Post by slytheringal on Apr 10, 2008 13:40:17 GMT -5
The Player.
Your Name: Jean
Your Age: 27
How Did You Find Out of Gas?: Through the affiliates board on a Harry Potter roleplay site I am on, Immobulus.
Previous Roles: Harry Potter roleplays: Alexis Snape (OC), Harry Potter. I am also involved in Stargate roleplays with several OCs, plus I play Dr. Carson Beckett, Dr. Kavanaugh, and Dr. Radek Zelenka.
Contact Email: *just ask, don't like to really give that stuff out with all the viruses and spam out there*
The Core.
Full Name: Kayewinnit Lee Frye
Nickname(s): Kaylee
Birthday: June 2, 2497
Age: 21
Origin: Santo
Location: Serenity
Allegiance: Neutral – She really ain’t with the alliance and she really ain’t with the Indepence either. Her allegiance lies with Serenity and her crew.
Occupation: Mechanic
The Appearance.
Eye Color: Greenish-Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height && Weight: 5'5 1/2" & 135lbs (61kg)
General Description:
Despite having grease and oil all over her skin and in her hair from working on Serenity’s engines and such, Kaylee Frye can clean up rather nicely. The one time that she will always cherish and remember is the time that Mal bought her a nice, frilly and poofy dress that she absolutely loved, and she wore it to a ball that they had attended a few years back. This certainly explains that Kaylee can be a girly girl, liking to dress up nicely. But she has her tomboyish side to her as well.
She definitely tries to make herself look good for Simon, trying to get him to notice her. As far as looks and making herself look noticeable and good for Simon, there is not too much too Kaylee’s appearance. She can be seen with her shoulder-length, brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail, primarily when she is working on Serenity’s engines. When her hair is not pulled back, she can be seen “letting her hair down” allowing her brown hair to flow onto her shoulders. Her greenish-brown eyes accent her face, being bright and bold. She is not tall nor is she short but set somewhat in the middle.
Kaylee is not your type of girl that is fat nor skinny either, she is just plain and average, rather slender. Her wardrobe consists of girly things such as dresses, and casual clothes. She loves her printed tops and her work overalls. She also loves wearing her boot cut jeans, low-rise boots and long sleeve shirts when planet side or just relaxing from fixing Serenity. Overall, Kaylee loves the way she looks, especially when it comes to dresses and dressing up. She is Serenity’s true girly girl with a hint of tomboyish attitude on the side.
The Personality.
Likes && Dislikes:
There are any things that Kaylee likes, but there are at least four main things that she absolutely loves. First thing, Kaylee loves people and being around people unless they are mean and rude. When Inara was onboard Serenity before heading back to the training house, Kaylee loved hearing the wild stories that Inara had to share. When they took shelter on Haven, she loved the children there and hearing what Shepard Book had to say.
Secondly, Kaylee loves the life of adventure being onboard Serenity. She will never forget the day that Mal had asked her if she would like a job as a mechanic aboard the ship. Yet, it was a bit awkward the way he asked her (with her being the one caught having sex with Bester) but it turned out fine just the same.
Thirdly, she absolutely loves the smell and taste of strawberries. The sweet and delicious berry is her all time favorite fruit. Growing up, her parents had a nice, huge strawberry patch and Kaylee would love to go out to the patch and pick loads of strawberries and eat them right then and there. That memory has always set deep inside Kaylee and it s one of her most cherished childhood memories.
And finally, Simon Tam, her most cherished and unforgettable love. She loves Simon, what more can be said? She has pretty much liked him since the day he came aboard Serenity. Kaylee always tries to make herself noticeable to Simon, whether Simon notices or not. They, however, have shown their interest towards on another a couple of times. One time that Kaylee remembers vividly was just after the whole ordeal with Miranda. While everyone else was getting Serenity fixed up after being badly damaged, Simon and Kaylee were spending some “quality time” together. She remembers when Simon had told her that what he regretted most was being with her, and well, that was fixed in a hurry.
