Application: ilpromenade
PLAYER
✧ NAME: Chantal
✧ LJ USERNAME: froda_baggins
✧ CONTACT (EMAIL, AIM, MSN, PLURK, ETC.): frodabaggins@gmail.com; AIM is FieryRedPep
✧ CURRENT MUSE LIST: N/A
CHARACTER
✧ NAME: Virgina "Pepper" Potts
✧ SERIES: Iron Man movies
✧ HISTORY: Like so.
✧ TIMELINE: Post Iron Man 2.
✧ PERSONALITY: At first glance, Pepper Potts appears smart, professional, tenacious and resourceful, and indeed she is all of these things. She spent the better part of ten years as the personal assistant to one of the most difficult men in the world, and she not only managed to hold it all together, she excelled at it. She managed Tony's personal finances, his schedule, dealt with celebrities, journalists, politicians and business executives, even curated Tony's art collection (she minored in Art History in college). Eventually, he trusted her enough to ask her to become the CEO of Stark Industries (intending her to run the business after his death, unbeknown to her). It was only when her world got rather turned upside-down, by her boss's disappearance in the Afghani desert, that she was forced to take a look at her life and face some of the underlying emotions she'd so successfully hidden for so long.
The fact of the matter is, Pepper uses her competence and professionalism, her quick wit and sense of humor, occasionally as defense mechanisms to keep people away - something she unwittingly shares with her boss. She's very good at burying herself in work to avoid emotional entanglements. She's learned to do this primarily because the world of business is very cutthroat, and (especially being a woman) she needed to have a very thick skin to deal with a lot of the stuff thrown at her.
But underneath it, she's fiercely loyal, and cares deeply about those people she does allow close - particularly Tony Stark. As she herself points out, he's "all [she] has," and as such she would pretty much go to hell and back for him if he asked her. She often acts exasperated, and indeed, Tony can be infuriating at times, but her loyalty to him remains unwavering, even when he does crazy things like take on the mantle of a superhero or go on a self-destructive binge.
Pepper is stubborn, almost to a fault, and enjoys doing things that people tell her she shouldn't do. She also, in a way, "needs to be needed", i.e. she's most fulfilled when she feels as though she is indispensable in some way, to someone. This leads to occasionally biting off more than she can chew.
Pepper isn't that much of an idealist - it's kind of impossible in the business world to be that way, and she never really had any qualms about working for a man some people dubbed "the merchant of death," primarily because she sees that while Tony may not always be working altruistically, he's a decent guy. Nonetheless, she definitely wouldn't condone any of the things Obadiah Stane did, and she would be appalled if the arc reactor technology fell into the "wrong" hands. Generally, Pepper thinks of herself - and Tony, of course - as one of the "good guys", and despite her worries, she is proud of the good he's done. Enough that she was willing to start something of a tentative romance with him.
✧ ABILITIES/POWERS: None that are superhuman/supernatural. Pepper is just a normal person, albeit quite clever, able to cow Tony with a single glance, and she's also fantastic at running away from bad guys - while wearing stilettos. She's good with accounting, and a great multi-tasker.
✧ TIME OF ARRIVAL: Day.
✧ MASK DESIGN: A simple mask which conceals the top half of the face, in blue silk.
✧ PLACE OF SOLACE: Her office at Stark Industries.
SAMPLES
✧ FIRST PERSON: [The video clicks on to the sight of one Pepper Potts, red hair, blue mask covering most of her freckles, and her mouth in a thin, tight line. She's done a bit of investigating, but hasn't really gone outside except to check that she can. Just in case her GPS link is still operational.] If this is a kidnapping, it's certainly the most elaborate scheme I've ever come across, so congratulations on that, at least. Whoever is responsible will have to ask for a really big ransom in order to even make a profit.
Which probably goes a long way to ruling out kidnapping.
So I guess my question is, where the hell is this place, and how do I get out? Also, has anyone seen a guy in a red-and-gold suit of armor flying around? Because now would be a really good time for him to show up. If you see him, tell him Pepper is looking for him.
