Christine Taylor[Texas(America's Glasses]

[Texas]

CHRISTINE TAYLOR
-THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
TEXAS, UNITED STATES-

"“Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.”"

Name: Christine Taylor
Origin: American
Gender: Female
Orientation: Heterosexual
Religion: Catholic
Birthday: March 2
Age: Twenty Five
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French, Some German

Personality: Texas is considered a rough and tumble lady, and you’d have to be one if you grew up like she did. Loyal to only those who deserve it, Texas doesn’t turn her back on a friend and never backs out of a promise once she has made one. She does, however, feel guilty about certain things she has done in the past, though she tries not to dwell on these. She doesn’t show her emotions, except for anger, very well.

Being hot headed isn’t exactly the best thing, and Texas has a hard time with this. She has been known to blow up at other countries, and is currently working on keeping this under control. She feels more comfortable around nature then in any of the larger cities, though she does have a respect for America, knowing how hard it is to try to be a country.


Appearance: Look in the picture. Will edit later

Relationships:
Alfred F. JonesAmerica: Christine respects and looks up to Alfred. In fact she is probably the most loyal out of all of the fifty states, pretty much ready to throw her life down if he ever needed her too. She had a bit of a crush on Alfred, one that isn’t shown back, but truthfully, as long as Al isn’t with anyone, she is fine with that.

Diego HernandezMexico: The man who, after he kicked Spain out, was left to raise Texas and the rest of her siblings. She doesn’t look at Mexico as if he is a father figure, in all truth, her father figure is Spain. She doesn’t even consider France because of the fact that he was only there for a moment and then left. She has a bit of a strained relationship with Diego, especially since she has developed a soft spot for him. Many of her people are Hispanic, even with some of them coming illegally across her boarders. She wants to help Diego as much as she can, even after all that happened in the Texas Revolution.

Antonio CarriedoSpain: Known to Texas as Grandpa Spain, even though he raised her the longest. Texas still likes Spain, truly not understanding why Diego wished to break away from him.

Francis BonnefoyFrance: In all truth, Texas thinks that France is a useless country, especially since he tried to place colonies upon her land, promising to help her through many hardships, but he ended up bailing because her weather was too harsh.

New Mexico: Texas still has a bit of disputes with this sibling. Especially since, after the Mexican American war she had to give up her claim to the Santa Fe area as her western border.

Louisiana: Texas actually gets along very well with this southern state, and you could say that she looks over it as well.

Arizona: Texas gets along pretty well with this sibling from the Mexican Territories.

California: Perhaps the one state that Texas is always seen butting heads with in the south. They never seem to agree on anything, actually, perhaps the only thing they’ve agreed upon is to disagree.



Likes:
Alfred Jones/America
Mexico
Whiskey
Tequila
Horses
Lonestar
Guns
Smoking
Country Music
Classical Rock
Spanish Music
Spanish Dancing
Spain
BBQ
Steaks
Gunfights
Bar fights

Dislikes:
Mexico!
Oppression
Weak Willed People
Prohibition
Rap Music
California

Hobbies:
Horseback riding
Playing Guitar
Teaching Young Texans about the west.


Random Quirks:
When workin on her ranch she is normally seen with a toothpick or piece of hay in her mouth to chew on.
Twirls her silver six shooters when she's bored.
Smokes or drinks in excess when she's stressed.
Has a deep Southern Drawl


History:
Before 1500 -- Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers, numerous tribes of theIndians of Texas occupied the region between the Rio Grande to the south and the Red River to the north.
Mid-1519 -- Sailing from a base in Jamaica, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, a Spanish adventurer, was the first known European to explore and map the Texas coastline.
November 1528 -- Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on what is believed today to be Galveston Island. After trading in the region for some six years, he later explored the Texas interior on his way to Mexico.
1540-1542 -- In search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola, Francisco Vasquez deCoronado lead an expedition into the present southwestern United States and across northern Texas.
18 February 1685 -- Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and thus formed the basis for France's claim to Texas. Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men.
22 April 1689 -- Mexican explorer Alonso de Leon reached Fort St. Louis, and found it abandoned, during an expedition planned to reestablish Spanish presence in Texas.
1716-1789 -- Throughout the 18th century, Spain established Catholic missions in Texas, and along with the missions, the towns of San Antonio, Goliad and Nacogdoches.
8 August 1812 -- About 130-men strong, the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition crossed the Sabine from Louisiana in a rebel movement against Spanish rule in Texas.
1817-1820 -- Jean Laffite occupied Galveston Island and used it as a base for his smuggling and privateering operation.
3 January 1823 -- Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River.
Mid-1824 -- The Constitution of 1824 gave Mexico a republican form of government. It failed, however, to define the rights of the states within the republic, including Texas.
6 April 1830--Relations between the Texans and Mexico reached a new low when Mexico forbid further emigration into Texas by settlers from the United States.
26 June 1832--The Battle of Velasco resulted in the first casualties in Texas' relations with Mexico. After several days of fighting, the Mexicans under Domingo de Ugartechea were forced to surrender for lack of ammunition.
1832-1833 -- The Convention of 1832 and the Convention of 1833 in Texas were triggered by growing dissatisfaction among the settlements with the policies of the government in Mexico City.

