101 Questions Answered By Faith Bartleby (And you thought this fad had died...)

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Why hello thar~ You thought this silly little fad had died, yes? THINK AGAIN. Mainly because I feel like relentlessly spamming you, and I had fun with this. Jergens had the same treatment, but now I felt like having Bartleby do it.

(Keep in mind that Bartleby lived as a human hundreds of years ago. Some of his responses may be a bit odd)


1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname?
My name is Faith Bartleby.... Just call me Bartleby please.

2. How old are you? When is your birthday?
Eighteen. My birthday is the fifteenth of March

3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic?
Reubens, a lovely town... Or so they tell me. I live in the Bartleby Estate there. (he pauses) What is patriotic?

4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
My parents died when I was little, so I never got to know them.

5. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like?
I have an older sister named Nippers. She is... (he pauses again)... A kind and wonderful person.

6. What is your occupation?
I'm the most influential merchant in Reubens.

7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh?
5'4, if I remember correctly. As for weight, I'm normal.

8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes?
Are you blind? You carry yourself quite well, I must admit. My hair is blonde, and my eyes are green. I admit that I don't like the combination all that well...

9. What is your race?
I'm a Reubenian, you could say.

10. To which social class do you belong?
By being the highest merchant I'm only a small step below the mayor. You could say that I'm pretty powerful.

11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others?
I don't know... Jergens says that I am... But then again, he's just an idiot.

12. What is your style of dress?
Mostly formal clothes.

13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features?
Of course not

14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
I have... a strange illness that runs in my family. It's called the blood thinning sickness. It's... how do I explain it? If ever get cut, I won't stop bleeding. Nippers has it as well. But I was also born... well... I tend to get sick a lot. Sometimes when I get stressed I'll pass out or faint. You could say that I'm not in good health.

15. Are you right- or left-handed?
Left-handed

16. What does your voice sound like?
Don't you hear it?

17. What kind of vocabulary do you use?
Now what do you mean by that?

18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics.
I never leave my house unless it's in my enclosed garden. I tend to get nervous around people that come from 'outside', and I'm often tired.

19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes?
Every day of course, and I don't wear perfume

20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)?
Ah yes, I forgot that you were blind. I often wear a blank expression, or a frown.

21. Do you use body language? How?
Dosen't most everyone use their bodies as some way to communicate?

22. Do you have a commonly used saying?
I tend to use the words 'rather' and 'perhaps' at lot.


CHILDHOOD


23. What is your earliest memory?
When I had found that my parents had died... and that I'd be the next in line for the family buisness

24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it?
I've had too many private tutors to count. And I did enjoy it, education is the only way to make the mind grow

25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill?
None of my tutors taught me as much as Malware did. He's like my father...

26. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Formal, direct, forced...

27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I never had a choice on what I was to become, so I never thought of it.


28. When and with whom was your first kiss?
(He looks away) Uhm... Th-that would be Jergens... He said it was an accident... I'm not so sure though...

29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
(He looks at the floor) Yes... Sex is... complicated for me... I'm so fragile that it might hurt me.

30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you?
I come from a long, long line of merchants. It pretty much maps out my entire life

INFLUENCES

31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
Nothing much has happened in my life. I've had no surprises, as it's all been planned for me

32. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Surviving for so long. Nobody thought I would live to see eighteen. My next goal is twenty... I hope I can make it.

33. What is your greatest regret?.
(He looks away once more, it seems he dosen't want to talk about it)

34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you?
My life involves doing the same thing everyday, so I have no room for error.

35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they?
Perhaps. (He leaves it at this)

36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
I feel awful for turning down the marriage proposals those women gave me. I don't know why, I just did.

37. When was the time you were the most frightened?
When I saw that Jergens had hid in my garden. I tried to hide it. I didn't know him then, you see.

38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where?
...I... I never leave my property... Or I try to. I want to... Malware says that it isn't good for my health

BELIEFS

39. What is your alignment?
With what?

40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
Pessimistic...

41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?
I want to... I really want to... but I don't know...

