Never Robicheaux, D4, Fin

Name: Never Robicheaux

Age: Sixteen

Gender: Female

District/Area: District Four

Biography:

There's nothing unusual about my appearance, really. I have brown hair that I wear pretty long, past my shoulders, and brown eyes. My face, with the skin that doesn't tan much no matter how much time I spend in the sun, is what I would call an ordinary, average face with a straight nose and high cheekbones. I do have a pretty smile, which I think is my best feature. I tend to spend a lot of my time smiling, too, since I am aware that I have a winning smile, and since I am overall a happy person, it's usually not hard to smile.



Here's another good thing about my presentation: I move with real grace. Others have commented on it, and I can feel it myself. I seem luckily immune to clumsiness. Otherwise, the rest of my appearance is also pretty plain and average; I tend to wear a tank top and jean shorts since it's usually very hot, and often run around in bare feet. When I'm working on my uncle's boat, of course, I wear sturdy clothes and boots, and if I am training, I wear excercise clothes.



Personality wise, I think my best quality is I am loyal, even more than I should be. I never can turn my back on family or friends when they need me, which I know can result in my being used, but I can't help it. I am also very hardworking, whether I am earning good marks at school, working on Uncle Jeb's boat, or improving my combat skills at the training center. I try to project confidence at all times, even when I don't feel it very much at all - acting the part makes me feel better, anyhow.



I am, I think, hard to anger, I'll take a lot before I explode, but when I do, watch out: I have a pretty vicious temper. Without that, there would be no point in my training, since I am not the strongest or fastest of the would-be tributes. I guess I am proud to be a career trainee though, because I feel it would make my father proud, since he always wanted a fighter for a kid, and that's what I am. Sometimes I get sad, when I think about my dad.



I am an extrovert, and pretty friendly, which is both good and bad. Good, because I have a fairly good number of friends, bad because I tend to blurt out whatever I am thinking. I am also pretty easy-going, but that's not hard when I like most of the things I have to do, school, work, and training. Sometimes I do get annoyed because I have little time to myself except on Sundays, when I can hang out with my friends all day, doing something we're probably not supposed to do. Which brings me to the fact that I am bit rebellious, at least as far as sneaking some drinks with my friends or being out after curfew.



I used to think my life was awful right after my father (Adervee) died - drowned, when his boat capsized in a storm - when I was eight years old. He and I had been very close, with me being an only child and all. When he died, my mother (June) had to really struggle to force herself to work - she takes in other people's laundry to wash; around the house she did practically nothing. I wish I could have helped her with her depression, but I was too sad, myself. Sad, and wondering how we'd survive just on the little she made. Even at eight, I was wise enough to be frightened of starving.



Fortunately, my Uncle Jeb, who didn't have a family of his own, stepped up and started taking care of us. He helped me start my training as a tribute, and he also taught me all about operating a fishing boat. He never coddled me, though, which I am glad for, since I think it made me a stronger person in the end. I don't think I am among the best of the careers, but if I end up going, then I end up going, and I'll owe any success to my Uncle (and my dad) for making me as tough as I can be.



I have, like I said, a fairly close circle of friends, and until a few weeks ago, I had a girlfriend too, but she broke up with me so she could date a guy (yuck!) and I did nothing but cry for a week, but by now I am pretty much over it. Either I will find The One, or I won't. I hope I do, because, at heart, I am a pretty romantic person. I have had a few adventures, including being on the boat in a storm, and running from a peacekeeper with my friends when we were out too late. That was exhilerating, but I don't plan on doing it again any time soon!

Codeword: Odair

Other: Playby = Lindsay Seidel