Post by AprilShowers on May 10, 2014 19:16:38 GMT
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-General Stuff-
Name: April Showers
Nickname/Alias(es): April, Peril, Showers
Race: Pegasus
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Additional Status: Can sometimes be seen wearing a leather satchel in which she carries her journals to write down ideas while traveling. But this isn't always on her 24/7.
-Physical Stuff-
Pelt Color: Silvery purplish blue
Mane/Tail Color and Style: Dark ashy brown, somewhat messy and windblown but long and straight
Eye Color: Hazel
Cutie Mark: An open book with a lighthouse springing up from the center and mountains in the background
Other Scars/Markings: Freckles
Physique: She is a short and petite pony
-Social Stuff-
Current Residence: Las Pegasus
Job: Traveling writer/artist
Mother: Clement Care; a butter yellow coat with reddish tinted brown hair, medium length and straight, green eyes (Unicorn)
Father: Choleric Flame; a bright obnoxious blue with dark ashy brown short hair, tail stumpy, blue eyes (Pegasus)
Sibling(s): 3 younger siblings; Puzzle Piece (Unicorn), Zippity Doo Da (Pegasus), Emblem Dance (Unicorn)
Other Family: Lost Island (Unicorn) cousin, Allegiance Heart (Unicorn) cousin, Thunder Roll (Pegasus) cousin, Squirrel Frisk (Pegasus) cousin, Cunning Kraft (Unicorn) cousin
Closest Friends: Precision Rose, Circuit Note
Courting/Courted By: Circuit Note
Mate: N/A
Foal(s): N/A
-Personality Stuff-
Likes: Rain, snow, they give her an energetic hype and her mood can switch instantly depending on the weather. To try new things, such as food, she's very adventurous, flying; it makes her heart soar, playing (she's very childlike and likes wrestling), writing (the results of her cutie mark as her gift), classical music (it's inspiring for story ideas)
Dislikes: large crowds (she's kind of impatient that way), boredom (she gets bored very fast and constantly needs to be entertained), copycats (ponies who copy her ideas since she strongly believes in originality), cheaters, ponies who are too embarrassed to act themselves in front of others, and ponies who are too busy to make time for anyone, Loud noise (it hurts her sensitive ears)
Motivation: Inspiration, discoveries, music, a good book (she loves reading) What really gets her up in the morning is something to look forward to. April Showers lives off of the tasks that are constantly arising ahead of her, it gives her the motivation to do her work in order to get there and accomplish each task as it arises. Whether that be an outing with her friends, or a chapter she's determined to finish that day, or anything else that pops up, April Showers is always eager to make ends meet. She's pretty flexible with her time and is very good at time management when it comes to getting everything done and still having time left over. April Showers always feels most accomplished when she's moving forward. If her life is at a stand still and nothing is getting done or there's nothing to look forward to then her life very quickly becomes sapped of motivation. April Showers needs to feel productive to feel satisfied.
Strengths: Very agile and fast at sprinting and flying fast for short periods of time, writing (hence her cutie mark), drawing (she uses her wings to write and draw since they're more flexible than her hooves), her ability to create, Organization
Weaknesses/Flaws: Lack of endurance (she gets tired very easily once she uses up all her energy in short bursts), somewhat socially awkward (She doesn't know how to talk to strangers but she's very comfortable around her friends), her strength (she is very physically weak), Multitasking (she can really only concentrate on only one task at a time) Her ears are very sensitive, She is somewhat oblivious sometimes. Her friends often describe her as someone who doesn't pay attention to the important things but focuses on the unimportant things, this goes mostly for looks as April Showers hates clothes and refuses to wear them. She doesn't care about brushing her hair and many ponies view her as sloppy in this way. Yet while very lazy towards her looks she is very motivated in her creations. She is more concerned with making her creations look good than herself and has to be nagged to take a bath sometimes.
