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Re: Emily Shale - Emily Shale-Vanders - 09-13-2014
Age: 25
Origin: Chicago, IL
Occupation: CEO of Shale Industries and Philanthropist
Psychological Description: Emily is kindhearted and smiles a lot (although at the beginning of posting she is stressed and grieving her parents’ death). She is very professional in her business dealings. She has a heart for people and seeks to help those less fortunate than herself. Due to an attempted rape when she was 18, she has a phobia of men touching her physically – this includes hugs, kissed, hand shakes, ect. As she has to shake hands with businessmen quite a bit, she can bring herself to do so, but it is a fear and she does it cautiously. She has a strong sense of family, taking on a natural role of mentor to her younger sisters. She believes in creating real relationships, and although she loves communication technology and social networking, she is consistently looking for ways to improve real social interaction between people.
Physical Description:
Emily is 5’9” (1.75 meters) tall. She has shoulder length blonde hair with green eyes. She is athletic.
Powers: Channeler
Current Strength: 5
Potential Strength: 29
Experience: New
Reborn God: Isis
Biography:
Shale Industries:
Shale Industries is a multibillion dollar company based in Chicago, IL. Founded by Martin and Victoria Shale in 2005, the company started out in oil production and has expanded to include technology (mainly microchips and processors), software, hardware, steel, and manufacturing. Most notable of its accomplishments is the technology used in the modern Wallet – a handheld device that combines a Smartphone and supercomputer.
Humanitarian Efforts:
Martin and Victoria believed that it was the duty of the fortunate to assist those less fortunate than themselves. As a result, Shale Industries has been involved in Philanthropy activities from donating to disaster relief funds and other charitable organizations. They also initiated a project to give the underprivileged job training and eventually jobs within the company.
Emily's Biography:
Emily Shale was born to Martin and Victoria Shale on December 25th, 2020. Growing up in a wealthy family, she wanted for nothing, but still developed her parents love for hard work. She went to a private school and was very successful. As a child, she proved to be clever and great at solving puzzles. Growing up, she enjoyed volunteering at shelters and helping the less fortunate. Her parents taught her that it was the responsibility of the wealthy to help those who were less privileged. Going to school with other rich kids, she learned that her parents were in the minority.
College Life/Magic:
Emily attended the University of Illinois where she majored in Human Services. Although she had dated some in high school, she met her first real boyfriend, named Bryce, while in school. At first, Bryce was kind to her, but Emily wanted to move slower than he did. After they had dated for a few months, he tried to force her into having sex with him. She resisted, but he pushed harder for it, even becoming violent. With a yell of “get off”
Emily put her hands on his chest to push him away and to her surprise, Bryce went flying across the room, hitting his head on a desk in the dorm room. Bryce was knocked unconscious, and a scared and confused Emily ran from the room. The next day, she broke up with him. Bryce didn’t remember the incident. Since then, Emily has had a fear of males touching her and hasn’t had a boyfriend since. She didn’t understand what she did, but thought it had to have been some type of supernatural strength – like when a mother pulls a car off of a baby. She hadn’t pushed him that hard. It was in about a week that she became sick and was bedridden for a few days. After getting better, she began to research the circumstances of the incident with Bryce and even went to a campus Wiccan group to figure things out. She met Chelsea there. Chelsea explained magic to her and Emily thought she had figured it all out. She was some sort of magician-witch thing. Chelsea had some experience and taught her how to control it in time, but Chelsea’s own experience was limited. They became roommates eventually, but that caused more problems than not. The two were not compatible and they soon had a falling out, and Emily left the Wiccan group to explore on her own. Emily never used her power much, so she is weaker in the power, but is able to control it. She stayed at U of I, getting her Bachelors Degree in Human Services and a Masters in Business Administration.
The Job Interview:
Emily returned to Chicago and moved back in with her parents. Her parents wanted to give her a job, but Emily insisted that she earn the position. Her parents had smiled at that, so she filled out an application and was summoned for an interview.
Luckily, her interview was with a group of women. Her parents had probably had something to do with that. They knew her fears, but they had also made sure though that Emily didn’t know the women on the committee. Emily met them with a smile and shook their hands before sitting down. She stored their names for later – Amy Somers, Marcelina Martinez, and Jaylen Smith. The interview as pretty typical – questions such as tell us about yourself, and why should we hire you. Emily was confident; she met their gazes and smiled often as she spoke of her internships and experiences. She was even prepared for the harder questions.
“Shale Industries prides itself on innovation. What does innovation mean to you and what can you bring to the table with regards to that – both in your division and out?”
Amy, most likely the leader, asked.
Emily smiled at her and met her eyes. “Innovation is creating goods and services to meet different needs and/or expanding on those ideas as the times change and new needs or problems arise. Take this for example,” Emily pulled out her own Wallet and set it on the table. “Shale Industries’ staple technology. It’s fantastic. Imagine the turn of the millennium where you had to carry a cell phone and a bulky laptop to the office. Now we have this – a combination of the two. It’s small, light, compact, and has many times the operating capacity of that laptop. This is a true innovation, but has it reached its full potential? I would say no. Technology is always shifting and thus, we are always innovating. There is also a problem with this device though – social interaction. People don’t talk as much anymore. It’s been a problem since the invention of the Smartphone and no one has approached it. The question we need to ask is how we use this technology to bring each other together, rather than separating them.”
