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safeguarded) wrote2012-04-15 04:53 pm
safeguarded) wrote2012-04-15 04:53 pm
siren's pull application.
Player Information
Name: Maddie
Age: 18
AIM SN: begin to thunder
email: begintothunder@gmail.com
Have you played in an LJ based game before? Yep!
Currently Played Characters: Ahiru
Conditional: Official Reserve Link: Here - decided to change journal names, I hope that isn't an inconvenience!
Character Information
General
Canon Source: The Hunger Games
Canon Format: Book
Character's Name: Peeta Mellark
Character's Age: 17
What form will your character's NV take? A wrist communicator with the District 12 symbol on it.
Abilities
Character's Canon Abilities: Peeta is extremely resourceful; moreover, he's able to adapt his existing skills to new situations. When wounded in the arena, he's able to camouflage himself and look exactly like a rock because of his skill at decorating cakes. His background in a bakery has also increased his physical strength; he's described as "broad shouldered and strong". Along with his strength and resourcefulness, he's a talented speaker, winning over the crowd easily during his interview. He's sociable and has no trouble talking to people and speaking eloquently.
Conditional: If your character has no superhuman canon abilities, what dormant ability will you give them? The ability to camouflage his body at will. This will start out with him only having control of specific areas (one arm, his head, etc) with imperfect coloring. However, as he refines the ability, he'll be able to blend into his surroundings almost effortlessly.
Weapons: None.
History/Personality/Plans/etc.
Character History: Here!
Point in Canon: Catching Fire, Chapter 17.
Character Personality: A confident and eloquent young man. Kind, brave, strong, devoted, and loyal to those he cares for. Though most of these traits are altogether accurate, they're also the mask Peeta wears in order to please the Capitol. It's true that he's eloquent, of course; he manages to make a lasting impression in each of his interviews with Caesar, before and after the Games, a natural crowd pleaser. He's also kind, having burned two loaves of bread in order to feed a starving girl, even though he knew he would be abused for it. Bravery and strength aren't out of the question: any victor in the Hunger Games needs these traits, and Peeta continues forward through the tournament despite overwhelming physical and emotional trauma. It's not difficult to see how he's devoted and loyal to those he cares about: his primary goal for most of the competition was to protect Katniss.
So, then, how is the image Peeta presents to the rest of the districts different from his true self? In the view of the camera, he only portrays the positive aspects of his personality; in reality, there's a mixture of fear, anger, and despair dwelling underneath the persona he adopts for the camera. Though he appears altogether willing to sacrifice his life for Katniss, he only displays this behavior because he knows he can't win - if he can't be the victor, then he'd rather her take the title and be able to live. This leads into another of Peeta's crucial traits: he's aware of his flaws, and realistic when assessing situations he finds himself in. Though he clung to the hope that he may live early in the first book (as seen when he waves to the crowd from inside the train and explains to Katniss that it may earn him sponsors), he soon realizes that Katniss and numerous other competitors have a higher chance to live than him - he notes that even his mother didn't believe he would live.
Despite the inherent harshness necessitated by the situation he was put in, Peeta is a remarkably kind person at heart; even Haymitch notes how he's on an entirely different level than Katniss in that regard. Despite knowing he'll be punished and not knowing Katniss at the time, he purposely burns two loaves of bread in order to save her from starvation. He's generally obedient towards Haymitch's orders, although he certainly isn't immune from frustration when it's justified. He knocks a glass out of Haymitch's hands during their first meeting, and after he finds out he and Katniss have been concealing crucial information from him in Catching Fire, he breaks a lamp and begins to yell at the pair. He also pours out all of Haymitch's liquor in order for them to train more effectively. A good amount of his anger is bottled up, only to come out in explosions like this, and most of it is due to the Capitol. When he finds out that Capitol citizens ingest liquid that makes them vomit so they can eat more, he doesn't react until he's alone with Katniss, remembering how many children have died due to starvation in District 12. He then suggests that maybe they should have let the rebellion in the districts grow, which leads into another of his important traits: his bravery and daring.
