MERCER, lyra kaden

[LYRA; kaden mercer]

LYRA KADEN MERCER

Boo! My name's Emily, but call me Luni, I've been around for about 14 years, and have been RPing for almost 2. I found Ghost Town via a link on another proboards site, Pyromania, and I shall haunt it for the rest of eternity... MOAHAHHA!

IS IT BRIGHT WHERE YOU ARE?

So, my birth given name is Lyra Kaden Mercer, but my friends call me Lyra, ‘cause my name’s too short for a proper nickname. I was born on the first of December, and am now 22. My hometown is New Jersey, my families English, though, go figure! I currently make money at the Night Club as a bartender and occasional entertainment through singing.

AND HAVE THE PEOPLE CHANGED?

You probably want to know what I look like, right? Well tons of people say I resemble Ailyn a lot! If you don't know who he/she is, then let me break it down for you. The hair is honey blonde with dark brown and black streaks. It’s got layers in and falls to the middle of my back, with a partial side fringe to the right. Brown colored eyes, sort of like a milk chocolate bar though with a touch of green, but not enough to be called hazel. Deep, with large pupils that sometimes look as if I’m taking something. Around 5’4” and a half, and then 115 pounds. My clothing style though is, modern with a fantasy twist, dominated by jeans or long skirts. The occasional dress, all clothes are form fitting and show off without revealing too much. I have some body mods: tattoos x, x on my lower back, x on my right hip, and x over the middle of my stomach. My ears are pierced twice, once at the bottom once at the top .

DOES IT MAKE YOU HAPPY YOU'RE SO STRANGE?

I like: alcohol, my guitar, sex, music (rock, metal, alternative styles), internet, my iPod, animal ornaments, my professional camera, peanut butter, TMNT, surrealism style art, yoga, basketball, manga/anime, strawberry lollipops, fruit, drawing, singing, writing (both lyrics and stories), neopets, the colours black and silver and night time. But I really dislike mirrors, swimming, heat, food; especially cheese, meat as I’m a vegetarian, Twilight the movie, rape, plastic cups, treadmill, wine cellars, tambourine, tenth episode in any series, Bambi, leprechauns, circuses, fortune cookies, orange lollipops, rap, cardigans, sandals, sunglasses, buses and liars. I'm pretty rad at creative things like singing, drawing and writing, playing my guitar, photography, mixing drinks, dancing, mystery games, drinking games, running, playing dumb and fixing technical things, but a lot of people say I like dangerous, potentially threatening situations too much, have slight nymphomaniac tendencies, have trouble with my weight because of a case of anorexia a few years back and am easily taken advantage of. Oh well! I have these terrible habits like drinking, playing with the hem of my shirts, judging upon first impressions and humming which tends to make me look ignorant. Wanna get me in the mood? Because I really like: beautiful faces, tattoos, awesome and different hair styles, people taller than myself but not over powering tall, pale skin, piercings, wit, charm, intelligence, serious in the right situations but easy to have a good time with. You won't be seeing me again if you are boring, controlling, are shorter than me (cause then I look strange), have a bad dress sense, too ugly, larger body weight than normal, lie to me, too serious all the time and are dumb brain wise, though, so watch it. I fear being forced to do something, commitment, rejection and scorpians. I guess for my general personlity someone would say:

“It isn’t really that hard to describe Lyra. Unlike some other people that she knows, she doesn’t have any problems in her mental capacity, nor does she have any substantial quirks in her personality that are hard to explain.

She is intelligent both in an academic wise (her grades were always good) and in a common sense way. The female knows when she is being duped, so therefore it doesn’t happen often. Her shrewd mind helps her unseat fakers and people that are lying to her for their own gain. These types of people she hates. Lyra is also extremely hypocritical, seeing as she uses people. Knowing this doesn’t make her do it any less, only makes her loathe other offenders even more. She admits it’s wrong of her to act this way, but she would find it hard to change how she acts now.

