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Post by umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars] on Jan 30, 2019 19:07:52 GMT -5

PLOT
In the heart of District Two, the elite are at play. Once granted entry through the stone walls, the lavish academy within promises to build the perfect career. There are five instructors, each of whom teach one of the five subjects the academy believes are pieces to building an ideal potential tribute. The students are hand picked by professionals and live in dorm rooms within the academy. They are permitted to see family and friends every Sunday, and are forbidden from having any outside contact otherwise, barring family emergencies.

For each exam a person passes, there are more privileges awaiting. That is, to say, a person with no achievements gets nothing special, while someone with one pass gets an hour of free time on Saturday, a person with two passes gets to leave campus for any day of the weekend once per month, a person with three passes gets to go on the monthly field trip, a person with four passes gets to take a vacation week, and a person with all five gets the title of Divergent.

The classes and their instructors can be found below:

Lyssie Gillovich teaches Abnegation. Students learn how to be selfless, how to find the things within themselves that others want, how to give themselves away while still holding the power in their hands. In a sense, Abnegation is about crafting a persona the Capitol would fall in love with. If a student wishes to pass Abnegation, they must be convincing enough for Lyssie, a makeshift sponsor, to spend her money on them.
(Public Interest.)

Davie Donahue teaches Amity. Here, students are taught to remember their humanity, or to find it, if they've never had it to start with. Students are taught how to pick their fights, how to use means other violence to get what they need. To successfully pass the Amity examination, Mr. Donahue must believe, with absolute certainty, that the heart within his student is still beating somewhere in there. (Compassion.)

Wilhelmina Saul teaches Candor. This class is about acceptance. About recognizing every piece of you, knowing the things about you that are spectacular and trying to fix the parts of you that need improvement. There is no technical exam at the end of the year. Students begin trying to pass this class from day one, where a growth chart is kept and their behaviors and improvements are documented daily.
(Growth.)

Gregor Bellafonte teaches Dauntless. (Assisted by Halcyon Antoinette.) Here students learn how to fight, how to use every weapon imaginable. They are also expected to recognize fear, but never let it overcome them. Students pass this class by finishing a rigorous physical test. The trick is that only a certain number of applicants are permitted to pass each year. (Athleticism.)

Nelda Scranton teaches Erudite. The tedious parts of victory are instilled in students here. The knowledge of which plants are edible and which are poisonous, the knowledge of which muttations are the most dangerous and which can be used to their advantage. The knowledge of how to survive in a frozen wasteland as easily as a scorching hot desert. In order to pass Mrs. Scranton's class, students must miss less than ten answers on the 200-question written exam she gives them.
(Intelligence.)

If a student manages to pass each of these courses within their short four years, they are named Divergent, and given master status. Divergent students will have housing paid for by the Academy, as well as have rank over everyone at the academy if they should age out of the reaping, or have first dibs on volunteering within the academy if they're still reapable. So far, no one has been given this status, and achieving the title alone is, perhaps, the greatest perk of winning at this point.

CHARACTERS

r o m e o
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AGE: 17 (played by Griffin)
Your charisma has taken you places, dear Romeo, and while you are good at feigning interest in others, the truth is that greed is your god. You give nothing away and expect everything in return, lipstick on your shirt collar, a front row seat with your name on it. You expect great things from yourself, Romeo. The question is: will you let yourself have them?

c a s h
✘✘✔✔✘

AGE: 16 (played by Tom)
When your talent didn't speak for itself, your father's money did. You live with the secret that he paid through the nose to get you into the program, and you spend every day trying to prove yourself to people who don't know any better. The truth is your're talented, Cash. More talented than you realize. Hopefully you realize that before it's too late.

e n i g m a
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AGE: 16 (played by Ryan)
You're a strange thing: dorm room decorated with insects you caught yourself, always finding beauty n the ugliest things. But you have heart, Enigma, despite your refusal to let other people see it. You'd sooner make up stories about yourself in order to fit in than just tell the whole truth. No one knows what is up or down with you, and it's something you've enjoyed keeping a secret all this time. But the best careers are the ones people want to win. Talent only gets you so far.

s h a d o w
✔✘✔✔✘

AGE: 14 (played by Zoe)
You're one of the youngest in the program, but your natural talent is undeniable. You're already sharing rank with the upperclassmen, and this brings you as much hardship as it does glory. You're a ruthless fighter, almost mechanical in your precision. But the lingering fear is that your disinterest in humanity will lead you to be your own undoing, Shadow. You've embraced the darkness of yourself, but you must find the light.

p o e t
✘✔✘✔✔

AGE: 17 (played by Dars)
You are a bleeding heart, an almost foreign object in the Divergent Academy. You know your story, you know when to pick your fights. The issue is that you aren't all that sure you'll win those fights, and your hesitance shows. This late in the game, any move you make is watched under a magnifying glass. You have one last shot to make yourself great, but if you miss the mark it's game over and you're back to painting pictures in your bedroom and yearning for something more.

