OOC INFORMATION Player: Kalyn Age: 21 Personal Journal:lighteningflames Contact Info: AIM: lordception PLURK: lighteningflame Other Characters: None!
IC INFORMATION Characters Name: Petunia Elkwood Age: 18 years Canon: Todd Allison and the Petunia Violet Canon Point: end of chapter 12 Species: human Gender: Female Orientation: Straight. She’s shown to have a bit of a fascination with Todd Allison and there are hints of a growing crush; they’re both very fond of each other and she’s never shown to have any romantic feelings towards any girls. Granted the only girl she really hangs out with is Hana, but it’s safe to assume her romantic attractions are towards men.
History:Not much is really known about Petunia prior to the start of the series, with brief snippets of her past shown through flashbacks and one chapter. What is known is that she lived with her parents, her older brother Elijah, and their adoptive brother Meredith in Peth, Australia, and that the series itself takes place in 1921. She liked to tag along with them wherever they went, up to and including Melbourne, Australia when they were older and left her behind. With the encouragement of her more liberal minded aunt, Petunia cut her hair boyishly short, crossdressed as a man, and fled from Perth to the other side of the country to Melbourne, intent on getting a job and proving to her brothers that she could make it on her own in Melborune. However due to being Aboriginal, getting a job was nearly impossible and Petunia was denied at every turn. Though she managed to meet Todd Allison after trying to pay in half-pennies for her ticket, the two were not on friendly terms. At some point she met with two men, Marcus and Rolls, who told her that “the whites” would never hire her. Angry she stormed off and ran into Todd Allison, leading to an explosive confrontation on her end in which she shouted all her worries to him about being a nuisance. They sat down and talked, but after accidentally revealing her true, obviously girlish, name, Petunia panicked and fled.
It’s not known how petunia got the job she managed to get, how her and Todd Allison ended up living next door, nor how she met Hana. The start of the series begins with Petunia lamenting about how her life isn’t going the way she wants it to, when Hana urges her to use her “feminine wiles” to find out more about Todd Allison, whom Petunia admits is the only thing she finds interesting in the city of Melbourne.
When Todd Allison is kidnapped, Petunia is there to witness it, but ebfore she can think to go get help, she’d held at gunpoint by a terrifying man named Cyril. Cyril takes her to meet his boss--who turns out to be Elijah, with Meredith at his side. When he finds out t’s Todd Allison that was kidnapped on his orders, he cancels his deal with Cyril and orders him to stop it and rescue Todd Allison--giving Petunia over as his new mistress and telling him to take her with him. Forced to tag along, Petunia is roped into the rescue mission, and even forced to shoot and kill a man. In the end she manages to rescue Todd Allison and the two end up forging a rather strange relationship with Cyril.
Petunia winds up losing her job and, that same day, is invited to Cyril’s home, where she and Todd Allison (though mostly Todd) speak to Cyril. Though it’s less speaking and more, watching the two men get drunk and then Todd telling Cyril that he wants to hire him, much to the surprise of all involved. Cyril laughs, tells Todd that he better be serious, and leaves after pulling Petunias trademark hat down over her eyes, leaving it up to Petunia to drag the drunk Todd back to his apartment.
The next morning Todd is quickly ushered away by another member of the Violet Investigation Team, a team made up of a small group of men charged with finding out about a bomber in Australia, know only as ‘Violet.’ Upon overhearing this, Hana takes Petunia on an adventure to find out just what is happening by having them sneak into the Parliament House. This goes about as well as expected, with Petunia quickly being caught by Meredith and Hana kicking down another man who discovers them, grabbing Petunia, and running off as fast as they can. Either later or the next morning (it’s not clear), Petunia goes to apologize for causing so much trouble for Todd and to thank him for all he’s done, only to find Cyril there. She tries to escape into her room, but Cyril forces himself into her apartment. After a brief chat and Petunia giving him tea, she discovers that he has eaten in several days and is feeling sick; she ushers him to lay down and rest and he gives her money to get food for him. However as she leaves, Todd comes up the stairs and tries to talk to her. Cyril quickly makes sure they’re all aware that he’s in her room and that she’d going on an errand for him.
Cyril and petunia end up waiting in Todd’s apartment, with Todd acting increasingly odd. She soon finds out that Cyril’s there to accept Todd’s job offer and learns that it’s to steal spiridum, a neuro toxin. She then learns that Cyril’s badly bruised all over, prompting her and Todd to launch into a frenzy, asking, “WHAT DID YOU DO!?” and demanding he rest and let them help him. After shouting at them to “fuck off already!” and to knock it off, Cyril leaves. Todd apologizes for always dragging Petunia into his affairs, then asks her to have a biscuit with him.
