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Post by artemis oswin howard on Oct 6, 2012 15:43:13 GMT -5
artemis oswin howard. Mad girl, can you believe what they've done to you? Wouldn't they stop when you asked them to leave you alone? In all your faerie tales, how did the prince say he loved you? How did your father die? Was he a good man? Maybe someday you'll know. The beginning and the end, much closer than they seem. Death is but a dream, I know.
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So this little lovely is Miss Artemis Howard, a twenty-two year old librarian here in Westfield. She was raised to be a prim and proper little lady by her wealthy business-orientated parents, Elin and Oliver, who resent her for not being the male heir to their company that they so desperately desired. They trained Artemis and her sisters to impress the wealthy businessmen they dealt with in their work, and for years she played the part of loving and talented daughter, although she felt more like a trained dog. When she turned eighteen, she decided enough was enough, and started speaking her mind, dressing and acting the way she pleased, and was sent to live in the family's summer home here in Westfield, out of the public eye. She settled into her new life here with little trouble, until recently, she began dreaming of her life before. Not when she lived in her parent's home, but rather her life in Wonderland, and her adventures there. Reality and these dreams are becoming blurred. Convinced that she's slowly going insane, Artemis hides her dreams from the public, secretly hoping that they'll go away if she just ignores them.
So, as far as relationships go, I think the most prevalent one is friends. Artemis befriends those who she can have polite, intellectual conversation, and those who share her varied interests. Perhaps there'll be someone who witnesses her being confused whether this is Wonderland or Westfield? There are too many possibilities (: . As for romance, she's got a very interesting thing going on with the Hatter, or Hal, so I'm not sure how open this would be, except in a past-tense form. Now, I'm certain there are those who consider Artemis an enemy. She has a tendency to be quite rude to those who are naive or who she considers less than intelligent. People who make a scene in public are among those who annoy her the most, and being that this is a disney-related site, that could be anyone. lol. There are sure to be others, and I'm really quite open, so if anyone has any ideas, shoot'em at me (:!
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Post by hal theophilus mercure on Oct 10, 2012 17:42:50 GMT -5
Artemis && Hal
Well, here he is. Would you like to discuss/analyse their relationship first, or shall we start threading? Or both? |
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Post by artemis oswin howard on Oct 10, 2012 18:10:15 GMT -5
artemis and hal ; Well, I suppose we should talk a bit first, eh? :3. Well, I'm Erinn, and this is my Artemis. I tried to make her as much like a victorian lady as I could, while still keeping the curiosity and logical thinking that so makes up Alice's personality. I really would like to collaborate with you as much as possible and really turn this into a thing that's really interesting for both of us, so if you want to add any aspects at all, I would love that. Also, really, really great job with his personality. Much better than I expected, honestly. But yes, I'm getting off topic, lol. I'm really interested in the sort of argumentative, teasing, frustrated side of what their relationship could be like, and I really like the idea of opposites attracting and things like that, so, that was really the basis behind making the request, hah (:. So, if you have any ideas about what they could be like, rather than me telling you what to do or whatever, we should discuss! :3!
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Post by hal theophilus mercure on Oct 10, 2012 19:54:16 GMT -5
Artemis && Hal
You know my alias. Th-thank you, your words are making me melt. I was afraid that Hal would be too complex to grasp. Adding to the argumentative, opposites-attract aspect of their relationship, this would (constantly) remind Hal of his parents' relationship, which would further fuel him to pursue/hold onto Artemis, due to his view that love is the most powerful when surrounded by ‘negativities’. So yay for destructive relationship? (However, there should be at least one strong commonality between them to bind them together (which isn't the same as him sticking to her).) |
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Post by artemis oswin howard on Oct 10, 2012 20:05:58 GMT -5
Artemis and Hal; No no, Complex characters are absolutely my favorite <3. I'm very interested in the complexities of relationships, and character personality traits and things like that. I definitely would say their relationship isn't as destructive as it is complex and multi-faceted, although there's definitely a destructive aspect to it as well. I definitely think initially neither is too fond of the other, but I feel like that's kind of why they end up being attracted to each other in the first place? I don't know, I really enjoy the idea of love and attraction being something that you can't help or rationalize and I feel like that could be one of the main points of their dynamic? I think that she's a very type A personality, and is very much in her own head, while he seems to be based more around instincts and emotions. I think that she's very bewildered, and very intrigued by him, in the sense that she's never really met anyone like him. I feel like she's also quite afraid of being considered mad or insane, and he might help her to embrace those aspects of her personality. I think there are quite a few similarities between them that may seem small to others, but are quite big deals with them. For instance, she's an absolutely avid tea-drinker, and very old fashioned in certain aspects, which are things that he seems to also embody.
