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Quote: In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - Robert Frost

Name: Svetlana Dimitrievna Novikova 

Nickname: Lana

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 130 Pounds

Ethnicity: 75% Russian and 25% French

Sexuality: Heterosexual 

Relationship Status: Widowed - She was married to Jack Duran. He was her best friend and love of her life ever since she met him in seventh grade. He died two years ago, only seven months after they got married. He had struggled with cancer and being in and out of remission for over three years. After fighting for so long, the doctors said there was nothing more they could do, it had become terminal, and said he most likely only had a year or so left to live. So at eighteen they got married, and spent his remaining few months together as newly weds doing everything they had planed to do together as kids, and seven months later he was gone. 

Political Affiliation: Does not follow politics. 

Religion: Born and Raised Catholic, up until she turned ten, and lost her parents in a car crash. She went to live with her Aunt Polina in Nevada, who was also 'Catholic' but didn't go to church or follow the doctrine in anyway. Lana Considers herself to be spiritual/christian. 

Drugs of Choice: None

Alcoholic Preference: Apple Martini or Wine

Favorite Food: Basically any Italian food.

Major: Humanities

Clubs: Fine Arts Club. (she only really joined for studio privileges)

Year: Sophomore

Roommates: [url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eHkTwd4aRic/SwW2ssZwcAI/AAAAAAAASW8/Ut_0PnWBoGY/s1600/3-001.jpg]Faye Gibbons[/url], and [url=http://cdn2-www.afterellen.com/assets/uploads/images/heatherm.jpg]Heather Lewinsky[/url]. 

Occupation: Student at the University of San Francisco, and works at the local flower shop. 

Talents/Skills: She is an amazing painter and artist. She can play the piano really well, and has a beautiful singing voice. Se can speak/read/write fluent Russian and French.

Likes: Reading, Flowers, Painting, Playing Piano, playing tennis, listening to her favorite music, fine dinning, sketching, drinking tea, day dreaming, swimming, going to the spa, the beach, skiing, ice skating, autumn, the smell of monsoon season, animals, theater, musicals, and ballet. She collects music boxes, and sea glass. 

Dislikes: The smell of Hospitals, loud kegger/frat kind of parties, wearing make up, getting her picture taken, math, rap, heavy metal, horror movies, hot humid weather, people who think they know everything, beer, rum, basically any hard liquor, obnoxious people.

Personality: Lana is somewhat idealistic and has the ability to find the good in people, which manifests itself into a willingness to trust others to a fault. Raised with a strong moral background, she does not like invasions of privacy, thinks 'bad guys' should be punished and wants things to be fair. Lana is also hard-working and usually does not place much value in material possessions .She is fiercely loyal to her friends and eager to help them solve their problems, observe objectively, or offer straightforward, honest advice. She is caring and forgiving and never stays mad at anyone for long. Lana tries to protect herself from emotional harm by distancing herself. She is a rather private person. She is also the type of person willing to sacrifice her own life for the lives of her loved ones. Overall she is unassuming, free-spirited, bookish, and witty. 

History: Svetlana was born in Russia to Dimitri and Aimee. Her father Dimitri a young engineer, and her mother Amiee a french teacher. Her parents met in university through mutual friends, fell in love, and married a year later. She was three years old when they immigrated to the US. She grew up in Providence RI, up until her parents died in a car accident when she was ten years old. 

At ten years old, the death of her parents led to a whole life change for Lana. Her grandparents became her legal guardians, but they lived in Moscow, and only came to stay with her until stayed with her until her parents house was sold, and then her grandparents quickly decided that it was best that Lana stay in America, so she was sent to live with her Aunt Polina in Vegas Nevada. Her simple happy life was over. The three story town home she grew up in, sold quickly after her grandparents put it on the market, with its little court yard she use to play pretend in, her powder blue painted bedroom walls with her canopy bed and huge doll house her father built her, all gone. The private catholic school she had gone to since kindergarten, her two loving successful parents, the summers spent in France, and Christmas at the Plaza in Manhattan, were all gone. 

Living in a cluttered 5th floor walk up in Vegas above a bar with her Aunt Polina was very different from the life she had been living. Going to public school was nothing like her old school, she missed her friends, her old house, her city, and most of all her parents. Polina was an aspiring musician, who worked as a stripper, maid, and bartender to pay the bills, so she was not home much to take care of Lana. When Polina was home she was ether sleeping or playing music with her band in the living room until late into the morning hours. Polina was a nice to Lana, but responsibility for anyone other then herself seemed impossible for her to handle. Lana was a good kid though, she had never need to take care of herself before, but by middle school she had learned to how to cook, clean, shop, and use the public bus, she could take care of herself.

In Seventh grade she met a Jack Duran, they were seated as lab partners for biology, and the quickly hit it off, becoming best friends. She spent a lot of her time at his house, his big family welcomed her like she was one of there own. In ninth grade they started dating, and the rest was history, completely in love, and inseparable. Jack was diagnosed with cancer during the summer before 11th grade. Chemo, radiation, chemicals, medications, illness, and hospital visits became the norm for Jack, and also for Lana and she was by his side. Good days and bad days came and went, and he went into remission, but only for a short time. Two weeks after they graduated the doctors told them there was nothing else that could be done, that the cancer had gotten worse and was terminal, they told him he had about a year left to live. Two days later Lana and Jack got married at the court, and had a small wedding ceremony in Jacks families backyard. They moved into the mother-in-law suite about his parents garage. They lived and loved, but as the months passed his health deteriorated more and more. On the good days they would go for walks in the park, get coffee, and do some of the things they had planned on doing as kids. Flying in a hot air-balloon, and an impromptu road trip to Los Angeles to see the sunrise over the beach, to name a few. The bad days were spent in bed just talking, holding hands, and making up what there imaginary future would be like. Seven months after they got married Jack died in his sleep, surround by his family and friends, and Lana at his side. 

Depression consumed Lana. Polina and Jacks parents were scared for her, scared that she might hurt herself or just disappear without telling anyone. Four months she spent without smiling or laughing, she wanted nothing to do with anything or anyone. Jack's parents thought it was bests if she moved out from above the garage, and go to college, get a job, or do something to start her life again. Almost a whole year had passed since he died, and Lana couldn't stand being there anymore everywhere she went she could see Jack, there were to many memories, and so she packed her bags and moved to San Francisco. She did not want to forget Jack, but she needed to be in a place were she could cope properly with his death. 

Its been a year since she move here, and she is now a sophomore at the local university, working and the local flower shop, and has two good roommates who she has come to call friends. She is not depressed anymore, but smiling and laughing like normal carefree college girl do not come naturally to her anymore, like they did before Jack died. 

Power: She can control plant life. She can create, shape and manipulate plants, including wood, vines, plants, moss, and parts of the plants, such as leaves, seeds, fruits and flowers. Lana can cause plants to grow, and control them with her mind.