#verse; my porcelain life [Victorian era verse]

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REALLY  LONG CHARACTER SURVEY. RULES. repost, don’t reblog ! tag 10 ! good  luck ! TAGGED. @ferocioushonesty​ TAGGING. @dechaagny​, @the-swedish-angel​, @sovietorphan​, @withcruelpatience​ and anyone else who wishes to do this!

BASICS. FULL  NAME : Marguerite Antoinette Giry NICKNAME : Meg AGE : 18 - 28 (whatever age you want to thread with, just specify)! BIRTHDAY : May 31st ETHNIC  GROUP : Caucasian. NATIONALITY :  French. LANGUAGE / S : French, English. SEXUAL  ORIENTATION : Due to the era Meg was born into, Meg feels as if she must identify as a heterosexual, but has had relations with other females—she just doesn’t know what to call it since ‘bisexual’ isn’t a word in her era; for the sake of this survey, Meg is a demisexual bisexual. ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION : Demiromantic. RELATIONSHIP  STATUS : Single, but verse dependent. CLASS : Working class. HOME  TOWN / AREA : Paris, France. CURRENT  HOME : Coney Island, New York, America. PROFESSION : Dancer, prostitute, cafe server—modern verse.

PHYSICAL. HAIR : Meg’s natural hair colour is blonde. It is incredibly fair, almost as if she has bleached it and it only gets fairer in the sun. It falls in curls down her back and across her shoulders and if she tries to brush them when they’re dry then she has one hell of a frizz show to contend with. However, when she’s working, especially in her main verse, Meg wears a wig somewhat to try and conserve some of her dignity, although she’s not as convinced any more that it works as well as it used to. Either hair colour suits her as they perfectly contrast against her eye and skin colours, catching her natural beauty perfectly. EYES : Meg’s eyes are a light blue in colour; they grow a deeper blue when she’s upset, the red rings after tears making the colour of her eyes that more prominent. Nevertheless, her eyes are soft and if the saying that eyes were the window to the soul is true, then Meg is the walking definition. Despite her attempts at keeping herself as neutral as she can, her emotions are always given away by her eyes although she’ll forever deny it. NOSE : Petite. It has a natural arch and the tip of her nose curves softly downwards as you would expect. FACE : Her face is very much a heart shape. Her jawline is quite prominent, but softened like the rest of her features. Her eyebrows are fair like her hair and luckily have a natural arch to them which doesn’t take much maintenance on Meg’s part. LIPS : Full and pink in colour. Usually moisturised, Meg’s lips are particularly soft just as the rest of her skin is. COMPLEXION : Meg is incredibly fair, but she dons freckles in the summer as the sun really brings them out, although most of the time she burns in the sun. Her complexion is almost like that of a porcelain doll’s which is why her hair contrasts so strikingly with her skin colour. BLEMISHES : Apart from a few freckles here and there, Meg is relatively complexion free. SCARS : A few scars down her back and across her wrists, some her own doing, but mostly from the hands of customers who have enjoyed her too much or who have become enraged with her poor service. She also has a scar that runs down from her left thumb into the palm of her hand after she fell over during a rehearsal back in the Paris Opera House and landed on a nail. There was lots of blood. TATTOOS : None, but in her modern verse she would quite like to get a semi-colon tattoo on her wrist. HEIGHT : 5′4″ WEIGHT : 8st 10lbs / 55.33kg BUILD : Petite but muscular. FEATURES : Soft and attractive, although she doesn’t see it much that way any more. Meg’s eyes have seemingly aged the most against her other features. ALLERGIES : Mild hayfever. USUAL  HAIR  STYLE : Usually let down across her shoulder and back. Styled when it needs to be which is for shows and work in her modern verse. USUAL  FACE  LOOK : Meg’s resting face is neutral. Before America her eyes were far more inviting, it almost suggested trust, but now her face aids in protection. Meg isn’t one to give something away easily, her emotions are reserved only for her and any close friends she may have, but even then it can be incredibly difficult to gauge how she feels at any given moment. It takes a lot to break through that, especially the emotional side, but she will laugh and respond accordingly to each moment. USUAL  CLOTHING : What you’d expect of a late Victorian, early Edwardian. Usually corseted, Meg’s dresses are extremely plain, although she does have one or two reserved for special occasions if they every arise. Already good with a needle, Meg has become an expert at dress maintenance since she does not have the money to simply purchase a new dress should it break. Therefore she repairs them herself and she’s rather proud of that fact.

She’s also not seen in much else than her corset, but it’s not something she particularly enjoys, but sometimes it pays well.

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : Failure, being unable to escape, being the disappointment. ASPIRATION / S : To break free from the cycle she’s currently stuck in. To achieve her independence, not just living wise, but professionally. There was a time Meg believed she couldn’t do anything without her mother’s blessing, but since events have happened Meg’s view has changed to that of bitterness. She almost wants to disappear then reappear as someone new and unrecognisable, but successful and on her terms and her terms alone. POSITIVE  TRAITS : Meg is incredibly hard working to the point where sometimes she doesn’t know where to stop; it’s partly contributed to her current situation alongside her mother’s help. She is also very empathetic. NEGATIVE  TRAITS : Feisty and taking after her own mother, Meg can be stubborn beyond belief; she can also be opinionated which can intimidate some people. Despite being empathetic, Meg also struggles to let that side of her show, too afraid it might give something away, so she can come across as cold or distant. MBTI : INTP-T (Logician personality, apparently). ZODIAC : Gemini. TEMPERAMENT : A mix between  melancholic and  sanguinic. SOUL  TYPE / S : Sage ANIMALS : Rabbit / badger. VICE  HABIT / S : Alcohol, cigarettes and drugs of many varieties, as long as it stops the noise in her head. FAITH : Raised as a catholic, Meg’s faith has been shaken somewhat. There was a time she didn’t dare or had no reason to question it, but now she settles for being agnostic; surely everything she’s endured has paid off somehow? GHOSTS ? : Undecided. AFTERLIFE ? : Yes. REINCARNATION ? : Yes and it terrifies her. ALIENS ? : No. POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT : Doesn’t concern her, but liberal in her views. ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE : It was difficult to go from comfortable to nothing in a matter of months. Meg’s main goal is to get to that place she once was, but she’s not sure how attainable that is. SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : Working class. EDUCATION  LEVEL :  Home tutored—taught what a woman at the time was expected to learn, so her intellectual knowledge is limited, but she has a desire for knowledge. In her modern verse she has graduated highschool.

FAMILY. FATHER : Jules Giry, deceased. MOTHER : Antoinette Giry. SIBLINGS : None. EXTENDED  FAMILY : Not biological, but Christine Daaé is something of a sister to Meg. NAME  MEANING / S : Marguerite is the French form of a female given name (English Margaret, Spanish Margarita) which derives from the Greek Μαργαρίτης meaning "pearl" HISTORICAL  CONNECTION ? : No, although her middle name is that of her mother’s first name which seems to be somewhat of a family tradition.

FAVOURITES. BOOK : Pride and Prejudice, anything by Austen. MOVIE : Not applicable in her main verse, but even in her modern verse Meg doesn’t watch movies too often—they’re expensive! Nevertheless, she’s a sucker for the badly animated and poorly budgeted made films that are on those 24/7 film channels. 5  SONGS : As The World Falls down, David Bowie; Things we Lost in The Fire, Bastille; Youth, Daughter;  Nothing Left to Say / Rocks, Imagine Dragons; Wasting My Young Years, London Grammar. DEITY : Undecided, but for sake of upbringing, the God of Christianity. HOLIDAY : Doesn’t celebrate. MONTH : April. SEASON : Spring. PLACE : Phantasma, Coney Island. WEATHER : Gentle sunlight—not too hot or too cold; the sea during a storm. SOUND : Birds chirping, the collection of voices in a crowd and someone breathing in your ear; the sound of pointe shoes against a rosined stage. SCENT / S : Perfume, sex, sweat. TASTE / S : Alcohol, usually in the form of strong spirits; fish, mints and coffee. FEEL / S : The feeling of bare skin under fingertips, lips against shoulders, needles between her fingers. ANIMAL / S : wolf, tiger, dog, hawk NUMBER : No comment. COLOUR : Sunset orange.

EXTRA. TALENTS : Dancing, singing to an extent, performance, empathy, independence. BAD  AT : Allowing people to help her, confrontational, relaxing, trust. TURN  ONS : Someone who is soft, makes sure it’s what she wants, kisses across her next, fingertips in her hair and across her back; someone who is polite, well mannered and gentle. TURN  OFFS : Pompousness, brutishness, demanding, unkind and apathetic; raised voices. HOBBIES : Enjoys taking walks when she can, reading, cooking (although that’s limited),drinking. TROPES : AESTHETIC  TAGS : Idk? Victorian fashion, bare skin, red lipstick, black coffee, pointe shoes/tuts and stormy weather. GPOY  QUOTES : “Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.” - Naguib Mahfouz.

FC INFO. MAIN  FC / S : Nicole Kidman ALT  FC / S : Sharon Millerchip. OLDER  FC / S : Kate Blanchett? YOUNGER  FC / S : Kristen Dunst (child). VOICE  CLAIM / S : No-one tbh GENDERBENT  FC / S : None.

MUN QUESTIONS. Q1 : if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own  movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be  filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?           A1 : Probably be one of those indie, modernist films that explore the darker side of life that people so readily ignore. One of those cliché films where Meg is struggling to reach her dreams, but it ends on a positive note where she defies her odds and achieves a place in a ballet company. I don’t know what it’d be called. Probs something like Artiste in Manhattan or something. Q2 : what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?           A2 : Mumford and Sons. There is something about their music that really does connect and almost explain Meg.Imagine Dragons are also very much an inspiration for writing Meg. Q3 : why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?           A3 : Tbh when I watched Love Never Dies for the first time. Fair enough, everyone hates it and it’s not considered canon, blah blah blah. And I’m not saying I consider it canon either, but I was so happy to see Meg actually have a story of some sort? Like, whatever your opinion of the character development, I was just attracted of the possibility to discover her character more through RP because there is so much to explore! I don’t agree for a second that Meg loved the Phantom, that’s where I find the story to be somewhat disagreeable, but Meg’s character in LND is just wonderfully complex and she’s so exciting to write! Q4 : what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ?           A4 : Sharon Millerchip because this woman is a beast and she acts Meg so well omg. Q5 : describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.           A5 : She’s a sarky bitch and hates any concept of help which makes relationships of any sort difficult. Q6 : what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?           A6 : We’re both sarcastic as hell. It gets us into trouble every now and then, but there you go. Also anxiety lol. Q7 : how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?           A7 : Pretty sure she hates me for making her face the problems she so naively ignores.. Q8 : what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions  with ? A8 : Javert, Erik, Priscilla, Raoul de Chagny, Emcee (Cabaret), Jean Valjean, WWII muses. Q9 : what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?         A9 : People who bash LND Meg and my writing partners. They always draw another side out of her which we didn’t know existed. Q10 : how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?         A10 : Well since having this to answer, @ferocioushonesty has moved their blog from a side blog and onto a main blog and I’m trash because wow. It took me so long to answer omg.