Amber

Special Spoiler Amber Alert

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:30:29 GMT

This is a special post in which I explain how I'm going about taking Amber from canon. If you haven't watched Darker than Black, be warned that there will be spoilers!

I am taking Amber from post-the end of the series. I'm essentially treating her as a dead character, the idea being that Amber used the last of her power to turn back time so that Hei could make his decision and stop the Contractors from being destroyed. She then arrives in camp looking 21ish.

Of course, being in an unfamiliar place, Amber does what she does best. Kicks the timestream and deages a bit. /o/ So, pretty much, at the time of my intro post, Amber will have already traveled back and forth along camp's timeline to give herself a working understanding of who's here, what's happened, what will happen, and how camp works. Generally, she's paid the most attention to Hei and those surrounding him, so she's not all knowing as far as camp's future is concerned, she's just very aware of her surroundings.

In play, this pretty much boils down to she won't be needing standard disclaimers, she knows all that stuff already. It's also highly unlikely that any large camp events will surprise her, SHE KNEW THEY WERE COMING. But she's not going to go rattling on to characters about their futures, she doesn't often use her powers in that way. This is just kind of a head's up that for things that will happen...she knows already.

Also Hei just poke me if this isn't kosher and we can work something out. ♥

Permissions/Stats

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:19:24 GMT

Age: Unknown, appears 16ish

Height: Unknown (she's tiny!)

Weight: Unknown (she's still tiny!)

Medical Info: Amber's in good shape, she eats her fruits and vegetables, and provided that lol CONTRACTOR doesn't screw up her physical body any, she's normal. o/

Eyes: Amber

Hair: Light Green

Physical traits: She is tiny! Also she wanders around in like a...fur-trimmed body leotard. I have no idea.

What's Okay To Mention Around Him/Her: ANYTHING. She possibly knows more than you, so it's ALL GOOD.

Abilities: Contractor! As mentioned in the app, Amber has the ability to do the timewarp. Again. She likely will not be using this much in camp unless there is a dire need for it, but simply put she can freeze time, rewind time, etc. at the cost of looking younger.

Notes for the Psychics: Amber's pretty good at keeping her thoughts in order. Mostly you'll find her thinking about Hei and how much she loves him, and since it's camp she's not going to be thinking much on Evening Primrose/Contractor stuff. It's like a big vacation. /o/

Can I shapeshift/bodyswap/spit at/step on/etc?: Sure! But ask first.

Hugging/Kissing/Other non-violent physical contact: I DUNNO, ARE YOU THAT PEDO? Which is to say, it's fine. |D She probably likes hugs, but not entirely comfortable on kisses unless you're Hei. (Love me Hei, Love meee)

Maim/Murder/Death: Amber is not a fighter and she will freeze time and run away before you can do this. So no.

Cooking: I assume she's decent at it. I mean, she's no Hei, but she can make food. /o/

App Post

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:05:59 GMT

Character: Amber
Series: Darker Than Black
Character Age: Unknown, appears 21 16 5 16

Canon: In the unknown future, the world is subjected to the strange phenomenon that is the appearance of Heaven’s Gate and Hell’s Gate. Two areas in South Africa and Japan, respectively, these are both locations where the sky and landscape alter and strange occurrences began taking place. Along with the appearance of the gates, the night sky forever changed. The old stars vanished and new ones appeared, with them came the arrival of the Contractors. Blessed with the ability to make decisions based upon reason rather than emotion as well as some kick ass super powers to boot, Contractors must complete an act of remuneration, or payment, every time they use their abilities.

Amber is the first confirmed Contractor. Her ability enables her to manipulate time, either traveling forward or backward, or even rewinding events. However, the cost she must pay is her age, Amber grows younger every time her power is used. Perhaps due to the extended amount of time she has spent as a Contractor, Amber is also one of the most emotionally expressive Contractors. Though usually playful, optimistic, and childlike, taunting her cohorts about silly things like their sexual orientation, she can change in an instant, becoming focused and serious, calmly delivering her knowledge of the future to those around her.

Sample Post: Miss Sayre, Mr. Debussey, everyone here in camp, it’s nice to meet you. My name is Amber. My favorite food is apples, my favorite time of day is the night time, and my favorite thing to do is to look at the stars.

It’s really wonderful to see you have so many of them here. I was surprised when I first saw it. In a place like this that you can’t escape, I thought it’d be much more like Heaven’s Gate or Hell’s Gate, but it’s really different. You could almost call it Purgatory Gate, don’t you think?

But still, Miss Sayre must have a great sense of humor to come up with a place like this. The barrier, the viruses, she’s even got such a collection of people from so many worlds. Everyone, I know we’re not all here by choice, but I’m still really looking forward to meeting all of you.

There. That should do it for introductions, don’t you think? Now I should thank you for all your help telling me about camp, Mr. Pedobear. Here, I’ll give you a reward I’m sure you’ll like. Look, it’s a lolli! A nice sweet little lollipop’s your favorite, right?

No good? Hm, well I suppose I could show you something special as a reward. You would like that, wouldn’t you, Mr. Pedobear? Well I guess I can’t let someone who helped me out so much miss out on the best part of this place. Here, I'll show you what it is. All you have to do is look up.

Aren’t they pretty? It’s so nice looking at the stars in a place so far away from everything like this. You can see all of the constellations and everything. The nice toucan even taught me their names. See, that one over there’s the star Sobold. It’s part of the Great Iyaanstellation. Can’t you see it? It’s right up there. Look, it’s that big star there, the one throbbing with light.

You still can’t see it? Well you’re not going to see anything if you’re in the forest. Come on out to where you can see the sky. There’s a nice clearing over by the lake. Make sure you keep your eye on the sky, though, you wouldn’t want to miss the stars. There you go, now just a little bit closer…ah.

It looks like Marcy was in the mood for a midnight snack tonight. How unfortunate for you, Mr. Pedobear. But I guess we know who the sucker is now.

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