⋆ 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁.

“i  overheard  one  of  the  directors  saying  they're  going  to  start  looking  around  for  one  of  us  to  lead  a  song,”  kate  says  in  warning,  immediately  taking  a  seat  next  to  the  other  counselor  in  fear  of  being  seen  amongst  the  crowd.  “they  appeared  awfully  excited  about  it  too  as  if  there's  anything  to  merrily  sing  about  in  a  place  like  this.”  there  was  something  about  silver  lake  that  just  felt  ominous;  almost  as  if  every  day  that  she  wakes  up,  she's  walking  towards  something  she  can  never  return  from.  perhaps  it  was  only  just  the  incessant  voice  inside  her  head  telling  her  she  must  always  stand  her  ground  and  be  prepared.  either  way,  whatever  that  must  be,  kate  would  not  be  surprised  if  its  first  warning  sign  came  in  the  form  of  being  forced  to  sing  camp  tunes.  there  is  no  greater  horror  indeed.  

a  plan  begins  forming  inside  her  head.  "i  think  it's  best  that  we start  looking  busy."  brown  gazes  landed  on  the  opened  bag  of  marshmallows,  chocolate  bars,  and  graham  crackers.  pretending  to  make  s'mores  for  the  younger  kids  does  not  seem  like  a  terrible  idea.  quinn  does  not  really  strike  her  as  the  singing  sort  —  hence,  the  invitation.  otherwise  she  would  have  approached  someone  else  and  saved  her  energy  for  someone  she  knew  would  find  leading  a  crowd  to  sing  as  equally  repelling.  

the  articles  she's  read  and  the  videos  she's  watched  in  the  name  of  research  hardly  lived  up  to  the  reality,  a  fact  she  only  came  to  know  as  soon  as  camp  opened  its  doors.  while  the  articles  discussed  in  detail  the  things  to  expect  and  the  common  challenges  of  a  summer  camp  counselor,  it  did  not  quite  describe  how  to  handle  such  boisterous  youthful  energies.  who  knew  kids  can  be  utterly  distressing,  enthusiastic,  and  capricious  all  in  one  day?  perhaps  a  lot  of  people  knew  —  kate  can  just  scarcely  remember  the  last  time  she  interacted  with  children.  

she  just  managed  to  wave  off  the  three  younglings  who  have  been  following  her  all  day  (  flattered  as  she  was  with  their  deference,  she's  not  quite  the  entertainment  they  came  here  for  and  it  was  about  time  they  realized  that  )  and  she's  spent.  her  body  almost  sang  in  relief  as  she  sank  into  one  of  the  sitting  areas  the  camp  appeared  to  be  littered  with.  when  she  hears  the  sound  of  someone  walking,  she  immediately  sits  upright  ready  to  wave  the  campers  away.  “oh,  it's  just  you.”  thank  god  it  was  unspoken  but  you  can  almost  hear  it.  seeing  blonde  hair  and  someone  of  similar  height  instead  of  a  troupe  of  heads  was  divine  intervention  at  this  point.  “i  thought  some  of  the  kids  came  back  to  drag  me  along  somewhere.  i  just  need  a  brief  moment  to  rest  my  feet.”

╰   👕   :    what’s    in    your    character’s    handbag    /    briefcase    /    pockets    ?

within  her  everyday  handbag  she  carries  a  cardholder,  a  coin  purse,  her  phone,  a  little  pouch  with  all  of  her  makeup  tools,  a  roll  on  version  of  her  signature  scent,  a  small  mirror,  three  hair  ties,  her  headphones,  her  keys,  another  tinier  pouch  that  acts  as  a  pretty  first  aid  kit  (  but  it's  just  filled  with  advil,  band  aids,  and  painkillers  ),  and  a  hand  sanitizer.  just  the  essentials.

╰   🫑   :    argumentative    or    competitive    or    indecisive    ?

argumentative  and  competitive.  if  there's  anything  you  must  know  about  kate  is  that  she  absolutely  hates  losing  and  will  argue  her  way  out  of  a  competition  so  long  as  she  knows  she  can  get  away  with  it.  

