Name: America Jhones
Nickname: Meri, AJ
Gender/Pronoun: she/her
Age: 13 (14 in July)
Birthday: July 4th, 2009
Sign: Leo
Fav. Food: cake, concession stand food, carnival food, beach food, if you get it at an event from a stand or booth she's probably a fan
Hated Food: peas, anything she perceives as "snooty"
School/Occupation: St. Mags for now, runs odd jobs under the table when she can get them
Hobbies:
Running - America is a very physical person, very much at home in her own body. She's drawn toward most sports, but running is a very personal, daily activity for her. It's both her morning exercise and the closest thing she'd admit to therapy. She especially likes to tire herself out to the point where she doesn’t feel like she’s there as a human being anymore, just a piece of motion within an environment.
Local Exploration - Secret places, abandoned or hidden or simply very out of the way, are a special sort of treasure to America. Ever since she was young, she'd often seek out these types of places, sometimes staying in them for a day or two. Old buildings, tree houses, little huts in the swamp, she loves a good secret and new places to hide for awhile.
Gossip - America loves keeping her own little secrets, but she likes knowing other people’s nearly as much. Curious and keeping an ear out, she loves to collect gossip, and is happy to share it with folks who she knows will appreciate it (and maybe even share some of their own).
Virtues:
Confident - America's confidence is strong and obvious, from her steady gaze, to her near perfect posture and the way she doesn't hesitate to give an opinion. It allows her to move through new places and experiences with a near enviable ease. While there are those who might see it as egotistical, her confidence means America is more likely to build someone up rather than tear them down. If life's a competition, then she's winning it for herself, so why not help others out while she's at it? America's confidence is not unshakable or without insecurities, but they don't rule her daily life.
Trustworthy - Lies are for people with more shame than she's willing to cater to, and proving undependable is just a wobbly sort of lie. She'll keep a secret if she's told it's a secret, and she'll tell the truth when asked right out. (But lies of omission are something different altogether.) If she thinks someone needs to know a thing, she'll tell them, and unless she views them as an enemy, America will never try to lead another person into trouble. If you're relying on her, she'll do her darnedest to come through.
Gets the job done - When America commits to a project, she's as hardworking, committed, and efficient as most could ask for. She's both thorough and pragmatic when trying to find both problems and their solutions and organizes things well. When there's a job to do, America is always willing to check her ego at the door and work with others, often learning from them as well.
Flaws:
Self centered - America Jone's is her own #1 priority. America has never had to care for anybody else, outside of her aunt's last few months, and it's definitely not something she's seeking out. Combined with her confidence and disinterest in books, this can make her come across as a fairly shallow person. In the day to day world, her own well-being and wants are her primary concern. This can also cause her to lack a certain empathy for others.
Low reading comprehension - She's not nearly illiterate, but America does struggle with connecting the information written out on a page to what it's meant to convey. It's not bad enough to keep her back in school, but the struggle and lack of connection has created a definite disinterest in most books as well as the necessity for workarounds (having someone read things aloud, or watching related videos worked well for her in school.) Outside of a few outliers, the idea of reading a whole book for fun is definitely beyond her, and it's easy for her to seem ditzy, uneducated, and downright backwoods at times.
Destructive - America has a history of people leaving her, of things and places being taken away. And while this has instilled a desire for places and people to become permanent fixtures, it's also created the urge to run from, destroy, or cut off these things herself in order to exert some semblance of control over the situation. Sometimes she'll even seek out certain situations for the express purpose severing a connection. Part of the reason she’s moved to Destiny City with her uncle is because she kept running away from home whenever she got deep into her feelings and just wanted to leave people, especially family, behind for good.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: A swampy hazel, more golden brown than green.
Hair: Carroty redhead, thick and hanging down to her waist. Has loose natural curl, with long layered bangs that usually sort of swoosh to one side.
Styling: she gets a lot of variety out of her hair. Up in a ponytail, braid, or crown. Down and loose, even straightened, or styled in a Farrah flip.
Face: Fair skinned and lightly freckled (though areas that get hit by the sun tend to freckled up further). Has a fondness for red and pink lipgloss, and is often seen smiling, winking, and making kissy faces.
Clothes: Fairly simple. She never met a pair of tiny jean cutoffs she didn't like, and she has tank tops by the dozen. She has a love of breezy sundresses, denim, and American flag print.
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