Fears: Tornadoes (Biggest childhood fear. She's never actually come across one but her grandpa used to tell her terrifying stories of the kinds of things tornadoes could do when he lived on the farm), spiders (another irrational fear), Losing everyone she loves (She has a long history of losing her friends to their own busy lives and never seeing them again)
Overall Persona:
She is a childish pony, short for her age who is very creative and adventurous but who can also learn how to adapt to her ever changing environment (or at least strives to), She is a writer by heart and many things can inspire her writing, such as music, traveling, new adventures and discoveries, or a good book that is particularly well written. She is particularly interested in originality and she is somewhat picky when it comes to what she considers "an exceptionally well written book". She likes a book that stands out as unique from the rest, with a well written and creative writing style and a storyline that has meaning and depth, some moral lessons to share, and of course everything in the book must be relevant to the storyline. She prides herself on being descriptive and using symbols and she is also good at drawing to go along with her writing. Because she is so right brained she is often weak when it comes to math, although surprisingly she is organized. She loves a challenge as long as it involves something she enjoys and will improve upon her skills, and she is always striving to improve in her strengths.
She also has an eye for beauty and inspiration may come to her in short spurts in which she will need to drop everything she's doing to write it down so she can work it into a story later on. She is also somewhat of a factional pony, and although she loves writing all kinds of fiction books (especially about animals), there are times where she likes to write factual scientific books or ancient history. It depends on where her inspiration comes from because April Showers can be inspired by many things. She likes to get in certain mindsets in order to be creative, and even things she doesn't like the sound of at first can be learned to be enjoyed if she trains her mind to think a certain way. For example April Showers used to hate big cities because she wasn't used to them and they seemed so foreign to her. But after spending a couple months in a big city it was a learned thing that she enjoyed only after she gave herself the chance to think positively about it. After she trained her mind to think this way it became second nature to her to view the city as something beautiful rather than something foreign and sinister. Now the beauty of the large buildings and skyscrapers give her that inspiration to write science fiction, or something of the like. This is why her inspirations can't be bottled down to a few things but rather it is what April Showers chooses to let her inspire her based on the way she looks at things, and the way one views things whether positively or negatively can be changed if looked at from another angle.
She has an appreciation for odd weather, and whether it be rain or snow they both give her a hyper edge. Thunderstorms are her favourite and her mood is easily affected by the weather. Sunny days are usually somewhat lazy days for April Showers because the warmth makes her feel sluggish and tired, whereas the cold gives her bundles of energy to stay warm.
She is somewhat socially awkward around ponies she's never met but very comfortable to be herself around ponies she's close to. And she's a very loyal pony who is highly fond of her friends. This makes it very distressing for her when they have to move away or their lives get too busy to spend time with her anymore and can often lead to depression since she's also a nostalgic who needs ponies to share the world with. That isn't to say that she is a total social butterfly, as she does need her space once in a while to create her drawings and writings that can't get done if it is constantly interrupted by other ponies.
She has sensitive ears and often loud noises can very easily irritate her. Therefore she avoids loud concerts at all costs and can't stand around obnoxious loud ponies for too long.
April Showers doesn't care about her looks and often doesn't care what others think in comparison. But she has a really sensitive spot if someone criticizes her drawings or writings or anything else she's created and poured her heart into. She's a real night pony and likes to sleep in while staying up late at night. And often late at night is when lots of her inspiration comes. For some reason she's just more active at night and this mystery remains unknown as to why.
History/Background:
April Showers was home schooled by her mother Clement Care, along with her three younger sisters. She grew up with her family in the Crystal Mountains; fairly isolated from most ponies. This helped develop April Showers' social awkwardness when dealing with ponies and she was mainly independent as a child. However, as a teenager she was sent to Cloudsdale to continue on her education after her Mother became too exhausted by teaching four fillies. Her sisters joined her there but did better than she did at making friends. It took a long time for April Showers to adapt to the new environment and it caused her lots of stress. However she slowly adapted and then made it her goal to adapt to whatever environment she was placed in from then on. From there she joined the Track and Field team and did well at flying for short periods of time but didn't win out in the endurance races.
Once old enough to move out on her own she made it her goal of traveling and seeing new places as a traveling writer, eager to learn about new cultures of each town and city she visited. This is her current occupation, although it takes her a while to settle down in each place long enough to make friends she can feel readily attached to. When she does she finds it hard to leave them and often will come back just to visit her friends if they are willing.
April Showers earned her cutie mark much earlier than most ponies her age because she had been interested in writing the instant she learned to read and write and had spent much of her time writing stories. She didn't even notice her cutie mark when it showed up she was SO indulged in her story. She only noticed when her Mother pointed it out to her "April! you've earned your cutie mark!" In which she took great pride after having someone else observe it for her.
Currently April Showers is traveling from place to place. She leaves when she sees all there is to see and gets bored of the place. She's a very restless pony that doesn't like to sit in one spot too long.