Nickname: Aero, only to people who she knows well.
Age: 15
Birthday: 1/19
Sign: Capricorn
Gemstone: Garnet
Blood Type: B-
Fav. Food: Sweets. Any kind of sweets.
Hated Food: Vegetables
School: Crystal Academy
Hobbies:
- Collecting Dolls - Since she was a child, the collecting of dolls has been a kind of security blanket. She always felt that even though she couldn't see them that they were looking out for her. She keeps collecting the dolls partly out of habit now, but partly because she keeps make more and more clothing for them. Though she can't see them, she can feel the hair and clothes and know exactly which doll she's touching. Currently her collection is at a minimum since she doesn't have a job and cannot buy more of them. She lost the majority of her doll collection when her house burned, and since then she tends to keep the collection small. Her grandmother had bought her a few when she moved in with her, and after that it was one or two a year on her birthday and Christmas. She likes smaller dolls better, mostly because they're easier to pack and move. Her foster parents have bought her a few dolls, but as she gets older they've started to buy her other things instead to try and get her interested in a larger variety of things.
Sewing - She can't see, but she can feel the fabric. Her very first home economics teacher in middle school taught her how to use her sense of touch to gauge what she needed to sew. Since then, she's sewn dozens of outfits for her dolls and wants to try sewing a dress for herself. If she can pull that off, she wants to create clothing that she can sell. She had an interest in sewing before her middle school teacher, but it was the teacher that helped her figure out how best to work it around her blindness. She sews pretty much whenever she has a chance to, which is fairly often.
Swimming - She finds being in water relaxing. She doesn't know exactly why, but she's always been attracted to the water. Whether it's cold or hot, she loves it all. It's why she prefers to take baths instead of showers and will go swimming any chance she can get. She does, however, prefer to be alone when she swims, and prefers to be somewhere that isn't crowded and is not populated by children. Her grandmother had a pool, and so do her foster parents.
Virtues:
- Self-Reliant - Through her experiences, she's found that it's much easier and less disappointing if she depends only on herself. She takes care of herself and the things she cares about. She doesn't think about the welfare of others unless she can use them like puppets tied to a string. To her, it is every man for himself. In every foster home she's been put in, she's ended up doing most of her own parenting. She's looking forward to her eighteenth birthday when she can find a place of her own. She's not so much disillusioned as (not so?) secretly afraid of losing anyone she gets close to. The loss of her parents when she was young hit her hard and the feeling of losing pretty much everything made a huge impression on her. She is capable of forming non-manipulative relationships, they just don't happen often. These people are usually the ones she's "collected," which means they've either done something for her, or done something in general that she liked. She tries not to actually care about anyone, and will resist as long as she can. People she cannot manipulate are people she is extremely careful around. The Abrams are the only foster family she's been with. She likes them, in her way, meaning she's as comfortable there as she wants to be. If she leaves them, then the next family might be worse. At this point in time there is no one she actually wants to be around and she doesn't ever plan for this to be a thing. However, I'd like for her to form better relationships as she grows, with her court members and allies. When she's in a situation where she can't do anything on her own, she tends to get an attitude and will likely snap at anyone who speaks to her. It's very unlikely that she'll ever ask for help. She'd rather do without than ask for someone's help. As a child she would try to form friendships but the few she did manage to form ended up breaking for one reason or another. Because she hates to be let down, if anyone were ever to expect something of her then she would do her best to not let them down. Due to her aversion of relationships, this rarely happens. She does tend to hold herself to a higher standard, believing that if she holds others to the same standard she will only be let down.
Loyal - Aeronwen can be as fierce as a wolf mother when someone she cares about is in danger. Though there aren't many people that fall under that heading for her, there is nothing she wouldn't do for them. Now that she's been moved to Celeste, her list has become empty and she is also a little warier of who she lets on the list. There have been, and I'm sure will be, people who make the list without Aero even noticing it. Her loyalty has never been something she's had to think about.. It's an instant reaction and she has very little control over it. This loyalty doesn't always have to be a life or death kind of thing. If she's with a friend and someone picks a fight, she'll always be on the side of her friend even if she thinks they're wrong. Later she'll talk to them about it, but it's always in private, never in public. The list didn't exist before she moved. She moved after the fire, and before that she was a normal child. Her grandmother tried to get her to stay in touch with the friends she'd had before she moved, and she sent a few letters and emails. One or two of her friends kept it up for a couple months, but then communication dropped off and Aeronwen became even more closed off than before. She seems to have "levels" of loyalty. For people on the lower levels she'd risk little. People on the mid-levels, like allies, she'd risk more. People in the higher levels, like her courtmates, she'd risk a lot more. The highest level is reserved for people she is unquestioningly loyal to. For people on this level, she'd risk everything. Chances are, the only person on that level would be her knight. Generally to gain her loyalty, there has to be a reason. They've done something for her or something she likes, or they've allied themselves to her court. Her courtmates automatically get a low level of trust in the beginning, and depending on how loyal they show themselves to be to her they can move up in level. (The same general principles apply to any friends she may make.) The criteria for gaining her loyalty change frequently. She doesn't have set reasons, it's just sort of a spontaneous thing. Oh, yes. Betraying her or breaking a promise made to her are a couple ways to lose her loyalty. She may reconsider if there was no other option for the person, but it's rare that they'll get her loyalty again.
