{"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.ā}
-Confucius
Ugly || 2NE1 || Everybody's fool || Evanescence || When it rains || Paramore
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|{Full Name}|
Sandara Barnett
"It isn't as exotic as I'd like!"
|{Nickname}|
Dara
"I prefer Dara unless you're trying to be serious."
|{Age}|
23
"It's a boring stage in your life."
|{Ethnicity}|
25% Korean || 25% Japanese || 50% British
"A little bit of this and a little bit of that!"
|{Sexuality}|
Pansexual
"I hold no restrictions!"
|{Role}|
Breaker
|{Charm}|
Sandara's charm is simply a necklace with a small figurine of a microphone. As someone who has always loved singing and picked up her 'greatest' talent from her mother, she finds the necklace comforting and will often see it as a lucky object. It was something her mother would wear as a little girl and just before her death it was handed over to Sandara.
|{Mentality}|
"My mother was a breaker for a reason, I am only to follow in her footsteps as she wished upon me. The breakers are the only family that I am comfortable around, rather than see us negatively I wish those watchers could get to know that at least some of us aren't carrying out bad tasks or at least have good intentions. I must do my task without any complains, isn't that the same with any job? I prefer to stay away from any other groups thank you very much as it is only beneficial to do so."
{"Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.ā}
-Karen Allen
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|{Quirks || Habits || Oddities}|
āŖTalks to herself in Korean
āŖAlways has a small stone with her which she rubs
āŖWill add bits of Korean/Japanese into her sentences without realizing
āŖWill avoid certain numbers from everyday activities - majority even numbers
āŖChanges her hairstyle constantly throughout the day
|{Likes}|
Spicy foods || Manga's || Jelly || Origami cranes || Singing || Antique watches || Planning || Changing hair colour || Coffee || Ramyun || The night || Nightly walks || Winter || Smell of new books || The Breakers || Reading || Doctor Who || Loyalty || Sudoku ||
|{Dislikes}|
Fire || Sour sweets || Being late || Lifts/elevators || Dogs || Big animals || Chocolate || Summer || Audio books || E-books || Smoking || Litter || Crying || Fizzy drinks || Cold showers || Mess || Anything that conflicts with her OCD rituals || Surprises ||
|{Talents || Strengths || Skills}|
Singing
Organization - is attentive and a control freak when it comes to managing duties, every little thing has to be thought through and checked
Persuasive - has a way of making people feel comfortable enough to go along with whatever she is saying
Languages - is fluent in; Korean, Japanese, English & Chinese [prefers Cantonese]
Maths - she tends to think very practically and with calculations her tasks are done with perfection
Silent killer [wushu]
|{Flaws || Weakness}|
OCD - her rituals dictate her life whether she likes them or not
Perfect liar - no matter how big the lie is she will convince anyone
Dissembler - pretending to act a certain way to please others can only get you so far, mentally she has a lot of conflicts as her mother had tagged her 'the robot engineered to be human'
|{Hobbies}|
Writing songs || Reading [manga's] || Origami || Chess || Yoga || Wushu
|{Fears}|
ĆøFireĆø
ĆøAviophobia- fear of flyingĆø
ĆøEremophobia - lonelinessĆø
|{Secrets}|
ā¤When Sandara was 18 she rejected and in turn failed a mission given to her because she ended up having romantic feelings towards the man she was meant to kill, however in doing so she has always secretly been protecting him without the anyone realizing.ā¤
ā¤ She has always been tackling paranoia ever since her mothers death and used to have CBT for a few years, however as a way of pretending yet again to be fine she simply puts her faith in antidepressants and other medications to suppress her thoughts.ā¤
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{"Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.ā}
-Vijay Kumar
|{Personality}|
{ || Friendly || Secretive || Dissembler || Diligent || Perfectionist || Stubborn || Outgoing || Paranoid || }
Sandara has always known that in order to make more friends and get people on your side personality is the key. Because of this she is rather friendly and outgoing, trying to make those around her comfortable but also like her. Perhaps it is because she hates being lonely and finds it comforting to be around people regardless of the fact that they may not really know her that well. It may be slightly to do with her bubbly self that attracts her to people although Sandara has less close friends that she fully trusts and can talk to.
Of course it's only because she's quite secretive about herself, never giving away too much information about her past as the idea of talking about herself never comes up in a conversation if she can help it. She is a perfect case of being fake but in an oblivious way. Without realizing it she pushes away her own feelings, much like a dissembler who will pay no attention to the emotions they may feel. Instead Sandara simply shuts her emotions behind a secured lock for no one to get into.
However as a hard worker she finds that if given a job one must put in the greatest amount of effort necessary to carry it out in perfection. Diligent with her work and obsessed with organization, time management and productivity it's safe to say that Sandara is one of the best workers out there, producing results that must be perfect otherwise she'll not be happy with it. Her stubborn nature can somewhat clash with other individuals because her opinions are fairly unchangeable and once she has given her view, she'll most likely want to carry out with it. It's not only while working but even if she pretends to be fine in any matter, her inner stubbornness tells a different story.
Her way of thinking has always been to do with placing herself in a favorable situation despite trivial things like 'emotions.' If she is seen in a positive light in the eyes of those around her, she will feel a sense of achievement as well to some extent happiness. Though if she were to take away her sociable character what would be left behind is quite dull and pessimistic, a robot that was built to try and pretend to be human. Honestly Sandara is only her true self around those who are very close to her and even then she feels slightly out of place when faced with her own reality. In simpler terms Sandara is just like a robot, but Dara is the bubbly girl craving for interaction.
