Elise Segher || Luxembourg

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Elise Marie Segher Awkward and shy, Elise is a small girl playing in a tough world. Don't be fooled though, she's a lot tougher and more cunning than she looks. People know you come to the little lady if you want to know something about the wealthy, if you have the cash.

CODE NAME: Lady Lux

Female

21

Heterosexual

Dutch

Decorator

Broker

Physical

157cm/5’2”

51kgs/112lbs

Dark Blond

Chocolate Brown

Fair

Petite

Personal

Go Getter; Her life has taught her from a very young age that if you want something you need to get it yourself. Waiting around for hand outs gets you nothing, and Elise wants to prove her own worth. She’s made herself an any time kind of person; morning or night, if it means getting things done she will do it. She self initiates her workload and motivates others around her. Elise is always running around doing a hundred things at once but she’s so used to it that it doesn’t bother. It’s addicting to her, accomplishing one thing after another and she always feels like she needs to improve. Settling is not an option to her, Elise has big plans for her life and wants to be on top of the world. Dream big, but do bigger, that is her motto! Gentle Soul; Deep down she really is a sweet girl at heart. She’s friendly to everyone she knows and a thoughtful person. Always on time and never forgets a birthday. Elise is a really awkward and shy person, just because she isn’t used to being with people in general. Even though she’s suspicious of everyone’s intentions she tries to give them the benefit of the doubt before making a solid decision on the person. Despite her money loving and lying ways she’s never sought out to harm anyone out of evil or malicious intent, all of it has been to protect herself and those she cares about. Her friends and family come above her always, and she’ll do anything to protect them. Elise just doesn’t have a mean bone in her body, but she can make you believe she does. Dedicated; Elise never half-asses anything. When she is doing a task she puts 100% of her focus and time into doing it properly. She will not quit until it is finished. Whether its something small like picking flowers for a wedding or being an ambassador's arm candy to get information, she puts herself into the task completely. She has never quit something in the middle or given up; it's completely against everything she believes in. It isn’t just limited to her work, she’s dedicated to people and her pets as well. When Elise does have friends she’s a very good one, because she spends a lot of time trying to get to know them to be the best friend she possible can be. Keep Calm; If there’s one thing she’s learned about lying is that the face usually gives it away. Over the years she’s learned to mask any emotion with a serene, pretty smile. Elise gets into some hairy situations but she’s always learned to keep calm and never show fear. If she wasn’t such a calm person naturally she would have probably broken down from all the stress she has in life. Deep breathes and she can make it through the day. If you lose your composure you can slip up and that could mean death. Elise can be quick to react, but she hides her emotions with a calm facade until she can plan accordingly. Acting on instinct is rare to her but not unheard to her if she has no other option. Smart; Whether it’s book smart or street smart she has them. The book smarts helps her memorize things she’s read, or heard and the street smarts keeps her still breathing. You need to have both to be the chameleon she is. Elise always did really well in school but has always compared herself to her sister, so she never reached her full potential in school. On the streets, Elise has learned to read people and situations, in order to not only use it to her advantage but to save her ass as well. As intelligent as she is she is still not wise though, and is still learning harsh lessons about the world. Methodical; Every plan has a back up plan which has a back up plan. Elise carefully plans out nearly every detail; it's a way of maintaining control of her life. Perhaps it's why she’s moved up so fast in her life and career. She always weighs the pros and cons out before making any choice, big or small, because it’s the safest way to live. She takes her time to do every task thoroughly and correctly. There’s no room for error in any part of her life, and she pushes people at work to be the same. Elise is also a neat freak, at home and at work, and keeps everything in order. She never loses anything, because it could be key to one of her plans. Liar Liar: This girl is wearing more than two faces. She didn’t get to where she is being an honest person and has no reason to stop now. Lying has become less of a game and more of a way of life. It’s another way of maintaining control of things. If she repeats the lie enough she convinces herself it’s true, and she’s done it so much that sometimes she forgets what is real. She rarely lies to family or friends (not that she has any) and if she does, it is to protect them. If you want to know something her information is always good (unless paid to tell people the wrong thing). If you’re looking to get what she knows for free, well, it may or may not be the truth. Needs control; Elise has never been in control of her life until now, and it's very overwhelming. She feels like she needs to have complete control of every aspect of her life or she’s failed. She needs control not only over her actions but her emotions as well, and keeps them all in check, rarely losing her composure. If she loses control she feels helpless and small and like she’s drowning. She doesn’t mind being given instructions at work, that is no problem. When she feels like she has no control over the situation, like everyone is making decisions for her or pushing her around, that is when she struggles to gain control again. Control gives her power, and power makes her feel strong; makes her feel alive. Can’t Say No; She’s a yes man. Can you take another account? Yes. Can you find evidence of this about this person? Yes. Want another cat? Yes please. Elise has a hard time saying no to just about anything. She wants so badly to please everyone and be recognized for her hard work. Often than not she takes on too much because she doesn’t want to disappoint anyone. Elise knows it leaves her open to be taken advantage off but she really doesn’t know how to stop. It`s especially bad with people she wants to like her, she`ll bend over backwards trying to please them. Elise thought she learned her lesson in high school but old habits die hard. Stubborn and Prideful; Elise is too prideful for her own good. She refuses to ask for help even when she needs it. Even when the odds are stacked against her she keeps on trying. She’s driven a lot of people away going on like this but it also got her this new start she wanted so badly. Even when she was cut off and her debts were piling up she was refused to give in and crawl back to her family. The last thing she wants is for anyone to take pity on her, or see her as a failure. Her pride has kept her from doing a lot of things she would hate herself for because she knew if she worked hard enough there would always be another way..

