likes to stay where he is.
All of this being said, Marek will go against rules if it helps save lives, and he will occasionally do so, which may shock some people considering how quiet he is and how obedient he may seem at first. But to Marek, morality and lawfulness don't always line up, and he will always take morality first. He thus is scared of and disagrees with Toxin for their controlling methods.
The blond gets flustered easily, and while he's good under some pressure, again, any real leadership position is crossing the line. He loves to be around animals as well, and he likes children. Marek is a curious person who likes to learn about the world before the bombs fell and wants to find a way to make this current world more like that one, just...better in a way. More caring and kind. He takes his job seriously, to help and protect people. Sometimes he teaches newbies how to get around, and teaches some people medical knowledge, which he will gladly share for free. He's the selfless person who will give you the last coat off his back unless doing so would place more people at risk, though he'd also the person who wants to try and save everyone. Marek doesn't get angry easily, and he's generally patient, but he just cares so darn much that if people are making decisions that put others at risk when he sees another way, he will share his opinion even if nobody asked for it, and he may explode in terms of temper. But usually he's level-headed unless his social anxiety is getting the best of him. He's not a huge fan of large crowds, but will usually place others' comfort before his own. He's a little too trusting sometimes, but almost always eager to help others. He can sometimes be eager to please, as well, and he's a listener and not a talker. Marek typically gives second chances.

History: All Marek knows is that he was born in the mess that was the eastern wastelands. He never knew his father, who died before he was born, while his mother died about two days after giving birth to her son and her two daughters, as Marek is a triplet, leaving her kids practically abandoned on the side of the road. She had been trying hard to reach the Shields because of their free medical care, but her due date came earlier than expected, and her birth was complicated. Marek, as a two day old infant, thus almost dead alongside his sisters when, lo and behold, a Shield medic came across them, one who had been on his way to the Shields. He saw the three infants and took them in, becoming like a father to both Marek and his siblings. Thus, Marek grew up in the Shields and was taught of the world's history, the wasteland's history, and about the factions and what they stood for. He absolutely loved the Shields, but even if he had been raised elsewhere, his gentle heart and nature would have been evident early on.
The child was almost too considerate--he partially felt as if he owed the man who saved his life--but also because he cried whenever someone was hurt or a bug was even stepped on. Marek grew to desperately want to help people, and as he knew that his mother died giving birth to him, he wanted to make sure more healthcare was accessible to more people and that that never happened to people, as much as possible, anyway. So he trained as hard as he could to become a medic, and he always felt loved by his pseudo-father as well, who also encouraged the child's natural curiosity and questions about doctoring and healing and medical sciences. He also did love Marek and his sisters as well, and the three were close as they grew up, nevertheless sharing a history their pseudo-father didn't. Well, actually, he got along with one of his sisters. Both at first, but when they were eighteen one of his sisters ran off to join Toxin because she actually agreed with their idea of control. She had always hated the medical and teaching aspect of the Shields, and she left to try and find somewhere she could fight. She always felt as if she had a lack of control in her own life and wanted to go somewhere she could control others and feel better about herself. Marek always wishes that he knew his birth parents, but even then, his adopted dad was so good to him, and was never judgmental and raised him well. He was accepting and open, and Marek wasn't afraid to share his revelation that he was bisexual with his trusted father figure, who was incredibly supportive of his adopted son.
Marek tried dating a bit, but ultimately he just wanted to focus on his work, on helping people, but even then he's incredibly shy, so it didn't work out. He has one or two close friends, but dating is a different story. All of this being said, he does want someone and wants to be loved.
He also misses his one sister who ran off--he's incredibly sad that she had to feel so insecure about who she is that she went to join a faction that Marek quite frankly dislikes and thinks has a major problem. He forgives her, but he desperately feels like a part of his home and family were uprooted and ripped away when she left, and he misses her everyday and hopes and prays that one day, she'll come back, or that she'll realize the hard of toxin and try and find a way out. Marek is also a religious person, holding onto a religious belief that people before the bombings believed in. He has also always believed that the world does need some control, maybe unlike the rest of the Shields, but he more so believe in helping people heal and be okay before there are any solid decisions made about who governs what. Still, it better not be Toxin and total dictatorship control. He's also wary of the Red Rangers because he doesn't know a lot about them.
As he grew up, Marek also learned some basic self defense, but he was never the best at it and hated hitting his trainers. He knows a little, then, but admittedly in a fight he would not at all be the best. His strengths lie elsewhere. Another content and pressure relief for him was the violin--Marek took an interest in it when he was a small child and has been playing ever since. He loves music.

