Post by Lily Yarrow on Feb 6, 2019 10:13:59 GMT
Lilian Yarrow, as of being approved.
• What is your name and do you have any nicknames?
My name is Lilian Anastasia Yarrow, but my parents always calles me Lily, so I guess that counts as a nickname right? I also had another nickname, but that wasn't really one I appreciated very much and I don't really wanna talk about it.
• How would you describe your hair?
A lot better now that Citron is through with it. Who knew you could use a lightning semblance like that. Making every hair on your head stand on end is surprisingly effective for identifying knots and split ends. I had my doubts at first, but it was way more of a pleasant tingle than I'd originally imagined... Oh right, my hair! It is black, and shiny, and straight. I don't honestly take as good care of it as I should, so it'll probably start getting kinda messy again after a few weeks of classes, but Clora insisted I look my best for the first day.
•What about your eyes?
Oh uhh, grey I guess? Like a dark grey? I know there are a lot of different shades of grey, but... just, look at them? Here I can hold my eye open a little better so you can get a good look if you want!
•What kind of distinguishing facial features do you have?
O-oh, uh, what? I guess it's a really pale face? But that's also true for most of the rest of my skin too I guess. I never really thought about it much. My cheekbones might be a little high, but I don't think they're too weird. Do my ears count as facial features? They're technially on top of my head, not my face, but I guess they're pretty distinguishing. They are mostly all black, but the insides are white and fluffy. It's actually really inconvenient when mud and small twigs get tangled in them, but uhh I don't know if that counts as a facial feature. Wh-why? Is there something weird about my face?
•Do you have a birthmark? Where is it? What about scars? How did you get them?
I do not have any birthmarks, but I do have a scar. It's nowhere easily visible. I kinda got it a little recently though, and I would really rather not talk about it.
•Who are your friends and family? Who do you surround yourself with? Who are the people you're closest too? Who do you wish to be closest to?
Well... I don't really have much left in the way of family. Mom and Dad are dead, and the tribe is gone. Maybe my brother is out there somewhere. One day I would love to find out. I guess I can talk about them. Mom was a cat faunus, like me. Her ears were almost exactly the same, except hers had a sort of yellow fluff, instead of white. She had blonde hair and always kept it short. She must have been an amazing huntress before whatever happened happened. I once saw her beat a beowulf to death with another beowulf. She taught me everything I know about strength, and how to fight. She was also very pretty. She had these really great green eyes that stared into your soul. They were really scary when she got mad, but the rest of the time, they way she looked at me and dad always made me feel safe.
O-Oh right, not just my mom though, my dad was pretty amazing too. He left most of the fighting up to mom honestly, but he taught me a lot about meditation and breathing exercises. He was always very spirtual about it, but honestly that all sorta went over my head. I still like to do the meditations he showed me. It makes me feel closer to him. I guess I kinda lied earlier, because he taught me a lot about the strength inside of you. How doing the right thing is sometimes unfair, and that you need inside strength to make it through the unfair stuff. I don't really think I have that much inside strength, but he thought I did, which I guess makes me feel nice sometimes.
I also had a brother, but I was pretty young when we were separated. He was always a lot stronger than me, and he's probably a really high ranking warrior in the tribe now, wherever they are.
Other than that, the only people I really know are Clora and her team.
Clora is really nice. Like, way too nice. She looks like a sixty year old woman, but Jet, her fiancee, says that she's actually only twenty three. Whenever she uses her semblance she sacrifices some of her youthful vigor. She's apparently kinda famous where she's from. Everywhere we went people knew her and her team, and more than a few of them thanked them for something they'd done in the past. Apparently they use a lot of their money to help out the community. It makes me feel kinda guilty since they're now giving some to me...
A-Anyway, I mentioned Jet already, but she also has Citron and Brick.
Jet has long legs and arms, but he is fast. Like... faster than me fast. I think I still got him beat for stamina though. I hope that once I'm done here I can beat him in a race. He's got spikey black hair that is swept back from the wind. He's also got a really cool looking black aura. When he runs really fast, it gathers around him like lightening, and he practically disappears with how fast he moves.
Citron is... weirdly protective of me. Specifically, whenever I'm around Jet. She was always saying he was putting weird ideas into my head, and getting violent towarda him if I would ask him to elaborate on something she didn't want him to, but she definitely cares for me. I mentioned her earlier too, she's the one that did my hair. Apparently her weapon is a giant pair of scissors, and she gives people free haircuts whenever she thinks they need one. N-not with the giant scissors though, just normal ones. And like, weird smelling sprays, and pinchy hair things and uhh... yeah I dunno. She seems to know what she's doing but isn't that all a little unnecessary? I'm not gonna bother describing her hair or appearance either. Every time I saw her she looked different. I once went on a short run, and when I came back she had changed the color of her hair and the style completely. I swear it was actually longer too.
