Post by Paisley Prince on Jul 25, 2019 23:51:56 GMT -5
Paisley Prince
" My name is Paisley Prince but you can just call me Prince. It just sounds better doesn't it? Like I'm royalty or something, hah! " - Paisley's Introduction Message
 | Age 18 Gender Female Faction Haven Academy Tier Beginner Face Claim Bazett Fraga McRemitz from Fate OOC Name Kazuki |
Character Traits
Date of Birth: March 24, 7th AV
Species: Human
Hometown: Vale
Romantic Orientation: I'll tell you for a million lien
Hair Color/Style: Darkish pink hair that is clean cut but unstyled. Rather tomboyish haircut
Eye Color: Wine red
Aura Color: Purple #563B64
Height: 5'6ft/ 172cm
Weight: 71kg
Appearance: In day to day life, Prince sports an expensive three-piece Mistrallian silk suit the colour of amethyst over a white collared shirt and accessorized by her essential flair, a dark purple tie. It is a custom tailored piece that helps her pull off that business look while looking competent wherever she goes. She also has a pair of small dark purple gloves that she will regularly wear which are intended to hide a scar on her left hand, a heinous bite mark ruining the expanse of skin from her thumb to her wrist that might draw some unwanted questions.
She is certainly attractive in her own way, having been confessed to by both boys and girls which was something she did not calculate for, in no way what-so-ever. She usually keeps on a professional face with piercing gaze that only has eyes for the target, breaking the facade only to throw a scathing look or a charming smile. Her hair is well kept but frankly unstylish making her look rather boyish, a fact that she is aware of and takes some amusement in the confusion that happens around it.
During a mission involving some dirty work she’ll leave the suit jacket off and take on a plain white dress shirt, tie, and formal pants. The sleeves will likely be rolled up, allowing the whites to avoid some of the damage but it isn’t much of a consequence if it gets ruined. The gloves are kept on too but tend to get worn away after a few hours of use.
Honestly, Prince’s attire makes her stand out the least among her classmates who might be more flashy or identifiable but Prince knows the value of custom tailored high quality fabric and certainly looks more classy and refined than you would expect the average trainee to be.
Personality: All business and no fun, Prince is a stern, cold hearted woman that evaluates her decisions based on her immediate goals. She comes off a little standoffish to some people, especially when she’s set her mind to work on a side project of hers. It would be a misconception to say she hates people but her judgement of others is rather pragmatic, taking into account the benefit they could add to her life. After all she is far too busy pursuing her work to waste time making weak allies and believes it is in her best interest to make connections with the strongest individuals, at least while it still suits her. She will begrudgingly work with others, taking a more neutral stance, and cooperating to the extent that she has too. If she gets to know someone well enough, perhaps overtime she might even consider them “alright” and be less resistant to attempts to get her attention. Trust isn’t something easily bought and Prince can recognize how useful it can be.
Motivated mainly by money and acquiring wealth, she also has trouble managing her spending habits. There are times where she can be painfully stingy with her money, debating a purchase for longer than what might be socially acceptable, as well as times where she will excitedly throw away a bunch of lien to buy something she likes. It all depends on the state of her wallet and there is no telling how her mood will change post-transaction.
While she is willing to be patient when the rewards are worth the effort, she has a rather short temper, easily annoyed if she is bothered by too many antics. She hasn’t set aside that much time for completely relaxing and tends to focus much of her time on work. While she plays the role of a mature business woman with no time for games she is still just a teenager barely older two decades and can pick up a surprising amount of interests.
Species: Human
Hometown: Vale
Romantic Orientation: I'll tell you for a million lien
Hair Color/Style: Darkish pink hair that is clean cut but unstyled. Rather tomboyish haircut
Eye Color: Wine red
Aura Color: Purple #563B64
Height: 5'6ft/ 172cm
Weight: 71kg
Appearance: In day to day life, Prince sports an expensive three-piece Mistrallian silk suit the colour of amethyst over a white collared shirt and accessorized by her essential flair, a dark purple tie. It is a custom tailored piece that helps her pull off that business look while looking competent wherever she goes. She also has a pair of small dark purple gloves that she will regularly wear which are intended to hide a scar on her left hand, a heinous bite mark ruining the expanse of skin from her thumb to her wrist that might draw some unwanted questions.
