BENNETT, ROWENA AUDREY

FULL NAME Rowena Audrey Bennett

NICKNAMES Ro.

DATE OF BIRTH May 14th.

AGE Nineteen

GRADE/YEAR Gr. Twelve. (Started two years later and failed the previous year, putting her three grades behind her peers).

ELEMENT Thunder.

SEXUALITY Bisexual.

MARITAL STATUS Single.

CELEBRITY CLAIM Kerti Pahk.

EYE COLOUR Blue.

HAIR COLOUR White-blonde.

HEIGHT & WEIGHT 5'10, 116 pounds. She's still a little underweight thanks to recovering from an eating disorder but slowly getting better.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES If you look closely at her arms, you may be able to see faint scars of needle marks that have not yet faded. She didn't get heavy enough into the addiction to collapse any of her veins, however. Rowena has no tattoos but has her ears and bellybutton pierced.

CLOTHING STYLE She tends to dress very girly, often in things that she herself designs. She has no favourite colour and will wear them all. Her wardrobe consists of a lot of odd, eccentric pieces as well, a tribute to her life on the runway and her appreciation of strange fashion.

POSITIVE TRAITS

• STRONG-WILLED. It took the death of Syria for her to realise it, but Rowena has a strong sense of self-preservation when she needs it. She'll do what she needs to do to stay alive and keep her head above water.
  
• UNEMOTIONAL. Though she lost control over her emotions for a while after Syria's death, Rowena has since reclaimed her old power over them. She doesn't cry often and doesn't like to show others how she's feeling.
  
• VINDICTIVE. She might not be as violent or aggressive as a Fire elemental but she certainly has the characteristic desire for vengeance that the Thunders are known for. If you wrong her, she won't forget it in a hurry.
  
• INDEPENDENT. As she and her sisters have had to support themselves for a while she's certainly used to living on her own and dealing with things such as funds and bills. She lets Altair handle a lot of it as her sister is 'older' by a minute amount, but she is at least conscience of their existence.
  
• CRAFTY. She tends to come up with her own solutions for things. Not that these always work--no, Rowena has often had to deal with failure. But she's definitely creative.
  

NEGATIVE TRAITS

• SELFISH. Other than Altair, Ro doesn't really care about many people. She has friends but she doesn't really feel a strong loyalty toward them and would put herself above them if it all came down to it.
  
• SELF-CONSCIOUS. Not in the sense that she'll burst into tears if you criticise her, but she's very conscious of her flaws and tends to pick herself apart when she gets into a certain sort of mood. She's getting counselling to try and help her way through it but it's not been easy.
  
• BACKSTABBING. As an ex-model, Ro understands that sometimes you need to cut throats and break hearts to get yourself ahead. She doesn't necessarily have a sadistic delight for causing others grief but if for her own benefit she could be persuaded to do something cruel.
  
• ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY. Though trying her best to dull down her addictions and bad habits, she has a tendency to get hooked on bad things and use them like destructive lifelines. They are destroying her body and her life and she acknowledges this--she's trying to change it, but finds it very difficult.
  
• UNSYMPATHETIC. Hand in hand with her selfish behaviour, Rowena only really cares about one person in her life, and that's her sister. It doesn't mean that she can't be nice to a person, only that she won't be your ideal shoulder to cry on when in times of need.
  

LIKES

• Syria&Altair. Her siblings are is everything to her. Absolutely everything.
  
• Designing. It takes her mind off the horrors of the real world for a little while.
  
• Solitude. She doesn't really mind company either but everyone needs alone time.
  
• Modelling. She still enjoys it, even though it's the reason her life went bad.
  
• Partying. She likes to let loose under the influence of alcohol for a couple hours.
  
• Skipping classes. Though she does try to pay attention sometimes she just gives it up as a lost cause.
  
• Make-up. Rowena likes to look pretty.
  
• Fashion. It's all a part of being a model, baby.
  
• Art. She's a wonderful artist, and she plans to do something with it in combination with her design if she makes it through this.
  
• Autumn. She's entranced by the vibrant colours and scents, and her favourite thing to paint is fall scapes.
  

DISLIKES

• Her parents. She resents them deeply and wants them out of her life.
  
• The Academy. She didn't want to come here but Syria insisted, and now that she's gone Ro feels as if she owes her.
  
• Some men. She has a rather negative view of them thanks to the dirty things some of them have done.
  
• Sweet things. She prefers spiciness or sourness.
  
• Crying. She hates it and hardly ever does it, even at her lowest point.
  
• Arguing with her sisters. She really tries to get along with them Altair, but it can be hard since they've grown so different.
  
• Getting caught. She can't stand jail or owning up to her mistakes.
  
• Not getting her way. She wants it her way and if you don't give her it, she'll hate you.
  
• Hospitals. She was sent to one for her bulimia and fed through an IV tube, so she has terrible and terrifying memories of them.
  

