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Name: Leah
Livejournal: catchingspirit
Contact: AIM: catchingspirit Plurk: Waterfell
Other Characters Played: buntails and marriedforlove
Are you 18 or over? yes!
Canon: Daria
Character: Daria Morgendorffer
Timeline: end of series, after her graduation speech
Personality:
Daria is alienated, but it gives her an outside perspective on the foibles of the people around her; when forced to speak with a therapist, she gives a stunningly accurate psychological portrait of each of her family members - and herself. She extends this perceptiveness to the students at school, her extended family, and everyone she comes across. This perception is often a curse.
She has high standards for others and expects a certain amount of honesty, forthrightness, depth, and sensitivity that she herself is sometimes forced to admit are impossible to live up to, and let go. She speaks bluntly, tempered or sharpened by her sarcasm depending on the situation. However, when she realizes she has made a mistake herself, she is equally honest about admitting so and trying to make it right. She may be judgmental at times, but she judges herself just as harshly or even more so.
As part of these standards, she will not be anyone but who she is (and she reacts poorly when someone else threatens that self-identity). She will not fake her way into popularity or acceptance, whether it be in the small things at school or the big things such as her scholarship interviews. She refuses to be a mouthpiece for anything she doesn't believe in, stand by an opinion she doesn't hold, or give the expected answers if her real viewpoint is something else. (And she has a certain strength of character to maintain this determination in the face of adults hoping she'll sell out.) However, her honesty sometimes prevents her from understanding white lies - such as a friend telling her something is fine when it actually bothers them, because Daria herself would be outspoken and blunt about the problem.
When she decides to beat her cute and popular sister Quinn at her own game to make a point, Daria proves to be quite capable of dolling her appearance up; she simply doesn't consider the superficial important enough to do this on a regular basis (or ever again). She is an uncompromising realist, but sometimes fears the world truly is weighted in favor of the flighty and superficial people, who are pretty.
Although her school contains many stereotypes, Daria does not fully fit the stereotype of the loner. She proves to be on decent, if not particularly close, terms with her classmates despite herself (once being considered 'not so unpopular you couldn't come' to a cheerleader's party), and she emphatically proclaims she is 'not miserable, [she's] just not like them' and that far from having low self-esteem, she has 'low esteem for everyone else'.
She may or may not have self-esteem, but Daria lacks self-confidence. She has a thick armor against the slings and arrows of day-to-day unpopularity, but is very reluctant to put herself in any position that could result in concrete rejection or direct blows to her feelings: she does not confess her crush on Trent (though she does finally reveal some normal teenage girl instincts when she gets her navel pierced just because he says it would look cute), she must be persuaded to send her writing to a literary magazine (and is floored when rejected even with the publisher's encouragement to try again), and she tends to become upset when facing direct competition with her peers because she assumes she'll end up on the losing end.
With her family, Daria is just as critical as with anyone else. But despite the bickering and dysfunctional outward appearance of the four Morgendorffers, there is a close bond. Daria may not be able to relate to her father well, but she worries for him. Her mother may not always be the most involved, but she's there when needed and often actually understands how Daria works and thinks, and she supports Daria's independent spirit. Quinn may be a pain, but the two sisters will be sisters forever and Daria nurtures a tiny hope that Quinn's better nature (which she knows Quinn has) will win out.
Background:
The series starts with Daria moving to Lawndale - a new start, which quickly slips into the same patterns: Daria on the outside and shut out from her peers while her bubbly sister Quinn fits in and makes friends immediately. This proves to set the stage for the series as a whole.
Somehow despite this inauspicious beginning (and being put in a remedial self-esteem class), Daria makes a friend, Jane Lane, who stands beside her throughout everything that happens in the series. Daria deals with the whole range of normal high school tribulations: parties and school dances, defunct lab partners leaving her with all the work, college visits, disastrous school field trips and events, volunteering and the school administration's constant questionable attempts to bring in more money and funding (or recognition for the principal).
She also deals with her family's vacations, babysitting, family weddings (and later, divorces), a belly button piercing, her father's heart attack, getting her driver's license, her sister's belief in guardian angels, therapy, a trip to her old summer camp, and preparing for college itself.
Amid the shuffle of preparing for college, Daria cements her relationship with her parents and sister, and overcomes the strongest test to her friendship with Jane: a boyfriend. Though Jane dates Tom for awhile, the relationship doesn't work out and Daria takes Jane seriously when Jane says she won't mind Tom and Daria dating. It's rocky for awhile, but the girls piece things back together - and Daria and Tom end up as friends once they part ways for college.
In short, Daria experiences the full spectrum of high school life and growing up into young adulthood over the course of the series. The most defining are certainly her relationship with Tom, and college admission struggle.
Abilities/Additional Notes:
Daria has no special abilities or really notable gift, but she is a bright girl, very perceptive, and a moderately talented writer.
Sample Journal Post:
[She's the definition of plain, down to the clothes that do nothing for her figure and the unstylish glasses. Her voice is an absolute monotone with no inflection save for emphasis on a specific word or two.]
I'm pretty sure I didn't sign for this, and I'm pretty sure my parents can't sign for it now that I'm eighteen. [Mom definitely wouldn't have done it like this anyway.]
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure if I were sane, I wouldn't be seeing at least eighty percent of you. So welcome to the psych ward, I've finally lost whatever grip I had. As long as the meatloaf is better than the cafeteria's, I won't complain too loudly.
Unless it gets me one of those cozy white coats to wear.
Sample RP:
She really should have known that wanting to get out of Lawndale so bad would end up like this: some crazy fever dream (or worse). Actually, it'd be nice to wake up right now. She'd even take the typical chaotic breakfast at home (Quinn too busy putting on her makeup, Dad immersed in the paper without even hearing what anyone else was saying, Mom giving a breezy apology for yet again bailing on them for an early day at the office). Getting away from those things, after all, had apparently produced a psychotic break of some sort.
Or maybe it was simpler.
"Mom was right: I spend too much time by myself." This, of course was only further reinforced by saying it. "And now that I'm talking to no one who's actually here, I've made sure no one will believe me when I say I'm not certifiable."
This was perfect dramatic timing for her to notice the PCD, which meant she noticed it with a decided suspicion. She picked it up, turned it over in her hands, and for the first time, she was impressed despite herself in this situation. This sort of thing was years away, as far as she knew. It wasn't hard to get a basic grasp of, and she made her first post.
Livejournal: catchingspirit
Contact: AIM: catchingspirit Plurk: Waterfell
Other Characters Played: buntails and marriedforlove
Are you 18 or over? yes!
Canon: Daria
Character: Daria Morgendorffer
Timeline: end of series, after her graduation speech
Personality:
Daria is alienated, but it gives her an outside perspective on the foibles of the people around her; when forced to speak with a therapist, she gives a stunningly accurate psychological portrait of each of her family members - and herself. She extends this perceptiveness to the students at school, her extended family, and everyone she comes across. This perception is often a curse.
She has high standards for others and expects a certain amount of honesty, forthrightness, depth, and sensitivity that she herself is sometimes forced to admit are impossible to live up to, and let go. She speaks bluntly, tempered or sharpened by her sarcasm depending on the situation. However, when she realizes she has made a mistake herself, she is equally honest about admitting so and trying to make it right. She may be judgmental at times, but she judges herself just as harshly or even more so.
As part of these standards, she will not be anyone but who she is (and she reacts poorly when someone else threatens that self-identity). She will not fake her way into popularity or acceptance, whether it be in the small things at school or the big things such as her scholarship interviews. She refuses to be a mouthpiece for anything she doesn't believe in, stand by an opinion she doesn't hold, or give the expected answers if her real viewpoint is something else. (And she has a certain strength of character to maintain this determination in the face of adults hoping she'll sell out.) However, her honesty sometimes prevents her from understanding white lies - such as a friend telling her something is fine when it actually bothers them, because Daria herself would be outspoken and blunt about the problem.
When she decides to beat her cute and popular sister Quinn at her own game to make a point, Daria proves to be quite capable of dolling her appearance up; she simply doesn't consider the superficial important enough to do this on a regular basis (or ever again). She is an uncompromising realist, but sometimes fears the world truly is weighted in favor of the flighty and superficial people, who are pretty.
Although her school contains many stereotypes, Daria does not fully fit the stereotype of the loner. She proves to be on decent, if not particularly close, terms with her classmates despite herself (once being considered 'not so unpopular you couldn't come' to a cheerleader's party), and she emphatically proclaims she is 'not miserable, [she's] just not like them' and that far from having low self-esteem, she has 'low esteem for everyone else'.
