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[thesavior]

BASICS

Your name or nickname: Murgy

Your year of birth: 1974

A reliable DW account the mods can PM to reach you: trueloveschampion

Link to your hold comment: Hold

Referral: Cercie, the awesome person that she is

Character name: Emma Swan

Fandom/Canon: OUaT

Character DW journal: trueloveschampion

Is this character a transfer from another game?: No

HISTORY

Emma Swan

PERSONALITY OVERVIEW

Emma Swan is a tough nut to crack, mostly because of the way that she views herself. She has a difficult time getting past the abandonment from her parents, and feeling like a little Lost girl. That is why she identifies so much with Pan, even though his methods go against everything she holds dear. She was even adopted at one point but returned to the foster home after her "parents" conceived a child of their own. Adding, of course to her abandonment issues, which are a driving force in her life.

Emma was used to disappointment. Friends, lovers, even her foster families were a constant disappointment. She didn't feel needed by any one one of them. They treated her as a means to an end, and she began to see herself that way. She tried to make a go of things with Neal, who she viewed as a light in a dark tunnel, but when he chose himself over her, it left her feeling more isolated and alone. As a result of these things, Emma was a lonely young woman with no one to rely on but herself.

Emma was content to live her life alone, needing the constant companion of loneliness as a reminder never to let anyone close to her again. It is an issue that she still struggles with. It is much easier to run and move from place to place than have to deal with broken trust and betrayal.

It is funny that Emma's journey into loneliness started with Henry, and the end of her self-imposed exile ended when he showed up at her door. She wanted nothing more than to push him away, to send him back to where he came from, but one look at his face and she knew that she couldn't do that. The need to keep emotion out of things for her continued sanity is still there, but through being in Storybrook, she has learned that is okay to let people in and open up, although she struggles with it every day.

Emma is a fiercely protective individual. It mainly manifests in her protection of Henry, but since deciding to return to Storybrook, she has opened herself up to other people as well. It has primarily been her parents and a few close friends. She is still wary of giving her heart away since Neal shattered it, but she has moved on from completely exiling romance from her life.

Emma is a loner, so she tends to gravitate towards people that are in similar situations. She tends to help people that can't help themselves and tends to play the protector. She believes in fighting injustice as well. This is not because, as others think, she is the prophesied Savior, but because she didn't have anyone to protect her when she was a child, and knows what it is like to be abandoned with no help.

While she is getting better at understanding her own conflicting desires at protection versus isolation, she doesn't like it. As a matter of fact, she would like nothing better than to leave with her son and never look back, but those protective instincts does not allow for that.

She is a strong woman. She can come off somewhat abrasive and stubborn. She doesn't let people close enough to her to allow them to help. She is somewhat broken and had created a tough exterior to help her protect her heart. She feels that if she doesn't let anyone close than she will be able to protect herself to function. She is a walking talking contradiction of feelings and emotions. She is hard, but only because she has had to be. She thinks that she would not be good for her son, yet she will do anything to protect him. It has taken a long time for her to accept that she is a good mother.


Emma's views on right and wrong have changed over the years. She had no one to teach her growing up. when she turned 16, and ran away from her group home, fleeing to Portland, she had to do what she had to , in order to survive. She stole things, and broke into places that were off-limits. In the end, she survived. Her mentality is that only the strong survive. She was anything but weak.

Everything about Emma boils down to one thing: She is a survivor.

PERSONALITY QUESTIONS

What skills does your character bring to the situation?:
Emma is a fighter. She always has been and always will be.Emma fights for everything to survive. She had no one but herself to rely on, and she hated it. Emma vowed when she ran away that she would do everything in her power to make sure that no one ever had to live the way she did.

She learned how to channel all of her anger, bitterness, betrayal and loneliness into dealing with present situations. As a protector of others, she has the uncanny ability to push back her emotions to deal with other peoples. She is truly a master at it. She is of the mindset that if you don't talk about it, it can be ignored. While, it is not the most healthy way of dealing with things it allows her to focus on the present. She learned how to wield a sword by watching her father, and taming a dragon to save Henry the first year she was in Storybrook.

As a bounty hunter , she has had the innate ability to tell when people are lying. The "power", enhanced by magic, it does not exist solely because of her magic. She could read people long before she knew magic existed.

Explain how your character would react to the following:

Discovering that their memories may have been tampered with: Honestly, this is probably going to be the hardest thing for Emma. She likes to keep control of every situation that she's in. Coming off of Shattered Sight, Emma finally feels like she has some semblance of control of her life again. There is no such thing as in full control in Storybrook, but she will take what she can get at this point. The biggest thing for her is going to be her memories of Henry and her parents. She just got a place where she was feeling comfortable in her skin, and she would not take kindly to losing memories of her family. She would be angry and feel very betrayed for quite a while. On the other hand, if memories of Neal's Death, August's death, and her abandonment got erased she would be a much happier person to be sure.

Having to do physical labor to survive: Emma does anything she has to survive. While physical labor is not part of her canon history specifically, she is a fighter by nature, so while it would take some getting used to, she would adapt just like she always does. She was sucked into another realm, and while she was not alone, she was responsible for getting food for herself and her friends.

Having to share resources with others:
Before she came to Storybrooke,Emma had lived on her own for a long time, so sharing did not come naturally to her. Once she arrived in the town,however, had taught Emma to put others needs before her own. I think she would be very able to share resources, as she is more apt to think of herself last.

Being unable to leave the area:Emma spent some time in prison thanks in part to trusting Neal. She hated every second of it and honestly is not going to be thrilled to be trapped in one place again. She will however, adapt, as she does with everything else.

Doing without modern conveniences and technology and/or being around tech more advanced than they're used to: Emma knows where her strengths and although she is loathed to admit them, weaknesses lie. She knows how to use every version of modern technology. She has absolutely no problem learning new things or bowing to the knowledge of someone better than her. She often looks to Belle to explain something that is foreign to her.

Being separated, possibly permanently, from loved ones and their previous life, including loss of powers, if applicable: This is the one thing that could cause Emma the most trouble honestly. The loss of powers not so much, she lived twenty-eight years without the knowledge of magic much less the practice. Her magic was a bit wonky from when she is pulled from so not having it be a threat to anyone would be a relief honestly.

Emma is her heart and soul is a Lost Girl and what do I mean by that? She was abandoned as an infant, left on the side of the road. The person that was supposed to protect her deserted her at the first available opportunity. She spent years alone, lying to herself about who she was. She was forced to admit it on Neverland when faced with the prospect of never seeing her son again.She has lived the majority of her life on her own and alone, and it is quite possible that she could put the walls back up that her family spent years taking down. She finally found a home and a family to belong to. She is not going to like being separated from her family again especially after finding them again. She will adapt as she always does, but an angrier Emma will be left behind.

WRITING SAMPLES

Sample 1: Emma (user name=savedbylove) in Ten Forward

Sample 2: Emma and Henry Sturges PSL

Sample 3: TDM with NealTDM thread with Merlin

QUIZ

What is the recommended player age?: At least 25 but anyone over 18 can apply

How is canon puncturing handled in game?: No due to the mental block but quotes are allowed

What happens if you don't meet the monthly AC?: If the player fails to meet the AC, they must meet DOUBLE proofs of activity for the following month.2nd time the player will lose the character.

When should you submit this application?: June 15th-21st