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About You - The Player
Name: Brandon
Age/Birthdate: 23 / Sept. 7th, 1988
Contact: such.a.heart@gmail.com / neveronceperfect on aim
Past Role Playing Experience: I’m at Paradisa, Bete Noire - but, I’ve been around for 8+ years on and off. And I'm currently Angel.
The Character
Name: Katherine Pierce / Katerina Petrova
Age/Birthdate: 17 in looks, 535 in actual age. Born in 1475.
Species: Vampire, doppelganger
*Type: Wanderer
Canon: The Vampire Diaries
*Pre-existing powers:
Because she is a vampire, Katherine (in this vampire incarnation) has:
∞ enhanced speed
∞ the ability to jump really high
∞ enhanced strength
∞ the ability to compel - erases a human’s memory or controls their mind
∞ the need for blood, requires it to live
∞ enhances sight, smell, taste, and especially hearing. They’re shown overhearing conversations across a room
∞ when she vamps out, his eyes go black with reddish black veins protruding
∞ and the ability to be standing behind you. Unnoticed - they’re super quiet.
∞ she’s old enough that vervain, an herb that harms vampires in this lore, has little to no effect on her, the same can be said with weak magic
Because she is Katherine, she has:
∞ a necklace that lets her walk in the sunlight
∞ the power to manipulate dreams
*Rift Change, if applicable:
The one thing Katherine does well is lie. She lies likes most people breathe. So, because of the rift - she can’t anymore. And it will piss her off. Royally.
Livejournal: petrovafire
Played By: Nina Dobrev
Icon: http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/106975671/33123248
Appearance:
You could say she looks just like Elena Gilbert. But, you would be wrong. Elena Gilbert looks like her. From afar, Katherine can be very underestimated, because she looks like a 17 year old girl. Unstraightened, her hair falls in waves below her shoulders. She can usually be found wearing black and variations of black with the occasional colored top. She looks both sophisticated and dangerous. She can also be found wearing a necklace around her neck with a black stone. When she does straighten her hair she bears a striking resemblance to Elena.
Personality:
If there are two words that describe Katherine Pierce to a t, it would be self preservation. First and foremost, Katherine looks after herself more than anything. This is shown through her sheer will to live with Klaus after her. From day one, she’s run, fending for herself. She tricks everyone into thinking she’s entombed. Katherine’s priority is Katherine.
Somebody that she doesn’t expect getting under her skin does however and that is Stefan Salvatore. She tells him time and again she never compelled him to love her and what she fails to tell him is that she loves him. She has for a very long time. She even admits this to Damon. Stefan is a huge part of who she is as well. If she was asked, point blank, she wouldn’t lie. She did love both brothers but she loves Stefan Salvatore and she always will. If only he could see that.
Unfortunately, her need to run and be three steps ahead of Klaus cancels that out.
She’s manipulative - to a destructive degree. She’s ruthless and she doesn’t let people stand in her way. She’s vindictive. She returns to Mystic Falls for Stefan and terrorizes Elena’s family and friends to a degree that causes Elena and Stefan to fake-break-up. Then, she plants Jenna [compelling her that is] as a mole without them knowing. She’s extremely intelligent and very cunning. She’s border-line sociopathic but I say borderline because she is shown having actual feelings - earlier in her life and at the end of choice episodes. She is shown holding an old book with illustrations of her family and a tear falls down her cheek. Also, when Stefan repeatedly tells her he doesn’t love her and never actually did she shows signs of emotion. She’s hurt these brothers. She abandoned them. Abandoned the man she loved. But, what she keeps close to the vest is her leaving saved the Salvatore brothers as well. She saved their lives.
All that said, extra bodies don’t matter to her. She will kill. She’ll kill without blinking an eye.
She has quite the entitled and spoiled personality as well. This stems from growing up in a wealthy family and then finding herself above everyone else. She truly believes she is above everyone else. She gets and deserves anything. She can be quite the brat.