Despite her hypocritical faults, she is one of the most loyal people you could ever meet. If she likes you, and finds a potential friend, then she won’t lie. But, as said, she judges by first impression, so how loyal she is depends on a good first meeting. One thing is however, she loves clashing with people, and friendly bantering. Arguing makes her bond with people, however messed up that is, and she loves someone with a sharp tongue and a quick wit that can match her own, trading insults for insults.

Lyra isn’t that complex, and usually wears her emotions on her sleeves; she is actually quite fragile, and if she ever did trust someone, which isn’t as hard to come to as one might think, they hold her heart in their fingertips, whether as a friend, lover, or a friend with benefits. Because of this, she breaks her own heart many times when she gets in too deep with someone and pulls away. Her interesting demean or and patience give her the talent to persevere, but once she has the prize, she is not sure what to do with it.”

AND IN YOUR DARKEST HOUR,
I HOLD YOUR SECRETS FLAME.

So I already told you where I was born, New Jersey, but not about my parents. My first parent's name was Rosalie Susan Temperton, Mercer when she got married she did law, working as an attorney for a living, the second, Demitri River Mercer, did bar work for a while, before he went back to education and trained to be a teacher. I didn't have siblings. The whole story? Well... it goes a little something like this:

“Lyra was born on the first of December, 1986, fully named Lyra Kaden Mercer. Her first few years were uneventful; her family had no money nor relationship problems, and being an only child, she had everything she needed, though in moderation. It was not her parents aim to bring up a spoilt child, and true to form, she has not grown up expecting everything and anything to be hers. At the age of about eight or nine, she was introduced to such bands such as Kiss, Def Leppard and other old style bands, as well as some new ones, including HIM and The Rasmus. From then on she wasn’t exactly a little girl anymore as her own person, and her parents were actually proud.

However, when she was fifteen, tragedy struck. Her father had recently become taking classes at an academic institute for adults, so to study for a teacher, when the building had been set on fire in an arson attack. The person was caught, but three people were killed, two fatally injured and a few more with damage from smoke inhalation. Demitri was one of the people burnt to death in a classroom along with two of his close classmates. His body was so charred that it took both Rosalie and his own sister to identify him. Lyra never saw him, so she didn’t feel she achieved ‘closure’ to let her move on. The funeral was an understated affair as he would have wanted, and she spent almost the whole service up an ash tree, silent.

After this, she decided to become a teacher like he had wanted to, and took classes for the subject. At twenty, another thing happened; her mother fell ill with brain cancer, and died within a month. It was extremely sudden, and Lyra wasn’t prepared for it. However, she dropped out of her classes though it was a stupid thing to do, and travelled with the money she had been left, though with guilt. No place held significance for her, until she came to Savannah. Considering its reputation, she felt more at home here, and decided to stay. She has been in the place for just over a year now, and has her own small place, and a permanent job fixture.

Lyra has no plans to move back to her hometown, New Jersey, or to go back to the teaching classes. This might be because she would have to start them again, or it could be because it would be a bit too painful for her. It is mainly the latter. For the moment, she is happy in Savannah, as happy as one can get, and is interested in all the rumours and stories with a passion indescribable, considering her parents are deceased. This gives her a personal reason to have an interest in the paranormal, and it doesn’t seem to be dimming.”

WE CAN WATCH THE WORLD,
DEVOURED IN IT'S PAIN.

That's it? Wow. I guess I'll be on my way then... but before I go, if I get accepted, I would love to be placed under TAPS MEMBER. Thanks!

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THIS APPLICATION WAS MADE BY ELLIE OF GHOSTTOWN AND CRIMSONKISS. DON'T STEAL IT YO', ELSE SHE'LL DISEMBOWEL YOU! (YOU CAN ASK FOR IT POLITELY AND NOT REMOVE CREDS, YES?) LYRICS ARE BY: THESMASHINGPUMPKINS. IF YOU STEAL THOSE, THEN I GUESS YOU MUST HAVE FALLEN PREY TO A ZOMBIE AND LOST YOUR WET NOODLES BRAINS.

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