I CLING TO THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL REAL.
RILEY WATERS: SUBJECT 12.
INDEPENDENT, PRIVATE, & HIGHLY SELECTIVE.
RULES.
MUN INFO.hi hi! my name's moth, resident lesbian and regular writer. i'm 26, from the est, and my pronouns are they/them. thanks for checking out my blog! make sure to drink water and take your meds! :3c
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riley is an original character with graphics, worldbuilding, and lore created entirely by me. i just recently received an autism diagnosis myself, and their journey is a way for me to process that and everything i've gone through. please be considerate and don't steal. ♥❝ TWO.
this blog is 18+, mutuals only, and very low-activity, as i have two jobs and sometimes very little free time. i love to plot, however, and will do it into the wee hours of the morning when i can. because of my schedule, i'll mostly be active on the dash late at night, so this blog will be primarily plot-based, meaning i won't really do one-liners or starter calls without coming to you first. please do not pester me for replies. as much as i love roleplaying, it's not my utmost priority.❝ THREE.
i tag trigger posts as 'tw [ trigger ]'. i have variations of my triggers blacklisted, but if you write/defend someone who writes topics such as pedophilia, sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia, racism, and other problematic content, you’ll get a hard block.
it's important to note that the chrysalis corporation is a direct reference to the ableism— especially regarding mental illnesses— within the medical community. if you are sensitive to that material, i kindly recommend not following for your own safety.
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i use simple-sized font, minor formatting, and one color throughout my posts. i will more than likely be icon-free, but that may change the more i write. if you use lots of different fonts, colors, and spacing in your posts, then i probably won't follow you. there comes a point where excessive formatting becomes ableist. if you have problems reading my posts (whether it's needing text ids on my graphics, less formatting, etc), please tell me and i will change it no problem. ♥❝ FIVE.
do not interact if you're a part of the following fandoms: 13rw, the magicians, legion (marvel), rick and morty, stephen king's 'it' (both the book and movies), and bojack horseman. i may update this list at any time. if we're friends and i don't follow you back on blogs related to these fandoms, i promise it's not personal! i just need to do what makes me comfy. furthermore, it is incredibly important to note that riley's abilities are not in place of their mental illness, but rather that they were targeted by chrysalis because of it. making your character disabled because of "superpowers" or "demons" or whatever bullshit magic will eventually fix it is an extremely ableist trope and i want no part of it on this blog.❝ SIX.
if you got this far then thanks for following me, and i'm super excited to see where we take our characters together. mutuals are allowed my discord by request, so let's be friends! i promise i'm not as big of a hardass as my rules make me seem!
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ABOUT.
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full name. riley elizabeth waters.
nickname(s). ri (pronounced rye), subject 12.
birthdate. march 13th (26 y.o.).
gender. nonbinary (they/them/theirs).
sexuality. lesbian.
family. amelia waters (mother, alive/estranged), father (unknown), sadie nelson (best friend, deceased).
occupation. two-time college drop-out. previous barista, current lab rat. does art commissions on the side.
living arrangements. small one-bedroom apartment. provided housing by the chrysalis corporation to monitor their abilities.
language(s) spoken. baseline is english, can hold small conversations in asl. can access other languages while in the spiritual plane.
faceclaim. brigette lundy-paine.
physical. bony, lanky, slightly rounded shoulders. has carpal tunnel and general joint pain.
clothing style. baggy shirts/sweaters. often without shoes. only wears stretchy, soft fabrics.
notable features. spattered with freckles, big grin, ambidextrous, sometimes walks on their toes, clumsy, often wearing headphones. has a tattoo of an orange (similar to this) on the inside of their left wrist (a memorial to sadie).
neurological: autism, adhd, anxiety, c-ptsd.
sociability. easy to talk to, but bad at chit-chat. better at written communication versus verbal. unintentionally interrupts conversations. bad at sarcasm/jokes. makes friends fast, but is quick to getting overwhelmed if there's too much noise.
special interests. creating art and different art eras (surrealism, dadaism), miniatures, doll painting. switches between hyperfixations with new crafts/media.
hobbies. drawing, writing, collages, video games, creating miniatures, sculpting.
stims. hand waving, humming, smoothing their clothes between their fingers, echolalia, leg bouncing. when upset, will fall nonverbal, scratch themselves, etc.
