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Mun Name: Lucy! Insanejournal/Dreamwidth Username: ~pluto / ~fleeting! E-mail: ilovelucille89@gmail.com! AIM/MSN: lucylovespluto / N/A! Current Characters at Luceti: Ikki + Astrid. Character Name: Primrose Everdeen. Fandom: The Hunger Games (book canon). As a note I would prefer to use Elle Fanning as a pb over her movie pb, mostly because the movie pb is not in many scenes/is not really iconned and I like to have emotion options for icons. Gender: Female. Age: Thirteen. Going on fourteen, as it happens - Prim's birthday is canonically "late May". Wing Color: White. Canon Point: Mockingjay, immediately post-death. Canon Point Explanation: It's Prim's final canon point, and I think will just be the most interesting one to play out. History: Here! Personality: While Katniss Everdeen might be a survivor, her sister Primrose very much isn't. Prim's first thought is never for getting herself out intact in any given situation; she almost always prioritizes other people and other creatures without any canon examples to the contrary. While Prim is just as strong-willed as her sister, she just doesn't have the mindset necessary to go to any means necessary to complete a task. This is due not only to her nature but also somewhat to her nurture. While District 12 was a hard place, and forced the Everdeens to grow up before their time, Katniss always took the brunt of this. Katniss always, throughout Prim's entire life, stood as stalwart protector and provider. While Katniss once remarked that family love and loyalty only went so far for most come reaping day, Prim was blessed with a family (with a sister) for whom this was not the case. The fact that Katniss protected her for her entire life played no small part in how she developed. She was given room to be optimistic and trusting, because Katniss was always, always capable and dependable. Prim was given room to believe in fierce, desperate love for family and home, because Katniss gave that to her. She knows that most people would not have someone volunteering for them. Not out of the career districts, not for love. That's a rarity, and that's her sister and her family, and the absolute faith Prim has in Katniss has never, ever been given reason to falter, even when Katniss did falter at times in belief of herself or her abilities. And that faith, that trust, that love? Those all gave her room to be the sweet, happy girl that she often was in Katniss' memories. Even in District 12. The girl Katniss often said people couldn't help loving, who loved pretty much everyone back. And Prim's compassion really is one of her defining traits. Prim is shown time and again to deeply care about others. It comes up in small ways sometimes, like the way she braids her mother's hair each morning circa The Hunger Games, when Mrs. Everdeen was still near-catatonic, and then cleans the dust off her father's shaving mirror because he hated all the coal dust when he was alive. Or the way she'll always save two cheeses to trade to Mr. Mellark, who liked it and was kind. Or how she'll cry when Katniss does, without even needing to know why Katniss cried. And at other times it comes up with bigger things, like how she begged for Buttercup's life and cried and laughed when Katniss brought home Lady, and how she always seems to be pointing out or noticing the things that pain those around her. She's also willing to forgive to a degree that her sister didn't seem capable of, immediately forgiving Mrs. Everdeen for leaving her daughters on their own once her mother returned to them fully, and being somewhat less likely to hold grudges than her sister (though she rarely seemed impressed with the people who wanted things from Katniss, the Capitol and the rebellion alike). That compassion doesn't mean she only says nice things or only sees the good things in the world - especially considering how little good there is to see in her world. Prim is shown capable of understanding that Mrs. Everdeen can only handle so much, and she's shown to be brutally honest with Katniss when asked about her thoughts on Peeta's kidnapping. Prim also doesn't seem to hold high opinions of any of the various parties using her sister, as such, and seems to understand the hold they have on Katniss in all their various ways. She's not the little girl she once was. In Mockingjay Katniss also eventually noted that Prim was growing up, and there was more to her than the sweet little girl who cried when she did and who cared for anyone and anything that got hurt: "I look at my little sister and think how she has inherited the best qualities our family has to offer: my mother's healing hands, my father's level head, and my fight. There's something else there as well, something entirely her own. An ability to look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they are." Katniss isn't wrong, there. Prim is shown to be very level-headed, incidents with injured animals aside. At various points throughout the series Prim sets aside her own insecurities and fears in order to tend to the sick or injured - most notably with Gale, after his whipping, when Prim showed absolutely no concern for the blood or skin (outside of the obvious concern for the wounds, that was), instead focusing on what needed to be done and assisting her mother. In several of Katniss' memories she'd done the same, helping out after mine accidents or seeing to injured animals. This