urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight Giovanna M. Bennet Giovanna M. Bennet 2013-02-27T06:31:53Z urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:4329 2013-02-27T06:31:53Z 2013-02-27T06:31:53Z After the battles, after everyone was checked out by a doctor, after Sengai saw a lot of treatment, after diplomatic damage control, and <i>more</i> damage control, and after dinner, Gio will be found at the table again.<br /><br />Giovanna Maxime Bennet normally adheres strongly to her general health regimen. She does not normally get an extra helping of dessert. Much less three.<br /><br />Tonight is apparently an exception. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:3950 2012-10-01T08:37:44Z 2012-10-01T08:37:44Z Gio was lying under the covers with a copy of the Count of Monte Cristo as Andrew finished the last memo of the night he had to read. "Is it unreasonable to have a crush on a fictional character who is kind of maybe a little bit crazy?" she interjects when he finally puts the blasted thing down and looks like he might be reaching for something else. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:3804 2012-02-28T07:11:35Z 2012-02-28T07:11:35Z Being drugged could probably excuse the explicit sexual harrassment of a friend and colleague.<br />Other girls, with lesser boyfriends, might even be excused for the attempted infidelity.<br />But this was practically treason. A logical endangerment of the Work. And worse, it was hurting Andrew.<br /><br />Gio sat in the bed she'd been morosely put to as the doctor looked her over. She still found foreign doctors humiliating and inappropriate, but what pride could really be left after what she'd done?<br /><br />She wondered how Sengai had explained to him what happened. It occurs to her that he might have left all but the most essential points to her.<br /><br />Maybe a better girlfriend would keep her mouth shut to avoid hurting him, but she couldn't lie to Andrew. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:3457 2012-02-19T00:22:48Z 2012-02-19T00:22:48Z Mother had called and said the new tech person was ready to be teleported in. Angelo had gotten him and was now having a rest before dinner at Gio's instructions.<br /><br />Whoever this guy was, he hadn't gone to junior high in Hammer Bay, but if he was Genoshan /now/, that didn't matter.<br /><br />"Giovanna Bennet," she said, extending a hand. "Andrew's busy right now, but i'll be happy to get you situated." urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:3243 2012-01-23T22:07:24Z 2012-01-23T22:07:24Z Everyone else was busy shopping, at lessons, or getting important work done when Giovanna called Sengai's room. "I need a minor favor. Could you come down to the back entrance?" urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:2903 2011-09-14T21:24:32Z 2011-09-14T21:24:32Z One of the private lines rang at the consulate. Giovanna answered the phone.<br /><br />"Genoshan Consulate. Giovanna Bennet speaking. How can I help you?" urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:2769 2011-08-07T04:17:20Z 2011-08-07T04:17:20Z "So Rikki had some trouble hearing all that, understandably, but she calmed down enough to accept the facts, asnd then we had sparring time," Gio told Andrew, standing behind him as he finished something at his desk. "Sengai was a gentleman and called for breaktime when Rikki was pushed to her limit. I think he's really trying to be a team player, as it were." She continued, conversationally, as her fingers kneaded into the back of his neck and part of his shoulders. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:2313 2011-06-27T23:37:36Z 2011-06-27T23:37:36Z Father was dead, but there was no time for the family to cry. Magneto was dead, but there was no time for the nation to grieve. The survival of their country was at risk.<br /><br />So Giovanna walked into the room where her angel was sitting in conference with others, trying to keep Genosha as stable as concievable at this point.<br /><br />"Sir," she said, formally. "Our allies have a large number of HYDRA and AIM operatives under arrest, but several of the leaders escaped and are rallying their forces...in Russia." urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:2092 2011-06-06T02:15:40Z 2011-06-06T02:19:50Z Andrew had to watch, safe and sound, from their suite. She looked up at the news cameras as she pulled one of the Dark Riders away from a civilian. "I won't come for you," she shouted to the camera. "Not with the thralls of the False God. Angelo, take them out of the city!" Her eyes stayed locked on the camera even as her knife and her electric blasts were taking things down. "Forgive me, mon ange." And then there was nothing but antiquated French curses, until the end. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:1827 2011-05-09T16:59:40Z 2011-05-09T16:59:40Z Giovanna showed up at the room they'd arranged for Sengai. She'd leant him some recordings of news footage that helped illustrate key points in the mutant-human situation -- showing mutant monsters like the False God as well as the ignorant human mobs. Andrew wanted even-handedness; she could do even-handedness. She knocked. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:1605 2010-10-23T08:41:31Z 2010-10-23T08:41:31Z Giovanna stood, plaited pigtails blowing in the breeze, and sighed loudly. Father had said that it was Very Important to make Andrew Summers feel welcome.<br />So she had made sure to invite him for the relay races they were doing in the little playground, which was being reconstructed after all the fighting.<br /><br />But he had said 'No, thank you.' He was reading a book. Not even a book with fencing in it. Just a regular book.<br /><br />Well. That was it. You couldn't ask a girl to try to reason with a boy who preferred a regular book to a good relay race. So she'd go make sure her team won that, and check on him later just to make sure he wasn't feeling unwelcome or anything. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:1527 2009-11-28T09:35:02Z 2009-12-03T13:19:51Z <a name="cutid1"></a><br />1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname?<br />Giovanna Maxime Bennet. Occasionally Gio. <br /><br />2. How old are you? When is your birthday?<br />17. May 30<br /><br />3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic?<br />I was born in space. I've lived in Genosha since I was eight, and <i>Very</i>.<br /><br />4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.)<br /><br />Paris Bennet (Not how his name started, but we like it this way) and Carmella Unuscione.<br />They're soldiers. Good soldiers.<br /><br />6. What is your occupation?<br />I've been just recently finishing my studies and am now a sort of foreign envoy, in a basically support capacity for Andrew.<br /><br />7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh?<br />5'6", 132 pounds.<br /><br />8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes?<br />My hair's pretty dark. My eyes are blue. Except when they're green.<br /><br />9. What is your race?<br />Homo sapiens superior. Or Southern European, if you mean the one that doesn't matter.<br /><br />10. To which social class do you belong?<br />My paternal grandparents were Third Estate. My maternal grandfather was a professional wrestler and petty thug. You do the math.<br /><br />11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others?<br />I'm not ugly per se. And...well, apparently so.<br /><br />12. What is your style of dress?<br />Presentably practical.<br /><br />13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features?<br />A light scar on my left arm from when I was thirteen.<br /><br />14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?<br />Not unless you count a weakness for fresh fruit.<br /><br />15. Are you right- or left-handed?<br />Acquired ambidextrous<br /><br />16. What does your voice sound like?<br />Mezzo<br /><br />17. What kind of vocabulary do you use?<br />Adequate for the circumstances I find myself in.<br /><br />18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics.<br />My eyes are always the first part of me to start glowing.<br />I get really out of breath if i have to carry someone teleporting.<br /><br />19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes?<br />Frequently -- jokes about my heritage would be unwise -- and occasionally.<br /><br />20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)?<br />I don't practice them in front of a mirror or anything. Although from what I have seen, my smile makes me look a little bit horsefaced.<br /><br />21. Do you use body language? <br />My mother was born in Italy. That pretty much covers that.<br /><br />22. Do you have a commonly used saying?<br />Besides the litany of frequently forgotten things? Not really.<br /><br /><br />Childhood<br /><br />23. What is your earliest memory? My earliest memories were some of Father's. Storytime got creative when I was little.<br /><br />24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it?<br />Twelve years in one form or another. Yes.<br /><br />25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill?<br />Father<br /><br />26. How would you describe your childhood in general?<br />Good.<br /><br />27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?<br />I wanted to serve my country, like my parents.<br /><br />28. When and with whom was your first kiss?<br />Andrew Summers. The day before yesterday.<br /><br />29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?<br />Yes.<br /><br />30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you?<br />My father both fought in the Third Crusade and is wanted in multiple countries. My grandfather was Unus the Untouchable.<br /><br />Influences<br /><br />31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?<br />Settling in Genosha.<br /><br />32. What do you consider your greatest achievement?<br />Ask me again when we've won.<br /><br />33. What is your greatest regret?<br />Ahead of me, I'm sure. <br /><br />34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you? Hard to say.<br /><br /><br />35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they?<br />Mine.<br /><br />36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?<br />That's not a word I use lightly<br /><br />37. When was the time you were the most frightened?<br />Once when I was little, Father made a mistake and I got one of his nightmares.<br /><br />38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where?<br />We moved around a lot when I was small. Now I'm in New York.<br /><br />Beliefs<br /><br />39. What is your alignment?<br />My <i>what</i>?<br /><br />40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?<br />Pessimistic, although listening to Andrew can make that challenging.<br /><br />41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why?<br />It's possible there's one who's a bit more serious than the kind you hear about, but if so, He clearly isn't going to fix things Himself.<br /><br />42. Do you believe in an afterlife?<br />I don't think it's something that can be relied on.<br /><br />43. What is your greatest fear?<br />Making my father ashamed of me.<br /><br />44. What makes you angry? Sad? Happy? Why?<br />The state of the world, <i>more</i> of the state of the world, and Andrew.<br /><br />45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil?<br />Depends on the people.<br /><br />46. What are your views on politics? Religion? Sex?<br />Frustrating, frequently misapplied, and not something I plan to rush too much, respectively.<br /><br />47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing?<br />Stupid, wrong, very wrong, and not to be undertaken lightly, respectively.<br /><br />48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs?<br />I never really understand what is meant by this question.<br /><br />49. How much do you value money?<br />It's nice when it can be used to get something useful done.<br /><br />50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?<br />I'm sure my imagination would just be too limiting for that.<br /><br />51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good?<br />Of course.<br /><br />52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?<br />Possibly<br /><br />53. Are you superstitious?<br />No<br /><br />54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others?<br />I can acknowledge a valid point <s>when it's Andrew's</s><br /><br />55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings?<br />Reasonably, although I can withhold information for some time.<br /><br />56. Do you have any biases or prejudices?<br />Humans scare me.<br /><br />Dealing With Others<br /><br />57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?<br />My parents.<br /><br />58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why?<br />Magneto, for the obvious reasons. Then there's the tie between the majority of human politicians and Apocalypse.<br /><br />59. Do you have a significant other? Who?<br />Andrew and I are going to try dating.<br /><br />60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend?<br />I have a few, though I haven't seen any but Andrew in a while.<br /><br /><br />61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex?<br />I am only really used to the company of other mutants, although other distinctions aren't taht important. I get along reasonably okay with other girls.<br /><br />62. How do you relate to members of a different race? Class? Sex?<br />I'm not at my most comfortable with humans. As to different classes, my best friend / new boyfriend is the de facto prince of Genosha, so I apparently manage all right there.<br /><br />63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened.<br />Ask me later when we've sorted this out.<br /><br />64. What do you look for in a potential lover?<br />It isn't as if I set out a list to go looking for.<br /><br />65. How close are you to your family?<br />Very.<br /><br />66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children?<br />I'm not sure. My parents certainly managed not to let it get in the way of the Cause.<br /><br />67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?<br />I can avoid it if I absolutely have to. I'm being very good lately.<br /><br />68. Are you a listener or a talker?<br />I can do both. Sometimes even at the same time. <br /><br />69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others?<br />It depends.<br /><br />70. Do you hold grudges?<br />Oh, yes.<br /><br />71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?<br />No.<br /><br />72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people?<br />At home moreso than here.<br /><br />73. How well do you express yourself?<br />Well enough.<br /><br />74. How quickly do you judge others?<br />Quickly enough.<br /><br />75. Do you care what others think of you?<br />When they matter.<br /><br />76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy?.<br />I'll get back on that after a few more weeks abroad.<br /><br />Personal Taste and Opinions<br /><br />77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession?<br />Exercise. Either green or red. Apples. The sword father gave me.<br /><br />78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment?<br />I love Alexandre Dumas (pere)<br /><br />79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not?<br />No.<br /><br />80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?<br />With Andrew, in one capacity or another, generally involving food.<br /><br />81. What is your most cherished fantasy?<br /><s>Magneto rules the world</s> Hard to articulate.