[hider=Genevieve Anders​]
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[color=48B8B5][i]"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."[/i] -[b]Dorothy Parker[/b][/color][/center] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Genevieve Marie Anders (also known as “Gen,” but never “Geni/Jenny”)[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓣𝓲𝓽𝓵𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Princess—not heir to the throne by birth, but it might just wind up in her hands anyway if her older brother strays too far from the nest.[/INDENT]

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓐𝓰𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]19, on the cusp of 20.[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Cis female; she/her pronouns[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓢𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Bi/demisexual[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓐𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]With long ginger hair, sea-glass eyes, and a smattering of freckles, Genevieve looks like she may have wandered out of the very ocean that borders her keep on one side. When left to her own devices, she's often buried in thick sweaters that hide her narrow shoulders and delicate collarbones; she loves nothing more than to give the shapeless projection of a girl. When forced to dress up, she falls somewhere in the intersection between practical, occasion-appropriate, and eclectic, choosing clothes that are comfortable enough to stand around in for hours at a time and accessories that are creative, playful, sometimes hand-crafted. In public, she favors the kinds of hats, scarves, and makeup that make it hard to pick out too many of her actual features at once—her own sort of armor. On social media, she’s known for her signature purple lipstick and braided crowns—and partial selfies that never show her whole face. [/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Paradoxically, Gen is perhaps best known for her near-total [i]absence[/i] from social media. She leaves the endless selfies, Instagram photos, and chatter to her older brother, Phillip, who never met a stranger in his life and has more friends than Gen does polite acquaintances. Genevieve prefers to communicate from behind a Twitter account full of cryptic poetry and wry commentary on current events. She also maintains a Tumblr that is 90% reblogs of aesthetic photos, well-intentioned signal boosts, and yet more poetry. She is self-possessed and curious, and would never admit that part of the mystery she creates around herself is because she would far rather be misunderstood as pretentious than more correctly labeled as shy.[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓛𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼 + 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT][b]Likes:[/b] photography; one-on-one conversations; cats; vintage clothes; collecting sea-glass; baubles that her brother sends or brings her home from his travels; ballet (watching, not performing)
[b]Dislikes:[/b] media attention; large crowds (though she will happily play wallflower to watch the goings-on, and loves to blend into places she will not be recognized); close scrutiny; any exercise that is not (limited) hiking [/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓑𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂[/b]
 ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Genevieve grew up relatively unsupervised. The kingdom of Maris is a place of contradictions: so small that they don't often stand on ceremony and the noble and upper-middle classes mingle regularly, but holding tight to certain proprieties, largely for the purposes of self-protection. This means that Gen has been well-educated in court etiquette (almost all theory; little practice) and knows her keep from top to bottom, as she's always been able to wander it freely. She grew up in the shadow of an older brother she loved but didn't understand, and still wonders if his outgoing, wandering heart will make him a better ruler than she could ever be—or if it will damn their country if not carefully curbed.[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓕𝓒 + 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓸𝓭𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Face claim is, tentatively, Georgie Hobday. Color=48B8B5[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓮 𝓢𝓸𝓷𝓰[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]
[url=https://open.spotify.com/track/7nzs8QCwKOFzJDw5L9M53A?si=cXlf5Rf5Tlm9JS0Kri1itQ]Sirens of the Sea[/url]
[sub][i]Leaving reason far behind
Nothing here is cruel or kind
Only your desire to set me free
Let us lie here all alone
Worn away like river stone
Let us be the sirens of the sea[/i][/sub][/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓸[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]TBD/NA? (Maris is an attractive trade partner, but not at the top of anyone's list for marriage alliances, and the feeling is mutual. Hit me up if you have ideas, though!) [/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻[/b] 
――――――――――[/color][INDENT]
Gen’s favorite people are, in no particular order: her brother, Phillip; their cousin, Shannon; and her two childhood friends, Chris and Natalie, who are in Acrias with her as bodyguard and handmaid, respectively. She has a few mutuals she chats with via Tumblr (including a dancer she has a crush on [i]that no one needs to know about[/i]), a few acquaintances on Twitter.

