Re: » Chasing Tomorrow | | Seeking Benevolence
This looks cool! So here's a character sheet.
Name: Nika Silverman
Age: 24
Current Occupation: Muesum guide / attendant
Specialty: Went to college and got a degree in geology
Appearance: Her round head seems cartoonishly large for her body, especially atop her slender neck. Where her head is round, the rest of her body seems angular. That isn't to say she's skinny, but something seems a bit off, and her extra weight seems to always fall in the less than lady-like places (like under her arm and on her thighs) and doesn't help give her shape. She has huge more-or-less-brown eyes, a small pointed nose, and a wide smile. Her dirty blond hair is cut such that it's just long enough to braid into a French braid, but not much more.
Personality: On the outside, Nika appears bubbly and friendly. She tries her best to keep in touch with friends and invite them over for board games or (a cheaply made) dinner. There's few who see her drop her smile, but the truth is she's worried people will leave if they find out how unsatisfying her life is to her when they've all gone so far in life and she's gone nowhere. And though they all know about her job at the museum, she's a little embarassed by it, and hopes those she calls friends don't show up when she's working. She is a hard worker and is more than willing to pick up the slack. Give her a task, and she'll probably say yes even if she has too much on her plate already. She's nonconfrontational, but when someone or something does get to her, her feelings toward that person tend to stay negative for a long, long time.
Brief History: Growing up, her life was relatively normal. Going to college had been her decision, and though they hadn't been altogether too supportive, they had tried to help her financially. The money didn't go too far, though, and she still has quite a bit of debt due to student loans, but she's trying to get through it slowly. She graduated with a degree in geology, but it turns out not every geologist gets to go climb and play amongst the rocks each day. She would have settled for just being a lab assistant or technician, but it seems even those jobs are all filled with more experienced people. Not wanting to become 'just' another fastfood attendant, she applied to the museum which at least had some rocks in it, and at least she got that job. Now she's two years into her job, but she's constantly trying to find a way out.
One Wish: To have the know-how and the money to get out of debt and go exploring and discover something new (preferably with friends). Or as she puts it, "hammer rocks in cool places and see what the world is made of." Or at least, that's the dream she'll always tell people. Secretly, she wishes she had the body and grace of a performer. In some ways she wouldn't mind traveling the world as a street performer, but she's embarassed to acknowledge this as this isn't a 'dignified' dream. She also wants kittens, but that's a separate issue.
One Flaw: It's hard for her to change her mind. Once she's set her mind on something, she'll stick to it even though sometimes it would be best to change her opinion. She also cares a little too much of what the people around her think of her, and is willing to do just about anything to keep them happy. She hasn't figured out chasing this sort of happy results in her sacrificing her time and energy and ultimately leaves her with less.
One Loss: Getting kicked out of her first apartment a year ago because she couldn't pay the rent. It wasn't her fault, though, her at-the-time roommate decided to move out a couple months before the lease and told her it was entirely up to her to pay the rent. The rent itself was sorted, but Nika never quite got over the feeling that she had been so completely and suddenly betrayed by someone she thought she was friends with.
One Connection: To her, she's friends with someone if she can invite them over to dinner (platonically), have them enjoy her company enough not realize how cheap the food is.
I kind of didn't stick to the whole one thing, and I wasn't quite sure if I followed what you meant with the connection part. If you want me to change that I could, but I hope it's mostly all right. ^^
