#Augustin Chaillou Jr.

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Renata

Zeus & Themis

Oh, sweet forgotten Moirai! Your father was crowned king of the gods, and your mother a Titaness sworn to Olympus. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by strength, righteousness, and justice. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of your sister Fates and the passing of time as you grow into your power.

Frică

Apollo & Nyx

Oh, sweet child of the sun and night! Your father is the radiant oracle of truth, and your mother the mysterious primordial of Chaos. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by honor, balance, and secrecy. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of dreams and solstices as you grow into your power.

Halyna

Moros & Athena

Oh, sweet child of doom and law! Your father is the hateful driver of fate, and your mother crowned of wisdom and war. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by angst, caution, and logic. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of bounty hunters and comeuppance as you grow into your power.

Reaper

Atlas & Demeter

Oh, sweet child of penance and harvest! Your father eternally holds up the skies, and your mother the sacred watcher of life and death. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by endurance, adaptability, and change. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of famine and torpor as you grow into your power.

Lara

Hades & Hera

Oh, sweet child of the dead and family! Your father commands the Underworld, and your mother a Queen and daughter of the Titans. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by sternness, great leadership, and vindication. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of funerals and death rites as you grow into your power.

Soleil

Zephyrus & Athena

Oh, sweet child of the wind and law! Your father ushers in the soft western winds, and your mother crowned of wisdom and war. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by warmth, consideration, and logic. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of windmills and airplanes as you grow into your power.

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Reaper

o t h e r w o r l d l y__h0rny

"There's got to be more than this," you tell yourself frequently. But you don't mean it in a hopeless way, it's actually a promise for you. Something to look forward to. Mystery and oddness are staples for what makes you feel great. You're aware that society thinks some stuff is queer but you often tell yourself 'they have NO idea!' because what you think, what you create, and what makes you FEEL... Really is out of this world. Maybe even in a literal way? art: Shae DeTar

Soleil

titillated~

Your horniness is sophisticated. Classics-scholar-in-Italian-villa sophisticated, but it also has a certain darkness to it which is something very... Uhm... Hot? Maybe you should call me? idk. You are not lewd in an overtly sexual way, no, there's a note of effective subtleness in you that makes you alluring. There's a difference between being attractive and inviting, and you know that very well.

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Neoma

honeycore

 a field, golden hour, sweet pastry, and a friend to share it all with... yep, that's what peace is to you. you love nature of course, and are especially fond of bugs. you don't necessarily like the taste of honey, but you adore the /vibes/ it gives you. also, if you don't already have tea time regularly, you dream of the day you'll have enough time to properly sit down and enjoy the sweets and the quietness that come with it.

Soleil 

piratecore

 *points at you* gay! you're gay! your personal motto is "be gay, do crime", and you're always, ALWAYS ready to eat the rich. you dream of finding a lover you can homoerotically swordfight with, and with whom you'll overthrow the government later that day. until you find your equally chaotic soulmate, you'll do as much mayhem as possible on your own.

Sage 

 skycore

oh to be a random cloud floating in the sky without worries. you're a very creative and curious person, and your dream is to explore everything the world has to offer. you tend to get lost in your own head, but that's the best alternative you have to travelling at the moment.

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Entry 01

     With the surfacing of the SpecGru and KorTac private military companies, the first and foremost goal right now is making sure neither company pick up on anything about Nightmare; while I have Manat keeping track of every mission the companies complete, wherever they go there may be someone waiting to open their mouth about my crew, no matter the exchange for their own life or freedom, simply for the purpose of making sure Nightmare gets disbanded. That’s why Ōkami and I agreed that at least three members of Nightmare would be sent out to join the respective companies. The only one of us with experience going undercover are J and Augustin, fortunately for us this job will be hiding in plain sight. Also, this is exactly the reason why I decided three members will be going instead of one or two, they will be able to prevent each other from doing or saying something they shouldn’t. 

   Below there is a list of the operators who are currently undercover in SpecGru and KorTac; of course we didn’t send them all out at the same time, and we did provide them with cover stories to provide in case any of the other contractors tried to pick their brains (//courtesy of J and his “brilliant” mind):

SpecGru

Augustin “Soleil” Chaillou Jr. 

