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Player nickname: Arden
Player LJ: dancinpenguins
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Email: kiwi4ever13[at]hotmail[dot]com
AIM: thegreatmuldini
Other: ardendactyl @ plurk
Are you at least 15?: Y
Current Characters: N/A
Character: Buffy Anne Summers
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Character Notes:
History:
Once Queen Bee of her high school, the popular and slightly air-headed Valley Girl cheerleader had her life turned around by a call to destiny when she was only fifteen. Finding out she was the One and Only Vampire Slayer changed her world irrevocably, and she trained how to find vampires, demons, and other nasty things that go bump in the night under her first Watcher, Merrick. When he was gone, she was left to fight the vampire king Lothos on her own, and managed to defeat him, all the while burning down her school's gym simultaneously. Her parents, thinking she was nuts going on about vampires etc., checked her into a mental institute for a short time, until she stopped talking about it. This prompted a move to the small town of Sunnydale, following the divorce of Buffy's parents, Joyce and Hank. Joyce and Buffy meant to make a "new life" in the quiet California town: too bad it was seated on a Hellmouth. In the years that followed, Buffy acquired a new Watcher, made strong friends and allies, fell in love with a vampire or two, died on multiple occasions, and saved the world a helluva lot, culminating in a battle against the Primordial Evil that ended with the destruction of her entire town. During this battle, every potential Slayer in the world was awakened to her Slayer powers, and Buffy's job since leaving Sunnydale has been to try to bring order to the chaos, and train them in their new abilities.
Of course, this is only the quickest, dirtiest summary of her life ever, so you can find much more detailed information here.
Personality:
This life chose Buffy, but she chooses to accept it. No matter how much Buffy may feel trapped by her fate, it's a responsibility that she doesn't take lightly. She recognizes fully well the consequences of not making use of her abilities. This is what ultimately makes Buffy a good person - she doesn't see the option of just saying No, because it will result in good people getting hurt, while she stands by with the tools to stop it from happening.
She's been there, done that. By the end of the series, Buffy has dealt with Apocalypses (plural), died (twice), watched the people she loves die, trained girls to step into a life of destruction and death, loved and lost and loved and lost and loved and lost, and slayed fifty times more vampires and demons than she has pairs of shoes (impressive). It takes a lot to really phase her, which is why she reacts to so much with dry wit.
What separates Buffy from Faith is her ability to connect to others, the network of positive support she's received, and the way she's able to appreciate this. This is demonstrated beautifully in the body switching episode of S4. At that time in her life, Buffy is in danger of forgetting that a lot of her strength comes from her friends and family. They are what keep her grounded, keep her from becoming overly focused on herself, give her something to fight for.
Buffy is not your average girl, and she's never had a normal life. If there's anything Buffy has missed out on, it's the experience of being a normal person. In the past, this has been incredibly hard on her, and there are moments when she still views it with a touch of wistfulness. But dwelling on that path leads to regretting the abilities that she has, which brings us back to point one. Either way, it's still sometimes hard for Buffy to reconcile her own experiences with a 'normal persons' or to feel like a part of the world she fights to protect.
Buffy kicks ass. Sure, she cries sometimes over boys, same as any girl. Sure, she loves shopping and girly time with her Will. Sure, she wants her hair and makeup to look nice. But, in the end, Buffy's a strong female character, who's resourceful, tough as nails, focused, driven, physically adept, witty, and powerful. She shouldn't spend more time angsting than she does pwning - even though she might use angst as fuel for slaying. By the end of the series, having taken the Slayerettes in hand, she's much more mature, and has fully accepted her responsibilties.
Other:
Abilities/Powers: Slayer strength & combat expertise. Buffy's only real "supernatural" ability is the power she's been imbued with from the ancient line of Slayers. It provides her with exceptional levels of strength, that allow her to be able to pierce into vampire's rib cages with a slice of wood, take on powerful demons, or survive vigorous beatings. Her pain tolerance is phenomenal, and she can almost immediately recover from being bodily flung into (or occasionally through) walls, etc. Her reflexes are also sharper than a regular human's, but she must train to keep them honed. Most importantly, perhaps, she packs years worth of near-daily fighting expertise under her belt, and has a basic to advanced level of skill with a wide range of weaponry, including swords, great axes, and more.
