Jena Carter

Name: Jenavieve Carter ( Jena)

Age: 19

Gender: female

Rank: Candidate

Kazumi Evens

Appearance: 

She has oval shaped eyes with slight tapering on either side. The coloration is a lovely hazel, rich brown around her pupils fading out to a yellow-green color on the outside of her iris. Her eyebrows match the curve of her eye, tapering to a point at her nose, and widening slightly on the other end. Jena's hair is solid black, but the coloring is a little dull and doesn't have much shine to it. She wears it long, ending just under the lower edge of her shoulderblades, but it waves when dry, so sits about an inch shorter. She usually leaves it down, parting to the side to let it hang against her face on one side, and tucked behind her ear on the other.

Jena is about average in height, standing a 5'6". Her form is actually quite athletic. She has an slightly inverted triangle shaped face, featuring a large forehead and a narrower jaw ending in a slightly jutting chin. Her cheekbones are higher on her face, and perk out like small apples when she smiles. Her teeth are clean and relatively straight, though she does have a slight overbite. Dimples form on both sides of her mouth, her lips a little thin though the upper lip is thinner than the lower. wide nostrils narrow to a cute stubbed nose, the bridge straight and curved inwards just a bit. Oval-shaped Hazel eyes glitter intelligently framed in sooty lashes.

  The rest of her body is somewhat plain. She bears wider shoulders and average length arms, though her hands are on the small side with dainty fingers. Traveling downward, her body forms a gentle pear shape. She bears a narrower chest with small, though well-formed breasts. Her waist and stomach is trim, widening into curved hips and a round, firm rear. Her thighs are fuller, to better fit her child-bearing hips. She ends in longer than average legs, leading down to average sized feet. 

Dressing Style: Jena is a stickler for cleanliness, and likes to make sure she is always prim and proper. She almost always wears skirts or dresses, and rarely wears pants unless the situation merits it. She favors bright colors, and monocrome color schemes, so is usually clad in various shades of the same color. Her hair is worn down, though she will wear a band around her forehead to keep it out of her eyes if she needs to concentrate. When in a formal situation, she is seen in elegant pulled back hairstyles. She LOVES to bathe, and will at least once a day. Although if she does something particularly dirty, she will bathe multiple times a day.

Personality: Jena likes to see herself as quite a proper lady. She cares about her appearance greatly, avoiding things like stepping in mud or risking getting herself messy. She takes on an affected way of talking, speaking in a very formal matter. She enunciates clearly, and occasionally speaks in third person without realizing it. Along with this, she can have a bit of a 'better than thou' attitude when dealing with someone who has been mean or rude to her in the past, or if they are someone she has deemed unsophisticated. She also loves to be in the spotlight, and while she doesn't conciously seek it, she throws a small hissy fit if it appears she is being ignored.

On the other hand, she shows herself to be tough and resourceful in dealing with problems. She also isn't above getting her hands dirty when it comes to helping her friends. She is willing to sacrifice her appearance to help someone in need, as she knows that this is more important. She will put a friends opinion before one of her own. Honestly, she just wants to make sure the others are happy. While she doesn't have any real skills other than being a seamstress, she will do everything in her power to help them out. Unfortunately, she can become too focused on certain tasks to the exclusion of all others, which can lead to her losing a grasp on the bigger picture. 

One of her biggest downfalls is her lack of self confidence. While she can play it off most of the time, she doesn't take criticism well. She had a fondness for the over dramatic, with outburst of tears if someone does something to put her down, or  loud complaints when she feels she is in the right of an argument.

History: Jena was born and raised in the southern part of the US. She was the eldest of three, her younger brother Kevin and the youngest, her sister Nancy. She was dote upon, as she was lovely from a young age, though her siblings were never excluded in attention. The first few years of her life were pretty average, living with her parents, and her siblings. This attention might have led to her attitude later in life.

She discovered her love of sewing when she was just a girl, but she spent many years honing her craft. She taught herself how to make her own patterns, growing more confident as she grew older, volunteering to make clothes and costumes for friends and at school. She loved every minute of it.

Shortly after she graduated High School, she joined the space program, mostly because she was wanting to find out more about how fabric and space interacted, as well as make some nice outfits that would be both comfortable and functional.

Now that she is on Pern, she is on one hand, horrified at how utterly BACKWARDS they are, but their archaic couture does draw the eye nicely, and she found herself studying Pern fashion. She managed to get her hands on a Firelizard egg shortly after arriving, and it hatched into Pearl Opalescence.

Pets: 
Opalescence (Opal) : Firelizard : Pearl : Female : She is a creamy white shade with a subtle rainbow iridescence to her hide, reminding Jena of an Opal.

For Candidates

What Color Would They Prefer to Impress? She harbors a desire for a Pearl, after seeing how pretty they are, though she doesn't know if one will be in the Hatching. She finds the Aquamarine, and Amethyst appealing as well. and the variation of Pearl dragons is just astonishing.

Why? She is drawn to the looks of them, so wants one of those colors

What Color Would YOU Prefer They Impress? Any female

Why? Can't see her on a male

Mauling Allowed? Preferably not please. Lightly if any at all