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Melomar

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Curfew is 11pm. Gates lock down at 11pm.
Sound ordinance is 10pm-8am and WILL be enforced. With an air horn.


Adhere to Basilisk Stew ToS.
Do not post in this thread.
Ask me why I named [them] what I did. If you want.


Basilisk Stew: Melomar
Discord: Melomar#7227
GaiaOnline: Melomar
(I know, it's hard to remember)
 
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Melomar

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For this floor tenants can enjoy a better view than some. The rooms are comfortable and warm.​

200 Janitor's closet

201 Gabel
202 vacant


This floor is at ground level and there is nothing special about it. Rooms are a mix of environments.​

100 Janitor's closet

101 Mr. Lung
102 Visitor's Suite
103 Sen Diego
104 vacant


Submerged One affords a cavelike atmosphere just below the surface. Dark and cool, rooms have sunken areas afford pools but are otherwise above water.​

S100 Janitor's closet

S101 occupied
S102 vacant


Sub Two rooms are completely submerged in water. Their temperatures and salinity vary according to tenant's need.​

S200 Janitor's closet

S201 Cherie Beck
S202 Stripes Okapi
S203 vacant
 
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The pixel leaves were retrieved from Pixilart.com and resized.

Font name is Fink Heavy and was downloaded from Fonts Magazine.

Banners were designed for this journal only. Please do not use them. I could probably make one for you if you really want. Just ask nicely.
 
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(hoping to custom a [lindwurm?] cit of Meru someday)​

Full Name: Melomar "Meru" Raban
Race: 3rd place
Gender/Pronouns: Nonbinary, she/him/theirs (any)
Orientation: Pansexual
Education: Level of formal education is unknown, though it can be said that they are quite intelligent. Personal training with the swords was extensive, perhaps more so than any other form of education. Real life experience with the wolf pack lead to many mistakes that were made.
Job: Meru is the owner of Mellow Mallow Marsh Apartments. It was their brainchild, the goal being to offer comfortable living situations for all citz. Financial background checks are not made because everyone should have a roof over their heads. Yes it's probably a money pit and no one is quite sure where the money comes from. For that matter, no one is quite sure what (if any) job Meru may have beyond the apartments.

Personality: Normal (AHAHAHAHAHA)
Traits:
silly, loyal, protective
lazy, demanding, clingy, random
Strengths and Weaknesses:
Swordplay is one of his strengths. They learned ways of the ninja, trained with a half-dragon sensei, learning some interesting things there. She will not specify what those "things" may be. Probably sword magic though.
Berserker tendencies can interfere and negate any training they may have learned in combat. Foods you can persuade a "yes" out of her with: chocolate and whiskey. Also weak to people with silver hair, apparently, though they will not say what level of weakness there is. He also loves flowers, though suspicion usually overrules whatever weakness he would have had.
Likes and Dislikes:
Likes the full range of blues and greens, sushi, old Kung Fu movies (wants to learn so bad), cartoons
Dislikes the color yellow, natto, and romance media (TV, books, etc.). Has arachnaphobia and fears great heights.
Hobbies: Hobbies include practicing with swords (yes it's almost an obsession). One aspect of their sword training was flower arranging, which she became quite good at after a rough start. He loves running wild with his wolf pack. She also likes roller-derby, hockey and wizards chess. They will even play other forms of chess with Mr. Lung, since he has a chess table in his office. Cartoons are ultimately his favorite media to watch, making comedic references to obscure movies and animation whether anybody's listening or not. She loves taking in down-on-their-luck citz because she is geared toward fighting for the underdog. It is an ingrained mission.

Relationships:
Friends:
Mr. Lung: (Melomar) They are old associates, and sometimes Melo comes by to chat when Melo feels like it.
Gabel: (Melomar) They are old associates, though Gabel prefers they act like they don't know each other.
Love:
name01 (owner)
Fling:
name01 (owner)
Acquaintance:
name01 (owner)
Enemy:
name01 (owner)
Children:
Parent: name01 (owner) | name02 (owner)

History
Meru Raban appeared in the wild lands of Animalia about a decade ago. Otherwise, no one really knows from where they come. Having survived several years, they found the city life to be more rewarding in other ways. It was then that they initiated the plan for apartments; they have been open for about five years now.

