"'I,' she says, 'am always stuck. I am always stuck between giving people everything because I am dying to create meaningful relationships, and giving them nothing at all because then if they leave, at least I’ll be left whole.'"
— S.Z.
Katherine Emelie Arnault
Nickname:
Kat, Kitty
Age:
16
Birthday:
May 16th
Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual (Closeted)
Grade:
11
Role:
The Heiress
Hex Code:
Exuberant, Passionate, Fun-Loving, Creative
Bad personality traits:
Shallow, Emotional, Dramatic, Impatient
Personality:
There's a reason for why growing up and still today, Katherine tends to attract friends that remain close and true to her. She's lovable in the sense that she's outgoing, fun, and energetic. Normally, she has a lively vibe to her, gets excited over the little things, and is good at cheering people up or acting as a buffer between two people who normally wouldn't get along very well. She's easy to have fun around and possess a vibe that seems to lighten tense moods. She's definitely talkative, especially when it comes to things that she's passionate about, and though her tendency to be impulsive doesn't make her the most qualified advice-giver, she certainly tries to help her friends when they have problems. Maybe it's because she often comes off as naive or even innocent, but those who are close with her would definitely describe her as being sweet, typically well-intended, and a genuine and loyal friend.
A flaw that's definitely worth nothing, however, is how easily influenced Katherine can be. There are certain values and desires that she'll stand by until the end, and that's apparent in the sense that she becomes almost immature, in the respect of being unwilling to compromise on certain things. However, more frequently, it takes just a little bit of pushing from someone she trusts to have her completely on their side, no matter what the issue at hand is. This malleability at least somewhat stems from her being insecure about her own intelligence. Growing up, being "dumb" wasn't something she ever minded, mostly because she knew that it didn't really have any consequences. Her father's name was enough to eliminate the possibility of her being expelled from her private school, due to bad grades, and no one at home ever really pushed her to do better in school, so she just accepted the fact that she wasn't as bright as other students.
Drama and gossip are fun when she's not the target of it, and are things that Katherine definitely enjoys witnessing. However, when it comes back to bite her, Katherine proves to be much more self-conscious and sensitive than she acts. She over thinks most things and is the type of person who will lay in bed for hours thinking about things or call her friends at three in the morning sobbing. She's not only emotionally needy, but materialistically as well. She tends to be very shallow when it comes to judging people and determining their worth and the first standard would be money. Her high standards and the fact that she's extremely conscious about her appearance, especially the idea of actually getting naked in front of anyone, have led to her maintaining her status as a virgin. Because of this, talking about possible hookups is something that she rarely engages in, because she's embarrassed that she hasn't done much in terms of that, but at the same time, she isn't ready to face the root of the problem and acknowledge that she's not some hideous looking, overweight monster that she somehow needs to see in the mirror.
From a young age, Katherine found that she had a passion for the visual arts. As a child, she showed exemplary skills in drawing and painting, and she's continued that throughout her life. In her opinion, it's the only thing that she has ever actually been good at, and that's the only reason for why she has stuck with it. Really, though, she does have a passion for it, and it's often one of the few healthy outlets that she has for negative feelings in her life.
Hobbies:
Yoga → It's one of the few things that she actually thinks she's good at, and is something that always calms her down. She tries to go to yoga class five times a week.
Shopping → If you can't find her, checking Bergdorfs, Barney's, or any of the stores on 5th Avenue is always a good start.
Tennis → Although she's not on the school team anymore, she still enjoys playing tennis leisurely.
Bad Habits:
Gossiping → What would Kat be without this bad habit? With how frequently she does it, it really might as well be considering a hobby. She doesn't think of herself as being a bad person, or someone who likes to cut people down, but she's fascinated with rumors and gossip, as long as it isn't about her.
Running late → She's always running late for things, no matter what it is. If you want her somewhere on time, your best bet is to ask her to be there thirty minutes before you really need her, because even then, she might not make it on time.
Emotional → Kat is extremely emotional and extremely sensitive. "Everyone is so mean to me" might as well be her catch phrase, at this point, because she has a tendency to pretend her reckless and irresponsible actions never existed, when she wants to place the blame on someone else, or escape responsibility.
5'10, 123 lbs
Hair Colour:
Brown
Eye Colour:
Brown
Distinguishing Marks:
Her ears are pierced 2x each.
