Post by DNA on Oct 1, 2009 15:13:31 GMT -5
Diane Nicole Avery.
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&&--You, who shall pull the strings
[/size][/center]Name: DNA.
Age:--
Roleplaying Experience: Around three to four years.
How you found the site: Been here for a while. This is my.. Fifth character, I believe.
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&&--The character cheat sheet
[/size][/center]Name: Diane Nicole Avery.
Gender: Female.
Age: 17.
Hair Color: Dirty blond.
Eye Color: Dark blue.
Skin Tone: Pink-Pale.
Height: 5'8".
Weight: 140.
Wealth: Average.
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual.
Why they are in La Campana: Being in a family of Extreme Christians, when she was found with Hickeys on her neck after an encounter with another female, her mother grew angry and told her that she would not have a "Freak child", thus sending her for reformation.[/size]
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&&--What makes the clock tick
[/size][/center]Likes:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- Classical Music.
- Broadway Show-tunes.
- Jazz.
- Cats.
- Bright Colors.
- Skittles.
- Sunny D.
- Cooking.
- Theatre.
- Reading.
- Love Songs.
- Romantic Films.
- Eugene O'Neill.
- Costumes.
- Cashews.
- Rainbows.
- Fuzzy Pillows.
- Soft Hair.
- Hugs.
- Medications.
- Singing.
- Drawing.
- Painting.
- Giggling.
Dislikes:
- Really Large Dogs.
- Pizza.
- Too Much Food.
- Southern Accents.
- Ghetto Accents.
- Illiteracy.
- Mean People.
- William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".
- Over-use of Beethoven Pieces.
- Rap.
- Country.
- Hard Metal.
- People who never find the time to smile.
Turn Ons:
- Bass Voices.
- Music.
- Foreign Languages.
- Singing.
- Instrumental Playing.
Turn Offs:
- Southern Accents.
- Ghetto Accents.
- Kissing After Eating.
- Metal Music.
- Rap Music.
Nervous Habits:
- Chewing on Lip.
- Drinking Tea.
- Fidgeting.
- Humming.
- Playing with Duct Tape.
Fears:
- People will be sad around her.
- She won't be able to make others smile.
- Letting her friends down.
- Dying before making an impact on the Earth.
- Dying young of an illness.
Goals/Aspirations:
- Sing on stage with Josh Groban.
- Learn to play piano.
- Sing on Broadway.
- Fall in love and make a family.
- Adopt a child in a foreign country.
- Make a difference in the world.
Appearance: Diane is not the prettiest person in the world, but she is not exactly ugly, although she would say otherwise. For her age, she is decently tall, and a bit chubby, although she works very hard to lose weight. She wears large black-rimmed glasses, and her hair is cut right at the shoulders, her bangs go straight across her forehead. Her eyes are a deep blue, and her lips are somewhat large, as is her nose. Although she is chubby, it would seem, her stomach is quite flat, but her features are decently large, hips, thighs, chest. Her lips are almost always curved into a smile, but when they aren't, it usually means that she is not feeling well. Because of constant illness, her complexion will switch randomly from pink to extremely white and pale. Daily clothing include: baggy shirts, short dresses with colorful jeans, large jackets, always colorful. Diane has large hands and the same go for her feet, although she would rather look like a child, she is often mistaken for a college student, or, depending what she wears, sometimes a business-woman. Her style varies widely, although she normally wears very colorful clothing, she will have days where she will wear a suit and tie.
Personality: Although she can be quite mean when she wants, Diane is one of the most hyper-active people that ever you would meet. Always happy to lend a helping hand, she often finds herself doing things that she is physically unable, even though she would gladly ignore such a thing if it meant making someone happy. Often, Diane find something to complain about, and although she tries very hard not to complain, she finds one or two people that she really trusts to talk to. Usually, however, she finds a way to be angry at herself for doing so, even though she is told that it is alright. No matter what kindness she shows people or how much she attempts to better herself, Diane is always able to find a reason to detest herself, so she is often upset with herself for being idiotic or not as kind as she could be. She has a nasty habit of apologizing more than she needs to, and tries to keep anything that she or anyone else might ever need in her purse. In a way, she has a Mary Poppins kind of purse, having almost anything one would ever need with her. [/font]
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&&--A glimpse of the past
[/size][/center]Father: Donald Calvin Avery // 49.
Mother: Cynthia Diane Cole // 45.
Sibling/s: Jackson Hunter Avery // Brother // 19.
Other important relatives: Timothy Lynn Cole // Step-Father // 50.
Pets: Eris // Cat // 2.
