Post by Clematis on May 4, 2024 0:16:18 GMT
CLEMATIS
Nicknames: Clem, Matty, Nightshroud clone (she doesn't like that one)
Age: 21
Gender: Femme
Faction: Decepticons at start, but quickly switches to the Autobots
Occupation: Nurse (or aspires to be)
Residence: On the move
GENERAL INFO
Weapons: Hubcaps that become chakrams
Holoform: Kate Bishop from the MCU
Personality: Clematis is a cheerful femme, or so she appears to most everyone. She's sweet, gentle and maybe just a touch too naïve for her own good. She genuinely wants to see the good in others, and it can get her into some sticky situations when things go sideways. Clematis is friendly, and always willing to help when someone needs it even if they probably don't deserve it at times. It all comes from the fact that the aspect of Nightshroud she took during the cloning process was the crimson seeker's gentleness, or what there once was before Nightshroud took up fighting more. Clematis hates fighting above all else and refuses to do so unless she's forced into a situation where she can't get out of it. Clematis isn't a strong fighter, and she's aware of that. She'd much rather stay as far away from the fight as she can to focus on her work, but she knows that sometimes that just isn't possible.
As Nightshroud's clone she houses a great deal of sympathy for her original despite how Nightshroud treated her. Clematis understands why Nightshroud feels the way she does not just from her short time of being online but through the memories she picked up as well. She knows just how badly the Autobots hurt her, and yet Clematis rationally realizes it was only two bots who did that to her and not the entire faction as a whole. Because of her desire to become her own bot Clematis decided to switch sides to the Autobots once she realized that was an option for her to take. She is deeply hurt however when others speak of her of just being Nightshroud's clone or that she isn't a 'real' bot, but she tries hard not to let it get to her. Clematis wants to create her own identity with a new life, but knows she'll never truly escape a past that was never her own. It's why she could never support bots like Sentinel Prime because they would never see her as the bot she wants to be.
Above all else Clematis hates being alone. It reminds her of how Nightshroud abandoned her in the forest, and while she doesn't blame Nightshroud in the least for taking off the way she did it still hurt her. Clematis much enjoys the company of any friends and found family she makes along the way, cherishing each and every second she gets to spend with them. After all she knows it would be easy for someone to just take her AllSpark fragment away from her, and she knows the moment that happens it's all over. She wants to at least spend that time until that eventual day comes knowing she made every day count and that she enjoyed her life.
Likes: Flowers, nature, her friends, helping others, Earth media (especially older animated movies), just being online
Dislikes: Fighting, cruelty, hurting others in any way, how much Nightshroud dislikes her, having so many of Nightshroud's memories, when others refer to her as being 'just a clone', being alone, being picked on playfully
PERSONAL INFO
Family: Nightshroud (Original)
Mate: None
History: Clematis' story begins fairly late during the story of Animated. Nightshroud found the protoform that would be used to create Clematis deep in the woods and imbued it with a fragment of her own AllSpark fragment in hopes that it would create the end to her loneliness. However what came instead was an azure and lilac bot with wheels who looked to the crimson seeker curiously. Despite her efforts to reach out to Nightshroud, the other femme continued to push her away only allowing her to stay around until Nightshroud eventually could not stand her presence anymore. The clone was left without a name and without a home, lost in the woods with nowhere to go. At first the clone wondered through the woods alone, enjoying her surroundings and picking up an interest in nature and the flowers that surrounded her. It was essentially the only thing that she had until she reached a freeway.
Inspired by all the cars that had wheels, Nightshroud's clone scanned a sporty car for her alt-mode and decided to join them on the road. She didn't know if any of them were Cybertronian or not, and naturally she attempted to greet many of the vehicles passing by only to be met with the shrieking of fearful organics. She found them quite strange, but decided not to fret about them as she hit the road. There was no destination in mind, but simply a desire to just go wherever the road took her.
Eventually she found herself in Detroit and spotted a sign pointing out a nearby botanical garden. Curious as to what it was, the clone decided to check it out and was enthralled by all the beautiful flowers that surrounded her. Staying there for some time, the femme admired all the plant-life before finding a single plant with a name that stood out to her.
'Clematis'.
Sounding it out in her processor, she decided that should be her new name. She'd cast aside her identity as a mere clone and forge a new one all on her own, but she didn't realize that the presence of her Decepticon brand had caused a panic with the local organics. She was just too busy admiring the flowers to notice and thus began her story as she worked to find her own identity.
ABOUT YOU
OOC Alias: Shotimus
Age: 36
Preferred Pronouns: She/They