Character Survey of DOOOOOOM

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Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Zoe is 5’6 in her stocking feet with a very slim build. She’s actually underweight for her height, thanks to years of competitive riding that required she be very light.

2. How old is she?
She turned 20 on October 1.

3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch?
Zoe stands very straight. She has the kind of posture that girls who have spent time with books on their head have - even more so, if possible, when she’s wearing heels.

4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Zoe is very healthy, and very physically fit from horseback riding, regular exercise, and training.

5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Zoe is very graceful, though she has trouble believing that’s true, due to a number of years of dance training under a perfectionist mother.

6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror? She’s a very pretty girl, and she knows she’s fairly attractive, though not in a particularly spoiled or full-of-herself way. Zoe doesn’t consider herself beautiful, just pretty. It’s a fact, and she definitely dresses and “styles” herself to take advantage of that.

7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
Zoe has light, mostly clear skin, though she has a smattering of freckles across her nose at all times, and they have a tendency to spread everywhere when she’s in the sun.

8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style.
Dark brown hair, worn just past her shoulders. It has a tendency to curl and wave, and she has to maintain it pretty often or it goes wild. She also has a fringe of bangs, which she either brushes to the side or wears over her forehead, depending on the day.

9. What color are her eyes?
Bright, crystal blue.

10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
A squared, cleft chin.

11. What are her chief tension centers?
She carries most of her stress - and sometimes the weight of the world - on her shoulders, and also has a tendency to clench her hands when she’s nervous.

12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit?
Zoe is an extremely stylish dresser. She gravitates towards bold colors - bright blues, reds, oranges, greens, yellows - in ladylike shapes. She prefers skirts and dresses to pants. Most of her clothes are in solids, though she has a love for floral patterned dresses, especially for spring and summer. Her favorite thing to buy are shoes, though she tends to stick with three main brands: Ferragamo, Jimmy Choo for dressing up, and Manolo Blahniks. Mostly low heels, generally shy of three inches, but also ballet flats.

13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them?
Everything Zoe owns is tailored to fit precisely, and she’s as comfortable in a silk dress as most people are in jeans.

14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences?
She dresses pretty much exactly the same on her job as she does in her free time, though she might dress up slightly more when she’s working. She only dresses in casual clothing when she’s working with her horse or riding.

15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Thongs. Always with matching bras. (C cup, if you must know.)



Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
Zoe speaks in a smooth alto voice, and sings - the few times she can be cajoled into it - in the same.

2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate?
She has a relatively quiet, even voice, and rarely speaks with hesitation. When extremely nervous or frightened, it becomes extra even, as if she’s resisting the impulse to stammer.

3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
Most of the time her voice is in the bland accent of someone born in the Deck, but sometimes - if she’s tired or intoxicated, or just upset - a very slight Greek accent will slip out. This is rare, however.

4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency?
Zoe speaks Greek with native fluency, and it’s her first language. She speaks English equally well, and is also fluent in French, Italian and German. She has some Japanese as well.

5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
When upset, she tends to mutter in Greek.

6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words?
Zoe is good at speaking off the cuff, but she definitely prefers to have time to think about what she’s going to say. She’s not a very practiced liar.

7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
She’s generally pretty eloquent, although there are times - usually when she’s angry - when she has a tendency to rant and let her tongue get ahead of her brain.



Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart?
She has an IQ of 145, but is leaps and bounds more book-smart than street-smart. She has good instincts, however, that usually keep her out of too much trouble.

2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate?
Zoe thinks well on her feet, but her preference - always - is to have time to work through every possibility and angle.

3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
She’s highly logical and reasonably practical, though she’s young enough to still be very idealistic in some ways. Zoe has a math brain, and this tends to reflect in her thought process: she likes things to line up neatly.

4. What kind of education has the character had?
Zoe was privately tutored in the classics, mathematics and science, languages and the arts - with a particular emphasis on music - from the age of five. Once it was clear that she was better at mathematics than song, she was allowed to complete a degree in accountancy and finance at the University of London through correspondence.

5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about?
Her strengths are in accounting and finance, particularly investments. She enjoys in particular the currency markets, and often supplements her own income by playing them.

6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert?
Very introverted, but less shy than she was a couple of years ago. Zoe is more likely to listen than speak in most situations.

7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Though generally even-tempered and friendly, Zoe has a sharp temper that runs ice cold. If you cross her, she can retain her anger and carry a grudge for months afterwards.

