Anna of Redwood Hollow

Anna Arendelle || 26 || Leo [[RP for HappiestPlaceHQ]]

[annaarendelle26]

Task Eleven → Intro & Connections

Anna Arendelle - 26 (Birthday: August 18th, 1999) - Associate Employee at the Arendelle Amphitheatre (8 years)

+ Spirited, Optimistic, Feisty // - Insecure, Lonely, Impatient

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Anna was more joyful as a kid but the older she got, with less family around in her life, she's just not joyful in the same way. She is still optimistic and tries to look on the brighter side of things.

When she was younger, Anna started going to therapy for her trauma and grief. She was shortly diagnosed with anxiety and she has panic attacks when stressed out.

After a few years in therapy, Anna's therapist gave her a recommendation for a psychiatrist to get tested for autism. Anna was then diagnosed as autistic at twenty-two years old. In four years, she hasn't told anyone about the diagnosis and is still learning more about herself.

Some of Anna's autistic traits includes: misunderstanding social "rules"/interrupting, being clumsy/struggle with motor skills, avoiding eye contact but when it appears she is making eye contact she is actually looking at the other person's nose, being extremely blunt but not realizing it, and having the same routine every day but getting anxious with change.

Anna has worked at her family's business -- the Arendelle Amphitheatre -- for eight years as an associate employee. She could move on and work on going to college late in life or beginning an actual career but she doesn't want the change that comes with that. This is also the closest way Anna can get to her sister.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Coworkers - Anna sees her coworkers five days a week. It's the closest she can get to a group of friends even if there are some coworkers she won't get along with.

Crushes/Flings - When Anna catches a crush on someone, she falls for them hard. However, she tends to miss cues when it is just a fling and always thinks it's a bigger connection than it truly is.

Family/Friends of Family - Anna craves attention from her sister. She wants to be included in all activities and connections associated with her family.

Small Friend Group - Eventually, Anna does want to make friends with a small group of people outside of work. Maybe two or three people around her age that she can make plans with and travel with.

WANTED PLOTS/PLOT IDEAS

Accident at the Amphitheatre - A machine malfunctioned or somebody made a mess. One thing for sure: Anna can't fix the problem all by herself.

Date Night - Maybe they met at on a dating app or in a public setting like a library or cafe. Whatever happens, Anna feels a spark.

New Apartment - Anna's lease is up and it's not being renewed. With rent going up, she has to find a roommate or two and she's not going to enjoy all the changes being made to her life.

TAKEN CONNECTIONS

Elsabeth - Anna's older sister.

Hans - Anna's ex-boyfriend.

Kristoff - Anna's coworker. She considers him a friend.

OTHER

One character from the open tag you would like to see taken: Kristoff Eismann

One character you want to see a bio for in relation to this specific character: N/A

[annaarendelle26]

Ever since Anna moved in with Elsa, she saved up enough money to explore the shops and other locations in Redwood Hollow. Tonight, Anna found herself in Snake Eyes Casino. All Anna could see was colorful, flashing lights as well as bells and whistles coming from the gambling machines.

Anna went up to a slot machine then sat on the leather cushioned stool. She put ten dollars in the machine, then stared at the colorful buttons on the screen. Clicking one button, she watched as the graphics spun on the slots then stopped. No matches. She clicked the button again and yet again there was no matches. Anna looked around the room, watching the elderly people at other machines constantly tap on the screens almost like they were in a trance. 'I don't get the hype,' she thought. Anna clicked the cash out button which then annoyed her because she got a voucher instead of her money back.

Across the room, Anna spotted a bar. Figuring she could spend some money on an expensive alcoholic drink, Anna walked over to the bar. She sat on the high top chair and waited for the bartender to come over. "Hi Mr. Bartender," Anna greeted. "This is my first time at the casino. What drink would you recommend?"

