Description
Name: Cloasse Galletti
Age: 20
Height: Five foot seven inches
Weight: 123 lbs
Identifying Features: Cloasse has seven runes tattooed up the inside of her forearm, as well as ten separate runes on the pads of her fingers. Whilst these are usually the only visible tattoos, there are also other tattoos on her person, including her family crest and an insignia signifying 'The House' interwoven with one another on the small of her back.
Personality
Cloasse is typically quiet, and often recluses to the text she carries with her. However, when she does talk in conversation, she often comes across as sarcastic, caustic and can be funny. She is also far more mature than most her age, and can often be found talking with those a lot older than her.
Ever since returning to her parents - for reasons still unknown - Cloasse has been even quieter than usual, likely due to the repressive nature of her father. However, on returning to Gambit's, it's possible that the social interactions and all-round action in the place will draw out that perfect sarcasm that she loved to show off during her teen years.
Equipment
Rune Scrit Guild Pen - a small free-flowing ink pen, that must be dipped in either ink or blood to write with. Also has a small lever on the side, which, when pressed, reveals a small silver blade used for Blood Runes.
Casting Ink - the most common ink that Cloasse uses, made with a recipe hidden in her notebook. Most notably used when she makes Paper Creatures, as a considerable number of runes are required.
Enchanted Notebook - given to her by her late Grandmother, the Enchanted Notebook will regenerate pages when torn out, and, when a certain 'Lock' Rune is drawn on the cover, will reveal a hidden textbook of sorts that will explain most branches of Runes. Cloasse is still learning from this particular textbook.
Purple Cloak - given to her by her Grandmother, along with the Guild Pen and Enchanted Notebook, it is thought that Cloasse's Grandmother had sewn Protection Runes around the entire hem of the cloak. Has a deep purple sheen to it, which, when Cloasse puts her hood up, will often appear to be the colour of Dark Nightshade.
Cloasse has a photographic memory, and she can read a lot faster, and take in a lot more information, than most people. This applies to most actions and activities.
Cloasse is a lot stronger now, and she uses her magic through the ten runes tattooed on the pads of her fingers - these do not require the use of her Guild Pen to activate the flow between magic and subject.
History
Cloasse ran away from an abusive home and met quite a few people at Gambit's bar - but after disappearing for four years, returning to the same area only to reveal that she had been back home, studying under her father and pushed into a relationship with another spellcaster, you can't help but wonder why Cloasse's father would let her go back to Gambit's after so long..?
So begins...
It was rather safe to say that Cloasse Galletti was not in the best of moods imaginable. For a start, she'd only just managed to find a position that didn't cause some stupid amount of pain to flare up in her back (where Drake had so kindly fired several beanbag shots at her) and she was now lamenting the loss of anything that would amuse her intellect.
"Are you all sleeping? Are none of you capable of holding even a slightly mathematical or runic discussion? No?"
Cloasse leant her head back against the cool wall she'd found, scowling. Her brain would surely rot away before she got out of this place and managed to get hold of a decent piece of literature...
Clo Galetti shielded her eyes with both hands, the sudden movement of limbs twinging the now darkening bruises on her back.
She didn't respond to Drake Stern's 'welcome', finding it rather sarcastic and taunting, and whilst she was more than happy to dish that kind of behaviour out, she wasn't going to stand for it in this situation. As such, silence was her friend.
Clo Galetti dropped her hands from her face at that point (rather wishing she hadn't, because that light was really, really close to her sensitive eyes) and simply looked at Drake.
"I'm not sure I'd like to give you that rather private information. Thank you for enquiring, however."
Clo Galetti followed Drake's movements with a darkening expression - that poor winged creature he was harassing now looked about ready to cry, and judging by the way he was hugging himself, he was either very cold, not far off from a flood of tears, or both...
Clo Galetti adjusted her position again, finding her legs growing stiff beneath her, by standing and leaning her painful back against the seemingly invitingly cool walls of the hold they appeared to be in.
"Perhaps he is in shock," Cloasse piped up unnecessarily. "I read that sudden changes in routine, injuries and differences in environment can prompt shock in most species."
Clo Galetti nodded her head. No sense in lying, really. The vulgar comments coming from Sophie would've amused the Rune Scrit in any other setting, but when she was trying to keep herself as 'down low' as she could (and that would involve keeping the Pen hidden about her person), she couldn't really laugh at the rudeness coming from the other woman.
"Actually, judging by the amount of people in this room, the lack of provisions readily available and the temperature, approximately twenty percent could end up dead or seriously ill... So you don't really have any expendable 'slaves'," Cloasse explained, voice calm despite the expression on her face suggesting otherwise.
"You're also rather assumptive - how are you to know about underlying illnesses, or ailments that perhaps don't show physically?" the Rune Scrit asked. She wasn't sure if she was talking to prove a point, or because she was nervous and scared.
Clo Galetti stared right back at Drake, her eyes perhaps the quickest part of her body considering how fast she could read. "Hm. You wouldn't happen to have any books, would you?" she asked, deciding on a swift subject change. "I'm going to become rather bored if I don't have something to read." That and she needed to distract herself from the fear that was starting to creep into the realms of 'overwhelming'.
"I'd prefer something mathematically or runic based, but... Beggars can't be choosers," the Scrit said fairly, peering at Drake with eyes that almost seemed to flicker between the captor and the other conscious captive.
"I'm not sure if you're being serious," the Galletti daughter admitted honestly. "Your tone suggests that, if I said yes, you'd just laugh at me. Perhaps shoot me, if the thought occurred."
"I have a slight problem with that particularly book," CLoasse went on to say, wondering if she were chancing her luck too far here or not. "It disagrees with the theory that I tested and proved for my studies, and... well, I rather dislike it." Keep talking, because that meant she was thinking and keeping calm...
"Perhaps I'll just not read anything..." the Rune Scrit eventually said. "Reading that book would be as much torture as I imagine the taser would be..."
Clo Galetti wasn't quite crying yet, but having fallen incredibly silent for such an opinionated Scrit, it should've been an indication towards her fear and the foreboding feeling coming from this situation.
Clo Galetti was watching the floor with apparent fascination - if Drake were about to shoot somebody...
"Good thing I managed a bit of my burger, then," came from her before she'd even thought.
Clo Galetti sighed, turning onto her side so that she could attempt to recline in a comfortable position. Eventually she found such a position on her stomach, where her back was untouched, and leant her head on her arms. She'd last without food for a little while at least, but that telling silence had overcome the Scrit again.
Until Drake had mentioned the auction.
"You're selling us?"
"No one ever said that I was smart enough to dull my mind down to that of a criminal's, thank you," Cloasse replied.
"I didn't call you an idiot, no. I merely suggested that you have a different, lower branch of intellect than I do."
Clo Galetti decided to heed the warning for once, and turned her head in the opposite direction so that she could stare at the wall instead of Drake.
"Any chance of providing something to sleep on, or with..?" Cloasse tried next, her eyes still on the wall. "It's awfully cold down here."