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9.Do they have a word or phrase that they tend to overuse?

Erika CHRONICALLY uses the word ‘Sorry’, to the point that it’s a genuine habit she is working on fixing! No matter what it is, she will likely say ‘Sorry’ at least 3 times when talking to you, even apologizing for apologizing.

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4. How do they act around a crush?

Erika will often do her best to act natural and hide the impression that there’s anything extra going on. But there is no denying the soft purple blush that forms at her cheeks, or the way she just seems extra happy and smiley around someone she likes. She will be much more talkative, though she will also get embarrassed easier around them- it isn’t uncommon that she’d over analyze her entire dialogue with that person both as it’s happening, after the fact, etc. She will also be extra conscious of her appearance, believing it’ll help to make a good impression. She’s extra eager to A. See and talk to that person more and B. Make a good impression- just in case. You may also find she’s already written a song- or two- or five, about that person. Not that she would ever have the strength to show them…they’ll just have to wait until they hear it themselves.

16. How has their childhood affected the way they view an aspect of their life (people, education, society, themselves, etc)?

Having grown up in a mansion full of ghosts from the 1800’s, Erika has learned quite a lot from the various ghosts around her. Having always grown up quite open minded and presented with a variety of cultures, beliefs and societal practices. While her manners and social knowledge may be of an outdated etiquette, she does not understand the easy way society judges others. Where she comes from, all are the same in death- where queens and kings mingle with commonfolk, prisoners sing with executioners, the poor and the rich will dance with eachother and all cultures and appearances are welcome.

//With the severe lack of Erika content I’ve been making lately, I figured I’d share some new facts and tidbits about this lovely lady!

1. Erika is a big comfort food person, noodles? soup? Sign her up!

2. Due to the ‘incident’ with her ex boyfriend, Erika has a large salt burn scar down the inside of her right leg, as well as suffering rather strong occurrences of brain fog and even migraines from time to time, due to the blow to her head.

3. Erika is the vocalist of a band formed with a few of her friends outside of the mansion. Music being a main passion of hers and potentially her biggest dream. Though she doesn’t concern herself by the concept of fame, she absolutely loves to perform and to express herself through song.

4. Though her hands tend to shake often, she is quite skilled with embroidery! This is often evident whenever she patches up clothing. Rather than simple patches or stitches, she won’t hesitate to create a small, intricate artwork.

5. Erika takes pride in her endurance. Having had to take a year of rehabilitation after the ‘incident’ before she could even think about dancing again, only to be able to put her pointe shoes on again and say ‘suck it’ to the man who tried to ruin her, as well as recover from various challenges in her unlife. She’s very well known for claiming her parents didn’t raise a quitter.

6. Erika likes to float rather than walk quite often- why take steps when you can move through the air?

7. As a Child, her hair was extremely long- reaching just par her rear- and the curls often got difficult to manage. It wasn’t until her mid teenaged years that she cut it to a more manageable length. It certainly saves her hours when having to wear a formal hairstyle.

8. Most of her clothing originally consisted of pieces she altered herself from the mansion, or pieces made by her father.

9. Erika is fluent in both French and Japanese, and has a love of both cultures. So much so that they hold an influence over her personal style.

10. Though she is much more quiet and reserved as a teenager and young adult, she was actually quite an outgoing child- though- she was also extremely clumsy. Thankfully ghosts don’t get hurt easily right?

11. Many of Erika’s physical traits come from her mother, and it is something she takes pride in. Though, there are a few indistinguishable traits that she gets from her father that she also quite enjoys.

12. Erika is Bisexual and proud of it!

13. She’s also a massive sweet tooth- especially for baked goods and chocolate. Even at her most stubborn or upset moments she just can’t say no to the idea of a sundae.

14. Being born as a ghost, she was hailed as a sort of ‘miracle’ throughout the mansion due to just how rare it is for such a thing to happen.

15. Alongside Singing and Ballet, she’s also quite the pianist!