Name: Cari Vinielle
Nicknames: Ri, Vinny
Birthday: July 27
Age: 16
Fav. Food: Deli sandwiches
Hated Food: “If there’s spinach in that, I’m not touching it.”
Blood Type: O-
Hobbies: Horror Movies- She's obsessed. Any horror movie coming out, she HAS to see it. Her personal collection rivals the movie rental stores and she just can't get enough. Her personal favorites are anything by Alfred Hitchcock.
School: Meadowview
Sign: Leo
Virtues:
-- No problem taking orders - At all. A teacher wants her to run an errand for them? Open all the packets of copier paper and put them on the shelves? No problem. Someone needs her to carry one, some, or all of their books because they have to take care of something? No problem. She has no intentions of taking a leadership position away from anyone, whether they deserve it or not doesn't matter. She works well in a team setting, and loves group projects for this. She can be a mediator if no one else steps up to the plate, and always consults the 'leader' before she makes any decisions or begins working herself.
-- Determined - Once her mind is set to something, she never wants to back down. If at first it won’t succeed; try, try again. At least twice. Then maybe if that fails, she’ll stop to come up with a better way. She doesn’t like to see a plan fall apart and will do her best to keep it going.
Flaws:
-- Tact - She has none. If it's about a horror movie, she can't help but spoil the best bits for anyone. "Oh, you haven't seen it yet? It's awesome! See.. you never see it coming, but everybody's being killed off.. and it turns out to be the little kid with them! And he's a ghost and.. hey! Where are you going? You'll miss it!" And anything about being subtle is clear over her head. "Oh no, I heard he dumped you last night! That's terrible, but are you okay? What?" A good sharp nudge to the ribcage can sometimes cut her off before she opens her mouth, but it doesn't always work.
--Pride- She may be the insignificant, small constellation of the Fly, but she's got enough pride for a Lion. And she doesn't hesitate to show it, either. She can point out someone else's "flaws" without hesitating, and why this way is so much better. She could use a good few doses of humility, but the spoon is too large for her to swallow it. If something happens to be pointed out that's WRONG with her view/actions/method, she's not going to even pause for breath before "correcting" them in a snippy mood. And don't try to rub it in that she is the Fly, or mention that her constellation was ever downgraded from being the Bee. You'll find out she does indeed still have a stinger. Even if it is just in the form of a sharp tongue and biting glare.
--Temper, temper- This fly still has its stinger. It may take a bit of effort to fray her wires, but when it does happen.. she's off like a rocket. Rude to her beyond reason? Blatantly insult something she happens to love? Talk down about the epic wonderful that horror films are made up? Be prepared for a nice verbal stinging. She can rant up there with the best of them, and she never has any intentions of backing down from an argument, hissy fit, rave at someone until they give in and back down. The stubbornness of a leo all wrapped around a bee's little stinger sums it up pretty nicely. Be prepared to go down on her list of 'people to stay mad at for weeks' if you ever insult her horror films and tell her they are anything less than "good". Though even that is an insult. Off of her obsession, she is easy to anger if someone she's decided is a "best friend" gets insulted or talked down to. She doesn't get to have many of those because of her choice in movies and lack of shutting up, but when she does she's stuck to them like glue. Which may just make matters worse if it even looks as if her friend is being bullied or anything of the sort. A small little argument can blow up into a full-scale fight.
Stone: Carnelian Stones (Should I be amused that Sardonyx is listed as a possible Leo stone.. when I'm going after Lt. Sardonyx? xD)
Challenge: Feel the sting of Musca!
Sphere of Power: Bees [Beestings possibly?]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Narrow, honey hazel
Hair:
Senshi
-- Colour and Style: Beehive hairdo. Her blonde streaks are arranged in a way that would remind her horror-loving self of the wife of Frankenstein as they go up rather than following the 'levels' of the beehive. Her bangs hang loose.
