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Mar. 25th, 2011 10:33 pmBasics
1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname?
Ivy Weaver
2. How old are you? When is your birthday?
27. November 17th.
3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic?
Metropolis. I've lived in Gotham City since I was eighteen and yes I am.
4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
Daniel and Ruth Weaver. My Dad works at a research lab my mother is a manager of a JCPenny's.
5. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like?
No siblings sadly.
6. What is your occupation?
I'm an assistant district attorney for Gotham City.
7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh?
I'm five feet and six inches tall. I'm about one hundred and sixty five pounds.
8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes?
Both are dark brown. I'm told my hair looks black.
9. What is your race?
White.
10. To which social class do you belong?
Upper middle class.
11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others?
Yes and I think if people show an interest in me they must find me attractive.
12. What is your style of dress?
I wear suits generally. So long as it is suitable for work. I don't do business casual.
13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features?
Some scars near my eyes from when I was blinded. I also have a scar on my knee from when I had a bad fall as a kid.
14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
I'm blind.
15. Are you right- or left-handed?
Right handed.
16. What does your voice sound like?
I've been told I sound dry and stern unless I'm interested in someone. Then I think I sound a bit wistful and a little more soft.
Mostly I think I go between sounding smooth and dry and sounding a little bit more like a woman.
17. What kind of vocabulary do you use?
Highly educated and precises when I'm in the office. I talk more casually but use lawyer terminology in the court room to help keep the jury on the same level as me.
When I'm with my friends I use a bit of a mix between the two. I use my intelligence but I don't lord it over them.
18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics.
I'm a coffee addict.
I enjoy going to places that are more visual even though I'm blind.
I always tap my feet along with music.
19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes?
Every day and I don't wear perfume since it gives me migraines.
20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)?
I smile often. I'm also shy when I'm not working so I end to tilt my face away from people.
21. Do you use body language? How?
Yes. I try to look confident in how I carry myself.
22. Do you have a commonly used saying?
Not really no.
Childhood
23. What is your earliest memory?
My Mother taking me to the park. It was sunny outside that day.
24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it?
I have gone to law school. You don't go that far if you don't enjoy it to some degree. I placed fourth in my graduating class.
25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill?
College and the social worker who helped me learn to function as a blind person.
26. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Happy and fairly eventful. I did a great deal.
27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a medical doctor.
28. When and with whom was your first kiss?
Jacob Wellings. He was very sweet. We went swimming at the local public pool and he had bought me a cold Dr Pepper.
29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
No. My freshmen year of college. Paul Tucker. He was rather nice at the time. He made it special for me. If we had slept together again now I might think of him as average though.
30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you?
Not at all. Though many people in my family are lawyers.
Influences
31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
The day I went blind.
32. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Rising to my current position as an ADA.
33. What is your greatest regret?
Not trying to get Bill to come home. I still loved him.
34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you?
I have never really been that embarrassed. But I should have been when Bill left me. I did feel very bitter though.
35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they?
Yes, everyone does. I still think I love Bill. Even though he did walk out on me. Even though he made demands I couldn't get myself to meet.
36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
Most evil? I told my Mother I wasn't coming home again. I couldn't stand the idea of living wih her and Dad anymore.
37. When was the time you were the most frightened?
After Bethany died. I thought her husband was going to go off the deep end.
38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where?
Nope.
Beliefs
39. What is your alignment?
Good.
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
Optimistic.
41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?
Yes. Yahweh.
42. Do you believe in an afterlife?
That's complicated but I think heaven must be real.
43. What is your greatest fear?
Failing Gotham completely.
44. What makes you angry? Sad? Happy? Why?
Anger: Injustices.
Sad: When I can't succeed.
Happy: When someone changes.
I can't stand when something wrong happens. It really bothers me. So for me anger and sadness goes together.
When someone changes for the better that is golden though.
45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil?
A little of both.
46. What are your views on politics? Religion? Sex?
I'm liberal and open minded about everything. Ideally though for sex you might want to be in love. Not necessary though.
