Post by Reema Taghvai on Oct 23, 2019 21:53:39 GMT -5
The Basics
Shamil and Farshideh met through Farshideh’s younger sister, Niloufar, as the two were close friends from school. There weren’t many other Persians at Hammel, after all. They didn’t fall into love so much as they spent a great deal of time together, and eventually decided mutually that perhaps they liked one another enough to get married.
They had Reema not long after marriage, and Farshideh was so ill that she lost weight. As a result she made it clear that she didn’t want to do that ever again, and so their daughter has remained an only child. Farshideh’s job was one that kept her out for long hours, which meant that Reema was always closer with her father. They often had meals just the two of them, or weekends where Farshideh was at the hospital and Shamil and Reema were home alone, which made for plenty of father-daughter bonding time.
Not that Farshideh was absent from her daughter’s life; she did her best to arrange her schedule so that she could attend class concerts and plays, and on her days off she took her daughter to Chuck-E-Cheese or children’s museums or to the nature center. But her job was one that required a lot out of her, and that simply was the way it was. Reema didn’t resent her mother for it, instead delighting in the time they did have together.
As an extrovert with no siblings Reema made it her young life’s mission to befriend every other child she encountered whether in her daycare or in her neighborhood. On the weekends her father took her to the park and she immediately made it her business to find playmates. Once she was in elementary school she began engaging in after school activities, which was much more interesting than going straight home.
In 2008 her father was let go from his job; he spent the next two years bouncing from temp job to temp job. As a result, he was home more often, which meant she didn’t have to stay after school if she didn’t want to. Largely she did want to, but sometimes he suggested that the two of them go to the library and pick out books for him to read to her, and she did enjoy that.
At the age of 11 she began to hear voices, which was extremely traumatic for her, because she suddenly knew that the mother of her best friend thought she was going to blow them all up. But soon enough (as in, the very next day) a recruiter showed up from Hammel. Because her father and aunt were both alumni her parents had no difficulty in letting their daughter go.
Leaving her parents was a bit of a shock, but she had her auntie to help acclimate. And, more excitingly, there were other people her age, and she didn’t need to ask permission to see them between school and activities. Her attempts to make friends was somewhat complicated by her ability; too many other students were suspicious of telepathy. But eventually with a combination of practice training her ability, persistence in approaching other students, and talking to the school therapist, she was able to make some friends.
Name: Reema Taghvai
Nicknames: N/A
Age: 16 (October 21st 2003)
Pronouns: She/herOrientation: Lesbian
Desired Rank/Job: Student
Powers: Telepathy - Reema has the ability to project her thoughts and to hear other people's thoughts. Her current range for projection is sharing a room, while mind-reading allows her to overhear at twice that radius. Her shielding is above par for her age, and if she continues at this rate, she'll have no trouble graduating on time and her sleep will be better for it. Her side effects include headaches, mental fatigue (especially when shielding too long), an increased need for glucose, and still some difficulty keeping thoughts to herself.
Play By: Hasiba Ebrahimi
The Details
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: BrownHeight: 5'10Any Piercings? No
Any Tattoos? No
Any Scars? No
General Appearance:
Reema is a young woman full of poise and confidence. She has a round face and a smile that has been described by her friends as mysterious. At 5’10” she’s a tall young woman, and her general excellent posture does nothing to lessen the impression that she towers over those shorter, even when there’s only an inch or so difference.
She keeps her dark hair covered with an assortment of scarves; her bangs are usually visible, which has lead to some chastisement from people who believe that the hijab should completely cover the hair on the one hand, and people who believe any woman in a hijab is oppressed or a terrorist on the other. She always covers her arms, her legs and her neck, but in truth her style isn’t different from other young American women. She loves to wear jeans and boots or tennis shoes and long loose sweaters. Long jackets, winter hats she’s knitted herself, dresses with thick tights and turtlenecks underneath, cute jewelry from the mall. And while many of her outfit choices involve large amounts of neutral colors, she's not adverse to colors or patterns.
She favors simple and comfortable over glamorous, but even simple and comfortable can be relatively fashionable, and that’s what she tries to go for.
Exuberant, tooth-flashing smiles are rare from her, but she doesn’t usually look unhappy; her joy with life is simply well-contained.
Personality:
Reema is a kind-hearted, happy young woman. She generally comes across as very in control of her emotions, although this isn’t always true; she often feels quite overwhelmed by them, but she’s usually able to hide this in front of her peers. Those who know her very well may notice, either because they know her tells or because she’s more willing to express herself in front of those she trusts.
She likes to spend a lot of time with other people as she's very sociable; she simply isn't very expressive.
Although reserved about sharing information about herself to those she doesn’t know well Reema is an excellent and largely non-judgmental listener to others. She’s sympathetic even to minor problems and largely tolerant of disagreements (notably however actual malice is not included here, despite how many people try to frame malice as a matter of disagreement to her.)
