Elsa Bellefonte

[Elsa Bellefonte]

NAME: Elsa Rylie Bellefonte
NICKNAME: Princess (good luck) Heinous Bitch, Ice Queen
AGE: 18, March 2nd 1996
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Demisexual
POSITION: Bellefonte Student
FACE CLAIM: Nina Dobrev

POWER:
Mind Reading & Psionic White Noise

Mind Reading:
    Elsa does not have telepathy. Telepathy implies that it's a two way street, that she can communicate as well as receive. This is not the case with Elsa (though there is some belief that with enough training, she may be able to one day achieve something akin to it via embedding thoughts into another). What Elsa does is read minds. This is essentially what it sounds like, and for Elsa, it really does feel like "reading," except that instead of being on a page, it's on someone's mind.

    It functions much in the same way as a wikipedia page would work. She can pull up immediate thoughts and begin "searching" using specific "terms," but this process takes as long as it would for her to actually think out what she needs to look for. She can "click" on people's thoughts and follow the links, going along someone's train of thought, and this is usually the easiest way for her to follow a certain pattern of thought back to its source or uncover specifics. The more familiar she is with a mind, the  easier and quicker she can "search" the thoughts. Reading Erika's mind is an instantaneous process, for example, and Elsa can nearly pull up her twin's thoughts instantly.

Limitations:
    ➽ Elsa's power is VERY NOTICEABLE. She CANNOT spy on a person's thoughts for longer than a few seconds without their noticing. If she has to actually begin "searching" it becomes even more noticeable, as a person will begin to feel a strange tingling and then sort of remember things. It's sort of like having a song stuck in your heads, the lyrics just out of reach.
    ➽ Elsa requires time to dig deep, and people with mental training can outmaneuver her or lead her down "false paths."
    ➽ Elsa's power works best when she can at least focus upon the person. Eye contact is ideal; physical contact works. She can read thoughts of people from a distance, but it depends on the distance and the familiarity of the mind (again: the longest is by far her sister; the distance there seems to be almost infinite)

Side Effects:
    ➽ Headaches/migraines
    ➽ Occasional nosebleed
    ➽ Mental exhaustion


Psionic White Noise:
    Basically, Elsa has the same power her sister does: she can block out certain mental powers, either on herself or others. Her ability is slightly more refined than Erika's, mostly because her base ability allows her to have a slightly better understanding of how mental abilities work. Still, she can only use this ability to guard one person at a time, and the stronger the mental power is, the harder it is. For telepaths, if they try to read the mind, all they get is a static like noise instead of thoughts. Elsa can only protect herself from other mental powers, and it works something like a wall shielding her from their effects. This power is something she has to purposefully turn off and on; therefore it is not constant.

Limitations:
    ➽ Can only protect one person at a time (telepathy, mind-reading powers)
    ➽ Can only fight one tele-power at a time (all)
    ➽ Needs to be close to said person to use it, but it works better if she's physically touching them
    ➽ Works only against certain types of mental attacks, but doesn't work at all against physical ones
    ➽ Has to turn it on in order for it to work

Side Effects:
    ➽ Headaches
    ➽ Occasionally experiences static noises stuck in her ears
    ➽ Energy drainage
    ➽ If used to excess, will shut off Elsa's own mind-reading or produce static feedback

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I had a way then losing it all on my own
I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown
And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat
And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine It when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine It when I'm alone
Home
Noises, I play within my head
Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing
And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept
In an unlocked place the only time I feel safe
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
Home

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    Hello. I'm Elsa Bellefonte, and I'm currently eighteen years old. I've lived in Montana all my life. I'm sure my name is familiar to you, because the guy who started Bellefonte Academy was my ancestor. Oddly enough, the mutant gene has continued throughout the family, infecting virtually every limb on our family tree. We all attend the school when we manifest, just like the rest of you. We're all blessed to be mutants for the rest of our lives...

    Okay, allow me to address the obvious. Yes, I'm Erika's twin. Technically I'm the younger twin, though you'd never know it if you've been in a room with us for more than a few minutes. She's the prettier one; I'm the smarter one, no matter what she says. It's always been like that, and to be honest, I think we prefer it that way. Like her, I was born to Mikalya and Anthony Bellefonte on March 2nd, two minutes later than my twin. I have her, a younger sister (Alexis) and an older brother (Abel). I like Erika the best, then Abel, and I will admit to Alexis being my sister if pressed. We're all at Bellefonte, we're all currently attending, and we're all quite wealthy, obviously.

    I am probably the least social Bellefonte. That's basically the same as being the least feline lion. I know how to socialize, and I do like it, but I've always been the mature one in my family (someone had to be). So I'm usually the one sucking up to the old people and making sure that the rest of the family is alright and gets on fine. I love my siblings though, fiercely, and anyone who fucks with them is going to find out how bad it is to have a mind-reader on their tale. I don't mind being the one ignored; everyone's usually looking at Erika anyway. It really doesn't bother me. I know it should, and sometimes I do wonder why she seems to have more paramours than me. Maybe it's because she's more willing to get into trouble than I am. Rules have always scared me; I've always been the rule keeper in the family. That's probably why I get on so well with Abel, since he's the most protective of us all; comes with being oldest, I guess.

