Post by Minerva Vermillion on Feb 29, 2020 3:23:36 GMT -5
Full Name:
- Minerva Miranda Vermillion
Aliases:
- Minnie
- Supervisor Vermillion
Avatar Photo: Famke Janssen
Age: 43
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Gender: Female
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Appearance: Slim build, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Even I the Apocalypse she wears her hair long, and it's always shad a slight wave to it.
Occupation (studies and job before the outbreak): A San Francisco native, she started her higher education at City College, and transferred to UC Santa Cruz to finish her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education. After graduation she landed a job as a substitute at an elementary school in the Bayview district. After threes substituting, she was first choice to replace a retiring kindergarten teacher.
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Hometown (city, state, country): Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California moved to the Bayview after graduating UC Santa Cruz.
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Relationships (relatives, friends,...):
- Richard (Husband, deceased before the Apocalypse in car accident)
- James (Son, deceased shortly after the start of the apocalypse)
- Trevor (Son, born after the apocalypse)
- The other four Supervisors on the Board of Supervisors
- The citizens of Free City of San Francisco who elected her to the Board of Supervisors.
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Weapons (currently in possession):
- 9mm pistol (Only passably competent, she still carries it as back up, but as Jr. Supervisor-For-Life, Minerva has a small contingent of bodyguards that follow her.
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Items (clothing, backpacks, first-aid kits, etc...):
- Various, she has a wardrobe that almost rivals her pre-Apocalypse wardrobe. Truly living in one of the few stable communities the post-Apocalyptic world has its benefits. Being one of said communities top leaders has even more. Her apartment on Treasure Island, she has access to electricity and other luxuries the average post-apocalyptic survivor could not even dream of. As Jr. Supervisor-For-Life, she has access anything she could need within the confines of the FCSF's core islands.
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Mode of transportation:
- Various, the FCSF has stockpiled many vehicles,including salvaged steam engines. As Jr. Supervisor-For-Life she has access to any of the City's vehicles she may need in performing her duties.
List 3 or more good personality traits:
- Kindness (There is stilla touch of the woman she was before the world turned)
- Smart
- Strong (Strength of will, conviction)
- Practical
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List 3 or more bad personality traits:
- Stubborn
- Cold-hearted (When it comes down to the greater good of her city and its children, she has little regret for the consequences of keeping them both safe)
- Perfectionist
- Unforgiving, she does let people forget
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List 3 strengths:
- Political power, as the Junior Supervisor-For-Life look to her to get things done. She has no more power than the other four Supervisors and maybe not as much as the Mayor, but having the people put you in a life appointment means her compatriots listen more closely than they might. Also, in emergencies, her word is second only to the Senior Supervisor-For-Life.
- True believer, she stands up for the welfare of the City's children and the original refugees (the original refugees being places like the Bayview, Hunter's Point, Tenderloin. Old San Francisco's just scraping by residents, who see themselves as having been left to die in the government camp that would become the foundation for FCSF. These folk may slightly resent some of more recent arrivals as horning in on their hardwork, blood and sweat that got FCSF started.
- Politically astute,while she strongly believes in fighting for the City's children and less fortunate, she also knows when compromises must be made for their overall good.
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List 3 flaws:
- Moral Flexibility – This could be a strength, but she has yet to test how far she is willing to bend on her Old World principles to ensure the City's peace and prosperity.
- Judgmental
- Spiteful, not to everyone, but her kindness quickly evaporates toward those perceived to have slighted her or gotten in her way once too many times.
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Describe your character's life before the Apocalypse:
- Minerva manged to keep a 1 bedroom apartment in the Bayview, not one of San Francisco's more affluent districts. She may not have been able to afford it on her teacher's salary alone. It took both her and her husband's combined salaries to score the apartment. They were still fairly happy where they were, and were blessed with a baby boy a year or two after moving in. The rising cost of rent, even in the Bayview made it easiest for them stay where they were.
Minerva would have been perfectly happy to go one with her life that way. She had a job where she felt like she was a real difference in her students' lives, a supporting husband and beautiful baby boy. Money was tight, but life was good.
Life was good until the horrific day her husband did not make it home from work. A red light runner t-boned his car on his way home, and he didn't survive the night. Minerva's life was all her children from that day on. About her son, and about her children at school. She grew active on the local political scene, advocating fixing the Bayview's schools and for funding for supplies. She often paid for things for her own class out of her own pocket.