She is certainly attractive in her own way, having been confessed to by both boys and girls which was something she did not calculate for, in no way what-so-ever. She usually keeps on a professional face with piercing gaze that only has eyes for the target, breaking the facade only to throw a scathing look or a charming smile. Her hair is well kept but frankly unstylish making her look rather boyish, a fact that she is aware of and takes some amusement in the confusion that happens around it.
During a mission involving some dirty work she’ll leave the suit jacket off and take on a plain white dress shirt, tie, and formal pants. The sleeves will likely be rolled up, allowing the whites to avoid some of the damage but it isn’t much of a consequence if it gets ruined. The gloves are kept on too but tend to get worn away after a few hours of use.
Honestly, Prince’s attire makes her stand out the least among her classmates who might be more flashy or identifiable but Prince knows the value of custom tailored high quality fabric and certainly looks more classy and refined than you would expect the average trainee to be.
Personality: All business and no fun, Prince is a stern, cold hearted woman that evaluates her decisions based on her immediate goals. She comes off a little standoffish to some people, especially when she’s set her mind to work on a side project of hers. It would be a misconception to say she hates people but her judgement of others is rather pragmatic, taking into account the benefit they could add to her life. After all she is far too busy pursuing her work to waste time making weak allies and believes it is in her best interest to make connections with the strongest individuals, at least while it still suits her. She will begrudgingly work with others, taking a more neutral stance, and cooperating to the extent that she has too. If she gets to know someone well enough, perhaps overtime she might even consider them “alright” and be less resistant to attempts to get her attention. Trust isn’t something easily bought and Prince can recognize how useful it can be.
Motivated mainly by money and acquiring wealth, she also has trouble managing her spending habits. There are times where she can be painfully stingy with her money, debating a purchase for longer than what might be socially acceptable, as well as times where she will excitedly throw away a bunch of lien to buy something she likes. It all depends on the state of her wallet and there is no telling how her mood will change post-transaction.
While she is willing to be patient when the rewards are worth the effort, she has a rather short temper, easily annoyed if she is bothered by too many antics. She hasn’t set aside that much time for completely relaxing and tends to focus much of her time on work. While she plays the role of a mature business woman with no time for games she is still just a teenager barely older two decades and can pick up a surprising amount of interests.
Combat & Inventory
Ambition's Fire
Rank of Semblance: E
Semblance Type: Manipulator
One Sentence Summary of Semblance: Manipulation type semblance that allows Prince to create fire.
Description of Semblance: For Ambition’s Flame to be activated there needs to be a sufficient amount of heat, fuel, and oxygen and then Prince must strike a surface to create friction in order to create a spark for ignition. This can look like her striking her shoe against pavement, snapping her fingers together, or even clicking her tongue to create a spark. Once these conditions are met Prince can create Ambition’s Fire in that post. A flame emerges from about an inch of distance away from the point of contact and goes out in the direction she is pointing towards in a 10-12 meter range around her, approximately the length of a telephone pole. Generally she takes care to avoid being burnt herself unless something forces her to be in close contact with the fire.
Any application of Ambition’s Flame manifests in the colour of her aura, resulting in purple flames making it distinguishable from any other potential cause of fire. Ambition’s Fire can create heat and light as well as burn flammable objects. The initial shape and size of Ambition’s Flame depends on how much aura she expends as fuel in it’s initial creation which can be as range in size from a small candle to a full on flame thrower. Additionally, any created sources of Ambition’s Fire behave like a natural fire and can grow naturally if there is sufficient amount of heat, fuel, and oxygen available and can spread at the same rate as a natural fire of similar intensity without consuming additional aura. Prince may also cause any flames that she creates to extinguish at will, removing the fire from future posts until she creates more. She does not need to come into contact with Ambition’s Fire to put it out and can dismiss it with a wave of her hand.
