TWO YEARS AGO, A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION GOING BY THE NAME TEAM IMUM WRECKED CHAOS ACROSS THE LAND, DAMAGING CITIES AND KILLING THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS. While Imum itself has long since been disbanded, however, the region remains broken: entire towns have been laid to waste and the Association struggles to find homes for those who were lucky enough to survive the attempted genocide. Reconstruction trudges on as usual... but with three factions - the Association, the corporations, and the people - each wishing to take the rebuilding of an entire region down opposite paths, how long will it be before Lyeant's last leg gives out permanently?
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born as queenie agnés until she and her sister were adopted into the duchy after her widower mother re-married her on and off boyfriend, remy côte
legally registered as satella lévêque, née côte
eldest sister of two until her mother bore twin girls, ambrosia and lilac côte, soon after the wedding and made her the sister of three
her mother took the blame for the côte and dies in a faked suicide during a family scandal about tax evasion, embezzlement of funds and identity fraud carried out through remy’s company
financially disowned by her stepfather and the côte at thirteen years old with her younger sister, mercedes, because they were not related by blood nor worthy “investments” in comparison to their half-sisters lilac and ambrosia aka the high society brainwashed spares
forced to live in the slums and eventually put to work at a bordello by unscrupulous men; eventually she and her sister were smuggled to a speciality parlor; satella struck a deal with the owner to spare mercedes from the gritty work, and earned to support both of them
naïvely married josef angelou lévêque at sixteen to regain the support of her adopted family, the côte, for the sake of mercedes’ future. she later regrets it after his scheme to save his penniless family from bankruptcy is revealed and humiliates her further
divorcee at nineteen when she annuls her marriage after her sister, mercedes, dies and runs away to new veherna after years of tolerating josef’s numerous flagrant sexual violences against herself and consistent indiscretions with other women
stone hearted duchess with a terrible ingrained hatred for men, she remained single and later relinquished her adoptive name “satella” in favor of just being called by her childhood name “queen”
furthered her education in political sciences, philosophy, military sciences and cognitive psychology; trained hard to become an ace trainer and to bond with her pokemon
joined the republic as alias “queen” where she proved herself highly competent in developing plans centered around war objectives, negotiation, organizing resources and profiling the enemy
additional notes queen is extremely street savvy because of her days spent in the slums—and astute with herbalism, most especially the usage of belladonna to put her ex customers to sleep; possesses an array of false names that she uses or switches into on a regular basis, and has several well developed social circles within her “alternate” lives; both of her younger half-sisters, lilac and ambrosia, work for parallax; as far as she knows, her sister mercedes was “killed” during a imum skirmish years earlier but her body was never recovered; tendency to care for stray pokemon and small children despite risks involved (if any).
Despite her name, Queen does not see herself as a lord above others nor does she present herself to others that way (It’s literally just a name, lol). In fact, when the war comes, Queen will be on the frontline to face the enemy as an equal alongside any soldier. Spirited but objective as a key strategist on the Republic’s organization team, Queen’s battle reputation defines her as tactful, ruthless and armed with a snipe-and-smile attitude. She's voted “Most Likely to Kill You Without Hesitation" but is also less likely to gloat about it. [break][break] Her devil may care attitude can seem rather impulsive at first—but, in truth, there is nothing impulsive about Queen. The ambivalence with her own identity is concealed by their objective and go-getter attitude toward the Republic’s organization. Although Queen does not share her opinions or ideas readily, she is candid and eloquent when she does decide to speak up.
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>>> FRIENDS
Perhaps few people can actually relate to Queen. There are most likely more acquaintances and "friendly" acquaintances than friends. She can seem hostile to some, but in reality she is just naturally inclined to be wary of strangers and those who appear in her life (or her loved ones lives). Although Queen genuinely wants people to understand her, she does not value all people—especially those who are excessive or ignorant. Her insensitive and broody demeanor can be off-putting to some as well. [break][break] Some can mistake Queen to be entirely too self important, or find her personality too intimidating. However, those are the people who might also be won over by her perceptiveness and charisma. They might eventually even find her irreverent fearlessness admirable. Or, find the idea that even a devil can be sentimental as quite endearing. For all of her righteousness and wiles, Queen is a one woman show—and, beyond the fainthearted, there are those who want to be backstage when the curtains go up.
