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Are you over 16? What do you think?
Characters Played Here: Martha Jones, Ana Lewis, Mae, Julia Bellamy
Character: Deborah Armstrong
Series/Canon: The Secret Circle Books
From When? Just after Cassie is kidnapped by the Witchhunters at Thanksgiving
History: Sort of terrible wiki here and General book wiki.
Personality: Deb's personality is not really all that complicated when it comes down to it. She certainly does have a strong one, however! There are certain things that are the basis of it, and the first one is bravery. Deb believes and respects in bravery, especially physical bravery above all else. One of the reasons that Deb rates it so highly is because of the fact that it is something both of her parents lack in multiple ways. The way that they lack it the most is that during the first battle with him, her parents never went out and attacked Black John in order to defend themselves or their daughter's future. Not only that, but Deb displayed a strong aptitude or magic as a child, and her parents were constantly frightened of both magic itself and that their daughter (and the nephew that they were caring for as well) could practice it. Because of her parents fear, Deb embraced it, deciding that nothing would ever scare her.
Few things scare Deb, even when they should. Her bravery is the sort of thing that often end up on just this side of insanity, giving the impression that Deb thinks that she's invincible. Which, honestly, she does. She believes that nothing actually bad can happen to her, because she's stronger than all of that. This is something that Deb showcases in many ways but perhaps the largest one of them is in the way that Deb normally doesn't think: she just does.
She just does in multiple ways; she rides her bike at insane speeds without a helmet, and she'll go chasing down any sort of threat without thinking about it first. If she needs to, she'll face down people with guns, or hop fences after shadows, or really, sit with dying old ladies who are telling stories that alter how she views things forever. While there is a fear there, Deb powers through it, because she is determined to be braver than her parents, even if she isn't thinking about it. It simply is; bravery for Deborah is no longer a choice that she makes or thinks about.
That without thinking about things first thing is often in combination with Deb's second major personality trait: loyalty. Deb often functions as a trusted lieutenant, for Faye who is her best friend and her chosen leader. She backs Faye up in most every circumstance, feeding her friend's fire through her own air. Often, the two of them together are worse than they otherwise would be on their own. However, that doesn't mean that her loyalty is blind by any means. While some people may see it as a change of loyalty when Deb learns about Black John's return, how dangerous he is and how he is manipulating her friend (which he definitely is, in Deb's mind, despite how good Faye normally is with men. John is too good to be taken in by Faye, and he's using her to get close to the circle.) Deb refuses to dance to Faye's tune. Instead, she realizes that it would be far better for all of The Club, Faye included, if she worked against Black John, rather than for him.
Despite the fact that Deb's primary loyalty is to both Faye and Susan, she does feel a great deal of loyalty to the circle, and to having a complete one. Even though she may not agree with Diana, Cassie or Adam (at all, really) if something happened to them, she would go out of her way to either save them or avenge them. This is even before she has the realization that springs from what Cassie's Grandmother tells them about how Black John has attempted to craft them into a perfect docile little circle.
Deb does not ever attempt to live up to people's expectations of her. She is what she is, and she enjoys that. Indeed, she'd fight the idea that Black John has some sort of destiny carved out for them, because she doesn't believe in that sort of thing. More than not believing in destiny (in that sort of way, in the way of a person creating it for someone else) she doesn't believe in the establishment. Part of that I will talk about below with Deb's superiority complex, but another part of it is that she simply doesn't believe that she should be held to such rules or social constrictions, nor does she want to be. Instead, Deborah is very much her own person.
In a small town in New England like New Salem, even when you are a part of the 'ruling class' as it were, there is still social pressures of femininity and the like. Deborah Armstrong laughs at those. Not only does she ride the aforementioned bike, but she also refuses to be penciled into dating some guy. No, even with Susan and Faye hooking up with multiple guys (during the Pizza Man games) Deb instead is the person who moves the cars out of the way, and she basically stays to make sure that things are alright with her friends. Then she just sort of acts as security. I believe that she does this for many reasons, but she's most definitely the one who is not interested in boys in that way. Multiple times, people say that no one would dare try that with Deb, and she's not interested in boys.
