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still. after all of it. mostly, i want to be kind

➥     STATUS  :  CLOSED  @doghoods ➥     FEATURING  :  AGENTEPSILON  +  AGENTVITALIS

          he  doesn't  enjoy  conducting  conversations  that  hold  weight  from  behind  the  safety  of  his  desk.  it  gives  an  illusion  of  power  that's  very  quickly  slipping  out  of  his  shaking  hands.  instead,  he  sits  comfortably  at  a  table  in  the  training  area  of  the  biomedical  wing,  practicing  suture  techniques  on  synthetic  flesh  because  one  can  never  be  too  confident  in  their  skills.     (     most  of  his  concentration  goes  into  ensuring  his  hands  are  stable,  that  he  is  the  absolute  picture  of  what  a  surgeon  should  be,  a  figure  for  agents  to  look  up  to,  not  condemn     )     "     you  are  holding  back  from  something.     "     needle  pierces  fake  skin,  and  he  pulls  the  thread  taut  without  looking.     "     there  is  no  one  else  here.  it  is  as  close  to  a  safe  place  as  we  can  get  right  now.  talk.     "

yejide: 🍀💡 maxime: 📚💖 guinevere: 🔪👖

MEMEPROMPT : oc emoji asks

[ 🍀 CLOVER - does YEJIDE believe in luck? are they lucky? ]

kind of? yejide doesn't believe in luck exactly, but they do believe that sometimes things happen for a reason, and that the best thing to do is to just let it happen. he wouldn't attribute the recent mercy things to bad or good luck, but rather just Things That Happened and it was out of their control. they do believe in karma more than they do luck, which is why he tries to do good always to have some of that returned to him, whether that be in the form of good luck or something else. at the end of it they're a math person and luck is just statistics dressed up all pretty so 🤷

[ 💡 LIGHTBULB - is YEJIDE a planner? do they write down every small detail or just wing it? ]

absolutely no planning in the yejide muyiwa household sorry! she prides herself on being a quick thinker, and quick thinkers can't think quickly if they're always relying on pre-planned things. she much prefers the chaos of just winging it and seeing what happens. yejide claims that their best ideas come from having not planned or thought about doing what they want at all. holidays + birthdays are exceptions to this as she wants to make sure that the person they are celebrating is enjoying their day to the fullest. for celebrations, she goes all out with planning months in advance.

[ 📚 BOOKS - how was MAXIME at school? what is their best subject? what is their worst subject? do they have a favourite subject? ]

i can't lie to you max was a supernerd :( he did incredibly well in studies, consistently ranking the highest in his class, and he only really fell off after the death of his parents, after which he struggled quite a bit. over all, his favorite subjects would be biology + chemistry in high school, & biomedical ethics in university. these were also his best subjects. his worst subject over all was anything to do with economics / finance / etc.

[ 💖 SPARKLING HEART - is MAXIME a subtle or a showy lover? ]

definitely more on the subtle side! he's very generous with his affections because he doesn't see the point in hiding them when life is so fleeting (mind you he got divorced for no fucking reason?) however he has a difficult time showing it, especially outside of the comfort of privacy. he's not excessively fond of public displays of affection. shows love through quality time + acts of service and in relationships will do a lot of acts of service as he likes to feel useful. he may not explicitly say he loves you but you will know, and that goes for both platonic and romantic dynamics.

[ 🔪 KNIFE - how does GUINEVERE react to injury / misfortune befalling their loved ones (significant other, family, friends)? do they put themselves at blame? ]

neve's first instinct is to blame herself, especially when she sees it happen, as it did with both her friend & brother. in her mother's case, she blames that on external forces (mercy) because she, in her eyes, had no direct involvement and no influence in changing what happened. neve becomes extremely investigative during these times and will often start isolating herself as she figures it's the best way to 'solve' the 'problem'. spoiler: it isn't.

