Nickname: Mels most often and most preferred, Lia, The Nurse
Age: 24
Likes:
+ Her free time
+ Being left to her own devices
+ Occasionally going out and dancing, Mels can always be convinced to dance.
+ Smoking, yeah she's a nurse. She knows.
+ Her select group of friends who she trusts completely and hopes feels the same towards her.
+ Massages
+ Midnight walks
+ Days when she gets to sleep in.
+ Patients who are..well...patient.
+ Doctors who don't treat her like a servant or idiot.
+ Flirting, she tends to adopt a friendly flirtatious manner with most people. Makes it easier to draw their blood that way. It doesn't hurt when there's a hot new resident around either.
Dislikes:
+ People who upon finding out she's a nurse, ask for medical advice. Though she gives it out unsolicited all the time.
+ Change
+ People prying into her personal business
+ Eating, she'd rather spend her time asleep than making a meal...and then having to eat it.
+ Scrubs, they might be comfortable but they do nothing for a girl's ego
+ People who try to mother her or think they know what's best for her.
+ Liars, though she could teach a master class on it.
+ Hypocrites, where once again she's an expert.
+ Being Cold
+ Cleaning
+ Depressing Movies or Medical dramas. She gets enough of that at work, Thank you, but no thank you
Hair - Dark brown, nearly black
Eyes - Brown
Height - 5'9"
Weight - 125 lbs
Amelia has the build of a dancer, long arms and legs and a thin torso. She dreamed of once becoming a ballet dancer but those hopes were crushed when she surpassed 5'4" by the time she was eleven. Born from a Dominican father and an African-american mother her skin is a warm, golden color. Her long hair dark is thick and most often times worn natural and pulled back into a ponytail. Nurses don't have much time to be glamorous, perhaps this is why when she does get a chance to dress up Amelia goes all out. Other than that it's usually scrubs or pajamas for the lazy L.P.N
Amelia is a generally kind and warm person, something that is usually a prerequisite when it comes to her line of work. She's adept at hiding her weariness and annoyance with other people but occasionally her temper will get the best of her. This is usually when other people tend to duck and run for cover seeing as no one is safe from Amelia telling them exactly what she thinks of them and where they can go if they don't like it. She can be no nonsense and straight to the point and this is what makes people tend to either love her or hate her.
Mels is a loyal friend, always has an ear for problems or worries and will not hesitate to give advice. Solicited or not. She tends to have short-lived romantic entanglements usually ending because she's tired of feeling intruded upon or questioned. Amelia doesn't have a whole lot of time to sit around and tell people her life story or tell someone what she's thinking 24/7.
Amelia Cardozo was the oldest of two children born to her parents, her younger brother following in less than two years. Amelia was born a Hawaiian native, her family having moved there before she was born due to her father's career in the medical field. The small family was quite close even though her father spent a vast majority of his time away at work. Being a doctor was a full time job and half and the man was lucky to see his wife and two children two days in row. Even when their father would come home after 48 hours of duty on call he would be warm and kind to them, reading them books or playing with dolls. Perhaps this was why Amelia admired him so much, so much so that she wanted to follow in his footsteps.
Mels knew by the time she was eleven years old that she wanted to be a doctor and was heartily encouraged by both of her parents, though her father did caution the extreme hardships it required. Determined to prove herself Mels was an excellent student and participated in as many extracurriculars as she was able and when the time came for university she was more than ready. Graduating from high school a year early she entered into college where you might say she lost her way.
Amelia had always been the perfect daughter, the perfect student and it was starting to feel like that's all she was. The pressure began to eat at her and this is when she first started dabbling in illicit substances. Her marks began to decline as did her attendance and soon enough she was being told that she was failing. Her parents were devastated and descended upon their daughter like vultures. They told her what a disappointment she was to them, a failure who would end up nowhere if she didn't straighten up and fly right. They also told her there'd be no help or quarter from them until she proved herself. Extremely hurt and embarrassed, Mels went on to graduate from university. Just barely. She had no hope of medical school, at least not yet.
She was still a failure, all of her previous brilliance forgotten and after a few months of drifting around, sleeping on people's couches she decided on nursing school. She'd barely been able to get into one, but when she did she once again proved herself. This time taking her studies seriously and actually showing up on time. Finally feeling as though things were getting back on track, Mels graduated and found herself a nursing position in Honolulu at Mercy Hospital. This is where she met Keilani Fergosa, who was being treated for a persistent cough at the time. Ms. Fergosa took quite the shine to her pretty, young nurse and when finding out the girl was currently couch surfing once again she offered Mels an apartment in the complex she ran. Amelia happily accepted and for once in her life she was entirely on her own, no parents telling her she wasn't good enough or smart enough. Just silence in her brand new, empty apartment. She couldn't have been happier.