Emilia A. Snow [FINISHED]

Name: Emilia A Snow
Epithet: Water God, Serpent of the Seas, Jade Empress, Gotei (Fifth Emperor), Shichibukai (Warlord)
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Home Town: Lnveel Kingdom
Race: Human
Sexuality: Heterosexual

Affiliation: Pirate
Occupation: Greysmith



Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Red
Skin Tone: Unhealthy Pale
Height: 5'9ft / 175cm
Weight: 124lbs / 57kg
Tattoo: crew flag high up on the outside of her left thigh



Personality: Emilia may appear to drift about in an unending daydream of her ideals, but her thought process is unceasing, and her mind buzzes with realistically applicable concepts from the moment she wakes up. This constant thinking can have the effect of making her look pensive and detached, as she is often conducting full-fledged, complex plans in her own head, but really Emilia is quite relaxed and friendly when she is with people she finds comfort in, who shares the same interests. However, this can be replaced by overwhelming skepticism when Emilia is among unfamiliar faces, and friendly banter can quickly become combative if she believes their end goal differs from her own, or more specifically, threatens her own end goal.

Furthermore, with thinking as one of her governing traits, Emilia is unlikely to understand emotional complaints at all, and her friends won't find much of a bedrock of emotional support in her besides the facade she might present. People like Emilia would much rather make a series of logical suggestions to the desired result for how to resolve the underlying issue, a perspective that is not always welcomed by their morally obliged companions. This will likely extend to most social conventions and goals as well, e.g planning excursions and having pre-engaged matters with morally emotional context, as Emilia is far more concerned with effective and efficient results.

On the occasion where logical input is of less efficiency, easily one of the most dominant traits in Emilia's array of quirks is an impulsive nature. Most everything she does with the aforementioned terms is a result of her instinctual, quickly-thought out theories (despite its effectiveness), whether it’s a combative instance, or it’s a matter of what food she’ll eat for dinner. On the other hand, in most circumstances of little strategic value from a more conservative outlook, most all of her choices are done through the naturally-thought out, with little consideration to what is considered the societal 'rational'. In shallow context "impulse" can be one of the things that 'defines' her during these moments.

With her ultimate motivations taken out of the picture, the less 'serious' Emilia's complexity fades, and the depth of who she is and has become is revealed even further. Her open-mindedness is a trait that may reflect the woman's interests in the likes of culture and art. In different context, one can describe Emilia to be imaginative, creative, and a seeker of cultural and educational experiences, as opposed to her surface-level practical and straight-forward (though seemingly the opposite) demeanor. At the same time, as with many of the youth, Emilia is prone to experiencing negative thoughts and feelings. With a lack of authourial figures she can respectfully look up to and obey, insecurity isn't without home in Emilia's heart, on subjects more than simply physical attraction.

If there's one thing Emilia is good at, it's coming up with a never-ending stream of innovations and ideas to keep things moving forward, and this is evident in her romantic relationships as well. For Emilia, growth is the key, and even before she’s found a dating partner, Emilia will imagine all the ways they can experience new things together, to grow in tandem. This can be an overwhelming process if her partner doesn't match up, but when she find someone who shares her love of intellectual exploration, a blooming couple is formed.

Even from her younger years, Emilia's concept of a fruitful relationship included the testing of her partner's limits to--ironically--fulfill their potential, pushing boundaries and traditions all the while seeking open-mindedness and spontaneity. To be together with Emilia is hardly a boring experience, and she’ll make use of mutual enthusiasm and creativity by trying to delight her partner with new ideas and experiences. That in mind, it’s expected for Emilia to move extremely fast in her relationships.

