Post by kataleen on May 20, 2012 19:19:11 GMT -6
Kataleen Olivia Laru
Name: Kataleen Olivia Laru
Nicknames: Kat, Kitty Kat [Her dad calls her this mainly.]
Gender: Female
Age: Sixteen
District: District 12
Job: Her mother is too sick to work, however her father works in the coal mines.
Description: {At least 5 sentences; What does your character look like? Are they tall or short? Well built of scrawny? What color is his/her eyes? Hair Color? Skin Color?}
Personality: The first thing that would come across while meeting Kataleen, would be how caring she is. She always tires to make sure everyone around her is alright, and often puts them all before herself. She's very motherly, and for several years, has acted the part to her five younger siblings, while their sickly mother slowly dies. She's very independent, never wanting to accept help from anyone or wanting to impose. She doesn't want to appear weak, even though caring for her family is very tiring, and she rarely has time for herself. But she's generally quite optimistic, always believing that tomorrow will be better.
After days gone by without food, your stomach begins to learn to work without real stuff to process, sometimes she's resorted to eating dirt while searching for something in the cupboards to trade in for meat, or other precious necessities. And what comes with hunger is the need to survive; During those hungry days, she's also built some muscle, kept herself moving with what little she did have to eat. She climbed things, buildings, ran around the Seam countless times, trying to invigorate herself, giving her a natural abundance of energy. She can climb, very well, after days going up and down off her roof and neighbors, watching the horizon for her father coming home.
No matter the person, Kataleen will not hesitate to stop and help someone in need. She doesn't think of any consequences that might come her way, she just naturally stops and tries to help, it's a sort of impulse. Unless the person is wielding something obviously harmful, Kataleen will not pass up helping. And while she won't stop to help someone, she will not accept it for herself, no matter how hurt she is, she has to do it herself, showing her stubborn side. She refuses any means of help, no if ands or buts about it. A scrape on the knee? "It's fine, I'll just put pressure on it." Kataleen, you feel and hit your head falling off the roof again, silly girl! "Just a concussion, I just won't sleep a while. Is Hilde doing okay with the kids?"
History: For the last seven years, ever since Kataleen' youngest sister was born her mother, Teresa, has been slowly dying from an unknown disease. Her father, Gregory, works extremely long shifts in the coal mines, sometimes overtime, trying to support his family, but it's still never been enough. The Laru's can't live off his salary alone, having to pay excess medical bills for Kat' mother's disease as well as food, it's just been too much. Because four of his six children are of age to be in the Reaping, he wanted to sign them up for Tesserae, but Kataleen wouldn't let him. She and her eldest sister, Hilde, signed up for two Tesserae each, so that her younger siblings wouldn't have to. But two changed to three, and three changed to five. So far, it's worked to their advantage, but maybe a little too well; Kataleen's name has been put in 26 times this year, and her luck doesn't seem to be rising, and she's scared.
Password Phrase: Stolen by Allison (:
