Isabelle Cooper
Feb 5, 2014 13:41:05 GMT 10
Post by Isabelle Cooper on Feb 5, 2014 13:41:05 GMT 10
So this is who I am,
And this is all I know,
Name: Isabelle Mia Cooper
Nickname: Iz, Izzy, Coop
Callsign: None yet
Date of Birth: 3/4/1981
And I must choose to live,
For all that I can give,
For all that I can give,
Branch: Italian Government
Rank: Civilain
Division: Diplomatic
Service Record:
Promotions:
Education/Certifications:
- Primary school (1986-1997)
- Studied at Oxford University (1997-2001)
- Graduated with a Masters Degree in International Studies
- Studied at Bocconi University
- Graduated with a Law Degree focusing on International Development (2001-2005)
The spark that makes the power grow
Face Claim: Emelie Clark
Physical Appearance: Izzy gets her height from her mother, is an even 5'1. She had her mothers dark hair and skin coloring but her fathers eyes. Her usual attire is very chic and put together, though since joining the expedition she has started wearing the standard uniforn more and more.
And I will stand for my dream if I can,
Symbol of my faith in who I am,
Symbol of my faith in who I am,
Personality: Izzy a curious person, she likes learning new things and meeting people. When it comes to the needs of others she is very selfless in her actions, firmly believing the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. She isn't quick to get mad when something happens, but if manage to really tick her off she will be sure you know it.
And I must follow on the road that lies ahead,
I won't let my heart control my head,
I won't let my heart control my head,
Likes:
- Hot Curry
- Red Wine
- Traveling
- Swimming
Dislikes:
- Cold Climates
- Oppression
- Violence
- People who lie
Aims:
- Do her job as best she can, and report back what she can.
- Not die on some unknown planet or far reach of space
- Make her parents proud
Fears:
- Having something happen to her and her mother never knowing
- The future
- Spiders
- Flying
Skills:
- Fluent in the following languages: Italian, English, French and Spanish.
- Though also able to speak some of / understand: Hindi, Russian and German
- Excellent Cook
- Quick Thinker
- Very diplomatic when it comes to tense situations
Habits:
- Biting her Nails
- Early Riser
- Humming
- Writing notes on any bit of paper she can find
I make my journey through eternity
I keep the memory of you and me inside
I keep the memory of you and me inside
Relationship Status: Complicated
Love Interest: Captain Robert Oxford
Offspring:
Parents:
- Adelina Palazzo - Mother - 55 yrs. old - Manarola, Italy
- Patrick Cooper - Father - 56 yrs. old - London England/Manarola, Italy
Siblings: None
Fulfil your destiny,
Is there within the child,
History:Isabelle's parents met one summer when her father Patrick was staying at her mothers family's inn while on holiday from school, Adelina was helping her parents run the small inn, the two students did not take an interest in each other till one night when Patrick stumbled in drunk and hit his head, Adelina being a night person heard him fall and went outside to find him with a nasty gash on his head. The young girl managed to get him back to his room and the next day showed up at his door to properly patch his wound up. The two spent the next day talking, most of the time Patrick followed Adelina around as she did her daily chores. That night Patrick convinced her father to let him take his daughter out to dinner. It was the start of a long romance.
Patrick ended up staying through the end of the summer, taking up a job working at the inn doing various repairs in return for free board and chance to spend time with Adelina, or Addy as he started calling her. The end of the summer brought heartbreak for the two, Patrick went back to London to finish up his school leaving Addy in Italy alone. The two kept in touch by letters, though by that next spring Addy began to have doubts about the dashing young Englishman who stole her heart. She was not the only one, Patrick began sensing something was up when she did not reply to his last letter, ever since he left Italy he had not thought of anything but Addy. So that next May the same day as his last exam he started off back to Italy, arriving late the next day via train Patrick ran to the inn eager to see Addy only to learn from her father that she was out with a friend. So he waited, seating himself on the front step he waited till it was past midnight for her return, not even moving when it started to rain. Addy saw him sitting by the door as she ran up the steps and into the courtyard in front of the inn, all doubt the two had about each other soon faded as they caught up and reconnected.
Patrick stayed for two months and was going to stay longer but one day he was forced to go back to England to bury his father, this time the two promised to call as much and possible till Patrick could return. He was not gone but a week when Addy learned she was pregnant. Her Nonna (grandmother) ended up being the one who calmed her parents down after she told them, the older woman was a godsend as Addy dealt with some horrible days of being sick. Patrick was unable to come back till November and by then Addy was well into her pregnancy..and had yet to tell Patrick. He took the news better than she expected and alongside planning for a baby the two got married in a small chapel.