Appearance:http://i.imgur.com/zPjIL.jpg http://i.imgur.com/U5Gnd.png Personality: The one word to describe Petunia on sight would simply be: “Adorable." Pretty, cute, and with a rather cheery disposition, Petunia is the kind of person you want to gather in your arms and hug. She's quirky, prone to shouting or over-reacting before she can think first. In chapter 5, upon learning that Todd Allison is being kept in the back ,she leaps into action and runs straight for the room, not registering the fact that there are still 4 dangerous, armed men alive. When two of them run out of the room, Petunia's response is to elbow one in the gut and then keep running without a second glance. She also tends to get excited easily, and it doesn’t take much to make her laugh or happy.
Petunia also has shown a very independent streak, determined not to be a nuisance to other and prove that she's capable of living on her own, as indicated by her moving to the other side of Australia to prove to her brothers that she can do it without them. Even her own fear doesn't often stop her from speaking her mind (or rather, blurting things out), as in the few occasions where she shouts at Cyril despite being terrified of him, even going so far as to scold him for either being too reckless or when he’s being a jerk. She even calls him a snake in on instance, and also compares him to a spider and a mouse.
Despite being outwardly sweet and holding quite a few mom-like qualities (chapter 12 can basically be summed up as “Todd Allison and Petunia decide to baby Cyril, as they fuss over his wounds and not eating properly”), there are also clear indications of much darker, hidden epths to her that have not been fully explored. When saving Todd Allison, after being stuck in a room with him and one of the gunwielding kidnapers, Petunia firmly tells Todd that she’s not afraid and jumps from their hiding place, shouting at the gunman to drop his weapon or she’ll shoot. Though he tries to lecture her that she should know exactly how he feels, Petunia shouts that she doesn’t, and shoots him. Though she looks surprised at herself and sad, she’s not shown to suffer any further side-effects of having killed someone afterwards, suggesting it might not be the first time. She also doesn’t bat an eyelash at the fact Cyril shows up moments later covered in blood.
Abilites: Petunia is a normal human, though she is able to handle and shoot a gun with ease and takes death pretty easily. (She's only shown yelling at Cyril that “THERE'S A DEAD GUY ON THE GROUND" not so much in disgust, but shock, watches Cyril headshot a couple guys with only a minor wince and is not shown to be suffering any side-effects from killing a man) Other: n/a
SAMPLES First Person: howdoiusethisthinghowdoieraseorspace
[The text stops and soon Petunaia’s managed to turn the webcam on, her cheeks puffed out in aggravation] WHY IS THIS SO COMPLICATED!? [She takes a deep breath and tucks her hair behind her ear, releasing the breath in a sigh.]
Sorry, I’m still figuring a lot of this out. This ‘webcam’ thing is still kind of weird too, actually. Which is what I wanted to talk about. Can someone help me out? Using the text seems pretty convenient, but I can’t seem to make it work right. How do I space the words, or erase things? And how do I punctuate?
It’d be a lot easier if it was just writing... But I guess writing letters would be even more time consuming. I guess I can just call too. But if I text then I don’t have to talk to Cyril face-to-face...
[...Did she say that out loud? Cyril’s going to hear that, isn’t he? There’s a sharp inhale and the webcam is hastily turned off]
Third Person: Deep down, Petunia was happy Cyril was here. She was even more happy that Elijah and Meredith were here; it meant this place, while unfamiliar, wasn’t terribly lonely. She had her family, familiar faces to help ease the ache of homesickness.
What she didn’t like was being married to Cyril. Honestly, she could’ve done without that; what was wrong with their landlord person to think they would’ve been a good couple!? Just thinking about it was getting her worked up, her hands balling into fists.
“ARRGHH!” Finally unable to contain it, the shout of incomprehension was let loose, Petunia grabbing at the sides ofher hat and yanking it down hard. “It doesn’t make any sense! The last person I’d ever want to be married to would be him! Even Meredith would’ve been better!’ Despite being her brother, he was, at least, adopted and was least likely to kill her. As much as she was becoming something of ‘friends’ (for a given value of ‘friend’) with Cyril, he was a very dangerous man, and Petunia wasn’t about to forget that anytime soon.
Petunia paused, realizing she didn’t quite know where she’d manage to wander off to during her minor fit, righting the hat on her hand and dropping her hands to her side. A sign for a petting zoo caught her eye, drawing her in. She could pet a giraffe!? And ride an ostrich? She was so there, happy to pay her way in and start exploring.
Quickly making her way to the nearest person, Petunia cleared her throat lightly and gave a nervous smile. “Excuse me? Who do I talk to about riding animals...?”
