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Draculaura | Monster High | Not Reserved

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Player
Name: Melissa
Personal Journal: melplayspersonal
E-mail: Melcat33@aol.com
AIM/Plurk/Etc.: KawaiiUsagi33 (AIM), melcat33 (plurk)
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: N/A

Character
Name: Draculara (No last name given)
Series: Monster High
Timeline:Post “Frights Camera Action”
Canon Resource Links: Wiki!

Personality:
Draculara is 1600 years old, yet she’s still as peppy and energetic as a teenager – without any of the emotional and mental maturity that probably should have come with that number. The truth is she had a slightly sheltered upbringing, and as a result she’s a little spoiled and mostly naïve. It’s not that she expects people to do things for her, but is always surprised at how hard things are for other people. Yet she loves to learn new things and takes things in a positive attitude. She’s also a crybaby, so she tends to be in two extremes – either super happy, or super sad.

She had few friends growing up in the vampire court, so she’s always lapping up kindness whenever it’s offered. The majority of her crushes were based on how nice they were to her (and good looks, let’s face it) until she finally found a relationship with substance with Clawd. She’s a gigantic romantic, enjoying stories of true love, forbidden love, tragic love, you name it. As a result she wants everyone to find love, but this has often made her pushy and demanding, such as when she tried to force her friend Clawdeen into a relationship, despite said friend repeatedly saying she didn’t want one. Draculara doesn’t think she knows better, she just wants her friends to be happy and thinks if they reject her methods, they’re rejecting happiness. She did manage to ease up after seriously talking things over with Clawdeen, but she’s still very love-obsessed.

She tends to be more of a follower than a leader, often going along with the latest trends in fashion while only occasionally making up her own style – though it’s been noted that when she does choose to be creative, it’s an inspiring look. (She was once haunted by a Japanese ghost because of how great she looked!) She also finds it difficult to stand up for herself when she’s bullied, and has low self-confidence about herself due to how long it took for her vampire powers to emerge. However she’s very vocal and stubborn when it comes to her friends or setting things right – such as when she loudly interrupted a movie because of its historical inaccuracy towards vampires.

She’s super polite to the point of being a pushover – when she was ‘fused’ with Robecca, the two had trouble controlling their body because they kept trying to insist the other take charge. But an area she does take control over is her meals – she is noted as being one of the only, perhaps first, vampires that refuses to drink blood. The mere sight of a steak can make her faint! She’s a vegetarian and even ran a newsletter trying to advocate other vampires to do the same. She also cares very deeply about her culture – assigned from the mentioned movie rant, she desperately went around the world trying to find the true Vampire Queen, not just to save herself from a tricky situation, but because she genuinely believed doing so would help all vampires.


Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Very kind, very forgiving, and very positive. She always tries to see things in a bright light, and wants to find the best in a bad situation. She refused to be upset when she was fused with Robecca, seeing the silver lining in that she was fused with a good friend.
+ Creative and fashionable when she puts her mind to it. She enjoys making people feel their best, and has often come up with beautiful ideas for clothes and amazing looks on make-overs.
+ Determination to do what’s right, and never giving up. When she finds a cause worth fighting for, she won’t give up until the goal is accomplished, no matter the risks and dangers.

- Stubborn when she thinks she can force happiness on others. Clawdeen isn’t the only one she has forced into dating – when she tried to hook up Abby with a good guy, she was so focused on finding what she thought was the perfect guy, she ignored the fact Abby liked someone already.
- Her spoiled and naïve nature - it comes in play when she expects her friends (and even strangers) to buy gifts way out of their budget and making her birthday into an all day spectacular, never one realizing the monetary limitations they have.
-In terms of physical limitations, because she refuses to drink blood and her vampire powers were late in blossoming, she’s very weak physically. As a result, she’s exhausted faster and not as strong as the average vampire, or even the average human.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer.
Starter: Noibat
Password: Cherries Strudel

Samples
First Person Sample:
[The screen turns on quickly, as if whoever is on this end is frantically pushing buttons. Draculara’s face pops up, looking ready to burst at the seams from glee.]

Oh My Ghoul, how come NOBODY told me about Pokemon Contests before? They are absolutely fang-tastic! It’s almost like a fashion show for our furry friends! I was in the audience, and I was so engrossed I totes forgot to record it!

[She then moves the camera function so she can show off her Noibat – who has a red ribbon around its neck, sparkly red fake glasses and a red rose around one ear. Noibat chirps, enjoying the attention.]

I don’t know if we’d ever be ready to enter one, but I just had to buy all the souvenirs they had after the show! They had all of these adorable clothes, and accessories, for the both of us, and I bought extras for the rest of my Pokemon, and… Um.

[She sheepishly smiles, about to reveal the real reason for this broadcoast.]

I kind of… spent… all the money I have. Every single last one. Would anyone mind lending me a little bit? I totes promise to pay you back!

Third Person Sample:
It could be questioned if vampires were dead or alive, but at this moment, Draculara felt close to death. How could "normies", normal humans, stand to walk this long? It wasn't fair! She sat down on the grass, leaned against a tree, and breathed heavily with her eyes shut. She wasn't going to make it. How could anyone be expected to do this for days on end? Maybe if she had her skates, or was a ghost, or Clawd could carry her...

For a moment, she allowed herself to be lost in daydreams of Clawd valiantly arriving on a dragon - or a dragon-type Pokemon, she mused, perhaps one of those Dragonite things she heard of - so he could sweep her off her feet and take care of all this silly walking. But in the daydream, Clawd was frowning, and she could hear his voice... "Giving up that easily? Come on, that's not my Draculara!" And he lightly tapped her face over, and over, and over...

She blinked, realizing the tapping was real, though it didn't belong to her werewolf boyfriend. Instead it belonged to her Noibat, who was lightly nudging her face with his wing. Perhaps he had been concerned, or annoyed, but either way, Draculara suddenly whipped her hands out, grabbing her companion. "Clawd's right!" She declared out loud, ignoring her Pokemon's clearly confused face. "I can't give up! Everyone is waiting for us in the next city! I can totes do this!"

With a puff of her chest, she climbed back onto her feet, still securely holding onto her Pokemon. "I just have to keep going forward! And when we get there, maybe they'll have a big 'Welcome Draculara' party waiting for us!" With that image firmly planted in her mind, she plopped Noibat on her shoulder, and marched on, eyes glittering with the possibility of fun and friendship. "And think of all the clothes we can buy, and the people we can meet, and all those nice big beds to take naps in..."

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