However, with likes there comes dislikes. And with Kaylee, luckily her likes over weigh her dislikes. She is very fond of Serenity, knowing the ship inside and out. So, her primary dislike is when people refer to the ship as “junk”. This makes her very upset as no one should call a great ship like Serenity a piece of junk. She is also one who is not afraid to tell someone so, explaining what a great ship Serenity really is.
Kaylee also hates the fact that people can be downright rude and mean and self-centered. Having a love for people herself, she can’t stand it when one person talks bad about another person. She is always frowning upon Jayne, and even Mal sometimes, since the two of them can tend to be the ones who make rude and mean comments about others, Jayne especially. She also hates it when people yell and fight at one another, not being much of a fighter herself. And she has, on occasion, argued with Mal about some rude comments he has made, especially about Simon and River and Inara. When Shepard Book first arrived on Serenity and Mal introduced Inara, he referred to her as a “whore” when introducing her and this made Kaylee upset saying the proper term is “Companion”. She just looked at Mal with a scowl look upon her face and walked off with Inara.
Not too many things are disliked with Kaylee, but you talk bad about Serenity or other people, and you will definitely see another side of her you don’t want to see. Overall, Kaylee has a pretty caring nature inside of her, just don’t make her angry. And yea, I suppose she also likes some good sex once and awhile too…but who doesn’t.
Interests && Hobbies:
Much like her likes and dislikes, Kaylee has many interests and hobbies as well. She loves just sitting back in her hammock that she has hung in the engine room, which she spends more time in than her actual quarters. Sometimes she grabs a handful of strawberries and takes them back with her and just relaxes while she watches the engines turn. She doesn’t mind the smell of grease and oil, in fact she loves it, which is why she loves being a mechanic other than she loves working on things. She loves eating her strawberries and apples every time they stop somewhere and are able to get some.
She also loves spending time with River, although when she first met her she wasn’t too sure about her. She loves running around and playing with River. She remembers one time they all got a bunch of apples and River had stolen hers and so they spent hours and hours chasing each other, and at the end Kaylee had gotten her apple back. Of course she loves spending time (or trying to) with Simon, him being her most lovable physical interest.
Kaylee also has her strong interest in working with any machine, including Serenity. She loves taking the time to fix and solve any problems that the ship or some other piece of equipment may have. When the crew salvages other parts from other ships and so forth, Kaylee is right there snooping to see what she can find to fix or work on or just play around with.
She also loves reminiscing about all the good times she has had with the crew, especially with Inara and River. Inara was one of the very few that she could look up to as a big sister so-to-speak and could actually have a subtle conversation with. Inara and she would talk about the “girly” things in life and share stories with each other. She loved hearing about all the clients that Inara would meet up with, and she would talk about her feelings about Simon with Inara and what she should do. Inara was and is a good mentor to Kaylee, as well as a good friend. As for River, Kaylee sees her as the little sister she never had. They always talk about “teenage” stuff, like boys and gossip. They also play games with each other, jacks being there most memorable and favorite game, and that of chasing each other around the ship.
Kaylee loves her time aboard Serenity and loves the people they run into and meet and loves meeting any passengers that come aboard. Overall, she loves her stay on Serenity and hopes that the journey will continue on forever.
Strengths:
Kaylee’s strengths? Well, despite the lack of training or anything, she can fix just about darn near everything. Kaylee has always had an affinity with machines and other this and that gadgets. On her home planet of Santo, she would often spend lots of time assisting her father in repairing things either at home or at work (if he got work that was). Other than her mechanical aptitude which allows her to fix just about anything, she has a great desire for girlish things and is annoyed when Mal does not see that she is a woman not just a mechanic.
Other than her knack for fixing things and girlish things, Kaylee also has a great strength with people. She is always there when someone needs to talk and a shoulder to cry on. If someone is hurt or scared or whatever the case, you can bet that Kaylee is right there by their side trying to console in them. She has that sort of motherly instinct in her I guess you could say. When one of the crew is badly injured on a job or whatnot, Kaylee often can be found in the infirmary just standing by their side.