This tends to change a bit when she’s online. All her flexibility and patience goes right out the window in the face of the sorts of inflammatory comments people like to post online. Even though she knows so much of it is baiting and trolling she still finds herself writing up angry replies. In a way, arguing with people online is a bit of an emotional outlet for her, as it allows her an outlet when she’s upset about something offline but has nobody to express it to, or is afraid that expressing her frustration will cause a rift between her and someone else. She will simply go online and start reading the comments on articles, and boom, distracted from the original source of her distress.
One thing she is not tolerant of, however, is other people invading her space either physically or emotionally. If she didn’t invite you, don’t.come.in. She’s not comfortable with physical greetings such as hugs even with people she likes, so she certainly doesn’t want someone she doesn’t even know climbing all over her. If there are a lot of empty chairs, please don’t take the one right next to her. Please.
She’s not a natural born leader; in fact, she hates when people want her to be in charge, or to make decisions for them. She’s perfectly happy making decisions for herself, but she doesn’t want to be responsible for other people. She’s also not really a follower, however; she prefers to go off and do her own way. She might accept someone as leader for a little bit, if they happen to have the same goals or seem to be working for the same thing. But she’s not really committing herself to always being under their leadership.
Your Vices
Likes:
knitting and crocheting
colorful yarn
libraries
history (especially anything during the renaissance)
instrumental rock and drone music of all flavors
all shades of brown
mahogany furniture
Zulabia (a type of fried dough dessert)
Her auntie Niloufar’s dolmas
timelines and chronology
her cellphone
Dislikes:
canned fruits and veggies
writing essays
anything that requires assembling (furniture, toys, whatever)
autocorrect
being in charge
people in her space
roaches
overly enthusiastic praise (so embarrassing)
having to recharge her phone
touchy-feely people
comment sections (but you’d be forgiven for thinking she loves them)
Strengths:
remembering dates in history class
Upbeat
Flexible
Practical
Poised (unless she’s fighting someone on the internet)
knitting. would you like a scarf? of course you would.
Weaknesses:
difficulty following through on ideas
leadership
poor balance (bicycling, yoga, and trying to walk on a rope in gym class are all out because she will fall over)
reading the comments on articles online (and responding)
following authority
home ec. she’s great with knitting, but not with anything else
Family Ties
Father: Shamil Taghvai (43, force fields, librarian)Mother: Farshideh Rahimi (45, cardiologist)
Siblings: noneSpouse/Partner: noneAny Other Important People: Niloufar Rahimi (aunt, age 42, security staff at Hammel, duplication)
History
Reema was born in Richmond, Virginia to a Persian-American family. Her mother was born in Iran, but her father’s family had been in America for several generations. Still, her mother preferred the Iranian way where women don’t take on their husband’s surname, and Shamil was comfortable with this.
Shamil and Farshideh met through Farshideh’s younger sister, Niloufar, as the two were close friends from school. There weren’t many other Persians at Hammel, after all. They didn’t fall into love so much as they spent a great deal of time together, and eventually decided mutually that perhaps they liked one another enough to get married.
They had Reema not long after marriage, and Farshideh was so ill that she lost weight. As a result she made it clear that she didn’t want to do that ever again, and so their daughter has remained an only child. Farshideh’s job was one that kept her out for long hours, which meant that Reema was always closer with her father. They often had meals just the two of them, or weekends where Farshideh was at the hospital and Shamil and Reema were home alone, which made for plenty of father-daughter bonding time.
Not that Farshideh was absent from her daughter’s life; she did her best to arrange her schedule so that she could attend class concerts and plays, and on her days off she took her daughter to Chuck-E-Cheese or children’s museums or to the nature center. But her job was one that required a lot out of her, and that simply was the way it was. Reema didn’t resent her mother for it, instead delighting in the time they did have together.
As an extrovert with no siblings Reema made it her young life’s mission to befriend every other child she encountered whether in her daycare or in her neighborhood. On the weekends her father took her to the park and she immediately made it her business to find playmates. Once she was in elementary school she began engaging in after school activities, which was much more interesting than going straight home.
In 2008 her father was let go from his job; he spent the next two years bouncing from temp job to temp job. As a result, he was home more often, which meant she didn’t have to stay after school if she didn’t want to. Largely she did want to, but sometimes he suggested that the two of them go to the library and pick out books for him to read to her, and she did enjoy that.
At the age of 11 she began to hear voices, which was extremely traumatic for her, because she suddenly knew that the mother of her best friend thought she was going to blow them all up. But soon enough (as in, the very next day) a recruiter showed up from Hammel. Because her father and aunt were both alumni her parents had no difficulty in letting their daughter go.
Leaving her parents was a bit of a shock, but she had her auntie to help acclimate. And, more excitingly, there were other people her age, and she didn’t need to ask permission to see them between school and activities. Her attempts to make friends was somewhat complicated by her ability; too many other students were suspicious of telepathy. But eventually with a combination of practice training her ability, persistence in approaching other students, and talking to the school therapist, she was able to make some friends.
Player Information
Name: Oreo
Age: old
Player Pronouns: she/herHow Did You Find Us? I'm eternal
Other Characters: Josh Bernstein, James Fawcett, Glenn Traupel, Orlando Pareja, Marlow Estes, Irving Coley Jr
