| Jan 26, 2013 16:50:02 GMT -5 |
Post by Reina "Rhode Island" Clarke on Jan 26, 2013 16:50:02 GMT -5
REINA (RHODE ISLAND) CLARKE 
What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne…
What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne…
I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias: Rei, Reine, Rhodes, Rhode Island
Gender: Female
Character Type: State
Country or Country of Origin: United States of America
Canon or Original: Original
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Pink.
Height and Weight: 5’5, 125lbs
Other Distinguishing Features: Her hair is certainly her most distinguishing feature.
Overall Appearance: Reina is average to tall height with a thin narrow frame. She has a slight curve to her body because of her hips but for the most part she is pretty much a plank she is so thin and without larger breasts. She has long and narrow limbs as well as a long narrow torso. Reina has a rounded face with defined features. She has large and very expressive eyes and a well-proportioned nose and mouth. Her pink hair is long and hangs down to just below her waist. She often dresses to match her hair rather than wearing anything akin to state colours. Reina is quite picky about her appearance and tends to be a bit self-conscious of it.
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
Dislikes: Huge quantities of junk (though it is a personal weakness), Not being up to date, buses, public transit, being rushed, people who are late, disorganization, mess, heavy amounts of eating out or take out, losing, jokes made at her expense (depending on severity), indecisiveness.
Strengths: Exceptionally organized, headstrong and unafraid to toil, strong willed, easy/quick to adapt, she is extremely loyal.
Weaknesses: Can be quite obnoxious, a bit pretentious, very proud, easily offended, is a bit of a health nut, junk food despite her healthy diet intentions, shoe stores.
Fears: The United States falling apart and suffering another civil war, terrorism, a mess she can’t clean up, having to go barefoot the rest of her life.
Secrets: She still wants a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet, as if she were some child who still believes in fantasy.
Any Quirks/Habits: Tons! Most prominent is she tends to nit-pick, take easy offense, is overly-organized, looks down her nose at people often enough, tends to be forthright, is unafraid of others, assumes everyone is an idiot until proven otherwise.
Overall Personality:
Independent: Reina is very independent. She wants to do her own thing and her own way. She works better alone than in a group or as a team, but she can manage both when she needs to. She knows she can rely on herself to do things right the first time so it doesn’t have to be done later.
Rebellious: This is a given. She was the first to declare Independence from Britain and it was 2 months before the next state. She isn’t afraid of a little trouble. She knows what she wants and she will do what she has to do to get it. She isn’t afraid of punishment for her actions as long as there are results.
Strong Willed: This goes hand in hand with her independence and Rebellions. She knows what she wants and she acts to get it. She has an iron will and will not be turned away when she gets it in her head that she is going to do something. She gets frustrated when people don’t do as she wants however, which can be a huge turn off for some people.
A Leader: Reina has the ability to set aside her person problems and lead others along a path. She can rally people and make them move forward. Of course, her leadership skills are very particular in their execution. She can read others and know what they want and act based on the intentions of a group, but her own ideas will always be a present bias. She can set those ideas aside if there is enough opposition to them.
Proud: This is one of her worst qualities. Reina is proud of what she has done in the past and proud of herself in just who she is. She takes easy offence to small pokes and jabs at her past achievements or current ones. She doesn’t take well to reminders of her faults and definitely doesn’t like them being joked about. She tends to look down on others because of this pride, weighing their value in comparison to her own achievements.
Organized: She is ridiculously organized. She makes lists for everything, keeps it all on a tablet and even keeps a daily agenda to keep her plans in order. Everything has its place and mess is not acceptable. She can get around this obsession when in another person’s space but her agendas and lists still matter a lot to her. She would go mad without the order she creates for herself.
Adventurous: Reina loves adventurous sports and activities. Anything taking her out in the wilderness or just out into the ocean is something enjoyable. She loves trying new things as long as she is aware they are going to happen before they do. She is alright with a little impulsiveness when it comes to the chance to learn something new however.
Courageous: She is unafraid of anyone or anything. That is a bit of an exaggeration, but she sets aside her fears and acts regardless of them. Courage isn’t absence of fear so much as coping with it. Reina is the person who will confront an issue no matter how uncomfortable, and is the first to jump into a fray if there is something of value on the line for her.
