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OOC INFORMATION.

NAME: Mai

CONTACT: Plurk: maiscribbles | Discord: Maiscribbles#6780

AGE: 31

OTHER CHARACTERS: N/A

IC INFORMATION.

BASICS

CHARACTER NAME: Marianna "Monts" Medina

CANON: Original Character

CANON POINT: One year after she starts working at the Midnight Grind cafe.

AGE: 21

BACKGROUND

HISTORY: Background Write-Up.

PERSONALITY:

What impression does your character give when meeting someone for the first time? How does the first impression differ from your character’s true nature?

Monts gives off a serene (if eerie) aura in both her voice and mannerisms. She doesn't raise her voice, she's pleasant and charming with a slight streak of mischief. Whether it's the first meeting or you're well-acquainted, one will not escape interaction with Monts without a playful tease or sardonic remark. She is flirtatious, but for her, it's all in good fun, if a bit self-serving. Monts won't necessarily tease to the point where she'll hit someone's sore spot unless the other person is on the lower end of her favor; that's when her words have more bite as she continues to smile.

On the surface, this makes Monts appear to be a fun-loving if irresponsible young adult. The reality is that she can be rather pragmatic, considerate, and willing to work hard. She takes good care of her grandparents and although she enjoys a wild night out and flirting with danger (Literally? Metaphorically? You decide!) Monts displays more introverted habits and tendencies.

Her casual friendliness is genuine, but Monts continues to wrestle with the nature of her existence. She is not completely human, but nor does she want to be a monster although her condition makes it too easy to be one. There are times Monts feels she goes through the motions of everyday life keenly aware that she has yet to meet anyone who can explain what she is or what exactly is in her body. That is why she assumes there will always be an invisible distance between her and others. To Monts, it is a given that while she craves complete acceptance and she is willing to give her all, she doesn't expect much in return.

What are some of your character's regrets? How is your character impacted by them?

After the incident in which she went on a rampage and nearly killed multiple people before being stopped by the witch Iona J. Oakes, Monts is, in fact, trying to live a life with few regrets despite her uncertain future.

But when she finds herself thinking about the past, the monstrous side of her continues to wish she had murdered the former friends who had dumped her body, leaving her immobilized for hours thinking she was dead; it's justified, but morbid regret that plagues her. Monts is aware of her murderous urges towards anyone or anything that earns her utter loathing and tries to not dwell on it too much. The desire to inflict pain has never really left her and it remains to be seen if it will emerge again depending on the circumstances.

To a lesser degree, she has regrets about not making any attempts to reconnect with her father and older brother. They largely do not recognize her as daughter/sister due to the alien substance in her body and the innate sense that she was not human anymore. Her grandparents were able to raise her into a decent enough person, but because of her father and brother's outright rejection, she has yet to find any yearning to bridge the gap and foster a better relationship.

What are your character’s fears? How do they hinder or challenge your character?

Her true nature is that of a “paradoxical monster.” The majority of the time, Monts is a perfectly normal young woman with a normal personality. However, when put into a dangerous situation where her limits are pushed, she can resort to violent actions and disturbing words, transforming into an eldritch-like monster that toys with her victims in retaliation for whatever was done to her. And Monts hates this. The thought of having the capability to run rampant paradoxically terrifies and excites her. Ultimately, her potential for impulsive violence for her own pleasure is ultimately a rare occurrence; this demonstrates how Monts is both a monster who hates how fragile her human body is and a human who hates her monstrous qualities.

This fear of her desire to be monstrous connects to her fear of being alone and both hinder her when it comes to craving a connection. Monts is not confident that there's anyone who can truly accept her as she is which is why she isn't very open and it's an obstacle between her and fulfilling relationships.

POWERS
Monts has an extraterrestrial substance in her body that's existed in her since she was a child. It is of unknown origins. Normally, it rests on the back of her neck, looking like a floral tattoo. It makes her react to danger and threats by spreading itself throughout Monts like a living membrane and alters her appearance and behavior to varying degrees.

Partial take over is just the mark spreading itself throughout different parts of her body, reacting to an immediate danger. Her base personality and sense of self are still intact.

100% takeover mode is where the mark completely covers her body and Monts displays more aggression, cryptic eldritch verbiage, and some bloodlust.

Healing Factor: As part of its self-preservation instinct, the creature has made Monts have a body that is nigh unkillable. Minor cuts, scrapes, burns, and bruises fade away near-instantly. Broken limbs and other physical injuries are restored within minutes and even bullet wounds seal themselves up. Based on experience, even a broken neck and spine can be restored thanks to her creature so it's confirmed that for the most part, she cannot truly die by some conventional means. Injury to the brain may disable her for a while, but that can also heal given time. She is also largely unaffected by poisons and most sicknesses.

Pain Insensitivity: Similar to a numbing agent, Monts' monster also causes her to feel little to no pain. She barely notices if she's gotten hurt due to her healing factor and even when injured heavily she only vaguely registers that her body is non-functioning for that period of time. It takes extreme and repetitive actions to make her aware of pain. Her sense of touch is affected to a lesser degree, so she's still aware of sensations such as coldness, heat, moisture, dryness, and other textures. Monts can also tell if she's being touched by something or someone else.

Enhanced Strength and Speed: Monts is fast and agile enough to outrun a speeding car or dodge bullets making her particularly tricky to hit. Her strength is enough to cause small craters in walls or the ground if she puts her fist into those, but she can't say, lift a building like Superman. But when she hits, she hits hard and could break walls and tear apart limbs with little effort.

Heightened Sixth Sense: The mark is particularly sensitive and alerts Monts of magic, psychic, and other supernatural auras. She can perceive things that aren't normal to the human eye, but this tends to not work if the person or object intentionally hides its aura. She can't really distinguish between auras and just categorizes things as "normal" to "not normal" and "strong" to "weak."

While Monts refers to the alien blemish as a separate entity, in truth, they are just one being; an oddity from the beyond fused with a human resulting in a being using the name Marianna "Monts" wearing a human shell and inhabiting her mind even if she struggles to come to terms with it. Although it has yet to be noticeable, Monts has an inkling that she will not age due to the creature's healing abilities.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Monts is a barista so she knows how to make a large variety of cafe drinks.

Skilled at math, basically a good head for numbers. She's becoming a skilled accountant.

NERFING:
Instantaneous healing will be a regain. Major injuries or wounds will take a longer amount of time to heal by themselves and will need to be bandaged up. Broken bones will take a normal amount of time to mend. She will have weak to average strength and speed and the enhanced versions will be a regain and she'll find herself slowly getting faster and stronger. For her sixth sense, it will not be active until a later date. Finally, while her alien skin mark can move around in her body, the 100% takeover mode will not be present even when in a near-death state. As it comes back gradually, Monts will just start to speak and act in an unsettling manner, especially in intense situations.

WEAKNESSES:

Monts is not a skilled fighter. She leans on the side of a berserker especially when her mark completely takes over her body. One just has to be creative in being able to stop Monts in her tracks because otherwise, she will just keep getting back up.

Her pain insensitivity is an advantage on the surface (she can keep going as mentioned above), but the downside is that it's harder for her to realize she's injured herself and at that point, she might not be able to move and has to heal up.

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