Designer: Melomar; art by MoogerMint
Obtained: Slowly developed over the years in Roleplay.
Profile: Gaia Profile
 
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Full Name: Leukai "Luke" Lung
Race: Siren
Gender/Pronouns: Male, he/him/his
Orientation: Pansexual
Education: He has a basic level of education. Later on he took some business and accounting courses for the purposes of caring for the apartment complex more efficiently.
Job: The caretaker of MMM Apartments, Mr. Lung had needed a place to stay and a job. He knew Meru from out of town and she provided both for him. Since he accepted the title of Caretaker, he also accepted that this would be his home for some time to come. As a result he has made the apartment complex his own personal project to keep clean, maintained, and up to code.

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Personality: Cranky
Traits:
diligent, faithful, motivated
rude, stubborn, antisocial
Strengths and Weaknesses:
As a siren, Mr. Lung can sing on pitch and has a better sense of rhythm than most. He rarely tries to sing and dance, so he is below average for a siren. Mr. Lung's strengths really center around the apartments and their maintenance. However, he is clever enough and uses his tactical mind to give the owners some advice on the business end.
Potatoes are his main (and possibly only) weakness. He cannot say no to potatoes. He will go along with whatever if it has to do with him obtaining the all-powerful potato.
Likes and Dislikes:
He does not have any colors he particularly likes. Besides potatoes, he is not interested in foods; okay, maybe something salty or buttery. As for television he usually has the news on during business hours. After hours, it's anyone's guess. He reads electrical and plumbing and carpentry manuals.
He does not really care enough about colors to dislike any. Foods he dislikes include fish, seaweed, and shellfish, but he does not express it verbally. If he dislikes something he makes a little face but eats it anyway. He does not seem to have any phobias, but fears that these apartments would ever close down. What would he do then?
Hobbies: To say he loves potatoes would be an understatement. He will sing for potatoes. He does love tactical games like Chinese checkers (which uses marbles), checkers, chess, and Tri-D chess. He shows interest at new games and will play anything once.
Hopes and Dreams: Someday he would really love to learn to tango, but it takes two and he would be too embarrassed to ask anyone he knows. Maybe he will just go himself and dance with a random partner. But going there would be a big challenge. What if he saw someone he knows? Better just to work on the apartments. There's a leaky faucet in one of the rooms.

Relationships:
Friends:
Okapi, Stripes (Melomar) A teacher with a talent with technology, sometimes he gives tips and hints about anything from the network and security system to his personal computer. He could make a better living if he gave up the teaching but he says he just loves seeing their faces light up. Mr. Lung doesn't get it.
Beck, Cherie (Melomar) Every now and then, she comes by to make sure Mr. Lung is doing well. Did he eat breakfast? Did he get enough sun this week? She sometimes brings baskets of fruit and cakes to "keep him going."
Diego, Sen (Melomar) She comes in whenever she has some juicy "news" about one of the tenants. As a result, Mr. Lung knows what is going on in their lives whether he wants to or not.
Love:
name01 (owner) Description.
Fling:
name01 (owner) Description.
Acquaintance:
Gabel (Melomar) Silent partner of the apartment complex. Mr. Lung rarely sees him. He has an odd sense of fashion but apparently it is good enough to live off of. Hm. Well, Mr. Lung isn't into skirts. Not for himself, anyway. Like so many other things, he just doesn't get fashion.
Raban, Meru (Melomar) Well yes he knows her, but he isn't sure why she likes to hang around. It's very distracting, although she will follow him talking while he makes the rounds. Strange girl.
Enemy:
name01 (owner) Description.
Children:
Parent: name01 (owner) | name02 (owner)

History
Mr. Lung comes from the countryside. He has a strong work ethic that was instilled into him from his parents and grandparents. His father's side of the family are great singers. He followed a cousin into the city to try to make it as a singer. He had no idea how the industry worked and was antisocial to boot; as a result he failed miserably, even though he and his cousin were a great duo. His cousin is semi-famous now.

