Diana McIntyre

[SansaSaver]

Name: McIntyre, Diana Cassidy
Gender: Female
Age: Seventeen [17]
Grade: Junior [11th]
Hobbies and Interests: Bowling, church, partying, reading, and SOTF-TV.

Appearance: Diana is slightly above average height at 5’6” and average weight at 138 pounds. She has a soft figure, with little tone or definition, save for some burgeoning muscle on her upper arms. Her movements tend to telegraph her emotions quite clearly; slow and methodical when she’s downcast, and quick and exaggerated when happy. She has a deep, slightly husky voice, with a tendency to get quite loud and bombastic when excited.

She has an ovular face with soft features; almond-shaped brown eyes framed by arched eyebrows, an aquiline nose, and full, rosy cheeks. She practices good dental hygiene, so her teeth are white and healthy, albeit slightly crooked. Her make-up is usually quite simple; usually limited to tinted chapstick, evening out her eyebrows, and covering up her acne. However, she does occasionally sport more complicated, glittery make-up -- whether it be for a party or just on a whim. She usually leaves her wavy, shoulder blade-length pale blonde hair loose and parted down the middle, or tied up with a scrunchie.

Diana’s style could best be described as ‘soft grunge’. She tends to dress quite monochromatically with occasional pastel accents and likes to mix patterns such as stripes, plaid, or floral prints together. Most of her clothing is hand-me-down or purchased from budget chains and charity stores due to budget restrictions, and tends to have a slightly weathered quality to it. She favours layers due to a tendency to get cold easily, and tends to wrap up in large blanket scarves. For the most part, her footwear consists of study ankle boots. She doesn’t wear a lot of jewellery as it’s outside of her price range, save for a silver infinity ring constantly worn on her right hand.

On ‘Casting Day’, Diana was wearing a pink t-shirt depicting the face of SOTF-TV Season Sixty-Five contestant Renée Carlson across the front over a long-sleeved sheer black top with light rhinestoning. Below that, she wore lightwashed boyfriend jeans, and worn lace-up heeled black leather ankle boots. Her hair was pulled up into a messy bun with an off-white corduroy scrunchie, and she tied an oversized, long-sleeved black and white plaid button-down men’s shirt around her waist. Finally, she brought with her a black sateen bomber jacket with dark grey floral lining, in case of inclement weather.

Biography: Diana’s parents, Terry McIntyre and Andrea Longfellow, met shortly after graduating college through mutual friends, and bonded over their shared Christian values. After three years of dating, they married and moved in with Andrea’s grandmother, Celeste, who had practically been a third parent to her and had been cited by doctors as only having a few years left to live. Despite initial expectations, Celeste gradually returned to good health, overseeing the birth of Terry and Andrea’s three daughters; Evelyn (now 24), Marian (now 20), and finally Diana, born on the 5th September, 2003.

Terry and Andrea raised their daughters with strong Christian values, raising them with bible stories and ensuring they were involved with the local church from a young age. They were restrictive with the media their children consumed, banning television except for the local news and encouraging them to read instead (but from a carefully curated selection of books). Despite the restrictions, Diana took to reading eagerly, with a fondness for fantastical, adventure-based stories like those depicted in The Famous Five.

Shortly after Diana’s seventh birthday, Celeste passed away in her sleep at the age of 93. Although glad she was able to spend so long in close company with her grandmother, Celeste’s death profoundly impacted both Andrea and Terry -- whom himself had come to view Celeste in a similar fashion to his own grandparents, who had died when he was a teenager. Driven by a sense of listlessness, Andrea and Terry struck upon the idea of continuing the missionary work Celeste had done in her youth.

They chose to move their family to Uganda for aid work, feeling that despite the extreme change of environment and life position, it would be healing and enable all of them to become closer to God. Marian and especially Evelyn took umbrage at the life upheaval, but Diana saw it more as an adventure akin to those taken in the stories she was so fond of.

In the years the family spent in Uganda, Andrea and Terry found moderate success in their missionary efforts, helping to build houses, organise immunisation drives, and ensure a regular supply of fresh drinking water to the small village in which they lived, all while spreading the Lord’s word at the same time. Being exposed to a drastically different state of life to the one they’d initially grown up with instilled a sense of humility in Diana and her sisters, and she’s learned never to take her privileges and opportunities for granted.

The three girls were homeschooled throughout their time in Uganda, but were also consistently immersed in Ugandan culture, gaining a strong appreciation for the country. Despite this, Evelyn became increasingly distant from her family during this time, having never quite forgiven her parents for uprooting her from a comfortable social position and well-thought out life trajectory.

After several years of work in Uganda, Terry and Andrea decided to scale back on their missionary work and move back to their native Florida in 2016. Evelyn desiring to return to the United States for college, and the two of them having gotten quite old, and feeling it would also give the now adolescent Marian and Diana more stability all contributed to the decision to relocate once more. Terry and Andrea settled into working for a local church; Andrea as an administrator and event organiser and Terry as a Sunday school teacher and head of maintenance. The two of them find their work for the church fulfilling, if not financially prosperous.

With initial plans to attend the local public high school as a back up, Diana also took the scholarship exam for Mangrove Garden High School. Having been a fastidious academic in Uganda thanks to her parents’ strict tutelage, Diana scored very highly and was awarded a spot in the upcoming freshman class.

As she entered her freshman year and saw the comparatively stronger degree of freedom afforded to her friends, Diana began to balk at the restrictive measures her parents had in place. This frustration began to manifest itself in small, rebellious acts. One such way was in her television and reading habits, which her parents had policed during her childhood, often banning certain pieces on religious or moral-based grounds. She found herself reading books such as Harry Potter during lunchtime in the school library and watching R18 films whenever she was home alone.

This exploration of banned media quickly snowballed, and she found herself drawn towards SOTF-TV. Her parents had sporadically vocalised strong opposition towards the show, and its ever present nature made it difficult to ignore. With a fondness for epic narratives and character studies, she found herself quickly drawn in. Although initially taken aback by the graphic violence, the glitz with which it was portrayed slowly won Diana over. She became particularly invested in the storyline of Stephanie Brooks and Dario Tejada in Season Fifty-Four, following the show predominantly for their alliance but found herself hooked along the way. She’s maintained a strong interest since, frequenting forums, attending viewing parties, and entering into fantasy leagues every season.

As a result of her more rebellious acts, Diana found herself more emboldened, confident, and ready to expand her social circle. Due to her personable and up-for-anything nature, she found herself invited to parties, starting in her freshman year, both by students in her year and the levels above her. Diana took to partying with ease, finding it a fun way to socialise and meet new people. She enjoys dressing up, so she has a soft spot for themed or costumed parties. If invited somewhere, Diana is a sure bet to be in attendance -- although she doesn’t hesitate to bail if the vibe doesn’t meet her expectations.

Diana was introduced to alcohol at these parties, and found she enjoyed the feeling of freedom and unwinding that drinking gives her. She has drunken to excess several times, often getting up to mischief and having to crash at friends’ houses. Although she generally becomes heavily intoxicated, she is quick to point out that she doesn’t view drinking as being a prerequisite for having fun.

Diana kept the extent of her partying under wraps until early in her senior year, where she came home drunk and early from a party one night and wasn’t able to obscure her vomiting. This initiated a conversation with her parents where they realised the lengths she was willing to undertake to rebel and instead of restricting her they decided to practice more leniency in the hopes that she would conceal less and be more honest with them and not go to such extremes. Both Evelyn and Marian had acted up less in their adolescence, but were now difficult to reach, so her parents reasoned that being less restrictive with Diana might give them the opportunity to salvage their relationship with her. In addition, due to their increased age, they no longer had the energy to exert such authority over her.

In the time since, Diana’s relationship with her parents has markedly improved. She no longer feels the need to obscure so much of herself, and feels she can come to them with problems regarding school work and friendships. She has concealed the depth of her interest in SOTF-TV from them, however, reasoning that revealing that side of herself to them might cause them to revert back to their more disciplinary ways.

In an attempt to develop a closer relationship with her father she’s recently started to accompany him on his weekend trips to the local bowling alley. Having at one point seen it as a boring activity or one better suited as a background to socialising, Diana has grown to enjoy it and it’s begun to instil a rare competitive streak. She enjoys the simplicity of the game, and is currently attempting to form a team with some of her friends. She feels more comfortable talking with her father in a different, more casual context, and feels they can let down some of the walls between them. She has tried to find a mutual hobby with her mother, but has had no luck yet.

In the last couple months, Diana took on occasional evening shifts at a local burger bar. She’s enjoyed gaining work experience and gets along well with her colleagues; some of the older ones occasionally supply her with liquor. The income she receives from this work, although small, allows her to express herself more fashion-wise, as she’s no longer completely dependent on hand-me-downs and thrifted clothing. She’s tried to squirrel some money away for college at her parents’ suggestion, but finds it quite difficult to be financially responsible, preferring to spend it now and enjoy the moment.

Diana is quite comfortable with her place within the social stratosphere of Mangrove Garden. She is generally well-known for her presence at parties, and although not firmly in the popular circle she has a solid and varied group of friends. For the most part, she is known for being a reliable, goofy friend. She has dated a few boys with varying degrees of seriousness and is no longer a virgin; at this point in time, she is opting to focus on studies and her friendships than dating.

Diana’s relationship with her family is steady. Although she struggles somewhat with the fundamentalist mentalities her parents often express, she loves them and knows they honestly want the best for her and her siblings, even if they sometimes falter in delivering. She misses her sisters a lot; although Marian comes home during the holidays, Evelyn is quite distant, citing work commitments as the reason why she can’t be there. Although she does send cards and presents for Christmas and birthdays, it’s been several years since Diana last saw her.

Despite being on scholarship, Diana doesn’t place a huge emphasis on her grades or academic success. She finds that she can do quite well in most classes with minimal effort; though she’s more than capable of putting in the work if need be. She’s naturally quite strong in English and other humanities like History, consistently achieving high As, and hits more average grades like mid-to-low Bs in her science and math classes. She balks at the publicised class rankings, though more on principal rather than her own middling position, feeling such things should be private and only serve to add extra stress to her classmates, many of whom take the rankings particularly hard.

