OOC;

name - Miki
age -18
experience - Estonia and Seychelles


IC;
nation - The Bermuda Islands!~

name - Rina Elizabeth Buckley
nickname(s) - Her parents actually call her Elizabeth more than Rina so she gets that and Lizzie from family members. Her actual name gets used otherwise.
age - 22
date of birth - May 24th 1987
hometown - St. George's Town, Bermuda. In Bermuda you either were born in Hamilton or St. George's Town, she's very proud of being from St. George's even if it isn't the capital of the island nation.
occupation - Social Networker and Event Planner. Right now she's unemployed though.
residence - She lives with... EDNA~<3
family - Her mother and father both in their mid-forties. She's an only child.

first impression - It's nice to meet y--- Uh sure, I'd love to come to a party....

TEN TRUE FACTS AND A SECRET 
1. Rina's parents are the owners of nightclub back in Bermuda. It's a pretty classy place with minimal creepers and lots of fun themed nights to keep things interesting, but growing up there did teach Rina that every night could and should be a party. Helping to plan and set up events at the club is what got her started as an Event Planner.
2. Different country, different name, but Rina is a distant cousin to the Kirkland clan (her mother changed her name upon getting married). They've seen each other once in awhile, but Rina doesn't know much about her cousins. She has heard that they live in Liberty so she's pretty excited to get to know them.
3. In the past, Rina met Alfred (America) while he was traveling with his Dad. They got along pretty well and have been pen pals for some time now. They're both pretty excitable people and they both like adventure and heroism and that sort of nonsense so they've been fast friends waiting for another chance to meet. Their letters to each other involved a lot of capital letters and badly drawn cartoons.
4. She loves to dress people in bright flashy costumes and outfits for parties, but frankly, she doesn't think she could pull of that kind of theatrical style so her day-to-day clothing is sort of hippie-chic. Earth toned clothes, minimal jewlery and makeup, and flowers and ribbons in her hair. She also is used to being barefoot anywhere due to all the beaches back in Bermuda. She doesn't really get that shoes are needed some places in Liberty.
5. Rina is a strong, handsome kind of woman. Short and tough, she works out about four times a week. She wants to be able to defend herself and her loved ones and scoffs at the idea of the damsel in distress. She started out working young because...
6. Rina came out to the world as a lesbian at about age 12. This was well-received by her family and most of her friends. Except for one girl named Alli. Rina and Alli were friends, but Rina, being an upfront kind of girl, confessed to Alli that she liked her in a more-than-friends way. After that some of the kids at school, especially the guys, got in her face and she had to take matters into her own hands.
7. Bermuda is a melting pot of different kinds of cultures and Rina was influenced by all sorts of different ways of life. She eats just about any ethnic cuisine happily, and can dance in a bunch of different ways, though her favorite music to dance to is Calypso. All the cultural fusion does leave Rina with a zero-tolerance outlook on racism. She just doesn't think it's something you joke about.
8. Rina doesn't really hide it, but she was born with the infamous Kirkland brows. She was never really ashamed of them, but they didn't quite match with the rest of her features so she tweezes and waxes as is needed. She also gets them lightened when so goes to get her hair done.
9. Despite her party girl lifestyle, Rina can be pretty sensible and has a down-to-earth approach to her personal life. She wants to eventually head off of the party circuit, settle down with a nice ladyfriend, have some children by one method or another and live the American dream....only gayer.
10. Rina is going to be living with her old friend Edna while she's in Liberty. In fact it was meeting Edna in her younger years that led Rina to come out. Edna and Rina don't really have feelings for each other, but that isn't to say that physical things didn't happen in the past. Presently, they are in a purely platonic relationship. No, really...that's it. They swear.

A SECRET:

Rina is a pretty tough chica and she doesn't really like depending on others or showing vulnerability to just everyone. She does however have one thing that makes her go all to pieces. Rina is a claustrophobic person in a huge way. When she was nine she was home alone while her Mama went grocery shopping. Rina went to go put her raincoat away and accidentally closed the door to the closet behind her, locking herself in. She spent forty long minutes pounding at the door until her mother came home and immediately let her out. The closet wasn't lit and that panicked forty minutes has stuck with her ever since.

