Annette Granger's Questionnaire

Annette lives in Manhattan, in a brownstone that she inherited from her grandparents. It's an old building, with peeling plaster showing exposed brick. It has character though, and she loves it.

It's a short subway ride away from her place of work - a small tabloid newspaper company where she is an intern researcher/gopher. Nearby is a store where she gets her groceries, and the house itself is quite large, for a single-person Manhattan residence. There are 4 bedrooms, each with their own en-suite, and a seperate bathroom for guests. She is constantly getting offers from realtor companies to sell and move into a smaller apartment, but she turns them down due to nostalgia - this was her grandparents' home, and she is not letting it leave the family.

Annette is independantly wealthy, to a point. She has no money worries, but she's not well-off enough to never have to work. This is again due to the inheritance from her grandparents. To provide income, and to pass the time, she works as a reporting intern at a nearby tabloid news company. It's not what she saw herself doing, and she despairs at the schlock that the company prints, but it pays the bills. Her boss is an easy-going sort, and doesn't care how she spends her off time; he doesn't even care if she's late or spends little time at the office.

Annette wants to help people, and with the strength and toughness beyond mortal confines that she was born with, she believes that the best way is to become a superhero, like in the comic books.

She believes that she shouldn't kill, as that's generally a no no in comics, but she also recognises that a complete no-kill policy like Batman's is counterproductive after a point - how many lives would Batman save if he just murderised the Joker after one gassing too many?

She also firmly believes that self-sacrifice is a noble heroic goal, again supported by the characters in the comics that she adores. She looks up to Spider-man and Superman especially, and would follow in their footsteps if she can.

Annette's most defining event was learning just how much stronger than everyone else that she is. Growing up, she thought her strength and toughness were normal, but after some close calls at school, she realised just how different she was to all the other kids.

This led her to stop engaging in physical activities with her classmates, such as sports or playground games. Instead, she shut herself away indoors, reading anything she could get her hands on - thus her love of comic books, as her school library had a large collection that had been previously donated by a few people.

Annette doesn't have anyone that she is particularly close to; With the death of her grandmother, she lives alone in her apartment, and doesn't socialise a lot. People tend to be intimidated by a woman who is 6'5" and looks like she can bench-press a tank.

Her boss at work is the person she talks to the most, but that is only related to work matters. She tends to keep to herself amongst her peers and co-workers. She is very much a recluse, as her great strength is difficult to control, and she does not wish to injure anyone by accident. She has shattered more than one coffee cup by gripping it too tight whilst performing her intern duties - as well as one or two computer keyboards.

Since receiving her Obsidian Amethyst, she has become even more of a recluse, covering up the gem with high-buttoned shirts when at work.

Annette's parents died at a very young age due to a car wreck involving a drunken driver; She was raised by her grandparents. Her grandad died shortly after her parents, of old age, and the rest of her childhood she was raised by her grandmother in the brownstone that she now lives in as an adult.

Annette and her grandmother got on very well, and she was devastated when she died. It was her grandmother who comforted Annette when she was bullied at school for her above average height. She also heavily indulged Annette's love of books and comics, constantly scouring stores and the internet for issues and books that Annette didn't own yet.

At school, Annette kept to herself to avoid injuring her classmates with her strength. This tended to encourage bullies, who pick on those that stand out, and Annette, with her height being a foot more than her peers.

Annette has never fallen in love with anyone; she's never even really felt attracted to someone beyond looks. Her main issue is that if she grew close to someone, her strength may accidentally hurt them. She knows that she's bisexual, and she can feel attracted to someone's looks, but she has never met anyone that she feels comfortable attempting a relationship with.

Her current reclusive state also prevents her from meeting new people. She does occassionally interact with fellow contractors, but so far has no inclination to start a relationship with any of the people that she has met so far.

Annette's worst fear is accidentally harming someone with her immense strength. She just feels like she's living in a world made of cardboard. She has no problem harming bad guys; unlike the super heroes in comics, Annette recognises that real life doesn't work that way - sometimes you have to put people in the ground. She doesn't relish it, but recognises that it's a possibility.

However, accidentally harming someone who is an innocent? She fears that greatly. It is why she tends to be standoffish to most people, and refuses to enter a relationship with someone. She's seen The Boys. She doesn't want to Popclaw somebody.

Other than that, Annette does not really have many fears. She finds spiders and snakes cute. She has no problem with heights. Clowns are fairly creepy, but mitigated by the fact that she could easily punch their heads off of their necks if she so chose. She is not very superstitious, so ladders and black cats do not bother her. In fact, she would love to own a black cat, but again, her strength would prevent that. She supposes that overcoming most fears is easy when you know that you can just absolutely demolish anything that might threaten her.