[ 👖 JEANS - what is GUINEVERE'S go-to outfit? ]

her casual / every-day outfits blend style & comfort! she generally goes for some nice trouser pants and a solid color blouse or turtleneck that works with anything. they also prefer to dress it up sometimes with a statement jacket, coat, or jewelry.

 ＊   // GREATPAIN      ⋯⋯⋯   a dependent blog for mercyorg , explored by keva.

YEJIDEMUYIWA : twenty8. agent byte. intelligence. radiant status not available. he/they/she. ⋯⋯⋯ introduction. exploration. communications.

MAXIMED'AUREVILLE : forty2. agent vitalis. biomedical (head). radiant status pain manipulation. he/him. ⋯⋯⋯ introduction. exploration. communications.

GUINEVERELOVELACE : twenty9. former mercy agent. apex news network reporter. she/they. ⋯⋯⋯ introduction. exploration. communications.

          in  hindsight,  her  avoidance  of  those  most  familiar  tonight  has  been  intentional,  ducking  her  head  to  let  her  hair  shield  her  profile  from  view,  choosing  to  go  left  when  she'd  been  headed  right.  guinevere  lovelace  is  not  a  coward,  but  she  is  aggrieved.  she  ends  up,  somehow,  at  a  blackjack  table.  her  betting  is  restrained  to  the  table  minimum,  not  out  of  an  excess  of  caution,  but  of  heart  and  will.  she  isn't  here  for  money.  a  story  is  the  reason  she  gave  her  editor,  investigation  is  the  one  she  gives  herself.            neve  steps  away  from  the  table  when  she  doubles  her  cash,  chips  in  hand  as  she  searches  for  fresh  air.  she  finds  it  in  the  solitude  of  a  dark  spring  night,  tucked  mostly  away  from  the  crowd.  still,  it's  not  a  perfect  hiding  place,  as  is  proven  by  mara's  appearance.           the  funeral  wasn't  the  difficult  part.  neither  was  the  actual  death.  it's  the  burial  that  happens  every  morning,  the  feeling  that  she's  trapped  behind  her  own  rib cage  and  unable  to  slip  out.  she  buried  parts  of  herself  when  she  threw  dirt  over  elidyr's  empty  casket.  she  buried  parts  of  herself  —  albeit  smaller  —  the  night  eli  showed  up  at  her  mercy  dorm  half-drunk  and  tongue  tied  about  his  girlfriend.  ex-girlfriend.     (     '     she  doesn't  deserve  you     '    said  without  hearing  the  story,  countered  by  a  hiccuping     '     i  love  her     '     )               she  lost  two  siblings  within  the  span  of  weeks,  one  by  blood  another  by  bond.  years  have  passed  but  the  bitterness  on  her  tongue  lingers,  a  stain  she  can't  get  out  no  matter  how  many  times  she  cleans.

         "     i     —    "     rarely  is  she  left  struggling  for  words.  she   bounces  between  civility  and contentiousness,  and  chooses  to  don  a  front  of  politeness.  neve's  mouth  tightens,  though  she  smiles  as  she  plays  off  her  reaction  as  surprise.    "     i'm  not.  i  guess  it's  the  closest  i  can  get  to  an  arcade  right  now.  managed  to  win  fifty  bucks.    "     eli  had  been  fond  of  vintage  games  and  new  releases  alike,  she  still  has  a  game  that  she'd  been  meaning  to  gift  him  for  his  birthday  tucked  away  somewhere.    "     could  say  the  same  for  you.  mercy's  still  in  the  business  of  changing  people,  then     ?     how  much  was  the  voucher  again     ?     heard  it  was  a  grand,  but  no  one's  confirming.    "     how  easily  she  settles  into  her  element     —     journalism  and  information  extraction.  she  may  have  been  a  great  agent  had  she  stayed.

