Erika Bellefonte

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

NAME: Erika Rylie Bellefonte
NICKNAME: Eri, Princess, Dove, Princess-Bellefonte
AGE: 18, March 2nd 1996
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: Bellefonte Student
FACE CLAIM: Nina Dobrev

POWER:

Telekinesis & Psionic White Noise

Telekinesis:

   Erika can manipulate objects with her mind. When her ability touches others, it feels like a prickling, almost ticklish sensation on the body, like a weak form of the feeling you get whenever you lose the blood flow to a body part. Her power usually reaches out for people, tugging at them or their clothes. Her power becomes at its strongest whenever her emotions are out of control (Such as being furious, very depressed/frustrated) as she has trouble controlling it. To Erika, her power almost feels like a second personality, as it often acts out from her subconscious. 

   Erika's ability works in that way that she can lift anything she can physically lift, and the stronger she is mentally, the further she can push that boundary. Basically, telekinesis is a mental ability which relies on mental strength and willpower, and the stronger one is mentally, the more one is capable of lifting. She cannot lift cars or anything similar, but lifting a king sized bed or a chair is something she can do with ease.

   Erika can use her power to keep objects/beings from moving, lifting objects/hovering them in the air, touching/strangling/pushing/lifting others, to pull objects towards the user or to push objects away from the user, e.g. yanking a book off a shelf or sliding a cup across a table.

Limitations:

   ➽ May only be capable of moving objects she can physically move, though with training, she may be able to lift heavier objects, all depending on how strong she is mentally -- but the stronger she is mentally, the more she can push this boundary.

   ➽ Psychic strength may be proportional to user's capacity, meaning an opponent with physical strength stronger than the user's mental strength may break free, or even be immune to the ability altogether.

   ➽ She's only able to move objects she can see.

Side Effects:

   ➽ Headaches/migraines

   ➽ Feeling restless

   ➽ Occasional nosebleed

   ➽ Drained energy/feeling tired or exhausted

   ➽ The heavier objects she lifts, the more tired she'll get

Psionic White Noise:

   Basically, the second addition to Erika's power is that she is able to block out mental powers, either on herself or others. She can only use it on two people at the time (along with herself), and the stronger the mental power is, the harder it is for her to block it out. For telepaths, if they try to read her mind, all they will hear is a static like noise instead of thoughts, and for other mental powers, the white noise works more like a wall shielding her from their effects. This power is something she has to purposely turn off and on (though, in stressful situations, it might turn on on itself), therefore it's not constantly on. Erika has also used this to learn how to separate different sensations of who is using mental abilities, and what kind (which basically means she's aware when someone uses mental abilities directed towards her). Like, for example; If someone uses their ability (Mental; Telepathy) on her regularly, she will be able to separate that kind of 'sensation' from whenever someone new uses their power on her. This is the only part of her power that is constantly activated.

Limitations:

   ➽ Can only use it on two people at the time

  ➽ 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 (in most cases)

Side Effects:

   ➽ Headaches

   ➽ Occasionally experiences static noises stuck in her ears

   ➽ Energy drainage

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Secret, hidden underneath it, Trying hard to keep it. Safely out of reach. 

Creeping, I can feel it breathing, Calling to the surface, 

Finally in my dreams. Sweet despair feel you devour me... 

Silently, Oh won't you carry me.. Home.. 

Taken down I give into what I can't disguise. I surrender..I surrender 

Broken down, I give into what I can not have.. I surrender..I surrender 

Locked in, Buried under my skin. Riding on the whispers, Restless in the wind 

Hunted, I can feel it coming. Keep me under cover in what could of been 

Don't make a sound now. Don't make a sound now 

Maybe it won't find us after all. Carry.. Me.. Home..

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   Hey there. Name's Erika Bellefonte and I'm currently seventeen years old and I've lived in Montana all my life. You recognize my name, right? Cool. The guy who started the Bellefonte Academy, well, he was my ancestor. The mutant gene has run down the family like a hippie chasing a bag of weed. So, we all got it. We all have to attend the school when our powers manifest. We're all doomed to be mutants for the rest of our lives. Okay, this is getting a little too gloomy for my taste, so why don't I cheer this up a few notches, yeah?

