Now then, providing just pictures wouldn't be enough because her appearance does have a few key factors!
One: Her hair. Despite referring to her hair as "rust colored" more than once until she is told by Edgar that it's a caramel color, Lydia doesn't cut her hair. This is likely because it is a reminder of her mother, who is deceased.
Two: Her eyes. The color green for eye color in Hakushaku to Yousei represents a close connection to fairies. It is considered strange in the HtY world and Lydia has been isolated a number of times for having such an eye color. She does not think her eyes, nor her hair, are pretty.
Personality:
"Was that strange? Go ahead and laugh. As you can see, I've completely lost my mind."
Lydia is well aware of, and used to, being called crazy to her face. Her life as a fairy doctor in a time when fairies are scarcely believed in any longer has given her a significant amount of grief throughout her life and many times affected the way that she views herself. Despite this, she doesn't run away from the fairies or think that she's crazy. Her mother was also a fairy doctor and thanks to a loving father figure, she was able to accept herself in that aspect to the extent that she will apologize for the actions of fairies, instead of simply letting a conversation partner be confused to save her some grief.
While Lydia is a strong person and is fully capable of taking care of herself, she does have a lot of doubts about herself in regards to anything outside of her knowledge of fairies. Anyone who claims to be able to see fairies lodges immediate skepticism into her mind; almost as much as when someone says that they believe her without evidence.
If she says something out of line, Lydia may apologize for speaking out of turn or for saying something rude, whether she meant it or not. If she gives/receives a compliment or says something odd, one can expect an almost rambling explanation for it to cover up her embarrassment. She has a lot of self-image issues as well, often referring to her hair as "rust colored" instead of red or orange because of her distaste for her own hair. (It is likely that her hair is a remembrance of her mother, which is why she does not cut it, dye it, or wear a wig to cover it up in spite of her dislike of it.)
Despite her slight skittishness, Lydia will stand up for herself and be assertive if it becomes necessary. She doesn't stand for being harassed or offended and will slap someone if it gets bad enough, regardless of their station. For the most part, a lot of pouting just occurs when she's upset though. It's extremely easy to tell when she's distressed because of this and has a distinctive inability to form any kind of "poker face," even when trying to drug someone with nothing more than a sleeping draught so that she can escape.
Her lack of a poker face when attempting to betray someone's trust stems from guilt. Lydia won't abandon someone if they're in trouble or she sympathizes with them or their cause. She once states that she would "probably regret it for the rest of [her] life if [she] didn't save someone when there was a way to," despite that doing such would destroy her or her freedoms.
Even if she's betrayed, she won't go as far as to kill that person to save her own life, though that may be due to her faith in humanity. She's extremely disbelieving, initially, that people would go to any lengths to hurt, deceive, experiment on, or control one another after Edgar introduces her to a much darker world than the one she is familiar with.
Of course, despite her good heart, Lydia does get easily exasperated and will get very grumpy if she's pushed to it. She can be influenced to do things to hurt others, particularly by individuals she knows care about her (Nico in particular). Though she's by no means a genius, she's quick on her feet about problem-solving and taking action and this makes her an ideal fairy doctor.
Abilites: Lydia can see and speak to fairies. She has vast knowledge about all things fairy-related, especially those of Scottish lore. (Largely because she's from Scotland.)
Other: -Before she's hired by Edgar, she's poor enough to joke with Nico about never having to worry about getting robbed. -Lydia gets seasick easily. -She's a bad dancer. -When Lydia was younger, the only time that another human had confessed love to her had been from a boy who had given her a love letter as a prank/dare from his friends. This explains part of why she's so hesitant to let anyone into her heart in that manner. -She loves her father; he is probably he most important person to her. -She loves chicks. Like, baby chickens. -Lydia is from he 1900s and a woman, but her father (a professor of minerals and gems) taught her to read and write English.
SAMPLES First Person: [ The idea of this technology still throws Lydia off a lot of the time, so as she draws her hand back from turning it on, she looks quite uncertain. A moment later she gains a more confident look, though, once she's sure that it's really on. ]
I thought it must be magic of some kind at first. I've only seen fairy magic that can communicate with people across distances like this before, but this thing really is quite useful. I should get down to the point though. I don't know if it's going to be useful here or not, but if you have any questions about fairies you should feel free to ask. I'm sure they're here, even if I can't see them right now. Call it a hunch!
