Name
Daya Chopra
Age
30
Gender
Female
Sexuality
Bisexual
Height
5'6"
Weight
154 lbs
Health Information
Allergic to Wool and Kiwis
AB Positive Blood type
Body Modifications
She only has ear piercings.
Occupation
Art Director for NY Trendy & Chic
Personality
Daya is a naturally argumentative and colorful woman. She likes to take things head on, which usually results in awkward situations for her when it turns out she's in the wrong. She is impulsive and will jump down somebody's throat without getting all the information, and when she needs to apologize, she'll drag her feet and beat around the bush, but she will eventually complete the task. As a mother, Daya likes to keep a friendly relationship with her daughter but she also wants her to respect her too, so she isn't afraid to put her foot down. She is however, lenient with her child and doesn't hover.
Biography
Daya was born in Orlando, Florida to Adira and Baneet Chopra, an investment banker and a college professor. Daya's childhood was like most people's childhood's; filled with normalcy and stability. And she hated that. From the age of five, Daya decided that she wanted to have an unconventional life. She would beg her parents for macaroni at breakfast and pancakes at dinner. She would come out of her room looking like the closet had come to life and attacked her with neon colors. She would go to school and annoy her teachers with questions about random concepts like 'why do birds hop and will they always hop?' until she got sent out into the hall.
Her parents were a bit taken back by their daughter's odd inquisitiveness and whimsy, but they loved her all the same. They did their best to meet their daughter halfway, and managed to satisfy her at home but school was another scene entirerly. The teachers and administrative staff didn't appreciate Daya's abstract way of thinking and constantly reprimanded her. They even went as far as to 'misplace' her school work and give her bad grades in an attempt to have her removed from the school. When Daya's parents became aware of this, they pulled their child from the school and started homeschooling her.
So from age eight to eleven, Daya was home schooled by her parents and assigned play dates with other home schooled children. However when she turned twelve her parents thought that she should go to public school again. The sudden immersion to society's 'regular' school life, was a bit of a shock to Daya as for four years, she had only interacted with a handful of kids who acted like her and her parents. She was shy at first, but that disposition soon evaporated because during those four years of home school, Daya had physically blossomed into a beautiful tween, and as they say, 'When you're a pretty girl, you don't really have problems because teenage boys are willing to solve all of them for you if you show them your tits'. So Daya became a bit of a 'wild' girl in high school. She loved the attention from all the guys and she loved that they did her work for her most of the time. However this mentality bit her in the ass when it came to final exams in junior year and she failed all of them and had to be held back.
This infuriated her parents and to punish her, they sent Daya to live with her grandparents in Tamil Nadu. When Daya returned, she came back with two important things. One, she didn't want to be poor and two, her grandfather was super awesome. Thankfully the first thing stuck with her the most and she cleaned up her act. She graduated from high school with average but passing grades and she went on to go to community college due to no good colleges wanting someone who stayed back. She graduated from Orlando Community College with a graphic design major, but couldn't get any good jobs in her state.
A year passed and during that time, Daya's grandfather from Tamil Nadu came to live with them after a monsoon destroyed his coffee farm. Daya enjoyed her father's company, but the man was starting to go senile and her parents were none too fond of having to jump out of bed every night because the elderly man was having vivid flashbacks, so they started to quietly research retirement homes. Daya found out and had a huge fight with her parents that ended with them telling her that if she had such strong opinions then she could take care of him and get out of the house. They didn't really mean it, but Daya figured that she had lived at home for too long anyway, and started applying to jobs in other states. She finally got a job in New York City and moved their with her grandfather immediately.
Even though she adored her grandfather, Daya underestimated how hard it would be to take care of a senior who experienced flashbacks, bouts of negative emotions and memory lapses, and she soon became stressed out. She hired a nurse to take care of her grandfather and started going out to clubs and bars. She met Henry Blake at one such bar and ended up sleeping with him. A few weeks later she found out she was pregnant and when she told him he freaked out and threatened to ruin her life (he was a lawyer) if she didn't break contact with him. So with a broken heart Daya embraced single life. But her life wasn't as horrible because in a moment of lucidity, Daya's grandfather called Daya's parents to come and support her. And surrounded by her family, Daya gave birth to her daughter and her parents stayed to help her out for a few months but of course had to leave eventually.
Likes and Dislikes
Loves Frozen Yogurt
Hates Gelato
Loves dogs and cats
Hates rodents and birds
Loves romance and mystery novels
Hates Dr. Seuss and poetry
Loves window shopping
Hates actually shopping, especially during the holidays
Pet Peeves
Christmas Carolers
"I hear Christmas music 24/7 whenever I go to the mall and now I have to hear it at my house too? IS NOTHING SACRED??"
Indian/Native American Term
"They aren't Indians! I'm Indian! They're the original Americans. Jesus Christ it's 2015, get it right!"
Perfume Salespeople "Tactics"
"Spraying me in the face while asking me if I want to sample your perfume is a dick move!"
Drive Thru Liquor Stores
"Am I the only one who sees the horrible irony in this, or?"
Purse Dogs
"Jesus Christ, let the poor thing walk, please! If you wanted something that you had to carry around 24/7 why didn't you get a dog without legs? I'm sure their are tons of those who would love for someone to carry it around like a bottle of expensive perfume!"
Her grandfather, Dayasagar is going senile and she doesn't want to send him to a retirement home because she doesn't want him to be mistreated.
She hired a live in nurse to take care of him, but she's worried that her daughter likes Imogen (the nurse) more than her. (She's always following her around and imitating her habits)
Her daughter, Bela is having behavioral issues at her school and she thinks that she might have ADHD.
Her neighbor, Carol Terrence keeps accusing Daya of being a terrorist (despite Daya being Hindu and telling her that numerous times). The woman is very rude to Daya and her family and constantly tried to make their lives harder.
At her job, Daya is being considered for a promotion, but her coworker and longtime friend, Beatrice is also being considered so a rift has been driven between them.