His current situation is a far cry from the life he tried to "make it big." Unable to face the shame of coming back home, Mr. Lung was homeless for a time before running into an old acquaintence, Meru Raban. They told him of their apartment project for any and all citz, and how they needed a caretaker for it. Since he needed both a home and a job he agreed to come on a temporary basis. But he stayed, as the project meant more and more to him personally.


Designer: ֆɦǟʀӄɮɛʀʀʏ🍕
Obtained: newbie freebie from inspiration pic
Profile: 390
 
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Full Name: Cherie Beck
Race: Nudibranch
Gender/Pronouns: Female, she/her/hers
Orientation: Pansexual
Education: She has followed her heart and went to art school. She obtained a degree in Fine Arts in roughly four years, a point she likes to mention if the subject of school comes up in conversation.
Job: A degree from art school lead Cherie on the right path for her. She is now a fine artist who specializes in oils, but uses acrylics for murals and other "fast" jobs. She dabbles in interior design, and many a bathroom or bedroom have been transformed by her brush.

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Personality: Sisterly
Traits:
Confident, outspoken, protective
Second-guesses herself, pushy, bossy
Strengths and Weaknesses:
Swimming is probably her biggest strength. She can zoom through the water or spiral in great shows of beauty. These days, she does little swimming outside of her home and she's a bit homesick for it. Speed sketching is another strength. She can map out a painting very quickly, with few mistakes. She can sketch exactly what's in her mind, just waiting to be painted. She loves rapping and actually can do it very well. She doesn't see herself starting up a new career or anything, though.
She needs water to survive, or she will dry out. It can be a serious problem if she doesn't take it seriously, or if she doesn't properly plan a trip into town. She needs to make stops along the way to freshen up. There is a soap she loves called A Dance of Earth and Wind that she cannot miss. It is her favorite TV show, and she will plan her day around watching it.
Likes and Dislikes:
She likes warm colors: red, orange, and yellow with everything in between. She uses them often in her art to symbolize "heated" feelings like anger and love. Seafood is a huge variety of food and Cherie loves most of it! That and meat. Seeing it or smelling it cooking instantly makes her hungry.
To say she dislikes the color green would be an overstatement, but it is probably her least-favorite color. She isn't big on veggies, either, especially green ones. She fears drying out, and if her plans for the day get changed abruptly or if she perceives a difficulty getting to water, she starts to panic.
Hobbies: Helping out a friend is a great honor to her. She feels that friends are as good as family and if she can help in some way she will. That is not to say that she wouldn't do the same for family, either. Interior decorating is a fun hobby that she's become more involved in recently. She might take some classes in the subject to learn more of how it's done and the theories behind it.
Hopes and Dreams: Cherie wants very much that her art will help someone. This is something she strives for every day, whether conscious or not. She has donated time to paint in hospitals and the like in efforts to help. Hospitals can be rather bleak so she likes to paint (not mindlessly cheerful, just) uplifting subjects. She will often reduce her fees if it's for a friend or family, because she feels like she should, and that it helps them.

Relationships:
Friends:
Mr. Lung (Melomar) I love him. He seems a little crusty but he really cares about his job, and us. He doesn't seem to care well for himself, so sometimes I help him out a little.
Sen (Melomar) My home girl. I love Sen. She and I have some great times just hanging out. She thinks I have an obsessive problem with my favorite show but I don't think I do. She doesn't mind when I talk about it though, usually.
Love:
name01 (owner) Description.
Fling:
name01 (owner) Description.
Acquaintance:
Cathryn (Melomar) Oh I love her. She's the cutest thing. I wonder what her interests are? She might make a good friend.
Gabel (Melomar) Glamorous. Don't know much about him, or why he comes around so frequently. Maybe he lives here? But that's impossible. He shouldn't live in a place like this. I mean it's great but it's not higher living.
Kapi (Melomar) Aloof. I've been told he's a real sweetheart, but I haven't seen it.
Enemy:
name01 (owner) Description.
Children:
Parent: name01 (owner) | name02 (owner)

History
Cherie comes from a large family of Nudibranches. When a cit makes a Wish, they assume the care of the new family member. Whether they want that care is another story. So Cherie has several siblings and she is somewhere in the middle. She has no stresses upon her to do something specific with her life, just that she do what she most wants to do.

Everyone in her family has, or plans to have, a job that keeps them under water. It is a comfort they take for granted. Cherie's choice to be a painter makes dessication a real worry, as a large part of the painting process is to let the picture dry. Her family cannot understand this choice in her life, but they respect it and love that she has followed her heart.

As it so happens, she has found an apartment that is completely submerged, and her workplace has a pool in an otherwise dry and well-ventilated studio.


Designer: Wish
Obtained: Animal Crossing event: Read All About It! (Cherry)
Profile: 369
 
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Full Name: Stripes "Kapi" Okapi
Race: Axolotl
Gender/Pronouns: Male, he/him/his
Orientation: Pansexual
Education: Obtained a Bachelor's in Computer Science and is working on his Doctorate for Teaching.
Job: Kapi loves to teach, be it showing someone a shortcut or teaching a full class of his students. There was just no question that this is what he would do in life. The Computer Science is really a hobby that he keeps up-to-date as much as possible.

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Personality: Lazy
Traits:
cheerful, fatherly, extremely intelligent
unmotivated, overprotective, disorganized
Strengths and Weaknesses:
His strongest subjects include math and computer science. However, he is an excellent swimmer, despite being a weak athlete otherwise. He is good at teaching in a way that is easy to understand, and uses that in his vlogging channel.
His weakest subjects include politics, current events (and history for that matter), and P.E. He cannot run the quarter mile let alone a full mile or more.
Likes and Dislikes:
He loves flowers and all of their vibrant colors. If asked to give a favorite flower or color, he would not be able to choose just one or two. He loves foods, but likewise could not pick a favorite. He just loves how varied food can be, and how easy it is to find in town. He does not watch tv and keeps his book reading strictly to textbooks and similar books for personal enrichment.
He does not dislike any colors or food and cannot give an opinion on TV or books. He fears drying out and refuses to run or stay out in the sun for very long.
Hobbies: Video blogging (vlogging) is something he likes to do when he's bored and should probably be doing anything else. His channel is full of tips, tricks, shortcuts, and workarounds. And random stuff he thinks of when he should be focusing on something else.
Hopes and Dreams: Though he's a fairly laid-back guy, he does have a few things he would like, eventually. He wants to be a computer science teacher. And he would like to settle down with someone and make a few Wishes.

Relationships:
Friends:
name01 (owner) Description.
Love:
name01 (owner) Description.
Fling:
name01 (owner) Description.
Acquaintance:
Cherie Beck (Melomar) She's friendly, a bit pushy for Kapi's taste. Maybe if he tried to get to know her they would hit it off but he is always busy... maybe tomorrow.
Sen Diego (Melomar) She inspires fear in this man. She always has this shifty look in her eye. She is calculating and a gossip hound. Best to avoid her at all costs.
Gabel (Melomar) Wait. She's a MAN?! Oh no, did I refer to him as a female? Was I neutral? I've never heard him speak, I just assumed. I AM SO SORRY. I can't possibly show my face around him again.
Mr. Lung (Melomar) He keeps to himself, but he's always surrounded by girls. Kapi can't tell if he's enjoying himself or not; he wears a sort of stoic smile that is difficult to read. Kapi tries not to bother him, but waves and smiles when they lock eyes.
Cathryn Mathers (Melomar) She is sweet and a little frumpy. She seems like a nice person.
Enemy:
name01 (owner) Description.
Children:
Parent: name01 (owner) | name02 (owner)

History
Those that took him in when he first came into the world were not his true "parents," but were to him in every other sense of the world. They taught him about love through the bonds they shared. They encouraged him to explore the world and latch onto whatever inspired him. In this case it was computers. He not only had a knack for them but he could easily understand their languages like other people understood the spoken word. So they encouraged him to expand on his education. Without them he would not be writing his doctoral thesis, that's for sure.

