TRIPPING THE WIRE || OPEN

[ikigai.]

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— mateo had been over the moon when they brought more livestock to northstar. goats were essentially the gateway animal at this point, because already the spaniard was thinking about what else they could bring in. above all else, though, he wanted others to see his and green’s accomplishment. it hadn’t been easy to get everything in place for the goats to come join. they deserved credit where credit was due (even without anyone outwardly saying so). there had to be some way for that to happen, and mateo had his ideas.

inviting kids, parents, and adults alike to a small sort of “petting zoo” seemed like a good start, though. npcs stood in areas with the goats and some with horses. a few people were handing out feed to the kids to go up and feed the goats. it was painfully adorable. so adorable it couldn’t help but bring a smile to mateo’s face. “ah. don’t you love it?” he said in awe to nobody in particular, placing his hands on his hips and watching the event unfold.

[Amy Ray]

There was very little room for animals where she came from. Some people had pets, but most didn't. Then, when Amy hit the road, there was even less room for them. She could barely keep herself fed, it wouldn't be right to try and keep a dog or a cat or anything else.

That wasn't to say she disliked animals, no. She just... wasn't overly fond of them or overflowing with experience handling them. Petting the border collie of one of her father's lieutenants wasn't much. So maybe that's why she'd come to this little petting zoo, to broaden her horizons. The horses were big and intimidating, so she stuck with the goats. She passed on the feed; better for some little kid to use. She glanced over at Mateo when he spoke up. "I guess?"

[spoiler=Tags || Updated 11/25/19]General
— Amy Ray | Previously Lessandra Felix | Only responds to Amy
— Cis female | Feminine pronouns (she/her)
— Twenty years old | Birthday is 5/26/19 | Gemini
— Member of Northstar District

Relationships
— Homosexual | Homoromantic
— Single | Not looking
— Still not 100% past the loss of her first love
— Guarded and distrusting | Lots of walls
— Doesn't let people in easily & takes all relationships slowly
— Geoff xx Eliza | Sister of Selena, Aaron & Isabel Felix

Physical
— Health: 95% | Typical wear and tear from traveling alone
— Amy is biracial, and her skin tone reflects that - not as pale as her father but not as tan as her mother. She has long dark brown hair that is almost always tied back in a severe ponytail - with some allowance for her bangs. She's about 5'6" and likely to grow another inch or two more yet, and has a lean build. She has brown eyes that seem to hide haunting memories - while not dark-intentioned there is rarely light in them. She has a scar under her left eye and severe burns on her hands, arms and legs as well as freckles on her face. She has three piercings in each ear and one in her belly button. She keeps herself clean and well-groomed, her eyebrows maintained and when possible her legs and underarms shaved. Typically she wears an off-white shirt and blue tie and black slacks that have seen better days and been mended and repaired repeatedly.

Personality
— Amy is generally a serious person and doesn't take a lot of time to have fun. She isn't a stranger to it by any means, nor does she consider it an enormous waste of time, but she rarely feels it has room in her life. She's usually very guarded and doesn't let people in very easily and prefers taking relationships slowly. It can't be said whether she's particularly honest or dishonest, or loyal or disloyal - there are certain topics she will not speak of and will lie about though she usually prefers to be candid, and while not inherently disloyal she has betrayed some that were close to her. She is a very stubborn and bullheaded individual and once she's convinced of something there is no way to convince her otherwise. Typically Amy is a woman of logic more than emotion and keeps said emotions on a tight leash (though she feels her emotions very strongly), she is still dictated by a strong sense of what's right and wrong and does her best to stay in the right rather than the wrong and feels a deep sense of shame whenever she hurts someone - which she (to her own horror) is indeed capable of doing. She tries to be pacifistic but when forced to violence or thinks it's the right thing to do or when her temper is tried too much, she will lash out, often regretting it later on.

Interaction
— Typically pacifistic but can be pushed to violence
— Rarely starts fights | Will try to finish them
— Roughly medium physically | Medium-hard mentally
— [member=439]Amy Ray[/member] attack in bold underline #916A7E
— Nonviolent/peaceful powerplay allowed
— No kill/capture/maim/etc without permission
[/spoiler]

— #pyresfancy —

[truce.]

    Finn loved the animals around Northstar. Whenever he saw any of a stray cats, he'd squeal with excitement, and upon seeing a horse Finn wanted nothing more than to card his little fingers through its mane. And so, when Northstar welcomed some goats to the collection, Tara was sure to take her son to this petting zoo. She crouched down, helping Finn hold the feed in his hand. ❝ Now hold your hand out straight, Finn. Just like that for the goats. ❞

Determined, Finn held his palm out flat, raising his hand to offer to the goat. Lips tickled his hand as the goat ate the feed, Finn giggling before trying to grab onto another handful of feed. But then, Mateo's sickeningly sweet voice spoke nearby, Tara flitting her gaze up to see him before she swiftly picked Finn up. ❝ How about we look at the horses, baby? ❞ She pecked Finn's cheek gently, stern eyes sending daggers towards the Spaniard before she walked a couple feet away for Finn to greet a horse. There was no way she'd let that monster near her son.

[align=center][div style="width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-family:verdana; font-size: 7px;"][spoiler=tags :: updated 11/5]basics.
✴ tara mae baskerville // no known nicknames
✴ female // she/her
✴ thirty // ages real time // born twentieth september
✴ member of northstar district

appearance.
✴ faceclaim - annabelle wallis
✴ voice claim - annabelle wallis
✴ comes from a british family where she grew up with them in america
✴ speaks received pronunciation with the slightest western irish twang
✴ 5'7ft // lithe and slim frame
✴ soft blue eyes and dirty blonde hair
✴ physical health - 95%
  ¬ current injuries: bruised wrist
✴ mental health - 95%
  ¬ she's been somewhat anxious recently

personality.
✴ has a calm and aloof air of authority to her
✴ comes across as prim and proper // in reality she isn't
✴ never moved emotionally easily by others
✴ tolerant and slow to anger // smart about revealing emotion
✴ independent and relies mostly on herself // sees power in her femininity
✴ ambitious and smart with her words // speaks short but meaningful words
✴ too stubborn for her own good // doesn't give up easily
✴ emotionally intelligent // can understand her own and others' emotions
✴ mentally strong and durable // confident in her abilities
✴ can be tender and loving in her own way // fiercely loyal
✴ cares a lot about the ones she loves, but never in the romantic sense
✴ witty and incredibly sarcastic when times call for it
✴ stands up for what she believes in, coming across too strongly sometimes

relationships.
✴ don baskerville x vorana baskerville // whereabouts unknown
✴ has a younger brother, adrian, but his whereabouts are unknown
✴ she and her husband, thomas stirling-moray, are no longer romantic
✴ she lives with mickey serge and sees him as family
✴ heterosexual heteroromantic // does not wish to pursue romance anymore
✴ her two year old son, finn, is her number one priority in life

interaction.
✴ storage // playlist // pinterest
✴ physically: easy // mentally: hard
✴ her only weapon is a pistol, and she's not afraid to use it if necessary
✴ the stirling family taught her how to defend herself
[/spoiler]

[ikigai.]

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— mateo’s gaze wandered around the seemingly-successful petting zoo, eventually settling on tara. stern eyes sent cold daggers his way as she walked further away from him. in that moment, he chose to bravely begin to walk over towards her. after their rather cold end, perhaps it was best that he try and warm up to her again. after all, finn was just so adorable-- but the sight of mickey stepping into the picture, sending a subtle glance mateo’s way, was enough to deter the man.

instead his gaze wandered over towards amy, who had pointed out that she guessed she loved it. “i grew up with these kinds of animals. almost makes it feel like home,” he noted warmly, wandering closer to the other woman. he absently petted a goat as he asked, “where do you come from? ever been around these types of animals, before?”

[mickey]

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— mickey was generally indifferent to animals. him and all animals reached a sort of agreement that seemed that, so long as they didn’t bother him, he didn’t bother them. he had never been exposed to many animals before the new world. his parents never wanted a cat or a dog; truly his first experience with any sort of animal had been in the carbines with winnie. it was needless to say that he didn’t quite belong at the petting zoo of all places. yet he had ventured there, anyway.

he’d been lingering around the horses, an animal more familiar to him than goats, when his gaze caught mateo making his way to tara. after what they had talked about-- “hey. do you like the horses, finn?” he hummed warmly as he beat mateo to her. he sent a glance the man’s way before turning to look back at finn and tara. he felt nothing short of relief when he saw mateo from the corner of his eye turn and talk to someone else. a friend of green's should've been someone to trust; however, mateo was staying away from finn and tara. it was quite the divide.

[truce.]

    Eyes shifted to the side with uncertainty, Tara's heart feeling like it was slamming against her chest, begging for her to leave the situation entirely when Mateo began approaching. Don't come over, don't come over. She tensed up, face twitching subtly as she held her son closer, and she only felt herself relax as a familiar warmth settled beside her. Mickey. She blinked back towards the horse in front of her, Finn leaning forwards with outreached palms to pet its velvety muzzle.

His features shriveled up eagerly as he stroked the horse's face, curling back in Tara's arms as big blue eyes stared over at Mick. ❝ Is a horse. ❞ He pointed out confidently, stumbling over words regardless. Tara hummed quietly, the briefest of smiles flickering across her features before her smile fell again. She just couldn't stop her heart from racing, her breath catching in her throat... She held her hand out in front of her briefly, noting to herself the fact that her hand trembled lightly.

❝ I hate that man. ❞ Tara uttered softly beneath her breath, leaning against Mickey as Finn tilted over again to pet the horse. After everything that had happened between them, she couldn't be blamed for never wanting to speak to Mateo again.

[align=center][div style="width: 350px; text-align: justify; font-family:verdana; font-size: 7px;"][spoiler=tags :: updated 11/5]basics.
✴ tara mae baskerville // no known nicknames
✴ female // she/her
✴ thirty // ages real time // born twentieth september
✴ member of northstar district

appearance.
✴ faceclaim - annabelle wallis
✴ voice claim - annabelle wallis
✴ comes from a british family where she grew up with them in america
✴ speaks received pronunciation with the slightest western irish twang
✴ 5'7ft // lithe and slim frame
✴ soft blue eyes and dirty blonde hair
✴ physical health - 95%
  ¬ current injuries: bruised wrist
✴ mental health - 95%
  ¬ she's been somewhat anxious recently

personality.
✴ has a calm and aloof air of authority to her
✴ comes across as prim and proper // in reality she isn't
✴ never moved emotionally easily by others
✴ tolerant and slow to anger // smart about revealing emotion
✴ independent and relies mostly on herself // sees power in her femininity
✴ ambitious and smart with her words // speaks short but meaningful words
✴ too stubborn for her own good // doesn't give up easily
✴ emotionally intelligent // can understand her own and others' emotions
✴ mentally strong and durable // confident in her abilities
✴ can be tender and loving in her own way // fiercely loyal
✴ cares a lot about the ones she loves, but never in the romantic sense
✴ witty and incredibly sarcastic when times call for it
✴ stands up for what she believes in, coming across too strongly sometimes

relationships.
✴ don baskerville x vorana baskerville // whereabouts unknown
✴ has a younger brother, adrian, but his whereabouts are unknown
✴ she and her husband, thomas stirling-moray, are no longer romantic
✴ she lives with mickey serge and sees him as family
✴ heterosexual heteroromantic // does not wish to pursue romance anymore
✴ her two year old son, finn, is her number one priority in life

interaction.
✴ storage // playlist // pinterest
✴ physically: easy // mentally: hard
✴ her only weapon is a pistol, and she's not afraid to use it if necessary
✴ the stirling family taught her how to defend herself
[/spoiler]

[Amy Ray]

Maybe if he hadn't just spoken, asking the air if it loved the petting zoo, Amy wouldn't have been looking at Mateo. If that wasn't the case, she wouldn't notice him start towards Tara and then change course for her. She'd probably be looking at a goat or the grass or something. As it was, her eyes were on him when he did that, and she couldn't help but wonder what that was all about.

