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 Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:38 pm
 Table of Contents
1. You are here
2. Character Bio
3. Writer's Bio
4. Roleplay Log
5. Points Collected
6. Vale Quests
7. Links
8-?? Journal Entries
Hello! Welcome to my little corner of the Vale. I've tried to set everything up in a rather simple streamline sort of a way, but if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! (PM please)
If you are NOT a part of the staff, please do not post in here. I will RP in other designated threads.
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:44 pm
Alinedra Edens grew up in small town USA. At the age of 9, bother her parents were met with disaster in a car accident. Ali had been in the car at the time, but had miraculously come out of the incident with only a few cuts and bruises. Going to live with her aunt and uncle after that, she grew up playing outside in the wilderness. She came to understand things about it, found the secrets, and in general enjoyed the quiet forest to the bickering and drinking found in her guardian's household. She was also forced to work in her Aunt's garden, which attributes to her knowledge of such things as well.
After graduating High School, Ali got a job and moved out of the house. Having had random jobs for the last few years, she found herself at the Vale. This is where we find her now.
Current Age: 24
Birthday: July 12, 1982
Height: 5ft 8inch
Weight: 150lb
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Eye Colour: Green
Clothing Preference: Comfy clothing, nothing special.
Other: Ali constantly is brushing her hair out of her face when it's down, so she subsequently wears it in a pony tail during work. She also wears thing wire glasses on occassion ,but usually just wears contacts.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:10 pm
 I hate writing these things >.< Let's see.... I was born in Florida, but i only lived there for 5 months. I grew up in Europe after that till i was 13 years old, then moved to the United States. I graduated Highschool in 2002 and promptly entered college that same year. Things didn't work out, and four years later i'm 40k in debt, with no degree to show for it. PAST that, i got married this year on March 17th. He entered basic training right after that, and then moved me out to California. Right now he's learning Chinese for the military in sunny Monterey California. We have another 9 months or so here, and then the military tells us where we're off to now. I'm trying to find a job, but the job market here is poop, so who knows when that'll happen. Past that, uhm.... i have red hair, blue eyes, am overweight, but i used to be skinny. I have an Anxiety disorder, so i tend to try and stay away from anything filled with drama. I'll basically just put you on a mental ignore and leave. RP is different, but still. I am an artist, and went to college for Graphic Design. I'm really quite good at it when i put time into it, so don't pay attention to the crummy journal =P I put that together in 5 minutes, for the splash of colours. Past that, if you have any questions, i'd be happy to answer them, just PM me. I dont' accept random friend requests, but i do usually accept if i know you.
~ toodles!
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:45 pm
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:46 pm
I just found out about these, so i'll be updating them when i have time to count everything up.
* Non-RP Main Thread Post:0.5 pt: (too many to tally without hours to do it.)
* RP Main Thread Post:*1 pt: 48
* RP Laboratory Post: 2 pts:still counting
* Documented/Recorded RP: *1.5 pts: 4.5
* Greenhouse RP: *2 pts: still counting
* Organized Laboratory Posts (Intoduction, Information, ect. ect. Dr. Amelia's post does not count.): 1 pt: still counting
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:47 pm
  Black Bamboo In all honosty, Black bamboo is not my first choice, Ivy is. BUT we needed more males in the vale, and i'm all ears for interesting roleplaying experiences. When i came across this interesting specimen, and with my husband's current work with the chinese language, i thought that i would find this extremely fun. Soooo, yeah =P Below are links to help with the artists, and my own roleplay with the specimen. Growing Bamboo Good pictureAnother good pictureSpecifics: Hair- black, long (mid back) at adult stage. Can be various lengths or styles before that. Just hangs loose, no special hair items. Eyes-green. =P Clothing- Not till he's a teenager. But He'll wear very conservative slightly sophisticated things. Nice sweater, slacks, or some other nice looking possibly metro-sexual stuff =P Not jeans and a t-shirt atleast. Also, he'll have some sort of chinese item on him. Be it a bracelet or something, since he'll want to stay in touch with his heritage as much as i can inform him of it. Personality- Think tall dark and handsome. =P ( cause it's a good way to think about men. hehe) BEST REFERENCE: As Adult~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  German Ivy
The appeal of German Ivy to me as a Vale of Earth specimen comes from the uniqueness of it's growth. So far, all the charges have been fairly stable potted specimens. The challenge with Ivy is, it grows where it likes, when it likes, for the good of itself. I think it would make an EXTREMELY interesting RP experience, as i'll have to balance both that plant instinct with the uniqueness of their human aspects. I'm almost greatful i didn't win the Mango prompt charge so that i'd still have the opportunity to RP this idea. (As i don't need more than one charge, and think it would selfish to even want more as they're so in depth)
Links
Below are some links to informational sites about German Ivy. I figured instead of copy and pasting it, or writing my own, i'd let you read what the professionals have to say on the subject.
