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BASICS
NAME: Rekka
GENDER: fem-presenting nonbinary
PRONOUNS: comfortable with she/her/hers & they/them/theirs
ORIENTATION: ehhh whatever, she’s too busy being a cheeky little teenager to really think about it
BIRTHDATE: Early Summer, Turn 2761
AGE: 15 as of Late Fall, Turn 2776
LOCATION: Fort Weyr
OCCUPATION: candidate
WING: N/A
APPEARANCE
EYES: hazel
HAIR: short & curly ginger bob
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5’0 tall, of a slim yet strong build
PLAY-BY: probably my own art or a Picrew (coming soon)
FULL APPEARANCE:
Rekka has naturally curly ginger hair, generally kept in a short, vibrant bob-like hairstyle. Her hazel eyes are bright, and full of mischievous twinkles. Her skin is freckled, with a light tan. Their youthful face is round, and has not entirely lost the chubby cheeks of childhood. She is slender, yet her five-foot-even body has good muscle tone; similarly strong to that of a dancer’s. Has a cheeky grin!
Her usual attire is short sleeved tunics often paired with pants, and sometimes a jacket, or fine sarongs with leggings underneath. A headscarf is often used instead of a hat, for any outdoor endeavours they embark upon in the daytime. Rekka also has a pair of sandals, or boots, depending on her outfit.
They definitely inherited their mother’s impeccable sense of fashion, though they don’t seem to mind getting their hands dirty; often leading to relevantly mild things such as stained knees on her leggings or pants (but not on outerwear like the sarong or tunic), or unidentifiable stuff under her slightly long fingernails, for instance.
Rekka is definitely very much a larger than life presence in any gathering!
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Rekka is the queen of bad dad jokes.
She is quite a jovially energetic character, who will absolutely take just about every opportunity to say a terrible dad joke if given even the slightest opening. Give ‘em the ol’ razzle-dazzle, as their mother would say. Plus, they think dad jokes—and people’s reactions to them—are really funny; in their eyes, what better way to make people lighten up, than to be the class clown?
Beneath this bright exterior, middle child Rekka feels invisible, and thinks that if she doesn’t stand out and be noticed or gain the attention and/or approval of others, then she could be forgotten. There’s few things Rekka dislikes more than being forgettable. Such as bullies, and mathematics.
As a result of Rekka’s tendency towards trying to stand out, sometimes she’ll deliberately be contrarian in an attempt to seem ‘different’ - often choosing the wrong hills to die on, or making ill-considered choices. If they (or their friends) are slighted in some way or another, then watch out; Rekka is not shy of telling people to forsk off, or else. She is just as likely to engage someone in a smack-down as she is to go immediately tattletale on them to someone with authority. They can and will hold grudges.
Rekka is otherwise extremely interested in all things dragon-related, but often finds academic work a struggle, especially mathematics. They lack the patience for this sort of learning, and therefore finds it rather frustrating and tedious. As a result, her work in these aspects is frequently sloppy, and haphazard. Rekka is more of a hands-on learner. However, they’ll begrudgingly put up with all the boring stuff, just so they can get to all the fun bits faster!
HISTORY
FAMILY:
- Parents (probably holders)
- 2 siblings (one older, one younger)
- Any other family members
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None, at the moment.
BIRTHPLACE: a small hold somewhere in Southern Boll
HISTORY:
Rekka was born to holder parents in the summer of Turn 2761, in a small Hold somewhere in Southern Boll. She grew up with two siblings; one older, and the other born a few Turns after her. When it came time for the three children to learn their Teaching Ballads, Rekka was immediately charmed by the tales of the mighty riders who rode dragons, who together soared through the skies as the first-line defence of Pern from the silvery menace that was Thread. Thus had the Harpers’ stories sparked in Rekka the life-long desire to someday fly, and Impress to a dragon too!
As the middle child, Rekka often found herself being forgotten, or even invisible at times. And discovered that she didn’t particularly like that feeling. Thus Rekka quickly learned to do her best to figure out how to do just about anything in her power to stand out and not feel so easily forgettable. Which included—but not limited to—stumbling across a talent for dad jokes, and immediately using them on everybody else in her everyday speech.
Somewhere between the ages of eleven to fourteen, Rekka began to recognise that she was probably nonbinary. She wasn’t a boy, no, but she didn’t entirely feel like she was fully a girl, either.. so she begun to try out they/them pronouns in addition to the she/her one she already used. This new aspect of their identity immediately felt so much more comfortable!
A few sevendays after Rekka turned fifteen, she had had no idea that her dream to fly and become a dragonrider just might have a chance.
The day dawned, as Fortian Searchriders flew out to find potential candidates. One found their little Hold, and then the awestruck Rekka was successfully Searched.
Rekka was filled with excitement, and then jubilation.
The redhead speechlessly accepted; and before they knew it, they were climbing aboard the impressively big dragon, with their luggage in tow and all their teary farewells complete.
Then came Rekka’s first experience of between.
Nothingness. No sensations, at all. Bitter cold, and utter, complete darkness. Eight seemingly-long seconds passed.. And then they popped out into light and sensation and bright blue skies, the three of them floating down toward the unfamiliarity of the Fortian landscape below. Rekka was utterly amazed by the view.
Now that she’d had her first real taste of flight… Rekka wanted it even more.
They eventually landed, safely, and a reeling Rekka managed to thank the pair who’d Searched them. Then they just.. kind of stood there with their luggage in hand, taking it all in.
For Rekka had arrived at Fort Weyr, as a brand new Candidate with a fresh clean slate.
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