Adaptable - Since the accident that took her parents, Aero has learned how to adapt to her surroundings. Too often in the foster homes she's been in, the blind girl became the instant and seemingly easier target. At first, Aero allowed it to happen and just took whatever came at her because she still didn't understand that her parents and grandmother were gone, she thought they would come rescue her. When more time passed and she understood they were gone for good, Aero taught herself to be more aware of her surroundings. Since then, she adapts fairly easily to new environments, though adapting to new people is still an effort. Generally she takes stock of her surroundings and the people she may be with and goes from there. She may change the way she speaks, the tone she uses, the words. Situations where she may be the center of attention are particularly uncomfortable for her and hard for her to adapt to. Situations where things are constantly changing are also hard for her to adapt to. Crowds and tight spaces tend to make her anxious and she won't be able to adapt. Her solution is to get away from those situations as quickly as possible, preferably somewhere she can be alone and can get her bearings again. As of this moment, she is most comfortable in her room at her foster parent's home. As long as Colby doesn't bother her, which has been known to happen. In a new place, if she's allowed to take her time and have things as she wants them, then she gets her bearings a little quicker. In everyday life, it may take her a moment to figure out where she is unless it's somewhere she goes a lot, like school.
Flaws:
- Selfish - Her general mindset is thinking about who or what can benefit her. She's not above using people to get what she wants, and it's highly unlikely she'll feel any kind of remorse about it. She, however, hates being used. Generally the people she's 'collected' won't be people she uses, but it's not unheard of for her. If she does use someone she's collected, she *might* feel remorseful, but it's always for a justified reason in her mind. If the person means nothing or next to nothing to her then she'll go pretty far. Depending on how she feels about the person is how far she'll go. Most likely the only person she would never use would be her Knight, as that would be the one bond that she would honor above all else. She doesn't really care about causing damage to other people, and sort of sees it as collateral. So far she hasn't really been caught, except for her foster parents catching her using her foster brother Colby in various ways (for example, attempting to blackmail him into taking her places). She acts like she's repentent for doing so, but she's really not. It only serves as an experience and for her to be more careful in the future. She doesn't like to share. She used to, as a child, but so often her things would be returned messed up or broken that she keeps her things to herself.
Private - She hates talking about herself and will never do so if she doesn't absolutely have to. She doesn't want anyone to get too close to her, partly for fear of something happening to take them away from her and partly because she's afraid that any information she gives out will be used against her later. She's wary about people asking personal questions of her and will always ask why they want to know. The only exception to her private tendencies would likely be her Knight. She might open up to courtmates or allies, depending on how she feels about them. She will only ever open up about herself to people she feels are the closest to her, and even then she doesn't say much. People on her list aren't neccessarily close enough for her to open up, but the people she would open up to are on her list, if that makes sense. She has very little interest in pursuing relationships. Outwardly she acts like she just doesn't care for the closeness, but honestly it's because she's afraid of losing them to some natural or not-so-natural disaster. This is where she gets just a little paranoid. Obviously the major information about her is that she's also a leader senshi, so she doesn't want that getting out. But she also doesn't like to give out personal information because she feels even something small can be used against her, though if asked for specific reasons she doesn't have any. Generally she resists (mostly) politely for as long as she can but if they still persist she will get annoyed and tell them she prefers to be left alone.
Childish - Because of how young she is, she can still be a little immature. If things don't go her way, she will get upset about it. When she's upset, she'll likely act out and do things against the person or persons who angered her. This doesn't always mean a temper tantrum, but it's not impossible. Usually it's things like refusing to help when asked, doing exactly the opposite of what is asked of her, or just outright ignoring the person. This has gotten her in trouble before, her anger and childishness putting her in situations she wouldn't otherwise put herself in. Things that upset her include being told no, or having one of her dolls taken away, people acting like she's defective and can't care for herself just because she's blind. She wants to be able to fend for herself and to do what she wants, when she wants. The needs of others don't really mean anything to her, nor do damaged relationships unless the damage caused messes things up for her. She'll be sorry about it for a while, but will usually find another way to do things. If she doesn't, then she'll make a show of being sorry to mend the relationship, but that's all it is. At school, she tries not to bring attention to herself, but there have been one or two times she's gotten in trouble for not doing as she was asked. She already knows this behavior is unacceptable, and she is trying to become more of an adult, but she still slips. Her grandmother used to scold her often for being childish and this is one of the reasons she's trying to "grow up." With her foster parents, if one of them scolds her for being childish she tends to act petulant, but will keep it in mind for future reference and try harder to avoid being childish. If someone outside her "family" does it, she'll get tense and stop whatever it is she was doing and probably walk away.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Wide, round, milky white and blind. (See ref) If she weren't blind, her eyes would be violet, so there's a slight violet tinge to her eyes.
Hair: Her hair is shorter in the back and slightly longer in the front, straight, and white. (See ref)
Face: Heart shaped, small ears, small nose. Slightly pouty mouth.
Clothes: I know she only gets drawn in her school uniform, but this is just to show her style.
- Main Ref: Used for hair, skin, eyes, and an example of the kind of fashion she likes to wear, though she is usually found in something simpler. (Art by Chocorette)
Dresses. Not skirts if she can help it. Dresses. And usually long dresses with long sleeves. She prefers for her hands to be covered at least halfway. If this cannot be achieved by the dress itself, she has a few pairs of arm warmers that do the job. Polyvore references! As for shoes, she prefers boots of some kind. Ankle boots, knee-high boots, even thigh-highs if her dress is short. Her only real requirement is a soft heel (soft as in it makes very little noise when she walks.) Examples are the one in the main ref and these.
Colors are usually dull browns with the occasional red. See her palettes: Dull & Bright
