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player information.
name: Brandi
are you over 18?: Yes.
personal lj: muggles
email/msn/aim/plurk/etc: pandasaurs (aim), sporks (plurk)
characters in abax: None.
in character information.
series: Heroes
name: Claire Bennet
sex: Female
age: 17
race: Mutant Human Mutant
height: 5 ft 1 in
weight: 110 lbs
canon point: Right after 3.01.
previous cr: Nope.
history: Heroes wiki~
personality: Claire is one of the most egocentric people that you'll ever meet. Really, she is. Underneath that adorable exterior lies an attention hungry and acceptance needing monster that only is quelled when things are going Claire's way. Somehow, everything always relates back to her, which is probably a result of the of constant state of being the center of her family's world. Claire's always been special her entire life, from being adopted to having her ability, and she's used to being the center of attention. As much as she says she wants things to be normal, she wouldn't know how to live now if she actually was normal. She likes being noticed, and she wants other people to just accept and like her. Compared to her peers, she is very moody and emotional, and entirely reckless and unpredictable. She makes and breaks friendships easily, and has a tendency to use those that are closest to her. When she wants her friend Zach to do something for her, she tells him that if he does it she will talk to him in front of the other kids at school, as if that's a reward. She doesn't even realize she's doing it, really, and once she does realize she's stepped over a line she's always relatively quick to apologize. She's just desperate to belong and to be loved, and jumps through hoops to please the people closest to her so they don't leave her.
Claire's biggest character theme is finding herself and where she belongs. Fitting in means a lot to her, and she gets very bitter and angry when the popular girls at school are terrible to her. Despite her pretty looks and the fact she's a cheerleader, she's not very popular at all. She's one of the weird kids at school, because of rumors that her ex-friend Jackie has started. She usually only sits with her friend Zach at lunch, and the boy that she liked at the start of the season only really has anything to do with her because he thinks she'll have sex with him. And despite all of the terrible things she's been through, she's still very naive and trusting of others, and constantly wants to believe the best in people. She doesn't quite know how to adapt or understand things that are dark and sinister, and despite the fact that she is resilient and can pick herself up after a terrible event, she still has to learn how to not get herself into them. She has trouble trying to find her place in a world of "normal" people who can't accept what she is and what her ability enables her to do.
She really does care about the best for everyone deep down, and does try to be a hero like Peter and her father are. However, her heroics do come with a lot of selfish intentions attached. She saves others because a) it helps her test her ability, b) she is dying to be useful, and c) it makes her feel good about herself. For as confident as she can come across at school, she is very lost and scared on the inside, and that fragile state makes her want to do whatever she can to feel good about herself. So she is most definitely one of the good guys, but it comes with some strings attached. Saving the day also gives her a big sense of control, which is a huge thing that she has to have. She wants to feel in control of her own life and her destiny, and doesn't believe in predestined things or that the future is written in stone. She wants to feel that she can make a difference and change the world, and that her own fate can't be predicted. Being able to save others makes her feel that she can control her own destiny, and that The Company and her parents don't have control over every little aspect of her life. The fact that her father does control so much of her life is a huge sore spot for her, although she is in no way emotionally mature enough to think like an adult and successfully control every aspect of her life. She downright despises being told what to do, and usually goes out of her way to do the exact opposite of what someone tells her when they boss her around. She has a point to prove, and that point is that she is above being under someone's thumb.
You can't mention Claire without mentioning her being a cheerleader, since that is the main point of Claire's character that even people who have not seen the show recognize. It is what makes her iconic, and what gives her a sense of identity in her own mind. Claire loves cheerleading, and she's fought long and hard against the head cheerleader in order to stay on the squad and to find a place on it. She's not necessarily the best at it, but it gives her something that makes her feel entirely normal, like she's just a regular teenage girl. It also gives her a slight boost in her social status, and she seems to think that it makes her someone special. She bases a lot of her own identity on staying a cheerleader, and if she lost that status, she would be a huge loss. Fortunately, she's not a stereotypical cheerleader at all. She is very book smart and isn't very popular at school, and she's not sexually advanced like a few of the other cheerleaders are shown to be. Later on in the series it's revealed that she's a virgin, which is another trait that Claire uses to define herself against other teenage girls. After a near rape experience with the first boy she really liked, Claire has grown a lot of intimacy issues and she isn't likely to run off to be with someone anytime soon. That being said, she isn't opposed to finding a boyfriend. She would like the reassurance that someone actually liking her would bring, and it would make her feel much more validated and confident as a person. Someone really liking her is what she measures her own self worth on most of the time. It's a terrible way to measure self-worth, but Claire is often a terrible person so it all balances itself out in the end. But after getting that sense of validation, if any boy tried getting physical with her, everything would come crashing to a screeching halt. She has to be the one in control, control in every part of her life is a huge issue for her.
