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World Type: A

Appearance:

Maggie is well into her forties, with dry red curls she wears pinned back in a messy bun. Crows feet crinkle the corners of her eyes, and one brow is almost permanently set higher than the other. Her eyes are sharp, muddy olive green, and usually lined in heavy makeup.

Upon Magdalene's right cheek is her namesake, a simple tattoo of a faded golden star. Though she says it is the source of her infamous luck, it's actually little more than a reminder of her show days in Vegas.

When she's not on duty, Maggie usually wears a house robe over a t-shirt and flannel pants. Her costume is a bit more ornate, with a rich bodice drawn tight around her thickening middle and layered skirts edging down around her calves, similar to the matron of an old west saloon. She usually wears the lacy garter from her first marriage as a card shark band around her left arm.

Even when she's working, Magdalene always has her trademark cigarette pressed between her painted lips. She's the same way about her smokes as men are about their guns...you can have it when you pry it from her cold dead fingers.

Talents:

Cards, shell games, and dice are Maggie's specialties. In truth, anything that involves betting really turns her crank. Her luck is only a minor part of her skill...time in Vegas taught her to count cards, some sleight of hand, and excellent misdirection. The cigarettes she constantly smokes are actually beneficial in her act, since most anyone turns their head or gives a few blinks when she aims a drawn out sigh of smoke in their direction. She is able to purchase her 'goodies', as she calls them, with her share of the profits from the game table...and if her cut is too low for her tastes, the Lucky Star isn't above a side bet or two.

Though her talents are only sideshow diversions, Magdalene knows she can make herself useful in the ring. Her luck is genuine, and always has been...in most areas at least. Unlucky in love, as the saying goes. Strapped to a spinning wheel, however, would suit her just fine. Many lovely assistants are unwilling to put themselves in the path of a knife, or under an apple, while some young buck takes careful aim. Maggie's luck gives her nerves of steel, and she's willing to lend a hand for performance or practice. If no one is in need of her talents, she's good with money, and happy to handle payroll or balancing the books. Despite her love of the game, Maggie knows better than to bite the hand that feeds her, and her till always comes out even.

It isn't all about money and luck, however. Over two decades of experience in Vegas favored her a with good eye for stage make up and costumes, and she's a fair hand with needle and thread. Magdalene's lust for the spotlight has faded, and she's sullenly grateful for whatever work she can find.

Talent summary:

Mundane skills~
Parlor games
Money handling
Makeup/costume aide

Talents~
Luck

[Fitted talents coming soon!]

When I started reading, I had a few ideas of what her talent might have been from her name- but once I read it... I WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE. I like how you tied in and varified all the parts of her character. She feels well rounded and real. I like the starlight parts too, with her tattoo and the seven ladies. (lucky lucky lucky~)

I also think every good circus needs a con-woman with fast hands and a cigarette. heart

Some points to consider-

~ More info on her talents, things she'd be doing for the show
~ I like how she's got other side 'talents' like the costuming and makeup; not just a headliner or sideshow walker, she's a team player
~ Where do you see her in the circus? Beside the vendors, the game section, near the side show? Maybe she walks through the arena crowds doing mini-tricks between shows while the center stage is being changed/prepared
~ ......... I'm dying to know if the vegas mafia is after her. >_>.. *shot*

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