An extremely important scene in order to understand Peeta's character is when he and Katniss sit on top of the roof, unobserved by the Capitol, and he remarks that despite the fact he'll likely be killed in the Games, he wants to remain himself when he does. This is his first spoken act of rebellion against the Capitol's goals, and it's continued throughout the narrative - after painting a picture of Rue surrounded for the Gamemakers, he notes that he wanted to penalize them for the death of a child. During his interview with Caesar, he condemns the killing, saying that it takes away everything you are. Despite the fact that he was being tortured, he makes an effort to warn Katniss that the Capitol was planning to attack District 13.
Of all Peeta's traits, it's important to establish his natural lightheartedness in addition to his darker aspects. He's continually sarcastic, even when in serious situations - when he was nearly mortally wounded in the first book, he jokes about Katniss kissing him. He tries to reassure her about his own injury, and urges her to stay when she has a chance to get him medicine by risking her own life. On the train to the Capitol, he jokingly comments on Haymitch's perpetual drunkenness. Along with his natural humor, he has an intuitive way of reading people, and he's skilled in social situations intrinsically. He charms the crowd easily during his interview with Caesar, both with his humor and confession and love, and Katniss notes that if she was killed, his expressions of grief would easily sway people to action.
Character Plans: It'll take a while for Peeta to be convinced that this isn't just a trick of the Capitol. When he does accept this, I'm looking forward to developing him in a setting that will be kinder to him than his canon, where he doesn't have to continually risk his life.
Appearance/PB: Max Thieriot! Here.
Writing Samples
First Person Sample [With each passing day, the likelihood that this is a trick of the Capitol continues to shrink. There were entire separate species here, things that had to be more than muttations - and they could talk. Different dimensions, as strange as it had seemed, could explain that. Furthermore, would the Capitol really have gone to such great lengths to confuse the star crossed lovers of District 12? The people he had talked to had seemed altogether sincere in denying any knowledge of Panem, the Districts, and even the Games. Still, every instinct continued to tell him to be as careful as possible; if not for his sake, than for Katniss. Regardless, he needed to somehow find a way to find employment and a new place to live.]
Anyone want to give a poor starving boy a list of all the bakeries in the city?
On the other hand, if there's one out there willing to hire, I've spent most of my life practically standing inside an oven. Cakes, cookies, muffins, you name it. Decorating too, and exquisite people skills, or so I've been told.
Third Person Sample [Though disorientation is far from unfamiliar, the feeling is unexpected and unwelcome as he lands, back pressed against the wet grass. There's a stretching moment of confusion - wasn't he with Katniss on the train a moment ago? - before he sees a figure coming through the otherwise empty baseball field. That, more than anything else, momentarily forces any questions out of his mind in the interest of following the one command every nerve seems to scream: run.
Almost immediately, he's on his feet, sprinting away as he scans the area. Though he's sure this is a trick of the Capitol, another way to assert their dominance over the Tributes, he's unprepared for the lack of familiarity, both the absence of familiar people and the new landscape. Katniss... Where could she be? In a harsher place, fighting for her life? It was only minutes ago that they had fallen asleep in the same bed. If he wasn't certain the idea would be foolish, he'd call out her name.
Instead, he focuses on moving his legs faster, only to find that there are more people milling around a small distance outside the field. They look somewhat surprised to see him sprinting through the streets, and it's that which makes him slow. There's no recognition - and in all of Panem, could there be so many people who don't recognize him? The interviews, the Games, the romance, everything had been highly publicized. What District was this? Had he been brought to the arena early? No, that made no sense either; they wouldn't bring anyone other than Tributes into the arena unless this was some elaborate illusion. A hallucination, or a bad dream? But this place has a feeling of vividness that no dream could describe.
Once he's run until his lungs burn and his knees shake, he stops, leaning against a building to catch his breath and compose his thoughts. It's then that he notices the device wrapped around his wrist. Hurriedly, he rips it off, examining it. It doesn't seem to be a weapon - a communicator of some sort, maybe, with the District Twelve symbol branded on. At that, he looks around worriedly - this must be from the Capitol. Who else would have given it to him? And that means Katniss has to be somewhere nearby. He begins to move forward once more, looking behind him as he goes.]