╰  gia   :    what  was  your  muse’s  childhood  like  ?      how  did  their  upbringing  affect  them?

answered  here !

💌   *  𝗠𝗩𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗗   ⸺    🥑 + 🪀 <333 (^: 

╰   🥑   :    a  keen  eye  for  detail    or    take  rules  too  seriously    or    actions  speak  louder  than  words    ?

while  it  may  look  like  kate  take  rules  too  seriously,  she  actually  doesn't  mind  bending  them  a  little  bit  or  finding  some  loophole  out  of  necessity.  sure,  action  speaks  louder  than  words  but  only  when  you  don't  know  the  right  thing  to  say  which  couldn't  be  her.  what's  left  is  a  keen  eye  for  detail  which  she  likes  to  think  she  certainly  has.  after  all,  she  wouldn't  have  survived  her  first  year  in  a  cutthroat  law  school  environment  if  she  doesn't  know  how  to  catch  even  the  most  minuscule  of  details  in  every  case  and  every  question.

╰   🪀   :    starry  eyes    or    quick  tongue    or    charming  tongue    ?

in  other  people  she  prefers  someone  with  a  charming  tongue.  starry  eyes  while  beautiful,  can  only  get  you  a  minute  or  two  of  delight  if  it's  not  accompanied  by  alluring  conversation.  in  other  words:  boring.

╰   🌿   :    gentle  rain    or    crashing  waves    or    crackling  flames    ?

crashing  waves  for  the  calming  sensation  of  being  so  close  to  the  water  that  you  can  hear  it  will  always  remind  her  of  the  beaches  at  koh  samui.

╰   🐸   :    night    or   morning   or    afternoon   ?

she’s  a  morning  person  through  and  through.  no  matter  what  time  she  sleeps  the  night  before,  it’s  still  guaranteed  that  kate  would  wake  up  at  around  six  o’clock  in  the  morning  with  or  without  an  alarm.  it’s  almost  as  if  something  in  her  body  just  jolts  itself  awake  and  refuses  to  let  her  go  back  to  sleep  as  soon  as  she’s  opened  her  eyes.  despite  that,  she  does  love  the  tranquility  that  mornings  give.  the  slowness  of  a  sunday  morning  in  particular,  when  she  can  sit  on  the  couch  by  her  bedroom  window  and  watch  the  sun  slowly  illuminate  suburban  new  york  is  one  of  her  favorite  things.  

╰   🧊   :   what    does    your    character    first    notice    about    another    individual    ?

answered  here ! 

╰   fezco   :    what  does  family  mean  to  your  muse?  are  they  close  with  theirs   ?     why  or  why  not   ?

her  family  is  everything  to  her.  she's  devoted  too  much  of  herself  to  her  family  to  think  otherwise  and  she  cannot  even  imagine  what  dump  she'll  end  up  being  in  if  she  would  dare  to  dedicate  less  of  who  she  is  to  their  family  name.  all  that  she  is  and  perhaps  all  that  ever  will  be  is  in  service  to  upholding  their  family  name  and  becoming  a  great  professional  in  the  ayutthaya's  long  list  of  great  professionals.  

that  being  said,  she's  definitely  close  to  her  family  but  not  in  a  'my  mom  is  my  best  friend'  and  'my  dad  will  let  me  talk  back  to  him'  type  of  way.  they're  very  traditional  and  demanded  that  they  be  treated  as  parents  and  not  two  people  you  can  sit  down  with  and  divulge  all  your  secrets  to  in  the  name  of  family  bonding.  they  spend  a  lot  of  time  together;  from  dinners  shared  on  the  same  table  to  planning  annual  vacations  out  of  the  country.  still,  kate  would  never  talk  about  anything  out  of  the  ordinary  with  her  parents.  they  would  certainly  never  hear  about  the  one  time  she  almost  flunked  her  biology  exam,  or  the  time  she  slapped  her  ex  boyfriend.  they're  just  not  that  kind  of  family.

