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rathersophisticalSorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Application
Player Information
Name: Lore
Age: 34
Preferred Method of contact: Plurk, but journal and email work.
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Number of Characters in the Kingdom: Eleanor Shellstrop and Missy
Timezone: EST
Character Information
Character Name: Mary Poppins
Age: one NEVER asks a lady's age. (Appears 30s. Actually ageless.)
Canon: Mary Poppins Returns (includes Mary Poppins and is influenced by the books.)
Canon Point: Post movie
Gender: Female
Character History
Character History: First movie, Returns, character profile
Canon Example: one, two, three, four
Character Motivation: Her driving motivation is to help others help themselves. Secondary motivations are to educate others on proper etiquette and to encourage imagination and childlike wonder. She doesn't just show up and tell people how to fix things. She manipulates and nudges things in just the right way to put them on the path to help themselves. And she never does it with any expectation of reward or even thanks. Once they've gotten to the point where they no longer need her help she simply leaves, not even saying goodbye.
Personality: Practically Perfect in Every Way.
Mary is... Mary. It's unknown where she comes from or why she's got such a thing for helping the Banks children, but she'll be damned if the world is going to keep that family down for long. A mysterious woman with equally mysterious magical powers, she makes the impossible possible, then makes sure the children are properly dressed and home for tea.
Her past may be unknown, but she certainly isn't. It seems that everywhere she goes she's greeted by name and treated like a celebrity. Not everyone knows her, of course, but the lower rungs of society seem to and that's just fine with her. From the chimney sweeps of the first movie to the leeries of the second, she has no problems rubbing elbows (so to speak) with the gents who work in the darker and grimier corners of the city. That's not to mention her celebrity in the worlds she brings the children in her charge to visit. "No wonder that it's Mary that we love," indeed.
Her magic is a curious thing. Snapping rooms back into order, sliding up stair rails, flying on kites and umbrellas, her bottomless carpet bag... it's all very out there and yet she makes it all seem quite proper. And if questioned, she acts as if she's done nothing out of the ordinary whatsoever. In fact, once the adventure is done she'll sometimes deny that it ever happened at all. There are a few reasons why she could do this. It could be her way to remain mysterious and just that little bit distant from the children. She knows she has to leave at some point so she tries to keep a professional distance between them so as not to get attached... in theory. She also still has to stay "the adult" and adults always forget about such things. So perhaps she's keeping up appearances while at the same time leaving the magic and wonder with the children, as it should be. My thought is that by denying it she leaves the focus on the experiences and the imagination and wonder it stirs within the children instead of on the fact that she did it. For as vain as she is, she's completely selfless when it comes to helping others.
When she decides to help someone it becomes a sort of game of chess. She can see the board and anticipate where all the pieces are going to move. She moves her own pieces in such a way that it limits the movements of the others and directs them right where she wants them. The family doesn't realize they're being manipulated because each move is so subtle, with repurcussions that might take days to be fully realized. They believe they've found the solutions all by themselves, with Mary just helping a little when they ask. The best example of this was when she tidied up the papers Jane and Michael had strewn about the study in their search for a document. As she floats the papers into the bin, she watches and makes sure one in particular is on the top: a drawing of the family done by Michael. She then instructs John (the youngest child) to take the rubbish out. He sees the drawing and can't resist pocketing it. Later, she tells John he has to fix the holes in his kite if he wants to fly it again. The only paper he has on hand? That drawing. So he cuts it up and patches the kite. Finally, Michael sees the kite and is admiring the drawing... and notices that it was the document they were looking for all along. Sure she could have picked it up and handed it to Michael, admonishing him for being so careless and missing it. However, by leaving the breadcrumbs to ensure it was there to be found and manipulating the family in other ways she helped them all grow, both individually and closer together as a family, and they never knew she'd helped them at all.
No matter what she says to her umbrella, she does love the Banks family. And, likely, all of the children she cares for. There's one particular song where her professional distance crumbles and she has a beautifully tender moment with the children. While talking about missing their deceased mother, she sings them a song about how nothing is truly lost. She assures them that she's always there, watching as they grow from a star she makes glow. They later use this same song to connect with their father who had been struggling with her loss and being a single father. While it can be argued that she used the song with the intention of bringing the children and their father closer together, I think it was one of the rare moments when we truly see Mary's heart on her sleeve. While she is known and loved by all the creatures in the worlds they visit, she never stays with a family long enough to become irreparably attached. It's difficult to leave but she knows it's for the best so she never hesitates for more than a moment. The life of a transient magical nanny can be a lonely one, but she definitely makes sure it's an interesting one full of adventure and fun.
And every second Tuesday off.
