Amaretta Locket {D1} [Done]

Amaretta Locket {D1} [Done] Jan 18, 2014 20:14:58 GMT -5

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Amaretta Elizabeth Locket

A 16 year old who currently resides in District 1.
They say she looks a lot like Toni W

...There's a place you can go...
...Where your heart is free...
...There's a rhythm...
...That's right for your soul...

☆- Appearance-☆
Well, let us get started shall we. Though starting with how I look
is going to be a little disappointing. As much as I would love to be
able to change my look and be a lot more pretty than I am, that
is pretty much impossible in District 1. I suppose the easiest thing
for you to notice is that I am short. To be honest I don't find it that
big a deal. My favourite actress is only 5ft 5 after all and I am 5 ft 3
so I am not THAT far behind. My skin is quite pale which I hate. I
mean could it have hurt for my DNA to give it a little more colour?
I am rather slim which has come naturally because I don't seem to
put on weight easily which is brilliant. I'm not exactly muscular but
I am not one of those really frail people so that is good. I may be a
bit better looking than some in the district but on the whole I am
still pretty average compared to the beautiful people that you
always see acting on the television. It is so freaking annoying.

You want me to go into even more detail? Alright then. I guess I
can tell you a little bit more. I am lucky in the fact that I have
blue eyes. They are rarer than other colours so it makes me
happy. My hair is a letdown though. It is a light brown colour
with a slight curl to it. My hair is rather long flowing halfway
down my back but I think it looks good that way. It never stays
in one style long as I am always changing it depending on what
the latest style I love is. Once I find a new way to do my hair the
old way is usually thrown right out of the window. I don't really
want to talk about my face as it only reminds me of the chipped
tooth I have had for years due to an incident when I was younger.
If I lived in the Capitol it would probably have been easy for me
to get it repaired years ago but with the rubbish dental care in
the districts of Panem I am forced to just leave it and make do.

Ok. Now you want to know what I like to wear. It totally changes
all of the time. I go in and out of fads really so my style changes
with the fad. One thing that seems to be a constant is the colours.
I tend to lean more towards dark colours like red, purple, black
and grey. District 1 is the best of the districts to live in since we
are all fairly well off and can afford a good amount of nice outfits.
I don't know what I would do if I lived somewhere like District 12
where people can barely even afford food. That would just be a
disaster. There are so many different styles of fashion and I have
gone through quite a few of them throughout the years. Things can
change rather suddenly though depending on when I see a must have
outfit on the television that one of my favourite actors or actresses
is wearing in their latest show. I like to keep up with the flow.

...Take a breath...
...find your courage...
...And make the leap...
...Cause your feet ...
...always know where to go...

☆- Personality-☆
I like to think I am a friendly person to approach and have a good
chat with. Around here there are quite a few people who just don't
seem to have time for talking, just training. I do train a little bit, but
only to keep my body in good shape. I don't really think too much about
the games apart from at reapings so I don't really understand those
who spend so much valuable time training. They could be doing much
more fun things with the time they have. Nevertheless I try to make
some good friends around and I have succeeded in some cases. In a
friend I always look for someone who likes everyone for who they are
and of course they will need to put up with my high ambitions. I am
naturally quite enthusiastic, maybe too much at times since there are
moments where it seems to make the person want to back away but
it is always better than seeming downbeat and serious all the time.

If you want to be friends with me you definitely have to learn to just
go with the flow because I always have a lot of ideas that I simply
must do, mainly revolving around thing I have seen on the television.
Most of these I will want to do all the time for quite a while and then I
will suddenly move on from it in favour of a new fad. I suppose it is
a bit weird but I hope that the others find it as fun as they say they
do. Spontaneous, I guess that would be the word for it. I have been
using a lot of big words lately. One thing is for certain. I will make
sure that things are very interesting in day to day life and crammed
with different things that I totally think should happen in the next
episode of whatever I happen to be hooked on at the time.

It goes without saying that what I would really love from life is to
become an actress and be successful like my idols. I know that a
kid from District 1 is not likely to ever be able to it but there is
no harm in dreaming, right? On one side it is a perfect escape
from the harshness the world throws at you, especially if you
happen to live in any of the districts of Panem. Just by slipping
into another character you can make yourself feel happier,
stronger and ready to face the world. For a while you can
hide your weaknesses. On the other side, actors and actresses
are such inspiring people to look up to. They create characters
that you can rally behind and empathize with. The characters
these people portray can send such potent messages of hope
and inspiration to the right people at just the right time
and I think being part of that would be the best way to live.

What else can I think of to tell you about myself. Well, I do seem
to get on rather well with young children, especially my little
cousins. They seem to love my made up games that I create for
them to play when I am looking after them. There just seems to
be some sort of connection that seems to work well and I can
understand the little ones well. Maybe it is because I am a lot
like a big kid myself with the games I like to play. Maybe it
just takes a young mind to understand. I am quite protective
of youngsters because I don't want to see them get hurt. I
think that mainly started when my little cousin Connor was
born though so maybe it is just stemmed from an instinct
to protect ones own family at all cost. Who knows?

