Post by Monaco on Dec 28, 2010 23:10:43 GMT -8
Character Information
Country Name: Monaco
Human Name: Louise Canella
Gender: Female
Appearance:
Personality: On first impression, Monaco appears to be a pompous, know-it-all young lady who is a first class snob. But don't judge a book by its cover. She does indeed appear to be an old woman trapped in a young girl's body. She does indeed dress with an elegant flair. However, Monaco is surprisingly social and open-minded. She's quite the chatterbox when approached by others and enjoys interacting with people.
Although social, Monaco is constantly plagued by anxiety and will not hesitate to share this with people she's very close to. She's always thinking about her duties and how she can better herself at it. Performing well is very important to her- Monaco definitely shows perfectionist standards. In fact, she's quite competitive. More than anything, Monaco hates to lose- especially in areas that she deems as "hers." This would include any sort of gambling- poker, black jack, craps, roulette, etc. Luck is a very important aspect to Louise.
Speaking of gambling, Monaco has an amazing poker face. As talkative as she is, she's very good at not revealing her true hand. She's a phenomenal liar and actress- under no circumstance completely trust her. She's good at telling people what they want to hear and playing on their weaknesses. If a better opportunity comes up that benefit her more, she'll take it.
Both beauty and intelligence are equally important to Monaco. She's always enjoyed learning new things; she's a natural student. She has a curiosity that can never be sated, which is partly why she's such a chatterbox. Learning information from others and sharing that information is a delight. She's a brilliant tactician- it's one of her greatest skills.
As for beauty, she's related to France. It's a requirement. She enjoys the arts and has a natural eye for making things beautiful. Gardening, decorating, dancing, fashion- it's all good to her. Beauty is one of life's pleasures. She sees no reason why she should sacrifice intelligence for beauty. They go hand in hand for Monaco.
Monaco has a deep love for money. The smell and feel of it invigorates her. She's always been surrounded by expensive things, so it's pretty important to her. Money is power, as is knowledge. Money, knowledge, and beauty- the three incentives of her life.
Likes:
+ Card Games
+ Gambling
+ Winning
+ Chess
+ Books
+ Beauty
+ Ballet
+ Cosmetics
+ Interior Decorating
+ Gardening
+ Yachting
+ Car Racing
+ Champagne
Dislikes:
- Ugliness
- Fish
- Bad manners
- Disorganization
- Slow drivers!
- Bad food
- Laziness
- Las Vegas (it's cheesy and distasteful- European casinos are so more... elegant)
- Cheaters (besides herself of course!)
- Being patted on the head (it's embarassing)
- People touching her pockets
Strengths: Her great intelligence and her ability to pick up nuances quickly. She's a gifted tactician- it's protected her small country for many years. She knows how to use her brain to protect her and her own.
Another one of Monaco’s strengths is her love affair with numbers. This is her greatest academic subject of interest. Anything to do with numbers and controlling them immediately interests her. If it's mathematical, she knows how to make it work. From counting in black jack to rigging bidding systems... Monaco is a whiz.
Of course, there is Monaco's great poker face. She lies as easily as she breathes. Telling the truth is only good when there's some sort of advantage to her. If there isn't a benefit, why do it? Or worse, if it makes her look bad! Few can break the commendable control she has over her emotions. If Monaco wants to keep a secret- it stays a secret. No use prying it out of her- she won’t budge.
Despite the fact she's a consummate liar, Monaco's social skills are superb. She's an excellent communicator and a good conversationalist. She's the perfect lady she's been brought up to be. Her hospitality skills are top notch. By default, she knows how to throw a stellar party. Planning and attending social events is fun. And of course, incredibly important for networking purposes. Which is yet another one of Monaco's strengths. She tends to befriends those who will help her go far in life.
If one is ever in need of a quick getaway, Monaco is your woman. To put it frankly, the woman drives like a bat out of hell. She's very much love in the idea with speed- it helps her relax. If given the opportunity, she'll definitely provide an ally a quick method to escape. She knows her way around cars and can get it working in tip top shape.
Monaco also has a way with boats. The Port of Monaco was once a very important destination in the Mediterranean, and although diminished over the years the love of the sea is still there. These days, she concentrates her marine talents on yachting. Good thing, she never gave it up because Monaco has a feeling it’s going to be long time before cars come into popularity again.
Weaknesses: Monaco's most obvious weakness is her greed. Because she is so enamored with money, she's definitely fallen into this trap. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Everything in life has its costs even if it isn't obvious. Don't expect free help from Monaco. She needs to be properly motivated- usually with monetary contributions. Going along with her greed, Monaco has something of a gambling addiction. She's in love with the thrill of the game, the tenuous relationship with Lady Luck... Monaco tends to take big risks with her money in gambling situations.
Partly influenced by her love for gambling, she is constantly overwhelmed with anxiety. Something is always weighing on Monaco's mind. It comes with her perfectionist nature and her desire to succeed. She's one of the most anxious countries in the world, always worried about something or someone.
That said, she's not comfortable with sitting around and doing merely nothing. Even when sitting outside and studying the bright blue sky, she's always pondering away at something. Whether it be work, some philosophical matter, or something artistic, just sitting down and relaxing is a foreign concept.
Monaco also is a very prideful person. She's proud of her accomplishments and knows it. In her true form- that is when she's not putting on an act- there is no sense of humbleness. And because she's grown up being catered towards her needs, she has a high sense of entitlement.
On a random note, to Monaco's eternal shame she cannot hold her liquor. An absolute shame because she loves champagne and wine. Give her a couple of drinks and the facade of a reserved, young wealthy mistress comes tumbling down and a wild, out of control party animal emerges from the alcoholic haze.
Fears:
</3 Losing everything
</3 Being exploited and manipulated
</3 Having a panic attack
</3 Getting too close to people
What happened before and shortly after the apocalypse?:
What are your character's top priorities and goals? First and foremost, Monaco's most important priority is and always will be to serve her people. That is her duty as a nation to act in the best interest of her children. Just because the long predicted apocalypse has occurred doesn't mean that has changed. In fact, now more than ever her people need her to be strong for them.
Frankly, Monaco just wants order restored. Everything is in ruins and in complete disrepair. It's ugly and pure calamity. Her beautiful casino... her beautiful palace! All ruined. It upsets her greatly to see all the beautiful things in the world gone in one fell swoop. But it will be restored. That is the nature of humanity, to rise from the ashes when all hope is lost.
Of course, Monaco yearns for the luxuries of the past. And being an ambitious, greedy nation, she will do anything and everything to make sure she survives. Money may not have any meaning in this new world, but it's not always about the money, now is it? Gambling takes on a whole new meaning when you're dealing with the after effects of the destruction of the world.
Despite being ambitious and greedy, Monaco doesn’t carry too much of an imperialistic streak (so she thinks). She entirely missed that stage when it was all the rage in Europe. In the old world, she was simply too small to take over other countries. In fact, she was doing everything she could not to be taken over herself! And with most of her population now decimated, there doesn’t seem much hope for an empire anyway.
The most important part is to find her people, gather the troops, and start rebuilding the world. The rules just changed, and Monaco needs to reacquaint herself with them… and then bend them to her desires. Perhaps in this world, she can dare to compete with the other nations for control. That remains to be seen.
Sample Post: It had been a long, exhausting day. Prince Albert had kept Monaco busy with all sorts of things. Endless meetings, entertaining various important people, more paperwork than she wasn't sure what to do with- the things that need to be done had gone on and on. But she was home now, although the hour was late. There was no need to make dinner, she had eaten earlier in the evening. She should have gone straight to bed, but Monaco always made it a habit to check her emails before she turned in for the night.
That was when she noticed something most unusual.
There appeared to be some sort of... package located by her beloved laptop. She studied it more closely. The artwork was bright and colorful. And it was clearly some sort of medieval fantasy theme. A computer game. Normally Monaco would have put it aside and not put anymore thought in the matter. RPGs simply weren't her things. She preferred playing gambling games online and the occasional chess- it kept her strategic mind in tip top shape. But she felt rather compelled to play this game. It intrigued her greatly.
So, she decided to give it a whirl.
Monaco loaded up the disk and began reading through the introduction. A mysterious castle in the sky? With unimaginable wealth? Her blue eyes couldn't help but gleam at the very thought. There was sure to be many items of beauty in there! And of course, the gold. She did love it so. The woman was resolved to find it no matter the cost.
It was then time to create her character. For some strange reason, she modeled it after herself. She gave the character her human name- Louise Canella- and the physical resemblance was as close as possible to her own. She was not sure why, but she was lead by the same forces that had convinced her to give the game a try. An elegant eyebrow was raised as she browsed through classes, so many choices! But none of them seemed to fit her.
And that's when she saw it.
The Gambler.
Monaco didn't need to read through its description to know that she had found her perfect class. That was her through and through. So what if it was a risky class to be in? She thrived on taking chances! And Lady Luck seemed to smile on her.
Character created, Monaco began to start the game proper. She flew through the tutorial, familiarizing herself with the basic concepts of the game. It wasn't too difficult. She started off doing various quests and just good 'ole leveling up. Monaco needed more cards- stronger cards to be more of a force to reckon with. It wasn't the traditional way to fight, but it suit her personality just fine.
And although Monaco had been completely exhausted when she had walked into her house, she played this new found game for hours. It had grabbed her attention and wouldn't let her go. Finally, her body collapsed in front of the computer from pure exhaustion.
When Monaco woke next, she wasn't in her bed. In fact, she wasn't even in her country. Being the personification of Monaco, she knew that much. After all, the land was her and she was the land. But where was she? It didn't make any sense! The brunette reached for her glasses on the bedside table. That is when she felt something. She ignored it for a second so she could slip on her glasses. Glasses on, she obtained what she felt at first.
It was a card deck.
Flipping through the deck, she saw the cards themselves were quite familiar. In fact, they were the same cards she had obtained last night on the game. Furthermore, these weren't just normal cards. It was infused with magic.. She could feel it- the feeling growing stronger the longer she held the card deck. But it was a good feeling. It made her feel powerful. And it felt right.
It was in that moment, Monaco realized that however illogical it sounded she had somehow been transported into the game. Mon dieu. Whatever was she going to do? Well, she would get through this, that's what.
Misc. Information
Timezone: Pacific Coast
Did you read the rules? Ah England! Home of tea, great queens, amazing fantasy novels, Shakespeare... and most of all spiffy accents! Seriously. No one can resist a British accent. I think it's in every American's DNA to be turned on by one. I owe the British so much. <3 I mean... Lord of the Rings! Harry Potter!
Oh wait? Do you mean the character himself? What can I say? He's one sexy beast. I'd totally tap that.
Favorite Pairing: England x Seychelles, America x Belarus, Seychelles x Monaco, Hungary x Poland, Hungary x Prussia, Monaco x Hungary, Belarus x Hungary, Prussia x Belarus, England x Belarus, Wy x Seborga, Seborga x Monaco (I have more... I'm just too lazy to list them right now)