DOVE ATMOS
Name: Dove Atmos Age: 18 Gender: Female Personality: Dove gives off the impression of being a paranoid conspiracy theorist; the first thing she must ascertain upon meeting someone is their opinion on the whole system of Externii and pacts. She can be very animated when she gets going, speaking about her hypotheses with an almost fanatical fervor. Dove has been against the pacts for as long as she can remember. She is convinced there is something larger and more sinister behind the scenes, and she always trying to get people on her side. She believes that if enough people rise up, they can put an end to the pacts once and for all. Too bad almost nobody agrees with her. The truth is, Dove is terrified of what will happen to her when the change is complete. She has no desire to become an Externus, believing her humanity is far more important and precious. She is incredibly stubborn in her convictions, and there is nothing that can be said or done that will sway her to accept the fate society has laid out for her. However, that isn't to say she can't relax. When she's not caught up in arguing for "liberation from the Externii", Dove is quite laid-back and amicable. She likes reading and creating things--particularly tiny structures made of things she finds laying around. Dove has aspirations of being an architect, and hones her interest by designing and building models whenever she has free time. She doesn't talk much (when the subject doesn't focus on her theories), but is a good listener and happy to sit quietly and let people vent to her. She's very self-contained, in a literal sense. She has clearly defined borders of what space is hers and she dislikes when people enter that space without her permission. Dove believes she has no real enemies, and instead classifies those who antagonise her as "annoying and rude". She has less patience for these people, but can get along in a civil manner if she has to. Appearance: Dove is 5'9'' exactly, weighing in at 150 lbs. Most of her weight comes from muscle mass, as she likes keeping active to distract herself from the stressers pressing on her mind. She has a statuesque figure and face, with high brows and cheekbones so sharp they could kill a man. Her skin has lost all its natural pigment because of her pact, but every inch of her (save her face) is covered in bold, geometric, circuitry tattoos, mostly inked in black, gold, and red. Her hair lost its natural colour as well, turning a deep, lightless black. Dove has shaved the sides of her head to peach fuzz and pulled the rest into a tight ponytail at her crown. Each side of her head bears a tattoo of a barcode that wraps around the back of her skull. Immaculately maintained eyebrows rest above almond-shaped, bright, silver eyes. Dove takes her appearance very seriously, and wakes up early every morning to make sure her makeup is perfect. She likes the dark, smokey eye look best. She wants to looks approachable, but also like she's capable of murder. Her wardrobe reflects this in its theme of dark, intense colours and military inspired garments. Her ears are pierced in a number of places and Dove's favourite accessory to wear is a brass cuff that traces the entire outline of her ears. The pact she made with her Externus not only robbed Dove of all the pigment in her skin and hair, but made her translucent as well. Light, artificial and natural, passes right through her; it's only in the shadows and the darkness that Dove appears solid again. Her translucence fluctuates as well, in sync with the phases of the moon. While the moon is full, she is at her most opaque and tangible, but at the moon wanes, so does she. On the night of a new moon, Dove is all but invisible. This has led to a lot of confusion, particularly regarding her attendance record. She shows up to class almost all of the time, but because of her condition she is often marked absent anyway. Externus: Dove's Externus, whom she has dubbed "Moony" for lack of a name and in reference to her change, is a quiet, ethereal being. Dark in colour and covered in tiny pinpricks of light, Moony is reminiscent of the night sky, and identifies itself as a star spirit. Moony is a very complex Externus, being in tune with the mechanisms of space, stars, and the ebb and flow of the cosmos. Moony is well aware of the animosity Dove bears towards its presence in her body, and thus prefers to stay out of her way and not interact much. Abilities: Music of the Spheres - Dove always knows what time it is, down to the second. Even if she is removed from all methods of keeping time (clocks, the movement of celestial bodies, etc.) she can count the seconds ticking down as accurately as a stopwatch. All this has done for her is ensure she'll never be late to class. Lunar Madness - It was said that staring at the moon for too long would 'cause one to go mad. By staring directly into another's eyes, Dove can seek out their buried aggressions, fears, illnesses, what have you, and exacerbate them, driving the subject to lash out based on the weakness Dove is targeting. Eye contact must be constantly maintained for this process to work, and the effects are only temporary--lasting a couple of hours at most. Reason: Dove was sent to Diabolus early in her education due to a complete and utter refusal to use her powers. She's failed multiple classes because of this, and has accepted that graduation is almost certainly not in her future. She's looking into ways of dropping out entirely. Other: Dove has come under much scrutiny from the faculty at Deus Schola, both for her abrasive attitude towards classes and her aggressive perpetuation of her conspiracy theories.