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Sailor Hermes/ Castille Brenna

Name: Castille [ka-steel] Brenna

Nicknames: She hates nicknames!

Age: 15

Birthplace: Pullman, Washington

Heritage: Scandinavian

Birthday: March 7

Gemstone: Aquamarine

Blood Type: AB-

Fav. Food: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, Thai Food (Specifically: Pineapple Chicken), and Pumpkin Pie

Hated Food: Mushrooms, Curry, Plain Milk

School: Meadowview

Hobbies:

Photography- Castille loves to take pictures, and pursues a career in photojournalism. Since she has yet to obtain this job, she occupies herself by taking discounted senior pictures for the high school, and has even taken pictures for a wedding or two. Her favorite subjects are not ones that stand and pose for the camera however. She enjoys taking candid shots, moments when a person's true feelings and happiness come through for all to see. Castille also enjoys taking pictures in black and white, using programs to add a splash of color to one object in the picture.

Castille Says: "I love adding one piece of color to an otherwise black and white object. In an otherwise dull, monotonous day ritual, there can always be that one moment, or person that adds a bit of spice to your life.

Finding New Music:- Castille has one addiction, and thats music. She loves almost any genre, and her ipod library is always filled to the brim with country, rock, metal, techno and much more. She loves to spend a little time on the computer each day, browsing through new artists and downloading songs to create various playlists out of. Her Ipod is always with her, and she typically can be seen with one earbud in, the other dangling down while she has a conversation while simultaneously checking out some new electronic pop band from Wisconsin. Everywhere she goes, that Ipod is blaring, and when she can't listen to it, she's humming or singing one of the songs she just listened to. After only a day without her music, she starts to get grumpy and fidgety.

Castille Says: "I'd rather be addicted to music than something that could really harm me!

Elementary School- Castille's favorite people are children. She spends much of her free time at the Destiny City Elementary, where she helps with gym, art and music classes, as well as being a recess monitor. She loves kids most because they have such big imaginations. She feels like she can relate to children more than kids of her own age.

Castille Says:"They find such wonder in everything around them. Simple things like Trees and birds become magical in their own way through a child's eyes. Teenagers seem to have lost the ability to see all of this magic around them..."

Volleyball:- Castille loves sports, but volleyball is by far her favorite. As a young girl she played for a youth team, and her position of choice was a libero, or digger position. She would spend hours diving to the ground to save a ball that was too low for some of the taller girls to get, and her knees were constantly bruised from hitting the ground. Now she is part of the school team, in the same position that she played as a child.


Castille Says: "Being on the volleyball team is the best! The feeling of being on a team, the whole group striving for something together. And I love when my muscles are sore! I feel like I have actually done something."


Virtues:

Open-minded: Castille doesn't like to judge, and welcomes people openly into her conversations. Because of this, she has a vast circle of friends that she keeps close to her, and she hates to leave anyone out of the loop. She believes that everyone has some good in them, it just takes the right person to bring it out. That person being her.

She also likes to try new things, especially if it involves helping someone else out. It may be as simple as trying a new recipe that one of her teachers raves about, or taking salsa dancing lessons because one of her friends was too embarrassed to do it alone. Most of the time she takes it a step farther than the person originally intended, making enough of the recipe to share with the entire class, or dancing with her friend in the school Talent Show.

Castille Says: "Those lessons were fun! And that Basil Chicken recipe turned out to be harder than I thought...."

It's all about the Balance!: Castille has a knack for multitasking. As a student, this means she can do multiple classes' homework at the same time. She can also take notes while finishing up her homework from her next class thats due in twenty minutes. At home, she is able to cook dinner while chatting with her friends online and watching her younger brother. She can also hold multiple conversations at once, which helps if four friends are talking to her at once. As a senshi, it wouldn't be hard for her to keep up with her normal life as well as saving the town from youma and the Negaverse.

Castille Says: "Who can be bored when you have volleyball practice, cooking lessons, and a sleepover with friends that night?"

