â ( taylor russell, thirty, demigirl, she/they) â Look who it is! If you take a look at our database, youâll find that PRISCILLA KING isa a BUTCHER that works in SECTOR 2. According to the file, theyâre a mutant with the power of INSECT COMMUNICATION. That must be why theyâre CALM and BLUNT. If you ask me, they remind me of slimy worms, a chipped porcelain doll, & lacy nightdresses. They are affiliated with THE DAMNED.
basic information:
character name: Priscilla King
nickname (s): Prissy, Cilla
face claim: taylor russell
mutation status: Gen ii mutant
birthday: February 1
sexuality: Demisexual
moral alignment: ????
occupation: Butcher
work sector: 2
affiliation: The Damned
3 positive traits:
3 negative traits:
biography (optional):
As far as childhoods go, Priscillaâs was far from ordinary. With a mother who could speak to the dead and a child who didnât need to sleep, where everyone else slept the night away, Priscilla read books far above her reading level and had no issue with unseemly sights.
At only twelve, Priscillaâs mother uncovered her fatherâs infidelity. Priscilla, still a child, didnât know how long it had been going on for, nor did she understand the weight of his actions, just that her mother was hurt and upset, and what little girl doesnât want to help their mother feel better? She assisted with bringing about her fatherâs untimely demise. Death had never phased Priscilla after all. From her mother, she knew dead didnât necessarily mean gone.
Her entire life has been lived under such a mantra. Priscilla does have a passion for life and thoroughly enjoys living. But neither is she scared of dying, regardless of whatever afterlife may or may not exist after a soul passes on.Â
Many would call Priscilla an ungrounded airhead, though she has never viewed herself as such. It is true that her mind often appears caught in the clouds while she imagines her life elsewhere, she considers herself grounded in reality - and that reality is the earth is dying, and itâs only a matter of time before the human race goes along with it. Priscilla doesnât consider this pessimism, she thinks of it as nature in action.
She has followed her motherâs footsteps into joining The Damned. Similarly to her outlook on the burning atmosphere and the status of the human race, she thinks of mutants as natureâs next step. Hasn't human evolution been documented for centuries? Why try and course correct? Sheâs smart enough to know the opinion isnât universally shared so, to prevent conflict, they keep their thoughts to themselves, but quietly contributes to the future that she believes to be best.
questionnaire:
how do they feel about living in sol city? have they always lived there or did they travel from another settlement?
Priscilla has lived in Sol City her entire life and, truthfully, sheâs rather curious about the outside world and what all it has to offer past the sharp cliffs and boiling river. There has to be better places out there, right?
do they trust the councilâs leadership? why or why not?
Not in the slightest, but Priscilla doesnât trust most people in positions of authority. She lives by the question everyone motto. Power is corruption - especially when no one on the council has run for proper reelection in decades.Â
if they chose their sector and profession, why did they make that choice? if they didnât, why not? were they happy with their assignment or not?
It certainly wasnât her first choice. Priscillaâs true passion lies in taxidermy and doll makingâŠwhich isnât exactly considered essential in the time of an apocalypse. She would rather put things together than take them apart. Her options were between butcher or pest controlâŠand while her ability could assist with leading insects away from problem areas, looking at dissected areas proved further interest.Â
whatâs one object that they always keep on their person?
There is usually some sort of bug hanging out on her shoulders. She also likes to collect old jewelry from donation stores.
what is your characterâs ability (or abilities)?
Sleep manipulation + insect communicationÂ
are they gen i or gen ii?
gen ii
what can your character do? what are their strengths? what canât they do? what are their weaknesses?
insect communication: For their entire life, Priscilla has always been able to understand insects - but that is where the ability begins and ends. She can understand them and hold an actual conversation with themâŠbut is unable to control or manipulate them by any means - not that she would want to. Most insect conversations are about food or finding shelterâŠit would take quite a bit of convincing to get them to do anything useful. sleep manipulation: Priscilla does not need to sleep. As an infant and toddler, she would get a few hoursâŠbut rarely would stay down for long. As she grew, she has since honed in on her ability. A single touch can put someone to sleep or pull them awake. She can even force someone to be essentially comatoseâŠbut causing such a deep, death-like slumber takes a lot of her own energy that she canât do it often or be of much use after. She has been able to wake some people from comas, but their ability to do so depends on the cause of said coma.
