Post by dream on Aug 6, 2010 14:07:38 GMT -5
ADRIANA JACEY-VERONICA CALLAS
"perfection isn't attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence" - Vince Lombardi
"perfection isn't attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence" - Vince Lombardi
-- CAUSE NOW, IT SEEMS I'M WIDE AWAKE
Nickname: Adri, Adrian, Jay, Ronnie
Age: 18
Gender: xx
Race: Chosen
Background: Greek
Sexuality: hetero
Grade: senior
Occupation: translator/tutor, waitress at restaurant
Powers: Empathy (very strong); Enhanced Memory (very strong, though gets headaches sometimes)
Play-By: Indiana Evans
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-- OPEN MY EYES AND ITS AMAZING
- rain
- horses
- learning to control the powers
- her family
- parties
- exploring
- swimming
- learning
- other languages
- shopping
- cooking
- playing video games
- reading
Dislikes:
- jocks
- hunters
- sharks
- drugs
- liars
- hippies
- some types of fish
- no sales
- getting stung by bees
- thought of losing her siblings
- undercooked foods
- confrontation (unless she has her feisty moments when she needs them)
- the random bursts of random powers she gets sometimes
Habits/Quirks: twirls her hair when nervous/anxious, counting her steps (a slight form of OCD)
Fears: snakes, losing control of her power(s)
Secrets:
- had sex for the first time when she was 16
- almost killed her mother (fortunately she has regeneration)
Personality: Adri is a pure mixture of personas all smashed up into one. She enjoys being a very good, quiet friend to those who she likes, or just gets along with, but if there's someone around her that she either cannot stand, or just fights with a lot, she usually remains silent and only stings when provoked by said person. Her personality changes usually from day-to-day, like her clothes, though she's constantly gentle-natured with the ones she holds close, or is just even friends with. Her heart is in the right place, though sometimes if someone rubs her just right, she can let loose and have a fit. Course those moments rarely happen, she prefers just to let them think they've won, till she flashes out a power she may have had or not. She's thankful for her enhanced memory, since it lets her remember all the powers she has had, or has, as well as just being able to remember how to control them, since sometimes, they play off of her emotions. When she's stressed, sometimes she'll start rambling off facts that she knows for comfort.
Adriana is quite the geek sometimes too. She knows her ways around computers - somewhat, as well as cars. Cars are a hidden passion of hers, and instead of taking hers to the shop to change the oil or what-not, she'll happily put on a pair of jeans, and a t-shirt and get dirty with it. It's a form of meditation for her, though usually her car's in pretty good shape - fortunately. She has a gentle core, but sometimes it's a little prickly, only when she's provoked, like a cat. Adriana protects the ones she loves, but once they betray her, it's extremely hard to gain her trust back after they've lost it. In all, Adriana is a loyal person, she assumes when people tell her stuff, she's supposed to keep it secret, and she always does.