Drawbacks of Semblance: Prince decides the size and direction of Ambition’s Fire when she activates it and after it is projected she cannot redirect it. She is unable to create Ambition’s Fire if she does not consciously activate it and she must be physically capable of striking a surface. To this effect, another individual could not activate Ambition’s Fire by rubbing her hands together. Ambition’s Fire can be put out by removing heat, fuel, or oxygen for example by using a fire extinguisher, smothering it with water or sand, removing the fuel, or taking away sources of oxygen.
She also cannot choose what does and what does not get affected by her semblance so anything caught in range may be subject to the effects of Ambition’s Fire, regardless of whether friend or foe. Prince cannot control other sources of fire and can only manipulate flames generated by Ambition’s Fire. Additionally she is not immune to being burnt by her own semblance or the heat it produces and can suffer from dehydration or a stroke if she remains in close proximity to the Ambition’s fire for too long. If Prince’s aura runs out or if she passes out all fires created by her semblance will self extinguish instantly.
Diable Savate
Rank of Weapon(s): F
Description of Weapons(s): Diable Savate is a pair of iron soled shoes that are enhanced with metal to protect her feet and distribute the force of her kicks. There are made of black material with heavy bolts screwed in where the laces would be and extra plates over the toe guard and the heel. Despite their clunky appearance Prince can walk around them just fine, claiming she can dance just fine with them on. She will definitely step on your toes if she feels like it.
Non-Combat Abilities
Name of Non-Combat Ability: Hustler's Charm
Rank of Non-Combat Ability: F
Description of Non-Combat Ability: When you hang out in the criminal underbelly of the city like Vale you learn how to talk to people, how not to get killed over disrespect, and how to prove you are trustworthy even when you are not. As one of her skills used the most liberally, Prince’s charm helps her to come of as a character that criminals can find it easier to talk too, not quite trusting her, but understanding the affinity between souls who have dabbled in crime. To those less familiar with the hustler’s silver tongue she can feed them little lies or perhaps things they want to hear, all to manipulate and convince people with the right words.
Name of Non-Combat Ability: Dancing
Rank of Non-Combat Ability: F
Description of Non-Combat Ability: With a taste for the refined, Prince took lessons for ballroom dancing in an imitation of the rich nobility on her favourite Mistralian historical dramas. Afterwards she discovered she had a real passion for dancing and experimented with a number of different styles such as breakdancing, folk dancing, and hip hop. Loving every moment of moving her feet to the beat, she adores all sorts of music and dance but doesn’t readily admit it, keeping it a private vice to herself. Still if anyone needs a dance partner Prince would be willing to oblige.
Combat Abilities
Name of Combat Ability: Black Leg Style (Martial Arts)
Rank of Combat Ability: F
Description of Combat Ability: This style of combat focuses on dealing damage through the legs and feet to deliver devastating kicks. Anyone familiar with Black Leg Martial Arts knows that it is an outlawed form of fighting in most MMA communities as practitioners of this martial art have been reportedly aggressive and ruthless giving it a violent reputation and is less respected as a viable self-defense skill for average citizens. Not that this affected Prince’s decision to specialize in it, seeing the potential for the power of Black Leg combined with the patience of a skilled practitioner. Her own fighting form is a combination of careful footwork and rushed aggression and someone as skilled as Prince can use it to control the battle on the ground. Primarily depending on kicks to output damage Prince also has some familiarity with hand to hand fighting with street rules and will fight dirty in order to win a fight.
Name of Combat Ability: Stamina
Rank of Combat Ability: F
Description of Combat Ability: When it comes to dancing the dance, stamina is key to pulling of the riskiest moves. It's not only about lasting the longest but about controlling the amount of energy spent over time, knowing which moves to carry though for the most effect. This acquired skill has helped Prince to survive longer than her other competition, if only by the fact that she hadn't lost her breath while her enemies were gasping for air. It is particularly evident in her semblance usage through the careful application of fire, allowing Prince to keep turning up the heat.
