Helena Harper

Helena Harper from Resident Evil 6 for Isola Radiale. Penned by Shiro (She/they, 35.) Sub-Giant | Golden ward | The Roost

[headlesshydra]

Helena Harper, DSO

Affiliated with Isola Radiale

Helena Harper, Resident Evil series (Specifically 6)

No more tears- Not until I avenge your death!!

A caretaker with no dependent

Coping with becoming a monster

Moving on after tragedy

Strong, steadfast and loyal

Gets to know people with her fists

LEON HELP

Quiet unless you engage her.

Girl usually so strong she can't hold a wine glass without breaking it. (Currently suppressed)

Fucked up wound regeneration.

Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves.

Content Warning: Possible themes of Sex trauma, Zombies, Parasites, Medical experimentation, Discussion of death, murder, depression

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[redhorseman]

@headlesshydra x

As the blows increased in power, War only let out subtle grunt. This woman was strong, but not as strong to actually cause him any damage. However, she certainly had a lot more to give than the average mortal.

"Keep going. Go until you can no longer!"

That being said, he was still going to hold back. It wasn't in his nature to reign in his power, but when it came to humans and other mortals, he knew that it wouldn't be fair to just...well, crush them.

So this? This was more about ...assistance and training rather than anything else. If the horseman really needed to let off his own steam, he'd seek out other avenues.

He held up his arms when more blows came, blocking, parrying...etc.

"You're strong, but can you follow swift movements as easily as you throw a punch?" War was surprisingly quick for someone his size, and he dashed around the woman in a circularly motion to see if she could keep up.

[headlesshydra]

With her pupils blown like that, she'd be going until her body broke under the force. There's a frenzy in her being, a fire that refused to be quenched, and one that propelled her to rush after him with blistering speed that no normal human could ever muster.

She's nowhere near the level of a god, of course.

Every time he moves, she chases him, turning fast on her heel and immediately closing the gap. She'd keep running, he was absolutely faster then her, but she throws herself into the effort fully regardless. Roars of effort followed the usual grunts and audible exhales, as well as uncharacteristic laughter. Something about this state felt so good that it was almost euphoric, and she strikes at every opening almost with intent to kill... And had her opponent been human, she likely would have thrice over by now.

"Come on, hit me already, damn you! I didn't come here just for you to run away!!" There's a wild grin on her features, charging him head on and launching off the floor to aim a kick straight at his head.

Five more minutes... The Frenzy only lasted so long as long as the Stars limiter sat in place. In five minutes she'd drop to the floor exhausted. The question was, how long was War willing to let this go on?

[headlesshydra]

just before the clock would strike midnight, there would be knock at helena's window. three quick short sounds, more than enough to get the agent's attention. upon opening the window, she would find a black box held together with a perfectly tied red bow. inside rest a small card with just a few words written in elegant script: keep it close. works wonders for close encounters. happy birthday – a. beneath black tissue paper sat a combat knife. the silver blade gleams in the light, the base made of sturdy wood, a hand-engraved hydra curling around the base and a matching sheathe. it wasn't anything super-powered, but it was more than durable enough and just as sharp too, while being easy enough to conceal on her person.

Weird disturbances had plagued the Roost ever since she moved into it. The knocking at the window didn't surprise her initially because of it, but it was the very visible shadow that whizzed by her window that caught her attention.

The box is gingerly picked up after she catches her breath and quiets her rapidly beating heart. The note read slowly before a smirk crosses her features.

"And you wonder why people think you're dating." She laughs to herself, knowing Ada can't hear her, but those same words were spoken to her by Leon shortly after her appointment to DSO. Which told her one thing- There was a knife of some kind in this box.

Sure enough, she was right, pulling the blade out and weighing it in both hands while she turned it over and examined the craftsmanship. What really caught her eye, though, was the Hydra icon carved into the handle, curling around it like a proper wyrm and leaving her speechless. What an absolutely gorgeous piece... and she almost felt bad that it was likely going to get stained with blood the next time something insane happened.

"Ada..." She breathed, laughing softly while she fixed the sheath to her tactical harness. She'd had a makeshift knife there before, but it was barely holding up to the level of use she was putting it through... This would last far longer, she's sure.

It's only then that the realization dawns on her- How did Ada even know it was her birthday? Just how much information did she have on her?

She'll have to thank her later, if she ever catches her again...

@lonedress

[headlesshydra]

"The fuck do you mean my birthdays tomorrow? Where the hell did the time go?"

[farcadekitty]

⏵ Main partner? Well, Leon wasn't necessarily that forthcoming about his personal history. She was FBI, so she naturally understood why that was important. If he ever wanted to open up about those things, he probably would end up doing so eventually now that they were talking more. "O-Oh! That's lucky somehow... I kind of assumed it'd be like, really hard to find someone from the same world as me here..." There were people she'd been hoping not to find, though.

