Maelisa Dunne
General Information
Full Name: Maelisa Julian Dunne
Alias(es): Baird, Gabriel Sullivan.
Gender: Male
Age: 28yrs old.
Date of Birth: March 15, 1983
Marital Status: Once engaged, dumped by his fiancee soon after. Has had many relationships but none of them were too deep or long-lasting.
Current Home: Technically homeless, he spends time in abandoned buildings or rooftops. Preferably the kind not easily accessed. Stashes his things in one such building. Condemned, dangerous and otherwise inaccessible without prior knowledge of the layout.
Occupation: Unemployed, but up until a week or so ago he used to work a grunt-level construction job. Was fired.
Affiliations:
Appearance: Hair is a mix of curls and waves and is medium-darkish black. Currently long enough that some sections of it touch his shoulders when wet. Rarely ties his hair back. Eyelashes are thick and long, black tipped blackish-brown. Eyes are a light-ish hazel, round and almond in shape. He doesn't need or use glasses.
Face is rectangular in shape, forehead is wide. Grows out and styles his beard, favorite style being a trim combination of a trim anchor -style beard on his chin, slim sideburns, a full chin of beard with two symmetrical triangles starting just below his cheekbones. He doesn't care much about keeping clean since being fired, but he does make an effort to keep his beard looking stylish. Lips are arch-less. Cheeks are a little sunken in, cheekbones prominent.
He's about six feet and four inches tall, build is muscular to the point of no longer being.. squishy, pudgy. Has thick hands and feet, long arms, fingers and toes. Toe and fingernails are always clipped back as far as possible. Teeth are a little more worn on left side and is missing a couple in the back. Teeth are otherwise off-white, bleached as he cares about dental hygiene and having white teeth.
He has a few scars on his body from fighting and a few from his childhood that haven't healed. The tip of his index finger on his left hand is missing. He's missing his left ear and the flesh around his ear-hole is scarred up. His lip on the same side has a scar that bends in a line starting above a point near the left corner of his mouth and it ends shortly below his stubble-line. Chest has several scars, mostly from knives and other blade-like items, there is one bullet-related scar on his right shoulder. Inside of his cheeks is rough, in the right light a little of the damage inside can be seen on the outer skin of his cheeks in the form of tiny line-shaped scarring. Back is unmarked. He has no piercings or tattoos.
Likes to go shirtless or just wearing a vest. He's fond of pinstripes and out-dated clothing(like Zoot Suit pants). He's often fond of not wearing shoes and now only owns one pair of blue sneakers. He owns one red pinstriped tuxedo with a gold vest and bowtie. Also has one gold-colored ribbon to tie his long hair back for when he wears his fancy clothing. At his most comfortable he goes nude, but if he's around other people he'll wear underwear at the least. He has no preference, just hordes whatever's comfortable.
About Me
Personality:Maelisa's a little rough around the edges, abrasive and overall just difficult to get along with most of the time. He's uncomfortable forming bonds or ties to anyone, but regardless becomes easily attached and sentimental. Fairly unlucky, violent-tempered, irrational, boastful, revels in moments of chaos because (unbeknownst to him) he loves the uncertainty that comes with engaging an opponent. If that didn't translate well, he's somewhat suicidal. Has a soft spot for children. Hates it when people cry around him. Doesn't like being told what to do. Is good at listening to the problems of other people, but terrible at giving advice. Can't stand people who are abusive, either to themselves or to others.
Overly conscience of what he considers to be his faults and in the presence of good company he'll try to hide them. Maelisa is strong-willed, but malleable. Meaning he is not stubborn. He enjoys reggae music and the company of free-spirited people. His greatest weakness is his temper, once his anger passes a certain point he loses himself in it. He's also afraid of connecting with someone else, forming a deep bond, because past experience has taught him that such trust will turn around on him quickly. An insomniac, doesn't get much sleep and has trouble staying asleep.
Family Relations:
(Paternal) Mother, Reagan Dunne (Deceased)
(Paternal) Father, Jack Brown (Deceased)
(Younger) Sister, Brighid Dunne (Unknown)
Ties with other family members were severed when Maelisa turned fourteen.
Other Significant People:
Ex-fiancee, Olivia Johnson (Unknown)
Daughter, Hester Johnson (Unknown)
Their Story: Born to an unmarried couple in upstate Pennsylvania on March 15th, 1984. His mother was twenty-one when she became pregnant by his then forty-three year old father. At the time, his father was unemployed and his mother was in college. The two had been dating for about a month and were close to breaking up when his mother realized that she was pregnant. Fortunately for Maelisa, his mother was a pro-lifer and he was born without complications. For a few months, the three them lived in an apartment near to his mother's undergraduate school. His mother breast fed him instead of using formula. The two adults couldn't get along, Maelisa's father becoming violent from having to restrain himself around Maelisa and Reagan(Maelisa's mother). Reagan moved, leaving Maelisa behind with Jack(Maelisa's father). From then on Maelisa spent most of his first years living with his father while his mother was still taking her classes.
His father would often bring home various sorts and so such unhealthy influences were a part of Maelisa's daily life early on. While his father was at work, he was often left alone or with one of his father's "friends" as his baby sitter. His first spoken word was a cuss. His father fell to bad habits around his son's third birthday and he'd often get violent. Maelisa was sent to the emergency room more than a few times as a result, less and less as he learned to dodge the attacks and fight back. A lot of scars on his abdomen were caused by this early abuse, many of his bones were broken by his father over time. He lost several of his baby teeth this way as well. Maelisa had few friends when he entered Kindergarten and frequently ran off. He would often climb the trees, dominate the playground equipment, bully the other children as well as the teacher and disappear to take naps in more interesting spaces.
Around the time he was seven, Maelisa started to sneak out at night. He'd go to open places like the nearby park and he'd play on the equipment and fall asleep in the trees. Maelisa wasn't very fond of books, but during those rare few visits with his mother he would bring her as many books as he could to read to him. It seemed to be the only way to make his mother happy when she was with him. Maelisa was prone to getting sick and very rarely received the medical attention he needed, or even shots on time. Other children would try to avoid him and rather than shying away, he'd force them to accept him. He lost his left ear during this time, by way of his father breaking a chair against the side of his head. Incidentally, that hit also broke Maelisa's jaw.
On Maelisa's ninth birthday, his mother came over and for the first time since his birth he celebrated his birthday with his parents. After he finished the cake, his father left the room and returned with a duffel bag with a broken zipper. Some of Maelisa's things were visible in the open gap, but he wasn't really aware of what was happening until a few days after he'd left his father's apartment.
From that point on, Maelisa was left his mother's parents while his mother continued her residency with the local psychiatrist. He continued to be a difficult child and would often get violent with his grandparents. He made no real friends in his new school and was eventually kicked out after beating up one to many of the other children. From then on he was home-schooled, but he was allowed to continue playing with his old school's soccer team. His grandfather was his guardian and his teacher during home-schooling, and after much struggle Maelisa was made to stick the lessons through. He began to form a bond with his grandfather and his violent behavior began to decline. It was around this time that he developed an alias for himself. He started calling himself "Gabriel Sullivan" and would ceaselessly argue this seemingly obvious fact whenever someone would try to call him by his real name. He wanted to be this different person, and this fantasy would stick with him for some time. He wanted to be accepted by his grandparents and his mother and he knew on some level that his existence was essentially only tolerated by them. In an effort to gain affection from them, he also attempted to impress them with his grades. At one point even attending Roman Catholic mass with them regularly, after several attempts to convince them.
The only real time he felt like he was loved was during the colder seasons and holidays. His mother would spend more of her time at home and when it was cold she always paid attention to him. She'd drape a blanket over him or make him wear a sweater, make him tea or soup or just something warming.
As he grew older, Maelisa got more and more into sports. He was still a wildly disobedient, violent child and would still occasionally run off at night in order to be alone. Now in a more suburban area, when he looked up at the night sky he was able to see the stars. So, he picked up the hobby of looking at the stars. He also grew to be more truthful, no longer telling lies to his grandparents and mother. As "Gabriel" he was trying to make himself into a different and better person than Maelisa. He still hung out with the bad crowd though.