She has that sunny disposition about her that helps with the people side of her strength. She is always smiling and having a good laugh on her face, sometimes of course annoying Mal with all the smiling and such. She has a good heart and a good, strong positive attitude.
Weaknesses:
As for any weaknesses, Kaylee does have a few as does everyone. On the rare occasion that her ability as a mechanic fails her, she tends to lose her cheery attitude. There have many occasions where she has tried to fix parts on Serenity, but has failed and has felt really bad about it. One of those occasions was back when Serenity was completely dead in the water due to the compression coil blowing, and she remembers Mal telling her that if the part didn’t get fixed, the whole crew would have nothing left to breath. She felt completely horrible, and did not want to die due to something from her engine room.
She definitely has a weakness when it comes to strawberries, loving the luscious fruit. She also has a weakness for a good apple. And when it comes to getting the two fruits, Kaylee is right there with her yes vote.
Then there is Simon, her strongest weakness ever. Her feelings for him are so strong that when he tried to leave with River, she tried to talk Mal into stopping them from leaving, explaining why and everything. So, yes, you can say that Kaylee’s weaknesses consist of physical and emotional, but mainly emotional weaknesses.
Secrets:
Secrets? Well, we all have secrets. Kaylee, herself, does not have that many secrets but she does have a few. Her number one secret, which really ain’t a secret no more, is the fact that she loves Simon Tam. In the beginning, her feelings for him were not as strong but then they grew throughout the time they were on Serenity and are still strong today. At first, Inara was the only one who knew, but that pretty much spread like wildfire since whenever she was around him, she really couldn’t keep a calm face making it obvious that she liked him, and she knew that he knew it too.
Another well kept secret that Kaylee hides deep within her memory is one that no one knows to the day all to well. Once on a mission, Kaylee watched as River killed three men with a handgun (not missing a single shot) with her eyes closed, and saving Kaylee’s life. Kaylee is understandably somewhat distressed by the incident, and avoided River for sometime afterwards. She later, however, did put the secret aside.
As for childhood secrets, she only really has one main one. When she was about ten years old, Kaylee was told that machines were not toys, and to a child this practically meant curiosity. So, one day when her parents were not home, she snuck out to the old barn and climbed into her father’s trailer tractor. Not knowing that the lever that she stepped on to get herself up was a brake device, the tractor started to roll. And before Kaylee knew it, the tractor had busted its way out the barn doors and she was scared out of her wits as the tractor made its way to the road ahead. Luckily, her parents pulled in just as that was happening, but needless to say, Kaylee got a long lecture and sent to her room.
Overall Personality:
Kaylee has the most sunniest and kindest personality on the ship. She has that sense of kindness to her that brings joy to anyone who needs it (or doesn’t need it). She loves helping people, as she has a very good heart and soul. She tends to only lose that sunny disposition when her mechanical abilities fail her, leaving her saddened that she cannot do anything to help fix Serenity. When it comes to Serenity, she can tell when something is wrong as the ship “talks to her”.
Kaylee tends to personify Serenity, talking about her as if the ship were a sentient creature. And Kaylee doesn’t take insults to the ship well, in fact, she hates it when Serenity is called “junk”. But overall, Kaylee is a well-liked, lovable, sunny and kind member of the Serenity crew. She always has a bright smile on her face accented with grease on her cheeks.
The Family.
Parents && Siblings:
Mother – Abigail “Abby” Lynn Frye, Homemaker and loving mother/wife
Father – Evan Lee Frye, Mechanic and Farmer (when there is work)
Siblings – None, Kaylee is the only child. Although she very much considers Mal a brother to her, which leads to having a strong brother/sister relationship with him. Mal often refers to Kaylee as “Xiao Mei Mei”, meaning “Little Younger Sister” in Mandarin.
Character History:
On June 2, 2497, Evan and Abigail Frye brought a beautiful baby girl into the world. They named her Kaywinnit Lee, a name that Abigail just adored the sound of. They cherished Kaylee and raised her right. Living in a rickety old farm house in the country lands of Santo, having barely enough money to live, but they got by. Evan was in and out of work and Abigail was a proud stay-at home mom/homemaker.
