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so yeah. If you're gonna read this be warned it's what I like to call "mental vomit" I'll get around to fixing it up one of these days...
Personal Information
Name: melanie
Age: 19
Personal LJ: moon_alchemist
Email / AIM / YIM: angelofalchemy[at]gmail[dot]com / meruberri / killmeloving
Character Information
Character Name: Lua Klein
Fandom: Baccano!
Source: here you go
Character History: *See "Ladd Russo" but seriously? Not too much is known about Lua; where she comes from, how she got engaged to Ladd, why she is the way she is.
We do know she most likely met Ladd in 1930 or 1931 since she was there in Uncle Russo's office among the white suits when Ladd proposed his idea for earning back the money the family lost in Issac and Miria's surprisingly successful robbery. She was even given her own introduction as his "girlfriend, lover and fiancee". Other than saying "It's very nice to meet you." she just stood there blankly as Ladd continued to talk right up until they were made to leave.
Acting on their own, the white suits boarded the Flying Pussyfoot.
On board the train Lua succeeds in cheering Ladd up after he lost the draw to go first, by suggesting he just go and see what's going on. This is after telling him he could kill her there in the compartment which he refused to do until he'd killed everyone else first. While Ladd went to the dinning car to do as Lua suggested she and one of the men went to check out the conductor's compartment, at Ladd's request. Along the way they got caught by the black suited terrorists and tied up in a small compartment.
Once Ladd was done killing the black suits in the dinning car he bursted in to rescue them. Unfortunately they weren't guarded so they all moved on to the conductors' compartment to find a scene of intense blood and gore. This alone was almost too much for the more normal of them, but when Ladd went splashing around in the pools of blood his companions and especially Lua started to feel ill.
It isn't until later that she plays an important role in the story. After Ladd went up on top of the train to take care of Chane he ended up meeting the rail tracer. Lua was left alone, now that all the other white suits were dead, she began to worry about what could happen to Ladd. In a panic she appeared on top of the train just in time to make Claire's prediction of Ladd jumping off the train of his own volition a reality.
He tied a rope around her neck and let her fly off the side. Ladd was given no choice but to jump off after her. The rope came loose and they crashed into a railroad tower. Miraculously, Lua made it through with hardly a scratch.
They were found the next day by the authorities and taken in for questioning. This was the last time they saw each other because Ladd was found guilty of whatever happened that night and sent off to Alcatraz. We are not told what happened to Lua, but I've heard that shortly after the incident she's abducted by Ladd's uncle, to what ends I know not.
Character Personality: (Minimum four paragraphs)
The polar opposite of her lover, yet somehow just as messed up. In all truth she comes off as more of a possession than an actual person. Lua almost always wears a vacant yet serene expression. She's delicate, soft spoken, and pretty submissive. She has always done everything Ladd has told her to do without a second thought. This also shows she's passive and would much rather avoid any unnecessary confrontation.
She doesn't say much but she does appear to be completely aware of what's going on even though she was never told. And she some how intuitively knows what others are thinking, or maybe it's just Ladd. When he told her to go check out the conductors' compartment her expression changed to show that she knew there was something important about that request.
Although it is clear that she's deeply in love with her fiance at times she appears to be almost frightened of him. She never looks directly at his face until he addresses her or physically turns her head. And when he petted her in gratitude for her simple suggestion she leaned away and raised her hand to level of her eyes.
There are a few theories floating around about why Lua is this way one is she's either a masochist or possibly suicidal since she takes pleasure in Ladd's promise to someday kill her. But that doesn't exactly fit with her self preservation instincts show earlier. While I do not deny that is to some extent a masochist (I've heard that she likes it when Ladd breaks her puzzles) the theory I'm leaning more towards is that she likes the adrenaline rush she gets from being near Ladd when he gets excited to start killing so she plays him, knowing that he probably wouldn't actually do it but if/when he does finally kill her she loves him enough that she wouldn't mind.
Despite all that she's been through Lua remains amazingly supportive of and dedicated to her fiance.
Powers: There really isn't anything remarkable about Lua. She doesn't appear to know to fight and comes off as very weak. I'd say the closet thing to a power she has is that her unique charms somehow have a calming effect on Ladd. And she's the only person he cares about enough to keep safe others from killing. Staying on Ladd's good side for so long should count as a power, as far as I'm concerned.
Samples
First person:
Third Person: 300 word minimum. This is the place to show your character's inner thoughts. Give us a nice third person narrative of your character doing something, plus how they feel about it. This doesn't have to be blatant "this is what my character is thinking, designated by italics!" but should rather show your character's self via their actions and interactions with their environment.
