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 Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:10 pm
Username: [.Juichi.]
Who recruited you?: I was looking for literate school based guilds in the guild registry, and this was pretty much the only one that really stood out to me.
Name: Frances Brita Blomfield
Age: Sixteen
Gender: Female - Bisexual
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Approximately 125 pounds
Race: English
Social Class: Middle Class
Appearance: Frances, doubtless from the moment she was born, has always been a rather boyish looking character. Fitful when trying to be put into a skirt, but never daring to wear trousers like a boy, she has stood quite confused. Tall, quite so compared to most of the girls she's known, and thin, though not so much to be considered unhealthy. She never quite grew into a more feminin figure. Really very straight and curve-less. This has quite often caused problems socially. Naturally, she's a red-head. However she is quite fond of hair dyes, which she so often aquires by way of her cousin, a young lass who's family is in the business of creating such dyes and other hair products.. Most often, she will dye her hair a very vibrant red, and tends to use glues (Which of course, she would again get from her cousin, wouldn't you know?). The red is favored because she must take into consideration that when her roots start to grow out, she's not so fond of red roots and blue hair. However, she is also known to have worn other vibrant colors in her hair. The hair glue is one of the few things she refuses to be rid of, no matter how much she longs to be like the other girls. Her hair is a little less than shoulder length, and she tries to keep it that way, cutting it whenever it grows too long for her liking. Her skin tone is on the lighter side, hardly ever seen tan. Freckles dot her nose and upper cheeks, just under her stubborn looking grayish eyes. They could be considered brown, but are a bit too dull and look more gray than brown. Most often she will be seen in a skirt, though she does hate longer skirts indeed, claiming that they get in her way too much.
Personality: A fairly irritable personality. She can be rather touchy when someone brings up, say for instance, her less than feminin appearance, or name, which she is not fond of in the least. She does like to be a rebel, but is constantly forcing herself to behave properly. Although she would love dearly to cause a little trouble now and then, knowing that she must start acting more like a lady keeps her from doing so.
When she is irritated, she is not known to blow up, but will come at you with a sarcastic or witty retort of some sort. On the outside, she will try not to look hurt about something, when really on the inside, she could be crying. She would never let a person see her cry. She feels that it would ruin her pride.
But how is she in romantic situations? It's hard to say, because she's rarely been involved in a relationship more than two people being aquaintances. However, one would assume that she'd be quite flustered and nervous, being that she's so unsure of herself.
As said, she doesn't take to teasing/bullying very hard. She'll snap quickly, but will retreat just as fast, not wanting to deal with it any longer. However she'll take to kindness in a good way. She gets excited when complimented. Any positive reaction towards her she absolutely adores, and it immediately boosts her spirits.
Character flaws: Perhaps her biggest flaw is that she doesn't let people see that she's hurt. She will keep her feelings inside, while on the outside just seem rude. This can be harsh on what people think about her, and she's constantly trying to change that, but her pride gets in the way.
Not to mention that she is entirely unconfident in herself. While she was not teased in a way that it would effect her that drastically, the little teasing that she got was enough to bring her down to the level that she is at now.
Background: Frances' mother gave birth to only one other child before her, and that was her older brother, Alton. Perhaps it was this that caused her to be less feminin. She adored her mother, yes, and only wished that she could have her beauty, and her fathers strength was something she admired, but she mostly looked up to her brother. Frances was thirteen when her brother moved away at the age of twenty-one. Up until then, she had loved to spend days with him playing around and having fun. School had come rather easy for her until around that point, as well. She had a fast-working mind that loved to figure out puzzles, and she could easily complete her schoolwork. However when Alton left home, she grew slightly depressed. She had no other friends beside her brother, and with him gone, she began to see things were a little less cheerful than she had imagined.
Frances was lightly teased about both her figure and her name. She insisted that her mother and father had named her a good name, that was indeed a females name, but she could not deny that boys also shared this name and it sounded more like a boys name than a girls. Because of this, she most often uses her middle name instead of her first name: Brita. And her figure and shorter hair, well, that was pretty obvious. She tried growing out her hair and keeping her nails longer, and wearing fancier skirts, however it just didn't seem right to her. She had liked wearing trousers up 'till then as well, but nowadays, she wouldn't dare. She knew this would be cause for even more teasing. Going through this, trying to be more feminin and failing, and the light teasing, it injured her spirit, and she grew a bit more rebellious.
It was actually Frances' father who came across the school. A coworker mentioned his own daughter had just been enrolled, and Frances' father took interest in finding out more. He had already noticed the hardships that Frances was going through. He figured a change in schools might help her. Meet new people, come out of her shell a bit. He enrolled her almost immediately.
Skills: Other than her fast-working mind and her ability to solve puzzles quickly, she's skilled with a pencil and paper: Art. She keeps a small sketchbook that she will occassionally take out to sit outside and draw the scenery, or especially the beautiful women she sees walking the streets outside.
Belongings: Frances does not have much in the way of belongings. She has a few sets of clothing, mostly consisting of long skirts (Usually she will roll them up from the top to make them appear shorter. She doesn't enjoy wearing long skirts.), and some nice blouses. She keeps one pair of trousers, just in case, but has yet to wear them. Besides her clothing, she has three of her favorite books, which she loves to read constantly, a small sketchbook, several pencil, a feather pen and ink, several multi-colored inks that are everywhere from red to blue, hair glue, and a comb. She keeps no jewelry,
Character secrets: There are only two secrets that can be said she carries with her. One is her wish to be like all the other girls. Beautiful, feminin, polite. But she knows that it's impossible because she for one, looks too little like them, and two, her personality keeps her from this. Nothing dreadful happened in her past that she likes to keep secret. So the only other secret is that through her want to be just like the other girls, she developed a slight attraction towards them. So although she claims to be heterosexual, and has never admited to being bisexual, inside she has that small attraction towards the other girls, and most likely would not refuse a relationship towards any female she develops a "crush" on.
