[hider=Calliope Cross--Shine City Edition!] [center][img]http://orig14.deviantart.net/73dd/f/2013/165/e/5/touwa_erio_render_by_dramasama-d68yrt4.png[/img][/center][hr] [center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Calliope%20Cross&name=KGNoRegretsSketch.ttf&size=30&style_color=ADD8E6[/img][/center][hr] [b][color=lightblue]Name:[/color][/b] Calliope Cross [b][color=lightblue]Nickname:[/color][/b] She's been called everything from cantaloupe to kaleidoscope, but she'd rather you just call her by her given name. [b][color=lightblue]Age:[/color][/b] 26 [b][color=lightblue]Height:[/color] [/b]5'8” ((About 173 cm)) [b][color=lightblue]Weight:[/color] [/b] 130 lbs. ((About 59 kg)) [b][color=lightblue]Likes:[/color][/b] [i]"I like cats, dogs, fish, bunnies, frogs, snakes, penguins, basically any sort of animal...What?...oh...What else besides animals? Erm...haha...snow cones are alright, I guess?"[/i] Her job, animals, sewing, horticulture, bad movies, tea, cooking, small spaces, bubblegum, reading, card games, jogging, hugs, the smell of old books, being outdoors, studying, long baths, stuffed animals, cute dresses, dumplings, and preparing for the imminent downfall of human civilization. [b][color=lightblue]Dislikes:[/color][/b] [i]"Ummm...I'm not a huge fan of leeks."[/i] Leeks, strangers randomly touching her hair, being cooped up inside all day, curry, hospitals, psychiatrists, needles, cold weather, being cold in general, bullies, waiting in lines, people who are mean to waitstaff, American beer, clowns, magicians, headaches, and the imminent downfall of human civilization (planning for it is fun, but the thought of it actually happening gives her so much anxiety). [b][color=lightblue]Party Trick:[/color][/b] [i]"...*fidget fidget*...I can't do anything interesting, why, have you heard something? Move along, please!"[/i] [b][color=lightblue]Profession:[/color][/b] Works at Shine Aquarium as a dolphin and seal trainer. Studying to become a veterinarian and is set to graduate next summer. [b][color=lightblue]Bio:[/color][/b] The first time it happened was the day of her mother's funeral and little Calliope was terrified, because goldfish shouldn't be able to talk, right? But her's did, saying very plainly and clearly, [i]"Feed me, Calliope, feed me!"[/i] She ran to tell her father but he dismissed it as a silly game of make believe and didn't give it a second thought at the time. Of course when she turned ten and was still claiming animals spoke to her it was understandably less charming and more worrisome. Jordan Cross took his daughter to see a psychiatrist and they couldn't quite figure out what the cause for her elaborate delusions were either, but they were able to prescribe numerous medications that helped drown out the voices. Calliope hated them of course, but her father seemed relieved when she stopped talking to the neighbor's iguana, so she kept taking her pills to keep him happy. School was hard for her due to her bookish nature and as a result she never garnered many friends or suitors. Calliope didn't mind though, she would much rather study animal medical journals and play chess with her father than flounder through small talk with her classmates anyways. She graduated at the top of her class and decided to pursue a career as a veterinarian despite her father's misgivings and enrolled in the local university for the following fall. It was during this time that Calliope blossomed into a lovely young woman that was no longer riddled with acne and braces, but her social anxiety and skiddish behavior kept her from forming any lasting attachments. She graduated with her bachelor's degree just a few short days before her father passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm. Calliope didn't leave the house for weeks, stopped taking her medication, and just when it seemed like everything was getting too much to handle and she was pondering taking drastic measures, she heard a strange voice… [i]"Shit girl, you lookin' ratchet as hell! When was the last time you ran a comb through yo hair? That old man was dope as fuck but damn girl, you gotta cut that shit out. You're messin’ with my vibe!"[/i] There was no one in the house except for her father’s cat. It seemed like the voices were back. Sonya coaxed Calliope into showering, then combing her hair, then slapping on some deodorant, and slowly, piece by piece, things started to get better. Calliope had been scared that she would be completely alone without her father, but it seemed that as long as she didn't take her medicine she had found a new friend. So she doesn't refill her prescription and when the semester finished up she transferred to Shine City for a fresh start. Calliope then bought a small house with the money her father left and her and Sonya took in a stray cat that had been meandering around the garbage bins. Her grades were good, she got a new job at the aquarium, and everything was going well. But here lately, her cats have begun to worry that if they don’t socialize their human soon she would be forever doomed to be a lonely cat lady for the rest of her days... [center][color=lightblue][h3]Other Information[/h3][/color][/center][hr][b][color=lightblue]Theme Song:[/color][/b] [hider=Clickity Clack~!] [center][youtube]http://youtu.be/0HLgjPI6pBs[/youtube][/center] [/hider] [b][color=lightblue]Pets:[/color][/b] [hider=Simon][center][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/nBIMaUaKCV6ve/giphy.gif[/img][/center] [center][b][color=lightslategray]Name:[/color][/b] Simon [b][color=lightslategray]Age:[/color][/b] Three [b][color=lightslategray]Party Trick:[/color][/b] [i]"I can complete calculus equations flawlessly without the aid of a calculator. Just imagine what I could accomplish if only I had opposable thumbs." "Oh yes, purr purr and all that good stuff, old chap."[/i] [/center] [b][color=lightslategray]Theme Song:[/color][/b] [hider=Clickity Clack~!] [center][youtube]https://youtu.be/du-Ejcx2xx8[/youtube][/center] [/hider][/hider][hider=Sonya][center] [img]https://67.media.tumblr.com/8b926b967efee8aca4c584c9a8311fef/tumblr_n48vrr5SVd1ru91n6o1_500.gif[/img][/center] [center][b][color=indianred]Name:[/color][/b] Sonya [b][color=indianred]Age:[/color][/b] Four [b][color=indianred]Party Trick:[/color][/b] [i]"...da faq is wrong with you? I'm a cat, yo, we don't do party tricks! I oughtta scratch the shit outta yo punk ass for asking me some dumb shit like that." "MEOW MEOW, MOTHAFUCKA!"[/i][/center] [b][color=indianred]Theme Song:[/color][/b] [hider=Clickity Clack~!] [center][youtube]https://youtu.be/QH2-TGUlwu4[/youtube][/center][/hider][/hider] [b][color=lightblue]Calliope's House:[/color][/b] [hider=Clickity Clack!] [center][img]http://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2015/05/31/705231/big_thumb_09c76b4354aef85d1d89b9e2e57d272e.jpg[/img][/center] [/hider][/hider]