I. The Basics

Your Name: Elliot, though you may call me Elly if you prefer.
Your Age: 23
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Your Forum Username: Starlight Prince
Rping Experience: I've been RPing since I was 16. Been in quite a few good ones, but this is my second Sailormoon RPG. Most of the others have been free form fantasy or Harry Potter themed.


II. Just Your Everyday Girl…or Boy

Character Name: Christopher "Opie" Trilby
Name Meaning:

• Christopher, while having origins to "Christ", also derives the Late Greek meaning "to bear, to carry". I personally hate this name, and I've had a lot of bad experiences with people who bear it. Thus, I thought it appropriate that Opie hate it too. The meaning is relevant because it's often a burden to him, to have a name that he hates.
• "Opie" (pronounced "oh-pee") is a nickname Gabriel got from playing the role of Ophelia in a production of Hamlet when he was in middle school. Joshua was actually the one that made it stick, as he thought it made a good pet name for him. Ophelia is also a greek name, it means "Help", which is fairly appropriate, as Sailor Musical Theatre is mainly a supportive fighter.
• Trilby is actually an Italian female first name that means "one who sings musical trills". It sounds too exotic for a first name, so I made it the surname. I also thought it would help tie in with the history of theatre that lies on his father's side.

Character Position: Musical
Birth Date: March 12
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Age: 15
Blood Type: Type AB
Birth Place: Bakersfield, CA
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actor / Singer
School: Home Schooled, passed the GED
Academic Level: N/A
Major/Minor: N/A
GPA: N/A
School Involvements: N/A


III. The Nitty-Gritty Character Information

Likes: Professional Theatre, Singing, Dancing, Stuffed Animals, TV Crime Dramas, Soft Fabrics, Rainstorms, and Trees (unless they're Coniferous)
Dislikes: Dogs, Being Wet (or worse, covered in something sticky), Heights, "Boy Clothes".
Quirks / Hobbies: Origami, Singing in Public, Acting, Daydreaming about tall, dark and mysterious love interests.
Favorite Food: Angel Food Cake, most (if not all) Italian dishes, and raw fruits, such as kiwis, apples, and bananas.
Hated Food: Sauerkraut (Spoiled cabbage? No thanks.) He also doesn't normally like meat unless it's processed. This was after an incident with a baked chicken his family once had, which contained a very disgusting looking red spot.
Favorite Animal: Monkeys, usually the smaller variety, but he'll gush over anything that has a cute face and soft fur.
Favorite Color: Purple
Aspirations: To perform on Broadway one day.

Flaws: While he seems bright and cheery most of the time, especially around others, he tends to have a brooding side that he gets into when he's alone. More often than not it's because he doesn't want to bother anyone, or make them worry about him. He won't often leave the house if he's in such a mood, or do anything at all for that matter.

It may have something to do with being in theatre, but he does tend to be a bit overly dramatic. Taking trivial things a little too seriously, for instance. Making a big deal of someone getting scratched up. Likewise, he can be pretty sensitive too, such as taking criticism a little too harshly, and deriving hidden accusations in seemingly innocent comments.

Opie also has a problem with his own gullibility. He tends to believe things on very little evidence, and often trusts complete strangers. Though, if someone has betrayed his trust just once, he refuses to trust them, and treats everything they say with scrutiny. Determining the truth in someone's words seems hard, so it's just easier to simply distrust anyone who has a history of being untrustworthy.

Although he is very creative and is able to grasp very abstract concepts, he often misses things that are right in front of his nose. Which is why he's terrible at history and math classes. He also tends to mix up common sayings, often to comical effect.


Physical Appearance

Hair color and style: His hair is a bright blonde color, and falls in layers near his lower neck. At the top it is normally parted on one side, and the bangs hang around his eyes.
Eye color, shape etc: His eyes are blue, large, and can be very expressive.
Facial Features: He has a straight, thin nose with a rounded end. His eyebrows are fairly well kept and are often tweezed. His lips are a bit pale, but of normal thickness. The top lip is a little more prominent than the bottom, which makes him look a little bit frumpy when he smiles, but overall, the effect is rather charming.
Body Type/Build/Skin Color & Height & Weight: He's got a slim figure, and while it's pretty to look at, he pays for it dearly on the battle field. He stands about 5'2", and weighs in around 104lbs, normally. He is still a teenager, though, and he's growing constantly. His skin is rather pale, and tends to burn rather than tan.
Walking Style/’Carriage’: He is a good dancer, and often he doesn't stop dancing once he's left the stage. His pace is light, but a bit slow. When under physical or mental distress, he walks with a definite slump, head turned up to the sky as if in prayer.
Clothing Style: He likes a wide of styles, so long as they aren't overly macho. Some of his favorite clothing stores include the Gap, and Old Navy. He particularly enjoys styles from England, Italy, and Japan.
Distinguishing Marks: He has two scars, one on each forearm, both gotten from being pushed out of the way from danger by Joshua. The one on the right arm is the biggest. Both are uneven and wide, as the skin was ground off by the gravel on the road.
Other Physical Appearance Details:
Voice: He can go high, as he practices all the time, but once he gets out of range he usually goes straight to a wispy rasp. His voice has already gone through puberty. His singing voice is simple, clean, and not overly extravagant.


