[ooc] Character Survey

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RATE YOUR CHARACTER'S…

STRENGTH: ★★★☆☆☆
SPEED: ★★★☆☆☆
INTELLIGENCE: ★★★★☆☆
WILLPOWER: ★★★★★★
CHARISMA: ★★★★☆☆
ENDURANCE: ★★★★★★
LUCK: ★☆☆☆☆☆
MENTAL STABILITY: ★★★☆☆☆
EMOTIONAL STABILITY: ★★☆☆☆☆
PHYSICAL STABILITY: ★★★☆☆☆

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CLOSE RANGE COMBAT: ★★★★☆☆
CLOSE RANGE WEAPONRY: ★★★★★★
MID/LONG RANGE WEAPONRY: ★★★★☆☆
COMMUNICATIONS: ★★★☆☆☆
ESPIONAGE: ★★★★★☆
SURVIVAL SKILLS: ★★★★★★
SCIENCES: ★★★☆☆☆
ENGINEERING: ★★★☆☆☆
MEDICINE: ★★★☆☆☆
MECHANICS: ★★★☆☆☆
LEADERSHIP: ★★★★☆☆
POLITICS: ★★★★☆☆
TECHNOLOGY: ★★★☆☆☆
TRADE: ★★★☆☆☆
THE ARTS: ★★★☆☆☆
ALCOHOL: ★★★★★☆
DATING: ★★★☆☆☆
SEX: ★★★★☆☆
INTIMACY: ★★★★☆☆



BODY & APPEARANCE.


⒈ Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Lithuania is pretty tall, really, though a bit thinner than he should be for his height. He's not so thin as to be unhealthy-looking, and it's muscle beneath that skin, but he doesn't really look intimidating.

⒉ How old is he?
This depends on where you start counting. Lithuania as a Baltic tribe was "born" around the first century AD (this marks the time his (proto-)language split from the main Baltic language), and grew via conquering and absorbing tribes around him. It's unclear when he became a nation properly, although the first mention of him as Lithuania was in 1009 (and hence he celebrated 1000 years as Lithuania in 2009).

⒊ Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
Lithuania carries himself well. His footsteps are lighter than you might expect--he has a bit of a servant's air at times, sliding into the background easily.

⒋ How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Lithuania's a bit shaky lately, escape from Russia only about twenty years in the past and with economic troubles hitting him hard. Still, he doesn't act ill or weak, instead preferring to put on a calm manner. He's not out of shape, and trains regularly. He has deep scars all along his back which have been known to ache, but he pretends those aren't there.

⒌ How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Lithuania is surprisingly graceful in his movements normally and in battle, moving from one movement to the next easily when he's calm. When afraid or stressed, however, he tenses up to the point he shakes from how stiff he is.

⒍ How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
Lithuania's probably a bit more on the pretty side than the handsome one, really. He's got hair that falls almost to his shoulders and very green eyes, still with a bit of that knight air. He doesn't think about his looks, however, being far more occupied with what he considers more important things. He assumes he's fairly average.

⒎ Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Lithuania's fairly fair-skinned, with a clear enough complextion to look at normally. His hands are a bit rougher than one might expect of him, as he still works with a sword out of habit and does most repair work around the house on his own. His back is covered with deep scars that he keeps hidden.

⒏ Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
Lithuania has straight brown hair that falls around his shoulders. It's thick enough that he can ponytail it, which he does when he's fighting or cooking or otherwise needs his hair out of the way, but usually it's kept loose.

⒐ What color are his eyes?
Lithuania's eyes are bright green.

⒑ Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Not aside from the scars.

⒒ What are his chief tension centers?
His stomach is the worst--it's the one sure sign he's having troubles, when he's popping pills for his stomachaches. He also has tension gather up in his back, though.

⒓ What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit?
Lithuania's clothes tend toward dark, earthy colors, although he also wears blues, reds, and golds at times. He focuses on practicality over form, so most of his wardrobe consists of various kinds of dress clothes, given his jobs involving politics. Aside from that he has more worn in clothes for work around the house, and a couple aprons.

⒔ Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
Lithuania is comfortable in what he wears; he's been wearing any sort of outfit he's used to long enough that he hardly thinks about being dressed up or down anymore. He rarely has clothes specially tailored, but they all fit.

⒕ Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
Lithuania wears business outfits to his jobs, as he's essentially working in politics, and whatever uniforms his military wears during times of war, so yes, he does change when he has free time, even if it's just taking off a suitjacket and rolling up his sleeves a bit. He doesn't really have anything except slacks, though.

⒖ You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxers.

SPEECH.

