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✮ Mikalyn Ross ✮
✮Name✮
Mikalyn Ross
(pronounced: MY'-kuh-lin)
✮Nicname(s)✮
Prefers to go by her full name, but nicknames bestowed upon her in the past include Lyn, Mikey, and Ross.
✮Age and Birthday✮
19 years old ✮ April 11th (
)
✮Year Of College✮
First-year
✮Major✮
Aeronautical Engineering
✮College✮
Harborson
✮Gender✮
Female
✮Sexuality✮
Heterosexual
✮Position✮
Culinary - "Tomorrowland Concessions"
✮Nationalities✮
Irish-American
✮Eye Color✮
Bright green irises, with a few black specks in them.
✮Hair Description✮
Mikalyn's hair is a deep, fiery red, and it's naturally straight. In fact, she probably couldn't get it to hold a curl if her life depended on it. (Ironically enough, considering her heritage.) On other notes, the length is on the longer side, and she has thick, front bangs.
✮Height✮
5' 4"
✮Weight✮
120 lbs
✮Piercings✮
None at all.
✮Marks✮
When she's out in the sun for a long time, her nose becomes lightly spotted with freckles.
✮Health Ailments✮
None of note.
✮Personality✮
Mikalyn is very intelligent. Her rationality and leve-headedness are two things that help her to excel at science and mathematics, as is her dedication to perfection and her resourcefulness. However, these traits extend outside of the academic environment as well. Mikalyn is just a creative thinker in all aspects of life, making her resourcefulness helpful in problem solving in general.
She is a kind, compassionate, and empathic individual. Having grown up with kids of all backgrounds (foster siblings, that is; see "History"), she knows the importance of making someone feel included and important. Hence, Mikalyn is always there to lend an ear and offer a friendly smile or a hug. Just don't ask her about her problems, because she probably doesn't want to talk about them.
That being said, Mikalyn has always had a fear of being annoying. If someone clearly shows that they want to interact with her, then she's witty and fun and entirely willing to oblige. But unless she's given a clear signal, she's amazingly socially awkward. She doesn't mind silence like some people do, so she's grown accustomed to awkward silences. Making small talk is her absolute worst skill, and being in situations where she's forced to interact with people she doesn't know or doesn't share interests with is super scary to her.
✮History✮
Mikalyn is an absolute science nerd. From the day she was born, she's always loved to tinker and toy with any materials she could get her hands on. She loved understanding how things worked, and puzzle solving became her favorite pastime. While Mikalyn had had lots of interests and enjoyed all of the sciences, she had a particular proclivity for planes. She had determined by her eighth birthday that she wanted to build the greatest flying machine that ever existed, and she was going to be a pilot. Hands down -- there was no question about it.
At least, not until the accident. On May 1st, when Mikalyn was 14 years old, her mother was on a flight home from New York City after a business trip. But she never made it back. It was a tragic accident -- a small flock of birds that got jammed up in the engines -- but the plane went down in a dramatic crash, and very few survived. On that day, devastation and fear overtook Mikalyn, and she buried her dreams alongside the remains of her mother.
Afterwards, her father -- who was a nearly recovered alcoholic -- fell back into his old ways and started drinking again. Not only that, but without Mrs. Ross around to keep things together, the family stopped raising foster children as well. (Mikalyn grew up always around a handful of foster siblings, but no one ever stayed long. A few years, at most. As is the nature of hosting foster children.) She felt alone and lost, and all the excitement and dedication that had once defined her seeped out of her being, until she felt like nothing but an empty shell of her former self. She didn't enjoy doing anything anymore, and where she used to enjoy being around others, people now just made her anxious and irritated. Mikalyn became depressed and reclusive, barely able to keep up happy appearances at school anymore.
Several years after that, however, when Mikalyn was 17, she was cleaning up the attic, and she came across all her old model airplanes stuffed inside a dusty drawer. All of her childhood pastimes had literally been hidden away so as not to remind her of her mother. It was only then, at the discovery of these old toys several years after the fact, that she slowly began to rekindle her love for all things mechanical. Little by little, she rediscovered her knack for problem solving and did, eventually, end up applying for the engineering program at Harborson. Mikalyn's childhood dream had been partially put back together but now, her goal was not to build the greatest flying machine that ever was, but the safest and most efficient. But she could not see, in any future, herself getting over this terrible fear of flying she had developed. Sure, Mikalyn could build the planes -- but she'd no intentions of flying them, that's for sure.