Instead, all of her primary male relationships are nothing more than friendships, and those are all have a level of aloofness to them. Deb's earned that in being her tough self. But emotionally, she connects with women, Faye, and oddly enough, Cassie. The two have an almost... date after one of the Pizza Man parties, which is coded in romantic notions. Because of the time when the books were written, I believe the author intended to have Deborah coded as a lesbian, but was afraid to go about doing it entirely.
Another aspect of Deb's personality is that she's more than a little bit prejudiced against those who don't have magic, and thus who aren't inside 'The Club.' Not only that, but even within the Club itself, there are those that Deb considers herself higher than. She's got more than a little bit of a superiority complex. When pushed on things she doesn't agree with, Deb becomes argumentative, and once again isn't at all in awe of leadership. She fights with Diana about Cassie's joining the Club, and then again when she disagrees about the direction that they are going in.
Not only is she prejudiced, but she treats those who she sees as below herself rather badly. Deborah is first introduced into the story through an act of violence, and it's something that continues throughout the novels. She can be more than a bit of a bully, seeing other people's fear as a weakness. As someone who's spent her entire life hating weakness, she will use it as a justification to place people below herself. Coupling the fact that she's a bully, and can be terribly antagonistic, her being around Chase is going to be a terrible (and awesome) thing.
Despite all of that, Deb has a quiet sort of strength around her. It's the sort of strength that doesn't allow her to take any bullshit, and when she's suffering, she can put it aside for the needs of the group. An example of this is when her arm is broken and she writes it off as being nothing.
Why do you think your character would work in this setting? She's going to be pissed off when she fluxes in, and wouldn't chose to stay past her six months, but she'd be a good fit in game with the other teens in the setting, and would work to learn about other forms of magic and the like.
If your character entered the game unwillingly, tell us how they'll react to the setting and whether you think they might choose to stay.
What will your character do for work? Stables, probably.
Inventory: Leather biker jacket, school bag with stuff in it. Magic.
Samples:
Third-Person Sample: Prose thread.
First-Person Sample: Meme thread.
Are you over 16? What do you think?
Characters Played Here: Martha Jones, Ana Lewis, Mae, Julia Bellamy
Character: Deborah Armstrong
Series/Canon: The Secret Circle Books
From When? Just after Cassie is kidnapped by the Witchhunters at Thanksgiving
History: Sort of terrible wiki here and General book wiki.
Personality: Deb's personality is not really all that complicated when it comes down to it. She certainly does have a strong one, however! There are certain things that are the basis of it, and the first one is bravery. Deb believes and respects in bravery, especially physical bravery above all else. One of the reasons that Deb rates it so highly is because of the fact that it is something both of her parents lack in multiple ways. The way that they lack it the most is that during the first battle with him, her parents never went out and attacked Black John in order to defend themselves or their daughter's future. Not only that, but Deb displayed a strong aptitude or magic as a child, and her parents were constantly frightened of both magic itself and that their daughter (and the nephew that they were caring for as well) could practice it. Because of her parents fear, Deb embraced it, deciding that nothing would ever scare her.
Few things scare Deb, even when they should. Her bravery is the sort of thing that often end up on just this side of insanity, giving the impression that Deb thinks that she's invincible. Which, honestly, she does. She believes that nothing actually bad can happen to her, because she's stronger than all of that. This is something that Deb showcases in many ways but perhaps the largest one of them is in the way that Deb normally doesn't think: she just does.
She just does in multiple ways; she rides her bike at insane speeds without a helmet, and she'll go chasing down any sort of threat without thinking about it first. If she needs to, she'll face down people with guns, or hop fences after shadows, or really, sit with dying old ladies who are telling stories that alter how she views things forever. While there is a fear there, Deb powers through it, because she is determined to be braver than her parents, even if she isn't thinking about it. It simply is; bravery for Deborah is no longer a choice that she makes or thinks about.
