Alazne Skylar Sephtis
Miracle/ Eternal Life / Eternal Death
"You can call me Laz, everyone else does."
ā I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open your eyes. I'm just beginning my journey, and my eyes aren't fully open yet.ā
~Olivia Thirlby
Miracle/ Eternal Life / Eternal Death
"You can call me Laz, everyone else does."
ā I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open your eyes. I'm just beginning my journey, and my eyes aren't fully open yet.ā
~Olivia Thirlby
"What you lose in blindness is the space around you, the place where you are, and without that you might not exist. You could be nowhere at all."
~Barbara Kingsolver
~Barbara Kingsolver
|Role|
Human-Turned Vampire Sponsor
|Gender|
Female
"What are you, blind?...Sorry, couldn't resist."
|Age|
19
"I'm older than I look...I think."
|Grade|
College Freshman
"College life isn't all it's cracked up to be."
|Physical Description|
Laz is a quirky brunette that stands at precisely five feet and weighs in at only ninety-five pounds. She has a petite heart shaped face and pink plush lips with a little button nose that makes her look a little on the young side. Her eyes are round and framed by long eyelashes but are a very hazy hazel and tend to appear very dim due to her being blind. Her body is a little on the dainty side and, when it isn't hidden under baggy clothes, has a cute hourglass figure. Her narrow wrists and ankles do tend to give off the vibe of fragile, but her fingers are slightly calloused from the long hours she has spent playing piano.
Despite being blind, Laz has pretty good style. She'll wear nearly anything from punk rock shorts and tees to frilly sundresses. Of course, there are times when she will mismatch her socks and shoes or a shirt and pants. Occasionally she'll wear fake reading glasses, though they're completely useless, and sunglasses, to hide her faded eyes due to their dead appearance. She likes to play with her hair but being unable to see it's nearly impossible for her to get all of it in a style. She always has her white long cane which she uses to get around and to symbolize her visual impairment. The only piece of jewelry she wears all the time is her medical bracelet which informs authorities of her blindness.
"There's no dearth of kindness in this world of ours; Only in our blindness we gather thorns for flowers."
~Grantland Rice
"Read people's minds!"
Okay so she can't actually read people's minds but she is good at reading people in general. Call it a six sense to make up for her lack of sight, but her initial readings of a person are always right on the money and seriously in depth.
"Play the piano without sheet music."
That isn't an overstatement. She had to learn how to play the piano completely by ear and has now reached a point in her training that if she hears a song once she can play it on the piano nearly perfect immediately after.
"Read braille...obviously."
How else do you think she succeeds in school? With her psychic powers?
"I was a ninja in a past life."
While no one has figured out how exactly she manages this, somehow Laz is one of the quietest people anyone knows. She can sneak up on nearly anyone and really enjoys doing so.
"I have really good senses."
Due to her being blind Laz's other four senses have picked up the slack. She can see someone using touch and formulate a nearly perfect (though colorless) mental image of another. Her hearing is so sharp and accurate she can hear whispers from the other side of a large room which other people could never pick up on. Her sense of smell is just as sharp, and so is her sense of taste. She rather enjoys taking bets with people. They'll put a food in front of her and she'll tell them what it is and what is in it...she'll even tell the proportions, many times without needing to taste it.
"I can organize chaos personified."
In order to survive on her own Laz has been forced to rely on perfect organization. The chances of anyone being more organized than herself are basically nil.
"Parlo correntemente l'italiano."
Laz is fluent in Italian, and has a nasty habit of cussing people out in the language, despite her mother constantly telling her not to.
|But I can't...|
"See."
She's blind. Due to this she admittedly tends to be a little slow moving in hallways, and struggles going up and down stairs. Also, she does have very ungraceful moments and has been the victim of terrible pranks. However, most of the time she is one of the first people to poke fun at her lack of sight. (Although, she does heavily envy those that can see.)
"I don't do kitchens. Too many deadly things."
Laz can't cook, for multiple reasons. Despite being proficient at food tasting, anything she tries to concoct in a kitchen is far too dangerous to actually ingest.
"I'm artistically challenged."