[ A brief pause. There's another uncertain look in her eyes; she doesn't feel comfortable not being able to see fairies. She doesn't really have any other skills, either. ]
Does anyone have any job openings? Everyone else is trying to do something, but I can't do the best that I can. I can try anything, don't just count me out because I'm a woman.
[ Something she's more used to from her time, of course. ]
Third Person: Lydia finally had some time to herself, away from Edgar, away from the madness that had started ever since she'd left her home to visit her father. She had only left to go see him and this suddenly popularity was getting taken to extreme levels. A battleship had followed them on the cruise ship-- she was only staying with the Earl because he seemed a lot less hostile (and it came with a hefty paycheck)..
Now she was on the train, finally a moment of peace to herself, and she couldn't stop thinking about Edgar. Was there any way to tell if he really was that man that the officers had been looking for?
Maybe she should find Nico... Lydia straightened, stifling a sigh at her exhaustion with everything. There really was no way to avoid any of this. She looked to the side and spotted something at the window of the train. A Brownie tapping on the window. They weren't moving yet, but they would be soon, and that poor fairy would get stuck outside if they started. Brushing some rust-colored hair back, Lydia headed to the window and pried it open. The small fairy climbed through and Lydia shut it immediately after.
"Um... What are you doing?"
An older gentleman, possibly one of the train attendants, had been watching her open and close the window. Lydia laughed a little nervously, putting a smile on. Oh boy, she hated liars and lying, so this was going to be awkward to explain.
"I, um.. There was a small fairy outside; a brownie. They're completely harmless outside of the occasional mischief, don't worry!"
The man looked more concerned about her that the idea of a fairy boarding the train, of course. Another nervous chuckle, then she spotted Nico down the hall.
"I-I'll be off then!"
Lydia took off toward her fairy-cat companion. Perhaps Nico had some news for her that could calm her nerves.
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Lydia Carlton | Hakushaku to Yousei | Reserved, 2/2
Now then, providing just pictures wouldn't be enough because her appearance does have a few key factors!
One: Her hair. Despite referring to her hair as "rust colored" more than once until she is told by Edgar that it's a caramel color, Lydia doesn't cut her hair. This is likely because it is a reminder of her mother, who is deceased.
Two: Her eyes. The color green for eye color in Hakushaku to Yousei represents a close connection to fairies. It is considered strange in the HtY world and Lydia has been isolated a number of times for having such an eye color. She does not think her eyes, nor her hair, are pretty.
Personality:
Lydia is well aware of, and used to, being called crazy to her face. Her life as a fairy doctor in a time when fairies are scarcely believed in any longer has given her a significant amount of grief throughout her life and many times affected the way that she views herself. Despite this, she doesn't run away from the fairies or think that she's crazy. Her mother was also a fairy doctor and thanks to a loving father figure, she was able to accept herself in that aspect to the extent that she will apologize for the actions of fairies, instead of simply letting a conversation partner be confused to save her some grief.
While Lydia is a strong person and is fully capable of taking care of herself, she does have a lot of doubts about herself in regards to anything outside of her knowledge of fairies. Anyone who claims to be able to see fairies lodges immediate skepticism into her mind; almost as much as when someone says that they believe her without evidence.
If she says something out of line, Lydia may apologize for speaking out of turn or for saying something rude, whether she meant it or not. If she gives/receives a compliment or says something odd, one can expect an almost rambling explanation for it to cover up her embarrassment. She has a lot of self-image issues as well, often referring to her hair as "rust colored" instead of red or orange because of her distaste for her own hair. (It is likely that her hair is a remembrance of her mother, which is why she does not cut it, dye it, or wear a wig to cover it up in spite of her dislike of it.)
Despite her slight skittishness, Lydia will stand up for herself and be assertive if it becomes necessary. She doesn't stand for being harassed or offended and will slap someone if it gets bad enough, regardless of their station. For the most part, a lot of pouting just occurs when she's upset though. It's extremely easy to tell when she's distressed because of this and has a distinctive inability to form any kind of "poker face," even when trying to drug someone with nothing more than a sleeping draught so that she can escape.