Katherine is a contradiction. In a lot of ways, she’s still a stubborn, entitled seventeen year old girl and in others, she’s extremely smart and wise beyond her years. And she has great, great pain whether it be from losing her baby as soon as she’s given birth to her family being slaughtered by Klaus. She’s lost everyone she’s ever loved.
She does not hate Elena. She hated that Elena had Stefan but she doesn’t actually have anything against the girl. What she would hate is if Elena were immortal as well. That would grate on her. But, Katherine was a doppelganger once. She’s been there. And because of that, she sympathizes and she wouldn’t wish that lot in anyone’s life.
Katherine has one best friend, Isobel Flemming, ex-wife of Alaric Saltzman. At first she tracked Isobel down because of genetic curiosity but the two became very good friends. She trusts her with her life - or did before Isobel betrayed her and everyone else while compelled by Klaus. They have true affection for one another.
Speaking of Klaus, other than Mikhael (who is now ash), Klaus is the one person Katherine is afraid of. In his presence, everything tightens. She gets nervous. She's genuinely scared for her life. But, she also knows he'll never kill her outright and that in itself is scarier than dying. Being kept for thousands of years. Not something she looks forward to.
When it comes to John Gilbert, she doesn't trust him. She agrees with Isobel. He was a teenage waste of space and she only meets him directly when she cuts off his fingers at the beginning of Season 1. To her, that's tying up loose ends. But, when it looks like something will end in her favor, she buddies up with him -- off screen.
Katherine also believes she makes her look work better than Elena does. And, now that Klaus isn’t a threat, Katherine’s going to think of this as a vacation.
Katherine Pierce isn’t a bad person. She’s just made bad choices. And she’s selfish. And she’s turned off a lot of what made her human. But, a part of her remembers being human just like a part of her will always love Stefan Salvatore.
Events:
The first event that vastly effects Katherine is when she learns she’s a doppelganger. She’s hunted. She has no choice but to be on the run. And because of that, she makes her own life her highest priority. This dominoes. Down the line, her return to Mystic Falls is shrouded in secrecy. Why is she back? She moves her pawns where she wants them in order to save her own skin. So, despite being partially truthful regarding why she’s come back, (Stefan) it doesn’t matter. Her truly vindictive ruthless side comes out. Because of her penchant for self preservation, she’s constantly switching sides, being on John Gilbert’s, the Salvatore’s, and Isobel’s sides. But, because she’s returned, she remembers what she feels for these brothers and this changes her game. Instead of running from Klaus, she works against him, following Stefan and Klaus on their East Coast (and Chicago!) tour and seeking out Mikhael. One man set her on her course. And that man is Klaus.
Making a deal with Stefan in order to save Damon is the second clear turning point for her. It's all ready a huge step to bring Damon the cure for his werewolf bite (Klaus’ blood) because Stefan believed she wouldn’t bring it to him. But, Katherine has said it again and again and in these two instances it’s clear. She loves both brothers. And in “Homecoming” when she revives Stefan, she’s doing it to save Damon and Stefan. She knows Klaus’ compulsion would’ve resulted in Damon being torn limb from limb. So, she does something she doesn’t have to do, in fact, she stops Klaus from being killed - in order to save Damon’s life and in the long run get Stefan free of Klaus’ compulsion. But, she doesn't know if she can count on Stefan, if he can care and luckily, his love for his brother is what pushes through Klaus' compulsions. In the car afterwards, she admits to Stefan how she feels, how she's always felt but the difference between this time and other times, is that she sits, vulnerable - and honest. For the thousandth time. Finally, she puts her money where her mouth is and makes a move for the men she loves.
Writing Sample:
“I wasn’t just trying to save Damon’s life, Stefan. I was trying to save yours. Your humanity. Let’s just say I like the old you better.”
She tilts her head, propping her elbow on the car door. He needs to get it through his thick skull and his gelled hair. Can’t he see that she’s finally doing something for him? For Damon? This isn’t about what Katherine wants. Okay, it’s a little about what Katherine wants because that’s never going to be a part of her that she can turn off. But, she needs Stefan to understand. And if he’s not leaving her car then she’s going to set him straight.
“Come on, Katherine. You don’t care about anybody but yourself. You never have.”
That twists like a knife.
“You and I both know that that is not true. I loved you.”
She shouldn’t be using past tense but she’s proving a point. From day one, she never compelled him to love her. She’s made that clear. How clearer does she have to be? She needs to justify her actions regarding his brother. She knows that. And there’s only one way to put it.
“ I love Damon, too.”
She may not look it but deep down, Katherine Pierce is vulnerable. Sitting here in this seat, feet away from a man she loves who has just gotten his humanity back? It isn’t exactly on the schedule, her pouring her heart out. And, she’s not a sap. So, this won’t turn into a romantic comedy and there will not be tears. There will be honestly. There will be raw emotion and Stefan better appreciate it because it’s not happening again, any time soon.
She has to acknowledge it. She feels things. She feels them deeply. Passionately.
“ Humanity is a vampire’s greatest weakness. No matter how easy it is to turn it off, it just keeps trying to fight its way back in. Sometimes, I let it”
Two steps forward.
Stefan takes a step back. He wants to shove all that feeling aside. How can he deal with it all. Thanks to Klaus, he’s made a mess of everything, of Elena, Damon, everything and Katherine feels for him, she does. And that is precisely why she makes it clear that it’s imperative he let that feeling in. Because, he needs to get bad. He needs to get back at Klaus. Stefan needs to get revenge and if he closes himself off, that won’t happen. Klaus just assumes he’s in the clear. How is that fair? It’s not. And Katherine, while not always one to play fair, believes that Klaus has a lot coming to him and Stefan’s the perfect vampire for the job. So, she had share-time. Whatever. If she can’t have Stefan, at least she can have revenge on Klaus.
Name: Brandon
Age/Birthdate: 23 / Sept. 7th, 1988
Contact: such.a.heart@gmail.com / neveronceperfect on aim
Past Role Playing Experience: I’m at Paradisa, Bete Noire - but, I’ve been around for 8+ years on and off. And I'm currently Angel.
The Character
Name: Katherine Pierce / Katerina Petrova
Age/Birthdate: 17 in looks, 535 in actual age. Born in 1475.
Species: Vampire, doppelganger
*Type: Wanderer
Canon: The Vampire Diaries
*Pre-existing powers:
Because she is a vampire, Katherine (in this vampire incarnation) has:
∞ enhanced speed
∞ the ability to jump really high
∞ enhanced strength
∞ the ability to compel - erases a human’s memory or controls their mind
∞ the need for blood, requires it to live
∞ enhances sight, smell, taste, and especially hearing. They’re shown overhearing conversations across a room
∞ when she vamps out, his eyes go black with reddish black veins protruding
∞ and the ability to be standing behind you. Unnoticed - they’re super quiet.
∞ she’s old enough that vervain, an herb that harms vampires in this lore, has little to no effect on her, the same can be said with weak magic
Because she is Katherine, she has:
∞ a necklace that lets her walk in the sunlight
∞ the power to manipulate dreams
*Rift Change, if applicable:
The one thing Katherine does well is lie. She lies likes most people breathe. So, because of the rift - she can’t anymore. And it will piss her off. Royally.
Livejournal: petrovafire
Played By: Nina Dobrev
Icon: http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/106975671/33123248
Appearance:
You could say she looks just like Elena Gilbert. But, you would be wrong. Elena Gilbert looks like her. From afar, Katherine can be very underestimated, because she looks like a 17 year old girl. Unstraightened, her hair falls in waves below her shoulders. She can usually be found wearing black and variations of black with the occasional colored top. She looks both sophisticated and dangerous. She can also be found wearing a necklace around her neck with a black stone. When she does straighten her hair she bears a striking resemblance to Elena.
