Post by fishy on Aug 12, 2011 23:13:08 GMT -5
...Cordelia Lynn Rhodes*
*Bet'cha on land
They understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women
Sick of swimming
Ready to stand*
[/size]*Bet'cha on land
They understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women
Sick of swimming
Ready to stand*
*
...basics*
name
Cordelia Lynn Rhodes
nickname
Cordy usually.
age
20
gender
Female
grade
Adult
hometown
Key West, Florida
sexuality
Straight, but is just naturally flirtatious.
personification
The Little Mermaid
status
Dormant
face claim
Anna Lutoskin
...appearance*
hair color
Bright, long, wavy, red. Lightens in the summer, because she's in the sun so much.
eye color
A light blue-green.
build
Slender and lean, not particularly noteworthy curves. But she is athletic, and graceful.
height
5"9
clothing style
One of two ways: 1.) very flowy, and airy. Or 2.) a little scene.
It depends on the situation, but she's not very fond of dresses.
distinctive traits
Freckles, bright smile.
...personal*
personality
Free&Rebellious :: Cordy is not a girl that you can keep down. She's as free as the wind, and obstinate to boot. Not to say she isn't an epic sweetheart! You'll be hard pressed to find someone as loyal and friendly, but if you try to hold her back, all hell will break loose. Adventures, boys, tattoos, the taboo: all on the list of things Cordy loves. Can be misconstrued into recklessness.
Loyal&Friendly :: Cordy is a fierce friend, ready to be at a friends side through thick and thin. She'll give you the shirt off her back and the last five bucks in her wallet, if you need it.
Adventurer&Tomboy :: Cordelia has always been a little rough and tumble, honestly. Her sisters all got the Miss Priss's in them, but it seemed to skip Cordy. She would rather go and get dirty and have a blast, that shop for things she didn't need and gossip. That said, she usually gets along better with boys. However, because she's such a tomboy, she tends to be put in the dreaded friends zone. Not that you would ever know that that breaks her heart a bit, as she keeps on the appearances of being totally happy for whatever new romance her crush may have.
Singer&Dancer :: Cordy loves to sing, and can dance very well. Though, honestly, she'd much rather focus on her music than her dancing. Her feet are very sensitive, and she's sort of a wuss to pain. But singing, oh man. She can sing for days. It's almost spiritual for her, like something fills her completely.
Sensitive&Slightly Low self Esteem :: Cordelia has six beautiful, talented, amazing older sisters. So, she can't help but compare herself to them CONSTANTLY. Or, really, anyone. Every guy she seems to like tends to jump for another girl, OR ANOTHER GUY THAT ONE TIME! Behind her facade of bubbly confidence, she tries to hold back a girl who is screaming for someone to really see her.
past
Cordelia is the youngest daughter of Marlin and Doris Rhodes, being preceded by six other daughters. The family lived in Key Wes Florida, which was almost like growing up on a fantasy island, completely separate from the rest of the world. The sun, the beach, the people. It was paradise.
Well, to most....
Cordy, while she appreciated the beauty and perfection of Key West, honestly couldn't wait to leave. It was just so far away from the rest of the world, and worse yet, it was soooo boring. And on top of that, Cordy had to sit and watch as her sisters left one by one, all returning with stories of different places they've visited. It wasn't fair!
Her dreaming was put on hold for a moment, when a battle with cancer finally took Doris Rhodes, leaving the family broken.
Cordy was nine.
After that, her sisters returned to help her Father, who suddenly became quite dependent on them. There was no more talk of them moving away.
Well, except by Cordelia.
She rebelled, whole heartily. In her teenage years she would go with friends to Miami and Orlando, adoring the big city in every way. When her Father would find out, and he always would as news of any sort spread through Key West like plague, he'd be livid. But this only served to push Cordelia even further away.
present
When Cordelia did turn eighteen, she left Key West. Much to the great chagrin of her Father, who in a very 'Love is a Battlefield' esque moment, told her to not come back if she walked out the door. As she did walk out the door, Cordelia is fairly certain the option of returning home is out of the question. So, she's been grazing up the east coast, enjoying herself as much as possible. Getting into a little bit of trouble here and there, but otherwise content with life.
She's certain she's going to stay on the ocean. Even if she can't go home, it's a branch to her roots. Something to remind her of home. Her jeep is filled with the little trinkets she's picked up along the way, her back seat resembling a boudoir more than a car.
New York is her latest stop, as it is a haven for many adventures to unfold.
family
Marlin Rhodes -- Father. The most epic fishermen in all of Key West!