Canon Strength/Weaknesses: Mary Poppins is a force of nature. She's proper to a fault, getting horribly offended by slights such as referring to a lady's age, but refuses to let children go without "some stuff and nonsense" in their lives. She's incredibly matter of fact and once she has a mind to do something will see it through to the very end. Her main weakness is... vanity. She admires her reflection whenever possible, making sure every inch of her is spit spot. She also has a weakness for children, and love in general. At the end of each movie when it's time to leave she looks so sad. She denies it, of course, saying she couldn't become attached to every child she cares for, but she absolutely does. In Returns she uses her wiles to help set up Jane Banks (who'd believed "that ship had sailed") with Jack, her friend who had admired Jane since they were children. It served no purpose other than to make them each happy and bring more love into the world.
Apprentice Sorcerer Application
Class: Fairy. I really wanted to make her something else. Really I did. But fairy fits too well. She's a stubborn, arrogant know it all. And she has a canon obsession: her own reflection. She checks herself out in any shiny surface she passes. Sometimes her reflection sasses back but it's a thing.
Element: Wind. I mean, really, she flies on an umbrella and used wind to blow a gaggle of nannies down a street.
Sample Section
First Person Sample:
[Mary made quite a number of purchases in town today. Possibly too many, but that is certainly up for debate. She hums cheerily to herself as she lays them out on the bed, pondering where to put them.
A voice comes from the corner of the room.]
You don't really need all those things, do you? We won't be staying long enough. We never do.
[She sighs, rolling her eyes dramatically as she turns to look towards the voice.]
And who's to say whether or not that's true, Hmmm? I am not in control of this particular adventure. [She crosses her arms, pursing her lips in thought.] It seems that this one is for me. How odd that it would be something like this.
[The voice scoffs.]
What's this? The great Mary Poppins doesn't know something? Now there's a change.
[She levels an unimpressed gaze at her nearly constant companion. Strolling over, she leans over to meet the parrot head of her umbrella eye to eye.]
I'll have none of that. And I'll thank you not to criticize what I chose to spend my munny on. I refuse to be seen wearing the same clothing every day. Perhaps next time I shall have to purchase a more agreeable umbrella.
[She gently takes hold of his beak, preventing him from responding.]
Hush, now. Whining is only acceptable when accompanied by a good meal. I'm sure the reason I've been brought here will become clear in due time. For now, I'm going to put my things in their proper places and have a rest before dinner.
[With a wink and a smile, she taps Polly gently on the head before returning to the task at hand.]
Third Person Sample: TDM threads
Player Information
Name: Lore
Age: 34
Preferred Method of contact: Plurk, but journal and email work.
Contact Info:
Number of Characters in the Kingdom: Eleanor Shellstrop and Missy
Timezone: EST
Character Information
Character Name: Mary Poppins
Age: one NEVER asks a lady's age. (Appears 30s. Actually ageless.)
Canon: Mary Poppins Returns (includes Mary Poppins and is influenced by the books.)
Canon Point: Post movie
Gender: Female
Character History
Character History: First movie, Returns, character profile
Canon Example: one, two, three, four
Character Motivation: Her driving motivation is to help others help themselves. Secondary motivations are to educate others on proper etiquette and to encourage imagination and childlike wonder. She doesn't just show up and tell people how to fix things. She manipulates and nudges things in just the right way to put them on the path to help themselves. And she never does it with any expectation of reward or even thanks. Once they've gotten to the point where they no longer need her help she simply leaves, not even saying goodbye.
Personality: Practically Perfect in Every Way.
Mary is... Mary. It's unknown where she comes from or why she's got such a thing for helping the Banks children, but she'll be damned if the world is going to keep that family down for long. A mysterious woman with equally mysterious magical powers, she makes the impossible possible, then makes sure the children are properly dressed and home for tea.
Her past may be unknown, but she certainly isn't. It seems that everywhere she goes she's greeted by name and treated like a celebrity. Not everyone knows her, of course, but the lower rungs of society seem to and that's just fine with her. From the chimney sweeps of the first movie to the leeries of the second, she has no problems rubbing elbows (so to speak) with the gents who work in the darker and grimier corners of the city. That's not to mention her celebrity in the worlds she brings the children in her charge to visit. "No wonder that it's Mary that we love," indeed.
Her magic is a curious thing. Snapping rooms back into order, sliding up stair rails, flying on kites and umbrellas, her bottomless carpet bag... it's all very out there and yet she makes it all seem quite proper. And if questioned, she acts as if she's done nothing out of the ordinary whatsoever. In fact, once the adventure is done she'll sometimes deny that it ever happened at all. There are a few reasons why she could do this. It could be her way to remain mysterious and just that little bit distant from the children. She knows she has to leave at some point so she tries to keep a professional distance between them so as not to get attached... in theory. She also still has to stay "the adult" and adults always forget about such things. So perhaps she's keeping up appearances while at the same time leaving the magic and wonder with the children, as it should be. My thought is that by denying it she leaves the focus on the experiences and the imagination and wonder it stirs within the children instead of on the fact that she did it. For as vain as she is, she's completely selfless when it comes to helping others.
