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This is a character profile for one of my Camp NaNo characters this year:
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Name: Chelsea
Age: 20
Height: 5'5"
Eye colour: dark brown
Physical appearance: straight black hair that reaches the middle of her back, dresses neatly, default facial expression is a gaze of concentration
Strange or unique physical attributes: dark eyebags under her eyes that concealer doesn't quite conceal fully
Favourite clothing style/outfit: white blouse, black formal pants, red heels, clear umbrella
Where do they live? What is it like there? -- all these characters live in an alternate Earth/future Earth. Virtual reality is used by nearly everyone, and Chelsea works for one of the foremost VR companies, Vitri. She makes sure everything is running as it should and stops hackers trying to attack Vitri or its virtual world, Lucidity.
Defining gestures/movements: Chelsea sometimes taps her fingertips together when she's thinking
Things about their appearance they would most like to change: she would love to get rid of her eyebags, but working long hours and taking care of her brother Miles doesn't leave her much time to sleep. Stress from her job doesn't help either
Speaking style: brisk, crisp, efficient. Chelsea doesn't waste time with "please" or "thank you" or "you're welcome"
Pet peeves: people blabbering on for twenty minutes about what could've been communicated in twenty seconds. Also, meetings that could've been emails
Fondest memory: trying to bake brownies with Miles when they were kids. Yes, they put food coloring in the brownies and promptly burnt the bluish-brown brownies and the fire alarm went off, but it was hilarious
Hobbies/interests: girl doesn't have time for hobbies :/
Special skills/abilities: has an excellent work ethic and a talent for whipping teams into shape. Chelsea was recruited to Vitri at age sixteen, first sent out into the field at age eighteen, and has rapidly risen through the ranks since
Insecurities: that she'll lose her brother Miles, but what's worse, that she could have done something about it but just wasn't good enough to succeed in saving him
Quirks/eccentricities: she has a collection of umbrellas. She doesn't go out much, but she likes their aesthetic
Temperament: calm, cool, collected
Negative traits: can come off as cold and unempathetic sometimes
Things that upset them: inefficiency that leads to harm
Things that embarrass them: being the one her team needs to wait for, getting in someone's way unintentionally, not knowing things
This character is highly opinionated about: equity in the workforce. No discrimination on her watch
Any phobias? -- nope
Things that make them happy: cool umbrellas, also when Miles is not a disaster in the kitchen
Family (describe): Chelsea's and Miles's mother died of a terminal illness when they were in high school, and a few years later, their father followed suit (Miles thinks it's because of a broken heart. Chelsea thinks it was his high cholesterol). Chelsea had already been recruited by Vitri by then, so she was able to pay for Miles's college and simultaneously learn to cook and do basic household tasks (Miles tried to help cook, but, uh, he set the fire alarm off at least ten times before he gave up. At least he does the dishes now.)
Deepest, darkest secret: she doesn't actually enjoy her job. She finds it tiring and unfulfilling and would rather be using her skills to create something to help people who have no one else to rely on, much like she would have been if she hadn't had Miles.
Reason they have kept this secret for so long: it earns a good salary, and she needs money to take care of the two of them. She doesn't want Miles to worry about her, so she pretends it's her dream job.
Other people's opinions of this character: most people have at least a grudging respect for Chelsea. She's proven herself and her abilities a thousand times over by now. Some are jealous, some would like to befriend her, but she's usually rather aloof at work.
Favourite bands/songs/types of music: classical music or rock music. Both help her concentrate
Favourite movies: she hasn’t watched movies in a long time, but she enjoyed silly animations when she was younger
Favourite TV shows: same as movies
Favourite books: also doesn’t have time to read anything except books on the latest VR tech and cybersecurity
Favourite foods: brownies, rice bowls
Favourite sports/sports teams: gymnastics, parkour
Political views: socially liberal, economically conservative
Religion/philosophy of life: hard work and intelligence are the only things you can rely on, and even thing, things can always go wrong
Physical health: stressed, sleep deprived, gets sick every flu season
Dream holiday: anything that involves not working
Description of their house: tiny apartment on the thirteenth floor of a building near the center of the city, small window with a little plant that Miles takes care of, sparsely decorated by stuff Miles finds
Description of their room: bare except for a bland bed and a desk covered with computers and papers
Any pets? – nope
Best thing that has ever happened to this character: getting recruited to Vitri. or maybe meeting a certain character >.>
Worst thing that has ever happened to this character: getting recruited to Vitri. or maybe parting ways with that certain character <.<
Superstitions: ehh not really
Three words to describe this character: efficient, tired, selfless
If a song played every time this character walked into a room, what song would it be? “i’m so tired of love songs” but it’s actually “i’m so tired of working”
Age: 20
Height: 5'5"
Eye colour: dark brown
Physical appearance: straight black hair that reaches the middle of her back, dresses neatly, default facial expression is a gaze of concentration
Strange or unique physical attributes: dark eyebags under her eyes that concealer doesn't quite conceal fully
Favourite clothing style/outfit: white blouse, black formal pants, red heels, clear umbrella
Where do they live? What is it like there? -- all these characters live in an alternate Earth/future Earth. Virtual reality is used by nearly everyone, and Chelsea works for one of the foremost VR companies, Vitri. She makes sure everything is running as it should and stops hackers trying to attack Vitri or its virtual world, Lucidity.
