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Blake Lee Thorne

"Always try to find the light at the end of the tunnel!"

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a character in “The Element Project”, as played by Clocesque

Description

Name: Blake Thorne

Age: 15

Element: Light

Personality: A rather happy-go-lucky lad, Blake Thorne takes the world and hugs it tightly. He is rather optimistic at most angles of a situation and tackles the moment head on with a smile. He has a friendly air around him as it seems if one is to approach the fellow. It is somewhat hard to upset him for a long time since he springs back to his good ol' self easy peasy. There are, however, some down-points to this young male. Blake is a bit mischievous to the point he becomes a prankster at times, and is as well, a bit stubborn, careless, and clueless.

Picture and/or Description:
-Hair: Yellow coloured, the ends of his hair seem to 'fly away' as his bangs on the right seem to do the same thing as well.
-Face: By nature, he is close to pale, but with a dash of pink to the cheeks that gives him a hearty-kind of nature. His eyes are a delicious set of chocolate.
-Clothes: He wears a pastel orange jacket over a white polo with an black necktie around his neck. For the bottom part, Denim jeans and black converse shoes would be thrown in to the mix.

Bio: Blake lives alone with his mother comfortably in their house, wherein his dad is in the seas, working. So in most of his childhood up 'til present, he helps around the house when not in school. At that time before entering the Project, he heard of such weird news of the government 'hiring' teenagers of his age group for a certain kind of 'job'. Unaware of the reality it held, he confronted his mother that he'll might as well go to support her and the family more. With a light heart, Blake presented his service to the government. Sooner or later, he was taken in as a newbie for his start.

But, unfortunately, we do all know what lies in this 'job', is it not?

Other:
-Seeing how he is quite strong and energetic, the government right away took him in for the Project for they think they found a good host for an element.
-The government hasn't exactly explained much of this 'job' to Blake, which leaves room for any other character to interact and explain more if ever!
-Admin believes she has no face-claim at the moment and had to stick to making it herself for the moment ;w;)# ))

So begins...

Blake Lee Thorne's Story

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♦Adie♦

"Well Blake, you're not the newbie anymore. Welcome to the family." Adie said to the new guy as she walked towards him. "I'm Adie." she said, her accent flaring. "Did they tell you anything about this place, what they do here, who we are?" she asked. She balled her hand into a fist. Smoke trailed out for a second. When she opened her hand, a small fire flicked. She made sure to hold it in front of her so that Saeword couldn't see it. She let it grow for a second before twirling her other finger over it to put it out. "Did they tell you about... that?" she asked quietly, obviously refering to her fire.

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I was, to say the least, shocked. I was in a lab... A lab. I gulped, I was ripe for the pickings wasn't I. I was a kid that lived on the streets, I had no one to call family. I heard the lock that the girl on the other side of the room, whom politely told me I was in a lab, was fiddling with break. I was half tempted to tell her I could pick locks and that they didn't need to break them, but I wanted to save that skill. Looking around the room I saw several couches and cameras, security cameras. They, the people that brought me here where watching us. "Well Blake, you're not the newbie anymore. Welcome to the family." The Scottish accented girl came towards me. Family? The thought made me only slightly giddy. "I'm Addie" Her accent got stronger "Did they tell you anything about this place, what they do here, who we are?" She asked me as she balled her hand into a fist. I smelt the smoke first before seeing it, then she opened her hand a small fire was alive in the palm of her hand. I felt my eyes widen as it grew then she put it out. I realized she held the flame in a way to keep someone else from seeing it. "Did they tell you about... that?" She was referring to the flames that she just created.

"Um... uh... n-no, no they didn't. I don't even know how I got here." I felt myself stutter and get more quite as I spoke, I took to looking at my shoes again. I thought about what she did, did all the others people in the room control fire? If I was in a lab, what did they do? Where we the experiments? but wile I was thinking about all of this some part of me wanted to make sure the girl that was holding her arm funny was okay.

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My questions had been answered. I squatted and started to pet the shadow cat, it was a little strange, more like really strange, but I would have to get used to it I spouse. My hand touched the shadow that took the form of a cat, my hand didn't really go threw it, but it wasn't completely solid. "My name is Enzo. I was living in New York before this." I kept my focus on the shadow cat. I was in tight spots before this, but this was the thickest I was ever in. "As for boredom, I'll be fine. I didn't have much to worry about before coming here." I left out details, I always did. No one likes a street rat. "It's nice to meet everyone." I looked up and gave a shy smile. Perhaps being here would be better then worrying about when I would get my next meal.