habits. nail biting, skin picking, lip/cheek chewing, brow and eye twitching (especially when concentrating).
positive. passionate, funny, kind, loving, creative.
negative. hyperfocused, defensive, anxious, slightly gullible, bad with surprises, self-sacrificial.
abilities.
note. a lot of riley’s abilities are dormant until accessible either with practice, or by necessity. if we’ve plotted very minimally, more than likely our threads will either be pre-chrysalis, or shortly after they’ve left the actual facility. that being said, i would love to explore later into riley’s arc and am always happy to plot to our hearts’ desires. ♥
as mentioned before, these abilities aren’t in place of riley’s mental illnesses, but rather they were targeted because of them. the chrysalis corporation specifically sought out people with mental illnesses as they theorized the enhanced awareness of their mind would allow people deeper access into their own psyche. they preyed on people’s vulnerabilities directly: participants were given a large sum of money and provided housing for as long as they were studied. they made lab rats out of people, and, in a way, it worked— they just weren't prepared for how well.
astral projection. this is riley’s main ability. while they are asleep, they can shift into the astral plane, which is a spiritual world tethered to our own (coined as “astra” by chrysalis). through here, they can psychically travel wherever they’d like, talk to wayward ghosts/other beings, and meet other people who share this ability— for better or for worse. this eventually starts to happen even when they’re awake, mostly unintentionally; projecting into astra mimics dissociation, which is something riley already struggled with— though it only lasts a few moments as time isn’t a concept there as it is here. with more practice, they learn how to stand between worlds to use their astral powers in the physical one. riley is one of the few subjects who can do this.
dream walking. similar to projection, riley is able to psychically connect with other people while they are both dreaming. this is usually by accident, but only happens when riley and the other person are linked in some way or another.
soul sight. despite souls technically residing in the astral plane, riley can see the remnants of them in the earthly one, usually in the forms of auras, halos of color that represent the other person’s being. this ability also means they could peer into other people’s souls if they wanted— they don’t. humans weren’t meant to look that deeply into each other; cosmic horrors and privacy and all that.
empath. sort of hand-in-hand with soul sight, riley is highly attuned to the emotions and thoughts of the people around them, often feeling their spirit as a general chatter and hum around them. ever the people-pleaser, this often means they will either try to match or calm that energy depending on the mood. again, they could reach into your psyche if they wanted to, but unless you give them a reason to, they won’t out of respect. besides, you never know who’s listening.
aural camouflage and phasing. strangely, this is when they’re in control of themself the most. riley is able to master their own aura and sort of blend themselves into the background, tucking themself in the thin space between planes. this doesn’t mean they’re not actually there, but moreso they’re unnoticeable unless you’re looking for them. additionally, this ability has come in handy during dangerous situations; projectiles have phased through them, and the more they practice the more they’re able to master that ability on their own to travel through walls, objects, etc.
transference. riley’s able to heal the wounds of others, as well as stop the momentum of an object in the spirit world. however, what you take from the universe you will eventually get back, meaning if they stop a car from crashing in the astral plane, they will have that energy in their body until they give it to another object, or it explodes out of them. injuries are the same way— healing someone’s cut will then transfer the wound over to themselves. their connection to astra makes their physical form stronger than most, meaning it takes quite a bit to mortally wound them (though the healing process is only marginally sped up in comparison to the average person). this does not apply during projection. they are at their most vulnerable while they’re in the astral plane, and killing/causing them harm will immediately inflict that upon themselves.
it takes ri a while to adjust to the depth of these abilities, and the effects astra has on them often bleeds into the earthly plane, especially in times of crisis. when overstimulated (usually because of their empathic abilities), the world around them shifts between the spiritual and the physical, warping their senses and causing a sort of pseudo-dissociative state. it’s best compared to a bad trip— nothing is in focus, everything is too bright and too loud, they’ll see images and patterns that aren’t supposed to be there. riley always been sensitive to noise even before their time with chrysalis, so breaching that boundary only magnifies the intensity of it. they will often wear headphones to stifle this, and, as mentioned prior, will do whatever they can to pacify tense situations.
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THE CHRYSALIS CORPORATION.
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VERSES.
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