Ava Finlay

[Ava Finlay]

The Basics

Name: Ava Finley
Nicknames: none.
Age: 24
Orientation:Hetero
Desired Rank/Job: Teacher (maybe self-defense? Physical Education? Or she could teach some sort of agility in powers)
Powers: Animal Mimicry (bird of prey only) – consists of bird-like senses or supernatural agility, these cannot manifest at the same time. Supernatural agility – the ability is superior to what naturally can be accomplished Users are glaringly, obviously and unnaturally more agile than their race because their capabilities are pushed beyond the natural level; making them immensely more agile and able to combine their balance, bodily coordination, speed, reflexes, strength and endurance than normal members of their species can achieve by any method of training.
Negatives involve : Agility; Body Pain – especially at the joints and fatigue.
Bird-like senses- Sight and Hearing can be advanced from those of human to bird-quality. Sight can be 4 times that of a human, in terms of perception of motion and detail. However, it comes with its consequences, the sight is very sensitive to quick changes in light (eg flashing lights). Hearing, this involves ability to hear ultrasounds.
Negatives – Sight – headaches, temporary loss of sight. Hearing – headaches, noise-induced hearing loss.

Play By: Alexandra Daddario

The Details

Hair Color: Dark Brunette
Eye Color: Blue
Any Piercings?None
Any Tattoos? A feather on her hip
Any Scars? A few small scars (detail below)
General Appearance:

Ava is approximately 5’7, with a very slim figure ( some would say maybe a little too slim). Her body shape is very feminine and elegant (much like a birds). Her skin tone has always been pale, much to her dislike. Her eyes are a shocking light blue and look unmatching to her dark brunette hair. Her hair is almost always left un-styled, resulting in a light curl. Most of the time it is down but when she is involved in physical activity it is usually put in a ponytail to keep out of her face.

There are no unusual physical attributes to Ava, relating to her power. In fact, the only physical observation that someone may pick up on is her feather tattoo on her hip. She actually had it done at the time she truly accepted her abilities and it reminds her of the positives behind them.

Ava has a few small scars, the majority caused at the time she had not learnt to control her abilities. Occasionally she had no control over the coming and going of her advanced agility and unfortunately this led to some scratches and scraps.

Her casual and her favourite wear involves joggers and a loose long-sleeved top, she likes the feel of being free and prefers looser clothing. Occasionally, for serious, smart occasions, she will make a little effort and wear things to suit the occasion. 


Personality:
How would people describe Ava? Firstly, they would define her as a very unpredictable and spontaneous individual. She isn’t particularly a social person, she isn’t one of them people to just go up to another and say ‘hey!’. However, if someone does get her involved in a conversation about something she feels passionate about, she can be a very engaging person.

Emotions have never come easy to Ava, she does not cry at sad movies or coo over babies. In terms of love, she has never looked for it or fantasized about it. She currently sees relationships as a tie-down, an anchor on life. Not for her. Due to her ability, her attention to detail is intense. She easily picks up on small indicators of something and assesses situations quickly and efficiently.

She is a very determined person, imagine an eagle during a hunt. The bird will lock onto what they want and will certainly ensure they get it! This has had its good and also its bad moments in her life.

In terms of her teaching, her passion is evident in her methods and style. She isn’t a strict teacher, but she will not let pupils take the mick within her class. Being quite young herself to be a teacher she can build good professional rapport with her students and many enjoy her company.

Ava has a tendency to react impulsively in the face of conflict, when feeling threatened Ava struggles to back down.

Your Vices

Likes:
- Guess what… birds of prey
- Dance
- Self-defense
- Flying
- Self-defense
- Coffee!
- Action Films
- Nature
- Writing
- Hiking
- Sunshine
- Fitness
- Travelling
Dislikes:
- Drama Queens
- Conflict
- Meat
- Bullying
- Sexism
- Loud &/or busy places
Strengths:
- Honest
- Helpful
- Great Leader
- Motivational
Weaknesses:
- Resisting conflict
- Can be awkward in social situations
Fears:
- The power of love…deep but true.
- Manipulation
- Being unable to fight back/defend oneself.
Secret: Too honest for any secrets, and nothing so dramatic or dark to hide.