This girl cannot do any arts and crafts. While she is good with her hands she simply can't see the things she is sculpting, painting, or drawing. She also can't appreciate art that she is not able to feel with her hands and she is unable to grasp the concept of color.
"I'm even worse at sports than I am at art."
If you think she sucks at art then you won't even have the words to describe her incompetence in sports.
"I internalize my issues."
On a more serious note, Laz has a problem voicing her emotions. While she communicates with people easily and can help other people with their emotions, she simply can't bring herself to trouble others with how she actually feels. This can be troublesome however because this causes her to never deal with her problems and thus she can hold a grudge for eternity.
"To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable."
~John Milton
(Playful | Decisive | Competetive | Envious | Realistic | Stubborn)
Laz loves to be social with people and in a highly playful way. She isnāt a chatty person per se, however she isnāt afraid to talk to someone and meet new people. The girl loves to joke with others, and her favorite type of people are the ones she can have a round of playful banter with. It isnāt unnatural for her to be quick to smile and laugh at the words others are saying even if they arenāt trying to make her laugh or smile. Itās could be considered her natural state and first response.
āDonāt take life so seriously, lest you become an old hag.ā
This quirky brunette could probably be the most decisive person you will every meet. She has the ability to analyze information quickly and come to a decision from that information. She never stutters afterwards either. She moves forward with that decision despite the opposition she may face. This applies to her emotions as well. She is very quick to decide on how she feels. Unfortunately, she isnāt the type to voice these decisions. All in all, Laz is never unsure.
āIām blind, I canāt be indecisive and expect to make it anywhere.ā
Laz is highly competitive, she hates to lose. Especially at sports, which is somewhat ironic since she legitimately canāt play sports due to her handicap. Almost everything in her life she has turned into a competition of sorts, always aiming to be number one. Due to this she excels in academics, music, and other areas that can be taken care of despite her blindness. Now, though she obviously is unable to do a lot of things because she is blind, she never uses it as an excuse for her losses. She takes her losses very well and simply responds by saying, āodds are Iāll win eventually.ā
āIf you underestimate me because Iām blind, youāll have your ass handed to you on a platter.ā
For obvious reasons, Laz suffers from deeply set issues of jealousy or envy. She has never before seen colors, or the sun. This girl has no idea what light is or what the difference is between blue and red. All she knows is black and she will probably never know what a color is. Not to mention she will never operate a vehicle or see someone dance. For this reason, she hates it when people talk about the beauty of the world that they see. It makes her so heavily envious that she can actually grow to hate people. In all honesty, she wants nothing more than, at least one time, to see a light, the sun, the sky, a rainbow.
āIs it a sin to want what everyone else takes for granted?
If you want someone who will give you a realistic view of the world, Laz is the first person to approach. She isnāt affected by many stereotypes and can make a judgment on a situation or person without being diluted by how that situation or person appears. It makes her able to judge people and things by their actual character. Laz is basically completely unable to ājudge a book by its cover.ā All she can do is gather the facts and make a decision based on those facts.
āI canāt care about who you appear to be, just who you are.ā
Mules arenāt nearly as stubborn as Laz is. She is quick to make a decision and once she has made it, no one can deter her from that decision. Her good opinion once lost is lost forever. For the most part. There are times when she has to change her opinion because she simply canāt find any logical basis for it. However, for the most part it is impossible to change her mind. Due to this, Laz has the ability to hold a grudge for nearly her entire life. She may forget why she has the grudge but she very well may never forgive the person she has the grudge against.
āāForgive and Forgetā is sheer idiocy.ā
|I like...|
|But I don't like...|
|Crush|
"Can't say I've seen anyone that strikes my fancy...then again..."
"I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness."
~Vachal Lindsay
(Family | Lifestyle | Schooling | Memories)
Laz has a veryā¦unique family. Her mother, Maria, is Italian, so she has a very big personality. Something that probably rubbed off on Laz. However, she is also very stubborn and emotional and she never lets anyone deter her from what she feels is right. Due to this, when she met her father, Wesley, who was a vampire and fell in love she married him despite the opposition received by all parties. The two were married for a very long time before finally having a child in the form of Alazne. It was quickly discovered that she was a human with a physical handicap in the form of blindness. Unfortunately, though both Maria and Laz disagree with him, her father blamed himself for her handicap as well as their situation in society and attempted to take his own life. It was a failed attempt.
