[ application | paradisa ]
NAME: Kerry
JOURNAL: boxeddreams
EMAIL: fontcroire @ gmail.com
AIM: fontcroire
WIKI NAME: Fontcroire
CHARACTERS: Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde
CHARACTER NAME: Helen Magnus
FANDOM: Sanctuary
CANON: 307 Breach
WHAT THEY LOST: Helen's knowledge of her father being alive. Whilst she will remember the Hollow City and that previous birthday gifts were clues to unlocking it, she will not remember her fathers message to Will, which was how she knew of the city, and that he resides there.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: One of the first things to know and remember about Helen is that she is first and foremost a Victorian woman. While she may not hold high many of the standards expected of a woman from that time, it doesn't change her upbringing and overall demeanour and whilst she has adapted to integrate herself with the changing times she is still the same woman at heart. She is a particularly private person, a mix from her need for privacy in her work, her experiences but also due to her upbringing. Helen doesn't talk freely about her feelings and will take care of others before herself. If Helen does talk about herself or her past it is usually in brief detail and the conversation is rapidly cut short if it takes a turn into matters that she is unwilling to discuss. Even those that Helen considers herself friends with know very little about her life, barring her long-standing friends.
Etiquette is something that Helen holds to the highest regard and will let you know should something that you do or say cross her boundaries into disrespect or bad etiquette. A testament to this was in an alternate timeframe when, even though the world was ending, Helen requested that the young girl that she was with told her her name - stating that “proper etiquette would be to offer your name in return”. Helen also has a lot of pride for herself and her work and does not take kindly to anyone demeaning that or her authority. She's an intelligent woman and very loyal - if she cares about you or you're a friend she will protect you and will do so regardless of any other influences. Helen employs a strong "do no harm" ethic due to her status as a medical doctor and her wish to protect any abnormal and person. She is unwilling to harm or even kill any individual without a spectacularly good reason, often placing her own life in danger above that of whom she would rather save, an example of this being John Druitt whom she has tried to save for over a century despite his actions towards herself and others.
In her work Helen employs some strict sensibilities which aide in protecting both her work and her patients. While she may not relax often, and only takes a weekend long break every seven years, Helen does know how to relax and enjoy herself. She knows how to make light of a situation and has a distinctive sense of humour, though it's only seen when the time is appropriate. As well as being protective over people’s lives she is also protective over their beliefs or interests. Helen has long understood the personal dangers of the job, the lack of being able to communicate it to others (“dinner parties are hell”) and allows her staff the relaxation and personal time that they so need. Her protective nature is also very compassionate and though it may be hard for Helen to relate to others she does truly try.
Helen is a strong woman both physically and mentally. It takes a lot for Helen to lose control over herself in a situation or to act rashly or without calm. One thing, or rather person, which does alter this is Helen's daughter Ashley. Whenever Ashley is in danger, or even when she was kidnapped by the Cabal, Helen fought for her and even placed her work in danger to rescue her daughter. Another individual who causes Helen to lose clarity in situations is John Druitt. Despite his actions Helen was unable to fully sever her feelings for him or truly hate him due to their past, instead burying them deep. Whilst Helen may have feared John when he first came back into her life, his actions and events that unfolded have shown that he will not hurt her or the Sanctuary. While she may not fully be able to trust him, Helen is able to place enough trust in him to allow him to help. Her own actions of wishing to help him shows that she does still care for him also, whether or not she will admit it.
Due to Helen's extended life she has seen the world change many times and knows that she will again. Though she keeps herself apprised of global affairs, mainly to protect the abnormal community, Helen herself is less involved with them than she was in past years. Political affairs also hold less of an interest to Helen and, unless she is specifically asked, she will keep away from them. When Helen is not researching abnormals she makes time to present lectures on varying abnormal theories, though she has been told that her lectures are rather boring.
ABILITIES: Helen possesses the abnormality of longevity which, along with an extended life, gives her a heightened immune system and allows her to require less sleep as it came from vampire blood. Other than her longevity, she is human. She's also a medical doctor (M.D. D.T.C.X.B.)
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: The room in which Helen found herself was bleak; hard stone walls with an unpleasant and uninviting sense to it. She didn't know what this was, even how she'd gotten here. Her first instinct was Adam though the range of his 'teleporting' seemed limited, no doubt only where the stones were present. She still wished to know more about that, even more about how he was alive.
Turning her head Helen quickly scanned the room. She had nothing on her as a form of weaponry and there was nothing in this room which she could utilise as she had moments ago. The only thing which she could see - other than the minimalistic furniture - was a book.
