I will never forget[Abbey]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,10,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=style,width: 415px; background-color: #15317E; border-left: inset 3px #FFFFFF; border-bottom: inset 3px #FFFFFF; border-right: inset 3px #FFFFFF; -moz-border-radius: 200px 200px 0px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 200px 200px 0px 0px; border-radius: 200px 200px 0px 0px; true] ABBEY MONTFICHET "LONDON" Abbey is the very stubborn capital of England. History has not been kind to the capital being that she's been abandoned multiple times, had two great fires, and has gotten the plague countless times. Despite this, she's still a relatively pleasant individual. That doesn't mean she actually trusts people though being that with the number of times she's been conquered and then left she has a hard time believing someone will stick around. The capital has a tendency to pout when she doesn't get what she wants, and she can keep it up for as long as necessary. Which means she's relatively determined and independent, but she needs someone else around her the majority of the time to keep herself calm. After all, with how many times she's been abandoned, she has a serious issue with being alone now. Friends: These would be easy for her to make, but trusting them is another story. It takes an awful lot for her to trust that someone would want to stick around to be friends with her long term. She also tends to be a bit clingy at times towards them, and not everyone can handle that, so this will really depend on the person. Enemies: These would be people who have been horrible to her in the past and haven't tried to make up for it in the slightest. She holds grudges after all, and it will also be people who can't handle her being a bit clingy. Lovers: These are going to be a little more interesting. You have to at least be in the friend category first before she'll agree to anything of the sort. So, no hate sex here unless there's a lot of alcohol involved. The List Alfred "America" Jones - Dysfunctional Alina "Bern" Zinsli - Good Friends Arthur "England" Kirkland - Dysfunctional Love Caroline "Paris" Beaumont - Frenemies, look out for one another Erin "Ireland" Patrick - Love/Hate, Emotional Support, Good Friends Francis "France" Bonnefoy - Dislike, Tolerates Louis "Niagara Falls" Kalm - Feeds him sweets Lachlan "Edinburgh" Abbot - Frenemies, Rivals Theo "New York City" Armstrong - Tolerates words / stuff / other stuff [/style][style=display: none;]made by ashkir at rpg-directory.com

Alfred and Abbey

Say hello to one of the people who gave Abbey trust issues!

Well, I'm pretty sure Rye and I decided that Arthur brought Alfred across the pond a couple of times before Alfred decided to say see ya, so Abbey probably met Alfred when he was a kid/colony. I imagine their relationship was good enough at that point, especially since you gave Abbey an interest in baking sweets. Little Alfred would LOVE her for that in itself.

Obviously...things change come the American Revolution, and along with ditching Arthur, Alfred would be ditching Abbey as well. Things don't start to really warm up between the two until the 20th century (World Wars, yo).

So, long story short...I don't know how they'd get along, to be honest. I think they'd get along much like Alfred and Arthur, though Alfred's relationship with Abbey might be a tad different...especially if he remembers her as the capital who gave him sweets when he was a kid.

France and London

Hey there and welcome! ^^

Oh London, London, London...

Francis here would find a great amount of amusement in teasing her and saying extremely inappropriate things in her presence, I'm sure. He may only be marginally more cordial to her than how he is with Arthur--because, he's... well, France. That's the only excuse I have for him. XD Anyway. I imagine that their timeline would start around the time that the cruel, Norman-version of France invaded England and did all sorts of nasty things to him. And while he wasn't kind during this period in time, he really did do a lot to shape London's foundation as a capital, by building the Tower of London, the first of the many other Norman castles to be rebuilt in stone.

But of course, in 1154, when the English crown passed to the Angevin/Plantagenet Dynasty (then later to the Tudors in 1485), is when I technically have France leave... so I suppose you can add that to your list of abandonment. At least she's not alone in her abandonment... as her country has some similar issues. XD

So much stuff... and I only went over a tiny, tiny, tiny portion of history. Feel free to add whatever or modify anything I've written. Imma flexible. XD

I'll post the plot in a bit.

For now, here's London's arch-rival frienemy Paris.

Or something.

Alfred && Abbey

There's definitely some bitter feelings here, especially right after he left. So there's probably some love there, but there's also a lot of hurt. It would be a complicated love/annoy relationship between the two of them at least, because I don't think she could ever really hate him. Get extremely mad at him? Sure. Hate? Not so much.

We also already have a thread for some of this nonsense :3

Abbey && Francis

Hi :3 and thanks~
Yeah, there's really a list of countries that came and then left London, and Francis is definitely on that list. Would he have been mean to her too? I imagine it as one of those "Well this supposedly belongs to England, so let's not be nice to him or his things." He may have shaped some of her foundation, but he still left and thus would not be on her good list. Actually, he would have been the fourth to abandon her at that point.