Name of Combat Ability: Agility
Rank of Combat Ability: F
Description of Combat Ability: She had been forced to learn how to move out of the path of danger in order to survive assasionation attempts while running to survive from jobs gone wrong and trade deals gone sour. There is nothing more comfortable than the safety of your own skin, which is why Prince has put so much effort into saving her own, dodging blades and bullets too habitually to be called luck. You can't win the game if you're dead so you have to make sure you live long enough to play.
Rank of Semblance: E
Semblance Type: Manipulator
One Sentence Summary of Semblance: Manipulation type semblance that allows Prince to create fire.
Description of Semblance: For Ambition’s Flame to be activated there needs to be a sufficient amount of heat, fuel, and oxygen and then Prince must strike a surface to create friction in order to create a spark for ignition. This can look like her striking her shoe against pavement, snapping her fingers together, or even clicking her tongue to create a spark. Once these conditions are met Prince can create Ambition’s Fire in that post. A flame emerges from about an inch of distance away from the point of contact and goes out in the direction she is pointing towards in a 10-12 meter range around her, approximately the length of a telephone pole. Generally she takes care to avoid being burnt herself unless something forces her to be in close contact with the fire.
Any application of Ambition’s Flame manifests in the colour of her aura, resulting in purple flames making it distinguishable from any other potential cause of fire. Ambition’s Fire can create heat and light as well as burn flammable objects. The initial shape and size of Ambition’s Flame depends on how much aura she expends as fuel in it’s initial creation which can be as range in size from a small candle to a full on flame thrower. Additionally, any created sources of Ambition’s Fire behave like a natural fire and can grow naturally if there is sufficient amount of heat, fuel, and oxygen available and can spread at the same rate as a natural fire of similar intensity without consuming additional aura. Prince may also cause any flames that she creates to extinguish at will, removing the fire from future posts until she creates more. She does not need to come into contact with Ambition’s Fire to put it out and can dismiss it with a wave of her hand.
Drawbacks of Semblance: Prince decides the size and direction of Ambition’s Fire when she activates it and after it is projected she cannot redirect it. She is unable to create Ambition’s Fire if she does not consciously activate it and she must be physically capable of striking a surface. To this effect, another individual could not activate Ambition’s Fire by rubbing her hands together. Ambition’s Fire can be put out by removing heat, fuel, or oxygen for example by using a fire extinguisher, smothering it with water or sand, removing the fuel, or taking away sources of oxygen.
She also cannot choose what does and what does not get affected by her semblance so anything caught in range may be subject to the effects of Ambition’s Fire, regardless of whether friend or foe. Prince cannot control other sources of fire and can only manipulate flames generated by Ambition’s Fire. Additionally she is not immune to being burnt by her own semblance or the heat it produces and can suffer from dehydration or a stroke if she remains in close proximity to the Ambition’s fire for too long. If Prince’s aura runs out or if she passes out all fires created by her semblance will self extinguish instantly.
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Diable Savate
Rank of Weapon(s): F
Description of Weapons(s): Diable Savate is a pair of iron soled shoes that are enhanced with metal to protect her feet and distribute the force of her kicks. There are made of black material with heavy bolts screwed in where the laces would be and extra plates over the toe guard and the heel. Despite their clunky appearance Prince can walk around them just fine, claiming she can dance just fine with them on. She will definitely step on your toes if she feels like it.
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Non-Combat Abilities
Name of Non-Combat Ability: Hustler's Charm
Rank of Non-Combat Ability: F
Description of Non-Combat Ability: When you hang out in the criminal underbelly of the city like Vale you learn how to talk to people, how not to get killed over disrespect, and how to prove you are trustworthy even when you are not. As one of her skills used the most liberally, Prince’s charm helps her to come of as a character that criminals can find it easier to talk too, not quite trusting her, but understanding the affinity between souls who have dabbled in crime. To those less familiar with the hustler’s silver tongue she can feed them little lies or perhaps things they want to hear, all to manipulate and convince people with the right words.