Oh yeah? And then what happened?: Because of her friendly and warm nature, people often come to Castille with their problems, and she is always willing to sit with them on the couch, sharing a gallon of icecream and listening to them rant about how their boyfriend doesn't appreciate them, or how a sibling is always treated better than them. She is always willing to give them her point of view, but will ask if they want it or not...she doesn't want to rile the person up and cause conflict. In her mind, if the worried person can smile, and maybe laugh a little at the end of it, then she has done her job well.

Castille Says: "I feel bad when someone is having a bad day. Even if it's not my fault! Since I am happy, why can't I share it with others and make them happy too?"

Only 100%? I can give 110%! When Castille finds something that really sparks her intrest, she devotes herself completely to it. Thats not to say that she does it with everything however. But for certain things, like volleyball and photography, she will keep working at it for hours until the results come out the way she wants.

Castille Says: "I can't just leave the gym with my sets going too far right! then I'll play like that in the game tomorrow!"

Flaws:

Enough Pride for all the Lions in the Zoo: Castille has a hard time taking advice from others, and it's even harder to get her to ask for help. Since her family divorced, she took on the idea at a young age that she can do it all by herself, and this is a hard thing for her to shake, even now. If she has trouble with a math problem, she will stress herself (sometimes to tears) about it until she either gives up completely, or gets it right. Not once does it enter her mind to ask someone else, because she believes that asking for help shows that she is unable to handle it herself, and makes her look weak. If her serve is off, she will hit the ball until she figures it out, and will sometimes even ignore what the coach says because listening to the advice would mean she needs help.

Castille Says: "The person I ask for help from isn't going to be around forever, giving me a hand when I need it. Better to just learn it on my own, then I won't need them at all! Why rely on someone else?"

This flaw could be her weakness: Castille has an issue with asking and receiving help. She would rather destroy herself mentally than get advice from someone else. As a student, this means she occasionally falls behind in class because she can't grasp the concept before being forced to move on to the next one. As an athlete, Castille will tire herself out and try a multitude of different things to fix whatever problem she is having, be it a missing serve or a crooked pass, until she finally gets it right. This is primarily a weakness as a Senshi. As a new Senshi, Castille will likely get beaten in her first one or two solo battles. She will get frustrated and stress herself out over how to be better. When asked by a comrade if she needs help, even if she is clearly losing, Castille will still say no and, if the other person helps anyway, she will thank them and be polite until she gets home, where she will likely burst into tears and stress even more. Given enough of this, she might decide to quit being a Senshi entirely.

The above story would be much fun to rp!

Jack of all trades, Master of none: She likes to have multiple things going on at once, and in a way this is good because she can multitask. Unfortunately, most of the time she is unable to give her full attention to any one thing at a time. So her homework remains half finished (sometimes not done at all), her drawings are not colored, and that book she was going to read lays by her bedside gathering dust. Sometimes she pushes herself too hard, and not everything gets done to it's fullest. But she is always ready with an excuse to explain the lack of commitment "I was doing it, but then I had to go......" Her family especially sees this side of Castille. Her father is always asking her why her grades are lower than they should be, and is treated to an excuse or silence.

Castille Says: "Sometimes I get a little stressed, so I have to skip over some things....But I always come back to them! ....most of the time...."

This flaw could be a weakness because: Castille has a problem of spreading herself too thin. On the surface, she looks like she is juggling it all very well, but her friends and family know better. She can't devote herself 100% to anything for too long before getting bored. So while being a Senshi may be exciting at first, the conflict, defeat, and time consuming patrols that come with it would eventually wear her out, causing her to want to quit being a senshi entirely. This multitasking also takes a toll on her health, as she doesn't sleep as much as she should because of all the activities she undertakes. The lack of sleep catches up to her, and her mind slows as well as her reaction time, and humor.

Tick...tick...tick...BOOM: Castille hates causing conflict, and will avoid an argument almost at any cost. This means all of her nasty thoughts and feelings build inside her, where she goes over them over and over again, analyzing and emphasizing the feelings in her mind until they are so huge to her, that she explodes. This leads to shouting, nasty comments, lots of swearing, and usually tears. She tends to hold grudges, even if she doesn't show it. Castille will continues to be pleasant and friendly to the person, but she will be cursing them in her mind. Her lack of assertiveness when it comes to being stepped on leaves her doubting herself and her abilities a lot of the time, and the whirlwind of emotions spins again.

Castille Says: "I'm fine, I really am! It's not like it hurt my feelings or anything....... *stupid b***h*"

There must be another way.... Castille doesn't like to fight. She can't stand the sight of blood, and she doesn't throw punches, even as a joke. As a regular person, this means people often try to pick on her. She would rather calmly talk out the situation than become physically involved. With the elementary children, she is able to diffuse any of their arguments with a few kind words and suggestions. With the kids of her age, she finds it a little harder to connect with them, though it's not for lack of trying. If her pacifist ways go unnoticed or are not well received, Castille will walk away from the decision depressed, or turn to her childish side. As a senshi, this means if a fight were to break out, she would let Hermes take over and take care of it, and not come back until they fight was long over.

Castille Says: "Physical violence is never an option! There's always better ways to solve a conflict!"

Sailor Hermes/ Castille Brenna

Name: Amarilla

Nicknames: None

Gender: Female

Fav. Food: Chili

Hated Food: Clam Chowder

Virtues:

Imaginative- She has the biggest imagination out of all of her friends. When it comes to Castille's Creative Writing class, she pulls an easy A. The ideas just jump from her mind and wind themselves into great stories. This imagination allows her to connect with kids more than adults, since they enjoy her stories and she is willing to play make-believe with them.

Sincere- Amarilla can't lie. She abhors the idea of not telling the truth to someone. So if she says that she doesn't like you, believe it. If you ask her for advice, she will give it to you without a bit of hesitation. This tends to irritate some of her classmates who get in trouble because she tells the teacher that they cheated on their last math test.....but teachers and parents know they can always count on her to come clean and give the facts about the situation.

Patient- Amarilla loves children, so it only natural that she would have a large amount of patience. It takes a lot to fluster this level-headed girl, and she can usually dispel tense situations quite easily. As a student, this means that, while she does get frustrated with concepts sometimes, she will remain calm and work on them until she gets them right. As a volunteer, she is able to work with the kids and teach them new things without getting irritated with their shorter attention spans.

Positive- In Amarilla's mind, not only does every cloud have a silver lining, but every star, house, tree and person. She believes that there is good in everything and everyone, and she's the person the bring it out. She give everyone the benefit of the doubt until they prove themselves to be anything but angelic.

Flaws:

Indecisive- Sometimes Amarilla's patience can turn to indecisiveness. She doesn't like to rush into things, and will often ponder every outcome possible before making a decision. This goes for everything, from multiple choice test answers to what shirt she should buy with her allowance money. As a student, this means she takes a lot longer to do tests, and sometimes her essays don't quite get done on time because she spends so much time picking a topic. Her friends don't really like going out to eat with her, or shopping because she isn't an impulse buyer. She has to look through every store before deciding to go back and buy something.

Childish- Children are her favorite people, because Amarilla feels like they are the only people she can connect to. In her mind, people her age are too complicated and dramatic, and they thrive on putting each-other down. Children on the other hand, like simplicity, positivity.. things that she herself idolizes. Glace/Castille's room is even childish, with soft pink walls and frills on the bedspread and vanity. If things are not going her way, she will keep her patience as long as she can, until it snaps, and she reverts to a child, throwing a fit and stomping away. People her age don't really understand her childish ways sometimes, which leaves them to alienate her a bit.

