Sera

Stolen fairytale girls never get to take the easy way
Introduction xxxxxShe spent so much of her childhood looking for a door to another world, and when one finally appeared she didn't want to go at all. Description xxxxxA small white teenage girl with brown hair usually worn in a pixie cut and uncommonly bright green eyes. At just under 5ft, she's yet to really hit the stride of her growth, which, together with her inclination toward boyish clothes and enthusiastic affect tend to make many think she is a younger child. Reputation xxxxxNone so far, though among the Tessiers' various social circles she is likely soon to be known as some weird parallel universe copy of the "real" Sera Tessier, who died a few years ago. History xxxxxSeraphine is the youngest of five children -- Matthieu, Lucien, Desirée, Gaétan being the others -- born to Elie Tessier in a reality very much -- but not quite! -- like this one. She had a comfortable and uneventful childhood with family in Queens. Both her parents were steadfast and dedicated, and her two eldest brothers, though no longer at home, stayed deeply involved with their lives. Sera was unquestionably spoiled, but managed to come out of it without an obvious sense of entitlement to the doting she received. As she grew, it became difficult to ignore that much of her family had a ruthless streak that she did not share, a realization that caused her much difficult. xxxxxOutside the rosy bubble of the life her family lovingly constructed around her, though, their world was falling into turmoil. The escalating public antipathy and attendant government policies against mutants, in particular, threatened the Tessiers. Sera's mother and all of her siblings are mutants, but between the ease of hiding most their mutations and the temporal power which her brothers Matthieu and Lucien had steadily amassed over the years, the family remained, for the time being, relatively safe. xxxxxThey -- mostly Lucien -- used their position of relative stability and privilege to provide clandestine assistance to the underground mutant resistance movement. One of Sera's closest friends, Spencer Holland, became a resistance fighter himself despite his young age, and remained in regular contact with her even beyond the assistance he received from her family. Things were tense for a time, but still not too bad for the Tessiers themselves. xxxxxAnd then, about a year ago, Sera's mutation manifested. Given the family's genetic tendencies it did not come as that much of a surprise, but its sheer sweeping power and difficulty to conceal caught the Tessiers off-guard. They pulled her out of school so that she would not give herself away in a moment of excitement or distress. Between her older siblings' respective powers and experience managing the same, they have been teaching to control her own. She had just begun to harbor hope that she might be able to return to something like her normal life again, such as it is. xxxxxIn December of 2020, however, the appearance of an interdimensional rift and subsequently interdimensional travelers threw the Tessiers' lives into chaos once again. One night, overhearing a conversation between her brothers and hoping to be of use, Sera passed some information to Spencer upon his next visit and set him on the path to rescuing a group of dimensionally displaced children. Little did she know, the straits they were in had been the result of her brothers' machinations to begin with, and Lucien had struck a deal with his counter part -- and Matthieu's -- on the other side of the rift: if he returned their Gaétan to them safely, they would take in his Sera. Once this plan was in motion, Lucien persuaded Sera that there were forces moving on their family which would target her and, in turn, put them all in danger. Though terrified and anguished at the prospect of leaving her family and her entire world behind, she agreed to it in hopes of helping to keep her loved ones safe. She packed in secret and left with Spencer without so much as a goodbye to any other member of her family. Meeting the interdimensional counterparts of her siblings has been painful and jarring and her powers have not helped her transition in the least, but Sera is determined to take her new life by the horns and find -- or make -- some joy for herself and everyone in it. Powers xxxxxSera's power may appear at first flush to be some kind empathic influence, but is in fact a form of sympathetic biochemical manipulation. Her power