Post by tootie on Oct 14, 2009 18:20:01 GMT -5
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Player Information
Handle: Toots
Gender: Femme :]
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Character Information
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Character Name: Astrid Melanie Amoretto
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Species/Breed: Black Sphynx (cat)
Current Occupation:
Personality: Unnaturally cheerful for a girl her age, Astrid makes the best of everything, no matter what. She loves to do everything she can, whenever she can, all the time. It's hard to stop her from going. There's not a moment that she relaxes and winds down. Her serious side is often hidden by her absolute bounciness and perennial joy. Even in a dark corner, all alone, Astrid is humming a tune or finding some way to amuse herself. Her breed makes her ugly in the eyes of others, which hits below the belt when she sees the looks on stranger's faces when she passes. She doesn't often let it get to her, but it's hard to forget the wrinkled noses and widened eyes and the incredulous stares. Her parents tried to reassure her, as a child, that she wasn't ugly, but she found them hard to believe when all of her beautiful brothers and sisters even looked down at her with disdain. She retaliated by making herself happy. Her mottos are, "Hakkuna Matata" and "You are the one who controls your happiness."
Appearance: Her hairless gene mutation makes Astrid a very ugly girl. Her too-big dark eyes contrast against grey skin, her gargantuan ears poking out from each side of her head, and a flat head set upon a long, regal neck. She had no hair on her head, or anywhere else one might expect to find hair. Astrid is completely bald. Just by looking at her, it's a given that she is nearly impossible to love or even find love. She is unique, unlike the rest of the furres in the city, which makes her a near-circus act walking the streets.
Astrid doesn't often show her skin, mostly because she is ashamed of the unneccessary wrinkles everywhere on her body. Even outside, in the chill frost air, she covers up what she can. Her head is often hidden under a beanie, scarf covering mouth and nose, skinny tail tucked close into her thick pants. She often wears three sets of tops--t-shirt, sweater, and trenchcoat, to better protect her legs against the elements. Her shoes are heavy-duty boots that cover her raw toes. Yet, with all this gear, she moves with the agility and grace of a cat.
When the clouds break and the sun shines through the atmosphere, Astrid is hidden well inside, so that the UV rays don't boil her stark naked-skin. Even inside, she dresses modestly in a t-shirt or longsleeve, sometimes even putting on a hat to hide her shame. Her shoes are often a pair of sneakers or nonexistent. Maybe a pair of socks to ward off 78 degree air conditioning. After all, the rest of her family's well-furred bodies don't need the 85 degree room temperature that she does. Just like outdoorwear, her tail is tucked away in a pant leg, warding it from cool indoor weather.
Background: Astrid was born with a genetic defect that made her fur nonexistent. They labelled her breed as "sphynx", but she is truly the spawn of a pair of mixed-breed shorthairs. No doctor is sure where the defect came from, or where it may go if she happens to have children, but the fact remains: She is hairless.
All throughout her childhood, Astrid was treated poorly by her peers and well by those who had pity for her, such as her parents, other responsible adults, etc. etc. It was possibly this mix of praise and prejudice that made her the way she is today. She had always been told not to bother with the other children's rude comments on her ugliness, and because of her naturally cheerful personality, she took their advice and ignored everyone around her. It wasn't long 'til she began to ignore everyone and anyone around her. Their comments, to her, would probably be something she didn't want to hear anyway.
But in time, the little girl grew up and paid attention to her teachers so that her grades wouldn't fall slack. Yet because of her lack of fur, she made no friends, despite the attempts to talk to others. As a result, she became very lonely. On the outside, she appears as cheerful as a lollipop, but her heart beats to a slow, lonely tune.
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