[1/17 @ 5:54] Well, it took me all day but I've finally finished the history/personality part. I'll do the samples after dinner.
Personal Information
Name: melanie
Age: 19
Personal LJ: moon_alchemist
Email / AIM / YIM: angelofalchemy[at]gmail[dot]com / meruberri / killmeloving
Character Information
Character Name: Lua Klein
Fandom: Baccano!
Source: here you go
Character History: *See "Ladd Russo" but seriously? Not too much is known about Lua; where she comes from, how she got engaged to Ladd, why she is the way she is.
We do know she most likely met Ladd in 1930 or 1931 since she was there in Uncle Russo's office among the white suits when Ladd proposed his idea for earning back the money the family lost in Issac and Miria's surprisingly successful robbery. She was even given her own introduction as his "girlfriend, lover and fiancee". Other than saying "It's very nice to meet you." she just stood there blankly as Ladd continued to talk right up until they were made to leave.
Acting on their own, the white suits boarded the Flying Pussyfoot.
On board the train Lua succeeds in cheering Ladd up after he lost the draw to go first, by suggesting he just go and see what's going on. This is after telling him he could kill her there in the compartment which he refused to do until he'd killed everyone else first. While Ladd went to the dinning car to do as Lua suggested she and one of the men went to check out the conductor's compartment, at Ladd's request. Along the way they got caught by the black suited terrorists and tied up in a small compartment.
Once Ladd was done killing the black suits in the dinning car he bursted in to rescue them. Unfortunately they weren't guarded so they all moved on to the conductors' compartment to find a scene of intense blood and gore. This alone was almost too much for the more normal of them, but when Ladd went splashing around in the pools of blood his companions and especially Lua started to feel ill.
It isn't until later that she plays an important role in the story. After Ladd went up on top of the train to take care of Chane he ended up meeting the rail tracer. Lua was left alone, now that all the other white suits were dead, she began to worry about what could happen to Ladd. In a panic she appeared on top of the train just in time to make Claire's prediction of Ladd jumping off the train of his own volition a reality.
He tied a rope around her neck and let her fly off the side. Ladd was given no choice but to jump off after her. The rope came loose and they crashed into a railroad tower. Miraculously, Lua made it through with hardly a scratch.
They were found the next day by the authorities and taken in for questioning. This was the last time they saw each other because Ladd was found guilty of whatever happened that night and sent off to Alcatraz. We are not told what happened to Lua, but I've heard that shortly after the incident she's abducted by Ladd's uncle, to what ends I know not.
Character Personality: (Minimum four paragraphs)
The polar opposite of her lover, yet somehow just as messed up. In all truth she comes off as more of a possession than an actual person. Lua almost always wears a vacant yet serene expression. She's delicate, soft spoken, and pretty submissive. She has always done everything Ladd has told her to do without a second thought. This also shows she's passive and would much rather avoid any unnecessary confrontation.
She doesn't say much but she does appear to be completely aware of what's going on even though she was never told. And she some how intuitively knows what others are thinking, or maybe it's just Ladd. When he told her to go check out the conductors' compartment her expression changed to show that she knew there was something important about that request.
Although it is clear that she's deeply in love with her fiance at times she appears to be almost frightened of him. She never looks directly at his face until he addresses her or physically turns her head. And when he petted her in gratitude for her simple suggestion she leaned away and raised her hand to level of her eyes.
There are a few theories floating around about why Lua is this way one is she's either a masochist or possibly suicidal since she takes pleasure in Ladd's promise to someday kill her. But that doesn't exactly fit with her self preservation instincts show earlier. While I do not deny that is to some extent a masochist (I've heard that she likes it when Ladd breaks her puzzles) the theory I'm leaning more towards is that she likes the adrenaline rush she gets from being near Ladd when he gets excited to start killing so she plays him, knowing that he probably wouldn't actually do it but if/when he does finally kill her she loves him enough that she wouldn't mind.
Despite all that she's been through Lua remains amazingly supportive of and dedicated to her fiance.
Powers: There really isn't anything remarkable about Lua. She doesn't appear to know to fight and comes off as very weak. I'd say the closet thing to a power she has is that her unique charms somehow have a calming effect on Ladd. And she's the only person he cares about enough to keep safe others from killing. Staying on Ladd's good side for so long should count as a power, as far as I'm concerned.
Samples
First person:
Third Person: 300 word minimum. This is the place to show your character's inner thoughts. Give us a nice third person narrative of your character doing something, plus how they feel about it. This doesn't have to be blatant "this is what my character is thinking, designated by italics!" but should rather show your character's self via their actions and interactions with their environment.
[1/17 @ 5:54] Well, it took me all day but I've finally finished the history/personality part. I'll do the samples after dinner.