Post by babby on Jan 4, 2011 21:10:58 GMT -5
Answer 1-6 & 17 OOC please and the rest IC!
1: What is your OC’s human name and which country/city/state does it represent?
Roderich Schuetzeneur ((oh, I went there.)), Austria ((Just so everyone knows, I am making him different (aka, more accurate) than Hetalia Austria))
2: What is that character’s personality and how does it
correspond to the country you wish to roleplay?
Austrians are unlike any other people in Europe because they believe they are unlike any other people in Europe. Their fabulous reputation for being clean and neat comes from their work ethic, which is mainly non-stop working to create a better future for future generations. Plus, their mindset that because they are so unique, they must prove it. They expect the most from other people (even if they’re not Austrian. So gracious, right?) and tend to focus on infrastructure rather than the goings-on from the rest of the world. Austrians love the finer things in life but aren’t afraid (The Viennese are the exception to this rule) to do the work that needs to be done to enjoy the good things. (Most areas outside Vienna, Salzburg, andother major cities/capitals of stadts are rural or quaint little towns. It is not all fancy Mozart whatever. XD)
3: What are their relationships with other countries?
Austria is neutral, and is pretty condescending to other countries. Vienna is the home of many international organizations, though, so he does a lot of non profit so he can afford to be even more condescending. Major exports to other countries are usually lumber and wood products, as well as truckloads of pretention.
4a: How much do you know about the history of your character? Give us a little backstory on him/her. ((this will be brief, because if it isn’t I will end up losing it all to rambles :I))
After all the BC stuff and Early tribal AD stuff, the land that would soon be known as Austria was the heart of the Holy Roman Empire. The royal family, the Hapsburgs (everybody cheer. CHEER.) were the emperors, and all was well and good. (except for the inbreeding and whatnot.) A series of wars began (30 years’ war, seven years’ war, etc…) which started out with religious or border stealing intentions but eventually ended with lets-ally-and-try-to-knock-the-Hapsburgs-off-the-throne intentions (it was all Prussia’s idea) Around the same time, in the 14th century, He married off his best daughter (Vienna, who was 12 at the time) to Madrid, the new capital of Spain (there is about 100 years of gap, but I did this so it would make sense. Spanish Hapsburgs=14th century, change of capitals from Toledo to Madrid= 15th century. FORGIVE ME.) However, she failed to produce an heir, having a miscarriage instead (she was 15), and he lost his hold on (lets face it) the entire New World (incidentally, Maximillian the first, emperor of Mexico, brought accordions from Austria to mexico. That’s what you hear in those Mexican restaurants now. Austrian music.). Needless to say, he was more than disappointed, and thus began their emotional distance. And since a woman, like food out of a refirdgerator, can’t stay single for long or else she’ll spoil, he married her off to Versailles in the 18th century (Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, Vienna was 16), which created pretty much the first notion of alliance between former enemies Austria and France. It was apparent that there were problems from the start, and Vienna became a major disappointment yet again when there still was no heir (even though it wasn’t her fault. (But you know, during that time, “sex won’t work? Blame the woman”.) Long story short, the monarchy was sliced off at the head like a gorgon. Oops.
In the 1800’s, the last of the male Hapsburgs died, leaving only women to carry on the royal blood. Naturally, this meant there were no Hapsburgs left. That is where the family ended, though they still use the name, and it was also when “The Holy roman empire” moved upwards to germany and The land presided over by the new Hapsburgs became The Austrian Empire, then later Kaiser Franz Josef I became King of Hungary and it became the Austro-Hungarian Empire. These were the golden years. Well, except for Hungarian and Slavic rebellions, which Kaiser Franz crushed with his golden godlike mutton chops. (And if you are wondering, at this time, Vienna is mending her broken heart with Zagreb.) Also, this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw9zXepzEzA
Anyways, world war one messed him up pretty badly. You all know what happens then. No more empire, then poverty (he refuses to mention this war ever happened), then the anschluss with Germany, and then the rest is quite boring after ww2 ends and after American soldiers leave Austria.
//////DEEP BREATH.
4b: What's their appearance? Please provide either a detailed description or a picture. Pictures are preferred if possible, but only one that is self-made.:
Picture coming soon, I think. He is about 6 feet tall, brown hair, uses glasses only for reading (farsightedness is a disability, which would make him a failure) and he wears a dark brown suede suit vest over a white shirt (of course he has a pocket watch) with black pants. It makes him refined, but not as fancy as his daughter, which is where precisely where they differ. He has a long nose and heavy eyelids, thin lips, and his eyes show the condescension when he does not say it, which is only when he is eating. Otherwise, he will tell you.