Family Ties

Father: David Finley – 56 yrs old
Mother: Hayley Finlay – 54 years old
Siblings: Taylor Finlay – 21 years old
Any Other Important People:Why, one falcon of course… Phoenix is his name.

History

To Ava, her history seems completely normal, but it wasn’t, not completely anyway. She was born and raised in England, and had an emotionally distant relationship with her parents. She had little friends through childhood and children tended to pick on her. . Within school, she was top of the class for physical education and average performance for the rest. At the age of 14, around the time she was experiencing puberty, she had some flushes of signs of something 'extra' but couldn't quite put her finger on it. She would suffer from migraines and her vision would become blurry for a moment or two. She also experienced an ease in some of the sports she took at school, she occasionally felt more fluid during play. 

Whilst at school she partook in some varied sports netball and volleyball were her personal favourites. Occasionally she would be included in some film of matches which would end up on social media. Many people would comment on her skill and agility, little did they know she suffered many side-effects to these 'extras' of hers.  She believed the videos posted online is what caught the eye of the Kocher. She was recruited by Kocher and although she found it difficult to leave her old life, she was excited for what Kocher would offer. She really enjoyed it there, it felt like she belonged there and she was comfortable with the other students and teachers. Whilst here, she developed a new interest, dance. She had always liked to dance but had never taken it seriously. It wasn’t until she was actually taught the different types of dance did she actually begin to appreciate the power of dance.

Part of her training involved meditation and this was a method which helped her in controlling her abilities. It took her 4 and a half years to master them completely, but the day of realization and acceptance of her powers was a memorable day for Ava. When she left Kocher, she didn’t really have an idea on what to do with her life. A professional dancer was not for her, she didn’t want that many eyes on her at one time. The alternative to a professional dancer was an academia dancer, a teacher.

She ended up travelling to America, and she enjoyed the freedom it provided. She soon realised that she had to think of a career, to earn the green paper. With her love of dance, she decided to attempt to attain a teaching licence. It was tough and there was occasions where she really questioned what she was doing. Her determined personality was a bonus when it came to her teacher training, she completed it without any major problems. There were a few hiccups but nothing none of the other trainees weren’t experiencing.

Whilst in America, she kept her power under-wraps. No-one needed to know and she had no close friends to tell. She led a relatively secret life in terms of her powers, not her choice, it just never got brought up. On her travels she had met a few people ‘like her’, in a group together. They confined in her of a school in Vermont which catered for children ‘like her’. This sounded quite intriguing, not just as a person who taught children but more for the fact she would be helping the next generation of her ‘kind’. Perhaps giving them the help and care that they needed to establish into wholesome beings. Eh, who knows she could find the next Fred Astaire or Anna Pavlova! With a glint in her eye and a small smile on her face she began to fill out the application form.

Roleplay Example

Phoenix was looking rather dashing today, the lighting was just right as it crept through the blinds and hit his feathers. His eyes piercing yet calm as he glared at his owner, Ava.
‘Ok,ok!’
She spoke to her feathered friend, whether he could understand her was a completely different matter. She looked around her bedroom and gazed up at the ceiling. She was suffering from that early morning get-up syndrome that she seemed to have most mornings before work. With a groan, she fluidly propped herself out of her bed and proceeded to stretch all her limbs.
Her first stop, the fridge. She had a very hungry mouth to feet and he wasn’t exactly being subtle about it. As soon as her hand touched the fridge, Phoenix placed himself right on top of the kitchen side, besides his beloved fridge.
‘Patience is a virtue, ya know’
Once again, the poor bird had no idea what she said and did he care… Nah. Ava grabbed the plastic box containing small hatchlings (dead of course) and proceeded to give one to the bird. The food was met with a dramatic snatch and a quick proceeding into eating it commenced.

