Cassandra Cartwig

[cassandra]

| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name:. Cassandra Cartwig
.:Nick Name:. Cas
.:Affiliation:. Ark
.:Age:. 17

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. Light copper skin. Brown eyes. Long black hair. 
.:Height:. 5ft. 6in.
.:Portrayed by:. Nicole Hombrebueno

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:. Cas has a big heart but most can't see it since she has an even bigger mouth.  She's often told she has a bad attitude.  That's not exactly wrong; but, those who only see that don't get the real her.  She has a chaotic and free spirit; but, she does want to do good.  She simply believes the ends justify the means and doesn't like being kept in the dark.  Also she has something of a low attention span and can grow restless and bored quickly.  That isn't to say she's stupid. She's quite perceptive when it comes to her judgements both of people and her surroundings.  But her intelligence can be overlooked in terms of her whimsy and impulsiveness.  She's adaptable and so doesn't mind rushing headlong into problematic territory. She does enjoy a good thrill and adventure!

She has an issue with authority since she is very much a girl who prefers to play by her own rules and doesn't feel anyone should be able to decide what's best for her.  Cas is a confident girl, very comfortable in her own skin.  She's not delusional. She will acknowledge her faults (to herself if not to others).  But at the end of the day, she does like who she is. (She hates it when others lecture her on her shortcomings.)

Cas feels that laws should be more guidelines than actual rules.  Rule makers can't anticipate everything; and, it's silly to let laws written by long dead men get in the way of the greater good or bare necessities.  However, she knows the laws surprising well.  Hating to be in the dark, she wants to be well aware of just which toes she is stepping on when she goes on one of her little escapades.
.:Special Skills:. stealthy, agile, gymnastics expert (very athletic), good aim

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. The Ark
.:Family:. Callie Cartwig (mother), Marcus Kane (father figure)
.:Occupation:. student in the ark, hunter and part of Bellamy's militia on the ground
.:History:. Cas never got to know her biological father; but, she wasn't sore about it.  She had a great mom (although one who got on her case far too often). And she had a father figure she lovingly called Pops to irritate him.  (His name was Marcus Kane and he was sleeping with her mother.)  She always felt she had a good family life although would never say as much to her parental figures.  She was an endless source of trouble with them.  Often told she had far too much energy for her own good, she was the sort to take the expression "bouncing off the walls" literally.  And no was never a word she came to appreciate.  Her parents would try to lecture her and she'd just be doing back flips, somersaults, and cartwheels around them.  She would listen to the point that she'd hear their words.  But she would rarely agree with them.  She thought they were far too fixated on rules.

Her parental figures were reluctant to discuss anything private in Callie's and Cas' living space (and even Marcus' quarters as she had the code).  "The walls have ears."  And they most certainly did.  Cas felt it was her personal duty to drink up any secret she could.  She couldn't stand being ignorant about pretty much anything.  She might not have been the book type; but, she always thought there were different ways of learning.  She was a hands on kind of girl.  And yes, she got her hands into everything much to her parents' chagrin.  She was the sort where you really did have to worry if it got quiet.  Take your eyes off of her for a moment and you might regret it.  Although if she wanted to be gone, she would get out.  It was a question of when and how not if.

One day Cas bit off more than she could chew.  Something big was happening.  She didn't know what; but, the tension was palpable.  Mom and Pops were acting more stressed out than usual which she personally considered quite a feat.  Of course her questions about it had lead her no where.  As usual she'd have to go private investigator mode.  She uncovered a secret that made everything she'd ever discovered in her entire life look minuscule in comparison.  The juvenile prisoners were going to be sent to Earth shortly on what surmounted to a near suicide mission to determine whether or not the planet was habitable.  Before Cas could decide what to do with this newfound knowledge, she was caught and the decision was made for her.  She was arrested and made a juvenile prisoner herself (not being yet 18).  And she was to become part of the group heading to Earth.

Cas wasn't the sort to bemoan her fate.  And she could appreciate the fact that she'd dug her own grave here.  But that didn't mean she didn't try to resist arrest with everything she had.  But of course it wasn't enough.  Still, at least she was taken on her own terms, mostly beat up. She was isolated because they couldn't risk her speaking to fellow prisoners who might have visitors and share their fate.  Cas was given a smaller space than she was used to, always being one to roam the ship freely. But she made the best of it, keeping up her gymnastic exercises.  She tried to mentally steel herself for the journey to come.  She was frightened but tried to focus on the thrill.  No one had been to Earth in generations!  She would be one of the first! Who knew what would await her on the old homeland!  Soon she'd be released and get to find out!

| ~ • ~ | Member Info | ~ • ~ |

.:Name or Online Alias:. Cas
.:How Did You Find Us:. Bellamy!

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