senses and changes the neurochemistry of those within its range, forming both stable and unstable feedback loops with them. These feedback loops occur automatically without her conscious input, and while she is capable of guiding or forcing them certain directions she cannot break them. In other words, any biochemical change she produces in another, her power also creates in herself, and vice versa. xxxxxThe nature of the changes, whether intentional or otherwise, are intuitively accessible to Sera, although this does not grant her abstract contextual knowledge she does not otherwise possess. She can recognize and recreate joy, pain, sleep, or even hallucinations, for example, but might not be able to accurately diagnose an obscure neurological condition she had never encountered (she could replicate its effects, but would probably have a great deal of difficulty trying to describe it in words). xxxxxChanges which are consonant with existing neurological tendencies (conscious or otherwise) are easier to produce, while "unnatural" changes are more difficult. The conscious cooperation, if applicable, of whose within the feedback loop also make it easier for her to produce changes. The range of this power is variable and can be consciously pulled in as near as touch or pushed as far out as 50ft, though her control over this is at present very crude and it default to a few fluctuating feet around her. It functions continuously -- including while she is unconscious -- unless deliberately suppressed (also currently beyond her skill for more than a few seconds at a time). xxxxxHer skill at managing this immensely complex and frankly overwhelming power is rudimentary at present and she often slips into automatically syncing her own neurochemical processing (most obvious in terms of emotional and physical state) to those around her. Without conscious guidance this is often jarring as her power struggles to reconcile all those it has pulled into its feedback loop. She can overtax her power, though what conditions produce this problem are highly variable, based on the number of brains she has looped in, the complexity of the changes she has undertaken, and the degree to which all those in her loops (consciously or unconsciously) attempt to resist the changes. Overtaxing leads to progressively worse irritability, headaches, and eventually seizures and loss of consciousness (yes, those also loop others in range). Skills xxxxxSera is enthusiastic about learning but not necessarily so great on follow-through. As such she has accumulated much familiarity with a wide range of hobbies -- archery, chess, painting, knitting, pottery, to list a few -- but very little proficiency with any of them. Her most enduring passion is reading, and she is is in fact very proficient at creative writing in her dual native languages of English and French. Connections Joy DJ - Fellow traveller. Sadness Desi - Fake sister Gaétan - Fake brother Lucien - Fake brother Matt - Fake brother Spencer - Fake best friend Anger Coming soon. Fear Coming soon. Disgust Coming soon. Apathy Coming soon. XS Schedule Winter 2020-2021 English: Expository Writing Math: Geometry 2/3 Science: Intermediate Astronomy Phys Ed: Psionic Self Defense Health: Health & Human Development Trivia She feels your pain No, literally You feel hers, too Gallery [[Image:|x150px]] [[Image:|x150px]] [[Image:|x150px]]	Seraphine Tessier Codename None Birthdate 9 March, 2007 Birthplace Queens, NY, in another dimension Species Mutant Affiliation Tessier(?) Alignment None Powers Sympathetic neurochemical adjustment Occupation Student/Dimensional refugee Registration Status (currently n/a) Faceclaim Millie Bobby Brown RP Hooks Surprise Mystery Bonus Tessier - People joke about how large their family is, but this is getting kind of ridiculous. Under Different Stars - Recently but enthusiastically interested in astronomy, she often goes out on clear nights with binoculars or even her small telescope. Words, Words, Words - She loves reading and can often be found tucked away with a book in the library, the study, the rec room, the tree house, or Conservatory. What is This Feeling? - Her power attunes her to other people's biochemistry and them to hers, and she is not at all good at controlling them. In practical terms this means any lapse of concentration may cause those around her to feel overwhelmed by whatever she's feeling, and vice versa.
Logs