It wasn't so odd, the book itself. The room in which she was in appeared to be a bedroom which often came with books, if hers was any indication. This was different though, which she found upon closer inspection. The book wasn't that of fiction, none that was obvious and for a journal it had a curious content. With a brief hesitation Helen tiurned the page, and then one more, stunned at what she saw.
The words sounded like hers but she had no recollection of ever making them, and it appeared that - if this were real - that she'd had a similar thought before.
"Bloody hell." As she let the pages go they fell back to were they had been when she'd found the book, her new words now filling the bottom of the page. "What in the world?" And the more she spoke the more stunned she became, turning the page to find her last question on the page also.
This... Helen had no words for it.
FIRST-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: [ It took her a moment to gather her thoughts, not that she had many on what she'd just seen other than it being a trick, insanity or a rather powerful illusion. They were all reasonable explanations, particularly the latter, although that didn't explain how she had come to arrive here. It wasn't a teleportation of anyone that she knew - and there was only one that she knew of that. Her next thought was that it was a dream or an induced hallucination of some sort. She knew that both of those were possible although she didn't like to entertain that.
Nor did she like to entertain her final thought. That it was real. There was much that Helen had seen, much that many would say was insane or not real. Why couldn't this be? There were other forms of teleportation that she hadn't encountered and John wasn't the only one around, just the only one that she knew. And she gave a sigh, returning her thoughts to the journal.
What she'd seen looked like conversations, and some with those whom were familiar to her. Nikola. If he truly were here than he would know what was going on, as would the others that she had appeared to speak with although how well she would trust them was another thing.
She sighed, once again wondering how foolish she was to believe this, and then addressed the journal ]
If this is some kind of joke or trick I am highly unimpressed. Whatever answers there are, and however you have tampered with my memories, I would appreciate being informed of them.
[ She's... slightly pissed, more so regarding the memories but being brought here against her will - and for a third time - is pretty much up there too ]
And I would prefer something more than what I have already read.
[ Which she'll get to reading after she's finished speaking ]
FIRST-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: an old game post for more first person speech?
INTENT: Helen is one of my favourite characters to play due to her history, complexity and the sheer "o.O" that comes along with her. Crystal's Tesla is absolutely fantastic and I've wanted to play Helen here for a while. Of where to take her... oof, with this lady the possibilities are endless!
JOURNAL: boxeddreams
EMAIL: fontcroire @ gmail.com
AIM: fontcroire
WIKI NAME: Fontcroire
CHARACTERS: Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde
CHARACTER NAME: Helen Magnus
FANDOM: Sanctuary
CANON: 307 Breach
WHAT THEY LOST: Helen's knowledge of her father being alive. Whilst she will remember the Hollow City and that previous birthday gifts were clues to unlocking it, she will not remember her fathers message to Will, which was how she knew of the city, and that he resides there.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: One of the first things to know and remember about Helen is that she is first and foremost a Victorian woman. While she may not hold high many of the standards expected of a woman from that time, it doesn't change her upbringing and overall demeanour and whilst she has adapted to integrate herself with the changing times she is still the same woman at heart. She is a particularly private person, a mix from her need for privacy in her work, her experiences but also due to her upbringing. Helen doesn't talk freely about her feelings and will take care of others before herself. If Helen does talk about herself or her past it is usually in brief detail and the conversation is rapidly cut short if it takes a turn into matters that she is unwilling to discuss. Even those that Helen considers herself friends with know very little about her life, barring her long-standing friends.
Etiquette is something that Helen holds to the highest regard and will let you know should something that you do or say cross her boundaries into disrespect or bad etiquette. A testament to this was in an alternate timeframe when, even though the world was ending, Helen requested that the young girl that she was with told her her name - stating that “proper etiquette would be to offer your name in return”. Helen also has a lot of pride for herself and her work and does not take kindly to anyone demeaning that or her authority. She's an intelligent woman and very loyal - if she cares about you or you're a friend she will protect you and will do so regardless of any other influences. Helen employs a strong "do no harm" ethic due to her status as a medical doctor and her wish to protect any abnormal and person. She is unwilling to harm or even kill any individual without a spectacularly good reason, often placing her own life in danger above that of whom she would rather save, an example of this being John Druitt whom she has tried to save for over a century despite his actions towards herself and others.
