— ( taylor russell, thirty, demigirl, she/they) — Look who it is! If you take a look at our database, you’ll find that PRISCILLA KING isa a BUTCHER that works in SECTOR 2. According to the file, they’re a mutant with the power of INSECT COMMUNICATION. That must be why they’re CALM and BLUNT. If you ask me, they remind me of slimy worms, a chipped porcelain doll, & lacy nightdresses. They are affiliated with THE DAMNED.
basic information:
character name: Priscilla King
nickname (s): Prissy, Cilla
face claim: taylor russell
mutation status: Gen ii mutant
birthday: February 1
sexuality: Demisexual
moral alignment: ????
occupation: Butcher
work sector: 2
affiliation: The Damned
3 positive traits:
3 negative traits:
biography (optional):
As far as childhoods go, Priscilla’s was far from ordinary. With a mother who could speak to the dead and a child who didn’t need to sleep, where everyone else slept the night away, Priscilla read books far above her reading level and had no issue with unseemly sights.
At only twelve, Priscilla’s mother uncovered her father’s infidelity. Priscilla, still a child, didn’t know how long it had been going on for, nor did she understand the weight of his actions, just that her mother was hurt and upset, and what little girl doesn’t want to help their mother feel better? She assisted with bringing about her father’s untimely demise. Death had never phased Priscilla after all. From her mother, she knew dead didn’t necessarily mean gone.
Her entire life has been lived under such a mantra. Priscilla does have a passion for life and thoroughly enjoys living. But neither is she scared of dying, regardless of whatever afterlife may or may not exist after a soul passes on.
Many would call Priscilla an ungrounded airhead, though she has never viewed herself as such. It is true that her mind often appears caught in the clouds while she imagines her life elsewhere, she considers herself grounded in reality - and that reality is the earth is dying, and it’s only a matter of time before the human race goes along with it. Priscilla doesn’t consider this pessimism, she thinks of it as nature in action.
She has followed her mother’s footsteps into joining The Damned. Similarly to her outlook on the burning atmosphere and the status of the human race, she thinks of mutants as nature’s next step. Hasn't human evolution been documented for centuries? Why try and course correct? She’s smart enough to know the opinion isn’t universally shared so, to prevent conflict, they keep their thoughts to themselves, but quietly contributes to the future that she believes to be best.
questionnaire:
how do they feel about living in sol city? have they always lived there or did they travel from another settlement?
Priscilla has lived in Sol City her entire life and, truthfully, she’s rather curious about the outside world and what all it has to offer past the sharp cliffs and boiling river. There has to be better places out there, right?
do they trust the council’s leadership? why or why not?
Not in the slightest, but Priscilla doesn’t trust most people in positions of authority. She lives by the question everyone motto. Power is corruption - especially when no one on the council has run for proper reelection in decades.
if they chose their sector and profession, why did they make that choice? if they didn’t, why not? were they happy with their assignment or not?
It certainly wasn’t her first choice. Priscilla’s true passion lies in taxidermy and doll making…which isn’t exactly considered essential in the time of an apocalypse. She would rather put things together than take them apart. Her options were between butcher or pest control…and while her ability could assist with leading insects away from problem areas, looking at dissected areas proved further interest.
what’s one object that they always keep on their person?
There is usually some sort of bug hanging out on her shoulders. She also likes to collect old jewelry from donation stores.
what is your character’s ability (or abilities)?
Sleep manipulation + insect communication
are they gen i or gen ii?
gen ii
what can your character do? what are their strengths? what can’t they do? what are their weaknesses?
insect communication: For their entire life, Priscilla has always been able to understand insects - but that is where the ability begins and ends. She can understand them and hold an actual conversation with them…but is unable to control or manipulate them by any means - not that she would want to. Most insect conversations are about food or finding shelter…it would take quite a bit of convincing to get them to do anything useful. sleep manipulation: Priscilla does not need to sleep. As an infant and toddler, she would get a few hours…but rarely would stay down for long. As she grew, she has since honed in on her ability. A single touch can put someone to sleep or pull them awake. She can even force someone to be essentially comatose…but causing such a deep, death-like slumber takes a lot of her own energy that she can’t do it often or be of much use after. She has been able to wake some people from comas, but their ability to do so depends on the cause of said coma.
