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Name (Age): Vera Wilskin (46) Current Residence: Aspen, Colorado (Current) Occupation: Stay-at-home-mom Claim to Fame: Would you believe I created one of the most successful stuffed animals companies in the world? I know you would. My company generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, and I became a multi-millionare before I knew it. After me and my husband adopted several kids, we donated millions of dollars to local charity. Unfourtanetly, we lost all our lucky fortune during the Recession. We our currently struggling financially and I have lost all hope in my late business. Hobbies: Coin collecting, donating to local charities in times when I'm unhappy, and hanging out with my gal friends. Pet peeves: I absolutely cannot stand it when people must be asked to perform work, especially when they're getting paid for a job. I hate laziness, and I only allow my children to have a hard-working discipline. Speaking of pet peeves, what's up with shirts and jackets covered in sequence? If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why: SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like (can be my fanon or canon): Trish Hegarty from Survivor: Cagayan. I love her work ethic, and her strong social game is something that I desire. I'm not sure how well I would fit in, but I can imagine I could fit in like her. I just hope I'm not with a Tony... (hearty laugh). Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Well, it's been a lifelong dream of mine. I knew that my family needed me at home, but they knew this was what I wanted to do so bad, and they knew it needed to happen before I got too old (and I'm not afraid to admit it). They will send me here without a hesitation undoubtedly. I need that money so bad, but more than anything, I can just imagine how proud my family would be if I arrived back home with a million dollar check from Survivor. Oh, that would be amazing... Why You Will "Survive" SURVIVOR: Oh, well, I hadn't thought about that quite yet. I'm sure I would survivor perfectly fine, especially with my hard work ethic. My biggest worry is being on a young lazy tribe where no one else is willing to help me work. I've practiced making fire, and I could do it in my sleep. But on the other hand, contestants always make it seem so much harder on the island. (thinks for a second) Nah, I'm good. Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I am a fantastic strategist, and I know exactly what to do after years of watching. The only thing between me and the win is my social game. Though, after years in being in business, I can read others pretty well. So, I know who to align with I'm sure. Manga: '''Rate you castway's strategic, physical and social game out of 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. Provide a reason why you chose the numbers.''' Strategic: 8. As a fan of the show, she knows when to use strategic moves and when to remain loyal or make a break. While watching the show, she uses what she calls "business techniques" (which she tends to use for anything she is skillful at) to learn every possible strategic move. Her in-depth analyzation can help her strategically but... Social: 3. Her social game definitely needs work, especially coming from an older crowd. Her over-analyzation may bother others, similar to previous players of the game. Her "business techniques", though, may allow her to see who to try to keep a reliable social friendship with. She hasn't come to make friends, and just wants people to play the game without emotions, like herself. But in the end, she realizes that it is necessary to have a somewhat-skillful social game. Physcial: 6. Her work ethic, as already discovered, is perfect for the tribe phase. But, her weight is a little higher than normal, and so she doesn't perform well in certain challenges, such as endurance challenges. Head-on challenges can trigger her energetic mode, though. She gains more endurance taking a great competitor head-on rather than taking on several mediocre competitors at the same time. What could cause your castaway to win? Never afraid of hurting anyone else's feelings, she is completely willing to take big moves. Her business expertise allows her to discern who is loyal to her own alliance and who isn't, making her a worthy person to have an alliance. What could cause your castaway to lose? Her low social ranking and old age may cause her to be voted out at an early stage of the game, as with anyone with her age and vivid personality. But, she may choose to use a mellow role as well, which could betray her in the end. If she does decide to take drastic moves throughout the game though, she could be voted out near the end due to a jury-vote threat status. But, if she does manage to take an aggressive enough role, she may be able to reach the end with too much hatred toward her to win enough jury votes. What kind of castaways would your castaways align with? There are two things she differs between in alignment - aligning with people she wants to align with and aligning with people she thinks she should align with. She will want to align with a hard-working and older group, but she truly doesn't care if she aligns with them or lazy younger people as long as she can make it to the end to the win. When she hits the beach, she will make an on-the-spot decision on who to align with and stick to it. She believes in her "business techniques" and rarely goes against an instinct she has according to these. What kind of characters would your castaways avoid or be enemies with? Again, the answer to this question is whoever who her "business techniques" should be her enemy. She relies on her body language-reading skills in order to find who isn't loyal to her and her alliance. Her smaller stature can allow her to be sent out secretly and listen to others while they don't even notice she is hidden in the bushes. Paragraph backstory Vera grew up in an upper-middle class family. Despite this, her parents disciplined her and her two brothers with a hard work ethic. This impact in her early life propelled her to be an excellent student in school and college. She graduated with a degree in business, preparing to begin one shortly after. Vera soon had the opportunity to start a stuffed animal business, which began growing quickly. After nine years of doing well in the business, she sold it to the largest stuffed animal creator in the market. During the nine years, she married her best friend in college and had her first son. Everything was going great for Vera. But, as expected, hard times would eventually come. The Recession hit in the United States, causing the family to move into a smaller house, and her husband was forced to begin working again, which he hadn't done in twenty years. Since then, they have gained back a small fortune and adopted a daughter. Vera is at home busy with the kids, but her parents are ready to babysit the kids for the 40 days Vera is gone!
 * My seven-year-old daughter draws a picture for me every month. She designates so much time and effort into making that one image.  She may not be talented, but it means everything to me.  So I would just love to have one of her pictures with me.
 * Oh, I love having some soda. It gives me plenty of energy, and it allows me to be at my best.  I'm always in a good mood after some nice fresh soda.  Oh, I'm thirsty just thinkin' about it.
 * Wouldn't it be monstrous of me not to say my husband for this question? He is the love of my life, and I just ache whenever he isn't with me.