. . . I'll read the new IC thread and see what I can do. I was busy until mid-June with BS for school. But yeah, I don't really have much of an excuse for the past couple of weeks, sorry. x__x I'll probably write up a different character because the last one was meh.
-EDIT: So this is basically what I've gleaned from sitting down to read the IC thread:
-Most importantly, we're getting ready to leave
-I didn't know lollipops could be that scary. Willy Wonka will never be the same, Jack Shade.
-Tegan's a primadonna girl~ (would you do anything for me? buy a . . . you get the point)
-The Firefox is a ship, not a boat, so said Rasna.
-Oh look, the person all covered up that isn't the crow doctor got chased out of Myrnodyn's "Entertainment" establishment.
-So we have people with abilities and are able to work, but mostly Underworld people. I guess I can fulfill the role of money bags if that's not taken already by Torsty's character.
-It seems we have two characters afflicted with multiple personalities.
Will edit in sign up later.
NAME: Mme. Aquarienne Amard D'aris (Although she goes by Madame D'aris for convenience sake.)
FACTION: League
APPEARANCE:
NOTABLE EQUIPMENT:
-AudioScribe: One of her favorite inventions, a diary that can only be unlocked with her voice saying "tell me more" or "I have something to tell you." Although it appears like a normal diary, there is a steam-rechargeable device attached to the lock that acts as an "ear." The ear will record anything within 15 feet of it and then write it on paper in blank ink. It has three rings that open, allowing for more paper to be inserted.
-Quite a fine sum of money, a small portion of which she used to get onto the ship. The rest is carried by her servant . . .
-Agatha: A young peasant woman who is Mme. D'aris's favorite servant. Her occasional difficulties have inspired some of d'Aris's inventions to ease domestic chores, such as insect-like robots capable of flying up and dusting things that would require a ladder to reach. The one odd thing about her is that she insists upon doing the Mme's hair even though the Mme is probably more than capable of inventing a machine to cut her hair for her. She's not always the frilly girly type, though, able to hold her own and improvise weapons out of everyday objects lest a fight break out.
-A lovely parasol that conceals a rapier. Not the best for slicing up stuff and she has to get up close but lovely for jabbing and stabbing things.
NOTABLE ABILITIES:
Creativity/Inventiveness: She likes thinking of new ways to solve problems in her life or in Agatha's work, which often leads her to make odd inventions.
Agility: She is quite swift and can move quite gracefully in combat with her rapier due to years of fencing and ballet lessons. This makes her quite hard to hit unless one is trying to shoot at her with a firearm.
Lack of strength: She is quite weak and tends to tire easily. Extended treks without breaks can lead to her being quite cranky and take a notable toll on her ability to think clearly.
MOTIVE: She's half joining because she wants to be one of the first people to publish a book on Moonwings when they find it. Further, her husband does not believe that they will find it and she wants to prove him wrong.
BACKGROUND: d'Aris was born to a wealthy family of inventors. They had quite a sum of money, enough to also own plantations out in the country side. Because her mother and father were often busy in their private laboratory in the city, she would be left with her older brother and Nanny out in the country estate. She soon began to notice how the estate's servants worked. The inefficiency bothered her. However, she didn't quite have the technical abilities to address the issues she saw.
Soon she wouldn't need to worry about them, though. Her parents were grooming her to become the perfect dowry winner by sending her to a private, all-girls academy in the country nearby. This separated her from her older brother for several years except during winter and summer breaks. In addition to learning proper etiquette and proper household keeping skills, the academy taught her history, mathematics and science. The fencing and ballet were after-school activities she took up at around 10 to kill time since she found her classes too easy.
Then came reality. One summer she noticed her brother already in the local newspaper for inventing something. Jealousy immediately struck her. Wanting to match her brother, she quickly went to work, using her extra class slots now that her etiquette ones were through for more science and math ones. She wasn't nearly as educated as her brother was in regards to making technology, but she'd be damned if she didn't stand on equal ground with him.
So then, oh happy day, he came. A real Prince Charming, her parents had exclaimed. His name was Guillaume Aris, the son of an extremely rich plantation owner known for inventing technology to grow and harvest crops more efficiently. Guillaume's parents, knowing of Aquarienne's availability for marriage, prompted the Amards to marry her off. Foreseeing a wonderful, luxurious future for their daughter, they happily signed her off, sans consultation with their daughter.
Words couldn't describe how angry she was at her parents. These people who had been off working for the Queen almost her whole life thought they could have a say in who she spent the rest of her life with?!? In spite of serious protest in her thoughts, she kept her mask tightly worn, feigning excitement even after the marriage. At one instant during the ceremony she thought "hmm, maybe I can fall in love with this man, maybe."
But then came the big surprise. Guillaume was certainly not in the mood to be romantic. He didn't even bother to consummate the marriage. He passed out before she could even try the whole honeymoon. Otherwise, travelling to the tropics was quite lovely.
Proceeding the honeymoon, his job as an apprentice for a technological advisor for the queen went well underway, leaving her to her lonesome at the country estate. Lonely, but freer than ever, she soon took to snooping around Guillaume's old school texts and notes. From these she gained the remaining technical information she needed to start inventing her own little doodads.
This, combined with writing and practice of fencing and ballet as usual filled her days. With loneliness overcoming her, she soon hired and paid servants mostly to keep her company.
A scarlet letter with a rosy red seal: it tucked itself into her mailbox one day. The scream heard that day was supposedly loud enough to be heard in the nearby village. A rotten mistress had decided to tell Mme. D'aris the truth about her husband: that he was only with her for her money and that he would continue to supply her with funds as long as she pretended that they were a happy, married couple to the public and to her in-laws and parents. With much reluctance she accepted this terrible burden.
The invitation to the ship had been sent to the wrong address. Instead of the city home it had ended up at her estate. Her loyal servant Agatha read it out to her. (D'aris had been teaching the poor thing to read and write. Needless to say, she was tearful with pride.) However, another letter sent the next day soon revealed that it was, in fact sent to her on purpose. Her husband's letter joked the whole idea of the expedition, tauntingly suggesting that she "go on the Firefox to witness the freak show." Slightly angered by some more insulting words he had made within the letter and in the mood to be free of the estate, she decided to take herself and Agatha by carriage to the Firefox.