He lives an otherwise very casual life. He wanders the streets in the morning looking for a good place to eat lunch. He usually eats a snack for breakfast to hold him over after an all-nighter, but his main meal is lunch. He has casual relationships with everyone he knows, so it seems, but he is not close with anyone. It can exasperate him at times, because he wants to get to know others, but he does not understand how to take it to the next level. How can he make friends, let alone fall in love, if he can't do something so simple? It's frustrating.


Designer: Seimei
Obtained: Animal Crossing Event: Arts and Crafts (Papi)
Profile: 393
 
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Full Name: Gabel
Race: Wolf
Gender/Pronouns: Male, he/him/his
Orientation: Demisexual
Education: He went to school for fashion design. No one seems to know the outcome. He would say, "Use your imagination."
Job: Fashion designer best known for the Mellow Marche label, he is following a strong family tradition. Fashion design runs in the family, so why fight it? Fashion is fun, challenging, and pays very well. He takes it very seriously, and does not consider other options. Perhaps one day he will tire of the industry and take up something else, but for now it is fashion that he lives and breathes for.

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Personality: Smug
Traits:
Neat, motivated, straightforward, integrous
Condescending, workaholic, sarcastic, secretive
Strengths and Weaknesses:
Gabel is so focused on his work that he rarely thinks of other things. He can put out the most amazing designs when he is on a roll. He has a sharp enough eye that he can eyeball a seam down to the millimeter when pinning or cutting.
Something will catch his eye. A bag or belt or dress. He will have to have it and wear it the next day. He is unable to block this impulse as of the present.
Likes and Dislikes:
He loves blue and lavender, all the purples, really. He likes to coordinate and contrast colors in fun ways. Foods, must be expensive, regardless of what they are. He could care less, really. Food is such a waste of time. Who has time for TV? Books are pointless if they do not have photos of people in interesting clothing.
He dislikes the color orange, and so tends to wear it as an accent color. He dislikes all foods, even if he craves meat. He understands, it is a carnivore thing, so whatever. He is afraid of running out of ideas, so he is always looking around for something new and interesting. It doesn't even have to be clothes, he will consider anything.
Hobbies: He needs hobbies outside of work!
Hopes and Dreams: As it is now, Gabel is not as well-known as he would like. He wants to be world-reknowned for his fashions. He wants his labels to be on everyone's lips. Only then will he be truly content with his life. At least that is what he hopes. He does worry that he will not be satisfied with that and never feel that satisfaction that many people have when they retire.

Relationships:
Friends:
Meru Raban (Melomar) A silent co-owner of MMM Apartments, the only clue about their relationship is the common name of the apartments and Gabels designer clothing line. No one seems to have figured it out, yet.
Love:
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Fling:
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Acquaintance:
Mr. Lung (Melomar) Oh yes, the janitor. Gabel has seen him a few times in his office. They don't know each other or anything.
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Enemy:
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Children:
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History
Gabel comes from a line of fashion-oriented citz that include tailors, cosplayers and costumers, embroiders, silk screeners and more. Well, if Gabel was to follow in the family tradition, he was determined to upstage them all and become famous! Luckily, Gabel has a keen eye for fashion and can draw his designs. He can eyeball measurements and seams thanks to family members treating him with a ruler to the hand. If he is not the best at what he does, he will be, make no mistake.

Secretly, he lives on the top floor at the Mellow Mallow Marsh Apartments, which he co-owns. It is a little below his desired comfort level and price range, but some day he will move out and into a plush penthouse downtown.


Designer: Seimei
Obtained: Animal Crossing Event: It's Only Fashion, Darling! (Labelle)
Profile: 392
 
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Melomar

Grizzled Veteran
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Full Name: Sen Diego
Race: Deer
Gender/Pronouns: Female, she/her/hers
Orientation: Undetermined
Education: Beyond basic education, Sen went on to culinary school. She found that she loved making desserts and focused on confections.
Job: Only recently a confectioner, Sen always wanted to be an artist but was never certain on what to do. She knew she was best with three dimensional art but was never satisfied with clay and other media she tried. Then through a scholarship she discovered food. It was like a fresh new palette grew before her eyes. The colors and textures were endless. Then she discovered desserts, for which she had a terrible sweet tooth, and that became her "only" path.

