Post by meah on Nov 23, 2008 14:39:16 GMT -5
Character Name: Emmeline
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Preference: she has no preference. their genitalia isn't high up on her list of priorities when considering a potential mate.
Previous Position: hold-brat
Current Position: whercandidate
Appearance: Her eyes are a greenish brown colour in a perfect almond shape. Emme's hair is naturally blond. She has a heart-shaped face with a rather small nose. Her cheek bones stand out a bit, making her eyes seem deep-set in her face. Emme will weigh somewhere between ninety and one hundred and twenty pounds depending on her recurring mood for the period. If she's in a depressive spiral she'll reach her peak. Otherwise, she may not eat for days at a time. Emme looks surprisingly innocent. Just looking at her, you would have no idea what goes on inside her head.
Personality: To be completely frank, Emmeline is one of the most annoying people you will probably ever meet. She will keep talking right through her own funeral, which, by the way, she's already planned. More often than not, she's busy being loud and obnoxious rather than doing things like work. It's not that she means to be loud; she just is. When people tell her she's yelling, she'll just smile at them and say something about projecting her voice or remind them that she's an actor in her free time.
Despite her outgoing habits, she has a very low self-esteem. She's acutely aware of how many people dislike her eccentricities. She uses self-deprecation as a form of stand-up comedy for friends and enemies alike, earning herself the title of both class clown and village idiot. She rationalizes it as boosting other people's self-esteem. In the process, she grinds herself into the ground and fully believes what she says about herself.
Emmeline can be ridiculously intelligent when she actually bothers to think. As a kid, she was always getting praise for her intelligence, much to the chagrin of some of her friends. She just has no faith in her own intelligence.
Emme's a bit on the angry side. There are times when she'll just explode, and even she doesn't understand why. She writes it off as the standard teenage angst she hates herself for but makes no effort to rationalize her anger of the mail coming late or a friend not answering the door immediately when she knocks.
Emmeline is constantly in need of affection and attention, although she'll never admit it. When she first meets someone, she'll immediately cling to them for all she's worth. She can't stand being alone for longer than moments at a time, and it bothers her if someone leaves.
Emme spends a large portion of her time watching herself live. It's like she's floating in a tiny, isolated corner of her brain, directing the play of her life. She feels safer that way than if she were actually living it. That's one of the reason she hates doing things like thinking which require her to come back into a focused being rather than the drifting she's so fond of.
One of the major reasons for Emme's outgoing behaviour is her complete inability to sit still or focus for more than a few minutes at a time. Despite her intelligence, she never got very good marks in her education simply because she got distracted by everything in sight. If she could sit still without wriggling in her seat or playing with something on table or chewing on her pencil, she might focus a little bit better, but she has no intention of stopping her constant activity.
Emme never likes to complain about anything. Both physical and mental pain are internalized and hidden from the world. Although she feels lesser physical pain than others, she does feel some. She doesn't complain about it, though, and it annoys her to no end when other people complain about being in pain. This is especially true if she knows she's suffering from a worse ailment and she's not complaining. In the same way, she'll never tell anyone about her emotional pain.
Emme's convinced that the world would be better off without her. Thus, she has a desire to die which she is consistently pushing down. The only reason she never tried to kill herself was because of the vow she made to a friend when she was small that she would never hurt herself. She figured that it was the only promise that really mattered, so it was the only one she'd better damned keep.
She's always aware of what she's doing and what she ought to be doing. If there's something she shouldn't do, she won't do it. It goes back to the promise, but she has a self-control that would surprise a recovered alcoholic selling his drink of choice. Even if she has a severe compulsion to kill herself or someone else or to snort a cup of something foul through her nasal passages just to see if it's as good of a high as they always said, she won't do it.
Emmeline has one intense and irrational fear. Well, she has several intense and irrational fears. But one is more irrational than the rest. She's terrified of any kind of mental intervention. If anyone suggests she see someone about her quirks, she'll fly at them in one of her odd and fleeting rages. The only reason she would tolerate one would be if someone she loved managed to convince her that it was her idea to go see one.
One of Emmeline's peculiar quirks is that she never cries. She cried when she was small, but she just stopped crying. She hasn't cried in years, but it doesn't strike her as being odd in the least. She's irritated by people who cry constantly, because she no longer sees the necessity of tears.
People like to describe her as different. What they mean is that she's a complete nonconformist. Not in a rebellious way where she wants to make people angry so much as she just doesn't want to fit into the social norms and expectations because she thinks they're ridiculous.
If Emmeline doesn't think something will violate her promise and it's in any way dangerous, she'll do it. If it will cause pain without ruining the promise, she'll do it. As a result, she chews on her cuticles and lips and begs to ride on dragons even though she's afraid of heights. Just because she needs to do it. The pain is calming, and the fear is what she deserves.
Whenever she's not doing anything, and usually when she is as well, Emmeline is bored. She's constantly waiting to do something fun and exciting, and when she is, she's bored with it. Her overly developed sense of boredom has never been tamed, and so she's always seeking more fun entertainment.