That next March Isabella Mia Cooper, was born, her father was present for her birth and though the labor was long both mother and child fared well. Her parents named her for her great- grandmother (Addy's grandmother) and her English Grandmother, Patrick's mother who had died years before. By now Patrick had started his training to become a commercial airline pilot and Addy was managing the inn for her now semi-retired parents, the two new parents decided that Izzy was to be raised in Italy but would occasionally spend time in England. The plan worked fine when she was a baby, Patrick would come to Italy and spend weeks at a time with Addy and Izzy and sometimes the two would go to London to let Patrick's family see Izzy, but as she grew older and her parents became more and more busy with work Izzy began spending more and more of her time in Italy.
As she grew older her relationship with her parents began to change, especially with her father who she could go months without seeing, through she always had a weekly phone call and received postcards from the various cities he visited around the world. Her bedroom wall would soon be covered with them and the world map on her wall would be full of thumb tacks showing where her father had been. Her mother was now fully running the inn, and between managing the small group of workers that worked there and keeping up with her daughter, Addy did not have much time to travel to London, though it did not stop she and her husband from writing each other like old times.
Izzy spent her childhood going to school and spending her summers working alongside her mother, when she was not working she was playing with her friends and swimming as much as she could, the girl loved the water and occasionally would skip out of chores to go swim. Though her parents originally planned on her going to England every summer, she only went a few times as a child, her father preferred to come to Manarola and be with her mother. When it came time to figure out what she was going to do for college Isabella decided to use her duel citizenship to her advantage and applied to Oxford University, given her competitive swimming history and her academic record she was not only accepted into the school but also offered a rather nice scholarship as well. She accepted both and moved to Oxford, though she had been to England several times in the past, this time she was an adult and on her own. Four years later she graduated with a Masters in International Studies with plans to go into charity work, but after spending a summer at home she decided to add another degree to her plate. This time going for her Law degree at Bocconi University, back on her own home turf she worked her way through her courses, only to miss her graduation due to her mother suddenly becoming ill and ending up in the hospital.
While her father tied up loose ends in England so he could move to Italy full time to be with her mother, Izzy was applying to be a Foreign Service Officer for the Italian Government, while she waited for the news if she was accepted or not she helped out her still healing mother with the various inn needs, realizing as she did so that she did not enjoy being home as much as she used to and each day that she did not get her results seemed to only make things worse.
She did not get her much anticipated letter till the day before Christmas, the Italian Government had selected her for the Foreign Service much to her delight though she assignment was not one she had picked, instead of England, Germany or even the United States she was being assigned to India to work under the long time Ambassador Ciro Adessi who was serving in New Delhi.
Moving to India was nothing like moving to London, where she felt like she was a stones throw away from home in Oxford, India felt like a whole other planet, new people, new culture and finally doing what she set out to do when she got her law degree, Izzy was excited to take it all in. She was appointed the positionof "junior counselor" to Adessi, her job on paper meant she was there to help and adviser the Ambassador on various matters as they came up, what she really ended up doing was helping to reorganize a rather unorganized workplace and help work out several kinks the office had, eventually it all worked out and the Embassy was running better than ever. Along with working with Adessi, Isabella also became involved in several womens programs locally and across India.
One day after almost seven years of being in India, Adessi called Izzy into his office one day. The older man had aged considerably over the years and was due to retire in two, he sat Isabella down and starting talking about her career for a good while before transitioning to a much different topic. The two had talked before about her future in diplomacy, and Adessi knew Isabella had her mind set on one day becoming an Ambassador herself, but the older man had a much wilder future in mind. Adessi himself had been apart of the signing of the Gate Alliance Treaty and as he explained to Isabella he had been offered the chance to represent Italy at one of the bases that had been set up but due to his age he decided to decline, and instead offer it to one of his trusted staff members to go in his place till he could possible go himself (something that would never actually happen). At first she could not believe what he was telling her but after some more explanation she slowly started to believe him. Adessi and the Italian officials were in a time crunch and gave her a week to make up her mind if she would take the position or not.
One night after several drinks she made up her mind and signed the non disclosure agreement, the next day at work she was told to pack her things and after a tearful goodbye to Adessi, Izzy boarded a private plane back to Rome where she was fully briefed as to what was expected of her. Parliament (with some reluctance due to her age) approved her as a "short term" Ambassador of Italy, more so a diplomat with a fancy title, thus making her position as Italian Representative to the Vedas Expedition even more concrete. Her only problem came when she told her parents she was being reassigned to the United States and would not be able to contact them much due to how much work she would be dealing with, neither was thrilled but after she promised to send them postcards as her father had done many years ago they seemed to lighten up.
Isabella flew to Colorado Springs in the back of a military cargo plane, once there she was fully briefed on the program history and what to expect, while she was expecting to head to the Vedas Expedtion site via the Stargate she was later informed that she was actually going to travel there via the newly finished USS Shiva, space travel was not originally in the plan when she took this job and is not something is is eagerly looking forward to, though the thought of seeing the stars up close is something she is excited for. So now as the Shiva heads off to its assignment, Izzy focuses on her work all while wondering if she is as ready as her superiors thought she was for an assignment of this magnitude.