History:
Diane was born on February tenth in the United States. Her parents, Cynthia and Donald, were of decent wealth, and her older brother, Jackson, was simply an elder for her to look up to. Life was absolutely perfect for a while; her charismatic personality earning her a lot of friends, and her creativity making her get several shots on television and in the newspaper for singing, grades, art-work, essays, poetry, and simply being a teacher's favorite. Her father was never home, his work drawing him to other countries every few weeks, and her mother was always very distant, so she grew up mainly with her grand-parents. Everything was fine, until she began to notice how often her parents fought, and how angry her father was. It was at the age of five that her father first hit her mother, at least, that Diane was aware of. She would always remember how much her mother was crying, and how her brother held Diane closely as he said that it was going to be alright. Diane had hardly even noticed that she was always in tears. As horrible as it was, that would not be the end of it. The beating continued, and every so often, he would lash out at Diane and Jackson, almost as if it was a simple task. Jackson would fight back, but Diane had always believed that she deserved it. If you were a child, would you not feel everything to be your own fault? That was how Diane saw it. At the age of seven, her father and mother had another fight, and it was the first time Diane had ever found the strength to stand up against her father. Speaking softly, just as her father had reared his hand back, Diane held out a knife, saying that if he were to touch her mother, she would not stop to think before stabbing him. To such a thing, he laughed, grabbing her wrist and flinging the knife out of her hand, then rushing through the back door to leave the house. Other than the bruises about her wrist, neither Diane or her mother were hurt. Although she would never understand why someone would ever wish to cause anyone physical harm, Diane understood why life was frustrating for her father. Years of mental troubles were the background for Cynthia, her manic depression causing her to think that the entire family was plotting to murder her. Although not as frequent as Donald, there would be days when Diane's mother would hit her and tell her that she "wouldn't let them get her", and for years, Diane never understood what her mother meant.
During her senior-elementary school years, Diane rarely saw her mother who, ready for the divorce, would leave the house for weeks at a time without any warning or advance. In times like these, Diane and Jackson would be left at home while their father was gone to work, never able to go or do anything outside of the house. After one such day, Diane's mother returned home to say that she would not be coming back. the plan was spoiled, however, as their father stepped inside, angered from a bad day at work. Finding Cynthia, he grabbed her at the throat and thrust her against the wall. Hearing the loud crash, Diane rushed to the door of their living room, only to be held back by Jackson. For an hour, they listened to their parents' screaming, only to have it drowned out by the sound of police sirens. Cynthia had called the police, and that night, Donald was sent away to a hotel. He never got a sentence for his actions, because their mother was medicated for manic depression, at the time, "crazy pills". As Diane's father made it seem, everything that had happened was just an illusion. It was the night before Diane's eleventh birthday.
Beginning of middle school, and her parents were no longer living together, but for some odd reason, there was already a man living with Cynthia. In fact, Diane had known of her mother staying at the man's house before, but now, Diane was older, she had been forced to grow up before she could ever truly be a child. From what she knew, Diane realized that the relationship between Timothy and Cynthia had been longer than the divorce. She had been cheating on Diane's father that whole time. After a while, Diane grew to detest her mother, and her mother blamed her father, then growing to only say ill things of him. It became quite clear that she had never actually loved him; they had never loved each other. The divorce had Diane in a severe downfall, her thoughts clear to the thought that everything was her own fault. Diane had never been a good enough daughter, a good enough student, a good enough child. As her depression grew, her straight A grades fell, and suddenly, her schooling was terrible. Not only was she failing, but she was missing more school than any other student. Sickness was constant, and her parents neglected to take care of her when this happened. And.. Where was Jackson? For those years, Diane could never speak to him. His friends were odd, and so were his actions. One day, after getting picked up from school, she discovered that her brother had been caught selling drugs at his high school, and soon, he was sent off to a reformation school of his own. It seemed that everyone in her family had gone crazy, so her mother had the belief that Diane would be next. Every day, she would accuse the teenage girl of something new. For a while, she had decided that Diane was doing drugs, and often she would hit Diane until she would confess to things that she had never done. There was never anywhere that Diane could go where there was no yelling, except, of course, school. Diane loved being at school, and being away from the constant yelling and fighting. She was like a leader of friends, all of which came to her whenever they were sad, had troubles, and Diane was always able to make them smile. Being able to make them smile always made Diane happy. Suddenly, Diane began to love life again, until she started to date. At the end of her seventh grade year, Diane began to date an older boy, and it seemed they would be together forever... But, what was this feeling she was having toward her best friend at school? Before long, Diane had realized that she was falling for women more than she was falling for men. One day, the very girl that she had always denied her feelings for, told her that she was in love with Diane. With life as it was, living with a homophobic family, grandfather being a preacher, it seemed just a sin to love someone so much, and besides, Diane had a man that she wanted to marry. However, that would not be the end of it. Suddenly, her best friend was diving into depression, and did not mind telling Diane that she wanted to kill herself because of the feelings that she had for the fourteen-year-old. After months of cutting and hating herself, Diane broke up with the boy and began to date her friend. After several months, the friend cheated on Diane with her ex boyfriend, and did not even seem to care. Diane ended it, but continued to be friends with the girl, despite the sad feeling it made her.