Face Claim:
Kendall Jenner
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[center]Childhood/Family Life:
Katherine lives with her father, Bernard Arnault and step-mother, Nicole Reeve-Arnault. Her mother, Laura Beck, is now married to Christopher Beck and they have a 2-year-old son, Greyson, together. Her relationships with her mother and step-father are strong, but the pair and their son live in Los Angeles, so she only sees them a few times a year. Although she often claims that she would be much better off living with them, the fact that she doesn't see them very often probably contributes to their positive relationship. Katherine's attitude and lifestyle make it hard for her to have a healthy relationships with the people in charge of her. Laura is a concert pianist and Christopher is a retired professional baseball player. Bernard has primary guardianship of Kat, so her relationship with him and his second wife of two years is more prominent and notably, is generally poor. He's a business tycoon and the 13th wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth well in the billion dollar range. Bernard is the chairman and CEO of LMVH, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate, which incorporates various well known brands such as Marc Jacobs, Sephora, Hennessy, Dior, Donna Karen, Céline and Bulgari. Her father is of French nationality but moved to New York when he divorced her mother when she was three years old. He was forced to temporarily relocate to the states due to a custody order, but after it was worked out, he decided to purchase a permanent home in New York. Since then, he travels back to his company's Paris headquarters two or three times a month but does most of his business in Manhattan. Despite this, he never had enough time, or as Kat believed, desire, to invest his energy in her upbringing. Their relationship was always minimal, until she hit her teenage years and he was no longer able to ignore her bratty and rebellious attitude. From then on, it consisted of little more than yelling and screaming, and making empty threats to empty her bank account.
Bernard and Laura met in New York. She was a student at Juliard in New York City, and in what is definitely an awkward story to tell, his son was attending the school as well, and had befriended Laura. Despite their age difference, and the fact that Bernard had three children already (one who was actually friends with Laura), they fell in love and after she graduated, she moved to France where they continued dating, and eventually eloped. They had been married for a few weeks when they intentionally conceived a child. They wereready to start a family together and for the first few months, everything seemed wonderful. However, by the time Katherine was born, it was apparent that they had moved too quickly. Bernard's work life was consuming him, Laura missed her family and life in the states, and neither were prepared to put their lives on hold to care for the baby. Their divorce was finalized when Katherine was a year old and luckily, it was completely civil. They agreed that she would reside with Bernard on a regular basis, but Laura had visitation rights and it essentially worked as more of shared custody than anything.
In order to allow Laura regular contact with Katherine, Bernard purchased a penthouse in New York where she was raised once she turned three. Although it was her father's apartment, he wasn't the one there caring for the toddler day in and day out. Those duties were given to an assortment of nannies and caregivers who did everything from make her breakfast in the morning, to teaching her how to ride a bike. She never developed a close emotional relationship with her father and he tended to express his love through gifts. Katherine would wake up in the morning and instead of being greeted by her father, she would find a new Tiffany bracelet waiting for her. It sounds great, and Kat would never complain about the gifts, but she did want to know her father.
A few weeks after she turned fifteen, she found out via text that her father had impulsively married a woman, Nicole, who he had been dating for a few months during their trip to Italy. Katherine wanted no part in the woman, despite her attempts to reach out and become involved in her life. She was already comfortable with having no authoritative parents in her life and wasn't about to open up to some woman who she barely knew. After a few screaming matches with between the two, Nicole mostly gave up on trying to befriend Katherine the two avoid each other more than anything now.
The biggest struggle that Katherine has faced in her life is the eating disorder that she was diagnosed with at age thirteen. Looking back, she knows it's something that's been around since she was a child, but it started to become debilitating in her teen years. Her father was forced to acknowledge it when she fainted one day at school and was sent to a hospital to be examined. Since then, she has been forced to see a psychiatrist regularly. Things seemed to be okay for a few years, but last spring she took a turn for the worse and hit a dangerously low weight which her forced into the Timberline Knolls treatment facility in Illinois. At that point in her life, she probably would have ran away if she knew she was being sent there, so her father convinced her that they were going on a weekend trip to Chicago to force her to the center. It worked, but left Katherine with no time to give any of her friends an explanation for why she would be falling off the face of the earth for the two months of summer. She's back home now, and though the two months of treatment did her good in some ways, she is no way recovered, just on the path to it.
— S.Z.
Katherine Emelie Arnault
Nickname:
Kat, Kitty
Age:
16
Birthday:
May 16th
Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual (Closeted)
Grade:
11
Role:
The Heiress
Hex Code:
Exuberant, Passionate, Fun-Loving, Creative
Bad personality traits:
Shallow, Emotional, Dramatic, Impatient
Personality:
There's a reason for why growing up and still today, Katherine tends to attract friends that remain close and true to her. She's lovable in the sense that she's outgoing, fun, and energetic. Normally, she has a lively vibe to her, gets excited over the little things, and is good at cheering people up or acting as a buffer between two people who normally wouldn't get along very well. She's easy to have fun around and possess a vibe that seems to lighten tense moods. She's definitely talkative, especially when it comes to things that she's passionate about, and though her tendency to be impulsive doesn't make her the most qualified advice-giver, she certainly tries to help her friends when they have problems. Maybe it's because she often comes off as naive or even innocent, but those who are close with her would definitely describe her as being sweet, typically well-intended, and a genuine and loyal friend.
A flaw that's definitely worth nothing, however, is how easily influenced Katherine can be. There are certain values and desires that she'll stand by until the end, and that's apparent in the sense that she becomes almost immature, in the respect of being unwilling to compromise on certain things. However, more frequently, it takes just a little bit of pushing from someone she trusts to have her completely on their side, no matter what the issue at hand is. This malleability at least somewhat stems from her being insecure about her own intelligence. Growing up, being "dumb" wasn't something she ever minded, mostly because she knew that it didn't really have any consequences. Her father's name was enough to eliminate the possibility of her being expelled from her private school, due to bad grades, and no one at home ever really pushed her to do better in school, so she just accepted the fact that she wasn't as bright as other students.
Drama and gossip are fun when she's not the target of it, and are things that Katherine definitely enjoys witnessing. However, when it comes back to bite her, Katherine proves to be much more self-conscious and sensitive than she acts. She over thinks most things and is the type of person who will lay in bed for hours thinking about things or call her friends at three in the morning sobbing. She's not only emotionally needy, but materialistically as well. She tends to be very shallow when it comes to judging people and determining their worth and the first standard would be money. Her high standards and the fact that she's extremely conscious about her appearance, especially the idea of actually getting naked in front of anyone, have led to her maintaining her status as a virgin. Because of this, talking about possible hookups is something that she rarely engages in, because she's embarrassed that she hasn't done much in terms of that, but at the same time, she isn't ready to face the root of the problem and acknowledge that she's not some hideous looking, overweight monster that she somehow needs to see in the mirror.
From a young age, Katherine found that she had a passion for the visual arts. As a child, she showed exemplary skills in drawing and painting, and she's continued that throughout her life. In her opinion, it's the only thing that she has ever actually been good at, and that's the only reason for why she has stuck with it. Really, though, she does have a passion for it, and it's often one of the few healthy outlets that she has for negative feelings in her life.
Hobbies:
Yoga → It's one of the few things that she actually thinks she's good at, and is something that always calms her down. She tries to go to yoga class five times a week.
Shopping → If you can't find her, checking Bergdorfs, Barney's, or any of the stores on 5th Avenue is always a good start.
Tennis → Although she's not on the school team anymore, she still enjoys playing tennis leisurely.
Bad Habits:
Gossiping → What would Kat be without this bad habit? With how frequently she does it, it really might as well be considering a hobby. She doesn't think of herself as being a bad person, or someone who likes to cut people down, but she's fascinated with rumors and gossip, as long as it isn't about her.
Running late → She's always running late for things, no matter what it is. If you want her somewhere on time, your best bet is to ask her to be there thirty minutes before you really need her, because even then, she might not make it on time.
Emotional → Kat is extremely emotional and extremely sensitive. "Everyone is so mean to me" might as well be her catch phrase, at this point, because she has a tendency to pretend her reckless and irresponsible actions never existed, when she wants to place the blame on someone else, or escape responsibility.
5'10, 123 lbs
Hair Colour:
Brown
Eye Colour:
Brown
Distinguishing Marks:
Her ears are pierced 2x each.