s a v a n t
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AGE: 15 (played by Calla)
You accomplished something few have ever done, Savant. You passed your year one Erudite evaluation. Since then, it's been what you're known for. You're the brains everyone else seems to be lacking, but you're already worried that's all you'll ever be. You are good at theories and wondering, but blades still feel foreign in your hands and you're too reserved to be comfortable giving yourself away. You still have time, Savant, but not as much as you hope for.

h a z e
✔✔✘✘✘

AGE: 16 (played by Fireflyz)
You are your worst obstacle. Not only do the drugs pumping through your system refrain you from reaching your full potential, but if someone were to catch you sneaking them in through the back gate, you'd likely get expelled. Maybe even arrested. You think you're doing the world a favor; you've always been able to recognize your power, but you are afraid you can't control it.

p o r c e l a i n
✘✔✔✘✔

AGE: 15 (played by Charade)
Delicate. That's what they call you, Porcelain. A hard shell easily broken to reveal the hollowness inside. You're kind to a fault, some may even say spineless. But your truth is your own and you've accepted who you are. Some people are born to be killers; others, like you, have to fake it until they make it. It's strange, being in a place like this, where having a heart seems frowned upon by your peers. The trick you must learn is to keep your heart beating and still find away to be okay with stopping everyone else's.

m i d n i g h t
✔✘✔✘✔

AGE: 15 (played by Lance)
You really, really like violence, Midnight, and despite being younger than a lot of your rivals, you're still on par. You have a secret, you see: nothing this place can throw at you could be worse than the things you've already lived through. You don't mind who knows. The scars are too bothersome to hide, anyway. Besides, they are just a reminder of your growth; you're now one of the most talented students in the academy, and you never would have lived up to your potential if things had gone differently that day.

d i a m o n d
✘✔✔✘✔

AGE: 16 (played by Tristen)
Color, cut and clarity- you were built to be a beautiful thing, but you sharpened your edges just as soon as you figured out how. And now you're an embodiment of power, with advanced social skills that put you ahead of the others. You walk ahead of them and they don't usually try to change that, but you still have not done the unthinkable just yet, even though you know you'll be the first to. Passing two finals in one year means splitting your focus, and spreading yourself thin. It's no secret that pressure only makes you stronger, Diamond, but tread carefully. One wrong step and you'll end up being semi-precious.

l a b y r i n t h
✔✘✘✔✘

AGE: 16 (played by Kaitlin)
When it comes to who you are, you're still searching for the answers, Labyrinth. You could tell them that, unlike Haze, the things you inhale are in an attempt to escape a harsh reality- one you may not be strong enough to to battle against. You could tell them that you're a good friend: that you protect what is yours, but then you'd also have to admit how selfish you are as well. Hot and cold, indifferent and passionate, you could tell them many things. But the fact is that you don't know who you are, Labyrinth, and while you are desperate to find out, you're also terrified of what the answer may be.

m o u s e
✘✔✘✘✘

AGE: 14 (played by Cato)
You are such a young and curious thing. Still brimming with childhood innocence, the product of a rather happy upbringing. You know you are inexperienced; you know you are nonthreatening, and you know the road ahead goes on for miles and miles, but you are so eager to learn. The teachers have taken a shine to you, whether you realize it or not; anyone who always has questions, who emits such a positivity in the classroom, is deserving of reward. And perhaps you will get yours some day soon, little Mouse.

l a c e
✔✔✘✘✘

AGE: 16 (played by Emsrocks)
You love the finer things in life, and even more, you expect them to come your way without putting the work in. Pride is your greatest sin and your biggest strength; you know exactly what you are capable of when you're willing, Lace, but the question is: when is it time for you to lift your perfectly-manicured finger and do the work? You've done a good enough job of making people think you're a team player. Good enough to pass amity, and your talent has proven itself in the field of dauntless but your time, like everyone else, is running out. Silver-tongued, golden is the crown that awaits you, and you see it. You see yourself ruling this academy, this district, this world. Let's see if your dreams can come true.

f i e n d
✔✘✔✘✘

AGE: 15 (played by Zori)
You've never loved things, so much as grown addicted to them, Fiend. Back of the class, eyes red from self-medicating, fingers restlessly tapping along the surface of your desk, mind alight with all the things you want- things you need. You aren't exactly an easy person to love, with your biting words and your supposed indifference, but you do care. That's your secret. You care about too much, everything all at once, and the only way to cope is to shutdown and close the world away before it is you, dear Fiend, who gets hurt.

RULES

THE ACADEMY
- it is structured almost like a high school, meaning all students are within the ages of 13-18 and attend scheduled classes.

