Wanda Maximoff

Drift Fleet Christmas Gifts 2016!

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:13:20 GMT

Wanda has gifts for all her friends and shipmates this holiday season! Some are items she's picked up from different vendors on some of the various planets the Fleet has visited over the year. And other gifts are actually handcrafted gifts made by Wanda herself. She hopes you all enjoy! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Starstruckers!

Aizawa & Kubo - Wanda does not know Kubo or Aizawa too well yet, but she doesn't want to leave any shipmates out. So, they will both receive a small tin full of red tissue-paper wrapped chocolate-chip cookies that Wanda baked herself.

Max - Max will be receiving this rather odd-looking pair of binoculars. Wanda knows he likes to roam about plant-side whenever the fleet gets a chance to stretch their legs planet-side. In addition, Rock is receiving a doggy bandana along with a box of dog treats.

Peggy - On Steve's birthday, Wanda made him a red, white, and blue bracelet. So now for Christmas, Peggy will be receiving a similarly handmade bracelet from Wanda. Additionally, she's also getting a box of various herbal teas. Wanda hasn't tried them herself, so she hopes they're good.

Pietro - Pietro is getting a fairly unassuming looking necklace. It turns out, the pendent is actually a locket. When opened, a small, 2D image will appear. The image in this locket is a recreation of an old family photo of a much younger Pietro and Wanda standing with their parents. All four are smiling in front of large, deep blue water stretching out behind them surrounded by deep green trees, and a large mountain in the background over their left shoulders. He'll hopefully recognize the photo taken on the last family trip they all took together to a large lake near the city of Sokovia.

Steve - For Steve, Wanda's gift is an older-looking, miniaturized record player. The device is pocket-sized, and appears to function on smaller discs rather than the full-sized records Steve is undoubtedly used to. It does come with a small disc already inserted into it. Upon switching it on, the small disc will play a 12-track mix of very familiar music. Wanda was somehow able to get Steve's top played music files pulled off the massive fleet network and have them somehow recorded onto the disc. There's also a small note folded inside the music box/record player. It reads, "Make sure to share with Peggy. ;)"

Urarako - Similar to Aizawa and Kubo, Urarako will get a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped cookies that Wanda baked. Also, she'll receive three different boxes of decorative band-aids. One box contains band-aids colored red, white, and blue; another box has forest camo designs; and the third are pink, light blue and very glittery. Each box has a note attached specifying who each box is meant to be for -- the red, white, and blue for Steve and Peggy; camo for Max; and the glittery ones are for Pietro. (Obviously, Urarako is welcome to use the band-aids on whomever. The notes are more for Wanda's comedic benefit.)

Other Fleet Friends!

Alphonse - Alphonse is getting a green bow-tie. He might notice that the shade of green is very familiar looking. In fact, it is a very similar color to a jacket that he made for Wanda back on the planet with the three, color-coded factions.

Beverly & Wrath - Beverly and Wrath will each receive a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped chocolate-chip cookies. The tin will be sitting on top of their other presents -- each of them receiving a hardcover book. Leafing through its pages, they'll discover the book is a collection of several overly cheesy, space-themed romantic short stories.

Bucky - Similar to Peggy and Steve, Bucky is now the proud owner of a handmade red, white and blue bracelet. Hopefully, she didn't make it too tight on his wrist. In addition, he'll also be receiving a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped cookies.

Charles & Erik - While Charles and Erik will each receive a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped cookies, they are also receiving one more gift that is meant for them to share. Unsure whether or not they already have one, Wanda has acquired for the two of them a holographic chess set. Surprisingly, they'll find that upon its activation, the hologram pieces can be picked up and handled like real chess pieces. They'll just feel lighter and kind of staticy. Running a piece over an arm will make its hairs stand on end.

Eithan - Eithan will be receiving a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped chocolate chip cookies, which will be sitting on top of a dog-eared book of guitar tablature. It's clear that the book has been used several times before, and Wanda is not entirely sure what kind of music the tabs are for. She's really hoping he'll like it anyways.

Felix - A tin of red tissue-paper wrapped cookies for Felix, which will be accompanied by two books. The first is a bit larger and heavier than the other. Opening this one, he'll find that Wanda has started a scrapbook. Its pages full of photos, notes in her handwriting, and small trinkets and things that she was able to press onto the pages. The first 12 pages feature Wanda's memories of some past events and planets. After that though, the pages are empty. On page 13, there's a small note addressed to Felix. "Now, it's your turn. 12 pages, and then pass it on. Your friend always, Wanda." The second, smaller book is a short collection of folklore gathered from a planet the fleet has yet to visit. Wanda likely found this at one of the various, nondescript way-station markets the fleet visited over the past year.

