Character Attributes: Second Story Option

1. Character Attributes 

• 7 years old
• Girl
• High Energy level
• Always wants to be the center of attention
• Able to wait patiently, but ends up exploding
• Small and “twiggy”
• Lives with and mom and dad, but dad works a lot
• Very creative
• Dirty knees and elbows from playing outside 
• Extremely active, almost tomboy like
• Wears dresses but doesn't always act ladylike 
• Looks for the good times
• She's that loud person in class
• Wants to be a spy when she grows up
• Name: Gina 
• Does impressions 
• Lives in England

2. Back Story

Gina was born in England seven years ago. She lives with her Mom and Dad, Rachel and Carl. Gina has always been an extremely active little girl, form tearing around doth house playing with her imaginary friend to playing queen of the castle with real life friends. When Gina was two her parents decided to get a dog in an effort to have someone or something that could keep up with her energy, but this just made the energy level double in the house. Her parents thought they would let her name the new dog and being only two years old named it Crayon. 

As rambunctious, outgoing, and fun as Gina was, she did have one fear… THE DARK! Gina couldn't stand the dark, this made  her into a different person. On a normal sunny day, Gina was her regular self who loved to play, dance, sing, and talk her head off. During the night though, fear struck her heart like an arrow. Its not exactly the dark that scared her, but more so her thoughts of what might be lurking in it. Her mind was always running wild with imaginary story ideas filled with characters and this creative energy didn't stop when the sun went down, it only changed settings from happy story to scary story. The only thing that combatted her seven year old mind against the dark was her fire truck night light.

Now, Gina wasn't what you'd exactly call a mommy’s girl or daddy’s girl, she was just the kind of child who craved attention and since she lives with her parents thats who she wanted attention from the most, when she was at school it was her teachers, her friends when she was having a playdate, and even the dentist at her check ups. Being an attention seeker meant she would do almost anything to get a rise out of someone, crying, screaming, laughing, “turning evil”, popping balloons, and death defying stunts! 

3. Character Narrative 

It was a warm day for storming the castle, a little too warm. The castle stood on the great land of Silicon Boulevard, where many a great battle have taken place. It was grand looking castle with wooden shutters, a giant red door, one tower, and even a welcome mat. This castle was ruled by the ruthless Parients(parents)kingdom, who felt the need to tell every knight what to do and when to do it. This did not please one knight, especially when being told she needed to go to her quarters for rest(nap time). 

The brave little knight decided to take the castle head on and rule it for herself, the only problem, it was locked. Now the knight usually had a key, but that privilege was revoked when the knight was seen sneaking royal cookies behind the king and queens backs that day. Now the knight weighed her options, she could either try her best at opening a window(all locked), calling for her neighbors spare key(she wasn't home), or scale the terrace to the towers balcony(there was no terrace or tower). After realizing these were not very likable options the knight thought long and hard but could come up with nothing. 

The knight just wanted to be let back inside the castle(house), after all this was like her home. She trotted outside the castle on her horse(wagon) for hours(fifteen minutes). The sun was blazing down on her, the thick steel armor(teeshirt and jeans) she wore didn't help. Her horse was growing tired from heat exhaustion and couldn't carry on much longer. The castle held the key to her longing for comfort… air conditioning! She could almost feel the cool air flow across her face, relaxing on the royal couch in front of the royal tv, sucking on a popsicle. That was it, she couldn't take it anymore, she needed to be in that castle. All the tension was building up inside her and needed to be let out and here it came! The brave little knight did the only thing left to do, she cried. She cried and cried and cried. This finally got the attention of the heartfelt king and queen and let her in. 

“I thought she was in her room?” said Dad(king). “I thought so too”, replied Mom(queen). They had over looked when they put Gina in time out that she took her time out outside. Seeing that they had made this error, Gina’s parents decided to let her off the hook and enjoy the comfort of the cool house with a popsicle in front of the tv.