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snowblindmods) wrote2015-04-06 10:43 pm
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Ginger Hale | Original Character | Unreserved
Name: Danielle
Age: 23
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Other Characters: Quark (zero escape |
Character Information
Name: Ginger Hale
Canon: Original
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Inventory: The extremely weather inappropriate outfit she came in (blue short-skirted sleeveless dress, thick orange belt, orange platform heels, underwear), a medium sized handbag with hand emroidered floral pattern containing a small emergency sewing kit (different color threads in small spools, a few spare buttons, needles, a thimble, and small thread scissors), a pair of spare shoes (flats), a bag with makeup essentials for daily touch-ups (foundation, pink blush, a tube of pink lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, a handmirror), a handheld sketchpad halfway filled with clothing design ideas, a pack of well-worn colored pencils, a pencil sharpener, a flip phone, an outdated high school ID, a hairbrush, peach-colored nail polish, a nail file, keys to her store and to her parents' house.
World Description: Ginger hails from a world that is not particularly outstanding in any way. She lives in the small, fictional town of Sugarcane Valley in Earth's 21st century America, that can be described as, in a word, idyllic. It deals mostly in agriculture and has therefore remained largely untouched by industry. It's been advertised as a place of healing due to its clean air, and is populated predominantly by the ailing, the elderly, and wealthy families who own large acres of land. Having lived in this bubble of tradition and peace, Ginger is wholly unaware of the surrounding world. Although she's always wanted to venture out into the bustling cities that lie beyond the farmland and surrounding mountains, they remain a fantastic mystery. They're just like any other major American cities, however, and are largely unimpressive despite their noise and size.
Background: There's not much that can be said about Ginger's life thus far. She was born to a typical family in a small town who raised her with all the love and patience they could offer. Her parents ran a flower shop, which her older sister of many years, Emmeline, took over shortly after graduating high school. Ginger all but flunked out of high school and tried to work in the family business, but after breaking more pots and killing more flowers than she helped, spared her sister the trouble of firing her and moved on to new avenues. Ginger quickly discovered her passion for art and design after getting a new job managing fabrics for the local tailor. There, she learned how to sew, and was eventually asked to take over the business altogether.
As a young adult approaching her twenties, Ginger struggled to maintain her business (knowing nothing about business practice beyond her craft) and support her family when Emmeline went through a messy breakup with her boyfriend of many years. Around the same time, it came to light that their father begot a son a few years younger than Emmeline in a well-concealed affair that lasted many, many years. Her older half-brother, Halim, moved to Sugarcane Valley and his presence ultimately sparked the separation of her parents. She never blamed him and embraced him readily as part of her family and her world. Emmeline sunk into a long-lasting depression over the loss of her relationship and the stress of her parents' divorce that would have likely lost them both their livelihood if Halim hadn't offered help manage the flower shop.
Despite all of the family drama, Ginger remained positive and worked hard to keep her head above water. Eventually, Emmeline was able to stand back up and take back her life, and Halim went on to revitalize one of the abandoned farms that sit on the outskirts of the Valley. With the praise and encouragement of her peers, Ginger had just begun to seriously look into enrolling in a fashion institute and realie her dream of becoming a fashion designer with her own clothing line. Of course, that would require leaving the safety of the Valley, where all her friends and family reside. Having never been without them, she's still unsure that she can handle being so far away for so long. And with her poor history in academics, she fears no school would accept her no matter how exceptional her portfolio.
Canon Point: After finishing a portfolio of her work and shipping it off to a fashion institute for judging, but before receiving any word whether or not they would accept her as a student.
Personality: No matter what it is that Ginger is doing, she puts her whole heart into it. Whenever she gets involved in a new venture, she completely immerses herself. This can be said both for where her own projects are concerned as well as her affairs with others. When Ginger makes a friend, she takes it very seriously. Making the people closest to her as happy as she can is very important to her, and as such she tends to involve herself in their day-to-day activities to the point where it can become tiring. She means well, but doesn't always know when she's being overbearing and should dial it back. It's this enthusiasm that caused her to smash maybe half the pots in her older sister's flower shop before she finally admitted to herself that it wasn't a job she was cut out for.
