HAWKINS, Marina

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MARINA J. HAWKINS

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I'M A BAD BITCH, YOU CAN'T KILL ME!


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Quirk: Dreamwalker - Marina has the ability to walk the world of dreams. If she knows enough about a person and their location she can enter their dreams and even manipulate them. She can enter the subconscious of a child plagued by nightmares and craft them into a pleasant reprieve. She can find the dream of someone she distrusts and disguise herself as someone else to finesse information. Or plant distrust of someone else in turn. She can find the dreams of her lovers, of her friends, of those who would cause her harm... there's a great number of motives she has to do so. [break][break]

Any physical damage Marina receives in the dream is real to her waking body, so the quirk is not without its cautions. This isn't such a detriment to her presently (as she can manipulate a dream fairly well), but when she was younger, she couldn't control whose dreams she invaded and wasn't able to change them. She would often be swept up in the dreams (or nightmares) herself, which led to many unfortunate, dangerous (or even embarrassing) incidents that ended with her doing her best to avoid sleep altogether. She inherited the quirk from her mother who died when she was very little, so Marina had no one to guide her. Eventually, she sought out her mother's estranged family and found aide in a maternal aunt. Now she has an expert grasp on her quirk and usually keeps herself from entering any dreams at all. Nowadays she thinks her ability to be incredibly invasive and will only seek someone's subconscious if she finds the cause necessary... personally or professionally. Even when she does walk a dream, she'll usually only do so out of curiosity, or for knowledge. Most of the time she doesn't let herself be seen in the dream at all. [break][break]

Some people with strong minds, especially people with cerebral quirks, are able to sense and fight her control in dreams. And unfortunately, if Marina falls asleep drunk or otherwise incapacitated, she'll find herself dream-surfing with no real control or ability to keep herself from being seen or safe. She's wrecked plenty of havoc, on herself and others, when passed-out completely wasted.[break][break]

Occupation: Owner of 'The Silver Dagger', the largest casino/entertainment venue in Caemlyn. Her baby. A highly-renowned establishment of all technically-legal vice. Because her little empire is so successful, naturally the Guild put Marina in their pockets and... well... pretty much own her. She doesn't delight in their oversight of her little kingdom (and enjoys even less the grievous share of its profits they demand), but she's seen the Guild destroy those before her and thus remains begrudgingly biddable. Truthfully, she can hardly refuse anything they ask of her. She can either be compliant and do their bidding or be killed and replaced. And Marina would do anything to keep her little kingdom and keep her it hers. The Guild has made the venue a front for an array of less legal activity as well — guns, drugs, Pokemon-trafficking, you-heckin'-name-it.... and of course, they've charged Marina with overlooking a lot of these things.[break][break]

Residence: Marina lives in a rather ostentatious manor in Caemlyn where she also houses a number of men and women who work for her. Her manor is considered by the Guild to be an unofficial safehouse of sorts, so its not uncommon that her home is intruded upon by guild members that she can't simply turn away.

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Marina is a striking individual, who is not above using her looks to her advantage. She's an attractive, slender woman with just enough curve in the all the right places. And while slender, she's by no means a noodly-beanpole. She's toned and capable, which isn't always obvious on first glance, until one is lucky enough to get her hands on her and feel the subtle, yet unmistakable, hardness of her body. She's always been tall for a woman — and was teased for being an absolute giraffe as a child — but she loves her long legs and will always dress to intentionally show them off. Never will she shy from heels in an attempt to look smaller; she's a tall bitch and isn't afraid to tower. [break][break]

Thick auburn-colored hair cascades well down to her ass. She's very proud of her hair and invests a lot of time into keeping it silky, smooth, and well-kept. Often she'll pull it up into a fancy, neat up-do, with bangs pulled out to curl about her face and accentuate her similarly-colored eyes. She has a cute, slender face with pale, feminine features; but is known to be a woman of many faces. While some know her eyes to be cold and piercing among calculating, hard features, others have only seem warmth, batting eyelashes, and a flirty pout. She's very decidedly expressive when she wants to be, and always proper to the situation, who she's speaking to, and what she wants from them.[break][break]

Marina is always dressed to the nines, even in the comfort of her own home; preferring to absolutely bleed style and expense. Always classy, never skimpy, but worn in a way that shows what she has anyway. She's confident in her skin and her clothes and knows how to exude this confidence in a way that's somehow both subtle and smothering. [break][break]

Face Claim: Fire Emblem, Cordelia

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✓ SELF-ASSURED - Marina has a fucking spine. It isn't an easy task to beat back her back or break her down. Good luck to anyone attempting to deter her from her goals. She's confident in her abilities and if she didn't think she could do something well, she wouldn't do it at all. It's hard to knock her off her feet, because she plants them firmly and stands strong in her beliefs, opinions, and goals. [break][break]

✓ LOYAL/GOOD TO HER OWN - Marina is capable of terrible things — she's manipulative, temperamental, vindictive, and jealous. But never toward her friends or confidants. Being with her rather than against her is preferable, and those in her circle are privy to a much-different person than she portrays to strangers and enemies alike. It might actually surprise you, but Marina can be pretty selfless and compassionate to her own — her friends, her employees, her trusted people. She's given down-on-luck employees a place to live. She's extended her protection to those who sought it. She's been there for people who needed her, and is able of trusting people enough to let them be there for her as well. She isn't "sunshine-and-rainbows" to her friends, nor is she the nicest person in the world behind closed doors, but she's honest and dependable. Because of this, she values loyalty and will never, ever forgive a betrayal — because she was good to her own. [break][break]

