Name: Marie Valentin

Age: 16

Height: 5'5

Weight: 7 stone 9 pounds

Year: 1st year here, 2nd year in class

Nationality: Brittany, France

Appearance: [img]http://img-cache.cdn.gaiaonline.com/9dbb196516571020db9d2ae2ccce2e1f/http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll117/CazCherice/French%20Anime/Amarante%20Family/anime_girl_6652-1.jpg[/img]

Personality: If you’ve ever met Marie, chances are you'll have noticed her reserved nature.  Marie can be talkative and hospitable, but the image of her being quiet and withdrawn is a prominent one. However, she takes it all in good humour, even utilising her own self-deprecating wit. An example of a Marie joke would be "If I'm feeling shy, I'll stare at my shoes. If I'm feeling talkative, I'll stare at your shoes"

In certain ways, she can be quite a peculiar person and she likes cultivating that image. Marie will tell tall tales and jokes with a totally straight face, giggling internally and go on until it's impossible to take her seriously anymore. Joking with someone, even at her own cost, is her way of saying 'I like you'. She is certainly civilised and sociable, but has a very quaint way of showing it.

Marie is not a big fan of small talk, and she doesn't see lulls in conversation as awkward. Silence means the other person has nothing important to say, and she doesn't see the use in filling the gaps with chatter. However, what she does say, she means. 'We should hang out sometime' means you will be getting an invitation soon, and she [b]will[/b] be expecting you.

If you hit it off with Marie, you'll see her at her most genuine. She doesn't expect formality, stiffness or anything of the sort - casualness is key. Often she will ply her friends with food and drinks and the more at ease you are, the more happy she'll be.

Just remember, though she initially comes across as reserved, calm is a better term for it. Calm means not worrying about the small things like homework, exams or... well, just about anything school related. If you manage to make Marie demand all-systems-go, then something serious must have happened - like nuclear holocaust.

Bio: Born and raised in the Breton end of France, Marie's had a stable, if lonely, life. Her mother, she never knew - she doesn't know if she left, died, or something else happened. Her Dad was a wealthy but busy man who tried to provide for his young child without actually getting involved in her life - nannies took care of Baby Marie, whilst childminders and governesses as a child. She was sent to a fancy primary school, then to a fancier college, and is now being sent to the fanciest of fancy high schools.
Was it lonely? Not really. She had plenty of companionship with her friends. Her parents were, after all, pretty much none-existent to her, so she never learned 'family values'. You'll be surprised how happy someone with free range over a mansion will be, especially when they have a few close friends to share it with.

Other: 
Speaks with a distinctly French accent. Try not to make fun of her for it...
Her hobbies are swimming, gardening, cooking, jazz music, dancing and gymnastics
She can occasionally be caught singing archaic songs, such as 'Ca ira' and 'Mazurek Dabrowskiego'. Her voice is nice, you should hear it. Just be aware that if it ain't French, she has no idea what the lyrics mean.