Imogen Mey

Nickname: She prefers to be called Ima because that’s what she’s always been called.
Age: 12
Gender: Female

Appearance: Imogen was born curls of dark hair that’s almost as long as she is tall. They cascade down her back to rest past her waist because she hadn’t done more than a trim since she was born. Her skin is not as fair as some other children, and her eyes too are a dark, dark shade of brown. As a child, she has yet to be perfected. This is evident in her shorter stature, the rounded cheeks, the thinner lips, the slightest gap between her top front teeth – everything her father had ever told her was cute. Because she is not yet ‘perfect’, she is also near-sighted and is poor in terms of physical fitness.

Personality: Imogen is a quiet girl, or perhaps that’s simply because she doesn’t trust the perfect world she lives in. She speaks little and even then, it’s often something trivial. However, she is a good girl at heart – one who misses her family more than anything, at that. The reason for her socially reclusive nature is due to her distrust of perfected people. Once someone can get her to open up, she proves a good listener, seemingly interested in anything there is to say. She is compassionate and expresses concern for others whole-heartedly, but one should not forget that she is still a child. Although she tries to hide it, she longs for the comfort of a family and longs to be pampered, to be spoiled. Once grows fond of someone, she reveals her true nature as a bit of a crybaby, even though she finds it embarrassing. However, for every time she cries, she laughs twice as much.

Power: Imogen has yet to be perfected and thus, does not have a power granted by perfection… but she does have an exceptional memory which she could use to her advantage. She can memorize whole conversations, almost word for word, and a sequence of numbers is simple granted a little time. However, it’s merely a recitation – she often can’t understand what it is she remembered.


Likes:
Chocolate – although she prefers milk chocolate, Imogen loves most forms of this sweet treat. It’s a sure-fire way to cheer her up or get on her better side.

Her Hair – she likes it when someone brushes or styles her hair for her. The action seems to give her comfort.

Stories – tales of adventure or emotional masterpieces can occupy her attention for hours. Imogen’s father often told her such things, and though her mother didn’t seem to understand, the little girl adored the vivid images the words created for her.


Dislikes:
Judgement – Imogen hates it when people judge her for her imperfections and refer to her flaws in a negative context because it makes her doubt herself and her father’s words. She truly wishes to believe that she is fine just the way she is, but with so many people telling her otherwise, her resolve wavers and she doesn’t like that.

Caramel – it’s just too sweet in the wrong ways for her tastes.


Fears:
Being Perfected – after seeing what happened to her father and having it used as a threat against her, the idea of becoming perfect is terrifying to Imogen. Even within Complications, she is constantly scared that the adults will decide that she should be perfected as well… after all, it’s unknown whether or not she’s immune to the virus herself.

Alone in Empty Space – Imogen is terrified of the idea of being completely alone in a wide and empty space. It doesn’t matter if it’s brightly lit or present. If there is too much space and not enough people to fill it, she will panic.


History: Imogen was the born into a family of unique situation. Her father, being a doctor, was granted an antidote to the happiness virus while her mother, a common pianist, did not know of the true nature of ‘perfection’. Because of this, Imogen grew up in a loving, but difficult environment. Her father was the pillar of her life, who always told her how beautiful she was and that he loved her just the way she was. Her mother, on the other hand, harped about her flaws but always pulled her close and reassured the girl that once sixteen, she too would become perfect. One day, it all changed. Having turned ten, Imogen was attending the mandatory boarding school all children went. It was around then that Imogen’s father couldn’t stand how his wife was ever-cheerful, so… bland, so fake. He wanted to know what she was really like. He knew the reason why she was so ‘happy’, and decided to take matters into his own hands. He smuggled the antidote and tried to administer it to his wife. However, the system wasn’t that weak, and he was near immediately apprehended. As punishment, they contacted the school and had Imogen taken in as well, supposedly to be ‘perfected early as reward for her father’s hard work’. The agreement was that either the good doctor was perfected, or his daughter would be. He chose to spare his daughter, and accepted the virus in himself. Imogen then was met with a stranger – that man wasn’t her father. Her father was always a little tired, a little stressed, but still wore a gentle smile. Her father always said he loved her the way she was. He wasn’t that man who grinned so brightly and counted down the days to her sixteenth year. Unable to bear it, she caused a scene at the boarding school, a true emotional breakdown of screams and words she should not have uttered. Considering her background, it was decided that the girl was to be sent to Complications.

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