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Katherine Amelia Smollet has always been prepared.
On the first day of kindergarten, she was in her seat, prim and proper, ten minutes before the bell rang, all five pencils neatly arranged at the top, right hand corner of the desk, perfectly sharpened. Her eraser, sharpener, ruler, and protractor were all similarly organized.
They used crayons the first day.
But needless to say, she was still prepared.
Such has been the case all of her life. She has never been caught unawares. She is ever ready for anything. And usually, more than ready.
Even when she found out that a voyage was being undertaken to discover the lost world of Treasure Planet, Amelia was not too terribly shocked. Life had taught her to expect the unexpected, and she was prepared for almost anything that was thrown at her. She'd taken voyages to find pet Zooba monkeys in the next galaxy over, when the thing had died twenty years ago underneath the owner's bed.
You can't surprise Amelia with anything more ridiculous.
Even when she met the voyage's financier, Amelia couldn't say she was too shocked. Exasperated with ignorant, bumbling and irritating employers, perhaps. But shocked, no. She could handle it.
Even, to her own surprise, when Arrow was lost, she was prepared enough that she could still resume her duties as a captain. It wasn't an enjoyable experience, to say the least, but it didn't deter the voyage either.
And when the crew turned out to be a lot of criminals, she had a stock of weaponry hidden away just in the case of an event such as this.
Yes, Amelia Smollet was ready for almost anything.
But in the face of pure, complete, and unadulterated pain, in the midst of total and utter helplessness, Amelia feels ruined. There is nothing in her arsenal of knowledge, experience, and quick quips that can rescue her reputation and save face.
Now, she is nothing but a female, a girl, a weak and immobilized and helpless infant . . .
This experience is one that is completely foreign to her.
She is not prepared.
And she does not like it one bit.
Katherine Amelia Smollet has always been prepared.
On the first day of kindergarten, she was in her seat, prim and proper, ten minutes before the bell rang, all five pencils neatly arranged at the top, right hand corner of the desk, perfectly sharpened. Her eraser, sharpener, ruler, and protractor were all similarly organized.
They used crayons the first day.
But needless to say, she was still prepared.
Such has been the case all of her life. She has never been caught unawares. She is ever ready for anything. And usually, more than ready.
Even when she found out that a voyage was being undertaken to discover the lost world of Treasure Planet, Amelia was not too terribly shocked. Life had taught her to expect the unexpected, and she was prepared for almost anything that was thrown at her. She'd taken voyages to find pet Zooba monkeys in the next galaxy over, when the thing had died twenty years ago underneath the owner's bed.
You can't surprise Amelia with anything more ridiculous.
Even when she met the voyage's financier, Amelia couldn't say she was too shocked. Exasperated with ignorant, bumbling and irritating employers, perhaps. But shocked, no. She could handle it.
Even, to her own surprise, when Arrow was lost, she was prepared enough that she could still resume her duties as a captain. It wasn't an enjoyable experience, to say the least, but it didn't deter the voyage either.
And when the crew turned out to be a lot of criminals, she had a stock of weaponry hidden away just in the case of an event such as this.
Yes, Amelia Smollet was ready for almost anything.
But in the face of pure, complete, and unadulterated pain, in the midst of total and utter helplessness, Amelia feels ruined. There is nothing in her arsenal of knowledge, experience, and quick quips that can rescue her reputation and save face.
Now, she is nothing but a female, a girl, a weak and immobilized and helpless infant . . .
This experience is one that is completely foreign to her.
She is not prepared.
And she does not like it one bit.
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I love it! 
This is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it's interesting to hear Amelia's perspective (or, at least another person's perspective of her perspective... ^^)
This is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it's interesting to hear Amelia's perspective (or, at least another person's perspective of her perspective... ^^)