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Fitzgerald Informative Survey |
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[herein is answered in First person, from the perspective of Fitzgerald]
Mandatory Questions
1. What about you is heroic?
I don't think anything is particularly heroic but something to look up to is that I do what makes me happy, not what my mother wanted me to do.
2. What about you is social? What do you like about people?
I'm not terribly social; life off-stage is awkward for me and I often offend people because of that. People themselves interest me; I can observe in a capacity that shocks most and aggravates others.
3. Of what benefit could you be to the current group?
[the group being Fitz, Arc, and Eden] I offer a point of recognition that not everyone is as they seem on first appearance; they could find me so annoying on first thought and then later find out about my reality.
4. Why would you choose to join the current group?
[again, this being Fitz, Arc, and Eden] Both of them form striking differences to my own life, and that intrigues me. The fact that both seem to think I am a hobo with little in the world is amusing and gives me leave to prod 'without anything to loose' as it were.
5. Invent an adventure/plot that your character would actively undertake (as opposed to just tagging along)?
Provoking danger; I don't care much about protecting myself or others, as long as my end goal is reached.
Personal Questions
1. What is your real, birth name? What name do you use?
My birth name is "Fitzgerald Elliot Andreev" I use this name, but the Ballet Company I dance for titles me as only "F. Andreev" in the books.
2. Do you have a nickname? What is it, and where did you get it?
My nickname is "Fitz" but my father calls me "Fitzy"
3. What do you look like? (Include height, weight, hair, eyes, skin, apparent age, and distinguishing features)
I am approximately 5'6" tall, at 106lbs, my hair hangs just above my eyebrows and is a dark brown. My eyes are a brownish-hazel and my skin is pale from my French heritage. I have been told that I look twenty and I have a small scar over my left eyebrow.
4. How do you dress most of the time?
I buy most of my clothing from used clothes shops for the cheapest prices I can find; I try not to buy new clothing, and often hold off until an item completely falls apart. Many call me a hobo because of this.
5. How do you "dress up?"
I try to keep my Ballet gear in excellent shape, and usually succeed; it is all high-class equipment that I would not like to damage. I try also to keep a few outfits for days when I meet with my father, because I don't want him to think I'm struggling.
6. How do you "dress down?"
I don't think there's a real way for me to 'dress down' unless I started wearing garbage bags.
7. What do you wear when you go to sleep?
I own two pairs of PJ's; one pair of plaid sleep pants (for warm nights) and a full flannel set (for cold nights)
8. Do you wear any jewelry?
I have one ring that I wear on a thin chain, hidden in my shirt; the ring belonged to my sister, before she committed suicide.
9. In your opinion, what is your best feature?
I love my hands; they are gentle and elegant while retaining inner power.
10. What's your real birth date?
December 10, 1990; The opening day for the Nutcracker season that year.
11. Where do you live? Describe it: Is it messy, neat, avant-garde, sparse, etc.?
I live in a tiny, sparsely furnished apartment above a pizza restaurant. Rent is 200 dollars a month. My bathroom is about the size of a small walk-in closet and does not have a bathtub (something I regret often, but not often enough to move). It is a four-floor walkup at 50 2nd Ave. NY, NY 10013.
12. Do you own a car? Describe it.
I don't own a car, and frankly I wouldn't want to in New York.
13. What is your most prized mundane possession? Why do you value it so much?
My gear bag for my equipment; it is the only thing my mother has given me since she found out I was a ballet dancer.
14. What one word best describes you?
Busy
Familial Questions
1. What was your family like?
A bit torn up; My sister's suicide put major strain on us all, and my mother blames me for it.
2. Who was your father, and what was he like?
My father is Borris Peter Andreev; He is a kind, full-blood Russian man, who works as a professor for an online university; he teaches Philosophy.
3. Who was your mother, and what was she like?
My mother is Maggie Elline Andreev [Maiden name was Montieu] She is a small french woman who teaches part-time as a French professor at a local university. She is strict and deeply religious.
4. What was your parents marriage like? Were they married? Did they remain married?
My mother and father have issues and are emotionally separated from the marriage; My mother has had multiple short-term affairs, and my father knows about them. Despite all this, they have remained married and living together. I think they offer one another a 'safe haven' of an escape.
5. What were your siblings names? What were they like?
Giana was my older sister by two years; she was a popular girl who loved to socialize, but she had a temper. Born with Russian build but French coloring, she had a hard time fitting her heritage to her world view. She had begun studying at University to become a lawyer.
6. What's the worst thing one of your siblings ever did to you? What's the worst thing you've done to one of your siblings?
The worst thing I ever did to Giana was probably tell her a guy she liked was gay, when he wasn't, as a joke. Giana's worst action to affect me was probably her suicide; before it my tension with my mother was present but manageable, but after was simply too much- no one person should ever bear blame for another's suicide.
7. When's the last time you saw any member of your family? Where are they now?
I see my mother every opening night, and I see my father every Thursday for Lunch or Dinner; They both live in Brooklyn.
8. Did you ever meet any other family members? Who were they? What did you think of them?
I've met both of my grandfathers, and my paternal grandmother. Grandfather (my mother's mother) was about as strict as her, but he has a playful streak. Pap (my father's father) is a serious man who concentrates on his hobbies of fishing and fixing cars; he uses metaphores a bit too heavily while trying to convey simple subjects, but deep down he seems kind. Babushka (my father's mother) is a kind woman who's laugh is like honey; she often relies on gentle treatment and love to support people, and tries to cheer problems away; but with that she has a steel will that allows her to face head-on difficulties that could cripple less oriented women.
Childhood Questions
1. What is your first memory?
When I was very young, we had a large cat. My first memory is of me lifting him off his front paws and dancing with him in the living room at Christmas while my mother laughed.
2. What was your favorite toy?
My mother gave me a small wooden puzzle box that took me three years to open the first time, and that I still have.
3. What was your favorite game?
Yahtzee
4. Any non-family member adults stick out in your mind? Who were they, and how did you know them? Why do they stick out?
My mother once had an old college friend by; she was tall and very dark colored. I was young when she visited, but I think her name was Cassie; she gave me my first Toffee, a candy I've come to love.
5. Who was your best friend when you were growing up?
A boy named Jairet in my dance classes; he eventually dropped out of ABT to become a tattoo artist. He was three years older than me, and when I was fifteen he trained me on how to give tattoos.
6. What is your fondest, childhood memory?
My tenth birthday party; my grandparents all visited and Pap brought us all to see a small Ballet performance.
7. What is your worst childhood memory?
The day my mother found out about my ABT schooling.
Adolescent Questions
1. How old were you when you went on your first date?
I was just over seventeen, and I went 'out' with one of the dancers from my company.
2. It is common for one's view of authority to develop in their adolescent years. What is your view of authority, and what event most affected it?
I respect authority, but I silently question and test it; my mother's stark dislike for my passions have created a tension point for me.
3. What were you like in high school? What "clique" did you best fit in with?
I've only attended ABT, so I can't say I fit into a clique unless you count being a dancer.
4. What were your high school goals?
Get past the classes and back into the studio.
5. Who was your idol when you were growing up? Who did you first fantasize about in your life?
My idol was Mikhail Baryshnikov, because of his great success not only in ballet but in other areas.
6. What is your favorite memory from adolescence?
My appointment into the second string; it was rather sudden, but it was much loved.
7. What is your worst memory from adolescence?
Receiving the call about Giana's suicide- I had just come off stage from dancing in Don Quixote and was supposed to go back on. I was forced to abandon the show with little explanation.
Occupational Questions
1. Do you have a job? What is it? Do you like it? If no job, where does your money come from?
I dance as a second-string Danseur in the American Ballet Theatre, in NYC. I love my job with a passion.
2. What is your boss or employer like? (Or publisher, or agent, or whatever.)
Wes is a bit demanding, but I'm hoping that if I commit enough to his agenda that I will be moved to first string or, hopefully, Lead.
3. What are your co-workers like? Do you get along with them? Any in particular? Which ones don't you get along with?
Many of the ballerinas don't trust me on lifts because I'm not as bulky as the other men, but most of the men are kind enough to me. The only people I particularly don't get along with are some of the part-time dancers because I don't see how you can only do this half-way.
4. What is something you had to learn that you hated?
That sometimes, no matter how hard you practice or how well you train, it is inevitable that you will fail, and you must accept it and learn to move on.
5. Do you tend to save or spend your money? Why?
I try to save most of my money so I can buy the best equipment for my dancing. This does not always mean highest price, but sometimes (like with my bindings for my toes) that is the case.
Likes & Dislikes Questions
1. What hobbies do you have?
I don't have TIME for hobbies.
2. Who is your closest mundane friend? Describe them and how you relate to them.
I suppose you could say my closest friend is Geoff, the company physician. We usually talk when we get a few moments free, and it's good to have him on your side with minor issues.
3. Who is your worst mundane enemy? Describe them and why you don't get along.
Jenna; she's a part-time dancer who only performs for the Nutcracker season- she is full of herself and every year complains endlessly that she should be dancing as the Sugar Plum and not a snowflake.
4. What bands do you like? Do you even pay attention?
I like many classic artists; it would be hard to narrow them down to one.