āWhat you thought my family would be normal?
Due to her āheritageā and her blindness, Lazās lifestyle has been far from average. They never had a lot of money and spent most of their time in rundown apartments and working poor paying jobs. Unfortunately, though she is in fact human, many people treated her no better than they would a vampire. A lot of effort was also put into making Alazne able to survive on her own, by promoting certain organization efforts as well as making adjustments in their daily life in order to make it easier for Laz to go from place to place safely. Though run down, their home looks like it is inhabited by someone with severe OCD.
āLife is never easy, but we make it work.ā
Laz attended local public schools for the majority of her life and she did exceptionally well despite bullying and discrimination. Her family had looked into the U of D during her high school years; however, they couldnāt afford to send her there until she managed to achieve an academic scholarship that allows her to attend the school for the course of her college career.
āThis is going to be an adventure.ā
This little lady lived the first eleven years of her life in Verona, Italy, and still continues to visit her grandparents in Verona every summer. She loves the culture and the sounds as well of the language and some of her fondest memories have been in this beautiful country. Due to her life in Italy however she is very picky when it comes to Italian food and will only eat it if it is truly authentic. After moving from Italy she moved to New Jersey, then to Georgia, and then California. Her family tended to move around a lot, much to Lazās disdain.
āYou Americans ruined the Italian cuisine with pizza.ā
|Opinions|
"My puppeteer will be posting this in another thread."
"A lot of people have culturally induced ethical blindness, but they can be cured!."
~Ingrid Newkirk
|Other|
iPod List:
Walk on the Water - Britt Nicole, How Far We've Come - Matchbox 20, Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People, We Are Young - Fun, Lights - Ellie Goulding, Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding, San Francisco - Cascada, Brave - Sara Bareilles, Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars.
|Theme Song| One Voice - The Wailin' Jennys
This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singing with you
Helping each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices three
Singing together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice
Human-Turned Vampire Sponsor
|Gender|
Female
"What are you, blind?...Sorry, couldn't resist."
|Age|
19
"I'm older than I look...I think."
|Grade|
College Freshman
"College life isn't all it's cracked up to be."
|Physical Description|
Laz is a quirky brunette that stands at precisely five feet and weighs in at only ninety-five pounds. She has a petite heart shaped face and pink plush lips with a little button nose that makes her look a little on the young side. Her eyes are round and framed by long eyelashes but are a very hazy hazel and tend to appear very dim due to her being blind. Her body is a little on the dainty side and, when it isn't hidden under baggy clothes, has a cute hourglass figure. Her narrow wrists and ankles do tend to give off the vibe of fragile, but her fingers are slightly calloused from the long hours she has spent playing piano.
Despite being blind, Laz has pretty good style. She'll wear nearly anything from punk rock shorts and tees to frilly sundresses. Of course, there are times when she will mismatch her socks and shoes or a shirt and pants. Occasionally she'll wear fake reading glasses, though they're completely useless, and sunglasses, to hide her faded eyes due to their dead appearance. She likes to play with her hair but being unable to see it's nearly impossible for her to get all of it in a style. She always has her white long cane which she uses to get around and to symbolize her visual impairment. The only piece of jewelry she wears all the time is her medical bracelet which informs authorities of her blindness.
"There's no dearth of kindness in this world of ours; Only in our blindness we gather thorns for flowers."
~Grantland Rice
"Read people's minds!"
Okay so she can't actually read people's minds but she is good at reading people in general. Call it a six sense to make up for her lack of sight, but her initial readings of a person are always right on the money and seriously in depth.
"Play the piano without sheet music."
That isn't an overstatement. She had to learn how to play the piano completely by ear and has now reached a point in her training that if she hears a song once she can play it on the piano nearly perfect immediately after.
"Read braille...obviously."
How else do you think she succeeds in school? With her psychic powers?
"I was a ninja in a past life."
While no one has figured out how exactly she manages this, somehow Laz is one of the quietest people anyone knows. She can sneak up on nearly anyone and really enjoys doing so.
"I have really good senses."
