Post by Sarah Salvatore on Apr 29, 2015 20:23:56 GMT
❈ Overview ❈
Full Name: Sarah Alicia Salvatore (Adoptive surname: Nelson)Age: 23
Birthday: May 10, 1994
Height/Weight: 5’4” 115 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Birthplace: Mystic Falls, VA
Parents: Zach Salvatore and Gail (birth parents; RIP), Jason and LaRhette Nelson (adoptive parents; RIP)
Siblings: Jeryn (older adoptive brother; RIP)
Children: Nope. None.
Special Abilities: Yeah…don’t know about any “special abilities”, but it’d probably be pretty cool to have something like that. All I got is a camera to take some pretty snappy photos with. Catching the lighting just right and everything. Takes some skill ;) I managed to hold onto a few of those disposable cameras even after this whole apocalypse thing started. Still able to develop them all with the darkroom technique. Been set back to the 19th century here ;) Luckily for me, I’m already a fan of the black and white photos.
Heritage: Italian/African-American
∔ Personality ∔
Type: INFJ 9w8Greatest Strength: I’m assertive and I like to think I can be pretty crafty. Talking my way out of a tough spot. I’ve also been told that I have a natural charisma about me. I’m sure that could come in handy one of these days. Oh, and I have an eye for some picture perfect moments to capture.
Greatest Weakness: Let’s see…probably the fact that I can be too trusting sometimes. I don’t automatically assume the worst and that can sometimes come back to bite me. Oh well. I’ll take that to the alternative. Wouldn’t want to completely lose my ability to trust.
Greatest Source of Annoyance: Being taken advantage of. You know that easy to trust thing I mentioned a second ago? Yeah, so when people take advantage of that. Gain my trust and then break it. It annoys me for two reasons: (A. Because I’m reminded that there are actually people who do things like that and (B. Because I fell for it. Again. I’m trying to work on that though.
Most Admirable Trait in Others: People who’ll go out of their way to help others without flaunting it. You know, those everyday, silent vigilante types. Helping people out without expecting recognition or anything. Those secret helpers. I admire that. Aid without reward. No showiness or spotlight heroes. When they aren't just trying to be impressive or something. It’s just… really cool :) Oh yeah…and people who actually speak up. Assertive, strong people. If you disagree with something, take a stand. Face it. Make a statement. Feel that conviction. Don’t just step back and take it. Don’t just get by. Take charge.
Habits: The whole photography thing mainly. It’s my passion. I think it’s so incredible that we can capture actual moments in time with nothing but light and a lens. Blows my mind a little when I stop to think about it. It’s…immortal. Sort of. Other than that though, I like to eat skittles. Liked, I guess, because it’s kind of hard to find them around here. I’m going to sound like that Twinkie guy from Zombieland if I keep going on about that though. Oh well. What I wouldn't give for a bag of those things. I think that rabbit skittles commercial was the most hilarious thing ever, honestly. Anyway, that was random, another thing I used to enjoy was playing video games. I sure miss that. Used to have so much fun playing with my brother. We were very competitive with each other ;) I miss the family barbecues we used to have on Saturday nights too. Missed that when I left for college, actually. We’d have the best time. Sneaking beers, chilling by the pool, eating fried chicken, freestyle battles. It was the best thing. Just the neighborhood all gathered together enjoying each other :) Our house was the place to be on our upper middle class block. Grew up in a pretty nice spot of town and in a nice, clean house. My dad worked so hard for all of that. He's definitely a hero to me :) And I'm rambling again. I don't think I have any other habits though.
Ambitions: I’m not going to make any ambitions too far into the future. It’s hard to tell what’s coming, and all that matters is the here and now. I’m more of an in the moment person anyway. So, my ambition will be to wake up, not let this apocalypse get me down, keep at my photography, just doing the things I love, while always keeping a look-out for an opportunity. If I ever find an opening to escape this city, you can bet I’ll be taking immediate advantage of it. Further clarification on that is something I’ve included with my quirks ;)
Fears: You know…my greatest fear was always loss. I was afraid to lose the people I cared for. But…well, it happened, and now I don’t really have anything left to lose. They say people like us can be some of the most dangerous, reckless people, and part of me believes that. If I have nothing left to fear, maybe I can be unstoppable. There literally isn’t anything left for me to be afraid of. Nothing at all. I’ll use whatever I can to help me out here. It’s basically just me against this whole undead world.
Secrets: I’ve probably said them all already. I kind of lose myself in conversation sometimes. Well, monologues, in this case. Hm…well, here’s something. I figured out that the Nelson’s adopted me. A while ago, actually. Still, it doesn’t inspire me to seek out my birth family or anything. I’ve already lost one set of parents, why go looking for another family of people who are probably already dead too? Setting myself up for disappointment like that would be pretty unwise of me, I think. Some things should just be left as they are :) Everything else is just small things. Little, everyday secrets here and there from my past. I’ve cheated on a final exam, I was the one who stole my brother’s iPod and then sold it on eBay, I would pretend to be asleep in church so that I wouldn’t have to pay attention (in my defense, that preacher would go on and on for hours, so cut me some slack. The choir always woke me up anyway), I also did say my cousin looked like she was getting fat (found out later she was just pregnant, so I felt really bad about that), I lied to my mom about a party I was going to in High School (but who hasn’t done that?), and then…my dad. Yeah, I wrecked his car and lied about how that happened. I was a driven student in High School, made great grades, but I had some issues with my temper and my attitude. I learned everything the hard way. No one at Duke used to believe me when I told them all of that because I was probably one of the most easygoing, even tempered people on campus. I just like grew up a lot, I guess. It happens ;)
Interesting Facts/Quirks: My depth perception’s a little off. Can’t aim worth a damn ;) It can be pretty pathetic sometimes, actually. Ah…and I have this fascination with death. I find it to be, I don’t know…alluring or something. No idea why. It explains the appeal of the darker photography sources though. I mean, I was always looking for dark subject matter and now, well, looks like I’ve found a constant source. It’s all looking pretty nightmarish now. I also have this strange, mixed feeling about all of these vampires who’re ruling us now (something I can’t help but admit is just a little awesome, in a morbid sort of way. Anyone who thought it would be a zombie takeover during the apocalypse was wrong. Not so much on the undead bit though. That was still scary close to the mark) a part of me is so disinterested. Like it has to be or something, while a deeper part of me is so fascinated by them, even going so far sometimes as causing me to wish that I could turn so that I wouldn’t have to continue being some human blood bag. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. You know, if we have to live through the apocalypse, we might as well live it like badasses, right? That was the whole draw of the zombie takeover. Fighting for survival, banding together, making life or death decisions. Not…this. It’s like slavery. It’s control. Sure, it’s secure and peaceful, but I don’t think it’s worth what we’re giving up. We all have the right to make our own choices, and that’s not something we should ever just let anyone take from us. This compulsion nonsense pisses me off. Can’t even convince my own feet to take a single step outside this city. If I was a vampire, I’d definitely use that to give people their choices back. Then again, those originals would probably just compel me into a different type of servitude altogether. I’m a very independent person, and so all of this just doesn't sit right with me.
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Animal: Death's-head Hawkmoth
Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole and James Brown. Can’t really decide, it’s a toss-up. Old school or…newer old school?
Favorite Movie: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Favorite Book: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Relationship Status/Significant Other: Nah, no relationship. Any guys I might’ve been crushing on are long gone now.