8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
Her inclination is towards the timid, but she tries to squash that. As a result, she has a tendency to come off a bit aloof and businesslike at first, though she’s more warm and friendly even as a conversation goes on.

9. Is she more likely to act, or to react?
Zoe acts. But this is actually a more recent development, beginning during this past year. Most of her teen years she spent reacting - following the plan, but recently she’s displayed a tendency to plunge into things.

10. Which is her default: fight or flight?
Flight. Zoe isn’t currently a very skilled fighter, and if she can run, she will run.

11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
She has a mischievous sense of humor. Not one for jokes and puns, but definitely inclined towards pranks, and she and Hadyn tend to egg each other on.

12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them?
No.

13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person?
The single most defining moment was absolutely her father’s death when she was fourteen after a two year cancer battle. Georgios’ death took away the buffer between herself and Charlotte, and she spent the next six years in intense study and training for being a Heart Face Card. He also died when she was at a very impressionable age, and left her with only an uncle and a grandfather for male role models. As a result, she views him through extremely rose-colored glasses.

14. What does she fear?
Abandonment. Zoe has serious abandonment issues, exacerbated by her father’s death, her mother’s distance throughout her childhood, and her recent disownment.

15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
Zoe doesn’t have any precise ambitions. She doesn’t want to be a Face Card, but switching Suits has awakened her own ambitions to a degree, and she has an advancement plan in her head to rise up within the Spades. More personally, she’s been recently hoping for a future with her boyfriend, Victor, though she doesn’t bring that up.

16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
The level of uncertainty she has about a number of things - from her relationships, to whether she’s made the right decisions, to the secrets she keeps. She’s also frightened of David, the King of Spades, due to tales she grew up with, and she’s keen to hide that.



Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents.
Currently terrible. Zoe’s father has been dead since she was barely fourteen, and her relationship with her mother is nonexistent at the moment. Charlotte is an ambitious woman who harbored plans to raise Zoe to be a Face Card in the Hearts - either Ace or Jack - and disowned her daughter when she switched Suits to the Spades.

2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
As far as she knows, Zoe is an only child. In reality, though, she has a half-brother in Hadyn Novak, one of her best friends. Their parents all know the truth, but it’s been kept from both of them.

3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand?
Zoe has an aunt and uncle and three cousins to whom she’s reasonably close. They live in town running the family music store, however, and she was raised at Heart Castle, so there’s a bit of distance because of that. She’s probably closest to her grandmother, Jessica Huntly.

4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them?
She’s very close to Maggie St. John, a Seven of Hearts who recently left the Deck to see to some health problems. Zoe grew up calling her Aunt Maggie, and she was a very close friend of Zoe’s father, which just increased their closeness after his death.

5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Hadyn Novak is her best friend, and has been since he joined the Hearts when they were eight. They were brought together by the fact that his older brother Jordan tormented both of them and, frankly, because they weren’t supposed to be friends at all. They have similar tempers and temperaments, and matching mischievous senses of humor, and tend to follow each other into trouble. They’re also currently dating best friends (sort of dating in Hadyn’s case.)

6. Does she have other close friends?
Zoe is close to Sophie Berthier, having met her when Sophie was dating Victor’s other best friend, Ben. They’ve had similar upbringings - on the ambitious parent side - and both tend to be pretty intellectual and big readers. Sophie was one of the people who was supportive of her switching Suits while still voicing her concerns, and Zoe appreciates that.

She’s also friends with Lasandra Adare, the Heart Court Artist, and they drag each other into trouble on a near weekly basis. Sandy is quirky and bright and brings a lot of much needed levity into Zoe’s life, especially given the stress she’s been under recently. They’ve both dragged each other into Arcana-related adventures, including one particular one involving hand-embroidered jumpsuits.

7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people?
Now that she’s gotten over her teenage shyness, Zoe makes friends more easily. She can be very charming when she wants to be...but she can also be very reserved. A lot of people make it to the casual friend stage; very few make it past her defenses into a close friendship.

8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends?
Right now, friends. She loves her extended family, but she’s a lot closer and more trusting of the people she’s let into her inner circle of friends.

9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once?
Single, technically; however, she's in a very serious relationship.

10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
Zoe is in a serious relationship with Victor Fox; it’s serious enough that most people think he’s the reason she switched to the Spades, and they basically live together, though not officially.