She didn't dwell on it, because then the man was talking. About growing up with the animals, and then... asking about her background. That was a question sure to get her to clam up, and for a few moments all she could do was try to keep it from being obvious that her breathing and heart rate had picked up. At last, she managed an answer. "I knew someone with a dog, that's about it." Something else. She had to say something else, or he'd ask for more details. Turn it back on him. Make him talk about himself. "You're from a farm? What animals did you have?"

[spoiler=Tags || Updated 12/14/19]General
— Amy Ray | Previously Lessandra Felix | Only responds to Amy
— Cis female | Feminine pronouns (she/her)
— Twenty years old | Birthday is 5/26/19 | Gemini
— Page of Northstar District

Relationships
— Homosexual | Homoromantic
— Single | Not looking
— Still not 100% past the loss of her first love
— Guarded and distrusting | Lots of walls
— Doesn't let people in easily & takes all relationships slowly
— Geoff xx Eliza | Sister of Selena, Aaron & Isabel Felix

Physical
— Health: 95% | Typical wear and tear from traveling alone
— Amy is biracial, and her skin tone reflects that - not as pale as her father but not as tan as her mother. She has long dark brown hair that is almost always tied back in a severe ponytail - with some allowance for her bangs. She's about 5'7" and has a lean build. She has brown eyes that seem to hide haunting memories - while not dark-intentioned there is rarely light in them. She has a scar under her left eye and severe burns on her hands, arms and legs as well as freckles on her face. She has three piercings in each ear and one in her belly button. She keeps herself clean and well-groomed, her eyebrows maintained and when possible her legs and underarms shaved. Typically she wears an off-white shirt and blue tie and black slacks that have seen better days and been mended and repaired repeatedly.

Personality
— Amy is generally a serious person and doesn't take a lot of time to have fun. She isn't a stranger to it by any means, nor does she consider it an enormous waste of time, but she rarely feels it has room in her life. She's usually very guarded and doesn't let people in very easily and prefers taking relationships slowly. It can't be said whether she's particularly honest or dishonest, or loyal or disloyal - there are certain topics she will not speak of and will lie about though she usually prefers to be candid, and while not inherently disloyal she has betrayed some that were close to her. She is a very stubborn and bullheaded individual and once she's convinced of something there is no way to convince her otherwise. Typically Amy is a woman of logic more than emotion and keeps said emotions on a tight leash (though she feels her emotions very strongly), she is still dictated by a strong sense of what's right and wrong and does her best to stay in the right rather than the wrong and feels a deep sense of shame whenever she hurts someone - which she (to her own horror) is indeed capable of doing. She tries to be pacifistic but when forced to violence or thinks it's the right thing to do or when her temper is tried too much, she will lash out, often regretting it later on.

Interaction
— Typically pacifistic but can be pushed to violence
— Rarely starts fights | Will try to finish them
— Roughly medium physically | Medium-hard mentally
— [member=439]Amy Ray[/member] attack in bold underline #916A7E
— Nonviolent/peaceful powerplay allowed
— No kill/capture/maim/etc without permission
[/spoiler]

— #pyresfancy —

[mickey]

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— there was a divide in northstar district, even if it was a divide people chose not to talk about out loud. the root cause of this divide was none other than mateo suarez. ever since the man had appeared, he seemed to cause nothing but trouble. from rumors of lighting bluestem on fire and then hurting the leader to certain acts such as threatening and hurting tara. mick and tara stood on one side, while mateo and green stood on the other. everyone else seemed more or less blind to it.

though sometimes people from the outside could only watch certain things happen and wonder what exactly transpired.

finn pointed out that it was a horse, seeming so proud of his stumbled words. the hint of a smile made its way to his lips, only fading as he glanced up to see tara’s own anxiety so present. “i hate that man.” and she had every reason to. he didn’t know exactly what happened that night, but he knew enough. “i know,” he murmured, wrapping an arm around her shoulders to tug her just the slightest bit closer.

gently brushing his thumb against her shoulder, his gaze flickered over towards finn petting the horse. and decided then that it would be best to ignore mateo, act as if nothing had happened. maybe it would all be better that way.

