SPINNING AROUND AND ROUND / open, flintlock visitor

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[align=center][div style="width: 400px; text-align: justify"]being the new leader of flint, it was his job to go around to as many groups as he could to ask about alliances. with badlands and flint currently butting heads, this seemed more important that other things. from what the others had said about northstar, they had recently gotten out of their own bind, so he had to go about this carefully- answer whatever questions and be honest.. he hoped that would work at least.

with elsa held him his hands, finger on the trigger just in case, he would stop at the boarder and look around slowly. so far, things seemed peaceful. taking a breath, he would chose his words carefully. “hello? is there a marine here?” called the russian man, moving his finger off the trigger to show he wasn’t a threat.

[Marine Beaufort]

[div style="width: 450px; margin: auto; text-align: justify"]Marine had been looking to reach out to other groups as well, and they, in turn, were reaching out to her. Well, they were doing most of the reaching but it was still working out rather favorably. An alliance with the Badlands had already been negotiated, and her sights were now set on the Moorland Riders and Camp Apocalypse. One place it wasn't was Flintlock Lodge; after the way she'd been treated there, Marine was harboring some grudges, and had even placed an embargo on Flintlock, though she never sent any messengers. That'd be crazy; if she was threatened for asking about a doctor, what fate might her messengers have met, delivering such bad news?

The sight of the gun in the man's hands made her reach for her own weapon, and though she didn't pull it from her holster when she saw his finger leave the trigger, she remained tense. "Put your weapon down." She said, not yet responding to his inquiry about her.

//thmhvgbnb this is a mess I'm sorry

[spoiler=Tags | Updated 8/4/18]General —
▪ Marine Beaufort | Goes by Marine or Ms. Beaufort
▪ Cis female | She/Her
▪ 18 years old | 9/26/19 | Ages real time
▪ Guardian of Northstar District | Former member of The Young Rogues

Physical —
♦ HUMAN | Health: 80%
— Marine is a fairly tall young woman, with the lean, muscular body of someone who spent her entire life training while not getting enough to eat. The scars on her body (the most visible being one on her brow and several on her arms and hands) are souvenirs of a great many fights. The scars on her legs and torso are hidden by her clothes - typically she wears a tank top, combat boots, and fingerless gloves, with no particular favored pants or shorts. When venturing out, she's often seen with a red backpack regardless of what she wears, it's almost guaranteed that there will be a great deal of dirt, as well as different stains, most being blood. Marine is actually filthy everywhere, and her long dark hair is in tangles most of the time, though recently she has shaved the side of her head. She has aquamarine eyes that can in certain lighting appear almost light green.
— minor injuries: n/a
— major injuries: n/a

Important Info —
▪ Largely illiterate.
▪ First priority is her own survival, all else comes secondary. Will prioritize children heavily before adults, and may even distrust and dislike adults, possibly blaming those in their forties or later for the blackout.
▪ Heavily armed with a sniper rifle (no ammo, used for intimidation), a handgun (4 bullets), a compound bow (8 arrows), a swiss army knife, a few other knives and daggers that she's picked up over the years. Uses the bow most for hunting and is most proficient with that, though she is capable with all of her weapons.
▪ Speaks English and French; is more likely to swear in French than English.
▪ Opinions, motivations and thoughts are always 100% in character and do not reflect the roleplayer's opinions.

Personality —
— Marine is someone who is often more motivated by her negative traits (such as her selfishness, cynicism and pride) while displaying her more positive ones (such as her diplomacy skills, responsibility and maturity) to the world. First and foremost in her mind is her own survival, followed by the lives of children. She tends to distrust people older than herself (especially 40+) due to her upbringing, but keeps her opinions to herself... mostly. She's a social person and rather friendly (though difficult to befriend), and is usually pretty chill. Marine is a very hard-worker and can actually be somewhat ruthless. She's done a number of bad things in the past but doesn't see herself as a bad person, and though she views regret as a pointless emotion she's turned over a new leaf and is trying to be better.
— Diplomatic, intelligent, maternal, responsible, social
— Cynical, selfish, prideful, ruthless

Relationships —
▪ NPC x NPC | Parents were killed when she was young
▪ Bisexual | Biromantic
▪ Single | Ex ½ Marngie | Ex ½ Menna
▪ Protective of those younger than her, distrustful of those older than her.

