HARP, Karys Lillian

KARYS LILLIAN HARP

AT FIRST GLANCE

FULL NAME	Karys Lillian Harp
NICK NAMES	None that stuck.
AGE	Seventeen
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9th
GENDER	Female
SEXUALITY	Straight
YEAR	Junior
SOCIO-ECON	Middle class

MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL

FACECLAIM	Nina Dobrev
HEIGHT	5'3"
WEIGHT	126lbs
HAIR COLOR	Dark brown
EYE COLOR	Brown
COMPLEXION	Normal
NATIONALITY	American
APPEARANCE	Just your typical brown hair brown eyed girl here. Karys is on the slim side -gifted genes from her parents- and does the occasional yoga sesh on the side to help keep her fexibility. Other than yoga, Karys isn't too big on the whole sports scene, though she's been known to dabble in horseback riding on occasion as well. She inherited her brown hair and eyes from her parents, who were both brown-haired, brown-eyed SPBs. She has a normal complexion in that she's fairly pale throughout the year and only really gets tan if she makes it her own personal mission and spends hours on hours outside. Karys is on the shorter side of 5 foot 3, which means that she steers clear of maxi dresses and or long skirts. She prefers skinny jeans or shorts and is often seen wearing heels or boots to give her a few inches when she wants to look particularly intimidating. She's a known fan of leather jackets and loves pretty much any outfit with reds. Like any other teenager, Karys has dabbled in the art of tattoos and piercings. Currently, she has a total of six piercings and two tattoos. Both of which she totally intends to get more of. For her piercings she has her first and second lobe piercings done, an industrial bar on her upper right ear, and of course her navel done. For her tattoos, Karys currently has a lotus tattoo like so, and also the words "c'est la vie" under her left collarbone.

BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS

LIKES	tattoos and piercings;; I mean hello the girl has six piercings and two tattoos already and she's only 17. long road trips;; or just traveling in general. Karys loves to be on the move and to experience new places and things. horseback riding;; She's had a love for the sport since her mother introduced her to it when she was a child. Riding, along with yoga, is her form of escape from the real world. the smell of campfires;; because there's something comforting about the smokey scent of burning wood. the feeling of freedom when you stick your head out the window of a moving car;; don't judge it till you try it folks. anything sweet;; lets just say that Karys has an extremely bad sweet tooth and her favorite meal is dessert. meeting new people;; Karys is a big people person and she enjoys meeting new people especially SPBs. She loves learning about new powers and how people use them. the color red;; i mean really half the girls closet is a shade of red. animals;; because she's a softy at heart and who can resist those cute cuddle love bugs? she got in trouble at home all the time because she would constantly bring home cats and dogs and try to hide them from her parents in her room. yoga;; goes hand in hand with horseback riding in that it helps Karys relax and gives her an escape from the world for a little while. It also helps a ton with flexibility.
DISLIKES	her lack of control over her powers;; powers are a sensitive subject for Karys, mainly because she doesn't have very good control over her own at the moment. She sees other people with far more control than her and it makes her feel like she's not good enough. cheesy horror movies;; a lover of all movies, Karys holds a special spot for horror movies that can actually scare the crap out of her. as far as cheesy, fake looking horror movies, keep them far, far away. waking up early;; more of a night owl than a morning bird, waking up early when she could be sleeping instead is not on the list of favorite Karys past-times. pizza with mushrooms on it;; because ew thats gross and the only thing that should be placed on a pizza is more cheese and bacon. stuck up rich people;; growing up middle class, Karys's family was just average. Which means they managed to get by but at the same time she was high enough in social rank that she had a few rich friends and had to deal with the rich people who believe that everything is entitled to them merely because they're rich. cramped spaces;; one word, claustrophobia. when it rains and you have a shit ton of errands to run;; because who wants to get all dressed up and do their hair/makeup only for it to get ruined by having to run through a rainstorm to get snacks. people chewing with their mouths open;; honestly thats just gross and no one really needs to see the food once its already in your mouth. not being liked by anyone/ not having any friends;; Karys is a people person and she likes having friends to hang out with. Even if its just sitting around watching movies, its nice to have company. having too much time on her hands and having nothing to do.;; here's where the friends come into play. without them, Karys wouldn't have any idea what to do with all the extra time she has that's not spend in class, especially during the summer months.
BEST SUBJECT	English
WORST SUBJECT	Definitely math
STRENGTHS	charming;; like previously stated, karys is a people person and she enjoys being liked by everyone. on occasion, she's accidenttly used her powers to emit a sort of pheromone that makes people around her like her. whenever that happens, Karys feels like she's cheating so she makes up for it by being overall friendly to everyone in day to day life. flexible;; Yoga certainly helps with a body's flexibility. Since Karys knows that she's not physically strong in any sort of way, she's always worked to keep her flexibility up in order to help in certain situations. flexible people can dodge things easier than un-flexible people. adventurous/open to new things and ideas;; Karys is always down to trying new things. She's open with people who are different than her, and loves learning new things about people. extremely trustworthy;; Once you gain her loyalty there's no backstabbing ever with Karys. She takes trust and loyalty very seriously and when she makes promises she keeps them no matter what. forgiving;; Although it is possible to piss Karys off beyond fixing, she's mostly very forgiving when it comes to fights and such. She isnt one to hold grudges against people and would much rather get over it and move on instead of sulking about it.
WEAKNESSES	little to no control over powers;; She's still learning about these new powers that magically invaded her life recently. Up until a few years ago she didn't even know she had powers, or that she was accidentally using them in day to day life. She has little control over her powers and they often accidentally activate which can sometimes get her in trouble. is physically weak;; Karys is on the thin, shorter side which means her punches pack a little more fluff and a little less actual punch. I'm sure if she worked out more, she could improve on that but Karys doesn't see any working out in her near future. reads too far into situations;; Due to her wanting to be a people person and please everyone, Karys often reads too far into situations, especially when they deal with people who don't seen too friendly to her upfront. She'll take things personally and make herself at fault. extreme procrastinator;; Why do today, what you could easily put off until tomorrow? I mean isn't binge watching your series on Netflix more important than the homework due next week? a little too optimistic;; Karys is somewhat of an optimist and likes to think that everything that should work out will work out, which isn't always the case. When something that she really wanted to work out falls through she can get pretty upset.
HOBBIES	yoga, watching horror movies or anything on tv in general, horseback riding,
PET PEEVES	when people can't make their own decisions and flip flop back and forth between options, when people play really shitty music very loudly
PERSONALITY	Karys is definitely a people person. Her parents weren't around very much when she was growing up due to having to work and she was an only child, therefore she spent a lot of time alone. Now that she's older, she tries her hardest to keep people around her whenever possible. She enjoys having friends and people to spend time with, even if it's just watching titanic at 1 in the morning in pjs and eating ice cream. That's not saying that she doesn't enjoy alone time, because she does. Her morning yoga sessions are usually when she spends the most time by herself, just relaxing and working on positions. Karys is an optimist and wants everything to go right for everyone she cares about. At the same time, if things don't go the way she plans them to go she can turn slightly bitchy. If you provoke her enough she'll snap and Karys can get pretty nasty when she finally does snap. She's very insecure about herself and her powers. Whenever conversation about powers comes up, she does her best to direct the questions to other people and kind of just skirts around her own powers. Not that she's embarrassed by her power, just that she's embarrassed about her lack of control. In school, Karys isnt the greatest of students. She's an extreme procrastinator and puts off anything that she feels can wait till the last minute to do, which is almost everything. When she actually puts time and effort into a project she does pretty well. She's not a fan of public speaking and would much rather work in groups of people than work alone.

THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME

MOTHER	KATHERINE MARIE HARP - 38 - Retail Manager - "I always got alone pretty well with my mother when I actually saw her. Which was one or twice a week. She worked nights which meant I usually only say her in the mornings on the weekends because I had school throughout the week. We we're your typical mother/daughter, I meant the world to her and still managed to get on her last nerve almost every second. We used to do yoga together when she had more time for me. I haven't talked to her much since moving to Ashford though. *shrugs* "
FATHER	DAVID JESSE HARP - 40 - Office Worker - "Ahh I didn't really have a close relationship with my father. He worked in the office while I was at school and was home for the evenings but he was an avid sports fan and spent most of his time in the living room watching games. Me on the other hand, being very un-sports aligned, didn't draw very much of his attention. I think he always wanted a boy and I was somewhat of a disappointment."
SIBLINGS	No Siblings
OTHER	TIFFANY DAKOTA LEUTH- 17 - Waitress - Former Best friend - "Tiffany was my best friend before I moved out to Ashford. We grew up together and spent most of our time with each other. Her parents were like mine, there but not really there at the same time so we took to each other for companionship. Kinda sucks I had to move and leave her back in my homestate of Virginia. She knew me better than I knew myself sometimes." JUSTIN TROY MACKEY - 19 - Unemployed - Ex-boyfriend - "Damn am I glad he's my ex now. Always kind of made me feel like shit about myself but hey he was big on the wrestling team and relatively popular which meant that hanging out with him and his friends always gave me something to do during my free time. He was the kind of idiot who cared more about looks than an actual relationship so sometimes I felt like a prop instead of an actual girlfriend."

SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW

HISTORY

"Well I had a pretty boring childhood if I say so myself. The earliest memory I have is of being pushed on a swing set. I remember having a blast, giggling and screaming to go higher only when the person pushing me on the swings had to take a quick phone call and left me swinging by myself. I was about 4 and of course I promptly fell off the swings and face first into the sand. And that's how the rest of my childhood and life, has gone so far. Figurative faceplants. I spent most of my early years alone, my parents were always at work and I sat around at home watching cartoons with my 60 year old nanny who loved to fall asleep on the couch at any opportunity possible. I think she was the only nanny my parents could actually afford so they couldn't ever fire her. When I started kindergarten, I befriended my former best friend, Tiffany. We took to each other the moment we first met and I think I fell in best friend love with her when I was being bullied on the playground at school and she punched my bully in the face for me. Good times. We spent the next 12 years of our lives doing everything together, from road trips to North Carolina for the weekend when we turned 16 and got out licenses, to finally making the cheer-leading squad our freshman year of high school. She was my best friend and I don't think I would have made it through middle school without her. I called those the dark years haha. Those awkward, figuring yourself out, worst three years of life ever. I don't like to remember those years so we'll just skip over them. High school was the most fun. That's where Tiffany and I really began to shine. We were kind of nobodies throughout middle school but once we managed to make the cheer-leading squad, our popularity kind of skyrocketed. We got invited to all of the parties and knew the best hang out spots in our small town. I met my ex-boyfriend Justin in my sophomore year and we kinda of hit it off really well at the start. He seemed like such a sweet guy, and he was one of the best wrestlers on the team. I remember the first day we started dating, I had half the girls in school sending me dirty looks for dating one of the hottest guys in school. The cupcake phase, as I like to put it, didn't last very long though. Justin eventually got tired or bored of me or something because he started ignoring me whenever possible. We didn't break up because we were one of 'the it couples' in school and if we did there would be a riot, but our relationship started on a downward spiral and eventually I couldn't even stand hanging out with him. We broke up during the summer just before junior year and just before I was found by an Ashford recruiter and eventually got moved out to Wyoming to attend the boarding school for 'at risk teens'. Currently, I'm trying to settle down into my new life at the academy. it was extremely difficult leaving Tiffany but we promised to try to visit each other whenever possible. As far as these new powers, I'm at a complete loss and have no idea what I'm doing. The next year of my life sounds promising (hint the sarcasm).

ALL THE SMALL THINGS

POWER	Pheromone Manipulation
POWER DESCRIPTION	Karys's power is still extremely new to her and thus very confusing. The basis of pheromone manipulation is the power to manipulate a person's basic body pheromones. Eventually, depending on what she wants accomplished, Karys will be able to suggest the people around her by releasing different types of pheromones. She can use her powers to mark territory, aka cause people to not want to go into a certain area or talk to a certain person, or if fighting with someone, Karys is able to use pheromones to make her enemy feel sick or disoriented. To an extent, Karys is able to change the moods of people close to her with said pheromones. For example, if everyone is stressed out, she can produce calming pheromones to help soothe the group or she can release pheromones to make someone who is upset feel happier. One of the downfalls to Karys's power is that it only works on people within a certain radius of Karys. Her pheromones only travel in a five foot circle around her before fading out which means that anyone outside of the five foot radius isn't affected by the chemicals produced. Also the affects of the pheromones only last for a max a period of 10 mins. The more control Karys has over her power the longer the effects last. Her powers are very subtle and don't hold very much sway over people unless Karys learns to focus and control her power better. As of right now, Karys has little to no control over her power and sometimes emits pheromones when she doesn't intend to.
SPECIAL ITEMS	Just the opal ring given to her by Tiffany for her sweet sixteen birthday. It's one of Karys's most favored possessions and she wears it 24/7 on her right middle finger.

PULLING THE STRINGS

ALIAS	Karys
CREDITS	THIS APP WAS CREATED BY RYN ★

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