Thornwood, NONA ARDEN

[ardenthornwood]

ARDEN NONA&ÞWOOD!



"Just living proof that the camera's lying
And open wide, cause this is your night
So smile, cause you'll go out in style"

full name: Arden Nona Thornwood
age: 12
district: 7
tesserae?: ₈
valuable skills: Knowledge of trees, skilled with axes, fast runner, good tree-climber, Intelligent, Quick, Tiny, Agile, sturdy.
weaknesses: Rude, not good with other people, her sarcasm.
family:

• Brother- Aleck, 21, lumberjack
  
• Brother- Aleck's twin, Nathan, 21, lumberjack
  
• Brother- Devin, 20, lumberjack
  
• Brother- Evan, 19, lumberjack
  
• Mother- Ariane, 50, School-teacher
  
• Father- Oliver- 56, Lumberjack

likes: Trees, climbing trees, handling axes, science, math, her brothers, running, listening, meat(its a luxury that they can't always get), helping out her father, bugs.
dislikes: Capitol, skin dying(no problem with hair-dying, though), most people, babies, school.
wants: To get out of the Hunger Games, to be a lumberjack when she's older.
fears: Seeing one of her brothers go into the games, haywire axes.

history: Born and raised in district 7, there wasn't ever a reason for Arden to be nice. When your the youngest girl of 4 brothers, you have to grow up pretty tough. She could recall every year, sitting at the reapings, just waiting for her brothers names to be called. Lucky for her, they never had to go in.

Arden's father did what most of the other occupants of district 7 did- he was a lumberjack. There were days were he'd take Arden along with him to just educate her on the trees- knowledge was key in his world, second to strength. So, young Arden grew up amongst the trees, knowing how to wield an axe at a young age, how to chop down a tree, how to climb one; basically, what a 12 year old could know about trees, Arden did.

Her mother- a school teacher- insisted upon Arden getting a "proper" education. So, Arden attended school as well. The Thornwood family had followed this same pattern for each child, but one day, it got switched up.

The Thornwoods had been lucky. None of their sons had to go into the Arena- they thought they were covered. They never expected their daughter to be called, especially at her first reaping. However, the slip of paper read distinctly:

"Arden Nona Thornwood"

Now at the age of 12 and about to enter the Arena, Arden is unsure of what to think. Her only thought is "survival."




personality: There are some people that just have an unmistakable attitude. Not a bad attitude...just an attitude. Arden's one of those people. Its kind of like a "I don't care what you think about me attitude", but it doesn't come off as lazy. More so...intimidating and very snarky, one would say. Another thing about Arden you can't help but notice is how laid-back she is. Sure, she gets angry like the regular person, but she's mastered the art of concealing it. Sometimes something in her just snaps and she looses it, but only sometimes.

Sarcasm and Arden kind of go hand-in-hand, and you can't really ignore it. Every sentence she speaks has at least a little bit of sarcasm in it- its just a natural reflex for her. Also, Arden is mature for her age. Her tendencies are not at all like a child- she doesn't crave attention or affection. In fact, affection or attention are both rather uncomfortable feelings for her. She doesn't like being to emotionally close to people- again, its just weird for her.

One thing she can't stand is a whiner. People who constantly whine and complain totally get on her nerves. Most of the time, she'll just shout at them to,"Shut up and quit whining!".

Arden is also rather frugal, and knows when something is a good deal. This also applies to this thing she has- she just has a sense of when a decision she's making is right or wrong. Arden also has a rebellious side, and doesn't like being told what to do, unless its by someone she appreciates. Basically, she won't take any instruction from someone whose dumber then her.

Clever and witty are two words that can definitely describe Arden. She's an intelligent girl, with street and booksmarts to boot.

A huge negative on her part is that Arden just...doesn't like people in general. In fact, they all annoy her in their own special way. This can come off as her being incredibly rude to some people she shouldn't be rude to. Arden tends to bond more with people older then her, as she finds many girls her age don't relate to her as well as she would like.

Also, Arden can almost never forgive someone. She herself is not loyal in the slightest bit, but she values loyalty in other people. If you lie to her once, consider yourself dead in her book.

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alias: Lunacies/Fox
experience: 4 years-ish?