Personality:

Opie is often very sensitive, and has an effeminate demeanor. It's not as though he wants to or even tries to, it's just how he is. He's compassionate, and sympathetic; never one to be afraid to show that he cares for a friend, though he doesn't seem to have many.

It could have something to do with being a cross dresser, but Ophelia's always been rather unliked. When he makes friends, they're often very good friends, and they stick together through it all. He is often shy to most people, but between close friends, he's very open. Although, not quite open enough to show his more depressive side. This will usually happen when he's alone. When this happens he usually tries to occupy himself by practicing his singing, or watching television.

In contrast, his brighter side couldn't be more different. In his best moods he is very animated, making light hearted jokes and generally acting like a hyper little kid on Christmas morning. This usually leads to him doing something embarrassing, such as hugging someone at random. Despite being so open normally, he can also be shy, particularly around aggressive people, or when directly interacting with someone he doesn't know well.

Ophelia has a very unconventional way of thinking, and is often misunderstood. He seems to come to conclusions in a roundabout way, and can usually come to a conclusion about something that few would really think of right off the bat. Because of this, however, he tends to miss rather obvious things.

History:

• ~ Act II Scene I : The Curtain Rises ~
  
  Gabriel Evangeline was born on a chilly early spring morning in March. His parents, Ellen and Gregory Evangeline, were very happy indeed. They had undergone years of trying, and had almost given up before Ellen's tests showed that she was positive. Now they had a baby boy.
  
  Ellen was a sweet, but rather dotty woman who worked as a researcher for an archeology team. Greg was a lighting specialist for photography, stage, and movie sets.
  
  Things were normal for the first year or so, but Greg and Ellen began to notice that Gabriel wasn't taking well to his toy trucks and cars, but instead seemed keenly interested in dolls and his mother's make up. Greg thought this behavior strange, but payed it no mind at first. It wasn't until Gabriel began asking to wear girl clothes that he finally put his foot down. He forbade his son from anything that had to do with being feminine.
  
  Ellen didn't explicitly approve of this behavior either, but didn't see that restricting would do any good. She insisted instead that Greg try to engage him and try to get him interested in more masculine activities. He agreed, but after hours of trying to coax him to play catch, or discuss how cool wearing pants is, there were minimal results. Finally, they both resolved to simply discouraging the behavior, and leaving it at that.
  
  
• ~ Act II Scene II : The Theatre ~
  
  Seven years old and Gabriel is in the first grade. Though Gabriel allows his parents to dress him as a boy for school, on weekends he could wear a few colorful girl outfits that his weary parents had bought him. So long as he had that to look forward to, he could survive week to week. That is, when he wasn't terrorized by the neighborhood dog, a large akita who would chase him on his way to school almost every day.
  
  Soon after graduating the first grade, Greg accepts a job in Nevada as the chief lighting technician for a new theatre. Ellen makes arrangements with her research center to work online from their new home. The small family leaves the quiet streets of Bakersfield, CA to settle into the sleepless capitol city Las Vegas.
  
  Gabriel starts second grade just as Greg begins coordinating the lighting system for the new theatre. Winter hits and the new theatre is finally ready for its first production. A Christmas Carol would play for the whole month of December until Christmas Eve, and everything was running smoothly, except for one thing. The director just couldn't seem to find a young actor suitable for the role of Tiny Tim. Greg, seeing a chance to, perhaps, coax Gabriel into being more masculine by playing a masculine role, offered to audition his own son.
  
  From the moment he stood up to read his lines, Gabriel knew that he had found his calling. Not only could he enjoy the attention of being on stage and in the spotlight, he was fully allowed, for the first time, to wear make up. Gabriel shined as Tiny Tim, and the production was a success. He continued to audition for future productions, and continued to grow fond of the theatre.
  
  
  
• ~ Act II Scene III : The Deal ~
  
  Despite his parent's efforts, Gabriel's desire to express himself the way he wished grew by the day. By the end of elementary school he was constantly depressed, and resigned to do nothing at all, if he couldn't do girl stuff. His grades plummeted and his parents became concerned.
  
