New York State

New York (ニューヨーク, Nyūyōku) or Brooklyn "Brooke" Albany Verhoeven (ブルックリン アルバニー バーホーベン, Burukkurin arubanī bāhōben) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the State of New York. She's often referred to as Upstate or New York State to differentiate her from her brother.
==Appearance ==
New York State has ebony black hair that ends a bit below her shoulders, ocean blue eyes and light brown skin. She has a sort of robust frame like Nicky, but isn't quite as strong as him. She has a scar on her upper back from the Battle of Long Island from a bayonet, a scar on her leg from a bullet and a bayonet from the Battle of Fort Washington and a scar on her stomach from the Battle of Carillon from a bullet.
She has an ahoge that represents Long Island, she has glasses that represent the Hudson Valley and a birthmark on on her upper back that represents Mount Marcy. Upstate usually wears a black dress shirt with a navy blue blazer, black dress pants, a navy blue tie and black dress shoes. Out of work, she usually wears an blue NYU hoodie with skinny jeans, a red beanie and black high-tops.
==Personality and Interests==
New York State is a cold and irritable person with a rarely seen soft side. She has a hard time expressing her emotions and usually expresses them in harsh ways, though she's now opting to never express them. Despite this, she does care about her siblings and other states, freaking out when they don't what they normally do. Connie likes to tease her about this, saying she turns to a mother hen when one of the people she cares about doesn't seem okay for a day, she denies it, of course.
Upstate loathes being confused for her younger brother, Downstate, as she sees him to be hostile and overall, a prick. Though, her being mistaken for Downstate happens so often, she just scowls at anyone who mistakens them. Though financially successful, she's often pinned down by work, not having much time to herself or the people she loves. This pisses her off as she usually has so much work that when she does have a break, she sleeps through a lot of it.
New York State loves her privacy and personal space, having the tendency to push people away when they get into her space. She loves when people mind their own business and usually snaps at people who don't. Like Downstate, she walks and talks fast, always appearing to be in a hurry, which she usually is as she loves to be early. Anytime she's off work, she takes the chance to run back to her home far upstate rather than staying in her apartment in New York City.
Upstate has a passion for the arts. She's a skilled writer, having published a few books and is skilled in painting, usually painting nature as she loves it. Her favorite genres are horror, mystery and she'll reade poetry sometimes.
==Relationships==
===New York City (Brookie B. Verhoeven)===
They treat each other with respect, but they do get into fights every now and then. Though, she does love her brother, NYC's personality can get on New York State's nerves and she can't stand when people mix them up. She also can't stand when Downstate makes a joke about South New Jersey and hisses at him to quit it, something he never does. However, she still loves him and tries her best to show it.
===North and South New Jersey (Mike and Nicky J. Verhoeven)===
North is Upstate's younger brother and they bond well. They both share their love for the arts, though Upstate admits North's better at singing than her. Upstate loves anything North usually makes her and keeps some of it so she can eat it for lunch at work. Upstate loves to talk to North as he just listens to her rant about anything. North tolerates New York State, but doesn't really like her.
Upstate loves South, but doesn't know how to tell him to get out of her space. She can tolerate him for the most part, but does snap at him from time to time when he does get too close to her. She loves when South brings her food when she's working too much and can't get her own food and loves the diners he takes her to, but she has a hard time expressing it.
=== Pennsylvania (Will H. Penn) ===
Upstate and Penny have a friendly rivalry, but have always been close. Upstate finds herself unable to spend lengthy amounts of time with him, but enjoys the calls she gets from him every now and then. Though, she does hate when Penny makes fun of South for having a bad smell. They have talked about it, but Penny still does it every now and then.
=== Maine (Ever M. Pelletier) ===
New York State finds it a bit difficult to tolerate the New England states, aside from Maine and Connie. They don't talk much, but they do go on hikes whenever Upstate is free and they appreciate each other's company. Like North, New York State loves Maine's calm and quiet nature. She also loves when Maine brings his lobster rolls. She can see why Connie loves them so much.
