User blog comment:Tanglefrost/Survivor: Con Dao- Character Applications/@comment-27246540-20200103104328

Here's the first of two castaways from me.

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Name (Age): Scarlet Williams (22)

Current Residence: Aurora, Illinois

Occupation: Underground Rapper

Claim to Fame: Managing to rap the whole area down four years ago. Never in my life would I have thought that the whole audience would be cheering and yelling my name that night, but against all odds, I knew that was when I made it as a rapper.

Hobbies: Rapping, practicing capoeira, crafting random things and swimming.

Pet Peeves: People who don’t have thick skin to withstand criticism. Honestly, I don’t want to get into a conversation with a person who refuses to admit they made a mistake with something they did. I’m known to make a handful of mistakes, but at least I’m willing to cop it on the chin.

If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why: A pen and notebook so that I can keep myself from being bored and try to brainstorm some new song lyrics, some sunscreen to keep myself safe from the glowing sun, and a crafting knife, to create whatever comes to my mind from a piece of wood or bamboo.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like (can be my fanon or canon): I want to say NaOnka Mixon… but even I’m not that viciously mean or thin-skinned. Sure, I’m one of the notorious rappers living in Illinois, but at least I’m willing to keep myself from putting my well-being over everyone else’s when I’m just living a normal life. Other than that, I’m more than willing to bring everything from my game to this; my spirit, my social skills and all my fire! So maybe you can call me Diet NaOnka.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: It would be easy just to say ‘for the money’ and call it a day, but I want to add more to my journey through life, and to prove to myself that if I can survive being cornered in a rap-off, then I, a secret ‘Survivor’ fan at heart who is more than happy to handle being away from the hustle and bustle of Aurora, surely can last a little while in Vietnam.

Why You Will "Survive" SURVIVOR: Aside from being a talkative person, I have a strong mentality that’s here to help me in the long game. In fact, I can use my rapping skills to help me stay strong and keep and the morale of my tribe mates strong in the event a dark day strikes.

Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I may be loyal, but I’m not afraid to make tough moves to keep my game going to the end. I have been fighting for my life ever since I was a young, naive teen trying to make ends meet, and I will keep fighting with all my might to get to the very end or go down trying.

Manga:

Additional questions for you (Answer AS YOU, not as your character)

'''Rate your castaway’s strategic, physical and social game out of 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. Provide a reason why you chose the numbers.'''

Strategic – 7. An above average strategist, Scarlet is willing to cut emotional relations out of the equation if it’ll help her go far in the game. While she would love to grab an idol in the hopes that it’ll keep her safe in the long run, she is also capable of creating a fake idol to give herself a sense of power in the long run.

Physical – 4, bordering on 5. While Scarlet does have a healthy build thanks to her swimming capabilities, her Physical game is by far the weakest of her three games, as she’s not known for doing well in challenges. That said, Scarlet is more than willing to give it a lot more than 100% when it comes to sport-related challenges, as long as she’s not trying to solve puzzles; she’ll almost collapse on the word ‘go’ if someone isn’t there to help.

Social – 8. Scarlet is happy enough to get to know people and show her kind side beneath her rapper self. She knows that she’s loud and proud, but she is willing to show her true self and help a castaway out or even hold a conversation with another for a good amount of time, especially if she likes the people on her tribe.

What could cause your castaway to win?

Scarlet knows how to work her way out of a corner in a tough situation, considering her history. Depending on what kind of ammunition she must work with, Scarlet could do well enough to get her head off the chopping block, especially when it comes to Tribal Council. Should she make it to the final hurdle, Scarlet is more than willing to own up to her moves in the game and – while she will apologize – admit that she did what she had to do to get there.

What could cause your castaway to lose?

Her personality. If it ends up working for the wrong reasons, this’ll be the biggest flaw with Scarlet’s game; should she get off on the wrong foot or ruin things with a person in her tribe, let alone all of them, then she may run out of cards to play to the point that she’d be desperate just to stay in the game. And if that were to be the case, then she could risk becoming the goat to the castaway that wins.

'''What kind of castaways would your castaways align with? '''

Scarlet is happy to align with castaways who are willing to enjoy their opportunity to be here and to make an impact, though she has secretly said that she wanted to make a super-fan alliance with a few people on her tribe.

What kind of characters would your castaways avoid or be enemies with?

People who are pretty much a walking metaphor for ‘trouble’. To Scarlet, it could mean a make-or-break game for her.

Please provide a small paragraph of backstory.

Scarlet was born in Harlem, New York, and her family moved to Springfield, Illinois when she was four. As she was growing up, she learned how to rap at the age of 14 and would learn to get better with age. Despite her parents being less than happy with her passion and asking her to stop for her safety, Scarlet continued to rap right up to her first concert performance at the age of 17, and she has never looked back since. Outside her passion, Scarlet has been working at a local supermarket on the weekdays to try and get by back in the day and has been learning to cope with her stress by practicing capoeira and learning how to create certain accessories.

Currently, she lives in a shared house in Aurora with her roommates Gregory (24), Paul (21) and Ariane (20), and they treat each other like friends who support one another. Being a closeted superfan, Scarlet announced to her audience that she’ll be hoping to take part in a future series of Survivor, announcing that it’ll be “a young woman’s dream” to take part.

'''Do you consent to having your manga altered (such as natural hair shades, eye colours, custom clothing/face details) if your castaway is cast? '''(under NO CIRCUMSTANCES will this impact your character's chances of being cast)

As long as you stay away from touching her hair*, go for it.

(*I’m okay with it if only the colour is altered.) ​​