Likes

Dislikes

Money: Money is definitely in her top 5 of important things. It’s why she forces herself to stay up all hours on accounts or deal in the information business. As quickly as she’s got it though the faster she’s spent it. Starting fresh doesn’t come without debt and she would like to pay that off sooner than later. Money is the one thing that has never lied to her or deserted her, one of the few things she can trust. Learning languages; From a young age she’s loved to know what everyone was saying because she was a little nosy. She picks up the languages just from listening, no books needed. By the time she was ten she had Dutch, English and Flemish down. After they moved to Belgium she picked up French. Lastly in Luxembourg she learned the native language and German. She loves being able to converse with many different people. And it gives her an edge to getting accounts. Work; She might be one of the few people that actually enjoys work. Being a wedding and event decorating might be tough work but it’s satisfying to see an event go well or someone get their fairytale wedding. It’s also something in her life she gets to call the shots in for once. Animals; She’s a sucker for them. With the way things are going Elise fear she might one day become a hoarder. Currently she has three cats, a toad and a ferret and has been eyeing a dog at the shelter recently. Animals give her complete love and devotion with no strings attached; something she’s always craved. Food; A connoisseur is what she calls herself. Elise knows good food and if it’s not up to par she’ll let you know. Bad food is a disgrace to cooking after all. She loves to cook and most of all, to eat. Over the years she’s learned control, mostly because she’d break the bank if she kept indulging herself. Flowers; Her favourite part of her job is choosing flowers for events and weddings. Her home is filled with plants (all pet friendly!). Classical Music; After her uncle took her in he had Elise trained in classical piano and violin, the first she picked up better. She takes time out of her day to practice her piano if she can. Supernatural; Every night she watches all these ghost and ufo shows, but she keeps that on the down low. Part of the reason she moved to London was she thought there would be a ghost in her building. She thought these buildings all had ghosts, imagine her disappointment. Elise has yet to see one but she’s not giving up. When she’s feeling adventurous she likes to go on those haunted tours at night.

Relying on People; Relying means putting faith into people, and that’s not something she likes to do. Whether it’s for her legal or illegal work she hates relying on other people to come through for her. Getting tricked; Everyone doesn’t like to be fooled but Elise, she loathes it. It makes her feel like a stupid child, a feeling she despises. High Society Girls; Elise wants to be one, but she hates them. Maybe she hates them because she wants to be one so badly or maybe because she works under them. For either reason she despises them with all her core. When one gets left at the altar she’s happy for months. Fashion; She hates spending money on needless things and in her business you need to keep up with fashion trends to stay at the top. Why can’t clothing just stay the same so she doesn’t have to get new wardrobe pieces every season?! Drugs; Many people in her business are on them and there’s a lot of pressure to join in on their fun. It hangs over her like a curse. She doesn’t know if taking them is giving in but right now she refuses. Elise isn’t stupid; she knows what they do to you. She just can’t afford to lose control like that. Failure; She’s her own worse critic; failure is never an option for her. Whether it’s burning toast or not getting an account she will beat herself up internally about it for days, even weeks. When other people fail around her, heaven help you. How small chested she is; Seriously? Come on.