- students are taught each of the five courses every year, and must take an exam on each at the end of the year

- if a person fails all of their exams, they are removed from the program

- once a person passes an exam, they do not have to pass the exam again unless the instructor feels that they are lacking.
- students may retake exams if they feel they can do better than before, but if they fail, their original pass is retracted.
- in order to be divergent, a person must have passed all courses before they age out of the reaping

- if a person has not achieved divergent status, it is very much like they are graduating from school. what they do next is up to them.

SCHEMATICS
- the process of the exams will be similar to the mayoral election, meaning some aspects depend on the character's activity, while others are up to the fate of dice

- they'll be designed to be challenging; achieving divergent status is meant to be difficult!

- when the time comes, i'll post the exams here; students may reply in personal threads

MISC.
- please note that the names are not actual names, but titles. when you apply, you'll need to come up with a name for the character.

- this is not a first-come, first-serve plot

- if a person is inactive, I reserve the right to remove them from the plot and replace them with others who are interested

- if a lot of people show interest, I’ll probably make a second batch of characters

FORM
[b]wanted character title:[/b] [b]how you see this character:[/b] [b]headcanons/future plots:[/b] [b]anything else:[/b]

Last Edit: Aug 28, 2019 13:46:52 GMT -5 by umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars]

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Post by kap on Jan 30, 2019 19:30:42 GMT -5

wanted character title: Savant

how you see this character:
You're someone who values intelligence and sees your accomplishments in the realm of academia to be your greatest, yet you do see your weak points. Due to not quite understanding the desire to physically fight rather than verbally debate with another individual, you're often picked on and targeted as the 'nerd boy'. This is likely why you haven't passed Dauntless. Scars litter your body, as you don't defend yourself as well as you'd like to be capable of. You don't however, let them completely push you around. You scold them. You tell them they're in the wrong. You can admit to your own wrongdoing, too. You won't however, give up just because you're wrong. If you want to get something done, or you believe you're right, you're stubborn, which is likely why you haven't been able to pass Abnegation.

headcanons/future plots:
-Perhaps some of the other students bully him because he's the 'nerd boy' that can't fight?
-Hoping that maybe he ends up with a close friend or a partner from the academy at some point
-I feel like he has grown up with very few friends
-His family probably really values academics and success, so he wants to do well for them

anything else: Do we have set last names? If not, I'm thinking of calling him Savant Cerdas, if that's okay!

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Post by ryan on Jan 30, 2019 20:15:42 GMT -5

wanted character title: Engima

how you see this character: You were never the type of girl that understood how to be kind, and maybe that was because your parents told you from the beginning that being kind was how one truly lost themselves. You see them every now and then, when you feel like you can pull yourself away from your studies just long enough to come up for air. You are never successful completely, and that is because you arent afraid to risk their relationship to further your education.

You dont even try to hide the fact that you love to learn, and that while some think you are just plain weird, you like to call yourself quirky. You understand loosely, what it means to have brain and brawn, but you do not know how they coincide with each other. You dont realize that they need each other to work in harmony, but you dont dare try to mix them because you are weary of the catastrophic explosion that it would cause.

When it comes to your attitude, you try to play it down, but you cant help but feel like you were not meant to be born in this life. You are too different from your classmates, in a good way, in a bad way, in a way that you dont understand because being kind and being selfless was never something you could grasp. You were here, in this school to learn how to be the best person you could be, but time and time again, you failed and failed, and watched it blow up in your face.

headcanons/future plots: If I had to pick a divergent character, I would have to say she would be the female version of Caleb, a true mess that doesnt understand what loyalties are. Smart and fearless when they want to be, but other than that, the lack a moral code behind their actions.

The are willing to do anything in order to get what they want out of their education, whether that be benevolent or malicious. They dont mind that they only see their parents every now and then, because it gives them the opportunity to learn about life for themselves.

They are independant, self sufficient ~~miss keep ya distance~~. They want the world inside of the hands, but wont be paitent with anyone that wants the same thing because they believe that they can do it better, do it faster, stronger, kinder, and so on.

anything else: Ill come up with a playlist for them, but yeah, this is what I am thinking, hope ya like it.

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Post by napoleon, d2m ₊⊹ 🐁 ɢʀɪғғɪɴ. on Jan 31, 2019 14:14:44 GMT -5

WANTED CHARACTER TITLE: Romeo aka Avarice Hill.

HOW YOU SEE THIS CHARACTER:

He thinks the first feat he'd ever did as a cherubic infant was smiling: lining up his ivory-white teeth so radiantly that it seemed too synthetic to be natural. He was born with red blood and effervescent charm in his veins, there since birth and possibly will follow him to the cold grave.