My fate is on the wind,
The king of hearts, the joker's wild,
The king of hearts, the joker's wild,
The heartbreaker being this face is Britt/Kata and I hail from 'Merica
I have been RPing for Nine Years
I agree with the TOS and the Site rules, though not with the ninja squirrels.
Cos I have found a dream that must come true,
Every ounce of me must see it through,
Every ounce of me must see it through,
Role Play Sample:
"Volevi vedermi, signore?" *
She stood in the doorway of the large office, her usual portfolio in hand, Adessi looked up and motioned her into his office,"Chiudi la porta per favore" * he asked in a quiet voice, she pulled the door closed behind her before walking to one of the comfortable leather chairs that sat before his desk, crossing her legs she rested her notebook on her knee and clicked her pen ready to jot down whatever he had to say. "You won't be taking notes on this one" Adessi said closing his agenda book, the man insisted on having paper copies of everything, even though the office had set him up with an electronic version. Isabella clicked her pen closed, "Okay.." it was unusual for him to tell her not to takes notes, usually it was the other way around. "An opportunity has arisen and I am afraid I am unable to accept it, though it would certainly be amazing to participate in" Adessi looked at her over the rim of his glasses, "Isabella, have you thought much about your future?" he asked.
She could not help but raise a brow as she nodded, "Why of course Sir, you know I love working here and to make a career of it, well I already have two de-"
the older man held up his hand and cut her off, "I mean have you thought about things that could possible set you apart in the future, something that would guarantee you any government job later in life maybe something greater." she just looked at him, not really knowing what or where he was going with this. Adessi saw her confusion, "Isabella I have been offered the chance to represent Italy in a joint intergalactic expedition between several other countries,"
"You said intergalactic, correct?" she knew his English was not that bad she misheard him, though at times it could be rough, Adessi nodded, "I want you to take my place as a member of an Expedition that will be going to space,"
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"I want you to take my place as a member of an Expedition that will be going to space,"Her former boss's words echoed through her head as she stared out the window to the expanse of space before her, the Shiva was due to leave Earths orbit at anytime, Isabella had been standing looking out at the blue marble she called home for a good while, wishing she had a camera to photograph the view for her parents but since everything she was seeing was beyond classified she couldn't. So she just took mental pictures. And lots of them.
Since she agreed to take this assignment life had been nothing but busy, between the briefings and getting ready for this expedition she had not slept much, but apparently she could catch up on sleep while in flight to the Vedas outpost, she was glad to learn that a team had already gone ahead to set up things, and the Shiva was bringing supplies and more reinforcements. The deck beneath her feet shuddered slightly and she jumped, not thinking about it she brought her left hand up and began biting at her thumb nail, it was an old habit that only seemed to happen when she was nervous. She was told by a crewmen that the Shiva was one of many starships in a long line of starships that were scattered across the universe, she stopped biting her nail for a moment and smiled, starships...sounded like something from an old sci-fi show her grandfather used to watch on Friday nights, Trek Wars, it was something, she could not exactly remember.
Isabella noticed the ship was now slowly moving, she could not make out the westernmost part of Europe, so far the only parts of Earth she had seen had been North America, but to see home from space would be amazing, it was only a matter of minutes before the boot shaped peninsula she called home came into view, it was around midnight there but she could still made out a few cities, Rome being one of the obvious ones due to how bright it was against the darkness. She pressed her left hand against the glass and clsoed her eyes for a moment, an old prayer from the few times she went to chruch came to mind, "Il mio santo Angelo Custode, chiedere al Signore di benedire il viaggio che mi impegno, che potrebbe beneficiare la salute della mia anima e del corpo" she opened her eyes as she realized she could not rememeber the rest of the prayer, Izzy frowned and looked up from the floor, "che io possa raggiungere ...il suo fine, e che, di ritorno sano e salvo, io possa trovare la mia... famiglia in buona salute." her eyes drifted back to her country as it slid past far below, "Do thou guard, guide and preserve us. Amen" she finished, crossing herself she knew her mother would be proud that for once she prayed to God, she just hoped he looked out for people in other places than Earth. Far below her Europe slid away and soon Earth was just a sliver of blue on the edge of the window, now all she saw were stars. Her mouth fell open a bit as she stepped closer to the glass, there were thousands, no millions of them scattered around, it was like nothing she had seen before. But hadn't everything she had seen already been like nothing she had seen before. The deck beneath her feet rumbled more and more till the ship seemed to jump, her view of the stars suddenly changed as the ship jumped to hyper space. The window before her turned into a blueish swirl of colors that reminded her of the Mediterranean ocean. Good-bye everyone she turned from the window, but glanced back one more time, her mental picture of Earth coming to mind. The swirly blueness was starting to make her feel sick, so she headed away from the window, ready to face whatever was at the end of this journey.
*"You wanted to see me Sir?"
**"Shut the door please"
Immortality
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