Lucy in the Sky (The Beatles)

NAME/ORIGIN

Character name
Lucy, aka Lucy in the Sky
Song/Album
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"/ Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Act
The Beatles
Writer
John Lennon (credited to Lennon-McCartney)
Release Date
1967


ABILITIES

Powers
-Telepathy
"Somebody calls you"-- how did she know your name?
-Can stare at the Sun without going blind
"...the girl with the Sun in her eyes"
-Teleportation, or at least faster-than-light speed
"...and she's gone... suddenly someone is there"
-Flight
is described as being "in the sky"
Skills
N/A
Attributes
Has multicolored irises that constantly change
"the girl with kaleidoscope eyes"
Vulnerabilities
Seems shy
Formidability
Low. Is more a guide than participant
"Follow her down..."
Attractiveness
High. Her presence is mesmerizing, her call irresistible 
Source
Everyone in this place seems unusual to visitors from the real world


POSSESSIONS

Weapons
N/A
Amulets
N/A
Objects
"Diamonds," has access to "marshmallow pies."
Clothing
Not mentioned
Vehicles
Access to a "boat", a "train"
also "newspaper taxis" that can either fly or make their passengers grow
"climb in the back with your head in the clouds"
and can possibly teleport: "...and you're gone."
Dwelling
"the sky" (which is made of, or is at least the color of, "marmalade")
but can walk on the ground as well; she walks along a bridge and stands at a turnstile .
Milieu
"A river..." with "a bridge by a fountain" bedecked by "tangerine trees" and "cellophane flowers of yellow and green" that "tower."
Note: others can enter this realm, leave, and return, but she never leaves.
It may be a dreamland or subconscious dimension.


BIOGRAPHY

Gender
Female 
Age
12 at the oldest-- is described as a "girl."
Physique
N/A
Ethnicity
N/A
Origin
some sort of wonderland/dreamland
Ancestry
N/A
Profession
is still a "girl," so is too young for employment
Education
Does not seem to have had formal education, but with telepathic powers learns what she needs to know.
SES
High, has diamonds but does not seem to need money in her environment
Relationships
Is acquainted with "rocking-horse people"
Pets
N/A 


PERSONALITY

Morality
Good. She wants to show you her world, nothing more.
Intro/extrovert
Is welcoming but does not interact with visitors
Intelligence
She knows all about her realm, but only knows of anything beyond it by reading the minds of her visitors
Emotions
Seems interested in visitors, but detatched. 
Sanity
Has integrated with an insane (to us), yet benevolent, reality
Enemies
None
"everyone smiles."


Narrative Function
Guide (compare to ghosts in A Christmas Carol)
Other Notes
-Since she never seems to leave her realm, it is unknown if her powers would work in the real world.
-Visitors seem to enter this world merely by imagining themselves there: "Picture yourself..." 


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