Kansas

Kansas (カンザス州, Kanzasu-shū) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the state of Kansas. Her human name is Tabitha Brown-Jones (タバサ・ブラウン・ジョーンズ, Tabasa buraun jōnzu).

Appearance
Kansas has oak brown hair (which she either braids into pigtails or lets flow freely), amber eyes, and wears a white blouse with dusty blue jean overalls. She has a noticeably large chest, owing to her state's vast open fields and agricultural history ("huge tracts of land"), a fact she is all too self-conscious of, and so she dresses very modestly to avoid calling any unwanted attention to herself. She has a robust frame, likely from her many years of hard farm labor, and in terms of physical strength, Kansas is quite strong and can even rival America on his best day.

Those who have been around her claim that she subtly smells of either sunflowers or hay, depending on where she's been working that day.

Personality and Interests
Kansas can be described as having a gentle, sensitive disposition. She's not the type to initiate conversation and prefers to avoid crowded or cramped spaces. A shy girl at heart, Kansas has an easier time relating to her farm animals than to her peers. Around those she trusts, Kansas is friendly and down to earth, even cracking the odd joke or two. When she's anxious, she prefers to retreat to her sunflower fields to unwind, and her mood can wildly swing if she's under pressure. The source of her anxiety is a bit unclear, but it may have something to do with Bleeding Kansas, a violent time which shattered her youthful innocence, leaving her mentally scarred and cynical of others. The event also instilled in her a great appreciation for freedom however, and is reflected in her love for the great outdoors.

She has always been a hard worker, and is never afraid to get her hands dirty. When she isn't working, Kansas loves writing (particularly poetry), singing, weaving, and dancing among her sunflowers. She is adept at horse riding, and is a skillful cook, with her favorite food being cherry pie. Kansas has a host of farm animals, and she's named and cares for each one, though she seems to have a special bond with a cow she's named Domino. She also has a dog that she named Toto, referencing her favorite film "The Wizard of Oz." Kansas isn't necessarily a loner, she just seems to keep herself so busy that she doesn't have a lot of time left for relationships.

Relationships
America (Alfred F. Jones): Truthfully, though she admires America's strong can-do attitude, his loud and boisterous nature leaves Kansas a bit intimidated, and she usually just laughs nervously at his teasing attempts to draw her out of her shell.

Missouri (Mike Muller-Jones): Kansas’s brother, Missouri, is one of the few people whom Kansas is actually rather fond of, even if he loves messing with her about the fact that Kansas City is actually in his state and not hers. Missouri often tries to get closer to her, but it hasn't seemed to work out so far. She's experimented with a host of nicknames for him, before finally settling on "Mizzy," which greatly annoys the Show Me State. When they were younger, Missouri often took Kansas horseback riding on the prairie, a time she remembers fondly.

Nebraska (Claire Schafer-Jones): Nebraska is Kansas' sister, and the two lived together before they were split into different states. During the Great Depression and the onset of the Dust Bowl, Nebraska began helping Kansas as she struggled greatly, and from then onward she became like a big sister to her, despite being slightly younger than Kansas. Today the two states remain close, and Nebraska will sometimes show up to Kansas' farm unannounced just to check in on her.

Iowa (Emma Blaire-Jones): Iowa and Kansas seem to have an unspoken bond, as one state can simply nod to the other, and share a kind of understanding without exchanging a word. Though they don't exactly border each other, Kansas considers Iowa's house to be "just a hop, skip, and a jump away," likely because she's accustomed to traveling huge distances. She greatly admires Iowa's cornfields.

Canada (Matthew Williams): Kansas and Canada share a kind of un-official acquaintanceship; they were once anonymous pen pals for quite some time. When Canada finally agreed to come visit Kansas, she actually mistook him for America and, thinking it was a joke, she left, much to Canada's heartbreak. Their second meeting was more successful, and she's come to appreciate his soft and thoughtful demeanor.

Russia (Ivan Bragvinski): While they're a continent apart, both have bonded over their shared love of sunflowers after accidentally meeting one day at a summit, where Russia noted that she smelled of the flowers. They message each other semi-frequently now, usually just sending scenic pictures of sunflowers and giggling at the corny jokes shared between one another. Kansas has come to love their secret routine, and hides the fact that they talk from America.

Old Frankie: Old Frankie is a raggedy old scarecrow that stands in a field near her house. Every day she passes by and greets him, usually with a "good morning!" or a scarecrow-related pun. She claims that he answers her, and that he controls the weather. Kansas has even showed him to Nebraska, which only prompted the latter to be even more concerned for her sister.

Trivia

 * Kansas' birthdate corresponds to the date Kansas was admitted to the U.S.
 * Her love of sunflowers is a reference to Kansas' nickname, "The Sunflower State."
 * Old Frankie is a reference to L. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wizard of Oz."
 * Kansas has severe claustrophobia. Her mood swings when distressed are a reference to Kansas' volatile, often extreme weather.