Flighty- Amarilla has a short attention span. Maybe it's because she loves to be child-like, or maybe because she's been a floating soul for so long, unattached to a body. But she loves to explore, and nothing can hold her attention for long. She bounces from subject to subject, and bores easily with one thing after a little while. As a student, this means she can't do homework, and often leaves Castille to do such trivial things. As a senshi, Amarilla doesn't like patrolling at night.....its just so booorrrriiinnnnggg....

Stubborn- Amarilla is generally a happy-go-lucky individual. But cross her specific line, and she could teach bullheadedness to the cow itself. She doesn't give in, and will often pout or throw a fit if she doesn't get her way, another aspect of her immaturity/child like behavior. This often exasperates Castille, especially when Amarilla wants to come out, and Castille won't let her.

Family

Mother: Lisa Pier
Age: 40
Castille's biological mother, Lisa is a vibrant, loud being who owns a restaurant and works at a local hospital. Lisa has sandy brown hair, which she dyes blonde highlights into, and green eyes. She is the same height as Castille, and likes to borrow her shoes. Lisa grew up in a small town, was a cheerleader in highschool, and likes to go out and party. She has four sisters, and is very close with all of them. But she also enjoys staying at home and playing with her granddaughter Payton. She shares much of the same traits with Castille, including her love for bracelets and fuzzy socks. Lisa is married to her second husband, and lives about 20 minutes from the school. She calls Castille at least once a week to see how she's doing and likes to plan "shopping dates" with her and her sister Kaylee. Castille goes though, in truth, she hates shopping.

Castille Says:"My mom is always sending me money, saying that -She doesn't want her baby to starve- She is one of the kindest people I know, and I love her so much!"

Father: Bruce Brenna
Age: 40
Bruce is Castille's biological father. He is 5' 10", with very short blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Bruce works as a Lieutenant Detective for the local police department. He is Casille's voice of reason, and likes to give her steady advice, as well as help with her homework. He live by old fashioned virtues, having spent most of his life living in the northern part of Montana and attending school in a one room schoolhouse with 22 other kids. He is a quiet, reserved person who, after divorcing with their mother, spent most of his time caring for his children and making sure they had a comfortable home. Once they got a little older, he returned to the dating scene and married his second wife, Marlei. He likes playing softball, reading science fiction, and going on vacation with his new, larger family.

Castille Says:"My poor Daddy. He spent so much time raising Kaylee and I that he didn't have a real social life for close to 6 years. I owe him so much for taking such good care of us. He is the best father I know, and I hope I tell him enough."

Sister: Kaylee Brenna
Age: 14
Kaylee is to Castille as night is to day. Kaylee loves shopping, Castille finds it boring. Kaylee loves skirts, Castille wouldn't be caught dead in one. Kaylee is a cheerleader, Castille despises them. But through all their differences, the two sisters are rather close, and enjoy spending late nights watching movies and having popcorn fights. Kaylee is 5' 7", with a skinny, but muscular build that comes from hours of cheering. She has a round face with a dark smattering of freckles, deep blue eyes and bleach blonde hair. She is also the only one in her biological family that didn't need braces as a kid, and hasn't had a cavity in her entire life.

Castille Says:"My little sister is so perfect. All the boys want her, she's like my mother's little clone, and she gets great grades. I feel like the -mistake- of the family sometimes when I am around her."

Step-Father: Bub Pier
Age: 44
Bub is the full blown redneck, and he isn't afraid to show it! He works at a lumber mill, and Lisa is his second wife. Bub is gruff, likes to drink and party. He's shorter, about 5' 9', with hair that is always flat from his ball cap, but curls on the sides and back. He has an oval face, usually with a scruffy beard covering the laugh lines around his mouth. He grew up with a house full of girls, with his father being the only other male in the house. When his parents divorced, his mother married a man that used to beat him. He left his house at 15, bouncing from house to house until he finally got his own place. As a father, he tries to help his kids out, but they have a tendency to take advantage of him. As a Step-father, he only asks respect in his home of Castille and Kaylee. Castille often goes to him for advice when she doesn't feel that she can talk to her mother or father.