4c: How old are they?
He is in his mid-40’s.
5: If ever you'll be accepted, will you be active? Please give us an idea on how active will you be?
I think you have an idea.
6: What do you teach, and why did you choose it?
Because of his workaholic tendencies, and the fact that he has been extra fidgety without an empire to push around, he teaches (Austrian)Economics and Psychology.
7: So you’re new here! How do you find your way around campus,
do you ask someone for directions or try to figure it out yourself?
“Excuse me, beautiful school, but this floor plan leaves too much to be desired. You spent too much time on the aesthetic and not enough on actual thoughtful structuring, and frankly, I don’t know what you could have ever been thinking making it this way.” Translation? I’m lost.
8: You have a lot of papers to grade! Do you get started on
them right away, of push them off for later?
Grade right away. Anyone who does not receive a perfect score fails. and then you must stare at your failure and question why you failed and have become this failure.
and then look at his beautiful daughter and see how she is only sometimes a failure.
9: Some girl/guy’s trying to hit on you? What do you do?
I appreciate your concern but I am not feeling depressed enough to stoop down to that level.
10: A fight breaks out in the quad! How do you react?
Proclaim that I will take care of it, then go get other teachers to do it. ((just like all the wars he started.))
11: A student’s failing your class! How do you deal with them?
Lock them out. They are hurting the conglomerate mental power of the real students.
12: The teachers are all going out for a party? Do you go with or
stay at home by yourself?
It depends who is there and what it is. None of them have taken me up on my invitations to the opera. Sad they allow people like that to teach.
13: Uh oh! You accidentally broke a trophy that the school won!
What do you do?
No, I would never do that.
14: You see a student with a broken leg? What do you do?
Proclaim that I will take care of it, then go get other teachers to do it. What? He’s a failure.
15: Your boss says they have to cut your pay check! Do you just take this or do you have something to say about it?
OH I WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT I HAVE WORKED TOO HARD TO LET IT GET CUT WHAT IS THIS, IS THERE NO COMMON SENSE LEFT IN THIS WORLD--
16: Someone is stalking you in the hallways! How do you react?
They’re stalking me because they are a failure and want to learn from me. I will let them observe. Look at their life, look at their choices.
17: Any questions?
Why am I not the dean?
1: What is your OC’s human name and which country/city/state does it represent?
Roderich Schuetzeneur ((oh, I went there.)), Austria ((Just so everyone knows, I am making him different (aka, more accurate) than Hetalia Austria))
2: What is that character’s personality and how does it
correspond to the country you wish to roleplay?
Austrians are unlike any other people in Europe because they believe they are unlike any other people in Europe. Their fabulous reputation for being clean and neat comes from their work ethic, which is mainly non-stop working to create a better future for future generations. Plus, their mindset that because they are so unique, they must prove it. They expect the most from other people (even if they’re not Austrian. So gracious, right?) and tend to focus on infrastructure rather than the goings-on from the rest of the world. Austrians love the finer things in life but aren’t afraid (The Viennese are the exception to this rule) to do the work that needs to be done to enjoy the good things. (Most areas outside Vienna, Salzburg, andother major cities/capitals of stadts are rural or quaint little towns. It is not all fancy Mozart whatever. XD)
3: What are their relationships with other countries?
Austria is neutral, and is pretty condescending to other countries. Vienna is the home of many international organizations, though, so he does a lot of non profit so he can afford to be even more condescending. Major exports to other countries are usually lumber and wood products, as well as truckloads of pretention.
4a: How much do you know about the history of your character? Give us a little backstory on him/her. ((this will be brief, because if it isn’t I will end up losing it all to rambles :I))
After all the BC stuff and Early tribal AD stuff, the land that would soon be known as Austria was the heart of the Holy Roman Empire. The royal family, the Hapsburgs (everybody cheer. CHEER.) were the emperors, and all was well and good. (except for the inbreeding and whatnot.) A series of wars began (30 years’ war, seven years’ war, etc…) which started out with religious or border stealing intentions but eventually ended with lets-ally-and-try-to-knock-the-Hapsburgs-off-the-throne intentions (it was all Prussia’s idea) Around the same time, in the 14th century, He married off his best daughter (Vienna, who was 12 at the time) to Madrid, the new capital of Spain (there is about 100 years of gap, but I did this so it would make sense. Spanish Hapsburgs=14th century, change of capitals from Toledo to Madrid= 15th century. FORGIVE ME.) However, she failed to produce an heir, having a miscarriage instead (she was 15), and he lost his hold on (lets face it) the entire New World (incidentally, Maximillian the first, emperor of Mexico, brought accordions from Austria to mexico. That’s what you hear in those Mexican restaurants now. Austrian music.). Needless to say, he was more than disappointed, and thus began their emotional distance. And since a woman, like food out of a refirdgerator, can’t stay single for long or else she’ll spoil, he married her off to Versailles in the 18th century (Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, Vienna was 16), which created pretty much the first notion of alliance between former enemies Austria and France. It was apparent that there were problems from the start, and Vienna became a major disappointment yet again when there still was no heir (even though it wasn’t her fault. (But you know, during that time, “sex won’t work? Blame the woman”.) Long story short, the monarchy was sliced off at the head like a gorgon. Oops.
