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Post by Spain on Jul 23, 2010 16:17:53 GMT -5
To promote camaraderie in the forum, Spain and Prussia decided that they would interview together. (And because they were too chicken to post before the other one did)
Gilbert: Chicks are awesome! D<
Antonio: Aw… they’re pretty cute too.
On that note, let the interview begin!
Antonio: -reading a script- So... they want us to talk about our RPers? -looks around- Let's just do this casually -tosses script over his shoulder-
Gilbert: They want us to talk about someone besides us? *Script is all rolled up in his hands* Sounds less impressive but... why not! Always have to give time to the little people *Grins*
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Post by Prussia on Jul 23, 2010 16:38:36 GMT -5
And since Antonio tossed his script... *Laughs and unrolls his script with much flourish* Let's see...! First, they want name, age, location, and occupation. Too easy! Hope you don't mind me jumping in first.
Name: Cassie, but also goes by Prussia, Gilbert, or Gil. Guess she's trying to be awesome or something. Looks to be working.
Age: 21 23.
Location: That sunny golden place known as Southern California. The beach isn't bad! She denies waking up early to put a towel out, though, which would make her more like West than me but... there you have it!
Occupation: Just a student still! Although finishing up a Master’s degree isn’t too bad. History BA I approve of, especially if it has to do with me! Management minor isn’t too bad either. Education for a Masters? Well, if you’re going to master something, I guess that’s as good as anything. I can think of a few better things but… wait, if you’re mastering Education, does that mean you’re kind of mastering the world? I mean, if the little kids are going to be taught by you, you kind of have the world in your hands! Kesese! (Bad, Gilbert, bad! D< )
Too easy, too easy! How about you, Antonio?
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Post by Spain on Jul 23, 2010 16:46:24 GMT -5
Fusososo~ Oh, not a problem at all, Gilbert. Wow, it seems like Cassie is going to go through a bit more schooling then, I guess? She sounds like a hard worker! Anyway, about my role player...
Name: Micky, will go by Antonio, Tonio, Toni, Spain.. anything so long as you make it obvious that you're talking to her. Ah~ what a carefree personality!
Age: 23. Looks like she's the same age as your RPer...
Location: The Midwest? She really misses the sunny, hot weather, but likes to make up for it by going to really warm places during the summer~
Occupation: Just finished school with a Master's degree Accounting? Eh... sounds like a very dry topic, though she seems to be going into that industry in a couple of months~ But I guess that's good! We need people who are willing to do stuff like that I guess.. though remember to go outside when it's nice!
-looks over Gilbert's shoulder- Ah... and the next question is to describe your RPer's hobbies and interests.
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Post by Prussia on Jul 23, 2010 17:11:24 GMT -5
Don't blame Micky a bit for wanting sunny places for the summer. It's summer for a reason! *Wants to go stretch out in the sun himself but keeps up with the interview* Both with a Master's degree? Are those things common or something? And yeah! Need people willing to do stuff that the awesome me can't be bothered with! Kesese! Although I did teach West when he was growing up, but that was completely different! >>
Hobbies and Interests:
♦ History! Ahaha. Like I said, not bad when it has to do with West or me! German history is the way to go. She also pretty good at American history. Pursues it in her free time and all that. Hope she doesn't forget that going out to the beach part though. (I don't!)
♦ Shooting! Now that's something to be interested in! She's handled a tons of types, like a .45 Colt and a .22 Ruger to an AK-47 and some classic rifles and pistols. Doesn't own anything herself, which is a shame, but perfect practice makes perfect!
♦ Sailing. Go ships boats! Says she likes ships too, though, so it's all good.
♦ Music. Hope she's not like Austria... Says she's not since she only enjoys listening to it and singing. Used to play things like the flute, viola, and harmonica but is highly out of practice, poor thing. *Sarcastic grin* She's got the gun part so I guess I can allow this.
♦ Food. I respect this! >D Potatoes, meat (Yes, meat!), bread, ice cream, pasta, and pizza. Always interested in trying new things.
♦ Doujinshi. She's got quite a lot. Mostly Hetalia. My favorite is those Risorgimento ones! I look quite BA!
Got anything to match up, Antonio? Quite impressive, right? >3
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Post by Spain on Jul 23, 2010 17:49:51 GMT -5
-blank look- I have no idea~ I’m sure that the people reading this would know? Though it sound really intimidating! But It seems like Micky and Cassie are really nice people, so there’s no reason to be afraid to get to know them.
