Name: Leagsaidh (pronounced 'Lek-say') O'Donnell
Age: 15
Year: First Year
Appearance:
Personality: Despite her prestigious background, Leagsaidh couldn't be further from the 'rich bitch' stereotype if she tried. Instead, she is humble, quiet and modest to a worrying degree. She addresses everyone with an honorary title, such as 'Sir' or 'Miss', regardless of their actual position.
Oddly for someone of her position, she has a vested interest in theological and religious matters. She is still very firmly a Christian, though lately she has been questioning whether Catholicism is the best way to go. Despite her formality, she can't get away from a few verbal tics, such as calling a girl a 'Lass' or the police the 'Gardai'.
Leagsaidh is also very idealistic and rather naive. She sees the best in everyone and is quick to forgive slights against her - perhaps too quick. She does not believe in violence, even in self defense. A friend of hers has once said that she would make the whole world out to be a victim if she could.
Overall, she is sweet and polite, but far too trusting for her own good. She constantly looks out for the worst of people to befriend, with the idea that with a little kindness and compassion, everyone is good at heart. A nice idea, perhaps, but not the brightest...
Bio: Irish by birth, Leagsaidh was raised in an upper-class, rich, Catholic household. Her parents were strict and cold, raising her to 'follow God's commands' and look to the Bible for guidance. She was taught perhaps rather contradictory lessons - being modest and prudent whilst living in a grandiose mansion, to be charitable while she received small fortunes as pocket money, to be merciful and kind whilst her parents sneered at the 'tramps and chavs' living in the nearby council estate.
Fortunately, with a family as wealthy as hers, they could afford hiring staff to look after the girl. These servants often came from all walks of life and, unorthodox though it was, Leagsaidh spent many hours talking to them, finding out their backgrounds and interests as well as their opinions on certain matters, as well as learning different languages. Currently, she is only fluent in English, Irish and Japanese. Being exposed to such diversity from a young age helped to make her into a tolerant and thoughtful young lady.
Her parents attempted to raise her in a traditional, conservative manner, teaching her little girls should be seen and not heard and that a woman had three places - kitchen, church and bedroom. They fully expected her to grow up, find some other rich toff to marry and bear children to. So, she was never taught business sense or how to do practical things - it was seen as unseemly for her to try and do 'man' things. This never really negatively affected her, considering she had servants to do all the work for her, but when no-one was looking, she would sneak out and learn a thing or two from the servants and maids she had. From right under her parents noses, she learned how to cook, how to build and how to clean - I never thought I'd write that sentence, but there you go. The weirdest part was, she
liked to do practical work. There was something distinctly therapeutic about cleaning up the house, a vague sense of accomplishment from cooking a fine meal.
Speaking of business, that pretty much sums up the whole reason she moved from Ireland to Japan. Her father, a renowned businessman with his fingers in many pies, has been offered the chance to develop further into the East and conquer some foreign markets. Though unhappy with taking his daughter out of a good Catholic country, he would trust her more if she was nearby than at home. Thusly, she has been moved from the Emerald Isle to the Far East and signed into Nakkashiro Gakuen.
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Apologies for the crappy history section. Hopefully, you catch the drift
However,
@KoL will be happy to see she is a Ginger. Yay!
