Post by Gloria August on May 20, 2009 15:55:28 GMT -5
`will you feel anything at all
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is Gloria the first to die?[/b]
"Gloria, where are you Gloria
Don't lose your faith
To your lost naivete
Weather the storm and don't look
Back on last November
When your banners were burning down"
` if i kiss you where it's sore[/b][/size][/center]
, age fifteen thousand minus fourteen thousand and eighty-five.
, rp experience years, kiddies.
, how you found us I own you.
, contacts my email, AIM, and MSN are available at your hand.[/size][/ul]
`in a town where the ties are only blood
[/b][/size][/center], nicknames Glory, Gloria, Gloria Rose, Miss August, Babe.
, age nineteen.
, date of birth January 27th, 1990.
, category (wanderer or discovery) Wanderer.
, canon :ignoring:
, face claim Kirsten Dunst.[/size][/ul]
`and he told me that i'd done all right
[/b][/size][/center], weight 120 lbs.
, tattoos&piercings She has a few ear piercing, but not much else. She has a tattoo of a butterfly on the shoulder opposite her ID shoulder.
, distinguishing features her silky blonde hair that was once so long, her blue eyes, her thin lips.
, physical flaws She looks like a little mouse at times and is a little lanky (because she's tall and skinny) Also, her scars on her arms, legs, stomach, hips, neck, and back.
, personal style Gloria's style is pretty relaxed. She wears a lot of denim, cotton and sneakers. She goes more for comfort than cute, if anything.
, general description
Gloria isn't anything unconventionally beautiful. She's actually a little plain looking, with her mouse-like face and tiny, just showing teeth, smile. Her skin is pale, and in the summer, dots freckles across the bridge of her nose and her cheeks. People never really saw her as something special, or exceedingly nice to look out, though she did get called "pretty" and "cute" a few times by various people.
What's unique about her is her height. Even for being the legal age of adulthood, she's very tall, and very skinny, almost making her this tangle of arms and legs. What else is unique is her eyes. They're blue, with soft silver speckles on the inside. They're actually quite catching when you take the time of day to look at her. And somehow, she always manages to look like she's going to break down into tears.
And one can't help but wonder, Why? .[/size][/ul]
`ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
[/b][/size][/center]-baking cakes
-tea
-the summertime
-rainstorms
-long drives
-the beach
-the sunlight
-oversized sweaters
-flowers
-peaceful, quiet nights
-reading books
-good pieces of literature that make her think
-libraries
-the smell of dust, newspapers, and also grapes
-grape juice
-sleeping
-orchestration/new age music
-lullabies
-waking up to the sound of birds
-not being in the middle of a "war zone"
-at times, her boyfriend Jake.
, dislikes
-scorching hot liquids
-broken glass
-expensive things
-orange juice
-her boyfriend Jake
-remembering the things Jake has done to her
-being in a "war zone"
-waking up to Jake's drunken/high yells or his snoring
-scary movies
-public service announcements
-not being brave enough to fight back
-being wrong all the time.
, strengths
-her compassion
-hiding her emotions
-hiding her bruises and cuts
-surviving.
, weaknesses
-she has no backbone
-once she's down for the count, it's hard for her to get back up
-she can never say no
-she always feels guilty, and always blames herself for getting hit.
, goals
-to be brave and leave Jake for good
-be happy again
-write a book or create programs so young girls will never end up in her situation.
, fears
-getting killed
-Jake
-being wrong/doing the wrong thing
-scary movies
-large animals (bears, dogs, etc.)
-eating whole fish (she always feels it'll come back to life while she's eating).
, secrets
-she wants to leave Jake so badly
-she always wanted to get pregnant so she'd have an excuse to leave and be happy again
-she was raped. Several times.
, personality
Gloria didn't always hide herself in her hard shell of an exterior. She used to be quite the wonderful girl to be around. She was social, volunteered at hospitals, and was just an overall good and hopeful person you loved to be around. She forced other's before herself, sometimes causing her to be the hurt one, but she always bounced back with a smile on her face.
Of course, after dating Jake for a while, she's grown into this quiet, drawn back sort of girl. She always get really nervous around men, and is always paranoid she isn't doing what's "right". Instead of hanging out with friends, she's locked herself in her and Jake's apartment to just enjoy the peace, and not live in fear. She's forever trapped in her own terror.
And she can't even escape it through death.[/size][/ul]
`you are my sweetest downfall
[/b][/size][/center], residence before death Medford, Oregon, close to the middle of town, in a small apartment just off of Main Street.