 OOC;
name: Miki
e-mail / IM: iAmYourRobin (AIM)/VeggieFruitcake@gmail.com

IC;
nation:Japan, Nihon, That Place White Kids Imitate...etc.

name: Honda Kiku
nickname(s): He's pretty fond of his name. Though, people who have mistaken him for a girl have called him Kimi or Kiki before. Much to his dismay.
age: 26
date of birth: February 11, 1983.
hometown: Chiba, Japan, later on Ann Arbor, Michigan
occupation: Graphic/Conceptual Designer at Euforia. He's also a pretty good seamstress tailor.
residence: His apartment at The Charleston which he spends much of his time improving or modifying to suit him.
family: His mother, his father, and his grandmother. All of whom came with him to Liberty but live in their own house in New Brampton. They followed him but reside apart because, "They don't want to smother or impose on him." His way-distant-cousin Yao (China) also lives in town. However, his Father has to return back to Japan for business often so he's really only a part-time resident of Liberty.

first impression: "That quiet girl is pretty. Shame she doesn't show it off more."

1. He was mistaken for a girl often in his youth. Since his voice dropped somewhat in adulthood, he thought it would get less frequent. Unfortunately, he doesn't speak enough for it to really matter so the illusion remains largely untouched. Plus, when men come and tell him he's cute, he just gets irritated, so he gives them the silent treatment. Which makes them think he's even cuter.

2. He is constantly correcting people that he is not Chinese Japanese, which makes him Pacific Islander not Asian. He is very adamant about that fact, almost to the point of being a nationalist, and always makes an effort to prove just how Japanese he is.

3. He really likes simplicity. It shows in how he eats, in his designs, and in his home's decorations. However, he is not averse to color, so long as it isn't too jarring. As a result, he is considered the "flashy" one in the family, the other members never venturing outside the realm of earth tones in their style.

4. Kiku looks pretty young for his age, thus he gets carded a lot when he goes to buy rice wine for cooking or anything of that nature. Still, he tries to look on the bright side and wait for the day when looking young is actually a good thing and his friends and co-workers are ravaged by age. Not that he'd ever phrase it like that.

5. Like all men, Kiku has his vices. Specifically, baseball. It's quite possibly his only "masculine interest". He follows the Nippon Professional Baseball league and supports his home team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. He particularly admires their current pitcher, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, going so far as to mentally refer to the man as "Hiro-chan".

6. He's not on good terms with Yao and Yong Soo at all, because of despite their long history together. They grew up in the same neighborhood and he still feels resentment towards Yong Soo for supposedly "stealing" all of his belongings and ideas. In an attempt to get back at him, he ended up trashing Yao's beloved Hello Kitty bike by mistake instead and was never forgiven for it because he was too proud to apologize even to this day.

7. Kiku's hatred distaste for Yong Soo only increased following the bicycle incident. Yong Soo developed the strange idea that Kiku had a kind of big brotherly affection for him, hence why Kiku kept pushing him away. As a result, he would randomly try to hug and caress Kiku in public, and constantly call him at all hours to hang out. People started mistaking them for a couple and Kiku had to go out of his way to avoid the other boy.

8. He has a known weak spot for "moe" things, usually posters of anime girls, and this is frequently used against him in the form of bribes. He always diligently attends all three days of Anime Expo and honestly takes pride in his doing so for 10 consecutive years and counting.

9. He was a bit of a frail kid. He couldn't do yardwork or shovel snow. To make up for it, he helped out my mending clothes, patching up futons, and cooking meals. His mother saw his aptitude with a needle and thread, and actually encouraged it, hoping it would lead to a way to make a good home for himself in the future. It was due to her encouragement that Kiku was the only boy in the Home Economics elective at his high school.

10. He's asexual, in a sense. He has no interest in the opposite sex, sex in general, or human contact whatsoever. He's known to proclaim that he only loves "2D-girls". Well, not really, but it is fairly obvious and pretty much everyone thinks that about him anyway.

SECRET: He has a huge Lolita fetish, possibly because they're the only people girlier than him. There's something about their daintiness that appeals to him. Sometimes when he travels to visit his Father or other relatives in Japan, he sneaks in a trip or two the maid cafe. And he always finds a way to get some hentai manga shopping done. He's a bit twisted really.