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He clasped his hands, quite delighted of that answer. "Is that so? Well, thank goodness! I was sick of the school's cafeteria before I got here!" Chuckling at that, it has come to his attention that one of them would like to go out of this hallway. The lock that separates them from the outside was slowly indulged in darkness from Alexa's hand.

He didn't seem to notice a voice, however. Rather, it was a voice asking a question.

"Perhaps someone can tell me where we are?"

'Oh, he's a new guy like me!'
Giving a smile, he was about to say the answer when Alexa already beat him to it. Huffing, he just shook his head and just smiled again.

"Well, Blake, you're not the newbie anymore. Welcome to the family."

Blake pouted and crossed his arms jokingly before shaking his head with a laugh. "Yep! Welcome to the family. This here's your bro, Blake; 'sup?" As Adie and the other began to speak with each other, he could not help but to hear his sad tale of arriving here. The two introduced their powers in which he, could only give none but a "Me? Nah, nothing yet except for awesomeness. That's an element, right? Anyways, nice to meetcha', Enzio. We'll be great pals, I can tell, eh?"

Though focused at Enzio, his eyes were now fixated on the bright fire phoenix that flew across them. In awe, his mouth dropped once more into a grin. "Adie, that's so cool! You gotta do that again later!"

"But anyways, I'm starving! Let's get some grub, peeps!"

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“My name is Enzo. I was living in New York before this… It's nice to meet everyone.”

Saeword offered a wave in the direction of the new boy. “Hello Enzo.” The girl giggled as she watched Blake get acquainted with the boy, it was rather amusing though sweet at the same time. “Looks like our family just got a bit bigger.”

At the sight of the phoenix however, the girl quickly hurried over and sat down beside her brother. Even though the fire-y creature was flying away from them Saeword was still a little uncomfortable, though not entirely minding it, and simply leaned against Abbo with her arms hugged around one of his own.

“But anyways, I'm starving! Let's get some grub, peeps!”

”I am staying here. I do not really fancy getting into trouble for mere food.” He said, sparing a moment to look at his sister. ”By all means you lot can go.” Abbo was never the type to break rules. He was, in his own way, strict.

“Ooh… I do not know. I want to go… but I do not want to get into trouble.” Seaword said with evident anxiety. She, like her brother, was very obedient. Although, in Saeword’s case, she just didn’t want to get into trouble.

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"Well, I'm starving!" said Adie, "I'm gonna have to agree with Blake. Let's go eat!" she looked through the door to make sure no one was there. "Clear." she said. She stepped through the door and headed to the cafeteria without looking to see who followed her.

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The phoenix was a colour of similar to a flame. But then again, it was created from flames. Flames means fire and having fire means that Saeword would....

'Uh oh'

He went back to check up on the twins, seeing already the female beside her brother, quite showing the description of discomfort. Wanting to help out again, he can only crouch down to their level in sitting and patted the top of her head gently. "You okay there? Want me to get Adie back for that?" That was perhaps half a joke, but the other half was quite sincere. Well, pranksters would be pranksters.

”I am staying here. I do not really fancy getting into trouble for mere food.”

“Ooh… I do not know. I want to go… but I do not want to get into trouble.”

Scratching his head, he stood up, but leaving his hand on her head still. "Hmm yeah, rules are rules, I guess. If everyone'll decide to go, I'll give you guys company if wanted, ya hear?"

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I watched the fire bird fly down the hall, I would have to get used to that. It seamed that Blake was new to this place as well, but more willing to be here. Everyone seamed to be getting excited about finally having something to do. I would have to make sure I didn't go stir crazy while I was here. At the mention of food I had to hold back a drool. I hadn't eaten much in the last few days, I could feel the hunger pain in my stomach. I quickly fallowed Adie keeping my foot steps as silent as possible. I had no intent on getting caught breaking rules that could get me killed and or tortured.
"Are you sure this is wise?" I whispered, possibly making it far more difficult to here me, but that was the point. I didn't want to get caught, but the though of eating a full meal was far to tempting.

I felt kind of bad about leaving others behind, perhaps I would steal some food from where ever they kept it and bring them some to eat.

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"No but what else is there to do?" Adie whispered back, laughing quietly. Adie peeked around the next door. Nothing. 'So far so good...' she thought quietly. "Wait!" she whispered. Someone had just entered the hall. They went up to the door leading into the dorms and unlocked it. "LUNCH!!" called the man. Adie waited for him to leave before giving the others a thumbs-up to signal that they wouldn't get in trouble now. "C'mon guys. He just said it's lunchtime." she said so they could hear her. She got up and walked towards the cafeteria.

