Post by STEFÁN EIRÍKSSON on Nov 2, 2010 15:57:04 GMT -5
"ÞAU RÁÐA EKKI YFIR MÉR, ÞVÍ ÞAU SJÁ EI HVER ÉG ER"
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welcome to The Worldwide Boarding School.
hi there, Mercedes, welcome to the site! so i hear you're female. that's pretty cool. no worries, we won't hold that against you. so you've been doing this crazy rp thing for seven years? holy cow! we're really excited about your first character! what's your character name again? Stefán H. Eiríksson. awesome. oh, how old are you? 19? wow. that's pretty old. well, that's it for the rper. time to get to know your character!
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Hello, Stefán Hávarður Eiríksson.
» Is there anything you would rather be called?
"Ah, Stefán will do just nicely. Don’t mind the accented a though. Some like to call me ‘Ice’ as well, and I have sort of grown accustomed to respond to it. Just don’t stretch other nicknames too far, please."
» Great, now that we've got that covered. How old are you?
"I turned sixteen the seventeenth of June, which makes me a Gemini, right?"
» Thanks! Slipped my mind. Now, do you know the super secret code word?
"Stereolife by Donkeyboy"
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Let's talk about your personality.
» What are a few of your favorite things?
"Well, I’m really fond of animals – especially puffins. I own one back home and I really miss him, but a boarding school is not a place for him. I’m also a dog and horse person. And skiing person! Oh yes I love skiing! And snowboarding! Why can’t there be more snow here? Nothing is like taking on a pair of skis to go hiking in April... I really miss Iceland now.
History, especially World War II and the Viking age have always fascinated me.Especially since I can read the old sagas in the original tongue.
Have you tasted Icelandic lakkrís? It’s really, really tasty.Nothing like the Finnish salmiakki, the American black licorice or the English liquorice allsorts,I can’t really explain the taste, you just have to taste it for yourself...
I... uh... have you heard about the Icelandic national drink? It’s official name is brennivín but we have affectionately nicknamed it “svarti dauði” or black death in English. The alcohol percentage is 37,5% so I’m nowhere near the legal drinking age... but-uh... I mayor may nothave tasted it when my parents was out... (And, err, they were less than pleased when they came home...) POINT IS that it tastes better than it sounds...And I may have a slight coke addiction."
»That's interesting. Is there anything you absolutely dislike?
"Did you know that there are some Icelanders that hunt and eat puffins? Ew, just the thought of eating Mr. Puffin makes me sick.
I’m not used to cope with temperatures above 25 degrees (77 F), so anything above that is a bit uncomfortable. I would rather take a hike in snow up to my waist than going to the beach anytime... but it seems that snow is not very common here. It’s a shame, snow and snowflakes are very comfortable to watch.
People do have a tendency to get a few things wrong about me. Just let me clear this up. No, I’m not cute... sixteen year olds are not cute. No, I’m not a girl and I most certainly don’t look feminine. Yes, I do speak with a heavy accent... English is not my first language, and I don’t need people to correct me all the time. You don’t see me walking around correcting everyone who mispronounces Eyjafallajökull."
» Hm, what is your greatest fear?
"Not passing the exams... do you have any idea how my diploma would look if I failed a subject? Not to talk about my future being completely ruined!"
» Yeah, that is scary. Do you have any dreams for the future?
"I really want to be someone... I’m always living in somebody’s shadow, never been able to cast my own. I also want to prove pabbi minn that I’m capable of handling tough situations without having a breakdown.
» Wow, I hope you succeed. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?
"Let’s get a few things straight. I’m not a person with my emotions on display, I prefer to keep to myself... and I most certainly do not tell others about my favourite things, my worst and best memories. Especially not strangers. The only reason why I’m doing this is because this stays between us. Right?
Now, where was I...? Oh, right. I’m not very blunt, I can easily beat around the bush I’d like,I just don’t usually feel like itand I’m a generally quiet person. Until, that is, someone or something decides to test my patience. I get annoyed quite easily, but it takes a lot for me to get real angry. Once I do get angry, however, I’m known for throwing quite a tantrum... so let’s avoid that, já?"
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So far so good. Now for history.
» So tell me, where are you from? What did you think of it?
"I grew up in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It’s quite nice there, if not a bit cold if you’re not used to a cold climate. It is also the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state."
» Do you have any other family? Parents? Siblings? Extended? What do you think about them?
"I just knew you would bring this up... yes, I am adopted. Apparently, my Norwegian biological parents lost their parental responsibility not long after I was born and a nice Icelandic couple adopted me. I have no memories of being in Norway whatsoever; I was taken to Reykjavík when I was six months old, so don’t bother asking me about Norway. Siblings, you ask? I think I have a biological brother somewhere in Norway but I’m not sure though.
» What is your worst memory/memories?
"Ah... Well... I’m not sure how much you know about the financial crisis, but it hit Iceland pretty hard. Pabbi was one of the executives in Landsbankinn, and he pretty much lost his job after the bank became government-owned. Yeeeeah, things went pretty much downhill from there, and ended with me living with a foster family until my parents could get a grip again. The foster family was nice and all, and I have many fond memories of them, but I was really worried for my dad. What would happen if he didn’t manage to straighten things out...? It was a really uncertain and frightening period of my life."
» What is your best memory/memories?
"I have never felt better than the day when I snatched a puffin egg from a hunter. I just walked right up to him and took the little egg right out of his hand and ran straight home. I couldn’t have been more than... eight years I think. Mamma was pretty upset though and almost took the egg from me, but I managed to hide it until it hatched. Ever since that I’ve had Mr. Puffin following me everywhere."
» Where are you now? What are you doing with your life?
"If you ask where I am specifically now then that would be at this boarding school, answering very personal questions. If you’re referring to where I am in my life I would say that I have absolutely no clue. I’m a sixteen year old... I’m not supposed to have made a plan for the rest of my life yet."
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roll the credits.
this app was made by BROOKE or caution. please do not steal this app. feel free to ask about using it somewhere else if you like it. the lyrics at the top of the app are from Ég er hér from Treasure Planet.
Notes:
I imagine Iceland's accent to be something like this: Click me - just skip to 1:00 in the interview xD (Fluttering Rs and funny Gs xD)
Otherwise, I hope this looks okay :3 I tried to sorta make him like Trygve, only less apathetic... Please let me know if there's anything I can do different :]
