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STEP ONE: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.
My OLNF MC: Elise "Eli Second! (*FINALLY SHE GETS A INTRO*)
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Fresh-faced and unfamiliar to the world of Golden Grove, Elise Second is thrown in for a loop. Who thought a small town like this could be this... jarring? Certainly not Elise. Well, it doesn't seem all that bad.
Sure, maybe the entirety of the town is surrounded by icky towering trees and bark, and maybe the buildings itself seem to look like something out of the 1930s. But hey! With her two neighbors in her sight and future, the world can only seem so boring for long.
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My babyy.... (She won't be baby for long, so enjoy the fluff while it lasts mwahahahaha.../j) - Xuan <33
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Elise uses her roller-skates to travel around town. She likes the feeling of the wind blowing against her face, while enjoying the concept of not having to carry a big mini-sized vehicle around. Don't worry! She has good balance... although that gets circumvented by her consistent urge for adventure and recklessness.
PIANO!!! Elise loooovess classical music. Although it's only in the beginning of Step One she formally starts piano lessons, she had a retired music teacher for a neighbor back at her old home, that watched over her when her mama was at work. Elise might have gotten her music taste from the records playing in her recorder, picked up a thing or two from her neighbor and the giant grand piano sitting in her living room.
The nickname 'Eli' was something Elise chose for herself when she moved to Golden Grove. She liked how it sounded, what it implied. (Only friends use her nickname, not everyone does.)
Elise has a very prevalent liking for sparkly, shimmery or shiny things. Like jewelry or stained glass windows. Like she will be mesmerized if she sees something sparkling through a shop window and just stare at it for a good long while before her mama pulls her away. (Extra fact: Elise finds Tamarack's hair and Qiu's eyes VERY sparkly... hmmmm...)
If not evident from her introduction, Elise doesn't like the town OR the forest. Elise finds the town too busy, too empty and too... nothing all at the same time. The forest is icky, dark and way too... whatever. Opal often pokes fun at the fact Elise doesn't ever seem to like anything unfamiliar. (Something she unfortunately cannot deny.)
Elise doesn't like the idea of change. It's scary, unpredictable, and better left off unexplored. Who cares if there's treasure there? She wants out! ...but... if Tamarack wants to go explore... then she supposes it's okay if they explore... for a LITTLE bit. (They proceeded to wander in the forest for 3 hours)
In narration, Elise is often described as a wolf or a unicorn. Occasionally a dragon. No matter how mesmerizing its' dance across the meadow, no matter how glittering the homeland of its jewels are, you very seldom forget the dangers and thrill of treading too near the territory of something so unfamiliar, something you can only watch from afar in admiration and curiosity.
Elise has a habit for fiddling with her hair when she's nervous. Playing with her jacket strings, rubbing her shoulder. She's very good at pretending she's not afraid nor scared. But once you figure out these small habits, you'll notice it actually happens very rarely. (However, she does seem to do this a lot around Qiu and Tamarack, hmm...)
"Oh, Qiu and Tamarack? They're... they're really nice. Very friendly. Very warm. Very autumn. Very pretty! Very smart. They're people I wanna spend the rest of my life with. They're really good friends." Elise was her own historian (I'm crying).
Elise has a very good relationship with her mama Opal! She interchanges from using mama, to mom, to mother depending on the situation (e.g.: mother is used when Elise is talking about her to someone else). Elise is very supportive of her mama, and would do anything to make her mama proud of her. (The moment that crying Opal image comes up Elise is gonna start wailing and bursting into tears and forgetting everything she was mad at Opal prior to this; WE LOVE OPAL SHE'S OUR QUEEEN!!!)
Elise likes watching Disney Movies on rainy days with lots of buttery popcorn. (She doesn't even like popcorn, it just tastes better when watching movies)
Elise likes wearing shorts/pants more than skirts. She just wanted to make a good impression on her first day of school/in Golden Grove. (The second image/headshot of Elise in my illustration is closer to what she would wear. You can tell it's quite similar to Tam's outfit in Step One!! :D)
When Elise is in GG a bit longer (and generally more comfortable around the town), she would def start purposely matching with Tammy and Qiu in the future seasons!!! Like similar overalls, t-shirts, colors etc. (She'd def go out of her way to very subtly hint/ask/cue in Tam and Qiu on what they're wearing the next day lmao)
By the way, this girl is NOT slick at all. Qiu finds out within a week of Elise doing this, Tamarack finds out within a week and a day. Although I imagine the both of them are quite happy to let Elise match with them. (There was definitely one picture day where all of them just straight up wore all yellow with washed out jeans and star clips. Mrs. Murray was crying/laughing the entire time the cul-de-sac kids are not even trying to hide their bias for each other at all).
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