valr: (but you won't)
Kára Styrdóttir ([personal profile] valr) wrote2016-12-06 10:09 pm
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(overjoyed) cheatsheet


APPEARANCE


physical
Standing at 5'5, Kara isn't physically imposing, but she makes up for it by carrying herself like a barely tamed animal. Her movements are smooth and calculated, almost cat-like; most of the time she keeps her body still and isn't overly expressive, but anger makes her sharp and quick. Despite her lean build, she hits hard and fights like someone trained.

Kara's hair is somewhere between dark brown and auburn, depending how much time she's spent in the sun recently. It's typically worn loose or braided, the latter more frequent at work as it keeps her hair out of her face.

When her wings aren't hidden, they're the most obvious thing about her, but a cloaking device keeps them out of the public eye, and Kara always makes sure that no one touches her back. However the device doesn't cover the extensive scarring on her back; this is the excuse she uses for avoiding touch.

clothing & accessories
The primary style that Kara wears could be described as grunge, utilizing a lot of blacks and muted reds. She favors simple outfits in denim, leather, or cotton, with a focus on clothes that are easy to move (and therefore fight) in. Due to her wings, she eschews jackets of any kind and can't wear typical tops, so she's self-modified all of shirts to be either backless or racerbacks. It's typical for Kara to be armed, though she prefers not to advertise it, often hiding her gun tucked into jeans, beneath loose shirts. Jewelry and make up is also kept simple, eyeliner, cheap bracelets and necklaces, and the occasional lipstick is as fancy as Kara gets.

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ROUTINE


work
Shifts at Eulogy take up the large majority of Kara's time, and keeps her schedule sporadic as Eulogy doesn't exactly offer a nine to five work day. At work, Kara can be described as professional at best, and curt at worst; she doesn't mix business and pleasure, and will rarely engage in conversation with anyone except management or other staff.

The secondary job as an information broke is far more low key, she only works with Killjoys who she trusts to be discreet, and will sometimes rely on a blind drop rather than a meeting, to protect her identity. If anyone at Eulogy discovered she was trading information, she'd lose her head. On the occasion that she does meet with a Killjoy, it will be her choice of venue, and she favors brothels, seedy bars, and empty alleys. Places where people will turn a blind eye are where Kara does her business. The same can be said for her work with the Resistance, though she lets them dictate the terms of a meeting, as she trusts their discretion more than that of a Killjoy.

play
Even outside work hours, Kara can frequently be found at Eulogy. The journey across the desert makes it simpler to stay at the facility during her off hours, where she drinks at one of the bars, spends a little Joy gambling, or watches the fights in the arena.

It's not too dissimilar to what she does when not at Eulogy. Without a lot of leisure time, Kara spends most of it drinking, fucking, or training, sometimes mixing the three. Although her mods keep her strong, she doesn't want to let herself grow soft, so she spends time at a local gym and boxing ring to stay in shape. The bars she frequents are at the shadier end of the spectrum, and they're usually where she picks up someone to take home.

They don't get invited to stay for breakfast.