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dreams are easy to achieve
if hope is all I'm hoping to be
Created on 2009-03-30 04:57:18 (#19309768), last updated 2009-12-03
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Basic Info| Name: | Penny |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 05-20 |
| Location: | United States |
Bio[character name]: Penny
[series]: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
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ohsoboring
[messenger]: justthatboring (NEW!)
[e-mail]: pariah@cox.net (more reliable than IM)
[fourth-walling?]: As you please, but expect her to be baffled. No death spoilers, please!
[THE MANDATORY DISCLAIMER: Not my character, blah blah, no profit for me, blah, just for kicks, not affiliated with Felicia Day or DHSAB or the Brothers Whedon or... anything. 'Cause if I was, the ending would have been much happier. This journal is being used over at![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
polychromatic.]
[character history / background]:
Penny’s life has been a relatively normal--if somewhat lonely--one. She is devoted to improving the world in whatever small way that she and, to this end, serves as a volunteer for the Caring Hands Homeless Shelter. When she’s not busy in the soup kitchen or hunting down wild signatures, Penny can occasionally be found at the local coin laundromat (but only on Wednesdays and Saturdays). Her life was relatively tame until Captain Hammer and Billy came along.
It would be more correct to say that Billy had been in Penny’s life long before Captain Hammer entered, as they had been frequenting the same laundromat and Billy had developed a clandestine crush on her. She didn’t meet him properly until she asked him to sign a petition to secure a new building for Caring Hands, unwittingly interrupting Billy—alias Dr. Horrible—in the midst of a wonderflonium heist. Penny secured his signature, but soon found herself in danger of being killed by a runaway wonderflonium-toting van. Fortunately for her, Captain Hammer swooped in and pushed her into a pile of garbage—an act that may have very well saved her life if Dr. Horrible had not brought the van back under his control. Penny, believing that she owed narcissistic Hammer her life, fell for the hero. Captain Hammer was more than willing to allow himself to be distracted by an adoring woman, and the two, much to Penny’s surprise, began what would be a remarkably short-term relationship.
After falling into Captain Hammer’s arms (and being stalked on dates by Dr. Horrible), Penny became friends with Billy over laundry and frozen yogurt. She treated Billy to an inspirational song, encouraging him to see his problems in a brighter light, just before mentioning that her beau would be dropping by. Hammer arrives before Billy can make his getaway. Penny missed the ensuing conversation between arch-nemeses Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible thanks to the call of laundry.
Captain Hammer announced that he successfully secured the sought-after building for the Caring Hands Homeless Shelter, pleasing Penny immensely. As Penny prepared for the building’s dedication ceremony and pondered her relationship with the hero, Billy—who missed his usual trip to the laundromat—was busy plotting Captain Hammer’s demise, spurred on by his nemesis’ possession of what he truly wanted.
At the new homeless shelter’s dedication ceremony, Los Angeles’ mayor called upon Captain Hammer to make a speech. Instead of delivering the inspirational speech prepared for him, Hammer launched into a song full of heartfelt praise for himself. Penny, already invisible behind Captain Hammer, left the stage after the hero shared the details of their private lives with the entire city.
Unbeknownst to her, Penny was about to learn that her laundry buddy Billy was Dr. Horrible and, to top the day off, die a tragic death.
[character abilities]:
Penny is very human, and not a super-powered human at that. She’s not particularly strong or abnormally clever, but her enduring optimism and benevolence see her through the worst of times.
Her talents include an ability to function in very high high-heeled shoes and a unique penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She also has a nice singing voice.
[character personality]:
Penny is the sweet, if slightly nerdy, girl-next-door that every overly-protective mother would like her son to marry. She’s wholesome, giving of her time, and full of hope and a general—and possibly misguided—faith in the goodness of humans, collectively and individually. If there’s a cloud, Penny is determined to see its silver lining.
This determination to see good in everything and everyone isn’t the result of willful ignorance so much as Penny’s personal philosophy in action. She is aware of the evils in the world, and she copes with this awareness by clinging to hope, helping others, and seeking the good within the bad. “Everything happens,” she tells Billy; everything might not happen for a reason, but it does happen and hope can be a sustaining force in the worst of times. With hope, Penny believes she can make the world a better place.
This optimistic outlook clashes with Billy’s cynical view of the world and with Captain Hammer’s self-centered and shallow mind. True to form, however, Penny manages to like both of them. Perhaps she neglects to take note of their less endearing qualities—Billy’s obsessive stalking and part-time work as a mad scientist, for example, or Hammer’s epic self-adoration and unbearable cheesiness—but her ability to stick to her idealistic hopes for the world is admirable.
