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about
BASICS
namehera josephine vincent-skovgaard.
alias
VS, juno, firefly.
division
explorer / research
occupation
explorer / field biologist
age & dob
29, 04/16, aries
pronouns
she/her
family
🎇 dr. josephine vincent, mother. head of the english department at _____.
🎇 elias skovgaard, father. professor of english literature and sci-fi author.
🎇 joel vincent-skovgaard, elder brother, philosophy phd & social media persona who talks a lot about liminal rights. not liminal himself. yes, it's like that.
CONCEPT
failed academic stays cool while bursting into flame.POWERS
pyrokinesis 🎇 can freely shape, manipulate and control fire of any temperature, though she needs to "start" it first (hence constantly having a lighter on her). the control ability is fairly fine-tuned; she can flip a tiny spark around her fingers like a coin, or crank it up into a full on flamethrower dragon's breath situation. her body is impervious to flame and high temperaturesheat amplification 🎇 can turn her body heat dramatically up or down (98<). it has no effect on her general physiology apart from making her too hot to touch, but unfortunately does make her blush and get a lil dewy.
spontaneous fire generation 🎇 hopefully one day hera will be able to control this, but for now it's incredibly physically difficult and something she's only been able to do twice in her life.
PERSONALITY
those who regularly interact with hera would not be quick to call her personable. though deeply (secretly) romantic, loyal to friends, and surprisingly thoughtful, her intensity is sometimes an acquired taste, with an outward persona that is sharp, aloof, and disillusioned by existence -- but more than that, fuckin' pissed. what the hell is up with these tortures of earthly obligation??? time to go self-sabotage about it.hera is nihilistic, confident and jaded to the point of numbness. coolly individual and an incurably pretentious know-it-all, she's constantly defending extremely important opinions about art, music, science, poetry, or literally anything else you could think to talk to her about. she generally knows her own mind and isn't much interested in most other people's. society is artificial, money is fake, and anything that isn't personally enjoyable is a thief of time. thank god hera is a total and utter nerd when she isn't trying to distract herself from the pain of existence through whatever adrenaline she can scrape out of this life. an unrepentant thrill-seeker and lover of (what she considers) the fine things, hera's a lot of fun if you keep things surface level and unemotional. when Big Feelings catch up to her, it betrays a natural explosiveness that her usual dry quipping is no adequate preparation for.
science is the safe answer to living comfortably in the human world, which is obviously a goddamn shitpit. hera would tell you that pushing the limits of her own mind is the only thing that motivates her (beyond spite and pretension, of course). in truth, under her prickles and posturing she is naturally curious and cerebral, with deeply held ideals about what life should be like, what is worthy, and what is not. to seek and explore in service of deeper knowledge is a natural impulse; so is championship, and the urge to just SEE or FEEL something new or real, please, god! both drive much of hera's bravery and mental determination. it is purely by circumstance that these qualities make her a good scientist, however, and that her obsessive tendencies currently overlap a "contractual agreement" with IRIS (who own her, thus now embodying the chains of utter dystopia, actually).
APPEARANCE
5'2" and scrawny, with straight red hair and dark eyes. dresses like a cross between a skater boy and a REI catalog. no piercings, tattoos or jewelry. devastating RBF and loud music in headphones.HISTORY
hera is the child of prominent academics and authors, and grew up in the shadow of their massive dueling egos. the expectation was continuing a fine scholastic tradition present on both sides of the family tree, with her elder brother by eight years, joel, considered a blueprint of filial success (despite being the most annoying and pedantic person to ever be born).hera was nine years old when the rifts opened, and displayed signs of liminality early. hers began as a cold and fever her parents asked joel to keep an eye on while they vacationed, and ended in the house nearly burning down after she burst into actual flame rather than abide by his rules.
hera was immediately scooped up by IRIS authorities, who held her in observation for several months while working with the vincent-skovgaards to understand her "condition." eventually she was allowed to attend liminal school, which was the best thing possible for her as an individual; no longer under her family's eye and pressured by their various assumptions or demands, hera thrived and grew in her own direction.
by the time she graduated, she was an academic powerhouse, a bit of a heartbreaker, and completely out of control in terms of authority. she was offered a full ride to study biology at a fairly prestigious university and grabbed at the chance to fly far away from her parents, rejecting their penchant for showing her off as a novelty or symbol of their own greatness. being a liminal woman in the sciences had its difficulties -- and she will happily rant about this in any situation -- but a combination of spite and genuine passion have a way of keeping things flowing.
of course, hera was unable to exist in the periphery of environmental sciences without naturally stoking Rage. young and scrappy, she began as a fervent activist and ended up in jail for six months on arson charges. weird how her PhD program was cool with things until they got too real; they kicked her right out and down that slippery slope, even as some of her professors cheered her actions.
so it goes: for better or worse, it turned out IRIS had been keeping a distant eye on hera even more closely than her parents. they swooped in before she could (literally) fling herself into a volcano as part of an elaborate hunger strike, and hera found herself at Enodia with a legally binding research contract and uh, let's just say a lot of feelings to work through about wtf just happened to her entire life.
NOTES
* you have probably read her father's books if you're into hard sci fi. skovgaard is a famous name in the genre. he once wrote a liminal character loosely based on hera who is absolutely nothing like her. this is the least embarrassing thing about her family's public personas, which include a lot of dramatic hand-wringing by her narcissistic mother and her brother joel's constant slow trickle of "intellectual" anti-liminal articles and youtube essays.* was pursuing a PhD in Bio Sci, focusing on Environmental Health & Ecology.
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WRITING: flexible mode, variable length. love to write, but i have a shit memory & get easily distracted so please don't be shy to poke me if i owe you something or you would like to close a loop with me! i mostly write in present tense, sorry if that's awkward. ♥ length of tag is irrelevant to me.
BACKTAGGING: okay with me, but i generally prefer if it's plot/relationship important.
THREADHOPPING: cannot describe how little i care about this.
PRIVATE FILTERS: go for it.
SENSITIVE TOPICS: i'll let you know if something's crossing a line, but for the most part i'm good at moderating my own experience. the vast majority of the things i don't wanna see aren't really what i would expect to be sprung randomly (major abuse, torture, etc). that said, i am very sensitive to gross portrayals of medical, law enforcement or military personnel.
SMUT: i prefer to ftb and discuss what happened privately in clinical terms lmfao. that said, i do not care if ic talk gets a little sexy as long as we don't veer too graphic. ♥
CONFLICT: yes, if you're okay with the consequences! don't be afraid to hit me up if hera has said something you aren't sure about or you want to discuss.
VIOLENCE: yes, if you're okay with the consequences! see above.
BADMOUTHING: yes!
SHIPPING/CRUSHES: i will never, ever expect reciprocity when it comes to my character's weird crushes, curiosity, etc. just poke me if it's bothering u or u aren't interested! hera is prone to weird obsession. idk what her deal is. sorry.
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