Heart, Stefanie Ruby

[Stefanie Heart]

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stefanie ruby heart

* tell us a little about yourself.

Why, another interview? Certainly, certainly, come in and take a seat, won't you? Would you like something to eat? I believe the cook made tarts today--no? Very well. Now, I believe you wanted to know about me, correct? Why, don't you already know who I am? I'm Stefanie Ruby Heart, you know, the heiress of Ruby Heart Casinos and Resorts? It should probably ring a bell, we are pretty well known around here and other places, after all. Ah yes, you remember. How dare you ask my age, don't you know that's a rude thing to as a woman?! Oh, alright, I suppose it's nothing to be embarrassed about yet. I'm twenty-six years old and I was born on February fourteenth--that's right, Valentine's Day! It's my favorite day of the year, there is red everywhere and that's my favorite color. In fact, I'll let you in on a bit of trivia. Before I was around, my Father's company was known as just Heart, taking after our last name of course, and in tribute to my mother and I, he added the 'Ruby'. Wasn't that lovely of him? Ruby was my mother's name and it's my middle one. When it comes to my occupation, I help my father oversea the Casino. I don't really do much there, but my place is at my father's side and I support him with whatever he needs to get done. If we throw a lavish party, you can bet that I'm behind it somewhere. See, I've had to take that place because my mother passed away, but I'll explain more in depth about that later. Lastly, I was born right here in Walten City, but I've traveled all around the world over the years of my life. In the end, my home is here in Walten; the biggest casino we own resides here and it's where my family is from.

* what are some of your positive traits?

Positive? Why of course, my dear, of course. I'm a very likable person, but don't take my word for it, that's what people have said! Some other positives include that I'm a very organized person. I have a place for everything and keep everything in it's place. If someone messes with my system, you can bet that I'll have something to say about it! This goes for everything really, I'm not organized in one place and live a life of chaos in another, though my maids to help me keep everything up to date. From my clothes, which are first sorted by type, then color, all the way down to my pens and pencils, which are sorted by brand and color, everything must be in place. Some people think that this is too much, but there's not a day that goes by in my life where I'm searching for something. Since everything has a place, I could find my belongings in my sleep, easily! This saves time and hassle in the long run, in my opinion. Another positive trait I believe that I have thanks to my mother, is that I am very proper, or try my hardest to be. This is a trait that I try to rub off on others, because I think the world could use some manners; it certainly could not hurt it. I'm not perfect mind you, I do slip up every now and then I suppose, but I do notice immediately when others do not have good manners. It's something that bothers me. Speaking of which, I'm not afraid to speak my mind, and I think that is a good thing. So often in life you meet people who will smile but refuse to say what's on their mind...I am not one of those people. If you ask me for an honest opinion...or even if you don't ask me when it comes to some things, you will receive it anyway.

* what are some things that you can improve on?

Are you suggesting that I have flaws? Are you? Me, of all people? Well you have some nerve! I'll have you know that I do not have anything I need to improve on--you know what, this interview is over! I will not remain calm, when someone like you is making my temper come out! If you worked for me, I'd say, get out of here right now because you're fired! In fact, I don't care that you don't work for me, I'm going to your superiors and we'll just see who needs to improve on what. Hmph. ...Well, I don't suppose I accept your apology but I guess I can comment on things that could be improved...not for you, but for the readers. As you yourself has now witnessed, I suppose I do have an awful temper...and a quick one too--but only when imbeciles bring it out of me! I'm perfectly pleasant otherwise, so I can't be blamed for such a thing. No, it's not an improvement I myself need to make, but the others around me need to learn how to behave. Then, they wouldn't make me act unpleasant frequently! My father pointed this out to me not long ago, that I tend to be rather rash with my decisions. Can I help that I know what I want, how I want it, and when I want it? I do not think such a thing is a crime. I think people have issues with it because I'm a strong woman and I can hold my own quite easily, and people just don't know how to handle it. Mhm, that's it. I'm very stubborn and I do suppose that goes along with my rash decision making. Once I've made my mind up about something, that's it really. There's no talking me out of anything once I have an idea in my head, and everything has to go just according to plan or I lose it, and people pay. I've heard some of my behaviors labeled as OCDs, and I do think that's plausible about some things. I do have to have everything just so, but again, it's not my fault if I know what I want, it's just something people are going to have to get used to. Last of all, I've heard whispers of being a poor loser. I agree with that. Who wants to lose? Those who aim for that will get no where fast in life, and so it's true, I do hate to lose. I hardly see how that's a flaw.

* what's your biggest secret? we won't tell.

