Name: Atta Dreyfus Age: Thirty Occupation: CEO Sexuality: Bisexual Pronouns: She/Her Currently Playing: this is me trying by Taylor Swift Big Three: Virgo sun, Capricorn moon, Aquarius rising
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Born into a family responsible for nearly all of the food distribution around Echo Isle, Atta has spent her entire life being trained to take over her family’s company. The Dreyfuses had kept their company in the family for generations, and they would keep it there, as long as she could help it. A man named Colin Hopper came into their lives and made threats unless he could take half of the company, and her mother obeyed. The only way they could get out was through this invention that her best friend, Flik, had promised to create, but it failed, leaving the Dreyfuses even more indebted to Hopper than before.
Atta never wanted to fire Flik, but she felt like she had to. He was messing up everything and made Hopper angry, so much so that he threatened Dot, who was the one person Atta wouldn’t let a finger touch. She has no idea what he’s up to or where he went to work, but she hopes the best for him, truly. He’s smart, but his talents weren’t suited for her company.
With her mother falling ill a few years ago, Atta was forced to take her place earlier than expected. Nearly every day is a struggle, trying to find her way as a woman in a corporation that’s half owned by one of the most powerful men in Echo Isle. It’s never easy, but Atta won’t give up what little control she has over her company for anything.
Atta truly defines what eldest daughter syndrome is. She has always felt the immense pressure of her entire family on her since she was a teenager. The next generation fo Dreyfus kids rested on her shoulders, and she couldn’t let neither her family nor the people of Echo Isle down.
Though her father died when she was young, Atta has always felt a connection to him, through her mother’s stories and photos of him. He was the eldest child of his family, too, and she knew that he had to bring a level of esteem to their family name, just like she did. She wishes he had lived longer so that she could’ve learned more from him, but she’s glad to know that he would be proud of her. At least, that’s what her mother says.
All Atta wants for Dot is to keep them safe and protected. They’re a ray of light and she can’t stand the thought of any sort of harm coming to them. Hopper once threatened them in front of an entire food factory and it was terrifying—the only one to step in was Flik. It was the first time she’d ever really seen him as someone other than some nerd who was insistent on innovating, and Atta’s felt a strange sort of way for him ever since.
She went to college to learn about engineering and how it relates to manufacturing, with another degree in management as well. Though Atta studied a lot, she also tried to be more social than she had been in the company, and it helped her blossom out of her shell a bit. She hasn’t really kept most of her friends from college—they’ve grown apart since she’s focused on the business—but Atta cherishes her time there.
Hopper is the most terrifying person on the planet, or so she’s convinced. Atta still doesn’t know how exactly he got involved with her family and their company, as it happened when she was a teenager, but there’s nothing more that she wants than for him to be out of her life. She follows pretty much anything he orders her to do blindly, as she doesn’t want to find out what would happen if she didn’t. He’s threatened both Dot and her mother on multiple occasions, but for some reason, Atta doesn’t think he would actually hurt her. Though he doesn’t seem to like her as a person very much, Atta knows that he wouldn’t be able to come back from laying a hand on her.
Being engaged is not something that Atta had seen for herself anytime soon, but the opportunity for financial help presented itself, and she couldn’t say no. All she’s ever wanted was the best for her family and the company. That does involve producing an heir to the company, too, which she has been reminded about since she’s gotten older. The part she hates the most is that she’s supposed to marry someone with the last name Hopper. Molt’s as sweet as can be, and a little aloof, and while she has absolutely no attraction to him whatsoever, it’s the fact that his brother will have some level of control over her marriage that frightens her the most.
The whole rebellion thing is scary, but Atta has been trying to keep it under wraps as much as she can. She’s really trying to see how the numbers look with his company compared to her own and what she can do to wipe him out. Part of her really wants to reach out to Flik to see if there’s anything he can come up with to further their company under Hopper’s nose, but she’s also scared that it’ll fail and cause for the Board to vote her out as CEO.
