...The Character...
Character Name: Krys Ricci
Krys's Appearance (Human):
Age- 28
Height- 4'11"
Weight- 140 pounds (The short woman is a little on the bigger side, but is by no means all fat. Most of her weight is in muscle, but there is still some excess poundage that is the result of her comfortable lifestyle.)
Hair- Long, brown; green streaks (Krys also has long brown hair that she usually keeps pulled back and out of the way. Green streaks are also dyed in for a little bit of flavor -added after she lost her flying job -and career- because it is not professional for a pilot to have streaks-.
Attraction- Fairly Ugly? (The woman could not be described as beautiful or ugly; she is just quite plain.)
Eye(s)- Left eye = gold; Right eye = destroyed (Perhaps the most noticeable trait about Krys is her right eye. When she doesn't have it covered (usually in the privacy of her home), it is quite gruesome. A scar runs from her right cheekbone, up through her eye, and ending in about the center of her forehead. The eye itself is almost completely useless. It was literally sliced open and then healed, but is still looks quite grotesque and uncomfortable. Krys understands how disturbing her eye looks to others, so she always keeps her eyepatch on when anywhere but her private living quarters -whether that be her apartment, a hotel, etc-.).
Kry's Personality: Krys could be seen as currently going through a mid-life crisis. That is better explained in her background. When not depressing over the stuff that recently happened in her life, Krys is actually pretty cheerful. She is usually the one cracking jokes and adding the sarcastic remarks in a conversation. The woman is also incredibly antsy. It could be said that she has a slight case of ADD. Krys simply cannot be bored-- at all. If there is nothing to do, she will go out and find something to do; sometimes this includes making a mess just to clean it up. The world is her playground and everything is her toy. She also likes to play games, and some of these "games" are in fact very serious. When it comes to flying, Krys reverts back to her childish ways. No matter what the situation, when she is in the air, that is all she can think about. If she isn't the person actually flying, Krys will look around and watch every detail. This can usually be helped by letting her listen to the radio and hearing ATC, other pilots, and occasionally the messages on instrument frequencies (weather, airport approach, etc).
Krys's Background:
...Childhood...
Birth-18 years
Krys had a pretty uneventful childhood. By "uneventful", I mean if asked, she wouldn't be able to pick out a time where she felt anything important happened. Of course, everything was important, but she mostly took it for granted, as many people do.
Growing up in a middle-class United States family, in Nebraska, Krys just calmly went through her day. The area was not dangerous; while drugs were experimented with, drug dealers were a rare site; and so forth. Her parents were always very encouraging. Krys never heard the words "You cannot", or "that isn't possible", or even "why do you want to do that?". She never had to think twice about an action. Sure, she weighed the consequences, but her motives were never questioned.
Elementary school and high school went by. Krys wasn't exceptional, but she was very smart. Usually seen with a book, however, she was many times the root of jokes. It was when she was younger when she hit her growth spurt, so she towered over her classmates for awhile. When she was about 11, however, people started passing her in height, where as she didn't even break the 5-0. It was also about this time that Krys's personality started to switch... literally. She was a quiet, detached little girl that grew into a loud, social woman.
At the age of 15, she found a boy... and they dated until they left for college. Krys did some experimenting with things... drugs (when she could), smoking (hated it), *cough* sex... but never alcohol (she didn't want it to hurt her dream career). It never occurred to her than any of the others could also destroy her career... although she threatened her boyfriend many times that if he got her pregnany, she skin him and roast him alive.
When she was 16, Krys started flying and working at the local airport to pay for as much as she could (parents picked up the rest of the fees). She could only do a little bit, for she was not legal for a certificate. On her 18th birthday, however, Krys did her final FAA checkride and went out to celebrate her victory that night. That fall, she left for college.
Flight Certificates at the end of this time: Private :: Glider
Endorsements/Ratings: Instrument :: Complex :: Tailwheel :: High Performance :: Tow
...College/University...