@flynnxrider

[annaarendelle26]

Anna looked up at Kristoff, worried as he paused as he spoke. With years of customer service skills, she learned how to look at noses to fake eye contact. But Kristoff was one of the few people, apart from her sister, that Anna was comfortable making direct eye contact with. "Kristoff, is everything alright?" she asked, reaching out and placing a hand on his arm in a comforting way. Anna was not the best at reading other people's emotions but she did her best when she saw any possible signs. To Anna, Kristoff appeared panicked and stressed out. But then he spit it out all at once.

"Oh!" Anna exclaimed as she realized she misread another social situation. She quickly moved her hand away, pulling her purse up more onto her shoulder. "Not pizza or tacos like usual? Like, an actual sit down restaurant?" Anna questioned, a big grin forming on her face. Getting casual take out food was a cheap option but Anna still had fun spending that time with Kristoff after a long shift.

"You know what, now I have the money to spend for my half. Let's do it! Where did you have in mind?" The possibilities were endless: 'Pasta? Steak? Sandwiches?! with fries?' Her stomach rumbled with hunger as she thought of so much food.

"And a gift too?" she was bewildered. "What's the occasion? My half birthday was last month! Wait, don't tell me!" It was a gift after all so it had to stay a surprise until Kristoff gifted it to her. Anna giggled but was really excited about receiving a random gift regardless of what it was for. "But yeah, we can go to your place after dinner," she replied. "We better hurry to the parking lot because I am getting hungry already!"

[mrsncwman]

“Y-yes, why wouldn’t it be? Everything is fine. Are you fine? I’m sure we’re all fine. Fine, fine, fine, fine.”

The words shot out of his mouth like bullets, far too fast and far too loud. He was moving toward Anna like a derailed train, which felt fitting, because this whole situation had all the grace of a train speeding straight at him and knocking the air clean out of his lungs.

Breathe, Kristoff. Remember to breathe.

He tried to steady himself, forcing his shoulders to relax even as his heart pounded like it was trying to escape his chest. Why was this so hard? He had faced blizzards, wolves, trolls, and mountain cliffs, yet one outing with Anna had him more terrified than all of them combined.

“I was more thinking… picnic in a park type of situation,” he said, clearing his throat awkwardly. “With a movie afterward?”

Like a date, he thought, his face flushing so hot he was sure it could melt snow.

“And then we can go to my place so I could give you the gift I got for you!” he added quickly, as if blurting it out faster would somehow make it less embarrassing.

He winced internally the second the words left him. Smooth, Kristoff. Real smooth.

Still, he managed a grin and held out his hand to her. “Well, I won’t keep you waiting, so let’s go.”

His fingers closed gently around hers as he guided her toward his car. Well… Sven’s car, if he was being honest. Shared ownership was only fair, considering Sven acted like he made most of the decisions anyway.

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Before they knew it, they had arrived at the park. The nerves that had nearly swallowed Kristoff whole during the drive began to settle as he stepped out and moved to the other side of the car.

He opened the door for Anna and helped her out like the gentleman he was trying very hard to be. Then he reached back in and grabbed the picnic basket, which was packed with an impressive spread of delicious food—thanks entirely to Kronk’s advice, though Kristoff would be taking at least partial credit if asked.

The park itself was beautiful, with a soft darkness and a gentle breeze rustling through the trees. Birds chirped overhead. It was peaceful, warm, and somehow made the moment feel even more important.

Kristoff glanced at Anna, suddenly nervous all over again, but this time he smiled.

“Come on,” he said softly. “I found us a good spot.” with that he softly dragged her to a field amongst some flowers, lets pray she isnt allergic to those.

[annaarendelle26]

"A picnic?" Anna wondered. "If I knew that, I would have helped you pack!" Nobody had invited Anna to a picnic before, so the idea was exciting to her. "There are a lot of good movies out too," she pondered. "Sounds like an eventful evening!"

As Kristoff reached out his hand, Anna decided to be silly since it reminded her of a formal bow. "Thank you, good sir," she curtsied, her other hand pushed out like she was holding an invisible skirt. Once Kristoff's fingers wrapped around Anna's hand, leading her towards the car, she could feel her face get hot. She mentally shook the feeling away and figured she was surprised by the sudden touch. As she got to the passenger side, Anna slowly pulled her hand away so she could open the door. There was a part of her that was thinking: 'Should I have let go of his hand so soon?'

