#decimation:intro

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━━ ◤ ( DUSTY OLD TOMES, MAGIC DRIPPING DOWN SLENDER FINGERS, AND COBALT BLUE ) welcome, CATERINA AMELL, SHE/HER. before you move in, tell us what you remember: BEGINNING THE SEARCH TO "CURE" THE CALLING. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live OLD CREEK HISTORICAL DISTRICT, and your new job as LIBRARIAN at FOUNDER'S LIBRARY AND STUDY CENTER is waiting for you to begin.

THE BASICS

NAME: caterina amell NICKNAMES: cat, hero of ferelden, warden-commander of ferelden BIRTHDAY: april 15th  AGE: twenty-four  PRONOUNS: she/her LAST KNOWN MEMORY: beginning her search to cure/stave off the calling  ORIGINATION: dragon age origins FACECLAIM: elle fanning

THE DETAILS

FAMILY: cesare calvetti (father), revka amell (mother), donatien amell (younger brother), mica amell (younger sister), lucca amell (younger sibling), jorim amell (younger brother) THREE FAVORITE THINGS: medieval literature, romanticism art, and astronomy EDUCATION: master’s degree in library and information science  SKILLS: studious, multilingual (english, french, hebrew, and italian), persuasive, will do whatever it takes to survive, blood magic and spirit healing HEADCANONS:

despite having many family members, caterina is not particularly close with any of them as all the amell children were sent to separate boarding schools as soon as they were old enough (litcherally six years old) at the behest of their grandparents. 

cat attended a boarding school in paris from ages 6-13 and ages 13-18 were spent in milan. only two months of every year were spent at home with her parents and siblings. many letters were written

she developed a deep love of reading and learning at these schools, spending all her time in their libraries. 

when cat returned home for the summer one year, she learned from her father that her mother had disappeared months earlier. they hadn’t succeeded in finding her and they never would. cat has opted to believe that her mother was so distraught by never truly knowing any of her children, that she left so she wouldn’t have to bear the reality of it. 

during her last year of school, she decided to apply to universities/colleges in small-ish towns because her home wasn’t much of a home anyway and she wanted to make a new one somewhere she felt like she could connect with the community

lo and behold, decimation !

she’s been in decimation for five years, completing both her bachelor’s and master’s at ccoud. 

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION: honestly ? she’s just here to vibe, make friends, and work in her favourite location (the library) so she can do her favourite thing (learn). 

[illusionistfm]

REMUS LUPIN - ━━ ◤ ( TEA AND TWEED AND SOFT CLEAN WOOL, RAPID STITCHES DONE UNDER KITCHEN LIGHTS, YEARS OF LONELINESS, BETRAYAL, AND REUNION AND GREY ) welcome, REMUS LUPIN, HE/HIM. before you move in, tell us what you remember: THE BATTLE OF THE DEPT OF MYSTERIES. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live in HUNTING DOG CABINS, and your new job as ENGLISH TEACHER at EDLUND HIGH SCHOOL is waiting for you to begin. ( HARRY POTTER AND HUGH DANCY )

THE BASICS

NAME: Remus Lupin

NICKNAMES: Moony (? to be plotted because I haven’t made a decision on this one yet!)

BIRTHDAY: 10 March

AGE: 38

PRONOUNS: he/him

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: The Department of Mysteries and Sirius’s death

ORIGINATION: HP (fuck JKR)

FACECLAIM: Hugh Dancy

THE DETAILS

FAMILY: Hope Lupin (mother) ; Lyall Lupin (father) ; James Potter (adoptive brother) ; Sirius Black (closest friend)

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: tea strong enough you can stand a spoon in it; the smell of an old book, well-loved; cranking up an old stereo so you can hear the crackles

EDUCATION: high school ; ivy league (undergraduate degree in english literature; master’s degree in comparative medieval studies; phd specialising in medieval mythology specifically surrounding lycanthropy and ‘madness’)

SKILLS: kind and empathetic; an excellent teacher more for this reason than for any ability to stick to the curriculum. surprisingly dry and sarcastic. attractive when he wants to be, and occasionally even magnetic. terrible cook, alright dancer, horrible singer.

HEADCANONS:

CANON. everything we already know except also he’s gay. DECIMATION.  Remus never thought he wanted to teach, until he was doing his MA and became a learning support officer for several of the undergrads. He even put it off for a while; his mother was an art teacher, and he had always seen it as sucking the life out of her, even more than his constant illnesses as a child had. But even after doing his PHD, the desire still lingered, so Remus moved to Decimation to join the ranks of the damned: high school teachers.

When he’s not trying to inspire uninspirable kids, Remus can be found wandering the woods in the middle of the night (his insomnia is chronic and incurable, especially around certain times of the month), frequenting local coffee shops because of his inhumane resistance to caffeine, or nose-deep in some dusty tome in the library. He always tells himself that he won’t teach forever - just until he finishes his book - but frankly even he’s starting to doubt his lie.

