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[honeybee.]

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Ella Brie
Location: HQ Cafetorium- Tags: None
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Oh, how it was good to be back. Sure, the food here was disgusting and the clothing was scratchy but everything was so much simpler. Here everyone was warm and friendly, a smile was a smile and everyone was working towards the same end. Back at court, it was just a mess of politics. Nobody could be trusted, no-one ever said what they really meant and Ella was the biggest liar of them all. She played her part well, she smiled and cooed over the fine silks and rich food and displayed so much gratitude for such an honour to be bestowed upon her when in reality she wanted to throw up every time Prince Alastair called her 'my lady'. She hadn't originally planned to be such an important spy, when she first emerged into Delra she simply became apprenticed to a seamstress whilst running a free medical clinic for the poorer Delran citizens and delivering resources and snippets of information back to rebel headquarters. It had been enough of a shock when the word had gotten out about her clinic and she'd been hired as the private doctor for a rich family let alone when through some strange twist of chance she was selected to become the future princess of Delra.

Returning to headquarters was always going to be a risk, but it was one worth taking. The journey from the palace took her double the time it normally did since she first had to take the train to her old home south of the city, where she had left snowshoes and a disguise to swap out for her expensive clothing. The disguise was simply a plain hoodie and trousers but nobody would recognise the 'Princess' dressed like that out of context. From there she caught a train to one of the northern cities and then made the rest of her way to headquarters. Though she had arrived late last night exhausted and shivering the delay was necessary to keep the rebellion safe and she was happy to do it. As far as the Prince knew she was visiting her family on their farm deep in the countryside south of Delra, which would have been true once upon a time. Thankfully the Emperor himself seemed to care little about his son's bride-to-be and what she did with her time.

The entire Uprising was going to be at the marking ceremony and as a member of the Uprising Ella was not going to miss it. The Phoenix squad were joining the rebellion properly, the first with powers to wield against the tyrant, and everyone was hoping that these would be the ones to free Delra. Plus, Lanette was a member of the Phoenix squad and she wasn't going to miss her friend's special day. Ella stood with her family in the crowd, one hand ruffling Mia's, her younger sister's, hair whilst the twins, Leo & Lewis, squabbled next to her. The council stood on stage but the recruits seemed to be late. Ella wondered where they were, no doubt this was some scheme to make the ceremony more dramatic, probably Councillor Watson's. She fixed her eyes on the stage door refusing to blink, this would be the first time she saw either of her friends from the health ward in what felt like an age and she didn't want to miss a second of her time here .

[marimo.]

Arys Slate // 18 // Female // Straight // Behind stage // Tags:open
(I'm just gonna say it's a full moon just let me know if that's okay or you want me to change it.)
Arys peers at the memo on the wall and scrunches her nose at the pungent smell of Sharpie magnified by her sharp sense of smell. She curses under her breath. Spectacular entrance? Ugh. Unless people wanted to see a giant wolf smash through a door, she wasn't going to be of much help. Her powers weren't exactly suited for that kind of thing. It was bad enough she was going to have to go out there with her ears, tail, and fangs for everyone to see. She had pleaded with Atlanta to try to change the ceremony to after the full moon but to no avail. At least it wan't the day of the full moon. Focusing on the matter at hand, she watches Ardai try to convince Apollo to burn down the door and wonders if he was going to prank someone while onstage. She wouldn't put it past him. Quite honestly, she found his pranks amusing, probably because she had never been at the receiving end of them. Whatever he cooked up, she just hoped it didn't get them all in trouble.

