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::Her Past::

Name: Claudia Gustafson
Age upon death: 10
Appearance: Claudia was a beautiful child with a high resemblance to her grandmother on her mother's side. She had long brown hair that her mother kept in tight barrel curls with hazel eyes. Her face was covered in freckles just like her mother, but they looked adorable on her youthful chubby cheeks. She always wore beautiful dresses that her mother made just for her, making her look like a French doll.

Profession: None

Her Story: Claudia was the only daughter of Henry and Lily Gustafson. A Miracle child, she was the apple of her mothers eye. Her father looked upon her with resentment and distaste for he longed to have a son that his wife would never bear. Lily, Claudia's mother, was sickly and not built for giving birth. Claudia didn't care, she loved her mother just the same and spent every day beside her learning and laughing just like a child should.

Claudia spent most of her days playing in the fields of her father's plantation, her best friends being two small children that where the offspring of Henry's slaves. One day while playing with the youngest, Claudia caught a cold from one of the children who had been picking crops in the rain earlier that week. Claudia, being a sheltered child by her mother, had never been sick before, so the illness hit her like a 4 horse power horseless carriage.

Being medicine wasn't as good as is today, Claudia got sicker and sicker as the day went by, until it eventually developed into phenomena. Bedridden and sure that she was going to die, Claudia accepted her fate and was content to know her loving mother would be beside her when the angels came to get her.

One day Lily left saying that she had something to take care of in town, and Claudia swore to her mother she wouldn't die until she came back. Claudia struggled for weeks, even a month, but still her mother did not return. Henry had began seeing another suitor, and paid her no attention whatsoever accept to get her measurements for a coffin.

So it came as no surprise when sickly Claudia ran away from home with the aid of the small slaves she used to play with. Claudia had heard rumors amongst the maids who took care of her in her mother's stead, when they where whispering and gossiping in the next room. She had heard that her mother had gone off to another town to find a man who could cure her with his music. Claudia, being a sensible girl, knew that this was not possible and knew she had only days left in this world. Desperate to keep the promise she had made to her beloved mother, she went to the town she heard she had gone to and asked around.

Upon discovering that her mother had been seen sneaking around an old mansion, the sick girl struggled to sneak her way into the condemned building. It was there Claudia met her doom after she confronted the man demanding to know where her mother was, only to be murdered in cold blood. Claudia's last words as she laid on the ground coughing up blood from her illness with hot tears running down her eyes where soft and full of sorrow: "I'm sorry mommy.. I didn't get to keep my promise."

::Her Song::

Song: The Ghost Of You- My Chemical Romance (Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge)

How this effects Odile: This song is loud and blunt, much like Odile's personality. The song is about loss and how it scars it's vocalist, which inspire many traits in Odile. For one: her past and how she feels like her mother had abandoned her, and how she had to travel to the end of her small world to try and find her. Two: her anxiety disorders. She is afraid that everyone who is dear to her will never come home and abandon her when she is most in need.

The song is punk rock, which inspires her punk appearance and attitude. She dresses the part in clothes that look like they've come straight out of Hot Topic. The song was written during a time when the war at it's newest, and because of this the music video was dedicated to solders dieing in the war. This helped inspire her love of old wars and military antiques, and her love for camo.

The music is mostly conveyed with vocals rather than hand instruments, which inspires her singing voice. Gerard Way (in my opinion anyways) has a mesmerizing voice that is very hypnotizing when he just lets loose and cries with all his heart, just like Odile. She puts everything out there for the world to see, pouring her heart out like an overflowing glass of soda. It flows out making a mess, and there's nothing you can do about it but sip it and drink it as fast as you can to try and prevent it from getting everywhere.

Odile's power is also derived from this song. With a title like "The Ghost Of You" and lyrics like "All the smiles that are ever going to haunt me." "For all the ghosts that are never going to catch me." it only seemed fitting that she have some sort of influence with paranormal beings.

I LOVE THIS ONE TOO!!!1

AND SHE IS LILY'S DAUGHTER1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have no idea how happy that made me. I was like, huh, this sounds familiar and then it hit me like a ton of bricks that I know this girl~

That made me feel so special.

The one thing I wanna say about Odile is that she has a really confliciting personality, not that it's a bad thing, but it might be harder to put all the parts of the personality you mentioned in your prompt reponce. So maybe condencing would make it easier until you got the girl, then you can edit your Journal to say anything you want~

*totally didn't change Tanz around at all she promises*

I also completely forgot that you chose a different song for Odile, so I was like "Why is Tenshi going all Army on me?" Then I realized the song was different and I sighed at myself. But on the same note, and I don't mean to sound mean or rude, it's just that you might be laying on the army obsession too hard.

I personally love how she is obsessed with one thing, but you explained why she was so obsessed with it, and that makes it all good if you don't want to change anything.

This is a girl who wants attention, and she wants it now gosh darn it!!

I can't wait for who you choose to pick for your bebe, I would love to see either one of the girls running around the shop.

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The touch up to the personality and the new pictures are awesome sweety!

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Odile's past life was quite adorible if I so say so myself. Those curls are awesome as a possum.

*nods*