✧ THIRD PERSON: She never imagined being a personal assistant would involve so much blood. Of course, that was before, when Tony was still just Tony Stark. Oh, once in a while he’d hurt himself on one of his machines in the work room, and occasionally Pepper would have to help him clean it up (she was always the only one around at three in the morning, the only one who felt obligated to be there and mop it all up because he paid her, after all, he paid her way too much).
This, though, this was different.
He was being shot at. He was flying around in a metal suit like he thought he could save the world and she saw the bullet holes. The near misses. The cuts, the bruises, the broken ribs that made him move funny for days and he would never go to the hospital, and Pepper started making doubly sure the first aid kit was fully stocked.
“This wasn’t in my job description,” she pointed out one night, her hair done up and a run in her stockings and a few little drops of blood marring her new green dress, blood and sweat dripping from him as she actually pulled a bullet from his shoulder.
“I’ll have to make some edits soon,” Tony replied through gritted teeth.
She gave the tweezers the smallest of twists, making him wince. “If you don’t get yourself killed first.”
“Keep talking like that, and I’ll start to think you like me, Miss Potts. Ow!”
Pepper gave him a pleading look. “Next time, Tony, please go to the hospital.”
He sighed. “I know, I’m sorry, I ruined your dress. It’s a nice dress, too.”
“It’s not that and you know it.” She taped a bandage over the wound, saw a spot of bright red appear. She went to one of the sinks to wash her hands, watched the blood and the water circle the drain.
“I know, I’ll give you a raise.”
She glanced back at him as she dried her hands. “You’ve given me three raises in the past year. You pay me too much.” Sighing, she couldn't help but smile a little at the boyish chagrin on his face. He still looked bad, and he’d look worse as the bruising really started to take shape, but Pepper knew she’d just resign herself to it.
And worry a lot.
“My boss, the superhero,” she said, exasperation and fondness warring for supremacy in her voice.
✧ ORIGINAL CHARACTER QUESTION: N/A
✧ NAME: Chantal
✧ LJ USERNAME: froda_baggins
✧ CONTACT (EMAIL, AIM, MSN, PLURK, ETC.): frodabaggins@gmail.com; AIM is FieryRedPep
✧ CURRENT MUSE LIST: N/A
CHARACTER
✧ NAME: Virgina "Pepper" Potts
✧ SERIES: Iron Man movies
✧ HISTORY: Like so.
✧ TIMELINE: Post Iron Man 2.
✧ PERSONALITY: At first glance, Pepper Potts appears smart, professional, tenacious and resourceful, and indeed she is all of these things. She spent the better part of ten years as the personal assistant to one of the most difficult men in the world, and she not only managed to hold it all together, she excelled at it. She managed Tony's personal finances, his schedule, dealt with celebrities, journalists, politicians and business executives, even curated Tony's art collection (she minored in Art History in college). Eventually, he trusted her enough to ask her to become the CEO of Stark Industries (intending her to run the business after his death, unbeknown to her). It was only when her world got rather turned upside-down, by her boss's disappearance in the Afghani desert, that she was forced to take a look at her life and face some of the underlying emotions she'd so successfully hidden for so long.
The fact of the matter is, Pepper uses her competence and professionalism, her quick wit and sense of humor, occasionally as defense mechanisms to keep people away - something she unwittingly shares with her boss. She's very good at burying herself in work to avoid emotional entanglements. She's learned to do this primarily because the world of business is very cutthroat, and (especially being a woman) she needed to have a very thick skin to deal with a lot of the stuff thrown at her.
But underneath it, she's fiercely loyal, and cares deeply about those people she does allow close - particularly Tony Stark. As she herself points out, he's "all [she] has," and as such she would pretty much go to hell and back for him if he asked her. She often acts exasperated, and indeed, Tony can be infuriating at times, but her loyalty to him remains unwavering, even when he does crazy things like take on the mantle of a superhero or go on a self-destructive binge.
