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 Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:53 am
Name: Allegra Staccato Nickname: Allie Age: 24 Birthday: July 16 Sign: Cancer Gemstone: Ruby Blood Type: AB- Fav. Food: Italian comfort food, gnocchi Hated Food: fish. Any seafood, really. She’s allergic to shellfish School: architectural grad school - has one degree in Historical Architecture from DCU Hobbies:
Come un pesce – Allegra lives for being in water, all sorts of water. From hot tubbing to swimming to tubing down a river you will find this gal living it up underwater. She’s also on the swim team at DCU and likes to dabble in competitive diving. She also has a job at the local Y as a lifeguard for their pool.
Mange, Mange! – Not only does she like to cook and grew up helping Mama make the large family dinners they enjoyed but Allegra also likes to eat. Her metabolism is pretty awesome with all the exercise she gets so she often surprises people by eating like a horse in a relatively small package. She loves classic flavors and understands that cooking and eating aren’t just things Italian families do. It’s a way to bond and a form of expression from one family member to another.
Sorellinas – Allegra got in trouble a few years ago for trespassing by using a neighbor’s pool when he was out or sleeping. Since it was a small crime and she was a minor the judge agreed to keep it off her record but sentenced her to community service. She started off in a youth mentorship program and found she really liked bonding with her “little sisters” and just continued on with the program even after her service hours were up. She is often in craft stores trying to figure out new projects to do together or in the youth center swimming with or helping her sister with her homework, etc.
Architecture – Allegra has a fascination with architecture, especially old architecture. She will carry around her camera to snap pictures of a building she likes or will watch History Channel documentaries about the ancient peoples and their structures. To her things like the Parthenon and the Pyramids are not only beautiful but fascinating. She posts pictures to her blog and attends lectures and classes on this as well.
Virtues:
Passionate – Allegra puts all of herself into everything she does. You will never see her doing anything half heartedly or giving less than 100%. Her mother raised her to believe that if you do not do something with a glad heart you should not do it at all and her father taught her that nothing that is honest is disgraceful. If she does something she should take pride in it and let that pride show. So even if she doesn’t particularly like a task, like doing dishes, she will still take pride in doing a job well done.
Honest – This should not suggest that she has not told a lie or two in her time but ever since she was busted for trespassing she has tried to live on the straight and narrow. She is the type of girl that would never cheat on a test and would turn in money she found on the street. She tries not to lie to people even if she thinks the truth might hurt. (though she is gentle about it) and she will never lead anyone along with thoughts or feelings that are not completely genuine.
Hard Working – Being toward the top of six brothers and sisters she was put to work to help out by Mama…a lot. She doesn’t mind a little bit of elbow grease and if there is a job that must be done she will diligently work until it’s finished and do as good a job as she can to boot. This also extends to her schoolwork and extra curricular activities, too. She doesn’t settle for anything less in herself than the best.
Flaws:
Prude – Allie was raised a good Catholic girl and very much in the old ways. This means she doesn’t date much and though she’s kissed boys once or twice she is far from experienced. She’s still a virgin, doesn’t really get physical with boyfriends in any manner except kissing and even that takes a LONG TIME (so you can guess how often it’s happened.)
She has trouble relating to or talking to anyone that is scantily or sexily clad because she looks down on these people as being disgusting. Sexily clad to her is anything she considers too tight, too short, or too revealing (mostly of skin). If she is made to be around someone that is too scantily clad she will be openly disgusted and will probably make comments about how people should take more pride in themselves and cover up their bodies to leave a little to the imagination. I don't want to say that the words "harlot" or "Jezebel" will come up but they do. Often.
This also makes it hard to hang out with Allie. Despite her age she does not watch rated R movies and will rarely watch anything even rated PG13. She isn't comfortable in dance clubs because there are SO many people there sexily dressed and pawing/grinding/macking on others that she just hyperventilates.
She also looks down on those around her that are more sexually active than she is because it’s sinful and will explain this to those that use PDA in front of her, even going out of her way to do this, or those that tease her about her choices. She really, really hates PDA. She thinks its vulgar. If you're gonna sin do it at home and don't make other people watch!
Greedy – Though Allie is giving of a lot of things: of her time and herself, she is greedy of other things. She jealously guards her own space and doesn’t let anyone, not even friends, into her room when they come over. She also hoards good things when they come along as well such as cookies her mother bakes or time on the TV when she has a show she’s interested in or when she wants to relax. As one of 6 children she has learned to jealously guard anything that is considered to be hers or that she can make hers even from people that have no interest in it! This makes her very hard to get along with sometimes
Pushy – You may have your way of doing things but if Allie thinks she can do it better she will explain to you, in detail, why her way is best and will make you try it if she can. She is unbelievably pushy about her views of certain topics (such as her religious choices and her prudish ways) And when it comes to the things she’s pushy about she will not change her views or relent until you walk away or until she is forced to by some outside authoritative source. Her friends have learned to avoid the key topics that start her on her rants: religion, politics, or sex. (or even modern morality, celebs, etc)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: A very pretty deep Aqua
Hair: Long, wavy, loosely curling pale aqua hair
Face: Heart shaped
Clothes: She was raised in dresses that are modest and cute will add references later
Knight Title: Atlantis, Page of Neptune
Challenge: Can you face the music?
Uniform: *coloring is up to the artist.
Top – I’d like something that is off the shoulder with gauzy material as the sleeve that is open down the arm and attaches at the wrist sorta like this
Bottoms – Skirt only
Gloves – cufflets, please
Belt --
Shoes – High heels like this including the tights but in appropriate colors
Shoulders – should be bare
Accessories – I’d really like her to have a cameo necklace with a musical note or instrument impression on it in appropriate colors. Past that it’s CC - silver accents would be lovely!
Weapon –
Page – A toy harp that is flimsy and made of soft wood or plastic
Squire – A slightly bigger harp made of soft wood and has just a bit of detailing to it as far as ornamental carving
Atlantis uses this power by plucking on her harp. Despite having no musical talent a beautiful song will start to fill the air in a five-foot area around the Squire. Those inside this circle get the benefits of her song be they friend or foe. Stepping out of the circle will cause a character to lose the bonuses provided. The song both calms and rallies those inside it improving concentration and focus as well as helping them avoid the adrenaline frenzy battle can often bring that causes people to make careless mistakes. The improved focus can’t actually make someone hit harder but it can perhaps help you spot where to hit that will cause more damage and it will certainly help you focus even in hectic circumstances. This power can only be used for up to thirty seconds at which point Atlantis’ discordant random plucking will resume being only that and will provide no bonus. If she is hurt or stops playing the power dies as the sound does.
Knight – a beautiful, if not small, harp made of hard wood and is carved ornamentally and perhaps has a ribbon attached to it in a bow with fluttering ends
The power can now be channeled for up to 60 seconds and the effect is exactly the same as above
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:56 am
Rosalie "Mama" Staccato - Age 48 - Mama is from Naples originally but moved to the United States when she was a young girl. She met and married her husband Antonio when she was 22 and had their first child, Allegra's sister Livia, a year later. Six children and twenty five years later they are still one big happy family. Mama is what you would expect from an older Italian mama. She's shorter than Allegra and it plumper. She tries to feed everyone that comes over and prides herself on her well groomed family, her clean house, and her always fragrant kitchen.
Antonio "Papa" Staccato - Age 50 - Papa Staccato was born just outside of Rome and helped his family in their olive orchard. It was the only life he knew until they started expanding and exporting their specialty olive oil over to America. It's still a small business but a lucrative one. That's when he came over and met the love of his life, Rosalie.
Livia Staccato - age 25 - The oldest of six Livia is the practical second mother you would expect to her brook of younger siblings and she takes this job seriously though she now has graduated college and has her own apartment.
Antonio Staccato, Jr. - age 22 - Is following in his father's footsteps learning the family business to be able to assist his father in the future. He is usually cheerful and shares his mama's and little sister's love of cooking and has a wife that he lives with - his high school sweetheart.
Vaya Staccato - age 17 - Vaya came along just behind her older sister and is the youngest daughter in her family. She is sweetly tempered but a bit of a spoiled brat at times in regard to helping with the twins and household chores.
Frederico & Bellini Staccato - Age 14 - The twins were quite a surprise to the whole family who thought they were done with Vaya. They are playful and quick to laugh. They love to torture their older sisters.
Kayla Staccato - age 21 - Antonio Jr.'s wife.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:58 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:58 pm
Hey Zaia! Your girl seems like a pretty interesting character, so let me jump right into the crit!
Hobbies: All of these look good to me, but I just have a minor request! Is it possible to include, perhaps in parenthesis, the English translation of her hobbies? I can pretty much infer what the hobby is from the description, but I think it might be easier for people reading over her profile to be able to have an english title to associate with it!
Virtues: These all look good to me!
Flaws: Greedy and Pushy look good to me, though I am struggling a bit with Prude. On one hand, I can see how people could look down on her for being a prude, but on the other hand, I don't really think this is an all encompassing trait that can be used in a wide variety of situations. Reading the trait, it sounds like it could also work as 'judgmental' [where she is quick to pass judgment on others, and is particularly sensitive to the topic of sex]. Additionally, I feel like the trait could be something like 'nagging' since you mention that she has no problem opening her mouth to scold others for their choices. I think that what you have written would make a good bit of extra information for a trait, but I'm not sure that Prude alone works.
For her powered:
The weapon is very befitting of a Neptune Page! However there are already two Neptune knights with small, stringed instruments [Buyan has a Lyre and Lassell has a small lap harp] however the effects are totally different, so I think as long as the design doesn't broach too closely to theirs, I think it will be okay! As it stands now, the attack for squire and knight reads well to me and seems reasonable! One small question just to clarify—if the person steps out of the five foot radius, they will lose all bonuses? [As in, they can't keep the bonus if they are standing next to her when she starts playing but move too far away from her?]
Allegra reads really well, so I hope I didn't give you a wall of text for just those few minor concerns! If you have any questions, comments or make any changes, give me a quote and I'll be back as soon as possible!
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:27 pm
Hey hey! I think this is the first quest of mine that you've critted!
Of course I can change prude if you like but I think it works and can be used in a variety of situations. Senshi outfits, for example, are usually short and/or revealing and general style being what it is she will probably have plenty of cause to exercise this flaw. Not only does it work with PDA but also with any dress that she considers too racy. I should probably edit in that she'd particularly sensitive to young girls dressing over their age as well, trying to appear older (and sluttier) than they are.
While I can see nagging as an alternative I think it might overlap too much with pushy. Judgmental might work a bit better but I don't see her being very judgmental considering her own past and her run in with the law. I don't think she feels she has the right to judge about that but because she's repressed and overcompensates for her past by trying to be a "good" girl prude just seemed to fit better. Should I maybe include some verbiage to explain that sexy can be anything very tight, very short, low cut, etc? PDA, also, gets her every damn time.
EDIT
I edited the power to include answer to your question and I edited Prude to perhaps give a better idea of how much this one aspect of her personality possesses her and would affect a lot of her interactions with people either in judging them as they meet or stopping interactions with friends/acquaintances in order to appease this flaw when she spies other people in need of scolding
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:28 pm
Thank you for the clarification, Zaia! The additional information to her attack looks good to me! [Sorry for taking so long to get back to you!]
Prude is still reading a bit odd to me; I understand her being uncomfortable about anything sexual or promoting sexuality, but it just doesn't read very negatively to me right now. The only thing that I see as being flawlike is that she gets preachy with people. I think judgmental would work better [and I don't feel as though being judgmental would go against her trying to be a better person; I feel as though perhaps to spare herself from collecting shameful associates, it would be reasonable for her to judge someone based on appearance before getting to know them, and, being a prude, skimpy clothes and PDA might be a trigger for her?] but she is your character and I don't want to impose! If you want to stick with the prude flaw, the only thing I'm going to request is a little more information on how it is negative! Is she the sort to talk about people behind their back if she saw them wearing something skimpy, or kissing some boys, to make snide comments, to belittle people to them/in front of their face or behind their back, to spread rumors/gossip, treat them rudely, etc?
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:44 pm
I really am hesitant to change it simply cause it is a unique flaw and is sort of key to her personality. She won't spread undue rumors, that's not her style, but I did edit it enough that I think I better expressed how bad she can get.
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:30 pm
That’s all right! I feel like the extra information helped to clear things up a bit; I can see how this is a flaw, especially if she is willing to be vocal/make a scene to get her point across and make sure people know she is uncomfortable. I definitely think that could get annoying, quickly! That in mind, I think she's ready to have a trial stamp, so thank you for your patience!
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:44 am
When the time comes please double check with your artist to make sure that your harp doesn't look too visually similar to Buyan and Lassel's.
And you'll need to post your summon in the new stamping thread eventually when you come up with it/before you use it in knight stage.
But you're ACCEPTED.
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