Name: Melanie Nicosia (pronounced "Nih-ko-sha" - Greek origin)
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Appearance: With a more-or-less average height of 5'5" and skin somewhat pale despite its naturally tan tone, Melanie has a healthy, somewhat slender build from years of activities such as swimming, but her figure has a natural curve. Her eyes are a dark blue color with the occasional khaki-colored fleck around the iris, and her hair, as straight as thickness allows, is a natural dark brown color, kept about an inch past her shoulder level with a strand on the left side of her face coming close to her eye to make up for her lack of bangs.
Melanie tends to dress in a rather relaxed manner, tending to consider comfort more important than impression. In most cases, she will wear a pair of jeans with an occasional tear or tatter at the bottom or on the knees and a shirt with a long-sleeved shirt underneath whenever the weather allows. (black is a common color for both) Going back and forth between sneakers and flip-flops with no added height, she tends to wear the same jewelry; this primarily consists of a small pair of silver hoop earrings with three balls on each hoop (the middle larger than the two ends) and a silver chain that falls to about chest level bearing two objects - a small wooden cross that appears to be even-length, and a silver ring that looks like it would fit on her finger. Normally her hair is either tied back loosely or held back by a headband that complements her shirt(s).
Personality: Melanie tries her hardest to keep a calm appearance, even if there are times that she feels like hurting somebody - herself included. Even as exceptionally sweet, honest, and caring as she is, she seems depressed and uncertain of a lot of actions out of a slightly obvious fear of somebody ending up completely upset with the outcome. Although shy, she seems to be rather knowledgeable (be it with schoolwork or people) and (most of the time) will not think twice before helping somebody who seems troubled. As grateful as the majority have been, she still doesn't seem to be wide-known let alone have a large group of friends. And even then, she doesn't seem to care.
Person you caught: Cassandra Dawt
History: Melanie prefers not to let people know about her history in order to not give them too much grief; all that's known is that she lives in a rough household consisting of her mother and the occasional potential-stepfather, and "rough" is a mere assumption given her distant, unsure nature as well as friends who have went far enough to meet her mother and talk about her selfishness. However, despite the money her mother has from her father and some ex-boyfriends/husbands, it's not exactly known what causes Melanie grief.
Melanie's only real escapes are the small amount of friends she's managed to keep over the years, and forms of art that she has put much effort into - writing, and the occasional coding and work on Photoshop that she's been "getting better fast" at. One of her closest friends is trying to bring her into the Yearbook Staff as well as managing the school's website due to her works as a moderator underneath his administration on a small, occasionally growing forum primarily for students in the academy and some beyond the campus with deep interest in computer programming and other related areas.
Relationships: Open; her main group of friends are (obviously) NPC's, although from time to time she has found herself feeling an odd ease sitting around a boy with a bright personality (Chris) in a class or two. However, she hasn't gotten too many chances to make conversation with him.
Other: One does not simply walk into Mordor.
-x+x-Melanie Nicosia-x+x-
If you can understand the me, then I can understand the you
Once...twice...thrice...
That was all that ran through my mind, and the ball had ceased to move.
I had heard from many a person before me that once you were placed inside that room, even the nicest of people will suddenly become hunters. Just reminiscing on that comment caused a pang of guilt to sink in.
I don't try to be mean to anybody...
Before I could pull myself back out of the inner sanctuary of my mind, I was quickly ushered out of the room by two teachers, being left beyond the glass door as in slammed behind me. I cocked my eyebrow as I watched the teachers walk back into the encased landscape, only to shrug my shoulders before looking at the small orb in my hand, and sighing, another memory session starting up...
The custom-designed Dragon Balls, apparently well-coveted in the world beyond the walls of this hellish campus, had been the butt of many jokes from the beginning for me and my group of friends. And even then, if we could see potential humor in something, it was bound to turn up in a conversation at any given point later on. Of course, we were serious when needed be, but normally, we used the humor to escape from the bad; it was how we lived life.
Change, however, was something we learned to accept over time. It was first with Jin's graduation, and then Leo's not too long afterwards, and the Gang of Four had been cut to two. And as the youngest, I'd be the only remaining after...
"Mel!" His voice suddenly called out in the distance, causing me to turn my head. I tried to hide any obvious melancholy with a small, weak smile as he slid right next to me, pulling me in next to him with his arm for a moment. "What are you doin' out here?"
"Hey Dare," I responded quietly, a little stunned to see Daron in as good of a mood as he was, especially with seeing me. "I think this might explain it."
I showed him the ball in my hand, noticing the unusual whir in his green eyes that occured only when he was interested in something.
"Ooh, you got to catch something. But wait; if you're only a junior..."
I shrugged my shoulders. "My aunt mentioned that exceptional students would get to catch early. I saw younger than me in there, anyhow."
Daron nodded slowly before looking at his watch for a brief second, his eyes then fixed back on me. Almost six feet in height, lanky with some toned muscle, and a curly mass of brown hair complementing naturally tanned skin - it seemed like every girl that knew us wanted to tear us apart just for his body. But seeing the kindness in those bright, leafy-colored eyes sometimes made me wonder if I was the one who had his soul. I blinked, regaining a sense of reality as we both started to walk towards the entryway of the campus. Slowly, close, yet quiet...
"So, umm..." I finally managed to blurt out something.
"Hmm?" He turned back towards me.
"Are you busy or something? Just because I'm free to go home now, and I think my stuff is still in your car anyhow."
"Nah, I'm free, as well." He smiled warmly after his response. "Where would we go, though?"
I suddenly remembered that I had a new Pokemon that would probably be thankful for being in water. "We could go to my place; perfect weather for the pool, and my mom's still out of town, anyway..."