Student Lounge - (GENERA TALK)
Oct 8, 2012 8:58:58 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Oct 8, 2012 8:58:58 GMT -8
I'm going to keep playing way out of my element, to stretch my legs. The character will look something like the wonderful lady above, but a late bloomer, smaller in the chest, pimply, and more baby fat. She has thick eyebrows (but not a unibrow). She wears her hair big, as is the fashion of the era.
NAME: Monirah "Mona" Nasseri
QUICK DESCRIPTION/BIO: Mona is the daughter of a German mother (Elke Bäcker) and an Iranian father (Mahmoud Nasseri), who met while working at the United Nations. Her father was injured in a car accident when Mona was young and has been underemployed since, refusing to accept any form of disability. After the injury, her mother had to leave the diplomatic service to take more profitable work in the private sector. They moved to Parkville when Mona was 13.
Mona had real friends in New York, but has not made any close bonds with anyone since the move, four years ago. She likes animals and classical music. She plays the guitar, like a savant, and could probably sign a major record deal if such things existed in the classical guitar genre.
AGE/GRADE LEVEL: 17/senior
HEIGHT/PHYS. DESCRIPTION: Mona is cute and will probably grow up to be smoking hot, not that future appearances matter in high school. She is pimply, wears oversized 80s glasses, braces, and wears her hair big, as is the style of the times. Her attire is non-descript, mostly third-hand Value Village material.
BFF: The closest thing she has to a BFF is Leah Senter though they really aren't all that close. The only thing they have in common is that they lived in New York for a portion of their childhood and they both read a lot.
ENEMY: Mona mostly ignores the other kids at school and does a good job of it.
DATING: Nobody in this podunk excuse for a "city" would be worth her time, even if they paid any attention.
SECRET CRUSH: Thinks Julie Bonarro is adorable and smart, but wouldn't do that to her parents.
BEST CLASS: Honors Math. The connection between math and music is of great interest to Mona and she reads about it extensively.
WORST CLASS: PE (I'm sensing a trend here).
HOBBY/EXTRACURRICULAR/JOB: She doesn't have a job, as her mother wants her to focus on her academics. She spends a lot of time at the library, listening to old records of classical music, though her mother thinks she's studying. Sometimes she goes to a semi-secluded trail in the park on the edge of town, where she can practice her guitar playing in relative peace. Once she saw some homeless people doing it there. It was so gross, she didn't go back for a month.
She very rarely socializes with her "friends" outside of school, but occasionally tags along with Leah when she goes to the mall for strange books or clothes.
Mona isn't in the band and nobody at school even knows she plays an instrument.
TOP 5 BANDS:
Roberto Sierra, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Robbie Krieger/The Doors, and the other John Williams. Her favorite pop album is the Doors' Waiting for the Sun.
GUILTY PLEASURE: Harlequin romance "novels".
VICIOUS RUMOR ABOUT THEM: She's a dirty raghead, her dad's in the PLO, she's a lesbian (there's only one straight kid in every high school, right?), her family eats dogs because they think cows are holy, she stinks because her family eats nasty dog meat.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Raiders of the Lost Ark, but really anything with a John Williams soundtrack or Harrison Ford in it.
FAVORITE FOOD/SODA: Hawaiian pizza and Squirt.
DESCRIBE HOME/SIBLINGS/RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS: Her dad mostly stays home and watches TV. He is clinically depressed and suffers from chronic back pain as a result of a car accident. He doesn't pay much attention to Mona or her mother. Mona's mom works long hours but still checks in with Mona every day to make sure she's keeping up with her homework and getting good grades. She has no siblings. She has two tom cats, Max and Frankie.
TEACHERS DESCRIBE THEM AS: A good student, though not very outgoing. She may need a push to get her out there.
GPA: 3.9
MOST LIKELY TO: Do things that would probably get this site flagged for domestic terrorism.
CAR/BUS/WALK?: Mona walks to school.
VICES/JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: Mona tried pot once, but nearly choked to death and won't even be around other people doing it anymore. She's been admonished by cops for being in public parks after dark, though she's always talked her way out of having them call her mother.
INVENTORY: Pink backpack with a Barbie brand Trapper Keeper chock full of mostly sheet music, a bunch of pencils (though she never takes notes, just composes sheet music in her bonder), and a My Little Pony lunch box. When she's not at school or around schoolmates, she carries her guitar in a soft case, loaded with extra strings, picks, a capo or two, and a Walkman with a bunch of classical music tapes.
PRIZED POSSESSION: A handmade Antonio Torres Jurado guitar that is worth big bucks, but was a gift to her father long ago. He never really played.
ALLERGIES/ILLNESSES/DISABILITY: Other than her need to wear glasses, she has no particular health problems.
