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The Ace of Spades Joined: 7 May 2006 Posts: 398 | Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:31 pm [color=olive:45116e394e]Written pretty quickly, probably kinda sloppy... sorry. ^^;[/color:45116e394e]Name: Violet Johnson Age: 25 Occupation: Barmaid Description: Violet is on the short side of average height, with a slender build. At first glance, she looks like the kind of girl that one could easily pick up and snap in half—this apparent vulnerability may be part of the reason she attracts more male attention than a lot of girls. Of course, this may also be due to the fact that she works at the local tavern, so the men she’s around tend to be in a permanent state of drunkenness. She’s by no means a stunning beauty, but she’s pretty enough to get by. Her long chestnut hair is usually kept in a loose braid for practicality’s sake—it’s not terribly flattering, but gone are the days when her income depended on how attractive she could make herself. Her clothing still borders on the not-entirely-modest, though… this sort of attire has gotten her out of more scrapes than she can count. She accepts that, as a woman, she can get further in life by batting her large dark eyes and showing a little skin than she can by holding a gun to someone’s head; still, she’s learned to shoot quickly and accurately, and she much prefers the gun as a means of persuasion. The few who’ve ever become close enough to Violet to call her a friend know that she’s extremely loyal to and protective of the few that she cares about. The trick is getting her to like you. She’s very easily annoyed, with a caustic, bitter sense of humor, and she finds it easier to point a gun at a potential nuisance and kick him out of the bar than to try and be friends with him. Her fiery temper causes her to say things she doesn’t mean, and her pride causes her to refrain from apologizing afterward. Independent and survival-oriented, she’s figured out that she’s perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She hates pity and condescension, especially when it comes tied to a gunslinging, wannabe-hero male and his colossal ego. It takes a lot to impress Violet—she’s seen all sorts of men, several of whom tried to sweep her off her feet and only one of whom succeeded (however briefly), and her experience has led her to the conclusion that the only way a woman can get by without losing her sense of self is to live a life that’s absolutely independent. History: Violet’s mother, Annie, was a beautiful, strong woman who was very proud of her half-Native blood. She taught Violet the practical things that she’d learned from her own mother—how to survive in the wilderness, how to ride a horse without a saddle—despite the lack of interest the girl showed. Violet was uncomfortable with the nonwhite part of her background, so she tried hard not to draw attention to it and never mentioned it to any of her friends. Her mother was quietly disappointed, but continued to gently encourage Violet to be stronger and more independent. Violet’s father, Perry Johnson, was a jealous man whose love for Annie had deteriorated greatly by the time Violet came along. He disapproved of his wife’s independent streak and tried hard to keep Violet under his wing, wanting her to be a soft-spoken, well-mannered young lady. He had little affection for her, but he was also a very traditional man who supported traditional family roles. Violet adored him and wanted nothing more than to make him proud, though this was never an easy task. Things were all right for a while, though tensions in the house often ran high. Annie was angry at Perry for drinking; Perry was annoyed with Annie’s ridiculous ideas… Still, things didn’t explode until Violet was fifteen years old. Perry came home one evening completely drunk and under the impression that Annie had been carrying on with a gunslinging gentleman who’d shown up in town a few weeks earlier. She denied this, but Perry wouldn’t listen. Violet watched, wide-eyed and silent, as her father beat her mother into a state of unconsciousness. He didn’t kill his wife and he never laid a finger on his daughter, but Perry effectively shattered Violet’s idolization of him when he hit his wife. This was Violet’s first major life lesson: that the greatest gentlemen of the world will still hit a woman, whatever they may argue to the contrary. As soon as Perry realized what he’d done, he left town. Violet got her mother to a doctor, and she recovered quickly, but she was afraid that her husband would return. She sent Violet to live with Annie’s close friend in the next town, supposedly for her own protection. There were rumors around town, however, that Annie was sending her daughter away to hide her