When Kaylee discovered the ability to crawl, that's when the fun times began. Kaylee would get into everything she could. If she was outside playing, she would try to make her way to the barn. By the time she was walking, she was cruising around on two legs pretty good. Then the school-years hit, and Kaylee did start out rough. The other kids would tease her about her family not having enough money and say that she was a poor idiot girl who didn't know anything in the 'verse. That's when she learned to discover things on her own.
Kaylee has always had a strength and desire with machines. She started at the age of 8 years old since she really did not have any friends. She would often help her father in repairing many things. She got along with her parents very well, them being her only true and best friends really. She had a few neighbor kids that would come over and play but not many. She would play games outside, like hopscotch and jump rope. She would love to watch what little channels on the tv they had, cartoons and news mainly. She would listen to ghost stories about Reavers, little did she know that she would later discover that these weren't just stories. She never really had any interest in dating since no boys wanted to date her, which her parents were realived of that as all parents are.
When she hit her teen years, however, she had turned into the most beautiful woman. Boys then started hovering over her. She had a few boyfriends but mainly just friends who were boys. However, she did lose her virginity at 17, parents not knowing. Her teen years was where she discovered the 'verse and what a vast blackness it was. She always dreamed about going up into space on a vast ship but she knew that these were only dreams. Little did she know, that dream would come true in a few years.
Kaylee joined the crew of Serenity at the age of 20 when Mal interrupted her and Serenity’s former mechanic, Bester, having sex in the engine room. When Bester incorrectly informed Mal that the ship could not be fixed, Kaylee quickly proved him wrong by diagnosing the problem and repairing the grounded Serenity. Mal was quite impressed with her work and mechanical skills that he immediately offered her the job as mechanic. Kaylee happily accepted and left her family behind to join Serenity’s crew. She has been on the ship ever since.
While Simon tends to Kaylee after she is shot by a traitor aboard the ship, his concern and care for her happens almost immediately inside Kaylee. The love and passion are immediately brought up and since then she has loved Simon.
Kaylee loves Serenity and she would do anything to stop the Alliance or anyone from destroying the ship. She loves the crew and misses two crew members deeply, Hoban Washburne and Sheppard Book. She remembers the time that Book presented her with strawberries as payment for passage onto the ship.
The Edge.
Something Unique:
There is more to Kaylee than just her mechanical ability and her sweet and chipper self and her love for Simon. Kaylee is sort of a laid back type of person. She can usually be found relaxing in her hammock in the engine room more than she is in her quarters (which is easily found with all the lights and her name above the door). She can also be found playing with River or hanging around Simon.
Do not be deceived that she is sweet all the time, because if you test her the wrong way, she will let you know and sometimes it won’t be pretty. Kaylee is not afraid to tell someone off, especially when it comes to something about another person or Serenity.
Role Playing Sample:
It was the middle of the night and Kaylee was found lying in her hammock in the engine room, just listening to the rumble of Serenity’s engines. She loved that sound, and would do anything to always hear that sound. She also loved the smell of the engine room, the grease and oil was always a sweet aroma to her.
Feeling her tummy rumble, she got out of her hammock and made her way down to the canteen to grab something to eat. Once there, she found Jayne and Mal there as well, just talking. She nodded and smiled acknowledging their presence, grabbed a handful of strawberries and headed back to the engine room.
“Kaylee! Kaylee,” someone yelled from behind.
She quickly turned around to be facing Mal coming towards her, “Oh hi cap’n. Need something?”
“Have you started working on the primary buffer panels yet? We need to have them in tip-top shape in order to get to Persephone,” Mal asked.
“Don’t fret cap’n, I am working on them and have been ever since they broke,” Kaylee reassured Mal as she gave him a smile and a walked back into the engine room. She climbed back into her hammock with her strawberries and watched Mal say nothing and walk away.
She just smiled and shook her head as she finished her strawberries before getting some rest and back to work.
