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Inktobertale!

Day 1: Ink

BASIC STATISTICS

FULL NAME: Meredith Taylor Ferguson NAME ORIGIN: Her mom is a fan of old fashioned names. NAME MEANING: Great Ruler NICKNAMES: Mere. NICKNAME ORIGINS: Shortened version of her name. SEX: Female AGE: 21 BIRTHDAY: February 3rd PLACE OF BIRTH: Rising Sun, MD ETHNICITY/NATIONALITY: Scottish/American SEXUALITY: Straight RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE: Democrat CRIMINAL RECORD: None

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: 5'3 WEIGHT: 130 BODY TYPE: Pear EYE COLOR: Green NEED GLASSES/CONTACTS? Reading glasses HAIR COLOR: Red DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Dimples SCARS: A few here and there TATTOOS: None. WHO DOES S/HE TAKE AFTER?: Her mom LEFT OR RIGHT-HANDED?: Right handed

EVERYDAY BEHAVIORS/HABITS

ADDICTIONS: None MORNING ROUTINE: Wake up, eat, brush teeth, get dressed AFTERNOON: Go to practice, eat lunch, hang out, practice more EVENING ROUTINE: Go home, eat dinner, brush teeth, shower, go to bed SLEEP HABITS: Sleeps on her side DOES THIS CHARACTER SNORE? Little baby snores sometimes. ANY SPECIAL TALENTS OR SKILLS? Archery, tennis, softball, sports in general WHAT IS S/HE PARTICULARLY UNSKILLED AT? Honesty HOBBIES: Watching TV, archery, drawing (badly)

LIFE

CURRENT ADDRESS: Paris, France DOES S/HE RENT OR OWN? Own DOES S/HE LIVE WITH ANYONE? IF SO, WHO? She lives alone BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOME: Small apartment above a bakery, cute, very Parisian  WHAT IS THEIR BEDROOM LIKE? Her bed, closet, lots of clothes on the floor DOES S/HE DRIVE? IF SO, WHAT CAR? She drives a little Mazda SPOUSE/PARTNER: Not married CHILDREN: None. WHAT IS THIS CHARACTER’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS/HER CHILD(REN)? N/A PETS: A dog named Bear OCCUPATION: Professional Archer JOB SATISFACTION: She loves it INCOME: 36k - 90k depending GENERAL HEALTH: She’s healthy PAST HEALTH PROBLEMS, IF ANY: N/A

FAMILY OF ORIGIN

FATHER: Keith Ferguson FATHER’S OCCUPATION: He runs a chain of sporting equipment stores MOTHER: Aileen Ferguson MOTHER’S OCCUPATION: Wedding Planner DID THE CHARACTER’S PARENTS RAISE HIM/HER? IF NOT, WHY? Yes, they both did. ARE THE CHARACTER’S PARENTS STILL TOGETHER? IF NOT, WHY? Married 25 years DOES THE CHARACTER LIVE WITH HIS/HER PARENTS? No. DOES THE CHARACTER HAVE SIBLINGS?An older sister and three younger brothers HOW HAS THIS CHARACTER’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SIBLINGS CHANGED SINCE CHILDHOOD? She understands her sister a lot better now and her and her brothers have always been close DESCRIBE HIS/HER FAMILY LIFE AND DYNAMIC WHILE GROWING UP: Growing up was really hard for Mere because she lived in her sister’s shadow and her mom wanted her to be just like Elena. But Mere and her dad were always close so that kept her sane. She was a tomboy through and through and her dad encouraged her to do what she wanted to do. 

THE PAST

HOMETOWN: Rising Sun, MD DESCRIBE HIS/HER CHILDHOOD: There was a lot of tension EARLIEST MEMORY: Her dad giving her her first bow HAPPIEST MEMORY: Getting accepted into the archery program in France SADDEST MEMORY: Having to leave her life in Florida behind MOST EMBARRASSING MEMORY: Being so nervous her first day of practice with her new trainer that she shot the arrow three inches in front of her feet. MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE CHARACTER’S LIFE THAT STILL AFFECTS HIM/HER AND WHY/HOW: Being so scared of change that she ran away from her life and then got hit by a car. Her knee still hurts sometimes.  BIGGEST DISILLUSIONS FROM CHILDHOOD? Thinking she’ll grow up completely independent and okay by herself without needed anybody HOW MUCH SCHOOL DID S/HE ATTEND? DOES S/HE LIKE SCHOOL? She graduated high school. She hated every second. WHAT IS THE WORST THING THIS CHARACTER HAS EVER DONE? Left Wren without an explanation or goodbye.

EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

MORAL ALIGNMENT: Good FOUR TEMPERAMENTS: Sanguine. SPONTANEOUS OR STRUCTURED? Spontaneous. HOW HAS THIS CHARACTER MOST CHANGED FROM YOUTH? She’s learning that she can be independent without being alone HOW HAS THIS CHARACTER REMAINED THE SAME? She’s selfish and focuses on herself first.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS

WHO IS HIS/HER BEST FRIEND? Maddox. WHO ARE HIS/HER RIVALS? No one. ANY SECRET ATTRACTIONS/CRUSHES: None FIRST CRUSH/ROMANTIC LOVE: Wren. CURRENT GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND/SPOUSE: No one PEOPLE S/HE DISLIKES: There’s a few, but none specific to name HAS S/HE LOST TOUCH WITH ANYONE SIGNIFICANT IN HIS/HER LIFE? IF SO, WHY? Wren, because she left. She kept in touch with Maddox and Gigi though. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAS S/HE DATED? DESCRIBE EACH RELATIONSHIP. 

