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Player Information
Player name: Maggie
Contact: anigrl2008 (AIM),![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
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Are you over 18: Yes
Characters in The Box Already: N/A
Character Information
Character Name: Barbara (Bobbi) Morse
Canon: Marvel 616
Canon Point: Hawkeye and Mockingbird 3
History: It's always Skrulls
Personality:
Bobbi's experiences on the Skrull home planet definitely left their mark on her. While she was once fairly calm and carefree, now she spends most of her time on her guard like she's always waiting to be attacked. She's hyper aware of her surroundings and notices every shadow, every little bit of movement. She's paranoid, suspicious and always expecting something to go wrong. To be fair though, that's usually how things work for her. There's always something that goes wrong and things never really seem to be okay. How much of that is real and how much of it is in her head has yet to be determined. It's true that this is something that seemed to be a part of her life before her kidnapping, being a spy and then a superhero isn't easy, but the Skrull planet is what really brought it out.
She's frequently tense and it really doesn't take much to provoke her to violence. Hitting things is often what she turns to when she needs to make herself relax. She has trouble confronting her own feelings and if something's wrong? She will not admit it. She will not ask for help or accept it if it is offered. Sometimes it's almost like she views needing people as a sign of weakness but really it's just that she still has problems bringing herself to trust others. Logically she knows that she's safe but there will always be that little voice in the back of her mind telling her that she can't let her guard down. There are days when it feels like the world is closing in on her and nothing is going to be okay but she usually manages to keep that feeling under control. Not worth focusing on when there are so many other things she has to do. Years of running and hiding, fighting from your life and being manipulated on an alien planet will do that to a person.
The one thing that's stayed intact is her sense of humor. Teasing and sarcasm come incredibly naturally to her, especially if she already knows you. She's not quite as prone to joking as some of her teammates but she been known to turn situations into jokes when she's in the mood. When it comes to work or missions, she generally keeps it on the serious side. The occasional mocking, sarcastic comment might be made but she prefers to keep it to business. Unless she's with Clint but he's another story entirely. A really dumb story that is full of bad choices. But that can summarize just about anything that has to do with Clint, relationship with Bobbi included. He's a whirlwind of questionable decisions and Bobbi has a bad habit of getting swept up in that.
Finding her place in life is something that's very important to her. Something she's worked hard for but never quite been able to find. First she planned on being a scientist, only to be placed in a SHIELD lab and then made into a spy. Being a spy worked for her at first until things went bad and that went under too. Her next choice was to be a superhero, which again started out great. Being an Avenger was something she was proud of. But a series of events, including being kidnapped by aliens, brought an end to that. Time and time again she's tried to carve a place in the world for herself and it hasn't worked out for her. It's left her determined to make it work and do it all herself. She's sick of feeling lost in the world, sick of following someone else's path. At this point in her life, after everything that's happened, she figures there's not really a place for her. So she'll make one, without anyone else's help or approval. It's the first thing she's done since getting back to Earth that she feels good about.
She's sacrificed a lot in her life to be where she is now. Going without what she wants is something she's used to. She can also be a bit of a lone wolf, used to acting on her own for her own sake. Connections with other people is something else she's very used to being without. This isn't to say that she doesn't like being around other people or that she doesn't like the idea of having people to talk to. She does. It's just that being alone is often easier and she's no longer used to being around others. She's not at all anti-social but she also wouldn't fall apart at the idea of being alone. She's not a fan of big groups of people anyway, preferring to keep herself to just a few select ones who she's sure she can trust.
Items on your character at canon point:
-A pair of batons that extend in length but are just metal sticks otherwise
-A mid-sized rifle
-A handgun
Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses:
Bobbi is a normal human. She's got no special skills besides a degree in biochemistry and SHIELD martial arts training. She's also pretty good with a gun and various other weapons, but nothing beyond what a normal human with a decent amount of training could do. So basically she's a scientist and a pretty good fighter but she's not Superman.