   I was born to Mikayla and Anthony Bellefonte. I have a twin sister, a younger sister and an older brother. So, as you can see, my parents were pretty busy during their younger days. Anyways, I was born on March 2nd, only two minutes earlier than my twinnie. Like I said before, we've all lived in Bellefonte all our lives and we all went or are currently going to the B.A school. We're also rich, duh.

   Anyways, I'm fairly social. A little spoiled, reckless and arrogant at times, but that's okay. I love hanging around people, and even more than that, I love attention. I hate being ignored and don't for a second think that I'm the kind of girl that will stand idly by and watch you tear me or my friends down. I'm not afraid to smash anyone's brain in, even if that ends up getting me into trouble. I'm not afraid to tell you exactly what I think or feel, and I'm brutally honest, so deal with it, k?

   But don't worry. I'm not one hundred percent mean girl either. I'm very loyal to my friends and I trust them blindly - even stupidly so. I fall in love easily and I'm totally the jealous kind of person. Gawd, I can be such a bitch about it. Spiteful even. Oh, and I am very vengeful, so please, don't do anything that'll get you put on my enemy list, k? Sweet.

   You know, ever since I was a child I've had this sickening need to be seen and accepted and I think I might try too hard to make people see me, whether it's by hate or them actually liking me. Many people might see gossip and bad-mouthing as something bad, but to me... Well, at least I'm being talked about. Yeah, I'm very insecure. I've never tried to hide the fact that I hunger for attention. It doesn't even matter if it's something good or bad. I'm shallow like that. And... I'm okay with it.

   But, at least I can brag about this; I'm an excellent student. I study hard and get good grades. I'm actually sort of smart, but I pretend that things such as fashion, romances and friends comes first, you know? I'm pretty reckless and selfish too. I don't care who I have to step on to get what I want, and the only people I let my guards down around are my close friends - the few I have. 

   Did you know that ever since I was a kid I've danced ballet and played the piano? I also sing. And I'm a cheerleader. And I do sports, such as swimming, tennis, track and soccer. I love working out and being active, which is why I'm part of these sports. Oh, and as for clubs, I'm part of the Music, Dance and Drama one, the prom committee and... Well, it doesn't really matter. I have a busy schedule, let's leave it at that.

   Anyways, my life at Bellefonte is... Okay. I can usually be found at either of the clubs or sports I'm part of, or hanging with my friends around the school campus. I'm usually pretty nice to most people unless I have a reason not to be. So.. Why don't you come talk to me sometime?

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SAMPLE:
   Brown eyes flickered over the empty space in front of them. Where was he? Was he feeling ill? Was he ignoring her? Avoiding her? Erika couldn't hide the insecurities growing in her heart. She didn't want it to be like this. She hadn't meant for it to be like this. It had just... Happened. And there was nothing she could do to fix it. She felt numb. Her ability was flickering through the empty paper sheets in front of her, but she didn't pay much attention to it. She was restless and as was her power. It couldn't be helped. She couldn't do anything about it.

   Someone was talking to her, but she didn't notice. All she could hear was noise. Mumbling. And then movements. But the brown haired girl sat frozen in her seat. She couldn't move, she couldn't speak. All she could do was stare at the empty seat in front of her. He wasn't her. He hadn't showed up. He had... She instantly regretted telling him how she felt. They had been friends for as long as she could remember, and now? Now she had ruined everything. They couldn't possibly continue staying friends after this, could they? Probably not. It'd be too hard for her and probably too awkward for him.

   Well, maybe it didn't matter. This was better than not saying anything at all, right? At least now she knew. Now she knew the answer. She could stop hoping and stop asking herself 'what if'. This was for the better. They belong to different social classes anyways, and her parents would never approve. But... Why did it hurt so much? It was like someone had slapped her right in the face and pulled her heart out of her chest. Tears threatened to flow and her eyes were burning. She couldn't think straight. She couldn't... She needed to get away. Be alone for a bit. Put the wall up again and go on, pretending that everything was okay. Just like she always did when things like this happened.

