Made some slight changes to my character, mainly took out the "assistant" from her job title and gave her a PhD. 

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[b]Player Name:[/b] Xandrya

[b]Character Name:[/b] Melanie Larson

[b]Character Age:[/b] 33

[b]Character Gender:[/b] Female 

[b]Appearance:[/b] 

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[b]Profession:[/b] Therapist

[b]Nationality:[/b] Roslin Federation

[b]Strengths:[/b] 
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[*] Humanist and social justice advocate
[*] Multilingual - Speaks four different languages with perfect fluency
[*] Hand-to-hand combat knowledge

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[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
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[*] Manipulative, to an extent
[*] A bit of a narcissist 
[*] Experiences vivid nightmares and very rarely, hallucinations

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[b]Personal Effects:[/b] A suitcase with her clothes, some fashion magazines, a picture of her parents, and some audio player with an array of story recordings and music.

[b]Bio:[/b] Melanie was born and raised in one of the northern territories of the Roslin Federation. Her backyard slightly resembled a desolate tundra, and she spent most of her free time exploring the vast landscape or tucked away in her room practicing various languages. Her father, Raphael, met her mother when he was on medical leave recovering from his wounds he acquired in one of his missions. From that moment on, the couple was basically inseparable.

As Melanie grew older, she decided she had had enough of the loner lifestyle. She applied to a number of universities--all of them located in warmer climate--in order to get into one of the social sciences programs offered by the school. Up until that point, her interaction with people had been minimal, so she decided that the best way to learn about others was to get inside their head and learn how they function. 

She was away at school again at the beginning of her third year when the unspeakable happened. Her family, more specifically her parents, had been targeted by a few members of a rival force from Raphael's past. The news reached Melanie very quickly, her temporary mental breakdown concerning a few of her professors who proceeded to alert the head of the program at the university. Melanie took a semester break from school, concerning herself with tracking down the murderous faction and strengthening herself both physically and mentally. The search wasn't easy, not with the chaos going on around the world, but she eventually managed to track down one of the members responsible for the hideous act and tortured him for days until his body ceased to function. The man never gave her any names, and oddly enough, she admired his perseverance. Feeling like her "side mission" had made progress, Melanie returned to her studies where she eventually received her PhD with high honors.

After some time away, Melanie returned to her alma mater where she kept busy with some work regarding Project Genesis, although the true nature of her work was never revealed to her or her team as it was masked as a different project in order to maintain total confidentiality. Melanie, along with her team of three other members, was tasked with researching the best therapeutic approaches to combating the effects of long space travel and how to best overcome various other negative effects. When the big announcement finally went public, well after they had made progress with their work, Melanie was offered a spot in one of the arks for her contribution and dedication to the research project. Melanie accepted the offer without giving it a second thought, and she couldn't wait for this new chapter in her life.

[b]Code Word:[/b] Pineapples (yum)
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