Face Claim:
Kendall Jenner
[center]
[center]Childhood/Family Life:
Katherine lives with her father, Bernard Arnault and step-mother, Nicole Reeve-Arnault. Her mother, Laura Beck, is now married to Christopher Beck and they have a 2-year-old son, Greyson, together. Her relationships with her mother and step-father are strong, but the pair and their son live in Los Angeles, so she only sees them a few times a year. Although she often claims that she would be much better off living with them, the fact that she doesn't see them very often probably contributes to their positive relationship. Katherine's attitude and lifestyle make it hard for her to have a healthy relationships with the people in charge of her. Laura is a concert pianist and Christopher is a retired professional baseball player. Bernard has primary guardianship of Kat, so her relationship with him and his second wife of two years is more prominent and notably, is generally poor. He's a business tycoon and the 13th wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth well in the billion dollar range. Bernard is the chairman and CEO of LMVH, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate, which incorporates various well known brands such as Marc Jacobs, Sephora, Hennessy, Dior, Donna Karen, Céline and Bulgari. Her father is of French nationality but moved to New York when he divorced her mother when she was three years old. He was forced to temporarily relocate to the states due to a custody order, but after it was worked out, he decided to purchase a permanent home in New York. Since then, he travels back to his company's Paris headquarters two or three times a month but does most of his business in Manhattan. Despite this, he never had enough time, or as Kat believed, desire, to invest his energy in her upbringing. Their relationship was always minimal, until she hit her teenage years and he was no longer able to ignore her bratty and rebellious attitude. From then on, it consisted of little more than yelling and screaming, and making empty threats to empty her bank account.
Bernard and Laura met in New York. She was a student at Juliard in New York City, and in what is definitely an awkward story to tell, his son was attending the school as well, and had befriended Laura. Despite their age difference, and the fact that Bernard had three children already (one who was actually friends with Laura), they fell in love and after she graduated, she moved to France where they continued dating, and eventually eloped. They had been married for a few weeks when they intentionally conceived a child. They wereready to start a family together and for the first few months, everything seemed wonderful. However, by the time Katherine was born, it was apparent that they had moved too quickly. Bernard's work life was consuming him, Laura missed her family and life in the states, and neither were prepared to put their lives on hold to care for the baby. Their divorce was finalized when Katherine was a year old and luckily, it was completely civil. They agreed that she would reside with Bernard on a regular basis, but Laura had visitation rights and it essentially worked as more of shared custody than anything.
In order to allow Laura regular contact with Katherine, Bernard purchased a penthouse in New York where she was raised once she turned three. Although it was her father's apartment, he wasn't the one there caring for the toddler day in and day out. Those duties were given to an assortment of nannies and caregivers who did everything from make her breakfast in the morning, to teaching her how to ride a bike. She never developed a close emotional relationship with her father and he tended to express his love through gifts. Katherine would wake up in the morning and instead of being greeted by her father, she would find a new Tiffany bracelet waiting for her. It sounds great, and Kat would never complain about the gifts, but she did want to know her father.
A few weeks after she turned fifteen, she found out via text that her father had impulsively married a woman, Nicole, who he had been dating for a few months during their trip to Italy. Katherine wanted no part in the woman, despite her attempts to reach out and become involved in her life. She was already comfortable with having no authoritative parents in her life and wasn't about to open up to some woman who she barely knew. After a few screaming matches with between the two, Nicole mostly gave up on trying to befriend Katherine the two avoid each other more than anything now.
The biggest struggle that Katherine has faced in her life is the eating disorder that she was diagnosed with at age thirteen. Looking back, she knows it's something that's been around since she was a child, but it started to become debilitating in her teen years. Her father was forced to acknowledge it when she fainted one day at school and was sent to a hospital to be examined. Since then, she has been forced to see a psychiatrist regularly. Things seemed to be okay for a few years, but last spring she took a turn for the worse and hit a dangerously low weight which her forced into the Timberline Knolls treatment facility in Illinois. At that point in her life, she probably would have ran away if she knew she was being sent there, so her father convinced her that they were going on a weekend trip to Chicago to force her to the center. It worked, but left Katherine with no time to give any of her friends an explanation for why she would be falling off the face of the earth for the two months of summer. She's back home now, and though the two months of treatment did her good in some ways, she is no way recovered, just on the path to it.