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Petunia Elkwood | Todd Allison and the Petunia Violet | Not resered
Player: Kalyn
Age: 21
Personal Journal:
Contact Info: AIM: lordception PLURK: lighteningflame
Other Characters: None!
IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Petunia Elkwood
Age: 18 years
Canon: Todd Allison and the Petunia Violet
Canon Point: end of chapter 12
Species: human
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight. She’s shown to have a bit of a fascination with Todd Allison and there are hints of a growing crush; they’re both very fond of each other and she’s never shown to have any romantic feelings towards any girls. Granted the only girl she really hangs out with is Hana, but it’s safe to assume her romantic attractions are towards men.
History:Not much is really known about Petunia prior to the start of the series, with brief snippets of her past shown through flashbacks and one chapter. What is known is that she lived with her parents, her older brother Elijah, and their adoptive brother Meredith in Peth, Australia, and that the series itself takes place in 1921. She liked to tag along with them wherever they went, up to and including Melbourne, Australia when they were older and left her behind. With the encouragement of her more liberal minded aunt, Petunia cut her hair boyishly short, crossdressed as a man, and fled from Perth to the other side of the country to Melbourne, intent on getting a job and proving to her brothers that she could make it on her own in Melborune. However due to being Aboriginal, getting a job was nearly impossible and Petunia was denied at every turn. Though she managed to meet Todd Allison after trying to pay in half-pennies for her ticket, the two were not on friendly terms. At some point she met with two men, Marcus and Rolls, who told her that “the whites” would never hire her. Angry she stormed off and ran into Todd Allison, leading to an explosive confrontation on her end in which she shouted all her worries to him about being a nuisance. They sat down and talked, but after accidentally revealing her true, obviously girlish, name, Petunia panicked and fled.
It’s not known how petunia got the job she managed to get, how her and Todd Allison ended up living next door, nor how she met Hana. The start of the series begins with Petunia lamenting about how her life isn’t going the way she wants it to, when Hana urges her to use her “feminine wiles” to find out more about Todd Allison, whom Petunia admits is the only thing she finds interesting in the city of Melbourne.
When Todd Allison is kidnapped, Petunia is there to witness it, but ebfore she can think to go get help, she’d held at gunpoint by a terrifying man named Cyril. Cyril takes her to meet his boss--who turns out to be Elijah, with Meredith at his side. When he finds out t’s Todd Allison that was kidnapped on his orders, he cancels his deal with Cyril and orders him to stop it and rescue Todd Allison--giving Petunia over as his new mistress and telling him to take her with him. Forced to tag along, Petunia is roped into the rescue mission, and even forced to shoot and kill a man. In the end she manages to rescue Todd Allison and the two end up forging a rather strange relationship with Cyril.
Petunia winds up losing her job and, that same day, is invited to Cyril’s home, where she and Todd Allison (though mostly Todd) speak to Cyril. Though it’s less speaking and more, watching the two men get drunk and then Todd telling Cyril that he wants to hire him, much to the surprise of all involved. Cyril laughs, tells Todd that he better be serious, and leaves after pulling Petunias trademark hat down over her eyes, leaving it up to Petunia to drag the drunk Todd back to his apartment.
The next morning Todd is quickly ushered away by another member of the Violet Investigation Team, a team made up of a small group of men charged with finding out about a bomber in Australia, know only as ‘Violet.’ Upon overhearing this, Hana takes Petunia on an adventure to find out just what is happening by having them sneak into the Parliament House. This goes about as well as expected, with Petunia quickly being caught by Meredith and Hana kicking down another man who discovers them, grabbing Petunia, and running off as fast as they can. Either later or the next morning (it’s not clear), Petunia goes to apologize for causing so much trouble for Todd and to thank him for all he’s done, only to find Cyril there. She tries to escape into her room, but Cyril forces himself into her apartment. After a brief chat and Petunia giving him tea, she discovers that he has eaten in several days and is feeling sick; she ushers him to lay down and rest and he gives her money to get food for him. However as she leaves, Todd comes up the stairs and tries to talk to her. Cyril quickly makes sure they’re all aware that he’s in her room and that she’d going on an errand for him.
Cyril and petunia end up waiting in Todd’s apartment, with Todd acting increasingly odd. She soon finds out that Cyril’s there to accept Todd’s job offer and learns that it’s to steal spiridum, a neuro toxin. She then learns that Cyril’s badly bruised all over, prompting her and Todd to launch into a frenzy, asking, “WHAT DID YOU DO!?” and demanding he rest and let them help him. After shouting at them to “fuck off already!” and to knock it off, Cyril leaves. Todd apologizes for always dragging Petunia into his affairs, then asks her to have a biscuit with him.
