THE WHO
SWEET. EXCITABLE. CHASTE. Poppy May James
AGE. 26
BIRTHDAY. April 1st
OCCUPATION. Youth Counsellor
BIRTH PLACE. Lampton hill
NATIONALITY. English
ORIENTATION. Heterosexual
PREMADE TITLE. N/A
PLAYBY. Anna Paquin
THE WHAT
SWEET. Poppy James is sweet as sugar, almost to the point where it's enough to cause a toothache. Raised in a family with all sorts of morals and values, she learnt kindness at a very early age. It's ingrained in Poppy's nature to give, give, give without expecting to receive in return. Her door is always open and if someone has a problem she'll be waiting with a platter of freshly-baked cupcakes and a listening ear. Although the sweetness is quite a redeeming quality, it also means that Poppy is quite easily manipulated and has often found herself being used as a metaphorical doormat.
EXCITABLE. Much akin to a small puppy, Poppy is unbelievably excitable. In all honesty, it doesn't take much, and it's a true mystery how this part of her personality developed. A few days away at the beach might as well be her birthday and christmas all wrapped into one, and if a wedding or baby comes into question Poppy has real issues containing herself. When she happens to be involved with a male she's particularly interested in, however, Poppy often manages to embarrass herself - running off at the mouth occasionally lands her in trouble, and her tendancy to send fifty text messages about what time she should make dinner arrangements can be somewhat offputting.
CHASTE. Perhaps it's the lack of dating history that has brought about this trait (most guys can't really keep up with the energy she seems to have after the first date), but Poppy is rather surprisingly chaste. At twenty-six years old she has never gone to bed with a man - in fact, there's been very little hanky panky in her life thus far. If the word 'sex' is mentioned a blush and a giggle is offered in return. There have been times when friends have teased Poppy about the fact she might just remain virginal forever, and although she brushes it off, it's actually something she tends to worry about on the odd occasion.
LIKES. Baked goods, sunny days, beaches, tanning, hairdressers, children, white wine, jelly beans, romance novels, manicures, loud music, bicycles, daisies, cardigans, strawberry lipgloss, cuddles, weddings, dating.
DISLIKES. Crime shows, early mornings, crushed clothes, talking about sex, pepper, public transport, cats, hair extensions, crying, celebrity magazines.
THE WHY
BEST MEMORY. When Poppy was fourteen her mother took her on a trip to France - just the two of them - and although it wasn't really all that far away or really too exotic, it was the fact that the little holiday was all about her spending time with her mum without her five other siblings demanding her attention too. She can still remember the little cafes in which they ate lunch and the big king-sized bed they shared in the motel. To some, it's a mild memory, but nothing to date has beat the way she felt those few days.
WORST MEMORY. During her on-the-job training when she first began pursuing her career as a youth counsellor, Poppy sat in on a few sessions with an experienced counsellor in Lampton Hill. There was a sixteen-year-old boy who had recently lost his father and who was battling severe depression. A few weeks into her training, the boy committed suicide. Poppy was shattered and felt as though she had failed the boy as she was unable to prevent what happened. It was almost enough to swear her off the job, but instead the decision was made that she would to everything in her power to avoid something such as that happening again.
When Harper James' contractions began at 11am on the 1st of April it seemed like a very typical 'April Fools' joke. In fact, it took three phone calls to her husband's place of work until he was actually convinced that it was all happening. Three children were born into the James' residence before Poppy and giving birth wasn't a new thing to Harper. Such a short labor, however, was. Within three hours of when the contractions began, a tiny, blonde little girl christened Poppy May was brought into the world. From the moment she was born her parents knew she'd be a handful - eager and excited and ready to take on the world.
They were never an overly wealthy family. Harper was a fulltime mother while Angus worked a nine-to-five job to bring in just enough money to pay the bills and feed eight people. They lived in a large old home just outside of Lampton Hill, on a property with horses and goats and three cattle dogs. Poppy's home life was very average. She fought with her siblings and she spent hours on end outside in the dirt. At school she focused hard on her studies, completely intent on qualifying as a Youth Counsellor as soon as she graduated.
The only abnormal thing about Poppy when she was growing up was her lack of dating experience. Three older brothers and an incredibly high drive to achieve personal goals left her little room to experience the things normal teenagers aspired to.
Three years ago, Poppy's Fathe died of lung cancer. Years of smoking a pack a day finally caught up with him. Now her Mother lives with her fifteen year old sister in a smaller house in Lampton Hill, and Poppy often finds herself living in two places at once. Although she is paying off the mortgage of her own home, being around her family just seems to feel right.
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