CIVILIAN . LYNNELL, JOELLE

Joelle Elaine Lynnell

Independant. Moody. Self Reliant.

Her close friends and almost all of her family members refer to her as "Jo". She doesn't mind it, and actually prefers it over her real name which she finds annoying. On occasion some have also called her El, or Lynn after her middle and last name; though most never really learn those names besides family.

Twenty-one

Feburary 14th, 1991

female

Heterosexual

Civilian

After being laid off of several jobs in the past, she finally managed to land one, and keep it. Jo works as a customer service rep at an Apple store. She hates it, but can't afford to lose another job anytime soon.

Personality

There are a few choice words people have used to describe Joelle, and polite isn't exactly one of them. She is dismal, and takes blame out on everything and everyone but herself. If someone were to be her opposite, they would be bright, charismatic, charming, and graceful. Trust that no one has EVER categorized her in anything besides dreary or unproductive, including her own family, since her early teens. Always the black-sheep, always the one unnoticed in a group of people, Jo prefers solitude and being out on her own rather then amongst others. She just doesn't get along with humanity.

This is something that she has become aware of, and has chosen not to care. Only when she has something to gain will she put in any genuine effort in something, and though others may see this as being selfish she merely sees it as looking after herself - Not like anyone else is gonna do the job. The real truth here, is that she is extremely insecure with herself. She's been disappointed by too many people, including herself, to see things with a silver lining, or a cup half full.

It's rare to see her in a genuinely content mood, but when it happens you may see a smile. It's more important to note that when she IS in a good mood that she's less intentionally rude and more of a joker. Her sense of humor picks up, and she's more willing to let the small things slide. When she was young, before the drama broke out, she was a very caring person. And even though to most she may not seem like she still is, Jo does care about her family and those she gets close to. This is why she feels so ashamed of herself when they exhibit disappointment.

Lineage

Joelle is a mix of French and Italian blood. There could be more then just those mixed in her blood, but it is much more insignificant then the two nationalities specified.

She has never learned any language other then English.

History

Joelle was born into a middle class, typical four family member house hold. Born as the youngest to a single elder sibling, she was adorned by her parents as being their 'baby girl'. Though don't be mistaken, her older brother was loved just as much as she, and despite the 5 year age difference they got along quite well during her younger years. She was a happy child after all and he was the responsible older brother that made sure she was always watched over and taken care of without even being told to do so.

Though peace wouldn't last for very long in this family soon after this little girl was born. She began to talk to herself on the playground at school. During class time she would abruptly begin to cry or scream for no apparent reason. When her parents had conference with Joelle's teacher after a severe incident in the 7th grade, the elder woman told them that she was a disruption to the other students. Of course, Jo wasn't like the other kids, and it didn't take them until this time to really consider what was wrong with their child. Imaginary friends and fear of monsters was normal for little kids, so they had never thought it was such an issue. Though as these episodes continued into to progress, they realized that it wasn't just a faze.

Joelle was taken to multiple doctors, child psychologists and therapists, and after being examined under a microscope like a live test subject they determined that she was mentally ill. She was finally diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 14, and depression at age of 16. She was moody due to stress of having to deal with such a thing that no one else she knew had. Once she in turn realized that she wasn't normal, and that the things she was seeing and hearing in her head weren't real she felt estranged from not only her family, but the rest of the world.

When she hit high school, her relationship with her older brother became extremely distant. She didn't talk to him or her parents about anything really. Instead, she bottled everything and tried dealing with it on her own. She never thought they would understand what it was like, and she didn't want them to actually treat her like she WAS crazy. Though despite her judgements towards her family, all they did was worry about her. Both of her parents didn't know how to help someone that continued to push them away, and whenever they sought advice or urged their son to speak with his sister his attempts were shot down by Jo. She knew that her parents tried communicating through him and she hated that he took their side. Joelle felt abandoned betrayed by the older brother she'd once looked up to; and honestly still did.

It was a struggle to graduate high school, but she'd managed. Being the freak that saw things that weren't really there didn't make her exactly popular. The crowd that she attracted or rather was drawn to weren't exactly those of good influence either. She started cutting herself during her years of high school. She was ashamed of herself, and did everything she could to prevent her family from finding out.

After high school, she'd been in limbo of gaining and losing jobs within months of working. She wasn't good with people, nor authority. Though the ebbing desire to get out of her parents home was always a pushing factor in trying to keep a job as long as possible. Jo moved out of her parents home for a year, and within that year had only gotten worse. She'd stop taking her medication because it made her nauseous when she ate, or rather with what food she DID eat. She was low on funds constantly and skipped meals frequently. Her world crumbled to shit, and she still refused to contact her family. Unwilling to ask for help, Jo's parents turned to their son to see how their daughter was doing. Even though Joelle was at odds with her elder brother, what words he spoke to her were always more meaningful. When his attempts to call or message her failed, he drove to the place in which she stayed to make sure she was alright. He ended up finding her in her bed with an empty bottle of pills on the floor.

This was the last straw for her family. They couldn't take seeing her like this. Jo was forced to live with her brother, someone she would at least listen to some of the time, and a person most influential in her life. He still tries getting her to go see her therapist, and slips it in to conversation every now and then. He does what he can to take care of her, even when she pushes him away. This is where her life is now. With her brother trying to cope with her condition and function like a normal human being, while trying to keep her job so her brother doesn't send her back to their parents home instead. He's already threatened it once..and she'd rather not hear him threaten her again.

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NAME;; Jo

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