Her son's SSI benefits gave them just enough extra money to stay in San Francisco. Minerva was glas, because the last thing she wanted to do was leave her students or force her son to leave his friends on top of losing a parent. They probably could have gone on to live fairly normal lives too... but that was not in anyone's future.
What happened to your character on Outbreak Day?:
- Like everywhere else, San Francisco fell slowly into the Apocalypse, continuing on with life as normal until Outbreak Day. The signals that appeared ahead of time were all too easily ignored. Minerva and James, her son, were no different. Going on with their lives until the government finally put out evacuation notices over the tv airwaves. The city streets were so choked heading out that she and James abandoned their car, and fled on foot with a host of others out over the Oakland Bay Bridge out Yerba Buena Island. That's where the check point for the nearest refugee camp was located.
Both Minerva and James were among the lucky 1500 plus to be let in and down to Treasure Island. A former naval base, it had been turned into a mini extension of Hollywood with a few old buildings being converted into sound stages. A few other industries took over one or two of old larger buildings, and San Francisco had debated for years on what to do with the housing. It was an entirely man-made island, created for hosting a World's Fair in the early twentieth century.
Only the city's poorest residence had gotten seemed to have been able to flee to their own bunkers or get taken to camps a much safer distance from hot zone of the city. The survivors at the camp soon felt they had been left in the hart of it all to die. It was only the bravery of the National Guardsmen assigned to the camp and Treasure Island's relative defensible position that saw them all through hardest opening days.
Describe your character's life after the Apocalypse:
Those earliest hard days were not without their causalities,and tragically, James was one of them. This would have understandably put many women into an unending downward spiral. Minerva instead buried herself in the equivalent of work. She naturally gravitated toward looking after the camp's children. Her reputation among the populace that would one day elect her was born this way. She would talk to the national guardsman on behalf of children orphaned by the apocalypse or on behalf of parents too afraid to speak up themselves.
When the camp decided as a group to symbolically declare its independence from the United States after watching San Francisco, Oakland and the rest of the cityscape lining San Francisco Bay be firebombed, she was among those pushing to keep the surviving remnants of San Francisco democratic. It assumed they were saved only by coincidence or providence. The camp did not escape being targeted, but the ordinance failed to detonate, and the federal government did not survive long enough to send anyone else to finish the job. Minerva argued passionately for the national guard commander to hand over authority to the surviving Board of Supervisors members.
Three possibilities were in consideration. First, the commander thought he should remain in command. Second, small faction of camp refugees supported one person being in charge, just not the commander. Third, one more small faction wanted to preserve the democratic traditions that had served the city for centuries, not trusting any one individual to not abuse their power.
Most of the refugees did not have a strong opinion one way or another, they just wanted to keep surviving. Minerva came out as a proponent for preserving the democratic traditions, because she believed despite the commander's best intentions would let the children's interests slip by. Anyone else in sole command she did not trust to think of the orphans and other less fortunate souls at all.
The commander was convinced to give up command by his own people who wanted to go home or just leave. The commander and the guardsmen who did choose to stay, in general, thought having a home and people to fight for was a better sense of purpose than they'd find anywhere out in the walker-infested land beyond Treasure Island.
The people she won over on the Board of Supervisors' behalf nominated and voted her in their first post-apocalyptic elections. She declined to run for re-election and left the board when her second son was born, wanting to make the most of her second chance at motherhood. Her relationship with the father was not a lasting one, but that hardly mattered to her.
When Trevor, her new son, was around two, she felt she could do the most for his future working in the City's government. She threw her hat into the race for mayor. Half-way through the mayoral and race for the rotating Supervisor seats, the FCSF was hit by one of its biggest tests and scandals. The Senior Supervisor-For-Life of the time decided the City would be better off if he stayed in charge after one particular emergency. He started taking measures to that would let him keep power next time an emergency struck.
As popular as he was, the city residents did not care for his power grab, and voiced it in FCSF's first and only successful recall election. Also the only recall election so far.
Fate and her supporters would push her up into the Junior Supervisor-For-Life office that was opened up. Like picking a new Vice President after the current Vice President is forced to become President.
In Present Day, her son is around 4 and she had settled into her new office.