Avarice is not afraid of dying — no — he's afraid of dying without leaving a permanent footprint on this earth. He dreads to be acknowledged as the unknown, chasing an empty spotlight as a cat would to a speck of light. Dying as an unknown galaxy would break his heart into a thousand pieces, and he doesn't want that — even though he's broken a thousand of those already like fragile plates, crushed them underfoot like ripen strawberries.

If it happens, it would be karma and that's the one hard lump sewed to the insides of every pretty and privileged boy's golden throat. They do wicked things and get scared when it revisits them.

He needs to learn that the world spins on a circular orbit, and what is sent out will come back to him tenfold. And already, he can sense the imminent catastrophe on the horizon, setting it ablaze, and he's scared — scared enough to actually try and change. But he isn't a snake, and this skin isn't temporary. Metamorphosis is not a choice for the pretty and privileged boy. There is no crevice large enough for his body and ego to crawl out of.

HEADCANONS/FUTURE PLOTS:

PAST. He works on cliches, and so it doesn't come as a surprise when Avarice says that his parents are affluent and comfortable. But, both are usurpers and whatever harvest was there for them to sow, they earned it through the seeds they planted throughout the course of long years. Honest folks, the Hills are.

It's such a colossal tragedy that the one who's supposed to inherit their wealth isn't. The expectations on Otis's shoulders are heavier than planets, and he can feel his knees starting to buckle under the astronomical weight.

CARNAL. “Oh, I totally got with them yesterday.” Lies. Lies so white they resemble an elephant's tusk. He acts like he knows what he's doing — from red lipsticks on the shirt collar, to purple bruises on the neck that he says are from training — but when Avarice is adamant on not giving away anything, it includes his virginity.

He's waiting for the right person, but which one? Deep down, in some secluded chambers of his rotten heart, he's scared that he'll be a fiasco, scared that he doesn't love enough to leave a good impression, scared that he isn't enough, never enough.

SHADOW. He's always wanted a sister, begged his mother for one, cried when all that followed were little brothers: clumsy boys with red cheeks and shared genetics. Shadow and him met and it did not take long for her to go for the jugular vein when Avarice started the jests he does whenever he's nervous.

The girl broke a good finger, which he previously hated her for it. But now, a dawn of realization has emerged for Avarice— siblings are supposed to hurt each other and love each other. He wants to make sure the girl's darkness does not consume her whole. He wants to do good and make a change, for once.

GREED. Avarice is flawed, but his hamartia is greed, being too ravenous for his own good. Some days, making an impression can go beyond ethical boundaries, but he simply cannot stop himself.

He's afraid of being the lesser, so the want to have more and be more comes as naturally as thunder and lightning when two opposing clouds kiss. He wants the world to know him; for this, he's willing to think with greed in his skull.

anything else? i'm good xo but avarice isn't. manu rios as face-claim.

theme song is sleeping at last's “Pluto” —

❛ Still i’m pinned under the weight
Of what i believed would keep me safe
So show me where my armor ends
Show me where my skin begins ❜

Last Edit: Aug 21, 2019 15:34:53 GMT -5 by napoleon, d2m ₊⊹ 🐁 ɢʀɪғғɪɴ.

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Post by ✨ zozo. on Mar 21, 2019 17:08:43 GMT -5

wanted character title: ~~shadow~~ ebony orrr blake!
how you see this character: sister isn't even being pushed by strict authority figures she's just bored with a helluva talent that her half-assed parents dont even care about, so she's in it to win it for numero uno: herself!!! selfish show-off who takes too many risks. at some point she's gonna get herself killed but at least everyone will know she won't blame anyone but herself.
headcanons/future plots: uhhhhhhhhh i'm lazy i'm sorry lol
anything else:

Last Edit: Apr 8, 2019 3:28:24 GMT -5 by ✨ zozo.

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Post by gamemaker tallis 🧚🏽‍♂️kaitlin. on Mar 21, 2019 22:28:43 GMT -5

wanted character: porcelain

how you see this character:

You were born to be a killer.
It’s a wonder you are so terrible at it.
Nothing in you calls for violence, nothing but a history of blood, nothing but history of excellence. You’re born into a family of careers, with an elder sister whose smile is as wicked as her heart, and a charm sharp enough to match them both. Your parents pour their love into her, pour their wisdom and cruelties into the first born, and so for as long as you can remember, you’ve been the daughter that no one paid attention to, not really. Where your elder sister was the daughter that turned heads, you were something else, something that you tried hard not to be when you were a child, but somewhere along the way it became a part of who you are. You were supposed to be sharp, with edges like a diamond to match the clarity of your mind, but neglect turned you soft and opalescent on the outside, like color fading from a moor at sunrise. Where your sister glowed, you grew content with the shadows, let your heart beat true and wild and free from expectation, turned the moon into your best friend and danced under the night sky until it was a part of your soul. It’s a wonder that such darkness brought you light, brought you stars. You weren’t taught the same way that your elder sister was, wasn’t paid the attention that perhaps a daughter is due from her parents. You honed your kindness instead of your sharpness, taught yourself charm and wit and heart. In District Two careers are a dime a dozen, but you are the most original of them all.
A career who could spill blood with a smile instead of a knife if you would only learn how.