 OOC;
name - Miki
age - 18
experience - I'm Estonia and Seychelles
e-mail - VeggieFruitcake@gmail.com


IC;
nation - Turkey

name - Sadiq Adnan
nickname(s) -His name is pretty short. It's pretty difficult for most people to make up a nickname for him. Mostly, it's his name to his loved ones and "THAT PERV" to his enemies.
age - 36
date of birth - October, 29th, 1973
hometown - Istanbul, Turkey.
occupation - He's a Sculptor and Architect. He's pretty talented, but he takes what he can get because it's hard to get commissioned these days. He works from home.
residence - Centralia Apartments. But he makes noise when he works at all hours. He might have to move soon.
family - His mother died giving birth to him. He was raised by his father, Orhan (now deceased as well). Orhan never quite forgave Sadiq for killing his wife and went so far as to blame the boy in his youth. Sadiq was expected to dress formally and support his father's views and decisions. Orhan gave him very little in return, though he did pay for his schooling and made sure to give him at least a couple of trinkets on the appropriate holidays. Sadiq could never quite hate his father.

first impression - It's nice to mee- WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING ME THERE?!

TEN TRUE FACTS AND A SECRET -
1. Sadiq looks roughly the age he is, but he looks good for his age too. He puts in the effort to maintain himself. He showers daily, shaves as needed, buys the nicest clothes he can afford. He also works out four times a week. He started as a boy so he could get bigger than his father and be the man of the house.
2. In his youth, Sadiq was a total bully. He would beat kids up, take their stuff, and when they were older would spread rumors and hit on people's crushes in front of them. Orhan was particularly hard on him in his teenage years and so Sadiq didn't have much self-worth. Sadiq, in turn, vented his rage and insecurities on everyone around him, thinking it would make him look stronger in comparison.
3. Now, as an adult, almost anyone will tell you that Sadiq is a total man-whore. He hits on both men and women, telling them how lovely they are, and all the nice things they deserve. It's flattering and a bit much. He also moves fast. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile. It's really the same insecurities with a different face. Tired of ruling with fear back home, Sadiq has turned to making others love him in Liberty. He just doesn't really know how to.
4. Sadiq is still a virgin. He isn't shy about it and is always asking others to "make him a man". He just hasn't had the opportunity. He wants to, but casual sex was not allowed by his father back in Turkey and he hasn't found anyone here. Plus, part of him thinks it might really be worth it to wait for that special someone. It's a pretty small part though.
5. Sadiq is pretty good at housework. He keeps a clean house and can cook, sew, do laundry, and most other chores. He had to because without a woman in the house, it fell to Sadiq to do these things while his father worked. He learned fast and now that it isn't forced on him, he gets satisfaction out of eating well and keeping things fresh and pretty.
6. Turkey doesn't really do Halloween so Sadiq was very confused when he saw trick-or-treaters for the first time. However, he does love decadent things and costuming and drama so he wants to throw a costume party or go trick-or-treating this year. He'll have to find some friends to go with him first. He doesn't really understand that people aren't supposed to trick-or-treat after a certain age.
7. Sadiq really like fables and fairy tales and things like that. He read the translated versions as a kid and felt kinship with characters like Cinderella, who had an evil parent and wanted a life more beautiful and more fulfilling. Plus it comforts him that there will be a happy ending. His first sculptures were fairy tales. He even learned English by translating back and forth between English and Turkish versions of the tales. They really were a big element in his life.
8. Sadiq got started on sculpting when his father had to have guests over to their home. The guests were wealthy and Orhan wanted to show off his taste and depth. Unfortunately, Orhan was also cheap and had very little taste. He saw some of Sadiq's artwork from school and displayed it, claiming the artist to be someone else. The guests were actually impressed and it was the first time Sadiq ever felt fulfilled by something he did for his father. After that, Sadiq saw sculpture as his chance to get out from under his father's control.
9. Sadiq is not religious. He went to all the appropriate services with Orhan as a child, but Orhan drank and had sex outside of wedlock and defied rules set by the religion. When Sadiq saw that, he lost faith and just hasn't been able to believe that there's anyone up there judging us. It's a shame because he actually kind of liked going to services.
10. He can't hold his liquor. He likes wine, he just can't handle it. For a big guy, he's a lightweight. He loves to buy people drinks and he likes going to bars. Most people think he's drunk there anyways so he usually only buys a glass of wine and carries it around, sipping from it once in a blue moon.
SECRET: Sadiq gets manicures. Regularly. He doesn't want to be less of a man, but his hands get rough and dry from handling clay and his nails get chipped and gross. Sadiq likes feeling groomed and thinks of himself as a class act. So, once in a while he sneaks to a hole-in-the-wall nail bar and gets his hands touched up.

