Avis Hibou - District Six

Avis's hair is a very dark brown, to the point where it looks almost black. Her eyes are a deep chocolate brown. Measuring about five feet and four and a half inches tall, she also is quite the lightweight for her height, coming in at only approximately 120 pounds. Despite not really working in the outdoors too much, Avis gets sunburned extremely easily. She will often have the slightest hint of a red tinge to her face. She prevents her arms from being exposed too much, as they burn even easier. As well as this, she can often be seen stumbling over her feet, which are about a one shoe size difference, her right being bigger than her left.

Almost never pulling her hair back unless for a special occasion, she tries her best to keep it well brushed. Winter or any type of cold weather on the other hand, will cause a lot of static that makes her hair difficult to manage sometimes. Her most common clothing choices tend to have a denim jacket included somewhere in the outfit. Avis is someone who goes more for casual than stylish for how she dresses. One of the only times she will wear something that may be considered less casual and more'dressy' is when she has to go to the reaping.

On reaping day, she will tend to wear a dress and put her hair back in somewhat of a more time-consuming hair style. If she were to dress like that every day, it would be seen as unusual for her. The dress she always wears to the reapings was her mother's before hers. Her mother, being originally from a more wealthy district, had a rather nice dress that she passed on to her. Though she doesn't tend to try to be looking her greatest all the time, if she wants to, she can certainly do so, and will often look stunning.

Rather skinny, Avis is also one to occasionally get acne. Her face is smooth looking like porcelain, but only when her acne isn't there. Her skin is toned a slight bit darker than often seen in District Six. It's definitely not uncommon to spot her bangs swept to the side of her somewhat longer hair. Generally, she keeps her nails at a somewhat shorter length, and there is often dirt that can be found underneath them from her work in the factory.

Kind and considerate, Avis is also very quiet. She always tries to get away from situations that make her awkward or uncomfortable. This is sort of ironic, seeing as her first name means flight. 'Flight' or escape from certain situations is often what Avis strives for when she is feeling stressed or upset. Her escapes can often be, rather than just leaving the situation, choosing to draw or read.

Avis is very caring towards animals and people alike. She will do anything to protect others. Though, it's likely that if she were picked for the Hunger Games, she would choose to protect herself instead of the others, due to her survival needs. Even if she doesn't know someone, when she's back in the district, she is always trying to help people. If someone is hurt, she will try to heal them, and if someone is poor or in need, she will do her best to help them.

Avis barely has any family left- compared to what she used to have, anyways. Now, she can often be seen in her room, crying. Despite it having been a while ago that she lost most of her family, it still bothers her quite a bit. She can be a very emotional person sometimes. Never bother her during these states though, or you are likely to be ignored. Sometimes, she will even burst out with anger if you disturb her.

When you're in conversation with Avis, she will often interrupt you mid sentence, not meaning to. Though, if you are to interrupt her, she will get rather upset. A lot of subjects can be rather sensitive for her, such as her family that has passed. She gets very frustrated with her work in school, feeling that it's never good enough. If someone tells her otherwise, she may snap at them.

Avis has lost many family members over the years. Shortly after she was born, her father passed away. He had been killed by a Peacekeeper because he was caught stealing, and then resisted his punishment. When she was six years old, both of her brothers passed away, a few days apart. Forlin and Baron, ages seventeen and nine when they passed, were both very close with Avis. Forlin had died of the same illness as Baron. Losing her twin sister, Volair, when she was twelve years old, has been very devastating for her. She had died in her sleep of an unknown cause. When Avis woke up, she found her sister lifeless in the bed opposite her. Her mother passed away shortly after that, and she was left with just her older brother. Her mother had passed away because of an infected injury in her stomach. It got worse over time, and eventually killed her.

Her older brother, Desmond, is now twenty-six years old, and they live in a small home. To get food, they often have to take tesserae, and Desmond tries his best with extra work hours. It's very tiring for him. During her childhood, Avis was always a much more happy child, until her family started to pass away, one by one. She is continuously worried about her brother at this point. Her worst memory would have to be something that stretched over the course of most of her life- losing her family.

Whenever she heads home after school, she makes sure she checks in with her brother. After she checks in with him, she then generally proceeds to go down to the district square or some sort of park or open area where she can relax. Spending her time there doing her school work, she will also read. People used to try to socialize with her while she was relaxing there, but she wouldn't know what to say back to them. On occasion, though, she still gets one or two people approaching her just to talk. Conversations seem to end quickly with her unless she really gets to know someone, which hasn't happened often. She has lost a few of her friends to various illnesses over the years as well.