As for strengths, she's a trained spy so she knows how to hide. She knows how to blend in, become someone else and not be noticed. She's an experienced leader and knows how to put her plans into action. Physically, she's in top condition. She's also pretty good at finding her enemies before they can find her. Years spent running from an alien race on their own plan taught her that.
Physically, Bobbi has the same weaknesses as any normal human. She's a bit tougher than average because of all her training and the stuff she's been through but she's still just human. It's all too easy to kill her. Mentally, well...that's a little more complicated. Bobbi is prone to nightmares and getting caught up in flashbacks of the horrors she faced on the Skrull planet. She has trouble trusting people most of the time, even people she used to trust. She also has the tendency to want to do everything on her own. Even if she quite obviously needs help, she'll try to do it herself with varying degrees of success.
Samples
Network/Action Spam Sample:
Gotta say, I love a good kidnapping. [The look on her face and the tone of her voice both indicate that she does not, actually, enjoy this. She's rather annoyed, really. But that shouldn't be surprising] Especially when they take all your weapons. That's great.
But as fun as this is, I've got more important things to be doing. So how about someone just points me to whoever I have to hit to get the hell out of here? [She doubts it's that simple. It's never that simple. It's a sad day when hitting things won't solve her problems]
Okay, no, realistic time now. How about some information? Like where I am, how I got here, things like that. I'd appreciate it. I don't like not knowing what I'm up against. [Normally, she'd hate to do this. She'd be out there figuring things out for herself. But, well, this seems a little bigger than she's used to. It's better to just bite the bullet and ask for help. She hates that] Please tell me it has nothing to do with aliens.
Prose Log Sample:
Silence. Bobbi hates it. In the complete absence of sound, she hears things and her imagination takes off. The slightest creak of the floor has her convinced that someone was trying to sneak up on her. The wind sounds like someone breathing right in her personal space when she knows she's alone. Everything sets her on edge when it's quiet and she hates it. Things didn't used to be this way. It used to be that the silence was a welcome break from the general craziness that was her life. Now though? Now, she craves that craziness.
She wants activity and noise. She needs action to keep her occupied and keep her mind from wandering too far into territory she knows she should avoid. She no longer wants the peace she once craved. The crazier things are, the better. In the absence of sound and activity Bobbi can't help but remind herself of everything that's happened. She tries not to dwell but it's hard. Three years of her life are gone without her really getting to experience them and everything's different. The world isn't something she recognizes anymore and neither are the people around her. Who knew three years would make such a difference?
But they do and sometimes, when she's alone and everything is quiet, she thinks about that. Dwells on it. Curses every Skrull ever born for taking those years away from her. But there's no point to all that, is there? The past is the past and she can't change it. At least not without some seriously questionable silence and probably some magic. Risks she's not willing to take. There's no point.
A lot of times it seems like there's really no point to anything. This world doesn't feel like a place she belongs in. But then again, when did it ever? She can barely remember a time when it felt like she fit. Maybe years ago, when she was running around California being an Avenger. Maybe then. Things had seemed simpler then but everything has to end, doesn't it? The simpler times certainly had, complicated by phantoms and aliens and other things that should not fit but do. Sometimes, she thinks it would've been better if she had died like everyone thought or if she had just never come back from the Skrull planet. At least then she wouldn't have these unbearable moments where nothing seemed right and it felt like the sheer weight of the quiet in the room was going to crush her.
She's being silly now. Just her mind running away from her like it always does when she's left alone with nothing else to occupy her. It will pass, like it always does. Turning on the television chases the thoughts and feelings and crushing paranoid weight away, just like it always does, and things are slightly okay again. Not perfect, but okay. Most of the time she thinks that's all she can ask for. Maybe one day there will come a time when this doesn't happen but for now she deals with it the best she knows how. She's a survivor. If a phantom, a whole list of supervillains and an entire race of aliens couldn't defeat her, she certainly isn't going to let her own mind do it.