[DetectiveLunar]

Leonardo Toronta//18//Male//Behind the stage//Tags:Open

Well today was their “special” day and Leo couldn’t be more nervous. It wasn’t the fact that basically every single other rebel was on the other side of the door,waiting for them and that if they made a mistake they’d humiliate themselves in front of EVERYONE! No. What concerned Leo the most was the note on the door saying to make a grand entrance but that the curtains were flammable. ”Oh jeez.” With two fire manipulators and Ardai,he wouldn’t be surprised if they end up causing a huge fire only to have Gavotte with a “Disappointed Dad” look on his face as he set the fire out. What ended up concerning him even more was when he overheard Ardai talking with Apollo. Yep. They were gonna cause a fire. Leo was sure of it. He could already see the disappointed look on Gavotte’s face. After worrying about the whole fire scheme Ardai and Apollo might be planning he suddenly remembered about the whole grand entrance thing. Grand entrance?! What would they do as a grand entrance? Burn the door down before they burn the curtains?! Suddenly the thing he wasn’t anxious about was making him anxious. What if they didn’t do a good grand entrance? What if they didn’t wow the audience? Were they supposed to wow the audience?! What was HE supposed to do?! Leo tried to push away these thoughts. This was supposed to be their day,the day they have been dreaming of their entire lives! But then why was he this day making him so anxious?

(Ack! I haven’t roleplayed in quite a while! But I hope this is good enough! Sorry it’s a bit short though. :<)

[hellb0und]

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NAME. jennifer dire ` ABILITY. fire manipulation ` TAG(S). gav `
xxxxxxxx𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅.

xxxxxxxxJen remained further back within the depths of the crowd. Having already read the note upon entrance, she knew the words scribbled in green ink were meant for her and Apollo. Albeit she debated exactly what she'd be doing for a big entrance, if anything at all. Her gaze honed in on Gavotte when she saw him reading the note, and she had to suppress a snicker when the familiar "disappointed father look" drew across his face. The blonde could tell it was due to the warning, in which he promptly fixed an amount of water from the canteen they'd provided for his powers into a fair-sized ball. The change in expression was strange to her, as often her eyes were narrowed and lips permanently carved into a thin line, yet the occurance was something she'd increasingly noticed only he could draw out of her. [huehue ada c;] She went ahead and approached him, eyeing the water sideways with her arms draped over her chest. Her posture spoke for her.

[passione]

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male ● eighteen ● telekinesis ● backstage ● tagged - open


it was just a mark on the forehead. naevys couldn’t quite understand what the big fuss was about. it was all in the context, really. yes, they were going to be sent off to free themselves of the shackles of society. yes, they were going to give the next generation a future. great! naevys was excited too. he walked with a bounce in his step and his eyes were wide with enthusiasm— but he didn’t utter a single word.

naevys luxen xyrcan was standing among the recruits. all of them born within the headquarters after it was built. for that, they were able to preserve their powers. no head implant for them. no government infiltrating and messing with their heads. if naevys hated anything, it’d be manipulation. there were a few special people in the crowd today. ryker and evren xyrcan were there in support of their younger brother. lords, evren would be the most ecstatic. if the two of them didn’t have their powers taken away, evren would literally be glowing right now. naevys always thought evren would have had light powers. it matched his personality perfectly.

was no one going to bust down the door? well. ardai had asked apollo to, but naevys didn’t want to give that guy the satisfaction. he knew that he could tear the door off its hinges with his own telekinesis but that would make him stand out, which wasn’t really his forte. but it would make his brothers proud…

naevys had his arm raised, ready to start pushing at the door when jennifer stepped forward towards gavotte. both she and apollo were pyrokinetic so jennifer taking the stage instead wouldn’t have made much of a difference. the curtains would have still burned to a crisp and gavotte would have still needed to save the day. geez, why would anyone come up with an idea like this? letting kids break down the property of the headquarters just to make a “special entrance”? the idea would have been fine if there weren’t so many recruits with powers based on destruction. naevys supposed the destruction is what would have made the entrance special. whatever.

he’d just let jen have the job. maybe gavotte would be less disappointed. what was really up with gavotte and jen anyway? naevys knew that opposites often attracted, but those two were just two different worlds. complete contrast. nothing in common. the dynamics of their relationship were strange but they worked out in the weirdest ways. gavotte was calm and jen was angry. he controlled water, she controlled fire. they were two people that didn’t look to be on the same page, ever. but for some reason, they seemed to be closer than any two people among the recruits.

naevys listened to the chattering and cheering from outside the door. this was going to be interesting.