Name of Non-Combat Ability: Dancing
Rank of Non-Combat Ability: F
Description of Non-Combat Ability: With a taste for the refined, Prince took lessons for ballroom dancing in an imitation of the rich nobility on her favourite Mistralian historical dramas. Afterwards she discovered she had a real passion for dancing and experimented with a number of different styles such as breakdancing, folk dancing, and hip hop. Loving every moment of moving her feet to the beat, she adores all sorts of music and dance but doesn’t readily admit it, keeping it a private vice to herself. Still if anyone needs a dance partner Prince would be willing to oblige.
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Combat Abilities
Name of Combat Ability: Black Leg Style (Martial Arts)
Rank of Combat Ability: F
Description of Combat Ability: This style of combat focuses on dealing damage through the legs and feet to deliver devastating kicks. Anyone familiar with Black Leg Martial Arts knows that it is an outlawed form of fighting in most MMA communities as practitioners of this martial art have been reportedly aggressive and ruthless giving it a violent reputation and is less respected as a viable self-defense skill for average citizens. Not that this affected Prince’s decision to specialize in it, seeing the potential for the power of Black Leg combined with the patience of a skilled practitioner. Her own fighting form is a combination of careful footwork and rushed aggression and someone as skilled as Prince can use it to control the battle on the ground. Primarily depending on kicks to output damage Prince also has some familiarity with hand to hand fighting with street rules and will fight dirty in order to win a fight.
Name of Combat Ability: Stamina
Rank of Combat Ability: F
Description of Combat Ability: When it comes to dancing the dance, stamina is key to pulling of the riskiest moves. It's not only about lasting the longest but about controlling the amount of energy spent over time, knowing which moves to carry though for the most effect. This acquired skill has helped Prince to survive longer than her other competition, if only by the fact that she hadn't lost her breath while her enemies were gasping for air. It is particularly evident in her semblance usage through the careful application of fire, allowing Prince to keep turning up the heat.
Name of Combat Ability: Agility
Rank of Combat Ability: F
Description of Combat Ability: She had been forced to learn how to move out of the path of danger in order to survive assasionation attempts while running to survive from jobs gone wrong and trade deals gone sour. There is nothing more comfortable than the safety of your own skin, which is why Prince has put so much effort into saving her own, dodging blades and bullets too habitually to be called luck. You can't win the game if you're dead so you have to make sure you live long enough to play.
Biography
History
The child who now called herself Prince grew up in a room, in an apartment, on a street, in a neighborhood, in a city, in a world where big things were possible to achieve and, in fact, even possible to obtain for herself if she dreamt big enough. It was a world that asked how much you were willing to sacrifice and Prince, in all her ambition, was willing to sacrifice everything she had and then some more, for a chance to achieve that grandiose life that belonged to her
Perhaps poverty played a role in her upbringing, the struggles of a low income family making her aware early on of the cycle that people like her parents were trapped in for the rest of their lives. Living a hand to mouth existence, hoping a creative form of frugality would help them save a bit more to buy them a way to get ahead.
When faced with these modern day struggles, what child comes into this life and doesn’t ask for more; more luxuries, more comfort, more time to best enjoy life? For a moment, imagine a lifestyle beyond straining to satisfy the needs of survival, consider the wealth you would need to live a carefree life. How much is a life like that worth to you? For a person like Prince, that life might have cost too much, been too ambitious. But it was a life she would kill to have. The question was, did she want it enough? She would push herself to find out.
Prince was no stranger to hard work, devoting herself to learning the harsh world of trade and economics, brainstorming new avenues of revenue, and pushing the limits of what she was willing to do to succeed. But even then it didn't seem like it was enough. It was like no matter how hard she worked, she'd never get to the point where she would have enough, that she’d never be satisfied by this lifetime. Either she’d find luck in the stock market or inherit wealth, otherwise there seemed no way to further her goals faster, to have that life during the available time that she remained young enough to appreciate it.