11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest?
Her first crush was Gaston, the dancing master she had when she was fourteen. Her latest was Victor, her current boyfriend, who she wildly crushed on the night they met. It was the singing, okay. The singing and dancing.

12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
Someone who makes her heart pound. Zoe likes an edge of danger, and she’s attracted to quiet men. And while she’s very independent, she’s nonetheless attracted to men who want to protect her - as long as that protectiveness doesn’t make her feel smothered.

13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any?
Right now, Zoe would tell you that she doesn’t want children. This is mostly due to her upbringing with Charlotte - she doesn’t want to do that to any child - but also because...she’d never really met anyone she would have wanted to have children. Lately, she’s been starting to change her mind, though she doesn’t want them right this second.

14. Does she have any rivals or enemies?
Not...really. At one point she might have considered Elani one - for Victor’s attention - but now she’s more confident in that relationship, and sort of hopes she and Elani can become friends.

15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale?
Very straight. Maybe a...one? A two on a very drunk day?

16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her?
Well, she’s twenty and lost her virginity barely six months ago. It’s pretty damn important.

17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Zoe likes to give over control in the bedroom. Maybe not every single time, but she likes being held down and probably wouldn’t be averse to fairly light bondage. But she can be playful and take over sometimes, too. She’s still learning what she likes. However, serious pain? Blood? Not cool.



Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac or choice) sign? How well does she fit type?
Zoe is smack dab in the middle of the Libra sign. It...suits better than she thinks. She’s not an extrovert, which is the surface characteristic of a Libra, but she excels at the social graces, she’s very charming, and she’s highly intelligent, which are all Libra qualities.

2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life?
Zoe is a churchgoing Greek Orthodox. She’s not the type of person who prays everyday, or thinks she talks to God everyday, but the religion is nonetheless important to her, being her last remaining connection to her father.

3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
She doesn’t really. Or rather, the code of morals and ethics she has are currently in a state of flux. Since before she switched Suits, her mindset has been shifting towards something more accepting of violence than her upbringing did.

4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
Zoe considers herself very tolerant, and she went through a curious phase, but she’s very settled in her beliefs at the moment.

5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
Zoe is fairly unprejudiced, though she tends to be a suspicious type. Ironically, she was raised to be suspicious of Spades, and even though she’s now one, some of that remains. It’s half-irrational - the pervading Spades Are Evil mindset in the other Suits - and half-reasonable, because they are dangerous.



Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
Zoe is fairly well-off. She’s from a wealthy family, and despite her recent disowning, is still pretty wealthy - due to her personal investments.

2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
Zoe is a Four of Spades, which is on the lower rungs of the Suit structure. This is a major change for her, since she’d been a Seven of Hearts, and it’s often difficult for her. She’d been in a position of authority in the Hearts, despite how young she is, and she’s currently working as a personal assistant. She likes to think she does a good job of quashing the twinges of dissatisfaction, but she’ll be changing jobs in May and challenging to Five after her twenty-first birthday.

3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
Spade Castle. She has her own basic room, that’s furnished nicely, but remains somewhat impersonal due to the fact that she mostly lives with her boyfriend.

4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
Shoes. Also clothes, handbags and she has an interior design habit.

5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
Zoe is currently half the Personal Assistant to the Jack of Spades and half the accountant for Spade Castle. The first job is, eh, okay, but was more interesting when she was encroaching more on Sieben’s workload. Now that it’s actually assistant work, she’s less interested in it.

Accounting, however, is one of her favorite things, and she’s looking forward to getting her hands on all the money.

6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
Zoe is a big reader, and one her favorite things to do is get lost in a book, whether that’s Sun Tzu or *cough* vampire romance. Shopping is something like a third job, and she also likes sewing and embroidery; she tends to mend her own clothes, though she goes to a tailor for major operations. Baking, though it's currently more of a learning experience.

7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Zoe has a tendency to forget to eat if she’s involved in a project, and that’s part of the reason she’s so slender. Her regular breakfast is coffee, and she’ll eat if you put food in front of her. She does drink, though she doesn’t like the next morning and tries to keep it reasonable most of the time.



Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:

1. Color? Pale blue
2. Smell? Cinnamon
3. Time of day? Dusk
4. Season? Autumn
5. Book? Faust
6. Music? Classical and swing
7. Place? Paris
8. Substance? Fire
9. Plant? Tulip
10. Animal? Ocelot


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