 OOC;
Name:Mikkun
Age: 18
Experience: I'm Estonia in Lolocracy!
E-mail: VeggieFruitcake@gmail.com


IC;
Nation: Seychelles

Name: Seychelles Voilier
Nickname(s): Shell, Chelly, Chelles. She isn't too fond of any of them so if she lets you get away with it. She likes you.
Age: 18
Date of birth: June 29th 1991
Hometown: Paris, France. Not that she remembers it. She's been moved around a lot.
Occupation: Communications Major at LU
Residence: Currently an LU dorm right smack dab in the middle of the on campus action.
Family: She does not remember her parents as they left when she was young, but she has surmised they are a fairly mixed bag of races and cultures. She was sent from relative to relative throughout Europe, but currently she has a home with her Aunt Amelia back in Paris, which she left at such a young age, she cannot recall. Amelia sent her to America for schooling, but writes her niece all the time. Seychelles' aunt frets that she did not teach Seychelles enough about keeping a good home.

First impression: "Wow what a sweetheart...I wonder why she's so lively though!"

TEN TRUE FACTS AND A SECRET

1. From her youth in France and England she vaguely remembers a boy with long hair giving her the red ribbons she wears now and telling her she's gorgeous before running off. She also remembers a boy with HUGE eyebrows cursing and nearly knocking her off the street in London, but with less fondness...

2. She really adores fish of any kind. To eat. It's her favorite food in the world. Now that she's in school, no one can tell her not to eat it all the time so she also skips back from the market, arms full of fresh fish wrapped in newspaper, ready to devour them.

3. The other reason she only cooks fish is because she can't cook something else. She's not that clumsy, but she is a little forgetful and that's made worst in the kitchen because she always seems to forget a key ingredient (like flour in a shortcake). She's just one of those people who can set fire to ice cream. Or always seems to leave the door unlocked or the shampoo outside the shower. She just can't keep track of it all.

4. She adores chocolate above all other kinds of sweets. If you ever need to get her a housewarming gift, look no further than your nearest Godiva. That said, she grew up in Europe eating rather fancy chocolates whenever she could (free samples were her godsend) so she's not a simpleton. Hershey's won't cut it for her. Considering how determined she is to eat only chocolates and fish, it's a wonder she has not tried to combine them together....

5. Her favorite colors are blue (like her dress or the ocean) and orange-red. She wishes blue was not affiliated with boys and pink with girls because she certainly considers herself feminine. She just does not think that feminine means she should have to give up her favorite things.

6. She's a pretty vibrant girl and a total beach bum. She loves to be active and would rather be barefoot. As a child she went to the ocean and swam as much as she could, even if it was cold out. She's got a lot of energy and is pretty athletic at this point. Although, she could probably be on an LU sports team, she isn't sure about trying out as she has no classical training.


7. She loves a good party because it gives her a chance to eat and laugh with others. There's no reason too big or too small. Of course, she does not want the party to make anyone uncomfortable so she would rather be at a party held by people she knows and trusts so that the mischief does not get out of hand. As a result, she avoids hosting parties of her own because she's scared that she'll forget something important or mess up.

8. She grew up in so many places (France, England, brief forays into the Mediterranean region, trips to Seychelles, the island for which she was named, and now America) that her knowledge of language is fairly extensive....although she doesn't know all of them completely and has a tendency to slip from one language to another when she gets mad.

9. Don't get her tired. You wouldn't like her when she's tired. Although, she may seem to have an endless supply of energy, once she hits her breaking point that is it! She'll scream and rage in multiple languages, saying things she doesn't really mean. It's best to just leave her alone. Her aunt would wake her for high school by knocking on the door and running away.