headcanons/future plots:

- a dancer by nature rather than nurture, with a kind of natural grace that came from spending long days on her own flitting around the harsh and colorless world of district two. there was no light there, no life, so she made her own

- surprisingly good with blades, and took to balancing a knife between her fingers with a good amount of ease. she loves the balisongs, loves twirling the blades around her hand like a dancer on their toes, but the thought of actually using one against another person turns her blood into lightning

- there’s an emptiness to her that’s hard to ignore, a kind of hollow ache for a family, for a recognition that she’s never gotten. i doubt she’s ever even noticed it, has never had the right words to describe it. she’s tried to fill that hollowness in her chest for years by falsifying love & friendships, but sooner or later she’s either going to shatter or turn to steel. i wonder how long the in-between can last

- i would be lying if i didn’t say i have that 'My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.’ quote in the back of my head. do with that what you will

anything else:
just a couple quotes that i stumbled upon & loved:
- her eyes were pearls, which gave her great beauty, but meant she was blind. her world was the colour of pearls: pale white and pink, and softly glowing.
- she reminded me of a certain kind of rose she grew in the garden, called pristine. it was white with a trace of pink around the outside, and when you picked it, the petals all fell off.

Last Edit: Aug 15, 2019 8:24:07 GMT -5 by gamemaker tallis 🧚🏽‍♂️kaitlin.

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Post by charade on Aug 15, 2019 2:30:12 GMT -5

wanted character title: Porcelain

how you see this character:

Careers have names like Jessica Braun. Euley Sarasin. Circe Lyon. Strong names. Intimidating.

You are not one of them, Seraphina Feldspar.

Careers in the games can kill someone without regret. Without remorse.

You cannot step on a beetle without tears pricking at the back of your eyelids.

You are kind. Just that. Kind. There is something benign at your core. But the academy requires something more. So you wrap your tender heart in stone and pretend to have what it takes. You are not convinced. But occasionally, other people are.

Your parents say that this will make them proud. That this will help you be ready for the real world. That there is no more time to be wasted reading books or picking flowers. This is why they took away your puppy, your bright sundresses and your violin. You do not fully understand the why of this, but you will do it, because that is what a good daughter does.

You suspect that this is their way of dealing with your brother’s overdose, but you are too kind to say it.

You are not supposed to make friends. But that doesn’t stop you from trying. You cannot bear to see others in pain. You do not like making other people cry. You will have to.

This Academy will make you into a career.

If it doesn’t kill you first.

headcanons/future plots:

1. Dainty, Graceful, Petite. She’s the kind of girl who would run a lemonade stand or skip down the street humming a tune. Finds the best in every situation. Assumes everyone is secretly good at heart. Idealistic. Generally a happy person. Welcoming. Easily distracted.

2. She is a musician at heart. Spent most of her youth between the pages of books, being transported to far-off lands and seeing the fictional characters as her friends. She is sweet. Caring. The Academy is a struggle for her and her attempts at being more career-like often fall flat, seeming fake or just plain weird. Not a very intimidating person. Maybe other students think she’s just playing mind-games, when in reality she’s just trying not to burst into tears.

3. As the plot progresses it’s possible that she will learn to turn these weaknesses into strengths, learn to seem unassuming and weak in order to get close enough to stab someone in the back. Definitely misreads peoples intentions frequently. Probably thinks Haze has health problems, that Shadow and Poet are cool, Romeo and Cash are cute, Savant and Enigma are smart cookies. Would probably want to befriend everyone and just be one big career pack.

4. Parents did not take her brother’s death well. He was a promising career and a star pupil. They more or less expected that he would put them on the map or get a good enough job that it would help them plan their retirement. With him gone, they have decided to push Seraphina to fill his shoes. Ignores the fact that they don't have her best interests at heart. Deep down she knows. Sera was devastated when her brother died, more than her parents at any rate.

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Last Edit: Aug 15, 2019 20:56:36 GMT -5 by charade

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Post by fireflyz on Aug 15, 2019 11:58:44 GMT -5

wanted character title: haze
how you see this character: Vale resents the idea that drugs are only used to mask one's problems. Sure, he does find himself blinking through clouds of smoke more often than he has a clear field of vision, but he also does it for the pure enjoyment of it all. His chest feels lighter, his soul on the brink of floating away from his own body - but it's all an illusion, of course. He's both enamored and disgusted with illusions. Honesty may not be his strong suit just yet, but at the very least, he knows himself. He's more volatile than he appears on the outside, less sure of his ability to hold it all together. It's almost like there's a veil between who he is and who he is hiding from.
headcanons/future plots:
- trying to prove himself to an older sibling/parent, perhaps?
- a perfectionist but also a major pessimist, causing a vicious cycle of not performing as well
- deep down he cares about others and cares what happens to him but he doesn't let this show
- I imagine that he's somewhat artsy like the poet, but to a lesser extent
- sad boi(tm)
anything else: can't think of a good last name hmmm but this plot sounds fun and I'd be open to threading w/ any of the characters outside of the academy

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divergent academy | d2 | open Aug 17, 2019 23:22:20 GMT -5

Post by Tom on Aug 17, 2019 23:22:20 GMT -5

wanted character title: Cash or known as Parrish Vanderbilt
how you see this character:

Are you worth it?