    I'm not mean, but I can be cold, especially if you keep thinking that I'm Erika. It happens, but I'm not her. I don't blindly trust my friends; I'm not stupid; I'm never stupid about anything. I do want to fall in love, but anyone I'd be interested in would probably prefer Erika if it came down to it. I'm not jealous though... and that's sounding less and less accurate as I go on, isn't it? I am as vengeful as my sister though.

    Don't get on the bad side of a Bellefonte.
    Just don't.

    Erika was the one who wanted to be seen and accepted; I just wanted to be good. I want to follow the rules, and I want people to respect me. I'm not a fan of gossip, and I think I'm more secure than my sister...
        but as I write this, I become less and less convinced of it.
    At least I'm now shallow. that's probably part of my problem, actually.

    I am the smart one. I am not the modest one; I am not the protective one; I am not the rebel; I am not the social one. I. Am. The. Smart. One. I study more than the rest; I do better than all of them at school, and if you're aware, they all do excellent. I will put grades and excelling ahead of people... but I'm trying. Erika seems to have more friends because she puts them first, and I do want more, so, yes, I'm trying.

    I danced ballet as a child and had piano lessons. I dropped them; I'm not as good as Erika. I can sing as well as her though, if pressed. I am not a cheerleader. I have done track though, and tennis, since Erika all but dragged me in. I'm on some clubs, and especially student council and various committees. I believe that this school needs to to be the best, and the best way to do that is to contribute back.

    My life at Bellefonte is... fine. I'm usually busy studying or participating in something that will look good on a college resume... or with Erika. We're close, though that might surprise people. You try sharing a face with someone; you'll be close to them too, even if they are practically your opposite.
...

    I still believe in giving back to the school, however I can, and that does mean helping people. So I might not be as warm and fuzzy as Erika: I'm different, and that difference could be just what you need. So why don't you come and talk to me sometime?

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SAMPLE:

"It says here that the third Headmaster of the school married his cousin," Elsa said, flipping through the book absently. She was fairly certain that Erika wasn't listening to her, and to prove this, she did a little rooting. something about boys (no surprise there), a quick dive there revealed a few names which barely had any connotation for Elsa. She seemed to remember an Everett... wasn't he a cook? Erika had been dating him for a while. The other though... Felix? Elsa shifted, moving over on her bed to look at her twin. She stared for a long time, considering Erika, already knowing that Erika knew that Elsa had been digging about; would probably guess what she'd been digging for.

"You're going to have to choose eventually," said Elsa, pulling the book up to set in her lap. "That's usually how it works," she flipped a few pages, "though I would suppose that there are a few of our ancestors who were bigamists. This close to Idaho there had to be at least one Mormon in the family. Usually it's one man to many wives, but I'd bet that you could talk them into being your husbands. I'd recommend Felix as the first though,"

she looked up from the book. "I like him better," and then back down. "Did you realize that we're inbred a few generations ago? Oh, wait, that might have been when it was socially acceptable. It does explain Alexis though, doesn't it?"

USERNAME: Fate

AGE GROUP: late twenties

EXPERIENCE: me RP long time

WHERE DID YOU FIND US? Nu was all like "you'll like it here."
Template made by MEL, inspired by NU

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What did you expect?

[Elsa Bellefonte]

NAME: Elsa Rylie Bellefonte
NICKNAME: Princess (good luck) Heinous Bitch, Ice Queen
AGE: 18
ORIENTATION: Demisexual
POSITION: Academy Official - Headmistress


THE POWER -
Because of nearly melting her brain during the SPECTRE invasion, Elsa's power has increased somewhat in, well, raw power. She still cannot project thoughts, but she has gotten more subtle. Her power works sort of in layers:

"Skimming" is when she picks up surface level thoughts, which cannot be detected. She still has to focus to do this, but she almost absently does so anymore.
"Scanning" is when she starts focusing on thoughts, looking for particulars. This is when someone can start feeling like a person is reading over their shoulder.
"Reading" is when she starts pulling up thoughts and working through them. It's noticeable even to idiots.
"Delving" is when she selects a particular word and starts digging deep. it's extremely noticeable to balance it out.

Her range seems to have expanded slightly as well. She could technically pick someone up if they were both in separate small rooms and she knew the other person was in there. As always, it gets easier with familiarity.

Elsa's headaches, however, have gotten more extreme to match her growing powers. She now has regular headaches and migraines, even if she doesn't use her ability strictly. It's mostly controlled by medication and willpower, but it's gotten noticeably worse.

HER VIEW ON THE WORLD -
Elsa was supposed to be in the shadows. That's what was supposed to happen, and that's how it had been up till about six months ago. Then her sister got kidnapped by SPECTRE and held hostage for over a month. Elsa immediately enacted their plan: which was to pose as Erika for the time being. It worked; it also opened Elsa's eyes to how loved her sister was in comparison to her, something that still haunts her.