It was disheartening to think that she could never have the lifestyle she wanted but then she had to remember that classic saying: work smarter, not harder after all.
If she couldn't make that success through legitimate means then she'd find other ways to build her road to financial success.
By the time she was sixteen she began taking on a different kind of work. It started as small jobs, moving contraband under the eye of the law, and then she started learning more about what went on behind the scenes and then she started moving secrets, information, knowledge. What’s that saying, knowledge is power? Well Prince made use of that power, slowly learning the names of people, locations, and getting dirt on high-profile individuals with large debts gone unpaid. And it was time for her to collect. She bought and sold knowledge to the highest bidder, making profit from selling the secrets of others.
Prince rose to a bit of infamy amound a few big names in the criminal world however she was never anything bigger than a small time crook. One that was too eager, too nosy, too ambitious to remain a non-threat and the old gangster families of Vale knew it. It wasn’t long before they sent people to knock her block off. That is to say, they wanted to make sure she didn’t spill anymore secrets. For good.
It was then where she learned how dangerous ambiton could be. Time and time again there were set ups, ambushes, and just plain attempts to get her arrested or killed. Minor thugs sure, but she had to learn quick if she was going to survive on the same streets that the Red Hatchet Gang lived on. So she put on her dancing shoes and made it clear she wasn’t interested in dying young.
It was meant to be a show of force. A flash of shock and awe using her semblance at one of the smaller venerable warehouses that was meant to be seen and heard. An exuberant application of Ambition's Fire and that whole warehouse was up in flames. The mooks were too weak to scare anyone other than the average civilian and she was sure they would run back to their bosses and tell them she was someone to be respected.
But Prince’s luck would run out like it always did. A mercenary, some sort of huntsman tore everything she built down. It was an overnight crusade that she couldn’t have possibly won so she retreated, a sure exile from the city of Vale. She had barely survived. The criminal gangs of Vale were cruel and she wasn’t powerful enough to challenge their might. Not as she was and not alone.
That hunter was a cut above every piece of scum that lived in that city. No one without that kind of training stood a chance against him. Even then, such a dangerous man like that was just a slave to lien like her. Despite his strength he followed someone else’s orders and had no real ideas of his own. Still he must have gotten rich from being an enforcer and Prince could respect that. But she had no desire to work under the leadership of another. She had bigger dreams than that.
She took the humiliation as another lesson she had to learn. There was always someone stronger, more powerful. You either worked for them or you became something strong enough to challenge them. If she were to live the life she wanted, she'd have to get stronger, more powerful too. And the most affordable option available to her was through the academies, bright shining schools teaching the next generation of mercenaries, ready to be pointed at the enemies of humanity.
Considering that she feared a reprisal from Vale criminals that were targeting her she made the decision to apply to Haven Academy in Mistral. She scrounged up what limited lien she had remaining and bought an economy class plane ticket to the capital of Mistral, just in time for Haven Academies open house. The event was intended for aspiring Haven students to get a flavor for what the academy had to offer and, Prince noted, it was a good chance for the school to pick up any promising trainees before any other hunter school recruited them. During the event there was a practical application exam where trainees could prove their skills in a spar so naturally Prince sought to make a name for herself.
In the end her opponent didn’t want to join Haven as much as her. The violence and grace of that fight should have been evident and the acceptance letter would come into her hands as she predicted. It was only a matter of time until Prince would have exactly what she deserved and she’d make sure that nothing got in the way of that.
If she were a risk averse citizen she would have dreamt smaller, settled down to a quiet life, and avoided trouble.
But Prince wasn't content with a quiet life. Everything she did, everything she aspired for was all to live a rich and fulfilling existence.
She was going to be bold, adventurous, and daring, all to live a bigger life.
