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Cassandra

“You know, someone very wise once told me that there is more in me. And it's telling me I need to go out there and find my own destiny.”

Tangled: The Series

PLAYER

NAME: Drizz
PLURK:

lightdrizzel
TIMEZONE: PST

OVERVIEW

PERSONALITY

On the surface, Cassandra is a bit like a rock; tough and cold. She tends to be blunt and headstrong, butting heads with anyone that gets on her bad side... which can happen easily if you push any number of her buttons. This, coupled with displaying an attitude that ranges from bitingly sarcastic remarks to chilling outbursts of anger can result in people brushing her off as simply a spiteful young woman.
But once you push past the cold demeanor, underneath is a strong, supportive friend who wants the best for those she cares for. She's just planted her feet firmly in the camps of "Not taking people's shit" and "Tact? What tact?" You likely won't get by with just a smile and a nod, Cassandra likes to tell it like it is. Even if you won't want to hear that. And it's usually good advice too, owing to how perceptive Cassandra can be. That perception doubles as a easy way for her to toss in some teasing snark and cynicism when she finds it appropriate.
And pushing past the friendly, caring side of Cassandra, you find... Someone very willing to prove herself. Someone who, from a young age, just wanted to be in the royal guard like her adoptive father, the Captain, to make not just him proud of her but everyone else. Cass devoted herself to hard work - to "earn her keep" - ever since, putting aside the desire for dreams to instead keep a practical outlook on life. Earning respect and a job that didn't leave her stuck as a handmaiden were always on her mind, but she hardly made a move to complain if that complicated things.
This gets into the main issue. Cass is very much like her dad, with her strong sense of justice and bravery, but at the base, there's a traumatized four year old. One that watched her birth mother abandon her for another child. One that was treated less as a daughter and more like a servant, teaching Cassandra that love came with strings and her worth was measured by those around her. And even though the memories of that time were repressed, the feelings remained, and that mindset stuck with Cass all her life... leading her to no end of frustration when she was stuck waiting on others for the respect she hopes for but ends up overlooked. She used to repress those feelings, too. Until it became too much.
Full disclosure, Cass was just through a months-long downward spiral of rage and resentment. Feeling ignored and always overlooked, she lashed out for the first time in her life in violent ways, planning to drive everyone away and burn the bridges so long as she finally got something out of it for herself. It takes one last betrayal for Cass to completely break down and allow herself to cry, finally making her issue of feeling worthless in people's eyes known.
She didn't bet on one person refusing to give up on her, though. Rapunzel's refusal to ever stop trying to get her back confused and frustrated her. No matter what Cassandra did. But it brought her back from the brink, proved to Cass that there was more in her than anyone thought, and convinced her to keep going - and ultimately saving the kingdom.
Now, Cassandra is better, not completely. But she is healing. While making the effort to repair the bonds she broke, Cass ultimately decided to something for herself again: by going out to seek her own destiny. Not stolen out of anger but a destiny entirely for herself.

ABILITIES

Outside of special circumstances, Cassandra's a normal human with normal human abilities. With the exception that she's apparently trained - in her own words - since she was six to be a guard. She's self-taught to use several kinds of weapons, including swords, halberds, bows, and staffs. On top of that, she's both athletic enough to pull off some pretty wild stunts, and strong enough to hold off enemies more than twice her size. She's definitely a skilled fighter, though not the best.

INFORMATION

CANONPOINT: Post-series
AGE: 24
HEIGHT: 5'7"
BUILD: Toned/Athletic
HAIR: Short black bob with grey streaks
EYES: Hazel
APPEARANCE: Link
STATUS: "Single"
OCCUPATION: Ranger/Former Lady-in-waiting
RESIDENCE: Outside Corona

PERMISSIONS

BACKTAGGING: Yes! I will always backtag
4TH-WALLING: Sure
THREADJACKING: Yes, but please ask first
MIND READING: No thank you!
FIGHTING: Yes, but please ask first. Cassandra is always down for a fight
ROMANCE: Yes, but be aware that Cass is a lesbian
INJURY: As with fighting, please bring it up to me first before doing anything!
KILLING: Same as above

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RYSLIG

CANONPOINT: Post-Season 3

AGE: 24

HEIGHT: 5'7"/6'0"

BUILD: Athletic/Monstrous

HAIR: Short black bob with grey streaks/black fur

EYES: Hazel

APPEARANCE: Link

STATUS: "In a relationship"

OCCUPATION: Private Investigator/Owner of Juno Steel Investigations

RESIDENCE: Soslikke Castle

Edited 2020-08-27 03:33 (UTC)