Full Name
Nelly Deidre Adessi
Nickname
Nel
Age
30
Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Profession
Detective
Hot Headed | Unorthodox | Hardworking | Intimidating | Astute | Tough
Nelly can be best described as a firecracker. She's good at her job and she knows it and if anyone tries to get in her way she can easily run them down. She doesn't stand down when someone is trying to push her into another direction but at the same time she knows who's shoulders to rub and who to talk to get the things she needs and if that means stepping on toes than she will certainly step on those toes and thanks to it she has the tendency of getting on peoples bad side. Many peoples bad side. Nel has that charm to her though, if she does manage to tick someone off she usually fixes it with her flair and actually is chummy with several other colleagues but she does have a tendency to push people away. So she has a limit to how far she gets to know almost everyone, she doesn't like when people get involved in her things and doesn't like getting involved in others. It's just how she is.
Quirks & Habits
Can be a bit of a smart ass | Clicks her Nails together when thinking | Constantly Purses Lips | Always wears her black sunglasses
Likes
Thunderstorm | Dawn and Dusk | The Job | A Challenge | Closing Cases | Animals | Reading | Movies and Television
Dislikes
Dead ends | AA | Liars | Stern People
Fears
Falling off the wagon
History
Nel was brought up with a cop as a father as well as her two older brothers. She never once thought that she would be following in their footsteps but things change, something she knows all too well of. Her father was a beat cop and almost always had the tough neighborhoods, maybe because he looked like, seemed like a tough guy. Or maybe he simply just took them because he figured he could change things. He was a well liked officer and believe it or not more then one regular books actually liked the guy. The funny thing is it was a bright day, a nice day when they got the call. It was the call no one ever wanted to get but always knew that there was a chance. Every time the phone rang your heart would stop for a few seconds until you took it of the hook and simply uttered "Hello." Nel was in school when her mother got the call, an hour later she was at the hospital waiting in the ICU waiting for a answer to if he was gone or not. She had her fingers crossed the entire time that it would be good news but when the doctor finally arrived it was not as she had wished. The kicker was that it was actually a really nice day out.
Her brothers were easily seven years older then her so by the time she was heading into high school they were headed into the academy. They had made up their minds about joining the force when they lost their father and they kept to the promise. Her oldest brother Jeremy is a detective in DC while the other quit the force and joined up in the army when she finally graduated high school. Nel was headed to college for a medical degree when halfway through it did a complete 180 into criminal justice. Her mother would rank it as one of her dumber decisions while Nel would say it was her best decision. She graduated the force at the top of her class and was immediately met with a job. Her rookie years went by with a flash and she was offered an undercover gig that she gladly took. It would be something that would look good on the résumé and would also give her added experience.
The undercover gig took almost four years with over a hundred arrests and drug busts. There were several times where she thought her cover was blown but it was simply her nerves getting to the best of her. This was also around the time she started drinking. By the time the operation was over she was a full blown alcoholic. She liked to think of it as being a functional alcoholic, she did put people behind bars with almost screw ups, but it had become far to much of a problem to keep her around. She was left with two choices; get cleaned up or lose her badge. It may have taken her several weeks and a many loud conversations but she wound up committing herself and started going to AA meeting on a regular basis, although she does tend to skip some nowadays. It's been several years since the events and they are mostly behind her now and has been working with the Albuquerque Police Department as a homicide detective.
Face Claim
Vanessa Ferlito
Height
5'6
Weight/Build
150 Lbs. She's fit and anyone that's gotten on her bad side can attest to it.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Other
She has several small tattoos; A dream catcher on her left shoulder blade along with the quote "Do what you fear and Fear disappears." just below her neck, A star on her left outer wrist, A spade on her inner right wrist, Her former partners anniversary on her right bicep and lastly a small black bar on her left tricep from a cover up.