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"LUNCH!"

A man, one who wasn't one of them, called out. As it seems, Adie gave a thumbs up on the rest to them to signal good news.

"C'mon, guys. He just said it's lunchtime."

Relieved to hear it, Blake turned back to the twins and grinned. "Well now, no one's getting in trouble now, Abbo!Why not go join the rest now, eh? C'mon let's gooooo!" And with that he ran over to the three, holding each twin by both of his hands and pulled them over. "Okie-dokie, lead the way! This newbie here has no idea where it is at the moment!"

As he referred to himself, he let go of Abbo and Saeword and turned around to them, realizing the deed of a 'bit forceful' motion and widened his eyes. "S-Sorry 'bout that! I got real excited there. Did I hold your hands too hard? Oh geeeeez....sorry sorry sorry...!" Quick as his repeated apology, he bowed his head down a bit and stood back up awkwardly.

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Adie stepped into the cafeteria and got in line. The staff put a hamburger, fries, corn, and a friut cup on her plate. Adie grabbed a water bottle and sat at their table. She warmed up her meal a little before eating it. She started with the fries, then hamburger, then the corn, then fruit. She drank water with her meal. 'That was good' she thought.

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I fallowed Adie and stood in like and received the same things as she did. I didn't think I could eat that much, I gulped down my saliva and sat across from the Scott. I took a bite out of my hamburger, not the best burger I have ever had, but boy did it taste good. I scarfed it down quickly and took a swig of the water I grabbed before sitting down, then proceeding to stuff the fries into my mouth, soon fallowed by everything else. I stomach felt like it was about to burst. I took a sip of my water. "I don't remember the last time I ate so much." I mumbled to my self. I tucked the water bottle into my coat pocket. I wondered if I could manage to sneak some of the food from here into my room.

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From the embarrassing scene, he noticed now that the other two has disappeared behind the doors of the cafeteria. He
turned back to them, shocked, and grabbed their hands again.

And with that, again, he pulled them with him to follow the others. "Hey! Wait for us!"

Shortly after arriving, he let go of them and happily picked up his food and trotted over to the table where Enzo and Adie were. Sitting down next to the other male, he was about to throw in a french fry in his mouth when his touch of the latter was a bit cold. Frowning, he slumped on his seat. "Augh, why must it be this way, O' dear precious group of fries!" Puffing out his cheeks, but has made an expression that felt like a light-bulb came off.

"Say, Adie, help a pal and torch these babies a bit. Oh gosh--Pleeeeaaase?"

In the meantime, he lifted his head up to see where the pair of siblings were and waved his hand to signal where they were as to join them.

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"Fine." she said as she twirled her fire around his fries. When they were warm, she gave the fries back to him. "Here ya go." she said. She drank the rest of her water and leaned back in her chair. "Well, this day has been fairly interesting," she said, "not often we get a single newbie, much less two!" Suddenly a man holding a clipboard entered the room. "Blake Thorne and Enzo Vega? Come with me please." Adie watched as the man beckoned to Blake and Enzo. "I think it may be your turn boys!" said Adie playfully, "Better not keep them waiting."

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“Hmm yeah, rules are rules, I guess. If everyone'll decide to go, I'll give you guys company if wanted, ya hear?”

Sarword smiled, enjoying the gentle patting of her head. “Your very kind to do that Blake.”

Just then they heard a voice suddenly. “LUNCH!” Followed by Adie, who gave the group the thumbs-up. “C'mon guys. He just said it's lunchtime.”

“Well now, no one's getting in trouble now, Abbo! Why not go join the rest now, eh? C'mon let's gooooo! Okie-dokie, lead the way! This newbie here has no idea where it is at the moment!”

The twins watched as Blake approached them again, this time grasping their hands before pulling them along with him as everyone was heading for the cafeteria. Naturally, Saeword sprung forward and followed along beside the boy happily, whereas Abbo merely moved himself to do as told. However. Stopping for a moment, Abbo glanced back at Ricky with a blank stare. ”Come on, weakling. Even you need to eat.” He said, sounding somewhat teasing, with an unintended hint of mocking. Turning back he faced Blake.

“S-Sorry 'bout that! I got real excited there. Did I hold your hands too hard? Oh geeeeez....sorry sorry sorry...!”

Saeword merely smiled once more to the boy. “Do not be sorry, it is fine. Really. It was quite fun actually, and you managed to get Abbo to come too.” She giggled softly whilst nudging her brother. “Come on Blake, let us go eat!” Soon enough the boy grabbed the twins hands once more, and likewise, pulled the pair along as they all made their way to the cafeteria.

