Riley Abel

Player
Name: Erin
Preferred Pronoun: She/Her
Contact: eiredragon1

Character
Name: Riley Abel
Canon: The Last of Us
AU: CRAU from asgardeventide

Pull-point: Canon – After she dies; Game – End of game where they prevented the destruction of the world and she chose to live there

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Age: 16

Gender/Sex: Female

Appearance: Riley Example Image One and Riley Example Image Two

Due to malnutrition for a good portion of her life, Riley is not very tall for her age. She stands around maybe 5'2”-5'3” and is thin but has a lot of lean muscle under dark skin. Her hair is short and would be kinky curly if she knew how to properly take care of it but gets tied back into a poofy ponytail instead. There are a number of small scars on her face and the rest of her with a noticeable one on her forehead and another on her top lip (the other noticeable scar is a bite mark on her left hand that she keeps hidden under fingerless gloves). She has dark eyes that are very expressive which is why when she's bothered by something she tends to look down or away. She's not a decent poker player and has a lot of tells about how she really feels about something. For the most part though she tends to have a smile with lots of teeth and a confident attitude that is easily displayed in her posture. She can also be quite the show off and loves to over exaggerate cockiness or silliness or whatever it is since it draws the eye toward her. This especially comes into play if she's telling a story or reading a joke or trying to talk someone into doing something fun but that they probably will get in trouble for.

History: Riley's life in her world was not a long one. It began after the apocalypse took place and she was born into a broken world. There she lived with her mother and father where they survived as best they could. However, she was very young when her father was bitten and the disease claimed him causing him to kill her mother. With no other hope of surviving, she somehow killed her father and then ran off with the horrifying images of what had taken place burned into her mind.

She witnessed the military taking control and taking in orphans like herself to train them to be soldiers to keep innocent people in their place. And after being taken to the school to learn how to fight she knew that she only had so long before she would be made into a soldier. After all, children in the school were forced into the military when they hit the age of sixteen. Which was why she turned to trying to find a rebel group known as the Fireflies.

In doing so she met Ellie and the two bonded in a single night. They saved each other as they sneaked out of the school and found the Fireflies who rejected Riley though she begged to join them. Together they returned to the school and became closer than one could imagine, Ellie being the only one precious to Riley. That didn't stop her from leaving months later before she turned sixteen to join the Fireflies.

After joining them she found out that she would be sent elsewhere and Ellie join wasn't allowed to join. Unable to be taken so far from her friend, she left the Fireflies even though she knew it could mean her death. Sneaking Ellie out of the school they reconnected and forgave each other and Ellie told her not to leave her. They kissed and decided to run away together. It was then the Infected attacked and both girls were bitten in their attempt to flee. They decided to be poetic and go mad together. Sadly only Riley died.

She woke up in Asgard where she was part of House Loki. The Infection was stopped there and she was able to live an afterlife in a place where people loved her and respected her. It was amazing to her that people would actually believe in her and want her around and she gladly fought to protect the place and the family she'd formed. She wanted to protect people like Maglor and the Assassin Brotherhood and so many others. For the first time she really opened up to people and finally started to grow as a person now that people didn't look at her like she was a waste of space.

When the war ended, she decided to stay with her dog and said goodbye to Ellie. From there she was taken in as an Assassin and decided to learn to be her own person.

Personality: This is a girl who is a survivor. She has been through hell and back again and has learned that sometimes hard choices have to come before anything else. It's tough, it sucks, it has to be done. For that reason, Riley has had to make some terrible life choices that she now has trouble talking about. After all, doing what you need to do does not necessarily make you a bad person when you have been raised in a world where it's basically kill or be killed.

But she somehow manages to put a smile on her face and laugh and joke with others. She can take a little bit to fully open up to others but that doesn't stop her from being friendly and even being a prankster with those around her. In fact, she will do what she can to boost others up and protect them so they don't have to live the life she was forced to have as a child. Sure she's still basically a kid herself but the world has forced her to grow up fast, there is no doubt about that. And she has a very strong sense of right and wrong and what falls into that weird morally gray category as well.

All the same, it's clear that living in Asgard did wonders on her. By being around people who were willing to see that she had potential and that she wasn't just some kid and that she was an actual person, she has been able to open up to others. She's even been able to have herself a family and be close to people who are not just Ellie. People like Maglor and Desmond and Altair are among the many who showed her that there are those out there who care about her and are willing to show her that she doesn't have to be around abusive people who don't really want her. She can be with those who will give her the tools to thrive and grow as a person.

So she's still a prankster who loves jokes and a good pun, she still has her dark past, but now she has a future to look forward to and it's looking brighter each day. The world is a beautiful place and Ellie isn't the only light she has anymore. Amazing how much easier it is to see past the darkness of your heart when there is someone to remind you the light is there.

Abilities:
- Freerunning: Able to climb and run across rooftops in a city with easy and get into places others shouldn't be able to go and can apply this to other settings
- Sword Fighting: Trained by Assassin Brotherhood to use a sword
- Assassin: Trained by Assassin Brotherhood to move silently and blend into crowds or the background in order to get close to a target to kill them and then get out without being noticed by anyone
- Smoke Bomb Creation: Taught by an Assassin how to make smoke bombs
- Prankster: Able to come up with creative ideas to prank other people which can apply to getting herself out of sticky situations if she has to as well as for lifting the spirits of others
- Hand to Hand Combat: Small but able to handle herself in a fight without the use of a weapon
- Natural Leader: People are drawn to her and she has the ability to bring out the strengths others have so that they can succeed
- Survivor: Lived in a post apocalyptic world and had to learn basic techniques to survive like how to get food and to use weapons and to get shelter as well as first aid and so on
- Slight of Hand: Excellent for pick pocketing and other little thefts to get what she wants
- Cool in Danger: Even in horrifying situations she is able to keep her cool and do what she has to in order to survive as well as to help those that need her as well
- Quick Study: Able to pick up on new tricks fast and to be good at them soon after learning them
- Minor Military Training: She was trained in the school to become a member of the military so she does have knowledge of how to be a soldier
- Elvish: Has learned some Sindarin thanks to her adopted brother, Maglor, and will likely be learning more

Inventory: (Note: These are all items on her and hidden in various parts of her coat/pants as per her Assassin training)
- Her clothes (Includes coat with Assassin hood)
- Five small throwing knives
- Hidden Blade that attaches to her forearm and hides the blade until she extends it
- 9mm pistol filled and no more ammo after that
- Short sword
- Three small smoke bombs
- Puppy she was playing with when pulled named Turning
- Bracelet that was communication device in Asgard
- Some random candy in pockets
- Book of pun jokes

Anything else: She still has the Cordyceps fungus in her body. For the game it will be halted but this means she will not want anyone to touch her blood or saliva in case they become infected too since it's not likely it will be halted for them. After all, she doesn't know how the fungus works in this new world and she will be looking for a cure. On that note, skin contact is totally fine.

OOC Information;
Name; Erin
Personal Journal; neko142001
Contact; email – nekoandkitsune@gmail.com; plurk and AIM – neko142001
Other Characters; N/A
Activity proof; N/A


IC Information;
Character Name; Riley Abel
Canon; The Last of Us (http://thelastofus.wikia.com/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Wiki)
Canon Point; Post death
Age; 16

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