level-headed quality was apparent even when she was seven, and there was an accident at the mines. When the sirens went off Prim didn't outwardly panic, but instead stayed in her desk in her class, sitting straight up with her hands folded, simply waiting for Katniss to collect her like her elder sister had promised she would do. And more notably than anything else, perhaps, would be when she was called for the reaping - Prim didn't break down, but instead walked with clenched fists to the stage. She would have gone up there to stand and wait for the other name, with the same stiff expression. She would have. It wasn't until Katniss volunteered that Prim broke down into tears, shouting and needing to be dragged off by Gale. And yes, Prim does have a good dose of fight. While she does cry a fair amount during the series, it usually only happens when someone or something else is hurting (notably she cries whenever Katniss does, because Katniss is one of the most important people to Prim, if not the most). She didn't cry when she was called, but walked forward. She didn't hesitate to back up Katniss' story about Lady the goat when her sister was in danger of being arrested, playing along rather convincingly. Prim also stubbornly begged for Katniss to let her keep Buttercup, and insisted on sleeping by the fire with Lady the goat the night her sister brought Lady home. Katniss often recalls events that Prim insisted on, and only once brings up something she "wouldn't allow" Prim to do (implying it came up), which was to take out tesserae. That fight shows up in a certain amount of bravery, as well, although Prim probably wouldn't think of it that way. In the middle of a bomb alert Prim went back to collect Buttercup, her beloved cat. Prim threatened a person in a position of power when they tried to oust her from her sister's hospital room. She shortly thereafter used a rather caustic brand of sarcasm on the same person when he went on about Peeta's hijacked condition with arrogant optimism. And perhaps the best example of this at all was that Prim went with the District 13 medics to that final battle. While Katniss surmised this was Coin's doing - and she was quite probably spot on, there - Prim didn't seem to be there under duress, but was doing her best to aid a child when she got caught up in some explosions. She had to have known the conditions she was going into, and she had to have known the risks. Still, she went, and she did her best. As to "something entirely her own"? "An ability to look into the confusing mess of life and see things for what they are"? Prim shows herself to be capable of putting her finger on points that Katniss often doesn't, either due to a lack of understanding of the motivations of other people or of politics, or simply because Prim's point of view is so wholly different from her sister's. Prim's the one who remarks, upon being asked by Katniss what she thought the Capitol was doing with a captured Peeta, that she thought they would do whatever it took to break Katniss. She also pointed out that her sister didn't seem to recognize how important she was to the rebellion, saying that Katniss could probably ask for anything she wanted and the rebellion would have no choice but to give it to her. Prim seems to be able to look at a situation and honestly judge things, although she also seems to keep her optimism despite this. She tells Katniss not to give up on Peeta despite the dire statements she'd previously made, and to the end doesn't seem to let the dark of the war or the districts bring her down. One of the last things she says to Katniss is "Next time we see each other, we'll be free". And she honestly believed that. Prim goes through a lot over the course of her short life and three books, and in the end she is a very mature and determined young woman who held a great deal of hope for the future, despite everything that might have rubbed out those hopes in anyone else. Strengths: physical: Prim honestly doesn't have any notable physical strengths. The only real thing to be said for her physical strengths would be a certain amount of stamina for walking around and working, in the sense that life in the districts tended to be more active than sedentary - if you wanted to eat. Prim isn't opposed to hard work - though again, thirteen and not specially gifted in any way. None of her physical skills really have an application that would assist her outside of their general use, like cleaning or other...well, really innocuous activities. mental: While her schooling hasn't been stellar, Prim is bright and quick on her feet. She's the one to point out to Katniss that her sister could probably ask for anything from District 13, and they would have to give it to her, and near the beginning of Mockingjay Prim follows along with Katniss' play about finding Lady a goat husband in front of the Peacekeepers without missing a beat, calmly insisting she'd told her sister where to go to find the Goat Man - although such a conversation probably never occurred. It was also Prim who suggested they try hijacking Peeta back, after the District 13 doctors couldn't come up with a working plan. Prim has also proved to be an attentive student of her mother's healing arts, as well as those of the doctors of 13 - and those skills more than anything might be her strong point, here. Prim has their mother's healing hands, according to Katniss, and seems to know a fair amount