Cheshire

"Respect is not guaranteed, but earned. Vapid conversations wasting hour after hour are simply not worth the time and mental patience. For **Cheshire**, these are just facts of life. Having grown up in a wealthy little town just outside of Trainee, . . . - *Pardon, what's that? It's Braintree?* - . . . \*ahem\* a wealthy little town just outside of *Braintree*, she's been spoiled. Leading a sheltered life does wonders for your social life, if you were wondering. Fiercely unable to be mannered, quite rude, blunt, rather prickly, choosy, get-what-I-want-y, she’s not fond of lying, nor is she a perfect princess you'd see in a movie - nonetheless, she carries herself as one. Uninterested in the ladylike hobbies she's been surrounded with her entire life, she took to the wild. Maybe you'll see her with a big leather glove. Maybe you won't. All for one, one for all." *- Cheshire's introduction for Undying*

"A connoisseur of all things fine, dandy, and premier, having experienced only the best-of-the-best quality most can only dream to imagine, **Cheshire**’s true passion resides in the comparing and contrasting of all life has to offer. Being able to see each stroke of a painting and taste something new with every lick of food has truly honed her observational skills - not without practice, of course! Priding her joy on overfamiliar manners, a slight attitude, and a perpetually upturned grin akin to someone she once knew (...) it has been quite the adventure of in-and-out contact between others like herself. You could have sworn her hair used to be longer. Concealed beneath this subtly intriguing exterior is a life she wishes she could throw away. A house in ruins stands next to the unchanging tide, filled with what can only be described as… memorabilia? An obsession? A wish? No matter. What it *is* is every nook and cranny, every spare corner, shelf, and wall, filled with painted portraits of a shapeshifting man. It’s hard to believe this is what she wanted." *- Cheshire's introduction for Le Grande Macabre (Circus)*

## Appearance

Cheshire is a short, young woman with waist-length dark brown hair. It's parted to the side, and she has two braided locks framing her face that are tied with red bows. She wears a calf-length white dress with red ruffles. Occasionally, she is seen with a thick brown glove looped to her waist.

In accordance with the virtues she's received during *Undying*, she has two dark brown bat ears sitting atop her head. She no longer has human ears. As well, her eyes can change completely to that of any animal - fish, bird, mammal alike. Upon returning to the normal world, the physical components of the virtues are hidden.

## Personality

Cheshire is relatively blunt and straightforward. She doesn't like speaking more than she has to. She enjoys pushing other's buttons to get reactions out of them, such as making fun of them, or arguing. She shares many characteristics with young children in this way, as well as throwing temper tantrums, mocking others, and refusing to say "please", "thank-you", or "sorry".

She becomes noticeably kinder and more polite around Eurydice.

## Background

It would be hard to say Cheshire has any interest in herself - if not adjacent to something else… Some*one* else. Growing up completely sheltered, spoiled, and unmannered, she didn’t have many friends as a child. Her mother had been far too preoccupied with the ordeal of life itself to properly care for her child, no matter how much she wanted to. To put it simply: Cheshire feels as though she owes her life to Eurydice. For becoming her first friend, for taking the brunt of her hardships, for being a source of comfort & welcoming in her otherwise lonely life. She’s indebted to him for as long as she lives. Though, her only motivation *to* stay alive is to be with him. She’s incredibly sensitive to anything surrounding death or mortality. Even talking of it around her will cause a rash reaction and seemingly unnecessary conflict - feeling like she cannot do anything to prevent death is something she’s inexplicably struggled with her entire life.

It would be most wise to imagine that Cheshire would lose all will to live if Eurydice ever died (lol), or got injured enough to the point of being incapacitated (lmfao). Don’t ever mistake her devotion for romance! It’s not, they’re more akin to siblings in every way.