As they entered the cafeteria Saeword pulled Abbo along as the pair got in line. Grabbing a plate and holding it forward, the girl stood quietly as a member of staff filled her plate with what looked like a salad, with some fries on the side. Content, she sidestepped out of the line and grabbed a bottle of water. Meanwhile, Abbo grabbed a bottle of water and some fruit from the sideline before joining his sister as they walked over to the table.

Saeword sat herself down beside Blake, with Abbo settling down beside her.

“Sorry we took our time.” She said sheepishly, setting her plate on the table. By the time the pair had got settled, Saeword watched as a man approached the group and beckoned for the new boys to go with him. She didn’t say anything, but merely smiled.

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Saeword and Abbo soon joined the rest of them as they sat down. The blonde, who was happily munching on a piece of apple slice, gulped down the chewed pieces and shook his head. "No need to be sorry. At least you guys are here now, right? Riiight?" He rolled his r's with a laugh, eating the rest of the fruits in a few seconds.

Sooner or later, another employee came up to them, requesting Enzo and him to come with the personnel. Gulping down the remains of his water, he wiped his mouth and nodded quite statically.

Was this it? Would they give him his powers?

'Aw, sweet! Can't wait!'

He excused himself from the table and stood up beside Enzo. "C'mon now, buddy-o! Let's get those elements straight-o!" Yet, by the tone of his voice, he was quite nervous actually, as of what how painful should it be. Nevertheless, he told himself to move forward. Going here was his choice, and he needed to continue.

"W-Well!"

Gulp.

"Let's go, shall we?"

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"W-well!" I watched as Blake gulped. He was nervous, I was just scared. I had no idea what they where going to do, or what was going to happen. "Lets go, shall we?" My flight or fight response was starting to kick in. I didn't want to go threw with this, but I had a feeling that I wouldn't be able to get out of here on my own, or with out what ever power they where going to give me. I stood, and nodded my head.
"Yeah, I guess we have no choice in the matter any way." I gulped my self. What in the world did I just get my self into. I walked over to the scientist, or was it just a common worker, I had no idea; and fallowed him to god knows where. I had a feeling I wasn't going to like this at all.

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"Yeah, I guess we have no choice in the matter any way."

Blake heard Enzo say so, with himself going beside the person. With a final sigh, he gave a shaky salute to the group and departed.

On the trip to the area where they would facilitate the transfer of element, the three men continued to walk. Before long, they finally arrived in front of a big black door which has been pushed open by the man to reveal a plain white room.

Okay, maybe it wasn't really plain considering the machines hooked around quite intimidatingly.

One of the assistants approached him and buckled him in a table, a big machine above him to wonder at. In the same time, if to look at his left, there is the same get up like his. Probably for Enzo to be in. Taking a few breathes, he tried to calm down, seeing as how the machine made a whirring noise. Looking again at the left, the assistants began to prep up the machine and strap Enzo in the table as well.

To ease any nervousness, the blonde spoke, giving out a weak chuckle. "Ahah, so it's almost near, eh? So....uh, Enzo. W-Whatcha think you're gonna get once this is done?"

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I was strapped to a table with some kind of intimidating device above it. I was starting to panic, the machine looked like it was going to give me a lot of pain. I gave Blake a bewildered look. I don't think I could answer Blake. I had no interest in being here, I was force into this, not given the option to say no. So instead of listening to Blake talk away is nervousness I closed my eyes and started to breath in and out slowly, concentrating on something else other then what was going on around me. Then it started, I heard screaming, I couldn't tell if it was my own or Blake's. All I could feel was every fiber of my body screaming at me. I was in pain. It felt as if every cell in my body was being ripped apart and being put back together again, and then I blacked out.

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"...."

"U-Uh huh, okay. No answers? Nah, 's cool r-really...."

Blake muttered under his breath. No replies were actually a discomfort as of now. He bit down softly at his bottom lip as the pointer of the machine glowed a brilliant white. Now, as if everything slowed down, a laser was shot through him as fast as a bolt of light. His eyes widened, mouth opened wide to scream bloody hell as the light engulfed his entire human body.

He thought that the screaming will not cease, but fortunately, it did. The light began to disperse, leaving only a pained Blake on the table. The assistants began to untie the buckles and belts as he groaned from how much it has hurt. He turned his head left weakly to check up on the other as well.

"S-So...How do you feel, Enzo? Better than me, I hope...."