That without thinking about things first thing is often in combination with Deb's second major personality trait: loyalty. Deb often functions as a trusted lieutenant, for Faye who is her best friend and her chosen leader. She backs Faye up in most every circumstance, feeding her friend's fire through her own air. Often, the two of them together are worse than they otherwise would be on their own. However, that doesn't mean that her loyalty is blind by any means. While some people may see it as a change of loyalty when Deb learns about Black John's return, how dangerous he is and how he is manipulating her friend (which he definitely is, in Deb's mind, despite how good Faye normally is with men. John is too good to be taken in by Faye, and he's using her to get close to the circle.) Deb refuses to dance to Faye's tune. Instead, she realizes that it would be far better for all of The Club, Faye included, if she worked against Black John, rather than for him.
Despite the fact that Deb's primary loyalty is to both Faye and Susan, she does feel a great deal of loyalty to the circle, and to having a complete one. Even though she may not agree with Diana, Cassie or Adam (at all, really) if something happened to them, she would go out of her way to either save them or avenge them. This is even before she has the realization that springs from what Cassie's Grandmother tells them about how Black John has attempted to craft them into a perfect docile little circle.
Deb does not ever attempt to live up to people's expectations of her. She is what she is, and she enjoys that. Indeed, she'd fight the idea that Black John has some sort of destiny carved out for them, because she doesn't believe in that sort of thing. More than not believing in destiny (in that sort of way, in the way of a person creating it for someone else) she doesn't believe in the establishment. Part of that I will talk about below with Deb's superiority complex, but another part of it is that she simply doesn't believe that she should be held to such rules or social constrictions, nor does she want to be. Instead, Deborah is very much her own person.
In a small town in New England like New Salem, even when you are a part of the 'ruling class' as it were, there is still social pressures of femininity and the like. Deborah Armstrong laughs at those. Not only does she ride the aforementioned bike, but she also refuses to be penciled into dating some guy. No, even with Susan and Faye hooking up with multiple guys (during the Pizza Man games) Deb instead is the person who moves the cars out of the way, and she basically stays to make sure that things are alright with her friends. Then she just sort of acts as security. I believe that she does this for many reasons, but she's most definitely the one who is not interested in boys in that way. Multiple times, people say that no one would dare try that with Deb, and she's not interested in boys.
Instead, all of her primary male relationships are nothing more than friendships, and those are all have a level of aloofness to them. Deb's earned that in being her tough self. But emotionally, she connects with women, Faye, and oddly enough, Cassie. The two have an almost... date after one of the Pizza Man parties, which is coded in romantic notions. Because of the time when the books were written, I believe the author intended to have Deborah coded as a lesbian, but was afraid to go about doing it entirely.
Another aspect of Deb's personality is that she's more than a little bit prejudiced against those who don't have magic, and thus who aren't inside 'The Club.' Not only that, but even within the Club itself, there are those that Deb considers herself higher than. She's got more than a little bit of a superiority complex. When pushed on things she doesn't agree with, Deb becomes argumentative, and once again isn't at all in awe of leadership. She fights with Diana about Cassie's joining the Club, and then again when she disagrees about the direction that they are going in.
Not only is she prejudiced, but she treats those who she sees as below herself rather badly. Deborah is first introduced into the story through an act of violence, and it's something that continues throughout the novels. She can be more than a bit of a bully, seeing other people's fear as a weakness. As someone who's spent her entire life hating weakness, she will use it as a justification to place people below herself. Coupling the fact that she's a bully, and can be terribly antagonistic, her being around Chase is going to be a terrible (and awesome) thing.
Despite all of that, Deb has a quiet sort of strength around her. It's the sort of strength that doesn't allow her to take any bullshit, and when she's suffering, she can put it aside for the needs of the group. An example of this is when her arm is broken and she writes it off as being nothing.
Why do you think your character would work in this setting? She's going to be pissed off when she fluxes in, and wouldn't chose to stay past her six months, but she'd be a good fit in game with the other teens in the setting, and would work to learn about other forms of magic and the like.
If your character entered the game unwillingly, tell us how they'll react to the setting and whether you think they might choose to stay.
What will your character do for work? Stables, probably.
Inventory: Leather biker jacket, school bag with stuff in it. Magic.
Samples:
Third-Person Sample: Prose thread.
First-Person Sample: Meme thread.