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Name: Delaney Richards

Nickname: Laney

Age: 16

Birthday: July 31

Sign: Leo

Gemstone: Ruby

Blood Type: O Neg

Fav. Food: Anything homemade

Hated Food: Delaney will try anything.

School: Meadowview

Hobbies:

Astronomy - Ever since she was a little girl Delaney has loved to gaze through a telescopic lens to try and unlock the mysteries of the universe. Her love of space got so bad that she badgered her parents that when they were thinking of moving to Destiny City that it had to be away from significant light pollution. Her parents decided on a farmhouse on the outskirts of town. Delaney keeps a log of the objects that she has seen through her observations. A personal dream would be to discover as of yet, an unknown celestial body like a comet and get it named after her. Her room is plastered with various star position charts to reflect each month.

Gardening (Green Thumb): For one who loves space so much during the day Delaney is very much down to earth. As in she loves to spend time gently coaxing her tiny garden to life. She takes great pleasure and pride in being able to bring in fresh flowers and produce in to show to her parents. Every time she plants something new in the earth she always views it as a challenge to make sure the seeds take root and she gently cultivates the growing plant, trimming it when necessary, keeping pests out, and just showing extreme patience. There are of course setbacks. Being sixteen there are times when things don't go as planned. Each failure though toughens her resolve that next times things will turn out correctly. Delaney will strike up conversation with other gardeners in an effort to gain knowledge of how she can improve her techniques.


Virtues:

Patient: Whether it's tracking the path of a celestial object through space or waiting to see if her gardening skills has paid off Delaney knows that all good things come to those that wait patiently for results. She doesn't like to rush around. Rushing things will inevitably cause mistakes and mistakes can mean ruined plants or a loss of weeks of observations through her telescope. She approaches all she does with a calm certainty that if one waits long enough the desired results will be obtained.

Self-Reliant / Independent: Delaney knows what it means to be self-reliant and independent. In her earlier years her parents often worked late hours. They gave Delaney the option of being what was called back then a "latch-key kid", in other words they put enough faith in their daughter that she could be left alone without needing to be supervised. In this time Delaney proved that she could be trusted to be able to look after not only herself but the home as well. Even though her parents don't work as often as they did in the past Delaney's self-reliant ways have not changed. She feels extremely proud that where others might need to ask for help she can usually manage to get by.

Optimistic: Delaney believes in the power of positive thinking. Sure things might get her down but it is the fact that she never lets on to the fact that something is bothering her. It's hard sometimes to keep on looking on the bright side but Delaney's up to the challenge. You cannot stop unfortunate things from happening but it is the way you approach them that reflects ones true strength.

Flaws:

Inflexible: As self-reliant as Delaney is she prefers to have things set up just the way she likes them. She likes to keep to a schedule when at home. At school it is a little harder to keep a schedule as unexpected things can and do happen. When faced with a challenge Delaney will muster through but it sometimes bothers her more than she realizes. Delaney doesn't like change if it can be avoided. When unexpected changes happen Delaney often experiences anxiety over the unforeseen. She tries to compensate but often finds herself wallowing.

Insecure: As odd as it sounds Delaney can suffer bouts of extreme insecurity. Optimism can only go so far at times. During these times Delaney feels that nothing she does is good enough. Her parents have learned to just let their daughter be during these trying times. Her insecurity branches from being seen as a perfect daughter and when things threaten that image that is when she starts to feel like something is amiss. The feeling that she can't do anything right almost threatens to overwhelm her. When trapped in this insecure phase the teen finds herself becoming nervous, easily upset and irritable. Delaney does her best to find the root cause though in order to have things return to how they were before. During these bouts though Delaney can find herself easily drawn into partaking in others schemes.

Obsessive: Want. Take. Have. A simple philosophy that can never really be put into practice. Delaney often covets what others have that she doesn't. Even if the need is impractical. At times the teen finds herself at odds with trying to balance out what she truly needs as to what is strongly desired. A lot of the time it comes down to her two hobbies that she finds herself needing better tools, equipment etc in order to improve things in her life. It doesn't make sense and yet Laney cannot stop herself from the need sinking its "claws" into her mind.


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Bright blue, circular in shape. Expressive.

Hair: In color it is like a slate-blue. Delaney's pretty simple in how she keeps her hair but most of the time likes to have her hair loose. It flows down to just below her shoulders. Braids and ponytails are about as extreme as she'll go styling wise.

Face: Oval shape. Small ears. Delaney does have pierced ears. Fair complexion.

Clothes: n/a
School Outfit: Meadowview
Everyday wear: Comfy yet comfortable.

She looks good to me, a GM'll be around soon.

Made changes as suggested. Attack no longer breaks the skin but opponents will feel as if they've been clawed. And made changes regarding the timing of cat scratch fever symptoms to be as long as the duration of her attack (unless players want it to be longer)