Penny, aside from being a wellspring of hope and optimism, is also a vegetarian and a fan of doing laundry. She enjoys frozen yogurt, strolls outdoors, and romantic dinners at the soup kitchen, and there’s every chance that she knits and bakes in her spare time. She’s pretty in a natural and unselfconscious way, but far from stunningly beautiful; her wardrobe could be, at best, described as ‘quirky’ or ‘whimsical.’ Penny’s unremarkable appearance, shyness, and docile nature tend to render her invisible in a crowd.
If there’s a malevolent side to Penny’s personality, it’s very well-hidden. About the worst that can be said about Penny is that her eagerness to see the good in everything impairs her ability to see bad things coming straight at her. One also suspects that her character judgment is both unreliable and unrealistically optimistic.
[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: Penny will be making her appearance during Captain Hammer’s rousing song about everyone being a hero (but less heroic than him), after his proclamation that “they totally had sex” and before Dr. Horrible and his Freeze Ray show up. In short, she’s not dead yet, she doesn’t know that Billy and Dr. Horrible are one and the same, and she’s not very happy with Hammer.
[city update]: Hammer consistently manages to charm his way back into Penny's life, and she isn't ready to push him away entirely (after all, he might be a swell guy under the layers of cheese). Billy has had his status upgraded from 'laundry buddy' to 'roommate buddy,' although Penny has yet to view him as a potential romantic interest.
Penny is trying to juggle a variety of tasks--making friends with everyone in the City (which involves stepping outside of her comfort area a little, but that ticking does a lot to encourage the pursuit of friends), working at the library, volunteering at the animal shelter and the orphanage, organizing some kind of welcome center, figuring The Real Captain Hammer out, and keeping an eye on Billy. She's a bit stressed, but being busy makes her feel useful. It would probably benefit Penny to cut down on her activities, stop trying to please everyone, and take her self-imposed duty to mommy her friends less seriously.
Come to think of it, her friends might appreciate that, too.
Update - All has been made clear! Penny knows that Dr. Horrible is Billy, and has been introduced to the idea that Billy likes her quite a lot. Unfortunately, she was sent back home to die before she could properly work that out.
[series]: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
[player eljay]:
ohsoboring[messenger]: justthatboring (NEW!)
[e-mail]: pariah@cox.net (more reliable than IM)
[fourth-walling?]: As you please, but expect her to be baffled. No death spoilers, please!
[THE MANDATORY DISCLAIMER: Not my character, blah blah, no profit for me, blah, just for kicks, not affiliated with Felicia Day or DHSAB or the Brothers Whedon or... anything. 'Cause if I was, the ending would have been much happier. This journal is being used over at
polychromatic.][character history / background]:
Penny’s life has been a relatively normal--if somewhat lonely--one. She is devoted to improving the world in whatever small way that she and, to this end, serves as a volunteer for the Caring Hands Homeless Shelter. When she’s not busy in the soup kitchen or hunting down wild signatures, Penny can occasionally be found at the local coin laundromat (but only on Wednesdays and Saturdays). Her life was relatively tame until Captain Hammer and Billy came along.
It would be more correct to say that Billy had been in Penny’s life long before Captain Hammer entered, as they had been frequenting the same laundromat and Billy had developed a clandestine crush on her. She didn’t meet him properly until she asked him to sign a petition to secure a new building for Caring Hands, unwittingly interrupting Billy—alias Dr. Horrible—in the midst of a wonderflonium heist. Penny secured his signature, but soon found herself in danger of being killed by a runaway wonderflonium-toting van. Fortunately for her, Captain Hammer swooped in and pushed her into a pile of garbage—an act that may have very well saved her life if Dr. Horrible had not brought the van back under his control. Penny, believing that she owed narcissistic Hammer her life, fell for the hero. Captain Hammer was more than willing to allow himself to be distracted by an adoring woman, and the two, much to Penny’s surprise, began what would be a remarkably short-term relationship.
After falling into Captain Hammer’s arms (and being stalked on dates by Dr. Horrible), Penny became friends with Billy over laundry and frozen yogurt. She treated Billy to an inspirational song, encouraging him to see his problems in a brighter light, just before mentioning that her beau would be dropping by. Hammer arrives before Billy can make his getaway. Penny missed the ensuing conversation between arch-nemeses Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible thanks to the call of laundry.