Player name: Maggie
Contact: anigrl2008 (AIM),
Are you over 18: Yes
Characters in The Box Already: N/A
Character Information
Character Name: Barbara (Bobbi) Morse
Canon: Marvel 616
Canon Point: Hawkeye and Mockingbird 3
History: It's always Skrulls
Personality:
Bobbi's experiences on the Skrull home planet definitely left their mark on her. While she was once fairly calm and carefree, now she spends most of her time on her guard like she's always waiting to be attacked. She's hyper aware of her surroundings and notices every shadow, every little bit of movement. She's paranoid, suspicious and always expecting something to go wrong. To be fair though, that's usually how things work for her. There's always something that goes wrong and things never really seem to be okay. How much of that is real and how much of it is in her head has yet to be determined. It's true that this is something that seemed to be a part of her life before her kidnapping, being a spy and then a superhero isn't easy, but the Skrull planet is what really brought it out.
She's frequently tense and it really doesn't take much to provoke her to violence. Hitting things is often what she turns to when she needs to make herself relax. She has trouble confronting her own feelings and if something's wrong? She will not admit it. She will not ask for help or accept it if it is offered. Sometimes it's almost like she views needing people as a sign of weakness but really it's just that she still has problems bringing herself to trust others. Logically she knows that she's safe but there will always be that little voice in the back of her mind telling her that she can't let her guard down. There are days when it feels like the world is closing in on her and nothing is going to be okay but she usually manages to keep that feeling under control. Not worth focusing on when there are so many other things she has to do. Years of running and hiding, fighting from your life and being manipulated on an alien planet will do that to a person.
The one thing that's stayed intact is her sense of humor. Teasing and sarcasm come incredibly naturally to her, especially if she already knows you. She's not quite as prone to joking as some of her teammates but she been known to turn situations into jokes when she's in the mood. When it comes to work or missions, she generally keeps it on the serious side. The occasional mocking, sarcastic comment might be made but she prefers to keep it to business. Unless she's with Clint but he's another story entirely. A really dumb story that is full of bad choices. But that can summarize just about anything that has to do with Clint, relationship with Bobbi included. He's a whirlwind of questionable decisions and Bobbi has a bad habit of getting swept up in that.
Finding her place in life is something that's very important to her. Something she's worked hard for but never quite been able to find. First she planned on being a scientist, only to be placed in a SHIELD lab and then made into a spy. Being a spy worked for her at first until things went bad and that went under too. Her next choice was to be a superhero, which again started out great. Being an Avenger was something she was proud of. But a series of events, including being kidnapped by aliens, brought an end to that. Time and time again she's tried to carve a place in the world for herself and it hasn't worked out for her. It's left her determined to make it work and do it all herself. She's sick of feeling lost in the world, sick of following someone else's path. At this point in her life, after everything that's happened, she figures there's not really a place for her. So she'll make one, without anyone else's help or approval. It's the first thing she's done since getting back to Earth that she feels good about.
She's sacrificed a lot in her life to be where she is now. Going without what she wants is something she's used to. She can also be a bit of a lone wolf, used to acting on her own for her own sake. Connections with other people is something else she's very used to being without. This isn't to say that she doesn't like being around other people or that she doesn't like the idea of having people to talk to. She does. It's just that being alone is often easier and she's no longer used to being around others. She's not at all anti-social but she also wouldn't fall apart at the idea of being alone. She's not a fan of big groups of people anyway, preferring to keep herself to just a few select ones who she's sure she can trust.
Items on your character at canon point:
-A pair of batons that extend in length but are just metal sticks otherwise
-A mid-sized rifle
-A handgun
Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses:
Bobbi is a normal human. She's got no special skills besides a degree in biochemistry and SHIELD martial arts training. She's also pretty good with a gun and various other weapons, but nothing beyond what a normal human with a decent amount of training could do. So basically she's a scientist and a pretty good fighter but she's not Superman.