Buffy Summers is in yo' fridge, drinkin' all yo' milk.
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First Person (entry type):
Someone asked me to explain 'what drives me' the other day.
Slayer juice. Now available in five new flavors including Buffyberry and FuFu Faith.
Ok, ok, seriously though.
Well, I suppose there's the whole obvious right and wrong, moral compass, stopping evil because it's the good thing to do part of things. I'd say that's a pretty important part of it. Not acting, I have learned, is just as bad as doing as the wrong thing. Can't just sit back and watch the Apocalypse happen, and think you're going to get away guilt free. Also, you and everyone you love would be dead. Kinda a downer.
But I guess more specifically, right now, I'd have to say my family, and my friends. Dawnie comes to mind immediately - she's the reason I kept going during some of my darkest times. She's how I got through Mom's death: knowing I had to be there for her, and be strong, and be a real adult. That's still important to me, being able to be there for her in any way she needs. Same with my friends. They've all proven time and time again that they'll be there when I need them, so I think by not following through on my Slayer duties, by slacking in any department, I'd be letting all of them down.
Sometimes, anger drives me, but I mean that in the best way possible. (Is there a best way to use anger? I think so. Just ignore anything Andrew starts spewing about the Dark Side of the Force or whatever). I guess more than anger, it's a sense of justice. I really enjoy striking down bad guys. Because, well, they asked for it. By being selfish, cruel, nasty, disgusting, etc etc. I have no sympathy for anyone who does a truly heinous act and feels no guilt about it. I've known demons who've risen above their cruel natures, and one of the bravest heroes I've known had to fight against the darkness inside him, and prevailed. It can be done - and so things that decide to use 'oh I've got demon in me' as an excuse piss me off. A lot.
Sometimes, and this is a secret, I'm driven by the desire to have this all end some day. Not to like, die: that's not what I mean. But as if, if I fight hard enough, and long enough, I can make the world safe enough to just take a breather. I sort of had hoped that time was now. Hrm. Judged that one totally wrong.
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Third Person:
[from this log]
Buffy had a feeling that once upon a time, she'd actually liked surprises.
The good kind of surprises, of course. Surprise parties. Surprise, the boy you like asks you out. Surprise, you passed the pop quiz.
But somewhere along the line, all the magic and mystery of the word had managed to fizzle out. And now 'surprise' was sort of the enemy. It was a whole context thing. It usually came in sentences like : "Surprise, those vamps were waiting for the girls, and we lost a Slayer this time round." or "Surprise, the bad guys have psychics too, and they can see three steps ahead of ours."
Or her least favorite recently: "surprise, you're sister's suddenly a less than jolly giant."
As if she didn't have enough problems.
This latest brand of surprise, therefore, she couldn't help but assume automatically was not of the good variety, even if it sounded simple enough on the surface. As she made her way down to the foyer of the castle (it was weird how quickly it felt less like a castle, and more like a big spacious-y hotel / headquarters), she ran through a lot of negative possibilities in her head, walls all leaping up defensively. It'd be nice to see an old friend and be able to just smile and hug and maybe make awkward small talk, but things with Cordelia had been complicated enough without the whole five year gap since they'd seen each other.
So she froze halfway down the steps, arms folded, scoping out the woman standing there in the middle of the entryway, trying to not sound like this was bad news.
"I'm guessing Angel's not sending you around to sell cookies door to castle door."
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Also, you can find prose logs of her below:
Buffy makes friends with a Camel.
Buffy teaches vampire killing protocol, reunites with Cordelia, and is too late to save someone's life.
Buffy leads a team in trapping and capturing a vampire.
