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Full Name: Delfina Anaïs Cruz
Preferred Name: Anaïs
Species: Aranea Mulier
Gender: Female
Age: Wouldn't you like to know
Occupation: Corsetière & Leatherworker
Nationality: Spanish-American
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Marital Status: Longtime widow; available
Hometown: New York, New York
Residence: Varies; New Versailles for now
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Height: 5'8"; 6'3" in heels
Weight: 140 lbs
Figure: Perfect Hourglass (37-28-37)
Trained Waist Size: 24"
Modifications: A king cobra tattoo
leading from her right shin to her foot
Positive Traits: Intelligent, optimistic, loyal, uninhibited, ambitious, meticulous, and vulnerable.
Negative Traits: Erratic, manipulative, uninhibited, unsympathetic, impatient, and selfish.
Objectives: --
Quirks: Taps her foot when stressed; is annoyed by lip-biters and will try to cease such behavior with a calming finger; disgusted by chewed nails and nail-biting; easily distracted by the presence of flies and will swat them with her bare hand if they draw near enough.
Interests: Lingerie and corsetry, cheesy romance novels, sex, cinema, rock, archaeology, cryptology, exploitation films, taxidermy, and horticulture.
Skills: Hunting, corsetry, leatherwork, cooking, driving well above the speed limit, and playing the piano.
Prized Possessions: Lolita, her pet tarantula; her carefully curated collection of dried insects, as well as her collection of animal skulls; a black 1958 T-Bird, which she seldom drives.
Fears: Small children.
Appearance: Although she once possessed a near-faultless beauty, time and experience has worn on Anaïs' looks. Yet she is still indisputably striking: a heart-shaped face framed by wavy, perpetually disheveled dark hair that falls just above the breasts and is accentuated by rounded bangs; a natural tan; dark brown, heavy-lidded eyes and manicured eyebrows; plump lips often colored by matte lipstick. Full breasts and buttocks are offset by a narrow waist; pronounced by a languid, long-legged stride.
Demeanor: Anaïs is often perceived as a femme fatale -- mysterious, seductive, ruthless. However, to reduce her to these shallow characteristics would be to misunderstand her. Surely, she is a seductress, and it would be unwise to attempt to cross her, threaten her or her precious ones with harm; yet, she also prides herself on her intelligence, her wit, and her unflinching honesty.
Attire: Anaïs loves clothing and the art of dressing well. Every day, every occasion, every season is an opportunity to wear something new, to express her emotions, her sexuality, or her creativity; or simply to play. During a workday, as well as at night, at the bars or a nightclub -- regardless of the time of year -- she feels most comfortable in her own designs and sticks to her favored fabrics: leather, pvc, latex, lace, silk; high-rise pencils skirts that graze the knee; form-fitting blouses and knit tops; barely there dresses that reach mid-thigh; waist cinchers, chokers, and bustiers, all in leather.
With the warmer months approaching, her daytime attire -- when she is out on the town or even lounging at home -- is more casual: high-waist, light-wash blue jeans made of raw denim; miscellaneous, well-fitted t-shirts ranging from plain white to iconic logos, her favorite being Harley Davidson; a denim jacket; usually pumps, though, from time to time, she may opt for low-top Converse sneakers. Sometimes, she'll trade out her t-shirt for a silk blouse or a men's oxford shirt, buttons midway undone.
In the cooler months, she maintains her usual work- or night-wear attire, with a few added layers, and either a black leather trench coat or a genuine fur coat. Overall, she remains devoted to a color palette of black, white, navy, red, cream, and blue denim.
Abilities: Most often, when attacking her prey, Anaïs only undergoes a partial transformation, characterized by a severe elongation of the arms and legs, a grotesque inversion of the joints, and the growth of pincers, endowing her with the ability to scuttle on the pronged, adherent tips of each limb, stretch and climb far distances, and devour creatures up to twice her size. However, if she wishes, she can also metamorphose into an arachnid about the size of her human form or -- if need be -- hundreds of tiny spiders.
