April Lier

**April Lier** is a protagonist in the Night Marauders RP, and a female Sapphire Emperor. She was first hired on the SE when she was 14 years old, and is often scared she will be let go of by Captain Jeremy, as she isn't the best SE there is. She treasures her only friends—Matthew, Robin and Doc—very much.

At the beginning of the threads, April was more irrelevant, and made herself useful to the plot when Matthew Tolusi almost drowned. In helping him, she was introduced to Matthew and Robin, both of whom were higher ranked than her. She proved to be an absolute pain for the next couple threads, playing a part in the Matthew-Sasha incident, Robin's medicine high and other situations.

On Thread #6, April confided in her basically unpaid therapist and mentor, Doc. This arc, though abrupt, continued to the present with April's struggle with self-worth, paranoia and doubt. On Thread #10, after she had too much to drink, she jumped off the side of the boat. Matthew dove back in and brought her back. She, albeit being very annoying about it, had multiple instances where Robin and Matthew helped her through it. As of the current thread, she is in a much better place.

She decided to run away from all duties and go on a journey of self-discovery, or she died. No one actually knows. What they do know is that she's a pretty bad friend for doing it, but she values herself over everyone else after her therapeutic conversations with Doc.

## Physical Appearance

April has fair skin, round honey brown eyes and a dry smile. She often looks tired, and has constant dark circles under her eyes. She wears simplistic clothing, and at the beginning wore her ashy-brown hair down in a low, lazy ponytail. On thread #21, April gets bored of her appearance and spontaneously cuts it. She asks Robin to trim it when she sees herself in the mirror. Now, it is short and frames her face in a short, untamed bob cut.

## Personality

April has a very dry sense of humour, and makes sarcastic remarks often. She uses it as a cover for her real feelings, but she still is like that inside; odd concept that her creator didn't think through, she knows. April is rude and when not knowing someone, and can be detached enough to the point where she feels comfortable blackmailing them if it ends in benefit for her. She is in general very selfish, but empathetic. Being doubting of her friendships, she's not used to them and has a harder time communicating how she feels. Despite her selfishness, she cares deeply for those she loves. She has a habit of drinking too much every time something bad happens, which is a habit she is trying to break.

## Relationships

### • Doc

Rupert Lynch is somewhat of a mentor to April, and her "unpaid therapist" in her mind. He listens to her problems, and cares for her through her obnoxiousness. She asks him for help multiple times throughout the RP, and he obliges. He has talked her out of doing many different things she regrets, and when she thinks of people she knows care about her, he is usually the first on that list.

### • Matthew Tolusi

Matthew is one of April's only friends, and they spend time together like normal friends, which doesn't always happen in RPs. She can be brash and loud, but Matthew meets it with the same qualities, so she's well matched. He gives her a hug and words of affirmation when she confesses to her doubts about everything, which mean a lot to her.

### • Robin Hawthorne

Robin and April both classify each other as friends, but Robin handles April's insufferable self differently than her other friends. She finds it hard to connect with Robin, and was intimidated yet at awe before she got to know her from her high rank as Lieutenant. Many of April and Robin's interactions happen over drinks, and through that come misunderstandings and judgemental calls before they truly get to know each other. At one point, when April told Robin about her feelings, Robin did the same as Matthew, which made April wish she could reinforce their relationship. Robin cut April's hair, with a mostly normal conversation that came with.

### • Cook

Patricia Banks is an acquaintance of April's. She knows Cook mostly from getting her food and the brief conversations that came with those, and Doc. She loves Doc and Cook's relationship and actively supports it.

### • April's family

April's family consists of an unknown mother, her father, and her little brother. She enjoys rebelling against her father, who put her into the navy. She compared Matthew to her younger brother, who is both "infuriating" and "funny, and sweet, and cinnamon roll-ish".

### • Caleb

Caleb is an unknown friend of April's who died in the battle against the Night Marauders. They'd fought a couple weeks prior and April never got to apologize.

## Form

Name: April Lier

Age: (13-19): 16

Gender: Female

Night Marauder/Sapphire Emperor: Sapphire Emperor

Appearance: (Optional):

Personality: (Optional) TBD

Backstory: She decided on impulse to join the naval force because she was bored with her life, and found doing stuff like that benefits the kingdom. With a big family and a father who's a retired navy officer, she decided to follow in his footsteps. She's not much use though, and has been on the Sapphire Emperor for two years.

## Trivia

* April regularly writes diary entries.
* April's last name, Lier, is pronounced Lee-er. (Chande*lier*)
* She is allergic to tree nuts.
* Aromantic
* April was originally 14