On a second note, I think that there could be something quite interesting with him pestering her at work. She works in the local library which is, of course, a place where you have to be silent and full of rules, and I feel like it could be a pretty funny little moment there? Idk, just shooting ideas out. lol.
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Post by hal theophilus mercure on Oct 11, 2012 2:37:56 GMT -5
Artemis && Hal
They do have a complicated and multi-faceted relationship. He wouldn’t be fond of her at first, since she’s so… since she portrays herself as such a (falsely?) prim and proper person – until somehow he sees that she’s in her own head? Shall their love be a piece of literature? Perhaps a criticism of the idea that love is supposed to be blissful and full of pastel colours? I definitely do agree with him helping her embrace insanity/madness, it would be a spark that never ends. He’ll bombard her with invitations to tea. I’m not sure about him embodying the old times, as he’s got none of the ‘valour’ or ‘glory’ of the old, yet definitely isn’t in sync with the constructed values of the modern day. However, the fact that they’re both not of this time should have enough oil to keep this fire going.
He would spend a lot of time at the library, as he needs to borrow commentaries and whatnot for (Shakespearean) plays. |
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Post by artemis oswin howard on Oct 11, 2012 10:56:36 GMT -5
artemis and hal : lol, perhaps I should explain a bit about Artemis' past and how it's affected her? Basically, she was raised in a home with three other sisters, all of which were born in order to perfect a strategic business move. There was specifically a lot of resentment towards Artemis, because they were expecting a boy, someone to take over their company once they reach retirement age, and instead got another girl. Therefore Artemis was trained much like a show dog or some sort of performer to act in manners that her parents thought their potential business partners or clients would find pleasing. I think that because of this, Artemis wasn't really allowed to behave much like a child, and therefore sort of missed out on a lot of things that would allow her to act certain ways. Of course, when she stopped dressing or acting the way her parents told her to, she was quickly sent out of the picture, which brought her here to Westfield, where her parents had a house that she lives in now. I think that her first real personality change is that she's very feisty and speaks her mind, which usually leads her to say challenging or rude things without even a second thought. I do think the prim and proper aspects of her are quite false compared to her true self, I think that it must be hard to transfer from feeling quite trained to be a certain way and then all of a sudden finding yourself able to do whatever you want, so perhaps you could say she's in a bit of a transition period? Intelligence or maybe cleverness is very important to her, and I can definitely, definitely see her being a Shakespeare fan (I'm in Intro to Shakespeare right now, and absolutely loving it) and being very surprised to find Hal to be one, too. I can even probably see her having a hidden tattoo somewhere that involves that beautiful little "Doubt thou the stars have fire" bit from Hamlet.
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Post by hal theophilus mercure on Oct 12, 2012 9:23:02 GMT -5
Artemis && Hal
I think I understand the transition period. He'd question whether or not her parents really loved each other. Majority of the time in his childhood, he would receive attention/focus separately from his parents, so he would nose in on her personal life, try to get primary information about dual-parental 'guidance'. He'd be thrilled at her surprise (Shakespeare is really worth all the feelings). Ooh, a Shakespearean quotation tattoo. If she doesn't have one at the current moment, they can get one together? And, er, speaking of parents, would she let her parents know about their relationship? Hal wouldn't, not until he's sure he's convincing them of his ability to run a tea room. |
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Post by artemis oswin howard on Oct 12, 2012 11:02:48 GMT -5
artemis and hal ; You know, I doubt she'd hide anything from her parents, but I don't know how much she's communicating with them at the moment. I feel like they do call, and they do try to communicate with her, but she kind of accidentally on purpose misses them most of the time. I think her parents probably aren't the best study of normal parent-child interaction and I think their affection/love for her is something she often questions herself, hah. I feel like she believes they care for her out of obligation rather than emotion, but she kind of just accepts this information as fact instead of really dwelling on it. But yes, I think that they might end up getting Shakespeare tattoos together somewhere down the line, that could be rather nice (:.
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