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Name: Ashley Desmond

Nickname: Ley-Ley from her dad, not much else. She'll tolerate Ash, but thinks it sounds silly. Midget, but if you are not her brother, you are going to die.

Age: 16 17

Birthday: May 10

Sign: Taurus

Gemstone: Emerald

Blood Type: A+

Fav. Food: Salads, especially spicy/thai ones. Asian food in general. She enjoys bold flavors and extremes, and can probably be bribed with sour skittles.

Hated Food: Brocolli and cauliflower, moreso for their texture than their actual taste. Ashley also dislikes bland food in general - she likes her meals to have a kick to them. Otherwise, she's not really picky with her food.

School: Meadowview Public High School

Hobbies: Soccer -- Ashley plays in the Meadowview soccer team, and while not the star of the team, she can hold her own and is rather a solid player on the field. Her true strength at the sport is her speed and her ability to slide her way into tight spots, as well as the fact that she runs like the wind. Soccer is mostly seen as a way to spend her energy, and she doesn't plan to make it anything more than a hobby, and neither does she ever intent to become captain of the team.

Roller-blading / Speed Skating -- Again, a way to spend her energy, and a way to get from one place to the next quickly, in summer at least. In winter, she speed skate at whichever rink she's allowed to hit. She's not part of a team, she just does it for fun. She loves both these activities because they allow her to move her whole body and feel the wind rushing past her. She imagines this must be what flying is like, and since she can't fly, she'll just happily settle for the next best thing. She also walk almost everywhere, only taking the bus as a last resort. She can get a little daring sometimes on her rollerblades, hitting the skate rink and trying some tricks, which so far has earned her a few scrapes and a sprained ankle. She doesn't try tricks on ice, and is mostly uninterested in figure-skating.

Cooking – Ashley is actually a pretty decent cook... as long as you don't ask her to bake. Her baking skills are 0 because she's pretty bad at following a recipe to the letter, which is pretty important when baking cakes and other sweets. She might manage icing... ...sometimes... maybe. If you're lucky. On the flip side, Ashley is pretty good at handling meat, entrees, and side-dishes, through she can never resist deviating from the recipe and adding her own personal touch. She actually does most of the cooking at home, and does genuinely like to cook.

...Except she'd rather be good at baking. Woe.

Hanging Out -- Be it shopping, rollerblading, eating out, everything is better with friendly company, isn't it ? Of course it is ! Ashley is always up to hang out with her friends, no matter the time of the day. Who cares about homework anyway ? Her favorite activity in this subgroup is shopping. She also loves to party, sometimes even including some underage drinking. But shhh, don't tell !

Virtues: Sociable -- Ashley is a little social butterfly, and a very outgoing person to boot. She has been raised to be open-minded and sociable, and it shows. She loves to talk, be with and around other people. In a way, she's at her best around other people. She's also the type who will always be at a meeting spot in advance, if she can help it, just so her friends do have someone to talk to while waiting for everyone else to show up. This, coupled with the rest of her traits, tend to make her a very easy person to approach and befriend if anyone wishes to befriend or approach her.

Hands-In -- Ashley is very much a doer. She's not a backseat driver by any means – she likes to be in action, in motion, and she is definitively someone who will pull her own weight in anything she decides to do, and then some ! Hell, she'll even pull your own weight if you'd let her ! She's at her peak when actually doing something for herself, especially physical activity. She adores to be involved in something, especially in a group setting, and will always give her 110%, even if she'd rather be doing something else at the moment. She also likes to help others out when she can, though it doesn't always happen. If something needs to be done, through, you can be certain that Ashley will do her part. Stuck with slackers ? Grap Ashley, and things will get done nonetheless.

Trustworthy -- Anyone who shares a secret with Ashley can feel safe in the fact that she will keep it to the end, even if it means she has to take the fall for something or puts herself in trouble in order to keep whatever she had been told hidden from the rest of the world. Ashley doesn't make promises she doesn't intent to keep, and expects the same out of others. She also expects other people to keep whatever secret she shares - if her trust is broken, she will never trust that person again. She also never pesters others to share their secrets with her – she only takes what is freely given.