   In a swift movement, Erika stood up and lifted her hand into the air. ''May I be excused? I need to go to the toilet.'', she said, her voice trembling. The teacher nodded and without another second of hesitation, Erika moved past the rest of the class, her eyes on the floor. She opened the door, her hands shaking uncontrollably as she turned the handle. But someone on the other side was pulling too, and as her brown eyes met a pair of blue ones, her hand dropped instantly. The tears that had threatened to flow was replaced by a frown. It felt as if her entire body was twisting and turning in a unstable chaos of emotions. She couldn't move at all, she stood there, completely frozen and she opened her mouth to speak, but no sound came. ''Miss Bellefonte, weren't you leaving?'', the teacher asked. She didn't respond. The blue eyes looked away and a flow of dark hair moved past her without as much as a single word.

   ''Y-yes, sir.'', the girl mumbled and opened the door. As it shut behind her, she felt her heart beat faster and all she could hear was her own blood rushing in her ears, and the tapping sound of her feet running down the hallway.

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[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

NAME: Erika Rylie Bellefonte
NICKNAME: Eri, The Bellefonte Princess, Princess
AGE: 18
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: Academy Official - Headmistress


THE POWER -
Not a whole lot has changed for Erika in this department. She has managed to gain a little bit more control over it, and she usually don't have much trouble controlling it unless she's feeling emotionally unstable, which is when her power reaches it's peak, and she generally loses a lot of the control she has built up for it. Her ability is one that is tied to her subconsciousness and manifests from the thoughts and feelings that delve deep within. This basically means that her power often acts out on what she really wants/feels, rather than what she's showing on the outside.

Other than that? The limitations and side-effects are generally the same as they were written up before.

HER VIEW ON THE WORLD -
A lot of things has changed for Erika over the past six months. She has gone from one relationship to the other and has been tossed around through various emotional trauma. Nothing out of the ordinary and simply what you'd expect from a hormonal eighteen year old. At least until she got kidnapped by SPECTRE and held hostage for over a month. She is still dealing with the scars this event left behind, but is slowly but surely picking herself back up again, as best as she can.

She has received a lot of support from her sister, Elsa and her boyfriend, Trevor (among her many, many friends). She has been having difficulties accepting her fate to become the school's next headmistress, but after a few months of adjusting, she did exactly that; Adjust. She has also moved into an apartment with her boyfriend and things are flourishing on that part.

Erika has decided to stop acting like a brat and that it's time to grow up and rather than moping around, take what she has been given and make the best out of it.

All in all, the brunette has been through a lot over the period of just a few months, but being a strong-willed and stubborn young woman, she has managed to create a path through life quite splendidly.

Shit happens, but life goes on, right?

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

NAME: Erika Rylie Bellefonte-King
NICKNAME: Eri, Dove
AGE: 18
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: College Student (Studying art)


THE POWER -
Erika has gotten a better grasp of her ability. It's not nearly as uncontrollable as it used to be, and her subconscious use of it seems to have blended nicely with her now happier and more free-spirited personality. It doesn't cause her a whole lot of trouble anymore, and she has also found herself being able to lift heavier objects than what she was capable of before -- as it's based purely on how strong willed she is, and Erika has become so much more than what she was a year ago. She still suffers from the same side-effects as before, and the only real difference is better control, and being able to lift heavier objects.

(She barely uses her psionic white noise, so there's really no changes there)

HER VIEW ON THE WORLD -
It took her a bit, but after a while, Erika grew accustomed to the idea of being a headmistress. It was never what she wanted, but she accepted her fate nonetheless -- if you look away from the fact that she left Elsa to her own bidding most of the time. Erika and Everett finally got together again, and not long after, the two of them got secretly married when they eloped to Venezia, Italy.

Other than that, Erika is fairly happy with the fact that she's no longer the step sister. Even with the IMAC events going straight down the toilet, the brunette has very little to complain about. Few people seemed to have gotten hurt in the fire, and things got handled fairly quickly. The brunette is now pleased that she can join her friends in college, and she has finally decided what she wants to do with her life, besides being married to the love of her life, of course.

Erika has decided to pursue her artistic dream, and enrolled into college, studying art, business, marketing, as well as looking into several other degrees. She even signed up for some classes at the local college down in Kalispell, just to get some time away from the school, and hopefully get some new experiences, along with some new friends.