Doris Rhodes -- Mother. Died many years ago.
Vivian Rhodes -- Sister.
Chelsea Rhodes -- Sister.
Jenifer Rhodes -- Sister
Morgan Rhodes -- Sister.
Chanelle Rhodes -- Sister.
Marina Rhodes -- Sister.
likes
- Singing
- Pleasing people who have pleased her
- COFFEECOFFEECOFFEE
- Summer
- The Ocean
- Old school rock
- Investigating new places
- Romance Novels, especially on taboo love. (V.C. Andrews fan. Right Hurr)
- Acoustic Guitar
- Her Blue Suzuki Jeep (called her Sushi)
dislikes
- Being cooped up.
- Homesickness
- Generally Meat. Not that she's beating down doors about it, she's just not real big on it.
- Wearing shoes. She tends to roam barefoot, and wear a pair of flip flops she keeps with her, when she gets told to put shoes on. It's really the only reason she keeps a purse.
- Getting too dressed up. She likes flowy tops, and will wear a dress IF SHE HAS TOO, but she prefers something she can get dirty, free of guilt.
- Stillness
- Girls who wear too much make up
- Being a disappointment.
- When people don't let her just do things her way. Seriously, things usually work out for her. Just trust her.
- That awkward feeling she gets, when she realizes something she should have realized ages ago.
other notes
No, not really.
...literature*
book title The Little Mermaid
backstory
The Little Mermaid lives in an underwater kingdom with her father the sea king; her grandmother; and her five elder sisters, each born one year apart. When a mermaid turns 15, she is allowed to swim to the surface to watch the world above, and as the sisters become old enough, one of them visits the surface every year. As each of them returns, the Little Mermaid listens longingly to their various descriptions of the surface and of human beings.
When the Little Mermaid's turn comes, she ventures to the surface, sees a ship with a handsome prince, and falls in love with him from a distance. A great storm hits, and the Little Mermaid saves the prince from a near-drowning. She delivers him unconscious to the shore near a temple. Here she waits until a young girl from the temple finds him. The prince never sees the Little Mermaid.
The Little Mermaid asks her grandmother whether humans can live forever if they do not drown. The grandmother explains that humans have a much shorter lifespan than merfolk's 300 years, but that when mermaids die they turn to sea foam and cease to exist, while humans have an eternal soul that lives on in Heaven. The Little Mermaid, longing for the prince and an eternal soul, eventually visits the Sea Witch, who sells her a potion that gives her legs, in exchange for her tongue (as the Little Mermaid has the most intoxicating voice in the world). The Sea Witch warns, however, that once she becomes a human, she will never be able to return to the sea. Drinking the potion will make her feel as if a sword is being passed through her, yet when she recovers she will have two beautiful legs, and will be able to dance like no human has ever danced before. However, it will constantly feel like she is walking on sharp swords, and her feet will bleed most terribly. In addition, she will only get a soul if she finds true love's kiss and if the prince loves her and marries her, for then a part of his soul will flow into her. Otherwise, at dawn on the first day after he marries another woman, the Little Mermaid will die brokenhearted and disintegrate into sea foam.
The Little Mermaid drinks the potion and meets the prince, who is attracted to her beauty and grace even though she is mute. Most of all he likes to see her dance, and she dances for him despite her excruciating pain. When the prince's father orders his son to marry the neighboring king's daughter, the prince tells the Little Mermaid he will not, because he does not love the princess. He goes on to say he can only love the young woman from the temple, who he believes rescued him. It turns out that the princess is the temple girl, who had been sent to the temple to be educated. The prince loves her and the wedding is announced.
The prince and princess marry, and the Little Mermaid's heart breaks. She thinks of all that she has given up and of all the pain she has suffered. She despairs, thinking of the death that awaits her, but before dawn, her sisters bring her a knife that the Sea Witch has given them in exchange for their long hair. If the Little Mermaid slays the prince with the knife and lets his blood drip on her feet, she will become a mermaid again, all her suffering will end and she will live out her full life.
The Little Mermaid cannot bring herself to kill the sleeping prince lying with his bride and, as dawn breaks, throws herself into the sea. Her body dissolves into foam, but instead of ceasing to exist, she feels the warmth of the sun; she has turned into a spirit, a daughter of the air. The other daughters of the air tell her she has become like them because she strove with all her heart to gain an eternal soul. She will earn her own soul by doing good deeds, and she will eventually rise up into the kingdom of God.
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