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loyalflower) wrote2014-11-16 11:58 am
loyalflower) wrote2014-11-16 11:58 am
Entry tags:
Application for Melodies of Life
Player
Name: Stark
Age: 26
Personal Journal:starkxravingxmad
Contact: Plurk @ starkxravingxmad
Other In-Game Characters: N/A
Character (Original Universe)
Name: Gailardia Galan Gardios/ "Guy Cecil"
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Canon: Tales of the Abyss
Canon Point: After reuniting with Luke post-Akzeriuth and rescueing the abducted Ion and Nataila from the Oracle Knights in Daath, around the time the group landed the Tartarus in Keterburg Bay for repairs.
History: Link to Guy's article on the Aselia Wiki
Link to Game Synopsis on the Aselia Wiki
Personality: From the outset, Guy is a friendly and hard working young man who is extremely fond of fon machines and other pieces of technology and is occupied as a servant of the Fabre household. He has a great deal of patience and a surprising variety of knowledge at his disposal-- a trait that is lampshaded time and again within the canon by repeated requests for him to explain something for Luke or the rest of the characters, as well as the audience at large. He is quite the charmer-- if on accident-- which has caused him problems several times in regard to a barely controlled case of gynophobia that is so bad that he can't even touch a woman without going into a knee shaking, heart pounding panic. Despite his gynophobia, Guy openly admits to liking to talk to and look at women...leading to questions about how Guy feels about 'leading girls on' with his smile and personality. These traits, while they seemed like just a quirk of his character in the context of his job, are difficult to simply write off once he gets outside of the manor and can be seen by members of the open community.
For one, he understands things that shouldn't be understood by a man of his class and position. For another, he is far too skilled a fighter to be just a normal house servant.
His smiles and friendly nature hide layers and layers of thoughts and beliefs that have grown over the better part of the last decade to serve as a shield for a very scared and emotionally traumatized young child, one who had to witness the slaughter of his family and destruction of his hometown before he was old enough to properly begin to take his place in the world. Born Gailardia Galan Gardios, the son of a Count in the Malkuth territory of Hod, Guy is an aristocrat who gave up his position in the name of his family pride. His home was invaded by Duke Fabre on the night of his fifth birthday, and he was the only one to survive-- thanks to the women of the household who gave their lives for him, including his older sister. He was found in the wreckage, buried underneath their corpses...this event triggered both his gynophobia and his flight from Malkuth to Kimlasca, in a quest to murder the Duke's young son and avenge his family. Taking on the name 'Guy Cecil', he infiltrated the household with the help of Van Grants as a member of the staff to acheive this goal.
...only to find that he would slowly, over the course of years, rethink the concept of revenge. When Luke returned to Fabre Manor after his abduction by parties from Malkuth lacking all memories of his short life, Guy found himself helping raise the boy. The way Luke struggled against a past he couldn't remember struck Guy as insightful-- after all, there is no way that a person can move forward if they keep looking behind them. Slowly, Guy started to make peace with his anger.
Although Luke wouldn't realize it until much later, he and Guy helped raise eachother. Neither would be the same as they were without the other's influence. Though Guy's original plan to kill the boy before the Duke failed, it helped spark a strong bond between the both of them that would survive tragedy and even the worst of scenarios.
Guy admits that Luke's behavior later on, after the boy had grown into a young man, is partly his fault. He did spoil Luke, and he takes responsibility for that. And, despite Luke's behavior surrounding the disaster that became of Akzeriuth, Guy found that he couldn't abandon his friend. There was too much history between them to just throw away, even after Luke's status as a Replica and the truth that Asch the Bloody, one of the God Generals, was the original Luke fon Fabre. "That idiot is my friend," he said. He wanted to believe that Luke would change and turn onto a better path.
His loyalty works on the opposite side too-- Van Grants, born Vandesdelca Musto Fende, was originally attached to the Gardios houshold as a subordinant before Hod's destruction. It was with the help of Van that he found his feet and a way to keep living after he lost everything, and he admits that he would have followed Van's extremist plans if events had played out differently. However, Van had chosen to keep his participation in Luke's apparent abduction from Guy, later forcing Guy to choose between whose side he would stay on. In the end, he told Van that they would never meet eachother on friendly terms ever again...after all, he couldn't abandon the idiot who had unknowingly inspired him to try to live a better life.