Captain Hammer announced that he successfully secured the sought-after building for the Caring Hands Homeless Shelter, pleasing Penny immensely. As Penny prepared for the building’s dedication ceremony and pondered her relationship with the hero, Billy—who missed his usual trip to the laundromat—was busy plotting Captain Hammer’s demise, spurred on by his nemesis’ possession of what he truly wanted.
At the new homeless shelter’s dedication ceremony, Los Angeles’ mayor called upon Captain Hammer to make a speech. Instead of delivering the inspirational speech prepared for him, Hammer launched into a song full of heartfelt praise for himself. Penny, already invisible behind Captain Hammer, left the stage after the hero shared the details of their private lives with the entire city.
Unbeknownst to her, Penny was about to learn that her laundry buddy Billy was Dr. Horrible and, to top the day off, die a tragic death.
[character abilities]:
Penny is very human, and not a super-powered human at that. She’s not particularly strong or abnormally clever, but her enduring optimism and benevolence see her through the worst of times.
Her talents include an ability to function in very high high-heeled shoes and a unique penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She also has a nice singing voice.
[character personality]:
Penny is the sweet, if slightly nerdy, girl-next-door that every overly-protective mother would like her son to marry. She’s wholesome, giving of her time, and full of hope and a general—and possibly misguided—faith in the goodness of humans, collectively and individually. If there’s a cloud, Penny is determined to see its silver lining.
This determination to see good in everything and everyone isn’t the result of willful ignorance so much as Penny’s personal philosophy in action. She is aware of the evils in the world, and she copes with this awareness by clinging to hope, helping others, and seeking the good within the bad. “Everything happens,” she tells Billy; everything might not happen for a reason, but it does happen and hope can be a sustaining force in the worst of times. With hope, Penny believes she can make the world a better place.
This optimistic outlook clashes with Billy’s cynical view of the world and with Captain Hammer’s self-centered and shallow mind. True to form, however, Penny manages to like both of them. Perhaps she neglects to take note of their less endearing qualities—Billy’s obsessive stalking and part-time work as a mad scientist, for example, or Hammer’s epic self-adoration and unbearable cheesiness—but her ability to stick to her idealistic hopes for the world is admirable.
Penny, aside from being a wellspring of hope and optimism, is also a vegetarian and a fan of doing laundry. She enjoys frozen yogurt, strolls outdoors, and romantic dinners at the soup kitchen, and there’s every chance that she knits and bakes in her spare time. She’s pretty in a natural and unselfconscious way, but far from stunningly beautiful; her wardrobe could be, at best, described as ‘quirky’ or ‘whimsical.’ Penny’s unremarkable appearance, shyness, and docile nature tend to render her invisible in a crowd.
If there’s a malevolent side to Penny’s personality, it’s very well-hidden. About the worst that can be said about Penny is that her eagerness to see the good in everything impairs her ability to see bad things coming straight at her. One also suspects that her character judgment is both unreliable and unrealistically optimistic.
[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: Penny will be making her appearance during Captain Hammer’s rousing song about everyone being a hero (but less heroic than him), after his proclamation that “they totally had sex” and before Dr. Horrible and his Freeze Ray show up. In short, she’s not dead yet, she doesn’t know that Billy and Dr. Horrible are one and the same, and she’s not very happy with Hammer.
[city update]: Hammer consistently manages to charm his way back into Penny's life, and she isn't ready to push him away entirely (after all, he might be a swell guy under the layers of cheese). Billy has had his status upgraded from 'laundry buddy' to 'roommate buddy,' although Penny has yet to view him as a potential romantic interest.
Penny is trying to juggle a variety of tasks--making friends with everyone in the City (which involves stepping outside of her comfort area a little, but that ticking does a lot to encourage the pursuit of friends), working at the library, volunteering at the animal shelter and the orphanage, organizing some kind of welcome center, figuring The Real Captain Hammer out, and keeping an eye on Billy. She's a bit stressed, but being busy makes her feel useful. It would probably benefit Penny to cut down on her activities, stop trying to please everyone, and take her self-imposed duty to mommy her friends less seriously.
Come to think of it, her friends might appreciate that, too.
Update - All has been made clear! Penny knows that Dr. Horrible is Billy, and has been introduced to the idea that Billy likes her quite a lot. Unfortunately, she was sent back home to die before she could properly work that out.
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