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http://i.imgur.com/U5Gnd.png
Personality: The one word to describe Petunia on sight would simply be: “Adorable." Pretty, cute, and with a rather cheery disposition, Petunia is the kind of person you want to gather in your arms and hug. She's quirky, prone to shouting or over-reacting before she can think first. In chapter 5, upon learning that Todd Allison is being kept in the back ,she leaps into action and runs straight for the room, not registering the fact that there are still 4 dangerous, armed men alive. When two of them run out of the room, Petunia's response is to elbow one in the gut and then keep running without a second glance. She also tends to get excited easily, and it doesn’t take much to make her laugh or happy.
Petunia also has shown a very independent streak, determined not to be a nuisance to other and prove that she's capable of living on her own, as indicated by her moving to the other side of Australia to prove to her brothers that she can do it without them. Even her own fear doesn't often stop her from speaking her mind (or rather, blurting things out), as in the few occasions where she shouts at Cyril despite being terrified of him, even going so far as to scold him for either being too reckless or when he’s being a jerk. She even calls him a snake in on instance, and also compares him to a spider and a mouse.
Despite being outwardly sweet and holding quite a few mom-like qualities (chapter 12 can basically be summed up as “Todd Allison and Petunia decide to baby Cyril, as they fuss over his wounds and not eating properly”), there are also clear indications of much darker, hidden epths to her that have not been fully explored. When saving Todd Allison, after being stuck in a room with him and one of the gunwielding kidnapers, Petunia firmly tells Todd that she’s not afraid and jumps from their hiding place, shouting at the gunman to drop his weapon or she’ll shoot. Though he tries to lecture her that she should know exactly how he feels, Petunia shouts that she doesn’t, and shoots him. Though she looks surprised at herself and sad, she’s not shown to suffer any further side-effects of having killed someone afterwards, suggesting it might not be the first time. She also doesn’t bat an eyelash at the fact Cyril shows up moments later covered in blood.
Abilites: Petunia is a normal human, though she is able to handle and shoot a gun with ease and takes death pretty easily. (She's only shown yelling at Cyril that “THERE'S A DEAD GUY ON THE GROUND" not so much in disgust, but shock, watches Cyril headshot a couple guys with only a minor wince and is not shown to be suffering any side-effects from killing a man)
Other: n/a
SAMPLES
First Person: howdoiusethisthinghowdoieraseorspace
[The text stops and soon Petunaia’s managed to turn the webcam on, her cheeks puffed out in aggravation] WHY IS THIS SO COMPLICATED!? [She takes a deep breath and tucks her hair behind her ear, releasing the breath in a sigh.]
Sorry, I’m still figuring a lot of this out. This ‘webcam’ thing is still kind of weird too, actually. Which is what I wanted to talk about. Can someone help me out? Using the text seems pretty convenient, but I can’t seem to make it work right. How do I space the words, or erase things? And how do I punctuate?
It’d be a lot easier if it was just writing... But I guess writing letters would be even more time consuming. I guess I can just call too. But if I text then I don’t have to talk to Cyril face-to-face...
[...Did she say that out loud? Cyril’s going to hear that, isn’t he? There’s a sharp inhale and the webcam is hastily turned off]
Third Person: Deep down, Petunia was happy Cyril was here. She was even more happy that Elijah and Meredith were here; it meant this place, while unfamiliar, wasn’t terribly lonely. She had her family, familiar faces to help ease the ache of homesickness.
What she didn’t like was being married to Cyril. Honestly, she could’ve done without that; what was wrong with their landlord person to think they would’ve been a good couple!? Just thinking about it was getting her worked up, her hands balling into fists.
“ARRGHH!” Finally unable to contain it, the shout of incomprehension was let loose, Petunia grabbing at the sides ofher hat and yanking it down hard. “It doesn’t make any sense! The last person I’d ever want to be married to would be him! Even Meredith would’ve been better!’ Despite being her brother, he was, at least, adopted and was least likely to kill her. As much as she was becoming something of ‘friends’ (for a given value of ‘friend’) with Cyril, he was a very dangerous man, and Petunia wasn’t about to forget that anytime soon.
Petunia paused, realizing she didn’t quite know where she’d manage to wander off to during her minor fit, righting the hat on her hand and dropping her hands to her side. A sign for a petting zoo caught her eye, drawing her in. She could pet a giraffe!? And ride an ostrich? She was so there, happy to pay her way in and start exploring.
Quickly making her way to the nearest person, Petunia cleared her throat lightly and gave a nervous smile. “Excuse me? Who do I talk to about riding animals...?”
OTHER
Housing Request?: 1458 with Cyril, if possible!
Did you read the rules and FAQ?: Yep!
Would you like your application to be unscreened?: Sure, I don’t mind!
Accepted
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