Now the brunette is looking forward to her new life as being married, going back to school and all the events that are to come during the next few months.

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

NAME: Erika Rylie Conner (Nèe Bellefonte)
NICKNAME: Eri
AGE: 19, March 2nd 1996
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: College Student


THE POWER -
Not much has changed, save for Erika gaining better control over both her telekinesis and psionic white noise. She's actively using and training her second ability now.

HER VIEW ON THE WORLD -
After some soul-searching, Erika realized with time that her marriage to Everett King was far from as glorious as she'd thought it would be. The couple suffered from several issues, one of which was intimacy. It became obvious to the young girl that she'd made a grave mistake. After a few months, the marriage was put on a break. Around this time, Erika traveled to Los Angeles with her ex-boyfriend, Drew Conner. The two rekindled their love within moments and decided that in the wake of her ending marriage, they would try again.

Soon after, the newfound couple found out that Erika had never been married to begin with. Somehow, the marriage hadn't been legal, wither by the certificate not getting accepted, or not being handed in at all. 

Drew and Erika had a rocky start, but with effort from both parts, the two of them managed to get past the obstacles and quickly found their way back into each other's arms, where they realized they'd belonged all along. Their relationship flourished and although it wasn't perfect, Erika was happy.

Erika continued to focus on art along with various other activities. She got a job as a costume designer at the new club in Kalispell, Dirty Little Secrets. She has gotten a much brighter outlook on life and is no longer the moody and cynical teenager she used to be. Instead, she'd grown into a cheerful young woman who looks forward to whatever the future is ready to hand over.

She and Drew got engaged shortly after prom, where Drew showed up and whisked her away to Rio. On top of a hill with a great view over the sea and the sunset, the couple got engaged and finally, after months of going back and forth, decided to put the past where it belonged and move forward once and for all.

Summer vacation kicked in and Erika's focus was turned towards a fashion show she set up for the entire school, which she used as an opportunity to show off her talent for making clothes. Shortly after, she and Drew decided to go on a vacation which eventually ended with the couple getting drunk one night and while walking down one of the many streets in Vegas, the couple visited one of the many chapels and got married.

Erika Rylie Conner. Crazy, right?

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

NAME: Erika Rylie Conner (Neé Bellefonte)
NICKNAME: Eri
AGE: 22
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
POSITION: Headmistress of Bellefonte

POWER: Thanks to the epidemic, Erika's powers have been boosted, and the same issue she had previously, with her ability growing restless and feeling the need to reach out to people and objects, little has really changed here - Erika has spent the past three years training her abilities further.


The past three years have been... Weird. So much has happened, I still find it hard to wrap my head around it all. During the first year, mutants became known world-wide and we really struggled with adapting as well as convincing people that we simply wanted to co-exist and not take over the world. The entire mutant community got involved and there was this giant political debate, and well... By the beginning of the second year, I addressed the council and I took back the spot as headmistress, the same spot that I was born to take on. The one my grandfather always wanted me to have. Don't worry, despite my young age, I get loads of help from my friends, family and husband. Speaking of which, I have a son now. He's two years old and his name is Isaac. And yes, it was planned. After all the hardships, and although bringing another mutant to the world might not have been the smartest choice, but it was the right step for us, you know?

Anyways, like I was saying... I talked to the council and got reinstated as head of the school. I wanted to make sure that this process ran as smoothly as it possibly could and that I did everything in my power to make this work. Even if there's people that don't agree with us and want us gone, like AMA, I'm still sure that there is a place for us in this new world.

Or the new world it has become.

Kalispell has grown a lot too. It has gone from being a sleepy mining and lodging town to a bustling college and business town. A lot of people have moved here and made a life for themselves and it's... Nice, you know? I've been working hard to get this right, being a headmistress, a wife and a mother. I love it. I never really thought that I had it in me, but with great help from my husband, Drew, we're making it work, and we're loving it. If only that little rascal didn't have his father's charm... and smirk. And then there's the epidemic we've been suffering through. I don't even know what to say about that. It's crazy. Really.

I'm looking forward to what the new world might bring, even though it's not perfect. But then again, what is?