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Personality: Peppy
Traits:
Creative, friendly, honest
Prone to art block and dramatic about it, hyper, busybody
Strengths and Weaknesses:
Sen does not have a shaky hand, which makes decorating a breeze (now to learn technique!). She also thinks in three dimensions, which can be difficult for others to do, and it allows her to conceptualize a more complicated design. It can make the process quicker.
She loves mint chocolate flavor and nutty confections, and is powerless in their presence. She will lose her carefully-crafted composure to whine and plead for a bite.
Likes and Dislikes:
She likes minty greens and blues, browns and some pink as personal favorites. When working, she loves many colors, especially contrasting colors and brightly saturated hues. Because she works with food one would think that she must love the ones she works on best. But she loves cheapo takeout whenever she can get it for a meal. She loves the latest soaps and will chatter with Cherie about the latest development in the story. She has no time for books, but likes to read fantasy novels.
She does not dislike colors, per se, but she does dislike working with colors and tones that are difficult to match up in an artful way. The same goes for sharp or exotic flavors that she does not know how to work with in a timely manner. Why bother when she can be working with other more delicious colors and flavors! That is not to say that she will not willingly work with them in school, where she is being taught the rules. She is afraid of being exposed as some sort of fraud, which she is not in danger of having happen. But she does go out of her way to be the quickest to clean up, the best confectioner, the zaniest designer, and bring juiciest gossip.
Hobbies: Gossip is Sen's greatest hobby and if allowed will do so incessantly. She likes to read sections of a textbook that were not assigned so that she can have a little more knowledge than her peers. So she can often be found with a large book in hand.
Hopes and Dreams: Beyond the here-and-now, Sen does have some dreams. For example, she wants to open her own shop of confectionery, with a small team of ambitionless crafters that can help her realize her visions for each dessert. Then she will have the freedom to envision and experiment. Telling someone what to do (in that situation) sounds fun, too.

Relationships:
Friends:
Cherie (Melomar) They are great friends! They love to gossip and Cherie will listen to talk of food while Sen listens to the painter talk. They have a great relationship.
Kapi (Melomar) Kapi is really nice! He's kind and knows sooo much about computers. He always astounds his audience when he offers to help get something to work.
Luke (Melomar) He's a little boring but he likes the gossip. You can't tell her he doesn't. She tries every now and then to trick him into singing. She really wants to hear him sing.
Love:
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Fling:
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Acquaintance:
Cathy (Melomar) She seems nice. Their chosen subjects of conversation do not mesh, however.
Gabel (Melomar) Oh him? He seems a little stuffy. And snooty, what a snoot.
Enemy:
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Children:
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History
She never really had any family and envies anyone who has had the privilege. The exception might be Cherie, because she has opened her home and family to Sen. She feels like they are her distant relatives, as a result. It's a strange feeling one gets when everyone smiles brightly with an exuberant, "Hello! How have you been?" It totally warms her heart.

Over the years Sen dabbled in different media in her art quest. She never really clicked with anything until food came along. Now, one might call her obsessed!


Designer: polliwoggi
Obtained: Animal Crossing event: Discord beach-themed emoji story contest (Carmen)
Profile: 402
 
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Melomar

Grizzled Veteran
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Full Name: Cathryn "Chatty Cathy" Mathers
Race: Bat
Gender/Pronouns: Female they/their/theirs
Orientation: Questioning
Education: She may be a little young but she is already working on her doctorate in Archaeology, after graduating with a Bachelor's in Library Science and Master's in Anthropology.
Job: Archaeology seems a natural profession for one who loves studying extinct cultures and languages. She took every class she could think of that would support her goal to become an archaeologist. She loved it all. There is no question in her mind as to why she is assisting at a museum when she isn't out at a dig carefully cleaning out old broken pots and foundation blocks with ornate carvings. No doubt at all.