of herb lore and remedies, as well as how to deal with fairly nasty wounds. She's capable of keeping her wits about her as she does so, too, which helps. Even if she can't help out in a fight, she can certainly do her best to help out after one. She's also apparently got a knack for cooking, flower arranging, and playing the flute - Katniss had tutors in all three, and Prim took the lessons as well. They didn't stick for Katniss. emotional: Emotional strength is where Prim really shines through. Her empathy and compassion for living creatures - people and animal alike - was pretty strongly emphasized throughout the series, leaving a plethora of examples: rescuing Buttercup as a kitten, when he was ugly and scrawny with a worm-swollen belly and crawling with fleas; caring for Lady the goat through her injury; noting to Katniss at one point the District 13 citizens marked by the pox, in both physical and emotional scars. She's also showed surprising (to Katniss, at first) strength of will and bravery, from running back to save Buttercup during a bomd attack warning to running forward to help a child directly after a bombing. She also notably threatened to set her mother on Plutarch when he tried to order her out of Katniss' hospital room, stubbornly refusing to budge an inch. Weaknesses: physical: She's a thirteen-year-old of slight build without any supernatural powers or any real training in how to fight (or, it should be noted, the mindset or inclination to do so). Katniss had tried multiple times in the past to teach Prim to hunt, but Prim always started crying and talking about how they could save the animals her sister shot, so...that ended. Prim personifies "civilian" when it comes to physical strength. Nothing to see here, folks, move it along. mental: While Prim has attended school, and was training under actual doctors in District 13, most of her schooling at District 12 came back around to coal. It was not by any means a five-star education. She's eager and willing to learn what she can when she can, but she's never had too many chances for that in life. District 13 was probably the best chance she ever had for it, and that didn't last particularly long. Most of her knowledge on things comes from experience rather than books. She does consider this to be something of a fault, in that she doesn't know as much as she probably needs to in order to achieve her goals, but she also very optimistically sees it as something that can be worked on. emotional: Being as empathetic and in touch with her emotions as she is can sometimes be a problem. Prim was never able to learn to hunt or assist Katniss in that manner because of how much she cared for and connected with the animals - all of whom she'd never met before. Prim also tends to cry when others do, particularly Katniss - even when she doesn't know why they're crying or upset. Many times throughout the series Katniss remarks upon Prim's sweet nature and her perceived fragility - and this fragility exists in some ways throughout the series, although Prim does harden (or at least was harder than Katniss expected in certain ways). Prim is in no way capable of hurting another person or creature, and she would likely readily acknowledge that if Katniss hadn't taken her place, she would in no way have survived the games. Samples First Person: Test Drive thread! & Tagging around it. Third Person: Spring was fading fast, but there was still time. That's what Prim found herself thinking one afternoon, a month into waking up with wings on her back and a world she didn't quite understand or trust. She'd taken some clothes from the clothing shop because it was practical and she'd been handed out clothes at Thirteen before, too. Refugee wear, old and worn but in more or less good condition. Clothes Katniss couldn't hunt in the forest, and Prim couldn't scavenge on the outskirts of the woods, so that was important. It was harder to believe that other things were free, though - luxury items and foods Prim had never imagined having access to, even back in Katniss' Victor's house, although Primrose managed to work up the courage to take a few cat toys from the item shop. She couldn't quite bring herself to easily take pretty, useless things for herself, but for Buttercup? Prim had been drawn like a moth to flame, although the woman at the shop hadn't seemed to mind her taking those things. Buttercup liked them, or at least tolerated the toys when Prim was the one playing with him. So that was okay. It'd taken two weeks to work around to taking back a vase. Not for her room, but for the living room. Flowers from the flower shop, arranged prettily. Prim had taken lessons with Katniss' tutor, back when they'd tried to find her older sister's talent. Something pretty and useless and nice. Flowers, because she'd always loved those, even the ones that didn't have a single medicinal purpose. So when she's getting a change of flowers from the shop a week or so after the first bouquet, Prim thinks, Spring's not done yet. She'll have to ask them - Katniss, the others they live with. Ask them if they mind if she does something about the garden. The one they don't actually have, really - if maybe she can fix that, plant something. Herbs, maybe, but also just... Something pretty. Something cheerful. Something to keep her hands busy while she tried not to think of home, where she didn't exist. Something real. It would be nice, she thought, to have a garden.