Personality:
If there are two words that describe Katherine Pierce to a t, it would be self preservation. First and foremost, Katherine looks after herself more than anything. This is shown through her sheer will to live with Klaus after her. From day one, she’s run, fending for herself. She tricks everyone into thinking she’s entombed. Katherine’s priority is Katherine.
Somebody that she doesn’t expect getting under her skin does however and that is Stefan Salvatore. She tells him time and again she never compelled him to love her and what she fails to tell him is that she loves him. She has for a very long time. She even admits this to Damon. Stefan is a huge part of who she is as well. If she was asked, point blank, she wouldn’t lie. She did love both brothers but she loves Stefan Salvatore and she always will. If only he could see that.
Unfortunately, her need to run and be three steps ahead of Klaus cancels that out.
She’s manipulative - to a destructive degree. She’s ruthless and she doesn’t let people stand in her way. She’s vindictive. She returns to Mystic Falls for Stefan and terrorizes Elena’s family and friends to a degree that causes Elena and Stefan to fake-break-up. Then, she plants Jenna [compelling her that is] as a mole without them knowing. She’s extremely intelligent and very cunning. She’s border-line sociopathic but I say borderline because she is shown having actual feelings - earlier in her life and at the end of choice episodes. She is shown holding an old book with illustrations of her family and a tear falls down her cheek. Also, when Stefan repeatedly tells her he doesn’t love her and never actually did she shows signs of emotion. She’s hurt these brothers. She abandoned them. Abandoned the man she loved. But, what she keeps close to the vest is her leaving saved the Salvatore brothers as well. She saved their lives.
All that said, extra bodies don’t matter to her. She will kill. She’ll kill without blinking an eye.
She has quite the entitled and spoiled personality as well. This stems from growing up in a wealthy family and then finding herself above everyone else. She truly believes she is above everyone else. She gets and deserves anything. She can be quite the brat.
Katherine is a contradiction. In a lot of ways, she’s still a stubborn, entitled seventeen year old girl and in others, she’s extremely smart and wise beyond her years. And she has great, great pain whether it be from losing her baby as soon as she’s given birth to her family being slaughtered by Klaus. She’s lost everyone she’s ever loved.
She does not hate Elena. She hated that Elena had Stefan but she doesn’t actually have anything against the girl. What she would hate is if Elena were immortal as well. That would grate on her. But, Katherine was a doppelganger once. She’s been there. And because of that, she sympathizes and she wouldn’t wish that lot in anyone’s life.
Katherine has one best friend, Isobel Flemming, ex-wife of Alaric Saltzman. At first she tracked Isobel down because of genetic curiosity but the two became very good friends. She trusts her with her life - or did before Isobel betrayed her and everyone else while compelled by Klaus. They have true affection for one another.
Speaking of Klaus, other than Mikhael (who is now ash), Klaus is the one person Katherine is afraid of. In his presence, everything tightens. She gets nervous. She's genuinely scared for her life. But, she also knows he'll never kill her outright and that in itself is scarier than dying. Being kept for thousands of years. Not something she looks forward to.
When it comes to John Gilbert, she doesn't trust him. She agrees with Isobel. He was a teenage waste of space and she only meets him directly when she cuts off his fingers at the beginning of Season 1. To her, that's tying up loose ends. But, when it looks like something will end in her favor, she buddies up with him -- off screen.
Katherine also believes she makes her look work better than Elena does. And, now that Klaus isn’t a threat, Katherine’s going to think of this as a vacation.
Katherine Pierce isn’t a bad person. She’s just made bad choices. And she’s selfish. And she’s turned off a lot of what made her human. But, a part of her remembers being human just like a part of her will always love Stefan Salvatore.