5. What tape or CD hasn't left your player since your purchased it? Why?
"9 to 5" by Dolly Parton on Casset tape; I don't know why... It's good to have a happy upbeat song to wake you up in the morning.
6. What song is "your song?" Why?
Before it's too late-- Goo Goo Dolls
7. What's been your favorite movie of all time?
The Great Mouse Detective, of course!
8. Read any good books? What were they?
My favorite would have to be The Merlin Conspiracy- only because it's kinda the last book I've read in four years.
9. What do you watch on the Television?
What television? I have no TIME for this stuff.
10. When it comes to mundane politics, do you care? If so, which way do you tend to vote? If not, why don't you care?
I try to remember to vote- with varying success, most of the time. I do pay attention to some major issues.
11. What type of places do you hang out in with your mundane friends?
I really only hang out at ABT and The Old World Bar.
12. What type of places do you hang out in with your normal friends?
Same.
13. What annoys you more than anything else?
Running into my landlady; she's a nosy bat.
14. What would be the perfect gift for you?
Money. or Food- food is good.
15. What's the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?
the Sunrise from Brooklyn Bridge.
16. What time of day is your favorite?
Twilight, just before showtime.
17. What kind of weather is your favorite?
Warm, breezy days with nothing but sun. Generally they mean I won't need to sleep with socks on.
18. What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food?
Favorite is Salad; least favorite is Pasta.
19. What is your favorite drink? (Coffee, Coke, Juice, Beer, Wine, etc.)
I love cold green tea, but I rarely drink it.
20. What's your favorite animal? Why?
Mice; the small, white ones? I don't really know why, they just seem content with their lives most of the time.
21. Do you have any pets? Do you want any pets? What kind?
I couldn't afford a pet, even if I wanted one; my parents still own two cats and a large mutt, but I rarely see them.
22. What do you find most relaxing? (Not as in stress relief, but as something that actually calms you down.)
Dancing. Simple.
23. What habit that others have annoys you most?
I don't really know how to be social, or follow social rules, so I often offend people.
24. What kind of things embarrass you? Why?
Public Affection; I'm not terribly comfortable with my own sexuality, and that expresses itself with discomfort for other people.
25. What don't you like about yourself?
I love how determined I can be, and how elegant I can look on stage.
26. How would you like to look?
If I could have a different eye color? yeah, that would be great.
Sex & Intimacy Questions
1. Would you consider yourself straight, gay, bi, or something else? Why?
I really don't like thinking about this question most of the time- I try to identify as fully straight, but I do find many men attractive sexually, so I suppose we could just say I'm "sexual" and leave it at that.
2. Who was the first person you had sex with? When did it happen? What was it like? How well did it go?
Harmony from second string when we were both Eighteen; it was a fumbling, near failure of an experience. We were both a bit too tense and it took a while to... get things off the ground...
3. Have you ever had a same-sex experience? Who with, what was it like, and how did it go?
Yes; I've had a few.... The First was with James, the first boy to kiss me- Since he was more 'experienced' than I was, he 'lead' and things were smooth. It was actually pretty enjoyable. We dated for a while, but he got a bit controlling and I had to end it.
4. What is your deepest, most well-hidden sexual fantasy? Would you ever try it?
I would like to try having two guys in bed with me, but I'd HAVE to trust them, which is pretty hard for me. I WOULD try it if I felt comfortable.
5. What was the wildest thing you've ever done, sexually? Who was it with and when did it happen?
Leather bondage, once; it wasn't really my thing. It was just after my 19th birthday, and a new girl from the company convinced me to go to a bondage club with her on a day off.
6. Is there any sexual activity that you enjoy and/or practice regularly that can be considered non-standard? (Bondage, Fantasy Play, etc.) Why do you like it?
I don't mind light power play (holding down) because it forces me out of my head space a bit.
7. Is there any sexual activity that you will not, under any circumstances, do?
Fisting or anything to do with bodily waste.
8. Do you currently have a lover? What is their name, and what is your relationship like? What are they like? Why are you attracted to them?
I'm single, currently; there's few people who would be willing to put up with my schedule and lifestyle.
9. What is the perfect romantic date?
Cheap food, good conversation, and a warm atmosphere.
10. Describe the perfect romantic partner for you.
Someone who accepts me for my flaws and my benefits. They have to be able to make me laugh and withstand the inevitable barbs that my social ineptitude cause. They have to understand that my parents are tense subjects for me, and that I hold them above myself.
11. Do you ever want to get married and have children? When do you see this happening?
I don't think Marriage is really... MY thing, but maybe if I found the right person. Children are DEFINATELY not for me.
