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Ada Vessalius / Pandora Hearts / Reserved
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Character Name: Ada Vessalius
Canon: Pandora Hearts
Canon Point: Chapter 75
Background/History: History / Info / Series overview
Personality: Ada is one of those characters that exemplifies the saying "in the wrong place at the wrong time." She is not a major player in the conflict between dukedoms; she had no role in the events of Sablier from 100 years ago. She's not even a member of Pandora or contracted to a Chain. All she has is the misfortune of being born into the Vessalius household and befriending a great deal of those who are mixed up in the sordid tale the past wove. In spite of all this, though, she proves herself capable of keeping up with them and handling tragedy after unforeseeable tragedy as they are hurled her way.
She is, first and foremost, a very sweet and noble girl. Ada is, at least on the surface, the picture of what a proper lady should be like: she is gentle and kind, beautiful and devoted, but insensitive to her class ranking, treating even the lowest in status - homeless children - with respect and love. She is dearly beloved to those she's close to. The Nightray household is known for feuding with hers, and yet she holds no ill will towards its members, even when that feeling isn't mutual, as with Elliot. Despite his harsh words, she continues to hold nothing against him, even saying that she believes him to be a good person.
Such behavior is another prominent quality of hers. She's spectacularly loyal and faithful to those she cares about, and her determination is actually really impressive, especially in comparison to the ease with which other characters in the story lose hope and fall into depression. When Oz fell into the Abyss, she did not lose hope that he was gone forever, though she was lonely. Nor did she simply wait around and pine for his return - while she was aware of her limitations as a normal citizen, she actively researched methods she might be able to use to bring him back in her own way. When he does come back, she easily accepts him again as her brother, even though she has aged 10 years while he was frozen in the timeless Abyss, making him now younger than his little sister. Oz was still Oz to her. Similarly, she is completely loyal to Vincent, who she's very much in love with; while she is unaware of a great deal about him, she can tell that there's sadness within him, and has pledged to stay by his side and protect him always. Ironically, this is a case that shows her trusting nature is a double-edged sword - Vincent is only using her, for the most part, and she's too blinded by her feelings for him to tell.
She is very sensitive and seems to be mostly moved by her emotions rather than logical thinking. Ada easily becomes attached to people and things, sometimes to the point of obsession, and has a tendency to overreact emotionally in certain situations. She cries easily, and has ever since she was a little girl. In a way, she's also very shy, blushing frequently; when she shares particularly romantic moments with Vincent, there's always a chance she might suddenly become so embarrased that she'll flee the scene, although she at least seems able to read the mood enough to not do that every time. She flusters quite easily. Generally, however, she maintains a friendly disposition around others, in spite of her shyness.
Ada also possesses a remarkably good ability to tolerate and roll with the punches life throws at her, a talent likely derived from her extremely faithful personality and tendency to react based on her feelings. As mentioned before, she had no qualms accepting Oz as he was, despite how different things would be from now on - in comparison to how Gil reacted to his reappearance, her quick and easy welcome is particularly impressive. When the 'Baskervilles' and the Headhunter crashed the second coming of age party, she did not resort to panic, despite the fact that she had no real way of defending herself. Instead, what she focused on was picking up a blade and attempting to defend Vincent, of all things, in the face of almost certain defeat. And again, upon hearing the news of Oscar's death and her father's lack of emotion on the matter, she immediately stood up for the man, going so far as to attempt to slap her own father in the face for his behavior. This is where her strength really shines through: where other characters fall into uncertainty and fear, Ada tends to stand strong and do what she thinks is right, even though she's often incapable of doing much on her own.
These qualities are not always good; for example, she's clearly a little reckless and impulsive, and there are definitely some ongoing situations where putting a little more thought into the matter at hand would have probably led to a better outcome for her. For example, if she'd actually managed to fight on Vincent's behalf, she undoubtedly would have come out injured or dead. Ada's stubborn loyalty can also be attached to the wrong sort of people, which Vincent is certainly a shining example of. As of right now, it's unclear how that relationship will turn out, but if Ada is unsuccessful in having a positive effect on him, she probably won't make it out unharmed, either mentally, physically, or both.
Abilities/Powers: As far as we know, Ada has no Chains or any other such powers, so... none. It's possible that she knows how to use a sword, but there's no real proof of it, other than she was at least prepared to attempt to defend Vincent with one, if she had to.
Items/Weapons: Nothing in particular!
Sample Entry: meme thread!
Sample Entry Two:
Ada had already figured that the earthquake she'd been experience back home was no normal natural disaster. But waking up in an entirely different and bizarre city of some sort - it is a city, right? it looked like it might have been one once - had been pretty much out of the question. Yet here she was.
Naturally, she'd wanted to panic. Anyone would. And for the first few minutes, she certainly had, nervously skittering around her roo for something, anything familiar, any piece of her surroundings that could clue her in to what happened. Even now, it was obvious from her expression that she was holding back tears, face flushed with their pressure. But she didn't panic. No, if she'd learned anything from the trials she'd faced so far, it was that all the crying in the world wouldn't make them go away. She had to do something herself.
So wandering Haven's halls today is one very determined young woman, dressed in a beautiful silk gown, hands clasped to her chest, and looking mildly terrified. Just mildly. (It's more than mildly.) But, giving no quarter to her not-so-mild terror, she'll be reaching out to the first person she sees.
"E -- Excuse me! Please, you must help me...!" Her voice trembles a little bit, and she's looking up with big, watery eyes, but there's a stubbornness to her gaze that says that she's not expecting to walk away without answers.
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