IDENTIFIED . ARKWOOD, NEMESIS

NEMESIS ARKWOOD

RESERVED. DEFENSIVE. COMPASSIONATE.

Nemi

TWENTY-ONE YEARS-OLD

May 4th of 1990

FEMALE

Heterosexual

CIVILIAN

Music Teacher. Much like her old job in New York, Nemi works full-time at a music shop giving lessons on voice, piano, guitar and percussion. On a rare day, she sings or plays piano with other musicians for duets and such.

RESIDENCE

Nemi currently lives in an apartment with her current boyfriend, Nathaniel Brandt. It's not exceedingly spacious or too small (like her old apartment in New York), but she considers it her home. Besides, living with someone she loves cares about is a wonderful experience.

APPEARANCE

HEIGHT & WEIGHT

5'1 and 118 lbs.

EYE COLOR

Indigo. As odd as it may seem, she really does have blue-purple eyes. And no, they are not contacts. In fact, they seem to be an odd mixture of her parents' eye colors.

HAIR COLOR

Soft black. You would think having long locks of black hair would be bothersome considering it reaches well passed her waist, but no. She generally has her hair down in some way. If not, she will wear her hair up in a high ponytail.

CLOTHING

Nemi's sense of style could probably be described as relaxed but trendy. She's not all that into flashy clothing and generally steers clear of overly popular fashion trends, but she does have the odd article of clothing that fits both categories. The black-haired femme has a tendency to wear pastel colors and jeans, but she does gussy herself up every once and a while (especially for her boyfriend).

OTHER

It's actually quite a huge secret for her, but Nemesis actually has a rather large tattoo going along her spine. The large trail of musical notes shows her love and dedication to all things musical. Although she has a tendency to hide the tattoo with her long hair and her clothes, she has no shame in displaying the tattoo. She considers it a large part of her just like music is.

Personality

IMPULSIVE • Perhaps one can blame her inner tomboy for being as impulsive as she can be. She does a lot of things on a whim unless it's one of her goals. She doesn't think things through and lets her instincts take over a lot of the time, more often than not leading her into some sort of trouble. However, she likes to think of herself more as spontaneous rather than impulsive; who wants to be stuck with the same old routine every day?

PERCEPTIVE • Nemi finds watching people to be one of the most fascinating things to do when bored. From watching people all the time, she tends to pick up things about them. Adding to the fact that she can be empathetic when she wants to be, it almost seems like she can understand a person by merely watching them. After learning things about a person, it's not hard to pick up on subtle differences for her; though it usually only works for people she gets to know very well.

ALERT • Regardless of where the hell she is, Nemi always seems to be a bit on edge. It's almost like she's just waiting for something bad to happen just so she can always be ready. Her fight-or-flight reflexes make her a bit jumpy but all the more aware of what's going on around her and who's around her. It's really rare for anyone to catch her off-guard because of this unless she's in deep thought or highly distracted.

EMOTIONAL • Nemi is the sort of person that wears her emotions on her sleeves (or heart on her sleeves). If she's upset, she'll show it; same goes if she's happy, angry, indifferent, etc. It's always been a habit of hers to put her emotions on display without meaning to. And although she hates the fact that she's so easy to read, she likes that others can see what she's really feeling without trying so hard to convey her emotions with words. Her heart is open for all to see.

PROTECTIVE • Her protectiveness usually kicks in around her loved ones as they mean a lot to her, but sometimes it seems to border on territorial. She doesn't let anyone to get too close those she cares about if she doesn't know them; especially if she doesn't like them. Nemi always says she does it out of love and utter concern for them, but it seems like she's more possessive of them than loving. There are even times where she's as protective of her friends and family as a little kid is protective of their most treasured toy.

AFFECTIONATE • Though it seems to come off as a shock for those who don't know her too well, Nemi really is a caring person. She hides it with tough love most of the time, but there are moments where she'll actually be quite gentle. Even though she tends to only be that way towards the people she actually cares about, she'll occasionally act very sweetly to others; particularly if they feel down. She likes for others to feel happy.

GUARDED • Ever since she could possibly remember, Nemi has always had her guard up around others. Perhaps it's the fact that she definitely doesn't want anyone to see how sensitive she really is. Or maybe it has to do with the fact that she doesn't like anything affecting her if she can help it. She can be as prickly and protective of herself as a cactus is protective of its water. Though, it seems her guarded nature seems to drop completely around people she thinks are good-natured.

AMBITIOUS • Once she has her mind made up about something, there really is no stopping this girl. She'll go through hell and back twice just to accomplish her goal. The sky could be falling, and she still would do her damnedest to reach her goal. She won't let any obstacle stand in her way if she can help it and she most certainly won't give up. What's life without challenges?

BENEVOLENT • You know those people that are generally treated like doormats? Yeah, well Nemesis is actually one of those people. Although this side of her is usually only shown with loved ones and friends, she'll occasionally show this side to the world around people that are down on their luck and such. She highly believes that a little kindness could go a long way and that it could life up a person's spirits. She's also not one for violence or anger.

CALM • Let me tell you, trying to piss off this jet-maned femme is quite the challenge. Actually, it's damn well near impossible to piss her off; that is, unless you know how to push her buttons really well. A person is more likely to make her feel sad or a bit upset rather than irritated or ticked off. It's almost as if she's permanently stuck on "serene mode" due to how relaxed and easy-going she can be. However, don't let that fool you. She has quite the mouth on her when she's mad beyond reasoning and she is not above a verbal lashing.

SINCERE • Despite the fact that she is a guarded individual, she really has no reason to lie to anyone about anything. Nemi is pretty much honest about everything and she generally shows no fear in telling the truth. She's the type of person that will never lie to you no matter how difficult the truth may be. However, that doesn't mean she's stupid and opens her mouth about everything. With the way she was raised by her parents, she knows when she is allowed to be truthful about something and when she is supposed to keep quiet about something.

History

One would think Nemesis would be considered a person to have some sort of dark history judging by how emotionally protective she is of herself. Or that some other weird occurrence happened in her life to make her like that; but no, that's not it at all. All in all, Nemi lived a pretty typical life aside from coming from a relatively wealthy family. But that's no big deal, right?

Born to Athena Leventis-Arkwood and Darius Arkwood on a warm Spring day, Nemi should've known from the moment she was born that she was screwed. For one, her father was (stupidly) obsessed with Greek mythology names; which was probably one of the reasons Darius even bothered to marry her mother and why her brother was named after the Greek hero, Perseus. She ended up with the short end of the stick and ended up being named after the Goddess of Revenge, Nemesis. On top of that, her father is what some people would consider "New Money" since he managed to make big money with his business, so he made painstakingly sure that his family was "perfect" at all times. Imperfection was completely unacceptable to her father.

But aside from that, her life was pretty typical. She went to school like any typical child would and strived to be the very best she could possibly be. She had a few friends that she really didn't care about during her earlier years in elementary school. She did everything and anything that was expected of her; whether it was her teachers or her parents pushing her to do things. But her first best friend, Garrett Kenson, helped change that boring pattern in her life; he introduced her to music when they were in fourth grade.

Now, don't get her wrong: Nemi knew a bit about music thanks to their very interesting music teacher. She could read a few notes and be able to recognize certain pitches, but it wasn't much. Her friend Garrett, however, went on to teach her more and it all started when he gave her some simple lessons (or pointers, really) on the piano. She instantly fell in love with all that was music and obtained as much information about the melodious language as she could from her dear friend. But as time went on, Nemi began taking real lessons for piano and voice while Garrett went on to move far away from her. And although his departure deeply pained her, she continued on with her musical studies in memory of her beloved companion.

When high school hit, Nemi continued to work hard on music, even going as far to take AP and Honors classes when came to music. This was, of course, around the time when her brother Persues went off to study in Europe, leaving her to deal with her parents on her own. And without her brother around, her parents put a lot more pressure on her to have a "perfect" image in order to uphold the family's image. But with her busy music schedule and a new job at a music shop, she was often away from her house anyways.

During her senior year, the girl was accepted to several schools focusing in music. She had considered them all, but chose to stay in her hometown of New York; she did, however, move out of her parents' house for the sake of her sanity. While she was in New York, she was in college part-time to gain her doctoral degree in music and worked at the music shop every afternoon during the work week. That is, until she decided to move to Los Angeles.

Now living in Los Angeles with her boyfriend Nathaniel Brandt, Nemi is now working full-time at a music shop giving lessons. Graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree, she plans on getting a master’s degree sometime in the future. Until then, she lives a decent life with her beloved boyfriend.

EXTRAS

• Despite the fact that she can play several instruments and can sing, the number one instrument she wishes she had learned how to play would be the harp. Something about the instrument is so elegant and beautiful.

• Nemesis actually keeps a "songbook" (more like a huge binder of original songs, really) that she keeps under lock and key. She usually doesn't show it to anyone unless she trusts them because of the contents of the song. Though nowadays, the songs revolve around her relationship with her beloved boyfriend.

• She is a sucker for romantic pop and singer/songwriter music. However, symphonic metal has a special place in her heart; it's probably one of the reasons why she even likes singing.

• Her vocal range is that of a mezzo-soprano and she's fairly proud of that.

Roleplayer Information

SKYLOFT/PLUM/ELLIE

Nachi Shirokane, Hezabel Peccati, Shin'ya Ankoku, & Viktor Krupin.

AFFINITES

Fate pick.

FACE CLAIM

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