Pearl Marek // D4
Mar 19, 2021 17:59:27 GMT -5
Post by marziel on Mar 19, 2021 17:59:27 GMT -5
Name: Pearl Julia Marek
Age: 16
Gender: Female
District/Area: District 4
Appearance:
Age: 16
Gender: Female
District/Area: District 4
Appearance:
Pearl has the healthy, strong look of a career. She's tall and muscular and well-fed. She's clearly athletic. Pearl's long, wavy hair is light brown with natural blond streaks from the sun. The more time the spend in the sun, the lighter their hair gets. It's wavier when she's just been swimming. She generally keeps her hair up in a ponytail when working.Personality:
Pearl has blue eyes with bits of green in them, and they seem to light up when she's happy or laughing. Like most careers, she's pretty. She's not the most beautiful or sexy career out there, but she's passably attractive. She has a smile that lights up her whole face. When not in training clothes, Pearl likes to wear sundresses.
Pearl is a strong person who can shoulder a lot. She's kind, and doesn't actually like the games. But the way Pearl sees it, the games are going to happen either way and it's better to send in people who actually stand a chance of coming home. She thinks it's horrible how most of the other districts do it, refusing to volunteer for even the youngest and weakest tributes. They look out for each other in district four, she says.
Though she doesn't like the games, Pearl does like training. She enjoys being active and learning things. Pearl loves swimming and no matter how tired she is, she swims at the end of the day to decompress - though she won't go out far if she's too exhausted. On her days off, she could happily spend the whole day on the beach and in the water. Everything feels at peace in the water, something she rarely finds on land. She desperately hopes that if she is ever chosen to volunteer and go to the games, that there will be water. She doesn't know how she'd cope without it. Plus, where there's water, there's generally food.
Pearl tends to deal with stress and bad situations by making jokes. Especially in a world where being serious can get you hung for saying rebellious things. Her jokes aren't always necessarily funny, but they help her cope. Sometimes you have to laugh or else you might cry. And crying means you'll be marked as weak, so that can't happen.History:
Pearl is smart and strategic. When with friends she's relaxed and friendly and enjoys chatting and playing around. But she's fully capable of measuring each word before she speaks. She's practiced and talented at analyzing others' weaknesses. She tends to quietly assess the entirety of a situation before going into it. At least when that's an option.
Pearl's parents both work on one of the disctrict-run trawlers. She and her little sister were home a lot as kids, and Pearl was generally responsible for her little sister, Marin. As a result, the two are quite close. Pearl adores Marin and does everything she can to protect her from the cruelties of the world, including the games. Though she can't prevent Marin from watching them, as they're mandatory viewing, she refuses to let her train.
Even as a young child, Pearl was gifted athletically. So she was recruited by her teachers to start training. Pearl was flattered that they saw potential in her, so she took the request to her parents. They didn't like the idea, but it would honestly help them since being in training meant meals were provided for her. So they conceded, knowing the odds that she would be chosen to volunteer were slim, anyways.
Pearl did well in training. Like most District 4 kids, she learned to use spears and tridents, which would be helpful in later life. Indeed, Pearl sometimes works on her days off to bring in a little extra money. Pearl is also decent with a sword and throwing knives. Like most people in her district, she knows how to weave nets, though she doesn't do it as well as some (her family fishes for a living, they don't make the equipment).