SECRET: Nobody at school know she plays an instrument and her mother doesn't even know she plays it as much or as well as she does.
IN SHORT, THREE WORDS: Smart, Artistic, Standoffish
NAME: Monirah "Mona" Nasseri
QUICK DESCRIPTION/BIO: Mona is the daughter of a German mother (Elke Bäcker) and an Iranian father (Mahmoud Nasseri), who met while working at the United Nations. Her father was injured in a car accident when Mona was young and has been underemployed since, refusing to accept any form of disability. After the injury, her mother had to leave the diplomatic service to take more profitable work in the private sector. They moved to Parkville when Mona was 13.
Mona had real friends in New York, but has not made any close bonds with anyone since the move, four years ago. She likes animals and classical music. She plays the guitar, like a savant, and could probably sign a major record deal if such things existed in the classical guitar genre.
AGE/GRADE LEVEL: 17/senior
HEIGHT/PHYS. DESCRIPTION: Mona is cute and will probably grow up to be smoking hot, not that future appearances matter in high school. She is pimply, wears oversized 80s glasses, braces, and wears her hair big, as is the style of the times. Her attire is non-descript, mostly third-hand Value Village material.
BFF: The closest thing she has to a BFF is Leah Senter though they really aren't all that close. The only thing they have in common is that they lived in New York for a portion of their childhood and they both read a lot.
ENEMY: Mona mostly ignores the other kids at school and does a good job of it.
DATING: Nobody in this podunk excuse for a "city" would be worth her time, even if they paid any attention.
SECRET CRUSH: Thinks Julie Bonarro is adorable and smart, but wouldn't do that to her parents.
BEST CLASS: Honors Math. The connection between math and music is of great interest to Mona and she reads about it extensively.
WORST CLASS: PE (I'm sensing a trend here).
HOBBY/EXTRACURRICULAR/JOB: She doesn't have a job, as her mother wants her to focus on her academics. She spends a lot of time at the library, listening to old records of classical music, though her mother thinks she's studying. Sometimes she goes to a semi-secluded trail in the park on the edge of town, where she can practice her guitar playing in relative peace. Once she saw some homeless people doing it there. It was so gross, she didn't go back for a month.
She very rarely socializes with her "friends" outside of school, but occasionally tags along with Leah when she goes to the mall for strange books or clothes.
Mona isn't in the band and nobody at school even knows she plays an instrument.
TOP 5 BANDS:
Roberto Sierra, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Robbie Krieger/The Doors, and the other John Williams. Her favorite pop album is the Doors' Waiting for the Sun.
GUILTY PLEASURE: Harlequin romance "novels".
VICIOUS RUMOR ABOUT THEM: She's a dirty raghead, her dad's in the PLO, she's a lesbian (there's only one straight kid in every high school, right?), her family eats dogs because they think cows are holy, she stinks because her family eats nasty dog meat.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Raiders of the Lost Ark, but really anything with a John Williams soundtrack or Harrison Ford in it.
FAVORITE FOOD/SODA: Hawaiian pizza and Squirt.
DESCRIBE HOME/SIBLINGS/RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS: Her dad mostly stays home and watches TV. He is clinically depressed and suffers from chronic back pain as a result of a car accident. He doesn't pay much attention to Mona or her mother. Mona's mom works long hours but still checks in with Mona every day to make sure she's keeping up with her homework and getting good grades. She has no siblings. She has two tom cats, Max and Frankie.
TEACHERS DESCRIBE THEM AS: A good student, though not very outgoing. She may need a push to get her out there.
GPA: 3.9
MOST LIKELY TO: Do things that would probably get this site flagged for domestic terrorism.
CAR/BUS/WALK?: Mona walks to school.
VICES/JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: Mona tried pot once, but nearly choked to death and won't even be around other people doing it anymore. She's been admonished by cops for being in public parks after dark, though she's always talked her way out of having them call her mother.
INVENTORY: Pink backpack with a Barbie brand Trapper Keeper chock full of mostly sheet music, a bunch of pencils (though she never takes notes, just composes sheet music in her bonder), and a My Little Pony lunch box. When she's not at school or around schoolmates, she carries her guitar in a soft case, loaded with extra strings, picks, a capo or two, and a Walkman with a bunch of classical music tapes.
PRIZED POSSESSION: A handmade Antonio Torres Jurado guitar that is worth big bucks, but was a gift to her father long ago. He never really played.
ALLERGIES/ILLNESSES/DISABILITY: Other than her need to wear glasses, she has no particular health problems.
SECRET: Nobody at school know she plays an instrument and her mother doesn't even know she plays it as much or as well as she does.
IN SHORT, THREE WORDS: Smart, Artistic, Standoffish