Paris LeClair

Personality Traits

Virtues

Devoted - Paris doesn’t believe in being lazy or taking some down time; she believes in good, honest hard work morning, noon and night.  She is entirely devoted to everything that she does, from her family and friends to her dancing.  When she cares for someone, Paris will do whatever she can to see them happy, safe, and healthy; she takes care of them when they're incapable of taking care of themselves. Hers is a soul utterly devoted to her family and her friends. Paris is zealous in her attachments to people and committed to each relationship in her life. It takes something drastic to lose her friendship or loyalty. Of course, this trait applies in other areas of her like as well, not just with her relationships. She doesn't stop half-way. She puts all of herself into everything that she does. Paris has been dedicated to her dancing since she was young, and her success is a product of that dedication as much as it is her natural talent. She learned early on that if she wanted something, she had to persist no matter what the odds. When she believes in something, Paris will see it through to the end, bitter as it may be.

Passionate - Paris's emotions are strong and quite noticeable. Few of them ever manage to slip under the radar; it's generally rather easy for other people to know what or how she's feeling at any given time. Somehow her emotions always show through—in her eyes, in her expression, in her voice, in her actions and reactions. When she's happy, Paris likes to share her happiness with others. She'll smile, she'll dance with joy, she'll laugh and sing and be merry, and she’ll try to coax others to join her. At the same time, when she's angry about something, people are going to know. Rarely does anyone have to question her mood or her thoughts on a subject. Chances are she's going to give herself away one way or another. When she hates, she hates deeply; when she needs, she needs fiercely; and when she loves, she loves truly and with all of her heart. She wears her heart on her sleeve for all to see, and she wears her emotions on her face for all to read. She's never put much thought into holding back. Paris believes in being honest about her emotions, with herself and with others.

Decisive - Though she may question herself at times, once Paris has something in mind she's unlikely to change it. She knows exactly what she wants. She doesn't always know how to get it, but she doesn't usually waste much time worrying about it. When she sees something she wants, she goes for it. When a decision needs to be made, she comes to a conclusion without agonizing over it or thinking “What if I'm making the wrong choice?” If she ends up being wrong, she'll worry about fixing it after. She doesn’t believe in wasting her time with wallowing; Paris has grown to focus more on the here and now, and what she can do in the present to get the sort of future she wants for herself. She sets goals for herself and then she plows right in and fights tooth and nail to achieve them. She doesn't want to waste a lot of time struggling to decide what she wants from life and then forget to actually live it. She knows who she is, and she knows what she's capable of.

Flaws

Self-Absorbed - Loving as she can be, and devoted as she is to the people in her life that matter, Paris is nonetheless rather self-absorbed. This has less to do with her feelings for someone or the way she thinks of herself, and more to do with how she acts and the way in which she views her own desires in relation to those of other people. Once she has an idea in her head, Paris refuses to let it go until she's satisfied. This has and will result in negative consequences for all those who may be involved with her at the time. There is a certain stubbornness about her that often causes her to come across as self-centered. She wants what she wants, and if something gets in her way she'll step around them or over them to get it. Paris plays the part of the protector and the caregiver very well, but these traits find their roots in her desire for control, and her unwillingness to allow others to control her life in turn. She frequently comes across as the type who thinks too highly of herself even if the reality is sometimes quite different.

Overbearing - Because Paris feels things so strongly, there's always the chance that she'll go overboard, and she does frequently. When she truly cares about someone, she can get into the habit of nagging and hovering and clinging too tight. She likes to take care of the people who've managed to carve out a place in her heart, whether it's making sure they're eating right and hounding them until they do, or forcing herself into their business and trying to tell them exactly how they should solve their problems. Alternatively, when she disagrees with people or doesn't appreciate something someone's done, they can be sure that she'll let them know it. Paris will shout someone down if she firmly believes in what she's saying, and she'll criticize people when she thinks they've done something wrong. She projects her emotions, which means there's a pretty good chance the people around her are going to notice them in some way, whether they take on those emotions as their own and end up being a victim of one of her emotional outbursts.

Hypocritical - One of the many things Paris dislikes is unfair expectations, yet she holds other people to some pretty high standards. If they don't live up to those standards, they'll know exactly how angry and disappointed she is in them. Part if this is due to her inability to trust so easily—when she does trust, she expects people to live up to it without fault, even if she knows that she herself is imperfect and it would be impossible for anyone else to be anything but—and the other part of it is perhaps due to how high she sets the standards for herself. She does and says things that she would not like in other people, and then criticizes them for doing the very same things she's done. Paris is quick to blame others, often forgetting until she's done so that there have been points where she hasn't lived up to the standards she places on them.

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FAMILY

Mother

Name: Marissa LeClair (nee Reeves)

Age: 39

Hair Color: Swedish Blonde

Eye Color: Gray Blue

Height: 5’6”

Physique: Hourglass; fit from frequent exercise.

Profession: CFO of a major holding company.

Temperament: Generally level headed.  A little sassy.  Sarcastic by nature.

 

Father

Name: Henri LeClair

Age: 49

Hair Color: Graying Brown

Eye Color: Turquoise

Height: 5’10”

Physique: A few extra pounds.

Profession: Artist.

Temperament: A total grump.  Never looks happy even when he is.

 

Pet

Name: Jabba

Type: Cat

Breed: Domesitic Longhair/Persian mix

Fur Color: Orange

Eye Color: Green

Physique: Big boned and a little overweight.

Temperament: Lazy.  Grumpy looking, like everything displeases him.