　　　CLOSED　　⸻　 guinevere , @greatpain

half empty glass of champagne is stained cherry red around the rolled rim, unique as a fingerprint. abandoned, left to condensate atop the flashing neon promise of a slot machine. she is a self-tamed creature, primordial devotion a patchwork of girlhood starvation and the devouring that followed, that has never stopped. she is all mouth. had tried to swallow guinevere whole, the tenderest consumption, after atropos severed the human tether that had so effortlessly knotted them together. fumbled for the fraying edges of that clean cut, following it to the glutted dénouement of abandonment at the other end.

the fourteenth floor balcony. still carrying the remains of that tether, saturated with the burgundy stain of old blood. more appendage than object. " i never took you for a gambler, " mara hesitates in their distant periphery, an uncharacteristic nervous hope flickering like a pilot light. that inherent lure to another, steadying presence of the sibling. near sibling, if it must be said. inimitable, but always begging. the absence is violent all the same, claws and teeth and open wounds. no one escapes siblinghood unscathed. but here, in the irreverent springtime chill, an offering of balm .. " have you won anything ? "

          "     you're  not  having  fun     ?     "     yejide  has  always  been  one  to  make  the  best  out  of  any  situation,  and  a  party  is  never  one  that  has  concerned  them  much.  they  understand  how  to  talk  to  people,  how  to  pull  even  the  most  stringent  wallflowers  out  of  their  shells,  how  to  make  others  smile  with  little  more  than  a  smile  of  their  own.  they  don't  need  to  be  a  radiant  to  be  radiant.  hands  reach  out  as  precaution  to  steady  the  field  agent  just  in  case.     "     how  many  of  those've  you  had     ?     don't  think  we  can  leave  early,  but  we  can  maybe  step  out  for  some  fresh  air  together.  how's  that  sound     ?     "

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 001 / GOVERNOR'S BALL ; open

time at events such as these never moves in a linear line — it's a spiral, a journey inward, not forward. time, always so fascinatingly cruel, the way it either slips or slows, moving of its own accord. cipriana stands in a corner of her own, resembling more a lalique statuette than an actual person; something you could almost look through and not at. at least the dome of her skull feels picked clean, pierced by soporific and nearly obligatory tête-à-têtes. the wine in her glass, redder than most she'd seen before, sloshes around, threatening to spill over the rim. thus she steps back, steadying her hand. '' so, when can we leave? ''

➥     STATUS  :  CLOSED   @tcxicities ➥     FEATURING  :  AGENTBELLADONNA  +  AGENTVITALIS

            melodramatic  would  be  far  too  nice  a  descriptor  for  maxime's  current  condition,  sprawled  on  the  small  couch  in  his  office  that's  more  or  less  become  his  bed  these  past  few  months.   he  keeps  the  door  locked,  but  he's  clearly  losing  his  mind  because  the  knob  turns  and  the  door  screeches  open.  maxime  sighs,  rubs  a  hand  over  his  face,  and  pulls  himself  into  a  slouched  sitting  position.     "     have  you  come  to  laugh  at  me  in  my  miserable  state     ?     better  that  it's  you  than  some  sorry  junior  agent  that  does  not  knock.     "

➥     STATUS  :  CLOSED  @tvrmoils ➥     FEATURING  :  AGENTVERBENA  +  AGENTBYTE

            rogue  clowns  (  jesters... ?  whatever you wanted to call them  )  have  a  funny  way  of  ruining  plans.  april  fools  is  nothing  short  of  a  coveted  holiday  for  yejide,  happening  to  exceed  the  previous  year  every  time  the  first  rolls  around  again.  nothing  dangerous  !  they  stick  to  harmless  pranks,  things  that  get  a  genuine  smile  out  of  even  some  of  the  most  serious  agents.  cue  a  dramatic  sigh  as  yejide  flops  down  beside  sabine,  morning  of  the  first.     "     this  sucks.     "     rare  that  anything  puts  a  damper  on  yejide's  mood,  but  between  the  ongoing  investigations  and  what  happened  last  night,  they  find  it  increasingly  difficult  to  maintain  their  attitude.     "     i  feel  useless.  how  are  you  holding  up     ?     "     they  worry  their  lower  lip  between  their  teeth,  lost  in  thought.     "     i  can't  get  those  images  out  of  my  mind.  as  far  as  i  could  tell  they  weren't  augmented.     "

𝟶𝟶𝟷.   𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙲𝚂   ...

