STARTED WITH A SPARK ; holiday decorating, open

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SALEM

ENTRY #01

8.15.16

BL PROSPECTIVE

[div style="borderwidth=0px; width: 333px; min-height: 347px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: georgia; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; line-height: 99%;"]Salem's entire life consisted of stories. Stories of a better world, stories of life before the apocalypse, stories of love, laughter, happiness. She never really got to expirience any of those things herself, obviously. However, when she saw the tree in the foyer, an old story about how her mom used to celebrate a holiday known as Christmas bubbled up in her memory. Salem remembered that she stole a few glass bulbs--apparently they were called ornaments--because she figured if there was ever a time where she could decorate a tree, like her mother had so many years ago, then she'd do it. That story, out of all the stories her mom told her, brought her the most joy.

Box in hand, Salem was finally ready to start making some stories of her own. She'd brough string down, and figured the best way to hang the ornaments would be to stick a piece of string through the loop on top of the ornament and then tie it around a branch of the tree. Is that what they did in the old days?

Salem fished out a glistening red bulb that had a white pine painted on it. She nodded to herself before beginning the process of tying it to the tree. After her work was finished, she stepped back and admired the singular ornament on the otherwise barren tree and let a smile sneak onto her face. 

VITALS

> overall status: 100%

> physical status: stable.
> physical health: 100%
> physical afflictions: none yet.
> minor injuries: none yet.
> major injuries: none yet.

> mental status: stable.
> current status: stable.
> mental health: 100%
> mental illnesses: None
> mental damage: None

TAGS

━ ━xGENERAL
> N/A | "Salem"
> Female
> 23
━ ━xAPPEARANCE
>Human
> Dark brown hair that varies in shade, pale, blue green eyes.
> Carries at least 2 cigars at a time and a small switchblade.
> tall, lanky and a bit awkward physically.
>
━ ━xABILITIES
> N/A
> N/A
━ ━xCONFRONTATION
> medium physically | easy mentally
> non-violent power-play allowed
> no kill | request maim/capture
> ask to attack in bolded, underlined and italicized black
━ ━xRELATIONSHIPS
> Unnamed Father x Unnamed Mother | no siblings
>Lesbian | no crush
>
━ ━xOTHER
> this text + this color = this meaning

I'VE COME TOO FAR TO SEE THE END NOW

━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ even if my way is wrong

a small everyone. | beware hidden scrolling

[JULIETTE]

[align=center][div style="width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.4; color: #6B6953;"]juliette had spent most of the day lounging around the badlands with her siblings, little isla, and the twins as micah went with mike to go and get the christmas tree. it had been so long since she had celebrated the holiday, and even longer celebrating with all five rousseau siblings under the same roof. christmas wasn't the same after gabriel left them, even with all of the bright and cheery decorations, the holiday just seemed as gray and dreary as ever. she had already been looking forward to spending it with micah, the twins, and teddy, but having her siblings once again by her side made her even more excited to make the twins' first christmas a special one.

with news that micah and michael were back from getting the tree just as the boys were waking up from a nap, juli quickly straightened her faux fur coat before managing to balance both twins in each of her arms. she began to make her way to the foyer, stopping by an npc for a moment. "darling, would you be kind enough to go find my brothers and sisters for me, please?" flashing them a smile as they agreed, she finished walking to the foyer in time to see the npcs standing the tree up in place. "magnifique[sup]1[/sup]!" there was a childlike excitement that was found in her voice, hazel eyes darting all around as she looked at the tree they picked out.

"mes amours[sup]2[/sup], look at the tree that daddy picked out for you," she cooed to matthew and milo softly as she walked over to the tree so that the two could have a better look at it. being just around six months, she doubted the twins would even remember any of this when they were older, but she wanted everything to be perfect for them, and wanted them to enjoy it as it happened, so watching as their expressions turned into little smiles only made her own smile grow.

micah approached for the three of them, milo instantly reaching towards him as micah helped juli out by taking him from her. "it is so beautiful, my love. tell me, when can we get him friends, too?" the "he" she was referring to being the tree, of course. juliette had full intentions of having at least one tree in every room the casino had to offer - anything to make the twins' christmas more special, and all of the decorations enhanced that. after standing on her tiptoes to kiss micah's cheek, juliette watched as salem hung a decoration, smiling at her before she knelt down by the box so matthew could grab onto one of the ornaments. "excellent choice," she praised him, walking over to the tree to help him hang it up to accompany the one salem chose.

[sup]1[/sup] magnificent ; gorgeous
[sup]2[/sup] my loves

[spoiler= tags, updated 12/2/2020]◜DON'T CALL IT A FIGHT ┊ WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S A WAR ◞
&. ❝ juliette monet knope ❞ |  juli , jules | female [ she/her ] .
&. 28 years old . | december 9th ; sagittarius .
&. 1/3 of the administration of the badlands .

◜WITH NOTHING BUT ┊ YOUR T-SHIRT ON◞
&. graceful , intelligent , unassuming , arrogant , clever , affectionate , vain , elegant , respectful, well-mannered , shallow tendencies , calculative , relaxed , bold .