As for teasing her, he's likely to be punted in the shin or have some sort of baked good shoved up his nose if that's the case. Especially if he annoys her, and she would not appreciate inappropriate comments much either. She'd probably tolerate him when she had to, but otherwise not so much XD

Abbey && Caroline

Psh arch rival/frienemies sounds quite amusing to say the least.

England and London

Aaand I take forever and a day to finally write in your plotter. xD Anyways, I know we already discussed some things, but I'll just write some points out here as well... England wasn't too pleased by London's emergence as a 'product of Rome' he may have called her in the past. I can imagine what their first encounter must have gone like-- Rome introduces them, Little-Arthur immediately doesn't like her and is his childishly rude self. xD And then of course, he abandons her the moment the old man leaves and vies for Wessex to be his capital instead. France comes along, builds her up a little and she is again his capital...

Their relationship would probably be a slow one to build over the years. Within time, Arthur does come to love her a great deal and that connection between a nation and his/her capital is formed, I suppose. He hurts when she hurts... and pretty much feels everything that she goes through, as she is an intricate part of him. I imagine that because of some of their similarities, they'd probably enjoy some of the same activities/hobbies (one of which may or may not include drinking on occasion. xD) The only thing he wouldn't appreciate is the occasional clingy-ness. He'd pull away from her if he sees too much of that particular trait. xD Overall, though, in the present, he does appreciate her presence and cares quite a bit for her.

France and London

Haha, oh France. He's always somewhere on somebody's bad list. xD

Hmm, well Francis was a lot of things to the both of them.. and mean was probably thrown in there as well. I don't see him being as cruel to her as he was to Arthur. He'd probably be a little more genial, like he's trying to win her over to be more Norman (supposedly civilized) than Anglo-Saxon (supposedly barbaric) by impressing his language and culture. Historically, after the invasion there was a bit of clash over the language thing... (e.g. nobles spoke French and were overall very "Norman.") At the time, he wanted her to be more of a product that was created by him as opposed to something of England's.

Add/Take away/Completely revise? XD

Abbey && Arthur

Definitely a rough start for these two with being abandoned by two people at once there. I feel like there would be some serious resentment on her part for a long time, but gradually they both start getting along and end up with the bond between capital and country. It just would have taken a while for Abbey to mostly forgive him.

Abbey && Francis

Well, initially because of the fact that Arthur wanted nothing to do with her, and Denmark had already left her(as had Rome), she probably would have liked him in some form. That would have definitely changed drastically when he left though.

[atrb=width,410px,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,border:5px solid #050505; background-color:#0b0b09; padding:5px][style=background-color:#161612; border:8px solid #161612; float:right; height:100px; width:100px][/style][style=padding-top:4px; height:20px; border-bottom:8px solid #161612; font-family:georgia; font-style:italic; font-size:28px; letter-spacing:-2px; color:#435e49; text-shadow:#000000 1px 1px 2px; text-align:center; text-transform:lowercase]Caroline De Beaumont[/style][style=border-top:1px dashed #142113; background-color:#050505; font-size:10px; font-family:courier new; text-align:center; letter-spacing:-1px; color:#7d7d7d]My real face which I seem to have forgotten.[/style] [style=margin-top:-21px; width:260px; background-color:#050505; border:1px dashed #142113; padding:3px; font-size:10px; color:#7d7d7d] ► CAPITAL: PARIS ► SEXUALITY: HETEROSEXUAL ► GENDER: FEMALE[/style] [style=margin-top:-30px; height:20px; border-bottom:8px solid #161612; font-family:georgia; font-style:italic; font-size:28px; letter-spacing:-2px; color:#435e49; text-shadow:#000000 1px 1px 2px; text-align:right; text-transform:lowercase]To London,[/style][style=border:1px dashed #142113; background-color:#050505; font-size:10px; text-align:justify; padding:3px; color:#7d7d7d]► Actual plot post. BAM! London and Paris. Since you seems amused at the 'arch-rival/frienemy' idea, I decided to put their relationship to such status. However, it's not exactly like how England and France do it, but with a little both something in between. London and Paris would probably have, at least, one verbal argument over something trivial at least once every time the two would meet. What's the reason for this? We will never know (because, as much as I like this, the idea of the two of them having only one reason for arguing is very hard so I assume they have a LOT of reasons; they're jealous of one another, one has a prettier style in clothing than the other, one has a better sense of taste than the other, one tried to steal respective country's attention away from the other, etc. etc. and etc.) so pretty much as long as these two exists and these two would interact, no matter how many times they try to be civilized because they are women and far more superior refine than males, London and Paris will always find a way to insert an intellectual (or non-intellectual) argument in their talk which would probably end with a near-fight between two ladies. However, fights and arguments aside, I think Caroline has, somewhat, a small spot for London because she understands well what Abbey is going through. Sadly, unlike Abbey, Caroline managed to fight her way (quite literally) and the fact that with two, German invasions, she was mildly jealous and wish the two would switch situations (but, then, France would probably hate her for that so she's keeping that wish to herself). In retrospect, even if Caroline's not showing it directly (mildly taunting him about her wardrobe, teasing her here and there about England), she's actually looking out for London and maybe indirectly trying to help her and be kind to her... in a Parisian way. Hey, worse comes to worse, they can just stick together and help out but they're not doing it more often, Paris needs to hold her reputation at some point. They may be rivals and/or frienemies, but you have to admit that this is how the two would say that 'that's pretty much how our friendship works, so shove it and screw it'. Friendship works in mysterious ways, and this one's no different. Though, they should- somehow- get along with the fact that England and France sometimes act like kids when those two are in the same room. Yes, it's long and I might have missed some Historical value between them (I'm sure France covered that thing up) but ten cents of thoughts? [/style]