Anything else? Perhaps, her love towards her older brother could again be mentioned. He was always her best friend, and she looks up to him more than anyone else. Other than this, everything should be covered.
RP Sample: It was quite obvious that the day Frances saw approaching her was to be as dull and uneventful as the previous one. Currently, there was not much to smile at, nor to frown at. Of course, there was the occassional event that caught her attention, but truth be told, Frances Brita Blomfield was not easily amused the past few days.
Looking out the window beside her bed, Frances managed to catch a glimpse of the blue sky between the dense clouds that had shrouded the sky. It showed promise of rain. Just as quickly as it had appeared, the sliver of blue beneath the gray had been once more concealed. A soft sigh escaped her lips, and Frances, or as she prefered to be called, Brita (But we'll keep on calling her Frances, won't we?), turned away from the window. She was still dressed in her night gown, a long-sleeved garment of a dull green color. Had it been brighter, Frances would have looked like a Christmas ornament with her brightly colored red hair.
The sixteen-year-old retreated to the bath, stepping quietly so as not to awaken her room-mate, who had yet to stir from her slumber. Fifteen minutes from then, skipping the details, we shall, Frances was sitting before the vanity desk in their dorm, glaring into the mirror with a distasteful expression. Her long fingers wrapped around a few strands of hair and she tugged, sticking out her tongue at her reflection. It was only slightly obvious, but she was in need of dying her hair again. Her less vibrant roots were starting to grow out. Oh well, she'd re-dye her hair that weekend. Perhaps cut it, as well.
She towel-dried her hair, using her comb to gently relieve it of all tangles, before opening the small container of hair glue. She considered spiking it outwards, as she normally did, but quickly closed the jar. For once, she would simple wear her hair down. It wouldn't hurt to keep it that way for a day, would it? Besides, it was Friday. She could allow herself to be lazy for just one day. It wouldn't harm.
Once more, shall we skip ahead? It was not long before Frances found herself in the hallways of the school, walking quietly amongst the other students. Her books were in her hands, her head dipped so she wasn't looking straight forward, but instead at the ground, as she walked. It was a bit of a relief for her that her assumption was wrong. Her assumption that it would be another dull day, that is. For ahead of her, she heard quite a commotion.
"Nhn... What's happening?" Frances inquired, directing her question towards a girl from her grade that was also trying to see what all the fuss was about.
"I don't know!" The other girl replied, though her face was flustered and she looked excited and curious. "Let's go check it out!" With that, she grabbed Frances by the wrist and began to tug her towards the source of the noise.
((I felt the need for some dialogue, which is why I put a walk-on roll for another character in. I honestly hope that it was good enough. I worked on this for about two hours, so I hope it is accepted and anything that is not accepted, I will change.))
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:57 pm
Wow. You say you thought this guild was the only one that stood out? Drago'll be proud.
Anyways, I love your character. We've got a lot of boisterous, loud, obnoxious girls already... so an unconfident loner is just what we need. If my character starts making fun of yours, it's only because she looks so much like a Christmas ornament.
If you can, could you put in her personality how she relates to others? I mean, if someone started hitting on her, beating her up, or complimenting her, how would she react?
This is just to flesh out your character a little more so we know what you're talking about, and for you to realize a bit more about Ash.
Plus, you'll need to add to her background about how she came across the University.
Other than that I can't find anything, but if I do I'll tell you.
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:21 pm
^^ I'm so glad that you like her. Like I said, it took a very long time to make her.
I went and fixed what you said needed to be fixed. I hope it's a bit better, now.
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:23 pm
*beams*
The only thing I have a problem with is the name, just because I'm a period brat.
I mean, seriously, I can't even watch movies without screaming, "that's not period!" It's why people don't watch movies with me.
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:31 pm
I could change her name, if I absolutely had to.
I'm terrible at naming characters, and I really didn't know what would fit with the period.
I know it's English though; I looked it up.
But I'm not sure what names would fit with the period.
I hate to be a bother, but do you know any sites that might have some good names, or anything like that?
Though I have grown sort of fond of the name. I may name another character Ash some day, if I change this ones name. XD
But I'm glad you like her. ^^
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:11 am
I used the following two sites to get some name ideas for my character: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poindexterfamily/OldNames.htmlhttp://homepages.newnet.co.uk/dance/webpjd/intro/listexplan.htmThe first link will take you to a webpage with a straightforawrd list of female first names and male first names. The second link will take you to a page that is mostly filled with stuff you don't need to bother reading; what you're interested in there is the links at the top of the page: both take you to the same file, but the first one will open in your browser (give it time to load) and the second one is downloadable. These sites will probably help you out if you still need to get a period name.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:30 am
Thank you for the links! I'll look at them right away.
This might take a little bit, because I need to find one that will still stick with the whole "name sounds like a guys name but is also a girls name and she hates it anyways" sort of bit. I'd like to keep that in there somehow.
Edit: Dragostae, was it just the first name that bothered you, or the middle and last names as well?
Edit...Again: If it's just the first name, I was thinking Frances.
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:00 am
First name, chere.
Frances might work, though if you need help, I'm here at your disposal.
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:48 am
Thank you for your kindness and for working through this with me. ^^
I copied and pasted it in word and replaced all of "Ash" with "Frances", so it should be right now. -nodnod-
Is it acceptable?
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:44 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:35 pm
Well, I've got nothing to gripe with about it; I'll go ahead and move her into a room, then.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:03 pm
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