DOWNES, casey jaye

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CASEY JAYE DOWNES

FULL NAME: casey jaye downes
NICKNAMES: case
SEX: female
AGE: sixteen
BIRTHDAY: may eighth
HOMETOWN: haverhill, massachusetts
ETHNICITY: french, irish, and native american
SEXUALITY: heterosexual
GRADE: junior
OCCUPATION: music store employee
ORIGINAL OR CANON: original
FACE CLAIM: hayley williams

HEIGHT: four feet, ten inches
WEIGHT: ninety-eight pounds
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: her neon red hair, her lack of height.
PHYSICAL APPEARENCE:

for one to lose casey downes in a crowd isn't the hardest thing. after all, the girl is quite petite-- often called a 'borderline' midget. despite her lack of height, the girl is all limbs. she's also pretty tough for a tiny girl, going to the gym every day to kick-box. don't expect her to beat you in a fight though, unless you're under five feet, three inches-- even then. you'll probably beat her. anyways, she's a petite girl with bright eyes, and a huge smile. known for her vivid green eyes, her wild hair compliments it well. she also happens to be pasty white, which actually works well for her hair. she also happens to have a small septum ring, and a noticeable twitch brought on from a childhood dealing with mixed medications. does she care about it? absolutely not! so there's no reason for you to either. she does have two small tattoos, one on her ankle, and one behind her ear. the one behind her ear she got when she was fifteen, after her first warped tour. her rose she got when her grandmother passed away. both were done illegally, but so worth it.

CLOTHING STYLE:

she doesn't have one solid 'style', as she borrows from everything. if anything though, it's undeniable that her clothing style is brought on from her years in the hardcore punk scene of massachusetts. often clad in straightedge, or band tee shirts and hoodies-- she's rather known for wearing them and shorts or jeans. a fan of skateboarding shoes, she's almost often either clad in them or flip flops. she's also really partial on vests and hats, too. she's not always the most girly girl-- as she has been seen in jerseys with long sleeved shirts underneath. occasionally she had been known to wear hats from new era lids, just because she used to wear them back in boston--- err.. she used to steal them from her friends when she went to shows in boston.

LIKES: the straightedge lifestyle, music, hardcore, hardcore punk, honesty, integrity, respect, passion, compassion, loyalty, creeper shoes, hoodies, jerseys, partying, pranking, going to concerts, being sober, reading, sci-fi novels, anything and everything to do with zombies, victorian era items, video games, the internet, being a nerd, laughing, making people laugh, survival video games, johnny cupcakes, kidrobot, hairdye, horror movies, and flaming hot cheetos.
DISLIKES: going off on the wrong people, disrespect, liars, lying, fighting, bugs, cockroaches, bigots, sexism, alcohol, drugs, sluts, brain-washing, scientology, romantic comedies, jennifer lopez movies ( minus selena ), drama, girls fighting over guys, whiny people, arrogance, peta, snitches, shit talkers, kids who rage on the internet, fighting at shows, band sluts, fashioncore, bad zombie movies, any film with tara reid in it, and rednecks.
STRENGTHS: stubborn, strong-willed, compassionate, friendly, advice-giving, listening, extremely perceptive of things around her, excellent judge of character.
WEAKNESSES: quick to judge, easily angered, stubborn, resistant to change, too quick to trust, gives too many chances, holds a grudge, extremely violent when angry, cannot control her anger issues.
GOALS: get a better hold over her anger issues, release a full length album, to graduate and go on to art school.
FEARS: failure, working a dead-end job for the rest of her life, breaking edge, disappointing those around her.
HABITS: scratching the inside of her left arm, her hands shake when she hasn't taken her medication, always looking at everything-- doesn't stop watching her surroundings.
OVERALL PERSONALITY:

casey downes always has seemed a little off. her personality seems to be in sections, due to the medications she was taking as a child. she has very good positive attributes, but at the same time-- very negative attributes. for one, and this can be taken as good or bad. she always, and i mean always is looking at her surroundings. like an owl she watches everything within a five foot radius. it's not on purpose, and sometimes she doesn't even realize she's doing it. it's a strange thing, honestly. she tries to control it, but... whenever she's nervous, or upset, or startled... she looks at everything. analyzes everything. almost as if she's afraid that the one thing she doesn't see will kill her or worse. not that she actually thinks something is going to pop out and kill her. the doctors believe it's part of her brain protecting herself, due to the fact she used to hallucinate frequently as a child.

getting down to casey's core personality, she is really a sweet girl, driven by morals and a sense of loyalty. she claims the straightedge lifestyle which is a sober living lifestyle. she abstains from mind-altering drugs, and alcohol. she also abstains from casual sex, waiting for someone she really has a sense of attachment to before losing her virginity. yes, casey is still a virgin, and she really doesn't care. anyways, she's a very respectful, and tolerant person-- to an extent, but we'll get to that later. she's very passionate about music, and about the hardcore punk music scene- as it is where her roots are, even though the music she writes doesn't always coincide with that of punk music. with being born and raised in haverhill, massachusetts-- it's not strange to see her love of her hometown, and her hometown's music scene. her room is actually covered with old band fliers, ad whatnot. when it comes to friends ,and the like though. she's rather silent upon first meeting them. as she gets to know them more she becomes a bit of a chatterbox, and showing her slightly opinionated side. almost always she has an open ear to her friends, and is willing to give them advice to the best of her abilities.

