Vivienne Tang

> *"Will I ever know what she wants from me?"*
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## Profile

*Vivienne uses her beauty and charm to get everything she wants, but never lets anyone get close to her. Can you convince her that love is more than just a means to an end?*

### More About Her...

"Vivienne and I share an affinity for all things beautiful... and all things poisonous." - Nikolai

"Everything about Vivienne is as smooth as silk and just as hard to hold onto." - Zoe

## Season 1

*With her cool elegance and warm sensuality, Vivienne Tang seems like the perfect femme fatale. She knows exactly what she wants and how to get it. Ans what she wants now is your help in the heist of some royal jewels. But as she shows you the ropes of cat burglaring, you start to see glimpses of the woman beneath the perfect persona. But is it safe to get closer when Vivienne leaves you feeling like a target yourself?*

## Season 2

*Determined to secure your place in the Poppy, you follow Vivienne to Italy! Vivienne may not be ready to welcome you back, but a heist involving the notorious courtesans of Venice puts the two of you in close quarters as Vivienne schools you in the ways of seduction. You may have earned your Poppy, but can you earn your way into Vivienne's heart?*

## Season 3

*When the Gilded Poppy arrive in Hong Kong in pursuit of a priceless necklace, help comes knocking from an unexpected source, forcing Vivienne to confront the past that shaped her. With Vivienne, love is a strange tango: one step forward, two steps back. Can the two of you stay in step?*

## Season 4

*When it comes to stealing jewels and hearts, Vivienne is the consummate professional. But when an unforeseen complication in the job has you slipping into an unexpected role, Vivienne is confronted with the depth of her feelings, and her insecurities. Will Vivienne's jealousy fan the flames of your love, or have you both saying "red"?*

## Season 5

*Thief of hearts that she is, Vivienne has caught the eye of a criminal mastermind willing to go to any lengths to win her over. While you could never doubt the strength of her love for you, you can't deny that Nadia seems to have an insidious hold over Vivienne. Can you help Vivienne avoid her grasp, or will Vivienne be drawn into the flames?*

## Season 6

*Fleeing to St Petersburg, the Poppy try to outrun Nadia's revenge. But even a new heist for an old friend of Vivienne's can't protect you from the fallout, which has dangerous implications...not only for the Gilded Poppy but for you and Vivienne as well. Can you mend the cracks in your relationship and come out stronger than before*

## Season 7

*Following Vivienne's surprising question, it's off to Buenos Aires in search of a mythical hidden painting. A marriage therapist mark gives you two the perfect opportunity to see what it would be like with Vivienne as your wife! Will your fake marriage be enough to convince you that it's time for the real thing?*

## Season 8

*While you and Vivienne embark on your most romantic heist yet, the looming danger from Buenos Aires prevents everything from being all hearts and flowers. When a less than welcome blast from the past appears, you've got a new problem to deal with - less murderous but just as thorny! Can you and Vivienne steer clear from the numerous dangers and pitfalls that have appeared in your path down the aisle?*

## Season 9

*Roped onto a heist with an untrustworthy bedfellow, the Gilded Poppy is about to pull off your most audacious heist yet. But working with Nadia may prove to be just as dangerous as the heist himself. The time has come for you and Vivienne to take the first step towards the rest of your lives as a married couple: will you walk it together, or will you be forever out of step with each other?*

## Specials

### Vivienne - Through Her Eyes

*Discover the secret loves and fears hidden behind Vivienne's crimson smile, as she travels from the City of Love to the romantic canals of Venice and learns that love is not so easy to outrun... This story is from Vivienne's point of view, and contains spoilers for Vivienne season 1 and 2.*

## Route Summary

See Vivienne's Route Summary for more details.

## Relationships

### Ariana Nassar

A black market dealer, she provides Vivienne and the Gilded Poppy with knockout lipstick, and extremely strong coffee.

### Jace

A contact of Vivienne's. They keep her appraised of others heists, and updated on the status of the jewels she targets. Jace goes by they/them pronouns.

### Dean

Dean is Vivienne's estranged father. If he is to be believed, he is the bastard son of an archbishop born and raised in Taiwan. He was Vivienne's best friend and mentor in childhood, teaching her to help him in his heists. He was the seducer and she was the burglar, stealing for him while he kept targets distracted. Sometimes he asked her to act as a daughter figure to lonely rich women instead. Growing up, Dean told Vivienne that nobody would ever love her like he did. He promised Vivienne that he would save money from each of their heists to be her share and give it to her when she turned eighteen. When the day arrived, there was no money to be given. Vivienne then struck out on her own. Dean disapproves of Vivienne becoming a famous thief, as that is far more dangerous. He also wants her to retire from crime entirely.

### Mother

As of yet unnamed, Vivienne's earliest memories are of her mother teaching her French while they lived in Vietnam. She also taught Vivienne how to pick locks. She died at some point early in Vivienne's childhood. Vivienne refers to her mother's relationship with Dean only leading her to a shallow unmarked grave.

