Juliette "Jules" Caraway

[Juliette Caraway]

Juliette "Jules" Caraway
FACE CLAIM: Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
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AGE: 17
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Demisexual
POSITION: High School Student (Local)

POWER: Non-powered


Green eyes, or maybe hazel. It depends on the light. Pale skin with freckles. Brown hair that has a slight curve to it. I look a lot like my grandmother, but I got my height from my mother. She’s 5’7”, just like me. I’m slim, or rather… Skinny. People often tell me I need to gain more weight and eat more. It’s annoying, but what can you do?

I moved to Montana when I was nine. My dad started a ranch then. We have horses for the most part. And a few cows. And chicken. We also have two dogs, Monty and Charlie. Charlie’s a Collie. He’s really old. We’ve had him ever since I was a little girl, but he’s a real sweetheart, even though he sees poorly and is extremely lazy. Monty on the other hand is still a puppy. He’s barely a year old, and he’s a Siberian Husky. I love them. They own my heart.

Ever since I was little I’ve loved photographing. Though, it wasn’t until I turned about twelve that I grew passionate about it. That’s also when I got my first camera. My dad has always been very strict on spending money on useless stuff, and for the longest time I had to convince him that if I did get a camera, I would actually use it, instead of it sitting in my room, collecting dust. And boy did I use it. Or do. I do use it. A lot.

So, Montana -- or Kalispell seems to be a place for mutants. Or gifted. Whatever you want to call them. My dad really, really doesn’t like them. Which I find strange, seeing as how he decided to move here. I think he doesn’t really hate them. I mean, his brother was a mutant, so my guess is that he’s either jealous because he didn’t get any powers, or… maybe he felt sad when his brother got taken away? Every time I ask, he gets this distant look on him and then he just kind of… Avoids it. I don’t know. It’s hard to explain. My mom doesn’t want to talk about it either.

And then, then my brother got his powers. The recruiters showed up, and well. He got to decide if he wanted to live at home, or go to the academy, but my dad kicked him out. And then my brother died in a car accident a few years later, and my dad was never the same. His dislike for mutants grew, but we couldn’t move. The ranch is our living. That’s all we have. I mean, don’t take me wrong. We’re not poor, or anything. But we’re not rich either, and packing up and leaving is simply not an option for us.

I’ve always been kind of facinated with mutants. I mean, I didn’t manifest, clearly. And I’m kind of glad… But it does make you wonder “what if?”, you know? Like, I could have been this super cool gal with super speed, or the ability to transform into animals, or maybe I could have been super strong, like Superman! I love taking pictures of them. I’ve never talked to a mutant before - save for my brother, of course. But after my dad kicked him out, I didn’t get to see him much, and my dad has forbid me from going to the academy or even interact with the mutants. It’s not like I know any of them anyways…

Anyways, back to my hobbies. I’m not shy or anything, although I can be a little awkward, I guess. Most people think I’m weird, so I don’t have a whole lot of friends. I’ve never been the popular girl, but it’s not like I get bullied… much, either. I mean, I’m pretty much invisible to most people, and yeah, it sucks, but I guess… I mean, it makes photographing all that much easier. If they don’t see me, they don’t see me taking pictures of them either, right? Unless said person has super hearing… Then again, I’d probably be pretty psyched if I met a mutant, but my dad would be really mad, and chase them away with a shotgun. And yes, I do have THAT kind of dad.

Boys are totally out of the question too. I have to come home straight after school, and I’m barely allowed off the ranch property unless it’s something really important. I think… After my brother, he became very… You know? I think it hurt him a lot more than what he likes to admit, and as much as I’d like my freedom, it kills me to go against him. That doesn’t mean I don’t sneak off. But I mainly do that to take pictures… As you can see, my life is pretty damn boring.

And it’s not like I think my life is going to be exciting. I mean, it’s me, after all. Nothing exciting ever happens to me. I’m just a normal, boring and bland American girl who lives on a ranch in the middle of nowhere, and I barely do anything but take pictures. Who would even want to friends with that? I mean, it’s not like I’m beautiful, or smart, or funny, or charming… I’m just… Me. Ordinary, boring me.

It's not that I lack confidence or anything, but like. I'm not super confident either. I guess you could say that I'm very self-aware. I know my place in the world, as many would say. I'm just that girl from that farm, you know? Nothing special. Don't take me wrong. I'm totally cool with being the daughter of a ranch owner. I have no ill-feelings towards my family. We're not perfect, and yeah, I wish my dad would chill a little more. I mean, I'm old enough to do some things on my own, right?

Then again, I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up spending the rest of my life here. It's not like we can afford college. Unless I get a job. But then I'd have to be able to leave home. Save for school and the few moments my dad is too busy to notice me sneaking away, anyways. But with my brother gone, I suppose it makes sense for him to be overprotective. It's just boring. Day in and day out, I have to spend at the ranch. No wonder I have no friends. No wonder no one likes me. I'm truly boring.

My mom likes to call me unique. Exceptional, even. But that's what all moms have to say, isn't it? Just like they all tell their children they're beautiful and amazing, and special. She tells me I just need to grow out of my shell, but how am I supposed to do that if I can't even-- no. It doesn't matter. There's no point. Things won't change, so there's no point in hoping for it. It's okay. I'm fine. It's fine. I promise.


SAMPLE: Turning the zoom wheel on her camera, Jules narrowed her eyes as her lips pursed. She tried remaining as silent as she possibly could. She had seen the rabbit and silently, she had followed it. She had been careful so that she hadn't crept too close. Especially as she got down onto the ground, her stomach pressed flat against the grass, her elbows propped up to support her camera. She was somewhat hidden next to the bush, but she had positioned herself so that the wind was blowing against her, instead of from her, mostly to avoid being smelled by the rabbit.

She had managed to get away from the ranch a while ago. Her father had gotten busy with one of the horses, and Jules had done all of her chores, so she had seen it as the perfect opportunity to get out and away and finally do some photography that wasn't around the ranch. Granted, she wasn't too far off and all, but it was still nice to take pictures of something that wasn't horses.

After a while that got a little boring.

However, at the sound of a branch breaking somewhere behind her, the brunette flinched and turned around. Her hazel eyes wide as she scrambled herself up into a sitting position. Her chest heaved at the shock; she had been so focused, the sound of someone approaching had been the last thing she'd expected. "Holy mother of ducks," she yelped, a hand coming up to cover her mouth as her hazel eyes moved towards the person. She wasn't sure if they'd just randomly happened by - or if they'd seen her and decided to approach her.

Regardless, they'd scared the beejesus out of her. "Holy shit, dude," she added, her head shaking. "Don't do that. Don't you know how deadly heart attacks are-- actually, neither do I and-- awww.." As she turned her head, she noticed that the rabbit had ran off somewhere while she hadn't been looking. Well, there went that picture.

USERNAME: Mel.

AGE GROUP: 23.

EXPERIENCE: A few year now.

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