Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Dec 23, 2006 23:45:24 GMT -5
Name: Gabrielle Gamarra
Nicknames: Gabbie (she HATES that one), Gabs (only her dad has ever called her that)
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Hometown/Country: New Orleans
Personality/Attitude: She used to be a pretty outgoing, happy-go-lucky girl, but hurricane Katrina kind of change that. She's a lot more macabre now, taking an interest in the darker things in life. She can be rude to people she does't like, but anyone who can break through her hard exterior is a good friend to her. She latches on to those she cares about and will do anything for them. She does not tolerate judgemental people, although she can be a little judgemental herself. She tries not to be, though, and tries to get to know somebody before she passes judement. Gabrielle is a strong girl, but some things set off her emotions. Depending on the situation, she will either harden up or break down. There's usually no middle ground.
Likes: Music (rock music of all kinds), painting (she's quite talented), acting, movies, writing, reading, hanging out with the few friends she has
Dislikes: Thinking about the past, judgmental people, stereotypes, the Cullens
Appearance/Picture: Look at avie/sig
Relatives/Family: Joe Gamarra (father), dead; Donatella Gamarra (mother), alive
Occupation: Student
Background/History: She was born in New Orleans to Joe and Donatella Gamarra, who were Italy natives. She grew up in New Orleans, but she visited Italy with her parents on occasion.
She was a happy child, and everything was going great for the Gamarra family. Then Hurricane Katrina hit.
The family didn't realize how harmful it was going to be. Sure, they were told to get out. But they didn't listen like they should have. They had recieved warnings before, and nothing had ever happened. When Katrina hit, they lost everything.
The Gamarra's were forced onto the roof of their modest home. The flood water almost pulled Gabrielle off the side of the house when she accidentally stepped too close to the edge. Her father grabbed her before she fell in.
Over her shoulder, she witnessed her best friend and neighbor, David, fall off of his family's roof and into the dangerous water. She pushed past her parents and went to the edge again. The last she saw of David was his hand pop out of the water, all grey flesh, and sink back in.
They were forced to live in the Superdome for a while. Gabrielle kept positive, but everything changed when she found her father dead.
It was the middle of the night, and she awoke to her father getting up and walking away. She quietly followed, careful not to wake anybody. When she turned the corner, she saw a pale figure drop the dead body of her father. When she rushed to Joe's side, he was already dead, and the person who had killed him was gone.
She found bite marks on her father's body. From that moment, she developed a hatred of vampires, but she didn't exactly realize it. She hated them, but she didn't believe in them. It was all in her subconcious.
The devistated Gamarra family recieved gifts of money, clothes, and other things from random people, family in Italy, and help organizations like the Salvation Army and the Goodwill. With everything, Donatella moved them as far away from New Orleans as she could: Forks, Washington.
Gabrielle didn't like Forks from the moment they moved there, but she didn't say anything for her mother's sake.
At a small party the townspeople threw for her family, Gabrielle left the house. Outside, she heard thunder off in the distance. A storm grew closer, and the rain started. With one loud, close burst of thunder, Gabrielle's first episode was set off. It was, as she found out later, a result of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The episode was a flashback of her standing on her roof, watching her best friend drown. She relived everything, the pain, the cold, the stress. Everything came flooding back.
She tried to avoid anything that would trigger another flashback... but she isn't always victorious in that battle. Episodes can be triggered at any time, by almost anything.
Canon or Custom? Custom
Timezone: Central
Sample RP:
Gabrielle clutched her chest. The thunder and lightning were getting closer by the minute. She felt her breath shortening, her head was spinning. "Shit," she said.
The thunder clashed over her head, making her jump. She screamed in terror as suddenly her surroundings morphed. The grass beneath her feet transformed into the tiled roof of her old home in New Orleans. The street turned into the dark, rushing water that flooded the city. The thunder, lightning, and rain turned into the hurricane. Everything was coming back.
She no longer knew she was in Forks. Now she was in New Orleans a year ago. Everything was spinning back in time.