She may or may not have self-esteem, but Daria lacks self-confidence. She has a thick armor against the slings and arrows of day-to-day unpopularity, but is very reluctant to put herself in any position that could result in concrete rejection or direct blows to her feelings: she does not confess her crush on Trent (though she does finally reveal some normal teenage girl instincts when she gets her navel pierced just because he says it would look cute), she must be persuaded to send her writing to a literary magazine (and is floored when rejected even with the publisher's encouragement to try again), and she tends to become upset when facing direct competition with her peers because she assumes she'll end up on the losing end.
With her family, Daria is just as critical as with anyone else. But despite the bickering and dysfunctional outward appearance of the four Morgendorffers, there is a close bond. Daria may not be able to relate to her father well, but she worries for him. Her mother may not always be the most involved, but she's there when needed and often actually understands how Daria works and thinks, and she supports Daria's independent spirit. Quinn may be a pain, but the two sisters will be sisters forever and Daria nurtures a tiny hope that Quinn's better nature (which she knows Quinn has) will win out.
Background:
The series starts with Daria moving to Lawndale - a new start, which quickly slips into the same patterns: Daria on the outside and shut out from her peers while her bubbly sister Quinn fits in and makes friends immediately. This proves to set the stage for the series as a whole.
Somehow despite this inauspicious beginning (and being put in a remedial self-esteem class), Daria makes a friend, Jane Lane, who stands beside her throughout everything that happens in the series. Daria deals with the whole range of normal high school tribulations: parties and school dances, defunct lab partners leaving her with all the work, college visits, disastrous school field trips and events, volunteering and the school administration's constant questionable attempts to bring in more money and funding (or recognition for the principal).
She also deals with her family's vacations, babysitting, family weddings (and later, divorces), a belly button piercing, her father's heart attack, getting her driver's license, her sister's belief in guardian angels, therapy, a trip to her old summer camp, and preparing for college itself.
Amid the shuffle of preparing for college, Daria cements her relationship with her parents and sister, and overcomes the strongest test to her friendship with Jane: a boyfriend. Though Jane dates Tom for awhile, the relationship doesn't work out and Daria takes Jane seriously when Jane says she won't mind Tom and Daria dating. It's rocky for awhile, but the girls piece things back together - and Daria and Tom end up as friends once they part ways for college.
In short, Daria experiences the full spectrum of high school life and growing up into young adulthood over the course of the series. The most defining are certainly her relationship with Tom, and college admission struggle.
Abilities/Additional Notes:
Daria has no special abilities or really notable gift, but she is a bright girl, very perceptive, and a moderately talented writer.
Sample Journal Post:
[She's the definition of plain, down to the clothes that do nothing for her figure and the unstylish glasses. Her voice is an absolute monotone with no inflection save for emphasis on a specific word or two.]
I'm pretty sure I didn't sign for this, and I'm pretty sure my parents can't sign for it now that I'm eighteen. [Mom definitely wouldn't have done it like this anyway.]
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure if I were sane, I wouldn't be seeing at least eighty percent of you. So welcome to the psych ward, I've finally lost whatever grip I had. As long as the meatloaf is better than the cafeteria's, I won't complain too loudly.
Unless it gets me one of those cozy white coats to wear.
Sample RP:
She really should have known that wanting to get out of Lawndale so bad would end up like this: some crazy fever dream (or worse). Actually, it'd be nice to wake up right now. She'd even take the typical chaotic breakfast at home (Quinn too busy putting on her makeup, Dad immersed in the paper without even hearing what anyone else was saying, Mom giving a breezy apology for yet again bailing on them for an early day at the office). Getting away from those things, after all, had apparently produced a psychotic break of some sort.
Or maybe it was simpler.
"Mom was right: I spend too much time by myself." This, of course was only further reinforced by saying it. "And now that I'm talking to no one who's actually here, I've made sure no one will believe me when I say I'm not certifiable."
This was perfect dramatic timing for her to notice the PCD, which meant she noticed it with a decided suspicion. She picked it up, turned it over in her hands, and for the first time, she was impressed despite herself in this situation. This sort of thing was years away, as far as she knew. It wasn't hard to get a basic grasp of, and she made her first post.