While Guy's loyalty is his most notable trait, this can be used agianst him as well. His good nature and desire to be helpful leads to him being put into positions where he has to explain something or is otherwise ordered around. Truly, he is no leader...but, he is an excellent ally to have, and his loyalty to his cause and his word-- even if it's vengeance-- will far outlast the length of his service.
Third-Person Sample: TDM Link
Mognet Sample:
[It had been a few days since he arrived, and in that time Guy felt he had managed to gain a decent grasp on the unique standards of this world from his fluffy little 'moogle' friend, but he knew from experience that there were some things he could only understand after a little bit of old fashioned leg work. After checking out the public information boards and spending an evening in one of the pubs that dotted the corners of the residential areas listening in on the gossip and banter that existed in these forums and asking questions as they came up, he decided it was time to add a personal touch to his inquiries.
The first letter he gave to Daisy, with her soft ears and bright, curious eyes, was addressed to the public at large:]
If there is anyone here who knows a little about fontech or even basic engineering, I am curious to meet with you to talk about the airships that are docked on the far side of the city. I am not entirely familiar with that kind of technology, and I would like a professional's opinion about how it works.
[Any replies to that, if they were to be had, would certainly scratch an itch that had been bothering him since he found out about their existance. He was expecially curious about how a classic styled frigate could possibly be capable of flying in the air without any obvious means of propulsion. It had to be those strange crystals he had heard about.
While such a call would have been enough in any other circumstances, there was something else that he needed to follow up on....
Or, someone. Rumor was that there was another man asking similar questions, one who wore glasses and carried himself with the grace and professionalism of a military man. It was a hunch, but Guy needed to try:]
Jade,
I would like to meet with you at some point over the next few days, perhaps in one of the taverns in the residential district if that sounds all right to you. We should exchange notes, and there is a matter I would like to speak with you about before the others-- if they are here-- find out.
Sincerely,
Guy.
Crystallis
Moogle Name: Daisy
Moogle Gender: Female
First Job: Ninja
Second Job: Paladin
Limit Break: Briliant Overlord
Name: Stark
Age: 26
Personal Journal:
starkxravingxmadContact: Plurk @ starkxravingxmad
Other In-Game Characters: N/A
Character (Original Universe)
Name: Gailardia Galan Gardios/ "Guy Cecil"
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Canon: Tales of the Abyss
Canon Point: After reuniting with Luke post-Akzeriuth and rescueing the abducted Ion and Nataila from the Oracle Knights in Daath, around the time the group landed the Tartarus in Keterburg Bay for repairs.
History: Link to Guy's article on the Aselia Wiki
Link to Game Synopsis on the Aselia Wiki
Personality: From the outset, Guy is a friendly and hard working young man who is extremely fond of fon machines and other pieces of technology and is occupied as a servant of the Fabre household. He has a great deal of patience and a surprising variety of knowledge at his disposal-- a trait that is lampshaded time and again within the canon by repeated requests for him to explain something for Luke or the rest of the characters, as well as the audience at large. He is quite the charmer-- if on accident-- which has caused him problems several times in regard to a barely controlled case of gynophobia that is so bad that he can't even touch a woman without going into a knee shaking, heart pounding panic. Despite his gynophobia, Guy openly admits to liking to talk to and look at women...leading to questions about how Guy feels about 'leading girls on' with his smile and personality. These traits, while they seemed like just a quirk of his character in the context of his job, are difficult to simply write off once he gets outside of the manor and can be seen by members of the open community.
For one, he understands things that shouldn't be understood by a man of his class and position. For another, he is far too skilled a fighter to be just a normal house servant.
His smiles and friendly nature hide layers and layers of thoughts and beliefs that have grown over the better part of the last decade to serve as a shield for a very scared and emotionally traumatized young child, one who had to witness the slaughter of his family and destruction of his hometown before he was old enough to properly begin to take his place in the world. Born Gailardia Galan Gardios, the son of a Count in the Malkuth territory of Hod, Guy is an aristocrat who gave up his position in the name of his family pride. His home was invaded by Duke Fabre on the night of his fifth birthday, and he was the only one to survive-- thanks to the women of the household who gave their lives for him, including his older sister. He was found in the wreckage, buried underneath their corpses...this event triggered both his gynophobia and his flight from Malkuth to Kimlasca, in a quest to murder the Duke's young son and avenge his family. Taking on the name 'Guy Cecil', he infiltrated the household with the help of Van Grants as a member of the staff to acheive this goal.
