#i wanted to bring back my very first rwby oc and rework her a lil-

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The Stray

Name – Calico Felina Age – 18 (V1-3), 20 (currently) Race – Faunus (Cat) Height – 5'6" Affiliation – Vale branch of the White Fang (V1-5), none (currently) Occupation – Thief, spy, infiltrator (V1-5), wanderer (currently)

Semblance – Camouflage: Calico can activate a state of camouflage over her body, allowing her to visually blend into her surroundings. Whilst standing still she may be virtually invisible, but whilst moving, a trained eye may detect a shimmer or ripple effect.

Personality – Calico, like Emerald, tends to act nice to people in order to gain their trust. She tends to be nicer towards her fellow Faunus, not being very fond of humans, though her attitude shifts over time. She can be sassy and sarcastic, as well as sometimes cruel. She enjoys to tease people. Despite this, Calico is rather clever. She tries her best not to provoke those who could easily take her down, knowing how to size up her opponents and pick her battles. If there is a situation where it would be wiser to run than to stand and fight, she will run so that she can live to fight another day. She relies heavily on her semblance to get her out of trouble, being her most useful trick, and it has rarely let her down.

Backstory –

Calico was born in a lower-class district on the outskirts of Vale, one where life was hard and Faunus were still treated less fairly. Her parents had tried their best to make ends meet, to give their daughter a better life, but after her father was killed during a dispute between rival criminal gangs and her mother passed from illness, Calico was left alone. As an orphaned Faunus child living on the streets, she grew up being called names, having things thrown at her, having to steal food or eat from dumpsters to stay fed. Not once had she come across a human who was nice to her. They would walk past, blind to the suffering she was going through. Nobody helped her, nobody offered their spare change. She grew up unloved, without friends and without compassion. Her semblance unlocked during this time, giving her the stealth she needed to ensure her survival.

At some point in her early teens, she came across a White Fang faction meeting. Their words and their promises inspired her, and so she joined the Vale branch. With her existing skills of stealth and thievery from growing up on the streets, she was trained as a spy and infiltrator. Once she was ready to start running missions, they decided to assign her a partner. Flynn Reynard - a cocky fox Faunus who loved tricks and showing off. At first, they didn’t really get along. They argued a lot, but eventually - as they got more comfortable with each other - the arguing turned into playful banter.

One year before the events of V1, Calico and Flynn were given a new mission. They were to be sent to Anima to take Haven Academy's entrance exam and become students there, allowing the White Fang to have spies inside who would then feed back information about goings on in Mistral and anything that might be useful to the organisation. The first year was uneventful, but Calico did find herself somewhat... enjoying her time there, more than she thought she would. It was the first time she had been surrounded by kinder, more honourable people. During their second year, they attended the Vytal Festival Tournament with their team, and were there when Beacon fell. Even though she knew this was the plan, Calico couldn't help feeling somewhat saddened, conflicted. Their status as White Fang spies was outed once they refused to assist in the fighting, and both fled to regroup with their organisation, leaving their devastated teammates behind.

Whilst the White Fang were beginning to fall back after the arrival of the Wyvern, Calico and Flynn were pursued by beowolves on their way to the nearest airship. Calico, being smarter, quickly activated her semblance and made her getaway into the ship. Flynn however, who wanted to show off and pull one of his many tricks out of his sleeve, was struggling to evade them even with his multitude of strategies. The beowolves eventually caught him, and Calico was forced to watch him struggle in vain as the airship pulled away. Calico was devastated at the loss of her partner, her friend, but she knew she would have little time to grieve.

She continued to work with Adam Taurus's branch for a few months, remaining with them only because she had nowhere else to go - wanted to believe that what they were doing was the right thing for their people - but upon seeing Adam's descent into madness, the murder of High Leader Khan, the desertion of their people during the attack on Haven... She could no longer justify any of it. She no longer felt the desire to enact revenge on humanity - she just wanted to live in peace and, perhaps, find her true calling.

She evaded capture at Haven that night, and ever since has been laying low in Anima - unsure if people were looking for her, but nevertheless trying to never stay in one place for too long. She travels from village to village, picking up jobs wherever she can, aiding people when the opportunity presents itself. Still occasionally resorting to stealing and trickery to get by, though never calling too much attention to herself. Alone, conflicted, but at least she's alive.