When she decides to help someone it becomes a sort of game of chess. She can see the board and anticipate where all the pieces are going to move. She moves her own pieces in such a way that it limits the movements of the others and directs them right where she wants them. The family doesn't realize they're being manipulated because each move is so subtle, with repurcussions that might take days to be fully realized. They believe they've found the solutions all by themselves, with Mary just helping a little when they ask. The best example of this was when she tidied up the papers Jane and Michael had strewn about the study in their search for a document. As she floats the papers into the bin, she watches and makes sure one in particular is on the top: a drawing of the family done by Michael. She then instructs John (the youngest child) to take the rubbish out. He sees the drawing and can't resist pocketing it. Later, she tells John he has to fix the holes in his kite if he wants to fly it again. The only paper he has on hand? That drawing. So he cuts it up and patches the kite. Finally, Michael sees the kite and is admiring the drawing... and notices that it was the document they were looking for all along. Sure she could have picked it up and handed it to Michael, admonishing him for being so careless and missing it. However, by leaving the breadcrumbs to ensure it was there to be found and manipulating the family in other ways she helped them all grow, both individually and closer together as a family, and they never knew she'd helped them at all.
No matter what she says to her umbrella, she does love the Banks family. And, likely, all of the children she cares for. There's one particular song where her professional distance crumbles and she has a beautifully tender moment with the children. While talking about missing their deceased mother, she sings them a song about how nothing is truly lost. She assures them that she's always there, watching as they grow from a star she makes glow. They later use this same song to connect with their father who had been struggling with her loss and being a single father. While it can be argued that she used the song with the intention of bringing the children and their father closer together, I think it was one of the rare moments when we truly see Mary's heart on her sleeve. While she is known and loved by all the creatures in the worlds they visit, she never stays with a family long enough to become irreparably attached. It's difficult to leave but she knows it's for the best so she never hesitates for more than a moment. The life of a transient magical nanny can be a lonely one, but she definitely makes sure it's an interesting one full of adventure and fun.
And every second Tuesday off.
Canon Strength/Weaknesses: Mary Poppins is a force of nature. She's proper to a fault, getting horribly offended by slights such as referring to a lady's age, but refuses to let children go without "some stuff and nonsense" in their lives. She's incredibly matter of fact and once she has a mind to do something will see it through to the very end. Her main weakness is... vanity. She admires her reflection whenever possible, making sure every inch of her is spit spot. She also has a weakness for children, and love in general. At the end of each movie when it's time to leave she looks so sad. She denies it, of course, saying she couldn't become attached to every child she cares for, but she absolutely does. In Returns she uses her wiles to help set up Jane Banks (who'd believed "that ship had sailed") with Jack, her friend who had admired Jane since they were children. It served no purpose other than to make them each happy and bring more love into the world.
Apprentice Sorcerer Application
Class: Fairy. I really wanted to make her something else. Really I did. But fairy fits too well. She's a stubborn, arrogant know it all. And she has a canon obsession: her own reflection. She checks herself out in any shiny surface she passes. Sometimes her reflection sasses back but it's a thing.
Element: Wind. I mean, really, she flies on an umbrella and used wind to blow a gaggle of nannies down a street.
Sample Section
First Person Sample:
[Mary made quite a number of purchases in town today. Possibly too many, but that is certainly up for debate. She hums cheerily to herself as she lays them out on the bed, pondering where to put them.
A voice comes from the corner of the room.]
You don't really need all those things, do you? We won't be staying long enough. We never do.
[She sighs, rolling her eyes dramatically as she turns to look towards the voice.]
And who's to say whether or not that's true, Hmmm? I am not in control of this particular adventure. [She crosses her arms, pursing her lips in thought.] It seems that this one is for me. How odd that it would be something like this.
[The voice scoffs.]
What's this? The great Mary Poppins doesn't know something? Now there's a change.
[She levels an unimpressed gaze at her nearly constant companion. Strolling over, she leans over to meet the parrot head of her umbrella eye to eye.]
I'll have none of that. And I'll thank you not to criticize what I chose to spend my munny on. I refuse to be seen wearing the same clothing every day. Perhaps next time I shall have to purchase a more agreeable umbrella.
[She gently takes hold of his beak, preventing him from responding.]
Hush, now. Whining is only acceptable when accompanied by a good meal. I'm sure the reason I've been brought here will become clear in due time. For now, I'm going to put my things in their proper places and have a rest before dinner.
[With a wink and a smile, she taps Polly gently on the head before returning to the task at hand.]
Third Person Sample: TDM threads
