[hider=Mandy][hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=BB33FF][center]Mandy Mason[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1] [center][img]https://media.tenor.com/nVkX3kFgQIkAAAAC/teary-eyed-dr-wilder.gif[/img] [b][color=BB33FF]Character Quote: [i]I'm Deaf, not dumb.[/i][/color][/b][/center] [hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=BB33FF][center]Character Summary[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=BB33FF]Name:[/color][/b]Amanda Marie Mason [b][color=BB33FF]Aliases:[/color][/b] Mandy, HS:M SMILE [b][color=BB33FF]Age:[/color][/b] 24 [b][color=BB33FF]Birthday:[/color][/b] 04/11/2000 [b][color=BB33FF]Ethnicity:[/color][/b] American (Italian heritage) [b][color=BB33FF]Birth Place:[/color][/b] Greenburgh, New York [b][color=BB33FF]Gender:[/color][/b] Female [b][color=BB33FF]Pre Outbreak Occupation:[/color][/b] College student (Veterinary School) [b][color=BB33FF]Languages:[/color][/b] ASL, English [hr][center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/1f39721f8e63509a4a1384be60866ca9/tumblr_inline_pkuv1uNcEb1tae3h3_400.gif[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=BB33FF][center]Appearance[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=BB33FF]Height:[/color][/b] 5′ 5″ [b][color=BB33FF]Weight:[/color][/b] 122 [b][color=BB33FF]Body Type:[/color][/b] Slim [b][color=BB33FF]Eye Color:[/color][/b] Hazel [b][color=BB33FF]Hair Color:[/color][/b] Brown [b][color=BB33FF]Skin Tone:[/color][/b] Fair [b][color=BB33FF]Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:[/color][/b] N/A [b][color=BB33FF]Personal Style:[/color][/b] Mandy tends to wear her hair in a bun, or down. She wears jeans and T-shirts or blouses. She likes boots and cardigans. [hr][center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/f5ddf596327f517859c8cd6f3a3000d6/fd72e8c04003003c-4e/s250x400/6f1211ea54263cf7f56419526f30a79dccc648e4.gif[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=BB33FF][center]Psychology[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [i][color=BB33FF][center]Tenacious * Biased * Empathatic * Pessimistic * Patient * Opinionated[/center][/color][/i] [b][color=BB33FF]Sexuality:[/color][/b] Pan [b][color=BB33FF]Relationship Status:[/color][/b] Single [b][color=BB33FF]Personality:[/color][/b] Mandy is energetic and outgoing, among her Deaf peers. When she is around hearing people she tends to be more withdrawn. She's never backed down from a challenge she thought she could meet, and if someone says she can't do something she will do it just to be spiteful (she had a math teacher in 7th grade tell her she'd never be good at math). [b][color=BB33FF]Character Alignment:[/color][/b] Chaotic Good [b][color=BB33FF]Habits:[/color][/b] Signing to themself when thinking (thinking out loud with her hands), [b][color=BB33FF]Hobbies:[/color][/b] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleball]Pickleball,[/url] Roller Derby [b][color=BB33FF]Fears:[/color][/b] [list][*] Her hands becoming too damaged to use [*] Trypanophobia (Fear of injections) (This was fun when she had to do her Rabies shot) [*] Losing her eyesight [/list] [b][color=BB33FF]Likes:[/color][/b] [list][*] Animals [*] Reading [*] Biking [*] Pickleball (a classic Deaf sport) [*] Roller Skating [*] Home-cooked food [/list] [b][color=BB33FF]Dislikes:[/color][/b] [list][*] Ableists [*] Lavender [*] People who say they want to learn ASL but never try. [*] Seaweed [*] Sleet [*] People who ask "Can you read lips?"