47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing?
Gambling in moderation is okay. Sometimes you have to lie and need to understand when it's okay.
Stealing is only okay if you ABSOLUTELY must; such as if you would otherwise die.
Killing in self defense s the only acceptable reason.
48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs?
I would die but would never ask another person to.
49. How much do you value money?
Not very much. It is a means to an end.
50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Rape or otherwise go against someone's free will.
51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?
Yes. I'm like Spock that way. I think that's why I haven't gotten involved with another man seriously since Bill. It would hurt them if I did since my work for the city comes first.
52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
Yes. But it can happen more than once.
53. Are you superstitious?
Not especially.
54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs so long as it doesn't hurt the whole of society.
55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?
I wear my heart on my sleeve and keep my true thoughts fairly private.
56. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
I distrust vigilantes. They have no oversight.
Dealing With Others
57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Jim. He's my only friend right now.
58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why?
My Father. He inspired me to be myself.
I hate the Joker and you're a moron if you need to ask WHY.
59. Do you have a significant other? Who?
Not anymore.
60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend?
No. Jim is.
61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex?
Race doesn't matter. I don't like people who think money matters.
Other women are okay. I just don't like pecking orders.
62. How do you relate to members of a different race? Class? Sex?
Race doesn't matter and neither does money. Men are okay. I get really flustered around men I'm actually attracted to.
63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
Yes. We got married. It didn't work out. He thought I should go into a private practice for my own safety. That was one of the reasons it just... failed.
He walked out.
64. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Someone who will let me be myself. Also I like big hands.
65. How close are you to your family?
Not very.
66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children?
I might want to get married again if I meet the right man. I also would enjoy having children. Again. With the right man.
67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
I have mentioned I'm a lawyer, right?
68. Are you a listener or a talker?
Both.
69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others?
A few weeks.
70. Do you hold grudges?
Yes actually.
71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
It depends on the place.
72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people?
Unless it's in work not really.
73. How well do you express yourself?
Pretty well.
74. How quickly do you judge others?
Often it takes me weeks to fully form an opinion. Unless I have full files on them and everything they did.
75. Do you care what others think of you?
I want them to know I'm trying to do the right thing and that I'm not a hero.
76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy?.
Probably, I'm a lawyer with the DA's office in Gotham City. Someone isn't going to like me.
Personal Taste and Opinions
77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession?
I like reading books in braille or listening to books on tape.
I like blue. Does coffee count as food?
I like Cedric my dog the best.
78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment?
I like listening to Jazz.
79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not?
I drink coffee. My drug of choice really.
80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
At home alone resting. Or at a charity event trying to help encourage community action.
81. What is your most cherished fantasy?
Coming home and having someone who wants to be there for me.
82. How long is your attention span?
Oh very VERY long.
83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?
Frequently. Satire gets me going.
84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what?
The disregard people have for how hard the cops work and how much things have really changed in Gotham. That really get me pretty upset. People like me have sacrificed a lot to try and be part of the solution and people mock us.
85. How do you deal with stress?
I listen to music or drink coffee.
86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic?
I can jog briskly if I have to. My lack of eyesight is very limiting you know.
87. Do you like animals? Do you like children?
Yes to both.
88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
I prefer to have a plan.
89. What are your pet peeves?
I don't like cat people. Nor do I like it when people groom in public.
Self-Image
90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness?
I'm really stubborn. I also ignore my own personal safety frequently if I can help someone.
91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wish I could compromise better.
92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Introverted.
93. Do you like yourself?
I think I can be pretty awful but I still like myself.
94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted?
Yes and I get grouchy as hell.
95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime?
I want to try and get the crime rate down five percent.
I want people to feel safe in Gotham.
96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
Still in the DA's office. One day the DA and maybe one day I'll teach at a law school. During that I want to get married and have kids.
97. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
In my sleep.
98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?
Trying to do the right thing.
99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality?
Stubborn, grim, and patient.
100. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
Intense, stern, and idealistic.
101. Why are you risking your life to adventure?
This is not an adventure.
1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname?
Ivy Weaver
2. How old are you? When is your birthday?
27. November 17th.
3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic?
Metropolis. I've lived in Gotham City since I was eighteen and yes I am.
4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
Daniel and Ruth Weaver. My Dad works at a research lab my mother is a manager of a JCPenny's.
5. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like?
No siblings sadly.
6. What is your occupation?
I'm an assistant district attorney for Gotham City.
7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh?
I'm five feet and six inches tall. I'm about one hundred and sixty five pounds.
8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes?
Both are dark brown. I'm told my hair looks black.
9. What is your race?
White.
10. To which social class do you belong?
Upper middle class.
11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others?
Yes and I think if people show an interest in me they must find me attractive.
12. What is your style of dress?
I wear suits generally. So long as it is suitable for work. I don't do business casual.
13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features?
Some scars near my eyes from when I was blinded. I also have a scar on my knee from when I had a bad fall as a kid.
14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
I'm blind.
15. Are you right- or left-handed?
Right handed.
16. What does your voice sound like?
I've been told I sound dry and stern unless I'm interested in someone. Then I think I sound a bit wistful and a little more soft.
Mostly I think I go between sounding smooth and dry and sounding a little bit more like a woman.
17. What kind of vocabulary do you use?
Highly educated and precises when I'm in the office. I talk more casually but use lawyer terminology in the court room to help keep the jury on the same level as me.
When I'm with my friends I use a bit of a mix between the two. I use my intelligence but I don't lord it over them.
18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics.
I'm a coffee addict.
I enjoy going to places that are more visual even though I'm blind.
I always tap my feet along with music.
19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes?
Every day and I don't wear perfume since it gives me migraines.
20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)?
I smile often. I'm also shy when I'm not working so I end to tilt my face away from people.
21. Do you use body language? How?
Yes. I try to look confident in how I carry myself.
22. Do you have a commonly used saying?
Not really no.
Childhood
23. What is your earliest memory?
My Mother taking me to the park. It was sunny outside that day.
24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it?
I have gone to law school. You don't go that far if you don't enjoy it to some degree. I placed fourth in my graduating class.
25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill?
College and the social worker who helped me learn to function as a blind person.
26. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Happy and fairly eventful. I did a great deal.
27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a medical doctor.
28. When and with whom was your first kiss?
Jacob Wellings. He was very sweet. We went swimming at the local public pool and he had bought me a cold Dr Pepper.
29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
No. My freshmen year of college. Paul Tucker. He was rather nice at the time. He made it special for me. If we had slept together again now I might think of him as average though.
30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you?
Not at all. Though many people in my family are lawyers.
Influences
31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
The day I went blind.
32. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Rising to my current position as an ADA.
33. What is your greatest regret?
Not trying to get Bill to come home. I still loved him.
34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you?
I have never really been that embarrassed. But I should have been when Bill left me. I did feel very bitter though.
35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they?
Yes, everyone does. I still think I love Bill. Even though he did walk out on me. Even though he made demands I couldn't get myself to meet.
36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
Most evil? I told my Mother I wasn't coming home again. I couldn't stand the idea of living wih her and Dad anymore.
37. When was the time you were the most frightened?
After Bethany died. I thought her husband was going to go off the deep end.
38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where?
Nope.
Beliefs
39. What is your alignment?
Good.
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
Optimistic.
41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?
Yes. Yahweh.
42. Do you believe in an afterlife?
That's complicated but I think heaven must be real.
43. What is your greatest fear?
Failing Gotham completely.
44. What makes you angry? Sad? Happy? Why?
Anger: Injustices.
Sad: When I can't succeed.
Happy: When someone changes.
I can't stand when something wrong happens. It really bothers me. So for me anger and sadness goes together.
When someone changes for the better that is golden though.
45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil?
A little of both.
46. What are your views on politics? Religion? Sex?
I'm liberal and open minded about everything. Ideally though for sex you might want to be in love. Not necessary though.
47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing?