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION:

Learn how to be happy again. Hopefully inspire some kids. Try and not feel like eating raw steak every time there’s a full moon.

[justsurvivingsomehow]

Introducing Enid Rhee;

━━ ◤ ( black combat boots on leaves and green ) welcome, enid rhee, she/her. before you move in, tell us what you remember: dying at the hands of alpha. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live hunting dog cabins, and your new job as registered nurse at st. miraculous general hospital is waiting for you to begin. ( the walking dead & katelyn nacon )

THE BASICS

NAME: Enid Rhee

NICKNAMES: Eeny

BIRTHDAY: August 21st

AGE: 21

PRONOUNS: She/Her

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: Alpha in the barn with her friends before she was murdered.

ORIGINATION: The Walking Dead

FACECLAIM: Katelyn Nacon

THE DETAILS

FAMILY: Parents deceased. Adopted unofficially by Maggie and Glenn Rhee

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: Fall weather, dancing in the rain, and comic books

EDUCATION: High school graduate

SKILLS: weaponry, street smarts, creative skills, good with technology, medical know how

HEADCANONS: Enid and Aaron were like siblings and she looks up to him, as a child she was the tree climber and a bundle of energy, she wears a black choker to cover up the scar from her murder, loves comic books, favorite food is spaghetti, interested in photography, became a nurse after she was in her own timeline and some memory remains of that. Plus she wants to help people out as much as she can to do something with her life.

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION: Enid is a registered nurse. She wants to get her new life together and get past the trauma of her death that still haunts her greatly. She hopes to make friends and also find people from her former home.

[whiskeyandspy]

━━ ◤ ( A HAUNTING REMINDER OF MISTAKES MADE, THE HESITATION OF CROSSING THE LINE OF RIGHT FROM WRONG, FINDING THE COURAGE TO SPEAK HIS MIND AND DO WHAT'S MORALLY CORRECT AND CONTRASTING GREEN ONTO WHITE ) welcome, SEONG GI-HUN, HE/HIM. before you move in, tell us what you remember: MAKING THE DECISION TO TURN AWAY FROM BOARDING THE PLANE. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live GOLDEN FIELDS APARTMENT COMPLEXES, and your new job as CASHIER at EDLUND CHOCOLATES AND CONFECTIONARY is waiting for you to begin. ( SQUID GAME AND LEE JUNG-JAE )

THE BASICS

NAME: seong gi hun

NICKNAMES: player 456, gganbu, ajusshi

BIRTHDAY: october 31

AGE: 43

PRONOUNS: he/him

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: making the decision to turn away from boarding the plane

ORIGINATION: squid game

FACECLAIM: lee jung-jae

THE DETAILS

FAMILY:  unnamed mother (deceased), unnamed ex-wife, seong ga-yeong (daughter)

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: being friendly and making friends, watching the races on television, not having to worry about being in debt

EDUCATION: graduated high school

SKILLS: charismatic, decent hand-to-hand, resourceful, strategist, leadership.

HEADCANONS: gi hun is an eccentric man who has had troubles in the past with gambling and going into debt. however, as luck struck him - something he still feels questionable and disturbed about - he won the lottery and was able to pay off his debts and attempt to help his ailing mother. unfortunately, she passed - and with his only child, a daughter, moving to the united states with his ex-wife and her husband, gi hun felt he had nothing left for him in south korea and thus picked up and moved to america. witty, funny, and kinda dorky - gi hun somehow managed to find decimation and despite having a decent sum of cash, he’s still chosen to take a job in retail as a cashier for the local chocolate shop. (in which he’s had his fill of chocolates and thinks he can never eat more).

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION: he’s happy to live his life in decimation, but the nightmares/waking dreams disturb him greatly. he feels a connection to sae byeok because he remembers her from his dreams but he’s too afraid to bring it up in case she finds him weird. occasionally, he sends money and gifts  to new york to support his daughter and for her to remember him.

[surviivenow]

━━ ◤ ( A VEST WITH MANY POCKETS SYMBOLIZING NEWFOUND FREEDOM, CRIMSON RED ) welcome, YELENA BELOVA, SHE/HER. before you move in, tell us what you remember: FREEING THE WIDOWS AND VISITING NATASHA’S GRAVE. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live OLD CREEK HISTORICAL DISTRICT, and your new job as BARTENDER at NIGHT MOVE’S BAR AND GRILL is waiting for you to begin. ( MARVEL, FLORENCE PUGH )

THE BASICS

NAME: yelena belova

NICKNAMES: ‘lena, little spider, rooskaya, black widow, white widow, crimson widow, pale little spider (not all currently known to her)

BIRTHDAY: july 25th

AGE: 31

PRONOUNS: she/her

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: visiting natasha’s grave

ORIGINATION: marvel (mcu primarily with comic influence)

FACECLAIM: florence pugh

THE DETAILS

FAMILY: unknown biological parentage, alexei shostakov ( adoptive father ), melina vostakoff ( adoptive mother ), natasha romanoff ( adoptive older sister )

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: old slasher films, nostalgic comforts from the happier few moments in childhood, asserting control over her life and choices.

