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Writing Sample: For this section, you have two choices:

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2. Write a first or third person sample on the subject of your choice. (~300-500 words)

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Character Name: Dio Eraclea
Canon: Last Exile
Reference Link: Last Exile / Dio

Character History: The Guild rules the (artificial) world, known as Prester, Delphine Eraclea is Maestro of the Guild and Dio Eraclea is her younger brother. Trapped by his sister's ruthless, tyrannical rule, Dio simply lived doing as he pleased, as once his seventeenth birthday arrived, his freedom and his sense of self were to be forcefully taken away. A skilled pilot catches his interest, and on a whim Dio follows him onto a battleship planning to take the Guild down. Dio doesn't particularly care about those plans as he has no love for his sister or the Guild, and simply hangs around on the ship for his own amusement. Eventually, he integrates with the crew and becomes part of their little happy family, wishing he could stay with them for good and not have to return home to a life he never wanted and a controlling sister he always feared.

Unfortunately, his sister seeks him out, drags him back home and brainwashes him, a terrible ordeal resulting in a completely wiped memory and personality. Dio escapes, rescued by his friends, though at the sacrifice of the person most important to him. Eventually, Dio regains his memories, and with Delphine and the Guild taken down and the people of Prester finally free, he rejoins them on Earth. For the people of Prester finally discovered the truth behind their hourglass world in space and left it to return to their original home.

Situated on their home planet two years later, a new battle breaks out between the domineering Ades Federation and the rest of the world, Dio's home of Anatoray included. With promises to keep and loved ones to protect, Dio makes moves beneficial to his allies and leaps into the battlefield to fight, keeping the key to Antoray's most powerful asset safe - a girl named Alvis who is much like a younger sister to him. Those in the Ades Federation who began these conflicts are eventually taken out, and a hopeful peace is made by all those who remain on a weakened planet.

Personality:
At face value, Dio is flighty, cheerfully childish and somewhat eccentric. Much like a bird, he soars through the skies with an air of wonder and freedom around him. Both his occasionally overbearing disregard for personal space and privacy, as well as the aura of sincere love for his life and freedom that surrounds him stem from the same thing. Dio was raised in the most privileged atmosphere one could be raised in as part of the Guild. As a result, his tendencies, as well-meaning as they are, can occasionally show signs of a long, somewhat spoiled life of doing as he pleased, and he comes off as very self-assured about things. But more importantly than that - and more importantly than anything, really, is how that life affected his views and yearning for true freedom. For Dio was never truly free, always fearful and held within the oppressive, ruthless grasp of his older sister, who took control of his life and the world they all lived in after orchestrating the death of their parents and takeover of other prominent families when Dio was still a child. Because of his sister, Dio easily latches onto good people and good, joyful and fun things.

The flip side to that smiling, laughing young man is one considered a prodigy by his peers. Dio holds a vast knowledge on an array of subjects: strategy, mechanics, flying and air battle being a few prime examples. This leaves Dio with a thirst to constantly be active, engaged in some activity be it something simple and fun or something complex and mind-exercising (of course, if an activity pops ups that bores him, Dio isn't adverse to slack off and play hookey until something more interesting comes up), and he loves a challenge, especially so if he comes out as the winner. When the situation gets somber or grows hazardous is when you see that bright smile of his fade, and it's then you see Dio's serious, sometimes more dangerous side. Though he much prefers the freedom and the laughter to the fighting and the killing. Despite the fact that he causes many a sigh reaction with his jovial, immature-seeming antics, Dio is a trusted friend and ally to those he views in the same light. For they know that much like the old saying, you can't judge a book by its cover - and Dio's is bright and colorful but conceals a story of many chapters, emotions and talents, as well as a fierce dedication to the people he holds most dear.

Writing Sample:

01. If given a choice, what would you like to be called?
Just 'Dio' is fine!

02. Do you require socks to be part of your uniform?
Wouldn't that depend on the uniform? I think I'll play it safe and say yes, then! Just in case I need them later.

03. Not including mandatory periods of silence, what is the longest you have gone without talking?
Maybe a few hours...? Things get pretty boring if you sit there without saying anything for so long!

04. Are you plagued by suspicions that other people, including coworkers and relatives, may be doing things behind your back that will hurt you?
Not anymore! I trust the friends I've made.

05. Other than a large egret, what wild animal would you like to domesticate?
Anything similarly large and fast would be pretty fun, wouldn't it? And of course, something that can fly like one, too.

06. Are you functionally incapacitated by witnessing other people's misery?
I wouldn't go that far! That sort of thing is definitely not nice to see, though.

07. What is your favorite flatware for, purely as an example, eating cake?
I hope this question means we're getting cake after this! In that case, I'd like a fork.

08. Do you trust yourself?
You need to do that if you want others to trust you, right? And I want that.

09. Please list a crime that only you would know that you have committed.
How ominous! If only I knew, that means it's supposed to be a secret! That wasn't outright saying I have any of those, either.

10. If you disappeared tomorrow would anyone miss you?
Only if I didn't tell them I was leaving and didn't come back for a really long time! But if that happened, then I'm sure my friends would.

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