When he was in the seventh grade, he, his mother and sister moved and he was transferred to public school. He made some real friends, many more fake ones and returned to his old bullying ways. He continued to get C's and B's and excelled in sports until his junior year of high school. He developed the new alias of "Baird" who became something of a darker and more justified version of "Maelisa". His interest in stars and space developed a little during this time. He also joined the choir at church in order to be able to see his grandparents every now and then. Shortly after, his grades tanked, his father disappeared, his grandfather died and he lost his edge in sports. Maelisa flunked 11th grade. Instead of repeating a year he dropped out, his grandfather died, his father disappeared, he got a job and immediately moved out of his mother's home.
He spent his next few years going from job-to-job, experimenting with drugs and alcohol, avoiding his family and the nice ones of the friends he'd made in public school. Maelisa hit a low point when he was suddenly homeless and jobless at twenty-four, he realized that he wanted to make a change in his life. So, he did. Within the hour he was in rehab. After getting clean, he started to study for his GED. He also tried to reconnect with some of the people he cared about before. After receiving his GED, he was able to find a decent job in construction and sometime later he met the woman who would become his fiance.
She was eighteen, he was twenty-six. They were together for about two years, engaged for six months before his fiance, Olivia, realized that she was pregnant. She broke off their engagement and after confronting him about it she started to avoid him. Sometime later when her pregnancy was more obvious, she contacted him again. The two argued, the argument rapidly got out of control and out of anger Maelisa hit her. After that, they never reconciled. She only wrote to him after the birth of their daughter, mentioning the name she'd given to it and including a picture of the newborn. Occasionally, she'd send him a picture of their daughter Hester as she grew up.
Maelisa's life didn't get much better, the only good thing he had going for him was his steady paycheck. He had a few girlfriends after Olivia, none of the relationships lasting long. He continued to seek out fights whenever he had the chance. Crime went down a bit in the area after that. But after he became a father, was not allowed to be involved with his daughter at all, he changed. When he'd see a child by itself or one struggling he would go over and help them. Eventually, one day he realized that he'd become something of a good influence to the kids he'd spend time with in the park. Somehow, the parents didn't seem to mind either. He couldn't understand why. He found a lifestyle that was acceptably normal to him and he was content to continue this way. The next mentionable change was when he was fired from his stable job. He moved out of his apartment and into a condemned building. He squirreled away his important belongings and avoided the places he frequented. He started over and then shortly after the world ended.
The earthquake woke him up first, he tried to use his cell phone to find out what was happening but it wouldn't even turn on. He could hear people panicking and in the distance he could see a grey cloud of volcanic ash approaching. He ran for cover, barely made it, and stayed underground for a full day before he took a peek outside. He had no supplies and knew that he couldn't survive without anything. The ash was still falling thick, everything was covered already in a thick blanket of the stuff. He managed to MacGyver some goggles and covered his mouth and nose with cloth. He covered up his skin and then ventured out into the ash. He found some food, something to drink and returned to his hideaway. He checked once every twenty-four hours and two more days passed until the ash finally stopped falling. Maelisa knew that the air wasn't safe. He packed up whatever he could carry and prepared to move out. He had no idea what had happened. As far as he knew, there weren't any volcanoes nearby. He'd always heard about Yellowstone blowing up one day and covering the United States in ash.
Talents: Maelisa has quite a soft, deceptively gentle singing voice. He's skilled with an axe(or two) or anything else that could ever be used in a street brawl. If it counts, when he's in fight-mode it's difficult getting him to stop. Meaning he'll often ignore injuries in order to continue fighting. Can climb up a wall quickly, if he wants to. Having been injured and having those injuries treated so often, he has some knowledge of first aid. Played the piccolo in high school, still knows how to play a little something on one. Guiding or teaching difficult or slow children also seems to be a talent of his.
Hobbies: Stirs up trouble when bored, likes to find a high perch for the night, sings(to entertain himself, children, or drunk people), collecting undergarments, styling his beard, playing soccer, star-gazing, pilates, boxing.
~Saiytanya
