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Name: Ruthie Goldstein

Nickname: Darling. Honey. That girl.

Age: 20 21

Birthday: September 29th

Sign: Libra

Gemstone: Sapphire

Blood Type: AB

Fav. Food: Sea-salt chocolate caramel truffles!

Hated Food: Tomatoes ._.

School: Destiny City University (English major ftw!)

Hobbies:

xxxxxReading Ruthie adores novels, novellas and memoirs. She can bear biographies and nonfiction about Ancient Rome or Feudal Japan, but prefers fantastical characters, deep revelations and startling accounts. When she reads, she fantasizes about becoming the main character or heroine to escape the dullness and responsibilities of schoolwork (everyone needs a break from writing 30 pages about metaphor in 19th century Spanish literature!).

xxxxxVideo games Ruthie loves loves loves videogames—particularly handheld puzzle games like Tetris or Chess. She also plays a few MMORPGs--particularly as Support or DPS. Not only do they give her a break from her dreary overload of papers, but they exercise her logic and reasoning and creativity (or so she thinks. Her mother finds them a waste of energy).

Virtues:

xxxxxAffectionate Hey! You there! Have a poem! Have a hug! Ruthie is delightfully affectionate, showering hugs and kisses upon anyone she deems warm enough. By reading body language, she also knows when to keep her distance and demonstrate affection in less physical manners, such as providing compliments and actively listening. Though Ruthie provides this affection in hopes of receiving it as well (often to quell her melancholy or insecurity), she can appreciate if someone enjoys her affection but does not reciprocate.

xxxxxAnalytical Acutely aware of body language and social convention (Always put your napkin on your lap, smile and nod if you have nothing to say, etc.), Ruthie dilutes social catastrophe and gains information by strategically charming her way to victory. This ties deeply into her love of puzzle video games, which always have logical or innovative solutions. She searches for codes and patterns in language and environment--for example, relating a dying orchid to her friend’s deteriorating relationship or consulting that friend on the least devious and most effective method of repairing it.

xxxxxCharming Ruthie boasts a gentle clumsiness and naivety that render her soft and compassionate. She hugs and smiles and laughs often, complimenting others not only to endear them, but to acknowledge their strengths and bolster their confidence. She deeply believes that enchanting others with a wink and a smile will improve their self-image and strengthen their relationship to her, giving her social and academic benefits. This intentionally borders on flirtation because Ruthie assumes that everyone wants to be liked at least a little teensy bit, and why shouldn't they feel it from someone as bookish and endearing as her?

Flaws:

xxxxxInsecure Poor Ruthie is terribly insecure. Despite her logic and charm, the slightest sarcasm can throw her into a fit of melancholy or entice her to drag herself to bed. She is so insecure, in fact, that even if she knows the right answer and someone claims she is incorrect, she will change her answer. If someone questions her, she will blush and draw deep into herself—unable to speak and unable to think—and she will stand there—quiet and foolish and unable to enjoy herself for the rest of the evening—because she focuses so much on the comment, she is unable to think of anything else. This is particularly deadly during battle because it horribly distracts her, buying opponents time to attack or escape.

xxxxxManipulative Ruthie toys with others and meddles in their affairs to demonstrate social charm and power, and therefore, compensate for her insecurity. She is most likely to manipulate friends into relationships or to attend a party with her or to compliment her out of a state of despair. The easiest way to disarm her manipulation is not to rebuff her with conversational topic changes, but remind her how her manipulation is unsuccessful and brings out her flaws. This (or another) direct criticism brings her into a fit of melancholy (see below), but certainly halts her troubling in the critic's business. Once in a while, Ruthie lets it slip that she may not value the victims of her manipulation as people, but as pieces in a game. This suggests she undervalues others, which distances them from her.

xxxxxMelancholic Although not completely depressed, Ruthie is susceptible to flights of poetic melancholy, during which she throws herself upon her bed and weeps into her pillow. The initial phases of these flights being melodramatic (“NO! I’m sorry, but I DON’T want any pudding today!”), they quickly soften into a quiet despair that eats away at her ego, leaving an insecure stub of a nerd. Though her dramatic bouts of sorrow often occur in reaction to a snide remark or horrid day, melancholy plagues her and pushes her to fish for compliments and leaves her hypersensitive and insecure. This melancholy also drives her to occasionally make depressing or morbid remarks, which may put a damper on her company.

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[Sailor Medea] Lines by Endejester. Coloring by Beejoux.
[Ruthie Goldstein] Lines by Endejester. Coloring by Beejoux.

[Bazzite x Medea I] elza magica.
[Bazzite x Medea II] elza magica.
[Captain Mariposite x Medea] elza magica.
[Captain Realgar x Medea] Ryuthulhu.
[Ruthie] Nuxaz