T8Z:: Elliot Thorn

Gear is listed in her Utility Chart.
Extras are listed further down.

Clothes Meme: [link]
Current Season In RP: Summer

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Basic Information

Name: Elliot Thorn
Nickname: Elli
Sex: Female
Orientation: Straight
Breed: Domestic Short Hair – Mix
Age: 20 yrs
Place of Residence: East Farm
Utility Chart: [link]

Character Information

Appearance

Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 128 lbs
Clothing: _{Tomboyish. Dislikes girly clothes because they are often brightly colored and more restricting while also being less durable and practical.}

Hair styles: _{Her dark hair is somewhat passed shoulder length in the front, with side swept bangs, but from behind her hair falls a bit further down her back. Other than combing it in the morning, and putting it up in a high pony tail when it's hot, Elli does very little with her hair.}

Physical Summary: _{She's on the light side for her height but has the tone to not look sickly thin. Her most noticeable feature would be her tail. It’s missing almost half its length. This was caused by an accident and is not genetic. Next would be her eyes. They are normally very piercing, but she can soften them up when she laughs. Her markings also make her stand out (when she's not covering herself in clothes). Thick bold dark stripes separate different shades of orange and gray with only a little bit of white on her muzzle, around her eyes, chest and toes (Her tail ended in a white tip as well). Her calico fur is on the short side but long enough in places to make it shaggy looking. Her belly fur is the softest fur on her, the rest being slightly rough and a bit dirty/greasy. Her ears are smallish roundish side.}

Weapons/Skills/Tasks

Level: 2 (0 to spend)
Starter Weapons:

- Machete | Power 1
- Shovel | Power 1

Talents:

Lock Picking
_{- While skimming through the island's library, she found a small book about lock anatomy. There was a small section about picking locks, but this by no means made her an expert. It was through hard work and practice during her years on the island that won her the handy ability to open some locks.}

Spotting Collectable Items
_{- She has a certain magpie quality about her, since her eyes are always on the look out for things that catch her fancy. The items can be useless or not, but either way she'll pocket it. This usually ends with her loaded with crap, but sometimes she finds very valuable items that others might overlook.}

Main Tasks:

- Guard duty
- Supply runs
- Farming/Livestock

Personality

Rebellious

_{While over all Elli can be described as a 'good'girl', this is not always true. Sometimes she has an urge to go against the word of others, either to prove herself or just a point, and this can lead her into trouble. She is often pushing her boundaries, looking to see how far she can go with things. Usually this pertains to slacking at work or going into out-of-bounds areas but can include how much it takes to push someone into anger.}

Candid

_{She is very free with her words. It's easy for her to give out compliments or encouragements but just as easy to give snide remarks or backtalk instead. Usually doesn’t like to sugar coat things but can if she feels it would be utterly devastating for the person to hear. While she respects those that are in charge of things around the island, she has a habit of talking to them like they are her friends and not her superiors. She is very quick with her swears/cusses and at times it can get out of hand.}

Spirited

_{Elli tries not to let the harshness of life get her down. And she extends this to others since she'll sometimes go out of her way to cheer up someone. If she is afraid of something it is not uncommon to see her trying to face it with a straight face. Even if she fails, she’ll likely laugh it off and try again later. She puts on a brave face for others.}

Fun-Loving

_{She believes that the little things in life are what make it bearable. When she has free time she likes to fill it with enjoyable times and not use that time to dwell on the bad things in life. If there is any excuse to have a good time, she will be the first to jump at the opportunity.}

Stubborn

_{If feeling especially moody, Elli can become annoyingly stubborn. No matter how much you try to get her to do something, she’ll cross her arms over her chest and heatedly refuse. She’ll know she’s being difficult but at that moment she just won’t care. But, luckily, that moment isn’t usually very long and she’ll eventually come around to reason and maybe even apologize.}

History

Before Outbreak
_{All right, the Elliot Thorn Life History lesson is now in session. You sitting? Good, ‘cause I‘m not gonna go over this stuff again. *clears throat* Okay, so, my mom met my dad ‘cause they lived in the same small town. I think they met when they were young but I can’t really remember and it doesn’t matter either since they didn’t get together as a couple until they were in their 20s. Anyway, my mom worked as a dental assistant and my dad did construction when there was work for it. They did that for a few years until they had me and my sister, Elizabeth. We were identical twins. Which was fun, especially since there was another set if twins two houses down from ours and we used to hang out all the time when we got older. *sighs* But, my parents ran into some money problems shortly after having my baby brother, Deren, a year later, since caring for babies ain’t cheap. My dad found a job that would pay way more than his construction work, but it would take him away from us for long periods of time. But I guess he figured it was worth it, since he took the job as a truck driver and after that I rarely got to see him for any extended period of time. We were well off money wise after that. So we all got to go to amusement parks, camping trips and out of state vacations a lot. Yeah, my childhood up until I was 11 was pretty awesome. I did miss my dad, but by then I was getting used to not seeing him around. Oh! Before I get to the depressing boring stuff… *reaches around and grabs her stumpy tail* During one of the very few vacations my dad was actually able to go on with us, he was driving me around on a four wheeler when he took a turn too fast and flipped it. During the crash my tail got between the machine and the ground and it crushed it. Doctors weren’t able to fix it, which really pissed me off at the time since everyone could tell Beth and me apart.}