[ikigai.]

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— mateo didn’t notice that amy had seen anything - or at least, if he was aware, he didn’t show any sign of it. instead he simply acted like what happened between him and tara hadn’t happened at all; it was the only right thing to do. you couldn’t get along with everyone in this world, he supposed. as much as he tried to…

“that’s it?” he repeated with a short huff-- and he would’ve kept going, kept getting to know more about her, but it didn’t seem like he quite had the chance before amy turned the question around on him. he blew a short whistle before he answered, “you name any farm animal and i bet we had them at one point.” a pause. “we mostly had cattle. though we also had a few goats and pigs.” living on the ranch had been a good thing once the new world came; they had everything they needed to survive right at home. he knelt down then to gently run a hand down the goat's fur, humming, "bringing more livestock here makes it feel like home." a sentimental line from the spaniard. it was obvious how much he loved this life.

[Amy Ray]

Amy nodded. As weird or pathetic as it may be to Mateo, she really didn't have much any experience with domestic animals. Unless they were going to be eaten, Geoff didn't bother with them, and no one else in the family did either. And though she hated to admit it, after leaving Amy had been the same way; worrying about something else's life over her own didn't actually sound all that appealing when she could barely keep herself alive.

"Llamas?" She had never seen such a creature in real life, but she hadn't lived under a rock lacking in books.

[spoiler=Tags || Updated 12/14/19]General
— Amy Ray | Previously Lessandra Felix | Only responds to Amy
— Cis female | Feminine pronouns (she/her)
— Twenty years old | Birthday is 5/26/19 | Gemini
— Page of Northstar District

Relationships
— Homosexual | Homoromantic
— Single | Not looking
— Still not 100% past the loss of her first love
— Guarded and distrusting | Lots of walls
— Doesn't let people in easily & takes all relationships slowly
— Geoff xx Eliza | Sister of Selena, Aaron & Isabel Felix

Physical
— Health: 95% | Typical wear and tear from traveling alone
— Amy is biracial, and her skin tone reflects that - not as pale as her father but not as tan as her mother. She has long dark brown hair that is almost always tied back in a severe ponytail - with some allowance for her bangs. She's about 5'7" and has a lean build. She has brown eyes that seem to hide haunting memories - while not dark-intentioned there is rarely light in them. She has a scar under her left eye and severe burns on her hands, arms and legs as well as freckles on her face. She has three piercings in each ear and one in her belly button. She keeps herself clean and well-groomed, her eyebrows maintained and when possible her legs and underarms shaved. Typically she wears an off-white shirt and blue tie and black slacks that have seen better days and been mended and repaired repeatedly.

Personality
— Amy is generally a serious person and doesn't take a lot of time to have fun. She isn't a stranger to it by any means, nor does she consider it an enormous waste of time, but she rarely feels it has room in her life. She's usually very guarded and doesn't let people in very easily and prefers taking relationships slowly. It can't be said whether she's particularly honest or dishonest, or loyal or disloyal - there are certain topics she will not speak of and will lie about though she usually prefers to be candid, and while not inherently disloyal she has betrayed some that were close to her. She is a very stubborn and bullheaded individual and once she's convinced of something there is no way to convince her otherwise. Typically Amy is a woman of logic more than emotion and keeps said emotions on a tight leash (though she feels her emotions very strongly), she is still dictated by a strong sense of what's right and wrong and does her best to stay in the right rather than the wrong and feels a deep sense of shame whenever she hurts someone - which she (to her own horror) is indeed capable of doing. She tries to be pacifistic but when forced to violence or thinks it's the right thing to do or when her temper is tried too much, she will lash out, often regretting it later on.

Interaction
— Typically pacifistic but can be pushed to violence
— Rarely starts fights | Will try to finish them
— Roughly medium physically | Medium-hard mentally
— [member=439]Amy Ray[/member] attack in bold underline #916A7E
— Nonviolent/peaceful powerplay allowed
— No kill/capture/maim/etc without permission
[/spoiler]

— #pyresfancy —