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Published: 2017-02-08 21:19:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 872; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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Description I'm that idiot who decides on entering a second character hours before the deadline.

For the new run of

Name: Michelle Cunningham
Age: 14
Height: 5'0''
Gender: Female
Species and origin: Human from Enfield, Greater London, UK, Earth
Personality: stubborn, reserved, pessimistic, opinionated, tries to act confident to be confident, prone to overthinking
Relationships (family, friends, lovers etc.): Michelle lives with her mother Laraine and an older brother Mikey (who's disabled). Her oldest brother Marcus ("Mac") recently moved out and is being an independent adult with his job and his girlfriend and Michelle secretly resents all that. Their father died when Michelle was very small so she doesn't remember him that well. Michelle loves her family but families tend to be easier to love at a distance, and Michelle has a chip on her shoulder about being seen as "that girl with a disabled brother" rather than an independent person. Mikey used to be her best pal when they were both smaller, and Michelle didn't mind helping with him when she was a preteen (she liked being the big responsible sister) but this changed recently. Michelle has a group of friends from school ("the Posse") though sometimes she feels alienated from them.
Usual/preferred style of clothing: comfy sports casual, baggy clothes
In case of interactive rounds and fanart for this pageant (please choose the option that applies to you and your OC): YES, it is okay with me if someone else is drawing my character and makes them interact with other characters (granted that my OC is treated in a respectful manner)
Likes: Having the telly remote to herself, the Internet (especially tumblr), chatting with her friends, music, Mac visiting, being home alone (doesn't happen often)
Dislikes: Bullshit (the list is long...), inviting friends over to her place (or coming up with ways to avoid it), talking about her family in general (or people doing it behind her back), when adults who don't know her assume she's a riffraff from the estate probably selling drugs (she doesn't ), when adults who do know her tell her she's "so much like her mother", being poor (not "nothing to eat" kind of poor but the family budget is chronically tight), people using the R word, having to go to events at Mikey's school, fears of the future.
Any other important details we all need to know about this OC (special abilities, strange obsessions etc.): Michelle used to be really a cheerful kid, all things considered. She has an interest in dramatic arts and art in general but rarely does it outside of school.

Jarvis and Michelle sort of know each other - they aren't friends but Jarvis goes to the same school as Mikey so they've seen each other at school events and Jarvis talks to EVERYONE.

Other pictures with Michelle:
Michelle and her family
A Rude Story

Michelle and Cop Story Β© Oly R.
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Comments: 17

Moth-Deity [2017-02-10 20:57:21 +0000 UTC]

ohh Michelle certainly seems like she'll bring some interesting rounds to the pageant! especially if we get something formal for the first round as usual! lol look forward to seeing more of her!

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Oly-RRR In reply to Moth-Deity [2017-02-10 21:18:55 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha, the only consolation about the formal wear round would be that Michelle dislikes formal wear even more than I do. I get that it's a tradition and all but...

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Moth-Deity In reply to Oly-RRR [2017-02-10 23:14:27 +0000 UTC]

hahaha I can tell from her already that she's not the sort to get all pretty in a dress or suit xD

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StareyedInLA [2017-02-10 10:43:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, I remember her from that comic with Teague! Β When she wasn't going to take what he said and just marched off into the rain. Β I'm glad to see you're entering another OC as well. Β The more I am reading into Michelle's profile, the more I like her. Β The way she changes in terms of personality as well as her likes and dislikes makes her very relatable. Β 

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Oly-RRR In reply to StareyedInLA [2017-02-10 21:45:01 +0000 UTC]

Aw, good to know! This was very last minute but I'm glad I picked Michelle! And yeah, I guess she goes through the usual teenage disillusionment but at a more mature level because of her situation.

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sn0otchie [2017-02-09 15:50:40 +0000 UTC]

So, is she gonna be uniquely unimpressed with everything throughout the pageant? Β Β And I wonder what she's listening to... the background implies something cheerful, but her face says otherwise. Β 

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Oly-RRR In reply to sn0otchie [2017-02-10 00:55:19 +0000 UTC]

With most things, I guess - she still retains occasional cheerfulness but Jarvis is the designated cheery person in this run anyway! And there's lots of cheerful songs that make people really NOT cheerful, like Christmas music on repeat or you know that one song ... But seriously, I imagine Michelle liking music regardless of genres and posting long rants on tumblr about the phrase "white people's music".

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sn0otchie In reply to Oly-RRR [2017-02-10 12:02:11 +0000 UTC]

I can believe you bloody did this xD Β 

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charcoalfeather [2017-02-08 23:17:29 +0000 UTC]

Cool to see her in a deviation of her own! I like her disgruntled expression and the way you did the layers of her clothes and the folds. Her dislikes are very realistic and relatable.Β 

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Oly-RRR In reply to charcoalfeather [2017-02-09 04:57:49 +0000 UTC]

Haha, honestly at first Michelle was supposed to be a really background character (because I think there's a lot of stories about RELATIVES of disabled people as it is, compared to the amount of stories with disabled protagonists) but then she grew on me. As it usually happens with my characters, I want to tell stories about them all.

And yeah, a lot of fear of the future and bullshit going 'round these days...

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charcoalfeather In reply to Oly-RRR [2017-02-09 14:55:03 +0000 UTC]

xD

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alicelights [2017-02-08 23:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Yay, Michelle! I really love how you did her hair!Β  I didn't know she was as young as 14! ...but somehow I can't imagine her being much older either. Who is Mac btw?

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Oly-RRR In reply to alicelights [2017-02-09 04:50:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It takes me a while to figure out everyone's exact age (especially with the kids since age matters less for adults) and I always imagined Michelle to be slightly younger than Teague and Jarvis but not too young to be on equal ground with them. Well, on equal ground with Teague since it's pretty easy to be on equal ground with Jarvis.

Mac is Marcus, the oldest sibling! "Marcus" just never sounded right for him so I figured he could have a nickname. Poor guy, he seems to be hard to remember and when he is there half the people think he's the father of the family, I gotta do something about that. He did have a sort of "man of the house" role for a while until he moved out, being the oldest of the Cunningham kids and all.

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the-art-of-B [2017-02-08 22:58:31 +0000 UTC]

I like the digital flats. I understand they're a placeholder, but they still look pretty good to me.Β 

Also good luck in the OC Pageant! I was tempted to enter and then totally forgot...

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Oly-RRR In reply to the-art-of-B [2017-02-09 04:42:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And yeah, I felt really guilty uploading something I coloured that fast but once I uploaded it it looked surprisingly okay. So many of my issues with colouring seem to be in my head...

Ahhh I meant to ask you about it but then I thought you probably saw the journal I posted a while ago and were too busy to enter or something... Now I wish I was nosy and did ask!

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the-art-of-B In reply to Oly-RRR [2017-02-09 05:29:30 +0000 UTC]

I find MOST of the problems I have with my art are all in my head. It's one of those artist things, methinks...

Yeah. I did see the journal. I'm just all kinds of scatterbrained.Β 

There's always next time!

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Oly-RRR In reply to the-art-of-B [2017-02-10 00:44:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, definitely an artist thing (and being scatterbrained too)...

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