The Mods (mysteria_mods) wrote in m_countyrecords, @ 2008-06-13 15:21:00 |
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Entry tags: | !past character, name: sable laine, player: amy, race: human, sex: female, sexual orientation: heterosexual |
Sable Laine
Name: Sable Adrian Laine.
Nickname: None, but generally? Pet names do not sit well with her.
Age: 39.
Birthplace: Mysteria.
Sex: Female.
Occupation: Bar Tender at The Last Round.
Appearance:
Often when you see Sable for the first time, her smile will be the thing that attracts your attention the most. Her light olive skin is accentuated by crystalline blues eyes that seem to shimmer slightly (intensity of said glimmer depends entirely on her mood at the time), and a mess of wavy black hair that she sometimes pins up in an attempt to keep her eyesight from being hindered. She is physically fit as she runs every morning and (most of the time) walks to work if the weather is nice enough. The woman stands at approximately 5'4" making her the shortest person in her family and quite far from the tallest in Mysteria. She moves with a general fluidity, though her facial expressions can go from soft to frozen in less time than it takes to blink.
When it comes to her dress Sable tends to prefer to stick to the casual jeans and a t-shirt look that she pulls off so well, but every once in a while she'll mix it up and throw in a skirt or a cute blouse. Formal events are something she looks forward to if only for the bonus of watching people she knows do a double take when they realize she can actually wear evening gowns and get away with it. Generally she dresses in a variety of colors but her favorite outfit involves a plain black top with her dark blue jeans and a pair of heels.
Personality:
Sable is an altogether unpredictable woman, determined not to be put down in her life, and to have a good time. She doesn't take crap from anyone, not even those that are a good deal taller (and in that same sense, stronger) than she is and her bark is certainly not worse than her bite. Upon meeting the woman you may find her a little harsh, possibly a bit cruel even, but that's only because she expects people to treat her with respect and not as though she needs to constantly be taken care of. She can be sarcastic, and loves to turn bad situations into humorous ones (though she would never dream of making light of any situation that could be considered dire). No matter who she goes up against she can find a way to defend herself and to prove that she is worth just as much as they are.
That independence, however, only stretches so far within her life as a whole. With those that she is close to she is significantly warmer, offering advice and a shoulder to lean on to the ones that need it. Her loyalty runs straight to her core and Sable would never dream of turning her back on a friend in need, even if that friend can't see the need for themselves. She can be downright annoying in her attempts to make you feel better, but she does mean well and her stubbornness forbids her to do anything else.
Real anger is something that she doesn't feel often, most of her negative emotions include stress and anxiety, but when she does get angry all hell is apt to break loose. Sable has a tendency to get her point across no matter how long she has to yell or how loud it gets because if she thinks you need to hear it, you will hear it. Her volume, however, is not always a measure of how upset she actually is because the worse it becomes the more the sound gets turned down. If she's scared and in tears, you might not be able to hear her at all.
Special abilities/talents:
Sable has a number of odd abilities stashed away for whenever they might prove useful. For instance, she is incredibly skilled at taking things apart and putting them back together and used to spend hours tweaking the same alarm clock over and over again until it worked better than it did before it came out of the box. She's very good at getting people to talk themselves into corners and admit that, yes, she is right and they are wrong (this is only used for good, though), and she's been told she is incredibly flexible.
Supernatural Affinity:
Species/Group: Human.
Power(s): N/A.
Level: N/A.
Affiliation/Rank: N/A.
Preferred Prey: N/A.
History:
Sable Adrian Laine was born to Audrey and Troy on July 9th, 1969 in Mysteria. Right off the bat she was youngest of three, with two older brothers, Kaleb and Logan and no one to tell her that the rest of the world was any different than the chaotic life she led from day to day. As the littlest she was constantly picked on by the older two, and though her mother tried to put a stop to it, she eventually had to learn to deal with it on her own. It was this that allowed her, later in life, to get along with people who thought they could easily push her around. Throughout her adolescence Sable fine tuned her ability to put up with other peoples talk by building up a reputation for sarcasm and backlashing. She was a clever girl, but though she applied herself at school she never really found anything she was interested in.
At the age of seventeen her father dragged her off to what she assumed would be another one of his car shows, only to find that he had led her right into the heart of what would later become her obsession with bar tending. She became curious enough about the various drinks that by the time she was actually old enough to try them she had a list compiled of what she should try before anything else. This love for liquor never really died, and instead of heading off to college, at the age of twenty-two, she went to bar tending school. While you couldn't exactly call her an alcoholic, she does have a good appreciation for what she serves, and has been known to come up with a few of her own creations over the years.
Since then her father has passed on, but her mother still lives in Mysteria, quietly living out her days and keeping in close contact with her three children (of which Sable is the only one to have stayed in town). A couple of years ago, when her previous job went up in flames, literally, she applied to work at The Last Round and after a meeting with Gideon Xavier, was hired. She still works there, and the two have become quite close without ever really reaching a point that could be considered anything more than friendship. Her social life isn't exactly booming, but she's got a steady job and a roof over her head, and as long as it stays that way, she'll be fine.
Flaws:
Insomniac: Sable cannot sleep. It isn't that she has bad dreams, or that she isn't tired, it's just that whenever it comes time for her to shut her eyes and clear her mind she can't. Her physician recommended a sleeping agent but she tries as much as possible to avoid taking it. This tends to leave her drowsy and sometimes grouchy in the mornings, but generally as the day wears on she gets better.
Curiosity: Questions never seem to stop forming inside of Sable's head, and while she does know when to shut her mouth and keep her thoughts to herself, that isn't at all to say that they leave her alone. She's always getting ahead of herself and then ending up in trouble, but that won't stop her, it never has.
Compulsion: There are some things a woman just has to have. Of course in Sable's case this list of things changes every day (sometimes by the hour) and demands that she pay attention to it or suffer the consequences. It's not unusual to find her tapping her fingers harshly into the surface of whatever is closest while attempting to will whatever it is she feels she needs to appear before her. When these moods strike her she often has trouble focusing on anything else, and needs to fulfill that desire before she ends up moaning and groaning about it to everyone she sees.
Merits:
Dependable: If you ever need a person you can really, really count on it's Sable. She'll never tell your secrets, hardly ever question your motives and would like nothing more than to be sure she's on time when she says she's going to bring you soup because you're sick, thank you very much.
Common Sense: Grounded is a word often used to describe this woman. While others might be coming up with elaborate plans to get out of a situation, she comes up with something that is quick, easy, and as painless as she can make it. Her ability to toy with things and keep herself calm come in handy with the use of this merit, and make her a vital part of solving any difficult situation.
High Pain Tolerance: Though some people might refer to her as strange for this particular trait, she likes to think of it as another added bonus to being herself. She can stand up to the meanest men knowing that even if they knock her down it at least won't hurt a whole lot. On the downside she has more of an issue actually figuring out when something is wrong with her physically.
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.
Preferred PB (played-by): Lisa Edelstein.