Efficient: This goes with her organization. When Reina gets something done she tends to do it in the most efficient way possible. She doesn’t dilly dally, she just gets it done. By doing so she enables maximum personal time to do as she pleases.
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I'm the hero!
[li]1636: Roger Williams settles at the tip of Narragansett Bay and calls the site Providence.
[/li][li]1638: Four new founders settle on Aquidneck Island (at the time known as Rhode Island) after purchasing it from the natives. Two settlements of Portsmouth and Newport are formed.
[/li][li]1638: The Baptist Church is founded in Providence
[/li][li]1642: there is a dispute with the Massachusetts colony and the settlements unite and fight for independence and form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; Reina comes to be.
[/li][li]1648: Samuel Gorton (the original enemy of the dispute) forms a new settlement called Warwick which is on a separate charter
[/li][li]1652: Rhode Island was the first state to pass an abolition law that banned African Slavery; but it wasn’t enforced until the end of the 17th century.
[/li][li]1675-76: King Philip’s War; An Indian Chief led attacks on Narragansett Bay and expanded outward in his attacks causing Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth to join and destroy the force.
[/li][li]1686: King James II orders Rhode Island to submit to Dominion of New England and appoints a governor. The charter is suspended.
[/li][li]1688: Independent governance resumed with the old charter
[/li][li]1693: The throne of William and Mary expanded the territory and it resulted in some territory transfers between Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
[/li][li]1719: Civil Restrictions are placed on Catholics
[/li][li]1762: First female newspaper editor in America, Ann Smith Franklin, of the Newport Mercury
[/li][li]1763: First synagogue in America was founded in Newport
[/li][li]1772: Rhode Islanders attack a British Warship (HMS Gaspee) which was one of the first acts of rebellion in America
[/li][li]1774: The idea of Continental Congress was proposed at a meeting in Providence and the first Delegates were elected for Continental Congress
[/li][li]1774: A law was introduced by Stephen Hopkins that prohibited importation of slaves to the colony; the first anti-slavery laws in the United States.
[/li][li]1775: The first standing army in the Colonies formed (1500 men) in Rhode Island.
[/li][li]May 4, 1776: Rhode Island declares its independence from Britain (two months before the national declaration)
[/li][li]1775: The first naval engagement of the American Revolution happens between the British and Rhode Island
[/li][li]1777-78: British forces occupy Newport and colonial forces have to flee Bristol
[/li][li]1778: The battle of Rhode Island; An unsuccessful attempt to push the British out of Narragansett Bay. The following year the British abandon Newport.
[/li][li]1780: The French land at Newport and it becomes a base for French forces and they were so well behaved that the Catholic law was banned.
[/li][li]1784: A compromise measure was passed for the gradual emancipation of slaves in Rhode Island. All children born would be apprentices and all girls would be free at 18 years and boys at 21.
[/li][li]1789: An Abolition Society came together to organize efforts to enforce laws against slave trade.
[/li][li]May 29, 1790: Rhode Island is the last of the 13 to ratify the Constitution (having resisted until threatened to have its exports taxed as a foreign nation)
[/li][li]1790: Samuel Slater founded the first textile mill in the United States in Pawtucket; this was the beginning of the industrial revolution in America and he was its father. Rhode Island was one of the most industrialized states through the 19th century.
[/li][li]1806: First street to be lit by gas light was Pelham Street in Newport
[/li][li]1824: First strike to include women in the United states was in Pawtucket in 1824.
[/li][li]1861: Rhode Island is the first Union State to send troops in response to President Lincoln’s request for help from the states.
[/li][li]1866: Rhode Island abolished racial segregation
[/li][li]1890: The first 9-hole Golf Course in the United states was completed in Newport
[/li][li]1896: First race track was established in Cranston
[/li][li]1929: The first NFL game was played in Providence’s Kinsley Park. It was Chicago (now Arizona) Cardinals vs Providence Steam Rollers.
[/li][li]1935 – Present: Rhode Island is dominated by democratic politics
[/li][li]1950 – 1990: The state was notorious for crime activity especially since the Patriarca crime family held sway
[/li][li]1971: Income Tax is implemented
[/li][li]1980: First state to decriminalize Prostitutiona
[/li][li]2009: Prostitution is illegal again.
[/li][li]2010: The state received record flooding because of rain and rising rivers. A state of emergency was declared for two days.
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
See Erin’s Application
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
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