Hank, Jarvis, Kirk, and Sam - Each of you will be receiving your own tin of red tissue-paper wrapped, homemade chocolate-chip cookies. The tins will be found outside each of your doors at some point, and each tin contains an anonymous note of thanks. However, no name will be given or other clue as to who the gift-giver is.

Jennifer - Jennifer is receiving a gift bag containing a bottle of red wine. She might find it a little sweet to her taste, but that's how Wanda likes it so apologies for that. Also in the bag are two, embossed wine glasses. Why two glasses? Well, maybe she's hoping Jennifer will share.

Kara - Kara is receiving a gift bag that contains a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped chocolate-chip cookies and a small, soft-cover book -- the cover of which reads "1,001 Jokes and Puns to Ease Your Space Travels." Wanda has not exactly flipped through it all herself, so she cannot speak as to the quality of its content. Let's safely assume they are all at appropriate dad-joke levels.

Kate - Kate will find a small gift bag outside her door. Inside is a small tin of red tissue-paper wrapped chocolate-chip cookies and a purple, silk scarf. The scarf's shades of purple change in vibrancy like liquid depending on how it is worn.

Kirito - Kirito is receiving an interesting looking necklace. The pendant on the necklace is actually a 1 terabyte flashdrive. Yes, 1 terabyte. Wanda thought that might impress him.

Kitty - Wanda's gift to Kitty are two lockets. They function exactly like the one she gave to her brother -- when opened, they project a small, holographic picture. There's nothing inside them yet. Instead, the box they were gifted inside of also contains a note, instructions on how Kitty might be able to implant a photo of her choosing in the lockets.

Korra - Korra is receiving a gift bag containing three items. The first is a necklace which functions similarly to the one she got Nami. When water touches the stone inside the pendant, it will begin to glow. The second gift is a small, hardcover book with a nondescript cover. Flipping through its pages, Korra will realize that it appears to be a collection of short, children's bedtime stories. Third and finally is a gift for Naga -- a tube of colorful, over-sized balls. The perfect weight to be thrown a significant distance, and the perfect shape to fit comfortably in a Polarbear-dog's mouth when playing fetch.

Misty - Misty will find a gift bag outside her door containing a tin of red tissue-paper wrapped cookies, an artificial flower headband, and seeds to grow actual flowers colored similarly to the ones in her hairband.

Nami - Nami is getting a special, sailboat-themed necklace. As Nami may chance to find out, the gemstones react to the touch of water. They'll start to glow, and the sailboat itself itself, if then placed in water, will start to slowly sail around in a small circle.

Natasha - Natasha will receive a set of matching nail polish and lipsticks. Wanda tried to get a collection that had enough variations in shades so that at least maybe one pair would appeal to Natasha.

Winn - Winn will receive a little gift-basket that will contain a tin of some scarlet-colored, tissue paper wrapped cookies, a bag of milk chocolate covered popcorn, two chocolate bars (likely what was left over after the popcorn making), and a note that reads, "I.O.U. one T-shirt."

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CR Chart

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:11:17 GMT

Starstruckers:

Kubo » Kubo « shamisens ●●●○○	Max » Mad Max « theroadwarrior ●●●●●	Peggy Carter » MCU « mucked ●●●●●
Pietro Maximoff » MCU « silvercast ●●●●●	Shouta Aizawa » Hero Academia « expellerhead ●●●○○	Steve Rogers » MCU « uprightness ●●●●●
Uraraka Ochako » Hero Academia « willynilly ●●●○○

Flooters:

Allen Walker » D.Gray-Man « save-the-souls ●●●○○	Alphonse Elric » FMA: Brotherhood « sonofgold/a> ●●●●○	Belthazar » OC « arcanepower ●●●●○
Beverly Crusher » Star Trek: TNG « dancingmd ●●●●○	Charles Xavier » X-Men (CU) « exman ●●●●●	Clay Terran » Ace Attorney « geonomy ●●●●○
Clint Barton » Marvel Comics « vagabond-code ●●●○○	Edwin Jarvis » MCU « edwinjarvis ●●●○○	Eithan Paine » OC « deviances ●●●○○
Erik Lehnsherr » X-Men (CU) « exothermia ●●●●●	Felix Harrowgate » DoL « lord-wizard ●●●●●	James T. Kirk » Star Trek « universal-charm ●●●○○
Jennifer Keller » Stargate Atlantis « forsometimenow ●●●●●	Kaidan Alenko » Mass Effect « bi-otic ●●●○○	Kara Danvers » DC: TV « takingkarabusiness ●●●○○
Kate Bishop » Marvel Comics « ladybro ●●●○○	Kazuto Kirigaya » Sword Art Online « huaaaaagh ●●●○○	Kitty Pride » Marvel Comics « passingthrough ●●●●●
Korra » Legend of Korra « lightbends ●●●○○	Leo Fitz » MCU « briste ●●●○○	Misty Day » AHS: Coven « mistyday ●●●○○
Nat Romanov » MCU « outstandingbalance ●●●●○	Nami » One Piece « namisan ●●●●●	Nightingale » OC « experiencepoints ●●●●○
Sam Winchester » Supernatural « collegedropout ●●●○○	Tyrion Lannister » Game of Thrones « tallasaking ●●●○○	Winn Schott » DC: TV « winn ●●●○○
Winter/Bucky » MCU « skorozima ●●●●●	Wrath » OC « pain-train ●●●●○

Gone But Never Forgotten:

Ashoka Tano » Star Wars « resnipstance ●●●●●	James Barnes » MCU (AU) « redactions ●●●●●	Kurt Wagner » X-Men: Evolution « digthefuzz ●●●●○
Nanako Dojima » Persona 4 « kotatsu ●●●●●	Nat Romanov » MCU « tothefly ●●●●●	Nova/Katniss » The Hunger Games « takeabow ●●●●○
Robin Redbreast » OC « birdsbirdsbirds ●●●●○	Sam Wilson » MCU « falcony ●●●●○	Souji Seta » Persona 4 « truthvalue ●●●●●
Tony Stark » MCU « privatizes ●●○○○	Vision » MCU « unbearablynaive ●●●●●	Yosuke » Persona 4 « cpt-ressentiment ●●●●●

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Application to Driftfleet

Thu, 14 May 2015 20:36:13 GMT

OUT OF CHARACTER:
Name/Handle: Gwen
Contact: FuturePetDetective
Reference: Myself (does that count?)

IN-CHARACTER:
Character name: Wanda Maximoff
Character journal: notmutantbutmiracle
Series name: Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Canon notes: Pulled from near the end of the movie; specifically, she’ll be pulled from immediately being rescued from the falling city of Sokovia by Vision

Species: Human/mutant/enhanced human

History:

-Just a warning that the below history contains massive spoilers for the Age of Ultron film-

Wanda, and her twin brother Pietro, Maximoff lost their parents at a very early age. They are natives to Sokovia, an eastern European country that borders Russia. Sokovia has experienced several years of violent conflict, and, as a result, many innocent civilians have lost their lives in the random artillery shellings of the city. Wanda and Pietro’s parents were two such victims. They were gathered around the family dinner table when the first shell hit their apartment building, blowing a large hole in their floor. Both Maximoff parents went into the hole, killed in the collapsing building’s debris. Pietro grabbed his sister, and together they took shelter under their parents’ bed. The second shell hits their building, and lands only three feet away from where the Maximoff children are taking cover. The shell does not go off, but instead sits there right in front of their faces. The word “STARK” printed along its side. As rescue efforts begin, the twins lie in wait for three days, expecting the rescue efforts to set the explosive off at any second. Instead, the two twins are pulled safely from the rubble of their building; however, a newly imbued hatred for Tony Stark has found its way into their hearts and minds.

Some years later, the twins volunteer for some human experimentation efforts being orchestrated by Baron Strucker. They willingly subject themselves to roughly two years of cruel experimentation, believing that their survival will reward them with the ability to destroy Tony Stark. Sure enough, the twins are the only survivors of Strucker’s human experiments, and unique powers manifest from the twins. Wanda’s brother, Pietro, gains the ability of super speed. Wanda gains several powers involving the mental energy and manipulation. Together, the duo train themselves to control their abilities, preparing for the day when they can enact their vengeance upon Tony Stark.

Their patience and training would pay off when the Avengers finally arrive to assault Strucker’s Hydra compound in Sokovia. Against Baron Strucker’s orders, the twins head out to face the Avengers and test their abilities against “Earth’s Mightiest Protectors.” Their initial clash with the Avengers was brief, but each proved capable of taking on a few of the Avengers. Wanda herself successfully surprised both Captain America and Tony Stark; only Steve Rogers was able to detect her presence after her telekinetic sneak attack. Through Stark’s fear, Wanda received a vision of the full power of the alien, Chitari race that Stark had witnessed briefly after passing through the portal in New York city. Wanda allowed Stark to take the scepter, believing that his vision and fear would drive him towards self-destruction.

