Jalen August
May 16, 2011 21:22:46 GMT -5
Post by Jalen August on May 16, 2011 21:22:46 GMT -5
[/i][/size][/right]The Basics
Name: Jalen, August
Nicknames: Jay
Age: 17
Orientation: Heterosexual
Desired Rank/Job: Student
Powers: Sonic Manipulation
Play By: Katie Cassidy
The Details
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Brown
Any Piercings? No
Any Tattoos? No
Any Scars? One scar, one behind her left ear that runs down the back of her neck.
General Appearance:
Jalen can usually be seen in dark clothing, and things that bear little to no skin. This doesn’t make her frumpy, it just makes her hard to pin. Her ‘style’ would be considered ‘rock’, and her long sleeved shirts and tight pants are a testament to that. Oh, and let’s not forget the knee-high boots to go with the image. Something that most people don’t notice, is that this seventeen year old rarely wears her hair up, ponytail or otherwise, in order to hide a gruesome scar. On that note, she also doesn’t wear earrings, to attract attention to the thing she hates most about herself.
Jalen is fairly tall, around 5’8, which makes her appear more intimidating than she is. Despite her slender build, this girl can take care of herself. Opposing her stay-away-from-me dressing style, a smile can usually be seen on her face, and she is quite a friendly and genuine person. She has reflective brown eyes and petite ears. When she walks it isn’t like walking on air, more like stomping around in order to keep her balance.
Personality:
With a big heart, Jalen is a very caring, giving individual. She loves animals and is brave at heart. It would take a lot to stop her from saving a soul in need, regardless of what predicament they may find themselves in. Sometimes people can really get under her skin, and that’s when her walls come up. Generally she is quick to forgive if someone asks for it though, and there are an endless amount of chances in trying to get back on her good side.
A romantic at heart, Jalen has been through her fair share of boys. Boys of all shapes and size, but all have managed to break her heart. When she falls, she falls fast and hard. She’s flirtatious and can often be described as a ‘tease’, but this only happens when she notices someone noticing her. She is not a go-getter in these types of relationships.
When it comes to other things though, Jalen is an unstoppable force. She is not all angel though, and unfortunately, when she falls victim to her own weaknesses of heartaches and friends lost, Jalen abuses her power in getting revenge on those who have hurt her. Still, this doesn’t stop her from feeling guilty afterwards. When relationships go awry, Jalen tends to steer clear of all who have hurt her.
Sarcasm and Jalen go hand in hand, as this is her brand of humour, and often her defence mechanism. Mostly though, it seems to be the thing people find most amusing, but it also helps other people back off when she needs to be alone. Being alone is something that Jalen secretly fears, but she doesn’t want to come off as needy to anyone.
Despite her need for people, Jalen also has a need to be alone, to vent, to write, to run, just get away from everyone and everything that attempts to sour her soul. It's easy for Jalen to become a sort of social chameleon, as she can relate to those that would rather be alone all the time, and those that can be found at every party.
While making friends comes easily, keeping them is another. Jalen's big heart come sometimes be trampled on quite easily without others knowing. She takes things to heart and is easily offended. Her closest friends are the ones she's most attached to, and this tends to drive them away. It's a never ending cycle. She doesn't understand why some people don't need her like she needs them. So while she's charming and nice at first, if someone isn't ready for a truly loyal friend, they're only going to get annoyed by her and leave her, which isn't a big deal for someone who doesn't need a lot of people to be happy. To Jalen, this is a miniature end of the world.
Usually her tough-girl act breaks away to the lovely, wonderfully beautiful and nice girl Jalen is. It only takes a couple drops of water, to revive a thirsty flower, and watch it bloom into all it was meant to be.
Your Vices
Likes:
Animals
People (usually)
Boys
In love with love
Rock
High boots
Running
Writing
Friends
Alone time
Video games
Parties
Flirting
Sarcasm
Black clothing
Dislikes:
Horses
Being alone
Heartbreakers
Loners
Abusers
People
Herself (sometimes)
Malls
Most girls
Strengths:
Jaylen is especially good at writing songs, but not at singing them. She can imagine them clearly, but can’t really work beyond the writing stage.
Making friends. She’s quick to make friends.
Being mysterious. Usually she’s a talkative person, but when she isn’t feeling like herself, or unusually shy, she can be a real puzzle (what girl isn’t).
Quiet noises. Jalen can hear the slightest movement, and that makes her a sharp witted person.
Weaknesses:
Keeping friends. Jalen loses friends as quickly as she earns them.
Boys. It doesn’t take much to win this girl’s heart.
Temper. Like most with powers to be abused, Jalen’s temper flares when she’s hurt.
Loud noises. Prone to headaches, Jalen loves parties, but usually wears earplugs in order to actually enjoy them.
Fears:
Being alone.
Not finding a soul mate.
Losing every friend she has.
Losing their power. Although she’s been told that she won’t lose her powers any time soon, Jalen often feels like sometimes she will. She can’t bear this thought, as it has become such a large part of her.
Secret:
She’s still a virgin, despite how she can lead guys on.
Family Ties
Father: Mark August, 38.
Mother: Maria August, 36.
Siblings: Anthony August, 22.