After several more bad break-ups, Diane was sent to a different school, one that might help her in her goal to become a famous singer, but she made no friends, and after falling in with friends who did drugs, she was in a "bad crowd". To over-come the constant feeling of suicide, Diane began drinking and trying different styles. Things with her mother, however, were getting no better. Every day, Cynthia would remind Diane of how terrible a child she was, and often called her a "freak". It was that year that Diane's best friend moved away, both a good and a bad thing. They continued to talk on the phone and Internet, finding groups of friends to stay in touch with. The soon stopped talking, however, when an important friend to their group passed away of cancer, something that would seldom come into conversation. After that, they lost contact for several months, during which Diane began to constantly worry about everyone she held close, something that caused her to go into another fit of depression, even though not many people would notice, due to her ability to smile through anything. Finally, Diane found a place to get her happiness back. She joined a theatre group and began to spend all of her time there. She never had to see her parents or drug-addict brother, because she was always working for the theatre. She was making friends again, and suddenly life was becoming perfect again.
Nothing, however, would stay perfect forever. After Cynthia and Timothy finally got married, Cynthia began getting ill often, and after months of taking tests, was diagnosed with Lupus, around that same time, Diane's grandmother came to live with her, her father, and her brother. It was then that Donald lost his job, including all of his insurance, which was not good for Diane's constant illnesses, so she tried to hold off of going to the doctor when she was sick. After a good month of having severe stomach pains, Diane finally forced herself to the doctor, discovering that she had a kidney infection, something that would continue to linger in her system, despite what the doctors said. Her grandmother then was diagnosed with cancer, something that meant she would need constant care, which Diane could not help with, due to her constant work in theatre. But the work in theatre would become more and more difficult, strength weakening, Diane began to miss more school, and taking drastic measures, asked to leave the theatre so that she could help at home. Her director then told her something that she would never forget, "You have a future with this, not with your family." She stayed with the theatre, despite the constant nagging from her parents to leave and get on with life. Diane needed to find a paying job, find a way to help her family, and the more work she did around the house whenever she was away from school and theatre, the more the could feel her sickness returning. After much complaining, Diane was taken to the doctor, and in the words of the doctor, Diane was killing herself, "burning the candle at both ends". The tests came back. Diane was suffering from E coli, given to her by the bad conditioning of the house that she was living in.
That summer, her best friend returned on a visit, and Diane was both happy and nervous to see her. At first, everything was fine and fun, despite the pain that she was feeling from being sick. When her friend advanced, Diane asked for her to stop, but she didn't. The rest seemed a blur. There was kicking, screaming, but finally, she gave in. The next morning, Diane woke up early to put a blanket over her friend, and she left the house, walking home. The minute her mother saw her, she grew angry. Apparently, there were hickeys all over Diane's neck. Cynthia would not have a "Freak Fagot" as a child. That was when Diane was sent to La Campana, deciding that she would no longer go by "Diane", but "DNA". DNA refused to have the same name as her mother.
Roleplaying Sample:
"Oh! I'm going to get a drink; is anyone else thirsty?" DNA chimed, looking over the large group of workers. It was one of those special days, especially because DNA had recently come into a bit of a fortune, having done work for her next door neighbor the day before, she was walking wealthy with ten dollars. Of course, she was ready to spend her money for her friends at the work site. They had been drilling and sawing at the large stage set for almost eight hours, at least, DNA had, she was working two shifts that day, and knowing how tiring it could be at times, she was happy to help anyone that needed it, even if it meant buying them a simple drink. As five hands shot up with a smile, DNA took note of what drinks they wanted and scurried off to the drink machine down the hall. One sprite, one water, two cokes, one Dr. Pepper, and a Diet Coke for herself... "One sprite, one water, two cokes, one Dr. Pepper... One sprite, one water, two cokes, one Dr. Pepper," she muttered over and over to herself so that she would not forget. As she walked down the hallway, DNA became overcome with the sudden fear of being watched, and with a swift turn, she realized that the feeling was quite true, seeing a familiar face walking after her. Of course, a she was prone, she awkwardly fell to the ground with her turn, wallet slipping from her grasp. With a thunk, her knees and elbows hit the hard-tiled floors, and the scene ended with a soft "squeak" that escaped her lips.
Taking a moment to calm herself, she looked at her follower and giggled awkwardly, "Didn't happen!" she exclaimed, popping to her feet as quickly as she was able, eyes flittering madly with her embarrassment. Of course, she did not mind falling all that much; she tripped and toppled often. However, she was not expecting it to happen in front of someone that she admired, a fellow actor.
"What didn't happen?" he replied with a soft smile, patting her on the back, to which she blushed furiously, hidden by a drooping head. "Exactly!"