Face Claim: Jewel Staite
Your Name: Jean
Your Age: 27
How Did You Find Out of Gas?: Through the affiliates board on a Harry Potter roleplay site I am on, Immobulus.
Previous Roles: Harry Potter roleplays: Alexis Snape (OC), Harry Potter. I am also involved in Stargate roleplays with several OCs, plus I play Dr. Carson Beckett, Dr. Kavanaugh, and Dr. Radek Zelenka.
Contact Email: *just ask, don't like to really give that stuff out with all the viruses and spam out there*
The Core.
Full Name: Kayewinnit Lee Frye
Nickname(s): Kaylee
Birthday: June 2, 2497
Age: 21
Origin: Santo
Location: Serenity
Allegiance: Neutral – She really ain’t with the alliance and she really ain’t with the Indepence either. Her allegiance lies with Serenity and her crew.
Occupation: Mechanic
The Appearance.
Eye Color: Greenish-Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height && Weight: 5'5 1/2" & 135lbs (61kg)
General Description:
Despite having grease and oil all over her skin and in her hair from working on Serenity’s engines and such, Kaylee Frye can clean up rather nicely. The one time that she will always cherish and remember is the time that Mal bought her a nice, frilly and poofy dress that she absolutely loved, and she wore it to a ball that they had attended a few years back. This certainly explains that Kaylee can be a girly girl, liking to dress up nicely. But she has her tomboyish side to her as well.
She definitely tries to make herself look good for Simon, trying to get him to notice her. As far as looks and making herself look noticeable and good for Simon, there is not too much too Kaylee’s appearance. She can be seen with her shoulder-length, brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail, primarily when she is working on Serenity’s engines. When her hair is not pulled back, she can be seen “letting her hair down” allowing her brown hair to flow onto her shoulders. Her greenish-brown eyes accent her face, being bright and bold. She is not tall nor is she short but set somewhat in the middle.
Kaylee is not your type of girl that is fat nor skinny either, she is just plain and average, rather slender. Her wardrobe consists of girly things such as dresses, and casual clothes. She loves her printed tops and her work overalls. She also loves wearing her boot cut jeans, low-rise boots and long sleeve shirts when planet side or just relaxing from fixing Serenity. Overall, Kaylee loves the way she looks, especially when it comes to dresses and dressing up. She is Serenity’s true girly girl with a hint of tomboyish attitude on the side.
The Personality.
Likes && Dislikes:
There are any things that Kaylee likes, but there are at least four main things that she absolutely loves. First thing, Kaylee loves people and being around people unless they are mean and rude. When Inara was onboard Serenity before heading back to the training house, Kaylee loved hearing the wild stories that Inara had to share. When they took shelter on Haven, she loved the children there and hearing what Shepard Book had to say.
Secondly, Kaylee loves the life of adventure being onboard Serenity. She will never forget the day that Mal had asked her if she would like a job as a mechanic aboard the ship. Yet, it was a bit awkward the way he asked her (with her being the one caught having sex with Bester) but it turned out fine just the same.
Thirdly, she absolutely loves the smell and taste of strawberries. The sweet and delicious berry is her all time favorite fruit. Growing up, her parents had a nice, huge strawberry patch and Kaylee would love to go out to the patch and pick loads of strawberries and eat them right then and there. That memory has always set deep inside Kaylee and it s one of her most cherished childhood memories.
And finally, Simon Tam, her most cherished and unforgettable love. She loves Simon, what more can be said? She has pretty much liked him since the day he came aboard Serenity. Kaylee always tries to make herself noticeable to Simon, whether Simon notices or not. They, however, have shown their interest towards on another a couple of times. One time that Kaylee remembers vividly was just after the whole ordeal with Miranda. While everyone else was getting Serenity fixed up after being badly damaged, Simon and Kaylee were spending some “quality time” together. She remembers when Simon had told her that what he regretted most was being with her, and well, that was fixed in a hurry.