  That's when Gabriel decided to strike a bargain. Grades for girly things. If he worked hard and got good grades in school, he would gradually be allowed certain privileges. It started with his hair, Greg and Ellen decided to let him grow it out when he started coming home with A's and B's on his report card. By the time he was in middle school, he was unrecognizable. He was teased, of course, but he took it in stride. He could outrun any bully at the school, and after some time, the students just learned to leave him alone.
  
  It was that summer that the youth theatre group was beginning production for Hamlet. The director, not knowing Gabriel was male, cast him as Ophelia, the role that would give him his infamous nickname "Opie".
  
  Eventually, Ellen and Greg Evangeline gave up on having a normal son, though Greg often comically laments having such a strange child. They kept an old 49ers t-shirt and a pair of regular fit jeans on hand, and made him wear them in place of grounding, which did no good, as he stayed in his room most of the time anyway.
  
  
• ~ Act III Scene I : All the World's a Stage ~
  
  Opie's middle school career was coming to a close. With his GPA very close to a clean 4.0, and his girl clothing privileges intact, Gabriel's life was looking wonderful...until one morning.
  
  He had woken up to brush his teeth and get ready for school, where in the mirror, he nearly died at what he saw. A single, black hair on his chin. Distressed, he hurried to his mother, to show her the foul foreshadows of puberty that had graced his chin.
  
  Out of concern, their parents could no longer dismiss this a stage that he was going through, so in the best interest of Opie's health, his parents took him to see a psychiatrist. After several sessions and numerous tests, and at his patient's request, the doctor recommended that Opie be started on hormone replacement therapy to help combat the effects of puberty.
  
  The puberty crisis averted, Opie began his first year of high school with confidence. He also began formal singing lessons, where he would also learn how to raise the tone of his normal speaking voice to match his feminine appearance.
  
  
• ~ Act III Scene II : Ophelia's Saviour ~
  
  High School had started for Opie, and he was now participating in every Theater production he could possibly manage, including musicals of every kind. This, of course, meant that he was always busy. Between school work, memorizing lines, performances, and tests, he didn't have much time for friends or clubs. He was always so busy that often he'd space out while walking to and from school.
  
  One day, after a particularly long night of studying, Opie left to walk to school the next morning. Due to the lack of sleep, he carelessly crossed a busy street, thinking longingly of the classroom desk, where he could sit down and rest, or perhaps get a little nap in. He didn't see the semi speeding towards him until it was too late. He was narrowly saved by a college freshman, who managed to leap out and push Opie out of the way in time. Instead, the truck skidded and ran over the stranger's leg, shattering the kneecap and leaving him lying in the middle of the road in pain.
  
  Opie, who was bleeding from his forearms from the landing, was able to call an ambulance, and they were both taken to the hospital for treatment. The English majoring college freshmen, Joshua Keyes, paid a heavy price for his deed. His right leg needed to be amputated from the kneecap down. Saving Opie had cost him his ability to walk on his own.
  
  This shook Opie greatly. He felt deeply responsible for Joshua's condition, and visited him every day afterward. They soon became good friends, and Opie would visit his home frequently and help him around his house. Joshua insists that it isn't necessary, but Opie feels duty bound to help him in any way he can. He would soon find that he's in love with the young writer, but is far too embarrased to tell anyone about it.
  
  He hopes one day that he can be a savior to Joshua, just as he was to him. To protect him from whatever harm may come his way, but can't often see how. For now he continues to participate in both the youth and adult productions of his father's theatre. A year and a half has passed since then, and Opie will soon be enjoying his first leading role.

V. Relations & Miscellaneous

NPCs:

• Gregory Evangeline, Father, works as a chief lighting technician. Though he doesn't necessarily approve of Opie's 'habit', he is used to it.
• Ellen Evangeline, Mother, Archeology Researcher. Loves her son unconditionally, approves of his 'habit', but does often wish he could have been a bit more normal.
• Joshua Keyes, friend, College Student. Enjoys Opie's company, doesn't seem to mind his habit.

Character Relations: None of particular interest.
Character Theme Song: "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera
Secret(s): The accident with Joshua. As of right now only him, Joshua, and his parents know about it. He also has a very deep crush on him. Something he keeps a secret from everybody. Other than that, he has a small tatoo on his upper thigh of a butterfly that he got under his parent's noses.


VI. Proelium Soldier

Senshi Name: Sailor Operetta
Symbol: The two masks commonly seen in theatre, one happy, one sad, both in front of a cleft note.
Henshin Item: A small pendant on a necklace, if you look closely you can see the two mask and cleft symbol in the blue jewel. He normally keeps this tucked into his shirt.
Henshin Phrase & Description: “Musical Soprano Power!”
Catch/Introduction/Challenge Phrase: "For love and beauty, I am the prettyboy prince of the stage, Sailor Operetta! On behalf of all that is pure and innocent, I will punish you!"