42. Do you believe in an afterlife?
Someone once told me that he thought one existed. I trust him.

43. What is your greatest fear?
I fear for my sister... What will happen to her when I die?

44. What makes you angry? Sad? Happy? Why?
Not many things... Well... Some, maybe

45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil?
I wouldn't know. I've only known a few

46. What are your views on politics?
If it concerns the economy, I'll gladly rattle my head off to you. I don't think you would enjoy that, though

47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing?
Killing is the one I can't stand. I don't see how anyone could kill someone else

48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs?
Depends on the belief

49. How much do you value money?
Not much, I'm easily the richest person in Reubens.

50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Killing another person

51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?
Again, it depends on what 'greater good' you speak of

52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
......Perhaps (he smiles a little)

53. Are you superstitious?
I find it fascinating how people are able to commit to such rituals. As for myself, I don't

54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?
I haven't met many people... The people that I have met know me well enough to know that there some subjects I don't like to talk about

55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?
I try to be, but I can lie to myself. I'm a human being, after all

56. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
Dosen't everyone?

DEALING WITH OTHERS

57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Nippers... and Jergens... they are both equally precious to me

58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why?
I respect Malware... and I used to not like Jergens... That's changed, of course

59. Do you have a significant other? Who? Why?
N-no... (you see the faintest blush creep to his face)

60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend?
I only really know four people. One of them is a deer. Why pick favorites?

61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex?
(He looks away from you, clearly flustered. Perhaps you should move on...)

62. How do you relate to members of a different Sex?
I... (he shakes his head) Nippers is the only woman I've really known, and she's different. So I don't know

63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.
Uhm... Yes... I-I still am... y-you could say...

64. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Kindess...

65. How close are you to your family?
I love Nippers. I would do anything to make her happy.

66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children?
...If I am to carry the Bartleby name, then I must marry. Nippers... I don't think she could...

67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
I tend to go the safe route.

68. Are you a listener or a talker?
I can be both, if I have to

69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others?
It depends on the person.

70. Do you hold grudges?
Holding a grudge only encourages the behavior you're trying to stop

71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
With buisness, yes. With actual social events, no

72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people?
I never have... I wouldn't know

73. How well do you express yourself?
Not very well, I'll admit

74. How quickly do you judge others?
I'm like every other human being in the world. At first sight.


75. Do you care what others think of you?
Only with... certain people (he blushes a little)

76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy?
Do my competitors count as enemies?


PERSONAL TASTE AND OPINIONS

77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession?
I enjoy reading, my favorite food is rice pilof, and my favorite possession... I don't have one really. And as for color... I like red (he blushes again)

78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment?
I've heard of them. I've read multiple plays but I've never been out to see any.

79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not?
Such things could easily kill me in the state I'm in...

80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
Reading, or sleeping usually

81. What is your most cherished fantasy?
Uhm.. Perhaps we should not talk about that... (he flushes a bit)

82. How long is your attention span?
It can be quite long when it has to be

83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?
I laugh when I'm around my friends... And even then it's rare.

84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what?
Little shocks me when I'm home

85. How do you deal with stress?
My body usually can't take it, so I pass out

86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic?
I can't run very far... and I never really considered myself a good artist

87. Do you like animals? Do you like children?
I love animals. As for children, I've never met any

88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
If I have no plan, then I stress.

89. Do you have a pet? If so, what is his/her name? Species? Fur color? Etc…
I have two dogs that I cherish. Debit and Credit are their names. They're both black, but Credit has a white muzzle and Debit has white paws.

90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness?
Do I have any strengths at all? I have too many weaknesses to count...

91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wish I was well enough to really go out, not just to the garden.

92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
I would say that I'm rather introverted

93. Do you like yourself?
No, not very much

94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted?
Yes, and if I don't, I get distressed. It hasen't been as bad since Jergens came here, though

95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime?
I want see if my health can improve, and if I can live longer than Malware predicts.

96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
Malware says I only have a few years left... (he almost whispers this)

97. If you could choose, how would you want to die?
Painlessly, I hope

98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?
There isn't anything about me to be remembered

99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality?
Pitiful, Fragile, sheltered

100. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
They would call me anti-social and they would consider me a jerk. Being assertive is the only way to defend myself.

101. Why are you risking your life to adventure?
I'm not, where did you get that idea?

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Meh, I'll fix typos and stuff later... *Goes to massage hands*
Sonata's picture

Someone once told me that he

Someone once told me that he thought one existed. I trust him

^ I made this face > =w=
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Pffft, I always find ways to

Pffft, I always find ways to sneak in RP refrences :3