Dreams

Fears

A best friend- Elise is envious of most woman, with their best friends. It’s all she’s ever wanted, a friend to have sleepovers with, to cry with, to talk about boys with. Now that she’s a grown woman she feels really lonely without a friend to confide in. Especially about more mature subject matter, she really needs the guidance of a female friend. To own her company- Elise loves decorating, it’s her passion. Right now she’s happy learning and working where she is but one day she dreams of having her own company. To be on top, to have everyone want her, she really wants her own company. To go on an adventure- Traveling the world, experiencing many new things, Elise really wants to have those kind of adventures, mostly with friends. She wasted her teenage years doing nothing and wants to catch up on the excitement and experiences she missed out on. Own all the pets! Have mind blowing sex- The first time was a complete train wreck, it has to get better, right? Right? Right?!

Water; It’s a weird one, but she is terrified of water. She can’t swim first of all and secondly, do you see what they find in the ocean? She’s terrified of what lurks under the depths and is determined to stay far away from it. Even in lakes and rivers who knows what kind of nasties are waiting? Monkeys; This is one fear she usually keeps a secret. She went to the zoo when she was small and was feeding the monkeys like all the other kids when her monkey attacked her. It pulled a good chunk of hair out and ripped her clothes. Ever since she’s stayed far away from any of those horrible creatures. Everything falling apart; She’s woven so many lies that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. But she has to, there can’t be inconsistencies. One day someone might come knocking and kill her off, she always knows that is a possible reality and works hard to make sure she never gets too caught up in her lies. Being poor again; All the cruel taunts, all the mean remarks, she still carries around the bitterness from her youth. She doesn’t want to go back to that; she wants to be on top for once. She wants to stand on her mountain of fortune and high standing and laugh at all the people who made fun of her.

Background

When she was young she was a lot more aware of her family situation than she let on. Kids are intuitive after all. Her brother was a bit tough looking and her sister was smart, so plain Elise was often bullied in her classes growing up. Kids picked on her for being poor, like somehow she could change that on her own. After her mother left her father things got a little better. But the bullying followed her, something she couldn’t shake off. Elise grew her hair wild and long so she could hide behind it during her childhood, like it could shield her from their mean remarks. After her elder sister left things started going downhill. Elise did poorly in school, was withdrawn and cried a lot, all from the bullying she went through. She wanted to drop out of school and begged her mom to move them somewhere else. It broke her mother’s heart to see her like this, until she finally called in a favour from her elder brother, the uncle Elise had never met and the one her mother hated. This was the best thing she could do for her, her mother explained. And for Elise any fresh start was welcomed. He took Elise to his home in Luxembourg. He was a simple business man who had made the right investments. His home was not grand, but to her it seemed like a palace. Quickly Elise was set up with tutors to help her catch up, and her wild hair was cut short so she would look like ‘a proper young lady and not some savage in the wilds’. She was enrolled in private school and excelled for once. Finally Elise was able to fit in and make friends. Her Uncle adored her, and he was rewarded with an intelligent, obedient niece. But Elise quickly realized that the respect she earned was not of her own worth, but of her family name. She is a prideful girl and wanted people to see Elise, not her fancy surname. Against the wishes of everyone who knew her she decided to move to London to strike her own path. She knew her uncle’s name had far reaches and decided to change her surname, to show that she was serious about this and chose Segher, meaning victory’s army, as a way to boost her morale. She sent one last letter to her elder sister, ‘Don’t worry about me, I’m alright. See you in London. I’ll find you when I’m settled’. No address, she didn’t want her sister not focusing at work because she was trying to find her. Elise always told herself she would not make the same mistakes as her parents, but she was far too naïve. People would ask her things about her neighbours and she told them not thinking twice about. When she was handed money for information she finally figured out what she had gotten herself involved in. With a little help from these new ‘friends’ she got a job as a cleaner for wealthy individuals. All she had to do was clean and overhear things she shouldn’t and the money poured in. The limitations of this work soon set in and Elise decided she wanted honest work. After a few months she found employment for an Event and Wedding Decorating Company. She started off as an intern but with her hard work ethic she proved herself and was offered an assistant position after a year of working there. They trained how on the job and had her go to classes at night. From her years of living in Luxembourg she knew how to rub elbows with these wealthy individuals and became a hit. She adopted some cats, Viatrix, Bern and Diantha, and started to make a good life for herself. You can’t escape the past so easily though. After a few months of becoming an assistant her old friends came knocking. At first she tried to ignore them but they became persistent and she needed the money. Elise was just naturally good at remembering what she heard and it was such easy money. She used any means necessary, short of sleeping around and hurting anyone, to get what she needed to know. After awhile it started to become a game to her and different types of people came seeking the things she knew. The lies came easier and easier for her the more she did this line of work, until she could become a totally different person when needed. Elise has since gone through a couple promotions and moved to a nicer end of town. Along with her cats she has a toad named Siegfried and a ferret, Leopold. She’s able to do a lot of work at home so her other ‘clients’ don’t come looking for her at her office. She tries to keep busy and has sent a letter or two to her family since she’s got here to let them know she is fine. Elise keeps to herself mostly and tries not to bother anyone.