~x~

Once they reached the park and Kristoff opened the door for her, Anna didn't even have the chance to thank him before Kristoff moved on to grab the picnic basket. "Oh come on, let me carry something," Anna begged. "The picnic blanket, at least!" She grabbed the blanket from Kristoff before he could protest, hugging it in her arms.

Anna took a look around. The park was breathtaking, she could see the sun peeking through the branches. It was so quiet, the birds chirping and leaves rustling in the trees could be heard. "Look!" Anna pointed out, a big smile on her face. "The cherry blossom trees are blooming right now."

After she spoke, Anna looked over to Kristoff. It turned out he was already looking at her, a smile on his face and then his hand was on her arm. That feeling from before came back but Anna didn't understand why. 'Why do I feel like this?' she thought. Everything that was happening in the moment was so new and it was only the beginning of what Kristoff had planned for the evening. Maybe it was overwhelming but in a good way.

While Kristoff led the way, Anna noticed the field of flowers. She let out a gasp. "Did you know one of my favorite things are flowers?" Anna asked Kristoff. It was true, she owned many clothes with floral patterns or flower embroidery, room decor with a flower design, and pressed flowers with the ones she picked herself. "Those spring flowers that are blooming in the field over there are so beautiful."

[filmzsource]

Love Is An Open Door

[xalicethewonderx]

"Well, I've been in enough other houses to know that almost everyone has a plastic shopping bag filled with other plastic shopping bags," Alice replied. "So it posits that there's a very high chance that they have one of those somewhere in here. And from what my memory serves, most of them are in the kitchen by the back door, or in the garage."

[annaarendelle26]

"You're right because even I have a plastic shopping bag filled with other plastic shopping bags at home," Anna said. "I only have a small apartment, so I have mine on the handle of the closet between the kitchen and living room." She took a look around the room, people crowding the room. Anna realized she wouldn't know where the kitchen or garage would be located in this house. "This place is really huge," she commented. "I never been here before. Can you lead the way?"

[ritasaysrelax]

"Good, I'm glad," Rita chuckled, unable to stop herself from grinning at her happy-go-lucky vibe. It was undeniably infectious. Rita nodded along, opening and closing her mouth as she continued to talk excitedly. "Well, I hope you're having a ball. And hey, you know me now too. I'm Rita-," she added, saluting her- "Nice to officially meet you, sweets. Misty's definitely the kinda friend you want to have in your corner. I can just picture you both on the ice, you'll have to let me know how it goes."

Her brow furrowed then, waving a hand for Anna to rewind- "Hold up, your ex is your co-worker? What came first there?"

[annaarendelle26]

"It's nice to meet you Rita," Anna grinned. "You're friends with Misty too? Maybe we should all hang out sometime as a group!" With that question, Anna couldn't hold back from over-explaining any longer. "Yeah, he is... but he was my boyfriend first," she replied. "I worked there first, because it's a family business. I thought it was a great idea since I would be able to see him every day so I begged my sister to hire him."

"Except..." Anna continued. "It didn't end so well and he definitely used me to get as good of a position as he has. Now we're both too stubborn to quit: it's my family and for him, it's a great career. It's turned into seeing my ex at work every single day instead. At least we have learned to act civil at work." Anna paused and realized how much she had just spilled about her own life. "So... yeah..." she awkwardly concluded.

[lostslightly]

"Look, you're clearly going through something here and I'm not judging-," apart from like, a little bit, he was definitely judging- "I mean, I've spent many years of my life wild and out of control. In a much more fun way than what you've got going on here, obviously, but I feel like the principles are the same. The point is, you need to chill." And of course she was sitting on the floor. Why did everything have to happen to him? He rolled his eyes and found the patience, eventually sitting down beside her and handing over a red solo cup of water. "Did you have a name?"

