Post by maya on Sept 17, 2009 9:08:41 GMT -5
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[/center][/size][/font].:Full Name of Character:. Maya Lisette Song
.:Nick Name:. None
.:Age:. 21
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[/u][/center][/size][/font].:Look:.
Maya takes after her mother in features. Her mom was once the reservation beauty and Maya was lucky enough to inherit her smooth mocha skin and dark almond shaped eyes. Though her face is much longer and she has a stronger jaw with a prominent chin. Her lips are full and close to her nose. She has long umber colored hair with a gentle natural curl. She often either lets it air dry so it's textured and free or in a long chunky braid on the left side. She doesn't wear make-up besides chap-stick typically. Her best feature is her bright natural smile.
She has an athletic figure. Maya has a thing for natural fibers and avoids synthetics as much as humanly possible (expect when it comes to her wet suit of course). She has a very eclectic style, mixing folky and vintage pieces with her favorite pair of jeans and leather sandals, vintage cowboy boots that belonged to her mother or moccasins (might be cliche, but she loves the way they feel).
.:Height:. 5'7"
.:Portrayed by:. Q'Orianka Kilcher
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[/u][/center][/size][/font].:Basic Personality:.
Maya is extremely independent. If you only knew one thing about her, that would be it. She practically raised herself and at times took care of her mother so she quickly learned to adapt and take care of herself. In addition, she had a difficult time getting a long with other girls. She has always gotten a long much easier with guys who don't mind her "tell it like it is" manner and hot-headedness. She has a slight temper and doesn't like being underestimated. She is quite strong and gets her free spirit from her father. Her maternal instincts come from her mother of course. While she converses with most people quite easily (besides girls her own age) she has a natural way with children and animals.
As an only child to a single working mother she had to become independent at a very young age. She is self motivated and driven. She has become an older sister figure for many of the younger children on the reservation and enjoys taking care of them in the afternoon to make a little money. Not much, she feels wrong charging her "sisters and brothers" on the reservation a lot for her services, but enough to get by.
She is usually found with her dog Darcey who is half bloodhound and half great dane who is her best friend and dotes on her hand and foot. He can usually be found running up and down the coast while she surfs or in the back of her beloved black jeep. More than anything in the world, Maya loves to surf and seizes any opportunity she has to head down to the beach and catch a wave or two.
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[/u][/center][/size][/font].:Species:. Mortal Human
.:Transportation:. Old Black Jeep
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[/u][/center][/size][/font].:Birthplace & Date:. La Push Reservation, October 17th, 1987
.:Family:. Mother, Linda Whitefeather. Father, Christopher Song.
.:History:.
Born on the reservation to a very young mother she spent her early years as a fairly normal child. Her father and mother were simply young and naive and not meant to be together. Her father divorced her mother and left for Alaska where as far as she know is still a crab fisherman on a crabbing boat. She hasn't seen him since and hasn't conversed with him. Her mother had to pick up a second job as a waitress to support herself and her daughter.
She had no other siblings as her mother never married again but had many friends on the reservation. She took a liking to her art classes and found herself to have a bit of talent. Her mother let her do just about anything she wanted and stay out as late as she wanted since she was never home to take care of her anyway. Even though her mother was absent for much of her childhood Maya loves her deeply
Maya went through the la Push reservation school system and went to college briefly in Portland on a scholarship to Pacific Northwestern College of Art but ended up coming home when her mother got sick. She ended up staying on the reservation and picking up a job taking care of the younger children after school while their parents work. She spends the days hiking in the forests and surfing.
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