Approved Henrietta "Henry" Abbot

[Henrietta Abbot]

Henrietta "Henry" Abbot

biography

Henry grew up with her washed-up author father, drifting from state to state, school to school… the classic demigod situation. It wasn’t an unpleasant childhood, aside from the frequent nightmares and monster sightings, but it left a little to be desired. While not abusive, Alistair was never a warm parent. Ever since her mysterious mother abandoned them both, Henry’s dad was depressed and uninspired, living off the salaries from his first nine crime novels. Henry learned from a young age that independence was important; her dad’s nose would always be parallel to a blank document on a computer screen. She reheated a lot of leftovers in her first eleven years or so.

Henry was a good student, bright and precocious despite her ADHD and Dyslexia. She excelled mostly in debate and visual arts. While academically gifted, Henry proved to be socially disadvantaged: her outspokenness made her unpopular with her peers. Her teachers found her ambition challenging and her antagonistic personality jarring. She had few friends and spent most of her time alone. That was until Magnus -- a strange boy with a slight limp -- transferred to her new school in Ohio. He hovered around Henry, seemingly taking a deep interest in her which she was very flattered by.

Stuck in Ohio at twelve years old, it unfolded all at once: a disaster, seemingly caused by her, at the school in which she was enrolled. In actuality, the damage was the result of a hellhound rampaging after her through the hallways. Discovered sheltering in the art department by Magnus, Henry was given the spiel. It was only when Magnus revealed his goat legs that she believed him. She tried to have a mild reaction, but in reality her emotions were mixed: disbelief, relief, concern, anger, and hurt all whirled through her brain.  Despite having several run-ins with monsters throughout her younger years, Henry had never told anyone about it. Her father was emotionally unavailable, and she had no friends to share her visions with. The monsters made her paranoid and scared, worrying from a young age that she was crazy.

Magnus whisked her back home while the school frenzied about the damage. There, he explained everything to Henry and her dad. Alistair almost seemed relieved, confiding that he could see through the mist; he admitted to suspecting Athena’s true identity and blaming his writer’s block on her abandonment. Henry then allowed the satyr to drag her across state lines all the way to Montauk, Long Island. Once there, a close call with a cyclops leaves her with a black eye for her first three weeks as a camper.

At the end of that third week, she was claimed by Athena. It was only then that she began to feel a sense of belonging at Camp; her outspokenness embraced, her ambition rewarded, and her quick wit recognised. While she struggles to share a space with her siblings (and is famously messy), she feels at home with them. Secretly Henry holds some resentment for Athena, blaming the goddess for her father’s depression and emotional neglect.

Henry’s three years at camp went by with relatively little upset. The odd monster attack, the reality of watching other campers leave on quests, the horror when they never return. But, hey! That’s just what demigod life is like.  

Personality

From the outside, it may look like Henry is completely self-assured. She is outspoken, opinionated, and even occasionally antagonistic. She is known to use her quick wit in tandem with her sharp tongue to keep people at arm’s length. If you want banter, she’s your girl. If you want sincerity? You’ll have to prise it out of her cold dead hands.

However, underneath that tough exterior Henry is an extremely emotional person with much more capacity for love than she’d like to admit. Criticism is taken entirely to heart, and often results in outbursts of anger (especially if she feels you’ve made a valid point). Henry tends to have her guard up, especially around new people. Having always been an outcast, that is where she’s most comfortable – making smart remarks from the outskirts of things.

Morality and justice are deeply important to her. She is willing to resort to violence when necessary, especially if she sees those values being disrespected. She favours sparring with swords, but isn’t afraid to get her knuckles bloody either.

As a daughter of Athena, Henry has a deep craving for knowledge. She spends most of her time researching the great Greek sculptors. Her biggest aspiration (aside from proving herself in a quest) is to sculpt for the Gods themselves, immortalising them in marble for the world to see.

About Me

Birthdate: November 14^th, 2006
Likes: Sculpture, debate, the rain, being right, swordplay, praise of any kind, horror movies, loud music
Dislikes: Ignorance, heat, maths, the climbing wall, disloyalty, asking for help, being proved wrong, being called Henrietta

Family:

• Mom: Athena
• Dad: Alistair Abbot, 42 years
• Siblings: Cabin 6
• Other: None
   

Happy Thoughts: Listening to music or watching horror movies somewhere warm and comfortable, with heavy rain falling outside. The textures of marble and damp clay. The satisfaction of stepping back from a piece of art she’s finally finished
Nightmares: Falling in love only to be abandoned, being vulnerable with the wrong person
Fatal Flaw: Hubris. Like all children of Athena, Henry’s pride often gets the better of her. She tends to take on more than she ought to or is capable of, especially because of her independence. She believes that asking for help is beneath her

PLAYED BY: CICADA

FACE CLAIM: SOPHIE THATCHER

Edited July 6, 2023 by Henrietta Abbot

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