Hi there! My name's Cindy and I'll be bringing in
Marlene McKinnon into the game. I'm a 22-year-old engineering student currently living in New York for uni, but I'll be moving out in a week's time once I graduate. Anyway, I can be dead boring if I ramble about myself, so instead, I'll introduce Marlene.
• She's a 23-year-old member of the Gryffindor class of 1972, card-carrying member of the Order of the Phoenix, and a broadcaster for the WWN (she hosts a radio show that plays mostly rock music for the hip, younger demographic). She wears all three things like a badge of honour.
• She comes from a well-off, pro-Ministry (
not pro-Dumbledore -- they always thought that old age was addling his competence a bit) pureblooded line, and her parents are well-known Aurors. She also has two older brothers who are successfully working their way up the Ministry ladder. The McKinnons are pretty well-known within the pureblood and Ministry circles. Marlene's kind of stressing over her parents, since she's pretty certain that the Death Eaters will go after the Aurors.
• Marlene is basically your glorified anarchist; she hates your blood purists, and thinks that the Ministry can go suck her nonexistent balls. She's vocal about her political beliefs and appreciation for Muggles. Because of this, relations with her family are kind of strained, at best. She still cares about them, but she moved out of the house the moment she left Hogwarts. Hey, it ain't easy getting along with them if you're trying to subvert the very organization that they work for!
• Personality-wise, she's very sharp. A smartass, really. She doesn't really have a filter, and almost everything is laced with a sardonic tone. She thinks Muggles are the absolute shit and totally geeks out over Muggle stuff like classic rock, comic books, and camping. As a student in Hogwarts, she gave her parents a lot of hell for being a rebel; she drank, smoked, and cursed like a sailor. Her grades were okay enough to get a decent Ministry job, but Marlene had zero interest in exploiting her parents' connections. She applied for a WWN job on her merit, which was perfect for her, given her love of pop culture, music, and the spoken word. She cares a lot about her friends and family, but she has trouble expressing a lot of her "softer" emotions. Most of her snark is a defense to cover up that side, anyway.
awjekr;ewjkr3r ugh I babble too much. Anyway, I'd totally love to get Marlene in the game and play with you all, so hit me up. Plots would be more than awesome, and you can nudge me at
mehtric on AIM. :) Look forward to playing with you all!