Interaction —
— Physically Hard | Mentally Hard | Will start and finish fights
— Lacks formal training
— Still fully capable both with and without weapons
— Guns are for intimidation, bow is for hunting, knives are for fighting
— No kill/capture/maim without permission
— Will kill/capture/maim with permission
— To attack, [member=5772]Marine Beaufort[/member] & attack in bold, italic underline

Links —
▪ Biography
▪ Plotting Thread
▪ Heartchart v.2
▪ Ask Thread
▪ Storage
▪ Roleplayer
▪ Pinterest
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[align=center][div style="width: 400px; text-align: justify"]markov wouldn’t put his gun down, but set the barrel against his shoulder. it was meant as a cautious gesture, not hostile but not complete obedience either. he knew that putting his gun down meant a quick defeat and that he could easily be over powered. “im sure you can understand why i won’t. it is trying times, with badlands and groups such as them.” he stated, scanning over her for a long moment. he had gotten descriptions from some npcs who had been to north star, seen marine in person, but he didn’t want to make any mistakes.

from what he had heard, marine was stubborn, a bit picky recently about who comes and goes- or that’s what he heard at least. he could be wrong, or his people could have lied to him. “my name is markov, i’m the new director of flintlock lodge. i’ve come to discuss some things with a.. marine, i’m not quite sure what her surname is. all i know is that she is the leader of a group called north star district.” he explained, trying to seem as relaxed as he possibly could, but that was hard for someone like markov, who was taught from a young age to never let his guard down.

[Marine Beaufort]

[div style="width: 450px; margin: auto; text-align: justify"]Ironically, she was more concerned about people from Flintlock Lodge than the Badlands. "Then I'm sure you can understand why I insist you put it away." She might be stubborn and picky and distrusting, but she was still civil. "It's Beaufort. Ms. Beaufort. If you've come to discuss, put it away, but if you're here for violence, by all means, keep it out." She wasn't about to jeopardize the safety of her group just so he didn't have to let his guard down, not after she'd let Northstar down in so many other ways.

[spoiler=Tags | Updated 8/4/18]General —
▪ Marine Beaufort | Goes by Marine or Ms. Beaufort
▪ Cis female | She/Her
▪ 18 years old | 9/26/19 | Ages real time
▪ Guardian of Northstar District | Former member of The Young Rogues

Physical —
♦ HUMAN | Health: 80%
— Marine is a fairly tall young woman, with the lean, muscular body of someone who spent her entire life training while not getting enough to eat. The scars on her body (the most visible being one on her brow and several on her arms and hands) are souvenirs of a great many fights. The scars on her legs and torso are hidden by her clothes - typically she wears a tank top, combat boots, and fingerless gloves, with no particular favored pants or shorts. When venturing out, she's often seen with a red backpack regardless of what she wears, it's almost guaranteed that there will be a great deal of dirt, as well as different stains, most being blood. Marine is actually filthy everywhere, and her long dark hair is in tangles most of the time, though recently she has shaved the side of her head. She has aquamarine eyes that can in certain lighting appear almost light green.
— minor injuries: n/a
— major injuries: n/a

Important Info —
▪ Largely illiterate.
▪ First priority is her own survival, all else comes secondary. Will prioritize children heavily before adults, and may even distrust and dislike adults, possibly blaming those in their forties or later for the blackout.
▪ Heavily armed with a sniper rifle (no ammo, used for intimidation), a handgun (4 bullets), a compound bow (8 arrows), a swiss army knife, a few other knives and daggers that she's picked up over the years. Uses the bow most for hunting and is most proficient with that, though she is capable with all of her weapons.
▪ Speaks English and French; is more likely to swear in French than English.
▪ Opinions, motivations and thoughts are always 100% in character and do not reflect the roleplayer's opinions.