⒈What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
I actually think the tone of Lithuania's Japanese voice actor works really well for him.

⒉ How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
Lithuania tends to be softspoken and just a bit on the hesitant side, moreso when he gets nervous. When he gets angry or fed up his voice jumps up a couple octaves and he starts yelling, though. In a leadership position he's loud and confident in tone, almost daring anyone to disagree.

⒊ Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
Around his people, Lithuania falls pretty automatically into whichever dialect they use. There are two primary dialects of Lithuanian, Highland (Aukštaitian) and Lowland (Samogitian). These are each split into three subdialects: Highland into West, Dainavian, and East, and Lowland into West, North, and South. In formal situations Lithuania will tend toward standard Lithuanian, which is more derived from Western Aukštaitian dialects. If he's just talking, he tends toward the Vilnius sub-dialect of eastern Aukštaitian, with some Western Aukštaitian accents (sub-dialect of Kaunas, specifically). He has a bit of a Dzūkian bent because his dž tends to sound like dz.

When startled or surprised, tends to make drawn-out noises like "ehhh" and the like. His filler sounds/words are the standard Lithuanian "am", "nu", and "žinai". The last means "you know", which often ends up in his speech no matter what language he's speaking if he needs some filler.

⒋ What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
Lithuania's primary language is Lithuanian, of course--he can speak all versions of it and sounds as if he was perfectly native in each one. In order of fluency, he also knows Russian, Polish, English, Latvian, Estonian, enough German to get by if he needs to, and smatterings of other nearby languages.

He does not speak Russian unless he absolutely has to. Same with Polish, actually.

⒌ Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
Lithuania will usually speak whatever is easiest for whoever he's speaking to. Exception: he will not speak Russian with Russia, and in fact may start speaking in obscure old Lithuanian dialects if he's really annoyed at having to deal with him. He doesn't speak Polish much, either, preferring standard "common country language" when talking to Poland. Sometimes Lithuanian words will slip out if Lithuania is startled enough, and occasionally when he's lost in thought or otherwise not really focused on talking to someone else he'll refer to other countries by the names they would have in Lithuanian.

⒍ Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
Lithuania prefers giving his words thought, but he is fairly easily provoked into blurting out things he really shouldn't be saying. If called to give a speech without preparation, he can actually preform well, and is generally good under that sort of pressure.

⒎ Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Lithuania is not particularly eloquent; more of a plain speaker, saying what he means and not going about being fancy with his wording. He is, however, usually careful of how he says things, and can pick his way around a sentence fairly competently.

That said, get him flustered enough and he's just likely to wail and call you a bastard. His roots do not lie in high society.


MENTAL & EMOTIONAL.


⒈ How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
Lithuania has both book-smarts and street-smarts, but it may be surprising to some to know his intelligence tends toward the latter. He's a practical person, generally, and his circumstances have led to him knowing a lot about how to survive and work around dire circumstances. Lately, however, he's been really interested in biotechnology.

⒉ Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
Lithuania prefers time to deliberate, come up with plans and contingencies, and feel confident with his decision. That said, he is good at thinking on his feet, and tends toward the philosophy that while a plan is good, it often won't go off right. He's adaptable and reacts well under pressure simply from having lived with it for so long.

⒊ Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
Lithuania is usually logical and practical in his thought processes, possibly to the point of being considered cynical or pessimistic. he's used to things going wrong and having to deal with the fallout, so he often thinks about those things. He will trust a strong gut feeling, however.

Romantically, he is the most idealistic thing possibly ever. It takes a crazy amount of negative to shatter his hopes even for an instant, and he's good at building them back up again.

⒋ What kind of education has the character had?
As a child Lithuania didn't receive any sort of formal education, picking up bits and pieces from his people as he went along. He was generally considered uncultured until Poland came along, although he still resents the Polonization that took place. He places importance in keeping up with the times, especially lately when he's trying to move away from Russia and become westernized. By this point he's well-educated, having dropped in on various courses in various Lithuanian colleges over the years, though technically it's not as if he's been through a formal education process.

⒌ What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
Lately, Lithuania's been interested in biotechnology! He makes really good lasers, too. Lithuania has long since adapted to being a soldier, and he's good on the battlefield, able to work with most weapons but excelling with a sword. He's also a good farmer, though that is taking a backseat to westernizing lately.

⒍ Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
Lithuania is introverted, although he doesn't always come across that way. He is the least introverted of the Baltics, so part of it is simply comparison, but too much dealing with too many loud people exhausts him. He's friendly and willing to help those around him, but he needs his alone time.