[mmarionette]

ERIS MANES
location: behind stage
tag(s): arys (+ everyone)


eris, honestly, didn't know what to do. she was a bouncing ball of energy, going up and down, up and down, incapable of standing still for even a second. ever since she had woken up this morning to realize that it was today when they will finally be able to spread their wings and go out and actually start doing something other than just train and train, and train, the feeling of excitement that had been brewing inside of her for nearly the last two weeks just exploded and, with that, so did any possibility of calm and collected approach to today as a whole. she was actually kind of thankful to cclr. watson for making sure that they would at least be able to let out some steam via use of their powers. despite the fact that she knew that she definitely won't be the one making the grand entrance, namely breaking down the door, as her powers weren't really that grandeur, - she, of course, could push the door open, but, let's be honest, what would people want to see more: a door flying out of its hinges or it going up in flames? eris would rather bet on the latter. - at least no one will be able to fault her if accidentally, out of excitement, she forces certain people together or sends them flying from their spots or seats, or does something else equally as troublesome. after all, they should make a 'spectacular entrance', and, if something like that ends up happening - hopefully not, but, honestly, who knows? - she would at least have someone to put blame on, be it councillor watson or gavotte, seeing as he has been entrusted with the responsibility of keeping them at bay.

anyways, as time was moving forward and nothing was happening, eris was starting to get impatient. she had already noted ardai making a conversation with the apollo, probably trying to convince the fire boy to do what he does best, but so far nothing had been done, so she looked around for other possibilities. it was at that point that she remembered that it was allegedly arys' time of the month today. with a dork of a smile on her face and such marvelous idea in mind, eris popped up right next to arys, before exclaiming excitedly "arys-dear, wanna go all-wolf out on that door?"


ooc. i hope it's okay. i mean, i know it's a little messy. shush. but, hopefully, it's at least somewhat okay.

[Pistol Annie #1 NPC]

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Lanette Lane
Female ♟ Pansexual ♟ Pacifism
Tags: Leo

-----If there was one trainee who'd feel stressed out today, it was Leonardo Torota. Lanette could sense the building anxiety radiating off him in waves. Whether her heightened empathy was natural, or part of her abilities, she would never know. She often insisted she wasn't an empath to be more humble.
-----The small brunette rose from her makeshift seat and approached her classmate. He towered head and shoulders above her, so Lanette tilted her head up in order to make eye contact. Her expression was friendly but concerned, visible in her soft blue eyes and the slight rise of her eyebrows.
-----The pacifist extended her hand without a word. She stared at it for a moment, concentrating to summon just the right amount of her power. Enough to calm someone down, but not to induce sleep. When she looked back up at Leo, her eyes had shifted to a lavender hue.
-----"Here, Leo." With a small smile that touched her gently glowing eyes, Lanette gestured for her classmate to take her hand.

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Gavotte Lane
Male ♫ Heterosexual ♫ Hydrokinesis
Tags: Jen

-----Gavotte shifted the ball of water, forming a swirling pillar before squashing it back down into the familiar sphere. As Jennifer approached him, he twitched the fingers of his right hand, sending the water flaring up into a flame-shaped pattern. He turned to fix his deep blue eyes on her.
-----"Yes, this is partially because of you." Gavotte turned his wrist and the flame-like edges retreated back down into the sphere. "Even the Council knows you're a firebrand, Jen. Good thing they also know fire's greatest weakness."
-----The young man's slightly disgruntled expression shifted, a little smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

[hellb0und]

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NAME. jennifer dire ` ABILITY. fire manipulation ` TAG(S). gav `
xxxxxxxx𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅.