Second on the to-do-list was a shower followed by breakfast. Heading into her bathroom she pulled the cord and the room lit. A tinge in her eyes erupted for a moment as her heightened sight uncontrollably surfaced and informed Ava that the sudden light wasn’t appreciated. It usually occurred in the morning…when she would lose control of her abilities probably the early morning tiredness that caused it. With a quick blink, everything was back under control, but she still proceeded to give her eyes a quick rub. She took a heavy morning sigh and began her shower routine. Soap, Lather, Rinse.

Leaving the bathroom, she brushed down her clothes with her hands in an attempt to convince herself she actually gave a bat about how she looked. She grabbed her stuff off the dining table and the thick glove (clearly designed for sharp talons) and advanced towards the front door. She propped her arm into the glove and cooed softly for the bird to ‘jump on’. He was going flying!

What About You?

Name: Natalie
Age:23
Experience:
I used to RP a lot ‘back in the day’, but this is the first time in terms of me returning back to it. Its probably been 5-7 years since I last RP’d.
How Did You Find Us? I cannot remember at all, a google search and then some website! Sorry!
Ready To Play? Hella Yeah!

[Dryope *]

Not Quite.

Hi, Natalie, it's great to see a new face! However, Ava's application needs a little editing to fit in with the setting.

First things first, her power. She needs limits on the ability as follows: 1) animal mimics can only mimic one aspect of an animal at a time, this means she can only have one sense at a time or the agility at one time. Second, I want to know what extreme agility is. Third, I would like to see body pain as a second side effect for the agility, and something better than "noises are too loud" for super-hearing, since that is not a side effect but a natural consequence.

Second, the history. As per the Hammel setting powers manifest at puberty and then the child is recruited to one of the meta schools. Since Ava grew up in Europe, this would probably be the Swiss school, Kocher. She wouldn't have been able to study the variety of martial arts you have in her history while at school, though (and also we're not a combat game) so tone that down a bit. And, of course, Hammel will know she has powers so she can't hide that within the school - but she can keep that secret from local towns people.

Third, as for what specifically she teaches why don't you take a look at the list of staff positions and see if anything catches your interest. As an aside, you were somewhat vague about her teaching license so I just want to make sure you know that she would need a valid teaching license, which takes about four to five years to complete. So, she probably wouldn't have been teaching very long before coming to Hammel.

[Ava Finlay]

- Regarding the teacher license, Im English and we don't even have licenses, its just a one year course to become a teacher, so i had no idea about teaching licenses,  sorry about that.
- Edited original post.

[Dryope *]

Not Quite.

I'm sorry for the confusion regarding teaching licenses! It can be tricky when you're from a different country! Thank you for handling that!

However, there's still an issue regarding the history. I must not have been very clear in my first request, for which I apologize. Since Hammel is an original setting it can be a little ovewhelming, I definitely realize that.

Powers in this setting manifest at puberty, which means that nobody knows whether or not they'll have powers until they hit puberty and their powers come out. So she wouldn't have a lack of control over them, she literally wouldn't have powers until one day around 13 years old when she's also dealing with menstruation and all the other fun things that come along with puberty oh! Also, now she has powers. Then not long after that happens the school that has jurisdiction over whatever area they're living in comes along. How quickly depends on things like how the power manifested -- if it was very dramatic and caught local news attention then the school recruiters will be there in a few days. If it's a more subtle power it might take a little over a week, but no longer than two weeks.

Additionally, the power's expert on staff requests that "consists of bird-like senses or supernatural agility." be reworded so it's more apparent that only one of these is applicable at a time.

Thank you for your cooperation!

[Ava Finlay]

I apologise!, I'm not with it at the moment (clearly XD). 
I have edited and hopefully it will be what you require. Fingers crossed!

[Dryope *]

ACCEPTED!

I'm sorry for the delay getting to this! My small people have kept me a bit busy over the last few days.


Thank you for cooperating with our acceptance process, don't forget to do CLAIMS, maybe hit up some people for PLOTS or check out our OPEN THREADS and have fun!

[Ava Finlay]

Many Thanks!