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Name: Madeleine Quinn Berlin
Nickname: Maddie (Only her brother may call her that.)
Age: 19
Power: Fire manipulation.
Sexuality: Demisexual
Likes: The heat, Lace, Makeup, Nature, Cats, Bubble Tea, Spicy Indian food.
Dislikes: The cold, Hiwalani, Trying to fit in, Loud things, Comments/Being teased on her sexuality, Politics, Fast food, Water
Fears: The future, heights, not being able to control her powers
Dreams: Quinn wants to be able to help someone in anyway she can find. Maybe an activist, maybe a teacher, anything.
Secrets: She sympathizes with the tourists, considering she used to be one. She also can't fully control her powers and has caused fire damage to her current home, but she never told anyone. There is a secluded place on the beach that she goes to alone to try and practice this power so she doesn't unintentionally hurt someone. Quinn has also almost killed someone (without use of her powers).
Personality: Quinn is an overall good person. She likes to help anyone and everyone she feels needs it. She's also fierce and protective of her loved ones. Despite this, however, she has a major temper, and a mouth she can't keep shut when she's irked. Her words can drip like venom and strike you where it hurts. It is suspected she has a fair amount of confidence issues, as the verbal beatings are a hell of a lot worse when one attacks her for her looks. She is a very adaptable or mold-able person, whether for better or for worse. Her passions can get the better of her, and is sometimes very rash and quick to judge. Her mind is wired to think, "Act now, ask questions later". Quinn isn't the most clever person or the most experienced of the group, but she would do anything for her friends. Her sass and her willingness to be brave in the heat of the moment gets her in trouble, but can be useful in a tight situation.
Place of Origin: The United Kingdom, specifically England.
History: Quinn and her twin brother were born into a wealthy family on the English country side. Their lives were absolutely normal. They went to a private school in London, their parents were caring and kind. Their wealth generally didn't have much influence on Quinn herself, she quite frankly forgot that her family had money. Her most memorable memories are the family vacations to America, specifically Hawaii. The warmth and sandy beaches always fascinated her. How could something be so incredibly beautiful?
Her high school days were a mess for her. Quinn was discovering a bit about who she was, and it honestly had her paranoid for a long while. Not crippling paranoia (no one even knew about how she felt), but an unnerving sense that everything around her wasn't going to be the same soon. She would start to see it differently soon, and that scared the hell out of her. Her sexuality was enough to unsettle her parents. She didn't have friends, she didn't have a way to express herself. She was changing into a slightly more mature adult. It was normal, but Quinn reacted badly to it. Her personality also changed from a sweet, innocent girl into the thing she dreaded most: the bitchy rich girl who flaunted her status around to the less fortunate. Quinn even bullied a girl to the point of an attempted suicide (at school, none the less), and that's where she drew the line. She was of course expelled for what she had done, and was transferred into homeschooling. To this day, Quinn will not reveal what she had done in her high school and avoids any mention of school in general.
Soon after she graduated from her home school shenanigans, Quinn was approached by her parents. They dropped the news: they bought the house they rented in Hawaii, and their current home was already for sale. They would be gone from England in just a short two weeks. "We know it's what you want, and your brother too. We need a place that's new and exciting, so what better place to go?" Quinn was ecstatic. She packed that night. Her twin thought she was crazy, but she didn't care. It was time for her to spread her wings, to have a fresh start for her new personality. A place for her to be...well, her. It was perfect. No more scared stares when she left the house. No more whispers about her over across the room. It was finished.
The Berlin family left promptly two weeks afterward. When they arrived, Quinn was the first off the plane. She took in the familiar scent, the azure ocean glancing out over the horizon on her left. The sky was clear of any clouds, pollution, or anything she was used to. It was clean. Her family ate her dust as the girl ran out of the airport, ready to start her new life in her favourite place.
It took a long time to get to this stage in her life. She really didn't want to essentially screw herself over by trying too hard. Quinn casually socialized and maybe had an associate or two. Her brother was well off, making friends wherever he went. She was jealous, but understood. Her twin could strut his stuff in the right way while she could not. However, she and her brother went to a lagoon around a month after they moved in. It did something, because as she came back out, her body was warm. She looked down and she was literally creating fire as she walked across the beach. Quinn couldn't say anything, she was too shocked. Her brother was also affected. Plants reacted to his presence. What the hell was going on?! Quinn didn't find out until almost two years later....
And thus, Quinn's story begins.
Theme Song: Everyone needs to have some Panic! in their life.
Anything else: If you listen to her without her knowing, she'll speak out loud in an American accent because she actually likes the way it rolls off her tongue. (Just a quirk!)