Rhode Island

Rhode Island (ロードアイランド州, Rōdoairando shū) or Serenity "Ren" Hope Rhodes Atwater (セレニティ ホープ ローズ アトウォーター, Sereniti hōpu rōzu atou~ōtā) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the State of Rhode Island. She's often to referred as Rhode as a nickname.
==Appearance==
Rhode Island has mid-length blonde hair, bright blue eyes and light skin. Her hair is usually tied up into low twintails and she always has a necklace with the word, "Hope" on it. Rhode has a scar on the right side of her waist from the Battle of Rhode Island and a scar on her back from the Battle of Block Island. She has a birthmark on her neck that represents Hog Island, a ring with a block-shaped gem representing Block Island and a birthmark representing Aquidneck Island. She's usually seen wearing an A-line dress with light grey leggings and brown fur boots.
==Personality and Interests==
Rhode Island is a confident, independent and charismatic woman. She's very proud of her state and likes to announce that she's better than Mass. She can be loud, but knows when to turn it down a notch. She is known for being observant and can pick up on things others don't notice. She has thick skin from years of being laughed at for her size and often ignores people who pick on her. Though, she likes to show the people who laugh at her because of her size, know who is the boss sometimes.
Rhode loves her siblings dearly and often gives them advice on relationships and behaviors. She visits them monthly to make sure they are okay and loves to bring small gifts or treats when she does. She is social and loves to talk to people, which are usually her neighbors. She is known for remaining and encouraging others to be hopeful that things will turn out in their favor eventually, during times of uncertainty.
Though, she nearly gave up hope during the Revolution and Civil War. Rhode's favorite drink is coffee milk and she drinks it constantly, never once going a day without drinking it. She's big on chowder, especially Rhode Island clam chowder, clam cakes and clam casinos. She adores stuffies, calamari and Johnnycakes, though, many of her neighbors believe it is disgusting.
She's proud of herself for being the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution and boasts about it often. She also boasts about being the first state to commit the first act of armed rebellion against Brtiain, and to enact a law prohibiting slaverybeing the first to enact a law prohibiting slavery as well, the latter of which she doesn't do as often. Rhode loves to go fishing with her siblings.
Sometimes, she will sail away from the land to take a break from people the real world. Rhode enjoys to plan and design buildings and bridges and she is fascinated with architecture. She wishes to become an architect and developed a unique style of architecture called stone-ender. She has a Rhode Island Red chicken named Rhoda and a Dwarf Winter White Russian hamster Connie named Violet.
==Relationships==
===Connecticut (Minty C. Murphy Atwater)===
Rhode has a good relationship with her youngest sister. They often walk Rhode's piers together and talk about whatever is on their minds at the moment. Connie loves Rhode Island's natural charm and supports her in her dream to become an architect. Connie often comes over with new books about architecture and even, some blueprints of famous buildings and bridges Rhode swears she had Upstate pull for her. Though, sometimes, Rhode indulges in Connie's fascination with finance and healthcare. Rhode also tells Connie to stop trying to live up to her older brother, but Connie doesn't listen.
===Massachusetts (Theo R. Sullivan Atwater)===
Despite Mass being an absolutely horrible, Rhode talks to her younger brother a lot. Sure, Rhode despises the fact Mass think he's better than everyone else and completely disregards others's opinions, but she still loves him and tries her hardest to get him out of that mindset. Since Maine doesn't talk to Mass anymore because of his behavior and all Connie wants to do is try and one-up him, he doesn't have anyone trying to knock away that mindset. Though, obviously, it doesn't seem to be working.
===Maine (Ever M. Pelletier)===
Rhode enjoys her older brother's company and admires his home. Often times, they sit at the pier or get on a boat, get off land and talk about whatever for a while. Usually, Rhode does all the talking about, mostly, architecture or sometimes, finance and healthcare she has learned from Connie. She finds it adorable and funny with his obseesion with lobsters and catchs lobsters to specifically give to him. She has tried Maine to get him to talk to Mass again, but with little success.
===South New Jersey (Nicky J. Verhoeven) ===
Despite being quite too far from each other, they connect over their love for the beaches and the sea. Whenever South comes over, they go out fishing or they just sit out on the ocean and talk. When Rhode comes over, they usually walk the docks or the Atlantic City boardwalk as Rhode loves the boardwalk. When South expressed his interest in finance, Rhode got him in contact with Connie.
=== New Hampshire (Ava G. Collins) ===
Though, they're not exactly neighbors, they still find a way to have a good relationship with each other. When Hampshire talks about lacrosse and skiing, Rhode listens as she is actually interested in those hobbies. Although, Rhode isn't the biggest fan of camping, she still goes camping with Hampshire as she likes to connect with her. In return, Rhode drags Hampshire onto a boat and take her sailing around.
=== Plymouth Colony (Reverie Kirkland) ===
Her, Maine and the Plymouth Colony raised Connie, Mass, Saybrook and New Haven when they were colonies. It was known that Rhode never really liked Plymouth and her judgement of other religions, opinions and races. Rhode Island despises for helping to instill that mindset into Mass and argued with her often. Rhode was glad when Plymouth finally died when the Dominion of New England broke up and Mass, Connie, Hampshire and Rhode all became their own colonies again.
===America (Alfred F. Jones)===
America often forgets Rhode is in the Union and often ignores her. There has been some times where American did recognize her and actually talk to her. One of those times was when she burned the Gaspee down, which, at the time, was the first overt acts of rebellion in the Revolution. Other time was when she enacted a law prohibiting slavery, he gave her a hug and talked to her for two days straight before dropping her. Despite this, Rhode respects America, even if he hasn't treated her the best.
===England (Arthur Kirkland)===
Being the first one to overtly revolt against him, England and Rhode don't have the best relationship. Rhode used to respect and admire England for taking her in. Though, that mindset switched when England started to shut down her siblings and the other colonies for speaking out. She lost her respect for him and burned the Gaspee down because of it. Rhode can handle being near and even talking to him. Well, sometimes, she can't and wishes to punch him in the face, especially if he's sulking over the Gaspee.
== Trivia ==
* Rhode Island's state flower is the Violet Sororia or just Violet.
* Rhode Island's birthday corresponds with the day Rhode Island became a state.
* Rhode Island is the thirteenth state to be admitted into the Union.
* Other nicknames for Rhode Island are Rhody, Rhoda, Serene, Serena and Little Rhody.
* Rhode Island is the smallest state in the Union.
* She can speak English and Italian, though she can't speak Italian as fluently as English.
* Rhode Island's pets are named after Rhode Island and Rhode Island's state flower.
* Coffee Milk is Rhode Island's state beverage.
* Rhode Island's chicken is her state bird.
* She's hopeful and has a 'Hope' necklace as they're reminiscent of her state flag and her middle name.
* She had two different names during the Colonial Era, them being Temperance Kirkland and Patience Hope Jones.
* Maine, Mass, Connie and Rhode are all siblings.
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