Name: Tess Korczak
Age: 20, her date of birth being March 5th.
Bounty: Not a pirate, so no bounty.
Species: Human
Occupation: MARINES. Seaman. *lolSeamanlol*
Allegiance: Marine *Low Ranking, possibly having joined just recently*
Home Village/Ocean: Drum Island/ Grand Line
Appearance:
I can't draw humans..at all. So, have a description instead:
Coming in at 5'4 and 135 pounds, Tess is quite a small young woman with a light tan skin tone. Not bone thin, but not overly fat, her body style rests somewhere in the middle. Her hair is a deep, dark brown, in the light it could be mistaken as being black. Slightly curly, it reaches down a little past her shoulders, and is at times worn in a loose ponytail. A pair of hazel eyes lay hidden under a set of red, squared rimmed glasses, giving her a sort of nerdish look.
Because she is in the Marines, I assume she would wear the standard uniform of a low ranking member. That being a white sleeved shirt with the Marines emblem, a simplified seagull with "MARINE" underneath it, on the back; a blue neckerchief; dark blue trousers; and a baseball cap with "MARINE" across the front.*Sorry, I just kinda ripped that part from the Wiki, since it was just kinda there*
When she's not in uniform, if that's ever to come up, she wears wears long-sleeved clothes such as jackets and hoodies, even during the warmer months of the year, the same goes for her pants. The coloration of her clothes is normally varying shades of purple, she fucking loves purple. She does NOT do dresses, at ALL. Despite her heavy attire, Tess often wears sandles, or just goes about barefoot and then complains when she steps on somthing sharp. Tess also carries around a simple wooden bat, and becomes quite nervous if she is unable to find it or it is taken away from her.
History:
Tess was born and raised on Drum Island. Her mother is a paleontologist and her father is a history buff. Tess had a fairly average childhood, until the incident that is. This caused a rather unwanted change in her.
The incident being that she wandered off too far from her house one day and as a result was forced to spend the night out in the wild, which is a long time when you're five. That being said, she spent most of those hellish hours screaming for her mother and father, only to have no response no matter how much she cried and screamed, there was nobody there to help her. When she was finally found, she had screamed so much that her voice was just..gone. It came back a few days later, but she was never really the same after that.
Despite that she continued to live her life as if nothing had happened, ignoring the fact that by doing this she was slowly tearing her mind in two. She distanced herself from her classmates, often opting to read her books over going out on a trip. She was also picked on by other children her age, the odd one out, but she just smiled and took it, even though it was slowly driving her insane. The more her mind decayed, the less she did this though, the end result being the Tess that we all know and love today.
Around the sweet young age of 15 is when she finally lost her mind, the end result being that she smashed some poor blokes face in with her fists and then proceeded to laugh and giggle until she was restrained by her father. After that, she had violent moodswings, although her newfound child-like attitude was often the thing most people noticed. She learned to control these outbursts over time,*Notreally*, and decided to join the Marines as a way to channel her seemingly endless energy. *I'm sure they're thrilled.*
Of course, training didn't go over all that well, she couldn't stand still for more than ten seconds at a time, and would often back talk higher ranking Marines. Because of this, she went many nights without supper, as well as becoming the resident bathroom cleaner.
Personality:
A quirky, outgoing young woman, Tess sees the world as one giant playground. With her reckless, childlike mindset she lives everyday as if it were her last, enjoying every minute of daylight to its absolute fullest. She often tends to insult people without realizing what she did wrong, which in turn causes her to become depressed or upset at them when they fuss at her. Tess loves to drag bystanders into her pranks or hijinks whenever possible, and will often get upset with the confused person when they fail to understand what is going on, despite her having just told them what to do.
A tad bossy and assertive at times, Tess is not afraid to get onto to someone who does somthing that she dislikes or finds upsetting. With a goofy grin and a happy laugh, Tess is more than happy to tell you what she thinks about you and what you should do to make yourself better, her advice is often recieved poorly, much to her suprise. The way she shifts from mood to mood is often quite confusing to people who have never met her.
On the flipside, Tess can also be quite scary. Behind the smile there lies a brooding, violent monster, the result of a fragile mind being torn to shreds at a young age. Though Tess usally remains happy and childish, there are times when that monster will rear its head and bare its fangs, causing a violent and suprising shift in personality that most people aren't prepared for.
Suprisingly, she hides a gentle, more sensitive side from most people, her main hobbies being the cello and history. Tess also likes to engage in deep, philosophical conversations with others, often at random, and loves to pry at them in an attempt to get them to say somthing they may not want Tess to know. Tess is normally willing to learn new things, as long as they hold her intrest that is. History, Music, Candy and Fossils are just a few of her favorite things to learn about. It would also be wise that one would not get her started on a topic she finds intresting, as she tends to ramble on.
Ship:
None as of now.
Ship Flag:
None.
Devil Fruit:
Nope.avi
Special Abilities:
....She can climb up things pretty damn fast, does that count? There's not a tree in the world that she wouldn't climb, she can also hang upside down from most things: tree limbs, ship masts, ceilings, you name it, she has hung off it. She also likes to bounce from foot to foot when she's standing, it helps keep her on her toes, which allows her to more effectively to dodge oncoming attacks, or run away from a person she might have upset because she said somthing to them. Keep in mind that this does not always work, that'd be silly. I'm sure Tess has gotten her ass beat multiple times after she went and said some snarky comment.
Learned Techniques:
She hits people with her bat, really hard, and she's not below ambushing her foes to catch them off guard. That's about it, she isn't exactly well taught in the art of fighting, sadly. She's a brawler to the core, able to deal out heavy damage to her foe while she bounces from foot to foot and bends her body in such a manner that she can evade most physical close ranged attacks with ease. Ranged weapons are another story, while Tess is able to take most physical hits and shake them off, she's no match for bullets and such. Because of this, she will jump from place to place, taking advantage of her impressive speed in hopes that the constant switch from spot to spot will prevent her enemy from locking onto her and getting a clean shot.
Her fighting style often follows the pattern of: Hit with bat, laugh and run, hit with bat, laugh and run. While not the strongest of them all, Tess is more than capable of taking a few hard hits before she goes down, actually she'd probably like that. She's pretty damn fast on her feet, more than fast enough to create a gap beteween her foe and herself to avoid being hit or prepare her next attack. During battle she will sometimes fake out her foe by inching closer and closer to them, then suddenly leaping back a few feet when they strike. She is always moving when she's fighting as well, so it can be hard to focus on her since she's pretty much jumping all over the damn place.
Weapons/Items:
Tess uses a simple wooden baseball bat. If she can't find or bat, or if it breaks in combat she uses her fists, aiming for the more..'tender' spots on the body. If that fails, she uses her feet, and then if that fails, she goes 'fuck it' and runs away, waiting for the enemy to lower thier guard so that she can ambush them.
Goals:
To try every type of candy in the world at least once. *CANNNNDDYYYY~*
To find a rare/undiscovered fossil, possibly name it after herself, or give it a silly name just to mess with people.
Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:54 pm
