( brandy norwood, 49, cis woman, she/her ) — Look who it is! If you take a look at our database, you’ll find that SABLE HART is a PROFESSOR that works in SECTOR 4. That must be why they’re HARD WORKING and DISTANT. If you ask me, they remind me of a lingering gaze when you’ve long since stopped looking, guilt drowned in the tannins of red wine, and distant embers glowing bravely in the dark. They are affiliated with THE COUNCIL.
basic information:
character name: Sable Hart
nickname (s): No thank you (Sabe, but ex-husband rights only)
face claim: Brandy Norwood
mutation status: Human
birthday: September 4th
sexuality: Bisexual
moral alignment: Lawful neutral
occupation: Professor of architectural conservation + council representative (sector 4)
work sector: 4
affiliation: the council
3 positive traits: Hard working, appreciative, diplomatic
3 negative traits: Distant, self-serving, insecure
biography (optional):
tw: general religious insanity and cult behaviour, death
As far as is possible in a post-apocalyptic society, Sable was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her father was a well-respected architect who made significant contributions towards the building of Sol City, and she was a spoiled child.
She did not, however, want to get anywhere on the sheer dumb luck of being born under a lucky star. Everything Sable earned in life, she worked for fair and square -- nobody stayed at the library later than her, nobody put more effort into their work.
During her studies, she met Richard. He was from a part of town her parents wouldn't approve of, but he was sweet and doting and inevitably they fell in love. Sable's confidence often struggled as Richard was a sex worker, but he made her feel good enough that she overlooked her insecurities.
Don't ask me about timelines from this point on because... hard. But the following are all true:
They got married; their happiness was marred by Richard developing a mutation that sent him violent and feral. Even after the cure, he retained some of that feral nature.
Sable was elected to the council after campaigning hard. Her main priorities were equal worker rights across all sectors, preserving the architecture to keep Sol City safe but also historical, and safeguarding dangerous mutants.
After some time they had a daughter, Delilah, who inherited some of Richard's mutant genetics -- think partial cat girl.
This was extremely unfortunate from Sable's perspective; she cares so much about her reputation. It was already embarrassing for her being married to a sex worker, and then a mutant child? She couldn't have that! So Delilah has hid her mutation her whole life. Even now that she is approx. 20 years old, Delilah partakes in weekly manicure sessions with mum to file her claws down, downplays her enhanced senses, and never reveals her feet (not from worry of perverts, but due to her adorable little jelly toe beans).
You'd think she could have had it all, but her insecurity got the best of her. Richard's job made her feel secondary sometimes; she got jealous, and she worried people would judge if they found out. She always kept her public life extremely private for this reason. That, combined with the stress of having a mutant child, caused her to tear the family apart by divorcing Richard. Like a fool.
Now she is riddled with guilt. She's lonely, and she keeps people at arm's length. Miraculously, she maintains a good relationship with Delilah due to being the more stable parent. But she has little in the way of friends. Lot of evenings at home alone with a glass of wine, you know how it is. Deep, deep down she is a sweetheart who desperately wants to connect with people, but she's too career focused and insecure to really let anyone in.
questionnaire:
how do they feel about living in sol city? have they always lived there or did they travel from another settlement?
Sable has always lived in Sol City. It's certainly better than the alternative! She likes the city, is very passionate about it's architecture.
do they trust the council’s leadership? why or why not?
Ish. She's on the council, so she trusts it to a certain extent as she's in on the inner workings! But also. She's a little judgy and thinks some of her peers are numpties and she does not really trust them.
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?
She chose it. She always wanted to go into something scholarly, and she followed in her father's footsteps being passionate about architecture. Sable veered towards the conservation of architecture because, well, there's no point building beautiful buildings when they're at risk of being levelled at any moment! Ask her about the weathering of stone over centuries, she'd love to bore you.
what’s one object that they always keep on their person?
One of Delilah's baby teeth. It's a teeny little fang that Sable keeps in a tiny pouch, partly as a general devotional for her daughter, but also to remind herself of her own failings. As a teenager, Delilah tried to file her fangs away -- Sable found her before she really injured herself, but agreed to take Delilah to a dentist to have them safely, cosmetically filed down into 'normal, human' teeth. Richard was furious about this. Sable just wanted their daughter to be happy, but Delilah wouldn't have tried to file her teeth in the first place if Sable didn't compel her to hide her mutation. So now, every time Sable looks at this little fang, she reminds herself of what is really important in life.
(She does a terrible job of that, because Delilah still masquerades as a human and Sable does nothing to discourage this)




