"AH!" she collapsed onto the ground.
Nicknames: Gabbie (she HATES that one), Gabs (only her dad has ever called her that)
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Hometown/Country: New Orleans
Personality/Attitude: She used to be a pretty outgoing, happy-go-lucky girl, but hurricane Katrina kind of change that. She's a lot more macabre now, taking an interest in the darker things in life. She can be rude to people she does't like, but anyone who can break through her hard exterior is a good friend to her. She latches on to those she cares about and will do anything for them. She does not tolerate judgemental people, although she can be a little judgemental herself. She tries not to be, though, and tries to get to know somebody before she passes judement. Gabrielle is a strong girl, but some things set off her emotions. Depending on the situation, she will either harden up or break down. There's usually no middle ground.
Likes: Music (rock music of all kinds), painting (she's quite talented), acting, movies, writing, reading, hanging out with the few friends she has
Dislikes: Thinking about the past, judgmental people, stereotypes, the Cullens
Appearance/Picture: Look at avie/sig
Relatives/Family: Joe Gamarra (father), dead; Donatella Gamarra (mother), alive
Occupation: Student
Background/History: She was born in New Orleans to Joe and Donatella Gamarra, who were Italy natives. She grew up in New Orleans, but she visited Italy with her parents on occasion.
She was a happy child, and everything was going great for the Gamarra family. Then Hurricane Katrina hit.
The family didn't realize how harmful it was going to be. Sure, they were told to get out. But they didn't listen like they should have. They had recieved warnings before, and nothing had ever happened. When Katrina hit, they lost everything.
The Gamarra's were forced onto the roof of their modest home. The flood water almost pulled Gabrielle off the side of the house when she accidentally stepped too close to the edge. Her father grabbed her before she fell in.
Over her shoulder, she witnessed her best friend and neighbor, David, fall off of his family's roof and into the dangerous water. She pushed past her parents and went to the edge again. The last she saw of David was his hand pop out of the water, all grey flesh, and sink back in.
They were forced to live in the Superdome for a while. Gabrielle kept positive, but everything changed when she found her father dead.
It was the middle of the night, and she awoke to her father getting up and walking away. She quietly followed, careful not to wake anybody. When she turned the corner, she saw a pale figure drop the dead body of her father. When she rushed to Joe's side, he was already dead, and the person who had killed him was gone.
She found bite marks on her father's body. From that moment, she developed a hatred of vampires, but she didn't exactly realize it. She hated them, but she didn't believe in them. It was all in her subconcious.
The devistated Gamarra family recieved gifts of money, clothes, and other things from random people, family in Italy, and help organizations like the Salvation Army and the Goodwill. With everything, Donatella moved them as far away from New Orleans as she could: Forks, Washington.
Gabrielle didn't like Forks from the moment they moved there, but she didn't say anything for her mother's sake.
At a small party the townspeople threw for her family, Gabrielle left the house. Outside, she heard thunder off in the distance. A storm grew closer, and the rain started. With one loud, close burst of thunder, Gabrielle's first episode was set off. It was, as she found out later, a result of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
The episode was a flashback of her standing on her roof, watching her best friend drown. She relived everything, the pain, the cold, the stress. Everything came flooding back.
She tried to avoid anything that would trigger another flashback... but she isn't always victorious in that battle. Episodes can be triggered at any time, by almost anything.
Canon or Custom? Custom
Timezone: Central
Sample RP:
Gabrielle clutched her chest. The thunder and lightning were getting closer by the minute. She felt her breath shortening, her head was spinning. "Shit," she said.
The thunder clashed over her head, making her jump. She screamed in terror as suddenly her surroundings morphed. The grass beneath her feet transformed into the tiled roof of her old home in New Orleans. The street turned into the dark, rushing water that flooded the city. The thunder, lightning, and rain turned into the hurricane. Everything was coming back.
She no longer knew she was in Forks. Now she was in New Orleans a year ago. Everything was spinning back in time.
"AH!" she collapsed onto the ground.
