Skylar Beaumont
Skylar Beaumont is a young mind out of Cytopia, graduating with honors from Saltfair All-Girls Academy. They're arguably most well know as their online handle of "solomonym", of which they gained a presence from their Markive Of Our Own works; most famously, "A Land Divided: Civil War". They're also notably the only child of Raine Beaumont.
Personal Life
Skylar was born on June 10th, 2063 to Raine Beaumont and an unknown father. Raine kept the pregnancy a secret from her job as a weathercaster, taking a short leave of absence, and only publicly revealing the existence of Skylar to the general public when Skylar was around three. Skylar lived mostly away from the camera as Raine continued her career, with one exception when they were five. On a special "Bring Your Kid To Work Day" that CCNN aired, Skylar won over hearts by earnestly interrupting their mom to say it was going to rain that day, despite there being no such forecast. This moment was recorded and later uploaded to the internet, forever haunting Skylar throughout their teenage years.
Most of Skylar's academic life is kept private, but it's said they do very well in school, and are set to attend Cybil University in the fall. However, they've been noted to be bad at making friends, and tend to keep to themselves.
Fanfiction
Skylar made their online account "solomonym" when they were 14, allegedly after "daybreakerfan4ever" was taken. "solomonym" is a reference to Dr. Adam "Daybreaker" Solomon, who Skylar has cited as their favorite hero. Skylar started writing a variety of different small fanfictions on MO3, none of which gained much traction. A year later, Skylar first started working with "miraclgrl", a fellow Golden Age of Heroes fan. She would go on to serve as Skylar's main beta and editor, and with her help, Skylar's works started to gain more traction.
In the summer of 2079, Skylar started uploading the first few chapters of "A Land Divided, Civil War", often shorted to just "Land Divided". The story started to gain serious attention on MO3 shortly after being posted, and by October, it had hit the top 100 of most read stories on the site. The concept lead to both major and minor heroes and villains of this current Post-Modern Age of Heroes duking it out, making unlikely allies and enemies as they fight one another. By March 2080, Skylar had achieved over one million words and had a strong following within the Mo3 community. There were issues with the story at the time, but they mostly went quiet in comparison to the love and attention the story was getting.
It would be just short of the story having been ongoing for a year that it started to spread outside of it's intended audience. A wider scrutiny on the idea of writing fanfiction for real people cracked down on "Land Divided" and the MO3 sphere as a whole. The story was criticized for how unnatural the characters within acted, seemingly willing to break moral codes or ally with enemies for the sake of "something shocking" happening. The attention caught the eye of even heroes on Quack, who a variety chimed in with their thoughts on the matter. All in all, the spectacle only lasted about a week, and resulted in Skylar going radio quiet for sometime after. Soon though, they would return, and started to continue to update "Land Divided", albeit slower than before. Skylar never commented on the scandal in the moment, but has gone on record after the fact, calling it "the most embarrassing moment of my life."
The attention did throw "Land Divided" into the top 10 most read stories on Mo3 now. After Penumbra's Parley Massacre, the fanfiction gained a bit of public heat once again, but Skylar quickly made a statement that while it was simply impossible to go back and remove the existence of prolific figures from the story, such as Gemini or ScreenBurn, going forward all participants of the Parley were swiftly written out of the story in what was described as "a lame and silly ass pull, but a necessary one". Most other stories related to the participants of the Parley have also been taken down.
Trivia
| Notable Relationships | |
|---|---|
| Ditto | ADMIRATION: ★★★
Skylar's boss. Skylar likes Ditto a lot and has fun hanging out with her, and enjoys their silly arrangement of 'doing the work Ditto doesn't want too'. Because Ditto is so chill, however, it's hard for Skylar to know where they stand to him. But they're getting more and more comfortable, and are excited about learning more about their own mental world and Ditto's psychic capabilities. |
| Bleeding Heart | ADMIRATION: ★★★★★★★
Having been borderline obsessed with Bleeding Heart for the past year, Skylar is quite panicked by the fact he's actually here. He's been quite nice to them, however, the deep fear that he'll discover they're behind a lot of Bleeding Heart AUs and fanfics worries them... |
| Jerry | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
Their mootie! Skylar has been online friends with Jerry for a few months now, and considers them a close friend. However, they were unaware that he was a member of SNAKE. And also a serial killer. These two things, especially the latter, really scare Skylar, and considering that he's basically proven himself to be unbeatable... Skylar has decided the best course of action is to try and talk Jerry down from his murderous nature and to be a better person!! ^-^ |
| Sightline & Rocco | ADMIRATION: ★★★★★
Sightline has consistently looked out for Skylar, and it means quite a lot to them. They think Sightline is kind of the coolest, like ever, on a level that isn't quite the same as their normal hero worship. Also, Rocco is such a good dog. Skylar is most likely to go to Sightline if they need advice on something. |
| Lilou Durand | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
A... friend??? Skylar hopes so! It's a bit weird to Skylar, who's used Lilou's name once or twice in fanfictions as this cool Randwellian hero to realize they're a bit odd, but they're determined to show Lilou all the joys in life. Like pizza. |
| Joshy | ADMIRATION: ★★
They really like Joshy! They're nice and kind, and Skylar hasn't forgotten how he was the first person to look out for them on base. |
