Melodye Suzuri
Synopsis
loud and obnoxious, but well meaning at heart - somewhat of a genius ditz
Description
A girl with short fluffy, sort of frizzy rather unkempt black hair framing silver rimmed glasses. She has bright green eyes, wears no makeup or perfumes, and likes to wear "clothes that fit comfortably". She's slightly overweight, which makes her performance in athletic things hard to praise. However the case, her smile is genuine, regardless of how she comes across. She always says she's "no one's personal fantasy, sexual or otherwise" because she's clumsy and has hardly any idea of how those kind of things work. Obviously, Mel's a virgin, and she doesn't really have any plan to change that right now.
She is usually seen either in her school uniform or her chef's coat, but in those times she's not dressed for school or work related things, she can be seen wearing casual dresses with tennis shoes. Even though she's at an age where she can drive, she chooses not to, and walks from place to place to help combat her weight. Her favorite casual outfit is a knee length denim skirt, a white button up blouse with a blue cardigan over it, a headband with a simple blue bow on the right side, thigh high white socks, and her tennis shoes. There are times when she wears a upper body red apron over that with a little penguin sewed onto the chest - but only when she's cooking at home. Her skirt is always long to prevent a leg brace on her left leg which is very weak, and she's very sensitive about it.
Mel usually carries a bag with her full of all sorts of goodies: a laptop with the charger, a spiral notebook, some pens, and a hand held gaming device. Her motto is simply "Never be Bored! Life's too short to be bored!" and she does what she can to prevent this from ever happening.
Personality
Melodye comes off as quirky and unusual to most people. She's very eccentric, borderline crazy at times, even though she really does mean well. While she is loud and boisterous, most people tend to look at her and then avert their gaze. She's often seen as immature for not understanding subtle hints about things kids her age normally talk about, like relationships. She doesn't seem to care about that and considers herself to be very carefree and lazy. Her entire speaking process is stream-of-conciousness, which leads to very awkward situations and many random lines, ala Homsar of Homestar Runner.
Her favorite thing in life is eating, and her second favorite thing in life is cooking so she can eat. This has led to her having an overeating disorder, though she doesn't seem to want to do anything to solve it. She's sensitive about her weight, so she walks and works out to combat it because she doesn't want to stop enjoying having gorge fests. Rumor has it through her hometown that she once ate the entirety of a buffet in a single setting, burped, and asked if there was any dessert - though this is only a very exaggerated rumor. Her friends, to try and solve this problem, took a day to only let her have food around which she can't or won't eat and she became so depressed they had to let her eat full speed again. This matters a lot to both her personality and her mindset, and whenever she can, she will compare any situation to food.
Melodye has a soft spot for technical things like computers and video games. If she isn't looking in a cookbook at the library, she may be reading about the upcoming video games in a magazine nearby. She finds it hilarious that she's learning to be a chef but can't play video games about cooking very well at all due to the fact that the games aren't realistic. Her real love is for adventure RPGs for the escapism and the dream to be able to "kill her inner demons".
When she starts to fall in love, Mel will revert to being a very quiet person. It is very unlike her not to speak up about whatever she feels about anything, but if she ever develops a crush, she will just stare and daydream about the person in question. She won't admit to either the crush or just daydreaming, but don't expect her to actually act on the crush unless it's in secret. The object of her crush will usually end up getting cards that say "from a secret admirer" or "from your loyal fangirl" but may never know who they are from.
Equipment
Melodye comes equipped with a backpack full of a few useful things. A laptop with its charger, a spiral notebook, a few pens, and a handheld gaming device.
The computer is state-of-the-art and reveals that she's been trying to teach herself to write simple programs, but she fails at doing so. This is proof that she's honestly got dreams other than cooking, but she'll never admit it. She also has countless recipes saved on it, as well as music for almost any occasion.
The notebook is full of notes taken in class, doodles, and random other things - and it is primarily used for just that. There are pages with ripped corners, notes passed between her and friends stuffed between pages as bookmarks, and it looks like it is over a few years old. Some of those notes are dated from her middle school years. The cover is drawn on all over, edges are frayed, and a pen is usually stuck in the spiral itself to prevent being lost.
A few pens because they always get lost somewhere, so it's good to have a few wherever you go.
History
Melodye grew up by herself in terms of playmates. She was surrounded by adults most of the time, and even though she tried to make friends she always seemed to be too grown-up for other kids. The older kids didn't want to play with her because she was young, which left her to her childhood past-time: video games. During this time period, she spent a lot of time at her family's cafe, the "Morning Bright Cafe", and ate whatever was put in front of her. Eating always made her feel better about herself somehow. Food became something of an addiction when she would come home slightly depressed from school.
Around the age of twelve, it was announced that her family's cafe would be closed down forever. Seeing her father so sad, she vowed to learn to cook to revive it and save the family business - with her own flair, of course.
She learned rather fast, being the daughter of a great chef. Always being so focused on what she was doing, she forgot to learn social skills as she went along. Her grades in school were always decent, but something always seemed to be missing. When her father brought it up to her, she said "Dad, my only real friends have been my family this entire time. I'd rather work to make you guys happy again than to make new ones."
And this is where she starts, my friends.
OTHER:
In a Pokemon RP, Melodye has four main critters. Clefairy, Guardevior, Politoed, and Salamence. They represent different parts of her personality. Clefairy is her naive and pure nature. Guardevior her inner beauty. Politoed is her adaptabilty. Salamence is that competitive side.
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