### Francesca

Vivenne's ex-girlfriend and partner in crime. When Vivienne was 18, she left criminal life under her father and pursued her own success, teaming up with Francesca. In the end, expecting a betrayal in turn, Vivienne betrayed Francesca first, taking what they'd stolen and running. In her mind, it led to a series of bad decisions, and a great deal of guilt.

### Isadora

Isadora was a woman from Barcelona who was one of Vivienne's first marks after leaving Francesca. Vivienne fell in love with Isadora, proposed marriage, and told her the truth. Isadora was furious and was going to leave Vivienne, but Vivienne persuaded Isadora she truly loved her and had changed. Vivienne took Isadora along with her on a heist, but Isadora was killed. The traumatized young Vivienne called Dean for help, since she had nobody else to turn to. Dean told Vivienne this is what happened when people like them fall in love. Dean likes to remind Vivienne of this, forcing her to relive the guilt and remember the cost of her lifestyle.

### Inez Serrano

Inez is a famous Spanish author, with ties to the criminal underworld. Leon suggests stealing a valuable old bed from her, but she is famously reclusive and impossible to find. The group plans for either Vivienne or Remy, since Inez is openly bisexual, to find her at her next book signing and attempt to seduce her. However, she hired an actress to portray her in public, and in private strikes up a conversation with MC in the audience. She shows interest in MC, which leads to MC being the one to seduce her. This sparks jealousy in Vivienne, despite rationally knowing the relationship is fake. MC starts to notice several red flags as she and Inez progress in their "relationship", especially that Inez is quite a few years older than her and shows signs of being controlling. MC also learns through a miscommunication that Inez is disturbingly attracted to the false notion that MC is a virgin. While on a date, Inez tells MC that she looked into her past, and realized that nobody without something to hide has so little information easy to find. Inez then explains to MC that soon, MC will no longer be able to say no to her. Vivienne rescues a frightened MC from this interaction, but this leads to Inez kidnapping Vivienne. MC rescues Vivienne from Inez's home, and the Poppy is able to complete their heist. Later in Paris, MC and Vivienne read in the news that Inez was found dead in her home.

### Nadia

Nadia is the leader of Flashpoint, a rival group to the Poppy. Dean framed her for the Poppy's crimes in Hong Kong, leading her group to think the Poppy framed them. Seeking to rectify this stain on their reputation, the Poppy break Nadia out of prison. The rescue ends with an angry Nadia attacking Vivienne with a knife before Vivienne kisses her so that her lipstick will knock Nadia out. After MC and Vivienne discover Inez Serrano's death, Nadia calls them to claim credit for her murder. She views this "favor" to them as extending an olive branch, admitting that there may have been a misunderstanding between them. She now wants to work with the Poppy. Nadia relentless pursues Vivienne and terrorizes MC.

### Benicio

Benicio is a conman from Barcelona who has developed a con in Buenos Aires posing as a therapist specializing in marriage counseling. Vivienne and MC pose as a struggling couple in order to steal painting from him. Eventually when Benicio hears Vivienne's real name upon catching her and MC in his private gallery, he recognizes her and accuses her of stealing Isadora from him, and that Isadora wasn't meant to be involved that night. Vivienne doesn't recognize him.

## Trivia

* Vivienne's father is Taiwanese, her mother is Vietnamese, and Tang is a false surname that she chose for herself.
* Vivienne speaks several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin. She also knows Morse code. MC notes when Vivienne speaks Spanish to her that Vivienne speaks Spanish Spanish, while MC speaks Cuban Spanish.
* Vivienne keeps a highly poisonous plant called a rosary pea under glass in her bedroom. She loves plants, especially high maintenance ones, but does not keep many due to how often she travels.
* Vivienne wears custom lipstick, her signature shade of red. It is laced with a knockout substance.
* Vivienne wears a gold ring shaped like a snake head.
* Vivienne doesn't know where she was born or raised because of how much her family moved between countries when she was a child.
* Vivienne did not become a professional seducer until joining the Gilded Poppy, but she prefers it to burglary. The choice was partially inspired by her father. She does admit, however, that she has not left quite as long a string of broken hearts behind her as she had implied.
* Vivienne is the only Poppy who goes by her real first name.
* She was trained in etiquette and class markers from a young age.
* She dresses exclusively in black and shades of red.
* She can cry on command. A very useful skill for cons.
* She is an accomplished equestrienne.
* It took her two years to perfect her one of a kind perfume.
* When Vivienne and MC discuss their views on children Vivienne says "[she's] never having a child. Not by accident, and not from [her] body." She also says that she "had a doctor friend take care of that years ago." She currently does not want to adopt either, and only ever sees herself possibly changing her mind long after she retires. It is unlikely she will change her mind, especially since MC doesn't see kids in their future.
* Vivienne's first jewel theft was a pair of 18th-century diamond earrings.

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## References

1. ↑ https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/183747322452/did-you-know-that-vivienne-wears-custom-lipstick
2. ↑ https://lovestruckvoltage.tumblr.com/post/189412006351/are-you-surprised-by-any-of-these-vivienne
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/lovestruckgame/status/1346154662320332812