⒎ Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Lithuania does his best to maintain an even temper, and is very patient at least in part out of necessity. He'll put up with a lot and put up with it in silence, though this is because he's incredibly proud and doesn't want pity or help when he's certain he can succeed on his own. He tends toward the melancholy, however, although he's not really aware of it most of the time.

⒏ How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
Lithuania is friendly and helpful to those he meets unless they give him reason not to be, but he is always at least a bit suspicious. His trust is hard to really earn, and Lithuania is often waiting for the other shoe to drop on his good interactions. He's been burned a lot in the past, after all. Still, he does his best to hide this side of himself.

⒐ Is he more likely to act, or to react?
He can do either, but Lithuania hates reacting. He's done too much of it for too long, and he prefers to drive his own fate.

⒑ Which is his default: fight or flight?
Fight. Fight, fight, fight, until he's on the ground half-crushed. And then still keep fighting. It's not always an obvious sort of fighting, but Lithuania is stubborn and proud, and he refuses to let himself remain trampled. Even against extraordinary odds, he will not give up and will never give up unless he's entirely, permanantly killed.

⒒ Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Lithuania's humor is a bit on the dry, sarcastic side, and he often comes across as very serious because of this. He likes riddles and plays on words.

⒓ Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
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⒔ What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Lithuania's original expansion, the formation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russian subjugation for so long, his freedom from this subjugation.

⒕ What does he fear?
Lithuania fears subjucation and death. He cares for his people more than anything, and the idea of having them killed or turned into something else terrifies him. What's even more terrifying to him is the idea of being transformed from within until he's not really Lithuania anymore, just some subset of some other country, and having him not notice because that's how his people are now.

While he hates more than is afraid of this, he does fear pity, a little. He fears being someone who deserves pity; he doesn't want to be that sort of person.

⒖ What are his hopes or aspirations?
Lithuania wishes for his people to thrive and to be respected on an international level.

⒗ What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
Lithuania doesn't want anyone to know about the scars on his back--he doesn't want pity.


RELATIONSHIPS.


⒈ Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
Lithuania is a nation, so he doesn't have parents. He raised himself, and this helped instill in him his pride and sense of independence that's been basically impossible to crush.

⒉ Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Latvia and Estonia are not actually Lithuania's siblings, so he actually doesn't have any. Lately he has been treating them a bit more like siblings, though, and he is fond of them. They tend to be all over the place, however, and will put their own needs first.

⒊ Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
The other Baltic people don't really exist anymore, so...

⒋ Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
As I mentioned before, Estonia and Latvia he does consider family. Poland--it's complicated with Poland. Sometimes he considers Poland family, sometimes he doesn't. Right now he and Poland aren't really getting along.

⒌ Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Eh... Most would say Poland, but they have a history of fighting very angrily with each other. Lithuania doesn't hate Poland entirely, though, he just wants Poland to back off and stop trying to make Lithuania change things in his country.

⒍ Does he have other close friends?
Lithuania is friends with America, and considers him a fun person to be around, reminding him in some ways of himself when he was younger and a European power. They get along well.

⒎ Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
Lithuania doesn't have trouble getting along with people, but he doesn't make friends easily, either. He's a bit suspicious and it takes time to earn his trust.

⒏ Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
If we view his people as family--as his children, specifically--then of course family is always more important. His people will always come first.

⒐ Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was more of a roommate situation, really, though it was a marriage and they are kind of divorced, or something. There was also Litbel. Yeah, Lithuania and Belarus were kind of married for a few months.

⒑ Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.

⒒ Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
Belarus Belarus Belarus

⒓ What does he look for in a romantic partner?
BELARUS. Okay, okay, he prefers elegence, grace, and a bit of a princess thing. Blond hair is good, and a lighter complexion. And kni--wait no.

⒔ Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
Lithuania considers his people his children. He is very protective of them and adores them, as he's a nation. He'd do absolutely anything for them.

⒕ Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Russia comes to mind first. After so many years of being controlled by Russia Lithuania almost instinctively has a distaste for anything that reminds him of the other nation (except Belarus, for some reason). He doesn't want to have to deal with Russia. Of course, he does have to, since you can't just close your eyes and pretend Russia went away, but he hates having to do it. He doesn't quite hate Russia-the-personification, though. He almost pities him. But the dislike is way stronger.