Likes: helping people; hot foods; reading; going on walks; his sisters and his adopted father; medical sciences; hot chocolate when they can get some; animals; children; music and violins

Dislikes: Toxin; the fact his bio parents are dead; not knowing entirely where his family was from and what their story was; loud noises; crowds; selfish people; physically fighting; losses of temper; angry people; cold foods; sour foods; the fact his sister joined toxin (or ran off to do so)

Fears: Toxin; being in charge; knives and firearms; breaking a bone himself (interestingly, he has no issue with blood or broken bones elsewhere because he's a medic, but he can't handle the thought of his own broken bones because it just seems too painful); fire and heights; the monsters in the wasteland; bombs

     
     

                luka griffith - 30 - male - bisexual - mason gooding

PERSONALITY

sarcastic - selfish - resourceful - intelligent

Blunt and bold, one of the only thing that you couldn't call Luka would be a wallflower. His presence is just as striking as the slashes of his blades, and his tongue is just as sharp and silver as the jewelry he likes to show off when he feels particularly arrogant on a given day. He is openly flirty with most everyone; if you're a human within his age range, and at least vaguely cute (which he finds most people to be unless they're just creepy), you'll definitely find his shamelessly flirting with you, and as platonic as it always seems since he does it to almost everybody, it's usually hard to tell when he actually means it unless you know the difference.
Luka is very confident in himself and more than a little stubborn in his beliefs that have seldom chance of changing, ever. He's also prone to building up and harboring resentment to people who he feels push him aside and don't treat him as if she's important. Being carelessly brushed aside is the most fury-inducing you could do to somebody like Luka who does his best to stay in the spotlight where he can be validated by praise from people whom he doesn't even know or care about very much. He doesn't care if you insult him or are rude to him, for at least he wouldn't feel like a mere shadow like he does when he's alone
Because of this, it is quite easy to get under his skin and manipulate him once you figure that out, and it's even easier to get him on your side if you show even a little bit of seemingly genuine care if the people around him make him feel as if they don't care about him anymore, putting him in quite a dangerous spot for manipulation tactics. He loves mangonadas, attention (ofc), and insanely spicy food. He hates being ignored, change, overly sweet food, art (can never seem to even draw a straight line), and mostly anything he doesn't understand on the first three tries.
The male often has mood swings, ranging from not even being able to move an inch from his spot in bed, to doing seemingly insane things while he gets an energy high. If someone tries to approach him about it seriously, he often just ignores them for up to 2 weeks until he just starts talking to them and pretending as if never happened.

traits
+ Quick to react/adapt
+ Charismatic
+ Perceptive
+ Brave
- Vain
- Insecure
- Reckless
- Stubborn

HISTORY

Luka Griffiths was raised by a relatively low-ranked toxin spy. They weren’t biologically related, and his biological parents used to be toxin agents, but one day, they decided to run away from Toxin. In their haste to flee the organization, they did not consider a child to be a risk they could take. They thought that he could only slow them down. The young boy was abandoned on the spy’s doorstep. From a young age, he worked hard to rise through the ranks. He became known for his quick ascension. His flirty and bold personality made him even more popular than he already was. He was known as somewhat of an easy-going person, though the reliability of that is… doubtable. Especially when someone’s undermined him.

strengths/weaknesses
+ Manipulation, Lying, etc
+ Hand-to-hand Combat / Close-range Combat
+ Athleticism
+ Dancing
- Art
- Staying cool when someone gets under his skin
- Baking
- Is quite easy to trick once you find his weakness

APPEARANCE

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Standing tall at 6'3, Luka often towers over those he commands, taking great pleasure in the feeling of it though it is a very shallow pleasure to take in life. But if you tell him, he would just say "Well who gives a f***?", so it's better not to say anything since he won't listen to you anyways. He has a very physically built body from endless training in Toxin, and a large and pale scar on the center of his abdomen from the time where he almost died from a stab wound and again on the same spot a few years after the encounter. He has strength based body build, shaped to exact as much damage in a few blows as possible; it's part of what makes him a deadly opponent to face. He especially has a strong core and muscular limbs. Luka's skin is a rich warm brown, an almost caramel like shade that he takes very well care of. In fact, Luka spends quite a lot of time preening and taking care of his appearance whether it takes the form of his lengthy routine in the morning or exercising until his limbs feel like they're about to burn off. He tends to wear striking eyeliner styles when partying or just on days he feels especially badass, and loves trying new techniques whenever anyone offers to teach them to him. His irises are a deep shade of brown and his hair is an almost brown-seeming black, cut very short on his head.
Luka has a very upfront and merciless way of fighting; he uses every one of his limbs when he fights, and is always <>always moving. It's part of what makes him such a strong fighter. He constantly watches his opponent's movements, keeping track of their weaknesses and skills.
He also likes to wear very carnival or festival-esque clothing, but has no problem slipping into his Toxin gear to kick butt as well when he's on the job.

“Raven hair and ruby lips
Sparks fly from her fingertips,”

「Roman Black」
「20」
「June 27th」
「Male + He/Him」
「Bisexual」
「He runs a radio station and just skates around tbh」

“Echoed voices in the night
She's a restless spirit on an endless flight,”

「Roman is a carefree spirit with not much on his mind. All his thoughts about the future are for future episodes of his radio show. He’s into everything obscure and out of the ordinary, like cryptids and that one thing in a big skirt he saw skipping around the woods one time. He loves to collect things that don’t really make much sense, like small bottles or shards of glass he finds while he’s out skating or on a walk. He’s a calming presence, always the mediator in a fight and making sure everyone is okay. Most people have said he has no bad bone in his body, which is true as far as he knows. He visits cemeteries often to clean headstones for those who have no one to do it for them. 」
「ENFJ」
「Gemini」

「good qualities」
- Gentle
- Prideful
- Understanding
- Motherly
「flaws」
- Makes jokes at the worst times
- Can’t gauge the severity of situations most of the time
- Never defends himself
- Lets himself be walked all over
「fears」
- Being chased
- Drowning
- Being buried alive
「aspirations」
- To teach Z how to do a kickflip
- Have all the cats trust him
- Pet all the cats

“Woo-hoo, witchy woman
See how high she flies,”



「Kojiro Nanjo, Sk8」
「Roman has a broad build, with wide shoulders and strong biceps and stomach muscles. His skin is tan from being out in the sun, and he has miscellaneous tattoos in random places. His eyes are kind and tinted a brown color. His hair is pine green, and he stands at 6’2.」
「For some reason Roman doesn’t wear a shirt most of the time. It’s too hot for that. But when he does, it’s usually some plain color with a bomber jacket and distressed jeans. And his usual boots.」

“Woo-hoo, witchy woman
She got the moon in her eyes,”

「Roman grew up pretty normally. His dad would always take him on adventures and told him spooky stories. His mama would always have dinner waiting for them when they got home way past dark. Instead of being scared of ghouls and goblins, Roman was fascinated by them. He urged his Dad to tell him more and eventually, the man just put a weird device into his son’s hands. A spirit box.
Roman used it in any place he came across, always walking around abandoned buildings looking for someone that was willing to tell him their story. He was kind to them, and patient. He’s heard some awful stories from this, and has done everything he could to help their spirits rest.
He also asks them if it’s okay for him to tell his encounter on his radio show.」

「likes」
- VHS
- Weird little trinkets
- Ghosts
- Mysteries
「dislikes」
- Vengeful spirits to a degree
- Strong smells of citrus
- Spirits that try to hurt him
- Disrespecting ghosts

“She held me spellbound in the night
Dancing shadows and firelight,”

「stats」
strength - 9/10
stamina - 4/10
agility - 8/10
accuracy - 7/10
intelligence - 7/10
perception - 8/10
trustworthiness - 9/10
kindness - 10/10

“Crazy laughter in another room
And she drove herself to madness with a silver spoon,”

「family」
Sallie Black - Female - Mother - 10/10
Erin Black - Male - Father - 10/10

“Woo-hoo, witchy woman
See how high she flies,”

「author's note」
I love him.
「playlist」
- Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - Nirvana
- The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana
- Blood on the Dance Floor - Michael Jackson
- Black Magic Woman - Santana
- Witchy Woman - the Eagles
- New Kid in Town - the Eagles
「other」

“Woo-hoo, witchy woman
She got the moon in her eyes,”

    JASPER ALVARO
   
   
              ♠   21   ♠   Male (He/Him)   ♠   Bicurious   ♠   January 14th   ♠   Capricorn   ♠
   

Jasper has a way with words. Or at least that's one way of putting it. He can twist stories and make almost anyone believe them. Maybe it's because he adds just the right amount of truth to back up his lies or maybe its because his mother was someone who greatly valued the human mind when she was alive. No one really knows. Half the people he talks too, they don't even realize the lies that are being fed to them, until its to late and they have already given him what he wanted.

He can read people's facial features and body language better than most people, as he's been studying since a very young age. If someone lies to his face, Jasper will figure out the lie, it doesn't even matter how long it takes him. He will also pick up on your lying tells, little things everyone does when they aren't exactly telling the truth. Even he has his own tell, not that anyone has ever figured it out yet. Maybe no one ever will.

Jasper's intelligent and he knows when to speak up or when to lay low and just be quiet. He's amazingly stealthy, half the time, no one even knows he's there. Which makes it easy for him to pick up any data he needs. He's also strong physically so he can take down other people when and if he's been caught in doing work for the Red Rangers. Usually, he is also very secretive, well people do know his name, though not his codename, they don't know anything about his past or where he's originally from. Nothing is really kept on file, minus his name and age and a few other things. But other than that? Radio silence.

During missions, Jasper can be a bit of a flirt and it's pretty handy too because a lot of people feel attracted towards him already, he just doesn't date because of his top secret job in the Red Rangers. He doesn't want anything to get in the way of his work, but he might slip up if the right person comes along.

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Nicknames — Jace
Name Meaning —
- Jasper "bringer of treasure" Persian
- Middle Name "" Origin
- Alvaro "elf warrior" Spanish

Face Claim — Jacob Rott


Faction — Red Rangers
Occupation — Spy (hide spoiler)]