emma antares
∎ light, twintania
∎ 29 ∎ bi ∎ ➔ embers

about
the short story
Originally an Ul'dahn street urchin, Emma quickly turned her life around thanks to the art of mixing drinks. She's since retired from club work, and irregularly operates her own smoking lounge as a little passion project.
personality
- Detached and aloof despite an outwardly friendly and polite demeanor. She keeps most people at arm's length out of caution, due to a soured relationship in the past.
- Can have accidental moments of severe misunderstanding and being oblivious.
- Very slow to get particularly close to.
the short stats
Race: Viera, Veena
Height: 5 fulms 8 ilms (178.9cm)
Weight: 165 ponze (75kg)
Eye colour: Light green
Origin: Ul'dah (*renounced)Speaks: Common, Doman*Domiciled Lominsan
likes
- Sweets, spicy food
- Black nail lacquer
- Flavoured cigarettes (and fogweed)
- Blunt honesty
dislikes
- Beating around the bush
- Ul'dahn bureaucracy
- (Most) violence. Deserved slugs to the face need not apply!
additional details
Voice similar to: Patricia Summersett
Scent profile: vanilla, violet, and sandalwood
does
- /say chat with primarily custom /em. Very heavy preference for these!
- Para, rarely multi para.
- Longer, less-restrictive passages will use [square brackets] (sometimes combined with /em).
- Both SFW/NSFW references (18+/mature themes, infrequent cannabis use).
- Speak with a slight accent.
- Have a rather foul mouth and strang(er) accent, when incensed.
does not
- Generally initiate often. (See the Hooks and Connections sections)
- Do any RP in any other language, aside from English
roleplay style
- Generally goes for mid-length, digestible paragraphs.
- One-liners when the moment calls for it.
- Uses both lore-friendly and real-world references.
- Opts for flexible writing that plays off of the other person.
OOC responses will always be contained a pair of (parentheses).
hooks
good to know
If the Roleplaying tag is on, then WU/ts and IC approaches are fair game. Generally, you can consider that an open invitation.If the tag is not on, responses may not be guaranteed.
a little flirt?
Emma is characteristically a terrible flirt. Sometimes, she just isn't picking up what someone is putting down.
ways to approach
- Introducing yourself normally. Strangers are nothing new or scary to a former bartender.
- Asking to join, or sit nearby.
- Bumming a smoke or asking for a light. Or just smoking together.
- You're a fellow Viera. Though this one might be a weird one, having grown up outside jungle culture.
- Incorporating some reference to any of the Likes/Dislikes, or Connections.
connections
an ever-growing list

heilagr svart ✧
─
This Veena man is very close to Emma; after all, the two were few of even fewer Viera kits who had to fend for themselves in the harsh streets of Ul'dah. Though unrelated by blood, one might mistake them to be blood kin due to their hair colour and initial mannerisms.

liu hai
─
Emma met this Doman noble at some point during her employ as a bartender. One drink was enough to convince the carefree Rava to strike up a friendship with her. Much of Emma's mahjong prowess and business acumen can be traced back to Liu. His most treasured gift to her? An abacus.

shiina aoi ✧
─
This sweet Raen hailing from Sui-no-Sato served Emma her first taste of Hingashi. Shiina is singlehandedly credited with starting the Viera's unending hunger to discover new and novel foods around Hydaelyn. She still works at Umineko Teahouse, where Emma often stops whenever she's in Kugane.
✧ denotes a character retired from play; they are therefore considered "off-screen."
gallery
all gposes taken by me!
behind the screen
and other things
Hey, thanks for taking a look at my profile. I'm an avid roleplayer who's been doing this for nearly a decade, and it always makes me happy to find someone I can bounce off of in terms of writing.My RP interests fall under the "mundane," slower slice-of-life style, which affords a lot of flexibility with how short or long-term plots may go. I don't have any interest in dealing in power plays with people whose characters are extremely OP. Emma is romanceable--but she's a rather free spirit, so don't expect to tie her down so easily!Clear communication is one of the biggest sticking points I seem to encounter with RP partners; for the sake of everyone, I'd prefer to just lay things out early on so that there's no misinterpretation or hurt feelings.IRL always comes first, so please communicate any hiccups with me when the chance arises. This is crucial in making sure boundaries and expectations are respected in both directions.
I live in GMT +/-1 (Zürich) but my active hours are generally pretty spread out, and depending on what I feel like on a particular day I might spend more or less time on EU or NA. If you're interested in RP and you see me in-game, you can simply walk up with something, or send a /tell! I'm flexible--if any of my given hooks don't work with you, that's fine; try something! I'm not that strict with my hooks, and I'm very WU-friendly.
Main & Alt
Light, Twintania
DC travel-friendly
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Crystal, Balmung
Lvl 90
very special thanks
in no particular order
Freya Eisner & Cathouse
Puchi Mi & Guy Guy, Encore Nightclub
Elly
Karou Valo & Hultay Shelma, Church of Metal
Oceanis
Thias Solari