| Eye Guy | ADMIRATION: ★★★
Eye Guy is so cool, and Skylar really wants to see her grow into a well known hero! And while they might not be one of Eye Guy's closer friends, they're determined to do what they can to help. This currently consists of making sure Eye Guy doesn't fight Jerry, and to find a way to counter The Poet... |
| Luisa Riveras & Tyler Bonnie | ADMIRATION: ★★
The other two members of the 'teen squad', Skylar is mostly aware of them from the tournament, and the fact that they're in a tight clique with Joshy and Eye Guy. It's hard to not feel a little jealous, even though they try not to... |
| Head & Torso | ADMIRATION: ★
Head and Torso have been helping with Skylar's training, and Skylar thinks they're funny! They mean well, and Skylar wants to do what they can to keep them busy. |
| Tyff Consequence | ADMIRATION: ★★
Not only Skylar's housemate, but also their literal roommate. They share a bunk bed together. Skylar's happy that Tyff hasn't been all that judgmental to them or their hobbies, and they're delighted Tyff got into R&D!! However, they're a little concerned that Tyff is super friendly with the Toymaker... |
| Jabberwocky | ADMIRATION: ★★
Jabberwocky was super nice, and Skylar was delighted by the chance to have a friend who's so kind and excited about their hobbies! Surely that cult can't be that bad, right? |
| Henrik Rosen | ADMIRATION: ★★
Skylar's headmaster while they were attending Saltfair. Skylar still has complicated feelings about their time at Saltfair, but seems generally willing to move past that and be on good terms with Mr. Rosen now. :D |
| Star Dust | ADMIRATION: ★★★★★
Babysat Skylar when they were a child, of which Skylar does not remember at all. Skylar understands enough what Stardust does here, and is happy to provide tidbits of gossip when they come across it. Also, anything else they can do to help out, they're more than happy to!! |
| Mateo Banderas | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
They're... surprised that they liked Mateo as much as they did, considering they're a bit apprehensive of what he does in Cytopia. That said, he seems just as interested in marks as they are, and they really should talk to him again soon and tell him some of the things they've learned about other starlet's marks!! |
| Maram Veisi | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
Skylar assisted Maram in organizing and running the tournament on base, and since then, Skylar finds Maram to be SUPER COOL and wants to impress her going forward. |
| DivineGoddess | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
DivineGoddess said that they trust Skylar to help with the RUMORMILL case, and that they would be the "first person She asks" if She needs help. The praise means a lot to Skylar, and although talking to DivineGoddess leaves them on edge... they still want to be helpful to Her!! (The Moxie thing's just gotta be a lie, then, right?) |
| Kyouko Okada | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
One of Skylar's housemates. Kyouko and Skylar don't talk easily; Kyouko's to the point bluntness doesn't mix well with someone who's worried they're being a bother if they're not told otherwise. Still... maybe if Skylar's able to help out with the UNLESS case, they'll be able to impress her? |
| Benji Dover-Cao | ADMIRATION: ★★★
The World Deck is just, objectively cool as hell. Skylar's already written plenty about the King of Hearts, but it's gotten a bit weirder as they've started to befriend Jun, Benji's son, online. |
| Mx. Cupid | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
Skylar holds Mx. Cupid in a high regard, which is why it's a shame that Cupid doesn't seem to like them. They're also very easily influenced by her opinion on things. |
| Ripley Pond | ADMIRATION: ★★★
Skylar doesn't know much about everyone's favorite private investigator, but they like him enough! Why isn't someone like that in Intel too, anyways? |
| Lexi Holland | ADMIRATION: ★★
One of Skylar's housemates. They don't know much about Lexi, other than wondering why she's not there when Naoko seems to be causing problems... |
| Teeth | ADMIRATION: ★★
Skylar likes Teeth well enough, as feels something of a kinship, both being the sort of 'interns' of their respective departments... still, they get the impression that Teeth would be dismissive to them and their hobbies, so they're still a bit wary. |
| Petra Warwick | ADMIRATION: ★★
Petra's attitude and boundless energy leaves Skylar a bit concerned for her, but they recognize they've got a lot to learn, and doesn't hold it against her at all. Lowkey thinks her hero name needs some work but won't say that outloud. |
| Naoko Shimizu | ADMIRATION: ★★★
THE TOOTH FAIRY??!?!?!? Skylar is still scared shitless by Naoko, and is even more worried now that Jerry seems to fancy her. That's a combo no one needs... however, Skylar does want Naoko's cinque cards. |
| Jules Knightley | ADMIRATION: ★
Scary... Skylar's first impression of Jules was a bit negative. They don't like people who start fights that easily. |
| The Toymaker | ADMIRATION: ★★★★
Skylar is still scared by the Toymaker, and justly so, but they're also very curious by him. I mean, he's infamous for a reason! And it's nice to talk about heroes with someone-- even if that someone is a serial killer. But so is Jerry, so...? |
| Vincent Noble | ADMIRATION: ★
The last of the department heads, Skylar still hasn't spoken with Noble in person yet. Because of this, watching Noble put a bomb in Theseus' head was their first strong impression of the doctor, and it does make them a bit worried. |
| General Hiss | ADMIRATION: ★★★
Skylar has always been a fan of SNAKE and it's general aesthetics, and because of that, they liked getting to meet General Hiss in person, and seemed to enjoy how they could actually hold a pleasant conversation with him. That said, once hiss cruelty lashed out on Skylar, they're a bit more wary... |
| Arthur Quinn | ADMIRATION: ★
Mean, selfish, and just kind of annoying? Skylar's too polite to say it to Arthur's face, but they just don't like him very much. So what the hell is going on with him and Bleeding Heart?? |
| T-9204 | ADMIRATION: ★
Cytopian hero. Boo. Boooooo. |