However, with likes there comes dislikes. And with Kaylee, luckily her likes over weigh her dislikes. She is very fond of Serenity, knowing the ship inside and out. So, her primary dislike is when people refer to the ship as “junk”. This makes her very upset as no one should call a great ship like Serenity a piece of junk. She is also one who is not afraid to tell someone so, explaining what a great ship Serenity really is.
Kaylee also hates the fact that people can be downright rude and mean and self-centered. Having a love for people herself, she can’t stand it when one person talks bad about another person. She is always frowning upon Jayne, and even Mal sometimes, since the two of them can tend to be the ones who make rude and mean comments about others, Jayne especially. She also hates it when people yell and fight at one another, not being much of a fighter herself. And she has, on occasion, argued with Mal about some rude comments he has made, especially about Simon and River and Inara. When Shepard Book first arrived on Serenity and Mal introduced Inara, he referred to her as a “whore” when introducing her and this made Kaylee upset saying the proper term is “Companion”. She just looked at Mal with a scowl look upon her face and walked off with Inara.
Not too many things are disliked with Kaylee, but you talk bad about Serenity or other people, and you will definitely see another side of her you don’t want to see. Overall, Kaylee has a pretty caring nature inside of her, just don’t make her angry. And yea, I suppose she also likes some good sex once and awhile too…but who doesn’t.
Interests && Hobbies:
Much like her likes and dislikes, Kaylee has many interests and hobbies as well. She loves just sitting back in her hammock that she has hung in the engine room, which she spends more time in than her actual quarters. Sometimes she grabs a handful of strawberries and takes them back with her and just relaxes while she watches the engines turn. She doesn’t mind the smell of grease and oil, in fact she loves it, which is why she loves being a mechanic other than she loves working on things. She loves eating her strawberries and apples every time they stop somewhere and are able to get some.
She also loves spending time with River, although when she first met her she wasn’t too sure about her. She loves running around and playing with River. She remembers one time they all got a bunch of apples and River had stolen hers and so they spent hours and hours chasing each other, and at the end Kaylee had gotten her apple back. Of course she loves spending time (or trying to) with Simon, him being her most lovable physical interest.
Kaylee also has her strong interest in working with any machine, including Serenity. She loves taking the time to fix and solve any problems that the ship or some other piece of equipment may have. When the crew salvages other parts from other ships and so forth, Kaylee is right there snooping to see what she can find to fix or work on or just play around with.
She also loves reminiscing about all the good times she has had with the crew, especially with Inara and River. Inara was one of the very few that she could look up to as a big sister so-to-speak and could actually have a subtle conversation with. Inara and she would talk about the “girly” things in life and share stories with each other. She loved hearing about all the clients that Inara would meet up with, and she would talk about her feelings about Simon with Inara and what she should do. Inara was and is a good mentor to Kaylee, as well as a good friend. As for River, Kaylee sees her as the little sister she never had. They always talk about “teenage” stuff, like boys and gossip. They also play games with each other, jacks being there most memorable and favorite game, and that of chasing each other around the ship.
Kaylee loves her time aboard Serenity and loves the people they run into and meet and loves meeting any passengers that come aboard. Overall, she loves her stay on Serenity and hopes that the journey will continue on forever.
Strengths:
Kaylee’s strengths? Well, despite the lack of training or anything, she can fix just about darn near everything. Kaylee has always had an affinity with machines and other this and that gadgets. On her home planet of Santo, she would often spend lots of time assisting her father in repairing things either at home or at work (if he got work that was). Other than her mechanical aptitude which allows her to fix just about anything, she has a great desire for girlish things and is annoyed when Mal does not see that she is a woman not just a mechanic.
Other than her knack for fixing things and girlish things, Kaylee also has a great strength with people. She is always there when someone needs to talk and a shoulder to cry on. If someone is hurt or scared or whatever the case, you can bet that Kaylee is right there by their side trying to console in them. She has that sort of motherly instinct in her I guess you could say. When one of the crew is badly injured on a job or whatnot, Kaylee often can be found in the infirmary just standing by their side.