xxxxxxxxJen watched silently as the ocean-eyed male shifted the sphere of water into a plume of fire. She rolled her eyes at his remark, grunting. She already knew why they'd had him there, on hand, even with a "special note". They'd need him to put out whatever the fire manipulators set aflame. Jen turned her head briefly, catching Ardai beside Apollo. Two of the three people she hated the most, scheming. Exactly what she couldn't say, but she knew it wasn't going to be good. They were fortunate they'd had Gavotte, or all would go to absolute hell. Perhaps they'd have Lanette, who could calm their nerves with her power, but no one to actually put the fire out. Didn't matter. He was here, and all was taken care of. His next comment took her by surprise, and she quirked an eyebrow at the... perceived flirtatious comment. Fire's greatest weakness... "They certainly do, don't they?" Socializing wasn't her forte, to begin with, but flirting? That was a whole new territory for the fiery archer. One she never had cared to explore, nor thought she ever would.
xxxxxxxx"So, other than cleaning up our mess, what's your 'grand entrance'?" Jen inquired, racking her brain for her own. She could do as they had assumed, but she'd rather be spontaneous, as she usually was. She couldn't shoot a flaming arrow into the crowd, as she hadn't had her bow on hand like she normally did. She'd just need to think up something else. Then it dawned on her. She could send columns of flame up into the air. Maybe it wasn't going to be the greatest thing they'd ever seen, but at least it was original, and realistically, she could care less.

[cocogerber13]

Caleb Oxenbera——————————
♠︎ // Phoenix Squad Recruit // Beast Summoning // Tags: All behind stage

Caleb stood quietly, listening in on the other conversations happening as he observed each person in turn. He was standing off towards the back, his nerves eased a bit upon noticing Lanette and Leo. Of course Leo would be nervous, and so was Caleb himself. It was probably better for Leo to get more attention for it anyway- Leo, one of his closer friends in the group, probably needed it more, and attention on Caleb would have only made him worse. The dark-haired man sighed and closed his eyes, realising that he had summoned a small bunny once he had started fidgeting with his hands. This made him feel even hotter than the stress of going out on stage did. Ah well, at least petting the small creature did help a bit.

Figuring that getting his mind off of the situation at hand, Caleb finally moved to walk forward. First over to Leo and Lanette; sure he trusted the pacifist’s abilities, but more support definitely wouldn’t conjure up harm. With a friendly nod to the illusionist and Lanette, the summoner gently plopped the bunny into the hand further away from the girl (Sure it was an awkward thing to do, but eh, it was a soft animal! It’d help a bit, hopefully) before diverting his path to stand beside his other roommate. Jen had just been speaking, Caleb noted, and just as he stepped forward he caught her question. “Gavotte could follow your fire with a fountain-like spray.” He chimed in, feeling very awkward about his pushing his way into their conversation but carefully having planned exactly when he’d speak. “If they really want a grand entrance, then everyone with similar abilities should coordinate their show, right?” He took a small step back now, his attention grazing Eris and Arys. He rose his voice to get their attention. “The animal-related gifts could be used to break down the door pretty easily, at least.”

Caleb honestly hadn’t even read the notes on the door and was pretty much going off of what he had overheard at this point. In any case though, he didn’t want to stand out, and if everyone with beast-like abilities could work together then it would both show off their combined “strength-in-numbers” fascade that Atlanta wanted and he wouldn’t be alone out there.

[comeonspiderman]

Apollo Torres ♦ Pan ♦ Fire Manipulation
Location: Back Stage ♦ Tags: Ardai, Gavotte, Open
Apollo put out his cigarette under his boot as he read the sign around the others as they all had huddled in curiously. He couldn't see the fine print but after seeing the words 'Burn it down!' he'd stopped reading anyway. He chuckled as Ardai came up. "Oh they'll see me shine." He lit up his palms with small flames, he was planning on being spectacular not killing someone in the crowd, and noticed Gavotte. The fact that he was standing there with his water just floating there like Apollo couldn't control himself pissed him off. "You just gonna sit back and watch the show, dad? Or are you gonna have some fun for once?" He'd barely registered Jen standing next to Gavotte, or anyone else in the room for that matter.

Sorry for the late response, I worked all day yesterday and didn't get a chance to get online))