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Part 1: The Basics
1. What is your full name?
Theresa Emeline Mercer
2. Where and when were you born?
January 8, 1982 in Houma, Louisiana.
3. Who are/were your parents? (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
Gerard Mercer.
4. Do you have any siblings?
No.
5. Where do you live now, and with whom?
Smallville, Kansas with a very large security team.
6. What is your occupation?
Business Owner
7. Write a full physical description of yourself (you might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks).
Red hair, blue eyes, above average height.
8. To which social class do you belong?
Upper class.
9. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
Nothing chronically annoying.
10. Are you right- or left-handed?
Right.
11. What does your voice sound like?
I've never really thought about it. Average, I suppose.
12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?
Get it done; No; Where is my (insert random object of the day here)
13. What do you have in your pockets?
I don't have pockets.
14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
Cockiness. Inappropriate smirking.
Part 2: Growing Up
15. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Best left forgotten.
16. What is your earliest memory?
My first alligator.
17. How much schooling have you had?
MSc in Marine Biology
18. Did you enjoy school?
Yes. I loved school.
19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?
School and life experience.
20. While growing up, did you have any role models?
Jacques Cousteau; Dian Fossey.
21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?
No.
22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Not that I knew what it was called at the time, but a marine biologist.
23. As a child, what were your favorite activities?
Reading; playing down near the bay.
24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
I was quiet, shy and serious.
25. As a child, were you popular? Who were your friends, and what were they like?
No.
26. When and with whom was your first kiss?
No comment.
27. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
No comment.
28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.
That's too long a story.
3: Past Influences
29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
Going to Harvard.
30. Who has had the most influence on you?
Currently, myself.
31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Survival.
32. What is your greatest regret?
Being too naive when I should have known better.
33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
I think that's relative.
34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind?
Yes. I've been arrested at protests.
35. When was the time you were the most frightened?
No comment.
36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
No comment.
37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
I don't think 'what if's are worth spending time on.
38. What is your best memory?
Researching with Megan.
39. What is your worst memory?
No comment.
Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
I think I'm far more optimistic than people think I am.
41. What is your greatest fear?
Humanity making this planet uninhabitable.
42. What are your religious views?
Everyone needs something to believe in.
43. What are your political views?
Mostly liberal, but I do have my conservative side.
44. What are your views on sex?
No comment.
45. Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
Everyone is, and the circumstances are far too varied to go into detailed about.
46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Take life for granted.
47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
No.
48. What do you believe makes a successful life?
Being happy with yourself.
49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?
Not.
50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
Of course.
51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances?
Yes.
52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?
This planet's safety.
Part 5: Relationships With Others
53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)?
Politely, but at a distance.
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Myself, because I can't do anything without me.
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
Myself, because I know what it took to get where I am.
56. Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend?
I don't have friends.
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other?
No.
58. Have you ever been in love?
Yes.
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
That depends on my mood.
60. How close are you to your family?
Not.
61. Have you started your own family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not?
No. I'm no one's idea of an appropriate mother figure.
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?
Me, myself, or I.
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you?
Myself.
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
Oliver, if only because he knows it would annoy me.
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
No comment.
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
I argue.
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
Not really.
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not?
No; more people means more opinions which means more placating.
69. Do you care what others think of you?
More than I should.
Part 6: Likes And Dislikes
70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
Scuba diving; swimming.
71. What is your most treasured possession?
The bracelet Megan gave me.
72. What is your favorite color?
Red.
73. What is your favorite food?
Chocolate.
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?
Anything and everything.
75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
That changes with my mood.
76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs?
I drink.
77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
Working, although I have been going to dinner of late.
78. What makes you laugh?
Usually things other people don't find funny.
79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you?
Someone thinking they know me when they don't.
80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
Read; soak in the tub.
81. How do you deal with stress?
I just keep going.
82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
I always have a plan. However, I'm becoming accustomed to spur of the moment changes.
83. What are your pet peeves?
There isn't enough time in the world to list them all.
Part 7: Self Images And Etc.
84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?
Get up at 5am; workout; eat; go through e-mails and messages on the way to work; work; work; work; work; work; go through e-mails and messages on the way home; work; eat; work; work; sleep.
85. What is your greatest strength as a person?
I'm not sure, actually.
86. What is your greatest weakness?
Perfectionism.
87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
That's something I'd have to think about.
88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Introverted.
89. Are you generally organized or messy?
Organized.
90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.
Good:
My job, which covers far more than three things in and of itself.
Bad:
Anything artistic
Trusting other people
Dealing with land-based animals and small children (somewhat the same thing)
91. Do you like yourself?
I'm tolerable.
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)? Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons...)
I'm trying to save the world, which is what I tell people. Whether they believe me or not is out of my hands.
93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?
Save the world.
94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I tend not to think that far in advance, personally.
95. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
Quickly.
96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
Go to the ocean; wade; wait.
97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
I don't actually care if I'm remembered.
98. What three words best describe your personality?
Sarcastic; fearless; intelligent.
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
I dare not even try.
[[OOC: 100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character?
Oh, Tess. Have a breakdown. You need one.]]
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Date: 2009-12-06 04:56 pm (UTC)From:I don't have friends.
You're wrong about that.
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
Oliver, if only because he knows it would annoy me.
If you went missing, I'd find you. But yes, I would miss you, but it wouldn't be because it would annoy you. Just to set the record straight.
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
I dare not even try
Fearless. Bold. Powerful.
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Date: 2009-12-06 05:19 pm (UTC)From:Fearless. Bold. Powerful.
I'll take that.
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Date: 2009-12-07 07:27 pm (UTC)From:Chocolate.
It seems to me that chocolate is more of an obsession than a food.
86. What is your greatest weakness?
Perfectionism.
I think this could also be a very formidable strength.
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
I dare not even try.
Manipulative. Intriguing. Intelligent.
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Date: 2009-12-07 08:35 pm (UTC)From:It can be, yes.
Intriguing?
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