Gambling in moderation is okay. Sometimes you have to lie and need to understand when it's okay.
Stealing is only okay if you ABSOLUTELY must; such as if you would otherwise die.
Killing in self defense s the only acceptable reason.
48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs?
I would die but would never ask another person to.
49. How much do you value money?
Not very much. It is a means to an end.
50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Rape or otherwise go against someone's free will.
51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?
Yes. I'm like Spock that way. I think that's why I haven't gotten involved with another man seriously since Bill. It would hurt them if I did since my work for the city comes first.
52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
Yes. But it can happen more than once.
53. Are you superstitious?
Not especially.
54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs so long as it doesn't hurt the whole of society.
55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?
I wear my heart on my sleeve and keep my true thoughts fairly private.
56. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
I distrust vigilantes. They have no oversight.
Dealing With Others
57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Jim. He's my only friend right now.
58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why?
My Father. He inspired me to be myself.
I hate the Joker and you're a moron if you need to ask WHY.
59. Do you have a significant other? Who?
Not anymore.
60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend?
No. Jim is.
61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex?
Race doesn't matter. I don't like people who think money matters.
Other women are okay. I just don't like pecking orders.
62. How do you relate to members of a different race? Class? Sex?
Race doesn't matter and neither does money. Men are okay. I get really flustered around men I'm actually attracted to.
63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
Yes. We got married. It didn't work out. He thought I should go into a private practice for my own safety. That was one of the reasons it just... failed.
He walked out.
64. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Someone who will let me be myself. Also I like big hands.
65. How close are you to your family?
Not very.
66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children?
I might want to get married again if I meet the right man. I also would enjoy having children. Again. With the right man.
67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
I have mentioned I'm a lawyer, right?
68. Are you a listener or a talker?
Both.
69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others?
A few weeks.
70. Do you hold grudges?
Yes actually.
71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
It depends on the place.
72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people?
Unless it's in work not really.
73. How well do you express yourself?
Pretty well.
74. How quickly do you judge others?
Often it takes me weeks to fully form an opinion. Unless I have full files on them and everything they did.
75. Do you care what others think of you?
I want them to know I'm trying to do the right thing and that I'm not a hero.
76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy?.
Probably, I'm a lawyer with the DA's office in Gotham City. Someone isn't going to like me.
Personal Taste and Opinions
77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession?
I like reading books in braille or listening to books on tape.
I like blue. Does coffee count as food?
I like Cedric my dog the best.
78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment?
I like listening to Jazz.
79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not?
I drink coffee. My drug of choice really.
80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
At home alone resting. Or at a charity event trying to help encourage community action.
81. What is your most cherished fantasy?
Coming home and having someone who wants to be there for me.
82. How long is your attention span?
Oh very VERY long.
83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?
Frequently. Satire gets me going.
84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what?
The disregard people have for how hard the cops work and how much things have really changed in Gotham. That really get me pretty upset. People like me have sacrificed a lot to try and be part of the solution and people mock us.
85. How do you deal with stress?
I listen to music or drink coffee.
86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic?
I can jog briskly if I have to. My lack of eyesight is very limiting you know.
87. Do you like animals? Do you like children?
Yes to both.
88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
I prefer to have a plan.
89. What are your pet peeves?
I don't like cat people. Nor do I like it when people groom in public.
Self-Image
90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness?
I'm really stubborn. I also ignore my own personal safety frequently if I can help someone.
91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wish I could compromise better.
92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Introverted.
93. Do you like yourself?
I think I can be pretty awful but I still like myself.
94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted?
Yes and I get grouchy as hell.
95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime?
I want to try and get the crime rate down five percent.
I want people to feel safe in Gotham.
96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
Still in the DA's office. One day the DA and maybe one day I'll teach at a law school. During that I want to get married and have kids.
97. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
In my sleep.
98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?
Trying to do the right thing.
99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality?
Stubborn, grim, and patient.
100. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
Intense, stern, and idealistic.
101. Why are you risking your life to adventure?
This is not an adventure.
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