Eloise Taulner

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**Eloise Taulner** is one of the 16 students of Eden's Garden Academy and a participant of the killing game featured in Project: Eden's Garden. She is the Ultimate Fencer, and her motif is the **swan**.

## Biography

**"Greeting everyone with a warm smile, Eloise makes sure to show up for her practice on time every day with the goal of improving. But don't be deceived by the Ultimate Fencer's size, as she is extremely agile with a sabre. While advancing towards her opponents is common practice in fencing, she prefers to lay low and blend in with the crowd during social encounters, and is always ready to make her escape if anyone gets too close to her."**
## Appearance

Eloise is a young woman of heavy build and average stature. She has pale white skin with bright red eyes. Her hair is brown in color and of medium-length, with bangs that reach down to her collar on each side of her head. On her hair is a pin of a swan.

Eloise wears a formal-looking white suit with gray edges. Around the suit is a white and gray buckle. All around the suit are yellow buttons. Underneath the suit is a white collar with a red tie. On both of Eloise's shoulders are gold epaulettes with red gems on top.

Eloise wears light gray pants with white shoes. The shoes are lace-less and slip-on, along with having dark gray edges.

## Personality

Eloise is a very shy and easily nervous individual. Upon first waking up in Eden's Garden Acadamy after being kidnapped, she immediately goes into hiding. It takes Wolfgang's encouragement to get her to stop crying and introduce herself to the others. Later, when Cara's fake body is found, she has one of the biggest emotional reactions out of the cast, and shows an extreme unwillinginess to be a part of this horrifying situation. Before the Chapter 0 Trial starts, Eloise even comments about how her mom would be worried about her not returning her phone calls, regretting ever accepting the letter. On top of this, Eloise is also very apologetic when confronted, as she immediately apologizes for deraling the conversation when suggesting during the Trial that the killer fought Cara in the hallway, only for Wenona to bluntly reject this assumption. While not as cowardly as Kai, Eloise is shown through this to be easily frightened and nervous, and seems to rely on more protective people like Wolfgang and her mother in difficult situations.

However, in spite of her tendeacy to hide and avoid people in scary situations, Eloise is a very kind individual who does enjoy talking to people, in contrast to someone like Mark. In her introduction, Eloise immediately gets excited when talking about her talent, smiling for the first time. Eloise even admits she can't help but gush when talking about her talent. Her bio even mentions that she tends to greet everyone with a warm smile. Overall, when not terrified or in stressful social situations, Eloise is a nice person who does wish to befriend people she trusts.

## Quotes

### Chapter 0:

* "E...Eloise Taulner. I'm the Ultimate Fencer. I-It's really nice to meet you all. Even if it doesn't seem like it."
* "A-Actually, it doesn't focus on much on courage as people think. Um... The key to fencing is the ability to predict your opponent's moves, along with having the agility to avoid them. Acting brash may get you the first move, but it's a steady, analytical mind that secures the win."
* "I felt like a mouse caught in a trap. Everything around me was so suffocating... That's...why I ran away immediately. I really don't like it when people can see me like that."
* "D-Die...? You think we're going to be harmed?"
* "I can't...believe this is happening... Hngh... It's just a dummy... I-It'll all be fine..."
* "My mom will be so worried when I don't answer her calls. Ngh... Accepting that letter was the worst mistake of my life..."
* "Even if it's all fake, I feel really bad for this victim..."
* "P-Please don't do this... I...I just want to go home... I want to be with my family... Please...just let me go home...!"
* "A-All of us will be executed!? That's not fair!"
* "Um...yeah... It's something we all needed. S-So stop tryiing to turn us against each other! P-Please..."

## Name Etymology

"Eloise" is of German or French origin, and means "fierce warrior", which ties heavily into her talent as the Ultimate Fencer, although ironically her personality is the complete opposite of fierce. It can also mean "healthy" or "wide", which matches up with Eloise's build. However, there's no history associated with the name "Taulner", suggesting it's either completely fictional or quite obscure.