She's very headstrong and vocal about her opinions, and doesn't let anyone or anything stand in the way of what she wants to do. She thinks she's a hell of a lot more mature than she actually is, and she's always the first to remind someone she's almost an adult, but is also usually the first who ends up needing help in any given situation. She's still learning about her ability and finding her place in the world the same as all other teenagers are, and she often does reckless things that end up with one of her fathers or Peter needing to rescue her. She wants so badly to be as strong and capable as they are, and often just runs head first into dangerous situations because she knows she's invincible. She doesn't mind being a human shield, especially for people that she loves, just as long as her actions are validated by someone recognizing that she did a good job. At the start of the series, she saves a man from a fire and doesn't want public credit for it, but she received something for her good deed in the fact that she was able to test the limits of her ability. As the season progresses, she's seen taking more action, but wants credit for the things that she decides to do.
As stated earlier, Claire is entirely trusting, particularly of her family. Her father has lied to her for her entire life, and she's only starting to uncover the truths. She's angry about being lied to and about being given to her father on an assignment from The Company, but she doesn't know to do anything but to trust him. She trusts Noah above anyone else, and usually is quick to forgive him, despite how initially angry she may get at him. But when people lie to her, she doesn't handle it well at all. Lies are a good way to earn a hissy fit from Claire, and lies are the other huge element of Claire's character across every season of the show. If someone isn't honest with her, she takes it very personally. However, she's often guilty of omitting facts or avoiding the truth, so she has a pretty big double standard. But it's okay, because she's the golden child and often gets away with everything ever. It's okay to hate her for this, most everyone does.
There is also a darker part of Claire that most others don't really get to see. She can be highly vindictive and when that's combined with her being reckless, it can turn into something very messy. When a boy at school sexually assaults her and then kills her, she takes revenge as soon as possible and crashes him and his car into a brick wall going sixty. When Jackie is rude to her and calls her friend Zach gay, she punches the girl in the face. She also is afraid when Jackie dies, and feels terrible that a girl lost her life, but isn't exactly remorseful that it was Jackie herself that died. She feels terrible that someone died because of her, but as per usual with Claire, she turns Jackie's death at Sylar's hands into being about her and her feelings. It's shown in an episode of a possible future that Claire fully has the capability to become a villain. She's so insecure and easily manipulated that it would be almost too easy for someone to break her emotionally, especially since she puts so much value on her physical invincibility that she doesn't stop to think about her emotions until later on in the series.
At the end of the day, though, Claire is a good person. She initially always wants to do the right thing, even if that's not always the course of action that she takes. In her mind, she honestly believes that all of her choices are right and for the best, even if they're actually downright terrible. That's really a side effect of being a teenager, though, so it shouldn't be held entirely against her. She has a lot of maturing and learning about the world to do, and although she's still so egocentric that she believes everything is about her she is starting to piece together the fact that her actions and the actions of others can have long-term consequences for countless others. She still needs to learn and fully understand that everything isn't about her, and that she needs to question people and their intentions better. She desperately needs to learn how to protect herself, just because the fact that everyone constantly coming to her rescue only makes her more egocentric and doesn't teach her anything. There's a lot of faults to her character, and she is so tragically emo most of the time, but once you get her away from all of the bad things in her own world there's a chance she'll be a lot stronger and more capable than anyone would ever give her credit for.
abilities/powers: Claire is super charismatic, to the point that it could probably be considered a special ability. This comes in useful because she's constantly in trouble, and always needs people to save her. The more people she charms, the more heroes in waiting she'll have to help her out. That, and she likes having friends that are boys do what she tells them to. I'm sure she wouldn't mind friends of either gender, she's just found that boys are the easiest to manipulate.
Oh yeah, she also has this whole...healing thing. She gets hurt, it heals right away. Broken bones, severed limbs, and she can even come back from death. She also doesn't get sick, and she has a pretty amazing metabolism so she has the special ability to eat whatever in the hell she wants without gaining weight. This makes her hated by most every female in America, so I guess that particular special ability is a double edged sword.
Oh, Claire also has the uncanny ability to make everything about her. This ability goes far beyond the typical selfishness of a teenager. Claire is special in the sense that she sees the world through only her eyes, and everyone is just expected to go along with this and never question how egocentric she can be. Sure, she runs into fires and saves people, but she also likes to turn things like that around and make it all about her emotions and her ability. It's just a never ending cycle that people should get used to now.
