Kathryn "Kate" Sanderson

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Kathryn "Kate" Sanderson

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Name: Kathryn "Kate" Sanderson
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Height: 4'11"
Weight 103 lbs
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Kills: Two
Weapon: Egyptian Scimitar

Appearance: Kate is a lithe creature that looks like the type to be blown over by a strong wind. She has very little mass to her, with not a lot of fat or muscle to speak of. This gives her the appearance of almost being someone of whom puberty never quite caught up to. If ever she attempted to do herself up, the boys around the school would see her as slightly above-average, but Kate never tries to do anything but wrap her slightly-longer than shoulder-length hair in a ponytail and throw on the most mundane of colours in an attempt to blend in. As she is a very slight person, Kate often wears layers or larger clothing in an attempt to make herself seem larger. Her face is rounded, with a small point to her chin and a button nose. She wears square, thick-rimmed glasses which she keeps immaculately cleaned, and has a difficult time seeing without. Her skin is relatively unblemished, but her pale cheeks tend to get very red in the cold, betraying her faint Scandinavian heritage. On Announcement Day, Kate was wearing a dark blue ski jacket, overtop of a black sweater, underneath of which was a green long-sleeved shirt and tan cargo pants. She was wearing blue Converse running shoes.

Interests: Kate is a classic example of a heavy introvert, and eschews most forms of social interaction in favour of books and reading materials. She enjoys reading anything that she can get her hands on, with no particular leaning towards fiction or non-fiction. She does particularly enjoy stories that have a happy ending, or those that take the protagonist to a far-off world in search of adventure. Kate also plays the piano, and grew up taking lessons, but prefers to do so in the comfort of her own home, as she dislikes the attention and prefers to play for her parents or other family members who might be around. Recently she has started trying to compose her own music, but it's still a work-in-progress for her. She has a staunch anti-violence mindset and believes that the current political climate is going to result in the end of the world, but has not shared this with anyone, family or otherwise. Talking about the potential for global war that ends in a nuclear winter isn't really a preferred topic of conversation in polite company, and as such, Kate tends to keep it private. She does believe that if humanity continues on its current path, the end of organized civilization is likely to occur within her lifetime, which saddens her.

History: Born as the youngest daughter to Shawn and Veronica Sanderson, Kate was by all accounts, an accident. With a father who was an insurance adjustor and a mother who worked as a pre-school teacher, the Sandersons budgeted their life in order to account for two children, Franklin and Jerry, ten and eight years her senior, respectively. A gregarious family who were all staunchly patriotic, the family would adjust, but as a result of the financial uncertainty that her arrival put them into, certain trips had to be cancelled, the money had to be spread out a little bit wider, leading Kate to always feel a certain ostracism from her own family. This softened as she grew older, but that initial reticence at her existence helped shape her into a quiet, shy, introverted girl who had a very hard time forming connections with other people. Of an average intelligence, Kate always felt like a bit of an outsider - within her own home, within her classmates, even within her own country. This was a difficult thing to grapple with, especially as her brothers both went off into military service.

If Kate were to have a close relationship with one person, it would be her mother. Initially treating her with the same reticence as the rest of her family, her mother eventually came around - primarily because she'd always wanted a daughter, though Kate wasn't exactly what she expected. Nonetheless, Veronica tried very hard to teach her daughter as well as she could, and to shield her from the brusque demeanour that could come along with having two (much) older siblings, who would often antagonize their quieter sister. Kate's interest in literature and reading was borne from the result of needing a place to go, a place to hide from all of the noise around her.

Personality: Quiet, reserved, and introverted are three key adjectives that sum up Kate Sanderson in a nutshell. She is not clever and has a very difficult time engaging anyone in a social context, as she is not practiced at it at all. She has been brought up to be polite, and believes that manners are very important in how people conduct themselves. Kate often feels sad over the state of the world, but she tries to hide this from her family. She is very sensitive and does not believe in violence being the answer to anything, and has been extremely sheltered by her mother, while being almost ignored by everyone else. As of late she has started to make small attempts to come out of her shell, as her confidence was buoyed by her brothers returning home on a surprise visit and stumbling upon her playing the piano and being very moved by it - the first compliments that she ever remembers receiving from them.

Reputation: Barely anyone is aware of Kate Sanderson's existence. She takes steps to blend into the background, and has a very hard time engaging socially. Part of this is from a very likely undiagnosed social anxiety, but a lot of it is from her disinterest in engaging with the majority of her fellow student body. She would be known to anyone who frequents the library area of the school, and people have likely tried to engage her at times, but haven't had much luck.
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