Emmeline is really a small child inside. She loves to refer to herself in third person and call her parents Mommy and Daddy and beg for the pet she'll never get. She also tends to see things in black and white, in extremes. If she hates you, it's passionately. If she loves you, it's passionately. There's no in between.
Not really a compulsive liar, Emmeline is known to tell the truth. When it suits her, that is. She's apt to neglect details that she deems irrelevant or need to know. She won't lie to you outright unless she's hiding something very important, or someone else's secret. Her friends and even her enemies can pretty much depend on her to cover their asses if need be. That includes lying for them if it's necessary.
Although she's the life of most of the parties, she can seem like a cold-hearted person if a person doesn't know her well enough to realize that just because she doesn't show extreme emotion to his statements doesn't mean she isn't listening.
Emmeline will never talk about herself if she can help it. It gives people a chance to find her weaknesses, and she's afraid they won't like her anymore. If that happens, they'll leave her, and she'll have to do something drastic to bring them back. She doesn't like having to do anything drastic, so she'd rather not talk about herself and start the chain reaction.
History: Ric, father, 60 turns, retired farm-worker on an obscure hold
Amel, mother, 48 turns, kitchen-worker on same hold
Ryanne, brother, 14 turns, newly acquainted farm-worker
Emme's family was all nice and happy until her brother got sick. Then things got weird. Then she got involved in a small movement among the teens of the hold in which they were basically only allowed to associate with each other and immediate family. After breaking out, she fell in love with her best friend, and they ended up sleeping together. Her mother wasn't too cool with that for the simple reason that she didn't like the boy, and she cut off the pair from ever seeing each other. After Emme jumped off of a small cliff nearby, Amel declared that she'd had enough of her troublesome daughter and sent her off to the weyr in hopes that she'd get some form of education or at least get killed so the woman could go back to living the normal life she always wanted. When she got there, she was immediately interrogated by a strange man who eventually dragged her down to a small cave that could be called barracks only if you were being very generous. That was how she found out she was to be a candidate for a watchwher.
Position in Family: oldest of two
Pets: none
Alignment: rebel through and through
Candidates Only Section:
Desired Dragon Colour: uhh whatever you guys think.
Reason for this Preference: I'm too lazy to come up with anything?
Syllable Numbers for Name: 4+
Preferred Starting Letters for Name: q, x, z. nobody ever uses them.
For Dragonriders and Candidates to Fill Out:
Preferred Dragon Ability: ehhhh
P.S. THAT HISTORY USED TO BE A LOT LONGER, BUT UPON ADAPTATION TO PERNESE, LOST LIKE 2000 WORDS.
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Preference: she has no preference. their genitalia isn't high up on her list of priorities when considering a potential mate.
Previous Position: hold-brat
Current Position: whercandidate
Appearance: Her eyes are a greenish brown colour in a perfect almond shape. Emme's hair is naturally blond. She has a heart-shaped face with a rather small nose. Her cheek bones stand out a bit, making her eyes seem deep-set in her face. Emme will weigh somewhere between ninety and one hundred and twenty pounds depending on her recurring mood for the period. If she's in a depressive spiral she'll reach her peak. Otherwise, she may not eat for days at a time. Emme looks surprisingly innocent. Just looking at her, you would have no idea what goes on inside her head.
Personality: To be completely frank, Emmeline is one of the most annoying people you will probably ever meet. She will keep talking right through her own funeral, which, by the way, she's already planned. More often than not, she's busy being loud and obnoxious rather than doing things like work. It's not that she means to be loud; she just is. When people tell her she's yelling, she'll just smile at them and say something about projecting her voice or remind them that she's an actor in her free time.
Despite her outgoing habits, she has a very low self-esteem. She's acutely aware of how many people dislike her eccentricities. She uses self-deprecation as a form of stand-up comedy for friends and enemies alike, earning herself the title of both class clown and village idiot. She rationalizes it as boosting other people's self-esteem. In the process, she grinds herself into the ground and fully believes what she says about herself.
Emmeline can be ridiculously intelligent when she actually bothers to think. As a kid, she was always getting praise for her intelligence, much to the chagrin of some of her friends. She just has no faith in her own intelligence.
Emme's a bit on the angry side. There are times when she'll just explode, and even she doesn't understand why. She writes it off as the standard teenage angst she hates herself for but makes no effort to rationalize her anger of the mail coming late or a friend not answering the door immediately when she knocks.
Emmeline is constantly in need of affection and attention, although she'll never admit it. When she first meets someone, she'll immediately cling to them for all she's worth. She can't stand being alone for longer than moments at a time, and it bothers her if someone leaves.
Emme spends a large portion of her time watching herself live. It's like she's floating in a tiny, isolated corner of her brain, directing the play of her life. She feels safer that way than if she were actually living it. That's one of the reason she hates doing things like thinking which require her to come back into a focused being rather than the drifting she's so fond of.
One of the major reasons for Emme's outgoing behaviour is her complete inability to sit still or focus for more than a few minutes at a time. Despite her intelligence, she never got very good marks in her education simply because she got distracted by everything in sight. If she could sit still without wriggling in her seat or playing with something on table or chewing on her pencil, she might focus a little bit better, but she has no intention of stopping her constant activity.