affair with the gunslinging gentleman from her. She visited Violet often, but was no longer a major character in the girl’s life. Violet had plenty of friends and even a few admirers, but the only person that she truly cared for was John Chasse, the dashing son of the sheriff. They believed themselves to be in love, and when she was twenty he asked her to marry him. She agreed immediately. A week before the wedding, she received news that her father had been arrested for thievery in a small town several miles away. John told her to go see him, that he’d wait for her to return if this was important to her. Reassured, Violet and Annie’s friend took a carriage to the town where her father waited. She had planned to try her very hardest to forgive her father. When she saw him, however, she realized that she could not. He had beaten her mother, which was perhaps forgivable after so much time had passed, but he had also shaken her views on the world. He had been her hero, and had betrayed that in one evening of drunken fury. That, in her mind, was unforgivable. She left almost as soon as she saw him, despite his apologies and his claims of regret. On her way home, her carriage was ambushed by a group of bandits. They took everything of value from the carriage, and they took Violet and Annie’s friend to a town nearby, perhaps hoping that one of them was worth ransoming. Violet earned the sympathy of a prostitute named Jenny, who helped her to escape. Jenny gave her what little she could spare, which turned out to be just enough to get to the next town, but after that Violet had no money. She tried doing odd jobs here and there, but soon ran out of those. With nowhere else to go, she turned to the one place that seemed to want her work—the town’s brothel. She worked there with the intent of working up enough cash to make it back to John, but it took longer than she expected. Besides, it was relatively easy work, and she soon became used to having money on hand. She was reluctant to return and give it up so soon; she wanted to build up a large amount of it to contribute to her wedding. Two years later, when she was twenty-two, Violet decided she’d had enough. She missed John, and she was through trying to be independent. She returned to the town where she’d spent her late teenage years, idealistically expecting John to be waiting for her. He wasn’t. In the time Violet had been gone, someone else had taken her place as the future Mrs. Chasse. An extremely uncomfortable John tried to explain, but all Violet saw was the fact that he had promised to wait for her and now he was engaged to someone else. She left, unable to bear the torment of sticking around for the wedding. She returned to her hometown, hoping to find her mother, but Annie had left with the gunslinging gentleman from seven years ago. Violet refused to re-enter prostitution, and vowed never again to leave herself as vulnerable to anyone as she had to John Chasse. She managed to get by on little jobs for a year, and when she was twenty-three she managed to secure a job at the local tavern. |
Melia Stahlflugel Joined: 4 Aug 2005 Posts: 613 | Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:54 pm Dude! Violet's awesome :D She sorta reminds me of Kesia (or whatever her new name is... I forget my own charas' names, yes D: ) with the former-ho business! yay for former hoes!
She's 1/4 Naitive, George is 1/2 Apache! *Naitive American high-five* Hmm, it'll be interesting to see her and George interact... he's all goody-two-shoes, old-school-gentleman to the CORE :D but he's more of the quiet savior than a loud, ego-centric hero type xD. Maybe she'll have hope in men after meeting him? Dunno. |
Digithe Joined: 24 Aug 2003 Posts: 884 | Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:34 am True to your word, she's definitely Vincent's opposite XD Interestingly, both she and Vincent had their outlook on life shattered by their fathers, and learned some native american ways.Vincent didn't decide to work in a brothel, though ;) Just one question: how do you pronounce "Chasse"? Just like "Chase ? Anyway, totally cool. I'll have to finish my character when I get back ^^ Approved! - The Administration |
| The Ace of Spades Joined: 7 May 2006 Posts: 398 | Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:19 am Yay, former hoes... XD fun stuff. *Native American high-five* I should probably decide which Native American she's 1/4 of... Oh well. Maybe she just doesn't know, doesn't care. XD
Wow, Dan... XD Lotsa similarities. But, uh, lots of differences too. I mean, I'd be a little worried if Vincent's history involved working in a brothel. XD And yeah, "Chasse" is pronounced "Chase." Just spelled a little differently. |
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