, cause of death It was believed it was an electrical fire that started in the apartment building, but her boyfriend, Jake Sidley, actually set their bedroom on fire with her strapped to the mattress, because she wasn't "cooperating".
, father Darrel Jameson August, (46, Owner of a small business).
, mother Lillian Thomasina Larken-August, (42, Joint Owner of a small business her husband created).
, sibling(s) Davey Samuel August (15, sophomore in high school).
, pet(s) a russian cat named Septimus.
, other family Her aunts Riley and Victoria, with their husbands and gaggle of children. Both of her grandparents, on both sides, are deceased.
, history At least four good paragraphs. No maximum.
Gloria was born into the happy, white picket fence family. Her mother and father were both raised to be very polite, wonderful people, which started off as an equally wonderful childhood. She cooperated with her mother and wore the dresses she wanted her in. She was another overly polite, boring child.
When she was ten, she then began to change. She went to a theater camp where she met a few good friends, and became quite the social butterfly in middle school. Now, she wasn't a cheerleader. She was a volunteer junkie. Gloria worked tooth and nail at the library, fixing books, and eventually became a candy-striper at the local hospital, always ready to help with a smile on her face.
And then, high school rolled around, and so did the world of boys.
In her freshman year, a boy who was a senior took particular interest in her. They started talking one day when he ran into her at the library while she was fixing up the shelves. He asked her if she could tell him where the CD's were, and he asked her what she recommended. Not knowing much about music, she just suggested softer music she loved to listen to. She wasn't going to lie.
The boy appeared again two weeks later, handing her a small package. Inside was a mix tape called "A Rush of Summer Rain", with a hand colored cover. He then proceeded to ask her on a date, to which she complied, a smile across her face. And she listened to the mix tape every day, and loved every bit of it.
She and the boy, Jakob Sidley, were very happy together for a while. He was patient with her and her volunteer work, and visited her at the library whenever she needed his attention. His kisses were soft, gentleman like, and his embrace was so warm. Everything seemed so perfect and ideal to her.
But of course, perfection can only last so long.
When Jakob graduated and went off to college, he got into drugs and alcohol. He was able to hide his raging drunk side at first, but he lost that shield one night when they were together. Gloria yelled at him for drinking, hurting his body, to which he only looked at her and hit her as a response. She sat there and said nothing. How to reaction? She was numb, couldn't say anything, nor move. They sat in silence.
He apologized the next day over the phone for hitting her. This process went on about every two to three weeks: he'd visit, he'd get drunk or high, she'd try to make him stop, and she'd get hit, with only an apology over the phone in the morning. Eventually, the apologies ceased, and he began to hurt her more and more. It slowly became weekly, daily, multiple times in an evening. And not knowing what else to do, Gloria just sat there and took it, convinced he still cared, deep down inside.
Eventually, her mother took notice to some bruises on her arms when she walked in on her showering one day to hand her extra towels. She told her to break up with Jakob, or call the police. Gloria refused and they fought for hours. After no agreement, she ran out with few possessions, and went to her "love's".
That night, he happened to be on something that made him a little too "off the walls". He took Gloria in his arms and tried to hold her, but thought she kept squirming away. He then hit her once or twice, to which she started crying even more about her fight with her mother. He stood there for a moment, and when she embraced him, he took the opportunity for himself. He pinned her to the couch and took her innocence from her, while she was still crying.
This went on for years as they remained together. Every night, he came home, drunk, high, or both, and would beat her senseless for "being bad". Gloria just sat there and took it, not knowing what else to do, and honestly believing she'd done wrong. Her love wouldn't hurt her for a reason. He wouldn't rip her open every night just for fun, would he? No, he wouldn't. But this wasn't her love. This was a psychotic replacement, full of pain and too many illegal things.
Then, one night, he came home and yelled at her to get in a more suitable state. Complying, she stripped to nothing but her underwear. He suddenly became a little gentle, told her he'd overheard her talking with friends one day about how she wanted to one day have a baby. Gloria then started to cry: truth is, she did want a baby, but not his. She shook her head at him, and he started calling her a "burden" and "a lying bitch". Losing it, he strapped her to the mattress, ripped her open again, and poured a bottle of whiskey all over her, the bed, and the carpet. Proceeded to light a cigarette and throw the match on the floor, letting it go alight. Gloria started to cry, and heard the echo of a gunshot, knowing very well it was Jakob. She perished from being burned alive and smoke inhalation. And even in the afterlife, she couldn't escape. She came to the Beyond, only to find Jake, cigarette in hand, speaking to her.
"Hey babe," he said to her, and slowly, she began to cry[/size][/ul].[/color]
` i loved you first
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