survey :: in progress
Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy? STACKED. lmao she's 5'4" so average height for a lady (maybe in the shorter range) and like...super curvaceous. She's a fighter so she's pretty athletic/muscular in some places I imagine.
2. How old is she? 22, by the events of Advent Children.
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch? She carries herself well, I think. Good posture. She moves confidently, and probably does things like rock on the heels of her feet.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities? She's healthy, no illnesses. Very fit.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid? When she fights it seems more like a dance than actual combat, so I'd say she's very graceful and sort of fluid in her movement. She even lands from great distances on her feet, like a kitty. c:
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror? She's pretty attractive and I think she's aware of that, but not arrogant about it. She does care about her appearance though and takes care of herself.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred? Pale, and she more than likely has a very large scar across her chest from the Masamune, with some minor scratches here and there from battles.
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style. It's very dark, long and straight. Sleek. It has less volume than Aerith's, I guess.
9. What color are her eyes? In various official art her eyes are reddish brown. This has been retconned to dark brown by Advent Children.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features? Not really? Her boobs?
11. What are her chief tension centers? Lower and upper back (those boobs, man), shoulders, neck.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit? Her wardrobe is pretty neutral -- she wears predominately black and white in canon throughout. It's pretty...sparse in the original game, with the claim being that it allowed her ease of movement. The Advent Children design covers her up a lot more and seems to fit her character more imo. It's also designed for ease of movement and looks pretty cool.
She likes skirts I've decided, and shorts.
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them? Yeah, why not?
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences? Pretty much. She doesn't wear her gloves outside of a fight though, for the most part.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando? Briefs.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse? Um, it's pretty soft, I think, not too high pitched. It's a bit husky and low, but not very much. She sounds gentle very often and even when she's angry it's a little subdued?
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate? Even and I think she tends to speak easily for the most part. She's not loud.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics? Nah.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency? Whatever they speak in Edge/Midgar/Gaia everywhere else.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations? No.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words? I don't think she's very good at impromptu speaking -- she tends to think some before she speaks unless she's distressed about something. She has outbursts of emotions and that doesn't always go well, but for the most part she tends to think and deliberate.
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change? Eloquent. I think when she's upset she'd be more likely to blurt things out than clam up, but she doesn't sound uneducated ever, just clumsy and frustrated.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart? She's bright, but she seems more street-smart than book-smart, and it would make sense given that she lived in Midgar for a long time.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate? She's not as natural of a leader as Cloud and I don't think she's a real "think on your feet" person. Push comes to shove and she can do it, but she's more deliberate in her actions.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical? Intuitive and idealistic, but that idealism has been tempered by practicality in recent years. She likes to believe the best in people, but she understands that sometimes that isn't the case. She's not very sunshine and rainbows. She's intuitive -- she's good at reading moods and changes in people.
4. What kind of education has the character had? She more than likely received education up until she was fifteen, and then practical street knowledge from there. She was taught piano at some point as well.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about? Kicking ass and taking names. Er, she's a skilled martial artist, she plays piano, she takes care of children. She's a bartender, and is apparently pretty good at it so I'm assuming she can mix a mean cocktail. She cooks!
I think she'd like to learn how to play more instruments, and maybe be a better cook(she's good at it but I think she'd be interested in getting better). Nothing else I can think of.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert? She's extroverted, in that she is good at making friends, enjoys making friends, and is generally open, with introvert tendencies (such as masking her personal feelings)
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven? She's even-tempered -- usually, but she has mood swings. She can get angry and sometimes petulant at the drop of a hat, and she has a jealous streak. She tries to be cheerful but I think sometimes things get her down and it's hard for her to bounce back, so she does her best to hide these darker moods.
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic? It depends on the person and the situation.
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react? I think she'd be more likely to act in most cases, but she seems kind of reactive when she isn't the one in charge -- she's more of a follower than a leader.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight? Varies from situation to situation. She's more of a fighter than anything else though.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks? I think she has a good, clean sense of humor. Black humor would upset her and she'd find bathroom humor childish. She would not be above pranking someone she thought was too serious, and could probably appreciate some off-color humor because she spends so much time with tough scary men, lol.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them? It would make a lot of sense for her to have at least PTSD, but no, she doesn't.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person? Her mother's death when she was twelve affected her in a pretty bad way, and trying to "find" her in Mount Nibel almost led to her own death.
Then her village was destroyed and her father was murdered. I think that led her to make a lot of reckless decisions -- like terrorism, and fostered her hatred for the Shinra and Sephiroth. Afterward, knowing that she was indirectly responsible for a lot of deaths kind of...messed her up and made her feel guilty, which I think is a lot of the reason why she's so protective and motherly toward the children of Edge -- she probably feels responsible for protecting them because of her actions as a part of AVALANCHE.
Aerith's death affected her adversely too-- she's immensely guilty about that, and thinks she deserves some sort of punishment for "allowing" it to happen. She's like Cloud in this way, but instead of punishing herself, as Cloud does--she tries to atone by throwing herself into others, if that makes sense.
14. What does she fear? UHH a lot...I'll get to this.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents. She was close to her mother before she died and close to her father before he was killed by Sephiroth. He seemed a little overprotective, understandably.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like? No.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand? Not that I'm aware of.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them? Cloud, Aerith (;;), Barret, Cid, Yuffie, Vincent, Red XIII, Marlene and Denzel. Cloud's her BFF/love interest, Barret, Cid Yuffie, Vincent and Red are her buddies and the kids are like her children.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet? Cloud and they grew up together. Sort of.
6. Does she have other close friends? AVALANCHE 2.0 (Yuffie, Red XIII, Vincent, Cid, Cait Sith/Reeve and Barret). She's not friends with the Turks, but they have maintained a relationship to the point where she can speak to Reno politely on the phone.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people? She makes friends really easily; she's very friendly.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends? Her friends are her family as far as she's concerned.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once? Single...sort of. She and Cloud have a very confusing, complex relationship.
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse? Not really.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest? I don't know if Cloud counts because she didn't notice him too much until she was a teenager, and even then...and by the time they meet up again and go through all of their...things, it's much deeper than a crush.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any? No, but she's adopted children, Marlene in a sense, and Denzel. She relates well to them. She'd like to have her own kids one day.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies? She hated Sephiroth a lot, and had a semi-rivalry with Aerith.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale? Predominately heterosexual, so I'd say 0-1. But it's hard to say for sure? In canon, she's only ever shown an interest in Cloud and...no other men or women. They've been through a lot together, and she hasn't...really had a chance to date or do anything even resembling "normal" life. She only begins to have this after Meteor's destruction, and even then she is still dealing with Cloud, with her own profound guilt, raising a child with a terminal illness...
I think if she were separated from this, and if there were very, very specific circumstances and a lot of time involved, it might, maybe, possibly, be feasible for her to end up with another person--man or woman.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her? lol she doesn't really think about it. She doesn't have the time.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits? I don't even know, man.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type? Her birthday is May 3rd IIRC, making her a Taurus. They are said to be stubborn and attached to family, which fits her, yeah.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life? She believes that those who die are returned to the Planet. It's an important belief for her, and she knows this is true thanks to her own dip into the Lifestream, not to mention Aerith, so it would be fairly impossible for anything to shake this belief.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color?
2. Smell?
3. Time of day?
4. Season?
5. Book?
6. Music?
7. Place?
8. Substance?
9. Plant?
10. Animal?
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