Abbey && Caroline

They definitely have a complicated relationship, but that's basically how every relationship with a country or capital works I think. Girls do have a tendency to argue about stupid or intelligent things quite often, so I could definitely see that happening. Definitely seem like your typically slightly catty girl friends.

Yeah, they both kind of had it a bit rough during the war. I'm really not sure which would be worse, having to fight off the Germans twice, or getting bombed/set on fire for most of a year. It's a tough call based on whose perspective you're going by. Maybe it could be that they would both have rather traded with the other at that point.

I could see that being the one time they agree completely on something actually. When England and France are being ridiculous to one another while they just watch and agree that they're being lunatics or something similar. Or even just suggest they go shopping until the 'children' quit arguing.

So they'd be friendly with one another some of the time, and catty towards each other most of the time, but still somewhat friends/rivals regardless. Try and look out for one another sometimes even.

Yep, that sums about it. I should probably have a thread made for Abbey at some point somewhere, that way those two can interact and pretty much start with their 'typical' relationship.

Yeah... I'll post the link to the thread later in the morning, if it helps.

Here you go~

Now, have Abbey be surprised that her neighbor was having a migrain or something. XD

Nope, no such thing as double-posting here. Nope nope!

Edinburgh and London:

Well... This would be interesting, considering that Edinburgh here seems to harbor a slightly unreasonable, passionate dislike for England in general, despite what Scotland himself thinks of Arthur, due to an inability to not hold a grudge. I daresay his stubborn, snarky attitude would cause him to be completely intolerant of her at the best of times. But still, even he has his moments. Perhaps it could be something of a..what's it called, friendly rivalry? Frenemies? As I have no doubt that he'd manage to make everything they do a competition. And in terms of historical stuff, so much plottage potential. This is gonna be awesome.

Bern and London:

Alina's a quiet young woman who for the most part speaks very little due to a complete and utter lack of self-confidence, and simultaneously manages to be the most polite thing alive. Despite her almost silent nature, though she's friendly and approachable for the most part, and does genuinely wish to get along with everyone and anyone. Perhaps they could meet up every now and again?

New York City and London:

Theo's loud, obnoxious and openly obsesses over baseball and cheesecake. But he's nice enough, and genuinely means well, he really does. Just wants to get along with everyone, y'know? He'd probably be the typical American tourist if he were to visit her, and he'd love every minute of it. I have no doubt that he'd want to get along with her, so perhaps they could meet up if she can tolerate him? XD

Edinburgh && London

She collects frenemies like they're going out of style apparently. XD I guess that's just part of being a piece of the silly islands. This could be quite amusing too actually. Depending on what they turn into a contest. I agree with this regardless we shall have to throw them in a thread or something at some point

Bern && London

I like this idea, Abbey needs someone that actually gets along with her rather than being a frenemy. She doesn't have many of those as of right now. So they could meet up and such.

New York City && London

Cheesecake<3 anyway....She will probably be able to tolerate him if they ever met up. We'd have to really see how they got along, and figure out how they would actually meet

Edinburgh and London:

She does! XD I only just realized, sorry. But yeah! I can imagine it being stupid little mundane things, like who can get to the front door first, or "Bet you can't eat faster than me!" And all that. He's rather childish, as much as he hates to admit it.

Bern and London:

Awesome. Yeah, I can imagine them perhaps having a couple of "girly days out," maybe? Like, shopping and whatnot? As unlike Switzerland, she seems to have great difficulty with saving money. And for some reason or another I can see them sitting in a cafe together xD

New York City and London:

Well, he gets around. He's got this long-time fascination with England in general, so perhaps they'd meet on one of his little trips? In terms of how they'd get along, I guess it's kinda difficult to say, really. He can tone down his attitude a little, and most likely would if she were to find him annoying, but it wouldn't be a hugely significant change. I dunno, we could always just see where this goes in a thread, I guess? o.o I'm happy with everything, really.