Grace W. Sharp's Questionnaire

Grace lives in San Diego, California. It's the city she was born and raised in, the one she attended schooling in, and the one she worked as a police detective for. Despite the pain and tribulations she's faced while living there, she's chosen to stay and operate as a private investigator due to the gravity of the conspiracies she's caught wind of. San Diego itself is known for being a coastal city, home to a few beaches, zoos, parks, etc. As for Grace's home, she lives in a humble apartment in the downtown area on her own-- somewhat spartan and lonely, but at the very least, organized and easy to maintain. The most fancy thing she owns, as well as the only other thing she lives with, is a small fish tank home to a singular gold fish she's kept since childhood.

Though she may act cold and come off as distant or disconnected, the truth is that Grace is always on edge-- anxious of the countless conspiracies lurking in the world, and razor aware of the consequences that follow her or anyone else's decisions. If she thinks there's a chance that someone's actions may put things at risk, she'll refuse to let them continue, no matter what. It's not necessarily the risk of danger or death that drives her to this point of paranoia-- if she were completely afraid of dying, she wouldn't be so steadfast of pursuing justice even against the highest powers of the world. Rather, it is the repercussions of an early death-- failing to achieve her ambition of exposing these conspiracies and allowing others to suffer in response, that worries her so much. To that end, she's also extremely averse to the idea of being compromised, either captured and unable to escape or being betrayed by one of her allies. Perhaps more than even all of these, due to its primal and overpowering nature, Grace is afraid of losing her sense of self and giving into her animalistic urges now that she lives as a zoanthrope-- clinging onto her moral compass as the one thing that keeps her true to herself and to the world.

Grace doesn't have any possessions that have particularly high monetary or tactical value-- lacking any artifacts due to her abilities all being related to her skills and physiology. Instead, her most prized possessions come in the form of sentimental importance to her. The ones she holds closest to her are the things that remind her of her parents-- worn animal plushies, childhood photographs, etc. The one she's specifically most attached to is an old, striped fish plushie that she's had since the very beginning that she (secretly) refers to as 'Captain Fish.' Another that she's close to is a family picture depicting her parents, herself, and her little brother when they were 6 and 4 years old respectively. Outside of those belongings, she also is closely attached to a locket given to her by her childhood best friend, Ray-- which depicts them together when they were little. Both have matching lockets that they carry on their person.

Grace currently runs a private investigator business under the name of "Sharp Eye Investigations." Her experience having been an extraordinarily competent police detective has transferred relatively well, though her day-to-day work has been more civilian focused by nature. She particularly excels in the fieldwork and information gathering elements of the job, allowing her to sustain herself and make some spare income despite her relatively young age. Most of what she earns is spent towards maintaining the business and stocking herself with important gear, as well as paying off a particularly high water bill each month. Whenever she has a surplus, she likes to indulge herself and splurge on eating mass amounts of food and meat at diners, steakhouses, etc.

Grace seeks to unveil the conspiracies which have covered up her origins and keep the rest of the world in the dark. As she's realized that more and more of her surroundings, past, and life are controlled by these conspiracies, her grit and relentless pursuit for justice has only grown stronger and more impassioned. No matter how many exist, and what powers are responsible for them, she'll strive to uncover the truth behind all of them all and put an end to them. Naturally, this means she's willing to put herself at risk of death or even sacrifice herself if it means getting the truth out. This said, she's determined to stick to her moral compass and follow her ideas of justice along the way, meaning that she's unwilling to kill those who she believes are bystanders or who don't deserve it.

Despite being only seven years old, Grace still vividly remembers when her parents disappeared. Her parents woke her up in the middle of the night, one of them in an intense argument with someone on the phone. She and her younger brother were told they needed to leave immediately, and before she was able to process what was happening, they had packed up and began driving on the road. Still arguing over the phone, Grace's parents dropped her off at a family friend's place, stating that they'd come for her later. They drove off, and a few days later, they were reported dead alongside her brother as a murder incident. Since that day, Grace has relentlessly aimed to pursue justice and uncover the truth, knowing deep down that something was wrong.

The Sharp Family: Grace's parents were Grayson Sharp, a well regarded marine biologist, and Mary Sharp, a former investigative journalist who became a stay-at-home mother after Grace was born. Her younger brother was named Fin, born three years after Grace. Though they all disappeared from Grace's life at an early age, Grace still remembers them fondly and upholds the ideas and virtues they imprinted onto her.

Ron Funches: Grace's former chief at the police department she worked with, referred to as 'Chief Hammerhead' among her coworkers. Typically confrontational and opposed to Grace, due to her obstinate pursuit to maintain justice-- even at the expense of exposing other officers at her side.

Ray Mora: Grace's closest friend. The Mora's were family friends of the Sharp family, who they turned to when dropping off Grace. Since their disappearance, Grace has lived alongside Ray and grown up alongside her-- both eventually pursuing detective work. In comparison to Grace, Ray is significantly warmer, friendlier, and more amicable. Though they've grown somewhat distant over the past years due to Grace's focus on her work, Grace still regards her highly.