Name: Maddie
Age: 18
AIM SN: begin to thunder
email: begintothunder@gmail.com
Have you played in an LJ based game before? Yep!
Currently Played Characters: Ahiru
Conditional: Official Reserve Link: Here - decided to change journal names, I hope that isn't an inconvenience!
Character Information
General
Canon Source: The Hunger Games
Canon Format: Book
Character's Name: Peeta Mellark
Character's Age: 17
What form will your character's NV take? A wrist communicator with the District 12 symbol on it.
Abilities
Character's Canon Abilities: Peeta is extremely resourceful; moreover, he's able to adapt his existing skills to new situations. When wounded in the arena, he's able to camouflage himself and look exactly like a rock because of his skill at decorating cakes. His background in a bakery has also increased his physical strength; he's described as "broad shouldered and strong". Along with his strength and resourcefulness, he's a talented speaker, winning over the crowd easily during his interview. He's sociable and has no trouble talking to people and speaking eloquently.
Conditional: If your character has no superhuman canon abilities, what dormant ability will you give them? The ability to camouflage his body at will. This will start out with him only having control of specific areas (one arm, his head, etc) with imperfect coloring. However, as he refines the ability, he'll be able to blend into his surroundings almost effortlessly.
Weapons: None.
History/Personality/Plans/etc.
Character History: Here!
Point in Canon: Catching Fire, Chapter 17.
Character Personality: A confident and eloquent young man. Kind, brave, strong, devoted, and loyal to those he cares for. Though most of these traits are altogether accurate, they're also the mask Peeta wears in order to please the Capitol. It's true that he's eloquent, of course; he manages to make a lasting impression in each of his interviews with Caesar, before and after the Games, a natural crowd pleaser. He's also kind, having burned two loaves of bread in order to feed a starving girl, even though he knew he would be abused for it. Bravery and strength aren't out of the question: any victor in the Hunger Games needs these traits, and Peeta continues forward through the tournament despite overwhelming physical and emotional trauma. It's not difficult to see how he's devoted and loyal to those he cares about: his primary goal for most of the competition was to protect Katniss.
So, then, how is the image Peeta presents to the rest of the districts different from his true self? In the view of the camera, he only portrays the positive aspects of his personality; in reality, there's a mixture of fear, anger, and despair dwelling underneath the persona he adopts for the camera. Though he appears altogether willing to sacrifice his life for Katniss, he only displays this behavior because he knows he can't win - if he can't be the victor, then he'd rather her take the title and be able to live. This leads into another of Peeta's crucial traits: he's aware of his flaws, and realistic when assessing situations he finds himself in. Though he clung to the hope that he may live early in the first book (as seen when he waves to the crowd from inside the train and explains to Katniss that it may earn him sponsors), he soon realizes that Katniss and numerous other competitors have a higher chance to live than him - he notes that even his mother didn't believe he would live.
Despite the inherent harshness necessitated by the situation he was put in, Peeta is a remarkably kind person at heart; even Haymitch notes how he's on an entirely different level than Katniss in that regard. Despite knowing he'll be punished and not knowing Katniss at the time, he purposely burns two loaves of bread in order to save her from starvation. He's generally obedient towards Haymitch's orders, although he certainly isn't immune from frustration when it's justified. He knocks a glass out of Haymitch's hands during their first meeting, and after he finds out he and Katniss have been concealing crucial information from him in Catching Fire, he breaks a lamp and begins to yell at the pair. He also pours out all of Haymitch's liquor in order for them to train more effectively. A good amount of his anger is bottled up, only to come out in explosions like this, and most of it is due to the Capitol. When he finds out that Capitol citizens ingest liquid that makes them vomit so they can eat more, he doesn't react until he's alone with Katniss, remembering how many children have died due to starvation in District 12. He then suggests that maybe they should have let the rebellion in the districts grow, which leads into another of his important traits: his bravery and daring.