12. What is more important - sex or intimacy? Why?
Sex, for me- I've never found a person who's been able to draw me into wanting intimacy before, but I suppose that if I did I could change my mind.
13. What was your most recent relationship like? Who was it with? (Does not need to be sexual, merely romantic.)
Gennifer, one of the new dancers and I had a fling for a while, but she's dating one of the other dancers now.
14. What's the worst thing you've done to someone you loved?
Leaving my father alone with my mother- maybe having me with them could ease the tension between them.
Drug & Alcohol Questions
1. How old were you when you first got drunk? What was the experience like?
Did anything good come out of it? Did anything bad come out of it?
I was fifteen; It was a bit trying, since I was trying to hide it from my parents and had to go to classes and the studio like normal the next day. Nothing good came of it; my dad found out, and I had a hangover for classes the next day.
2. Do you drink on any kind of regular basis?
I usually have a few drinks after shows, and I might have a beer or two on my days off.
3. What kind of alcohol do you prefer?
Ale or Whisey; more often the former because of prices.
4. Have you ever tried any other kind of "mood altering" substance? Which one(s)? What did you think of each?
I've tried E, speed, and Pot; I still do E and Pot sometimes when I'm feeling too out of it to dance, but speed made me too gittery and almost got me caught, so I avoid it.
5. What do you think of drugs and alcohol? Are there any people should not do? Why or why not?
I don't really think much of them, to be honest; sure, I do them, but that's my decision (bad or good, who knows for now) and other people can damn well make their own decisions about it, too.
Morality Questions
1. What one act in your past are you most ashamed of? What one act in your past are you most proud of?
Ashamed of? Probably lying to my mother about my dancing for so long- maybe if we'd have told her, she wouldn't hate it so much. Pride? Probably when I was first accepted to ABT with the blessings of the old Creative Director.
2. What trait do you find most admirable, and how often do you find it?
conviction- many people pretend to have it, but when faced with hard decisions, they waver.
3. Is there anything you think should not be incorporated into the media or art (sex, violence, greed, etc.,)? If so, what and why, and if not, why not?
No; it's all out there. If it could be incorperated, it means that someone is thinking it over, and if one is many are. It could cut down on so many misinterpretations...
4. Do you have any feelings in general that you are disturbed by? What are they? Why do they disturb you?
My sexuality disturbs me sometimes; It's the one point in my life I don't want tension over and I think being so open could cause my mother to hate me more.
5. Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure? Which is more valuable? Why do you feel this way?
No; I mean, yes, protect yourself by all means- but a cure is so much more than prevention. Because sometimes prevention isn't enough. It's like-- Say you're a woman who gets raped by a man with HIV who doesn't wear a condom and you get it; all your prevention before that doesn't mean s**t when you're cursed with this hell now.
6. What's the worst thing that can be done to another person? Why?
Ignorant harm; be it physical or emotional. Because most of the time, there's no closure on it, because the harmer doesn't believe or doesn't know they've hurt someone.
7. Are you a better leader or follower? Why do you think that? If you think the whole leader-follower archetype is a crock of s**t, say so, and explain why?
It's a crock of s**t! I mean, sure, on stage I could probably lead- hell, I sometimes have to help train new Danseurs on lifts! but on the street? I don't think I could lead a hell of a lot. Every situation is different.
8. Do you think redemption is possible? If so, can anyone be redeemed, or are there only certain circumstances that can be? If not, why do you think nothing can redeem itself?
I hope so; I mean, I would like to redeem myself to my mother some time. I'm just... not sure how...
Miscellaneous Questions
1. What is the thing that has frightened you most? Do you think there is anything out there that's scarier than that? What do you think that would be?
When my father found a small lump on his arm; I had to face that he was mortal, and could die. I don't think much could scare me beyond that.
2. Has anyone or anything you've ever cared about died? How did you feel about it? What happened?
My sister's suicide was a bit of tension for me; I didn't really emotionally react for a few days, and even then there was an underlying anger at her for being so selfish.
3. What was the worst injury you've ever received? How did it happen?
I cracked four of my ribs after a bad lift; I was out of the studio for two months while they healed.
4. How ticklish are you? Where are you ticklish?
Not very; the only place I'm ticklish is on my neck, just below my right ear.
5. If you were a mundane person, what would you do with your life? What occupation would you want, and how would you spend all your time?
I think if I didn't have a passion for dance, I'd want to be a history professor.
6. What is the most frightening potential handicap or disfigurement you can conceive of? What makes it so frightening?
Sustaining a wound to the muscles of my legs; especially if it got infected. Even if it didn't, I'd be lain up for at least a year in recovery and P.T. and if it DID, I would probably never dance again.
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