Post by HOLLY UROR on Sept 17, 2011 3:55:56 GMT -5
HOLLY UROR
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Past
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00I. full name Holly Uror
0II. canon ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens
III. years of age 10
0IV. orientation (optional) Straight
00V. social status Middle class
0VI. occupation Sings in her father’s church choir to earn her pocket money
00I. play by Elle Fanning
0II. body type Skinny, frail
III. height Four foot four
0IV. eyes color Blue
00V. description Holly is so pale as to be almost ghostlike, with wide, haunted looking eyes. She is small in stature and thin with it, mostly due to her frequent bouts of illness and the fact she spends most of her time indoors. Her hair is just past her shoulders and golden blonde, though she often has it up in a bun. In terms of clothing she dresses as though from another era entirely, mostly in girly, childlike patterned frocks and dresses with cardigans.
00I. overall personality Due to her upbringing, Holly is a very quiet and reserved child, usually only speaking when spoken to. It is not only due to this, however, that she is so introverted. Holly Uror has the power to see into the past; little glimpses and flashes but powerful enough to make her retreat into herself. She has always possessed this power but it was heightened by a traumatic event she witnessed as a child (see History). She is both fearful of and fascinated by her power but as yet has found no-one like her with similar strengths. Therefore, she has become all the more isolated (and the fact she is home schooled doesn't exactly help her meet new people, let alone make many friends). She also takes refuge in the church on many occasions, but it seems to her God has failed to answer her prayers concerning her powers.
When she does come out of her shell, however, Holly is revealed to be a very intelligent child for her age. This is due to having been cooped up inside for most of her life, where she finds solace in books, particularly those pertaining to history and mythology. Not only is she knowledgeable but she is very polite and well spoken with it, due to her religious upbringing and her parents' involvement in the church.
Despite her polite and reserved nature, Holly can be stubborn when she wants to be, as most young children are. This is particularly the case when it comes to her interest in mythology; her parents dislike this and want her to focus entirely on her school work but Holly insists she be allowed to pursue her interest.
0II. strengths Her intelligence, her ability to cope with her visions of the past, her strong imagination
III. weaknesses Holly is stubborn, naive and easily manipulated, particularly by her parents
0IV. goals To grow in understanding of her powers, to learn to draw better
00I. notable family & friends
Father - Mark Uror
Mother - Mary Uror
Greatest Friend – Dahlia Skuld (The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come)
Friend – Sebastian ‘Timothy’ Martin
0II. overall history
Holly Uror's experience of life has been severely limited, due to her age and upbringing, yet at the same time has been varied due to the things she has seen in her visions.
The ten year old was born in late December, the 28th of December to be precise, which meant that her birthday and Christmas presents were always one and the same. Most children would be displeased about this, but as Holly knew this to be the norm, she didn't mind at all.
Her parents, Mark and Mary Uror, were relatively well off when Holly was born (and still are). Mary Uror was, surprisingly, the breadwinner of the household, working as a lawyer in order to, as she put it, help people see the light that was the truth. Her personality from the courtroom seamlessly slipped into her home life, and as such she was always domineering and overbearing, even before her later over-protectiveness. Her husband, Mark, worked as a preacher in the church only minutes from the family's home.
It was due to her parent's personalities and professions that Holly was raised strictly, not just in the sense that she was reprimanded for the slightest wrong but also in that she had a strict moral code to abide by. One of Holly's earliest memories is her father teaching her The Lord's Prayer but events outwith the family circle and in another sphere entirely affected Holly's young life almost to the same degree, if not more.
For as long as Holly can remember, she has been able to see flashes and glimpses of the past, past events not of her own life, experiences far beyond her years. These momentary visions came often without warning and therefore greatly alarmed the young girl, but whenever she tried to explain them to her parents her mother dismissed them as her over-active imagination, her father as something brought about by the Devil. He was soon made to see it Mary's way, but he still harboured a great dislike for the whole idea and consequently his relationship with Holly was damaged (not to the extent they never spoke, but there was certainly a bridge between them from this point).
However, this was just the beginning. Holly's power was heightened when she was around four and a half, at the local playground.
The child had been sitting by herself, creating some elaborate story with her rag doll, when it happened. Looking up momentarily from her game, she saw an altercation occurring not far away, just across the road. With childlike curiosity she continued to watch as one of the men pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed the other, saw the second man slump to the ground, the first remove the other's wristwatch before running away.
Time stood still for Holly, the screams and laughter of the playground fading to nothingness, all her attention focussed on the dying man. It was only when she saw blood pooling on the pavement that she let out a shriek, alerting her parents who had been on the other side of the playground, blissfully unaware of anything amiss. At first they thought Holly had hurt herself and fussed about her but then as the girl, still wailing, pointed across the road, they turned and realized just what she had witnessed.
Mark hurried to help the man as a Good Samaritan should, while Mary took the still crying Holly back to their home. It took at least an hour to get Holly to regain any semblance of calm, and not long afterwards she had another vision, the past of the man who had stolen the watch, causing her frightened crying to return afresh. It was not long afterwards that Mark returned home with the news that the man had died en route to the hospital.
Ever since that day at the park Holly's mother has become overprotective in the extreme, withdrawing her from the local school and instead teaching her herself at home, only letting her leave the house when she is in the company of herself or Mark. For his part Mark increased the number of rehearsals the church choir had, so as to keep a closer eye on his daughter. At first, as would be expected of a child her age, Holly resented this and went against her parent's wishes, stubbornly refusing to learn what her mother taught her and trying to escape the house by herself, if only for a short time.
As Holly was usually polite and submissive, her stubborn-ness alarmed and irked her parents in equal measure, and to this day the conflict between them has not quite been resolved. At ten years of age Holly has resigned herself to her restricted lifestyle but still yearns to escape at times...not just from her overbearing parents but from the visions that continue to haunt her.
Recently, things for Holly have began to change. She has made a friend in Sebastian ‘Timothy’ Martin through their shared powers and visions, and has made an even greater friend in Dahlia Skuld – as yet Holly still can’t quite explain the true nature of their relationship, but she feels that she and Dahlia are practically connected due to their shared abilities.
III. sample post"A-are you joking? You... You can't possibly know what you're talking about! You're just... Just..!"
Despite the fact Holly reasoned it had been very foolish to ask, she still found herself feeling slightly hurt at the man's half laughter when before he's seemed so kind. Surely children said strange things sometimes and adults went along with it? Her parents didn't, but they were her parents. That was how she expected them to react.
She didn't allow this hurt to show on her face, however, simply continuing to watch the man as he attempted to riddle out what she had said and why.
"I'm not joking," Holly replied, surprisingly calm in tone yet with an earnesty behind it that could not be missed. "Why would I joke about something like that?"
"I--! How do you know about that?"
The man's words confirmed to Holly that he too saw visions. Her shock and amazement at this apparent revelation rendered her momentarily speechless but it was clear the man wanted, nay needed, an answer.
"I see visions too," she said simply, a gentle yet knowing smile gracing her features, making her seem wise beyond her years despite her obvious naivety and youth.
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SYR INTEGRA of CAUTION 2.0 created this, modified by Yols with Shakespeare lines.