[/list] [hr][center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/a1df8a38c4cd43da10e4ec0c610b20c5/tumblr_inline_ockybfHkIB1su7yy5_250.gif[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=BB33FF][center]Skills[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=BB33FF]Pre-Outbreak Skills:[/color][/b] [list] [*] Problem-solving [*] Interpersonal skills [*] Knowledge of animal medicine and dentistry [*] Knowledge of biology [*] Self-defense [/list] [b][color=BB33FF]Post Outbreak Skills:[/color][/b] [list] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [/list] [b][color=BB33FF]What Do They Carry On Them:[/color][/b] [list][*] Clothing - Jeans, T-shirt, cardigan, boots, socks, bra and underwear. [*] Purse/Wallet - Driver's license, school ID, insurance cards, AAA card, Credit Card, Debit card, target gift card ($5), sunglasses, [url=https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Disposable-Soluble-Washing-Scented/dp/B0BSNG97FV/ref=asc_df_B0BSNG97FV/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=675577958100&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13850623270581579175&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031936&hvtargid=pla-2250561367372&mcid=0491b2f4ddda3e5d9f369627f39ab9ce&th=1]a packet of single-use soap[/url], chapstick, kindle, tissues, hand sanitizer, $107 in cash, charger, notebook about 1/3 used with things like her drink order written in it, hand lotion, and pen. [*] Skates [*] Car/house key set (small pepper spray attached) [*] Phone [*] Swiss pocket knife [/list] [hr][center][img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5RpAm1GixTo/X2gS7zJUS-I/AAAAAAAADlc/67pgn6dBm8cUn63R2mdBrvJ_eABIab6WACNcBGAsYHQ/s245/sandramae.gif[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][color=BB33FF][center][i]History[/i][/center][/color][/b][/h3] [b][color=BB33FF]Life Before The Outbreak[/color][/b] Mandy was born to two Deaf parents. She's what's considered Deaf Royalty. Everyone in the Deaf community knew her parents. Both were highly educated, Gallaudet graduates and now both teachers. They met while attending Gallaudet. They connected about being Italian. Mandy's father cried the first time he met her mom's parents, overjoyed at getting to have in-depth conversations at the dinner table. Mandy's mother's parents were Deaf, both from Italy. Her grandfather immigrated at the age of nine and followed in his father's footsteps of being a tailor. When he turned twenty he asked his mom for help in finding a wife and she wrote back home to a friend who had a deaf daughter. He met her, taught her ASL, and came back with her two months later. Because of this Mandy's mother was raised steeped in both Italian and Deaf culture. Mandy's father's parents were both hearing, so she has extended family on that side that are all hearing. She didn't spend much time with them and especially hated holidays with them. Most of them don't know ASL. Her Nonna and Aunt have some home signs that they used with her dad. She does have a cousin, Hermes, who knows some ASL. She attended [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_School_for_the_Deaf]New York School for the Deaf[/url] where she graduated Valedictorian in 2017. She immediately started at RIT in their [url=https://www.rit.edu/study/pre-vet]Pre-Vet[/url] program. She was then accepted into [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University]Cornell University's[/url] Vet program. She is currently attending Cornell. Mandy never had issues making friends in the Deaf community. When she finally attended a school without a high Deaf population (Cornell) things became different. She found herself having to fight for her rights, such as access to interpreters. It wasn't the first time she had had a hearing teacher, but it was the first time she didn't have easy access to one. It almost caused her to quit, but she decided that she wanted to be a vet more than she cared about the obstacle of hearing people being stupid. [b][color=BB33FF]Survivor's Personal Journal:[/color][/b] [hr][center][img]https://media.tenor.com/XF50rLJi-GoAAAAC/close-it-dr-wilder.gif[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][color=BB33FF][center][i]Additional Information[/i][/center][/color][/b][/h3] [b][color=BB33FF]Theme Song:[/color][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1SDcO9kVIY]ASL Sound of Silence[/url] [b][color=BB33FF]Extra Information:[/color][/b] L4D2 (just because I've picked it back up again) [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5495732]post[/url] [color=red]I agree to follow the rules for this RP and understand that if I do not follow the rules, the GM or Co-GM may kick me out of this roleplay.[/color][/hider]