Due to her being blind Laz's other four senses have picked up the slack. She can see someone using touch and formulate a nearly perfect (though colorless) mental image of another. Her hearing is so sharp and accurate she can hear whispers from the other side of a large room which other people could never pick up on. Her sense of smell is just as sharp, and so is her sense of taste. She rather enjoys taking bets with people. They'll put a food in front of her and she'll tell them what it is and what is in it...she'll even tell the proportions, many times without needing to taste it.
"I can organize chaos personified."
In order to survive on her own Laz has been forced to rely on perfect organization. The chances of anyone being more organized than herself are basically nil.
"Parlo correntemente l'italiano."
Laz is fluent in Italian, and has a nasty habit of cussing people out in the language, despite her mother constantly telling her not to.
|But I can't...|
"See."
She's blind. Due to this she admittedly tends to be a little slow moving in hallways, and struggles going up and down stairs. Also, she does have very ungraceful moments and has been the victim of terrible pranks. However, most of the time she is one of the first people to poke fun at her lack of sight. (Although, she does heavily envy those that can see.)
"I don't do kitchens. Too many deadly things."
Laz can't cook, for multiple reasons. Despite being proficient at food tasting, anything she tries to concoct in a kitchen is far too dangerous to actually ingest.
"I'm artistically challenged."
This girl cannot do any arts and crafts. While she is good with her hands she simply can't see the things she is sculpting, painting, or drawing. She also can't appreciate art that she is not able to feel with her hands and she is unable to grasp the concept of color.
"I'm even worse at sports than I am at art."
If you think she sucks at art then you won't even have the words to describe her incompetence in sports.
"I internalize my issues."
On a more serious note, Laz has a problem voicing her emotions. While she communicates with people easily and can help other people with their emotions, she simply can't bring herself to trouble others with how she actually feels. This can be troublesome however because this causes her to never deal with her problems and thus she can hold a grudge for eternity.
"To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable."
~John Milton
(Playful | Decisive | Competetive | Envious | Realistic | Stubborn)
Laz loves to be social with people and in a highly playful way. She isnāt a chatty person per se, however she isnāt afraid to talk to someone and meet new people. The girl loves to joke with others, and her favorite type of people are the ones she can have a round of playful banter with. It isnāt unnatural for her to be quick to smile and laugh at the words others are saying even if they arenāt trying to make her laugh or smile. Itās could be considered her natural state and first response.
āDonāt take life so seriously, lest you become an old hag.ā
This quirky brunette could probably be the most decisive person you will every meet. She has the ability to analyze information quickly and come to a decision from that information. She never stutters afterwards either. She moves forward with that decision despite the opposition she may face. This applies to her emotions as well. She is very quick to decide on how she feels. Unfortunately, she isnāt the type to voice these decisions. All in all, Laz is never unsure.
āIām blind, I canāt be indecisive and expect to make it anywhere.ā
Laz is highly competitive, she hates to lose. Especially at sports, which is somewhat ironic since she legitimately canāt play sports due to her handicap. Almost everything in her life she has turned into a competition of sorts, always aiming to be number one. Due to this she excels in academics, music, and other areas that can be taken care of despite her blindness. Now, though she obviously is unable to do a lot of things because she is blind, she never uses it as an excuse for her losses. She takes her losses very well and simply responds by saying, āodds are Iāll win eventually.ā
āIf you underestimate me because Iām blind, youāll have your ass handed to you on a platter.ā
For obvious reasons, Laz suffers from deeply set issues of jealousy or envy. She has never before seen colors, or the sun. This girl has no idea what light is or what the difference is between blue and red. All she knows is black and she will probably never know what a color is. Not to mention she will never operate a vehicle or see someone dance. For this reason, she hates it when people talk about the beauty of the world that they see. It makes her so heavily envious that she can actually grow to hate people. In all honesty, she wants nothing more than, at least one time, to see a light, the sun, the sky, a rainbow.
āIs it a sin to want what everyone else takes for granted?
If you want someone who will give you a realistic view of the world, Laz is the first person to approach. She isnāt affected by many stereotypes and can make a judgment on a situation or person without being diluted by how that situation or person appears. It makes her able to judge people and things by their actual character. Laz is basically completely unable to ājudge a book by its cover.ā All she can do is gather the facts and make a decision based on those facts.
