Alicia Florence
Alicia Florence (アリシア・フローレンス) is the famed Prima of Aria Company, and its sole employee for a time. It isn't clear if Aria Company was intended as a one person operation, but it's ended up that way a few times. Alicia has exceptional skill in rowing a gondola. At age 15 she became the youngest Undine ever promoted to Prima. Although the senior Undine Anna married and left the company, Akino decided to retire as well in her old age, leaving the company in the care of the young Prima.
Aside from her beauty, Alicia is noted for her cheerful presence and laid back approach to life. She is one of the most popular Undines in Neo-Venezia, and considered one of three Great Water Fairies, known by the title "Snow White". Even among them she's almost too perfect. She's clearly kind hearted, but sometimes conspicuously oblivious to situations; sidestepping issues by hiding behind her overwhelming charm. Alicia does have a few worries, admitting she became so attached to her apprentice Akari that she hesitated to promote her. Alicia's catch phrase is ara ara or my my (in English), and Wah Wah (in Indonesian).
Appearance[]
Alicia is a young adult women of average height with piercing blue eyes. She has long blonde hair, stylised into a fishtail plait, which reaches her thighs as well as two strands of hair that extend down her shoulders to her waist. Occasionally she can be seen wearing glasses. She wears the undine uniform in Aria Company's primary colours of white and blue. In accordance with the company her hat is of a round shape and sits on the back of her head decorated with the Aria logo and a ribbon. In addition her boots are rounded and lined with yellow.
Depending on the season she switches between the summer and winter uniforms, as is custom with all undines. The summer outfit consists of a cropped short sleeve blouse and a strapped under dress, with a slit for mobility, that reaches her ankles which has three distinct blue lines along the hem. Where as the winter outfit switches the blouse with a thicker cape styled top that reaches her lower back. In addition the dress is changed for one with longer sleeves to protect against the cold and paired with grey tights.
After the time skip between Origination and Avvenire, as Managing Director of the Gondola Association, her attire has changed into a white button up shirt paired with a long blue skirt, with a mini slit, that reaches her calves. She also wears transparent tights and black heels. Furthermore her glasses are a more frequently worn and her hair is significantly shorter. The strands at the front are cut to her ears and the back is pulled into a ponytail that falls over one shoulder. In addition she wears blue spherical earrings.
Personality[]
Like Akari, she is kind, relaxed and easy-going, but she also likes to tease others, especially her childhood friend Akira. With her kind nature, Alicia's style of mentoring is one of encouragement instead of scolding. Everyone makes mistakes, so problems should be expected. In her philosophy, it's as much the responsibility of the teacher to teach the lesson, as it is for the student to learn it. She believes leading to the correct path is better than lectures about the wrong one. Alicia's catch phrase is "ara ara"
(in Japanese) or "my my" (in English).
Biography[]
At the start of the series, she is 19 years old and the most popular undine in the city, noted especially for her graceful rowing style. She was promoted to Prima at 15, the youngest ever to do so and was left in the care of Aria Company after her mentor, Grandma, retired.