Marie Marguerite Charlotte

"therefore men perish a thousand times over, generations perish, empires perish, provided that the principles survive all shipwrecks and all destructions." [RP blog]

[citoyennelottie]

After much internal debate, I could not resist taking one peek at this app, following discussion that there is a very active republican community on it. Well, here I am! A now permanent stamp on the whimsy that apparently is this application.

And to further label that stamp, I am Charlotte Robespierre yes, @tribundupeuple and @bonbonrobespierre are my brothers, though it is obvious that I am the most interesting ;) . People who have had the opportunity to know me personally can easily tell you that I am an honest, cheerful and clever compatriot and maybe ever so slightly headstrong :/.

Provided that you need an answer or some other useful thing from me, please submit any queries to my inbox - otherwise, I happily await the adventures of my time on this app!

Dearest regards,

Charlotte

[OOC: this is an RP blog, in no way affiliated with the real Charlotte Robespierre - a great woman who lived over 200 years before me - ask away, do not be afraid to interact, please be gentle in the inbox :)]

[edit: For clarification, there are many times when I will come up with very slow responses: there are a multitude of reasons for this. Maybe it's something I need to do research for. Maybe my creative juices just aren't flowing that day. Maybe the formatting won't let me reply to it. Maybe I have written a fully formed answer, assume I've posted it, then stumble upon it in my drafts a month and a half later. Maybe I'm busy or tired. Thank you to everyone who sends these asks, I love every single one and your patience is so appreciated :D]

Look out for tags:

#lettres à lottie - Replies to inbox

#la famille Robespierre - Interacting with family members

#charlotte talks smack - Interacting with disliked others

#bienvenue les amis - Interacting with liked others

#citoyenne robespierre rambles - Other (just fun things)

[bonbonrobespierre]

Happy Woad Day to all who celebrate!

Traditionally, I would of course be dispatching lengthy and extremely sincere letters to my colleagues expressing my deeeeep affection for them and for the noble dye-plant that stains our republic such a virtuous shade of blue.

However, this year I shall simplify matters and merely tag my family!

@tribundupeuple @citoyennelottie

You two are, regrettably, the woad of my heart.

You colour my existence.. You stain my reputation.. You are persistent, difficult to remove, and occasionally give me a rash — but I would not trade you for all the indigo in the Republic💙

[citoyennelottie]

It's a good thing to know that we have as much of an effect on you as you on us. Your energetic presence while distinctly grating at times gives life the colour that makes it worth all the while to be living. 💙

[citoyennelottie]

Hey Lottie! You're getting a nephew!

What- how- when- why- what?

Why would you just drop this information on me? What am I supposed to reply to this? And what do you mean, nephew?

WHAT DID YOU DO?!

And what did I do to deserve such a lack of communication from my brother...?

[bonbonrobespierre]

So, I suppose you were the only one of the siblings who didn’t die a virgin? 🤔🧐

Ahhh — hah ! Yea, yea, yea, you could put it that way!

But hey — don’t be too hard on @citoyennelottie about it, alright? It’s not her fault she’s as aesthetically compromised as she is in the personality department!

[citoyennelottie]

Aesthetically compromised?

AESTHETICALLY COMPROMISED!?

Take that back right now.

I cannot believe you would say such a thing as to hurt my feelings so deeply. There is nothing I could have done to offend you that you would WOUND me in this way.

YOU are just SO OBSESSED with your BEAUTY STANDARDS that you are ridiculing ME for not being PRETTY ENOUGH??

Aesthetically compromised....

You need to apologise to me for this! And if you're saying that I have a terrible personality, maybe I should remove 'generosity' from that - you should ask Maxime for your treats now 😡

Aesthetically. Compromised. ☹️

[bonbonrobespierre]

If @henriette-robespierre had been alive when the rest of you siblings got into your *little* feud, whose side do you reckon she’d pick?

Ooohhh ouch. Straight for the jugular, huh?? Low blow, citoyen anonyme!!

…But okay. I think probably… Henriette would’ve picked none of our sides—she would’ve locked us in a room by shoving a chair under the doorknob and refused to let us out until we apologized and hugged it out like proper, civilized siblings.

Maxime would’ve folded in two minutes. I would’ve held out for at least six before caving and crying on the floor.

Or—the more likely scenario—she would’ve taken @citoyennelottie’s side!

[citoyennelottie]

Naturally, she would take my side. I'm normally in the right.

[citoyennelottie]

that comment about saint-just's romantic life.. is he engaged with your eldest brother?

[She scratches the back of her neck anxiously.]

Well! Um… see, what you have to understand is-

[She looks around for a distraction, not very successfully.]

Rats. Um, there are rats in here! Lots of rats. And they’re big and mean, so… I’ll get back to you, once I’ve got the rats and… taken them for a walk.

[citoyennelottie]

*Henriette hugs her from behind*

@henriette-robespierre

[Not expecting another person, she jolts reflexively, but visibly relaxes when she sees who it is.]

Don't startle me like that! [She scolds, but there's no venom behind it. She embraces her sister fondly in return.]

[citoyennelottie]

What year is it where you are?

Whatever year you want it to be!

No, but seriously. Where I am, time and date have kind of lost relevancy. It's difficult to discern present or future when most semblance of meaning you have is tied to your past.

That being said, treats for special occasions are still a must.

[henriette-robespierre]

Where am i?

Where is Lottie, Maxime and Bonbon?

[citoyennelottie]

Here! You're here!!

It's been so long, how have you been? Apart from dead, of course. That's a given.

We have so much to update you on, it seems!

[citoyennelottie]

Soooo

Did you know your shit ex is with Talleyrand now?

Oh, I know.

Fortunately, nothing my 'shit ex' can do anymore bothers me enough to provoke a sizeable reaction from me, which is what I'm sure he wants. It's just something I can ponder alone quietly irritated.

Seriously though. Talleyrand? I'm not sure if I should be surprised. Can I really be?

[citoyennelottie]

What's it like being the only girl who doesn’t need to raise her voice to destroy a man?

Weeelll.... not quite how you're imagining it.

I'm sure I'm not the only girl. And, trust me, I've done plenty of voice-raising. It takes a lot of work to 'destroy' a man. Especially if the man in question occasionally treats you like an explosive despite your attempts to help him and refuses to even entertain your efforts because he thinks- Ahem.

Let's just say, it's not easy work.

[citoyennelottie]

why do you go by Charlotte and not Marie?

There's multiple reasons for this! First and foremost - I like to! I have a personal preference for the name Charlotte over my other names. Unofficially, Marie is an extremely common first name. I think life has been made easier since I go by Charlotte and, on most occasions, not fumbling with different Maries.

[citoyennelottie]

I lovie u lottie, and u give Charlotte Gainsbourg vibes

Thank you very much! I love you too :)

I did find out who this person was, and I have to admit, I see where you are coming from. I catch a glimpse of resemblance...

[citoyennelottie]

I thought you were a lesbian

What gave you that idea?

[citoyennelottie]

do you believe it’s possible to achieve real societal change without violence?

In an perfect world, it would be possible for positive change to be made without violence. However, our world is far from perfect - there will always be people unwilling to compromise the privileges bestowed by inequality, and those who use the shield of equality for their own gain. With progress, comes resistance to that progress, from which comes violence.

[citoyennelottie]

You don’t consider me a friend? ☹️ Why then do you come to see me and my wife so often?

/Guffroy

[She grumbles something unintelligible under her breath, weighing her answers.]

... Can we please move on? Or I might have to actually reconsider my continued presence.

[citoyennelottie]

Sooo did you go on a date with Saint-Just finally?

I did! It was brilliant, too - we went horse riding, which was fun all by itself, but there were times when we could be calm and quietly joyful. Saint-Just is excellent company, and anyone would be lucky to have him as such.

[louis-antoine-leon-saint-just]

If our ages were reversed, dear citoyenne, I fear they'd arrange our wedding already.

[citoyennelottie]

Can you imagine it? I'm laughing just thinking about it - if that is the case, people clearly don't know us well enough!

[bonbonrobespierre]

Oh, so now you jest, do you?? How quaint! How charming! I can’t believe this this farce of a ‘date’ actually happened. Do tell me, citoyenne, citoyen—was the ride lovely? Did the birds sing? Did the sun shine just right over the Bois de Boulogne as you two shared a moment of unbridled joy? Ah, how wonderful! How absolutely delightful!!

@louis-antoine-leon-saint-just, you planning to ask for her hand in front of the entire Convention just to infuriate me next? As another tease? Why stop here, really?! Maybe you’ll get Carnot or Collot d'Herbois to draft the paperwork for you while you’re at it! The unmitigated gall—!

This is treason. I hope you both had fun committing TREASON.

[citoyennelottie]

Poor baby Bonbon. Are you jealous of our fun? You of all people? 😁

[bonbonrobespierre]

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[citoyennelottie]

Well, that was... honest. Do you at least feel any better?

[bonbonrobespierre]

No!! I do NOT feel better!! In fact I feel worse!! I feel WORSE than I did before!! I’m practically shriveling up like a cursed apricot over here!! Saint-Just is not supposed to be courting you, he’s supposed to be—he’s supposed to be my moral leash when Maxime is busy!! My designated scold!! My—

—Not out there gallivanting with my SISTER like you’re a pair of doomed romantic poets with too much time and not enough sense!! “Calm and quietly joyful”? That’s what you call it? I’ll show you calm and quietly joyful—!!

[louis-antoine-leon-saint-just]

I'm your moral WHAT????

Can you refrain from using such vivid imagery when....... Ugh, nevermind. It's too late now.

I have a headache. @citoyennelottie do you have one too?

[citoyennelottie]

Physically, no, although a metaphorical headache could potentially be a descriptor of this scenario. Perfectly treatable, I can assure you, so thank you. ☺️ Feel better soon, I hope!