Oh? You taught Ludwig? I never knew that. I tried with Romano, but he was so stubborn, it was hard to get him to do anything~ But I think he turned out all right! -beams-
Now hobbies… well, I guess we’ll do our best~
Hobbies and Interests:
♦ Fútbol. Ah! Such a great sport! She also loves to watch the sport and has watched it since she was 5! Naturally, she went all out and wears the jerseys and cheers especially during the World Cup, Euro Cup and the club season~ She supports Barcelona FC over Real Madrid, but will support them, Valencia and Sevilla over any other fútbol team, even Liverpool and Chelsea, which her father supports.
♦ Tennis. I guess she likes her sports. She had played this for a while as well, thinks that it’s more fun to play than watch though. She likes to play doubles and singles, though developed an appreciation for doubles when she switched over during high school. Nothing is as great as teamwork!
♦ Music. Micky grew up as a singer, though she hated the sound of her voice. She plays bass guitar, having picked it up in high school and after deciding that guitar was not as interesting. -stops reading- But… Micky! You should have tried classical guitar! That’s always a lot of fun to play, and… and… -frowns-
She appreciates all music and has been listening to flamenco, classical guitar and Latin pop recently. Anyway, she also likes to go to concerts with her friends, having driven up the week before finals to go to a concert of a European band and getting to stand a row away from the band. She also is an avid CD collector, owning over 80 physical albums. Hm… I wonder how she plans on moving all of those when she moves to her new place…
♦ Going out. A party animal? She doesn’t seem like it though. She likes to hang out with her friends a lot and has a tendency to stay out a little late, usually going to bars or house parties to chill. Though she says she’s up for clubbing and dancing the night away, she prefers more intimate atmospheres. Hm.. seems like -pauses to read on- she has a few interesting stories in her past…
♦ Traveling. Micky likes to travel on vacation and has been to a number of countries in Europe and Asia. She likes Europe especially because of the history in each of the places and adores Mediterranean food. -looks over at Gilbert- Says she prefers tomatoes over potatoes any day.
♦ Pranking. Eh? Isn’t this kind of a strange hobby? Well, I guess whatever floats her boat. She likes to plan more than carry out and was fortunate she had a lot of friends who were willing to carry out the plans. Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun, though I don’t think I could ever do that!
Yep, I think she said she has a lot of hobbies, but these are the ones she could list off the top of her head~ Ah, what’s the next question, Gilbert?
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Post by Prussia on Jul 23, 2010 19:58:13 GMT -5
Must be completely awesome people if they RP us! (*Is totally not stroking own ego, nope*) But we're easy enough to approach, so they must be just as easy~ The go getters get going and all that!
Of course I taught Ludwig. You think he became that mighty nation on his own? *Huge grin* Heh! The potatoes helped too. Sure you wouldn't rather have some of those than those tomatoes?
And aw, damn it, knew I forgot a few things!
Hobbies and Interests part 2:
♦ Fußball. Especially FIFA. And who was she cheering for? Deutschland! Has the jersey and a flag, even wore the flag on her face when she went to the bar to go cheer with all those other awesome Germans. The beer made it that much better~
♦ Fieldtrips and Adventures. Likes going to places she hasn't been before, whether it's a new state, city, or store. Kind of gives you a rush, doesn't it? Going somewhere new! Especially if you come back with your country just that much bigger! >D
*Flips through the script* Let's see. Next is... Likes and Dislikes! Do you want to start it or should I? Wouldn't want to overwhelm the readers with a huge dose of me. Gotta ease them into such awesome knowledge~
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Post by Spain on Jul 23, 2010 20:14:47 GMT -5
Ah, I guess so! But as for potatoes, I do eat them, but it seems that tomatoes have this great taste to it that you can’t quite get with potatoes!
-reads over Cassie’s additional hobbies and interests- I think I like her already! It’s always good to see someone gets to passionate about something they like~ And traveling can be pretty fun! Just take it from me, I’ve been all over the world!
Hm… likes and dislikes? Do you want to start that question off? I think they wouldn’t mind if you share more about Cassie!
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Post by Prussia on Jul 23, 2010 20:42:31 GMT -5
*Rereads Micky's hobbies and interests* Looks like she's pretty passionate too. Ahaha. Sounds almost just like you! Fußball, music, traveling... pranking~
...And speaking of which but of absolutely no relation… *Smirks* I hope you're free later this week. I've got some, ah, plans in mind that wouldn't say no to another pair of hands.
*Smirk falls* Huh? You want me to go again? ... Ha! Fine, you asked for it! But let's keep this quick, it's a long list!
Likes
★ Food
★ History
★ Militaria
★ Music
★ The beach
★ Being with friends
★ Being in good company
★ Lighthearted people ( <3 )
★ Waking up and not having any serious responsibilities to do, so she can just lay there in bed~ Makes me wonder why I even got out of bed today. Heh.
★ Theme Parks
★ Fußball
★ Cute clothes
★ Cute shoes and boots
★ Nutella
★ Chocolate
★ Movies
★ Reading
★ Doujinshi
★ Languages
★ Traveling, adventures, and going places.
★ Animals. Cats, dogs, and Gilbirds~ Of course she loves Gilbird! He’s awesome!
Dislikes
✖ Being hungry
✖ People arguing or fighting with no objective or goal in mind. Seems like they fight just for the sake of fighting, she says! I’ll have you all know that all of my wars were for an awesome purpose and not random or spoiled at all. *Grin*
✖ Nuts (Allergies suck)
✖ Being ignored for no reason
✖ Procrastinating. She’s the queen procrastinator, which is why she’s up still at 3am!
✖ People that bail at the last minute on going on adventures. Tends not to stop her, though. Who needs allies when there is something fun ahead? No one!
✖ Dirty or messy places. Isn't that what maids or brothers are for? Oh... She doesn't have one.
All right, now you can go~ *Is awesome enough to answer first*
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Post by Spain on Jul 23, 2010 23:01:18 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess it's good that we have at least some things in common, makes it easier to bon- Am I free later this week? -thinks for a bit- Actually, I’m pretty free this whole week! Sure, why not! What are we doing?
Oh wow, that’s a really, really long list! It’s kind of cool that she likes a lot of things!
As for Micky, she said something like this~
Likes:
★ Football
★ Jamming
★ Crime/Mystery novels
★ Dancing
★ Music
★ Tennis
★ Meeting new people
★ Jokesters
★ Playing a sport in the rain
★ Cold shower after running
★ City life
★ Tomatoes
★ Oranges
★ Hanging out with friends
★ Random drives
★ Ultimate frisbee
★ Traveling
★ History
★ Running
★ Pranks
★ Good conversations
★ Star-gazing
★ Penguins
★ Turtles
★ Napping
★ Coffee houses/Intimate bars
★ Reading (especially philosophy)
★ Situations that are too ridiculous, you can't help but just laugh about it
Dislikes:
✖ Conflict
✖ Getting woken up very early in the morning
✖ Passive aggressiveness (Because it goes over her head)
✖ Smokers
✖ Arrogance (Everyone can learn from someone else!)
✖ People who take themselves too seriously
✖ Really starchy foods
So I guess that’s most of them.. it’s a pretty long list too! -looks over Gilbert’s shoulder- Oh! Now we’re going to answer Hetalia questions, it looks like!
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Post by Prussia on Jul 24, 2010 1:16:54 GMT -5
Awesome ideas like this aren't for the telling, they're for the showing! I.e. You'll find out, my tomato-loving friend.
Ahah! I see a few things on that list that should go on my likes as well. Not bad at all!
Now up are Hetalia questions. Seems pretty straight forward.
Favorite Hetalia Nation(s): Prussia, Germany, America, North Italy, and the Holy Roman Empire. Yes, of course I go first! What are all those other nations doing there, though...
Favorite Hetalia Pairing(s): She's not quite into pairings, says nations should just go and do their nation-business and have relationships as history goes along, which is cool enough for me. She likes the family aspects of the nations and all that sibling love that goes around. But she can’t help kind of supporting PrussiaxGermany in their later years. *Is oblivious to that last part!* And look! Here it also says GermanyxItaly for the cuteness! PrussiaxItaly is cute too though, right? ...Ja! She says she'll go with that too! *Is cute* >D
What got you into Hetalia? If you can believe this, it's because of me[/u]! The awesome Prussia! Since she had studied it on her own in college, she was so shocked and stunned that someone besides her, much less a whole community, had even heard of the great Kingdom of Prussia--which is shocking to hear, I know! Who hasn't heard of me? No one!--that she became interested in the series. Then her love grew--for both me and all those other nations--and there you have it!
Roleplaying Hetalia: The first roleplaying place was also a historical forum, but she’s also tested out schoolyards and hospitals, although historical will always be her true love! Isn’t that cute… *Is still cuter* Been RPing since October… Ah… *Flips through notes* She prefers RPing as Prussia but she also likes RPing as Germany, although she finds him a bit more difficult. Does that mean we’re a match? >3 She’s also RPs as the HRE. Cute kid. Once she was pulled into an RP as Sweden and completely failed. *Laughs* Must be that speech. I don’t even know what he’s saying half the time. ...Ah! Almost forgot: she also picked up on RPing Portugal for that Micky girl's sake, but found it fun so plans to continue. Just so long as Portugal doesn't overshadow me...
...I just realized that you keep looking at my script. Why'd you go toss your own if you still needed it? *Rolls up and unrolls script.*
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Post by Spain on Jul 24, 2010 1:40:23 GMT -5
-laughs- All right, then I’ll just wait until you show me what we’re planning on doing. I hope it’s something fun!
Oh yeah? You two like the same thing? That’s good! It’s good to know when people will get along~ Hm… and as for you, it sounds like you are very well loved! -laughs- And I would have to agree, HRE was such a cutie when he lived with Roderich~
-pauses for a minute- I threw my script because I thought we were going to do freestyle, but you kept your script. -secretly too lazy to go back and pick it up- But now let’s see what Micky has to say about Hetalia…
Favorite Hetalia Nation(s):
Doesn’t discriminate, loves them all? -tilts head- Oh! I’m holding the sheet upside down! She says she likes Spain, oh that’s very flattering and now I’m feeling a bit embarrassed! Then there’s you, Prussia, something about how your antics amuse her. She also likes Germany, Ita-chan and England. England? Really?! But in reality, she says, she generally likes everyone, but yes~
Favorite Hetalia Pairing(s):
Eh? What a strange questions! Anyway, I think Micky said she’s not that interested in the pairings, though if they have historical relevance, she will work through it because she’s very stunted in that area. Ah, that’s pretty interesting~ Oh, Ita-chan, Gilbert? Seems like Micky thinks he’s cute too. But yeah, she says non-historically based ones and generally Empire/colony pairings are a no.
What got you into Hetalia?
Well, Micky had always toyed with the idea of anthropomorphic representations of countries, so it looks like after realizing there was all this Hetalia doujinshi popping up, she got curious and looked up the web comic and read all of them in one day during the school year. Then after that, she realized that it covered the historical stuff and started to like it! Hm~ seems very straight forward to me!
Roleplaying Hetalia:
Micky had rped other things before, but decided to come out of a 7-year hiatus to do rping here. She decided to use her background as a fanfiction writer and her love for historical events to join a historical forum. At that time, Spain was open and the other countries she was interested in were not, so she applied and got accepted! Then she found that she really liked rping Spain. <3 Though she has only started a month ago, she has rped mostly Spain, though she has also taken up Netherlands to move plots along. Oh... Netherlands is such a punk though~
She said she prefers Spain because he's easier to identify with and she knows his history pretty well and is able to read Spanish. Hm, that’s interesting~
-looks up from the script- Well, I guess those are the questions for the most part, right? Ah, hey, looks like it’s Cassie and Micky coming over! -waves-
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Post by Prussia on Jul 24, 2010 2:45:08 GMT -5
Love them all? Those are pretty big words there! Well, just so long as I'm on the top, top list~ West and Italy are hysterical! I don't remember Italy being quite that bad in '66 against Austria but... ah... *face falls* ... Erm, let's move on!
...Or more like move out of the way! RPers coming through! *Grins and waves at approaching RPers. Then grabs Antonio's collar and makes a break for it*
Wise decision, oh awesome one~
Anyways! That was probably the dorkiest thing I have done for a while. Hello! I'm Cassie~ Nice to meet everyone. :3
Anything else to say?
I had something planned to put here but... I can't quite remember, so if you have any other questions, feel free to ask!
Yes, my favorite character is Prussia and yes, I adore German history. I got into Hetalia because the two were so awesomely combined (and yes, I've used the word 'awesome' in my regular vocabulary even before I read Hetalia. I have also used the phrase "Prussia is so awesome" to my Professor, who focused in German history, before I heard of Hetalia, so everything was really just love at first site with this series. XD)
I'm quite a fan of plotting out RPs, so I apologize if you wanted to do something quickly and I bog you down some due to my plotting-itis. ^^; I'm also willing to RP just about anything if you have a good basis for it--I'm not confident in my crack skills but when there is a historical basis, I'm willing to go with something if it sounds at least appealing, so don't be afraid to ask me! I don't judge. <3
My favorite time period consists of the 19th century, with things like the industrial revolution (I love steampunk!) Napoleonic Wars, rise of the German Nation, rise of empires in general in prep for WW1, etc. While on that historical note, my favorite historical figures include George Washington and Otto von Bismarck for awesome leaders and people like the Red Baron and the Desert Fox for sheer awesomeness. I remember this one time when I visited my friend’s sorority and was asked who my favorite famous person in all history was. I said the Red Baron. Got a lot of weird looks... That was fun. :D
As far as languages go, I’m fluent in English *Fist pump!* and know moderate Japanese. I’m trying to learn German so please assist me if you can!
