Jia-Li Koh

[Jia-Li Koh]

JIA-LI KOH

name: Jia-Li Koh (will accept Jia or Ji as a nickname)
gender: Female
age: Sixteen
element: Earth
animal companion: Jia-Li’s companion is currently a female Long Eared rabbit. Jia has had it since she was ten years old and usually refuses to go off somewhere without it. Its name is ‘Tuzi’, something Jia-Li began to call it from the very beginning. Ever since then the name has stuck and apparently means something akin to ‘rabbit’ in the Earth Kingdom.

::looking pretty good[/font]

hair color: Black
eye color: Dark navy blue
skin color: Pale, cream white.
overall appearance:
Jia is very lithe and skinny for her age. She has no idea what the word ‘fashion’ means and will often wear anything that's comfortable. Her usual attire is a light yellow sleeveless shirt with a skirt that has a long slit down the side – making it easier for her to move around in. Completing the outfit is a dark brown scarf and a sash that wraps around her waist. If she must style her hair at all, then she will put it up in a bun, a braid, or a ponytail – the latter being the most likely. In fact, she rather likes having her hair up just to get it out of her face every now and again and won’t hesitate to do so if she feels the need. She has a wide range of facial expressions, but tries to keep a smile on her face for the most part. If not any of that, she can also be seen wearing attire that befits one of the Earth Kingdom. Green and brownish colors, yellow, etc, make up the majority of what she’s willing to clothe herself in.

::what I'm thinking[/font]

likes:

• Bending
• Her twin sister
• Warmth
• Planning ahead
• New clothes
• Contentment
• Music
• Staying alert
• Nighttime
• The Earth Kingdom
• Republic City (to an extent)

dislikes:

• Rudeness
• Being shouted at
• Confusing situations
• High stress levels
• Rejection
• Reading (she doesn’t know how)
• Surprises
• Embarrassment
• Anti-Bending groups
• Pain
• Sadness & depression
• Hunger
• Cold days
• Rain

sexuality: Heterosexual
overall personality:
I suppose describing myself isn’t that hard, since my opinion of what my personality is like doesn’t often differ with others. I’m just that boring. In any case, I’m usually laid back about things, stubbornness isn’t exactly my forte. In fact, I’m very willing to change what I think about something if someone gives a good argument and makes a fine point. I’m terrible at being in a leadership position, though I can see how my determination in some situations would make up for that a little. I have a bit of a hard time telling someone what to do and making myself sound firm. It doesn’t mean I’m a pushover, I just don’t like being in people’s way and thinking that I know better when I might not.

I’m more mature than a lot of people my age. Since I’m technically older than my twin by fourteen minutes, I felt the responsibility was heavier on my shoulders. Besides, I’ve always been a bit more levelheaded than her for the most part. I don’t try to hide my sadness if I’m feeling it, but I rarely cry about things or make a scene. Usually I keep a calm façade if I can, even cheerful if I can manage it. The more I try the harder it becomes, however, to push down what I’m feeling – so I do break down about once or twice a year maybe if the pressure becomes too much for me.

Though I may act clueless from time to time, that doesn’t mean I am naïve in any way shape or form. I am well aware of what Republic City is falling into and what dangers may arise from this place. It isn’t like back home in the Earth Kingdom, where changes are announced and people deal with it like they should. No, here there are secrets. Too many for my taste. This is why I try to keep alert at all times, and I often lose sleep because of it. It’s just how I’ve lived and will continue to live, so rest (at least for a long amount of time) is a pretty foreign concept to me to be honest.

::a past to remember[/font]

I’ve never been alone. From the start, my twin sister and I were practically attached to each other. We did everything together; playing, bending, it didn’t matter what. We could sit together for hours with our hands linked and that would be enough for us. I had a parent, of course, and she was quite a nice woman in her own way. She never spoke of our father, who was and/or is seemingly dead or long gone, but she gave us enough of advice and love that I never seriously thought about what had happened to make him leave or, spirits forbid, die. Even though my mother was nice, she was also very direct and blunt with people. I remember her telling us that other human beings were weeds and that you needed to cut them down before they choked you. Simply awful, I know. But… I suppose that was just how she had been brought up. Not that I ever our grandparents (they were just as mysterious as my own father).

My sister, Mei-Zhen, was the first to suggest we leave the Earth Kingdom in search of adventure. She had always been rash and wanted to live life to the fullest, whereas I would have been quite happy and content to stay where I was. Unfortunately this time I did not do as my conscious was telling me and stay in my home land, agreeing to pack and go with her to Republic City – a place that was rumored to have all the adventures nowadays. That in itself was a lie, and going there was about the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. Not that I would leave it now. It’s become home ever since I stepped foot here, and I wouldn’t leave it for the world. At least, not until I’ve figured out some answers to my questions, some secrets.

There is another reason I wouldn’t leave. This reason lies once again with my twin, Mei. When we first arrived in the city, we were separated. I’m not sure if the crowd was too much or if she figured it would be alright to go gallivanting off to who-knows-where without telling me. It was the first time I had been without her, and I was terrified. I wondered for a while what in the world she had been thinking (though I soon realized the answer to that was probably ‘nothing’, as usual). In any case, I was able to find a place to stay for the night, thanks to a kind woman who apparently had a reputation for housing those who were new here and didn’t know their way around. I was grateful, but wasn’t able to sleep that night due to the worry that had built up from my twin’s untimely disappearance. There was, and still is nothing I can do but search for her, with the help of Tuzi, who I refused to leave behind in the Earth Kingdom.

(Note: My IC posts will not be in first person. I just find it easier to write history/personality with that style)

[Aria]