Riches, gold, and luxury reside in your bloodline, growing to an extent where others stare at you and wonder. Are you worth it? Do you deserve it? Or are you just what they say? A rich boy who bought your way through the academy around you. A student with the potential to become Divergent, if you could only jump over your own head. Everyone thinks of you as nothing more than your father's money. Not a threat to their own growth in Divergent Academy, but you know the truth.

You believe you have more potential than they can see. Hidden behind the glass wall of your own brain, reaching farther and farther into the depth of your own consciousness, pulling yourself forward with the only truth your father told you, except you knew the truth. Potential is something you're born with, all it takes is the right person to pull it out of you. Your father told you straight up that he believed you had the potential to be the greatest career in all of Panem, but you knew what he paid to get you here.

The great amount of wealth thrown into your training.

The biggest secret on the tip of your lips, dangling with the blade of a guillotine ready to chop off the rest of your worth. You know the cost of each bribe to pay off your mistakes to hide the lack of talent you really had. If only you could leap into the abyss over the wall of your father's cash. You play the game of 'is this my father's doing' or 'am I actually talented' until your head spins endlessly into the stone mentality that you build up to save face.

Endlessly, you play this game with yourself, trying to prove that you have the natural talent to compete at the highest of levels against others. Smiles filled with teeth glimmering to remind others you can smile through the secrets you hold. Instead you fight for your place in the room, with grace and effort, elevating yourself as high as you can reach without falling. You fly among the others as if they were both friends and enemies, with a head filled to the brim with thoughts barraging your evenings, until you crash too late for it to be evening anymore.

Father may pay for your training, but you make the most of what you can.

After all, you're more than your father's cash and lack of real support.

Deep down, you know who you really are Parrish Vanderbilt.

You're nothing more than a boy trying to play with the big leagues.

headcanons/future plots:

-past: He's had a easy past for the most part. The type of rich life he lived was expected of the Vanderbilt family, especially with their company that worked heavily with the past medical field that had once been apart of Two and fueling the mining business once the industries changed. One of the families that still remembers the times before the great industry migration. He was raised by the silver spoon of the richness and wealth they carried. His father started him early with career training and training for the company over the years to take over.

As he grew older, his father had become close and far at the same time. Treating him as if he were still a child and needed to become better for the Vanderbilts, but he had other plans. The servants in their home were more interesting to him than the riches around them. Self aware of how they really thought of him, he used to smile and hope for the best. His father thought it would be better to train the potential in him to the limits at Divergent Academy.

-habit: Unlike many others, he's not into a lot of hobbies or things to spend his free time with. Growing up under such big expectations, he's clung to the library, hoping to expand his repertoire of knowledge and prove his worth. Always pushing until the exhaustion hits him profusely with the perfectionist in his mind that he created. Reading has become both a task and a habit, without books, he'd break down under the pressure. Sometimes, he's still surprised that he hasn't broken down yet.

-poised: The riches in his blood makes him both polite and obnoxious depending on where someone stands. Always kind with his words, he strives to make a name of himself, but sometimes that can go the wrong way for him, leading to strife at times. Forgiving in nature, but he can still keep his own anger burning for hours, whether it's in flashy words or twisted glares. Most of the time, he seems self aware of his own past, but forgetful of the present and the views of others towards him. Head wound on too tight to his own worries that he portrays them onto others at times, but still cares too much about others to feel okay in the end.

-others: He wants to be close to everyone, but far enough away that they cant find his own secrets out. Romeo throws him off as both friendly, but someone with ice behind those eyes. He never knows where he stands with the guy. Enigma is a mystery and will forever remain a mystery to him, but probably are friendly to one another. Shadow is someone who makes his blood boil with the fact she's younger than him, but show him up in things, probably a rival in some sort of fashion. Poet is his adonis, just out of reach, always in the limelight where he wants to stand. I imagine he would have some sort of hero worship, but once meeting him would wear off into a friendship maybe ~~or more who knows what'll happen afterwards~~. Savant is someone he's intrigued by and maybe wants to help at times, friends for sure in some way, shape or form. Haze frustrates him. Not much else to say on Haze. Porcelain is too delicate for him to know, but she has a lot of the skills to make it farther than he will ever expect. Maybe argues with her every so often. Midnight is competition and someone who he'll be interested in. Maybe they could be friendly rivals, until he gets too close. Diamond is infuriating to the point of him always being against her when it comes to the social game, something he believes he's got more potential in. Rivals 100%.