Personality —
— Marine is someone who is often more motivated by her negative traits (such as her selfishness, cynicism and pride) while displaying her more positive ones (such as her diplomacy skills, responsibility and maturity) to the world. First and foremost in her mind is her own survival, followed by the lives of children. She tends to distrust people older than herself (especially 40+) due to her upbringing, but keeps her opinions to herself... mostly. She's a social person and rather friendly (though difficult to befriend), and is usually pretty chill. Marine is a very hard-worker and can actually be somewhat ruthless. She's done a number of bad things in the past but doesn't see herself as a bad person, and though she views regret as a pointless emotion she's turned over a new leaf and is trying to be better.
— Diplomatic, intelligent, maternal, responsible, social
— Cynical, selfish, prideful, ruthless

Relationships —
▪ NPC x NPC | Parents were killed when she was young
▪ Bisexual | Biromantic
▪ Single | Ex ½ Marngie | Ex ½ Menna
▪ Protective of those younger than her, distrustful of those older than her.

Interaction —
— Physically Hard | Mentally Hard | Will start and finish fights
— Lacks formal training
— Still fully capable both with and without weapons
— Guns are for intimidation, bow is for hunting, knives are for fighting
— No kill/capture/maim without permission
— Will kill/capture/maim with permission
— To attack, [member=5772]Marine Beaufort[/member] & attack in bold, italic underline

Links —
▪ Biography
▪ Plotting Thread
▪ Heartchart v.2
▪ Ask Thread
▪ Storage
▪ Roleplayer
▪ Pinterest
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[align=center][div style="width: 400px; text-align: justify"]narrowing his eyes at the woman, he would slowly set his gun so the tip of the barrel sat against the dirt, hand at the stock of the rifle. he wouldn’t set it all the way down. that was too much of a risk and one he wouldn’t take. “im not putting my gun fully away, for all i know, there could be badlanders hiding in the shadows, and you may not even be who you say you are.” he stated simply, setting his jaw. “if i have to discard my gun, it only seems fair you have to as well.. isn’t it?”

he knew it was holstered, but it was obvious he meant no harm with his, much like marine meant nothing by having hers on her person. he was trying to make a point. it wasn’t as if he had a holster that could fit an entire rifle. “i wanted to discuss trade, alliances, and what you plan to do with the badlands.” he stated, trying to keep it short and simple.

[Marine Beaufort]

[div style="width: 450px; margin: auto; text-align: justify"]She forced herself to relax a little bit, but not entirely. "If you're going to be so distrusting, what are you doing here?" She had no reason to lie about who she was unless she had reason to think he was here to harm her and well, he hadn't really made a compelling case for the opposite. If he wanted to be friendly, he had to be friendly too and at least expect some level of hospitality. Then again, considering the politics of the situation, he didn't actually have a reason to expect hospitality. In the end, maybe they were both right to suspect the other, but in Marine's mind, he came to her home and wanted to negotiate with her. She didn't owe him anything, and strictly speaking had no obligation to hear him out.

She crossed her arms, and of course that meant her hand wasn't resting on her gun, which was as close to disarming as she was going to do. This was her territory, after all. "Well as it stands presently, we have an embargo on Flintlock and an alliance with the Badlands."

//these are all ic opinions btw!

