Name :AdonisUsername :
Solanum
The name takes its roots from Greek mythology.
Its meaning is “extremely good looking, handsome”.
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If you're reading this then you're either my idiotic brother reading through my PRIVATE journals, or I'm reading back on it a little into the future... If the former, JEAN GET OUT OF MY THINGS. If the latter... I guess read on, though you know everything that happens anyway.
If you're none of the above... Then however you found it, I guess welcome to my journal? But I have no idea why you'd want to read. It won't exactly be that exciting. The name's Adonis. It’s probably on the front somewhere anyway… Some call me Donny, you can if you want, I really don't care to be honest. I'm a male Kiamara, and I have pink hair... You totally gasped, right? I know, it's absolutely shocking... Seriously, people actually think my hair colour has anything to do with anything? Nope. Doesn't make me a girl, never been teased for it... Not a big deal guys, wow. Anyway, going off on a bit of a tangent I guess. Won't say I'm sorry, because I'm not, you'll learn that about me pretty quick. Just turn the page already, read on, pry further into my private life.→ → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → →
Journal one - "Little lion" :Heh, looks kinda petty looking back on it now, but isn't that how these things always go? Seems so important at the time, but on further reflection you realise how much of a child you really were being. Admittedly I was a child back then, so it is kinda understandable. Still, it's almost embarrassing. And for me that's saying something. I've done some pretty stupid things in my life so far, and I don't really intend to stop. Of course I never repeat a mistake, only real idiots do that, but that doesn't stop me from making whole new ones, eh? Know what I mean? Oh yeah, what I was going to talk about. Seriously, keep your fur on, I'm getting there. This was about my childhood, right. Shut it, I know I talk a bit... Don't need to keep telling me over and over, I know you're thinking it as you're reading. Anyways...
I was a pretty small kid... Definitely smaller than my brother, Jean, and he loved it... Being the bigger sibling must have been great, not that I’ll ever really know what it’s like, but I’ve grown out of it now. You see, we're both the controlling type, and were always wanting to come out on top in pretty much everything we were doing. Had to beat the other at the game we were playing, had to have the last word in that argument, you get the point. So there was this "the house wasn't big enough for the both of us" kind of deal, like the cowboys game you played when young. Of course he crushed any attempt for me to prove I was better than he was, and being just a small thing, I got a little disheartened... You know how young boys can be, always bickering and fighting amongst themselves. Don't know? Well, it's a pretty damn common thing.
Anyway, the actual story now you have the background. We liked the same girl. It was as simple as that. Or at least I liked this girl, sometimes I think he only did it just to spite me, but other times I find it hard to believe that. He's my brother after all... Family gotta look after each other, y'know? She was real cute, with the best kind of personality. Kind, caring, the usual. Jean and I had this massive row over it, woke the neighbours, parents had to split us up for the evening. I naturally got very upset over the whole thing, and I took it a little far, got myself grounded for it, leaving him to go out and ruin my chances at dating her, like you know... ever. Looking back at it, I don't even know if it was him or some of his friends... I never liked them much either. It was probably them just setting Jean up for this to take the fall. But yeah... Someone told her nasty things about me, and she never spoke to me again. All lies of course. Or, well, most of them anyway. Won’t tell you what was real and what was a lie, that would be cheating now wouldn’t it~ Embarrassed me a little, publicly mind you, in front of everyone. Got a bit of a reputation for myself. Didn't help that her actual jock boyfriend heard all about it and confronted me... Kinda knocked some of his teeth out, he wasn’t as tough as he seemed to think he was, there came the reputation. Detention, suspension, bad PR with my peers, or at least the ones that were friends with him which was most of them since he was the popular guy and I was not. You know the drill. Because of the row we had on the whole thing, I really blamed my brother for it all, and I think he took offence to that as we didn't talk much for at least the month following. Exact dates and such I can't remember, this was when we were just kids, but probably didn't help anything, eh? Not sure what actually happened, but someone said Jean tried to fix it all for me, but I was still blaming him for it all, and besides it wasn’t going to be fixed so there was little point.
