The cities were vast the buildings were taller. I felt really strong my parents seemed stronger.
But life has a way it showers with greatness. Then takes it away, those pieces that made us. Then teaches you things you'd never imagine. We all get the same the memories the burdens..."
Althea Rose Bookes
∆ Nicknames ∆
"I don't do nicknames. Just Althea."
∆ Age ∆
28
∆ Occupation ∆
She works at home as the editor of the town's local newspaper.
∆ Hometown ∆
"Some people can't wait to move away from their hometown. But I've been quite happy here."
Coon Falls, Virginia
∆ Face Claim ∆
Felicity Jones
∆ Color Code ∆
15317e
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Althea's hair is a medium brown, and in brighter lighting her hair can appear a lighter shade of brown. Same goes for darker lighting, her hair can look almost black.
Bpdy Type: Althea stands at 5"4' and is on the skinnier side. She's not too skinny, but skinny enough that it's noticeable. She's a little curvy at the waist and chest. Althea may be on the smaller side, but it doesn't mean the girl is weak.
Tattoos or Piercings: No tattoos, however, her ears are pierced as well as her upper left cartilage.
Scars: One small scar on the top of her left forearm from a childhood accident when she fell off of her bicycle.
"I don't really believe in second chances. I never really have. I think they're overrated and cheesy. People don't deserve second chances. Or third chances or first chances for that matter. People make mistakes, that's how they learn. To shut someone out because they made a mistake? To say that they get one more chance? That's ridiculous. Hear them out, and hell, if it doesn't work again then try again another time."
Althea has always been quiet and kind. She's always looked out for other people and has been there for people who didn't really deserve to have her there for them. She's like a walking community service, but not because she has to, but because she wants to. Because of her need to care for people and invest her time into the happiness of others, Althea sometimes has a problem with over investing. Obsessing over making people happy. When she fails at making someone happy over and over, Althea can become very high strung and stressed out. Sometimes this causes her to drink and clean, a lot. She becomes a drunk neat-freak. On some other occasions, she can lose herself and who she is completely for some period of time.
Rarely does she ever get angry, or ever end up really sad. She's normally always in a good mood, and nothing really can put a damper on that. Only something severe can pull her out of a good mood. Typically this is something that's been buried within for a long time, or something that's been ongoing. The closest to angry that Althea ever gets is when she's strung out on something, and her normal drinking and cleaning phase isn't helping. Even then, her angry is more just rambling frustration. However, there have been times where she has completely lost herself and everything and gone into complete rage-states.
Growing up with two parents who spent their earlier years practically slaves to the Peace Core, Althea was raised to always put other people before herself. Her parents did the same for her, always putting their child before themselves. They gave up their love of travel, their commitment to communities all over. They got steadier jobs in order to save for Althea's education. Which she made sure they wouldn't regret. Althea went through high-school and college with nearly straight A's with a few B's here and there.
In college, she majored in writing in order to become the editor that she is now. Her dreams were never similar to her parents. She wasn't one to want to leave home and travel all the time. Rather, she was completely happy with where she was. The friends she made in her younger years all seemed to move away, but she managed to keep contact with a few of them. Aside from a few coworkers, she spent most of her time contributing to the community with one service project or another.
Aside from all of the things that went well throughout her upbringing, there's a reason for her desire to make people happy aside from the way she was raised. Her best friend, Rona lost her brother to taking his own life when they were in their first year of college. She watched Rona go through a dense amount of grieving and feelings of blaming herself, self-hatred. Althea couldn't watch that kind of pain happen again with someone without being there to try and help them through it. Catching Rona trying to take her own life made Althea vow to herself that wouldn't let grief destroy someone like that again.