Yeah, she also cries. A lot. This is a special ability because if she cried enough, she could cry a river and drown the whole world. Just like that 3 Doors Down song says.
Claire's biggest weakness is the fact that she's reckless. Sure, her ability makes her a walking target for The Company and people like Sylar, and that means constant kidnapping and death attempts. But really, Claire's inability to think things through gets her into entirely too much trouble. She just doesn't stop and think things through until after she's in trouble, and only then will she take pause and realize that she should have made another course of action. Also, the fact that she trusts others pretty easily means she can be taken advantage of or harmed easier than other characters. She's also not a fighter, despite what she wants to think about herself. She has no idea how to defend herself at all, and is basically Bambi out running around in a meadow full of hunters.
As far as internal weakness, Claire's so insecure with herself that it often leads to her thinking she's a terrible person that's worth nothing. She so desperately wants others to like or love her that when she feels she's in any way rejected, it just destroys her.
first person sample: (From another game app!)
[She should be more concerned about the fact she went from being in New York to being here, but Claire can't really be bothered but to do anything but stare at the beautiful scene surrounding her. She's holding a phone in one hand and knows that she's recording, but doesn't really make any hurry to do anything interesting. She's standing in the middle of the most green and vibrant area she's ever seen, staring up at a large tree with a sense of childish wonder. As a few colorful butterflies fly past, she curiously holds out her left hand and watches as one settles down upon the tip of her index finger.
She opens her mouth to speak, but a rustling from a nearby bush causes her to take pause. Her look of wonder turns into an all out smile as she watches a family of white rabbits go bounding past. The noise of the other animals makes the butterfly startle and take flight once again, and she tips her head back to watch it fly up into the sky with the others.]
I should be trying to find my way back home, shouldn't I?
[Another pause, and she glances back over her shoulder at the rabbits.]
Please tell me this isn't some kind of crazy Alice in Wonderland reference, because I'm definitely not looking to dive into any rabbit holes.
[Even still -
She lets out a sigh and decides to just follow after the rabbits, because so far, they're her best hope of finding some kind of life other than herself. As she walks, she focuses in on the camera, her face solemn.]
I'm Claire Bennet, and this is the start of another adventure I didn't ask to be a part of. If anyone can see or hear this, and knows a way back to New York, that would be really helpful.
third person sample: Cold. Everything was so cold. That was the only thought on Claire's mind as everything came crashing back to reality, and her body's healing kicked in enough that she came back to life. Cut wide open and sprawled out naked across a metal table, the girl was only confused and afraid. The initial sting of feeling her body be wide open was ignored, mostly because she had no idea she was even in such a state until she tried to sit up and look around. It didn't take her long to realize where she was, and the memory of how she must have gotten there was still fresh in her mind.
Brody.
He must have killed her, after -
No. She couldn't let herself think about that, not right now. She had more important things to worry about. Like how to get her body healed enough so that she could sit up and move around properly. The last thing she wanted was for a mortician to come back and see a once dead body moving around. That would raise entirely too many questions, and there was no way she could play off everything as a joke.
Think, Claire, this isn't that hard to do! You've been in worse situations than this before.
Had she really? She knew that was a lie, and that this was the absolute worst and most horrifying moment of her life, but she didn't let herself focus on that fact and gathered her wits enough to hold her chest together. The squishy sound that her flesh and organs made upon the movement caused her to wince. The pain was bothersome, but it was something she could deal with. And all things considered, she was grateful to have it. It was the only thing in the situation that was keeping her grounded in reality, and reminded her that she was human. She wasn't some freak that deserved to be dead and in a cooler along with all the other people in the room. She was Claire Bennet, and she was -
"...oh no."
Her eyes fell on the clock hanging in the corner of the room and she saw what time it was. Morning already? She could only guess what her parents were thinking, and prayed that they hadn't gotten a call from the hospital yet. She hurried to sit up and turn around, wincing once again as her toes touched the freezing cold tile floor. Once again grateful for any ounce of pain that her body was giving her, she tiptoed across the room and tried to ignore the feel of her organs trying to fall out of her open chest cavity.
She needed to find something to cover up with, and get back home. If she managed to make it back before the hospital called, there wouldn't be anything for her father to cover up. And as much as she wanted to do nothing but forget all about this entire ordeal, she knew that getting her father involved with it at all was a dangerous idea. There were too many questions about him and his work now, too many dark unknowns. If he thought she had been hurt, there would be hell to pay. And as much as she despised Brody and wanted him to suffer, she was already bound and determined to do it herself. This was one time daddy wasn't going to take care of everything for her. For once, Claire was going to fight her own battle.
case no: Nah, go ahead and give Claire whatever!