Defining gestures/movements: Chelsea sometimes taps her fingertips together when she's thinking
Things about their appearance they would most like to change: she would love to get rid of her eyebags, but working long hours and taking care of her brother Miles doesn't leave her much time to sleep. Stress from her job doesn't help either
Speaking style: brisk, crisp, efficient. Chelsea doesn't waste time with "please" or "thank you" or "you're welcome"
Pet peeves: people blabbering on for twenty minutes about what could've been communicated in twenty seconds. Also, meetings that could've been emails
Fondest memory: trying to bake brownies with Miles when they were kids. Yes, they put food coloring in the brownies and promptly burnt the bluish-brown brownies and the fire alarm went off, but it was hilarious
Hobbies/interests: girl doesn't have time for hobbies :/
Special skills/abilities: has an excellent work ethic and a talent for whipping teams into shape. Chelsea was recruited to Vitri at age sixteen, first sent out into the field at age eighteen, and has rapidly risen through the ranks since
Insecurities: that she'll lose her brother Miles, but what's worse, that she could have done something about it but just wasn't good enough to succeed in saving him
Quirks/eccentricities: she has a collection of umbrellas. She doesn't go out much, but she likes their aesthetic
Temperament: calm, cool, collected
Negative traits: can come off as cold and unempathetic sometimes
Things that upset them: inefficiency that leads to harm
Things that embarrass them: being the one her team needs to wait for, getting in someone's way unintentionally, not knowing things
This character is highly opinionated about: equity in the workforce. No discrimination on her watch
Any phobias? -- nope
Things that make them happy: cool umbrellas, also when Miles is not a disaster in the kitchen
Family (describe): Chelsea's and Miles's mother died of a terminal illness when they were in high school, and a few years later, their father followed suit (Miles thinks it's because of a broken heart. Chelsea thinks it was his high cholesterol). Chelsea had already been recruited by Vitri by then, so she was able to pay for Miles's college and simultaneously learn to cook and do basic household tasks (Miles tried to help cook, but, uh, he set the fire alarm off at least ten times before he gave up. At least he does the dishes now.)
Deepest, darkest secret: she doesn't actually enjoy her job. She finds it tiring and unfulfilling and would rather be using her skills to create something to help people who have no one else to rely on, much like she would have been if she hadn't had Miles.
Reason they have kept this secret for so long: it earns a good salary, and she needs money to take care of the two of them. She doesn't want Miles to worry about her, so she pretends it's her dream job.
Other people's opinions of this character: most people have at least a grudging respect for Chelsea. She's proven herself and her abilities a thousand times over by now. Some are jealous, some would like to befriend her, but she's usually rather aloof at work.
Favourite bands/songs/types of music: classical music or rock music. Both help her concentrate
Favourite movies: she hasn’t watched movies in a long time, but she enjoyed silly animations when she was younger
Favourite TV shows: same as movies
Favourite books: also doesn’t have time to read anything except books on the latest VR tech and cybersecurity
Favourite foods: brownies, rice bowls
Favourite sports/sports teams: gymnastics, parkour
Political views: socially liberal, economically conservative
Religion/philosophy of life: hard work and intelligence are the only things you can rely on, and even thing, things can always go wrong
Physical health: stressed, sleep deprived, gets sick every flu season
Dream holiday: anything that involves not working
Description of their house: tiny apartment on the thirteenth floor of a building near the center of the city, small window with a little plant that Miles takes care of, sparsely decorated by stuff Miles finds
Description of their room: bare except for a bland bed and a desk covered with computers and papers
Any pets? – nope
Best thing that has ever happened to this character: getting recruited to Vitri. or maybe meeting a certain character >.>
Worst thing that has ever happened to this character: getting recruited to Vitri. or maybe parting ways with that certain character <.<
Superstitions: ehh not really
Three words to describe this character: efficient, tired, selfless
If a song played every time this character walked into a room, what song would it be? “i’m so tired of love songs” but it’s actually “i’m so tired of working”
And ta-da!
Art will be completed in around 3-4 days and posted on your wall. :] Looking forward to seeing your character questionnaires! Happy PlanMo'ing!
Note that I mayyy be opening this up to more than five people this year if I have more time >.> We shall see :]
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