[spoiler=Tags | Updated 8/4/18]General —
▪ Marine Beaufort | Goes by Marine or Ms. Beaufort
▪ Cis female | She/Her
▪ 18 years old | 9/26/19 | Ages real time
▪ Guardian of Northstar District | Former member of The Young Rogues

Physical —
♦ HUMAN | Health: 80%
— Marine is a fairly tall young woman, with the lean, muscular body of someone who spent her entire life training while not getting enough to eat. The scars on her body (the most visible being one on her brow and several on her arms and hands) are souvenirs of a great many fights. The scars on her legs and torso are hidden by her clothes - typically she wears a tank top, combat boots, and fingerless gloves, with no particular favored pants or shorts. When venturing out, she's often seen with a red backpack regardless of what she wears, it's almost guaranteed that there will be a great deal of dirt, as well as different stains, most being blood. Marine is actually filthy everywhere, and her long dark hair is in tangles most of the time, though recently she has shaved the side of her head. She has aquamarine eyes that can in certain lighting appear almost light green.
— minor injuries: n/a
— major injuries: n/a

Important Info —
▪ Largely illiterate.
▪ First priority is her own survival, all else comes secondary. Will prioritize children heavily before adults, and may even distrust and dislike adults, possibly blaming those in their forties or later for the blackout.
▪ Heavily armed with a sniper rifle (no ammo, used for intimidation), a handgun (4 bullets), a compound bow (8 arrows), a swiss army knife, a few other knives and daggers that she's picked up over the years. Uses the bow most for hunting and is most proficient with that, though she is capable with all of her weapons.
▪ Speaks English and French; is more likely to swear in French than English.
▪ Opinions, motivations and thoughts are always 100% in character and do not reflect the roleplayer's opinions.

Personality —
— Marine is someone who is often more motivated by her negative traits (such as her selfishness, cynicism and pride) while displaying her more positive ones (such as her diplomacy skills, responsibility and maturity) to the world. First and foremost in her mind is her own survival, followed by the lives of children. She tends to distrust people older than herself (especially 40+) due to her upbringing, but keeps her opinions to herself... mostly. She's a social person and rather friendly (though difficult to befriend), and is usually pretty chill. Marine is a very hard-worker and can actually be somewhat ruthless. She's done a number of bad things in the past but doesn't see herself as a bad person, and though she views regret as a pointless emotion she's turned over a new leaf and is trying to be better.
— Diplomatic, intelligent, maternal, responsible, social
— Cynical, selfish, prideful, ruthless

Relationships —
▪ NPC x NPC | Parents were killed when she was young
▪ Bisexual | Biromantic
▪ Single | Ex ½ Marngie | Ex ½ Menna
▪ Protective of those younger than her, distrustful of those older than her.

Interaction —
— Physically Hard | Mentally Hard | Will start and finish fights
— Lacks formal training
— Still fully capable both with and without weapons
— Guns are for intimidation, bow is for hunting, knives are for fighting
— No kill/capture/maim without permission
— Will kill/capture/maim with permission
— To attack, [member=5772]Marine Beaufort[/member] & attack in bold, italic underline

Links —
▪ Biography
▪ Plotting Thread
▪ Heartchart v.2
▪ Ask Thread
▪ Storage
▪ Roleplayer
▪ Pinterest
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[align=center][div style="width: 400px; text-align: justify"]"I was raised never to let my guard down." he stated simply, but slowly angled his gun so it would slid over his shoulder and rest against his back. "but, if you truly insist."

"an embargo with a peaceful group.. but an active alliance with a known violent group, who is actively avoided by other groups. A very interesting choice." he said casually, slowly crossing his arms and tilting his head to the side slightly in a question way. "And from what I am told, their only export is.. alcohol. oh the homemade brand. moonshine, if you will. Drugs, also. and what are you trading them? bullets?" he scoffed softly, shaking his head. "doesn't quite seem like a fair trade, not to mention that they turn on allies so quickly." most of his information was from older flintlock members who had been around for a while, and he wasn't quite sure who was being truthful or not, but he trusted his people to give him good information.

[Marine Beaufort]

[div style="width: 450px; margin: auto; text-align: justify"]She could understand that; she too had grown up in a place where letting your guard down meant, at the very least, that you'd get your belongings stolen or you'd be pranked. Not only that, but they were taught how to target those who were foolish enough to be unalert and do much worse things to them. But she was even less willing to let her guard down; it was her job to protect herself from outsiders, and if he wasn't willing to act peacefully, how could she trust his intentions? Luckily though, he put his gun over his shoulder. "I do."