San. Fran. state University Info pageCalifornia Worries
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:48 pm
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:49 pm
My first day of work was better than most i'd had before. I met someone named Kyocho, and we had a lot of fun... or atleast as much fun as one can have scrubbin floors and attempting to maneuver around this laboratory. The place was a MESS! I'm glad they decided to hire a few helping hands. The best part was, i got promoted at the end of the day! I'll be working in the greenhouse next. I can't wait, i used to love playing in the dirt at Aunties house. Even if i WAS her little greenhouse slave. To prepare myself though, i started going through a bunch of my old books and things i have on gardening. As i was, i found some of the pressed flowers i had, including my favourite, lily of the valley.
It was pressed and between plastic in the shape of a bookmark. I dont' recall making it, but i must have. I think perhaps i'm going to start my own little home garden here. Kitkat is being really good about not eating the few herbs i have growing in the kitchen window, so i think i'll try another plant or two. I just hope she doesn't attack them! She's mostly been lazy though. I think i need to get her an electronic toy to play with for when i'm not here.
Well, that's all for now! I can't wait to write more later. For now though, here are some facts about Lily of the Valley to refresh my memory.
Synonyms---May Lily. Convallaria. Our Lady's Tears. Convall-lily. Lily Constancy. Ladder-to-Heaven. Jacob's Ladder. Male Lily
A slow but aggressive spreader, Lily of the Valley will tolerate dry conditions after blooming but the foliage will die back. Constant moisture will keep the plants green throughout the growing season. They prefer shade and will grow in most soil types. Fragrant bell shaped flowers are followed by glossy red berries.
It's best to plant them in September i've read, and to plant them where spreading is favourable. After planted (which should be done at pot level) keep them watered until they've taken to the area.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:50 pm
( journal entry for explained absense )
Ali stumbled to the front where the cab was waiting for her. Whatever this virus was, it had worked on her quickly, and she could barely walk straight as she concentrated on not tripping on the stepping stones. Hard to believe she had skipped down these earlier in the morning. Hopefully some warm tea and sleep would get rid of whatever it was that she had.
Hopping in the cab, the driver took off a little too fast, and Ali could feel the migrane starting from the base of her head. Ever jerk of the cab made it pound painfully, sending ringing to her ears.
Getting home, she threw the cabbie some cash and climbed the flights of stairs to her apartement. Throwing her keys down, feeding the cat, and throwing the kettle on, she barely noticed how the rest of the evening went. She knows she drank tea at one point, but the next thing she knew she was in bed with the covers up to her nose, collapsed. Setting the alarm, Ali rolled over and waited for the morning. Hopefully she would feel better than she felt at current.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:54 am
Alinedra hesitantly approached the professor. Having been called up after class, she wasn't sure if she was going to like the news that she was about to get. They had only handed in their papers yesterday, and she hadn't expected the rebutle quite so soon.
" Alinedra is it? " The short balding man at the desk asked. The class had been going on for quite a few weeks now, but he wasn't the type to learn names. " I wanted to talk to you about that paper of yours. "
Taking a deep breath, Ali exhaled her explenation. "Look, i can explane. I know its a litte odd, and not really what you asked for, but it's exactly within the peramiters of the assignment. If you feel it's not i understand the low grade, but..." Suddenly though, the man raised his hand and waved off her exasperated explenation.
" I'm not really conscerned about it fitting in the peramiters i set. I'm more wanting to discuss with you how you came to your conclusions. Your theories on Thigmonastic response are very intruiging. While i don't agree with them, they were nearly convincing. "
Ali breathed her sigh of relief. She wasn't going to fail her paper! It being 50% of the grade for the class, she'd worried that she would. She scarce heard what the rest of the professor said until she heard "Vale".
" Huh? I'm sorry, what did you say? " Ali responded, looking up startled from her daydreaming.
" I said, i hear you're interning at that place outside of town that calls themselves "Vale" something or other. Is that correct?" He looked at her with an unreadable expression.
Shrugging, Ali replied" Yes, i've worked there for a year now. It's been interesting work, even when i was a Janitor". The man leaned back in his chair at this, and seemed to be lost in contemplation. He sat like this for what felt like forever, leaving the silence lingering in the air untouched.
" I don't want you to write papers like this for the University again. " He said, when he finally broke the silence. Ali nearly choked.
" I'm sorry, what do you mean? What's wrong with it?" Tears were starting to form, even though she knew they weren't supposed to be there. She had done a good job on her paper, why would she be punished like this?
" I have a feeling your work there has effected this thesis, and since they are an extremely confidential company, and we tend to publish good work like this, i think it wise that you stick with more mediocre topics from now on. I dont' want a lawsuite over something that can be avoided. It was a good paper, but i think that, for the time being, it should stay in the company, regardless of whether they're your ideas or not." And motioning for Alinedra to leave, he returned to his work.
Stunned, She could do nothing but sit there for a moment, soaking in what had just happened. Then she realized exactly what he meant. She had broken confidentiality unintentionally. She'd have to report it at once. Ali heaved a sigh and began to walk out of the classroom. She wondered what good the knowledge was for if she couldn't apply it anywhere. She hoped she'd get picked up as an apprentice soon, because it was getting near impossible to work there without helping. She'd projected it into her school work without even knowing! What a fool she'd been.
She'd have to be more careful next time.
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