STRENGTHS

• FASHION. She's really got an eye for design and as an artist she likes to draw out and then bring her creations to life. She's good with sewing, matching patterns, the like.
  
• ADAPTIVE. She's had to deal with a lot. Through this Rowena has gained a sort of thick skin for a lot of things--she'll change herself as needed to suit new things. (Note: This does not mean she gets herself out of situations, only that she can learn to live with certain things.)
  
• INNER STRENGTH. Rowena didn't know she had it until the death of her sister, but she has a strong will to live and a determination to persevere. It may not help her too much in her academics or anything, but it keeps her alive and maintains her sanity at least.
  
• ARTISTIC. She loves to draw, to paint, to design. She lives for the arts because she could never really excel in her grades. Music is something she has never pursued herself, but she does enjoy the piano because Syria knew how to play.
  

WEAKNESSES

• ACADEMICS. She used to do alright with them but fell behind when the lives of she and her sisters started to fall apart. Now she struggles to even make passing grades and often finds herself stressed over the small things to do with schoolwork.
  
• FRIENDSHIPS. They're really a one-way street with Rowena, and sometimes not even that. Her 'friends' are just people that she hangs around with. She never connects with them on a truly personal level and can't always be counted on in their times of desperate need.
  
• HIGH-MAINTENANCE. Rowena isn't an easy girl to live with, nor is she an easy person to love. In the back of her mind she accepts that she might grow up alone but she really doesn't like to think about it too much.
  
• ADDICTIONS. She's easily pulled in and hard to pull out of addictive things. It can be as simple as a caffeine kick that lasts through months of living off energy drinks or as many-headed and complicated as her bulimia or drug addictions. She drinks, she smokes, she's trying to get over a drug addiction and an eating disorder--Ro's got a lot of baggage to be worried about.
  
• PHYSICALLY WEAK. She's no great shot in a hand-to-hand fight. She's very weak physically thanks to the toll she's taken on her own body and could be easily destroyed in a fight.
  

FEARS

• Death of her sisters. She doesn't give a fuck about herself, but she worries for Altair and Syria. Death of her remaining sister. She's lost Syr, she doesn't want to lose Altair as well.
  
• Hospitals, as explained in dislikes.
  
• Breaking down. She's teetering on the edge of insanity and she doesn't like to acknowledge it.
  

BEST MEMORY When she and her siblings were seven, taking a trip to the park with their parents. Everything was alright back then, with no foreshadowing as to what was to come.

WORST MEMORY When she was only fourteen, she was taken advantage of at at party when under the heavy influence of drugs. It's brought on an apathetic view of her body and her self-worth and she has a resentment toward men because of it.

LONG-TERM GOAL None. She doesn't believe in dreaming.

MOTHER Amelia Bennett (51), Housewife.

FATHER Graham Bennett (54), Banker.

SIBLINGS Syria Ryelle Bennett (17), Water (Deceased)
Altair Sabina Bennett (17), Fire

OTHER N/A.

HISTORY

Everything was normal in the beginning.

Born of three, Rowena was the middle child, though growing up she always felt a need to compete with her sisters over who was the 'oldest' of the triplets. Their parents used to dress them in matching clothes, and to enhance this they would often play along if people got confused as to who was who. They were very similar in personality and appearance growing up, and they were well-known around their public school for being the inseparable trio. Their family was English and of upper-middle class, so even if they didn't have extravagant lifestyles, there was at least a sense of security and comfort in their way of life.

When they were around the age and their powers surfaced, it was met with negativity when they told their parents. Not wanting to feel like a freak, Rowena never found out about the school, nor did her siblings. As a result, her Thunder powers are very underdeveloped for her age.

Everything went wrong in the end.

Syria broke away first. After the death of her best friend, Rowena's little sister was a changed girl. Rowena greatly mourned the loss of her sister as a part of the inseparable three, but nothing she seemed to say or do was helping. Not until she thought of a plan; modelling. The teen modelling agency normally didn't accept those of only fourteen, but the charm and personality of the three was enough. Rowena convinced her siblings it would be a great idea to get then back together as triplets (they were fourteen now, about a year after Syria's life started falling apart) and Syria did the convincing of their parents. Enlisting as Audrey, Rowena greatly enjoyed modelling at first. She got her wish of bringing the three under the same spotlight, and she enjoyed dressing up in all of the pretty and eccentric fashions.

Things couldn't last. About three months into her modelling career, paranoia about her weight in comparison to the other girls set in. She found one of the other models puking in the bathrooms, listening to the girl cry about her weight and how this was the only way she could be good enough. Not wanting to be left out, Rowena threw up for the first time that night. It was disgusting and it burned in her throat, but she was wholly convinced that she needed this in order to fit in. One thing led to another, and soon she was turning to the help of drugs to numb her pain and suffering. The first night she tried the more serious drug of heroin was also the night she lost her virginity at fifteen. An older male noticed how doped up she was and decided to take advantage. She has successfully shut out and repressed these things from her mind, but occasionally freaks out if a guy touches certain parts of her skin.