She crossed her arms. "Yes, an embargo on the peaceful group whose leader threatened my life, and an alliance with the notorious group that has only sought positive interaction with us." He might think it was insane, but it made perfect sense to her. The Badlands had more to offer, and had somehow behaved more honorably than Flint up until now. "You know nothing of our arrangement." She wasn't importing alcohol or drugs, nor was Northstar exporting ammunition. "And what experience do you have to make you think that?"

[spoiler=Tags | Updated 8/4/18]General —
▪ Marine Beaufort | Goes by Marine or Ms. Beaufort
▪ Cis female | She/Her
▪ 18 years old | 9/26/19 | Ages real time
▪ Guardian of Northstar District | Former member of The Young Rogues

Physical —
♦ HUMAN | Health: 80%
— Marine is a fairly tall young woman, with the lean, muscular body of someone who spent her entire life training while not getting enough to eat. The scars on her body (the most visible being one on her brow and several on her arms and hands) are souvenirs of a great many fights. The scars on her legs and torso are hidden by her clothes - typically she wears a tank top, combat boots, and fingerless gloves, with no particular favored pants or shorts. When venturing out, she's often seen with a red backpack regardless of what she wears, it's almost guaranteed that there will be a great deal of dirt, as well as different stains, most being blood. Marine is actually filthy everywhere, and her long dark hair is in tangles most of the time, though recently she has shaved the side of her head. She has aquamarine eyes that can in certain lighting appear almost light green.
— minor injuries: n/a
— major injuries: n/a

Important Info —
▪ Largely illiterate.
▪ First priority is her own survival, all else comes secondary. Will prioritize children heavily before adults, and may even distrust and dislike adults, possibly blaming those in their forties or later for the blackout.
▪ Heavily armed with a sniper rifle (no ammo, used for intimidation), a handgun (4 bullets), a compound bow (8 arrows), a swiss army knife, a few other knives and daggers that she's picked up over the years. Uses the bow most for hunting and is most proficient with that, though she is capable with all of her weapons.
▪ Speaks English and French; is more likely to swear in French than English.
▪ Opinions, motivations and thoughts are always 100% in character and do not reflect the roleplayer's opinions.

Personality —
— Marine is someone who is often more motivated by her negative traits (such as her selfishness, cynicism and pride) while displaying her more positive ones (such as her diplomacy skills, responsibility and maturity) to the world. First and foremost in her mind is her own survival, followed by the lives of children. She tends to distrust people older than herself (especially 40+) due to her upbringing, but keeps her opinions to herself... mostly. She's a social person and rather friendly (though difficult to befriend), and is usually pretty chill. Marine is a very hard-worker and can actually be somewhat ruthless. She's done a number of bad things in the past but doesn't see herself as a bad person, and though she views regret as a pointless emotion she's turned over a new leaf and is trying to be better.
— Diplomatic, intelligent, maternal, responsible, social
— Cynical, selfish, prideful, ruthless

Relationships —
▪ NPC x NPC | Parents were killed when she was young
▪ Bisexual | Biromantic
▪ Single | Ex ½ Marngie | Ex ½ Menna
▪ Protective of those younger than her, distrustful of those older than her.

Interaction —
— Physically Hard | Mentally Hard | Will start and finish fights
— Lacks formal training
— Still fully capable both with and without weapons
— Guns are for intimidation, bow is for hunting, knives are for fighting
— No kill/capture/maim without permission
— Will kill/capture/maim with permission
— To attack, [member=5772]Marine Beaufort[/member] & attack in bold, italic underline

Links —
▪ Biography
▪ Plotting Thread
▪ Heartchart v.2
▪ Ask Thread
▪ Storage
▪ Roleplayer
▪ Pinterest
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