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Username: Cho-Cho Twain yum_cupcake
Name: Nico Hayashida
Age: 26 Years Old
Gender: Female
Eye Color: Azure
Hair Color: Jet Black
Hair Length: Short and layered; shortest falling around her ears while the longer ones stop at the nape of the neck
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 135 lbs
Scars/Tattoos: N/A
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual
Ethnicity: Japanese-American
Weapon(s): Mace or pocket knives
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Species: Human - Spirit Medium
Abilities:
> Spirit Communication - This is usually something that can happen randomly. Depending on the spirit, it can come in the waves of visual effects (ie: past memories of the deceased.), verbal, or even physical (usually tends to be the more violent spirits that go the physical route: scratches, shoves, pulls, etc.) If something tries to do a more verbal contact, it's usually in small bits and pieces. Very rarely is it in complete and coherent sentences/phrases.
> Hosting - For a temporary amount of time (2 RP posts), Nico can harbor a spirit. It is at this point, the spirit can freely use her body for whatever. Her body can only handle so much, though, so a usual after effect of hosting a spirit is a bit of nausea and a migraine.
> Spirit Sense - Think of it similar to Spiderman with his "Spidey Sense". Nico can tune into nearby spirits and can almost predict their intentions. It also works on the living, however, it's not 100% accurate - especially in a large crowd.
> Memory Replay - Any object, person, or even spirit that has a high emotional tie to a certain event/memory can be "replayed". They must be touched or sensed for it to activate (on the user's command - if they're trained enough). Nico is able to switch this ability on or off while Desi has a much more difficult time controlling it. Details of each certain event is more clear and "HD" for Nico while Desi can only get small tidbits of information. They mostly surround his 4 senses, but if an event tends to be high in emotions, he can accidentally display those strongly on his own for a short period of time.
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Personality: Nico is definitely a trouble making woman. She’s always getting into some kind of predicament just because she's constantly pressing someone's buttons. Whether or not she pesters people on purpose just depends on her mood. Being the mischievous individual that she is, she’s most likely to cause a bit of trouble if she’s bored out of her mind! Anything other time that she gets into altercations are mainly due to her temper. She’s as stubborn as a mule and as ferocious as a tiger! Her patience with certain people/things is almost as thin as paper. One wrong move/word could easily set her off, especially if it’s something that pertains to either her son, or her criticism on her parenting skills. Along with that, she can also tend to be a bit uncaring of another person's feelings - if they are strangers. If Nico has known you for a while, she's actually kind of a sweet person... once you get past the bitchy prankster outer shell. The closer she feels to that person, the more she’s willing to bend over backwards for them. If she finds you to be a close companion, then she's more willing to let out any self-doubts or anything that tends to trouble her. Despite having her own weaknesses, this single momma tries not to show them in front of her son. Since she had no clue who his father is, she's put herself in a position to be the "strong" parent, although, sometimes she tends to crumble a bit.
Bio: [ TW: Drugs/ Substance Abuse ]
Coming up in life, this woman had a shitty life. Nico had been exposed to the darker side of life way too early in her childhood. Drugs, violence, and alcohol became a part of her all throughout her youth. Her father was a violent alcoholic and her mother was a victim of the constant abuse. Instead of taking the initiative to escape the toxic relationship, her mother chose to cope with the brutality with morphine. At first, it was just something to help her deal with the physical pain from each beating that she had received, however, it soon progressed into an intense dependence on it. Little by little, Nico began to see the effects the drug had on her mother. As a child, it was even easy to tell then that her mother was beginning to practically fade away as time went on. She was no longer the caring woman that she had known since forever. She was a husk - a person with no will or care for the world around them. The growing addiction soon became the end of her.
Nico was around the age of 15 when her mother had passed away from an overdose. The father wasn’t home, but she was. Witnessing the last moments of her mother were both tragic yet… unsurprising. The last memories that she had of her mother were of her laying on the ground, gasping for air while she had desperately tried to figure out how to help her. She could barely remember much of it now, but she knows for a fact that by the time the ambulance came, she was already gone. After the whole ordeal, her father only blamed Nico for not picking up on it sooner and for even calling 911. Saying it was “a waste of time” and that “she was gonna die sooner or later”.
