Personality

Naive | Clumsy | Means well | Easy to excite

Story

Elise was raised in isolation by her metal father figure after her birth. He taught her to read and write and told her many stories about the outside world. However, every time she asked to see it with her own eyes, he would refuse. Not because he didn't want to, but because letting her go wasn't part of the plan, of which he himself knew little.
Despite her isolation, Elise lived well. She made sewing and fashion her hobbies and was never lonely, as she had his loving father and knew many fabric dolls who also had metal foster parents. Every evening, she read her favorite book series about a winged porcelain prince.
One night, she was awakened by her metal father figure, who informed her that she could now leave, but only if she didn't come back. The fabric girl refused sleepily, but her father insisted. He didn't tell her why he wanted to get rid of her and didn't give her a choice. The metal doll half-forced his only daughter out of her room and accompanied her a good distance through the nearby forest until he hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead goodbye. It had been so sudden that she couldn't formulate any words of farewell. Elise saw no tears, only her own.

The first city she entered was pure sensory overload for her. So many new dolls and impressions! When the fabric girl thinks back on that day, however, she only has one image in mind, amidst the masses of dolls walking through the busy streets: the perfect likeness of the porcelain prince from her fairy tale book. As Elise followed the stranger from a distance, she felt her heart beating fast with excitement. She was sure that he was the porcelain prince from her favorite book, and she couldn't believe her luck at finding him in real life. She approached him and introduced herself, but the stranger seemed taken aback by her sudden intrusion. He tried to walk away, but Elise persisted and followed him around the city, trying to start a conversation.
The stranger, whose name was Asazel, was not interested in Elise's company. He found her constant presence to be strange and uncomfortable, and he made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with her. But Elise was smitten with him, and she couldn't help but follow him around, hoping to win his affection. As the days went by, Elise continued to trail Asazel, even as he tried to lose her in the crowded streets. She tried to strike up conversations with him, but he was always distant and dismissive. Despite his clear lack of interest, Elise couldn't bring herself to give up on him.
During the first week, Elise lived on the streets. As it was late summer and the streets were always busy, she surprisingly didn't mind. It wasn't until Asazel learned that his stalker didn't have a home of her own that he felt pity. He invited her to temporarily stay in his apartment until she found something of her own... only Elise seemed to have missed the "temporary" part.

Her Ability

› Detecting Feelings
Some Gemdolls like Elise have a glass element somewhere on their body (Elise's waist). They allow Gemdolls to use magic.
Elise can perceive emotions when she concentrates. With her focused gaze, the mist rings of other dolls change color for her, with each color representing a different emotion. The spectrum of colors is broad, and she can recognize both primary and secondary emotions, theoretically even detecting malicious intentions.

Trivia

› Always hums to herself when she's in a good mood
› Age judged by her appearance: 18 years
› I like to use her for fourth wall breaks!

About the species Gemdoll

› Gemdoll is a closed species by Withy!
› Every Gemdoll has three important traits: doll joints, at least one mist ring (around their chest) and a gem on their chest which is their heart.
› The color of a Gemdoll's gem, mist ring, and blood is always the same.
› Age is just a number for Gemdolls. They're born as an adult and never grow old.
› Gemdolls don't have the need to eat or drink. They do it just for fun.
› There are different materials which a Gemdoll consists of. Elise is made of fabric.

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