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Scarlett Beaufort Monet de la Vega

Date of Birth: July 13th, 1896
Place of Birth: Bayonne, France–Spain border
Nationality: Franco–Spanish
Occupation: Nurse, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), assigned to HMHS Britannic
Languages: French, Spanish, English (with a faint accent)

Physical Description

Scarlett stands at about 5’6”, with a graceful, quiet presence that seems to draw light rather than command it. Her hazel eyes, flecked with green and gold, reflect warmth but also a touch of melancholy—like someone who has seen too much, too soon. Her chestnut-brown hair, often pinned neatly under her nurse’s cap, softens a face of delicate bone structure and olive-toned skin. A small scar along her wrist, mirrored by her childhood friend’s, is the only imperfection in her otherwise poised appearance.

Personality

Scarlett is calm, introspective, and deeply compassionate—a woman who feels more than she says. Her presence brings comfort to those around her, though few truly know her. She listens more than she speaks, offering quiet wisdom that feels far older than her twenty years. There’s a sense of mystery to her, as if she’s carrying secrets too heavy for her frame.
She can be fiercely loyal to those she loves, especially her lifelong friend with whom she shares an unbreakable bond. Though soft-spoken, there’s steel beneath her gentleness—a will to endure, no matter what storms come.

Background

Born to a French artist mother, Geneviève Monet, and a Spanish physician father, Alejandro de la Vega, Scarlett grew up between two worlds: the sunlit hills of northern Spain and the cultured salons of southern France. Her childhood was filled with books, music, and endless days by the sea with her dearest friend—her partner in every childhood adventure.

When her father died of illness when she was fourteen, Scarlett’s life shifted. Her mother, determined to give her a stable future, sent her to train in nursing at a convent hospital in Bordeaux. There, Scarlett’s natural calm and precision quickly stood out.

When the Great War broke out, she volunteered as a nurse under the Voluntary Aid Detachment—motivated both by duty and something unspoken, a need to atone for a loss or mistake she never discusses. Her sudden assignment aboard HMHS Britannic, the grand hospital ship, surprised even her. How she came to be there is unclear—records are thin, and Scarlett herself avoids the question.

Skills

Medical care: Skilled in triage, wound dressing, and surgical assistance.

Languages: Fluent in French and Spanish, passable English—often serves as interpreter between patients and officers.

Empathy: Has an uncanny ability to calm the wounded or frightened.

Observation: Notices small details others overlook—an invaluable skill during crises.

Mannerisms & Habits

Tends to hum old Basque lullabies while tending to patients.

Rubs her thumb over the silver cross at her neck when anxious.

Keeps a small, leather-bound notebook filled with sketches, pressed flowers, and fragments of poetry in both French and Spanish.

Motivations

To protect and stay close to her lifelong friend—the one piece of her old life she still has.

To find redemption or understanding for the past she left behind in Spain.

To bring peace to those suffering, believing that compassion is the truest form of courage.

Fears

Losing her friend (again).

Drowning—the sea both comforts and terrifies her.

Being discovered for who she truly is, and what she may have done to end up aboard the Britannic.

Symbolism

Scarlett represents the collision of light and shadow—a healer marked by mystery, grace born from grief. Her name, Beaufort Monet de la Vega, carries the weight of two cultures, two lives intertwined—French refinement and Spanish passion bound together in a woman who belongs fully to neither.