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Layers: Jessie Jaye

Note: I'm reposting this because the formatting went totally wonky the first time around. I can't guarantee it won't happen again but I’m gonna try anyway. >.>

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LAYER ONE : THE OUTSIDE

Name: “Jessie Jaye to you. Yes, it’s a fake name. And no, I’m not telling my real name. Hey, a lady’s gotta keep a few good secrets, eh?”

Eye Color: “Same color as something delicious that you’d pour all over a waffle.”

Hair Style/Color: “Well, it’s red. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. As for the style, I tie it up like this, just in a ponytail. And then I have this fringe hanging down in front what’s too short to tie back proper so when I’m working, I wear a headband or whatever. Also, this braid here is a fake, just for fashion. I took it off for the boys once and they all damned near had apoplexy.”

Clothing Style: “I dunno. Lots of folks figure I don’t like to gussy up for a night on the town and they’d be right most of the time. But if it’s the right occasion and y’all are plyin’ me with the right kind of incentives, I can rouge my knees and roll my stockings down with the best of ‘em. Besides that, it’s just my work clothes, or something comfortable on weekends. Or work clothes again if I didn’t do the washin’.”

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE

Your Fears: “Usual ones as everyone else, I guess. Earthquakes, fire, lightning, my parents figuring out where I live. You know, the usual!”

Your Guilty Pleasure: (Jessie quietly gestures for you to watch as she unlocks the bottom drawer of her desk. You can see that it’s stuffed chockablock with engineer-themed “spicy” paperbacks. She closes the drawer, locks it and winks.)

Your Biggest Pet Peeve: “When people don’t follow directions. Now I ain’t talking about folks making honest mistakes. Nobody’s perfect. But when people refuse to follow directions that are there for their own safety because they get lazy or careless. Like we didn’t all watch a hundred million filmstrips about not gettin’ vaporized in a Magitek turbine or stabbed by a forklift or whatever. Drives me bananas.”

Your Ambition for the Future: “Why, to be Miss Eorzea and wax my teeth and put on a swimming cossie and talk to kids all over the nation about why it’s important to eat your mashed popotoes. … … …heh, I had you goin’, didn’t I? For sure…”

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS

Your First Thoughts Waking Up: “Wait, Chocobos can’t talk.”

What You Think About the Most: “I dunno. I tend to think about what I’m doin’, that’s what.”

What You Think About Before Bed: “Where are my pants?”

Your Best Quality Is: “How I usually manage to not only find my pants, but put them on before I leave the house the next day. If I can’t find my pants, I just color in my big freckled arse with a marker. So, my ingenuity, I guess.”

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER?

Single or Group Dates: “Group dates. For sure. Look at it this way: If you get a flat tire on a bicycle, you’re going nowhere, honey.”

To be Loved or Respected: “Why not both?”

Beauty or Brains: “Good knees.”

Dogs or Cats: “I dunno. I like all animals. More than most people, to be frank.”

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU?

Lie: “Well, I think everyone tells them little white lies sometimes. I don’t do big lies though, those just come back to bite you.”

Believe in Yourself: “You gotta if you want to survive in a business like this.”

Believe in Love:  “Hells’ bells, yes!”

Want Someone: “Of course I want you. But we can talk about that later. … … …I totally got you again, didn’t I? For sure.”

LAYER SIX: EVER?

Been on Stage: “Well, we do a lot of karaoke after work. I dunno if it counts, what with that much alcohol involved.”

Done Drugs:  “Nope. … … …Wait, what kind of drugs?”

LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES

Favorite Color: “I like a real kinda deep medium blue. Not too purple, but not too close to the green end, neither. Just blue blue. I tried to replicate this color on our uniforms. Looks good on everyone.”

Favorite Animal: “Who doesn’t like a spriggan? But Alpha’s made me reconsider what animal’s my number one. He sure is a cutie.”

Favorite Food: “A really super fresh donut, with glazed sugar. But it has to be hot, right? And totally fresh. For sure.”

Favorite Game: “I like any board game that has lots of lovely bits and pieces you can throw at your friends whenever they cheat.”

LAYER EIGHT: AGE

Day Your Next Birthday Will Be: “1st Sun, 6th Umbral Moon. That’s a ways off, isn’t it?”

How Old Will You Be: “Old as balls.”

Does Age Matter: “Gods, I hope not. I got designs on bein’ Miss Eorzea, remember?”

LAYER NINE: IN A BOY OR GIRL

Best Personality: “Anything, as long as you aren’t a wet sock. Like you gotta be interesting. The rest, we can work out, okay? Maybe. Just don’t be boring, okay?”

Best Eye Color: “Eh. ‘s not important. I ain’t too picky about looks.”

Best Hair Color: “Same difference. Hells, you can be bald. Just don’t be boring.”

Best thing to do with a Partner: “Hoppin’ on some high speed death machine and just zoomin’ off down the beach or whatever, into the sunset. If you go splat, at least you’ll go splat together. Romantic, huh? Barring that, always a good time when you go have a nice dinner somewhere that’s kind of above a big crowd so you can look down and make fun of people.”

LAYER TEN: FINISH THE SENTENCE

I love: “A freshly sharpened pencil.”

I feel: “Kinda crampy.”

I hide: “Tissues down my bra sometimes.”

I miss: “Having the same kinda energy I had when I was 20.”

I wish: “I wish the Chief would stop running away from everything. I wish Wedge would figure out what he wants to do with his life. I wish Biggs would really buckle down and apply himself. I wish Nero would grow up. … …did I miss anyone?”