A few days later, the Maximoff twins were contacted by a stranger, asking them to meet him at the chapel in the center of Sokovia. Wanda’s attempts to read the stranger’s mind proved unsuccessful, putting her on guard. The stranger revealed himself to be Ultron, a new AI entity, seeking to end Tony Stark and the rest of the Avengers. The Maximoff twins recognized that they shared a common enemy with Ultron, who appeared sympathetic to their background and the death of their parents. Thus, they agreed to help him in his quest to bring about the end of the Avengers.

Ultron provided the twins with their next chance to face off against the Avengers in a south African salvage yard. With the help of Ultron’s many bodies, the twins proved to be more than a match for the Avengers. Wanda managed to ensnare Black Widow, Captain America, Thor, and even Bruce Banner in visions of fear, rendering the first three incapable of continuing the fight and causing Banner to change into the Hulk, who rampaged through a nearby city. While Wanda was unable to sneak up upon Hawkeye, she still proved more than capable of sneaking upon the rest of the team. After setting the Hulk loose, the duo retreated as Hawkeye’s counter-attack had wounded Wanda, and the twins had otherwise done their jobs.

Ultron’s true intentions, however, soon came to light when he began to upload his consciousness into a new body. This new body was a fusion of both metal and organic tissue, essentially a cyborg body. This allowed Wanda to now read Ultron’s mind through this new partially human body. In his mind, she glimpsed a vision of the end of the Earth by cataclysmic explosion. Upon realizing Ultron’s inevitable end game, Wanda freed the scientist Dr. Cho from the mind control of Loki’s scepter, before she and Pietro made a quick retreat. Their alliance with Ultron coming to a swift end.

The guilt of what they had helped Ultron accomplish spurred Wanda and Pietro to come to the aid of Captain America in his fight with Ultron. After helping him successfully fend off Ultron and stop a derailed train, the twins warned Steve of the dangers of trusting Tony Stark with Ultron’s new body and the Infinity Gem that rested with it. Alongside Steve, the twins arrived at Avengers tower, in an attempt to stop Tony Stark and Bruce Banner from implanting Jarvis within the body. However, the twins were subdued by both Hawkeye and Bruce Banner, as Thor flew in to overload the cradle carrying Ultron’s new body with lightening. Thor’s intervention awoke Ultron’s body, which revealed itself to be a new entity that seeks to protect life rather than destroy it. Dubbed The Vision, this new entity convinced the Maximoff twins to assist the Avengers in their mission to stop Ultron’s attack on the city of Sokovia.

The twins worked with the Avengers to try and evacuate as many of the city’s civilians as they could before Ultron began his plan. He would lift the city into the air before dropping back into the Earth, simulating a meteor’s impact and ending the human race. As the city began to take flight, the twins fought alongside the Avengers against Ultron’s many bodies, doing their best to protect the innocent Sokovians still in the city. During the battle, Wanda’s nerve was shaken, as the near insurmountability of their task weighed down upon her. Compounded with the guilt she felt in having unknowingly aided Ultron in accomplishing his mission, Wanda’s confidence was almost obliterated. However, a few motivating words from Hawkeye helped her to steel her nerves, and begin the fight anew. Together with the Avengers, she and her brother repelled hundreds of Ultron’s bodies, and even managed to evacuate the remaining Sokovians as SHIELD arrived with their Helicarrier. Wanda even managed to successfully defend the trigger that would send Sokovia plummeting by herself for a little while, as Pietro and the Avengers assisted SHIELD.

However, the battle with Ultron was not without casualties. Pietro Maximoff was killed, saving Hawkeye and a Sokovian child. While Wanda did not see her twin brother’s death, she certainly felt it. Overwhelmed with the anguish and rage of losing her twin, and only other surviving family member, her powers overloaded, ripping apart all of the nearby Ultron bodies. Believing them all to be disintegrated in her telekinetic blast, Wanda left the trigger site to finish off the Ultron body that had killed her brother. Instead of choosing to head to the SHIELD lifeboats and live, Wanda choose to take her revenge upon the Ultron body, even though it would mean her death in the city’s explosion. Showing her cruelty, Wanda ripped the core out of the Ultron’s body chest, explaining how it simulated her feelings during her brother’s death.

Instead of perishing in the destruction of Sokovia, Wanda was saved by the Vision, and brought safely back to Earth to be reunited with the Avengers and the evacuated Sokovians. She was taken in by the Avengers, and brought to their new facility in upstate New York. There, Wanda would be trained by Black Widow and Captain America to be part of the new Avengers team.

