Poppy O'Connel
Age: 14 going on 15 (turning 15 the next day)
Gender: Female
Personality: The smallest of any group, yet perhaps the most understanding, Poppy is a prescence to behold. As her name implies, she's sweet and delicate. However, don't underestimate her. Although she's naturally cute, she's cute in the sense that she's wise and mature for her age. She's a great listener, which is good, but sometimes she focuses too much on others rather than herself, making her an easy target to be a martyr. Compassionate and kind, Poppy is easygoing and generally accepts everyone around her. She will reach the ends of the earth for those she loves. Like Dani, Poppy can be assertive when she needs to be. In fact Poppy secretely looks up to Dani as a rolemodel. Although Poppy is wise and headstrong, she doesn't feel like she's important. She's had anxiety and depression, and it's worsened over the years. Sometimes she just wishes she had a shoulder to cry on, although she hides that emotion well. As far as her interests go, Poppy is a little bit of a nerd. She likes books, (she's a sucker for romance, fantasy and sci-fi novels) writing, music and acting. Although she knows she'll eventually die, Poppy likes running in the woods. She feels like an adventurer or an explorer. Poppy is a truly beautiful singer, although she is ashamed by it. Poppy is actually athletic. Back before she was kidnapped, she used to run during her free time. One last thing: Poppy can sometimes go into a spiritual state where she just wants to be alone and daydream. Most people think this is odd, but it's her form of meditation.
Appearance: The first thing some people will say when meeting Poppy is "your eyes are so blue!" She admits that her eyes are her most distinguished feature about herself. Her hair is a light blonde that turns more gold in the summer and lighter in the winter. Her hair is a mix of curly and straight, and is often times very messy. She has bangs that frame her face and partially cover her eyebrows. She has light freckles just below her eyes and on her nose. Her face easily shows emotion. One of Poppy's "flaws" is that she has a cleft chin. Although she views it as ugly, others see think it is very distinguised and makes her face bolder. As for her body, Poppy has a skinny/medium build. She stands at about 5'3 which is a average for her age. Her skin is pale, but it tans easily in the summer. She has more freckles that run down her arms. She has a little bit of muscle tone on her arms, but more around her calves, as Poppy used to be an avid runner.
Bio: A country girl, Poppy and her sister, Erin, were always used to the wilderness and free space. Her family was so poor that they could barely afford their everyday needs. The O'Connels were lucky enough to stay at their grandmother's house. Since she was raised in an atmosphere of poverty, Poppy never took anything for granted. While the kids at school threw away their lunches, Poppy finished everything, and even took food home if she could. Poppy was a target for bullying at her school, and although she sometimes had her older sister to defend her, Poppy would always feel the constant pressure.
Then, her grandmother died. In her will, the grandmother stated that the O'Connels could keep the house and property they had already lived on for 11 years. Her grandmother's death hit her hard, but it wasn't her mother's sudden death of liver cancer that Poppy became depressed. Her older sister Erin was always there to support her, and eventually, Erin became the "mother" of the household, providing for the family as much as she could.
Poppy's father later became a police officer, and he had to work the night shifts at his job. One night, when the father was gone and Poppy was sleeping in her room, she heard a loud scream. It was Erin. Poppy scrambled to her sister's room to find her unconcious and being gagged by a mysterious man. Before the man could attack her, Poppy persuaded the man to kidnap her instead of Erin. Poppy states that one of her reasons was because Erin was more important to the family than she was. She was knocked out and gagged, and became a part of Rick's collection. She was the second to be kidnapped.