An extremely important scene in order to understand Peeta's character is when he and Katniss sit on top of the roof, unobserved by the Capitol, and he remarks that despite the fact he'll likely be killed in the Games, he wants to remain himself when he does. This is his first spoken act of rebellion against the Capitol's goals, and it's continued throughout the narrative - after painting a picture of Rue surrounded for the Gamemakers, he notes that he wanted to penalize them for the death of a child. During his interview with Caesar, he condemns the killing, saying that it takes away everything you are. Despite the fact that he was being tortured, he makes an effort to warn Katniss that the Capitol was planning to attack District 13.
Of all Peeta's traits, it's important to establish his natural lightheartedness in addition to his darker aspects. He's continually sarcastic, even when in serious situations - when he was nearly mortally wounded in the first book, he jokes about Katniss kissing him. He tries to reassure her about his own injury, and urges her to stay when she has a chance to get him medicine by risking her own life. On the train to the Capitol, he jokingly comments on Haymitch's perpetual drunkenness. Along with his natural humor, he has an intuitive way of reading people, and he's skilled in social situations intrinsically. He charms the crowd easily during his interview with Caesar, both with his humor and confession and love, and Katniss notes that if she was killed, his expressions of grief would easily sway people to action.
Character Plans: It'll take a while for Peeta to be convinced that this isn't just a trick of the Capitol. When he does accept this, I'm looking forward to developing him in a setting that will be kinder to him than his canon, where he doesn't have to continually risk his life.
Appearance/PB: Max Thieriot! Here.
Writing Samples
First Person Sample [With each passing day, the likelihood that this is a trick of the Capitol continues to shrink. There were entire separate species here, things that had to be more than muttations - and they could talk. Different dimensions, as strange as it had seemed, could explain that. Furthermore, would the Capitol really have gone to such great lengths to confuse the star crossed lovers of District 12? The people he had talked to had seemed altogether sincere in denying any knowledge of Panem, the Districts, and even the Games. Still, every instinct continued to tell him to be as careful as possible; if not for his sake, than for Katniss. Regardless, he needed to somehow find a way to find employment and a new place to live.]
Anyone want to give a poor starving boy a list of all the bakeries in the city?
On the other hand, if there's one out there willing to hire, I've spent most of my life practically standing inside an oven. Cakes, cookies, muffins, you name it. Decorating too, and exquisite people skills, or so I've been told.
Third Person Sample [Though disorientation is far from unfamiliar, the feeling is unexpected and unwelcome as he lands, back pressed against the wet grass. There's a stretching moment of confusion - wasn't he with Katniss on the train a moment ago? - before he sees a figure coming through the otherwise empty baseball field. That, more than anything else, momentarily forces any questions out of his mind in the interest of following the one command every nerve seems to scream: run.
Almost immediately, he's on his feet, sprinting away as he scans the area. Though he's sure this is a trick of the Capitol, another way to assert their dominance over the Tributes, he's unprepared for the lack of familiarity, both the absence of familiar people and the new landscape. Katniss... Where could she be? In a harsher place, fighting for her life? It was only minutes ago that they had fallen asleep in the same bed. If he wasn't certain the idea would be foolish, he'd call out her name.
Instead, he focuses on moving his legs faster, only to find that there are more people milling around a small distance outside the field. They look somewhat surprised to see him sprinting through the streets, and it's that which makes him slow. There's no recognition - and in all of Panem, could there be so many people who don't recognize him? The interviews, the Games, the romance, everything had been highly publicized. What District was this? Had he been brought to the arena early? No, that made no sense either; they wouldn't bring anyone other than Tributes into the arena unless this was some elaborate illusion. A hallucination, or a bad dream? But this place has a feeling of vividness that no dream could describe.
Once he's run until his lungs burn and his knees shake, he stops, leaning against a building to catch his breath and compose his thoughts. It's then that he notices the device wrapped around his wrist. Hurriedly, he rips it off, examining it. It doesn't seem to be a weapon - a communicator of some sort, maybe, with the District Twelve symbol branded on. At that, he looks around worriedly - this must be from the Capitol. Who else would have given it to him? And that means Katniss has to be somewhere nearby. He begins to move forward once more, looking behind him as he goes.]