Eliane Victorie Cloutier
NICKNAME(S):
Elle | Everyone | Loves | Eliane tends to introduce herself as such, preferring the short, easy-to-say nickname to her fanciful real one.
Ellie | Her Father and Brother | Secretly Likes | Her father uses said name affectionately, and her brother teases her with it, and, although she rolls her eyes, she somewhat enjoys the term.
DATE OF BIRTH:
Thirteenth of March
AGE:
Seventeen
GODLY PARENT:
Hestia
YEAR:
Twelfth Grade
GENDER:
Female
SEXUALITY:
Heterosexual | Heteroromantic
ETHNICITY:
French
DIALOGUE OR THOUGHT COLOR:
#67204A and #A65E88
Elle is a pretty reserved individual, the sort one would expect as a child of Hestia. She is mellow, with a soft temperament that in her past was easily taken advantage of, making her the school errand girl at times. Since then, she's gotten a little stronger in terms of will and stubbornness, but remains pretty anti-conflict in almost all cases. She is kind, and compassionate, the sort that tends to put others before herself even when it would be better for her not to, and she isn't very good when it comes to arguing, unless the thing she is arguing about is something she is either extremely passionate about, or strongly opposed to. She is intelligent, in an academic way, and has been referred to as a 'nerd' many times in the past for her typical straight A's and her habit of going off on a tangent when the conversation turns to something she is fascinated by. She is hard-working, and when it comes to genuine work and effort, she isn't the sort to let little inconveniences and disapproval stop her. Somewhat socially awkward, she is rarely the sort to make the first move when it comes to making friends, although her inner monologue will easily tell you just how much she wishes that was otherwise. Around people she doesn't know, she is somewhat shy, and very down-to-earth, but around her friends and family, particularly her brother, she can be surprisingly witty and even a little sarcastic. She is fiercely protective of those she cares about, and if someone threatens said people, she will undoubtedly step into action, despite her disdain for conflict and fighting. She's also gets nervous easily, the most obvious nervous tic of hers being babbling at an alarming rate, and she tends to blush easily. She has a good sense of humour, and loves to laugh, often trying her best to find the humour and positivity in things, even when there is little to no light to be found. She is an idealist, but she isn't stupid, and sees things as they are most of the time. Although she is opposed to conflict, she is not so much of a pushover any more, and isn't so easy to boss around any more. Although she tries to obey the rules and stay in the lines, she has had moments of rebellion (usually alongside her brother), and was truly ecstatic in their wake, and finds the feeling of adrenaline one she knows better than to encourage, but can't help loving anyway. She is passionate about a number of things, and often falls into daydreams. She is, once gets to know her, quite bubbly, although she maintains that selfless streak that has her brother rolling his eyes and telling her to 'do something for herself, once in a while'. She is, although quiet, very brave, and will never allow something as simple as fear to keep her from doing something. She is honest, but, unlike her brother, possesses a certain tact, and she loves finding people with matching passions, so that she can babble away without feeling as though she is boring someone.
LIKES:
✔Writing; whether it be poetry or journalism, Eliane finds comfort in words. Her journal, a gift from her mother, she received it for her sixteenth birthday, and it is her most prized possession.
✔Cooking; She adores it, especially cooking for other people.
✔Chocolate; What's not to like? That being said, she only likes milk chocolate. The dark stuff (her brother's favourite) is far too bitter for her tastes, and the white stuff tastes like plastic, in her opinion.
✔Music; As far as music goes, Elle has a pretty varying taste. A couple of her favourite songs include: [i]Heroes by David Bowie, Your Song by Elton John, and Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson. She is also very fond of classical music.
✔Reading; Just like with writing, Elaine finds comfort and freedom with an open book. Stories and poetry are effective ways to lull her into a feeling of pleasant stability. She is also a sucker for happy endings.
✔The Idea of Romance; Elle has a somewhat idealistic view on romance, seeing 'true love' as a possibility for everyone, and perhaps even herself. That being said, she's no moron, and would never allow her daydreams to send her soaring away on flights of fancy.
✔French Culture; Whether it is simply because it reminds her of home, Elaine adores everything that screams 'French', from the cuisine to the architecture.
✔History; One of Eliane's favourite subjects, she finds nothing more fascinating that the past, and learning how it shaped the present.
✔Stargazing, Sunset-watching and Cloud-Spotting; There's something about the sky that Eliane finds so very pretty.
✔Honesty; However brutal it may be, Eliane likes to be told exactly how it is, skipping the white lies and veiled truths.
DISLIKES:
✖Arrogance; There is nothing more annoying that someone that flaunts themselves, and sees themselves as better than they actually are.
✖Coffee; Urgh. She can't stand the stuff.
✖Money; It's less money and more the fact that everyone is obsessed with it. So I suppose one could simply say she hates greed.
✖Unnecessary Conflict; Fights and arguments are not Elle's forte, and she'd rather everyone made an effort to get along.
✖Bullies; As much as she dislikes conflict, if she sees someone being bullied, she will not stand for it.
FEARS:
☠Losing Her Family; There is no one more precious to her than her father and brother.
☠Heights; It isn't really a crippling phobia, but she does get awfully jittery when up high.
Father | Geraud Cloutier | 43 | Alive | Eliane is very close with her father, and shares many of his qualities.
Twin Brother | Emmanuel Cloutier | 17 | Alive | Eliane is very close to her brother, and the pair, despite their extremely different personalities, tend to rebound off one another really well, with Eliane helping Manny to learn the patience that he naturally lacks, and Manny helping to ease her confidence and make her feel more comfortable in unfamiliar situations. They are constantly bickering, but in a light-hearted, well meaning kind of way.
RELATIONSHIP WITH GODLY PARENT:
Eliane harbors a far smaller grudge against the goddess than her brother does, although she still feels dots of anger towards Hestia for leaving with no explanation. However, since Eliane found out the real reason that Hestia had to leave, she's a goddess, after all, she came to be a lot more understanding of the goddess. That being said, she still doesn't like how the gods meddle in mortal affairs, falling in and out of love with no plans of sticking around.
BIOGRAPHY:
Eliane's father often describes her mother as 'a dizzy daydream that I fell into somewhat inconveniently, but I can never make myself regret'. Eliane and her twin brother were born in the spare bedroom of her current home, a two-storey house located in a village not far from Paris, France, that she and her brother affectionately refer to as the 'Nest'. Manny was born first, exiting the womb precisely three minutes and twelve seconds before Eliane, although he never fails to refer to himself as the eldest sibling. Hestia remained with them for two months following their birth, before leaving the small family, and behind her a letter for the sibling to open on their sixteenth birthday. It was in this letter that she told them of their heritage, something that they all struggled to believe, until certain sparks of evidence, such as her brother setting fire to a teacher (accidentally, of course), Eliane somehow healing her sprained ankle, and finally, an enormous beast with the body of a man and the head of a bull breaking down the door of their beloved nest and attempting to eat the pair of demigods alive.
Suffice to say, they were eventually convinced.
It was only at the age of seventeen that they were sent to attend Aeonis, with their father deciding, shortly after Manny's expulsion (for the fire incident), that it would indeed be best that they have a fresh start, and learn to control their abilities, as well as how to defend themselves from the mythical beasts that seem to crave demigod flesh more than any other.
Thus, here they are, the new kids.
FAVORITE POWER:
It would have to be either being a brilliant cook, although that's less a power and more a trait that all Hestia children seem to possess, or controlling positive emotions, as it is a good way to try cheer people up when they are feeling down. She also quite likes
MISCELLANEOUS:
Fluent in French