2 October 1835 -- Texans repulsed a detachment of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began.
9 October 1835 -- The Goliad Campaign of 1835 ended when George Collingsworth, Ben Milam, and forty-nine other Texans stormed the presidio at Goliad and a small detachment of Mexican defenders.
28 October 1835 -- Jim Bowie, James Fannin and 90 Texans defeated 450 Mexicans at the Battle of Concepcion, near San Antonio.
3 November 1835 -- The Consultation met to consider options for more autonomous rule for Texas. A document known as the Organic Law outlined the organization and functions of a new Provisional Government.
8 November 1835 -- The Grass Fight near San Antonio was won by the Texans underJim Bowie and Ed Burleson. Instead of silver, however, the Texans gained a worthless bounty of grass.
11 December 1835 -- Mexicans under Gen. Cos surrendered San Antonio to the Texans following the Siege of Bexar. Ben Milam was killed during the extended siege.
2 March 1836 -- The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed by members of theConvention of 1836. An ad interim government was formed for the newly created Republic of Texas.
6 March 1836 -- Texans under Col. William B. Travis were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. TheRunaway Scrape began.
10 March 1836 -- Sam Houston abandoned Gonzales in a general retreat eastward to avoid the invading Mexican army.
27 March 1836 -- James Fannin and nearly 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre, under order of Santa Anna.
21 April 1836 -- Texans under Sam Houston routed the Mexican forces of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Thus, independence was won in one of the most decisive battles in history.
November 1839 -- The Texas Congress first met in Austin, the frontier site selected for the capital of the Republic.
11 August 1840 -- The Battle of Plum Creek, near present-day Lockhart, ended the boldest and most penetrating Comanche challenge to the Texas Republic.
June 1841 -- The Texan Santa Fe Expedition set out for New Mexico. Near Sante Fe, they were intercepted by Mexican forces and marched 2000 miles to prison in Mexico City.
5 March 1842 --A Mexican force of over 500 men under Rafael Vasquez invaded Texas for the first time since the revolution. They briefly occupied San Antonio, but soon headed back to the Rio Grande.
11 September 1842 -- San Antonio was again captured, this time by 1400 Mexican troops under Adrian Woll. Again the Mexicans retreated, but this time with prisoners.
Fall 1842 -- Sam Houston authorized Alexander Somervell to lead a retaliatory raid into Mexico. The resulting Somervell Expedition dissolved, however, after briefly taking the border towns of Laredo and Guerreo.
20 December 1842 -- Some 300 members of the Somervell force set out to continue raids into Mexico. Ten days and 20 miles later, the ill-fated Mier Expedition surrendered at the Mexican town of Mier.
29 December 1842 -- Under orders of Sam Houston, officials arrived in Austin to remove the records of the Republic of Texas to the city of Houston, touching off the bloodless Archives War.
25 March 1843 -- Seventeen Texans were executed in what became known as the Black Bean Episode, which resulted from the Mier Expedition, one of several raids by the Texans into Mexico.
27 May 1843 -- The Texan's Snively Expedition reached the Santa Fe Trail, expecting to capture Mexican wagons crossing territory claimed by Texas. The campaign stalled, however, when American troops intervened.
29 December 1845 -- U. S. President James Polk followed through on a campaign platform promising to annex Texas, and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States.
25 April 1846 -- The Mexican-American War ignited as a result of disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. The outcome of the war fixed Texas' southern boundary at the Rio Grande River.
25 November 1850 -- In a plan to settle boundary disputes and pay her public debt, Texas relinquished about one-third of her territory in the Compromise of 1850, in exchange for $10,000,000 from the United States.
May 1852 -- The first Lone Star State Fair in Corpus Christi symbolized a period of relative prosperity in Texas during the 1850's. Organizer Henry L. Kinney persuaded Dr.Ashbel Smith to be the fair's manager.
29 April 1856 -- Backed by the US military, a shipment of 32 camels arrived at the port of Indianola. The resulting Texas Camel Experiment used the animals to transport supplies over the "Great American Desert."
1 February 1861 -- Texas seceded from the Federal Union following a 171 to 6 vote by the Secession Convention. Governor Sam Houston was one of a small minority opposed to secession.
22 October 1861 -- Advance units of the newly formed Brigade of General H. H. Sibley marched westward from San Antonio to claim New Mexico and the American southwest for the Confederacy.
1 January 1863 -- After several weeks of Federal occupation of Texas' most important seaport, the Battle of Galveston restored the island to Texas control for remainder of Civil War.
13 May 1865 -- The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought at the Battle of Palmito Ranch in far south Texas, more than a month after Gen. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA.
1866 -- The abundance of longhorn cattle in south Texas and the return of Confederate soldiers to a poor reconstruction economy marked the beginning of the era of Texas trail drives to northern markets.
30 March 1870 -- The United States Congress readmitted Texas into the Union. Reconstruction continued, however, for another four years.
17 January 1874 -- Coke-Davis Dispute ended peacefully in Austin as E. J. Davis relinquished the governor's office. Richard Coke began a democratic party dynasty in Texas that continued unbroken for over 100 years.
4 October 1876 -- The opening of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas marked the state's first venture into public higher education. Tuition totaled $10 per semester.
15 September 1883 -- The University of Texas opened its doors in Austin for its inaugural session. First courses were offered in the Academic Department and a Law Department.
16 May 1888 -- The dedication of the present state capitol in Austin ended seven years of planning and construction. The building was funded with 3,000,000 acres of land in north Texas.
20 January 1891 -- Based on a campaign platform calling for the regulation of railroads and big business, James Hogg took office as the first native-born governor of Texas.
10 January 1901 -- The discovery of "black gold" at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont launched Texas into a century of oil exploration, electronics, and manned space travel.



