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{ Full Name }
Vanessa Joan Oberlin
{ Nickname }
Ness, Nessa
{ Birthday }
September 18th, 1997 (Leo)
{ Age }
Seventeen (Very Soon Eighteen)
{ Sexual Orientation }
Bisexual
{ Grade Level }
Twelfth Grade
{ Hometown }
Quebec, Canada
{ Ethnicity }
50% French-Canadian 50% Ethiopian
{ Character Role }
The Angel
{ Dialogue Color }
#669C6C
Vanessa Joan Oberlin
{ Nickname }
Ness, Nessa
{ Birthday }
September 18th, 1997 (Leo)
{ Age }
Seventeen (Very Soon Eighteen)
{ Sexual Orientation }
Bisexual
{ Grade Level }
Twelfth Grade
{ Hometown }
Quebec, Canada
{ Ethnicity }
50% French-Canadian 50% Ethiopian
{ Character Role }
The Angel
{ Dialogue Color }
#669C6C
Adeline is a former Broadway Starlet turned Producer, which as far as Ness is concerned just requires knowing the right people and going to the right parties. Her mother has a huge personality, and hates to have anyone else be in the spotlight- the exception being her darling daughter, of course. She and Ness have a very mixed up relationship- one moment they are Chip and Dale spending the day laughing, the next Ness is being berated and doing her best to avoid Adeline. It all depends on the Tony-Winning Ex-Diva's mood.
Richard Oberlin || Father || "Yes, the Richard Oberlin."
Adeline and Richard are very similar when it comes to career paths. A Former Boy-Band Member turned Solo Artist turned Actor/Director, her father has done quite a lot in his 54 years, and still considers himself in his prime. Although she sometimes tires of being in the Oberlin shadow, Ness adores her father when he's around. Of course, he's often off on shoots these past several years. But Hey, his assistant never forgets the right dates to send flowers or a card.
Richard Oberlin Jr. || Half-Brother || "My favorite heart throb."
Richard is ten years older than Ness, and the product of her father's first marriage to pop sensation Willow Santigold. He's a very popular actor right now, best known for playing brooding heart throbs, but more importantly he's always in New York to make his famous Mushroom Mac'n'Cheese for Ness on her Birthday.
{ Home Life }
From the moment she was born, Ness was in the public's eye. The daughter of a famous Broadway actress and an even more famous Celebrity Father, half-sister to an already increasingly successful child star half-brother, the child had very big shadows to grow out from behind. She was born in Quebec, Canada, where her parents had purchased their first home together with the intention of staying out of the limelight for a while, until she was older. So she grew up learning the French and English of her mother's home city. It was more peaceful a life than she may have otherwise been afforded, at least for her first few years, growing up in a spacious penthouse in a wealthy neighborhood, with her mother and father occasionally out of the house to work on smaller projects, leaving her with a housekeeper who doubled as a nanny to the child. She was a quiet, agreeable child from the beginning. Perhaps in the presence of such loud parents, her mother belting in the morning and her father memorizing lines and laughing his famous laugh with guests, she remained quiet to maintain a balance. Her little brother thought her absolutely hilarious, stumbling around the house and falling all the time. She was slow to learn how to walk, instead crawling at mach-speed until she was nearly two years old.
Her parents, lovers of their audience, couldn't stay away from their city for too long. She was barely six when they swept back to New York City, and from there rarely stopped travelling. Her father was often on the other side of the United States, her mother always at another opening night party, another late rehearsal, another gala of some sort. She idealized them in their absence, her father a great man and performer, her mother the most beautiful woman alive. They couldn't possibly live up to the ideas she made in her head at such a young age, but she could certainly try to be as good as them. She took singing lessons, and failed atrociously, much to her mother's dismay. Still, she smiled on, eager to please, happy to be her father's "sweet little smiling girl." She couldn't sing for the life of her, was terrible at complex choreographed dancing, and her all too expressive face failed to hide her true self behind a character on the stage. Her parents had to admit that she would likely not be the performer that they or her brother was. Of course, they would never stop loving her because of this- though on bad days her mother will loudly bemoan her daughter's lack of star power, her waste of a pretty face, the weight she's definitely gaining from all of that junk food, etc. She wasn't even a particularly interesting child- didn't give the paparazzi anything to talk about with her good behavior and normalcy in being a sweet, happy, hard working child.