Emily paused for a moment to transition to her next topic. She had noticed the looks of approval in the committee. She had been worried about mentioning what she thought to be a weakness in the Wallet, but it was important to her.
“I’m applying for a job in the Philanthropy division so a more specific example would be orphanages. Let’s face it, in the last few centuries, orphanages haven’t changed much. They are holding pens for children without families, and the family is the most important social unit for society. I’m lucky; I’m from a fantastic family that supports one another very well, but these kids have been denied that. All of their physical needs are met, yes, but what about their emotional and social needs. I’ve seen many orphanages and some are stellar, but there are still many out there in which the children fight to get special privileges. The children steal from one another and are ignored. Many of the children deal with abandonment issues wondering why ‘mommy and daddy didn’t love me enough to keep me.’”
Emily couldn’t keep the sadness out of her eyes as she said it. She would never forget the face of the boy that had told her that. “The whole issue is made worse by the adoption process. Many children have several interviews with several families before getting adopted. They are constantly being reminded of their loneliness and don’t feel loved. The process needs to change – the institution needs to change. All orphans should feel loved at the orphanage while we work to find them a loving family, regardless of the reason why they are there. The process needs to be shorter – we need to find ways to have fewer interviews and make the process quicker. As much as orphanages should feel like home, we still need to realize that our goal is to find them a loving family, but while they are there, they should feel unthreatened by their peers. They need to be staffed more and by people who want to help the kids.”
Emily realized that she was rambling, but the issue was very important to her. She picked up the three books she had put together for the interview and handed one to each member of the committee. “I’m going to be completely honest with you. This issue is very important to me, and if I’m hired, I will propose this idea to the Philanthropy Board. This is that proposal.”
Present Day:
Emily sat in her room of the Shale Mansion. She had gotten the job in the Philthropy division. She had moved back into the mansion and lived with her parents and two younger sisters. The two girls were happy to have her back. Rachel was 18, a young woman starting college for the first time and she confided in Emily often. Mara was 15, an adolescent trying to figure out her place in the world. Emily always made time for both of them. Their mother was gone a lot, and Emily found the role of advisor as natural to her. She had no problems offering her advice and experiences when her sisters asked. They were her little sisters and she would always be there to protect and guide them.
Her parents were heading to Moscow for a business meeting, and she was doing some work at home – continuing to work on her orphanage proposal. The work made her happy. It was exciting to make a difference. Her parents had invited her on their trip to Moscow. They had never hid the fact that she would inherit the company some day. She had decided to stay home and work and spend time with Rachel and Mara between working. In just an hour, she was going to surprise them with an ice cream trip. It made her smile to think that even though they were all adults, the idea of going out to get ice cream still made them giddy. Her thoughts were interrupted when a knock came on her door and she responded by telling the knocker to come in.
The head butler, Matthew Reeves, entered. The old gentleman entered with a sad look on his face. It caught Emily off guard – Old Matt never had a sad look on his face.
Emily frowned, “Hi Matt…what’s wrong?”
“Pardon me, Miss Emily,”
the older man’s voice trailed off. “You have a phone call. I think you better take it.”
This was bad. Old Matt wasn’t acting like himself. “Okay…”
she said quietly and followed him.
Matthew took her to the phone and passed it over to her. “Hello, this is Emily Shale.”
A moment later her jaw dropped and tears started falling from her eyes as the man on the other end told her of the plane crash in Moscow. Her parents hadn’t made it. Emily dropped the phone and sunk down on the couch, putting her face in her hands and sobbing. Matthew picked up the phone and spoke to the person on the other end, ending the call and sat next to her. He tried to put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her, but she shifted away from him. She had known and trusted Old Matt her whole life, but even when he tried to touch her, it awakened a deep pain in her.
“I’m so sorry, Miss Emily. If you need anything, just ring for me.”
He said
“Thanks,”
she said. She really just needed to be alone for awhile. She would have to tell her sisters soon.
The next week was a blur. She was too busy planning funeral arrangements and taking care of things at Shale Industries. Her parents had left her everything. Within the span of a week, she was promoted from Junior Associate to CEO of the company – becoming one of the most powerful women in the world. She owned the Mansion and all of her parents’ assets. The reporters and lawyers were the worst. On top of this, she was trying to grieve, but no one would let her. The reporters came by trying to get a statement on what she would do with the company. She didn’t let them in and avoided them when she had to be in public. It wasn’t long before she hired temporary security to assist her with keeping them away. She didn’t want to be bothered with the press. The lawyers on the other hand, she had to see. The legal ramifications of taking over a multibillion dollar company were overwhelming. Old Matt and Andrew Mitchell, her parents’ former and now her own assistant, helped keep her sane throughout the week. They could tell how stressed she was and know she needed to grieve. They would send her little gifts and responded to whatever she needed even if it was something simple like a candy bar. The client in Moscow had understood and the meeting had been rescheduled for after the funeral. As soon as the funeral was over, she would be flying to Moscow.
Re: Emily Shale - Emily Shale-Vanders - 09-19-2014
Important NPC's:
Matthew "Old Matt" Reeves: Emily's Head of House, he is in charge of all the servants at the Shale Mansion. He has known Emily since she was born and is always very supportive of her and her endeavors.
Andrew Mitchell: Emily's Personal Assistant. He served Emily's parents when they ran Shale Industries and Emily kept him in his position. He is always willing to help and offer Emily Advice.
William "Bill" Winters: CFO of Shale Industries and a member of the board of directors.