HEWITT, Melissa Jolie

name Melissa Hewitt
nickname Mel, Lissa.
age Twenty-four.
gender Female.
grade Graduate.
hometown Seattle, Washington.
sexuality Straight.
personification Kanga.
status Awakened.
face claim Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

hair color Dark brown. Watch for red tints, though; looks mighty pretty in the sun.
eye color Brown.
build Lithe.
height Five feet eight inches precisely.
clothing style Comfortable, easy to move in, earthy tones. Also, she loves buttons. Just so you know.
distinctive traits Always wearing her kangaroo necklace.

personality
[+] intelligent ;; Intelligent? Do tell.

I’ve always done well in school, even during that rebellious stage. I like having good grades and I love learning. I give everything a chance and if I don’t understand it the first time around, I’ll try again and again. It may have been that my father was a Chemistry teacher and he really pushed me to do my best. He always hoped I would have the same affinity for Chemistry as he did but I wasn’t a big a fan of Science as I was English. I like spending time in the library even if I’m just flipping through a History book.

[+] motherly ;; How did this come about?

Why, it was thanks to my little brother of course! I always wanted the very best for him so I made sure to be the best sister I could. Even in my group of friends, I was the motherly sort. I made sure they always had a healthy lunch, studied for a test, and I brought extra umbrellas because there was always at least one person that forgot theirs on a rainy day. I think it’s really Kanga that brings out the mother in me. I’ve long since learned, though, that it can get a bit overbearing. Some people don’t like being babied and I know when to back off.

[-] worrisome ;; Oh my, that doesn’t sound fun.

It really isn’t, but what can I do? It goes with the mother in me. I worry about most everybody, whether I know them or not. Even we don’t see eye to eye, I worry about them on a rainy day (do they have their coat?). I tend to carry extra bottles of water, whether in my purse or car. Seeing homeless on the streets breaks my heart and I do what I can to help them out. It gets really bad when Kanga starts worrying about Roo. Then, I’m all over the place, trying to find ways to let go of the extra anxiety.

[-] busy ;; Care to explain?

I’m always doing something. I took up sewing when I was younger and just milling about in the bakery on slow days. I make my own gloves and scarves which work very well during the winter. I also learned lots about cooking. My mother taught me all she knew, which was a lot of baking, but I can make a positively delicious stew out of whatever I have handy. This sometimes gets me in a rough spot because I’ll be doing one too many things and I’ll become overwhelmed.

past
Hello, Melissa. Mind if I ask you a few questions?
Hello, dear. Not at all. I’m happy to answer.

Lovely. So, how was your childhood?
That’s a vague question, isn’t it? Well, nonetheless. I was born on December 16th and I think that may be why I enjoy the winter time so much. I was raised in Seattle, Washington. The weather was all over the place. I liked when it was a calm day, with a gentle breeze and a few clouds. Unfortunately, it was either really rainy or windy or… I just don’t like bad weather, alright? Anyway, my parents got along very well and we were a perfectly happy family. Mom ran a local bakery that was really quite popular. Dad was a Chemistry teacher at one of the public high schools. I occasionally wondered how they didn’t clash; I mean, they seemed so… opposite sometimes. I was six when my baby brother came along. They named him Michael and he was just the sweetest little boy. My childhood was really uneventful for the most part. I helped out at the bakery, did well in school, and was a good older sister.

Everything was just fine as wine, eh?
Yes, I suppose that saying works well. There’s also peachy keen and right as rain. I like little expressions like those.

It would seem so. How about your teens? High school is supposed to be the best four years of your life, right?
I went through what most teenagers go through. I had that rebellious stage. I dyed my hair a few different colors, fell in with the wrong crowd. It didn’t last long. I was back on track in a year. My parents really didn’t like the attitude or behavior. Plus, I felt like I was becoming a bad influence for my little brother, you know? And I really didn’t want that. I wouldn’t say if it was the best four years of my life, though. I don’t know why anybody would say that.

You don’t seem like the type to have a ‘rebellious stage.’
{She laughs.} No, I know. I really straightened out after that. Then again… well, I may sound crazy for this. But it wasn’t just my parents or my little brother.

You mean, there was something else that helped you out of that rebellious stage?
Yes. Don’t call me crazy, though. It was… well, I grew up reading Winnie the Pooh. I love the books and the movies are just fantastic. Anyway, there’s Kanga and there’s Roo, right? Right. Well… during… oh when was it… Nearing the end of my junior year, I believe. She just kind of… showed up. It was strange, really. I wasn’t stressed or upset or anything that could’ve led to such a, what I thought at the time, hallucination. She was Kanga and while I slumped in my computer chair, she bounced about, explaining herself.


I don’t understand…
No, I didn’t think you would. {She waves a dismissive hand.} Don’t worry about it. You’re the first I’ve told because I really didn’t think anybody would understand anyway. So, go on. Ask about my life after high school.


Right… how was college?
I went to one of the close to home community colleges. I still wanted to be able to help out at the bakery, you know? Also, my brother went through his own rebellious stage except that his lasted a bit longer than a year. I did my best to be there for him but you know boys; they get worse as they get older. (Okay, that may not be terribly true but it was so for my brother). I took general education classes at community college. I was really interested in psychology but I think what I wanted was to be a school counselor. So, I started to focus on that. I looked at out-of-state schools. Barrie University in New York accepted me.


New York? That’s on the other side of the country!
I know! {She laughs.} It was crazy and, at the time, a rather scary thought. But I really wanted to get out and explore, you know? Besides, Kanga felt like New York was… right. I promised to call my parents every weekend and to keep in touch with my brother over email since he wasn’t one for talking on the phone. Once I’d finished at community college, I packed up and left for New York.

And how was it?
Different! Still a big city, though, which was a bit comforting. I got a room at Barrie and really just focused on my school work. I was really set on becoming a counselor and if not that, then a teacher. I wanted to work at a school. If I strayed too much, Kanga set me straight, which we sometimes quarreled over but I was mostly glad to have her around. College was easy. I graduated with my degree and eventually became one of the counselors at Baum.


present
How are you doing nowadays?
Quite well, thank you! I’ve got my own apartment; it’s cozy and almost a slice of home as I do a lot of baking. I’m quite happy being a counselor at Baum; the students are lovely as are the teachers. I’ve substituted a few times, almost always for English. Kanga seems quite set on finding others from her story. You know, Tigger, Pooh, Piglet, Roo. Especially Roo. She tends to get a bit distraught thinking about her dear one.

… Right. How about that family of yours?
As I promised, I still call mom and dad every weekend. The bakery is doing fantastically and they’ve even opened up another location! I’m very proud. Dad now teaches a class at one of the colleges as well. They seem to be very well off. I email with my brother, though he tends to take ages to respond and he doesn’t say much. I’ve visited them twice since moving to New York.
likes
+ cooking
+ sewing
+ reading, learning, books, the library
+ kangaroos
+ winnie the pooh
+ helping others
+ gymnastics
dislikes
- fighting, verbally or physically
- bad weather
- messes
- burnt food
- being late
- being sick
- loud obnoxious music
other notes She uses the word ‘dear.’ A lot.

book title Winnie the Pooh
backstory /coughs. what?

name dani
how about I don’t fill any of that out C: