In the Game of Thrones, you win or you die...

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Name: Irene
Age: 20
Location: Italy
Occupation: student




All About You

1. Describe your ideal house/home. Please go into as much detail as possible, and be sure to include your ideal geographical location in the description!.
My dream home is a huge, 2-floor mansion. It should be in the countryside, surrounded by a (huge) park with trees and flowers. I'd like a hedge maze, too. There should be a couple of fountains and statues scattered around, for ambience, and benches in some quiet place under the tree so I could read in peace.
The house itself should be, well, did I say huge already? Victorian style wouldn't be bad. The living room, lounge and dining room would be downstairs, while upstairs I'd place bedrooms and bathrooms and such. But put a bathroom downstairs too, just in case. And a verandah too, with more plants. With some cozy round tables where I can have my afternoon tea.
My room would be facing east, so I can have sunlight in the morning, but I'd have a sitting room facing west for the afternoons. I'm not picky about the furnishing, as long as it's tasteful and preferably in pastel tones. The floors in the bedrooms would be either parquet or covered with carpets, so I could go around barefoot or wearing just socks. My bed would be huge, fluffy and with three pillows. And I'd have lots of bookshelves around, so I could stop piling stuff on the floor.
Well, you did say ideal. Not realistic. The house I'd (realistically) like to live in is an apartment in the city center, close to uni, possibly with a balcony. And a parquet. Quite like the place I'm living in now, but maybe a bit bigger and without my siblings around.

2. Name three things you are afraid of. Explain.
Death. I'm scared of oblivion. It makes me uncomfortable so I'd rather not elaborate any further.
Exams. Sigh. Isn't everyone? The pressure around exams time makes me nervous, my self-esteem plummets and I start to curse myself for being such a procrastinator. In general, I'm afraid of being judged.
Stupidity. This might not make much sense, but... well, every day I read the news and there's people doing stupid things, killing each other, trying to destroy the environment. Don't get me started on the government. I'm afraid sooner or later someone will make a bigger mistake than usual, and then our country will be royally screwed. Again.

3. What is your favorite aspect of your physical appearance and why?
My eyes? xD Clichéd, but it's the only thing I've been complimented for lately. They're a weird blue/green colour and tend to change according to the weather. Plus I can't think of anything else. I'd like my hair if it wasn't so unruly.

4. If you could change one thing about your physical appearance, what would you change and why?
My teeth. The ones at the back are crooked, and they make me look like a vampire when I smile.

5. Imagine you’re given the classic opportunity: a genie granting you three wishes. What would you wish for? Wishing for more wishes is not permitted!
I'd like to live a long and healthy life.
I'd like to stop being so lazy and shy.
And then I'd like to find happiness.
I was tempted to pick money, or the world's most wonderful boyfriend, but I think if I had true happiness then the rest would be secondary. I was also thinking about world peace, but in the end I'm a selfish bastard. Besides I'd need more than a wish for that, I'd need a miracle.

6. In your life so far, what accomplishment are you the most proud of? You can list more than one if you have trouble deciding. ;)
Hm, I'm not good on pride, I don't think I've done anything worthwhile. I'd have to say winning a scholarship last year, it was rather hard to get in. But I might lose it soon if I can't keep my average marks high enough, so I don't know if it amounts to that much.

7. Which of the following is most important to you: Love, Money, Knowledge, Family, Friendship, Adventure, or Pleasure? Which is the least important to you?
Pleasure takes the top spot, since it's the closest possible to happiness. I suffer from terrible mood swings, and I really hate those depressive periods of my life.
Knowledge is also rather high, considering it's the only thing that makes us different from other animals, and Family, Friendship and Love can juggle the 3rd place. Money tags along.
Adventure would have to be the least important. I'm a bit of a couch potato, and though I don't like boredom I don't actively pursue adventure.

8. What's one quote (or passage, song lyric, etc.) that effectively describes you and your values?
"I belong to one race only, the human race." -Albert Einstein
(Not an exact quote, I'm going from memory and translating from Italian.)