Role-Play Sample

Hell; that was only nice word she could use to describe her day. Complete and utter hell. Elise was physically, mentally and even emotionally exhausted. As soon as she got home she felt guilty too, as her animals vocally let her know how they felt about her being late to give them dinner. After going about and feeding everyone, as well as smoothing over hurt feelings, she allowed herself to relax on the couch. Bern come over, nuzzling her leg to let her know she was forgiven and she scratched the cat absentmindedly. Maybe I should think of getting someone to look after them for me, she thought but quickly dismissed it. Elise was realistic and knew she just didn’t have the funds for something like that right now. Tiredly she shuffled into her room to change into plain clothes and to wipe off her grown-up lady make up. Her stomach was roaring at her to fill it with something, since she barely had time for a sip of water today. Damn that Emma for getting food poisoning the night before the wedding! This wasn’t even her account she slaved over. She had to cram hundreds hours of prepping and knowledge into a few hours. If she wasn’t so damn adamant about getting another promotion soon she would stop working so hard so her supervisor didn’t notice her. Diana wasn’t even working on an account; why not pick her to cover!? Elise had a charity fundraiser to plan for next weekend. Sometimes she cursed her work ethic and pleasing nature. A quick trip to the cupboards and looking at her to do list on the fridge reminded her that was supposed to have gone grocery shopping, on Tuesday. Why was it she remembered to pick up all her animals’ food and forget that she too needed to eat? And why did she even bothering keeping a to do list if she forgot it existed, even though it was right there, on the fridge. Elise wanted to bang her head against the fridge, maybe food would magically appear. Perhaps the magical food fairy would take pity on her and fill her fridge for free. Yeah right. With a sigh of defeat she donned her sweater, shoes and purse, and left her cozy apartment for the convenience store. It wasn’t a terribly far walk and it was still light out thankfully. She was still new to the area but people waved to her and said good evening. Did she know any of them? None of them were actually her neighbours, that she was sure of. Well, sometimes it felt good to be part of a community. Her stomach reminded her to quicken the pleasantries and finally she got inside the store, greeted with another friendly welcome. A quick of scan of the store revealed her target, the quick to go foods section. All good breeding was thrown out the window when she saw the fresh baked goods, well, as fresh as they could be after sitting there all day. Her stomach would not be denied! Without any hesitation she grabbed a muffin and started eating it, right there. With a sigh, she decided this once she had to lower her standards for cuisine and eat one of those pre-packaged microwavable subs. Elise popped a pizza sub in the microwave and grabbed another muffin, since the previous one was devoured instantly. Hell, well she was at it she was going to grab some snacks. It was a snack kind of day. As she moved to the back she grabbed a bag of candy and some pretzels before grabbing a bottle of root beer in the back fridge. Elise nibbled on the muffin with a bit more dignity this time as she waited for her sub to finish.

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Genni

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Welcome to TND. Your application has been accepted. Hello thereee. I can't believe we have a Luxembourg so I was super duper excited to read her application. Okay so I will incorporate a bit of knowledge I know about the tiny country. Though the city/country itself is extremely polished and grandiose in nature, I like how you watered its representation in her personality. You managed to show Luxembourg's humble beginnings and all the events of 'cultural toughness' and distilled it into a character, which is pretty neat. She's really sweet here from what I can tell yet she's also got that little twist because of her occupation. She's got all these little, subtle symbolism stuff (WELL MAybe it's just me) and so it's just really exciting to net out. Anyway I am really excited to see nicer girls shine through! The name is Segher. Elise Segher.

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