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Name: Melis Osman

Nickname: Mel, and sometimes Melissa

Age: 16

Birthday: May 13, 1998

Sign: Taurus

Gemstone: Agate

Blood Type: O-

Fav. Food: She likes salty things, in addition to having a sweet tooth. Salted caramel is the best of both worlds.

Hated Food: Mel doesn't like most spicy food. She can tolerate a bit of heat, but more often than not she prefers to go for the mild.

School: Meadowview

Hobbies:
Distance running - Melis is on the junior track team at Meadowview, and has participated in a few fundraiser races, as well. She also just likes to go for a jog sometimes to clear her head, favoring the city sidewalks over the park trails.
Adorable cooking - The combined force of Mel's cookbook library probably contains the recipes for about 200 different cupcakes. She also has gotten into a bit of cake decorating, but mostly she prefers smaller things like cookies. Melis has also gotten into bento, and will occasionally doll up her school lunches to match things she finds on sites like Pintrest.
Photography - Related to the above, Mel also likes to take pictures of the things she makes, to preserve her creations for posterity. She has branched out to other subjects, as well, and likes to make use of the really nice camera her parents got her to capture nice plants outside or cool cloud formations. She also likes taking selfies and goofier shots with friends on her cell phone camera.
Social media self-documentation - "[user image] Leftover brownie for breakfast?! #yolo #lol #food #brownie #chocolate #yum"

Virtues:
Gregarious -- Mel thrives spending time with others. She is outgoing and is generally ready with a smile and a hello for a stranger. Her running fulfills her needs for alone-time in general, and Melis tends to get restless when all her friends are busy or out of town.
Generous -- If cookies and cupcakes weren't meant to be shared, they wouldn't be made in batches. Melis enjoys trying out new recipes on any of her friends who are okay with free baked goods.
Adventurous -- Melis is always willing to give a new hobby or a recipe a try. She'll also sample any food as long as it's halal and not too spicy. She is not quite really one for extreme sports or activities, but Mel also not-so-secretly hopes that commercial space travel will be a thing within her lifetime so she can try that once, too.

Flaws:
Capricious -- Things sort of stop being new after they're tested, and so Melis is prone to move on from her new things and does not always come back to them. She would not stand up a friend for an arranged meeting, but her room is littered with half-finished paintings, books with markers in the middle, and the first seasons of several different television shows. With schoolwork, as well, Mel makes a sincere first attempt and perhaps a second, but anything too tedious that takes up too much time is often handed in incomplete.
Gives too much -- While she is quick to lend a hand to her friends, Mel has trouble taking care of herself at times. She likes the feeling of helping out, but frequently slips into feeling obligated to complete favors asked of her, even when it inconveniences her greatly and it would not be unreasonable for her to refuse. Sure, Mel can totally feed your cat on the way to school, even if it makes her half an hour late to class.
Overly nostalgic -- Nothing is ever as good the second time; part of why Melis seeks out new hobbies is because things tend to bore her quickly. Settling into a routine starts to wear on her before too long, and she feels compelled to add or shuffle her activities to keep her days feeling interesting. She can be a bit irritating after movies adapted from books she has read because to her, they are never anywhere near as good. And she frequently mulls over her photographs from vacations and cooking endeavors past, lamenting that even if she made the same recipe again, it would never be as good.


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Dark green

Hair: Dark red-brown, but also pretty much always hidden by her hijab. Sometimes she will try fancier hijab styles for fun, but Melis usually goes with something basic for normal school days

Face: Round, with a lighter olive tone, a prominent nose, and the slightest dusting of tiny freckles..

Clothes: Graphic shirts with long-sleeved cardigans, and jeans that aren't too tight. Always modest, leaving only her hands and face (and feet when it's warm enough) uncovered.