Mercedes Valentine
Benton
Meredith Valentine
((lyric to come if I find one))
Name: Mercedes Valentine Benton and Meredith Valentine Benton
Age: 17
Race: dragon kin (only 1/4 dragon)
Hair: honey blond
Eyes: blue
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160lbs
Likes: Mercedes likes acting, running, swimming and climbing. Meredith likes reading, quiet places, swimming and climbing.
Dislikes: Mercedes dislikes too much quiet, reading, cold or wet weather and seeing his brother in a poor mood. Meredith dislikes loud noises, being interrupted, his mother and rich people who he assumes are all greedy as well.
Personality: Mercedes is outgoing, energetic and easy to get along with. He lives to have fun and tries to see every situation in its best light. Meredith is brooding and quiet when left to his own devices but can sometimes be caught smiling and running amok when his brother is involved. He is ruder than his twin and not inclined to be very friendly.
Bio: Mercedes and Meredith were born to an actress in a modest travelling troupe. She had no idea of who their father was and so they were raised with help from the other actors, who they thought of as aunts and uncles. Making a living was hard and it was even harder with two children to feed; the twins learned that at an early age as their mother made no secret of regretting their birth. She was not outright abusive, but any time the two caused trouble (which was often with their untrained fire and water manipulation powers) they would hear her frustrated lament that she would not have such a difficult time if she had no children. Mercedes more or less ignored this and always said mother was in one of her moods, but Meredith took it to heart and the once playful and happy child became sullen. His withdrawal became worse when they were old enough to join the troupe. Few shows required two of the same face; the complaint became that only one of her children was even useful. As the second born and least interested in acting, Meredith began to believe he would have been better off not being born.
Hoping to cheer up his sullen brother, Mercedes devised a plan. He was not the most brilliant boy and his entire plan consisted of stealing enough money to make their mother appreciate them more. They were already quite proficient pickpockets as one twin always needed some work to do while the other was on stage; how much harder could it be to steal things from people who were not even home? Meredith was reluctant, he claimed that his mother’s love wasn’t worth buying, but eventually he gave in to his brother’s pleading. It worked for a while; they would slip in and out of places when they should have been sleeping and their mother delighted at the ill gained goods they would bring her. Suddenly they were her darlings; her beloved sons. But nothing lasted forever and in time they were caught. They had disabled the alarm system like always, using their abilities to render the thing useless, and thought nothing of traipsing through an elegant home with no idea that the place was also warded by spells. A very irate sorcerer appeared before them and caught them easily; their untrained skills were no match. The boys were rather defiant, thinking nothing worse would come of their crime than a little jail time, but it wasn’t the police the sorcerer turned to. Instead he dragged the boys off to a slave trader who would ask no questions as long as the product was healthy and cheap.
The twins were a bit frightened by this point, but neither was likely to admit it. Mercedes made light of the whole thing and often told his brother that if they could sneak into places they could surely sneak out of one. Meredith said very little at all and spent much of his time brooding. His expression did not even change upon hearing that they had been purchased. Only his brother showed some nervous surprise before covering it with a brilliant smile.