Post-high school, Diana doesn’t have too many concrete plans. She’s considering taking a gap year to explore the world and temper the wanderlust her youth in Uganda gave her, but is almost daunted by what an undertaking that would be, especially as a solo traveller. She does plan to eventually attend college and study English Literature, with no real defined career path in mind. She is yet to look into any specific colleges, but is hoping to study out-of-state and is erring towards one in either Washington or Seattle so she may be close to one of her sisters.

Advantages: Diana has an in-depth knowledge of SOTF-TV, including game mechanics and their consistent evolution in recent seasons, and which strategic choices have historically paid dividends. She is friendly and socially astute, and has a wide friendship sphere which includes numerous senior students, putting her in a stronger position than many of her peers when it comes to forming alliances and avoiding confrontation.
Disadvantages: Diana often struggles to take life seriously and has a sense of adolescent invulnerability, and so may have difficulty appraising the reality of her situation. She has a slightly rebellious nature and lingering issues with authority, meaning she may compromise on comfortable alliances or her mentor’s advice if they clash with her personal philosophy, putting her in unnecessary risky situations.

[Wham Yubeesling]

Heya, Sansa! Diana is a good job so far but is currently DENIED pending some elaboration and adjustment, as detailed below. I’m your critiquer for today, let’s get to it.

What’s Diana’s ethnicity? I’m assuming she’s Caucasian, but would prefer concrete terms to know for sure.

On ‘Casting Day’, Diana was wearing a pink t-shirt depicting the face of [...]

“Casting Day” doesn’t need quotation marks around it.

Where in Florida were the McIntyres situated before they moved to Uganda?

Where are Diana’s grandparents/Andrea and Terry’s parents? We get a lot on Celeste but basically nothing on them. Are they still alive today? What’s Diana’s relationship with them?

banning television except for the local news and encouraging them to read instead (but from a carefully curated selection of books)

I’m down to have the parenthesis regarding the ages of Diana’s sister because I don’t really see a way you could rewrite that sentence removing them without it getting really clunky but I do think they can be avoided here — consider rewording to something like “encouraging them to read instead, from a carefully curated selection of books” or “encouraging them to read from a carefully curated selection of books.”

What specifically did young Diana like about reading — particularly with The Famous Five?

Andrea and Terry -- whom himself

You can get a proper — symbol by holding alt and then pressing 0 → 1 → 5 → 1 on the numpad, or if that’s not possible copy-paste the ones I’ve been using throughout.

Did the parents consider the feelings of the older two children when making the decision to move to Uganda? Did Marian and Evelyn eventually acquiesce or were they brought with their parents against their own wishes?

What were living conditions like for the family in Uganda? Were they able to live as comfortably as they had in the United States? If not, how did Diana feel about this? Did this have an impact on how Marian and Evelyn felt about their years in the country?

and she’s learned never to take her privileges and opportunities for granted.

should just be “and she learned [...]”

Given how Diana could not have entered Mangrove until roughly mid-2018, was she homeschooled for the years between her arriving in Miami and attending Mangrove?

Diana’s rebellion against her parent’s way of bringing her up comes up in the profiles a little bit suddenly, especially since out of all the kids she seemed the most down to living in Uganda. Was this brimming up before during her years in Uganda/before Mangrove Garden? If so, in what ways? Was this influenced by her sisters’ attitudes? If not, where specifically did the differences in freedom between her and her friends tend to manifest? How long after the beginning of school did it take for her to realise that she’d been comparatively more sheltered? Did anything like this ever come up during the 3 years or so she would’ve spent in elementary school?

Did Diana’s “fondness for epic narratives and character studies” come from the books she read as a child? Did it come from The Famous Five?

following the show predominantly for their alliance but found herself hooked along the way.

There’s a tense conflict between “following the show” and “but found herself.” Maybe rephrase to “[...] for their alliance, having found herself hooked along the way.”

Just for a little bit more clarification/concreteness: is Diana only into boys?

Both Evelyn and Marian had acted up less in their adolescence, but were now difficult to reach, so her parents reasoned that being less restrictive with Diana might give them the opportunity to salvage their relationship with her.

This comes up a little suddenly as well. What happened between Marian and her parents to make her talk to them less? Was it because she moved for college? If so, did the family attempt to move to online mediums to try and keep in touch with her?

Just to make things a little clear: rankings aren’t publicized for the whole school to see — you’re given your ranking on your report card and it's up to you to determine whether you share what you got with others or not. You might want to reconsider Diana’s feelings on them accordingly.

Does Diana still read as much as she used to as a kid? Does she still go to Church? What are her feelings regarding her faith now compared to when she was a kid?

Would it be possible for you to address Diana’s disadvantage regarding not taking life seriously a little bit more in the profile. I can see how it comes up with her attitude regarding her schoolwork, but would it be possible for that to manifest in a couple of other places?

Aaaaaaaaand that’s it. Hit me up once you’re done and I’ll take another look. If you need help/have questions, feel free to hit me up in the meantime via PM or DM.

[Wham Yubeesling]

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