In her work Helen employs some strict sensibilities which aide in protecting both her work and her patients. While she may not relax often, and only takes a weekend long break every seven years, Helen does know how to relax and enjoy herself. She knows how to make light of a situation and has a distinctive sense of humour, though it's only seen when the time is appropriate. As well as being protective over people’s lives she is also protective over their beliefs or interests. Helen has long understood the personal dangers of the job, the lack of being able to communicate it to others (“dinner parties are hell”) and allows her staff the relaxation and personal time that they so need. Her protective nature is also very compassionate and though it may be hard for Helen to relate to others she does truly try.
Helen is a strong woman both physically and mentally. It takes a lot for Helen to lose control over herself in a situation or to act rashly or without calm. One thing, or rather person, which does alter this is Helen's daughter Ashley. Whenever Ashley is in danger, or even when she was kidnapped by the Cabal, Helen fought for her and even placed her work in danger to rescue her daughter. Another individual who causes Helen to lose clarity in situations is John Druitt. Despite his actions Helen was unable to fully sever her feelings for him or truly hate him due to their past, instead burying them deep. Whilst Helen may have feared John when he first came back into her life, his actions and events that unfolded have shown that he will not hurt her or the Sanctuary. While she may not fully be able to trust him, Helen is able to place enough trust in him to allow him to help. Her own actions of wishing to help him shows that she does still care for him also, whether or not she will admit it.
Due to Helen's extended life she has seen the world change many times and knows that she will again. Though she keeps herself apprised of global affairs, mainly to protect the abnormal community, Helen herself is less involved with them than she was in past years. Political affairs also hold less of an interest to Helen and, unless she is specifically asked, she will keep away from them. When Helen is not researching abnormals she makes time to present lectures on varying abnormal theories, though she has been told that her lectures are rather boring.
ABILITIES: Helen possesses the abnormality of longevity which, along with an extended life, gives her a heightened immune system and allows her to require less sleep as it came from vampire blood. Other than her longevity, she is human. She's also a medical doctor (M.D. D.T.C.X.B.)
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: The room in which Helen found herself was bleak; hard stone walls with an unpleasant and uninviting sense to it. She didn't know what this was, even how she'd gotten here. Her first instinct was Adam though the range of his 'teleporting' seemed limited, no doubt only where the stones were present. She still wished to know more about that, even more about how he was alive.
Turning her head Helen quickly scanned the room. She had nothing on her as a form of weaponry and there was nothing in this room which she could utilise as she had moments ago. The only thing which she could see - other than the minimalistic furniture - was a book.
It wasn't so odd, the book itself. The room in which she was in appeared to be a bedroom which often came with books, if hers was any indication. This was different though, which she found upon closer inspection. The book wasn't that of fiction, none that was obvious and for a journal it had a curious content. With a brief hesitation Helen tiurned the page, and then one more, stunned at what she saw.
The words sounded like hers but she had no recollection of ever making them, and it appeared that - if this were real - that she'd had a similar thought before.
"Bloody hell." As she let the pages go they fell back to were they had been when she'd found the book, her new words now filling the bottom of the page. "What in the world?" And the more she spoke the more stunned she became, turning the page to find her last question on the page also.
This... Helen had no words for it.
FIRST-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: [ It took her a moment to gather her thoughts, not that she had many on what she'd just seen other than it being a trick, insanity or a rather powerful illusion. They were all reasonable explanations, particularly the latter, although that didn't explain how she had come to arrive here. It wasn't a teleportation of anyone that she knew - and there was only one that she knew of that. Her next thought was that it was a dream or an induced hallucination of some sort. She knew that both of those were possible although she didn't like to entertain that.
Nor did she like to entertain her final thought. That it was real. There was much that Helen had seen, much that many would say was insane or not real. Why couldn't this be? There were other forms of teleportation that she hadn't encountered and John wasn't the only one around, just the only one that she knew. And she gave a sigh, returning her thoughts to the journal.
What she'd seen looked like conversations, and some with those whom were familiar to her. Nikola. If he truly were here than he would know what was going on, as would the others that she had appeared to speak with although how well she would trust them was another thing.
She sighed, once again wondering how foolish she was to believe this, and then addressed the journal ]
If this is some kind of joke or trick I am highly unimpressed. Whatever answers there are, and however you have tampered with my memories, I would appreciate being informed of them.
[ She's... slightly pissed, more so regarding the memories but being brought here against her will - and for a third time - is pretty much up there too ]
And I would prefer something more than what I have already read.
[ Which she'll get to reading after she's finished speaking ]
FIRST-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: an old game post for more first person speech?
INTENT: Helen is one of my favourite characters to play due to her history, complexity and the sheer "o.O" that comes along with her. Crystal's Tesla is absolutely fantastic and I've wanted to play Helen here for a while. Of where to take her... oof, with this lady the possibilities are endless!