She knows Prince Henri because his country and hers have a trade agreement. They met during a diplomatic visit and, after some shy overtures and chance encounters, found they had a lot in common.

Gen’s brother, Phillip, is friends with Alejandro, and asks Ali to look out for Gen while she’s in Aciras, as Phillip’s worried Gen will keep to herself and have a hard time in the crowds. [/INDENT] [/hider]

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[center][h1][color=48B8B5]Genevieve Marie Anders[/color][/h1]
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[color=48B8B5]{[/color][i]"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” —C.S. Lewis [/i][color=48B8B5]}[/color]

⚜ Respects ~*~ ☯ Neutral ~*~ ☮ Friends ~*~ ♫ Best Friends ~*~ § Tense ~*~ ♥ Crush ~*~ ⚤ Significant Other ~*~ ☠ Enemies [/center]

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[indent][I] “Erik sometimes takes himself too seriously, and I'll be damned if he's not just as vain as Alejandro. But he's a great—if smug—chess teacher and an excellent theater date.” [/i][/indent]
[center][color=b8c5c3][h3][b] ☮ (+♥?) [/b][/h3][/color] [/center]
No one is more surprised than Gen that [i]she[/i] is the one who clicked with Erik best, not Phillip. She loves that he's comfortable with silence, that he'll indulge her and just sit in and play cards and tell her Austerundian folktales. They get on exceedingly well and she's looking forward to seeing him in Aciras. Position on the don’t-touch-me scale: hug-approved.

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[indent][I] “Ali is a trip, and he wouldn’t mind me saying so. He’s vibrant and funny and very much himself.” [/i][/indent]
[center][color=FF8C00][h3][b] ☮ [/b][/h3][/color] [/center]
Genevieve knows Alejandro, as she does so many people, through Phillip. She likes him, especially as she’s gotten to see the slightly [i]quieter[/i] side of him when he visits Phillip in Maris. He has made a point to include her and talk about things she likes; in return, she has shared hair and makeup tips and taught him one of her signature braids. Position on the don’t-touch-me scale: hug-approved.

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[indent][I] “Henri is good company. We’ve only gotten to meet in person a handful of times, but we keep in touch. I’m so happy he’s going to the wedding.” [/i][/indent]
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One of the first things Genevieve did after receiving her invitation was to ask Henri if he was going. He’s one of the few good friends she has outside of court and one of the only people on the wedding guest list that she actually [i]knows.[/i] They share a love of photography, of privacy, of quiet conversations. They stay in touch via social media (mostly via private messages) and snail mail. Henri is one of the only people allowed to take Gen’s picture. Position on the don’t-touch-me scale: hugs encouraged.


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[indent][I] “Cass is so competent that it’s honestly intimidating. She reminds me of my cousin Shannon that way. She’s had a hard go and more than made the most of it.” [/i][/indent]
[center][color=Green][h3][b] ⚜ [/b][/h3][/color] [/center]
Genevieve has only met Cass a few times. She respects the hell out of Cass’s charity/advocacy work and the way she has become the exact version of herself that she wants to be (something Genevieve aspires to). Gen would tentatively like to get to know Cass better, especially as she’s so close with Phillip. Position on the don’t-touch-me scale: probationary approval; hugs accepted.

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[hider=Phillip Anders]
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[color=Darkgoldenrod][i]"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do."[/i] -[b]H. Jackson Brown Jr.[/b][/color][/center] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Philip. No commonly-used nicknames as of yet, and definitely does not go by—nor answer to—"Phil." One girlfriend did dub him "Prince Charming," and he was both amused and flattered, but didn't let it go to his head. The media has since picked up the moniker—and so has Alejandro.[/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓣𝓲𝓽𝓵𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Crown prince and current heir to the throne, though his parents have some concerns—including a private worry that he'll abdicate before they can make up their minds.[/INDENT]

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓐𝓰𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]22[/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Male; he/him pronouns.[/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓢𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Bi. Neither out nor closeted; most people probably assume he’s straight because he’s had a handful of girlfriends. The only man he’s been with is Alejandro, and that [i]is[/i] a secret. [/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓐𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] Brown-haired and freckleless, Phillip looks very little like his younger sister, Genevieve, but they do share the Anders family blue eyes. Phillip is pretty low-key about his appearance—always dressed for the occasion, but not very daring or experimental in his fashion choices. He likes to be comfortable while he’s out meeting people and seeing sights; his chosen uniform is a sweater and a fitted pair of jeans back home, a knit-and-leather jacket over a solid t-shirt while on the go. Hovering around six-foot-two, he’s lean and muscled in the way of someone who does a lot of walking, not someone who puts in a bunch of time at the gym. His most important accessory is an easygoing smile, which he wears just about everywhere. [/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Phillip is laid-back and friendly, a people person in the truest sense. He’s a good listener and likes putting people at their ease. He doesn’t abuse social media, but he’s very present on it, staying in touch with many friends and acquaintances from his travels. He’s an open book to Gen’s locked diary. Despite this, he values his privacy where it counts; you’re never going to hear him talking about family matters on the internet or engaging in public disputes or flirtations. Though he’s notoriously a friend to everyone, he values close, comfortable friendships the most. [/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓛𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼 + 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]
[b]Likes:[/b] travel; making new friends; seeing [i]old[/i] friends; sending his sister presents; casual nights at the pub; occasional parties; being helpful; good-humored people
[b]Dislikes:[/b] conflict; the Marisian tendency to isolate; humor at other people’s expense; anything too crass[/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓑𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂[/b]
 ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] Phillip has a complicated relationship with his role as heir. He wants to see progress for his country. He doesn’t really want to be caught up in politics. He [i]knows[/i] Genevieve as heir would be miserable. And he desperately wants to get her out of Maris, just for a little bit, to come into herself outside of the insular court they both grew up in.

Despite some of the conflict with his parents, Phillip had a largely untroubled childhood, and he still loves his home and his country. Some of his easygoing personality is likely [i]due[/i] to the intermingling of classes he grew up with in the Marisian court.

He’s spent the last few years alternating between traveling for fun and diplomatic purposes.  [/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓕𝓒 + 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓸𝓭𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]FC: Julien Sabaud; Color Code: Darkgoldenrod / #b8860b[/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓮 𝓢𝓸𝓷𝓰[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]
[url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1PsMieVYFXrSeXMxuE2SbG?si=mfE_2JZrQuGdmFP-Bghu-g] "Must Have Been the Wind" - Alec Benjamin[/url]
[sub][I]
Promise I'm not playing tricks on you
You're always welcome to come in
You could stay here for an hour or two
If you ever need a friend
[/i][/sub][/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓸[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Princess Imani Kore [/INDENT] 

[color=Darkgoldenrod][b]𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]A few years ago, Phillip hooked up with Alejandro on a trip with mutual friends. Already good friends, they found that the physical intimacy only made them closer and have maintained a casual (though entirely private, largely at Alejandro’s request) relationship ever since. They’re friends-with-benefits with a strong emphasis on the friendship. What Genevieve has noticed, however, as one of the few people that knows about this arrangement, is this: Phillip has not dated or even properly flirted with anyone else since he and Ali started messing around behind closed doors…  
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[center][h1][color=Darkgoldenrod]Phillip Anders[/color][/h1]
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[color=Darkgoldenrod]{[/color][i]"A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else." —Len Wein [/i][color=darkgoldenrod]}[/color]

⚜ Respects ~*~ ☯ Neutral ~*~ ☮ Friends ~*~ ♫ Best Friends ~*~ § Tense ~*~ ♥ Crush ~*~ ⚤ Significant Other ~*~ ☠ Enemies [/center]

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[indent][I] “Imani’s had to adapt to so much so fast. She’s a little prickly, but so nice.” [/i][/indent]
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Phillip met Imani when he visited Massylii, more for pleasure than diplomatic reasons. He had a lot of sympathy for her situation, being shoved into the limelight, and she reminded him of Gen with how little she wanted to be there. After a few low-pressure overtures, Phillip and Imani became friends. And then good friends. And then [I]best[/I] friends.

And [I]then[/I] Imani started receiving pressure from her family to form a betrothal, and Phillip hated seeing her in additional distress…and a proposal was made.

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[indent][I] “Arabelle is the perfect hostess and the perfect guest. Just the kind of person you'd want at any party—classy, friendly, easy to talk to.” [/i][/indent]
[center][color=DAA520][h3][b] ☮ [/b][/h3][/color] [/center]
Phillip met Arabelle because of a diplomatic trip and found her to be good company. They've since met up at royal functions and, more casually, through get-togethers with Alejandro and/or Genevieve. Phillip's privately amused (and delighted) that the heirs to both Austerund and Arcenia attached to his younger sister. In another world, his family might have proposed a marriage alliance through Arabelle; in another world, he might have let them.



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[indent][I]"Ali is a great friend and travel partner—even if he does like to lament over my ‘boring’ wardrobe. We hang out a lot and he’s one of my favorite people."[/i][/indent]
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Alejandro is one of Phillip’s closest friends. They have been known to travel together and visit each other. Privately, they also hook up whenever they’re in the same city—a casual arrangement, as Alejandro likes it, but one with deep mutual affection. What Alejandro doesn’t know (or pretends not to) is that Phillip developed a crush very shortly after things got physical, and he’s not really interested in anyone else.

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[hider=The Kingdom of Maris][center][h2][color=48B8B5]Maris[/color][/h2]

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[color=48B8B5][I]A picture of the keep in wintertime, before the previous generation of Anderses renovated it. It has since been built-upon and expanded. [/i][/color][/center]

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Maris (pronounced "MAH-riss," with a slight roll on the "r"); sometimes known (affectionately or derogatorily) as the "duchy of the sea," as the kingdom is quite small and isolated, relying mostly on the nearby ocean and trade with specific allies for resources.[/INDENT] 

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]King Devlin and Queen Shanna (for whom her niece, Shannon, is named). Both rulers are known for their shared wisdom and desire to keep their heads down, politically speaking. (Their daughter comes by her shy reserve honestly, though they may come to regret allowing her to be quite so sheltered, especially in light of current events.)[/INDENT]

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓼[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Keeping their location in mind, the royal family has stuck to a palette of blues and grays—sometimes elevated by gold or silver—for generations. [/INDENT]

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓲𝓼 𝓚𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓕𝓸𝓻[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Maris is famous for its reserve and stalwart neutrality. Marisians are generally considered to be an odd people, so isolated and close to their court are they. Stereotypes might range anywhere from stuck-up to cowardly to almost backwards. Some might say they're stuck in the past, even though Maris is technically a "petty kingdom" that broke itself away from a tyrant's rule about three generations back and has fought to maintain their own identity ever since.[/INDENT]

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓡𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓽/𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]As mentioned above, Maris was once part of a larger kingdom—conscripted into scuffles the people did not want to fight and finding their cliffside fortress used for tactical advantage. "Mad Prince Harry," the cause for most of the dissent, is still spoken off only in disgusted whispers, and the name "Harry" has long been out of fashion for this reason. Marisians won their independence largely by simply locking their doors and keeping out of the fray until Harry's reach eventually extended beyond his means, bringing his downfall. The remaining subjects are descendants of that first court to take a stand and the refugees that they took in during that time.[/INDENT]

[color=48B8B5][b]𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻[/b] 
――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]

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[hider=Gen's Attendants (NPCs)]
As has been mentioned before, the Marisian court is, in some ways, not so rigidly structured as in many other countries. For example, attendants are often chosen by the reigning royals and for some kind of political advantage, but both Genevieve and Phillip largely got to choose for themselves.

[b]Natalie Stewart (19)[/b] - Genevieve's lady-in-waiting—an official companion, but also a combination of personal maid and live-in stylist. It's a position Natalie volunteered for, and which Gen accepted readily. The two are close friends.

[b]Christopher Grace (21)[/b] - He's been trained as part of the royal guard, but Christopher is not [i]actually[/i] Genevieve's personal bodyguard. He has the skills, and Gen wanted him to come, so her parents allowed it. (They might not have, did they know that Chris was also Gen's first kiss, even though the two have long since moved past that.) Like Natalie, Chris is the child of a noble family and one of Genevieve's closest friends. [/hider]