10. She is going to use her linguistic experiences to be a communications major. Though, truthfully, she wouldn't mind just opening up a pastry shop and making sweets all day. She has brushed this off as a child's dream because she just doesn't see how her skills could grow enough to bake and create without mistakes when it really counts.

SECRET: She sometimes snorts when she laughs. REALLY LOUDLY. She's very embarrassed by this fact and does her best to hide it by laughing behind her hand or biting down on her lips. Tickle her and you might just draw back a stump.

 NOTE: I have not created a journal for this character, but once I get in, I will!

OOC;
Name: Mikkun
Age: 18
Experience: Check out the community TFAUniverse if you really need a reference. I was the character, Alpine.
E-mail: VeggieFruitcake@gmail.com


IC;
Nation: Estonia
Name: Eduard von Bock
Nickname(s): None, to his knowledge.
Age: 18
Date of birth: February 24th 1991
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation: LU Student (Literature Major)
Residence: Currently in a dorm, but looking for a residence closer to the library.
Family: Lisa (Mother, 43), a gardening fanatic. Eduard loves her, but they disagree on how best to learn about the world. Lisa favors doing and exploring. Eduard just wants to read. His father, Frank (42) is more bookish, like his only son. However, Frank is also a bit of a pushover so Lisa reigns supreme in the house. Eduard had fairly limited input from his father during childhood, but Frank has never seemed to be anything less than happy with Eduard's doings.

First Impression: Most people find that he articulates himself quite well and is very polite. Some people are so taken with this manners, cunning, and tact of his words that they don't notice he's a bit cold until a little later. The only time this is not the case is if you meet him in a library. Startle him when he's in the middle of a book or article and you might get a more authentic, albeit flustered reaction.

TEN TRUE FACTS AND A SECRET

1. As a child he was rather poetic and believed in romantic things like magical creatures. After he read some skeptical texts as a teenager, he felt foolish and has since mocked believers and romantics like England and Finland. Secretly, he envies them. He's always wanted someone to prove him wrong and make him a believer again.
2. He's firmly logic-based in his dealings with others, but he's not an ice king. He's been influenced by both Eastern and Western European thought and tends to stay balanced during arguments, siding once he hears all of the points. However, when it comes to personal choices and his own life he tends to get more emotional. Lisa, his mother, knows this and used to poke at things like his choice in clothing as a teenager, just so he'd react a little more emotionally.
3. He likes to sing, but only when he's alone. It's not that he likes to hear his voice, it calms him down and gives a rhythm to do things to. He prefers classical pieces. He thinks the words actually get in the way of music. Words belong in books and music belongs being played. Clearly, he has very cut and dry ideas of what qualifies as what.
4. He loves to hear opinions and angles and stories. He does not judge and loves it even more when the person or source can back up their claims. He'd probably do well in journalism. Especially because he doesn't go flying off the handle and leaking scoops and information to everyone until he's absolutely sure of it. That's partly out of pragmatism, partly out of the fact that he really does not want to look stupid.
5. It throws him off when things don't go as planned. Something as simple as an inaccurate weather prediction can put him off for a fair amount of time. He used to hear to "White Christmas" around the holidays and get super grumpy when it didn't snow before Christmas morning. His parents had to actually limit the carols to "Silent Night" instead.
6. Unsurprisingly, he tries to use resources smartly. He preserves leftover fruits and veggies (Lisa sends him care packages at school), backs up his computer data, and files things promptly. He likes things to be crisp and well done to the point of being obsessive compulsive. This is a man who starches the collars of his nightshirts, just in case of late visitors.
7. He does not have a favorite food. He likes to eat what is in season, feeling that something promptly harvested tastes best and aiming for a balanced diet. That said, because he eats only what's in season, his food choices are very simple. He'd probably develop more preferences if he bothered to combine foods together more freely
8. He does not drink as much as some fellow nations. He tends to drift towards beer as his standard answer when asked what he'll have at parties. Vodka bothers his stomach and goes right through him and wine is something that he feels needs to learn more about before drinking. In his mind, those are really the only choices. Other, more specialized liquors are foreign to him. His parents never drank much and he did not party enough in high school to know about the tastes of others. His exposure to liquor is largely through his intoxication with books.
9. He likes testing his knowledge of things. He's addicted to taking magazine quizzes and aiming for a certain result. If you stop by once or twice a month, you'll find him in his room, filling out Cosmo quizzes with a manic fervor. Thanks to Seventeen, he also knows what make up tones would suit him if he ever wore any...
10. As hungry for new information as he is, he'd rather study the theory of something than practice it. He just thinks of it as testing information that is already confirmed. This is partially him trying to spite his mother's, try-it-you'll-like-it attitude. He still has some growing up to do. He can't quite let go of things and let other PEOPLE'S views in. If it isn't in text, he just can't deal with contrary views to his own.
SECRET: He wears the glasses because he thinks they really do make him look smarter. At home he almost always has his contacts in. Although, he also has glasses hidden through out the house and on his personage so that if someone drops in he can put a pair on right away and not be caught unaware.