Ginger's biggest flaw, and perhaps also her most notable trait, is her simple-minded nature. In certain ways, it can be both endearing and refreshing. She rarely gets big, grand ideas, and takes everything one day at a time. She savors small accomplishments as if they're monumental, and has a hard time understanding how people can be deceitful. It gets old fast. Ginger's aware of her own slowness and it often frustrates her when she gets things wrong or has trouble understanding concepts that seem simple to others. She can very easily be described as a bimbo when you couple her physical appearance with her airy voice and sluggish way of speaking. For the most part, she doesn't notice or doesn't mind when people treat her harshly or impatiently because of these factors. She will, however, lose her temper if her intelligence specifically is insulted. Although Ginger takes her time processing new ideas and never did well in any academic fields, she's adamant about the fact that she isn't dim. She's smart where it's most important to her, and creative to boot. Ginger's passionate about her designs and if she's talentless in any other aspect, she knows her way around a needle.
Another fallback to Ginger's simplicity is her tendency to give her trust to people who don't deserve it. She likes to assume the best about people, and in general has trouble reading hostility or understanding sarcasm, so she's easy to fool. Although she's never been so much of a romantic that she put much time or effort into dating, the few relationships she did land in weren't particularly healthy because of her gullibility. Fortunately, her much sharper sister has always been there to keep here steered in the (relatively) right direction. It's noble of her to believe that everyone is innocent until proven guilty, but her problem is her relative inability to discern when someone's done more than enough to prove that they shouldn't be trusted. Unless it's spelt out for her, she's unlikely to pick up on warning signs.
While it's true that Ginger puts her heart in everything that she does, it isn't often she stays stuck on any one train of thought for very long. Her focus isn't particularly admirable, and she's more than susceptible to the whims of latest fads. She's much more of a follower than a leader, and although she's certainly creative, isn't one to take initiative. She doesn't have the concentration for it. Ginger frequently comes up with new ideas for projects she can start and jumps into them with enthusiasm and determination, but rarely finishes them. Most of the designs she puts down to paper never make it to a mannequin. If she had the drive to follow through with all of her ideas, she'd spend less time repairing and altering the clothing she's given and more time creating her own line. It's so much easier to have fun in the moment than to dedicate herself to long-term ventures.
Flavor Abilities: Ginger doesn't have any abilities that can't be categorized as simple talents. She's good at drawing and sewing and has a wonderful sense of creativity. She has a decent knowledge of flowers and farming because she grew up around them, but not nearly enough to be considered a specialist.
Suitability: Ginger's biggest problem is her seeming lack of anything to contribute. She doesn't know how to survive or be particularly ingenuitive. She's soft and weak and easily frightened. This is exactly what makes her appealing in regards to placing her in Norfinbury: she has so much room to grow. She can be taught to fend for herself out of necessity, especially with the help of others, and maybe use some of her ability to find the silver lining in any given situation to keep spirits up. The fact that she is a complete fish out of water with no experience in handling life-threatening situations is what would be most interesting about playing her. She'd have to learn to adapt somehow, and fast.
RP Samples:
NETWORK -
[It's dark, and Ginger's quite tired judging by the thick circles under her eyes she wasn't terribly successful in covering up with what makeup she has left at this stage of her stay in Norfinbury. But she found herself unable to sleep, the sounds of the blizzard outside haunting her and keeping her tossing and turning in her bed. She puts an effort into looking presentable as she switches on the video feed for her tablet and beams, batting her eyelashes out at anyone who may still be awake to reply.]
Yoo-hoo! Hello! I have an idea!
[Shivering, she puts down the tablet to wrap her coat more tightly around her before rummaging around behind her. She finally produces a few pillowcases, which she shows to the camera.]
The fabric isn't very good quality, and I'm sure most of you are using these as super uncute purses, but if you find them, I'd be happy to whip up some sort of cute new piece of clothing!
[Okay, she has to admit, it wouldn't be very cute at all. The fabric doesn't have much stretch or thickness for warmth. Still, it would give her something to do, which would help her pass these wakeful hours, and they could all use extra layers, no matter how thin.]
Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? But you're all so pretty and handsome you could really work anything. Anyhow, let me know! Toodles!
[The feed shuts off with a cute wave.]
ACTION -
Slightly NSFW in the opening post.
If you'd like more or different samples, I'd be happy to write up something else new!
ACCEPTED, NOTE
A standard single-story house with a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom. Every room in the house has haphazardly been painted red.
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NOTE: Ginger will not have the scissors in her sewing kit.
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