The night of the incident though my mum caught me crying. She pulled me into her arms and told me a story. I’ll admit that it was really cute, and though I really wasn’t a mumma’s boy, don’t get me wrong… I loved her. She called me her "little lion" for my sandy pelt and "too big for my body" personality... Ego the size of the house she said, I think I have to agree. Though my, err, pink mane probably didn't scream masculinity. Oh well. I like it? I’m secure in my character, so why should I be concerned with what others think of me? Anyway… She told me a story of a lioness comforting her cub, just as she was comforting her little cub (me), telling him not to be afraid because one day all the beasts would bow to him, and rest a crown upon his head. He asked her, "Will I be strong and fierce like my father?" and she replied, "Yes, you will be strong and fierce just like your father. I will keep you safe. My love, I promise you." And then my mum tucked me into bed, kissed me on my head and let me sleep. I was her little lion, and she promised she'd keep me safe until my throne was secured, and I would finally make my father proud of me as I wanted him to be. So then it was really just to grow out my mane, metaphorically speaking of course. Be the lion I was on the inside.
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Journal two - "Power is life" :Jean and I haven't spoken properly in god knows how long, but I think he’d be quite proud of me now, doing what I do. He’s still bigger than I am, I’m sure, but I don’t care any more. I’m a big shot now, and who needs to be big when you’ve got the power that comes with it, without all the extra fuss? When Jean and I both stopped living with the family we just went our separate ways really. It's pretty normal, we're no different from anyone else, despite the fact that we are slightly different appearance-wise, what with the sabres and so on. But hey, it was my general curiosity with my genetic mutation that got me where I am today. I work for Umbrella Corporation. On the legitimate side, I manipulate DNA in order to try and find a way of fixing those with genetic disorders. Sounds really nice, yeah? Well, I'd think again. Though some of the lesser scientists I work with have their proper research and their orthodox methods, mine are a little more extreme, to say the least. I'm deeper in the company than they are. Quite literally really, since I’m stationed underground the majority of the time. I'm their connection to the grisly stuff that goes on here, stuff they've only heard crude whispers about. It's pretty bad, but only if you're on the wrong end of it? I'm perfectly fine playing god on my end of this thing, the subjects are of little concern to me... I'm all for animal rights, don't get me wrong, but if it benefits our species isn't it worth the risk? Notice I said legitimate side earlier? Well this is why... The other side of the work that I do... well. Not so beneficial really. More for military use, or just the highest bidder really, once we've established our own power first. Genetic mutation is my game, and I'm bloody good at it I'll have you know. A little bit of this, a little bit of that... the right enzyme here, the correct codons there. Voilà~ Got yourself something new. Doesn't always work out, but what actually does work all the time, certainly not my co-workers... but sometimes, you just get those breakthroughs where you just can't help but be proud of yourself because all of your hard work has actually meant progression. Going on again aren't I... How about I give you an example of a common day for me? Would that clear it up a little?
First off, you'll need to know who Killian is... He's the guy I work with in the labs, well, the majority of the time anyway. We started off pretty awkward towards each other, rivalry mostly, almost like I had with my brother really so it was a little familiar... But yeah, he's an alright guy now. We understand each other, and we get along, though we just sometimes have those days where neither of us wants to communicate with the other... too much of a chore, I know. But can't be helped. I live underground, in the facility, and he doesn't. So the majority of our conversations are about things that are happening upstairs, if you know what I mean. Not literal stairs, obviously, that would be a pretty poor method of covering up a secret underground facility. Hey, where do these stairs go? Oh, nowhere... Someone just built some stairs to nowhere in the middle of this field. Yeah, not going to happen. Off track, sorry. Anyway, yes, Killian and I work together. We argue a little, sometimes, when we both want to try something different and am trying to convince the other to do it our way, but that’s normal really. Besides, we’re pretty evenly matched when it comes to that sort of thing, so it really depends on the strength of the idea in question. Fairs fair really. But in an actual fight he would really beat me up. Tried once, never again… I’m not crossing him if I can help it. Won’t tell you why, but yeah, there’s being close to your work, then there’s being your work, if you get what I’m hinting at?