Since I am actually active now I just thought I should post to my journal for the sake of it. Also because I'm going to be posting fics like woah on communities and I want to resemble somebody who occassionally uses their own journal.

so on eljay there is a community that is called rosepetalsalad which is supposedly full of cute images.
in shojo beat there is an add for cute indie clothes called cutesalad.com
when did salad=cute?

Just when it seems like it's safe to go watch TV again....Tyra Banks swoops down on her evil cloud of bats/model-wannabes and shells out another season of America's Next Top Model. What makes me so sad is that I watch it, with both passion and zeal. So to share my pain, I will impart ANTM wisdom on you each Thursday after a new episode. Let's get started with what I learned:

1. Atoosa is a first name, not a tropical disease. Apparently it's actually the name of middle-aged white woman in the fashion industry.

2. Past contestants had memorable quotes. After all this season's house is decorated with the words of past "winners". I guess I couldn't see through Tyra's armpit fat and bizzare word pauses during elimination scenes long enough to glimpse one of the alleged displays of oration that, in my experience, would make a 4channer weep.

3. The fashion industry has sympathy for hobos. I guess models are people too....just not people worth anything beyond our disdain. That's right this week's photo shoot featured the girls dressed as homeless people (aka grunge and stoner clothing) while actual homeless women posed around them in high-fashion clothes. Apparently beautiful hobos are everywhere, but only Tyra can see them....and give them a chance to be "on top".

Speaking of on top how bogus is the theme song's remix?
I'll be bitching some more next week!
Ciao!

Inuyasha and Harry Potter
Twilight and Death Note
Tsubasa and Death Note
Pretty-much-anything and Naruto
Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings
Kingdom Hearts and Any-anime-with-male-characters!
These and other wretched abortions comprise crossovers people have made into fanfiction. I write this post to spread the word about the literary crack babies! You can prevent them! Flame crappy fanfic writers! Only you can prevent DONOTWANTs!

Sooooo a bunch of people and I were at Borders yesterday and one of my friends was reading the manga Loveless. For those of you who don't know, everyone who is a virgin in Loveless has animal ears. The ears fall off after they have sex. Idk....dont ask me. The point is that my friends and I have concluded that Christian Science will soon decide it is possible to surgically reattach someone's ears and by extension their virginity. Watch out one day you could wake up with bunny ears.

Mi-kun

So in other news I haved dyed my hair again, or to be specific one Ms. Ilana Brodsky dyed my hair for me. Hilarity ensued as one might expect. Quotes from the two hour period include:
"This will be BETTER ZEN MAMA!"
"HABEEBS IT!"
"What the hell is this shit?!"
"NOOOOOO My pants...."
Epic Win!? I think so...

So halfway through my trip to Japan and I have seen a grand total of seven black people. It's like playing Where's Waldo only every page is full of Asians and Waldo is not some creepy dude in glasses with a penchant for horizontal stripes. Other than that everything here is great but you can't help but notice these things when you are me.

Mi-kun

So I recieved my letter from my host family for my stay in Japan today. The guy is not that hot but I can not judge. The pic I got sucks so maybe he is really hot!!!!!!!! He is taking me to a really cool rock concert so it is ok! Plus he seems nice and all of his friends are really hot emo asian boys so all is well!
Mi-kun

For my first web post I want to let everyone know that my web comic, Wren and Tease, is going to be coming out this summer. I will post when I have the link. Please read and tell people you know because I really hope that it gets some attention. Thank you!

Mi-kun