-potential: Rather unaware of the world outside the Vanderbilt family, he could explore more of the things he doesn't understand, even to the point of intrigue of "commoner" things. Definitely think he's going to put so much pressure on him that he breaks at times under the guise of his own perfectionism. I think he'll become a rich boy who tries his hardest to be something other than a "rich boy." His father is for sure going to be a recurring pressure to try and push him harder and harder, including his rivals in the academy. Friendships could form, but deep down, he would know they aren't real, just another objective in the goal of becoming Divergent.

anything else: uwu, I love this plotto! Liam Payne for faceclaim!

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divergent academy | d2 | open Aug 18, 2019 0:42:07 GMT -5

Post by lance on Aug 18, 2019 0:42:07 GMT -5

wanted character title: midnight

how you see this character: You're the one who consistently has something to prove, even if no one is going to admit it straight to your face except your own damn self. Added as an afterthought, it's a constant battle between not letting the fact that you're one of the youngest in your class get to your head and the desire to prove that even though you're one of the youngest, you deserve to be there as much as anyone else. After all, there's always going to be those envious of the more fortunate, the more talented, for that is the path of the unskilled. Your youth is both your biggest strength and greatest weakness, and it is for this very reason that every day is a new battle of some sort.

But it's not the first war you've been forced to fight. Unlike the pampered, the privileged, you've done more than coast along the path to success - you've fought for every inch with blood, sweat, and tears. And you didn't escape unscathed, either, in more ways than one. But it's easy, almost too easy, to distract all but the most tenacious of inquiring minds - who cares about the invisible mental scars when all you have to do is whip off your shirt and tell a tall tale about the marks left where everyone can see them? You're a daredevil, a dumbass, and once, a klutz, weaving facts together with fiction to create a persona that few see through and fewer still care to. Mistakes of the past, a forever reminder of just how far you've come since those days.

But not all scars are physical. Not all trauma is dealt on the skin, not all pain disappears with the process of healing. There's a different person behind the character you portray in public, so deeply buried beneath lies and deceit that it's sometimes hard to remember they're even there. It's a scared, vulnerable part of yourself, one you haven't shown anyone in years.

And one you never plan to, anyway. It's so much easier playing the role assigned to you, drowning the pain you can't fight with pain you're familiar with - fist fights, daredevil stunts, anything that causes your muscles to scream in pain and your lungs to cry uncle. It's no wonder Dauntless was your favorite class by far, and why even in its aftermath you still yearn for that side of your education.

But like a good boy, you'll follow through. Divergent is but another mask for you to add to your collection, another goal to put so much effort into that you forget each and every aspect of your past. And you've already conquered three obstacles with four years in the reaping pool left to go - what's another two to add to your tally?

headcanons/future plots: Midnight is a character with a tortured past in more ways than one and an uncanny talent for portraying himself as a cocky, fight-happy individual not unlike some Careers he's seen on the television. In truth, it isn't entirely a fabrication, which is why it's gone so long without anyone trying to dig beneath the surface - all of the best lies are built on top of truth, after all. But it's in this very genuine nature of this mask that makes it all the more intriguing - he genuinely does enjoy the academy and its nature, and though difficult, it's privileged difficult, in his eyes. He's suffered far worse in his fifteen years of life, which is both a boon and a curse depending on the day. Obviously, it'd be fun to have someone eventually get close enough to break down these barriers and reveal the truth behind the love of violence, the madness, the borderline insane drive to succeed. On the surface, Midnight is the epitome of a child prodigy without a flaw to be found; deep beneath, he's just as flawed and broken as anyone else, and balancing these two sides of him would be very fun indeed.

anything else: idk he seems like a fun character to write bc i love those complex characters and it's been too long since i've properly written anyone darker than light gray. also, ur bi xoxo

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divergent academy | d2 | open Aug 18, 2019 4:20:58 GMT -5

Post by tick 12a / calla on Aug 18, 2019 4:20:58 GMT -5

wanted character title: savant — declan tormay

how you see this character: the wallflower, four-eyes, contents under pressure that only take one shake to burst, memories of bedtime stories and "you'll get it eventually,", encyclopedias, a dozen different notebooks shoved into every nook and cranny, chicken scratch, night terrors, waking up at 3am just to fall back asleep, trying to do the right thing but at the wrong time, the belief that you can change the world.

