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hirundinidaeName: Olivia Zeta Doyle aka Livy
Age: 18
Role: Pilot
History:Olivia's grandfather is from Ireland and her grandmother from England. They moved to the States when they were young and started a family there. When their children were old enough and starting families of their own, they returned to Zeta's parents' estate. Each year they would fly back in their airship to visit. Livy's favorite part was when their grandfather would teach her how to fly.
She has only those lessons to teach her, but it gave her a taste of the sky and she can't sit still long enough on the ground now. She itches to sprout wings and fly along with the birds. She was determined to find her way back up.
When her grandparents' health started to fail, her family moved back to England. On a trip to town, she saw a recruiting station for the Royal Airship Military. It was then she knew precisely what she wanted to do. She was far too young at fifteen, but she aspired to join their ranks. She begged her grandfather daily to take her out and teach her the ropes. When he was able, he took her out in his little airship. She was a natural at it. Still, she lacked the natural ease a good pilot possessed. Her landings were always quick and steep. Even so, she always got them down in one piece. Her grandfather deemed her to be like a swallow. Her favorite piece of jewelry was the necklace he gave her with one on it.
Her mother allowed Livy to spend her time learning to fly on the condition Livy debut with the other girls at the age of sixteen. An hour with her tutor allowed her an hour with her grandfather. She didn't necessarily appreciate needing to make her appearance to society, but it was the only way to get the chance to fly.
Like all society children, her mother wanted to have her married off to a nice family with either money or a title. She was lucky enough to receive both. It came with a drawback however: the boy was a cyborg. A horrific accident as a child required that he be fit with cybernetics to keep him alive and give him the best chance at a normal life.
While she befriended him, Livy felt nothing like love for him. To her, he was nothing more than a weight to keep her from the sky. Still, seasons passed. She wouldn't be forced to marry until she was eighteen. She could spend more time learning how to fly as long as she attended balls and lessons.
She grew nervous as her eighteenth birthday drew nearer. A chance walk to town and she once again saw the booth for the Royal Airship Military. She attempted to enlist but they wouldn't take her without approval from her parents. Knowing she would never secure that, she plotted her escape. She might not have been able to join the rest of the troops, but surely there was another ship that would need a captain.
She packed a small bag of clothing and necessities and wrote the appropriate letters for her family. Outside of her family's estate, she was stopped by her fiancé. Knowing he was nothing to her compared to the sky, he promised to keep her secret as long as she took a keepsake to remember him by. The simple silver key was warm in her hands but she paid it no heed. It would only be later that she realized he had given her the key to his heart.
Notable Talents:
A complete inability to read a map. She gets lost in a shoebox.
Easily distracted by anything shiny.
While she is an overall decent pilot, her talents increase hundredfold while drunk. Trying to outrun the Airway police? Give her a few hard shots and get her at the wheel. She'll make that airship do a barrel roll.
Talks a mile a minute, often leaving sentences unfinished as she finds the next thought or gets lost in some distraction.
Appearance:
Dark brown hair with hints of red. Keeps it long, mostly tied back from her face in a ponytail. Hair is straight.
Her eyes are dark gray. They are large, expressive, and always give away her emotions.
Her skin is a rich olive shade with freckles across her nose and shoulders.
Her lips are full and her face is heart-shaped.
She wears a lot of keys around her neck. The most notable is the intricate heart-shaped key. She also has a swallow necklace that sits at her throat.
She wears practical boots, cargo pants in olive or khaki, a sturdy corset. She likes buckles. Her pilot goggles and cap are nearly always on her head. She has fingerless gloves that protect her wrists. But she likes the feel of the wheel against her skin. When needed, she wears her overcoat. Otherwise she likes the cool bite of the air. She avoids dresses and skirts if at all possible and rarely wears makeup.
Journal Name:
Hirundinidae – Scientific name for Swallows
Personality:
Age: 18
Role: Pilot
History:Olivia's grandfather is from Ireland and her grandmother from England. They moved to the States when they were young and started a family there. When their children were old enough and starting families of their own, they returned to Zeta's parents' estate. Each year they would fly back in their airship to visit. Livy's favorite part was when their grandfather would teach her how to fly.
She has only those lessons to teach her, but it gave her a taste of the sky and she can't sit still long enough on the ground now. She itches to sprout wings and fly along with the birds. She was determined to find her way back up.
When her grandparents' health started to fail, her family moved back to England. On a trip to town, she saw a recruiting station for the Royal Airship Military. It was then she knew precisely what she wanted to do. She was far too young at fifteen, but she aspired to join their ranks. She begged her grandfather daily to take her out and teach her the ropes. When he was able, he took her out in his little airship. She was a natural at it. Still, she lacked the natural ease a good pilot possessed. Her landings were always quick and steep. Even so, she always got them down in one piece. Her grandfather deemed her to be like a swallow. Her favorite piece of jewelry was the necklace he gave her with one on it.
Her mother allowed Livy to spend her time learning to fly on the condition Livy debut with the other girls at the age of sixteen. An hour with her tutor allowed her an hour with her grandfather. She didn't necessarily appreciate needing to make her appearance to society, but it was the only way to get the chance to fly.
Like all society children, her mother wanted to have her married off to a nice family with either money or a title. She was lucky enough to receive both. It came with a drawback however: the boy was a cyborg. A horrific accident as a child required that he be fit with cybernetics to keep him alive and give him the best chance at a normal life.
While she befriended him, Livy felt nothing like love for him. To her, he was nothing more than a weight to keep her from the sky. Still, seasons passed. She wouldn't be forced to marry until she was eighteen. She could spend more time learning how to fly as long as she attended balls and lessons.
She grew nervous as her eighteenth birthday drew nearer. A chance walk to town and she once again saw the booth for the Royal Airship Military. She attempted to enlist but they wouldn't take her without approval from her parents. Knowing she would never secure that, she plotted her escape. She might not have been able to join the rest of the troops, but surely there was another ship that would need a captain.
She packed a small bag of clothing and necessities and wrote the appropriate letters for her family. Outside of her family's estate, she was stopped by her fiancé. Knowing he was nothing to her compared to the sky, he promised to keep her secret as long as she took a keepsake to remember him by. The simple silver key was warm in her hands but she paid it no heed. It would only be later that she realized he had given her the key to his heart.
Notable Talents:
Appearance:
Dark brown hair with hints of red. Keeps it long, mostly tied back from her face in a ponytail. Hair is straight.
Her eyes are dark gray. They are large, expressive, and always give away her emotions.
Her skin is a rich olive shade with freckles across her nose and shoulders.
Her lips are full and her face is heart-shaped.
She wears a lot of keys around her neck. The most notable is the intricate heart-shaped key. She also has a swallow necklace that sits at her throat.
She wears practical boots, cargo pants in olive or khaki, a sturdy corset. She likes buckles. Her pilot goggles and cap are nearly always on her head. She has fingerless gloves that protect her wrists. But she likes the feel of the wheel against her skin. When needed, she wears her overcoat. Otherwise she likes the cool bite of the air. She avoids dresses and skirts if at all possible and rarely wears makeup.
Journal Name:
Hirundinidae – Scientific name for Swallows
Personality:
