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Name: Desmona Arienne Seton

Nickname: Des, Dessy, Mona - only her brother is permitted to call her this

Age: 16

Birthday: March 26th

Sign: Aries

Gemstone: Fire Agate and Bloodstone are her personal favorites

Ancient: Bloodstone, Amethyst
Traditional: Ruby Stone, Diamond
Modern: Aquamarine Stones, Fire Agate, Anyolite, Aventurine Stones, Bloodstones, Pink Tourmaline, Dravite... aka Brown Tourmaline, Magnetite, Citrine Crystals, Carnelian, Kunzite, Axinite, Bixbite, Super Seven, Crocoite, Stellerite, Sardonyx, Magnesite
(source: Here)

Blood Type: AB negative

Fav. Food: baked macaroni with bacon, sausage and fresh herbs (basil and dill)

Hated Food: anything that has tomato or spinach in it... just blegh. (there is a story behind this...a childhood trauma that she has been trying very very hard to forget)

School: St. Magdalena's Seminary


Hobbies:

Fighting: From the time she was around ten years old, Dessy spent more time running with street gangs than with the foster family of the moment. Running errands and causing minor mischief mostly. She had some morals. Stealing small things or from people who wouldn't be hurt by the loss.

She quickly learned how to fight, to protect herself and those smaller and weaker than her. But as she grew older, and the fights increased in frequency... and she became a better fighter, Dessy realised how much she enjoyed fighting. The adrenaline, rush of victory, even the sting of defeat. It was all good.

Though she would often sneak out for a good street fight while she was in the foster care system, she knows such behaviour could jeopardise her staying with her brother if she got caught doing something like that while in his care, so she is searching for an acceptable alternative that isn't that expensive.

She still goes out with some of her old buddies to an underground fight club, but will only fight in bouts with certain stipulations (hand-to-hand, unarmed combat only, no going for crippling or disabling points to end the bouts, no breaking bones, etc.).Maybe she could find a gym and work as a janitor or something in exchange for lessons. Perhaps there is a fighting type/ martial arts club or program at school, or she could form a sanctioned club.

Whatever the case, she limits her bouts now and always lets Justin know where she is and when.

Reading: Though she never really had a stable home, or stability in her education, but she was always bright and quick to learn. When she learned how to read, and realised that she could go anywhere, do anything, be anybody, through the power of words, she was hooked and could not get enough. So whenever she isn't doing schoolwork, spending time with her brother, or out there honing her body through fighting, she can be found with a book in her hands.

Because of her spotty education and lazy way of speaking, some people think her to be unintelligent... she has no interest in proving them wrong, so she often reads things like Nancy Drew, The Boxcar Children, or The Babysitter's Club when around others, but in the privacy of home, she enjoys the classics- like Phantom of the Opera, any Jane Austin, Wuthering Heights, or the like.

Spending time with Justin: In order to be named his sister's guardian, Justin had to have a home, a stable job, and the necessary money to care for them both. He works two jobs, generally nine hours a day/seven days a week, so being able to spend any with him is a rare gift, one she will take full advantage of. A favorite activity is curl up on the couch together with a bowl of popcorn and watch old movies. For actual outings, they will go out to a cafe and then for a stroll in the park, or small low-key musical performances in small local venues.


Virtues:

Optimistic//Despite her experiences with people, including the best and worst, the caring and the indifferent, she still believes that there is still good in the world. Both people, and experiences. She is mostly upbeat and generally tries to help those around her see the good in the bad. Glass half full versus glass half empty kind of thing. Though she is can be found in moments of doubt, if someone finds her like that, she will quickly plaster a smile on her face and act like nothing is wrong, and everything is good in the world...

Principled// There is a definite line between right and wrong, and she will never cross it. If you tell her a secret, she will never divulge it. If she is asked to take care of something, it is done to the best of her ability. If she finds misplaced items or money or whatever, she will do everything she can to find it's owner. This makes her honest, someone that can be depended on in most situations.

Just don't ask her to do something that is wrong... Unless not doing something would cause her harm or jeopardise her living situation. Self-preservation and the preservation of her family is the most important thing in the world to her. And she will do absolutely anything to protect those two things.


Determined//If she has set her mind to something, come hell or high water, she will do it. Going to catch up with those of her age scholastically? She will stay up for days straight to study. To win an important fight? She'll fight until her body gives out, but still stay standing until her opponent can't fight any longer. Just don't get in her away.

She will do whatever it takes to succeed, or if it is impossible to achieve exactly what it is she wants, she will go on until she achieves the next best thing. There is no room for failure in her eyes, and giving up is, in her eyes the biggest failure one can experience.



Flaws:

Insecure//Possessions don't mean much to her, with a few exceptions ( mostly little trinkets from her brother). Possessions are impermanent and can be taken away at the whim of others. But not friends. Friends, true friends, are there by choice. And they will fight to stay by your side.

She is very clingy to those she is close to. It comes from having lost so much. Nothing is permanent, at least nothing she has seen or known, so she holds tightly to what she has. Almost to the point of smothering those she considers to be friends.


Closed-off//It is difficult to get close to people, when you don't know how long you'll be around or how long anything will last.So she pastes on a smile, and acts the way she thinks others would want or expect, so she can fit in somewhat and isn't necessarily alone.

Superficial is all she can give, with the exception of her brother. She often deflects and does not reveal any meaningful facts about herself, rarely telling anyone anything more deep than her favorite color is that shade of blue-green found on peacocks...

If she warms up to anyone, it happens extremely slowly and seems almost unwittingly on her part. If people around for longer than a few months, she might start revealing little bits about her past and herself...


Short-tempered// It could be the hair or her heritage. The product of her upbringing. Well, whatever the cause, she is very quick to take offense and lashes out both verbally and physically. Her fuse runs short but hot. And she is slow to forgive...



PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Due to years of improper nutrition and neglect when it was most important, Dessy is short, standing barely five foot three, and is waifishly thin, though with consistant meals and good care, she is starting to fill out somewhat-closer to lean than starved now.

Eyes: a deep forest green, wide, bright, overly large in her face

Hair: slightly curly, falls to just below her butt, bronzy auburn.

Face: heart-shaped, thin, very prominent cheekbones, with a milky complexion and a smattering of freckles high on her cheekbones

Clothes: mostly second-hand, thrift store style. A bit thread-bare, but for the most part in decent condition. She generally prefers tighter pants with longer loose shirts. She is fond of all kinds of hats and large vintage jewelry pieces.

*Note: she has a tattoo of an alligator on the outside of her left ankle (this), and a heron (this) - it starts at the top of her hipbone and extends to the base of her ribcage on her right side.