⋯⋯⋯   GENERAL DETAILS.

FULL NAME:   guinevere lovelace. NICKNAME(S):   neve (if you must use a nickname, this is preferred), winnie (reserved for family). ALIAS:  previously known as agent bloodhunter. AGE:   twenty9. DATE OF BIRTH:   august 5. PLACE OF BIRTH:   seattle. CURRENT LOCATION:   apex city, washington. GENDER:   questioning. PRONOUNS:   she/they. ORIENTATION:   bisexual. OCCUPATION:   reporter for apex news network. EDUCATION LEVEL:   bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. 

⋯⋯⋯   PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, ETC.

HEIGHT:   5'10. TATTOOS:   none. PIERCINGS:   ears. SCARS: many on her left shoulder / arm and others scattered about. STYLE:   sleek, striking, bold. enjoys a dramatic overcoat or statement piece. incredibly fond of accessorizing.

⋯⋯⋯   HEALTH.

ALLERGIES:   none. SLEEPING HABITS:   average. incredibly light sleeper. never sets an alarm as she just seems to wake up when she needs to.  EATING HABITS:   well. meal preps. SOCIABILITY:   7/10.  interrogative and prying though she keeps a front up to make herself / her questions seem unassuming DRINKING / SMOKING / DRUGS:   socially   /   no   /   no. RADIANT STATUS:  n/a. solaris failed to work. OTHER:   hard of hearing in left ear.

⋯⋯⋯   PERSONALITY.

LABELS / TROPES:   intrepid reporter, reluctant hero, fallen hero, action survivor, undercover as herself, badass normal, deadpan snarker, hidden heart of gold, undying loyalty INSPIRATIONS:   lois lane (dc comics), veronica mars (veronica mars), karen page (marvel) TRAITS:   determined, resourceful, compassionate, scrupulous, stubborn, distrustful, impulsive, resentful, envious, closed-off, pragmatic, adaptable, observant, driven, independent LIKES:   coffee, traveling, martial arts. DISLIKES:   red tape, being underestimated, sensationalism. WEAKNESSES:  impulsivity, severe trust issues, difficulty with authority, emotional guardedness, tendency to shoulder burdens alone. STRENGTHS:   investigative skills, resilience, adaptability, resourcefulness, negotiation, martial arts. FEARS:   betrayal, powerlessness, loud noises. HABITS:   checking her surroundings / checking for exits, strict routine, double/triple checking any information, carrying a weapon at all times, limiting true / deep personal connection. HOBBIES:   martial arts, cooking, cryptic / logic puzzles, urban exploration.

⋯⋯⋯   FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, ETC.

MOTHER:   evelyn lovelace,  biomedical agent, whereabouts unknown. FATHER:   marcus lovelace,  psychiatrist, alive. SIGNIFICANT OTHER:   n/a. BEST FRIEND:   none.  EXES:   womp womp.  SIBLING(S):   elidyr lovelace, field agent, deceased.  CHILDREN:   none.  PET(S):   a betta fish, unnamed.

𝟶𝟶𝟸.   𝙱𝙸𝙾𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙿𝙷𝚈 / 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙾𝙽𝚂   … 

marcus and evelyn lovelace were part of mercy organization from its inception. evelyn in particular was a young researcher in biomedical who was part of the team that made solaris what it is today. a couple years before project genesis, she gave birth to her second child, guinevere. marcus was more hesitant about mercy and decided that it was best for him to raise her and her older brother, elidyr, in seattle while evelyn continued her work in apex city.

when guinevere turned fourteen, marcus was offered a position as a therapist in apex city, and the family was properly reunited. it wasn't surprising when eli joined mercy as a legacy junior agent a couple years later.