Civilian/Schoolgirl
-- Colour and style: Bushy in the back and several messy layers that hang just past her shoulders. Her bangs are the longest, framing her face evenly on either side. For the most part, it looks as if she cut her hair herself. The body of her hair is black, with gold-blonde streaks breaking it up. Her bangs are clipped back with black barrettes.
Face:
-- Features: Peach-toned skin, her face is oval shaped and donned with no make-up, aside from a gold glitter gloss on her lips that she just can't get away from.
Body: Relatively short in stature, Cari is only 5’2. She carries herself with an air that seems to make her appear taller though, if only at first glance.
Fashion: Cari loves to mix black, dark grey, and yellow gold. Even if her shades of black in the same outfit don’t match, she will wear them together with dashes of yellow. Her favorite accessory is a gold bangle on the left wrist that has just a few little dashes of black she painted on it herself a few years ago. And she really doesn’t care if her black or grey stockings don’t match her school uniform at all. It isn’t like she wears her favorite colors for anyone but herself.
Fuku Colour: So really...these were my half-baked mental images.. xD If there's a better way to pull off the theme of "fly trying to look like it's still a bee" without TOO insect-ish.. then all yours.
-- Main color: Charcoal Grey
-- Secondary Color: Black and gold in stripes
Fuku: -see above yo :3-
Collar -- Plain sailor collar without the white stripe in front, it parts in the back to vaguely mimic insect wings lying flat. -Similar to the Crystal school collars in the back-
Bow -- Both places
Bodice -- Two-pieces. The top cuts off just above the waist.
Sleeves -- Translucent, little oval shaped sleeves capping off her shoulders
Brooch -- Vaguely heart-shaped, like overlapping insect wings.
Bottoms -- Classic skirt, just a bit longer, going to just above the knee.
Tiara -- Half black, half gold stone on a dull grey metal tiara.
Collar -- Necklace in a black ribbon with the same decoration as the brooch.
Shoes -- Sketchy Something sort of like that? I'm bad at envisioning it really..
Gloves -- Short black gloves that just cover the hand and are open on the back of her palms.
Accessories -- ..
Attack #1
Bee Buzz!
-Small little whirlwind picks up and fills the enemy's ears with the annoying sound of a bee buzzing in their ears. Lasts for just two minutes, or less. The wind is easily dissipated by another wind attack or a good slash to cut through it.
-Drawbacks: This attack can sometimes also effect teammates as it is not selectional with who it happens to be near/hit by it. A gust of wind can blow it off-course to indeed hit her, or a teammate instead. No real damage is caused by it, unless a ringing in the ear afterwards can actually count. This is more used as a distraction technique for someone else to have the chance to build their own attack up.
Attack #2
Musca bee sting!
Where her gloves have the opening between the wrist 'strap' and her fingers, once she levels up from normal scout they get little slots to stash small needles. These are thrown in a flurry and inflict the pain of a bee sting, or bite of a horsefly multiplied. [The multiple all depends on her energy level at the time of using it] The spots where they impact do swell like a sting, and remain sore for a few hours after the initial fight. May or may not be harsher effects against an enemy who is allergic to being stung.
-Drawbacks. It takes at least ten minutes for her needles to regenerate for a second use, and longer periods of time each consecutive time. A good, string wind can blow the needles off course as they are pretty light weight. They are completely ineffective against a fire attack.
Going off the amusing bit of history that the Bee was "downgraded" into the Fly-
Musca, under its original name Apis – the Bee, was introduced in the late 16th century by Petrus Plancius to fill the previously uncharted area around the southern pole and to provide nourishment for the nearby constellation Chamaeleon (17th-century celestial maps clearly show the chameleon's tongue trying to catch the insect). In 1752 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille renamed it to Musca Australis, the Southern Fly – Australis, since it counterparted the now discarded constellation of Musca Borealis composed of a few stars in Aries, and to avoid confusion with Apus. Today the name is simply Musca.