- Minerva Miranda Vermillion
Aliases:
- Minnie
- Supervisor Vermillion
Avatar Photo: Famke Janssen
Age: 43
-
Gender: Female
-
Appearance: Slim build, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Even I the Apocalypse she wears her hair long, and it's always shad a slight wave to it.
Occupation (studies and job before the outbreak): A San Francisco native, she started her higher education at City College, and transferred to UC Santa Cruz to finish her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education. After graduation she landed a job as a substitute at an elementary school in the Bayview district. After threes substituting, she was first choice to replace a retiring kindergarten teacher.
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Hometown (city, state, country): Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California moved to the Bayview after graduating UC Santa Cruz.
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Relationships (relatives, friends,...):
- Richard (Husband, deceased before the Apocalypse in car accident)
- James (Son, deceased shortly after the start of the apocalypse)
- Trevor (Son, born after the apocalypse)
- The other four Supervisors on the Board of Supervisors
- The citizens of Free City of San Francisco who elected her to the Board of Supervisors.
-
Weapons (currently in possession):
- 9mm pistol (Only passably competent, she still carries it as back up, but as Jr. Supervisor-For-Life, Minerva has a small contingent of bodyguards that follow her.
-
-
-
-
Items (clothing, backpacks, first-aid kits, etc...):
- Various, she has a wardrobe that almost rivals her pre-Apocalypse wardrobe. Truly living in one of the few stable communities the post-Apocalyptic world has its benefits. Being one of said communities top leaders has even more. Her apartment on Treasure Island, she has access to electricity and other luxuries the average post-apocalyptic survivor could not even dream of. As Jr. Supervisor-For-Life, she has access anything she could need within the confines of the FCSF's core islands.
-
-
-
-
Mode of transportation:
- Various, the FCSF has stockpiled many vehicles,including salvaged steam engines. As Jr. Supervisor-For-Life she has access to any of the City's vehicles she may need in performing her duties.
List 3 or more good personality traits:
- Kindness (There is stilla touch of the woman she was before the world turned)
- Smart
- Strong (Strength of will, conviction)
- Practical
-
List 3 or more bad personality traits:
- Stubborn
- Cold-hearted (When it comes down to the greater good of her city and its children, she has little regret for the consequences of keeping them both safe)
- Perfectionist
- Unforgiving, she does let people forget
-
List 3 strengths:
- Political power, as the Junior Supervisor-For-Life look to her to get things done. She has no more power than the other four Supervisors and maybe not as much as the Mayor, but having the people put you in a life appointment means her compatriots listen more closely than they might. Also, in emergencies, her word is second only to the Senior Supervisor-For-Life.
- True believer, she stands up for the welfare of the City's children and the original refugees (the original refugees being places like the Bayview, Hunter's Point, Tenderloin. Old San Francisco's just scraping by residents, who see themselves as having been left to die in the government camp that would become the foundation for FCSF. These folk may slightly resent some of more recent arrivals as horning in on their hardwork, blood and sweat that got FCSF started.
- Politically astute,while she strongly believes in fighting for the City's children and less fortunate, she also knows when compromises must be made for their overall good.
-
-
List 3 flaws:
- Moral Flexibility – This could be a strength, but she has yet to test how far she is willing to bend on her Old World principles to ensure the City's peace and prosperity.
- Judgmental
- Spiteful, not to everyone, but her kindness quickly evaporates toward those perceived to have slighted her or gotten in her way once too many times.
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-
Describe your character's life before the Apocalypse:
- Minerva manged to keep a 1 bedroom apartment in the Bayview, not one of San Francisco's more affluent districts. She may not have been able to afford it on her teacher's salary alone. It took both her and her husband's combined salaries to score the apartment. They were still fairly happy where they were, and were blessed with a baby boy a year or two after moving in. The rising cost of rent, even in the Bayview made it easiest for them stay where they were.
Minerva would have been perfectly happy to go one with her life that way. She had a job where she felt like she was a real difference in her students' lives, a supporting husband and beautiful baby boy. Money was tight, but life was good.
Life was good until the horrific day her husband did not make it home from work. A red light runner t-boned his car on his way home, and he didn't survive the night. Minerva's life was all her children from that day on. About her son, and about her children at school. She grew active on the local political scene, advocating fixing the Bayview's schools and for funding for supplies. She often paid for things for her own class out of her own pocket.
