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[/hider][color=228B22][h3]Name:[/h3][/color]Jessica Merrick (aka Jessie, Jes, Jessiebear (only her parents), Merriweather (sometimes because Charlie thinks she's funny)
[color=228B22][h3]Gender:[/h3][/color]Female
[color=228B22][h3]Age:[/h3][/color]21
[color=228B22][h3]Appearance:[/h3][/color]When she was in high school she was a unassuming young girl with light brown eyes and dark chocolate brown hair. She dressed herself in loose figure hiding clothes. Always too large for her where she can't be seen much at all. She did that intentionally as she didn't feel very comfortable in her own skin, especially since she had a little bit of weight about her stomach.

After her return she did a utter turn around. Blonde and in form fitting, flattering clothes her entire stature had changed. Instead of curling into herself and trying to blend into the background, she stands tall and stands out in a crowd and seems fairly comfortable in there. Still she does have a soft spot for hoodies, still wearing them but with more complimentary clothing instead of hiding away in them entirely. She's about 5'6" and weighs about 112 lbs, having lost weight since high school and is now almost scrawny.
[color=228B22][h3]Personality:[/h3][/color][b]Severe weaknesss include:[/b] [i] Music | Cigarettes | Foreign Literature | Being Motivated Outside Her Passions[/i]

In high school Jessie was the stereotypical nerdy good girl who did nothing wrong. A band geek with her specific group of friends bonded together by a love of music, she also had a passionate love for languages. Learning Spanish and German during her years there. A love that continued into college with French and Latin. However talented she was with music and languages, she had to force herself in every other subject as she lacked the same passion which caused her to slack off in favor of more...appealing subjects. She had one boyfriend from her Junior year to only a month before graduation. They broke up due to, in Joseph's words, 'a lack of intimacy'. Despite this they've remained on at least civil terms until she left for college. She tended to prefer quiet versus noise, even in her own communication she spoke softly, hesitantly even.

Even in college Jessie wasn't a loud girl, even as she grew in confidence she spoke quietly and calmly. However with a underlying firmness and certainty that she didn't have before. Going to a few parties with her roommate, best friend, and ex the tomboyish Charlie she learned how to enjoy herself to let loose. She drank, she smoked a little pot, made out with some girls, went home with a few. She loosened up a lot after coming out of the closet, feeling free and more herself than ever before. She's a rather laid back person now, quicker to smile and joke even with a stranger. Her shyness long gone.
[color=228B22][h3]Possible Relations:[/h3][/color][/center][list]
[*] Parents: Kenneth and Paige Merrick
[*] Siblings: Nikki Merrick (older sister, aged 24) and Chester Merrick (younger brother, aged 17)
[*] Close Friends: Charlie Crest (Weird friendship, Charlie helps her let loose. Jessie acts like a Mom. It works)
[*] Acquaintances Not High In Her Regard: N/A (doesn't have the energy to dislike people, literally can't care less)
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Brief descriptions of important characters:

[center][u]Nikki Merrick[/u]
Growing up she was a bit of a wild child, independent, wanted freedom more than anything else. Has settled down just a little, running a online shop for humorously named bath bombs, something of a success

[u]Kenneth Merrick[/u]
Does finance for a huge advertising company, not terribly ambitious but wants what's best for his family,
 the peacemaker and cool headed one, tries really hard, has some secrets but nothing that will ideally break up the family

[u]Charlie Crest[/u]
Lost her mother at a very young age, father an alcoholic and was never there, Aunt helped her in late high school to get into college for culinary school, lacks a lot of basic adult skills, Jessie and her Aunt are her only family (to her)[/center]