Name: Melissa Dowd
Nickname: Mel, Liss, Lissa
Age: 15 16 23
Birthday: March 17
Sign: Pisces
Gemstone: Her Zodiac says Bloodstone, but she prefers the color of the Aquamarine
Blood Type: A+
Fav. Food: Ritz crackers
Hated Food: Chocolate—she’s allergic
School: Crystal Academy
Hobbies: Astrology: The stars know everything, and Melissa isn’t going to take the chance of ignoring them. She judges her relationships based on what sign the other people are, and always carries a book with daily updates on her star sign. She loves studying about this ‘science’ and will jump into hour long lectures for those who try and tell her she’s crazy. Melissa won’t let you ditch the subject once it is breached either, so if you mention anything about it, be prepared.
Seeing Eye Puppies: Melissa has always had a dog in her home, in fact, since she was three years old, she’s had over twelve different puppies, none of which stayed much longer than one year. Her family has been raising seeing eye puppies ever since she was a young girl, and while it is extremely hard to give up the puppy at the end of the year, Melissa loves the fact that she’s doing such a big part to help the lives of others. She always makes sure to take her current dog into the city for walks and makes sure he or she gets to see as many people as possible. Besides, it just makes her feel so important to walk that dog with the ‘in training’ cape on. And she just loves to answer any questions that people may have. She really is a pro at this after all!
Singing: She doesn’t think she has the best voice in the world, but what girl doesn’t cherish the ambition to one day become a famous pop star, complete with limo, and all the delicious crackers one could eat? Melissa loves to sing, and does it wherever possible. She’s a part of her church choir, and of the Meadowview Chorus, she loves going out with friends and singing Karaoke, or entering different singing competitions throughout the city, and she’s working on affording singing lessons so maybe, just maybe one day she can try for one of those big name singing competitions on the television.
Virtues: Outgoing: Melissa loves to be noticed; she loves to be seen and heard, and always makes sure her mood reflects that. She loves talking to people and almost always has a smile on her face as she does so. She enjoys nothing more than chatting you up, and will go out of her way to do so, making sure that you remember all of the fun things that you had planned with her…or even to invite you to things that you hadn’t had planned!
Loyal: One of Melissa’s biggest sources of pride is the fact that she is the most loyal friend that you can have. Once you have befriended this girl, she will be there for you no matter what is going on, through thick or thin, she will be there to help you out. She loves each and every one of her friends so much, and would never do anything to betray them at all. She will keep every secret, hold them when they cry and laugh when they are happy. Come hell or high water, Melissa will never stop being the best, most loyal friend that she can be.
Flaws: Overly Dependent: Saying goodbye to animals has gotten a lot easier with time, but saying goodbye to people is still one of the most difficult things in Melissa’s life. She doesn’t like losing the people important to her and it bothers her more than she wants to admit to anyone. Her insecurities make her double or even triple her efforts to make and keep friendships, making her verge on the point of being an annoying menace. She doesn’t mean to be…it just sort of happens. But she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure you hang out with her, even if you don’t want to. Because she really wants to, and she needs to, she really does.
Envious: Melissa doesn’t like seeing people who have more than she does. She gets jealous and envious very easily and it can put her into a very bad mood very quickly. Even with something as small as seeing a friend get an invitation to a party from someone that Melissa doesn’t know can set her off. It’s a stupid thing, and she knows it…but she can’t help wondering why she wasn’t invited to that party, and that will almost always lead to her confronting this stranger and demanding an invitation, or at least trying to befriend the stranger and hoping for an invite. She wants to be included with everything going on, and gets very hurt when she isn’t.
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