Family
Father: Reon Parsley - Alive
Mother: Lacie-Mae Parsley - Alive
Sister: Kourtney Parsley - Alive
Sister: Crystal Parsley - Alive
Extra
The colour purple is referenced to the musician, Prince, who had a shade of purple named in honour of him.
www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/14/prince-purple-pantone-color-institute-love-symbol-2
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Her given name is a misnomer she adopted to distance herself from her family name. She's broken off practically all contact with her family to pursue her goals but has taken the name Paisley which looks like Parsley to respect them.
I consider her burning the warehouse down comparable to Yang destroying Junior's bar. People got hurt, expensive things got smashed, but nothing that was out of the norm for hunters. Badness-wise she isn't all that evil, just greedy and immoral.
Her work as a info-broker was mainly research and trading information. Not much fighting in a desk job and not hurting people directly. Evidently that information helped other villans to do terrible things to a lot of people which resulted in her not having many trusted allies.
Her weapon Black Leg Style and combat skill: Diable Savate is a reference to Sanji’s Diable Jambon from One Piece.
Assorted Music Soundtrack:
Prince - Purple Rain
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Y1gohk5-A
Lucifer - Sinnerman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7yMzfplUco
Lucifer Soundtrack | S04E07 Caught In The Fire by Klergy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLAHByuJe9k
Lucifer Soundtrack | S04E07 Can You Hear Me by Unsecret (feat. Young Summer)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPgImObJMFA
Prince - Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me? (Official Audio)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7U6pniM13s
The child who now called herself Prince grew up in a room, in an apartment, on a street, in a neighborhood, in a city, in a world where big things were possible to achieve and, in fact, even possible to obtain for herself if she dreamt big enough. It was a world that asked how much you were willing to sacrifice and Prince, in all her ambition, was willing to sacrifice everything she had and then some more, for a chance to achieve that grandiose life that belonged to her
Perhaps poverty played a role in her upbringing, the struggles of a low income family making her aware early on of the cycle that people like her parents were trapped in for the rest of their lives. Living a hand to mouth existence, hoping a creative form of frugality would help them save a bit more to buy them a way to get ahead.
When faced with these modern day struggles, what child comes into this life and doesn’t ask for more; more luxuries, more comfort, more time to best enjoy life? For a moment, imagine a lifestyle beyond straining to satisfy the needs of survival, consider the wealth you would need to live a carefree life. How much is a life like that worth to you? For a person like Prince, that life might have cost too much, been too ambitious. But it was a life she would kill to have. The question was, did she want it enough? She would push herself to find out.
Prince was no stranger to hard work, devoting herself to learning the harsh world of trade and economics, brainstorming new avenues of revenue, and pushing the limits of what she was willing to do to succeed. But even then it didn't seem like it was enough. It was like no matter how hard she worked, she'd never get to the point where she would have enough, that she’d never be satisfied by this lifetime. Either she’d find luck in the stock market or inherit wealth, otherwise there seemed no way to further her goals faster, to have that life during the available time that she remained young enough to appreciate it.
It was disheartening to think that she could never have the lifestyle she wanted but then she had to remember that classic saying: work smarter, not harder after all.
If she couldn't make that success through legitimate means then she'd find other ways to build her road to financial success.
By the time she was sixteen she began taking on a different kind of work. It started as small jobs, moving contraband under the eye of the law, and then she started learning more about what went on behind the scenes and then she started moving secrets, information, knowledge. What’s that saying, knowledge is power? Well Prince made use of that power, slowly learning the names of people, locations, and getting dirt on high-profile individuals with large debts gone unpaid. And it was time for her to collect. She bought and sold knowledge to the highest bidder, making profit from selling the secrets of others.
Prince rose to a bit of infamy amound a few big names in the criminal world however she was never anything bigger than a small time crook. One that was too eager, too nosy, too ambitious to remain a non-threat and the old gangster families of Vale knew it. It wasn’t long before they sent people to knock her block off. That is to say, they wanted to make sure she didn’t spill anymore secrets. For good.
It was then where she learned how dangerous ambiton could be. Time and time again there were set ups, ambushes, and just plain attempts to get her arrested or killed. Minor thugs sure, but she had to learn quick if she was going to survive on the same streets that the Red Hatchet Gang lived on. So she put on her dancing shoes and made it clear she wasn’t interested in dying young.