EDUCATION: high school graduate

SKILLS: olympic level gymnast, combat and weapon trained, classical dance training, high intelligence, multilingual.

HEADCANONS: yelena is known in this life for her intense desire for rebellion - always moving against the status quo, for better and worse. though she’s intelligent and could have continued her education, she chose an opposite direction. as much as she loves her sister and family, she strives to be different and not just part of a system - like the life that lurks in her dreams.

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION: yelena was russian born, but with no memory of her biological family or why she was unable to remain with them, her life with natasha and their adoptive parents is all she’s known, though they were always honest about the adoption. they travelled often and eventually settled down. she took up gymnastics from a young age and seemed to take well to most activities. admittedly, she’s always been one to not dwell on any hobby too long, though, with the exception of her penchant for getting into trouble. despite that, she’s stayed close with her sister, only drifting apart every so often but always coming back together. she now lives with her in decimation, working at the bar owned by dean winchester - whom she has a complicated though deep friendship with.

PLEASE NOTE: please always feel free to reach out to me off anon regarding questions about characterizations or plotting, i’m more than happy to discuss!

[whiskeyandspy]

━━ ◤ ( STRADLING THE LINES OF WHERE ONE BELONGS, AN ANGER THAT BROILS BENEATH THE SURFACE, A KINDNESS AND AFFECTION AFFORDED TO FEW and A SWIRL OF HUES COLLIDING ONTO A PALETTE ) welcome, NIKLAUS 'KLAUS' MIKAELSON, HE/HIM. before you move in, tell us what you remember: NOTHING OF CANON. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live OLD CREEK HISTORICAL DISTRICT, and your new job as ARTISTIC PAINTER at SELF-EMPLOYEED is waiting for you to begin. ( THE VAMPIRE DIARIES UNIVERSE, JOSEPH MORGAN )

THE BASICS

NAME: niklaus mikaelson

NICKNAMES: klaus, nik, hybrid, an original, the bastard child (not all remembered by him)

BIRTHDAY: april 14th, before 990 ad

AGE: 1034+ / 38

PRONOUNS: he/him

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: none but knowledge of his family and a recognition of caroline forbes

ORIGINATION: the vampire diaries / the originals

FACECLAIM: joseph morgan

THE DETAILS

FAMILY: esther mikaelson (mother, deceased), ansel (father, deceased), mikael (step-father, deceased), freya mikaelson (half-sister), finn mikaelson (half-brother), elijah mikaelson (half-brother), kol mikaelson (half-brother), rebekah mikaelson (half-sister), henrik mikaelson (half-brother), hope mikaelson (daughter)

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: the feeling of belonging, painting on a perfect morning, outwitting everyone else in the room.

EDUCATION: aristocratic tutoring / world-travelled knowledge

SKILLS: multilingual, professional painter, master at debating

HEADCANONS: klaus is the type that would smile at you just as soon as he’d stab you in the back. not known for being the nicest, he does down within have a large heart that knows deep compassion and love. after years of betrayal and abuse from his parents and the knowledge of his birth, klaus always felt like the outsider of such a large family - only finding comfort in his older brother elijah and his younger sister rebekah. having been a social pariah most of his life, klaus stuck to the shadows when he could - though he never missed an opportunity to keep the eye of the room on him in order to display his wealth or skill.  he only recently found himself and his worth, and in that he found caroline forbes. falling in a storybook romance with her, and devoting his entire being to her - klaus would stop at nothing to ensure she has the best life possible.

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION: klaus’s own ambitions initially wanted him to run for mayor the town of decimation - but he soon found comfort in the old victorian house he lived in with caroline, deciding to open up his own art studio in the former parlor room - stating it had the best natural light in the home. he wishes to live and enjoy his life, having the desire to have the family he never felt he belonged to.