Pepper is stubborn, almost to a fault, and enjoys doing things that people tell her she shouldn't do. She also, in a way, "needs to be needed", i.e. she's most fulfilled when she feels as though she is indispensable in some way, to someone. This leads to occasionally biting off more than she can chew.
Pepper isn't that much of an idealist - it's kind of impossible in the business world to be that way, and she never really had any qualms about working for a man some people dubbed "the merchant of death," primarily because she sees that while Tony may not always be working altruistically, he's a decent guy. Nonetheless, she definitely wouldn't condone any of the things Obadiah Stane did, and she would be appalled if the arc reactor technology fell into the "wrong" hands. Generally, Pepper thinks of herself - and Tony, of course - as one of the "good guys", and despite her worries, she is proud of the good he's done. Enough that she was willing to start something of a tentative romance with him.
✧ ABILITIES/POWERS: None that are superhuman/supernatural. Pepper is just a normal person, albeit quite clever, able to cow Tony with a single glance, and she's also fantastic at running away from bad guys - while wearing stilettos. She's good with accounting, and a great multi-tasker.
✧ TIME OF ARRIVAL: Day.
✧ MASK DESIGN: A simple mask which conceals the top half of the face, in blue silk.
✧ PLACE OF SOLACE: Her office at Stark Industries.
SAMPLES
✧ FIRST PERSON: [The video clicks on to the sight of one Pepper Potts, red hair, blue mask covering most of her freckles, and her mouth in a thin, tight line. She's done a bit of investigating, but hasn't really gone outside except to check that she can. Just in case her GPS link is still operational.] If this is a kidnapping, it's certainly the most elaborate scheme I've ever come across, so congratulations on that, at least. Whoever is responsible will have to ask for a really big ransom in order to even make a profit.
Which probably goes a long way to ruling out kidnapping.
So I guess my question is, where the hell is this place, and how do I get out? Also, has anyone seen a guy in a red-and-gold suit of armor flying around? Because now would be a really good time for him to show up. If you see him, tell him Pepper is looking for him.
✧ THIRD PERSON: She never imagined being a personal assistant would involve so much blood. Of course, that was before, when Tony was still just Tony Stark. Oh, once in a while he’d hurt himself on one of his machines in the work room, and occasionally Pepper would have to help him clean it up (she was always the only one around at three in the morning, the only one who felt obligated to be there and mop it all up because he paid her, after all, he paid her way too much).
This, though, this was different.
He was being shot at. He was flying around in a metal suit like he thought he could save the world and she saw the bullet holes. The near misses. The cuts, the bruises, the broken ribs that made him move funny for days and he would never go to the hospital, and Pepper started making doubly sure the first aid kit was fully stocked.
“This wasn’t in my job description,” she pointed out one night, her hair done up and a run in her stockings and a few little drops of blood marring her new green dress, blood and sweat dripping from him as she actually pulled a bullet from his shoulder.
“I’ll have to make some edits soon,” Tony replied through gritted teeth.
She gave the tweezers the smallest of twists, making him wince. “If you don’t get yourself killed first.”
“Keep talking like that, and I’ll start to think you like me, Miss Potts. Ow!”
Pepper gave him a pleading look. “Next time, Tony, please go to the hospital.”
He sighed. “I know, I’m sorry, I ruined your dress. It’s a nice dress, too.”
“It’s not that and you know it.” She taped a bandage over the wound, saw a spot of bright red appear. She went to one of the sinks to wash her hands, watched the blood and the water circle the drain.
“I know, I’ll give you a raise.”
She glanced back at him as she dried her hands. “You’ve given me three raises in the past year. You pay me too much.” Sighing, she couldn't help but smile a little at the boyish chagrin on his face. He still looked bad, and he’d look worse as the bruising really started to take shape, but Pepper knew she’d just resign herself to it.
And worry a lot.
“My boss, the superhero,” she said, exasperation and fondness warring for supremacy in her voice.
✧ ORIGINAL CHARACTER QUESTION: N/A