She has that sunny disposition about her that helps with the people side of her strength. She is always smiling and having a good laugh on her face, sometimes of course annoying Mal with all the smiling and such. She has a good heart and a good, strong positive attitude.
Weaknesses:
As for any weaknesses, Kaylee does have a few as does everyone. On the rare occasion that her ability as a mechanic fails her, she tends to lose her cheery attitude. There have many occasions where she has tried to fix parts on Serenity, but has failed and has felt really bad about it. One of those occasions was back when Serenity was completely dead in the water due to the compression coil blowing, and she remembers Mal telling her that if the part didn’t get fixed, the whole crew would have nothing left to breath. She felt completely horrible, and did not want to die due to something from her engine room.
She definitely has a weakness when it comes to strawberries, loving the luscious fruit. She also has a weakness for a good apple. And when it comes to getting the two fruits, Kaylee is right there with her yes vote.
Then there is Simon, her strongest weakness ever. Her feelings for him are so strong that when he tried to leave with River, she tried to talk Mal into stopping them from leaving, explaining why and everything. So, yes, you can say that Kaylee’s weaknesses consist of physical and emotional, but mainly emotional weaknesses.
Secrets:
Secrets? Well, we all have secrets. Kaylee, herself, does not have that many secrets but she does have a few. Her number one secret, which really ain’t a secret no more, is the fact that she loves Simon Tam. In the beginning, her feelings for him were not as strong but then they grew throughout the time they were on Serenity and are still strong today. At first, Inara was the only one who knew, but that pretty much spread like wildfire since whenever she was around him, she really couldn’t keep a calm face making it obvious that she liked him, and she knew that he knew it too.
Another well kept secret that Kaylee hides deep within her memory is one that no one knows to the day all to well. Once on a mission, Kaylee watched as River killed three men with a handgun (not missing a single shot) with her eyes closed, and saving Kaylee’s life. Kaylee is understandably somewhat distressed by the incident, and avoided River for sometime afterwards. She later, however, did put the secret aside.
As for childhood secrets, she only really has one main one. When she was about ten years old, Kaylee was told that machines were not toys, and to a child this practically meant curiosity. So, one day when her parents were not home, she snuck out to the old barn and climbed into her father’s trailer tractor. Not knowing that the lever that she stepped on to get herself up was a brake device, the tractor started to roll. And before Kaylee knew it, the tractor had busted its way out the barn doors and she was scared out of her wits as the tractor made its way to the road ahead. Luckily, her parents pulled in just as that was happening, but needless to say, Kaylee got a long lecture and sent to her room.
Overall Personality:
Kaylee has the most sunniest and kindest personality on the ship. She has that sense of kindness to her that brings joy to anyone who needs it (or doesn’t need it). She loves helping people, as she has a very good heart and soul. She tends to only lose that sunny disposition when her mechanical abilities fail her, leaving her saddened that she cannot do anything to help fix Serenity. When it comes to Serenity, she can tell when something is wrong as the ship “talks to her”.
Kaylee tends to personify Serenity, talking about her as if the ship were a sentient creature. And Kaylee doesn’t take insults to the ship well, in fact, she hates it when Serenity is called “junk”. But overall, Kaylee is a well-liked, lovable, sunny and kind member of the Serenity crew. She always has a bright smile on her face accented with grease on her cheeks.
The Family.
Parents && Siblings:
Mother – Abigail “Abby” Lynn Frye, Homemaker and loving mother/wife
Father – Evan Lee Frye, Mechanic and Farmer (when there is work)
Siblings – None, Kaylee is the only child. Although she very much considers Mal a brother to her, which leads to having a strong brother/sister relationship with him. Mal often refers to Kaylee as “Xiao Mei Mei”, meaning “Little Younger Sister” in Mandarin.
Character History:
On June 2, 2497, Evan and Abigail Frye brought a beautiful baby girl into the world. They named her Kaywinnit Lee, a name that Abigail just adored the sound of. They cherished Kaylee and raised her right. Living in a rickety old farm house in the country lands of Santo, having barely enough money to live, but they got by. Evan was in and out of work and Abigail was a proud stay-at home mom/homemaker.