╰  jules   :   is  your  muse  artistic ?  do  they  want  to  be  ?  

she  isn't  and  she  wants  to  be.  she's  seen  enough  art  museums  in  her  life  to  develop  a  desire  for  learning  how  to  paint.  kate  thinks  there's  something  quite  idyllic  about  the  way  a  landscape  or  a  face  comes  to  life  through  the  masterful  swirling  of  colors  and  the  careful  stroke  of  a  brush.  

however,  she'll  probably  never  try.  she's  afraid  her  family  might  discover  it  and  urge  her  to  hone  the  skill  to  perfection  —  heaven  knows  she's  had  enough  of  that  intervention  already.

╰   lexi   :   is  your  muse  a  pushover,  or  do  they  tend  to  stand  up  for  themselves?    

she  stands  up  for  herself,  of  course  (  except  when  it's  her  parents  ).  it  would  be  hilarious  for  her  to  pursue  a  career  in  law  if  she  did  not  know  how  to  stand  on  her  own  feet  and  defend  herself.  even  if  there's  a  slight  possibility  that  she's  in  the  wrong  on  a  given  situation,  she'll  still  try  to  defend  her  honor.  if  there  is  anything  that  her  studies  have  proven  to  her  thus  far  is  that  there's  always  a  way  out  —  you  just  have  to  look  hard  enough.

╰   gia   :   what  was  your  muse’s  childhood  like?  how  did  their  upbringing  affect  them?

it  was  fun  and  everything  that  a  child  could've  imagined  a  childhood  was  supposed  to  be  like.  kate  had  an  affluent  upbringing  which  meant  that  whatever  she  needed  or  wanted,  she  could  ask  for  and  it  would  be  given.  she  attended  only  the  best  schools  and  her  summers  were  saved  for  trips  to  thailand  or  any  other  country  her  parents  wanted  to  whisk  them  off  to.  despite  all  that  golden  childhood,  her  parents  were  strict  and  kept  them  in  line.  she  didn't  grow  up  spoiled,  never  threw  a  tantrum,  and  never  complained  because  kate  knew  that  her  parents  would  not  tolerate  such  an  attitude.  all  the  while,  she  tried  to  repay  their  generosity  by  excelling  in  everything  that  she  does.  even  interests  that  started  out  as  a  hobby  grew  into  avenues  she  must  perfect  for  her  family  expects  no  less  from  the  first  born  ayutthaya  daughter.

this  upbringing  resulted  in  an  uptight,  practically  closed-off,  and  often  times  self-serving  young  woman.  it  appears  that  her  childhood  took  all  the  fun  and  left  her  adult  life  with  nothing  but  crippling  pressure.  

╰   ashtray   :    is  your  muse  loyal ?  who  is  someone  they  would  never  betray  no  matter  what?    

loyal  to  a  fault.  kate  doesn't  trust  enough  people  so  those  that  she  does,  she  hangs  on  to  for  life.  her  sister  and  her  best  friend  are  the  two  people  in  her  life  she  can  never  betray.  if  ever  these  two  needed  her  for  whatever  reason,  she'll  help  them  come  up  with  a  flawless  plan  and  be  the  thinking  force  that  will  drive  them  to  success.  

╰   🧊   :  what    does    your    character    first    notice    about    another    individual   ?

the  way  that  an  individual  dresses.  she's  a  firm  believer  that  you  can  tell  a  lot  about  a  person  by  observing  the  way  that  they  style  themselves.  admittedly,  it's  getting  a  lot  harder  these  days  to  determine  someone's  personality  by  giving  their  style  a  once-over.  nevertheless,  it's  still  the  first  thing  she  notices  when  looking  at  other  people.

╰   🌧   :  describe    a    time    your    character    did    something    even    though    they    were    scared    .

one  summer  a  few  years  ago,  she  helped  her  younger  sister  sneak  out  to  attend  a  birthday  party.  their  parents  were  not  due  home  until  past  midnight  but  kim  decided  she  wanted  to  defy  their  perfectly  outlined  plan  and  stayed  a  couple  minutes  longer  at  the  event  when  she's  supposed  to  meet  kate  outside  the  venue  at  11:15  on  the  dot.  cue  kate  frantically  calling  her  younger  sister,  screaming  at  the  phone  when  she  finally  decides  to  pick  up,  and  maniacally  driving  through  new  york  streets  in  an  effort  to  outdrive  her  parents'  chauffeur.  her  heart  was  racing  and  she  was  scared  witless  at  the  thought  of  being  caught  outside  of  their  home  when  they  weren't  supposed  to.  

in  the  end,  they  made  it  by  a  slim  fifteen  minutes  before  their  parents  arrived  home.  never  again.  