◜ AND GO SIT ON A BED BECAUSE ┊ I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO ◞
&.  five foot two & one and hundred four pounds ; reference
↳ soft , long blonde hair that reaches the middle of her back ; normally seen in nice curls ; falls into a middle part
↳ hazel eyes ; either more green or more brown in different lighting ; long and full eyelashes that add a doll-like effect
↳ diamond face shape ; slightly pointed chin and pronounced jawline ; multiple beauty marks ; full lips
↳ petite ; not a lot of muscle
↳ always well-groomed and dressed nicely

◜YOU'VE GOT PRETTY EYES ┊ BUT I KNOW YOU'RE WRONG ◞
&.  [ 9/10 ] physically  |  [ 8/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ hard ] | difficulty w/ melees [ medium ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ weak ]
↳ has really good aim with both guns and knives . quick and sneaky on her feet but once you get ahold of her it's pretty much game over for her unless she can wiggle herself free .
&. attack in bold #5d4138 | [member=122]finny[/member] | PM for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .

◜AND DON'T CALL IT A SPADE ┊ IF IT ISN'T A SPADE◞
&. [ 3 ] weapons | [ 0 ] armor pieces | [ 0 ] consumables | [ 0 ] aid items | [ 1 ] misc .
↳ one small pistol .
↳ one butterfly knife .
↳ one set of brass knuckles .
↳ almost always carries a light on her person .
↳ has a bengal cat named delphine

◜AND GO LIE ON THE ┊ FLOOR IF YOU WANT◞
&. auguste rousseau x monet rousseau | second eldest sibling out of five .
↳ gabriel rousseau , 29, unknown
↳ amelie rousseau , 21 , unknown
↳ manon rousseau , 21, unknown
↳ victor rousseau , 19 , unknown
&. pansexual & panromantic ; mongamous . | has never genuinely been in love until micah , use to be very noncommittal .
↳ killed her ex fiance when he tried to kill her best friend .
↳ married to micah knope .
↳ has two twin sons named matthew alexander knope & milo christian knope who are five months old .
[/spoiler]

[MICAH K.]

[align=center][div style="width: 400px; text-align: justify; font-size: 11px; Font-family: calibri; letter-spacing: .6px; color: #494949;"]the holidays were only ever a priority in micah knope’s life when he was young, before his mother was murdered. after that, the traditions began to fade until they were simply a distant memory; sometimes feeling even more like an old dream than actual memories. thinking about it, he doesn’t exactly remember the last time he actually took the time to celebrate. he’s not much of a festive person anyway, it doesn’t affect him all too much. some of it seems cheesy and others unnecessary, but the new father refuses to rob his kids of any of the traditions. as soon as someone mentioned getting a tree, micah was fully on board. not to mention, he loved the walk through the forest, quiet and calm; except for the prisoner on yard time.

getting free labor out of mike sounded better than him just being another useless mouth to feed. he tried his best to ignore the man, anger still at the surface for micah from the fight. carrying the eight foot tall tree back to town, they exchanged a few words, threats to be specific. but, he stayed curt, uninterested in the older man’s stories. maybe is was an effort to try and connect with him, but micah couldn’t care less. his only goals in being part of the administration is the power that comes with being at the head of a ruthless group; betterment of the group above all else, his only achilles heel is his family.

arriving back in town, micah let a couple grunts take his end of the tree, holding one of the casino doors open so they could get the thing inside. " middle of da foyer, " he instructs, a passive hand pointing to the spot. " [color=#000000]for other places, we can get more. les start with this one, " micah says, stepping back to just watch.

" [color=#000000]da tree is here for yous who wanted ta decorate, " he calls into the deeper parts of the casino.


// wholesome decorating for the holidays! hopes this helps some people get into the festive mood < 3

[spoiler= tags, updated 11/30/2020]◜BASICS ┊ [color=#000000]NOW SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH◞
&. ❝ micah alexander knope ❞ | male [ he/him ] .
&. 30 years old . | june third ; gemini
&. 1/3  of the administration of badlands .

◜PERSONALITY ┊ IF I COULD BURN THIS TOWN◞
&. ruthless . silent type . rough exterior . heartless . every man for themselves . controlling . a planner . brooding . apathetic . determined . cold . short tempered . impatient . serious . stoic .

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ I WOULDN'T HESITATE ◞
&.  six foot four & one hundred and eighty-nine pounds ; reference ; stephen james .
↳ keeps the sides of his heads shaved, exposing some tattoos on his head with his hair slicked back in a clean fashion.
↳ nearly his whole body is covered in tattoos.
↳ has ice grey eyes and an oval face. his chin is wide and jawline sharp.
↳ almost entirely muscle.

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ TO SMILE WHILE YOU SUFFOCATE AND DIE ◞
&.  [ 10/10 ] physically  |  [ 9/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ hard ] | difficulty w/ melees [ hard ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ hard ]
↳ combat information .
&. attack in bold #000000 | [member=570]scully[/member] | PM for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .

◜INVENTORY ┊ AND THAT WOULD BE JUST FINE◞
&. [ 3 ] weapons | [ 0 ] armor pieces | [ 0 ] consumables | [ 3 ] aid items | [ 2 ] misc .
↳ one shotgun
↳ one rifle
↳ one set of brass knuckles
↳ three low quality explosives
↳ one pitbull puppy named leia
↳ one munchkin cat named ozzy

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ AND WHAT A LOVELY TIME◞
&. npc x npc | eldest child to a crime family .
↳ theodore knope, 28, badlands .
&. heterosexual, heteroromantic ; mongamous  . | never had a good model for relationships growing up, is learning how to be a good significant other .
↳ in a serious relationship with juliette rousseau .
↳ father to matthew knope & milo knope, 5 months .[/spoiler]