Post by EX.TRAVAGANT on Jul 28, 2010 1:15:58 GMT -5
CHARACTER BASICS
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PRESS EVERSE BUTTON!ELVIRA A. LOVETT
___________________________ also responds to eversion
READY TO DIE!JULY FIFTH, 1992
___________________________ eighteen years at current
STUPID HANDS!FEMALE
___________________________ most likely heterosexual, but romance isn't an interest of hers
GIVE UP!RANGER
___________________________ wave runners division
APPEARANCE
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I WANT TO RUN IN TERROR, I WANT TO RUN AWAY IN TERROR!PHYSICAL
___________________________ if one were to describe elvira in the simplest, shortest way possible, it would be with the term, 'asian'. not quite surprising, considering that is her nationality, but it is necessary to elaborate on elvira's physical appearance in order to obtain a complete image of her..
thinly built and rather short, elvira's height stands at a meager five feet and six inches, easily inches below what would be considered the average for girls her age. her general appearance is petite, but there are small muscles that can be felt (not that she would, er, let you), all from her lifetime of living smack dab in the middle of the ocean. despite hauling in fish and swimming with the corsola, elvira is actually pretty pale. to be fair, she does endorse in quite a bit of sunscreen. never, ever the paste kind, however: elvira only buys spray sunscreen, as the only thing she hates more than sunscreen is a sunburn.
elvira's has matured physically at a fairly slow rate. she has matured physically, mind - despite the somewhat small size, those aren't pads. however, the child like vibe her height tends to give off is mostly ignored. the sharp, cold look in her narrow, mud coloured eyes compensates for the maturity she appears to lack. elvira's general expression is normally cool and distant: she ignores the world, and they ignore her. elvira's lips are normally held in a jaded frown, and she goes to great lengths to not smile unless given a good reason.
elvira's black hair is normally styled into a neat bun at the back of her head. it's quite obvious that she has dyed her bangs numerous times, however. her side bangs, which are never tied up (although they may be held to the side/sides by a bobby pin on occasion), are not a natural colour. at all. instead, the colour alternates between pink and white horizontal stripes, giving her a distinct appearance.
BEHIND YOU!CLOTHING
___________________________ elvira's clothing leans towards the simple, comfortable style, but she is known to do a complete flip of that if she's not busy. her normal uniform consist of a wet suit from her time in hoenn. its rather simple: a tight swimsuit that covers her legs and arms. there are reflective white stripes going down the sides to make it more visible. over this she wears a mini-dress, which appears unnecessary for a ranger of all people, but can be easily taken off. her cotton mini-dress is soft gray in colour with lighter white frills around the bottom. elvira is normally on a mission or somewhere in the ocean when she's wearing this. as a result of the cool weather conditions, it is not uncommon for her to bright a silver trench coat because, come on, trench coats are awesome. she wears sneakers on her feet and will never be seen wearing anything other than sneakers. elvira dislikes flats, flip-flops, and especially heels, because they hinder her movement and speed.
when she is not expecting a mission and is mostly traveling, elvira will not wear her swimsuit. her clothing becomes a loose shirt, jersey-like in style, that is cloudy silver in colour. there is a picture of hoenn's sky pillar on the back in black, indicating that this shirt was likely something she picked up at a tourist shop back in pacifidlog, despite not being a tourist. she wears a much better fitted tank-top under this, usually white in colour. on her hands are white gloves, likely used to better grip things without having to fear splinters and cuts. elvira just dons plain blue jeans, which have frayed around the bottom, and have a skull-and-crossbones pattern on the back pockets. she will bring out a white sweater if the weather gets cool and her shoes are normally bright red converse with black laces. clearly, she wears a lot of white, although it's anyone guess as to how she keeps them so damn clean.
elvira, being a fairly normal woman, has an ever changing wardrobe, but she usually brings the above pieces of clothing with her. the most constant accessory elvira has is most definitely her black bag which she received when she began traveling hoenn as a ranger there. it is perfectly waterproof (unsurprising considering that hoenn is fifty/fifty land and ocean) and large, holding many items. the size of her backpack is commonly blamed as the reason for elvira's height (as in, lack there of). when being casual or sleeping, elvira wears whatever extra shirt and shorts she can find. she's also known for her large collection of key chain trinkets, normally hanging from the white belt she wears, which is almost as ubiquitous as her backpack.
MENTALITY
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STOP!LIKES AND DISLIKES
___________________________ lolitas, swimming, cute things, acquaintances, freedom, respect, responsibility, the city, adventure, action, they're all good. disrespect, environmental damage, foolishness, being annoyed, being pulled back, friends, trust, idiots, inability to be serious, being runner-up/second place, they're all ew. wow, it is easier to list all the things you hate than it is to list all the things you like.
I SEE YOU!PERSONALITY
___________________________ elvira's sharp, serious gaze is a good indicator of her over all attitude. upon first meeting her, elvira has the need to appear perfect. her inferiority complex is extremely strong. she has a no-nonsense attitude and a trust-less heart. she responds with at first a gentle command, but becomes increasingly harsh if her patience is tested (which is often: patience is not her strong point). despite her rather unapproachable nature, elvira is fairly pleasant to be around. she is polite and listens well, although she is somewhat quiet, and conversations tend to consist mostly of awkward silences. this is her normal attitude towards strangers and acquaintances. it should be noted that under very few circumstances will elvira consider one anything more than an acquaintance. friendships are very hard for her to make.
towards authority, elvira acts, astoundingly, more open. perhaps it's because these people are paid to be noble and everyone knows that money means everything in this changing world. elvira is less inclined to expect the worst from such minds, or at the very least, less inclined to expect them to obviously show any signs of malice. as long as she doesn't become part of whatever ploy they harbour, elvira is fine- people who care can deal with it, but elvira, quite frankly, doesn't give a damn. elvira does what she is told to do as long as the commander has the authority and if it is sensible. her logical mind-frame makes elvira do whatever benefits her. she does not question the demands of others as long as they are not hindering elvira's own goals, goals in which she prioritizes above all else. however, she will only listen to authority with such loyalty: anyone lower than that will be treated with a sharp glare and a well worded complaint.
elvira's logic is cold. her ideas are simple and blunt: no complicated strategies for her. if the mission is risky, elvira will not do it. have to save someone from impossible dangers? screw it, what's one dead person compared to two dead people? have to get into a building housing illegal activity? screw the spy shtick, just plant a bunch of poisonous gas, or if you're feeling merciful, sleeping gas, and surround the area to kill everything/one who escapes. simple is best for elvira, even if it is cruel.
despite her icy exterior, elvira is still pleasant. nothing really shakes her and one should and shall remember that she never really likes you much. however, if one were to gain elvira's trust, she would become quite warm. behind her logic is an imaginative and adventurous mind she only keeps to herself. she loves the action of cities after living in quiet, isolated towns for so long, but will never do anything against orders. always remember that elvira is stoic, but not heartless. really stoic. she doesn't like children but enjoys the company of more knowledgeable, older fellows, such as mentors, leaders, etc. elvira tends to let hints of her excitement and adventurous core slip through her aloof personality, which she quickly tries to cover. her choice of clothing is quite vibrant in comparison to the natural coloured fabrics of steam-punk lanorae, giving a hint towards elvira's more playful side.
elvira's reaction to pokémon is simple. if they're pose no threat, let them be. if they're dangerous, beat them into submission. she does not believe in the whole 'transfer your friendship to the opposing pokémon' many rangers preach, as she simply cannot fathom the science behind such notions. her trust is hard to gain, even for pokémon, and as a result, pokémon rarely trust her. a partner pokémon will be hard to gain because elvira does not focus on emotion. she focuses on hard fact: will they be useful, will they be easy to tame, and will they act responsibly? she prefers, to be honest, doing work on her own, and hates being in a team, as elvira has a hard time asserting her leadership due to her quietness, the fact that people don't usually take her seriously, and just because she hates it when her ideals are questioned. unfortunately, elvira doubts the lanorae ranger union will give her a choice on that matter.
HISTORY
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GAME OVER!HOME TOWN AND STARTING TOWN
___________________________ born at port town, lanorae. grew up in pacifidlog, hoenn. will begin journey at the lanorae ranger headquarters.
MOTHER!SELF - ELVIRA ANDERSON LOVETT, 18.
___________________________ mother - claire anderson lovett, 48. [port town, lanorae]
father - ross maple lovett, 47. [port town, lanorae]
brother - nicholas anderson lovett, 10. [port town, lanorae]
sister - reneé anderson lovett, 20. [goldenrod, johto]
STOP YOUR CHEERY LIES!HISTORY
___________________________ born right in the region of lanorae, elvira was surrounded by water at birth. port town was a small place, not much electricity, and her family worked by fishing loads of fish and pokémon before selling them. as a result, younger elvira grew up helping her family with her older sister and younger brother. her childhood was notably event-less.
at the age of ten, elvira's family had to move. she disliked the idea of leaving port town to go live with some richer relatives in hoenn, but not enough to cause mayhem about it. she said good-bye to her school friends and they all promised that one day, they would become rangers who flew the skies. with that promise, elvira left lanorae. she kept in touch with her port town friends through instant messaging, but never visited them.
arriving at pacifidlog, elvira continued her life relatively normally. however, a school in such a small town did not offer much education. as a result, many of the children would live their entire lives there. elvira and reneé, however, refused to be isolated in this town any longer. so, the two sister began to study, and study hard. they wanted to get into the best university. however, no matter what elvira did, reneé was always smarter, prettier, and all around better than elvira. when elvira was in her second year of high school, reneé had graduated with top honours, and elvira's family rejoiced. reneé left to go to a university in goldenrod of all cities. forever overshadowed by her sister's success and her own average... ness, elvira quickly grew distant from her family.
that summer, when elvira was going to go from grade ten to grade eleven, the trust-less teen signed up for a program with the hoenn ranger union. people her age would get the chance to be a ranger for the summer. figuring that her education was never going to be good enough to make elvira successful (in truth, it was perfectly possible, but after constantly comparing herself to her always-better-than-thou sister, elvira lost all traces of self-confidence), she decided that maybe being a ranger was a better choice.
the semi-rangers were paired in groups. elvira was grouped, to her delight, with her trouble making friends from her own school (as they all signed up together). they were tasked with escorting various new trainers around hoenn. elvira was destined to be the mentor of an, uh, unusual girl who demanded elvira address her as ex. while most of the new rangers paired up with a partner pokémon, elvira was unable to bond with any of the pokémon the union provided. it didn't appear to matter, as ex was happy to share her torchic and nincada with elvira.
part way through the trip (say, around the desert region of hoenn - elvira's escort had a ninjask, combusken, zigzagoon, beautifly, surskit, and trapinch by then), the group split up, an act elvira heavily disliked. however, she found herself persuaded by her so-called friends. when elvira was sent a message from the union telling them that they shouldn't have done that and that they risked being sent back to pacifidlog, elvira realized that her friends were little more than disrespectful idiots who knew no rules and risked themselves for the sake of fun. she had seen it early on, but never acted on it - she wanted to fit in, to be happy, to feel all those feelings stupid teenagers felt. after a few days of being miserable/feeling incompetent, elvira was quickly slapped/yelled at/whacked by her only companion at the time.
using a mixture of pessimism as cynicism that elvira had not notice before, ex quickly reminded elvira that it was her life, and empty friendships shouldn't persuade her actions. to be quite honest, the lessons elvira were taught weren't very, uh, normal: elvira was reminded that it was self above all else, that humanity sucked, and that you had to make the right friends before it was too late. of course, being reminded that humanity sucked sort of made friendships nigh impossible, but elvira was being taught by a frickin' fourteen year old.
the journey was over after two months, elvira having successfully completed her round of pretend ranger. the two girls split ways, and to this day elvira has no idea where ex now is (johto, if you're interested, also being part of the same program elvira was part of, except in a different region). elvira completed the rest of her studies. however, she did not want to go to any university, as she knew her older sister would always do better, and elvira's inferiority complex certainly wouldn't let that happen.
luckily, elvira's family planned to move back to port town, lanorae region. elvira quickly accepted, not wanting to stay in pacifidlog and her old high school friends. elvira quickly signed up to join the lanorae ranger union and was ecstatic when her old lanorae friends from when she was ten years old had done so too. however, she learned that they had all become land striders, and that they had all changed. as much as she tried to fit in with her old friends, elvira learned that they were older and different. she was, at the best of times, a tagalog. at the worst of times, elvira was completely forgotten. crushed, elvira instead decided to be a wave runner, and forgot about all her old friends. her adventures in the region that embodied the land, sea, and sky made her used to all three types of terrain, but she felt that she could most easily forget about her friends by being a wave runner. her new life started now, and she would be damned if petty friendships got in her way again.
THE MASKER
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THAT IS WHAT THIS WORLD REALLY IS. DECAY AND- DAMMIT, AND I WAS SO CLOSE!MEMBER
___________________________ hello, my name is ex. the basis of elvira lovett's design comes from one of my personas and from the game eversion, hence her nickname. the quotes come from both the game and the let's play of the game done by deceasedcrab. if you play the game, i highly recommend doing it before the let's play. do don't want to spoil the surprise this profile has mostly hidden, do you?