Helena's handshake was a lot firmer than her own. More like Leon's.

"Right... I kind of figured I was going to need to look for employment. I'm not sure what to do honestly, but I'll... probably just worry about it later." That was a lie. She was Grace Ashcroft! She was going to worry about it constantly until she found a solution! It didn't sound like bioterrorism was a big issue in the city from the little research she'd done though, so things like the DSO and BSAA not existing made sense.

Grace went quiet for a second when her mom's name was mentioned. "Yeah... She's my mom. Did you know her personally, or...?" Alyssa had been a pretty famous reporter and had broken some major stories in her lifetime relevant to the Raccoon City incident and its aftermath, so it made sense that someone who worked in the bioterrorism field would have read her articles at least once.

"She was murdered eight years ago though. It's a... long story." But it was a story she was more comfortable talking about now that she'd had some form of closure.

[headlesshydra]

"You've got time, don't stress about it too much. Plenty of places around here hiring."

The revelation of Alyssa's death has her face falling. For Helena, she had only seen Alyssa moments before she woke up here. While she wanted to tell that story, she had to hold herself back, scared that she'd overload Grace with too much craziness at once.

"I knew her, yeah. Wouldn't say we were close friends or anything, we had a mutual acquaintance in Leon, and I only spoke with her a handful of times, outside of the one job we worked on together in 2014 in the great lakes."

Speaking as if 2014 was past tense sat weird on her. It was STILL 2014 when she was pulled... But the new year did come and pass as it always did, and she's left visibly confused for the moment, cupping her hand around her mouth and rubbing against her upper lip in thought.

"I remembered her mentioning she had a kid, but..."

Grace wasn't a kid anymore... how much time had passed since she'd been here? There's two kinds of grief on her face now... and a deep, longing homesickness.

"Hey- Sorry, this is gonna sound weird, but what year was it before you came here?"

Who killed her? And why? Alyssa, what did you get involved with this time...?

[headlesshydra]

►pet the nearest animal

"Easy enough-" She tilts her head in a bit of confusion, turning around for a moment before approaching one of the dragons that roamed the area around the Black Fens.

She seems strangely attuned to the creatures, easily coaxing one to lower its head and gently pat its snout as if she was handling a horse. Seemed she'd been out here enough lately that she'd made a few friends with the local fauna.

[sphinxmemesmusings]

Send my character a ► and a command. They must obey.

[farcadekitty]

@headlesshydra

⏵"Helena Harper... Helena Harper..." When the woman introduced herself, Grace began to pace back and forth with her eyes trained on the floor, repeating it over and over. It was a habit of hers when she was trying to connect the dots if something sounded familiar to her. "W-Wait! I know that name! T-Tall Oaks and Liangshang, right? 2013? You... know Leon?"

She had to calm herself down when it occurred to her she was just rambling.

"S... Sorry! I recently went through all of the files related to Umbrella for a report and... I guess Neo Umbrella by extension. Erm... That isn't going to help you understand any better, is it?" Grace took another deep breath to compose herself. She finally held out a hand to shake. "Grace Ashcroft. I'm, um... FBI. I'm a friend of Leon's... if I'm right about who you are? I don't know much about you... I just saw your name..."

[headlesshydra]

Seemed she had a reputation- or she thought, until the girl suddenly name dropped lanshiang and Leon in the same breath. And by the way she spoke about it, it happened a long time ago for her.

She was from a future point, she could feel it.

"That'd be me, yeah." She confirms it at least, reaching out to accept the handshake with a click of her tongue and a small smirk on her face. This poor girls an absolute bundle of nerves, and if she knew Leon, she must have been involved in a Bioterror incident somehow.

Not like that guy goes out of his way collecting every young blonde girl he sees. Hell- he barely leaves his house if its not for work.

Still, that notion has her at least lowering her tone, and giving her the space she needed to speak.

"Yeah, I'm his main partner at the DSO, as much as they keep sending us on separate missions, he's my closest friend." She grins, slipping that hand back into her pocket after the shake was released. "Don't gotta apologize. I'd say it's a good practice to familiarize yourself with past attacks in our line of work. I used to be CIA before I got shuffled to the U triple S, and then here..."

A beat, waggling her other hand in front of her in a so-so motion "Well- Here, asterik. DSO doesn't exist where we are now, none of the 3 letter orgs do for that matter."

There's a moment of realization from her then, raising an eyebrow at her surname. "Wait- Ashcroft? Like Alyssa Ashcroft?" She blinks a few times, how does she keep running into that woman and people affiliated with her?