1..5051..80(80 total) Date Title Cast Mentions (2024-11-14) Twin Currents Gaétan, Ikini, Niki, Sera Nanami, Kelawini (2024-10-28) Poor little white girl / your inner Girl of Color / must be so ashamed. Avi, Rhydian, Tok, Natsumi, Nahida, Sera, Nevaeh Horus, Quentin, Emilia, Charles (2024-10-20) Worlds Together, Worlds Apart Egg, DJ, Sera Shane, Ion, Dusk, Hive (2024-09-13) Outside-Inside Jokes Nahida, Sera, Tok (2024-08-18) Glamour Lucien, Sera Desi, Elie, Flèche, Gaétan, Matt (2024-08-14) Defect Desi, Lucien Elie, Gaétan, Matt, Sera (2024-08-06) Of Excuses and Evildoers (Or, A Very Normal Teatime) Desi, Gaétan, Sera, Kavalam Lucien, Matt, NPC-Elie (2024-08-02) Sangfroid Fury, Lucien, Agent Coulson Sera, Matt Elie (2024-08-01) Sparks Lucien, Rocket Damien, Sera (2024-07-28) So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. Joshua, Leo, Steve Sam, Sera (2024-07-28) Of Rescue and Revelations (Or, The Spa of Lost and Ravished Souls) Damien, Joshua, Kavalam, Lucien, Sera, Scott Matt, Elie (2024-07-28) Of Hope and Heart (Or, Some Needed Clarity) Damien, Joshua, Kavalam, Lucien, Scott, Sera (2024-07-28) Of Eggs and Expositions (Or, Lost Worlds) Gaétan, Kavalam, Sera Lucien, Damien, Matt, Elie, Joshua, Scott, Charles (2024-07-27) Of Fathers and Faerie (Or, Wild Hunt) Damien, Joshua, Kavalam, Lucien, Scott Sera (2024-07-27) Of Cakes and Concerns (Or, Déjà vu) Kavalam, Scott Lucien, Sera, Gaétan (2024-07-27) Lost! Lucien, Sera Damien (2024-07-21) Temptation Lucien, Sera, Flèche Kavalam, K.C., Elie, Matt, Anahita (2024-07-21) High Ground Fury, Matt, Elie Lucien, Sera (2024-05-31) Shibboleth Desi, Gaétan, Lucien, Sera Elie, Matt (2024-05-24) M(i/a)croaggressions Ford, Quentin, Roscoe Dallen, Sriyani, Nahida, Sera (2024-05-23) Tomorrow will bring / whatever, really. who knows. / I know we'll have jokes Natsumi, Roscoe Nahida, Leonidas, Sriyani, Sera, Gaétan, Lucien (2024-05-20) Little Queen Emilia, Sera, Spencer (2024-04-29) Modern Solutions Avi, Harm, Sera, Joshua Lael, Taylor, Charles, Naomi (2024-04-17) Monsters and Math Kurt, Nessie Kyinha, Shane, Sera, Scott, Joshua (2024-03-25) Moment of Need Charles, Scott Cerebro, Matt, Lucien, Elie, Sera, Gaétan, Desi (2024-03-23) Quidquid Latet Apparebit DJ, Gaétan, Sera Lucien, Matt (2024-03-18) Lost the Plot Nanami, Sera, Gaétan, Desi, Elie Lucien, Matt (2024-01-29) Situationship Fury, Lucien Matt, Elie, Ryan, Steve, Sera, Gaétan (2024-01-26) (M)other Beldam, Lucien, Matt, Flèche Charles, Gaétan, Sera (2024-01-21) "Support" "Group" Emilia, Hive, Kelawini, Roscoe Joshua, Gaétan, Sera, Matt (2024-01-14) Still Marinating Emilia, Sera, Sriyani (2023-12-31) In Which You Have Made People Like the Fish of the Sea, Like Crawling Things That Have No Ruler. Lucien, Leo, Scramble, Shane, B, DJ, Sera, Nick, Tian-shin, Polaris, Joshua, Skye, Anahita, Desi, Lael, Taylor, Elie Tag, Erik, Ion, Avi, Spencer, Nanami, Kelawini, Dusk (2023-12-31) Faults Lucien, Mirror, Wendy, Daiki, Winona, Elie, Hive, Kyinha, Emma Frost Jax, Rasheed, Matt, Sera (2023-11-05) Of Stress and Sensitivities (Or, Medice, Cura Te Ipsum) Gaétan, Harm, Kavalam Lily, Sera, Nanami, Joshua, Leo, Mirror, Naomi (2023-11-03) Fête Matt, Desi, Gaétan, Sera, Lucien Elie, Kavalam (2023-10-29) Soft Hands, Full Strength, Can't Lose Desi, Elie, Sera Gaétan (2023-10-26) Danse Macabre Roscoe, Sera Matt (2023-10-22) Something Spooky Hive, Matt Charles, Sera, DJ, Polaris, Dawson, Lucien (2023-10-20) Suffer the Little Children Hive, Matt, Cerebro Dallen, Bryce, Dawson, DJ, Maya, Joshua, Kyinha, Sera, Scott, Nanami, Charles (2023-09-29) Maternal Education Elie, Gaétan, Flèche Lucien, Matt, Sera (2023-09-19) Comparative Faith Avi, Naomi Spencer, Kitty, Joshua, Alma, Sera, Lael (2023-09-05) Allies Charles, Lucien Rasheed, Hive, Matt, Jax, Dawson, Fury, Erik, DJ, Sera, Ryan (2023-07-31) Worked Up Desi, Gaétan, Sera Lucien, Elie, Matt (2023-07-19) Agree to Disagree Sera, Avery Charles, Steve (2023-06-07) Something We're Missing Jax, Scott Spencer, Gaétan, Elie, Sera (2023-05-07) Fazed Jax, Kitty, Lucien, Matt Ryan, Hive, Dusk, Fury, Scott, Charles, Elie, Sera, Lucien, Gaétan (2023-05-04) Of Raids and Realizations (Or, The Children’s Crusade) Sera, Spencer, Gaétan, Sriyani, Nanami, Echo, Remi, Avi, Lael, Naomi, Asva, Beau, Kelawini, Kavalam, Brendan, Nahida, Elie, Nevaeh, Scott, Shane, Roscoe, Harm (2023-04-25) Bootleg Superheroing Gaétan, Remi, Sriyani Asva, Sera (2023-04-08) Unconfirmed Lucien, Sera Elie (2023-04-07) Keep Judging Ashlinn, Gaétan, Sera Naomi 1..5051..80(80 total)

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