Aurora Blake

[Aurora Blake]

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.:Name:. Aurora Melinda Blake
.:Nick Name:. Rora, Ray, Mom
.:Affiliation:. Arker
.:Age:. 41 years old

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.:Physical Appearance:. Aurora is a dark haired beautiful woman. She isn’t overly tall, but she had womanly curves, which she never lost during her pregnancies which made using her body to protect her children possible. She has warm chocolate brown eyes, which could easily turn cold if someone threatened her of her kids. She never dressed to impress, not even for her lover. She dressed in what was available, for comfort rather than looks. Her clothing was repaired multiple times, carrying several reminders of her two babies.
.:Height:. 5"10'
.:Portrayed by:. Monique Ganderton

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.:Personality:. Aurora Blake could be a hard soldier. She was good at strategy, but a very fair woman. She tended to overlook minor crimes, with a wink of an eye and understanding in her heart. She was very nurturing, with a big heart. With that much love to give she poured it all into her two children, caring for them, risking it all for them. Not being allowed to have a second child never disagreed with her sense of justice as she viewed this as an injustice. Children needed siblings, friends. She struggled, though, with herself, especially when she was alone. With her children, she knew to turn her doubts into worry for her children instead, into love. She’s an intelligent woman, giving her children the best education despite not having enough resources to give them the highest education the Ark had to offer. She was resourceful and opportunistic.
.:Special Skills:. Sewing and fixing, making new dresses and clothes out of scraps.

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.:Birthplace:. The Ark – Factory Station
.:Family:. Bellamy Blake [son], Octavia Blake [daughter], Tracy Blake [grandmother] (deceased)
.:Occupation:. Formerly Guard, Seamstress
.:History:.

Once upon a time Tracy Blake was among the few survivors of a nuclear apocalypse by boarding one of the space stations. She was pregnant with her son at the time, Auroras father. He grew up to be a wonderful young man. He got married and they had a child, Aurora. Unfortunately not long after Aurora was born her mother fell victim to a sickness on the station, leaving only her grandmother and her father as family. As her father worked to feed his old mother and his daughter, Tracy helped raise Aurora. She grew up on dreams of earth, of wide field of golden flowers, mountains, of cows and animals, of noise other than the life support system and scents in the air, not this stale oxygen mixture to keep them alive.

She was a dreamer as a young woman, always reading, always learning, always dreaming of returning to the Ground. She was good with weapons, it turned out. Aurora trained to become a guard. It was during that time when another sickness swept through the Ark, claiming the lives of her grandmother and father, leaving her all alone. It wasn’t until she fell in love that she felt the burning desire for a child. She had already started fixing clothing for others to earn a few more ration points, but as the plan formed, she really wanted to change her job. As marriage seemed to be a far off dream for her and her lover, Aurora took matters into her own hands. She approached a friend with the idea of applying for a permit together. He couldn’t have biological children, didn’t want any either, but he was eligible for a permit. He agreed, so on paper and on paper only he was her sons father, biologically she allowed her lover to father their son without losing the ability to have a child with a wife or future wife – she didn’t know if there was one. With her son Bellamy in her arms, Aurora, who learned working with needle and thread from her grandmother, worked as seamstress and no longer as guard. She loved her son with all her heart, gave him all the love she had while her lover gave them a few extra ration points to feed the two of them. Over time the visits got shorter and shorter as Bellamy grew like a weed, a normal, happy child. Aurora however struggled with how her life turned out, but for Bellamy she stayed strong.

When she found out about her second pregnancy, Aurora found even more joy. Her beloved son would have a sibling. She couldn’t give up on the child she already loved so she started to hide her pregnancy. She sent Bellamy out to get her friend more and more often. He brought them rations, with Aurora faking injuries and sicknesses. During routine checks, she hid her belly under fabric while sitting at the table until her daughter was born. It broke her heart how Bellamy had grown into the role of being a brother rather than a boy, but at the same time if filled her with so much joy to see her son take care of his baby sister. She hid Octavia under the floor during checks. The baby was a quiet usually, but as she grew older and older and less manageable with pacifiers, Aurora had to get creative. She found a way to make sure she knew about the surprise checks. She made sure she would keep both kids fed and loved, she educated both of them carefully in order to give them their best chance in life.

Not for a single day did she regret having her son Bellamy, nor having her daughter Octavia. She did what she had to do and she was proud of the two wonderful kids she had. The only regret she had was not being able to give them more. Hopefully, though, they wouldn’t be able to say they hadn’t experienced enough love.

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.:Name or Online Alias:. Ash
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