It was meant to be a show of force. A flash of shock and awe using her semblance at one of the smaller venerable warehouses that was meant to be seen and heard. An exuberant application of Ambition's Fire and that whole warehouse was up in flames. The mooks were too weak to scare anyone other than the average civilian and she was sure they would run back to their bosses and tell them she was someone to be respected.
But Prince’s luck would run out like it always did. A mercenary, some sort of huntsman tore everything she built down. It was an overnight crusade that she couldn’t have possibly won so she retreated, a sure exile from the city of Vale. She had barely survived. The criminal gangs of Vale were cruel and she wasn’t powerful enough to challenge their might. Not as she was and not alone.
That hunter was a cut above every piece of scum that lived in that city. No one without that kind of training stood a chance against him. Even then, such a dangerous man like that was just a slave to lien like her. Despite his strength he followed someone else’s orders and had no real ideas of his own. Still he must have gotten rich from being an enforcer and Prince could respect that. But she had no desire to work under the leadership of another. She had bigger dreams than that.
She took the humiliation as another lesson she had to learn. There was always someone stronger, more powerful. You either worked for them or you became something strong enough to challenge them. If she were to live the life she wanted, she'd have to get stronger, more powerful too. And the most affordable option available to her was through the academies, bright shining schools teaching the next generation of mercenaries, ready to be pointed at the enemies of humanity.
Considering that she feared a reprisal from Vale criminals that were targeting her she made the decision to apply to Haven Academy in Mistral. She scrounged up what limited lien she had remaining and bought an economy class plane ticket to the capital of Mistral, just in time for Haven Academies open house. The event was intended for aspiring Haven students to get a flavor for what the academy had to offer and, Prince noted, it was a good chance for the school to pick up any promising trainees before any other hunter school recruited them. During the event there was a practical application exam where trainees could prove their skills in a spar so naturally Prince sought to make a name for herself.
In the end her opponent didn’t want to join Haven as much as her. The violence and grace of that fight should have been evident and the acceptance letter would come into her hands as she predicted. It was only a matter of time until Prince would have exactly what she deserved and she’d make sure that nothing got in the way of that.
If she were a risk averse citizen she would have dreamt smaller, settled down to a quiet life, and avoided trouble.
But Prince wasn't content with a quiet life. Everything she did, everything she aspired for was all to live a rich and fulfilling existence.
She was going to be bold, adventurous, and daring, all to live a bigger life.
Family
Father: Reon Parsley - Alive
Mother: Lacie-Mae Parsley - Alive
Sister: Kourtney Parsley - Alive
Sister: Crystal Parsley - Alive
Extra
The colour purple is referenced to the musician, Prince, who had a shade of purple named in honour of him.
www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/14/prince-purple-pantone-color-institute-love-symbol-2
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Her given name is a misnomer she adopted to distance herself from her family name. She's broken off practically all contact with her family to pursue her goals but has taken the name Paisley which looks like Parsley to respect them.
I consider her burning the warehouse down comparable to Yang destroying Junior's bar. People got hurt, expensive things got smashed, but nothing that was out of the norm for hunters. Badness-wise she isn't all that evil, just greedy and immoral.
Her work as a info-broker was mainly research and trading information. Not much fighting in a desk job and not hurting people directly. Evidently that information helped other villans to do terrible things to a lot of people which resulted in her not having many trusted allies.
Her weapon Black Leg Style and combat skill: Diable Savate is a reference to Sanji’s Diable Jambon from One Piece.
Assorted Music Soundtrack:
Prince - Purple Rain
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Y1gohk5-A
Lucifer - Sinnerman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7yMzfplUco
Lucifer Soundtrack | S04E07 Caught In The Fire by Klergy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLAHByuJe9k
Lucifer Soundtrack | S04E07 Can You Hear Me by Unsecret (feat. Young Summer)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPgImObJMFA
Prince - Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me? (Official Audio)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7U6pniM13s
