Candidate Rika

Name: Rika

Played by: Adoptable

Pronounced: Ree-kuh

Nickname: Ree

Sex: female

Rank: candidate

Age: 13

Birthplace: Andazov Hold

Mother's Name, rank, location: Aria, Holder, Andazov Hold

Father's Name, rank, location: Milakaz, Holder, Andazov Hold

Siblings: Arimil and others

Significant others: none

Children: none

Height: 5'1 (still growing)

Build: Slighly plump with 'puppy fat'.

Hair color/style: Just above shoulder length, wavy.

Eyes: Dark hazel, with hints of chocolate brown and stormy blue-grey.

Complexion: Pale, she's been an indoors girl most of her life.

Anything you feel would help describe your persona better: In spite of being only 13, she looks older and tries to act it.

Habits: Trying to flirt, but usually only managing to reveal how young she is.

Hobbies: Stargazing, in the sense that she can spend hours looking at them and dreaming of places beyond the stars.

Personality: Rika has yet to really discover the true her to the extent that she can be herself around anyone. To some, she flirts and tries far too hard to get their attention. To others, she's sullen and withrawn, even agressive. She lies, often, to others and to herself. She steals people's treasured possessions just to get attention.

She's a very lonely girl, with no true friends who has received either no attention or negative attention for most of her life. She doesn't know which was worse- being ignored completely or being the focus of yelling, put downs and the occasional belting. Because of that, she's often torn between trying to be inconspicuous and just being a bitch so people notice her.
The true Rika, under all the pretence is yet to develop, but she often cries herself to sleep at night, unsure of what her future might hold.

Background: Rika was nothing and noone within her family at Andazov Hold until one fateful day 7 turns ago. Her next oldest sister was Searched and left the Hold forever. Without Arimil to bear the brunt of their father's anger, frustration and petty manipulation, Rika was finally noticed.

Where before she could wander off alone with no one to care, now she was expected to stay at the hold, do Arimil's work and answer to her father if it wasn't done right. Of course, she was half Arimil's age, so was unable to do the same work at the same speed. All she ever heard was 'Arimil would have...' and 'Arimil used to...'

And then Arimil impressed. Who could hope to compete with that? Already quiet, Rika became even more withdrawn, hardly ever speaking to anyone, afraid of her shadow and resentful toward her previously beloved sister. She started to sneak extra food whenever she could, eating soon becoming a source of comfort to make up for the lack of affection she needed.
She eventually discovered men, although they hardly ever bothered with her. Those who did provided her with unexpected, although short-lived comfort that left her feeling dirty and ashamed.

And then she was Searched...

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