In the 1800’s, the last of the male Hapsburgs died, leaving only women to carry on the royal blood. Naturally, this meant there were no Hapsburgs left. That is where the family ended, though they still use the name, and it was also when “The Holy roman empire” moved upwards to germany and The land presided over by the new Hapsburgs became The Austrian Empire, then later Kaiser Franz Josef I became King of Hungary and it became the Austro-Hungarian Empire. These were the golden years. Well, except for Hungarian and Slavic rebellions, which Kaiser Franz crushed with his golden godlike mutton chops. (And if you are wondering, at this time, Vienna is mending her broken heart with Zagreb.) Also, this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw9zXepzEzA
Anyways, world war one messed him up pretty badly. You all know what happens then. No more empire, then poverty (he refuses to mention this war ever happened), then the anschluss with Germany, and then the rest is quite boring after ww2 ends and after American soldiers leave Austria.
//////DEEP BREATH.
4b: What's their appearance? Please provide either a detailed description or a picture. Pictures are preferred if possible, but only one that is self-made.:
Picture coming soon, I think. He is about 6 feet tall, brown hair, uses glasses only for reading (farsightedness is a disability, which would make him a failure) and he wears a dark brown suede suit vest over a white shirt (of course he has a pocket watch) with black pants. It makes him refined, but not as fancy as his daughter, which is where precisely where they differ. He has a long nose and heavy eyelids, thin lips, and his eyes show the condescension when he does not say it, which is only when he is eating. Otherwise, he will tell you.
4c: How old are they?
He is in his mid-40’s.
5: If ever you'll be accepted, will you be active? Please give us an idea on how active will you be?
I think you have an idea.
6: What do you teach, and why did you choose it?
Because of his workaholic tendencies, and the fact that he has been extra fidgety without an empire to push around, he teaches (Austrian)Economics and Psychology.
7: So you’re new here! How do you find your way around campus,
do you ask someone for directions or try to figure it out yourself?
“Excuse me, beautiful school, but this floor plan leaves too much to be desired. You spent too much time on the aesthetic and not enough on actual thoughtful structuring, and frankly, I don’t know what you could have ever been thinking making it this way.” Translation? I’m lost.
8: You have a lot of papers to grade! Do you get started on
them right away, of push them off for later?
Grade right away. Anyone who does not receive a perfect score fails. and then you must stare at your failure and question why you failed and have become this failure.
and then look at his beautiful daughter and see how she is only sometimes a failure.
9: Some girl/guy’s trying to hit on you? What do you do?
I appreciate your concern but I am not feeling depressed enough to stoop down to that level.
10: A fight breaks out in the quad! How do you react?
Proclaim that I will take care of it, then go get other teachers to do it. ((just like all the wars he started.))
11: A student’s failing your class! How do you deal with them?
Lock them out. They are hurting the conglomerate mental power of the real students.
12: The teachers are all going out for a party? Do you go with or
stay at home by yourself?
It depends who is there and what it is. None of them have taken me up on my invitations to the opera. Sad they allow people like that to teach.
13: Uh oh! You accidentally broke a trophy that the school won!
What do you do?
No, I would never do that.
14: You see a student with a broken leg? What do you do?
Proclaim that I will take care of it, then go get other teachers to do it. What? He’s a failure.
15: Your boss says they have to cut your pay check! Do you just take this or do you have something to say about it?
OH I WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT I HAVE WORKED TOO HARD TO LET IT GET CUT WHAT IS THIS, IS THERE NO COMMON SENSE LEFT IN THIS WORLD--
16: Someone is stalking you in the hallways! How do you react?
They’re stalking me because they are a failure and want to learn from me. I will let them observe. Look at their life, look at their choices.
17: Any questions?
Why am I not the dean?