āI canāt care about who you appear to be, just who you are.ā
Mules arenāt nearly as stubborn as Laz is. She is quick to make a decision and once she has made it, no one can deter her from that decision. Her good opinion once lost is lost forever. For the most part. There are times when she has to change her opinion because she simply canāt find any logical basis for it. However, for the most part it is impossible to change her mind. Due to this, Laz has the ability to hold a grudge for nearly her entire life. She may forget why she has the grudge but she very well may never forgive the person she has the grudge against.
āāForgive and Forgetā is sheer idiocy.ā
|I like...|
- Coffee
"I basically have an IV drip of this stuff." - Music
"It is the only 'color' of my life." - Reading
"I live and see through the eyes of the characters I read about." - Peppermint
"It soothes me rather than overwhelms me." - Poking people with her cane
"What are they going to say to me when I apologize for not seeing them?" - Sunglasses
"That way people don't see my eyes." - Authentic Italian Cuisine
"Lo amo il gusto di Italia!"
|But I don't like...|
- Garlic
"It smells absolutely disgusting." - Public Transit
"Traveling in a vehicle is simply hard for me, and I don't like dealing with it." - Losing
"What? I'm competitive." - Noise
"I'm susceptible to noise, it gives me headaches." - Sports
"I fail miserably at them." - Hearing about colors
"If only." - Pizza
"Pizza! Puah! Disgustoso!
|Crush|
"Can't say I've seen anyone that strikes my fancy...then again..."
"I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness."
~Vachal Lindsay
(Family | Lifestyle | Schooling | Memories)
Laz has a veryā¦unique family. Her mother, Maria, is Italian, so she has a very big personality. Something that probably rubbed off on Laz. However, she is also very stubborn and emotional and she never lets anyone deter her from what she feels is right. Due to this, when she met her father, Wesley, who was a vampire and fell in love she married him despite the opposition received by all parties. The two were married for a very long time before finally having a child in the form of Alazne. It was quickly discovered that she was a human with a physical handicap in the form of blindness. Unfortunately, though both Maria and Laz disagree with him, her father blamed himself for her handicap as well as their situation in society and attempted to take his own life. It was a failed attempt.
āWhat you thought my family would be normal?
Due to her āheritageā and her blindness, Lazās lifestyle has been far from average. They never had a lot of money and spent most of their time in rundown apartments and working poor paying jobs. Unfortunately, though she is in fact human, many people treated her no better than they would a vampire. A lot of effort was also put into making Alazne able to survive on her own, by promoting certain organization efforts as well as making adjustments in their daily life in order to make it easier for Laz to go from place to place safely. Though run down, their home looks like it is inhabited by someone with severe OCD.
āLife is never easy, but we make it work.ā
Laz attended local public schools for the majority of her life and she did exceptionally well despite bullying and discrimination. Her family had looked into the U of D during her high school years; however, they couldnāt afford to send her there until she managed to achieve an academic scholarship that allows her to attend the school for the course of her college career.
āThis is going to be an adventure.ā
This little lady lived the first eleven years of her life in Verona, Italy, and still continues to visit her grandparents in Verona every summer. She loves the culture and the sounds as well of the language and some of her fondest memories have been in this beautiful country. Due to her life in Italy however she is very picky when it comes to Italian food and will only eat it if it is truly authentic. After moving from Italy she moved to New Jersey, then to Georgia, and then California. Her family tended to move around a lot, much to Lazās disdain.
āYou Americans ruined the Italian cuisine with pizza.ā
|Opinions|
"My puppeteer will be posting this in another thread."
"A lot of people have culturally induced ethical blindness, but they can be cured!."
~Ingrid Newkirk
|Other|
iPod List:
Walk on the Water - Britt Nicole, How Far We've Come - Matchbox 20, Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People, We Are Young - Fun, Lights - Ellie Goulding, Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding, San Francisco - Cascada, Brave - Sara Bareilles, Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars.
|Theme Song| One Voice - The Wailin' Jennys
This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singing with you
Helping each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices three
Singing together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice
