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Name: Amaris Mallette
Nickname: Amaryllis, Mary, Ammy -- she'll respond to anything that vaguely resembles her name, just for kicks
Gender/Pronoun: Cis woman, she/her
Age: 25
Birthday: September 23rd, 1996
Sign: Libra
Gemstone: Sapphire
Blood Type: AB+
Fav. Food: Sugar peas
Hated Food: Dry sugar cookies
School/Occupation: College dropout; working as a barista at a cafe

Hobbies:
Liveblogging: Amaris is a semi-popular Tumblr liveblogger, known for being willing to try watching or reading just about anything at least once, but primarily being interested in anime with a lot of action and a lot of comedy; she makes some side cash off of it, and runs a Patreon and a Ko-fi, under the name stardustsuperhero. She's gotten reposted by Buzzfeed a few times, to her chagrin.
Drums: She never meant for it to be a thing, but a friend offered free lessons, and then another friend wanted to start an (admittedly terrible) garage band, and now Amaris can officially say she's a (semi-trained) drummer. She's not great, but it's something she's actively working at, and the freedom to just absolutely suck and say it's stylistic has helped a lot with her anxities on that front.
Comics: Okay, so superhero comics might be incredibly stupid at times, but they're usually her brand of incredibly, unbelievably 'oh-my-god-who-let-this-get-published' stupid. Since she took to hanging out at comic shops on a friend's suggestion, she's tried out all kinds of series, all kinds of books: a single comic book is usually short enough she can justify the time expense to herself.

Virtues:
Perceptive: Amaris is a lot more perceptive and aware than most people think she is. Although she may be brash and way too casual and plays at being a bit of a ditz, she hates being stressed out, and she's always on the lookout for potential situations or causes for stress; if worst comes to worst she'll try damage control, but she's good at spotting bad situations before they start and getting out of dodge accordingly. She's far better at reading people than it usually seems, and she doesn't like to advertise it.
Lighthearted: It's not necessarily something that comes oh-so-naturally, but Amaris makes an effort to stay upbeat and flippant at most times; if someone's glooming up the situation, she's usually there to make the room feel a little less defeatist. She's here to have a good time, and that means she does want other people to have a good time too, actually; she won't go out of her way to actively assist, but she's trying her best to be an optimist despite everything!!
Self-Aware: Amaris knows what her own damn problems are. Okay, yeah, she might not be dealing with them effectively, but -- she knows where her problem areas are, she knows what she's afraid of, she knows what she's good at. She knows who she is, and who she isn't, and she has no illusions about being - really, deeply, being - someone she isn't.

Flaws:
Flighty: Amaris struggles with committing to anything - she's always fluttering off to whatever's caught her interest next. Half the reason she dropped out of college in the first place was because she couldn't decide on a major she'd want to stick with and couldn't justify paying tuition without any goal in mind, and honestly she hasn't even thought about it in ages?? She's basically immune to the sunk-cost fallacy, if only by sake of never too late to just walk out! Hit the bricks! You can leave! Not having fun?? Simply quit! (Aside from, like, y'know. Having a job. Don't quit that, she needs money to live.)
Not-My-Problem: For the sake of her mental and physical health, Amaris has gotten really good about staying in her lane. Like. Really, really good, to the point of being lackadaisical. Until something directly affects her or the people she loves, she doesn't care and she's plugging her ears and drowning it out; she tried being invested in other people's business, yeah, and all that got her in Destiny City was a half-broken heart and some nasty relationship drama, a couple of counts of temporary possession where she punched a kid and tried to kill someone, a lot of bruises and cuts and sprains she couldn't explain to her family, and no real recognition. It's way easier to just... not care. So, okay, maybe it's a little heartless, but... she's gotta put herself first, right?
Why Even Try: If there's any real chance of failure, Amaris typically balks at even starting. She's got a wildly defeatist attitude, for all the pep in her step, and that obfuscating stupidity she plays at sometimes - the idea of being a ditz, of not needing, not caring - is halfway to a defense mechanism. If you don't commit, you never get disappointed when you really fail - if you fail at all! And even when she does try, she needs outside reinforcement to push her to keep trying, or else she'll toss it to the winds just like everything else.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: A hazel-fade of pink-lemonade pink (on top) to peachy yellow (on bottom).
Hair: #9755ba, typically either styled into space buns or left down (reaches to about armpit level), although styles like this and this are entirely possible to see her with. Her hair texture is roughly 3C.
Face: If Destiny City was a movie, Amaris would be played by Ashley Moore, if you added freckles.
Skin Tone: Roughly #cc7c57 with #c6714d shadows. Warm undertones.
Body Type: Amaris is roughly 5'7", kind of standardly-built; she has some arm muscle, but she's pretty unremarkable otherwise. Not slender, not fat, just kind of... middling.
Clothes: Denim jackets, pleated skirts, bike shorts, brand tees. Chunky sneakers. Jangly bracelets and holo chokers. She shops at Hot Topic a lot. Basketball shorts and tank tops meant for someone with at least a good four inches on her, if she's having a depressive flare.