<br /><br />82. How long is your attention span?<br />I think in the seconds and hours and days, not in the months and years and eras.<br /><br />83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny?<br />Not a lot. It's hard to articulate.<br /><br />84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what?<br />Many things. Oppression. Lack of Respect in certain circumstances.<br /><br />85. How do you deal with stress?<br />Exercise.<br /><br />86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic?<br />Far more of the former than the latter.<br /><br />87. Do you like animals? Do you like children?<br />They're all right.<br /><br />88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?<br />I can take both approaches.<br /><br />89. What are your pet peeves?<br />People who are Wrong and get to go on being Wrong.<br />Hollywood Endings.<br /><br /><br />Self-Image<br /><br />90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness?<br />I'm very focused, but not as good at the big picture.<br /><br />91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?<br />Taller, I suppose.<br /><br />92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?<br />Neither, really.<br /><br />93. Do you like yourself?<br />Yes<br /><br />94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted?<br />Yes, but I'm flexible.<br /><br />95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime?<br />Six months: Help make a difference on the mutant registration issue.<br />Lifetime: Help make a difference, period.<br /><br />96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?<br />Wherever my country needs me. In ten or twenty years, if nothing more Important has gotten in the way, maybe with kids?<br /><br />97. If you could choose, how would you want to die?<br />In a finer world. <br /><br />98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death?<br />Having helped further the safety and welfare of Our People.<br /><br />99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality?<br />Faithful. Focused. Observant. <br /><br />100. What three words would others probably use to describe you?<br />Depends who's talking, I should think.<br /><br />101. Why are you risking your life to adventure? it's Important. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:1104 2009-10-14T13:35:54Z 2009-10-14T14:05:52Z Father came home just before bedtime, and although Giovanna might be getting a little old for bedtime stories, she wanted this one. "Another emergency, Father?" There were so many lately.<br /><br />"There certainly was," Paris Bennet said as he tucked his daughter in. "A princess captured and controlled by a witch." <br /><br />A concerned look. "Did you set the witch's soul on fire?" Giovanna asked earnestly. She sure hoped so. It was always too bad, of course, when mutants had to hurt other mutants...just not as bad as letting bad people get <i>away</i> with it.<br /><br />An approving smile. "As best I was able, ma petite. We did what we could. And the 'princess' is safe. She may join the Cause."<br /><br />"That's good." A pause for thought. "Is He happy? A litle happy, anyway?"<br /><br />"Yes, Giovanna. He is fairly happy," another smile, quickly returned. "Now you must go to sleep."<br /><br />"Yes, Father. Good night." urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:779 2009-10-09T09:18:37Z 2009-10-09T09:29:15Z Another dawn. Another two glasses, ice water and apple juice, for each of them. Another practice session. Since the days she was in plaited pigtails, only the intensity of the workout has changed. That and the necessity of maintaining her psychic defenses. Paris Bennet made it clear that if his daughter wanted the privacy appropriate to her age, she would have to keep good mental shields up during these sessions, because a real opponent would not respect anything. The countless little embarrassments which would result from slipping up were quite a motivator to work on it.<br /><br />And finally, as the swords are put away, she's standing near-exhausted, but standing straight.<br /><br />"Well done, Giovanna," he gives her an encouraging nod. "Breakfast in half an hour."<br />"See you then, Father." urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:513 2009-10-07T05:31:14Z 2010-10-23T18:34:57Z <i><br />There are only two creatures of value on the face of this earth: those with a commitment, and those who require the commitment of others.</i><br /><br />Good line. <s>For a foreigner</s>. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:burnwithlight:408 2009-10-05T01:14:17Z 2009-10-05T01:14:55Z Giovanna got up at dawn, as usual.&#160; After the standard workout with Father and breakfast, she washed up and gathered her books.&#160; Her eyes lingered a little on her face in the mirror as she put on lip gloss. Not that how she looked mattered at all, of course.&#160; There were much more important things with which to concern themselves. Much.<br /><br />Giovanna stood holding the books, let it all build up, communicated to Father where she would be, finally let herself flare up, vanish... and appear outside Andrew's door, within clear sight of the usual security measures.<br /><br />She knocked politely.