Any Other Important People: Bobo, a loveable Labrador, 10.
History
Born to Mark and Maria August 17 years ago, Jalen has always been their baby girl. She’s also always been protected by her older brother Anthony. At around the age of 13, the pretty petite blonde started to grow up, in many ways. Boys become interested in her, and she was so happy, because she had always been interested in them. Her family had always taken care of her, always admired her care for others, and urged her to chase her dreams as any family would.
Then something amazing and treacherous happened. Sounds started to amplify, at the worst stages of her development, her ears would bleed, and she would be bed ridden with the most awful headaches. Suddenly her hopes and dreams seemed like a thing of the past as she had to deal with her severe head trauma, and her parents received notification that The Hammel Institute was interested in helping control the abilities which were starting to form.
Along with being able to detect almost any sound, her older brother was the one that pointed out when she was extremely upset, Jalen could make stereos break and quiet his voice. Other than these emotional outbursts, the blonde couldn’t control the sounds in her surroundings. HI promised that with proper training, and control, she would be able to manipulate sound to her heart's content.
From then on, Jalen went to The Hammel Institute where she learned to control her abilities, and even be able to make sounds appear quieter than they are, which is apparent only to her.
She has made friends, and lost friends. She has made enemies inside and outside of the school. She has dated quite a few boys, and has been dumped by them all. It seems like no one can be as loving as the home environment she grew up in.
Being accepted for the beginning of her life, and mostly rejected everywhere else, Jalen can often feel out of place, even though she attends a school for others like her. There are some that have more sophisticated powers, and instead of focusing on improving her powers, she focuses on trying to keep friends, usually unsuccessfully.
Her first year at HI was probably the toughest, as the headaches persisted and she got used to everyone else's powers around her. Taking control over her abilities didn't come until her second year, where she was finally able to withstand being in a crowded room, and control the sounds she personally heart, although headaches were still a common occurrence.
The third year was the most productive, now with most of the side effects out of the way, she could concentrate on upping the ante of the sound barrier. While she can't see soundwaves, she can feel them, and through will of mind and concentration, she can make things sound like they don't exist, or amplify them until ears bleed. At first this meant her own ears would be affected as well, causing the same damage to herself as to others, but now she can stay unaffected by her own powers, while inflicting sizable damage to others.
Her fourth year, which she is starting now, should be a polishing off year, where she hopes to use her powers at will, and with more precision, just without the intense concentration she has had to use thus far in controlling sound waves.
Roleplay Example
The architecture at Hogwarts was astounding. Most students weren't able to appreciate it, as they were too busy worrying about school, or relationships, or some other nonsense. But not Lyla. Slinging her bag over her shoulder, she carried with her some simple pencils of various thickness, and her sketchpad. The sun was out, and while it wasn't warm, it was definitely bright. It would be perfect for capturing the various walls and giving the stones the perfect surface to remember them by.
Stopping at a window ledge, Lyla placed her bag onto it gingerly and took out her art supplies. It was strange, to be done homework already. Most of her housemates were busy in the Library or Common Room, both of which she found miserable and boring. Slender fingers found the coil bound book and she lifted it out. The cover was nothing fancy, but at least no one would be so mesmerized by it that they would try to steal it. Next came the pencils, which she set on the ledge.
Lyla began to pace, flipping through the book to a blank spot. There were too many painting and sketches to really classify the book as a whole. There were landscapes, buildings, and more recently, a portrait of a peculiar fifth year named Chloe. If it wasn't for art, Lyla wouldn't know what to do with herself. She was raised in a muggle family, and had no talent in flying a broomstick, no interest in learning more than she had to. Creativity was something she longed for, and it was often hard to find.
Finally, happening upon a blank page, Lyla got to work. Her brown hair framed her elegant face as her eyes lit up from beginning to draw. It was one of the few things that could make her smile and calm her down. The sixth floor was never to crowded, so she wasn't worried about anyone seeing her true emotions. Her hand made small marks with the pencil, outlining some bricks and not others. Another large movement created the arch in which she was about to walk through. Laying the pencil almost flat, she added some shade to the page, and let out a happy sigh.
Taking a few steps into the middle of the corridor, Lyla began on a different sketch. They were sparsely detailed, but the point of thise was to make a collage of six or seven and have them on display in her room. She wasn't too keen on showing off her work, but usually she was able to pass it off as not her own. It took true talent to come off as humble, stand-offish, snobby, and shy all at once.
In all fairness, someone could have been standing right there and she wouldn't have noticed. Lyla was too engrossed with her drawing and what she wanted it to be to remember that she was in a public place, no matter how private she wished it was.
What About You?
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Name: Bre
Age: 20
Experience: About 7 years
How Did You Find Us? RPG-D
Ready To Play? Come at me, bro!
Extras: I'm a third year University student in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I'm hoping to graduate with a BA in English next fall. I love writing, and if I don't get into the Advanced Creative Writing course at the University of Manitoba, a small part of me will die. I have officially fallen in love with Hammel and it's diverse people who make it a great place to enjoy my writing (which is a hundred percent better than writing essays every week...). Feel free to PM me or add me on MSN if you want to make a plot, or hey, tell me about your life.