Aren't you cheeky! Do you really think it's wise to try and get me to open up even further to you after you've embarrassed me as you have? As I said before, you have nerve! If you promise not to say anything...completely off the record...then I'll tell you one thing about me that most people don't know. You know how hellbent on decisions I am and how strongly I oppose if things don't go right and how I have OCD? Well, I also have a short attention span, and if something doesn't go right and I yell and scream about it, I tend to move on to the next thing and I expect the people who listen to me to follow what I say. Sometimes they don't. For instance, last week my personal chef made me raspberry tarts when I specifically stated I wanted strawberries...so I fired him. The next thing I know? He's still in the kitchen serving me! The only person who has authority over me is my father, and I think he's a kinder...well, ruler I suppose, then I am. One day, all that will change though, and I will have my way. You'll see.

* what does your heart want?

My heart, well, it wants people to love me. I suppose it doesn't really matter who, just someone, everyone. I love to be loved, it makes me happy and I feel fulfilled. As for someone to really spend my life with, well I don't know about that. I would like it of course, but I do think it would be a difficult spot to fill. Although it's not a bad thing, I tend to be very picky about how I want things, and that is the same for someone I would devote myself to. I'll let you in on another little secret, just between us--I'll know if you tell anyone. To be perfectly honest, I don't even know if I would want to devote myself to simply one person for the rest of my life. I'll have to do it for show of course because that's what's expected of me...but whether I would remain faithful or not remains to be seen. This may sound vain but I'm being honest, I wouldn't want them to be more attractive then I am. That's not to say I want my significant other to be ugly, but I do love the spotlight and would hate for it to be taken off of me because of something like that. I would like them to be patient because I do like things a certain way and they would have to understand that. They would have to be okay with some spotlight because my family is constantly in it, that's just a fact of life.

* what do you do in your spare time?

This may sound a bit silly because it's certainly not a huge sport these days, but my mother was always into croquet when I was younger, and I do have to say I adore it. I've played my whole life, and I still do to this day. In fact, there is a whole section of our yard that is strictly dedicated to croquet playing, and all the high rolling customers, the help, and family come to watch me play. Who do I play with, you might be wondering? Well, only the very brave challenge me to a game, I'm quite good and I haven't lost a game in years. Sometimes I knock the ball so far that I can't even see it anymore, but somehow it always rolls through it's goal...I have a gift with the game. I do like to read sometimes as well, when I have the time for it.

* so what does your family life look like?

I'm a Heart, those roots go back far. We've always had more money then we've known what to do with--until me anyway, I always know what to do with it, hah! I suppose the best way to start is by my immediate family, you don't need to know all about my ancestors, there is already things written about them. My mother died when I was only seven years old. I didn't have much time to spend with her but the time I did have, she taught me many things. I learned how to be a proper lady from her, how to eat, play croquet, that sort of thing. She didn't die properly, the police said it was a suicide but we never believed that. Mother wasn't the type to do that sort of thing, she was much too proper and so father and I have always thought it was something more than that, but we've never been able to prove it otherwise. The press likes to say that it's a lot of pressure being married to my father, but I think that's just pish posh. Ever since she passed away, I've taken over the majority of her responsibilities. I appear to events with my father so he isn't alone, I help him run the businesses and give him my advice when it's requested. My father needs me, he's much too soft to run a business all on his own. He's a very kind hearted person who likes to give everyone a chance, I on the other hand am more like my mother, because while I love to give people a first chance, they won't get a second one from me.

* what are the memorable moments in your life?

One memorable moment in my life was when my mother began to teach me croquet. It's a charming game that I've played my whole life, but my fundamentals came from my mother when I was about three years old. Of course, I couldn't do much then, but mother bought me my own set of clubs and began to teach me how to play. During that time and the rest of our time spent together, she drilled manners into my head and the proper way to do things. I learned how to eat from her, which may not sound like a difficult task, but I mean with all the silverware provided. She taught me what each piece did and when it was proper to use them and when it was not.

Another memorable moment in my life was the when my mother passed away. We were very close and were rather similar, and this was an awful time for my family, my father and I especially. It's hard for me to speak about even still...but when my dad found my mother, it changed something in him. I don't really want to get into it, it's none of your business anyway and it's not fair to him to speak about. Anyway, I remember that night when he came into my room to tuck me in. He explained to me that my mother was in heaven now and that I wouldn't see her for a very long time, but that she'd always watch over me. Things were never the same since that night.

When I graduated high school was a big time for me, like it is for every teenager. Although I had long since had a say in the way my life went, it was finally time for me to really take a hold of everything and begin to do things the way I wanted them done. I decided to go to college while helping to run the family business, and it's something I've stuck with to this very day. I love working at the Casino and knowing that I'm helping my father by doing so. He had once encouraged me to find my place in life, but my place is with the casino, and I wouldn't trust another person to do it.

