[GENERAL INFORMATION]
- Name:
- Emma Sandel
Nickname:
- N/A
Gender/Pronoun:
- She/Her
Age:
- 25 Years Old
Birthday:
- 9th January 1995
Sign:
- Capricorn
Gemstone:
- N/A
Occupation:
- Optometrist
[PERSONALITY TRAITS]
- Fav. Food:
- Chicken and Rice accompanied with either a French Vegetable based sauce, or a Mushroom sauce. Simple elegance.
Hated Food:
- Marzipan, she's not sure why this was invented and she's never managed to get over the after taste it leaves in the mouth.
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Hobbies:
- Knitting
As a quiet soul, Emma prefers activities that allow her to express herself in a comfortable and peaceful manner, while also being moderately portable. Taught by her grandmother, she's grown to be an avid knitter and can make some of the more complicated patterns provided she can maintain her focus. However, more often than not she prefers the simpler and quicker patterns that she can bang out over the course of a train ride or two when moving to and from work.
It's not unusual for her to gift out her pieces to family, friends and during the holiday season her standard routine is to make several large batches of scarves and socks for the homeless.
Baking (Experimental)
Let no one assume that she has any measure of finesse when it comes to baking. In fact, one might say her experiments are explosive and it's considered a poor choice to enter the kitchen when she's having one of these experimental urges. You are safe to park such concerns though if it is your inclination to be covered in chocolate sauce (courtesy of exploding cakes), or if you want to be surrounded by smoke as she tries and fails to successfully microwave puff pastry.
In the end, her baked goods do end up tasting decent enough but they're far from pretty. She's not the best at this particular hobby but it does bring her joy, and besides... food is meant to be eaten, not admired, so why focus too much on the fact the cake is lopsided or the cookie clown looks like something straight out of a nightmare?
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Virtues:
- Patient
Emma has the capacity to put up with quite a lot of nonsense, in her line of work you need an element of it as standard...if only because people just hate that puff test. However in her day to day life Emma's default setting is to be patient and to approach things with the kindness and consideration she deems necessary to help someone come to whatever decisions they might need. This means she's not easily flustered when it may take a particularly long time for someone to make a decision, nor does a screaming child tend to make the hair on the back of her neck rise. There's generally a reason for everything and if a person is acting in a particular manner then it's best to let them play through that until they're at the point where they are willing to talk, decide or otherwise act.
She's not completely unflappable of course, it would be safe to assume there was something wrong with her if her patience was infinite, but it certainly takes quite a lot of prodding and pushing to make her heave a sigh and request someone do something a little more quickly.
Prudent
Emma does not like to make a decision lightly, she's keen to assess all of the facts, figures and options in front of her before she does so. Whether it's buying clothes or making an investment of some description, she likes to make sure that it's the right choice. This means that while she considers a 'gut' instinct important, she still prefers to weigh up all the information at her disposal as well. She can be relied upon to make sound decisions as a result of this, if she gives her opinion on something you can rest assured that it has been given very careful thought.
If she provides advice, if she makes a purchase, if she agrees with a particular train of thought, then it's likely it has checked all the necessary boxes for all those involved to be sure that the event will probably have a good outcome.
However, if she expresses scepticism her friends often need to determine whether their companion is being overly cautious and it's perfectly fine (it normally is), or if there's a genuine cause for concern!
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Flaws:
- Indecisive
Emma is slow to make any form of decision, whether it's business or pleasure, it's going to take her far longer than most would prefer to express her interest or opinion in it. This means that in a tight spot she is definitely not the best person to ask, put her under pressure for an answer and she'll move from talking herself in a theoretical circle, to anxious panic. If you need Emma to make any form of choice then you need to give her time, this makes her a rather poor tie breaker.
Quite frankly, in a pickle she's a frustrating person to deal with and it should come at no surprise to anyone that most don't rely on her during moments when something needs to happen quickly.
Give her orders in these moments, don't expect her to make them!
Weak
Emma doesn't handle pressure well, she'll panic and flap around if she's put into a situation where others rely on her too much. While making a decision is one thing, a life or death situation where she needs to succeed at something is likely to send her into a spiral of self-doubt.
She would sooner avoid these events entirely, preferring to be non-confrontational. She'd sooner keep her opinions to herself, step away from the issue entirely, or run given the option to do so. Put in front of conflict she flounders too much to put a stop to the source.
Put her under too much pressure, give her no possible means to escape and you'll be guaranteed to see her crumble and flood with tears.
She needs a firm hand to guide her and is definitely more of a follower than a leader. While she's not able to find confidence in herself she may be able to draw it from someone who positively oozes it... Just don't ever expect her to be the instigator!
[PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION]
- Eyes:
- Silver-Grey, relatively deep set.
Hair:
- Long, waist-length brown hair. Normally braids the front strands and pulls them back to keep everything out of her eyes.
Face:
- Heart shaped face, features are pretty symmetrical. She's your generic type of 'pretty'.
Skin Tone:
- She wouldn't be considered pale and typically has a healthy tan that gives her a glow.
Body Type:
- An slim, hourglass figure. She's not exactly the size zero type and won't aspire to it, but she wouldn't be on the larger side either. Given her height she'd be considered proportionate!
Clothes:
- She prefers natural colours, favouring casual waist-length jackets.
If she's not in a dress that reaches just above the knee then you're likely to catch her in a long flowing shirt that comes passed the thighs, some plain leggings and a nice set of leather boots or sandals.