Emme never likes to complain about anything. Both physical and mental pain are internalized and hidden from the world. Although she feels lesser physical pain than others, she does feel some. She doesn't complain about it, though, and it annoys her to no end when other people complain about being in pain. This is especially true if she knows she's suffering from a worse ailment and she's not complaining. In the same way, she'll never tell anyone about her emotional pain.
Emme's convinced that the world would be better off without her. Thus, she has a desire to die which she is consistently pushing down. The only reason she never tried to kill herself was because of the vow she made to a friend when she was small that she would never hurt herself. She figured that it was the only promise that really mattered, so it was the only one she'd better damned keep.
She's always aware of what she's doing and what she ought to be doing. If there's something she shouldn't do, she won't do it. It goes back to the promise, but she has a self-control that would surprise a recovered alcoholic selling his drink of choice. Even if she has a severe compulsion to kill herself or someone else or to snort a cup of something foul through her nasal passages just to see if it's as good of a high as they always said, she won't do it.
Emmeline has one intense and irrational fear. Well, she has several intense and irrational fears. But one is more irrational than the rest. She's terrified of any kind of mental intervention. If anyone suggests she see someone about her quirks, she'll fly at them in one of her odd and fleeting rages. The only reason she would tolerate one would be if someone she loved managed to convince her that it was her idea to go see one.
One of Emmeline's peculiar quirks is that she never cries. She cried when she was small, but she just stopped crying. She hasn't cried in years, but it doesn't strike her as being odd in the least. She's irritated by people who cry constantly, because she no longer sees the necessity of tears.
People like to describe her as different. What they mean is that she's a complete nonconformist. Not in a rebellious way where she wants to make people angry so much as she just doesn't want to fit into the social norms and expectations because she thinks they're ridiculous.
If Emmeline doesn't think something will violate her promise and it's in any way dangerous, she'll do it. If it will cause pain without ruining the promise, she'll do it. As a result, she chews on her cuticles and lips and begs to ride on dragons even though she's afraid of heights. Just because she needs to do it. The pain is calming, and the fear is what she deserves.
Whenever she's not doing anything, and usually when she is as well, Emmeline is bored. She's constantly waiting to do something fun and exciting, and when she is, she's bored with it. Her overly developed sense of boredom has never been tamed, and so she's always seeking more fun entertainment.
Emmeline is really a small child inside. She loves to refer to herself in third person and call her parents Mommy and Daddy and beg for the pet she'll never get. She also tends to see things in black and white, in extremes. If she hates you, it's passionately. If she loves you, it's passionately. There's no in between.
Not really a compulsive liar, Emmeline is known to tell the truth. When it suits her, that is. She's apt to neglect details that she deems irrelevant or need to know. She won't lie to you outright unless she's hiding something very important, or someone else's secret. Her friends and even her enemies can pretty much depend on her to cover their asses if need be. That includes lying for them if it's necessary.
Although she's the life of most of the parties, she can seem like a cold-hearted person if a person doesn't know her well enough to realize that just because she doesn't show extreme emotion to his statements doesn't mean she isn't listening.
Emmeline will never talk about herself if she can help it. It gives people a chance to find her weaknesses, and she's afraid they won't like her anymore. If that happens, they'll leave her, and she'll have to do something drastic to bring them back. She doesn't like having to do anything drastic, so she'd rather not talk about herself and start the chain reaction.
History: Ric, father, 60 turns, retired farm-worker on an obscure hold
Amel, mother, 48 turns, kitchen-worker on same hold
Ryanne, brother, 14 turns, newly acquainted farm-worker
Emme's family was all nice and happy until her brother got sick. Then things got weird. Then she got involved in a small movement among the teens of the hold in which they were basically only allowed to associate with each other and immediate family. After breaking out, she fell in love with her best friend, and they ended up sleeping together. Her mother wasn't too cool with that for the simple reason that she didn't like the boy, and she cut off the pair from ever seeing each other. After Emme jumped off of a small cliff nearby, Amel declared that she'd had enough of her troublesome daughter and sent her off to the weyr in hopes that she'd get some form of education or at least get killed so the woman could go back to living the normal life she always wanted. When she got there, she was immediately interrogated by a strange man who eventually dragged her down to a small cave that could be called barracks only if you were being very generous. That was how she found out she was to be a candidate for a watchwher.
Position in Family: oldest of two
Pets: none
Alignment: rebel through and through
Candidates Only Section:
Desired Dragon Colour: uhh whatever you guys think.
Reason for this Preference: I'm too lazy to come up with anything?
Syllable Numbers for Name: 4+
Preferred Starting Letters for Name: q, x, z. nobody ever uses them.
For Dragonriders and Candidates to Fill Out:
Preferred Dragon Ability: ehhhh
P.S. THAT HISTORY USED TO BE A LOT LONGER, BUT UPON ADAPTATION TO PERNESE, LOST LIKE 2000 WORDS.