All in all Sandara is easy to become friends with but hard to become anything closer which means you probably won't know anything really about her regardless of how long you've known her for. This could also restrict any romantic interests in her life as something like love is far beyond her thoughts though deep inside she has always secretly longed for a partner or maybe it's just the cheesy shoujo manga's that are making her think this way.
{"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.ā}
-Thomas Jefferson
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|{Place of Origin}|
Busan, South Korea
|{Family Tree}|
William Barnett || 40 || Father || Deceased ||
"He was exactly the man I hope I don't marry, I'd just break that poor souls heart after all. I hardly expected my father to remain as happy as he was seeing as mother was gone most of the time due to her cases and he didn't even know about her whole other life. Father did the best he could and that is all I can truly say because lets just face it, he didn't have the most amazing daughter nor son. I guess what I'm trying to say is that he deserved better, perhaps he wouldn't have died..."
Chaerin Barnett || 38 || Mother || Deceased ||
"Oh dear darling mother of mine, you lived two different lives meaning I don't even know which side of you is real. Maybe this shows that the fake runs in the family as it was her who taught me that it is a better life to live as a dissembler. Not that I blame her. I can't hate her nor can I say that I ever strongly loved her as a motherly figure. More like a teacher, someone who looked out for me. Hardly the motherly figure though she did treat me and Sanghyun differently so I can't say for sure. You were murdered I'm sure, it's sad that you weren't able to get away this time."
Sanghyun Barnett || 18 || Brother || Living ||
"Innocent little brother, I shall forever protect you from my life and the ways of time travelling. I wish you live your life without any troubles and I'll do anything to make sure that happens. I miss you but it's safer that you're back in Korea."
|{Happiest Memory}|
"Are you asking for a time where I was truly happy? Well this may be difficult but thinking back it might have been when my mother told me about the breakers and time travelling so around the age of 14. I've always had a huge imagination and to be honest I've always been curious of my mother's job because it was quite random to say the least. I suppose her letting me know about her secret made me feel somewhat closer to her as well as pretty important. We all were very happy as a family, Sanghyun was finally getting out of his shell forever calling me his favourite noona, oh lord was he a kid...father was healthy forever making stupid jokes that were so bad that you couldn't even fake a laughter no matter how hard you tried. Yes, I was happy."
|{Saddest Memory}|
"Father died. Mother died. Sanghyun went back to his little shell and I was just there holding us together. I'm sure she was killed, murdered by a Watcher who crossed paths with her. I think around that time I realized how fake I was all because I was trying to make sure we didn't fall apart. She wouldn't have wanted that, especially since she gave me the charm."
|{History}|
Sandara Barnett was born on the 12th of November 1991 in Busan. Her brother Sanghyun was also born five years after who was welcomed warmly by the family. Growing up it became her duty to protect her younger brother especially when the family moved to the UK.
She only remained in South Korea until the age of 11 where her parents decided to go back to the UK where her father was brought up. Being in a whole different country left her a little surprised due to the shift in culture and norms that was grew up with. Nonetheless her mother taught her well from a young age, letting her embrace both her Korean and British heritage.
The weather suited Sandara as she preferred the cold rainy days to the hot sunshine. While going to school, her strong Korean accent often caused a spark of interest from her peers which grew once they found out her singing talent. It wasn't a surprised that she was popular, often her bubbly personality made people comfortable around her so the number of friends only expanded from there.
During her teenager period, starting from the age of 14 her mother let her in on her little time travelling secret. This was when young Sandara gained knowledge about the art as well as the group that her mother was a part of, the Breakers. Though she herself wasn't as strong to time travel, by simply trying to increase the information from her mother was already a huge step forward. Facts about another group the Watchers also ignited her curiosity in wanting to learn. Days would be spent by making questions in her head which her mother, if she was good, would answer at the end of the day just before sleeping. Of course it was a secret kept hidden from her the men in the family and when Sandara once had asked why her mother told her that it was a family tradition where only the females would be passed down the knowledge.
Throughout the years Sandara realized how to change in order to fit society better as well as to ensure she'd go through life in the most beneficial way. As someone who never really let out her emotions even as a child, it became common to Sandara to behavior a certain way to please those around her. Her brother was also the one who was blunt, very straight forward and let his feelings come out without a care. She on the other hand had the mindset similar to a robot, trying to achieve the most perfect outcome and pushing away humanly emotions along with it.
Her father's death came to early while she was only 15, followed by her mother's death only a few months after. Sandara has always had strong suspicious that her mother was murdered by a Watcher and although she has never gotten evidence to prove it, it seems like the likely scenario because it seemed like her mother knew she'd die as only a mere few days later a letter was given to her by a fellow Breaker. Inside it contained her mother's charm which was passed down from generation to generation. A necklace with a little microphone that had a number engraved on the top which was so small it was hardly noticeable. It turns out the number represented the current generation in which the charm was passed down from.
|{Miscellaneous}
* Her brother is currently back in South Korea for university
* Tattoos; {x}{x}{x}
* Call me Nelly! :)
|{Face Claim}
Sandara Park {from 2NE1}
Character Dialogue || #640515