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-- HOW MY WORLD HAS CHANGED WHEN I LOOK AROUND
Parents: Alec Callas, 46, CEO (levitation, shapeshifting)
Haylie Callas, 40, foreign language teacher (florakinesis, clairaudience)
Siblings: Pamela Callas, 20, student in college (electrokinesis, lie detection)
Sabastian Callas, 21, college student, Chosen (phasing, enhanced breathing)
Pets: Tripoli (w/Snickers on the right, Tripoli on left), 3 yrs., Dwarf Hotot
Thumper, 2 yrs., Netherland Dwarf
Snickers, 3 yrs., Dward Hotot (Tripoli's sister)(Dwarf Hotots and Netherland Dwarves are cousins, close to same size and persona)
Gypsy, 4 yrs., Tortoise-shell cat (surprisingly, she doesn't bother them anymore)
Biography:
Infancy - Childhood
From the moment that Alec and Haylie knew they were going to have a third child, they couldn't be more ecstatic. They decided to remain in Thessaloniki, Greece, since they had begun to raise Sabastian and Pamela there. Alec, a big-time fiance manager for an international company doted on his darling wife, who was a strong Greek woman, always told him to just work and look after the two other children. When Adriana was born, they couldn't be happier. Most of their family was there, except for some of the family that lived in Salamanca, Spain as well as in the United States. They knew she would be a Chosen, both her parents were, as well as Sabastian and Pamela should be ones too, though they hadn't reached the age of 13 when Adriana was born. Haylie raised her children, teaching them about being what they were, course Adri didn't really know, though her older siblings did. Adri of course, was jealous as a child while her mother taught her siblings, she had to attend grade school while her siblings were sometimes home-schooled. Alec then took her out of it and into home-school, her mother personally didn't enjoy Adriana, and she still doesn't know why. That is until Adri turned 3 and her mother began to absolutely adore her and spend time with all her children. Turns out, with Adri so young and her job, Haylie was around young children a lot and couldn't handle her own child sometimes after work. Course, Adri was a well-behaved child, and was always a well-behaved child, she adored her older siblings and they adored her. She was taught two languages from birth, English and Greek, the language of her family.
Childhood - Adolescence
Her parents' marriage remained strong, while Adriana turned 6, her older brother, Sabastian turned 9, they were all looking to their cousin, William, who would soon be turning 13. They were all curious to see if the Chosen blood was carrying on, even though he was only half Chosen. Adriana followed Will around all day on his birthday, always having been curious about powers since she was little. She often didn't like it though that her mother could hear everything, so sometimes she had to write things down to keep it a secret from her mother, often times they would have a game and tease her mother, just for laughs. Remaining in Thessaloniki, Haylie and Alec watched as William and his parents moved away to the States, curiously they asked, though they received no straight answer. Adri wasn't bothered, she had her family there with her and that's all that mattered to the young girl at the time. While her parents continued to teach the young girl and her siblings both Greek and English, she took also a special liking towards Spanish, since some of their family lived there, and a relative and their family only knew Spanish and some English - but hardly enough for a conversation, or a family reunion which they had every five years.
Adolescence - Teen years
By the time Adriana was 12, her brother and sister's powers had already developed. Jealousy and envy were everyday things for Adri while she waited till she turned 13 so she would be able to get her powers. She stayed focused in school in Greece, learning everything she could, though soon, her siblings were sent to a school near the United States, and about four months before her 13th birthday, Alec and Haylie told her they were moving to Florida to be closer to their childen, as well as that when Adri went, she too would be closer. But - leave Greece? This was her home, she had wonderful friends, and not to mention a boyfriend too. Wailing, she stormed to her room, though her mother comforted her, telling her a new world waited for them over there, especially since her mother, just recently had lost a job, and that her father's job was on the line because of the crisis Greece was in. Calming herself, Adri knew her mother was right, and she understood. Reluctantly, she went with them, and when they arrived in Florida, there was a puppy, a Golden Retriever waiting for them. Eager, Adri named the puppy Aphrodite, appropriatly, since she was a girl too. She adored the dog, and now attended a school where they spoke Englsh, rather than Greek. She found comfort in reading here, and soon enough, her 13th birthday rolled around.
The day of her birthday, she woke up with a massive headache, and she hurled because of the pain. Concerned, her mother called her sister who could heal others' wounds and illnesses, but...Adriana had nothing. Her powers soon revealed themselves, though they were subtle. Soon, her parents took note about Adriana's power, her main one. She could mimic her mother's super-hearing, hear things from a mile away. Help raise the garden in the back for when her mother was working a lot, being a teacher for foreign languages in a nearby college. Adriana eagerly learned all she could about this power, how she seemed to adopt, or mimic others' powers. Well...then she realized she couldn't forget things. Enhanced memory? Putting it to the test, she read four books, two close, and one of those and another by the same author, then her mother gave her an intense quiz over them and asked her to recite some quotes from a specific book. She remembered.