As for strengths, she's a trained spy so she knows how to hide. She knows how to blend in, become someone else and not be noticed. She's an experienced leader and knows how to put her plans into action. Physically, she's in top condition. She's also pretty good at finding her enemies before they can find her. Years spent running from an alien race on their own plan taught her that.
Physically, Bobbi has the same weaknesses as any normal human. She's a bit tougher than average because of all her training and the stuff she's been through but she's still just human. It's all too easy to kill her. Mentally, well...that's a little more complicated. Bobbi is prone to nightmares and getting caught up in flashbacks of the horrors she faced on the Skrull planet. She has trouble trusting people most of the time, even people she used to trust. She also has the tendency to want to do everything on her own. Even if she quite obviously needs help, she'll try to do it herself with varying degrees of success.
Samples
Network/Action Spam Sample:
Gotta say, I love a good kidnapping. [The look on her face and the tone of her voice both indicate that she does not, actually, enjoy this. She's rather annoyed, really. But that shouldn't be surprising] Especially when they take all your weapons. That's great.
But as fun as this is, I've got more important things to be doing. So how about someone just points me to whoever I have to hit to get the hell out of here? [She doubts it's that simple. It's never that simple. It's a sad day when hitting things won't solve her problems]
Okay, no, realistic time now. How about some information? Like where I am, how I got here, things like that. I'd appreciate it. I don't like not knowing what I'm up against. [Normally, she'd hate to do this. She'd be out there figuring things out for herself. But, well, this seems a little bigger than she's used to. It's better to just bite the bullet and ask for help. She hates that] Please tell me it has nothing to do with aliens.
Prose Log Sample:
Silence. Bobbi hates it. In the complete absence of sound, she hears things and her imagination takes off. The slightest creak of the floor has her convinced that someone was trying to sneak up on her. The wind sounds like someone breathing right in her personal space when she knows she's alone. Everything sets her on edge when it's quiet and she hates it. Things didn't used to be this way. It used to be that the silence was a welcome break from the general craziness that was her life. Now though? Now, she craves that craziness.
She wants activity and noise. She needs action to keep her occupied and keep her mind from wandering too far into territory she knows she should avoid. She no longer wants the peace she once craved. The crazier things are, the better. In the absence of sound and activity Bobbi can't help but remind herself of everything that's happened. She tries not to dwell but it's hard. Three years of her life are gone without her really getting to experience them and everything's different. The world isn't something she recognizes anymore and neither are the people around her. Who knew three years would make such a difference?
But they do and sometimes, when she's alone and everything is quiet, she thinks about that. Dwells on it. Curses every Skrull ever born for taking those years away from her. But there's no point to all that, is there? The past is the past and she can't change it. At least not without some seriously questionable silence and probably some magic. Risks she's not willing to take. There's no point.
A lot of times it seems like there's really no point to anything. This world doesn't feel like a place she belongs in. But then again, when did it ever? She can barely remember a time when it felt like she fit. Maybe years ago, when she was running around California being an Avenger. Maybe then. Things had seemed simpler then but everything has to end, doesn't it? The simpler times certainly had, complicated by phantoms and aliens and other things that should not fit but do. Sometimes, she thinks it would've been better if she had died like everyone thought or if she had just never come back from the Skrull planet. At least then she wouldn't have these unbearable moments where nothing seemed right and it felt like the sheer weight of the quiet in the room was going to crush her.
She's being silly now. Just her mind running away from her like it always does when she's left alone with nothing else to occupy her. It will pass, like it always does. Turning on the television chases the thoughts and feelings and crushing paranoid weight away, just like it always does, and things are slightly okay again. Not perfect, but okay. Most of the time she thinks that's all she can ask for. Maybe one day there will come a time when this doesn't happen but for now she deals with it the best she knows how. She's a survivor. If a phantom, a whole list of supervillains and an entire race of aliens couldn't defeat her, she certainly isn't going to let her own mind do it.