✓ PASSIONATE - Marina doesn't do anything half-assed and pours whatever she has into whatever she does. She'll only take things on that she feels strongly for and believes in, so she can stand behind it and support it with her whole self. [break][break]

✓ RESOURCEFUL - It's hard to back Marina into a corner. She knows how to utilize whatever she has — her money, her relationships, her influence, etc. — to come up with quick, clever ways to get out of anything. She's smart and weaselly, so it's hard to get her to sweat in a pressuring situation. She'll barter with her time, favors, and whatever else is available to her, and always in a way that ultimately puts her in the winning. [break][break]

✓ DRAMATIC - Marina is an apt entertainer and she knows how to put on a good show. She's flamboyant and extra, in almost everything (her wardrobe and her antics primarily); always ready to hype anything up to be excitable and enticing. [break]


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✘ VINDICTIVE - Never forgive, never forget. Marina is a firm believer of "eye for an eye". She won't let any insult or disservice go unanswered. Do her wrong and expect her to repay the favor, at least two-fold if she has her way. She can be driven by vengeance in such a way that she'll leave no bridge unburned, usually gaining more enemies in the process, or escalating forgivable slights into a full-blown war of animosity. Unfortunately, she can see an intended insult in a lot of things... [break][break]

✘ TEMPERAMENTAL - She's quick to anger and absolutely malicious when angered. You'll see no mercy once you've invoked her rage; she'll pick you apart with no hesitation, prey on your insecurities, and always, always cross the line. [break][break]

✘ FOOLHARDY - While Marina loves napping and lazing about as much as the next guy, she's also always seeking her next thrill or adventure. She's an adrenaline junkie and will do anything for a rush, even if it's dangerous or rash. [break][break]

✘ MANIPULATIVE - Marina will do whatever is needed to reach her goals and she'll use whatever advantage she has over someone to get what she wants. While she is rarely ever two-faced to her friends or confidants, she has no qualm with cheating, scheming, and lying her way through interactions with other people to reach a certain goal. [break][break]

✘ TERRITORIAL - Marina's stuff is hers. Her empire, her material possessions, her lovers... encroach upon her things, or try to take it as your own, and expect retaliation. [break]

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✓ Loyalty and knowing she has people to trust[break]
✓ Talent; witnessing someone doing anything well[break]
✓ Fun people who match her energy (and her games) [break]
✓ Naps and sleeping in [break]
✓ Pretty men and women in her bed


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✘ Betrayal - she is good to her own, so why? [break]
✘ The Guild and their overseeing/encroaching [break]
✘ Interference and not getting her own way[break]
✘ Being idle; reading, paperwork, doing the books[break]
✘ Cheap alcohol (not that she'll outright refuse it)

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Marina Hawkins was born as Marina Abadie to an affluent, noble family in a different region. Her mother died of illness while she and her siblings were still in diapers, and the children were left to be primarily raised by nannies and house-staff, as their father was a heavily-involved figure, who threw himself even harder into work and traveling after his wife's death. But the children grew up wanting for nothing. They had the best tutors, the best caretakers, and access to enough wealth to throw them into whatever extra-curricular activities they wished. The children were really close and always competitive with each other. [break][break]

When Marina grew into her quirk, she struggled immensely with it. After some horrifying incidents that ended with her being hurt in her dreams, she was driven to desperation and sleeplessness. She had inherited the quirk from her mother's side of the family, but her mother was an enigma to her; she knew nothing about her maternal side of the family and the estate staff knew little more than their former lady was foreign. A kind-enough woman but secretive and subdued. With some hired, investigative help, Marina eventually discovered her mother's family originated in Arafel. A humble family, the Hawkins were not affluent or noble, and were hard to track per their complete lack of connection and relevancy. Shortly after discovering her mother's family, Marina's dreamwalking came to a disastrous head — one of her primary caretakers suggested medication to help her sleep through the night, and Marina found herself walking the dream of someone she didn't know. The dream ended with Marina fighting for her life against the malicious, angry individual, who seemed to quickly discern that she was a conscious invader and not part of his subconscious. He accused her of treachery, of spying, and attacked her. Due to the medication she was unable to wake, and was only brought back to by her caretaker injecting her with more medicine after he noticed the wounds blossoming upon her waking body. [break][break]

After waking, Marina looked into the man of her dreams, and found him to be... a pretty big deal. A dangerous man. She decided to leave for the Arafel region and upon landing on foreign shores, she adopted her mother's surname and sought out the Hawkins family. She found her mother's sister in Caemlyn, running a small-time club called 'The Silver Dagger'. Her aunt, Evelyn, was also a dreamwalker, and taught Marina how to handle her quirk, as well as employed her at the club as a singer/dancer. The pair got along swimmingly, and in Evelyn, Marina found a sort of mother-figure. They became business partners and Marina used her wealth to build the club into what it is today — a giant entertainment venue rather than simple club. [break][break]

As they grew larger, the Guild demanded more and more of a hand in their doings, and Evelyn struggled with this. She never outright fought against the Guild's reigns, or denied them their forced shares, but she made it as difficult as she could for them to enforce their changes. And when Evelyn eventually "disappeared", Marina took sole custody of their entertainment empire and decided the only smart thing to do was play a little nicer with the Guild. She's not happy with their interfering, but is complacent enough to still be allowed to run the place. The Guild continue to take more and more. They've saddled her entertainment venue with plenty of illegal vice and forced her to oversee the dealings, as well as transformed her own mansion-home into a sort of safehous for Guild Members.

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Alias: Rinse[break]
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her [break]
Anything Else?: I love my two cats very much. [break]
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