unfortunately with any high positives, there have to be low negatives. in this case, our little girl is a loose cannon waiting to blow in anyone's face at anytime. she's quick to turn on people, and when she's angry and you try to stop her from getting into a fight-- you risk getting hit yourself. she believes almost anything her friends tell her. she's a firm believer in vengeance, and actually lost all faith in karma when her brother was murdered by a drug dealer. her strength comes from a long love/hate relationship with rage. she can't just simply calm down from an episode, she needs to let her emotions out somehow or someway-- and that's how she grew so attached to hardcore music, it was one way she could vent it out without purposefully hurting anyone else-- because more often than not people were in the same devastating mindset.

casey has a tolerance for almost everything--- except those who wrong her, her friends, and her family. at that point, the girl almost seems to lose control-- running off of rage and anger. which is actually why she moved. it was based off of a rumor casey had heard from one of her best friends who had called it truth. in a blind fit of hate, a fight broke out between her and a girl not much bigger than her. the girl ended up choking her from behind, and when kicks and elbows didn't work... she noticed the girl's mouth was open and reached in-- with all her mind she yanked as hard as she could until she heard bones crack. the girl's jaw was broken at the sides. the police kept her at the station, and ever since then-- her parents made her move to her aunt's place to get the 'help' that she needed.... and a change of pace.

MOTHER: alexia marie downes, forty-seven, record store owner
FATHER: eric marcus downes, fifty, business owner
SIBLINGS: damien adrien downes , fifteen, deceased
andrew christopher downes, twenty one, snhu student, musician
OTHER: tamara leigh downes, fifty, aunt
jacob andrew downes, fifty one, uncle
hayden darien downes, eighteen, cousin
PETS: madball, bulldog
HISTORY:

casey was born to a strange, yet perfectly odd family. eric and alexia were a typical punk family-- the eighties was their era, meeting at a show in new york. later they moved to inner-city boston to get away from the crime, even though boston was no better. as they got their degrees they moved out to haverhill to raise their family. alexia owned a record store with a concert venue in the basement that soon became renown for it's shows. eric became a electrical technician and began to make a large amount of money. things seemed so perfect, raising two boys-- then finally having a girl whom they named casey jaye, after her grandmother. casey jaye boulivier. things seemed perfect, and for a while... they were.

everyone knows that saying though, nothing good can last. casey began to get ill when she hit four years old. she began screamign that 'bugs were everywhere'. she was hallucinating seeing them on her skin, and literally thought the house was infested with them. she wouldn't eat, couldn't sleep... they took her to the doctors, and some inexperienced physician decided to give her two different medications-- one treating her lack of sleep, another treating the hallucinations... instead of just taking care of the hallucinations. the drugs had a bad effect on the girl, and when she'd go for check ups-- they said "oh they'll go away." it wasn't until she had a physical when she was twelve that they said that casey should have never been given the two pills in the first place, and now all they could do was medicate the tremors that were most notable in her hands.

of course, things always got worse...

maybe they took to much for granted. school was going amazing, all of their children were getting top grades. andrew was straightedge and actively involved at shows... damien though? he suddenly got worse. he got into drugs in high school. durign his sophomore year, he decided to meet with a drug dealer after a concert in boston. telling his sister and brother he'd meet them at the parking lot. it was the last time they ever saw him alive. the 'dealer' though he was a cop, and decided to shoot him seven times. it was the hardest on casey, as darien was her closest brother. the family was in a state of shock, and casey decided to claim edge... because had it not been for drugs, her brother still would have been alive. from that point on... she hated druggies, and drug dealers. hated the drugs themselves.

the next big change didn't happen until she was fourteen. that was when her family began to feel the need to send their daughter away. casey had grown violent, and therapy wasn't helping. she hadn't dealt with her problems, just masked them at shows. one of her friends, just to see how she would react... told her that a girl whom she'd had prior issues with, was making fun of her brother's death. at that point the pint-sized girl couldn't handle it; she saw red. blindly, she threw the first punch. calling the girl every name in the book. as the girl began to choke her, she elbowed, kicked... did everything in her power.

as the girl began to laugh, casey glanced to the side, knowing the girl's mouth was open. instead of trying to pry the girl's arms off of her, she grabbed the girl's jaw, her teeth and chin. she pulled down and out with all her might. when she heard the cracks, and then the scream... the girl let go almost instantaneously. people were mortified... did that little girl just rip someone's jaw out? yes, yes she did. the police came, and took her down to the station. that's when someone brought forth a video tape. showing exactly what happened. when a therapist was brought in, they claimed she had acute post traumatic stress disorder... her parents in a last ditch effort to make things better for their daughter sent her to trenton to go seek therapy from professionals, and to stay with her uncle.

surprisingly, the therapy sessions began to go extremely well, and she found herself in a band called serrated skylines. now she goes to school, is playing in a band, and finally getting the closure she needs... she just hopes the past doesn't come back to haunt her.

NAME: twitchh
AGE: eighteen
EXPERIENCE: four years
DISCOVERY: caution
OTHER CHARACTERS: none.
CODE WORD: lovelikewoe

hey! this application was made by K E N A !? , or STEP AND GO ! of CAUTION 2.0, and she would really appreciate it if you didn't go ripping off her material. it's not cool, mkays? so leave this credit on, and if i see it gone, i will send my rabid cockerpoodles on your track. they bite. lyric credits go to the amazing TAYLOR SWIFT's "Forever and Always"