2. What is the thing they feel the most guilty about?
Survivor's guilt. She and her sister were lined up helping one another with bandaging their wounds on the field when they were both shot by a sniper. The bullet killed Hera, who was in front, and Ashleigh was paralyzed from the waist down. She keeps asking why it wasn't her who died that day since Hera had the most promising future, being the older one and the one who was actually enlisted in the military. Ashleigh just tagged along.
7. What feature (physical or otherwise) do they hate most about themselves?
Ashleigh doesn't have too many. If she had to pick, it would probably be her wavy hair. Of course, after being shot, she hates how people look at her when they see her in a wheelchair.
What is the most shocking thing about your OC/s? How would others react?
Sorry for the late reply!
Sim: His dermatophagia. He’s always wearing gloves so no one knows just how damaged his fingers are, but when they see they’re basically chewed to the bone, it’s a pretty violent reaction. He typically gets people either suggesting him treatments or putting his situation, which he doesn’t think is too bad because he knows how to deal with it, aka how to ignore it so he doesn’t have to deal with it.
Jamie: The fact she’s trans. Jamie hasn’t started T yet, and she’s honestly not sure if she should at this point. Because of her rather heavy-boned body, square jaw, shorter hair, and her androgynous name, most people can’t tell she’s a woman at first glance, and she knows it. She hears “but you look like a guy” more often than not when she tells people she’s a girl. Don’t worry, she either makes them feel insecure with a few sly words, or just uses her fists against them.
Ashleigh: Her intelligence. Apparently, people think if you’re a disabled black woman, you’re not smart. Which Ashleigh is used to hearing, but she’s just like “bRUH” 95% of the time because of it. She receives a lot of reactions meant to be supportive but actually are microaggressions. Not that it will slow her down, because she’s at least got people in her life who help encourage her along.
Do any of your OC's game? what platform do they play on? what is their favorite game?
Honestly, not really. Ashleigh Lacote and my CSGO OC Elliot Songs have a history in gaming, but both probably have less than 80 hours total in terms of overall individual gaming. The rest I've never thought about.
Jamie probably has one just because she has two older brothers, but they all kinda hated each other so they might not.
Oh yeah! Lyudmila! Belikov taught her how to play Tetris. It's the only game she's ever played so that's her favorite.
Name: Ashleigh Lacoste
Nationality: Canadian
Age: 16
Height: 5'3"
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Skin Color: Black
Romanticallity and Sexuality: Straight, asexual
Prop: Her wheelchair
Backstory: Born the second daughter, Ashleigh grew up in a fairly good household, spending much of her childhood playing or fighting her sister, Hera. She loves coding, and taught herself how to do basic hacking. She also has a weird ability to withstand heat, and would often receive burns because she wouldn't realize until far too late. When her mother passed away when she was 13, her father fell into a downward spiral and money became tight as alcohol became the main purchase. Though he still took care of his daughters, finding a job became impossible and finally, when Ashleigh was 16, he sent the girls away, realizing there was no stability left in the house and fearing he might hurt them, as angry outbursts were becoming more frequent. Recently graduated Hera was 19 and could make it on her own with Ashleigh in tow while their father worked to fix his drinking problem.
Please note Ashleigh is originally a CODM OC but because she is part of a trio of OCs, she’s also part of BO2. Therefore, there are two alternatives to her story.
CODM
Ashleigh and Hera joined the battle royale arena, Isolated, in hopes of earning a little money for their father's treatment through winning the game. On the first day in the field, Hera fell down a missile launch tube, severely injuring herself, and leaving Ashleigh to take care of her as they navigated the battlefield. However, while resting, they became the victims of duo squad Sim MacCallen and Jamie Engles. Timing was not on their side and the girls lined up, allowing for Sim to shoot both with a single bullet, nailing Hera in the head and Ashleigh between T12 and L2 of her spine. Hera dies while Ashleigh becomes paralyzed from her waist down.
Advanced medicine allows Ashleigh to walk with crutches or leg braces but it’s extremely painful and she doesn’t do it often unless she’s heavily drugged on adrenaline during her operations so she can’t feel pain. Ashleigh spends many her operations hidden in the laser wall meant to move soldiers towards a central zone as she doesn’t have to move as much nor quickly, and can take long range fights by hacking her enemy’s equipment.
BO2
Hera joined the army in hopes of some government help for her father’s treatment. Ashleigh wasn’t supposed to follow because she was too young, but neither girl wanted to be truly separated and utilized Ashleigh's ability to withstand heat, earning her a spot in the military as a test subject. Ashleigh would wield and wear various materials and technology to help test for functionality in intense heats. She also warned herself a reputation for hacking the comms around the base, and though it nearly kicked her out of the military (her saving grace being her heat tolerance too valuable to just let go), she eventually earned herself a job as an honorary hacker to test the military’s security.
The testing seemed to have an effect on her strength and she became weaker and weaker until one day she fell down a flight of stairs. A trip to the hospital revealed she had Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. By the time she turned 17, Ashleigh spent all her time in her wheelchair, and was put on oxygen at night for her heart. Not that it slows her down any. She still continues to work on the lab and learning how to farther develop her computer skills.
Side note: the draw here is based on her CODM self. Her BO2 self has less muscle.