Oh right, and Brick. Can't forget brick. He has short red hait, and really tan skin. Oh! And he's huge! Just like my dad was. He's the only person on the squad who really wanted to be a combat hunter. I still don't fully understand how he got stuck with a team of more scholarly hunters, but he seems to like his life. He has some of the coolest moves too! One time I saw him stomp on the ground and a giant boulder popped out of the ground! Then he kicked the boulder and it shattered into like, ten thousand pieces! It was really cool. He doesn't talk much though.
They are also the people I want to be close to. Clora said it was too dangerous, but if I could become a huntress and still wanted to, they would always have a spot for me on their team. I owe them much more than I can ever pay back, so I really wanna do my best here for them.
•Where were you born? Where have you lived since then? Where do you call home?
I- do we have to? A lot of these questions are kinda hard. Uhh... I was born south of here. Real south. There are a couple of nomadic tribes out there, and even one or two with a few sensibly defended settlements. Small settlements that are sort of outside the protection of the major kingdoms. I was born in one of those tribes, the void blade they called themselves. It was hard living. They kicked me out because I was sick a lot. After that we lived all over. Caves, forests, even some ruins. Mom and Dad really took the nomadic stuff to heart. After that... there was a small town where Clora and her team were working, and now here. I don't really call any of it home though.
•Where do you go when you're angry?
I- that's another weird question. Dad taught me that anger is bad, and draws the grimm to us. So, whenever I get too angry, I'm supposed to meditate. Sometimes though that isn't good enough, so I'd go find some beowulves to kill... That was only after though. Not really an option now, but it worked before. I dunno where I'll go now if I get that way. I'm sorta hoping it doesn't come up anymore. What with the change in environment and all.
•What is your biggest fear? Who have you told it to? Who would you never tell it to?
I... I do not like crows. I've never told it to anyone, not really anyone to talk to about it. Nobody I would never tell it to either, same reason.
•Do you have a secret?
I do... Nothing weird, just, private.
What makes you laugh out loud?
My dad was always really funny, and so was Jet. I guess those two.
•When have you been in love? Had a broken heart?
I-I've never been in love, but as for a broken heart... I-I don't really wanna do this anymore. I-I think I'm gonna go now. Check out the campus some more. Th-thank you again for letting me into your school. I promise I'll prove my place here.
• What is your name and do you have any nicknames?
My name is Lilian Anastasia Yarrow, but my parents always calles me Lily, so I guess that counts as a nickname right? I also had another nickname, but that wasn't really one I appreciated very much and I don't really wanna talk about it.
• How would you describe your hair?
A lot better now that Citron is through with it. Who knew you could use a lightning semblance like that. Making every hair on your head stand on end is surprisingly effective for identifying knots and split ends. I had my doubts at first, but it was way more of a pleasant tingle than I'd originally imagined... Oh right, my hair! It is black, and shiny, and straight. I don't honestly take as good care of it as I should, so it'll probably start getting kinda messy again after a few weeks of classes, but Clora insisted I look my best for the first day.
•What about your eyes?
Oh uhh, grey I guess? Like a dark grey? I know there are a lot of different shades of grey, but... just, look at them? Here I can hold my eye open a little better so you can get a good look if you want!
•What kind of distinguishing facial features do you have?
O-oh, uh, what? I guess it's a really pale face? But that's also true for most of the rest of my skin too I guess. I never really thought about it much. My cheekbones might be a little high, but I don't think they're too weird. Do my ears count as facial features? They're technially on top of my head, not my face, but I guess they're pretty distinguishing. They are mostly all black, but the insides are white and fluffy. It's actually really inconvenient when mud and small twigs get tangled in them, but uhh I don't know if that counts as a facial feature. Wh-why? Is there something weird about my face?
•Do you have a birthmark? Where is it? What about scars? How did you get them?
I do not have any birthmarks, but I do have a scar. It's nowhere easily visible. I kinda got it a little recently though, and I would really rather not talk about it.
•Who are your friends and family? Who do you surround yourself with? Who are the people you're closest too? Who do you wish to be closest to?
Well... I don't really have much left in the way of family. Mom and Dad are dead, and the tribe is gone. Maybe my brother is out there somewhere. One day I would love to find out. I guess I can talk about them. Mom was a cat faunus, like me. Her ears were almost exactly the same, except hers had a sort of yellow fluff, instead of white. She had blonde hair and always kept it short. She must have been an amazing huntress before whatever happened happened. I once saw her beat a beowulf to death with another beowulf. She taught me everything I know about strength, and how to fight. She was also very pretty. She had these really great green eyes that stared into your soul. They were really scary when she got mad, but the rest of the time, they way she looked at me and dad always made me feel safe.