As she grew older, into a young woman, she was enrolled in Constance because her brother had attended St Jude's and of course their daughter must go to the best school money, name, and a good enough brain can get you. Her mother continues to fret over whether her daughter is popular enough, whether she is hanging with the right people, etc- she may be a producer but she acts as though she's her daughter's life agent. Her father is often gone but present through his secretary's thoughtfulness. Her brother is talented and a doting older sibling. Besides the critical nature of her mother, Ness has never really had a reason to rebel or act out. She started out simply not seeing the allure of drinking and partying and sex, and eventually was simply left behind and believed to be a goody-two shoes, labelled an angel for her incredibly sweet nature as well has her spotless reputation- one her father jokes makes her a bad celebrity's kid. Ness has been content to be kind and sweet and perhaps foolish but still cheerful.
But it is her last year- and it wouldn't be so wrong to try putting a few spots on her reputation before she leaves, would it? She's not going to stop being sweet, of course. But Ness has begun to wonder if she's been missing out on a different side of life. The Upper East Side.
{ Academic Career }
Though she may come off as an airhead due to her ever-present smile and tendency to giggle like a complete fool whenever nervous or uncomfortable, Ness is a bright young woman who does relatively well in her classes, usually scoring a high B or low A in her classes depending on the subject. She has a reputation in the school for being sweet to a fault and completely incapable of even formulating a decently biting insult when pressed. She is active in the theatre department as the set and costume designer, although she has occasionally performed in some ensemble roles. She is Treasurer of the school's Key Club, a community service club, and president of the gardening club, which has five members. Ness is famous for getting very excited about strange and obscure club ideas that are always shut down by the administration, and was asked to resign as class Treasurer her sophomore year because she had a difficult time saying no to any club asking for more funds. She's now the secretary because it means less power over such things.
{ Future Plans }
Ness's dream is to attend Boston University or Carnegie to double major in Fashion and Technical Theatre- ideally she will work as a set or costume designer for plays and musicals in New York or Chicago, or for movies and TV shows. She's lucky to have a family deep-seated in the industry, even if they are known more as performers than behind the scenes workers until recently.
Ness is generally agreed upon as one of the sweetest girls at Constance, and even the most cynical of students must grudgingly admit to the truth of this. It's no secret that she has an almost child-like desire to make people smile, one that manifests itself in absolutely terrible jokes and puns, spontaneous presents, hand made birthday cards for every girl in the school, and an inability to walk past someone in need without stopping. There is a running joke that Ness will never get to school with a full wallet, as every scrap of cash she has on her will eventually be given away to someone else. More than one of her old jackets can be found on someone else's back come winter, and she never forgets a face. Her kindness borders on carelessness at times- she once broke her leg trying to get a kite down from a tree in Central Park. Her utter lack of self preservation makes her a parent's nightmare when it comes to safety, truth be told. She'd open the door without a second thought if told that someone needed help or was hurt on her doorstep. Perhaps it is karma, or more likely luck, that has kept her from being seriously duped by now- only encouraging her idealistic view of the world. Ness is not sheltered or naive- she knows that there is bad in the world. She knows that there are risks. They just don't outweigh the benefits in her mind- she'd rather be mugged than run the risk of letting someone die because she didn't run head first towards someone crying for help. Her mother is quite certain it'll get her killed one day- she's already got a few scars to show for her actions.
She doesn't care, of course. Ness brings a smile and an open hand to a gun fight. But she'll show up to the gunfight all the same- the foolish girl can't help but stick her nose in other's business, and is deeply protective of the little guy. If she sees a larger kid picking on a smaller one, she'll step in- even if the bigger kid is larger than she is. So far, recognition of her face and admiration for famous relatives has had people step down from threatening her- celebrity relatives do that. But in other times, she has gone to the nurse with a bruise and a very large smile. Once she's made up her mind she doesn't blink and doesn't look away. The young woman is as fiercely stubborn as her mother, well known as the most tenacious producer in town. When she gets it into her mind to do something, no matter how impossibly stupid it may be, she does it. And when she gets into an argument with someone, typically her mother or someone like the Bully, she won't back down. She doesn't know her own lack of strength, and acts as though she's invincible- a sadly untrue thing. Ness is a kitten who believes she is a lion.
This presumed invincibility fuels her impulsive nature. She does not plan things ahead very well, instead preferring spur of the moment adventures. Her best friends are those who say yes to midnight texts asking if they want to go play basketball or see a concert that started half an hour ago. And yet nothing she does can really be considered bad or rebellious, even when she does such things on impulse. Her reputation as an angel stems not just from sweetness, but from a reputation clean of drinking, drugs, sex scandals, etc. She is simply silly and bright, child-like and brave, incredibly stupid and incredibly intimate. Ness knows the first half of countless books, but couldn't wait around for the second half. She can't wait around for someone to help other people- she has to do it. With stupid jokes, an open expression, and an open palm. Ness would sooner hug someone that hates her than hit them.