Sorina-Ileana “Frică” Huerta 

Hayat “Manat” Barakat

KorTac

Rouen “Reaper” Blake

Joshua “Ōkami” Sakurai

Joseph “Coyote” Chastain

     I know it’s not a great idea to have our tech genius getting mixed up in the mess, but I know Soleil and Frică being with her will prevent any “coincidences” from happening. On that note, I recently realized that Manat is our only tech genius, which I didn’t mean to let slip past my attention. H. Kravets and I will be searching for another tech who can better help Manat, considering the amount of surveillance I’ve trusted her with. In the meantime, I will take it upon myself to keep files of whatever the undercover operators have to report. Fury commented that I have to be careful or the entire plan might blow up in my face (//or Nightmares face) and our secret will be exposed regardless, I know she’s right but this is all I have right now and it’s working. Another update will be provided in about a month. 

     Signed: E. “Nemesis” Soriano-Fuentes

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Neoma

envy

envy: "a sad or resentful covetousness towards the traits or possessions of someone else." another sin of desire, you constantly feel upstaged by everyone else. you want everything you know you can't have, and tend to under-appreciate the things you do have. you're easily distracted and might be self-loathing. but that's okay because you're ambitious and determined. you can do anything you put your mind to, and are capable of a lot more than you think you are.

Soleil

greed

greed: "an artificial, rapacious desire and pursuit of material possessions." you're greedy (obviously). you have a very competitive nature and always strive to be the best. you also really like money but hey, who doesn't. your dream is to be rich and successful, and you'll do anything to get it. you have few friends, but the ones you do have are basically family to you. don't forget to slow down and cherish the people around you ;)

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Original Character(s) Name Meanings

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☠️ Evangeline Lorena “Nemesis” Soriano-Fuentes

Evangeline: An English name with Greek origins, meaning “good news” in Greek.

- This name was given to her by her mother, Araceli, who thought it would be fitting because the name sounded similar to the word “evangelical” and Araceli’s own name is an epithet of the Virgin Mary.

Why? In all honesty, I wanted to give her a name that was “old fashioned” or sounded like such a name, that also has a definition that has a sort of irony to it (if that’s appropriate for Evangeline’s case) because for a decent part of her life, she feels like she’s no good and that everyone views her as something bad until she creates Nightmare and after she joins Rainbow. That’s when Evangeline starts to feel like her presence is actually good in any way.

Lorena:  the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine, which is a region of France named after the Frankish king Lothar.

Why? I wanted to give both Evangeline and her sister names that matched, so both of their first names are English and they have Hispanic middle names

Nemesis: this name has relation to the Greek word némein, which means “to give what is due”; this is also the name of the Greek goddess of retribution (vengeance), or to enact retribution against mortals who disrespect the gods. or who give in to hubris.

- Evangeline chose this name for herself; she was never really into mythology, but knew a couple of people in college who were, or at least were into history and dabbled in studying mythology. Later on, while everyone was deciding what nicknames they would go by, Evangeline looked into the Greek goddess and thought it was appropriate she go by the same name. She did not plan on representing justice or anything close, because “justice” is an uneasy topic for Evangeline.

Why? I’ve been working on different versions of Nightmare for a while. Evangeline’s callsign was always going to be Nemesis, but the early version of her was different than this version; I am a fan of the characteristic of taking matters into one’s own hands and changing the world themself for one reason or another. The early version of Nemesis put up a facade of being “vengeance become human” (or something like that).

Soriano: a Spanish surname meaning “one from the city of Soria”. Soria is a city in Spain.

Why? Knowing the Spanish colonized the Philippines for so long, this seemed like a situation where Evangeline’s maternal side of the family would try to find and keep their ties to their Filipino heritage, despite having ties to Spanish culture. Evangeline herself would do anything to show how proud she is to be Filipina and never fail to remind someone who wanted to say otherwise.

Fuentes: a Spanish surname meaning “fountains”

Why? I actually tried to look for a Hispanic surname that was at least a little common in the Dominican Republic, but this name appears to be used more by Hispanic people in general rather than just the Spanish, so it’s what I went with

☀️Augustin “Soleil” Chaillou Jr.

Augustin: French, Romanian, Czech, and German form of Augustinus, a version of the Roman name Augustus, which means “exalted, venerable”. This name was given to the first Roman emperor (Ceasar Augustus, also known as Octavian).