Like dominoes falling all in a row, Altair was the next to fall from grace. The eldest of the three fell into an addiction with prescription pills, and now the inseparable trio seemed separated by miles and miles of their separate problems. Fights and arguments with their parents became more and more frequent. Rowena found herself spending the night with boys she met in bars if only just to stay away from her parents for another night. She would steal from convenience stores if her 'rents wouldn't give her cash, and she even jacked a car once when she needed a ride. All of this caught up to her eventually, however, and she found herself on the run from law enforcement. The other two were much the same, and the three pooled their resources and flew across the ocean to Canada.

Scouts from the Academy found the three, and they were sent to the Academy. Low grade scores and poor power control meant that they needed to start in a lower year than would be usual for their age. They're new to the Academy, all three, and not knowing what to expect from this foreign school has led them to stuck together like glue. Rowena had already made a habit out of selling her body for money to supply her drug addiction, and she quickly re-adapted to this lifestyle to help support her siblings.

Then Syria died. It broke her world as she knew it apart and forced the two remaining Bennett siblings to face up to their issues. She's currently trying to stay afloat with the help of Altair and is making improvement, though there is still a long way to go. She's thinking of maybe becoming a fashion designer and a model of sorts, falling back on old passions to help her get her life back on track.

YOUR NAME Thing Three. Taylor.

YOUR AGE 19.

RP EXPERIENCE One year. Five years.

HOW'D YOU FIND US? My sisters in all but blood <3 I run this bitch <3

SECRET WORD Correct.

RP SAMPLE

Purity was a rare thing on the Earth nowadays. It was rather sad to consider all of the crime and drugs that circulated throughout the average street, mainly at night of course. However, now crime and other nasty occurrences were starting to happen earlier in the day, and it was taking away the safety and sanctity of the day. And not only the Earth was polluted with crime and hate, but even the people were getting colder. The girls were starting to wear even scantier clothing, you'd be lucky if you didn't catch a glimpse of their panties with the skirts they wore, and some of them made it so easy for guys to screw them it was almost pathetic. It was almost like the snow covered the scars of memories that impurity left on the Earth, for a few months offered a brief reprieve from that which disgusted him. However, his mind switched from these depressing considerations to sledding, skiing, and other snow-related sports as the word 'fun' was brought into the conversation. He grinned, his eyes sparkling with delight. "Oh, yes!" he agreed enthusiastically, still smiling brightly. "Though it does ruin it's beautiful smoothness, I absolutely love winter sports. I'm not too good at most of them, but it is fun to try, nonetheless." He grinned sheepishly. Hell, he didn't care if he face-planted at the end of the hill, skiing was fun with friends.

The gallery? That was one place Dakota had never really visited before, however, he loved galleries, so he would no doubt go soon, especially now that he knew Gabriels work was displayed there. There was something undoubtedly interesting about the other boy, and Dakota was eager to see some of the work he did with his camera. Art was such a fascinating thing. "I'll definitely remember to do that," Dakota said with a nod, smiling again. It was hard to find a time when the youth wasn't smiling, he was a generally upbeat and cheerful person, despite the environment in which he had grown up. And you could just tell by looking at him that he wasn't the type that faked it for the sake of others, either. His optimism was tried and true, and he wouldn't have it any other way. He couldn't imagine himself as a dull person, it was a most disconcerting thought.

Geez, the two of them had turned enough shades of red combined to color a maple tree, no doubt. However awkward the silences got though, Dakota still found himself enjoying the company of the other male, it was quite refreshing to meet someone that wasn't so... conceited, unkind, rude to strangers, all of the negative traits that Dakota was used to facing these days. Prejudice and hatred toward homosexuality could really douse his optimistic flame, even he couldn't hold his head completely high all the time. Which was why it made him happy that he'd finally been able to move away from his family, who were the worst of his problems. This town was his fresh start. He only hoped the people here were a bit more accepting of him. If Gabriel's reception was anything toward what was to come, he definitely liked this better than back home, by all means. "Yeah," he said, in simple agreement to the other boy's words. People dying of boredom or lack of passion sounded ridiculous at first, but if you could die of a broken heart, hell, all sorts of things were possible.

Noticing Gabriel flinch, Dakota's eyes went wide with concern, immediately feeling bad about the fact that his question might have overstepped boundaries. He hated when he made other people uncomfortable for the wrong reasons, it made him rather guilt-ridden until he figured out why. However, he had already crossed the line, and so didn't want to take things further by asking what had touched a nerve. "Sometimes I wish I could finish so quickly," Dakota said with a slight smile. "Then again, it's not so bad, it certainly gives me something to do, rather than having the whole day to myself in a town which I'm unfamiliar with as of the present."