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Name: Coraline Lyra Spencer

Nickname: Cora

Age: 19

Birthday: Oct. 31st

Sign: Scorpio

Gemstone: Opal

Blood Type: O+

Fav. Food: Hot Pockets, a quick meal on the go for someone who is always on the go.

Hated Food: Mexican food, no matter what, it always ends with an upset stomach.

School: Destiny City University - Studying Journalism and Photography.

Hobbies:
Writer for the school newspaper - She enjoys writing, and what better way then the school paper. She one of the staff writers, who writes about everything that could affect the school. She's the one who lets everyone know what is happening around the academy, be it a sporting event, upcoming dances or an upcoming budget cut. She always on site, and always ready to get the story out.

Blogging - This hobby is only done on the weekends- Her life is a open book, or an open blog so to say. Everything major that happens in her life, always appears on her blog. It could be something as small as a new pair or shoes, or huge like a kiss. No matter, it will appear on her blog.

Although, there are just certain things she does keep out of her blog. Even she knows there are just some things her readers don't like to read, or simply can't read about her life. So when something major happens, that she really wants to place up, but has been told it can't blog it. She'll simply add it to the list of boring to readers.

Swimming - When she does have a free moment to herself, she can often be caught swimming laps. It helps her stay in shape, and helps keep her relaxed. Sometimes she even lounges in the pool to help calm her mind. This allows her to be able to think more clearly about what needs to be done as far as school.

LARP - This hobby is actually only done on the Saturdays- She enjoys high fantasy, and it doesn't stop at the pages of a book. She takes time out of her weekends to get together with a group of people who dress up as all sorts of fantasy characters they've made up, go out to any nearby wooded area and beat on each other with foam weapons and 'spells'. Some would call it weird, she calls it entertainment. She currently plays an Elven princess who is a bit full of herself.

Virtues:
[+]You can count on me! - No matter what she's given, even if its a topic she hates. She doesn't say no, and will get the job done. She's not a fool, and learned a long time ago that in order to get ahead, she would have to follow before becoming a leader herself. So she has to take a few orders? In the long run, she knows it will help her out after she leaves the school.

Once she becomes a leader that she wants to be, she does everything she can to keep that position. She'll make sure to include everyone in on things going on. Without a good group helping her, she can't be a good leader.

[+]Under the pressure - When the pressure is on, she faces it. She doesn't allow stress to get to her, and seems to work even better when she has a deadline. When things around her are bad, she the one who will be the one thinking thing through. While also trying to keep everyone calm.

The only thing that could make her crack is if her home isn't stable. With it being unstable, this effects how she does things outside of home. It starts to show in just the way she acts. She doesn't greet people with a smile, nor will she look a person in the eyes.

[+]You're my best friend - She a very loving and caring person, so she counts everyone as a friend. She has nothing bad to say about anyone, so she hopes no one has anything bad to say about her. She comes off as a person you can trust, or the one who you can always see smiling. Those who she does count as true friends, she has their backs on everything. She doesn't judge them, she expects that they try their best and will be one of the first to push them if they do fail.

[+]I can keep a sekret - Even though she loves gossip, she's not one to spread it around or at least she attempts not to. She human, and will make a mistake. Normally if its something huge, she will take that to the grave with her. It would seriously take her life being on the line, before she would be willing to give up a huge life changing secret.

Flaws:
[-]Curiosity Killed the Cat - She wants to know everything. The who, what, where, when, why and how. She the girl you'll find hiding around the corner when people are talking in a low voice. Or the one who will pretend to be doing something else, while actually listening to a conversation next to her or behind her in class. She lives for gossip, and will do whatever just to find out what is going on. This habit has earned her somewhat of a reputation as a snoop, and she has a bad habit of sticking her nose where it doesn't quite belong. It has put strains on her friendships and other relationships, but she does try to make those closest to her understand her reasoning behind it. For her – it's about getting the story, even at a high cost to her own reputation.

[-]Talkative - She can go on and on for hours, talking about something that should only be a five minute subject. Whether she just loves the sound of her voice, or simply just has to talk, no one knows. Once you get Coraline started, its almost impossible to her to actually shut up and listen. This has the unintended side-effect of her coming off as somewhat annoying or perhaps even a bit preachy, depending on the subject. There have been occasions where even her family members have found an excuse to cut conversations short, be they over the phone or in person.

[-]Her worst critic - No one has to tell her when something is bad, as she will often criticize herself. Even after she turns in a report, and it makes the paper. She will still find flaws in it, and tear it apart. This doesn't apply to just pieces she writes for the paper, but how she looks at things in life. If something goes wrong, even though she's not to blame. She will end up blaming herself, tearing herself apart.

This came from the knowledge of her real parents not wanting her, so they gave her up. She often wonders what she did, even as a newborn, that was so bad for her parents to give her up. When confronted about it, she often clams up and will try her hardest to change the subject or try to get away from said person.

[-]At the final hour - she works under pressure well, because she always holds things off to the last minute. Her writing, schoolwork, or just every day life. She always waits until she has no time left to get things done. More often then not, she will put her friends and social life first, before placing her attention on work and paper. However, she will pull all-nighters in order to get homework or a article for the newspaper done.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Wide eyes, full of curiosity. They are very soft and gentle, yet seem to hold back something more. The color they take on is almost a dark slate blue.

Hair: Her hair is cut short, in the style of a boy cut. Her bangs are however longer. Hair of auburn brown, it has highlights of blood red throughout the whole locks.

Face: Her face is almost heart shape with what looks like chipmunk cheeks. She has a few freckles across her nose and the apple of her cheeks.

Clothes: She can't really decide what she likes. There are days where she'll wear a flare jeans with a ton of chains on them, yet she wear a polo with them. She could be dressed up in nice top, and a black skirt. Yet she'll decide to wear a collar with snap on cuffs around her wrist, as well as lace up black boots. The way she see it, as long as she likes how she looks. Its really all that matters to her. Outfit

Extra Info: She has a total six piercings. One eyebrow which is on the right. Two sets or cartilage hoops on both ears. And then three sets on her earlobes. This is often all silver, once in awhile she will wear hoops on her earlobes, but mostly just studs.

Tyrone Spencer - Adopted Father
Age: 36 yrs old
Job: Chief of Police - made going out on dates real fun...>.>;
My dad is so over protective, sometimes I just want to hide when he starts on it. I hate to do it, but I have to hide when I am going on dates, or even going anywhere with boys. Course you would too, if you had three dates run off after he pulled his gun out.
Deena Spencer - Adopted Mother
Age: 34 yrs old
Job: Stay at home mother - very nice when your the only child in the family.
She is such a loving mother, always pushing me to do everything. She is such a huge support in my life, and I wouldn't trade her for anything. She soft spoken, until you get her upset that is. Then she lets everyone know how she is feeling.
Home: Lives in a single family apartment off of Bailey Road. On the fourth level, apt. 186B, its your typical friendly middle class home. With two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, no one has to worry about getting ready in the morning. The apartment is of simple design, with the bedrooms just off the living-room. The balcony that is also off the living room, gives a nice view of the High School that is just up the street. The apartment complex also has a lovely outdoor pool, as well as an indoor pool. Its was a great way for Coraline to stay in shape all year round.

Family Life: Life is pretty stable for the family. Mom stays at home, keeping the home in order, while father heads off to work. Everything would seem to be perfect, so no one would guess that its not...right?

Her parents are actually going through a major rough patch, as its been proven that her father cheated on his wife. Although they try to hide is from Coraline, she has come home a few times to screaming matches between the two. As of right now, her father sleeps out on the hide a bed couch, and mom gets the bed. They hadn't spoken in nearly a month, and only seem to get along for Coraline sake, just so she can have a normal life.

She know nothing of her real parents as they told the hospital nurse they didn't want her after she was born. That little bit of knowledge is a huge fear within this family. Coraline always worried she might have done something to bring this all on, while her parents try to get her to understand she has nothing to do with it, and make her understand they both love her very much.

Currently: Lives in her own apartment near DCU.

Ready for marking and crits.

Hmm, you brought up some good points Kumo. I'll have to think more into what you have pointed out to me.

Thank you so much hun!!

Thanks Kali hun, I should have gone with my gut and just made two of the virtues into one. They were one in the same in a sense.

I edited it, and I think it should be okay to go.

Out of curiousity, does she blog about everything? Does she copy her articles she writes for the school newspaper into her blog? And what do you mean in her swimming hobby that she floats on her back with work? Does she just float and think about what she'll write or LARP next or...?

Her virtue, "you're my best friend" needs to be tweaked a bit. "No one really has anything bad to say about her." is godmodding, since you're taking control of everyone else's characters and saying how they'll react around her. Instead, try writing it from her perspective. She thinks she is the one everyone can trust. She does her best to make sure no one has anything bad to say about her.

Her virture "I can keep a secret" clashes with the "open book" of her blogging hobby. I suggest adding limits onto the hobby in order to clarify and/or reduce conflicts.



Aside from all that, I really LOOOVE her senshi attacks! Please fix these things and I'll toss you another stamp after checkin it out. :3

Be sure to also re-read your quest carefully. There are a couple grammar and spelling errors, as well as a few wrong words. ^^; Under swimming for instance, you have "she can often be caught swimming lapse." A lapse is a sudden and unexpected lack of concentration, like studying for a test and suddenly falling asleep. In this context, it makes it sound as if she can be often caught drowning in the pool. XD Miiiight want to change it to "laps" yes?

Changed her up some, including looks, name, and Senshi Name.