Post by arabella lander on Aug 25, 2008 17:18:01 GMT -5
BEHIND THE MASK&&
[/size]name: roo
age: is that a trick question
gender: hmm...
years of experience: eh... lost countBACK TO BASICS&&
name: arabella lily lander
nickname: ara, ari, bells, bella, lils, sister, young woman (by mother)
age: sixteen
gender: female
sexual orientation: heterosexual
race: angel
blood: pureblood
sin/virtue: kindnessLOOK INTO THE MIRROR&&
celebrity: clémence poésy
picture:
height: five foot seven
weight: one hundred five pounds
eye colour: gray
hair colour: blonde
heritage: caucasian
tattoos: ---
piercings: ---
flaws:
The most obvious flaw when it comes to Arabella is the fact that she doesn't allow anyone to get too close to her, as if she was protecting herself from harm. Anyone who knows her history might have understand it, but still, anyone who knew better hoped she'd get over it and would go on with life. It is never easy to get close to Ara, even just to be her friends, not that she doesn't like you or anything, she just have her own issues that she have yet to deal with. Of course, there that fact, that she hardly say what she meant, that could easily drive anyone crazy, no one could really figure her out, not unless she wants them too which is -- never. She doesn't seem to allow much change in her life either, she prefers something constant and fix, something she could control. Appearance wise? She's a little too skinny for her own good.
overall appearance:
Standing at five foot seven inches, Arabella is easily a vision of beauty, tall, lean and toned. She seemed graceful and fragile all at once that make you wonder how was she able to exist at times. If she had cared at all, she could easily walk the runaway with one of the skinny girls and look as if she had a smudge under her nose -- but, as much as she likes fashion, modeling was never much of her thing. However, she is rather skinny, it can't be help seeing how she run around like her head was cut off half the time. She have soft blonde -- almost brown hair, all natural without any colouring (she doesn't colour her hair, not even once) which she prefers to keep just over her shoulder, she hardly ever grew it out longer than that or kept it too short, the shortest she had was probably the 'bop' style and it was enough to say that she had regretted even agreeing to cut her hair at the time.
But of course that was not as important as the one thing that is hard to miss about Arabella would have to be her piercing eyes which hold a lot of mystery, contradicting her overall appearance and complimenting it all at once. It is as if her eyes were a pair of deep pool which you could never truly figure out what's hidden underneath it. Second would probably her pale skin, she's usually paler than your normal average human being -- well, no surprise there since she is technically an angel. Of course, aside from being pale, her skin appear to be significantly flawless except for a few freckles on her face that was on her face which compliment it more. She have - of course, blonde hair which was grew darker as she grew up. She would usually keep her hair long, but occasionally would cut it just short enough -- but never enough for any boy hair cut, come to think of it, she never had cut her hair too short -- ever as she happens to be quite a girly girl.
You could easily see Arabella in something as simple as jeans and t-shirt, but none of her clothes were ever really just clothes -- they're of course mostly designers seeing her mother would rather die than see her wear anything less than that. She could dress in anything from simple to elegant without looking out of place. That of course took a lifetime of practice, it had became somewhat of a way of life when it comes to Arabella. Yes of course, she almost always prefer to have her hair down, but if it was bothering her, she would tie it up in a simple ponytail (which her mother hates). Of course, when the function demands it, gruesome long hours of hair dressing is in order, regardless how much Arabella was never fond of it. There's another thing about Arabella, she doesn't have any sort of piercing or tattoos, and her choice of make-up would be simple and quick to apply.BE YOURSELF&&
likes:
[x] fashion
[x] early morning
[x] party
[x] guys who have brains
[x] basketball
[x] pizza and soft drinks
[x] pampering herself
[x] driving and her car
dislikes:
[x] ballet lessons
[x] musical instruments
[x] scary movies
[x] dogs
[x] anything formal
[x] chemistry
[x] hot and humid weather
[x] people lying to her
strengths:
[x] ability to adapt
[x] being sensible
[x] energetic
[x] her moral compass
[x] patience
[x] pleasant
weaknesses:
[x] a considerate and smart guy
[x] tend to have terrible sense of timing
[x] any dance lesson will kill her
[x] stubborn
[x] cheese...
[x] a bit too curious at times
overall personality:
With endless things going on in her life, it is a surprise that Arabella is not as messed up as she should be -- or maybe she is but no one ever took the time to see past her pretenses, whatever it was, Arabella is not what you can your average every day girl. What you can see on the outside, the things she chooses to let you know sometimes aren't even a fraction of who she really is. On the outside, Arabella is already an extraordinary girl, not for her achievement, not for who her parents are, but for the fact on how she could help herself up anywhere without any trouble at all. She always appear to be calm and collective, some who doesn't seemed to let anything bother or get to her at all. It is always enough to make people wanted to hate her for it. She can juggle several things at once without even sighing over how tired or bored she was or how she no longer have time for herself.
