CLARK, FERN MELISSA

[melissaclark]

MELISSAFERNCLARK

I want something good to die for
To make it beautiful to live.
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hello, my name is Melissa Fern Clark, i'm 21 and i was born on 23rd October. i guess that makes me a Security Guard and i've been working at blackwood academy for just over three months. people would say i'm quirky, kind of fidgety, happy-go-lucky, a bit of an oddball and that i look a lot like lily loveless but i just don't see it.

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Hello. I'll be interviewing you today. Can you tell me your name, maybe a little bit about yourself?
My name is Melissa Clark, people call me Mel, Melly, Clark. A number of variations, my favourite nickname is Sweets, an old friend used to call me by it when I was in London. I think I'm a sweet girl, but I guess that begs to differ. People tend to think I'm a bit up the wall, but I'm not, I just like to do things a bit differently. It's not a bad trait to have, it's often a conversation starter.

That's a lovely name. Why don't you tell me about the people that named you, your parents? And what about the rest of your family and people close to you, tell me about them.
My mum and dad had a funny relationship. Martin, my father, was really close to me. He used to be a police officer, so I suppose that's why I wanted to get into guarding and what have you. I like the idea of helping people stay on the right track, even if that means I need to get into some offensive positions. My mum and I weren't as close, unfortunately, she was an accountant, and shot off out of my live before i was old enough to remember her. It really sucks that I don't really know her, and it put a lot of stress on my dad as you can imagine. But in the end, if I could write my own life out, I don't think I'd do it any differently.

I'm an only child, as far as I know, so I can't tell you about any siblings. And a funny coincidence is that my mum and dad were only children, so I don't have any aunts and uncles to talk about. I did have a very close friend back in London, as I mentioned. Bam, he called himself, he was a right nutter. I wouldn't be shocked to see him in here one day, he was originally from America so..Who knows. I of course, have other friends, but none so that remain in my memory like he did.

Interesting... What about before Blackwood, how was your life?
Before Blackwood I had a pretty uneventful life. I'm twenty one, so I did the usual a twenty one does. Lived a little, experimented a bit, then decided it was time for a job. I mean, I had a bit of a bumpy childhood, as anyone would. I grew up without my mother, as I mentioned, and that can be really tough for any child growing up. I had to suffer a lot of bullying as a little girl, but as they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And after years of name calling and other cruel school children, I definitely feel as though I'm a stronger person for it.

School itself was a breeze for me. I'm an intelligent woman, I don't mind buckling down and learning what I need to learn to get where I want to get. It's not a burden to me, I quite enjoy learning. I passed my GCSEs, all A's and B's, my dad was really proud of me. The fact that he's so close to me, and at such a stressy time of my life really made it easy to feel really encouraged into the big wide world.

Of course, it was never all rainbows and lolly pops. Dad and I had fights and we didn't always get on. But we always made up and it was always fine the next day.

Uuhm...Before I realised I wanted to be a security guard for Blackwood, I worked part time in a book place, did a bit of maid work, but I've never actually been a security guard before. So this is a first for me. I don't necessarily have the typical muscly build for this sort of job, but..I reckon I could prove the typical idea of a weedy woman like myself working as a security guard wrong. I think I'd be really well placed for this job. I'm able and fit, I have no trouble confronting people and I'm mentally stable to go to bed at night and not be plagued by names chanted at me or anyone else. I know that's what kids can do, because I've already lived through it once.

If you had to pick something, what's the worst and the best things your done in your life?
Ooh, that's a really good question.

The worst thing I've ever done was probably move to America. I know I know, so why didn't I go back home?! Well, I just felt like I needed to see the world, but when I got here I didn't know what to say or what to do. Where to go or what jobs to get. It was a really daunting part of my life. I moved here when I was twenty, so I'd literally just come into the adult world, and it was really hard getting onto my feet in order for me to get a job here. But uhm, hey, I guess, people need to have their safety nets and I made the mistake of coming here without one. I don't regret my decision, but I wish I'd thought about it a bit before I did it.

The best thing I've ever done? Making it through school and what have you without buckling under peer pressure. Crappy answer, right? I know, but the school I attended had a lot of bullying, a lot of drink, smoking, all sorts. But I haven't participated in smoking or drinking enough to make myself sick. I've just had other priorities, and I don't think I'd be where I am today if I didn't work up the courage to just say no.

What made you come to Blackwood?
Nothing really made me. I guess. My dad encouraged me a lot to be like him when I was a kid, so I suppose that has some sub-conscious effect on me, he was a police officer, looking after people and what have you. And I guess that's just the sort of person I want to be. Blackwood seems like the place for me to grow and expand my horizons while hopefully making some connections for life.

Okay, and last question I promise, do like how your life has turned out?
Definitely, I love my life and who I am. I can't deny it. I know I have my flaws, but without them I wouldn't be a real person. No one is perfect and no one can really get away with not having flaws. Right? Anyway, I really like who I am and what I'm like as a person. I hope other people think the same.

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your name; Kat
how you found the site; Caution 2.0
other characters; None
how long you've been roleplaying; Just over four - five years
code word; MAL'S EDIT
status; finished

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