Now, a few years later, things really began to blur for the young woman. She spent most of her time in high school with the wrong crowd. The parties, alcohol, random hook ups and even more drugs were the only thing that distracted her. Ironically, the things that had corrupted her young mind were starting to become her only solace. Basically, she was simply following her mother’s footsteps. By the time she had turned 18, Nico would experience her first taste of ODing in the bathroom of a house party. Her chest felt heavy and tight, and she could barely breathe. It was as if she were fading in and out of reality. Her initial emotion was just relief... Her suffering was done, or at least that’s what she had thought. It wasn’t long before someone had actually found her and called the ambulance. On a disappointing bright-side, Nico lived to see another day. And also a good long trip to rehab.
Things began to take a strange turn soon after. At first, Nico had thought that maybe the strange apparitions and voices that she had sensed were all just symptoms of withdrawal, but as time rolled on by, the shadowy presences never left. Ignoring the constant unease that she had felt from them in the beginning, Nico shortly “graduated” from her Rehab. Was she clean for a few short months because of it? Yes. Did that mean that she wasn’t going to go back to her old habits? Nope! But you know what did clean her act up? Her bouncing baby boy - Desmond. The idea of being a mother - a single one with no clue who the father was - was terrifying. She had no real clue had to raise a kid! Besides, the only thing about “parenting” that she knew were from her own parents. That definitely wasn’t the way to raise a good kid. She was the proof of that! However, for some reason, there was a spark of determination that had began to grow. Nico wanted to give this baby a better life than she had.
Nico was around the age of 15 when her mother had passed away from an overdose. The father wasn’t home, but she was. Witnessing the last moments of her mother were both tragic yet… unsurprising. The last memories that she had of her mother were of her laying on the ground, gasping for air while she had desperately tried to figure out how to help her. She could barely remember much of it now, but she knows for a fact that by the time the ambulance came, she was already gone. After the whole ordeal, her father only blamed Nico for not picking up on it sooner and for even calling 911. Saying it was “a waste of time” and that “she was gonna die sooner or later”.
Now, a few years later, things really began to blur for the young woman. She spent most of her time in high school with the wrong crowd. The parties, alcohol, random hook ups and even more drugs were the only thing that distracted her. Ironically, the things that had corrupted her young mind were starting to become her only solace. Basically, she was simply following her mother’s footsteps. By the time she had turned 18, Nico would experience her first taste of ODing in the bathroom of a house party. Her chest felt heavy and tight, and she could barely breathe. It was as if she were fading in and out of reality. Her initial emotion was just relief... Her suffering was done, or at least that’s what she had thought. It wasn’t long before someone had actually found her and called the ambulance. On a disappointing bright-side, Nico lived to see another day. And also a good long trip to rehab.
Things began to take a strange turn soon after. At first, Nico had thought that maybe the strange apparitions and voices that she had sensed were all just symptoms of withdrawal, but as time rolled on by, the shadowy presences never left. Ignoring the constant unease that she had felt from them in the beginning, Nico shortly “graduated” from her Rehab. Was she clean for a few short months because of it? Yes. Did that mean that she wasn’t going to go back to her old habits? Nope! But you know what did clean her act up? Her bouncing baby boy - Desmond. The idea of being a mother - a single one with no clue who the father was - was terrifying. She had no real clue had to raise a kid! Besides, the only thing about “parenting” that she knew were from her own parents. That definitely wasn’t the way to raise a good kid. She was the proof of that! However, for some reason, there was a spark of determination that had began to grow. Nico wanted to give this baby a better life than she had.
Likes:
○ Pushing buttons & Boundaries
○ Her baby boy emotion_bigheart
○ Tricks & Pranks
○ Naps
Dislikes:
● Sleep Paralysis
● Spiritual Possessions
● Anyone who touches a single hair on her precious boy!
● The feeling of withdrawal/relapse
Skills:
- Nico is pretty flexible and agile!
- Smooth Operator and Sweet talker
- Master of the "b***h Face"
- Avoiding her problems like the plague
Body Type: Slim; has a few stretch marks around her lower abdomen along with a C-Section scar.
Health: Generally healthy.
Strengths:
✓ Cunning
✓ Independent
✓ Semi-Good Momma street cred.
✓ Fierce
Weakness:
✗ Gets stressed out easily
✗ Spoiling her son
✗ Avoids certain problems
✗ Really Stubborn
What you look for in a partner:
♡ Someone not manipulative/ use her for their own benefit or pleasures.
♡ Gotta be okay with kids.
♡ Won't judge her for her past mistakes/ rocky life.
♡ They can't be a damn coward that runs from confrontation.
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Theme Song: Sobriety - SZA
Extra: Nico still escorts from time to time when money gets low.
Housing District: 1209 Pasadena Housing District
Occupation: Neon Lights Stripper