On the inside however, she is far more conflicted than she's letting anyone know. The only person who could truly understand this is probably only her brother and he knows all too well not to step over the boundaries. Arabella have a lot to deal with, as a young girl, the amount of things that was pilling inside of her can be cruel and unbearable. She have a lot of issues that she have yet to deal with, notably getting over certain things such as the death of her best friend. That is not something someone could easily forget, it stays with one forever. Another was probably her parents strained relationship, she no longer have ideas of wanting them to get back together, but she still longs for the idea of having loving parents which she once had, even when they're not together, she had hoped they could at least try to exist and able to be in the same room without being at each other's troth.
Still, Arabella is someone who people can get along with, just not really best friend material as she doesn't allow anyone get too close to her due to her own personal issues, not everyone else, so it is best not to take it personally when it comes to that. Though, if you need her help, she doesn't mind leaving out a few minutes a day for you. She had her share of being impossible as well, especially when it comes to the things she hated, however, she was never big on whining. She would usually let things go, well, the things that she can let go that is. She can be a little bit too honest as well, it was something she can't do any less, you want to hate her, but you know she is absolutely right. Yeah, there was the one thing too -- Arabella prefers to keep to herself, she hardly ever seen around people unless at practice or any activities that requires the presence of other human beings.CAN'T RUN FROM YOUR PAST&&
parents:
mother; amanda stacy singer (48, fashion designer)
father; george aaron lander (53, partner at a law firm)
siblings:
brother; aaron james lander (18, senior)
other:
former stepmother; tara wilkins-lander (32, saloon owner)
half-brother; nathaniel patrick lander (15, sophomore)
stepmother: lacey grace (22, model)
pets:
mickey; a white persian cat
overall history:
It was fine Sunday morning of July 8th, summer was in full swing and people were out and about experiencing life. A lot seemed to go on that day, a lot, but most important of all, it is the day Arabella Lander was born into the world. She was a perfect baby girl -- according to her mother. Her birth was widely celebrated by her parents, she was showered with gifts and love from everyone even when she can't even tell who is who just yet. She was born into a perfect life, a mother who loves her and a father who always try to be around for her, of course, not forgetting the older brother whom at first was not so keen on someone sharing his parents but had changed his mind as soon as he saw his little baby sister. It was just something out of a fairy, and no one thought it was real... Maybe that is why it doesn't last, maybe that was why it didn't work out, who knows? Nobody could really understand.
Arabella's mother; Amanda, is a very successful woman, she had always been independent and strong on her own. She could stand tall all by herself and people look up to her for her achievement and poise she posses which at times looks almost to ridiculous to be true, yet it is true. Her father; George was just as equally as successful as his wife. An engaging lawyer with a charming attitude, he can't seemed to do anything wrong, he was born into the world of privilege and had proven himself worthy of anything given to him, joining his father's company as a partner just five years after graduating college and it seemed nothing could stop him, he was destined for greatness. Maybe, maybe that what was wrong about it, maybe two strong people aren't meant to be together, they seemed perfect, but only on the outside and that was not enough...
Still, Arabella grew up in the most loving environment during her younger years. She was just like any other child, except with a bit more money than she ever care about nor understand. Her brother had been her closest friend and her mother had been the best one ever, her father was perfect for her. Arabella was loved and overly spoiled. She can easily get whatever she wanted from her parents just by giving a cute look or just being the younger child, even her brother tend to spoil her. No one could lay a finger on her -- at all, even by mistake. Anyone who doesn't fulfill her requests or wishes could easily ended up fired by her parents. She was their little princess, not even her brother was as spoiled as she was, but they were loved all the same -- at least according to their parents. But, maybe because there were more expected from Aaron than her that made her, compare to Aaron, a bit more spoiled.
A life filled with love, even as love could spread like a rubber band to go around the people you love, rubber band could also break -- Arabella was only twelve then and the summer had just rolled in, everyone was ecstatic, the long holiday planned was soon to follow. Everything changes. Arabella could still remember how her parents sat her down in the middle of the living room, her brother was there, looking as if he had been punched in the stomach. She could remember how he didn't say a word or smile even as she entered and sat down. It was calm, but there was obvious tension in the room. It was then her parents slowly explain to her how they were going their separate ways. It shouldn't come quite as a shock to Ara nor Aaron, but it did anyway, even as they realize how everyone was drifting apart, and how nothing seemed to feel the same. She had hoped.