Wren Gaul - First boyfriend/first love/first everything. They dated on and off for a couple years and things ended when she left for France after senior year. She never explained anything or told him she was leaving. It was too hard for her. They hadn’t spoken since. 

Dean Upton - Tutor fling. They slept together a few times and went on a couple dates in between her dating Wren. He was a dick and she knew it. But he was cute.

Gigi Sexton  - Girl best friend/bi-curious interest. They became friends when Mere moved to Florida. Again, when her and Wren were on a break, they hooked up a few times. It was nothing serious, just kind of trying things out. They’re still friends. 

Harry Kilroy - They hung out a couple times and then his brother shot Wren.

HAS THIS CHARACTER EVER CHEATED OR BEEN CHEATED ON? No. WORST END OF A RELATIONSHIP: Wren.

SEX/ROMANTIC LIFE

WHAT DO THEY CONSIDER TO BE A ROMANTIC DATE? She’s not a romance fan and would rather have a fun date. HOW DOES A NORMAL DATE GO FOR THIS CHARACTER? Doing something active and then getting something to eat. HOW WOULD THEY LIKE TO PROPOSE OR BE PROPOSED TO? She’d preferably never get married, but if someone proposed she’d want them to do it spontaneously. VIRGIN? No DESCRIBE HIS/HER SEX LIFE: Nonexistent at the moment. HOW OFTEN DOES THIS CHARACTER HAVE SEX? Not a lot recently. HOW LONG CAN S/HE GO WITHOUT SEX? Awhile. HOW DOES THIS CHARACTER FEEL EMOTIONALLY AFTER SEX? It depends on who it’s with. She’s had casual sex and doesn’t feel any particular way about it afterwards.  DOES SEX PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HIS/HER RELATIONSHIP? About as important as anyone’s sex life plays in their relationships. KINKS/TURN-ONS: Someone that challenges her, funny, sarcastic, nice looking. ANTI-KINKS/TURN-OFFS: Stuck up, pretentious.  TOP OR BOTTOM? Um. DOMINANT OR SUBMISSIVE? Depends. WHAT WAS HIS/HER FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE? IS IT A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE MEMORY? Her and Wren had awkward sex.  HAVE THEY EVER IMPREGNATED SOMEONE, OR BEEN IMPREGNATED? No HAVE THEY EVER HAD INTERCOURSE OR A SEXUAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE SEX IN WHICH THEY ARE NOT ATTRACTED? Yes

MENTAL ATTITUDES/PERSONAL BELIEFS

MYERS BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPE: ESTP ANY PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES? No ENNEAGRAM: The challenger KNOWN LANGUAGES: English, French SELF-CONFIDENCE: High. OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST? Optimist EXTROVERT OR INTROVERT? Extrovert. EMOTIONAL OR LOGICAL? Both PATIENT OR IMPATIENT? Impatient COMPASSIONATE OR SELF-INVOLVED? Self-involved WHAT DOES S/HE LIKE MOST ABOUT HIM/HERSELF? Her stubbornness WHAT DOES S/HE LIKE LEAST ABOUT HIM/HERSELF? Her selfishness WHOM DOES S/HE REALLY LOVE BEST? Bear WHAT IS HIS/HER GREATEST FEAR? To be lonely CHARACTER’S GREATEST STRENGTH: she’s brave CHARACTER’S GREATEST FLAW/WEAKNESS: selfish SEVEN VIRTUES: Fortitude SEVEN SINS: Pride  BIGGEST VULNERABILITY (NONPHYSICAL): Love BIGGEST REGRET: Leaving BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Becoming an Olympic contestant WHAT IS/ARE THE CHARACTER’S BIGGEST, DARKEST SECRETS? None that she’s aware of WHO ELSE KNOWS, IF ANYONE? No one. SHORT TERM GOALS: Patch up broken relationships LONG TERM GOALS: Win the olympics WHAT EVENT OR OCCURRENCE DOES S/HE MOST DREAD OR FEAR? Not being forgiven WHAT DOES S/HE ACTIVELY WORK TO GAIN, KEEP, OR PROTECT? Her sense of self WHAT IS THIS CHARACTER’S DREAM JOB? She’s doing it RELIGION: Christian DOES THE CHARACTER BELIEVE IN A GOD OR GODDESS? Not sure WHAT ARE THE CHARACTER’S SPIRITUAL BELIEFS? She doesn’t really have any IS RELIGION OR SPIRITUALITY AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS CHARACTER’S LIFE? No SUPERSTITION: None CHINESE ZODIAC: Rooster ASTROLOGICAL ZODIAC: Aquarius  ELEMENT: Air

LIKES AND DISLIKES