Roleplay Sample

This is from a civil war story I started writing. The Union Alfred and Confederate Alfred were ideas I was playing with where a dark entity was created.


It was eerily quiet in the large living room of Texas’ ranch house. There were six other southern states seated in the plush chairs and couches, Texas eyes watching them all. Louisiana seemed scared and slightly out of place, a young girl who only appeared to be at the age of fifteen and she was looking at Texas for help. South Carolina stared at Texas, his legs crossed as he did so. “We all know you are the closest to America, our father, but we can not handle this anymore. Our people do not deserve to have their property taken from them. You fought, not recently, about going away from a corrupt government, how has that changed from now?”

For once, the largest state found herself at a loss for words. All her people rebelled against any plan to rid themselves of slaves, though Texas found there was no true need for them, you could get along fine with or without them. It had been the American settlers who came to her land who brought slaves with them, though Texas didn’t have as much as the other states seated around her. She saw the glare that Mississippi was giving her, but she did not return it, though Alabama had a dumb look, as usual. It was the look that Louisiana was giving her that decided what side she would be on, the scared look that her neighboring state was giving her, begging her to stand beside her.

“I will side with you. Because it is what my people wish to do.” Huston had warned her to not do this, but she couldn’t let Louisiana do this on her own, not when she had become a sister figure to the young state. South Carolina smirked as he stood up, followed by the other states that were with him. “You won’t regret this Texas.” The words that South Carolina spoke when he exited the house sent a shudder down Texas spine, she didn’t care for that state as much and she looked at Louisiana, smiling softly at her as she followed behind Florida and Georgia, the two of them talking. The hardest thing was what was going to happen next, she had to tell Alfred she was leaving, one thing she had told him she wouldn’t do.

“I’m goin’ ta need a lot of whiskey and tequila tonight.” Her booted feet moved into the kitchen where she leaned against the counter, shaking her head some as she did so. Pressure and worry for Louisiana had caused her to do something that she would never have done initially, at least that’s what she told herself, but when it came down to it, if her people wanted to leave the union, she’d have no choice but to agree with them. The whiskey bottle had been found, though she didn’t move to get a glass, instead taking a swig right from the bottle. “I’m sorry, Alfred.”








Her nerves made her sick in her stomach, sick that not even tequila or whiskey would help to calm her worries. Texas had never worried what others thought about her, so what made this so much different, what brought her so close to America, so close to Alfred? She was asking herself these questions over and over again in her mind and what always came to the forefront was the feeling of his arms around her and comforting her when she needed it the most, the feel of his fingers running through her hair. For the first time the independent Texas had become dependent upon someone and what scared her the most was the fact that she enjoyed having someone she could run to, that every pressure was not upon her own shoulders. Leaving Alfred like this, leaving him after other States had already left made her feel horrible, she should be standing beside him and yet, here she was going to tell him she was through, but her people were requesting it and she couldn’t let Louisiana do this on her own either.

Taking a deep breath, Christine rapped on the door, waiting for it to be opened and once it was she was shown into the study where Alfred was seated behind the desk. His solemn appearance and attitude just made Texas hurt even worse as she stood there. It took a while before Alfred finished what he was working on and lifted his head to see Texas there, a soft smile crossing his lips. “Oh, Christine, I didn’t know you were going to head over here today. I don’t think I’ll be able to go on a ride today though.” He stood up from his chair, stretching as he did so. “Though I wouldn’t mind taking a break, it’s been a while since I’ve had one.” He had moved behind the desk, not noticing the strange air that Texas had around her, and he moved over to her, wrapping her into a hug that almost crushed her.

“I’ve missed you Texas, you haven’t been visiting enough.” His words were soft and Texas felt her resolve beginning to break as she felt his strong arms around her, he needed her. Closing her eyes tightly, she moved out of his arms, taking a step back from him. “I came here for a reason Alfred.” She paused as she watched his face, seeing surprise showing in his eyes. “I’m joinin the confederacy.” Those words were enough to cause the surprise and hurt to show in his blue eyes, Christine turning his head away from her, though the tone of voice she heard actually caused a shiver to run down her spine. “So, you are leaving me, just like that.” The sudden warm tones had changed to cold and Texas turned her eyes to look at him again, seeing fire burning in those eyes, he was using anger to hide his tears. “After everything I’ve done for you. I fought hard to get you annexed into this country!” His chest was rising and falling rapidly and Christine found that she couldn’t move her eyes from him even though she felt like she should be bowing her head in shame. “I appreciate everything you’ve done for me Alf..”

“Bullshit!” The word hit her as if she had been slapped, her eyes opened wide as she stared at him. “You are just an ungrateful bitch! I was warned about this by the others, they told me you would be just like the rest of the southern states, but I didn’t believe them, I thought you were different. Hn, I was wrong.”

It wasn’t the tone of voice in which Alfred said the words that caused her pain, it was the words themselves mixed with that, he called her a bitch, a word she had only heard once before in another language when her father slapped her after disobeying him about allowing more American’s into her land. Her own anger flared in her eyes and before she could react she had pulled back an arm and punched America right in the jaw.

His head snapped back, eyes wide as the glasses flew off his face and landed on the floor. A second or two passed before Alfred let his head fall back so he was looking forward, a hand rubbing his chin as he stared at Texas, a shocked look on his face. The blond haired state started at him, her large chest rising and falling in the same fashion of his as her anger raged and then started to subside, her eyes opening wide at the realization of what she had done. She wanted to apologize and she could feel her lips moving to do just that, seeing the hurt now showing clearly in Alfred’s eyes, but a low clapping sounded in the room.

A figure moved from the shadows of the office near the door, his hands clapping together. “Thatta Girl Texas.” His voice had a deep southern drawl, but as Texas turned her head a surprised look crossed her face. The man looked just like Alfred though his eyes were not a bright blue but a dull gray that seemed to suck everything into nothingness. The man’s booted feet moved towards them and he walked behind the two, picking up the glasses that had fallen from America’s face and then slipped them onto his own. Alfred watched him, his teeth gritting from anger as his hands clenched into fists. “What the hell are you doing?” The language and tone didn’t cause the man to drop the cruel smile that was on his lips as he moved over to Texas side.

“Why, I’m just claimin what is now rightfully mine, brother.” A smirk formed on his mouth as his arm snaked around Texas waist, pulling her close to him. “She is goin ta be joinin me and the other children of yers who have left ya. We’d make a better couple then the two of ya’ll would.” America was visually deflating from all the words that the man was saying and Con could care less as he watched his brother fall down to his knees, his blue eyes not as bright as they had been before. But he wasn’t staring at Con, this evil incarnation of him, he was staring at Texas. “Please, Texas..” He shook his head. “Don’t do this.”

Christine felt herself fighting to keep from moving to Alfred’s side, but soon she found that Con had a tight grip on her waist, holding her to him. “Come my dear, I do believe it is time for us to join the others.” Forcing herself to look away from Alfred, not able to stand seeing him in such a state and be able to keep her resolve, she nodded her head and allowed Con to lead her from the study and the mansion, leaving America kneeling upon the floor, another state short.

Roleplayer: Tex/Romy

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