Maine

Maine (メイン州, Mein-shū) is a fan-made supporting character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the state of Maine. Her human name is Gertrude Millicent Kingston-Jones (ガートルード・ミリセント・キングストン・ジョーンズ, Gātorūdo mirisento Kingusuton jōnzu).

Appearance
Maine is small and physically unimposing, with strawberry blonde, almost reddish hair that reaches her shoulders, curious sky-blue eyes, and a nearly imperceptible smattering of freckles on her cheeks and upper body. She normally wears a sailor's uniform (albeit without the hat), though sometimes one can find her at the docks wearing her lobster trapping getup, complete with waterproof overalls. Maine apparently smells like fresh pine.

Personality
Maine is a shy and reclusive girl, with a small voice normally not much louder than a whisper. She's one of only two girls of her New England siblings, and is also the baby of the group. She relates to her sister, Rhode Island, the most, though she is still fond of her other siblings, even if they can be a bit much for her to handle. She gets anxious around most people, whether they be friend or stranger, and is easily flustered. Maine is so quiet, in fact, that she's easily overlooked. She's content to sit through her meetings without ever saying a word, letting the others start and leave without her. Her siblings have tried coaxing her out of her shell, but to limited success, as she's still a bit intimidated by the other bigger, louder states. Maine cannot stand to see or hear people fighting, as she's had enough of it when England and France would trade blows over ownership of her. Maine's home is mostly unclaimed wilderness, and it's there that she can truly feel like herself. She feels free and unburdened walking among the many evergreen forests of her home, and also has a deep love for her jagged, rocky coasts. She loves the sea as well, and spends a lot of her time sitting on a pier in silent contemplation. Maine is quite skilled at lobster catching as well, though truth be told, she feels bad for a lot of them and usually ends up letting them go, preferring to just look at them for her own amusement. When she isn't down at the pier or walking the forest trails, Maine can be found inside writing or reading next to the fireplace. Her favorite genre is horror, and she has a very vivid imagination, though this can cause her to jump at her own shadows sometimes. She primarily speaks English, but is also proficient in French, though she hardly speaks it except when talking to Canada. She doesn't have any reason that they only speak French to each other, it's just somehow become an established thing between them.

She has a blue lobster named Steve, occasionally seen hanging from her shirt with his pinchers. Maine has no idea how he keeps escaping his tank.

Relationships
Rhode Island (Cathy S. Davenport-Jones): Maine is probably closer to Rhode Island than to any of her other siblings. Their favorite activity together is walking along the pier or beach at sunset, as Rhode Island is too afraid of bugs to go camping with her sister.

Vermont (Nathan F. Gregory-Jones): She doesn't talk to him often, but she has a residual dislike for him, as Vermont used to tease her a lot when they were little.

Massachusetts (James H. Cabot-Jones): She loves her big brother dearly, but Maine cannot stomach his annoying know-it-all attitude, though she doesn't have the heart to tell him, so she just leaves his messages on delivered a lot. Massachusetts used to raise Maine, and she probably displayed her greatest level of confidence when she moved out and forced him to recognize her independence as a new state.

New York (Eric A. Aaldenberg-Jones): Maine actually really likes New York, on account of him being so kind to her whenever they meet. She secretly hopes her profuse blushing during their conversations isn't taken the wrong way by him.

Canada (Matthew Williams): Despite her shyness, Maine is actually the one who usually initiates meetups between the two. Canada and Maine can spend hours sitting and laughing together. Sometimes, she wonders what life would be like if she lived with Canada instead.

Trivia

 * Her birthdate corresponds with the date Maine was admitted to the U.S.