Post by Ryan D'Alteau on Mar 20, 2011 7:13:51 GMT -5
Rhiannon Alcroft
Full Name: Rhiannon Alcroft (née O'Hara)
Age: 39
Civilian or Special: Civilian
Currently Located: New York, NY
Affiliated with: Neutral
Celebrity Claim: Kathryn Morris
Relation to You: Ryan's mother
Originally a redhead until her teenage years, Rhiannon quickly grew fond of blonde hair after recieving a dare to dye it from one of her friends in university. Height-wise, she is noticeably the shortest member of her immediate family, measuring in at 5'5" (165cm), meaning that friendly jokes about her having to wear a neck brace or stand on a box in order to speak with her comparitively colossal-sized sons were prevalent until both Ryan and Darron left home.
The source of Ryan's caring side, Rhiannon is both understanding and open-minded, not allowing herself to be overly daunted by any obstacle - physical or emotional - that happens to come her way.
Unlike her youngest son, Rhiannon wasn't born with the genetic quirks that bestowed her with an ability. However, like everyone else on the planet, she discovered what living with an ability was like when on April 4th, she gained the power of Ethereal Vision.
For the four minutes which ensued, the open-minded believer of the paranormal was allowed a teasing glimpse of what she has only been able to describe (in her mind) as a "spirit world". Completely blind to the world of the living, she was able to watch the restless souls of the dead as they attempted to find their eternal solace.
However, the lack of control over her temporary gift in addition to the short amount of time for which she had it meant that, while she would have loved to, she was unable to render any sort of assistance.
Born in Dublin, Rhiannon is - along with her parents - the source of the Irish half of Ryan's - and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Darron's - unique accent. Moving to London in the late Seventies, Rhiannon O'Hara (as she was known at the time) elected to attend university in England rather than remain home. Her parents, knowing full well about the volatile situation in which Ireland was mired at the time, were very much willing to help their daughter's intentions become a reality.
While studying at university, she met and eventually started dating Leo and, after becoming pregnant with Darron in 1982, the couple decided to do the "right thing" and get married. Despite her studies taking up a lot of her time, Rhiannon moved out of her university accomodation in order to better take care of her newborn son. With Leo living relatively close to the campus at the time, the necessary sacrifice of convenience was an easy one to make.
The couple remained in London until the summer of 2008 when, after Ryan's year-long exchange trip to Texas, they surprised their younger son with the news of their plans to move to New York where, despite Ryan eventually moving back to Texas to live on South Padre Island with Adele, they have remained ever since.
