NGUYEN, Lien [WIP]

[vietnam]

LIEN THI NGUYEN

BASIC INFORMATION

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GENDER: Female
AGE: 17
BIRTHDAY: September 2
GRADE: Senior
BIRTH COUNTRY: Vietnam
NICKNAMES: Not many that she will tolerate, however some people may get away with calling her Li.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Asexual (or so she claims)

APPEARANCE

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EYES: In the light, Lien's eyes appear to be a golden, dark honey-brown colour that, despite their brightness, seem to hide her feelings. One thing for sure; you can tell when she's angry as her her eyes darken to a deep chestnut colour.
HAIR: Lien has very dark brown hair, a colour verging on black. Her hair is thick and glossy, and always kept in very good condition. Usually, she has it tied back in a pony-tail for practicality sakes.
HEIGHT: 5'2'
WEIGHT: 115 lbs
BMI: 21
BODY: build, unique features (tattoos, piercings, etc.), mentionables...

PERSONALITY

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LIKES:
// ✓ Reading: Lien finds it a good way to relax, and may spend hours tucked away somewhere reading a novel or poetry.
// ✓ Tea: The warmth of tea is very soothing for her. She also finds it a very classy thing to drink, much more so than coffee.
// ✓ Having time to herself: Lien is rather closed off to others. She'd much rather be alone than in a huge crowd.
// ✓ Flowers: Lien enjoys tending to flowers, watching them grow. She has many different plants in pots in her room. Her favourite flower is the lotus, the plant she was named after.
// ✓ Creative crafts: Lien is talented at arts and crafts, and likes to dabble in creating or building things in her free time. She specialises in wood-work.
// ✓ Motorcycles: The Vietnamese student has a need for speed. Back when she was in Hanoi, Lien used to ride her parent's motorcycle everywhere! She's a terrible driver, but she's doesn't care.
// ✓ Water and water sports: Lien loves any activity to do with water. Sailing, boating, swimming or even just drifting in the pool. She finds being around water relaxing; and she even likes rain!
// ✓ Vietnamese cuisine: Her favourite food is Phở, and she can hardly live without it!
// ✓ Gadgets: Lien loves taking apart gadgets and then putting them back together just to see how they work.
// ✓ Pulling pranks: Especially on a certain American... From sneaking up behind someone and scarring them, to setting up a huge contraption that dumps water on somebody; Lien has tried them all!

DISLIKES:
// ✗ Invasion of her personal space: Lien has huge issues about her personal bubble, and getting invading it without her permission may result in a smack over the head with a rice paddle, or anything else she has in reach.
// ✗ Photographs: Lien likes photography and taking pictures, but hates having pictures taken of herself. She tends to shy away from the camera, finding smiling awkward for a lens. And she always thinks she looks weird in photos. Best to be on the other side of the camera.
// ✗ Mess: She's a clean freak and a snob about hygiene. Lack of cleanliness makes her feel uncomfortable, and mess just annoys her.
// ✗ France: Lien and her family lived in Paris for two years when she was younger, and she hated it. The people were rude and arrogant (in her opinion) and everything seemed stuck up... The one thing from her time there that she enjoyed was she started up fencing.
// ✗ Loud noises: Lien prefers it when things are peaceful. Noises and chaos give her serious head-aches, and nobody likes those.
// ✗ Traffic: There's terrible traffic where she comes from and here as well, and it gives Lien such a headache. Lien has an odd habit for always being late, never on time, and traffic is what she always blames her lateness on. Also, when stuck in traffic, she ends up cussing very badly.
// ✗ Unhealthy food: Take-aways and fast food are just not to her liking. Sometimes they make her feel a bit sick, actually. She also doesn't really like coffee that much either.
// ✗ "Commie" references: Just because her home country is communist, it doesn't make her a Western-hating Red/Commie. Lien gets very insulted when people make references to that in a derogatory way.
// ✗ Cold weather: Lien is used to the hot climate of South-East Asia. She still finds it hard to adjust to the cold.
// ✗ Insects: The hot, humid weather in Vietnam means there are a lot of insects, so Lien is used to them. But it's still not pleasant when you find a huge bug in your house.

QUIRKS:
// ★ Lien never arrives on time for anything. Even she doesn't really know why that is, but if you want to meet up with her be sure to arrange much earlier than when you really intend.
// ★ Lien always carries a rice paddle, mop or broom with her. Back in Vietnam, she tended to carry a rice paddle around with her everywhere which she used to threaten people or to hit them on the head with. She brought it to America with her, but it keeps getting confiscated from her. So, she usually ends up stealing a broom from the janitors closet to carry around the school grounds instead.
// ★ Lien is often changing her hairstyle and trying out different ways to tie it back, but is hardly ever seen with it loose.
// ★ She tends to chew on her pen (or pencil) or sometimes bite her nails when she's thinking.
// ★ The Vietnamese student argues a lot. With everyone about anything.

HOBBIES:
// ♥ Fencing
// ♥ Gardening
// ♥ Swimming
// ♥ Photography
// ♥ Pranks
// ♥ Reading
// ♥ Creative Crafts (mainly wood-work)
// ♥ Sailing
// ♥ Collecting miniature cars / motorcycles. Also driving real vehicles when she has not been banned from the wheel a chance.
// ♥ Cleaning

FEARS:
// ✖ Fire and explosions
// ✖ Dying a dishonourable death
// ✖ Loosing her independence
// ✖ Betrayal
// ✖ Her past / secrets being discovered

SECRETS:
// ~ "I've kissed a girl (and a boy) and I liked it!" …She swings both ways.
// ~ Lien has a small lotus tattoo on the base of her neck. It's always covered by either her clothes or hair.
// ~ She had a twin sister who died in an accident Lien blames herself for. And she doesn't like to talk about it.
// ~ When she was younger, Lien's dream was to find a man to support her and get married. Now she's become an extreme bit of a feminist, and she cringes at the fact that was her childhood ambition.
// ~ Lien hates ice-cream. Something most people think is really weird.

STRENGTHS:
// + Independent
// + Head-strong
// + Confident
// + Good leadership skills
// + Hard-working and doesn't mind getting her hands dirty

WEAKNESSES:
// - Judgemental
// - Suspicious
// - Ignores or doesn't listen to advice from others
// - Unforgiving and holds grudges
// - Impatient

GENERAL/OTHER:
200 word minimum. put as much here as you can pile up. each character has an individual, unique personality; make sure you show that in this section.

THE ROLEPLAYER

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NAME/ALIAS: Amy, though some people call me Berry on other sites.
TIME ZONE: GMT + 1 hour
EXPERIENCE: About a year and a half.
OTHER CHARACTERS: None, but I'd like to pick up another girl at some point. Maybe Hungary or Belgium.
PAIRINGS: OTP for Vietnam is Vietnam/Taiwan. But I also support Thailand/Vietnam, America/Vietnam... And I'm open to anything.