Reina Vergara

Reina Vergara-Thomas is a character role-played by lovendor. 
==Characteristics==
====Appearance====
Reina maintains a shorter shoulder-length hairstyle for the moment. She continues to maintain her septum piercing, as well as brandishing Japanese-inspired tattoo sleeves on her arms. 
Compared to the bright clothes she wore years ago, lately Reina has found her taste in fashion to be more muted and mature. 
====Personality====
While Reina continues to maintain a sweet personality rooted in kindness and patience towards others, she has developed a stronger back bone over the years. Giving numerous tarot readings has given Reina a massive confidence boost, in both her ability to strike conversation with anyone, and in trusting her own feelings.
The influence of old friends has also inspired Reina to be more crudely blunt. Though she was straightforward in the past, nowadays Reina is less afraid of offending others. She tends to believe that what leaves her mouth is what the other person needs to hear.
==Background==
Reina is a first-generation Asian American child born to a Filipino dentist father and top Japanese theater producer mother. Her upbringing saw a privileged private school party girl, mixed with humble visits to her paternal family's strawberry farm in Baguio, to the harsh world of her maternal family's shady business. Reina was raised in a cutthroat perfectionist environment, mainly stemming from her mother belonging to the Hirose family. A prominent yakuza clan located in Fukuoka, Japan. 
However, Reina tries her best to separate herself from her mother's own selfish ambitions. Instead she pursued the arts in college, desiring to be a filmmaker. For a brief time Reina held a stint on a popular web show as both a paranormal investigator and true crime enthusiast. Unfortunately her creative dream was short-lived, marred by her mother's desire to use Reina's future career for illegal dealings. With no desire to be a pawn, Reina set off for Los Santos to pave her own way on her own terms.
==Five Years Later==
Prior to the economy collapse, Reina had become something of a recluse. Barely leaving her home and having difficulty interacting with others, she and her husband Dante decided to embark on a year-long journey of international travel to rebuild her confidence.
As the government of Los Santos fell and the state of San Andreas became uninhabitable, the Vergara-Thomas' opted to instead spend time with family. Following their country-hopping vacation, the couple settled in Dallas for two years to grow closer to Dante's maternal family. The stability and warmth her mother-in-law provided helped to heal some of the generational trauma Reina had endured growing up.
Reina and Dante later spent another two years in Fukuoka, much to Reina's chagrin. However, she bore it all so that her husband could learn the best about business from the country well-known for its professionalism in the sector. Relations with her own family have somewhat improved thanks to this.
Upon hearing that flights to Los Santos were reopening again, the two decided it was time to firmly plant their roots back where they first met and forge their own paths independently of their families. Although, it seems Reina may owe a favor for the stellar education her husband received.
==Trivia==
*Current Concern: Should I grow my hair back out?
*Name is inspired by the Buzzfeed Unsolved host Ryan Bergara and J-Pop idol Reina Tanaka.
*Can speak Japanese at an elementary school level.
*Has been proficient in walking/running in high heels since high school, after being repeatedly mocked for being short.
*Her middle name is Juliet
*The kanji in her first name is 礼成, meaning "to be grateful"
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