neve practically idolized both her parents and older brother and always assumed she'd follow in their footsteps. she excelled in her studies, driven mostly by an eagerness to make them all proud.

she studied journalism and political science before joining mercy as well. eli wasn't shy about being related to her, going as far as to help her train whenever he had the availability. their mother, however, decided it would be best if she stay out of the way of her children, though she occasionally checked up on them when possible and without raising suspicion of favoritism.

during her time as a junior agent, she forged a close bond with an agent who was in the same joining class as eli. both neve and this agent were driven by a shared sense of idealism and a desire to make a strong difference. when it was possible for them, the agent volunteered for project genesis and underwent the solaris treatment.

unfortunately they underwent a practically catastrophic transformation, emerging a changed person. when they'd previously been quite bright and optimistic, they'd become cold, calculating, and ruthless. they were given incredible powers but to neve on the outside, it seemed that it cost them their humanity.

neve began to distance herself from them out of concern for them as well as herself. still, she was chosen to come on what should have been a relatively easy mission that included their (former?) friend as well as elidyr along with another agent.

what should have been a routine recon mission spiraled out of control when the four agents' cover was blown and they were ambushed. off guard and outnumbered, the team were forced to fight for their lives as they fled. guinevere watched as the fourth agent fell dead, and then as their (former?) friend used elidyr as cover for the two of them to escape the immediate fight and find a way out. neve made the split second decision to detonate a cache of explosives they had discovered earlier, allowing them a distraction to escape the carnage, though the mission had clearly been an absolute failure as valuable intelligence was lost along with two agent lives.

haunted by these events, wallowing in blame, and tormented by the knowledge that she was somehow responsible for the death of her brother and another agent, she knew she should have left right then. however, she figured that if she was already so close to graduating from junior agent status, she may as well see it through and take solaris.

yeah... solaris didn't work for her. they waited weeks and it amounted to absolute zilch.

horrified by everything she experienced and disillusioned by project genesis and mercy as a whole, her decision to leave mercy behind and forge her own path was reinforced. she cut ties quickly and started up an anonymous blog regarding apex city as a whole.

also um at some point her mom went missing???? so she's also using what remains of her connections to figure that out.

a year ago, she was given a job interview at apex news network, and was hired as a reporter. she's determined to uncover what the hell is really going on, though she keeps that very much on the downlow as she doesn't want to seem too conspiracy theorist. for now she does her due diligence as a reporter and ex-mercy agent by utilizing what remains of her connection to mercy to get information that will be useful to the network.

𝟶𝟶𝟹.    𝙲𝙾𝙽𝙽𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂   ...

coming soon but $10 to anyone who wants to take up either marcus lovelace or the (former?) friend / current mercy agent. mwah <3

          they  tap  incessently  at  the  screen,  lips  pursed  in  thought  as  they  scan  through  contradicting  and  redacted  confidential  information.     "     do  cyber  research,  they say...  but  don't  look  at  information  that  will  help  because  we  don't  want  you  to  have  it.  stupid.     "     frustrated,  yejide  powers  off  their  tablet,  though  they  continue  tapping  the  screen  awake  every  couple  seconds  just  in  case  they  somehow  missed  a  notification     (     spoiler  :  they  haven't     ).     "     can  i  confess  something     ?     "     they  don't  wait  for  an  an  affirmative  answer.     "     i  wasn't  scared  of  clowns  before  the  incident  but  i  think  i  might  be  now.  they  were  kinda  creepy.     "

" it's not just you, " jia says. his own device sits untouched in their lap as he watches yejide work. " which is good, means we get fewer security breaches, but sucks when the directors decide they know best. " not that julia particularly cares about the details, beyond that they think it would make for an interesting read. he's always been more interested in entertainment than anything else, boredom being the only real fate worse than death in their eyes. " quite honestly, it's amazing we get told as much as we do, " they say. " if they could get away with telling us no more than the civilians, they probably would — but then we wouldn't be able to get anything done effectively. "