[lonedress]

" You should've seen me in Raccoon City then." dragging her broken and battered body through the underground to escape the city after a fall where water was her only saving grace, even if the collision sucked the air right out of her lungs. but this isn't about that and ada isn't too keen on digging up and reminiscing about that nightmare. silence follows helena's question at first, her gaze focused on the other's own injured arm.

ada had two options: drag herself up and leave, even though she was in no position to make a getaway or give something of an answer. she finds that she's too tired to bother running tonight.

" The Abyss didn't always exist." this once she doesn't mind giving information learned in her many deep dives. " Coming back from dying was more...sporadic. It could be hours or days or weeks until someone woke back up in there bed, perfectly healed, as if nothing happened with only their scars as a reminder." and what a painful reminder they could be. " Then there's that gallery attached to it. Months in this place where it fails and some poor soul is stuck down there or weeks. Surely you don't think that's all accidental, do you? You're smarter than that, Helena."

far smarter. there's a reason simmons had to resort to using her family to get the agent to do his bidding, a tactic that ended blowing up in his face in the end. she's never trusted this place, no matter how idyllic and simple the picture seemed. there was always dirt and grime beneath the surface, the light hiding that which lurked in the shadows. taking a deep breath, ada ignores the want to close her eyes. sleeping with a concussion was a recipe for disaster.

" I was asking around. It's always the wealthy businessmen that have something hiding."

[headlesshydra]

"Better then I could have done, I'm sure, I was only 9 when that happened."

She's quiet as Ada explains the Abyss, nodding slowly, her eyes narrowing a bit as she rested one knee on the ground, the other bent close to her body and propping her arm up. Her expression steels when Ada presses her- It's a lot of weird and strange happenings in regards to the stars. The Abyss certainly had a use for them, she couldn't deny that, but there was a significant lack of motive.

Why deny people death? Why make them wander around in a gallery when they do? Why make them wander at all if you're just going to bring them back?

It didn't make sense... Even the most senseless acts usually had at least a modicum of motive behind them.

"Yeah, that sounds like you." She sighs, finally standing up and rolling her shoulder to ease out the pain, only to offer her hand to Ada to help her stand up. "Well whatever you find out, keep me in the loop, would ya? This is probably the most interesting thing happening around town right now, and I'm itching to actually use my skills for more then decking idiots at Skullrender."

A laugh, and then a pause, scanning her over slowly.

"I've got a place to myself in Golden ward. I built it with a bunch of rooms in mind for everyone before they all vanished, so... if you need a place to hide out and heal for a while, you're free to borrow a room."

[cerebralbleu]

Legato catches the hesitation before Helena reveals the grotesque scar. He knows that feeling well. Nothing is said at first, he allows her to put on display what she feels is necessary, and waits to see whether or not he will get a story about how she was wounded.

When it doesn't come immediately, Legato figures he could coax it out of her through conversation at some point.

" I can work with that, " he nods, gesturing for Helena to take a seat as he begins to prepare various inks. His station was already well-sanitized and prepared, giving him free time to ponder his choices.

" -- It's difficult carrying a scar like that. It's extra weight, an egregious burden. While we cannot remove them, we have the ability to make them something easier to live with, " Legato says thoughtfully.

" Lotus flowers, " he glances over his shoulder, already picturing the blooms on her gnarled shoulder.

" I think you should get lotus flowers. "

[headlesshydra]

She smiles at how quickly he agrees, finally taking a proper seat in the chair while she cracked open the can of soda he'd given her. At the first sip, the chill hits her like a ton of bricks, to the point she brings her hand up to hug herself and rub at her arm for warmth.

A long beat of silence follows while she stares at the can in some disbelief- What the hell was in this?

It'd been two years since she last felt any measure of cold... She almost wanted to cry, but opted to downing the rest of the drink while he prepped the inks and equipment.

His musings about scars has her nodding a bit, pointing to a few other areas on her body as she replied. "I got plenty of stories, yeah. Like the one on my stomach I got from getting impaled on a dinosaur tooth." She nods, said in a way as if it was just a regular occurrence for her- Which it was, but she forgets herself. "This one on my cheek came from repeatedly crashing through glass and getting thrown out of windows and vehicles- Never did heal right..."

"And this one-" She finally indicates the one her right shoulder while she shrugs the blazer off and pulls that arm out of her shirt. "...Depends on if you want to listen to a sob story."

The suggestion of Lotus flowers had her perking up a bit, looking up at the ceiling in some thought as a small smile crossed her features. "From mud, bloom... I do like that idea, yeah, I like that a lot."

[headlesshydra]

"Are you kidding? I get a kick out of this."

"You get a kick out of forcing people to ballroom dance?" She blinks, flabbergasted, looking between him and his Lute a few times before shrugging and clicking her tongue.