Micky and I shipped over from another RP, which we still participate in, and we have a lot of fun with our BFT-minus-1 (because there are only two of us) antics, so please excuse us for any craziness that goes on in that chatbox. ;3
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Post by Spain on Jul 24, 2010 3:23:07 GMT -5
Haha, I guess there’s nothing wrong with liking everyone.
Ah, well, I guess we will see you all around! Please take good care of us~ -follows Gilbert-
-cough- Yes, I can’t believe that I went along with it! Anyway, this is Micky. I hope that you enjoyed reading our introduction. It is nice to be so welcomed to this forum! I know this took a while for us to get up, but if you have any further questions, please feel free to ask us (we can respond in or out of character)!
Additional Information
Well, I think that Gilbert and Antonio did a good job covering most of the information, though here's some extra information about myself.
I love the Spanish culture and just the general atmosphere in Spain, my Spaniard friends are very fun loving. However, I do also like a variety of other cultures as well, having grown up with friends who were very much international, I guess it was the nature of my family since we are multiethnic as well.
I take my rping seriously and will do my best to write my best and to make sure that the pieces are historically accurate and fun to read. So I hope that you will all not be disappointed! I do tend to write a lot, but I promise that I’m trying to paint the scene so that you feel like you are right there in your imagination… but we’ll see how well I do that. I like to do planning before writing the scenarios, though I am known for not being very detail oriented, so it would be best to exchange MSN usernames so that I can shoot you a message about how we would handle the scenarios. I’m genuinely open to any ideas and am always up to talk through things, so don’t be a stranger and contact me!
I generally love all of the history and was very much exposed to studying the motivations behind the events at a young age. I had a high school mentor who took me under his wing his first year and we had a lot of very great conversations, mostly about philosophy, ideology and art. Combined with conversations with his best friend, who taught military history and political theory, my interests in these subjects blossomed exponentially. We even did simulations with model armies!
My favorite time periods include the eleventh century, thirteenth century through the nineteenth century. I adore the Crusades, the Italian Renaissance, Age of Discovery, Age of Enlightenment and the Napoleonic period. This is mostly out of my interest in philosophy that was written during that time period as well as the state of affairs that occurred during that time. With that said, I would say that one of my favorite historical figures include Caesare Borgia (a Spaniard) because of how well he worked through the Church and managed to exert such influence in Italy despite the obstacles he had to go through (and he was awesome enough to have a book written about him). Also, Queen Elizabeth I is probably my favorite female historical figure, having been a female ruler when that was a tough period to do such and to rule with such wit, intelligence and bravery! (Yes, I know it’s blasphemous considering how I’m rping Spain, but you have to show respect to the enemy at times). Then a bit randomly, I also like Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms period because of how great of a military strategist he was. I actually have a really long list of people I like, but I don’t want this post to turn into a large book, haha.
As for languages that I know, I can speak English, Cantonese, French, Mandarin fluently. I have conversational proficiency in Japanese. My Spanish is a bit mediocre (because I mostly use it when I play/watch fútbol since my family doesn't speak it a lot), so I’m always up for practicing that~
I came over from another forum after Cassie showed me this awesome Germany application. One thing after another, I proceeded to read the other apps that were here as well and found them just as awesome. I’m a bit shallow in a sense that I adore great writing and if it’s a historical piece, it’s the one-two punch combination for me (you totally got me). So I look forward to rping with all of you! Also, Cassie and I very much act like a BFT as well, but please don’t mind us and our antics, in fact, please join in. I promise it’ll be a blast!
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Post by Germany on Aug 11, 2010 19:11:04 GMT -5
Wow, those are two lengthy introductions! Thank you both for sharing so much about yourselves. ( And I have to say, the rather unique way in which you chose to present it made it both an enlightening and entertaining read. ) I first read this as it was being posted, but life being what it is I only just got around to commenting now.
Anything I started replying specifically to would turn into a book, so all I can say is I AM HAPPY BEYOND WORDS TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE! It's been a pleasure writing with you, reading your posts, and chatting in the C-box. : D
Also...
*Blushes redder than a tomato and a red potato* I'm flattered that you were both impressed with my Germany portrayal. As Cassie said, it looks like we all impressed each other!
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Post by Spain on Aug 16, 2010 0:24:46 GMT -5
Ah~ I think we both got possessed by something at the last minute~! But ah, the flattery is making me blush, oh how embarrassing~
It is a pleasure to read your posts too! I am glad that I joined this community because the people here blow me away~ and it's too bad we didn't get a book response, as you can tell, neither of us have problems with long posts! -shot-
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