Adaptable -- Ashley can transition from one activity to another without too much of an hassle, fast enough to make others' heads spin. She can also adapt to various situations and schedule changes very quickly, without even being an hint bothered by the fact that she has to replan everything. Schedule change ? No problem ! Can't make it to hang out ? No problem, how about tomorrow ? It's pretty hard to annoy her on that aspect unless it becomes obvious that you're just trying to waste her time. Nothing is ever truly set in stone in life, and there's nothing wrong with that – she can go with the flow just fine.

Flaws: Impulsive -- NOW NOW NOW. The first idea is always the best one ! ...Even when it isn't ! Ashley is quick to make decisions, quick to get going, never takes too long to ponder something, and certainly doesn't spend more than five seconds trying to think up a plan. The early bird gets the worm, and all that; at least that's how she thinks, while it fact, her impulsiveness works against her most of the time. Even having a group doesn't seem to tone her down, and she can't see beyond the NOW NOW NOW to focus on what's actually -better- for the team. On that aspect, she often needs another person to help her slow down a bit.

Simple Tasking Fail -- It isn't so much the fact that she has a split awareness – it's the fact that she has to use it in order to work at her best at anything she does, especially non-physical activities, or any activity where her body is not in motion, like school. Ask her to truly only do one thing, and one thing only, and the odds that she'll drift off or that things will not go as planned are rather high. Ask her to do two things at once, however, and things will usually work out unless one of the tasks was genuinely impossible for her to accomplish. She's that kid in class who keeps shifting around in her chair, and that draws random swirly lines all over the edge of her notebooks because otherwise she drifts off and misses a part of the lesson. It makes her look like she's distracted and not truly paying attention, where in reality it's how she is able to keep up with things that aren't physical or tangible. She's also renowned for being unable to sit completely still for more than 5 minutes at the time as a result. She even tosses around while she's sleeping !

Fickle -- Nothing can seem to keep Ashley's attention for too long, unless that thing is varied, like conversation with multiple people, or the never-ending action of soccer, or unless she's doing two things at once. She grows bored of things quickly, and shift from activity to activity quicker than most normally do. This can make her hard to follow, and sometimes she even drifts off completely and lose a part on conversation just because she had nothing to focus on at that particular moment. She's the kind of person who will end up drifting from friend to friend subconsciously at a party, even if she promised to spend the night with you, while wondering just why you are annoyed with her. She's right here with you, see ? She just happens to be over there as well... Not a big deal, you should just come along with her ! New friends are always nice anyway.

On The Defensive -- She goes on the defensive the second she feels her or her integrity is threatened, even if there is little reason for her to be. She takes even the slightest jab extremely personally. She can be rather harsh and snippy when on the defensive, and can end up saying things she meant to say another way and accidentally spark conflict. Once sparked, she's on a hair trigger, and becomes more than willing to end whatever she sparked - sometimes even devolving to fist fights. She's quick to apologize once she's calmed down, but it doesn't change the fact that it happens, and it takes a lot of diplomacy not to spark this side of her. Or someone in a position of power, where she'll just do her best to shut up. She can try to repress it, but it doesn't always work out. This also means she's relatively easy to back in a corner, so to speak.

Senri Cross : Glad to see him well, in spite of everything !

Lilianna Jacobs : Pretty fast on those skates. A little out of practice, but I think I fixed that~

Melanthios Vervain : He seemed a little.. twitchy ? Might just be the newness...

Skye Fortescue : You are so impossible. And I adore you for it. <3

Jada Chamberlyn : Hot. As. Hell. Also very nice and friendly ! I adore her, I really do. I hope I get to see her again.

Andrew Collins : He might not have meant it, but im still thankful.

Demy Wright : You were one of my best friends back then, and you're still one of my best friends now, crazy taco loving fiend. I'll be by your side though everything.