Before Grace was orphaned, she had a relatively happy upbringing. Her parents were Grayson and Mary Sharp, a marine biologist and former investigative journalist respectively. She additionally had a younger brother named Fin. Her parents made sure to treat her with kindness and nurture her well, instilling the values of integrity and truth to her. After they passed, however, Grace was placed under the guardianship of the Mora family, who were already close friends with her parents. Despite their best efforts, Grace's trauma led to her being an outsider for the most part-- reluctant or refusing to engage with her peers at school and instead focusing purely on her studies. She excelled as a result, though this resulted in her making few friendships as she grew up. The only exception was Ray, the only child of the Mora household, who has remained as Grace's closest friend since even before her parents disappeared. 

Due to her isolation with people, stemming from an innate distrust and general anti-social nature, Grace hasn't been in the position to even have an existing friendship or connection with most people. For the most part, being in a relationship isn't something that interests her, and is something she views as a potential hindrance or liability. However, with her childhood friend, Ray, she feels... somewhat differently. It's hard for her to pin, and it's something she's reluctant to actually explore or look into due to her career. Yet, if asked, she'd likely refer to her as being the closest. (OOC demi/biromantic but has a job soooo)

Grace's zoanthropy affliction has only continued to worsen with time, especially with the influence of the Contract accelerating the awakening of her blood. After her last Contract, her condition has taken a sharp decline, now degenerating to the point that she requires to constantly move like a shark in order to breathe. This has resulted in a number of new complications when it comes to navigating daily life and avoiding potential suffocation. One of the most inconvenient has been her inability to sit down for any given amount of time, thus making a lot of transportation options either impossible or far more demanding. While she's been able to figure out a few accommodations and make some adjustments to her lifestyle, it still remains a perpetual issue that is only bound to grow worse. As such, she plans on dealing with it by looking into the cause of her zoanthropy, as well as investigating other zoanthropy groups so that she may piece together what exactly is happening to her...

The time Grace wakes up typically depends on how long she was up beforehand, given that she frequently pushes herself to work late into the night. When she does wake up, she usually does so in a cold sweat, as her body kicks into gear and demands that she start moving immediately to avoid suffocation. As such, it doesn't exactly take her very long to get out of bed, after which she proceeds with the rest of her basic morning routine-- with nothing particularly special about her grooming or hygiene process other than her pacing throughout her apartment the whole time. Afterwards, she consumes her required sustenance for the morning, which includes a few gallons of water off the bat and enough food to feed a small family. Though she does actually enjoy the process of eating different foods and flavors thanks to her advanced perception, she usually makes do with a platter of different meats, including fish, entire chickens, etc. During this process, she also frequently multitasks by reviewing any case files she was looking at beforehand, transitioning into the rest of her work day.

Though Grace isn't exactly socially inept, she typically avoids spending too much time on her appearance or making herself particularly presentable for most occasions-- especially with her condition making it impossible for her to actually sit down to apply any make up or cosmetics. If she wanted to look her best, she'd at the very least show up in formal attire, a Kevlar reinforced suit and tie that she sometimes wore during her days working as a police detective. The majority of her preparation time would likely be spent on staking out the event she was attending, in all likelihood-- something that's standard practice considering her occupation and overall sense of paranoia. The most important things to take note of for her would be the layout of the location, identifying and memorizing potential exits namely, as well as ascertaining knowledge of the other attendees, hosts, and the reasoning for the gathering.

Grace's next birthday will be her twenty fifth overall, as well as the second since she was forced to 'retire' as a police detective and the eighteenth since she lost her family. She doesn't consider the occasion to be worth that much of a celebration, especially in the face of the pressing nature of the injustices she fights against. However, that doesn't mean she doesn't celebrate it all. Most of her birthdays are spent visiting the Mora household due to her lack of peers, friends, or family otherwise, where she enjoys a home cooked dinner and gets to relax with people she trusts. Though she usually tries to return to work for the rest of the day, Grace typically gets dragged into hanging out longer and doing other activities on the insistence of Ray.

Grace thinks back about the night her family disappeared a lot. Replaying every moment in her head, reflecting on whether or not she could have done anything differently to change what happened or learn more about the situation. She wishes she was more observant, asked more questions, was able to realize what was happening before her parents were gone. Even though she knows, logically, that she was powerless as a child during the time, she can't help but feel that there was something more she could've done, more than being a helpless bystander as her childhood slipped away. If she were to be asked her greatest regret, that night would be the first thing that comes to mind. Since then, Grace has trained endlessly to make sure she never misses a single detail or the gravity of a situation again, to make sure she has the strength she needs to do something the next time.

Since she was infected with viral zoanthropy, Grace has known she's awakened... something, in her blood. A bestial, innate instinct that has only grown stronger over time, especially with the Contract's acceleration of her development. Grace is a Shark Zoan-- specifically of the Great White variety-- granting her the ability to tap into her nature as a deep-water hunter and apex predator. Her senses have grown sharper, able to detect things otherwise impossible for a human-- which, in tandem with her existing perceptive prowess, means that she's capable of far more as an investigator than before. Through the absorption of blood, her connection to this primal aspect of her intensifies, allowing Grace to manifest the laws and properties of the ocean and maneuver as if she's slipped into it. If she focuses and gives into the demands and urges of her affliction, she can even transform entirely into another form, fully channeling the body of a were-shark for combat.