After Outbreak
_{And then, as you know very well, the world went crazy. It happened when my dad was on one of him frequent trips out of state so my mom had us stay at the house for a long time waiting. But, he never did come back. I’m pretty sure he died, … *Shrugs* Or not. I don’t know. Anyway, with food running low my mom finally decided to head out for her sister’s house 6 hours away. We used to go there for weekends, and I guess my mom figured it’d be safe. Or maybe she just didn’t know where else to go. So we leave and barely make it an hour down the road in our van. The roads were clogs to shit with wrecks and abandoned cars and there was no getting through. My brother, sister and I all huddled against my mom as she lead us down the road towards the next town. We got there by the next day and stayed there for… gosh, I don’t even know. Five month? A year? A long time. We had joined up with another family, a dad and two kids, and avoided starving and the infected as best we could. But… That went to hell eventually when somehow one of the kids turned and … *takes a deep breath* He killed his dad first, then attacked Beth. We all ran. My mom dragged Deren with her and I grabbed my sister. We forgot about the other kid, but by then we just wanted to get as far away as possible. My sister died a few days later *wipes tear away* from her wounds, and not because of… well, being infected and being put down. God, I miss her. But my mom took it very hard. I think she, erm, broke from reality after that. She would call me Elizabeth and ask if her sister had gotten her homework done, or if I’d brushed my teeth before bed, stuff like that. It was tough. I tried to keep my brother from seeing it, but that was almost impossible. And the idea of going to her sister’s house got into her brain again and there was no stopping her. To my mom’s credit, she did actually get us to my aunt’s house. It just took an exhausting about of time. Unfortunately, her sister was long gone and her house ransacked. My mom blamed it on Dad. *lightly laughs* She said her sister and him had run away together, or something like that, and left her. It was crazy. But that’s when Deren saw the Wall. Yep. My aunt lived on the outskirts of Astoria. Lucky us, right? So, we made our way inside and made contact with the people living here on the island and joined them. My mom never got better mentally and three years ago she caught some sort of bug the meds did nothing to help and she died. It was quick though, and I’m grateful for that. So. *crosses arms over chest* Now you know. Happy? Good. It’s your turn now. *waits eagerly for you to start telling your history*}

Additional/Extra Information

Genetics

Dominant
_{Ss – White Spotting | Oo – Red/Calico | Bb – Black
Mcmc – Mackrel Tabby | LL – Short Hair}
Ressessive
_{dd – Dilution;Gray/Cream}

Random Facts

Likes

- Chatting with others
- Finding hidden goodies
- Sweets - Pears
- Reading a new book
- Time off work - Doodling

Dislikes

- Needles - Boats
- Being treated like she can't do something
- Bees - Onions
- Her own reflection

Extra

- Sometimes, under certain conditions, Elli can briefly lose her touch with reality (experience psychosis). It is not as pervasive as it was with her mother, as it is very easy for her to return and regain herself. Physical interactions bring her back quicker than auditory ones, so tapping her shoulder would be enough but calling her name would take multiple tries. So far, though, she has never had anyone around to witness an episode. This is because it takes a quiet room, and enough time for her to lose sight that she's looking at her own reflection (A simple glance won't do it). Which explains why she doesn't like looking in mirrors. Luckily she can just pass the aversion off as thinking she looks ugly and people usually easily buy into that reason. A part of her is scared it will get worse and it will become easier for her to slip off, but right now she has hope because it's actually been getting better.

Relationship Status

Heart Chart: [link]

Current Boyfriend: N/A
Past Boyfriend(s): Has had two relationships since being on the island. Neither lasted for very long.
Searching For…

Searching for a boyfriend
Neutral
Not interested

Prefers: Someone who'll always find her jokes funny.
Dislikes: Whiners. Someone trying to control her.

Roleplay Information/Example

<sub>Kestreldive was partially relieved that the tomcat did not bolt at the sight of her, because he had not sated her slow burning curiosity yet. But on the other paw, he was still standing there in front of her, deep in Tidal Clan territory, and her warrior instincts were screaming at her to run him off. These mixed feelings kept the shecat's fur bristled, though she did relax her arched back seeing that he was not going to attack her. Other than his initial frightened response to her, the loner actually seemed relatively calm for being caught sneaking into her clan's territory. Which only made him more of a mystery.

Shouldn't he be running for the hills at just the sight of me or does he think his size protects him? If that was true, and this encounter turned aggressive, Kestreldive would be happy to show him just how wrong that thinking was. She had seen how unused to walking on sand he was, which could give her the edge in a fight.

The warrior flicked an ear at him, straining a little to catch his words. Luckily the wind was shallower down in the bay. She padded a couple tail-lengths closer, slowly, as to not scare him away. Though she doubted he would even if she'd moved quickly, he seemed to have some experience with clan cats. Did he know how much trouble she could get in for letting him linger here for even a moment?

"I'm Kestreldive, and you are in Tidal Clan territory." She said coolly, trying to mimic his nonchalance. His name seemed very odd to her, Where was the other half of it?, and so for now she refused to use it. "And are risking injury or even death just to see the ocean? I find that hard to believe." But when she took in his scent again, she could not find the smell of a fresh kill. Kestreldive held his keen amber gaze, still unable to hide her open curiosity.

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