This is the fourth time I'll have to rebuild the bakery.
In nine months.

The bombs first, then that stupid ship, those damn animals, and now a tidal wave. A TIDAL WAVE.

That's...
A destruction of the shop roughly every second month.

I think I'm just not going to bother rebuilding it.

Mmm, it's so beautiful out with the snow. I'd only seen it in pictures until now! Living in a desert doesn't lend itself to seeing snow that much...

And then this wonderful holiday! I wish we had something like this in Dalmasca. I think it would cheer everyone up, you know?

Oh! Speaking of which!
Christmas Cakes are available at Penelo's Pastries!
Get some for your family today! Or eat them all yourself, which SOME people I know tend to do, VAAN.

[recorded, sweetly]

Larsa, will you help me with the icing, love?

[soft thump as she closes the journal on the counter]

[all recorded, since Penelo has her journal slid in one thumb as she sneaks into the council chambers...]

Hi, Larsa! I brought your lunch...

....[giggling]

VAAN, GET HIM!

I'VE GOT HIS WAIST, YOU GRAB HIS LEGS!
GO GO GO GO!

[scrambling, toppling of chairs and important documents, squeals of young imperial protest, demands of explanation]

Get the door! Hurry!

[more giggles evolving to laughter and then the recording stops as Penelo tucks her journal away.
Operation Capture Archadia is successful!]

{{PLAYER
NAME: Lilly
PERSONAL LJ: umiyuko
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):
i_am_little_flower_2u@hotmail.com (MSN)
AerisFlowerChild (AIM)

CHARACTER
NAME: Penelo
FANDOM: Final Fantasy XII
TIMELINE PERIOD:
Penelo was plucked from Ivalice at a preposterously good time. She had been captured by the Archadian Empire and is rather unhappily locked away in a cold cell with only a tiny window to look through. she prayed for a way out, any way out, anything than being trapped. Unfortunately, she didn't specify where "out" was...

BACKGROUND:
A bright-eyed seventeen-year-old, it is hard to imagine that Penelo has seen her fair share of war and plague in her life. The youngest in a family with a beloved older brother, a soldier, and her parents, Penelo grew up a happy-go-lucky, paper-bag princess on the streets of Rabanastre. When a plague struck the city and orphaned many of the children, including her best friend Vaan, her parents took him in as their own. Only a few short years later, a war brought on by the conquering Archadian empire claimed the lives of her parents and her brother.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Penelo wrinkled her nose at the foul smell of dingy wood that surrounded her. Where had she awoken? She didn't even recall falling asleep. Her first thought was gratitude that the heavy shackles around her wrists were gone. Her second thought was what in the world had she been rolling in? The close-fitting outfit that she had been wearing when she was tossed into the cells by Judge Ghis was torn and tattered and any of the metal pieces stripped away. Her pretty blonde hair that she had meticulously braided and tied off with cockatrice feathers lay disheveled against her shoulders and back, dangling in her face. She curled and hugged her legs, tugging the flimsy fabric to cover herself better. Judging by the dark night around her, which was never the case in a bustling city, she was not in Rabanastre, or Archades. The ground beneath her shifted and rocked back and forth, giving her a churning, aching feeling in the pit of her stomach. She pressed her forehead to her knees to keep from getting sick. Finding the strength to stand, her bare feet padded to the window of the brig that she was in. As soon as her dainty nose met air, she could smell the sea.

FIRST PERSON:
The sea is nowhere near Dalmasca or even Archadia! Just where have I landed myself into?! I suppose that it was my own fault for wishing over and over "I want to get out of here," without being specific. It's alright; There are people in far worse situations than this, somewhere. Get a hold of yourself, Penelo! You can make this work! You always have!

NOTES:
For all that has happened to her, Penelo seems to harbor little bitterness against the empire that stole away her family and so many of her loved ones. When so many children were orphaned, Penelo took up a very maternal role among them, though she was still young herself. She's a very nurturing individual, with seemingly unending optimism, but can be very cautious at times- she is afraid of being hurt and doesn't want to relive it all over again. Perhaps if she just lays low, it will all just go away...

This profile is more tailored to rivelata, but Penelo might be exploring more RPs as time goes along!}}