On a typical day we’ll work side by side. He works on his things, I work on mine, we discuss and trade notes and suggestions where needed. It's not too bad really. He is in viral weaponry, BOWs and so on. Can't really tell you what that means, that would be a little unorthodox, but you get the picture. Bad ass guy, dangerous job. Great hair, much like mine, though blue like my brother's. Not that I'd compare them, Killian I can get along with, most of the time, Jean... We have our differences of opinion, not to mention that my work is classified within my rank (and those higher than me) within the company anyway. So I wouldn’t be able to tell Jean anything that I do. And I live underground… Can’t forget that, though I think I’ve already said that, didn’t I? Well, just reinforcing the thought. I live underground. You can’t even imagine how weird that is… Though my boss did try and adjust it for us so that we don’t suffer because of it. That really would not benefit him. He needs us at the top of our game every day. They say that living up top would be too distracting, and yet Killian is allowed to live up there. He seems to work fine? So it does seem a little unfair, but hey, Killian lets me sneak up there sometimes so no harm done. It’s just good to get some fresh air and see the sky sometimes.
So I'm working on the genetic side of it... Blood samples everywhere, no joke. All over the sides, just racks and racks of them… Looking at the natural mutations that occur in the cellular structure, then replicating that myself through the use of chemicals. May be useless at that moment in time because I have the original in front of me in order to successfully replicate, but if I learn how to recreate these things then I can combine mutations to get the correct sequence that I'm looking for. After all, everything is made up of proteins, so if you learn how to manipulate the structures of the proteins to create the particular ones you want then you can do whatever you want with them. Could end up being the cure to some really dangerous infectious disease, or become the disease... you never really know with these things. What benefits and risks you're taking when mixing things is never really all that clear, but hey, someone has to do it or you'll never know. Of course I'm safe at all times. Umbrella keeps us under strict health and safety regulations. Their own of course, not some silly board run by the Government. We have an internal system. You really think we want Government monkeys running around our labs, looking at everything we're doing and reporting back to their bosses? That is the complete opposite to what we want. But yeah, don’t worry. It’s safe enough. Have the occasional accident but it’s dealt with smoothly, usually… There was that one time that there were casualties, but we don’t like to mention that one. Don’t want to jinx anything.
I will generally spend several hours at a time working on the same thing, pretty fixated on it. Won’t eat, won’t drink, no breaks for the bathroom or things like that… Although after those hours I do generally need to have a small break simply to rest my eyes. It does put a lot of stress on them if they’re expected to do so much on such a small scale. Looking through microscopes all the time really does do a number on your focus perception. Puts it a bit out of whack if you use them for too long, then you need to rest. Close your eyes for a little bit… Killian usually joins me on the breaks, and we’ll have a quick chat, maybe grab a little something to eat, but our conversations will usually go back to what we were doing. Just so the time isn’t completely wasted, I guess? Still working, just not physically. All the work during the break is mental, coming up with what to do next, what to try if that previous test hadn’t worked the way I had been hoping, how to combine two proteins that were being stubborn… Work work work, always working. But thinking on it now, out of my work environment, I’d miss it if I was given an easier job. And I’d be bored if I never got this one. I really love it here. I love the environment, even if I need to get out of it on occasion for some air that hasn’t been recycled; I love my colleagues, yes even Killian when he’s not being an ass; and I love my work. There are just so many possibilities out there, and I’ve been given the tools to find out what everything does. Who could ask for better, eh?
Well, I should probably leave this here… Before I go on even more, and end up talking about something I really shouldn’t be talking about. I’m pushing the line here a bit anyway, so just don’t tell anyone, okay? I’ll trust you, for now, but yeah, tell anyone and I’ll find you. Don’t think I won’t. Because I’d get in a lot of trouble for this if someone told.
Anyways, bye for now. See you in the next journal entry maybe, if I continue writing? Probably will, but I like the suspense, almost makes it exciting? Bye?
Yes that is a Game of Thrones reference to anyone that knows it ^^ Deadline April 6th, and it comes back April 6th so... why not? c: