Character
Harper
Race: Beastfolk (Tiger)
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Relationship: Single
Height: 5'4"
Build: Toned and Curvy
Reference: Here
Player
Nicole Fairbanks
Nationality: United States
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Relationship: Single
Height: 5'1"
Build: Athletic
Reference: Here
Personality
Competitive, Determined, Unrelenting. These three words go a long way in describing Nicole's attitude to almost everything in her life. To do well is not enough, she needs to excel, to shine brighter than most. And while she might shake your hand and congratulate you on doing better than her, you best believe that her mind is set on getting the better of you next time. This can border on the obsessive, and it can lead to Harper alienating those close to her without her even noticing.
Of course, she's also very confident on her abilities. If a subject she considers herself adept in is at hand, she'll have no qualms giving her opinion on it, nor will she back down on it easily if she believes it is the right way to proceed. This can make her quite bothersome to work with, even if she ultimately means well.
This isn't to say that she is some unteachable, ungovernable narcissist. In fact, she's well aware of the areas she falls short on and is open to advice. But you must earn her respect by actions and feats, not words or hear-say. Once you do though, you'll find her to be a very diligent worker and follower, if not one a bit too eager to prove herself at times.
Whenever she finds herself in a more casual situation, Harper is a loud yet friendly person. And while she might have about zero filter in the mind-to-mouth connection, she is aware enough to notice when she has struck a nerve and shut her mouth even if she herself doesn't understand why it happened.
Of course, she's also very confident on her abilities. If a subject she considers herself adept in is at hand, she'll have no qualms giving her opinion on it, nor will she back down on it easily if she believes it is the right way to proceed. This can make her quite bothersome to work with, even if she ultimately means well.
This isn't to say that she is some unteachable, ungovernable narcissist. In fact, she's well aware of the areas she falls short on and is open to advice. But you must earn her respect by actions and feats, not words or hear-say. Once you do though, you'll find her to be a very diligent worker and follower, if not one a bit too eager to prove herself at times.
Whenever she finds herself in a more casual situation, Harper is a loud yet friendly person. And while she might have about zero filter in the mind-to-mouth connection, she is aware enough to notice when she has struck a nerve and shut her mouth even if she herself doesn't understand why it happened.
Positive: Determined, Confident, Diligent
Negative: Obsessive, Stubborn, Cocky
Background
Nicole is a product of a match almost made in heaven. Her father was a football player who had to retire early due to a heart condition and her mother was a physician who treated him when he was benched due to a back injury.
Her childhood was fairly normal, but as she grew up something was always apparent: The early retirement still pained her father. Nicole wanted to help him, but it's not like she could do anything about his heart, so she went to her mother for advice. And from there came the idea to practice and compete in a sport so that he could take his mind off his past career as he cheered for her.
The nearest place was a martial arts gym, and they decided to go with Judo since her mother didn't like the idea of her doing anything too violent and Nicole liked how the gi's looked. At first, Nicole was casual about it, treating it as a diversion from her usual routine of class and homework. And while she was improving at a good pace, something bothered her. It was an odd feeling she couldn't put her finger on, but it was especially noticeable when she went practicing with those with more experience than her, which led her to not be able to do much but survive until the round was called. Nevertheless, she continued.
After a few months, the big day came. Her first competition. Her family was in attendance, alongside some friends from school. Everyone was watching...
...And all things considered, she did alright. Dropped in the semi-finals to the person who ended up winning the whole thing in her class. Not a bad showing for one's first tournament. Her friends clapped and cheered her on, her father was so proud of her and her mother even took Nicole to her favorite restaurant afterwards.
But Nicole herself didn't feel right. She didn't feel fulfilled at her results, above-average as they might've been. And the feeling she felt all the way back at training was finally clearer: She hates losing. Be it from a practice round to a tournament, getting anything but the upper-hand frustrated her to no end. She understood that it was a fundamental part of learning, but she still disliked it. And the best way she saw to never feel that way again... Was to simply win every time.
And so, her competitive streak was born. She'd spend more time practicing, both inside and outside of the gym. She would also pick-up a complementary martial art in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the same gym to make up for the fact they didn't have her Judo classes more than two times a week. And the results showed right away, with her winning her next tournament. She had done it... Yet she knew the success was fleeting. For once she got promoted to a new belt, she'd have fiercer competition ahead of her, and the losses would inevitably come again.
This song and dance would continue as Nicole got into her teen years, and eventually made it into university. She had advanced to the point where she could hold her own against her teacher, but was still a fair few steps behind him. Balancing all that practice and her student obligations was not the easiest thing, and it left her with very few free time and energy for leisure activities.
At the recommendation of a friend, she bought a VR adapter for herself for both studying and relaxing. She immediately tried to get her hands on some martial-art themed games, but found the experience to be rather lacking due to all the limitations on immersion. She'd mouth off to one of her colleagues about it, and he introduced her to Terrasphere. She had heard some buzz around it a few years back, but thought the game had closed when people mostly stopped talking about it. And the fact the government had banned it just added to her curiosity.
While it wasn't martial-art focused, she could still try and use it for practice from what her colleague had described due to its immersion. And hey, hitting a Uchi-mata on some unfortunate bandit NPC from time to time sounded like good stress-relief. Getting a copy was somewhat annoying, as she ended up having to pay some random on the internet to give her a copy of the app. But alas, a few days later, when she thought they had scammed her out of her money, an email arrived with a QR Code for the game on it.
And like that, Nicole's escapade into the perilous world of Terrasphere began.
Her childhood was fairly normal, but as she grew up something was always apparent: The early retirement still pained her father. Nicole wanted to help him, but it's not like she could do anything about his heart, so she went to her mother for advice. And from there came the idea to practice and compete in a sport so that he could take his mind off his past career as he cheered for her.
The nearest place was a martial arts gym, and they decided to go with Judo since her mother didn't like the idea of her doing anything too violent and Nicole liked how the gi's looked. At first, Nicole was casual about it, treating it as a diversion from her usual routine of class and homework. And while she was improving at a good pace, something bothered her. It was an odd feeling she couldn't put her finger on, but it was especially noticeable when she went practicing with those with more experience than her, which led her to not be able to do much but survive until the round was called. Nevertheless, she continued.
After a few months, the big day came. Her first competition. Her family was in attendance, alongside some friends from school. Everyone was watching...
...And all things considered, she did alright. Dropped in the semi-finals to the person who ended up winning the whole thing in her class. Not a bad showing for one's first tournament. Her friends clapped and cheered her on, her father was so proud of her and her mother even took Nicole to her favorite restaurant afterwards.
But Nicole herself didn't feel right. She didn't feel fulfilled at her results, above-average as they might've been. And the feeling she felt all the way back at training was finally clearer: She hates losing. Be it from a practice round to a tournament, getting anything but the upper-hand frustrated her to no end. She understood that it was a fundamental part of learning, but she still disliked it. And the best way she saw to never feel that way again... Was to simply win every time.
And so, her competitive streak was born. She'd spend more time practicing, both inside and outside of the gym. She would also pick-up a complementary martial art in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the same gym to make up for the fact they didn't have her Judo classes more than two times a week. And the results showed right away, with her winning her next tournament. She had done it... Yet she knew the success was fleeting. For once she got promoted to a new belt, she'd have fiercer competition ahead of her, and the losses would inevitably come again.
This song and dance would continue as Nicole got into her teen years, and eventually made it into university. She had advanced to the point where she could hold her own against her teacher, but was still a fair few steps behind him. Balancing all that practice and her student obligations was not the easiest thing, and it left her with very few free time and energy for leisure activities.
At the recommendation of a friend, she bought a VR adapter for herself for both studying and relaxing. She immediately tried to get her hands on some martial-art themed games, but found the experience to be rather lacking due to all the limitations on immersion. She'd mouth off to one of her colleagues about it, and he introduced her to Terrasphere. She had heard some buzz around it a few years back, but thought the game had closed when people mostly stopped talking about it. And the fact the government had banned it just added to her curiosity.
While it wasn't martial-art focused, she could still try and use it for practice from what her colleague had described due to its immersion. And hey, hitting a Uchi-mata on some unfortunate bandit NPC from time to time sounded like good stress-relief. Getting a copy was somewhat annoying, as she ended up having to pay some random on the internet to give her a copy of the app. But alas, a few days later, when she thought they had scammed her out of her money, an email arrived with a QR Code for the game on it.
And like that, Nicole's escapade into the perilous world of Terrasphere began.
Occupation: Student
Special Skills: Martial Arts, Cooking
Out of Character
Played by: @Aphrodi
Player tag: @Harper
UI-locked? No
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