Helen Beal: Difference between revisions

* '''Quarters''': From the start, she has refused to use any sort of replicators to decorate.  Everything in her room is something she has purchased, made, or been given.  More importantly, however, is that aside from the bed, you would easily mistake the room for an art studio.  It is also usually quite messy and tends to be dimly lit when she is not painting.

* '''Habits''': Tends to sum a person up almost instantly, and is usually correct, for better or for worse.  Sometimes Helen considers this a curse.  She is also totally unable to flirt or detect flirtation, most likely a residual effect of her failed marriage.  She also lacks the ability to "make small talk," and frequently delves into personal information or brings up inflammatory topics before testing the waters.   

* '''Mannerisms''': Very easily distracted.  In conversation, her eyes tend to wander.  She also fidgets quite a bit and has a very difficult time standing in one place, though her energy is far from manic and actually quite low at times.  That said, she never misses a detail and is constantly paying attention, though perhaps too much.  It's difficult to conceal a brain that is moving a 1000 miles-per-minute.

* '''Likes''': Holodecks -- Feels secure in the "fakeness" of it all.  Tea.  Gourmet dining.  Realist art.  Darkened rooms.  Napping.

* '''Ambitions and Goals''': Mostly survival, followed by the rediscovery of herself.  Since recovering from panic disorder, Helen prefers to coast though life a little, which may eventually catch up to her.

* '''Disappointments in Life''': Romance has utterly failed her.

* '''Temperament''': When comfortable, genuinely sweet and playful, if not a little giddy.  When uncomfortable, Helen tends to bite her tongue, or hide in the background, which may have the effect of making her seem snobbish or a little brusque, which is the furthest thing from the truth.  She is simply trying to keep from "making a fool of herself," as she believes her panics have done.  Helen feels somewhat ruined as a person and is extremely self-conscious, hence the need to create a persona.  And this inevitably leads to frustrations that end in odd outbursts of anger and self-assertion.

* '''Mental State''': Recovered panic disorder sufferer, but still has occasional bouts of anxiety.  Has a distrust of teacher-student relationships.  Actively fights against her natural romantic idealism.  And she thinks she's more of a mess than she really is.

* '''Other Personality Traits''': An extremely private person, but not reclusive.  She simply does not answer questions she does not wish to answer.  Keeps a smile pasted on her face, not only as a mask, but as a means to keep herself positive.  This works very well for her and projects quite a sunny disposition.