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Name: Sonia Clearwater
Nicknames: Sonia, Soso (by her baby sister)
Age: 16
Birthday: December 7th
Origin: Born and raised in the city of Bande
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’0”
Bodytype: Petite but strong, Sonia isn’t very tall but she is compact and sturdy. Fit but built with a fair amount of muscle, Sonia is also pretty curvy for her size. She has an hourglass shape that she tends to conceal under ill-fitting clothing. Her skintone is best described as a pale cream.
Hair: A very dark navy blue, Sonia’s hair falls in layered waves all the way to her knees, except for her bangs, which are still on the longish side and tend to frame her heart-shaped face.
Eyes: Her eyes are large, oval, and an intense maroon-red in color. Framed by heavy lashes, she often has something of a world-weary light in them.
Fashion: Comfortable clothing mostly – baggy tops and simple pants. She’ll sometimes wear a skirt over said pants if she’s persuaded into dressing more femininely, but that’s as fancy as she’ll get. As for shoes, she prefers ones that she can move in but that will also take a pounding, I.E. something similar to hiking boots.

Personality:
+ —I’ll see this through to the end!—
((Determined))
If there is one thing that stands out about Sonia, it’s her sheer refusal to give up even in the face of overwhelming odds. She genuinely doesn’t see quitting as an option – once she’s started a task, she’s going to see it through to the end, no matter how much time, effort, or concentration it takes. Even if she doesn’t manage an outstanding result, she has the satisfaction of knowing she finished, and that’s usually enough to satisfy her. It’s not just tasks that she’s determined about, however – Sonia faces everything in her life with that same determination. No matter how bad she feels a situation is, she absolutely will not lie down and give up, or even waste time complaining about it. Yes, this can stress her out a little and cause her to lose her temper at times, but it’s seen her through many a tough spot in her life and it pretty much ingrained into her by this point.

+ —Lean on Me—
((Supportive))
Sonia is always willing to be a shoulder of support in their time of need. Whether it’s emotional support or an extra hand, she is there for a person to lean on. This particular trait is expressed only around those she trusts, like her family and close friends, but it’s almost as strong as her determination. If there’s any time that someone she cares about is faltering physically, emotionally or mentally, she is quick to step in and act as their support, taking responsibility for their well-being onto her own shoulders for a while until they can support themselves again. This could potentially lead to her being used if someone she trusts abuses her offer of a supporting shoulder, but since she does tend to limit her offers of help to those she knows well, that hasn’t happened yet and she plans to keep it that way.

+ —I know what to do!—
((Strategic thinker))
One of Sonia’s favorite hobbies is playing strategy and logic games, and she’s easily able to translate this kind of thinking to broader situations. Sonia can think ahead of a situation presented in front of her, making fairly accurate predictions of what people are likely to do in response. She mostly uses this trait to gauge when her little sister is moments away from a temper tantrum, or when it looks like a situation might become dangerous. Other than that, she uses it mostly for entertainment, playing guessing games with herself to see if she can correctly judge a situation from everyday life and come up with plans to deal with possible problems. It’s a strange little mental game, because who really tries to come up with a plan to deal with a stampede of hungry cats?

- —The universe is full of idiots.—
((Cynical))
Sonia is something of a pessimist and is likely to read the worst into any situation. She’s difficult to please and can find something negative about just about anything. Her comments can come across as sarcastic but for the most part she just seems cynical and grumpy. Some might call her an old soul… but others might just say she walks around with her panties in a wad. She doesn’t deliberately try to have a bad attitude, she just pushes herself so hard all of the time and places herself under so much stress that she has to express it somehow, and the way she ends up expressing it is through snide remarks. She’s pretty good about watching her tongue around her little sister though, since she tries her hardest to keep her happy.

- —Listen to me!—
((Overbearing))
Her little sister calls her a bossyboots for a reason – Sonia can be more than a little overbearing around someone she’s concerned about. She will fuss and hover and push and generally ask questions and dish out advice until the person is sick of it and tells her off. This is a result of her having such a young sister and having to help keep an eye on her fairly often. Sonia is the kind of girl who will check to see if her friends have been working on their homework and who will offer pointed reminders about working on it until her targets friends have buckled down and done the work she was pushing at them to do.

- —Stay away from water!—
((Hydrophobic))
This may seem like an odd personality trait, but it really needs to go here. Sonia is terribly frightened of water. Not all water, and not of getting wet, but any pools that are more than a foot or so deep terrify her, and if she will do everything she can to avoid going near larger bodies of water. If she does end up having to go near a pond or a lake, she will stay as far away from the water itself as she can get away with and shake like a cat hiding from the vacuum cleaner. And forget about getting her near anything bigger than that. It’s simply not going to happen.

Family:
Mother – Laura Clearwater (39.) A single mother of two, Laura does her best to provide for both of her daughters, but sometimes has to scrape a little to make ends meet. She works as a research assistant to a scientist studying the limits of the human body and how to try to improve upon them. While it sounds like a good position, what it really means is that she’s more of a glorified coffee and errand girl, but she picks up extra work at a diner on the weekends.

Sister – Emily Clearwater (6). Sonia’s baby sister, Emily is a quiet, serious child who enjoys to read and to learn about the world. She doesn’t like to go outside much and would rather play quietly indoors with her doll or read storybooks. She tends to make up elaborate fantasy stories starring herself, usually princess-themed.

Note: Emily is profoundly deaf in her left ear, but has normal hearing in her right ear. This is something she has had since birth and she doesn’t think there is anything unusual about her.

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