...only to find that he would slowly, over the course of years, rethink the concept of revenge. When Luke returned to Fabre Manor after his abduction by parties from Malkuth lacking all memories of his short life, Guy found himself helping raise the boy. The way Luke struggled against a past he couldn't remember struck Guy as insightful-- after all, there is no way that a person can move forward if they keep looking behind them. Slowly, Guy started to make peace with his anger.
Although Luke wouldn't realize it until much later, he and Guy helped raise eachother. Neither would be the same as they were without the other's influence. Though Guy's original plan to kill the boy before the Duke failed, it helped spark a strong bond between the both of them that would survive tragedy and even the worst of scenarios.
Guy admits that Luke's behavior later on, after the boy had grown into a young man, is partly his fault. He did spoil Luke, and he takes responsibility for that. And, despite Luke's behavior surrounding the disaster that became of Akzeriuth, Guy found that he couldn't abandon his friend. There was too much history between them to just throw away, even after Luke's status as a Replica and the truth that Asch the Bloody, one of the God Generals, was the original Luke fon Fabre. "That idiot is my friend," he said. He wanted to believe that Luke would change and turn onto a better path.
His loyalty works on the opposite side too-- Van Grants, born Vandesdelca Musto Fende, was originally attached to the Gardios houshold as a subordinant before Hod's destruction. It was with the help of Van that he found his feet and a way to keep living after he lost everything, and he admits that he would have followed Van's extremist plans if events had played out differently. However, Van had chosen to keep his participation in Luke's apparent abduction from Guy, later forcing Guy to choose between whose side he would stay on. In the end, he told Van that they would never meet eachother on friendly terms ever again...after all, he couldn't abandon the idiot who had unknowingly inspired him to try to live a better life.
While Guy's loyalty is his most notable trait, this can be used agianst him as well. His good nature and desire to be helpful leads to him being put into positions where he has to explain something or is otherwise ordered around. Truly, he is no leader...but, he is an excellent ally to have, and his loyalty to his cause and his word-- even if it's vengeance-- will far outlast the length of his service.
Third-Person Sample: TDM Link
Mognet Sample:
[It had been a few days since he arrived, and in that time Guy felt he had managed to gain a decent grasp on the unique standards of this world from his fluffy little 'moogle' friend, but he knew from experience that there were some things he could only understand after a little bit of old fashioned leg work. After checking out the public information boards and spending an evening in one of the pubs that dotted the corners of the residential areas listening in on the gossip and banter that existed in these forums and asking questions as they came up, he decided it was time to add a personal touch to his inquiries.
The first letter he gave to Daisy, with her soft ears and bright, curious eyes, was addressed to the public at large:]
If there is anyone here who knows a little about fontech or even basic engineering, I am curious to meet with you to talk about the airships that are docked on the far side of the city. I am not entirely familiar with that kind of technology, and I would like a professional's opinion about how it works.
[Any replies to that, if they were to be had, would certainly scratch an itch that had been bothering him since he found out about their existance. He was expecially curious about how a classic styled frigate could possibly be capable of flying in the air without any obvious means of propulsion. It had to be those strange crystals he had heard about.
While such a call would have been enough in any other circumstances, there was something else that he needed to follow up on....
Or, someone. Rumor was that there was another man asking similar questions, one who wore glasses and carried himself with the grace and professionalism of a military man. It was a hunch, but Guy needed to try:]
Jade,
I would like to meet with you at some point over the next few days, perhaps in one of the taverns in the residential district if that sounds all right to you. We should exchange notes, and there is a matter I would like to speak with you about before the others-- if they are here-- find out.
Sincerely,
Guy.
Crystallis
Moogle Name: Daisy
Moogle Gender: Female
First Job: Ninja
Second Job: Paladin
Limit Break: Briliant Overlord