[illusionistfm]

JONATHAN CARNAHAN - ━━ ◤ (  THE ROAR OF GUNS AND THE MUD OF THE TRENCHES, THE SMELL OF THE DESERT AND THE FEELING OF WORN GOLD UNDER YOUR FINGERS, EXPENSIVE WHISKEY SOMEONE ELSE BOUGHT YOU, MARBLE STAIRS, A RIFLE YOU CAN’T REMEMBER FIRING, AND FOREST GREEN  ) welcome, JONATHAN CARNAHAN, HE/HIM. before you move in, tell us what you remember: THE SECOND DEFEAT OF IMHOTEP/ESCAPING THE COLLAPSING OASIS. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live in GOLDEN FIELDS APARTMENT COMPLEX, and your new job as an EMT at ST MIRACULOUS GENERAL HOSPITAL is waiting for you to begin. ( THE MUMMY AND ILHAN SEN )

THE BASICS

NAME: Jonathan Carnahan

NICKNAMES: John, Johnny

BIRTHDAY: June 5th

AGE: 33

PRONOUNS: he/him

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: Escaping the collapsing oasis (end of the Mummy Returns)

ORIGINATION: the Mummy (1999) & the Mummy Returns (2001)

FACECLAIM: Ilhan Sen

THE DETAILS

FAMILY:

Evelyn O’Connell: baby sister ; Rick O’Connell: brother-in-law ; Alex O’Connell: nephew ; Howard Carnahan (deceased): father ; unnamed mother (deceased): mother

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: spending money he doesn’t have, making people laugh, late nights

EDUCATION: A Levels; Combat Medical Training

SKILLS: unfortunately spent more than ten years in the British armed forces as a Combat Medic, with three tours in Afghanistan. Now an EMT at St Miraculous. Also a very talented thief, swindler, smooth-talker, and all-round charming chaotic neutral asshole. Makes a fantastic spaghetti bolognese.

HEADCANONS:

CANON. John was 18 in 1914; of course he signed up, worked as a medic in the trenches, and served at the Somme, Verdun, and  Passchendaele. It’s mostly his medical skills that stop Evie, Rick and Ardeth from ending up on the radar of the British govt every time they nearly get disembowled by the undead.

DECIMATION. He never knew what he wanted to do with his life, except that seeking adventure, according to his father, was a foolproof plan for any man; the army, which approached him some time after sixth form, when he was floating about spending his inheritance, seemed like the best place to find it. He was wrong, of course; John is rarely right, something that most people don’t notice because he’s so charming about it.

Leaving was a huge leap. The trauma bonding is real and the sense of being useful (something that, though he’d never tell Evie, he’d never felt at home in London) is an almost unbreakable thread that ties every medic to the army - but he was sick to the stomach of it all. Adventure, as it turned out, looked very much like war, and where had adventure led his parents anyway? Into a burning plane, that was where. So he served his final deployment and moved to the States to be closer to Evie and start some sort of new life.

So far this new life seems to consist of brutally long shifts and depressing interactions with the American health insurance system, along with wasting time picking up men in bars - though that’s not a change from London - and irritating Evie by teaching Alex bad habits. He’s an alright brother (by some standards) and an interesting friend (by many others) as long as you don’t give him any money for dubious “investments” and keep one hand on your expensive watch.

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION:

Get enough sleep to keep functioning while working enough to fund a stupidly lavish lifestyle. Find a path in life that at least slightly relieves his nightmares - which somehow seem to involve the worst of two wars, one modern, one trench-based. But he doesn’t talk about those.

[investedfm]

━━ ◤ ( silent falcons flying through the night, deep violet ) welcome, INEJ GHAFA, SHE/HER. before you move in, tell us what you remember: THREATENING ROLLINS. excellent, now we are pleased to accept your offer to live at GOLDEN FIELDS APARTMENT COMPLEXES, and your new job as a SERVER at NIGHT MOVES is waiting for you to begin. ( SIX OF CROWS DUOLOGY AND AMITA SUMAN )

THE BASICS

NAME: Inej Ghafa

NICKNAMES: None so far

BIRTHDAY: June 27. She is canonically a Cancer-sign.

AGE: 21

PRONOUNS: She/her

LAST KNOWN MEMORY: Scaring the shit out of Pekka Rollins after Kaz gave her a boat and reunited her with her parents

ORIGINATION: Grishaverse/Six of Crows Duology

FACECLAIM: Amita Suman

THE DETAILS

FAMILY: Her mother and her father, who do not live in Decimation, Kansas.

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: Tea, her knives, stargazing

EDUCATION: University educated

SKILLS: Skilled acrobat and gymnast, silent/stealthy movement, incredible balance, knife skills

WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO DO IN DECIMATION: Work, make a life for herself

LIFE IN DECIMATION

She got a degree in philosophy

She grew up in a family of acrobats here too

She moved to Decimation so that she could spend some time spreading her wings, as she’s spent so much of her life with her family

She’s working at the Bar and Grill, and trying to figure out what exactly she wants to do next

Her dreams are vivid, and she remembers certain things very clearly. Some days she subconsciously wants to pray to her Saints, but then catches it and reminds herself that that was just a made up religion in her dreams/nightmares

She spends a lot of her free time on the roof of her apartment complex, and she enjoys the additional challenge of climbing out of her window and getting to the roof that way

Information about her canon life can be found here BUT: trigger warnings for mentions of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and blood and gore