===Connecticut (Minty C. Murphy Atwater)===
New York State finds Connie annoying with her constant worrying about everyone. She swears she's going to yell at Connie for calling her in the middle of her meetings. However, it is a nice break from the business calls she constantly gets. Connie had gotten her into the horror genre and they watch a horror movie when they hang out. She adores when they hang out and she usually plays ice hockey with Connie. Recently, Connie has been asking her to get her blueprints of structures. She has been giving them to her, but she is becoming suspicious as Connie won't answer her questions.
=== New Hampshire (Ava G. Collins) ===
They argued a lot during the Colonial Era over the area that would become Monty. Upstate thought she should have the land as she claimed ownership over it first. Many have stated that New York State feels bitterness towards Hampshire, Upstate does not seem to hold any bitterness and is completely civil with her. Sometimes, Upstate likes to talk to her for bit as she doesn't want to constant talk with North or Connie.
=== Vermont (Monty S. Allen) ===
WIP!
=== Massachusetts (Theo R. Sullivan Atwater) ===
Upstate knows about the one-sided rivarly between them and she still doesn't understand it. She barely talks to America and usually tries to avoid him. Mass can have all of his attention for all she cares. Though it may not seem like it, Upstate has became annoyed at his antagonization and wishes he would stop. She hopes that ignoring it would help, but it has done little.
=== Oneida (Tala) ===
Upstate and her siblings, excluding Trenton and Princeton, were all raised by Oneida and the rest of Haudenosaunee or the Iroquois Confederacy. Oneida found Upstate when she was young and raised her. Because of this, Upstate finds Oneida as an older sister and looked up to her. New York State sought advice from Oneida before the Revolutionary War began as she didn't know what to do. Upstate still visits her and the rest of the Iroquois with her younger siblings.
=== New Netherland (Renske) ===
New Netherland is the personification of the colony Upstate was a part of. Upstate met New Netherland when the Netherlands took her from the Iroquois. At first, Upstate didn't like her as she ignored the other personifications with them like the Netherlands and how she chirped on about how great the Netherlands was. However, at the end of New Netherland's existence, Upstate became friends with her and was upset for weeks when she died.
===America (Alfred F. Jones) ===
Upstate is usually too busy to spend time with America, though she actually likes that. She finds America to be incompetent and doesn't like his obnoxious behavior. America trusts Upstate to trade and negotiate with the other countries in place of him. Upstate can't see why America doesn't do it himself and finds it as him being lazy.
===Netherlands===
She lived with the Netherlands under the name 'New Netherlands' with North, Connie, Del, Downstate and New Netherland. New Netherland, Upstate and Downstate were taught by the Netherlands, unlike the others. She caught more of his sharp business skills, having an easier time to negotiate and trade with others. Upstate doesn't like the Netherlands as he took her away from Oneida and he ignored the other colonies, but she still visits him from time to time so she can visit Belgium.
===England (Arthur Kirkland) ===
Upstate tolerates England, but never seemed to like him as he was the one who killed New Netherland. Like the Netherlands, he seemed to ignore the other colonies in favor of her, Massachusetts and Virginia. She'll never understand to why England didn't grant them freedom and let the Revolution get so out of hand. She also doesn't wish to know. Like with the Netherlands, she only visits England so she can visit his siblings.
== Trivia== 
*New York State's state flower is the Rose.
*New York State's birthday corresponds with the day New York became a state.
*New York State is the eleventh state admitted into the Union.
*Other nicknames for New York State are Lin, Al, Ban, Bany, York and Yorkie.
*New York State, New York City, the New Jerseys, Trenton and Princeton are siblings.
*New York State's first name is after Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of NYC. Her middle name is after her capital, Albany and her last name is after her state's name.
*New Jersey, New York City and New York State are polyglots. Some of the languages they know are English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian, Arabic, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora.
*Only Vermont, New York State and North New Jersey fought in the French and Indian War.
*Upstate was captured at the Battle of Fort Washintgon.
*New York State used to have different names during the Colonial times, them being Aliquippa and Renske Samantha Jones. Renske is after New Netherland's first name.
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