When Kaylee discovered the ability to crawl, that's when the fun times began. Kaylee would get into everything she could. If she was outside playing, she would try to make her way to the barn. By the time she was walking, she was cruising around on two legs pretty good. Then the school-years hit, and Kaylee did start out rough. The other kids would tease her about her family not having enough money and say that she was a poor idiot girl who didn't know anything in the 'verse. That's when she learned to discover things on her own.
Kaylee has always had a strength and desire with machines. She started at the age of 8 years old since she really did not have any friends. She would often help her father in repairing many things. She got along with her parents very well, them being her only true and best friends really. She had a few neighbor kids that would come over and play but not many. She would play games outside, like hopscotch and jump rope. She would love to watch what little channels on the tv they had, cartoons and news mainly. She would listen to ghost stories about Reavers, little did she know that she would later discover that these weren't just stories. She never really had any interest in dating since no boys wanted to date her, which her parents were realived of that as all parents are.
When she hit her teen years, however, she had turned into the most beautiful woman. Boys then started hovering over her. She had a few boyfriends but mainly just friends who were boys. However, she did lose her virginity at 17, parents not knowing. Her teen years was where she discovered the 'verse and what a vast blackness it was. She always dreamed about going up into space on a vast ship but she knew that these were only dreams. Little did she know, that dream would come true in a few years.
Kaylee joined the crew of Serenity at the age of 20 when Mal interrupted her and Serenity’s former mechanic, Bester, having sex in the engine room. When Bester incorrectly informed Mal that the ship could not be fixed, Kaylee quickly proved him wrong by diagnosing the problem and repairing the grounded Serenity. Mal was quite impressed with her work and mechanical skills that he immediately offered her the job as mechanic. Kaylee happily accepted and left her family behind to join Serenity’s crew. She has been on the ship ever since.
While Simon tends to Kaylee after she is shot by a traitor aboard the ship, his concern and care for her happens almost immediately inside Kaylee. The love and passion are immediately brought up and since then she has loved Simon.
Kaylee loves Serenity and she would do anything to stop the Alliance or anyone from destroying the ship. She loves the crew and misses two crew members deeply, Hoban Washburne and Sheppard Book. She remembers the time that Book presented her with strawberries as payment for passage onto the ship.
The Edge.
Something Unique:
There is more to Kaylee than just her mechanical ability and her sweet and chipper self and her love for Simon. Kaylee is sort of a laid back type of person. She can usually be found relaxing in her hammock in the engine room more than she is in her quarters (which is easily found with all the lights and her name above the door). She can also be found playing with River or hanging around Simon.
Do not be deceived that she is sweet all the time, because if you test her the wrong way, she will let you know and sometimes it won’t be pretty. Kaylee is not afraid to tell someone off, especially when it comes to something about another person or Serenity.
Role Playing Sample:
It was the middle of the night and Kaylee was found lying in her hammock in the engine room, just listening to the rumble of Serenity’s engines. She loved that sound, and would do anything to always hear that sound. She also loved the smell of the engine room, the grease and oil was always a sweet aroma to her.
Feeling her tummy rumble, she got out of her hammock and made her way down to the canteen to grab something to eat. Once there, she found Jayne and Mal there as well, just talking. She nodded and smiled acknowledging their presence, grabbed a handful of strawberries and headed back to the engine room.
“Kaylee! Kaylee,” someone yelled from behind.
She quickly turned around to be facing Mal coming towards her, “Oh hi cap’n. Need something?”
“Have you started working on the primary buffer panels yet? We need to have them in tip-top shape in order to get to Persephone,” Mal asked.
“Don’t fret cap’n, I am working on them and have been ever since they broke,” Kaylee reassured Mal as she gave him a smile and a walked back into the engine room. She climbed back into her hammock with her strawberries and watched Mal say nothing and walk away.
She just smiled and shook her head as she finished her strawberries before getting some rest and back to work.
Face Claim: Jewel Staite