18-22 years
Major: Aeronautical Engineering
Minor: Classical Studies
Krys lived her entire 4 years of college in the dorms, even though she hated the food (who wouldn't?). It was more convenient. She didn't have the time to get her own place, though, and she found someone she liked who was willing to room with her the whole time (lucky b***h). Krys had a very rigorous schedule. A difficult major, with a minor, and with a job and working on getting more certificates; Krys didn't have much time for herself. She had a few amazing friends, who she always kept in touch with, but longer relationships. She was known for being "loose", though... what can I say: she liked sex... ^^;
You see, Krys wanted to be a pilot. She didn't know where she was going to be, and she was too passionate about her choice to settle down with a man. Every free moment was spent on flights. If she didn't have the money, her parents were always there to send money (they had secretly set funds aside). Krys was still under her parents wings. She knew that, but didn't care. After college, she could concentrate on speading her own wings and flying.
More Flight Certificates at the end of this time: Commercial :: Flight Instructor
Endorsements/Ratings: Multi-Engine
..."On her Own"...
22 years - Present
Final Cert. at age 23: ATP
Krys graduated with her degrees. Unfortunately for her, she didn't have the knowledge or the hours to get a decent job. Luckily for her, however, she had connections. For a year, Krys lived with her parents, working at the airport she had originally learned to fly. Slowly, she was able to work up the hours. Her main contact was able to help her in the way of more Multi-engine and Jet hours.
Finally, Krys earned all the certificates she needed (had to wait for that last one). Her connection helped her out again and got her a job with a private charter business (it's all about connections).
Krys loved her job, she loved her co-workers; and even though she never found "the one", she loved her life and all aspects.
The Accident: Krys was driving her motorcycle one afternoon when a drunk driver hit the side of her bike. While she didn't have any major injuries, thanks to her helmet and thick clothing, Krys had one major problem after recovery: a broken branch from a tree had found a way to pierce through her helmet shield. Usually, this would be impossible, but she managed to hit it at just the right angle and at just the right speed. The branch essentially took out her right eye. She was blind except for the vague, irritating outlines that she saw in the light. No pilot, though, can fly with only one functional eye.
Oh, but her company was sympathetic. They weren't going to throw one of their pilots on her butt in the street. They offered her a job (how sweet). After her 2 months of recovery, Krys had a new job: she was now a janitor. She should have been insulted, but for some reason, she wasn't; Krys had a plan that would hopefully make her rich.
How Does Krys get to the Island? (Has been okay-ed by Chibi Hige)
Ever since her college years, Krys worked on her newest creation: a motorized glider-seaplane hybrid. It just so happened, about a year after her accident, Krys finished. It took her long because she had no real determination before. Now, however, she did!
It was time for her hybrid's debut. Of course, she couldn't fly it (her medical was invalid and required); so, her friend was going to test it publicly on the oceanic coast of -location hidden-. The night before, Krys got really drunk (this was a reoccuring problem... now that she didn't have to worry about alcohol ruining her record -ironic-). It's interesting when Krys gets so drunk... she is very capable. She managed to bribe some shippers to sneak her and her packed hybrid out to the ocean to avoid the ATIZ zone. Once there, she fired up the small engine and was off. It was still early morning, so the landbreeze helped her immensely to get further and with such. Of course, her flying was off...and it wasn't getting better over time as she continued drinking. Finally... she saw land.
Krys wasn't expecting an Island on her route, but decided it would an interesting stop...she could soak up some sun! She didn't notice that her limited gas was practically running on fumes, so she really lucked out!
Crash landing in the water was not pretty, but Krys had designed her hybrid for such events. Floating near shore, the woman snuck out of her hybrid and swam to shore, dragging her creation with her (hey! her booze were in there!). She left it on shore while she went exploring....
And that was when she was discovered!
((Note: During this time, Krys will only be speaking Spanish. She thinks she is speaking English, but the alcohol was just too strong. My translator for such things is a friend of mine from Neopets xaldanax <3 ))
Random Information...?
Ethnicity: Italian (father); Peruvian (mother)
Languages: English; Spanish; Italian
Occupation: Ex-pilot; Janitor; Inventor
