Post by pierce on Apr 17, 2016 21:36:33 GMT -5
Name: Perla Rochelle Mercer
Age and Birthday: 18 - Jan. 26, 1998
Birthchart
Grade: Senior at Salem High
Orientation: Straight probably, but not interested in getting involved with anyone
Appearance: At 5'6, Perla keeps a slightly above average weight for her height - her body considerably toned due to her very active lifestyle. Her bronze skin is sun-kissed and freckled along the bridge of her nose and shoulders. Perla has calm brown eyes, her incredibly wavy hair originally the same shade of brown though she has dyed it on numerous occasions. She doesn't dress particularly girly but she also isn't a stranger to showing some skin. It's much cooler to skate in shorts and light clothing than it is being fully covered!
Likes:
- Landing sick tricks
- Being out at the skate park
- Pineapples
- Helping her Dad out at the shop
- Babysitting for people
- Catching the big waves
- Getting stoney baloney
Dislikes:
- Slamming it or Breaking a board
- Overhearing gossip / arguments
- Posers
- No Skate signs
- Being pressured
Backstory:
Born early in the year 1998, Perla wasn't a planned pregnancy. Her father and biological mother hadn't known each other but for a few hours before she was conceived. Her mother, being very staunch against abortion had her - but just as soon left her in her father's care. Arnie, who before all this was just a simple surf shop owner really had a hard time readjusting to the complete change that little Perla brought with her. Thankfully, his mother Alba Mercer took over. She had always wanted a little girl. Though she was a great deal older, she did her best to keep track of her granddaughter up until she was 7. Perla and Arnie were out of state visiting one of Arnie's surf buddies across the country when they heard the news and came rushing back. By then it'd been too late to properly say goodbye. Alba had taken a very nasty fall, attempting to carry up some boxes by herself to her upstairs condo. The funeral was very somber. It wasn't her time to go, and if only they had been there to help her the accident wouldn't have taken place at all.
It took a few years to come to terms with the untimely death, but working the shop and hitting the beach really helped the saddening thoughts subside. Arnie taught his daughter how to help him as well as how to hang ten by the time she turned 10 and Perla took to it so quickly that Arnie wondered why he hadn't tried getting her on a board sooner! By 14, Perla learned to skate - inspired by older kids jumping curbs and whatnot. Arnie found her a board at a yard sale and Perla practiced constantly after that. Her Dad was supportive of the idea, though he didn't care for her coming home hurt he could tell how much she loved to skate. She would alternate, usually skating more in the cooler seasons and surfing during the spring and summer - but after awhile surfing became less and less of a priority. Arnie was bummed at first, but he was glad that she found a passion of her own and wasn't strictly playing video games to pass the time.
When Perla turned 16, Arnie met Marta. Immediately Perla sensed that the woman wasn't dating her dad for the right reasons, or any sound reasons at all. It was almost a week of their whirlwind romance that they began to bicker about the stupidest things. She really didn't understand why her dad put up with the woman's nonsense. Every time she came back to him, she left him in an even deeper melancholy. Just being around the two put Perla off to relationships. She'd never seen a good example of one, and she really has no incentive to find out for herself. The movies and TV shows make her prejudice against the idea even worse. So many of her fellow skaters have approached her, finding her to be too good to be true - to which she shoots them down, confirming that it is. Anyway, why spoil a good thing? She sees skating as a sort of job - something that with enough effort could really turn in to a lifelong career. So getting involved with coworkers? Not about to happen.
Family members:
Arnold/Arnie Mercer (Dad)
Marta Cavazos (Dad's on/off Girlfriend)