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Personality: Peppy
Traits:
Enthusiastic, knowledgeable, gracious
Annoying, impatient, meek, oblivious
Strengths and Weaknesses:
She has a knack for language, and has focused a lot of study on dead languages. The reason for this is so she can try to decipher the inscriptions on some of the artifacts her team finds. She has studied extensively on cultures around the world and understands some of the intricacies of society.
She can be rather impatient, a flaw that she will admit has lead to the destruction of several artifacts in her time. It is a point of shame for her and she tries to make up for it with breathing exercises. Connected to this in her anxiety, she can become flustered, and fairly easily one might add. When that happens she begins to studder, which leads to her squeaking rather cutely but furiously. If she gets really upset she may begin to hiccup or panic.
Likes and Dislikes:
She loves anything old. She likes to learn its story, how it fit into the culture of the time, how it fit into someone's daily life. It's fascinating stuff! What colors and food does she like? What kind of question is that? She likes any color she can find. Paints are so difficult to find preserved that any flake or scratch could hold clues within them.
She loves any color she can find, and... did she not just answer this? Who could dislike a color? And food? It contains precious nutrients that the body needs. Who cares whether you like it or not? Just eat it. The media is just an illusion after a blanket has been thrown over your head. Go read a book.
Hobbies: Reading nonfiction, especially geography, ancient civilizations, scientific journals, etc. They are all great for expanding one's knowledge of the world.
Hopes and Dreams: To be honest, she has everything she could possibly desire in her current life. She has the opportunity to work at a museum, so close to so much knowledge. And passing that knowledge on to the public is such a joy. She loves it when someone asks questions, or when the lights spark behind one's eyes with understanding. This is a job she would love to come back to in retirement, but what she really wants is more grant money to allow for more digs. More time to allow more artifacts to be excavated. There's never enough time. Which reminds me of this time when...

Relationships:
Friends:
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Love:
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Acquaintance:
Beck, Cherie (Melomar) Ms. Beck speaks a little strangely. I believe her inflections indicate that she is from-- oh yes, pardon me. She is nice enough. Yes.
Diego, Sen (Melomar) Ms. Diego's vocalisations appear to turn on and off like a switch. When she's off she is very quiet. When she's on you can't get a word in. She seems to like to talk about people behind their backs. Well, Cherie does as well, I--
Gabel, ??? (Melomar) Oh yes, Mr. Gabel appears to be of a higher degree of sophistication. I should inquire as to whether he is in the market for funding public grants. He might make an excellent backer for the dig projected to next year. We only need funding!
Lung, Luke (Melomar) Mhm, mhm. Mr. Lung is a thorough caretaker and responds promptly if there are any problems. He is also respectful and curteous at all times, in my experience.
Okapi, Stripes (Melomar) Mr. Okapi is an intelligent and interesting individual. Why, he studies languages too, only their application is in computer science. I do not understand the field well but from just a few conversations I realize that computer languages are a lot like human languages. They are a human construct after all and I can only speculate that...
Enemy:
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Children:
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History
Cathy's background and history are remarkably boring by comparison to most individuals. They had the silver spoon of education and SCIENCE in her mouth from the beginning. Her Wishers began her cultivation with diligence and enthusiasm. She was ahead of her class at times that no one but herself, family, and educators would care about. She skipped grades and obtained degrees early as one would expect.

As a result of all of this, her educational repetoire is vast and her social skills are, beyond her tendancy to run off at the mouth, by comparison quite underdeveloped. She understands little of the heart and perceptions ones may have of her outside her immediate circle. She has no idea what it is like to have a breakdown, to lose a family member or friend, to have financial trouble where getting enough food was a real challenge. She has had no need (that she could recall) of friends to support her in these times.

She is pompous, and little wonder. But she is kind and generous. If tested, she would probably come through as a person of honor and grace. But who can say until one is tested with real hardship?


Designer: Corn
Obtained: Animal Crossing Event: Dig That! (Blathers))
Profile: 398
 
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