Teen
Adriana kept her mimicry power a secret, and still does to this day. She tends to ramble off when she's stressed, so fortunately she only says facts, revealing she has at least enchanced memory, but she still feels that if people knew what she could do, she wouldn't be accepted like she is now. Upon arriving in Tatum, she made herself at home here and honestly - really loves it here. She can flash her powers without needing to be worried about having someone snitch on her to the Hunters, whom her mother warned her about. Adriana now is just getting by through her last year of high school, thinking of visiting Greece with her parents again like she did last year. She still wields her Greek accent, though it changes slightly if she changes to another language. She keeps in touch with her older siblings still, and upon arriving here as well, her mother gave her Gypsy, her cat she has with her today, the 4-5 year old cat is her good friend, though she has other friends, Adriana takes comfort that she'll be accepted by her family at least.
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-- AND THAT ROAD HAS LET ME RIGHT TO YOU
Age: 15+
Gender: female
Experience: 4-5 years - I don't really count
Contact info: here or email is just fine
Other characters: none as of now
RP Sample:
In these hallways, it almost felt like walk or be walked on. Well - at least between when there were tons of classes that let out. Now, they weren't too bad, just students wandering, waiting it seemed. She was one of the waiting souls, just hovering there, leaning lightly against a pillar. Was she waiting for someone in specific? No, she just was standing there, relaxing. A hand ran gently over the binding of a book in her messenger bag. It wasn't just a book, it was her journal from when she had traveled to London, England for three weeks last summer with her older sister, Jynx, the eldest out of the five of the offspring of her parents. Grinning softly, light blue eyes fell onto other students sitting down, relaxing in the halls, she followed suit, not wanting to worry about too much anymore. In reality, she was just ready to graduate with her speech communication degree. Pursing light-colored lips silently, eyes followed a few students of whom she recognized from a class she'd taken her freshmen year here. But she didn't pursue them, she had her own problems to worry about. Her older siblings - which were all of them, her brother, Kyle had told her that her mother had fallen ill. With what, the doctors weren't entirely sure. It couldn't be good either way, though her mother didn't let it get her down, she had hardly noticed her mother was sick when she had a video chat with her just three nights ago.
Sliding down to the ground with her back against the pillar, she didn't pay much attention to the other students around her. Not today. She wanted to listen, wanted to talk. Unfortunately most of her friends were in class. Man she needed some new people in her life, though Jynx and Lyndsey told her to socialize more. She tried, but right now, just wasn't one of those days unless someone approached her. Adjusting her bag slightly before taking it off her shoulder, she set it beside her and felt her Droid go off. The vibration moved it slightly in her purse and she fished for it, finding a text from her father, telling her, well, asking her if they could have dinner tomorrow night. Why not? It was Thursday, though...on a Friday night? She had plans, probably hanging with some of the sorority girls. Hesitating, she rolled her eyes and texted back, Can't, already have had plans for awhile. Thanks though. :] she added the smiley for his sake, hoping he wouldn't feel too bad. Of all the times he asked to hang with her, it would be on a Friday night. No way, those nights were for her and her friends. Usually anyway, who knew.
Now she just needed something to do now. Guys were an option, though she preferred not to sleep around, always got someone into trouble she had learned. The hard way too. Groaning, she then tucked her phone away and looked up smiling lightly towards a friend of hers who was talking with her boyfriend. No, she was hanging with him tonight. Where was everyone? Oh, class still probably. It didn't matter, standing up after a few moments, she headed down the hall casually, hardly realizing that a class had been let out. Wonderful. Tucking back some of her sun-bleached hair, the blonde got caught into the crowd, and started to weave her way out of her. Wonderful. Making sure to stay light on her toes, as if she were about to dance, or maybe to take off running, she then looked up when another class got out, right when she was nearby. Just my luck, she thought quietly to herself.
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CREDITS GO TO SKYE. LYRICS ARE TAKEN FROM 'AWAKE IN A DREAM' BY HEDLEY.