Of course I am most definitely not a perfect person. That is
alright though because one thing I have learnt is that nobody
is perfect. I have to admit that I can often go too far in my
ambitions and it can make people start to think me a little bit
of a freak instead of just a dreamer. Also, there I times when
I feel so in character that I don't really want to come out of it
and go back to my ordinary self. Some would probably say it
is similar to slowly losing touch with reality. I know who I am
and that I should be happy being myself but when I can pretend
to be people who are so inspirational and strong when I am not,
why should I want to be me. When I loom at myself in the mirror
most of the time I see myself but sometimes I see a completely
different person looking back at me than the face I expect to see.

...There's a beauty already inside of you...
...There's a difference that only you'll make...
...Every place that you spin brings you somewhere new...
...Finding hope every step that you take...

☆- History-☆
I was born on a rocketship on Mars and sent to Earth during a war,
my pod landing in Panem. Ok, I guess you want to hear the actual
story instead of something that would have been so much cooler. I
was born the traditional way and soon introduced to the family home
in District 1. I was the first child of my mother and am still the only.
My father left my mother when he found that she was pregnant with
me. What a jerk! Some would say that it was easier as there would
only be 2 mouths to feed but the problem was that there was a lot
less money coming into the house because my father's earnings were
no longer there. I suppose it is a credit to my mum that we both have
a fairly good lifestyle. I don't remember anything really bad from my
first years so I guess they must have been fairly happy for me. I know
my mum and I am sure she would have given me the best she could.

One of the first major things I can remember is my first day at school.
I was a tiny little 5 year old that felt like she had just entered the biggest,
most crowded building in the district. For someone who was used to just
me and mum most of the time it was a culture shock to see a whole room
of children, let alone have to share the things in the room with all of them.
I soon started to get used to it though and I remember deciding that I liked
being with the crowd of others better than just being with one other person
most of the time. The lessons were never really things that interested me. I
preferred the lunch break where we could play all sorts of games with each
other that we made up between us as we went along. These games seemed to
connect us in a way. It was like there was a common dream between us and
we were all working together to try and bring it all to life in our eyes. It was
one of those times that you hope it lasts forever but know that it won't

I first properly started paying attention to the television when I was about 7.
Mum was making food for the two of us and I was left in front of the screen.
It had just finished showing some footage from the latest victory tour. I can't
for the life of me remember which district they were in. Afterwards the
screen started showing one of the shows that was allowed viewing in the higher
districts. My eyes caught sight of one of the actresses in the program who
can't have been much older than me. She was so convincing though as a rather
strong, self reliant character. It seemed like exactly the person I wanted to be.
Vaguely in my mind I knew that the actress was just playing a character but
the though occurred to me that if she could do it, why couldn't I do the same.
I started to try and be the character whenever I could, especially at school
during boring lessons. I got my friends into it all as well, creating lots of
situations for my idol to be in and me showing how she would get out of it.
Of course in due time it would change to a difrerent idol and then another.

At 11 years old I was told that there was going to be another family member.
Naturally I thought my mother was pregnant and I was going to be getting a
lovely baby brother or sister but at my suggestion she merely laughed. It was
then revealed that it was my auntie who was pregnant and that I was getting
a cousin instead. Initially I have to admit I was disappointed. I had always
wanted a brother or sister and for a moment it felt like it could have been a
reality. I soon cast this aside when little Connor was born though. He was so
tiny and sweet. I made a vow then that I would do everything I could to
help the little boy as he started to grow up and I have kept it to this day.

My first reaping was probably the most nervous I have ever felt in my life.
There just seemed to be no amount of acting that could cover up the idea
of maybe being sent to fight to death in an arena. The fear was just too
strong in this case and I didn't like it. I was forced to attend something I
didn't feel strong enough for. It seemed like the others around me were
having exactly the same sort of problems. They were scared and didn't
want to be there. A sigh of relief escaped my lips before I could contain it
as an unfamiliar name was called out. The 17 year old called up seemed rather
happy to have been chosen to go and fight. Of course among the older ones
it is considered quite the honor to go into the games. That is why they train.

Things seemed to change quite a lot not long after the reaping. As much as I
tried to keep up the games we had all been playing for so long, less and less
of my friends have been interested in them as time passed by. Quite a few of
them now spent most of their time holed up inside the training center with all
the weapons they could learn to use there. I tried it out for a bit but there was
just no interest. I was born for the stage and screen, not to learn how to murder.
I long to keep up the storylines that I used to create for characters but now I feel
like everyone is just forgetting them, moving on and leaving their childhood behind.
Quite a few of them seem to view me as a childish freak now and tell me to grow up
and live in the real world instead of pretending. I tell them that if becoming what
they are is growing up then I would rather be childish. I want to hold on to my dreams
and seek my ambition to somehow become an actress. It is too much for a girl to ask?

...And you dance and you dance in an endless flow...
...In the grace of a perfect design...
...Stepping out of the dark and into the glow...
...And the whole world will see when you shine...

☆- Code-☆
Code: odair