[annaarendelle26]

"Thank you so much," Anna said, sincerely. Sarcasm was not something she usually picked up on in conversation. If someone said how they felt, that's exactly what Anna believed. So this boy was definitely not judging her. "Wow, I wish I was having fun while dealing with this." She took another deep breath, trying to calm down. Anna looked in his direction and took the cup from him, bringing it up to her lips to drink the water. "Oh right, I'm Anna," she introduced herself. "What's your name?"

[hans-omedevil]

"That's good. That... That's great, Anna." When Hans wasn't playing a part - her disappointing boyfriend with an agenda, her ever professional colleague, her absentee ex - he found everything much more difficult. Being honest wasn't exactly his forte when it came to Anna. He looked back up at her when she mentioned his costume and by extension, Lottie. "I am. It's a, uh, couples costume. Not far off my usual wardrobe though, is it," he added in an attempt to lighten the mood. "My Glinda is catching up with her many, many, friends just outside. The bubble had to be parked down the street. And I see you're an officer of the law. Hopefully, we can get through the evening without any arrests."

[annaarendelle26]

As Hans talked about his girlfriend, hearing him describe Charlotte as 'my Glinda', there was a sudden sharp pain in Anna's chest. It wasn't jealousy or even wanting him back for herself but the realization that Hans had changed. He changed into something that she had begged for so long when they were together. All he did was proudly showing off his girlfriend. It was that simple. Anna didn't want to believe it, but was it possible that Hans really was different now?

Anna chuckled at the mention of his wardrobe. "You're not wrong," she agreed. "You pretty much showed up to this party as yourself." At one point in her life, Anna would think that style was attractive. Now, she thought it looked cheesy. Anna showed off her fake police badges on her oversized jacket. "Yup, I'm here to keep things lawful," she stated. "I got to keep my eye out for the bad guys."

[hirrobotics]

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Had Hiro ever gone ice skating before? Nope! Would she regret it? Still up in the air right now. Did he need help? Absolutely! Getting the skates on was fine enough, walking was trickier but she got there in the end so no harm done. Now, all that was left to do was to… get on the rink…

Holding onto the side bars like his life depended on it, he slowly got onto the rink. One foot first. He almost slipped completely but managed to hold on for long enough. Okay, next foot… If anyone was watching, they’d notice how very uncoordinated she was right now.

Maybe impulse decisions weren’t great sometimes…

[annaarendelle26]

In the middle of her shift, it was Anna's job to clean up in the ice rink. It was easy work since there was no show that morning. She would grab her broom and standing dustpan to sweep it up. Anna walked up and down the rows of chairs, wiping the handles with a rag to prevent any build up of dust. After that, she went up to the glass windows, lifting a bottle, spraying a window with a cleaner solution, and wiped the liquid off of it.

As she did that, Anna spotted someone on the other side of the rink. This person was someone Anna had never seen in the Amphitheater before. By the looks of it, they were struggling to skate. Now ice skating was one of Anna's special interests; she knew anything and everything about the topic and she could definitely give some pointers.

"Hey!" Anna shouted, waving her arms trying to grab attention. "Do you need any help with skating?!" Quickly turning around, she began searching under the chairs in the front row. There were emergency ice skates she hid for situations like these. "Found them!" Anna excitingly exclaimed to herself when she came across her skates. She laced them up then got onto the rink, skating as fast as she could to help.

[arthurrasa]

“Huge?” Arthur couldn’t picture it. The hotel in town was already quite large, so he wondered if the amphitheater was even bigger. “Wow, that sounds so amazing—and so professional too!” He smiled brightly as she talked about her job; it truly seemed incredible, the amphitheater.

“Oh, ice skating… I have seen someone do some tricks on TV when my adoptive dad and his son were sleeping. I had to be careful, though, not to wake them up, or I’d get punished for wasting electricity…” He looked down, as if he wanted to disappear. He often felt like he should disappear—that he was nothing but a burden.

“Oh, uh… the building was pretty sturdy. It was like a church building, so it was safe enough,” he whispered, hoping she wouldn’t feel troubled for him. He didn’t want his new potential friend to worry about him. Aside from Merlin, he didn’t have many friends near his age.

When the pause came, Arthur nodded. He felt an urge to wipe the tear away, but Anna had already done so. Instead, he took her hands in his and gave them a comforting squeeze. “I always wondered who my parents were—why they abandoned me. So I cannot fathom how hard it must have been to not only know your parents, but lose them as well. I am sorry for your loss.”

“I am happy therapy helped you. I hope to do the same—to help people,” he said, his voice, for the first time since speaking with Anna, carrying hope and certainty.

When they arrived, Arthur found himself wanting to tell Anna one more thing: You can always rely on me. Tell me stories about your parents—memories you want to share about you and your sister. I’ll listen, I promise.

[annaarendelle26]

Anna gasped as she listened to Arthur talk about his adoptive dad. She was upset to hear a parent could be so cruel to a child. Her parents were so caring and kind-hearted when Anna was a kid, something she would not be able to experience again. "That's horrible!" Anna shouted, nearly interrupting Arthur's story. It was a bad habit that Anna had. "Nobody should be treated like that. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that!"

Anna looked to the ground, awkwardly kicking at some dirt as she tried to not continue crying. After her panic attack from the previous night, she was pretty exhausted as it was. "You're right," Anna agreed, looking up in Arthur's direction. "In a way, we were both robbed of the childhood we deserved." She hoped Arthur understood what she meant. Sometimes, Anna would struggle to articulate exactly what she wanted to say.

"Well, you're doing an amazing job," Anna complimented him. "You will be as great as my therapist helps me now, I'm sure of it!" Anna felt like she could open up to Arthur more about her life.

As Anna lead Arthur up the stairs and into the building, holding the door open for him. The pair walked through the foyer towards the food counter. "Come right over here and I will get you your food," Anna told Arthur. Technically, Anna should be clocking in first but she just could not wait any longer. Elsabeth could adjust her hours later anyways.

Anna ran around the counter and grabbed the paper bag for the popcorn. She opened the glass door of the popcorn machine, scooping the popcorn into the bag. A few stray pieces fell over and bounced down to the floor. Closing the glass door, Anna turned to the butter dispenser, holding the bag of popcorn in front of it. One, two, three, she quickly pressed on the pump as liquid butter spilled onto the side of the popcorn bag. Anna walked back over to where Arthur was waiting, plopping the buttery popcorn in front of him.

"I will be right back with your drink!" she quickly said. Anna ran towards the slushie machine, grabbing a large slushie cup. She pulled down the lever of the blue raspberry, possibly the customer number one favorite flavor, and filled the cup to the top. Then, Anna grabbed the dome lid, placing it on the cup, and going back to the machine to fill the slushie to very top. Using two hands to hold onto the cup, she went back to the counter. "And here it is!" Anna exclaimed in a sing-song voice as she stuck a straw into the slushie. "How is the popcorn? It's not burnt, is it? If so, I clearly wasn't the one who popped it."

[xalicethewonderx]

"We'll need to find something to carry all your candy home in," Alice pointed out. "I don't think Ms Lightfoot would be very happy if her bowl went missing. I'm sure Bailey and Ian are already trying to keep track of what is and isn't in the house."

[annaarendelle26]

"What a good idea!" Anna exclaimed with a gasp. "Do you think there is a bag lying around somewhere? Even if it's a reusable bag, I won't forget to return it back to Bailey and Ian. I promise!" She was excited at the idea of possibly bringing home a ton of her favorite candy.

[honeymxren]

"That sounds like my brother," Honeymaren chuckled. "Though I think he's grown out of it at least a little bit since he was a kid. There's nothing wrong with being picky as long as you're willing to try new things, once in a while." Being open minded was one of the things Honeymaren valued in others.

"Ooh, almost a year, huh? That's quite exciting." She laughed at the making a mess comment. "That's part of life. Mess is natural, but as long as its contained, who cares, really?" Honeymaren really admired how close the sisters were, and felt rather fortunate that Anna had seemed to accept her easily. "Do you think you'll stay there, long term, then?"

