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"Scotland Forever"
Name: Elizabeth Anne Douglas
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Position: Veterinary Assistant
Appearance: Medium height; long red-brown hair, braided or tied back; blue eyes; likes dressing in greens, blues, and browns; wears her grandmother's silver claddagh ring on her right hand, the heart inward; wears glasses
(art by Silver Suzi)
Personality: Like many who spend their lives caring for animals, Elizabeth is a very gentle and affectionate soul. She loves caring for others and seeing them happy and healthy, whether they are man or beast. Whenever she makes a friend, they will know it by her broad smiles, ringing laughter, and tight hugs. Animals especially receive this attention, as she delights in stroking their fur, romping in open spaces, and wrestling with anything that will take her. Though this play is certainly rough-and-tumble, she can be equally as gentle when quieting a frightened animal or tending to its injuries. She is consistently optimistic and is always looking for the best. This has made her a bit of an idealist.
However, despite her search for the ideal, she still tries to remain practical. Her brother is more successful at this, so he jokes that he inherited their great-ancestor’s good sense while she inherited his misty-eyed romanticism, though she retorts that romantics wouldn't become quite so common for another couple centuries. She does her best to remember how the world actually works, but does sometimes insist on living in her own world. This can be equally frustrating to those who want to live in the ideal and those who are more practical.
One place that this manifests itself, though rather subtlely, is in her personal beliefs. Though she detests extremists, she is a very moderate nationalist and is deeply moved by descriptions of the ideal and of past sacrifice. However, in light of the horrible turn some have taken in this direction and her hometown's quietly unionist sentiment, feeling that speaking out would do nothing besides cause strife, she keeps this very quiet and rarely makes any point of it. She feels a bit ashamed of this; sometimes that she has deviated from her family's traditional beliefs, sometimes that she fears to stand up for it, sometimes that she feels shame for it at all.
In general, Elizabeth prefers to keep the peace rather than cause trouble, but she has been known to get riled up. She is a very spirited young lady, a tribute to her family, and is very difficult to silence or ignore unless she decides to allow it. This usually does happen after a period of time, as her natural politeness quickly overrides whatever fiery notion her temper has dreamed up, but not always. This can be a very useful tool sometimes, but can also get her into heaps of trouble.
Though she is occasionally ruled by her temper, she usually manages to keep it under control. This is much less true of her other emotions, especially pity and fear. Pity is as much a part of her need to help animals as her love for them is, as she can’t bear to see an animal hurting. In fact, being prevented from aiding someone or something she loves or pities is one of the leading causes of her bouts of anger. She is desperate to end the hurt and suffering of the animals that she sees, even if that means fighting an impossible battle and fighting her own feelings of guilt and grief for not doing enough.
Likewise, fear also holds her in a very tight grip. Fear of doing the wrong thing, of being ineffective, of saying something wrong, of losing the ones she loves… the list goes on. She argues against these feelings just like her mother’s saying about her arguing with a brick wall, but with about the same effect. Despite her will to ignore her fear and not let it control her, it often wins with very little trouble. She worries constantly, often about things that make very little sense.
Elizabeth has been known for being quite smart, but this has made her a bit proud. This, coupled with her feisty spirit, has produced a strong stubborn streak and makes her extremely loath to admit a mistake or defeat. It also occasionally comes out as defiance, whether quiet or obvious, against authority that she doesn't recognize or believes is not her superior.
History: Elizabeth grew up in a small community in County Down with her parents, grandmother, twin brother, and the local dog pack. Admittedly, the dogs weren't really theirs, but they might as well have been. They wandered the fields and streets but always came by the Douglas' to find a warm barn, a meal, and two delighted children to love them. At first, the children's parents didn't understand why the dogs spent so much time around the house and unsuccessfully tried to drive them away for fear them hurting James and Elizabeth, but eventually relented when they saw how much they loved one another. When they were older, they both declared that they wanted to be veterinarians.
James eventually decided to doctor humans instead of animals, but Elizabeth never gave up the dream. However, they soon found out that, as much as they loved their little community, there wasn't much opportunity for them there. They had earned their degrees and were looking to see practice, but nobody nearby had any need for a green student. So, when their uncle wrote them from America and told James that he could get him a place in his clinic and stay in his apartment, James jumped at the idea. Elizabeth went as well, albeit with a bit less enthusiasm, and found a job as a veterinary assistant at the local animal shelter. She hopes to eventually set up her own practice, though she doesn't know if she will be able to go back home.
Speciality: Livestock and cats - "You never really tame a cat; you just come to an agreement. That's why I love them."
Other: Elizabeth loves history and culture, especially through the traditional mediums of story and song, which she enjoys sharing by recounting tales of famous people and events or through traditional tunes on a tin whistle (though her musical talent is somewhat limited, according to James). However, she is equally interested in scholarly study and fancies herself an ametuer historian.
Likes: Her home, music, history, the countryside, mountains
Dislikes: Large cities (“large” being anywhere with more than a couple thousand people), arrogance, loud noises, crowds, apples
(Okay, there you go! Sorry I'm late, I wanted to finish before I posted. I might fill out a bit more history, but I think what I have is fine. I am open to discussing relationships if y'all want to contact me.)