O-Oh right, not just my mom though, my dad was pretty amazing too. He left most of the fighting up to mom honestly, but he taught me a lot about meditation and breathing exercises. He was always very spirtual about it, but honestly that all sorta went over my head. I still like to do the meditations he showed me. It makes me feel closer to him. I guess I kinda lied earlier, because he taught me a lot about the strength inside of you. How doing the right thing is sometimes unfair, and that you need inside strength to make it through the unfair stuff. I don't really think I have that much inside strength, but he thought I did, which I guess makes me feel nice sometimes.
I also had a brother, but I was pretty young when we were separated. He was always a lot stronger than me, and he's probably a really high ranking warrior in the tribe now, wherever they are.
Other than that, the only people I really know are Clora and her team.
Clora is really nice. Like, way too nice. She looks like a sixty year old woman, but Jet, her fiancee, says that she's actually only twenty three. Whenever she uses her semblance she sacrifices some of her youthful vigor. She's apparently kinda famous where she's from. Everywhere we went people knew her and her team, and more than a few of them thanked them for something they'd done in the past. Apparently they use a lot of their money to help out the community. It makes me feel kinda guilty since they're now giving some to me...
A-Anyway, I mentioned Jet already, but she also has Citron and Brick.
Jet has long legs and arms, but he is fast. Like... faster than me fast. I think I still got him beat for stamina though. I hope that once I'm done here I can beat him in a race. He's got spikey black hair that is swept back from the wind. He's also got a really cool looking black aura. When he runs really fast, it gathers around him like lightening, and he practically disappears with how fast he moves.
Citron is... weirdly protective of me. Specifically, whenever I'm around Jet. She was always saying he was putting weird ideas into my head, and getting violent towarda him if I would ask him to elaborate on something she didn't want him to, but she definitely cares for me. I mentioned her earlier too, she's the one that did my hair. Apparently her weapon is a giant pair of scissors, and she gives people free haircuts whenever she thinks they need one. N-not with the giant scissors though, just normal ones. And like, weird smelling sprays, and pinchy hair things and uhh... yeah I dunno. She seems to know what she's doing but isn't that all a little unnecessary? I'm not gonna bother describing her hair or appearance either. Every time I saw her she looked different. I once went on a short run, and when I came back she had changed the color of her hair and the style completely. I swear it was actually longer too.
Oh right, and Brick. Can't forget brick. He has short red hait, and really tan skin. Oh! And he's huge! Just like my dad was. He's the only person on the squad who really wanted to be a combat hunter. I still don't fully understand how he got stuck with a team of more scholarly hunters, but he seems to like his life. He has some of the coolest moves too! One time I saw him stomp on the ground and a giant boulder popped out of the ground! Then he kicked the boulder and it shattered into like, ten thousand pieces! It was really cool. He doesn't talk much though.
They are also the people I want to be close to. Clora said it was too dangerous, but if I could become a huntress and still wanted to, they would always have a spot for me on their team. I owe them much more than I can ever pay back, so I really wanna do my best here for them.
•Where were you born? Where have you lived since then? Where do you call home?
I- do we have to? A lot of these questions are kinda hard. Uhh... I was born south of here. Real south. There are a couple of nomadic tribes out there, and even one or two with a few sensibly defended settlements. Small settlements that are sort of outside the protection of the major kingdoms. I was born in one of those tribes, the void blade they called themselves. It was hard living. They kicked me out because I was sick a lot. After that we lived all over. Caves, forests, even some ruins. Mom and Dad really took the nomadic stuff to heart. After that... there was a small town where Clora and her team were working, and now here. I don't really call any of it home though.
•Where do you go when you're angry?
I- that's another weird question. Dad taught me that anger is bad, and draws the grimm to us. So, whenever I get too angry, I'm supposed to meditate. Sometimes though that isn't good enough, so I'd go find some beowulves to kill... That was only after though. Not really an option now, but it worked before. I dunno where I'll go now if I get that way. I'm sorta hoping it doesn't come up anymore. What with the change in environment and all.
•What is your biggest fear? Who have you told it to? Who would you never tell it to?
I... I do not like crows. I've never told it to anyone, not really anyone to talk to about it. Nobody I would never tell it to either, same reason.
•Do you have a secret?
I do... Nothing weird, just, private.
What makes you laugh out loud?
My dad was always really funny, and so was Jet. I guess those two.
•When have you been in love? Had a broken heart?
I-I've never been in love, but as for a broken heart... I-I don't really wanna do this anymore. I-I think I'm gonna go now. Check out the campus some more. Th-thank you again for letting me into your school. I promise I'll prove my place here.