Ladon Shepard : I still feel like I havn't done enough, but.... I think I've done all that I could do.

Tate Konstantin : Sexy. Oh my god. She was my prom date, through only as friends. She lives in the same building than Matthew, so i'll be seeing lots of her !

Ever Ambrodiel : Ilmenite. Awesome. A little technology challenged, but hilarious.

Sabine Moss : A-d-o-r-a-b-l-e.The re-incarnation of Rainbow Brite. Also Ammolite. I just want to play with her hair. Forever. In both incarnations.

Noah Connolly : My boss at the diner. He's awesome, seriously.

Toki Framont : Fayalite. Nice and funny, really fun to be around with. Also, dat a**.

Björn Guildson : Could probably snap me in half if he wanted, but such a sweetheart. Gentleman, too.

Kess Reever : Bro. Totally bro. Even through we're both chicks. My first recuit, kinda. HOWLLLIIEEE <3



Eridanus : You might have been kind to me... But I know the truth now. The next time we meet, it will be as enemies.

Denebola : Lolol, come at be bro. You'll regret it now~

Orion : OWNNNNNNED. So hard. 8D

Serpentarius : ...You might be worth some respect. A very tiny amount, through.

Pollux : .... ? Who ? I remember a youma but...

Thisbe : That power of her's is dangerous... She needs to be crushed.

Arachne : p***y.

Asclepius : Healer. Annoying.

Perseus : It would probably take a foraging expedition to get that stick out of her a**...

Themis : ******** YOU ******** YOU ******** YOU.

Albireo : >(



Scheelite : ....Holy s**t. My general. He's... Scheelite. Pretty much. I'd to anything for him, anything to keep him smiling and happy. Anything.

Laurelite : Hand + Chest is bad. :< But I am glad for the chance I have been given. I will do you proud.

Masahiro : He's a little pushy... But arn't all cats ? This is why I prefer dogs. I can tell he just wants me to stay safe, though... And he's been very helpful. Alkaid's cat. Tiny furry drill sergeant. Adorable omg <3

Painite : Hilarious. Amazing. You are amazing. <3 I hope I'll get to hang out with you again.

Mica : Very serious, but very skilled. I owe her.

Zinkenite : Just barely taller than me ! So much about that. Grump. He's more information-oriented than a fighter... I can respect that.

Tanzanite : She is... something else. Something amazing, and something hard to explain. She is, perhaps, what I must strive to be, but... I still don't know if I have it in me...

Alkaid : I might not understand, but I will be there when you need me. Always. You might have changed... but we all do.

Bismuthite : Wolframite's boyfriend ? Or at least very close. Protective, but who the hell can blame him ?

Proustite : Was with my team when we went to get the agents back. Didn't get to talk to him, really.

Sassolite : Was also on my team. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before...

Wolframite : My god, what have they done to you ? And they dare call -us- monsters ??

Serandite : She was very nice and pleasant, in spite of everything ! It wasn't her fault, how could she have known that was my brother ? I hope she's not feeling too bad about it...

Ilmenite : DUCT TAPE. AMAZING. <3 AHAHA. The days of the amazing duct tape are gone, but still amazing. My gay boyfriend.

Ammolite/Lyra : Another negaverse senshi. She was very new when I first met her, and it was so strange... But she is also very nice. I hope she is able to find herself.

Selenite : Met her late at night. Seems very focused and dependable.

Alunite : Have I saved you, or have I led you to your doom ? Only time will tell... I am still your sister, no matter what. Fate will never break us.

Spinel : Thank you. Thank you so much. I'll find a way to repay you for this...

Fayalite : Handy, if not startling a reveal. Still has a nice a**, I assume.

Dahlia : Looovely cat. My own conquest, in a way.

Benitoite : Has potential... lots of it. Im sure Painite will see to unlocking it.

Osumilte : Arrogant. But I have to admit he has potential.

Howlite : You'll prove me right. I know it.



Camelot : ******** you too. Touch my brother again and you'll be ancient history.



Ares : Time will tell.

Requiem : One wrong move...