Events:
The first event that vastly effects Katherine is when she learns she’s a doppelganger. She’s hunted. She has no choice but to be on the run. And because of that, she makes her own life her highest priority. This dominoes. Down the line, her return to Mystic Falls is shrouded in secrecy. Why is she back? She moves her pawns where she wants them in order to save her own skin. So, despite being partially truthful regarding why she’s come back, (Stefan) it doesn’t matter. Her truly vindictive ruthless side comes out. Because of her penchant for self preservation, she’s constantly switching sides, being on John Gilbert’s, the Salvatore’s, and Isobel’s sides. But, because she’s returned, she remembers what she feels for these brothers and this changes her game. Instead of running from Klaus, she works against him, following Stefan and Klaus on their East Coast (and Chicago!) tour and seeking out Mikhael. One man set her on her course. And that man is Klaus.
Making a deal with Stefan in order to save Damon is the second clear turning point for her. It's all ready a huge step to bring Damon the cure for his werewolf bite (Klaus’ blood) because Stefan believed she wouldn’t bring it to him. But, Katherine has said it again and again and in these two instances it’s clear. She loves both brothers. And in “Homecoming” when she revives Stefan, she’s doing it to save Damon and Stefan. She knows Klaus’ compulsion would’ve resulted in Damon being torn limb from limb. So, she does something she doesn’t have to do, in fact, she stops Klaus from being killed - in order to save Damon’s life and in the long run get Stefan free of Klaus’ compulsion. But, she doesn't know if she can count on Stefan, if he can care and luckily, his love for his brother is what pushes through Klaus' compulsions. In the car afterwards, she admits to Stefan how she feels, how she's always felt but the difference between this time and other times, is that she sits, vulnerable - and honest. For the thousandth time. Finally, she puts her money where her mouth is and makes a move for the men she loves.
Writing Sample:
“I wasn’t just trying to save Damon’s life, Stefan. I was trying to save yours. Your humanity. Let’s just say I like the old you better.”
She tilts her head, propping her elbow on the car door. He needs to get it through his thick skull and his gelled hair. Can’t he see that she’s finally doing something for him? For Damon? This isn’t about what Katherine wants. Okay, it’s a little about what Katherine wants because that’s never going to be a part of her that she can turn off. But, she needs Stefan to understand. And if he’s not leaving her car then she’s going to set him straight.
“Come on, Katherine. You don’t care about anybody but yourself. You never have.”
That twists like a knife.
“You and I both know that that is not true. I loved you.”
She shouldn’t be using past tense but she’s proving a point. From day one, she never compelled him to love her. She’s made that clear. How clearer does she have to be? She needs to justify her actions regarding his brother. She knows that. And there’s only one way to put it.
“ I love Damon, too.”
She may not look it but deep down, Katherine Pierce is vulnerable. Sitting here in this seat, feet away from a man she loves who has just gotten his humanity back? It isn’t exactly on the schedule, her pouring her heart out. And, she’s not a sap. So, this won’t turn into a romantic comedy and there will not be tears. There will be honestly. There will be raw emotion and Stefan better appreciate it because it’s not happening again, any time soon.
She has to acknowledge it. She feels things. She feels them deeply. Passionately.
“ Humanity is a vampire’s greatest weakness. No matter how easy it is to turn it off, it just keeps trying to fight its way back in. Sometimes, I let it”
Two steps forward.
Stefan takes a step back. He wants to shove all that feeling aside. How can he deal with it all. Thanks to Klaus, he’s made a mess of everything, of Elena, Damon, everything and Katherine feels for him, she does. And that is precisely why she makes it clear that it’s imperative he let that feeling in. Because, he needs to get bad. He needs to get back at Klaus. Stefan needs to get revenge and if he closes himself off, that won’t happen. Klaus just assumes he’s in the clear. How is that fair? It’s not. And Katherine, while not always one to play fair, believes that Klaus has a lot coming to him and Stefan’s the perfect vampire for the job. So, she had share-time. Whatever. If she can’t have Stefan, at least she can have revenge on Klaus.