She's still gotten lots of support from her sister, Erika. Somehow, Elsa has also picked up a close friend and quasi bodyguard in Roxana Strix as well. There's also the crush on Felix Nicholas that she can't quite process, and something's going on with Vera Marcello that affects Elsa more than she cared. Outside of that, she believes that they need to be better prepared, convinced that a new SPECTRE group will rise.

Erika offered her a position as co-Headmistress, since Elsa had been stepping up to it. She decided it was time to stop wallowing in the shadows and do what needed doing to help people. She thus accepted the position and has been working through.

Also: Elsa inherited the McLisk papers, writings by Adelaide McLisk setting up investments for the school as well as using probabilities to help fill holes in mutant theory. They're pretty well indecipherable.

So Elsa is stepping into the light, working with her sister and striving to not "become Magneto" as so many keep hinting is quite possible for her. She believes she can handle it full well, but she's still worried. Nonetheless, she'll forge whatever future lies ahead.

Shit happens, but life goes on, right?

[Elsa Bellefonte]

NAME: Elsa Rylie Bellefonte
NICKNAME: several, none you should use.
AGE: 18
ORIENTATION: Demisexual
POSITION: College Student


THE POWER

Mind Messaging & Psionic White Noise

Previously, Elsa's power was a one way street: she could only read thoughts. Now, thanks to stress and training, she is capable of sending thoughts into other people. It essentially feels the same as if you're reading a random word: it's processed the same way and it just sort of appears. However, it also somehow feels as though Elsa is literally writing the word as it's coming through the mind.

Think of it like psionic instant messaging, with all the issues and advantages therein.

Same range as she previously had.
It works best with people whose thoughts she's already familiar with: it's a lot harder to connect and send messages if she's not sure what she's getting into.
It's intrusive, but it can be ignored.
It's also fairly taxing, especially as Elsa is still developing the use of it. At the moment, she can only send a few sentences, and that with a fair amount of effort.
Elsa cannot really write over preexisting thoughts; someone who won't stop thinking can just run over her (for the time being).


HER VIEW ON THE WORLD -

Bellefonte: my name's on the school. You don't mess with a Bellefonte. Yet here I am now: just another college student at a bar, drinking... I lost track of what this is. Awful. I thought I'd planned everything. I put people into the right position, increased security, organized things, worked with my sister as best I could. I suppose I should have known better. Everything I touch falls apart, turns to dust in the end. Pride of the Bellefontes? That seems like such a joke now.

I can't even get my own lovelife in order. I'm attracted to a couple: two people that I like and respect and who treat me well. I keep telling myself I'm going to give them room, pull apart, and yet I still find myself being drawn to them. I need to stop that. I need to stop myself. I'm already becoming what we were all worried.

Only less. I'm clearly not Headmistress material. I've only worked for that my entire life. That was the purpose. The goal. Now what am I? A random teenager who can read minds? Some sort of president of a council that prefers to sleep with the enemy? I was the smart one, but clearly I've been outwitted.

Well, I suppose I can be the drunk one. We don't have one of those yet.

[Elsa Bellefonte]

NAME: Elsa Riley Bellefonte
NICKNAME: several, none you should use.
AGE: 22
ORIENTATION: Demisexual
POSITION: Academy Official - Personal Assistant (PA) to Headmistress

POWER: Elsa's power has been boosted slightly thanks to SPRITE.



These three years have been... strange. So much has happened, it sometimes still baffles me. That first year, trying to work with the worldwide spread of mutants and that knowledge. It was something of a struggle, with these giant debates. I had already learned that taking the reins didn't work for me, that it shouldn't. Erika stepped forward: she finally did what we'd been waiting for her to do all along. She took the spot as Headmistress, and she's been magnificent at it. I continued my studies, determined to help my sister and figuring that the best way to do so was from the shadows. She didn't need competition, and I didn't need the cries of the people. I'll settle for the cries of my nephew, Isaac, whom I might spoil a good deal than is necessary. I'm still single, or at least dating people off and on. Nothing serious, even if there are times when I wonder.

I backed my sister's move, wanting things to run as smoothly as possible. we needed to smooth things over, make sure that we still have a place in this strange new world. Kalispell has changed so much, and there's a lot to handle. Erika's now juggling so many roles: headmistress, wife, mother, and in some ways, I almost feel as if I've slid right back into being subordinate. Doubtless, some people see it that way. But I've always known my fate was tied to the school, and I believe this is how I can help. I can put my tools to use, lighten my sister's load, make the wheels run more easily. Perhaps when I've shown myself more competent, I'll be more of an assistant headmistress, but for now, I'm where i need to be.

SPRITE was... interesting. We handled it. But now my powers are almost too strong, and I'm dealing with reading and controlling my own thoughts far too much. I have to use my powers to block myself some days. So at least I've gotten obscenely good at that.

But still, I'm looking forward to what the new world might bring, even if it's not perfect. We'll just have to work to make it as perfect for us as we can.