"How's that work anyway? Do they need to be able to hear you? Also weirdly specific question- Does it work on something undead?"

[shiromemes]

Resident Evil 6 sentence starters

Feel free to change pronouns and wordage as needed! May make a part 2 if it's popular enough.

"Church bells…!? Are you kidding me!?"

"We don't have time for this crap."

"Why didn't you turn me in? You could have cleared your name."

"Back off, pal! You've had enough to eat!"

"You fought this thing before and you're still breathing? I'm impressed."

"You're not entirely sane, are you?"

"So to avoid one possible disaster you create another? No matter how many people die!"

"This is a waste of time."

"Move or I'll shoot you."

"Here we go again!"

"Well get used to it. It's either them or us… and they don't hesitate."

"That's our cue to get the hell out of here."

"I got a lead?"

"So what's so special about this church? You have some sins to confess?"

"Not my lucky day."

"Hey, shit-for-brains! Over here!"

"There was no one at the controls. Zombie express."

"Wouldn't want to miss out on all the fun."

"Welcome to the club. You get used to it."

"You don't think that thing can fly a plane, do ya?"

"After all we've been through, it'd be a waste to give up now."

"There's gotta be a first aid kit here somewhere."

"Who the hell are you?"

"I guess the muscle memory saved me there."

"Each and every one of you may be ready to die for our cause, but It's my job to make sure we all get through this alive."

"No one gets left behind, not on my watch."

"SHUT UP!"

"We're locked in."

"Get the hell outta there!"

"Glad to see you're okay."

"Loud and clear."

"Oh God, What did you do?!"

"Open the goddamn door!!"

"Hard to find a good steak around here. Not like back home."

"You know, between me and you, I think we should've asked for more money. A lot more."

"I'm pretty sure this wasn't part of the contract. But I am willing to renegotiate."

"Nah, you jarheads all look the same to me, pal. Sorry."

"Yeah, no shit!"

"So, you wanna tell me what that big friggin' behemoth was, and why he's trying to kill me?"

"Shit! Don't these assholes have anything better to do?"

"What's wrong, asshole? Losing your nerve?"

"Yeah, you got super powers."

"Speaking of odds…"

"Oh great, that helps!"

"Man, look at this circus… Anyone got any popcorn?"

"Worst boat ride since the Titanic."

"It's fucking chaos out here!"

"This is really starting to hurt!"

"Next time, I'll steal a limo!"

"Are you kidding? I get a kick out of this."

"Man, everywhere you look there's more of these assholes. Sucks being so popular."

[headlesshydra]

"I'm gathering stories from people around campus. Do you know anything about the recent disappearances? Any information you could give is helpful in the investigation."

[headlesshydra]

//Starter call for the event! Info is here, and I'll get to these on Monday or tuesday if I can't get to them over the weekend.

[headlesshydra]

//Starter call for the event! Info is here, and I'll get to these on Monday or tuesday if I can't get to them over the weekend.

[headlesshydra]

OFIUCO-U INFO

Criminal Justice/Forensics

Here for her masters degree, she's transferred from another university somewhere far away.

Keeps a very strict schedule, rarely is seen on the campus for longer then her classes last and goes straight back to her apartment when they end.

Takes a lot of medical and psychology classes as part of her forensics minor.

Actively investigating the cases of missing persons around campus. May or may not have a pepe silvia style board in her apartment.

Spends what little free time she has as part of the MMA club to keep herself in shape.

Usually has a dour and reserved air about her. Doesn't really talk unless she's approached first. When the emotions come out, though, it's usually explosive.

[rp-memes-atyourservice]

Manhandling symbol starters

Send one for your muse to…

★ - drag my muse by the arm ⁂ - grab my muse by the front of their shirt, possibly shoving them back ✱ - take my muse by the hips to carefully move them out of their way ➜ - smack my muse upside the head ⌧ - grip my muse by the back of the neck © - put a hand on my muse’s back to steer them somewhere ✂ - point sternly at a chair and tell my muse to sit down ✉ - push my muse back down when they try to get out of bed (perhaps involving illness, injury, or sleep deprivation) ☛ - press a finger to my muse’s lips to shut them up ♚ - put a hand on my muse’s knee while sitting next to them, to discourage them from standing up ♧ - slap my muse’s hand away from something they shouldn’t touch ♦ - grab my muse’s hair and yank ♤ - slam a door shut before my muse can leave the room ♞ - physically pick my muse up and carry them ♭ - grip my muse’s jaw to make them look yours in the eye ♨ - rub my muse down with a sponge/wet cloth  ☀ - pin my muse with their arms behind their back ☠ - slam my muse into a wall ☾ - wrestle/pin my muse to the ground

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