{ Hobbies }
|| Gardening || Running || Riding the Subway And Getting Off At Random Stations || Playing Video Games || Basketball || Swing Dancing || Sketching || Sewing (She makes her own clothing) || Making Cards || Reading ||
{ Bad Habits }
|| No sense of Personal Space || Terrible Punctuality || Overestimates Her Own Strength || Reckless || Her Facial Expressions Broadcast Her Thoughts || Makes Plans on Impulse || Disorganized || Eats a Whole Lot of Junk Food || Poor Sense of Money || Doesn't Finish Books ||
{ Likes }
|| The Subway System || Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream || Cacti || Gardening Club || Giving Presents || Birthday Cards || Making Clothing || Costume and Set Design || The Theatre || Friends || Feeling Helpful || Spontaneity || Ginger Ale || Surprises || Video Games || Animated Movies || Reading (Sort of) || Basketball || New York || People || Mediation || Cuddling || Swing Dancing || Eating Out || Clean Windows || Architecture || The Highline Park || Dogs || Flowers || Dresses & Skirts || Hair with Personality || Broadway Shows || Feeling Part of a Community || Making People Smile ||
{ Dislikes }
|| Being Called Childish or a Prude || Bullies || Hard Candy || Finishing Books || Long-term Plans || Long Movies || People Who Are Glued to Netflix || Chunky Boots || Tight Pants || Ramen Noodles || The Violin || Her Mother's Sour Moods || Crying || Seeing Others Cry || Forgetting Birthdays || Losing Things || Sitting Down for Long Periods of Time || Dark Colored Clothing || Creamy Peanut Butter || The Jock || Deception || Sneaking Around Others || Being Called an Angel "It's not that I wouldn't try things- I just haven't. I don't know." || Cinnamon || Nay-Sayers || The Crucible ||
|| The Subway System || Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream || Cacti || Gardening Club || Giving Presents || Birthday Cards || Making Clothing || Costume and Set Design || The Theatre || Friends || Feeling Helpful || Spontaneity || Ginger Ale || Surprises || Video Games || Animated Movies || Reading (Sort of) || Basketball || New York || People || Mediation || Cuddling || Swing Dancing || Eating Out || Clean Windows || Architecture || The Highline Park || Dogs || Flowers || Dresses & Skirts || Hair with Personality || Broadway Shows || Feeling Part of a Community || Making People Smile ||
{ Dislikes }
|| Being Called Childish or a Prude || Bullies || Hard Candy || Finishing Books || Long-term Plans || Long Movies || People Who Are Glued to Netflix || Chunky Boots || Tight Pants || Ramen Noodles || The Violin || Her Mother's Sour Moods || Crying || Seeing Others Cry || Forgetting Birthdays || Losing Things || Sitting Down for Long Periods of Time || Dark Colored Clothing || Creamy Peanut Butter || The Jock || Deception || Sneaking Around Others || Being Called an Angel "It's not that I wouldn't try things- I just haven't. I don't know." || Cinnamon || Nay-Sayers || The Crucible ||
{ Face Claim }
Isabella Peschardt
{ Height }
5'4
{ Weight/Build }
115lb || Slender
{ Hair Color }
Dark Brown
{ Eye Color }
Dark Brown
{ Other }
|| Ness Has Never Had Alcohol Outside of Her Home || Has Never Tried Any Drugs || Has Never Broken Any Serious School Rules || Has Never Done Anything Beyond Kissing || Has Never Knowingly Hurt Someone || Has Never Been Subject of a Scandal ||
|| Some Call Her an Angel in a Condescending Way- She is Considered Inexperienced and a bit of a Goody Two Shoes By Many ||
Isabella Peschardt
{ Height }
5'4
{ Weight/Build }
115lb || Slender
{ Hair Color }
Dark Brown
{ Eye Color }
Dark Brown
{ Other }
|| Ness Has Never Had Alcohol Outside of Her Home || Has Never Tried Any Drugs || Has Never Broken Any Serious School Rules || Has Never Done Anything Beyond Kissing || Has Never Knowingly Hurt Someone || Has Never Been Subject of a Scandal ||
|| Some Call Her an Angel in a Condescending Way- She is Considered Inexperienced and a bit of a Goody Two Shoes By Many ||