╰   🦕   :   what    is    something    your    character    wishes    they    could    go    back    into    the    past    and    redo   ?

nothing  in  particular  comes  to  mind.  kate  doesn't  like  dwelling  on  the  past  to  agonize  over  something  that  happened  for  a  reason.  everything  she  has  done  thus  far  in  life  has  led  to  where  she  is  now  and  as  much  as  it  is  not  a  perfect  life,  it's  all  she  has.  

╰   🍐   :   see  good  in  everything    or    sensitive  to  criticism    or    overly  private   ?

overly  private.  kate  prefers  keeping  a  lot  of  things  to  herself  because  the  thought  of  having  people  sniffing  around  her  business  gives  her  the  ick.  

╰  🐢   :   bold  brows    or    freckles    or   dimples   ?

dimples  —  she  actually  has  one  on  her  right  cheek  if  you  look  long  enough  to  catch  her  smiling.  

╰ 🍾   :   strive  to  be  someone  of  importance   or    more  comfortable  giving  than  receiving    or   lack  self  confidence    ?

strive  to  be  someone  of  importance,  of  course.  it's  everything  that  her  family  stands  for  and  is  the  very  core  of  who  they  strive  to  be.  she  was  raised  to  basically  think  that  if  she  cannot  be  a  paragon  of  freedom  and  justice,  then  what's  the  purpose  of  life?  circumstances  of  her  birth  has  predetermined  exactly  what  kind  of  life  she  must  live  and  with  that,  she  must  be  someone  important.

oh,  definitely.  kate  would  like  to  think  she  has  mastered  the  art  of  keeping  appearances  and  acting  a  certain  way  to  suit  the  situation.  while  her  honesty  and  general  personality  remains  true,  it  cannot  be  denied  that  she  presents  herself  differently  depending  on  who  she's  talking  to.  

with  her  family,  she  plays  the  part  of  a  dutiful  daughter.  with  her  perfect  manners,   carefully  crafted  responses,  and  her  succinct  way  of  speaking,  she's  the  unblemished  caricature  of  stuck  up  and  suffocating.  even  when  she  just  bawled  her  eyes  out  twenty  minutes  before  dinner  because  of  a  particularly  frustrating  case,  she  would  appear  at  the  restaurant  with  a  poised  smile  and  a  placating  "i'm  doing  great!".  

with  her  younger  sister  she's  perhaps  a  more  slightly  relaxed  version  of  the  above.  it  was  with  kim  that  she  can  complain,  smile  more  genuinely,  and  show  a  sliver  of  her  tightly  concealed  caring  side.  she's  not  nearly  as  rigid  when  only  her  younger  sister  is  around.

as  for  friends  (  what  little  of  it  she  has  ),  she  carries  herself  with  grace.  kate  is  similarly  as  relaxed  with  her  friends  as  she  is  when  she's  with  her  sister  except  perhaps  more  commiserating  and  less  upfront.  she  tries  not  too  care  too  much  so  her  friends  might  see  her  as  detached  and  unemotional.  with  her  friends,  she'd  talk  about  different  aspects  of  her  life  while  being  careful  not  to  say  too  much  because  she  doesn't  want  to  be  vulnerable  in  front  of  anyone  but  herself.  

with  strangers  she's  generally  aloof;  the  type  of  person  you  wouldn't  want  to  approach  unless  out  of  necessity.  she's  polite  when  talked  to  but  will  only  start  to  show  any  enthusiasm  for  the  conversation  if  you're  a  particularly  important  person  or  if  you  suddenly  veered  towards  a  topic  she's  interested  in.  while  it's  not  hard  to  get  her  intrigued,  it  might  take  some  work  to  get  there.