- Augustin was named after his father; his mother agreed with this, personally liking the sound of the name herself and thinking giving her only child such a name would be very fitting

Why? When I chose this name, it wasn’t to give Augustin any sort of air of superiority but because of his character; I like to think that, as an emperor or a leader of some sort, he would do well in the position due to having such a good character

Soleil: Soleil is French for “the sun” or “sun” by itself

-  Augustin gives off the same radiance and light as the sun when he is happy, his family call him Solèy, which is Creole for “sun”, so he chose to use a different version of the word to be addressed by in Nightmare

Why? I wanted to give one of my ocs a callsign similar to Montagne or Dokkaebi, that actually connects with their character, skill, etc.

Challiou: I actually couldn’t find a definition for this name? Sorry about that!

Why? Despite the lack of definition for the name, I chose it because a French scientist with a name similar to Augustin’s bears the same surname

👻Rouen Hera “Reaper” Blake

Rouen: the city of Rouen in Normandy, France

- There’s a small “tradition” on Rouen’s paternal side of the family, agreed on by her parents and her paternal aunts, that resulted in her, her older sister, and one of their cousins being named after the capitals of some countries (continents, islands, etc). Her paternal mother, Marigot, wasn’t named for the capital of St. Martin, but she found it endearing that her kids would do that for her. The city of Rouen was specifically chosen for her because that’s where her parents met.

Why? I wanted there to be a small tradition for one or two of my ocs’ families, I think they’re rather cute (when they’re harmless), and I wanted there to be some sort of signs of love

Hera: actual meaning unknown, but possibly connected to the word haireo, which means “to be chosen”. Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage and women, and the protector of women in childbirth.

Why? I guess you could say Rouen is a different version of the goddess, to her love (any kind that is requited) is something sacred (for lack of a better word, she’s not religious) and she believes those who cheat don’t deserve second chances. She can be forgiving, but it’s difficult for her when she’s angry.

Reaper: no definition; exactly related to the Grim Reaper, which is either a spirit or creature that causes a human to die by taking their soul, or a spirit that escorts a human soul to the afterlife once they’ve died.

- There is irony in this, since Rouen is a doctor; she didn’t chose, it was actually given to her by Evangeline, who thought it was appropriate since Rouen put so much effort into making herself, within Nightmare, a being that brings out fear and is inevitable. It did rub her the wrong way at first, but Rouen grew to like the callsign over time

Why? Majority of my ocs are inspired by something, if there isn’t some inspiration in their character development; Rouen is inspired by a few things, but the connection is being inevitable, which gives off the same air as Nemesis-that those being punished will suffer for what they’ve done

Blake: a variant of Black, an English surname with Old English origins, meaning “black” or “pale”

Why? Odd as this may sound, I wanted to give one of my ocs a first and surname with either the same number of letters or an even or odd number of letters; without her middle name, Reaper’s name is 10 letters, and with it, her name has 14 letters

🎨Sorina-Ileana Leyre “Frică” Huerta

Sorina: Romanian, the feminine version of Sorin, which is possibly derived from the Romanian word meaning “sun”

Why? Sorina’s family, to me, is the typical family where they’re having a little boy who would be a strong and charming gentleman one day, so Sorina would be their little princess until she became a lovely, well-mannered young woman; to me this name sort of gives off that energy

Ileana: possibly a Romanian variant of the name Elena, which is a version of Helen in various languages

- Sorina’s father gave this to her as a second name after she was born and her mother passed away, but only once has it ever been used and the person who said it was scolded by Sorina’s father

Why? I suppose, because of it’s definition, the name is an alternative to Helen, whom was a princess of Troy (assuming the story of Helena and Paris is well-known); the only way Sorina remembers her mother is through stories told by other members of the family and pictures of her, the way Sorina’s father described her mother made her sound like a princess of some sort, when Sorina was younger

Frică: the Romanian word for “fear”

- Sorina chose this name, it comes from years of either being treated like she was less than human or nothing, being hurt, and not being taken seriously by even her own family

Why? This is another personification situation, I suppose all of Nightmare’s callsigns really means them personifying something (a deity, character, etc.) and for Sorina, it’s fear that she wants to personify-not that she doesn’t feel it, but she doesn’t run away from her fear. She embraces it and knows there are others who haven’t, she has no issue using it against them.