| Name: | Bonnie, (still) the Cousinly Receptionist (and still not insane...probably) |
| Physical Description: | * 5'5" * Shoulder-length, curly, dark-brown hair with bangs (it's naturally curly - grows out of my head this way) The cut is a fuller, grown-out version of Pippin's hair style from Lord Of The Rings (it looks much better on me than it did on him - and it looked adorable on him) * Green eyes (don't wear glasses or contacts; sometimes I wear sunglasses, if LaCroix & Tok ever let me outside, which they rarely do) * light skin (I tan easily, so even the infrequent trips outside are enough to keep me from looking sallow or pasty, thank goodness) * No piercings; no tattoos (except what I might doodle on the back of my hand with a Sharpie marker when I'm bored - could be words, number, nouns, pictures, etc.) * Curvy with a couple of pounds to spare (hey, I've been sitting on my butt answering phones and writing Post-It notes at CERK for YEARS now - you think LaCroix gives me enough time off to go to the gym? Is Nick well adjusted? No and no. Would I like either of those things to change? Fuck yeah to the former and hell no to the latter. Then again, my hands are so strong from taking messages that I could probably kill you with my thumb.) * Clothes: - I wear basic office-type clothes at CERK (long-sleeve shirts, slacks), though my office shoes are all-black Converse high-tops - When I'm not behind the receptionist's desk (which, is rarely), I will wear low-ride, boot-cut jeans; a solid, dark-colored t-shirt; basic cross-trainers or Converse high-tops (various colors) or Vans (various patterns). - For "going out", I'd wear something dark-colored, probably long sleeves, flouncy skirt that falls just above the knee, probably boots - For bed, I wear a purple tie-dyed tank top and matching jammie bottoms. |
| Resources: | * An unlimited supply of Post-It Notes in any color or size you can think of * The ability to find and obtain (at a substantial discount) anything that's ever been advertised in an office supply catalog anywhere in the world (I've been Cousinly Receptionist for a long time - I now have a lot of contacts in the office supply industry!) * I've made friends with all the delivery people who drop packages off or pick packages up from CERK, which might come in handy when we need to have stuff delivered somewhere. * I know the lady who owns "NomNomNomPareils," the cupcake shop down the street from CERK. "Mrs. Ramekin" owes me and I can get us as many cupcakes as we will ever want or need! |
| Strengths: | * I can create lovely collage pictures & portraits using only various colors of Post-It Notes * I'm now a fourth-level Post-It Note Origami master (I can't leave my desk and the job isn't that engaging, so I've picked up a few hobbies) * I'm so good at organizing my desk and the various notes-written-on-Post-It-Notes that I can practically do it in my sleep * I have a four octave range and, in War 7, I worked as a singer at The Raven (though I was never a Ravenette) * I'm very good at being a moderator/intermediary/liaison - I'm good at explaining things, coming up with multiple options, grasping sometimes-vague layman concepts and translating them into specific technical specifications * I'm quick at picking up new technologies, figuring out new computer programs, etc. - if there's a reason to (I hardly even do it just to do it). * I'm handy with tools; I can repair/rewire/re-jig/re-purpose almost anything, mechanical or electrical. * I can ride a horse - I'm not great at it, but can get by. * I can drive a stick shift/manual transmission * I can shoot a straight arrow using a reticulated bow |
| Weaknesses: | * The Vaqueros claim to have forgiven me, but I'm pretty sure they still don't trust me * My job is often mundane, sometimes frustrating, and rarely challenging - as such, my brain hasn't gone insane so much as atrophied. I'm not as sharp as I once was, but all the war activity should get my brain back to functioning at top speed - at least by mid-war, I would hope! I used to be quite smart - no, really! I'm just...rusty. * I'm a bit obsessive about Vachon's guitar (the black Gibson, which he left behind, tucked in the corner behind the plant in the CERK lobby) - it's not that no one else can see it (they can, it's actually, physically there), it's just that they're Cousins and they don't care. I find the guitar a bit distracting - especially when less-than-interesting people bother me with less-than-interesting things, which is most of the time. * I really want a new job. But I feel trapped behind the CERK receptionists desk. I want to get myself motivated to find another job but... "Oh, why yes, General - it is a wonderful job. Yes, I am lucky to have it - especially in this economy. No, I don't imagine I could find more rewarding work. Yes, the Post-It Notes are important - very important - and very pretty, so many colors. No, these aren't the droids I'm looking for. Thank you for your time, General - I'm sorry to have disturbed you. One half double decaffeinated half-caf with a twist of lemon for Cousin Tok coming right up...." |
| Quirks/Other: | * I have no respect for LaCroix (or anyone) - but I have too much self-preservation to let on that I have no respect for them. Apparently this makes me seem very cool and fairly calm under pressure (though I do occasionally have my "holy crap!" freak-out or "bloody hell!" gotta-vent moments). But a dead pan/ironic/sarcastic retort and the occasional veiled look of disdain usually gets me by. * I've become very good at twirling pens (and drumsticks - I keep a pair in my desk drawer, though there is no drum kit in the lobby of CERK) * I have a pretty good head for trivia and random facts - and it wouldn't be out of place for me to quote movies, tv shows, books, or song lyrics (but, you know, only when appropriate and never in a weird "What they hell is she talking about?" kind of way) * If asked what my superpower would be, I have always said "to control other people's dreams" - I maintain that the folks who made the film "Inception" got the idea from me. * I'm semi-ambidextrous. I can do many things with either hand. * I can hold my breath under water for an extremely long time (some might say so long that I must actually be able to breath in the water - but that's ridiculous, of course) * My two favorite foods are chocolate and avocados (the latter can be very scares in Toronto, especially as the weather cool - I'm sure I'm going to be jonesing for someone before this war is over! |