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Halima Bouchard | Fantasia

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Fantasia

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Halima Bouchard

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Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
22

Blood Type
O-

Personality
Halima is a very quiet woman who has difficulties with social situations. She doesn't talk very much to many others except for her family members. She has very strong ideas of right and wrong but does not voice these opinions to others often. She also has difficulties getting jokes or the social nuances of women and prefers the company of men though even then, it's very easy to lie to and manipulate her which is why she has often just secluded herself from society to prevent herself from being taken advantage of or peer pressured.

She doesn't mind solitude and occupies her time with her clothing designs and sewing. She loves creating designs and dressing up characters in her sims games. When she talks about her work she can become very overly talkative about it to the point of ignoring or not understanding that someone wants her to change the subject. Besides her tailoring, she really enjoys books, video games, music, and DIY projects with her house covered in such projects back home. She's a generous woman but her kindness is frequently taken advantage of.

Character Motivations
She is driven by a love of clothing and designing and had started up her own fashion line with the help of her parents' money. She has a small clothing boutique being developed in New York City and graduated two years ago from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Halima wants to become a well-known clothing designer and wishes to make her incredibly designs accessible for everyone regardless of body size.

Physical Appearance
Halima is twenty-two years old, about 5'2" tall and has a graceful and feminine build. She looks as if her heritage is a mixture between French and Egyptian, with brown eyes and hair, a somewhat olive-toned complexion, and an exotic facial structure. She only weighs about 118 lbs. Halima tries to always have herself wearing something fashionable, always liking both comfortable and stylish clothing. She wears a Hijab usually not because of religion but because she loves how they look and let her feel closer to her mother's culture.

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Mechanical Occupation
Unemployed

In-Character Occupation
Tailor/Fashion Deisgner

Biography
Halima was born in 1991 in Manhattan to Jean and Fatima Bouchard, two very wealthy investors in stocks. They had invested in some of the most successful businesses today before they had gained enough renowned to be really 'worth' it to anyone else. With the wealth they gained for themselves, they gave their daughter a very privileged life with the opportunity to have whatever she wanted but not necessarily giving everything to her and made sure she knew how to speak English as well French and Arabic. She was about three years old when her introverted behavior concerned the two and they had her see several psychiatrists before they had an official diagnosis for her. She was diagnosed with Asperger's and put on the spectrum but it took them five years to get a proper diagnosis for her due to just how different her behavior was from males with the same disorder. After the official diagnosis, her parents got her the proper treatment and help she needed in school and Halima thrived. She rarely made friends as she was considered different and weird compared to the other girls in school, but what friends she did make were boys who she identified much easier with.

When she entered high school, her parents took notice of how obsessed she was with clothing and fashion design, encouraging this interest by having a room in their home remodeled into a studio for her to work for her sixteenth birthday. Since that day she honed her skill in art and fashion design, and eventually applied for and was accepted to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. When she graduated, she headed off to school where she found many like individuals, enough so that she was again able to make a few friends who loved clothing and art as much as she did.

Her graduation came within two years of going to the school and shortly after, decided to work as an intern for a fashion company instead of taking the offer her parents gave her to start up a business of her own right away. She got experience working in a company for the next couple years and learned quite a lot about running a business, working for a company, and making it work as well while there which gave her the confidence to open up her very first shop, working on the interior design and getting inventory when the outbreak first started. Her parents, busy as always, asked her to go check on her father's parents who had a country ranch in Kentucky and make sure they were doing alright considering the sickness going around, convincing her that a small break would do her well and that her grandparents likely needed the assistance.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
A sewing kit, 2 needles, a pair of scissors, 5 spools of thread, a journal, the tailoring books, and a pen.

Would you like to opt-out of randomized starting groups?
No

Is your character a member of a group application?
No

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Fantasia

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As a P.S. for the application, I'd like to ask for 6-8 tailoring skill to be in comparison to the other dedicated occupations like the doctor, chef, farmer, surgeon, etc.
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Heya, Fantasia! I've reviewed your application and it's accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Halima Bouchard
Password: needle
You'll be whitelisted once the server is up and running.

Like with your other character, I'll get you your skills at launch.


If you have any questions, feel free to respond and ask. Thanks!
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It's come to our attention that some people have misread the group randomizer question, I'm here to double-check and make sure you're in the correct pool.

Right now Halima Bouchard is IN the group randomizer pool. Do you want to be in one of the randomized groups or start on your own?
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Randomized.
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Okay, thanks!