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>>> ENEMIES
Firstly: “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” [break][break] They might exist, more or less. But Queen doesn’t give a shit tbh. There's no such thing as competition. For Queen, there is only surviving victoriously or dying. There isn't any time or space to waste on individuals who "don't like" her, or disagree with her. It's the choice of her enemies to waste their time, and Queen's choice to move on with her life as if those enemies don't exist. Because, honestly, why should she care? Therefore the majority of her enemies (or critics) usually live with their hatred or envy unsatisfied. TL;DR: You're either someone Queen has business with, or you're dead. Maybe not figuratively. [break][break] Regardless of “faction”, Queen doesn’t “hate” soldiers or believers of the titan groups. Her criticism is toward the more influential and powerful individuals behind Parallax as well as any other faction whose tactics affects the conditions of Lyeant’s citizens.
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>>> OTHER
Queen was an assassin in another part of her life, in another time. She still has many contacts from the black market and the slums—then, on the flip side, she has many contacts from the nobility as well. Although she went back to school to study politics, Queen did not get to pursue a career as a political figure nor as a public defender. If anything, you can more accurately assess her to be more involved in something similar to guerrilla warfare as the civil war begins. [break][break] For the most part, Queen has been an ace trainer through and through up until she joined the Republic and found herself as a part of the strategic team. This is mostly because of how methodical and attentive she can be after witnessing business in the slums, and war tactics during Imum/etc. She has a photographic memory which also helps her. For this reason, Queen most likely has people who are willing to listen to her but are not really “friends” per se. Or people who are acquainted with her and act as “associates” so to speak.
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>>> ADMIRERS
I suppose I’m supposed to talk about love somewhere. Queen has been formerly married, and it was both a bother as well as a disappointment. Since she is technically bi, Queen is capable of loving anyone. But, at the same time, she is capable of loving no one. There is too much on her mind to be dreaming of relationships or the hassles that come with them. If something were to happen organically within the rp then that’s that. If not, then that is also that.
Post by QUEENIE LÉVÊQUE on Jan 20, 2017 21:11:25 GMT -6
Sorry I fell asleep for awhile so I wasn’t here for the majority of the replies ;w; I’m just now catching up. I tagged some people who seemed interested from the Discord chat via their republic chars or most used acc (so it'll notify them <3) Hopefully this isn't annoying or too presumptive of me to do
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Uh, just wanted to correct your pronouns there Protego~ I don’t identify as she/her ;w; I know it might be a bit inconvenient, but I thought I’d just mention it now ~ just for future’s sake! hehe It’d just make me feel more comfortable if they/them/their is used (as I mentioned in my app).
I completely forgot about that opening paragraph about the aftermath, Deimos Tàishū Hǎi o: It was good of you to quote it here for us (I was mostly thinking of the Extra Information page, and also just the general plot line pages). I think it succinctly gives a good idea of what stage of war we’re at. But, LEAP IS HERE!!!!!! so I think that pretty much clears it all up.
PLOTS! what we’re all here for, right?
It sounds like they’re so, so, so many refugees — so I think, The Crown aside, that the Republic (as well as Parallax and the Association) in general have a lot of refugees to take care of. Generally speaking. I know it’s my usage of the word “refugees” that tipped off the need to distinguish this proposal in its specifics, but I still think that while my intention was focused on the more Republic personnel … that refugees could also fit into the underground railroad mainframe. Also, as we venture into the real gritty part of the civil war (as I earlier assumed that we haven’t gotten there yet, tho it helps that Leap has confirmed this!! <3), I think that the it will become an even bigger source of escape for those who are caught in the “fire” so to speak. Maybe not right away.
I think we should all consider Callista’s (@mercer ) idea of extraction missions (and missions in general). I recently plotted with Noodles (ARYA HARGRAVE ) as well, so maybe they can get in on this, about raid ideas—which somehow has been brought up in the Seers chat on Discord (via the help of Nano @gwyndolyn , and others like Anubis @black who seemed interested in it— PLEASE JOIN THE CONVERSATION GUYS :3 ) but is not limited to the Seers or any group. I would also like to know what Leap’s ideas/plots and character’s positions (like GARETT) would be in the scope of currently discussed ideas now that we’ve addressed/clarified the peacefulness/war-ness of the site overall. I live for plots!!!
Something that I think is incredibly relevant that I’ve gleaned from PHARAOH LEAP ’s post, and I quote:
"Republic is trying to pick a fight, but neither Parallax or the Association are mentally ready to accept. It's only been two years since everyone nearly died, after all. Which group really wants the honor of saying that they sent the region spiraling down into its second near death encounter? This doesn't mean that the Republic are the only ones causing small, individual acts of violence for their cause (those aforementioned raids, namely), though. Parallax has at least a couple of mercenaries I can think of off the top of my head taking down political enemies in secret”
I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT PLOT INDUCING STATEMENT! Based off of this statement, I think the railroad would first allow a smuggling of equipment/supplies/weapons for any against the two titans + (this is the more “unground” part of it) is not so ~defense aspect of this proposal which is RAIDS/small disruptions of Parallax/Assc cities. Not so much “terror”, because that’s not what I’m thinking of—but the spreading of propaganda! The questioning and challenging of Parallax/Assc. ideas and methods via ESPIONAGE systems that also go through the underground railroad. Eventually the railroad will be used to help more than the active members of the Republic and the Imum refugees/refugees from other cities.
TL;DR It’s the small things that count, and I think this idea will surely get the ball rolling in terms of the railroad / needing the railroad and also any drama/violence that may came about slowly.
JUST TO GET THE OTHERS INVOLVED! I know Jake xander cromwell and Shizuka Priestess Shizuka have recently also mentioned something in the Association chat (sorry I’m just trying to get everyone involved because it’s more exciting that way hehe) about defenses/something similar to martial law since both Parallax and the Republic are getting a little more rowdy~~ aka all the good plot stuff, and how that might factor in creating extraction missions…. and also, foster opposition missions in order to keep the Republic for amassing its forces. Like I said, to the Parallax and Assc, I doubt they actually think that the Republic has any right to vie for power much less would stand for it raiding and smuggling equipment/etc for its usage.
…. ideas, and characters! leggo! :’3
Of course Queen would be the most interested in the tactical/strategic side of any plot, and also in aiding/raiding alongside other actives (because she doesn't see herself as something set apart from the grit of the cause and would soldier on as any other) of the Republic cause. She wouldn’t be interested in cold blood killing civilians, and respects differences in terms of ideals (so she isn't the type to just kill someone because they're on the other side, especially if they're peaceful), but she would definitely be ruthless in gaining the means for the Republic to get better footing in the region. (just a short , brief summary of what my character would be interested in doing — of course I’ll expand later when others join the conversation and we can all see how all of our characters plot together in terms of these ideas). Plus the original idea that would allow her to maybe get Tai's Seers involved, though they are not on anyone's "side", is her experience with and ties to the underground/the black market because of her experience as an assassin. Even if she has a lot of melancholy/grief and regret about her ruthlessness (I've said this for four years, but Queen's canon theme song is totally Rihanna's "Man Down" song). We could also talk about espionage systems between all three sides.
I think that eventually, it’ll happen that all 3 member groups might get a thread that lists “missions” (and summaries of what those missions entail) for others to sign up for? It’ll encourage plotting and make it easier to create connections/relationships ic’ly while helping the plot along. Maybe I should go suggest that in the suggestion forum, idk.
ALL THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND PLOTS ARE WELCOME! just chime in at anytime!
Post by QUEENIE LÉVÊQUE on Jan 20, 2017 12:17:37 GMT -6
(Please join the discussion if you haven’t already!)
Well now let’s not cut ourselves short here. I don’t think this proposal, or extraction missions, or anything in terms of political strife has a time limit. None of this needs to happen immediately, nor do I think they need to be axed so soon! Not to be redundant since I know I said "As the civil war/skirmishes approach" in my first post.
Right off the bat: I don’t think this railroad slash smuggling venture needs to strictly adhere to the confines of the historical references. Just to avoid any confusion that there are some imaginary rules or certain guidelines that this particular “underground railroad” has to meet. Why limit ourselves? It’s a civi war, have fun! Our characters are going to suffer and it’ll be great.
My understanding of the Republic is very roundabout: they’re the result of frustration, strife, anger because of the Imum aftermath and etc. Civilians are unhappy, and they aren’t allowing the Association to finish their “job” of restoring everything back to it’s “former glory” because of the civil unrest currently sweeping the region. They aren’t pleased with their government, and are getting in the way of the Association’s plans…. which might lead to some sort of punishment later down the line when push comes to shove. Maybe martial law? Who knows! There’s all sorts of new technologies as well as research taking place, and—surprise, surprise—Parallax has their fingers in all the cookie jars. But, to the rest of the region, this isn’t all celebratory kisses and hugs. In fact, I’d compare their frustrations and suffering to the repairing of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Sandy in New York. There is a need for repairing, but it isn’t just physical. It’s mental. There is legitimate anger! Regret! A melting pot of emotions…. and then, comes the Republic.
I’m not entirely sure how the Republic gains this new city? I don’t think the idea of “gaining” a city is rather “passive” though. There’s going to be people in it who don’t agree with their new “leaders”, such as Parallax and Association members who live within the city. They aren’t going to be pleased with any propaganda or announcements that the Republic makes within the city either. Also, I don't think the Republic is full of angels - which opens the door for Parallax and Association tensions to mount. Who knows, maybe they are the actual "refugees" fleeing New Veherna?
This is a new faction, and the titans most certainly aren’t going to welcome the Republic to “vie for power”. Since they are relatively new I also feel like their stance in political or tactical and organizational skills may not be as sophisticated, but still modern enough. An underground railroad would be potentially an avenue for ideas and people, as well as equipment, food and weapons. As I said earlier, I think of the Republic as the current underdogs (mostly because they're new). I don't think Parallax will be open about these loud and rebellious individuals, especially not after they've captured a city. Tensions are definitely mounting! What will their course of action be? Isn't it human nature to blame? I think so. I think Parallax will start to have feelings toward rebels/the Republic and those who associate (or don't actively try to disconnect themselves from the Republic). Similarly to the "Red Scare", The Republic could be seen as "terrorists" to Parallax and the stability of The Association. I don’t think that the civil war model of this site is going to step by step follow any wars that we are informed on—but I do take some liberties in comparing them in terms of the historical, and perhaps to better understand the background/setting of Lyeant (hopefully it’s okay that I do so).
I do agree that “extraction” missions would be relevant, and exciting! It’s possible that hidden (and not-so-hidden) but important individuals to the Republic might be placed, or stuck, in areas that aren’t particularly friendly toward Republic/rebels. I don’t think the Republic as a whole would want these people to be in more dangerous than necessary. On the other side, maybe as a devil’s advocate to my own idea, maybe it’s good for some influential people to be elsewhere rather than all located in the same place? I’m not sure. It’s a thought, definitely.
Interestingly, Cold War tactics does (maybe a bit of a boring/predictable idea) bring up espionage! Espionage systems! I mean, it’s realistic of the times. They’re not fighting with swords or lacking in communications lol Even if they were fighting with swords, even the medieval days had espionage systems in place. Spy systems could be utilized by the Republic. This could also involve the Seers, if it interested Deimos to have any business with it. I know the Seers are unbiased, however.
I definitely want to hear more voices on these ideas because it’s more fun that way. Especially any newcomers or perusers who haven’t quite decided what they want to say (or how they want to say it) :3
Post by QUEENIE LÉVÊQUE on Jan 20, 2017 9:20:27 GMT -6
The word or term "refugees" kind of came to me when I was writing the post... Though, I guess in some way, it isn't really like that. Maybe that's what is being misunderstood, so I should try to clear that up! Here I go, I've figured some skeletal slash cornerstones of this particular proposal that most broadly involves Republic people rather than general refugees. But this was just an idea that I had thought of in the vein of organizational purposes as well as plotting purposes for the Republic as a political body/movement currently gaining strength next to the twin titans Parallax / Assc.
The "smuggling" aspect was also unique to what I was discussing with Deimos (and therefore in regard to THIS proposal) in regard to the Seers, and decided that it would be nice to have a more general forum of thought without having a label or specific custom group so as to include more people esp those who have not chosen a group to become a party to. I guess it's because of the specifics of this idea that I didn't really think it would affect The Crown's activities or agenda, or target the specific group of people that I had in mind when I initially talked about this on the discard in the text chat for the Seers. Though, I think my idea is still... about an underground railroad. ... because we are in a civil war, and things do tend to get nasty. Especially for those who are not on the opposing side.
Since The Republic are the underdogs, I thought it was safe to assume it would mean that eventually Parallax and The Association would want to dispose of those who are in relation to those factions... Similarly to the Patriots during the American Revolution with Loyalists or Loyalists with Patriots, or even against "Red Coats" bold-facedly. Sometimes it was just the fact that they were "a part of" that group, or "aided" that group (such as depicted in the movie The Patriot, even if it may be exaggerated in certain parts). So, in the realm of this thread, the only topic and venture that I was discussing was simply.... an underground railroad. Maybe it's inapplicable to the The Crown or unimportant to have an underground railroad - but, from what I've realized, it is specifically crucial for maybe The Republic. Unless, I'm just imagining... a civil war going .... a lot less etiquette-y? I'm not sure.
Wars are nasty. They really get nasty, even if they start out polished. The advent of war etiquette coming to an end was perhaps during World War II when the breaching of significant treaties were disregarded by Germany when they marched into Russia (though they lost). For example, in the Civil War of America, the President suspended habeas corpus ("show me the body" aka evidence) in favor of throwing most people who were involved or seemed involved with the wrong political leanings. Similarly, I think that in due time even Republic people might be hunting down Parallax depending on how true to Imum and anti-humanism they get. Furthermore, the stronger, scattered individuals that have been helping the cause gain more momentum are most likely not all in the same place - and will need rescuing.
It is an interesting thought that you brought up though! I'm sure many people who are interested in that will surely take a look, though still... not really the idea I was proposing. Maybe I made a blunder in trying to generalize, and include, other factions as well as members/characters to allow a more cosmopolitan plotting approach. I might not have developed it further without the re-hashing of what the other groups are doing. I should most likely get Deimos in here to see what they have to say about what the Seer's agenda is, though I'm sure it had more to do with smuggling equipment, food and money for the poor. It's good to find out what everyone is doing while we're in the same membergroup!
Post by QUEENIE LÉVÊQUE on Jan 20, 2017 8:09:07 GMT -6
EXCUSE ANY TYPOS/ERRORS/MISSPELLINGS, i was in a rush and typed this up really really quickly. ik this doesn't look spiffy either because i'm not using any templates but.... eh ideas are ideas ok
So I wasn't sure how to or where to propose this so .... I just ended up writing it here. Maybe the admins will make a separate boards/headquarters for the main three member groups later and stuff. But this is what we've got for now! I had an interesting thought / idea that maybe be a wonderful venture for anyone related to, or even against, the Republic ^.^ This mostly came about in the Seers chat when Deimos was talking to me, and I thought this up via historical inspiration.
I was pretty sure (and now am sure, thanks to LEAP verifying this on the Discord) that not all Republic persons - or those who are interested in any of the parties - and civilians would be cleanly in the same place. As the civil war/skirmishes approach, I assume that not many peaceful, wounded, or civilian-esque persons would want to remain in places where.... they are not wanted? or hunted? or hurt? in the midst of battle? for whatever reason! So, this opens the discussion to the idea of a SMUGGLING OPERATION, or underground railroad I guess you could say, of refugees and the like. It doesn't strictly concern only the Republic ... but it'd be an interesting plot device for many members on this site, even if your character might be against it! I thought I'd just drop this idea off here, especially in case there are those who have not yet made it onto the Discord :') We're all here to make plots and friends so.... Here I am! hehe.
Post by QUEENIE LÉVÊQUE on Jan 20, 2017 3:50:17 GMT -6
hi hi noodles (ARYA HARGRAVE) ! sorry for the semi-late reply ;-;
i didn't see the tag and i've been preparing for this weekend to go over to m friend's house hehe... anyway! i like the dynamic between them that you've suggested.
ironically, i had read part of your app earlier on and really liked arya as well. it's also funny that he would become her left hand so to speak because he - like her best friend, mercer - also worked with imum.
the reason that's funny is! her sister was killed via imum, and queen had been fighting against them as well. or at least the civilians. which is why she's more familiar with guerilla tactics and less ~uniform protocols. (sorry i'm totally rambling here) though, it'll probably not a rivalry. queen does not make a habit of hating people as much as the institutions. the principle of imum was good, maybe not their methods and such. largely, queen has more of a problem with the authoritative figures - aka, point being, THEY WILL STILL WORK AS FRIENDS! LOL!
i do really like them as friends to be honest. close friends, even, later on (or however we do it). it'll all depend on how we work around their histories and such. btw i tagged you in the discord chat since deimos tagged me in their seers chat! check it out~~
EDIT: LOL I ACTUALLY ENDED UP PICKING THE SAME REPLY TEMPLATE AS YOU AND WAS LIKE why does this look familiar and then i realized it was the same thing....so i changed it xD im laughing so hard
Post by QUEENIE LÉVÊQUE on Jan 14, 2017 22:06:27 GMT -6
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Firstly: “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” [break][break] They might exist, more or less. But Queen doesn’t give a shit tbh. There's no such thing as competition. For Queen, there is only surviving victoriously or dying. There isn't any time or space to waste on individuals who "don't like" her, or disagree with her. It's the choice of her enemies to waste their time, and Queen's choice to move on with her life as if those enemies don't exist. Because, honestly, why should she care? Therefore the majority of her enemies (or critics) usually live with their hatred or envy unsatisfied. TL;DR: You're either someone Queen has business with, or you're dead. Maybe not figuratively. [break][break] Regardless of “faction”, Queen doesn’t “hate” soldiers or believers of the titan groups. Her criticism is toward the more influential and powerful individuals behind Parallax as well as any other faction whose tactics affects the conditions of Lyeant’s citizens.[break][break]
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Queen was an assassin in another part of her life, in another time. She still has many contacts from the black market and the slums—then, on the flip side, she has many contacts from the nobility as well. Although she went back to school to study politics, Queen did not get to pursue a career as a political figure nor as a public defender. If anything, you can more accurately assess her to be more involved in something similar to guerrilla warfare as the civil war begins. [break][break] For the most part, Queen has been an ace trainer through and through up until she joined the Republic and found herself as a part of the strategic team. This is mostly because of how methodical and attentive she can be after witnessing business in the slums, and war tactics during Imum/etc. She has a photographic memory which also helps her. For this reason, Queen most likely has people who are willing to listen to her but are not really “friends” per se. Or people who are acquainted with her and act as “associates” so to speak. [break][break]
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I suppose I’m supposed to talk about love somewhere. Queen has been formerly married, and it was both a bother as well as a disappointment. Since she is technically bi, Queen is capable of loving anyone. But, at the same time, she is capable of loving no one. There is too much on her mind to be dreaming of relationships—or the hassles that come with them. If something were to happen organically within the rp, then that’s that. If not, then that is also that. [break][break]
perhaps she was a girl once. perhaps, indeed. sometimes she remembers, if only in a vague dream. sometimes if only through the warm taste of cognac on her tongue. there was a girl, but then there was not. maybe there’s more, if only she remembered. more about the blue of her hair—before it became platinum—and feet squelching through the bayou. more about the freckled girl she kissed that autumn, or the spring that her mother tied a leather braid to her wrist “for protection”. but, there isn’t more, and she doesn’t remember.
disposition she is poised, self-directed; queen usually speaks with a clipped, and steady voice; even if she actually feels disappointed by everything around her; her elusive nature is magnified by her keeping to her own ambitions, and rarely getting involved in others’ business; she stands at the helm of the republic’s strategizing team and doesn’t comment on gossip; tending toward aloof with strangers and can be rather impersonal; she does not kiss ass; she is less decorous with those she deems close and naturally compassionate to them; queen detests emotional displays the most, especially waterworks; prefers objective approaches when resolving most issues; although usually cool headed and tactful in both diplomacy as well as securing what she wants, she can be rather ruthless in her methods; her temper is wintry and aggressive—but never childish; queen rarely feels the need to compete or put people down; she believes in egalitarian policies; she has an extremely authoritative presence and can seem self-important about her goals or aspirations.
extras queen is grief personified; possesses profound respect for the dead, and dying; she is not a natural born blonde; abhors excessive jewelry and excessive people.
I'm bigger than my body, I'm colder than this home, [break] I'm meaner than my demons, I'm bigger than these bones
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you were rust mouthed, heart aching—a loneliness that bore itself along cement and asphalt. you were sleeping in whiteness, asphyxiating behind pillars of carbon and smog. at night: the moon tossed memories at your sleeping body. but you let them fall next to you, quiet as her muffled breaths against your back. you woke in dimness, in starkness, in hypocrisy. there were winters that your lips would crack painfully, your fingers and hands covered in calluses. they told you, “be faithful”. they told you, staining your body with rouge to hide the crackling skin. you were a defiance, borne through grief and the taste of alloy. you will not corrode.
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born as queenie agnès until she and her sister were adopted into the duchy after her widower mother re-married her on and off boyfriend, remy côte
legally satella belladonna esmée, née côte
eldest sister of two until her mother bore twin girls, ambrosia and lilac côte, soon after the wedding and made her the sister of three
her mother took the blame for the côte and dies in a faked suicide during a family scandal about tax evasion, embezzlement of funds and identity fraud carried out through remy’s company
financially disowned by her stepfather and the côte at thirteen years old with her younger sister, mercedes, because they were not related by blood nor worthy “investments” in comparison to their half-sisters lilac and ambrosia aka the high society brainwashed spares
forced to live in the slums and eventually put to work at a bordello by unscrupulous men; eventually she and her sister were smuggled to a speciality parlor; satella struck a deal with the owner to spare mercedes from the gritty work, and earned to support both of them
naïvely married josef angelou esmée at sixteen to regain the support of her adopted family, the côte, for the sake of mercedes’ future but regrets it after his scheme to save his penniless family from bankruptcy is revealed
divorcee at nineteen when she annuls her marriage after her sister’s death, and runs away to new veherna after years of tolerating josef’s numerous flagrant sexual violences against herself and consistent indiscretions with other women
stone hearted duchess with a terrible ingrained hatred for men, she has remained single and later relinquished her adoptive name in favor of just being called by her childhood name “queen”
furthered her education in political sciences, and cognitive psychology; trained hard to become an ace trainer and to bond with her pokemon
joined the republic where she proved herself highly competent in developing plans centered around war objectives and profiling the enemy
additional notes queen is extremely street savvy because of her days spent in the slums—and astute with herbalism, most especially the usage of belladonna to put her ex customers to sleep; both of her half-sisters, lilac and ambrosia, work for parallax; as far as she knows, her sister mercedes was “killed” during a imum skirmish years earlier but her body was never recovered; tendency to care for stray pokemon