✮Likes✮
Sci-fi and fantasy films, cello music, Italian food, calculus, childish toys, puzzles.
✮Dislikes✮
Rap music and hard rock, slap-stick comedies, candy, American football, inconsiderate/unobservant people.
✮Hobbies✮
Tinkering, songwriting, playing with Legos, watching movies.
✮Talents✮
Mikalyn is extremely bright in math and science, excelling in the engineering program at Harborson. However, she's also an adept singer/songwriter, though she prefers to keep this on the quieter side. She has a keen ear and sense of music, but she doesn't feel as though she knows enough about music to be any good at it. So she doesn't ever talk about it, for fear of judgement, as she's quite insecure about it and prefers to just keep it as a way of venting her emotions in private.
✮Fears✮
Has an immense fear of flying, despite her childhood dream and her current ambitions. And, of course, she fears getting too close to people. Between the loss of her mother and the constant fleeting nature of growing up with foster siblings, Mikalyn is always afraid people she cares about are going to be taken from her when she least expects it.
✮Secrets✮
Mikalyn doesn't like to talk about her family or the tragedy that befell her. And often times, she finds herself fudging little details about her past -- little white lies -- just to get around actually having to talk about the truth. Because it hurts her to think about it.
✮Family✮
Mr. Ross (Father) -- 46 years old. Recovering alcoholic.
No biological siblings, but the Ross family used to house foster children, before Mrs. Ross died. So Mikalyn feels like she's had many siblings.
✮Relationships✮
Open~! Just PM me if you're interested! ^^
✮Dorm #✮
Room #13.
✮Dorm Appearance✮
{Looking for a good one!}
✮Other✮
N/A
(I was just in Disneyland recently! Well, actually Disney World... but you know, same difference, right? :P)
✮Name✮
Mikalyn Ross
(pronounced: MY'-kuh-lin)
✮Nicname(s)✮
Prefers to go by her full name, but nicknames bestowed upon her in the past include Lyn, Mikey, and Ross.
✮Age and Birthday✮
19 years old ✮ April 11th (
)✮Year Of College✮
First-year
✮Major✮
Aeronautical Engineering
✮College✮
Harborson
✮Gender✮
Female
✮Sexuality✮
Heterosexual
✮Position✮
Culinary - "Tomorrowland Concessions"
✮Nationalities✮
Irish-American
✮Eye Color✮
Bright green irises, with a few black specks in them.
✮Hair Description✮
Mikalyn's hair is a deep, fiery red, and it's naturally straight. In fact, she probably couldn't get it to hold a curl if her life depended on it. (Ironically enough, considering her heritage.) On other notes, the length is on the longer side, and she has thick, front bangs.
✮Height✮
5' 4"
✮Weight✮
120 lbs
✮Piercings✮
None at all.
✮Marks✮
When she's out in the sun for a long time, her nose becomes lightly spotted with freckles.
✮Health Ailments✮
None of note.
✮Personality✮
Mikalyn is very intelligent. Her rationality and leve-headedness are two things that help her to excel at science and mathematics, as is her dedication to perfection and her resourcefulness. However, these traits extend outside of the academic environment as well. Mikalyn is just a creative thinker in all aspects of life, making her resourcefulness helpful in problem solving in general.
She is a kind, compassionate, and empathic individual. Having grown up with kids of all backgrounds (foster siblings, that is; see "History"), she knows the importance of making someone feel included and important. Hence, Mikalyn is always there to lend an ear and offer a friendly smile or a hug. Just don't ask her about her problems, because she probably doesn't want to talk about them.
That being said, Mikalyn has always had a fear of being annoying. If someone clearly shows that they want to interact with her, then she's witty and fun and entirely willing to oblige. But unless she's given a clear signal, she's amazingly socially awkward. She doesn't mind silence like some people do, so she's grown accustomed to awkward silences. Making small talk is her absolute worst skill, and being in situations where she's forced to interact with people she doesn't know or doesn't share interests with is super scary to her.