[annaarendelle26]

"I don't think being a picky eater is going to go away for me anytime soon," she replied. "It's just always stuck with me." Anna knew exactly why this was but she felt she couldn't tell Honeymaren. Four years have passed and Anna hadn't even told her own sister Elsabeth yet. She just couldn't find the words.

"Actually, it's nine years, she corrected her. "Not a year. Although, I am surprised how much time has passed." Anna realized she probably mumbled or rushed her words and Honeymaren had misheard what she said.

"I am going to work there forever and ever," Anna said. "I don't even need a promotion, I'm happy with my position as an associate. Me? As a supervisor? I don't think I could do all those tasks, on top of being in charge of my coworkers." Anna sighed and thought about all the memories. "It was my whole childhood when my parents were still here," she continued. "I miss them every day."

[notasweetnightingale]

If Deziree wasn't regretting helping already, she sure was now, unable to hide a visible grimace as Anna chugged the soda like a frat boy on his tenth beer. "If you're about to throw up, please do that elsewhere," she suggested.

"Is there no one here that you know?"

[annaarendelle26]

"I'm not going to throw up!" Anna retorted. "I just don't like carbonated drinks." She crossed her arms, offended. Her heart was still pounding from the anxiety. "I do know people here," Anna said, clenching her teeth. "In fact, my new best friend is here. I just can't find her right now..."

[magnificentmyra]

Myra normally had a really poor tolerance for chirpy people. She took calming breath, though, as Anna went on. It was nice, she supposed, in a naive sort of way. "Well, there you go. Isn't the day looking up already? A good thing you didn't end up with sour apple."

[annaarendelle26]

"You're right," Anna agreed. "I can be a picky eater and sour apple would be so gross to me. While orange isn't the best flavor still, I do prefer overly sweet!" The feeling of the pinch went away and Anna came back to her senses. 'Remember what you learned at work,' she thought. 'You have to make eye contact.' Anna's gaze shifted to the space between the woman's eyes to appear that she was making eye contact with the woman. "I think it's working," she commented, her face lighting up with a smile. "I'm feeling better already!"

[lostslightly]

"Well, okay then? I bet she's indoors and just fine. I heard the catering for the event had killer Yelp reviews so... What if? Honey, we don't have time to go through every what if scena-," Slightly's sarcasm was promptly cut off by her screams and he pressed a dramatic hand to his heart in response. "And now we're screaming?" Why was it always Slightly who had to deal with this shit? Would a 'there there' suffice? "It's not much better in here, TBH. I... Look, do you want to sit down or something? You want some water?"

[annaarendelle26]

Anna took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down in between sobbing. She had so many thoughts running through her brain and realized all of it was being blurted out at the same time. The man in front of her was clearly confused by her behavior and screaming. "I'm sorry!" she whined. "Um, yeah. Sitting down sounds like a good idea." Anna looked around in the dark and not seeing a seat she plopped down on the floor.

[ritasaysrelax]

"Congratulations," Rita grinned, wondering just how she managed to exude so much joy. Rita might as well have been gushing over chocolate with the sun herself. "Well, you're doing an exemplary job. Glad to hear it, Officer. Better a crowded room than a silent one, I can't stand that. Are you here with anyone or...?"

[annaarendelle26]

"There's just something about a loud, crowded room that really stimulates all of my senses," she explained. "It makes me happy!" Anna bopped her head to the music. "No I came alone," she said. "My apartment is nearby so I just walked here. My sister is at Town Hall but I figured this would be more fun. I did see my new friend, Misty. I'm going to teach her how ice skate soon!"

Anna paused to eat another Kit Kat. This one got stuck in her teeth and made it hard to speak so Anna put up her index finger as if to say 'one second.' Anna chewed and swallowed the candy. "Besides that, I don't really know anyone here," she continued. "I'm trying to be more social, I only really know people because of work. I did see my ex though, so that was awkward... but he is my coworker, so..." Anna stopped herself as she realized she was over-explaining as usual.

[hockey-and-timbits]

—Frozen

[annaarendelle26]

@mrsncwman