Post by Anya Jenkins on Mar 6, 2011 21:03:36 GMT
ANYA CHRISTINE EMMANUELLA JENKINS
anyanka | 23 (1000+) | human (ex-vengence demon) | good-ish | bi-curious | shop keeper | emma caulfield
Can't we just...pretend!...everything is simple?
anyanka | 23 (1000+) | human (ex-vengence demon) | good-ish | bi-curious | shop keeper | emma caulfield
Can't we just...pretend!...everything is simple?
APPEARANCE
Hair; Naturally a dark brown, currently died blonde, and often styled to emphasise her curls
Eyes; Brown, and very human looking
Height; 5'8
Body Type; Womanly
Dress Sense; She likes to wear smart, human clothes, yet experiments with a variety of styles. She'd not been human long enough to know exactly which one is for her.
General Appearance; The most noticable thing about Anya, now, is that she looks...well, human. As a vengence demon, she did wear a human mask still, but her demon side consisted of cracked, coloured skin and large eyes. As a human, she rather pretty, but not in a stunning way, or in a homely, motherly way. She looks, to put it simply, very ordinary. Nothing stands out in the minds eye about how she looks.
When she talks, Anya is known for subconsciously waving her arms around and using her hands to illustrate points, and another thing: she doesn't quite look like she fits in her skin yet. She's wary about her body - well aware that now, she isn't immortal and can be hurt. And she is rather vain, making sure that the recently discovered make-up is almost always perfect.
PERSONALITY
Likes;
- Sex (she's rather kinky)
- Asking questions (especially when she doesn't understand)
- Money
Dislikes;
- Being in danger
- Someone she knows dying
- Not understanding something
- Rabbits
Strengths;
- Blunt manner - she can talk her way through anything that other's can't, and her voice has proved to be a useful distraction
- Confident - she hasn't yet learnt how to be 'shy'
- Clever - she's over a thousand years old, so yeah, she knows quite a lot.
Weaknesses;
- Human - sometimes she does forget that she can now die
- Not realling 'caring' - she knows people, and quite likes them, but she doesn't 'love'. A thousand years as a demon has, so far, blocked out that ability. Plus she still doesn't like men much, except Xander
- Feels like she must be in control - especially when money is involved
A Secret; Anya is seriously considering becoming a demon again. She didn't have to suffer the pain of someone she knows dying when she didn't have a soul. She's also growing increasingly paranoid over Xander, knowing she's not capable of loving him properly doesn't mean she can accept him liking someone else, as she's growing convinced.
General Personality; There are three main parts which make up Anya's personality. To begin with - Bluntness. Over the thousand years she's been in existance, Anya has lost her sense of tact (if she ever had it to begin with). She says things without thinking, and despite, occasionally, having something worthwhile to say, usually her words are simply ignored by other members of the Scoobie gang, which she's sort of been adopted by. She's blunt, and rather crude, and doesn't understand when something is not to be said out loud.
Anya is also rather confused by being human. She doesn't understand the most basic of principles, and so is often the person who asks most of the questions, no matter how silly they might be. When Joyce died, she didn't seem upset, but only because she didn't understand. Human traditions amaze and intrigue her, having changed so much since her own day, and often ignored by her as a demon. The only thing she does really understand is money - in the more of it she has, the better.
An finally, she is rather self centered, except, for a little stretch of the imagination, towards Xander. She doesn't like putting herself in danger, despite fighting alongside the Scoobies, and isn't stupid. Knowing she is no longer immortal has made her extra careful - she doesn't go into anything alone, and quite enjoys hanging around at the back of groups. And she isn't afraid to simply drop everything and run.
HISTORY
Born 'Aud' in the 9th century, Anya initially became Anyanka after cursing her lover to become a troll after discovering that he had been cheating on her. It hadn't been the first spell against men she'd done, and wouldn't be the last, as this action drew D'Hoffryn's attention towards her. He offered her the chance to become a Vengence demon, including the gift of a pendent with the power to grant wishes, and a new name: Anyanka.
During her many, many years as a Vengence Demon, Anyanka formed a close bond with fellow vengence demon known as Halfrek (who was also Cecily Adams when on a certain job) - both in friendship and in competition. They spent time together during the Crimean war, plus other, smaller vists to one another in different areas. She arrived in Sunnydale as a student, there to wreak vengence on Xander Harris, but is soon voiced by Giles who summoned her, and destroyed her pendant - reverting her back to human form.
Anyanka became Anya, and despite being a former demon and not exactly a 'friend' of any of the Scoobies, gradually became one of them, mainly because of the relationship formed between her and Xander. Despite being untrustful towards men, she grew to like Xander, and trust him to teach her how to be human. And after many attempts to get him to run away from the trouble with her (especially including the Mayor's asscention), he refused, and she grew a sense of loyality, deciding to stay to fight alongside him.
But after the sudden feeling of loss that she'd now only just been exposed to (first Joyce, then Buffy), even though Xander's there, she's starting to feel that being human isn't all it's cracked up to be. And she's wondering whether she should remain like it...or not.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Anya may revert back to being a demon, depending on how things progress.
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