Her son's SSI benefits gave them just enough extra money to stay in San Francisco. Minerva was glas, because the last thing she wanted to do was leave her students or force her son to leave his friends on top of losing a parent. They probably could have gone on to live fairly normal lives too... but that was not in anyone's future.
What happened to your character on Outbreak Day?:
- Like everywhere else, San Francisco fell slowly into the Apocalypse, continuing on with life as normal until Outbreak Day. The signals that appeared ahead of time were all too easily ignored. Minerva and James, her son, were no different. Going on with their lives until the government finally put out evacuation notices over the tv airwaves. The city streets were so choked heading out that she and James abandoned their car, and fled on foot with a host of others out over the Oakland Bay Bridge out Yerba Buena Island. That's where the check point for the nearest refugee camp was located.
Both Minerva and James were among the lucky 1500 plus to be let in and down to Treasure Island. A former naval base, it had been turned into a mini extension of Hollywood with a few old buildings being converted into sound stages. A few other industries took over one or two of old larger buildings, and San Francisco had debated for years on what to do with the housing. It was an entirely man-made island, created for hosting a World's Fair in the early twentieth century.
Only the city's poorest residence had gotten seemed to have been able to flee to their own bunkers or get taken to camps a much safer distance from hot zone of the city. The survivors at the camp soon felt they had been left in the hart of it all to die. It was only the bravery of the National Guardsmen assigned to the camp and Treasure Island's relative defensible position that saw them all through hardest opening days.
Describe your character's life after the Apocalypse:
Those earliest hard days were not without their causalities,and tragically, James was one of them. This would have understandably put many women into an unending downward spiral. Minerva instead buried herself in the equivalent of work. She naturally gravitated toward looking after the camp's children. Her reputation among the populace that would one day elect her was born this way. She would talk to the national guardsman on behalf of children orphaned by the apocalypse or on behalf of parents too afraid to speak up themselves.
When the camp decided as a group to symbolically declare its independence from the United States after watching San Francisco, Oakland and the rest of the cityscape lining San Francisco Bay be firebombed, she was among those pushing to keep the surviving remnants of San Francisco democratic. It assumed they were saved only by coincidence or providence. The camp did not escape being targeted, but the ordinance failed to detonate, and the federal government did not survive long enough to send anyone else to finish the job. Minerva argued passionately for the national guard commander to hand over authority to the surviving Board of Supervisors members.
Three possibilities were in consideration. First, the commander thought he should remain in command. Second, small faction of camp refugees supported one person being in charge, just not the commander. Third, one more small faction wanted to preserve the democratic traditions that had served the city for centuries, not trusting any one individual to not abuse their power.
Most of the refugees did not have a strong opinion one way or another, they just wanted to keep surviving. Minerva came out as a proponent for preserving the democratic traditions, because she believed despite the commander's best intentions would let the children's interests slip by. Anyone else in sole command she did not trust to think of the orphans and other less fortunate souls at all.
The commander was convinced to give up command by his own people who wanted to go home or just leave. The commander and the guardsmen who did choose to stay, in general, thought having a home and people to fight for was a better sense of purpose than they'd find anywhere out in the walker-infested land beyond Treasure Island.
The people she won over on the Board of Supervisors' behalf nominated and voted her in their first post-apocalyptic elections. She declined to run for re-election and left the board when her second son was born, wanting to make the most of her second chance at motherhood. Her relationship with the father was not a lasting one, but that hardly mattered to her.
When Trevor, her new son, was around two, she felt she could do the most for his future working in the City's government. She threw her hat into the race for mayor. Half-way through the mayoral and race for the rotating Supervisor seats, the FCSF was hit by one of its biggest tests and scandals. The Senior Supervisor-For-Life of the time decided the City would be better off if he stayed in charge after one particular emergency. He started taking measures to that would let him keep power next time an emergency struck.
As popular as he was, the city residents did not care for his power grab, and voiced it in FCSF's first and only successful recall election. Also the only recall election so far.
Fate and her supporters would push her up into the Junior Supervisor-For-Life office that was opened up. Like picking a new Vice President after the current Vice President is forced to become President.
In Present Day, her son is around 4 and she had settled into her new office.