Brynn Larks, D10

Name: Brynn Larks
Age: 18
Gender: Female
District/Area: District 10
Appearance:

Her eyes. That's what you really see when you look at her. In those sky blue eyes, she's smiling even when she's cross, dreaming even when she's broken. The second thing you tend to notice is how she always smells like fresh baked goods. Though, that's expected, considering she spends most of her time helping her parents in their bakery.

Brynn is lucky she has those eyes, because they're the thing that pushes the scale from a pretty girl to a beautiful girl. Because although her hair is long and curls just-so, it's dry from the heat of the ovens and split from lack of proper care. And her skin is a peachy shade that washes out easily with the wrong colour combination. Which, unfortunately, are the colours that her mother, aunt, and older sister look their best in, so when she obtains their hand-me downs, there's really nothing she can do but take it in strides. The curse of looking like more like dad than mum.

Her lips are smaller than they probably should be for the rest of her features. Not thick, not thin, but not necessarily in the middle. The only time her lips look anywhere near exceptional is when she laughs or smiles. Next to her eyes, her smile is probably her best feature.

She's skinny, but not as skinny as some of the other people around. Brynn was lucky enough to get away with eating stale goods and the occasional hunk of beef if there's any left over at an affordable price. She stands at a sad 5' 3", marking her the runt of the family.

Brynn's parent's owned a small tailor shop in the wealthier part of District Ten. Which means that Brynn and her sister tend to dress well. Though, because she is the younger of the two children and of her cousins, she has always worn her mother and sister's old dresses, so they don't ever hang right. Either being too long and needing to be hemmed, or falling off her shoulders and needing pins to stay in place.

Personality:

If anything can be said about Brynn, it's that she's kind. Not syrupy sweet, but considerate. In fact, her greatest weapon against the people she can't stand is killing them with kindness. Taking the high road, some would call it, is her favourite tactic. Though, she has been known to be the queen of passive aggressive when she's really miffed.

Brynn is that girl. You know, the one that really should have a boyfriend, but just doesn't. She claims it's because she's too busy, but it's really just because she's completely intimidated by the idea. Rightfully so. I mean, she once dated a boy who could arguably be the most high-maintenance young fellow in all of District Ten. She'll undoubtedly get tangled up in some affair again. Strangely, despite her kindhearted nature, she tends to go for the man who is completely wrong for her. Why? I've no idea. Let's blame it on the idea that opposites attract, shall we?

She brings stale goods from her family’s bakery to the poorer members of the district and sells them on the cheap, trading them for other goods, and sometimes even giving a freebie out to a kid or two from the community home or from a family with nothing to spare if she feels particularly generous that day. Usually cakes and other sugary treats. Why? Well, because as it is, the Larks family actually isn’t keen on sugary delights.

She's places her faith in other people freely. Often too freely. It's not because she's not intelligent enough to know when to draw the line, because she is. In fact, she really is quite intelligent, well, more cunning than anything, really. But she likes to believe that every new person is an exception from the last. Though, as she grows older, she's beginning to doubt this mentality.

Even though she is loose with her trust, she is frugal with forgiveness. Brynn is a strong believer that all sins must be atoned for. In her opinion, the most irritating phrase in the English language is, "I'm sorry". And if you ever try saying that to her, oh man, be ready for a lecture on the importance of actions over words.

As I've mentioned before, she's a clever thing. Perhaps not the smartest of the lot, but she's not far down the list. She has a quick tongue and always has a ready reply, and her advice always golden except for when it's not

Because of her rather easy life, Brynn has little understanding of how hard life can be. Leaving her to sometimes look oblivious to others. Which is something she's really rather ashamed of. Recently, she's begun volunteering at the community home, feeding livestock, and even mucking stalls. That last one only ever happened once, because honestly, if you don't have to, who wants to do that for free?

Children love her. It's not hard to see why, but they do. And she loves children. In small doses. She just really isn't suited to be a mother. Not because she isn't maternal, and not because she isn't patient, just because she really doesn't see herself raising children of her own. Besides, who would ever want to have a child in a world where they could be killed for sport?

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[/blockquote]History:

To call her life a charmed one would be an overstatement. But honestly? It really wouldn't be far from the mark. Things were easy, they were fed, they were clothed, she always did well in school. Her father's profession kept her off the farms, which had left her kind of clueless as to how almost all of the other members of District Ten make their living. Though, she does have a few chickens. But only because it's easier than having to buy your own eggs for baking.

As a child, Brynn was well liked by the elderly. She was just one of those kids. You know the ones. They have the doe eyes and the derpy smile, and a tendency to explain the back story of their dolls and why it was that Brynn was her doll's mummy as opposed to the doll's actual mummy. Which really wasn't always the nicest of tales. But hey, the kid had an imagination.

In fact, she still does. This makes it easy for her to dream about her future, and where she wants to see herself in ten years. Namely, owning her uncle's bakery someday. Or, in her more girlish fantasies, finding the love of her life and being poor but happy. But even she finds the latter a bit ridiculous. So she just never ever mentions it.

Brynn has kept a journal from the age of seven. Everything in her life is written down somewhere, and it helps her sort her thoughts. This is something her sister has had endless fun tormenting her about. Brynn, on the other hand thinks that journaling is a far healthier way of expressing one's self than slagging about.

Which is exactly what her sister does.

Brynn's only great act of rebellion was once when she was sixteen, she tried running away from home after a fight with her parents. But honestly, there's not a lot of places a girl can run away to when confined to one district. So, no one was really that concerned about it.

Codeword: Odair
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Thanks for looking over my second character app. :)

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