As constantly referenced, Emilia's idea of fun is often rooted in self-improvement, and people like her bring their partners along the way, as much in a spirit of sharing as in a spirit of expectation. Emilia accepts only growth and ascent, and fails to comprehend the concept of a "happy status quo”. As a result, Emilia is comparatively demanding as she is invigorating. A little time to breathe and a chance to rest on one's laurels for a moment is necessary for many people, but an unappreciated state of mind to Emilia. However, if her unwavering enthusiasm is matched, it can lead to a magnificent relationship characterized by power, depth, and an endless, electric spark.

As a common basic level of introduction, Emilia presents herself and offers someone respect as if it were the natural stance to assume. Upon first contact, from at least what she considers, Emilia speaks forth with the intent of viewing herself, and the subject, as equals. Even if she did possess information regarding a person she has yet to meet, should the time come, whether they were to be regarded with reverence or deemed the lowest of criminals, Emilia will converse with them and avoid overstepping boundaries of intimacy, until something within her--or the subject--is sparked.

Her eccentric psyche has chiseled this characteristic into her, to the point of having a generally polite way of carrying herself in public to the best of her conscientious abilities. Emilia finds it shameful for someone to act without manners in a setting without some level of intimacy; therefore, she commits to doing just the opposite. Furthermore, when someone has actually done something worthy of acknowledgement, she won't simply have manners, but legitimately respect them, at the least holding them in relatively high-esteem. In regards to higher-ups, they naturally deserve respect, for reasons such as simply being "higher-up", as well as doing something deserving of that position. Given that, Emilia will give them respect; however, a situation may arise in which Emilia's personal opinion differs with their position. In this case, she will treat them politely, but express her disapproval subliminally.

People who consider themselves more than simply acquainted with Emilia's will probably notice that she's a bit distant emotionally and socially. Her true feelings are usually kept to herself, aside from the very closest of beings to her. On a social level, she generally keeps away, not necessarily out of disliking conversations and simply preferring isolation, but rather a feeling of not being able to open herself up very well.

As an extremely emotional person, most of Emilia’s actions are heavily influenced by impulse and feeling. Despite capable of rational thinking, this trait may directly affect not only her actions, but even her less logical “functions”. While typically keeping herself well under control, Emilia’s elegance, precise process of movement, and even her combat style can suddenly shift into a wild, animistic onslaught of messy wide swings of full power and relentless strikes. For example, after being freed from her "mental cage" by an unexpected savior, Emilia acted out offensively in an aggressive attempt at self-defense. Of course, this sort of thing happens only after she is pushed past a certain point; otherwise, only self control is exhibited.

Emilia has quite the way with words, explained by her impressive intelligence and understanding of the psyche. She can carry heavy influence in her words, controlling them through tone of voice and selective diction. In diplomatic scenarios she has a noticeable advantage, proven by an attempt to gain favour with her captor through reverent wording and reference to her profuse loyalty (though ineffective in the end). On the other hand, her talent has prompted others to scrutinise Emilia for "serpent-speak". Even trusted allies find caution in her dialogue. In typically negative connotation, at times Emilia impulsively speaks her thoughts aloud. This fact has forced Emilia to be extremely careful with her mouth, and--while in control--stay as quiet as possible. Given the simultaneous advantages and disadvantages, Emilia's "Silver-Tongue" is appropriately dubbed a "double-edged sword".

Also a double-edged sword--later to be explained--Emilia's intelligence is but one of her many assets. It isn't a stretch to say she's a genius in multiple ways, including the capacity to process complex scenarios with ease, and quickly grasp concepts on a mental/physical level. A clear representation is her calculated movements mid-combat and adaptability to a situation. In a mental sense, if she were taught a portion of physics, it won't be too difficult for her to find some other relative details and eventually find more complex theorems as a result. While most find intellect a cherished trait, Emilia isn't as optimistic. A part of being smart is having a hard time being ignorant. If someone was lying to her, it's usually easy to see past the lie (regardless of moral intention, e.g white lies). At other times, she might be learning how to, say, do a certain sport; if she were to learn at the same time as a friend, chances are she will progress at a faster rate. To her, a sense of accomplishment is easily replaced by a sense of isolation.

Mentioned before, Emilia is a quiet girl. Her true feelings are definitely loud, but her emphasis on self-control prevents their reveal in most scenarios. Her mouth runs off on its own, and her emotions deep within control her actions. So what's the best way to prevent her subconscious from dictating her expressiveness? Lack any sort of expressiveness at all. But while Emilia keeps her feelings and words at bay, those close to her will constantly notice this sense of sorrow from her. Praised a genius with inexplicable talent in all sorts of profound fields, Emilia still finds herself limited in different aspects, and above all else she is still a young girl. The contrast of praise she receives from her talents to the shortcomings she constantly tries to cover up is, to an extent, emotionally deprecating. Despite that, Emilia is well aware that there are those who have gone through immensely more suffering, leading her to avoid accepting her sadness, thus perpetuating.

Do not be mistaken, Emilia is frequently sad. But Emilia also disallows this sadness to grasp ahold of her, alongside her other emotions and speech. In fact, her inherit sorrow is the reason for her optimism. Knowing fully well that there are people who have gone through worse and ended up better, Emilia aspires to be similar in that aspect. That, in the very least if her shortcomings are not conquered, she can learn to accept them. This has caused her to assume the role of an uplifter to “family” and friends. When things become complicated and the odds are not in favour, Emilia is certain to be there and comfort them.


Likes: In another side of her, Emilia prefers to explore with her hands and eyes, touching and examining the world around her with cool rationalism and spirited curiosity as opposed to the alternatives. Those of the same breed as her are 'doers', moving from event to event, completing the useful and the superfluous for the necessity in it, and learning from their environment as they go. Suited to a more conventional occupation of an applicatory function based purely on intellectual prowess, Emilia finds no greater joy than in getting her hands dirty pulling things apart and putting them back together, just a little bit better than they were before--bodies not exempt. Emilia is the type to explore ideas through creating, troubleshooting, trial and error, and first-hand experience if it can not be solved through the mind alone. She doesn't mind having other people take an interest in her projects and sometimes doesn't even mind them getting into their space. Of course, that's on the condition that those people don't interfere with her principles and freedom.

Emilia loves discerning patterns, and spotting discrepancies between statements could almost be described as a hobby, making it a bad idea to lie to her in common situations. Ironically, her own words should be taken with a grain of salt; it's not that she is dishonest, but whether for the achievement of her own ideals or just general precautions, Emilia frequents a twist in words or exaggeration, using others' emotions in relation to hers to gain what she wants. This may make her appear unreliable, but in reality few are more skilled and capable of reaching a solid conclusion--drilling through the endless factors and details that encompass the issue and developing a unique and viable solution--than one such as herself; just don't expect a moral means to an end. People who share her personality aren't interested in practical, day-to-day activities and maintenance, but when they find an environment where their underlying motivations and potential can be expressed and grasped, there is no limit to the time and energy she will expend in developing an insightful and effective solution as she sees it.

In more casual occurrences, Emilia frequents the ultimate devil's advocate, thriving on the process of shredding arguments and beliefs and letting the ribbons drift in the wind for all to see--even when conflicting with her own, for the sake of self-satisfaction in being right and another being wrong. One can even take out the strategic purpose and still find that she enjoys this process. Few love the process of mental sparring more than this girl, as it gives her a chance to exercise her effortlessly quick wit, broad accumulated knowledge base, and capacity for connecting disparate ideas to prove her points, biased as they might be.

As with all those invested in the scholarly, Emilia finds the unknown ever so interesting. If something were to occur, and any relevant information pertaining to it was to be unknown, one would commonly find her obsessively entranced in a pursuit. As is a common philosophy to worldly fulfillment, the fun in obtaining satisfaction is the journey; the Pursuit of Happiness. When in reference to Emilia, there can be no better term—aside from substituting Happiness for Knowledge, as they are typically one in the same to her. Indeed, much of her entertainment comes from discovering the unknown for herself, and while the end result is simply outstanding, she has clearly learned to appreciate the trials taken to get as far as she did. Simply stated, Emilia is an infophile, and given that, supposedly, one can see a gleam in her eyes when facing the foreign.

Emilia is easily defined as the likeliest person to make a lifestyle of risky behavior from opposing eyes. Living in the moment and diving into action, she is understandably the eye of the storm--or perhaps, the storm itself, with those she ensnares facing an inescapable barrier within the torrents. People with a personality akin enjoy drama, passion, and pleasure unconflicting with the left side of the brain; and not for the stimulation given to their logical minds, but to satisfy their greed, hunger, and lust, particularly in an emotional sense, as unstable as they are. They are in no manner obligated to make critical decisions based on factual, immediate reality in a process of rapid-fire rational stimulus response, but entitled to commit actions based on thoughts which digress from common sense, all of which happens to coalesce fairly well in native perception.

Another challenge Emilia faces in terms of the psyche is the mindset in which it makes more sense to use her own moral compass--which is fairly nonexistent--than another's, causing her to lack traits concerning sympathy and empathy, or understanding of a situation or mood. Rules weren't made to be broken in her mind--they just didn't demand to be so strictly observed. This is a sentiment few others are likely to share, and can earn her a certain reputation. But if she minimises the trouble making--albeit unlikely, harness her overbearing energy, and focus through the boring stuff, in all sorts of manners one can consider Emilia a force to be reckoned with, if not already.
Dislikes: What Emilia dislikes 'specifically' isn't so crystal clear, but the qualifications to be someone she dislikes is evermore tangible. At that point, heir actions will cause her to lose respect for them, or in a less likely case, gain more respect from her. One's status and/or appearance usually has no bearing on her; as such, if she were to meet a king, they would be treated no different than a girl from a brothel.

Naturally, there are some exceptions to this standard, and sometimes someone's position or appearance does have an effect on her, hence the aforementioned "usually". Afterall, if someone walks into a pub with a sign hanging on their neck saying "I will break you if you come within a metre of me", Emilia, or anyone else for that matter, isn't going to find any benefit in interacting with them. But, in terms of giving someone a different level of respect upon first meet, usually this is done by relation to another person. For example, if she has a good friend, and she meets that good friend's brother, naturally she would having the expectation of the brother to be someone she could get along with, and therefore offers a bit more respect than usual. In contrast, if his hated nemesis's mentor comes along, Emilia isn't going to get all friendly with him/her.

Emilia has the occasional “what is life” rant. With her high level of intellect, it’s understandable that she might have some level of explanation for things not defined by natural laws of logic and the like. Now, this isn't to say she will always throw out a piece of perspective that invokes a lot of thought, as she frequently takes the more casual, simple approach to things; but there still comes the occasion that the girl might just spew out something heart-felt and deep. Especially when trying to prove a point, explain her point-of-view or try to get others to understand something. Even justifying something can lead to some philosophy of hers, or a concept she can agree with.

While not as a whole, Emilia usually jumps to a negative conclusion when judging people. While she will give someone the benefit of the doubt, she would more easily believe someone to have darker motives over being good-hearted. In her poverty-ridden life amongst the less fortunate, assessing someone could not be done through actions alone, as quite a lot of people had always worn a mask over their faces. As a result, Emilia developed the skill to 'read' people, though much of the information extracted from these readings were only speculation and assumptions.

A bit of legitimate deduction is used in accordance with their background, circumstances, appearance and actions, but without knowing someone on a personal level much of this information is relatively superficial, and privy to interpretation. This is where Emilia's cynical characteristic comes in. What seems to be a preferred interpretation of information she comes across is things of the more negative spectrum.

This makes any strict, organised entity a difficult thing to join, as most will fail to cater to her interests. Of course, if they did it would be a different story, but the very unifying concept of organised entities infrequently yield to her preferences. It certainly isn't because she isn't smart, and if not for the lacking rationale to her, she could do well, but the regimented, lecturing approach of formal guidelines is just so far from the hands-on learning that Emilia not only enjoys, but is accustomed to. It takes a great deal of maturity to see this process as a necessary means to an end, something that creates more exciting opportunities: a trait profusely lacked.
Motivations: Something rather apparent when one becomes acquainted with Emilia is her aspirations. The girl tries to always reach higher and grasp things beyond her, inherently making her capable of an astonishing rate of growth when the circumstances allow. Whether natural or force, her ambitious side has made her a rather capable learner, being able to catch onto things quickly. This trait goes hand-in-hand with his job as an informant.

In a way, one can consider Emilia to be a 'big dreamer'. She has a plenty of goals, whether they are small milestones or ones that reach way up high into the realm of the impossible, all of them are sights set before her. For example, her desire to find something which can entertain her, whatever it may be. Despite ranging from small to big, this goal can only be temporarily achieved, and is therefore never-ending. Or another goal of hers, overcoming the traumas of her past While not having as much of a clear path to achievement, thus vaguer milestones, there is a definitive and tangible goal at the end.

In such a case as the provided examples, Emilia might attempt to grasp both, using them as a catalyst for each other. While trying to forget past trauma, there's almost an expectancy of being entertained along the way, and in an attempt to discover something entertaining, a shard of memories may be lost.

When Emilia is particularly excited, the conversation can border on incoherence as she might try to explain the daisy-chain of logical conclusions that led to the formation of her latest idea. Often times, Emilia will opt to simply move on from a topic before it's ever understood what she was trying to say, rather than try to lay things out in plain terms. The reverse can also be true when people explain their thought processes to her, in terms of subjectivity and feeling. Imagine an immensely complicated clockwork, taking in every fact and idea possible, processing them with a heavy dose of creative reasoning and returning the most logically sound results available; this is how the Emilia's mind works, and her kind has little tolerance for an emotional monkey-wrench jamming her gears without logical basis.
Fears: One thing that really holds Emilia back is her restless and pervasive fear of failure. Emilia is so prone to reassessing her own thoughts and theories, worrying that she’s missed some critical piece of the puzzle, that she might become stagnate, lost in an intangible world where her thoughts are never truly applied. Overcoming this self-doubt stands as one of the greatest challenges she is likely to face, but the intellectual gifts --big and small--bestowed on the world when she does makes it worth the fight, arrogant as it may be.

Hypotheses, abstract concepts and plodding discussions about concerning mass-welfare and their implications fail to keep Emilia interested for long without progress. The girl is one to keep her conversations energetic, with a good dose of intelligence--albeit in quite the broad sense, though she does like to talk about what is as opposed to hypothetical situations--or better yet, to just go out and inevitably do it. Granted, these conversations tend to move rapidly from one subject to another, frequently without much to bridge the two concepts aside from Emilia's own broken train of thought. Those of the same litter leap without hesitation, eyes closed, and fix their mistakes as they go, rather than sitting idle while preparing contingencies and escape clauses. Without this mentality, failure is ultimately far easier to achieve, whereas the capacity to multitask and continue on forward while filling in the rough patches is more efficient; only that, with insufficient skill, the fill ins are lacking. In layman terms, she acts before thinking; or, perhaps it's acting based on entirely incomprehensible, irrational thinking?

Emilia will most always have an impact on her immediate surroundings; the best way to spot her in a party is to look for the gust of energy amidst the people flitting about them as she moves from group to group. Laughing and [self-]entertaining with a blunt and nonsensical humor, despite contentment without notice, if Emilia was to be in an environment of focused attention, she would much rather prefer all of it to be on her. It makes hiding one's true self much easier. That being said, with the lacking substance of familiarity, Emilia finds it uncomfortable to reveal herself to others in more ways than one, to the point of having an innate fear on the subject.