(I figured using your format for the CS wouldn't hurt. Please tell me if this is all right. I'm leaving it unfinished for now, but hopefully the completed version will be all right.)
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Character Name: Kalani Hargrave
Gender: Female
Age: (Any age limit?)
Occupation:
Strengths: She keeps any secrets told to her, and she does her best to keep things tidy. Most of the time, she is extremely obedient to those of higher authority–in other words, to nearly everyone. She has very good rote memorization skills, which has done wonders for her intelligence. Her constant reading has given her insight into many different perspectives; she won't judge something until she's seen all sides of the story.
Weaknesses: While her rote memory is good, she has trouble when it comes to remembering deadlines. Her natural instinct is to avoid issues rather than facing them, and while it has kept her out of some bad situations, it's pushed her into others. She's extremely indecisive and a bit of a perfectionist at times, which can be a double-edged sword.
General Appearance:
Talents: Good with formulas (algebra and physics are fun for her), plays piano and clarinet well (alone), reads more quickly than most, has a surprisingly good vocabulary
Inabilities: Speaking in front of a crowd, dancing, being competitive
Fears: Being useless or in the way, lack of self-control
General Personality: Kalani gives off a naturally stoic and quiet feeling, often talking very little and in a whisper, if at all. She has gotten slightly better at participating in conversations, but not by much, and she finds it especially hard to talk to those her age. When she's nervous, her hand will move to her neck, as she used to wear a golden necklace from her aunt that she would pull at when nervous. She may also start tapping on her leg, to the beat of some song in her head.
Inner Personality: This is a mystery even to her. Her mind seems to contradict itself, the logical and modest train of thought constantly fighting with the emotional and self-serving side, and the relatively in-between portion unsuccessfully trying to mediate the situation. It's not a split personality or schizophrenia; she has a writer's mind, filled to the brim with characters of differing thoughts and motivations, and in her attempt to understand them all, she has unconsciously embodied them all in one way or another.
History: As a child, Kalani was the polar opposite of her current self: energetic, talkative, and very cheerful. Even then, however, it was clear that there was something different about her. The way she described things would often go over her friends' heads, and she started reading relatively early. As time went on, her friends enjoyed her company less and less; she couldn't have conversations about TV or video games (she didn't use either), and her favorite book was about the basics of psychology. (Note: this is around 5th grade or so.) Eventually, Kalani was enrolled into middle school, and the torture began.
No one bullied her–not outright, at least. Some people gave her what seemed to be backhanded compliments, and others said hi to her when she had asked them to leave her alone. She went through it all without complaint; there would be no point in speaking up, right? In comparison to many other people, her life was actually pretty good, so she shouldn't whine about it. That's what she told herself every day.
This, however, is when the biggest problem started. Out of nowhere, she was getting six times the workload and barely any rest. Her mind couldn't take the strain, so whenever no one was looking, she started reading or writing a story or two. She took great pains to not get caught, but one day, she wasn't paying attention and her younger sister found her out. After a quick lecture and a short grounding, her parents hoped she had learned her lesson.
She had, but it didn't matter. Her emotional side hungered for more free time, more happiness, more escaping. At this point, her logical side lost many more arguments, and the mediator was pushed to the side and replaced with a martyr. And so began the horrid cycle: goof off, don't finish work, get in trouble, get punished, do well for a day or two, go back to goofing off, and repeat. Logical was horrified, Emotional was ecstatic, and Martyr screamed that it wanted to die. But people would think Kalani was crazy if she told this to anyone, so she kept her mouth shut.
That's when Martyr realized that its solution lay in the problem. If Emotional kept doing its thing, Logical would naturally become overwhelmed with disgust for it, just like Martyr. The two of them could work together to override Emotional, and if it played its cards right, Martyr could convince Logical that death was the only way out. Physical self-harm would only raise concern from unrelated parties, so Martyr used mental self-harm on Kalani, telling her she could never fulfill the standards that were expected of her. Twice, Kalani nearly succumbed to it, attempting her own suicide. But she never got very far; Emotional would regain control very quickly and pretend to be Martyr, telling her she wasn't even good enough to die.
It was after the second attempt that her parents saw her, and they decided that it would be best for Kalani to receive professional help. Kalani was diagnosed with both predominantly inattentive ADD and mild Asperger's syndrome.
Character Biography: She is a writer at heart, and she reads very often. When it seems like nobody can see her, she may act out the actions of the story, and she isn't particularly bad at it. She prefers to eat healthy foods; they just naturally taste better to her than junk food, particularly blueberries. More often than not, she doesn't want people to fight, but it isn't likely that she'll actively try to stop it. She only slightly dislikes receiving compliments, but she's more likely to be annoyed with the person the better they know her. Her favorite day of the week is Saturday, and her favorite season is winter.