Player LJ: dancinpenguins
Way to contact you:
Email: kiwi4ever13[at]hotmail[dot]com
AIM: thegreatmuldini
Other: ardendactyl @ plurk
Are you at least 15?: Y
Current Characters: N/A
Character: Buffy Anne Summers
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Character Notes:
History:
Once Queen Bee of her high school, the popular and slightly air-headed Valley Girl cheerleader had her life turned around by a call to destiny when she was only fifteen. Finding out she was the One and Only Vampire Slayer changed her world irrevocably, and she trained how to find vampires, demons, and other nasty things that go bump in the night under her first Watcher, Merrick. When he was gone, she was left to fight the vampire king Lothos on her own, and managed to defeat him, all the while burning down her school's gym simultaneously. Her parents, thinking she was nuts going on about vampires etc., checked her into a mental institute for a short time, until she stopped talking about it. This prompted a move to the small town of Sunnydale, following the divorce of Buffy's parents, Joyce and Hank. Joyce and Buffy meant to make a "new life" in the quiet California town: too bad it was seated on a Hellmouth. In the years that followed, Buffy acquired a new Watcher, made strong friends and allies, fell in love with a vampire or two, died on multiple occasions, and saved the world a helluva lot, culminating in a battle against the Primordial Evil that ended with the destruction of her entire town. During this battle, every potential Slayer in the world was awakened to her Slayer powers, and Buffy's job since leaving Sunnydale has been to try to bring order to the chaos, and train them in their new abilities.
Of course, this is only the quickest, dirtiest summary of her life ever, so you can find much more detailed information here.
Personality:
This life chose Buffy, but she chooses to accept it. No matter how much Buffy may feel trapped by her fate, it's a responsibility that she doesn't take lightly. She recognizes fully well the consequences of not making use of her abilities. This is what ultimately makes Buffy a good person - she doesn't see the option of just saying No, because it will result in good people getting hurt, while she stands by with the tools to stop it from happening.
She's been there, done that. By the end of the series, Buffy has dealt with Apocalypses (plural), died (twice), watched the people she loves die, trained girls to step into a life of destruction and death, loved and lost and loved and lost and loved and lost, and slayed fifty times more vampires and demons than she has pairs of shoes (impressive). It takes a lot to really phase her, which is why she reacts to so much with dry wit.
What separates Buffy from Faith is her ability to connect to others, the network of positive support she's received, and the way she's able to appreciate this. This is demonstrated beautifully in the body switching episode of S4. At that time in her life, Buffy is in danger of forgetting that a lot of her strength comes from her friends and family. They are what keep her grounded, keep her from becoming overly focused on herself, give her something to fight for.
Buffy is not your average girl, and she's never had a normal life. If there's anything Buffy has missed out on, it's the experience of being a normal person. In the past, this has been incredibly hard on her, and there are moments when she still views it with a touch of wistfulness. But dwelling on that path leads to regretting the abilities that she has, which brings us back to point one. Either way, it's still sometimes hard for Buffy to reconcile her own experiences with a 'normal persons' or to feel like a part of the world she fights to protect.
Buffy kicks ass. Sure, she cries sometimes over boys, same as any girl. Sure, she loves shopping and girly time with her Will. Sure, she wants her hair and makeup to look nice. But, in the end, Buffy's a strong female character, who's resourceful, tough as nails, focused, driven, physically adept, witty, and powerful. She shouldn't spend more time angsting than she does pwning - even though she might use angst as fuel for slaying. By the end of the series, having taken the Slayerettes in hand, she's much more mature, and has fully accepted her responsibilties.
Other:
Abilities/Powers: Slayer strength & combat expertise. Buffy's only real "supernatural" ability is the power she's been imbued with from the ancient line of Slayers. It provides her with exceptional levels of strength, that allow her to be able to pierce into vampire's rib cages with a slice of wood, take on powerful demons, or survive vigorous beatings. Her pain tolerance is phenomenal, and she can almost immediately recover from being bodily flung into (or occasionally through) walls, etc. Her reflexes are also sharper than a regular human's, but she must train to keep them honed. Most importantly, perhaps, she packs years worth of near-daily fighting expertise under her belt, and has a basic to advanced level of skill with a wide range of weaponry, including swords, great axes, and more.
