Enneagram — 1 The Reformer
Temperament — Melancholic
Moral Alignment — Lawful Good
Primary Virtue — Diligence
Mother — Mary Anne Marpole
Mother’s Occupation — Cleaner at the Hospital
Father’s Occupation — Power Company worker
Brothers — Miles Marpole (2006)
Sisters — Lucy Marpole (2004)
Other Close Family — a few aunts and uncles, grandparents on her mother’s side
Best Friend — her siblings
Other Friends — Some school friends that try to keep in touch
Pets — many. Cats and dogs all throughout her childhood.
Home Life During Childhood — Eldest daughter trauma. Arguments with stubborn parents, fights with younger siblings. Sylvia was the black sheep, but she still loves them. It’s complicated.
Town or City Name(s) — Outside Roanoke, VA. She lived rurally
What Did His or Her Bedroom Look Like — has shared a room with her sister most of her life, messy girl room, half covered in pink half covered in books
Any Sports or Clubs — casual horseback riding
Favorite Toy or Game — D&D, escape rooms
Schooling — BA of English/Literature from UVA, Masters of Library and Information Science from ODU
Favorite Subject — English
Important Experiences or Events — leaving home, going to university, fighting with her family, moving to England
Religion and beliefs — Raised Baptist, but left the church and is agnostic
Face Claim — Elizabeth Lail
Hair Colour — Dirty Blonde
Common Hairstyle — Down and naturally wavy or in a claw clip or low bun
Clothing Style — Light to Dark Academia, casual librarian
Mannerisms — She fidgets with her rings and necklaces a lot, will stick out her tongue when she if focusing and bite her cheek when she thinks
Usual Expression — resting sad girl face tbh
Overall (do they get sick easily)? — Pretty strong immune system
Neurological Conditions — Probable depression/anxiety
Grooming Habits — She tries to do skincare and special hair masks, but she forgets them quite often and the habits don’t stick.
Sleeping Habits — She is a chronic insomniac, but now she sleeps when she isn’t using her free time to ‘read’
Eating Habits — She follows her whims, often forgets to eat or snacks constantly
Exercise Habits — She doesn’t typically run or lift or exercise… but she is very active in her books!
Emotional Stability — Quite level headed until the spirals begin.
Body Temperature — Always a little cold, she carries sweaters even in the summer.
Sociability — Friendly, but introverted. Prefers to stay in or get dinner over drinks and dancing.
Drug Use — Smokes weed on occasion, will do drugs in books.
Alcohol Use — Occasional, socially, kind of a light weight.
Your Character’s Character:
Bad Habits — Maladaptive daydreaming…
Good Habits — picks up after herself, doesn’t intrude
Best Characteristic — loyal
Worst Characteristic — stubborn
Worst Memory — the fight she had with her family when she left home
Best Memory — the first time she used the bookmark intentionally
Proud of — her education and her move and her job
Embarrassed by — her roots
Driving Style — hasn’t driven since she moved to England, but kind of a mess lol
Strong Points — intelligent, determined, tidy
Temperament — easy going, but can be worked up
Attitude — generally positive outwardly, generally negative inwardly
Weakness — she feels like she has something to prove
Fears — Appalachian spookies, disappointing people, heights
Phobias — heights, clowns, the wide open ocean
Secrets — she has a bookmark that lets her enter books at will lol
Regrets — Leaving her family the way she did
Feels Vulnerable When — someone can read her too well
Pet Peeves — when people don’t take care of their books, when they don’t even TRY to put them back correctly
Conflicts — family dynamics, detrimental forms of escapism
Motivation — escape to somewhere she belongs
Short Term Goals and Hopes — get through her TBR and get the library to tip top shape!
Long Term Goals and Hopes — write her book and get it published,
Exercise Routine — She does a lot… in her books.
Day or Night Person — Day person
Introvert or Extrovert — Introvert
Optimist or Pessimist — Realist (Pessimist)
Greatest Want — to feel like she’s done enough.
Greatest Need — to be seen