* so we've heard that you're a lot like the Queen of Hearts

name: Stefanie means crown, I decided on that name because I felt it fit in with being royalty. Ruby is due to her the Queen of Hearts' obsession with red. Heart is rather obvious, since it was a huge part of the character who always had hearts around, I thought it was a logical choice.
play by: Although Olivia Wilde isn't overweight like the Queen in the movie, she does share many of her traits. She has dark hair, a similar facial structure, and also has pictures where she is both serious and then happy looking. I think that her demeanor shown through her pictures would be perfect for my version of the Queen of Hearts. She certainly looks pampered like Stefanie and the Queen. Also, she was a suggested face in the play-by suggestion board.
positive traits: You have to remember in this portion (and the rest of the app too really) that this is Stefanie talking. The Queen of Hearts had an air that she could do no wrong, and Stefanie does as well. She thinks that she's a likable person even though in a lot of cases, she isn't. However, she doesn't see that. She's organized because the Queen had to have everything just so, even the playing cards had certain routines and when the Queen of Hearts didn't get her way, she got angry. The Queen demanded Alice to be proper by making her courtesy and things of that nature, and so I tried to translate that trait to Stefanie as best I could. She is all about having others be proper, though does admit she does slip up a little (referring mainly to her huge outbursts, which she likes to think are little bumps in the road). Last, I have that she speaks her mind, which Stefanie has twisted into a positive. The Queen of Hearts was not afraid to let someone know that they were doing something wrong, and Stefanie has no issue with that either.
negative traits: Well, despite the fact that Stefanie doesn't agree that she has flaws, I felt even that resistance was much like the Queen of Hearts in the movie. They are both very quick tempered and they both blame things on other people despite when it's their fault. For instance, this is shown when the Queen of Hearts puts Alice on trail for several things that she had no hand in, such as the croquet game that the Cheshire Cat ruined. In Stefanie's case, she gives a prime example of her temper in this section by going off on the interviewer. Then she touches on her rash decisions (while trying to twist it into a positive as usual), but she's very rash because the Queen of Hearts called for people to be beheaded over stupid, minuscule issues. I have that Stefanie is stubborn, because the Queen wants everything her way in the movie and won't hear a word otherwise. Stefanie is OCD, and this links to the Queen of Hearts having to have everything just so, such as the roses had to be red, and everything must go her way. Stefanie is also a sore loser, and a prime example of why is when the Queen of Hearts is shown to be rubbish at croquet but the animals work together to make her win in order to avoid an outburst.
orientation: Well, the Queen of Hearts was married to the King of Hearts, but she never really paid any attention to him. I left her orientation open ended because the Queen seemed to be more worried about the general population loving her then her actual husband. She always brushed him off but would get all giddy when the crowds would cheer for her, and so I don't think the love of just one person would be enough for Stefanie or the Queen alike.
turn ons: Well, Stefanie wants someone who can deal with her lifestyle. Since she's based off the Queen of Hearts, she's in the spotlight a lot just like her counterpart, and so it would be important for them to be okay with being in the tabloids. Overall, Stefanie is pretty unsure of what she wants other then people to love her, because she doesn't really think of others aside from herself, which is true with the Queen of Hearts as well.
turn offs: One turn off that Stefanie has is people being more attractive or more noticeable then she is, and that is because the King in the movie is tiny and barely reaches the Queen's knees. She likes to hog the spotlight, and so does Stefanie.
spare time: The love for croquet should be pretty obvious as to why that's a big thing to her, as the Queen loves to play it in the movie. I also threw in reading since she always loved being proper, and reading literature seemed like a proper thing to do.
family life: There isn't anything in the movie about the Queen's family, and so I took a creative liberty and tried to shape them up in a way that would help mold Stefanie into who she is today. The Queen was always a bit nutty (though that's true for everyone in Wonderland), and she always wanted things proper and was lovely at first but then had random and intense outbursts of anger. I wanted her to have some sort of tragedy in her life that would completely turn her world upside down in order to get her to snap a bit. I figured that killing her mother off when she was a child would help do that. Her death also serves a second purpose, which sort of forces Stefanie to take her mother's place as a 'queen' of sorts by helping her dad run the casinos and host parties. It gives her a purpose because I wanted to link her firing people to the Queen sending people to get their heads chopped off in the movie. I have her dad still alive as a sort of king at the moment, since Stefanie isn't married or anything, but I do plan on killing him off too in the near future to really send her for a loop.
memorable moments: Croquet and manners: The Queen plays croquet in the movie, and since it's not such a huge thing anymore these days, I wanted her to have some tie to it, and so I felt that having Stefanie's mother teach her how to do it would make it important to her. Also, her mother taught her manners which are important to her too. This is because the Queen gets after Alice about being proper only moments after meeting her. Aside from it being another way Stefanie (and the Queen for that matter) can control people, it's also another thing to pick at them about.
Mother's death: I hit on this above, wanting to give Stefanie a reason to snap a bit. No one in Wonderland is totally sane, they all have their quirks and I wanted to break Stefanie somehow to give her quirks too. This also doubles in making her Queen in a sense.
Graduation/life planning: This part mainly just goes over what she's done to get where she is, such as graduate high school and go to college. I felt this was important because it shows why she decided to stick with her father to run things at the Casino, and sort of take her place as a sort of 'queen', now that she's of age and that sort of thing.

this application was written by Jen, who also plays Victor Boggs, Leo Prewitt, and Fiona Kettle.

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