Personality:

Wanda’s personality could best be described by the “survivor” moniker. She is more hardened and cold than most other girls her age due to having lived through the deaths of her parents, as well as the year of violent conflict in Sokovia. However, she is clearly not without a good conscious or desire to do good. She is capable of recognizing when she has done wrong, and she feels guilt in response. It is this moral conscious and guilt, which cause her to side with the Avengers to help stop Ultron. Despite being described as possibly freakish or abnormal due to her abilities, Wanda still identifies herself as human being, and thus does not want to see innocent human lives lost at Ultron’s hands. She even demonstrates her desire to protect innocent lives in the battle with Ultron, as she fights to not only destroy Ultron’s many bodies but also to protect the Sokovian civilians.

Having lost her parents, and now her twin brother, Wanda is very protective of those she holds dear. She desires a family, a relationship with others to fill the gap left by her family members’ passing. Thus, while Wanda is not normally a malicious person, she will not tolerate anyone hurting those she cares about.
While Wanda is not immediately distrustful of strangers, she does attempt to read the minds of everyone she meets. Only after doing so, does she seem to decide to associate and interact with others. After her time dealing with Ultron, however, it is unlikely that Wanda is going to be at all trustful of robots or individuals with obvious mechanical parts.

Wanda still demonstrates personality traits that could possibly attributed to most girls her age. She clearly has a fondness for fashion, as all of her outfits lean more towards atheistic than practical functionality. She is, after all, the only one in a dress and leather jacket during the battle with Ultron. Yet, this doesn’t mean that she is a princess. She clearly values the lives of others and defeating of her enemies over the preservation of her clothing.

Overall, Wanda recognizes that she is not a completely normal person. She has experienced too many hardships in life, and possesses superhuman abilities that many would find alarming or disturbing. Yet, she still desires a fairly normal life. She clearly desires positive social relationships with others, and a place to call home. Moreso now than ever before.

Abilities:

Wanda Maximoff (a.k.a. The Scarlet Witch) has several unique—some might say “freaky” or “weird” abilities involving mental energy and manipulation. So far, she seems to possess the abilities of telekinesis, mind reading, barrier creation, and hypnotization. Her hypnosis ability seems to specifically work in regards to her target’s fears; that is, she can mentally ensnare them in a vision, where the target experiences their deepest fear or regret. At this point, she seems to have a significant degree of control over her abilities; however, should she experience an intense emotional state, then her powers will overload.

Augment Skillset: Civilian – Tactical Support

Sample:

[Wanda bolted up in her cot. Breathing heavily, she placed a trembling hand on her chest to try and calm herself.]

These nightmares… Pietro… will they ever go away?

[She whispered the words, tears starting to well up in her eyes. She quickly wiped them aside with the back of her hand, refusing to give them the chance to fall down her cheeks. She took a few deep breaths, and then felt it best to take a small walk before attempting to return to sleep.]

[She slid as noiselessly as possible out of the ship’s sleeping quarters, careful to try and keep from waking any of her fellow crew members. When she first arrived in the fleet, she used to wake up screaming. She hadn’t done that since she was much littler. She felt foolish. She was a grown woman now, too old for such childish outbursts. She knew that her crewmates were understanding and willing to provide comfort, but she had caused them enough trouble for the time being. And after all, this was not something that mere words from a few sympathetic strangers would cure.]

[She stopped briefly in her stride and clucked her tongue. She was trying to not be so critical of the shipmates and other fleet-members she had met thus far. Despite her initial somber, melancholy behavior, they had shown her kindness. Calling them strangers seemed a disservice. However, they were still strange individuals… people gathered here out of time and space… Then again, she wasn’t exactly one to judge others over “strangeness.” Wanda resumed her pace, and headed for the ship’s food storage. Perhaps a small snack would help?]

It’s only been a few days since my arrival, but… it shouldn’t be that hard to find something edible on this tin can.

[She sighed as her thoughts drifted back to her last moments on Earth before she had suddenly found herself on an alien spaceship. The Avengers… would they look for her? Could any of them even find her? She supposed Thor could. He was, after all, not from Earth, but from Asgard. Still… would any of them even care that she was missing? Sure, she had fought alongside them, and together they had managed to defeat Ultron. Yet, she still hurt them. Ultron had used her to try and tear them apart. It wouldn’t surprise her if they had just written her off as another casualty… along with her brother…]

Pietro…

[As she said his name again, she could feel more tears coming. She wiped them aside too. She had already done her mourning. No amount of tears would bring her brother back.]

I truly am without a home now…

[She vocalized the thought. Hoping it would leave her mouth and then evaporate into the air, leaving her thoughts for good. She sighed. A foolish notion… She turned her attention back to searching for food. She found a packet of candy and tore it open.]

Well, at least this place has chocolate.

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