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Position: Veterinary Assistant
Appearance: Medium height; long red-brown hair, braided or tied back; blue eyes; likes dressing in greens, blues, and browns; wears her grandmother's silver claddagh ring on her right hand, the heart inward; wears glasses
(art by Silver Suzi)
Personality: Like many who spend their lives caring for animals, Elizabeth is a very gentle and affectionate soul. She loves caring for others and seeing them happy and healthy, whether they are man or beast. Whenever she makes a friend, they will know it by her broad smiles, ringing laughter, and tight hugs. Animals especially receive this attention, as she delights in stroking their fur, romping in open spaces, and wrestling with anything that will take her. Though this play is certainly rough-and-tumble, she can be equally as gentle when quieting a frightened animal or tending to its injuries. She is consistently optimistic and is always looking for the best. This has made her a bit of an idealist.
However, despite her search for the ideal, she still tries to remain practical. Her brother is more successful at this, so he jokes that he inherited their great-ancestor’s good sense while she inherited his misty-eyed romanticism, though she retorts that romantics wouldn't become quite so common for another couple centuries. She does her best to remember how the world actually works, but does sometimes insist on living in her own world. This can be equally frustrating to those who want to live in the ideal and those who are more practical.
One place that this manifests itself, though rather subtlely, is in her personal beliefs. Though she detests extremists, she is a very moderate nationalist and is deeply moved by descriptions of the ideal and of past sacrifice. However, in light of the horrible turn some have taken in this direction and her hometown's quietly unionist sentiment, feeling that speaking out would do nothing besides cause strife, she keeps this very quiet and rarely makes any point of it. She feels a bit ashamed of this; sometimes that she has deviated from her family's traditional beliefs, sometimes that she fears to stand up for it, sometimes that she feels shame for it at all.
In general, Elizabeth prefers to keep the peace rather than cause trouble, but she has been known to get riled up. She is a very spirited young lady, a tribute to her family, and is very difficult to silence or ignore unless she decides to allow it. This usually does happen after a period of time, as her natural politeness quickly overrides whatever fiery notion her temper has dreamed up, but not always. This can be a very useful tool sometimes, but can also get her into heaps of trouble.
Though she is occasionally ruled by her temper, she usually manages to keep it under control. This is much less true of her other emotions, especially pity and fear. Pity is as much a part of her need to help animals as her love for them is, as she can’t bear to see an animal hurting. In fact, being prevented from aiding someone or something she loves or pities is one of the leading causes of her bouts of anger. She is desperate to end the hurt and suffering of the animals that she sees, even if that means fighting an impossible battle and fighting her own feelings of guilt and grief for not doing enough.
Likewise, fear also holds her in a very tight grip. Fear of doing the wrong thing, of being ineffective, of saying something wrong, of losing the ones she loves… the list goes on. She argues against these feelings just like her mother’s saying about her arguing with a brick wall, but with about the same effect. Despite her will to ignore her fear and not let it control her, it often wins with very little trouble. She worries constantly, often about things that make very little sense.
Elizabeth has been known for being quite smart, but this has made her a bit proud. This, coupled with her feisty spirit, has produced a strong stubborn streak and makes her extremely loath to admit a mistake or defeat. It also occasionally comes out as defiance, whether quiet or obvious, against authority that she doesn't recognize or believes is not her superior.
History: Elizabeth grew up in a small community in County Down with her parents, grandmother, twin brother, and the local dog pack. Admittedly, the dogs weren't really theirs, but they might as well have been. They wandered the fields and streets but always came by the Douglas' to find a warm barn, a meal, and two delighted children to love them. At first, the children's parents didn't understand why the dogs spent so much time around the house and unsuccessfully tried to drive them away for fear them hurting James and Elizabeth, but eventually relented when they saw how much they loved one another. When they were older, they both declared that they wanted to be veterinarians.
James eventually decided to doctor humans instead of animals, but Elizabeth never gave up the dream. However, they soon found out that, as much as they loved their little community, there wasn't much opportunity for them there. They had earned their degrees and were looking to see practice, but nobody nearby had any need for a green student. So, when their uncle wrote them from America and told James that he could get him a place in his clinic and stay in his apartment, James jumped at the idea. Elizabeth went as well, albeit with a bit less enthusiasm, and found a job as a veterinary assistant at the local animal shelter. She hopes to eventually set up her own practice, though she doesn't know if she will be able to go back home.
Speciality: Livestock and cats - "You never really tame a cat; you just come to an agreement. That's why I love them."
Other: Elizabeth loves history and culture, especially through the traditional mediums of story and song, which she enjoys sharing by recounting tales of famous people and events or through traditional tunes on a tin whistle (though her musical talent is somewhat limited, according to James). However, she is equally interested in scholarly study and fancies herself an ametuer historian.
Likes: Her home, music, history, the countryside, mountains
Dislikes: Large cities (“large” being anywhere with more than a couple thousand people), arrogance, loud noises, crowds, apples
(Okay, there you go! Sorry I'm late, I wanted to finish before I posted. I might fill out a bit more history, but I think what I have is fine. I am open to discussing relationships if y'all want to contact me.)
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