Buffy Summers is in yo' fridge, drinkin' all yo' milk.
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First Person (entry type):
Someone asked me to explain 'what drives me' the other day.
Slayer juice. Now available in five new flavors including Buffyberry and FuFu Faith.
Ok, ok, seriously though.
Well, I suppose there's the whole obvious right and wrong, moral compass, stopping evil because it's the good thing to do part of things. I'd say that's a pretty important part of it. Not acting, I have learned, is just as bad as doing as the wrong thing. Can't just sit back and watch the Apocalypse happen, and think you're going to get away guilt free. Also, you and everyone you love would be dead. Kinda a downer.
But I guess more specifically, right now, I'd have to say my family, and my friends. Dawnie comes to mind immediately - she's the reason I kept going during some of my darkest times. She's how I got through Mom's death: knowing I had to be there for her, and be strong, and be a real adult. That's still important to me, being able to be there for her in any way she needs. Same with my friends. They've all proven time and time again that they'll be there when I need them, so I think by not following through on my Slayer duties, by slacking in any department, I'd be letting all of them down.
Sometimes, anger drives me, but I mean that in the best way possible. (Is there a best way to use anger? I think so. Just ignore anything Andrew starts spewing about the Dark Side of the Force or whatever). I guess more than anger, it's a sense of justice. I really enjoy striking down bad guys. Because, well, they asked for it. By being selfish, cruel, nasty, disgusting, etc etc. I have no sympathy for anyone who does a truly heinous act and feels no guilt about it. I've known demons who've risen above their cruel natures, and one of the bravest heroes I've known had to fight against the darkness inside him, and prevailed. It can be done - and so things that decide to use 'oh I've got demon in me' as an excuse piss me off. A lot.
Sometimes, and this is a secret, I'm driven by the desire to have this all end some day. Not to like, die: that's not what I mean. But as if, if I fight hard enough, and long enough, I can make the world safe enough to just take a breather. I sort of had hoped that time was now. Hrm. Judged that one totally wrong.
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Third Person:
[from this log]
Buffy had a feeling that once upon a time, she'd actually liked surprises.
The good kind of surprises, of course. Surprise parties. Surprise, the boy you like asks you out. Surprise, you passed the pop quiz.
But somewhere along the line, all the magic and mystery of the word had managed to fizzle out. And now 'surprise' was sort of the enemy. It was a whole context thing. It usually came in sentences like : "Surprise, those vamps were waiting for the girls, and we lost a Slayer this time round." or "Surprise, the bad guys have psychics too, and they can see three steps ahead of ours."
Or her least favorite recently: "surprise, you're sister's suddenly a less than jolly giant."
As if she didn't have enough problems.
This latest brand of surprise, therefore, she couldn't help but assume automatically was not of the good variety, even if it sounded simple enough on the surface. As she made her way down to the foyer of the castle (it was weird how quickly it felt less like a castle, and more like a big spacious-y hotel / headquarters), she ran through a lot of negative possibilities in her head, walls all leaping up defensively. It'd be nice to see an old friend and be able to just smile and hug and maybe make awkward small talk, but things with Cordelia had been complicated enough without the whole five year gap since they'd seen each other.
So she froze halfway down the steps, arms folded, scoping out the woman standing there in the middle of the entryway, trying to not sound like this was bad news.
"I'm guessing Angel's not sending you around to sell cookies door to castle door."
------------
Also, you can find prose logs of her below:
Buffy makes friends with a Camel.
Buffy teaches vampire killing protocol, reunites with Cordelia, and is too late to save someone's life.
Buffy leads a team in trapping and capturing a vampire.