Gwen

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Name: Guinevere 'Gwen' Schmitt Age: 19 Occupation: Bowdoin College Student (Freshman, Political Science) Species: ...human? (CHIMERA)

Description: Gwen is your average, pretty-smart college girl. She's got a full-ride scholarship to a Little Ivy college, has been pretty friendly on campus, doesn't get in trouble - and can also sometimes transform into an eight-foot tall monster. That part came later in life, after an incident before the semester started. It's been long enough that the initial shock and horror is gone, but still Gwen is without any answers. And her paper is due Friday.

Appearance: Gwen is a young woman, standing roughly at 5' 5". She has fairly short reddish-brown hair, with it cut in a bob that comes down just past the nape of her neck. A single strand sticks up at her crown she can't smooth down, like an ahoge. Her figure is fairly average, with slightly wide hips and a moderate bust (around a B-cup). She has a cute, freckled 'girl-next-door' face that reflects the fact she's really never been a troublemaker, and a button nose. A distinct part of her features are her eyes. Previously, they were blue, but now are a striking yellow she explains away with colored contacts.

Clothes: Smart Casual (Jeans, Collared Sweaters, wears Converse because it makes her feel like a 'rebel', cotton undies because they're cheap and comfortable.)

Backstory: Gwen was born in rural Massachusetts to a middle class family in a small town. It's a fairly average origin: The smart girl in school, good grades, no sports, quiet and shy and then thrust into the college life with rich kids paying full price while a C in any class means Gwen is out.

In college, Gwen is kind of normal. She has a few friends, but struggles to really fit in due to the fact her peers come from totally different lives. Gwen spends most of her time on campus, not having a car, but she sometimes rides her bike into town. She even put a basket on it to bring treats and stuff back to her dorm.

Before college though... something weird happened. A trip going urban exploring into an abandoned hospital with her high school friends started it. One last outing before they parted ways. Then - Gwen accidentally pricked herself on a needle.

While first being worried about some weird disease, it was quickly superseded by a week of having full-bodied cramps that made Gwen feel like death the whole time. When it subsided, though, that's when she first changed...

CHIMERA Form: Gwen was exposed to a virus, and is now a CHIMERA. In this form, Gwen is a 8' 5" humanoid female with a large frame made of the same CHIMERA tissue that her shapeshifted limbs appear as. This form is roughly faceless, with only the rough outline of facial features remaining, and a large mouth full of rows of razor sharp teeth that appear stuck in a permeant toothed snarl-like grin. Two long horns protrude up from her temples, making her look like a demon. The CHIMERA's arms have glaive-like blades protruding from the outer wrist up to the elbow, which Gwen can retract. Her fingers and toes are tipped with short claws. The body is very angular, with sharp edges and lines at joints rather than the standard smooth human anatomy; the CHIMERA form also has hook-shaped legs, the limbs looking digitigrade, that allow Gwen to run at incredibly high speeds.

Gwen has full control over her transformation, save for her 'trigger', which is her friends and family being in danger. Like all CHIMERA, the transformation is quick, with Gwen's body reshaping into the form. When transforming back, the form melts back into her like sloughing flesh. Sadly... it also destroys her clothes in the process.

Gwen has pretty good control over her new powers. She can control her shapeshifting easily, it's just the other form that she's iffy using. She's transformed exactly five times, the first involuntary after the week of infection, and the other four just to test. Her 'testing' mostly consisted of doing it in the woods outside her house at 2AM. She doesn't dislike her CHIMERA Form per se, but it is strange, the strangest part being how natural it feels to move around in.

Opinion On CHIMERA Nature: Gwen has no idea what a CHIMERA is, she just knows something is 'wrong' with her. While the initial transformation was weird, she's just kind of living with it now. Being able to shapeshift her body in her human form is pretty handy too, now things that fall under her bed she can just grab with a tendril arm... even if it's still kind of weird.

She keeps her new powers a secret from everyone, fearing that people will see her as a monster. Still, she feels strangely safe with her powers now. She knows that if her friends or family are ever in danger, she can protect them, even if it means having to explain... well, everything.

Schedule: MON - 8AM - 3PM Classes TUE - 9AM - 3PM Classes, PC Gaming Club Meets WED - Gwen's 'light' day, 10AM - 1PM Classes THUR - 8AM - 3PM Classes FRI - 9AM - 3PM Classes, Event Club Meets 8PM SAT/SUN - Free, though Hiking Club has optional meets

Quirks:

• Is in a few clubs on campus (Event planning club, PC Gaming club even though she's the only girl, Hiking club)
• Calls her CHIMERA form "getting all big and weird and scary"
• Has a roommate, Persephone, who is rich and bitchy but nice to Gwen. Persephone intimidates Gwen a little bit, but they're on good terms.
• Clean freak, hates messy stuff.
• Has exactly 5 and 1/2 plushies on her bed, one of them was torn in half by Gwen's glaive arms on accident. RIP Cinnamoroll...
• Can't pronounce 'cinnamon' properly.
• Spirited social democrat, wants to be a political staffer with her degree and move up from there.
• Likes riding her bike around town and visiting the gelato shop (her favorite flavor is Ultra Dark Chocolate)
• Learned she can regrow body parts when she accidentally cut her finger off cutting an avocado.
• Doesn't really swear often, saying stuff like: "Oh jeez", "Frick!", etc. instead.
• Nervously uses finger guns.
• Adorkable.
• Extends vowels like: "Woooow", "Juuuuust a sec", "Whaaaaat?"
• Uses outdated slang like: "I biffed it", "Say what?", "Home-slice!"
• Always almost late to classes, usually a minute or two from being tardy.
• Big fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, thinks Sam and Frodo 1000% should've kissed. Appreciates the deeper political elements.
• Sees Conner as not really her normal type of friend, but he's still nice-ish, if not a bit arrogant. She's oblivious to his motives, and Conner hides them well.
• Has a hard time saying 'no', leading her to be taken advantage of sometimes.

Personality: Gwen is very friendly and upbeat, if not a little awkward and nervous. She doesn't quite know how to 'people', but tries her best anyway. She stumbles over her words, often rambles and goes on non-sequiturs, but is still very charming and endearing while she does. In a panic though, when she can't find the words, Gwen just flashes double peace signs and tries to look cute. In general though, she's very kind and caring, with a dry and sarcastic sense of humor that's never really malicious and mostly self-deprecating. When things get rough, Gwen tries to roll with it, using gallows humor when she can. The only thing on average that DOES get to Gwen in her grades, she's gotta keep those up!

When it comes to the people in her life, Gwen is infinitely intimidated by her wealthy peers. She feels more at home with the nerds she shares interests with, even if they can be a little weird. She's too timid for debate club, despite her major.

Relationships: Gwen has never had a boyfriend - But if she did, she's got a very pure, loving, sweet style of affection. She's a touchy-feely person, enjoying physical contact and snuggling. She's cutesy, even acknowledging how cringy it probably is, to the point where she'll fake an 'attack' of the 'snuggle monster' while trying to bury her face into her partner's chest. She loves giving little notes and doodles of her and her partner together in a chibi style. She likes peppering her partner's face in quick, little kisses, giving and receiving back rubs, and cuddling whenever she can. ]