District 12: Carmen Epitaph [wip]

APPEARANCE

You may wonder someday why everyone finds Carmen's mouse-like face so beautiful, so let me explain all the aspects of this girl. Her shiny, dark brown hair shines in the light. It is very long and straight, almost always worn down, cascading down her back and chest in a lovely brushed manner. Sometimes she plays with her hair, and when she does, it looks perhaps even more elegant, though it appears at its darkest and truest when allowed to be down. Her little eyebrows are a darker color, though they are short and thin, nicely kept. Her eyelashes are dark and long, another beautiful detail.

Her forehead is only a little bigger than you may think right, and she does not like it much herself, but others may not notice it too much. Her eyes are humongous, popping out on her face and staring in wonder. They are a sweet chocolate brown, like porcelain eyes in most lights, though if you stare long enough you may find a hint of honey on the outer rims. Her nose is small and smooth, but the bridge is too straight.

Her mouth is small, with mild pink lips and a slight smile usually decorating her lovely face. The little rows of baby teeth are white and neat, lining up perfectly like her parents' did before her. Her chin is a little pointy, not too bad, but still in a way Carmen does not enjoy. Her neck is not long or short, it is just fine for her, though she does have a bit of a thin bone structure. Her shoulders are very skinny, her chest somewhat well endowed, her stomach thin but not extremely thin like you see in most parts of her District. Her arms are long and thin, with pointy elbows you may want to watch out for. Her wrists are very thin as well, though her hands are rather pretty. Soft, small, and only a little bit thinner than normal, they are most definitely pretty hands. Her small waist leads down to long skinny legs, with knobby little knees like her elbows, things you need to watch out for. She is surprisingly limber, though not extremely like you may see with some people. Her feet are small and smooth, quick like the rest of her. Though skinny, she is quick, and is thus a strong person in a different sense.

PERSONALITY

If you went to Carmen and told her she could have one thing, she would very simply answer “Peace.” She is not outgoing enough to stop disruption herself, but it hurts her to see hatred. Maybe if the idea got into her head, she would be a hippy. Because hippies are cool. Carmen feels very detached from the world, like everything around her is cartoonish, surreal, like a dream. That is why she hates dreams so much, even though most of her life seems like nothing but a dream.

She is generally very edgy, not doing anything too fast but jumping at every little noise in the night. It is easy to scare her, even slightly morbid fairy tales will disturb her, and you most definitely can disgust her pretty easily. She isn’t the ‘big frown’ the ‘blank expression’ or ‘terribly scary smile’ type; she just has each one in its own minimal, balanced way. When amused, she gives a small grin. When upset, a slight frown appears. When just walking, she looks down and takes on a very thoughtful expression, always lost in her thoughts. If a particularly funny memory comes to her mind, she may on occasion laugh out loud, though this is rare and she hardly ever does it on the spot, right when the funny thing happens.

Carmen does not look at the world as either black or white, she sees many sides to things, the good and the bad. You could not call her optimistic, and you could not call her pessimistic. Although she is wary when it comes to trusting people, she does make a point of looking for the good sides in everyone. She tries not to see the dark, but nonetheless she sees the big picture and the many colors and sides of the three dimensional figure. Confidence really shakes with her, depending on her mood that particular day. Sometimes she may be up for anything, and other times she will want to hide under the pavement. Carmen thinks way too much.

Carmen is not the boldest or bluntest person you will ever meet. She warns long before she does anything drastic, which she rarely does anyways. She is open to new ideas, as long as you are not forcing her to go into them. She prefers to do things on her own terms, though if recommended she tends to go along and try it, if she can do it discretely. She tends to be extremely tolerant, rarely getting over the top angry with someone. When annoyed, she tries to walk away to avoid making an unpeaceful situation of herself. This also goes for when someone gets angry at her (this is rare though, it’s hard to get angry at someone who has spent nearly their whole life avoiding annoying situations), she forgives them easily. It will be hard to regain her trust, but you will know she holds no grudge against you. When a situation arises that Carmen can be empathic, she lets herself fall into until someone else snaps her away from the thoughts. Sympathy goes out to everyone, but it is only expressed to those who weaseled their way into her circle of trust.

Carmen is a polite person, and she often seems like she has all the rules memorized from the tip of the first capitalized letter to the period at the very end. She likes to keep her secrets to herself, and though the few friends she has had have shared secrets with her, she keeps her own and theirs and even after the friend loses her trust she still keeps it locked away, not intending to create any disturbance with the foreign baggage she carries.

This is one girl with a very tiny humorous bone. Okay, not literally, but you get what I mean. Her sense of humor is a tad bit dry, though only on her side. She cannot create a joke, but she will crack that tiny grin if you tell her one she finds funny. Do be wary though, after a little bit Carmen will think you are a goofing off idiot and try to find a way to get away from you. She has a very small tank for humor, and once it fills, there is no spilling over.

Carmen is talented in singing, baring a beautiful voice she rarely shares. She does, however, dance very well. You name it – from slow and graceful to rapid and jumpy, she can do it. Carmen enjoys solving riddles, and she used to sit down and answer the ones her brother would give her. Carmen likes to listen to people, soaking in the fakeness that seems to be around their voice and trying her hardest to make it seem real.