Castille Says: "Bub jokes around so much! And he's a country red-neck down to the core! But I know he loves me and hee hee, don't tell anyone....but he says that I'm his favorite of all the kids!"

Step-Sister: Melissa Pier
Age: 24
Melissa acts like a baby a lot of the time. She is the same height as Lisa, with brown eyes and a nose ring. She works as a hair stylist, and changes her hair once every couple weeks. Currently, it is short, very dark brown, and straight. She has a 4 year old daughter named Payton whom Castille loves. She spoils the girl to death, but as a first time mom, she means well. Melissa is a kind person, but isn't afraid to speak her mind. Before Payton, she often would get into fights with other girls for talking about her or arguing with her. Now that she is again a mother-to-be, she has mellowed out, though that scrappy fighter still comes out on occasion. She is expecting another baby, a little girl named Miley to be born in December.

Castille Says: "Melissa is a little bit of a whiner, even though she is older than me. And she is pregnant with her second child already! Sometimes I wonder how she raises my niece when she acts like a kid herself!

Step-Mother Marlei Brenna
Age: 35
Marlei was born in a rural town about an hour from where Castille lives. She grew up with divorced parents, and a step-mother who abused her. She married her first husband early, and had Maranda with the man. Around the time that Maranda was 5, she divorced her first husband, and lived with her aunt until she married her second husband, who abused her. She had her second child Tyler with him, and then divorced him as well. Now she is married to Castille's father. Marlei is 5' 7", with light blonde streaks, as well as chocolate brown streaks in her chin length hair. She has dark green eyes, and a pointed nose that betrays her French heritage. She is a loud person who likes to socialize, sometimes leaving Castilla's father behind while she goes out. She works at the Department of Health.

Castille Says: "I have mixed feelings about this woman. When she first moved in, she tried to buy me and my sister off with stuff to make us like her. But she is an abrasive person a lot of the time...I think she is brainwashing my Dad."

Step-Brother: Tyler Bashon
Age: 10
Tyler's biological father lives about an hour away from him. He is only ten, but already he almost reaches Castille's shoulder. He has messy brown hair that he likes to spike when he goes to school, and big, baby blue eyes. He just got braces, so his smile is a little metallic, but he has a laugh that is loud and genuine. He can be a bit of a baby when he doesn't get his way, and likes to fight with Maranda and Kaylee, but he listens and respects Castille. He loves dragons, and is a very thoughtful person for being so young. He wants to be a professional baseball player when he grows up.

Castille Says: "Tyler is such a spaz! But for all his Pokemon, Bakugon, and Yu-Gi-Oh obsessions, the kid is really smart and such a nice kid. I remember once, I was in my room, and he knocked on the door and came in, looking real excited. When I asked him what was up, she showed me this picture he drew of a pack of wolves and said -I made this for you at school today!- He looked so excited! That picture still hangs on my wall to this day."

Possible Name List:


Admeta, which means untamed.
Aingeal, which means messenger
Amarilla, sparkling.
Leni, shining one


Lykainion, little she-wolf *not for this quest, but I want to remember it*

Updated: 3/18/2010

Reworded the "Why Castille for Hermes" section.

......seriously? Thats what I forget! LOL!


Lemme just C&P that from my word document...

Awwww, grammar fail! *brick'd* Will change that soon! But first, to work!

With the hypocritical one, I was thinking that she can give advice and will give advice to others....but when it comes to following that advice herself, she doesnt.

Lets say she tells someone that they shouldnt get upset over a situation. Well then that same situation happens to her. She wont follow her own advice and remain calm. She gets upset.


I am still trying to word the pacifist one...I know that I want Castille to dislike anything to do with fighting. I might just take it out of Hermes entirely...

I was hoping that the greek look was a good choice smile That was the first thing I thought of when I read about the Parallel Court!