your mother was too smart for her own good, a rebel, planning coups in the basement and preaching morality in her papers. she had always been a researcher at heart, trying to exploit the corruptness of the capitol in a district that worshipped it. and when the time came you led the peacekeepers in the house one early morning, pointed to the right door in all of your childlike naivety and watched them drag her out to the square.

she's an embarrassment, your father had said after she'd been shot, a stubborn man, caught up on bigger and brighter things, you have to be different.

and you believed him for a while, sent away to grow into the perfect little soldier, to stamp out every part of your mother that you had inherited. now though, with more years of experience under your belt, you know there is truth to her late night ramblings, the leftover handwriting sprawled in the margins of her contraband books. everything that was once black and white becomes gray. rebellion is a touchy subject, enough to get killed over, but you're smart enough to keep it all to yourself.

passing the dauntless exam is an impossible dream, the tick in the back of your mind, because your mother was your first kill, an eleven year old's guilt crushing, and you can't imagine repeating those mistakes again. but the fear of being found out and the fear of failure rival each other, and when combined, are enough to make you keep going, at least, until you inevitably trip up and fall.

headcanons/future plots:
— caught between being a baby rebel like his mom or a hard-ass career like his dad, feels mega guilt about letting either of them down

— still closed off & keeps what happened to his mom secret, which really holds him back, makes it hard to socialize & plays into him being against confrontation

— main reason for becoming divergent is to gain enough status to change priorities, raise awareness, clear mom's name, etc., etc. against the games but doesn't voice his opinions

— pretty book smart but really missed out on the street smarts, intimidated by anyone who can kick his ass

— #nerdgang with enigma, also likes to hang out with cash bc hey daddy issues. big gay idolizing crush on romeo. i can see him worming his way into a sort-of friendship with midnight, especially since they're the same age, harbouring some similarities, and he still needs to find a way to pass dauntless

anything else: woof

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divergent academy | d2 | open Aug 19, 2019 22:11:51 GMT -5

Post by eulalie blake 1a 🍒 tris on Aug 19, 2019 22:11:51 GMT -5

♦ wanted character title: diamond / verena bainbridge
♦ how you see this character:

you are hardened.

not like ice, and not like stone — you are a girl with her skin off. and your blood is hot and your bones are sharp and your organs move like the gears of a machine. your body is a fortress. this is not something that you will ever apologize for, and it is not a choice that you regret; when you tore yourself out of that cage, when you finally declared your ambitions to the world and felt no shame. only peace.

a white dove flying over no man’s land.

good looks can only get you so far in life, and honeyed words are small weapons in the hands of a prodigy. harmless. and that is what you are: a living myth, with your hollow stare and bruised knuckles. you refuse to waste your potential on a single field of expertise. even when your mother dusted your cheeks with a false blush, and even when your father told you to keep silent and bow your head — there was no weight that you couldn’t bear.

nothing could stop you from standing.

your parents sought a powerful daughter, one who could achieve greatness in the way that only women can — but you are capable of more than lust and deceit and grace. you don’t know what limits are. but you do know victory, and you worship at her altar. being a career is second nature, but you don’t want to be someone who is mocked and belittled.

a girl can be soft and lethal, and she can be sharp and lovely, but too much of one thing is threatening to ignorant minds. they expect a balance, but you have crushed the line beneath your heel. you are what your parents hoped for, but then you are not. you are fair and you are disciplined, but you are also fearless and independent. you don’t kiss what you can destroy — but sometimes that is its own destruction.

the truth is that you have always been expected to be great, just a different definition of the word. you live by your own. and perhaps you are not kind, but perhaps you are not cruel — you are many things. that is all you know how to be. there is no metaphor for your strength. there is only truth. this is bone. and it cuts, and it breaks, but that’s okay. you aren’t afraid.

that’s the one thing you refuse to be.

♦ headcanons/future plots:

↣ she purposefully chose erudite and dauntless to be her final two exams. they are two of the most difficult classes, the reason for many broken dreams and ruined reputations. there is nothing more classic than the rivalry between brains and brawn. she wants to be deserving of what she wants, to prove that she truly is the best that the academy has to offer. there are different ways to make history, more than winning the games. she will be the first to pass two exams in a single year. something impossible, the kind of task made to break someone — and she will conquer it.

↣ failing is frightening, especially in this plot — but there are many different kinds of failure, and i want diamond to be as complex and flawed as the next person; to understand what it means to fall from a throne. that’s the most sure way to sharpen yourself. i want there to be a challenge, or a test, and i want her to make a fatal mistake. not enough to remove her from the plot (because i’m too selfish for that,) but angst is good. angst treats me so fine.

↣ there needs to be a character that brings out her softer side, the gentler traits of her personality. she is made of so many facets, but so often her hunger is what presents itself to the crowd. she is silent and strong, but also wise and understanding and capable of speaking with such softness. she is hard, but she was not always that way. it is foolish to assume that she will remain as such.

♦ anything else: n/a

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