✮History✮
Mikalyn is an absolute science nerd. From the day she was born, she's always loved to tinker and toy with any materials she could get her hands on. She loved understanding how things worked, and puzzle solving became her favorite pastime. While Mikalyn had had lots of interests and enjoyed all of the sciences, she had a particular proclivity for planes. She had determined by her eighth birthday that she wanted to build the greatest flying machine that ever existed, and she was going to be a pilot. Hands down -- there was no question about it.
At least, not until the accident. On May 1st, when Mikalyn was 14 years old, her mother was on a flight home from New York City after a business trip. But she never made it back. It was a tragic accident -- a small flock of birds that got jammed up in the engines -- but the plane went down in a dramatic crash, and very few survived. On that day, devastation and fear overtook Mikalyn, and she buried her dreams alongside the remains of her mother.
Afterwards, her father -- who was a nearly recovered alcoholic -- fell back into his old ways and started drinking again. Not only that, but without Mrs. Ross around to keep things together, the family stopped raising foster children as well. (Mikalyn grew up always around a handful of foster siblings, but no one ever stayed long. A few years, at most. As is the nature of hosting foster children.) She felt alone and lost, and all the excitement and dedication that had once defined her seeped out of her being, until she felt like nothing but an empty shell of her former self. She didn't enjoy doing anything anymore, and where she used to enjoy being around others, people now just made her anxious and irritated. Mikalyn became depressed and reclusive, barely able to keep up happy appearances at school anymore.
Several years after that, however, when Mikalyn was 17, she was cleaning up the attic, and she came across all her old model airplanes stuffed inside a dusty drawer. All of her childhood pastimes had literally been hidden away so as not to remind her of her mother. It was only then, at the discovery of these old toys several years after the fact, that she slowly began to rekindle her love for all things mechanical. Little by little, she rediscovered her knack for problem solving and did, eventually, end up applying for the engineering program at Harborson. Mikalyn's childhood dream had been partially put back together but now, her goal was not to build the greatest flying machine that ever was, but the safest and most efficient. But she could not see, in any future, herself getting over this terrible fear of flying she had developed. Sure, Mikalyn could build the planes -- but she'd no intentions of flying them, that's for sure.
✮Likes✮
Sci-fi and fantasy films, cello music, Italian food, calculus, childish toys, puzzles.
✮Dislikes✮
Rap music and hard rock, slap-stick comedies, candy, American football, inconsiderate/unobservant people.
✮Hobbies✮
Tinkering, songwriting, playing with Legos, watching movies.
✮Talents✮
Mikalyn is extremely bright in math and science, excelling in the engineering program at Harborson. However, she's also an adept singer/songwriter, though she prefers to keep this on the quieter side. She has a keen ear and sense of music, but she doesn't feel as though she knows enough about music to be any good at it. So she doesn't ever talk about it, for fear of judgement, as she's quite insecure about it and prefers to just keep it as a way of venting her emotions in private.
✮Fears✮
Has an immense fear of flying, despite her childhood dream and her current ambitions. And, of course, she fears getting too close to people. Between the loss of her mother and the constant fleeting nature of growing up with foster siblings, Mikalyn is always afraid people she cares about are going to be taken from her when she least expects it.
✮Secrets✮
Mikalyn doesn't like to talk about her family or the tragedy that befell her. And often times, she finds herself fudging little details about her past -- little white lies -- just to get around actually having to talk about the truth. Because it hurts her to think about it.
✮Family✮
Mr. Ross (Father) -- 46 years old. Recovering alcoholic.
No biological siblings, but the Ross family used to house foster children, before Mrs. Ross died. So Mikalyn feels like she's had many siblings.
✮Relationships✮
Open~! Just PM me if you're interested! ^^
✮Dorm #✮
Room #13.
✮Dorm Appearance✮
{Looking for a good one!}
✮Other✮
N/A
(I was just in Disneyland recently! Well, actually Disney World... but you know, same difference, right? :P)
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