Mauretania

"I was finishing my work tonight when I saw my off-duty friends walk out of the forest. It’s scary there, and Andie told me that there are things we shouldn’t see. They all laughed so hard and couldn’t stand straight when they walked out. They stood there for a minute on the grass and Maury fell over to her side. Marie tried to wake her up, but they all just laughed and made Olympia carry her on her shoulders. Maury hasn't woke up yet. Olympia told me she's just sleeping."

- Lillith's Notebook, ENTRY 14

Maura Rose, also known simply as Maury, is a character created by spincontroller for JUNKORGAN's PERSOLIUS: Project (TBA), the third and final story of the PERSOLIUS trilogy. As a personification of the 1906 Cunard ocean liner "Mauretania", she is presented as both an eccentric member of the hospital staff and a mysterious shopkeeper encountered in Chapter 2 by The Captain.

Appearance
Maury somewhat resembles her cousin Quinn, given their same hair color. Unlike her cousin, Maury's eyes are a deeper shade of blue-green and slant downwards, giving them sort of a "tare" appearance. She is also confirmed to be wearing makeup. The rest of her face resembles that of her cousin, except for her two moles, narrower jawline, and lighter complexion. Her hair is also longer and slightly thicker, nearly reaching her hips.

Despite the other members of the base generally not being very tall, Maury stands at anywhere between 1.50 to 1.52 meters (4'11 to 5'0), making her one of the shorter, if not, close to shortest member of the base. With her shoes on, she barely reaches 1.55 m (5'1); however, she mostly can be seen walking around in her stockings while off-duty. Due to the height difference with her cousin, the two are referred to as "tall and short" when seen together.

For most of the events in PERSOLIUS: Project (TBA), Maury can be seen in the Base Hospital uniform, though typically not wearing her hat, or even shoes while off-duty. After finding the Bronze Key, the Captain is able to examine Maury's room, which reveals a variety of jackets, coats, hats, and stockings.

Personality
Coming as the near polar opposite of her cousin, Maury appears to many as being talkative, sassy and lazy. As a nurse assigned to work primarily with the four-rank and three-rank units of the base, she spends most of her off-duty time at the bar, playing cards, and running her trading post under the docks. While running her trading post, Maury also proves to be an intelligent, business-savvy woman with somewhat of an outlandish and even rude temper at times.

Her lively and talkative personality make her well-known, however, this also proves to make her a love-or-hate type person. While she is much more civil now compared to her days as a socialite, she is still no stranger to getting into various conflicts and altercations, both verbal and physical. She particularly has a strained relationship with her cousin, who often accuses her of being lazy (even when off-duty). Besides her cousin, Maury also has tensions with Olympia's division and unit for reasons unknown, though according to Andie, most likely stemmed from a bar fight from several years ago.

While she may come off as a jerk to some, Maury also has a softer side and acts like a mentor to the younger Hospital Staff. She is the primary mentor to Lillith and often spends hours talking with her during the week, even sometimes taking her to the bar to get dinner. Maury likes to do her hair and teaches her the ins and outs of the department.

History
(TBA)

Trivia

 * Lillith's various notebook entries, particularly entries 3 and 25, reveal that Maury was involved in somewhere between eighteen and thirty-one altercations throughout her life as both a socialite and hospital staff. Entry 3 further elaborates on this, mentioning Maury winning a third of those fights. As for the other two-thirds, she has either lost or escaped (resulting in a draw) from those fights. Said entry also reveals Maury getting her nose broken in the past.
 * While it is unconfirmed and only mentioned once in a letter from Quinn to Claire (one of the Wanderers encountered in Chapter 4), Maury is implied to be bisexual.
 * Maury's parents are still alive and living in her small childhood town. Various letters from her parents can be found, hidden in her room, along with a picture of a her childhood home.
 * According to C423, Maury has a disdain for seafood (mainly oysters) and parti cularly likes cabbage.
 * spincontrollerr, Maury's designer, has stated that Maury goes through anywhere from three to four packs of cigarettes in a month. Yikes.