AU HISTORY: -Robin was born in Russia to a curator mother and a translator father. They would travel the world with her to look at different artifacts and translate different articles.
-During their travels Robin fell in love with history that she learned the history of every place they visited.
-Her parents settled into Recolle when she was eight cause they wanted to give her a good, stable life.
-During her adjustment in school, she learned English which made it easier for her to do her assignments and get to know her classmates.
-She was a good student, though she always found herself drawn to the delinquent students of the class. It never interfered with her studies, though she would help improve their grades if she could.
-Robin did get bullied during her time in middle school for always being in the library. However, with her parents to help her, she was able to fight back against the bullying and find some people to call her friends.
-In high school, she was in the advanced courses and a student helper, often grading papers for her teachers or volunteering in the library.
-After high school, she decided to go to college to pursue her love for history. She takes a hostess job to help pay, so she wouldn’t have to worry her parents.
-She takes jobs in some of the seedier bars that could be found along the outskirts of the underworld. She doesn’t try to get a career in the underworld, but she knows enough people to teach her how to defend herself, how to gather information, etc.,
-During her time in college she learns Japanese that she can speak it fluently along with Russian. She has been studying French during her spare time too.
-After her 28th birthday she decided that she should probably try living a safer life that she leaves her hostess job to become a history professor at the university. When she’s not working at the university she’s working at the history museum.
-Robin keeps in contact with her parents often and visits them just as often too.
AU PERSONALITY: Since Robin wasn’t on the run her whole life, she’s trusting when it comes to people. She’s not as closed off when it comes to others trying to get close to her. However, she still doesn’t let others in too easily or know too much about her. It’s not over fear of someone turning her into the government, it’s fear over someone knowing the real her then not liking it. She’s more willing to ask for help for her problems instead of trying to do it herself. She cares a lot more for people not in her immediate group too.
She’ll continue to tease people while looking out for their well being. Robin’s passion for learning is the same, she wants to know everything out there. Robin still has her motherly instincts, including have a mom’s purse now that holds everything to keep them out of trouble. She’s open about her hobbies now, letting people know what she likes or doesn’t like. She has very strong opinions about movies based off historical events that she doesn’t hide anymore. Robin lets out true smiles and will try to have some fun.
However, without her crew she doesn’t know the feeling of someone liking her unconditionally that she has her heart guarded, mostly when it comes to romantic relationships. She doesn’t mind making friends now, falling in love is a different story. That comes with a vulnerability that she’s still learning how to work through it. She’s willing to try again. She has a soft spot for children and people considered delinquents. She will do anything and everything she can to support them.
Robin isn’t a happy go lucky person, though she is much happier.
SAMPLE
[Robin walked in her apartment and dropped her bag by the couch. She did pretty good today. She managed to get her grocery shopping done, grab some discount books from the book store, and a new planner for the new semester coming up. It wasn’t a bad day. Oh, that’s right, she meant to call her coworker to let them know about her upcoming schedule. Robin pulled out her phone, pressed their name and waited for them to pick up on the other end.]
Hello, I hope I’m not taking you away from making some record breaking discovery. I called to tell you that I’m going to begin teaching mornings again. That way I can have my evenings free. Hmm? My research? Do you mean for the university? Oh that research…
[Robin hummed softly, moving a strand of hair away from her face.]
No, I haven’t been able to find anything on the history of this city. I’ve read through the books in the library, I’ve gone through the records in the history museum, but I come up with nothing. I’ve never been stumped like this before. Hmm? Leave it be? Now we both know I can’t do that. I’ll just have to try to research during the weekend instead. Well, I should look over my syllabus again. There are a couple of books I need to change on it. I didn’t put that many books on there, there’s only five this time. If I wanted to torture them I would have them read an epic, now that would be mean.
[See, she can be a nice person.]
It shouldn't take me that long, I’ll let you know when I’m finished then we can get something to eat. Okay, see you.
[Robin ended the call as she sat back against her couch. She knows there’s something she’s missing, yet she doesn’t know what it is. Then again if she did it wouldn’t be half as fun. She grinned up at the ceiling before she got up to walk to her room. She spent time searching for a new place where she could learn about their history when the place she was looking for was in Recolle the whole time. There's so much mystery surrounding the history of the city that she can't resist trying to figure it out. She doesn't care how long it takes her, she's going to learn about the history of Recolle.]