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[b]Player Name:[/b] Xandrya

[b]Character Name:[/b] Dr. Melanie Denise Larson

[b]Character Age:[/b] 34

[b]Character Gender:[/b] Female 

[b]Appearance[/b] 
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[b]Profession:[/b] Psychologist

[b]Nationality:[/b] Roslin Federation

[b]Strengths:[/b]
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[*]Humanist and social justice advocate
[*]Multilingual--speaks 4 different languages
[*]Hand-to-hand combat knowledge
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[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
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[*]Doesn't take heavy criticism too well
[*]Will relentlessly try to get her point across
[*]Shuts down at times and bottles up her feelings
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[b]Personal Effects:[/b] A suitcase with her clothes, some books, a media player to download music, videos, TV shows, and movies.

[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 such lonely 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, therefore she decided that the best way to learn about people was to get inside their heads 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 preparing herself both physically and mentally in order to go up against them whenever they eventually happened to cross paths. 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 altogether. But the man never gave her any names, yet oddly enough, Melanie admired his perseverance. She scared herself by violent she'd become, but eventually, Melanie returned to her studies where she eventually received her PhD with high honors after receiving some mental help of her own provided by one of her professors.

After some time away, Melanie returned to her alma mater where she kept busy with work regarding Project Genesis, although the true nature of her work was never revealed to her or her team as their work was disguised in order to maintain total confidentiality. Melanie, along with her team of three other members, were 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 quite the 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 and the rest is history.

[b]Relationships:[/b]
Keith Sullivan - previous patient and current romantic partner
Rear Admiral William Locke - previous patient
Commander Elijah Ross - TBD
Captain Matthew Lopez - friend
Michael 'Smith' - friend
Gavon & Natalie TreVayne - friends, Natalie was a previous patient
Maeve Katz - worked together in the past and also a friend
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