Full name: Gaia Marie Armstrong
Reason or meaning of name: Her parents were hippies. Gaia means Earth.
Nickname(s): Gai.
Reason: It's shorter...

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Age: 21
How old does s/he look? Mid 20’s.
Eye Color: Very pale blue. Think ice.
Glasses or contact lens: Both. She only wears her glasses occasionally though.
Hair Color: It's... light brown, I think.
Wears hair how: However the hell she wants to.
Weight: Unknown.
Height: 5'2" or 5'3"
Type of body or build: Curvaceous.
Skin tone: Pale
Race: White/Caucasian.
Shape of face: Square. I don't know yet.
Distinguishing marks:
Predominant feature(s): She sighs a lot.
Looks like:
Is s/he healthy?: She is.

FAVORITES

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite music: Acoustic, hardcore, alternative.
Favorite food: Chicken
Favorite literature: Edgar Allan Poe
Favorite Expressions: She loves to smile
Favorite Expletives: Damn

HABITS
Smokes: No
Drinks: No
Hobbies: Music, spending time with Garret, driving in isolated places

BACKGROUND

Hometown: Shelbyville, Illinois
Type of childhood: She moved to Belleville when she was ten. I think she stayed inside a lot
First memory: Getting her toy piano
Most important event that still affects character: Having a relation to Billie Joe Armstrong
Why?: Because he's Billie Joe flipping Armstrong?
Education: Preschool, Elementary, Jr. High, High School, College. She got her Bachelor's Degree in writing.
Religion: Lutheran
Practicing? Somewhat
Why/why not?
Financial: It keeps her alive

FAMILY

Mother: Anne Armstrong
Relationship with her: Distant
Father: Carl Armstrong
Relationship with him: Close.
Siblings: Yes.
How many? One.
Birth order: Ruby, then Gaia
Relationship with Each: Ruby's dead
Children of Siblings:

ATTITUDE

Most at ease when: she's with Garret or by herself.
Ill at ease When: she's around Billie Joe.
Priorities: Friends, Family
Philosophy: "There's something strange about that giant pink rabbit."
How s/he feels about self: Comfortable.
Past failure s/he would be most embarrassed to have people Know: she was almost kicked out of College because she didn't care for the first year she was there.
If granted one wish, what would it be? For her and Garret to make things work better.
Why? Garret lives an hour away at Rutgers and they have a trust issue and conversation issues.

PERSONALITY

Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he recognizes it as such or not): She's very polite towards people until they offend her, or insult her.
Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he recognizes it as such or not): She is very quiet.
Character's soft Spot: Ruby
Is this obvious to others? Somewhat. It's not if she doesn't tell the person about it.
If not, why Not?
Biggest Vulnerability:
Why?

TRAITS

Is s/he an optimist or Pessimist? She can be very much of both.
Introvert or Extrovert? She's an appropriate mixture of both.
Drives and Motivations: Life, Garret, her uncle's band.
Talents: She plays piano, she can multi task superbly.
Good Characteristics: Very kind and polite.
Character Flaws: Very gullible and sensitive.
Mannerisms: she mumbles, and when she gets bored she fidgets and moves around a lot.
Peculiarities: She dresses like she's stuck in the forties.
Biggest Regret: Drifting from Ruby
Minor Regrets:
Biggest Accomplishment: Bachelor's degree
Minor Accomplishments: Staying in love with Garret for 3.5 years
Character's darkest Secret: You'll figure that out later in the story. =]
Who, if anyone, knows about It? Garret
How did this person discover it? He's her boyfriend?

PERCEPTION OF SELF

One word CHARACTER would use to describe Self: ...
Complete description of how CHARACTER describes Self: She's very strange. She has a few close friends and holds them to her like life preservers.
What does CHARACTER consider best physical Characteristic? Her eyes
Worst Characteristic? Her hands
Are these realistic assessments? If not, why Not? No; Yes, but she doesn't take them seriously. She's been convinced that she really is beautiful even if Lexi makes fun of her.
How does CHARACTER think others perceive him/her? Confident.
What would CHARACTER change about Self?
Why?
If that change occurred, would CHARACTER be as happy as s/he thinks she would?
Why or why not?

INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS

How does character relate with others? Usually with the utmost respect.
How is s/he perceived by:
Strangers? Social

Friends? Life preservers.

Wife/husband/lover? Garret has his quirks, but she adores him.

Hero/heroine? Her dad
CHARACTER'S first impression of hero/heroine: He's her dad...
Why?
What happens to change his/her Perception?
What do friends/family like most about Character? She's a genuinely good person at heart who puts others’ needs in front of her own.
What do friends/family like least about Character? She's too cautious, even if she may have permission.

GOALS

Immediate Goals: Make some money
Long range Goals: Get married and start a family.
How does s/he plan to see these goals Accomplished? By doing what couples do. =]

PROBLEMS/CRISES

How does s/he react in a Crisis? She's good at using strategy.
How does s/he face Problems? Usually calmly
How does character deal with NEW Problems?
How does character react to Change? She's not very fond of change.

GENERAL

Favorite Clothes: Her peacoat, her scarf and her jeans.
Least favorite Clothes:
Why?
Jewelry: Necklace and ring given to her by Garret on Valentines Day, earrings
Drives: Red SUV
Why? She travels a lot.
Place s/he wants to Live: Somewhere warm all the time. No snow
Why? She hates snow.
Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, Etc): Moderate.
Why? She doesn’t care much about possessions.
What does s/he do too much Of?
Too little of?
Most prized Possession? The Grand piano at her dad's, the keyboard in her apartment
Why?

UNCATEGORIZED

Who does character secretly “Admire”? Her dad
Why?
Person character is/was most influenced by:
Why?
Who is the most important person in his/her life before books Starts? Garret
Why? She loves him
How does character spend the week before the book starts? Therapy