Home and stuff.

Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is a halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It is an isometric mineral with a cubic habit, though octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon. Crystal twinning is common and adds complexity to the observed crystal habits.

The word fluorite is derived from the Latin root fluo, meaning "to flow" because the mineral is used to increase the fluidity of slags used in smelting flux. This increase in fluidity is the result of the ionic nature of the mineral. The melting point of pure calcium fluoride is 1676 K. Fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon of fluorescence, which is prominent in fluorites from certain locations, due to certain impurities in the crystal. Fluorite also gave the name to its constitutive element fluorine.

Many samples of fluorite fluoresce under ultra-violet light, a property that takes its name from fluorite. Many minerals, as well as other substances, fluoresce. Fluorescence involves the elevation of electron energy levels by quanta of ultra-violet light, followed by the progressive falling back of the electrons into their previous energy state, releasing quanta of visible light in the process. In fluorite, the visible light emitted is most commonly blue, but red, purple, yellow, green and white also occur. The fluorescence of fluorite may be due to mineral impurities such as yttrium, ytterbium, or organic matter in the crystal lattice. In particular, the blue fluorescence seen in fluorites from certain parts of England responsible for the naming of the phenomenon of fluorescence itself, has been attributed to the presence of inclusions of divalent europium in the crystal.

The color of visible light emitted when a sample of fluorite is fluorescing is dependent on where the original specimen was collected; different impurities having been included in the crystal lattice in different places. Neither does all fluorite fluoresce equally brightly, even from the same locality. Therefore ultra-violet light is not a reliable tool for the identification of specimens, nor for quantifying the mineral in mixtures. For example, among British fluorites, those from Northumberland, County Durham, and Eastern Cumbria are the most consistently fluorescent, whereas fluorite from Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and Cornwall, if they fluoresce at all, are generally only feebly fluorescent. Fluorite also exhibits the property of thermoluminescence.

Fluorite comes in a wide range of colors and has subsequently been dubbed "the most colorful mineral in the world". The most common colors are purple, blue, green, yellow, or colorless. Less common are pink, red, white, brown, black, and nearly every shade in between. Color zoning or banding is commonly present. The color of the fluorite is determined by factors including impurities, exposure to radiation, and the size of the color centers.

There are three principal types of industrial use for fluorite, corresponding to different grades of purity. Metallurgical grade fluorite, the lowest of the three grades, has traditionally been used as a flux to lower the melting point of raw materials in steel production to aid the removal of impurities, and later in the production of aluminium. Ceramic (intermediate) grade fluorite is used in the manufacture of opalescent glass, enamels and cooking utensils. Fluorite may be drilled into beads and used in jewelry, although due to its relative softness it is not widely used as a semiprecious stone. The highest grade, acid grade fluorite (97% or more of CaF2), is used to make hydrofluoric acid by decomposing the fluorite with sulfuric acid. Hydrofluoric acid is the primary feedstock for the manufacture of virtually all organic and inorganic fluorine-containing compounds, including fluoropolymers and perfluorocarbons, and is also used to etch glass.

Fluorite is used instead of glass in some high performance telescopes and camera lens elements. Exposure tools for the semiconductor industry make use of fluorite optical elements for ultraviolet light at 157 nm wavelength. Fluorite has a uniquely high transparency at this wavelength. Fluorite has a very low dispersion so lenses made from it exhibit less chromatic aberration than those made of ordinary glass. In telescopes it allows crisp images of astronomical objects even at high power. Fluorite also has ornamental and lapidary uses. Fluorite objective lenses are manufactured by the larger microscope firms (Nikon, Olympus, Carl Zeiss and Leica). Their transparence to ultraviolet light enables them to be used for fluorescence microscopy. The fluorite also serves to correct optical aberrations in these lenses. Canon Inc. produces synthetic fluorite crystals that are used in their more expensive telephoto lenses. Nikon has previously manufactured at least one all-fluorite element camera lens (105 mm f/4.5 UV) for the production of ultraviolet images.