Her lack of a poker face when attempting to betray someone's trust stems from guilt. Lydia won't abandon someone if they're in trouble or she sympathizes with them or their cause. She once states that she would "probably regret it for the rest of [her] life if [she] didn't save someone when there was a way to," despite that doing such would destroy her or her freedoms.
Even if she's betrayed, she won't go as far as to kill that person to save her own life, though that may be due to her faith in humanity. She's extremely disbelieving, initially, that people would go to any lengths to hurt, deceive, experiment on, or control one another after Edgar introduces her to a much darker world than the one she is familiar with.
Of course, despite her good heart, Lydia does get easily exasperated and will get very grumpy if she's pushed to it. She can be influenced to do things to hurt others, particularly by individuals she knows care about her (Nico in particular). Though she's by no means a genius, she's quick on her feet about problem-solving and taking action and this makes her an ideal fairy doctor.
Abilites: Lydia can see and speak to fairies. She has vast knowledge about all things fairy-related, especially those of Scottish lore. (Largely because she's from Scotland.)
Other:
-Before she's hired by Edgar, she's poor enough to joke with Nico about never having to worry about getting robbed.
-Lydia gets seasick easily.
-She's a bad dancer.
-When Lydia was younger, the only time that another human had confessed love to her had been from a boy who had given her a love letter as a prank/dare from his friends. This explains part of why she's so hesitant to let anyone into her heart in that manner.
-She loves her father; he is probably he most important person to her.
-She loves chicks. Like, baby chickens.
-Lydia is from he 1900s and a woman, but her father (a professor of minerals and gems) taught her to read and write English.
SAMPLES
First Person:
[ The idea of this technology still throws Lydia off a lot of the time, so as she draws her hand back from turning it on, she looks quite uncertain. A moment later she gains a more confident look, though, once she's sure that it's really on. ]
I thought it must be magic of some kind at first. I've only seen fairy magic that can communicate with people across distances like this before, but this thing really is quite useful. I should get down to the point though. I don't know if it's going to be useful here or not, but if you have any questions about fairies you should feel free to ask. I'm sure they're here, even if I can't see them right now. Call it a hunch!
[ A brief pause. There's another uncertain look in her eyes; she doesn't feel comfortable not being able to see fairies. She doesn't really have any other skills, either. ]
Does anyone have any job openings? Everyone else is trying to do something, but I can't do the best that I can. I can try anything, don't just count me out because I'm a woman.
[ Something she's more used to from her time, of course. ]
Third Person:
Lydia finally had some time to herself, away from Edgar, away from the madness that had started ever since she'd left her home to visit her father. She had only left to go see him and this suddenly popularity was getting taken to extreme levels. A battleship had followed them on the cruise ship-- she was only staying with the Earl because he seemed a lot less hostile (and it came with a hefty paycheck)..
Now she was on the train, finally a moment of peace to herself, and she couldn't stop thinking about Edgar. Was there any way to tell if he really was that man that the officers had been looking for?
Maybe she should find Nico... Lydia straightened, stifling a sigh at her exhaustion with everything. There really was no way to avoid any of this. She looked to the side and spotted something at the window of the train. A Brownie tapping on the window. They weren't moving yet, but they would be soon, and that poor fairy would get stuck outside if they started. Brushing some rust-colored hair back, Lydia headed to the window and pried it open. The small fairy climbed through and Lydia shut it immediately after.
"Um... What are you doing?"
An older gentleman, possibly one of the train attendants, had been watching her open and close the window. Lydia laughed a little nervously, putting a smile on. Oh boy, she hated liars and lying, so this was going to be awkward to explain.
"I, um.. There was a small fairy outside; a brownie. They're completely harmless outside of the occasional mischief, don't worry!"
The man looked more concerned about her that the idea of a fairy boarding the train, of course. Another nervous chuckle, then she spotted Nico down the hall.
"I-I'll be off then!"
Lydia took off toward her fairy-cat companion. Perhaps Nico had some news for her that could calm her nerves.
OTHER
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