9. How do you manage your money? On that note, how important is money/financial security to you?
I can be rather stingy. I's not that I don't like spending, but I don't like spending more than needed. For example if I'm at the restaurant and I'm undecided between two dishes, I tend to pick the cheapest one. Even if I'm not paying. But if someone offers to pay my bill, all the better.
However I wouldn't say I'm a cheapskate, I'd rather save up for something I really like and spend all the money on a single item than making several unnecessary purchases.
Money is quite important to me, though not one of my priorities. If I land a job with a good pay, I'll be happy, but as long as I have enough money to lead a comfortable lifestyle it's ok with me.

10. Name (and elaborate on) some of your hobbies. What are your favorite things to do outside of school/the office?
Surfing the 'net. I spend quite a lot of time online, I've got many friends I only contact through MSN now (they're either ex-classmates, people who moved away, or friends who live far from here). I'm also into a couple of gaming sites, icon communities and of course the lufferly ASOIAF fandom.
I love to read books, though lately I don't read in my spare time but rather during my daily train rides between home and uni (one hour every day, meh).
I also watch several anime, though not the mainstream ones (apart from a couple of exceptions). Like with books, I'm into obscure fandoms not many people have heard of.

11. Name (and elaborate on) your top three BEST and top three WORST qualities (personality-related, not physical).
Best:
Smart. I've got a good memory and can remember things. I'm good at problem-solving, if I concentrate long enough.
Open-minded. I try to look at all of the sides of a discussion, and then decide. I try to listen to new ideas before taking sides.
I've got a lot of patience. I might be angry at anything and everything, but I try not to let it show and get along with people. And I try to help them if they ask me advice/a favor.
Worst:
I'm very shy. I don't like being into crowds. And I feel awkward when meeting new people, it takes a bit for me to open up.
I have a very short attention span. I can't focus on one single thing at a time, I tend to start lots of different things at the same time, and then fail to complete either of them. I simply lack the willpower. I fall back with studies and deadlines a lot.
I'm lazy. I copied the above paragraph from another application I filled for asoiaf_stamp, is that lazy enough?





A Song of Ice and Fire Related

1.Which is your favorite book of the series so far? What about your least favorite?
I don't think I can pick one. The truth is that I haven't read them in a while, so I wouldn't remember where my favourite scenes were. Most likely scattered through the series.

2.Who are your favorite three characters in the series?
Littlefinger. Not many people like him, but I do. I love smart, snappily-dressed villains, and though he's up to no good and probably has DOOM spelled all over him, I can't help feeling sorry for the bastard. He's quite interesting, in a creepy and twisted way.
Jaime. Before reading the last books I would have shuddered at the suggestion, but he's won my sympathy after losing his hand, and of course him burning Cersei's letter was priceless.
Brienne. Teaming up with Jaime to make up my second-favourite ship, she's the girl I'd want to have as a friend if I ever found myself in Westeros. At least she'd guard my ass, Westeros is one scary place to live in! I've often felt out of place too, so I can sympathize.

3.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series?
Joffrey. I even hate him more than Cersei, which makes no sense since it's her fault he got like that in the first place. But seriously, he deserved what he got.
Catelyn. Never really liked her. The only good thing to come out of the Red Wedding was her death, but it wasn't enough to get rid of her. Woe.
Tyrion. His brother goes up, he goes down. He was funny enough at first, but then he lost control.

4.#1 Favorite moment in all of ASOIAF so far?
The night of the Blackwater Battle, and The Kiss That Never Was. They got left out, but if you'd asked me for my top 5 favourite characters, Sansa and Sandor would both be there.

5. In your dream-world, how would you like to see the series end?
Let's see... Tyrion goes to see Dany, but instead of giving him a dragon she feeds him to the dragons. Then she goes to Westeros, rides up to the wall and incinerates Melisandre, Stannis and the Others. Then she finds that she likes the place beyond the Wall very much, and she decides to stay there.
Cersei is all happy but then Arya turns up and stabs her.
Sandor turns up and marries Sansa, Brienne enters the Kingsguard and snogs Brienne... I haven't quite figured out who's King, but somebody will.

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Vote: Tyrell

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Another difficult app for me, but I think your taste in homes, your patience, your admiration of the ambitious Littlefinger, and your affinity for pleasure make me agree with the above. You're smart and don't like stupidity, so you'll get along peachy with Olenna, and you'll be able to live that comfortable lifestyle with the Tyrell riches. Your wish for a long and healthy life seems to match their motto, Growing Strong.

I vote House Tyrell.