And it wasn't enough, the divorce didn't go as smooth with her parents head on each other, it was the worst year of her life that she wish she could have erased. It wasn't until a year later that Ara found out -- Aaron had known longer than that -- that their father had had an affair during the marriage and they had a half-brother. She was furious with her father, he wasn't the perfect father he was. Ara chose to stop talking to him and to make matters worse, her mother seemed to support her decision. The family she once knew fell apart, but even with all the personal problems, her parents seemed to do well with their careers with ultimately led both of them to distant themselves from both Ara and her brother, she never cared much about her half-brother and doesn't even speak about him at all, anyone mentioning the subject would receive a glare from her.
Fortunately for Ara, during the worst time of her life, she found the best of friend. The one who doesn't really care about her family wealth and would pointed out the fact that she is a bitch if she happens to act like one. She was the one person Arabelle wouldn't mind to tell her like it is. Andrea was her best of friend, she was the closest person to Arabella after Aaron. There were times where she would joke that Andrea should marry her brother when they all grow up so they could all truly be a family, but that remain just that, Andrea sees is as just a joke and doesn't take it seriously, she would constantly say "I live in the real world, and your brother is too old" which could easily invite a smirk on Ara's face. But, it doesn't last long, it would have been easy if friends were separated by life, they'd find each other again somehow if that's the case, but that was not the case.
Andrea was taken cruelly from the world just before her fourteenth birthday in an accident, she was walking home from her usual martial arts class that day which Ara had missed because she was ill. Ara took Andrea's death hard, she stop speaking to people for a weeks, the only person who she would talk to was her brother. It took months before Ara pull herself out of grieving, but she was never the same again. She herself, but not quite, she always seemed to be lost in thoughts or wondering. No one really know what she was thinking, but one thing for sure, Ara wasn't throwing her life away, she worked hard in school, care more about life and look at things differently, it was as if she was determine to keep some part of Andrea alive, her best friend, the one she couldn't bring back. Of course, Ara didn't have any other close friends since, her friends remain just her brother.
It was two weeks before Ara's fifteenth birthday that she learned that her father was getting yet another divorce, she remained indifference and still refuse to talk to him. She doesn't discuss much about her family with anyone. And it was several days later that she learned that her half brother was treated just as cold as she was by their brother. It changes her view slightly, though not entirely. She remains cold towards her younger brother. It doesn't seemed to change much, unless someone was about to do something about it and Ara wasn't someone who'd care to make the first move to mend what was broken. Of course, to make matters worse, her father ended up marrying a model just months after the divorces much to Ara's annoyance and disapproval, alas, there was nothing she could say...ALL I NEED IS THE REST&&
secret word: fallen angel
other characters on this site?: oliver v. delvaux
anything else?: uhh...
sample roleplay:
Mrs Morris had definitely, without a doubt, had never heard of cruel and unusual punishment, if she had, she must be one hell of a b*tch to put anyone trough this kind of torture. Haven't anyone heard of a place call gym? More importantly hadn't she heard of a nice large room where the basketball court usually build in, with several great advantages such as, well, let's see -- no freaking burning hot sun that can make you look like roasted prawn. Yup, Mrs Morris had definitely not heard of such phrases and places which turns out to be just Arabella's luck to be in her class and to be forced day after day and week after week being boiled under the sun. Not that she mind the sun, it's good for tanning and sunny days are perfect for a walk in the park or on the beach, it's just not for long runs and long lines of pointless activity just to pass the time for gym.
Arabella let out a long groan as she stopped to catch a breath. Normally, she wouldn't mind running laps, Coach Brown had moments where she would simply started to scream her head off and order the team to run laps, it wasn't as dreadful when Coach Brown was around, despite the fact that she had been known for her ruthless routine, she had never burn her students under the sun. Too bad, the class would have to settle with Mrs Morris for at least another week or two seeing Coach Brown had been on maternity leave. A week or more, the thought invited another long groan from Ara, there was just no way she could stand another week of endless running and exercising, the activity almost make dress fitting or hair dressing seemed to feel like a walk in the park -- it actually is for most people, but not Arabella seeing how she hated such things even when she do loves fashion.
"Keep it moving people!!" Arabella heard Mrs Morris screamed on top on her lung. Just exactly who's idea was it to allow the Mathematics teacher to fill in for Gym class? Can't they get anyone else who know exactly what they were doing? Coach Haskel for example, he would have made a great substitute, can't he find an off time from teaching Biology and running the soccer team? Arabella sighed, just her luck. She started to run again slowly, closing in the huge gap between her and the person in front of her. She was probably the last person now, but she couldn't care less about the fact, she had no energy to even think past how was she going to get trough the rest of the day...