Poland! Yeah, he gets to be under this and the friend category, he's special. Poland is bossy, and always has been, and they're not really getting along lately. This goes back basically to the beginning of their interactions. They fought with each other before they became a Commonwealth, Lithuania grew to resent how the nobility of the Commonwealth was primarily Polish and his people were peasants, his language considered lesser, there was the Vilnius issue (it's very complicated, both sides still have different views on this. In Lithuania's opinion, Poland came in after World War I and stole Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, and then forced him to resume normal relations. Lithuania actually agreed to let Russia put military bases in Lithuania in exchage for the return of Vilnius. It was a big deal, it wasn't formally settled until the nineties). Lately Poland's protesting certain ways the Lithuanian government handles Polish names and general treatment of the Polish minority, and Lithuania is fighting this at least in part due to a refusal to have anyone else mess with the way his government works. No, they're not really happy sparkly bffs. But Lithuania can't really hate Poland-the-person, and they are probably friendlier than their nations are. Still, Lithuania will back his nation before Poland, of course.

⒖ What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
Lithuania is a two. He's too caught up on Belarus for it to really matter, though.

⒗ How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
Lithuania doesn't really think about it much. He's not a virgin, but it doesn't often factor into anything. He doesn't have many strong opinions either way about sex.

⒘ What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Lithuania likes control, and of course dislikes lack of it, being tied up, general helplessness. He doesn't take his shirt off. He also cuddles, though that's just a general habit when he's sleepy.

BELIEFS.


⒈ Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
Lithuania is Aquarius (though he used to be Cancer, oh countries). It does in some ways fit (...so does Cancer), but he doesn't put much stock in that sort of thing.

⒉ Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
Lithuania is Catholic, as his people are Catholic to a vast majority (79%). He is fairly private about it, and does not look down on others based on this sort of thing. Religion is important to him for many reasons, not least of which being the Catholic church helped preserve his culture and resist Russia during the Cold War.

⒊ Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
Lithuania is a fan of chivalry, and tries his best to be polite in general. He sees no reason to fight when it can be avoided or be unnecessarily cruel. Of course he is against torture.

He is, however, a nation with people to protect, and that is the only situation in which these morals are compromised. If he thought it necessary for the preservation of his people, he would do whatever was necessary, regardless of his own thoughts. Compared to the preservation of his people, as far as Lithuania is concerned, his own wellbeing and opinions don't matter. That might be a code of ethics, too, really.

⒋ How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
Lithuania tends to be tolerant of other beliefs, although those that vary to the degree of being directly opposite may gain distaste.

⒌ What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
Lithuania has a dislike for anything Russian, due to centuries of Russian subjugation. He has a bit of this for some Polish things as well, for fear of Poland worming into his government again.


DAILY LIFE.


⒈ What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Lithuania isn't doing so well lately. There's a large gap between rich and poor, and the recession hit him hard. He refused EU loans, however, possibly in part out of pride. He considers himself better off than he was with Russia; this thought often keeps him going.

⒉ What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
Lithuania now is a small country often hardly known by the world. Once, he was one of the largest countries in Europe, a European power. In between this, he wasn't even a country, but instead unwillingly a part of Russia. He values his freedom greatly as a result--he always has, but having it taken from him increased its worth to him. He does miss being influential, and would jump at the chance to be so again, but his thoughts are more toward never getting taken by Russia again.

⒊ Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is his home his castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others?
Lithuania lives in a small house, but it's his house, and he's fond of it. It's cozy, and he's personalized it to a great degree. It's kept very clean--he's just a little bit less than a neat freak. He lives alone, except for a couple of dogs.

⒋ Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
Lithuania is frugal, and tends to save rather than spend. That said, he has quite a book collection, and his dogs probably have a few too many toys.

⒌ What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else?
Lithuania's job is... Being Lithuania. He loves it, he loves his people, he'd rather die than be anything else. He does a good job as a nation, taking the job seriously and doing his best.

⒍ What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
Lithuania enjoys reading, martial arts (he's not really good at any specific kind but he thinks they're interesting), and being out in nature. He tends to spend time on his own, and when he has enough time off he'll disappear into the forests for days.

⒎ What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Lithuania can get a bit caught up in things and forget to eat, but he never intentionally skips meals. He's not exactly a gourmet but he's picky, and he'll cook for himself if he can because he prefers things certain ways, although he can put up with anything. He does like alcohol, and has good tolerance, preferring beer. He's not terribly fond of sweet things: they're nice for special occasions, but he doesn't like things that are too sweet.


ASSOCIATIONS.


Ⅰ Color?
Gold, green, and red.

Ⅱ Smell?
Rye or rue

Ⅲ Time of day?
Early morning

Ⅳ Season?
Autumn

Ⅴ Book?
Žemaitė's short stories

Ⅵ Music?
Jazz

Ⅶ Place?
rye fields Hill of Crosses

Ⅷ Substance?
earth

Ⅸ Plant?
Rue

Ⅹ Animal?
Wolf