Fuku

Soprano Fuku #2

PRIMARY COLOR: Cream White (like parchment, sort of)
SECONDARY COLOR: Red
EARRINGS: A pair of red earrings in the shape of a rose.
SAILOR FLAP/COLLAR: Red with one white stripe and one stripe of pale gold.
SLEEVES: Made of red translucent material.
BRACELETS: Two pale gold metal bracelets.
CENTER BOW: Thin, and tied with red satin ribbon.
DRESS: Cream colored cotton for the bust and skirt, which is trimmed with gold lace. The midsection is made with red velvet, and vaguely resembles curtain sections.
SHOES: Black low heeled slippers with red trim and a criss-crossed ribbon running up to a few inches above the ankle.
TIARA: Beaded pearls meeting together with a large one in the middle.



Additional Notes/Changes: When transformed, Sailor Musical Theatre is female. Other changes of note would be her hair, which grows down to around the small of her back.

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VIII: Writing Sample Optional


"I did it! I got the part!" he announced, bouncing into the entrance hall. He was wearing an oversized denim jacket today, faded and arfully torn in places. On the back was a star pattern and the words 'Mega Mega SuperStar!' on the back. Underneath was a grey v-neck shirt, a pair of thick stringed necklaces, and a pair of black dye low rise jeans. "Mama! Papa! I did it!"

"A-ah! Great job, son!" said Greg; a small, guilty emphasis on the word "son".

Ellen, giving her husband half a reproachful glance, then turned to her child. "Congratulations, hun! What part did you get?"

"I got the lead role for Phantom of the Opera! My first lead role! I'm so excited!" and indeed, he seemed as if he were about to burst, hardly able to stay in one place.

"Raoul?" Greg offered, with only a faint hope.

"Of course not!" Ophelia said, standing still for the first time to give his father a stern look. "I got the part of Christine Daae, of course."

"I knew it...oh my son, where have you gone?" his father replied woefully, slumping against the table, nearly spilling his tea.

"That's wonderful, sweetie." Ellen cut in, pointedly ignoring Greg's laments. "It looks like we'll definitely have to come see this," her tone turned icy as she turned her gaze back to her husband. "won't we, dear?"

Greg sat up at once, waving his hand in the air dismissively, laughing uneasily. "Of course, of course! Maybe we can call grandpa and grandma and have them come see too!"

But Opie was barely listening. "I'm going upstairs to practice! You know what they say: 'Practice makes parfaits!' Ohhh I can't wait!" and with that, he was gone upstairs.

"...It's supposed to be 'Practice makes perfect..." Greg added to the sudden silence.

-~=[ ☆]=~-

Carefully placing his hand drawn 'do not disturb' sign on the doorknob, he slipped into his room, making a rather sloppy pirouette out of it and jumping back onto his bed. Taking a plush white kitten off of one of his pillows, he holds it up above him, surveying the fuzzy underbelly and bemused expression.

"It hardly seems real." he commented aloud. "I feel like I'm in a wonderful dream. Now if only Joshua were playing Raoul...then it'd be perfect." and for a moment he let his mind wander, as it often does, into a world where Joshua still had his leg. He would hold Ophelia tightly, his head resting on his chest, listening to his racing heart.

But then reality set in, and the pang of guilt that plagued him since the accident threatened to wash over him again. Quietly, he rolled to his feet, trying to put it from his mind. The plush kitten lay splayed and forgotten on the bed as he stepped to the window. Something else was bothering him.

"What?! You've got to be joking! He's not even a girl!"

Chantelle...She was the only one who was vocally against him getting the part. He knew why too, she had been hoping for Christine, and instead she got Carlotta. In a way, he wondered why the director had picked him. Chantelle was far and again a more powerful singer than he. Even with the years he's been training his voice, both for more feminine speech and for singing, he still wasn't sure he could pull off the notes required by the role.

'Maybe I should go to the director and ask to switch roles with her...?'

The silence in the room started ringing in his ears, just as this thought was, but then he dismissed it. The director has known both of them for years, and knows full well both of their capabilities. He had his reasons, to be sure.

"Oh well," he announced to the silent room, suddenly bright and cheery again "no use brooding on it right now. I've got practice to do~!"

IX: Other Shtuff

Potential plans:

It's done and ready for review~!

^__^ ,Vm

*waits patiently*

Here's the art that I made for my dear Ophelia. The tall, dark stranger is Gregarian. :3


Click the picture to see the full image.